Category: News

  • Quest University Announces Tuition Adjustment for Canadian Students and Permanent Residents

    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…

  • Quest U Connect: A New Networking Platform

    Quest U Connect: A New Networking Platform

    Quest University is excited to announce the launch of a new internal social networking platform: Quest U Connect. This platform was developed to bring our community together by providing access to resources that will help students, alumni, and other members of our community. Quest U Connect also provides a higher level of security and privacy in that only member…

  • Halia Valladares Montemayor, Quest’s First Dean of Academics

    Halia Valladares Montemayor, Quest’s First Dean of Academics

    Quest University is excited to announce Dr. Halia Valladares Montemayor as our first Dean of Academics. Dr. Valladares started her role on August 1st, 2021 and comes to this position with many years of experience as a faculty member and university administrator. With a doctorate in economics and business administration, she has served universities for…

  • Jeff Warren, Quest’s First Vice President Academic

    Jeff Warren, Quest’s First Vice President Academic

    We are excited to announce that Dr. Jeff Warren has accepted the position of Vice President Academic at Quest. He will be the first to hold this new position. After many years of living with Interim Chief Academic Officers, Quest University will now have a Vice President Academic as well as a new Academic Dean.…

  • Quest University Launches Summer Movie Nights!

    This summer, join Quest University for the magic of cinema under the stars with Summer Movie Nights, starting on July 22. During the four-weeks of Quest Summer Movie Nights, the Squamish community can gather on the Quest campus to enjoy a family-friendly film, free of charge. The event is supported by Fortis BC, Sea to…

  • Quest University Student and Alum Heading to Tokyo Olympics

    Quest University Student and Alum Heading to Tokyo Olympics

    Haley Batten to compete in Mountain Biking for Team USA; Leah Kirchmann as road biker for Team Canada Quest University is delighted to share that one of its students and one alumnus will be competing in the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Third-year student Haley Batten will compete in Mountain Biking for Team USA. Alumni Leah…

  • Quest University Celebrates 10 Year Alumni Reunion

    Quest University Celebrates 10 Year Alumni Reunion

    Quest University is celebrating a milestone in its history – the 10 year anniversary of its first graduating class. On April 27, 2011 almost 50 students graduated as the first cohort of the university. To honour this landmark occasion, Quest University and the Quest University Canada Alumni Association organized an online reunion. Members of this…

  • Quest University Receives Grant for Second Phase of Pollinator Garden and Research

    Quest University is delighted to announce Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Environmental Fund’s support of its Downtown Educational Pollinator Garden, with an $8,874 grant. This significant award is for the completion of the garden and installation of educational components, including contributions by The Squamish Men’s Shed and the Squamish Mural Project. Under the leadership of Dr. Ellen…

  • February 23rd, 2021 Town Hall Meeting FAQ

    What are Quest’s priorities now that we are out of CCAA? A top priority for Quest is the process of Strategic Academic Planning, in which Quest will be creating a plan with measurable goals to build sustainable, thriving, and innovative institutions. Three major areas of focus for the Strategic Academic Plan will be developing the…

  • On Rocking it Remotely: Dr. Natalie Burstzyn, Geology Faculty

    Q: Your class did an amazing Google Earth project for Cornerstone, the first class all Quest students take. Tell us more!  My objective was to incorporate quantitative data, maps, the locations around the world our incoming students are in, and the Field Sciences (Agriculture, Forestry, Energy Production, and Mineral Extraction)  that are also key global economic drivers. I tasked our students to make these…