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Jan. 14, 2015 Volume 47 | Number 8

A m e m o r i a l u n i v e r s i t y o f n e w f o u n d l an d p u b l i c a t i o n

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Sparks fly Literary festival enters sixth year By Janet Harron

Fans of Newfoundland and Labrador writers and writing will soon come together at the SPARKS Literary Festival, a celebration of the written word in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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“A new development this year is our inclusion of works which marry text and the visual.” – Mary Dalton

toy story Engineering student Mollie Jameson’s determination to land a plum work term with Fisher Price has garnered her a lot of attention, including CTV’s Canada AM. To view her interview on the national morning show, please visit www.today.mun.ca.

Shining examples

Outstanding alumni to receive 2014 Tribute Awards By David Penney

Memorial University is proud to

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field of nominees this year was incredibly strong, a fact that further distinguishes those individuals who’ve been selected. I congratulate each one of the 2014 recipients. They have made remarkable contributions in many different ways and are all very deserving of these honours.” As this year’s Alumna of the Year Award recipient, Ms. Rowe will receive the highest honour bestowed on a Memorial graduate. Immediately following graduation from Memorial University, she completed an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business. Ms. Rowe then went on to build a stellar reputation during a 23-year career with Scotiabank.

The sixth annual festival will be held at the Suncor Energy Hall in Memorial’s School of Music on the St. John’s campus on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The main part of the day is organized into four sessions, each of which will feature readings in a variety of genres and voices. “A new development this year is our inclusion of works which marry text and the visual,” said Mary Dalton, festival director and founder, English professor and poet. “Jenny Higgins will read from her book Perished: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Hunt Disaster and show images of some of the documents connected with that harrowing event. Don Austin will read from a poetic sequence, which also is a game designed by visual artist Tara Bryan. “Several of our major writers, among them Michael Crummey, Don McKay and Russell Wangersky, have released new books this year; they will be giving voice to them at the festival. Our new creative writing faculty member Lisa Moore will participate.

announce the 2014 recipients of the Alumni Tribute Awards. Jane Rowe, B.Comm.(Hons.)(Coop.)’81, is this year’s Alumna of the Year and Robert Crosbie, B.Comm. (Co-op.)’79, will receive the J.D. Eaton Alumni Award. Thomas Maddox, BA, B.Ed.’70, will be recognized with the Outstanding Community Service Award and Mark O’Brien, BA’10, with the Alumni Horizon Award. “This year, our Tribute Award recipients are exceptional individuals who excel in their chosen fields, yet also display incredible commitment to their communities and Memorial University,” said Bob Dowden, chair, Alumni Tribute Awards selection committee. “The entire

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features

Cuffer win

An alumna and staff member has nabbed top honours in the Telegram’s 2014 short-story writing competition.

A commerce student reports on her winter semester abroad at Harlow Campus.

A program is linking international university students with K-12 students across the province.

A national police association has recognized Memorial for excellence in emergency preparedness.

Alumni spotlight JG: How did you first get involved with writing? BR: I wrote my first poems and stories when I was in elementary school but as I got older, I became a bit self-conscious to let other people read what I’d written. I didn’t start sharing with others until I was invited to join Memorial’s Burning Rock writers group in 1996. They were all committed to their writing and to encouraging one another to develop as writers. I learned a lot about finding my own voice as a fiction writer and my confidence grew by working with them.

all. When I work with clients, I listen carefully to the stories they tell me and try to help them focus on what’s important to them. When I write a story, I am looking for specific bits of dialogue or description that are going to help the reader see and hear my characters and really get to know them.

JG: What was your reaction to receiving this year’s Cuffer prize? BR: I was truly surprised when I heard my name called at the awards ceremony. It was just the validation I needed to get back to writing short stories again. I have been working on a novel for a while and I’ve found myself feeling stuck in the plot. But writing a short piece can be very energizing and that’s what I found when I wrote this piece (Campfire Stories).

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JG: What is your process? BR: I tend to ruminate for a long

Beth Ryan Self-described born and raised townie, Beth Ryan (BA’87, M.Ed.’11) has re-invented herself several times over the course of her career. As a journalist she worked throughout Canada for radio and newspapers; she became a short fiction writer in the ’90s; branched into communications more than a decade ago; worked in academic advising and taught at Memorial; and began a

counselling practice a few years ago. A Memorial employee since 1998, she just began a new career as administrative director of the First Year Success Program. She is also still beaming after being named the 2014 recipient of the Telegram’s Cuffer Prize for short-story writing. Gazette contributor Jeff Green spoke with Ms. Ryan about her writing career.

time before I ever write anything. I talk about it to anyone who will listen. I record myself talking about the characters. I even end up dreaming about it. Once I know who the characters are and what they’re doing, I will finally sit down and start writing. By doing it this way, I find the story will pour out all at once and then I can spend time editing and re-writing to get it the way I want it.

JG: I understand you’re taking part in the Sparks Literary Festival on Jan. 25. What are you looking forward to most? BR: It’s been a while since I read before a live audience so I’m excited about that. For a writer, it’s a wonderful experience to have people react immediately to what you’re reading, to know what makes them laugh or groan or cry. But I am also eager to hear new work from a lot of the writers I know and those who are new to me.

JG: How does your writing background complement your career as a counsellor? BR: In both cases, I think it’s all about looking for the key details in a story that help you make sense of it

EDITOR Mandy Cook GRAPHICS Mike Mouland

your next project

By Amy Tucker Special to the gazette Yaffle.ca is Memorial’s online connecting tool. One of its most significant jobs is to provide a way for people from outside Memorial to ask for research help. With hundreds of communitysuggested opportunities to choose from, your next project is just a click away. Here’s one... Th e p r o j e c t

Communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador often face challenges regarding land use and ownership. Such issues often stem from ambiguity of property boundaries, including Crown land. Land is often passed down through generations or transferred through families or organizations, and documentation of these exchanges is not always clear. Determining ownership can create frustrations for citizens, businesses, municipalities and local service districts. Someone well acquainted with this issue is Ernest Simms, mayor of St. Anthony. Mr. Simms attended a recent Harris Centre Great Northern Peninsula regional workshop and

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From left, Keith Billard, Ernest Simms, Gerry Gros and Kyle White discuss land use planning at the Great Northern Peninsula regional workshop.

says the issue impacts his community and others in the region. “Sometimes land is sold to individuals or businesses, and they later find out that they have no title to that land, or it actually belongs to someone else,” he said. “Sometimes even land owners are unsure of their own boundaries, and the boundaries are not recorded anywhere.” Mr. Simms and others in the region also describe the process for obtaining Crown land for municipal, business or personal use as confusing, which can be linked to, and intensified by, these boundary issues.

Memorial researchers could potentially work with stakeholders, such as provincial and municipal governments, to find a way to create new systems or share already existing systems that document and help visualize land ownership. Mr. Simms admits that this is a major undertaking, but believes it is a worthwhile one. “A system such as this would help alleviate issues surrounding the determination of land ownership. There needs to be a way to identify conflicts and create a co-ordinated approach to land management.”

Th e o p p o r t u n i t y

Interested in learning more about this project? The Harris Centre’s co-ordinator of knowledge mobilization would be happy to tell you more. Call Amy Tucker at 709-8646115 or email amy.tucker@mun.ca. If you are interested in land use planning, also consider attending the Harris Centre’s upcoming Irish Loop Regional Workshop, where the topic will be discussed. Visit www.mun.ca/harriscentre for more information.

Mr. Simms believes that maps should be developed and shared that not only show Crown land, but also other property boundaries within towns throughout the province. Aspects of this may indeed exist already, either within government or private organizations, but they do not seem to be widely shared, he says.

