Join the Work-Learn Institute (WxL) in exploring how employers can foster workplace inclusion for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (2SLGBTQIA+) co-op students.
Are you interested in pursuing a Master’s or PhD and want to learn more about the Engineering Graduate programs offered at Waterloo? Register to join us on Wednesday, June 5 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. for our in-person Graduate Studies Fair to have all of your questions answered by faculty members, current grad students and admission experts from each department!
The Quantum Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF) and Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will be hosting an open house at the Research Advancement Centre (RAC) to celebrate the opening of the Inert Atmosphere Fabrication Lab (IAFL). Join us as we showcase the shared lab equipment available to our academic community and industry partners. This event will feature a motivating talk by Adam Wei Tsen, IQC Associate Professor, on the research that this new 2D material device fabrication lab will enable. Lab tours and talks about tool capabilities will follow.
The following Employer is hosting an Employer Information Session on Thursday, June 6th:
Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the Employer Information Sessions calendar for any updates!
WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture with Danielle LaCroix. Please join us in person or on Zoom for a discussion on Nuclear Power. As Ontario’s economy grows and shifts from fossil fuels to electric-powered systems in the transportation and industrial sectors, electricity demand is forecast to continue to increase over the next three decades. Nuclear power will play a critical role in supporting this growth while ensuring a reliable grid and maintaining Ontario’s clean energy advantage.
Through the power of his own story and the inspiration he’s found in others, Rick Hansen shares his vision and inspires audiences to join his journey to create an accessible, healthy and inclusive world, where people of all abilities can fully participate and contribute. By reflecting on our own actions and beliefs, we can challenge existing standards and dream up new ones – ones that foster hope, inspiration and acceptance. Hansen encourages us all to fight for accessibility as a human right.
Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, is giving a Distinguished Public Lecture titled "Internet: Past, Present and Future."
The UWSA Area Representatives Committee is a space to exchange information about current issues facing staff at UW and to keep an open line of communication between the UWSA leadership and staff members across the University. One meeting each term is open to all staff and includes a guest speaker in addition to the usual update from the UWSA president and open discussion among members.
This term's open meeting features a presentation from Lynn Long and Jeremy de Boer about the UW Conflict Management and Human Rights Office.
In celebration of National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Office of Indigenous Relations is excited to host an Indigenous Community Concert featuring the Sultans of String. Light refreshments will be provided.
Step 1: Invite your whole team to this panel discussion.
Step 2: Get away from your desk and find somewhere comfy to sit for an hour.
Step 3: Listen to our panelists share their thoughts, experience, and advice about what work is, why we need breaks from it, and how we can help each other unplug.
Step 4: Talk about it with your colleagues!