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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter: October 2010Document Tools Below are some highlights of the latest happenings at SFU and within our alumni community. Please contact us if you have any questions or feedback regarding this newsletter or any other services we provide. ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  Keeping You Connected: New SFU Alumni Flickr SiteCouldn't join us for Homecoming or some of our other recent events? Check out our new Flickr page with photo highlights from all of our SFU Alumni sponsored events and stay connected. The site will be updated after each event, so check back often to see if you can recognize some familiar faces. [View Photos] New Home For Totem Poles Two totem poles that were originally carved by the late Tsimshian artist, Ray Wesley, and erected more than three decades ago in SFU’s Naheeno Park, have been restored through funds provided by the SFU Alumni Association. The poles were welcomed to their new home outside of the SFU Office for Aboriginal Peoples in the AQ during a rededication ceremony that occurred over the summer. [Watch the video]  Meet SFU's New President in Ottawa and TorontoAlumni are invited to meet SFU's new President, Andrew Petter at events in Ottawa (Oct 26) and Toronto (Oct 28) to learn about the latest University developments and to connect with fellow grads. Full event details are posted on our Alumni Events page and RSVPs are kindly requested by next week. [Learn more] Actuarial Alumni To Celebrate 20 Years Attention SFU Actuarial Program alumni! The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Actuarial Program this fall. Friends and supporters of the Program are invited to a dinner banquet on November 19th at the Diamond Alumni Centre to mark this milestone. Please keep an eye on the Department’s website for details as they become available. [Learn more]  Earn 1,000 Bonus AIR MILES Reward MilesGet the BMO SFU Alumni Association Gold AIR MILES MasterCard and you’ll earn 1000 Bonus reward miles with your first card purchase* while helping the SFU Alumni Association fund scholarships, bursaries, events and other programs that benefit students and alumni. Apply by November 30th, 2010. [Apply Now] *If you cancel your card within 30 days of opening your account the 1000 bonus reward miles will be cancelled Annual SFU Clan Football Legacy Dinner SFU Clansmen are invited to the annual Clan Football Legacy Dinner, hosted by Giulio Caravatta this year. Head Coach, Dave Johnson, will also be in attendance, and a keynote address will be given by Dennis Skulsky, President & CEO of the BC Lions. [Learn more]  AIESEC AlumNight 2010AIESEC Alumni members in the Lower Mainland are invited to come to the annual AlumNight 2010 on Tuesday, November 16 to relax and have fun while reconnecting with past AIESEC’ers and sharing your AIESEC spirit! Featuring a billiards tournament, food and drink specials all night! [Learn more] PEOPLE  SFU Alumni Hire The World [Read more] SFU Fields Five BC Hall Of Famers [Read more] First Health Sciences PhD Takes On HIV/AIDS [Read more] RESEARCH  Developing Sustainable Business Practices [Read more] New Partnership Boosts Central Coast Research [Read more] SFU Spin-Off Targets Alzheimer's With Merck Partnership [Read more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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