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‘Experiential learning at its best’

Not-for-profit organization taps into professional consulting services at Memorial

The Orientation to Trades and Technology program is one of the Women in Resource Development Corporation’s key programs. By Kelly Foss

When the Women in Resource Development Corporation (WRDC) needed professional, but cost-effective, consultants to assist them in evaluating one of their long-running programs, the not-for-profit group turned to Memorial University for support. Developed in 1999, the Orientation to Trades and Technology (OTT) program is one of WRDC’s key programs. A 16-week career exploration program for women, the course provides hands-on learning in a variety of trades and technology fields and offers many personal and professional development opportunities. It is delivered in

partnership with College of the North Atlantic campuses across the province. “In 2013, WRDC began efforts to conduct a followup study on OTT graduates, to track their training and employment trends after the completion of OTT,” said Jenna Hawkins, research and evaluation co-ordinator with the organization. “Having advertised the research/evaluation opportunity on Yaffle, the Harris Centre connected WRDC with Dr. Cathryn Button.” Dr. Button says WRDC was interested in knowing whether or not the outreach program it was offering was resulting in more women entering trades jobs. “Like many non-government organizations, they had limited resources to track their performance, though they had information on past participants in the program,” she said.

The professor brought the request to her students in her graduate level applied social psychology program evaluation class, and ultimately, WRDC began a semester-long project with students Nicole Shea and Nicole Power, who undertook the project as part of their course requirements. WRDC worked closely with the students as the pair designed an effective evaluation for the organization’s needs, developed the measurement tools to do it and then carried out the study. “Over the years WRDC has had over 700 participants go through the OTT program,” said Ms. Shea. “The first thing we had to do was go through their database to clean it up, remove any duplicates and update contact information. “Then we contacted participants and had them complete a short survey by phone, online or on paper about their experiences in the OTT program, and asked if they had gone on to do any further education or were working in the trades – basically to see if the program had achieved any of its outcomes.” The students determined the majority, 98.5 per cent, of participants found the program helpful. A significant number, 71.9 per cent, went on to further their education and, of those, 67 per cent went on to pursue education in the trades and technology field. Half of the participants in the sample were employed, with 19.4 per cent working in a non-traditional occupation. “It was obvious from the study to see that there were still barriers to women entering the trades,” said Ms. Shea. “While many went on to get more education, some said when they tried to work, they found the trade they had gone into was too difficult, while others came across sexism in the workplace.

But there were quite a few who had successfully gone on to get their journey person or apprenticeship certification.” “I was told by many women that they would never have tried the things they did if it wasn’t for the OTT program,” added Ms. Power. “Before this program they wouldn’t have thought that they would have been capable of being a heavy equipment operator or a pipe fitter, for example. But now they either have built, or are on their way to building, a promising future for themselves in these trades.” Ms. Hawkins says making the connection with Ms. Power and Ms. Shea was invaluable to her organization. While the findings have given the organization an ability to confirm past successes and show accountability to those providing funding, the work has also made it possible for WRDC to continue evaluating the program as they move forward. “As a consequence of the students’ work, WRDC found out that the program had many side benefits to the participants, such as networking benefits and increasing job finding skills and self-esteem,” said Dr. Button. “But most importantly, they now have a standard tool to continue measuring their outcomes and a template for tracking participants in the future. “For the students, the project provided a real problem in a real world environment – an invaluable opportunity to apply and further develop their skills,” she added. “We really like working with community organizations as they provide a wide variety of challenges for our students and they are enthusiastic partners in research. This is experiential learning at its best.”

too homesick to enjoy my stay? Despite all the questions, I learned that stress can be bittersweet. While I may have lost some sleep in the short term, in the long term, I am now more prepared having found the answers to all my questions and making actions plans for those situations if they happen to occur. There was one situation that I thought I was ready for, but when it came time I was definitely unprepared. Saying goodbye was the hardest part of getting ready to leave. There weren’t

enough Kleenex to dry my tears or my family’s tears during my last two days home. I was excited for my first experience of independence, but it would also be the first experience of being homesick. After many tears, runny noses, and tight hugs I said goodbye and boarded the plane and would soon be at Harlow campus.

Harlow diaries

Student Morgan Chafe is completing the winter 2015 semester at Memorial’s Harlow Campus in Harlow, England. Ms. Chafe will be providing regular insight to the sights and sounds of a semester abroad in a number of upcoming editions of the Gazette.

Completing a semester in Harlow is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Preparing to travel to Harlow was an adventure all on its own, one that was equal parts exhilarating and exhausting. Finding a balance between my day-to-day life and a never-ending To Do list seemed to be the hardest task,

until I realized it was time to pack. How could one girl be expected to pack four months’ worth of outfits in one suitcase? Mission impossible. I am personally a huge advocate for lists, so I made an inventory of my closet and narrowed it down to the items I love and wear the most. After many hours of debating between shoes and shirts, my luggage was finally full. A huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Bags packed, it was time to complete the remaining items on my Harlow To Do list. Spending time with family and friends over the holidays was one of those items. Sadness loomed every time Harlow came into the conversation, but then the questions would commence and so would the excitement. Everyone shared my enthusiasm and offered support for my upcoming adventure. While the excitement and support was widespread, the stress of the coming months was not. I personally tend to over think and analyze. If there is a situation, made up or real, that I can question, I question it. So, whenever I had time to myself, my mind would race with question after question: What if I run out of money? What do I do if I get sick? What if I am

Morgan Chafe is a fourth-year commerce student at Memorial. She can be reached at mec850@mun.ca.

Morgan Chafe recently travelled to England to begin the winter semester at Harlow Campus.

‘Invaluable insight’ $1.8 million awarded to support social sciences and humanities research By Krista Davidson

Twelve researchers from Memorial University will receive a combined total of $1.8 million in support of research that will enhance Canadians’ understanding of the world and seek solutions to the social, economic and cultural issues important to Canadians. Ten researchers from the Faculty of Arts, one from the School of Music and one from the Faculty of Business Administration were named as recipients under the Insight Grant program. The program is offered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). “Memorial is tremendously proud of the talent and dedication of our researchers in addressing issues that will have lasting social and

cultural impacts,” said Dr. Gary Kachanoski, president and vicechancellor, Memorial University. “This investment by the federal government will further research and innovation in the province, and provide key opportunities for both our researchers and the economy to grow.” The research that will be supported through SSHRC’s Insight Grant program includes Dr. Amanda Bittner’s research, titled Rethinking Gender and Survey Research, and Dr. Vaughan Grimes’, titled Biomolecular Archaeology Research on Prehistoric North Americans from Newfoundland and Labrador. “Memorial’s researchers, both established and emerging, continue to enhance our understanding of the world by providing invaluable insight into ideas, influences and

behaviours of individuals, cultures and communities,” said Dr. Ray Gosine, vice-president (research), pro tempore. “Their findings will impact our everyday lives and help us to grow into a dynamic, vibrant and prosperous province.” SSHRC is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports post-secondary based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. The Insight program aims to support and foster excellence in social sciences and humanities research intended to deepen society’s collective understanding of individuals and societies. Through the Insight program, SSHRC announced it is investing more than $115 million in 779 new grants, including 494 new Insight Grants and 285 new

Author and journalist Linden MacIntyre will read from his work during the SPARKS Literary Festival Jan. 25.

competition. This year submissions are welcome on any subject in any style or form. Cash awards for three poems will be awarded at the festival and the deadline for submitting entries is Jan. 16. Law firm Cox & Palmer sponsors the $2,500 SPARKS Literary Award, which acknowledges outstanding achievement in any genre in the field of creative writing by a current or recent participant in Memorial’s creative writing courses. The winner will be announced during the festival’s closing events. An evening reception will follow. Admission is free and parking will be available in lot 15B. Further details on the festival, the poetry competition and a complete schedule can be found at www.arts.mun.ca/sparks.

