Get Involved at Laurier

At Laurier, we know your student experience goes far beyond our lecture halls. It’s about discovering who you are, making connections with fellow students, and building your sense of community – no matter where you are on your Laurier journey. 

Laurier students love being involved to make the Laurier community stronger.

Laurier Experience and Career Guides

The Experience and Career Guides are created specifically for your program to help you take advantage of all that Laurier has to offer and learn about the many ways you can extend your classroom experience into the real world.

You can explore the guide to find out more about your program’s year-to-year academic experiences and learn about co-curricular opportunities such as volunteering, jobs, student clubs, workshops, programming and events.

Co-curricular Experience Catalogue

Are you looking to get involved and don’t know where to start? The Co-curricular Experience Catalogue includes the co-curricular experiences that are currently offered at Laurier. These include experiences such as volunteering with your faculty/department, Residence, clubs, athletics, Students' Union, etc. View the description and contact information for each activity to help you find the perfect outlet for your passions or support your future career path.

Volunteer on Campus

There are many opportunities to volunteer at Laurier. Many of these opportunities are listed in the Co-curricular Experience Catalogue or you can contact a department of interest to learn more. Specific volunteer postings are available in Navigator. The Students’ Union, Graduate Students’ Association and Student Publications also recruit volunteers each year.

Non-Credit Certificates

Build your knowledge and skills to boost your academic, career, personal and professional development.

Complete a certificate or workshop series on a variety of topics including leadership, research, academic skills, financial literacy, writing, research, intercultural competency, and more.

Work on Campus

Build your skills, contribute to the Laurier community and gain income by working on campus. Most on-campus student jobs are posted in Navigator. You can also contact specific departments to learn about job opportunities. Part-time job opportunities are also available through the Students’ Union.

There are also employment programs for students in financial need (Laurier Work-Study Program) and international students (International Student Work Experience Program).

LOCUS Program

Whether you commute from out of town, live with family, or moved to off-campus student housing, the Laurier Off-Campus University Students (LOCUS) program is here to connect you to the campus community.

The LOCUS program at our Brantford, Milton and Waterloo campuses work specifically to support our first-year off-campus students (including mature and transfer students) with events, upper-year student mentors and provide opportunities to get involved.

Athletics and Recreation

Athletics and Recreation offers lots of opportunities for you to be involved including intramurals and sport clubs. Whether you are competitively or recreationally inclined, connect with Athletics and Recreation to find an opportunity for you.

Laurier Experience Record

All Laurier students have a Laurier Experience Record which tracks your involvement in curricular and co-curricular experiential learning at Laurier.

• You can track your participation in clubs, campus volunteering, non-credit certificates.
• On-campus jobs and course-based experiences are tracked for you.
• You’ll be able to reflect on your experiences and identify the competencies you have developed.

Laurier was the first institution in Canada to launch an Experience Record as a tool to capture student experience and learning.