Events

The 2024 Winterfest Handmade Market (formerly the UWSA Craft Show & Sale) takes place December 3 and 4 in the Student Life Centre. All items are handmade by UWSA staff, students, or alumni, and the market is a fundraiser for staff and student grants. 

The 2024 Winterfest Handmade Market (formerly the UWSA Craft Show & Sale) takes place December 3 and 4 in the Student Life Centre. All items are handmade by UWSA staff, students, or alumni, and the market is a fundraiser for staff and student grants. 

Stressed about finals? Take a break and join us for a fun and relaxing prototyping session!
Team up, get creative, and design a stress-relief prototype using mystery materials. No experience needed—just a desire to unwind, collaborate, and
have fun! Plus, there’ll be snacks, hot chocolate, and lots of laughs.
Come for the creativity, stay for the stress relief at the MC Dungeon!

Student Showcase
Call for Posters, Projects & Art Installations
The Student Climate Council invites University of Waterloo undergrad and grad students to submit proposals to present at the Student Showcase at this year’s Climate Con 2025 hosted on Friday February 7th 2025. The Climate Con is an annual climate change convention, organized to showcase the contributions of students across all disciplines that tackle climate change.

Bring your family, friends, or work team for a fun afternoon at the Staff Association's 36th annual Winterfest! This year, Winterfest features: skating, face painting, a hot chocolate bar, and more! Kids' wrapped gifts and group/family photos can be added on for a small fee.

Join the Water Institute’s Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada for an engaging presentation by Phillipe Murphy-Rhéaume, Chief Development Officer at the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. His talk, The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative: Challenges and Opportunities for Freshwater Cities in an Era of Transformation, will explore how cities are navigating the evolving freshwater landscape. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the future of freshwater management.

Amir Hussain, a Canadian Muslim with a dissertation on Muslim communities in Toronto, found himself some twenty years ago teaching at a Catholic university in Los Angeles. In 2009, he became the first non-Christian scholar to be tenured in his department (which was founded with the university almost 100 years earlier). He then served a term as chair of that Department of Theological Studies. In this presentation, Amir will talk about his journey, from graduate work in a secular department for the study of religion, to first teaching in a large public state university, and then seeking out a position in a Jesuit university’s theology department.