This past weekend, Serene Singh, 23-years-old, won the coveted National American Miss pageant held in Orlando, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Singh represented her home state of Colorado competing in the world’s largest pageant with this year’s numbers totaling over 700 women from across the country.
Dr. Satwinder Bains is the Director of the South Asian Studies Institute (SASI) at the University of the Fraser Valley. SASI, which celebrated its 10th year of operations in 2017, has served as aa hub where scholars, community members, international visitors, and students come together to address issues impacting South Asian Canadian communities locally, nationally and internationally.
While he fights social injustice in his role as a lawyer, advocating for social equality, environmental justice, and indigenous justice, he wears many figurative hats. He is the real definition of a renaissance man, a dichotomy of sorts.
Simon Fraser University’s Board of Governors announced in January, after an extensive 9-month international search, that Dr. Joy Johnson will be the university’s next president and vice-chancellor. She succeeds Andrew Petter, who had a tenure that spanned a decade, and began her term in September.
“It all began when I went to the Gurdwara one day, and I saw that a lot of the elders were not wearing masks,” Sukhmeet explains. “We already know the evidence-based information that elders are more prone to getting Covid-19, and so seeing elders come into the Gurdwara not wearing masks concerned me, especially being a public health professional and medical student. So that’s when I decided I need to do something about it. Hence, I started this initiative.”
“The biggest piece of advice I can give anyone, in any role, is to learn how to influence people to change their behavior. I took some conflict resolution courses as part of my Masters, and it taught me that the secret to solving issues was to ensure that you are truly listening to what someone’s concerns or issues are before you try and come up with solutions. It’s something I try and teach my kids as well. The pandemic is really bringing that into focus.”
“Without the scholarship, it wouldn’t have been possible for me to come and study here. Education abroad is expensive, and so I am very grateful for this Madhu Varshney MBA Entrance Scholarship.”
“If you have a goal, just put in the effort, determination, patience, and motivation, then you will be qualified to accomplish your dreams.”
Jasmean Toor is the Vice President of Real Estate Finance at EDGAR and an integral member of executive leadership. She is immersed in all aspects of EDGAR, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, finance, operations, partnerships, and corporate development.
Life is not about material things or making our parents happy. Life is about knowing who we really are, finding our true passion, developing character.
“Overcoming her loss, she learned to channel her emotion towards impacting other people’s lives. Inspired by her mom’s strength and perseverance, Ravina took a brilliant and authentic path, characterized by resilience and grit.”