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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter - January 2008Document Tools ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards Event - February 19 Alumni and guests are invited to attend the 2007 Outstanding Alumni Awards event at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Master of Ceremonies: Peter Robinson (BA ’88, PBD ’96), CEO, David Suzuki Foundation. Reception at 6:00 pm followed by dinner and awards presentation at 6:45 pm. $95 per person / $700 per table. Register by Feb. 11 at www.sfu.ca/alumni/events     Award recipients (L to R) include: Dr. Elaine Gallagher, PhD ’88: Professional Achievement, Dr. David Granville, BSc ’95: Academic Achievement, Dr. Mark Jaccard, BA ’78, MRM ’84: Academic Achievement, and Ms. Alison Lawton, MA ’06: Service to the Community. [View profiles] Premiere event sponsor: TD Meloche Monnex  Diamond Alumni Centre – Discount for Alumni If you’re planning a business or personal event for 2008 and are looking for a unique venue with award-winning catering, consider the Diamond Alumni Centre at SFU. A popular site for weddings, business meetings, and other receptions and gatherings, the DAC offers SFU alumni exclusive discounts for room bookings. Find out more at www.sfu.ca/dac or call 778.782.4796. SFU Launches Education TV Program BC's only TV program dedicated to in-depth analysis of education issues will be hosted by Paul Shaker, SFU's Dean of Education. Watch "Your Education Matters" on ShawTV, Channel 4 on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. Re-broadcasts are Mondays 6:30 pm, Sundays 9:00 am and 7:00 pm. Read the SFU news article or visit the program website at www.youreducationmatters.ca The Arts at SFU – Spring 2008 Contemporary Arts spring 2008 events calendar – www.sfu.ca/sca Opening Jan. 12, Susan Bozic: The Dating Portfolio – www.sfu.ca/artgallery SFU Philosophers Café spring 2008 calendar – www.philosopherscafe.net SFU Surrey Open House – February 28 Check out SFU’s Surrey campus during their Open House on Thursday Feb. 28, 4:30 - 8:30 pm. Prospective students will learn more about what it's like to study at SFU and can meet faculty and current students, admission and recruitment advisors and student services staff. Tours of the campus will also be provided. www.surrey.sfu.ca/openhouse Call for Nominations - Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy The Sterling Prize is awarded annually to someone whose work presents new ways of looking at the world that are daring and creative and challenge complacency. Nominees may be a student, staff member, academic, graduate, or someone in the community with an SFU connection. Suggest a candidate to the Sterling Prize Committee at vpacad@sfu.ca. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/sterlingprize PEOPLE  SFU coach Dave Elligott (BA ‘99) trades soccer for finance – [more] Shawn Smith (BBA ’05), President, Agents of Change - [alumni profile] Cindy Butler (BA ’74), Vice-Principal, Etobicoke School of the Arts – [alumni profile] RESEARCH  Chemistry: Chip technology could transform cancer therapy – [more] Kinesiology: New SFU Centre to aid research for disabled - [more] Engineering: Pulse-checking device helps lifeguards - [more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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