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Thursday, August 25, 2022

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 15

In this issue:

  • Recognizing Emancipation Day
  • President Goel meets with new Black faculty and staff
  • Athletics launches Black Apprenticeship Coaching Program
  • New Anti-racism unit added to EDI-RO
  • Meet Sharyn Gittens, International Student Experience assistant (co-op)
  • Q and A with the experts
  • Why Access Matters For Black Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 14

In this issue:

  • Re-introducing The Curve with Dr. Taylor 
  • St. Paul’s University College announces Michaëlle Jean Scholars in International Development 
  • Inspiring the next generation of Black STEM leaders 
  • Researchers and Indigenous students learn about Grand River 
  • IBET PhD Project 
  • Star quarterback shows why it takes more than talent to succeed  
  • The Black Alliance Internship Program
  • Black participants needed for OA-related research
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 13

In this issue:

  • Celebrating National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day
  • Planting the seeds of reconciliation
  • Meet Savanah Seaton, MA Psychology
  • Meet Naomi Paul, MASc in Systems Design Engineering
  • Meet Elder Bill, Elder in Residence, Faculty of Engineering
  • Q and A with the experts: Reclaiming Indigenous histories
  • May CatalystFlashback, Meet Anne Galang, associate director, Executive Communications
  • Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) competition
Monday, May 30, 2022

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 12

In this issue:

  • President Goel reflects on Asian Heritage Month 
  • President Goel receives the PART report
  • Manh-Kien Tran builds a smart cloud-based battery management system
  • Meet Anne Galang, associate director, Executive Communications
  • Preparing for the next pandemic
  • Susan Shu Chang (BA '17) wins the Arts 2021 Young Alumni Award
  • Bulletin Board
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 11

In this issue:

  • President Goel reflects on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • ARTS Prof to facilitate Anti-racism book club in May
  • Celebrating the remarkable experiences of our Black alumni
  • Tackling Black girl environmentalism and equity
  • Meet Savannah Sloat, project manager of Indigenous Initiatives in the Office of Research
  • Meet Eugenia Dadzie, winner of the 2022 GRADflix Competition
  • Introducing LiftOff: a Black-led business accelerator and incubator for Black Entrepreneurs
Monday, February 28, 2022

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 10

In this issue:

  • Message from Dr. Charmaine Dean, executive-designate (PART)
  • PART invites you to the March Anti-racism Book Club
  • Black history at Waterloo in photos
  • Reflections on two years of impact with the Office of Indigenous Relations
  • Meet Akua Asare-Amin, International Student Recruitment specialist
  • Addressing racial disparities in osteoarthritis research
  • LiftOff Black Entrepreneurship Program
  • An Experiential Job Shadow Program
  • Lantern Festival closes out Lunar New Year celebrations
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The Catalyst Anti-racism Newsletter - Issue 8

In this issue:

  • Message from Charmaine Dean, PART Executive Designate
  • An update from the new Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-racism office
  • Registration opens for the January Anti-racism book club
  • Hec of a Warrior: Tre Ford named Canada's most outstanding player
  • Meet Dr. Anita Taylor
  • Working group update
  • The Career Starter Program
Thursday, November 18, 2021

The Catalyst Anti-Racism Newsletter - Issue 7

In this issue:

  • Message from Colleen Phillips-Davis, Co-chair of the Educational Environment and the Development of Learners working group (EEDL)
  • Black Studies and Anti-racism diplomas launch in 2022
  • Canadian universities work together to increase diversity in engineering and technology
  • Meet Veronica Sila Nhio-son, WUSA representative on the Health and Mental Health working group
  • Student Success Office and AccessAbility Services Anti-racism Initiatives (SAARI)
  • Black Faculty Collective (BFC)
  • A brief history of Black experience at Waterloo, 1960s-1990s
  • New AI brings the power of natural language processing to African languages
  • Working group update
  • Avenue: The Black Undergraduate Law Internship Program
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The Catalyst Anti-Racism Newsletter - Issue 6

In this issue:

  • Message from Kalpita Gaitonde, co-chair of the Health and Mental Health working group
  • University responds to Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion review
  • PART and Thrive invite you to talk about mental health at the intersections
  • November Anti-racism book club
  • Meet Olivia Fuju Taylor, PART research analyst
  • Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • Margaret Mutumba, PhD candidate, Public Health Sciences
  • Working group update
  • Avenue: The Black Undergraduate Law Internship Program