“And we have three visitors from outside the province reading: Shoshanna Wingate from New Brunswick, Linden MacIntyre from Toronto, and Thomas McCarthy, a poet and novelist based in Cork City, Ireland.” The day-long event also features various displays reflecting the variety of ways literature is produced in Newfoundland and Labrador. ISER Books, the Newfoundland Quarterly and literary journals Riddle Fence and Paragon will be among those displaying work. The Memorial University Bookstore will be selling books by all participating writers. With the support of Brown Fitzgerald Morgan & Avis, SPARKS is once again sponsoring a poetry

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‘Simple and helpful’ app Easy access to information in the palm of your hand By Meaghan Whelan

An app created by Computing & Communications (C&C) is providing smartphone users with a new way to find information about Memorial. “About 93 per cent of students are using smartphones on campus and this number is continuing to rise,” said Laura Pike, manager, application development, C&C. “Students have been asking for content and communications via mobile so C&C has been looking for ways to meet that need.” While some of the features will be of particular interest to students, the MUN Mobile app, shorthand for application and meaning a specialized computer program downloaded to mobile devices, also has useful content for faculty, staff, alumni, parents and guests of Memorial. The app features content specific to Memorial’s St. John’s, Grenfell and Marine Institute campuses. Some of the content, such as campus directories,

maps and news, is available to all users. Personalized information, including grades and course schedules, is available to users who confirm their identity by signing in with their my.mun.ca (MUNlogin) username and password.

“Our current focus is student-centric, ensuring quick, easy access to personalized information for students.” – Laura Pike

A team of developers with C&C worked closely with the Office of the Registrar and the Division of Marketing and Communications to create a personalized, targeted and easy-to-use app. “MUN Mobile was developed

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collaboratively to ensure that the end product meets the needs of Memorial’s many constituents,” said Ms. Pike. “By working with our colleagues throughout Memorial, we’ve been able to make improvements to both the features and functionality of MUN Mobile. Our current focus is studentcentric, ensuring quick, easy access to personalized information for students.” This year, C&C plans to add online course evaluations, student registration, D2L integration and exam schedules for students. For faculty and employees, C&C is also working on the capability to view pay stubs. So far, the app has been downloaded more than 2,500 times and the feedback from users has been positive. In feedback left online, one user said: “Nice! Actually a beautiful, yet simple and helpful little app.” MUN Mobile can be downloaded for free in the app stores for Apple and Android devices. For more information, please visit www.mun.ca/munmobile.

Insight Development Grants. Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities, to both emerging and established scholars for long-term research initiatives. The maximum value of an Insight Grant is $500,000 over 3-5 years, ranging from $7,000$200,000 in a single year. Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods and theoretic experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Grants are valued between $7,000-$75,000 over 1-2 years. For a full list of Memorial recipients, please visit www.today.mun.ca.

notable Dr. David Behm and Dr. Duane Button, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, have been appointed to the 2015 Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). SAC represents five countries and expertise in physical therapy, chiropractic, exercise science, athletic training and massage therapy. The committee meets annually to present research and findings on TheraBand, Biofreeze and Cramer Sports Medicine products. Dr. TA Loeffler, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, was named one of 40 female change makers in Canada in Canadian Living magazine’s 40th anniversary December 2014 issue.

obituaries Mary Elizabeth Barry (Blackmore) Mary Elizabeth Barry (Blackmore), a retired professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, passed away Dec. 18, 2014. She was 72. Dr. James (Jim) Waterhouse Dr. James (Jim) Waterhouse, a retired member of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, passed away Dec. 20, 2014. Dr. Andy den Otter Dr. Andy den Otter, professor emeritus, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, passed away Dec. 22, 2014. He was 73. Jacob Douglas Ranton Jacob Douglas Ranton, a student in the Faculty of Business Administration and a Sea-Hawks varsity basketball player, passed away Dec. 23, 2014. He was 20. Dr. Benvon Parfrey (Cramer) Dr. Benvon Parfrey (Cramer), a faculty member with the Discipline of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, passed away Jan. 2, 2015. She was 64.

Frameworks at work

Memorial’s frameworks in action

The three overarching frameworks guiding Memorial’s f uture direction — the Research 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.

TEACHING AND LEARNING New chair program to drive excellence By Jennifer Batten

Teaching and learning. It’s happening all around us, every day. Across Memorial’s campuses, in classrooms and labs, study rooms and dorm rooms, at dining hall tables, in lecture theatres and faculty offices. It is the essence of work in higher education, and at Memorial, it’s about being engaged, supportive, outcomes oriented, responsive, inclusive and committed to discovery.

These qualities strongly reflect the teaching and learning community at Memorial. Since the development of the university’s first comprehensive Teaching and Learning Framework in spring 2011, Memorial’s dynamic teaching and learning community has continued to flourish, helping to guide faculty, students and staff in academic achievement and to provide knowledge and tools to realize the community’s greatest aspirations – both inside and outside the classroom setting. The creation of the framework has been the foundation upon which the university has been steadily growing the teaching and learning community through projects, programs and initiatives that benefit students and educators at all levels, and to help further develop a community committed

to excellence in teaching and learning. Guided by the vision, values and principles of the framework, specific projects and initiatives for students and educators have successfully been undertaken across Memorial’s faculties, schools and departments and are ongoing, including the First Year Success Program, Project Engage and the Teaching Skills Enhancement Program, to name a few. With the roll out of the framework, and the growth and success of the many teaching and learning activities happening across the university, came the need to identify the structures and people to keep the momentum going. That’s where the new Chairs in Teaching and Learning (CTL) program comes in. The CTL program will provide a faculty-level structure to promote new initiatives in teaching and learning. The unique program is intended to enhance the studentlearning experience by promoting the development of innovative approaches, teaching capacity and competence across the university, within academic and support units, and at the level of individual faculty members. The program will place one chair position in each faculty and school on the St. John’s campus as well as one chair at the Marine Institute and one chair at Grenfell Campus. Each chair will support teaching and learning in the faculties and schools, working with colleagues to advance Memorial’s teaching and learning objectives. Chairs will also work with each other, sharing best practices,

promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning and developing strategies to address common challenges. “We have been very successful so far in taking steps to address the recommendations identified in the Teaching and Learning Framework,” said Dr. Doreen Neville, associate vice-president (academic), planning, priorities and programs. “This fall, we created a strategic plan to support teaching and learning at Memorial that will take us to 2017, and a big part of that plan is the new Chairs in Teaching and Learning program. The chairs will enhance the capacity of the faculties and schools to respond to the recommendations of the Teaching and Learning Framework and promote excellence in teaching and learning at Memorial University. We’re excited to roll out this key program in 2015.” Academic staff members holding full-time tenure track or tenured appointments and academic staff who hold regular full-term appointments (provided that the academic appointment covers the term of the CTL) are eligible to apply. Individuals interested in pursuing a chair position should contact the dean of their faculty or school to discuss. Applications for chair positions will be accepted until Feb. 15, and details on eligibility, funding, application procedures, workshops for potential applicants and the role of chair are available at http://blog.delts.mun. ca/teachingandlearning/latest/ chairs-in-teaching-and-learning/. The appointments are for a twoyear period and will begin on July 1, 2015.

Henrietta Harvey lecturer to discuss oil’s unconventional future By Janet Harron

A professor of economic

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geography at Durham University, U.K., will deliver the Henrietta Harvey Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 15. Dr. Gavin Bridge’s research focuses on the extractive industries of oil, gas and mining and the spatial and temporal dynamics of natural resource development. Co-founder and chair of the Energy Geographies Working Group of the Royal Geographical SocietyInstitute of British Geographers, Dr. Bridge is the co-author (with Philippe Le Billon) of Oil, which examines the new geopolitics of oil. His lecture will focus on how the nature of oil is changing as a result of technology, price fluctuations and government policy. Dr. Bridge will demonstrate some of the emergent geographies of supply and demand associated with oil’s unconventional future

Dr. Gavin Bridge will deliver the Henrietta Harvey lecture on Thursday, Jan. 15.

and what they mean for established geographies of production, consumption and regulations. The Department of Geography’s Dr. Charles Mather completed the required application to bring Dr. Bridge to Memorial for the lecture. “This is an extraordinary time to be bringing a leading expert on oil to Memorial University, and to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Dr. Mather. “Who would have guessed that oil scarcity and peak oil could give way so quickly to global oil surpluses and an oil price below $50 a barrel? Gavin Bridge’s presentation will, I am certain, provide us with important new insights into a resource that has been so important to this province’s economy.” The lecture takes place Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Bruneau Centre’s Innovation Theatre (IIC-2001) on the St. John’s campus and begins at 7 p.m. All are welcome and free parking is available in lot 15B.

