Daniela Zuzunaga
I graduated from VIU in 2015, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. In 2016, I started a Master’s Degree in Sociology at UVic, which I completed in December 2018. I currently work for BC Stats as a research analyst, where I design, plan, collect, and analyze quantitative and qualitative survey data. I believe VIU is a great institution to attend, because it is accessible and it has supports for students that are hard to come by elsewhere. I am proud and grateful to be an alumni; the one-on-one time I got with Faculty, as well as the small class sizes that allowed me to engage actively in my education gave me the confidence and tools to pursue graduate school. Further, through classes that provided me real-life skills (such as the Community-Based Applied Interdisciplinary Research class) and a field school to London, UK, the Department of Sociology provided several opportunities to expand my skill set outside regular class-based education, making my undergraduate experience well-rounded and comprehensive.