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Monday, December 10, 2018 (all day) to Sunday, January 20, 2019 (all day)
Are you considering building a startup from your research? Win $20,000 in funding for your startup and acceptance into the Velocity Garage incubator program.
This $20,000 in funding is made possible through the generosity of Sam Pasupalak, a successful Velocity founder. Pasupalak co-founded artificial intelligence company Maluuba, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2017.
Friday, January 4, 2019 — 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM EST
This training consists of a facilitated discussion of the online More Feet on the Ground mental health education program. This program uses those online materials, as well as vignettes to teach students, staff, and faculty how to Recognize, Respond, and Refer individuals experiencing mental health concerns on campus.
Registration is on LEADS.
Monday, January 7, 2019 — 10:00 AM to Saturday, January 19, 2019 — 10:00 PM EST
Audition slots for Winter 2019 Music Ensembles are now available. Sign up before you leave campus for the holiday. Open to all UWaterloo students. See https://uwaterloo.ca/music/ensembles for details.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
This training teaches students, staff, and faculty to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first-aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers learn to recognize these invitations and take action.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM EST
This training teaches students, staff, and faculty how to recognize and support someone who may be having thoughts of suicide. QPR is an education and awareness program that provides direction as to how to Question a person with thoughts of suicide, how to Persuade them to get help, and how to Refer the person to appropriate professional resources.
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Thursday, January 17, 2019 — 4:00 PM EST
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 — 12:30 PM EST
Cellist Tom Wiebe and pianist Chiharu Iinuma will perform pieces by Chopin, Debussy and Takemitsu. Thomas Wiebe is Associate Professor of Violoncello at the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University in London.
Thursday, January 24, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Academic integrity requires that you paraphrase and summarize other people’s work. Through hands-on practice, you will learn these skills and how to integrate your supporting research for improved credibility.
For graduate students only.
Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 — 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Learn and practice mind-body awareness skills designed to: