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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Pandemic Polka with the Full House Brass (online)

Full House BrassFull House Brass consists of five versatile and creative brass players: two trumpets, one French horn, and two trombones. This concert will feature arrangements of dance music, including waltzes, tangos, polkas, a soft shoe, and more.  Featured composers include Strauss, Gershwin, Respighi, Ridgway, Kompanek, and others. 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:29 pm - Wednesday, November 10, 2021 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fall 2021 Noon Hour Concerts

Kevin Ramessar, guitaristWe are please to announce that our Noon Hour Concert series will continue this Fall.  Starting September 22, 2021 and continuing through to November 10, recitals and interviews with professional musicians filmed specifically for our Noon Hour Concert series will premiere on the Grebel Youtube Channel at 12:30PM most Wednesdays.

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Truth & Reconciliation, Indian Residential Schools

In honour of The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, join the Indigenous Initiatives Office and the President's Anti-Racism Taskforce (PART) for a special keynote presentation with Dr.Kathy Absolon on Truth & Reconciliation, Indian Residential Schools.

Thursday, September 23, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Truth, Reconciliation, and You

The goal of the Truth & Reconciliation presentation is about raising awareness of the tragic history of the residential school system. It examines the history and policies that lead to the creation of the Residential Schools, their legacies, how they have impacted Indigenous people, and why truth and reconciliation is important.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Virtual Tour of Mohawk Institute Residential School

On September 21, join us and hundreds of Canadians of all ages to learn more about the Mohawk Institute Residential School through The Woodland Cultural Centre. Since we cannot be there in person, the Cultural Centre has generously created a virtual opportunity to connect, learn and engage.

Space is limited and registration is required. Since space is limited, please cancel your place by contacting hrei.trainings@uwaterloo.ca if you are unable to attend so that others can experience and learn from this opportunity.

Join us for a research talk with panellists Lai-Tze Fan, Jessica Thompson, and Jin Sol Kim.

About the panel

Invisible Stories (Dr. Lai-Tze Fan)

Lai-Tze Fan will uncover how writing machines (typewriters, word processors, and computers) have been associated with women's invisible labour since the late 19th C and will briefly discuss how women have since used them as communication tools to empower themselves through creative output, community building, and critical intervention.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

W3+ Meet and Greet

Waterloo Womxn + Nonbinary Wednesdays is putting a twist on its annual September meet & greet. Whether you're still at home or back on campus this fall, we invite you to give us a quick live virtual tour of your workspace, or share photos in the chat, and get to know other womxn and nonbinary members of the UW community.

This event is open to womxn and nonbinary graduate students, staff, postdocs, and faculty.

Friday, September 17, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Knowledge Integration Seminar: Knowledge Integration and public service for the digital age

In this seminar learn how Knowledge Integration (KI) alumni Sukhi Chuhan and Skaidra Puodziunas have landed careers at the Ontario Digital Service, how their foundational degrees in KI shaped their public sector experience, and why embracing KI principles like ambiguity, collaboration and complex problem solving have never been more important.

Thursday, July 15, 2021 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Concept $5K Semi-Finals: Night 2

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 teams from across Night 1 and Night 2 will move on to the Concept $5K Finals on July 29th to compete for up to $10,000 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!