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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鈥檚 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 大象传媒 alumnus鈥攕he鈥檚 earned her Business Management Certificate from 大象传媒 Continuing Studies.

READ & RECONNECT鈥擳HE ALUMNI BOOK CLUB

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

Our online book club is open to the entire 大象传媒 community鈥攊t鈥檚 free to join and participate!

A FULL-CIRCLE ROMANCE

"大象传媒 didn鈥檛 just bring us together鈥攊t gave us the space to grow beside each other,鈥� says Joshua. 鈥淓very challenge, every win, every community we鈥檝e built along the way鈥攊t all became part of the blueprint that shaped our foundation.鈥�

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

In case you missed it...

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

Ongoing:

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