The Waterloo Engineering Endowment Foundation (WEEF) is making a donation of $750,000 to help improve student spaces across the Faculty of Engineering. This contribution is the latest in a long line of investments made by the student-led fund since its founding in 1989.
A review of all spaces will be carried out to determine the best use of both WEEF and Faculty funds with the goal of improving the student experience. Investments will be made in collaborative areas, providing more opportunities for focused conversation and teamwork.
WEEF was the vision of two engineering students, Avi Belinsky (BASc ’90, electrical engineering) and John Vellinga (BASc ’91, systems design engineering). They proposed the first student-funded and run endowment fund in Canada. Their classmates would be given the opportunity to pay into the fund monthly, as the principle grew so would the amount of accrued interest that could be used to fund equipment purchases.
Faculty of Engineering Executive Officer Fred Zhu is providing guidance on how the donation can improve spaces across the Faculty of engineering. “We are taking a more holistic view about the whole space and how it impacts student experience” says Zhu.
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Monday, January 8, 2024