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Laurier hosts Indigenous entrepreneurship panel for International Women’s Day
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To mark International Women’s Day on Mar. 8, the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Laurier’s Women Entrepreneurship Centre (WEC) hosted a live panel discussion featuring four Indigenous entrepreneurs. The panelists included Jennifer Harper, CEO and founder of Cheekbone Beauty, Dakota Brant, CEO and co-founder of Sapling & Flint, Trish Meekins, owner of Nikaanaganaa Counselling &…
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Laurier Appoints Vice-President of Indigenous Initiatives
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Wilfrid Laurier University announced in a press release Tuesday that Darren Thomas, associate professor at Laurier’s Indigenous Studies program, has been appointed associate vice-president of Indigenous Initiatives. Thomas is currently the most senior Indigenous leader at Laurier and “will provide strategic advice, support and expertise to academic and administrative units across the institution to achieve…
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30 more active COVID cases reported by Waterloo Region Public Health on Tuesday
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An additional 30 cases of COVID-19 were reported by Waterloo Region Public Health officials on Tuesday. Currently, there are 347 active cases in the region. There was one death reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in Waterloo Region to 236. 37 people are currently being treated in hospitals, with eight in the…
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COVID-19 Updates: Mar. 3
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There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Waterloo Region on Tuesday, with one virus-related death. These bring the total in March to 88, and since March 2020 there have been 10,790 cases. According to Region of Waterloo Public Health, there are 419 active cases with 40 people in hospital and six currently in intensive care…
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Laurier sees spike in grad school applications
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Since 2016, Wilfrid Laurier University has seen an increase of over 100 per cent in graduate school applications for various programs — nearly doubling interest in the graduate and postgraduate departments at the school. In 2021 in particular, Laurier has experienced a surge of roughly 1000 new graduate school applicants — a 25 to 30…
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COVID-19 updates, Feb. 17: Waterloo region in red zone
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On Feb. 16, Waterloo region re-entered the province’s red ‘control’ zone. Wellington-Dufferin Guelph Public health has also moved into the red zone, Brant County Health Unit and Huron Public health are in the orange ‘restrict’ zone. The announcement was made on Feb. 12 and follows after the province’s previous stay-at-home order. As of this week,…
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COVID-19 updates, Feb. 9 2021
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On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 38 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Waterloo region. The total number of cases in the month of February is now 420, with 400 active cases, 31 people in hospital and 11 in intensive care units. Ontario reported 1 022 cases, the fewest on a single day without data errors…
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Laurier offering Self-Care and Resiliency course to help people look after their well-being
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Wilfrid Laurier University is offering an Essential Self-Care and Resiliency course to help people develop skills towards supporting their personal well-being during COVID-19. Holly Cox, manager at Laurier’s Centre for Public Safety and Well-Being, noted that the feedback from individuals who obtained Laurier’s Positive Psychology certificate had a large influence on the creation of the…
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Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance proposes changes to provincial gender-based violence policies
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On Jan. 27, the Ontario government’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities proposed changes to the sexual violence and harassment policies at post-secondary institutions. The proposed changes to Ontario Regulation 131/16 will require post-secondary institutions to amend their policies surrounding sexual violence and harassment. This policy amendment was made in an effort to ensure that students…
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Laurier to participate in Black History Month through a series of events at Brantford and Waterloo campuses
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Wilfrid Laurier University is participating in Black History Month through a series of events on the Waterloo and Brantford campuses aimed at “recogniz[ing] historic and ongoing struggles toward racial equality and celebrat[ing] the experiences and accomplishments of Black Canadians,” the press release about Black History Month said. “Laurier uses Black History Month as an opportunity…
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