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Today is Mental Health Wellness Day
Today is Mental Health Wellness Day at the University of ݮƵ.Mental Health Wellness Day is an annual awareness campaign, now in its ninth year,to remind students, staff and faculty that many people will be affected by mental illness and that the Universityis a caring community and a safe place to ask for help.
Mental health matters and is a priority on our campus. This unified awareness campaign highlights the mental health support that happens on our campus 365 days a year and aims to reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health support.
Some of the events taking place across campus today include:
- Free shoe tag fitness classes -All day for students at the PAC.
- President's Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health Panel Symposium live stream- Watch the PAC-SMH Panel representatives provide reports on their progress and send in questions for them to answer from 10:30 a.m. to12:00 p.m. Tune into theand submit your questions tocampus.wellness@uwaterloo.ca.
- Resource booth- Stop by our Resource booth in the Science Teaching Complex (STC) to learn more about the resources available to both students and employees from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Walk for Mental Health- Join us on a walk around Ring Road. Wear your Mental Health Wellness Day T-shirtor any orange shirt to end stigma and show your support for individuals with mental health concerns. We'll leave together at 11:30 a.m. from the STC.RSVPto let us know you are coming.
- ճFederation of Students Annual General Meetingwill conclude with aQ&A panel with representatives from the President's Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health. The AGM starts at 12:00 p.m. in the SLC Great Hall. On your way in, post a sticky note on the Wall of Wellness to tell us what wellness on campus means to you. Although the Feds AGM is an undergraduate student event, we invitegraduate students, staff, and facultyto participate in the PAC-SMH Q&A panel immediately following the meeting.
Checkthe Mental Health Wellness Day pagefor more events in the AHS Expansion building,in the residences, and at ݮƵ's satellite campuses.
There are many on- and off-campus resources and helplines available to students, staff and faculty year-round, including;
- Services to help students, staff and faculty:Campus Wellness,AccessAbility,Police, theCentre for Mental Health ResearchԻOccupational Health.
- 24-hour helplines:,and theEmployee Family Assistance Program.
- Resources, workshops and peer-to-peer support:Counselling Services workshops and seminars, Student Success OfficeStudy SkillsԻLife Skills,UW MATESpeer support,.
- Avenues for students to connect with others both academically and socially throughfaculty student societies, theFederation of Students,peer mentorship,drop-in tutoring, and.
- People who canhelp: nurses, physicians, counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists, academic advisors,success coaches, residence life staff,chaplain advisors, peer mentors and student leaders.
If you are feeling mentally unwell, reach out for support and talk to someone. We want you to be well and do well atݮƵ.
Policy 33 Ethical Behaviour survey launches
The University is undertaking a revision of Policy 33, Ethical Behaviour.The Policy 33 Drafting Committee has sought feedback from a wide range of stakeholder groups as to what core values the University of ݮƵ should uphold with respect to interpersonal behaviours. The Drafting Committee is now reaching out to the community through a survey to gain a better understanding of our current work environment with respect to human rights and ethical behaviour.
Over the next few weeks, the Survey Research Centre will invite staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students to participate in the confidential survey. The survey will inform thecommittee about perceptions of the current ݮƵ work environmentas well as provide important information about where to recommend allocation of resources such as awareness, education and support for individuals experiencing difficulty in the workplace.
Anyone with questions is invited to contact Beth Jewkes, chair of the Policy 33 Drafting Committee (emjewkes@uwaterloo.ca), or Beth McLay,project manager in the Survey Research Centre (emclay@uwaterloo.ca).
Reading group to discuss Karl May's "Winnetou"
by Lori Straus.
Winnetou, by German author Karl May, is a well-loved children’s book in Germany about the deep friendship between German tutor and surveyor Old Shatterhand and Apache chief Winnetou. The ݮƵ Centre for German Studies’ reading group will be discussing the book next month. Knowledge of German is not required.
Estimates say that May’s works have, in total, sold over 200 million copies and been translated into over 40 languages. May (1842-1912) wrote his first Winnetou story in 1875 without having ever set foot in North America. The book the reading group will be discussing was published in 1893.
Digital copies ofWinnetou Iare available on the WCGS’s website, in English and German. The meeting takes place Tuesday, November 28 at7:00 p.m. at the Brubacher House. Registration is required, but the event is free. Full details are available on theWCGS website.
Walker Symposium and other notes
The Department of History and conference organizers are pleased to presentaone-day symposium to honour the scholarshipofJames Walker, and to reflect on the ways in which his teaching and his research have influenced the field of historical studies.
Invited former students and colleagues of Jim's willspeak about their current research; some now work in academia, while others have gone into different sectors but continue to research in the fields of race relations,human rights, ethnic histories, and humanitarianism more broadly.
The symposium is open to anyone interested, and people are welcome to come for the day or drop in to sessions they find interesting. If you plan on attending the lunch, please rsvp to Stephanie Bangarth atsbangar@uwo.ca.
The University of ݮƵ Art Gallery's latest exhibition,The Closer Together Things Are,will feature an exhibition tour by co-curators Shannon Anderson and Jay Wilson tonight. In addition, UWAGhas announced the launch of theThe Closer Together Things Arepublication to accompanythe eponymous touring exhibition. The publication celebratesthe space between difference and similarit. Designed by JayWilson, the publication operates as a visual complement and a key to deciphering this uniquely collaborative exhibition.JoinUWAG for the publication launch and tour during theshows final week of exhibition in ݮƵ.
ճCloser Together Things Areis on exhibit at UWAG until Saturday October 28. Other venues on the exhibition's tour includes the Owens Art gallery at Mount Allison Univeristy, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.
