Things Conestoga Students Should Know
Student Success Advisors and Accessible Learning have sub-sites on this platform; Testing, however, does not.
What is the Student Success Portal (SSP)?
Instead of sending the student to an SSA for resume help, the referral should have been made to this department
What is Career Services?
Abbreviated from Charisma. The ability to charm and woo a person
What is Rizz?
The year Conestoga was founded
What is 1967
This iconic drive-in restaurant first opened it's doors in Waterloo in 1965. It is now no more after being purchased by the college in 2022, and torn down in 2024.
What is Sonny's
The name of the Conestoga's mascot who cheers on varsity athletes
Who is Cliffy?
Student who is having issues with study skills should be sent here instead of Testing Services
Who are Learning Skills Advisors?
During previous generations, it was slang for “an unattractive, boring, or colourless person.” Now, if someone mentions this to you, it’s a good thing. It refers to your look or style, particularly when it’s considered extremely fashionable.
What is Drip?
1987, he began his tenure as president of Conestoga College
Who is John Tibbits?
Membership does have its perks. In fact you would not have to go too far out of your way to pass two of these Big Box stores, though only the Guelph one has a gas bar.
What is Costco?
Electronic transcripts are accepted if directly sent by the source institution via this website
What is MyCred?
A student who has accommodations through an Accessibility Advisor might need to see this advisor to update their visa when their graduation date becomes delayed
What is an International Student Immigration Advisor?
Used to describe something which is cringe, not cool or trendy or too try-hard. Definitely not a compliment.
What is Cheugy?
Joining the Conestoga Family of campuses in 2006, it celebrated its expansion in September 2018 with new programs such as Baking & Pastry Arts.
What is Waterloo?
Sometimes, a name is just that popular! This greenspace is located near the Brantford and DTK campuses
What is Victoria Park?
The name of the Indigenous Services department located at Conestoga College
What is Be-Dah-Bin Gamik ?
A student who needs help navigating how to use Zoom should referred here instead of using their faculty office hours
What is Teach Me Tech?
Supposed to mimic the sound of screeching tires, and it’s used as an interjection. For example, if someone is sharing some juicy gossip, their friend might respond with this onomatopoeia.
What is skrrt?
2010
When Conestoga earned its accreditation for this school's degree program
What is Engineering
The company started as a textile manufacturer in 1924 but now builds vehicles less than 1 km from the Reuter Campus.
What is Toyoto?
This federal program will appear in students' bank accounts, from which OSAP students get part of their funding.
What is the National Student Loans Service Centre?
A faculty who is concerned about a student's mental health should submit this instead of a Faculty Referral Form
What is a Care Report?
If something is really, really good, you might describe it as this word which originated in African American Vernacular English. Or how you would describe this game.
What is bussin’?
Conestoga is not only a Polytechnic institution; it earned this accreditation in 2003, known as a ITAL for short
What is the Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning?
"Good fences make good neighbours". Well, the fences around this Milton institution makes sure that their guests don't leave unexpectedly.
What is the Maplehurst Correctional Complex