Scholarship proposal peer review workshop - Oct 7th
Are you applying to federal or provincial scholarships this season? SWIGS and WCC is hosting a graduate scholarship proposal peer-review workshop over Microsoft Teams to help you advance your scholarship application. Date: October 7th, 2021 Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm (EDT)
This workshop will
1) provide brief overview of self- and peer-evaluation strategies facilitated by the Waterloo Writing and Communication Center (WCC),
2) foster informal peer-evaluation and group discussions in break-out rooms with like-minded peers. Please be prepared to share your research proposal (t may be in any stage of your writing process) to enable the peer-evaluation process..
This is a great opportunity to get feedback from fellow graduate students across all faculties! Please click the button below to register for the event.
Fun activities and real connections at the SWIGS Fall Welcome!
Members and supporters of SWIGS turned out for the first in-person event held by SWIGS since the winter 2020 term. Visit the welcome event photo gallery on the SWIGS website to view moments from the SWIGS Fall Welcome.
Time: 3 - 5 pm EDT
We are continuing to host a weekly virtual writing café on Thursdays 3:00 – 5:00pm EDT on Microsoft Teams.
Register using the following link and select ‘SWIGS’ as your #WaterlooWrites group
Time: 4 - 6 pm EDT
Come learn how to make mocktails in a fun and interactive workshop with other SWIGS members. Visit the events section of the SWIGS website for details. Register here to save your spot
UW Delegation to United Nations COP26 Conference
The Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted to join UWaterloo’s VIRTUAL delegation for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow UK. Graduate student applications for COP26 are due by Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 at 3 pm EDT. For more information and to apply, visit IC3’s website.
If you have any questions, please forward them to the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change at ic3@uwaterloo.ca.
Water Institute Events!
WaterTalks: Water Resources and Food Supply Chains - Megan Konar THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Megan Konar, William J. and Elaine F. Hall Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, presents, "Water Resources and Food Supply Chains." Register now.
WaterLeadership workshops - Fall 21 WaterLeadership is a program offered by the Water Institute that helps students and faculty develop applied research impact skills to catalyze knowledge into action. Register here
We are continuing to host a weekly virtual writing café on Thursdays 3:00 – 5:00pm EST on Microsoft Teams.
If you haven't joined yet please register using the followinglink and select ‘SWIGS’ as your #WaterlooWrites group
Feel free to reach out to Lauren ( l2banks@uwaterloo.ca) or Narasimman (nlakshmi@uwaterloo.ca) if you have any questions!
Interested in volunteering with SWIGS? Check out our opportunities page or email us directly to see where you can help out, there is always something to do! We are also happy to advertise any major accomplishments of SWIGS, whether it be graduating, new paper, awards, etc. Let us know!
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