Current undergraduate students

Visit the Longhouse Labs to view an exhibition of works by renowned photographer and Longhouse Labs fellow Greg Staats

Join us for a day of scholarly research and critical discussion about sexualities, relationships, and families!

Since 2009, the SMF Symposium has offered an opportunity for students, faculty, and community members to present their research and engage in critical discussions about important issues in the relationships and sexuality fields. These critical discussions often take on a practical or applied focus – how research translates into practice in the human services fields.

Do you want to improve the visibility and discoverability of your research output? Take the Research Impact Challenge ONLINE!

Through brief daily activities you will better understand how to measure your research impact and what tools and resources are available to help you increase your scholarly presence.

Coming up April 14–16, DigFemNet is hosting its first-ever Summit at the University of Waterloo ONLINE—and you’re invited to be part of it. The summit features several public sessions, including the Early Career Scholar Show & Shares, a Keynote by Dr. Radhika Gajjala from Bowling Green State University, and workshops that range from silkscreening protest media to making zines to learning about data collection and management.

Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times With Homeboy Industries as a backdrop, this talk will explore the power of love to transform the disunity that currently keeps us from each other. Loving is our home and knowing that, is to never be homesick again.

Celebrate International Poetry Month in community, engaged in a relaxed practice of storying. Join Shelly Grace, Toronto-based spoken word poet, for a session on practices of free story-writing, story-telling, and story-listening. Participants will practice free-writing and listening-to-listen, not respond. Giana Tomas, a PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, will open our session with a description of the Filipin* talk-story method of Kuwentuhan to welcome and invite different cultural textures to our discussion of storying practices.

Need a breather?

Join us for collaging a postcard keepsake focused on grounding, rest and community care. All comrades welcome. All materials will be provided. Light refreshments will be available.

We invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 for our annual Desmarais Family Summit. The Summit is an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Finding our Future City.”

Join us for an engaging discussion with Tess Chakkalakal, author of A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt, as she speaks with moderator Dr. Vay.

Join us for the Velocity Pitch Competition, where elite emerging founders from the University of Waterloo ecosystem showcase their transformative ventures. New for 2025, this special event brings together exceptional current and past Waterloo founders for an exhilarating showcase of innovation and entrepreneurial talent.