Welcome to your 50-year reunion!
The 50-year anniversary reunion in 2018 is for the class of 1968.
You will find detailed information about your upcoming Golden Anniversary reunion on these pages - or see the official reunion invitation (coming soon!). We hope that you will be able to attend this milestone reunion to reconnect with your classmates, your professors, your Faculty, and your University and we're making it very special. You will also have an opportunity to learn how the campus has changed since you graduated as well as meet current students and learn about current student life on campus.
Browse this page to learn all about your reunion, or choose a link to go directly to:
Reunion program
Friday, September 21, 2018
Day and evening activities - events to be announced
Time: to be determined
Location: to be determined
Join your classmates for an informal gathering during the day or in the evening as organized by your Reunion Class Representative. This is a perfect time to start your Reunion festivities with your class. Planned activities by your Reunion Class Representative will be announced when the official reunion invitation is mailed/emailed to you in May 2018.
CLASS REPS WANTED! Volunteer to be a Reunion Class Rep for your upcoming class reunion and be part of the action! Sign up today — contact Gosia Brestovacki, Senior Alumni Officer, at 519-888-4567 ext. 36838.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Engineering Reunion Headquarters and Open House
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Atrium (1st floor), Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
The Engineering Open House is the place to be with so much to do for the whole family! Reunion Headquarters will be your one stop shop for all things Reunion including name badges, maps, event information, engineering tours and so much more.
Activities include:
- Mingle with classmates and fellow alumni from the classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013.
- Meet the Dean of Engineering and the current EngSoc executives.
- Take a guided tour of this brand new building including the new 3D printing centre, RoboHub, and pitch area, plus new research labs and your old stomping grounds.
- Check out the student-built vehicles such as the Midnight Sun Solar Car, the Alternative Fuels Vehicles, and the Concrete Toboggan in the world-class one-of-a-kind Sedra Student Design Centre in Engineering 5.
- The Novelties Shop will be open to purchase EngSoc souvenirs.
- Test your skill at the Engineering Ideas Clinic!
- Need a new Iron Ring? The Camp 15 Iron Ring Wardens will be in attendance to fit you with a new Iron Ring.
- For the kiddies: Engineering Science Quest will be on-site providing various fun and educational activities for children of all ages.
- Light refreshments of butter tarts, popcorn and ice cream as well as coffee and tea will be served.
- While walking down memory lane, enjoy a glass wine or beer with your classmates from the cash bar.
Advanced registration preferred.
Cost of Open House: complimentary
Engineering Tours
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Atrium (1st floor), Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
Take a guided tour through the newest halls of Waterloo Engineering: the Engineering 7 building! Then see your old stomping ground and new state-of-the-art research labs and hear about the transformational research taking place within the Faculty of Engineering. A current student will be your tour guide. This is a walking tour.
Tours depart at a regular basis throughout the day. Meet your tour guide at the marked spot in the Atrium. Last tour leaves at 3:00 pm!
Cost of tours: complimentary
DISCOUNT: The Waterloo Store in South Campus Hall will be open from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. for an opportunity to purchase your University of Waterloo apparel with a 15% discount for alumni.
University of Waterloo Fun Run
9:00 a.m.: Registration
10:15 a.m.: Race
B.C. Matthews Hall, University of Waterloo
We're welcoming alumni to join with students, faculty, staff and the community in this fun run to celebrate active, healthy living. Runners and walkers come in costume, high tech gear, or casual weekend wear with families and strollers in tow as they tour the campus around Ring Road! Expert bib tag timing is provided to participants for the 5 km race, but the fun aspect of this annual event are the crazy costumes, face painting and balloon animals.
Cost of Fun Run: $TBC per adult; $TBC per student; free for children under 14 years of age (prices include tax).
Engineering Reunion Lecture with the Dean of Engineering
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
The reunion lecture will be delivered by Pearl Sullivan, the Dean of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. The Dean will deliver a visionary lecture titled "Educating the Engineer of the Future". Q&A to follow the lecture. Advanced registration recommended due to limited seating.
Cost of lecture: Complimentary
LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: Can't make it to campus to see the lecture in person? No problem! This lecture will be available as a live streaming video (registration is recommended so we can then send you the link to the live stream).
