- CEE Employer Impact Conference set for March 7
- Caution: beware of bots when looking at survey responses
- A fantastic finish at annual alumni, faculty, staff and retiree day basketball games
- WUSA general election sees historic voter turnout
- What's open and closed on campus for Family Day and Reading Week
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CEE Employer Impact Conference set for March 7
A message from Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE).
The Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE)EmployerImpactConferenceis coming up on March 7! We would like to highlight two sessions that will provide key insights from first-hand experience: a student panel and anemployerpanel.
Dz貹Ա:Hear from CEE’s recentEmployerImpactAwards recipients. Learn strategies and best practices to motivate and empower students for success during their work terms. Gain valuable perspectives on fostering a positive and productive work environment that cultivates the next generation of professionals and benefits organizations.
Student panel:Hear directly from students about what drives them to excel in their work terms. Gain insights into what supports motivation, enhances learning, and contributes to a fulfilling and rewarding work experience benefittingemployers and students.
You don’t want to miss this event, which will be held onMarch 7 from12 noon to4:30 p.m.
See the fullconferenceagenda and.
Caution: beware of bots when looking at survey responses
A message from theStatistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit.
It has become increasingly difficult to differentiate online survey answers from real respondents and “bots” (computer programs that perform an automated task) which contribute to fraudulent responses. Any incentiveoffered for completing an online survey with an open link that is distributed through unrestricted channels, including social media, increases the riskoffraudulent respondents.
Online surveys are generally more prone to receive responses from bothbotsand humans who do not meet eligibility requirements but complete the survey with fraudulent data in an effort to claim the incentive. ճStatistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit (SCSRU)has experience creating flags to prevent fraudulent responses and detectbots.
Please visit our website to learn how our teamofexperts can help you develop and program survey questions to help preventbotsfrom attacking your online surveys.
A fantastic finish at annual alumni, faculty, staff and retiree day basketball games
A message from the Office of Advancement.
Almost 1,000alumniand friends filled the stands at the Physical Activities Complex (PAC) Saturday, February 10 forFantasticAlumni, Faculty, Staff and Retiree Day.
Donning University of ݮƵ apparel from decades past,alumni, family and friends cheered the Warriors to victory in both the women’s and men’s games. The women beat Windsor 51-42 and the men took the Lancers to overtime for a 73-68 win.
Presented by sponsor Manulife, thefantasticbasketball games are an annual tradition for manyalumniwho eagerly return to campus to relieve memories.
“I remember writing exams here, exercising in the PAC ... it’s great to see it still has its original form, but the renovations lookfantastic,” says Andrew Kuglar (BMATH ’03), Vice President, Head of Distribution, Affinity Markets Canada at Manulife. “I think there’s a tremendous sense of loyalty and pride coming back to the school.”
WUSA general election sees historic voter turnout
A message from the ݮƵ Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA).
The 2024-25 ݮƵ Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) election results are in! An astounding 1 in 4 undergraduate students voted in this year’s election, with 8,876 of 35,325 eligible voters having cast a ballot for an overall turnout rate of 25.127 per cent.This is the highest number of voters in WUSA history and shows how students can continuously reform WUSA to meet the changing demands of being a student at ݮƵ. Thank you to the entire University of ݮƵ community who helped make this election possible.
Special thanks to faculty and staff who encouraged undergraduate students to vote by including promotional slides in their lectures, putting the Vote messages up on their digital screens, promoting it on their social media, and everything else in between. We couldn’t have done it without you.
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What's open and closed on campus for Family Day and Reading Week
How is it this time of year already?
Monday, February 19isFamily Day, and since it's a statutory holiday in Ontario the University will be closed.Reading Weekkicks off on Saturday, February 17and students will be scarce on campus until Sunday, February 25. Here are some operational changes to look out for next week:
The Centrewill be closed for the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 19andwill re-open on Tuesday, February 20. Documents will not be processed, phones and emails will not be monitored and The Centre will be closed for in-person service. For the remainder of Reading Week, the Centre will have regular operating hours.
All W Store and W Print locations will be closedon Monday, February 19for Family Day. W Store SCH will be closed on Friday, February 23 for inventory day, while W Print will be open Friday.W Store Essentials (MC) will be closed from February 19 to February 23.W Store and W Print locations will resume regularon Monday, February 26.
