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Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Kinesiology, Recreation & Leisure Studies, Health Studies & Gerontology

 
Committed to improving the quality of life for individuals and communities through innovative education and research activities, the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences is a leader in the development of strategies that prevent disease and injury, protect and promote healthy living, optimize physical ability, and improve well-being across the life course. Learning and research occur in settings ranging from classrooms, laboratories, and specialized research centres to partner organizations in the local and national community.

The faculty is unique in Canada because it engages in population-based disease prevention research and plays a leadership role in national research networks that study population-based interventions to reduce diseases. It is very successful in translating research into practical programs that support health and wellness and that have a profound effect on the lives of many people, including obese children, persons with dementia and their partners in care, the aging population, cardiac patients, and those battling cancer.

Please consider supporting one of the following priority projects:

School of Public Health and Health Systems Building
The School of Public Health and Health Systems focuses on developing solutions to the world's most pressing health challenges: such as reducing health inequalities; the health consequences of aging, global conflict and global climate change; water safety; and health information management. These solutions will be pursued by working strategically with the faculty's national and international stakeholders and leaders in public health such as the World Health Organization, Canadian Cancer Society, Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, to integrate the most important and emerging needs of these agencies into our curriculum, training, and research. This ensures our research is directed at transformational public health care solutions and that our graduates are positioned to have an immediate impact leading these organizations.

Canadian Index of Wellbeing
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) is an independent, non-partisan network located in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo. As a robust information tool, the CIW provides a new way of measuring wellbeing that goes beyond narrow economic measures. It provides unique insights into the quality of life of Canadians — overall, and in specific areas that matter; our standard of living, our health, the quality of our environment, our education and skill levels, the way we use our time, the vitality of our communities, our participation in the democratic process, and the state of our leisure and culture. In short, the CIW is the only national index that will measure wellbeing in Canada across a wide spectrum of domains.

The CIW Network's vision is "to enable all Canadians to share in the highest wellbeing status by identifying, developing, and publicizing statistical measures that offer clear, valid, and regular reporting on progress toward wellbeing goals and outcomes Canadians seek as a nation."

Contact:
Meredith McGinnis
Director of Advancement
519-888-4567, ext. 33631
meredith@uwaterloo.ca

Kate McCrae
Development Officer
519-888-4567, ext 38427
kmccrae@uwaterloo.ca

Stephanie Johnson
Alumni Advancement Officer
519-888-4567, ext. 32610
sj5johnson@uwaterloo.ca

Faculty of Applied Health Sciences website
 

Faculty of Arts

• Core Departments
• School of Accounting and Finance

Anthropology, Classical Studies, Drama & Speech Communication, Economics, English Language & Literature, Fine Arts, French Studies, Germanic & Slavic Studies, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish & Latin American Studies

 
In preparing its plan for UW's sixth decade, the Faculty of Arts reflects with pride on accomplishments to date and seeks continued success in teaching, research, and community service.

We live in exciting and demanding times. Advancements in online and mobile media are quickly changing the way we conduct our lives — ushering in new ways of communicating, interacting, creating, and exchanging. Globalization is inviting us to think beyond our own backyard, opening up horizons as yet unexplored, and focusing on human problems in urgent need of solutions. Now, perhaps more than ever before, the voice of humanities, social sciences, and fine arts is needed to help find solutions.

The Faculty of Arts is rising to the challenge with an ambitious agenda for the recognition and encouragement of human innovation. By building upon our current strengths in the traditional academic disciplines and coupling them with our strengths in knowledge mobilization, global governance, and new media, Waterloo Arts is committed to active involvement locally, nationally, and globally in the questions and opportunities that face Canada and the world today.

Please consider supporting one of the following priority projects:

Student Engagement
The Faculty of Arts is home to nearly 7,000 undergraduates and over 500 graduate students. The Faculty has a distinguished history of preparing students for careers and advanced academic study. Yet the diversity of the Faculty and the changing student body (the Millennial Generation) bring new challenges. Students must be prepared for a fast-changing, complex, global, and highly technological world. They need to learn how to navigate the uncertain path towards successful careers and they are looking for opportunities to demonstrate their strong sense of social and environmental responsibility. The Faculty of Arts is adopting a new approach to student engagement and participation in the life of the Faculty, departments, the university, and the broader world.

Internationalization
Internationalization has been identified as a key objective for the university's sixth decade plan. At present, only a small number of Arts students study abroad, either through travel study courses, student exchanges, international work placements, or volunteer experiences. Your support will allow students to explore the world and develop a perspective that will help them learn to find solutions to global problems.

