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At The Thirty-Two Hundred, every two weeks you can connect with the Quest social media community, view upcoming events and read stories about our students, staff, faculty and alumni. 

The Thirty-Two Hundred is on break until late July. Happy summer!

grad at a glance

new faculty fall '18 
"No one just 'ends up' at Quest. I'm joining a community of teachers and learners who are making very deliberate, thoughtful choices about what they are doing, where they are doing it, and why."
- Dr. James McKinnon (Theatre)
James is recognized as one of New Zealand's most outstanding university teachers. He received teaching excellence awards in 2014 and 2016, and the National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in 2017.

James is returning to Canada from Aotearoa, New Zealand, where he worked in the Theatre Programme at Victoria University of Wellington from 2011-17, serving as its director from 2015-17. He taught a variety of courses in theatre and performance studies, and directed student-devised performances investigating topics such as Italian Futurism and medieval liturgical drama. James previously taught at the University of Alberta (MA 2002) and Kwandong University in South Korea (2003-04), and completed a PhD at the University of Toronto in 2010. He is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. 

James's scholarship reflects his commitment to learning and teaching creative practice.

alum spotlight
ellie vavrova '18 | Recent graduate Ellie (on left) tells us about her experience working with the Serbian National Women's Basketball team, her favourite thing about the Quest campus—and what she could've done without.  Read more > 
aïda ndiaye '16 | After graduating from Oxford with a Master of Public Policy, Aïda took on a big role at Facebook as the Public Policy lead in Francophone Africa. She travels three weeks of every month to more than 20 countries on the continent—but we still managed to catch up with her!  Read more > 

OUR SUMMER GIVING
CAMPAIGN IS ON!
We're asking the community to help us raise much-needed funds to support Quest arts, sciences and field trips. 

Donations directed to sciences will help students learn about the major scientific questions of our time, from DNA to climate change. Funds will go toward purchasing tools like an Orbital Shaker—a key piece of equipment in any molecular biology lab. This summer, Quest faculty member Dr. Marina Tourlakis is working with students Michael Geuenich and Marcos Da Silva to understand the evolution of genes associated with Shwachman–Diamond syndrome, a rare and debilitating congenital disorder. Their research on molecular malfunction is the kind of cutting-edge work that leads to breakthroughs in treatment. An Orbital Shaker will ensure constant temperature, oxygenation and movement of cells—the ideal conditions needed to yield more accurate results.

staff style

  
    mollie

       her style | what're thooose?!
 
what are your summer plans?
#MySummerQuest
Tag us in your photos and we'll share your adventures. Whether you're enjoying a staycation at home, backpacking through Europe or visiting your grandmother in Montreal, we want to see it!

 social scene
INSTAGRAD |  
What will you add to the Class of 2018? #QuestGrad2018 
#QuestUniversityCanada
FACEBOOK | BIG Questions get BIG answers! #QuestGrad2018
TWITTER | Look out world. Here they come! @QuestUniCanada
tag us in your photos 
#QuestUniversityCanada
and we'll share your post

JAMES BYRNE: WHAT'S LIBERAL ABOUT LIBERAL EDUCATION?

Thursday, May 17
6:30–8 pm
SQUAMISH PUBLIC LIBRARY

In this lecture, we’ll consider the history of higher education in the context of shifting ideas about free citizenship, and end with a discussion of what this might mean for liberal education in Canada today.
More info >

BLOCK PLAN CONFERENCE

July 17-19
QUEST UNIVERSITY CANADA

Quest is hosting its first-ever Block Plan Conference to showcase and discuss our model of learning. For three days in July, we’ll gather on the beautiful Quest campus with
colleagues from around the world.
More info >
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