101 SEPTEMBER 2009 | VoluME 25Student Life

101 SEPTEMBER 2009 | VoluME 25Student Life

CalEndaR September | 3

hEadlinESThere Is No Place Like Homecoming | 4One Waterloo | 5OUT! On Bay Street | 5

FEaTuRES

Health Services | 8

Library Services | 9

On Campus Jobs | 10

First-year Working Group | 11

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EVEnTS

Transition To University | 6Pushing The Digital Envelope | 7JumpStart Friday Winners | 7

SERViCES

lETTERS To you

Events | 14

New Waterloo Logo | 11 Influenza at UW | 12 Student Life Office Handbooks Update | 13New UW Website | 13

September 2009 | STudEnT liFE 101 | 3

Homecoming 2009Waterloo vs Windsor in Football

www.homecoming.uwaterloo.ca.

Warrior Weekends

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Open Enrollment Ends

Warrior WeekendsSeptember 25-26, 2009

Warrior Weekends is a student-run event which provides a diverse assortment of activities to all students in an effort to increase student night life at UW! Most events take place in the SLC. Event information can be found at:

www.warriorweekends.uwaterloo.ca

SEPTEMBER 2009

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22 Volunteer Fairwww.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca

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Part-Time Job Fairwww.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca

Clubs and Services FairSeptember 24-25, 2009clubsandsocieties.feds.ca

2 One Waterloo Launch Partywww.onewaterloo.uwaterloo.ca

UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

OCTOBER 2009

UW Stage

This year at Homecoming, current students will be performing at the Homecoming Stage from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Performers include:> NaFoyo> Thulasi Nadakumaran> The Waterboys> Waterloo Tamil Student Association Dance Team

AHS Fun Run 2009 - Uniting Woloshyn’s Warriors!This year’s race is extra special and is being hosted in honour of Alyson Woloshyn, Recre-ation and Leisure studies Alumni. Alyson’s drive, healthy lifestyle, and passion for Water-loo run deep. Her ongoing battle with an incurable brain cancer has motivated her to help increase awareness and funds towards this cause and her massive team of “Woloshyn’s Warriors” will be out in full force supporting her at the Fun Run.

AHS is proud to partner with Alyson and her Warriors to help facilitate their fundraising goals for the Alberta Cancer Foundation - Brain Specific Research Trials and Grants.

Participation in the run is free and open to everyone. Fundraising in support of Alyson’s cause is voluntary and it is not a requirement to participate. If you’d like to support Alyson’s efforts, you can choose to:

1) Collect pledges using this pledge form and bring all cash/cheques to the run.

2) Make an online donation.

hEadlinES

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOMECOMING

For a full listing of event times and locations, visit: www.homecoming.uwaterloo.ca

September 25 and 26, 2009Out on Bay Street is the annual national event for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Trans-gender (LGBT) Undergraduate, Graduate and Recent Graduate students within the specializations of Business, Law and Engineering.

For more information and to register for the conference, visit: www.outonbayst.org

OUT! On Bay Street

LAUNCH PARTY

DATE: OCTOBER 2 2009LOCATION: BOMBER TIME: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Learn about Diversity at Waterloo Discover ways you can get involvedMake a Difference

Complimentary food and refreshments provided. Check Our Website: www.onewaterloo.uwaterloo.ca

Karen Rittinger, M.S.W., R.S.W., Counselling Services

As you begin a new semester at university, you will begin the process of change. Many of you are here from out of town; some are living away from home for the first time. What a change! There’s no one to report to about what you are doing and when, and there is also no one to ask, “How was your day?”

The excitement of new freedom and opportunity may be tempered by homesickness - missing your family, friends and community. Slowly, you’ll get to know some of your classmates, faculty, resi-dence Dons, roommates and other peers. Perhaps you’ll get involved in intramural activities at the PAC (Physical Activities Complex) and clubs and events through the Stu-dent Life Centre and the Federation of Students. You may read student newspapers and check the univer-sity website to familiarize yourself with happenings on campus.

