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Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, read the following statement to a news conference earlier today.

It is with deep regret that we have confirmed the death of a member of our campus community and student body, who was struck by lightning this morning during an unexpected storm, and died of her injuries.

The family of the deceased student have requested privacy, and have asked that we not release the student’s name.  

President Feridun Hamdullahpur was today named chair of Canada's U15 association of research-intensive universities.

President Hamdullahpur (right) assumes the chair of Canada’s U15 group of research-intensive universities, taking over from Western University’s President Amit Chakma (left). U15’s executive director, Suzanne Corbeil (centre), facilitates the transition.

This article originally appeared in the Friday, May 30, 2014 edition of the Daily Bulletin.

Both at home and abroad, May has been an exciting month for Waterloo.

As you know, building our international profile and prominence is an important part of our Strategic Plan. In pursuit of that goal, I led a delegation of Waterloo administrators and researchers to visit some of our key partners in China this month and the results have been excellent.

This article originally appeared in the Friday, March 28, 2014 edition of the Daily Bulletin.

I suppose I should start with an apology.

When I last wrote to you in this space, on February 28, I concluded my article with this sentiment:

“Thank you for keeping at your work and studies during such a long and cold winter. The next time I write to you Spring will have sprung!”