"Volunteers are the roots of Strong Communities"
National Volunteer Week: April 10 - 16, 2016
The time and talent alumni bring back to campus through your life experience is crucial in sustaining the high quality education Mount Royal offers. You help faculty by sharing your expertise as guests speakers in the classroom, you participate in panel discussions at student conferences and at Alumni Group events and many of you participate as mentors in the Harry G. Schaefer Mentorship Program. Your time, your skills, your commitment to your Alma mater means a lot to us and even more to the students. You may think the time you give is small but it makes a huge impact and keeps our MRU community strong. Thank you!
Volunteering is an excellent way to gain experience, learn new skills, expand your network and enrich your resume. You'll read more about this in our first blog post from Career Services we're featuring in this issue of True Blue. If you're interested in bringing your expertise to Alumni Groups, we'd love to hear from you! Plus, don't forget to register for the LinkedIn seminar coming up next month.
-James Parsons, coordinator, chapters and branches
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What's new in Alumni Relations
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Announcing the NEW alumni blog!
The new Mount Royal University Alumni Blog is a portal for you to receive advice and tips, learn about alumni accomplishments and read inspiring stories.
The first post is brought to you by Mount Royal University Career Services, titled: "There are still jobs out there!"
This is not just another communication channel. It's a digital space for you to grow personally and professional.
Tell us what you think and share what you want to read and learn about! Email: Tierney Edmunds, coordinator, alumni outreach at tedmunds@mtroyal.ca
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Registration now open!
Use LinkedIn for Career Success
Exclusive alumni event
Includes FREE professional photos!
Monday, May 2, 2016, 5:30 p.m.
Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning
Mount Royal University
Seminar with Q&A
5:30 p.m., Room: EC1135
Photo sessions with Lifetouch Photography
7 p.m., Room: EC1130
Topics:
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Profile and postings: Online reputation and personal brand
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Taking advantage of groups: Sharing, commenting and networking
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Expanding your professional network
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LinkedIn as a marketing tool for your business
Come back to campus to learn and build your network! Discover how to better use LinkedIn while connecting with other MRU alumni face to face.
This session will be hosted by Eric Pye, professional networking strategist, career advisor, CPA Alberta, and include tips and tricks for everyone from beginners to advanced users — including business owners!
Each attendee will receive three FREE professional photos. Photos will be emailed to attendees by Lifetouch.
Cookies and coffee will be provided.
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Alumni Groups
What's happened:
March saw a flurry of activity with four Alumni Groups hosting events including Interior Design, Sport and Recreation, Information Design, and Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership.
Primarily, It's a Party (an annual event hosted by the Interior Design Alumni Chapter) raised over $20,000 for design students! This exceptional event took place on March 10 and invited students, alumni and industry professionals to celebrate their partnerships as they networked, took part in a raffle, and raised money for scholarships and classroom materials.
What's coming up:
On April 23, the Athletic Therapy Alumni Chapter will host a screening of the film Concussion, followed by a panel of experts discussing what the movie got right and wrong. Get in touch with James at jjparsons@mtroyal.ca if you'd like to attend.
We're looking for volunteer leaders for a number of Chapters just getting off the ground. If you're interested in Health Sciences, Nursing, Public Relations, Social Work, Broadcasting or Business, get in touch with James at jjparsons@mtroyal.ca
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Alumni engagement opportunities
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Learning opportunities
(Re)Thinking Reconciliation - Roundtable Panel. Friday, April 8, 2016, Y224, Mount Royal University. The Indigenous Studies and The Peace Studies Initiative, Faculty of Arts, Mount Royal University is proud to present The Indigenizing Education, Decolonizing Canada Speaker Series: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Beyond, with panel guest speakers: Dr. Marie Wilson, Erica Lee, Sean Carleton and Chelsea Vowel.
Nursing Signature Event (Conference). Monday, April 28, 2016, Ross Glen Hall, Mount Royal University. The fourth annual Nursing Signature conference focuses on interprofessional education. Dr. Susan Bastable, founding chair from LeMoyne College in New York and author of Nurse as Educator and Healthcare Professional as Educator, will be the keynote speaker. More info and registration here.
Estate Planning Session: WILL Power. Saturday, May 7, 2016, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Ross Glen Hall, Mount Royal University. Legal experts will share their knowledge regarding wills, incapacity, the role of the executor and probate. Free event. No need to register.
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Campus events
JMH LaunchPad $60,000 Pitch Competition (TONIGHT). Tuesday, April 5, 2016. 6 - 8:30 p.m., Ross Glen Hall, Mount Royal University. Come cheer on Mount Royal University’s most entrepreneurial students! Students and recent alumni from across campus pitch their venture to a panel of esteemed judges and a supportive audience.
Calgary Peace Prize. Thursday, April 7, 2016. 7 p.m., Bella Concert Hall, Mount Royal University.
The
Calgary Peace Prize recognizes outstanding individuals from the global community who work towards making the world a more just, safer and less violent place.
Tickets here.
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Checking in with Mount Royal alumni
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We’d love to share your story! Email alumni@mtroyal.ca and you could be featured in an upcoming issue of True Blue or Summit.
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Genevieve Flasch
Co-owner of Vincent Flasch Interior Design, Flasch graduated from interior design in 2006. The best piece of advice she received at Mount Royal? "You have to be open to suddenly thinking of great ideas at some pretty inconvenient times and if you don’t write them down, they might be gone forever." Read more...
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Grad Send Off 2016
Final exams are this month which means it's almost time to welcome a new group of grads to our alumni community. On March 16, we hosted Grad Send Off to share with these soon to be alumni the benefits and services available and how MRU has made a lifelong commitment to them and to you.
If you need a refresher of the benefits and services available, click here to visit our website. Also see, "20 ways to get involved."
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On March 31, Cougar Athletics held their annual Cougar Night awards. This season the Mount Royal University Female Athlete of the Year was volleyball stand-out Jenna Smith and the Male Athlete of the Year was hockey all-star Tyler Fiddler. Read about all of the distinguished award winners online.
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