June 2003

U of C News

Campus Fair Reviews Are In
Hosting its first open house in more than a decade, the Campus Fair on June 21 has garnered much praise and is being considered a success. More than 5,000 people turned out to discover and learn what the U of C has to offer the Calgary community every day of the year. Children and adults alike learned how to make slime, saw a Roman battle reenacted, took turns on the climbing wall, and found out how many germs can cling to your hands even after a good washing. Planning for next year's fair is already in the works. To see pictures of the day's events, go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/campusfair/pics.html.

Going 16,000 Feet Under the Sea
Engineers, scientists, and students can now take a look on the bottom of ocean floors, inside oil and gas reservoirs, or even inside knee joints and hearts — virtually, that is. The impressive $15-million 3-D lab is the new Schlumberger iCentre in the Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology (CCIT) Building on campus. During the lab demo, a Schlumberger representative took the audience 16,000 feet below the North Sea. To read more, go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/gazette/june16-03/icentre.html.

Big Budget News
On June 20, the budget went to the Board of Governors. While this budget is a tough one, calling for a reduction of spending that equals $30 million over the next two years, key priorities, such as student scholarships and the library, are protected and will even receive additional funding. For in-depth information, go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/gazette/june16-03/budget.html.

Milestones Celebrated by U of C’s Aboriginal Community
During the spring convocation ceremonies, the 100,000th person graduated from the University of Calgary. But it was not the only milestone celebrated at this year's ceremonies - of the many who convocated this spring, close to 90 of those graduates were Aboriginal people. This is the largest group of Aboriginal students to graduate from U of C during convocation week. And this highlight is only one of many the U of C Aboriginal community celebrated. To read about the others, check out http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/june03/tatanga.html.

For more U of C news, go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/gazette/june16-03/ and download the latest version of Gazette.

Alumni News

Maybe Calgary Architects Could Have Built Rome in a Day
Andrew King, an adjunct professor of architecture in the Faculty of Environmental Design and U of C alumnus, has won this year's Prix de Rome from the Canada Council for the Arts. This is the second straight year that a Calgary architect - and member of U of C's architecture program - has won the award, the council's top award for architects. Alumnus and professor Marc Boutin won the distinguished national prize last year. For more details on King’s work or the award: http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/june03/prix-king.html.

Alumni Association Has New Leadership
A new leadership team was installed at the recent Alumni Association Annual General Meeting. Dean Brawn is president, with Tamara McCarron serving as vice-president. The remainder of the team is made up of four chair positions within a new committee structure; these include Steven Waters with the Outreach Committee, Amanda Affonso with the Strategy Committee, Irene Black as chair of the Chapters and Branches Committee, and Tom McGovern with the Leadership Development Committee. All alumni are welcome to join the committees; phone 220-4942 or email mcgovern [at] alumni [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca if you’re interested in being an alumni volunteer.

Haskayne Seeks Business Grads from '73 '83 '93
The Haskayne Alumni Chapter is celebrating 10-, 20-, and 30-year reunions for alumni from the BComm and MBA programs on October 2, 2003. Contact Nicole Wheatley at 220-6072 or e-mail nicole [dot] wheatley [at] haskayne [dot] ucalgary [dot] ca to help organize your reunion or to provide input.

Alumni and Campus Events

Pre-Canada D'eh Celebrations in Hong Kong
The alumni associations for UBC and U of T invite all Canadian alumni in Hong Kong to be a part of the Canada D'eh Celebrations in Lan Kwai Fong on Monday, June 30. The party gets underway at 9:00 pm at Insomnia (LG/F 38-44 D'Aguilar Street), and entrance is $10. Half-price drinks and appetizers will be served from 9 to 11 pm.

EMBA Alumni in Calgary Gather at Murrietta's
Executive MBA alumni are invited to meet at Murrietta's Westcoast Bar & Grill on Thursday, July 3, from 5 to 7 pm. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail craig [at] craigelias [dot] com.

Calling All Alumni in Victoria
Alumni from Queen's, Western, University of Toronto, and other Canadian universities will gather on Saturday, July 12 to celebrate summer in Victoria at Beaver Lake Park. Bring your own picnic, meet local alumni, and then stay to enjoy the beach, games, or a walk around the lake. All alumni, family and friends are welcome. Any U of C alumni who are interested in taking part should contact JenniferMohan [at] tricolour [dot] queensu [dot] ca or (250) 388-4324.

Geography Studies Overseas
If any alumni are interested in travelling with an academic focus, please consider Geography's Overseas Field School. The next one, running from July 16 to August 27 will cover Southeast Europe, including the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, and Greece. Participants can take it for credit or audit. For detailed information, email geogfs [at] ucalgary [dot] ca or call the Geography Field Studies Group at 210-5486.

Kananaskis Field Station Open House
Researchers will be available to answer questions and discuss research projects underway at the Kananaskis Field Stations at the annual open house on Sunday, July 13 from 10 am to 4 pm. Contact July Buchanan-Mappin at 220-5355 or go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/june03/kananaskis.html for more details.

For more events, go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/events.

Did you know?
The U of C's manufacturing engineering program has been named one of the best programs of its kind in the world. Joining the ranks of universities such as Purdue, the Technical University of Berlin, Georgia Tech, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the U of C has been awarded the prestigious CASA/SME University LEAD Award. CASA/SME is an acronym for the Computer and Automated Systems Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. LEAD stands for leadership and excellence in the application and development of enterprise-wide integration. Go to http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/june03/casa-sme.html to read more about the award.