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Whenever the choice for a new opportunity crops up, I always ask which option scares me most. And that's the one I choose. This has been the fundamental question I ask myself every term when choosing a co-op job, and it has led me to my most recent position as a seismology intern in Europe.
When Steve Innocente (BSc ’96) parlayed his craft brewing hobby into an award-winning business, he also tapped into the opportunity to reconnect with Waterloo as a co-op employer, vendor, and faculty member.
After graduating, Steve eventually wound up in Scotland, where he earned a PhD in Molecular Biology.
“I was going to be a professor and have my own lab,” he says.
When Debra Kakaria (Walker) (BA ’93) began her first of several co-op work terms with MacNaughton Hermsen Britton Clarkson Planning Limited (MHBC), she had no idea that she would one day become a partner of this firm. Nor could she have imagined that she would have the opportunity to work with so many other University of Waterloo alumni while providing future co-op students and graduates with the same valuable experience that has served her so well.
It is coming up on 31 years since Jennifer (BASc '91) and I met at the University of Waterloo. I was in second year Systems Design Engineering and Jennifer was one of two women starting in her Mechanical Engineering class. I’m so happy that we met.
During that term I was actually wondering if I could handle all the demands of 2nd year engineering. Little did I know how important Waterloo would be to us.
“Is a degree from the University of Waterloo worth paying $100,000 in tuition fees and living expenses?” This is a question I’ve heard many students bring up, including myself. Having studied at Waterloo for over three years now, I’ve realized why this $100,000 investment is absolutely worth it.
That’s a wrap! After five years at the University of Waterloo, I am saying my goodbyes and moving on. I know people will tell you that your time at university will fly by, but you won’t believe them. In the middle of exam season, your time in school will seem endless.
To solve complex global challenges, society will need to focus on developing creative citizens rather than concentrating solely on new technologies, says Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo.
Hamdullahpur was speaking at the Dr. Richard Maponya Annual Lecture on Entrepreneurship at the Durban University of Technology in South Africa this week.
David McKay (left) and President Feridun Hamdullahpur (right).
For President and Chief-Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Waterloo is a familiar place.
On Saturday, May 10, more than 260 engineering students from 16 Canadian universities gathered on the shores of the Laurel Creek Conservation Area. The purpose? To achieve what most would deem impossible—racing a fully buoyant concrete canoe.