Past purchases - 2017

January - April

Project Amount Description
International Development (INDEV) conference $2,000.00 Catering for INDEV's annual conference
UWaterloo Campus Market Garden new plots $5,000.00 Financial support for the hiring of student employees to manage newly acquired plots
Environment Graduate Students Association(EGSA) Association of Graduate Planners (AGP) graduate orientation $5,854.00 Orientation swag, food, and camping trip supplies
360° photography equipment $8,238.00 GoPro Omni, professional video editing software, monopod, and SD cards for Mapping, Analysis & Design (MAD)
Ecology Lab YSI cable replacements $4,542.60 5 YSI Multimeter cables
Environment orientation week $15,300.00 Environment orientation swag, t-shirts, and leader appreciation event
PhD career development workshop $2,193.00 Workshop that aims to assist students in their transition from doctoral studies to employment
Knowledge Integration (KI) camping $792.50 Transportation, campsite rental, and firewood for community-building event
Environment Student Society (ESS) student lounge furniture updates $3,000.00 Replacement stools, plant hangers, christmas lights, and communal library installation
Environment 2 (EV2) study space renovation furniture $13,010.00 4 high-back lounge couches and tables
Environment-Arts mural $4,000.00 Student-designed mural in Environment 1-Modern Languages (EV1-ML) tunnel (joint project between ESS and Arts Student Union (ASU))
Total spending for the term $69,930.91  

May - August

Project Amount Description
Faculty of Environment Camping Tents 705.07 Four 8-10 person tents person tents available for use by all ENV student groups
EV2 Kitchenette $270.00 Addition of a microwave to the EV2 kitchenette 
Graduate Research Roundtable Series (Fall funding) $450.00 Event series focused on increasing discussion, collaboration and peer support amongst ENV graduate students
Total spending for the term $1,425.07  

September - December

Project Amount Description
360° Virtual Tour Software $450.32 Software to create immersive 360° videos for outreach, recreational, and academic purposes
Combining Two Cultures Academic Conference $2,500.00 Student-led conference focused on the value of interdisplinary approaches to education and research
Ecology Lab Field Equipment $2,459.04 Purchase of replacement DBH tape measures and binoculars
EV2 Water Fountain $6,000.00 Water fountain and bottle refilling station for 2nd floor of EV2
Replacement Video Cameras for MAD's Loaning Library $800.00 Two Canon VIXIA HF R800 Video Cameras for Mapping, Analysis, and Design (MAD's) loaning library
UW Energy Network Seed Funding $700.00 Marketing and event funding for UW Energy Network (UWEN)
Faculty of Environment Festival: ENVigorate $10,076.00 Environment's annual end-of-year festival
Button Making Machine $695.00 Button making kit for use by ENV student associations for workshops events and creation of promotional material
Graduate Research Roundtable Series (Winter funding) $675.00 Event series focused on increasing discussion, collaboration and peer support amongst ENV graduate students
UW Global Environmental Brigade Seed Funding $500.00 Marketing and engagement fundging for UW Global Environmental Brigade (UWGEB)
EV2 Study Space Noise Cancellers $15,000.00 Installation of soft surfaces and noise cancelling fixtures to reduce noise pollution in EV2 study space
Journal of Integrative Research and Reflection (JIRR) Seed Funding $416.32 Seed funding for undegraduate journal focused on cross-displinary and interdisplinary research
International Development Conference $2,500.00 Annual student-led conference focused on topics in international development
Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference $500.00 Conference centred upon issues in peace and reconcillation
Annual Graduate Student Charity Gala $4056.38 Catering, Decorations, DJ and photography fees
Total spending for the term $47,328.06