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GAZETTE 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

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Frameworks in action A new regular feature will tell real stories to help bring Memorial’s three frameworks to life.

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Career construction

High school students discover there’s more to engineering than just designing and building.

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MARINE

exchange Summer language program helps enhance ocean-related vocabulary for international students.

Oh yeah! St. John’s campus serves as backdrop for hit television show By Mandy Cook

If Jake Doyle,

private investigator on CBC’s

television series Republic of Doyle, was a real person, he’d be a product of Memorial’s Faculty of Arts. “Jake is a MUN graduate,” said Allan Hawco, the Goulds-born actor who plays the character, in between takes behind the Circulation Desk of the Queen Elizabeth II Library last week. “He has a BA, he minored in business and majored in criminal psychology.” (Note: Much like the fictional character of Jake Doyle, this particular degree program is fictional at Memorial.) Even spending just a couple of minutes with the show’s star reveals some of the thought and background chris hammond photo

that has been built into the characters and plots that have been playing out on Canada’s national broadcaster for the past five years. The episode filmed on Memorial’s St. John’s campus Aug. 17-21 — the sixth in the show’s fifth season — is the first time the comedy-drama, filmed on location in

Actor Allan Hawco took a minute from a busy Republic of Doyle  pose among the stacks at the Queen Elizabeth II Library last week.

Changes afoot

MD students will base learning on patients from fictional rural and urban communities

the province’s capital city, has featured the university campus. According to one of the show’s producers,

See DOYLE on page 4

says the faculty is pleased to launch both initiatives for the class beginning in September. She says the new curriculum will enable instructors to provide students with a self-directed, active and experiential learning experience for years to come. “Over the last few years, many faculty, residents and students have been, and continue to be, involved in the planning of our new curriculum that encompasses, maps

By Melissa Watton

and integrates CanMEDS roles and the Medical Council

Two new developments to Memorial’s MD program

assessment methods,” she said.

are coming into effect this fall. The Faculty of Medicine

The new curriculum is a spiral curriculum model

is launching an innovative, new undergraduate medical

that integrates a story-based context of learning. The

education program and the first-year class size is

story-based curriculum will present learning objectives

increasing to 80 students from the historic baseline of 60.

within the context of fictional patients, communities

“Increasing our first-year class size means that we are

and physician encounters.

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of Canada objectives with new teaching, learning and

From left are Chelsea Ash, Desmond Whalen and Mitchell Kehoe, who will benefit from changes in the MD program.

able to increase the number of students we traditionally

During their MD education, students will get to

accept and graduate from our MD program,” said Dr.

intimately know the people of the fictional communities

James Rourke, dean, Faculty of Medicine. “Our class

of St. James, Lynx River, Jim’s Arm and Coastal Point.

beginning this September will include 60 students from

Topics related to learning objectives will be revisited

The new curriculum is divided into four phases:

Newfoundland and Labrador, an increase of 20 students

over time. Learning will be broadened throughout the

Phase I — Health and its Promotion, Phase II — Disease

from our province. This will mean more students from

educational process with each successive experience

Prevention

here, trained here and, ultimately, more doctors who

building on an earlier one that is linked back to the

III — Diagnosis and Investigation of Illness and Disease,

will practise here. Not only will the class beginning in

patients and communities. This will support the

and Phase IV — Integration into Clinical Practice (years

September be our first increased class size, they will also

concept of a spiral curriculum to reinforce learning

3 and 4 clinical clerkship).

have the distinction of being our first class to be taught

through continued repetition and broadening of a topic.

and assessed using our new curriculum.”

Students will build their knowledge and understanding

Dr. Sharon Peters, vice-dean, Faculty of Medicine,

in a structured fashion.

and

Disruptions

of

Health,

Phase

The curriculum for medical students who began the program in 2012 or earlier will not change.


In just 12 years, Equal Voice (EV) — Canada’s only national

really considered that question. Women have far more

organization dedicated to electing more women in Canada —

opportunities to get involved now than ever before.

has broken barriers for prospective women candidates through

At the same time, challenges remain depending on

education, advocacy and strategic outreach. In this interview

the experience women bring to the table, their family

with Gazette contributor Sharon King, Equal Voice’s

situation and their flexibility professionally to actually

National Chair Raylene Lang-Dion (MA’06) and Executive

run for office. Women have impressive social and

Director Nancy Peckford (MWS’04) discuss breakthroughs

community networks which can be a wonderful asset

women from coast to coast to coast are having on the political

when it comes to running for office. EV encourages

landscape in Canada.

women to not discount their own experience and

Dyanne Wilson photo

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

readiness to run.

Raylene Lang-Dion, at left, presents the EVE award to Alberta Premier Alison Redford.

SK: Tell me a little about Equal Voice. What do you do? RL-D:

The work that EV is doing will truly effect

RL-D: EV runs two online campaign schools, one of

change. EV aims to offer a strategic pathway for women

which is customized for First Nations, Metis and Inuit

and young girls interested in entering political life so

Close will forever have my gratitude. His determination

women. We have also launched a new campaign Be

that the doors will be more open for them than in any

and strategic advice — while seeing me through finishing

Her, Support Her, Celebrate Her. We were recently in

other time in Canadian history. Our next step is moving

my thesis on women and Newfoundland politics — are

Nova Scotia piloting an innovative workshop called

towards the next big bold idea  —  such as political

qualities that have stayed with me.

Getting on the Ballot. Every year, EV hosts a Welcome

training for 5,000 women in five years. Now that is a

Back to Parliament event in Ottawa and honours two

game changer!

NP: I became quite involved in student politics and

outstanding women for their contribution to public life.

served as the president of the Graduate Students’ Union.

We’ve also made our mark by issuing a series of national

RL-D: Women represent 52 per cent of the population

This experience was a real eye-opener for me in terms of

and provincial challenges to political parties to recruit

and the bottom line for us is we want fair representation

learning how to effectively advocate for issues. It also led

more women to run.

at every political decision-making table. We won’t stop

me to apply for the Canadian Parliamentary Internship

until women truly have an equal voice.

