Putting the “A” in STEAM: Shad Alum shares how she builds community and belonging through dance education

For Bronwyn Roberts, representing the “A” in STEAM is something she feels passionately about. As a Dance Educator studying the ways in which dance can be used in the classroom and the community to enrich the learning experience and quality of life for both young and old, she understands the value of the Arts in […]

Finding Purpose and Taking the Lead: Shad Alum shares how she made her dream a reality by embracing her authentic self and showing up fully 

As a Leadership Coach and entrepreneur, Amanda Kwok knows a thing or two about personal journeys and how finding a path to a life of purpose isn’t always a straight line. That’s why she feels a real sense of gratitude for the work she does every day helping others to create space in their lives […]

Closing the Gap: Shad alums share their work to remedy the gender disparity in STEAM

For Ayah Mohieldein and Victoria Yu, seeing more women enter STEAM fields is not only something they hope for, but something they work towards every day in their roles with Superposition Toronto, a not-for-profit organization run by high school and university student volunteers whose mission is to help close the gender gap in STEAM. Ayah […]

Taking the Lead: Shad alumni mobilize the STEAM4Good Movement through the McCall MacBain Shad Leaders Program

Before Shad, Luke Heimpel, a Shad2020 alum, had never thought of himself as a “leader”, at least not in the conventional sense. He figured his quiet, more introverted nature precluded him from effectively taking on a leadership role, and he felt comfortable acting as a support, using his many skills to help those more outgoing […]

Being the Change: Shad Alums Recognized for their academic excellence and willingness to take the lead to influence positive change

Shad is always excited to celebrate the amazing alums who consistently demonstrate the kind of leadership and commitment to community building that makes our alumni so extraordinary. Katherine Dibbon, Shad2018, and Luke McCarvill, Shad2019, are two such alums who have been recognized as 2024 Rhodes Scholars for their academic excellence and outstanding social contributions. The […]

Commemoration Of December 6, 1989, At Polytechnique Montréal – Zhouhang (Amelia) Dai Becomes Ninth Recipient Of The Order Of The White Rose

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ – At an emotion-filled ceremony held 34 years after the anti-feminist murders of December 6, 1989, Polytechnique Montréal today awarded the Order of the White Rose Scholarship to Zhouhang (Amelia) Dai, an engineering student who is committed to achieving an equitable energy transition and a more sharing future. A University of British Columbia (UBC) chemical engineering […]

UPEI’s Luke McCarvill named a Rhodes Scholar

Sustainable design engineering student will head to the University of Oxford in October 2024  The University of Prince Edward Island is excited to share the news that undergraduate student Luke McCarvill is one of 11 remarkable young Canadians awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships for Canada this year.   “On behalf of the UPEI community, I […]

Pairing Grit with Ingenuity: Shad Alum uses STEAM to help solve healthcare problems

When Joshua Liu entered medical school in the fall of 2009, he thought he was simply following the path he had set for himself years ago.  Little did he know, it would be the start of an amazing journey that connected his passion for entrepreneurship with his desire to solve healthcare problems facing the Canadian […]

Next-Gen Leadership: Shad alum explore their passion for STEAM through entrepreneurship 

Before July 2009, had you asked Derek Jouppi where he’d be in 15 years, he would have told you he’d have finished a degree in mathematics, pursuing a career in actuarial science or computer programming. Yet, his Shad summer at Memorial University changed his trajectory and set him on an exciting entrepreneurial path that began […]

Feeling the Benefit: Shad2023 Alum shares how she earned extra credit for her time at Shad

Amitis at ShadCarleton in July 2023 When Amitis Hajmaghani applied to the Shad2023 program, she had post-secondary benefits on her mind. She had learned about the program from a peer at her school, who not only shared the ins and outs of the experience of going away to a university campus for a month, but […]

The Importance of Access: Dr. Alishya Burrell believes in paying the Shad experience forward

Dr. Alishya Burrell knew she wanted to be a physician from a young age. She set her sights on studying medicine in elementary school and looked for every science-related opportunity that came her way as she moved through school. So, when someone at her high school told her about Shad, she knew it was something […]

Le pouvoir de l’appartenance : Comment une ancienne s’est intégrée à une communauté durable à Shad2023 grâce à des intérêts communs

Lorsque Folasewa Ofurune est arrivée au Canada du Nigéria il y a deux ans, cela représentait toute une adaptation. Son nouvel environnement était très différent de ce à quoi elle était habituée et elle-même et sa famille de cinq membres ne connaissaient pas tellement de gens dans leur nouvelle communauté à Sussex, au Nouveau-Brunswick, qui […]

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