Undergraduate Scholarships
UW is a young university with smaller and fewer entrance scholarships than older, well-established institutions. An increased undergraduate scholarship endowment fund will help the Faculty of Arts bring top quality undergraduate students to Waterloo. These scholarships will be instrumental in rewarding UW's best Arts students for their accomplishments and will enable outstanding students to defray tuition costs that have more than doubled over the past decade.

Graduate Scholarships
Academic research continues to be the source of innovations for the knowledge-based economy. The number of undergraduates choosing to pursue graduate studies is not keeping pace with anticipated faculty retirements. The Faculty of Arts will use these donations for an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Endowment Fund. For every $5,000 disbursement by this fund, the Ontario government will contribute $10,000 towards a $15,000 OGS scholarship to support the brightest graduate students.

School of Accounting and Finance

The School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) is embarking on a significant period of growth. With the recent success of our campaign, leading to the construction of our new building (opening in fall 2008), the school will now have a place to call its own on campus. The addition will provide needed space for the school that will translate into a richer learning environment for our students and easier collaboration on research and teaching for our faculty. Subsequently, our growth plans focus on increasing enrolment and hiring more faculty to continue our tradition of excellence in accounting and financial education. We intend, over the next five years, to increase our faculty by 20 positions and increase enrolment by 150 students. With these ambitious plans to grow, we are looking for support in the following areas:

Creation of Faculty Fellowships that would be awarded to outstanding faculty for teaching, research, and leadership; with the aim of attracting and retaining exceptional faculty members.

Support for the Student Fellowship program that offers a combination of scholarship and extra-curricular involvement, and gives stellar students a way to further build their professional and leadership skills while being involved in meaningful academic experiences. The SAF Fellowship program aims to provide 10 per cent of each incoming class with this unique scholarship and learning opportunity.

Creation of an Accounting Excellence Endowment Fund to enhance student experience and be responsive to the changing needs within the School of Accounting and Finance. Annual income from this endowment will support program development, research, scholarships, equipment, and student initiatives.

Leave a legacy of support for the new SAF building. Through a donation of $1,000, you can have your name engraved on a terrace stone and placed at the entrance to the building. The entrance walkway will symbolize the history of the accounting profession. Join this meaningful initiative today!

Research funds that will support innovative projects such as the Behavioural Research Centre and existing centres within the School of Accounting and Finance.

Contacts:
Patti Cook
Senior Alumni Advancement Officer
519-888-4567 ext. 37705
plcook@uwaterloo.ca

Frances Houston
Senior Alumni and Development Officer, School of Accounting and Finance
519-888-4567, ext. 38227
fhouston@uwaterloo.ca

Alex Lippert
Alumni Development Officer, School of Accounting and Finance
519-888-4567, ext. 37705
allipper@uwaterloo.ca

Faculty of Arts website

Faculty of Engineering

Vision 2010 Campaign — $120 million

• Core Departments
• School of Architecture
• Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology

Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Management Sciences, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Design Engineering

 
Unparalleled Facilities: State-of-the-art Buildings
Three state-of-the-art buildings plus a new Nanotechnology Centre will enable Waterloo Engineering to attract the best and brightest faculty and graduate students. Providing a first-class working environment means building laboratories and shops, study and meeting spaces, and classrooms that will enrich the learning and research environment.

In today's competitive marketplace, the quality of the learning environment is a critical factor in students' and faculty's decision regarding where to study, teach, or conduct research. In providing the best that education and research has to offer, our scientists, researchers, engineers, and students must have access to facilities that foster a love of learning and discovery, generate discussion and an exchange of new ideas, and provide all the necessary physical resources and materials required for success.

Groundbreaking Research: 19 Endowed Chairs
Many of the innovations, advances, and applications we see in the world today originated with research conducted at UW. This tradition of discovery has been a hallmark of Waterloo Engineering for 50 years. Over the next five years, we intend to create 20 endowed chairs to further solidify Waterloo Engineering's reputation as a leader in groundbreaking research. Waterloo is already a leader in many research areas such as automotive design (mechatronics), biotechnology, the environment (water, sustainable energy/biofuels), nanotechnology, health engineering, fire research, and software security.

However, to continue our leadership and raise our profile internationally, we intend to double our research capacity through the recruitment of 19 endowed chairs. Each new chair will be created with an endowed investment of $1.5 million. The university will match the income or payout generated from these endowed funds to create the same impact of an endowed investment of $3 million. The research conducted by these leading-edge researchers will be critical in establishing Waterloo Engineering as the leading centre of invention and innovation. As a result, UW can continue to create products and technologies that will change the world.

