Waterloo at 100 Feedback | Office of the President

Discussion

Since our unconventional founding 65 years ago, the University of Waterloo has developed into a remarkable institution. And the impacts from being unconventional have followed in all aspects of our mission. Waterloo at 100 is ultimately about setting a vision for the next 35 years and beyond that will help guide our highest aspirations and priorities to ensure the University continues to evolve, innovate, and make significant impacts to humanity’s greatest challenges.

The questions below are provided to support discussion, input, and feedback on the Waterloo at 100 visioning work underway. Of course, your own questions and comments are welcome and encouraged to enrich our engagements and consultations over the fall term.

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1. Waterloo innovated how learning is defined through co-op education. What could be Waterloo’s next institutional innovations that enable the kind of future desired in Waterloo at 100? 

2. How can Waterloo refine and reshape the way we approach and make education, learning, and research meaningful? Which technologies might serve our goals for relevance, access, and impact?

3. With respects to the five interconnected Futures for impacts in society, sustainability, health, technology, and the economy, what strategies and initiatives can we implement to help address the most pressing challenges today and into the future?

4. How and where can our values be refined and made more reflective of the emergent Waterloo at 100 vision?

5. What should we prioritize from among the aspirations in Waterloo at 100? What can be done in the short term to achieve early gains? 

6. For many of the impacts we desire, our institution will need to evolve its management and operational culture. Where can changes be made to ensure success?

7. How will the institution measure progress and describe and recognize impact? Doing so should address the full range of activities at Waterloo, from institutional activities to contributions by our faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

8. Any other comments/suggestions for the Waterloo at 100 visioning exercise underway?