Meet A Club President: Miriam Matejova

Name: Miriam Matejova
Name of club: International Studies Student Association (ISSA)
President of Club for: 3 years
Astrological Sign: Aries
Shoe Size: Varies (7-8)
Other Club memberships: Golden Key International Honour Society, Dodgeball Club, UNBC Chamber Singers
Good at: Many things :-) Mostly good at school work, then at organizing, writing, singing, piano playing, also at learning languages)
Bad at: I don’t like talking about that. Ok, I am terrible at dancing.
Speaks: English, Slovak, Czech, Russian, German (all fluently), Japanese (semi-fluently), French (badly), Latin (can read)
Likes: Food, sports, books
Dislikes: Ignorance, lies (and spoiled kids)
Feels Like Doing Right Now: Reading a good book
Major: International Studies Honours
Minor: Economics
Number of Club Members: Technically, all INTS majors/minors
Purpose of Club: ISSA is one of the oldest clubs at UNBC and is directly associated with the International Studies program. We attempt to bring INTS students and profs together to get to know each other and learn form each other, thus building friendly and effective learning community. We also work with local and international NGOs (e.g. Red Cross, SEVA...), organize fundraisers and social events and try to bring attention to international issues (mostly through speakers we invite).
Events last semester: Pizza night, Bowling night (battle of the INTS classes), Hot Pot, Diana Yudell presentation (speaking on Afghanistan)
Events planned for this semester: Blood Drive, Jean Slick’s presentation on tsunami
relief (Red Cross), Red Cross Malaria campaign, skiing