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POWER HOUSE
A business student is on the hunt for multiple world records at the world powerlifting championships next month in South Africa.
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MUSICAL DUO Husband and wife classical music team take recording of Beethoven’s complete sonata collection on European tour.
COURAGEOUS HEART
A nursing student, imminent graduate and native of war-torn Kosovo is the 2014 Student Volunteer of the Year.
$3 million invested in frameworks By Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey
THE VICE-PRESIDENTS
Council (VPC) has
announced base funding totalling $3 million for the fiscal year 2014-15 to support ongoing and future work of the three frameworks across the university. “Memorial’s leadership remains committed to investing in our strategic frameworks: Teaching and Learning, Research and Public Engagement,” said Dr. David Wardlaw, provost and vice-president (academic). “We have dedicated people who are involved in worthwhile projects to transform the framework recommendations into actions and results. This funding will enable sustained efforts in support of framework objectives and help to achieve our vision to be one of the most distinguished public universities in Canada and beyond.” CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
The funding allocation and home portfolio for deployment and reporting of the funds is Public Engagement, $900,000, Office of the President; Research, $900,000, Office of the Vice-President (Research); and Teaching and Learning, $1.2 million, Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic).
END OF AN ERA Maggie Hennessey prepares the final mail out of the International Journal of Maritime History. The journal has been produced at Memorial for the past quarter century. See related story on page 8.
See ACTIONS story on page 8
‘If a brain is troubled, it doesn’t learn’ Student health survey reveals stress and anxiety as primary academic impacts By Laura Barron
FACEFORWARD A PICTURE OF HEALTH
The survey revealed that Memorial’s student health
Centre. “The Counselling Centre is very active in online
issues are comparable to those of other Canadian uni-
and in-person outreach. Students are aware of it, so there
versities, though it appears that Canadian students are
is less stigma and they are more willing to come and get
health is a major factor in determining
experiencing more stress than their American coun-
help. We try to make that as easy as possible. Once you
academic success, the Student Health Centre, which includes
terparts. Student stress levels in Newfoundland and
reduce stigma and you raise awareness, then people who
Student Health, Counselling Centres and the Wellness
Labrador are at 35 per cent, while the numbers across
were suffering in silence will seek help. More people will
Program, has been gathering data to inform planning for
Canada and the U.S. are 38 per cent and 28 per cent,
accept the diagnosis and start treatment.”
supports and services to help students succeed.
respectively.
AS STUDENT
With a team of six people, Memorial’s Student Health
The top five reasons Memorial students miss classes and
Memorial’s students reported a higher awareness of
Centre sees 18,000 visits per year. The most frequent
are unable to complete courses and have incomplete grades
health education and a greater sense of safety on cam-
reasons for clinical visits are depression and anxiety.
are stress, anxiety, sleep issues, colds and influenza, and work.
pus, and they reported less illicit drug use and less
The survey showed that Memorial’s students’ rates of
In the spring of 2013, a random sample of 5,000
physical sexual violence, compared to their national
common mental illnesses are comparable to elsewhere,
Memorial students were asked to participate in the
and international counterparts. While 60 per cent of
with anxiety at 14 per cent, panic disorder at seven per
National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey,
students at Memorial reported receiving information
cent, and depression at 10 per cent. Dr. Lee explains that
which captured student behaviours and attitudes on
about depression, the numbers are only 50 per cent
the combination of survey data with clinical reports is
a broad range of health issues, ranging from nutrition
across Canada and the U.S.
crucial to the creation of informed student health plans.
and exercise, drugs and alcohol, personal safety, sexual health, stress, depression and anxiety.
“We are ahead of the curve with our health education efforts,” said Dr. Lee, chief physician, Student Health
See HEALTH story on page 3
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Jacob Bradbury (BFA’13) made history this month,
JG: How did you begin acting?
becoming the first Newfoundlander and Labradorian to be
JB: I first performed as a vocal soloist at the age of five
accepted to the prestigious Actors Studio Drama School at
and for the next 12 years I performed in the Rotary Music
Pace University in New York City. The 24-year-old Corner
Festival here in Corner Brook. Musical theatre performance
Brook native, who has been performing since the age of
was my favourite – I always felt and appreciated the energy
five, begins a three-year master’s degree in fine arts later
from the audience. I knew from those moments that I
this summer, where he says he’ll get the chance to stretch
wanted to be performing on the stage.
the boundaries in his craft and of his creativity. He will
JG: What sort of acting do you enjoy most?
be in good company, too. The legendary Actors Studio, a
JB: Live theatre is the most challenging -- it’s in real
membership organization currently run by award-winning
time and you don’t get a second take. That means you
actors Al Pacino, Ellen Burstyn and Harvey Keitel, officially
have to be prepared and be able to think on your feet.
endorses the school’s program. Gazette contributor Jeff
Even though it is the most challenging, it is also the
Green caught up with Mr. Bradbury to learn more about his
most fulfilling for me as an actor.
career and his next chapter.
JG: Who in the acting community do you admire?
JG: Congrats on your acceptance. What was your
have to say it would be my acting professor at Grenfell
reaction to your news?
Campus, Jerry Etienne. I have had the privilege of
JB: After my audition, I was invited back into the room
acting with him at the New World Theatre Project in
to meet with the panel and discuss my acting experience
Cupids. He also was my scene partner for my audition
to date. I was sent back out and within a few moments a
in New York.
woman came out and said ‘We don’t usually do this sort
JG: How did your time at Grenfell prepare you for
of thing but … We want to give you a shot.’ You usually
your career?
have to wait until you return home to find out if you
JB: All of the professors at Grenfell taught me to be
have been accepted. I could not breathe for the first few
fearless and to be strong in the choices I make as an
minutes because I was so overcome with emotion.
actor. The theatre program is what prepared me to be
JG: How does it feel to make history?
able to follow my dream. The curriculum and semester
JB: I am proud to be the first Newfoundlander and
productions gave me a solid foundation on which I can
Labradorian accepted into the Actors Studio Drama
now build. Professor Louise Gauthier’s words, ‘Breathe,
School. I am also proud to be bringing our culture to
make contact, you’ll be great!’ stick with me at every
share with others in the program.
performance.
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JB: Looking up to someone is all about respect. I would
Jacob Bradbury
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would attract tourists nationally and from abroad.” He also hopes that Memorial can be involved in the project, possibly by providing a summer program that
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 A N D P U B L I C AT I O N
could earn students credits in a variety of disciplines.
He says such a program could be both educational and
YOUR NEXT PROJECT
fun, and eventually self-sustaining.
“I believe a program for Raleigh can be immensely educational from various perspectives, such as marine
By Amy Tucker
biology, business administration and heritage documen-
Special to the Gazette
tation and restoration. I also believe it would link the program also has the potential to be well-documented
significant jobs is to provide a way for people from outside Memorial
and duplicated in other communities in Newfoundland
to ask for research help. With hundreds of community-suggested
and Labrador and possibly across Canada.”
opportunities to choose from, your next project is just a click away. Here’s one …
At this point, Mr. Elliott would like to be a catalyst to get educators, students and communities thinking about creating a co-operative program. He is willing to
The opportunity:
provide resources for this venture, and believes it would
A once vibrant fishing village, the community of
be a significant accomplishment for those involved to
Raleigh on the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern
leave a legacy of preserving the fishing heritage of the
Peninsula is experiencing an extreme population
province and Canada.
