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University of Waterloo Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

The Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, also known as the University of Waterloo Stratford School and formerly the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, is a satellite campus of the University of Waterloo located in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Type

June 2009

Jessica Thompson

Founded in June 2009,[2] the University of Waterloo Stratford School is part of the Faculty of Arts, established to provide programs that focus on digital media, interaction design, digital technologies, content creation and user experience within a business context.[3]

Administration[edit]

Jessica Thompson is the Director of the University of Waterloo Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business.


The University of Waterloo Stratford School operates under the same bicameral system as the University of Waterloo; a system that consists of a Board of Governors and a Senate, as legislated by the University of Waterloo Act, 1972. The School shares the same President and Chancellor as the University of Waterloo.[22]


The Office of the Chancellor is currently held by Dominic Barton, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company.[23] In March 2011, Feridun Hamdullahpur was announced as the sixth President of the university, having been interim president since October 2010.[24]

Housing[edit]

Students live off-campus in the Stratford community. The University of Waterloo Off-Campus Housing Office does not provide resources to students.[30]

Activities and Events[edit]

Canada 3.0[edit]

In 2008, the inaugural Canada 3.0 conference was hosted by the University of Waterloo Stratford School in Stratford, Ontario with over 1,500 attendees discussing how to make Canada a world leader in the digital economy.[31]

Discovering Digital Media Days[edit]

Discovering Digital Media Days is an annual program that delivers interactive programming for high school students who aspire to be leaders in Canada's growing digital economy. Students interact with industry experts, develop their own digital designs, build business skills and discover the creative and commercial potential for digital media.[32]

Official website

Stratford Accelerator Centre website

University of Waterloo website

Canadian Digital Media Network website