Student Honored by City of Waterloo for giving back

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Michelle Liu carefully plans each hour of each day three weeks in advance to figure out where she needs to be and when.

Between volunteering up to 40 hours a month in several different roles on and off campus and keeping on top of her graduate studies, she constantly checks her changing calendar.

“I call it 80 productive hours a week, divided between volunteering and my studies,” Liu says with a laugh.

The civil engineering master’s student was recently recognized for her volunteer and leadership contributions by the City of Waterloo with a certificate signed by Mayor Dave Jaworsky.

Much of Liu’s volunteer work takes place at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener. To read more click here