Employees

Update for the UWaterloo Community

We will extend the current remote learning and working arrangements for a short period, but we plan to return to in-person experiences in February. We will return as soon as it is practical to do so based on advice from public health officials. In the meantime, as previously announced, we continue to provide essential in person teaching. 

Update for employees and graduate students

As we begin the winter term amidst a changing Omicron landscape, I am providing an update to University research operations and travel guidance.

There are few updates and changes from our current framework of research activities, initiated in mid-December. The changes identified below help us minimize disruptions to research activities as much as possible. These measures rely on our collective efforts to make appropriate decisions to minimize the risk of transmission so that we can continue to ensure the safety of our community, and so that further protocols are not required to navigate the current phase of the pandemic.  

Update for employees

Welcome to another non-traditional start to the New Year. While the break may not have been all that we wished for, we do hope that everyone had some time to rest, recharge and connect with family and friends.

Yesterday, the Government of Ontario announced that it would move to a modified version of Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen starting tomorrow. At the University, we are already well positioned to manage this change to Ontario’s public health protection measures.

Update for employees

In follow-up to the message from the President and Provost on campus activities, sent earlier this week, the Office of Research has reviewed research protocols to ensure research can continue, while keeping our communities safe. Further, we are providing an update on international travel in light of the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 – Global Travel Advisory, issued Dec. 15. 

Update for employees

Earlier this week, we asked you to make some changes to the way that we work at Waterloo considering the Omicron variant of COVID-19. We asked you to:

• cancel all in-person end-of-year gatherings and all non-essential meetings on campus, and
• work from home whenever possible. 

We have endeavoured to ensure students can complete requirements for the current term. The last in-person exams are scheduled for Friday, December 17, with the remaining exams next week scheduled to be online.