Events

Come out and celebrate UWSA's 33rd annual Winterfest with your family, friends and co-workers

Winterfest activities:

• Ice Skating (helmets are strongly encouraged)
• Crafts and Balloon-making (please note there are capacity limits in the craft room, which will be monitored)
• Letters to Santa
• Goodie bags sponsored by Johnson Insurance
• Visit with Santa. Bring your camera for a photo op with Santa
• Gifts from Santa (only for those who pre-ordered gifts by October 29)

When: Sunday, December 5, 2021

Marilyn Thompson, Associate Provost, Human Resources and Kate Windsor, Director of Safety will give a presentation: Return to Steady State

If you are available, set aside the time in your calendar and join us. Everyone is welcome.

You asked and we listened! Following up on a request at the December Area Rep meeting, Stepanka Elias, Executive Director of Plant Ops will be the guest speaker for the next Area Rep meeting on January 13, 2022.

If you are available, set aside the time in your calendar and join us. Everyone is welcome.

Plant Operations keeping campus safe during COVID-19 presentation (PDF)

Area Reps monthly meeting

Kick off Super Bowl weekend with an online culinary class to make some game day favourites!

Join fellow Waterloo colleagues for a fun, interactive culinary class where staff members Mari-Beth Davis and Donna Shin share how to make delicious mouth-watering, slow roasted ribs and sweet BBQ sauce alongside some delicious sides!

There have been a lot of changes affecting staff this year, both good and bad. We are holding this session as an opportunity for you to say hello, find out more about the UWSA, and ask any questions about your working life at UW. Register now for the UWSA Drop-In Session to add it to your calendar, and then drop in if your time permits. There’s no commitment – if you’re busy and you don’t make it, that’s fine! Here’s what you’ll find:

Join us to hear Mark Servos, Water Institute member, biology professor, and Canada Research Chair in Water Quality Protection, and his research team discuss monitoring municipal wastewater for the COVID-19 Omicron variant. 

Join us to hear Lisa Yuhasz, Manager, Workforce Planning, discuss work from home guidelines. 

Spend the day with your family, friends and colleagues at Canada's Wonderland! 

Event:   Family Picnic at Canada’s Wonderland

When:  All day Saturday, June 11, 2022

Includes: Park admission, Parking, and All-You-Can-Eat Lunch in the Backlot (indoor and outdoor seating from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Lunch menu*

Salads

• Caesar and Coleslaw, Seven Grain

Entrées:

Your University of Waterloo Staff Association (UWSA) has been working closely with the University since 2016 to update our Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Through the efforts of our dedicated team, and with support and input from our colleagues in Human Resources and the Secretariat’s Office, we have arrived at a draft that we have agreed to in principle.