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decline. However, some residents are trying to sustain their community by slowly rebuilding a section of the
Interested in learning more about this project? Amy Tucker, co-ordinator
town to provide tourists with an understanding of its
of knowledge mobilization at the Harris Centre, would love to tell you
history. Residents have rebuilt an old wharf, stage and
more. Call her at 709 864 6115 or email her at amy.tucker@mun.ca.
summer programming.
Photography Chris Hammond
Next Gazette deadline May 14 for May 21 publication.
Torontonian Fraser Elliott has taken a personal interest in the community after holidaying there. “I met with two individuals who were renovating and
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restoring some of the boats and other artifacts to attract tourists and families to Raleigh,” said Mr. Elliott. “I believe there is an opportunity to develop the town
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and region to make it attractive for “adventure tourism,” as it already has a Viking settlement, local jam production and many other attractions in a spectacular NOAH SMITH PHOTO
countryside.”
The project: Mr. Elliott proposes that the restoration of the principal fishing structures in Raleigh would provide a view of “Added to the restoration, I believe the development
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Digitizing the dailies
A picture of wartime at Memorial University Libraries By Kristine Power
MEMORIAL’S
commemorative First World War
planning is gaining momentum as the 100th anniversary of the war draws closer. In honour of this historical milestone, and to mark Memorial’s unique legacy as a monument to the many individuals who died in the First World War, Memorial University Libraries is committing to digitize key Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers during the war years, and beyond.
“A newspaper is exceptional as a historical primary resource; it is truly a slice of life that happens in real-time sequence and it makes history visceral and alive.” The Evening Telegram and The Daily Star are now in the libraries’ digital archive, the Digital Archives Initiative (DAI), so that anyone around the world can access them for free. This landmark initiative will change the First World War research landscape; in particular, it is likely to shed new light on the impact the war had on Newfoundland and Labrador in interesting and unexplored ways. “This is something researchers have needed for a long
A sample of some of the digitized newspapers in the Digital Archives Initiative.
time – the ability to do keyword and date searches in Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers,” said Joan
looking at political careers and attitudes, and so on,
Ritcey, director, Centre for Newfoundland Studies,
will find this set essential. Almost every field will find
Queen Elizabeth II Library.
important historical material in the newspapers.”
“It is not one voice telling an experience, it is many voices all clamouring to have their opinions heard.” “Memorial’s beginnings and its identity are inextri-
Up until this point, researchers were required to
Digitizing the province’s historical newspapers is an
cably tied to the First World War,” said Lorraine Busby,
examine an original paper copy or the microfilm ver-
ongoing and colossal project. Sixteen dailies were pub-
university librarian. “We need to reflect on the past to
sion, page-by-page, searching for relevant words. A daily
lished in Newfoundland and Labrador during the years
truly respect and honour the spirit of sacrifice so that we
newspaper, in full-sized paper, represents a lot of square
of the First World War alone, of which 10 were based in
can begin to build a better world. Memorial University
footage; in microfilm one year fills six or seven reels.
St. John’s. Beyond the war coverage, digitization of the
Libraries is an integral part of our campus-wide com-
full run of the 19th- and 20th-century Newfoundland
memorative efforts and will continue to contribute to
and Labrador newspapers is underway.
initiatives as they progress.”
“We know that a wide swath of people will benefit from this improved access,” continued Ms. Ritcey. “Historians who are doing in-depth research on a
“A newspaper is exceptional as a historical primary
topic, who need to follow the chronology of an issue,
resource; it is truly a slice of life that happens in real-
For more information on how to access the newspapers, please visit
who need to find exact quotes, students who are trying
time sequence and it makes history visceral and alive,”
http://collections.mun.ca or contact CNS@qeii@mun.ca or 864-7476.
to get the feel of a time and place, genealogists who are
said Lisa Goddard, scholarly communications librarian
looking for family and street names, geographers look-
and chair of Memorial University Libraries’ First World
ing for town planning discussions, political scientists
War commemorative planning group.
Con’t from HEALTH on page 1 “When we see what the issues are, that helps to define
to create a community, and we are trying to create com-
what our focus of our in-house education will be – helping
munity responsibility.”
us to ensure we are experts and up-to-date on the man-
Memorial is among 33 universities in Canada, and
agement of those conditions. By understanding the scope
more than 100 universities in the U.S., that participated
of these problems, we can do more to accommodate stu-
in the 2013 NCHA survey. Dr. Lee, Missy Power, a nurse
dents in their university careers and in their lives.”
at the Student Health Centre, and Kelly Neville, well-
Dr. Lee stresses that Memorial University is serious
ness co-ordinator with the Counselling Centre, co-or-
about the health of its students, and emphasizes the
dinated Memorial’s participation in the NCHA survey.
importance of considering health and wellness as major
Dr. Lee expresses his thanks to the students who took CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
factors in academic success. “If a brain is troubled, it doesn’t learn, so we have to take care of the brains here, and the emotions and the bodies. This university is serious about health and is gathering data about it, in order to plan health and wellness services. We are engaging with students to try and find a systemic, holistic approach to dealing with student health, and especially with student mental health.”
From left are Dr. Norman Lee, Missy Power and Kelly Neville.
There are ongoing discussions of developing a com-
collecting this data is to make a positive difference in the lives of students at Memorial. “The message to students is that we are listening to you. We are committed to your health and well-being, and we will do what we can, as an entire university, to make the experience at Memorial conducive to health and well-being.” Currently, there are plans to conduct this survey every two to three years. The survey results can be found at
prehensive mental health strategy with a pan-university
“The idea is that mental health is everybody’s respon-
committee looking at university services and supports
sibility, from early detection to creating a supportive
in this area, according to Dr. Lee.
environment. It really is a group effort. We are trying
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the time to do the survey, and explains that the goal of
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Your view on the Battery facility Public consultations scheduled for redevelopment By Cathy Newhook
MEMORIAL’S new home on Signal Hill is ready for your big ideas. The first in a series of information sessions and stakeholder meetings will be held for Memorial faculty, staff and students on Thursday, May 15, at 9 a.m. in room A-1043 on the St. John’s campus. The sessions will be an opportunity for individuals and organizations to share their CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
ideas for public engagement programming and partnership opportunities for the site, as well as provide an opportunity for the Battery planning committee to share the vision and new conceptual design of the Battery facility. Since purchasing the property last March, the committee has engaged an architectural firm to develop a conceptual design that provides a vision for a public engagement hub that is accessible and available to the community to facilitate university-commu-
The Battery facility
nity collaboration, while also accommodating university public engagement unit office space and much-needed residential space for graduate students. “The conceptual plan for the Battery facility was developed through an extensive
“The Battery property is important to this city and we have a strong sense of respon-
visioning process,” said President Kachanoski. “This facility represents an unprece-
sibility to develop it in a way that benefits the city and indeed the whole province,” said
dented opportunity to extend Memorial’s reach and relevance in this province while
Dr. Rob Greenwood, executive director of public engagement. “It is that end goal that
also solving critical space issues for our St. John’s campus. It was important for us to
will be top of mind as we proceed with a pan-provincial consultation process. We want
ensure that we were incorporating all elements of that vision into the physical design
this facility to be relevant to the people of the province and to be a bridge between the
of the building.”
university and the community, and the best way to do that is talk to people and start
The conceptual design also outlines a two-phased renovation process. The initial
sharing our vision and generating ideas.”
phase will include the renovation of the main building (including the conference/
A working group, including members of the community and local organizations,
public engagement space), the harbour view wing (southeastern extension), the main
have already been engaged on the conceptual design of the building to ensure that
hotel tower for graduate student residences and the office tower that overlooks Cabot
the initial phase of renovations provides a platform for public engagement programing
Avenue. The remainder of the property (including the pool and city view wing) will be
opportunities.
considered in the second phase of renovations with input from the upcoming consul-
“The planned public consultation process is the next step in engaging the public on
tation process.
this exciting project,” said Dr. Greenwood.
