Stay Connected!
VICTORIA HINDE, ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Dear SAF community,
I hope you all have been having a great and relaxing summer. The School is getting ready to welcome our newest cohort with the fall term just around the corner.
This past June we welcomed and celebrated just over 400 new graduates from the Class of 2023 at Convocation. Congratulations to the newest members of our alum club!
Our AFM 334: International Study Course will be heading to Indonesia and Vietnam this August, as well as we are excited to be celebrating 10 trips with this course at an event in Singapore on August 25. Be sure to follow along on our social media channels to see photos and videos from these students once these trips get started.
I would be delighted to have the opportunity to speak with you, to learn about what you have been doing since graduation and discuss how you may stay connected to the School of Accounting and Finance. If you have news or updates you would like to share with the SAF community, please submit a Class Note and, do not hesitate to contact me via email, at vmhinde@uwaterloo.ca.
Kind regards,
Victoria Hinde (She/Her),
Alumni Development Officer
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Class Notes
Welcome to the Class Notes! This section is an opportunity for us to hear directly from our alumni and share your exciting news.
Michael Leung (MAcc '07)
I, along with Billy Chung (PDAcc '99), recently helped the Hong Kong Alumni Chapter resume our longstanding annual dinner tradition – our first, post-COVID! We hosted 200+ alumni and friends and were joined by President Goel and many other dignitaries from Waterloo. I can’t wait until SAF visits Hong Kong again!
If you have moved to a new city, started a new job or did something adventurous, please send us a Class Note to be featured in our next E-Newsletter. We would love to hear from you!
Share your news in our next E-Newsletter: SUBMIT A CLASS NOTE HERE
Alumni on the Move
Cindy Chan (MAcc ’12) – Global Partnership Lead, Fintech & AI, Shopify
Rahim Suleman (MAcc ’98) – Chief Executive Officer, NEO
Walter Jankovic (MAcc ’91) – Chief Financial Officer, Harmonic Inc.
Please forgive us if we have missed any of your milestones – we would be delighted to celebrate it in our next E-Newsletter. Please send any job changes, promotions or milestones to Victoria Hinde, Alumni Development Officer at vmhinde@uwaterloo.ca.
Upcoming Events
2nd Annual Warriors Basketball Gold Tournament – August 20, 2023
The Waterloo Warriors Basketball programs invites you to join our players, alumni, and supporters at the 2nd Annual Warriors Basketball Golf Tournament. All are welcome for a great day of fun, golf, and prizes regardless of your skill level! Tournament format will be a 4-player scramble, with the event occurring rain or shine. Appropriate golf attire is required.
International Study Course Celebration (Singapore) - August 25, 2023
Join us on celebrating 10 trips of the International Study Course! This course provides an opportunity for students to visit international business centres, to learn from business professionals and organizations directly involved in international business. This event is open to any of our alumni living or visiting Singapore in August.
Black and Gold Fest - 23 September – 30 September, 2023
Grab your Waterloo gear and dust off your feathered hat! This fall, we're celebrating the Waterloo alumni community with a week of events that feature an Oktoberfest flair. Black & Gold fest includes a lineup of international and on-campus events — from beer hall socials to traditional campus events, like the annual pow wow and a Warriors Football game.