Hi Everyone! My name is Ammar Bookwala and I am a recent graduate of the Kinesiology Program at the University of Waterloo. Currently, I’m an aspiring medical student at the University of Ottawa who should be starting first year in
As an alumnus, you’re probably already aware that being associated with a University like Waterloo has its perks. But did you know that some of those perks could help you out as you make your next big life decisions? A lot of graduates start thinking about making significant purchases after they finish university – buying a car or a house, for example. These are big investments worth protecting, which means thinking about insurance. So, before you move forward with these major purchases, it’s important to be aware of your insurance options, to make sure that you maximize your savings.
My colleagues and I often say that the value of a Waterloo degree is not only based on the university itself. It’s more dynamic than that. It’s based on the accomplishments of our alumni. When our grads are happy, contributing members of society, people take notice. Employers with the potential to hire our co-op students and alumni begin thinking about recruitment strategies; prospective students are intrigued and want to discover more; the international media wants to share their stories; and so much more.
Graduation is a milestone that every Waterloo student looks forward to and it means different things to each one of them. Unsure of what it means to you? Let us break it down! Over the next few weeks, our “GRADS” blog series will delve into what it means to be a graduate of this fine institution (geese and all).
As we finish our undergraduate careers at Conrad Grebel, we’ve been invited to reflect back on our experiences and what makes us excited to give back to the community we’ve called home for the past four (or five) years. It’s going to be hard to put into words, but we’re going to do our best!
On Thursday April 25, Pat Duguay and I embarked on our west coast swing. With a full schedule of events and meetings with alumni, we knew it would be a busy trip – but we were ready! Actually, I should say Pat was ready and I was hoping I didn’t forget anything. I really wanted everything to go well, especially since the President and V.P. Advancement were travelling with us and attending all of the events we had planned.
St. Jerome’s University (SJU) has launched an innovative tool aimed at entertaining and engaging a new breed of tech-savvy donors. We teamed up with HuStream Video, a video production agency based out of Kelowna, BC. HuStream has produced videos for student recruitment in the past and we’re excited to use their technology as a donor engagement tool.
Looking back, graduation was a huge milestone and an exciting time in my life, but it was also daunting. You start to think about your future, and the unknown. Being in a co-op program, I was aware that I should have started job searching well before convocation. However, the craziness of fourth-year courses meant that I never got to it. As convocation came and went, the pressure was on to find a job.
What do the Consul General of Los Angeles, an engineer @ Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic, the CTO of Christie Digital, and a Professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences all have in common? They are all special guest speakers at alumni events this week and next along the west coast…ish. And all but the Professor are ‘glad to be grad’ Waterloo alumni.
Having attended the University of Waterloo after growing up in Kitchener, I always had the urge to get out and see the world. The opportunity finally came when I was accepted into the computer science master’s program at University College London in London, England. While London is not ‘the world’, the world does come to London … literally.