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Trinity Western University students were treated to a Christmas “walk-thru” event with gifts.
Photo by Amy Saya
Intern helps Trinity Western community come together
Published 11:54 PST, Fri December 18, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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The Trinity Western University community is coming together this holiday season, thanks in part to the help of Student Life intern Amy Saya. Saya says it’s her job to “make friends with people” and build community among the 800 students at Trinity Western University (TWU)’s Richmond campus. Most students at the campus are international, and don’t have family members living in Canada.
“We feel that delivering a little touch of love will show them that we still care and that we want to be intentional (about community),” says Saya.
Just one month into her role, she has already been baking for the students and creatively showing care from a distance.
“It’s quite a hoot,” she says of one baking session with another student leader who had never baked before. “We believe it brings warmth, to be able to gift something that’s homemade, and it tastes yummy.”
And on Dec. 11, the Student Life team hosted a special, socially distanced Christmas "walk-thru" event, where students could pick up baked goodies, gifts and balloons. Student Life leaders set up long tables to display gifts that were pre-packaged and ready for pick-up. Floor arrows and dividers helped direct the flow of traffic and ensure both COVID safety and gifting efficiency.
Working alongside Saya are a team of 12 other student leaders who run clubs. This semester, clubs are operating online, and there are virtual meet-ups for every hobby from karaoke singing, exercises, culture-learning, to cooking.
“It’s cool to get to know students intentionally,” Saya says.
But, with social distancing and other public health measures, this can be a challenge. Practically all of TWU’s classes are online this semester, and Saya laments that students have not had the chance to drop by her office on campus.
“Everyday things are changing,” Saya says. “But that’s OK. I think it promotes a lot of adaptability for this season.”
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