Events

Do you have questions about COVID-19 vaccines? 

Dr. Kelly Grindrod is guest speaker at the next monthly meeting for Area Reps. 

Dr. Grindrod is an expert on vaccines and her advice on the COVID-19 vaccines have been sought by media, such as CTV Kitchener lately.

What is W3+ ?

In honour of International Women’s Day (March 8), this week’s speaker at the Area Reps meeting will be Jordan Hale. Jordan (they/them/theirs), is the Digital Repositories Librarian here at UW and a UWSA member, and they are also one of the staff representatives on the W3+ organizing committee.

The next Area Rep meeting is being held on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Noon online through MS Teams.

Our speaker for the Nov 11 (Remembrance Day) meeting will be Nancy Reeves, Interim Director of Equity. She will be speaking on the Trauma of War and its implications for Social Work Education and practice.

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)

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. 

As a UWSA member, you are invited to attend our monthly Area Reps meetings, even if you are not an Area Rep. The purpose of the Area Reps committee is to exchange information about current issues facing staff at UW and to keep an open line of communication between the UWSA Board of Directors, Area Reps, and all staff in general.

Join the Area Reps meeting this week to hear a presentation, Sustainability at Waterloo: Progress and Next Steps by Mathew Thijssen, Director of Sustainability.

Monthly Area Reps meetings are open to all staff and are a key venue for sharing information about current issues facing staff at Waterloo. The Area Reps Committee facilitates constructive communication between the UWSA Board of Directors, area reps, and all staff in general.

This month features Chantal Moore from Human Resources, who will be talking about salary increases.