March 2015, Vol. 1, No. 1
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Welcome
Drum roll please... we’d like to welcome you to True Blue your new monthly alumni newsletter. True Blue is your connection to Mount Royal University featuring content relevant to alumni. Thank you and kudos to Barbara Camponi, Public Relations Diploma ’89, who provided the inspiration for our new name during the #MRUAlumniConnects contact information collection campaign.
In this month’s issue of True Blue we’ll announce the iPad mini winner from the #MRUAlumniConnects campaign and you’ll find there’s a lot going on at Mount Royal University in March. There’s a career and recruitment fair open to alumni and a learning event you can take part in via webinar. We’ll also be featuring a new impressive alumnus/a each month in our “Awe-inspiring Alumni” section. This month you will be inspired by alumna Zoey Duncan and her journey since graduation. We’ll also keep you up to date with other happenings and news involving your campus community.
It’s been a while since we sent out a newsletter and we appreciate your patience with the one off emails while we were developing True Blue. We are continuously working to improve services, programs and communication with our alumni. If you have any feedback feel free to email the team at alumni@mtroyal.ca. We hope you enjoy.
– Mount Royal University Alumni Relations & Annual Giving Team
Buffy, James, Kathy, Whitney and Tierney
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What's new in Alumni Relations
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#MRUAlumniConnects
In case you missed our last few emails, from Jan. 2 to Feb 28, alumni were given the opportunity to update their contact information for a chance to win an iPad mini. We had over 800 alumni fill out the collection form and 175 newsletter name suggestions provided. We appreciate those of you who shared the hashtag on Twitter, retweeted our tweets and liked the Mount Royal University Alumni LinkedIn Group post. We are thrilled about your enthusiasm to connect with your alma mater. Now you’re probably thinking…but who won the iPad mini?? Another drum roll please… and the winner is Abdullah Charkeih, Aviation Diploma '12. Congratulations!
Thank you to our partner
TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
for the iPad mini.
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LinkedIn alumni feature
Did you know LinkedIn has an alumni feature? If you log in to LinkedIn, then go to linkedin.com/alumni you’ll see a stream of other Mount Royal alumni. You can sort people by the years they attended Mount Royal or by city, career, field or even company. It’s a great way to build your network and connect with other alumni.
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We're on Twitter
We have a new Twitter account @MRUAlumni—follow us and send us a tweet if you have something to share. We love to hear about alumni who are back on campus to learn or share their knowledge with current students.
Make sure to also join the Mount Royal University Alumni LinkedIn Group.
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Alumni groups
We want to help alumni improve existing and establish new alumni groups. There are three different types of alumni groups you can be involved with: chapters, branches or shared interest groups (SIGs)
Chapters connect alumni who attended the same program.
Branches are geographically based, uniting alumni who live in the same city or region. We currently have one branch in Toronto.
SIGs are based on a shared interest from a unifying purpose, background or activity. For example, social innovation, health and wellness, an athletic team or LGBTTIQQ2A.
Want to establish or join an alumni group? Email James Parsons, coordinator chapters & branches: jjparsons@mtroyal.ca.
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Alumni engagement opportunities
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Learning opportunities
March 3, 2 p.m. –
The New Transparency of Police: Why Surveillance is No Panacea for Police Brutality. Room Y224.
March 11, 3 – 5 p.m. – Religion in Chinese Societies Series – Gareth Fisher, Lay Buddist Activism in Contemporary China. Anthropologist, Gareth Fisher, Syracuse University, will present from his first book, From Comrades to Bodhisattvas: Moral Dimensions of Lay Buddhist Practice in Contemporary China. Open to the public. Registration not required.
March 11, 7 p.m. – Theatre for Living presents – Maladjusted. Maladjusted follows a forum-theatre concept to address mental health issues within Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. Tickets here.
March 13, 9 – 11 a.m. & 12 –
3 p.m.
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The Darkside of Technology: Reseach Release & Idea Incubator.
Research Panel in the morning and Idea Incubator in the afternoon. Tickets here.
March 20, 12:30 – 3 p.m. – The Market for Good: Ideas and Action Forum Series from the Institute for NonProfit Studies (Institute for Community Prosperity), Attend in person Room Y324 or via webinar. Registration not required.
March 25, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Ken McGoogan, “Our Story begins in Calgary…”. Faculty of Arts’ Department of English Writer-in-Residence, and author of such books as 50 Canadians Who Changed the World, How the Scots Invented Canada and Fatal Passage: The Untold Story of John McRae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin. Registration not required.
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Events & volunteering
April 12, 9:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – MRU Sprint Triathlon. Participate as an athlete or volunteer.
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Zoey Duncan
Check out this month’s True Blue Awe-inspiring alumna, Zoey Duncan BCMM’11. A journalism grad carving her own way in the world. Read more….
Have an inspiring story? We’d love to share it. Email alumni@mtroyal.ca and you could be featured in an upcoming issue of True Blue or Summit, Mount Royal’s bi-annual magazine.
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Class Notes
Had a career change, received a promotion, got married, grew your family or went on an exciting trip? You can share your personal and professional milestones (include a photo if available) via Twitter using #MRUClassNotes. We’ll collect and share in an upcoming issue of True Blue. Don’t forget to follow us @MRUAlumni. Not on Twitter? Send your note to alumni@mtroyal.ca and we can share for you.
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From our partners
Mount Royal University Alumni Association affinity partner TD Insurance Meloche Monnex has a new auto-claims centre in Calgary. Find out more here.
Spring/Summer Mount Royal Recreation member online registration opens March 12.
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The Cougars men's hockey team had a great showing this weekend against the University of Calgary Dinos in the CIS Canada West semi-finals but lost in game three, 6-3.
The Cougars' season has now wrapped up for the 2014/2015 academic year. Thank you to all the outstanding alumni fans!
Follow the Cougars on Twitter @MRUCougars #Cougnation
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