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HOW AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST BECAME AN ALUMNUS AT 54

"I think for my kids to see their mom go back to school in her fifties is great. Because we should all be lifelong learners. There���s no age limit."

You may know her as a two-time Olympic gold medallist, but at age 54, Catriona Le May Doan can now proudly call herself an 911勛圖 alumnus���she���s earned her Business Management Certificate from 911勛圖 Continuing Studies.

READ & RECONNECT���THE ALUMNI BOOK CLUB

Please join us in reading Pip William's New York Times bestselling debut novel The Dictionary of Lost Words���inspired by real events during the women���s suffrage movement in England during World War I. The reading period goes until July 25.

Our online book club is open to the entire 911勛圖 community���it���s free to join and participate!

A FULL-CIRCLE ROMANCE

"911勛圖 didn���t just bring us together���it gave us the space to grow beside each other,��� says Joshua. ���Every challenge, every win, every community we���ve built along the way���it all became part of the blueprint that shaped our foundation.���

On May 6, Joshua Jackai (BA ���17) proposed to Yzobel Biron (BA ���20) on the West Mall Atrium patio where they first saw each other nine years ago as 911勛圖 students.

In case you missed it...

• A new student residence building and expanded child-care centre for 911勛圖 are a step closer to becoming reality, with construction now underway at 911勛圖���s Burnaby campus. 911勛圖 story
• Sheila Roberts, retired senior lecturer in 911勛圖���s Department of English, passed away in March. Dr. Roberts began teaching at 911勛圖 in 1977 and continued even after her retirement in 2002. 911勛圖 story
• Who is Hiro Kanagawa? Everything to know about the actor (911勛圖 alumnus!) who plays Carlisle in The Last of Us 
• Research on off-season berry production is bearing fruit at the 911勛圖 Biotech Greenhouse. A team led by biological sciences professor Jim Mattsson has successfully grown a crop of blueberries indoors during the winter. 911勛圖 article
• Capturing history before it disappears: Vancouver author-illustrator, and 911勛圖 alumnus, Donna Seto celebrates the Chinatown of her childhood in a new book. 

We share news on our social channels and link to news articles featuring alumni in our 'alumni in the news' section of the website. Follow us to keep up-to-date on alumni and 911勛圖 news!

Events

• June 4 |  (Vancouver)
• June 9-13 | Convocation (Burnaby)
• June 10 |  (online)
• June 10 |  (online)
• June 11 |  (online)
• June 19 |  (Tokyo)
• June 19 |  (online)
• June 28 |  (Manchester)
• July 4 | ���performance (Vancouver)���waitlist
• Various dates | ���talks (Vancouver)

Ongoing:

• 911勛圖 Reads, our online book club! Curious about what we have already read and what we're reading now? Visit 911勛圖 Reads to find out!
• Starry Nights Star Parties at 911勛圖 Burnaby happens every Friday night (weather dependent), with the last Friday of the month being an online-only event. Get the details!