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A Period that Moves: A Conversation about Movement, Sport, and the Menstrual Cycle
Monday, October 6, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

A Period that Moves: A Conversation about Movement, Sport, and the Menstrual Cycle

In this online presentation, Melissa Zettel (she/her) will encourage and promote conversation around sport and periods. Athletes who menstruate have always been present, but the conversation around periods has not. She will talk about the myths attached to performance and menstruation, current literature around sport and menstruation, performance and the different phases of the menstrual cycle, potential issues athletes may encounter around menstruation, and how to have supportive conversations with athletes about their cycle.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 (all day)

Call for Proposals: Ethical Tech for a Global Future Symposium

We are pleased to invite proposals for student presentations and posters at the “Ethical Tech for a Global Future” (ETGF) Symposium, to be held at the University of Waterloo’s Davis Centre on Thursday, October 2, 2025. If you have completed or are currently working on a project related to the ethical dimensions of tech development, issues surrounding responsible innovation, or the implications of emerging technology for social justice, please submit a proposal for consideration by Wednesday, September 17!

conversation bubbles
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

How curiousity can lead to connection

Living in a diverse environment is more than grabbing shawarma from the corner shop or dancing to Caribbean music at a summer festival. Our introduction to different cultures may begin there—but it shouldn’t end there. Diversity isn’t a playlist or a plate. It’s people

pride timeline
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Pride Month 2025 - Reflections

During the Community Corner hosted by the Office of EDI-R, this is where we wanted to center our reflections on Pride Month and Pride events on campus. What is the story of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Kitchener-Waterloo? What did community, progress, and dissent look like before, during, and after calls for legal recognition and equality? And what do milestones and celebration for the community look like outside of institutional acceptance?

Trans and Non-Binary Equity Strategy
Thursday, June 26, 2025

What kind of campus do we want to be?

The Trans and Non-Binary Equity Strategy was informed and co-created by members of our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities—students, staff, and faculty who showed deep courage in sharing their experiences and speaking up in the hope of sustainable change. They didn’t just point to problems—they helped imagine solutions. They spoke up not only for themselves, but for those who couldn’t, or didn’t feel safe enough to. That is leadership. That is community in action. 

Pride crosswalk
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

New Beginnings Community Gathering & Pride Month Community Panel

New Beginnings: Pride Month Community Gathering
Hosted by: Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (EDI-R)
Time: 12:30–1:00 PM (or while supplies last)
Location: Arts Quad (outside Dana Porter Library)
 

Pride Month Community Panel: Conditional Acceptance
Hosted by: University of Waterloo Library
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM
Location: Dana Porter Library, Learning Lab

pronouns card
Monday, June 2, 2025

Enabling pronouns in Teams and Outlook on the Web

As of June 2, 2025, University of Waterloo students and employees have the option to set or add pronouns (i.e., words we use to replace someone’s name in a sentence, such as “he”, “she”, or “they”) to their Microsoft 365 profile card (the card with your picture or initials in the circle). It may take up to 24 hours before this feature is visible on your Microsoft 365 profile card.