Avanti Blog

Alumni at Avanti Give Back

Written by Duncan Ellis | Apr 3, 2013 4:00:00 AM

“Waterloo is the foundation of our friendship, so what better way to give back then through a gift?” McWilliam says. It came in the form of a generous $75,000 gift and a commitment to cover the annual maintenance costs of the Avanti software installed across the university.

If you’ve ever hit the print button on your computer only to realize the printer doesn’t have the right size of paper in it or the ink cartridge just ran out, you know the frustration that ensues. So imagine if your print jobs dealt in the hundreds or thousands of copies.

For Waterloo’s Retail Services staff, this is the daily reality that comes with meeting the diverse printing requests of university students, faculty, and staff members. Everything from course notes, lab assignments, and class handouts are managed, tracked, and printed on the university’s main campus. Read More...