November 2025 Collaborative and Connected Research Panel
University of Waterloo faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to the second installment of the Collaborative and Connected Research Panel Series, hosted by the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International and the Faculty of Health.
The November event will bring together current department chairs and school directors to discuss how to build collaborative and co-operative relationships. The conversation will focus on building collaboration in research and educational settings, including how collaboration can enable new forms of professional relationships and generate creativity. The panel will also address the fact that collaborative and co-operative programming requires effort and focused leadership during institutional transitions.
The panelists are:
- Lisa Aultman-Hall, Professor and Chair, Systems Design Engineering (SYDE), University of Waterloo
- Jasmin Habib, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo
- Ellen MacEachen, Professor and Director, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
The panel will be moderated by Kelly Grindrod, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Associate Director, Clinical Education, University of Waterloo.
Suzan Ilcan, Professor and University Research Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies, is lead organizer of the panel series.
Please register to attend as seating is limited and registration will close when capacity is reached.