Engineering Back-to-the-Classroom Lecture #1
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
The lecture title, topic and name of the lecturer will be announced soon.
Advanced registration recommended due to limited seating.
Cost of lectures: complimentary
Engineering 25-year and 50-year Reunion Iron Ring Ceremony: Obligation Renewal
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
Sanctioned by Camp 15 Waterloo of the Iron Ring Wardens, this special obligation renewal ceremony is exclusively for the Waterloo Engineering Class of 1968 and 1993 to celebrate your Golden and Silver Anniversaries!
Advance registration required; spouses and guests are welcome to attend.
Cost of ceremony: complimentary
Engineering 50-year and 25-year Reunion Lunch
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Event Space (2nd floor), Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
Celebrate your 50-year Reunion over a sit-down lunch with your 1968 classmates, as well as those celebrating 55-year and 25-year Reunions, with congratulatory remarks from the Dean of Engineering and the President of the University of Waterloo. Vegetarian options available.
Cost of Reunion lunch: $TBC (per person)
University of Waterloo Alumni VIP Tent and Football Game
VIP Tent: 12:00 p.m.
Football game kick-off: 1:00 p.m.
Warrior Field (North Campus), University of Waterloo
Cheer on our own Waterloo Warriors as we take on the Western Mustangs. Your VIP pass includes 4 beer samples, tailgate-inspired food and giveaways, as well as entrance into Warrior Field, the Alumni VIP tent and grandstand seating during the game.
Cost of ticket to Alumni VIP tent pass: $TBC per adult (tax included; must be 19 years or older)
Cost of ticket to football game: complimentary - get your Alumni Big Ticket
Engineering Back-to-the-Classroom Lecture #2 with Prof. Larry Smith
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Room 1351, Davis Centre, University of Waterloo
The Global Economy in 2022
Professor LARRY SMITH
BA 1968, Economics
MA 1975, Economics
A discussion of what the world's economy will look like at the end of the next five years. Will the European Union regain its momentum? Will China maintain its economic growth and social stability? Will India's growth rival China's? Will American economic policy become coherent? Will Canada have much to celebrate?
See the legendary Professor Larry Smith deliver one of his famous addresses. You'll feel like a student all over again in DC 1351, the classroom where you may have taken one or more of Larry's economics courses.
Can't wait to hear Prof. Smith speak at Reunion? Check out his outrageously popular TEDxUW talk, "Why you will fail to have a great career", which has over 5.5 million views.
Cost of lectures: complimentary
Engineering Reunion evening event - to be announced
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Engineering 7 Building, University of Waterloo
Plans for this event are yet to be announced. Check back soon for all of the details.
Advance registration required; spouses and guests are welcome to attend. Note: adults only due to language and content
Cost of event: $TBC per person.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Note: HST #R119260685
If you have any questions about your reunion, please email or call 519.888.4567 ext. 37827.
Registration
Online registration will officially open in May 2018!
Registration deadline: September 14, 2018.
Make a Gift
Your reunion anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to support your alma mater in a way that is personally meaningful to you. Thank you for taking the time to consider making a gift to the Educating the Engineer of the Future Campaign to support Waterloo Engineering in honour of your reunion!
Accommodations
Make the most of Reunion weekend and book your stay in town! Be sure to mention "University of Waterloo Reunion" to get the special rates for alumni and guests at the accommodations listed below.
Available dates: Friday September 21 and Saturday September 22, 2018.
Reservation deadline: August 21, 2018.
Note: After this date rooms may be booked based on availability but rates cannot be guaranteed.
Preferred hotel:
Delta Waterloo
110 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 0C6 (1.7 km)
$189 per night
Call 519-514-0404 for reservations
Additional accommodations (details coming soon) with special Reunion rates.
Helpful hints
Maps and directions
Campus Maps, Directions, and Parking
Campus parking
Complimentary parking will be available on Saturday, September 22, 2018 in parking lots A, B, C, L, M, N, Q, R, W and X. Pay parking is available in Lot H ($5 in coins required).
Dress code
Daytime events are casual.
Business or business casual attire recommended in the evening.
Other things to do on campus & tourist information
