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Warriors represent Canada at the World University Games
From top to bottom and left to right: Brian Bourque, Trevor Black, Ari Grossman, Rachel Marriott, Mike Moffat and Stephanie Sluys.
by Dan Ackerman. This is an excerpt of an article originally published on the Waterloo Stories site.
Six Warriors have embarked on the journey of a lifetime to represent Canada in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the 2017 Winter Universiade Games, held by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), from January 29 to February 8.
Ari Grossman, associate director of business operations for Waterloo Athletics was named Chef de Mission for the Canadian delegation. Warriors’ hockey coach, Brian Bourque will serve as general manager and associate coach of men’s hockey, while Trevor Black, coordinator of equipment services for the Warriors, will be the equipment manager for men’s hockey in Kazakhstan. They will join Waterloo student hockey athletes Rachel Marriott, Stephanie Sluys and Mike Moffat in the world’s second largest sporting event, next to the Olympics.
This is Grossman’s fifth time attending the FISU Games, having served on the communications staff for four consecutive Games.
“I’m excited to once again represent Canada on the international stage and look forward to working with our top calibre student-athletes, coaches, and support staff as they strive for excellence,” said Grossman. “I’m also thrilled to have five other Warriors joining me for this very memorable experience.”
For head coach of the men’s hockey program Brian Bourque, this marks the second tour of duty. In 2011, he was the general manager of Canada’s bronze medal-winning squad in Erzurum, Turkey.
"You just can't turn down a chance to represent your country," said Bourque. "This is under the Hockey Canada umbrella, and it's a chance to compete in an international competition. It's exciting."
Joining Bourque on the men’s hockey team is coordinator of equipment services and long-serving equipment manager of the Warriors men’s hockey program Trevor Black. Black's high-energy approach to every piece of his job is known around the league, and Bourque thinks his attentiveness makes him perfect for the Team Canada job.
"Over the past 10 years, Trevor has earned a reputation in the OUA as a relentless worker who pays attention to every detail," said Bourque. "This opportunity for him is well deserved."
Waterloo student hockey athletes trade their black and gold for red and white
Suiting up in the red and white as part of the men’s hockey team will be Mike Moffat who was named to the 22-man roster on January 6 after a selection camp that took place over the Christmas holidays.
Moffat, a third-year Kinesiology student, has six assists and 29 penalty minutes in 15 games in the current season. He's coming off back-to-back seasons where he's earned postseason accolades
On the women’s hockey squad, Team Canada will be in good hands with two of the best Warriors trading in their black and gold for the red and white. Forward Rachel Marriott and goaltender Stephanie Sluys were named to team Canada’s roster back in October. Both have been crucial parts of the women’s hockey programs’ recent success and are both previous winners of the OUA rookie of the year award.
Read the rest of the article on the Waterloo Stories site.
Environment launches urban studies minor
For the first time in history, more people in the world live in and around cities than in rural areas, and the United Nations predicts that this proportion will only continue to grow. A new minor offered in the Faculty of Environment aims to educate students to lead this transition to an increasingly urbanized world.
Based in the Faculty of Environment, the Urban Studies Minor is open to all undergraduate students. Students pursuing the minor can select one of four themes:
- Urban Economics and Finance explores how economic policies influence the behaviours of governments, businesses and residents of cities.
- Urban Activity and the Environment examines the environmental impacts of urban activity: for example, how transportation and the energy use in buildings affect air and water quality.
- Urban Societies explores the role of governance and political leaders in defining and achieving objectives for an urban society. This theme also examines issues involving race, gender, health, housing, and equity.
- Emerging Global Urban Regions will address developing cities in Asia and Africa, where the economic, environmental and social challenges of urbanization can be the most acute.
"As city populations continue to grow in Canada and around the world, well-crafted policy and governance will be necessary to address the challenges of contemporary urban areas: poverty, inequality, environmental degradation and political unrest” says Jeff Casello, Associate Provost, Graduate Studies and Associate Professor, School of Planning and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. “The Urban Studies Minor will provide the next generation of urban scholars, policymakers and professionals with the skills needed to shape effective policy, better manage natural and built environments, and create equitable, inclusive and vibrant societies.”
Students will learn to tackle complex urban issues by examining them from a variety of perspectives. Building on the Faculty of Environment’s strong interdisciplinary approach, and drawing from expertise across the campus, the Urban Studies Minor combines courses in planning, ecology, environmental studies, geography, sociology, political science, international development and more. The minor will prepare students to pursue careers in both the public and private sectors and increase their competitiveness for graduate programs in a variety of fields.
Learn more about the Urban Studies Minor.
Fantastic Alumni, Faculty and Staff Day Saturday
by Reid McRob, Alumni Relations
Fantastic Alumni, Faculty and Staff Day is coming to the Physical Activity Complex (PAC)! All Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Retirees are invited to join us in cheering on the Warriors basketball teams as they take on the Windsor Lancers on Saturday, February 11th!
The day will feature the woman’s and men’s basketball teams as well as the annual Airplane Toss where you can win fantasticprizes. This is a great way to spend an afternoon with your family and friends.
Make sure you register online and come out to enjoy a day full of Waterloo Warrior pride. Go Warriors go!
Link of the day
When and where
Carpool Month,February 1 to February 28.
