Discover Life As a Dino
Discover what it’s like to be a Dino, from getting involved in student clubs and traditions to finding your community, living on campus, and making the most of your university experience.
Find Your Balance at UCalgary
One of the things I've appreciated most about UCalgary is how many people genuinely want to help students succeed. Whether you're studying business, engineering, science, arts, or another program, every faculty has advisors and support staff who are there to help you navigate your university journey...
Practicums and Work-Integrated Learning at UCalgary
Our engineering practicum program is designed for driven and enthusiastic engineering students who are looking for work experience for 10-16 weeks during the spring/summer (May 1 to Aug. 31), or part-time work throughout the fall and winter semesters! Students will gain hands-on, technical, and experiential work experience by completing a minimum of 350 hours of work during this term...
Where Their Journey Ends, Yours Can Begin!
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In the weeks leading up to the end of my final semester as a business student here at UCalgary, I find myself reminiscing on my experience over the past four years. I am grateful to have chosen the University of Calgary for my undergraduate degree for a multitude of reasons...
Get Involved! Join a UCalgary Club Today
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Clubs are an amazing way to meet like-minded individuals and create meaningful connections that will last a lifetime! Meeting students who are in the same program as you can be a great opportunity to form a group of students to study with and even bounce ideas of off each other! Apart from building lifelong friendships, students can expect to have...
Top 5 Things I've Learned as a UCalgary Student
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Use this time to get to know yourself, you're becoming a whole new version of yourself and that deserves time to foster and grow. Explore every avenue, if a new opportunity arises, check it out and see if it's something that interests you. In my first few years I aimed to experience as many different courses as possible and tried to get a taste of everything...
Making Friends Outside of Your Faculty
Meeting people outside of your faculty can happen through living in residence. As it provides an opportunity to meet people that you most likely would not see in your classroom or even see in the same building as you. Let’s say you do not decide to live in residence, instead, try to find a minor or take electives in a different faculty that...
Why Should I Apply for a Co-op or Internship?
Being a co-op or internship student will allow you to gain relevant work experience and grow your networking skills. Even reaching out to potential employers for a coffee chat can go a long way. By expanding your network to industry professionals and by building those relationships, you are setting yourself apart from other students in your program and opening the door to more career opportunities...
From a Small Town to a Big City University
A common decision people from small towns make when choosing their post-secondary institution is to have an adjustment period by starting at a smaller institution for two years and finishing their degree at a larger institution such as the University of Calgary. Although this is a viable option, what is important to understand is this is not a necessary step to take once you graduate high school...
