University of Waterloo events
At Waterloo, we're proud to host a wide variety of events for the campus community and our larger community. Find out what's happening on campus, from free public lectures to workshops and information sessions.
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Events
Studying the Sacred: Water is Life
As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada, join Elaine Ho-Tassone, Director of Operations, NORDIK Institute & Adjunct Professor, Algoma University as they present: Studying the Sacred: Water is Life.
Anti-Racism Reads: Son of Elsewhere
Join the Library and Print + Retail Solutions for the next Anti-Racism Reads discussion on Wednesday, May 15 at the Dana Porter Learning Lab. Ola Idris will be in conversation with the author Elamin Abdelmahmoud about his memoir, Son of Elsewhere.
Velocity Presents: Innovation Open House
Start your spring term with some fun at our Innovation Open House Mixer. The mixer is an opportunity to meet fellow students and aspiring or emerging entrepreneurs and creators, make friends, gain valuable contacts, and build connections to all things Velocity including our people, spaces, and resources. Plus, find out about Zero, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, GreenHouse (Social Impact Incubator), Grebel Peace Incubator, and the Library.
Velocity Cornerstone Application Deadline
So you’ve got an idea? Before building anything in startups, you have to validate that it’s actually something somebody wants. While sounding relatively straightforward, figuring out whether people actually want your thing is the crucible on which most great startups are forged. Come join us for a new imagining of Cornerstone. Lead by Eric Blondeel, a two-time YC alumni, you’ll learn how to validate your idea without fooling yourself and others with bias. Learn about the mistakes of the teams that came before you and maybe earn some prizes along the way too.
"Becoming the Poem" Thesis Exhibition
Join the University of Waterloo Art Gallery for an exhibition featuring artist Ashley Beerdat.
"Becoming the Poem" is an installation of landscape paintings that consider my relationship to nature and how to foster hope living in an ecological crisis.
"In the Mix" Thesis Exhibition
Join the University of Waterloo Art Gallery for an exhibition featuring artist Charlie Star.
"In The Mix" is an interdisciplinary exhibition that explores music of the Black diaspora. Through a site-specific, interactive installation that combines sound, music, collage, personal family photographs and archives, disc-jockeying, and experimental turntablism, representations of Black identity are explored and reimagined.
University of Waterloo Juggling Festival
Join us for the 30th Annual Juggling Festival hosted by the University of Waterloo Juggling Club!
This is a family-friendly event featuring workshops, open juggling sessions, games and challenges, and a public show on Saturday May 18th.
Whether you're a juggling pro or just starting out, the festival promises to be packed with fun and excitement!
i2I Skills Training Program Info Session
Learn more about the i2I skills training program from Elicia Maine, creator of the i2I program suite of programs and Professor from the Beedie School of Business and program alumni Sasan Vosoogh-Grayli, Research Associate at IQC, Waterloo.
Future-ready workforce series: Building inclusive workplaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ students
Join the Work-Learn Institute (WxL) in exploring how employers can foster workplace inclusion for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (2SLGBTQIA+) co-op students.
Engineering Graduate Studies Fair
Are you interested in pursuing a Master’s or PhD and want to learn more about the Engineering Graduate programs offered at Waterloo? Register to join us on Wednesday, June 5 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. for our in-person Graduate Studies Fair to have all of your questions answered by faculty members, current grad students and admission experts from each department!