Year: 4
Stream of study: Regular
Career goal: Eventually, I would like to become a commercial pilot.
I work as a part-time employee at the W-Store and I am also a volunteer Teaching Assistant for aviation ground school. There aren't any other clubs I'm currently in but I would like to join an intramural volleyball team in the winter!
Year: 4
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Working at a small planning, urban design, and landscape architecture consultancy firm in Downtown Toronto. The firm consists of 12 full-time staff members so we were a very tight-knit group. This has been my favourite co-op experience because of the positive/fun work culture and the ability to interact with my co-workers every day in the office.
Year: 2
Stream of study: Regular
Career goal: Find a unique field that I'm able to apply my skill set within. Currently, I'm exploring the huge field of law and legal studies, and I'm confident that my degree, Honours Knowledge Integration and Joint Legal Studies, will help me prepare for this path.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Regular
Career goal: Airline Pilot
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Working at Brookfield Renewable as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Intern because I got to dive deeper into corporate greenhouse gas reporting which is one of my areas of interest.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: My second placement with the EDI-R office on campus. I worked as the educational programming assistant, and because, at the time, the team was still small, I could sit in on meetings and understand how projects are implanted at an institutional level.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Skyjack was an amazing experience for me as I fit right in with the culture and got along with everyone. The work I did there was interesting and I had the freedom to help with the projects I wanted to help with.
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
I chose to study at the Faculty of Environment at Waterloo because it is the largest Faculty of Environment in Canada, and Waterloo is known for its innovation and technology and creation of new and exciting ideas.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Regular
Career goal: My end career goal is to work at a major airline, but I am really excited in the potential adventure to get there, which could have me instructing, flying in Northern Canada, or helping to operate Med Evac (air ambulance)!
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: My favorite co-op job would be working with the York Region Transportation Asset Management team. For a beginning placement, I had the opportunity to develop valuable industry skills while working under a supportive team with substantive expertise in their fields.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Land Development Planning Student for Drewlo Holdings Inc. This was my favourite co-op job as I was given the opportunity to explore the residential development industry in Ontario.
Year: 2
Stream of study: Co-op
Year: Graudate
Stream of study: Co-op
Year: 2
Stream of study: Regular
Career goal: I hope to be able to pursue a design specialization and also improve my knowledge of transit systems, innovative technology and learn more about how planning can be a catalyst for creating livable, inclusive and proactive cities.
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Working with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate. It has been my favourite job as I have always wanted to work with ECCC and I enjoy working towards getting people to comply with Canadian policies that help protect the environment and human health.
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: I was a Student Engagement Intern at an impact investing firm based in Toronto, ON. I loved the job for a variety of reasons: values alignment, work-life balance, and the nature of the work I was doing.
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Working as the Business Development Manager at Stormflow Surfacing. Stormflow Surfacing is a start-up that uses recycled tires to create driveways and help solve stormwater runoff issues.
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: My first co-op, at the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, was such a great experience! All my coworkers were extremely helpful and encouraging, and they made an effort to match me with projects linked to my program and interests.
Year: 2
Stream of study: Co-op
I am on the Varsity Figure Skating Team! While being a student athlete requires good time management, being on a team has helped me meet new people and stay active.
Year: 3
Stream of study: Co-op
Career goal: I would love to work as a Sustainable Development Officer one day.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Agroclimate Analyst for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. I not only ended up falling in love with GIS even more, I saw the importance of monitoring drought as it affected agricultural output in the Prairies and Canada by extension.
Year: 2
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: Even though I have only had one non-co-op internship, even that was immensely fulfilling. In my time working for the WCRI student housing co-operative, I learned a lot about organizational structure and the value of initiative.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Regular
Career goal: I hope to one day be flying with a commercial airline either as a First Officer or a Captain (preferably with WestJet!!).
Year: 2
Stream of study: Co-op
Career goal: My career goal is to work as a transportation planner or with GIS. I was able to work at the Ministry of Environment this summer, outside of co-op, and it was a great experience just being exposed to working in the government.
Year: 4
Stream of study: Co-op
Favourite co-op: I got to work out in Saskatchewan, banding, surveying and observing shorebird and waterbird species. I was hired by Environment and Climate Change Canada to work with my supervisors, graduate students at the University of Saskatchewan. I had been wanting to work a full-time field job, and this was exactly the position.