Tanya Andrews is the only employee at the University of Waterloo cross-appointed in the Student Success Office and Counselling Services. Tanya has been awarded the SIEF to travel to ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the University of Rome in Italy and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in Spain in mid-April, 2015.
Tanya wants to learn how internationally acclaimed institutions are incorporating life skills into their first year programming and curriculum. Universities worldwide have been faced with the challenge of welcoming students who meet high entrance standards only to find high dropout rates, under performance and lack of fulfillment at an all-time high (Lowe & Clarke, 2003).
Through her experience abroad, Tanya will enhance the aims of the mental health review by encouraging the importance of thinking in term of preventative, early identification and intervention.
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us is rich with students and staff from around the world. They bring with them valuable knowledge and experiences that make the UW a wonderful place to work. I want to go out and explore other universities, learn great international ideas, and have my chance to bring something back to make our school even better!