Concordia University of Edmonton September 27 & 28, 2024
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I am incredibly excited to welcome our entire CUE community to campus for what will be a landmark event.
With more than a century’s worth of history, legacy, and alumni, opportunities like this to bring together such a diverse and remarkable community create space for true magic to happen.
Whether you know the university by our current name, Concordia University of Edmonton, or by Concordia College or Concordia University College of Alberta, we welcome you with open arms and will work to ensure that you feel a valued part of our community.
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Dr. Tim Loreman President and Vice-Chancellor
Friday event descriptions
Saturday event descriptions .
50/50 DRAW
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Win half of all ticket sales up to $10,000! Tickets prices: 1 for $10, 4 for $20, 20 for $50 and 100 for $100. Draw is at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28th.
Click here to get your tickets!
Licence # AGLC-702053. Must be 18+ and located in Alberta at time of purchase. 12,470 tickets available. Winner selected at Concordia University of Edmonton.
SCHEDULE
Friday September 27th
3:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Beer garden, music, family activities, lawn games
WHERE: RALKPH KING ATHLETIC CENTRE PARKING LOT & SOCCER PITCH
4:00 p.m.
Opening ceremony
WHERE: FRONT LAWN OF SCHWERMANN HALL
4:30 p.m.
New Academic Building grand opening
WHERE: FRONT ENTRANCE OF NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING
5:30 & 7:30 p.m.
Concordia Thunder vs NAIT Ooks
Women’s Basketball 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: RALPH KING ATHLETIC CENTRE GYM
9:30 p.m.
Fireworks
WHERE: RALPH KING ATHLETIC CENTRE SOCCER PITCH
SCHEDULE
Saturday September 28th CLICK HERE TO RSVP
10:00 a.m. – noon
Alumni Breakfast
WHERE: MAGRATH CAMPUS
Noon
Concordia Thunder vs NAIT Ooks Women’s Volleyball
WHERE: RALPH KING ATHLETIC CENTRE GYM
Noon – 3:00 p.m.
Research demonstrations, and international performances and activities.
WHERE: ACROSS MAIN CAMPUS
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Métis dance with fiddling, land acknowledgements and stories
WHERE: ROBERT TEGLER STUDENT CENTRE
2:00 p.m.
Concordia Thunder vs U of A Augustana Vikings Men’s Volleyball
WHERE: RALPH KING ATHLETIC CENTRE GYM
Opening Ceremony
Friday, September 27 at 4:00 p.m
Front Lawn of Schwermann Hall
Homecoming begins on the lawn of our most historic building—Schwermann Hall. Named after our first president, A.H. Schwermann, Schwermann Hall was not only the start of CUE’s story, but where the stories of countless students who passed through these doors began their university journey.
New Academic Building Grand Opening
Friday, September 27 at 4:30 p.m
New Academic Building
We are excited to officially welcome a new space into the growing legacy of CUE’s campus, and to announce its new name, honouring a generous donor in our history. The building represents our commitment to ensuring our students and faculty are provided with top-of-the-line facilities to prepare our students to step into the next stage of their careers.
Thunderfest Beer Garden
Friday, September 27 from 3:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Ralph King Athletic Centre Parking Lot
Thunderfest is an annual celebration hosted by the CUE Students’ Association and this year, it’s an integral part of Homecoming, featuring bar service (beer, highballs, non-alcoholic beverages) and music provided by a live band and DJ for the entire evening.
Family Fun Zone & Fireworks
Friday, September 27 from 3:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Fireworks 9:30 p.m.
Ralph King Athletic Centre Soccer Pitch
Enjoy lawn games and other family activities in this all ages, alcohol-free area on the soccer pitch of the Ralph King Athletic Centre. Please come back at 9:30 for the fireworks show.
Concordia Thunder vs NAIT Ooks Basketball Games
Friday, September 27 at 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.
Ralph King Athletic Centre Gym
Join us for a special evening of Thunder Basketball as both the women’s and men’s teams take on the NAIT Ooks in exciting back-to-back exhibition games! The action starts early with a pre-game ceremony celebrating our 2004/05 Women’s Basketball team’s induction into the ACAC Hall of Fame. Then, stick around for the halftime show during the women’s game as we unveil the new Thunder mascot!
Come for the basketball, stay for the celebrations, and be a part of Homecoming!
behalf of everyone at CUE, thank you for helping to make Homecoming possible.
Alumni Breakfast
Saturday, September 28 from 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Magrath Campus
Enjoy a pancake breakfast hosted by the Board of Governors. This event is a great opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, past and current faculty, and university leadership, all while enjoying breakfast on the scenic lawn of the historic Magrath Campus (previously known as Magrath Mansion). If you’re an alumni and would like to attend, CLICK HERE TO RSVP.
Campus Activities, Displays, and Tours
Saturday, September 28 from Noon – 3 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)
All Ages Library Activities
Arnold Guebert Library
Browse vintage yearbooks and faculty publications while the kids enjoy stories and games with the library unicorn (yes, unicorn).
Education Imagination Station
Ralph King Athletic Centre (RK313)
Family fun activities with something for kids of all ages! Featuring a reading corner, table games, puzzles, bookmark designing, card tricks and a jelly bean guessing contest.
International Performances
Tegler Student Centre (Noon – 1:00 p.m.)
Performances and demonstrations from around the world, featuring a Lion Dance, traditional Mexican dances, taekwondo, and calligraphy demonstrations.
Métis Dance
Tegler Student Centre (1:00 – 3:00 p.m.)
