Edmonton Information Session and Learning Symposium

Information Session

Take this opportunity to connect with the faculty, staff, and alumni of Royal Roads University. Learn about our innovative approach to learning that combines team-based online learning, with active, collaborative face-to-face learning on campus. Find out about our admissions process that also acknowledges life achievements as well as academic and professional ones.  Understand how programs at Royal Roads allow students to further their education while they continue to work. This is a general information session that covers a broad range of topics so bring your questions and get ready to discover how an education at Royal Roads University can transform your life.

Date:                                                    Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Registration:                                      5:30 pm

Information session:                       6:00 pm to 7:00pm                         

Break & Networking                        7:00 pm to 7:15 pm                         

Learning Symposium                      7:15 pm to 8:30 pm

Learning Symposium

Following the General Information Session, join us for a fascinating Learning Symposium

From Sydney to Victoria: Reminiscences of a Soldier, Diplomat and Scholar

Presented by Alex Morrison, MSC CD MA, Associate Professor, and Director, School of Peace and Conflict Management.

Within the context of his varied careers, Mr. Morrison will relate how life experiences and lessons came together to lead him to Royal Roads University and his position as Director of the School of Peace and Conflict Management.

In a presentation alive with anecdotes, Morrison will draw on his military career in Canada, Cyprus, Germany and New York; six years as a member of the Mission of Canada to the United Nations, and the establishment of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre to illustrate how the innovative Royal Roads University model is well-suited to meet the needs of those who wish to advance in their professions.

Morrison will demonstrate, through his rich experiences as a soldier, diplomat, and scholar, how tenacity and determination learned from the teachings of everyday life impact our personal and professional lives. His personal presets, deciding versus doing, will challenge you.