September 16, 2008

The University of Northern British Columbia Alumni Association will beholding its second annual “homecoming” this weekend, strengthening theconnection between UNBC grads and their alma mater. Events will be heldon September 19 and 20.

A number of events have been organized, and while they are designed toattract alumni participation, they are also featuring alumni:

• UNBC grad Robyn Bruneski (BA English 2005) is the wine expert who willpreside over a wine tasting and art appreciation event on Fridayevening. Robyn is a wine sommelier who will share her knowledge ofwines and cheese pairing in the Atrium of the Dr. Donald Rix NorthernHealth Sciences Centre. A display of art and historical materials willalso be presented by the UNBC Arts Council. The event will start at7:30pm and admission is $10 - $15.
• The Homecoming Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday at the AberdeenGlen Golf Club. Teams comprised of at least two alumni will compete fora cash prize and the honour of being the first to have their namesengraved on the alumni golf trophy.
• Basketball games, pitting the current UNBC Timberwolves men’s andwomen’s basketball team against teams made up of alumni, will beSaturday evening at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre. The women’sgame will be at 6pm, followed by the men at 7:15. Admission is free.
• Following the basketball games will be an Alumni Pub Night featuringcomedian – and UNBC grad – Brian Majore (BA General Studies 2006). Endhomecoming with a laugh, starting at 9:30pm in the UNBC Cafeteria.

“It’s really important to us that as we build a sense of communityamong alumni, that we strengthen the bond between alumni and theUniversity. Ultimately, it’s the history we have with UNBC that is whatwe all have in common,” says Dana Helgason, Vice-President of theAlumni Association Executive. “We hope that many alumni will take theopportunity to come back to UNBC, see what has changed, and build newor existing relationships with their fellow alumni.”

The graduating class of 2008 was UNBC’s largest to date. 830 studentsgraduated this year, pushing the total number of UNBC alumni to justover 7300.

Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622