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This month we've had rain, we've had snow, we've had some extreme cold, and so we should have an opportunity to review the University's Weather Closing Guidelines before the worst of the winter weather sets in.
According to the guidelines, which were last reviewed and updated in December 2016, the University and the affiliated and federated institutions of Waterloo will close "because of severe weather when normal operation would pose a significant danger to students and employees, or would prevent large numbers of them from coming to campus or returning safely to their homes."
The decision to close or remain open in severe weather is usually made by the Vice-President, Academic & Provost in consultation with the Director of Police Services, the Associate Vice-President, Communications, and the Director of Custodial & Grounds Services. The Provost and the team of advisors meet to consider the conditions whenever severe weather is in the forecast and the team also seeks a wealth of information in order to inform the difficult decision of whether it is safe to open campus.
The advisory team evaluates:
The guidelines define the condition of "closed" to mean that "classes are not held; meetings and other scheduled events are cancelled; scheduled examinations are cancelled, to be rescheduled; deadlines for assignments and other submissions are postponed until the same hour on the next business day on which UW is not "closed"; staff, other than those providing "essential services," are not expected to be at work, but are paid for a normal day."
For the most part it is safe to assume that the University's default status is "open" unless messaging has been posted to the contrary.
Notice of the University's status will be posted on days where severe weather is forecast, normally at 6:00 a.m., to allow faculty, staff and students time to decide their course of action that day. As the guidelines indicate, "those who judge that it may be unsafe to come to campus should discuss alternate work and study arrangements with their instructor or supervisor."
In the event of severe weather that warrants a closure, all members of the University community should consult the University’s homepage and Twitter feed, consult Portal, check the WatSAFE app, tune in to a local radio station, check local media websites or call the University’s Infoline (1-866-470-0910) to learn whether or not the University has closed.
The University also maintains a dedicated weather statement page with Environment Canada weather notices for the region and safety tips that will be updated in the event of severe weather.
From January 2014 to December 2017, outdoor slips, trips, and falls made up 21 percent of all employee lost time injuries at the University. If we all do our part, many of these injuries are preventable.
Remember to always:
Go to the Parking Services Winter Weather for details on snow removal and priorities.
Waterloo’s international co-op team has won two Excellence Awards from the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). The awards recognize the team’s extraordinary work in the design, planning implementation and management of high-quality endeavours in international education. The award ceremony took place Tuesday, November 20 in Ottawa as part of CBIE’s annual conference.
The North Star Award was presented to Shabnam Ivkovic, Team Manager, International Mobility. This is awarded to a new professional who has shown extraordinary promise in the field of international education.
The Panorama Award was given to Waterloo’s international co-op team in recognition for their innovation and excellence in design, planning, implementation and management of high-quality endeavours in international education, with programming that focuses on academic, extracurricular, capacity building and/or learning abroad.
The ten Panorama Award recipients from the University of Waterloo are:
Congratulations to our international co-op team on this phenomenal accomplishment. Their hard work helps ensure that our students are well equipped for a bright future. This is truly an outstanding achievement in the field of international education.
Sunday marks the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign initiated by UN Women to remind all citizens that they can take actions in their everyday lives to stop gender-based violence.
The 2018 #16daysUW campaign is organized and presented by a growing group of faculty, staff and students from across campus. The campaign invites the University community to participate in numerous actions and events.
Each year, 16 Days begins on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and concludes on December 10, International Human Rights Day. In Canada, 16 Days includes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6.
#16daysUW includes several actions and events on campus, including:
The 16 Days of Activism website has a full schedule of events on campus over the course of the campaign.
Oh, fudge: A Christmas Story turns 35
IT Seminar: Lessons Learned as Acting CIO, Friday, November 23, 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., MC 2009.
Warrior Basketball vs. Nipissing Think Pink, Residence Challenge, Warrior Tribe Zone, Friday, November 23, 6:00 p.m., PAC main gym.
Balinese Gamelan Ensemble. Balinese Gamelan Music: From the Middle Ages to Today, Friday, November 23, 7:30 p.m., Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo.
Warrior REC Think Pink 3-ON-3 Indoor Soccer, Saturday, November 24.
Stuff the Warrior Van toy drive launch event at the Women’s Hockey vs the Queen’s Gaels, Saturday, November 24, 2:30 p.m., CIF Arena.
University Choir: Musik’s Empire, Saturday, November 24, 7:30 p.m., First United Church, 16 William St, Waterloo. $10/$5 Students & Seniors.
Warriors Women's Hockey vs. UOIT Think Pink, Minor League Day, Camp Day, Sunday, November 25, 2:30 p.m., CIF Arena.
Waterloo Store MONSTER Event, Monday, November 26 to Wednesday, November 28, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., SCH Concourse.
Staff Work-Travel Information Session, Monday, November 26, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.. ROOM EC5 1111 (Enterprise Theatre). Please register.
Invasive Plants in Southern Ontario, Monday, November 26, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., Math and Computer Building Room 5501.
