Open for Nominations - AFSA Community Leadership Award

AFSA is currently taking nominations for its fourth rendition of the AFSA Annual Leadership Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday Oct. 9, 2015 at midnight. Students can win in the Overall, SAF Community Contributions, or  Contributions to a Worthwhile Endeavour Outside the University categories.

Selected by random draw, two students will be sitting on the Selection Committee along with AFSA President, Lynn Wu, and AFSA Chairman, Anna Liang. Two professors, to be named later, will also be sitting on the Selection Committee.

Please make your nominations through the following Google Form:

https://docs.google.com/a/uwafsa.ca/forms/d/1pB-2CfDU3TwUd_rTlvWrfk02mFwTzSYwu3j392Ir9QE/viewform

Along with the prize to be named later, students will be honoured with their award at the Fall SAF Awards Night, and will have their name engraved on the award that sits in the SAF/CMA Lounge.

More information on the award can be found on the Nomination Form.

Winners are expected to be announced in late October.

-The Award was created in Spring of 2012 by former President Nitish Sharma. Nitish oversaw the AFSA daily operations during the 2011-2012 academic year and noticed the need to better reward and recognize those making positive contributions to his/her academic community. The AFSA Community Leadership Award was thus founded that year and first awarded during the Spring 2012 term and handed out at the Fall 2012 SAF Awards Night.-

Success Beyond the Classroom

Success Beyond the Classroom Alumni Seminar Series–hosted by School of Accounting & Finance Alumnus, Upkar Arora and Friends:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o3UzqqYgOk

Be sure to register by September 29th: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/success-beyond-the-classroom-alumni-seminar-series-tickets-18453700515

Check out their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SAF-Experiential-Learning-and-Career-Development-1492213051010572/timeline/

ELCD Workshops Fall 2015

Adopt a Co-op!

For all SAF people going on co-op in the winter, and for those who would like to share their previous work term experiences, this one’s for you!

Adopt-a-coop is a mentorship program where people will be paired with mentors in their desired areas of practice (eg. audit, tax, finance). These mentors will be able to give you advice in order to help you during the coop process, and prepare you for the workplace.

Register to be a mentor or mentee in the links below! (Note: you must have completed a coop placement in order to be a mentor)

The matches will be revealed at a launch event at 5-7 PM on September 24th in SAF lounge. There will also be a ton of food!

Mentor link: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/Pc8uuz

Mentee link: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/vSc9Yu

Calling for Grad Ball Organizing Committee Team!

Graduating students: AFSA is starting to take Grad Ball Organizing Team Applications. Sign up to be a part of the Grad Ball organizing committee!

AFSA Presents: A Day in the Sun

 

AFSA Presents: A Day in the Sun

Enjoy one last summer event before exams start - join us at Bingeman's Big Splash Water Park! With an all access pass, you can ride all their water slides, play mini golf, climb ropes or simply relax in the largest wave pool in Waterloo. Tickets also include transportation to the park leaving from Hagey Hall.

Busses will leave HH at 10:00 am and will return at 4:00 pm.

Tickets are available for only $15! Total retail value is $32. Get them fast as there is limited supply. Purchase your ticket here:https://ticketfi.com/eve…/468/afsa-presents-a-day-in-the-sun

Finance Workshop with Steve Balaban

Are you interested in a career in finance? Not sure what area of finance you want to pursue?

Come out and hear from Steve Balaban, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Mink Capital, who will share his insight on pursuing a career in private equity. Joining Steve will be two current SAF students that have had co-op experiences in private equity. Mink Capital is a private equity group focused on acquiring small-to-medium sized companies with strong cash flows. He is an inspiring speaker on the subjects of private equity and entrepreneurship, and serves as a member of the CFA Private Client Committee and the CFA Mentorship Committee.

For a full bio of Mr. Balaban and to register for this event, please sign up here: https://ticketfi.com/event/335/pursue-a-career-in-private-equity

Date: Tuesday, July 14th Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm Location: HH1102 Dress Code: Casual *This workshop is open to all SAF students.

UWMCC CEO Factory

The CEO Factory is definitely one of the UWMCC's (University of Waterloo Management Consulting Club) most anticipated events. With the main recruiting season coming up, this event will bring together both students and the industry’s leading management consulting firms. The event will consist of both a panel discussion and a networking session. Students will be able to gain insight into a career in Management Consulting and a chance to expand their professional networking while also allowing firms to learn more about the skills and ideas Waterloo students can offer.

