Fun activities and great memories at the SWIGS Fall Welcome

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The first SWIGS event for the 2021/22 school year was a colorful meet-and-greet! (see photos)

Team SWIGS for 2021/22 school year were joined by new and existing members of SWIGS for the SWIGS Fall Welcome. The socially-distanced in-person event included terracota pots painting, colouring sheets, friendship bracelet tutorials, and delicious pizza supplied from the Graduate House. Members of the SWIGS community present connected with each other as they filled the interactive ice-breaker bingo. Filled bingo sheets were entered into a raffle draw that produced three lucky winners of SWIGS and Water Institute merch! Browse the photo gallery to visit some of the exciting memories from this event.

Team SWIGS with SWIGS banner

Fall Welcome 2021 - Team SWIGS

Team SWIGS with SWIGS banner

Fall Welcome 2021 - Team SWIGS

Members of SWIGS displaying art work and bracelets -in progress

Members of SWIGS displaying art work and bracelets -in progress

some swigs members sitting on grass and painting

Soda, pizza and relaxing art!

some swigs members wearing masks and in conversation

Socially distanced, but building real connections

three swigs members looking over their bingo sheets

Fun way to get to know each other - ice-breaker bingo!

4 Swigs members wearing masks and posing for photos

Big smiles coming through the masks.

SWIGS members in socially distanced conversations

Real connections within our Graduate Water Community at Waterloo!

SWIGS members painting pots on green grass

Just water grad students channeling their inner Picasso

Team SWIGS checking in a particpant at the Fall Welcome

Face Mask, check, hand sanitizer, check, campus check-in, check, Welcome to SWIGS Fall Welcome!

people standing around a table holding pizza boxes

Delicious Pizza from The Graduate House

people around it pizza boxes on a table and
People standing near tables of art supplies and supplies for making bracelets

collaborations produce the best solutions - fun activities at the Fall 2021 Welcome Event

people standing 2 feet apart at SWIGS event

Socially distanced connection, because we can beat this pandemic!

SWIGS chair addressing SWIGS members

SWIGS chair addressing SWIGS members - Hello and welcome again to Fall 2021

Team SWIGS with SWIGS banner
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Fall Welcome 2021 - Team SWIGS
Team SWIGS with SWIGS banner
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Fall Welcome 2021 - Team SWIGS
Members of SWIGS displaying art work and bracelets -in progress
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Members of SWIGS displaying art work and bracelets -in progress
some swigs members sitting on grass and painting
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Soda, pizza and relaxing art!
some swigs members wearing masks and in conversation
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Socially distanced, but building real connections
three swigs members looking over their bingo sheets
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Fun way to get to know each other - ice-breaker bingo!
4 Swigs members wearing masks and posing for photos
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Big smiles coming through the masks.
SWIGS members in socially distanced conversations
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Real connections within our Graduate Water Community at Waterloo!
SWIGS members painting pots on green grass
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Just water grad students channeling their inner Picasso
Team SWIGS checking in a particpant at the Fall Welcome
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Face Mask, check, hand sanitizer, check, campus check-in, check, Welcome to SWIGS Fall Welcome!
people standing around a table holding pizza boxes
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Delicious Pizza from The Graduate House
people around it pizza boxes on a table and
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People standing near tables of art supplies and supplies for making bracelets
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collaborations produce the best solutions - fun activities at the Fall 2021 Welcome Event
people standing 2 feet apart at SWIGS event
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Socially distanced connection, because we can beat this pandemic!
SWIGS chair addressing SWIGS members
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SWIGS chair addressing SWIGS members - Hello and welcome again to Fall 2021