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Waterloo welcomed 9,000+ visitors to the March Break Open House
A message from Marketing and Undergraduate Recruitment.
On Saturday, March 18, we were thrilled to host more than 9,000 visitors for our first in-person March Break Open House since 2019!
The event was a success thanks to the support of more than 1,400 staff, faculty members, and student volunteers on main campus and at the School of Architecture, Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, and School of Pharmacy who spent their Saturday warmly welcoming guests, engaging with future students at information fairs, providing tours, and delivering sample lectures and information sessions.
March Break Open House student ambassadors.
The tireless work of our grounds crew maintaining our pathways, parking lots, and roadways was also very much appreciated.
Thank you all for helping our future students discover their stories at Waterloo.
Curriculum Integration Working Group now recruiting faculty representatives
A message from the Curriculum Integration Working Group.
No career is likely to be unaffected by climate change and sustainability considerations. Graduates need core competencies and discipline-specific knowledge of climate change and sustainability if they are to be global citizens prepared to “thrive in an age of rapid change”. The Integrating Sustainability in Curriculum project, supported through the Beta Teaching Innovation Incubator, will identify ways in which these competencies can be integrated across the curriculum for undergraduate students.
Goals and Deliverables
The core outcomes of the project are:
- To research, consult on, and develop a flexible framework through which climate and sustainability competencies can be integrated into any program of study as they are relevant, and
- To identify processes and tools to support program administrators, chairs, instructors, and central support units to utilize the framework
Curriculum Integration Working Group
The project will be led by a Working Group, consisting of representatives from the Sustainability Office, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Co-operative Education, select instructors and program administrators from all six faculties, student government, and students-at-large. The group will explore pathways, frameworks, and tools to deepen integration of sustainability across undergraduate programs of study.
The Working Group is currently seeking three faculty representatives to serve during Spring and Fall 2023. Applications are due Friday, March 24 at 5:00 p.m. More information and the draft Term of Reference can be found on the Curriculum Integration Working Group webpage.
Put this on repeat: CEE launches new podcast
A message from Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE).
March is Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) month. To celebrate, Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) is excited to announce the Work.Learn.Repeat video podcast.
Host Jodi Szimanski, associate director of communications, engagement and digital experience, talks to CEE leaders and industry experts about work-integrated learning, lifelong learning and preparing for the future of work. Stay tuned each month as we explore topics such as the Future Ready Talent Framework, making an impact with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the critical role of purpose in career development.
In this month’s episode, Jodi and Dr. Norah McRae, associate provost for CEE, discuss the history of co-op at Waterloo, where we are now, and where we’re headed as a world leader in work-integrated learning (WIL) research and programming.
Listen, like and subscribe now on: YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Podcasts.
Waterloo Worriers (yes, you read that right) win their 400th game
The Waterloo Worriers on ice: Dave Hammond (Faculty, School of Public Health Sciences), Christopher Risi (PhD student, School of Computer Science), George Labahn, Adam Metherel (Alumni, Kinesiology and Health Sciences) and (back row) Jessie Hoey (Faculty, School of Computer Science), Bill McLaren (PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering), Eric Kessel (Alumni, Earth Sciences), Rob Esselment (Former staff, Office of the VP University Relations), Bill Eickmeier and Sean Meehan (Faculty, Kinesiology and Health Sciences).
By George Labahn.
While it is not common that a win in an intramural hockey game would make the news here at the University of Waterloo, it is also not common that an intramural team could ever win their 400th game. However, this was precisely the case this past Sunday when the Waterloo Worriers team playing in the Competitive division won the first game of the Winter playoffs against the team Individuals I. The win lifts the team to an overall record of 400 wins, 180 losses and 28 ties during its long existence.
The Waterloo Worriers were founded as an intramural hockey team in the fall of 1992. Not surprising for the team of staff, graduate students, faculty and alumni the team has had significant turnover during these past 31 years. Indeed, in this way the team mirrors the career of old rock and roll bands which live on with a couple of original members while importing newcomers for their various tours.
