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Student Level: Masters, Bachelor
Student Type: Graduating
Hey Engineering and Science Students! Come for some food and drinks and get to know us in an informal setting!
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Gregory Baird, President of The Water Finance Research Foundation, will present, "Perspectives on the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Challenge: Engineering, Technology or Financial Crisis."
Student Level: Intermediate, Senior, Masters, Junior
Student Type: Co-op and Graduating
Student Level: Masters, PhD, Bachelor
Student Type: Graduating
The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch Competition invites teams of up to four students to choose an important industry problem, and thoroughly research it to understand its history, scope, and impact, before pitching the findings to a panel of judges on November 1. Teams will compete for a share of up to $30,000 in grant funding to go toward a venture dedicated to aiding the problem described.
Student Level: Senior, PhD, Masters
Student Type: Co-op and Graduating
Crush the Code with IoTeX
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Fridays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join Alex Pearce, BKI 2016, as she discusses potential future destinies for BKIs within the field of healthcare and her journey from BKI to medical school.
Come and see what Grebel and University of Waterloo have to offer! This open house is for students looking to attend UWaterloo in Fall 2019 or beyond.
Postings for tenure-track academic positions often require a “research statement” or “statement of research interests” in addition to a CV, cover letter, and teaching dossier. In this interactive workshop you’ll learn and apply strategies for developing a compelling, cohesive research statement that is also realistic and written in an accessible style.
Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.
This consultation session is open to all University of Waterloo faculty. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Sign up for one of the dates listed.
Strengthening Motivation
Learn how to:
Solve problems more effectively Set achievable goals Overcome obstacles and increase chances for success Relax using progressive muscle relaxationStudent Level: , Senior, Junior, PhD, Masters, Intermediate
Student Type: Co-op and Graduating
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join us to informally discuss about a range of topics, including ones you suggest, or get some help composing your comments on the LEARN discussion boards. We’ll have coffee and tea available, so remember to bring a mug.
The Water Institute and Canadian Rivers Institute are co-hosting the 2018 Hynes Lecturer, Dr. Margaret A. Palmer, who will be presenting, "Restoration, watershed context, and biogeochemical processes: from streams to wetlands."
Student Level: Bachelor, Masters
Student Type: Graduating
Four members of the KW Symphony will play Debussy's First String Quartet, in G minor, Op. 10.
Don't let the formal title of this extraordinary work fool you! Debussy's First String Quartet is anything but formal. Its fleeting mood, ravishing grandeur, and subtlety of timbre eclipse the rigours of traditional form. Follow that with the fun of William Bolcom's Ghost Rags and you'll find a classical road map to jazz. Join friends from the KW Symphony in this performance of music that enlivens and inspires.
Every Wednesday afternoon, we offer a dedicated writing space (with coffee, tea, and treats!) for faculty to write together. After the writing session you are welcome to stay to discuss writing goals, challenges and strategies with your colleagues.
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Select one of the dates listed.
Cultivating Resiliency
Learn how to:
Develop healthier self-care habits Shift unhelpful mindsets Deal with disappointment Motivate yourself after failure Relax using breathing techniques
In March 2016, Melissa Sheldrick’s 8-year-old son Andrew died after a series of errors were made during the dispensing process at their pharmacy. In this public lecture, hear how this tragic event inspired Melissa’s campaign to improve medication error reporting across Canada, and learn about the medication use process, including the role we can all play in ensuring medication safety.
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, and Hillel Waterloo invite you to a screening of the 2016 film “Denial” starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, and Timothy Spall. It tells the story of David Irving’s vexatious lawsuit against historian Deborah Lipstadt after Lipstadt correctly characterized him as a Holocaust denier.
Zahra Mahmoodi was born in Iran as an Afghan refugee, and grew up knowing that she was forbidden to pursue some of her dreams because she was a girl. At age 10, she discovered a love for the beautiful game but her school didn't allow girls to play and she didn't think she would ever touch a soccer ball again. Then, her father began making soccer balls in his workshop
Melissa Sheldrick discusses how the tragic death of her son due to medication errors launched her nation-wide campaign to improve med error reporting.
Looking to see the next big thing? Join us at the Velocity Fund $5K Qualifiers to watch University of Waterloo students pitch. This is the first of two nights of $5K Qualifiers, you can watch either or both.
WISE invites you to delve into the work of Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, Founding Co-Directors of the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI). Rather than ask the public to sacrifice the aesthetic of our cities to a monoculture of solar panels and wind turbines, LAGI presents new energy infrastructures that are expressions of local culture and that strive to enhance the beauty of cities and landscapes.
