GAZETTE
January 15, 2014 Volume 46 Number 8
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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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Growth assessment
The Cupids Legacy Centre needs Memorial’s help measuring its impact on the region of Conception Bay North.
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Fiery festival
Books at Memorial The latest selection of page-turning reading material from Memorial’s authors.
The fifth annual SPARKS Literary Festival will light up hearts and minds Jan. 19.
Blackout 2014 Memorial copes with unexpected power outage By Dave Sorensen
Exceptionally
cold
temperatures
and
a
province-wide power outage caused headaches for Memorial University as the winter semester was set to kick off. The university shut all campuses for three days Jan. 6-9, just as thousands of students, faculty members and staff were preparing for the semester’s start. When Memorial did reopen Jan. 9, frozen and burst water pipes left many offices and some classrooms uninhabitable. The bill to repair damage is expected to run into the hundreds of thousands. “The winter semester of 2014 will be remembered for its exceptional winds, snow, cold and related power outages,” said President Gary Kachanoski. “But we are mostly back, safe and sound, and I want to personally thank the entire Memorial University community for your patience and understanding through this difficult time.” The president also thanked staff and faculty who worked through the situation to help manage the varment, Nalcor and Newfoundland and Labrador Power for their co-operation and efforts to help the university manage through the situation. When the outage started, the primary focus was students returning to and living in residence, at both Grenfell Campus and in St. John’s. While the outages did affect residence students, building heat loss was kept to a minimum and no students were required to
See blackout story on page 5
chris hammond PHOTO
ious problems and issues that arose, as well as govern-
Post-blackout repairs Bernard Aylward, a staff member in Facilities Management’s carpentry shop, is pictured hard at work installing new insulation in the walls of the fourth floor of the Arts and Administration building annex.
Strategic area Arctic research project to provide unique opportunity for doctoral students By Jackey Locke
Students interested in doing a PhD centred on Arctic shipping and operations have yet another reason to consider Memorial University. Memorial is one of four partnering universities sponsored to conduct research on safer Arctic shipping methods and, as part of the program, students will have an opportunity to conduct some of their research at partnering universities. The Joint Center of Excellence for Arctic Shipping and Operations, made up of researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Aalto University in Finland, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of Helsinki in Finland, recently won an international competition that resulted
See arctic story on page 4
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT By Kelly Foss
research, under the direction of Dr. Kerton, involved exploring the application of solid-state nuclear mag-
A science alumnus has received a prestigious
netic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) (including 209Bi
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
NMR) for the characterization of main group co-ordination complexes bearing amine-bis(phenolate) ligands.
world-class students and establish Canada as a global
Mr. Drover has received a long list of academic awards
centre of excellence in research and higher learning by
and fellowships during his academic career, both at
providing $50,000 a year for three years to Canadian
Memorial and now at UBC, including the recent NSERC
students pursuing a doctoral degree
Michael-Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS).
Marcus Drover, a Mount Pearl native who grew up in
“This supplement will enable me to travel to the
St. John’s, holds a B.Sc. in chemistry from Memorial.
University of Oxford for four months in the spring
He is currently a graduate student at the University of
of 2014 to carry out collaborative research under the
British Columbia.
supervision of Prof. Andrew Weller for the develop-
“I am very humbled to have received a Vanier Canada Scholarship to pursue my doctoral studies here at UBC,”
submitted PHOTO
The Vanier scholarship aims to attract and retain
Marcus Drover on Grouse Mountain, B.C.
ment of new Rh complexes for catalytic C-X (C,N) bond formation,” he said.
one day direct his own research group, Mr. Drover is
said Mr. Drover. “Given the difficulty associated with
“None of these feats would have been possible had
currently conducting research into understanding
obtaining funding and the high quality of research pro-
it not been for the assistance of others, including my
acetylene: alkyne functionalization via a rhodium(I)
grams in Canada, I was very excited to have won.”
past research supervisors who have provided me with
complex under the co-supervision of Dr. Jennifer A.
excellent advice, continuous support and a contagious
Love and Dr. Laurel L. Schafer at the UBC chemistry
love for science.”
department.
While at Memorial, Mr. Drover worked for Dr. Fran Kerton and Prof. Laurence Thompson, from which he co-authored four publications, two as first author. His
While he one day hopes to become a professor and
a great deal of recognition through awards for our work
tourism, and how further capacity at the centre could
in heritage and tourism, and have been visited by digni-
be of great benefit to the community and the region.”
taries such as Prince Charles, Canada’s prime minister and the Governor General.”
your next project
Interested in learning more about this project? The Harris Centre’s
Despite its success, the centre still faces challenges.
co-ordinator of knowledge mobilization would be happy to tell you
“Up to this point we have relied greatly on public
more. Call Amy Tucker at 709-864-6115 or email at amy.tucker@
sources of funding from the federal and provincial
mun.ca.
governments, as well as fees for admission, events, and use of facilities. We would like to increase our capac-
GAZETTE
ity and visitation, and to do that we require additional By Amy Tucker
funding,” said Mr. Laracy. The board looks forward to
Special to the Gazette
ensuring the facility continues to have a positive impact on the community, and to do so an assessment of the
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
growth and progress to date is necessary.
to ask for research help. With hundreds of community-suggested
The project:
opportunities to choose from, your next project is just a click away.
The board would like to have a better understanding of
Here’s one …
how the centre impacts the local community and area,
Yaffle.ca is Memorial’s online connecting tool. One of its most significant jobs is to provide a way for people from outside Memorial
both economically and socially.
The opportunity:
“We want to show that we are relevant, and that fur-
The Cupids Legacy Centre was built in 2010 to com-
ther growth and capacity development of our facility
memorate the 400th anniversary of the first English set-
benefits not only the centre, but also the community
tlement in Canada, which took place in Cupids. It holds
and region as a whole,” said Mr. Laracy.
an exhibit that showcases the history of the Conception
Some aspects of the centre that could be assessed are
Bay North area — more than 185,000 artifacts, an
its economic impact on the region, the degree to which
archaeological field lab, a reception hall, a family his-
it partners with and benefits other businesses, historic
tory resource centre, a rooftop “faerie” garden and a
sites and events and how it helps to preserve and pro-
museum shop. It also hosts experience-related heritage
mote the culture and heritage of the area.
events, such as storytelling, craft-making workshops and school tours and educational activities.
“My hope is that we can create a detailed document that can be used to help us understand and promote our
“Our state-of-the-art building has everything to offer
value to the region, in concrete and measureable terms,”
the public for a great tourism experience, plus more,”
said Mr. Laracy. “In addition, we would like to describe
said Peter Laracy, general manager. “We have received
additional sustainability strategies around experiential
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Stoking the (creative) fire
Fifth annual SPARKS Literary Festival to take place on St. John’s campus By Janet Harron
A perfect antidote
Faculty Relations director appointed Mary McCarthy Mandville has been
to rolling blackouts
and overwhelming snow mountains, the fifth annual
appointed the new director of Faculty Relations.
SPARKS Literary Festival is set to light up St. John’s on
Ms.
Mandville
Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Suncor Energy Hall at Memorial’s
graduated
School of Music.
Memorial University
from
This year SPARKS, in collaboration with the Irish
in 1979 with a bache-
Newfoundland Association, is bringing Irish poet and
lor of arts (education)
editor Patrick Cotter to join the festivities along with 15
and earned her bach-
other writers.
elor of laws degree
Among those at the podium will be Giller-nominated
from
Dalhousie
Elisabeth de Mariaffi, long listed for her short story
University in 1984.
collection How To Get Along With Women. Michael
She was called to the
Crummey will read from his first collection of poetry
bar of Newfoundland
in some time, Under the Keel and Marjorie Doyle will
and Labrador in April 1985.
offer her frequently hilarious essays in The Doyle
Ms.
Mandville
worked
in
the
provincial
Department of Justice for more than 25 years, with
will read from her 2013 collage work Hooking: A Book
the Civil Division as a solicitor and with the Office
of Centos — dubbed a standout by reviewers across the
of Legislative Counsel as a legislative drafter. Much
country. Chris Brookes will share stories of the theatre
of her career with the Department of Justice was
group The Mummers’ Troupe. Creative writing stu-
focussed in the areas of labour relations, interna-
dents Katie Vautour and Shannon Page are emerging
tional human rights and occupational health and
writers who are also bringing their gifts to the festival.
safety.
Other writers appearing at this year’s festival include Paul Bowdring, Anne Budgell, Marjorie Doyle, Mike Heffernan, Carmelita McGrath, Chad Pelley and Claire Wilkshire. SPARKS 2014 will also include two literary translators whose work has garnered much praise. Dr. Jean M. Snook of Memorial’s Department of German and Russian has translated several works of German fiction. She recently received
the
inaugural
Austrian
Cultural
Forum
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Reader. Festival founder and director Mary Dalton
Ms. Mandville joined the Office of the General Counsel at Memorial in 2012 as associate general counsel and served as co-general counsel (acting)
Elisabeth de Mariaffi, whose collection of short stories How to Get Along with Women was long listed for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize, is one of 16 writers reading at this year’s SPARKS Literary Festival.
from May-November 2013. She was appointed to Queen’s Counsel by the lieutenant-governor in council in August 2013. Reporting to the associate vice-president academic (faculty affairs), the director of Faculty Relations will lead the Office of Faculty Relations in
Translation Prize in New York and the Wolff Translator’s
the achievement of effective academic labour and
Prize in Chicago for her translation of German novelist
employment relations, providing advice and lead-
Gert Jonke’s so-called untranslatable novel The Distant
The SPARKS Literary Festival takes place on Sunday, Jan. 19,
ership in a multi-campus environment on a variety
Sound. Dr. Neil Bishop of the Department of French and
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission is free and parking is avail-
of faculty relations matters.
Spanish has written seven book-length translations
able in lot 15B. A reception will follow the festival at 6 p.m.
Responsibilities for academic employees include
that have received much acclaim, including a Governor
For more information visit www.arts.mun.ca/sparks or
faculty, librarians, and co-operative education
General award short list for Death of the Spider. He will
www.facebook.com/SparksLiteraryFestival .
co-ordinators,
represented
by
the
Memorial
be reading from Of Ambers Water Woven, translations of
University of Newfoundland Faculty Association
poems by St. John’s local Annick Perrot-Bishop.
(MUNFA); per-course instructors, represented by the Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland (LUMUN); graduate teaching and research assistants, represented by the Teaching
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of
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lows, represented by LUMUN.
Be careful out there Over the holidays,
I was downtown in a
STUDENTVIEW
bar having some drinks with friends when something
Shannon Page
rather unsettling happened. It was the sort of thing that you never think is going
into someone you know. Either way, there’s something about this city that has lulled me into a sense of security and convinced me that nothing bad can happen here. I let my guard down.
to happen to you. The kind of thing that happens to
since I’d only had a few sips, there wasn’t any need to
I’m not meaning to imply that St. John’s is the most
other people. More vulnerable people. People who are
go to the hospital. Instead they took me home, forced
dangerous place out there, or that everyone who goes
less careful.
me to drink water, and recounted the details to me the
partying downtown on a Friday or Saturday night is
next morning.
going to have a similar experience. Just that, especially
I went to the washroom with a friend and left my beer on the table with a friend who was dancing nearby.
But I got lucky. Really lucky.
for someone who has lived in a lot of cities more overtly
I only took a few swallows after I came back, but that
Despite the fact that date-rape drugs have been in the
threatening, St. John’s can seem a lot more utopian
was enough. The rest of my evening was more or less a
news in St. John’s since at least 2008, there’s something
than it is. This city is a rapidly growing urban center,
blank — which is strange, given the minimal amount
about this city that makes it seem like it’s less likely to
with rapidly growing urban crime and other issues that
I’d had to drink.
happen here than in other, larger urban centers. I’ve
naturally follow such development.
I was with some good friends who realized that some-
lived in places in Canada where I would have never even
As the semester starts up again, many students (and
thing was wrong pretty quickly. According to one friend
considered letting my drink leave my hand. Victoria,
non-students) will certainly find themselves in situa-
who spoke to a police officer downtown, I displayed
Vancouver, Whitehorse: all of these places have taught
tions where a little bit of extra caution couldn’t hurt. Be
all of the symptoms of having consumed a date-rape
me to be constantly aware of my surroundings and
careful out there.
drug. The officer recommended that, if they thought I
my safety when I go out. Maybe it’s because St. John’s
had had more than a third of the beverage, my friends
feels more like a small town than a city, or maybe it’s
Shannon Page is a fourth-year double major in English and
should take me to the emergency room. Fortunately,
because you can’t order a poutine here without running
classics. She can be reached at spep60@mun.ca.
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Law school feasibility report completed A report on the feasibility of a law school at Memorial University has been
questionnaire over the past several months. I would also like to thank the members
completed and delivered to President Gary Kachanoski.
of the committee for their dedication, insight and hard work on the report.”
“I’d like to thank the members of the task force, chaired by Dr. Lynne Phillips,
The committee consisted of Dr. Lynne Phillips, dean, Faculty of Arts; Heather M.
dean of the Faculty of Arts, for their efforts in undertaking this review,” said Dr.
Clarke, PhD candidate, Faculty of Business Administration (withdrew July 2013);
Kachanoski.
Morgan Cooper, associate vice-president (academic) faculty affairs; Alphonse E.
The committee has unanimously recommended that Memorial University
Faour, justice, Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, trial division; Peter
consider establishing a law school. Once external and internal consultation on the
McKinnon, president emeritus and former dean of law, University of Saskatchewan;
report is completed, the university administration will decide on next steps.
Bert Riggs, head of archives and special collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library;
The committee was asked to restrict their review to consideration of a faculty
Janet Harron, communications co-ordinator, Faculty of Arts; and Karen Kennedy,
of law as a professional school, as opposed to a legal studies degree program or
internal consultant, Office of the Provost.
department of law.
There have been two previous considerations by the university of establishing
The committee was also asked to examine the demographics of existing
a law school. The Harris Report, 1976, concluded that there was no demonstrated
Canadian law schools, the current and future needs for more lawyers, and benefits
need for a law school at Memorial, and the Bruce Report, 1987, which endorsed a
to Memorial, among other goals. Over the past six months, the committee met
law school in principle, but due to fiscal constraints, did not recommend action at
with numerous stakeholders, including members of the judiciary and the legal
that time.
profession, and held public consultations across the province, including at the St.
The university welcomes comments from members of the public regarding
John’s campus, Grenfell Campus and the Labrador Institute.
the possibilities proposed by the report. The report is available at www.mun.ca/
“Chairing this committee has been an exciting and educational experience
president/initiatives/taskforce.php. Email comments to tpittman@mun.ca until
for me,” said Dr. Phillips. “On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank
Jan. 31.
all those who took the time to meet with us, send emails and answer the online
Continued from arctic story on page 1 in C$3 million in funding from Lloyd’s
Gas Research. “Not only does it show
being utilized more, it is also becoming
and competitive win benefits Memorial,
Register Foundation to examine Arctic
Memorial’s credibility as being inter-
more vulnerable,” said Dr. Khan, chair
but more importantly, its students.”
shipping and operation risks.
nationally competitive in Arctic and
of processing engineering in the Faculty
Drs. Veitch and Khan will hire at
professors
ocean engineering, but it enables us to
of Engineering and Applied Science and
least four PhD students to work on this
Drs. Brian Veitch and Faisal Khan are
conduct what we feel is very important
Vale Research Chair in Process Risk and
project. Interested candidates should
two of the researchers in the Center of
research and it also provides our student
Safety Engineering. “We are in a posi-
send their resumé to bveitch@mun.ca or
Excellence. They are thrilled with their
researchers with the unique opportunity
tion to bring talented PhD students in to
to fikhan@mun.ca .
recent win and take great pride in the
to spend time at the partnering universi-
conduct leading-edge research to make
fact that international wins like this val-
ties which will enable them to establish
Arctic shipping safer. This international
idate Memorial’s leadership in Arctic and
their professional network.”
Memorial
engineering
ocean engineering.
Dr. Khan believes that providing stu-
“We are so excited to have won,” said
dents with these kinds of unique oppor-
Dr. Veitch, professor of ocean and naval
tunities is key to attracting the brightest
architectural engineering in the Faculty
students.
of Engineering and Applied Science
“The Arctic is a strategic area for
and the Husky Energy Chair in Oil and
Memorial University and as the area is
Dr. Faisal Khan
Dr. Brian Veitch
NOTABLE Dr. TA Loeffler, a professor in the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, has been named a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s College of Fellows is comprised of nearly 600 individuals who act as the voting body of the society and elect its officers and governors. Fellows are also expected to contribute to the activities of the society or to its objectives and programs. They are elected for life but must maintain a membership.
