Active Clubs

We are a student-run organization with the goal to encourage and promote
collaboration in the field of contact lenses between undergraduate optometry students and graduates in vision science at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science. The aim of the club is to expose students to the most up-to-date and common practices in contact lenses. This will be done through providing information on current research papers and clinical practices with journal club workshops to...

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...

University of Waterloo Photography Club (UWPC), is a community of photographers who learn from and inspire each other.

Our activities include workshops about fundamental and advanced photography techniques. We also arrange events including photo walks, exciting trips to neighboring cities and towns, and many more activities throughout each term.

If you are interested in photography and wondering how to start, you are more than welcome to join our community, we have experienced...

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...

Just a place to drink tea, eat snacks, play games and have fun! Usually, we meet every week for 3 hours. Come on out and drink as much tea as you could possibly want.

Fees are $3/session or $15/term. There will also be some special events with alternative pricing which you can find out through our Instagram or Discord listed below.

Our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/uwteaclub/
Our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/h3kdHw2

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...

The club will be a branch of an organization called Circle K international, which is a non-profit community service organization that offers different volunteering opportunities. Circle K International student-led collegiate service program. Volunteer placement will be decided by a general club consensus and will include a variety of different environments such as nursing homes, soup kitchens, charities, hospitals etc.