The Alumni Magazine of UWC South East Asia
Vol 22 May 2025
Walk with us down memory
lane, where UWCSEA's roots
connect us through stories
and memories that shape our
journey long after we leave.
ROOTS
REMAIN
that
Inside
ONE° NORTH
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Looking back, moving forward – a message from the Alumni Team
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MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF COLLEGE
Nick reflects on recognising the complex lives of others and how that
deepens the way we connect
THE VIEW MAY CHANGE BUT
THE ROOTS REMAIN
Historian, author and Yale professor,
Sunil Amrith ’97 shares his take
on migration, movement, and the
enduring spirit of community
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Cover story
THROWBACK TO REUNIONS
Alumni get-togethers were in full swing from the
Little Red Dot to the Big Apple
“Tengah is an opportunity
for UWC to live up to
its mission by building
a campus that is truly
sustainable, and adapted
to a warming world.”
Sunil Amrith ’97
May 2025
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Editors: Siti Aminah, Joanne Cheong,
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UWCSEA community
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REMEMBER
WHEN?
Explore the memories
of the AYE Field on
Dover Campus
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CELEBRATING THE PAST,
SHAPING THE FUTURE
Alumni giving becomes part of
a lasting legacy of access
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MORE THAN JUST A COUNCIL
Honouring 15 years of student voice, alumni ties,
and meaningful impact
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FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT
When alumni insight meets student curiosity,
learning becomes a shared journey
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DON’T LET YOUR
DREAMS STAY DREAMS
Mohamed Al-Jabry ’24
empowers the youth in Tanzania
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MOMENTS TODAY,
MEMORIES TOMORROW
The traditions continue on
Dover and East campuses
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HONOURING A LEGACY
Celebrating our UWCSEA
teachers who continue to
inspire
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OPENING DOORS
TO THE FUTURE
The Careers Programme and
Overseas Chapters connect
alumni across the globe
COVER
Historian, author, and Yale
professor Sunil Amrith ’97
standing among the iconic
peaks of Dover Campus’
Main Hall
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F R O M Y O U R A L U M N I T E A M
Dear Alumni,
In this issue of One°North, we’ve gathered stories
that speak to the different connections our alumni
have with UWCSEA. Each story honours the spaces,
people and memories that have shaped many of
you. We’ve also included moments of celebration,
reflection, and a few surprises along the way.
As our Dover Campus community prepares for its
next chapter, the shift is one we feel together. These
cherished corners and spots on both our East and
Dover campuses continue to live on in memory—in
friendships, laughter, lessons, and especially, in the
moments we carry with us. They represent small but
impactful reminders of something bigger we’ve been
part of. Wherever life has taken you, we hope this issue
brings back a moment that feels like home.
In December, we had the pleasure of welcoming Sunil
Amrith ’97 back to Dover Campus with his family. We
invited Sunil to share his unique perspective as both
a historian and an alumnus in our cover story. His
reflections remind us that “an accidental visitor can
end up taking root and sustaining a whole community.”
Through his lens, Sunil offers a deeply moving
exploration of migration, movement, and the enduring
spirit of community. Also in this issue, Head of College
Nick Alchin shares his thoughts on “passing strangers”
and the parallel stories we all carry with us. His piece
reflects on the fleeting connections that shape our
lives, and how our shared experiences create a web of
invisible bonds within the UWCSEA community. It’s a
poignant reminder of how, even in our differences, we
are bound together through these stories.
EDITOR’S
NOTE
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These themes of connection and continuity feel especially
relevant as we welcome the Class of 2025 into our alumni
family. They are about to embark on the next stage of
their UWCSEA journey, and we’re confident they’ll carry
forward the same spirit of connection, curiosity, and
compassion that unites all of you.
You’ll also find stories that celebrate where we’ve been,
but also where we’re headed together. Learn about our
expanding Careers Programme and opportunities designed
to support you at every stage of your journey. Discover
how fellow alumni are giving back through mentorship and
philanthropy, and explore the many ways you can pay it
forward. Just one of the many ways our UWCSEA network
continues to open doors long after you leave the campus!
No matter where you are, we hope this issue reminds
you: you are always part of the UWCSEA story. And
the best part? The story is still being written, with our
alumni still very much at the heart of it. We invite you
to turn the page, and join us on this journey. We hope
you enjoy reading it as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it
together.
