February 2002

Welcome to Arch-E, your University of Calgary alumni e-mail newsletter.

U of C News

MBA Program Listed as One of the Best
Congratulations to the Faculty of Management for having their MBA program enter the Financial Times rankings of the top 100 MBA programs in the world. U of C's program entered the list at an overall ranking of 83rd.

Archives Welcomes Reform Party Papers
The Reform Party papers from 1987 to 2000, chronicling the birth and development of the grass roots party have been given a permanent home in the University of Calgary Archives. The papers will be available to scholars and students in mid-April.

Former Reform Party leader, Preston Manning, has also been appointed to the position of Distinguished Visitor at the U of C. He will be on campus three months of the year for the next three years.

Alumni News

Alumni Mentors Connect with Students
More than two dozen alumni from around the world have volunteered to offer career advice to students through the Alumni Association's online mentor program. Post your anonymous career profile and help a student make a career choice today by signing up at:
https://dciwasp.admin.ucalgary.ca/webapp/cmr_connections/

Deadline is Looming
February 28, 2002 is the final deadline for sending in nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award. So if you are just putting final touches on the nomination package, hurry and get it in! The winner will be announced in an upcoming issue of Arch-E.

Be a Judge
The Alumni Association's University and Community Relations Committee is supporting the Alberta Science Fair by sponsoring a couple of awards and assisting in recruiting judges. If you'd like to judge the Calgary Youth Science Fair on April 12 from 8 am until noon in the Big Four Building in Stampede Park go to www.cysf.org and click on Information for Judges. There are two forms available, one for elementary judges and one for secondary judges.

Alumni and Campus Events

Faculty of Management Alumni Receptions
Alumni from the Faculty of Management are invited to attend receptions in the following cities:
Toronto: Tuesday, March 12 at the Westin Harbour Castle from 6 to 8:30 pm
Edmonton: Tuesday, April 2 at the Hotel McDonald from 5 to 7 pm
Vancouver: Tuesday, April 16 at the Hotel Vancouver from 5 to 7:30 pm
RSVP to rsvp [at] mgmt [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca or for more information contact management_alumni [at] mgmt [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca

Networking Luncheon Series
The MBA Alumni Association is presenting Brian Lee, a certified speaking professional to talk about "The Six Secrets of Networking and Highly Effective Personal Marketing" on Friday, March 8 from 11:30 to 1:30 pm at the Delta Bow Valley. RSVP to rsvp [at] mgmt [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca or call 220-6072 by March 5.

Attention Canadian Alumni in Washington, D.C.
You are invited to an All-Canadian Universities Alumni event on April 19. To find out more information go to www.stmarys.ca/administration/alumni/allcanada.pdf.

Women's Career Days
The Women's Career Days will be on campus in the MacEwan Student Centre on March 12. Running from 10:30 to 3:00 pm, companies and government agencies will be recruiting candidates for career, co-op, summer, and intern opportunities. Women from three top companies will give a presentation on leading a prosperous career in the oil and gas industry. This event is free and open to all. For more details, visit www.iwomen.ca.

The Faculty of Education is presenting "School Choice: Public Education at a Crossroads." For more information on the conference, go to http://ww.ucalgary.ca/~school/.

Alumni Trivia

The latest issue of Arch: The University of Calgary Alumni Magazine will be in your mailboxes very soon. In one of the stories, you can read about Alberta's former Film Commissioner. Who is the U of C alum that is also a former Alberta Film Commissioner?

Send your answer to alumni [at] ucalgary [dot] ca, along with your name and phone number by March 15, and we'll enter your name to win a U of C Alumni Association metal travel mug. The answer and winner will be announced in next month's Arch-E.

The answer to last month's question of how many total graduates will the U of C celebrate in the upcoming year is 100,000. Alison MacDonald, BSW'82, guessed the correct answer -- congratulations Alison!

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