Alumni and Giving

Our alumni are making an impact around the world and in every sector. Stay up to date by checking our most recent alumni news and stories.

Celebrating Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writer, Teacher

A talk and book signing with the three-time Governor General's Award-winning author

From the Prairies to Picasso: USask alumnus adds to legacy of philanthropy

Dr. Frederick Mulder (BA'64, PhD) has donated three Picasso prints to USask, enhancing the university's Picasso linocuts collection from 2012

USask scholars create a legacy

Following the passing of Professor Emeritus Len Findlay (DLitt’11), Professor Emerita Isobel Findlay (MA’80) is honouring her husband’s memory

USask alum’s art part of Truth and Reconciliation stamp series

Residential school survivor and acclaimed artist Adrian Stimson (MFA’06) has helped create a powerful stamp series to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Putting patients first

USask graduate and honorary degree recipient Dr. Richard Ehman (BSc’74, MD’79, DSc’00), a Mayo Clinic radiologist and researcher, reflects on his university education and his impactful career in medical imaging

Alumni Book Nook: Rhonda Gossen (BA’83)

USask graduate and former Canadian diplomat Rhonda Gossen is the author of The Twelfth of February: Canadian Aid for Gender Equality during the Rise of Violent Extremism in Pakistan

CBC Sports' Devin Heroux to receive medal for 'top-quality, enthusiastic and empathetic sports coverage'

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USask Department of English graduate (BA'09) is grateful that diversity, inclusion in sports journalism is being recognized

‘That experience at the university influenced everything I’ve done’

Canada Media Fund president and CEO Valerie Creighton (BFA’74) traces her leadership in the arts to her theatre training at the University of Saskatchewan

Advancing women’s economic security

USask graduate Barbara Battiste (BA’67) reflects on the impactful work she undertook at her ‘dream job’ at Minnesota’s legislative Office on the Economic Status of Women

USask honours outstanding graduates with achievement awards

The "Father of Agricultural Medicine" Dr. Jim Dosman (BA'59, MD'63, MA'69) was named as a recipient of an Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

Sister act

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Three members of The Garrys, an award-winning Saskatoon surf rock band, are siblings who graduated from the University of Saskatchewan

Making international connections in Indigenous education

Two USask Indigenous Studies faculty members played significant roles in establishing Indigenous university programming in Mexico 20 years ago