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Frameworks at work: Memorial’s frameworks in action
The three overarching frameworks guiding Memorial’s future direction — the Research Strategy Framework, the Teaching and Learning Framework and the Public Engagement Framework — are the result of several years of consultations with the university community and the people and organizations of Newfoundland and Labrador. This regular feature will help showcase the frameworks in action by sharing projects and highlighting the successes that are bringing them to life.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Clinical compassion
Bringing empathy and community engagement to HIV/AIDS research By Rebecca Cohoe
Since
the
emergence
of AIDS as a
significant health challenge in the 1980s, prejudice, misunderstanding
and
lack
of
compassion
have submitted PHOTO
contributed to the difficulty of living with an already daunting diagnosis. As a Memorial School of Pharmacy student during the 1990s, the unfairness of the illness stuck with Dr. Deborah Kelly, now an associate professor in the school. “The thing that really got me was the stigma. People
Dr. Deborah Kelly has made public engagement a key value of her teaching and research practice.
were losing jobs and being ostracized and gossiped about when what they really needed was compassion and caring.” It was a realization that would change her life and that continues to define her work.
“We’ve also partnered on knowledge translation
matter to the people who need help, says Dr. Kelly. She
activities including Café Scientifiques, conferences and
also believes that her close connections with public
speaking and learning opportunities for people living
organizations increase the likelihood that the results
with HIV/AIDS,” said Dr. Kelly.
of her work will make the transition from studies to
Dr. Kelly is jointly appointed between the School of
Public engagement is also an essential element of Dr.
Pharmacy and Eastern Health as the clinical pharmacist
Kelly’s teaching practice. Her students participate in
“We sometimes get so focused on publications, but
for the provincial HIV program, a role that has brought
her clinical practice at the HIV clinic, providing direct
when it comes to clinical and applied research, it’s
her into close and regular contact with the AIDS
patient care and spending time at the Safe Works Access
important that we go beyond the academic journals to
Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador (ACNL).
Program, an outreach program run by ACNL.
make sure that findings are reaching the people with
From advisory roles on boards to personal volunteerism
“First-hand
opportunities
provide
chances
to
practice.
the ability to implement them.”
with the AIDS Walk for Life, Dr. Kelly’s relationship
put knowledge and skills into practise,” she said. “I
For successful public engagement, Dr. Kelly says
with the committee grew. In 2009 a joint committee
believe these experiences are critical to developing the
it has to be a “true” partnership and that it requires
was created between Eastern Health and ACNL with a
high-calibre graduates that the School of Pharmacy is
meaningful engagement, not just on paper. She also
mandate to educate patients, caregivers and the public
known for.”
says it helps to be passionate about the cause.
about issues related to living with HIV/AIDS. The connections between Dr. Kelly and ACNL also extend into her current research projects. In partnership
Dr.
Kelly’s
sentiments
about
the
benefits
of
collaboration between Memorial and the public are echoed by Gerard Yetman, executive director, ACNL.
with colleagues, including Zach Marshall, a PhD candidate
“Partnerships
like
ours
provide future
Mr. Yetman agrees. “The secret to a positive working relationship between a public organization and a university is
health
respect —respect for the expertise both entities offer —
with
and understanding that working together will benefit
in the Faculty of Medicine, and Drs. Greg Harris and Jackie
professionals
with
Hesson from the Faculty of Education, Dr. Kelly and ACNL
community
health
are collaborating on three significant areas of work: a
of
and
Dr. Kelly’s next major project is co-chairing, in
study into rapid testing for HIV, a project that specifically
understanding and respecting the vital role community
partnership with Dr. Michael Grant, the Canadian
investigates treatment adherence in female patients and
agencies play in working with the provincial health
Association for HIV Research national conference
an evaluation of the potential of non-physician (nurse
system in trying to achieve healthy communities.”
this May in St. John’s. For more information on the
practitioners and pharmacists, for example) clinics for chronic HIV management.
working
with
opportunities programs,
to
gaining
HIV-positive
work
knowledge
individuals
Working together ensures that the research being
both parties and the community in general.”
conference, please visit www.cahr-acrv.ca .
conducted is relevant and focused on the issues that
Continued from blackout story on page 1 move out. In St. John’s a temporary warming station was established in the Human Kinetics Building, but it wasn’t used. All deadlines (such as tuition fees payment, course drop/add, etc.) have been extended by the three business days that were lost. There will be some adjustments to the semester schedule, but the scheduled mid-term break and end-of-semester study break will remain intact.
Winter semester date changes To accommodate the loss of three instructional days at the start of winter semester (Jan. 6-8 inclusive), the following changes to
A broken sprinkler pipe in the Arts and Administration building annex on the St. John’s
the winter semester were instituted:
campus damaged upwards of 40 rooms and offices. Repairs were undertaken almost immedi-
• On Thursday, Feb. 20, lectures will follow the Tuesday schedule
ately and the majority of occupants are expected back in their rooms by early next week.
• On Friday, Feb. 21, lectures will follow the Monday schedule
Significant damage also occurred at the Marine Institute’s Ridge Road campus.
• On Wednesday, Feb. 19 (the last day of midterm break), evening
Approximately 50 classrooms and offices were affected by water damage due to broken sprin-
classes will go ahead, following the Wednesday schedule.
kler pipes. Cleanup and repairs were started immediately and classes were able to resume when the campus reopened on Jan. 9.
In the event that further teaching time is lost, additional adjustments
Other buildings suffering damage included the Bruneau Innovation Centre, the Battery building, the Aquarena, Feild Hall and the QE II Library.
to the semester may be required. For new dates on the academic calendar, see www.mun.ca/regoff/registration/undergrad3/relevant_
Fortunately, Grenfell Campus incurred no physical damage during this period and power
dates.php .
restoration took place without incident.
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BOOKS AT
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Sean Cadigan Death on Two Fronts, part of The History of Canada series, examines the tragic transformation
of
Newfoundland’s
political culture between 1914 and 1934. For many people throughout Canada and the rest of the world, 1914 was important because it marked the beginning of the First World War. While the year became significant for the same reason in Newfoundland, it was not originally so. Newfoundland’s economy depended on the sea, and the seal hunt was vital. During the spring of 1914, 77 men of the S.S. Newfoundland died and many more were injured when they became lost on the ice fields, locally known as the front, off the northeast coast. What became known as the Newfoundland sealing disaster galvanized popular discontent against mercantile profiteering and recklessness on the seal hunt, and influenced Newfoundland politics. The Great War muted this discontent and fostered a nationalist political culture founded on notions of honour, sacrifice, and patriotism, particularly after the mass deaths in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel. This nationalism was easily shaken, however, in the post-war economic crisis that plagued Newfoundland, frustrating more progressive attempts to deal with economic and social problems, and led to the collapse of responsible government in 1934. Although sealers had died in 1914 and soldiers fell in the years of the Great War, it was liberal democracy in Newfoundland that was the final casualty in the bitter struggles over the meaning of these events. Dr. Sean Cadigan is a professor in the Department of History at Memorial.
Nursing Leadership and Management
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Death on Two Fronts: National Tragedies and the Fate of Democracy in Newfoundland, 1914-34
Dr. Alice Gaudine, Dr. Marianne Lamb Nursing Leadership and Management:
Working
in Canadian Healthcare is
due
publication
in
Organizations for
winter 2014. Written by Dr. Alice Gaudine, dean, pro tempore, of Memorial’s
School
of Nursing, and Dr. Marianne former
Lamb, director
Memorial
a of
University
and Queen’s University Schools of Nursing, the book offers a truly Canadian introduction to theory and practice with an emphasis on the key skills employed by successful nurse leaders. Built on the authors’ practical experience, this textbook equips students to lead and work effectively with others in today’s complex health-care settings. Canadian examples (including examples from Newfoundland and Labrador of related research and practice) are utilized to coach readers in thinking critically, delegating successfully, improving quality, communicating effectively and building teams. The challenges faced by direct care nurses and nurse managers are identified throughout the book, and the text encourages the next generation of nurses to find positive solutions to issues such as organizing nursing care, handling conflict, leading change, preventing workplace burnout and much more.
Mad Matters: A Critical Reader in Canadian Mad Studies Edited by Brenda LeFrancois, Robert Menzies and Geoffrey Reaume In 1981, Toronto activist Mel Starkman wrote: “An important
new
move-
ment is sweeping through the western world … The ‘mad,’ the oppressed, the ex-inmates asylums
of
society’s
are
coming
together and speaking for themselves.” Mad Matters brings together the writings of this vital movement, which has grown explosively in the years since. It presents diverse critical voices that convey the experiences of the psychiatrized and challenges understandings of “mental illness.” The connections between mad activism and other liberation struggles are stressed, making a major contribution to the literature on human rights and anti-oppression. Dr. Brenda LeFrancois is an associate professor at the School of Social Work and is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial.
