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About Us

KISS, the Knowledge Integration Student Society, is a group of

student leaders composed of Directors and Co-Chairs. We value diversity, pluralism, creativity, and connection. We strive to encourage the sharing of knowledge between past, current, and future Knowledge Integration students. One of our main responsibilities is to listen to KI students to bring to light opportunities they feel are important to them and their experience at the University.

More specifically, the Co-Chairs are responsible for coordinating all the activities of the student society and the Directors are responsible for leading individual initiatives promoting community development and fostering connections between KI students, faculty, alumni, and other University of Waterloo students. In doing so, we collectively advocate on behalf of KI students to the department and the university to further the academic, career, and social goals of KI students and the reputation of the program. 

Meet Our Team

Rachel Deshpande

Co-Chair

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Year: Fourth Year

Minor and Specialization: Addictions, Mental Health, and Policy Minor; Science, Technology and Society; Sustainability Diploma

Favourite Course: HLTH 392 Mental Health Systems and Policy

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Alia Nanji

Co-Chair

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Year: Third Year

Minor: Peace and Conflict Studies

Favourite Course: ARTS 290 Service and Leadership

Kavya Srinivasan

Director of Academics

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Year: Third Year

Minors and Specializations: Collaborative Design Specialization; Global Experience Certificate

Favourite Course: PSYCH 207 Cognitive Psychology

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Rachel VanderKooi 

Co-Director of KImmunity Development

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Year: Fourth

Minor: Management Studies Minor

Favourite Course: INTEG 275, Making Collaboration Work

Jordan Kalist

Co-Director of KImmunity Development

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Year: Fourth Year

Minors: Urban Studies and Music

Favourite Course: MUSIC 226 Music Studio

Nyah Schaefer

Director of Archives and KImmunications

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Year: Fifth Year

Minors and Specializations: Psychology Minor; Digital Arts and Communication Minor; Collaborative Design Specialization

Favourite Course: ENGL 294 Intro to Game Theory

Madeline McDonnell

Director of KInnections

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Year: Third Year

Minors: Philosophy and Music

Favourite Course: PHIL 216 Probability and Decision Making

Alisha Dey

Director of Website Development

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Year: Fourth Year

Minor and Specialization: Philosophy Minor and Collaborative Design Specialization

Favourite Course: INTEG 321 Museum Practicum and Presentation

Ray Kool

Director of KInnovations

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Year: Third Year

Minor and Specialization: Philosophy 

Favourite Course: ANTH 222 Anthropologies of the Body

Duncan Wylie 

Co-Director of Fundraising

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Year: Second Year

Minor: Psychology

Favourite Course: PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology

Lynda Hansen

Co-Director of Fundraising

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Year: Second Year

Minor and Specialization: Philosophy Minor; Cognitive Science Minor

Favourite Course: PHIL 363, Philosophy of Language

Liann MacNeil

Secretary

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Year: Second Year

Minor and Specializations: Math and Collaborative Design Specialization

Favourite Course: KOREA 101R Korean 1

Fable Cruz Lafreniere

First Year Rep

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Year: First Year

Minor and Specialization: 

Favourite Course: 

Gurkiran Kaur

First Year Rep

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Year: First Year

Minor and Specialization

Favourite Course: 

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