What pharmacists can do By Heidi Wicks

Pharmacy alumnus Mark Barnes (Class of 2001) is more than doing his part to advance practice and improve health-care policy in Canada. He has just been awarded a Canadian Health Network Commitment to Care Award for Disease Management Initiative for his work in addictions treatment. In 2013 Mr. Barnes spearheaded an initiative to control the abuse of fentanyl – a powerful narcotic used to treat severe chronic pain. The drug quickly replaced the discontinued OxyContin as the prescription narcoticturned-street-drug of choice. “It’s as powerful or more powerful as heroin, and as with oxycodone products, fentanyl has presented a challenge for police and health professionals to manage because it’s legally available with a prescription,” Mr. Barnes said in an interview with CBC News last year. Mr. Barnes believes that sometimes the solution is in controlling access, and that pharmacists can help. “I started a fentanyl return program in 2012 at my pharmacy,” he said, who practises in Ottawa, Ont. “I just started asking my patients to return the patches before I filled their next prescription, and started educating them that this is a very dangerous drug and

that what’s left in the package [after dosage] can be used and abused.” In addition to drug abuse, the initiative addressed another dangerous issue among pharmacists – the risk of being a target for drug dealers. “I’m a target in my area, so I want it out of my hands. I destroy the patches. I put them in a bucket and pour alcohol on them, cut them and get rid of them. But there’s no real accountability among pharmacies as to what they’re doing with those things.” The fentanyl patch return program is now becoming policy. It has been initiated in roughly 150 pharmacies across Ontario, and was introduced in the province’s House of Assembly with no votes cast against it. The bill is now being reviewed by Ontario’s minister of Health, and will soon be law. Mr. Barnes says he felt honoured to be recognized alongside many great pharmacy initiatives from across the country. But he describes his Memorial University School of Pharmacy Alumni Achievement Award, received this past September, as one of the most overwhelming events he has ever experienced. “Under the influence of Dr. [Linda] Hensman, the school taught me to be a critical thinker and a problem

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Alumnus leads national narcotic addiction treatment initiative

From left, Mark Barnes receives his School of Pharmacy Alumni Achievement Award from Dr. Amy Clarke. solver, and to not just spit out drug information but use my knowledge to apply therapeutics effectively to improve patient outcomes,” he said. “During one structured practice experience placement at the Intensive Care Unit in the Health

Sciences Centre, my preceptor, Dr. Lisa Bishop, showed me what pharmacists could bring to the table in a clinical situation and as a member of a multidisciplinary team. That is where and when I fell in love with the profession.”

Cultural exchange International students bringing multiculturalism to K-12 classrooms By Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey

Some lucky Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 students are getting international experiences right in their own classrooms, providing valuable insight into world cultures, faith, languages and experience of global significance.

– Hobin Kim

The Culture-to-Community Program, a partnership between Memorial University and Citizenship and Immigration Canada, links new immigrant and international university students to classrooms in smaller communities across Newfoundland and Labrador and encourages an increased intercultural awareness and understanding. “Through direct, in-person presentations, we want to promote respect towards other cultures, increase Newfoundland and Labrador students’ understanding of other cultures and possibly inspire them to travel and see the world,” said Siti R.M. Jalaluddin, Culture-to-Community Program coordinator in the International Student Advising Office. “In return, Memorial student participants have an amazing

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“I wanted to have positive impacts on the students because eventually they will be the future members of global society.” Chunxia Mao demonstrates how paper lanterns are made to primary students at St. Mark’s School in King’s Cove, N.L. experience meeting people from all across the province while learning about culture, language, geography and more.” The program, now in its third year, continues to grow and has recruited dozens of volunteers from more than 15 countries. The volunteers have presented to nearly 2,000 students around the province. Ms. Jalaluddin describes the students as highly attentive, very curious and full of questions for participating presenters. For Culture-to-Community participant Hobin Kim from South Korea, his interest to become involved was initially tweaked by the opportunity to visit remote places in Labrador. “However, as you prepare the presentations you realize it’s more about introducing students and informing

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them that there are other things and opportunities outside of Labrador and Canada,” he said. “Especially dealing with youth, I wanted to have positive impacts on the students because eventually they will be the future members of global society.” Most recently, participants from Iran, South Korea and France travelled to Labrador to present to classes in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and North West River. Their experience included presentations offered in both official languages, with a volunteer from France presenting several sessions in French to immersion classes. In return, the school and its students provided cultural sharing that included snacks of Innu and Inuit bread, red juice and more. The program also helps teachers

provide real-world examples to support curriculum outcomes in classes such as social studies, religious education and language arts. For example, in Grade 10 social studies students learn about the First and Second World Wars in their Canadian History classes. During a school visit to Mealy Mountain Collegiate in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, high school students had the opportunity to hear how the wars impacted Iran, South Korea and France in the words of Memorial’s international students. Schools interested in requesting these free presentations or international students interested in volunteering can apply anytime. To learn more, please visit http://ow.ly/Diq6z.

‘Great mix’

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Reducing challenges related to reservoir souring in province’s offshore

From left are Drs. Kelly Hawboldt, Christina Bottaro, Helen Zhang, Amy Hsiao and Penny Morrill. By Jackey Locke

Drs. Helen Zhang, Kelly Hawboldt and Amy Hsiao, professors in Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, along with Drs. Penny Morrill and Christina Bottaro of the Faculty of Science, recently established a $3.4 million collaborative research partnership with Suncor Energy Inc. to identify the mechanisms, impacts and potential solutions related to offshore reservoir souring. To enhance oil and gas production, sea water containing naturally occurring sulphate is injected into the reservoir. The sea water, combined with any sulphur compounds already

present in the petroleum, can cause various sulphur compounds to form that are corrosive in nature. This results in increased costs due to platform equipment corrosion, water-handling systems and transporting and processing the oil.

“This lab will be the first of its kind in Canada, and it is noteworthy that it will be here at Memorial.” – Dr. Amy Hsiao

The multidisciplinary research focuses on the delineation and management of the sulphur cycle, corrosion control and improved production. The researchers are combining their expertise to take a comprehensive approach to the issue of reservoir souring, which is an important step in developing production methods to maximize the extraction of petroleum from the reservoir. Although there is ongoing research in Western Canada in the challenges of onshore reservoir souring, this is the first in Canada where the focus is offshore. Dr. Hsiao’s research focuses on the challenges associated with the characterization and prediction of corrosion of carbon steel, similar low alloy steels and novel corrosion-resistant alloys in sour acid gas environments. She is establishing a H2S Standards and Materials Research and Testing facility for investigating the interaction of these metallic surfaces and structures in various oil and gas production conditions. “This lab will be the first of its kind in Canada, and it is noteworthy that it will be here at Memorial,” she said. “Suncor’s initiative to address this topic will result in important developments in the prediction of long-term offshore asset integrity and the optimization of monitoring procedures. The potential for meaningful results and understanding of the corrosion phenomena that is being observed in offshore operations is great. I am also thrilled to be part of this great mix of strong, enthusiastic researchers.” Dr. Hawboldt, with Dr. Bottaro, is studying the chemical sources of souring (sea water, production chemicals etc.), the behaviour of these sulphur compounds in the production system and mitigation methods to prevent souring. “Dr. Bottaro and I are working closely

with the other researchers on this project to get a full understanding of sulphur chemistry,” said Dr. Hawboldt. “In particular, we are combining the biological souring process and the chemistry souring process to get a full understanding of how the process initiates and propagates. “Suncor’s vision was to integrate researchers from different backgrounds for this very purpose, to get a complete understanding of the process and, thereby, develop solutions. To be involved at such an early stage in the process and working with Suncor to address a challenge, and to see one’s work being applied to a real industry problem, is particularly exciting for a researcher.” Dr. Zhang, with Dr. Morrill, is investigating the interactions between sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB), and examining possible offshore reservoir souring inhibition due to nitrate/nitrite injection. “SRB are responsible for the majority of bacterial problems in oil production, and reservoir souring can be directly caused by SRB as a by-product of respiration,” explained Dr. Zhang. “The application of nitrates/nitrites could be very effective for reservoir souring control by promoting NRB, consuming nutrients that SRB require to grow, thus inhibiting SRB activity. “I am very happy to work with my peers on this multidisciplinary research. By investigating optimal growth conditions for NRB to inhibit microbial sulphate reduction in closed nitrate/ nitrite enrichment experiments, we will help Suncor tackle SRB-triggered reservoir souring problems and, thus, reduce operational challenges in offshore oil and gas operations.”

