Alumni newsletter: November 2026
In this issue: Read about SFU being named #1, hear from our new Chancellor, sign up for a free webinar, alumni in the news, and more!
We're #1!
SFU is proud to have been named Canada’s No. 1 mid-size university in the 2027 Maclean’s University Rankings.
For the first time, Maclean’s annual rankings grouped schools according to their size – large, mid-size and small. Under Maclean’s previous ranking system, SFU was named Canada’s number one comprehensive university in 2026, a title the institution held in 17 of the last 18 years.
Meet SFU’s new Chancellor
“I came to SFU as a student never imagining the opportunities that SFU would open up for me.”
During the October’s Convocation, SFU alumnus Elio Luongo was installed as SFU’s 13th Chancellor. Hear him speak about his SFU story and why he is excited to return to the university in this leadership role.
Host Nations gift Indigenous place names to SFU
Working in partnership with Kwikwetlem, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam Nations, and Indigenous members of the university community, SFU is grateful to have received Indigenous names for the Burnaby campus and four other locations on campus significant to Indigenous faculty, staff, and students.
In case you missed it...
- Five alumni named to Business in Vancouver’s Forty Under 40 list for 2027 (SFU story)
- Moment Energy—founded by SFU alumni—named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 (techcouver)
- SFU criminologist Rylan Simpson receives SFU’s Sterling Prize for his research on policing policy and practice (SFU story)
- SFU study: Cost of Canadian wildfires could top $2 trillion over the 21st century (SFU story)
- How a new medical school in Surrey, B.C. could transform its downtown (The Globe and Mail)
- Resource: 7 simple estate planning tips, B.C edition (SFU article)
Upcoming alumni events
- October 9 – December 11 | The Glass Chateau—SFU Reads (Online)
- November 11 | Alumni Social (Singapore)
- November 12 | Alumni Social (London)
- November 17 | Alumni Social (Victoria)
- November 24 | Retiring Smart: Financial Planning for Your Next Chapter (Webinar)
- November 24 | Alumni & Friends Reception (Toronto)
SFU faculty/department events to explore:
- November 14 | Scottish Studies in Canada: Past, Present & Futures (Vancouver)
- November 18 | Info session: Masters in Economics (Online)
- November 19 | AI: Energy, Environment & Community (Vancouver)
- November 24 | Opportunity Fest (Surrey)
- November 26 | Dean’s Lecture “Why Indigenous Literatures Matter” (Burnaby)
- November 30 | Info session: The Flexible MBA & GDBA Programs (Online)
Alumni event listings are shared on our website, through email invitations, and on social media.
