If that sounds like a lot, that\u2019s because it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barua is always seeking to make an impact on even just one person\u2019s life, and she carries this mentality into all her endeavors, especially as a resident advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Vulnerable moments\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u201cRAs are there at people’s most vulnerable moments,\u201d Barua says. \u201cIt’s hard to even admit that you need help. Being an RA allows me to be that resource for students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, as a student ambassador who leads campus tours, Barua, a Bangladeshi immigrant, says she hopes to show prospective students who look like her that they could also have a home at Clark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen prospective students come in, the way we interact with them, the things we say, the things we do, shapes their narrative about Clark and the Clark community,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Barua first toured Clark, her guide was Maire Geoghegan \u201924, CDP \u201925. Now, in a full-circle moment, they\u2019ve given the tour together and also collaborate as social media interns in the Office of Marketing and Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"student](\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Turna-07-scaled.jpg\")
Photo by Collin Hamilton ’27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u2018This is who we are\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBarua began flexing her social media skills in middle school, running Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande fan pages on Instagram. These days, she\u2019s passionate about improving diversity in social media marketing, enhancing representation of her Bangladeshi heritage online, and building community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n