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Canadian Business and Society: Ethics, Responsibilities & Sustainability Robert W. Sexty This
book
provides
a
broad
overview of the Canadian business system and society’s expectations of
it
by
emphasizing
ethics,
responsibilities, and sustainability. The
ethics
of
business
refers
to the rules, standards, codes, values or principles that provide guidance for morally appropriate behaviour in managerial decisionmaking relating to the operation of
businesses
and
business’s
relationship with society. Business is accepted by society as long as it recognizes the responsibilities in its operations and considers the needs and desires of society. Sustainability represents a managerial approach that integrates economic, ethical and environmental responsibilities into all management systems. The ethics and responsibilities of business in society are connected to the concept of stakeholders, individuals or organizations that influence the corporation and/or that are influenced by the corporation. This concept will be described fully in the book and is key to the connection to or linkage between business and society. Robert W. Sexty is a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Business Administration.
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MEMORIAL Essentials of Offshore Structures: Framed and Gravity Platforms Dr. D. V. Reddy and Dr. A.S.J. Swamidas Essentials of Offshore Structures examines the engineering design and analysis of offshore drilling platforms for exploration and production. The book provides both theory and application of principles related to structural, fluid and geotechnical mechanics of offshore structures. It makes available a multitude of “solved problems” and “sample problems to solve” which gives readers and students a strong understanding of steel-framed and base-supported concrete gravity offshore structures. The book highlights the engineering applications for offshore structural design, research and development. Through worked examples and designs, it is also useful to engineers and scientists in the offshore industry.
Key features of the book include fundamental theory, solutions, applications and useful visual illustrations of offshore structures; samples of current structures along with typical older designs; illustrations of holistic behavior of offshore structure components; analytical methods in force modelling for wind, wave, current, ice and seismic forces; seabed soil characteristics, materials, corrosion, risk analysis, design codes; and sample problems. Dr. Swamidas is an honorary research professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; Dr. Reddy is a previous member of the faculty.
.................................................................. Platform or Personality: The Role of Party Leaders in Elections Amanda Bittner In this book by Amanda Bittner, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, incorporates data from 35 election studies across seven countries with varying institutional environments, and takes both a broad and in depth look at the role of leaders. A few noteworthy conclusions emerge. First, voters evaluate leaders’ traits in terms of two main dimensions, character and competence. Second, voters perceive leaders within the framework of a partisan stereotype in which the party label of the leader imbues meaning; more specifically, leaders of Conservative parties are seen to be more competent while Left leaders are seen to have more character. Third, and most importantly, leaders matter: they affect voters’ decisions and have a discernible effect on the distribution of votes in an election. Fourth, there are consistent differences in the perception of party leaders according to voters’ level of political sophistication. While all voters evaluate party leaders and consider leaders in their vote calculus, the more sophisticated do so the most. This book argues that personality plays an important role in elections, and that in a healthy democracy, so it should.
.................................................................. Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora: Grandparents, Grandparenting, Community and School Relations Dr. Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine, editors This book offers a platform not only to look in on the lives
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................................................................................................................. Newfoundland Drugstores: A History John K. Crellin Although primarily associated with filling doctors’ prescriptions and selling medicines and other items for self-care, historically drugstores have also been operated as general stores, selling an intriguing range of toiletries, perfumery, confectionery, seeds for the garden and household items. For many years, the shopping experiences of customers owed a good deal to the distinctive drugstore aura created by a store’s elegant wooden fixtures, rows of attractive glass containers and a characteristic aroma arising from drugs and the preparations compounded on the premises. Newfoundland Drugstores by Dr. John K. Crellin, Faculty of Medicine, is a fascinating account of the important and varied roles that drugstores played in Newfoundland society. Dr. Crellin holds British qualifications in medicine, pharmacy and the history of science. His career spans three countries, at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in the U.K., at Southern Illinois and Duke Universities in the U.S., and at Memorial University, where he was the John Clinch Professor of Medical History until his official retirement in 2002. He continues to teach complementary and alternative medicine at the Faculty of Medicine.
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of vital grandparents but paints, in broad strokes, a mural of coming, changing, as well as challenging cultural and social settings. In what the editors call “small nuanced studies”,
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we find telling narratives of generational connections in
sheer presence are most formative. As is strongly advocated in
the face of changing and challenging odds. This book does
this book, it is essential that educators, curriculum developers
a great service to the concept of diaspora, as well as to the
and teachers appreciate the place of grandparents in their
changing nature of that concept and elevates the status of
students’ lives. Dr. Amarjit Singh is a professor in the Faculty
grandparents by positioning them as vital members of a
of Education; Dr. Mike Devine is an associate professor in the
complex and challenging society where their skills, gifts, and
School of Social Work.
