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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter: January 2012Document Tools Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and we're excited to bring you highlights of the latest happenings at SFU and within our alumni community. ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  Celebrating Outstanding Accomplishments The SFU Alumni Association has selected a pioneering paleontologist, a compassionate community activist, an extraordinary Aboriginal physician and a globally engaged former Mountie as winners of the 2011 SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards. Award recipients include Dr. Rolf Mathewes (BSc '69), James Chi Ming Pau (EARTS '84), Dr. Nadine Caron (BSc '93), and Graham Muir (MA '82). Join us as we recognize the accomplishments of these remarkable SFU Alumni, February 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. Alumni and guests are invited to register before February 14. [Register today] Alumni Across Canada Can Help Food Banks With Hockey Sticks Five Hole for Food is an annual Canadian coast-to-coast charity founded by SFU's very own that aims to support food banks across the country. As this rapidly rising non-profit continues to impact change across Canada, they're looking for your help! Join a dynamic group that's creating a movement of change driven by hockey, and get involved today as a local community organizer [Learn more]  Announcing the SFU Alumni Association’s Facebook Photo Contest WinnersThe SFU Alumni Association’s first Facebook Photo Contest saw over 1,000 new Fans flock online to cast a vote for their favourite submission. Among the 28 entries were artistic, reflective and thought-provoking photos that all centered upon SFU’s “Thinking of the World” tagline. All photos, including the three winning entries, have now been posted on the SFU Alumni Association’s Flickr Photo Gallery. Thank you to our sponsor Leader Frames. [View the Photos] [Sponsor: Leader Frames] Celebrating SFU Authors: Invitation To Submit Works Published In 2011 For the past four years, the SFU Library has hosted an annual event celebrating SFU faculty, students, staff, alumni and retired university community members who have authored or co-authored a book, or its equivalent. Submissions are currently being accepted until February 1, 2012 for works published in 2011. A reception to mark the accomplishments of SFU authors will be held March 20 from 3:30 – 5:00pm. [Learn more]  Maximizing Possibilities In A Multigenerational Workplace: XYBOOM ConferenceTaking an intergenerational approach, XYBOOM brings together 11 industry experts with business professionals and youth to address the changing workforce. Businesses will leave with strategies on maximizing possibilities in a multigenerational workplace while youth leave with an increased understanding of their role in the job market. How is attracting, retaining and developing talent changing? Do intergenerational differences really affect the workplace? These topics and more will be addressed at this conference, which takes an interactive, participant-focused approach, January 20. [Learn more] Alumni Receive 20% Discount on Upcoming SFU Woodward’s Performance SFU Alumni are eligible for a 20% discount on tickets purchased between January 3-13 to the Turning Point Ensemble’s presentation of A Colorful World at SFU Woodward’s. Turning Point Ensemble celebrates a century of colour and new expression with a reinvented masterwork of 1912, the exquisite music of Toru Takemitsu and a premiere by one of Canada's leading composers, Rodney Sharman. The performance takes place January 29, 2012, 8pm at SFU Vancouver. To receive the discount, use promo code WORLD at the online box office. [Learn more]  2012 Robbie Burns Day Aims to Set World Record The Centre for Scottish Studies invites you to join SFU's bid to set a world record for the longest recitation of Robert Burns' poetry and songs. Join in reciting the work of Scotland's bard for 4.5 hours! Alumni are encouraged to RSVP for a 5-minute reading period. This free event is open to all members of the public and everyone is encouraged to cheer on the readers for the Robbie Burns Day celebration, which includes refreshments and entertainment. [Learn more]  Sponsored Ad: Part-Time Writing and Communications Courses Is your New Year’s resolution to improve your writing? Start a new career? Finish your first novel? SFU Continuing Studies can help. We offer over 100 part-time courses and seven certificates in creative, business, and technical writing; editing; publishing; public relations; new media journalism; digital communications; and social media. Most classes meet in the evenings and on weekends at SFU Vancouver or online. [Learn more] PEOPLE  Saying Farewell To Milton Wong [Read more] Crofts Named University Athlete Of The Year [Read more] Five Alumni Named BIV's Top 40 Under 40 [Read more] RESEARCH  Researchers Unravel Malaria’s Genetic Mysteries [Read more] School Location A Factor In Student Health & Performance [Read more] SFU Makes Time’s Top 10 List of Medical Breakthroughs [Read more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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