Dean of Students

The Dean of Students Office includes a number of staff who are dedicated to delivering on what we call the "Laurier promise." This includes understanding our students and helping foster conditions that best support academic achievement, personal growth, student well-being, meaningful support and positive engagement.

Fitness and Recreation

Laurier Athletics offers state-of-the-art facilities where students can take fitness classes, use exercise equipment or participate in intramural sports.

Office of Student Affairs

Student Affairs provides support, services, programs and facilities that enhance the personal, intellectual and experiential development of students.

Wellness Centre

The Student Wellness Centres are home to all physical, emotional and mental health services for students on our Waterloo and Brantford campuses. 

Office of Dispute Resolution and Sexual Violence

The Office of Dispute Resolution and Sexual Violence (ODRSV) is responsible for: 

• Providing facilitation of the resolution of discrimination and harassment complaints.
• Collaborating with individuals and groups seeking to improve difficult relationships.
• Providing support and coaching for those wishing to confidentially address conflict.
• Educating the university community about workplace conflicts (including harassment, discrimination and bullying) and strategies for effective conflict resolution.
• Conducting awareness programs, workshops and customized training sessions to meet the dispute resolution needs of the university community.

Special Constable Service

The Special Constable Service (SVS) is staffed by special constables, communications operators and administrative personnel. The Communications Centre is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to your needs, concerns and emergencies. Special Constables are first responders to all campus emergencies, and are the liaison between other emergency services and the university.

Non-Academic Student Code of Conduct

All students who are registered at Laurier, regardless of campus or location, are subject to and must familiarize themselves with all university rules, regulations and policies, most specifically the Non-Academic Student Code of Conduct.

Bursaries and Other Financial Need Opportunities

To be considered for needs-based bursaries and endowed scholarships managed through the Student Awards office, students can submit an online student profile through LORIS. By telling us about yourself, we can determine if you are eligible for a competitive scholarship, award or donor-supported bursary. The “general student profile” must be completed by all students before mid-September. Those who complete this profile can then go on to complete a “faculty-specific” profile, which must be completed before mid-October. To complete these profiles:

1. Log in to your LORIS account.
2. Click the “Student Awards and Financial Aid” tab at the top of the webpage.
3. Click the “Student Awards Applications” link, which will take you to the student profile(s).
4. After you submit your profile(s), your submission can be accessed through the “View my Applications” tab. Make sure that the application is showing as “submitted.” Your submissions can be reviewed and changes can be made up until the deadline. 
5. Once the deadline has passed, your profile will show the status of “EXPIRED.”

Campus Food Bank

This food bank service is here to support the dietary and nutritional needs of Laurier students.

Financial Coaching

Financial Coaching is dedicated to providing the necessary information, resources and tools so that you can make the financial decisions that are right for you. For more information visit the Financial Coaching webpage.

Academic Scholarships and Advisor Financial Support

Scholarships are normally credited to your student account in three equal payments throughout the academic year (fall, winter and spring terms). Once tuition and incidental fees are deducted, any balance can be transferred to your bank account upon request.

Studentships (from faculty research grants) are applied to your student account for a term specified by the faculty grant-holder and any resulting credit balance (after tuition and fees) is similarly refunded.

Conference and Field Research Funding

To offset some of the costs of presenting at a conference and to support costs of field research, registered full-time graduate students may be eligible to receive the Travel Assistantship Award. The award is valued at $250 (for travel in Ontario) and $500 (for travel outside of Ontario). Applications may be submitted after the event/travel takes place and up until the end of the term in which the event/travel took place. The award will be granted for the term in which the event took place.

Employment Earnings

If you are a Teaching Assistant (TA) you are responsible for submitting your direct deposit form and tax documents (where applicable) to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. You will receive your pay biweekly (in accordance with the payroll schedule) once your signed TA Job Responsibilities form has been submitted by your program to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Accessible Learning Centre

The Accessible Learning Centre (ALC) is committed to helping students with disabilities reach their full academic potential by offering a variety of services and resources – and delivering them in a respectful, confidential and professional manner.

Bookstore

Laurier's Bookstore is your source for course materials, including new, used and rental textbooks; as well as school supplies, clothing and accessories.

Career Development Centre

The Career Development Centre is a critical resource for graduate students, offering professional skills development, job search and preparedness training. The Career Development Centre is also an ASPIRE facilitator; learn more about this graduate student professional development program. 

Centre for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The Centre for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion provides support, education and spaces for students to find community and engage in equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA)

The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is the official voice of all master’s and PhD students at Laurier. With a focus on student leadership, the GSA proudly represents its diverse membership and seeks to enhance the vibrancy of the graduate student community. We support the graduate student experience through programming, services, grants and bursaries, and representation on committees.

Indigenous Student Services

Indigenous Student Services is committed to having Laurier be an extraordinary and empowering experience for all First Nations (status and non-status), Inuit and Métis students.

International Student Support

International Student Support is dedicated to supporting international students in their transition to Laurier and Canada.

Library

The Laurier Library is the intellectual and cultural heart of Laurier: an academic nexus of collections, research and scholarly publishing and an experiential hive of community, creative expression and making. It’s home to a gallery, scholarly publisher, archives and a variety of events, concerts and workshops. The Library is also an ASPIRE facilitator, FGPS' graduate student professional development program. 

Parking Services

Parking and Transportation Resources is responsible for all maintenance, planning and management of campus parking facilities, the issuance of permits, the enforcement of parking regulations, visitor/special event parking and the acceptance of appeals for university-issued parking violations.

Printing Services

Printing Services offers a variety of cost-effective printing and binding solutions and can provide recommendations on paper selection and binding choices. Orders can be placed online at wlups.webprint.com.

Research Services

The Office of Research Services oversees all research and scholarly activity at Laurier and assists researchers in obtaining the resources necessary for pursuing their research activities, including assisting with grants, providing information on intellectual property and obtaining ethics board approval. For more information visit the Research Services webpage.

Service Laurier

Service Laurier provides support and advice to graduate students concerning OSAP issues, billing inquiries and credit balance refunds. For more information visit the Service Laurier webpage.

Student Teaching Development

The Student Teaching Development team offers workshops and certificates to help you develop transferable teaching skills for the classroom and the workplace. The Student Teaching Development team is also an ASPIRE facilitator.

Tech Support

Having trouble logging on? Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is your go-to for technical support and services.

Writing Services

The Writing Centre offers individual and in-class writing support, including for external scholarship competitions, for all students at Laurier. Writing Services is also an ASPIRE facilitator.