Monday, August 29, 2016

Joanne Shoveller named Vice-President, Advancement

The University of Waterloo has named Joanne Shoveller as vice-president, advancement, effective January 1, 2017. Shoveller is currently associate dean, advancement and alumni relations at INSEAD, The Business School for the World.

“Joanne Shoveller brings to the University of Waterloo a tremendous depth of experience in building relationships and fundraising on a global scale,” said Feridun Hamdullahpur. “I am delighted to welcome her to the University’s leadership team. I’m confident that she will help drive our collective efforts to develop a strategic link between our academic mission, our fundraising goals and the interests of alumni, donors and volunteers.”

In her four years at INSEAD, Shoveller has transformed the institution’s alumni relations and advancement focus, resulting in a quadrupling of philanthropic giving. In 2016, the Financial Times ranked INSEAD number one in their MBA, Executive MBA and Single School Executive MBA.

As vice-president advancement at the University of Guelph from 2004 to 2012, Shoveller strengthened the university’s overall institutional advancement with the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, including designing and initiating the BetterPlanet Project campaign to celebrate Guelph’s 50^th anniversary. She also spent 17 years at Western University in a number of progressive roles, including a two-year posting in Hong Kong.

“I am honoured to join the University of Waterloo, which has an incredible reputation due to the combination of its co-operative education model, entrepreneurial culture and transformational research,” said Shoveller. “I look forward to contributing to Waterloo’s future growth with ambitious plans, renewed vision and focus, and to working collaboratively with the entire University community.”

A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University and Western University’s Ivey Business School, Shoveller will lead the development, principal gifts, advancement services, faculty advancement and alumni relations teams with responsibility for advancing the University’s goals through strategic fundraising locally, nationally and internationally.

Schulich Leaders named for 2016

Four incoming first-year students at the University of Waterloo are recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships, which encourage high school graduates to embrace science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in their future careers. 

Scholarship winners are known as Schulich Leaders and receive between $60,000 and $80,000 towards their university education. The University of Waterloo has been home to 14 Schulich Leaders in the past five years.

“Schulich continues to expand participation in STEM and provides a platform for gender equity, with 58 per cent of the award winners being female,” said Feridun Hamdullahpur. “We are committed to increasing our female enrolment in STEM outreach programs by 33 per cent by 2020, and this awards program helps us further that goal.”

The following are the University of Waterloo’s 2016 Schulich Leaders:

• Mackenzie Collins, Bay Roberts, N.L.: Biomedical Engineering, $80,000
• Colin Daly, Hamilton, ON.: Software Engineering, $80,000
• Emma Paynter, Albany, P.E.I., Science and Aviation, $60,000
• Kyne Santos, Kitchener, ON.: Mathematics, $60,000

"It is very important that we support exceptional students that demonstrate great leadership and embrace STEM fields," said Seymour Schulich, founder of Schulich Leader Scholarships. "It is an investment not only in their future, but the future of our country. Their pursuits are sure to lead to key innovations in the years ahead."

Open to every high school, secondary school and CEGEP across Canada, Schulich Leader Scholarships recognize Canadian students who plan to study one of the STEM disciplines during their undergraduate years at university. These students demonstrate two of the following attributes: academic excellence, outstanding community, business or entrepreneurial leadership or financial need.

Campus maps available online and other notes

With the fall semester about to begin, various University departments are experiencing a high volume of requests for campus maps.

Print copies of the Campus Map are available from Central Stores. The University's Central Publications site has instructions for ordering documents like the campus map.

An interactive campus map is also available online. The online map also allows users to print hard copies of the campus map by selecting the PDF option from the left hand sidebar.

Key Control has closed its location as of Friday, August 26 and is aiming to reopen in its temporary location in GSC 1102 today.

Human Resources has reported that staff member Rosemary Johnston died on August 14. Johnston began working at the University in August 2000, holding the position of Food Services Assistant in Food Services. She is survived by her husband Mark.

In addition, Human Resources has reported that retiree Gwenllian Burgess died on August 1. Burgess began her career at Waterloo in November 1964 and held the position of  Supervisor of Operations in Computing Services.  Burgess retired under the Special Early Retirement Program in July 1996.  She is survived by her husband Christopher.