In this episode, Student Alumni Council members Xya Parashar and Ruby Kramer chat with UBC Arts Undergraduate Society President Emma Martin-Rousselle. This episode aims to help UBC students understand "How To Be [Their] Own Personal Assistant" by interviewing a UBC Student Leader on how she manages all of her extracurricular activities with her busy course load.

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Music Credits: quartet Gordy Smurf
• Tenor Sax: Gordy Li
• Keys: Quincy Mayes
• Bass: Piyotr Kao
• Drums: Seth Kitamura
• Recording and Mixing: Steven Zhu

Check out Gordy Smurf on Instagram: @gordysmurf

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In this episode, Student Alumni Council members Romina Hajizadeh and Tanisha Kadia chat with UBC Student Senators Laia Shpeller, and Emmanuel Cantiller. This episode will help UBC students understand what Senate is, and how it serves them!

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Music Credits: quartet Gordy Smurf
• Tenor Sax: Gordy Li
• Keys: Quincy Mayes
• Bass: Piyotr Kao
• Drums: Seth Kitamura
• Recording and Mixing: Steven Zhu

Check out Gordy Smurf on Instagram: @gordysmurf

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Episode Recorded: February 10, 2023
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In this episode, Student Alumni Council member Xya Parashar chats with Scholar Lena Hart, and Program Manager Aida Mwanzia of the Beyond Tomorrow Scholars Program. The award is offered annually to Black Canadians and supports Scholars with funding up to $20,000/year entering an undergraduate degree. This Black History Month, learn about the program's initiatives and goals!

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Episode Recorded: March 16th 2023

Music Credits: quartet Gordy Smurf
• Tenor Sax: Gordy Li
• Keys: Quincy Mayes
• Bass: Piyotr Kao
• Drums: Seth Kitamura
• Recording and Mixing: Steven Zhu

Check out Gordy Smurf on Instagram: @gordysmurf

In today's episode, Student Alumni Council alum Will Oxtoby speaks with UBC alum, Louie Dinh. This episode will give listeners an idea of what it is like to enter into the field of technology, simplify the process for some, and inspire others.

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Episode Recorded: March 8th 2023

Music Credits: quartet Gordy Smurf
• Tenor Sax: Gordy Li
• Keys: Quincy Mayes
• Bass: Piyotr Kao
• Drums: Seth Kitamura
• Recording and Mixing: Steven Zhu

Check out Gordy Smurf on Instagram: @gordysmurf

In today's episode, Student Alumni Council member Zoe Wagner speaks with UBC Alum, Stefan Labbé, about his journey entering the photojournalism industry, and his work within it. Stefan completed his Bachelor of Arts in Geography, and Master's degree in Journalism from UBC.

Reach out to Stefan on X (Twitter) @StefanLabbe

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Episode Recorded: March 20th 2023

Music Credits: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-lofi-chill-medium-version-159456/

In today's episode, Student Alumni Council members Jiayi Li and Will Oxtoby speak with Peter A. Allard School of Law Alum, Sabrina Spencer, about her journey entering the field of law. Sabrina completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta in Economic and German Language and Literature. She went on to pursue a masters degree in Environmental Studies at York University, and finally obtained her Juris Doctor in Law at UBC’s Allard Law school.

At the time of recording this episode, she is an Associate Lawyer at Fasken, practicing in areas of Environmental, Climate, and Indigenous law with a focus on promotion of reconciliation and addressing climate change. Recognized as one of “Business in Vancouver’s” Forty Under 40 in 2022, she has many experiences to share!

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Music Credits:

Nouvelle Noel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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In today's episode, Student Alumni Council member Will Oxtoby speaks with UBC's Interim President, Dr. Deborah Buszard, about her experiences in higher education, university leadership, and goals in her time leading the university.

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Music Credits:

Nouvelle Noel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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In today's episode, Student Alumni Council members Jiayi Li and Romina Hajizadeh speak with Kaitlin Wu from the CIRS Food Hub and Cody Rector from Agora Cafe, two places on campus with the mission of meeting students' food security needs.

*Please note, the SAC does not speak for UBC or its plans for the future on this matter. We are a student-run group that aims to share knowledge of students and alumni alike.*

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Music Credits:

Nouvelle Noel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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In today's episode, our host  Xya Parashar interviews UBC Sauder School of Business alum Cindy Hu (BComm '14) about her experiences with investing and growing wealth. Disclaimer: The Student Alumni Council and Cindy Hu are not providing advice on what to invest in nor is this meant to be professional financial advice. This episode is meant to give UBC students and other listeners some insight into the daunting world of investment, and where to begin!

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Music Credits:

Nouvelle Noel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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In this episode, our host Romina talks about building up your non-academic experiences at university, getting a breadth of skills to help you on your career journey, and enriching your overall university experience!

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Music Credits:

Nouvelle Noel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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