Current students

Elder Henry is an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Waterloo. He has held the position of Elected Chief and the Director of Employment Services for the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. Elder Henry is an elected band councilor, Indigenous Ceremony conductor (e.g., weddings, funerals, healing, naming), traditional
medicine practitioner, environmental protectionist, Indigenous counsellor, Pow Wow coordinator, and OPP Indigenous advisor.

Did you know that the first cohort of MSW students started at Renison over 10 years ago? 

To mark this milestone, the School of Social Work is planning a series of events with inspiring ongoing critical reflection about the next 10 years for Social Work, education, and wellbeing. They have invited a series of speakers and workshop facilitators to support virtual community conversations: 

Belair Centre Speaker Series: Making Amends: Addressing Historical Errors and Injustices

When: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 6:30pm - 7:50 pm ET
Online

Speakers: Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and Carin Holroyd, professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan

The Belair Centre Speaker Series, with EASIA 291R: Special Topics in East Asian Studies - Reconciliation and Symbiosis from Comparative Perspectives, is proud to present Where are we now? Reconciliation in Canada, Churches, and Universities (Development and Challenges), featuring Dr. Wendy Fletcher, President and Vice-Chancellor of Renison University College.

Unjust Laughter: Representations of Equity-Deserving Groups in Contemporary Iraqi Comedy

You are invited to attend an upcoming live poetry event at Renison University College. This live poetry event will feature two notable Canadian poets from different generations, bill bisset (described by Jack Kerouac as "one of the greatest poets") and MLA Chernoff.

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th from 2:30-4:00pm in the Chapel of St. Bede at Renison University College.

This event is offered in conjunction with our very own Dr. Daniel Bratton's two sections of ARTS 130, titled "Refuse: Canadian Literature in Ruins" and is open to anyone.

Newly published research by Julia Williams, in collaboration with James Corcoran and Kris Johnston reports the results of a national survey of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instructors (n = 481) to reveal program characteristics and instructor perceptions of a profession that is often occluded. Research questions for the survey were guided by information gaps made explicit during the last program review for English Language Studies which required a comparison to similar programs. The research was funded by a Renison Research Grant, as well as grants from SSHRC and York University. Many thanks to the EAP instructors in both English Language Studies and the English Language Institute who completed the survey to share their insights into their profession. The article can be found here.

September 30, 2022 marks the 2nd annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Waterloo's Office of Indigenous Relations has a number of events and learning opportunities available for the University of Waterloo campus community. Coming up:

On September 22, 2022, the Indigenous peoples of the University of Waterloo will ask Vivek Goel, President and vice-chancellor, for a full commitment to reconciliation, Indigenization, and decolonization at the institution. 

The ceremony will commence with a Sunrise Ceremony at 7:00 a.m. at the Ceremonial Fire Grounds at United College. A Cedar Circle is scheduled to start,, later that same day, at 10:30 a.m. at B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) green, which will be immediately followed by a Pipe Ceremony and a traditional feast. The entire University community is welcome to attend and observe all of the ceremonies. 

*This story originally appeared in the Renison Newsletter.