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Who does the work? Reflections on organizing events at Quest

It is commonly said that Quest is a student-run institution, and this is especially true in the events we run. Last Spring we heard with Rowan Thillaye-Kerr about her role in putting on the annual Power, Race, and Privilege Symposium. What made you want to organize this event? / How did you come to take responsibility for making this event happen? I was involved in the organisation of several school conferences before I came to Quest. The process of organisation and the formats were different from what we tend to see here—it was secondary school, so there was a lot…

Grant Spotlight: Wareniki by Maya Cook

Every year QUSA funds a number of students for personal projects through our grants. Maya Cook ’19 received a Student Arts Grant to to put on a traveling dance & show show last Spring. Read on to find out why she thinks performance is so important to our campus. The student arts grant helped me to put on Wareniki, a 30-minute circus and dance performance that travelled around campus from the recplex to rooms in riverside. Wareniki is about making wareniki, a type of Mennonite cottage cheese pierogi, as well as how cooking can be the site of community and…

Grant Spotlight: Claire’s Avalanche Training

Every year QUSA funds a number of students for personal projects through our grants. Claire Clarkson received a Student Development Grant to complete avalanche training that she can bring back to Quest students and on future endeavors. Read on to see what she had to say about it! In January, myself and three other Quest students completed our Avalanche Operations Level 1 through the Canadian Avalanche Association in Whistler. This course is a key stepping stone to working as a professional in avalanche risk management operations (which include ski resorts, highways operations, guiding and teaching recreational avalanche courses). In addition to providing foundational…