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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter - December 2007Document Tools ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS New Home for Contemporary Arts School  The BC government announced funding in November that will enable the SFU School for the Contemporary Arts to move to a new home in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by 2009. The 30-year old school, currently housed in separate buildings on the Burnaby campus, will be the centerpiece of the redeveloped historic Woodward's site. Its design includes space for teaching, performances, and events featuring music, film, theatre, dance and visual arts. [Learn more] Image at left: Architectural rendering of the atrium planned for the new Contemporary Arts facility  SFU Bookstore Matches Lower US Price Looking for a good deal on your holiday shopping? Celebrate the strong Canadian dollar by buying your gifts at the SFU Bookstore. You'll pay the lowest marked price on books, magazines, calendars and greeting cards. SFU bookstores are located at SFU Vancouver (open Saturdays), Burnaby and Surrey campuses. Store hours: www.sfu.ca/bookstore Note: Books by SFU authors like climate change expert and grad Mark Jaccard are 20% off Winter Break Camp for Kids SFU Recreation and Athletics offers sport and recreational camps for children and youth during the winter break, Dec. 22 - Jan. 4. Fun and educational activities include mini-university, softball, music and more. Early registration is recommended as SFU is closed Dec. 25 – Jan. 1. Details at www.sfu.ca/recreation/campsNclinics Holiday Gift Ideas for Thinkers What do you get for the hard-to-shop-for brainiac on your holiday list? Check out suggestions from one of SFU's creative thinkers: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/Stories/sfunews112907017.shtml Continuing Studies at SFU – 2008 Course Calendar Putting personal or professional development on your New Year's resolution list? Check out over 200 listings of learning opportunities in the new SFU Continuing Studies course catalogue, effective January to August, 2008. Enter to win one of three iPod Shuffles - see contest details on page 2 of the downloadable catalogue at www.sfu.ca/cstudies New Alumni Service - Identity Theft Protection TD Meloche Monnex, the exclusive provider of home insurance to the SFU Alumni Association, has developed a new identity theft insurance product. Protect yourself from the damage of this growing type of crime with Identity Plus, a unique product which helps victims by actually doing the identity restoration work for you. Learn more under Residential at www.tdmelochemonnex.com/sfu PEOPLE  Terry Beech (BBA '06), Marketing & Development, Aquilini Investment Group - [alumni profile] The Honorable Karen Sharlow (BA '79), Judge, Federal Court of Appeal - [alumni profile] Film work for alumni Raymond Massey and Justin Abdou – [more] RESEARCH  School of Interactive Arts & Technology: Virtual reality helps pain victims - [more] Faculty of Science: New Chair to stimulate drug discoveries - [more] Faculty of Education: Computers excite kids mastering English - [more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events
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