Design packages are now being prepared for the detailed work required for the first
Public consultation sessions are planned for May and June in St. John’s, Clarenville,
phase of renovations. Once contracts are awarded the interior renovation will begin.
Gander, Corner Brook and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Memorial faculty, staff and
In the meantime, planned maintenance of the building is underway, including the
students can find information regarding registering for the upcoming session at
replacement of the office tower windows.
www.mun.ca/battery.
ENHANCING HEALTH CARE
NOTABLE
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Dr. Amy Hurford, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Biology, has won the R.A. Fisher Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution. The award is presented annually for an outstanding PhD dissertation paper published in the journal Evolution during a given calendar year and comes with a $1,000 honorarium. Her paper, co-written with Dr. Troy Day, Queen’s University, is titled Immune Evasion and the Evolution of Molecular Mimicry in Parasites. Free Flight, a work of fiction by Dr. William Pryse-Phillips, a retired member of the Faculty of Medicine, has been short-listed for the Newfoundland and Labrador Children’s Book Awards. Dr. David Behm, associate dean of graduate studies and research, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, was awarded the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) William J. Kraemer Sport Scientist of the Year Award recently. He will speak at the NSCA conference in Las Vegas, N.V., in July on Effective Training Modalities, Olympic Weightlifting, Plyometrics and Traditional Resistance Training in Children. Dr. Behm was also given the distinction of honorary professor with the Technological Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. In addition, Dr. Behm will speak at a TEDx event on Wednesday, May 7, at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s. With a theme of Unconventional Connections, his talk is titled The Effects of Static Stretching on Performance and Health.
OBITUARY Dr. Richard F. Kennedy Dr. Richard F. Kennedy, a retired member of the Faculty of Medicine, passed away April 11, 2014. He was 88.
tkwhite@mun.ca.
Dr. Brian Payton Dr. Brian Payton, a retired member of the Faculty of Medicine, passed away April 19, 2014. He was 84.
Dr. Norman Brown Dr. Norman Brown, founding member of the Department of Philosophy at Memorial, passed away April 20, 2014. He was 91.
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FRAMEWORKS AT WORK: Memorial’s frameworks in action The three overarching frameworks guiding Memorial’s future 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 Community celebrating three years; $1.2 million funding to support ongoing work
Ken Steele, editor of Canada’s leading higher education news daily, The Academica Top Ten, will present on the St. John’s campus on April 30.
By Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey
SINCE ITS
inception, participants in Memorial’s
Teaching and Learning Framework have proudly
“Many schools and faculties are also undertaking their
as forward thinking as the previous work undertaken. I
own initiatives to address specific recommendations,” said
encourage the university community to continue to seek
Mr. Johnson.
ways we can do things even better from a teaching and
established an approach to support learners and
A video that shines a light on the work completed to
educators that fosters a sense of community. This week,
date will be launched at a Teaching and Learning retreat
During the retreat, Ken Steele, president of Eduvation
the framework’s community of dedicated educators,
on Wednesday, April 30. The video can be viewed online at
and editor of Canada’s leading higher education news
students and staff will recognize and celebrate three
www.mun.ca/teachingandlearning and demonstrates the
daily, The Academica Top Ten, will present a keynote
years of achievements since the framework was formally
diverse involvement of people, faculties and departments.
address titled Innovations in Teaching and Learning. The
“We remain committed to supporting teaching and
afternoon portion of the retreat will allow participants to
adopted in May 2011.
learning perspective at Memorial.”
“The initial response to the recommendations of the
learning at Memorial and value the individuals who’ve
Teaching and Learning Framework focused on developing
helped develop the framework and continue to provide
plan and set the stage for the coming three years. “After the success of our initial approach to identifying
programs and initiatives to support vulnerable students,
guidance to address the recommendations of the frame-
priorities, we are going back to the teaching and learning
providing teaching support for educators, improving
work,” said Dr. David Wardlaw, provost and vice-president
community to help us discover what we should focus on
classrooms and gathering spaces, and recognizing and
(academic). “We’ve recently announced Vice-Presidents
next,” said Dr. Neville.
encouraging excellence in teaching and learning,” said
Council funding of $1.2 million for this framework to sup-
Dr. Doreen Neville, who with Albert Johnson is co-lead of
port ongoing and future work across the university. (See
the Teaching and Learning Framework.
related story on page 1.) I am confident future plans will be
To find more information on teaching and learning at Memorial, visit www.mun.ca/teachingandlearning.
First Memorial ECMA School of Music composition professor wins for Lamentations By Janet Harron
A PROFESSOR
of composition recently achieved a
who have made a longtime contribution to the Atlantic
milestone for Memorial’s School of Music – its first East
music industry.” Duane Andrews and Craig Young won
“I see this award as one more validation of the work
Coast Music Award (ECMA).
in the Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year
that all of my colleagues at the School of Music do,” said
category. Mr. Andrews studied composition with Dr.
Dr. Ross. “The award was given to an individual, but as
According to Dr. Trevor Ross, his winning composi-
Ross for a short period in the 1990s.
tion, Lamentations, is loosely based on the Old Testament
a composer, I would have no public voice without the
book of the same name (Eichah in the Torah). The
support of my performance colleagues. In this case, I
writer of Lamentations is Jeremiah, in anguish over the
am directly indebted to Dr. Vernon Regehr for the soul-
complete destruction of Jerusalem, including its temple
ful and virtuosic performance of Lamentations on his
and most of its inhabitants, in 586 B.C. (about 3176 in
CD, but I am indirectly indebted to all my colleagues
the Hebrew calendar).
for performing my compositions so beautifully over the
“I was moved both by the poetry and by contempo-
years; a lot of what I have learned about composing I
rary events in the Middle East to compose a setting for
learned through these interactions. I am also indebted
solo cello for my friend and former colleague, Thomas
to my students, because teaching them has caused me
Loewenheim,” said Dr. Ross, who composed the piece
to examine and challenge my own approaches to com-
in the fall of 2012.
position over the years.”
Regehr’s recording can be heard at www.clarkross.ca. Incidentally, all three 2014 ECMA winners from Newfoundland and Labrador have ties to the School of Music. Kellie Walsh, a School of Music alumna, received one of five Stompin’ Tom Connors Awards for “those
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He hopes that the ECMA awards, being well regarded JENNIFER PORTER PHOTO
Lamentations was recorded by the School of Music’s Dr. Vernon Regehr on his 2012 CD, Full Spectrum. Dr.
by young musicians, might help attract students to the School of Music and make them more aware of contemporary classical music composition. “Beyond that, it would be great if this was to lead to further performances, recordings and commissions of my music, but these things usually result from self-di-
Dr. Trevor Ross
rected efforts on my part. I guess time will tell.”
