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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter: September 2012Document Tools We are pleased to bring you highlights of the latest happenings at SFU and within our alumni community. ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  How Square Is Your Thinking? Bring Your Ideas To The Community Summit SFU Public Square, a signature initiative designed to spark, nurture and restore communication connections, is hosting an inaugural Community Summit, September 18 – 23. Events are planned to engage community members in exploring urban isolation and strategies to promote civic connectedness. Featured events include Opening Night at the Orpheum, Big Ideas for Libraries in Communities Challenge, the Alone Together film festival, and more. Volunteers are also needed. [Learn more] Come Together To Help Clean Our Shorelines On Sunday, September 16 we invite you to join the SFU Alumni Association as we participate in the 19th Annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Our group will gather from 10:00am to noon to help clean up Silver Creek at the base of Burnaby Mountain (just east of Broadway and Underhill Ave). If you’re not able to join us at this location or on that day, then we encourage you to locate another site where you can contribute your efforts towards this great cause. Register online to join us at our location, or find one that’s closer to your home. [Learn more]  The BIG (Career, Volunteer, and Professional School) Fair Returns To SFUSFU Career Services and AIESEC SFU invite you to join us for SFU’s biggest career, education, and volunteer fair of the year. Plan to attend September 17/18 (Surrey campus) or September 19/20 (Burnaby campus) to connect with employers, graduate schools and non-profit organizations. RSVP to receive tips on effectively attending the fairs, to view the list of registered exhibitors, and to win great prizes. [Learn more] Tune In To TEDxSFU Live This Year Add TEDxSFU to your calendar on September 22 and watch the live online presentations by influential Vancouverites from the comfort of your home. This year’s theme focuses on Going Against the Grain, and speakers from diverse fields including arts, technology, science, politics and entertainment will share their stories of standing up and standing out. TEDxSFU is an independently organized spinoff of the international Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference, and is meant to give imaginative minds a receptive setting to spread their great ideas. [Meet the speakers] [View videos from last year]  A New Legacy Begins: SFU Clan Enters The NCAASFU Athletics is proud to be the first international member of the NCAA, and The Clan are kicking off a new season with higher expectations than ever. Soccer, football and volleyball begin this month and it’s easier than ever to attend a game. Free parking, family fun, and a beer garden are just up the hill at SFU. Join the Clan as they step into a new era of SFU’s athletic history! Book your season tickets by calling 778-782-4056! Follow developments on Facebook and Twitter @SFUClan. [Learn more] Call For Nominations: SFU Honorary Degree Recipients SFU’s Senate Committee on University Honours invites members of the community to nominate persons meriting the award of an honorary degree, which is the highest honour conferred by the university. Submit a nomination for a distinguished individual in your community to recognize their scholarly, scientific, or artistic achievement, or to reward their exceptional contribution to the public good through professional or philanthropic activity. Honorary degree recipients' achievements celebrate what the university values and they serve as an inspiration and role model to our students, graduates, and our community. The deadline for submissions is September 17. [Learn more]  Alumni Receive Ticket Discounts to SFU Woodward’s Cultural Performances Alumni qualify for discounts on tickets to select performances offered by the SFU Woodward’s Cultural Unit at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Stay tuned to future Alumni e-Newsletters to learn about which performances qualify for offers. This month, receive $5 off each ticket to Daniel MacIvor’s A Beautiful View, September 26-29. This show presents a seriocomic trek across the intangibles of love, and about our affinity for re-writing history in its name. Use code SFUALUM. [Learn more] Submit Your Co-op, Career, Or Volunteer Story And Win Up To $1,600 Remember that you have until October 12th to enter for a chance to win a MacBook Pro, a new iPad, or up to $1,600 cash! Simply submit a 1-3 minute video created on your camera, video phone, webcam or even motion graphic software that depicts your co-op, career, or volunteer story. Entering this contest will give you a great opportunity to win some great prizes, and to showcase an experience that can inspire and engage today's students, who are our future alumni. [Learn more] PEOPLE  President Petter chooses the road less travelled [Read more] Student brings home Bronze medal from London [Read more] SFU engages other universities in Terry Fox Challenge [Read more] RESEARCH  Researcher claims "Drunkorexia" leads to risky behaviour [Read more] Beedie School receives elite accreditation [Read more] Research Matters: The latest in SFU research [Read more – PDF] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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