It was the red t-shirts that got me. The cool logo telling me to “Enjoy ChemEng” in an awesomely familiar font that, depending on who you ask, looks like a popular cola logo. Yes, Chemical Engineering has a student society. It’s in DWE 2514 and has been there since the 80s.
Unlike many clubs, we’ve got a permanent headquarters on campus. We also have a website you should check out (www.cess.uwaterloo.ca). The club is a place to study and meet others in Chem Eng. It’s a place to buy lab coats, cool shirts and pop. It’s a place for students to microwave their food, staple their assignments together and sit on a couch no one knows the origins of. We also know some people who know some people who have a karaoke machine.
While we officially exist to support the Chemical and Nanotechnology Engineering students, a lot of our events are open to all students. Our office is near a pretty heavily used walkway, so it’s always full of junior and senior engineering students, which makes it a perfect place for frosh to chat about the department, program, or university life in general. We provide services like resume critiques, co-op job information, interview assistance and general knowledge of the UW Chem Eng and nano programs. We do BBQs during the summer, coffeehouse nights, and Meet The Profs (19+, sorry), where you can drink with your profs and hear some interesting stories from them. And, if none of that entices you, there’s also a lot of bacon in the fridge, and it’s poorly guarded.
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