Amelia Boultbee

Undergraduate Global Citizen Amelia Boultbee
is motivated to make a difference.

"Global citizenship is exactly opposite to the attitude 'If it's not happening in my own back yard it doesn't matter.' It means that the world is your back yard and it does matter."

That attitude has motivated 21-year-old Amelia Boultbee to organize an International Relations Students' Association gala to raise money to clear landmines. The fourth-year political science major has also participated in a model United Nations conference and recently was chosen as one of four Global Vision Junior Team Canada members who attended the APEC summit in Singapore. "I see government as a vehicle to improve people's lives," Boultbee says. "I want to be able to add my muscle to that."

Boultbee isn't afraid to carve her own niche. She joined UBC's Young Women in Business club as one of a small number of Faculty of Arts members. Recognizing the extent to which Arts students can benefit from business, finance, and networking skills, she has recruited more Arts students and mentors and is now the club's president.

"At UBC you can get involved in anything," she says. "You can really take it in any direction you want."