Until next time,
Tina, Rae, and Siti
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We’d love to hear from you—
whether it’s a story, memory or
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you might be featured in our
next Alumni eBrief, or even in
One°North!
You are always
part of the
UWCSEA story!
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Passing
strangers parallel
When I was 21, I spent a year backpacking
around China. It was more than 35 years
ago, and I don’t remember everything, but
there was a moment among the many
that I often think about. I was on a long
train ride—and when I say long, I mean 36
hours; trains were slower then. It was a hot
afternoon, with the sun low and a warm
glow in the air. The train had stopped for
no obvious reason; and I was looking out
of the window at a man, probably about
40 years old, working in the rice fields
through which the train passed. He was,
I guess, only about 20 yards away, and I
could see him very well—he was wearing
long blue trousers, and a red t-shirt. I don’t
remember exactly what he was doing, but
I watched him for, I guess, 15 minutes. He
was not aware of me. Then the train jolted
into motion, and he looked up, and our
eyes met. As the train moved away he did
not wave, but we both nodded to each
other, and held each other’s gaze for some
30 seconds until the track curved away.
The train pulled on. I have never seen this
man again, and never will—if I did, I would
not know him, even if he is still alive. He
would certainly not recognise me.
But I have often wondered about him:
Did he have a family? Was he happy? What
were his hopes and dreams? Did he achieve
them? What was his home like? Did he work
for himself or someone else? Did he enjoy
his work? Did he read? Had we ever read the
same books? Would we enjoy each other’s
company? Would we make each other laugh
if we ever met? Was he satisfied with a life
well-lived?
This came to mind recently, because
these are exactly the questions that get
answered when I meet with the UWCSEA
alumni I taught decades ago. The stories
have grown from the ‘student at school’
story to include new countries, university
places, career choices, career failures
and successes, partners, children, ageing
parents, triumphs and tragedies and a
million other things. In all these things, the
questions join us as humans.
But I also think that these questions are
questions we most often ask only about
our friends, family, maybe colleagues when
we have a connection. We do not ask
them, or even consider them, about most
people. The questions still matter, but we
rarely get to them because they do not
fit our natural narrative; that we are the
main character, the star at the centre of
our own unfolding story. We’re surrounded
by our supporting cast. Friends and family
orbit around us like planets. A network
of acquaintances is like comets, drifting
in and out of contact over the years. And
then there is a dust cloud of extras, barely
visible. The random passers-by. The man I
saw all those years ago.
This is a natural narrative, and hard to
even identify, so I was grateful when I
came across a word that challenges this
vision and for me, crystallises why I have
thought about this man for so many
years—Sonder: the realisation that each
random passerby is living a life as vivid and
complex as your own.
stories
Recognising the vivid,
complex lives behind everyone
around us—and what that
means for how we connect.
Message from Head of College, Nick Alchin
Sonder observes that everyone has the
same narrative we have; we are all the
protagonists of our own shows. And
we can use it to derive the obvious and
humbling conclusion; namely, that each
life is as vivid and complex as our own.
The passers-by are not just passers-by,
but people like us who, as the Dictionary
of Obscure Sorrows puts it, are bearing
the accumulated weight of their own
ambitions, friends, routines, mistakes,
worries, triumphs and inherited craziness.
When our lives move on to the next scene,
theirs flicker in place, wrapped in a cloud of
backstory and inside jokes and characters
strung together with countless other stories
that we’ll never be able to see. That we’ll
never know exists. In which we might appear
only once. As an extra sipping coffee in the
background. As a blur of traffic passing on
the highway.
I guess for that man, in the extremely
unlikely event he remembers me at all,
it would be as a tourist he saw for a few
seconds, decades ago. For him, I am an extra.
We tend to forget this. We forget that each
person we ever come across is living a life
like our own. We tend to think that people
around us somehow owe us, or that their
purpose is to somehow make our lives
easier. Of course, parents and to some
extent, schools do play that role—but as
we grow up, less and less so. Words like
sonder give us the chance to recall that
everyone’s going through the same thing as
we are; we are all living our lives, trying to
do the best we can—we are all alike in this.
All individuals live lives that are equally
valuable, with equally valuable concerns,
cares, loves, worries, hopes and dreams.