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Relationship toolkit Nursing instructor using role-play to build therapeutic rapport By Marcia Porter
DR.
CAROLINE
PORR
is
determined not to let her PhD research collect dust on a shelf in her office. So
the
assistant
professor
baby-sized mannequin, from the nursing skills lab. “The public health nurses were
at
astounded by the simulation experi-
Memorial’s School of Nursing has put
ence, and gave comments like, ‘Wow,
it into a toolbox – one she can easily
I really believed that the standard-
carry to workshops. The tools inside
ized patient was a young mother who
aren’t hammers or saws, but are durable
was on the defensive, and was angry.
enough for Dr. Porr’s purposes when
That was extremely challenging,’” said
she works with groups, such as public
Dr. Porr.
health nurses. relationship-building
work-
shops with public health nurses validate their tremendous contributions and relational practice,” she said. “They have high levels of social intelligence competencies.” As a PhD student, Dr. Porr focussed on developing a model of relationship-building that she calls “targeting essence.” It’s a method of connecting
“The public health nurses were astounded by the simulation experience.”
HSIMS PHOTO
“My
From left are PhD student Yue (Toby) Ma and Dr. Christopher Kovacs.
Got calcium?
with people that gets to the essential concern foremost in the heart and mind of the client, which becomes the basis of the therapeutic relationship.
What researchers can learn from pregnant and breastfeeding women
“I think it is important that I translate my research findings by publicly
Public health nurses work with cli-
engaging with the frontline practi-
ents from all walks of life and have
tioners,” said Dr. Porr. “Workshops
a narrow window of opportunity to
are a perfect forum, and we need to
establish therapeutic rapport. The qual-
actively engage as faculty members of
ity of the relationship between a public
the School of Nursing with frontline
health nurse and a young mother, for
health-care professionals to ensure
A MEMBER OF
example, has been shown to influence
our research project findings are well
Medicine is studying how rapidly a
the quality of the relationship she in
disseminated, so that research goals
woman’s body adapts to the changes in
After weaning the baby, bone that was
turn has with her child.
are filling practice gaps, in this case
calcium absorption and bone metabolism
lost is completely restored to the mother’s
advancing practitioner competencies.”
necessary during pregnancy, lactation
skeleton, says Dr. Kovacs. This recovery
(breastfeeding)
is especially remarkable considering that
Some of Dr. Porr’s workshops involve simulated
nurse-client
By Virginia Middleton
FACEFORWARD A PICTURE OF HEALTH
and
the Faculty of
post-weaning
per year are considered rapid in women after menopause.”
interactions
To date Dr. Porr has given five work-
with standardized patients from the
shops to Eastern Health public health
Standardized
Program
nurses. Later this June she’ll take to
slow recovery after other causes of bone
at Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine.
the road again, holding sessions in
loss.
Participants take on the role of a single
Holyrood and Clarenville.
Patient
(SP)
recovery.
the skeleton normally has partial and
“Bone formation rates after breastfeeding far exceed what current treatments for osteoporosis can accomplish.”
mother caring for a “baby,” in reality a
“The bone formation rates after breastfeeding far exceed what current treatments for osteoporosis can accomplish.” Dr. Kovacs said his research is aimed at understanding how the skeleton restores itself so quickly and readily after lactation because this knowledge might lead to new ways to build bone in people with osteoporosis or other skeletal problems. “In adults bone metabolism is regulated by several key hormones: parathyroid hormone, vitamin D (calcitriol), calci-
Dr. Christopher Kovacs, professor of medicine
(endocrinology),
says
that
“Many of the available treatments
lose calcium from their bodies and are
for osteoporosis are based on these hor-
therefore encouraged to consume more
mones. But we now know that these
calcium in order to provide for the needs
hormones aren’t required to restore the
of the growing fetus.
skeleton after lactation, which tells us this
that unknown factors must be regulating
demand for calcium by doubling the rate
women
will
meet
the skeleton during and after breastfeed-
of absorption of calcium by the intestines
ing – factors that we intend to identify
and breaking down a small amount of
through this research.”
CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
bone,” he said.
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steroids,” Dr. Kovacs said.
during pregnancy and lactation, women
“Pregnant
Nursing instructor Dr. Caroline Poor uses a well-stocked toolkit to help illustrate her research when leading workshops.
tonin (a thyroid hormone), and the sex
Dr. Kovacs recently received a five-year
“In contrast, during six months of
renewal of his operating grant from the
breastfeeding, women provide calcium
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
largely by losing five to 10 per cent of the
(CIHR). The renewal signifies more than
amount of bone in the skeleton -- teen
20 consecutive years of funding for Dr.
moms may lose up to 15 per cent. The rate
Kovacs by the Medical Research Council/
of bone loss during six months of lacta-
CIHR since he started his independent
tion is extremely fast when it is consid-
research career at Memorial.
ered that losses of more than one per cent
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On the hunt
Business student seeks world powerlifting title By Susan White-MacPherson
A MEMORIAL
business student is on the hunt
for multiple world records at the world powerlifting championships next month in South Africa. Josh Hancott, 20, won the Canadian Powerlifting Union junior national championship in the 74-kilogram weight class in March in Ontario. He won the title with a combined score of 1,457. “I felt good,” said Mr. Hancott, who is from St. John’s. “I was definitely pleased because I beat the silver medalist by almost 200 pounds.” Mr. Hancott is a third-year student in Memorial’s bachelor of business administration program. He’ll compete at the world championship in Johannesburg, South Africa, in June, where he hopes to bring home the title. but my goal is to be the best,” he said. Mr. Hancott set an unofficial world record in the squat at nationals with a personal best lift of 553 pounds, despite battling food poisoning throughout the competition. “That’s why I was pleased with what I did because I was
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“I have a good chance of at least coming in the top three
Josh Hancott set an unofficial world squat record at the national powerlifting championships in March.
sick and still ended up pulling through. I’ve trained so hard for it and it means a lot to me so I wasn’t just going to give up, even though part of me wanted to because I was so sick.”
were 573 and 331 pounds respectively at nationals.
“The world record total is 1,480 so I’m hoping to hit
Mr. Hancott is ranked in the top two going into worlds
“If I do the exact same number [in the squat] in June
but is confident there’s still room for improvement. He
when I go to worlds, it’ll count as a world record,” he said.
Mr. Hancott is doing some local fundraising to help
hopes to make that world record official in the squat and
He also has a chance at the records in the deadlift,
with the associated costs of the trip and plans to hold an
to better his lifts in the deadlift and bench press, which
which is currently at 597 pounds, and combined score.
Mosquito researchers bite back
over that.”
event at Quidi Vidi Brewery in St. John’s on May 22.
identification program for the last 14 years, first to local groups and individuals tasked with mosquito control and later to public health officials and researchers from around the world.
