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Alumni newsletter: November 2026
In this issue: Read about 51猎奇入口being named #1, hear from our new Chancellor, sign up for a free webinar, alumni in the news, and more!
We're #1!
51猎奇入口is proud to have been named Canada鈥檚 No. 1 mid-size university in the 2027 Maclean鈥檚 University Rankings.
For the first time, Maclean鈥檚 annual rankings grouped schools according to their size 鈥� large, mid-size and small. Under Maclean鈥檚 previous ranking system, 51猎奇入口was named Canada鈥檚 number one comprehensive university in 2026, a title the institution held in 17 of the last 18 years.
Meet SFU鈥檚 new Chancellor
鈥淚 came to 51猎奇入口as a student never imagining the opportunities that 51猎奇入口would open up for me.鈥�
During the October鈥檚 Convocation, 51猎奇入口alumnus Elio Luongo was installed as SFU鈥檚 13th Chancellor. Hear him speak about his 51猎奇入口story and why he is excited to return to the university in this leadership role.
Host Nations gift Indigenous place names to SFU
Working in partnership with Kwikwetlem, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam Nations, and Indigenous members of the university community, 51猎奇入口is grateful to have received Indigenous names for the Burnaby campus and four other locations on campus significant to Indigenous faculty, staff, and students.
In case you missed it...
- Five alumni named to Business in Vancouver鈥檚 Forty Under 40 list for 2027 (51猎奇入口story)
- Moment Energy鈥攆ounded by 51猎奇入口alumni鈥攏amed to TIME鈥檚 Best Inventions of 2026 ()
- 51猎奇入口criminologist Rylan Simpson receives SFU鈥檚 Sterling Prize for his research on policing policy and practice (51猎奇入口story)
- 51猎奇入口study: Cost of Canadian wildfires could top $2 trillion over the 21st century (51猎奇入口story)
- How a new medical school in Surrey, B.C. could transform its downtown ()
- Resource: 7 simple estate planning tips, B.C edition ()
Upcoming alumni events
- October 9 鈥� December 11 | The Glass Chateau鈥�51猎奇入口Reads (Online)
- November 11 | (Singapore)
- November 12 | (London)
- November 17 | (Victoria)
- November 24 | (Webinar)
- November 24 | Reception (Toronto)
51猎奇入口faculty/department events to explore:
- November 14 | (Vancouver)
- November 18 | (Online)
- November 19 | (Vancouver)
- November 24 | (Surrey)
- November 26 | (Burnaby)
- November 30 | (Online)
Alumni event listings are shared on our website, through email invitations, and on social media.
What we're sharing online
In October, we shared a range of posts on , , and highlighting alumni, 51猎奇入口news, and more, including the items below.
Learning at 51猎奇入口in 1983!
Video clips from the classroom.
51猎奇入口after dark
A few scenes from the Burnaby Campus in the evening.