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.
Training content:
This consultation session is open to all University of Waterloo staff. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Student Level: Intermediate, Senior, Junior
Student Type: Co-op
Why Deloitte?
Launch your career with The One Firm where you can make a greater impact than you ever thought possible. With endless opportunities at every turn, and a culture built to support and drive our people to be the very best they can be, Deloitte is The One Firm for you to learn, grow, create, and lead.
The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and Waterloo Public Library invite you to delve into the work of Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, Founding Co-Directors of the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI).
Looking to see the next big thing? Join us at the Velocity Fund $5K Qualifiers to watch University of Waterloo students pitch. This is the final night of $5K Qualifiers for the semester so don't miss out!
Student Level: Junior
Student Type: Co-op
EY Challenge
Come hear from EY reps about how you can get involved in the upcoming EY Challenge!
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Fridays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
This consultation session is open to all University of Waterloo faculty. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Student Level: Junior, Senior, Intermediate
Student Type: Co-op and Graduating
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Sign up for one of the dates listed.
Cultivating Thinking
Learn how to:
Identify unhelpful thinking patterns Challenge and modify unhelpful thoughts Think in a more balanced way Relax using mindfulness strategiesStudent Level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Masters
Student Type: Co-op and Graduating
Making Buildings Preform Better by working for ABB - the west coast expert on everything building envelopes. Get to learn from the leading industry experts while working on the latest building envelope projects - whether forensics or consulting, whether commercial or hospitality, ABB covers it all. Become a Building Envelope Professional at ABB - Make a Difference!
After a successful launch in Toronto, the Waterloo Innovation Summit Speaker Series shifts to Vancouver to continue its exploration of global challenges. This time the Summit’s focus is climate change. The University of Waterloo and partner Microsoft host an important dialogue between industry, government and academic leaders on the role tech can play in threat mitigation, clean infrastructure, climate innovation and adaptation. Be a part of this important event — listen, learn and engage with the people and ideas shaping the future of our world.
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Igor Grossmann is a world traveller. Born in the Soviet Union, and growing up in Ukraine and post-Berlin Wall Germany, he has seen first-hand the impact of complex systems on changes in people's beliefs and practices. His chief work concerns demystifying wisdom -- a “philosopher’s stone” in behavioural sciences.
1-hour support group for anyone struggling with disordered eating or issues with food
All students are welcome to drop-in at any session to speak in a friendly, informal and confidential space The group will be facilitated by a student volunteer and a Campus Wellness clinician Sessions will run every 2nd Tuesday and 4th Wednesday of the month Sign up is available on LEADS or drop-in to any sessionJoin us to informally discuss about a range of topics, including ones you suggest, or get some help composing your comments on the LEARN discussion boards. We’ll have coffee and tea available, so remember to bring a mug.
Is your child in grade 9 for the 2018-2019 school year? If so, Nov 14th is Take Your Kid to Work Day. Here at the University of Waterloo we want to help plan a career guided day with a variety of workshops and hands on opportunities. Depending on their interests, there will be a variety of workshops for the students to engage in! All sessions will start and end at the Visitors Centre and will be 1 hour in length! Please email liaison@uwaterloo.ca if you have any direct questions.
The KW Woodwind Quintet has chosen a program of delightful music by French composers to showcase the "jolie vent" that wind instruments create. The concert will include Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin, Debussy's Children's Corner, Bozza's Scherzo, and Bizet's Carmen Fantasie. Bienvenue à notre concert!
Every Wednesday afternoon, we offer a dedicated writing space (with coffee, tea, and treats!) for faculty to write together. After the writing session you are welcome to stay to discuss writing goals, challenges and strategies with your colleagues.
In celebration of International Education Week, Dr. Marianne Larsen will be joining the campus community to discuss the opportunities, challenges and barriers of internationalization and academic mobility.
Student Level: Junior, Intermediate
Student Type: Co-op
Come join us to talk about career opportunities with PwC. Hear from PwC professionals about our culture, our Enhanced Working Practices and the opportunities they've had to build a meaningful and extraordinary career.
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Select one of the dates listed.
Cultivating Resiliency
Learn how to:
Identify emotional triggers Regulate emotions with self-soothing, coping thoughts, and grounding Increase pleasurable activities Relax using guided imagery visualizationJoin Bill Randall in considering the many respects in which aging is an inherently spiritual process—not religious necessarily, but spiritual (broadly defined). Despite prevailing perceptions of aging as a matter of inevitable decline, the challenges and changes that come with it can be experienced as Nature’s way of nudging us into the adventure of truly growing old (vs just getting old)—growing in insight, understanding, and compassion.
