The Waterloo

Actuary

Hi everyone!

Welcome to The Waterloo Actuary

Winter 2015 edition! On your right is

the exec team for this term and below

is the exec teams office hours.

I hope youre looking forward to a

great term and some interesting news-

letters!

If you have any questions or concerns

email us at: asclub@uwaterloo.ca

Dont forget to visit our website:

asclub.uwaterloo.ca

Presidents Interview

Executives Bio

BoT Event

Schedule

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Inside This Issue:

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President Interview Bryan Liu

Tell us about yourself.

Hello world my name is Bryan (with a y) Liu from the West side of Hong Kong. Im currently a second year ActSci major with a CS minor. I just finished an actuarial co-op term with Manulife Financial and Im looking forward to continuing my career as an actuary. I love basketball, gansta rap and puppies. My favourite basketball team is the Boston Celtics, come say hi.

Why did you decide to be ActSci

president this term, and what

are your plans for the future?

Ive been involved in the ActSci club since my 1B term and its been a great experience so far. This term Id like to lead the ActSci club to even greater success. One of my main focuses is strengthening our mentorship program in order to prepare first and second year students for their co-op or internships.

Do you have any advice for people going into their first co-op terms?

Expect an outstanding and settle for an excellent. You always want to give your best for your co-op term. Stay late, do overtime, ask for more work. You should definitely give 110%.

Being an actsci student can be stressful, what do you do to relax?

I dont, I just study.

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VP Communications - Brandon Sabga

VP Events - Vanessa Zhang

Hello World! My name is Vanessa and I am glad to be your VP Events this term! In the coming up four months, our exec team will be presenting you with interesting events such as resume critiques, mock interviews, guest speaker talks, employer networking sessions and a case competition. Please stay tuned and don't miss out!

Some fun facts about me:

K-Pop

Pokemon

Can't hear people talking with my glasses taken off

Hey everyone, For those of you who don't know me that well, I'm originally from Barbados and am currently studying Actuarial Science, FARM and Statistics with a minor in Economics. Outside of the academic environment, I enjoy almost any sport, coming from a background of rugby for almost the entire span of my secondary education back home.

It's always a pleasure to be an executive of the club and, having worked at Ernst & Young in my first co-op term and after just landing a job at Manulife for this summer, I am more than willing to answer any questions or offer my

assistance with concerns that you may have. See you around campus!

VP Administration - Qiqi

Hello everyone!

My name is Qiqi. I am currently a 2B student majoring Actuarial Science. I love movies, music, traveling and photography. I am a passionate person who has a strong interest in knowing every-one's stories and making everyone my friend. If we are not friends yet, it is never too late to say hi! I would love to meet

you.

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VP Finance - Arun Sithamparapillai

Mentorship Coordinator - David Xiao

I am in my 3rd year of Actuarial Science. In my spare time I love play boardgames and video games with friends. I also enjoy watching TV shows like The Walking Dead, Arrow and The Flash. I try my best to be outdoors when I'm not in school, I love skiing, camping and hiking. Please feel free to say hi if you see me in on campus. Looking forward

to a great term with plenty of amazing events.

Coldplay, Alesso, Childish Gambino. What do they have in common? They make some unreal music. Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane, Zlatan Ibrahimovich. Some of the world's greatest soccer players. They have it good, but I'm sure they

worked hard to get where they are.

Hey everyone, I'm Arun and I'm your VP-Finance. But I'm not go-ing to tell you about the boring stuff like my term, program and that junk, we can save that for later. I'd rather my first impression on you be a little more real, about my passions, soccer and music being just a few of the things I hold dear

Mentorship Coordinator - Ken Liu

I am a fun, outgoing person and always willing to help whenever I can. Currently, I'm in my 4A term of the Actuarial Science(Finance) - Statistics program and plan to graduate in 2016. I originally started in the Mathematics and Business Double De-gree program in 2011 but after 2nd year, I decided that I was more interested in Mathematics and switched into Actuarial Sci-ence to be more mathematically focused. With that stated, I still retain much of my knowledge from my business classes and still utilize these skills today. In terms of work experience, I re-cently just finished a co-op term at Munich Re and learned many

valuable actuarial skills.

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Events Coordinator - Chiara Drago

Events Coordinator - Vivian Luu

Hi my name is Vivian. I like volleyball and

swimming. I'm in second year and I switched from science to math. If you have any questions, feel free

to ask me.

Hi friends!

Im in 4A Actuarial Science and decided its about time I pay tribute to Actsci Club before I graduate. Im secretly a karaoke fanatic and not so secretly a workout queen. In my free time I enjoy experimenting in the kitchen and making people laugh (even if its at myself). If you have any ideas for events youd like to see this

term, be sure to let me know!

Publicity Director - Sarika Uppal

Hey there! My name is Sarika Uppal and I am currently in 2B stud-ying Actuarial Science (Finance Option) and Statistics. I am one of the two amazing publicity directors for the Winter 2015 term.

Some of my hobbies include dance, math (obviously) and eating chocolate. I love all superheroes but Batman is by far the best. Oh

and DC > Marvel, proof by inspection. Q.E.D. :)

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Office Manager - Justin Dumouchelle

My name is Justin Dumouchelle.

If you have any questions about Act sci, ask Bryan.

Website Manager - Jehwan Bang

My name is Jehwan Bang (call me Jay) and I am a Website Manager for Winter 2015. I am in 2A Actuarial Science Major with Finance Option. Some fun facts about myself: From Korea (Gangnam), then Moncton, NB (Officially Cana-dian) Excellent Photo shop skills Basketball Fishing Cook Korean Food

Come to talk to me please~!

Publicity Director - Jerry Xue Do people even read this? Anyways, if you are, I'm Jerry & currently in 1B. I am still studying for my P exam, so if you are doing so too, hit me up! I love my daily routine of eat, cry, Netflix and sleep. As well, I am a big pho & sushi & kbbq lover. HOWEVER, never let me cook in your kitchen unless you want to invest in a house fire. I can also have an endless conversation about traveling and music (kpop ftw yo).

Anyways, add me on insta @jerryxuee snap @jerryxuee

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Newsletter Editor - Andrew Viegas

Hi Everyone!

My name is Andrew and I am currently in 2B studying Actu-

arial Science and Statistics. I am the best (and only) newsletter

editor for this term. I like soccer and spend way too much time

on Netflix. If you have any questions feel free to ask someone

else!

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Here are some pictures from our beginning

of term event in the Math C&D. We had a

fantastic night of fun, bubble tea, and board

games. Hope to see you around at our next

event!

BoT

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Thanks for reading The Waterloo Actuary,

February 2015 edition. I appreciate your

readership and hope that you are looking

forward to future editions!

Good luck with your midterms!

Schedule of Upcoming Events

Event Date

Dodgeball with Sunlife 14th March

Manulife Financial Information

Session

18th March

Actuarial Projects Competition

Written Report submission deadline

March 9

Actuarial Projects Competition Fi-

nal Event

March 28

End of Term Event TBD