I wanted Engineering, but UWaterloo had filled their offers, and instead I enrolled in first year Science. At the end of first year, having achieved low marks in Chemistry, and finally seeing the light, I switched to the Faculty of Mathematics. Sound university student logic. It turned out to be a choice that focused my career.
I have to be honest, I came to Waterloo reluctantly. I thought I should be on the stage in New York where I belong, not at university getting an Honours BA. But the knowledge and experiences - triumphs and tribulations I went through - prepared me for a lot of the realities of the business.
I graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2015 with a Master of Mathematics degree, but I've always been involved in sports in some way. People usually think I'm looking to work in analytics, but I'm more interested in game day presentation player intros, hype-worthy music, Jumbotrons, and all.
It was a big week for me last week, with annual events including St. Patrick’s Day and my birthday being topped up with my first ever UW Pi Day experience, and my last two events as keynote speaker in the UW GOLD on the Go series.
My husband Eli and I graduated from the University of Waterloo's Honours Arts and Business Co-op program in 2014. We have always been interested in innovation and entrepreneurship so this program suited us very well. While still attending UWaterloo, we played a game that we liked but thought we could make better and more convenient for others to play, so we formed a partnership with Eli's brother, Camren, and his wife, Krissy, to do just that.
On Wednesday we celebrated International Women’s Day, but women should be celebrated every day so today we wanted to celebrate the impact Komal Minhas (GDip '14) is having around the world.
While I was a student at UWaterloo, I never considered myself very athletic. Especially compared to my friends who played on the men's varsity hockey and the swim team.
I have been involved in many battles over the years since I started boxing at the age of 16, but my current battle is one of the fiercest yet.
For me, Fantastic Alumni Day at the University of Waterloo is all about family. It begins with my dad, mom, sister, and me suiting up for the big game in our black and gold apparel.
I was born on a farm in Northern Ontario in 1938. After graduating from high school at the age of eighteen, I taught public school for a year, worked as a laboratory technician in a chromium plant for a year, and saved enough money to register in a very new co-operative engineering degree program at UWaterloo.