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Brandon Sweet
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Welcoming future students at You @ ݮƵ Day
On Saturday, thousands of ݮƵ’s future students and their families will be visiting campus to decide if ݮƵ is the place for them in September.
The annualYou @ ݮƵ Day eventis for students who have received offers of admission and aims to ensure that students leave with a firmer sense of commitment towards the university.
Organizer Andrea Santi says about 6,000 visitors are typically expected. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The main locale will be Federation Hall, where representatives from the faculties, student awards, the admissions office, co-op, athletics, and other offices and services will be on hand to answer questions. There will also be a celebration with “You’re In!” cupcakes and other refreshments available.
Campus tours, faculty-specific tours, as well as tours of the residences and the university colleges will all be available.
Drivers ready to tear up the tracks at EV Challenge
Start your electric engines: the ݮƵ High School Electric Vehicle Challenge takes place on Saturday, May 26 on the University's East Campus.
Hosted by ݮƵ Engineering, theݮƵ High School Electric Vehicle (EV) Challengeencourages students to design and test their own electric car in an annual endurance competition. This year's competition will feature:
- Two races — for 12 and 24 volt cars — with the winner of the 24 Volt Race receiving theTADA Cup
- Dennis Weishar Engineering Design Award for excellence in Engineering design
- Toyota Fabrication & Manufacturing Award for excellence in vehicle construction.
- Interstate Batteries Rookie Team Award for the top-ranked first-year team.
Students will compete in two endurance races, driving electric cars they have designed and built from scratch on a temporary race course set up on theEast Campus.
Members of the community are welcome to watch the races on Saturday.
Provincial Envirothon to be held next week
is being held at ݮƵ from May 27 to 30.
Envirothon is a team-based competition for high school students who love the outdoors. This year, Faculty of Environment staff and faculty worked to bring the competition to ݮƵ.
Over 700 students and teachers from across Ontario take part in the program each year, with the top 21 teams attending the Ontario Envirothon Championship.
The Ontario Envirothon is part of the larger North American Envirothon reaching over 500,000 students, teachers and community members across North America. The students will be participating in a variety of outdoor and indoor activities, workshops, and presentations, with an awards ceremony at the end of the event.
The ݮƵ community is welcome to drop by the various events taking place on campus and support the students, some of whom will hopefully join us as undergad students in the years to come! The events will be announced on Faculty of Environment social media channels including @envwaterloo.
Friday's notes
Attention parents!The Centre for Ocular Research and Education at the University of ݮƵ is currently seeking children ages 6 and 12 to participate in a study evaluating a new cutting edge spectacle lens design. Receive up to $120 for only 3 visits over 3 weeks and a free pair of spectacle frames.for more information.
Friends and colleagues ofProfessor Ralph Smith(that's him standing with graduate student Rick Ridings in 1988) are invited to join the Biology department as they celebrate his retirement after 31 years at the University. The retirement celebration will take place on Tuesday, May 29from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the University Club. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome. RSVP to Margaret Berton by sending an email tomberton@uwaterloo.ca.
The Book Store's annual"Spring Into Summer Sale"is happening in the South Campus Hall Concourse on Monday, May 28 and Tuesday, May 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hundreds of new titles will be on display at a 25 percent discount. Come check it out!
The School of Planning Class of 2018 is being reminded toregister for itsGraduation Luncheonby May 30.
Finally, a reminder to University of ݮƵ Staff Association members thattodayis the deadline for two calls for staff representative nominations:
- The Dean of Arts Nominating Committee; and
- The Dean of Applied Health Sciences Nominating Committee.
The UWSA is seeking applications for a staff representative on each of these committees.For more information, please refer toPolicy 45 – The Dean of a Faculty. If you are interested in serving on either of these committees and meet the eligibility requirements, please submit theonline web formfor committee membershipor fill out and send aprinted copy to the chair of UWSNominating Committee, Gail Spencer atuwsanominate@uwaterloo.ca(DC 3609).Also, please feel free to contactGailwith any questions about applying and/or serving on committees.
