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that was promised to the Haudenosaunee
of the six nations of the Grand River
and are within the territory of the
Neutral Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee
peoples.
We are thankful to be learning and
growing on land that has been hosting
these activities for centuries.
We encourage you to learn about the land
that you're hosted on. If you're in
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Welcome to Science warriors Welcome to
Science warriors
Welcome to Science warriors
Hi my name is Mikolas Skilandziunas and I
go by he/him. I am honours physics with
the co-op option
and one of my favorite memories from
science is something that you will all
be experiencing later in this week
was coming into university my first year
and learning and
performing my first secret science dance
something that represented
my incoming class instilled myself to
this day and is one of my favorite
aspects of the
faculty of science. My name is Clare
my pronouns are she/her. I am
a 4a student in biochemistry and one of
my favorite memories with science
is volunteering with Let's Talk Science
and Science Outreach on multiple
off-campus visits.
We are the only ones working to bring
orientation to you this year.
From planning to advertising to
executing and more
these amazing individuals have poured
everything into making this week
incredible for everyone
they'd like to say hi
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With orientation and fall term being
virtual this year we understand that
things are not
going to be as you expected coming into
it but
while a virtual orientation is fairly
new so is starting university.
Whether virtual or in person starting
your journey through university and
taking part in this experience with the
Faculty of Science is exciting either
way.
We are so excited to be part of that
transition and to help make it a little
bit more smoother with
orientation whether it's learning about
your program meeting some new folks or
just getting hyped for orientation
we are so excited to be here with you. To
start with some very important people to
meet first we are excited to have
both Dr. Bob Lemieux the Dean of Science
and Dr. Monica Barra the Associate Dean
of Undergraduate Studies
here to officially welcome you to the
Faculty of Science. Hi everyone
my name is Bob Lemieux i'm the Dean of
Science
and it's my distinct pleasure to welcome
all of you
the class of 2024 to the University of
Waterloo
on your first term. My office
if you ever want to find me is on a
bridge between ESC
and B1 B2.  It may take
some time for all of you to find your
way around, it's not
as intuitive as you might think but
eventually you will find your way around
and it's a great campus and you're gonna
really enjoy your experience
here at Waterloo. I'm also a member of
the Chemistry Department
although unfortunately being dean is a
full-time gig and I don't have really
much time to teach which is really
unfortunate because this is something
I really enjoy doing but eventually i'll
get back to it.
So as you know you're all you're the
first class
in the covit 19 era
and I know that this presents some
significant challenges.
As you know your first term this fall is
going to be fully online
but rest assured that a.
the quality of your courses will be
absolutely superb. We have an incredible
support
for our faculty members to develop
absolutely
top-notch courses for the fall term
and so you're going to be in good hands
and I want to make sure you understand
that
we are here to help you this is going to
be something
fairly new to most of you to take your
courses online
and you may find that time management
even though it is online is going to
be somewhat challenging
but take advantage of all the resources
that you have
in the Faculty of Science again let me
assure you we are here to help you
and we're really excited to have you on
board as
our first class of Science Warriors
in the covid era but the covid era is
going to go away
and I'm convinced that we will go back
to normal
sometime soon and I really look forward
to welcoming all of you
in person on campus
sometime in the near future so hang in
there
again we are here to help you and we
really look forward to working with you
over the next four years
so take care all of you.
Congratulations on your admission to the
University of Waterloo
and Welcome to the Faculty of Science. My
name is Monica Barra
I'm a faculty member in the department
of chemistry and since september 1st
associate dean for undergraduate studies
and it's in such a role that I take this
opportunity to welcome you.
You're about to begin one of the most
exciting times in your life
and I'm very confident that despite the
special circumstances we are facing
nowadays
the years ahead will be full of many
many
rewarding experiences. You're joining a
diverse
and very supportive community and as
members of the University of Waterloo
community
faculty staff and students are all
expected to promote honesty
trust fairness respect and
responsibility.
These core values certainly allow us to
provide you
a safe living and learning environment
where you will be able to get involved
explore your passions find your
strengths and reach your full potential.
As you embark on this very exciting
educational journey
and regardless of the academic program
of your choice
you will be involved right from the
start in a variety of engaging
laboratory and lecture courses. You will
find yourself having a lot of fun
learning. No matter what course
my advice for you at this stage would be
whenever you have questions
whenever you need help with the course
content
do not hesitate at all to reach out to
your course instructor
and make use of their office hours. The
sooner you overcome any hesitation or
reluctance
to attend office hours the better.
Now on this educational journey the road
may not always be a smooth one
there'll likely be some bumps along the
way hopefully not too many bumps
but this is part of the learning process
and facts of life
after all. But please keep in mind
that we faculty and staff members are
here to guide you and support you every
step
of the way. In return we know that you
will
study and work hard and play as well. Do
take time to play, but as members
of the University of Waterloo community
we ask you to please
work study and play always with
integrity.
As already said and perhaps too many
times by now
this is going to be an awesome journey
in which you will be able to develop
many lifelong connections with friends
and mentors.
My best wishes to each and every one of
you for a great
start of your undergraduate studies. I
certainly look forward to meeting you
all,
bye for now. Thank you Dr. Lemieux and Dr.
Barra
this week we have a mix of live and
pre-recorded events
specially catered for science students.
These events can be found on the portal
app
or website and can be accessed through
the Waterloo
Science Orientation microsoft teams
channels and don't worry if you can't
make the live event times
they'll be recorded and posted at a
later time so you can view them even if
you're not there.
Thank you and welcome to the Faculty of
Science. Thank you and welcome to the
Faculty of Science.
Thank you and welcome to Science
