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Alumni newsletter: April 2026
In this issue: Get your tickets by April 9, more than $300,000 raised, 10+ upcoming events, and more.
Tickets available until April 9
Join us on Thursday, April 16 for the 2026 SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards in Vancouver as we honour five alumni that are driving positive change through their inspiring leadership, vision, creativity, and generosity. It’s a fun event that also offers the opportunity to connect with fellow alumni across industries.
$300,000+ raised!
SFU’s first-ever Giving Day took place on March 26 and raised more than $300,000—and still counting—thanks to the SFU community. This generosity will support dozens of scholarships, bursaries, programs, and services across every faculty and campus.
Small business owner in Canada?
SFU alumni can access savings on customizable and flexible small business insurance coverage through our trusted partner, TD Insurance. Visit our website to learn more about what TD Insurance offers you.
DYK: Our partners contribute financially to SFU Alumni, which enables us to fund scholarships and bursaries, plan events, deliver programming, and more.
Q/A's with our Outstanding Alumni
Learn about each of our 2026 Outstanding Alumni award recipients in these Q/A's:
→ A force for growth and good—meet Grace Chiu
→ Scaling innovation with integrity—meet Igor Faletski
→ Enriching Canada’s literary ecosystem—meet Janie Chang
→ A visionary founder putting people first—meet Don Murray
→ Advancing forensic science through research and mentorship—meet Dr. Janna M. Andronowski
Upcoming events
- March 13 - May 15 | SFU Reads: How to Read a Book (online)
- April 8 | CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer (Burnaby)
- April 9 | Press Replay—Alumni Arcade Night (Toronto)
- April 9 | Medicine with Purpose: Conversations with SFU Medicine (Burnaby)
- April 9 | Three Minute Thesis Finals (Surrey & Online)
- April 11 | SFU Softball Alumni Day (Burnaby)
- April 11 | Phyllis Webb Memorial Reading featuring Wayde Compton (Vancouver)
- April 16 | Outstanding Alumni Awards (Vancouver)
- April 20 | SFU's 60th Anniversary Alumni & Friends Reception (Hong Kong)
- April 21 | Alumni Dinner (Hong Kong)
- April 23 | Alumni & Friends Reception (Singapore)
- April 24 | Stary Nights Live Online (Online)
- April 28 | Café Scientifique—Whence the Mountains? An Exploration of BC Geology (Online)
- May 9 | SFU Science Rendezvous and International Astronomy Day (Burnaby)
- May 13 | SFU Alumni Luncheon @ Web Summit (Vancouver)
In case you missed it...
- Seven outstanding people making transformative impacts in their respective fields, announced as SFU’s 2026 honorary degree recipients (SFU story)
- SFU alumni Angie Lamarsh, Denise Williams, Sumreen Kaur Rattan and Amy Parent among the nominees for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2026 (Miss604 story)
- An indoor season to remember, 11 athletes represented SFU at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. (SFU story)
- Alumnus Mary O’Neill received the “Freedom of the City” honour from the City of Coquitlam (Freshet News)
- SFU scientists are embarking upon a new study to discover what makes some people more resilient to brain conditions such as dementia. (SFU story)