2014 Community Leadership Award: Extended Nomination Round

UPDATE: AFSA has re-opened nominations for its third rendition of the AFSA Annual Leadership Award. AFSA asks SAF students to make a nomination of a peer who has made significant contributions to the SAF, uWaterloo, or Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge community by September 22nd at 11:59PM.

More on the AFSA Community Leadership Award...

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.

Students can win in the Overall, SAF Community Contributions, or  Contributions to a Worthwhile Endeavour Outside the University categories.

Selected by random draw in the Spring 2014 term, Angela Pan and Dean Ah Sen will be sitting on the Selection Committee along with previous AFSA President, Zac Hogg, and previous AFSA Chairman, Michael Yang. Two professors, Thomas Scott and Jee-Hae Lim, will also be sitting on the Selection Committee.

Please make your nominations through the following Google Form: http://tinyurl.com/AFSA2014CLA

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.

UWaterloos Reunion Event

Looking for more ways to get involved on campus? Volunteer with Alumni Relations! On September 27th we will be hosting our annual Reunion event. Reunion is a day of celebration for all UWaterloo alumni, students, faculty, staff, retirees and the community at large. There is a variety of volunteer roles available for the day including greeting guests, hosting alumni in the Alumni VIP Tent and being a tour guide for alumni campus tours. For more information and to apply follow the link below, or contact Clare Cummins at c6cummin@uwaterloo.ca

https://uwaterloo.ca/alumni/reunion/volunteer-reunion

AFEF Refunds

Refunds for contributions to the Accounting and Finance Endowment Fund (AFEF) for Fall 2013 are available until September 27 (midnight). Refund requests will not be accepted in any other format or timeframe. Please see the Financial Information page for details on how the AFEF benefits students in the School of Accounting and Finance and the link to the online refund page. However per our policy, students will not be considered for any AFSA subsidies if they elect for an endowment fund refund. Furthermore, additional restrictions may be added up to the discretion of the AFSA team. Click here for more information.

Reminder PA Night: Wednesday September 10th, 2014

School of Accounting & Finance Students don't forget, the fall regional PA night is Wednesday the 10th. Make sure to come out for the opportunity of a lifetime to network and meet recruiters from several amazing firms. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that shouldn't be missed. See here for more information: http://www.ceca.uwaterloo.ca/students/sessions_details.php?id=2613

Wall Street Prep: Financial Modelling Self-Study Programs

AFSA is now making Wall Street Prep available to students in 2A and above interested in finance for a nominal charge of $5. Wall Street Prep is a global investment banking training firm specializing in financial modelling self-study programs as well as e-learning modelling training. Students will be able to learn how to build financial and valuation models in Excel from scratch with step by step instructions that reinforce theoretical intuition. For more info: http://www.wallstreetprep.com/programs/It will cover the following modules:

DCF Modeling LBO Modeling M&A (Accreition/Dilution) Modeling Trading & Transaction Comps Modeling Accounting and FSA Excel Navigating Financial Reports Financial Statement Modeling

As well as Interview Prep: “Acting the Technical Finance Interview” “Acting the Behavioural Finance Interview”

AFSA hopes these online courses will better prepare students for the demands of investment banking and corporate finance positions. Pre-reg here: https://wallstreetprep.typeform.com/to/xLtyqJ

Adopt-A-Coop: Mentor and Mentee Applications

CALLING ALL UPPER YEARS (3A AND ABOVE)! Remember the time when you were in second year and had no idea how to deal with co-op? Sign up to be an Adopt-a-Coop mentor to share your experience with upcoming second years! This is a SAF tradition that has been going on for YEARS! Don’t forget to register!

https://adoptacoop.typeform.com/to/frOwZb

TO ALL UPCOMING 2A STUDENTS!

I know you’re all still denying that your last summer is over and that school is starting in less than a week. You’ve all heard that 2A is the stressful days of job hunting but DO NOT FEAR! This is the PERFECT chance for you to have an upper year mentor guide you through the entire co-op process! Don’t miss out on being an Adopt-a-Coop mentee because you’ll need this! No seriously, you need it.

Mentor and Mentee Applications are available from Saturday, August 30th to Sunday, September 7^th

https://adoptacoop.typeform.com/to/wnkvCC

AFSA's Professional Development Bank

Calling all SAF students! SAF needs heroes like YOU to help launch AFSA's Professional Development Bank for the next fall term by donating your resume and cover letter! We plan on hosting them all on the AFSA website for students like you to learn about how professional applications are made for different jobs and industries (Big 4, consulting etc.) And don't worry! We'll black out all your personal information including your name, contact information, organizations you've worked with and any other information that can be traced back to you. And if you want more changes, we'll make them for you! As this is a learning experience for the students who view your resume, we would like for you to donate the resume and cover letter that received an interview for the job specified. Have questions or want to donate? Send your resume and cover letter to pdbank@uwafsa.ca with your name, year, and the title of the job you applied for!

------------- A project by AFSA's Education committee

Leaders Global Network

Interested in breaking into Investment Banking, Consulting, Accounting or anything else in the business world? Leaders Global Network. Re-branded, but still giving you the inside track to breaking into Investment Banking, and now Consulting, and Accounting too!

August 30th and 31st, at Ryerson University Admission is Free (fee paid over eventbrite is later refunded by attending)

You will learn how to go about with the networking process, tailor your resume for these specific jobs, interview tips AND you will get to meet some incredible individuals that have recently obtained positions in these careers.

To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leaders-workshop-toronto-tickets-12039062159

Feel free to check out the LGN website: http://www.leadersgn.com/