Current undergraduate students

Monday, October 30, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Monday, November 6, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Monday, November 13, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Monday, November 20, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Monday, November 27, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Monday, December 4, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Monday, December 4, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Meditation Mondays

Meditation has been shown to reduce stress, increase balance and stillness, increase awareness, and even expand acceptance and compassion for yourself and others.  Each week will vary slightly. “Practices” include breathing, mindfulness, body awareness, earthly grounding, spacial awareness, centring, and more.

Sessions are facilitated from a well-being perspective. No religious affiliation is needed. Everyone is welcome to participate. All experience levels are welcome from advanced practitioners to those who are trying meditation  for the first time.

Why not give it a try! Gift yourself with a few moments of stillness to reset and recharge. It’s as true for  people as it is with technology as well as people...we can all benefit from shutting down for a few moments and recharging.

This session is open to all members of the FoE community. Please bring your own meditation pillow or mat to sit on.

Monday, October 16, 2023 - Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (all day)

Student Experience Survey Fall 2023

Taking a course this term? Your feedback matters! The Student Experience Survey (SES) will help the university understand students' learning environment and experience, challenges, and successes. 10,000 randomly selected undergraduate students will be invited to take the survey. Check your @uwaterloo email or LEARN to see if you have been invited on Oct 16, 2023. Those that submit their responses will receive $5 on their WatCard. The survey is open until Oct 31, 2023.

Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

AquaHacking Challenge - Join our exclusive Info Session to Save the Great Lakes

Are you concerned about the state of the Great Lakes? Here's your chance to make a difference and win up to US$20,000 with the AquaHacking Great Lakes Challenge!

The AquaHacking Challenge is a unique competition for passionate change-makers like you, who are ready to tackle critical freshwater issues and advance climate adaptation. Embrace this opportunity to transform your innovative ideas into viable business solutions and:

🏆 Win Big: Seize the opportunity to claim US$20,000 for first place, US$10,000 for second, and US$5,000 for third.
📚 Get Certified Knowledge: Gain valuable certification in Freshwater and Blue Economy, amplifying your credentials.
🌿 Experience an Unforgettable Expedition: Embark on a 3-day learning adventure filled with mentorship sessions, team-building activities, and traditional indigenous knowledge.
💻 Enjoy free access to +120 IBM's digital tools to kickstart your Entrepreneurial journey... and so much more!

To find out more, attend the information session on October 5 at 12:00 p.m. at the ECE conference room (EIT 3142). Register for the session here https://bit.ly/467pelW

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Emerging Voices in Black Games Studies

This panel highlights emerging scholars in Black game studies. Panelists will present recent and/or ongoing work, sharing a glimpse of the emerging research questions animating the field. Topics include Black worldbuilding in and across games (Fletcher), perceptions of Black male exceptionalism in gaming cultures (Dashiell), and the relationship between avatar representation and Black user experience in social VR (DeVeaux). This event is part of the “ADE for Game Communities: Enculturing Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ADE) in Games Research and Creation” series from the ADE Committee of the Games Institute, University of Waterloo, and is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium (CGEC) Fair 2023

Register for the Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium (CGEC) Fair 2023 to explore Master’s and PhD opportunities with Canada’s Top Engineering Graduate programs. 

The CGEC brings together nine of Canada’s top universities – Concordia, McGill, McMaster, Queen’s, TMU, UBC, UofT, UWaterloo and York – to address the urgent need for qualified engineers who can solve today’s most complex technical, social and environmental challenges. 

Representatives from all 9 partner universities will be present at every event, so you can meet and speak with faculty, admissions advisors and students in graduate programs to answer your questions about your desired field of research and how to apply. The CGEC runs from September 19 to October 3and is hosting a free fair on each participating university campus.

UWaterloo day is on Tuesday Sept 26, at the E7 2nd Floor Events Space.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Physiological Measures for Games and VR: Novel Tools and Approaches

This hybrid panel covers the exploration of biometrics (or physiological measures) in game user research, driven by advancements in sensing technologies and the increased accessibility of signal processing tools.

Join us for an enlightening discussion led by Dr. Andrew Wong, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, on the groundbreaking research in Pattern Discovery and Disentanglement (PDD) within the field of machine learning. Dr. Wong's paper titled "Theory and Rationale of Interpretable All-in-One Pattern Discovery and Disentanglement System" introduces PDD as a revolutionary paradigm that uncovers intricate associations in relational data, enhancing decision accuracy and interpretability.