Connections
March 2009 | Volume 19
Get Your Student Ready for
Graduation! UW and Alumni Connections Intent To Graduate Form Degree Frames
Connections
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Calendar March/April | 3
headlines UW Alumni and Student Connections | 4 Intent to Graduate Reminder | 4 Framing Your Degree| 4
Feature Tips for Applying to Graduate and Professional School | 5
Events Noon Hour Concert Series | 6 Lecture: Inuit and the Canadian Arctic | 8
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March/April
International Celebrations Week (March 2-6) Launch; SLC Atrium International Celebrations Week (March 2-6) International Presentations; SLC Multipurpose Room Faculty of Arts public lecture: Mary Simon, president of Inuit Tapirisat Kanatami, “Inuit and the Canadian Arctic: Sovereignty Begins at Home”; MacKirdy Hall, St. Paul’s College @ 7pm http://marysimonlecture. eventbrite.com/
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International Celebrations Week (March 2-6) Movie Night: The Italian; MC 2065 @ 7-9pm Climate change lecture: Mark Serreze, University of Colorado at Boulder, “Cranking Up the Arctic Heat”; Fed Hall @ 7pm
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Concert: Music of Edvard Grieg Solo Piano and Voice; CGUC Chapel @ 12:30pm
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Warrior Weekends; SLC Great Hall @ 7pm www.warriorweekends.uwaterloo.ca
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Warrior Weekends; SLC Great Hall @ 7pm www.warriorweekends.uwaterloo.ca
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Winter Term classes end
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Drop, Penalty 2 Period ends; last day to drop a course without a petition English Language Proficiency Exam (ELPE) in the PAC http://elpp.uwaterloo.ca/
Concert: From Africa “Daughter of Olapa”; CGUC Chapel @ 12:30pm
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International Celebrations Week (March 2-6) Photo Exhibit, SLC MPR @ 11am and Cultural Caravan; SLC Great Hall @ 6:30pm Concert: Craig Cardiff; Humanities Theatre @ 8pm, Tickets: 519.888.4908 International Women’s Day dinner with speaker Yan Li (Confucius Institute, Renison UC); University Club @ 5pm, tickets $32 at Humanities box office
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Warrior Weekends; SLC Great Hall @ 7pm www.warriorweekends.uwaterloo.ca
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International Celebrations Week (March 2-6) Warrior Weekends; SLC Great Hall @ 7pm www.warriorweekends.uwaterloo.ca
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Study of Public Service at UW; Holiday Inn 30 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener @ 7:30-9:30am Please register at http:// publicservice.uwaterloo.ca/events/ waterloo_registration.php
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On campus exams begin (April 8-24) http://www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/ exams/schedule.pdf
University holiday: Good Friday, University closed
Easter weekend, University closed; no examinations scheduled
Distance Education examination days (April 14-15) http://www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/ exams/schedule.pdf
Winter Term grades appear in Quest http://www.quest.uwaterloo.ca/
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Hea d li n e s
UW Alumni and Student Connections
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here are many different ways that UW alumni (graduates) give back to UW students. UW alumni often: •
Return as guest speakers
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Participate in career panels to share the secrets of their success, and the challenges they faced along the way mentor students
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Hire co-op students or new grads
A group of UW alumni have expressed interest in finding more meaningful opportunities to enhance the student experience. They want to help students get the best experience they can at UW. In response to this, Alumni Affairs is working with alumni, students, the Federation of Students and the Student Life Office to enhance the connections between alumni, students and the university.
university in Canada by 2017. As we move ahead in the process, we need your help. Did a UW alumnus make an impact in your life? Do you have suggestions for ways that UW alumni could add value to the student experience?
Our vision is to have the strongest relationships between students and alumni of any
Chris Duffy cduffy@uwaterloo.ca Alumni Affairs
Intent to Graduate Reminder T
here are many things to consider as your student approaches the final stages of his or her academic career. The intent to graduate form is among the most important of these things. The deadline is March 1 for Undergraduate Students who wish to attend Spring Convocation and are taking classes this winter. For Undergraduate Students taking classes in the summer
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that want to attend the Fall Convocation, the due date is August 1. After this is done, students can check their Quest accounts to verify that their intent to graduate form has been accepted, if they have any outstanding fees and to ensure that all their contact information is up-to-date. If you need any more information visit http:// www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/ convocation/students.html.
Please email me your stories and suggestions. Your ideas will help shape the way alumni and students connect at UW.
Framing Your Student’s Degree
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ome visit the Office of Alumni Affairs in South Campus Hall and purchase a University of Waterloo degree frame. Hanging their degree in your home or their place of work tells the world that your student is proud to be a University of Waterloo alumnus. Frames are available in a variety of styles and prices; you can even pick up matching photo frames to show off a lovely graduation photo. Check out the https://alumni. uwaterloo.ca/alumni/secure/ frames/index.html for pricing and delivery options.
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Tips for Applying to Graduate or Professional School
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f your child has recently graduated from university, he or she may be considering applying to professional and graduate school. Students typically apply to professional or graduate programs a year prior to the anticipated start date; however, prerequisites/experience are often (but not always) required in order to apply to the program of choice. Unfortunately, too many students leave researching this information too late and do not have the required prerequisites or experience when completing applications. For example, if your child is considering applying to Faculties of Education, he or she will likely need to have teaching in a classroom with the preferred age group. If your child is considering applying to become a doctor, optometrist, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist, then it is important that he or she has done some volunteer work and/or job shadowing. Career Services has plently of information about qualifications and requirements (see box to the right). More information is available from our website at: www.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca).
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Handouts Further Education, Dental School, Law School, MBA, Medical School, Optometry, Pharmacy, Teaching, and Personal Statement/Letter of Intent.
Workshops/Events Calendar Check the variety of workshops and events related to “Further Education” that we are offering.
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Career-Related Websites
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Individual Appointments
Check out the “Further Education” section. You may be interested in joining the UW Pre-Med Club, UW Pre-Optometry Club, UW Pre-Dental Club, or UW Pre-Pharmacy Club, or Legal Studies Society.
Go to the “Appointments” link on the Career Services homepage and follow the instructions to book an appointment. These are the appointment types related to “Further Education”: • • • •
Professional/Graduate School Planning Professional/Graduate School Application Personal Statement Review Professional School Mock Interview March 2009 | Connections | 5
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INU I T A N D T H E CANA DI A N A RC T IC : Sovereignty Begins at Home Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) will deliver a “State of the Union” address to Canadians about the place Inuit hold in Canada, communicate issues that Inuit are currently facing in ����, and convey the social, political, and economic agenda of the Inuit of Canada.
This lecture is part of the UW DIRECTIONS Conference. Date: Tuesday, March �, ���� Time: �:�� p.m. Location: MacKirdy Hall, St. Paul’s College University of Waterloo, ��� Westmount Ave. W. RSVP on-line at: marysimonlecture.eventbrite.com FREE ADMISSION AND FREE PARKING For more information contact Brandi Gillett Woods at bgillett@uwaterloo.ca ���-���-����, ext. �����
Presented in partnership by: UW Aboriginal Services Office Academic Support Centre, Canadian International Council and the University of Waterloo
MARY SIMON
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