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July 2016

Working at the Most Magical Place on Earth

Friday, July 29, 2016 by Vivian Choy (4A, Therapeutic Recreation)

It feels like just yesterday I boarded a flight and headed down to Florida to start my journey with Disney. The feelings of excitement mixed with nerves are still so fresh in my memory; I cannot believe that a year ago, I applied to the Disney Academic Exchange Experience.

Disney

Academic exchange

Imagination

Get to Know the Team behind Alumni Relations

Friday, July 22, 2016 by Alumni Relations

All the dogs representing Alumni Relations

Since the start of the Alumni Relations blog three-and-a-half-years ago, we have had more than one hundred different blog posts from our alumni, students, and staff! From alumni events, to behind-the-scenes peeks during Convocation and Reunion, to personal alumni biographies, the past few years have been filled with memorable posts!

Alumni Officers

Alumni Relations

Canada Taking on the Hyperloop

Friday, July 15, 2016 by Natalia Zigante (Recreation & Leisure Studies)

The University of Waterloo’s student engineering design team, “Waterloop,” has earned a place as finalists in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Design Competition. The team is now fabricating and will be testing their final prototype pod on a one-mile test track, outside of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California later this summer.

Engineering

innovation

An eye opening experience with Alumni Relations

Friday, July 8, 2016 by Tiffanie Gao (Second Year, Arts and Business, Psychology)

This past winter, I completed my first co-op term as the Communications and Marketing Assistant for Alumni Relations. I feel like through the course of my time here, I have developed a deeper grasp of the written and interpersonal communication skills that are needed to succeed in both my academics and pursuing a career in the future.

Co-op

Alumni Relations