XLerate - About Us

What is XLerate?

XLerate is a student-driven organization focused on helping members develop key skills that are critical for success both in university and the business world. As Laurier's largest student organization for the past several years, XLerate's members draw value from a series of club events including member socials, workshop seminars, leadership opportunities, and XLerate's successful Annual Case Competition.

Highlights

• Largest Campus Organization at WLU for the third consecutive year, with over 300 paid members during the 2007-2008 academic year
• Successful 2007 Annual Case Conference, with over 75 registered competitors
• Executive team comprised of top-level BBA students involved in TA positions, the WLU co-op program, and various organizations at Laurier and in the community
• Membership base includes the brightest and most ambitious SBE students

Here are a few of the opportunities we offer to you, as the largest first year School of Business and Economics (SBE) club:

• First Year Executive Positions in September 2008
• Information Sessions and Guest Speakers for Co-op, the year long BDO Dunwoody New Venture Project and the individual case assignment
• Quizbowl - a team competition designed to help first years study for their BU111 and BU121 exams with applicable questions and prizes!
• Monthly Volunteering Events: Last year, we sent a team of XLerate members to help out with the Canadian Cancer Society's Annual Relay for Life, the Salvation Army's Trees of Angels Campaign and the Trick-or-Eat Campaign with the Meal Exchange program in Kitchener-Waterloo
• In the 2006-2007 academic year, we introduced athletics into XLerate. Three co-ed basketball teams represented XLerate in the WLU Intramurals. The "Your Mom is XL" team became the champions for co-ed basketball league during the fall semester. This upcoming year, we plan continue and grow our intramural sports involvement, as in the past year.
• XLerate's Annual Case Conference - This case conference is exclusively for first year students. In teams of four, you will receive a couple hours to work through the given case. Throughout the day, there is a guest speaker, raffles for prizes, lunch provided and the opportunity to view the top teams' presentations. Each team will present in front of a panel of judges consisting of WLU alumni, professors, and respectable people in the industry.