We need to remember that. And when
we most need to remember, it is precisely
when it is hardest to do so, when we are
most caught up in our own parochial
concerns. It is at the root of rational
compassion, and the route to humility,
gratitude and, perhaps eventually, justice.
And that, I think, is the real gift of seeing
alumni stories unfold; it reminds us that
everyone’s life is a story in motion. The
man in the field, our students today, and
the generations yet to come and you,
dear reader, all share the same hopes and
dreams for a meaningful and satisfying life.
That’s a reminder of our responsibility as
educators and as a community to create
an environment where we become and
remain aware of that, so that it informs
our collective actions for a better, more
peaceful and sustainable world.
As we look to the future, and to the
opportunity that a new campus at Tengah
presents, this responsibility becomes even
more tangible. Our new campus will not
be about buildings, but about what the
new places and spaces can make possible.
We often talk about voices to be heard;
we can also talk of the beginnings of new
stories, and opportunities to meet one
another’s gaze and, even if it is just for a
moment, truly see each other.
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VIEW
ROOTS
change
THE
BUT THE
remain
MAY
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When I returned to Singapore for the first time after
the pandemic border closures, I went for a walk in
the Botanic Gardens. I stopped to visit a tree that
I’ve known for most of my life. It is the banyan
that stands by the edge of the lake. Over the years,
its aerial roots have thrust downward to form the
tangled pillars that make it feel monumental—I
used to imagine a secret palace hidden within.
In the 1980s, when the banyan was a backdrop to
my childhood outings to the gardens, it had already
been standing at that spot for more than a century.
The first known photograph we have of the tree is
from 1877, and by then it was already tall.
For me, the tree represented a sense of rootedness
after my longest-ever absence from home; but
the banyan, too, is a migrant. Known as the
Burmese Banyan, its origins as well as its name
are mysterious. It is a relatively rare species
of fig, scattered across Southeast Asia but not
documented in Burma. It took root in a period
when a cluster of streets in the growing port city of
Singapore acquired the names of Burmese places—
Rangoon, Moulmein, and Mergui roads, as they
are still called today. The names all date from a
moment of rapid change in Southeast Asian history
when labels of origin—for people as well as for
plants—were often creative fiction.
The Burmese Banyan is a lonely tree. Its fruits are
rarely fertilised, because they depend on a species
of specialist pollinator wasp that did not migrate
with the tree. It is, in a sense, marooned and out of
place. Yet it has become a place of sustenance for
countless birds and insects, and an important site
of human memory—including my own.
By Sunil Amrith ’97, UWCSEA Dover
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Plants and animals everywhere are on
the move. Fleeing unaccustomed heat
and unseasonal rain, many species
are moving poleward and to higher
elevations. Many find their avenues of
escape blocked by roads, settlements and
mines. Land-based species confront a
bewildering mismatch between sunlight
and temperature, muddling the clues they
rely on for survival. In many forests around
the world, the balance of tree species is
shifting towards those better adapted to
warmer climates. But this process, known
to ecologists as ‘thermophilisation,’ is
advancing much more slowly than the
climate is warming. Whole forests find
themselves in a new and unfamiliar world.
And so do we all. Social psychologists have
observed the emergence of ‘ecological
grief’ in communities around the world.
People mourn the loss, and anticipate
the future loss, of familiar landscapes
and cherished animals. They mourn the
erosion of hard-won local knowledge that
can no longer account for weird weather,
changing light and missing migratory
birds. They mourn the breaking of bonds
that forge human and more-than-human
communities. A member of the Inuit of
Nunatsiavut, in Labrador, Canada, put it
Sunil Amrith, UWCSEA ’97, is a Professor of History and
Environmental Studies at Yale University and Director of the
MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. His
work focuses on the histories and environmental challenges
of Southeast Asia and the Global South. In The Burning
Earth (Penguin Press, UK, Singapore, and Commonwealth;
W.W. Norton, North America), Sunil explores the urgent
global impact of climate change. He credits his UWCSEA
education—especially his IB English literature class with
Andrew Flory and his involvement with Global Concerns,
including a 1995–1996 Service project in Cambodia—as
transformative experiences that shaped his career.
this way— “Inuit are people of the sea ice.
And if there is no more sea ice, how can
we be people of the sea ice?”