Safety above all By Michelle Osmond

The Canadian Association of the Chiefs of Police (CACP) has recognized Memorial University with excellence in emergency preparedness. The CACP/Motorola Award for Excellence in Emergency Preparedness award recognizes the development and implementation of unique strategies and/or programs within the last five years, in emergency preparedness to keep citizens safe in both natural and man-made emergencies. In May 2013, after nine months of planning, Memorial’s St. John’s campus hosted a full-scale exercise in collaboration with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC), Eastern Health, St. John’s Regional Fire Department, Canadian Red Cross and the Salvation Army. The full-day event, referred to as Exercise Campus Collaboration 2013 (ECC 2013), involved a simulated active shooter on campus with casualties and simulated responses from police, fire and paramedics and tested Memorial’s Emergency Management Plan. Karen Alexander, manager (acting), Enterprise Risk Management, says the scale and logistics of ECC 2013 were factors in winning the award, but it was more about how it was done.

“It was a lot to do with the design and the approach to planning, including preparing controller and evaluator handbooks, completing an after action report and a post-incident summary,” said Ms. Alexander. “Even the decision to place a camera in the active intruder’s ball cap to capture a first-hand account of the exercise was part of the unique design. “Co-chairing the event with the RNC, identifying all of the objectives upfront, identifying the importance of having a logistics co-ordinator on the planning team and conducting training prior to the event all led to the unique design of this exercise and ultimately winning this award,” Ms. Alexander added. “Also essential is the fact that all of the document templates are available for other organizations to use. It was the first large scale exercise for Memorial and the largest for the RNC and the first time using any of those particular exercises and planning tools.” The exercise involved around 400 people, six buildings, several parking lots and the tunnels system, as well as five external organizations and several internal departments. “Emergency management plans are created, but in order to ensure their effectiveness during real emergencies,

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Emergency preparedness exercise recognized by national police association

From left are Karen Alexander and Kent Decker with the CACP/Motorola Award for Excellence in Emergency Preparedness. they need to be tested,” said Holly Tobin, emergency management analyst at Memorial. “It allows them to test their emergency plans in a safe environment, identifying gaps and areas for improvement and making those changes so a real response will run smoother.” To see a video of the full-

scale exercise, visit www.mun.ca/ emergency/events/ECC2013. Enterprise Risk Management is part of Memorial’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer, which also oversees Campus Enforcement and Patrol, Environmental Health and Safety (formerly the Department of Health and Safety) and Emergency Management.

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COOK, Tiffany COOPER, Jessica CRANFORD, Amanda CURLEW, Kayla DAVIS, Jessica DAWE, Stephanie DECKER, Stephanie DICKINSON, Alice DROVER, Jessie DYKE, Amber EASTMAN, Amy FARR, Lauren FISHER, Christa FITZGERALD, Nikita FLYNN, Paul FOLEY, Brittany GARDNER, Jenna GENGE, Kelsey GILLINGHAM, Victoria GLOVER, Samantha HALFYARD, Erica HALLEY, Grace HANN, Shaila HICKEY, Caroline HOULIHAN, Nadine HUNT, Ashley HYLAND, Emilie HYNES, Victoria JACOBS, Megan JINGFORS, Sarah JOYCE, Deborah-Anne KEATS, Chastity KEATS, Natasha KENNEDY, Melissa LEWIS, Gillian LOCKE, Danielle MACDONALD, Emily MARSDEN, Sarah MCCARTHY, Deanne MCCARTHY, Lawrence MCDONALD, Dana MCGRATH, Megan MITCHELL, Jacqueline MOODY, Michelle MOORE, Sarah MORGAN, Victoria MURPHY, Kristina NUGENT, Jill NURSE, Sarah NWANGENE, Nkiruka O’KEEFE, Aimee O’TOOLE, Samantha OU, Judy OXFORD, Sara PADDOCK, Anna PARDY, Kathryn PARSONS, Bruce PIKE, Rebecca PINK, Caitlyn POIDEVIN, Tiffany POWER, Alexandra POWER, Ursula PRICE, Andrea PRICE, Catherine QUANN, Tyler ROWE, Brittany RUSSELL, Noelle SARTOR, Anthony SEARS, Elizabeth SIDDALL, Jeffrey SIMONDS, Shawna SPURRELL, Rebecca ST. CROIX, Kayla STEELE, Natalie TAYLOR, Amy TAYLOR, Lindsay THOMAS, Katherine TIZZARD, Rebecca TURPIN, Mandy VICKERS, Mary Jane WAITE, Becky WICKENS, Andrew WOOLFREY, Charlotte YOUNG, Courtney SCHOOL OF PHARMACY DEAN’S LIST BENNETT, Vanessa COLES, Travis FAZIO, Michelle FRANCIS, Angela HOUSE, Samantha MISHRA, Iqshvaku MITCHELMORE, Kaitlin MITCHELMORE, Kelly O’KEEFE, Kara SHARPE, Joel SNOW, Megan FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEAN’S LIST ADAMS, Gina ADAMS, Jillian ADEKUNLE, Damilola ADESANYA, Moyinoluwa ALBRECHTSONS, Hannah ALLEN, Christina ANDERSON, Taylor ANDREWS, Sarah ASH, Colin ASOKAN, Aswathi

ATKINSON, Samuel BANFIELD, Ashton BANFIELD, Shelby BARAKJI, Marwan BARNES, Jocelyn BARRETT, Matthew BARRON, Alicia BAUTISTA, Kathryn BEAUDRY, Lisa BELLOWS, Hillary BESAW, Bree BOND, Talia BONNELL, Emily BOWERING, Rebecca BOYD, Sarah BRACE, Marti BRAKE, Allison BRAKE, Sarah BRANDT, Alexander BRANNAN, Alexander BRAY, Scott BROOKS, Riley BROWNE, Caitlin BROWNE, David BUCKLE, Hilary BURKE, Jeanne BURSEY, Krystal BURSEY, Stuart BURTON, Andrew BUTLER, Erika BUTLER, Jessica BUTTON, Erynn CALLAHAN, Ryan CHEEMA, Avineet COLLINS, Stacy CORMIER, Kiersten COURTNEY, Moriah CRANE, Jared DALEY, Jesse DAVIDSON, Eric DEERING, Robert DELANEY, Niall DEVEREAUX, Sarah DICKIE, Alexander DINN, Curtis DOWNING, Victoria DUNNE, Cody DWYER, Lauren ELLIOTT, Ryan ELLSWORTH, Stephanie ENGELBRECHT, Zame ENNIS, Martha EVERARD, Kylie FAHMY, Mohammad FANG, Lisa FARRELL, Paula FIELDEN, Miles FINN, Aaron FITZGERALD, Emily FLEMING, Laura FLEMING, Noah FLEMMING, Haley FLYNN, Alexander FORD, Jonathan FORWARD, Tiffany FRANKLIN, Cassidy GAMBIN, Chelsea GARDINER, Michael GARLAND, Chantae GIBSON, Demi GOSINE, Anna GOULDING, Amanda GRAHAM, Stephanie GRANT, Devin GREEN, Bridgette GREENE, Rebecca GREGORY, Peter HACKETT, Jessica HALL, April HALLEY, Patrick HANNA-QUINN, Sonja HANNAFORD, Ariel HARNETT, Brian HART, Shannon HAYWARD, Erica HENLEY, Lauren HICKEY, Maggie HICKS, Emily HILLIER, Philip HIRASAWA, Haruki HISCOCK, Julie HOGAN, Andrew HOGAN, Chelsey HOGAN, David HOGAN, Sarah HOLDEN, Mark HRABOWSKY, Michael HUGHES, Isaac HURLEY, Martin HYSLOP, Sarah IRELAND, Chelsea JARVIS, Kaitlyn JONES, Lauren KALSI, Rahul-dev KANE, Brittany KARUNANITHY, Ahila KAVANAGH, Alana KENNY, Therese KERNER, Sarah KHAWER, Ahmed KNIGHT, Collin KROYER, Ashley LACEY, Kieran

