Gurleen Chahal

Sir Winston Churchill C.&V.I.
Nominated by: 
Lorraine Christy
Nominated in: 
2012
Thunder Bay, ON
Western University
Blog posts: 
Gurleen Chahal

Hello Goodbye

It’s so very strange to think that somewhere beneath the mountains of purple pillows, taped up posters, framed memories, lac operon notes, and crum

Western has made my first two months of university as a Schulich Leader wonderful

For the months preceding my arrival at Western University, every pamphlet and every Western alumnus with whom I had conversed repeatedly boasted ab

Q&A with
Gurleen
:

What STEM area are you studying starting in Fall 2012?

Science, specifically the Biological and Medical Sciences

What is your favourite inspirational quote?

“It's the children the world almost breaks who grow up to save it.” ~ Frank Warren (the creator of PostSecret)

What is a little known fact about yourself?

I love to write for my local newspaper and I hope to publish a young adult novel in the future!

Why do you think you make a great Schulich Leader?
When I see horrors on the news, I don’t just change the channel. I take the initiative to help others at both local and global levels.

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