into our heartsis writing her wayinto our hearts

is writing her way

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CONNECTING MACEWAN ALUMNI & FRIENDS

2002 Distinguished

Alumni Awards

Del Dilkie AnAlumnus Through

Association

Alumni Nominatedfor PACE Awards

Griffins’ NewSchedule

2002 Distinguished

Alumni Awards

Del Dilkie AnAlumnus Through

Association

Alumni Nominatedfor PACE Awards

Griffins’ NewSchedule

WENDYMCGRATH

EDITORSarah Edwards

MAILING ADDRESSAlumni Association

Grant MacEwan College P.O. Box 1796, EdmontonAlberta, Canada T5J 2P2

Moving On is the official publication of the MacEwan Alumni Association.

The Alumni Association Office providesMoving On three times a year for alumni

and friends of the MacEwan AlumniAssociation. The editor reserves the

right to select, edit, and position submitted copy. Views expressed in

Moving On do not necessarily reflect those held by Grant MacEwan College.

All inquiries and correspondence should be directed to the Alumni

Office at the above address or by calling (780) 497-5543. Alumni are welcome

to visit our offices at:Room 7–105K, City Centre Campus,

Grant MacEwan College 10700–104 Avenue, Edmonton

Alberta, Canada

DESIGN, LAYOUT &PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATIONHalkier + Dutton Strategic Design

CONTRIBUTORSLeanne Gullekson, Lisa Garib

ADVERTISING & SALESFor information on booking ad space,

call (780) 497-5543

CIRCULATIONIn excess of 23,000

COVER PHOTOJason Symington

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

City Centre Campus 10700–104 Avenue, Room 7-218

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGT h e G r a n t M a c E w a n C o l l e g e A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n i n v i t e s y o u t o t h e

Dinner & Guest Speaker: 5:45 pmTopic: Fine Art of Small TalkSpeaker: TBA

Meeting: 6:45 pmElections to take place for members-at-largeand vice-president. Audited financial statements to be presented.

RSVP (780) 497-5543

C O V E R S T O RY

8 Wendy McGrath writes . . .her way into our hearts. Advertising and Public Relations grad publishes her first novel.

F E AT U R E S

3 2002 Distinguished Alumni AwardsThree outstanding alumni are honoured for their contributions at the college's 30th Convocation ceremonies.

5 Del Dilkie makes MacEwan part of her family,by opening her heart and store to both students and alumni.

15 The PACE Awards MacEwan grads are nominated for the first ever Provincial Awards Celebrating Excellence.

IN THE ISSUEFALL 2002

2 From the Alumni Office

4 What’s Up On Campus

6 Bulletin Board

7 Alumni Chapter News

10 Events in Review

11 Benefits – For Alumni Only

12 Griffin Athletics

13 Whereabouts

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Featuring the Musical

Promises, Promises

February 13, 2003

Based on the Book

by: Neil Simon

Lyrics by: Hail David

Music by: Bert Bacharach

Presented in the

John L. Haar Theatre,

Centre for the Arts Campus.

Join other alumni

for wine and cheese prior

to the performance

Free Tickets

to the first 100 Alumni.

To reserve tickets through the

alumni office call, 497-5543.

Alumni Night at the Theatre

EditorSarah Edwards Executive Director

As you may notice, this issue of Moving On is early. We will be publishing

Moving On three times a year, in late August, January and April. This decision

came as a result of the feedback we received from our alumni survey. You, our

alumni, asked for more frequent communication from the association. We will

also be sending out a monthly e-newsletter. Check out page six in this issue to

find out how you can subscribe.

The alumni association will be taking on another new challenge this next year.

We will be organizing the 13th annual Tournament of Aces golf tournament,

which will be held in June of 2003. The tournament raises funds in support of

student scholarships and bursaries. We would love to see more alumni

involvement in the tournament. If you'd like to find out more about playing in

or volunteering for the tournament, please call 497-5543.

ActingPresidentDave BellGrant MacEwan College Alumni Association

The last few months have been very busy and productive. Alumni Association

President Colin Vann took a leave of absence from the board to take an

extended tour of Europe. I have been filling in as Acting President.

Our Bylaws were changed allowing us to welcome additional 2000 new members

from the University Transfer Program. This is in addition to 1500 new graduates.

We re-classified Sarah Edwards’ position to better reflect her growing

responsibilities. Her new title is Executive Director. Along with this change, we

have been working to enhance our business relationship with the College.

Our office is moving to a higher profile location. Sarah can now be found

across the hall from Security in offices 7-105k and 7-105m. Our phone and fax

numbers remain the same.

These are exciting times for your Alumni Association.

I urge you to get involved.

FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE

M O V I N G O N 3

Rhonda Palmer Legal Assistant 1991

In her last two years of study in the LegalAssistant program, Ms. Palmer supportedstudent activities and played on the women’svolleyball team. After graduation, Ms. Palmercontinued to serve the college as an instruc-tor of civil litigation procedures. She alsoparticipated in the 2000 Student BusinessConference, and served as an advisory committee member for the Legal Assistantprogram from 1993 to 1996.

