International Development
Historic no-hitter a big hit with Indigenous youth
Historic no-hitter a big hit with Indigenous youth
Thanks to a donation from MNP LLP, a group of Indigenous youth attending the DIRECTIONS conference with the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) had front row seats for baseball history at Rogers Centre on May 8.
Professor Teferi Mergo named Fellow of global research network
Professor Teferi Mergo named Fellow of global research network
Joseph Flores selected for the Alex Foto Memorial Award
International Development student Joseph Flores is the 2017 Alex Foto Memorial Award recipient. He receives $1,000 to support the costs of his fourth-year field placement in Ghana, where he is working with local communities who are trying to protect their watershed and water supply from environmental threats.
St. Paul’s welcomes Richard Myers as new principal
St. Paul’s University College is pleased to announce that political scientist Richard Myers has been appointed Principal for a five-year term as of July 2016.
St. Paul’s GreenHouse student Richard Yim wins big for landmine removal
Mechanical Engineering student Richard Yim, who started in the St. Paul’s GreenHouse program last fall and will be a GreenHouse Fellow in the spring term, won a total of $35,000 for his landmine defusing venture this week.
International Development student wins award to conduct research in India
St. Paul’s student Kaitlin Murray (fourth-year International Development) is the recipient of a Mitacs Globalink Research grant, worth $5,000, which will allow her to work with a non-governmental organization called NIRMAN in India this term. Mitacs is an internationally known Canadian not-for-profit organization that supports research, training, and social innovation.
AFTERMATH documentary screening and panel discussion
The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) is hosting a screening of the documentary AFTERMATH, which explores the story of the Nicobar Islands after being devastated by the 2004 tsunami. The film, which had its world premiere in Vienna, has generated a fair bit of attention, as it focuses on the controversial impact of international development aid in light of increasing extreme weather events happening globally.
St. Paul's International Development grad wins $20,000 fellowship
St. Paul's alumnus Ian Pinnell, who graduated from International Development just this term, has won a fellowship worth $20,000 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.
St. Paul’s community rallies in support of Nepalese relief effort
Lindsay Kalbfleisch, a Recreation and Leisure student who lived at St. Paul’s in 2010-11, was immediately moved to action when she heard the news about the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Kalbfleisch had travelled to Mount Everest base camp along with 13 other UWaterloo students and their Geography Professor Sanjay Nepal in April 2014. At least half of those students had lived at St. Paul’s and many others participated in academic and community life at the College. In fact, approximately 30 St.
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