SAF student crews initiative takes on whole new appreciation as courses go online
By Alyana Versolatto
They say the friends you make in university will be friendships that will last a lifetime — and the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) isn’t letting anything (not even COVID-19) come between that.
Integrated within the Accounting and Financial Management (AFM), Math/CPA and Biotech/CPA programs is an experiential learning initiative called “2YEx” (the two-year experience). The goal of 2YEx is to inspire engaged learners that support each other while honing their collaboration and teamwork skills.
For the past four years, an important part of 2YEx is Crews. Teams of five to six students are enrolled in many of their classes together where group work is required. Crews attend events together, participate in bi-weekly webinars hosted by the School and are supported by upper-year Peer Support Learning Champions. The initiative has proved especially useful as classes went online at the end of winter-term.