School of Accounting and Finance Director, Tom Scott, is holding office hours in SAF Lounge study room B from 1:45pm to 3:15pm, on Wednesday, November 13th. Students are welcome to join the Director to discuss as much or as little as they please with regards to the SAF, uWaterloo, and/or university life in general!
Application for Project Manager of Winter 2014 Tax Clinic
Hi SAF! Are you interested in a great leadership opportunity? Sign up to be a Project Manager for the Winter 2014 Tax Clinic! Applications are due Wednesday November 13th and are open to SAF students in 2B and above, on campus during Winter 2014. The link can be found at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-qu3gzdS2mjpUHO3fVwVaGW8b4Se_pTMiYHh-NUixBI/viewform! Questions can be directed to w.cai@uwafsa.ca
AFOW Executive Team 2013-2014 Applications
Do you want to showcase your leadership skills? Are you passionate about orientations? Will you take the leap of faith (trust me it's worth it!!) to have an unforgettable experience organizing the BEST ORIENTATION WEEK EVER? Here's your chance- apply to be an executive co-ordinator for the 2014 Accounting and Finance Orientation Week! 2A students and above! Deadline is November 14, 11:59PM Link: http://new.uwafsa.ca/afow-executive-team-2013-2014-applications/
APEX Conference Applications are Now Open
The 16th annual APEX national undergraduate business conference applications are now open! This 4 day 3 night conference has a focus on bridging the gap between classroom education and real world job application.
The conference will include 75 + recruiters (ratio is either 1:3, 1:4) and dinners, cocktails, and lunches with recruiters and industry professionals.
Past keynote speakers included: CMO of Facebook, Arlene Dickinson, CFO of TD, CEO of McDonalds, and Harry Rosen
The conference costs $ 270
Apply by 11:59 pm on November 29th at http://tiny.cc/apex2014
Ask the Chairman
Legendary Canadian financial services entrepreneur and the Chairman of DBRS, Walter Schroeder will address uWaterloo students about the trends in capital markets and on what it takes to crack the industry today. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 13th from 3:00 -4:15 pm in HH 1102. RSVP at http://dbrs-at-waterloo-saf.eventbrite.ca/
CFA Institute Announces the Future of Finance Student Video Contest
Part of CFA Institute's Future of Finance initiative, the contest invites full-time university students to create a 30–45 second video that answers the question: "What should the financial industry do to better serve investors and society?" Winning contestant(s) will receive a 16 GB Apple iPad 2. All video entries must be received by December 16 and will be featured on the CFA Institute YouTube channel. For a full list of contest rules and to access the submission form, visit www.cfainstitute.org/studentvideocontest.
“There is much work to be done to shape a more trustworthy, forward-thinking financial industry for future generations,” said Ashvin Vibhakar, CFA, senior advisor at CFA Institute and executive sponsor of the Future of Finance initiative. “This contest gives students the opportunity to voice their ideas on how to create positive change in finance and help lead and shape the industry for the future.”
The student video contest is part of the CFA Institute Future of Finance initiative, a long-term global effort to shape a trustworthy, forward-thinking financial industry that better serves society. Launched earlier this year, the initiative aims to provide the tools to motivate and empower the world of finance to commit to fairness, improved understanding, and personal integrity.
For additional questions regarding the Future of Finance student video contest, email FutureFinance@cfainstitute.org.
AFOW Executive Team 2013-2014 Applications
Do you want to showcase your leadership skills? Are you passionate about orientations? Will you take the leap of faith (trust me it's worth it!!) to have an unforgettable experience organizing the BEST ORIENTATION WEEK EVER? Here's your chance- apply to be an executive co-ordinator for the 2014 Accounting and Finance Orientation Week! 2A students and above! Deadline is November 14, 11:59PM
For more application details please download the application document found below:
Grad Ball Details, Nominations and Call for Pictures!
Grad Ball Details
Hey 4Bs! We are only four weeks away to Grad Ball 2013 and we know you're excited.
Grad Ball 2013 will be on Friday November 29 and doors will open at 6:00PM. Please see the poster in this post for all other relevant details.
Our Grad Ball Committee will be selling tickets in the SAF Lounge next week from Monday November 11 to Friday November 15 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Early bird ticket prices will be$50 for SAF students and $60 for non-SAF students.
We are selling tickets on a first-come first serve basis as there is limited venue space for the event.
Nominations
Every year, we have a slew of awards given to SAF students for funny, crazy or just plain accurate categories. We have a list of awards we've thought up and we want you to nominate someone who you feel is deserving of that award! Here is the link to the form: http://bit.ly/HKcCWI.
Pictures
We will also be creating a "Years in Review" slideshow to show at the event and we want your pictures! Please send pictures of you and your friends from the past 4+ years that you would like to see when we all reminisce during the festivities to ayesha.hussainbhoy@gmail.com.