Within a few years after graduation Palmerwas working on complex litigation file inboth Canada and the United Kingdom. Ms. Palmer then mastered new areas of law,and began working in a para-legal position specializing in collections and foreclosurematters. She taught at MacEwan in the LegalAssistant program, continued her own educa-

In 1999 Ms. Palmer left the legal world, andis now employed with an independentadjusting firm, Pritchard Woodall andAssociates, in Vancouver.

Florence Loyie Journalism 1984

Ms. Loyie entered the Journalism program atGrant MacEwan College as an adult learner.As a student, she was hard-working, deter-mined, curious and imaginative. After grad-uation Ms. Loyie began working with theSaskatoon Star-Phoenix. In the spring of1986, Loyie was hired by the EdmontonJournal where she has covered the policedesk, the inner city beat, education, and gen-eral assignment.

Ms Loyie has been highly effective in address-ing societal issues such as a low incomehousing, Lysol abuse, and inequities in thejustice system. Along the way, Ms. Loyie haswon two Journal Publisher’s Awards and wasnominated for a Mitchener Award for publicservice in journalism. Most recently, Ms. Loyiewas honored with the Aboriginal Role Modelof Alberta Award. Since graduation, Ms. Loyiehas remained in contact with the Journalismprogram as a guest speaker and as a mentorto aboriginal students in the program.

Each Year the Grant MacEwan College Board of Governors and the Alumni Association recognizes the contribution of an alumnus who has made

a significant contribution to the college and the community.

Distinguished AlumniA ✦ w ✦ a ✦ r ✦ d ✦ s

Laurel Deedrick–Mayne Arts Administration 1981

Ms. Deedrick-Mayne graduated fromMacEwan’s Art Administration program in1981 and worked for various art organiza-tions including the Vancouver ShakespeareFestival, the Arts Club Theatre, The CatalystTheatre, and the Phoenix Theatre.

Touring with the Alberta Ballet in the earlyeighties provided the impetus for a careerchange to massage therapy. Ms. Deedrick-Mayne found providing pain and stress reliefto dancers very rewarding; she completedMacEwan’s Massage Therapy program in 1989and has maintained a busy practice ever since.

Ms. Deedrick-Mayne taught massage at thecollege for three years, and has since broughther holistic sense of well being to the businessworld. Providing workshops for schools onself massage and stress control, and servingas a key note speaker at the World BurnCongress are just some examples of Ms.Deedrick-Mayne’s dedication to the value andnecessity of human touch. She also estab-lished the Wellness Program at the WinspearCentre where she works as the resident mas-sage therapist.

tion working toward her certification as aChartered Insurance Professional and volun-teered in various capacities for several organi-zations, including The Alberta Association ofLegal Assistants, the Edmonton SymphonyOrchestra, the Heart and Stroke Foundation,and Grant MacEwan College.

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Police StudiesExpansionAs police forces across Canadaface a shortage of qualified appli-cants, MacEwan is working withour agency partners to expandprogramming in Police Studies.

An innovative off campus streamof the Police Studies diploma willstart in September 2002 offeringqualified students the opportunityto complete the two-year diplomain just 16 months. With virtuallyno breaks between courses, seri-ous students with strong studyskills will have an opportunity toenter the policing field faster,without sacrificing curriculum orfield placement experiences.

MacEwan's new Aboriginal PoliceStudies certificate is designed toprovide Aboriginal students with achance to develop their skills forfederal, provincial and Aboriginalpolice forces. With a focus onphysical fitness and preparationfor cognitive testing, this 9-monthcertificate will be delivered in acultural context that enables highlevels of success.

New York CityFebruary 16–23, 2003 $1895.00 (non credit) If you like art, music, theatre,dance, architecture or history, youmay be interested in joining us foran educational travel trip to NewYork City. Registration deadline isNov 29, 2002. Payment isrequired as follows: $600.00deposit upon registration,$600.00 by Nov. 29, and theremainder by Jan. 4, 2003. Tuitionis non-refundable.

DisabilityManagementCertificate andDiploma ApprovedGrant MacEwan College wasrecently granted approval byAlberta Learning to offer a uniqueDisability Management Program.The Disability Management program will not start untilSeptember 2003. It will be avail-able in both a one-year certificateand a two-year diploma.

RehabilitationDegree at MacEwanStarting this fall, students cancomplete their CommunityRehabilitation and DisabilityStudies Degree at Grant MacEwanCollege’s South Campus.

