At Waterloo, we're proud to host a wide variety of events for the campus community and our larger community. Find out what's happening on campus, from free public lectures to workshops and information sessions.
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For support with your event, view our resources for event planners and contact community.relations@uwaterloo.ca.
Events
Computer Museum Open House
On Tuesday, March 24th and Saturday, March 28th, we will be holding our Computer Museum Open House. The event will run from 10:00am to 4:00pm in DC 1316. Come for prizes and games, and to explore the Computer Museum’s collection of artifacts and try out some vintage systems! Our Open House is free to attend, and all visitors are welcome!
Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Students' Writing Cafe
The Black, Indigenous and Racialized Students' Writing Café is a social writing group. Unlike traditional peer feedback-based writing groups, we don’t read each other’s finished writing: instead, we write together to create a community of writers who can cheer each other on during what is often an isolating, difficult journey!
Cooperathon powered by Desjardins X Velocity Speed Challenge
Come race against the clock to find innovative solutions to important problems facing people, our planet and our prosperity.
The Speed Challenge is open to anyone aged 18 and up, regardless of whether you are a student of UWaterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Conestoga College or a resident of Kitchener-Waterloo.
Phyllis Webstad in KW
Join us for an inspiring event of Indigenous knowledge, storytelling, and reconciliation, with speaker Phyllis Webstad. Phyllis Webstad is the Founder and CEO of the Orange Shirt Society. At the age of six, Phyllis was sent to St. Joseph Mission Residential School, and her belongings were taken from her on the first day, including her orange shirt that her grandmother had given her.
Better care, same team: Inside a pharmacist-led model changing cancer care
Manulife presents CareNext Collective, a monthly virtual forum hosted by the CareNext Coalition.
This month, the event explores what happens when pharmacists move upstream into clinical decision‑making, take ownership of patient panels and redesign follow‑up care to address growing capacity pressures in oncology.
CODA
The University of Waterloo Department of Fine Arts invites you to the 52nd Senior Undergraduate Exhibition hosted by the University of Waterloo Art Gallery. This annual exhibition captures the creativity and diversity of practices that students have been exploring in the studio arts program.
2025 Co-op Student of the Year and Velocity Co-op Problem Awards
Join Vivek Goel, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, and Judene Pretti, associate provost of Co-operative and Experiential Education at the University of Waterloo for the awards ceremony.
Learn more about the honourees and their incredible impacts on organizations and their industry.
The ceremony will be held in person in room 2218 of the Tatham Centre and virtually.
In-person Grad Writing Cafés
Grab a coffee and get writing. Join our network of graduate student, postdoc, and faculty writers at the Grad Writing Café! Meet other writers, stay on track, and make progress on your work. Writing doesn't have to be solitary!
Undergraduate Writing Café
- drop-in and write
- consult with a writing advisor
- boost your productivity
- find your writing community
- free hot drinks and snacks!
The Nether
The Nether, by Jennifer Haley, presents a thought-provoking exploration of the ethical, psychological, and moral implications of virtual reality and, by extension, the challenges and ramifications of contemporary digital life. Set in a near-future world where immersive virtual environments (the Nether) allow people to fully engage in dark, curated experiences, the play raises questions about identity, personal responsibility, free will, and the consequences of these digital spaces.