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Connector event will build on collaboration between University, City of Waterloo
A message from the Office of Research.
University of Waterloo faculty members are invited to attend the Connector Event for Collaborative Partnerships in Sustainability, a collaborative event on Tuesday, October 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon in Engineering 7 7303 that will provide a valuable networking opportunity to exchange ideas on potential projects of mutual interest to the University of Waterloo and the City of Waterloo.
This event builds on the many decades of collaboration between the University and the City and leverages research funding and capability of Waterloo to advance overarching community goals for environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation/adaptation. The following research themes will be explored: New Building Construction and Building Retrofits; Transportation; and, Community Greening.
Please register to attend this in-person event by October 13; space is limited.
The University's home page has a new look
If you’ve visited the University’s website today, you may have noticed that the home page has a new look. The new flexible layout is part of the WCMS 3 website migration and has been redesigned to better serve our current and future students.
This new layout offers more opportunities for the promotion and celebration of campus activities, stories and events — like orientation week, convocation, recruitment and other key campus milestones. The home page is the front door to our website, and we want to make it as welcoming as possible for our current and future students to find the information they need.
All of the new home page features will be available for use across all WCMS 3 sites and support multimedia enhancements like video and animation. If you’d like to learn more about the new design or the features available for your WCMS 3 website, please reach out to the Digital Communications team.
Co-op students drive digital transformation, sustainability and inclusivity across industries
By Namish Modi. This is an excerpt of an article originally published on Waterloo News.
As technologies, like artificial intelligence, continue to advance innovation in the workforce, University of Waterloo co-op students are playing a crucial role in digital transformation.
In 2022, the Employer Impact Award recipients utilized student talent to help feed the world, digitize the insurance landscape, and gain international perspectives.
On October 5, 2023, during the fourth annual Employer Impact Award virtual ceremony, Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) recognized the following standout employers:
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Impact In Innovation |
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc |
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Impact in Sustainability |
Purpose Building Inc |
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Impact in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |
Nuclear Promise X |
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Impact in International Experience |
The Argus Group |
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Impact on Student Experience |
Thomson Reuters |
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Impact in Research |
Cosm Medical Corp |
Loopio hosts diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) ambassador awards to highlight behaviours that reflect DEIB in the workplace.
Bosch offers its students an opportunity to explore Germany during their co-op terms by pairing them with Germany university students, offering vacation time and helping students find accommodations.
Liberty helps students develop a sustainability mindset by participating in initiatives that advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Dundas Life, a startup highly dependent on Waterloo co-op students, encourages an entrepreneurial perspective that provides meaningful work.
Geotab offers co-op students professional development opportunities in areas like branding, networking and resume writing.
Ceragen has co-op students conduct research in the lab to isolate organisms, conduct biochemical tests and extract food DNA with the goal of minimizing food insecurity around the world.
Read the rest of the article on Waterloo News
Student leaders to remember Stephanie Ye-Mowe at event today
In honour of former WUSA President Stephanie Ye-Mowe who recently passed away, a group of student leaders have organized a memorial space today from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Needles Hall 3308.
Stephanie served as Vice-President, Education of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) from 2021 to 2022, and was acclaimed to a term as vice-president in 2022. She served as WUSA's president in 2022 and 2023 and had spent several years prior to that involved in the organization. "At WUSA, Stephanie worked on a number of different initiatives including helping to develop the University’s Digital Learning Strategy, launching the Teaching Innovation Incubator and helping to bring IMPACT, a program that sees mental health workers and police team up to provide mental health care to students in crisis, to Waterloo’s main campus," says a tribute article on WUSA's website. "Through WUSA, Stephanie also held roles in both the provincial and national organizations advocating for students." Ye-Mowe was also heavily involved in student life in the Faculty of Environment.
Memorial organizers are inviting students, staff, faculty and alumni to pay their respects throughout the day at this drop-in event. The event will feature introductory and closing remarks made by Stephanie’s friends at least one volunteer in the space at all times to support attendees. The memorial will provide a quiet space for reflection and an opportunity for community members to leave small gifts or to write any reflections or parting notes in a notebook that will be shared with Stephanie’s family and friends.
What's open and closed on campus for the long weekend; Reading Week
Monday, October 9 is the Thanksgiving statutory holiday, which means that most University operations will be closed. For students, the closure will last a little longer as Fall Reading Week runs from Saturday, October 7 to Sunday, October 15. In keeping with the Reading Week tradition, all classes are cancelled and students will be a little scarce on campus next week.
There are a number of operational changes to be aware of over the long weekend and the week ahead, namely:
All W Store, W Store Essentials and W Print locations will be closed on Monday, October 9 for Thanksgiving. W Store located in SCH and W Print located in GSC will also be closed Tuesday morning and reopen at 1:00 p.m. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, October 11 for W Store and W Print. W Store Essentials located in MC will be closed for reading week and resume regular business hours on October 16. Check the locations and hours page for more details.
The Dana Porter and Davis Centre Library locations will be open from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 9. The Geospatial Centre and Special Collections & Archives will be closed on Monday, October 9. The Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries will remain open throughout Reading Week. Check the Library's locations and hours page for more details.
Athletics facilities will be closed on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9 and will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, October 10.
Most Food Services locations will be closed Monday, October 9, with the Exception of Mudie's in Village 1 (open 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.) and The Market at UWP (open 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.), and the majority of outlets will be closed from Tuesday through Friday, October 13. Exceptions during Reading Week inlcude operations in Brubaker's in the Student Life Centre, which will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Tim Hortons DC, SCH and SLC will also be open Tuesday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Starbucks STC will be open Tuesday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. REVelation in Ron Eydt Village will be open from Tuesday, October 10 to Saturday, October 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Check Food Services' hours of operation page for more details.
The Student Life Centre and the Turnkey Desk SLC will be open 24/7 for the entire Thanksgiving weekend. Manager, Facility Operations & Membership Scott Pearson reports that Turnkey@DC is still closed for renovations.
Enjoy the long weekend and Happy Thanksgiving. The Daily Bulletin will return on Tuesday, October 10.
Friday's notes
Information Systems & Technology is reporting that last night's Internet outage in campus buildings has been fully restored. "The issue originated from one of the remote campus connections," says a statement from IST. For questions or concerns please contact the IST Help Desk at helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca.
The latest issue of the What’s new in Atlassian blog, published by Information Systems & Technology (IST), is live today.
From October 16 to 19, the Centre for Teaching Excellence will be hosting Instructional Innovations Week, a series of sessions devoted to the core themes of Scholarship of Teaching & Learning; EdTech and Generative Artificial Intelligence; Student Engagement and Wellness; Sustainability. Registration in GoSignMeUp is required, as there is a mix of in-person and online workshops.