TOGETHER,
We'll build a better future
The support of generous donors like you connects everything we do at Waterloo.
It introduces bright students to a vast network of exceptional teachers and mentors. It links students to rich learning experiences and career opportunities. It provides Waterloo researchers with the resources to tackle big issues. And it fosters partnerships — on campus, in our local community, across Canada and around the world — that improve lives.
In this report, you’ll learn how your thoughtful investment creates bridges between people and disciplines, sparking collaboration, innovation and inclusion. Among other stories, you’ll see how these connections have led to environmental technology with life-saving potential, provided a refuge for students escaping conflict and funded a program that goes poolside to address racial inequity.
Thank you for helping build the connections that allow Waterloo to nurture talent, generate ideas and find solutions to humanity’s most pressing problems.
Together, we can build a better future. Together, we can change the world.
Sincerely,
Nenone Donaldson Vice-President, Advancement
ENVISIONING WATERLOO AT 100
“What will the University of Waterloo be known for by our 100th anniversary in 2057?”
Throughout 2022, the University set out to develop a vision that would help us answer this question and steer our long-term evolution. I am grateful to those of you who participated in the process to help shape the Waterloo at 100 vision, which will allow us to adapt, thrive and lead in a rapidly changing landscape.
In 1957, Waterloo’s founders disrupted post-secondary education in Canada with what was then an unconventional model of education. Our institution has evolved in a way that clearly differentiates our approaches from those of others. Those unique characteristics position us well to help address the seemingly insurmountable environmental, economic, technological and social challenges that the world faces. Waterloo is making an impact locally and globally through our inclusive and supportive community, our innovative research, and our collective drive to solve humanity’s most pressing threats. I invite you to learn about the five interconnected futures: societal, health, sustainable, technological and economic, that will guide this work and focus our impact.
We recognize that this is only the beginning of the discussion. In the coming months and years, we look forward to working together to make these futures a reality. In the meantime, thank you for your ongoing support that is enabling us to achieve so much. We look forward to continuing the journey with you. Together, we will achieve our vision for Waterloo at 100 and a better future for humanity and our planet.
Sincerely,
Vivek Goel, CM President and Vice-Chancellor
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