Mentor Profiles

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

The late Hon. Arnold Chan, Deputy House Speaker, attended our Big Data Day ceremony, the culminating event of our BDC, in 2016 and bestowed the BDC with a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the Government of Canada

Canadian Race Relations Foundation Award of Excellence

Recipient of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Award of Excellence

Sustainable Development Goals award winner

Recognised by the United Nations Association Canada- Toronto Region as their 2017 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) award winner, given the contribution students made towards Canada’s 2030 Agenda via the 2018 BDC

canada summer jobs program participant

Canada Summer Jobs has supported our organization since 2018, providing students with valuable job opportunities

Canadian Open Data Summit’s Rising Star Award

1 of 3 finalists for the 2017 Canadian Open Data Summit’s Open Data Rising Star Award

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

The Lieutenant Governors of Ontario and Alberta, Governor General of Canada, and Prime Minister of Canada have supported our 2019 high school and undergraduate BDCs through in-person attendance, video messages, and letters of support

patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Our BDC has been under the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) since 2017, thereby receiving both in-kind and monetary support

Quality of Education Award

Our University of Calgary Branch was selected from over 300 clubs to receive the Quality of Education Award from the University Students’ Union

Finalist of Experiential Learning Project in Sustainability Award

Our High School Big Data Challenge has been selected as a finalist for the University of Calgary 2020 Experiential Learning Project in Sustainability Award