UNB grad returns to Fredericton to lead the Chalmers Foundation

UNB Alumni

Posted: March 25, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: UNB Fredericton, Inspiring Stories, Management

Charles A. Diab (BBA’83) came from Toronto to study at UNB in Fredericton in 1980 by chance. He hadn’t felt the value from his first year of college in Ontario, and while his parents were on vacation in New Brunswick, they picked up an application from UNB. “It was the summer and I figured it would be much too late to apply, but I tried it anyway and got in,” he...

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UNB Associated Alumni celebrates the UNB Saint John 2024 Graduating Student Leaders

UNB Alumni

Posted: March 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: UNB Saint John, Young Alumni, Inspiring Stories

Twenty six graduating students from the UNB Saint John campus have earned 2024 Graduating Student Leadership Awards for the remarkable initiative they’ve taken during their time at UNB. The award recognizes students in their final year of studies who have made outstanding voluntary and extracurricular contributions to the campus, their academic program, and the university...

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Q&A: Julia MacPherson, UNB Alumni Student Leadership Award

UNB Alumni

Posted: March 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: UNB Fredericton, Engineering, Young Alumni, Inspiring Stories

Recipient of a 2023-24 Alumni Student Leadership Award, Julia MacPherson is a member of the UNB REDS Field Hockey club and plays a leadership role as club vice-president, extending her leadership in sport to serve on the board of directors for Field Hockey New Brunswick. In addition to her commitment to athletics, Julia is deeply engaged in the faculty of engineering where she is...

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UNBeknownst #37: Victoria LaBillois on economic reconciliation in Canada

UNB Alumni

Posted: March 20, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: UNB Fredericton, Management, Podcast, Arts

Mi’gmaq entrepreneur Victoria LaBillois (BA’91, MBA’04) is the owner of Wejipeg Excavation Inc. and co-owner of Wejuseg Construction Inc, and oversaw the completion of a major wind park in Gaspesie, Quebec, where the companies trained and engaged over 100 Mi’gmaq tradespeople. Victoria has served both the First Nation and federal public service, working at...

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