Current students

Calling all creators at University of Waterloo’s Stratford Campus! Are you passionate about what you do? Can you race against the clock to find creative solutions to pressing problems?

Open to all UW Stratford Campus students, regardless of technical background. NO TECHNICAL BACKGROUND REQUIRED! Join us in this rapid version of a creative hackathon where participants will be teamed up at the event and work together to ideate, research and brainstorm solutions to problems in a surprise creative problem space all in 2-hours. Present your 3-minute pitch of a solution and you could win some great prizing if you’re selected as people’s choice vote.

Register to Hack 

Bystander Intervention Training can help create a sense of belonging, care, and respect across our campus community. This training will provide skills and resources to help people intervene when they see a harmful, or potentially harmful, situation. ⁣

Register for the traning and for more information.

The Internship workshop is taking place on Thursday, February 2 via Microsoft Teams. This session is a follow-up to GBDA Internships 101 that was held in the Fall term.  

Now that you’re in your first co-op interview cycle, you may have a few questions about your job search strategy and other tips/tricks to help you find a co-op job. At this session, we will cover: 

·         Important dates 

·         Job search tips 

·         Arranging your own job  

·         Supports and resources 

·         Your questions and feedback 

This session is for 3B term students ONLY.

Revolutionizing Academic Work with ChatGPT and AI Tools

Join us for a grab and go lunch on Wednesday, February 15th from 12:00 – 1:30 PM. Connect with fellow UWaterloo students at this FREE event. See you there!

The student-run arts club, Creator's Collective, hosts a yearly gallery exhibition for artists to showcase their recent or past artistic ventures. This includes photography, videography, music, drawings, paintings, and more. 

This year, our gallery theme is NoTheme which encourages whoever is submitting to express their creativity however they like! The event is being held in person at the UWaterloo Stratford School (125 St. Patrick Street, Stratford ON, N5A 0C1) on March 17 from at 4 pm - 8:30pm and March 18 from 10 am - 5 pm. 

What we can offer you: 

• Free food
• Prizes of up to $25
• Bus transportation provided 

• • there is no sign-up sheet for the bus transportation as it will be a one-time bus service on Friday night and multiple bus rides throughout the day on Saturday, along with enough seating on the bus for whoever is planning to attend

For updates, keep a look out on the Creator's Collective Instagram: @uwcreatorscollective

BLEND: What to expect

At Blend, you'll connect with like-minded professionals, hear stories of designers and leaders breaking boundaries, and participate in workshops that will help you in your industry.

This year features keynotes and workshops from industry leaders and the BLEND after-party. And the best part? You'll be surrounded by people who are just as passionate about breaking boundaries as you are. We're talking about entrepreneurs, creatives, and boundary-pushing thinkers who will inspire you to think bigger and bolder than ever before.

Over the day, you'll be inspired as we hear inspiring stories of people in our community of designers breaking boundaries and overcoming obstacles to redefine our world.

We'd love for you to be part of the conversation. We promise it'll be worth the investment.

When is it?

Join us on March 25, 2023 at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business. This event includes breakfast, lunch, and light appetizers at our networking social evening.

For more information including schedule and speaker line up please check out the Blend website.