Given how vertiginously Singapore has
changed since UWCSEA was founded
in 1970, the city-state and its residents
are well adapted to a coming world of
uncertainty. There is, in Singapore, a sense
of never quite standing on solid ground.
Singapore’s famed economic and political
stability is, paradoxically, built on the
impermanence of its landscape, which
has been reshaped in an unending process
of reclamation.
Perhaps as a result, Singapore’s residents
cling less tightly to land and landscape,
which in so many other parts of the
world constitute an essential source of
identity. In the 1980s, Singapore began
exhuming cemeteries,
which took up too much
valuable real estate. Since
1998, the government has
imposed a strict 15-year
time limit on all graves, after
which the remains have
to be relocated. There are
many sources of belonging
that people in Singapore
In the meantime, like people around the
world, we can begin to imagine ways to
preserve the memory and the spirit of places
that no longer exist. And we can remember
the lesson of the Burmese Banyan—that an
accidental visitor can end up taking root and
sustaining a whole community.
feel—cultural, political, emotional—but
attachment to the soil, to the places where
ancestors are buried, is rarely among them.
Many of us feel a sense of loss knowing
that the Dover Campus has entered the
final decade of its life. It feels like so many
of the places we value, places infused with
our memories, are disappearing. But it is in
many ways a luxury to have several years,
and ample resources, to plan for the move.
Tengah is an opportunity for UWCSEA to
live up to its mission by building a campus
that is truly sustainable, and adapted to a
warming world. Those of us with privilege
have an enormous responsibility to be
less profligate with how much we extract
from the ecosystems that sustain us:
my UWCSEA education taught me that
lesson in the 1990s, and it is even more
true today.
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Since our last update, the Alumni Team has hosted
a series of gatherings with each one bringing our
global community a little closer together. In August
and September, we celebrated Milestone Reunions
at both Dover and East campuses. While Dover
Campus continued its cherished tradition, East
Campus hosted its first-ever Reunion, welcoming
back nearly 40 alumni from the Class of 2014!
Travelling from 12 different countries, including
all the way from Brazil, alumni gathered to relive
old memories, reconnect with familiar faces, and
celebrate their UWCSEA journey.
T H R O W B A C K T O
reunions
reunions
Class Representatives from Dover’s Milestone Reunion 2024
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stay connected!
stay connected!
East
Campus’ first
Milestone
Reunion
The gatherings kicked off in Singapore on Wednesday,
18 December with our annual Holiday Alumni
Gathering. Held in a glasshouse restaurant at Suntec
City, the evening brought together alumni and current
teachers to celebrate the year’s end, reconnecting over
shared stories, warm memories, and familiar faces.
UWCSEA reunions connect
alumni across the globe.
Holiday Alumni Gathering
The Class of 2014 started their reunion
with a Coffee Morning welcome at the
Tent Plaza before the East Campus dragon
mascot led alumni up to the auditorium,
where special guests Nick Alchin, Cathy
Jones and former East Campus Head James
Dalziel brought the assembly to life with
stories, laughter, and a group photo. At
lunchtime, alumni joined current students
in the canteen for Chicken ‘65 while
catching up with their former teachers.
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Dover
Campus
Milestone
Reunion
Finally, we returned to the Bay Area for the first time
in a decade, reconnecting with alumni on the West
Coast and reigniting old bonds.
Save the date
Save the date
for our year-end festive gathering
on Wednesday, 17 December 2025
at Holland Village, Singapore
and look out for our overseas
reunions in Australia come
March/April 2026!
No matter where you are or what
stage you’re at, there’s always a
place for you in the UWCSEA
alumni network. We look forward
to the next reunion as we
build this eclectic and dynamic
community together.
Over 300 alumni, family,
friends, and staff—some
travelling from as far as the
United States of America,
Europe, and Guyana—
returned to Singapore
for a truly unforgettable
Milestone Reunion 2024.
In May, the team
hosted an alumni
social in New York
City on Saturday,
10 May, following
the UWC
Innovation Forum
earlier that day.
The event featured
three inspiring
presentations
by UWC alumni,
including our very
own UWCSEA
alumna Aparna
Ramanujam ’14.
