The SOCA Black Student Support Centre (BSSC) staff are hired staff support that helps SOCA carry out our initiatives, and is a resource available for Black students on campus. The SOCA BSSC staff carries out services of the new SOCA Black Student Support Centre. As we return to in-person activities, Araba and Marie will be available at the SOCA lounge, in Room 1430 of the Student Union Building. Make sure to swing by and say hello, and feel free to ask them any questions!
Contact Email: [email protected] (Munatsi)
SOCA BSSC Phone: -
Hours Available: Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 5:30pm | Friday 11:00am - 7:00pm
Support also available through this Job Request / Support form. You can fill this for support related to space bookings, vendor requests, promotions, and more!
Contact Email: [email protected] (Munatsi)
SOCA BSSC Phone: -
Hours Available: Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 5:30pm | Friday 11:00am - 7:00pm
Support also available through this Job Request / Support form. You can fill this for support related to space bookings, vendor requests, promotions, and more!
Get to know the staff by reading some fun facts and the coordinator's biography below!
See job description (coordinator) and job description (assistant)
See SOPs.
Munatsi Mavhima - SOCA BSSC COORDINATOR
fun factsName: Munatsi Mavhima
Role: Staff Support - SOCA Black Student Support Centre (SOCA BSSC) Coordinator Educational Background: BA Political Science, SFU Country of Birth: Zimbabwe (Harare) Hobbies: Soccer, Gaming, Basketball, Creative Writing Favourite Phrase(s): ): “Belief in yourself is more important than endless worries of what others think of you. Value yourself and others will value you. Validation is best that comes from within.” - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Dreams in a Time of War Philosophy: Live and let live Favourite Food(s): Fries (and most potato forms), sadza with beef stew (specifically from my mom) Preferred Social Media Contacts (if any): muna_mavs on Instagram, Munatsi Mavhima on Facebook Contact SOCA BSSC Coordinator, Muna Mavhima, at [email protected] |
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biography
Munatsi (Muna) Mavhima (he/him) is an immigrant settler who comes from Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Through education and some research, he has started to understand the true, colonial history of Canada and how it still dictates the country we live in today. It has helped him better understand his own country’s colonial history and the violence therein. Muna has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Simon Fraser University. He is also pursuing the Project Management Certificate at UBC and hopes to be accepted into the Master of Urban Studies program at SFU this Fall.
Muna has experience working with students, having come to this role from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC, a scholarship for students from sub-Saharan Africa. He also volunteers, writing grants and tabling for Fade to Black Entertainment Society, a non-profit organization that puts on low-cost/free events that showcase local BIPOC talent. Muna is a fan of the arts and is an amateur poet at this point, having had pieces published in Pulp Magazine, a publication from Kwatlen Polytechnic University & the APIRG Almanac at the University of Alberta. He brings a strong sense of community service to the role and is excited to reconnect with the Black community on Burnaby Mountain.
When he’s not lamenting how little he’s written, he enjoys watching and playing basketball, a gaming session on Xbox or just taking a peaceful walk. He also really enjoys cooking, though much like the writing, he could really do more of.
Muna has experience working with students, having come to this role from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC, a scholarship for students from sub-Saharan Africa. He also volunteers, writing grants and tabling for Fade to Black Entertainment Society, a non-profit organization that puts on low-cost/free events that showcase local BIPOC talent. Muna is a fan of the arts and is an amateur poet at this point, having had pieces published in Pulp Magazine, a publication from Kwatlen Polytechnic University & the APIRG Almanac at the University of Alberta. He brings a strong sense of community service to the role and is excited to reconnect with the Black community on Burnaby Mountain.
When he’s not lamenting how little he’s written, he enjoys watching and playing basketball, a gaming session on Xbox or just taking a peaceful walk. He also really enjoys cooking, though much like the writing, he could really do more of.