Events

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.

Would you like to read a poem you wrote? The Creative Writing Club is hosting a Poetry Reading Night where you can do just that.

The poetry reading night will be held on June 14, starting at 6PM in STC 0010. If you submit a poem, you have the choice to read it yourself or for one of the event hosts to read the poem for you. Poetry submissions and attendance is open to all, so feel free to invite your friends or family. Time permitting, there will also be an open mic session at the end of the event for anyone to come up and read poetry they would like to share.

The Canadian Youth STEM Conference (CYSC) is aimed at students in Grades 9-12 across Canada who want to fuel their passion in the field. Hosted at the University of Waterloo and streamed nation-wide in partnership with Shad Canada, the program features insightful talks delivered by leading experts on emerging technology, an innovation challenge, and opportunities to form new connections.

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.

Join us for an exploration of DEC's significance in computing history, a look at modern efforts to make computers like the PDP-8 and PDP-11 accessible to home users, and perhaps even a scale-model demonstration of these iconic machines.

All are welcome!

WISE is pleased to announce a hybrid WISE Public Lecture (co-hosted with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering) with Dr. Hong Chen, principal Engineer, PJM Interconnection, and Dr. Jay Liu, VP of Transformation, EXUS Management Partners. Please join us in-person or on Zoom for a discussion on the fundamentals of wholesale electricity market operation, focusing on integrated power system and electricity market operation, using PJM market as an example. Hot topics, such as uncertainty, gas-electric coordination, renewable, storage, Distributed Energy Resources (DER), and system operation under extreme weather, will also be discussed.

Bystander Intervention Training is one way the Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO) is helping to build consent culture on our campus. Participants will be provided with the skills and resources to intervene when they see harmful, or potentially harmful, behaviour which includes sexual violence, as well as other forms of harm.
 

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!

The following employer is hosting Employer Information Sessions on Tuesday, June 18th:

• CC&L | Applying Engineering, Data Science and Finance to Quant Investing - VIRTUAL Information Session

Make sure to register through WaterlooWorks and check the Employer Information Sessions calendar for any updates!