Future graduate students

Thursday, May 13, 2021 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters: Conference Preview

This special video presentation includes messages of welcome and introductions from Indigenous and Mennonite scholars, collaborators, community members, and musicians. This sampler is meant to provide a taste of what the 2022 Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters Conference might be, and to encourage responses to our call for proposals.

Participants featured in the preview video include Amy Smoke, Reina Neufeldt, Steve Heinrichs, Clarence Cachagee, Seth Ratzlaff, Hannah Enns, Lori Campbell, Kelly Fran Davis, Mim Harder, and Cris Derksen. 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Concept $5K Semi-Finals: Night 1

Check out this pitch! 

This is your opportunity to be in the virtual audience as UWaterloo student teams pitch their startup ideas to a panel of judges from the local community. The top 10 finalists from Night 1 and Night 2 will move on to the Finals and compete for $5,000 in grant funding to help turn their concept into a reality. 

See student led teams pitch their business ideas and get a glimpse into the future of UWaterloo startups! 

Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Concept $5K Semi-Finals: Night 2

What a pitch! 

This is your opportunity to be in the virtual audience as UWaterloo student teams pitch their startup ideas to a panel of judges from the local community. The top 10 finalists from Night 1 and Night 2 will move on to the Finals and compete for $5,000 in grant funding to help turn their concept into a reality. 

See student led teams pitch their business ideas and get a glimpse into the future of UWaterloo startups! 

Monday, March 15, 2021 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Towards Reconciliation: 10 Calls to Action for Natural Scientists

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In 2015, after documenting testimonies from Indigenous survivors of the residential school system in Canada, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released 94 Calls to Action to enable reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.