#ThrowbackThursday - Adopt-A-Coop Social

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"Do you wanna escape the cold weather, eat some nice fried chicken, drink some hot (or cold) beverages, meet some new people or even just have some fun with your friends? Sounds like you need to be at #ThrowbackThursday! #ThrowbackThursday is Adopt a Coop's social night to celebrate the end of a successful term and to "throw back" to the older, much simpler years by enjoying various board games, card games and food. Oh, and don't forget about the special karaoke room and Wii!

#ThrowbackThursday has something for everyone! Karaoke, poker tables, board games, video games (Just Dance and Super Smash Bros to name a few), prizes (calling all Chatime, Marble Slab and Starbucks fans) and much more - there is no better way to spend a Thursday night before exam season hits!

Save the date: Thursday, November 27th from 6 pm - 8 pm in the SAF lounge."

Launch Your Career

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Launch Your Career is a one day event designed for 1B AFM, Math CPA and Science CPA students to prepare them to become a complete professional. This is done through a combination of interactive workshops, industry-focused professionals and professional development opportunities to enhance the skill set of SAF students. Workshops include Networking 101, a Student Panel, Prepare for an Interview, Dress for Success and a Professional Photo-Shoot! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/launch-your-career-tickets-14139534729

Presenting KW4Rent as Grad Ball's Exclusive Industry Sponsor!

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KW4Rent offers the most sought-after off-campus student accommodations in Waterloo. They know that inclusive community groups are a major part of a post-secondary experience and they’re happy to have contributed to ours. They work hard to support their tenants and generously contribute to our community. We are excited to introduce KW4Rent as the SAF class of 2015 Grad Ball's exclusive industry sponsor and we’re happy to welcome them back year after year.

Brush Up Your Excel Skills: Excel at Work

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Do you know how to use Excel beyond adding cells and making bar charts? Whether Yes or No, you can learn more about Excel in AFSA’s newest event — Excel at Work.

Excel at Work is a two-part workshop designed to prepare students for co-op and future finance courses.

The workshop is in two parts, happening on next Monday November 10th, and next Wednesday November 12th.

The first part on Monday will be presented by Henry Yu. He will be giving a lesson on the simpler but frequently used Excel features, such as sort and filter, freeze panes, linking spreadsheets, array functions, dynamic and absolute references, shortcuts, hotkeys and more.

The second part on Wednesday will be presented by Professor Geoffrey. He will cover more advanced material for those who already have a good understanding of the basics of Excel. The lesson will include pivot tables, what-if analysis, solver, financial functions, and Macros.

The workshops will take place in MC 1056 at 6:00pm on both days. You are invited to come to either, or both of these sessions depending on where your excel skills are at. Make sure to check out our event pages on Facebook for more information.

Session 1 Event Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/214555608714712/

Session 2 Event Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/751174944917920/

Space is limited, make sure to pre-register on Eventbrite:

http://excelatwork1.eventbrite.ca

ELCD Social media contest

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In the month of November, the Experiential Learning and Career Development Team will be hosting their second social media contest. We’re inviting third and fourth year SAF students to share a piece of advice from one of their co-op terms (on-the job) that you think other students would find helpful (hint: check your reflection). You must post the piece of advice on the Experiential Learning and Career Development Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/SAF-Experiential-Learning-and-Career-Development/1492213051010572). Please attach the hashtag #SafCoopAdvice for your chance to win a $100 gift card. One student will be randomly selected. The contest will run from November 1st to 30th.

The second phase of the contest will commence December 1st. All SAF students will be encouraged to review the pieces of advice and like their favourtie piece of advice. The piece of advice that has the most likes will win a $100 gift card. As well, a student will be randomly selected who has liked a status to win a $100 gift card.