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Boushrah Fanous is currently a fourth year PACS student. When she was in high school, Boushrah had intended to enrol in a program like international development or political science. However, no program that she saw really seemed to fit what she was looking for. It was only when a high school teacher suggested that she look into the Peace and Conflict Studies program at the University of Waterloo that she felt like she had found something that fit. The program’s interdisciplinary nature and ability to cover a range of topics appealed from the get-go, and she’s been invested ever since.

Hello PACS students! I don't know about you, but I'm finding it harder and harder to want to focus on work while the weather continues to get nicer and nicer. Here's to powering through the last bit of the term!

Below, we've highlighted some of the important events, opportunities, and resources that are available.

Hello PACS students! I hope that your term is going smoothly, and that you're finding time to enjoy yourself in this warmer weather!

Below, we've highlighted some of the important events, opportunities, and resources that are available.

After finishing her joint honours Peace and Conflict Studies and Legal Studies undergraduate degree, Sage Streight enrolled in a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree at the University of Ottawa. Sage appreciates the focus on Indigenous law and compassionate approach to the degree, and hopes to move into a peacework role after graduation.

Hello PACS students! Welcome back from reading week! I hope you had a restful time off, and are ready to jump back into your studies with both feet!

Below, we've highlighted some of the important events, opportunities, and resources that are available.

In her fourth year, Mhari Reid worked for Gateway for Enterprise to Discover Innovation (GEDI). She worked first as an Engagement Specialist, and then in a later term, as an Operations and Project Coordinator.

Maddie Hemstreet, like so many other students, chose to attend the University of Waterloo specifically for the co-op program. Over her time in the program, Maddie has discovered that co-op helps you to figure out the depth of your own capability and to stretch your skill set.

As a co-op student, Philip Zuidema has had a wide range of co-op jobs. He has researched the government's addiction to gambling at a think-tank in Hamilton; built cabinets at a millwork shop in Kitchener; and supported professors in the transition to remote teaching at the University of Waterloo.

In her third and fourth year, Nour Saad had the opportunity to work for Blackberry Ltd.

Hello PACS students! Welcome to another new year! We're excited to welcome 2021 and see what it has to offer, and to conquer another semester of classes.