MRU Media

MRU Media: 09/30/2021

MRU in the media: 

Candlelight vigil will mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Calgary: https://mru.ca/c373 (CBC News – Linda ManyGuns, AVP)

Now is the time to reach out to Indigenous people: https://mru.ca/da5a (CTV News at 6 – Linda ManyGuns, AVP)

Canada moving in new direction on Day for Truth and Reconciliation: https://mru.ca/e64e  (CBC Radio News – Linda ManyGuns, AVP)

1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation draws mixed feelings from Indigenous community: https://mru.ca/f5c6 (Global News – Linda ManyGuns, AVP)

Mount Royal University axes vaccine mandate for online student after legal pressure: https://mru.ca/36acd (True North)

Questions and answers about voting in Calgary’s 2021 civic election: https://mru.ca/a121 (Calgary Herald – advance polls at MRU)

Windsor’s Poets Laureate Welcome Special Guest Poets from across Canada for Poetry at the Manor Virtual Reading: https://mru.ca/5f6f (Nation Talk – Louise Bernice Halfe-Sky Dancer, honorary degree recipient)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Conservative candidate to request Liberal win be set aside in Calgary Skyview: https://mru.ca/81e52 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘Send a nice Christmas card to Jason Kenney’: experts link premier’s unpopularity to federal Conservative vote dip in Albert: https://mru.ca/ffc7 (Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

A university in Canada is offering a class about Drake and the Weeknd: https://mru.ca/e955 (CNN)

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MRU Media: 09/29/2021

MRU in the media: 

Universities mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: https://mru.ca/9c6b (University Affairs – Linda Manyguns, AVP; Shane Williams, staff)

Calgarians encouraged to learn history of residential schools, wear orange on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation: https://mru.ca/2807 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Linda ManyGuns, AVP)

Mount Royal University threatens online students with expulsion over vaccination status – backs down after legal warning: https://mru.ca/2c49 (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom)

Questions and answers about voting in Calgary’s 2021 civic election: https://mru.ca/a121 (Calgary Herald – advance polls at MRU)

Calgary Votes 2021: See who is running to be the city’s next mayor: https://mru.ca/3eac (Calgary Herald – advance polls at MRU)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Jason Kenney, Scott Moe face similar COVID-19 crises but different political pressure: https://mru.ca/7280 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Lyford Cay Foundations award academic scholarships to 18 Bahamians committed to making a difference: https://mru.ca/eb87 (Bahamaslocal.com – Dacacia Russell, student)

Also worth noting: 

Royal Saskatchewan Museum, U of R partnering on urban wildlife research project: https://mru.ca/4af5 (Global News)

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MRU Media: 09/28/2021

MRU in the media: 

Calgary Next with Tim Rahilly: https://mru.ca/ca88f (Calgary Next, News 770, CHQR– Tim Rahilly, Prescient)

Mount Royal University will remain open on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; educational events planned: https://mru.ca/3051 (CTV News)

Mount Royal holding educational events Sept. 30: https://mru.ca/7e16 (CTV News at 5 – Linda ManyGuns, AVP)

MRU to remain open on Day for Truth and Reconciliation; SAMRU supports: ​​https://mru.ca/50b5 (CTV News at 6 – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

‘It’s got the ingredients of a defining issue’: City’s COVID response an early election flashpoint: https://mru.ca/6f84 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty)

Campaign by Alberta’s energy war room aims to promote Canadian oil to Americans: https://mru.ca/c42c (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Canada election: Did the PPC split the Conservative vote? Maybe — but it’s not that simple: https://mru.ca/cf11 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Annamie Paul resigns as Green Party leader: https://mru.ca/ded0 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

President of Red Deer Polytechnic retires effective immediately: https://mru.ca/220 (Lacombe Online)

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MRU Media: 09/27/2021

MRU in the media: 

Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program adds new credential: Four courses added to program for students with developmental disabilities: https://mru.ca/287f (Education News Canada – Will Dodge-Smith, student; Elizabeth Evans, interim provost; Craig Baskett, Sara Hakimi and Amanda Wilson, staff)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Global TV technician moving on: https://mru.ca/26a2 (Global News Morning – Trevor Chambers, alumnus)

Calgary police investigate Liberal MP-elect George Chahal: https://mru.ca/89df (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

MP-elect George Chahal’s cabinet seat chances in jeopardy as police investigate pamphlet-swapping video: https://mru.ca/c2f6 (Global News, News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Chahal’s political future cloudy after incident: https://mru.ca/9fe6 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Police investigation could cost Chahel cabinet post: https://mru.ca/5b28 (660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Braid: Tears, grief and anger over the UCP’s epic COVID-19 collapse: https://mru.ca/7598 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Politics and the pandemic in Alberta: https://mru.ca/cb6e (CPAC – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Discussing federal election results: https://mru.ca/1e71 (News Talk 650, Saskatoon – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

Staff, students raise alarm about inadequate COVID measures at UBC: https://mru.ca/2307 (CityNews, News 1130 Vancouver)