The presentation will be at 4 PM, followed by supper.
Join us for the "Billion Dollar Briefing" talk with the legendary Larry Smith, economics professor at UWaterloo! Trust us, this is a workshop you do NOT want to miss!
We encourage you to register for the workshop and free pizza!
Come explore the intersections between spirituality and narrative, and between narrative and aging, focusing on both the unique developmental tasks of later life, and the challenges aging poses to our stories. The afternoon will introduce the sacred art of story listening and prepare participants to provide narrative care.
Come explore the intersections between spirituality and narrative, and between narrative and aging, focusing on both the unique developmental tasks of later life, and the challenges aging poses to our stories. The afternoon will introduce the sacred art of story listening and prepare participants to provide narrative care.
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Fridays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Student Level: Junior
Student Type: Co-op
KPMG Innovation and Collaboration Challenge (KICC) Information and Networking Session
- Open to 1st to 3rd year undergraduate students
Dress Code: Business Casual
Join Joel Becker, BKI 2017, as he discusses his work as a data scientist at Shopify.
In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field. Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal. This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada.
In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field. Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal. This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada.
Did you miss our flu vaccine clinic in early November? Don't worry - due to high demand we've added more dates. Call 519-888-4096 to book your spot in our additional clinics on November 19 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and November 28 between 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. in Health Services!
It’s time to start your holiday shopping! From November 19-21 is the Book Store Holiday Concourse Sale in South Campus Hall! Save up to 25% off board games, new books and gift items! Come get your perfect gift - we can’t wait to see you there!
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Sign up for one of the dates listed.
Strengthening Motivation
Learn how to:
Solve problems more effectively Set achievable goals Overcome obstacles and increase chances for success Relax using progressive muscle relaxationIt’s time to start your holiday shopping! From November 19-21 is the Book Store Holiday Concourse Sale in South Campus Hall! Save up to 25% off board games, new books and gift items! Come get your perfect gift - we can’t wait to see you there!
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Learn strategies to manage stress and anxiety
Join us to informally discuss about a range of topics, including ones you suggest, or get some help composing your comments on the LEARN discussion boards. We’ll have coffee and tea available, so remember to bring a mug.
Student Level: Junior
Student Type: Co-op
Our BDO team will be on campus hosting an event and we are looking forward to meeting you! You will have the opportunity to learn more about BDO, co-op opportunities, and network with our great team of professionals.
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.
This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.
Register for this consultation session.
Know before you go
Every Wednesday afternoon, we offer a dedicated writing space (with coffee, tea, and treats!) for faculty to write together. After the writing session you are welcome to stay to discuss writing goals, challenges and strategies with your colleagues.
Student Level: Senior, Masters
Student Type: Co-op and Graduating
Autonomic
Autonomic is building the first open cloud-based platform for connecting transportation and mobility systems. Come and meet members of the Autonomic team and learn about the software and services they are building. Team members will be accepting applications for full time software engineering positions, as well as future co-op student positions.
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Select one of the dates listed.
Cultivating Resiliency
Learn how to:
Develop healthier self-care habits Shift unhelpful mindsets Deal with disappointment Motivate yourself after failure Relax using breathing techniques
On the State of Freshwater Fish and Fisheries: Finding a Future for the Forgotten
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Fridays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Come and celebrate the launch of a new collaborative novel, written and edited by University of Waterloo students and community members!
Directed by Dr. Maisie Sum and featuring GrebelArtist-in-Residence I DewaMade Suparta, the UW Balinese Gamelanand the Grebel Community Gamelanwill perform a mix of contemporary pieces and traditional classics. There will be a chance to try out the instrument for yourself after the concert.
The seventh Annual Waterloo West Neighbourhood Fest is a free, drop-in event designed for families with young children, and is organized and delivered by University of Waterloo students in partnership with the Stork Family YMCA and Harper Branch Library.
While the term “empire” has come to have strong political connotations, an archaic use of the word simply means to hold absolute power over something or someone. Few who listen to or participate in music could deny its empire!
While the term “empire” has come to have strong political connotations, an archaic use of the word simply means to hold absolute power over something or someone. Few who listen to or participate in music could deny its empire! This term’s concert will explore music’s empire through various cultures, time periods, and styles including works by Palestrina, Bach, Esenvalds, and Uusberg. This 80 voice choir is directed by Liska Jetchick.
