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Welcome Back Waterloo
The fall term gets officially underway today, with lectures and classes starting both in-person and online. Welcome back, Waterloo.
The Welcome Back Waterloo Guide outlines the University’s plans and the steps that students and employees can take as they prepare to return. It will continue to be updated as plans and the campus environment evolve.
This short video helps students coming to campus prepare for a unique fall term.
What you need to know
The Safety Office has updated the Health and Safety guide.
Please refer to the complete instructor’s guide on the COVID-19 website to review the resources available for instructors.
The University has submitted a Continuity of Education plan in accordance with Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) directives.
In preparation for the fall term, Information Systems & Technology (IST) has created hybrid work guidelines for University employees who will be working both in the office and from home. Read more about the recommended meeting guidelines, work equipment guidelines, and secure computing practices. More guidelines will be added throughout the term as necessary.
Additional resources
- Work from Home (WFH) Guidelines
- Staying connected while working remotely
- Privacy and Remote Meetings
If you have questions or concerns, please contact the IST Service Desk, helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca or ext. 44357.
COVID-19 testing, rapid screening and vaccination is available through Campus Wellness for all University of Waterloo students, employees, postdocs and their family members.
Kicking off the term with integrity
A message from the Office of Academic Integrity (OAI).
The Office of Academic Integrity (OAI) has developed new resources to help students make integrity-aligned decisions. Students can complete the Undergraduate Academic Integrity Module, which helps students understand the basic values of integrity, and apply them in their coursework, co-op, and everyday life. The development of the module’s content was made possible by an E-Campus Ontario grant.
Students can also self-register for Academic Integrity 101 in Learn, an asynchronous workshop designed to give students the opportunity to practice good scholarship skills and avoid misconduct.
The OAI and the Library’s Instructional Design Team have launched a new version of the Graduate Academic Integrity Module, which gives graduate students important foundational information to succeed in their studies with integrity.
For more integrity-related resources, visit the OAI’s website for students or for instructors and TAs, or contact the Office of Academic Integrity.
SLC/PAC expansion now open
After five years of plans, renderings, construction, and a pandemic for good measure, portions of the long-awaited SLC/PAC expansion are now open for business, just in time for the start of term.
The 63,000+ square foot addition is intended to focus on the creation of additional student space to help facilitate a greater sense of community and to improve the Waterloo student experience.
The expansion features an 11,000 square foot fitness centre, a climbing wall, studio space, new food vendors and dining space, bookable study space, social and multi-faith spaces, and a Graduate Student Association (GSA) lounge, to name but a few amenities. The new space connects to the current SLC on all three floors and extends to the East (formerly Red North) corner of the PAC. It also includes a link connecting the SLC to the third floor of the MC building.
Construction began in May 2017 on space west of the BMH green.
"As we put the finishing touches on the spaces within the building and await further direction from the University on a safe return to campus this fall, we welcome you to come and explore the building within the current measures in place and we will continue to update everyone as new facilities become available," says a note on the Athletics website. A formal grand opening ceremony, originally scheduled for September 23, has been postponed.
Take Back the Night event coming up
A message from Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion (HREI).
On September 16, join Waterloo’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC), and the KW community to Take Back the Night (TBTN).
TBTN is an annual global protest to end street harassment, and sexual and gender-based violence. In the Kitchener-Waterloo Region, 14 women experience some form of sexual violence every single day. The rally and march are opportunities to celebrate our women’s solidarity and to publicly take a stand. We deserve to be safe. We can work for changes in our communities and world that center survivors’ experiences and voices.
This is an in-person, outdoor event. Organizers will continue to monitor COVID-19 regulations and guidelines. All participants are required to wear masks/face coverings. Hand sanitizing stations will be available.
The event schedule is as follows:
- 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Make your sign for the march (materials provided);
- 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Visit the SVPRO booth for swag. Also during this time: rally, speeches, performances, a kids’ craft table, and other community partners will have booths;
- 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Take to the streets. During this time there will also be bystander intervention training in the park for allies;
- 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Wind down and closing remarks
People of all genders are welcome to participate in all aspects of the event. Accessible transportation will be available for the march for those who need it.
If you have any questions, please email svpro@uwaterloo.ca. We look forward to seeing you there.
Full details, including the location and march route, is available on the event website: https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/events/tbtnwr-2021.
Remembering Paul Condon, athletics pioneer
A message from the Department of Athletics and Recreation.
The Department of Athletics and Recreation is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Paul Condon who worked in the department for 30 years from 1966 to 1996. Condon was 88 years old and passed away on September 4 in Kitchener.
Condon, who was inducted into the Warriors Hall of Fame in 1998 in the Builders Category, was a pioneer of the department who made significant contributions to the advancement in all areas including intercollegiate athletics, campus recreation, alumni relations, sports information, and business management.
Condon pioneered sports information at the University of Waterloo and expanded his many networks throughout Ontario and Canada. He was the founding member of the Association of Canadian University Sports Information Directors (ACUSID) and initiated the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) Top 10 Rankings, a very prevalent ranking system that remains in use by U SPORTS to this day. Condon was also the founding member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches of Canada, served on the University of Waterloo Board of Governors, and was the President of the University of Waterloo Staff Association.
Condon enjoyed a childhood filled with sports while living in Peterborough, Preston and Hamilton and attended Cathedral High School in Hamilton and the Western University in London. Following a teaching career at Kitchener Collegiate Institute and St. Jerome's High School, where he taught math and coached a variety of sports, Condon became one of the first employees for the Department of Athletics at UWaterloo in 1966.
Condon was an extraordinary athlete who was competitive in a variety of sports including basketball and baseball. While attending Western, Condon won the national championship in basketball and also had a minor-league tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball and finished the Boston Marathon in a time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.
Condon's involvement with a Canadian university athletics program provided him with such tremendous experiences such as doing colour commentary for university sports television broadcast on Channel 11 and also led him to serve as the manager of Canada's national basketball team in Russia.
"Dad will forever be remembered for his uplifting, energetic and passionate spirit," said Condon's son Tim. "He always made time for his children to help with our homework, take us to sporting events, and give us unconditional support as we pursued our dreams. We are so grateful to have had a father like ours and we know he will continue to shine his light and will guide us from above."
The family wishes to thank the staff at Lanark Heights LTC for their care of Condon over the past three years. Cremation has taken place. A private family service will be held at a later date.
The family is creating the Paul Condon Waterloo Warriors Determined Athlete Award that will be presented annually to a University of Waterloo student-athlete who embodies the love of sports, grit and determination.
"Paul was a pioneer who left a lasting impact on our department, university and in sport," said Roly Webster, director of athletics and recreation. "Paul's legacy will continue as our student-athletes who embody the love of sports, grit and determination will be honoured annually when receiving the Paul Condon Determined Athlete Award."
In lieu of flowers, online donations can be made to the Paul Condon Waterloo Warriors Determined Athlete Award at the University of Waterloo Athletic Department or Parkinson Canada.
The family encourages you to leave your memories at Fond Memories of Paul.