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• Captured in Time: a postcard series from the Archives

• Arts alum Katherine Hay appointed to the Senate of Canada

• Get your questions included in the Waterloo Region Matters Survey

• Waterloo.AI job fair coming in May

Captured in Time: a postcard series from the Archives

A message from Print + Retail Solutions and the University of Waterloo Libraries.

W Store has partnered with the University of Waterloo Libraries to bring Captured in Time, a unique collection of postcards featuring black-and-white photographs from the Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives (SCA).

These striking images offer a glimpse into campus life from decades past – from vintage architecture to snapshots of student life that once filled the same paths, lecture halls, and study spots we know today.

Curated from SCA’s extensive archival photo collections, each postcard connects the present with the past, preserving pieces of UWaterloo history to share, collect and send to someone special. Whether you’re a longtime alumnus, staff, faculty or student, this collaboration is a celebration of where we’ve been and how far we’ve come.

Browse the series at W Store in South Campus Hall or online at wstore.ca.

Arts alum Katherine Hay appointed to the Senate of Canada

This article was originally published on the Faculty of Arts website.

Congratulations to Katherine Hay (BA ’98, Psychology) on her appointment to serve on the Senate of Canada.

“I am honoured to be selected by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General to serve in the Senate,” said Hay in a recent press release. “Through this independent and non-partisan role, I look forward to contributing to the important legislative work of the Senate, while standing firm in my commitment to help tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our country.”

For Hay, the appointment is a natural extension of her life-long dedication to public service. As CEO of Kids Help Phone (KHP) since 2017, Hay has led the organization through tremendous change. New technologies, support in more languages, and efforts to reach marginalized communities have expanded its services to help support even more Canadian youth. As the end of February 2024, four years after the pandemic began, KHP had interacted with young people more than 18.8 million times, noted Kay in an article on her work with KHP in Arts & Letters.

Hay has received a lot of well-earned recognition for her work. In 2022, she was named one of Women’s Executive Network’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100, specifically Canada’s Most Powerful CEOs. She received the 2021 Arts Alumni Achievement Award, and in 2019, Kathy was named as one of the Top 10 Women Leaders in Digital Health in Canada.

Most recently, she was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

Before joining KHP, she was President and CEO of Women’s College Hospital Foundation for which she was named one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence in 2017. She has also held senior roles at the University of Toronto, the University of Guelph, and the Art Gallery of Ontario, and served on the Board of Directors for the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Her dedication to serve started much younger, thanks to her mother.

“Public service has always been a part of my life, long before I fully understood what it meant. I grew up in a family where community mattered and volunteering was just what we did. This began what I call my life-long quest to be part of something bigger than myself, public service.”

“We are incredibly proud to have Katherine as a member of the Arts community. Her commitment to leading with strong values, her humanistic approach to problem solving and her dedication to inclusivity distinguish her as a true leader and sage advisor,” says Dr. Alexie Tcheuyap, Dean of Arts. “Katherine’s achievements serve as a strong example for our students as they consider how they too can make a difference in the world.”

Get your questions included in the Waterloo Region Matters Survey

A message from the Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit.

Are you a researcher who wants to gather survey data from a representative sample of adults in Waterloo Region without the hassle of putting together a standalone survey instrument, administering the survey, or going through ethics? The University of Waterloo's Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit (SCSRU) conducts an annual community telephone, web, and mailed survey among adults who reside in Waterloo Region. The Waterloo Region Matters Survey is a unique opportunity for researchers, agencies and organizations with limited budgets to field their own survey questions while sharing the cost of conducting the survey research. 

For more information visit our website: Waterloo Region Matters Survey or complete the interest form and one of our team members will follow up with you. 

Waterloo.AI job fair coming in May

Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence and Data Science? Are you a Waterloo Master’s, PhD candidate, postdoc, or 4th-year undergraduate student seeking full-time roles or industry connections in AI/DS? If you answered yes to the above questions (particularly the second one), then Waterloo.AI invites you to join them on May 22 for the Spring 2025 AI Job Fair in the Davis Centre. 

"The Waterloo.AI Job Fair is an exclusive event hosted by the Waterloo Data & Artificial Intelligence Institute in collaboration with our industry partners," organizers say. "This in-person hiring and networking fair connects top employers with some of Canada’s best AI talent."

This event is exclusively open 4th year undergraduate students and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Waterloo, with a focus in Artificial Intelligence or Data Science.