We stretch out a warm welcome to our 5th International Conference on Medicinal Practices: Herbal, Holistic and Traditional to be held from November 26-27, 2018, Bali, Indonesia. Medicinal Practices 2018 aims to gather leading educational scientists, researchers and research students to exchange & share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Medicinal Practices
From November 26th-28th at 9:30am-5pm, the Waterloo Store will be having a huge End-of Term Pop-up Shop in the SCH Concourse! There will lots of great deals, and items! So don't miss out!
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Sign up for one of the dates listed.
Cultivating Thinking
Learn how to:
Identify unhelpful thinking patterns Challenge and modify unhelpful thoughts Think in a more balanced way Relax using mindfulness strategies
Join us for this year's Sally Weaver Award presentation and guest lecture!
Guest speaker, Mr. Paul Racher (Past President of the Ontario Archaeological Society and a Principal at ARA Ltd.) will be presenting a lecture titled:
Truth, Reconciliation and Archaeology
From November 26th-28th at 9:30am-5pm, the Waterloo Store will be having a huge End-of Term Pop-up Shop in the SCH Concourse! There will lots of great deals, and items! So don't miss out!
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Velocity Fund is a pitch competition, held three times a year, for startups and aspiring entrepreneurs to win a share of $130,000 in funding. Join us for the Velocity Fund Finals on November 27 from 11:00am – 3:00pm.
We encourage you to register to reserve your spot in the audience today!
Join us to informally discuss about a range of topics, including ones you suggest, or get some help composing your comments on the LEARN discussion boards. We’ll have coffee and tea available, so remember to bring a mug.
Did you miss our flu vaccine clinic in early November? Don't worry - due to high demand we've added more dates. Call 519-888-4096 to book your spot in our additional clinics on November 19 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and November 28 between 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. in Health Services!
From November 26th-28th at 9:30am-5pm, the Waterloo Store will be having a huge End-of Term Pop-up Shop in the SCH Concourse! There will lots of great deals, and items! So don't miss out!
The change of seasons often also brings an influenza outbreak. Although influenza activity generally peaks around January, it takes the body about two weeks after vaccination to develop antibodies that will protect against influenza virus infection. For that reason, it's important to get vaccinated before the seasonal outbreak.
Every Wednesday afternoon, we offer a dedicated writing space (with coffee, tea, and treats!) for faculty to write together. After the writing session you are welcome to stay to discuss writing goals, challenges and strategies with your colleagues.
1-hour support group for anyone struggling with disordered eating or issues with food
All students are welcome to drop-in at any session to speak in a friendly, informal and confidential space The group will be facilitated by a student volunteer and a Campus Wellness clinician Sessions will run every 2nd Tuesday and 4th Wednesday of the month Sign up is available on LEADS or drop-in to any session
For close to two decades Trey Anthony has carved out a successful career as a published and produced playwright in Canada in a national theatre scene where few playwrights enjoy sustained success. This talk will discuss how Anthony—a Black queer woman—has done so even as Canadian theatre scholars, practitioners and administrators voice perennial concerns about dwindling numbers in theatre audiences in Canada.
Learn the basics of self-care, mindfulness, meditation, and useful strategies for coping with anxiety and stress in our 1-hour Coping Skills Seminars.
Register on LEADS. Select one of the dates listed.
Cultivating Resiliency
Learn how to:
Identify emotional triggers Regulate emotions with self-soothing, coping thoughts, and grounding Increase pleasurable activities Relax using guided imagery visualization
Join Doug Peers, Dean of Arts, University of Waterloo, and a panel of experts in economics, philosophy, and human-computer interaction for a discussion about what we need to know and do to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity for the good of everyone.
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.
Training content:
Earlier this year, Water Institute member Keith Hipel, University Professors in Waterloo's Department of Systems Design Engineering, was awarded the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal for significant contributions to the resolution of scientific aspects of environmental problems or for important improvements to the quality of an ecosystem in all aspects - terrestrial, atmospheric and aqueous - brought about by scientific means.
On November 29, Professor Hipel will deliver the Miroslaw Romanowski Lecture at the University of Waterloo: "Negotiations over Groundwater Contamination."
This is a concert about storytelling. Surprisingly, Rossini's Barber of Seville is not a story about a rabbit masquerading as a barber but a love story complete with disguises and mistaken identity and love triumphs in the en
Write together. Connect to our grad writing community. Stay focused and motivated!
Fridays 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
