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The end is near for the N drive
A message from Information Systems & Technology (IST).
The individual user network drive (N: drive) service will no longer be offered by IST after April 2023. OneDrive will replace N: drive as the centrally supported user file storage tool.
- In preparation for this change, users in Academic Support Units with IST-managed Windows machines will be migrating from N: drive to OneDrive during the Spring 2021 term, as part of the Migrating N: drives to OneDrive Project. Academic Support Unit migrations are expected to be complete by mid-September 2021.
- Participating faculties ready to begin N: drive to OneDrive migrations can contact IST for assistance.
This will be happening by April 2023, between Winter and Spring terms.
In comparison to N: drive, OneDrive offers a more user-friendly and robust file storage solution. With 5 TB of storage, OneDrive offers a significantly greater amount of storage space compared to the N: drive. OneDrive also allows users to access, share, and collaborate on files from anywhere on any device. Visit the Migrating N: drives to OneDrive Project page for more benefits.
Additional Resources
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Andrew McAlorum at amcalorum@uwaterloo.ca.
Reflections from National Indigenous History Month at Waterloo
Throughout June, Waterloo celebrated and honoured National Indigenous History Month, and co-op student, Joy Braga offers key reflections from this eventful month. The Indigenous Initiatives Office held several events, including their keynote event with the Honourable Murray Sinclair.
Read Joy’s reflections from this month, including a recap of initiatives, highlights, and events, with links to further resources.
Dean Pearl Sullivan was a warrior and beacon of courage
By Mary Wells. This article was originally published in the Spring 2021 issue of Waterloo Magazine.
Pearl Sullivan was immensely proud to be part of Waterloo Engineering and invested everything she had to make it a better place for our students, faculty members and staff until her death last November.
Pearl faced her 12-year battle with cancer as a warrior, refusing to allow the illness to slow down her fierce determination to advance the Faculty she loved in every way possible.
Under her leadership as the first woman dean of Waterloo Engineering from 2012 until 2019, the Faculty reimagined engineering education and research with revolutionary spaces including the spectacular Engineering 7 building and transformative programs that will ensure Waterloo remains a leader in engineering well into the future.
The founding director of the collaborative graduate program in nanotechnology within the Faculties of Engineering and Science, Pearl was a recipient of the University’s Outstanding Performance Award in 2009.
She championed the Faculty’s work in disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, nanotechnology, robotics and wireless communications, and expanded the potential for industry collaboration and government backing in key areas of research.
A passion for supporting students
Passionate about supporting her students, Pearl worked tirelessly to ensure they had a full understanding of engineering principles as well as the tools and facilities they needed to succeed.
An advocate for entrepreneurship, she enthusiastically worked to both elevate and champion our entrepreneurial students and alumni.
She also provided a strong voice for women and promoted full diversity and inclusion in engineering. One of her priorities was to reach out to girls in elementary school to ignite excitement about the possibilities of engineering.
In 2007, Pearl recruited me to the University of Waterloo as a mechanical and mechatronics engineering faculty member.
She quickly became my mentor as well as a close friend who was an inspiration to me. I owe her a great debt of gratitude for leading the way and showing me what was possible.
While Pearl thrived on developing and launching major strategic initiatives, she particularly enjoyed spontaneous meetups with students, especially in their design and classroom activities, along the hallways and in the elevators.
She devoted her life to the education of young minds and the care of her beloved family: her husband Tom, a Waterloo civil and environmental engineering project manager, son Michael (Emma), and daughters Veronica and Christina.
Pearl is irreplaceable, and the memory of her personal strength will always be a beacon of courage for me and everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.
Reminder: take the equity survey
Students and employees are being reminded this week to participate in Waterloo's Equity Survey, which is being done to gather data as part of the University's commitment to support its equity goals.
"We need to hear from you," says the memo from Jim Rush, vice-president, academic & provost and Jean Becker, senior director, Indigenous initiatives and interim associate vice-president, Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion. "Adding your voice to the equity data collected will help create a more complete picture of who is among our campus community members."
"By taking part in the survey, you will help us identify equity gaps in programs, services, and policies to better meet the needs of underrepresented and equity-deserving students, faculty, and staff. The survey is completely voluntary. If you have not yet completed the survey, you will receive a unique link this week."
"You have complete control over how much information you choose to share and are free to add or remove information when invited to complete survey updates. The equity data will not include any personally identifying information and data will only appear in summary reports."
"If you have questions about the survey including what kind of data we are collecting and how the survey was developed, please browse the Frequently Asked Questions."
"Your participation will lead to creating opportunities for positive change now and in the future."
This equity survey, along with other data and information, will allow Waterloo to monitor progress in achieving strategic goals and evaluate the success of equity-based initiatives. The initial data gathering was initiated mid-June and will continue into the fall. "We expect that our first public status report will be available later this year," the memo from Rush and Becker concludes.