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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY Dean’s and Vice-President’s List and Fellows of the School of Graduate Studies 2012-13 FACULTY OF ARTS DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ANDERSON, Rose ANDERSON, Yvette ANDREWS, Zachary ANSTEY, Zachary ASHTON, Darby BAIRD, Christopher BAKER, Samantha BARRETT, Joshua BARRY, Jessica BATEMAN, Kjeryn BATEMAN, Megan BEAIRSTO, Bronwyn BEATON, Dana BECK, Kayla BEDECKI, Kyle BEST, Sasha BICKFORD, Samantha BISHOP, Steven BLACKMORE, Sarah BLACKWOOD, Emily BOATES, Isaac BONA, Nadine BONNELL, Laura BREEN, Kathleen BRODERICK, Cody BROUILLETTE, Marc BRYANT, Heather BURT, Matthew BUTLER, Howard BUTLER, Lesley CAHILL, Erin CAMPBELL, Hugh CAMPBELL, Sarah CAPANDEGUY, Terry CARMICHAEL, Callum CARROLL, Kayla CHEZENKO, Griffyn CLARK, Sam CLEARY, Jamie CLEARY, Olivia CLOUTIER, Natalie COLBOURNE, Kenzie COLE, Haleigh COLE, Meagan COLLINGWOOD, Emma CONDON, Kayla CONNORS, Margaret CONSTANTINE, David COOK, Michael COOZE, Brianna CORNICK, Shelley CROCKER, Eva CROKE, Heather CROUCHER, Keenan DEVEREAUX, Joshua DOWNEY, Molly DWYER, Seamus DYKE, Maria EDMUNDS, Craig FALLON, Laura FELLS, Anita FENRICK, Elena FIELD, Charlotte FLEET, Michael FLEMING, Rebecca FOWLER, Eric FREEZE, Erin GAI, Joaquin GERMAINE, Mary GILLIS HOGAN, Samuel GRUCHEY, Matthew HAWCO, Jane HAYWARD, Brendon HEAD, Tamara HEIDEL, Eryn HELWEG-LARSEN, Jules HOGAN, Marie HOWELLS, Laura HUANG, Limingcui HUGHES, Jordyn HUNT, Michael HURICH, Ruth HURLEY, Melanie IGAMBERDIEV, Timour ISLAM, Kajree JARVIS, Susan JONES, Diana KEEPING, Zachary KELLY, Stephanie KENNY, Catherine KERR, Blair KING, Amy KING, Hailey LANGILLE, Kyle LEE, Kathryn LETOURNEAU, Gaston LEWIS, Marc LITTLE, Harry LOCKE, James LUNDRIGAN, Angela LYNCH, Scott MACDONALD, Lisa MACDONALD, Samantha MALIK, Mona’a MARTIN, Dana MARTIN, Sarah MAYO, Adam
MCCARTHY, Matthew MCDONALD, Derek MCLEVEY, Mary MESSER, Sarah MITCHELL, Charlotte MOODY, Andrea MOONEY, Christopher MOORES, James MORGAN, Olivia MORGAN, Patricia MORRY, Alicia MORRY, Jeanie MORRY, Kirsten MURRAY, Emily NICHOLAS, Jessica NICHOLSON, Caroline NORMAN, Robert NORMAN, Shania NOSEWORTHY, Dakotah NOSEWORTHY, Greg O’GORMAN, Devin O’KEEFE, Liam PAGE, Shannon PARSONS, James PECKFORD, Timothy PENNEY, Christopher PENNEY, Elizabeth PENNEY, Lisa PERRY, Kelsea PETERS, Blaise PHILPOTT, Allison PHILPOTT, Emily PIKE, Christoph PIKE, Matthew PIKE, Samantha PIPPY, Katherine PISKOR, Ashley PITT, David PITT, Jamie POWELL, Nicholas POWELL, Theresa POWER, Maggie PRATT, Allison PRETTY, Christina PROWSE, Kathryn PYE, Jeremy QUIRK, Adam RAHEJA, Shruti REID, James RICHE, Benjamin RIDEOUT, Colin ROACH, Kieran ROACH, Robert ROBERTS, Joshua ROBINSON-GRANT, Russell ROCHE, Renee ROGERS, Nicole ROSS, Caitlin ROWE, Sarah RYAN, Juliette RYAN, Nakita A. F RYAN, Nakita M. RYDER, Justin SCHRYVER, Michael SCHUMPH, Amanda SEVIOUR, Laura SHARPE, Daniel SHEWFELT, Virginia SHORT, Peter SINGLETON, Christopher SLANEY, Kristen SMITH, Danielle SMITH, Megan SNOW, Maria SPRACKLIN, Walter STERLING, Robert STOCKLEY, Melanie STROWBRIDGE, Kandice STUMPF, Breanna SULLIVAN, Michael TAYLOR, Colin TAYLOR, Harry THOMAS, Melissa THOMPSON, Devon THOMPSON, Jared TILLEY, Micah TORRES CASANAS, Charley TRACEY, Rhiannon TUCKER, Stephanie VANCE, Erin WARING, Sydney WARNER, Ryan WATERMAN, Aley WHITE, Erin WHITE, Kyle WHITE, Nick WHITELAW, Keely WILKIE, Alexander WISEMAN, Ian WORRALL, Aileen FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ALEXANDER, Katherine ANSTEY, Troy AYLWARD, Brian BALL, Valerie BASSETT, Melissa
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BENTEAU, Andrew BERKSHIRE, Melissa BERNIQUEZ, Joshua BLAKE, Sara BLUNDON, Matthew BOCK, Caitlin BOONE, Jennifer BRACE, Jennifer BRADBURY, Janine BRENNAN, Justin BROWN, Stephanie BURKE, Mary-Jessie BURT, Michelle BURTON, Krista BUTT, Sarah BYRNE, Emily BYRNE, Sarah CANNING, Sarah CASEY, William CAVE, Victoria CHAFE, Alexander CHAORA, Garikai CHEESEMAN, Courtney CLARKE, Courtney COLE, Janessa COLES, Krista COLLINS, Danielle COLLINS, Lindsay CONDON, Anna COOMBES, Albert COOPER, Jessica CULL, Mallory CURRAN, James DALEY, Marie DALLEY, Stephanie DELAHUNT, Kevin DODMAN, Alexander DUFF, Michael DUNPHY, Elsie DUNPHY, Gerard DUNPHY, Kurt DWYER, Matthew ECKERT, John EMBERLEY, Sarah ENNIS, Kristina FAULKNER, Emily FEWER, Kimberley FISHER, Travis FITZPATRICK, Sabrina FOLEY, Meghan FORWARD, Krista FUGLEM, Karla GREENWOOD, Kate GREGORY, Monica GU, Sujin HAMMOND, Selina HAWKINS, Lauren HAYLEY, Kelsey HENNESSEY, Cheryl HICKMAN, Robert HISCOCK, Jennifer HOBBS, Krystal HOLLOWAY, Karen HOUSE, Allison JIA, Yuhan JIAO, Hongchen JONES, Alana KEAN, Jordan KEATS, Gregory KEITH, Debra KELLAND, Erika KEMP, Travis KENNEDY, Elizabeth KING, Karly KING, Matthew KUFUDI, Rena LANNING, James LEE, Junghwa LIU, Jiyi LOCKE, James MACDONALD, Misty MACISAAC, Emily MAIDMENT, Kelsey MCCARTHY, Dyanna MCGRATH, Samantha MCLEAN, Brittany MCLEAN, Emily MERCER, Cody MERCER, Hilary MIFFLEN-MITCHELL, Nicole MILLS, Danny MIOR, Ryan MOODY, Monica MOREAU, Joshua MOULAND, Alanna MUGFORD, Chantelle MUNIR, Muhammad MURPHY, April MURPHY, Danielle MURPHY, Megan MURPHY, Samantha NASH, Emma NASH, Sara NEIL, Andrea O’LEARY, Courtney O’NEILL, Daniel OLIVER, Maria ORGAN, Arleen OSMOND, Alicia PARSONS, Katrina
PAYNE, Travis PEARSON, Leah PEDDLE, Erica PENNY, Caitlin PEYTON, Matthew PITCHER, Jacob POLLARD, Kayla POND, Robert POPE, Laura POWER, Jessica POWER, Marissa POWER, Patrick PRITHVI, Raghu QUANN, Tyler REID, Alicia REINHARD, Gregory RIDGWAY, Brandon RIGGS, David RORKE, Megan ROSE, Patrick RYABOVA, Maria SAUNDERS, Rebecca SCHWARTZ, Aaron SCOTT, Walter SEELY, Trevor SHEARS, Peter SIM, Rachel SMITH, Joshua SMITH, Kaitlin SNOW, Kayla ST-GELAIS, Olivier STANFORD, Krista STAPLETON, Kaitlin STOCKLEY, Cecily SUN, Yinghui SWEETLAND, Andrew TAN, Yan Jun TEO, Joseph THISTLE, Andrea TUCK, Terry VAN DER RIJT, Kelsey WADE, Karla WALLACE, Stuart WALSH, Andrew WARRENDER, Ashley WAY, Andrew WHEELER, Nicole WILKIE, Peter WILLIAMS, Andrea YE, Kaili FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ANSTEY, Kerri-Leigh AUSTIN, Elizabeth BABSTOCK, Terri-Lynn BARTLETT, Brittany BARTLETT, Jonathan BARTLETT, Melanie BERNIQUEZ, Jenny BLAIR, Nikita BOONE, Amelia BRIAND, Jill BUDGELL, Katherine BURKE, Gabrielle BURT, Danielle CAINES, Nancy CHAYTOR, Lori CLARKE, Kelly CULLEN, Joann DAWE, Rebecca DOWNTON, Caitlin DUCEY, Eira DWYER, Sarah FIELD, Emily FLIGHT, Garrett FLYNN, Amy FLYNN, Wendy FOST, Julianne GUY, Shauna HEATH, Jennifer HILLIER, Lindsay HOWSE, Leslie HUTCHINGS, Challaina HYSLOP, Margaret INGS, Julia KERR, Katie KIKUCHI, Sarah KINDEN, Shalene LOCKE, Sarah LONG, Brittany MARKS, Angie MARSH, Jennifer MARSHALL, Leanna MARTIN, Jenna MARTIN, Neil MCDONALD, Kelly MCGEACHY, Kristin MEADUS, Stephen MORGAN, Daniel MORGAN, Emily O’DEA, Michele PAQUETTE, Debra PARSONS SULLIVAN, Lisa PEDDLE, Beth PEDDLE, Rebekah PENNEY, Stephanie PHILPOTT, Hollie POWER, Ashley
