Events

We are pleased to announce this year's orientation schedule! The MPS 2016 Orientation will be an exciting 3 day event including the following activities:

• lunch at the Grad House followed by a tour of the main campus
• trip to Stratford to witness Shakespeare's Macbeth 
• official introduction to the program and staff followed by ice-breaker activities and socializing with MPS senior students and alumni 

Join us in creating the most memorable orientation yet! 

The MPS program welcomes all current students and alumni to join us for a night of fun and insightful networking with honourable guests including bureaucrats, mayors, and distinguished ministers! 

We invite all current students, senior students, and alumni to join us in an event organized by this year's MPSA.  The event will begin by commemorating those who fought to make Canada the diverse and rich country it is today.  Afterwards, enjoy an array of ethnic dishes followed by a narration of the origins of Diwali and special activities and musical performances prepared by current students and alumni! 

Talks for current students by senior students - This afternoon will feature presentations from senior students about their co-op experiences as well as advice for junior students on how to be successful in the public service. There's a lunch mix and mingle at 12:00 p.m. and the talks will begin at 1:00 p.m. The festivities will continue in the afternoon as junior students and senior students meet at the Duke of Wellington for dinner and networking.  

Speakers include:

Information session on the new WaterlooWorks database - By popular request, the awesome Alicia Flatt will be returning to the program space to hold a mandatory information session explaining important details pertaining to navigation of the new WaterlooWorks co-op database.  We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to attend as this session will be tremendously beneficial!  

MPSA welcomes all students to attend MPS Meets the Mayor at City Hall in Waterloo for a Question & Answer Session with the honourable Dave Jaworsky.  Make sure to prepare several questions in advance as this is an excellent opportunity to network with seasoned public servants! 

The Master of Public Service is eager to announce its 2017 Student and Alumni Fall Mixer. This professional event gives current students an opportunity to connect and network with senior students, alumni, distinguished bureaucrats, ministers, and honourable public servants. All  students and alumni are invited to experience an exciting and insightful evening at the University of Toronto's Hart House! 

What needs to be done in order to curb the spread of Covid-19: Exposure notification, legal considerations, and statistical modeling

Organized by the Master of Public Service Policy & Data Lab and GEDI and sponsored by the Waterloo Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute, this virtual conference brings together experts from the social and physical sciences, computer science and engineering, statistics, and law to help frame policy recommendations for a variety of societal issues that have emerged with COV