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Campus Wellness releases student support resources for employees
Campus Wellness (CW) is now sharing resources for faculty and staff members who provide support to Waterloo students.
CW has designed anew Supporting Our Students guide that is available both online and in print. This guide provides tips on how to recognize, respond to, and refer students in distress, as well as contact information for referral agencies both on and off campus.
There areadditional resources you can request or training sessions you can attend, including:
- Do You Need Help decision tree posters;
- Campus Wellness promotional postcards;
- Mental Health Support business cards;
- Slides that you can display in your first lecture that identify what services are available on campus;
- QPR Mental Health Training;
- More Feet on the Ground Mental Health Training; and
- safeTALK Mental Health Training.
If you would like to request the Supporting Our Students guide, or any other wellness resources resources, you can request them using this web form.”
MC electrical shutdown - what you need to know
A message from Information Systems & Technology.
Plant Operations will be shutting down the power in MC from Tuesday, August 21 to Wednesday, August 29.
In preparation for this shutdown, IST will begin shutting down servers and virtual machines housed in MC on Friday, August 17. Services are expected to be restored by Friday, August 31.
Delivery of IT services during the shutdown
- IT services deemed “business critical” (as noted on the IST website) will remain available
- External and internal connectivity will function at full capacity and Internet access will not be affected (one external router will be supported by generator power)
- View the list of IT services provided by IST that will be unavailable during the shutdown period at https://uwaterloo.ca/information-systems-technology/services-unavailable-during-mc-power-shutdown
During the shutdown period, impacted services will be running without redundancy.
Anyone with questions or concerns is invited to contact the IST Service Desk, helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca or ext. 44357.
Take the workplace wellness survey and other notes
The Healthy Workplace Committee wants to hear from all Waterloo employees on the topic of workplace wellness. "Please take 5 minutes to participate in our survey," says a note from the committee. "As we prepare for a new academic year, we want to know what employees want and need related to workplace wellness. Your answers are anonymous and will help us tremendously with the planning of events and creation of resources. Thank you!"
Calling all replicants: On Friday August 17 the Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research (WCMR) will be hosting a synthetic biology day with invited guest speaker and genetic engineering pioneer Stanley Cohen in QNC 1506, followed by a panel led by Waterloo professor Valerie Ward, a BBQ at the nearby Waterloo Park Picnic Shelter and an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to meet with Dr. Cohen.
Link of the day
Canadian painter Mary Pratt dead at 83
When and where
Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS), Friday, August 10 to Friday, August 17, Institute for Quantum Computing.
More Feet on the Ground - Mental Health Training, Thursday, August 16, 9:00 a.m., NH 2447.
UWRC presents Senior Care by Leave it to Kliever, Thursday, August 16,12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Math and Computer Building Room 5501.
SSHRC START training: Bringing your Budget “A Game”, Thursday, August 16, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Hagey Hall 373.
SynBio at Waterloo featuring Stanley Cohen, Stanford University, Friday, August 17, 9:30 a.m., QNC 1506.
Retirement celebration for Sue Steffler, Friday, August 17, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., NH 3318.
QUANTUM: The Exhibition opens at the Ontario Science Centre, Saturday, August 18, 10:00 a.m., Ontario Science Centre, Toronto.
Deadline for students to get "Fees Arranged," Wednesday, August 22.
Research ethics system training, Wednesday, August 22, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., EC5 3167 (please bring a laptop). For all upcoming sessions, please visit the Research ethics system webpage.
Velocity Science Graduate Office Hours: Book a time-slot, Wednesday, August 22, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., STC 2002.
Multi-Year Accessibility Plan information session, Wednesday, August 22, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., BMH 1016.
Research ethics system training, Thursday, August 23, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., EC5 3167 (please bring a laptop). For all upcoming sessions, please visit the Research ethics system webpage.
Indigenous cultural sensitivity workshop, Thursday, August 23, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., location TBD.
Co-operative work term ends, Friday, August 24.
QPR Training, Monday, August 27, 10:30 a.m., Needles Hall 2nd Floor.
Research ethics system training, Tuesday, August 28, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., EC5 3167 (please bring a laptop). For all upcoming sessions, please visit the Research ethics system webpage.
WatCACE seminar featuring Professor Kate Lloyd, Associate Professor and Director for Learning, Teaching and Research in PACE at Macquarie University, Australia, “A Holistic Approach to Evaluating Macquarie University's Institution-Wide Work-Integrated Learning Program - Professional and Community Engagement (PACE)”, Tuesday, August 28, 10:00 a.m. to 22:30 a.m., EC5 1111.
Research ethics system training, Wednesday, August 29, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., EC5 3167 (please bring a laptop). For all upcoming sessions, please visit the Research ethics system webpage.
Waterloo Women's Wednesdays: Knit & Nourish, Wednesday, August 29, 12:00 p.m., DC 1301.
PhD oral defences
Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering. Michael Benoit, "Effect of Forming Temperature and Sheet Temper on the Brazing Characteristics of Aluminum Alloy Sheet." Supervisors, Mary Wells, Carolyn Hansson. On display in the Engineering graduate office, DWE 3520C. Oral defence Thursday, August 23, 9:30 a.m., E6-4022.
School of Public Health and Health Systems. Adam Cole, "Understanding Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use: Exploring Susceptibility To, Use of, and Trajectories for Six Tobacco and Nicotine Products." Supervisor, Scott Leatherdale. On display in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, BMH 3110. Oral defence Thursday, August 23, 1:00 p.m., AHS 1686.
Electrical & Computer Engineering. Jianjin Dong, "Nanoware Alignment: Techniques, Quantification, and Application in Large-Area Devices." Supervisor, Irene Goldthorpe. On display in the Engineering graduate office, DWE 3520C. Oral defence Monday, August 27, 1:00 p.m., EIT 3142.
Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering. Michael Hook, "Statistical Techniques and Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Copper Wire Bond Reliability Investigation." Supervisor, Michael Mayer. On display in the Engineering graduate studies office, DWE 3520C. Oral defence Tuesday, September 4, 9:00 a.m., E5 3052.