Thank you to everyone who attended the 39th Annual Employee Appreciation Day (EAD)!
EAD is an annual event dedicated to showing appreciation to all of the great MRU employees.
Last Thursday, more than 400 employees enjoyed a variety of activities, socializing with colleagues and a free barbecue put on by the MRFA. There were 24 activities scheduled throughout the day, with 430 registered employees and 70 drop-ins attending. The day concluded with a reception where employees enjoyed complimentary appetizers, music and prizes generously donated by the MRSA.
This year’s EAD was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who participated. All of the improvements you saw this year were made possible because of your great comments and suggestions last year.
Want to help to improve EAD next year?Give us your feedback. The survey is open until June 2 and you could win a $50 draw prize.
Didn't participate this year? We'd love to hear your feedback too!
Events and Announcements
Spring 2016 Convocation Ceremonies June 2 and 3, 2016 — watch for a special convocation edition of Our Community at the end of this week!
MRU's Employee Awards have been rescheduled to Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Bella Concert Hall. Save the date!
Monday, June 6 from 2 to 4 p.m., Celebrate the achievements of Chad London and Vince Salyers — All are invited to the Cougar Concourse to celebrate the achievements of Chad London (Dean) and Vince Salyers (Associate Dean) of the Faculty of Health, Community and Education.
Automated student and faculty exam schedules now available! — Students and faculty can now find their complete exam schedules on the My Program and Faculty pages of MyMRU. When you log in, the system will recognize your program and courses, automatically build your exam schedule, and then display it in the Final Exam Schedule portlet. Find out more in your Announcements on thehome page of MyMRU.
For more info on the above dates and a full listing of current and future events as well as announcements, please refer to mymru.ca
MyMRU — your source for events and announcements
Mount Royal's Event Calendar is consistently updated with new things to do, see and participate in on campus. Reference the calendar often to keep up with everything happening around our community.
The Event Calendar is available on the external website here, and on the home page of MyMRU underneath the Academic Calendar.
Also on the home page of MyMRU are your Announcements, which are located in the top left hand corner of the page, Here you will find important information about pivotal safety updates, area and division changes, significant milestones, wellness information, requests for volunteers and more.
Find guidelines for the Event Calendar and Announcements:
Professor Christy Tompkins-Lane wins ISSLS Award— Professor Christy Tompkins-Lane of the Faculty of Health and Physical Education recently won the 2015 Clinical Research Prize from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), the world's preeminent spine society, as the principal author of a paper entitled Consensus on the Clinical Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Results of an International Delphi Study. Tompkins-Lane, who teaches in the Department of Health and Physical Education, also travelled to SpineWeek 2016 in Singapore to present her findings. The paper's objective was to, "obtain an expert consensus on which history factors are most important in the clinical diagnosis of Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS)," currently a poorly defined clinical syndrome. The Clinical Research Prize is given out once a year to a single recipient, and is based on scientific merit in the areas of clinical studies or basic science.
MRU Alumna Karolina Staszczak receives CITP®|FIBP® - Certified International Trade Professional designation — MRU Alumna, Karolina Staszczak recently received her CITP®|FIBP® - Certified International Trade Professional designation. The FITT Certified International Trade Professional (CITP®|FIBP®) designation is the world’s leading professional designation for global business practitioners. This prestigious, industry-validated designation is earned by meeting a rigorous set of competency standards, as set by FITT—Canada’s most trusted international trade training and professional certification authority. Staszczak joins an elite group of practitioners, as there only 450 FITT professionals in Canada.
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