March
2010
Connections
eZine
Connection eZine Contents
2 Table of Contents 3 Calendar 4 International Celebrations Week 6 International Women’s Day
March .2010
7 Disability Awareness Day Your Light within 8 Black History Month 9 African Awareness Day 10 One Waterloo 11 Retail Services
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12 Organizational & Human Development 13 Arcadia ( Theatre production ) 14 Global Experience Certificate 16 Etiquette Dinner 17 Graduating events 18 Athletics
March C
alendar 2010
4th 8th - 12th 9th 11st - 13rd 12nd -13rd 15th 16th 17th 19th 18th - 20th 23 rd 25th 26th–27th 31st
5th annual Women’s Day Dinner International Celebrations Week Dinning Etiquette Arcadia (Theatre production by UW Drama) Warrior Weekends African Awareness Day March Break Open House St. Patrick’s Day Arts Gala Arcadia Sweats to Suits Disability Awareness Day Warrior Weekends AHS Grad Class Send-Off
International Celebrations Week International Women’s Week St.Patrick’s Day ACADEMIC March 1st March 1st – 7th
Intention to graduate forms due Pre-enrolment course selection week for Fall 2010
OSAP 24th 30th 30th
Last day to submit Confirmation of Enrolment for Winter only term and Fall & Winter term to ensure full OSAP funding Recommended submission date for OSAP Rollover Form to add Spring term to Winter only term or Fall & Winter term Recommended submission date for OSAP Reinstatement Form to add Spring term to Fall only term
International Celebrations Week International Celebrations Week (ICW) is the highlight of the One Waterloo Campaign. Waterloo is a culturally diverse and vibrant community that is comprised of students, staff, and faculty from all over the world. ICW is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the opportunities this diversity brings. The week, full of events, demonstrates the collaborations between cultures and the building of relationships that promote understanding and discourse fostering the spirit of UW. Feature events this year include Cultural Caravan, where hundreds of students perform culturally themed presentations of songs, dances, and dramas to a packed, cheering audience. Booths line the great hall offering various foods and sweets from the many countries where our students originate. Many other events will fill the week, including the Opening Ceremony which features a Festival of Holidays. This event will provide your student with an opportunity to see the cultural and different faith celebrations from around the world. Exciting performances including Chinese Lion Dancing will be presented in the Great Hall. The Women’s Centre will be hosting an event all day Wednesday and throughout the week to commemorate International Women’s Week. ICW closes with exciting activities in partnership with Warrior Weekends. Departments such as Waterloo International and the International Student Office will also be involved by hosting a reception in the Waterloo International Conference room, where photos from the International Photo Contest will be on display with free food and refreshments. Food Services also features authentic cultural cuisines from Asia, France, India, and Mexico throughout the week for UW community members to enjoy. Visit www.onewaterloo.uwaterloo.ca for more information on the many events that your student can attend this week.
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The UW International Women's Day Committee presents the
5th Annual Women's Day Dinner Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. University Club The UW Community is cordially invited to an evening of dinner, socializing, and celebration! View our program to see what we have planned for the evening. Tickets ($32) can be purchased from the Theatre Centre Box Office (HH 161). Book early, only a limited number of tickets are available! Visit the Parking Services website to locate the parking lot closest to the University Club. If you have any questions about the event, please contact the committee at infoinwd@uwaterloo.ca. DAW Logo courtesy of and used with permission from United Nations.
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One Waterloo Disability Awareness Day - Your Light Within March 25th 2010 11:00am - 4:30pm, Student Life Centre Great Hall One Waterloo and the Office for Persons with Disabilities are hosting an exciting day about disability awareness for your student. We all need to recognize and see within us the gift that disability brings towards ourselves and inevitably towards society. Day in the life Disability Simulators and Wheel Chair Obstacle Course 11:00am - 12:30pm With this event, your student has the unique opportunity to experience what life is like with a disability. Have you ever wondered what it is like to read with dyslexia? Wondering how people with a wheelchair play hockey? Hear with a hearing impairment or see with vision impairment? Many students have these questions related to disability. The “Day in the life� disability simulations event is a great way to teach students about disability hands-on! Panel Discussion 12:30pm - 2:30pm One Waterloo and the Office for Persons with Disabilities have organized a stimulating discussion on invisible disabilities and disability awareness. The panel, comprised of experts and Waterloo students, will discuss their successes, the challenges that disabled students face, how their disability has impacted their university experience, and the changes that can be made to make things better. Film Screening 2:30pm - 4:30pm To wrap up the successful day, a complimentary disability-related movie will be screened to further educate your student on disabilities.
Sled Hockey http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news. htm?id=502941
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Black History Month 2010 February 2010, One Waterloo in partnership with UW Base, and members of AFRSA and ACS hosted events to celebrate Black History Month 2010. The theme for Black History Month was “Aspire to Inspire” recognizing current students, and new alumni who have contributed to the betterment of the black community, encouraging your student to be engaged and developing their leadership skills. February 9th, 2010 featured the Black History Month Expo. The day started with free food from Caribbean Kitchen, and an exposition of black culture, featuring wonderful art from African Canadian Artist and UW student Nana, and displays educating your student on various black cultures. The day closed with an academic, open-forum discussion to educate your student about prominent issues facing African Canadias and was attended by diverse members of UW. Ucal Shillingford facilitated the discussion and encouraged members of the students to contribute their experiences and ideas. The personal stories and comments from the Waterloo community took the discussion in great new directions as the panel worked off the audiences’ comments. Many UW students attended to learn about and celebrate black culture On February 27th, the Black History Month Gala was presented in the Bomber in collaboration with Warrior Weekends. Students performed dances, spoken word, poetry, and songs all celebrating the vibrant black culture within UW. Fashion shows were also held to showcase the traditional garb from various black cultures. Black History Month closes with a final event run through AFRSA, with support from One Waterloo. On March 15th, 2010The event, African Awareness Day will be held in the Student Life Centre,featuring exhibits and performances that highlight the Native African people and culture that are present at the University of Waterloo. Further celebrations will be featured during this month’s International Celebrations Week 2010. Visit www. onewaterloo.uwaterloo.ca for more information.
