Active Clubs

The University of Waterloo Black Medical Leaders of Tomorrow (UW BMLT) aims to encourage and assist BIPOC students, and those at a socio-economic disadvantage in their pursuit of medical school or healthcare professions. We want to increase the representation of racialized populations in the healthcare field and we strive to support UW students through our events and resources.

The Cooking Club serves up cooking classes, workshops, bake sales, potlucks, and other food-related adventures. We cover the full spectrum of foods from fancy pasta classes to quick and dirty tips to help you manage the necessary evil known as ‘cooking during midterms’. When we’re not in the kitchen or hosting our famous classes, we occasionally venture out to the real world to visit coffee roasters, picnic areas, strawberry fields, or bonfire pits. If we’re not doing any of the above, our...

Global Brigades is the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Since 2004, Global Brigades has mobilized thousands of university students and professionals through nine skill-based service programs to improve quality of life in under-resourced communities through partner organizations in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Medical Brigades
​University of Waterloo Global Medical/Dental Global Brigades (UW GM/DB) is a non-profit club led by dedicated...

• HOSA is an opportunity for undergraduate students to explore different health professions along with gaining personal experience and knowledge to be used in future health settings or even in day-to-day activities such as networking, and leadership.
• HOSA U is an organization of which branches out to several different universities (Western U, McMaster U, UofT, U of Guelph etc.) and the different branches meet annually at the SLC- Student Leadership Conference (March) to compete in a wide...

Low Vision Interest Group is an Optometry student group that provides educational and experiential learning opportunities aimed at increasing awareness of low vision practices and rehabilitation.

Decades of international and Canadian research demonstrate that youth in low-income communities face specific socioeconomic barriers that impact their academic success, financial stability, and professional achievements in adulthood. Keeping this in mind, our club aims to advocate change by focusing on underprivileged children. The primary goal of our club will be to partner with various community organizations to run a successful tutoring program with the goal in mind that these children can...

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? ☀️ Are you interested in working 1-on-1 with patients in a hospital? ☀️
Project Sunshine is a brand-new club with a goal to provide comfort, companionship, and enrichment to paediatric patients and their caregivers. As a Project Sunshine chapter here at the University of Waterloo, the club will be involved in direct volunteering both virtually and in hospital, fundraising, and making activity bags for children within the...

The purpose of the SMILE Club is to foster mental health awareness, well-being, and community among UWaterloo students. We aim to provide easy and enjoyable access to mental health and psychoeducational resources.

SOCH Mental Health UW is a chapter of the SOCH Mental Health organization. In Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu, the word SOCH means "to think" or "a thought". The founders of the SOCH Mental Health Organization brought this word to represent their mission as they believe to combat the stigma around mental health, we must change the way our community "thinks" about mental health. The mission of UW SOCH is to empower the community members of our university environment to recognize and accept mental...

Our mission is to inspire positivity and resilience to empower a healthy mindset. The Bhakti Yoga Club is for open-minded students, all ages, who like to view issues by examining “the bigger picture”. It is about introducing spirituality to students from all different faiths and ethnic backgrounds. More specifically, tangible solutions based in ancient cultures to material problems. Anyone with an interest or curiosity in spiritual discourse, yoga and meditation, self-help, or simply a desire...