Services Listing
FedS Services are student volunteer-run organizations that exist to address the needs of the student body. These unique Services are housed in the Student Life Centre and provide a variety of resources and opportunities for students.
- Campus Response Team
- The Food Bank
- GLOW
- International Student Connection
- Off-Campus Dons
- UW Sustainability Project
- The Women's Centre
Campus Response Team
Campus Response Team is a unique volunteer-run body that provides first aid and CPR services at campus events. CRT volunteers attend events, ready to handle emergency situations if they arise. Their mandate also includes raising awareness of safety issues at the University of Waterloo.
Volunteer with CRT
You can get involved with CRT as a responder if you have had previous lifesaving training, or are interested in attaining certification. After you have been certified, there are opportunities to take on a greater leadership role within the service.
For more information, you can send an email to crt@feds.ca or visit their website.
Request Coverage
The Campus Response Team will attend any University of Waterloo event. Please fill out a form on the CRT website a minimum of two weeks prior to give the team time to schedule members to cover the event. Campus Responders are trained volunteers; there is no fee for the use of the service.
Upcoming Casuality Simulations and Events
Check the event calendar for any upcoming events.
Contact Information
Coordinators: Andrew Svarc & Jacky Yeung
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC) 2141
Email: crt@feds.ca
Website: http://crt.feds.ca
Food Bank
Strapped for cash and need some food? Don't go hungry! Come to the student-run Food Bank to get some groceries for free. It's confidential; no questions asked. You should never have to skip a meal because you can't afford one, your brain needs nutritious energy to excel in school!
The Food Bank is also the home of Meal Exchange, a program that gets students involved in unique projects to raise awareness of hunger problems and to raise food for the less fortunate groups in the local area.
Volunteer with the Food Bank
You can get involved with the Food Bank in a few ways. Firstly, you can donate non-perishable food items to the food bank to support deserving students. Donation boxes are located in the Student Life Centre and at the Food Bank office. Secondly, the food bank needs students to hold office hours and to plan food drives.
If you are interested in holding office hours, or are interested in planning a food drive, please email foodbank@feds.ca or visit their website.
Meetings & Events
The food bank holds office hours daily for those in need of food. Check the office door for the most up to date office hours. The food bank also runs food drive events periodically throughout the year. Check the event calendar to see an updated list of events.
Contact Information
Coordinators: Fatma Avci
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC) 2104
Phone: (519) 888-4567 x32306
Email: foodbank@feds.ca
Website: http://foodbank.feds.ca
GLOW: The Queer and Questioning Community Centre
You are not alone. Whether you're feeling confused or confident about your sexual orientation and gender identity, GLOW is for you. GLOW offers a wide variety of discussion groups and social events, a peer-support phone line, and a wealth of resources and information.
Come out and help GLOW promote a healthy attitude towards all sexual orientations and gender identities. If you need someone to talk to, call the Information / Peer Help Phone Line at 519-888-4569 (888-GLOW), use extension 84569 on campus, or visit them in the SLC, room 2101. For issues that do not relate to peer support, call the information line at x38569.
Volunteer with GLOW
You can get involved with GLOW in a number of ways. Firstly, you can participate in the events hosted by GLOW. Please check the event calendar for an updated listing of events. Secondly, you can elect to participate in GLOW's Ally and/or Peer Support training in order to provide support to students who are having difficulty or questioning their sexuality or gender. GLOW is also frequently looking for students to take on larger roles within the service.
Email glow@feds.ca or visit their website to find out when the next training session will be held, or if you are interested in holding office hours or working on the peer support telephone line.
Meetings & Events
Meetings and event information will be posted on the GLOW website and the events calendar. If you are interested in holding office hours or taking on another position, please contact the coordinator.
Contact Information
Coordinators: Adam Garcia
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC) 2101
Email: glow@feds.ca
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 38569
Website: http://knowyourglow.ca
International Student Connection
The International Student Connection is the main hub for students from all over the world, to get to know each other and gather resources to help international students find their way around Waterloo. This service promotes student interaction by organizing all kinds of events and trips.
Events include beginning and end of term parties, biweekly country presentations, and movie nights featuring international movies. The ISC is available to all students, not only international students.
Any student that wants to meet and interact with students from around the world are more than welcome to attend all of the events and trips.
