Alumni Weekend 2023

Friday, June 2, 2023

7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Alumni Weekend Special Presentation: Rock This Town

• Join us at Fed Hall to experience the exciting history of rock music concerts in KW from the 1960s & 70s. This 70-minute documentary features interviews with music business pros plus performances by today's musicians. 

• Rock This Town was produced by Betty Anne Keller (BA '69), who will join us for an exclusive post-screening chat alongside Joe Recchia (BASC '68, MASC '71) and other special guests.

  Step back into Fed Hall and relive the music and memories that made history!

• Cost: $15.00 Adult/Alumni, $10.00 Current UWaterloo Student, includes a drink ticket and concession voucher

Saturday, June 3, 2023

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Faculty of Health Open House and Tours  - Expansion building

• Check-in, pick up your name tag and enjoy a coffee and snacks in the Faculty of Health Expansion Building as you visit with fellow alumni and enjoy a relaxed start to the day. 

• Meet fellow alumni, Dean Lili Liu and faculty members for a reception and hear about recent highlights from the Faculty of Health. 

  Enjoy a tour led by current students around our 3 buildings - Burt Matthews Hall, Lyle Hallman Institute for Health promotion, and the new (depending on when you graduated) 56,000 square foot Health Expansion. Tour departs at 11 a.m.

  Following the tour, join us for lunch celebrating milestone anniversaries and all alumni who have returned to campus. Note: separate registration is required for lunch.

12 p.m. to 2 p.m. - Forever Black and Gold Luncheon & Milestone Anniversary Celebration - Fed Hall

• Forever Black and Gold Luncheon

  Join us at Fed Hall for a gourmet buffet lunch, interactive activities, displays and live music. Reconnect and mingle with alumni and friends from all faculties and wear or bring along your favourite University of Waterloo clothing or memorabilia for a chance to win great prizes!

  Milestone Anniversary Celebration
  This event will feature a special celebration for alumni celebrating 25th, 50th, 55th and 60th anniversaries, with an archives display of photos and memorabilia from the milestone years and a celebratory address by University of Waterloo President Vivek Goel.

  Cost: $30.00, includes gourmet buffet lunch and a drink ticket

  There will be halal and vegetarian/vegan options available.

  Presented by TD Insurance Meloche Monnex:

  Featuring: Jones and the Jackpines

  Jones + the Jackpines are an indie trio from Kitchener-Waterloo made up of frontwoman Syd Jones (BSC '20) and her backing musicians Matt Wartman (BSC '07) and Graham Campbell (BA '08, MA '14, RLS). They play a variety of folk, rock, and Canadian indie classics, and originals.

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Anatomy 202, anatomy lab for alumni!

• Anatomy 202 offers a 2-hour, hands-on, anatomical review session for health care professionals. We welcome new and experienced health care professionals who want to review anatomy using human cadaver donors. Donors have been dissected to demonstrate musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, digestive, and nervous systems. 

  A certificate of completion and an accompanying letter are provided for those who would like to submit for continuing education credits. Lab coats and disposable nitrile gloves will be provided. Masks are encouraged and available. 

  The cost for this course has been waived for alumni attending Alumni Weekend. Space is limited, if you are no longer able to attend please let us know so we can allow others to attend.