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Oct. 30, 2013 Volume 46 Number 5
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Alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago were recognized during a special ceremony.
FALL CONVOCATION Full orations of honorary degree recipients, plus success stories of newly minted graduates.
BIG IMPRESSION New travelling exhibit makes substantial impact at national recruitment expo.
GOLDEN COMMEMORATION
‘Strong alliances’
A TIME TO REMEMBER Hundreds of alumni and friends relived their memories of former concerts and parties held at the Thomson Student Centre during Super TSC Night at Club One on Oct. 19 as part of havin’ a time: Reunion 2013.
$890,000 investment in student-led oceans research By Meaghan Whelan
STUDENT
RESEARCHERS
at
Memorial have received a funding boost thanks to the Research & Development Corporation’s (RDC) Ocean Industries Student Research Awards. Approximately
$890,000
has
been
awarded to 15 graduate and doctoral students, and their supervisors. “I
would
like
to
commend
the
Research & Development Corporation for creating this program in support of student researchers,” said President Gary Kachanoski. “Memorial University prepares its students so that as graduates, they can help this province and the world into a future marked by economic growth, sustainable development and an abiding respect for society. This would be impossible without the support we receive from like-minded partners like RDC and the government of Newfoundland and
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Labrador.”
See OCEANS page 4
Direct translation
Linguist receives prestigious national award for Innu language development in capacity-building in Cree, Innu and Naskapi
By Janet Harron
MacKenzie joins four other
Human Resources for Innu Language Development,
scholars from Canadian universities who have been
carried out in collaboration with researchers at
awarded prestigious Impact Awards from the Social
Memorial, Carleton University, the Université du
Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Québec à Montréal, the Institut Tshakapesh and Mamu
for their achievements in research, research training,
Tshishkutamashutau, private scholars and government
knowledge mobilization and outreach activities.
departments has led to the creation of dictionaries,
The professor of linguistics and her team were
workplace vocabularies and readers for schools and
awarded the $50,000 Insight Award at a ceremony held
language-learning materials for adults. This project has
at the World Social Science Forum in Montreal, Que.,
directly contributed to improved access to government
recently.
services, through better quality interpretation and
Dr. MacKenzie thanked SSHRC for the recognition of
translation.
the years of work accomplished as a result of partnerships
A comprehensive pan-Innu dictionary developed by
between universities and members of Innu and Cree
Dr. MacKenzie and her team covers all the Innu dialects
communities, noting that that there is a strong positive
spoken in Quebec and Labrador. Published in Innu,
correlation between the maintenance of an Aboriginal
English and French, it is one of the most thorough and
language and increased community health.
complete dictionaries of an Aboriginal language, and is
Dr. MacKenzie has worked for more than 40 years
available online at www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary .
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communities. Her research project, Knowledge and
DR. MARGUERITE
Dr. Marguerite MacKenzie
‘A great idea’ Inaugural President’s Golden Celebration a highlight of Reunion 2013 By Sharon King
MORE THAN 100 proud Memorial alumni gathered
and, most importantly, a sincere thank you to alumni.
in the School of Music for a special ceremony to honour
“Thank you for being the keepers of Memorial’s
those celebrating 50-plus years of graduation during the
history, the pioneers of its values and the living proof
President’s Golden Celebration on Oct. 19, one of the
of the transformative power of education,” noted Dr.
hallmark events of Reunion 2013.
Kachanoski. “The foundation of this university was
Dr. Kachanoski hosted the inaugural ceremony that
built by a community of thinkers with a dream that
paid tribute to graduates and presented them with a
Newfoundland and Labrador would overcome its
commemorative pin. The pin given to each graduate
geographic isolation and the tragic events of war, so that
symbolizes the ties that bind, the pride of the university
its people would have equal access to the opportunities a university education could provide.” For 100-year-old Clotilda O’Brien, BA(Ed.)’60, from Cape Broyle, the evening brought back memories of her time at Memorial. “I loved it,” said Ms. O’Brien. “I enjoyed the professors and for a young girl to go from a small community to study at university, at that time, it was great. I enjoyed English and history and after graduation, I taught for 38 years.” For 1962 graduate Gertrude Andrews, BA(Ed.)’62, M.Ed.’88, it was an opportunity to reconnect with friends that she hasn’t seen since her days at Memorial. “I’m here looking around and the first person that comes along is Ray Rose. Ray stayed at my aunt’s boarding house while attending university and here we are, more than 50 years later. This is just wonderful.” Ray Rose, BA(Ed.)’61, B.Sc.’67, was happy to reconnect with his university friends. “I was from outport Newfoundland, so just being in university was a great experience for me,” he said. “I spent many years teaching in Labrador West, so to
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reconnect with people here tonight, it was a great idea.”
From left, Howard Dyer, Class of 1948, has his commemorative 50-plus years of graduation pin attached to his lapel with help from his wife Joan. The project: A study of gender issues in construction and resource industries to identify barriers women face in trades and technology fields would have significant impact on recruitment policies among industry leaders as well as provincial policy when it comes to labour market
YOUR NEXT PROJECT UPDATE
development. That kind of study would also be of interest to organizations
such
as
the
Women
in
Resource
By Amy Tucker
Development Corporation (WRDC), whose mandate
Special to the Gazette
is to foster an environment that will increase the
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EDITOR GRAPHICS Mandy Cook Molly Baker
Regular Contributors
Laura Barron Rebecca Cohoe Melanie Callahan Nora Daly Paula Dyke Kelly Foss Pamela Gill Sharon Gray Janet Harron Jill Hunt Sharon King Jackey Locke Peter Morris
Cathy Newhook Naomi Osborne Michelle Osmond David Penney Marcia Porter Kristine Power Dave Sorensen Melissa Watton Meaghan Whelan Susan White-MacPherson Laura Woodford Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey
participation of women in the trades and technology Yaffle.ca is Memorial’s online connecting tool. One of its most
sectors in Newfoundland and Labrador.
significant jobs is to provide a way for people from outside Memorial
“Mega-projects present all kinds of opportunities
to ask for research help. With hundreds of community-suggested
for women to stay here in the province,” said Jenna
opportunities to choose from, your next project is just a click away.
Hawkins, industry liaison with the WRDC. She said that
Here’s one …
getting up-to-date numbers on women’s participation in the labour force in trades and industry is difficult, but
The opportunity:
anecdotally her organization hears a lot of excitement
Large industrial projects require a large and diverse
among industry representatives as well as among women
labour force. With current demand for workers
interested in those jobs and opportunities.
exceeding supply, one solution to the problem could be
“We do research in-house, but any extra interest in this
to encourage women to train and seek jobs in what have
field would be more than welcome and we would love to
traditionally been seen as male occupations.
connect with researchers working on these issues.”
This is a recurring theme at the Harris Centre-organized regional workshops, which provide an opportunity for
Interested in learning more? Amy Tucker, co-ordinator of knowledge
community representatives, businesses and government
mobilization at the Harris Centre, would love to fill you in. Call her at
to discuss the issues affecting a particular region in the
709 864 6115 or email her at amy.tucker@mun.ca .
province. During the regional workshop in Labrador City earlier this year, representatives of Vale indicated perceptions and attitudes of women towards those
OBITUARY
non-traditional jobs and whether those attitudes are
Dr. Donald Alexander Cameron
changing with mega-projects sprouting up around the
Dr. Donald Alexander Cameron, an honorary
province.
graduate of Memorial University, passed away Oct.
that there is much research needed to better understand
12, 2013. He was 93.
