Anna Hurnanen is an Innis College student majoring in German Studies. Her uncle, a University of Toronto alum who graduated in the 1990s, has long been a fan of Hart House, and he passed the habit to her in her first weeks on campus.
She came for the theatre. She went on a tour, saw backstage, signed up for a volunteer newsletter, and later worked as a production assistant on The Gray, A Wilde Musical in Concert. She bought a ticket for the next night, too.
A meeting at the 519 Sports Day led to a job as a Hart House student ambassador. She also spent three months in Finland on the Hart House Finnish Exchange, helping a neighbourhood group run an open water swimming program, and entered the indoor triathlon beside two of her uncles.
Reported from Inspired by her alumnus uncle, student Anna Hurnanen developed her leadership skills as a Hart House undergrad ambassador (U of T Alumni News, October 1, 2026).
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