MacEwan’s RehabilitationPractitioner program is successfulin graduating highly qualifiedprofessionals and has a high rateof employment. Now, after com-pleting a diploma in the Rehab-ilitation Practitioner program,students can go on to year threeof the Bachelor of CommunityRehabilitation degree, offeredthrough the University of Calgarybut delivered on-site at GrantMacEwan College. Diploma graduates are also eligible toapply to MacEwan’s Bachelor ofApplied Human ServiceAdministration Degree and theBachelor of Professional ArtsDegree in Human Services atAthabasca University.

Alberta College CampusOn July 1, 2002, Alberta Collegewas officially integrated intoGrant MacEwan College, becom-ing MacEwan’s fourth campus.

Established in 1903, AlbertaCollege was the province’s oldestcollege. Today, the Alberta CollegeCampus will offer the Micro-com-puter Office Specialist program aswell as college preparationcourses including high schoolupgrading and English as aSecond Language. Alberta Collegewill also continue to offer coursesthrough the distinguishedConservatory of Music.

New names forGrant MacEwanCollege CampusesGrant MacEwan College hasgiven each of its campuses a distinctive name:

• The newly renovated campusin Mill Woods will be knownas the South Campus.

• The Jasper Place campus is nowcalled the Centre for the Arts.

• The downtown campus will be known as the City CentreCampus.

• The recently acquired AlbertaCollege will be called theAlberta College Campus.

The college’s official name isGrant MacEwan College.MacEwan may be used as anabbreviation.

Keeping you up-to-date

on what’s new on campus:new programs, courses,workshops, and camps.

New

Massage TherapyProgram granteddiploma statusMacEwan’s Massage Therapy program has been granteddiploma status by AlbertaLearning. The professional two-year diploma is available on botha full and part-time basis at theSouth Campus. This program con-tinues to have strong employ-ment potential among graduates.

First Child andYouth Care Degreeavailable in AlbertaGraduates of MacEwan’s Childand Youth Care Diploma nolonger have to travel to BritishColumbia or enroll in distancelearning if they want to completetheir degree. Through an agree-ment with Malaspina UniversityCollege in British Columbia, theChild and Youth Care Degree canbe completed at MacEwan’sSouth Campus. This is the onlyChild and Youth Care Degreeavailable in Alberta.

Speech-LanguageSpecializationThe 16 month Therapist Assistantprogram provides students withthe opportunity to specialize inone of three areas during theirfourth term. These include physi-cal therapist assistants, occupa-tional therapist assistants, and,new for this fall, speech-languagepathologist (SLP) assistants.

Del Dilkie

M O V I N G O N 5

Del Dilkie has made GrantMacEwan College part of herfamily. Although Del is not an

official grad of the college, we consider heran alumnus through association. Del’s rela-tionship started with the college in 1995when she started taking evening coursesthrough business outreach.

“Even though I may not have been asyoung as the other students, I never felt outof place. I loved going over to the collegeevery Tuesday and Thursday evening,”remembers Del. Tom Collier, dean ofBusiness at the time, met Del and broughther on board as a Colleague of MacEwan.Through her experience with Colleagues ofMacEwan, Del learned more about all areasof the college, including the music program.

Big band music had always been a greatlove for both Del and her husband C.R.,

❏ YES, my pledge to The MacEwan Campaignwill help support access to education!

❏ $25 ❏ $50 ❏ $100 ❏ Other: $_____________

❏ YES, I’m interested in supporting the Alumni Scholarship Fund with my donation of:

❏ $25 ❏ $50 ❏ $100 ❏ Other: $_____________

Please make cheque payable to Grant MacEwan CollegeFoundation. We invite you to call the Foundation office at (780) 497-5545 for more information.

Name: __________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

City/Town: _______________________________________

Province: _____________ Postal Code: ______________

Telephone: ______________________________________

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Credit card number: ______________________________

Cardholder name: ________________________________

Please clip & send your completed form to: Grant MacEwan College Foundation, P.O. Box 1796Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2P2 or, Fax to: 497-4435

who passed away in 1999. After attending aGrant MacEwan College Music program per-formance, Del decided she wanted to start upa scholarship for music students. She nowsupports 16 scholarships. Del has also invitedstudents who are performing to her clothingstore, del’s on 9th, to dress them for the per-formances. “These kids are singing bigband…let me help by dressing them.” Delhas offered her help in any way she is able.She also invited the Office Administrationprogram to her store to counsel students ondressing for the workplace.

The support Del has given the college isongoing. This past year a study room in theCity Centre Campus Learning ResourceCentre was named in honour of Del Dilkie.Del was recognized for her many contribu-tions to the college…both to the capitalbuilding fund and student scholarships.

Most recently Del has committed to donatea portion of her sales to scholarships andbursaries for Grant MacEwan students. Wethank our “alumnus through association”for her commitment to supporting theMacEwan family. We invite alumni to dropby del’s on 9th (10014-109 Street,Edmonton) and meet Del in person.

Del Dilkie and college President Paul Byrne unveila study room at city centre campus. The room wasnamed in honour of Del.

