A newsletter for Applied Health Sciences undergraduate students to find out what is going on this month around the Faculty.
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AHS in the News - Featured Story
Career Night - Speed Networking 2015
On Tuesday, January 20, 150 students across all Applied Health Sciences programs came out to pick the brains of the Faculty’s alumni. The annual career speed networking night allowed students to connect with alumni (in person or over Skype) to learn more about professions of interest and have their questions answered. The evening was divided into four rounds, allowing students to speak to four alumni within or outside of their program of study. With 25 alumni in attendance, students had a wide variety of professionals to choose from, including family medicine residents, a chiropractor, dietician, and recreation therapist. Students were able to continue their networking after the rounds over refreshments.
Sending a big thanks to everyone who attended Speed Networking making it a big success!
We’re looking forward to seeing what Speed Networking 2016 has in store!
For a look at an alumni perspective on this event, check out Stephanie Kessler’s post on Alumni Blog: https://uwaterloo.ca/alumni/node/2582
AHS Upcoming Events
FEDS Food Bank Film Nights
February 10 & 24 and March 10 & 24 5:30pm – 8:30pm │QNC 1507
Come out on Tuesday nights to expand your knowledge about food! The FEDS Food Bank will be screening documentaries that address prevalent issues surrounding food production and consumption in our society.
Screening Schedule:
February 10 – Just Eat It
February 24 – Fed Up
March 10 – Bananas
March 24 – Food, Inc.
These events are free to attend, and light snacks and refreshments will be provided!
For more information about these events or FEDS Food Bank services, check out the FEDS Food Bank page at: https://www.facebook.com/FedsFoodBankAHSUM Coffeehouse
Tuesday, February 24th at 7 pm | BMH Lounge (BMH 1035)
AHSUM is holding a BYOE (Bring Your Own Equipment) Coffeehouse, where any and all AHS students are invited to show off their talent, whether it be singing, dancing, or even stand up comedy!
Snacks and coffee will be served for those who attend, and you are recommended to reserve a playing time at the sign up sheets outside of the AHSUM office (BMH 1035a)! See you there AHSSIES!
For more information, see event: AHSUM Coffeehouse event page
AHS Updates and Reminders
Graduates of 2015! It's time to nominate your Valedictorian for spring convocation.
Have a say in who represents your graduating class at convocation. Download the AHS Valedictorian Nomination Form (PDF) here, or pick up a hard copy in the BMH Lounge.
Nominations are due to Leanne in BMH 3101 by March 6th!
2015 AHS Teaching Award Nominations
Hey AHS Students! Do you know of a truly ‘awesome’ instructor in AHS? Well, let them, and the entire Faculty, know by nominating them for the 2nd Annual AHS Teaching Award. Nominate your favourite instructor and, if two others do the same, they will then be considered for the Faculty-wide Teaching Award. This is a great honour and comes with funds that the instructor can use to make their classes even better, or to measure the impacts of their of teaching style. Nominations are due by April 25th; nominate a great AHS instructor today!
February is Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month!
Do you know what Therapeutic Recreation is?
Come out to one or more of the events being put on this month for Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month to find out what therapeutic recreation is all about! The first week of February a group of therapeutic recreation students as well as recreation and leisure staff and faculty hosted a balloon pop event in the SLC in which over fifty people attended. Some events coming up include guest lectures and a drum circle. There is also a Facebook photo contest going on throughout the whole month!
For more information about the cause visit their Facebook page: UWaterloo Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month 2015
Career View Mirror
The Career View Mirror is an online tool that allows AHS students explore various careers by learning about what our current alumni are doing! Students can browse and filter alumni profiles by program, education level, and interests.
The Career View Mirror profiles include information about the alumni’s current profession, skills required for their job, how they used their degree to get to where they are today, and advice and resources for current students. Students can also make and save notes on profiles of interest to go back to at a later time. It’s a great way to learn about careers of interest and maybe even careers you’ve never heard of before!
Explore the profiles of an Occupational Therapist, Kinesiologist, Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Research Coordinator, Account Development Representative, Recreation Therapist, Critical Care Flight Paramedic, and more!
For more information on this service, check out the Career View Mirror webpage.
For more information on the services the Centre for Career Action provides, check out the Centre for Career Action website.
AHSUM Updates
Clothing orders from the Fall 2014 term are still available for pickup at the AHSUM office (BMH 1035A).
Due to planning processes, some of the events that AHSUM holds may not be featured in this newsletter. For more information about AHSUM, please visit the AHSUM website, and receive notifications regarding updated AHSUM events on AHSUM's Facebook page.
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