Program which brought me to Ottawa. Without my time

SK: What barriers do you see for women seeking political

at Memorial, I likely would not be where I am today!

office and how do you see EV helping women get elected

SK: How has your experience as a Memorial graduate

in Canada?

helped you in your work with EV?

NP: We both did graduate work at Memorial (at

RL-D: I am very proud of the experiences and the people

different times) about women in politics so we have

I met during my time at Memorial. My adviser Dr. David

For more information on the NL Chapter of Equal Voice, please contact Charmaine Davidge at nl@equalvoice.ca.

GAZETTE 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

Editor Graphics Mandy Cook Helen Houston

increase the economic and social benefits of tourism

your next project update

for the region? And third, what are the main barriers to tourism development on the Burin Peninsula?

By Amy Tucker

Data collection is now near completion, after field

Special to the Gazette

research trips involving key participants with a stake

The tourism industry on the Burin Peninsula is

in tourism development, as well as observation at

developing; however, there is still plenty of opportunity

significant tourist sites. Data collection also included

to grow. At the Harris Centre’s regional workshop on the

a review of relevant reports and literature, as well as

Burin Peninsula last fall, local participants expressed the

analysis of websites and social media content.

need for research into how to increase tourism visitation into their region.

“I do not presume that this research will provide a single solution to increase tourism on the Burin

Dr. Mark Stoddart of Memorial’s Department of

Peninsula, but I hope that the research findings will

Sociology also attended the workshop and decided to

help keep the momentum going on the discussions

take on the project.

that occurred at the Harris Centre workshop,” said Dr. “Tourism is often looked at can

as

an

industry

help

Stoddart. “I believe the findings will help provide some

that

insight into how a tourism image for the region can

communities

be more imaginatively and effectively developed and

become

more

socially

presented, so that the Burin region can gain more of the

and

environmentally

benefits of the increased flow of tourists to this province.

sustainable, but I believe

As tourism is cultivated there, I hope it grows in ways

it is important to keep a

that encourage social and environmental benefits for

critical perspective on the

the region.”

potential challenges and

Following the completion of this research in the

drawbacks that can come

spring of 2014, the results will be presented to interested

with tourism development,”

individuals on the Burin Peninsula. This will engage

he said. “I think the Burin region is a particularly

participants in the identification of priorities for further

interesting case to look at in this regard because it is

research, and identify community partners for a second

relatively undeveloped as a tourist site, in comparison to

phase of research that Dr. Stoddart hopes to receive

some regions of the province. It has some truly unique

Harris Centre Applied Research Funding to complete. He

features and fascinating stories, and is a beautiful part

also plans to write academic reports and articles based

of the province.”

on his work on the Burin Peninsula.

Dr. Mark Stoddart

Dr. Stoddart is looking at three key questions. First, how can communities on the Burin better develop tourism anchors to increase the flow of visitors to

Interested in learning more? Amy Tucker, co-ordinator of knowledge

the region? Second, what is the potential for tourism

mobilization at the Harris Centre, would love to fill you in. Call her at

development to serve as social enterprise, in order to

709 864 6115 or email her at amy.tucker@mun.ca.

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Memorial adopts kullik-lighting and smudging policy

By Pamela Gill

Education,

and

said Dr. Gary Kachanoski, president and vice-chancellor,

Aboriginal Resource Centre and a new Aboriginal

celebration are at the heart of Memorial’s new kullik-

community

involvement

Memorial University. “Such a policy is timely as

liaison co-ordinator.

lighting and smudging policy.

Memorial implements the 22 recommendations of the

“I’m delighted that we have received such support

Approved in July by Memorial’s Board of Regents,

2009 Presidential Task Force on Aboriginal Initiatives,

from the Board of Regents for this policy,” said Dr. Maura

the policy is a key component of the university’s

which are focused on creating a culturally safe

Hanrahan, special adviser to the president for Aboriginal

commitment to its Aboriginal students.

environment for Indigenous students, which in turn,

affairs. “As far as we know, this is the first kullik-lighting

enhances the learning of all students.”

policy adopted by any Canadian university and it’s

An Inuit kullik, a soapstone lamp in which oil is lighted, is used for heating an igluvigaq (or igloo), and

For instance, both the Grenfell and St. John’s

something our Inuit students and Inuit partners will be

for light and ceremonial practices. Smudging is a First

campuses are guaranteeing living accommodations for

pleased about. Similarly, it’s great to know that students

Nations and Western Metis ceremony involving the

students from remote communities identified by the

on our St. John’s and Grenfell campuses will be able

burning of plants such as juniper — a sacred plant of the

Nunatsiavut Government. A similar arrangement is now

to smudge with the support of the university; this is

Newfoundland Mi’kmaq — sage or sweet grass, and is

being established with the Innu School Board.

something that our First Nations students and external

intended to purify one’s heart and thoughts. “Students have requested the adoption of a policy to facilitate both of these practices at Memorial University,”

In addition to other task force-related initiatives, new

scholarships

for

Indigenous

students

have

partners have wanted for a long time. It really advances our goal of cultural safety.”

been established and, at Grenfell, there is a new

It’s not my fault — it’s theirs! Certain things

in life are beyond our control

and can dramatically affect our lives. However, there are

and learned a lot about my own limitations. The faster we conclude that we are the guilty ones the

times when things that are within our power go wrong

STUDENTVIEW

sooner we can deal with the issue and move on from it. If

and many people’s first instinct is to blame everything

Joshua Duff

we continue to stumble and blame those around us, we

and anything but themselves. If a student fails or drops a course he or she may deal with it by saying “that prof was a jerk” then will continue

are more likely to be caught in that cycle. Acceptance of did not see was how this unchains us from responsibility

our wrongdoings is how we learn to be a stronger person.

and links us to irrationality.

