Get Ready for: Life After Graduation

The Alumnus in Residence will be alumni who have graduated approximately 2-3 years ago from the University of Waterloo and are established in their careers.

There will be 2 Alumnus in Residence. One in Waterloo Court North and one in Waterloo Court South.

The number of upper-year student spaces is a good fit for this pilot. Also, the demographics of upper-year students with UWP residence placements was an appropriate representation the upper-year student population.

Thank you for letting us know. You can opt out of this program. We will remove you from our UY Program communications list.

If you would like to have a room change so that you are not located near this program, we can select an alternative room assignment with you.

Only students in UWP, living in Waterloo Court, are able to join this program. This is a pilot program at this time and we selected this community only for this pilot.   

Students are welcome to request a room change to UWP if you are eager to be involved and we have spaces available.

It’s also important to note that this program is just one way in which upper-year students can be involved in Waterloo Residences.  All upper-year students have access to social events, services such as the grocery shuttle, and support from student staff members.

12 months (1 whole academic year starting in September 2017)

Mentors would meet regularly and informally with students and share their professional experiences, lessons learned, and reflections on how they developed life skills. 

Help to develop and facilitate a workshop series where students have the opportunity to learn about life skills from subject matter experts.  Workshops will allow students to interact with each other while receiving accurate information from experts.  

Connect students to resources and information available on campus and in the community.

Learning life skills that will help them throughout their undergraduate studies and when they transition off-campus (e.g. during co-op or after graduation)

Developing connections/networking with mentors, each other, and subject matter experts

Being advised by a mentor who has already “been through it” and can share real-life examples

Support to minimize transition anxiety when transitioning from their education into the labour force

In general, no. This is a program is a pilot and is being tested as a possible inclusion in our upper year programming. It is comparable to the programming that exists in residence for first year students – it’s a value-add to the upper year residence experience. Please note that some events may have a small fee associated with them but there is no fee for the pilot program itself.