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Leadership Workshops Winter 2010 offered through Organizational & Human Development (OHD)
We’re excited to share with you that on-line registration is now open for the Student Leadership Workshops offered through OHD These leadership workshops are free to any current UW student. Each session is 2 hours. See web site for topics and registration details: http://www.ohd.uwaterloo.ca/students
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Arcadia
UW Drama presents
by Tom Stoppard
by Tom Stoppard
What do fractal geometry, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, iterated algorithms, chaos theory, classical horticulture, gothic architecture, carnal embrace, and Lord Byron’s sex life have in common? They are all ingredients in Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece comedy thriller Arcadia, the final UW Drama production of the 2009-2010 season.
But you won’t need a higher degree in nano computing or quantum mechanics to have a good time with this play. Arcadia is emphatically Theatre of the Arts March 11-13 8 pm not a dramatized academic semiMarch 18-20 8 pm nar, but a tightly executed theatrical tour de force which is part satire, part detective-story, part debate about determinism and free will, part celebration of the ungovernable curiosity about the world around us. Considered by many one of the greatest plays of our time, Arcadia celebrates the human thirst for knowledge fully cognizant that such knowledge will forever be elusive. Yet in the pursuit of sexy ideas about the universe it also celebrates universal ideas about sex, the one unpredictable “attraction which Newton left out” in his deterministic model of the world. General $12 Students/Seniors $10 Box Office: 519 888 4908 www.drama.uwaterloo.ca
Directed by Gerd Hauck, Arcadia, will be performed on March 11-13 and 1820 at 8:00 pm. Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building, University of Waterloo. Box Office: 519 888-4908 Tickets: $12 general, $10 students/seniors For more information see www.drama.uwaterloo.ca or contact Robin Atchison 519.888.4567, ext. 35808
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GloBal ExPErIEnCE CErtIfICatE www.international.uwaterloo.ca/certificate Global Perspective Wanted If you can • adapt to work environments in other countries • be sensitive to cultural differences • communicate and work effectively with people from other backgrounds … employers around the world are looking for you!
Build Your Skills for the Global Marketplace With a Global Experience Certificate you can add an international component to your undergraduate degree. Visit us to learn more about enhancing your future with this certificate.*
It’S YoUr dEGrEE, YoUr drEaM, YoUr World. *Certificate is available to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents
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WatErloo IntErnatIonal Needles Hall (NH) 1101 519-888-4567, ext. 38350 wihelp@uwaterloo.ca
Global Experience Certificate My name is Yannish Sewraz and I am a 2A Environment and Business student currently working towards obtaining a Global Experience Certificate (GEC). As a bilingual immigrant who has lived in Canada for 6 years, I feel that this certificate will be a great asset to me in the working world. I also plan on getting an International Master in Business Administration after graduating from the University of Waterloo. With the University of Waterloo’s Global Experience Certificate as part of my application, I will have an advantage that will increase my chances of getting into such a program. Through the courses I have taken in the Environment and Business program, I have come to understand that today’s business world is centered on the environment. Through globalization, environmental initiatives are happening everywhere. With a Bachelor in Environmental Studies, the Global Experience Certificate and an International MBA, I will have a wide range of skills that many businesses would love to have in order to expand, while considering the environment.
Where in the world do you want to go?
We can help you get there. Earn a Global
Experience Certificate at UW
Students who wish to obtain the Global Experience Certificate must complete a language/course component, an international experience and a cross-cultural volunteer experience. I have already selected the courses I will be taking, and I have also decided to do an exchange in England, at the University of Leeds. I am currently involved in the application process for this as well. The cross-cultural volunteer portion of the GEC, for me, will take place on campus with the SHADOW Program at UW, which allows me to introduce international students to Waterloo. I hope to complete this volunteer opportunity during the spring term while taking courses. My main goals include being an international person who has travelled the world and understands various cultures. I am confident that completing the cross-cultural volunteer experience, global studies courses, and exchange program, and obtaining the Global Experience Certificate will help make me a global citizen. There is a million ways to personalize your Global Experience Certificate Plan! www.international.uwaterloo.ca/certificate wihelp@uwaterloo.ca
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Graduating Events
Graduating Students Information Session March 23rd was the Graduating Students Information Session where a lot of great info relating to graduating was delivered to students who were able to attend. If your son / daughter missed it, or if you would like to see the highlights, check out the video series posted on the Student Life Office’s youtube channel (http://tinyurl.com/yju34rp).
It’s Time for Canada – Last Lecture with Ken Dryden What is the future for Canada? It’s time for Canadians to think about what kind of country Canada is. How will Canada face a future of economic transformation, climate change, development of the next generation, and poverty, and what role it will play on the world stage. Please join Hon. Ken Dryden, P.C.,M.P., and former NHL player to hear why he feels that It’s Time for Canada, and then participate in the conversation. Date and time: Monday, April 5th, 2010 – 4:30-6:30pm Location: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages (ML)
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