St. Paul’s is pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Siim as the new chair of our Board of Governors. He succeeds Gary Foerster who had been in the role from 2007 to 2014. Siim’s appointment is effective immediately and runs until October of 2022.
On September 26, the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) at St. Paul’s, hosted its seventeenth annual pow wow virtually, garnering over 4,000 clicks during the live-streamed event on Facebook.
St. Paul’s University College is very proud to announce the appointment of the Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean, 27th Governor General of Canada, as Chancellor, for a three-year term starting immediately.
“We are delighted to have someone of Mme. Jean’s talent and stature take on the role of Chancellor,” said Brad Siim, incoming Board Chair. “Her interests and values align beautifully with those of our College.”
A health technology startup from the GreenHouse social impact incubator at St. Paul’s University College at the University of Waterloo has been awarded a grant from the Clinton Foundation’s COVID-19 Student Action Fund.
In recognition of Pride Month, St. Paul’s proudly flies the Pride flag in celebration of the many achievements and contributions of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
On June 2, GreenHouse hosted the Youth Innovation Showcase, a virtual capstone event for the Youth Innovation Program. This virtual showcase highlighted the innovative solutions developed by 27 youth from across the Waterloo region. These solutions served as answers to challenges identified by the three host organizations: Carizon, Reception House (RH) and the Volunteer Action Centre (VAC).
One of Waterloo Region’s largest hospitals is finding extra hospital bed capacity at a local college.
St. Paul’s University College has agreed to provide Grand River Hospital (GRH) with 84 private rooms to house non-urgent patients currently housed at the hospital.
"We know that hospitals around the world are concerned about their capacity to accommodate the growing number of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Richard Myers, St. Paul’s Principal. “St. Paul’s is happy to do its part to ensure our hospitals have the resources they need during this extraordinary period.”
Like so many Waterloo grads, Cameron Turner (BMath ’02) met his wife Tanya Morose (BSC ’02, MSC ’07) while living at St. Paul’s for two years beginning in fall of 1997, learn how they are working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and doing their parts to help minimize impacts and disruption.
Ever since GreenHouse alumna Aileen Agada began her venture BeBlended – a company focused on the black hair care industry – she has kept a notebook in which she jots down every idea and possibility that occurs to her. But soon, Aileen might need to add a few extra pages to that notebook.
Dear Members of the St. Paul’s Community:
I write to inform you of the passing of Helga Mills, who served as Principal of our College from 1994 to 1999.