Del Dilkie

Reach out to future MacEwan Alumni

An A lumnus Through Assoc ia t ionAn A lumnus Through Assoc ia t ion

Win

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Alumni Association Events

Annual General MeetingNov. 5, 2002Dinner & speaker 5:45-6:45 pmAGM to followSpeaker: TBATopic: Fine Art of Small TalkCity Centre Campus 10700-104 Avenue, Room 7-218RSVP: (780) 497-5543

Alumni Night at the TheatreFeb. 13, 2003 Promises, Promises (Musical)7:00 pm Reception 8:00 pm PerformanceCentre for the ArtsJohn L. Haar TheatreFor more information: 497-5543

College Events

Sept. 3, 2002 Fall FestCentre for the Arts(Formally Jasper Place Campus)Theatre PatioInfo Fair: 10:30 am-2:30 pmBBQ: 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Sept. 4, 2002 Fall FestCity Centre Campus, Front LawnInfo Fair: 10:30 am-2:30 pmBBQ: 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Sept. 5, 2002 Fall FestAlberta College CampusWest & South EntranceInfo Fair: 10:30 am-2:30 pmBBQ: 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Sept. 6, 2002 Fall FestSouth Campus(Formally Millwoods)Southeast LawnInfo Fair: 10:30 am-2:30 pmBBQ: 11 am-1:00 pm

Open HouseNov. 2, 2002Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pmCity Centre Campus

Theatre

Anything GoesOct. 18-26, 2002Centre for the ArtsJohn L. Haar Theatre

The Government InspectorNov. 22-30, 2002Theatre Lab Centre for the ArtsJohn L. Haar TheatreFor more information 497-4408

Music

Fall Music Festival 2002Feature Recital Nov. 16, 2002, 8:00 pmMuttart Hall Alberta College Campus

Happy Birthday Ludwig!Spectrum Concert SeriesNov. 24, 2002, 2:00 pm3 Muttart HallAlberta College Campus

Jazz BandDec. 2, 2002Time: 8.00 pmCentre for the Arts John L. Haar Theatre

Festival of LightAlberta College students and ensemblesDec. 15, 2002, 2:00 pmFrancis Winspear Centre for MusicFor more info.: 497-5543

Looking for a way to keep connected

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alumni news or special events? Look

no further. Keeping up-to-date with

all MacEwan current events and news

doesn’t have to be a chore. Sign up to get your

monthly e-newsletter, filled with the latest event listings

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Please email your contact information to alumni@macewan.ca

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Upcoming events,

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JOY SHAWis retiring after 25 years

After 25 years of faithful service Joy Shaw,General Manager, has announced her retirement from theStudents' Association of Grant MacEwan College effective Dec. 20, 2002. Joy has been a long-time supporter of our

Alumni Association, and we wish her all the best in the future.

There will be a retirement party for Joy.Please contact Sue Stollings at 780-497-5477 or

stollingss@macewan.ca after Sept.15 for more details.

BulletinBOARD

Chapter ContactsMassage Therapy Program Charlotte Bowmanbowmanc@infinity.gmcc.ab.ca

Music Program Sue Stollings gmccmusicalumni@yahoo.com

ASL/EnglishInterpreter ProgramCarla Duprasduprasc@infinity.gmcc.ab.ca

Teacher Assistant Program.Email Vickie Grafton c/oalumni@macewan.ca with subject line TeacherAssistant Program.

Information Management &Library Technology Program Carol Fowlermacewanalum@yahoo.ca

The Voluntary SectorManagement ProgramThe VSMP Alumni Chapter is try-ing to track down programs grad-uates. We will be gearing up thisfall for chapter activities andneed your contact information.Please send you address andphone number to VSMP Alumnic/o Grant MacEwan AlumniAssociation Box 1796 Edmonton,Alberta T5J 2P2 or emailalumni@macewan.ca with thesubject line VSMP Alumni.

Fine Arts Program Rose Clancyclancyr@picasso.gmcc.ab.ca

Accounting and StrategicMeasurement Program Allen McQueen amcqueen@telusplanet.net

Therapist Assistant Program Brenda Heffermanheffernanb@admin.gmcc.ab.ca

Students’ Association Brent Meyermeyerbj@hotmail.com

Human Resources Management Program Lisa Galloway lisagalloway@bloodservices.ca

InformationManagement andLibrary TechnologyProgram2002 marks our 30th year of pro-viding library science instructionin the province of Alberta. Wewant to commemorate this mile-stone by celebrating with every-one who has helped make ourprogram such a success. Someevent suggestions have beenmade, including:

• A roast for Tony Fell(Curriculum Coordinator)

ChaptersAlumni

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News and updates

from our Alumni Chapters.

• An evening dinner (during one of the AALT or LAA confer-ences) with a guest speaker

• A holiday season gala (in December)

• A social mixer in March/April 2003.

We need your help. Please con-tact the program if you’d like tohelp plan the event or work atthe event. Feel free to send meideas or suggestions. I look for-ward to hearing from you soon!

