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Protected: One Step at a Time: Guiding the Next Generation with Mentor Mariya Zhalovaga

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Medical School & Mentorship: Shining a Spotlight on Mentor Leanne Varney

Leanne Varney, BSc (Hons), is a University of British Columbia MD Candidate 2026. When Leanne is not busy working hard at medical school, she mentors Nadia (Cohort 2020) and Megan (Cohort

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Student Spotlight: Masih Mohammad Rafi and a Passion for Poetry

“For students, sharing their own stories of bravery, resilience, and determination [through poetry and creative writing] brings these qualities to the forefront of their minds and helps solidify the belief that

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Exchange, Small Worlds, and Cosmic Connections: What Leaving Home Has Taught Tessa Brown Jones

Tessa Brown Jones is a Beedie Luminary from Cohort 2020. Born in Vancouver and a local to Victoria, British Columbia, Tessa attends the University of Victoria where she is completing a

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Beedie Luminaries Expands Eligibility for over $500,000 in SPARK Scholarships to All Single Parents in B.C.

Single parents no longer need to be referred by a partner organization to apply for 15 scholarships worth up to $44,000 each. Applications are open now until April 21, 2023 at

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From Textbooks to Triage: This is Chenille Wong’s Life as a First-Year Medical Student at UBC

Chenille Wong is a Beedie Luminary from the inaugural 2019 Cohort. Throughout the four years Chenille has spent in the Beedie Luminaries Scholarship program, we’ve gotten to know her pretty well.

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Co-Op to Career: How is Beedie Luminary Bethanea Chou Making the Most Out of Her Co-Op Experiences?

Bethanea Chou is a Beedie Luminary from Cohort 2020, and she is not-so-slowly and surely conquering the world one province (and co-op) at a time. Most recently, Bethanea was awarded the

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SPARK Spotlight: Avital Kline on Parenting, Midwifery, and the “AHA” Moment

The Single Parent Award for Resilience and Knowledge (SPARK) recognizes the challenges and dreams of single parents who want to further their education and provide more opportunities for their families but

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Mentor Spotlight: Sarah Zurbuchen

Sarah Zurbuchen is Senior Director, We School, a parent, a mentor for the Beedie Luminaries program, and a lover of strong coffee. In today’s feature, we dive a little deeper into

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