Alumni Association Keep an eye on STU.ca/alumni for events in your area. STU Alumni and Friends Annual General Meeting
Saturday, October 2, 2021 Registration required by Wednesday, September 30, 2021, by email at alumni@stu.ca or by calling Wanda at 506.452.0521.
Marg Tracy, President of the Alumni Association
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t is with pleasure and humility that I write as the outgoing president of our great alumni body. Our Alumni Board of Directors builds on the work of leaders and volunteers who came before us – supporting the mission and goals of the university, helping students achieve a full STU experience, raising the visibility of STU, and building engagement for our 18,000 alumni. As your president, I have served as an alumni representative on the Board of Governors and Senate, as well as the Finance, Human Resources, and Advancement Committees of the Board of Governors. It has been a joy and a blessing to serve the STU Alumni. The experience has enriched my life and I am proud to have been a member of an incredible team of board members who brought out the best in each other. And our board could not function effectively without the full support of the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations. Let’s continue growing, fundraising, advocating for STU, and supporting our alma mater wherever and whenever we can. Thank you.
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St. Thomas University | Connections
Save The Date
Alumni Women’s Hockey Weekend
STU Sports Wall of Fame Luncheon
Alumni Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Weekend
STU Gala Dinner
January 7-8, 2022
January 29-30, 2022
Alumni Men’s and Women’s Basketball Weekend March 4-6, 2022
June 17, 2022
October 22, 2022
For additional information on these events, please contact the Alumni Relations Office by email wbearresto@stu.ca or phone 506.452.0521.
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T-Ring Winners
Celebrating the Story and People of St. Thomas
iana Chavez (BA’21) and Mary Grace Baker (BA’21) are this year’s recipients of T-Rings from the Alumni Association.
gift from the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association to the Campaign for St. Thomas has enabled a number of enhancements to the Great Hall, beginning this summer with the creation of three murals (a triptych) at the front of the Hall. Two smaller murals, in the recessed areas on each side of the rise, will flank a floor-to-ceiling mural on the end wall. Created by STU alumnus and well-known artist Bill Johnson, with the assistance of artist, muralist and current student, Laura Forrester, these works tell the story and celebrate the people of St. Thomas. Additional student artists may also participate in the completion of the large mural once classes resume in the fall.
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“Carrying the T-ring on my finger means bringing a piece of STU with me wherever I go – and I do so with pride. As an international graduate from Ecuador, the ring represents courage, resilience, and sacrifice. However, it also symbolizes the tight-knit and uplifting community that became my home away from home. Every time I look at the ring, I can’t help but smile while I reminisce about my time on campus, as STU allowed me to grow in ways that I could’ve never imagined.” – Diana Chavez
“Over the past four years, St. Thomas University has given me so much. Winning this ring completes the circle, in a way: from me receiving my scholarship to attend STU, and four years later, receiving a ring that represents a community that supported me through my journey.” – Mary Grace Baker
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