Concordia University of Edmonton

CUE astrophysics researcher Dr. Stephen Portillo has been collaborating with a group of researchers with the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) to understand how many of these identified Kuiper Belt objects are binary pairs—and he's getting his students involved with research, too.

“This summer, I’m working with one of my students to see how little data we need to ‘rediscover’ Pluto’s moon because that will inform us, when we look at all of these Kuiper Belt objects, if we actually have a shot of finding these binaries with this sort of method,” Dr. Portillo shared. “Another student of mine is trying to answer the question of how close two stars can get before you can no longer tell them apart. And where the rubber hits the road is when you start to use real images to test your algorithms.”

Read more: concordia.ab.ca/portillo

It's your LAST CHANCE to sign up for CUE's summer coding camps for July 29-August 2.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder, our camps offer something for everyone. Dive into the world of programming languages, algorithms, and innovative technologies. Designed for youth grades 4-12.

Registration closes July 27.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/concordia-university-of-edmonton-coding-camps-3320929

Our partner university, Universidade Feevale in Brazil, is offering an online Portuguese language and Brazilian culture you can sign up for.

Email [email protected] to learn more and apply.
Deadline: July 14, 2024

Calling all CUE students! Our Marketing and Communications department is hiring for a part-time Student Marketing Assistant for the 2024/'25 academic year.

Do you, or someone you know have experience in:

- Social media content creation (reels, videos, photos, writing)?
- Graphic design with Canva or other tools?
- Monitoring inboxes and providing timely customer service?

If the above sounds like you and you're a current or upcoming student, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply before July 15th at: https://concordiaedmonton.startdate.ca/ #/career/info/public/108?language=en

Congratulations to Dr. Reginal Wiebe, chair of CUE's Department of Literature and Language, and to Dr. Dorothy Woodman for their recent nomination for "Scholarly & Academic Book of the Year" by the Book Publishers Association Of Alberta for their book 'The Cancer Plot: Terminal Immortality in Marvel's Moral Universe'!

Coding Summer Camps @ CUE

This summer, Concordia University of Edmonton is hosting day camps for youth in grades 4-12!

Join us for a fun-filled week of learning, networking, and coding challenges. Whether you're a beginner or experienced coder, our camp offers something for everyone.

Camps run July 22-26 and July 29-August 2.

Register at:

Concordia University of Edmonton Coding Camps Coding Camps offer 5-days of hands-on coding workshops, networking, and fun activities to boost students in grades 4-12 programming skills during the weeks of July 22 and July 29! You can register your child for either or both weeks. Seats are limited.

Within these walls and in our community, you made lasting connections and impressions on those around you, and were shaped and moulded by your peers, professors and activities. Stay connected, or reconnect, with those who played a key role in your life and learning at Homecoming.

Homecoming may kickstart your next breakthrough. With more than a century of legacy behind its alumni, you’ll never know who you may run into — be it a future colleague, your next mentor or a new friendship.

Read more: https://concordia.ab.ca/newsroom/newsroom_news/connect-and-celebrate-at-homecoming-2024/

Dr. Matthew Churchward at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) has been awarded more than $358,000 over five years from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for a Discovery Horizons Grant that supports research into microglia and astrocytes, types of glial cells in the human body that support the brain and spinal cord during potential injury or damage.

Dr. Churchward, Assistant Professor in Biological and Environmental Sciences at CUE, is leading research that aims to understand how functional electrical stimulation devices can be better engineered to improve their effectiveness, notably in longer-term applications. Partnering with University of Alberta Professor Dr. Vivian Mushahwar, Dr. Churchward’s research explores how these glial cells respond to electrical fields and explores whether response to FES varies between sexes.

Read More: https://concordia.ab.ca/newsroom/newsroom_news/concordia-university-of-edmonton-researcher-receives-over-358000-for-glial-cell-research/

We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

We are excited to welcome local artists with the Budding Art Collective to CUE to celebrate the creation of art around the summer solstice! We encourage members of our CUE and broader Edmonton communities to visit our campus and connect with local artists to learn more about their creative processes and explore art forms ranging from weaving to clay, painting, and more.

📅 June 18
📍 Concordia University of Edmonton, 7128 Ada Blvd NW

Calling all Concordia University of Edmonton Alumni! The Concordia Alumni Association (CAA) is holding its annual general meeting on July 2, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

📍 WHERE: Magrath Campus, 6240 Ada Blvd NW, Edmonton
📅 WHEN: July 2, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
👋 RSVP by no later than June 25, 2024 by emailing Rick Bastow, Director of Community Relations, at [email protected]. Space is limited.

Hear updates from your Alumni Association, elect new members to the CAA, and enjoy light refreshments and social time with your fellow CUE alumni. If you are interested in declaring your candidacy or would like more information please contact [email protected].

Follow Concordia University of Edmonton Alumni Association for all your alumni news!

June 12: Tim Rains, VP and CISO at ADT and an internationally recognized cybersecurity expert, executive, advisor and author, is presenting "Government Access to Data Examined."

June 12, 2024 @ noon MDT, free for all to attend.
Join at meet.google.com/cik-iicg-hmf

This InfoSec Seminar, hosted by Concordia University of Edmonton, explores why cybersecurity teams and European Unions firms are concerned about the U.S. Government's access to data. Learn more at concordia.ab.ca/newsroom/event/june-infosec-seminar-2/

Reminiscing about last weekend's 💭🎓

Congratulations to our class of 2024 🎓💙

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Morning Convocation: Wrapped 🎁💙

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Friday, May 31: The Concordia Symphony Orchestra Chamber Nucleus presents Canadian Impressions: A prime chamber music collection of Canadian soundscapes from coast to coast.