New York City
Alumni Gathering
San Francisco Alumni Gathering
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No matter the moment, every contribution makes a
difference. Enriched by their past experiences at the
College, many alumni take great pride in being able
to ‘pay it forward’ by supporting future generations
of UWCSEA leaders and changemakers. Last year
alone, 230 alumni donated—many marking milestone
reunions, others contributing through Giving Day,
Fund-a-Flight, or the Endowment Fund.
Like Rahul Sahgal ’85, many alumni recognise how
transformative scholarships can be. For him, giving back
is a way to offer students the opportunities they might
not otherwise have, and he invites others to join him
in ‘paying it forward’ as they celebrate their reunions.
Dr Benjamin Au ’05 reflects on the students he met
during his time at UWCSEA, noting how the scholarship
programme allowed them to thrive, achieve their
potential, and form lasting connections. Without it, he
believes both the scholars and he would have missed
out on valuable experiences and insights into the
world’s inequalities. Aleksandar Boljević ’22, Scholar
from Montenegro, echoes this sentiment, recognising
how the scholarship programme impacted his own life
and his desire to support it in any way he can.
Celebrating
the past
Shaping
the future
UWCSEA FOUNDATION
Each year, UWCSEA alumni across
the globe come together—not just to
reconnect, but to unite in purpose by
helping UWCSEA provide a transformative
education to young people from around
the world. For many, giving back to the
College is not just a gesture of thanks, but
an intentional act of shaping the future:
creating opportunities for students who
will one day walk similar paths, forge
lifelong friendships, and change the world
in their own ways.
These reflections show how scholarships do more
than open doors for individuals—they enrich the
whole UWCSEA community and help build a
broader understanding of the world we share.
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“The UWCSEA experience and enduring
friendships have shaped my worldview
and inspired my commitment to give the
same opportunity to changemakers from
all over the world through donations to
the Scholarship Programme.”
Mikael Morn ’92
Join our Giving Community
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where diverse backgrounds are valued, opportunities are shared, and futures are shaped.
Whether you’re reconnecting with classmates, honouring a milestone year, or simply reflecting
on how UWCSEA shaped your own life and learning, your support continues a powerful story:
one where opportunity is passed forward, lives are changed, and the mission endures.
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GIVE TODAY—AND
SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION
OF CHANGEMAKERS
“We left the College more than 40 years
ago but UWCSEA has never left us, and
it is our pride in the College, our shared
privilege to attend, and the shared
nostalgia for our youth that connects us
and inspires us to give.”
Andrea Staines, Corrado Giambalvo,
Gerard Goggin, and Paul McKenzie,
Class of 1982
PHOTO TAKEN IN 2018 WHEN MIKAEL SUMMITED
THREE MOUNTAINS IN IRAN, TURKEY AND
RUSSIA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE UWCSEA
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME.
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More than
More than
J U S T A COUNCIL
Celebrating 15 Years of student-led alumni engagement
“I had such a wonderful time on the Student Alumni Council, working
with the Alumni Team. One moment that stayed with me was during
the St. John’s Reunion. I had a lovely conversation with an alumna
about theatre, and she told me how she used to make costumes for their
theatre shows. We also shared an appreciation for Frank Wildhorn’s
works. Although she graduated decades before me, we bonded over our
involvement in the College’s drama productions.”
Meg Gu ’24
“What I loved most about
the Student Alumni
Council was the sense of
teamwork. We weren’t just
volunteers—we were a tight-
knit group working towards
something bigger. Be it
packing graduation bags
or working the registration
table, there was always this
unspoken understanding
that we were contributing to
the bigger picture. It really
shaped how I approach
collaboration even now.”
Anna Chin ’17
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“One of my most memorable moments was the 2022
Holiday Alumni Gathering—one of the first in-person
events after the pandemic. As a student about to
graduate, hearing stories and advice from alumni
was inspiring and reassuring. It reminded me that the
UWCSEA community doesn’t end at graduation—it
grows with you.”
Roberto Borsetti ’23
Some contributions leave a quiet but lasting mark. Since 2009, the Student Alumni Council (SAC) has been one of those
steady, unseen forces—connecting generations through small acts of service and shared purpose. Made up of dedicated
students from Grades 10 to 12, the SAC has been more than just a school activity; it has offered students a space for
learning, leading, and giving back.
As we close this meaningful chapter, we pause to honour the legacy they’ve shaped—through every shared story, every
event supported, and every connection made along the way.
