2011 Press Releases

March 2011
Mar 22	Kwantlen Names Men's Basketball Coach
Mar 21	Kwantlen Fashion Graduates Will Shine At The Show
Mar 20	World Renowned Designers Attend Kwantlen Fashion Event

January 2011
Jan 20	Kwantlen accounting alum named Vancouver’s Top Forty under 40
Jan 14	Coach Love steps down from Kwantlen Men's Basketball

December 2010
Dec 07	Kwantlen fashion design alumni to showcase unique collections at “One of a Kind Show”
Dec 01	Kwantlen establishes $20,000 endowment with support from Surrey business association

November 2010
Nov 30	KPU fashion design students compete for top scholarship during Montreal Fashion Week
Nov 12	Kwantlen welcomes Canada’s top chef in celebration of International Education Week
Nov 02	Kwantlen presents “Dirt! The Movie”

October 2010
Oct 25	Kwantlen Eagles women soccer finish regular season with best record in team history
Oct 22	Kwantlen’s adult learning program hosts presentation by veteran Navy lieutenant-commander
Oct 20	Kwantlen’s sociology centre hosts its inaugural speaker series event featuring Lawrence Scanlan
Oct 18	Local rivals, no problem for Kwantlen Eagles women’s soccer
Oct 15	Rebuilding Eagles – improving all the time
Oct 11	Eagles undefeated against Kermodes
Oct 07	Kwantlen honours environmental protection graduate with President’s Outstanding Graduate Award
Oct 07	Kwantlen honours Surrey graduate with President’s Outstanding Graduate Award

September 2010
Sep 27	Kwantlen celebrates opening of Eagles' new home field
Sep 20	Kwantlen Eagles women’s soccer seal another win
Sep 11	Psychiatric nursing graduate receives Governor General’s Silver Medal from Kwantlen
Sep 11	Richmond graduate receives Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Academic Medal from KPU
Sep 09	Cram Jam

August 2010
Aug 30	Kwantlen’s international conference inspires debate about the future of Africa
Aug 09	Kwantlen hosts international conference to celebrate Africa’s Man of the Millennium

June 2010
Jun 28	Kwantlen fashion student receives silver medal at national skills competition
Jun 22	Kwantlen Eagles names women’s soccer head coach
Jun 15	Kwantlen establishes $34,000 endowment for access program students
Jun 15	Kwantlen graduate from Langley receives Lieutenant Governor’s Medal
Jun 10	Kwantlen honours Langley graduate with President’s Outstanding Graduate Award
Jun 10	Kwantlen honours Richmond graduate with President’s Outstanding Graduate Award

May 2010
May 18	Kwantlen’s Aboriginal Gathering Place awarded for outstanding architectural design
May 13	Kwantlen fashion students sweep medals at 2010 B.C. Skills Canada competition

April 2010
Apr 29	Kwantlen Eagles appoint Matthew McKay as women’s basketball head coach
Apr 25	Kwantlen Polytechnic University receives largest donation ever to increase student success rate
Apr 23	Kwantlen named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers

March 2010
Mar 24	Public Service Announcement
Mar 01	Kwantlen Eagles name new head coach for men’s soccer

February 2010
Feb 22	Eagles strikes success at BCCAA provincial badminton championships
Feb 22	KPU Eagles women’s basketball clinches playoff berth
Feb 15	KPU students recognized at annual scholarships and awards ceremony
Feb 10	Business owners get chance to go ‘back to school’

January 2010
Jan 29	Kwantlen Eagles women's soccer raises provincial championship banner
Jan 26	Special Media Invitation: Kwantlen Eagles women’s soccer raises championship banner
Jan 06	Public Service Announcement
Jan 04	Kwantlen researcher named “Educator of the Year”

December 2009
Dec 21	Kwantlen business students bring hope for the hungry
Dec 11	Real Estate Foundation of BC supports Kwantlen’s Institute for Sustainable Horticulture with $75,000 grant
Dec 10	Real Estate Foundation of BC supports Kwantlen’s Institute for Sustainable Horticulture with $75,000 grant
Dec 09	President Holiday Lunch Celebrations

November 2009
Nov 25	Kwantlen Bookstore Holiday Social & Sale!
Nov 23	Kwantlen supports B.C.'s first education quality brand
Nov 20	Kwantlen Eagles host party to celebrate national medal
Nov 12	Kwantlen business students help bring “Hope for the Hungry” this holiday season
Nov 04	Mehfil Magazine supports Kwantlen journalism students

October 2009
Oct 26	Kwantlen women’s soccer team wins provincial championship
Oct 16	Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Institute for Sustainable Horticulture Opens with First Pre-Commercial Insect Incubator in Canada
Oct 08	Kwantlen honours Richmond graduate with President’s Outstanding Graduate Award
Oct 08	Kwantlen graduates celebrate at Convocation ceremonies
Oct 08	Kwantlen honours White Rock graduate with President’s Outstanding Graduate Award