October 2018 gave the university community a chance to show off their creativity, their good will, and some awesome costumes! Here's a look back at the month that was:
Treats First: Halloween
The '70s returned to the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education with the opening of the "COSMIC CLUB 5: kiss my grits café & patio", featuring Charlie's Angels, Minnie Mouse, the Ghost of Flower Child Past, Ellen Ripley & Jonesy the cat, the Night Sky, a disco fairy, a flower witch, and of course, Cris the café's proprietor. | L-R: (Back) Jerine Pegg, Antonella Scaccia-Dewitt, Cris Ryder, Sara Napp, Rebecca Saul, Linn Cardinal(Front): Vanessa Grabia, Kateryna Barnes, Erika Therriault.
The Faculty of Law held a staff potluck - and an informal best costume competition! Pictured are the two winners."I took the attached photo while passing FAB! I thought it was appropriate for Halloween!" - Miki Zwarich.
Halloween in the Faculty of Arts… | Image courtesy of Donna McKinnon.
Costumes on campus ranged from crazy cat ladies to delicious breakfast and snack items to the downright terrifying. Happy Halloween, from Augustana! | Photo credit: Tia Lalani.
And now, the rest of the month…
New canopies complete the Talar at the Aga Khan Garden.
Held in September, Orange Shirt Day brought the community together in a show of support for the survivors of the residential school system.
Studio Theatre opened their season at the Timms Centre with Lenin's Embalmers, a rollicking comedy and epic tragedy by local playwright Vern Thiessen.
Thinking of pink, Human Resource Services hosted a breast cancer awareness and fundraiser.
The leaves might be gone, but Sustainability Awareness Week kept things green across our campuses this month.
President Turpin presents the University Cup to this year's recipients, Dr. X. Chris Le and Dr. M. Anne Naeth.
As part of the university's annual United Way fundraiser, the community came together this October to support give, share, and uplift those in need within the greater Edmonton capital region.
Thanks to the Euromarket, The Daily Grind, and Good Earth for making Coffee Day 2018 a charitable success!
Alumni volunteers helped to ready Prairie Urban Farm for the winter on a chilly October evening.
A record setting 174 University of Alberta student-athletes were honoured at the annual Golden Bears and Pandas Academic All-Canadian breakfast on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018.
On October 1st, Augustana Campus Library hosted its 20th augustana human library event. | Image courtesy of the Augustana Campus Library.
PLLC Teaching Fellows were wowed at the Lougheed College Lectures presentation by Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon from the Pembina Institute. | Future Energy Systems drew in a crowd to talk energy at their Open house.
Racers took to Social Street to wiggle their way to victory during the annual Plasma Car Derby.
Racers celebrated for raising the most funds as a team and as an individual.
University Relations took home the fastest time and the winner's trophy! Mr. A. Leitch, note the lack of dust in their faces…