Applicants must complete the following form, http://tinyurl.com/UWMCCceoand also email their resume to uwmcc.team@gmail.com, in CEO_FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME.pdf format to reserve a spot. The application deadline is July 10th, 2015, at 11:59pm.

Everyone is welcome to join!

Please RSVP here on Facebook!

Experiential Learning & Career Development Spring 2015 Workshops

Hope you're all excited to be back in Waterloo for our Summer Term. With a new semester comes a ton of great and exciting Experiential Learning & Career Development Workshops!

Pursue a career in Private Equity

Are you interested in a career in finance? Not sure what area of finance you want to pursue? Come out and hear from Steve Balaban, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Mink Capital, who will share his insight on pursuing a career in private  equity. Joining Steve will be two current SAF students that have had co-op experiences in private equity. Mink Capital is a private equity group focused on acquiring small-to-medium sized companies with strong cash flows. He is an inspiring speaker on the subjects of privateequity and entrepreneurship, and serves as a member of the CFA Private Client Committee and the CFA Mentorship Committee.

For a full bio of Mr. Balaban and to register for this event, please sign up here: https://ticketfi.com/event/335/pursue-a-career-in-private-equity

Tuesday, July 14th 5:30pm-6:30pm HH1102

SAF Professional Women’s Network

The SAF Professional Women’s Network provides an opportunity for females in the School of Accounting and Finance to learn, be inspired, and network in a comfortable female environment. Please join us in welcoming Ingrid Bett, CFO at Dare Foods. Ingrid is a SAF alumnus and has had experience working in manufacturing and FMCG fortune 100 companies. Her past experience includes being VP Audit at Anheuser-Busch InBev, Director of Finance at Labatt Breweries and Audit Manager at Ernst & Young LLP. This event will provide an educational and development opportunity for females to be successful in their own careers.

Please register here: https://ticketfi.com/event/338/saf-professional-womens-network

Tuesday, July 28th 7:00pm-8:00pm HH1102

*This workshop is open to all SAF students

Want to be a CEO?

Want to know what it takes to become a CEO? Interested in knowing what career steps you should be taking now? Come out and hear from Carol Leaman, the CEO of Axonify Inc., a next generation eLearning company that uses the perfect combination of gamification, brain science and daily, bite-sized learning to completely change the way companies think about and deliver core knowledge to their employees. Prior to Axonify, Carol was the CEO of several other successful technology companies including PostRank, which she sold to Google in 2011. Carol sits on the boards of numerous organizations and mentors many early stage entrepreneurs in her spare time. She's a Chartered Professional Accountant and UW Grad.

To register for this event, please sign up here: https://ticketfi.com/event/331/want-to-be-a-ceo

Wednesday, July 29th 7:00pm-8:00pm HH1102

Success Beyond the Classroom Alumni Seminar Series—hosted by School of

Accounting & Finance Alumnus, Upkar Arora, and Friends

As a 3rd or 4th year SAF undergraduate or MAcc student, you have a chance to be 1 of 50 students to gain insight and perspective from successful leaders to enhance your long term success after graduation. You will engage in conversation with accomplished SAF alumni and friends who have excelled in business and life after being educated at SAF. The content will not be technical. Discussions will focus on topics such as communication and interviewing, problem solving, collaboration, relationship building, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship and creativity, opportunity recognition and risk taking. Topics may be adjusted based on participant feedback and needs. The format will be seminar / workshop style. This is not career counseling or employer networking. The aim is to prepare you for success beyond the classroom. A written Certificate of Participation signed by Upkar Arora and SAF School Director will be presented to students who participate in the series.

Please register for this chance to participate here by May 19th, 2015 only if you can and will attend at least 5 sessions including the first evening: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/success-beyond-the-classroom-alumni-seminar-series-tickets-16811493630.

Class dates:

Tuesday, May 26 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday, June 2 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday June 9 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday June 30 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday, July 7 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday, July 14 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday, July 21 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

Tuesday, July 28 6:30-8:30 p.m. HH1104

*This workshop is only open to 3rd and 4th year SAF undergrad and MAcc students. Enrolment is

limited to 50 participants who will be chosen at random selection with equal opportunity for all who

apply before the due date. Preference will be given to students who have not participated in

Success Beyond the Classroom before. The School will notify successful registrants by May 22nd.