Since I last wrote to you about the violence occurring in Israel and in Gaza, many of you have reached out to share your thoughts about my words.
On behalf of the staff and faculty of the University of Waterloo, I am looking forward to welcoming our graduates and their family, friends and supporters to convocation.
As we return to our campuses after Reading Week, the world looks different than it did before we left. Devastation continues to unfold as the war between Israel and Hamas escalates. Many innocent civilians, Israelis and Palestinians, Jews, Muslims and Christians, are caught in the conflict and suffering unspeakable harm. Many in our community are scared and in pain.
In an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing world, technologies are reshaping all facets of our lives.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation holds deep significance for our nation. It is a day dedicated to recognizing the painful history of Residential Schools, acknowledging the enduring trauma of Indigenous peoples, and promoting truth, reflection, and reconciliation. This day honors Survivors and remembers those lost.
As we head into this fall season, for most people lockdowns, and gathering restrictions seem a distant memory. We’re more at ease with the knowledge of how to manage COVID-19 and the availability of vaccines specific to circulating variants. However, we cannot take for granted our current sense of ease—and we must not be quick to forget the lessons we learned from the pandemic.
The following is an email shared with the University of Waterloo community on September 19, 2023
Dear UWaterloo community,
By now many of you will have heard about anti-Trans and anti-2SLGBTQIA+ events happening across our country on Wednesday. I want to acknowledge the damaging effects these events will have on many people in our community.
We all know the facts: Canada has been the worst performing advanced economy in the Organisation for Economic Co-o
The following is a transcript of a video message shared with University of Waterloo students on August 31, 2023
Hello everyone
I’m Vivek Goel, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo. I use the pronouns He/Him
It is my privilege to welcome you to our Fall 2023 term.
For some of you, this will be your first time on our campuses. For others, we welcome you back.
While research and learning on our campuses continues throughout the year, every September, there is a sense of a new beginning.
In a rapidly changing world research universities are essential for ensuring that Canada had the knowledge and talent necessary to keep up.
That’s why the University of Waterloo recently developed our Global Futures, a focus on five interconnected problem areas that can only be tackled with transdisciplinary scholarship and action.