Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
On July 16 the following email was shared with graduate students
To: Graduate students
From: Kate Windsor, Director of Safety
Date: Friday, July 16, 2021
Subject: This email is for information and action
If you are working or studying on campus, please note that we are temporarily removing some COVID-19 signage from common areas in preparation for new signage that we will install in the coming weeks. Please continue to follow all public health guidance including physical distancing, daily self-assessment using Campus Check-In, hand hygiene and use of face coverings in all common spaces.
If you have not yet been vaccinated, or need to get a second dose, there is now an on-campus vaccine centre for employees, students and their families. The COVID-19 Rapid Antigen screening site is also open and screening eligible asymptomatic employees and students, no appointment needed.
We appreciate your efforts in continuing to keep our campus community safe.
Today, July 16, the Region of Waterloo will move into Step 3 of Ontario’s Reopening Framework. Step 3 means we are making small changes to campus operations as we continue to move towards more in person campus experiences.
We are continuing to resume in-person course activity scheduled for spring term. You can find a list of undergraduate and graduate courses happening in person on the COVID-19 website. Class sizes and safety procedures such as wearing a mask and physical distancing will stay in effect for the remainder of the spring term.
If your departmental COVID-19 Safety Plan or course schedule requires you to work on campus you can now start or resume permitted activities with the approval of your supervisor. You must continue to follow the instructions for work laid out in your departmental safety plan. These regulations apply whether you or your colleagues have had a vaccination or not.
The Step 3 regulations include no changes to current research activities. We are beginning to transition research safety plans and compliance monitoring from the Office of Research to Faculties. The Office of Research will share more information on this soon, after discussions with department chairs and deans.
You can expect to hear more information on campus operations and our plans for the fall term in the coming weeks as public health measures evolve.
We are making changes to the opening times of some buildings and services:
If you are working or studying on campus, please note that we are temporarily removing some COVID-19 signage from common areas in preparation for new signage that we will install in the coming weeks. Please continue to follow all public health guidance including physical distancing, daily self-assessment using Campus Check-In, hand hygiene and use of face coverings in all common spaces.
If you have not yet been vaccinated, or need to get a second dose, there is now an on-campus vaccine centre for employees, students and their families. The COVID-19 Rapid Antigen screening site is also open and screening eligible asymptomatic employees and students, no appointment needed.
We appreciate your efforts in continuing to keep our campus community safe.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.