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Corsa Cycles Comes to Campus
Exciting news is rolling onto campus this week, and it’s coming in on two wheels. Quest’s favorite cycle shop, Corsa Cycles, is coming to campus. Renovations have already begun to create a space for the satellite shop, which will be known as Corsa Cycle’s ‘Pit Stop’. The little shop will bring several exciting benefits to…
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How Quest Prepared Me to Start My Own Business
In 2021, record numbers of businesses were started in both Canada and the United States. Millions quit their jobs in what has been referred to as The Great Replacement. Inflation rose to the highest levels since the 1980s, while wages remained relatively stagnant. The New Deal era model, in which a college education provides a…
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Student and Athlete: Quest’s Mollie Jepsen Headed to the 2022 Beijing Paralympics
Quest University’s student body has always been comprised of exceptional individuals. Mollie Jepsen makes it clear that’s true both in academics and athletics. Jepsen, now 22, has been skiing since she was two years old—and it shows. As a Para Alpine skier, she gravitates towards high speed events like downhill and super-G, often racing at…
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Halia Valladares Montemayor to Receive Mujer Tec Award
On March 1, 2022, Quest University’s Academic Dean, Halia Valladeres Montemayor, will be receiving a Mujer Tec Award from Tec de Monterrey. Montemayor’s gratitude for this award is multi-faceted; receiving recognition from her alma mater, receiving this award for the sciences category, and being nominated for this award by a PhD candidate that she had…
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Student Keystone Published in Scientific Journal
Scientific journals don’t make a habit of publishing undergraduate student’s work — in fact, it’s quite uncommon. However, Will Sherwin (a Quest Alumni) recently proved it’s not impossible. His Keystone research project was recognized in the journal Evolution. “Evolution is a high ranking journal in the field of evolutionary biology and it is rare that…
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Students Relaunch Quest’s Recording Studio
Students at Quest have a history of building out their campus in very unique ways. In the past, the university has seen such student projects as the construction of the Bouldering Gym, the organizing of the Strangway archives, and the creation of the “Insect Hotel” (not to mention many other projects). With the return to…
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Dr. Eric Gorham: Creating the Academic Program at Quest
Quest University celebrated the years of hard work put in by Dr. Eric Gorham this summer as he officially stepped back from his teaching duties and entered into retirement. As the very first faculty member ever hired at Quest and the last of the founding faculty, his role in the formation of the university’s curriculum…
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Okong’o Kinyanjui – Queer African Network
Since graduating from Quest in 2020, Okong’o Kinyanjui has been on an exciting journey. Kinyanjui has become the executive director and co-founded of QAN (Queer African Network); recently his organization has received recognition, funding, awards, and leadership training. Our president, George Iwama, was delighted to receive an email update from Kinyanjui, …
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Pollinator Garden Continues To Flourish
The pollinator garden in Squamish (near Fourth and Pemberton) continues to flourish. Mural artist, Stan Matwychuk, has recently contributed yet another attractive element to the already inviting garden space. Stan is a long-time Squamish mural artist. “He is responsible for the vibrant educational artwork in progress on the garden’s southside fence,” says Dr. Ellen Flournoy…
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Quest University Announces Tuition Adjustment for Canadian Students and Permanent Residents
Quest University is delighted to announce that starting Fall 2022, students who are Canadian citizens and permanent residents will have their tuition adjusted from $35,000 to $21,000. Those receiving Quest Financial Aid will also have their individual award amounts (scholarship, award, bursary) proportionally adjusted. By providing a lower tuition for Canadian students, the unique value…