Volunteer with ISC
You can get involved with the International Student Connection by participating in the events planned each term. Check the events calendar and Feds' office for upcoming events.
If you are interested in helping plan the events, email isc@feds.ca or visit their website.
Meetings and Events
The ISC hosts events periodically throughout the term. Check the event calendar or the Feds Office to see when the next event is. If you are interested in volunteering with the ISC, please contact the coordinator.
Contact Information
Coordinators:
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC) 3107
Phone: 519-888-4567 x 37872
Email: isc@feds.ca
Website: http://isc.feds.ca
Off-Campus Dons
Off-Campus Dons is a Feds service for first and upper-year students living off campus. Our student volunteers organize a portion of orientation week, and plenty of social and educational events throughout the school year to connect off-campus students with other off-campus students.
Our Dons are upper-year students experienced with off-campus living, and are here to help you get adjusted to the university and the surrounding community.
They are a resource for the students: if you have any problems with school, landlords, life, or anything at all, we can point you in the right direction.
Volunteer with OCD
You can get involved with OCD in two ways. Firstly, you can participate in the events the dons plan for off-campus students. Please check the event calendar for the next event. Secondly, if you are an upper-year student, you can apply to be an off-campus don.
Please email ocd@feds.ca for more information or visit their website.
Meetings & Events
Meetings and event information will be posted as scheduled, or you may contact your don. If you are unsure of who your don is, email ocd@feds.ca. If you are interested in becoming a don with the off-campus dons, please contact the coordinators.
Contact Information
Coordinators: Akhilesh Bhatt & Chris Hammill
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC), Rm 2142
Telephone: (519) 888-4567 x35349
Email: ocd@feds.ca
Website: http://ocd.feds.ca
UW Sustainability Project
UWSP strives to increase environmental awareness, leadership, and the involvement of students in the community. They aim to broaden the environmental network of Waterloo students, faculty, and administration.
UWSP Coordinators facilitate individual, group, and class-related projects aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the University of Waterloo. The service has a number of working groups that focus on specific areas of environmentalism and sustainability.
Volunteer with UWSP
You can get involved with UWSP by participating in one of its green initaitives through one of its many working groups. These groups focus on specific environmental and sustainability issues. Please see www.uwsp.feds.ca for a complete listing. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a working group, you may start your own new working group of UWSP.
Please email uwsp@feds.ca for more information or visit their website.
Meetings & Events
UWSP holds regular meetings of its working groups and Board of Directors. Events occur regularly throughout the term. They will be posted on the calendar outside the office, SLC room 3102 or posted on the events calendar. If you are interested in getting involved with UWSP, contact the coordinators.
Contact Information
Coordinators:Mac Balacano & Danielle Avila
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC), Rm 3102
Phone: 519-888-4567 x32182
Email: uwsp@feds.ca
Website: http://uwsp.feds.ca
Women's Centre
The Women's Centre aims to provide a safe and supportive, environment on campus for women. They inform the university community of women's issues, and discourage discriminatory behaviour, and provide students with resources and information concerning women's issues.
We pride ourselves on inclusivity; everyone is welcome at the Women's Centre! Check the schedule after the open house for updated hours!
Volunteer with the Women's Centre
You can get involved with the Women's Centre in a few ways. Firstly, you can participate in one of the many events that focus on women and women's issues that occur throughout the term. Check the event calendar for an updated listing of events. Secondly, you may write a literature piece for the Women's Centre publication 'Voices' that is printed once a year. Please email women@feds.ca to ask a question or submit a piece of your work. Thirdly, the Women's Centre is frequently looking for students interested in holding office hours.
Please email womenscentre@feds.ca or visit their website if you are interested in holding office hours or taking on a larger role with the Centre.
Meetings & Events
The Women's Centre hosts events every term geared towards women and women's issues. Check the events calendar for future events. Contact the coordinators if you are interested in hosting office hours or taking on a larger role with the Women's Centre.
Contact Information
Coordinators: Ketussa Sotheeswaran
Office: Student Life Centre (SLC) 2102
Phone: (519) 888-4567 x33457
Email: womenscentre@vmail.feds.ca
Website: http://women.feds.ca
Mailing List: womenscentre@lists.feds.ca