Purpose

This page seeks to define what it means to be a member of WARG for the purposes of tracking on the team roster, financials, and outreach. This definition was agreed upon by the leadership team in F23 and should be discussed before major modifications. When we state how many members we have on our team (tracked via Team Roster Information ) we are referring to the number of people who meet this definition.

Requirements

A person is a “member of WARG” if and only if they meet all of the following requirements:

• Must be a current University of Waterloo Student

  • This is also documented in the bootcamper onboarding document.

  • A signed offer to the University of Waterloo is sufficient to qualify as a current student.

    • This is in alignment with the “Who is eligible to join WARG” section of Bootcamper Onboarding which elaborates in more detail why this is the case.

    • This is a descent requirement from Team Charter .

  • Exchange students (on exchange from another university to the university of waterloo) count as current university of waterloo students.

  • This means some advisors (those who are not current students) we do not count as members.

  • This requirement is inherited from the SSDC and some of our university affiliated funding sources.

• Have completed Bootcamper Onboarding

  • All requirements in this document must be completed.

• Have completed at least one subteam bootcamp found in Bootcamps

  • If you meet all the requirements in this document then you classify as a member of that subteam

• Have completed New Member Onboarding

  • All requirements in this document must be completed.

• Attend at least one subteam meeting for the school term

  • Online or in person

  • Attendance means being present for at least a few minutes

• Fill out the team roster this term

  • This should be done only after the other requirements of this document have been met

  • Team Roster Information

• Good character as evaluated by the leadership team

  • The team will clearly inform you if you do not meet this requirement (by default you meet this requirement!).

  • This will not come out of the blue, ample warning will be given please do not be in fear. You’re welcome to ask the leadership team questions regarding this and the following pages may be a good place to start quelling any fears:

    • Expectations of Members

    • On Mistakes

  • This is only used in extreme circumstances, but it is a right the leadership team holds within Team Charter (2021-2024)

False Claims

Do not falsely claim to be a member of WARG on social media (i.e. LinkedIn) or your resume. It’s embarrassing. We will call you out on it. Please see The Sahil and Daniel Co-op Resume Guide for further information on truthfulness for these types of claims.

WARG does have a reputation to uphold so we will do our best to counter all blatantly false claims. If you spot or suspect anyone of falsely claiming their involvement with WARG please report to our leadership team via Email . Ideally the publicly available information from our Team Roster (Team Roster Information) & website ( Team ) system will help us dispel some false claims, but often this is not viable; feel free to contact us.

Countering False Claims

Copy pasta for messaging people about their false claims (because yes unfortunately this does happen…) to approach it with respect but also some sternness is below. If this is not met with compliance more sternness is warranted in addition to reporting features offered by some platforms. Most cases are extremely obvious, however, if you find an edge case (i.e. slight exaggerations of tasks completed) in resume’s please bring up in #leads or leadership meetings and the leadership team can decide on any potential actions together. All stronger actions should only be executed upon agreement of the leadership team.

Hey <name>, <saw or was sent> your <LinkedIn profile and/or resume> and <wasn't or am not> a fan of your description for your involvement with WARG. Currently it states you're a <position> working <project> whereas it's my understanding you <have not even joined the team by completing a bootcamp or aren’t actually doing these things>. Please get it updated ASAP.

Please do not falsely claim involvement with WARG in your resume or when speaking with individuals. We maintain a strict member definition of the team within https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AD/pages/2318500191/Member+Definition .