MAY 2024

Students studying in 1973. For more photos from the past, visit us on Instagram and Facebook where we post flashback photos on Fridays.

In this issue: Highlights from our Outstanding Alumni event, multiple alumni received awards from BCBusiness, view upcoming events, check out alumni in the news and so much more!

VIDEOS | OUTSTANDING ALUMNI 2024

Last month the alumni and SFU community gathered to celebrate four incredible individuals who were honoured with an Outstanding Alumni Award. Curious about these outstanding alumni? Hear them share their stories in these videos:

🎬 ANNE GIARDINI

🎬 ELIO LUONGO

🎬 KLUANE ADAMEK (AAGÉ)

🎬 POH TAN

ALUMNI NAMED AS WOMEN OF THE YEAR

Six SFU alumni have been honoured with BCBusiness’ Women of the Year Awards as winners and runners-up. These awards celebrate 21 outstanding female entrepreneurs and business executives who are pushing the province forward and stomping through barriers.

SEE WHO THEY ARE

MAY 30 | SFU BEEDIE TALKS WITH ELIO LUONGO

Join SFU Beedie for an immersive evening featuring Elio Luongo (BBA ’83), the chief executive officer and senior partner at KPMG Canada. This event offers a dynamic opportunity to participate, ask questions, and exchange ideas with Elio and fellow alumni.

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AUGUST 20 | CHARTER & EARLY YEARS REUNION

We’re planning a vibrant, social and celebratory reunion where you can reconnect with friends, classmates, faculty, staff from the early years of SFU—those that made and continue to make SFU home.

Were you here in the first 10 years? We hope you'll be able to join us on Tuesday, August 20 on the Burnaby campus. Tickets will be available later this month.

THE REUNION WEBSITE

ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH

May is Asian Heritage Month, a time for SFU to celebrate the diverse cultures, histories and contributions of Asian communities. Learn about events and activities at SFU and the wider community on SFU’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion website.

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JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH

May is Jewish Heritage Month. This year, across the university we celebrate Jewish history, culture and contributions to SFU. Find a guide to activities and resources across the Lower Mainland on SFU’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion website.

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ALUMNUS FEATURED IN A NETFLIX SERIES

Alumnus and SFU Criminology professor Gail Anderson is featured in an episode of Netflix's new investigative docuseries "Files of the Unexplained!" A renowned forensic expert and entomologist, Professor Anderson is in the episode titled "File: Floating Feet and the Salish Sea." If you have Netflix, check it out!