LAMOND, Allison LANGMEAD, Callie LAPRISE, Courtney LEE, Faith Geok Horng LEGROW, Jason LEGROW, Megan LEHR, Ian LEHR, Joshua LEONARD, Sean LEWIS, Leanna LITT, Margaret LOMBEIDA, Maria LUNDRIGAN, Stephanie LYE, Melissa MACINTYRE, Iain MACKEY, Victoria MAHONEY, Kimberley MALAYNY, Chelsea MANUEL, Courtney MAO, Rujia MARCOUX, Grace MASON, Agnes MAXWELL, Kayleigh MCALEESE, Aileen MCCARTHY, Erin MCDOUGALL, Garrett MCGRATH, Justin MCGRATH, Kaitlin MCGUIRE, Maggie MCLEAN, Haydn MCWHIRTER, Jenna MEWS, Megan MODIR ROUSTA, Hilary MOORES, Emily MOORES, Hilary MORDEN, Caleb MURPHY, Jennifer MURPHY, Tara NEONAKIS, George NOSEWORTHY-OLIVER, Samantha NYATANGA, Brenda O’BRIEN, Cody O’BRIEN, Jeremy O’BRIEN, Sean O’DEA, Andrew O’GRADY, Anna O’LEARY, Janie O’RIELLY, Peter OATES, Jacqueline OKE, Tylor OTOMAN, Amalia PADDLE, Helena PARDY, Christopher PARDY, Mykala PARRILL, Allison PARSONS, Tyler PARSONS, Victoria PATTERSON, Heidi PAUL, Jenna PAYNE, Anthony PEARCE, Christian PEARCEY, Stephen PEDDLE, Nick PELLEY, Nicole PEMBERTON-RENAUD, Violaine PEVIE, Cally PICKETT, Arthur PINHEIRO, Cayla PITTMAN, Jenna POMEROY, Stephanie POMROY, Samantha POND, Emily POWER, Andrea POWER, Blake POWER, Keihan PYE, Cameron PYE, Emily QUANN, Matthew QUILTY, Rebecca QUINLAN, Joshua QUINLAN, Riley RAHEJA, Shruti RALPH, Nicole REID, Nikki RIDEOUT, Alecia RIDEOUT, Andrew RIGGS, Michael ROCKWOOD, Nadine RODRIGUEZ, Nicole ROGERS, Chelsae ROSE, Andrew ROWE, Gerianne ROWE, Hillary ROWE, Steven RUTIHINDA, Suzette SCHOFIELD, Marina SEXTON, Kate SHEA, Mark SHEAVES, Danielle SKANES-NORMAN, Joshua SLADE, Emily SLADE, Frankie SMART, Patrick SMITH, Alexis SMITH, Jennifer SMITH, Katherine SPENCER, Stephen STRONG, Hilary SUPPIAH, Yegappan TAYLOR, Scott THORNE, Anna THORNE, Brandon TILLER, Ryan

TINGLEY, Garrett TURPIN, Emily UPSHALL, Justin VALLIS, Jillian VANDEN ELZEN, Marika VINCENT, Julia WALLACE, Claire WALSH, Caitlin WALSH, Cole WALSH, Melissa WALSH, Raymond WARD, Burton WARD, Rachel WARREN, Heather WAYE, Shannon WICKS, Sara WILLIAMS, Hilary WILLIAMS, Sarah WILSON, Stephanie WINDSOR, Julia WISEMAN, Nicholas WOODFORD, Catherine YOUNG, Sara SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK DEAN’S LIST ABBOTT, Lisa BRETT, Margaret BRUCE, Melissa DOYLE, Karen FIANDER, Melissa FRENCH, Katheryne HENNICK, Jillian HEUVING, Erica HOPKINS, Katheryn HUTCHENS, Catherine LINSTEAD, Scott MOSS, Jennifer MURPHY, Shannon O’CONNOR, Jayne OSMOND, Julie PENNEY, Michaela POWER, Stephanie REILLY, Beth SHEPPARD, Abigail SMITH, Angela WALSH, Courtney FELLOW OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES ABU ASHOUR, Waseem AHAMMAD, Mohammad ALAM, Md. Samrat ALAWNEH, Shadi ALMUDALLAL, Ahmad ANDREWS, Pamela ARSENAULT, Shane ASIF, Md. Rahimul AYRE, D. Craig BAILEY, Victoria BARTON, Jenifer BELANGER-WILLOUGHBY, Natasha BENNETT, Hope BENSON, Jennifer BERONICH, Erika BOYD, Cynthia BOZ, Ayla BRADBURY SQUIRES, David BROPHY, Janine BULLE, Florian CAI, Qinhong CANNING, Heather CHEN, Supeng CHEN, Yuxi CHRISTENSEN, Lica COHEN, Linda COMPAREY, Michela COURAGE, Charlotte COWAN, Beth DALPATADU, Kosmapatabendige DONEGAN, Steven FALLAHI, Ehsan FISHER, Amy FORD, Trevor FRAIZE, Kalli FRY, Jessica GARDNER, Christopher GHASEMLOONIA, Ahmad GHOBADI, Mehdi GILL, Shannon GOOSSENS, Daan GRIFFIN, Samantha HABIB, Kashfi HAJA MOHIDEEN, Asan Meera HALL, Pam HANIF, Waqas HAQ, Muhammad HARAZIM, Dario HARDWARE, Shawnee HARRIS, Chelsea HASSAN, Junaid HATCHER, Hilary HICKEY, Kenneth HICKEY, Melanie HIXSON, Stefanie HOBBS, Rod HOLDER, Kayla HYNES, Bethany INGRAM, Matthew

