June 2009, Vol 8, No 6

Fair day for the whole family

It's the U of C's largest annual community event and this year's Campus Fair has lots of new exhibits to add to returning favourites like Alumni Relations' "future grad" photo portraits. Join us Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a great day featuring free parking, free barbecue, main stage entertainment and 60 exhibits from all faculties and departments.

"An incredibly proud moment for Canada"

Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, BSc'76, is well on his way to his six-month stay in the International Space Station following a picture-perfect launch May 27 aboard a Russian Soyuz craft from Kazakhstan. Thirsk will be the first Canadian to ever experience a long-duration space mission and one of six astronauts to live aboard the ISS on Expedition 20/21. With Thirsk up until the launch was friend Doug Hamilton, MD'91, PhD'91, the mission's deputy flight surgeon. Learn More...

Tapp named nursing dean

Dianne Tapp, MN'93, PhD'97, has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Nursing, starting a five-year term on July 1. Tapp has served as interim dean since January 2008 and previously held a number of academic administrative positions in the faculty, including associate dean (graduate programs), vice-dean, and acting dean. In 2006, on the occasion of the U of C's 40th anniversary, Tapp was selected as one of the university's "Top 40 Alumni". Learn More...

Lucier earns Engineers Canada honours for space program role

Laura Lucier, BSc'99, is the 2009 recipient of the Young Engineer Achievement Award from Engineers Canada. Lucier, a member of the Canadian Space Agency's Robotics Flight Control Team at NASA, is the first Canadian woman to work as a robotics flight lead and her work has helped Canada build a reputation as a world leader in aerospace robotics. Learn More...

Westell to perform at Contrasts

The Contrasts Chamber Music Festival is bringing some renowned names in music to the U of C from June 2-13. One musician chosen to perform is violinist Emily Westell, BMus'06. Westell will be performing Bizet-Waxman's Carmen Fantasy along with Vladmir Levtov on the piano. Learn More...

Price new soccer Dinos coach

Ken Price, BComm'92, is the new head coach of the Dinos men's soccer team. A native Calgarian, Price is well-connected with the Dinos men's soccer community, having played with the team from 1987-92, and he was a second-team CIS all-Canadian in 1989. Price will be joined on the sidelines by Brian McDonnell, BEd'08, a five-year member of the Dinos as a goalkeeper and a teacher at St. Helena Junior High School in northwest Calgary. Learn More...

EMBA grad gives back in a big way

While many Haskayne graduates wish to give back to their alma mater, not many do so as quickly, or with such impact, as Warren Dyer, MBA'08. Dyer, an Alberta/Haskayne Executive MBA alumnus, recently instituted the Warren & Marline Dyer Faculty Fellowship in Operations Management. The first recipient of the fellowship is Giovani da Silveira (at left), associate professor and area chair of Operations Management. Learn More...

Update your info and win a Golf Weekend in Kimberley!

Do you know someone who has lost contact with the U of C? Pass this contest to them for their chance to win and maybe you'll be invited to a golf weekend in Kimberley! Or maybe you get ArchE but your snail mail address on our file is outdated. You can update your info by Aug. 1 and enter to win, too! The prize includes a two-night stay for four people in a beautiful two-bedroom suite, green fees plus carts at the Trickle Creek Golf Course. Learn More...

Experience Canada through an international student's eyes

Volunteer now with the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad to share an enriching cultural experience with an international student this fall by becoming a host family. Host families are not asked to house international students and there is only a 1-2 meeting per month commitment. CISSA is currently recruiting interested Host Families. Learn More...