Welcome to winter 2022! In this edition of the KGSA Newsletter, you will find a re-cap of our fall events, a message from your KGSA about the upcoming election, a list of upcoming events, and links to various resources to supplement your learning and success in graduate studies. Check it out!
The KGSA hosted its annual Holiday Party on Thursday, December 10th, 2020. We had such a great turnout of faculty, staff, and students who engaged in 5 rounds of trivia hosted by the legendary duo of Dan and Jeff! We also recapped our Good Deeds Event and had attendees submit a holiday photo to spread their Christmas and holiday cheer. Thank you to everyone who attended and we wish you the best for the holiday's!
The KGSA would like to invite you to a new initiative for grad students called "Mindfulness Mondays". The purpose of this initiative is to provide space and time in our busy schedules early in the week to engage in the practice of mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. The format of the Mindfulness Mondays initiative is very open ended, in the hopes of respecting peoples' privacy and willingness to participate in person. Every Monday between 9am - 10am, we invite people wanting to actively participate in this initiative to gather in the reading room on the third floor of BMH (BMH 3035).
The 2019 Holiday Party was a huge success! Thanks to everyone for making this such a great event! Please enjoy a brief recap and some pictures from the night here!
The KGSA will be hosting a bbq and social event for Halloween on October 27th, 2018!
We invite all graduate students to attend! There will be lots of food, games, and socializing to be had by all! Please keep a look out for more information as the date approaches!
Attention KIN graduate students. It's that time of year again. The KGSA annual general meeting (AGM) will be held in less than a month (exact time and location will be announced soon). That means that if you, or any of your Kin grad student colleagues, are interested in any of the executive positions, please let us know: mglinka@uwaterloo.ca.
All positions (except Past President) are open. In cases where multiple people are nominated, an online vote will determine the winner.
On the Eve of Wednesday, December 13th, an unruly swath of graduate students, staff, and faculty...
With the summer term winding down, we'd like to highlight the recent academic achievements of some of our students.
The beautiful Canadian mountain town of Banff hosted the 48th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE) from July 31st - August 3rd. Dr. Steven Fischer's group represented UW at this meeting, sharing their instrumental work aimed at understanding causes of musculoskeletal disorders in paramedics and assessing interventions designed to reduce injury burdens in this population.
Students, staff, and faculty came out in droves on June 23 to enjoy some grilled goodies, refreshments, lawn games, and good company. Thanks to everyone for coming out and especially the hardworking BBQ committee for putting in the hard work!
Stay tuned for beach day toward the end of July!
The AHS heat for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be held on Monday, February 13, at 3:00 PM in LHS 1621.
The 3MT is a valuable opportunity to enhance your presentation, communication and networking skills while showcasing the research that you do in AHS. You have the potential to win thousands of dollars in prizes while advancing through the competition.