JACKSON, Stephen JAFARZADEHDARZI, Vahid JAMES, David JASIM, Faten JESSO, Andrew JONES, Fiona KATAN, Tomer KENNEDY, Carla KITAOKA, Daiho KOUWENBERG, Amy-Lee KULKARNI, Kaivalya LAFFERTY, Megan LETTO, Karla LI, Chen LI, Pu LI, Quanquan LIYANAGE, Migara LOBEL, David LOMOND, Ted LOWITT, Kristen LU, Dandan LUTHER, Kirk MACLEOD, Marion MADOJEMU, Gift MAGHZI NAJAF ABADI, Ameneh MAHLUM, Shad MALLICK, Md. Raihan MASSON, Athena MAYO, Justin MCBREARTY, Eilish MCCOLL, David MCERLEAN, Liam MCFARLANE TRANQUILLA, Laura MCQUARRIE, Sarah MITCHELL, Rebecca MOFARRAH, Abdullah MORISON, Thomas MORRIS, Heidi MORRISON, Adrian MORRISON, Gillian MOSTAFA, Ahmed MOSTAFA, Hala MURPHY, Andrew MUSHARRAF, Mashrura NAEEMI SANATDOOST, Nikoo NALEPA, Mariella NARDUZZI, Kate NEWHOOK, Rebecca NILES, Kristin PAGA, Deepa PATTEN, Ashley PEARCEY, Greg PERERA, Nishani PERREN, Meredith PETRYCHYN, Jonathan PIVI, Ilaria POLGAR, Miranda POMEROY, Trevor QIU, Hongyuan QUINTON, Justin RAHMAN, Md. Musfiqur RALPH, Rebecca RANDELL, Amy RANGE, Bhagya REID, Lucas ROBERTS, Brittany ROCHE, Kristina ROOME, R. Brian ROY, Purna RYAN, Morag SAJEDINIA, Zahra SATHYANARAYANAN, Sridhar SEIFIMAMAGHANI, Sahand SEKERCIOGLU, Nigar SHI, Chuantai SINCLAIR, Frank SKEARD, Janelle SMEE, Lauren SPARKES, Carolyn SPONARSKI, Carly STEWART, Daniel STRIDE, Chad SULLIVAN, Carol SULLIVAN, Julie TAILOR, Sapan TALIMI, Vandad TANNI, Mahmuda TAVENOR, June TEBIANIAN, Hamed THORAT, Rakesh TUCKER, Christina TUCKER, Mary Anne URQUHART, Emily VINCENT, Krista WALSH, Megan WALTERS, Jillian WATSON, Scott WESTCOTT, Michael WHALEN, Caroline WHEELAND, Laura WHITE, Gerald WHITNEY, Erin WOLFE, Kara WOOLRIDGE, Andrew XUE, Xi YANG, Siao YOUNG, Felicie ZHANG, Jiuchuan ZHENG, Nan ZHOU, Quan

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There she took on progressively senior roles, including president and CEO of Roynat Capital, president and CEO of Scotia Mortgage Corporation and was executive vice-president of Scotiabank before leaving in 2010. Ms. Rowe joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where she oversees an $18-billion portfolio as head of the private equity and long-term equities groups. She is one of Canada’s top financial leaders and was recognized as a WXN Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women in 2012. Ms. Rowe is a longtime and dedicated supporter of numerous charitable boards, associations and fundraising initiatives, notable among which are YWCA Toronto, United Way

Mr. Crosbie also served as co-chair of the St. John’s regional volunteer committee for Memorial’s recent and successful Dare To fundraising campaign. Mr. Maddox is a man whose name has become synonymous with the Town of King’s Cove, N.L. This year’s Outstanding Community Service Award recipient is a long-serving mayor of the community and also a former teacher and principal. He originally became involved in municipal politics in 1970 as a member of the King’s Cove Town Council and was elected mayor in 1975. Mr. Maddox has held that position for 39 years and during that time has been a consummate volunteer, advocate and leader for the town and the Bonavista Peninsula. Mr. Maddox has served on numerous boards and volunteered in a variety of capacities over the course of his career, notably as an executive member of the King’s Cove and Area Fire Department, the Bonavista Peninsula Regional Waste Disposal Committee, the King’s Cove Historical Society and as director of the Discovery Trail Tourism Association, among many others. The Alumni Horizon Award recipient is recognized for exceptional achievement by a Memorial graduate under the age of 35. At just 30 years

Mark O’Brien of age, Mr. O’Brien has already built a successful career as an actor and filmmaker, adding many awardwinning film and television credits to his growing resumé. His career began with a large supporting role in the Second World War mini-series Above and Beyond. Since then he has appeared on numerous television series, including a recurring role in the NBC series Hannibal, Saving Hope and Murdoch Mysteries. He has appeared in many films over the

years, including the 2010 Sundance Film Festival selection Grown Up Movie Star and four feature films in the past year. However, he is most popular for playing the role of Des on the hit TV show Republic of Doyle. For that work he has been nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards in the last three years. As a filmmaker, Mr. O’Brien has had short films screen throughout the U.S. and Canada that have received numerous awards. Always available to support his alma mater, Mr. O’Brien has come back to Memorial on numerous occasions to lend his time and talent. In November 2011 he hosted the official launch of the Dare To fundraising campaign. He reprised his role as host in 2012 for The Wicked Memorial Variety Show, the flagship event held during the biggest reunion in Memorial’s history, as well as co-hosting Super TSC Night during havin’ a time: Reunion 2013. The 33rd Annual Alumni Tribute Awards ceremony will take place Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland. To purchase tickets, please call 709-8644354, toll-free at 1-877-700-4081, or email rsvpalumni@mun.ca. Tickets are $125 per person.

Rob Crosbie Toronto and Memorial University. The J.D. Eaton Alumni Award recognizes outstanding volunteer contributions to Memorial and Mr. Crosbie is a very deserving recipient. He is the chairman of the board of St. John’s, N.L.-based Crosbie Group Ltd. and serves as a member of the board of directors of Emera Newfoundland and Labrador, ASCO Canada and Forent Energy. He is also the past chairman of the board of Marine Atlantic Inc. He is a steadfast supporter of Memorial’s Faculty of Business Administration and the entire university. He has served on a number of committees for the Faculty of Business Administration and is currently the chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board. He is a strong supporter of student success programs at Memorial and has created a fund for students and careerplanning initiatives. Over the years, Mr. Crosbie has extended support to various scholarships at Memorial and in 1998, established the Rob Crosbie Scholarship for International Study.

Memorial University invites applications from within the University for the position ofHead, Department of Chemistry. The appointment is expected to begin 1 September 2015(or upon filling of the position), is initially for a term of three years, and is renewable.

HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Applicants should ideally have a strong record of research, teaching, and administrationin the field of Chemistry or related disciplines and possess good interpersonal,organizational, and leadership skills. Applications will be treated in confidence. Applications should include a statement ofhow the Department might evolve under the under the candidate’s leadership, a CV and the names and contact information for three referees. All material should be submitted by 5:00 pm on February 6, 2015, to: Dr. Francesca Kerton, Chair Search Committee for the Head of Chemistry c/o Mary Wall, Dean of Science Office Chemistry/Physics Building Memorial University e-mail: maryw@mun.ca Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified women and men, visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons withdisabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Crustacean invasion By Leslie Earle

European green crabs invaded Newfoundland and Labrador waters in 2007, and concern has since risen that the species may reduce catch rates in the lobster fishery. The crustaceans are destroying eelgrass beds, preying on clams and other bivalves and competing with other species for habitat and food. This past December a new research program, led by the Marine Institute’s Dr. Brett Favaro and focused on green crab removal, was added to the national Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) under the New Early-Career Researcher Projects. Thanks to the $100,000 grant, Dr.

Favaro, a research scientist at the institute’s Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources, and co-investigators Kiley Best, fishery technologist with MI’s Centre for Fisheries and Ecosystems Research, and Dr. Cynthia McKenzie, research scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, will use video technology to explore the impacts that green crab are having on the lobster industry in the province, the efficiency of current green crab removal programs and work to determine how the industry should respond to the green crab invasion. “It is really hard to eliminate an invasive species from a marine ecosystem,” said Dr. Favaro. “Our plan is to conduct research that will

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enhance our ability to remove green crab from the environment and keep their numbers suppressed – this will hopefully reduce their impacts on the environment and on fisheries.” It’s Too Easy Being Green: Optimizing Capture Efficiency of Invasive Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) to Reduce Their Impact on Fisheries is one of 12 new research projects that have been added to the national MEOPAR network. MEOPAR is working to better understand and predict the impact of marine hazards on human activities and ecosystem and improve response. The organization is funded by the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence Program and was established in 2012.

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Marine Institute green crab research project added to national network

Dr. Brett Favaro

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Teaching and learning From left, third-year pharmacy student Megan Gulliver and pharmacist Melanie Badcock receive a sign at Shoppers Drug Mart on Torbay Road in St. John’s from the School of Pharmacy. The school is providing signs to all pharmacies participating in the Structured Practice Experience Program, in recognition of their contribution to teaching and learning.

