The aim of the buddy program was to pair senior students with first years and help them acclimate to university life. Their programme received overwhelming positive results – over 200 seniors registered to for the buddy position, earning them a nomination.
They felt sympathetic towards students who started university just few months prior to the attack. Fleur says: “If I had experienced something like the attack, I would have felt unsafe too. I would have loved to have a buddy to show me the fun aspects of the university.”
Check out Fleur and Emma’s full story in the video above.
