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Waterloo wins at CASE District II awards
by Advancement Communications.
The high-calibre programs and hard work of staff across campus was on full display in 2017 as Waterloo recently was awarded five international 2017 CASE District II Awards. These awards recognize outstanding print, multimedia, marketing, communications, events, and program development.
The largest of the eight CASE districts and including international institutions, CASE District II is an organization of advancement professionals in the areas of alumni relations, communications, and philanthropy.
It was a successful year for the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, taking home three awards:
- GOLD for Best Video Feature for News and Research Videos: Omega-3 supplements can prevent childhood asthma video
- SILVER for Best Video Feature for Recruitment Videos: Faculty of Applied Health Sciences personalized recruitment videos
- BRONZE for Best Annual or Institutional Report: Health in 3D: Applied Health Sciences Impact Report (designed by Creative Services):
Also celebrating a win was the Office of Advancement and Marketing and Undergraduate Recruitment:
- GOLD for Best Fundraising: University of Waterloo’s StartUp Pledge
- GOLD for Best Student Recruitment Individual Piece: Canadian Admissions 2018: Beyond Ideas (designed by Creative Services)
Awards will be handed out at the annual conference on February 25-27 in Washington D.C.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Worlds Challenge Challenge applications open
Applications are now open for the World's Challenge Challenge.
The World’s Challenge Challenge at the University of Waterloo is a competition that invites teams of three diverse students to pick one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (also known as Global Goals), and propose a solution. Teams will be selected for interviews occurring on February 14, and six teams will be selected to make a 5-7 minute presentation on March 1, proposing a solution to a panel of judges, with Q&A.
Each member of the winning team will win $1,000 (each member of the 2nd and 3rd place teams will win some awesome electronics), and the winning team will move on to compete against other schools at the International World’s Challenge Challenge from June 3-8, held at Western University in London, Ontario.
Applications open today and will close on Saturday, February 3 at 11:59 p.m.
Submit your application online.
The World’s Challenge Challenge is a collaboration between Waterloo International, Velocity, and Western University.
Senate meets today and other notes
The University's Senate has its first meeting of 2018 this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in NH 3407.
Among the agenda items:
Senate will give a second reading and a vote to proposed bylaw changes relating to the removal of the Associate Provost, Resources position and its replacement with Deputy Provost, Integrated Planning and Budgeting as it appears in Senate Bylaw 4, the bylaw relating to the naming of additional ex officio members of Senate of the University of Waterloo, and in other bylaws (1, 2, and 3). Additional cleanup involving the former position titles of general counsel and associate provost, graduate studies will also take place.
There will be a motion to approve the 2018-19 calendar dates.
There will be several motions to approve new diploma programs in Mathematics and Environment.
Senate will be asked to approve proposed admission standards within an articulation agreement for the Honours Bachelor of Arts, Honours Arts and Honours Bachelor of Arts, Social Development Studies with Conestoga College Institute of Technology. This agreement allows eligible graduates of the one-year General Arts and Science Certificate or the two-year General Arts and Science Diploma at Conestoga to transfer into the Honours Bachelor of Arts, Honours Arts or Honours Bachelor of Arts, Social Development Studies.
Senate will consider a motion to approve revisions to the Faculty of Environment's constitution that bring the Faculty’s constitution in line with other Faculty constitutions by updating the provisions relating to Faculty Council and its committees, including modifications to membership rules and procedures.
Jason Grove of Chemical Engineering will give a teaching presentation.
The Groove with Cindy is back this term. Join Cindy Howe for the easiest and stress-free dance class ever. Classes run Tuesdays from January 16 to April 3 from 12:05 p.m. to 12:55 p.m. in CPH 3604. The price is $60 for all 12 classes or a $6 per class drop-in fee. Anyone with questions is invited to contact cindy@uwaterloo.ca.