Alumni Strategic Plan

VISION
Create a vibrant and inclusive community at UBC’s Faculty of Education where alumni actively support each other and contribute to educational excellence, social justice, sustainability, and community impact. This vision explicitly prioritizes EDID values, striving to create spaces where alumni from all backgrounds feel welcome, valued, and supported.

PURPOSE

Strengthen alumni bonds to enrich student experiences, foster faculty innovation, and enhance community impact through engagement, networking opportunities amoung alumni and community, programs, recognition, and support. This purpose is underscored by a dedication to fostering a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization, ensuring all alumni have equitable opportunities to contribute and benefit from engagement initiatives.

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Events and Updates

NITEP Alumni and Friends Reception & Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Presentation | December 4, 2026 Photo: 2025 NITEP gathering We invite you to join us in at the 2026 NITEP Alumni and Friends Reception & Reconciliation and Decolonization Alumni Award Presentation. Together, we will recognize this year’s Reconciliation and Decolonization Award recipient, Kaleb Child, BEd’01, and re-connect with alumni and friends. Date Friday, December 4, 2026 Time 4:30PM – 6:00PM […]

Giveaway: Gabor Maté Tickets – Chan Centre Insights Enter for a chance to win two tickets to an Evening with Gabor Maté! Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most trusted authorities on addiction, trauma, and childhood development. For more than a decade, he worked as a physician in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, treating those battling the ravages of addiction. He also dedicated over […]

2026–27 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture | November 17, 2026 The 2026–27 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture will feature Adam Kreek, Canadian Olympic gold medallist, extreme adventurer, health and wellness advocate, author and executive coach. Drawing on his experiences in elite sport, endurance challenges and leadership development, Adam will share what it takes to achieve at the highest level, whether in athletics, scholarship or professional practice. He […]