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REEVES, Megan REGULAR, Tara REVELLS, Jenelle ROBERTS, Julia ROSE, Jarratt ROWE, Rebecca ROWSELL, Danny RUMBOLT, Jennifer RYAN-FINLAY, Dawn SAUNDERS, Melissa SHARPE, Whitney SHEPPARD, Alexandria SIMMS, Peter THOMPSON, Ashley TIBBO, Matthew TUCKER, Andrea VIVIAN, Jena VON RIESEN, James WALSH, Stephen WALTERS, Lauren WARREN, Evan WARREN, Genevieve WOOLRIDGE, Catherine FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ADAMS, Sean ALLEN, Joshua ANDREWS, Jeremy ASH, Nathan BAKER, Brandon BELLOWS, Spencer BIDART, Aaron BOLT, Aaron BOYD, Nicholas BRACE, Noah BRODIE, Jane BROWN, Erika BRUNEAU, David BURRY, Mark CAMPBELL, Peter CHENPENG, Junwei CLARKE, Jonathan CLEMENTS, Timothy CLINE ABRAHAMS, Zea COLLINS, Melissa COOMBS, Cody CORCORAN, Gary DAVIS, Bryan DAVIS, Marcus DAWE, Peter DEVEREAUX, Alyssa DOBBIN, Claire DOMINIC, Colin ENGELBRECHT, Reniel FARRELL, Michael FLYNN, Brian FOWLER REDMOND, Susan FULLER, Martin GASH, Robert GILHARRY, Stephen GOOSNEY, Paul GOSINE, Philippa GREGORY, Calvin GROVES, Lucas HANCOX, William HENDERSON, Christopher HEYS, William HOLDEN, Peter HOYLES, Jacob HYNES, Andrew JENNINGS, Martha JEWER, Robert JOHNSON, Steven JONES, Travis JUTEAU, Daniel KEATING, Adam KEATS, Jordon KNOX, Tyler LAHEY, Rodney LANGDON, Christopher LEDREW, Tyler LIAO, Haozhi LITTLE, Maxwell LYNCH, Dayna MACKAY, Alexander MANG, Christopher MARTIN, Craig MCCARTHY, Alison MCGRATH, Andrew MCGUIRE, Adam MCHUGH, Evan MILLER, Logan MOORES, Nicole MORGAN, Michael O’BRIEN, Grant O’RIELLY, Kristine OLDFORD, Suyen PANSARE, Nikhil PARK, Jordan PARKINSON, Scott PEACH, Brian PERFECT, Erin PITTMAN, Laura POWER, Andrew POWER, Neil QI, Steven QUANN, Adam
REID, Jonathan RICE, Collin ROGERS, Lyndon ROYLE, Michael RYAN, Craig SAYID, Alawi SCAMMELL, Adam SEIFERT, Peter SHARMA, Chintan SKANES-NORMAN, Joshua STANBRIDGE, Christopher TANG, Xiaobo TEWFIK, Iman TILLEY, Jackson TILLEY, Laura VEITCH, Erik VON OPPELNBRONIKOWSKI, Nicolai WADDEN, Thomas WAKEHAM, Karen WALKER, Michael WATSON, Mark WHELAN, Gary WHELAN, Mitchell WIGHT, Scott YOUDEN, Stephen ZHU, Mingqi GRENFELL CAMPUS VICEPRESIDENT’S LIST 2012-13 ANDERSON, Shelbie ANYEMEDU, Akua BALL, Shannon BALLOUK, Hamza BARNES, Jocelyn BELLOWS, Alissa-Rae BEST, Emily BOLT, Emily BOYD, Erin BRAKE, Wendy BROMLEY, Jessica BUGLAR, Ashley BURKE, Christina BURT, Megan CHAISSON, Tanika CHOW, Steven COMPTON, Cassy CURLEW, Kayla DAWE, Jessica DEAN, Justin DOYLE, Amanda ESAU, Erin EVANS, Stephen EZEKIEL, Heather FITZPATRICK, Samantha FRENCH, Taylor GU, Bingling HEAD, Andrea HEAD, Kayla HILLIER, Philip HISCOCK, Peter HODDINOTT, Josh HOUSE, Dylan HOUSE, Rayna HULL, Dean JACKSON, Adam JANES, Heidi KEATS, Kayla KENDELL-O’GORMAN, Caitlin KENT, Heidi LACOSTA, Kayla LIDSTONE, Michael MARCHE, Brittany MERCER, Maria MERCER, Nick MICHELIN, Melissa MILLER, Andrew MOLLINS, Jeffrey MURPHY, Joshua NOSEWORTHY, Margaret OKE, Kathy PADDLE, Helena PENNELL, Chantal POWER, Jordan PRITCHARD, Leah PRITCHARD, Tyler RANDELL, Brandi-Lee REID, Nikki REYNOLDS, Rochelle ROBERTS, Bethany ROGERS, Kelsei ROSE, Katherine ROSE, Shakira RYLAND, Ian SMITH, Sarah SMUTS, Jeanne SNOW, Danica SNOW, Mark SCOTT, Leanne SPENCER, Caitlin STEWART, Niall STRICKLAND, Jessica STUCKLESS, Brittney SUTHERLAND, Ashley TAYLOR, Melanie THOMAS, Brandon TIBBO, Sarah TOBIN, Joshua TOPPLE, Julia
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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY Dean’s and Vice-President’s List and Fellows of the School of Graduate Studies 2012-13 TUFF, Jessica VAN WIJK, Megan WALSH, Cole WALSH, Marquita WAMBOLDT, Danielle WATTON, Michael WHITE, Steven WHITEWAY, Vanessa WHITMAN, Samantha WILSON, McLennon WINSOR, Nathan WISEMAN, Hailey YOUNG, Peter SCHOOL OF HUMAN KINETICS AND RECREATION DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ABBOTT, Courtney ALKHUNAIZI, Mohammed ANDERSEN, Andrea ANDREWS, Anthony BANKS, Sharayah BENOIT, Danica BISHOP, Nicole BURRIS, Christina CAINES, Andrew COLEMAN, Peter CROCKER, Lana DEROOY, Kristen DRODGE, Olivia DWYER, Laura EDWARDS, Michelle GALE, Laura HARNETT, Cillian HOGAN, Katherine HOLDEN, Scott HORODYSKI, Jesse KING, Thomas LEDWELL, Noah LEVESQUE, Martin MONKS, Michael MORNEAU, Joey NOSEWORTHY, Justin PHILPOTT, Devin PIKE, Stephen RANCOURT, Samantha RICHARDSON, Jonathan ROBERTS, Lorna SCANLON, Brittany SNOW, Nicholas SPENCE, Alyssa-Joy TILLER, Amy WEIR, Victoria WOODFORD, Kimberley FACULTY OF MEDICINE DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ANDERSON, Julia-Anne BARRY, Caroline BELHADJSALAH, Jamila BOWN, Matthew BUTTON, Cait CAMPBELL, Ross CLOUSTON, Robin COLBOURNE, Gina DUGGAN, Daniel FLEMING, Patrick GREENE, Alison HARNETT, David HERRITT, Brent LI, Raymond MCBRIARTY, Rebecca MERCER, Joel MURAM, Sandeep PAUL, Ashley PETTIT, Alexandra ROBERTS, Janet TESCH, Megan WAKEHAM, Susan WOODMAN, Kathryn SCHOOL OF MUSIC DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 BRENNAN, Timothy CARROLL, Vanessa CHO, Alex CLARK, Emma CORMIER, Sarah DOWNEY, Ryan GRIFFIOEN, Jenny HAIGHWAY, Amber IGAMBERDIEV, Timour KHAN, Rebecca PAYNE, Anthony PERRY, Sabrina ROGERS, Catherine SLANEY, Evan SCHOOL OF NURSING DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ADAMS, Rebecca ANSTEY, April ATKINSON, Christine BAGGS, Terri-Lynn BARBOUR, Jordan BELL, Megan
BEMISTER, Selina BLANCHARD, Michelle BOONE, Christine BRAGG, Allison BROCKERVILLE, Ryan BROWN, Olivia BURRY, Jennifer BURSEY, Alicia BUSSEY, Byron BUTTON, Allison BUTTON, Elizabeth CAVE, Jessica CLARKE, Meghan CLIPSTONE, Sarah COOK, Tiffany CULL, Amy DAWE, Shaneen DAWE, Stephanie DECKER, Stephanie DYKE, Amber EARLES, Michael EVANS, Amy FERLAND, Jonathan FITZGERALD, Nikita FLYNN, Paul FOLEY, Vanessa GENGE, Laura GIBBONS, Kayla GILES, Erin GLOVER, Samantha GREELEY, Emily GUY, Jennifer GUY, Kathryn HACKETT, Krystal HALFYARD, Erica HALL, Chris HODDER, Rebecca HOWSE, Alicia HUNT, Ashley HUSSEY, Nicole HUTCHINGS, Caitlin HYNES, Victoria JACOBS, Megan JINGFORS, Sarah JOYCE, Deborah-Anne KAVANAGH, Christopher KEATS, Chastity KEATS, Jessica KELLY, Robyn LEIGHTS, Veronica LEWIS, Gillian LODER, Dion LUSH, Emily MACKINNON, Daniel MARCH, Philip MATTHEWS, Alicia MCCARTHY, Kate MCCARTHY, Lawrence MCDONALD, Dana MCGRATH, Megan MERCIER, Sarah MIFFLIN, Alison MOODY, Michelle MOORES, Jessica MURPHY, Jeremy NIXON, Dayna NOSEWORTHY, Erin NOSEWORTHY, Lisa PAYNE, Amanda POWER, Jessica PRICE, Andrea RIDEOUT, Bethany ROGERS, Alana RYAN, Cassandra SCOTT, Alicia SEARS, Elizabeth SEAWARD, Jamie SHARPE, Jessica SHEPHERD, Donald SIDDALL, Jeffrey SIMMONS, Brandon STACEY, Erika STAPLETON, Staci STEELE, Megan SUTTON, Ashley TAHER, Nida TAYLOR, Amy TAYLOR, Lindsay TERRY, Laura TRAHEY, Teri Leigh TUCKER, Robyn TURNER, Hilary VANDER BAAREN, Kelsey WALSH, Edmund WELLS, Laura WEST, Samantha WILCOX, Jennifer YOUNG, Courtney SCHOOL OF PHARMACY DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 BEATON, Amanda BRAGG, Joshua BRETT, Amanda HEWITT, Alyssa HEWITT, Stephanie HOUSE, Samantha JENKINS, Claire JENKINS, Jessica