Boston Pizza Think Pink Fundraiser Night, Monday, November 26, 5:00 p.m.
Velocity Fund Finals, “20 startups compete for $130,000,” Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 11:00am, SLC Great Hall.
Workday Mini Town Hall, Tuesday, November 27, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., HH 159.
Pursuing a Graduate Degree at Waterloo (for employee only), Tuesday, November 27, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., TC2218.
Holiday Luncheon at the University Club, Wednesday, November 28, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., University Club.
Tea and Talk with Human Rights Lawyer and Peace Activist Wazhma Frogh, Wednesday, November 28, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., HH 373.
NEW - Brown Bag Session: Let’s Chat about Unconscious Bias: Part 1, Wednesday, November 28, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., QNC 1507. Register on Ticketfi.
Focus group discussion about water quality in the Grand River (for UWaterloo staff members only), Wednesday, November 28, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., EIT 3002.
Canadian Theatre Made for Black Women (Waterloo Women's Wednesdays), featuring Naila Keleta-Mae, Wednesday, November 28, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., EV3 4412.
Keeping the human in Artificial Intelligence, featuring Doug Peers, Dean of Arts, Wednesday November 28, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Kitchener Public Library.
Miroslaw Romanowski Lecture Presented by Professor Keith Hipel, Thursday, November 29, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., DC 1304.
Poster exhibition for Gender in War and Peace, “Gendered Conflicts & The Pursuit of Peace,” Thursday, November 29, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Atrium.
Donna Strickland's Nobel Prize Send Off Celebration, Thursday, November 29, 3:30 p.m., Science Teaching Complex Main Commons.
orchestra@uwaterloo: Telling the Story, Thursday, November 29, 7:30 p.m., Humanities Theatre. Free Admission.
Warriors Men's Hockey vs. York Think Pink, Staff and Faculty Appreciation Day, Friday, November 30, CIF arena.
Jazz @UWaterloo Concert, Sunday, December 2, 2:00 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Great Hall (Room 1111). $10/$5 students & seniors. Reception to follow.
Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert, Sunday, December 2, 7:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College, Chapel. Free admission, reception to follow.
CBB Biomedical Discussion Group seminar, "Interpretable and Collaborative Deep Learning for Low-level Computer Vision" Monday, December 3, 11:00 a.m., EC4-2101a. Dr. Xin Fan, Professor, Dalian University of Technology, and Dean, International School of DUT-RU Information Science & Engineering.
Strategies for Success: CIHR grant information session for spring 2019 applications, Wednesday, December 5, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., DC 1304.
Research Talks: Pushing back the frontiers of knowledge with supercomputing, Wednesday, December 5, 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Math and Computer Building, Room 2017.
Retirement party for Vera Korody and Vic DiCiccio, Wednesday, December 5, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., University Club.
NEW - Retirement reception for Rohan Jayasundera, Wednesday, December 5, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., IQC main atrium.
NEW - LGBTQ+ Making Spaces workshop, Thursday, December 6, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., NH 3318.
NEW - LGBTQ+ Making Spaces Train-the-Trainer workshop, Thursday, December 6, 1:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m., NH 3318.
NEW - Donna Strickland Nobel Ceremony Viewing Party, Monday, December 10, 10:30 a.m., Science Teaching Complex Main Commons. Livestream.
NEW - Holiday Dinner Buffet at the University Club, Wednesday, December 12, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., University Club.
NEW - Retirement celebration for Jerry Hutten, Friday, December 14, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., University Club. RSVP by Wednesday, December 5 to Sharon Rumpel - srumpel@uwaterloo.ca.
Physics & Astronomy. Olivia Di Matteo, "Methods for parallel quantum circuit synthesis, fault-tolerant quantum RAM, and quantum state tomography." Supervisor, Michele Mosca. On deposit in the Science graduate office, PHY 2013. Oral defence Friday, November 30, 1:00 p.m., QNC B204.
Earth & Environmental Sciences. Adrian Mellage, "Hydrobiogeophysics: Linking geo-electrical properties and biogeochemical processes in shallow subsurface environments." Supervisors, Philippe Van Cappellen, Fereidoun Rezanezhad. On deposit in the Science graduate office, PHY 2013. Oral defence Friday, November 30, 1:30 p.m., EIT 2053.
Civil & Environmental Engineering. Eishiro Higo, "A Statistical Sample Size Determination Method for Planning Inspections of Engineering Systems." Supervisor, Mahesh Pandey. On display in the Engineering graduate office, E7 7402. Oral defence Friday, November 30, 1:30 p.m., EIT 3142.
School of Accounting and Finance. Greg Richins, "Working Smarter and Working Harder: Combining Learning and Performance Goal to Improve Performance in a High-Complexity Task Environment." Supervisor, Alan Webb. On deposit in the Arts graduate office, PAS 2428. Oral defence Thursday, November 30, 2:00 p.m., HH 2104.
The Daily Bulletin is published by Internal and Leadership Communications, part of University Communications
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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.