Second Annual Mount A Homecoming Golf Classic

Alumni and friends are invited to the second annual Mount A Homecoming Golf Classic in support of Mount Allison University Athletics on Friday, September 10, 2010.

The tournament is being held at the Amherst Golf and Country Club again this year, beginning with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. A dinner and prize presentation will follow.

For more information, and to register, see Mount A Homecoming Golf Classic.

New this year: early bird prices until July 15th.

See photos from last year's tournament!

Top honours at chemistry conference

Recent Mount A grad Paul Themens '10 was awarded best undergraduate surface science oral presentation and best undergraduate macromolecular science and engineering poster presentation at the 35th Annual APICS-CIC Chemistry Conference (ChemCon) in Halifax, NS. Undergraduate and graduate students from across Atlantic Canada attended the three-day conference.

Themens’ research, the first study of its kind, involves investigating how nanoparticles affect the reactivity of free radicals, which are used in the synthesis of many types of plastics. Being able to change the properties of the free radicals, for instance how long they last and what they react to, has the potential to create new, environmentally-friendly materials that can be used in areas such as MRI instruments and drug delivery.

Originally from Dalhousie, NB, Themens will be furthering this award-winning research over the summer in chemistry and biochemistry professor Dr. Khashayar Ghandi’s lab at Mount A.

He and Ghandi have also received one week of experiment time at the world-class Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK — a rare honour. Themens plans to pursue graduate studies in a related field in the fall.

Other ChemCon winners include recent graduates Jennifer Melanson (best undergraduate poster presentation in inorganic chemistry) and Sarah Tulk (best undergraduate poster presentation in biological/medicinal chemistry).

10 years of MASSIE

Four of Mount Allison’s senior managers recently traveled to Asia to make connections with universities, alumni, prospective students, and high-ranking officials in both China and Japan. Dr. Robert Campbell, President and Vice-Chancellor; Ron Byrne, Vice-President, International & Student Affairs; Dr. Stephen McClatchie, Vice-President and Provost, Academic & Research; and Adam Christie, Manager of International Affairs, made the week-long excursion, visiting various cities in both countries.

In the works for over a year, the trip began in Osaka, Japan to mark the 10th anniversary of the MASSIE Program (Mount Allison Semester Studies in English), to renew the MASSIE agreement with partnering Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU), and to begin working towards a double degree program in 2012 with KGU’s new School of International Studies.

All of these goals were reached, with the crowning moment being the 10th anniversary celebration. Since 2000 there have been 703 MASSIE graduates, and 140 of those grads attended the event.

Alumni dinners were held for alumni, prospective students, and parents.

See photos of the alumni dinner held in Beijing in February.

20 years of Tintamarre

Mount Allison University’s bilingual theatre company, Tintamarre, is celebrating 20 years this year. Since its inception the troupe has created more than 100 shows and annually presents an extensive tour, which has been presented to over 100,000 students in six Canadian provinces and in the U.S.

Mount Allison drama professor Alex Fancy started Tintamarre two decades ago because he wanted to become a better teacher. At the time he was teaching French at the University and felt that the traditional method of teaching French was challenging for students and was not exploring the full potential of the language.

Fancy has given workshops on the Tintamarre method in six countries around the world. He is currently writing an online resource, sponsored by CultureWorks, for others interested in using this method for teaching.

Tintamarre headed out on its annual tour on May 3-14, with 12 students performing the musical comedy, BUS 36, in 22 shows around New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

You are invited to take the time to view this wonderful three-minute video presentation of Tintamarre, past and present, "to see where we've been and most importantly, where we are headed!"

Class project

A big thank you to all who gave generously to the Class of '60 class project. Roger Ackman presented a cheque for $109,931 to Dr. Robert Campbell on behalf of the Class of '60 during the Alumni Banquet on Saturday, May 15, 2010.

Reunion Highlights Video

Thanks to all who attended Reunion Weekend!

Watch the Reunion '10 Retrospective video, and relive the excitement of Reunion Weekend 2010, and hear what alumni have to say about coming back to campus.