The Best Young Minds: 150 Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships
Strong financial incentives play an important part in our ability to attract and retain top-notch graduate students. Graduate students are the backbone of any research-intensive enterprise and Waterloo's reputation as a successful research university is built on a complementary and productive relationship between graduate student scholarship, faculty leadership in research, and high-quality teaching. However, in order for Waterloo Engineering to be competitive and attract the best of the best, we must offer a competitive and comprehensive package.

An endowment of $12.5 million will create 50 new graduate scholarships in perpetuity for master's and doctoral students. An additional $7.5 million in expendable or non-endowed funds will create 100 four-year doctoral fellowships. Matching contributions from the Provost and the students' faculty supervisors will create annual graduate awards of $25,000 each ($100,000 for four-year doctoral awards). These awards would be among the most valuable and sought after awards offered by any Canadian university. They are designed to maximize government matching opportunities such as the Ontario government's Reaching Higher program that includes both operating and capital funding.
 

Global Experience: Rome Program Endowment
The University of Waterloo School of Architecture's Rome Program won the 2000 Scotiabank - Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Award for Excellence in Internationalization. The Rome Studio is the only international location maintained by a Canadian school of architecture. It now operates twelve months a year with both undergraduate and graduate studios. Waterloo mounts an annual exhibition of student work attracting large numbers of Italian and foreign students, architects, artists, and academics. Endowment funding will greatly enhance the learning opportunity that the Rome Program provides to fourth-year architecture students.

Unparalleled Facilities: The Graduate Wing
The Faculty and School have achieved their vision and built a world-class facility for the University of Waterloo's School of Architecture to accommodate a growing body of undergraduate and graduate students and an expanding program of interdisciplinary research. The new building has won seven design awards and has received attention from around the world. The support of the City of Cambridge ($7.5 million) and the federal and provincial governments ($4.1 million each) was crucial in the process. The community at large has contributed millions of dollars. Private fundraising continues for this wonderfully successful project.

The Best Young Minds: 8 Graduate Scholarships
An endowment of $1.5 million will create eight new graduate scholarships in perpetuity for master's students. Matching contributions from the Provost on the endowment payout will create annual graduate awards of $15,000 each. They are also designed to maximize government matching opportunities such as the Ontario government's Reaching Higher program that includes both operating and capital funding.
 

Contacts:
Martha Nelson
Director of Advancement
519-888-4567, ext. 36546
manelson@uwaterloo.ca

Nenone Donaldson
Associate Director, Development and Alumni Affairs, Engineering
519-888-4567, ext. 33696
ndonalds@uwaterloo.ca

Brad Blain
Senior Development Officer, School of Architecture
519-888-4567, ext. 38149
bblain@uwaterloo.ca

Kristopher Cates-Bristol
Senior Development Officer, Engineering
kbristol@uwaterloo.ca

Prachi Surti
Development Officer, Engineering
519-888-4567, ext. 36212
psurti@uwaterloo.ca

Margaret O'Neill
Campaign Assistant
519-888-4567, ext. 33863
mmoneill@uwaterloo.ca

Ashley Kropf
Administrative Assistant, Development and Alumni Affairs
519-888-4567, ext. 37827
akrpof@uwaterloo.ca

Faculty of Engineering website

Faculty of Environment

Waterloo's Faculty of Environment is committed to educating Canada's environmental leaders. Students learn from professors who are pursuing specialized research in areas such as climate change, ecological resilience and adaptation, sustainable business, international development, urban and community design, tourism, and geomatics. The faculty includes a professional School of Planning, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), and the Centre for Knowledge Integration (CKI). Please consider supporting one of the following priority projects:
 

Faculty of Environment ENV3 LEED Platinum Building Campaign

In fall 2011, the Faculty of Environment will open the doors of its third building. The signature 57,000-square-foot building will house the faculty's two popular professional schools — the School of Planning and the new School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED). Not only will the building make a strong statement about Waterloo's commitment to the environment — it will have a lasting impact as a premier training facility for Canada's future environmental leaders.

