KPU News and Stories

Alison Derksen in the nursing room

‘This is lifechanging’: Donor’s commitment supports KPU nursing students with full-ride scholarships

Mon, Mar 23, 2026

Alison Derksen was making her rounds in a busy hospital when she paused at a hallway bed and asked a...

Rising Women in Leadership panel 2024

Alumni panel aims to inspire rising women in leadership at KPU

Fri, Mar 20, 2026

Free and open to the public, In Bloom: Rising Women in Leadership features networking opportunities and a panel of five industry leaders — all KPU alumni — who will share insights on what it takes to lead in today’s world.

July 2022
Jul 20	Using product design skills to protect female police
Jul 04	Kwantlen Polytechnic University names Dr. Diane Purvey provost and vice president academic

June 2022
Jun 29	KPU welcomes Ivy Chen as new Board of Governors chair
Jun 24	Gurkirat Singh Nijjar wins KPU’s 2022 Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Jun 23	KPU grad to showcase artwork inside emergency room
Jun 23	Statement regarding convocation on June 22
Jun 22	Tiana Sharifi receives the inaugural KPU Alumni Excellence Award
Jun 21	KPU honours prosecutor Winston Sayson with 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award
Jun 20	KPU announces first Community Impact Award winners
Jun 17	KPU Chancellor receives 2022 B.C. Reconciliation Award
Jun 16	KPU alumna receives TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Fellowship in Advancement
Jun 13	New Indigenous resource space at KPU Surrey library hosts contemporary apparel display

May 2022
May 20	KPU student’s hotel room design wins global scholarship contest
May 17	KPU brewing students win bronze at the 2022 Canadian Brewing Awards
May 17	Biodegradable functional materials the focus for second Sherman Jen Research Chair

April 2022
Apr 28	Opening doors and opening minds for Indigenous youth
Apr 26	Encouraging diversity secures Wilson School of Design student an international scholarship
Apr 07	ScotiaRISE grant opens up new dual credit opportunities at KPU
Apr 06	Scholarship for Indigenous students created in memory of KPU student Brian Nadjiwon
Apr 06	In-person exhibition showcases skills of final year KPU Fine Arts students
Apr 05	New funding for KPU research to help agriculture recover from climate change impacts

March 2022
Mar 30	KPU to host in-person exhibit opening for COVID in the House of Old, one of Canada’s first public commemorations of the pandemic
Mar 16	KPU joins Feed BC to support locally grown produce
Mar 15	KPU in next wave of zero emission vehicle training
Mar 10	KPU-SQA agreement allows students to gain a head start into KPU business, IT degrees
Mar 09	Nursing expands at KPU with more than 100 new seats added
Mar 07	KPU Instructor and IACP Director nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Mar 03	KPU Brewing and Pink Boots Society collaborate to honour retired dean on International Women’s Day
Mar 03	KPU alum wins prestigious Red Dot Award for design concept

February 2022
Feb 28	Wilson School of Design receives $25,000 endowment from Vestige, Amazon Canada
Feb 16	The Art of Collaboration: KPU History and Wilson School of Design visually display global connections
Feb 16	KPU instructor inducted into Canadian Academy of Nursing
Feb 08	Flexible pandemic response and commitment to inclusivity highlighted as KPU named top employer
Feb 07	KPU adds video game development, visual FX and animation programs

January 2022
Jan 31	KPU criminology instructor Galib Bhayani receives Meritorious Service Decoration
Jan 27	KPU brewing students release a series of 10 limited-edition student signature recipe beers
Jan 27	Up to 150 KPU business students to benefit from RBC Foundation donation
Jan 21	First Sherman Jen Research Chair appointed
Jan 13	TALK offers more than 30 events in Surrey, Richmond, Langley and online through to May
Jan 05	KDocsFF 2022 highlights “truth seekers” in festival’s tenth year

December 2021
Dec 23	Assessment and Testing Service donate over 18 boxes of warm clothing for local women’s society
Dec 09	KPU receives electron microscope from Ballard Power
Dec 01	New awards available to help KPU students study abroad

November 2021
Nov 18	KPU signs Scarborough Charter to fight structural racism
Nov 12	KPU supports project planting trees in Ethiopia to combat climate change
Nov 10	KPU students create archive remembering Canadian soldiers of the First World War
Nov 10	Giving young entrepreneurs something to YELL about

October 2021
Oct 07	KPU Brew alum and Dead Frog Brewery collaborate to launch beer for BC Craft Beer Month
Oct 05	Third Age Learning at Kwantlen returns with online and in-person courses
Oct 04	Balraj Mann receives KPU’s Distinguished Alumni Award

September 2021
Sep 29	KPU goes orange for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 27	KPU Indigenous Dialogue Series returns September 29
Sep 14	KPU Brewing wins four medals at brewing championship
Sep 09	KDocsFF Fall 2021 Series tackles Anti-Asian Hate and 9/11
Sep 08	KPU names Melville School of Business after $8-million donation from philanthropists

July 2021
Jul 30	KPU student's Mobile Warmth design wins award
Jul 21	KPU student named one of 100 future interior design grads to watch for after care home project

June 2021
Jun 30	Genomics and metabolomics research at KPU receive $3 million from NSERC and CFI
Jun 29	A lifesaving device designed by KPU students wins at design awards
Jun 28	Crosswalks, pillars and staircases at KPU get a rainbow makeover for Pride

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