2025 ݮƵ locationsare either closed or operating with reduced hours between February 17and25. Exceptions includeMudie's in Village 1, which will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on February 19, andThe Market at Claudette Millar Hall, which will be open on February 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and open from February 20 to 23, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Market will also be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on February 24. WhileBrubaker's Food Court in the ݮƵ Centrewill be closed on February 19, it will be open from February 20 to February 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bear in mind that onlySubway andQuesada will be open at Brubaker's during that time.
Check the 2025 ݮƵ locations and hours pagefor more details.
ճDavis Centre and Dana Porter Library brancheswill be open from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. on Family Day Monday.for details on Reading Week operations.
will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, but closed Sunday, February 18.The Physical Activities Complex will be open on Family Day Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, while the Columbia Icefield Arena will be closed, but also open, for a special𱹱Գfrom9:00 a.m. to12 noon that will include football, baseball, basketball, ice skating and more..
The Earth Sciences Museumwill be open to the public forFamily Day at the Museumon Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m."Drop in and explore our activity tables,touch dinosaur fossils and view mineral exhibits," says a note from the Earth Sciences Museum.
ճݮƵ Centre (SLC) and Turnkey SLCare open 24/7 throughout Family Day and all of Reading Week, although the Turnkey@DC location will be closed Family Day and during Reading Week.Manager, Facility Operations & Membership Scott Pearson notes that onSunday, February 25, there will be a power shutdown throughout most of the SLC between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. During this time, the building will remain open with emergency power and lighting, but study rooms and other spaces will not be available. In addition, there will be no internet service, either wired or wireless. The SLC's Turnkey desk will be staffed on February 25 but will not be able to perform all of its usual functions due to the outage. Turnkey@DC, however, will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on February 25.
Have an excellent Family Day long weekend, and if you're a student, may you find Reading Week to be a relaxing break from your studies.
Spread the love at W Store
A message from W Store.
Spread the love this Valentine’s Day and shop in-store to find the perfect gifts for friends and loved ones. Save $10 off your purchase when you spend $75 or more in-store from February 12 to 16.
Exclusions include course kits and textbooks, custom orders, gift cards, Indigenous Collection items, YETI drinkware, clearance products and all technology items. Shop in-store at W Store | SCH and W Store Essentials | MC.
Upcoming office closure
ճOffice of Indigenous Relationswill be closedٴǻ岹due to construction in the office, reopening Tuesday, February 20. All staff will be working remotely and will be available by email.
Register for "Antagonistic Responses to Health Research in the Academy"
Registration for the next event in theAntagonism and Intimidation in Academia Speaker Seriesis now open.Antagonistic Responses to Health Research in the Academywill take place onTuesday, February 27 from3:00 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. inthe Humanities Theatre (Hagey Hall 159). This event is open to all faculty, staff and students.
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When and Where
:Season Passes, Black and Gold Alumni Passes and Single Game Tickets now available for the 2023-24 varsity season.
Winter, March Break and PD Day camps available for boys and girls ages 5-18. Baseball, Basketball, Football and Multi-Sport and Games camps available.
Warriors Youth Summer Camps.Registration opens Monday, January 22, 9:00 a.m.
Love Data Week, Monday, February 12 to Friday, February 16.
University Club Valentine’s Special Menu, Monday, February 12 to Friday, February 16. Make a reservation today.
Reading Week, Saturday, February 17 to Sunday, February 25.
Warriors Women’s Hockey vs. Laurier,Saturday, February 17, 4:00 p.m. (Elmira). In Elmira Battle of ݮƵ, Camps and Minor League.
Warriors Basketball vs. U of T, Saturday, February 17, women’s game 6:00 p.m., men’s game 8:00 p.m., Physical Activities Complex. (W) Senior Night.
Family Day holiday, Monday, February 19, most University operations closed.
,Monday, February 19, 9:00 a.m. to12 noon,CIF. Football, baseball, basketball, ice skating and more. Join us for a morning of FREE family fun!.
Family Day at the Museum, Monday, February 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The Earth Sciences Museumwill be open to the public for Family Day.Drop in and explore our activity tables,touch dinosaur fossils and view mineral exhibits.
