Events
We host events for alumni and friends throughout the world to network, socialize and connect with fellow alumni and to catch up with what's going on at your alma mater.
Here you'll find information on a variety of events happening in 2025, Memorial University's centennial year! These events include opportunities for professional development, networking, family activities, entertainment, education and more. Check out what's going on!
Enhance workplace inclusivity by developing practical communication skills that interrupt biases, address microaggressions, and foster a culturally sensitive environment in this FREE three-part series for alumni, offered in partnership with the Gardiner Centre.
Webinar 1: Foundations of Inclusive Communication | February 13, 1 to 2 pm
Webinar 2: Navigating Cross-Cultural Communication | February 27, 1 to 2 pm
Webinar 3: Overcoming Bias and Building Inclusive Language | March 6, 1 to 2 pm
What role did Memorial University play in seeding a Newfoundland and Labrador arts community in the 1960s and 1970s and what is the role of cultural institutions like art galleries in the province today? Join Memorial University and The Rooms for Dialogue and Debate: The passion and the past of the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Dialogue and Debate is an event series that invites experts from Memorial University to discuss and expand on the collections and exhibitions featured at The Rooms. The discussions are lively, informative and designed for the public.
This session will feature Jane Walker (BFA '15), Director of the Grenfell Art Gallery, and Dr. Jeff Webb (BA'85, MA'87), head, Department of History, Memorial University.
This event is free but registration is required. Reserve your space by registering online or by calling 709-757-8090.
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Rooms Theatre
Begin your day with Newfoundland and Labrador's premier, the Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, in the heart of Toronto's entertainment district. Premier Furey will join alumni and friends of Memorial University for a discussion about the province. Guests are invited to bring questions for the Q&A which will follow the talk.
Tim Powers, host of podcast The Tim Powers Show on VOCM and commentator on CBC'S Power & Politics, a member of Memorial's Board of Regents and chair of Summa Strategies will moderate.
Event details:
Date: March 24, 2025
Time: 7:30 - 10 a.m. (doors open at 7:30, speaking begins at 8:15)
Location: Telus Harbour, Third Floor Flex Space
Ticket prices:
$60/person or $550 for a table of eight with your business name displayed.
Coast Lines, Memorial University’s popular public book club, will host a special event at the Emera Innovation Exchange (Signal Hill Campus) to celebrate the rich literary history of Newfoundland and Labrador and the role Memorial has played in fostering and shaping the province’s literary community. The event will feature a panel of esteemed current and former faculty members and writers – Mary Dalton (MA’75), Lisa Moore, Aaron Tucker – who will discuss the intersections of Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador’s writing and publishing community and the 40th anniversary of the creative writing program, in conversation with writer, broadcaster, and Coast Lines alumnus William Ping (BA '18, MA '20).
The celebration will recognize Memorial’s past contributions to a province with a rich cultural history, while simultaneously setting the stage for its continued impact on the literary world.
Register HERE.
More information to come!
Details coming soon!