The OIR and WISC merges to centralize Indigenous student resources at UW

As of spring 2025, the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) will be merging with the Office of Indigenous Relations (OIR), operating from the main campus. This change aims to increase accessibility to support and resources for the growing […]

2025-06-18T16:41:43-04:00June 18, 2025|Campus News|

New exhibit at the Glass & Clay Gallery displays three generations of Indigenous art from one family

The new ‘Painting with Clay’ exhibit opened on Jan. 18 at the Glass & Clay Gallery in Waterloo and presents three generations of art from the Beam family, showcasing Indigenous influence from Canada and […]

2025-02-10T11:23:01-05:00February 6, 2025|Arts & Life|

Engineering professor receives 2024 Equity and Inclusivity Award for innovative PhD program

This past week, the Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo (FAUW) recognized Tizazu Mekennon, associate professor in the faculty of engineering and Canada Research Chair in sustainable multiphase polymers, as the recipient of the 2024 Equity and […]

2025-02-06T12:42:03-05:00February 5, 2025|Campus News, News|

Remembering Kurt Gibson, a member of UW’s Indigenous community

The UW community is saddened by the passing of Kurt Gibson, a cherished Indigenous student whose loss is profoundly felt by all who knew him. 

Emma Smith, the Interim Director at the Waterloo Indigenous Student Center (WISC) […]

2025-01-17T11:34:07-05:00January 14, 2025|Campus News|

UW’s Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish explores the light and darkness within all of us

How do you appease a hunger that cannot be satisfied? From the Kwantlen First Nation village of Squa’lets, the tale of Th’owxiya seeks to answer this paradigm lying at the centre of our need […]

2024-12-02T13:09:30-05:00December 4, 2024|Arts & Life|
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