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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter - January 2009Document Tools ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards Event – February 19, 2009 Alumni and guests are invited to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver on Thursday, February 19, 2009. Master of Ceremonies: Christy Clark, Host of the “Christy Clark” show on CKNW. Tickets: $95 per person / $700 per table of eight. Details and registration at www.sfu.ca/alumni/events     We will be honouring our 2008 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients (L to R): Dr. Richard Bruskiewich, BA ’87: Academic Achievement, Ms. Evaleen Jaager Roy, BBA ’84: Professional Achievement, Dr. Gabor Mate, PDP ’69: Service to the Community, Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, MA ’83, PhD ’89: Service to the Community. View recipient profiles at www.sfu.ca/alumni/our_alumni/outstanding/. Title event sponsor:   Best of SFU 2008 Check out the “Best of SFU 2008” online feature for your one-stop shop of all the highlights of the past year, including new milestones, discoveries and achievements by SFU’s community of faculty, staff, students and alumni: www.sfu.ca/pamr/best_of_sfu NCAA Consultation Process SFU is welcoming input from the university community and alumni regarding membership in varsity sport conferences and leagues (eg. NCAA Division II, NAIA, CIS). Opportunities for public input have been scheduled at SFU Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey. Comments are also welcome at ncaa-consult@sfu.ca. For more details, visit http://athletics.sfu.ca/ncaa. 2009 SFU Arts Calendar Dance – New dances choreographed & performed by SFU students. Jan. 22-24. www.sfu.ca/sca Art Gallery – Liz Magor: Sculptural Objects. Jan. 10 to Feb. 21, SFU Burnaby: www.sfu.ca/gallery Olympiad Performance – Turning Point Ensemble offers SFU alumni discount: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events/ Upcoming Events – Dance, film, theatre, art, music. View events calendar at www.sfu.ca/sca Call for Nominations: 2009 Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy The Sterling Prize is awarded annually to someone whose work is daring and creative, and challenges complacency, while presenting new ways of looking at the world. Nominees may be an SFU graduate or student, staff or faculty member, or someone in the community with an SFU connection. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2009. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/sterlingprize Male Research Volunteers Needed SFU’s School of Kinesiology is seeking male volunteers for a research study of respiratory and skin surface responses to hot and humid conditions. Testing will be conducted at normal body temperatures and in hyperthermia (increased body temperatures). Participation involves two laboratory visits lasting approximately 1.5 and 5 hours. Contact Miriam Clegg at 778.782.6895. PEOPLE  Staff mobility initiatives support the internationalization of SFU – [more] School for Interactive Arts & Technology student makes Time’s top 10 – [more] Life in the foreign service with alumnus Greg Chubak, BA (Hons) ’88 – [more] RESEARCH  SFU researchers co-author plan to tackle poverty and homelessness – [more] SFU professors receive CIHR funding to advance key health research – [more] Study shows Chinese immigrants less likely to access mental health care – [more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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