The event takes place tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in East Campus Hall.
Arts Undergraduate Office closure
The Arts Undergraduate Office will be closed Wednesday, October 25from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for a staff meeting.
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When and where
Mental Health Wellness Day, Tuesday, October 24.
,Tuesday,October 24, 9:30 a.m., TC2218.
Tri-Agency Open Access policy workshop, Tuesday, October 24, 10:00 a.m., LIB 329.
, Tuesday, October 24, 12:00 p.m., ݮƵ Centre Great Hall.
,Tuesday,October 24, 12:00 p.m., TC2218.
, Tuesday, October24, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., TC 1208.
Exploring Your Personality Type (Myers—Briggs Type Indicator) Part II, Tuesday, October 24, 1:30 p.m., TC1112.
President's Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health panel discussion, Tuesday, October 24, 3:00 p.m., ݮƵ Centre Great Hall.
WaterTalk: The importance of ecosystem-based ecotoxicology for advancing environmental policy, with special reference to Canadian Oil Sands development, presented by professor Diane Orihel,Tuesday, October 24, 3:00 p.m., EIT 1015.
, Tuesday, October 24, 4:00 p.m., online.
NEW -Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: "Anything you wanted to know about the psychology of achieving and belonging in STEM fields but were afraid to ask: A choose your own adventure talk,"Tuesday, October 24, 4:00 p.m., PHY 150.
Gairdner Lecture 2017 featuringDr. Rino Rappuoli,“For pioneering the genomic approach, known as reverse vaccinology, used to develop a vaccine against meningococcus B which has saved many lives worldwide.",Tuesday, October 24, 4:30 p.m.,B1 271.
Open Access Day, Wednesday, October 25.
NEW -Velocity Start @ Environment kickoff, Wednesday, October 25, 5:30 p.m., EV2-2002.
Department of Music presentsNoon Hour Concerts:Songs For My Mother, Wednesday, October 25, 12:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel Chapel.
!, Wednesday, October 25, 1:30 p.m., TC 2218.
Vision Science Research Seminar Seriesfeaturing Dr. Vincent Billock, The Ohio State University, “Visual psychophysics and theoretical neuroscience,” Wednesday, October 25, 4:30 p.m., OPT 347.
“Wednesday, October 25, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2ndFloor.
NEW -UWSA Annual General Meeting,Thursday, October 26, 9:00 a.m.to10:00 a.m., DC 1302.
Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD)presents "Demystifying ergonomics in the modern office," Thursday, October 26, 1:00 p.m., Sun Life Financial Auditorium (Room 1621),LHI.
WaterTalk: From the Exxon Valdez oil spill to the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill: A story of economic damages from major environmental contamination events, presented by professor Kevin Boyle,Thursday, October 26, 2:30 p.m., QNC 0101/1103A.
FAUW and the ݮƵ Way – 60 Years of Collegial Governance:The Faculty Association’s 60thAnniversary Celebration, Thursday, October 26, 3:30 p.m., NH 3407.
Predatory publishing workshop, Thursday, October 26, 12:00 p.m., LIB 329.
Retirement celebration for ManfredGrisebach, Thursday, October 26, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Federation Hall. RSVPto Michelle Mank -mank@uwaterloo.ca.
2017 Eby Lecture, “When Good Intentions are Not Enough: Confronting Ethical Challenges in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation,” Thursday, October 26, 7:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Chapel.
University of ݮƵ 2017 Gem and Mineral Show, Friday, October 27, 12:00 p.m. to6:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 28, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EIT 1stand 2ndfloor.
Halloween Luncheon Buffet, Friday, October 27, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., University Club.
Research Talks Series,featuring Economics Professor Roy Brouwer, Friday, October 27, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., DC 1302. Pleaseregister. Seating is limited.
, Friday October 27, 6:00 p.m., PAC Main Gym
CrySP Speaker Series on Privacy, “,” Lex Gill, The Citizen Lab, Friday, October 27, 2:30 p.m., DC 1304.
Knowledge Integration seminarfeaturingPatricia Melville, Senior Manager, Leadership Development, Bell,“Building Effective Mentoring Relationships”,Friday, October 27, 2:30 p.m., EV3-1408.
Science Open House, Saturday, October 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., STC.
,Saturday October 28, 12:00 p.m., PAC Main Gym.
Distinguished Lecture Series, “Jeff Ullman, Stanford University, Monday, October 30, 10:30 a.m., QNC 0101.
Board of Governors meeting, Tuesday, October 31, 1:30 p.m., NH 3407.
NEW - PhD seminar, “,” Parsiad Azimzadeh, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Wednesday, November 1, 11:00 a.m., DC 2314.
NEW -Department of Music Noon Hour Concert: Bach Suites, Chimera,Wednesday, November 1, 12:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Chapel.
NEW - Algorithms and complexity seminar, “,” Sebastian Wild, postdoctoral fellow, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Wednesday, November 1, 2:30 p.m., DC 1304.
NEW -Faculty of Environment Graduate Program Open House, Wednesday, November 1, 4:30 p.m., EV3 3rdFloor.
NEW - Lectures in Catholic Experience Special Event, “Dorothy Day: An Intimate Portrait of my Grandmother,”featuring Kate Hennessy, Writer, Granddaughter of Dorothy Day, Wednesday, November 1,7:30 p.m., St. Jerome’s University, Academic Centre Vanstone Lecture Hall. Register in advance at.
NEW -Wednesday, November 1, 7:30pm Velocity Start, SCH 2ndFloor.