The Engineering Society is proud to offer an amazing number of services. Here is a brief summary of what we can offer you so you know how to get around engineering and fully utilize everything that is available.
C&D (Coffee and Donut)
EngSoc runs a coffee and donut shop with the lowest prices on campus. Head over to the Carl Pollock Hall (CPH) Foyer for low cost coffee and treats! Each of you should have received a promotional voucher in your Orientation Week bag. Remember to leave your bags outside. Please note that it accepts cash only.
EngSoc Office (a.k.a The Orifice)
The Engineering Society office, also located in CPH, is a great place to get cheap printing, report binding, photocopying, and even business cards! Trust us when we say that cheap report binding will be a great thing for all of you in the near future. Please make sure to come by the Orifice to see everything we have to offer and to meet the lovely EngSoc Executive. You can usually find at least one working there!
POETS
POETS is our student lounge and is a great place to hang out between classes, play a game of pool, or even take a nap. It is open every day from 8:30-5:30 and for special events. There is a pool table, foosball table, and movies playing around the clock. Everyone is always welcome, but look out for our special “First Year Fridays” throughout the term!
Novelties
Engineering Novelties is your one stop shop for all Waterloo Engineering swag. Located between the C&D and POETS, it is open from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Monday to Friday. We have a variety of items including sweaters, keychains, glassware, and much more! Come out and show off your Engineering pride!
Student Deals/Discounts
The Society offers a student deals program with discounts from local restaurants. Come by the Orifice to pick up your free student deals sticker. All you have to do is show your sticker at participating restaurants to get the discount. It really is as good as it sounds!
Exam Bank
Midterms can be a stressful time, but we want to help with the stress by having an online exam bank where you can search hundreds of past exams to help you study. The exam bank will give you a great sense of what your first year exams will look like. It can be found on our website, engsoc.uwaterloo.ca/exambank.
Resume Critiques/Interview Skills and Jobmine-athon
Each term, there are thousands of students at Waterloo looking for co-op jobs. Finding that first job can be scary, but don’t worry, because EngSoc has lots of great resources to help you succeed. EngSoc runs numerous resume critiquing sessions where you can get one-on-one time with an upper year student to go through your resume and ensure it is tailored to the type of engineering career you want. We also hold interview skills workshops where you can practice answering some engineering specific questions and a Jobmine-athon where we offer a step-by-step tutorial on how to use our job application software and cover everything from cover letters to prioritizing jobs.
Mental Health Services
Mental health is an issue that is growing among engineering students, but EngSoc has made it a priority to help you stay healthy. We run various events throughout the term to help you cope with stress. These range from a pillow fight to bringing puppies into POETS! We also run a mental health awareness week to help you learn about resources available on campus.
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