It teaches us how to deal with failure and forces us to try

their rant by lambasting MUN’s reputation online

When I thought I was on the brink of failing, I was

harder. As a sports coach would say, “Just walk it off.” Do

(Ratemyprof.com or Facebook). They write everything

guilty of charging everything around me. Work! Other

not worry about your confidence, it rebuilds. Nobody

they think is wrong with the professor, insulting their

courses! Prof! The department! MUN! Anything I could

is perfect. Do you think that all profs were straight A

intelligence and ability to teach. Some even go as far as

think of to blame except myself. I was breaking down.

students in university? Failure prepares us for success,

blaming the prof and course for the fact that they did

My friend set me straight by saying, “Maybe you’re

but only if we learn from it. We all make mistakes.

not learn anything.

partly to blame for taking on too much!” She was right.

Instead of blaming others for causing our mishaps, let’s

Why we cannot accept our mistakes as our own is

Taking five classes, working a part-time job, having

learn to re-evaluate them and start thinking rationally.

beyond me. I remember when I was in driver’s ed., my

an overzealous attitude and being too proud to ask

instructor told me: “If you get in an accident, don’t ever

for extra help overloaded my head and led to my own

say it was your fault.” But what if it was? I thought. He

disorganization. It was my fault. It was a harsher blow to

Joshua Duff is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and

stressed the necessity to protect yourself until someone

my ego to admit my own failure after being certain that

English language and literature at Memorial University. He can be reached

else finds you to be fully accountable. The problem he

something else was the cause of it. But I bounced back

at jrd218@mun.ca.

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&

PAPERS PRESENTATIONS Dr. Steven M. Carr, presented

‘Known

Department of Biology, Known

represented by appropriate art work devised by students

Rob Blackie, the location has been on the wish list for a long time.

Unknowns,

at grade schools around the world. To acknowledge

and Unknown Unknowns:’ Computational Science

his many contributions to chemistry education, Dr.

“We have been planning for years to come here

for Analysis of Multidimensional DNA Matrices in

Rayner-Canham was given plaques of the art work for

because the university offers so much interesting

Evolutionary Genomics, at the 2013 International

holmium and bismuth, the only two contributions from

stuff to shoot,” he said. “The QEII is spectacular.

Conference

on

Knowns,

cont’d from DOYLE on page 1

Computational

Newfoundland and Labrador, and both from schools

It’s multi-layered, brutalist architecture, very

Biology (BioComp ’13) as part of the WorldComp ’13

Bioinformatics

and

whose chemistry teachers were former students of Dr.

cinematic.”

Congress in Las Vegas Nev., July 21-25. Dr. Carr also

Rayner-Canham: Megan Oldford and Krista Payne.

chaired the session Sequencing and Biotechnology  –

Dr. Dennis Kimberley

Bioinformatics.

Dr. Ross Klein,

In addition to the library, the episode will take place in the Bruneau Centre for Research and

of the School of

Innovation — which will stand in for the St. John’s

Social Work gave an invited lecture and workshop:

International

Airport  —  and

in

some

exterior

School of Social Work, gave an

Psychosocial Interventive Strategies for Individual and

locations. The amount of built infrastructure at

invited workshop titled Scholarship and Critical Action

Collective Healing from Complex Grief and Associated

Memorial allowed for the creation of the entire

at the International Critical Tourism Studies Conference

Trauma at a conference in Nazareth, Israel, titled Building

episode in the one spot, which is highly unusual

in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in June. The biennial

Peace Through Knowledge: A Palestinian-Israeli Project.

for the production. It also allowed for the action to

conference had 137 delegates that included academics

This was followed by a presentation at Akva Academic

take place in the actual Memorial locations the cast

from around the world. Dr. Klein separately presented

College in the Negev, Israel, titled In-Vivo Assessment

will inhabit throughout the show.

a paper titled Breaking Loose from the Ivory Tower: The

and Therapy with Children and Youth in Care at a

But one of the biggest bonuses on a practical level

Challenges for Academic Researchers with an Activist

Symposium on Experiential and Active Therapies. These

was one of the inherent qualities of the QEII: quiet.

Agenda in Tourism. An academic journal has requested

events were attended by psychiatrists, social workers,

“Everywhere we shoot, noise is an issue,” said Mr.

consent to publish the article.

psychologists, teachers, and community workers. The

Blackie. “Even in a quiet environment we have to

context was related to communication, understanding

control noise. So, the library is the perfect place

The ChemEd series of conferences are an international

and co-operation in change under conditions of political

to shoot — it’s even been easier to shoot here than

forum for the exchange of ideas in the teaching of

conflict.

in our studio! The library has been open for the

chemistry. ChemEd 2013 was held at the University of Waterloo and

majority of the shoot, too. The students and staff

Dr. Geoff Rayner-Canham,

have been unbelievably gracious.”

NOTABLE

show is also executive producer/showrunner/co-

teachers can and do make a difference in students’ lives

Dr. James Feehan, Department of Economics, has

suitable traits in a set location as well, echoes the

and in the chemistry community. In his address, Dr.

been appointed as academic co-ordinator of the

sentiment.

Rayner-Canham spoke on Chemistry Past, Chemistry

Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website.

“The staff were super accommodating and it’s

Present, Chemistry Future.

This is a three-year appointment running from

obviously a great space to shoot in because it is a

June 2013-May 2016.

controlled environment. That’s priceless.”

Chemistry, Grenfell Campus, was invited to give the Reg Friesen Memorial Lecture. The Reg Friesen lecturer is selected to reflect Mr. Friesen’s belief that chemistry

The University of Waterloo has a giant periodic

Mr. Hawco, who in addition to starring in the creator and head writer and therefore hunts for

table in its Earth Science building, each element being

Advancing the cause The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) and Educational Testing Services (ETS) also selected

By Mandy Cook

choosing Memorial for its 2013 Promotion of Excellence Award.

the School of Graduate Studies for its 2013 Award for

In recognition of its new eDefence process, which

When it comes to innovation in the field of graduate

Excellence and Innovation in Enhancing the Graduate

leverages a web-conferencing platform to bring external

studies, Memorial is something of a trailblazer.

