Salima Hirji, a fourth-year sociology major and commerce minor, is the 2013 recipient of the Dean’s Outstanding Leader from the UBC Community to Beyond award. During her four years at UBC, she has taken part in Go Global, presented at the Student Leadership Conference, co-coordinated a Student Directed Seminar, and brought Relay for Life to campus. Salima discusses how her most valuable and skill-building experiences have taken place outside of the classroom.
How did you decide to major in sociology and minor in commerce? Did you come to UBC with a strong interest in these subjects?
Although I knew that I wanted to go into business later in my life, I decided to pursue a major in Arts because I wanted to spend four years discovering other subjects that I loved and was passionate about. I felt that by taking Arts, I would get a wide range of classes and experiences.
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