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

MRU in the News

Mount Royal launching esports management certificate program: https://mru.ca/d640 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Brad Mahon, Dean; Victor Ly, faculty)

Mount Royal University joins the esports world by offering accreditation: https://mru.ca/399b (CTV News – Brad Mahon, Dean; Victor Ly, faculty)

MRU to offer Esports Management Certificate: https://mru.ca/7117 (Academica – Brad Mahon, Dean)

MRU launches Esports program: https://mru.ca/5ed4 (CHQR News 770, Sept. 3, 4:43 p.m. – interview with Brad Mahon, Dean)

Esports Management Program at MRU: https://mru.ca/af2 (CTV News at Noon, CTV News at 5)

Esports an opportunity for Alberta’s economy; MRU launches new program: https://mru.ca/9ed2 (CityNews – Brad Mahon, Dean; Victor Ly, faculty)

MRU gets into the game with new Esports Management Program: https://mru.ca/45e (Education News Canada – Brad Mahon, Dean; Victor Ly, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Water Valley Public Library looks to become Internet hub for regions post-secondary students: https://mru.ca/b2a1 (Cochrane Today – Alia McCracken, student)

Back-to-school frustration highlights need to separate science, state: experts: https://mru.ca/bed4 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)

Will O’Toole be able to keep western Conservatives in the fold?: https://mru.ca/310e (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Alabama student describes life on campus with over 1,000 COVID-19 cases: https://mru.ca/203d (CBC, As It Happens)

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