Bill Zhang
About Program Major Year Hometown Shallow Roots to Rooted Purpose: Turning Struggle into Strength Bill began his time at UBC struggling to understand why the academic habits he built no longer worked. After facing academic probation and seeking support, he gradually rebuilt his foundation through mentorship, research experience in Indonesia, and meaningful involvement in campus […]
Lily Santos O’Keefe
About YearFourth YearDegreeBachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition, and Health MajorDouble Major in Food and Nutritional SciencesHometownCalgary, Alberta Finding Balance: Research, Leadership, and Pursuing Your Passions Lily is a 4th year student in Food, Nutrition and Health (FNH) student double majoring in Food and Nutritional Sciences. What started as a strong connection in a small FNH 300 class in her third year turned into nearly two years of […]
Harvir Lochab
About YearThird YearDegreeBachelor of Science in Applied BiologyMajorApplied Animal BiologyHometownNairobi, Kenya Coming Full Circle: From the Wildlife at Home to Research at UBC Harvir is a third-year Applied Biology student majoring in Applied Animal Biology. Growing up in Kenya, wildlife was always part of his life, but he never imagined he’d one day study those […]
Pragti Varshney
About YearFourth YearDegreeBachelor of Science in Global Resource SystemsHometownSurrey, Canada Finding Purpose Through Community & Connection as a Commuter Student Pragti is a fourth-year Global Resource Systems student who discovered the best way to find belonging is to create it for others. As a commuter student, joining LFS US’s First Year Committee changed everything. Four […]