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December 2025

Photo: Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstudents studying between classes.

In this issue: A Q&A with an alumnus, year-end giving, celebration of authors, alumni in the news, and more!

☃ï¸� Please note that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµwill be closed starting December 25 and will re-open on January 2.

Fueling the future with generosity

Before graduating in October, Philip Huynh made the remarkable decision to create a student award in sustainable transportation. His goal? To support current SEE students and spark innovation in transportation decarbonization.

Help Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstudents this holiday season

DYK: This year, 3,200+ scholarships, awards, and bursaries supported students—thanks to SFU’s generous donors. Even small gifts make a big impact: 10 people giving $100 can create a meaningful award for a student in need.

Please consider making a difference in the lives of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstudents—and get a 2025 tax receipt—by making your gift online by Dec. 31, 2025. DYK: if you donate to the FOOD PROGRAM, every dollar you give will be matched by SFU, doubling your impact, up to $60,000

Calling all authors!

The Celebration of Authors is back! It’s a university-wide event that publicly acknowledges and honours community members—including alumni—who have authored or co-authored a publication, or its equivalent, within the 2025 calendar year. Deadline to submit your work: January 7, 2026.

Types of work considered for submission include books, book chapters, musical compositions, audio recordings, film/video recordings and more!

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµArchives creates walking tour of SFU

A new historical walking tour of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµis available for download thanks to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµArchives. The tour highlights buildings and landscaping completed between 1963 and 1967. Through recorded oral history excerpts, Chancellor Gordon Shrum tells the story behind the selection of the Burnaby Mountain site and details of the architectural competition, while archival images bring this exciting time to life.

In case you missed it...

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµBeedie MBA alumnus Fattah Haeri honoured with Mitacs award for health tech innovation Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstory

Know the risks: Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstudy highlights gaps in avalanche safety awareness among snowshoers and winter hikers Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstory

Art teacher and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµalumnus Perry Rath wins national award

Thanks to the generous support of our donor community, we were able to create 42 new annual and endowed awards, scholarships, and bursaries.

Three graduate students tackling real-world problems with the support of a scholarship.

Thanks to the support of our donor and alumni community, this past fiscal year we’ve created vital student awards, opened the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, and more.

FYI: 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 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµnews!

Upcoming events

â­�ï¸� Did you know: Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµalumni have access to a variety of discounts, including to Rogers Communications, Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Warriors, PNE, BAK'D Cookies, Dilawri, and more! Explore your discounts

Access your alumni benefits

Looking for home or tenant insurance? In need of health/dental or life insurance? A credit card with rewards? Learn about the many products our affinity partners offer Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµalumni.

Our partnerships provide high quality products and services for our alumni. In return, our partners contribute financially to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµAlumni, which enables us to fund scholarships and bursaries, plan events, deliver programming and more.

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