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Loss of a medical pioneer DR. ARTHUR MAXWELL
(Max) House, former
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Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant-governor and
time faculty member in 1993, but remained with the university until 1997 as a consultant and adviser.
telemedicine leader, passed away on Oct. 17. He was
Dr. House served as official visitor to the university
87. Dr. House is survived by his wife Mary, as well as
in his role as lieutenant-governor from 1997–2002,
children Rosemary (John Housser), Christopher and
returning afterwards to Memorial as honorary research
Peter (Colleen) and five grandchildren.
professor. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary doctor of
Dr. House’s connection to Memorial spanned seven
letters degree and, in 2003, he received the distinction of
decades from his first days as a student at Memorial
professor emeritus. Dr. House was honoured as Alumnus
College in 1943. He received his MD from Dalhousie
of the Year in 2010.
in 1952 and went on to complete his training as a
During his career, Dr. House received numerous
neurologist at McGill University in 1959. Dr. House
awards and recognitions. He was named to the Order of
was a founding leader of Memorial’s medical school
Canada in 1989, received the Atlantic Canada Innovator
where he spent 30 years as a neurology professor and
of the Year Award in 1990, the Canadian Medical
administrator.
Association’s Medal of Service in 1997, was named an
In 1975 Dr. House started the Telemedicine program
officer of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in
at Memorial and became a leader in the development
2005 and appointed honorary member of the Canadian
of telemedicine internationally. He retired as a full-
Medical Association in 2007.
Dr. Max House
Former chancellor oversaw unprecedented growth DR. PAUL GUY Desmarais passed away at Domaine
organized in 1925 to hold electric power facilities which
Laforest, Sagard, in the region of Charlevoix, Que., on
had been nationalized by the 1960s.
Oct. 8, 2013, at the age of 86.
Among its principal investments through its subsidiary
Dr. Desmarais’ legacy is writ large at Memorial. As
Power Financial Corporation are Great-West Life, London
chancellor from 1979–88, as a benefactor and as an
Life, Canada Life and Putnam Investments, as well as
honorary degree recipient, he played an important role in
Investors Group and Mackenzie Financial Corporation.
the successful development of the university. While Dr.
Power also owns La Presse and several other leading
Desmarais served as chancellor, Memorial went through
French-language newspapers and has diversified holdings
a period of then-unprecedented growth and expansion.
in Europe and China.
Central to all this was the creation of Memorial’s Queen
He received honorary degrees from a dozen universities,
Elizabeth II Library, which received his considerable
including an honorary doctor of laws degree from
financial and other support.
Memorial in 1990 and was awarded the University of
Born in Sudbury, Ont., on Jan. 4, 1927, Dr. Desmarais
Ottawa’s Distinguished Canadian Leadership Award.
studied commerce at the University of Ottawa and law at
Dr. Desmarais was appointed a member of the Privy
the Osgoode Hall until taking on the challenge of rescuing
Council of Canada, companion of the Order of Canada
his family’s failing bus company. A visionary entrepreneur,
and officer of the Ordre national du Québec, as well as a
he merged it into Quebec Autobus, Provincial Transport
recipient of France’s Grand Croix of the Légion d’honneur
and Trans-Canada Corporation Fund. In 1968 he acquired
and Commandeur de l’Ordre de Léopold II of Belgium.
control of Power Corporation of Canada, a public company
Dr. Paul Desmarais
The Greek Question I THOUGHT when I transferred from the University
Even if the stereotypes are false, GLOs still promote
of Victoria to Memorial University in the fall of 2011
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the kind of elitism that should have no place in today’s
that I had escaped the endless debate over Greek-lettered
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university experience. Most campuses now have strict
organizations (GLOs). Apparently I was mistaken. If
you’ve
missed
the
memo — and
the
inclusion policies. Even without considering the Muse
sign a petition against the formal recognition of GLOs.
question of gender exclusion, which has formed a large
headlines — Memorial University of Newfoundland’s
The issue eventually went to a vote at the student
part of the debate at both UVic and MUN, there is still
Student Union (MUNSU) denied recognition of GLOs at
society’s general meeting where 61 per cent of the 500
the fact that GLOs allow membership on an invitation-
a recent student activities and organizations committee
voters elected to uphold the ban. Ultimately, however, it
only basis. Neither are their meetings and events open
meeting. Only three of approximately 15 board members
would seem that the GLOs got their way. The Kappa Beta
to non-members. Generally, university-recognized clubs
voted in favour of recognizing fraternities and sororities.
Gamma sorority became officially recognized by the
and societies must be open to all university students; the
Without recognition, GLOs cannot receive funding
University of Victoria in 2011, despite the fact that the
bottom line is that GLOs are not. Though there is no way
from MUNSU, fundraise on campus or use campus
majority voted against repealing the ban the year before.
around the fact that sororities and fraternities, by their
space to recruit students. Recognition by the university
Until the Greek question arose in Victoria, the word
very nature, violate policies of inclusion and openness,
administration is also a requirement for sororities to
“sorority” brought to my mind visions of debutantes,
it should be up to the student body if they wish to allow
register with the National Panhellenic Conference,
beauty queens and the kind of out-dated femininity that
such exclusive organizations onto their campuses.
an umbrella organization of international sororities,
would make even Gloria Steinem wonder if the 1970s
The numbers seem to indicate that the majority of
though fraternities may exist without recognition.
had happened at all. Obviously, these impressions were
the student body doesn’t want GLOs to be officially
To me, it feels like déjà vu. In 2010 a similar debate
based mostly on what I’d seen on TV and in movies — but
recognized by the university. Why is this still being
plagued the University of Victoria where fraternities and
the stereotypes surrounding fraternities and sororities
debated? Democracy has spoken — let’s drop the issue.
sororities had previously been banned from campus. I
persist. Many opponents at MUN have claimed that
remember sitting in the library café in my second year
there is a link between GLOs and sexual assault, rape
Shannon Page is a fourth-year double major in English and classics at
and being torn away from my study of Greek nouns to
and discrimination on campuses.
Memorial. She can be reached at spep60@mun.ca.
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con’t from OCEANS page 1 The Ocean Industries Student Research Awards program will fund six doctoral candidates and nine master’s candidates from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, the Faculty of Science and the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation. Awards range from up to $20,000 per year for master’s candidates and up to $30,000 per year for doctoral candidates. “Oceans-related
research
is
a
priority
for
our
government, and we are pleased to support students and researchers who undertake collaborative research and development projects that are relevant to Newfoundland and Labrador’s ocean industries,” said Charlene Johnson, minister responsible for RDC. “By supporting strong alliances between academic institutions and industry, we are ensuring our investments make a positive contribution to industry and to our economy.”
in our ocean-based industries,” said Glenn Janes, CEO, RDC. “These students have great potential and their projects could help the province enhance its leadership role in offshore technologies. I congratulate each of these recipients, and wish them the best of luck with their work.” To view the full list of recipients, please visit today.mun.
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“The research awards program is designed to develop highly skilled students with expertise and an interest
From left are RDC CEO Glenn Janes, Minister Charlene Johnson and President Gary Kachanoski.
ca/news.php?id=8639.
‘Long-standing relationship’
Dare To campaign receives major gift for accounting classroom with the business faculty and with Memorial University
By Susan White-MacPherson
for many years,” she said. “I’m pleased to be able to
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
announced a major
provide accounting students at Memorial with an
gift to Dare To: The Campaign for Memorial University
inviting place to learn and pursue their studies as they
from a prominent member of the province’s accounting
work towards embarking on their careers.”
community on Oct. 17.
Dr. Wilfred Zerbe, dean of the Faculty of Business
The donation is courtesy of Dr. Janet Gardiner, who became Newfoundland and Labrador’s first female
From left are Janet Gardiner and Dr. Wilfred Zerbe.
