"In order to ‘engage’ we must ‘be engaged’"

Want to engage students? The University of Waterloo believes that students can be engaged more effectively if staff and faculty are engaged first. Be Engaged has been set up by UW to help promote staff and faculty engagement. To kick start the initiative staff organized a student panel for a recent staff conference. A book club has also been set up. Student Affairs staff on any campus can benefit greatly by starting projects, like Be Engaged, that promote dialogue as it will lead to a deeper understanding of student engagement and promote collaboration between different stakeholders.