Student Experience in recognition of the school’s new

examiners from anywhere in the world to the final

eDefence process.

examination table, CAGS and ETS selected the School

Case in point: the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at Memorial has recently been honoured with two

At Memorial, the School of Graduate Studies has

of Graduate Studies for its Award for Excellence and

prestigious awards — one of which the school already

worked with academic and service units as well as

Innovation in Enhancing the Graduate Experience — the

won in the award’s inaugural year.

external organizations to increase international student

second time the school has nabbed the award. eDefences

The National Association of Graduate Admissions

enrolment and enhance student success. This, and

have saved Memorial approximately $70,000 per year in

Professionals (NAGAP) recognized Memorial’s work in

a noteworthy 231 per cent increase in international

travel and administrative costs, significantly reduced the

international strategic enrolment management with its

graduate applications, a 92 per cent increase in

time commitment of external examiners, allowed for

2013 Promotion of Excellence Award. This year’s theme

international graduate enrolment from 2008-12 and a

remote international star examiners to participate and

was Advancement of Graduate Enrolment Management

new suite of graduate student services and programming

facilitated timelier completion of doctoral programs.

through Strategic Interdepartmental Collaboration.

were all mentioned by the NAGAP judging panel when

Put yourself back in the picture

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Frameworks at work: Memorial’s frameworks in action The three overarching frameworks guiding Memorial’s future

direction — the

Research

Strategy

Framework,

the Teaching and Learning Framework and the Public Engagement Framework — are the result of several years of consultations with the university community and the people and organizations of Newfoundland and Labrador. This regular feature will help showcase the frameworks in action by sharing projects and highlighting the successes that are bringing them to life.

Dr. Annie Mercier, right, will be bringing underwater worlds to young people across the province via a virtual classroom this fall.

Public engagement

be exposed early on to real-life examples of prospective

Along with its strong research and teaching and

career interests. Alternatively, it’s just a fun way to learn

learning elements, the project is an ideal model for

Opening up oceans to province’s schoolchildren

about the ocean.”

public

engagement,

showcasing

everything

from

The project will draw on the knowledge and

successful collaboration to experiential learning. As the

expertise of a range of participating researchers from

result of a partnership that spans government, industry

various Memorial units, the Marine Institute and the

and academia, it demonstrates the many benefits of

Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

working together.

The Digital Oceans Project is being led by the Oceans

“We realized that a number of groups had a

Learning Partnership (OLP), a collaborative initiative

similar interest in strengthening oceans education in

When Dr. Annie Mercier, a researcher with

spanning the private and public sectors with an interest

Newfoundland and Labrador, so we set out to mobilize

Memorial’s Department of Ocean Sciences, was eight or

in enhancing oceans education in the province as

partnerships and resources to collaborate on this joint

nine years old, she had the chance to hold a sea star

well as bridging the gap between the K-12 and post-

programming

in her hand. The moment sparked a lifelong passion

secondary school systems. Along with Memorial

developer and director of the Digital Oceans Project and

for the ocean, and is part of the reason that she’s proud

University and the Marine Institute, partners include

senior communications consultant for OLP.

to be participating in a new project that will bring

the Hebron Project, Department of Innovation, Business

underwater worlds to classrooms across Newfoundland

and Rural Development, Department of Fisheries

strategic

and Labrador.

and Aquaculture, Department of Education, Atlantic

activities. As Danielle Nichols, the Department of

By Rebecca Cohoe

initiative,”

said

Maria

Giovannini,

It’s also an example of the benefit of having a cohesive plan

for

Memorial’s

public

engagement

The Digital Oceans Project is currently prototyping a

Canada Opportunities Agency, Parks Canada and

Ocean Sciences’s public education program at Memorial

web portal for schools that will use real-time data and

educational boat tour operator Coastal Connections.

and the university’s lead on the Digital Oceans Project,

video content from underwater equipment, offshore

The OLP has also been working very closely with K-12

explains, she and her partners were able to leverage

vessels and onshore sites, including Memorial’s Bonne

science teachers, curriculum specialists and school

Memorial’s Public Engagement Framework to help build

Bay Marine Station and the Marine Institute’s Holyrood

administrators to ensure that all offerings, including the

internal support for the project. With clear objectives

Marine Base, to allow students to participate in real-life

Digital Oceans Project and several other programs, are

related to public engagement, Ms. Nichols and her team

university research. Young people will be able to ask

relevant and accessible for intended audiences.

easily demonstrated how the project, and partnership,

researchers questions and watch underwater exploration

Dr. Mercier believes that the program has the

happening, live. In addition, teachers will be provided

potential to benefit both the students who participate

with educational resources to support and enhance the

and Memorial as a whole.

experience. Dr. Mercier will be the first researcher to head to the virtual classroom this fall. “I’m an advocate of hands-on learning,” explained Dr. Mercier. “I believe it is more enticing for students to

would help her department meet its public engagement priorities. “We think this project will be a great learning

“Having to answer simple basic questions is a great

opportunity for the Department of Ocean Sciences, and

way to remain grounded in matters of interest to the

maybe even others — it’s a prototype for collaborative

general public and to the younger generation,” she

public engagement projects.”

said. “It’s also desirable for Memorial to have a close relationship with potential students.”

Memorial to continue credit card payments for student fees Students choosing

to pay their fees with a

bank account for online or telephone banking can use

academic programming and student activities. Service

credit card now must pay a 1.95 per cent fee to Moneris,

wire transfers, money orders or bank-certified cheques

charges associated with credit card payments have

Memorial’s clearinghouse for credit card payments.

for payment of student accounts.

increased significantly during the past number of years.

