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MRU Media 9/30/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

The City of Chestermere, Alberta’s recreational oasis: https://mru.ca/0984 (Realtor.ca)

Students/experts/alum in the news

From Brooks, broadcaster Harnarayan Singh chronicles his road to ‘Hockey’s Biggest Stage’ in new memoir: https://mru.ca/be15 (Calgary Herald – Harnarayan Singh, alumnus)

How to manage the new ‘work-life blend’: https://mru.ca/99403 (Human Resources Director – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

Ford: Kenney risks his base with plan to revise taxes in rural municipalities: https://mru.ca/232b (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Memorable years of hockey on both sides of the border: https://mru.ca/62a3 (Cochrane Now – Daria O’Neill, alumna; Kate Hufnagel and Nicolette Seper, students)

Also worth noting

Why the death of the college and university experience is so detrimental for LGBTQ students: https://mru.ca/43e6 (CBC News)

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MRU Media 9/29/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

UCP government to blame for more job losses at SAIT, AUPE says: https://mru.ca/8d04  (660 News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Calgary Pride has message of unity after BLM painted on rainbow crosswalk: https://mru.ca/0e79 (CityNews – D.A. Dirks, faculty)

Robbins: Wellness starts at home: https://mru.ca/26f2 (Calgary Herald, Postmedia newspapers/websites across Canada – Mia Staysko, faculty)

Speech throne receives backlash: https://mru.ca/0ae4 (CTV Morning Live – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Throne speech lays out plans for recovery: https://mru.ca/2499 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time This Week Panel: https://mru.ca/0d74 (CTV 2 – Meg Wilcox, faculty)

The education of Doug Schweitzer: https://mru.ca/b7de (The Sprawl – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Lethbridge post-secondary students question extra fees during COVID-19: https://mru.ca/1ff1 (Global News)

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MRU Media 9/28/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Trial begins for massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting 16 men: https://mru.ca/3a3 (CBC News – Dennis Baltazar, alumnus)

Trial begins for massage therapist: https://mru.ca/3559 (CBC Radio News – Dennis Baltazar, alumnus)

Protesters call for mandatory anti-racism course at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/7d3a (CBC News – Adam Massiah, alumnus; Tim Rahilly, president; Frances Widdowson, faculty)

Students demand mandatory anti-racism courses at Mount Royal rally: https://mru.ca/d77a (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Adam Massiah, alumnus)

MRU anti-racism protest receives online threats: https://mru.ca/987e (CityNews Calgary)

Anti-racism rally calls on MRU to take action: https://mru.ca/88e6 (CityNews Tonight – Adam Massiah, alumnus)

Students demand anti-racism courses at protest: https://mru.ca/4ba59 (CTV News at 6)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Opinion: Empty throne speech, TV address were not really about a pandemic reset: https://mru.ca/e55e (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Feeling disrespected at work? Here’s what to do: https://mru.ca/14fc (Human Resources Director – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

Raymond James congratulates a woman of distinction – Tina Chow: https://mru.ca/288d (Canadian Insider – Harry G. Schaefer Mentorship Program)

Also worth noting

Students still struggling financially as loan grace period ends: https://mru.ca/4cd8  (CityNews)

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MRU Media 9/25/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

UCalgary extends blended COVID learning into the winter semester: https://mru.ca/387 (LiveWire Calgary)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Bracing for holiday season travel with COVID-19: https://mru.ca/dff2 (CityNews – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

Politicians have little to say on racism around protest violence: https://mru.ca/4e31 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Trudeau’s TV address criticized: https://mru.ca/b560 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Laura Jo Gunter appointed NAIT’s seventh president and CEO: https://mru.ca/e308f (Edmonton Journal)

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MRU Media 9/24/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

MRU students see significant changes to campus services in wake of pandemic: https://mru.ca/112f (The Reflector)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Addicted: Meth fuelling petty and violent crime in Edmonton: https://mru.ca/3368 (Edmonton Journal – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Politicians’ statements on Red Deer violence leave some wanting more: https://mru.ca/49a5 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)

Government rolls out COVID-19 plan: https://mru.ca/40f5 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Farmers have long history with election day: https://mru.ca/12aa (Successful Farming – Joe Anderson, faculty)

Credit Unions of Alberta announces winners of Class of 2020: Own Your Financial Future contest: https://mru.ca/377b (Global Investing Today – Kwasi Oteng, student)

Also worth noting

RDC, Olds College get $1.1. million to boost innovation, research: https://mru.ca/e50 (Red Deer Advocate)

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MRU Media 9/23/20

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

How has post-secondary been so far this fall?: https://mru.ca/847b7 (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon, Sept. 22, 1:43 – Spirit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU)