Special guests from Kikino Northern Lites host a fun afternoon of traditional Métis music and dance in celebration and recognition of Métis influence in the area.
Cultural Odyssey Art Exhibition
Allan Wachowich Centre (AW207)
See various art pieces from around the world, courtesy of our International Office.
Drama Rehearsal in Alumni Hall
Al & Trish Huehn Theatre (A301) (Noon – 1:00 p.m.)
Get a sneak peek into our upcoming fall production “Our Town” as performed by CUE Drama students.
Historic Photo Timeline
Hole Academic Centre (Lower Level)
Experience CUE’s 104-year-old history through a series of photographs displayed in the lower level of the Hole Academic Centre.
CUE Archives Display
Schwermann Hall (S206)
Experience the heart of our university through a collection of materials from the CUE Archives, as shared and remembered by our students.
Cybersecurity Activities
Hole Academic Centre (HA235)
Find out if your credentials have been compromised, and learn how to spot phishing emails in this interactive demonstration about staying secure online.
Research Presentations
Allan Wachowich Centre (AW125)
Get a first hand look into the work of researchers at CUE, from autonomous vehicles to using screens to learn how animals see the world.
SEE FULL DESCRIPTIONS ON PAGES 18 - 20
SEE OUR CAMPUS ROOM MAP AT CONCORDIA.AB.CA/ABOUT/CAMPUS-MAP
Research Presentation Details:
Eslam AbdAllah
Dr. Eslam AbdAllah conducts research on the security of Autonomous vehicles (AVs). While current vehicles have not achieved full autonomy, they utilize a wide array of sensors and communication systems to interact with other vehicles, mobile devices, the cloud, and various sensors, making them vulnerable to different attacks on these channels. Dr. AdbAllah, alongside student researchers, created a model autonomous car that they use to simulate Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, and to explore countermeasures that will enhance AV security.
Jason Daniels
Dr. Jason Daniels conducts research related to the effective use of technology in education and the impact of media use on child development and student engagement. Dr. Daniels’ current research focuses on “Digital Overload: The Health and Wellness Impacts of Problematic Media Use.”
Jenna Congdon
Dr. Jenna Congdon’s research features cognition and welfare experiments designed for fur and harbor seals, emus, gibbons, and red pandas, in collaboration with the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Dr. Congdon will demonstrate how perceptual questions are being investigated using touchscreen apparatuses across a variety of species, and will feature novel enrichment projects designed by our very own CUE undergraduate students.
Jonathan Strand
Dr. Jonathan Strand is the inventor and designer of The Logic Game, an online game being developed to improve users’ reasoning skills. Dr. Strand is working with IT undergraduate student Hamza Ahmed to create the application, where Dr. Eslam AbdAllah supervises the coding, and Dr. Seyma Yildirim-Erbasli is testing the game’s educational effectiveness.
Matthew Churchward
Dr. Matthew Churchward carries out research in cell biology of the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Churchward is interested in how changes in the body can impact brain health and mental health, as well as in developing strategies to improve the function of implanted medical devices in the brain and spinal cord.
Nasim Hajari
Dr. Nasim Hajari’s Smart Waste app is an innovative computer vision-based tool designed to assist households and businesses in separating waste and enhancing their recycling practices. By promoting efficient waste separation at the source, the app not only helps users improve their recycling habits but also significantly eases the workload of waste management centers and processors, leading to a more sustainable waste management system
Reginald Wiebe
Along with co-author Dorothy Woodman, Dr. Reginald Wiebe’s research on Marvel superheroes and cancer narratives has led to The Cancer Plot: Terminal Immortality in Marvel’s Moral Universe, which has been nominated for the Alberta Book Publishing Awards scholarly/academic book of the year. The Cancer Plot focuses on the one villain superheroes can’t defeat: death from cancer. When superheroes (almost) all come back from the dead, what does it mean when cancer can kill a superhero for good?
Stephen Portillo
Dr. Stephen Portillo’s research focus is astrostatistics: improving data analysis techniques so that astronomers can learn more from the data they collect from telescopes. Working with collaborators, Dr. Portillo applied image analysis methods to discover more than 100 asteroids beyond Neptune’s orbit, and he is now working on new approaches to find binary asteroids.
Thunder Athletics Volleyball Games
Saturday, September 28 at Noon and 2:00 p.m.
Ralph King Athletic Centre Gym
Day two of Homecoming brings more exciting action as our Volleyball teams hit the court. The Thunder Women’s Volleyball team faces off against the NAIT Ooks at noon followed by the Thunder Men’s Volleyball team taking on the Augustana Vikings at 2:00 p.m. With both teams gearing up for their upcoming seasons, these exhibition games are a great preview of the talent and energy they will bring to the ACAC. Don’t miss your chance to cheer on the Thunder as they continue to defend their home turf!
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HOMECOMING
50/50 RAFFLE
Get your tickets for a chance to win!
Have a chance to win half of all tickets sales, up to $10,000!
Ticket Prices:
1 for $10, 4 for $20, 20 for $50 and 100 for $100.
Draw is at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28th. Click here to get your tickets!
Licence # AGLC-702053. Must be 18+ and located in Alberta at time of purchase. 12,470 tickets available. Winner selected at Concordia University of Edmonton.
To our valued guests, THANK YOU!
We truly appreciate everyone who came and celebrated with us, and look forward to having you back at Homecoming 2025.
Our community of students, alumni, staff, professors, neighbours and friends are what make our university special. Thanks again!
