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Sept. 2, 2016

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Docherty talks about the Pride Parade
"Celebrating inclusion, acceptance and love — that's a pretty neat way to spend a Sunday."


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30 Days of Blue!
A plethora of events and happenings set the tone for the year to come. Make sure to follow #mrulife


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Amit is hooked...
...on Colour-U-Blue. The paint, the music, the costumes: he can't get enough.


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Announcements

Missed last week's Employee Awards and Fall Address?

Check out all the videos and award winners here, along with the faculty winners here. As well, the speech delivered by President David Docherty can be read online at this link.

Road by Residence and soccer fields closed from Sept. 7 to 12

To increase safety and enhance the pedestrian experience for U Fest and New Student Orientation, cars will not be able to drive from West Residence and Recreation straight through to EC and the parkade. The road will be closed from Wed., Sept. 7 to Mon., Sept. 12. Cars can access the parkade, EC (the Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning) and ED (the Taylor Centre for Performing Arts) by driving in a counter clockwise direction.

Events (next 2 weeks)

Masks of the Indigenous People

Ongoing until Thurs. Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. - Bissett Art Gallery 2nd floor in Bissett School of Business
An Art Exhibition by Elizabeth Laishley, who will attend an Open house Thurs. Sept. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m.


U Fest with Mother Mother

Fri. Sept. 9 from noon to 6 p.m. - TransCanada Amphitheatre
A free, all-age concert with live bands, food trucks, licensed area, activities and prizes. Learn more.

Romeo Workshop

Tues. Sept. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. - Location TBA upon registration
These workshops will help with the transition to this new research project portal. Sign up here.

Arts Cup Challenge 2016

Wed. Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - East Gate
Street hockey, sumo wrestling, free burgers, prizes and music. Proceeds to United Way. Conact storres@mtroyal.ca

Get Rec'd Expo

Thurs. Sept. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. - Meet at Rec Centre
Try some FREE activities, tour the fitness centre, play some sports and then join a pool party! More info here.


Calgary Corporate Challenge's 3-on-3 Basketball

Fri. Sept. 16 from 5 to 9 p.m. - Rec Centre
Cheer on the team or volunteer for a three-hour shift. Email recevents@mtroyal.ca.


5th Annual Colour-U-Blue

Sat. Sept. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Walk or run 4.5 km around campus, ending in a cloud of blue. Sign up here.


MRU Cougars Women's Soccer Home Opener

Sat. Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. - MRU Field
MRU Cougars take on the U of C Dinos. Free admission. MRU Cougars website.


Music to Your Ears: Spotlight Series – Tamas Rozsos & Tomoko Ilmura
Sun. Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. - TransAlta Pavilion in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts

Admission by donation. More info.


If you missed the email to employees outlining events until the end of Oct., go here, where we've also archived past Our Community e-newsletters.
Check out more events on the calendar. See the submit and guidelines info at the end of the calendar.
Send info for the bimonthly events email to marketingandcommunications@mtroyal.ca. Deadlines are Oct. 17 for Nov./Dec., Dec. 12 for Jan./Feb., Feb. 20 for Mar./Apr. and Apr.17 for May/Jun.

Have a story, announcement or info to share?

Summit and website stories

We would love to hear about your story! Go to the online story submission tool and guidelines.

MyMRU announcements

Please send announcements on MyMRU's homepage to mymru@mtroyal.ca. Here are the guidelines.

Start of semester emails, with option for distribution list sign up

As each semester begins (Aug./Sept.) (Dec./Jan.), areas with ongoing employee activites can send an email to employees describing the semester's activities. Employees can then opt in to a distribution list, such as Google Groups, to get updates. Emails can be sent here.

       
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