At a time when postsecondary education is under real and sustained pressure, gathering matters. This day is designed to help Renison build shared language, strengthen relational trust, and identify practical ways forward together.
When: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 8:15am – 1:30pm (breakfast and lunch will be provided)
Registration: All faculty, staff, and leaders are encouraged to attend.Please contact Cort Egan, cort.egan@uwaterloo.ca for the registration link.
NOTE: This is a Staff and Faculty event and is not open to the public.
Keynote Speaker
As part of our day of shared learning, Renison will welcome as keynote speaker Dr. Jessica Riddell, author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing and one of Canada’s leading voices on higher education renewal. Dr. Riddell works with universities and colleges across the country as an insider advocate for higher education. Her work challenges the idea that hope is simply optimism; instead, she frames hope as a practice—and as strategic infrastructure that helps organizations navigate constraint while still building toward flourishing.
Jessica Riddell