“Do what I’ve always wanted to do”: How a returning alum has become a choir mentor for students

Nov 25, 2024 | Alumni, News

Returning to Pearson is a special feeling for many. When Gabriel “Gabo” Ferreras (YR 39/2014, Argentina) returned this summer for his 10-year reunion to reconnect with dozens of peers, he noticed something was missing. “I learned that nobody is doing...

Celebrating Nearly 50 Years of Dedication to Pearson College UWC

Nov 25, 2024 | News, Planned Giving

It’s people like Carrie Moir and her family who have (in this case, quite literally!) shaped Pearson College into what it is today.  This year we are celebrating 50 years of Pearson College and that also means celebrating 50 years of incredible people who have made...

Re-Imagining the Path to Success – A pair of Pearson alum share their journey

Nov 25, 2024 | News, Alumni

A path to post-secondary isn’t the only byproduct of the Pearson College experience. The core of the UWC mission is to develop young leaders further so that they can become change-makers in the communities in which they come from. A pair of Climate Action Leadership...

Try and Keep Up

Nov 25, 2024 | News

Walking a mile in one’s shoes is enlightening. Running a mile in Zoe Hamel’s may induce cardiac arrest. Last month, the Pearson professor taught a master class to the entire Capital Region by winning the Royal Victoria marathon—a victory the Times Colonist deemed...

In the end it all winds up here

Sep 25, 2024 | News, Planned Giving

Talking about toilets was once considered socially scandalous until English sanitary engineer Thomas Crapper (yes, that was his real name) pioneered the “bathroom showroom,” and a renovation industry was born.  Pearson alumnus Lye, Year 18/1993, Malaysia, isn’t...