Last week the Waterloo Environment and Business Students (WEBS) Association “suited up” for a new initiative they created, called the “Network Now” workshop. Students from first to fourth year gathered to uncover tips and tricks for networking, LinkedIn, resume writing, and interviews.
Congratulations to Grace Saunders, Arun Raj and Ying Zhou, three students in the Sustainability Management Master's Program in the School of Environment Enterprise and Development (SEED) who were awarded RBC Water Scholarships.
The awardees demonstrate their outstanding leadership in issues around water and sustainability, and we are extremely proud to have them in SEED, inspiring other students!
Professor Blair Feltmate chatted with CBC PEI recently when he was in town for the FCM Conference, and focused on what cities need to do to adapt to climate change, based on the learnings from the 2013 Alberta Floods.
Nine students were selected for a Master of Environment and Business (MEB) academic achievement award. MEB awards are given to the top three students in each cohort (based on cumulative grades in MEB courses) annually. Each winner receives $2000 towards their tuition.
2011 cohort:
2012 cohort:
Ms. Penny Goldsmith is the CEO of Povnet, an online anti-poverty community forum.
Elroy Wilson is an Msc Marketing and Agribusiness student from the University of West Indies (UWI). In January, Elroy arrived as visiting researcher to the University of Waterloo.
International Development Speaker Series Winter 2014
Please join us to hear insights from leading scholars, industry professionals and agents of change as it relates to International Development. Our speaker line up is listed below.
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)
Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
Venue: Alumni Hall, St. Paul University College
Time: 2.30 pm – 3.50 pm
Thursday, February 6, 2014
The SEED career profile series was created as a way to showcase talented individuals that are affiliated with the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development. The program will feature students, professors, and guest lecturers that exemplify SEED’s mission; these individuals have developed the knowledge, tools and expertise to integrate environmental and social objectives into business or development activities.
If you live or work in a mid-sized city in Canada, chances are that it has a university.
This morning on CBC radio 89.1 in Kitchener Waterloo Professor Blair Feltmate discussed climate adaptation and the current government's opportunity to take four practical steps to address adaptation challenges.
Listen to the clip on CBC's Morning Edition