Posts Tagged ‘Academics’
RMC advances to Queen’s International Intercollegiate Business Competition
I wish to convey my deepest appreciation to the RMC Alumni Association and its donors for the tremendous support and generosity in supporting our goal of entering the Queen’s Intercollegiate Business Competition this past fall. Through its generous funding, two teams representing RMC’s management department entered the preliminary round of Queen’s prestigious Intercollegiate Business Competition.…
Read MoreKingston Canadian Film Festival 2022 another resounding success
Your donations to our Academic fund allowed 30 students from the Royal Military College of Canada to attend the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF). KCFF is the world’s largest film festival dedicated to Canadian film. It offers a wide range of genres, stories, and perspectives from diverse artists and in many languages, including French and…
Read More7715 Captain E.R. (Ted) Bade (RR/RMC 1969) Memorial Endowment has New Purposes and is Distributing Funds
The “In the Service of Canada” Book of Remembrance (page 157) commemorates Ted Bade’s passing and his obituary notes that he was lost on an air rescue mission on Sep 20, 1973 in Telkwa Pass, British Columbia. In 1994, as part of the celebrations associated with the 25th anniversary of graduation, the Class of ‘69…
Read MoreEngage for 50: The Past, the Present, and our Future
Looking back on my 11 years with the RMC Foundation, Reunion Weekend is always my favourite time of year. The hustle, the bustle, the planning, the comradery, the competition, but more importantly it’s seeing our ex cadets come back together after 10, 20, 30 even 40 years and remembering it like it was yesterday. From…
Read MoreRecreation Clubs aren’t always about athletics
The RMC Foundation supports a variety of Recreational Clubs at the Colleges. From Sport Parachuting to Debate Club the Recreational Clubs are meant to offer Officer Cadets a much deserved break from their studies to enhance their time here at the Colleges while building leadership skills, critical planning skills, and fostering new friendships. Because of…
Read MoreRMC Debate and International Affairs Society Takes Home Honours at Annual Model NATO Conference
During the reading week break, the RMC Debate and International Affairs Society (DIAS) attended the Carleton Model NATO conference in Ottawa.
Read MoreMottershead Battlefields Tour 2020: an ex-cadet’s perspective
Mottershead Battlefields Tour 2020: an ex-cadet’s perspective Also affectionately known as “The Blue Booties Tour.” In February of this year, I had the privilege of joining 27 Officer Cadets and 1 Naval Cadet and staff on a whorl-wind tour of the WW1 and WW2 battlefields of France and Belgium. The focus of the tour was…
Read MoreLe blanc et noir de Saint-Jean Chess Tournament
The Royal Military College Saint-Jean participated in a Chess Tournament on the weekend of the 17th of January 2020. The Royal Military Colleges Foundation generously covered the admission costs for the officer cadets. Thanks to the RMC Foundation, we were able to hold a chess tournament on RMC Saint-Jean grounds, in the Le Saint-Maurice Mess.…
Read MorePrepping for The Battlefields
In preparation for this year’s 2020 Mottershead Battlefield tour, I, as well as the rest of the individuals who will be embarking this adventure, have been partaking in multiple activities in order to ready ourselves for what we will see in France and Belgium in two weeks time. Among other activities, the weekly seminars that…
Read MoreCivil Engineering Students Win People’s Choice Award
The Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race This past weekend, twelve engineering students participated in the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race design competition in Toronto. Universities from all across Canada traveled to Toronto in order to participate in the competition, which has been going on for 46 years. Undergrad students are required to design a toboggan…
Read MoreAnonymous Donor from the Class of 1955 Provides Scholarship Opportunity to Canada’s Future Leaders
For the past 39 years, this donor from the Class of 1955 has provided more than $225,000 in support of projects benefiting the leadership and character development of our future leaders of Canada. More importantly over $212,000 of which went into his Endowment to support Mechanical Engineer and Aerospace Post Graduates. Here is a note…
Read MoreRMC Saint-Jean annual Bilingualism Battle
On November 7, close to 250 officer cadets from the Royal Military College Saint-Jean met in the Vanier Auditorium for the annual Bilingualism Battle organized by our second language teachers. Representatives from all four squadrons (Tracy, Jolliet, Richelieu, and Iberville) took part in several challenges – such as a few Jeopardy rounds – that were…
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