We bid a fond farewell to the School’s Student Engagement Officer, Elise Le Brun who leaves us on April 9th to take on the role of Manager, Student Engagement at Langara College. Elise joined UBC Kin four years ago in a shared position with the Centre for Student Involvement and Careers and has grown KIN’s Student Engagement portfolio by leaps and bounds, and has guided hundreds of KIN students in their undergraduate journey through participating in high-impact and transformative experiences like mentorship, orientations, and student government.
In her role as SEO, Elise is committed first and foremost to students. A few of her recent accomplishments include working with her colleagues in Indigenous Studies, Elder Gail Sparrow, and Debra Sparrow to embed connections with leading and learning on Musqueam Land into key events, expanding transfer student transition programming, and providing career conversations to KIN students.
First and foremost, Elise is a community builder. Elise was recently nominated by her KIN colleagues and selected for the 2019-2020 Emerging Leader Award in the Faculty of Education. This award reflects her teamwork, her pro-active relationship building, and her commitment to inclusive environments. Elise has been an innovator, an open collaborator, a coach and mentor to many of her colleagues as well as to the students, over the past four years. She will be missed by us all. We thank her for her many contributions to the School, for her dedication to the student body and for nurturing and growing the KIN Mentorship Program. Good luck Elise!