Unique workshop prepares team to identify species posing health risk
“Taxonomy is important because some viruses can be in dozens of different species, and some are intimately connected to one species in particular,” said Dr. Chapman. “The communities of mosquitos we have in Newfoundland presently can also impact how likely something carrying disease can invade from outside of
By Kelly Foss
the province and persist here.” Being able to identify mosquitos, and discover their
IN NEWFOUNDLAND and Labrador the mosquito
local habitats, is vital to understanding the potential risks
is considered by most to be little more than a nuisance
that can arise from their presence. Currently, not a lot is
– an itchy annoyance to be squished, if caught in close
known about mosquitos in Newfoundland and Labrador.
quarters, but otherwise ignored.
The challenge of learning how to distinguish between
Researchers at Memorial, however, are educating
the varieties of mosquito was no easy task, considering
themselves to be able to identify the large variety of
there are entire textbooks on the subject. The course
species of mosquito in the province. The goal is to be
was two weeks long, eight hours a day in class plus
better prepared to recognize the potential health risks
study time – a total of 10 hours a day spent mastering
they can pose through mosquito-borne diseases such
the information.
as equine and human encephalitis and West Nile virus.
“It was just horrible,” said Dr. Chapman, with a
“The island of Newfoundland has simple insect life, as
laugh. “There are over 240 hairs on the body of a mos-
far as variety goes, from what we find on the mainland or
quito larvae and the relative sizes, positions and shapes
in Europe, but it’s still quite complicated,” said Dr. Tom
of these individual hairs were different depending on
Chapman, Department of Biology. “Previously we had
which species you were identifying.”
been mostly self-taught on the taxonomy of the different
Having completed the course, the trio is now consid-
species of mosquito and were able to identify some of the
ering new areas of research focusing on the mosquito.
more than 30 types we think are in the province.”
“This course has given me a taxonomic foundation for building much more important research programs,”
month Dr. Chapman and two of his entomology grad-
said Dr. Chapman. “Coming out of this workshop we
uate students, Andrew Chaulk and Kate Bassett, participated in a Mosquito Identification and Certification Workshop offered by the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach, the only such program of its kind in the world. “In the 1950s, Florida went to war against the mos-
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To broaden their taxonomic understanding, last
also have a new collaboration with a taxonomic expert who will send us specimens for molecular sequencing and we’ll send her some to confirm our identifications.”
Biology student Andrew Chalk collects mosquito larvae in Vero Beach, Fla.
quito,” said Dr. Chapman. “I think a lot of the early peoinvasion of France. Even now the state spends over $110
back from the Second World War and these decommis-
million a year on mosquito control.”
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up first. The next stage will see the researchers identify some and preserve them on microscope slides in order to
ple who were involved in this program had just come sioned officers went after those mosquitos like it was an
The team has not previously been able to identify species at the larval stage, adult mosquitoes had to be reared
have a permanent library on hand as a reference.
The university has been offering the accredited
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End of an era
Maritime history journal concludes 25-year run with Memorial By Janet Harron
AFTER 25 YEARS,
the International
an international publication.”
Journal of Maritime History (IJMH) is
History professor Dr. Lewis (Skip)
ceasing its association with Maritime
Fischer has been editor-in-chief of the
History Publications, situated in the
IJMH for the entirety of its 25-year run
Henrietta Harvey building on Memorial’s
at Memorial and co-founded the publi-
St. John’s campus.
cation with the late Prof. Helge Nordvik
In a new arrangement with SAGE Publications – the world’s fifth largest journal publisher – the previously bian-
LAW FOUNDATION 2012/2013 LEGAL RESEARCH AWARDS FOR STUDENTS OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. “Over
the
years
we
have
been
nual printed publication will be avail-
approached by a number of commercial
able as an online quarterly. The editorial
publishers and university presses to pub-
office will move from its current location
lish the IJMH and its sister publication,
to the University of Hull in the United
Research in Maritime History,” said Dr.
Kingdom.
Fischer. “Since I am close to retirement,
Recently ranked by the European
and the editorial office is moving to the
Science Foundation in the top seven per
University of Hull, this seemed like the
cent of all scholarly journals published
right time to make this deal. I think that
worldwide, the IJMH addresses the mar-
the move to publication by SAGE – and
itime dimensions of economic, social,
to the Liverpool University Press for
cultural and environmental history and
Research in Maritime History – is a posi-
publishes studies of a multidisciplinary
tive development and a testament to the
nature on a broad range of maritime his-
impact of the IJMH.”
torical themes, including shipping, ship-
Many Memorial historians have con-
building, seafaring, ports, resorts and
tributed to the journal over the years,
other coastal communities, sea-borne
including Dr. Olaf Janzen, chair of his-
trade, fishing, environment and the cul-
torical studies at Grenfell Campus, who
ture of the sea.
served as book review editor for 14 years.
Maggie Hennessey, the longtime man-
History professor Valerie Burton was the
aging editor of the IJMH, recently received
journal’s first book review editor and
the last shipment of journals from the
also served as editor for a time.
printer. She is preparing to retire after 38
“International was by no means an
years with Memorial, two-thirds of that
accidental tag for this journal,” said
time in service of the journal.
Professor Burton. “It enabled maritime
“To have published an international
history at Memorial to spread globally.
scholarly journal for 25 years from
It should be celebrated as a considerable
Memorial University was quite a feat in
publishing achievement in print media.
itself,” said Ms. Hennessey, who travelled
I think enormous credit falls to Skip
to 11 countries as part of her editorial
Fischer and Maggie Hennessey for the
duties. “We published articles by schol-
extent of what they brought to print and
ars from more than 60 countries over the
distributed to maritime historians across
past quarter century. The IJMH was truly
the world during the past 25 years.”
Pictured at luncheon presentation at R. Gushue Hall, Memorial University of 2012/2013 Seventeenth Annual Legal Research Awards are, standing (l-r): Justin S.C. Mellor, LL.M., member, Selection Committee, Aubrey L. Bonnell, Q.C., Chair, Law Foundation, Dr. Susan Dyer Knight, Chancellor, Memorial University, Dr. Gary Kachanoski, President and Vice-Chancellor, Memorial University, The Hon. David B. Orsborn, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Trial Division, The Hon. D. Mark Pike, Chief Judge, Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, and William J. Janes, Chief of Police, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary; seated (l-r): Melissa Jefford, Victoria Young, Alex Marshall and Scott Loranger, Awards recipients. Christopher P. Curran, Q.C., Chair, and Dr. John A. Scott, Professor, are the other members of the Legal Research Awards Selection Committee. The 2012/2013 Legal Research Awards recipients, in alphabetical order by Department with all awards having equal standing, are: SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES PAPER: Melissa Jefford, Department of Political Science Title: The Supremacy of the Courts: How Judges Dictate Morality for Canadians on the Basis of Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Course: Political Science 6700 Lecturer: Dr. Scott Matthews
Con’t from ACTIONS on page 1 The VPC also approved general guide-
and objectives in a manner that is sustain-
lines for the deployment and reporting
able, effective and engages the Memorial
requirements for framework funding. The
community.
next step is for each home portfolio to
Questions can be directed to the appli-
develop a plan for deployment of funding
cable home portfolio at president@mun.ca,
in support of framework recommendations
vp.research@mun.ca and vpacad@mun.ca.
UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS: Lucas Hillier, Department of Law and Society Title: The Status of Organized Crime in Canadian Law Course: Law and Society 3400 Lecturer: Dr. Albert Jones
Brian Henwood, Department of Political Science Title: Maritime Piracy and International Law: The Case of Ambiguity Hiding Prosecutorial Inaction Course: Political Science 3210 Lecturer: Francis P. O'Brien, LL.M.
James Parsons, Department of Law and Society Title: R. v. Sinclair: Modifying Civil Liberties? Course: Law and Society 4000 Lecturer: Dr. John Hoben
Scott Loranger, Department of Political Science Title: International Law and the Use of Force Course: Political Science 3210 Lecturer: Francis P. O'Brien, LL.M.
Victoria Young, Department of Law and Society Title: Transnational Environmental Crime: An Analysis of the Structures and Individuals that Facilitate Environmental Crime in Canada and Abroad Course: Law and Society 3400 Lecturer: Dr. Albert Jones
Alex Marshall, Department of Political Science Title: Self-Determination and International Law Course: Political Science 3210 Lecturer: Francis P. O'Brien, LL.M.
Queen Elizabeth II Library received $500.00 from the Law Foundation for the purchase of research materials and resources. Total Awards $4,000.00 The current 2013/2014 Eighteenth Annual Legal Research Awards Competition (three semesters: Spring/Summer, Fall, 2013, Winter, 2014) deadline for submittal by University Departments of students’ legal research papers is May 20, 2014.
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From the kitchen table to Carnegie Hall
In honour of the CD’s recent U.K. release, Duo Concertante have embarked on an extensive tour that will take them across Europe. Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano was
By Kristine Power
recorded at the Glenn Gould studio in Toronto during acclaimed Duo Concertante
the course of a year. The set has 275 minutes of music
is real-life couple Nancy Dahn and Tim Steeves of
and includes all 10 of Beethoven’s sonatas; it is an ardu-
Memorial’s School of Music. Together, they have an
ous work of love, almost like the musical equivalent of
easy and engaging banter and a knack for finishing each
climbing Mount Everest.
other’s thoughts mid-sentence – a habit honed over the
The couple says their pursuit of classical music excel-
17 years they have known each other as performers, and
lence is rooted in many years of performing the pieces,
as husband and wife.
for themselves and for numerous audiences. Only then
“The music part always just clicked, and then we sort
did they feel they could take on such a project.
of fell in love through that whole thing,” said Ms. Dahn,
“You have to know the compositions very well before
who plays violin. “Our foundation is pretty solid on the
you feel you have a right to record them,” Ms. Dahn
musical side. The hard rocky parts of being parents and
said. “We have been touring and playing these pieces
having a marriage, well, we are just like any normal cou-
for years…of course, there is a lot of pressure to have a
ple in that way, but it never really seems to shake up our
really great moment while you are recording…in reality
musical duo.”
it is just where you are at that point in your life. You do
“I don’t think the marriage and the parenthood are
the best you can and that’s all you can do.”
separate from the music, it is really intertwined in this
The duo has already received the Touring Performers
way we don’t think too much about,” interjected Mr.
Award from Contact East in 2010 and won a Juno the
Steeves, whose instrument is piano.
following year.
This seemingly effortless sense of each other is evi-
But the music always strikes a balance with family
dent in their musical relationship. Classical music
life, and taking their music on the road is an import-
reviewer Anthony Kershaw described their most recent
ant part of the family’s adventures. Their two children
epic three-disc release, Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for
often go along.
Violin and Piano, as “…natural music-making in a natural space.” Other common adjectives used to describe the release include “technically superb,” “impressively executed” and “powerfully charged.”
“The kids love coming on the tours,” said Mr. Steeves. “We rent a car and drive all over.” “And the kids turn pages during performances!” said
IVAN OTIS PHOTO
THE MUSICALLY
From left are Nancy Dahn and Tim Steeves of Duo Concertante.
Ms. Dahn.
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF SCIENCE Undergraduate Studies and Administration
RETIRED but (re)wired?
Applications and nominations for this position are invited from full-time members of the Faculty of Science at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. Applicants should have a keen interest in all aspects of undergraduate teaching. Administrative experience, while not essential, would also be an asset. The ability and desire to deal with student-centred matters and to communicate in a vigorous and effective manner a vision for the best possible student academic experience are necessary attributes.
Do you know Memorial retirees who have been re-energized in retirement, who are amazing in their energetic enthusiasm for volunteerism or for continued research or for generously sharing their knowledge and skills? Then write an award nomination, right now!
The appointee will be a member of a team located in the Office of the Dean that is responsible for the overall academic, personnel and financial management of the Faculty of Science.
The Board of Directors of Memorial University Pensioners’ Association (MUNPA) invites you to nominate an individual for a 2014 MUNPA Tribute Award. These awards recognize the ongoing important contributions of Memorial’s retirees to the University or the community. They celebrate significant postretirement service and achievement by retired faculty and staff. The service may be voluntary or remunerated, in any of the following categories: • Service to the University • Service to the community (provincial, national, international) • Significant achievements in other areas that exemplify the ongoing contribution of the nominee
The appointee will assist the Dean of Science by: a) developing and implementing broad Faculty policies for the encouragement and support of undergraduate academic programs; b) conducting and supervising routine administration activities of the Faculty of Science; c) participating in the development and implementation of strategic, financial and other plans for the Faculty particularly those pertaining to infrastructure and enrolment; d) representing the Faculty and Dean inside and outside the University; e) facilitating negotiations with Department Heads for potential new hires; f) establishing faculty level award and selection committees; g) acting in place of the Dean when so delegated.
Retirees, whether faculty or staff, with not fewer than 5 years of continuous employment service with Memorial are eligible for nomination. A nomination must include the support of two MUNPA members, but others are welcome to participate. The nomination form is available on the MUNPA webpage at www.mun.ca/munpa or it may be requested from the MUNPA office by calling 864-6979 or by sending an e-mail to munpa@mun.ca. Other inquiries about the award process may be directed to Maureen Dunne, Chair of the 2014 Tribute Awards Committee, at mdunne@mun.ca.
The appointment will commence September 1, 2014. It will be for a three-year term renewable and will permit the appointee to continue research and teaching by mutual agreement. Applications and nominations (including curriculum vitae, indication of a willingness to serve and names of at least two referees) should be submitted no later than Friday, May 16, to: The Chair Associate Dean of Science Search Advisory Committee c/o Ms. Mary Wall Office of the Dean of Science
The deadline for submission of nominations is June 30, 2014.
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Turning the tide HIV conference to address new research, build awareness of associated risks By Heidi Wicks
ATIPPA REVIEW SEEKS EXPRESSIONS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador recently established an independent committee to review the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPPA).
From left are Drs. Michael Grant and Debbie Kelly, co-chairs of the 2014 national HIV conference. ALTHOUGH
The committee wants to gauge interest from citizens and stakeholders, including the general public, media, politicians, government departments and agencies, business organizations, legal professionals, and people in academia. The committee is considering various ways to encourage public input, including public hearings, written submissions, submissions via Skype and other new technology, and through social media.