Whether greeting alumni with a smile and guiding them during our bustling Milestone Reunions, or handing out sweet treats
to eager Grade 12 students at alumni awareness events and more, these students have brought a calm and steady energy to
the Alumni Team even at our busiest moments.
For the student members, the SAC has been a great opportunity to build on teamwork and their experiences in event
planning and communication—skills that will be useful long after they leave UWCSEA. But more than that, it’s helped
cultivate a culture of giving back and a real sense of community and connection.
To every Student Alumni Council member over the past 15 years, we say ‘Thank You’—for your time,
your heart, and for joining us in creating memories that have become truly special.
While we bid farewell to the Student Alumni Council, this is not the end—it’s the start of a new chapter. The Alumni Team is
already exploring fresh ways to collaborate with student groups, opening up more opportunities for students to engage with
our alumni community in meaningful ways. The SAC’s legacy will live on through new ideas, shared stories, and a continued
commitment to strengthening the ties that bring our school community together.
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With every conversation, a new page is turned—alumni and
students come together to shape what comes next.
There’s a unique kind of magic when alumni return—not just to say
hello, but to pass the torch. At UWCSEA, those moments are becoming
more common (and more exciting), thanks to a new initiative from
the Alumni Team. By collaborating with student societies, alumni
are stepping back onto campus to share stories, spark ideas, and
remind students of what’s possible beyond graduation. These aren’t
just regular visits—they’re exchanges of passion, experience, and
inspiration for big ideas.
Robert Milton ’78, a former CEO of Air Canada, returned to Dover Campus in
November 2024 to speak with Grade 12 students at their assembly. He shared
candid reflections from his time as a student through to his journey into the
aviation world. But it didn’t stop there!
As soon as Robert concluded his assembly, the Dover Campus Aviation Club leaders
seized the opportunity to invite him to their meeting later that day and to their
delight, he gladly accepted. East Campus club leaders who had also attended the
assembly joined in, and it wasn’t long before the room buzzed with stories from the
hangar to the skies, candid insights, and plenty of laughter. More than a Q&A, it
became a dynamic exchange of ideas, aspirations, and a shared passion for aviation.
For these students, meeting a high-profile alumnus wasn’t just a highlight, it was
a chance to ask meaningful questions, hear unfiltered perspectives, and glimpse
what’s possible through the experience of someone who once stood where they
are now. A reminder that our alumni aren’t only part of our history, they’re active
contributors to the future.
From takeoff to touchdown: Robert Milton '78
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FRO M ONE
TO THE NEXT
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Robert Milton '78,
former CEO of Air
Canada, returned
to Dover Campus in
November 2024 to speak
with Grade 12 students.
“Alumni and industry professional guest speakers can be incredibly
inspiring for students and can be extremely insightful for members of our
community, especially for those who are unsure as to what they want to do
in the future and are seeking guidance.”
East Campus Aviation Club leads, Breit Butler ’25 and Archit Puri ’25
“His discussions about universities, career paths, and the importance of making
the most of the opportunities we seek were truly inspiring and undoubtedly
motivated everyone to strive for excellence in their journeys.
Every Aviation Club member greatly appreciated his generosity in attending
our meeting to provide further insight. It was wonderful to see our members
have quality discussions about their future aspirations, the importance of
seating configurations, and the downfall of Boeing. We are grateful for Robert’s
continued connection to UWCSEA and for inspiring the next generation to
think boldly.”
Dover Campus Aviation Club leads, Felipe Salvo ’25 and Keira Kawada ’25
17 OneºNorth May 2025
We’re just getting started! With more alumni stepping forward and
student groups eager to connect, the Alumni Team is turning simple
catch-ups into meaningful opportunities to learn and share. These
visits are making a real impact, bringing lived experiences directly into
student spaces.
Here’s a look at a few more visits that have been just as inspiring—each
one unique, but all leaving a mark. From law and medicine to marine
biology, tech, biotech, finance, aviation, and sustainability, our alumni and
friends of the College continue to offer students a unique window into the
many paths a UWCSEA education can lead to.
Nhung Le '12
with the Computer Science
Department
Aesha Baral '17
and Law Society
Dr Raymond Tsang
(Parent of Alumni)
and Medical Society
Naomi Clark-Shen '09
and Marine Biology
Society
Gauri Saini '17
and Biotech Society