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Community commitment shaped career path for aspiring SFU changemaker
When Jasleen Bains isn鈥檛 working to strengthen SFU鈥檚 civic engagement or representing Canada in international youth forums, she鈥檚 trying to figure out ways she can make a positive impact on her community.
Inspired by her immigrant father鈥檚 passion for political events, Bains has always gravitated toward socio-political topics. At SFU she majored in international studies and minored in communication. She will graduate this June with a BA.
鈥淢y experience as an international studies student has been incredible,鈥� says Bains. 鈥淭he professors and students with whom I鈥檝e worked have really shaped my future career goals.鈥�
Currently on a co-op education placement as a communication assistant at SFU鈥檚 Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, she also volunteers tirelessly to make her community, Surrey, a better place.
She strives to create a culture of zero tolerance for sexual violence at SFU through her work with the Active Bystander Network, a peer network of students that forms part of the university鈥檚 Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO).
Since high school, she has been helping the City of Surrey to create recreational programming for children and youth through Surrey鈥檚 .
In 2018, she represented Canada at the Youth Trends Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, where she presented on political outreach and how to remove social barriers to political participation among youth.
Grateful for the guidance she has received from mentors, she plans to also mentor children and youth.
鈥淕rowing up I didn鈥檛 see a lot of young women in leadership roles or in professional roles, especially not young Punjabi women from my neighbourhood,鈥� says Bains. 鈥淚 love that I鈥檓 seeing more and more individuals smash the glass ceiling.鈥�
This April, Bains attended the initiative in Ottawa, where she represented her riding of Surrey-Newton in the House of Parliament and gave a statement along with 30 other delegates鈥攁n experience she says she鈥檒l never forget.
In September, she will begin MA studies at SFU鈥檚 School of Communication, where she plans to explore the role of dialogue and media during election periods.
鈥淓veryone鈥檚 path is unique,鈥� says Bains. 鈥淪eize the opportunities that SFU has to offer. My time at SFU has been better than what I could have imagined.鈥