Inactive Clubs

University of Waterloo Global Medical/Dental Global Brigades (UW GM/DB) is a non-profit club led by dedicated students interested in the fields of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and healthcare. This club is comprised of various Executive Members and General Members who volunteer locally and/or abroad to Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, or Ghana to create sustainable, positive impacts on under-resourced communities, while undergoing a life-changing experience. Locally, we organize information...

Global Business Brigades UW, part of the Global Brigades family, is an international movement of university students and professionals building economic opportunities in the developing world.
We work alongside promising entrepreneurs and experienced year-round staff to create financial opportunities in remote, rural, and under resourced areas of Panama, Honduras and Ghana.
GBBUW is the first organization at the University of Waterloo to offer students the opportunity to volunteer abroad to...

Global Spark Waterloo is part of a national initiative that aims to educate and mobilize university students in STEM, business, and social sciences in social entrepreneurship and global development. Global Spark wants to engage students with multidisciplinary thinking that will help solve global issues in three main ways. First, through partnerships with professors in primarily Engineering courses to incorporate global engineering concepts into the engineering curriculum. Secondly, by hosting...

Hemoglobal Waterloo aims to improve the health of children affected by fatal blood diseases in Asia. We strive to make care fair by working to provide all children, regardless of birthplace, with the treatment options that are available in higher-income countries. Hemoglobal Waterloo will try to combat some of these health inequities by raising money and hosting events to garner support for our goal of making care fair.

The hydroponics club aims to further educate students and faculty about sustainable food systems through the participation of growing herbs and leafy greens in a vertical hydroponics rack on campus.

IC x UW is a student run organization influenced by the “Innocence Canada Foundation". This non profit organization is made up of pro bono lawyers with a mission to exonerate the wrongly convicted, as well as reform the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices in Canada. The purpose of this club is to create an environment where members are welcome to discuss the systemic inequalities that are taking place in our criminal justice system and take action to reform this ongoing...

International Justice Mission is a faith-based human rights organization which strives to secure justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression. IJM currently has lawyers, investigators, and aftercare professionals in 13 countries that work with local officials to ensure the rescue and aftercare of victims, the prosecution of perpetrators, the protection of communities, and the efficiency of public justice systems. The IJM UW Chapter raises...

The Journal of Undergraduate Health Research aims to promote undergraduate research while integrating all fields across health research. We seek to provide opportunities to undergraduate students at UW to publish peer-reviewed works. Works accepted for publication may include, but are not limited to, the following topics as they relate to human health: health studies, biomedical sciences, public and population health, kinesiology, recreation and leisure. Undergraduate students from all...

The Kidney Awareness Association supports the Kidney Foundation of Canada to raise awareness for those with chronic kidney disease. We work to bring together students who are passionate about healthcare and help them find ways to participate in research or community events to help others.

The MCA student chapter connects University of Waterloo students with the Canadian Mechanical Contracting Industry by hosting networking events, site tours, technical workshops and organizing guest speakers on campus.
The student chapter is also invited in numerous student summits and conferences within Canada and the US which further help students connect and learn from the industry.