Episode 66 - Anti-Racism Task Force, Expanded COVID testing, Pink Tie’s Back

Beyond the Bulletin Podcast

The important work of the President’s Anti-Racism Taskforce to address racism on campus is underway. Charmaine Dean leads engagement and action for the task force, and in the interview tells us what’s been accomplished so far, plus what comes next. COVID-19 testing at the Testing Assessment Centre at Health Services is now open to family members of UWaterloo students, employees and postdocs if they are living in the same household. Math’s original pink tie resurfaces under mysterious circumstances. And Region of Waterloo Public Health declares an outbreak of COVID-19 in residence. Links in this episode: Residence outbreak: https://uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus/news/case-tracking-covid-outbreak-claudette-millar-hall-includes COVID assessment form: https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/covid-19-testing-assessment-centre/covid-19-assessment-registration-form-0 COVID testing expands: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-11-10#covid-19-testing-assessment-centre-availability-expands PAC floor: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-11-06#pac-to-the-future-warriors-unveil-new-floor-named-for-founding-athletics-director Pink tie: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-11-05#the-tie-that-binds-a-legendary-pink-tie-reappears-after-three-decades Anti-racism: https://uwaterloo.ca/anti-racism/