“The creation of a dedicated accounting classroom
Dr. Gardiner’s contribution has been designated to
will help our accounting students continue their
undertake renovations and purchase state-of-the-art
strong record of success in the professional accounting
classroom equipment to create a dedicated accounting
programs they undertake after graduation,” he said. “As
classroom at the Faculty of Business Administration.
the new Canadian Chartered Professional Accounting
Accounting is one of nine concentrations available to
program evolves, it will be critical that our accounting
undergraduate students in the bachelor of commerce
students continue to be well prepared. We are grateful to
(co-operative) program.
Dr. Gardiner and the Gardiner family for their ongoing
“My family and I have had a long-standing relationship
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NOTABLE DR. MELVIN BAKER, Office of the President, and Dr. Peter Neary, Department of History, University of Western Ontario, contributed the Newfoundland and Labrador entry to the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2006 edited by David Mutimer, York University, and published by the University of Toronto Press (2013).
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PAPERS PRESENTATIONS
support of the Faculty of Business Administration.”
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DR. JEROME DELANEY, an associate professor in the Faculty of Education, recently presented a paper titled Characteristics of Effective Teachers at the 2013
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impact on accounting students.
Web: www.zanshindojo.net email: zanshin@bellaliant.net
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chartered accountant in 1956.
Administration, says the gift will have an important
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FRAMEWORKS AT WORK: Memorial’s frameworks in action The three overarching frameworks guiding Memorial’s future
direction — the
Research
Strategy
Framework,
the Teaching and Learning Framework and the Public Engagement Framework — are the result of several years of consultations with the university community and the people and organizations of Newfoundland and Labrador. This regular feature will help showcase the frameworks in action by sharing projects and highlighting the successes that are bringing them to life.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Building bridges of understanding By Rebecca Cohoe
From left are Dr. Maura Hanrahan, Dr. Mary Bluechardt, Mi’kmaq elder Keith Cormier and Joanne Prosper, member of the west coast Mi’kmaq community. In fact, simply answering questions is a crucial part of
strong statement of respect and an invitation to feel
the public engagement role that Dr. Hanrahan’s office
comfortable and included as a public engagement
plays at Memorial. Established in 2011, in response to the
partner, says Dr. Hanrahan.
2009 Presidential Task Force on Aboriginal Initiatives,
“Public engagement can enhance the work that
the office provides academic and non-academic units
Memorial does,” she said. “It’s about thinking of the
with the sort of information needed to facilitate research
communities around us as resources and sources of
and teaching connections with Aboriginal Peoples and
valuable information and expertise, along with project
organizations. It offers advice on cultural awareness and
ideas that could lead to partnerships.” According to Dr. Hanrahan, one of the highlights
facilitates inter-cultural communications.
MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING is a basic element
Dr. Hanrahan also aims to create a culturally safe
of the work was the Grenfell Campus celebration of
of meaningful public engagement. Take Memorial’s new
environment at Memorial for Aboriginal Peoples and to
the formation of the Qualipu band in October of 2012,
kullik-lighting and smudging policy, for example.
advance the university’s relationships and partnerships
which included a visit by internationally renowned
The idea for the introduction of a kullik-lighting and
with Indigenous governments and organizations in
Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
smudging policy was developed in response to discussions
the province. Charged with initiating and facilitating
“It was a joyful and meaningful event. To me, and
between Dr. Maura Hanrahan, special adviser to the
the implementation of the task force, Dr. Hanrahan’s
many Mi’kmaq, it was an example of Memorial at its
president on Aboriginal affairs, and Indigenous students
office has helped to kick-start and advance a number
best. With care and open-mindedness, Memorial can
and organizations.
of initiatives, including a role modelling project in
play a huge supporting and even leadership role in
“That Memorial honours and celebrates these practices
partnership with the NunatuKavut Community Council
creating positive relationships into the future.”
gives the university community an opportunity to
and the Community-Based Teacher Education program
learn more about Indigenous cultural practices,” said
to be offered in Labrador, working with the Nunatsiavut
Dr. Hanrahan. “It leads to questions about Indigenous
Government.
history, and the Indigenous Peoples of this province … and questions are always good!”
Offering
opportunities
for
ready to implement
recommendations
in
outside
the
Culture change: smoking ban a challenge
Moving ahead with road safety measures MEMORIAL IS
those
university to become involved in programming is a
“The safety of our students and
pedestrian
employees is paramount,” said Darrell
SHEILA
Miles, director of Facilities Management.
complaints about people violating the
John’s that the university commissioned
“With the improvements recommended
university’s smoking ban are frustrating,
this past summer.
in the report, we can continue to make
but with a culture change as profound
the roads around all our campuses as safe
as this, it was bound to be a challenge.
The completed study was delivered to the university in late September.
counterproductive. “Smoking inside buildings was not banned until 1992,” she said. “At the time, there were a lot of complaints about that change. Today, it’s hard to
protection study of Westerland Road in St.
a
option, which is difficult and, often,
as possible for pedestrians and drivers.”
MILLER
admits
that
“We are expecting people who smoke
imagine someone smoking inside. “Eventually, people will feel the same about smoking anywhere in public.” Some members of the university community have found simple ways to manage the transition to a non-smoking
The report recommends installing
Meanwhile, Memorial, the City of
to significantly change their behaviour,”
permanent curb extensions to make
St. John’s, the provincial government
said the university’s director of Health
“My office is adjacent to an area
pedestrians more visible to drivers,
and Eastern Health (which runs the
and Safety. “No one expects this to
where people used to gather to smoke,”
adding a pedestrian cross signal at the
Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s) are
happen overnight.”
said Peter Morris of Marketing and
pedway and adding significant new
partners on an extensive study that will
The university instituted a smoking
Communications, whose office is in the
signage along the length of Westerland
further improve pedestrian safety on
ban on Aug. 1, the final stage of the
Arts and Administration building. “I
Road and on the pedway.
city roadways adjacent to Memorial’s St.
phased-in approach to banning smoking
didn’t need to or want to get in a racket
John’s campus.
on all campuses.
over this. Since the ban, I found that just
Curb extensions also provide traffic
environment.
calming, which slows down traffic,
This study will examine and make
“Memorial is committed to providing
respectfully asking them to not smoke
prevents vehicles from pulling around
recommendations on the area road
a safe, smoke-free environment for its
there was politely received and they
left-turning vehicles and shorten the
network, capacity, pedestrian safety and
students, faculty and staff,” said Kent
stopped. In my mind, this is a change
travel distance of the crosswalk.
other traffic-related issues.
Decker, vice-president (administration
that will happen over time.”
While Westerland Road is a City of St.
The City of St. John’s has issued a call
and finance). “Going smoke-free will
The university is also conducting an
John’s roadway, Memorial has agreed to
for proposals for the study on its website.
make Memorial University a healthier
awareness campaign to highlight the
pay for these safety improvements so the
The closing date for submissions was
place to live, work and study.”
restrictions.
work can proceed.
Oct. 23.