Change means an ending, and even while the transition will feel exciting, it may be perhaps a bit stressful too. Even if you are wel-coming this change, it’s natural to resist new ideas and ways of doing things. William Bridges (1980), who writes about change in his book, Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, says four things can help us through that uncom-fortable time between the old and the new: Try to do things that make you feel more in control, like getting the information you need to find your way around. Understand that this is a transition time and if you feel overwhelmed, it doesn’t mean going to school was a bad decision, you are just in transition. Find support systems in your fam-ily, old friends, new friends, your teachers, and counselors in Coun-selling Services. Keep in mind your purpose in coming to school; focus on this outcome.

Remember, you are not alone in this transition time. You can meet with a counsellor in Counselling Services to talk about adjusting to your environment and to do some problem solving about getting involved in your university and your new community. Drop by at Counselling Services, located on the second floor of Needles Hall or visit our website at http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/ for more information. Counselling services are confidential and free for Uni-versity of Waterloo students.

For Additional Information CALL Counselling Services, 519-888-4567 ext. 32655ASK about our workshops or per-sonal counsellingSIGN UP in Needles Hall, Room 2080EXPLORE our website: www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/

Change – Transition to University

FEaTuRE

JUMP START FRIDAY WINNERSNintendo Wii - Jacob Chlebicki

Dell Laptop - Alexa TannerDell Laptop - Susmitha Chakrararthy

Breakaway Tours Trip to Montreal for New Years Eve - Phillipe Ross-Siegel$500 Watcard Gift - Joe Mathew

iPod Shuffle - William Talbot-Kelly$200 Congestoga Mall Gift Certificate -Mason Kong$200 Congestoga Mall Gift Certificate - Ryan East

$100 Future Shop Gift Card - Sonia Soboak$100 Presidents Choice Gift Card - Adam Harvey

Pushing The Digital Envelopewith Facebook VP and Waterloo Alumnus Chamath Palihapitiya

About ChamathChamath Palihapitiya is the Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion at Facebook and is responsible for spreading Facebook throughout the world through new growth initiatives, mobile strategy and internationalization.See Facebook Press Room for more.

In a world where technology is in a constant state of refinement, where innovation is a given, how do we define excellence? Chamath, Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion at Facebook, shares his thoughts on risk-taking, entrepreneurship and technical excellence.

Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:00 pm -5:30 pm JG Hagey Hall of the Humanities Hagey Hall, Room 16 Admission is Free

Health Services is “Your Family Doctor Away From Home”! We provide primary medical care for all registered students regardless of medical coverage. Your health card is all you need to access the doctors, nurses, and counsellors at Health Services. All care is strictly confidential.

Health Services is open in the Fall & Winter terms Monday to Thurs-day 8:30am-7:30pm and Fridays 8:30am-5:00pm.

Health Services provides:> Doctor visits – appointments are preferred > Nursing Services: Blood pressure monitoring, on-going post-op treatment, administration of prescribed injectable drugs, health teaching, ear syringing, etc.> Walk-in clinic for urgent care> Counselling appointments with registered clinical psychologists> Psychiatrist appointments> On-site laboratory/venipunctur-ist > Injections for allergy and im-munizations; some travel vac-cines available> Birth control information & dispensing> Emergency contraception (morning after pill)> Family planning, pregnancy testing, and non-judgemental management of crisis pregnancy> Emergency first aid care> STI testing> Confidential HIV (AIDS) testing, counselling and health monitoring

> Wart treatment on Tuesdays by appointment> Nutrition counselling> Health education resources centre (access to various health pamphlets and educational infor-mation)> Business office and insurance information

Important Health Services ClinicTB Test Clinic: Sept 21 & 22, 2009 -- 10am to 5pm at Health Services

Appointment LengthThere are three different lengths of doctor’s appointments you can book depending on the nature of your visit:

> Regular (short) visit is about ten minutes in length and is for one current medical concern

- Intermediate appointments are approximately 20 minutes

in length and are for more than one medical concern- Long appointments (more than 20 minutes) are available for counselling sessions or an-nual physicals including birth control

Verification of IllnessThe verification of illness form is available from Health Services for a serious illness for students who are unable to meet academic requirements. Keep in mind, your faculty determines academic ac-commodations for medical reasons. This means you need to speak with your professor if you anticipate being unable to fulfill academic requirements because you are ill.For more information on Health Services and Health Promotion please visit our website at www.healthservices.uwaterloo.ca.