SCH Winter Warmup event, Tuesday, February 7, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., SCH concourse.
Board of Governors meeting, Tuesday, February 7, 1:30 p.m., NH 3407.
Town Hall with David Lepofsky, "The AODA and the Developing Education Standard," Tuesday February 7, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Waterloo Architecture, 7 Melville St. South, Cambridge, ARC 1001.
Noon Hour Concert, Full House Brass, Wednesday, February 8, 12:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel Chapel.
Chemistry Department Seminar Series featuring Professor Masaki Hada, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, “Molecular Movie of Photoactive Liquid Crystal Displaying Excited-State Aromaticity”, Wednesday, February 8, 2:30 p.m., C2-361.
Velocity Start: Setup Your Business Like A Boss, Wednesday, February 8, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2nd Floor.
Chemistry Department Seminar Series featuring Professor Elia Psillakis, Department School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, “Sample Preparation: Think Big, Act Small”, Thursday, February 9, 10:30 a.m., C2-361.
A Conversation with MP Charlie Angus, presented by the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre. Thursday, February 9, 1:00 p.m., Theatre of the Arts.
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Eric Horvitz, Technical Fellow and Managing Director, Microsoft Research, “Data, Predictions and Decisions in Support of People and Society,” Thursday, February 9, 3:30 p.m., DC 1302.
Curtis Memorial Lecture, "Canadian Counter-Terrorism In the Age of Trump," Thursday, February 9, 5:00 p.m., PAS 2083.
Big Ideas Challenge Info Night, Thursday, February 9, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Alumni Hall.
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Eric Horvitz, Technical Fellow and Managing Director, Microsoft Research, “The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence: An Enduring Study on AI and its Influence on People and Society,” Friday, February 10, 10:30 a.m., DC 1302.
Hagey Hub Grand Opening, Friday, February 10, 2:00 p.m., Hagey Hub.
Knowledge Integration Seminar featuring Sara Ross-Howe, “VITALITI: The Cloud DX team entry in the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition”, Friday, February 10, 2:30 p.m., EV3-1408.
Philosophy Humphrey Chair Colloquium featuring Professor Heidi Grasswick, George Nye and Anne Walker Boardman Professor of Mental and Moral Science, Middlebury College, “Trust, Science, and Epistemic Injustice,” Friday, February 10, 2:30 p.m., Hagey Hall 334.
Lectures in Catholic Experience featuring Mary Hynes, "52 Minutes of Silence: Finding Words for the Inexpressible,"Friday, February 10, 7:30 p.m.,St. Jerome’s University: Vanstone Lecture Theatre, Academic Centre - SJ2 1004.
Confederation Debates Public Lecture featuring J.R. Miller, "Confederation and Indigenous Treaty-Making in Canada 1871-1921," Saturday, February 11, 7:00 p.m., Vanstone Lecture Hall, STJ 1004, St. Jerome’s University.
Centre for Mental Health Research Public Talk, “Overcoming Anxiety and Depression,” Sunday, February 12, 2:00 p.m., Waterloo Public Library Main Branch.
WISE Public Lecture featuring Professor Srinivasan Keshav, "Solar + Storage + ioT +LED = $30 Trillion," Monday, February 13, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., DC 1302.
Moving Together: Toward a Theory of Crip Spacetime, Monday, February 13, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., Renison Room 2106. Please register.
Creating a Culture of Access for Mental Disability in University Space – A workshop for faculty and staff with disability studies professor Margaret Price, Tuesday, February 14, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., DC1301. Please register.
Noon Hour Concert, "Oshungo Drum & Dance," Wednesday, February 15, 12:30 p.m, Conrad Grebel University College Chapel.
Velocity Start: Do People Want Your Sh*t?, Wednesday, February 15, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2nd Floor.
WaterTalks Lecture featuring Alex Mayer, Professor, Geological Mining and Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Tech University, "Developing the Great Lakes’ Blue Economy: Water productivity, depletion, and virtual trade in the Great Lakes basin," Thursday, February 16, 1:00 p.m., QNC 0101/1103A.
Retirement celebration for Bob Harrison, Thursday, February 16, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fed Hall. RVSP to edoede@uwaterloo.ca.
2016/2017 Medieval Lecture Series featuring Professor Nichola Terpstra, Victoria College, University of Toronto, "Digital Mapping of Renaissance Florence: Tracking People, Sound, and Movement in the Pre-Modern City," Thursday, February 16, 4:30 p.m., St. Jerome’s University, SJ2-1002.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Lecture featuring Professor Simon Haykin, "Cognitive Risk Control for Physical Systems," Friday, February 17, 1:30 p.m., EIT 3142.
Family Day holiday, Monday, February 20, most university operations closed.
Reading Week, Monday, February 20 to Friday, February 24.
Weight Watchers at Waterloo sign-up deadline and meet-up, Tuesday, February 21, 12:00 p.m., EV2 1001.Contact mmfloyd@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Velocity Fund $25K applications close, Saturday, February 25, 11:59 p.m. Apply.
Centre for Mental Health Research Public Talk, “Mental Health in Childhood,” Sunday, February 26, 2:00 p.m., Waterloo Public Library Main Branch.
Velocity Fund $5K pitch signups open, Monday, February 27. Signup.
Senate meeting, Monday, February 27, 3:30 p.m., NH 3407.