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Media Relations
At MacEwan University, we value our relationship with the media and work hard to provide timely access to expert commentary and key university administrators. If you would like to speak with a member of our faculty or staff, we will do our best to connect you quickly.
John Archer
Media Relations Advisor
Office of Communications and Marketing
archerj24@macewan.ca
780-497-5748
News releases
January
09/01 MacEwan Announces 37th Allard Chair in Business
17/01 Mitchell Art Gallery Exhibition Featuring Inuit Artists
February
13/02 Applications Open for TD Music Artist in Residence at MacEwan Program
27/02 A Celebration of Black History Month at MacEwan
March
04/03 MacEwan's Bent River Records Releases New Recordings
07/03 MacEwan Welcomes New Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications
08/03 MacEwan Celebrates Pride Week
13/03 MacEwan Professor Named Canada Research Chair
19/03 MacEwan Hosts Panel Discussion about the People of Mariupol
22/03 MacEwan Announces Upcoming Theatre Season
April
02/04 MacEwan Announces New Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Initiatives
18/04 MacEwan to Host Community-Based Research Conference
25/04 MacEwan Announces Alumni Award Recipients
26/04 MacEwan Celebrates Indigenous Graduates
May
07/05 MacEwan Researchers Investigate Mental Health Effects on Public Safety Officials
09/05 MacEwan Celebrates Historic Groundbreaking on New School of Business Building
21/05 Mitchell Art Gallery Exhibition Features Work Focused on Northern Ireland Agreement
27/05 Five New Honorary Doctorates Announced at MacEwan
28/05 MacEwan Announces New Gene Zwozdesky Artist in Residence
January
18/01 Life Kits for Edmonton’s Most Vulnerable Assembled at MacEwan
24/01 Sarah McLachlan School of Music Welcomed to MacEwan
30/01 Ukrainian Week at MacEwan
February
14/02 Indigenous Meditation Album Launched at MacEwan
March
03/03 MacEwan Celebrates Pride Week
08/03 Students’ Association Donates $1 Million to Endowment Fund, SAMU Way Opens
16/03 MacEwan Partners with Ukrainian Free Store and Firefighter Aid Ukraine
17/03 MacEwan Nursing and Business Students to Benefit from TELUS Donation
21/03 MacEwan Welcomes New Dean, School of Continuing Education
22/03 First Chancellor Speaker Series at MacEwan to Feature Dr. Jane Philpott
27/03 Edmonton Entrepreneur is New Allard Chair in Business
April
13/04 MacEwan Means Business Fundraising Campaign Launches
20/04 MacEwan Appoints New Vice-President, University Relations
24/04 Call for Submissions for the TD Music Artist in Residence at MacEwan Program
May
30/05 MacEwan Massage Therapy Students Work with Edmonton Elks
31/05 MacEwan Announces 2023 Teaching Awards
June
01/06 MacEwan’s 2023 Internal Research Chairs and Distinguished Research Award
09/06 Lorne Gladu to Receive Honorary Doctorate from MacEwan
15/06 MacEwan and the Edmonton Riverhawks Celebrate Pride
19/06 MacEwan Convocation Ceremonies June 20-22
23/06 MacEwan Introduces Bridge to Canadian Nursing Program
July
28/07 MacEwan Announces Inaugural Gene Zwozdesky Artist in Residence
August
11/08 TD Artist in Residence Program at MacEwan
15/08 MacEwan Theatre Season 2023/24
September
19/09 Bouchier Donates $250,000 to MacEwan Means Business
23/09 Ceramic Artist Opens New Exhibition at the Mitchell Art Gallery
October
19/10 Former Griffin Receives the Order of Sport Award and Goes Into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
25/10 MacEwan Reappoints Dr. Craig Kuziemsky as Associate Vice-President, Research
November
14/11 MacEwan Set for Fall Convocation Ceremonies
24/11 MacEwan’s Mitchell Art Gallery Hosts the ArtBus
December
November
14/11 Panel Discusses Hate During Anti-Racism Week
16/11 MacEwan Announces Honorary Doctorate Recipients
21/11 MacEwan Fall Convocation 2022
October
14/10 MacEwan Announces Gene Zwozdesky Artist in Residence Program
21/10 Quartet-in-Residence Concert Series
July
19/7 Carolyn Graham Appointed to Second Term as Chair of Board of GovernorsJune
16/6 Video Game Launch at MacEwan University
21/6 MacEwan Celebrates Indigenous Graduates
May
18/5 MacEwan wager with MRU in Battle of AlbertaMarch
22/03 Ukraine Relief Efforts Benefit from The Drowsy Chaperone performance
18/03 Concert Ticket Sales Donated to Ukraine Relief Effort
17/03 MacEwan's Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity Benefits from Oilers Pride Game
15/03 New Dean, Faculty of Health and Community Studies at MacEwan
03/03 Pride Week Celebrated at MacEwan
