Announcements

Chance to change your benefits coverage Aug. 16 to Sept. 15
Eligible full-time employees have a one-time chance to make changes to their health, dental and optional life insurance coverage without the usual requirement of a major life change. Learn about the new features in the benefits plan here . Reply by Sept. 15 to the email you received from benefits@mtroyal.ca called "Choose your Sun Life coverage beginning Aug. 16. "

Employee barbecue Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kick off a new academic year and celebrate all employees for their year-round contributions in support of student success on Tuesday. Enjoy a barbecue lunch and door prizes on either the East Gate lawn (weather permitting) or at Ross Glen Hall. This event takes the place of the President's Fall Address and Employee Awards for this year only. There will be brief program from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with entertainment and remarks by the presidents of MRSA, MRFA and MRU. RSVP here.

Volunteers needed for New Student Orientation

Sign up to help Mount Royal's incoming students get their post-secondary experience started off right. There are several positions available before and during New Student Orientation on Sept 3 and 4. Learn more and sign up here.

Join MRU at Pride Parade Sept. 1
Show your pride MRU! Join us on Sept. 1 at the Calgary Pride Parade. Hundreds of faculty, staff and students from Mount Royal will walk together to promote inclusion and a sense of community on our campus. Visit this page for information on where and when to meet up. @CalgaryPride

Exclusive pre-sale deal for Paul Brandt Dec. 10
Country Music Hall of Fame inductee (and Mount Royal nursing alumnus) Paul Brandt will join the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra at the Bella Concert Hall on Dec. 10. Pre-sale concert tickets are $150 and VIP reception tickets (does not include the concert) are $200. Sales continue until Sept. 2. Use the password Bella to access the pre-sale. Public sales begin Sept. 3.

Take in the New Student Orientation keynote speaker

All staff and faculty may feel free to attend the formal remarks from President Tim Rahilly on Sept. 3, and the keynote speaker Ashly Perez on Sept. 4. For both events please arrive at the Triple Gym by 9:25 a.m. On Sept. 4, visit the Campus Carnival at the TransCanada Ampitheatre beginning at 12:30 p.m. Find more information here.

Board of Governors announces Teaching and Research Chairs
Four new appointments as Board of Governors Research Chairs highlight the exceptional scholarly work of a diverse cadre of professors at Mount Royal University. Appointments include: Brett McCollum, PhD (Chemistry and Physics), Karen Manarin, PhD (English), Timothy Haney, PhD (Sociology and Anthropology), and Michelle DeWolfe, PhD (Earth and Environmental Sciences). More Information.

Get your reminder of cybersecurity vigilance
If you have reported any suspicious emails to ITS, contact Bernadette Pasteris at bpasteris@mtroyal.ca for your "I report suspicious emails" sticker. Put your sticker on your laptop or desktop as a reminder to you and colleagues to help protect our network and your personal information.

Institute for Community Prosperity launches fellowship
The Catalyst Fellowship is a cohort-based learning experience for students committed to building a more just and sustainable future. Fellows will explore the root causes of ecological, social, economic and cultural issues. They will also collaborate across sectors and engage multiple stakeholders to deepen their ability to make meaningful change in their communities. Find more information here.

Did you know?
According to the 2018 Survey of Graduating Students completed by the Canadian University Survey Consortium , ninety-five per cent of graduating Mount Royal University students agree/strongly agree MRU is an inclusive and respectful place.

Bleed Blue – Celebrating MRU

100th anniversary of significant strike commemorated
Associate Professor Kirk Niergarth, PhD, of the Department of Humanities, Assistant Professor Sean Carleton of the Department of General Education and University of Alberta post-doctoral student Julia Smith are the authors of a museum-style exhibit about the 1919 Calgary General Strike, currently on display at the Calgary Central Library. Read more.

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Events – More information at mru.ca/Events

High-Impact Talent Roundtable
Mon., Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Lincoln Park Room
At this roundtable the Institute for Innovation and Prosperity will explore how innovative approaches to work-integrated learning could contribute to developing talent. Register .

Personalized Learning Focus Group Registration
Mon., Aug. 26 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
This focus group will assist the work of the Academic Plan Implementation Committee. Register.

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A brief program will take place from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with entertainment and remarks by the presidents of MRSA, MRFA and MRU. undefinedRSVP here.undefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedLawn Bowling with the Innovator and Founders Circles undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedundefinedTues., Aug. 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. — Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club undefined
All are invited to join the Mount Royal LaunchPad Innovator and Founders Circles for an evening of lawn bowling and MRU entrepreneurship pride. undefinedTickets.undefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedProtecting Yourself Against Cyber Crimeundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedundefinedWed., Aug. 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. — E206 undefined
This fascinating and informative 90-minute workshop gives you all the tools you need to keep you and yours cyber safe. undefinedRegister.undefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedAdvanced Excel Formulasundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedundefinedFri., Aug. 30 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. — T104 undefined
Want to learn how to take your Excel skills to the next level and work like a pro? Then this course is for you. undefinedRegister.undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedPersonalized Learning and Class Size: A Community Conversationundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedFri., Aug. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.undefined
The Academic Plan Implementation Committee is hosting this community conversation focusing on values, goals and strategies for sustaining Mount Royal University's excellence in personalized learning.There is no cost to undefinedundefinedundefinedregister hereundefinedundefined. undefinedundefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedNew Student Orientationundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedTues., Sept. 3 and Wed., Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedundefinedundefinedNew students will hear from student service providers and be prepared for what to expect from their first year. undefinedundefinedLearn moreundefinedundefined.undefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedPersonalized Learning Focus Group Registrationundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedundefinedundefinedTues., Sept. 3 from 9:30 to 11 a.m.undefined
This focus group will assist the work of the Academic Plan Implementation Committee. undefinedRegister.undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedSocial Justice, Leadership and the Battle for Gay-Straight Alliancesundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined

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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedTues., Sept. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. — Lincoln Park Room (J301)undefinedundefinedundefined
undefinedPam Krause, president and CEO of the Centre for Sexuality,undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined is an advocate and activist on issues related to women’s equality and social justice. undefinedundefinedRegisterundefinedundefined.undefinedundefinedundefined
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undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedWorking with Google Docsundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
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This training covers using headers and footers, creating hyperlinks, inserting comments and suggestions, wrapping text, viewing previous versions and adding a table of contents. undefinedRegister.undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
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Learn how to create an email distribution list in Google Groups. undefinedRegister. undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined

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