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Ahnaf Rahman named 2023 Student of the Year by CEWIL Canada

rahul.kalvapalle — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:59:46 +0000

Ahnaf Rahman named 2023 Student of the Year by CEWIL Canada

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Ahnaf Rahman, a University of Toronto Scarborough student pursuing a bachelor of business administration, specialist in finance and management, has been named a 2023 Student of the Year by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada.

The award recognizes college and university students for their outstanding work during co-op and work-integrated learning placements.

Rahman completed an eight-month co-op work term at KPMG, one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms. He was recognized with the award in part for using software to streamline how the company tracks its progress on projects. The data visualization software is still used at KPMG a year after his work term.

“Senior managers can keep their managers accountable, managers can keep consultants accountable, and the data is used to show clients that we’re on track,” Rahman said. “Data can be overlaid too so it allows for year-by-year comparison.”

Rahman adds this award to several other recognitions, including the most prestigious international student scholarship at U of T – the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship.

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CiQuinya Morton wins Co-op Student of the Year Award

lanthierj — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:46:07 +0000

CiQuinya Morton wins Co-op Student of the Year Award

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lanthierj Wed, 04/07/2021 - 10:46

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University of Toronto Scarborough student CiQuinya Morton has been recognized with the Co-Op Student of the Year Award from Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL).

A fourth-year management student specializing in accounting, Morton received the national honour for her work as a co-op student at PepsiCo, where she developed a quicker, more user-friendly sales reporting tool for customer outlets right as the pandemic hit. The tool she developed is still being used by the company’s financial leadership team.

She was also involved in the company’s MOSAIC program, an employee resource that supports equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives. At U of T, Morton is co-president of the Black Students in Business Association.

“I strive to build pathways for other students of colour,” says Morton, an international student from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

“As a woman and person of colour, I try to be aware that I’m not just representing myself, but other students who may come after me. I always try to remain humble and just put my best foot forward, whether it’s through volunteering or my work terms.”

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Selina Quibrantar wins national award for work-integrated learning

lanthierj — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:41:42 +0000

Selina Quibrantar wins national award for work-integrated learning

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lanthierj Wed, 04/07/2021 - 10:41

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University of Toronto Scarborough student Selina Quibrantar has been recognized for her work on food insecurity with the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Student of the Year Award from Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL).

Quibrantar won the honour for her WIL experience at Black Creek Community Farm, an urban agricultural centre in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood with a commitment to food justice issues. WIL is a type of work experience where students apply their academic learning outside the classroom.

During the placement, Quibrantar co-wrote a document used by the Toronto Food Policy Council, and she and her group proposed a policy recommendation to alleviate food insecurity in Ward 7.

“Food connects us all,” says Quibrantar, a fourth-year human biology and population health student. “There are systemic social, economic and health issues related to food insecurity, but there’s also a human factor.”

Quibrantar also received the 2020 Education at Work Ontario (EWO) WIL Student of the Year Award.

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