Ms. Miller said the university opted
For more on Memorial’s smoking
to spend time educating students, staff
policy,
and visitors with a publicity campaign
policy.php?id=198 .
see
www.mun.ca/policy/site/
rather than a punitive enforcement
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CONVOCATION 2013 FRIDAY, OCT. 4, 10 A.M., CORNER BROOK
ORATION HONOURING HENRY THOMAS VOKEY RODNEYS, PUNTS,
dories, trap boats, schooners—
his great grand-daughter and his wife.
these are the wooden boats that Newfoundlanders and
By all accounts, Henry Vokey is a boat builder not by choice
Labradorians regard as peculiarly theirs, boats we see swinging
or by trade, but by nature. He still works a full week — though
around their moorings in coves, hauled up in rows of
never on Sunday — and has adapted his tools and methods so
diminishing perspective on shore, gliding across bays in the
that arthritis does not prevent him from working. The require-
sunshine, or bobbing in the current while the occupants jig
ments of his craft are never far from his mind. When he and his family took the newly launched Leah Caroline to Little
that we almost regard them as organic, like the water and
Harbour to revisit the old settlement there, he immediately
trees against which we see their silhouettes. For nearly 60
headed off into the woods to look for suitable trees to use for
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a few fish. Their shapes are so much a part of our landscape
years, Henry Vokey has been building these boats, probably more prolifically than any other boat builder in the province. And it is not an error on our part to see Henry Vokey’s boats as organic. He works without plans, though sometimes from a model of his own making; he goes into the woods himself to choose the trees from which he will form the hull; he works either outdoors or in a shed that grows along with the construction of the boat, extensions and new rooflines accommodating the progress of the craft. Henry Vokey’s grandfather built boats, in the settlement of Little Harbour, Trinity Bay, so it was only natural that young
his next project, which I have been told is another, even larger schooner. Perhaps his attachment to this type of vessel arises from a childhood trip to St. John’s by schooner, or the fact that his grandfather built the schooner Alma Frances. In reference to building the Leah Caroline, Mr. Vokey said it was “just something that I want to do,” suggesting that the activity is too natural to need explanation. That feeling has to be deeply rooted to be luring him still to his worksite, where, ankle-deep in the sawdust and wood shavings that foam about his feet, little by little he coaxes the trees he has chosen to take the shape he has envisioned.
Henry got involved. His father said he would starve if he fol-
closure of the shipyard in 1992, Henry Vokey continued to bui
For his role in continuing and preserving a craft that
lowed boat building as a career. However, after completing his
ld wooden boats, and is said to have built over one thousand
links our past and present, our work and our play, Madam
first full-size boat as a young man in the 1950s, Henry Vokey
in his lifetime. Henry Vokey has also passed on his knowledge
Chancellor, I present for the degree of doctor of laws, honoris
resettled in Trinity and began to build boats seriously. In 1965,
to further generations of boat builders, sharing his love of the
causa, Henry Thomas Vokey.
he opened Vokey’s Shipyard. In its time the shipyard was one of
wood and the craft. For his work in preserving this aspect of
the major employers in the Trinity area, with more than forty
the province’s cultural heritage, he was awarded the Order of
employees. Of particular note was the building of the schooner
Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007, was named the only life-
J&B, named for the Vokeys’ daughters Jane, Josephine, Bonnie
time honorary member of the Wooden Boat Museum in 2008,
and Bernice. Launched in 1986, the J&B operated as a tour boat
and has been the subject of two Land and Sea episodes focusing
in St. John’s and Florida before being lost in 2007. After the
on the construction of his schooner Leah Caroline, named for
Dr. Holly Pike University orator
FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 10 A.M., ST. JOHN’S
ORATION HONOURING ALEXANDER HICKMAN THE FORBEARS
of the man who stands before you
the Trial Division. His stature was such that he was also asked
came to our island some two and a half centuries ago but not
to chair two major royal commissions: on the sinking of the
in the happiest of circumstances. Thomas Hickman, ship-
Ocean Ranger and, for Nova Scotia, on the prosecution of
wright of Weymouth in Dorset, set out for the New World with
Donald Marshall. It was in this last commission that he com-
his family in the autumn of 1746 but died after falling into the
mitted an unpardonable sin: he sought to question the judg-
ship’s hold. The distress of this catastrophe brought his wife
ment of his fellow judges in Nova Scotia. He ordered those
to premature labour and the birth of a boy, Jonathan. Settling
judges who had heard Marshall’s appeal to appear before the
initially in St. Pierre, the family was forced to relocate to Grand
commission to, in part, explain the basis for their remark that
Bank by the terms of the Treaty of Paris. However, these trib-
Marshall’s evasiveness in court contributed to his conviction.
ulations seem not to have affected Jonathan as he was still
This was a remarkable challenge by Hickman and was pursued
breeding at fifty and lived to be a hundred.
right up to the Supreme Court of Canada. Hickman lost the CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
Over the years the Hickman family prospered and served their community: our candidate’s father served in the First World War, his father’s cousin as Newfoundland’s prime minister in 1924. Alex Hickman too attempted to serve, to enlist in the Canadian Air Force but was rejected. Why? Well there is a possibility it may have been his mechanical competence for
case but his unorthodox behaviour established clear bounds for what constituted judicial independence. It is also indicative of a theme that runs through his career — that in all matters legal and judicial, it is what pertains to the person that matters. Throughout his career, he has taken guidance from the old outport magistrates whose judgments were, in his view, “sprin-
this is the man who took his digital clock up to Halifax to have
fratricidal Liberal leadership campaign of 1969 he put himself
kled with good sense and compassion.” It was this that made
his son change the time after the clocks had been set back;
forward as a compromise candidate between the contending
him such a strong proponent of mediation to resolve disputes
this is the man who drove his car into a car wash with the
forces of Crosbie and Smallwood, lost and joined the rebel
in family law; made him lament the loss of some of the outport
sun roof open. Now, Madam Chancellor, would the world have
Liberals in the opposition. After the 1972 election, Hickman
courts and their connection with their communities. But it is
wanted this man at the controls of or, indeed, anywhere near
became, once again, minister of Justice but this time in a
also seen in the observation of many lawyers that, if you went
a Lancaster or a Spitfire? Much better that he deal with matters
Progressive Conservative administration. There he was able to
in to see the chief justice, you had to make sure you allotted
legal than matters mechanical.
enact his reforms: creating Trial and Appeal Divisions in the
extra time because he would engage you in a discussion of your
So he went to Dalhousie and to the law. Called to the bar
Supreme Court; creating the Unified Family Court and the
family and you would leave more informed about your ances-
in 1948 he thrived in the legal profession. As a young lawyer,
Legal Aid Commission. Now this may all look like creating jobs
try than ever before. Here we have a man deeply engaged with
he was a very active member of our Law Society, a vice-pres-
for lawyers. It was not. It was, Madam Chancellor, much more
his profession and with his people, filled with an awareness of
ident of the Canadian Bar Association and a vocal critic of
far-reaching and very necessary. Up until the creation of the
his and their history, a man of “good sense and compassion,”
the administration of justice in Newfoundland. Much in the
two divisions of the Supreme Court appeals would have been
an ornament of bench and bar. Chancellor, I present to you for
province had changed since Confederation but not in the
heard by a panel of three judges but that, incredibly, would
the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa, former chief justice,
legal world and Alex Hickman was impatient for change. So,
have included the judge who delivered the judgment which
Thomas Alexander Hickman.
in 1966, Joe Smallwood offered him the opportunity to effect
was being appealed. That judge then was sitting in judgment
change by serving as minister of Justice. Hickman took up this
on his own judgment — a somewhat extraordinary version of
invitation only to find that his capacity to effect change was
the notion of blind justice.
limited by the premier’s lack of desire to implement it. In the
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Shane O’Dea Public orator
Leaving politics in 1979 he was appointed chief justice of
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CONVOCATION 2013 FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 3 P.M., ST. JOHN’S
ORATION HONOURING CAPTAIN SIDNEY J. HYNES around Marine Atlantic, ensuring the ferry service between
IN NEWFOUNDLAND
and Labrador, a place cultur-
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia was deemed an essential ser-
ally shaped by the sea, we have learned through hard expe-
vice is in the tradition of another great seaman. Horatio Nelson
rience to trust the wisdom of our mariners – the men and
took risks, played by his own rules and won historic victories.
women who, in defiance of Neptune, chart the currents and
Similarly, Captain Sid Hynes, when it looked as though he
coastlines of unpredictable oceans, build oil rigs and con-
might not win the battle in Nova Scotia about the essential
tainer ships to harvest the treasures of the sea and, in the pro-
nature of ferry service to Newfoundland, simply changed the
cess, extract profit from the pitiless ocean. Those masters and
rules of engagement and shifted the battleground. He called
commanders, James Cook, Horatio Nelson and Bob Bartlett,
on his fellow Newfoundlanders to bombard the decision-mak-
can teach us all a great deal about the management of men
ers by phone, fax and email so that in the next meeting, this
and resources and about what matters. So it should come as no
time held in St. John’s, the victory was won. He famously said “Things were stacked the wrong way” — so he shuffled the
your venerable crew, the very model of a very modern master
deck, weighed anchor and brought home the prize.
CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
surprise that you, Madame Chancellor, are about to sign on to mariner, an honorary captain in the Royal Canadian Navy, the redoubtable Captain Sidney Joseph Hynes. We must therefore stand to attention and listen to Captain Sid when he tells us that “the fun in life is in the journey and not in the arrival.” This man’s journey may have been fun but it has not been easy. He has arrived on this landing stage after almost forty
Throughout his remarkable career, Captain Sid has navigated his life guided by his beloved wife, Bernice, and their son Matthew. They have been his constant and enduring stars who have “looked on tempests and were never shaken.” By 2007, they thought that Sid would retire to the calmer waters in Middle Arm, but Sid was not ready to hand a silver coin
years of hard work in marine shipping, transportation, and
Canada, was the master of the first Canadian diving sup-
to the Stygian ferryman. Instead, he put together a new busi-
the oil and gas sectors, and his journey is the stuff of legend.
port vessel off the coast of Labrador, and commanded vessels
ness consortium, raised around 230 million silver dollars and
He has travelled from being a youngster in Harbour Breton,
operating in oceans around the world. In the 1980s, he and
bought his own ferry, bringing the magnificent Connaigra to
Fortune Bay, watching his father fishing from a small boat in
his business partner, Ches Penney, seized the opportunities
our shores and naming it after the place where he grew up.
the perilous waters surrounding the Connaigre Peninsula, to
offered by the discovery of offshore oil to create Canships Ltd.,
And so Sid’s saga continues.
becoming the master mariner and intrepid business entrepre-
operating shuttle tankers on the Grand Banks. In the 1990s,
Madame Chancellor, there is a naval superstition that it is
neur who just this month stood on Signal Hill watching the
when most of us were taken aback by the collapse of the cod
unlucky to sail on Friday, but fortunately it is not unlucky to
arrival of his $108-million container ship, Connaigra, commis-
fishery, Captain Sid with characteristic resilience and initia-
sign on Captain Hynes today for his next voyage, this time on
sioned by his company Oceanex Inc. and fully equipped with
tive charted a new course to help his fellow Newfoundlanders.
the good ship Memorial. So I ask you in honour of his unique,
what he has called “Star Wars technology.” Just for a moment,
In oil-company board rooms in the States, he navigated the
entrepreneurial leadership, his exemplary governance of the
Captain Sid must have felt like Captain Kirk.
Scylla of American skepticism and the Charybdis of union
marine, educational and business institutions of this great
So, Madame Chancellor, how did Captain Sid’s success
negotiations to ensure that displaced Newfoundland fish-
province and country and for effecting a sea-change in our
come about? Did this modern mariner receive help from the
ermen were retrained and hired to operate ships supplying
cultural narratives about nature and fortune, through his
gods, as the ancient mariners Odysseus and Aeneas did, when
the rigs. It was a proud moment when in Korea Captain Sid
passion, his initiative and his success, to confer on Captain
they travelled over the oceans? Not at all — Sid is a self-made
watched his company’s newly constructed tankers depart,
Sidney Hynes, the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa.
man cultivating not the gods, but developing his innate intel-
crewed 100 per cent by Newfoundlanders.
ligence and talents through determination and hard work.
Dr. Annette Staveley Deputy public orator
Madame Chancellor, never underestimate Captain Sid
In the 1970s after completing his studies at the Fisheries
Hynes – he relishes engaging with problems and superpowers.
College, now the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial
His formula is simple – “Analyse a situation, develop a plan
University, he became one of the youngest sea captains in
and knock her down quick.” His tactical brilliance in turning
STUDENT SUCCESS
Stories that shape us Recent English graduate immersed in her beloved discipline has also influenced the types of stories I choose to tell
By Janet Harron
through performance,” said Ms. Pitt, who recently
FOR JAMIE PITT,
the study of English is a family
affair.
“I’m a Platonist in so many ways. I really believe that
Both of her paternal grandparents taught in Memorial’s
the stories we tell and choose to bring into the world
Department of English — Dr. David Pitt was head of the
profoundly shape it, and that, indeed, some stories are
department from 1972 until his retirement. Her parents
better than others.”
were both English graduates from Memorial and her
With an entire life spent in and around Memorial, her
father taught in the department for several years in the
2011 experience in the Harlow program Literary London
late 1980s and early 1990s. Her twin brother David, also
stands out.
a recent Memorial grad, is an MA student in English at
SUBMITTED PHOTO
McGill.
Jamie Pitt Gazette | Wednesday, October 30, 2013
wrapped her first short film Face It.
“I still cannot believe that I spent three months traipsing London, going to the theatre, travelling Europe,
“My parents and grandparents are most certainly at
writing reviews and satirical sketches, and studying
the root of my love of reading, my love of Wordsworth
Fielding, Sheridan, Johnson, Boswell in England,” she
and my current area of study,” said Ms. Pitt, who is now
said.
based in Kingston, Ont., where she is pursuing her MA in
“Simply put, I study literature because it is the
English at Queen’s University now that she has completed
collective record of the human soul — to me, the most
a BA in the subject at Memorial.
important subject for serious inquiry.”
A well-known stage performer and acting teacher
Intending to pursue a career in academia, Ms. Pitt
in the St. John’s area, Ms. Pitt believes her critical and
hopes that in 10 years she will be found teaching Oscar
close reading skills have greatly influenced the way she
Wilde in some “cosy” university and sharing her love of
approaches performance texts.
literature with a new generation.
“My combined study of English and gender studies
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CONVOCATION 2013 STUDENT SUCCESS
Providing and finding inspiration
celebrate her accomplishment
Nursing student juggled motherhood and multiple degree programs
as she became busy with her nursing program. “I’ve
had
an
amazing
experience at the school,” was good for my head, for my
By Marcia Porter
heart and my soul.”
DEANNE SMITH
structure
of
the
fast-track
walks
Other life-saving credits go
life, giving her the drive she
program made her feel like a
to her family for providing the
needed to work hard. She
nurse pretty quick.
ball. Not literally, of course.
child-care support she needed
wanted to better herself for
It’s hard to stuff a giant yoga
to complete her programs and
them.
ball into her backpack.
become a registered nurse.
“I
liked
that
I
was
learning and doing practical
It was while working as a
components simultaneously.
