Provost's Digest Archive

Provost’s Digest #12 – December 4, 2023

Community and Culture
Acknowledging the trauma of Hagey Hall incident (June 29, 2023)
Gathering of solidarity on UWaterloo campus (June 29, 2023)
An update from President Goel (July 4, 2023)
Thank you for participating in the Community Forums (July 24, 2023)
Sharing our approach to action on safety and culture (August 14, 2023)
Staff Salary Adjustment (September 14, 2023)
Standing in solidarity with Canada's queer community (September 19, 2023)
A message from President Goel (October 16, 2023)
The Provost's Advisory Committee on Building a Resilient University of Waterloo – Daily Bulletin (October 19, 2023)
How our University responds to world events (October 24, 2023)
Fall Operating Budget Update (November 8, 2023)
Addressing reports of hate on our campus (November 29, 2023)

Appointments
Appointment of University Secretary (June 23, 2023)
Appointment of Chief Human Resources Officer (September 27, 2023)
Mark Weber named special advisor to the Provost on leadership strategy and development – Daily Bulletin (October 20, 2023)
University of Waterloo names Dr. Jagdeep Singh Bachher as chancellor (October 24, 2023)
Appointment of Chief Risk Officer (November 1, 2023)
John Lewis appointed Director, Indigenous Faculty Relations – Daily Bulletin (November 3, 2023)

Policies and Procedures
Moving towards a smoke-free campus in 2024 (September 20, 2023)
Policy 76/77 update (December 1, 2023)

Provost's Digest #11 - June 16, 2023
Announcement of Chief Information Officer (May 29, 2023)
Addendum to the Memorandum of Salary Settlement between the University of Waterloo and the Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo (May 29, 2023)
Safeguarding research and researchers: an update (May 4, 2023)
Appointment, Dean of Science (May 2, 2023)

Provost's Digest #10 - April 27, 2023
AVPA memo: Turnitin and AI (April 10, 2023)
Malicious supervisor impersonation emails targeting graduate students (April 6, 2023)
Integrating Ontario’s Bill 26, Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act, into University policy (March 31, 2023)

Provost's Digest #9 - March 22, 2023
Assessing Student Engagement at the University of Waterloo (March 20, 2023)
Announcement of reorganization of the Secretariat (March 15, 2023)
Announcement of AVP Academic Operations and AVP Faculty Planning and Policy (March 14, 2023)

Provost's Digest #8 - February 7, 2023
Research Security Conference - February 27 and 28 (January 26, 2023)
Presenting the 2023 Global Futures: Innovation Update (January 25, 2023)
More information on Policy 76/77 (January 23, 2023)
 

Provost's Digest #7 - January 13, 2023
Update on progress to changes to Policy 76/77 (January 12, 2023)
Marilyn Thompson named Special Advisor to the Provost on Organizational Strategy (January 9, 2023)
Important Benefit Information (January 9, 2023)
Winter term: masks strongly recommended but optional (January 5, 2023)
Call for Nominations for Honorary Member of the University (January 4, 2023)
 

Provost's Digest #6 - December 9, 2022
Student Crisis Navigation Tool now available (December 5, 2022)
Copyright in your Winter term classes (November 30, 2022)

Provost's Digest #5 - November 23, 2022
Updates and request for input on teaching-related initiatives (November 17, 2022)
Now Live: 2022 Fall Waterloo Magazine Launch (November 17, 2022)
This message is for action: Updating your address in Workday (November 15, 2022)
Join us for lunch at our research commercialization symposium (November 15, 2022)
Invitation | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women | December 6 (November 14, 2022)
Remembrance Day is an important reminder (November 11, 2022)
Invitation | James Downey Celebration of Life | November 25, 2022 (November 9, 2022)
Updated Performance Appraisal process for 2022 (November 9, 2022)
Masks now required for indoor academic activity (November 8, 2022)
Extra information on masking (November 8, 2022)
Take the 2022 Travel Survey (November 7, 2022)
GO bus labour disruption (November 7, 2022)
Announcement - University Secretary (October 27, 2022)
United Way Campaign – still time to give (October 27, 2022)
Anti-Racism Reads (October 19, 2022)

Provost's Digest #4 - October 17, 2022
United Way Campaign - Soup Day (October 13, 2022)
Funding programs for postdoctoral scholars (October 12, 2022)
Flexible Work Guideline now available (October 5, 2022)
Complete survey to provide feedback on LEARN (October 5, 2022)
Are you RED-y for the United Way Campaign? (October 3, 2022)

Provost's Digest #3 - September 30, 2022
Minimum Wage Changes – effective October 1, 2022 (September 30, 2022)
Thank You day reminder - October 11, 2022 (September 30, 2022)
Reminder | President's Forum | October 3, 2022 (September 28, 2022)
Observance of the UWaterloo Indigenous Commitment Ceremony and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 21, 2022)
Keeping Well at Work (September 20, 2022)
Change in September’s pay date: September 29 (September 20, 2022)
Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 19 (September 19, 2022)
President's Forum and Waterloo at 100 consultations (September 15, 2022)

Provost's Digest #2 - September 13, 2022
Vice-President, Administration and Finance (September 12, 2022)
For Information: Issues relating to e-textbooks and access codes at the W Store (September 9, 2022)
Welcome Back to Campus Lunch | September 23, 2022 (September 9, 2022)
Invitation | Indigenous Commitment Ceremony | September 22, 2022 (September 8, 2022)
International student visa delays (September 2, 2022)
Your benefit provider will be changing on January 1, 2023 (August 29, 2022)
National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) - contribute a video to help us celebrate (August 28, 2022)
Save the Date: Doug Wright Celebration of Life (August 24, 2022)

Provost's Digest #1 - August 19, 2022
Updating you on Fall health and safety (August 22, 2022)
Orange Shirts available through W Store (August 15, 2022)
Volunteer for Move-In and Orientation (August 2, 2022)
Monitoring public health trends on COVID-19 (July 18, 2022)
Research Update on Human Participant Research (July 15, 2022)
Minor revisions to Policy 6, Vacation - Staff (July 6, 2022)