Members of the media are invited to the opening ceremony for the school this Friday. The Hon. David Caplan, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care; The Hon. John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities; and Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr will join UW President David Johnston; Jake Thiessen, Director of UW’s School of Pharmacy; and other dignitaries for the ribbon cutting.

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: UW School of Pharmacy
Downtown Kitchener Health Sciences Campus
10 Victoria Street South, Kitchener, Ontario

UW’s School of Pharmacy is the first new school in Canada in 20 years. A key feature is that UW pharmacy offers a co-op program -- the first in Canada. Students alternate four-month work terms with academic study, taking their classroom experience to the workforce and bringing work experience back to class. Co-op students are treated as employees and are expected to be self-directed, contributing members of the team, who learn on their feet.

To learn more about UW pharmacy, visit www.pharmacy.uwaterloo.ca/index.html. To learn more about the world leader in co-operative education, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca