Banner image. A photo shows a crowd of people dancing and celebrating on a patio at UFV; bright rainbow colours and Pride flags decorate in the space. Superimposed over the image are CHASI's signature orange triangles, all pointing to the right implying forward movement and progress.

B.C. Minister of Post-Secondary Education visits CHASI

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CHASI had the privilege of sitting down with the Honourable Jessie Sunner , B.C.’s Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills during her recent visit to UFV.

Photo of Minister Sunner arriving at CHASI's door and shaking hands with CHASI director Dr. Martha Dow. Behind her, Dr. James Mandigo and Dr. Tracy Ryder Glass enter the room.

It was a pleasure to introduce CHASI’s work and the many projects our students and recent grads have been working on to the Minister. She kindly shared how our work intersects with her portfolio, her past work, and her personal experiences.

Thank you to Minister Sunner for making the time to learn about CHASI, and to UFV President James Mandigo, Acting Provost and VP Academic Tracy Ryder Glass, and SUS president Bilal Faisal Faheem for joining in our discussion.

Photo of Minister Sunner and Dr. Martha Dow speaking in CHASI's space, while others speak in small groups in the background.

Photo of people seated around a table in CHASI's office. They are all looking to Minister Sunner as she speaks and smiling or laughing. A window in the background displays CHASI's name, and has a rainbow flag hanging at the top of it.
Wide shot photo of nearly 20 people gathered around the table in CHASI's office, speaking to one another. The rainbow flag is prominent in the background, as is CHASI's "together empowered" mural.
Photo of Minister Sunner speaking to those at the table, smiling and holding out her hands to emphasize a point.
Photo of some of CHASI's students and graduates speaking across the table to Minister Sunner.
Photo of CHASI Lead Researcher Chelsea Klassen speaking across the table to Minister Sunner.
Photo of Dr. Martha Dow and Minister Sunner speaking in front of the CHASI "Together Empowered" mural
Group photo of the entire group of 16 people, posing in front of CHASI's "Together Empowered" mural, which shows blue-tinted figure holding out their hands like scales to balance those two words.