Meet Hannah, a Management Engineering alumnus obsessed with opportunity.
As an Engineering student, Hannah was part of Waterloo's co-op program, as are 60% of Waterloo students. Hannah used their co-op work terms to explore different areas of work and discover where their true interests lie.
Exploring interests through co-op
“My favourite part of the co-op experience is the range of jobs that you can have. For my first co-op I was responsible for building a large database and making the information easily accessible to everyone in the company."
Hannah adds that "I worked as a programming teaching assistant at the university for my second co-op where I was responsible for 74 students. I worked at TJX Canada as a project coordinator for my third co-op, working on their Store Systems Implementation team where I was responsible for a wide variety of projects.”
Learning to seek and seize opportunities
Hannah made it a point to get involved in campus activities and shape the student experience for those who would come after them.
- Hannah served as President of EngSoc (Waterloo Engineering Society) where they used their position to spread awareness about mental health and make Waterloo Engineering a great experience for everyone involved.
- Hannah wrote for The Iron Warrior, the Waterloo Engineering newspaper.
- Hannah championed the installation of a “Friendship Bench” to encourage open communication about mental health.
Making lasting memories
“One of my favourite moments of university has been Orientation Week. It was my first time taking on a leadership role within Engineering and it catapulted me into all of my involvement," says Hannah.
It really showed how Waterloo Engineering is a family, and it made me really proud to be a part of it.
"I was one of the Scavenger Hunt directors, but our event couldn't run as planned. It was so amazing to see all of the orientation leaders come together and run a more low-key event for the first-year students. It really showed how Waterloo Engineering is a family, and it made me really proud to be a part of it.”
A diverse program
Management Engineering uses industrial and software engineering principles, advanced analytics, information science, and human factors to help management make better decisions and to increase an organization's efficiency.
It's highly diverse and can prepare students for careers in virtually any industry.
“I really like the diversity of Management Engineering. We can shape our degree to be anything that we could possibly imagine. I really like that I can work in any industry, and that I am developing a skill set that has endless applications.”
What's next?
After graduating from their undergraduate degree in Management Engineering, Hannah began a Master of Applied Science (MASc) program in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. With Hannah's track record for bringing change to the communities they're a part of — who knows how they'll shape the future equipped with the letters "MASc" behind their name.
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