• atrium featuring a staircase spanning all four floors and serving as a popular Waterloo reception area for more than 300 people
• prominent two-story bio wall in the atrium will connect to the HVAC system and act as a living air filter
• 150-seat lecture hall on the main floor will be equipped with low impact furnishings and video-conferencing capabilities
• constructed wetland will treat wastewater by discharging it into a vertical flow treatment system, allowing wetland plants to slowly cleanse it and an extra cistern will allow for rainwater collection
• renovated Planning Studio will benefit from an abundance of natural light and views of campus
• geospatial analysis laboratory will serve as a hub for researchers to develop new geospatial applications for a variety of network systems, such as geospatial asset/network management, carbon management, climate change impact, and environmental risk assessment
• 5,000-square-foot green roof will feature native and experimental plantings and include a garden terrace to accommodate 60 people
• two garden courtyards on the fourth floor will provide beautiful, functional meeting spaces for 30-40 people
• rooftop solar power farm will generate up to 60,000 KWh/year
• creative landscape design for gardens and paths around the building will incorporate dozens of student ideas gathered through a faculty-wide competition and will provide numerous natural gathering spaces and exciting research opportunities
• key feature of the south garden will be a unique central 'teaching circle' with limestone seats
• other sustainable measures include high efficiency lighting and plumbing fixtures, renewable materials, and regional materials throughout the building

Scholarship & Award Funds

The Faculty of Environment is experiencing record increases in enrolment. As programs in the faculty grow, students in all departments are in need of awards. Donors can designate their gift to the following department or school scholarship fund within the faculty at both the undergraduate and graduate levels:

• Planning Scholarship and Award Fund
• Geography and Environmental Management Scholarship and Award Fund
• Environment and Resource Studies Scholarship and Award Fund
• Environment and Business Scholarship and Award Fund
• International Development Award Fund
• Knowledge Integration Scholarship and Award Fund

The Dean's Scholarship Fund is a newly created fund that will support student achievement and success in three areas: recruitment of incoming high-potential students; an environmental leadership award that will be based on student contributions to a sustainable community; and a recognition of excellence award that will be given out for scholastic excellence after a student has completed more than two terms.

Contacts:
Valerie Molloy
Director of Advancement, Faculty of Environment
519-888-4567, ext. 38342
vmolloy@uwaterloo.ca

Dheana Ramsay
Alumni & Advancement Officer
519-888-4567, ext. 32492
dramsay@uwaterloo.ca

Faculty of Environment website

Faculty of Mathematics

Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Pure Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science, Math Business, and the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC)

 
Waterloo boasts the only Faculty of Mathematics in Canada and the largest faculty of its kind in the world. In addition to our world-renowned Computer Science, Actuarial Science, and Combinatorics and Optimization programs, we offer Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Math/Business Administration, Chartered Accountancy, Financial Analysis and Risk Management, Computational Mathematics, Computing and Financial Management, Operations Research, Mathematical Sciences, Pure Mathematics, Software Engineering, Statistics, and a Teaching Option.

Please consider supporting one of the following priority projects:

Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC)
The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing operates within the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Mathematics, which from its inception has been a strong supporter of primary and secondary school mathematics activities. The faculty's interest in pre-university mathematics led to the formation of a team of mathematics educators who are devoted to creating enrichment activities for elementary and secondary schools. Formally established in 1995, but with a mathematics contest activity dating back to the early 1960s, the activities of the CEMC have produced a successful and established model for reaching mathematics and computer science students. During the last year alone, our contests, workshops, and internet resources have touched more than 450,000 students (in grades 4 to 12) and about 10,000 teachers in 1,500 schools, primarily throughout Canada.

Notable among these are the internationally recognized Canadian Mathematics Competitions (CMC) which includes the Euclid, Hypatia, Galois, Fryer, and Gauss contests and the Canadian Computing Competition (CCC). CEMC also offers a comprehensive series of teaching resources, and has a well-earned reputation for staging popular problem-solving workshops for students and teachers. We also offer summer seminars to encourage young women's interest in computer science and are planning to add similar seminars for young women in math. We also offer summer seminars to encourage young women's interest in computer science and are planning to add similar seminars for young women in math. We offer enrichment materials to younger students (grades 4 to 8) through two popular websites: Mathfrog.com and WiredMath.com. Our goal is to build an endowment to support the expansion of the CEMC throughout Canada and internationally.

Graduate Scholarships
Our graduate students are of paramount importance in positioning the University of Waterloo as one of the top research-intensive universities in Canada and contributing to our international reputation for excellence. The research conducted at Waterloo is a vital driving force in local, national, and international economies and contributes in many ways to improvements in society. The Faculty of Mathematics competes with some of the top institutions in the world to attract graduate students. We cannot attract first-rate post-doctoral fellows and graduate students without funding to support their activities. The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science established a Graduate Endowment Fund in 2005. The Faculty of Mathematics has established a new Math Graduate Endowment Fund to support graduate students in Applied Math, Combinatorics & Optimization, Pure Mathematics, and Statistics & Actuarial Science. Contributions to either of these funds will help to build the Faculty of Mathematics' graduate programs and research strength.

