Beyond the Bulletin Podcast University of Waterloo

Marcus Shantz, president of Conrad Grebel University College, discusses 60 years of Grebel and the way its guiding principles inform its course offerings and student life. President Vivek Goel releases his annual winter holiday video. A new campus status page provides real-time status updates for each campus in the event of severe weather. We tell you where to find out what’s open and closed over the break.

Links and resources:

Holiday video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxksIM73-4I

https://uwaterloo.ca/news/presidents-news/what-university-waterloo-made

Severe weather: : https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-guidelines-signing-procedures/weather-closing-guidelines

https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-status

Daily Bulletin: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin

Conrad Grebel University College: https://uwaterloo.ca/grebel/

Dr. Jenna Gilchrist, a postdoctoral fellow in psychology, discusses her study researching students' transition to first year of university. Get a recap of Giving Tuesday by the numbers. And the Keeping Well at Work Committee organizes a lunchtime jam session for people on campus to get together for musical collaboration.

Links and resources:

Giving Tuesday recap: https://youtu.be/Pd0bFRExHBg?si=N4r43BPkiALd4KC9

Lunchtime Jam: https://portal.uwaterloo.ca/#/events/8595/registration

UC holiday special: https://uwaterloo.ca/university-club/events/holiday-special

Suzanne Kearns, aviation professor and director of the Waterloo Centre for Sustainable Aeronautics, discusses the ways that interdisciplinary research and learning in sustainable aeronautics can benefit industry, people and the planet. Nominations are open for teaching excellence awards. The deadline for filling out the Employee Engagement Survey has been extended.

Links and resources:

Online Teaching Award https://uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8HZOM63iFGXaB9k

Online Course Design Award https://uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQGEuonwHhvzxlA

DTA: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/dta

AETS: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/chakma

December 6: https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/national-day-remembrance-2023

16 Days of Activism: https://uwaterloo.ca/sexual-violence-prevention-response-office/get-involved/16-days-activism-against-gender-based-violence

Employee Engagement Survey:
https://uwaterloo.ca/employee-engagement-survey/

Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics/

Mathew Thijssen, director of sustainability, discusses the 2023 Environmental Sustainability Report and the progress we are making towards becoming carbon neutral. A dozen Waterloo researchers appear on a distinguished list for being highly cited. Fundraising challenges for Giving Tuesday allow you to support many causes at the University. And the Faculty of Arts and Office of Research host a speaker series on antagonism and intimidation in academia.

Links and resources:

Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/12-waterloo-researchers-make-highly-cited-researchers-2023
Rapid antigen tests: https://www.ontario.ca/self-assessment/
Coronavirus website: https://uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus
Giving Tuesday: https://imodules.uwaterloo.ca/s/1802/cf20/home.aspx?sid=1802&gid=2&pgid=1912&appealcode=24A2GGSMG

Antagonistic Responses to Science and Technology in the Academy: https://ticketfi.com/event/5384/antagonism-and-intimidation-in-academia-speaker-series

Sustainability office: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/

2023 Environmental Sustainability Report: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/our-progress

Free Store: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/operations/waste/free-store

Waste sorting guide: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/operations/waste/sorting-guide

Graduate student Jake Chateauneuf tells us about a system he’s co-created to prevent whales from getting entangled in fishing gear. Health Services is offering the flu vaccine to students, their families, employees, alumni and retirees. Training is available for staff and faculty to help them intervene when they see harmful or potentially harmful behaviour. And the University homepage has a new look.

Links and Resources:

High-risk flu clinic: https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/news/high-risk-flu-vaccine-clinic

New-look homepage: https://uwaterloo.ca/

Bystander training: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7590 (in-person session)
https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7591 (virtual session)

Equity census: https://uwaterloo.ca/equity-data-strategy

Whale Safe James Dyson Awards: https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/2023/project/whalesafe/#:~:text=What%20it%20does,prevent%20the%20extinction%20of%20whales.

First Nations student Jeremiah Hyslop tells us what removing an offensive term in an eye exam has to do with reconciliation. The University Club is reopened for your dining pleasure. Complete your employee equity census to help paint an accurate picture of the UWaterloo community. And Waterloo recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.


Links and resources:

University Club: https://uwaterloo.ca/university-club/

Equity Equity Census: https://uwaterloo.ca/equity-data-strategy

Nish Vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7wfkgWn3uY

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: https://uwaterloo.ca/indigenous/national-day-truth-and-reconciliation-2023

United Way: https://ecommunity.uwaywrc.ca/crm/Start.jsp
https://uwaterloo.ca/united-way/about-united-way-campaign/go-red-day-2023