Knowledge Integration seminar series

INTEG 10 is a seminar on transdisciplinary topics and integrative practices which are of special interest to Knowledge Integration students, faculty, and staff. This is the "living room" of the program; a place where the community comes together to share ideas and be inspired.

Each seminar features a workshop for KI students, or a guest speaker that is a public talk open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public. We encourage sparkling and lively discussion between speakers and audience members.

When we have public talks, we welcome friends and visitors to join us!

Winter 2024 Seminar Schedule

Fridays at 2:30-3:50pm in EV2-2002

Talk descriptions will be updated 2-3 weeks in advance of each seminar.

Date Audience Speaker & Description

January 12

Open to the public

Doing Interdisciplinary Science: Stories from the Field (Among Other Places)

Caleb Cook Ryan, PhD Candidate in the Department of Biology at Waterloo

January 19

Open to the public

How Knowers Know Well: Standpoint Theory

3:00-4:30pm in Hagey Hall (HH) 334

Alison Wylie, Canadian philosopher on archeology, professor at UBC, and Humphrey Professor in Philosophy at Waterloo

Hosted by the Philosophy department

January 26

Open to the public

Designing Hope: 12 Years of Transformative Problem Solving

Brock Hart, Chief Design Officer at Overlap Associates

February 2

Open to the public

Knowledge Integration Alumni Panel, featuring:

  • Joan Ang (BKI '12), Energy & Carbon Manager at Western University
  • Patrick Famaran (BKI '16), Senior Manager Tech Partnerships at RBC
  • Erin Jamieson (BKI '17), Assistant Crown Attorney for the Government of Ontario
  • Karissa Manning (BKI '19), User Experience Designer at Kognitiv Corporation
February 9 Open to the public

On Indigeneity, Capital, and Design Intelligence

David Fortin, Professor in Architecture at Waterloo

February 16 & 23

No seminar before and during Reading Week

March 1

Open to the public

Philosophy of the Field, in The Field, Reckoning with Settler Colonial Practice in Archaeology

Alison Wylie, visiting Humphrey Professor

March 8

Open to the public

From Camp Counsellor to Multi-Million Dollar Fundraiser: The Power of Networking

Melanie Osmond, BKI ’16 and Officer of Events & Community Partnerships at the Southlake Foundation

March 15

KI community

KISS Board Game Social

Knowledge Integration Student Society

March 22 Open to the public

INTEG 420B Symposium: flash talks & poster presentations

Fourth-year Knowledge Integration students

March 29

No seminar during Good Friday

April 5

KI community End of term wrap-up & social