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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…
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Alumni Help Bring Eye Surgeries to Rural Egypt
Collaborative Vision Foundation founders and Quest alumni Matilda Taylor and Yassin Nayel, pictured above. Quest University graduate Yassin Nayel has always been interested in the socio-economic side of medicine. In particular, he has thought a lot about who gets access to what treatments. When he was growing up in Egypt, the son of an ophthalmologist,…
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The Pandemic Didn’t Stop This Alum From Following Her Dream
Nadine Crowe ’13 is a Naturopath with a commitment to the Sea-to-Sky Corridor. “When we have a sense of wellbeing as individuals, we are better able to contribute meaningfully to our communities.” Tell us about your new business! I’ve started my own clinical practice as a Naturopathic Family Doctor serving Squamish and Whistler. …
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Look Out, Law School!
Jake Henderson ’14 tells us about his recent acceptance to law school, and some strange things he’s seen while running maintenance on campus. Is there anything about you that the Quest community doesn’t know? I am adopted, and I spent some time in government care as a child. Statistically, I was more likely to end…
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SEAS the Day
Jordan Larson ‘16 tells us about being accepted to University of Michigan’s graduate program in the School for the Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). Congrats! Tell us about being accepted at SEAS. Since graduating from Quest, I’ve been working for EcoWorks, a non-profit in Detroit. As a coordinator in EcoWorks’ youth program, I facilitate groups of students…
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Smooth Sailing
Maya Broeke ’17 talks about Quest, her love for sailing and her next big globe-spanning adventure. Maya’s Question: How can nature inspire us? Of all the schools…why Quest? I really wanted a university education that would help me navigate my own unique path in the world. When I applied to Quest, I didn’t really know…
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Making a Splash with Graeme Lee Rowlands ‘18
The alum tells us about his involvement with the Columbia River Field School and how Quest prepared him for life post-grad. You just graduated! Looking back, what’s the best thing you learned at Quest? Quest taught me how to complete high-quality work in remarkably short periods of time, and to how navigate between diverse fields and formats with…
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The Beauty of Experiential Learning: Collaborating in The Common
With Experiential Learning, Quest students can make a real difference When Quest students take Experiential Learning, they aren’t just getting hands-on experience outside the classroom. They’re also making a difference in a non-profit, business, studio or lab — often in the local community. Peter Buchholz learned the value of working with Quest students when Andrew…
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Preserving Ecological Health at Cedar Coast Field Station
Julia Simmerling ’15 fills us in on what an average day is like at the Cedar Coast Field Station and tells us how Quest prepared her for life after university. Tell us a bit about the Cedar Coast Field Station. Cedar Coast Field Station is an independent, not-for-profit organization created by Quest Alum Simon Nessman…
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Pursuing a Career in Midwifery
Cello Lukey ’17 explains how Quest helped her pursue a career in midwifery. What was your question? “How do people become parents?” What path have you been on since graduation? How do you like the career you chose (midwifery)? After graduating from Quest, I continued into the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) at Ryerson University. Throughout my…