Joseph E. Saad,Phone: 780-497-5276E-mail: saadj@macewan.ca

A lumni chapters are an excellent way to keep our alumni

involved, and provide an opportunity for them to give

back to the college. It also provides a way for alumni to stay in

contact with fellow graduates and together make an impact

on their community. Call (780) 497-5543 for more information.

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ATHM

M O V I N G O N 9

cGrath began approaching her writingseriously in her late 20’s, becoming“hooked” after the publication of two earlypoems. McGrath had always had an interestin writing and while in college, decided tomake it a career.

McGrath chose AD & PR program in order togain a broader range of skills and a widerunderstanding of the communication indus-try. She felt MacEwan’s AD & PR programwould allow her to train for a variety ofpositions that would enable her to pursue acareer as a writer. “The program taught meto be adaptable. It gave me an overview ofthe industry, and instilled in me the value ofstrong presentation skills,” remembersMcGrath. She felt she gained a lot of knowl-edge from the practical experience the program gave her in areas such as editing,working on production and print production.

McGrath’s first job after graduating fromMacEwan was a short stint as a radio copy-writer at a Saskatchewan radio station.Within a few months McGrath was back inEdmonton where, over the following yearsshe held a variety of jobs including: copy-writer for an advertising agency, and com-munications positions for the Alberta MotorAssociation, ACCESS Network, and CKUARadio. She decided to pursue writing on afreelance basis and did so for six years–

writing feature articles on subjects rangingfrom heritage wheat varieties to fire retar-dant clothing, to education, book reviews,and features on gardening (including a gar-dening column in the Edmonton Journal).Two years ago, she returned to the communi-cation field on a full-time basis and is cur-rently communication coordinator for theChartered Accountants School of Business.

Her latest book Recurring Fictions, releasedin June 2002 by the University of AlbertaPress, was launched at Audrey’s Books inEdmonton on June 27, 2002. The book isabout a girl’s journey in life, growing upand searching for a place to call home.

During her journey the narrator begins tolearn more about herself and questions herown personal definition of “home”, whichhas been distorted as a result of her ownpersonal experience growing up. The bookfollows her as she tries to find that elusiveplace we all search for.

“The book is full of recurring images, peo-ple, and places,” shares McGrath. “The storyhas many layers of meaning.”

Many writers draw from their own personalexperience and McGrath is one of them. Herown journey has influenced her perception,thus influencing her stories. She admits thisis what “gives my work more intensity andmyself less distance from it.” McGrath findsit fascinating to hear readers’ responses toRecurring Fictions and hear how her bookmay have touched a reader on a personallevel. The novel is a poetic narrative thatbrings together romance, tragedy and theuniversal nature of love, loss and a family’ssearch for home.

McGrath is also a published author of poetry.She has won two writing awards including:Third prize in the Prairie Fire Short FictionContest in 1999 and The James PatrickFolinsbee Award from the University ofAlberta’s department of English in 1998. Shewas also runner-up in the League ofCanadian Poets 10th National Poetry Contest

McGrath, an Edmonton-based writer, is a 1979 graduate of the Grant MacEwan College Advertising &

Public Relations (AD & PR) program and the author of the recently released novel, Recurring Fictions.

...about a girl’s journey

in life, growing up and

searching for a place

to call home...

ATHher wayinto our hearts

is writing

Recurring Fictions

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in 1997. She has also worked with Walter Juleon a collaborative exhibition of prints andpoems called a revision forward.

McGrath feels the best thing about writing isthe satisfaction of seeing your work in printand knowing that someone will respond to it.She acknowledges writing is hard work, but itis all worth it once you see the finished prod-uct. The most challenging things forMcGrath are being able to, “write under pres-sure, write quickly, and deal with clients.”

According to McGrath, “The key to being agood writer is that you must always belearning. You need to be interested in every-thing. You have to be a good listener, beinvolved in the world, and live an activelife.” She feels the five most importantstrengths writers need are “determination, athick skin, creativity, a love of writing, and agood work ethic.” The best advice McGrathcan give to any writers just starting out is:

• write• read a wide variety of books that will

challenge you—paying particular atten-tion to Canadian authors

• join writing organizations such as theWriter Guild of Alberta and/ or theLeague of Canadian Poets

• volunteer to write for student publications• keep a journal• enroll in writing courses

McGrath’s future plans are to continueworking on her second novel and anothercollection of poems. She has also written ashort story, which will appear in a futureissue of the literary magazine Descant.Recurring Fictions is currently available inEdmonton bookstores.

Some of Wendy McGrath’s previous publica-tions and broadcast credits include: com-mon place ecstasies (a collection of poetrypublished by Beach Holme Publishing in fall2000), Go Van Gogh (a self published chap-book), CBC Radio, Mocambo Nights,(anthology), Prairie Fire, Poetry inMotion, Grain Contemporary Verse 2,Prism International, NeWest Review,Orbis, Tessera, Room of One’s Own,absinthe, and blue buffalo.

