Stories
Seeking the Peace of the City
As a young boy growing up in Hamilton, Aren Plante watched his dad wake up every day and head to city hall where he worked as a public servant in local government. Hoping one day to become a pastor,...
A Life of Art, Roots and Wonder
Elise Arsenault '19 wears many hats. Creative writer, musician and grad student are among the few that she sports daily. Born and raised in Oakville, she had a hunch after a weekend visiting campus...
Making Friends with Grey
Grief is Amber Kuipers’ persistent companion. When it comes to her children, the best way she can convey its magnitude is as a physical entity. “Once I began describing [grief] as a visual...
Doing the Math to Improve Medical Treatment
Dr. Moriah Pellowe ’14 has been using her mathematics expertise to impact the lives of individuals through model-informed drug development. After completing her honours bachelor of...
Food: The Universal Language and Longing
Elizabeth VanVeen always finds herself thinking about one thing: the clear-cut and inescapable right to food. “While the factors that contribute to food insecurity are multi-faceted and complex,...
From the Ice to the Sales Floor
Lewis Tuininga has achieved the ultimate goal of many university graduates: he wakes up every day excited to go to work. Tuininga is a sales manager for the Canadian branch of Howies Hockey in...
Making Change through Legislation
In a time when gaining in-person work experience has been a challenge, recent honours international relations and psychology graduate Celina Oster is especially grateful for her in-person internship...
September 2021 Alumni Council Update
Greetings Alumni Family, I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the summer after a long and difficult spring. There is much to be thankful for, even if life has not returned to normal just...
Heidi Ellens de Vries ’05
Assistant City Solicitor,
City of Brantford
Kyle Vander Linden ’05
Project Manager, Credit Valley Conservation
Clarence Keesman ’98
Executive Director, The Refuge
Phoebe Mitton ’10
Policy Analyst, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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