“A great team effort that went beyond the borders of the association…”
Story from Ricardo Marques, M2 CAWEB student and former president of ADECAWEB
“Some of my best memories in CAWEB happened thanks to the Association of CAWEB Master’s Students (ADECAWEB), which I was part of for a year as president.
The first one that comes to mind is the graduation ceremony in December 2022. As every year, the Master’s program organized an event for the CAWEB and TCLOC graduates, and in 2022, we worked together to ensure they had the best farewell possible.
At first, it seemed like a real challenge. Our team was newly elected and had almost no experience in the associative or event management fields. Additionally, the association was still very young (barely a year old), so we didn’t have many financial or logistical resources.
However, thanks to the extensive event management experience of the administrative team of the Master’s program, we were able to better delegate tasks and ensure every resource was used optimally. But our greatest strength was undoubtedly our volunteers. As soon as our participation in the ceremony was confirmed, we put out a call for volunteers to all the Master’s students, and the majority of them responded. Whether it was decorating the room, arranging the buffet, setting up a photo booth, or managing the audiovisual aspects, our colleagues donated their free time to help us, and it is thanks to them that the ceremony went so well.
It was through this great team effort, which went beyond the borders of the association, that we were able to achieve our goal, and it is why I have such fond memories of it :)”