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MCCARTHY, Robbie MITCHELL, Fiona MITCHELMORE, Kaitlin MULROONEY, Sarah O’KEEFE, Kara PARRILL, Tyler ROPSON, David SNOW, Megan
JEANS, Melissa JENKINS, Alison JONES, Lauren KALRA, Navjot KALSI, Rahul-dev KENDALL, Janine KERNER, Sarah KING, Braderick KING, Nathan KNIGHT, Collin LAMOND, Allison LEGROW, Jason LEGROW, Megan LEHR, Ian LEONARD, Sean LEWIS, Leanna LIAO, Yifu LIDSTONE, Nadine LOMBEIDA, Maria LOMOND, Jonathan LUTHER, Robert MAHONEY, Kimberley MANUEL, Courtney MARTIN, Heather MARTIN, Hiliary MAXWELL, Kayleigh MCALEESE, Aileen MCCARTHY, Erin MCCARTHY, Jillian MCCARTHY, Jillian MCDONALD, Mervin MCDONALD, Michael MCDOUGALL, Garrett MCGRATH, Kaitlin MCGUIRE, Maggie MCWHIRTER, Jenna MERCER, Amanda MEWS, Megan MILES, Sarah MITCHELMORE, Kelly MOONEY, Jennifer MOORES, Emily MOORES, Hilary MORRIS, Julia MURPHY, Adam NASH, Heather NEWHOOK, Alexandria NORMAN, Allison NORMAN, Angela NOSEWORTHY, Jessica NYATANGA, Brenda O’BRIEN, Cody O’BRIEN, Jeremy O’BRIEN, Paul O’BRIEN, Samantha O’DEA, Andrew O’GRADY, Anna O’LEARY, Janie O’RIELLY, Peter OGUNWALE, Olajide OLIVER, Riley PARDY, Christopher PARRILL, Allison PARSONS, Cecily PARSONS, Tyler PATTERSON, Heidi PAUL, Jenna PAYNE, Anthony PEARCE, Christian PEARCEY, Stephen PECKHAM, Sydney PEDDLE, Dakota PELLEY, Emily PELLEY, Nicole PEMBERTON-RENAUD, Violaine PENNEY, Carla PHILLIPS, Brittany POLLARD, Megan POLLETT, Trent POMEROY, Stephanie POMROY, Samantha POND, Emily PORTER, Jonathan POWER, Andrea POWER, Jason PREDHAM, Sarah PRIDHAM, Carolyn PRIMMER, Samantha PRYOR, Anthony QUILTY, Rebecca QUINLAN, Emma QUINLAN, Joshua QUINTON, Justin RAHEJA, Shruti RALPH, Nicole REID, Heather RICHARDS, Nikki RICKETTS, Gillian RIDEOUT, Alecia ROCHE, Tracey ROCKWOOD, Nadine ROGERS, Robert ROPER, Robert ROSE, Andrew ROWE, Gerianne RUTIHINDA, Suzette RYAN, Michaela RYAN, Michelle SCHOFIELD, Marina
FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEAN’S LIST 2012-13 ALBRECHTSONS, Hannah ALEXANDER, Shamara ALLAN, Katherine ANDERSON, Taylor ASH, Chelsea AUBREY, Jillian AVIS, Matthew BACQUE, Ann BAKER, Erin BARAKJI, Marwan BARNEY, Rebecca BARRON, Travis BARTLETT, Renee BAUTISTA, Kathryn BECK, Kayla BELBIN, Shane BENNETT, Seth BLAKE, Lauren BOURGEOIS, Sarah BOWN, J. Luke BRANNAN, Alexander BRANTON, Sarah BRAY, Scott BRISCO, Colin BROOKS, Riley BROTHERS, Cassidy BROWN, Nicholas BROWN, Tyler BROWNE, David BULL, Alexa BURKE, Jeanne BURSEY, Stuart BUTLER, Jared BUTLER, Jessica BUTT, Cassandra CALDWELL, Catherine CHAISSON, Sarah CHAYTOR, Allison CHEEMA, Avineet CLARKE, Katherine COOKE, Brendan CROUCHER, Keenan CURNEW, Daniel CURRIE, Carissa DAVIDSON, Eric DEERING, Robert DELANEY, Niall DEVEREAUX, Sarah DICKIE, Alexander DINN, Curtis DODGE, Samantha DOMINIC, Christopher DOWNEY, Tyler DROVER, Nathaniel DWYER, Jessica EARLE, Mark ELLIOTT, Ryan ELLSWORTH-CLARK, Kate EVANS, Piers EVANS, Sarah FIELDEN, Miles FINN, Karla FISHER, Skye FITZGERALD, Erica FITZPATRICK, Madeline FLEMING, Noah FLEMMING, Haley FONTAINE, Christine FORD, Jonathan FRANCHEVILLE, William FRANCIS, Angela GAMBIN, Chelsea GARDINER, Michael GOODLAND, Stefanie GOODRIDGE, Emily GOULDING, Amanda GRANT, Devin GREGORY, Peter GRUCHY, Alyssa GRUDICH, Michael HACKETT, Jessica HALL, April HAN, Chao HARNETT, Brian HICKEY, Anthony HICKEY, Maggie HILLIER, Philip HIRASAWA, Haruki HISCOCK, Julie HISCOCK, Landon HOGAN, Andrew HOGAN, David HOGAN, Sarah HOLDEN, Mark HOUNSELL, Veronica HUGHES, Isaac INNES, Emily IRELAND, Chelsea
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Shining stars President recognized
Gary
Memorial’s
Kachanoski outstanding
has
educators,
researchers and staff members for 2013. The president’s awards recognize excellence in teaching, research, service and community service. The awards are announced annually and were formally presented at a ceremony in December. “Our accomplished recipients have helped students
dennis flynn PHOTO
Exceptional faculty and staff honoured at special ceremony
From left are Bernadette Power, Paul Kavanagh, Gwen Hanson, Dr. Christopher Parrish, Dr. Lisa Rankin, Dr. Graham Bodwell, President Kachanoski, Dr. Tom Cooper, Sébastien Després, Dr. Eric Gill, Dr. Patrick Parfrey, Heather Wareham, Wayne Rose and Patricia (Patti) Bryant at the 2013 President’s Awards. Missing from photo are Dr. John Sandlos and Dr. Faisal Khan.
discover their true potential and have inspired their co-workers through their dedication to their work
of Engineering and Applied Science. The President’s
and to Memorial,” said Dr. Kachanoski. “I offer my
Award for Outstanding Research recognizes young
The President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
congratulations to all of this year’s recipients.”
researchers who have made significant contributions to
(Faculty) was awarded to Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of
their scholarly disciplines.
Business Administration.
This year’s suite of president’s awards includes the
minimum of five course sections taught.
inaugural John Lewis Paton Distinguished University
The President’s Award for Exceptional Community
The President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Professorship. Named for the founding president of
Service was presented to Patricia Bryant, Health Sciences
(Lecturers and Instructional Staff) was presented to
Memorial University College, the award recognizes
Centre Library. This award is presented in recognition
Sébastien
those who distinguish themselves across the continuum
of employees (faculty or staff) who have demonstrated
Faculty of Arts.
of
outstanding community service.
teaching
and
learning,
research
and
public
engagement. The first recipient of the new award is Dr. Patrick Parfrey, Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Lisa Rankin, Department of Archaeology, Faculty
Després,
Department
of
Anthropology,
The President’s Awards for Exemplary Service were awarded to five noteworthy Memorial community
of Arts, was honoured with the President’s Award for
members.
Dr. Christopher Parrish, Department of Ocean
Outstanding Graduate and Postgraduate Supervision,
accountant, Financial and Administrative Services;
Sciences, Faculty of Science, and Dr. Graham Bodwell,
which recognizes exemplary efforts to foster success
Paul Kavanagh, custodian, Facilities Management;
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, were
in the research and scholarship of their graduate or
Bernadette Power, senior administrative officer, Faculty
named University Research Professors.
postgraduate students and to advance students’ success
of Education; Wayne Rose, director, Finance and
in their profession.
