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Doctoral student awarded Trudeau Foundation scholarship
This article originally appeared on the Waterloo News site.
A University of Waterloo student is the recipient of a prestigious Trudeau Foundation scholarship for her work on the future of Arctic governance.
Tahnee Prior, a global governance PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, hopes to define a new governance framework that will address the emerging and complex issues caused by climate change, resource extraction, migration and potential inter-state conflict in the Arctic.
Trudeau Foundation Scholarships are the most prestigious award in Canada for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences. Only 15 fellowships are given out nationally each year.
“This award is a shining example of how students at Waterloo apply a Canadian perspective to a complex problem in search of an outcome the whole world can use,” said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor at the University of Waterloo. “Our entire community is enormously proud of Tahnee’s accomplishments – she stands with elite company as a Trudeau Scholar.”
With an annual value of up to $60,000 for a maximum of three years, the award also includes a mentorship component, and a separate annual travel allowance to support research-related travel and cover other networking, professional development and dissemination expenses.
“The Trudeau Foundation provides a tremendous platform to share our interdisciplinary research, to collaborate with other researchers and, pushes us to engage with and translate our findings to the broader public,” said Prior. “This award allows me to do more in-depth empirical research in the circumpolar north, a crucial component of my doctoral work and a big obstacle for many Arctic social scientists today.”
Working under the supervision of Professor Neil Craik of the Faculty of Environment at Waterloo, Prior’s highly interdisciplinary research draws on complexity theory, environmental law, and the broader field of global governance in the Arctic.
Beyond her PhD work, Prior is a team member on Human Security as a Promotional tool for Societal Security in the Arctic, is a research assistant working on EU-Canada Arctic Strategies, and is collaborating with other Arctic scholars to develop a platform where individuals can share their research on women in the Arctic.
Outside academia, Prior was the global head of community engagement at the Sandbox Network, a community of young change makers who excel in their respective fields, from advocating for a human right to the internet to researching the economics of black market innovation. She sits on the board of advisors to the Youth Arctic Coalition, an independent global forum for youth to voice their concerns and collaborate to positively influence Arctic governance.
“Ms. Prior’s work is a wonderful example of the leading-edge interdisciplinary research that our students are engaged in,” said John Ravenhill, director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs. “Her research is not only novel in its approach, but has the potential to influence significantly international cooperation in the world’s most ecologically sensitive regions.”
This is the second Trudeau Scholarship awarded to a doctoral student at the University of Waterloo since the start of the program in 2003. Then doctoral student Nora Doerr-MacEwen received the prestigious award in 2004.
Faculty members will elect at-large representative to Senate
by: Secretariat, Staff
Voting began Friday, June 19 for a regular Faculty-at-Large representative position on Senate.
Brief campaign statements are available online for the 11 candidates who are contesting the position: Britt Anderson, Psychology; Marc Aucoin, Chemical Engineering; William (Bill) Bishop, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Philip Boyle, Sociology and Legal Studies; Melanie Campbell, Physics and Astronomy; Jennifer Clapp, Environment and Resource Studies; Heidi Engelhardt, Biology; Kate Rybczynski, Economics; Maria Strack, Geography and Environmental Management; Jane Tingley, Fine Arts; and Barry Warner, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
All regular faculty as defined in Policy 76 may vote.
The voting period opens Friday 19 June 2015 by electronic ballot, closing on Monday 29 June 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Regular faculty will receive an e-mail prompt to vote electronically.
Staff association celebrates 45 years today
The University of Waterloo Staff Association (UWSA) is celebrating its 45th anniversary today with a reception at the University Club from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
The UWSA traces its roots to October 23, 1969, when approximately 100 staff members gathered at the Glenbriar Curling Club to discuss the notion of forming an association. A steering committee was formed, which, after getting organized, arranged for a general staff meeting to be held on November 10, 1969. At that meeting, an executive committee was elected and work began on a constitution, the draft of which was introduced on March 17, 1970. Members of the association adopted the official constitution on April 21, 1970. By June of that year, the UWSA had held its first Annual General Meeting and elected its first full-term executive committee, which appointed chairs and standing committees, which were staffed by volunteers.
On July 30, 1973, the UWSA became a not-for-profit organization. By February 1975, the UWSA had reached a membership level of over 50 per cent of staff members, which prompted then-President Burt Matthews to pen a letter of congratulations that acknowledged the association's growing role in University decision-making.
The UWSA offers services including staff advocacy, career services, scholarships and grants, and a wide variety of discounts from partnering businesses.
Monday's notes
Tomorrow, Waterloo Residences staff, students, friends, and colleagues have been invited to join Director of Housing Glen Weppler at the groundbreaking ceremony and reception for the newest Waterloo Residences building.
The event will take place at the residence construction site within the UW Place community. The ceremony will commence at 2:00 p.m. and will be followed by a celebratory reception at the UWP Grand Commons lounge. Guests of honour include President Feridun Hamdullahpur, Associate Provost, Students Chris Read, members of Plant Operations, and many on-campus partners.
Construction is estimated to be completed in summer 2017 with occupancy scheduled for fall 2017.
Friends and colleagues of Terry Stewart, information technology director of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, are being invited to a retirement celebration to mark his more than 40 years of service to the University. The reception is being held Friday, June 26 starting at 3:00 p.m. in the University Club. All are welcome.