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Written by Yuna Chen (BSc '14) 

Written by Pat Duguay (BA '17)

Many physical things have changed, but much is still the same. We have been excited to see the building of Engineering 5 and how that space encourages the many projects that students can be involved in. We have been pleased to help support UWaterloo upon seeing that progress.

Most of the time, real life is not like the movies. In the movies, there's always some magical moment where the hero discovers his or her true purpose, or a moment of epiphany and clarity when someone decides what their path will be.

When I was four years old I knew I wanted to be a nurse – not just any nurse, but a pediatric nurse who would train at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. I had spent time there as a patient so my passion for nursing became part of my DNA!

Looking to walk, run, or just have fun? This year, not only is Canada Written by celebrating its 150^th birthday, but the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (AHS) is celebrating its 50^th anniversary and the University of Waterloo is celebrating 60 years of innovation!  I encourage you to join us at Reunion 2017 to participate in the 32nd annual AHS Fun Run to make this year of celebration one for the books!

My experience at Waterloo as a student was amazing!  I wouldn't trade my degree; the lifelong friendships I gained, and most importantly the lessons I learned as a member of our Football program for anything!

I pierced my ears. I’ll be wearing my first pair of earrings on the Miss Universe Canada stage this October 5^th and 7^th as the only UWaterloo Pink Tie ambassador among 70 finalists.

Canadians love their flyers. They are an essential part of how we shop, the focal point of retail marketing budgets, and a $3 billion a year Canadian enterprise. The creation of reebee was inspired by our first jobs distributing flyers around our neighbourhoods.

I had the pleasure of taking part in the 2017 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference between June 2 to 16, which brought together 250 leaders from across Canada to have conversations on building the future of our country and how we can best accelerate innovation, productivity, inclusion, and entrepreneurship.