The participants of the Shad Waterloo high school enrichment program are holding a public open house to share highlights of their experiences, including creative ideas they have come up with to tackle this year’s design project theme.
WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture (co-hosted with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering) with Dr. Hong Chen, principal Engineer, PJM Interconnection, and Dr. Jay Liu, VP of Transformation, EXUS Management Partners. Please join us in-person or on Zoom for a discussion on the fundamentals of wholesale electricity market operation, focusing on integrated power system and electricity market operation, using PJM market as an example. Hot topics, such as uncertainty, gas-electric coordination, renewable, storage, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), and system operation under extreme weather, will also be discussed.
Would you like to read a poem you wrote? The Creative Writing Club is hosting a Poetry Reading Night where you can do just that.
The poetry reading night will be held on June 14, starting at 6PM in STC 0010. If you submit a poem, you have the choice to read it yourself or for one of the event hosts to read the poem for you. Poetry submissions and attendance is open to all, so feel free to invite your friends or family. Time permitting, there will also be an open mic session at the end of the event for anyone to come up and read poetry they would like to share.
We pride ourselves on giving all of our first-year students an entrance scholarship. This commitment demonstrates to our students that they are becoming part of a community where all are welcome and supported to ensure their success. By removing a portion of the financial barrier first-year students often face, St. Jerome's University actively commits to their academic success as they start their journey at the University of Waterloo.
Bystander Intervention Training is one way the Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO) is helping to build consent culture on our campus. Participants will be provided with the skills and resources to intervene when they see harmful, or potentially harmful, behaviour which includes sexual violence, as well as other forms of harm.
In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, join Kevin George, Associate Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Library, for an informative talk about smudging.
Join us online for a presentation that will provide learning about the spirit, meaning and need for a smudge-friendly campus.
The Library is pleased to be taking registration to facilitate virtual attendance. We look forward to seeing you!
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Holger R. Maier, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, will present: Putting people at the centre: Towards transforming climate risk assessment for water security and delivery.
Please join us at a special flag-raising event to kick-off and celebrate Pride Month. This event marks an important moment for our campus community as we re-raise two flags: the Intersex-Inclusive Progress flag and the Two-Spirit Pride flag. These flags are a symbolic gesture of our commitment to nurturing an inclusive and welcoming campus culture where all individuals feel seen, valued, and respected.
WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with Danielle LaCroix. Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion on Nuclear Power. As Ontario’s economy grows and shifts from fossil fuels to electric-powered systems in the transportation and industrial sectors, electricity demand is forecast to continue to increase over the next three decades. Nuclear power will play a critical role in supporting this growth while ensuring a reliable grid and maintaining Ontario’s clean energy advantage.