Health Services is here for you!SERVICES

The Volunteer/Internship

Fair Come and visit the volunteer/in-ternship fair organized by Career Services. You can meet with rep-resentatives from a variety of local agencies to find out about volun-teer opportunities. These agencies specialize in many different areas including: working with children, aiding seniors, caring for people with health issues, organizing art events, and many others. You can choose to volunteer in one of the hundreds of opportunities and gain valuable experience, as well as staying connected with the com-munity.

Also, talk with representatives about opportunities that may in-clude: administrative work, event planning/fundraising, marketing, boards and committees, special events and recreation---just to name a few.

This event takes place in the Stu-dent Life Centre in the Great Hall on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 11:00a.m. to 2:30p.m.

Make this term your best yet! Take advantage of the workshops offered by the Library that will give you the research skills you need to succeed. This year’s workshops cover a wide range of topics:

> New Faculty and Grad Students: Research Tools and Library Services> Find Books and More! > Better Searching – Better Marks> Keep Current in Your Field > Introduction to RefWorks > Accessing Government Information > Demystifying the Statistics Canada Website > Data Retrieval from Statistics Canada Surveys > Google Earth Level One: Exploration and Mapping> Google Earth Level Two: Creating KML > Mapping Your Research and Survey Results> Mapping Census Data > Library Tours > Information on the Library Web

Check out the full workshop descriptions and register soon! http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/index.html

Act on it @ your library!Health Services is here for you!

UW Fall On-campus JobsMany University of Waterloo stu-dents find on-campus jobs a con-venient way to earn extra money during the school year. In addition, part-time job opportunities provide students with an opportunity to:

> gain work experience > increase employability > improve your skills in: com-munication, collaboration, interpersonal relations, research, organization and leadership that can be transferred into any field or career> build your resume > develop your network of con-tacts & resources

> discover your interests in vari-ous fields of work

Opportunities are available with Library Services, Federation of Students, Retail Services, Food Services/Catering, Campus Recre-ation/Athletics, Plant Operations, and the Student Life Office.

International students in particular can take advantage of these oppor-tunities as they do not need a work permit to hold an on-campus job. Students are encouraged to inquire about part-time employment in these areas early in September as positions tend to fill quickly.

There is no one place to look for all on-campus jobs. The following will help you in your search:

Attend the Part-time On-Cam-pus Job Fair being sponsored by Career Services on September 23, 2009 from 11:00 – 2:00 in the Student Life Centre.

Professors and departments may also hire students directly for re-search assistantships. Check bulle-tin boards, faculty, and department-specific websites, and contact your professors directly.

Wondering how the Library will fit into your life at Waterloo? Interest-ed in learning what services it can offer you? Check out the Library’s online Survival Guide http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/survival-guide/ and recommend it to your friends! Among other things, the guide cov-ers:

> Getting started: Library card; borrowing privileges; locations; hours> Using the Library: Finding books, articles, and other materi-als> Getting help: Questions; work-shops; liaison librarians> Library services: Study spac-es; computers; printing; services for students with disabilities

Your Library Survival Guide Is Here!

WATERLOO LOGO Dear student:

The University of Waterloo is developing a new marketing logo that’s part of a much larger project looking at how Waterloo communicates its accomplishments to the world.

I’m inviting you to contribute to this important process. We have a feedback form to collect opinions on some logo options under consideration and a Facebook page for additional advice. Please go to www.uwaterloo.ca/logofeedback/index.php to learn more about this project

The feedback form is available until September 20, 2009.

Thank you for contributing to the University of Waterloo’s success and I wish you the very best in the term ahead. Meg Beckel Vice-President External Relations.

