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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter: February 2010Document Tools This month's issue highlights SFU students, staff and alumni involved in numerous initiatives, including the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Please contact us if you have any questions or feedback regarding this newsletter or any other services we provide. ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  SFU's Olympic Torch Bearer Welcomes The World
The winner of SFU’s Olympic torchbearer contest is third-year student Borvonan (Obi) Vattanawong. Originally from Thailand, Vattanawong moved to Vancouver in 2006 and is currently a student in SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology. He won his spot in the relay by producing a short video, World of Opportunities, highlighting SFU’s impact on his life. Obi will carry the Olympic flame atop SFU'S Burnaby Mountain campus tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11. [Watch Obi's Video] [See the Torch at SFU!] SFU Venues Transformed For Olympic Spectators SFU's Vancouver campus facilities have opened their doors to the World and will be home to several international delegations, and host of Robert LePage's The Blue Dragon - part of the Cultural Olympiad. The transformation has brought some exciting additions to the buildings, particularly the $1 million gold coin that's occupying the Segal Graduate School of Business, which is the new exhibition space for the Royal Canadian Mint. [Learn More]  Wanted: Alumni Who Want to Make A DifferenceIf you're looking for a rewarding volunteer role where you can represent your fellow alumni and help advance the future of Simon Fraser University and the next generation of students and alumni, we invite you to consider this leadership opportunity. The SFU Alumni Association is seeking nominations for new members of its volunteer Board of Directors. Nominations are due by 4 pm, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Voting will happen at the annual general meeting in May. [Learn more] Let SFU Occupy The Kids During Spring Break We may be embracing the Winter Olympics now, but Spring Break is just around the corner. Be sure to register your children and youth, ages 6-18, for these acclaimed week-long general recreation and sport campus that will be sure to keep them active, entertained, and most importantly, occupied... [Learn more]  Join us at the SFU Surrey Open HouseNow's your chance to visit SFU’s state-of-the-art campus in Central City Surrey. Find out why more students are choosing one of the most vibrant learning environments in Canada at SFU Surrey’s Open House on Thursday, March 4th from 4:30-8:30PM. Register to attend and enter the prize draw at www.surrey.sfu.ca. SFU Surrey – a campus for the future. Your future. [Learn more] PEOPLE 
Olympic Torch Designed By SFU SIAT Grad [Read more] Behind the Scenes with SFU's Incoming President [Read more] High Profile SFU Alumna Joins Board of Governors [Read more] RESEARCH 
Athletes Encouraged To Use Brains With Brawn [Read more] "Human Costs of War Declining" Says SFU Study [Read more] Prof Receives Phone Messages From Space [Read more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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