In this case the long-time members are team captain Bill Eickmeier (Staff, Psychology) and team member George Labahn (Faculty, School of Computer Science) with the remaining set of players over the last few years pictured above. These include (front row): Dave Hammond (Faculty, School of Public Health Sciences), Christopher Risi (PhD student, School of Computer Science), George Labahn, Adam Metherel (Alumni, Kinesiology and Health Sciences) and (back row) Jessie Hoey (Faculty, School of Computer Science), Bill McLaren (PhD student, Civil and Environmental Engineering), Eric Kessel (Alumni, Earth Sciences), Rob Esselment (Former staff, Office of the VP University Relations), Bill Eickmeier and Sean Meehan (Faculty, Kinesiology and Health Sciences). Missing from this term's team are Tony Shaughnessy (Alumni, Science), Nathan Haydon (Alumni, Philosophy) and Greg Preston (Staff, Statistics). The ages of the team members range from late 20s to early 70s. Interestingly enough, the average age of the players for most games would be in the late 40s, which was at least twice the average age of the teams they played against this year (and in most years).
Finally, one also needs to mention past team members including current faculty Russ Tupling (Chair, Kinesiology and Health Science), Ken Stark (Kinesiology and Health Science), Dave Rudolph (Earth Sciences) and alumni Bart Domzy (Computer Science), Tim Kenyon (currently VP Research, Brock) and Steve Woods (Computer Science) who, though long retired from the team, played a significant part in getting the team to the coveted win number.
World Water Day activities on campus make a splash
Today is World Water Day. Established in 1993, World Water Day is an awareness-raising celebration of water and all things water-related. This year's theme is Accelerating Change, as in "accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis."
The Water Institute is hosting a number of in-person this year for World Water Day 2023.
WATER: Life, History, Art
This fireside chat will explore our intricate relationship with water; how it has shaped civilizations, reconfigured landscapes, formed political institutions, inspired culture and art. Learn how understanding our past can inform our future water security.
Featuring:
- Giulio Boccaletti, Author, Water: A Biography; Honorary Research Associate, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University
- Dustin Garrick, Professor and University Research Chair in Water and Development Policy, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
- Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director and CEO, Aga Khan Museum
Presented in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum
Water Careers of the Future
This interactive panel session will provide diverse practitioner perspectives on current and emerging water sector issues and what knowledge, skills and attributes students and early career professional should possess to address them.
Featuring:
- Monica Emelko, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology & Policy
- Bill Malyk, Vice-President Water Sector Lead Canada, WSP Golder
- Carla Torchia, Manager Great Lakes National Programs Office, Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Krystyn Tully, Owner, President & CEO, Entremission
From 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS) will be hosting a World Water Day Evening Social in-person at the Huether Hotel in Uptown Waterloo.
Wednesday's notes
Tonight marks the beginning of Ramadan, a month-long period of prayer, fasting and charity-giving observed by followers of Islam. During Ramadan, from sunrise to sundown, Muslims will refrain from eating and drinking, eventually breaking their fast with iftar dinners. Muslim members of the University of Waterloo will begin observing Ramadan at sundown on Wednesday, March 22.
"Muslims approach this sacred month, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, with a great sense of pride and humility," says an announcement from the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism (EDIRO). "Many Muslims will dedicate the next 29 to 30 days to fasting from sunrise to sunset, spiritual renewal, worship, self-reflection and charity."
Read EDIRO's full statement on Ramadan.
It's also the season for the Music department's end-of-term concerts. The first such affair takes place this evening as the Orchestra@UWaterloo performs La Héroïque et La Pathétique.
Directed by well-known local musician Daniel Warren, this 60 member orchestra will play the following pieces:
- Tchaikovsky symphony #6 (the Pathetique); and
- Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 – with soloist Robert Choi.
"Every two years, orchestra@uwaterloo holds a Concerto and Aria Competition that is open to University of Waterloo students and recent graduates, and is judged by a panel of professional musicians. Winners perform as soloists with the orchestra in a public concert," says a note from the Music department. "Robert Choi was one of the winners from the 2020 Competition, and this is our opportunity to play his piece with the orchestra. The contest is sponsored by Professor Emeritus David Taylor."
The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Knox Presbyterian Church at 50 Erb Street West in Uptown Waterloo. Admission is free.
Employers hosting Virtual Employer Information Sessions (VEIS) this week and next week include Powering Change, Queen Elizabeth Scholarships (QES), and PwC Canada. Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the calendar for any updates.