Vancouver Olympic experience; Conference on Southern Sudan; Role of citizen journalism; Presentation by Justice Berger
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010
Craig Oliver, Hudson Mack named to communication advisory board at RRU
Six prominent communicators and educators have joined the advisory board to the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University. The new advisory board appointees are: veteran CTV national news reporter Craig Oliver, Hudson Mack, the anchor and news director of A News in Victoria, Dr. Meyer Horowitz, president emeritus and professor emeritus of education at the University of Alberta, educator Dr. Bill Muirhead from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Rian Bowden, founder of Daily Splice, a social media and podcasting business, and Susan Danard who manages media relations at B.C. Hydro. Read the news release about the communication and culture advisory board. More on the advisory board
Michael Real comments on Vancouver Olympic experience
Professor Michael Real has been researching the Olympics for nearly three decades. Last week he attended several Olympic events and toured the International Broadcasting Centre in downtown Vancouver. "The games have been successful and in retrospect British Columbia will look back fondly," says Real. "Some of the pitfalls have made me wonder why the organizers didn't see them coming, however. I'm thinking here about the weather issues, the fence around the caldron and the problem of overselling Own the Podium."
Feb. 26 - Sudan student event to blend culture and politics
Student Mading Ngor escaped conflict in Southern Sudan as a young man, earned a journalism diploma at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton and is now finishing a university degree in professional communication at Royal Roads University. He is also editor of NewSudanVision.com, a website dedicated to exploring the issues facing Southern Sudan. On Friday, Feb. 26, Ngor will convene a panel featuring representatives of Southern Sudan's government in Canada and United States and two scholars on Sudan to explore barriers to peace in this region. Southern Sudanese culture will also be on display courtesy of Southern Sudanese Diaspora in Victoria and Vancouver. This event is being held on the Quarterdeck of the Grant Building from 4:30 to 6:30.
March 9 - RRU panel to explore new media landscape and role of citizen journalism
A public forum entitled Civic Media in Canada: Communication and Politics in a Complex Time will be held at Royal Roads University Tuesday, March 9 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Hatley Castle drawing room. Panelists include Craig Oliver, Hudson Mack, Rian Bowden, and Robyn Quinn - all members of the advisory board to RRU's School of Communication and Culture. The forum will be moderated by advisory board member Dr. Fred Fletcher, professor emeritus at York University. More on the civic media panel
RRU joins Project Hero to help families of the fallen
Royal Roads University has joined Project Hero, a scholarship program for the children of Canadian Armed Forces personnel killed while on active military duty."Given Royal Roads University's close academic and historical links to Canada's armed forces, we are honoured to support this scholarship initiative, both as a mark of our esteem for the sacrifices made by fallen members of the armed forces and as a contribution to the formation of future generations of Canadian leaders," says RRU vice president, academic, Dr. Thomas Chase. More on Project Hero...
March 3 - Justice Berger to speak on challenges facing Canada's north
As part of RRU's inaugural on-campus residency for the Doctor of Social Science degree, Justice Thomas Berger will give a public lecture entitled, From the Mackenzie Valley to Nunavut: Global Challenges in the Canadian Context. This lecture is free to the public and will be held in the Castle Drawing Room in Hatley Castle Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. For more information call (250) 391-2511.