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On June 25, 2002 the Alumni Associationhosted our first alumni-networking barbecue. At the barbecue alumni members from theVolunteer Sector Management, HumanResources Management, ManagementStudies, Fine Art, Music, Teacher Assistant,and Public Relations programs partici-pated in the evening. Guest speaker JimEdwards, former Member of Parliamentand current Chair of the University of

Alberta Board of Governors, shared someof his tips on networking. He spoke abouthow chance meetings can create connec-tions with other people. The message ofthe evening was “no matter how insignifi-cant a conversation may seem–everyoneand every conversation helps us on ourroad to success.” The evening was filledwith great conversation, delicious food,and informative tips.

Eventsin review

st Holein One

at the Tournament of Aces

The Grant MacEwan College Foundationhosted its 12th annual golf tournament onTuesday, June 4. Hosted at beautiful EagleRock Golf Course, The Tournament of Acesraised over $20,000 in support of studentbursaries and scholarships. The first everhole-in-one was shot by John Kopek of theEdmonton Journal. Morgex InsuranceGroup Ltd (affinity partner of the alumniassociation) has offered a $10,000

hole-in-one prize every year, but hasn’thad to pay out until now. Both JohnKopeck and the MacEwan Foundation wereawarded $ 5,000. With a Texas scrambleformat and great prizes, the 144 golfersenjoyed a great day of golf.

Next year the alumni association will beorganizing the tournament, if you would likemore information call Sarah at 497-5543.

MacEwan Board Chair Janet Riopel and collegePresident Paul Byrne welcome the LieutenantGovernor Lois Hole to the Mad Hatters' BallApril 13, 2002.

Mad Hatter

1

A Glance

at alumni and college events.

Networking Mixer

M O V I N G O N

Discover Services & Benefitsexclusive to MacEwan Alumni

Diploma FramesSpecially designed frames withthe MacEwan logo can be pur-chased at Convocation, throughany campus bookstore, or by con-tacting the Alumni AssociationOffice at (780) 497-5543.

LRC Computer and Material AccessMacEwan alumni who have grad-uated from a MacEwan programor have completed a two-year uni-versity transfer program have theoption of purchasing a LRC cardfor a $50 per annum fee, alumnican have borrowing privileges andhave computer use (computer useafter 4:00 pm weekdays and any-time on weekends).

For further information, call MargaretLariviere at (780) 497-5852.

Group Home and Auto InsuranceBefore renewing your current cov-erage, talk to Morgex at 1-800-272-8848. Great insurance ratesare available to alumni throughMorgex insurance.

Student Resource Centre Alumni have access to the following services:

Job postings are now online atwww.macewan.ca. Check out the job postings by clicking onstudents, college resources, thenMacEwan Job Board. This serviceis available 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek. Postings are updated daily.

If you are an alumnus who grad-uated in the past two years, youcan take advantage of more per-sonalized services, such asresume critiques (individualappointments to assist withresumes, interview preparation,and job search strategies).

Educational AdvisingIf you are thinking about return-ing to school, MacEwan educa-tional advisors can helpMacEwan alumni. Call (780) 497-5064 for more information.

Access to College FacilitiesThere are reduced facility rentalrates for MacEwan alumni. Takeadvantage of reduced rental rateswhen holding meetings, work-shops, seminars, public forums,conferences, or social activities atthe college (John L. Haar Theatreexcluded).

Call (780) 497-5038 for informa-tion or to request a guide to facil-ities and services.

Moving OnTo keep our alumni up-to-date onfellow graduates and college pro-grams, the MacEwan AlumniAssociation sends out thisnewsletter three times a year. Ifyou are interested in submittingan article that might interest ouralumni, or you would like to beincluded in the "Whereabouts"section of the magazine, pleasecontact the editor at (780) 497-5543 for more information.

Centre for Sport and Wellness Discount memberships are avail-able for MacEwan alumni. As well,alumni can see Griffin basketballgames for half price. Call (780)497-5300.

Citadel TheatreThe Citadel is pleased to offerMacEwan alumni a 20 per centdiscount to new season ticketsubscribers. Call (780) 497-5543for information.

The Alumni Association provides opportunities foralumni to maintain an active affiliation with the

college and its communities.As a student who has completeda MacEwan diploma, university transfer, or certificateprogram, you are a member of the Alumni Association andcan be involved in several ways:

• run for any position on the board of directors andparticipate in the continued building of the association

• form or guide the Alumni Chapter representing yourMacEwan program or division,

• enjoy the activities and privileges the MacEwan AlumniAssociation offers you and keep in touch with yourfellow graduates.

Benefitsjust for Alumni

The Manufacturers Life Insurance

Company (Manulife Financial),

has been appointed the new

underwriter of your Grant MacEwan

College Alumni Association Life and

Health Insurance group policy,

effective October 1, 2002.

