When you speak at a career night, you mentor students, you connect with alumni and you share your insight and advice as conversations are sparked. It’s a rewarding experience without an extensive time commitment.  Why not take the opportunity to share your story, expertise and advice with students and alumni. It’s worth every minute.

Michael Schmalz, BA ’93 (French), BASC ’91 (Civil Engineering)
President, Digital Extremes

Help organize a reunion | Special events | Guest speaker | Fundraising opportunities | Hire a co-op student | Serve on boards and committees | Top ten ways to stay connected | Contact us!

Reunions

Volunteer to help organize and implement a reunion. Successful reunions are those where Class Representatives encourage the participation of their former classmates. The Faculty of Arts Alumni Officer will facilitate planning and logistics such as promotion and registration administration.

Contact the plcook [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca (Alumni Advancement Officer) to help your reunion happen!                                                       

Events

The Arts Alumni Office can assist with special events by consulting on the planning process, assisting with promotions or helping run the actual event. At any given event, alumni volunteers can help to set up a location, take registrations or introduce and thank speakers.

To find out about upcoming special event volunteer opportunities, contact the plcook [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca (Alumni and Communications Officer).

Guest speaker

There are often opportunities for you to share your expertise as a Waterloo Arts grad. Participate in career nights for current undergraduates, or volunteer your time to mentor a junior undergraduate in your area study.

Contact the plcook [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca (Alumni Advancement Officer) to find out how you can share your experience.

Fundraising opportunities

In a time of decreasing public funding for post-secondary education and increasing demands on the post-secondary education system, it is extremely important for universities to raise funds from other sources, including government granting agencies, research contracts, corporate sponsorship and philanthropic gifts from alumni, friends and industry.

Waterloo Arts has a full-time Development Officer who works with faculty members, administrators and volunteers, to raise funds for the Faculty's many worthy projects.

Alumni volunteers may help raise funds for the Faculty by soliciting gifts from their peers or companies, championing a specific cause, or helping identify prospective donors.

To find out more about how you can help raise funds for your Faculty, contact the Alumni Advancement Officer.

To make a personal gift to the Faculty now, please visit our Support Arts page.

Hire a co-op student

We rely on you, our graduates, to spread the word to your employers about the Waterloo co-op program. If you know of a potential co-op placement, or can create one, please contact:
Co-op Education and Career Services, 519 888-4026 | cecscecs [at] nh1adm [dot] uwaterloo [dot] canh1adm [dot] uwaterloo [dot] ca (email)

Serve on uWaterloo boards and committees

Many uWaterloo advisory and decision-making committees include alumni representation, such as: Waterloo Advisory Council, UW Senate, UW Board of Governors and Alumni Council. These committees meet regularly and membership may be by invitation (recognizing, for example, previous participation in alumni activities and programs, and/or other professional, business or voluntary involvement).

Top ten ways to stay connected

1. Fly the flag (hang your degree with pride)
2. Join the alumni e-community (be a member of our social network)
3. Share your story (let us profile you)
4. Attend alumni events (develop a chapter in your area)
5. Introduce a promising student to uWaterloo (bring them here!)
6. Recognize outstanding Arts graduates (nominate for an alumni award)
7. Mentor a student (speak at a Career Night)
8. Make a gift (keep Arts growing strong )
9. Be the change (volunteer on a committee)
10. Hire a grad or co-op student (they’re ready to work)

Contact us!

If you have further questions or would like more information about opportunities to get involved, please
contact the plcook [at] uwaterloo [dot] ca (Alumni Advancement Officer).