On a semester’s tuition of $2,550, that fee amounts to slightly less than $50. By eliminating the fees paid to credit card companies, Memorial expects to save more than a half-million

However, credit cards are no longer accepted for fees payment at the cashier’s/bursar’s office. Those choosing to pay with credit card must do so through Memorial Self Service.

This fee may change at the discretion of Moneris; Memorial does not set this rate. Memorial University will continue to accept credit cards for other payments such as application fees,

dollars. Students are still left with a range of payment

The new fee came into effect on July 1, 2013.

residence application fees and residence deposits,

options, while retaining the flexibility of paying their

The fees-payment deadline has also been extended

purchases at university bookstores and the Computer

student account fees with Visa or MasterCard should

for this fall and winter semesters only to coincide with

Purchasing Centre and donations without charging a

they so choose.

the last day to add courses to allow students extra time

convenience fee.

Students still have several payment options at no cost or low cost, including online or telephone banking,

to adjust to the change. That date this fall is Sept. 18, 2013.

payment by mail using cheque, money order, bank draft

Memorial’s Board of Regents decided in 2012 to

or wire transfer of funds, or payment in person by cash,

eliminate the use of credit cards for payment of tuition

cheque or debit card.

and other student account charges as part of its effort

International students who do not have a Canadian

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Some 30 universities across the country have discontinued the use of credit cards to pay fees, including Dalhousie University, McGill, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia.

to find administrative savings with minimal impact on

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Submitted photo

High school students test immersion suits at the Marine Institute facility in Holyrood as part of ArcticENGINEER.

‘Lifelong impact’

Successful pilot project introduces youth to engineering career options some of these graduates had already

By Kelly Foss

They also said that the personal, one-on-one

When asked what engineers “do”

this fall, and others were still undecided,”

ArcticENGINEER counsellors, as well as

ArcticENGINEER was funded by the

at the beginning of the ArcticENGINEER

said Kathryn Hong, logistics co-ordinator

engineering faculty and staff, had a great

Research & Development Corporation

enrichment

for the program.

and important impact.

through its ArcticTECH program in an

program,

many

of

the

24 student participants had the same answer — design and build things.

conversations

with

the

conversations and friendships will have

enrolled in engineering at Memorial for

a lifelong impact.”

“The students benefited differently,

“Our amazing group of counsellors

effort to introduce top performing high

depending on their age,” added Ms.

had diverse academic backgrounds,” said

school students to careers and research

But after a week of visiting engineering

Robinson. “The older participants were

Ms. Hong. “Some had recently graduated

opportunities

labs and related facilities as part of an

particularly interested in learning about

with science and engineering degrees,

and related fields. The success of this

immersive

by

the actual jobs they would be able to

while others were currently enrolled

first offering of the ArcticENGINEER

the Faculty of Engineering and Applied

obtain, and what would be expected

in engineering and underwater vehicle

program is now under review and it

Science, the students had a much

of them in these roles. The younger

related programs. When we had time

is hoped that it will become a regular

better understanding of the variety of

students were also very engaged in

between activities, they would discuss

summer opportunity for aspiring high

opportunities for a career in engineering.

the experiences, but their focus was

and ask about courses or what work

school students.

“We tried to give them an overview

more on school and their immediate

terms were like. So they connected

academic experience.”

on a very personal level. I think those

program

co-ordinated

of what an engineer does, specifically

in

Arctic

engineering

in relation to work in or for the Arctic,” said Stephanie Robinson, curriculum coordinator for the program. “We brought them to different facilities both on and off campus — the Marine Institute and

@

its Holyrood marine base, the Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering,

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the National Research Council Canada and

Provincial

Aerospace  —  to

show

them different aspects of research and industry. “They went on an emergency rescue

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IN THEIR TEACHING.

and even tried on immersion suits to see

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applications and systems in engineering.” Students came from all over the

Colleen Collett Instructional Design Specialist

province to participate in the program, which was made up of youth who had just finished Grade 10 to those who had just graduated from high school. “Prior to applying for ArcticENGINEER,

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International interaction

HKR students attend first condensed sport science course By Michelle Osmond

Greg Pearcey had never travelled very far before, but during this past summer the Memorial student collected more than a few stamps on his passport thanks to a new exchange program in sport science. Mr. Pearcey is one member of a group of students that just wrapped up an intense summer session at the University of Kassel in Germany. From July 29-Aug. 9, 24 students from around the world attended the first International Summer School of Sports Science (IS4); nine of them from Memorial’s

School of Human

Kinetics and Recreation (HKR). “The most interesting part of the whole experience for me was getting outside of my comfort zone and meeting strangers, classmates and local people,” he said. “I was intrigued by what other people had to say about their schooling, lifestyles and extracurricular activities.”

Cummings, Sean Budden, Jason Blair, Mr. Pearcey, David Copithorne, Kyle Spracklin, Jeremy Butt, David Bradbury-Squires and Josh Howard) took courses and took in some cultural events as well as sightseeing. “It has really opened my eyes to the way other people live,” Mr. Pearcey added. “Previously, I naively thought that everywhere in the world, people were much

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Joining students from Serbia, Holland, Iraq, Mexico and other parts of Canada, the HKR group (Megan

From left are Walademar Semenkin, along with Memorial students Greg Pearcey, Josh Howard and David Bradbury-Squires in front of the Reichstag Building in Berlin, Germany.

different. However, this experience has made me realize that people are very similar and that some customs, the

recognized professors, with interactions among students

experience is over … But if the course was not offered,

way we interact with each other and languages are really

from around the globe and cultural experiences was an

I would likely have never travelled to these places.”

the only things that set us apart.”

eye-opening experience for most of the students.”

