Venus in transit: A live video, like the one from which this photo was snapped, was probably the safest way to view yesterday's transit of the planet Venus across the Sun, especially since special viewing glasses were required if one chose to look at the sky as opposed to a screen. Hundreds of onlookers ended up doing both as they flocked to the BMH green to take in the spectacle. It's a good thing the weather co-operated, because by the time this celestial event happens again, the University of Waterloo will be celebrating its 160th anniversary.

Photograph by Ellen Réthoré.

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Hiring begins for overseas co-op opportunities

Intermediate and senior Engineering undergraduate students who are studying on campus in Fall 2012 and have a work term beginning January 2013 are invited to apply to the CANEU CO-OP exchange program, a hybrid exchange offering seven paid co-op opportunities as well as assistance in arranging accommodation and work permits for Germany.

The Canadian-European Union Consortium for Strengthening Transatlantic Student Mobility in Co-operative Education (CANEU CO-OP) involves industrial partners that include TAKATA-Petri AG Ulm, Eurocopter, Robert Bosche Ansbach, and SICK Group.

The program pairs students with a European "twin" who will study at the University of Waterloo in the Fall of 2012 alongside the Waterloo student, who is expected to help them adapt to Waterloo and Canada, and then return the favour when that Waterloo student goes on their work term in Germany.

CANEU CO-OP jobs will be posted on JobMine as of June 4, under term 1131. Twins will be hosted from September to December 2012, and the overseas work term will run from January to April 2013.

Anyone with questions can contact Lisa ter Woort, CANEU Co-op Co-ordinator, at terwoort@ uwaterloo.ca.

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Provost names performance award recipients

"Effective May 1, 2005, in accordance with the 2003 Faculty Salary Settlement, the the University of Waterloo established an Outstanding Performance Fund to reward faculty members for outstanding contribution in teaching and scholarship," reads a memo by Vice-President Academic and Provost Sallie Ann Keller. "I am very pleased to announce the award recipients for 2012, and would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them for their outstanding contributions to the University of Waterloo."

The 2012 winners are:

• Applied Health Sciences: Jack Callaghan, Lora Giangregorio, David Hammond, and Steven Mock.
• Arts: Lois Andison, Tara Collington, Lorne Dawson, Michael Dixon, Jonathan Fugelsang, Daniel Gorman, Shelley Hulan, Khim Kelly, Timothy Kenyon, Kenneth Klassen, Greta Kroeker, Maria Liston, David Moscovitch, Mikko Packalen, Guy Poirer, Winfried Siemerling, Mikal Skuterud, John Turri, Erik Woody, and Tony Wirjanto.
• Engineering: Dayan Ban, Teresa Boake, Donald Burn, Claudio Canizares, Duane Cronin, Samir Elhedhli, Ali Eklamel, Ehab El-Saadany, Karim Karim, Robert McKillop, William Melek, Christine Moresoli, William Owen, Simarjeet Saini, Magdy Salami, Lola Shepherd, Joao Soares, Steven Waslander, Alexander Wong,  and Serhiy Yarusevych.
• Environment: Jeffrey Casello, Alastair Craik, Robert Gorbet, Richard Kelly, Merrin Macrae, Larry Swatuk, and Maren Olbermann.
• Mathematics: Mark Giesbrecht, Ian Goldberg, Jochen Koenemann, George Labahn, Johnny Li, Ming Li, Yu-Ru Liu, Anna Libuw, Michele Mosca, Kenneth Salem, Marek Stastna, Stefan Steiner, David Taylor, and Ian VanderBurgh.
• Science: Monica Barra, David Blowes, Niels Bols, Trevor Charles, David Edwards, Roland Hall, Tammy Labreche, Firas Mansour, Elizabeth Meiering, Roger Melko, Barbara Moffatt, Trefford Simpson, and Scott Taylor

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Keystone celebration today

The annual Keystone Campaign June event will be taking place on the B.C. Matthews Green today at 11:30 a.m., running to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This year’s theme is “Waterloo World”, aimed at highlighting the university’s focus on internationalism and the cultural diversity of our campuses.

All of the campus community is invited to attend and experience different cultures of the world. They are even welcome to come dressed in a traditional outfit.

Guests are also encouraged to bring a water bottle or cup as a water station will be available.

A corresponding celebration will be held for evening staff on Friday, June 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bombshelter Pub in the SLC.

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