, Tuesday, February 20, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Grade 10FamilyInfo Night, Thursday,February 22, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Spiritus Ensemble,conducted by Ken Hull, Professor Emeritus at Conrad Grebel University College, invites you to join us at St. John's Anglican Church, Kitchener, for Bach Vespers in Lent, Sunday, February 25, 4:00 p.m. Admission by donation. Details at.
NEW -What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Installation, Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., ݮƵ Centre Multipurpose Room.
Tuesday, February 27, 3:00 p.m. to 5:10 p.m., Humanities Theatre.
,Tuesday, February 27,2:00 p.m. to3:00 p.m.
, Wednesday, February 28, 1:00 p.m., SLC Black & Gold Room.
, Wednesday, February 28, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., E7-1401.
Horizon Europe information sessionfor ݮƵ faculty and staff, Thursday, February 29, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (in person) or 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (online via Teams). Please register to reserve a seat or a link to participate.
NEW -February Anti-Racism Reads, Thursday, February 29, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., LIB 323.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Wellbeing Community of Practice (CoP) Session: UDL as a Framework to Amplify Instructor Wellbeing, Thursday, February 29, 1:00 p.m. to2:30 p.m., MS Teams.
NEW -Designing Exergames for Patients with Osteoporosis, Thursday, February 29, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., EC1 1323.
NEW -Understanding Allyship, Solidarity and Advocacy, Thursday, February 29, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NEW -Is Reconciliation Possible? Public Lecture with Rev. Dr. Ray Aldred, Thursday, February 29, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Great Hall.
NEW -Lectures in Catholic Experience presents Dr. Jonathan Malesic, Thursday, February 29, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Notre Dame Chapel, St. Jerome's University.
Design Thinking for Climate Action: Innovation Skills Workshop,Friday, March 1,11:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m., United College – GreenHouse, UTD-164.Registration required, pizza lunch provided. Co-hosted by ݮƵ Climate Institute and GreenHouse.
Master of Taxation Virtual Information session,Saturday, March 2, 9:00 a.m.
NEW -Quantum for Environment Design Challenge application deadline, Monday, March 4.
NEW -Accessibility Workshop: Communications, Marketing and Events, Monday, March 4, 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, Federation Hall.
RLS Professional Community Networking Fair, Monday, March 4, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., HLTH EXP 2691 (second floor foyer at top of stairs).
NEW -You Don't Know What You Don't Know Part 3, Monday, March 4, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., online.
2024 TD Walter Bean Public Lecturefeaturing Dr. Denis Aheto, “Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans,” Tuesday, March 5, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Humanities Theatre.
NEW -,Wednesday, March 6, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
,Friday, March 8, 9:30 a.m. to11:15 a.m.,Federation Hall.This event is currently SOLD OUT. To add your name to the waitlist, please visit the event page.
Research Impact Canada Quarterly Touchpoint: New Members,Wednesday, March 20, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Contact Nadine Quehl atnquehl@uwaterloo.caif interested in joining this online meeting.
PhD oral defences
Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering.Sepideh Sarmast Sakhvidi, "Sizing-Design Method and Performance Improvement for Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems in the Presence of Externalities." Supervisor, Dr.Roydon A Fraser. Thesis available on Sharepoint. Contacteng.phd@uwaterloo.cato request a viewing link. Oral defence Monday, February 26, 9:00 a.m., remote.
Computer Science.Siddhartha Sahu, "Optimizing Differential Computation for Large-Scale Graph Processing." Suupervisor, Dr.Semih Salihoglu. Thesis available from MGO -mgo@uwaterloo.ca. Oral defence Thursday, February 29, 3:00 p.m., Zoom.
Environment, Enterprise and Development.Muhammad Moaz Tariq Bajwa,“Analyzing Corporate Governance Mechanisms for Sustainability in Firms: From Concepts to Practices.”Supervisor,Dr. Michael O. Wood.Available upon request from theFaculty of Environment, Administrator, Graduate Studies. Oral defence Friday, March 1, 9:00 a.m.
Kinesiology and Health Sciences.Paige Chambers, "The Role of Sarcolipin in Muscle Adaptation with Aging." Supervisor, Dr.Russ Tupling.EmailHealth Graduate Administrationfor a copy. Oral defence Monday, March 4, 1:00 p.m.,EXP 1686.