Memorial has partnered with the German university

Dr. David Behm, associate director of graduate studies

Mr. Pearcey, who visited Munich, Berlin, Copenhagen

since 2007 for teaching, literature, publications, and

and research in HKR, was one of the faculty members

and Iceland, said the program exceeded his expectations

research exchanges, but this was the first year for the

who attended the program.

but it was very intense. His advice to future exchange

International Summer School of Sport Science. Next

students?

year’s IS4 is tentatively planned for Beijing and in 2015

“Although many universities offer condensed duration native language courses for international students, this

“I would tell them to get lots of rest prior and do as

was the first ever condensed international sport science

much as you can during the time available. Two weeks

course. The opportunity to be taught by internationally

flies by extremely fast and before you know it, the

it will be held at Memorial.

Writer-in-residence for 2013 named engagements to meet the next generation of creative

By Janet Harron

minds Memorial has to offer. This residency will allow

General’s

Award-winning

me to deepen my relationship to the university and

playwright Robert Chafe will be the 2013 writer-in-

its students and community, while offering the much

residence at Memorial University.

prized time and space to work on my own projects in

The author of 18 stage scripts, co-author of another 10 and the winner of numerous Newfoundland

development. I’m looking forward to an exciting and busy time this fall.”

and Labrador Arts and Letters awards, Mr. Chafe is

During his stint as writer-in-residence, Mr. Chafe will

artistic director and playwright for Artistic Fraud of

be writing drafts of two plays — a stage adaptation of

Newfoundland. He is also an alumnus of Memorial’s

Wayne Johnston’s The Colony of Unrequited Dreams and

Faculty of Arts, having graduated in 1996 with a BA in

his first opera libretto.

philosophy. His plays include Oil and Water, Tempting Providence,

Paul Daly photo

Governor

Robert Chafe

Dr. Lawrence Mathews is chair of the writer-inresidence search committee.

will be at a public reading at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

Emile’s Dream and Fear of Flight. Oil and Water, about

“We’re very pleased that we’ve been able to get Robert

26, at the Suncor Energy Hall, School of Music. All are

the USS Truxton disaster and survivor Lanier Phillips, is

as our writer-in-residence for this coming semester,”

welcome to attend and both admission and parking (in

scheduled to tour Canada in the winter of 2014.

said Dr. Mathews. “He’s long-established his reputation

lot 15B) are free.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be writer-in-residence

as a prolific, innovative, and imaginative dramatist,

Mr. Chafe will be available for consultation with

at Memorial,” said Mr. Chafe. “I have a long and deep

and we’re glad that this residency will give him the

members of the university community and the general

connection to the university, from my days as a student,

opportunity to work on an exciting new project while

public beginning in early September. He will be located

right on up to my frequent stints as an instructor of

he mentors local writers and engages in other forms of

in A-3005 and will hold office hours on Mondays, from

playwriting with the English department. Memorial

community outreach. Robert will be our 17th writer-in-

2-5 p.m. He can be reached at rchafe@gmail.com or by

is where I found my community all those years ago:

residence (and ninth Newfoundlander). This program

calling 709-864-6942.

energetic emerging artists, many of whom would

has been very successful over the years, and we’re

become my collaborators and very good friends.

confident that Robert will extend that tradition.”

“I’ve had the great fortune through my teaching

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Mr. Chafe’s first official outing as writer-in-residence

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The position of writer-in-residence is funded by Memorial University’s dean of arts and by the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Marine exchange

Visiting Taiwanese students enrich ocean-related English vocabulary By Naomi Osborne

Field trips to beaches, rivers and sewage treatment plants are proving to be an effective learning technique for a group of visiting Taiwanese students looking to build their technical, ocean-related English vocabulary. The experiential program is what the Marine Institute’s (MI) School of Fisheries instructors Keith Mercer, Geoff Coughlan, Keith Rideout and Joy Blundon have been providing to the group for the past couple of weeks. Established by MI International in 2005, the English the National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) with continuous support from Memorial’s English as a Second Language program as well as the institute’s School of Fisheries. “Exploring the greater St. John’s area with the students is a fun educational experience,” said Mr. Mercer. “This program presents us with the opportunity to provide them hands-on experience with coastal geomorphology,

Submitted photo

Summer Institute is conducted in partnership with

Left to right are Weilin Lin, Jheng Syuan Lo, Yu Lin, Shang Yang Yeh, Ching Yi Tu, Yi Chen Chen and Chen Hao Lee in Petty Harbour.

coastal ecosystems and the evolution of small fishing communities along with many other benefits.”

The English Summer Institute program is custom-

for MI International. She was influential in establishing

made to meet the needs of students from NTOU.

the English Summer Institute which she based loosely

Seven Taiwanese students began the program in early

It consists of in-class English language instruction

on the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Institute.

July at Memorial’s St. John’s campus with instruction in

designed to strengthen students’ English skills in

“This program helps students develop a better

coastal zone management being incorporated into the

reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students also

appreciation of Newfoundland and Labrador’s fantastic

program at MI in mid-July.

experience on-site education through marine-related

marine environment while providing them with

field trips and numerous social activities in various

opportunities to practise general English skills and

locations in eastern Newfoundland.

build their technical, ocean-related English vocabulary,”

“The Marine Institute program is my favourite part of this summer,” said student Weilin Lin. “The instructors were so kind and explained everything clearly

and

ensured

all

of

us

can

“I still remember everything I learned from the class,”

understand.

said Yi-Chen Chen. “We went to Signal Hill to learn

I learned plenty of knowledge about the environment

about St. John’s harbour history. We went to Water

and the importance of sustainable development during

Street and many beaches to learn.”

these field trips.”

country participants and sectors.”

