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I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted a position at OCAD University !  Mark and I will be moving to Toronto on October 1 so I can be ready to begin my role as the Manager, Alumni Relations. OCAD is "Canada's university of the imagination", offering degree programs in visual arts and design. Established in 1876, OCAD lies in the heart of downtown Toronto and offers a blend of studio-based and critical inquiry learning. Many people have seen or heard of OCAD because of the distinctive Sharp Centre for Design , which perches over the neighbourhood. The "tabletop" has quickly become one of Toronto's iconic buildings. I will be responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the alumni relations portfolio and the University’s alumni organizations in order to strengthen the engagement of alumni in the life of the University and its students, and in support of its objectives for fundraising growth. I will also be lead...

Canada lost a great citizen earlier today, the leader of the NDP and the Leader of the Opposition. A true gentleman, and passionate advocate of the  disadvantaged, friend to the working class, and caring leader for his party. He was a politician of a different ilk, a positive force and more of a man on the street than a man in a suit. May he rest in peace. Jack Layton 1950 - 2011

There's a quaint brown brick house on the lower campus of Queen's University that has been quietly and modestly making a difference in the lives of students for almost 40 years. It's most likely that thousands of Queen's students have walked by the house without knowing the great influence the staff and volunteers have had over the past four decades. The house is home to the Ban Righ Centre --operated by the Ban Righ Foundation for Continuing University Education--which supports the personal development and academic achievements of women entering Queen's as mature students, or re-entering after a time away, and facilitates their involvement in university life. The Ban Righ Foundation grew out of the intrepid group of female Queen's alumnae who tirelessly campaigned to establish and build the first residence for women at Queen's in the early 1920s. These enterprising women raised $80,000 over 15 years to cov...