News for Future students

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

CoSMH Update - October 2018

Since Waterloo President Feridun Hamdullahpur accepted the final report and recommendations from the advisory committee on student mental health, a lot of work has taken place.

The membership for the implementation Committee on Student Mental Health (CoSMH) is in place and all recommendations have been assessed and prioritized. A total of 40 per cent of the recommendations are underway or have been completed. The CoSMH has set a goal of addressing all 36 recommendations contained in the final report within the next two years.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Note from the PAC-SMH Chair, deadline extended

The PAC-SMH has been working towards getting the final report to the President on January 15, 2018. The PAC-SMH determined that an extension is needed to properly distil the nearly 140 recommendations brought to us by our supporting panels. We recognized that we need to:

Monday, July 31, 2017

PAC-SMH Panel Launch Day brings together a variety of perspectives

The President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health (PAC-SMH) hosted a supporting panel launch day Thursday, July 27 2017. It was the first time the supporting panels were able to meet with each other and brought together perspectives from students, faculty, staff, community partners, alumni, and parents.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Supporting panel members selected

The members of the President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health (PAC-SMH) have reviewed the many applications and selected supporting panel members for the five topic panels: Student Experience, Student Services, Community Partners, Academic, Mental Health Experts. The large number of applicants from across our University of Waterloo community affirms the passion and awareness for developing and enhancing mental health and wellness services and systems on campus. Thank you!

Monday, June 26, 2017

Applications open for President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health supporting panel groups

The President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health (PAC-SMH) has been meeting since May and we are pleased to announce we are ready to start recruiting for representatives on our five supporting panels. The panels include: Student Experience, Student Services, Community Partners, Academic, and Mental Health Experts. Each panel will help to gather information in their topic area to help the PAC-SMH deliver their final report.