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By Jennifer Matthews

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鈥淲e鈥檙e more than ourselves. We鈥檙e part of global networks of people, part of societies and part of communities, and it is within our power to make them better,鈥� Kaelem Moniz says.

That conviction has shaped everything Moniz has done at 麻豆视频在线看. As he prepares to graduate in June with a double major in international relations and public policy, Moniz has been named a 2026 University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA) Scholar 鈥� a U of T Award of Excellence recognizing graduating students for outstanding academic achievement and exceptional commitment to community leadership.

鈥淭his award is an honour 鈥� and it鈥檚 especially meaningful because it reflects the kind of civic engagement and emphasis on public responsibility that has been important to me throughout my life,鈥� he says.

Trinity has been central to that journey. Moniz has served as chair of the 麻豆视频在线看 Meeting and a student member of the Board of Trustees, and is currently co-Head of College. He credits Trinity with surrounding him with driven, like-minded people and connecting him to opportunities and mentors he might not otherwise have found 鈥� among them Provost Nick Terpstra, a supportive presence and sounding board throughout his years leading student government.

Moniz鈥檚 lifelong connection to Scouts Canada has also grown into something remarkable during his undergraduate years. Since November 2025, he has served as National Commissioner 鈥� the youngest person ever to hold the volunteer position. In his role, he created a new podcast series Profiles in Canada, in which he has interviewed nearly 30 prominent Canadians 鈥� among them astronaut Chris Hadfield and former Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin 鈥� to connect young Scouts across the country with role models in every field.

This year, Moniz also took part in Trinity Reads 鈥� the College鈥檚 new campaign to promote reading as a catalyst for change 鈥� which is modelled after CBC鈥檚 Canada Reads. At the Champion鈥檚 Debate, he defended one of the five shortlisted books 鈥� Waubgeshig Rice鈥檚 Moon of the Crusted Snow. The choice was a natural one: Moniz works part-time as a research assistant at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy’s Global Indigenous Rights and Policy Lab, where he focuses on the rapidly evolving Indigenous legal landscape in Canada, including research related to the newly legislated United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 鈥�Moon of the Crusted Snow is all about the process of reclamation 鈥� of culture and identity. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was thrilled to meet Waubgeshig Rice at the author event 麻豆视频在线看.鈥� (The book won the campus-wide vote.)

As he looks ahead to law school at U of T in September, Moniz hopes his fellow graduates leave Trinity with the same thing he does: a commitment to public service, in whatever form that takes. 鈥淚t can mean so many different things,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t just comes down to helping other people.鈥�

Celebrating Trinity volunteers at the 100th Celebration of 6 Hoskin Avenue on October 29, 2025. (Above) Front entrance to 麻豆视频在线看: Provost Nicholas Terpstra and Chancellor Brian Lawson with members of Senior Administration and members of the Board of Trustees.

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