A Magazine for Alumni and Friends
This fall marked my first Homecoming as president of the Wilfrid Laurier University Alumni Association. It was definitely not my first Homecoming, but experiencing it as president gave me a slightly different point of view.
Standing in the alumni end zone and seeing the Laurier community gathered together in such a massive celebration. Sitting in the stands surrounded by 10,000 students. Joining the university’s senior and student leaders on the field — where we even ran a brief football play.
It hit home for me that this is Laurier. This community. This group of people that comes together, that wants to be together, that celebrates together. This is what makes Laurier so special.
Celebration is something we do pretty well at Laurier.
Over the next year, we’re going to be making some adjustments to the Awards of Excellence program. For more than three decades, this program has celebrated (there’s that word again) the achievements of alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends.
It is important to WLUAA that we continue to recognize these people. Looking through the gallery of past recipients, I am impressed by the great things that our alumni, students, staff, faculty and community members are doing. Recognizing these award-winners validates all of the hard work they have done; it also tells the story of what Laurier is all about.
We don’t know exactly what the Awards of Excellence will look like, but know that we are going to continue this important celebration for the Laurier community. I encourage you to visit www.laurieralumni.ca/awards to learn more about the program, past recipients — and maybe even nominate someone who’s worthy of celebration.
Something else that we’re celebrating with this issue of Campus is the launch of this online version. This magazine is a great way to tell the story of who we are at Laurier. With this online version, we will be sharing that story in new ways and extending our reach to new audiences.
There is a lot to celebrate within the Laurier community. This magazine is just a small snippet. Keep in touch.