RA Profile Chana Wyk (Student Experience Coordinator)

Chana has been a resident at the College for the last three years and is in her first year of a Postgraduate Medicine degree at the University of Western Australia. Last year, Chana was one of our Sports RAs and this year, she is our Senior RA.

Her favourite place to study is at the Wisteria Courtyard at St Cat’s, because the flowers are beautiful in spring and summer, and it’s always cheerful and sunny. She enjoys heading to Boubar Cafe on Hampden Road to get a coffee with friends and to the Hampden Hotel for an odd evening drink.

Chana’s favourite memory at St Cat’s was winning all three Inter-College Sports Cups in 2021. As a Sports RA, she was involved in giving out awards at the annual Sports Dinner, which was followed by fireworks in the JCR Courtyard.

She applied to become an RA because she loves bringing to life cool events that help people share their skills and hobbies and give residents the chance to connect with their community. “I’m also really competitive and enjoyed getting our sports teams to the top of their game,” she said.

Chana’s advice to incoming freshers is to get into good habits from day one - stay active in a way that makes you feel your best, organise study dates with your mates to keep on top of your university work and always make time to have fun and go to events.