Workshop

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.
 

Join transgender therapist and educator, Washington Silk (they/them), as they talk about menstruation and trans folks! In this special Pride Month edition of our Menstrual Equity Lunch and Learn series we’ll learn more about the complex relationship between menstruation and trans bodies.

So you’ve got an idea? Before building anything in startups, you have to validate that it’s actually something somebody wants. While sounding relatively straightforward, figuring out whether people actually want your thing is the crucible on which most great startups are forged. Come join us for a new imagining of Cornerstone. Lead by Eric Blondeel, a two-time YC alumni, you’ll learn how to validate your idea without fooling yourself and others with bias. Learn about the mistakes of the teams that came before you and maybe earn some prizes along the way too.

Join us this May as we stand together for Sexual Violence Awareness Month at the University of Waterloo. Throughout the month, we're bringing together a lineup of powerful voices with 4 dynamic speakers featuring four separate engaging virtual talks every Thursday starting May 9 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and informative promotional booths every Wednesday beginning May 8.

This session is for University of Waterloo students, researchers or faculty that are applying to the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch. The YC application deadline for S24 is April 22. Don’t miss the opportunity to talk to someone in your field who has had success at YC and review your application before you submit it.

Join the Sustainability Office for tree planting to support biodiversity on campus! Students and employees are invited to help with prepping the site and planting a variety of trees and shrubs, while learning more about the importance of supporting biodiversity and nature on campus and in our community.

Join the Sustainability Office for tree planting to support biodiversity on campus. Students and employees are invited to help with prepping the site and planting a variety of trees and shrubs, while learning more about the importance of supporting biodiversity and nature on campus and in our community.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, the Water Institute, presents, "Innovation Leadership Skills” with special guest, Karen Kun, Director and Co-founder of Waterlution. In this interactive module, participants will discover what makes them an asset to the water sector, while learning to recognize and appreciate the abilities of others. You will learn to how improve your communication and teambuilding skills through a variety of fun and effective tools that identifies strengths and further develops leadership and innovation competencies.

Exciting teams of innovative students will showcase their ideas at the semi-finals of Velocity Pitch Competition. Be in the audience as UWaterloo student teams pitch their startup ideas to a panel of judges. The top 8 teams from across night one and night two will move on to the Velocity Pitch Competition Finals on November 30th to compete for a chance at one of four $5,000 prizes in grant funding to help turn their concept into a reality.

Are you looking for a career path that places you on the front line of innovation? Are you looking to champion social and environmental causes while achieving financial growth? A career in Venture Capital (VC) may be for you! The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) is the voice of Canada’s private capital industry and works with investors behind some of the biggest innovations fuelling the Canadian economy.