From the 2023/2024 TWUSA Executive Team

JEREMY JOOSTEN President-elect

I asked students to write on vision boards with questions relating to my three campaign promises. The questions were “How TWUSA can be more intentional?” “What opportunities TWUSA can provide for you?” and “How TWUSA can create more community on campus?” I got more feedback than I ever could have hoped for—feedback that will shape what the TWUSA team does for the student association next year.

The number one idea throughout all three vision boards was for TWUSA to host a campus-wide Prom. Many students did not get the opportunity for prom because of COVID-19 or because it was not a big deal in their high school.

“The mission of the Trinity Western University Student Association is to promote a maturing and active commitment to Jesus Christ among its members: challenging one another spiritually, socially, and intellectually; providing individuals with opportunities for involvement; and positively impacting the life of the university and the community at large.”

What I see here are two amazing organizations that have the same interest at heart: the students.

To all Trinity Western University Students, Thank you.

Thank you to voters from the faculties of Education, Business, Nursing, SAMC, HKIN, FNAS, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences for your votes and your voices. You have given me the chance to serve you next year through the position of TWUSA President.

I will make sure that your voices are heard.

I based my campaign on student input. For three days, during lunch and dinner outside the main café,

AUDREY

Vice President-elect

My goal for next year is to host this TWUSA Prom. The ticket sales will go towards fundraising for a chapel to be built on campus. I am currently in the process of planning the TWUSA Prom with my fellow TWUSA Executives.

To all Trinity Western University Staff, “The mission of Trinity Western University, as an arm of the Church, is to develop godly Christian leaders: positive, goal-oriented university graduates with thoroughly Christian minds; growing disciples of Jesus Christ who glorify God through fulfilling the Great Commission; and serving God and people in the various marketplaces of life.”

Vice President of Finance-elect

If my business courses have taught me anything, it is that a mission statement is a promise that an organization makes to the outside world. If a promise is made, it must be kept. (Woah, Jeremy, is that a campaign slogan reference? Yes. Yes, it is.) The TWUSA team will achieve its mission statement. The TWUSA team is here to voice any and all student concerns, compliments, or feedback.

We are excited and looking forward to working with the faculty throughout the next year. We are looking forward to the great year of collaboration and communication that is to come.

Carpe diem, Jeremy Joosten, 2023/2024 TWUSA President

Vice President of Academic Relations-elect

Vice President of Student Relations-elect

Hello Trinity Community,

I am pleased and honoured to be your next TWUSA Vice President and for Mars’ Hill giving me this opportunity to address you all! As VP, my job is to provide you with agency. My privilege is to support your TWUSA team and to ensure our policies and people are pursuing your ends.

While my mind, hands, and feet are itching to get started serving this community, I realize that my job is to first listen. Already this year my work has been shaped by ordinary conversation. I am thankful to individuals like Markus who I met on a bus in January and who sparked getting commuters access to resident buildings. I am thankful to the members of the Catholic Pacific College and One TWU who were willing to entrust me with their experience at TWU. And I am thankful to all those who I hope will feel comfortable moving forward to come and talk to myself and to my team and allow us into your TWU experience and learn how we can better serve you. With grace and love.

Hi everyone, I am honoured and happy to be your VP of Finance for TWUSA next year! Thank you for all of your votes. I cannot wait to work with my team and every department associated with TWUSA. As promised, I will manage all the budgets and numbers well so that you can have a memorable school year next year. I hope to see you at some point in the TWUSA lounge next year!

My name is Maki Yimer, and I am a second-year nursing student. I was born and raised in Ethiopia. I have loved my experience as a TWU student and student leader so far. I have had the privilege of serving in the Intercultural Programming Club, assisting as a Community Life Trinity Commons Assistant, and this year, being the nursing faculty representative on TWUSA. I am more than excited and honoured to be serving as your next VPAR.

As VPAR, I will be working in close relation with the executive team, sitting on the undergraduate council of the university, and will be leading a team of students representing each of their different faculties. Some of my initiatives for the coming year include working on issues regarding library and Learning Commons hours, helping ease the transfer credit process, increasing student participation in clubs and extracurricular activities, and creating internship opportunities for students in their respective fields.

Hello everyone, my name is Marko Zolotarov! I am a Ukrainian second-year education student. Being your TWUSA VPSR for the 2023/2024 year is an honour.

After studying at TWU for almost two years, I can confidently say that you and I are truly blessed to be here because of the excellent education and, most importantly, the amazing people we can meet and become friends with. I hope we can all agree that TWU has an amazing and unique community.

As my role is to be the bridge between the students and community life, I want your university experience to be the best one.

One of my goals for the upcoming year is to systemize communication between different departments and communities that are represented on campus so that it is inclusive. I am at work developing ideas, and if you have ideas or want to ask about mine, connect with me, and we will chat over coffee.

Love & peace.