Contacts

Responsibilities:

• Represents the interests and policies of Graduate Studies
• Chairs the Graduate Operations Committee
• Co-chairs the Senate Graduate and Research Council and Graduate Student Relations Committee
• Represents Graduate Studies on most University committees and is the University of Waterloo external representative for graduate affairs - Ontario Council on Graduate Studies (OCGS), Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)

Responsibilities:

• Senior management oversight
• Manager of GSPA:
  • Academic Records
  • Admissions
  • Financial aid
  • Convocation
  • Government reporting
  • Marketing and Communications
• Leadership direction, change management and support:
  • Academic programs
  • Student Experience
  • Experiential Education
• Financial and budget oversight
• Human Resource Management
• Space
• Member of Senate Graduate and Research Council
• Member of Graduate Operations Committee
• Resource to Graduate Student Relations Committee, Provost's Advisory Committee on Graduate Student Support

Responsibilities:

• Planning, coordinating and executing internal and external communications
• GSO, Postdoctoral web site
• Publications
• Recruitment
• Marketing
• Internal workshops
• Postdoctoral Fellows
• External events to promote University of Waterloo graduate programs, funding and services

Responsibilities:

• NSERC Master’s (CGS M) and Doctoral Scholarships (PGS/CGS D)
• CGS-MSFSS
• Bursaries
  • Graduate Student Day Care Bursary
  • Millennium Graduate Bursary
  • Graduate Studies Parental Leave Bursary
• Emergency Loans
• Medical Leave Award
• Doctoral Thesis Completion Award

Responsibilities:

• Award payment support, including eligibility review
• Financial reconciliation support
• Scholarship budget allocation support

Responsibilities:

• Graduate calendar management

Responsibilities:

• Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
• Management of admissions records and communications
• Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
• Training and advisement

Responsibilities:

• Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
• Management of admissions records and communications
• Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
• Training and advisement

Responsibilities:

• CIHR Master’s (CGS M) and Doctoral Scholarships (CGS D/DFSA)
• OGS and QEII-GSST
• UW Provost Graduate Scholarship
• Graduate Studies Research Travel Assistantship
• Other external awards:
  • Autism Award
  • Canadian Water Resources Award
  • CGS Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities
  • Google PhD Fellowship
  • Mackenzie King Scholarship
  • Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award
  • Rhodes Scholarship
  • SWAAC Award
  • Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships
• Website, Graduate funding and awards database, Graduate Calendar, E-News

Responsibilities:

• Digital strategy
• Communications and content management
• Research and best practices
• Project and relationship management

Responsibilities:

• Financial aid records including nominations (i.e. UW Graduate Scholarship, QEII-GSST, etc), eligibility review, data entry
• Account reconciliations
• Financial aid reports

Responsibilities:

• Faculties: Applied Health Sciences, Science, Theology
  • Student records
  • Theses
  • Graduation and Convocation

Responsibilities:

• Faculties: Engineering and Mathematics                                           
  • Student records
  • Theses
  • Graduation and Convocation

Responsibilities:

• Student records
• Theses
• Graduation and Convocation

Responsibilities:

• Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
• Management of admissions records and communications
• Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
• Training and advisement

Responsibilities:

• Graduate course catalogue management
• Quest and OnBase support
• Document management

Responsibilities:

• SSHRC Master’s (CGS M) and Doctoral Scholarships
• SSHRC Talent Award
• Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS)
• Awards requiring review of applications and ranking (Davis Memorial, J. Alan George, Needs Based Awards, International Experience Awards)
• Convocation medals/awards
  • Governor General Medal/University Finalists
  • Alumni Gold Medals/University Finalists
  • Select departmental convocation medals/awards
• CAGS – UMI

Responsibilities: 

• Managing, Leading and Training Staff
• Admissions and Sponsorships – Policy implementation and decision making
• Directing and ensuring data accuracy and reporting
• Decision Making and Non-standard admissions
• Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development

Responsibilities:

• Award payment support, including eligibility review
• Financial reconciliation support
• Scholarship budget allocation support

Responsibilities:

• Vanier CGS Doctoral Scholarships
• Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
• John Charles Polanyi Prize
• CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC Postdoctoral Scholarship inquiries
• Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
• Establishment of Endowments & Trusts
• Commissioner for Taking Affidavits

Responsibilities:

• Admissions Management
• Leadership and vision
• Supervision and staff development
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development

Responsibilities:

• Electronic application
• Quest and OnBase support
• Document management
• Admissions communications

Responsibilities:

• Graduate professional skills
• Postdoctoral support

Responsibilities:

• Quest and OnBase development
• Systems security
• Records management
• SISP team member

Responsibilities:

• Awards from endowments, trusts, operating, including planning program budget entitlements, review and approval of all nominations, annual reporting and communications to senior University administrators; *except those requiring collection of application and adjudication from Advisory Committee on Scholarships and Awards
• UW New Faculty Award
• Bridge Funding Doctoral Scholarship
• Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women
• Senate Graduate Scholarships
• Government reporting – Ontario Trillium Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Fellowship
• Budget transfer summaries to Finance at year end (operating accounts)
• University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship allocations and reconciliations
• Consultant with Graduate Studies Ennowment Fund (GSEF) treasurer

Responsibilities:

Faculties: Arts and Environment                                                                  

• Student records
• Theses
• Graduation and Convocation

Responsibilities:

• Document imaging
• Application support

Responsibilities:

• Quest and OnBase development
• Systems security
• Records management
• SISP team member

Responsibilities:

• Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
• Management of admissions records and communications
• Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
• Training and advisement