But Ms. Smith’s background
“They were so fabulous,”
teaching assistant in the SON’s
I’ve
as a fitness instructor and
she said. “They took my
anatomy lab that it came to
instructors
personal trainer helped her
children everywhere. Without
her: a career in nursing would
[nurses who serve as mentors]
juggle life as a nursing student
them I could never have
allow her to use all of her
and great experiences on each
in the School of Nursing’s
accomplished this.”
background experience in a
of the floors I’ve gone to. I’ve
holistic way.
really been fortunate.”
bachelor
of
program, CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
said Ms. Smith, who says the
softly and carries a big yoga
(SON) demanding fast-track
Deanne Smith
Ms. Smith’s children were the motivating force in her
nursing
(BN)
But why put herself through such a grueling pace?
So she applied for the fast-
had
fabulous and
clinical
preceptors
Ms. Smith is putting her
simultaneously
“I had found a niche with
finishing up a master’s degree
training and personal fitness
that she could handle the
Clare’s
in kinesiology and parenting
instructing, but I felt that
demands
nursing
working on a medical-surgical
two young children.
I wasn’t completely doing
program
completing
floor where she did one of
“Fitness
helped
track
program, of while
convinced
her
education
to
work
Hospital,
at
St.
currently
save
my job … caring for people
her master’s in kinesiology,
her clinical rotations. She
me,” said Ms. Smith, who
the way I wanted,” she said.
which she received during
hopes that her story will
earned previous degrees in
“I really love to learn, and I
spring
encourage others in similar
kinesiology
wanted to be the best I could
this year.
and
physical
education from Memorial. “It
be at what I was doing.”
convocation
earlier
circumstances.
There was little time to
Student trailblazer
“Just keep plugging away.”
Ms. Parrill embraced the unique challenges and
First graduate of Grenfell’s master’s program collects degree
opportunities that came with being a program trailblazer. “Being one of the first master’s students at Grenfell definitely had its challenges, such as a lack of designated office space and housing for graduate students,” said Ms. Parrill. “With that being said, having support from faculty and staff, particularly the library staff, made my
By Melanie Callahan
overall experience at Grenfell an enjoyable one. The
MELANIE CALLAHAN PHOTO
GRENFELL CAMPUS
Erika Parrill, left, with professor Dr. Kelly Vodden.
witnessed its first master of
program proved to be even more challenging than my
arts in environmental policy graduate cross the stage at
two undergraduate degrees and I believe that meeting
fall convocation in Corner Brook Oct. 4.
that challenge helped me gain the skills needed as a
Erika Parrill accepted her degree with pride.
policy professional.”
“I attended my first year as an undergraduate student
Ms. Parrill is now looking for a career opportunity
at Grenfell in 2004. It was great to have the opportunity
in environmental policy, particularly in her areas of
to return to a vibrant and growing campus this past year
expertise: environmental impacts of small-scale fisheries
as a master’s student,” she said.
and Aboriginal environmental policy.
Goal achieved
a physical education teacher. When she returned to
Labrador native detoured to Afghanistan before attaining degree
Canada, she made her way to Memorial.
By Michelle Osmond
volunteering
“As soon as I stepped into the Physical Education building, I was welcomed with open arms. I cannot stress enough how much of an honour it was to be taught by such professional, educated and friendly professors.”
BEFORE
CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
Once here, she got involved in the campus community,
Sept. 11, 2001, Lisa Murphy had never
thought about being in the military, but the events of that day left her so heartbroken she wanted to be part of the solution. Ms. Murphy graduated from Menihek High School in Labrador City that year. Her plan was to come to
Lisa Murphy
and
joining
several
organizations,
including the Memorial University Students’ Union Board of Directors and the Task Force on Competitive Sports. Ms. Murphy, who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education (honours), praises her teachers back in Labrador. “They taught me how to be a good person, and how to
Memorial University to study physical education at the
stand up for what is right and for people who might not
School of Human Kinetics and Recreation. However, the
Afghanistan, for a 10-month tour of duty. While there
be able to stand up for themselves. They taught me how
day after of 9/11, she submitted her application to the
she volunteered, distributing school supplies to children
to take disappointment with grace — how hard work and
military.
and essentials to families in Kandahar City.
dedication will allow you to achieve your goals.”
After six years in the forces she headed to Kandahar,
Gazette | Wednesday, October 30, 2013
All the while, she kept dreaming about becoming
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Marine Institute students claim marine technology award By Naomi Osborne
MARKING ITS inaugural year, the Marine Institute’s (MI) Marine Technology Society (MTS) student section was recognized at the Oceans 2013 MTS/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) conference in San Diego, Calif., last month. The MI-MTS student section was honoured with the 2013 MTS Outstanding Student Section Award. The award is presented each year to an MTS student section in recognition of activities conducted in advancement LORI LEE HOLLETT PHOTO
of the objectives of the society. The MTS was incorporated in June 1963 to give members of academia, government and industry a common forum for the exchange of information and ideas to promote awareness, understanding,
From left are Trevor Bennett, son of nurse Myra Bennett, and Emily Pittman, daughter of Al Pittman, and her daughter Maida and son Remy. They unveiled the new names of the residence wings at Grenfell.
advancement and application of marine technology. “This award shows that we have made a name for ourselves,” said Cheryl Slade, outgoing MI-MTS chair. “It is important to me that we encourage socialization between faculties within MI to promote respect and co-
West coast legacy
operation. If we work together we have a better chance of making a difference.”
Grenfell residence naming ceremony recognizes outstanding citizens
Glenn
Blackwood,
vice-president,
Memorial
University, (Marine Institute), and Dwight Howse, general chair of the Oceans ’14 local organizing
By Melanie Callahan
GRENFELL CAMPUS
social, cultural, economic and scientific development
committee, attended the ceremony along with MI-
of the province,” said President Kachanoski at the
MTS student members Ms. Slade and Dave Pedersen, incoming chair.
honoured two western
ceremony. “What better way to reflect the university’s
Newfoundland legends in the naming of its chalet
ongoing commitment to this province and its people
Ms. Slade was selected as the representative for the
apartments and arts and science residence wings.
than by naming our buildings after landscapes
MI-MTS student section at Oceans ’13 for her knowledge
and individuals that have shaped who we are as
and understanding of the opportunities presented at
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians?”
the conference. Her knowledge of Memorial’s St. John’s
Residence wings were named for Myra Bennett (1890– 1990) and Al Pittman (1940–2001). Myra Bennett was known along the 200-mile coast
Chalets were named after the defining features of
of the Northern Peninsula simply as “the nurse.” Once
Newfoundland and Labrador’s landscape. Chalets 1–5
dubbed the Florence Nightingale of Newfoundland,
follow a forest theme: Birch, Jack Pine, Juniper, Spruce
Nurse Bennett was the only medical assistance for many
and Tuckamore. Chalets 6 through 8 follow a mountain
people living in communities in that isolated region.
theme: Torngat, Topsails and Gros Morne.
campus section’s goals and challenges as well as MI’s made her a strong representative for both sections. Mr. Pedersen was selected to attend the conference through a competition initiated by MTS. “I believe I sent my essay in the same day the offer
Al Pittman was an accomplished and award-winning
Residence names were determined by the AdHoc
came out,” he said. “I found out at the end of June that
poet and playwright who taught in Grenfell’s English
Advisory Committee on Naming, which surveyed the
I was selected to attend the conference based on my
department for close to two decades. He was also one of
Grenfell community and its community partners for
essay. I was extremely thankful for the opportunity.”
the founders of Breakwater Books — the Newfoundland
input.
and Labrador-based publishing house that focuses on publishing books with authors from or content about this province.
Now that the section is officially ratified, they will be
Student housing is an important part of student life, said Dr. Mary Bluechardt , vice-president (Grenfell). “Residences are where many of our students live,
“The people of Newfoundland and Labrador continue to view Memorial as being of strategic importance to the
working closely with the local professional section as well as helping with the success of Oceans ’14 when it comes to St. John’s next September.
study, socialize and form friendships and associations that have the potential to last a lifetime.”
