The third Convocation ceremony this week takes place at 10:00 a.m. today. 677 undergraduates, 138 Master's, and 24 PhDs will graduate this morning. John North, Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, will bear the mace. Birgit Moscinski will sing the national anthem. Follow along with the livestream.
UWaterloo's 60th anniversary convocation lecture was delivered by Roberta Jamieson, one of Canada’s important visionaries and leaders. Hosted in partnership with the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre and the Faculty of Arts, Ms. Jamieson addressed “Education and Reconciliation, the Path to Canada’s Future”.
Ryan Haughton consults on natural resource management for the United Nations Development Programme in Jakarta, but he also makes time to explore and learn more about the people and cultures of Southeast Asia.
Congratulations to Linda Warley, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, and professor of English for winning the Gabrielle Roy Prize for Canadian Graphic, co-edited with Candida Rifkind of the University of Winnipeg.
Though she grows her own herbs for tinctures, Professor Alice Kuzniar is not a proponent of the alternative medical practice of homeopathy. “I see myself as an intellectual historian,” says the author of The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism
Rose Sherwood (BA '07, MA '09) spoke at the annual Philosophy Awards Ceremony about how philosophy has made a difference in her life.
“What kind of job will my child get after graduation?” This is a question parents of prospective university students often ask - including those considering Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) at Conrad Grebel University College. What we say with confidence is that an undergraduate or graduate PACS degree equips students with highly sought after skills in today’s job market.
International media jumped after the University issued a media release on a psychology study led PhD candidate, Mengran Xu. Not so surprisingly, finding a strategy to reduce anxious mind-wandering is a hot topic, and Xu's research suggests that brief mindful meditation may be a good one.
A couple of days before students reappeared on campus in September 2016, the Hagey Hall Hub was suddenly open. For those who had become accustomed to avoiding the construction zone for 16 months, it seemed almost surreal - anyone could wander through the new space.
Arts alum and a manager at Microsoft Canada, Cheri Chevalier, told a group of students how and why arts-educated grads are invaluable in the workplace.