One year of engaging students: A look at Xplor Ryerson's first year

Mar 30, 2015
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That's right! It's been an entire year since Ryerson University joined the Xplor association as the first ever student chapter. In the last year we've already connected students with some great opportuinites and people. Here's a look at a few events hosted by Xplor Ryerson since it's begining:

Tour: Symcor - March 12th, 2014

The wonderful people of Symcor in Toronto were kind enough to let Ryerson students get a peak behind the scenes of their operations. We almost didn't make it because there was so much snow that day! But, Ryerson students are tough, and we made it. Attendees learned about how the variable data printing workflow process works on a massive scale and all the work that is done to create variable data printed documents.

Xploration 2014 Recap - April 9th, 2014

After two of our members attended the Xplor International Annual Conference in Florida, Xplor Ryerson worked with Xplor Canada to host a recap event at Ryerson University. Speakers included:

- Joanna Gore talking about social media marketing

- Dave Carr Pries on the journey towards paperless experiences

The event included a networking portion to connect Ryerson Students to Xplor Canada members.

Making an Impression: Networking Workshop - November 14th, 2014

The Xplor Ryerson team hosted a Networking workshop for students in the Faculty of Communication and Design in order to help students brush up on their networking skills for conferences, trade shows, and other networking events. Students who participated in the workshop practiced their "Elevator Pitch" and got tips on other aspects of networking like how to properly accept and give out a business card. Xplor Ryerson also prepared some supporting material for students to reference when sending out follow up e-mails and preparing a contact sheet.

Feedback from students was very positive - they felt they were much more prepared to attend events coming up after being a part of the workshop.

Valentines Day Fundraiser - February 10th, 2015

For two days, Xplor Ryerson created and distributed Valentines for students, as well as sold cupcakes, to raise money to attend the Xplor International Annual Conference in Florida in April. Because, well, who doesn't like cupcakes?

That is just some of the work Xplor Ryerson has done in the first year of existance. From tours of comapnies in the GTA, to helping students sharpen their networking skills, Xplor has engaged students and connected them to the industry in fun, educational ways.

And what's to come? It's the most exciting part of the year right now for Xplor Ryerson: the Xplor International Annual Conference is just a couple weeks away! Before that we are also hosting a tour of TC Media in downtown Toronto, and hosting a design competition! Keep an eye on our blog for information about another Xploration Recap event too.