Volunteering and Community Involvement

  • Played role of Mentor at Schulich Community Robotics Program (SCRP), University of Calgary, that involved 3 hours of volunteering every week during Fall 2014 (Description: Guide teams of 10-12 students (age 8-12 years) in building robotic projects using general purpose programmable robotic/LEGO kits)
  • International Student Mentor at Centre for International Students and Study Abroad (CISSA), University of Calgary (Description: Be a point of contact for new international students before they arrive at U of Calgary and assist in familiarizing with their accommodation options and provide local information)
  • Attended five workshops offered under 'Organizational leadership' tier, a certification program offered by University of Calgary. This involved following workshops, each of 2 hrs. duration: (a) Ethical Leadership (b) Entrepreneurship (c) Organizational Leadership (d) Event Management (e) StrengthsQuest
  • Attended a two days’ workshop titled 'Build Your Scientific and Technical Writing Skills' offered by MITACS STEP
  • Volunteering as a member in Graduate Students Association (GSA) - Award Committee during Winter 2015
  • Volunteering at APEGA Science Olympics 2015 (Description: Represent the department at an exhibition booth and inspire high school students about study on Geomatics Engineering).
  • Unity game mentorship training - 8 hrs. during Winter 2015 (Description: Focus is to learn a free game development package available online and build basic 3D games).
  • Volunteer at Soccer Program for kids in Student family housing (SFH), University of Calgary, during Summer 2015 (Description: Help familiarize kids in the age group 4 to 6 to the game of soccer).
  • Editor of Tribune, Accord Software & Systems’ Company magazine (2012)
  • Class representative in the final year (2005) of under graduate studies
  • Student representative to the Editorial board for college magazine (2005)
  • Being a Community Adviser(CA) at SFH
    • Volunteer at 'Animal Petting Camp' organized by Student Family Housing in collaboration with Pet Access League Society (PALS), during September 2015
    • Volunteer at 'SFH Kid's Painting Program', during Fall 2015
  • Committee Member - Calgary Kannada Sangha (CKS) (from December 2016)
    • Cultural events coordinator
    • Communications coordinator