Memorial supports United Way MEMORIAL’S
long-standing payroll giving support
Community Fund, to one or more of United Way’s focus
of United Way has benefited community groups all over
areas, or to any registered Canadian charity. At Memorial
Newfoundland and Labrador. Through the program,
we focus primarily on the Community Fund as it supports
which is offered to faculty and staff at Memorial, more
a broad range of causes. This fund also strikes a balance
than $21,600 was donated this year.
between supporting services that address immediate and
Karen Kennedy, internal consultant in the Office of
future needs, as well as addressing the root causes of
the Provost, and Dr. Gary Gorman, former dean and
various social issues.”
recently retired associate professor, Faculty of Business
“Donations
we
receive
from
organizations
like
Administration, are co-chairs of Memorial’s United Way
Memorial help address some of the social issues that
payroll deduction campaign committee.
affect our most vulnerable people,” said Tammy Davis,
“Memorial faculty and staff have been supporting
executive director, United Way Newfoundland and
United Way since 2007,” said Ms. Kennedy. “United Way
the addressed envelope. This method of giving allows
Labrador. “When you support your United Way payroll
helps many great causes and allocates funding where the
a donation to be spread over the year and it appears on
giving campaign, your donations go to help kids be all
need is greatest. As awareness of the efforts of United
the employee’s T4 slip.
they can be, help create healthy people and healthy
Way has grown, more and more people at Memorial
Each year, faculty and staff have the opportunity to
communities, and help move people from poverty to
have expressed interest in supporting this worthwhile
review their giving commitment when they receive their
possibility. When people work together, the power to
organization.”
package. To maintain, increase or decrease a commitment,
make change happen is phenomenal.”
The payroll giving program is easy and flexible.
the form needs to be completed and returned; therefore,
Memorial’s payroll giving sign-up campaign is
Annually, faculty and staff receive a package that
employees who committed to giving in 2013 need to
currently taking place. Payroll deductions for sign-up
includes a payroll giving form and addressed envelope.
complete this form again for 2014.
commitments made by Dec. 2, 2013, will take place from
To start automatic payroll deductions, employees
“In donating, individuals have choice,” said Dr.
complete the form and return it via internal mail in
Gorman. “They can direct their funds to the United Way
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Jan. 9 to Dec. 25, 2014. Donations via cash, cheque and credit card are also welcome.
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NEWS NOTES Listed below is a selection of the funding opportunities for which information has recently been received by the Office of Research Services. For links to further information on these items, visit Grant Funding Opportunities on the research website at www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php. • Burroughs Wellcome Fund Preterm Birth Initiative • CIHR Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging • CIHR Centres for HIV/AIDS Research • CIHR Fellowships • CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research • CIHR Knowledge to Action Operating Grant • CIHR New Investigator – Salary Award • CIHR Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples – Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKEs) (Full Application) • CIHR Population Health Intervention Research • CIHR Science Policy Fellowships • Fulbright Canada – Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards • Fulbright Canada – Traditional Fulbright Student Awards • Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs • Imperial Oil University Research Award • Mitacs Elevate • NSERC/CIHR Discovery Frontiers (Discovery Frontiers: Advancing Big Data Science in Genomics Research) Call for Proposals • SSHRC Partnership Development Grant • The Foundation Fighting Blindness Operating Grant – LOI • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
IMMINENT DEADLINES Oct. 25 Hearing Health Foundation (formerly Deafness Research Foundation) --Emerging Research Grants – LOI (first year applicants)
Nov. 1 Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study --Fellowship Program (Natural Sciences and Mathematics)
Nov. 7 Alzheimer’s Association --Research Grants Program (application)
Nov. 24 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health --Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards (Application)
Nov. 30 Memorial University, Office of Research Services --University Research Professorships (nominations and applications)
Dec. 1 Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc. --Conference and Workshop Grants --International Collaborative Research Grants Canada Council for the Arts --Molson Prizes -- John G. Diefenbaker Award Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (U.S.)
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Dec. 2 Dairy Farmers of Canada --Nutrition Research Funding Program (LOI)
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OUTANDABOUT For more on these events and other news at
Saturday, Nov. 2
Memorial, please visit www.today.mun.ca.
Harvest Feast and Fish Fry, 5–8 p.m., Bitters’ Restaurant, Feild Hall, Sponsor: Community
Wednesday, Oct. 30 Staccato Angels: Feminine Self-representation in Contemporary Digital Video, 2:30–3:30
Rites, 8–9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall,
p.m., SN-4087, Department of Gender Studies
School of Music, Sponsor: Music at Memorial
Speakers’ Series
Sunday, Nov. 3
Power Analysis of Stream Ciphers Based on
Nature Programs, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 306 Mount
Feedback Shift Registers, 10:30 a.m.–12:30
Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
DENNIS FLYNN PHOTO
Garden
32ND ALUMNI TRIBUTE AWARDS Hundreds of alumni and guests gathered at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland to celebrate the 2013 Alumni Tribute Awards Oct. 21. From left are Randy Murphy, (B.Comm.’72), Outstanding Community Service Award; Frank Durnford, (BA(Hons.)’03), Horizon Award for exceptional achievement by alumni under the age of 35; Eleanor Swanson, (M.Ed.’77), J.D. Eaton Award, for leadership and outstanding contributions to Memorial; President Gary Kachanoski; and Brendan Paddick, (B.Comm. (Co-op.)’86, MBA’94), Alumnus of the Year Award.
p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Fall Forest Walk Family Program, 1–3 p.m., MUN Botanical Garden, Sponsor: AA&D
The Semitic Verb in its Afro-Asiatic Context, 1–1:50 p.m., SN-3060, Sponsor: Linguistics
From Russia..., 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital
Seminar Series
Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: Music at Memorial
IT Security Awareness Session, 4–5 p.m., IIC2001, Sponsor: Computing & Communications
Plant Mitochondria Under Hypoxia: A Cross-
Bachelor of Social Work Information Session,
Monday, Nov. 4
Talk Between Nitric Oxide, Hemoglobin and
12:30–1:30 p.m., J-3008, Sponsor: School of Social Work
Saving a Generation: Maternal, Newborn
Oxygen, 10 a.m.–12 p.m., IIC 2014, Bruneau
Academic Information Session for Students
and Child Health in the Developing World,
Centre, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Interested in Applying to Social Work, 1–1:50
4–5 p.m., Theatre D, Health Sciences Centre,
p.m.,SN-4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising
Sponsor: Global Health Office (Faculty of
Labrador Speaker Series: Kevin Major on
Halifax Affinity Celebration 2013, 6:30–9:30
Centre
Medicine)
Writing with Labrador in Mind, 7–9 p.m.,
p.m., Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675
Masonic Temple-Polaris Lodge, Happy Valley-
Lower Water St., Halifax, N.S., Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and Development
Thursday, Nov. 14
Rock Out B4 You Blackout and Celebrate Your
New York Dinner, 6–10 p.m., Rosie O’Grady
Goose Bay, Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and
Natural Size, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., UC third floor and
Streak & Seafood, 800 7th Avenue, New York
Development
The Landing, Sponsor: Wellness Program
City, Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and Development
MUN Cinema Series: The Broken Circle
Thursday, Nov. 7
Breakdown, 7–9 p.m., Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema
Researching Recovery Potential of Capelin on
Taste, Olfactory and Food Texture Reward
MUN Cinema Series: Muscle Shoals, 7 p.m.–
the Grand Banks and Labrador Shelf, 3:30–4:30
Processing in the Brain and the Control of
9 p.m., Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall, Sponsor:
p.m., Hampton Hall, Marine Institute, Sponsor:
Appetite, 1–2 p.m., Health Sciences Centre,
MUN Cinema
Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research
Lecture Theatre D, Sponsor: Neuroscience
Facilitation Skills Training: Getting the Most Out of Group Discussions, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., BN-
Friday, Nov. 8
Journal Club HSL Hits Workshop: Citation Management,
4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre
Blood Donor Clinic, 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., The
1–2 p.m., Computer Lab B, Health Sciences
Governance in Transition: Exploring People’s
Landing, University Centre, Canadian Blood
Songs from the Centuries, 8–9:30 p.m., D.F.
