Have you ever wished that you had more electives? Do you have a hunger for knowledge or would you like to add another component to your already high quality education?
If you’re nodding your head yes, you should take a look at the VeloCity Campus program. This program is experiential learning; it gives students an extra layer of insight on top of their university education. University of Waterloo students have been coming out to workshops every Wednesday in J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall (RCH) to expand their business knowledge. We’ve had workshops focused on Business Model Generation, Basic Finances, Design Thinking, Technology, and Marketing and Customer Relations. Every week, we’re joined by about 20 students from all UW faculties who are interested in learning more about starting a company.
There are no prerequisites for these workshops and they’re open to all students. If you have an idea for a company, that’s great – if you don’t, that’s fine too. The goal of the VeloCity Campus workshops are to teach you as much as possible now so that when you start your own business or start to work with a business, you’ll be prepped with a great deal of knowledge. Lots of students are loving the idea of this experiential learning program and they’re quickly picking up on the value this program can add. We’re seeing students from all faculties come to our workshops every Wednesday, which creates a great opportunity for cross-faculty collaboration.
The speakers at these workshops are approachable and relatable as well. Most of our them are Waterloo locals or University of Waterloo alumni who know what it’s like to go to school and want to do something more. We’ve had Jesse Wilson, an engineer at Square and University of Waterloo alumnus, speak to students about technology, Mike Kirkup, a University of Waterloo Computer Science alumnus talk about creating a business model, and Kim Ho, an University of Waterloo Architecture graduate, talk to the students about Design Thinking. The workshops are a great opportunity for you to meet industry experts as well as network with other students who also want a taste of entrepreneurship.
Jesse Wilson, University of Waterloo alumnus and engineer at Square, spearheaded our Technology Talk. As an expert in his field and former Google employee, Jesse was able to get down to the details of the latest technologies being used to develop Android apps. We’re bringing you expert speakers who know about crucially important business topics. Best of all, the workshops aren’t like standard classroom lectures. The topics are varied, the speakers are exciting, and there’s always free pizza.
Our next VeloCity Campus workshop is the only one on a Monday: October 29 in RCH 306 at 7:00pm. We’ll be covering User Experience with UX expert and UW alum, Scott McManus. In this session, you’ll discover why thinking about the user is essential when you’re designing a product or platform. If you’re interested in learning a little bit more about starting your own business, sign up here, http://velocitycampusux.
VeloCity Campus is free and requires no commitment from you. You get to pick and choose which workshops you want to attend. If you like a workshop, you’re welcome to try another one. And every Wednesday night you can expect some free pizza and some expert startup advice in RCH.
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