Undergraduate Scholarships (Descartes Foundation Scholarships)
Undergraduate scholarships, especially entrance scholarships, allow Waterloo to compete successfully with other institutions to attract top students. The most prestigious awards currently available are the 18 National Scholarships, some of which are sponsored by private companies, while the remainder are provided through the Descartes Foundation. Your support will play an important role in attracting top students to the computing, mathematical, and statistical sciences at Waterloo and in producing skilled graduates.

Math Tutorial Centre/Teaching Equipment
Many alumni will remember spending time in the Tutorial Centre on the fourth floor of the Math building during their years at Waterloo. The Math Tutorial Centre continues as a free service to students and is an initiative of the Faculty of Mathematics to ease the transition from high school to university. Upper-year and graduate students provide assistance on an individual basis to first-year and second-year students. Your support aids in funding the undergraduate teaching assistants, computing equipment, and the overall operations of the centre.

As a world leader in technology and innovation, the Faculty of Mathematics needs to be adaptable to changes in technology to continue to provide the best learning environment possible for students. High-tech equipment is continually changing and computers regularly need updating. Your support will ensure students continue to have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology.

New Space
As the Faculty of Mathematics responds to society's need for new programs, research centers, and an increasing numbers of graduates, it has become necessary to address growing space requirements. The new Math 3 building now houses our department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, new professional master's program in Actuarial Science, and the highly respected Math and Business programs. This beautifully designed, four-storey building features a number of major naming opportunities. Plans are now underway for new colloquium space in the Davis Centre, and renovations to the sixth floor of the Math and Computing Building. Please contact us for more information.

 
Contacts:
Ingrid Town, CFRE
Director of Advancement, Faculty of Mathematics
519-888-4567, ext. 37718
iltown@uwaterloo.ca

Priya Ramesh Mehta
Senior Development Officer, Faculty of Mathematics
519-888-4567, ext. 38552
primehta@uwaterloo.ca

Gillian Martin
Development Officer, Faculty of Mathematics
519-888-4567, ext. 38534
gillian.martin@uwaterloo.ca

Faculty of Mathematics website

Faculty of Science

• Core Departments
• School of Optometry
• School of Pharmacy

Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Physics & Astronomy

 
Since its founding in 1959, Waterloo's Faculty of Science has been instrumental in placing the university at the forefront of innovation, discovery, and learning. Today, Waterloo's world-class academic rigor blends with a bold, dynamic incubator environment to enable Waterloo Science to relentlessly push the boundaries of what's possible.

Waterloo has continually responded to the needs of its students and industry, and offers innovative and unique programs in science and business, bioinformatics, and biotechnology/chartered accountancy, as well as foundational courses and programs in chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, physics and astronomy, and biology.

Our researchers have distinguished themselves in such areas as aquatic ecology, environmental biology, groundwater contamination clean-up, atmospheric science, bioinformatics, laser science, quantum computing, advanced materials chemistry, and astrophysics.

You can help make the future

Whatever direction a question or problem takes our students, faculty, staff, researchers, and partners, Waterloo Science has been and will continue to be the catalyst to inspire, support, and collaborate to find answers and solve problems.

To do this well, we are seeking investments to support undergraduate and graduate student scholarships and expand our facilities. Please consider supporting one of the following priority projects:

Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships
Waterloo is a relatively young university in the early stages of developing an endowment fund for undergraduate entrance scholarships. These scholarships will attract top quality undergraduate students to Waterloo Science to assist with the overall costs of undergraduate education. Graduate scholarship support will be used to increase the number of top quality master's and doctoral students who will be research leaders of the future in industry and academia.

Science Space Expansion
As talented as our professors and students are, their environment can have a major impact on learning. Our current space is quickly becoming a barrier to our unique learning process and our ability to attract more quality undergraduate and graduate students to Waterloo. Classes are overcrowded and not always held in our faculty buildings due to space constraints. Research equipment for students is outdated. Elevated student-teacher ratios and class sizes of approximately 200 are too high for meaningful, interactive learning. There is no room for students to have their own 'life, lounge, and study space.' Additionally, there are few facilities available for educators to share their knowledge with colleagues.

