Employee Event Calendar From March 1 to April 30, 2019
March
Banned Book Immersion Fri., March 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Immersion Studio (EL3345) As part of Freedom to Read Week, in a 360-degree space read from books selected by students, faculty and staff and see if you can find out why these books were flagged as problematic.
Kolsimcha Quintet Sun., March 3 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. — Bella Concert Hall Since 1986, Kolsimcha has been recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall and London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, as well as at jazz, classical and world music festivals. Tickets.
Photos for a Fiver Mon., March 4 from 1 p.m. to Mon. March 11 at 4:30 p.m. — Main Street Photojournalism students will take your picture and then, with a donation of a non-perishable food item or $5 (suggested) that goes to the SAMRU food bank, will email the photo to you.
An Act of Re-Membering Mon., March 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. — Lincoln Park Room (J301) An interactive, story-based workshop that shares Canada's nations-to-nations history using a variety of voices including your own. Learn more.
Protecting Yourself Against Cybercrime Mon., March 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. — TBA This informative workshop gives you all the tools you need to keep you and your family cybersafe. Register here.
Harm Reduction and Naloxone Training Wed., March 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — EA1057
Become informed about opioid use in Canada and harm reduction responses. Learn how to recognize and respond to an overdose.Sign up.
Healthy Workplace Habits Wed., March 6 from 11 a.m. to noon — Y324 Make healthier meal and snack choices at work, avoid mindless eating and stay energized without relying on caffeine throughout the workday. Register here.
Psychological Healthy & Safety for Post-Secondary Students Wed., March 6 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Ideas Lounge (EL1270)
Provide input into a national standard that will guide post-secondaries on how to address student mental health. Register here.
Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence Wed., March 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. — EA2052
Receive the knowledge, skills and tools to effectively respond when someone discloses that they have been sexually assaulted or harassed. Sign up.
Excel Pivot Tables Thurs., March 7 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. — T104
Learn how to create and manipulate an Excel pivot table. Register.
3D Sculpting with Oculus Medium Thurs., March 7 from 10 to 11 a.m. — Experience Lab (EL1355)
Build 3D sculptures in virtual reality utilizing the Oculus Rift headset and Oculus Medium application, and then 3D print your model. Sign up.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Information Session Thurs., March 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. — Main Street
Find out about the innovation and entrepreneurship extra-curricular opportunities at Mount Royal that can help turn your ideas into reality and launch your future.
Billy-Ray Belcourt: Red Utopia: New Work
Thurs., March 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. — The Knuckle (EA3003)
Enjoy Belcourt's new poetry and non-fiction, in which he looks at ways Indigenous Peoples perform politics in the register of futurity and utopia.
Women in Leadership During a Time of Disruption
Fri., March 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Ross Glen Hall
OnInternational Women's Day, listen to keynote Denise Mann of ATB and a panel of business leaders, and then participate in hands-on breakout workshops. Learn more.
The Working Mind for Managers
Mon., March 11 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. — TBA
This education-based program is designed to address and promote mental health and reduce the stigma of mental illness in a workplace setting. Register here.
Using Google Forms
Tues., March 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. — T104
Createan interactive form using Google Forms and learn how to add form fields, share the form and work with form data.Sign up.
Painkiller Documentary and Panel
Tues., March 12 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. —Ideas Lounge (EL1270)
Wellness Services will be screening thePainkillerdocumentary and hosting a panel discussion.
The Gift of Our Wounds
Tues., March 12 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. — Bella Concert Hall
Pardeep Singh Kaleka and Arno Michaelis will discuss how a Sikh and a former white supremacist found forgiveness after hate. Register and learn more.
Two-factor Authentication
Wed., March 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Main Street
Get help with enabling two-factor authentication on your Google account and ask questions about authenticator apps and keys. Read more.
SAMRU Town Hall
Wed., March 13 from noon to 1 p.m. — Wyckham House
Learn about thePost-secondary Learning Act, tuition and fees, and the provincial election in a discussion among David Docherty, Andrew Nguyen, Paul Rossmann and Amanda LeBlanc.Submita question.
Wandering the Ruin: Building a Medieval Performance Text
Wed., March 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Immersion Studio (EL3345) and Ideas Lounge (EL 1270)
Enjoy a performance of the Old English poem The Ruin and then participate in a follow up discussion. Learn more.
Boom Baby, Staged Reading
Thurs., March 14 from 8 to 10 p.m. — Inside Out Theatre Community Arts Space
Hosted by Handsome Alice Theatre, Natalie Meisner will do a reading. Tickets by donation. Learn more.
Creating a Data Management Plan
Fri., March 15 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. — Visualization Classroom (EL1441)
In this session you will discover the fundamental elements of research data management planning using the Portage Network’s DMP Assistant. Learn more.
Does Trans Activism Negatively Impact Women's Rights? Fri., March 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. — Jenkins Theatre As part of the Critical Thinking Series, Meghan Murphy will argue "yes" and another speaker will argue "no, in a critical thinking format developed by Stephen Brookfield. Learn more.
