You might remember from my last letter that we reached a significant milestone at last spring's graduation — our alumni family now has more than 100,000 members around the world!

To celebrate this milestone, we have launched a campaign that celebrates 100,000 reasons to be proud! 

While we all love UNB and are proud of our alma mater, our pride is not just in the institution itself; it is in the 100,000 UNB alumni who are transforming knowledge into action. We have incredible and inspiring stories to share of how alumni are making an impact in communities, in industry, and in the advancement of society. In this issue, you'll see a handful of the faces and stories that make up the 100,000 reasons we are so proud to be UNBers. You'll find even more of those stories on our website, and we'll continue to share them through newsletters and our social channels in the coming year. I think you'll agree; they all help prove that UNB alumni are making a positive difference around the globe.

If you feel inspired by these stories and proud of your alumni peers, please share them widely. Reach out and congratulate them. Share other names with us so we can share their stories too! Together, our network of 100,000 alumni is making a world of difference. Let's celebrate it!

It's been a busy few months for your alumni association. Around the same time that we kicked off our campaign, we also went live with a new and improved storytelling website. The Alumni News website is your one-stop-shop for all your alumni news and stories, including the digital version of the magazine, the UNBeknownst podcast, and our beloved UNBTalks webinars.

On Sept. 20 and 21, we held the inaugural Alumni Weekend on UNB's Saint John campus. It was such a pleasure to connect with so many alumni over the weekend, in recognition of the campus' 60th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class in 1974. Next year's weekend will be held on Sept. 19 and 20. We will also have some celebrations on the horizon, including another cohort of Proudly UNB Award recipients on April 11, and welcoming alumni back to the Fredericton campus for Alumni Reunion Weekend from June 12 to 15.

This fiscal year, the Associated Alumni is completing the final year of our Alumni Engagement Strategy. Throughout this strategy, I've had the opportunity to connect with many of you through our cherished events and traditions, and many new programs. I look forward to updating you on the priorities of our next strategy, and the exciting and innovative ways you can get involved.

For now, I encourage you to tell your story and the stories of your classmates and peers. It's our collective stories, impact and contributions that make a difference in the world.

Together, we are over 100,000. And we certainly have 100,000 reasons to be proud.

Jennifer Sutherland Green (LLB'99)