Friends of Peter Russell Campaign
For more than 30 years, Peter Russell has been the curator of the Earth Sciences Museum, a star attraction on the University of Waterloo's campus. He has authored several books and has championed countless volunteer outreach activities across Canada. Through the Friends of Peter Russell Campaign, we will ensure the sustainability of the Earth Sciences Museum that has been created and nurtured by Peter. Run by volunteers, the collections, exhibits, and operating funds have been made possible through generous donations. The sustainability plan for the museum is to create an endowment to fund a curator position.

Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a new interdisciplinary field of engineering which draws from materials science and engineering, chemistry, physics, and biology. It will give human beings unprecedented control over the structure of matter at the level of the atom and molecule. At the nano scale, objects show valuable new properties and can be manipulated precisely, atom by atom, to improve and create new materials, devices, and systems.

Institute for Quantum Computing
Waterloo has made a quantum leap, vaulting onto the world's stage and becoming a global centre for quantum computing research in record time. The goal is to create the largest institute for quantum computing (IQC) in the world and bring the best people in the world to Waterloo. IQC is committed to raising the funds needed to attract the best and brightest and provide state-of-the-art facilities for researchers and students. The scientific breakthroughs anticipated from quantum computing research are expected to help us develop new, faster, more powerful technology that will drive our economy and continue to improve our quality of life.
 

School of Optometry

The University of Waterloo's School of Optometry is an important source of highly-trained professionals and is renowned for its innovative research. Our optometry program attracts students from across Canada, who then return to their communities to practice. We are proud to say that our students and graduates demonstrate a high level of excellence in patient care, contributing to improved eye health, essential vision care, and an enhanced quality of life for patients across the country.

As the only English-language School of Optometry in Canada, it is our responsibility to help to meet the growing demand for optometrists and optometric education. This demand has been created through the need for increased eye and vision care of an aging population and an expanding scope of optometric practice in Canada in areas such as advanced diagnostics and pharmaceutical therapeutic agents.

Expansion and Renovation
To begin to meet the demands of an evolving profession and the increased needs of the patients we serve, the school has increased student spaces by 50 per cent and has just completed a new 40,000-square foot addition. Our new addition includes a new lecture theatre, the new Witer Learning Resource Centre, new computing and study workstations for students, as well as our Museum of Vision Science. Please visit the expansion project website to see more of this exciting project.

The next phase of the project will focus on a complete renewal and renovation of our public clinic. As the centre of their optometric education, it is in the clinic where students develop and hone their practical skills. With a current clinic that was built in 1974 and a significant increase in students to teach, it is essential that we provide an optimal learning space for their clinical education. Through this initiative we will be able to enhance the students learning environment as well as enhance the patient experience in the clinic. Support to fund this rejuvenation of our clinic space is crucial.

Please consider supporting the School of Optometry's ambitious expansion and renovation project during this time of unprecedented growth and need.
 

School of Pharmacy

Waterloo's School of Pharmacy welcomed its first class of students in January 2008. Its unique co-op program, the only one in Canada, offers students the opportunity to explore multiple facets of a pharmacy career. In 2009, the school officially moved to the new Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener. Please consider supporting one of the following priority projects:

Capital Funding for the Health Sciences Campus — Distinctive for its colourful curtain wall featuring images of medicinal plants, the School of Pharmacy building opened in December 2008. The second campus building, which houses a regional branch of McMaster's School of Medicine, the Centre for Family Medicine, and a satellite clinic from Waterloo's School of Optometry, opened in December 2009.

Undergraduate Pharmacy Scholarships — As a newly-established program, Pharmacy is seeking to build a full portfolio of student support. The availability of scholarships, bursaries, and awards is crucial to attracting the best and most well-rounded students to our program.

Equipment for Teaching and Research — A brand-new facility demands the latest equipment for teaching and research. Resources will be required to outfit the Professional Practice and Pharmaceutics Laboratories as comprehensively as possible. In addition, new faculty members often require assistance with needed equipment to establish their research programs.

Contacts:
Mary Stanley
Associate Director, Development and Alumni Affairs, School of Pharmacy
519-888-4567, ext. 21351
mstanley@uwaterloo.ca

Rosie Triebner
Senior Development Officer, Faculty of Science
519-888-4567, ext. 38132
rtriebne@uwaterloo.ca

Andrea Carthew
Associate Director, Development and Alumni Affairs, School of Optometry
519-888-4567, ext. 36319
acarthew@uwaterloo.ca

Faculty of Science website