A couple weeks ago, I attended a ULead workshop on how to set goals during the pandemic. ULead workshops provide basic coaching services on matters related to running clubs, organization, and personal life coaching. They are super easy to sign…
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Academic Success and Imposter Syndrome
Over Reading Week I attended an Academic Success workshop on Imposter Syndrome titled “Learning from Failure and Challenge”. This is one of a group of workshops in U of T Student Life’s “Learning How to Learn” series. These Academic Success…
Exploring the Hart House Black Futures Series
In honour of #BlackHistoryMonth, this week I checked out the Hart House Black Futures series and wanted to tell you all about it. The Black Futures series is run through Hart House, and uses Afrofuturism to “explore and present arts,…
U of T’s New Pen Pal Initiative
This year it’s easy to feel disconnected from friends and, at the same time, it’s been exhausting to keep in contact via Zoom. Something that I really miss about in-person classes is the little conversations I used to have with…
What’s TEDxUofT and what’s going on?
Credit title image: Jenna Liao Among the very many student groups at U of T, I’m going to talk about the TEDxUofT student group today. For me, TED was an organisation that I already knew but didn’t feel personally connected…
Tips and resources for international students for Winter 2021
In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was at the Toronto airport in June departing the city for an indefinite time. It’s now been multiple holidays and birthdays since and I do hope that it is getting better day…
Inspiration and How It Can Help Motivate You
It’s that point in the semester when life gets pushed to the side and it’s all about crunching in as much studying as possible. For me, this usually leads to feeling unmotivated (and miserable!) until exam season is over. One…
Experiencing the Learning Strategist: An Interview
A couple weeks ago, one of my friends had an appointment with a learning strategist at the University of Toronto, and was talking to me about how helpful it was. I had never really heard of this service, so I…
How I Stay Connected to U of T Campus Events (at home)
Hope you are doing well and keeping warm! I feel like at this point in the semester, life has been focused solely on school. So, I wanted to bring to light how to find workshops and events that can bring…
Being Involved in Clubs at U of T While Doing a Virtual Exchange
While I’ve been doing my virtual exchange at the University of Western Australia (UWA), I’ve also been involved in two student clubs at U of T. I am currently the Vice President of Business Development at the Law and Business…