Renew & Re-found
Campaign Stories
Together, they will go far!
Every day, our alumni and students from around the world are creating and contributing to positive social impact made possible by our supporters who have helped transform their lives. Thank you to those who have supported our Renew and Re-found campaign over the past...
Ronald Cliff: A Renew & Re-found Legacy for Future Students
Lifelong Vancouver philanthropist, volunteer and business leader Ronald Laird Cliff always demonstrated an unwavering commitment to bettering communities and to the role that education played in supporting that ambition. For Ron, who passed away late in 2022, that...
Feeding More Than Hearts and Minds
It’s not a cliché to say that many good things happen when people break bread together. When that happens in your home-away-from-home dorm kitchen, that’s an excellent opportunity to build relationships and bond together. Thanks to a thoughtful and “tasty” Renew and...
Renew and Re-found Campaign Room Sponsorships – More Than Halfway There!
A comfortable and supportive living environment that upholds a challenging and fulfilling educational journey at Pearson College UWC is an essential foundation to a successful learning experience. But don’t worry veteran alumni, that doesn’t mean we’re making it too...
Building a New Home for Big Ideas by Transforming the “LLT” into a Social Innovation Lab
By Theron Shaw (YR 16/1991, USA), Senior Philanthropic Advisor and Campaign Director Remember the LLT? As a Year 16 student, I remember choir rehearsals in the “Little Lecture Theatre” with Edgar Samuel. And I remember sitting with my Arab classmates, watching my...
Generous Gift Helps The Stars Align for Astronomy Students
Yes, the stars really did align for astronomy students and fans at the College recently, thanks to a generous posthumous gift arranged by local amateur astronomer André Le Palud. Before Le Palud passed away following a long-term illness, he asked his spouse Heather...
A wish to keep Pearson going long into the future – A tribute to Glen Crawford
We are fortunate to have more than 100 members in the Lester B. Pearson Legacy Society – the group of individuals who have included the College in their estate plans or future giving plans. Each Legacy Society member has a different connection to the College, whether...
Sponsor a Student Room on Campus
30 out of our 50 rooms have already been generously sponsored by alumni, parents, friends, board members(past and present), foundations and corporations. Please consider supporting the Pearson College UWC Renew and Re-found Campaign by sponsoring one of the remaining...
The Gym is Essential to Student Wellbeing
Are you familiar with the Pearson gym? If you were a student, perhaps you used it throughout the school year or maybe just during the dark and rainy months when it was difficult to get outside for a workout. If you have been inside the gym before, you may still be...
Official Launch: Celebrating Our $40 million Renew and Re-found Campaign
Join Us! - Celebration Marks a Milestone in Pearson College UWC’s $40 million Renew and Re-found Campaign for a New Era of Service Pearson College UWC last night welcomed nearly 100 guests to an event that officially launched what will be the home stretch in a...
Alumni Support for Renew and Re-found Campaign Comes in Innovative Ways — With Spectacular Adventures Thrown In!
Marc Patry (Year 5/1980, Canada-ON) was always curious about the world, which made Pearson College UWC a natural fit for him and his love of adventure. After training and working as a teacher in the Calgary area, Marc’s interests led him to acquire a master's degree...
New Welcome Sign | Sneak Peak
Coming this fall – a new campus welcome sign created with our friends from Sc’ianew First Nation and incorporating SENĆOŦEN language words of welcome.
The Missing Piece
"The UWC mission resonated with me the moment I read it. It was the ‘missing piece’ in my puzzle to define what my role, and that of my generation, should be in implementing the Colombian Peace Agreement. The accord had ended a 50-year armed conflict in my home...
A Whale of a Move…and Other Infrastructure Work
Let the puns fly, as we already did in the headline, but this is job as big as Ahab’s obsession! Yes, one of Pearson College UWC’s longest, and probably largest, residents – the reconstructed Gray Whale skeleton currently on a covered deck adjacent to the Molson Pool...
Transformative Education | The Schenkels Family
The United World College movement’s transformative education is an opportunity that has touched the lives of many students and their families for decades. For Luanne and Frank Schenkels, it was double the impact for their family when their son Jared attended UWC...