Alumni

Thursday, May 28, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Why Founders Waste Months on the Wrong Decisions and How to Avoid It

Building a startup, venture, or applied project often means making decisions with incomplete information. This practical working session will help participants identify real market signals before spending months on the wrong customer, pricing, message, or channel.

The session is designed for students, graduate students, founders, startup operators, and project builders interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, commercialization, and applied decision-making. Participants will learn how to recognize common decision traps, separate real market signals from polite feedback, and think more clearly about what to test before building, selling, or scaling further.

The session is led by Vivian Wang, an MBET graduate student at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business and founder of Growth Partner AI, which was recently recognized as part of Scale Up Canada’s Waterloo 50.

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Strategic Vision 2026 Update: A Dialogue with the Dean of Engineering

Mary Wells, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, is excited to share an update to the a transformative new vision for Waterloo Engineering - one that positions the Faculty as leaders driving meaningful change for the future.

Engineering alumni are invited to explore the strategic plan and join one of the upcoming alumni roundtables (two virtual options are available on MS Teams: June 16 and June 17, 2026). The roundtables will provide an opportunity to discuss how this vision will create tangible, positive impacts worldwide.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Systems Design Engineering & Biomedical Engineering Alumni Online Meetups

Hear an update about the future of the Department of Systems Design Engineering!

All alumni of the Systems Design Engineering program (SYDE) and the Biomedical Engineering program (BME) are invited to join a virtual department update on May 27, 2026 with the chair of the Department of Systems Design Engineering Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall and meet the newest professors.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University of Waterloo Alumni Social in Boston

The Faculties of Engineering, Mathematics and Science are delighted to invite alumni in the Boston area to an alumni social in the Retro Room at Back Bay Social on April 14, 2026. Back Bay's new Retro Room blends vinyl, 1970s decor and comfort food classics. Come to experience this new 1970s-inspired listening lounge where vinyl sets the mood. 

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:00 am - Thursday, April 2, 2026 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Engineering Capstone Design Symposia

Alumni, students, employers, industry partners, media, and members of the general public are invited to join us in the Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building (formerly Engineering 7) for the Capstone Design Symposium.