Library, Sponsor: Health Sciences Library
Mindset and Institutional Matches Towards a
Services
Cook Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor:
Governable Coastal Fisheries in South Korea,
Music at Memorial
Bachelor of Social Work Information Session,
1–3 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre, Sponsor:
Ecological Segregation of Murres During the
1–1:40 p.m., SN-4068, Sponsor: School of
School of Graduate Studies
Non-breeding Season in the Northwest Atlantic
Friday, Nov. 15
Ocean, 10 a.m.–12 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau
The
Centre, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Rhodobacter Capsulatus, 1–3 p.m., ER-4002,
Social Work Business Process Management, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Thursday, Oct. 31
BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre
Phage
and
Phage-like
Elements
of
Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies Retirement Open House for Linda Barnett,
Exosomes Mediate the Cell-to-cell Transmission of IFN-α-induced Antiviral Activity, 12–1:30
Tuesday, Nov. 5
2–4 p.m., Medicine Student Lounge, second
Dr. Nigel Rusted Lectureship in the Medical
p.m., Health Sciences Centre 2767, Sponsor:
Workshop: SSHRC Insight Development Grants:
floor, Health Sciences Centre, Sponsor: Health
Humanities, 12–1 p.m., Main Auditorium,
Immunology and Infectious Diseases Journal
Plan Your Way to a Successful Proposal, 12:30–
Sciences Library
Health Sciences Centre, Sponsor: Faculty of
Club
2:30 p.m., A-5014, Sponsor: Faculty of Arts
Medicine Classics Old and New, 8–9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook
MUN Cinema Series: Museum Hours, 7–9 p.m.,
Spanish Film Club, 7–9:30 p.m., IIC-2001,
Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: Music
Saturday, Nov. 16
Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN
Bruneau Centre, Sponsor: Department of
at Memorial
Where in the World?, 8–9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook
Cinema
French and Spanish
Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: Music
Saturday, Nov. 9
at Memorial
Nov. 1
Bachelor of Social Work Information Session,
Scruncheons
Inferences in Bivariate Multinomial Models,
12:30–1:30 p.m., J-3008, Sponsor: School of
p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music,
Sunday, Nov. 17
1–3 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre, Sponsor:
Social Work
Sponsor: Music at Memorial
Winter Woods Walk, 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m., 306
Percussion
Ensemble,
8–9:30
School of Graduate Studies
Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Tuesday, Nov. 12
When Geography Meets Computer Sciences:
MUNSU By-election, 9 a.m.–9 p.m., St. John’s
Privacy: It’s Your Business, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., BN-
Geovisual Analytics of Maritime Movement
campus, Sponsor: MUNSU
4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre
Blood Donor Clinic, 1–7:30 p.m., Main Dining
Spanish Film Festival, 7–9:30 p.m., IIC-2001,
IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre, Sponsor: School of
Hall, R. Gushue Hall, Sponsor: Canadian Blood
Bruneau Centre, Sponsor: Department of
Graduate Studies
Services
French and Spanish
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Mechanisms Involved in the Regulation of
Houston Social Night, 6–9 p.m., The Tasting
Guerrilla Midwife, 2:30–3:30 p.m., SN-4087,
Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Expression
The Recovery of Sensorimotor Function after
Room-Wine Café, 818 Town and Country
Sponsor:
in Estrogen Receptor Alpha Positive and
Hemorrhagic
Blvd., Suite 100, Houston, Texas, Sponsor:
Speakers’ Series
Garden
Monday, Nov. 18
Data, 1–2 p.m., EN-2022, Sponsor: Department of Computer Science The Solvation and Permeation of Ions, 1–2 p.m.,
SN-4015,
Sponsor:
Department
10–11
a.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 19
of
Biochemistry
Stroke,
PhD Oral Defence of Eldho K. Paul, 1–3 p.m.,
Health
Sciences Centre 4347, Sponsor: Cardiovascular
Department
of
Gender
Studies
Estrogen
Receptor
Alpha
Negative
Breast
Cancer Cells, 10 a.m.–12 p.m., IIC- 2014,
Alumni Affairs and Development
Research and Graduate Studies The Blue Castle: The Rose of No Man’s Land:
Wessex Society Lecture, 8–9:30 p.m., Hampton
Bruneau Centre, Sponsor: School of Graduate
Hall, Marine Institute, Sponsor: Wessex Society
Studies
Faculty Bible Study, 12–12:50 p.m., HH–2005,
Women on the Western Front, 7–9 p.m.,
Sponsor: Phil Heath
The Rocket Bakery, Orbit Room, Sponsor:
Precarious Workers Taking Risks: Hegemony
Bachelor of Social Work Information Session,
Department of Gender Studies, Department of
in a Neoliberal World, 2013-14, 12–1 p.m.,
12:30–1:30 p.m., J-3008, Sponsor: School of
Sociology and Oxfam Canada
A-4049D, Sponsor: Department of Sociology
Social Work
Human Resources Succession Planning, 9 a.m.– 5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre
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Proactive approach Memorial makes big impact at recruitment fair By Jill Hunt
“DID YOU SEE Memorial University? Who is Memorial University?” You would have heard these questions repeated over and over if you attended the Student Life Expo (SLE) this year. From Oct. 4–6, Memorial’s Office of Student Recruitment (OSR) participated in one of the largest undergraduate student recruitment fairs in Ontario. The expo gives prospective students an opportunity to speak with universities and colleges from across the country. A new Memorial exhibit was launched at the expo this year, creating a hefty presence. The 20' x 10' exhibit formed the anchor booth for the Atlantic Canadian university region. A part of the draw of the display was CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
the “green room.” Students had their pictures taken and superimposed on a pre-determined background, representing Memorial’s campuses and the province’s east and west coasts, then accompanied by the tagline “Picture Yourself Here.”
A Memorial exhibit used at a recent national recruitment fair.
The photos then went into rotation on a digital screen for other attendees to see. The OSR has participated in the fair for the last number of years, as Ontario is a key market for prospective undergraduate student recruitment. This year, however, it was decided that Memorial would expand its presence at the expo and take an institutional approach. Representatives from Grenfell Campus, Marine Institute, Distance
Education,
Learning
and
Teaching Support (DELTS), Marketing & Communications and for the first time, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, accompanied the team. “The collaboration among the units that made the event successful was outstanding,” said Shona Perry-Maidment, director, OSR. “Units working together like this continue to prove the support for undergraduate recruitment efforts.” This year, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science partnered with the
OSR
to
maximize
its
national
undergraduate recruitment efforts. This proactive approach is key to reaching out to recruit top-notch prospective students from across Canada. “The faculty is hoping to add an additional 500 undergraduate students over the next six years,” said Professor Andy Fisher, associate dean, undergraduate recruitment,
Faculty
of
Engineering
and Applied Science. “Our presence at national recruitment fairs, such as SLE, is mandatory if we are going to meet our target. Partnering with the Office of Student Recruitment on this initiative was a positive experience and we look forward to working with them again in the future as we continue to recruit the best students to our engineering program.”
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