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.

Chrétien painted by Allisonian

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien returned to Parliament Hill on May 25, 2010 -- this time to stay. His portrait joins 19 other prime ministerial paintings on the limestone walls of the Centre Block.

The portrait by Ottawa artist Christan Nicholson ('73) depicts an unsmiling Chrétien holding his spectacles in one hand amid a muted gold background. The 76-year-old, three-term Liberal prime minister said having his official portrait hung alongside those of the "great and not-so-great" prime ministers since Confederation is the "crowning" of his career.

Class of 2010

Nearly 400 students received their degrees at Convocation on May 17...congratulations!

Reunion Photo Gallery

See photos of Reunion Weekend 2010!