December 2010, Vol 9, No 12

Skating with santa at the Oval

More than 850 alumni and their families joined us for family fun and holiday cheer at our annual Skate With Santa, sponsored by Canada Life.

Cheering at the snowy cup

Alain Gallagher, BSc'86, and his wife, Marie-Claude, were the lucky winners of a trip to the Vanier Cup this past weekend courtesy of the Alumni Association. Learn more...

Rolling to the east

Anita Modha, BA'97, MEDes'06, is bringing her successful custom-wallpaper business to Toronto and expanding too. Learn more...

Dr. Gayla Rogers receives prestigious honours

Dr. Gayla Rogers, BSW'74, MSW'78 was honoured with the Order of the University of Calgary. Learn more...

Faces of philanthropy

Meet Laura Ahmed, a student caller with the University of Calgary Development Office. Learn more...

Faculty of Medicine celebrates 40 years

Deans from four decades gathered to for an intimate lecture to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first class admitted to the faculty. Learn more...

Chapter news – Faculty of Education and chapters near you

The new Faculty of Education alumni chapter held its first event after the November convocation. See the slideshow. Learn more about alumni chapters near you...

Calling all Gauntlet alumni

The Gauntlet Publication Society is hosting a 50th Anniversary Reunion Gala on Jan. 7th, 2011. Tickets are $50. For more information, please visit the Gaunlet Publication Society page on Facebook or email us at reunion@thegauntlet.ca.

Canada Reads honours alumna

Dr. Angie Abdou, PhD '08, has had an exciting fall! Her first book, The Bone Cage, was named one of the top ten novels of the decade by CBC's Canada Reads. Learn more...

A special offer from MedjetAssist

If you're traveling this holiday season, take the peace-of-mind with you that only MedjetAssist can provide. Medjet is offering a reduced holiday rate on all annual membership options until Jan, 3, 2011. Learn more...

Battle of Britain talk

The University of Calgary and the Calgary Military Museums Society present and evening colloquium and reception. Learn more...

Update your info and win

Update your contact info with the alumni association and be entered to win a three-night Ski and Stay package for four adults in a two-bedroom standard condo. Contest closes Dec. 15, 2010 and winner will be contacted by phone. Update your info...

Rhodes Scholar

Faculty of Medicine student, Braden O'Neill, awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Learn more...

$3 million for stroke research

Dr. Andrew Demchuk is the first recipient of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair in Stroke Research at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) of the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine. Learn more...