March Virtual Open House (March 20, 2021)
Join us on Saturday, March 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about the University of Waterloo! Drop in for specific sessions or join us for the entire time.
Participate in presentations covering everything from programs, co-op, student life, financing your education and housing. Visit our booths to chat with students, professors and staff and find answers to your questions.
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WWIN Webinar Series: Creating Your Own Path - Opportunities, Sustainability and Lessons through COVID-19 (March 24, 2021)
In this fireside chat we sit down with two inspiring leaders – Joanne McKinley (BMath'00, MMath'02), Waterloo’s 2020 J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation recipient and Director of Software Development at Google, and Sandra Banks, Vice-President, University Relations at Waterloo – as we discuss the impact and changes COVID-19 has had on women in the workforce. As an advocate for work-life balance, Joanne talks candidly about her experiences gaining increasing responsibility in her career while prioritizing family.
Introduced by Sophie Janszen-Spitman, WWIN student member and representative of the Women in Mathematics Committee, this conversation aims to inspire students and alumni at all stages of their career to create their own paths, be a role model for others and not be afraid to ask for changes in their workplace that will benefit not just women, but all employees. REGISTER TODAY!
Recent alumni events
Annual Dean’s Lecture in Hong Kong & Pi Day Celebration (March 14, 2021)
This event featured an exclusive fireside update and conversation for our Hong Kong alumni community with the 12th Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Mark Giesbrecht, and a brief talk about DATA CHALLENGES LAID BARE BY COVID-19 by Vivek Goel CM, Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and President Designate, University of Waterloo.
Professor Jochen Koenemann, Chair, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, gave a public lecture that showcased the impact of mathematics and promising algorithms coming out of research within the Faculty to address challenges from delicate surgeries to 3D problems to global logistics and transport.
Recording of this virtual event will be coming soon to the math website.
International Women’s Day Breakfast (March 8, 2021)
On Monday, March 8th the University of Waterloo hosted a very special International Women’s Day breakfast to discuss how diversity and equity are critical to helping power shifts in science, technology, entrepreneurship and social change.
The entrepreneurial computer scientist (January 20, 2021)
Whether you started a company or work for one, entrepreneurial skills will be essential in your career as a computer scientist. Steven Woods (MMath '91, PhD '96), Engineering Lead for Google Canada, shared his career learnings and inspired students to take every opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills.
WWIN Webinar Series: How Females are Growing the Start-Up Landscape (November 18, 2020)
On November 18, we sat down with two inspiring entrepreneurial leaders – Susan Heystee, BMath ’86 and Managing Director at Golden Seeds, and Katie Witkop, Founding Designer at Faire – topics included the importance of supporting female-owned start-ups, potential funding sources for entrepreneurs, incubators, the experience of female founders and the recent shift towards women starting their own businesses during COVID-19.
Introduced by Keer Liu, 2019 Math Co-op Student of the Year, this conversation aimed to energize students and alumni at all stages of their careers to pursue their passions and not be afraid to solve the problems they see around them.