Echo Pittman is the international student co-ordinator

Cruise scrutiny

Social work professor testifies at U.S. Senate hearings By Laura Woodford

A School of

she said. “Our goal is to expand the program to other

said. “But according to our investigation, it doesn’t seem

than two hours. “The timing of my testimony was auspicious — just

like things have changed.” Dr. Klein served on a witness panel that included the

two days before the Cruise Passenger Protection Act was

CEOs for Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean

introduced by Senators Rockefeller and Blumenthal,”

International, a rear admiral of the United States

said Dr. Klein. “Much of my testimony directly related

Coast Guard and the former chairman of the National

to and laid a foundation for the various provisions in the

Transportation Safety Board Member of the Cruise Line

act. It is gratifying when one’s academic work impacts

International Association’s Panel of Experts.

policy formulation and lends support to legislation – in

Social Work professor, recognized

Each witness provided a five-minute oral presentation,

as one of the world’s leading experts on the cruise ship

and then discussions ensued among all present for more

this case legislation that will better protect passengers and employees on cruise ships.”

industry, again testified as an expert witness about the industry before a U.S. Senate committee hearing recently. The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on Wednesday, July 24, titled Cruise Industry Oversight: Recent Incidents Show Need for Stronger Focus on Consumer Protection. Dr. Ross Klein’s appearance was specifically requested by the committee’s chairperson, Senator Jay Rockefeller, following Dr. Klein’s appearance at a hearing held in March 2012. He also testified before the Senate committee in 2008, and has made numerous other presentations on the industry. At the hearing, Senator Rockefeller reviewed the current state of consumer protection in the cruise industry in light of recent safety and security incidents that endangered thousands of Americans travelling aboard cruise ships. “I’ve been told time and again that cruise lines will change, that things will get better for passengers,” he

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before a House of Representatives committee in 2007,

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The French presence in Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University’s co-hosted

an

international

French and Spanish Departments

and

multidisciplinary

conference

commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht recently. The conference, titled The French Presence in Newfoundland Past and Present and Future, featured a myriad of topics concerning the history of the French people in the province. To celebrate the conference, as well as highlight the extensive holdings relating to the French exploration and the fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, located on the third floor of the Queen Elizabeth II Library, has mounted a collection of 17th and 18th century French maps and texts, including a copy of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. The exhibition runs from Aug. 7-Sept. 7 The exhibit also includes a 1755 map of plantations, texts and maps from Lescarbot (1618), Lahontan (1704), Charlevoix (1744) and Prevost (1756), Laet’s chart Nova Francia et Regions Adiacentes (1630) and Discours fait par un marchand de la ville de Bordeaux touchant le commerce de la mer (1686).

Laet’s chart Nova Francia et Regions Adiacentes (1630)

Also on display are eight rare works of fiction featuring the adventures of Les Mousses (the ships’ boys working at the Terra Neuvas fishery). For more information, visit www.library.mun.ca/qeii/cns/index.php.

Colour of sound

Ethnomusicology scholar recognized by prestigious bi-national organization By Kelly Foss

Dr. Marion MacLeod,

a graduate of the

School of Music, has been named Fulbright Scholar. She recently received her doctorate in ethnomusicology the University of Ottawa and two degrees from the University of Windsor — one in education and one in piano performance. The Fulbright Scholarship is for one year, but she intends to continue her research at the University of Chicago for two years with additional funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities

Submitted photo

from Memorial and holds an MA in music history from

Dr. Marion MacLeod

Research Council (SSHRC). “Many American vocal genres are defined by their timbre — that is, the colour of their sounds. Timbre is stylistic, but is often seen as a lifestyle marker and is described in socially suggestive terms,” she explained. “My project, entitled Sounding and Resounding Race Through Timbre, will study timbral and ideological nuances in music ranging from mountain music to

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Be prepared Memorial hires first chief risk officer; several units consolidated into risk management portfolio By Mandy Cook

Memorial’s first chief risk officer is keen to get the lay of the land of his new professional home. “I came a week early so I could get oriented and begin to understand the full scope of this new role,” said Kristopher Parsons in an interview for the Gazette in his office at 208 Elizabeth Avenue on Memorial’s St. John’s campus. Makes sense for someone whose new role is to assess and minimize risk on all of Memorial’s campuses and for the people who study and work here. Mr. Parsons, who has a background in law and was director of quality, risk and compliance with responsibility for health, safety and environment, risk, preparedness at Marine Atlantic Inc., is well-suited to the position — a new key leadership role that was announced in September 2012. At Memorial, Mr. Parsons will be responsible for Campus Enforcement and Patrol, the Department of Health and Safety, Risk and Insurance and the Office of Emergency Management.

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claims and insurance and security and emergency

Kristopher Parsons

In addition to some early introductions, Mr. Parsons has already experienced some of the aspects of his

arrival of the Republic of Doyle cast, crew and a parking

pan-university chief risk officer demonstrates that

portfolio

Patrol

lot packed full of gear, allowing him the opportunity

Memorial is interested in becoming a leader in risk

(CEP)  —  which will be making a transition from

first-hand.

Campus

Enforcement

to understand the needs and challenges of hosting

management. He also brings a slightly different approach

Facilities Management — was one of his first stops as he

visitors to campus, including security and physical

to risk management.

accompanied Officer Fewer for a “ride along” and for an

access

the

“My view of risk management is about seizing

introduction to the night shift security rounds.

requirements,

insurance

coverage

for

production’s presence and health and safety issues. As

opportunities that foster the university’s goals and

“One round took an hour and a half,” said Mr.

well, he was able to recently tour the St. John’s campus’s

objectives, and we must manage risk to an acceptable level.

Parsons. “One round. Of course, a round includes the

new residence, and be part of assessing some potential

It is the Board of Regents and the senior administration

St. John’s campus, Botanical Garden, the Ocean Sciences

security and health and safety issues in advance of the

that will determine what is an acceptable level of

Centre, the Battery, the Health Sciences. It was a great

building’s incoming residents.

risk, and protecting our people, property and the

opportunity to get an idea of the physical layout of the

With such a wide spectrum of responsibility and large

environment from harm is critical. But we need to be

areas we are responsible for and some of the challenges

area to cover, Mr. Parsons says getting started is “like

enablers and find ways to make things happen safely

CEP faces.”

trying to get a drink from a fire hose.” But, he is eager

rather than simply finding ways to say no.”

