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News archive - March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Thank you for your help in supporting our community and country

Update for employees

Over the last weeks, our University has moved into action to help contain the spread of COVID-19 with changes to our ways of working. Many of you have also contributed efforts to help health-care workers in Waterloo region and in Canada.

At Waterloo we’re offering our skills, time and resources to help health-care practitioners, governments, public health officials and industry to slow the spread of coronavirus and support front line health-care workers.

Monday, March 30, 2020

Engineering update: W2020 and S2020 tips and reminders

Update for instructors in the Faculty of Engineering

Some of the following items are new while others are old friends that are coming back as reminders.

Monday, March 30, 2020

Important update regarding Spring convocation

Update for spring graduands and their families

As the University of Waterloo responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, the well-being of our students, their families, and our campus community is our top priority. 
 
After serious reflection and consideration, it is with great disappointment that we inform you that all in-person convocation ceremonies will not take place at Waterloo in June.  

Friday, March 27, 2020

Updates to the Spring 2020 schedule

Update for employees

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, we made the important decision to proceed with Spring Term 2020 with no in-person course activity. This means that we will hold all classes and exams online.

To prepare for the alternative delivery of courses, we have revised some important dates to the Spring Term. 

Friday, March 27, 2020

Update about your spring 2020 class schedule

Update for undergraduate students

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, we made the important decision to proceed with Spring Term 2020 with no in-person course activity. This means that we will hold all classes and exams online (with the exception of CLIN and PRA courses).

We want you to have a quality learning experience at Waterloo during these times of unprecedented change. We also want to make sure that you can continue to make progress towards earning your degree.