Waterloo opens Korea alumni chapter

by the Office of Alumni Relations.

President Feridun Hamdullahpur joined a full house of alumni in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday, October 16 to celebrate the official launch of the university’s Korea alumni chapter.

The president, accompanied by Ken McGillivray, Vice-President, Advancement, Jason Coolman, Associate Vice-President, Alumni Relations, and other delegates from the university, had the pleasure of welcoming His Excellency, David Chatterson, Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea and Andrea Clements, First Secretary, Trade Commissioner, Market Access to the event.

Hosted in Schofield Hall at the Embassy of Canada, the creation of this alumni chapter is the result of collaborative efforts between Waterloo’s Office of Advancement and five alumni who now serve as founding members – Taeho Kang (BMath ‘05), Youngjoon Won (BMath ‘03), Goyoung Moon (PhD ‘01), Jaeboong Choi (MSc ‘93, PhD ‘97), and James Won-Ki Hong (PhD ‘91) All are pictured above with Jason Coolman and Feridun Hamdullahpur on the left and Ken McGillivray and Hong Kong Office Director Eva Cairns on the right.

During his remarks, President Hamdullahpur spoke about Waterloo’s global outreach and how vital it is for the university to have strong connections to and networks amongst its alumni chapters. “As a source of important strategic partnerships, alumni chapters help fuel Waterloo’s goal to be recognized as one of the world’s top innovation universities,” he said. “By working together, marrying the university’s powerful reputation with local knowledge, talent, and opportunities, we can also help Waterloo’s alumni around the world help one another to grow their businesses, find new opportunities, and partner with one another for mutual success.”

The Korea alumni chapter joins eight other Waterloo chapters that encompass alumni living in Western Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. With more than 160,000 Waterloo alumni worldwide, Alumni Relations is continuously working to diversify its network of alumni chapters. Stay tuned to find out if one is starting up in your area and how you can get involved.

Photograph by Greg Samborski.

 

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Online expense claim project to talk privacy

A project aimed at better managing expense claims for employees and students is hosting a Privacy Colloquium on Wednesday, December 4, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in M3 1006. A reception will follow.

The Online Expense Claim Project’s members have been looking at various ways to improve the expense claim process on campus, and the university is currently considering the adoption of online expense claim processing using Concur, a US-based company.

As part of the consultation process, the project has organized the information session on the privacy aspects of going ahead with Concur’s services. Two speakers are scheduled to deliver remarks: Jim Turk, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and Fred Carter, Senior Policy and Technology Advisor of the Ontario Privacy Commissioner’s Office. Following their presentations, there will be a question and answer session with a panel that includes the two speakers and other experts.

Karen Jack, the university’s Privacy Officer, will be sending a list of questions to Jim Turk and Fred Carter in advance of the colloquium, asking that they be addressed as part of their presentation. Jack is inviting the university community to suggest questions and concerns of their own by filling out an online form by Tuesday, October 22. The usual CAS login is required to view and fill out the form.

Be sure to mark your calendars for December 4. More details will be made available closer to the event date.

 

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Wellbeing collaboration wins award

A community wellbeing initiative has received a 2013 Impact Award at this year's Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) Impact Summit in Chicago.

The City of Guelph and the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), housed at the University of Waterloo, were selected by the Community Indicators Consortium leadership to receive the award, which celebrates projects that demonstrate the power of indicators to drive positive community change.

Bryan Smale, director of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, based in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, said, “Our work with the City of Guelph demonstrates the impact of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing in contributing to meaningful change in individual and community wellbeing, so we are extremely pleased to be recognized with the CIC Impact Award.”

The 2013 Impact Award will be formally presented to Guelph City Council at its meeting on October 28 at 7:00 p.m.

 

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Student Design Centre named for former dean

The Faculty of Engineering will name the world-class Student Design Centre in honour of former dean, Adel Sedra (right).

The centre, which was completed in 2010, will be named the Sedra Student Design Centre at a ceremony in Engineering 5 today.

Sedra served as dean of engineering at Waterloo from 2003 to 2012. A specialist in microelectronics, Professor Sedra is the co-author of three textbooks, including Microelectronic Circuits (with K.C. Smith), now in its seventh edition, with more than two million copies in print in 10 languages. Next to the Bible, it’s Oxford University Press’s best-selling book.

During his nine years as dean of engineering, Waterloo introduced its world-renowned programs in mechatronics engineering, management engineering and nanotechnology. Sedra played a leading role in strategic planning at Waterloo. He spearheaded efforts to build leading new facilities including Engineering 5, Engineering 6, the Energy Research Centre and the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre.

One of the new facilities completed during his tenure as dean was the 20,000-square-foot Student Design Centre, the largest facility of its kind in North America. The centre is home to more than 20 teams of students working on design projects including a new Formula One car, the autonomous robot, the flying quadrotor and the hybrid vehicle.

Professor Pearl Sullivan, dean of engineering, will unveil an interactive kiosk by MappedIn and P.O.D. Designs that will illustrate the impact of the Sedra Student Design Centre to all visitors.

 

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Strike a pose for a great cause

Undergraduates in the Photography Club, which is supported by the Federation of Students, are hosting an event on Tuesday, October 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the SLC Vendor Alley for people interested in having their photo taken," writes Jacqueline Martinz. "The skilled photographers in the club will provide anyone within the University community with a stunning keepsake for any price they’re willing to pay, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the United Way KW."

Individuals on campus are also able to contribute to the University of Waterloo’s United Way Campaign.

Information on how to give is available online.

 

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IST announces staffing appointments

A message from Information Systems and Technology (IST).

IST is pleased to announce the successful candidates for the following positions:

Enterprise Architecture (EA)

Name: Colin Bell

Title: Director, Enterprise Architecture

Effective: November 1, 2013

Enterprise Systems (ES)

Name: Tim Barnett

Title: Director, Enterprise Systems (ES)

Effective: November 1, 2013

Information Security Services (ISS)

Name: Mike Patterson

Title: Manager, Information Security Operations

Effective: November 1, 2013

Administrative Support (AS)

Name: Liz Doede

Title: Administrative Assistant

Effective: Immediately

Name: Darren Bondy

Title: IT Governance Secretary

Effective: October 21, 2013

Technology Integrated Services (TIS)

Name: Manfred Grisebach

Title: Manager, Workstation Services

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Dave Hinton

Title: Manager, Infrastructure Applications

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Trevor Bain

Title: Manager, Infrastructure Communications

Effective: November 1, 2013

Portfolio Management (PM)

Name: Connie van Oostveen

Title: Manager, Portfolio and Strategy

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Pam Fluttert

Title: Manager, Project Management Office

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Shawn Winnington-Ball

Title:  Manager, Policy and Standards

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Jonathan Woodcock

Title: Project Manager

Effective: November 1, 2013

 

Name: Cathy May

Title: Manager, Student Services and Relationship Management

Effective: November 1, 2013

 

Name: Greg Smith

Title: Manager, Department and Campus Applications

Effective: November 1, 2013

 

Client Services (CS)

Name: Peggy Day

Title: Service Desk Manager

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Lisa Tomalty

Title: Customer Relations and Support Manager

Effective: November 1, 2013

 

Name: Kris Olafson

Title: Web Development Manager

Effective: November 1, 2013

Name: Phil Knipe

Title: Academic Support Department IT Supervisor

Effective: November 1, 2013

Instructional Technologies and Multimedia Services (ITMS)

Name: Jan Willwerth

Title: Supervisor, Learning Environment

Effective: November 1, 2013

 

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