Tell Us Your Stories
We’d love to learn more about what you are doing. Tell us more about your experiences after Pearson College UWC and your recent endeavors by emailing alumni@pearsoncollege.ca. You can also learn more about what’s happening on campus through our news blog and stories of our current scholars. If you have quick moment, we would also love to know how your experiences at Pearson College UWC where formative to you by answering these questions.
First-ever Alumni-powered Virtual Reunion and Festival a “Screening” Success
Contributed Article The inaugural Pearson Alumni Reunion & Festival took place virtually on Sept. 17-25, 2021, leveraging Zoom and social media, to bring together over 600 Pearson alums, and leaders, patrons, and members of the Pearson College UWC global...
A Liberating Legacy Choice
Like many Pearson alumni, Mike Zryd's (Year 7/1982, Canada-NS) time on the Pearson campus would never have been possible without a full scholarship. Now a Film Studies professor at York University in Toronto, Mike weaves his UWC perspective into his research and...
The Opportunity for Reconnection is as Real as Ever
They laughed, they gathered in nooks across “campus” for private conversations, they danced and cooked together and stayed up too late reminiscing. Meg Pickard (YR 17/1992, United Kingdom) tells us the inspirational story of how a determined and creative group of...
30th Anniversary of UWC in Suzhou
Pearson College UWC’s relationship with Suzhou, China was strengthened in 1991 by Victoria donors, Fleming and Aileen McConnell. The McConnells had a long-time interest in China and both had studied in China and speak Mandarin. They were passionate about Chinese...
I still dream of Pearson… | Chantal’s legacy story
For Pearson alumna Chantal Delorme (Year 11/1986, Canada-QC), memories of her time on campus have never faded. She wants to make sure this same experience is possible for youth today. By including Pearson in her estate plans, she is helping to secure the future of the College.
African Alumni and Students Reach Across the Decades
By Benoît Charlebois, Alumni and Community Engagement Director It all began during an informal conversation, late in November, between old Pearson College UWC friends and classmates from Africa, wondering how they could possibly help current African students at the...