The Working Mind for Managers
Mon., March 18 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. — TBA
This education-based program is designed to address and promote mental health and reduce the stigma of mental illness in a workplace setting. Register here.
QPR: Suicide Prevention Training
Tues., March 19 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. — TBA
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a certified program to recognize signs of distress and build awareness of suicide. Register here.
Building 3D Models with Google Blocks
Wed., March 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. — Experience Lab (EL1355)
Learn how to create and prototype 3D models in virtual reality, by using the Oculus Rift headset and Google Blocks application. Register here.
Beginner's Guide to 360 Degree Storytelling
Fri., March 22 from 10 a.m. to noon — Visualization Classroom (EL1441)
Create highly immersive environments for education by using 360-degree cameras. Register here.
Working with Google Sheets
Fri., March 22 from 10 a.m. to noon — T104
Learn how to do formulas, conditional formatting, graphs and sheet protection. Sign up.
Virtual Launch of 2019 Research and Scholarship Days
Mon., March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Celebrate undergraduate and faculty research during Research and Scholarship Days (March 25 to April 5) by reading stories and attending numerous events featuring students, faculties and institutes. Learn more here.
How Did We Arrive on Planet Earth and Where to Next?
Wed., March 27 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. — Ross Glen Hall
Listen to NASA scientist Firouz Naderi, best known for his leadership of the Mars exploration program, as he discusses this interesting topic. Sign up.
The Working Mind for Employees
Wed., March 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. — TBA
This education-based program is designed to address and promote mental health and reduce the stigma of mental illness in a workplace setting. Register here.
Civic Innovation Showcase
Wed., March 27 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Calgary Central Library
Citizen experiments developed by student teams for their creative cluster will be explored in this final showcase event by Vivacity. Learn more.
Increasing Your Influence
Thurs., March 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. — TBA
This course provides useful techniques for making things happen without using authority – whether you have it or not.Register here.
Working with Google Docs
Thurs., March 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. — T104
Learn how to use headers and footers, create hyperlinks, insert comments and suggestions, wrap text, view previous versions and add a table contents. Sign up.
Research Recognition Awards
Thurs., March 28 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. — TBA
This event is part of Research and Scholarship Days. More details will be posted in the schedule located here.
Science and Indigenization
Fri., March 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Ross Glen Hall
This session will help academics and scientists increase their knowledge and awareness, and learn how to put into practice the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Register here by March 22.
Booze, Broads and Brothels: A Walking Tour
Fri., March 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. — Starts at Famous Five Statue in Olympic Plaza This tour is led by Dr. Kimberly Williams. Full tour description and registration is available here. Space is limited to 15 Mount Royal participants.
April
Faculty Lightning Talks
Mon., April 1 from noon to 1 p.m. — Ideas Lounge (EL1270 Enjoy 5-minute ignite-style presentations on faculty research and scholarship over light refreshments. Register here.
Healthy Eating on the Go Wed., April 3 from 11 a.m. to noon — Y324 This session will motivate even the busiest employees to optimize their eating habits and improve their health, energy and performance. Sign up.
JMH $80,000 LaunchPad Pitch Competition Wed., April 3 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. — Ross Glen Hall Celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship with community members, students and alumni and see Mount Royal's innovators in action. Get tickets.
MRU Book Showcase
Thurs., April 4 from noon to 1 p.m. — The Knuckle (EA3001) Enjoy brief presentations and readings by Mount Royal authors as part of Research and Scholarship Days. Register here.
Collecting Social Media Data for Research Fri., April 5 from 10:30 a.m. to noon — Visualization Classroom (EL1441) This sessionwill cover tools and methods for gathering data from social media sites, including Twitter, Facebook and other platforms, that do not require coding.Sign up.
Two-factor Authentication
Wed., April 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Main Street
Get help with enabling two-factor authentication on your Google account and ask questions about authenticator apps and keys. Read more.
3D Sculpting with Oculus Medium Thurs., April 11 from 10 to 11 a.m. ― Experience Lab (EL1355) Build 3D sculptures in virtual reality utilizing the Oculus Rift headset and Oculus Medium application, and then 3D print your model.Sign up.
Beginner's Guide to Creating Virtual Reality Fri., April 12 from 10 a.m. to noon — Visualization Classroom (EL1441) Create interactive 360° tours that can be viewed using virtual reality in this hands-on workshop, using the Google VR Tours platform. No coding required. Register here.
Farewell Event for President David Docherty Tues., April 16 from 3 to 5 p.m. — Ross Glen Hall The Board of Governors welcomes the campus community to bid David and Kris a fond farewell. Cash bar.
Dave Kelly Live with Jann Arden Tues., April 16 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. — Bella Concert Hall Dave Kelly will be joined by Jann Arden for a night of conversation, song and stories. Buy tickets.
Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio Mon., April 29 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. — Bella Concert Hall Three of the most prominent performers in classical music are touring North America for the first time in three years. Learn more and purchase tickets here.
Check out more events on the calendar. See the submit function and guidelines info at the end of the calendar. Send info for the bimonthly events email to marketingandcommunications@mtroyal.ca.
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