Hello PACS Students! I hope that everyone is settling into their semester well as the third week of classes is underway. This newsletter contains job opportunities, events, and resources you might use in the coming weeks and months.
Upcoming Events
Notre Dame Student Peace Conference
The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is an annual event organized by students for students and sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. The conference is free and open to students from any college or university who want to dialogue on important issues related to peacebuilding, social justice, and conflict transformation. This Year’s Student Peace Conference is Called (Re)Imagining Justice and runs from Friday, April 8 – Saturday, April 9, 2022.
The deadline to submit your proposal is Friday, January 28, 2022.
For more information visit the Notre Dame Student Peace Conference website.
Peace & Justice Student Seminar | Mennonite Central Committee Canada
The annual Peace & Justice Student Seminar is just around the corner. This year, the topic is “Is our Climate Polarized? Building bridges for a shared future. This conference discusses public discourse and political landscape relating to climate change, building bridges to create a more sustainable future for all and more. This is a hybrid event with multiple locations to attend, including Kitchener Ontario.
The conference is from Tuesday, February 22 – Thursday, February 24, 2022. To Register, visit the MCC Peace & Justice Student Seminar website. The deadline to register is January 31st.
MAP The System 2022
Map the System 2022 is underway at the University of Waterloo! You have until January 31, 2022 to register for this research competition for your chance to win up to $2,000 in cash prizes and compete at the virtual Canadian Final and Global Final at Oxford. Map the System asks you to select a social or environmental issue and to explore, probe, and research all the connecting elements and factors around it. Questions about the competition can be directed to UWaterloo Map the System Campus Lead, Leah Feor.
PJ-Friendly Writing Groups for Undergrads | Writing and Communication Centre
Meet with the WCC on Microsoft Teams for their weekly writing sessions. Then check in with them on Teams throughout the week for motivation, resources, and solidarity as we navigate our assignment loads. For every 6 sessions you attend this term, you earn a #WaterlooWrites mug! The Writing Groups run on Mondays from 2-4 pm Eastern and Wednesdays from 10 am - 12 pm Eastern from January 10th - March 30th, 2022.
For more information and to join the Writing Groups, visit the PJ-Friendly Writing Groups for Undergrads website.
Don’t Look Up: Navigating climate realities with fiction (Waterloo Womxn + Nonbinary Wednesdays)
Whether from COVID or climate change, we’ve all got a lot of anxiety these days. The Netflix hit film "Don’t Look Up," with its astronomical analogy for climate change, strikes some as cathartic and others as anxiety-inducing. But now what? Can a fictional film, and the associated anxieties, actually create change? What do we do with these feelings that persist beyond the screen and what other ways might fiction aid navigation of our climate realities?
For more information on the event, visit Don't Look Up: Navigating climate realities with fiction (Waterloo Womxn + Nonbinary Wednesdays) and to register, visit the W3+ = Waterloo Womxn + Nonbinary Wednesdays website.
Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
Romero House Worker Program
This full-time live-in volunteer program gives young people from all over the world the opportunity to live alongside refugees in a spirit of service and mutual care. You can choose to commit yourself to a year or two of your life committed to serving and living in the Romero House community.
The deadline to apply is January 31st. For more information about the worker program, visit the Romero House ‘Be a Worker' website.
Fully funded PACS internship/co-op placements
PACS students looking for Winter or Spring/Summer co-op placements, consider these fully funded placements at NGOs.
- Drayton Entertainment
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region
- Junior Diabetes Research Foundation
- House of Friendship
- Kids Help Phone
- Carizon Family and Community Services
Visit the organizational websites above to learn more about these NGOs, and contact Ndagire Brendah for more information about the positions and how to apply. Visit the PACS Internships website for more information about the program.
Student Support Resources
COVID-19 Updates
The situations continues to evolve in response to COVID-19.
- Complete Campus Check-In each day you come to campus.
- The Grebel COVID-19 page includes important information about the library and visiting Grebel building
Counselling Services
University of Waterloo Counselling
Campus Wellness Counselling Services
This service can be reached at 519-888-4567, ext. 32655. Offers same-day appointments for emergencies and can be found in Needles Hall North on the second floor
Campus Wellness Health Services
This service can be reached at 519-888-4096. Offers walk-in appointments for urgent concerns and can be found in Health Services building.
The Centre for Career Action (CCA)
The Centre for Career Action (CCA) is offering some in-person services for fall 2021. The Tatham Centre is open with front-desk support, limited in-person appointments, and co-op consults. Services are also available virtually. Book an appointment online or Live Chat with our Client Support Team. The CCA is here to help.
If you feel overwhelmed or anxious and need to talk to somebody, please contact the University’s Campus Wellness services, either Health Services or Counselling Services. You can also contact the University's Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment. Good2Talk is a post-secondary student helpline available to all students.
Disclaimer: Events and opportunities above are not all endorsed by the PACS department; this newsletter includes opportunities that we think PACS students may be interested in, but are not sponsored by PACS. Please use your own discretion to determine if an opportunity is right for you.