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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter: July 2011Document Tools We are pleased to bring you highlights of the latest happenings at SFU and within our alumni community. This will be our last issue for the summer, and we'll return to your inbox in September! ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  envision>SFU: Discussion Paper For Your ReviewSFU President Andrew Petter introduced the envision>SFU project in February 2011, which has become one of the most extensive community consultation processes undertaken by a Canadian university. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community representatives contributed their thoughts and perspective around ten guiding questions designed to solicit input toward the creation of a strategic vision. Outcomes from the process have now been assembled and are presented as a discussion paper. We encourage you to share your thoughts online. [Learn more] Seeking Your Input: Enhancing Alumni Engagement SFU and the Alumni Association have launched a process to enhance alumni engagement and the alumni experience at SFU. As we envision the future of SFU, so must we also envision the future of alumni, our fastest growing and most lifelong stakeholder group. Draft ideas have been generated by a Steering Committee and the Alumni Association Board of Directors. We are now inviting input from alumni. We encourage you to review the draft and share your thoughts and perspective online. [Learn more]  SFU Summer Camps Back In Full ForceOnce again kids and teens can spend an exciting summer on Burnaby Mountain with SFU Summer Camps - a wide variety of camps available for campers aged 5 to 18 years. New camps this summer include hockey camps, outdoor adventure camp, SFU's Glee camp, under the sea (aquatic camp), and a new format for Mini-University and Leadership camps. Camps are offered at Burnaby and Surrey campuses and include Recreational camps, Educational Camps, Sport camps and Partnership camps. Register today - spaces are filling up fast! [Learn more] SFU Library Launches Summer Reading List The SFU Library invites alumni to share their suggestions for the kind of books you’d encourage your fellow alumni and SFU community members to read this summer by submitting your suggestions to this year’s Summer Reading list. If you can't choose just one, feel free to mention as many as you’d like. Simply complete the online form and then check out the Great Read blog to see what your peers have suggested as well. Happy reading! [Learn more] Call For Nominations: SFU Honorary Degree Recipients SFU's Senate Committee on University Honours is placing a call for nominations for a broad range of honorary degree designations to recognize the achievements and contributions of individuals in our community. The awarding of honorary degrees is intended to encourage a standard of excellence and innovation which is exemplary to students, faculty and staff, and to society generally. Nomination deadline is September 12, 2011. [Learn more]  July Festival Celebrates Indian Culture The official Year of India in Canada is being celebrated in Vancouver with the launch of the 10-day Indian Summer Festival, July 7-17 at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. The festival showcases talent from India in the fields of music, dance, literature, film, cuisine, yoga and wellness, in conversation with Canadian counterparts and is hosted by the SFU Woodward’s cultural unit, the Indian Summer Arts Society and Teamwork Productions. [Learn more] SFU Seeks Accreditation And Welcomes Alumni Comments SFU is currently seeing accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) – the regional U.S. authority on the educational quality and institutional effectiveness of post-secondary institutions. Receiving accreditation from the NWCCU will enable SFU to compare and share best practices with institutions worldwide, while improving international recognition and recruitment, and simplifying relations with U.S. counterparts in matters such as scholarships, grants and athletics. Alumni are encouraged to review the draft “Self Evaluation Report” that has been prepared and to share their comments before July 15th. [Learn more]  Sponsored Ad: Social Media Boot Camp - August 4, SFU Vancouver Join us for a day-long workshop that explores the basic who, what, when, where, why and how of social media. It’s ideal for individuals, organizations, non-profits and activists interested in using social media to engage, communicate, and create change. It features some of the leading social media experts in Vancouver. Register today as spaces are limited and popularity has been high! [Learn more] PEOPLE  SFU grad seeks to erase illegal graffiti [Read more] Alumna inspired in Tanzania launches new non-profit [Read more] Carbons Talks launched by alumna to reduce climate impacts [Read more] RESEARCH  SFU group receives Leo for Chinese-Canadian documentary [Watch the preview] New research centre treats brain and spinal cord injuries [Read more] Video games educate high school students [Read more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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