EGSA - Waterloo's Environment Graduate Students Association

Learn more about the positions needed for the next EGSA Council!

We are recruiting the following positions:

🤵 Co-Presidents (2 positions)
🙇 Vice President
☕️ Social Chair
💰 Finance Director
📱 Internal Communications Director
💻 External Communications Director
🎭 Events Director
🛋️ Space Manager
🌿 Department Representatives (one for each department)

The deadline to apply is November 6th at 11:59 PM EST ⏰

Remember only GEM, SEED, and SERS students can apply for these positions. Unfortunately, planners cannot join. Check out AGP for leadership opportunities instead.

Shape the future of our program with us!!

Join us for the EGSA Townhall on November 12th.

🚨 Important Update! 🚨

The seminar on October 22nd is cancelled, but we’re now looking for speakers for the upcoming sessions! 🗣️✨

If you’ve got insights or expertise to share, this is your chance! 🎤

Celebrating brilliant minds at the EGSA Conference!🏆✨

Congratulations to all the winners for your outstanding work and dedication to pushing boundaries in environmental studies.

Join us for the first installment of the seminar series for the fall term. We have Akash and Owen from GEM this time!

And there's plenty of food for everyone so make sure to be there!!!

The EGSA Seminar Series is back for the Fall term! Discover the latest research happening in our faculty, from polar ice cap studies in the Arctic to fisheries research in South Asia. Join us for two engaging talks, all within an hour along with free FOOD ! Don't miss out! Starts next week !

Coffee socials for the Fall term is here !!!
Coffee socials provide a friendly, relaxed setting to unwind, catch-up and moreover start off your day with coffee and pastries.
Moreover, we have a rolling schedule on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the term to accommodate the varying schedules. See y'all at the grad lounge (EV1-325) 🍁☕🥐🥧.

Excited to share the schedule for the upcoming Environment Graduate Student Conference!

Join us for insightful presentations, thought-provoking discussions, and opportunities to connect with fellow grad students passionate about sustainablility. 🌍📚

📢📢📢📢 EGSA Student Conference update !
The deadline for abstract submission is September 10th. We are looking forward to showcase your super cool work ! Link on bio to register.

Join Us for a Pub Crawl on King Street! 🍻

After the conference on September 20, continue the fun with your fellow grad students at a few pubs along King Street! We’ll start gathering at 7:30 PM and hit the first stop once we know our group size.

No need to purchase alcoholic beverages to participate—everyone is welcome! Stay tuned for potential stops. Feel free to drop your preferences in the comments.

See you there! 🎉

Incoming Environment Graduate Students Orientation 🌍

Welcome to the University of Waterloo! We're excited to meet you all at our orientation event on Tuesday, September 3rd from 9 AM to 2 PM.

Stay tuned for the schedule of events.

Can’t wait to connect with everyone! 🌿

EGSA is looking for volunteers for the Fall 2024 term 🍃🍁🍂

Opportunities include helping with Environment Grad student orientation on September 3rd, the Fall Environment Graduate student conference on September 20th, the coffee socials and the seminar series.

Please register using the link in the bio and we will reach out to you.

📢📢 Opportunity alert 📢📢

We are looking for PhD students/candidates within the Faculty of Environment to co-host a Plenary Panel Session in the morning for the EGSA Student Conference on September 20th.

We envision a plenary discussion as a session that is moderated and involves discussions happening in a sequence pertaining to a variety of topics that are interconnected. A space where ideas are shared, discussed and debated.

EGSA will be coming up with a bunch of topics pertaining to our department that would be presented to the speakers prior to the conference.

The elected plenary speakers will be compensated, the announcement for which would arrive shortly.

And good news SERS students, it counts towards your PhD seminar requirement! 🙌🏻

Apply by going to the link in our bio.

Here we go ! Our third edition of the annual EGSA Grad Student Conference is back and is set to happen on September 20th, 2024. Mark your calendars everyone ! 🗓️🔬📜

We call for the participation of graduate students through poster presentations, oral and plenary sessions. The conference in itself presents a relaxed, friendly academic setting and we welcome a wide variety of presentations. It could be your results fresh off the press, research plans, ideas, fieldwork plans and even the comps. Please register using the link in the bio or scan the QR code.

Also, the conference is FREE to attend. This is a chance to get to know the wide variety of research happening within our department.

We also seek volunteers to help us during the event and please do sign up with the link in the bio again.

We'll be back with more updates so watch this space !!

Join us for the final installment of the seminar series for the term. We have Yusof from GEM and Ruyel from SEED this time ! And there's a surprise when it comes to the food so make sure to be there 😄🐟🚣🛰️🏔️.

Join us for the next seminar event on 23rd July featuring Anna and Mackenzie where they take us to two different landscapes in different parts of the world. Refreshments are provided too !

Speaker No 2 for this week is Joseph from SEED who brings a super interesting topic to the table in times where there is constant news about energy and alternate means of energy production. Join us in EV1-221 at 11.30am tomorrow!

Join us for the bi-weekly seminar series at EV1-221
and here we introduce our first speaker for this week, Micheal Ricci. In addition, we have sandwiches from Jimmy's feed Co too🥪.

All Environment graduate students are welcome to join us in the Grad Lounge (EV1-325) for some free treats and drinks 🥯🥐. Please bring a reusable mug ☕! If you have any requests to the coffee social menu, just email us at [email protected]

**Please note this event is for graduate students in the faculty of environment and faculty**

Join us for the Trivia night today at the hosted by our previous social chair at 6pm.

PS - The EGSA trivia scheduled for tomorrow is cancelled.

Join us every last Thursday of the month, starting May 30, for an exciting evening of trivia! 🎉💚

Step into the World of Knowledge: Embrace Thoughtful Discourse and Engaging Presentations at Our Seminar Series.

All are Welcome to Explore, Learn, and Connect! 💚