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Alumni newsletter: August 2026
In this issue: Meet alumnus Kearnon O. Kanne, learn about our new book club selection, access a deal on local soccer games, get the latest headlines, discover upcoming events, and more!
Empowering the next chapter
As an SFU student in the 1970s, Kearnon O. Kanne developed a passion for English, writing, and psychology that would forever shape her personal and professional journey. Now, through both a current gift and a gift in will to SFU, she hopes to inspire the creative experiences of future generations of students, writers, and the greater community.
SFU Reads | New book announced!
From now until October 2, we hope you’ll join us in reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.
What is SFU Reads? It’s a virtual book club created to connect alumni, and the greater SFU community, through the discussion of books. There’s no cost to join and you can read at your own pace.
Soccer fan? Alumni can access deals to local games
While the FIFA excitement has concluded, you can get your footy fix in by cheering on the Vancouver Rise FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC at upcoming home games. Yes, some home games come with a deal for alumni (and your friends too)!
Robert C. Brown Hall; a place where many alumni got their extra steps in while making their way to tutorials, office hours, and some department offices.
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Upcoming events
Events organized by the SFU Alumni team:
- July 31 – October 2 | SFU Reads—book club (online)
- August 12 | SFU’s 60th Anniversary Alumni & Friends Social (Kelowna)
- August 20 | Drink & Draw at the Gibson (Burnaby)
- August 25 | Bard on the Beach—sold out (Vancouver) waitlist activated
Alumni events coming up this fall
- September | SFU Alumni in California (in-person)
- October | The Entrepreneurial Exchange (Vancouver & online)
- October | Alumni & Friends Social: Double-header Read Leafs soccer games (Burnaby)
- …and many more. Stay tuned!
SFU faculty/department events to explore:
- August 13 | Engineer Career Development Workshop—new grads (Vancouver)
- August 15 | Bard Explored—Antigone (Vancouver)
- August 22 | Ball Don’t Stop Pro-Am Basketball Showcase (Burnaby)
- September 3 | 15th Annual SFU Men’s Basketball Alumni Golf Tournament (Coquitlam)
Alumni event listings are shared on our website, through email invitations, and on social media.
In case you missed it...
- Four SFU alumni to be invested into the Order of B.C. (SFU story)
- How FASS One helped two brothers find community and connection at university (SFU story)
- Daniel Smith embraces a new chapter as SFU joins U SPORTS (U SPORTS story)
- Alumnus Nishan Randhawa named SFU Women's Wrestling Head Coach (SFU Athletics story)
- pflag Canada created an annual endowed award to support undergraduate students advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ equity at SFU (pflag Canada story)
- SFU initiative leads new approaches to wildfire resilience in Canada (SFU story)
- The internationally acclaimed SFU Pipe Band is tuning up for another run at the World Pipe Band Championship, hungry to reclaim its place on the podium (SFU story)
- Beedie alumnus’s career pathway into commercial real estate (SFU Beedie story)