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Get to know Rosmin Gilani, Administrative Assistant, Electrical Engineering and Technology, School of Energy.
How would you summarize the work that you do at the Institute in 15 words or less?
Continuously inspired, motivated, and supported by the everyone at the Institute.
Share what motivates you to continue supporting at Convocation and what positions have you signed up for in the past in helping out at the ceremonies.
I meet the students at orientation on their first day at BCIT when they are shy and timid. I see them grow into confident young men and women over the 2-4 years of their time here and then finally at the finish line, when they graduate. I am honoured be a part of their journey.
I especially like to help out as a greeter/usher at Convocation and join in the family’s excitement as they come to celebrate their children’s hard work and achievements.
How do you spend your time outside of work. Do you have any hobbies?
Outside of work, I volunteer at the Ismaili Centre Vancouver, where among other things, I assist newly arrived immigrants and refugees. I volunteer at events like the annual World Partnership Walk at Stanley Park and at the Kenyan themed water stand at the BMO Marathon. I also entertain seniors in care facilities, dressed as a man, dancing to nostalgic, Bollywood numbers.
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