You will be issued a new certificate

from Manulife Financial while your

SunLife policy will be terminated.

You will be receiving additional

information in the mail in September.

Manulife Financial is a leading

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GriffinsHalf Eagle, Half Lion,……nuff said

2 0 0 2 / 2 0 0 3 G R I F F I N S C H E D U L EMen & Women's Basketball

DATE TEAMS TIME

26 Oct AUC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm1 Nov NAIT @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm8 Nov GPRC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm9 Nov GPRC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm15 Nov RDC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm21 Nov CUCA @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm29 Nov TKUC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm11 Jan NAIT @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm 31 Jan AUC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm7 Feb CUCA @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm15 Feb RDC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm22 Feb TKUC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm

Women play at 6:30 pm and men play at 8:30 pm

Men's Hockey

DATE TEAMS TIME

12 Oct NAIT @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen19 Oct MRC @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen25 Oct BBC @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen 26 Oct BBC @ MacEwan 2:30pm @ Kinsmen 1 Nov RDC @ MacEwan 8:15pm @ Kinsmen8 Nov AUC @ MacEwan 8:15pm @ Kinsmen22 Nov SAIT @ MacEwan 8:15pm @ Kinsmen29 Nov NAIT @ MacEwan 8:15pm @ Kinsmen 4 Jan CUCA @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen10 Jan MRC @ MacEwan 8:15pm @ Kinsmen 25 Jan RDC @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen 1 Feb AUC @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen 8 Feb CUCA @ MacEwan 8:00pm @ Kinsmen 14 Feb SAIT @ MacEwan 8:15pm @ Kinsmen

Men and Women's Volleyball

DATE TEAMS TIME

18 Oct GPRC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm19 Oct GPRC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm25 Oct PC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm2 Nov NAIT @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm16 Nov LC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm22 Nov TKUC @ MacEwan 6:30pm/8:30pm

Women play at 6:30 pm and men play at 8:30 pm

Badminton

8 Feb Competition @ MacEwan TBA

Women’s Hockey

DATE TEAMS TIME

18 Oct NAIT @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry26 Oct UofC @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry15 Nov RDC @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry22 Nov NAIT @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry29 Nov SAIT @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry11 Jan MRC @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry24 Jan RDC @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry31 Jan UofC @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry1 Feb MRC @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry7 Feb SAIT @ MacEwan 7:45pm @ Londonderry

Men and Women's Soccer

DATE TEAMS TIME

13 Sep CUCA @ MacEwan 5:00 pm Men Only15 Sep KC @ MacEwan Men 11:00am/Women 1:00pm21 Sep NAIT @ MacEwan Men 12:00pm/Women 2:00pm27 Sep CUCA @ MacEwan 5:00pm Women Only28 Sep KC @ MacEwan 5:00pm Both8 Oct TKUC @ MacEwan 4:00pm Both

www.macewancentre.ca

Visit the Griffin Athleticswebsite for up-to-date

results or more information.

Griffins Alumni Social

Re-connect with teammates and coaches

at Overtime Broiler and Taproom.

MacEwan Athletics will host a reception on

February 6th, 2003

so please mark your calendar and spread the word.

More details to follow in future Moving-On Issues.

WELCOME New Coaches

Warm Griffin welcome to our new coach's

Ken Briggs - Women's Volleyball

Darrell Cleave - Men's Basketball

Shawn Sky - Men's Volleyball

1970sIngrid ThompsonLibrary Technician ‘78

On July 21, 2001 Ingrid marriedLes Thompson.

1980sDebbie MclachanEarly Childhood Development ‘80

After graduating Debbie went onto achieve her bachelors degreein nursing and will complete hermasters degree in health sciencein September.

She is currently working in thefield of psycho dementia as anurse manager.

B. Claire MedlenkaNursing ‘83

B. Claire Medlenka (formerly: BevFitzgerald & Bev Moreno), Classof 1983, nursing, recently passedthe Certified Legal NurseConsultant examination inHouston, Texas.

Claire has been living in Arizonasince 1986 and took an earlyretirement from her position atthe Southern Arizona VeteransAdministration Medical Center inTucson in January 1998. Duringher last five years of full-timeemployment at the V.A, she com-pleted a bachelor of sciencedegree through the University ofthe State if New York (March1995) and subsequently com-pleted two masters degrees inEducation through the NorthernArizona University (1996,1997).She was admitted to the PhiKappa Phi Honour Society,Flagstaff Chapter in November

1997. She holds teaching certifi-cations in Spanish and teachingEnglish as a second language insecondary school as well as com-munity college education. Formerclassmate as well as other friendsmay contact her at: Sedona56@msn.com. Her future plans, fol-lowing a pending relocation toanother area in the U.S.A thiscoming fall, will be to broadenher horizons with her own prac-tice as a certified legal nurse con-sultant researching health issuesrelated cases for legal firms.

