January 2002

Welcome to the first edition of Arch-E, your University of Calgary alumni email newsletter!

We’re pleased to bring you this monthly link to your alma mater, where you’ll discover news about the U of C, alumni networking opportunities, alumni events and career services information. If you have any suggestions for our next issue or would like to speak to a staff member in the alumni office, please email us as alumni [at] ucalgary [dot] ca or call (403) 220-4942. Instructions on removing yourself from this list are at the bottom of Arch-E.

U of C News

SU Opens New Ballroom
After six years of planning, the U of C Students' Union celebrated this week the grand opening of its new MacEwan Hall. The $9 million expansion to MacEwan Student Centre features a 50,000-square-foot ballroom and conference centre.

U of C Chancellor Receives the Order of Canada
Jack Perraton, who will complete his term as Chancellor of the University of Calgary this year, was awarded the Order of Canada this month by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.

Alumni News

Online Connections for Life Reaches Milestone
The Alumni Online Connections for Life, offering all U of C graduates a free University of Calgary email address, last week reached its first-year goal of having 1,000 members. The one-year-old Web site, which allows grads to find and email former classmates, is located at: https://dciwasp.admin.ucalgary.ca/webapp/cmr_connections/

Students Receive Alumni Funding
Thirty-eight University of Calgary students were awarded Alumni Association scholarships and bursaries worth between $500 and $4,000 on January 16. The undergraduate and graduate scholarships and bursaries are funded by endowments of more than $1.5 million that has accumulated through alumni donations over the past 20 years. If your interested in giving to
the Alumni Association Scholarships & Bursaries program, please contact the Alumni Annual Fund program at alumni [at] ucalgary [dot] ca or (403) 220.8261.

Alumni Events

U of C President to Host Silicon Valley Event
Dr. Harvey Weingarten, President of the University of Calgary, will be on hand for an alumni and ex-patriate reception at the Sheraton in Palo Alto, California, January 31. Dr. Weingarten and the University of Calgary Alumni Association will host the event’s pre-reception, to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Sequoia Room. RSVP to the pre-reception by emailing alumni [at] ucalgary [dot] ca . Following the pre-reception, a Silicon Valley Ministerial Reception will be co-hosted by the Honourable Victor Doerksen, Alberta’s Minister of Innovation and Science and the Canadian Consulate. To attend this event, which begins at 6:30. RSVP to alberta [at] cdntrade [dot] com.

Hong Kong Alumni Hold Memory Ball
The University of Calgary Alumni Association in Hong Kong is pleased to present Memories Ball 2002, at Verandah, Repulse Bay on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. The event, which costs $800 (HK) per person, includes dinner and cocktails. For more information email alumni [at] ucalgary [dot] org [dot] hk or go to http://www.ucalgary.org.hk/news020107.htm.

Faculty of Management Plans Toronto Gathering
Alumni from the Management Faculty are invited to attend an event in Toronto March 12. For details, email externalrelations [at] mgmt [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca.

Canadian Alumni Invited to Florida Dinner
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will be the site for this year’s All Canadian Alumni Dinner, to be hosted by McGill University. U of C grads, along with all other Canadian university alumni, are invited to this event, to be held Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Tower Club. The event features Bernard Shapiro, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University. Tickets are $50 each. Reservations will be accepted at devin@immigrationflorida.

Medicine Alumni Seek Reunion Interest
If you’re a Faculty of Medicine Class of 1993 "Auks" or Class of 1977 “Toad”, your former classmates would like to organize a reunion. If you’re interested in the 1993 reunion, email CMD93reunion [at] shaw [dot] ca and elgabal [at] cc [dot] umanitoba [dot] ca if you’re interested in the 1977 reunion.

Alumni to Speak During Career Day Event
All alumni are invited to a conference called Healthy Professional, Successful Careers, to be held Feb. 1 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Education Block Classroom 388. Sponsored by the Uof C Alumni Association, the event will feature four graduates of the Division of Applied Psychology Department, who will discuss their career experiences since graduating. Registration for this free event is required. Email apgsu [at] ucalgary [dot] ca.

Alumni Trivia Question:
Every year, about 5,000 graduates walk across the stage in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium for their convocation ceremony. This tradition dates back to the first year the institution was granted full autonomy (apart from the U of A) in 1966. This year, the number of graduates will reach a major milestone. How many total grads will we celebrate?

Send your answer to alumni [at] ucalgary [dot] ca, along with your name and phone #, and we’ll enter your name into a draw for a U of C Alumni Association metal travel mug. The winner will be announced in next month’s Arch-E.

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