Sometime in the Fall of 2013, I heard about an opportunity for faculty, staff, and alumni to travel as a group to Whitehorse, Yukon the following summer to work on a Habitat for Humanity Canada Builds project the following summer.
I can definitely say I’ve come a long way since the start of my studies at the University of Waterloo. First year was about making new friends and getting involved in extracurricular activities.
For several weeks I have been anticipating the day I travel to Ottawa to finally meet in person an alumnus whom I have spent the last four months corresponding with over email.
The Games Institute (GI) is a formal research centre that came into existence in June 2011. Staff, students and faculty that are involved with the GI specialize in games related research, and, much like games research, are multidisciplinary hailing from all disciplines.
Confession time: I ended up at the University of Waterloo somewhat accidentally: I transferred universities mid-studies to follow a then-boyfriend. A year later, I lost the boyfriend but kept the school and city.
Written by Ashu Syal, Co-founder, EyeCheck (BASc 2014)
It's raining heavily. I'm sitting with my co-founder Daxal and all-star intern Rachel at the Blueprint/PCH headquarters. Only an hour left before we have to pitch to nearly 400 University of Waterloo alumni at the annual alumni event. Time to hustle. I dispatched our UberX ride and gathered our things.
Let me tell you a little about the newest role added to the Alumni Relations team. My new role, Alumni Officer, Volunteer Engagement was created in the last year as our volunteer programs have continued to grow.
In fall 2013, a group of University of Waterloo students came together to establish Bridges to Prosperity’s first Canadian university chapter. Bridges to Prosperity is a not-for-profit organization with a vision to improve the lives of impoverished communities around the world by eliminating rural isolation.
I am pleased to announce the release of my new novel titled “The Second Shooter”. As you might have guessed by the title, it is about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and whether Lee Harvey Oswald really acted alone.