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MRU Media: 09/24/2021

MRU in the media: 

Virtual reality class launches at Mount Royal University in Calgary: https://mru.ca/bf02 (CTV News – Tony Chaston, Erik Christiansen,  faculty; Ash Dembicki, student)

New course brings together psychology, computer science and philosophy: https://mru.ca/d435 (Education News Canada – Tony Chaston, Erik Christiansen,  faculty; Ash Dembicki, student)

Headlines for Sept. 24, 2021: https://mru.ca/2c253 (University Affairs – MRU Virtual Reality course)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Schools try to flush washroom mess from TikTok challenge: https://mru.ca/94ab (CBC News – David Howse, faculty)

Trudeau wins, but Is diminished by a futile election: https://mru.ca/2557 (New York Times – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenney’s job won’t get any easier with split caucus: https://mru.ca/ba50 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

Extending U of A’s pandemic exam protocols may hurt students with disabilities, advocates say: https://mru.ca/a1c2 (CBC News)

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MRU Media: 09/23/2021

MRU in the media: 

MRU professor teaches psychology in virtual reality: https://mru.ca/47a9 (Academica Top Ten – Tony Chaston, faculty)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Calgary MP-elect under fire after doorbell cam footage circulates: https://mru.ca/edf0 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)

Chahal’s win in Skyview means voice for Alberta in cabinet: https://mru.ca/8e06c (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

The Liberal who took a lone Calgary riding: https://mru.ca/6598 (National Post – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Not the majority Trudeau wanted: https://mru.ca/9cbe (Global News Radio, Mornings with Simi – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney avoids a non-confidence vote — but some say the clock is ticking on his leadership: https://mru.ca/b90c (Toronto Star – Lori Williams, faculty)

Kenney survives UCP caucus meeting but will face early leadership vote amid internal anger over his handling of COVID-19: https://mru.ca/04f7 (Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty)

Duane Bratt addresses the political challenges facing Alberta Premier Jason Kenney: https://mru.ca/f9a9 (Global News Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Political scientist says Kenney played ‘politics with Alberta’s COVID response’: https://mru.ca/7da9 (Global News Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

UCP focus on party’s troubles, not pandemic: https://mru.ca/6b18 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Canada election: Did the PPC split the Conservative vote? Maybe — but it’s not that simple: https://mru.ca/cf11 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Trudeau Wins, but Is Diminished by a Futile Election: https://mru.ca/2557 (New York Times – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

What does a vaccine mandate actually look like on campus?: https://mru.ca/6429e (University Affairs)

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MRU Media: 09/22/2021

MRU in the media: 

New cross-campus framework puts suicide prevention in focus: Emphasis on prevention, intervention and postvention: https://mru.ca/bba6 (Education News Canada – Tim Rahilly, President; Rachelle McGrath, faculty; Daniel Major, student)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

How to spot sexual harassment at work – and confront the abuser: https://mru.ca/e5fc (Human Resources Director – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

Trudeau Projected to Remain Prime Minister, but Falls Short of a Majority: https://mru.ca/8b98 (New York Times – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calls for Kenney leadership review continue: https://mru.ca/d32a (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty)

Corbella: UCP members are already trying to find a replacement for Premier Kenney: https://mru.ca/ad03 (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta’s new health minister brings questions and concerns from opponents to portfolio: https://mru.ca/b209 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta asks Ottawa for help to airlift COVID-19 patients out of the province: https://mru.ca/5590 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

It appears Alberta waited until after federal election to ask for help: https://mru.ca/a199 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Moving Shandro an attempt at political cover: https://mru.ca/6ca50 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Knives may be out for O’Toole: https://mru.ca/abe3 (iNews 880 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Kenny appoints new health minister: https://mru.ca/7d3e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

UCP website outage just a server issue: party official: https://mru.ca/8e21 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

U of L deratifies Greek Life organizations after report finds a culture of sexual violence: https://mru.ca/aeea (CityNews)

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MRU Media: 09/21/2021

MRU in the media: 

Province brings mobile vaccination clinics to Calgary’s universities: https://mru.ca/30d5 (CTV News)

AB postsecondary institutions adjust to public health measures to continue in-person classes: https://mru.ca/d30c (Academica)

Faculty, alum, students in the media

Few lineups for voters in Calgary: https://mru.ca/ecd4 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Conservatives largest decline occurred in Calgary, political scientist attributes drop to Kenney’s pandemic response: https://mru.ca/422b (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Election 2021 replay: Liberals take another minority as O’Toole vows to fight on: https://mru.ca/dd52 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary Skyview the lone Liberal riding in a city swept by Tory blue: https://mru.ca/c678 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Corbella: Trudeau’s election about nothing changed nothing except we’re more divided than ever: https://mru.ca/092f (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Chris Varcoe: Canadian oilpatch hopes for policy stability with another Liberal victory: https://mru.ca/7052 (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Senior UCP member calls for early leadership review of Premier Jason Kenney: https://mru.ca/64d5 (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta issues not a factor in federal campaigns: https://mru.ca/5d76 (630 CHED, News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