Link of the day
When and where
NEW -Office 365 at ݮƵ seminarfeaturing Greg Milligan, National Technology Strategic, Education, Microsoft Canada, Friday, May 25, 9:00 a.m., EC5 1111.
"India, Canada and Shastri India-Canadian Institute - A Canada-India Bridge for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: New Funding Opportunities for Collaborative Educational and Research Activities with India,"Friday, May 25, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. DC 1302.
, Friday, May 25 to Sunday, May 27, QNC 1502, QNC 2502.
You @ ݮƵ Day, Saturday, May 26.
Electric Vehicle Challenge, Saturday, May 26, East Campus.
, Monday, May 28.
NEW -Book Store Spring Into Summer Sale, Monday, May 28 and Tuesday, May 29, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., South Campus Hall Concourse.
Menstrual Hygiene Day, Monday, May 28, 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., STC.
Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing (USEQIP), Monday, May 28 to Friday, June 8, Institute for Quantum Computing.
, Monday, May 28, 2:30 p.m., TC 1208
, Monday, May 28, 3:00 p.m., The Bombshelter Pub.
(graduate students only), Tuesday, May 29, 10:00 a.m., TC 1208.
(for employees only), Tuesday, May 29, 12:00 p.m. to1:00 p.m.,TC2218.
Ecohydrology Seminar Seriesfeaturing Professor Claudia Wagner-Riddle, “Linking Surface N2O Flux to Soil Processes in Cold Climates,” May 29, 2:00 p.m., RCH 307.
Retirement celebration for Ralph Smith, Tuesday, May 29, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., University Club. RSVP to Margaret Berton -mberton@uwaterloo.ca.
(graduate students only), Wednesday, May 30, 6:00 p.m., TC 2218.
ݮƵ Women's Wednesdays research talkwith Arshi Shaikh, "What is Animal Hoarding?" Wednesday, May 30, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., NH 3308.
Preventing Depression Relapse: A Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Group, Wednesday, May 30, 5:00 p.m., Counselling Services, NH 2447.
Wednesday,May 30, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2ndFloor.
Keystone Picnic,Friday, June 1, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the DC Quad. Or for those on campus in the evening, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the SLC.
Discovery: A Comic Lament,Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College.
Transforming Space: Immerse, interact and imagine in Philip Beesley, School of Architecture, Saturday, June 2 toMonday, October 8, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Royal Ontario Museum.
QPR Training, Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m.
safeTALK training, Tuesday, June 5, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., NH 2447.
Board of Governors meeting, Tuesday, June 5, 1:30 p.m., NH 3407.
Annotated bibliography using RefWorks, Wednesday, June 6, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Library FLEX Lab.
Gustav Bakos Observatory public tour, Wednesday, June 6, lecture 9:00 p.m. in PHY 313, telescope viewing 9:30 p.m.
“Learn how to create a lean business model canvas”, Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2ndFloor.
Presidential Lecture featuring Professor Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Friday, June 8, 2:00 p.m., Federation Hall..
NEW -Nukes and the Nobel: A Conversation with Setsuko Thurlow,Wednesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., reception at 6:45 p.m. in Atrium, Conrad Grebel University College Great Hall.
Spring 2018 Convocation, Tuesday, June 12 to Saturday, June 16, Physical Activities Complex.
University Club Spring Convocation Luncheon, Tuesday, June 12 to Saturday, June 16, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., University Club.
(for employees only), Wednesday, June 13, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., TC2218.
“Learn about topics related to market validation,” Wednesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2ndFloor.
ROM Daytime: Transforming Space: Can Architecture Come Alive?, Speaker: Philip Beesley, School of Architecture, Thursday, June 14, 11:00 a.m.,Royal Ontario Museum.
Design and deliver I: Presentation Essentials, Thursday, June 14, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Quantum Valley Investments® Problem Pitch Competition, Thursday, June 14, 7:00 p.m., AL 105.