Upcoming College Events

Please note that any session might be recorded and its content subsequently published on Pearson College UWC’s website or social media channels.

Currently there are no upcoming Pearson College UWC events planned. Stay tuned.

Past College Events

Global Village Update | 6

In this sixth edition of our online series, Global Village Update, the New Executive Director of the UWC National Committee of Canada, Lyndsay Sprado, gave us an overview us all about the committee’s mandate to recruit dozens of Canadian youth to take part in the UWC lifelong experience. Tyrone Pile (VP) and Craig Davis (Head of College) shared upates about the campus and Pearson’s newly refreshed Strategic Vision; second-year student Yahya informed us what it is like to be part a student rep in the College Assembly; alum and faculty member Lucas Olscamp told us about his re-imagined vision for One World 2022; we heard from Ed Bourcier from the Pearson Alumni Association and lastly from Nosa Ero-Brown and her involvment in Pearson’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Working Committee. 

YE,TOST: New House Names Honouring the Land

Together with the Sc’ianew First Nation leaders, we celebrated and honoured the gift of new SENĆOŦEN language names and artwork for our student houses! Join us in this step towards Reconciliation at Pearson College UWC.

Global Affairs Speaker Series

Climate Change Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities Here and There
We continued to the explore the theme of climate change and climate action with a panel of speakers who shared insights from their perspectives both from the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.

Global Affairs Speaker Series

Pathways to a less-ghastly future

In this session Alumnus Corey Bradshaw (Year 14/1989, Canada-BC), Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology at the Flinders University, shared “Pathways to a less-ghastly future”.

Global Village Update | 4

Challenge and resilience. Two words that very much summarize life on campus over the past months. Craig Davis, Head of College, shared his insights on the unprecedented year we just had and provided a preview of things to come. Owen Teo (Year 15/1990, Canada-BC), new Pearson Board Director, joined us as the emcee for this event.

Conversations with African Alumni

# 2 in the series of conversations with African Alumni: Several African alumni joining a Zoom conversation with current students to offer support and provide advice to navigate campus life and prepare for life after Pearson.

Global Village Update 3

This third GVU session focused on our Head Craig Davis’ top interest and priority, namely Place-Based Education and the dynamic, on-going Curriculum Development at Pearson, but we also heard from staff, students, alumni and friends who are contributing not only to the intense PC Campus Life, but also the rich and diverse ‘Life after Pearson’ scene around the world.

Conversations with African Alumni

Several African alumni have joined together and propose having a Zoom conversation with current students to answer many of your questions and provide advice as you navigate campus life and prepare for life after Pearson.

Check out some photos of the event.

Global Village Update 2

The second edition of the Global Village Update zoom conferences saw a total of 107 enthusiastic PCers participate. The focus of this session was Pearson’s newly approved Reconciliation Action Plan.

Global Village Update