FIRST YEAR WORKING GROUP

FIRST MEETINGTUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 20095:00 pm - 6:30 pmSLC 2143

This is an opportunity for you to get involved and truly impact your first year. Come share your ideas, suggestions, questions, and con-cerns to help improve the first-year experience at UW.

MAILING LIST: FYWG@lists.feds.ca

LETTERS TO YOU

August 19, 2009

Dear Waterloo Student,

As you may know, Canada is preparing for a possible second wave of H1N1 influenza. When you add to that the usual circulating strains of influenza in the fall, we anticipate a “busy” influenza season. At Waterloo, we are taking precautions to help minimize the risks to our university community. The right information about the flu, and how to guard against it, can help protect you and others from flu viruses:

> Wash your hands often and thoroughly in warm, soapy water or use hand sanitizer

> Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand Keep common surfaces such as water faucet handles, doorknobs and items such as telephones and keyboards clean and disinfected using a household cleaning spray on a soft cloth.

> Stay home if you’re sick, unless directed to seek medical care In addition to your efforts to keep healthy, this fall, the university will screen for flu symptoms in all students entering residence as well as first-year students living off campus as they arrive for orientation activities. Flu symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, body aches, fatigue and lack of appetite.

We ask any person who is experiencing fever and/or cough and any of the other symptoms to please stay home and neither attend Orientation Week nor come on campus for work/school/other purposes until your fever is gone and you are feeling better. It is common for tiredness and a cough to linger for several more weeks, but you are no longer contagious and may return to school and work even with a persistent cough.

All these reminders and protocols can be found on the Waterloo website – see www.uwaterloo.ca/influenza.

Once students are in good health, they can contact:

Cora DupuisStudent Life Co-ordinator: First-year Experience cedupuis@uwaterloo.ca519-888-4567 ext. 35643

Cora will be glad to help students get oriented to their first year when they arrive on campus. We wish you a successful year at the University of Waterloo.

Sincerely,

Barbara Schumacher, MDDirector, Health Services

Letter Concerning H1N1

UW is working on a redesign of its website! There are two main reasons for this - firstly, to demon-strate the attributes defined in the new UW identity, including the vi-sual expression. Secondly, to make the site work better for people by improving the navigation and consistency. The visual identity system is still under review. This doesn’t prevent the website redesign from moving forward. There are many things

that need to be done before the visual design for the website is cre-ated. A key part of this is finding out what you need from our web-site, and how we can make it easier for you to use our website.

Please help us out by taking a sur-vey about the current UW website (http://web.uwaterloo.ca/webform/redesign-survey-website-visitors). Your feedback will help us to cre-ate a site that is not only attractive, but also functional.

To find out more about the UW website redesign, please visit web.uwaterloo.ca or join us on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/UW-Website-Rede-sign/133385654090

Dear First-year student,

Earlier this month, we sent you a copy of the Student Life 101 Handbook and the Parent’s Guide Handbook. I am writing to inform you of a very important correction. On page 88 of the Student Life 101 Handbook, and page 36 of the Parents’ Guide Handbook it lists that Fall 2009 Exams end on December 17, 2009. This is not the accurate date. Please note the fol-lowing correction. In Fall 2009, exams end on December 22, 2009.

Thank you for making note of this correction. These handbooks are an important resource for you as you progress through your studies at the University of Waterloo. Please continue to refer to the guide when looking for assistance, and do not hesitate to contact the Student Life Of-fice with any of your questions.

Yours truly,

Cora Dupuis, Student Life Coordinator: First-year experience519-888-4567 ext. 35643cedupuis@uwaterloo.ca

Important Correction for SLO Handbooks

August 19, 2009

UW Website Redesign

EVEnTS

Come make some memories...at Homecoming 2009!

Celebrate the kaleidoscope of experiences that are Waterloo – from the flavours of the East Asian Festival to the rhythms of Pow Wow.Cheer on our Warriors football team as they take on the Windsor Lancers.

Hear UW grad and Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya (BASc ‘99) speak,and much, much more…

There’s no place like Homecoming.

Interested in volunteering? Email homecoming@alumni.uwaterloo.ca

homecoming.uwaterloo.caSaturday, September 26, 2009