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Fall Open House 2016
Waterloo Engineering welcomes future students and their families to come discover our undergraduate programs, campus, student life and more at this year's Fall Open House!
Schedule of Events for Waterloo Engineering
All activities start in J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall (RCH)
10:00am - 4:00pm: Waterloo Engineering admissions & co-op sessions (40 min presentations, 10am, 11am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm)
TEDxUW
Explore the interconnectedness of our world at UW's official TEDx event
TEDxUW is a key player in the global TED movement, which aims to share ‘ideas worth spreading’, for free, across the world.
TEDxUW has brought many brilliant minds together in order to network, share ideas, and change and challenge perspectives on our ever-changing world.
Waterloo Engineering Spectrum 28 Student Venture Program Fast Feedback Day
Fast Feedback Day
An open forum where teams present their ideas for fast feedback from a panel of experts. You can have your idea/company vetted by investors, industry subject matter experts and faculty experts.
Up Close & Personal with SYDE
What are the practical uses of artificial intelligence and how can it give the Canadian economy the push it needs without relying on the giant tech companies?
Grad Class Toast
Graduating Students
Engineering Alumni Affairs cordially invites all engineering students graduating in 2017 to the Dean's toast to the Class of 2017 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. The champagne toast will be at 6:00 p.m.
Zero to Hero: Steps to Funding - Spectrum 28 Mentor & Venture Program
Find out how your team can go from idea to funding in this "how to" session. Lyon Wong, Spectrum 28, outlines the steps to getting funded. Select teams are interviewed and funding readiness issues examined. It's two hours of "hands-on, how-to" knowledge involving real startups who are looking for funding. Guest entrepreneur José Daire shares his insight on the importance of relationships in getting funded.
Who should attend: Undergraduates, Graduate students, faculty or staff who are interested in the steps to obtain seed funding.
Waterloo Alumni Angels Event #2
Post-Convocation receptions for the Class of 2017
Pearl Sullivan, dean of engineering, the Registrar's Office, Engineering Alumni Affairs and the Office of Alumni Relations are pleased to invite you and your guests to an informal complimentary post-convocation reception.
Join us at the Student Life Centre in the Great Hall to celebrate your milestone achievement! The receptions start right after each convocation ceremony.
Engineering Day & The Tool's 50th Birthday
Come show your spirit and get your purple on!
The tradition continues on July 14, 2017 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm to celebrate Engineering Day with our incredible community of students, alumni, professors and staff. This year's activities will include a colour throw (wear a white t-shirt!), BBQ featuring the famous 'Boggan Burgers, free treats and refreshments, a photo booth, purpling, The Tool and The Tool Bearers, and so much more!