02/03 New Dean, School of Business at MacEwan
February
25/02 MacEwan Hosts Indigenous Youth Summit
02/02 New Allard Chair in Business at MacEwan
02/01 MacEwan Celebrates Black History Month
January
November
24/11 International recognition for MacEwan's School of Business
10/11 MacEwan University awards three Honorary Doctorates at Fall Convocation ceremonies
September
22/09 MacEwan University Celebrates 50 years as part of the Edmonton community
13/09 Nine Alberta post-secondary institutions enhance safety measures
July
13/07 Mary Burlie Day honors Edmonton activist and advocate
June
24/06 Visionary leader in cancer care will serve as MacEwan University’s first chancellor
24/06 Alumna receives one of MacEwan's first honorary degrees
April
27/04 MacEwan University announces new Bachelor of Fine Arts
December
07/12 MacEwan Alumna part of Nobel Prize winning team
September
15/09 Exhibit explores the history and resonance of Black Canadian dance
August
12/08 New MacEwan president to tour campus
July
07/07 PHOTO CALL: Curbside Convocation
June
08/06 Canada West cancels Fall term team competition
02/06 Support for local artists to navigate pandemic realities
March
03/03 MacEwan University appoints its sixth president and vice-chancellor
02/03 Campus-Wide March to Celebrate MacEwan’s Pride Week
February
20/02 Barriers to reconciliation: The legacy of schools connection to the child welfare system
03/02 PHOTO CALL: Black History Month Kick-off
January
28/01 Photo call: The Crucible
14/01 New MAG exhibit focuses on art to build our mutual survival
October
09/10 Bachelor of Early Childhood Curriculum Studies introduced
07/10 Tom Redl, Chandos Construction, is the 2019 Allard Chair in Business
September
26/09 Creating a culture of consent - Sexual Violence Awareness Week
25/09 Sikh and former white supremacist find forgiveness
16/09 Writer-in-Residence is all about making ‘connections’
09/09 Art exhibition explores the afterlife of waste
04/09 Common Ground Podcast: Exploring narratives of hate and counter-hate
03/09 Faculty member awarded prestigious European Union grant
August
21/08 Move-in Day at the Student Residence
July
30/07 Biology professor wants your wildlife photos
04/07 John McGrath named Acting President
June
21/06 MacEwan appoints Associate Vice-president, Research
20/06 MacEwan receives first Canada Research Chair
18/06 Criminal law specialist receives Distinguished Alumni award
18/06 Community builders named as Distinguished Alumni
17/06 Indigenous physician named as Distinguished Alumni
11/06 Researchers examine microplastics in Edmonton waterways
May
30/05 Research looks to identify innovative ways to help people with dementia
24/05 2019/21 Board of Governors Research Chairs announced
23/05 2019 Distinguished Research Award recipient announced
16/05 Alberta College Campus leased to Edmonton Public Schools for 2020
14/05 We unwrap the bees!
April
29/04 Symposium considers new approaches to rehabilitation and correctional reform
29/04 Student researchers investigate criminal justice reform
26/04 Karen Keiller appointed Dean of the Library
25/04 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
23/04 Research sheds light on using vision to correct movement
18/04 2019 Design Portfolio Show
15/04 2019/20 Theatre Season announced
03/04 2019 Fine Art grad show
01/04 Students work out with – and learn from – EPS officers
March
26/03 Datafest comes to MacEwan
19/03 Percussion ensemble: the beat goes on
18/03 Showcase Bands Concert a sensation for the senses
14/03 Students control drone - with their minds
14/03 An evening with Sweetland author Michael Crummey
12/03 Accounting students bring back free tax clinic
11/03 Celebrating our first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Week
05/03 Proudly waving the flag: Celebrating Pride Week
04/03 Guys and Dolls takes the Triffo stage
01/03 President Saucier resigns
February
28/02 Pitch perfect A Cappella Ensemble concert
26/02 The risky business of intimate partner violence
14/02 Family Literacy Carnival 2019
11/02 Examining the impact of human trafficking
January
28/01 Celebrating Black History Month
26/01 Griffins hockey player passes away
25/01 Looking beyond singular food truths
24/01 MacEwan appoints provost and vice-president, Academic
16/01 Photo exhibit displays cannibalistic mating behaviour
16/01 Silver Linings Playbook featured in REEL Learning series
07/01 Life is but a dream - A Midsummer Night's Dream
05/01 Panel delves into the history of racism in Canada
