What’s your story?

In a dynamic and bustling university campus, there are thousands of interesting student stories that go untold. With the recent launch of the uWaterloo Life blog, many of these stories now have a place to be celebrated and shared.

uWaterloo Life is a collection of student success stories - successes big and small - with lots in between. “We hope students will be excited to have a platform to share their successes, tell us about the interesting things they do, and read about the achievements of their classmates,” says Pam Charbonneau, director of the Student Success Office.

Hosted by the Student Success Office, the blog curates content created by campus partners or original stories based on interviews with students. In the future, the blog will be home to stories written by students themselves, with a view to bringing a strong student perspective to the blog.

Twice a week, new stories are posted. One of the posts include a profile of Victoria Stacey, who recently started Passion8, a magazine for peers to showcase their writing, art, design and photography skills. Another story is about a student who won a songwriting competition. There are also posts about a student who started a new athletics programs and another who created an app to keep people safe.

Created in August 2013, the blog has been quietly collecting content and building a slow following. Click on the Call to Action button at the top right of the uWaterloo Life blog to share stories about yourself or your friends.