Anna Murynka, a master’s student from psychology and the winner of the GRADflix 2021 Showcase, discusses her winning short film, her thesis, and her goal of increasing mental health services. The president announces an update on the resumption of in-person classes that were suspended due to the stay-at-home order. St. Paul’s University College's new chancellor, Michaëlle Jean, invites people to find inspiration and courage from Black History Month. And the Keep Learning Team encourages students to respond to the Winter 2021 Student Survey.
Links in this episode:
President’s announcement: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-08#limited-in-person-instruction-may-resume-february-22
Black History Month: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-03#black-history-month-is-shared-history-month
Ajoah Mintah: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-05#the-inside-scoop-on-four-all-ice-cream
Ebele Mogo: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-08#she-started-university-at-14-then-found-her-purpose-by-iterating
Benefits changes: https://uwaterloo.ca/holistic-benefits-working-group/public-information-session-materials
https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2021-02-09#board-of-governors-approves-changes-to-employee-benefit-plan
Student survey: https://uwaterloo.ca/institutional-analysis-planning/winter2021studentsurvey
Mediums for Self-Help Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_hyiNCHjg
Urban Realities Lab: https://uwaterloo.ca/urban-realities-laboratory/
Places of the Heart by Professor Colin Ellard: http://colinellard.com/writings/
Professor Daniel Roehr: https://sala.ubc.ca/people/faculty/daniel-roehr