Celebrating 21 years of Renaissance College
Changing the world through connection and community
Renaissance College is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year! We hope you will join us for part or all of our three day event from Sept. 23-25, 2021. There will be both onine and in-person activities where you can reminisce together with alumni, current students, faculty and staff. There will be plenty of opportunity to find out what's new and on the horizon and reconnect with old friends.
Join us Sept. 23-25
Thursday, Sept. 23 - As a start to the celebration, the welcome event will be an online social starting at 7:00pm (AST). The evening will be filled with friends and fun activities as we look back at the past 20 years of RC.
Guest Speaker Josie McKinney
Friday, Sept. 24 - The next event will take place Friday evening at 7 p.m. (AST). A session of exciting future RC initiatives will be shared, annoucement of our inaugural Trailblazer Award, and the event will conclude with a presentation by our special guest speaker, Pierre Battah.
Trailblazer Award Recipient, Patsy McKinney
Join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83140738205
***Date Change - Saturday, Oct. 2 - Our final celebration will be an in-person outdoor coffee house! There will be live music, socializing, and a BBQ with all the fixings in the RC parking lot.
Registration is now open!
RC's 21st Anniversary Virtual Gallery
Join Herefm to interact with all your RC friends!
Proudly sponsored by the UNB Associated Alumni
RC Alumni Spotlight Series
Every week we will be sharing an alumni profile on our social media pages, as we approach RC's 21st anniversary.
If you're interested in appearing in our alumni spotlight series be sure to send us your photo and a brief bio.
Archive News and Events
Speaker Series - “Innovative Approaches to Housing and Homelessness: Advocacy, Leadership, and Movement Building” March 23rd, 2022
The University of New Brunswick’s Renaissance College hosted a new instalment of its Leadership Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 23.
“Innovative Approaches to Housing and Homelessness: Advocacy, Leadership, and Movement Building” was a free virtual panel discussion centered on the issue of homelessness and affordable housing in the community and the actions needed to address it.
Panellists included:
- Marcel Lebrun, social entrepreneur of the 12 Neighbours Project, a not-for-profit entity currently building a community of 96 tiny homes on Fredericton’s northside
- Tim Ross, executive director of the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada and former executive director of the New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing
- Kate Rogers, Mayor of the City of Fredericton and past chair of the municipal Affordable Housing Committee
The panel was moderated by Joan Kingston, chair of the Fredericton Community Action Group on Homelessness.
This is the second offering in Renaissance College’s Leadership Speaker Series, which was launched as part of their 21st anniversary celebration entitled “Changing the World Through Connection and Community.”
About Renaissance College
Renaissance College is UNB’s School of Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies and was the first initiative of its kind in Canada. RC remains at the forefront of leadership education and is dedicated to creating well-rounded, informed, caring, and inclusive approaches to civic engagement and leadership. RC’s academic programs combine innovative teaching methods, rigorous academic content, and experiential learning in small classes to create a unique learning experience for tomorrow’s leaders.
Renaissance College 21st Anniversary Events, September 23rd & 24th, 2022
Changing the world through connection and community
Renaissance College is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year! We hope you will join us for part or all of our three day event from Sept. 23-25, 2021. There will be both onine and in-person activities where you can reminisce together with alumni, current students, faculty and staff. There will be plenty of opportunity to find out what's new and on the horizon and reconnect with old friends.
Join us Sept. 23-25
Thursday, Sept. 23 - As a start to the celebration, the welcome event will be an online social starting at 7:00pm (AST). The evening will be filled with friends and fun activities as we look back at the past 20 years of RC.
Guest Speaker Josie McKinney
Friday, Sept. 24 - The next event will take place Friday evening at 7 p.m. (AST). A session of exciting future RC initiatives will be shared, annoucement of our inaugural Trailblazer Award, and the event will conclude with a presentation by our special guest speaker, Pierre Battah.
Trailblazer Award Recipient, Patsy McKinney
