Our facilities

The William M. Tatham Centre (TC) for Co-operative Education and Career Action (CECA) at the University of Waterloo opened in 2003 and is named after Bill Tatham, in recognition of the largest individual contributor to CECA. Tatham donated four million dollars towards the construction project of CECA. He is a 1983 Systems Design Engineering Waterloo co-op graduate who founded his own successful company. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of NexJ Systems Inc. In 2005-2006 he was inducted into the National Commission for Co-operative Education Co-op Hall of Fame. Being in the co-op program benefited Tatham and inspired him in his career plans, which is a reason for his donation to CECA. The TC is definitely top of the line, providing a pleasant atmosphere, as well as a space that improves the efficiency of the co-op process, compared to other former CECA locations on campus.

Read the Why donate video transcript.

Tatham Centre

The William M. Tatham Centre (TC) for Co-operative Education and Career Action is a modern facility located near the main entrance to the University of Waterloo campus. The building combines Co-operative Education and the Centre for Career Action, serving your employment needs as well as those of co-op, regular, graduating, alumni, and part-time students. The Tatham Centre is the largest building dedicated to such services at a Canadian university.

The Tatham Centre has:

• 100 interview rooms for you to meet with students on campus,
• telephone interview rooms,
• webcam/Skype interview facilities,
• video conferencing services,
• group interview rooms, and
• administration offices.

Approximately 45,000 individual interviews are conducted each year by more than 6,000 recruiters.

View the Tatham Centre floor plan (PDF).