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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter: May 2012Document Tools We are pleased to bring you highlights of the latest happenings at SFU and within our alumni community. ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  Alumni Association Board Elections Move Online This Year Due to popular demand, the SFU Alumni Association is excited to announce that this year’s Board elections will be conducted exclusively online. As a result, no paper-based voting will be conducted. All eligible alumni will receive an email from alumni@sfu.ca on May 28 that includes a personalized voting link. Simply click the link and cast your vote online. Candidates will be available to meet with alumni at the Alumni Annual Gathering & General Meeting May 31. [Learn more] Have Breakfast With SFU’s Clan Next Week Limited tickets still remain for SFU Athletics’ largest fundraiser of the year, The Gathering of the Clan breakfast. The panel of celebrity athletes will include Olympic Gold Medalists, Daniel Igali, BA ‘01 and former student Hayley Wickenheiser. The third annual fundraiser takes place May 16 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West from 7-9am and generates important funding that directly benefits SFU’s elite athletes. [Learn more]  SFU Burnaby Lays Out The Welcome Mat: SFU Open House 2012 Head up the hill, reconnect with the SFU community, and check out the exciting ways that SFU is engaging the world. This free event will be full of interesting things for the whole family to see and do, including artistic performances, educational demonstrations, and explorations of our latest facilities. Be sure to visit the Alumni Booth in the tent in Freedom Square for a chance to win some great prizes! [Learn more] New Alumni Engagement Blog Launched SFU and the Alumni Association are keen to learn how members of our alumni community are engaging the world. With over 120,000 alumni in 130 countries, we know there are many cool and compelling initiatives that alumni are involved in to help make the world a better place, extending from one’s own neighbourhood to the other side of the globe. We've developed a new blog for alumni to share stories, inspire others, and network with fellow alumni about their efforts to engage the world and enhance our local and global communities. We invite you to post your stories and to see the exciting initiatives your peers are undertaking. [Learn more]  Register TodayTo Win An iPad At The Annual Alumni Gathering! Be sure to register for this year’s Alumni Annual Gathering & General meeting, May 31, and have a chance to win an iPad! Connect with your alumni community and expand your network of SFU graduates who are engaging the world in exciting and influential ways. The main presentation features SFU Outstanding Alumni Award recipient, Shauna Sylvester, BA ’90, who has over 25 years of experience with ground-breaking work in local, national and global communities. [Learn more] Alumni Gifts Help Close to 1,000 Students In 2011/2012, gifts from alumni donors totaled $650,000 through the SFU Student Calling Program and helped nearly 1,000 SFU students reach their academic goals. This year, a third of our alumni increased their gifts from past years and more chose to support students year-round with a monthly gift. There are now 1,350 monthly donors giving more than $205,000 per year. This support reduces the financial strain for students and allows them to focus more of their time on achieving academic success. Thank you! [Learn more]  New City Conversations Program Encourages Dialogue SFU Vancouver is hosting a series of Thursday noontime meet-ups for community members to discuss issues like art, culture, housing, transportation and a plethora of other topics that impact our daily lives. The City Conversations program is an informal opportunity to listen to knowledgeable experts, ask questions, and present opinions for the panelist(s) to respond to, on topics that are relevant to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. [Learn more] Seeking Outstanding Alumni If you know an SFU graduate who deserves recognition for their extraordinary achievements, we want to hear from you. Nominations are being accepted until July 3, 2012 for the annual SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards. Award categories include: professional, academic, arts & culture, athletics, public service, service to the community, and service to the university. [Learn more]  Sponsored Ad: Refer a friend and receive $6,000. Invest in Altitude and earn a 10% annual return!Soaring 1,300 feet above sea level, Altitude by award-winning Hungerford Group is Burnaby Mountain’s newest tower offering premium 1, 2 & 3 bedroom homes. SFU Alumni are entitled to a $6,000 referral bonus, 2 years of no strata fees* and no property tax* yielding a 10% annual return on investment! Tell your friends and visit the Sales Centre today on Burnaby mountain. Register online or call 604-456-8883. Now selling from $268,900. [Learn More] *conditions apply PEOPLE  Students pitch clean energy on global stage [Read more] Alumnus helped SFU become 2nd Fair Trade campus in Canada [Read more] Three SFU Women Nominated for YWCA Awards [Read more] RESEARCH  SFU Researchers Work To Improve Water Quality [Read more] Medical tourism studies track ethics, risks, and effects [Read more] HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research Receives Significant Funding [Read more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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