👉 Friday, May 31, 7PM, Tegler Student Centre @ Concordia University of Edmonton
👉 Admission by donation

Catch a glimpse of the program the CSO Chamber Nucleus is taking international this summer! See you there!

Get your CUE merch this weekend at Convocation on June 1! These new CUE hoodies and diploma frames will be available to purchase.

Can't make it? You can purchase any of these items and more in-store or online at shopbookish.ca

ICYMI: Earlier this month, Thunder athletes were inducted into the ACAC Hall of Fame.

Grace Box, through five years at CUE, earned ACAC Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals and CCAA National Championship Silver and Bronze Medals among numerous other awards and achievements.

The 2004-05 Concordia Thunder Women's Basketball team, led by head coach Scott Edwards, was also inducted into the Hall of Fame. The team won both the CCAA and ACAC Women's Basketball Championships following a 22-2 regular season.

Read more at: https://concordia.ab.ca/newsroom/newsroom_news/grace-box-and-04-05-womens-basketball-team-inducted-into-the-acac-hall-of-fame/

Today, we hosted our annual President's Fundraising Breakfast for Mental Health in support of the Shaughn O'Brien Mental Health Fund.

Today's event featured Shelagh O'Brien, Shaughn's mother; CUE student speakers; live music performed by CUE music students; and many new and rekindled connections between attendees. Thank you to HUB International, George & Bell Consulting, Dana Hospitality and RBC for their sponsorship of this year's event.

Donate to the Shaughn O'Brien Mental Health Fund at cuedmonton.com/donate.

Next Week: The President's Fundraising Breakfast for Mental Health—one of our signature and most important events, with 100% of the funds raised supporting the Shaughn O'Brien Mental Health Fund. The fund is set up to create, support, and advance mental health services and well-being initiatives on campus.

Attendees are also welcome to take part in a networking opportunity following the Fundraising Breakfast.

May 16, 7:30 a.m.
RSVP by May 10: https://forms.gle/PMWKcFWyG4Sgxnvv5
Can't make it? Donate to the Fund at cuedmonton.com/donate

This year's event is sponsored by HUB International, George & Bell Consulting, and Dana Hospitality.

COMING UP: Tune into May's InfoSec Seminar for "Dissecting a Cyber Attack - A walkthrough along the Cyber Kill Chain" featuring Jerbin Joy Kolencheril. Jerbin works as a Lead Cyber Security Engineer at Arctic Wolf Networks and will be analyzing several real-world attack scenarios to uncover the attack's origins and outline measures to mitigate such attacks.

Our monthly InfoSec Seminars are open to all. Join this month's seminar May 8 at noon, at meet.google.com/uay-zgyx-xyj

Learn more about this month's seminar at https://concordia.ab.ca/newsroom/event/may-infosec-seminar-2/

NEXT WEEK: Spring Into Your Career offers virtual and in person sessions to set you up for success with:
👉 Rapid Resume Reviews
👉 LinkedIn Level-Up
👉 Job Application Workshops
👉 Job Searches for International Students
Open to all CUE students and alumni.
Sign up for a session: https://tinyurl.com/fbmbtpvb

One month until our class of 2024 walks the stage at Convocation!

RSVP at: https://forms.gle/z9EhBuw3w2whriF18

You're invited to attend the President's Fundraising Breakfast for Mental Health, taking place May 16 at 7:30 a.m. in our Tegler Student Centre.

The President's Fundraising Breakfast for Mental Health is one of our signature and most important events, with 100% of the funds raised supporting the Shaughn O'Brien Mental Health Fund. The fund is set up to create, support, and advance mental health services and well-being initiatives on campus.

RSVP: https://forms.gle/PMWKcFWyG4Sgxnvv5

This year's event is sponsored by HUB International, George & Bell Consulting, and Dana Hospitality.

STUDENTS 🙋🏽 ALUMNI 🎓
Resume Reviews ✔️ Job Search ✔️ LinkedIn Level-Up ✔️ Job Application Tips ✔️
Sign up for a Spring Into Your Career Session at https://tinyurl.com/2n777pe4

Will you be at Convocation celebrating our class of 2024? RSVP at: https://forms.gle/z9EhBuw3w2whriF18

FUN FACT: CUE had DOUBLE the request for student teachers as students in our Bachelor of Education (After Degree) program this year!

In response to the high demand for teachers in Alberta, we are extending our domestic application deadline for the BEd (AD) to June 1, 2024. Learn more at: https://concordia.ab.ca/education/bachelor-of-education/

CARIC '24 was a success! Thank you to all of the students and faculty who presented your insightful research projects, and and thank you to all who attended!
Catch a recap of a few of the event's presentations at https://cuedmonton.com/CARIC24Recap

THIS SUNDAY: The Concordia Symphony Orchestra presents A Garland of Ragas at the Edmonton Convention Centre on April 21.

A Garland of Ragas unites Eastern and Western music traditions in a family fun celebration of the South Asian community in Edmonton.

Get your tickets now at https://www.edmontonarts.ca/event/concordia-symphony-orchestra-presents-garland-of-ragas