Workshop

Celebrate Pride - Writing Possibility: Storytelling as Survival

Fiona McAlister — Thu, 15 May 2025 18:27:18 +0000

Celebrate Pride - Writing Possibility: Storytelling as Survival Fiona McAlister Thu, 05/15/2025 - 14:27

Need a breather?

Join Dr. Markus Harwood-Jones (@Markusbones on TikTok) for an interactive workshop on storytelling as a strategy for survival, resistance, and radical joy— particularly among 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Connecting personal experience with trans literary history, Markus will encourage participants to reflect on the genre of their own lives and to craft the stories only they can tell. The session will also include a hands-on zine-making activity and live reading from his book, The Haunting of Adrian Yates. Come ready to cut, fold, write, and re-imagine the possible!

Sharing is optional. No experience or preparation is needed. All comrades welcome.

This event is supported by the Faculty of Health Dean's Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism (EDI-R).

This event is open to all students, staff, faculty and postdocs in the Faculty of Health. Space is limited. Registration required.

Questions? Please contact Professor Kim Lopez.

Making Sacred: Practices of Story-telling and Story-listening

Fiona McAlister — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:12:31 +0000

Making Sacred: Practices of Story-telling and Story-listening Fiona McAlister Tue, 03/18/2025 - 16:12

Event Details

Celebrate International Poetry Month in community, engaged in a relaxed practice of storying. Join Shelly Grace, Toronto-based spoken word poet, for a session on practices of free story-writing, story-telling, and story-listening. Participants will practice free-writing and listening-to-listen, not respond. Giana Tomas, a PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, will open our session with a description of the Filipin* talk-story method of Kuwentuhan to welcome and invite different cultural textures to our discussion of storying practices.

Sharing is optional. No experience with poetry or preparation is needed. All comrades welcome. Light refreshments will be available.

This event is supported by: Faculty of Health Dean's Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Aniti-racism, Ginhawa: Gatherings for refuge, relief, and rest.

This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and postdocs in the Faculty of Health. Space is limited. Registration required.

Questions? Please contact Professor Kim Lopez: kimberly.lopez@uwaterloo.ca

Facilitator

Shelly Grace is a Toronto-based spoken word poet, photographer, and arts educator. She uses her art for community building and healing and focuses on the experiences of women and the Black community. In 2022, she was named Toronto’s Breakthrough Artist by the Toronto Arts Foundation, and JAYU's Emerging Artist of the Year.

In 2019, she won the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word while on the Up From The Roots slam team, becoming a National Spoken Word Champion. She has competed internationally as well, representing Canada in three American competitions.

Shelly has contributed significantly to Toronto's arts and culture scene through various professional and artistic roles. She has performed and worked for groups such as Toronto Poetry Slam (TPS), Toronto Public Library (TPL), Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Toronto District School Board (TDSB), and more, sharing her voice across the city.

Shelly continues to be unapologetically Black, loud, giving, and a force.

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Art-full restoration

Fiona McAlister — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:57:30 +0000

Art-full restoration Fiona McAlister Mon, 03/17/2025 - 14:57

Need a breather?

Join us for collaging a postcard keepsake focused on grounding, rest and community care. All comrades welcome. All materials will be provided. Light refreshments will be available.

Space is limited. Registration is required. This event is for faculty, staff, students, and postdocs in the Faculty of Health.

Questions? Please contact Dr. Kim Lopez at kjlopez@uwaterloo.ca

Supported by:

Faculty of Health Dean’s Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism; and GinhawA: Gatherings for refuge, relief and rest.

Facilitator

Jasmine Vanstone, Multidisciplinary Artist and Art Facilitator

Host

Dr. Kimberly Lopez, Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies

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Cooking Club for graduate students

Fiona McAlister — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:50:10 +0000

Cooking Club for graduate students Fiona McAlister Tue, 03/21/2023 - 10:50

The Dean's Advisory Committee on Health and Well-being is hosting a cooking club for graduate students and post-docs in the Faculty of Health.

Students will come together in the CCCARE Kitchen to prepare several recipes and then will enjoy their meal together. Students should bring containers to take home leftovers!

This is the second of two sessions in the program and students and post-docs are free to register for as many of the sessions as they would like. The program is free and all materials and ingredients are provided but registration is required and space is limited.

All sessions will be in the CCCARE kitchen in the Toby Jenkins Building. The sessions run from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Registration is now closed.

Questions? Email health.wellbeing@uwaterloo.ca

Remaining program dates and menus

April 20

Fresh rice paper spring rolls with peanut sauce
Vegetable chow mein with maple glazed tofu
Coconut sago pudding with mango

The menus might change slightly based on ingredient availability and other factors but all menus will be meatless.

Cooking Club for graduate students

Fiona McAlister — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:00:40 +0000

Cooking Club for graduate students Fiona McAlister Wed, 03/15/2023 - 15:00

The Dean's Advisory Committee on Health and Well-being is hosting a cooking club for graduate students and post-docs in the Faculty of Health.

Students will come together in the CCCARE Kitchen to prepare several recipes and then will enjoy their meal together. Students should bring containers to take home leftovers!

This is the first of two sessions in the program and students and post-docs are free to register for as many of the sessions as they would like. The program is free and all materials and ingredients are provided but registration is required and space is limited.

