Recently defended student Vikkie Chen has compiled a comprehensive guide to formatting a thesis in InDesign covering everything from front matter to end notes, paragraph styles to figure lists. For any current graduate student working on their thesis or even undergraduates building their portfolio, her guide is extremely helpful.

The Blue Dot Tour is sweeping across Canada to advocate for the right to a healthy environment for all Canadians. Graduate student Vikkei Chen tells about her experience as a volunteer as a part of this nationwide movement led by the David Suzuki Foundation.

Looking for creative inspiration? Come out to the Pecha Kucha this Saturday, July 26th, @ 7pm in the Bridge Pop-Up space at 60 Main Street. Pecha Kucha: Creative Projects will be the restart of the Waterloo Region Chapter that will now be hosted by the University of Waterloo Graduate Student Association (GSA). The Society of Waterloo […]

January.2013 Meeting Minutes 2014.01.16.13:00-14:00.Ward Room In Attendance: Mark T., Vikkie C., Caitlin P., Stephen W., Kim A., Dan Kwak, Qinyu Lu, Wei Xue, Karine Quigley, Chanel Dehond TERM START 1 Fall 2013 Overview CO, MT, CP, VC 2 Council Continuity, Formation & Introduction CO, MT 3 Department Administrative Updates Use of Learn for formal communication, some […]

  * December.2013 Meeting Minutes 2013.12.09.17:30-19:00.Ward Room In Attendance: Mark T., Connor O., Zak F., Vikkie C., Caitlin P., Stephen W., Kim A., Miriam H,. NEWS 1 Student Initiatives Fee Implementation Timeline MT 2 Student Societies Updates: BRIDGE, F_RMlab, WA Film Club, Garden Club, Photo Club BRIDGE- preparation for unsilent night installation working on a […]

  * November.2013 Meeting Minutes 2013.11.05.18:00-19:30.Ward Room In Attendance: Mark T., Caitlin, Zak, Stephen, Kim, Vikkie, Miriam, Danielle NEWS 1 Referendum Results & Constitution Updates Mark will call Rose to follow up on process student initiative fee funding referendum delayed for start until spring 2014 MT 2 Student Societies Updates: BRIDGE, F_RMlab, WA Film Club, […]

Tex-Fab Digital Fabrication Alliance The 4 finalists from the Tex Fab SKIN competition will be exhibiting their prototypes at the ACADIA Adaptive Architecture Conference, where the jury will review and announce the winners. Tex Fab was formed by Brad Bell, Kevin Patrick McClellan, and Andrew Vrana in 2009 as an alliance in Texas that aims […]

Meeting October.2013 2013.10.01 6:00 - 7:00 PM Ward Room Meeting Minutes In Attendance: Connor, Mark T, Zak, Stephen, Vikkie, Caitlin, Danielle, Saba, Kim, Ali, Farimah, Tahoora NEWS 1 Referendum Proposal for Student Initiatives Fee: Timeline, Requirements & Committees Get word out to have representatives stand out for both cases. SWAG needs to stay neutral Need […]

Meeting September.2013 2013.09.12 6:00PM Ward Room Meeting Minutes In attendance: Connor O’Grady, Mark Tam, Caitlin Perry, Vikkie Chen, Mark Zupan, Miriam Ho, Zak Fish, Stephen Wenzel, Srinidhi Sridhar, Alireza Takook   1. Third Thursday Salon CO, MT casual setting for graduate to talk about their thesis issues and get feedback the first one that was […]

Hello Grads! SWAG will be holding its Monthly Meeting for September 2013 on Thursday, September 12th, 2013 in the Ward Room at 6:00pm. Many items will be discussed including Peer/Beer reviews, Pecha Kucha, Grad workshops etc. Nominations for SWAG positions will also be held, so please come out if you’re interested in getting involved. Refreshments will […]