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For more on these events and other news at Memorial, please visit www.today.mun.ca.

Wednesday, Jan. 14 The State of the Newfoundland Fishery, 8-9:30 p.m., Hampton Hall, Marine Institute, Sponsor: Wessex Society New Desire2Learn Course Setup Kit, 10-11:30 a.m., via Online Rooms, Sponsor: DELTS Social Work Information Session, 1-1:50 p.m., SN-4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre

Thursday, Jan. 15 Henrietta Harvey Lecture: Oil’s Unconventional Future, 7-9 p.m., IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Department of Geography MUN Cinema Series: Gemma Bovery, 7-8:40 p.m., Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema Online Rooms Drop-In Clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., via Online Rooms, Sponsor: DELTS

Adventures in Illegal Art: Creative Media Resistance, 7-9 p.m., ED-1020, Sponsor: Department of English

150 Years of Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador: Every Mine Tells a Story of Time and Place, 7:30-9:30 p.m., SN-2067, Sponsor: Nature Newfoundland and Labrador School of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony, 5-7:30 p.m., Health Sciences Centre, Main Auditorium, Sponsor: Lawtons, PANL, Pfizer, NLPB, DRUGStore Pharmacy

MUN Cinema Series: Mommy, 7-9:20 p.m., Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema

Friday, Jan. 16 Mentioned in Song: Song Traditions of the Loggers of Newfoundland and Labrador CD Launch, 4:30-6 p.m., MMaP Gallery, second floor, St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre, Sponsor: MMaP Research Centre The ‘Paleo-diet’ and the Archaeological Evidence for the Evolution of Human Diets, 1-2:30 p.m., A-1046, Sponsor: Department of Archaeology and Faculty of Arts An Experimental and Computational Approach to the Development of SERS Substrates for Water Quality Monitoring Sensors, 1:30-3:30 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

MUN Cinema Series: The Captive, 7-9 p.m., Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema

Friday, Jan. 30 Leading a Multigenerational Workforce, 9 a.m.5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre Blood Donor Clinic, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Main Dining Hall, Upper Level, Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services

Friday, Jan. 23

Blood Donor Clinic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Main Lobby, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services

Monday, Feb. 2 Supervisory Management Skills Program: Managing Employee Relations, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre

Angela Cheng, piano, 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Sponsor: School of Music International Development Priorities and National Realities: The Case of Child Marriage in Malaysia, 1-2 p.m., SN-4087, Sponsor: Department of Gender Studies Speakers’ Series

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Saturday, Jan. 24 Regulating Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms during Neuroinflammatory Injury and Repair, 1-2 p.m., SN-4015, Sponsor: Department of Biochemistry

Saturday, Jan. 17 Duo Concertante: Schubert Part I, 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: School of Music

Monday, Jan. 19 Technical Writing, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre

Tuesday, Jan. 20 MUN Cinema Series: Gemma Bovery, 7-8:40 p.m., Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema

Thursday, Jan. 22

Political and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Aboriginal Money-Use in Quebec and Ontario, 1820-1950, 12-1 p.m., A-1045, Sponsor: Department of History

Wednesday, Jan. 21 Online Rooms Drop-In Clinic, 2:30-4 p.m., via Online Rooms, Sponsor: DELTS Engineering Information Session, 1-1:50 p.m., SN-4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre

Duo Concertante: Schubert Part II, 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: School of Music

Sunday, Jan. 25 SPARKS Literary Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Suncor Energy Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: Faculty of Arts

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Managing Competing Priorities, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre

Wednesday, Jan. 28 Understanding Financial Statements, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre Pharmacy Information Session, 1-1:50 p.m., SN4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre ARTS on Oceans: Film Festival and Panel Discussion, 7:30-9:30 p.m., PE-2001, Sponsor: Faculty of Arts/Vice-President Academic Scholarship in the Arts

Thursday, Jan. 29 Critical Race and Anti-Colonial Theory Discussion Group, 12:30-2 p.m., ER-4002, Sponsor: School of Social Work

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Culture of research Research MUCEP funding to foster creativity and ambition in undergraduates Undergraduate students at Memorial will have the opportunity to experience first-hand what it means to take part in some of the most exciting and meaningful research projects at the university during the winter 2015 semester. As part of the Strategic Research Intensity Plan 2014-20 (SRIP), the Office of the Vice-President (Research) is investing $50,000 to support 53 research positions offered through the Memorial Undergraduate Career Experience Program (MUCEP). The Research MUCEP Program will support SRIP’s goal of providing undergraduate research incentive funding.

“Research MUCEPs provide undergraduate students with invaluable paid work experience and training that can be used to build an exciting career.” – Jennifer Browne

The Research MUCEP Program will support greater opportunities for undergraduate training and engagement and stimulate heightened interest in graduate studies and research careers among undergraduate students. It will also create a bridge between faculty members wishing to nurture such interests and students willing to engage in research while promoting a culture of research intensity among undergraduate students. The first participants of the program begin this month and

were selected from a pool of eligible 2014 MUCEP applications. Research MUCEP positions have been awarded in science, arts, medicine, education, pharmacy and social work. “Research MUCEPs provide undergraduate students with invaluable paid work experience and training that can be used to build an exciting career,” said Jennifer Browne, director, Career Development and Experiential Learning. “We are delighted to see this investment from the Office of the Vice-President (Research) in supporting research-based work experience for undergraduate students.” “Memorial is committed to growing research for this province, and what better way to foster creativity and ambition among our aspiring future researchers than to provide paid training and work experience for undergraduates,” said Dr. Carrie Dyck, associate vicepresident (research), pro tempore. “Research MUCEPs are the stepping stones for many who will go on to lead fruitful research careers.” During the winter term, students will learn research skills in a variety of settings, from labs to classrooms and in the field. The students will be engaged in a variety of research activities and tasks, including the training and use of tools and equipment, collecting and assisting with samples and data, working with lab animals and interviewing human subjects. Some of the research topics include mental health of youth, Aboriginal studies, aquatic ecology and research support for pediatrics, cardiac and emergency room operations.

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By Krista Davidson

Pictured from left are Dr. Bill Montevecchi, and former MUCEP student Seth Bennett on the cliffs of Cape St. Mary’s.

Industrial strength By Melanie Callahan

Fifty-five tonnes. That’s more than 25 elephants, or more than 50 polar bears. It’s also the amount of waste that has been diverted from the Bay of Islands’ landfill in 2014, thanks to the composter at Grenfell Campus. The province’s only industrial composter has been in operation since 2012, and has worked to reduce Grenfell’s carbon footprint by facilitating up to a 20 per cent decrease in the amount of waste students, staff and faculty produce. Throughout campus, including residence and chalet apartments, members of the Grenfell community choose to dispose of organic waste in green compost bins, rather than trash cans. This waste is then added to the composter, where it is used in Grenfell’s community garden. The compost served another

interesting purpose this summer. Bones from a whale that washed up near the community of Rocky Harbour were buried in Grenfell’s compost as a means to remove their flesh. The bones will remain in the compost for about a year, after which they will be used for teaching and display purposes at both Grenfell Campus and the Bonne Bay Marine Station in Norris Point. A challenge with the composter has been maintaining the right balance between food waste and other materials, like shredded paper and sawdust, which help to balance the carbon levels and sustain optimal moisture levels. Without enough carbon, the decomposition inside the composting chamber can get too moist and the process will actually be much less effective. In 2014, approximately 20 thousand pounds of paper and sawdust was used to keep the

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Heavy duty composter at Grenfell Campus supports sustainability

The industrial composter at Grenfell Campus diverts waste from the Bay of Islands’ landfill. compost operation functional. Peter Smith, program assistant, compost and sustainability at Grenfell, is working with the campus population to encourage

the shredding of paper for the composter. He has also formed partnerships in the community to ensure sufficient amounts of shredded paper become available.