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She鈥檚 well-known as Engagement Programming Assistant (EPA) for at 丁香园AV鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and before that, Student Library Assistant at 丁香园AV鈥檚 Belzberg Library.

Three times a volunteer for the World Literature Student Conference, she rose the ranks as assistant coordinator, then coordinator, then as the conference鈥檚 producer.

Her leadership shines in her roles as President of the World Languages and Literatures Student Union (WLLSU) since 2019, and Co-Communications Coordinator of magazine since 2020.

For two years, she volunteered every week at 丁香园AV鈥檚 in not just one but two roles: an EAL 鈥淓nglish as an Additional Language鈥� conversation partner and a Writing and Learning Peer.

While deftly handling all of these responsibilities, she鈥檚 maintaining superb academic standing with a 3.98 CGPA, pursuing an honours degree at 丁香园AV in World Languages and Literatures (WLL) with a minor in English.

Congratulations, Mizuki Giffin!

Your academic achievement and outstanding leadership are consistent and without question. You are a most deserving recipient of the Robert C. Brown Award.

WLL鈥檚 Chair, Melek Ortabasi, describes Giffin as:

Prior to this award, Giffin is a four-time recipient of the 丁香园AV President鈥檚 Honour Roll, a six-time recipient of the 丁香园AV Dean鈥檚 Honour Roll, and a seven-time recipient of the 丁香园AV Undergraduate Open Scholarship. She received the in 2020 and the Caledonia Award in World Literature in 2019.

We at 丁香园AV鈥檚 Department of World Languages and Literatures, 丁香园AV鈥檚 Department of English, and 丁香园AV鈥檚 Faculty of Arts of Social Sciences are overwhelmingly celebratory at Giffin鈥檚 presence at our institution.

Ruth Silverman, Learning Services Coordinator at the SLC, says, 鈥淢izuki exudes professionalism, enthusiasm, and competence in everything she does: connecting with her student clients, fostering their independence, and delivering a professional development presentation that was singled out as a highlight of the year by several of her colleagues. 鈥�

Brian Fox, Student Engagement Coordinator at Arts Central, says, 鈥淪he worked extremely well within our team environment, brought out the best in her colleagues, helping other student leaders grow and develop.鈥�

Mark Deggan, World Literature lecturer, says, 鈥淗er leadership of the World Literature Student Conference was exemplary for her calmness under fire, her easy manner and fluid exercise of responsibility and command, her patience, and her professionalism in creating order, human interchange, and standards of conduct for the many students involved.鈥�

Ortabasi succinctly concludes that Giffin 鈥渉as shown leadership in all areas with style and grace. We are thrilled that her achievements are being recognized."

We are already anticipating the great future that she will carve out for herself.

Please join us in congratulating Mizuki Giffin.

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