Executive changes and new role mark MRU’s academic future: https://mru.ca/d0bf (The Reflector – Dawn Farrell, chancellor, Tim Rahilly, president; Elizabeth Evans, interim provost)

Students/experts/alum in the news

What to expect from the Throne Speech: https://mru.ca/f463 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

Update: Lack of COVID location disclosure breaks law: First Nations: https://mru.ca/265c (Richmond News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Sprawlcast: The Albertans who are fleeing the province: https://mru.ca/6bcb (The Sprawl – Adeel Khan, alumnus)

More candidates enter the race for next year’s municipal election: https://mru.ca/795d  (660 News, CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)

Toppled statues remind us there is more than one way to look at history: https://mru.ca/1769 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

‘It’s invasive’: U of R student raising privacy concerns about new exam monitoring software: https://mru.ca/f356 (CTV News)

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MRU Media 9/22/20

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Students, community members at WLU, UTM, Centennial, Queen’s, MRU test positive for COVID-19: https://mru.ca/0c81f (Academica)

Physiology researcher Trevor Day named to RSC’s College of New Scholars: https://mru.ca/d743 (Education News Canada – Trevor Day, faculty; Mike Quinn, AVP)

The road To Canada’s economic recovery runs through Indigenous communities: https://mru.ca/6ad3 (Alberta Native News – Alex Pourbaix, Board of Governors)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Calgary councillor claims health minister was condescending, adversarial in EMS dispatch discussion: https://mru.ca/c4c8 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Dispatch Dispute: https://mru.ca/9165 (CTV News at 11:30 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

SFU ransomware attack exposed data from 250,000 accounts, documents show: https://mru.ca/9732 (CBC News)

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MRU Media 9/21/20

MRU Media: 09/21/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

Students/experts/alum in the news

Color of Hockey: Singh chronicles rise to fame in new book: https://mru.ca/5d1b (nhl.com – Harnaryan Singh, alumni)

Calgary medical student named Top 25 Canadian Immigrant: https://mru.ca/7ab7 (Calgary Herald – Maryam Yaqoob, alumni)

Online meet on sustainable development at GNDEC: https://mru.ca/ae94d (The Tribune – RS Bhatti, faculty)

Prairie boy Harnarayan Singh becomes leading voice in hockey’s racial reckoning: https://mru.ca/c0d8 (Globe and Mail – Harnaryan Singh, alumni)

Calgary mom fears justice will not be served as sentencing hearing approaches for son’s killer: https://mru.ca/1134 (Global News – Doug King, Global Calgary)

Lacombe-based author Fran Kimmel to lead writers’ workshop in Stettler: https://mru.ca/0a551 (Castor Advance – Fran Kimmel, alumni)

Also worth noting

Artificial intelligence research in Alberta gets funding boost: https://mru.ca/a6fd7 (RD News Now)

University of Alberta president says low tuition is no longer an option: https://mru.ca/2107 (Edmonton Journal)

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MRU Media: 09/16/2020
This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

 

MRU in the News

COVID-19 Update: 171 new cases | Positive case on MRU campus | Seven Calgary schools dealing with outbreaks: https://mru.ca/40f7 (Calgary Herald)

COVID-19 case confirmed at Calgary’s Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/adf5 (CTV News)

Mount Royal University confirms positive COVID-19 case: https://mru.ca/a561 (CityNews, 660 News)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Bobcats Youth Camp drops the puck despite COVID-19 pandemic: https://mru.ca/ea310 (My Lloydminster Now – Alex Spence, student)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/b8bf (CTV 2 – Archie McLean, faculty)

‘I am asking to be your next mayor’: Jeromy Farkas launches 2021 bid: https://mru.ca/f53f (Livewire Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta government asking for proposals to study feasibility of provincial pension plan: https://mru.ca/aa07 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

TRU Opens State of the Art Health Care Building: https://mru.ca/d7c (Education News Canada)

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MRU Media 09/16/2020

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Lakeland College LGBTQ2S+ inclusivity highlighted in Mental Health Toolkit for Alberta campuses: https://mru.ca/f8d6 (My Llloydminster Now)

Calgary’s first Black city council member to be honoured in municipal building: https://mru.ca/6aa5 (Global News – Virnetta Anderson, Mount Royal College Ladies Auxiliary)

MRU students petition for professor to be fired over comments: https://mru.ca/c9ae (Academica – Frances Widdowson, faculty; Tim Rahilly, President)

Students/experts/alum in the news

The future of policing in Alberta: https://mru.ca/ab48 (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon – Kelly Sundberg, Doug King, faculty)

Macdonald-Laurier Institute paper on Khalistan contains conclusory statements and allegations without substantiation: scholars: https://mru.ca/44aa (Sikh Siyasat News  – Michael Hawley, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Alberta students raise money for ovarian cancer research in honour of professor: https://mru.ca/17bc (Global News)

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