A number of ridings in play as campaign ends: https://mru.ca/2685 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Federal leaders largely ignored Alberta: https://mru.ca/dca5 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Professors’ association puts its University of Toronto boycott on pause: https://mru.ca/a2ed (Globe and Mail)

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MRU Media: 09/20/2021

MRU in the media: 

MRU, U of C, SAIT return to in-person classes on Monday: https://mru.ca/2889 (CTV News)

Calgary post-secondaries prepare return to campus after classes cancelled: https://mru.ca/16b1 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun)

Mount Royal back to in-person instruction Monday: https://mru.ca/6bf9 (Global News at Noon) 

Students returning to classes Monday at MRU: https://mru.ca/21b0 (660 News)

U of C, MRU back ti in-person learning on Monday: https://mru.ca/d281 (City News at 6)

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday, Sept. 19: https://mru.ca/a108 (CBC News)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

VIDEO: How Businesses Grow and Scale: https://mru.ca/5158 (Calgary’s Business – Simon Raby, faculty)

As polls open in Calgary, here’s what you need to know to vote: https://mru.ca/f8a5 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Concerns raised about long lines and mask enforcement in Alberta polling stations: https://mru.ca/0f6db (Global News – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams, faculty)

Worries about fewer polling stations, mask enforcement: https://mru.ca/e164 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams, faculty)

Canada’s Elections: Choosing From a Crowded Field: https://mru.ca/ef9c1 (U.S. News & World Report – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Jagmeet Singh Has Discovered ‘Animal Crossing’: https://mru.ca/6e6fd (VICE World News – Lori Williams, faculty)

People’s Party leader Bernier focusing on Alberta: https://mru.ca/510e (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Maxime Bernier attends Calgary ‘freedom rally’ in last weekend of federal campaign: https://mru.ca/8077 (Global News – Lori Williams, Duane Bratt, faculty)

Bernier’s surge could mean trouble for federal Conservatives: (Global News National – Lori Williams, Duane Bratt, faculty)

Election 2021: Alberta spends much of campaign on the sidelines: https://mru.ca/87f2 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Election 2021: Liberals look to recapture Calgary Skyview following 2019 Alberta shutout: https://mru.ca/5a01 (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Election 2021: Tight race in Calgary Centre as Liberals look to win back riding: https://mru.ca/f0b5 (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Canada election 2021: What are the Alberta ridings to watch for a possible political flip?: https://mru.ca/4d08 (Global  News – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta flyover country this election: https://mru.ca/7bf0 (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenney suddenly focus federal election campaign: https://mru.ca/b844 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Traditional election campaign methods still key in the digital age: experts: https://mru.ca/6bf9 (Global News, Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

O’Toole questioned about Alberta: https://mru.ca/37a (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Erin O’Toole’s big election bet: Make Conservatives progressive again: https://mru.ca/70ff (Vice World News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Top parties have a lot in common: https://mru.ca/abd6 (INews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Election campaign hits final days: https://mru.ca/3254 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

University of Regina classes opting for No Textbook Courses: https://mru.ca/2170 (Global News)

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MRU Media: 09/17/2021

MRU in the media: 

MRU to resume in-person learning Monday: https://mru.ca/4ca7 (CityNews, 660 News)

Post-secondaries scramble in state of emergency, shut down campuses: https://mru.ca/b1f7 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU; Tim Rahilly, President)

AB postsecondary institutions cancel classes in response to new COVID-19 restrictions: https://mru.ca/a9d1 (Academica)

Making sense of the new restrictions, mass confusion on campuses: https://mru.ca/2245 (CBC Radio, Alberta at Noon – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Several Alberta Post-Secondary Institutions Close for the Week: https://mru.ca/6a08 (High River Online, Okotoks Online)

In-person classes cancelled: https://mru.ca/e9aa (CTV News at 5) 

Universities temporarily closing to figure out new COVID rules: https://mru.ca/c248 (iNews 880)

MRU’s Garden to Plate aims to raise food literacy awareness: https://mru.ca/1b28 (The Reflector – Lynne Lafave, Sonya Jakubec, faculty)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

What the parties are offering Alberta this federal election: https://mru.ca/d7b2 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Jason Kenney’s COVID crisis hits federal election campaign trail: https://mru.ca/86e3 (Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen – Duane Bratt, faculty)

New COVID restrictions in Alberta: https://mru.ca/07b9 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Jason Kenney proves that Alberta provincial leaders can still influence federal election campaigns: https://mru.ca/88c8 (Albertapolitics.ca – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Measures put onus on businesses, institutions, not government: https://mru.ca/b5bd (CBC News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenney’s leadership questioned: https://mru.ca/00a1 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update Thursday: https://mru.ca/eba1 (CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty)

NDP could be kingmaker in federal election: https://mru.ca/afa1 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

University of Calgary students urge ‘Yes’ vote on fluoridation in fall election: https://mru.ca/299b (CBC News)

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