Mr. Parsons’ arrival on campus coincided with the

&

to get up to speed and says the creation of the role of a

News notes Listed below is a selection of the funding opportunities for

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Fellowships

which information has recently been received by the Office

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Scholarships

of Research Services. For links to further information on these

• MITACS-Accelerate PhD Fellowships

Memorial University, Office of Research Services

items, visit Grant Funding Opportunities on the research web-

• NL-HARP Doctoral Dissertation Awards in Healthy Aging

site at www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php.

• NL-HARP Master’s Research Grants on Healthy Aging

– Hobart Houghton Fellowship

– SSHRC /Vice President’s Research Grants Program

• NL-HARP Project Grants

Memorial University, J.R. Smallwood Foundation

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical

• NL-HARP Seed Grants on Healthy Aging

– Research Grants

Students

• NSERC Discovery Grant

– Conference Grants

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in the Pathogenesis

• NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grant

of Infectious Disease

• NSERC PromoScience Grant

Oct. 1

• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Atlantic Regional

• NSERC Research Tools and Equipment Grants

Memorial University, Office of Research Services

Fellowship Program

• NSERC Ship Time Grant

• CIHR Catalyst Grant: Secondary Analysis of Neuroimaging

• SSHRC Insight Grant

salary)

IMMINENT DEADLINES

Cystic Fibrosis Canada

– Salary-Based Research Grants Program (re-designation of

Databases • CIHR Dissemination Events • CIHR Industry – Partnered Collaborative Research

– Clinical Incentive Grants

Sept. 3

– Clinical Fellowships

• CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

– Transplant Centre Incentive Grants

• CIHR Partnerships for Healthy System Improvement

– Scholarships

• CIHR Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples -

– Studentships

Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKEs)

Sept. 20

– Fellowships

• CIHR Planning Grants

Memorial University, Office of Research Services

• CIHR Team Grant: Health Challenges in Chronic

– SSHRC Travel Grants for International Representation

Cancer Research Institute (New York)

Inflammation Initiative

– SSHRC Travel Grants for Paper Presentation at Scholarly

• DoD Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Award

Conferences

• DoD Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Doctoral Research

Sept. 30

Award

Rhodes University

(Application)

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– Career Awards at the Scientific Interface

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– Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

– Career Awards for Medical Scientists

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OUTANDABOUT

GRAND PRIZE

Peggy Edwards, at right, who works in benefits and pensions in the Department of Human Resources, happily accepts a trip for two anywhere Provincial Airlines flies from Sherry Butt, a representative of the airline. Ms. Edwards’ name was drawn for the top prize at the annual employee barbecue on the St. John’s campus Aug. 22.

For more on these events and other news at Memorial, please visit

NSERC Webinar on New Research Portal, 2:30-5:30 p.m., IIC-

Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School

www.today.mun.ca.

2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor:

of Graduate Studies

Office of Research Services

Saturday, Sept. 7 Fall Plant Sale at MUN Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: Friends of MUN Botanical Garden

Tuesday, Sept. 17 Wednesday, Sept. 11

Spanish

Blood Donor Clinic, 1-7:30 p.m., Dining Hall, R. Gushue Hall,

Department of French and Spanish

Film

Festival,

7-9:30

p.m.,

EN-2006,

Sponsor:

Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services

Monday, Sept. 9 A Law School at Memorial?, 12-1 p.m., Junior Common Room,

Thursday, Sept. 12

Gushue Hall, Sponsor: Office of the President

MUN Cinema Series: Before Midnight, 7-9 p.m., Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema

SDTC Virtual Incubator Workshop, 9-11:30 a.m., National Research Council Institute for Marine Dynamics, Atlantic Room,

Friday, Sept. 13

St. John’s campus, Sponsor: RBC & Ernst and Young

Shuffle, 8-10 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: Music at Memorial

CLASSIFIED

Tuesday, Sept. 10 A Law School at Memorial University?, 7-8:30 p.m., The Rocket

An Examination of Rural and Coastal Foodscapes: Insights for

For Sale – 13 Queen’s Road $339,000

Room, 272 Water St., Sponsor: Office of the President

the Study of Community Food Security and Sustainable Food

Rare opportunity to purchase a modern home in

Systems, 2:30-4:30 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research

desirable Rawlins Cross in downtown St. John’s.

and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

Three bedroom townhome with large bright

Blood Donor Clinic, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., The Landing,

kitchen, sunny deck, off -street parking, two storey

University Centre, Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services

Saturday, Sept. 14

and full walk out basement. Minutes to Duckworth,

Duo: nota bene, 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of

Gardening for Bees and Butterflies Workshop, 2-4 p.m., 306

Water Street, the Rooms and Bannerman Park.

Music, Sponsor: Music at Memorial

Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Walk to MUN. susanmariadoyle@yahoo.ca or 613-867-2923.

Get Swabbed!, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., The Landing, University Centre,

Monday, Sept. 16

Sponsor: OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, Canadian

Reading Women’s Home and Garden Lives, 1-3 p.m., IIC-2014,

Blood Services

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Chris Hammond photo

Law school consultation The Law School

Feasibility

an online questionnaire can be found

Committee is inviting the public to

at

www.mun.ca/lawfeasibility/index.

two final consultations taking place in

php. From left to right are committee

St. John’s: Monday, Sept. 9, at 12 p.m.

members Bert Riggs, Janet Harron,

in the Junior Common Room, Gushue

Karen Kennedy, Lynne Phillips, Justice

Hall, and on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.

A.E. (Fonse) Faour and Morgan Cooper.

at the Rocket Room, 272 Water St. More

Absent from photo are Heather Clarke

information on the committee and

and Dr. Peter McKinnon.

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