HIV/AIDS is no longer considered a
life-threatening illness, public awareness about the associated risks is still vital, if for different reasons. “While the language of cure is being discussed for the first time in the context of HIV, we are still a long way from reaching a cure,” said Dr. Debbie Kelly of the School of Pharmacy, who alongside Dr. Michael Grant of the Faculty of Medicine, will co-chair the 23rd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research from May 1-4 in St. John’s. The conference, hosted by the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR), is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in all disciplines of HIV/AIDS research, as well as policy-makers, individuals living with HIV and others committed to ending the pandemic. The conference theme, Turning the Tide on HIV, addresses new research outcomes, honours new investigators and will discuss some of the wider issues related to HIV/AIDS. There will be a special session on the last day of the conference addressing access to testing and treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador. The session will include the unveiling of key findings from new provincial research conducted by the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador (ACNL) on injection drug use and a discussion around local access and barriers to HIV and HCV (hepatitis C) testing. Dr. Kelly has recently been elected for a second term on the board of directors with ACNL, and has recently applied for funding to explore a new way to administer HIV tests in the province. She also hopes to launch a study along with Dr. Shabnam Asghari of the Faculty of Medicine to examine the feasibility of providing rapid,
We encourage interested individuals and groups to contact us at one of the addresses below to indicate your interest in making a presentation, and whether you would wish to do so in writing or orally at a hearing. The committee is interested in receiving your views as to: • ways to make access to information from government and public agencies more user friendly and effective; • protection of personal information of individuals in the possession of government and public agencies; • justifiable exceptions to public access, including for example, those necessary to enable government to protect the public interest in collective bargaining with public employees, to prepare budgets, to promote business and resource development; and disclosure that might harm intergovernmental relations and law enforcement; • procedures for review and addressing complaints related to refusal of access and failure to protect privacy; and • ways of addressing any other access and privacy concerns, including the changes made by Bill 29. At this time we are requesting only that you indicate your interest in making a presentation. Details about when and where you can make your presentation, if you indicate an intention to do so, will be announced by the review committee in coming weeks. Please contact us no later than Monday, May 12, 2014 to indicate your interest in presenting your views. We must know this in order for the committee to make the arrangements necessary to enable you to present your views. You can notify us of your intention by: • E-mail at info@parcnl.ca • Ordinary mail at: ATIPPA Review Committee Suite C 83 Thorburn Road St. John’s, NL A1B 3M2 Committee Members: Clyde K. Wells – Chair, Jennifer Stoddart – Member, Doug Letto – Member
point-of-care testing for HIV. “Currently, people can only be tested for HIV through traditional routes like their family doctors, hospitals, sexual health clinics or an HIV/AIDS clinic. Point-of-care testing would allow such services to be offered through community pharmacies and ACNL’s Safe Works Access Program, which handles a needle distribution service and provides harm-reduction education.” Dr. Kelly believes community-based testing will likely benefit people who otherwise encounter barriers to
Voting now opening for alumni representatives
a ballot. Biographies and photos of each of the nominees are available online at www.munalum.ca. To vote, alumni must login using their student number or the number that appears on the address label of
By Jeff Green
their winter 2014 issue of Luminus magazine. Paper,
health care. “Some patients might not have a family doctor, or they
minimum of one vote for a single candidate to complete
VOTING FOR ALUMNI
representatives on
mail-in ballots are also available upon request by call-
may lack the transportation required to access a testing
the Board of Regents opened this week with a record
ing Alumni Affairs and Development at 1-877-700-4081
facility. So we’re really hoping to be able to overcome
number of candidates putting their names forward.
or 709-864-4354.
some of those barriers and make testing more accessible to the public.” The CAHR national conference takes place May 1-4 at the Delta Hotel in St. John’s. Follow the School of Pharmacy @ schoolofpharm, CAHR @cahr_acrv, and the official conference hashtag #CAHR2014 for conference updates.
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A total of 40 graduates are vying for six available
Election results for all candidates will be tabulated
alumni positions on the Board of Regents, the govern-
under the direction of the chief returning officer and
ing body of the university. Voting opened April 28 and
posted to www.munalum.ca on at a date to be deter-
closes on May 23.
mined following the close of voting on May 23.
Alumni may submit one vote each for up to six of the 40 candidates but are only required to submit a
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Alumni representatives are elected for a three-year term, commencing Sept. 1.
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OUTANDABOUT For more on these events and other news at Memorial, please visit www.today.mun.ca
Wednesday, April 30 Innovations in Teaching and Learning with Ken Steele, 9-10:30 a.m., IIC-2001, Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Framework Maladaptive Coping Strategies in Health Professional Students Dealing with Stress, 1-3 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies Envelope
and
Viral
Determinants
Required
for
Efficient
Elimination of HIV-1-infected Cells, 10-11 a.m., Health Sciences Centre, Theatre H (Pharmacy-3446), Sponsor: BioMedical Sciences CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO
Ryan Snoddon Hosts Extreme Obsession: Our Love/Hate Relationship with the Weather, 7:30-10 p.m., IIC-2001, Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and Development, Johnson Insurance Understanding Financial Statements, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m., ED-2030B, Sponsor: DELTS Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 12:30-2 p.m., ED-2030B, Sponsor: DELTS
Thursday, May 1 Privacy: It’s Your Business, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor:
HIGH NOTE
MUN Opera, in collaboration with Cantus Vocum Chamber Choir, presented Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell March 22-23 in the D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music. Pictured from left are students Caroline Whalen and Amy Grainger.
Gardiner Centre Botanical Garden Opening for the Season, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 306
Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
Computer Science
Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden, Multi-materials Stewardship Board
Battery Facility Consultation, 9-11 a.m., A-1043, Sponsor: Public Engagement at Memorial
Kant and the Enlightenment, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., A-1046, Sponsor: Department of Philosophy
Saturday, May 10 Get Hired! Career Skills Workshop for New Graduates and
Friday, May 16
Friday, May 2
Alumni, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., UC-4002, Sponsor: Career Development
Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m., ED-2030B,
Information Session on the Research Data Centre (RDC)
and Experiential Learning, Alumni Affairs and Development
Sponsor: DELTS Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 12:30-2 p.m., ED-2030B, Sponsor: DELTS
Program, 1:30-2:30 p.m., room 5017A, QEII Library, Sponsor:
Sunday, May 11
Emergency Preparedness Fair, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., The Landing,
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical
UC-3018, and The Loft, UC-3013, Sponsor: Office of Emergency
Saturday, May 3
Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
Management
Let’s Talk Science, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Avalon Mall, Gap court,
Botanical Garden, Multi-materials Stewardship Board
QEII Library
Tuesday, May 20
Sponsor: Let’s Talk Science
Monday, May 12
Project Auditing, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre
Monday, May 5
The Genetic Aetiology of Otosclerosis in the Population of Newfound-
Superwomen: Amazing Female Leaders Share Their Success
A Habermasian Perspective on Morally Valid Decision Making
land and Labrador, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor: School of
Stories, 5:30-9 p.m., R. Gushue Hall, Jr. Common Room,
in School-District Administration, 1-3 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor:
Graduate Studies
Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and Development, NLOWE
Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m., ED-2030B,
Tuesday, May 13
Wednesday, May 21
Sponsor: DELTS
An Introduction to Graduate Studies at Memorial University, 3-4
Royal Society of Canada New Fellow Lecture Series: Dr. Peter
Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 12:30-2 p.m., ED-2030B, Sponsor: DELTS
p.m., online webinar, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Pope, 7:30-9 p.m., PE-2001, Sponsor: Faculty of Arts
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical
ARTS on Violence presents Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist
An Afternoon in the Garden, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd.,
Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
Organizing, Feminist Praxis and Movement Building Strategy, 6-8
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden, Multi-materials Stewardship Board
p.m., The Rocket Room, 272 Water St., Sponsor: Faculty of Arts
School of Graduate Studies
ARTS on Violence presents Activist Chronicles: Stories from
Tuesday, May 6
the Field, 8-10 p.m., The Rocket Room, 272 Water St., Sponsor:
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical
Faculty of Arts
Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
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Botanical Garden, Multi-materials Stewardship Board
Wednesday, May 14
Tool Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
ARTS on Violence presents Violent Measures: When are they
For rent
Botanical Garden
Justified?, 1-5 p.m., The Landing, University Centre, Sponsor:
One
Faculty of Arts
minutes walk to MUN. Suitable for a single
Wednesday, May 7
Fostering Respect and Dignity in the Workplace, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
graduate or professional, non-smoker, no pets,
Making the Most of your Fellowship Budget — For All Graduate Officers,
BN-4019, Sponsor: Gardiner Centre
five appliances. POU, $600 per month. Contact
10 a.m.-12 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
An Afternoon in the Garden, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd.,
754-4855/229-1686.
Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m., ED-2030B,
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Sponsor: DELTS
The Ferryland District in the First
Desire2Learn Drop-In Clinic, 12:30-2 p.m., ED-2030B, Sponsor: DELTS
Half of the 19th Century, 8-9:30
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical
p.m., Hampton Hall, Marine
Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
Institute, Sponsor: Wessex Society
Botanical Garden, Multi-materials Stewardship Board
Alumni Job Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
An Afternoon in the Garden, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd.,
Easter Seals, 206 Mount Scio Rd.,
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Sponsor: Career Development
bedroom
furnished
apartment,
five
and Experiential Learning
Thursday, May 8 Partners Celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland,
Thursday, May 15
St. John’s, Sponsor: Faculty of Business Administration
Improvements in Design and
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical
Fitness
Garden, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN
Ground Steel Storage Tanks, 1:30-
Botanical Garden, Multi-materials Stewardship Board
3:30 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor:
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of
Above
School of Graduate Studies
Friday, May 9
Gambling,
Nanostructure and Nanomechanics of Collagen Self-Assemblies,
Information and Encryption
1-3 p.m., IIC-2014, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Security, 1-2 p.m., EN-2022,
International Compost Awareness Week at the Botanical
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‘I belong here’
Nursing student named volunteer of the year By Marcia Porter
NURSING
student,
imminent
graduate and native of war-torn Kosovo
I began to volunteer for any and every opportunity that came my way.”
was named the 2014 Student Volunteer of
She was a busy volunteer on campus,
the Year during the recent 28th Annual
working at student orientation events,
Memorial Volunteer Day Awards.
I Love MUNdays, as a Memorial men-
“When I found out that I was the recip-
tor with International Student Advising
ient of this award, I was in shock,” said
and as a Memorial ambassador for spe-
Elbonita Kozhani. “I was so honoured to
cial events on- and off-campus. She also
have been nominated and to be honest,
served on various committees such as
I didn’t even know this award existed
residence council, and with the student
until this semester. I feel truly blessed to
union.
have been recognized.”
Ms. Kozhani earned three SVB awards
The Student Volunteer Bureau (SVB)
for her many hours of volunteering, and
hosts the yearly ceremony, calling it
for completing a number of professional
one of its most important recognition
and personal development seminars.
events. The Student Volunteer of the Year
“I’ve only been volunteering for the
award is presented to a student who has
past year, and now I am more of a leader,
made exceptional contributions to the
a better communicator, more outgoing,
Memorial community, locally, provin-
and more courageous,” she said.
cially or globally, through their volunteer efforts during the past year. Reflecting on her time at Memorial,
“Volunteering allows you to be part of a community and it gives you a sense of belonging.
Ms. Kozhani says she focused on her aca-
“St. John’s and Memorial have become
demic and clinical work during her first
home for me since I started volunteer-
couple of years in her bachelor of nursing
ing,” said Ms. Kozhani, who settled in
program.
Halifax, N.S., with her family after flee-
“But I realized that I wanted more
ing Kosovo as a refugee in the 1990s. “I
out of my university career than just a
feel like I belong here. I am happier, and
degree. I wanted a sense of self-fulfill-
I’ve never felt more alive.”
ment, to feel like I have made a differ-
ANDREW DEROCHE PHOTO
A
Student Volunteer of the Year Elbonita Kozhani with President Kachanoski.
ence in my community. And this is why
International guidebook on rural medical education launched By Virginia Middleton
WHOM WILL YOUTE? NOMINA
FACEFORWARD A PICTURE OF HEALTH
AN ELECTRONIC textbook on rural
and Technical Support for Rural Medical
medical education that’s been six years
Educators,
in the making was recently launched
Education, and Postgraduate Medical
by the World Organization of Family
Education. In total the guidebook con-
doctors (WONCA) during the 12th World
tains 71 chapters by 74 international
Rural Health Conference, with help
experts.
Undergraduate
Medical
from Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. James Rourke is one of four authors
The conference took place in Gramado,
who wrote the overview chapter, What
Brazil.
Brings us Together: The Values and
“This is a truly historic global step
Principles of Rural Medical Education. He
forward for rural medicine and one in
and Dr. Leslie Rourke, professor of fam-
which Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine
ily medicine, also co-authored the arti-
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE
has played a key role,” said Dr. James
cle Boundaries and Balance: Managing
Rourke, dean, Faculty of Medicine.
Relationships in Rural Practice.
NOMINATION DEADLINE MAY 15
Dr. Rourke has been deeply involved in
Other authors affiliated with Memorial
developing the Rural Medical Education
who have written chapters are Dr. Michael
Guidebook from the initial idea through
Jong, professor of family medicine,
all the steps and work along the six-year
Labrador Health Centre, Happy Valley-
journey. He is one of five editors of the
Goose Bay; Dr. Wendy Graham, associate
guidebook; he noted that the Faculty of
professor of family medicine, Dr. Charles
Medicine has contributed organizational
L. LeGrow Health Centre in Port aux
and financial support that has made this
Basques, Dr. Conleth O’Maonaigh, asso-
project possible.
ciate professor (emergency medicine);
THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE gives a tip of the hat to those people who are among the most commendable members of the Memorial community. Nominate the exceptional people you know today.
and Dr. G. William N. Fitzgerald, clinical professor of surgery and surgeon-in-chief
the education of doctors for rural com-
with Grenfell Regional Health Services in
munities around the world,” said Dr.
St. Anthony.
Rourke.
mun.ca/president/home/awards.php
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“This electronic book, now available online, will be an important resource for
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The
Rural
Medical
Education
The guidebook is divided into five
Guidebook is available online at www.
themes: Framing and Resourcing of Rural
g l o b a l f a m i l y d o c t o r . c o m /g r o u p s /
Medical Education and Practice; Medical
Work ingPar ties/RuralPractice/r ural-
Education in Rural Settings; Professional
guidebook.aspx.
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