Tonight was the first general meeting of the 1st gen student society. It was for students whose parent’s didn’t attend a Canadian university. The idea being, those students are at a disadvantage cause they may not be aware of all the services a school offers. This is where the event took place, much more intimate …
The entrepreneurship club at our school was planning a huge pitch competition for students. The grand prize was $2500! Students had 90 seconds to convince the audience to invest in their startup company. In preparation for it, all potential pitchers must attend tonight’s workshop on basics of an elevator pitch. Around 30 students came out …
The humanities association, with the school, organized a networking breakfast for students to meet professionals in HR (human resources). About 15-20 students attended, quite a low turnout for the money and effort spend in organizing this event. We started off with a continental breakfast, transitioning to a panel talk. 4 professionals spoke how they got …
Today was a scientific research poster day, an all day event where professors and students present their papers for public viewing. Registration was free but required to attend. The event catered breakfast and lunch to all attendees – this was clearly a big budget event. The keynote, the coordinator of Velocity from Waterloo University, spoke …
Right after finishing my economics midterm, I walked through the main building planning on heading home. I noticed several dozens people eating from paper plates – when I realized there must be an event somewhere on campus serving lunch. I headed to the restaurant/lounge area and found catered dining for some Christian event. Seemed like …