1990sKym McclellandEnvironmental Graphic Design ‘91

Kym is living in Prince George, BCand has been working as agraphic designer for PapyrusPrinting for the past nine years.She would love to hear from herclassmates and A.V friend (R.R).Email her atbczukowski@shaw.ca.

Candy KhanBachelor of Arts Transfer ‘94

Candy is currently working as anemployment counselor and jobdeveloper for the MennoniteCentre for Newcomers. The centreis focused on meeting the needsof newcomers to Canada, provid-ing settlement, language training,and employment. Candy trulyenjoys her work and the peopleshe meets everyday. She says it islike having the whole world walkoutside her office everyday.

Stephanie Chorney Management Studies ‘95

StephanieChorney worksan administra-tive clerk atGreat WestLife

Assurance Company.On October 4, 1997 Stephaniemarried Dave Chorney. OnNovember 28th, 2001 Stephanieand Dave had a little girl,Rebecca. Stephanie is currentlyon maternity leave, and is enjoy-ing the time she gets to spendwith her daughter. Stephanie isalso going to school part-timeworking towards her manage-ment degree from the Universityof Lethbridge.

Cheri FarisManagementStudies ‘99

After graduat-ing from theManagementStudies pro-gram Cheriwent back to school,graduated with great distinctionfrom the University of Lethbridge,and completed her bachelor ofmanagement degree. Cheri isnow working for IBM in Toronto.

Stephen G. B. Hislop- PerratonTheatre Production ‘99

Stephen currently works as archi-tectural model builder for B & Bscale model in Vancouver BC.

Darren DonahueTheatre Arts ’99

Immediately after graduatingDarren landed a role in the

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Citadel Theatre’s production ofInto the Woods. He then went on to perform in the MayfieldTheatre Musical: Oklahoma andSinging in the Rain. In Toronto hewas cast in the World Premiere ofthe new Canadian musical: Danceof the Dead. Recently, Darrenlanded his biggest role to date.He will be performing in the NewBroadway revival of 42nd Streetin Moscow, Russia.

2000sMichelle L. Poitras Medical Secretary ‘00

Michelle is currently working asan administrative assistant forCapital Health Authority in theRegional Patient Transport Office.

Sarah JanzenRehabilitation Practitioner ‘01

On May 18, 2002 Sarah marriedMichael Janzen.

In MemoriamShena Mary SmithVolunteer Sector Management ‘87

Shena Mary Smith passed awaythis year.

David ClancyPolice & Security ‘97

On May 4, 2002, Mr. DavidWayne Clancy of Edmontonpassed away at the age of 26years. He leaves to mourn his losshis loving wife, Monique; oneson, Michael of Edmonton; hisparents, Doug and Elaine Clancyof North Battleford,Saskatchewan.

Whereabouts

Keeping track

of MacEwan Alumni

Damien AtkinsTheatre Arts – 1994

Atkin is the youngest playwright to be produced at the Stanford Festival. His secondplay “Good Mother” won the $25,000 UBCCreative Writing Dept./Prism InternationalPrize for 2000, and premiered at the StanfordFestival in 2001.

Atkins, 26 has already distinguished himselfboth as a performer and a author. His long listof performance credits include roles at Stanfordand Shaw festivals, The Canadian Stage Co.,and Theatre Calgary, as well as film credits withthe BBC and NBC.

His first play “Miss Chatelaine played at theGrande Theatre in London in 1988. His cabaretshow, “Real Live Girl” premiered in Toronto in2001 to rave reviews and an extended run. He isnow working on a new play for Buddies in BadTime Theatre, a play commissioned by StratfordFestival, and a collection of short stories.

Isabel BerneteRetail Design Program, 1980

In 1998, Bernete co-founded the PC Corp Groupof Companies, providing an array of businesssolutions employing information technology.Today PC Corp Group is a $13 million businesswith 35 full time employees, and an extensiveclient base.

Bernete is recognized as one of Canada’s mostsuccessful entrepreneurs. She has been nomi-nated twice for the Ernst and Young/ Bank ofMontreal Entrepreneur of the year award, andwas ranked 31 in the Top 100 WomenEntrepreneurs in Canada in 1999 by Chatelainemagazine. She was awarded MacEwan’sDistinguished Alumni Award in 2000, and theGlobal Woman of Vision Award in 2001. Shesupports the college through the Colleagues ofMacEwan program, as well as speaking at theStudent Business Conference.

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MacEwan alumni receive nominations for

Two MacEwan alumni were nominated for Provincial Awards Celebrating Excellence

(PACE). These awards are presented to outstanding Alberta alumni from colleges and

technical institutes, and were developed in collaboration with the Council of Board Chairs

and the Council of Presidents for Alberta Colleges and Technical Institutes. The PACE

Awards recognize the important social and economic contributions graduates make.

PACE AWARDS

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