ÐÓ°É´«Ã½

2015-2016

News Release

REF NO.: 21

SUBJECT: MUNdays closes strong at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University

DATE: October 19, 2015

ÐÓ°É´«Ã½’s annual fall celebrations may be coming to a close today in St. John’s, but we’re not going quietly.

On the East Coast, I Love MUNdays and I Love MI MUNdays take place Oct. 15-19; on the West Coast, I Love Grenfell takes place Oct. 23-28.

 

For Monday, Oct. 19, highlights for media follow below:

Graduate students will bring their “A” game to the Three-Minute Thesis today. An 80,000-word thesis would take nine hours to present. Time allowed: 180 seconds. Countdown starts at 1 p.m. in the Junior Common Room at R. Gushue Hall!

Four outstanding ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University alumni will be recognized for excellence at the 34th annual Alumni Tribute Awards at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland in St. John’s from 6-9 p.m. Alumni Geoff Eaton, Dr. Rex Gibbons, Jessica Burry and Dr. Jawahar (Jay) Kalra will be feted in style!

Stay tuned for I Love Grenfell, spreading the love Oct. 23-28!

Be sure to follow along in the fun on the MUNdays Twitter feed @ilovemundays with the #MUNdays2015 hashtag and the Facebook page at I Love MUNdays.

MUNdays highlights the diversity, ingenuity, excellence, kindness and community spirit that set ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ apart from all other post-secondary institutions.

For the full schedule of events on the St. John’s campus, please visit www.mun.ca/mundays. For Grenfell Campus, please visit www.grenfell.mun.ca/love-grenfell/Pages/default.aspx. For the Marine Institute, please visit www.mi.mun.ca/mimundays.

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