All sessions will be in the CCCARE kitchen in the Toby Jenkins Building. The sessions run from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Questions? Email health.wellbeing@uwaterloo.ca

Program dates and menus

April 13 - Register here

Balsamic Bruschetta
Vegetable Bolognese with Beyond meat
Nanaimo bars

April 20 - Register here

Fresh rice paper spring rolls with peanut sauce
Vegetable chow mein with maple glazed tofu
Coconut sago pudding with mango

The menus might change slightly based on ingredient availability and other factors but all menus will be meatless.

Blanket Exercise

Fiona McAlister — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:22:16 +0000

Blanket Exercise Fiona McAlister Fri, 12/16/2022 - 11:22

The Faculty of Health is hosting a Blanket Exercise that is open to all Faculty of Health members.

A Blanket Exercise is an experiential teaching tool that builds awareness and understanding of our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by having participants literally walk through situations that include pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Participants are drawn into their roles by reading scrolls and carrying cards which ultimately determine their outcomes. The exercise effectively educates while increasing empathy. It reaches both the mind and the heart.

This will be an interactive session and will require approximately 50 minutes of standing. We will have accommodations available with chairs.
We require indoor footwear, slippers, or sock feet for the Blanket Exercise. No wet or dirty footwear please.
Please note that as part of this workshop a smudging ceremony will take place.

Please be aware that the session may evoke strong emotions. It will touch on difficult topics such as residential schools, disease outbreaks in communities, enfranchisement, loss of status, the 60s scoop, Indigenous children in foster care today, and missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people.

Registration is required and space is limited.

A light breakfast will be served to participants starting at 8:00 in HLTH EXP Second Floor Foyer. Please indicate on your registration form if you will be attending the breakfast.

Naloxone Training

Fiona McAlister — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 18:46:28 +0000

Naloxone Training Fiona McAlister Fri, 12/09/2022 - 13:46

Last year there were 100 deaths in ��ݮ��Ƶ Region due to opioid overdoses. Naloxone can help reduce that number. Learn how to save lives in this training session hosted by the Dean's Advisory Committee on Health and Well-being.

The session is open to everyone in the Faculty of Health: staff, students, faculty, and postdoctoral fellows. The session is free, but registration is required. Each registered participant will receive a Naloxone kit upon completion of the session. The kits will be mailed to participants by Health Canada.

Please contact health.wellbeing@uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions.

Workshop: Incorporating Wellness into Course Syllabi

Fiona McAlister — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:12:55 +0000

Workshop: Incorporating Wellness into Course Syllabi Fiona McAlister Thu, 10/27/2022 - 10:12

The Dean's Advisory Committee on Health and Well-being is hosting a workshop ,"Incorporating Wellness into Course Syllabi", for Faculty of Health instructors.

Date: December 20, 2022

Time: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Location: Zoom

In this syllabus workshop, Dr. Christine Logel will provide tools on how instructors can incorporate wellness into their course syllabi. You will have a chance to review your syllabus based on psychology-based research evidence, and revise it based on your knowledge of your own students. At the end of the workshop, you will know how to make your syllabus effectively communicate your belief that all students can succeed and that all students belong, that you value diversity, and that you care about students. You can choose to use this same messaging in many other venues for communication with students, including: Learn, emails, lectures or asynchronous videos, and assignment instructions.

Hundreds of instructors in Canada and the US have participated in this workshop. The vast majority report that they would recommend it to a colleague, and students' ratings of a sample of "before" and "after" syllabi show that this workshop is effective in improving syllabus messaging.

Instructors should have a syllabus from one of their courses open for their own review during the workshop.

Dr. Christine Logel is an Associate Professor of Social Development Studies at Renison University College, and Senior Director of Special Project at the Equity Accelerator. She develops and tests tools and faculty strategies that help students approach the challenges in their journey through postsecondary education with the most adaptive mindset, increasing equity in academic outcomes and improving well-being. Dr. Logel earned her PhD in social psychology at University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at University of Colorado and Stanford University. She received University of ��ݮ��Ƶ’s 2018 Equity Award for her work promoting women’s success in STEM fields. Dr. Logel teaches Introductory Psychology and upper-year online courses.

Please email Fiona at fmcalist@uwaterloo.ca by December 16 to register for this workshop. The zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants by December 19.

2016 University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Discovery Days in Health Sciences

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 12:08:46 +0000

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University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Discovery Days in Health Sciences is presented in partnership with The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, and is a day of hands-on workshops to help grade 10 and 11 high school students explore the wide variety of careers in the field of health sciences.

This year’s event features a keynote lecture from ��ݮ��Ƶ alumnus Colonel Jim Kile, Commander Surgeon for the Canadian Army.

The day wraps up with a "Health Pros Tell All" career panel featuring ��ݮ��Ƶ alumni, staff, and faculty working in the field of health sciences.

2015 University of ��ݮ��Ƶ TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences

Jennifer Emma Mackinnon — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:56:48 +0000

2015 University of ��ݮ��Ƶ TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences Jennifer Emma … Thu, 03/19/2015 - 09:56

University of ��ݮ��Ƶ TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences is presented in partnership with The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, and is a day of hands-on workshops to help grade 10 and 11 high school students explore the wide variety of careers in the field of health sciences.

This year’s event features a keynote lecture from Dr. Jan Christilaw.

The day wraps up with a "Health Pros Tell All" career panel featuring ��ݮ��Ƶ alumni, staff, and faculty working in the field of health sciences.

For full details on this year's event, including the day’s itinerary and workshop descriptions, visit The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame’s University of ��ݮ��Ƶ TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences website.