Operations, Student Affairs and Services; and Heather
University Research Professor is a designation above
They
are
Gwen
Hanson,
senior
staff
the rank of professor. The title is the most prestigious
The President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching,
award the university gives for research, and goes to a
recognizing teaching excellence in the university
The President’s Award for Exemplary Service is
faculty member who has demonstrated a consistently
community, was presented to Dr. Eric Gill, Faculty of
presented to employees who have demonstrated
high level of scholarship and whose research is of a
Engineering and Applied Science.
outstanding service and/or who have made significant
truly international stature.
Other teaching awards — for outstanding teach-
The President’s Award for Outstanding Research
ing — recognize remarkable efforts in the classroom by
was presented to Dr. John Sandlos, Department of
faculty members with five to 10 years of service to the
History, Faculty of Arts, and Dr. Faisal Khan, Faculty
university, and lecturers and instructional staff with a
Wareham, archivist, Maritime History Archive.
contributions to the university community beyond that normally expected for their positions.
&
News notes Listed below is a selection of the funding opportunities for
Feb. 10
Therapies Grant
which information has recently been received by Research
• CIHR Science to Business
Grants and Contract Services. For links to further information
• CIHR Team Grant: Boys’ and Mens’ Health
– Post-Doctoral Fellowship
on these items, visit Grant Funding Opportunities on the
• CIHR Team Grant: Prevention and Treatment of Type 2
– Doctoral Fellowship
Research website at www.mun.ca/research/overview/grant_opp.php. • Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Atlantic Region: 2014 Research Grants Competition • Canadian Sleep Society (CSS) & Institute of Circulatory & Respiratory Health (ICRH) Student Travel Awards • CIHR Catalyst Grant: Ethics (Registration) • CIHR E-Rare-2: Innovative Therapeutic Approaches (PreApplication) • CIHR ICRH Young Investigator Forum Travel Award • CIHR Industry-Partnered Collaborative Research (Winter 2014 Competition) • CIHR Institute Community Support Grants and Awards • CIHR JPND Cross-Disease Analysis of Pathways (PreApplication)
Memorial University, ISER
Diabetes (Letter of Intent) • IAU LEADHER Programme
Feb. 14
• KRESCENT New Investigator Awards
Memorial University, Research Grant and Contract Services,
• KRESCENT Post-Doctoral Fellowships
SSHRC Travel Grants
• NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) • SSHRC Insight Development Grants • SSHRC Partnership Grants – Letter of Intent • The Foundation Fighting Blindness New Investigator Award
Medicine Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries Research Award • U.S. Department of Defense Clinical and Rehabilitative
– Post-Doctoral Fellowship – New Investigator Award
• U.S. Department of Defense Defense Medical Research and Development Program
Memorial University, ISER – Strategic Grant Program (Application)
Brain Injury Research Program • U.S. Department of Defense Vision Research Program Translational Research Award
Feb. 17 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada – Postgraduate Research Fellowship Program
IMMINENT DEADLINES Feb. 21
Community Support (ICS) • CIHR Proof of Principle Phase I
Feb. 6
• CIHR Proof of Principle Phase II
Memorial University, Research Grant and Contract Services
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Baillie Fund – Student Research Award
Implementation Research Teams (Expression of Interest)
• CIHR Quantitative Imaging for Responses to Cancer
– Grants for Alcohol Research The Kidney Foundation of Canada/Krescent Program
Trial Award
• U.S. Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic
• CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute
Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation
Medicine Research Program Regenerative Medicine Clinical
• U.S. Department of Defense Neurosensory Research Awards
• CIHR Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples –
– Research Grants
Feb. 15
Application • U.S. Department of Defense Clinical and Rehabilitative
• CIHR Knowledge Translation Prize • CIHR Open Operating Grant
– Travel Grants for international Representation Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
• The Foundation Fighting Blindness Operating Grant – Full
• CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant • CIHR Mental Health Network – Full Proposal
– Paper Presentation at Scholarly Conferences
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation/Atlantic Chapter – Research Grant Programs
– SSHRC/Vice-Presidents Research Grants
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OUTANDABOUT
Economic outlook Members of Memorial’s Department of Economics met with members of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Finance at Confederation Building recently to consult on the province’s economic strategy for 2014. Pictured from left (front row) are Dr. Noel Roy; Tom Marshall, minister, Finance; Dr. Doug May; and Prof. Scott Lynch. From left (back row) are Brian Hurley, director, Finance; Dr. Wade Locke; Dr. Michael Wernerheim; Alton Hollett, assistant deputy minister, Finance; Peter Au, assistant deputy minister, Finance; and Donna Brewer, deputy minister, Finance.
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Wednesday, Jan. 29
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Retirement Party for Dr. Scott Jamieson, 4-6 p.m., SN-4035,
Academic Information Session for Students Interested in
Sponsor: Department of French and Spanish
Applying to the Nursing Program, 1-1:50 p.m., SN-4068,
Wednesday, Jan. 15
Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre
Religion – Public or Private, 7:30-9 p.m., The Rocket Room, 272
Sunday, Jan. 26
Water St., Sponsor: Department of Religious Studies
Alumni and Friends Family Skate, 4-5 p.m., Mile One Centre, St.
Thursday, Jan. 30
John’s, Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and Development
MUN Cinema Series: Austenland, 7-9 p.m., Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema
Academic Information Session for Students Interested in Applying to HKR Program, 1-1:50 p.m., SN-4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre
Thursday, Jan. 16 MUN Cinema Series: Good Vibrations, 7-9 p.m., Cineplex Theatre, Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema
Sea legs
Mr. Pearcey’s hypothesis going into the study, based on previous research, was that with more motion,
(OISRA), 2-4 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and
Researching motion-induced fatigue in offshore workers
Innovation, Sponsor: Research & Development Corporation
By Michelle Osmond
Info Session: Ocean Industries Student Research Awards
reaction time, motor task performance and production would decrease. But he wanted to determine the extent to which a long duration of MIF affects human performance and to define a timeline for it. The study included two sessions: one hour of motion, and one of control (no motion). The motion
(RDC)
For
people
conditions were performed on a ship motion simulator
Friday, Jan. 17
who work at sea,
in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
First Space Gallery: Fluid and Form, 6-7:30 p.m., Queen
there’s
of
Participants performed several tests so researchers could
Elizabeth II Library, Sponsor: Queen Elizabeth II Library
physical and mental
look at reaction time, including visuo-motor accuracy-
work that happens
tracking, which Mr. Pearcey explains means having
Anti-miR-33 Therapy: When All That Glitters Is Not Gold, 1-2
when
someone produce a task that matches what they see on
p.m., SN-4015, Sponsor: Department of Biochemistry
shift. Add to that the
a
lot
they’re
on
a screen.
movement from the
“In this case, we were measuring their ability to pull
Town Hall Meeting on High Performance Computing (HPC) in
ship, which causes
on a strap, which produced a line representing the
Canada, 1-3 p.m., SN-4083, Sponsor: ACEnet/Compute Canada
a
amount of force applied, and match it to a line that
phenomenon
called Valuation of Small & Multiple Health Risks: A Critical Analysis of SP Data Applied to Food and Water Safety, 3-4 p.m., SN-3058,
motion-
induced
Greg Pearcey
(MIF).
fatigue School
Human
represented various amounts of force. “An increased understanding of how people learn
of
and fatigue in motion environments would be valuable
Kinetics
information when creating work and training schedules
and Recreation student Greg Pearcey is investigating if
for employees in this industry in terms of productivity
Sunday, Jan. 19
MIF affects how these workers perform, which in turn
and safety. It may also help us create simulation
SPARKS Literary Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Suncor Energy Hall,
affects their safety and their work performance.
techniques to combat motion-induced fatigue and
Sponsor: Centre for Applied Research in Economics
School of Music, Sponsor: Faculty of Arts, Department of Folklore
The kinesiology master’s student recently won a provincial government Special Scholarship for
decrease learning times when the workers are immersed in motion environment.”
Students to Pursue Graduate Studies Related to Resource
Mr. Pearcey has completed the data analysis part of
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Development worth $7,500 to help him with his
his thesis research, The Effects of Prolonged Motion on
Academic Information Session for Students Interested in
research in this area.
Vigilance Task Performance, and is in the process of
“A regular shift work schedule for seafarers in the
analyzing the results. The scholarship means that the
offshore industry typically consists of a six hours on, six
master’s student can concentrate his time on producing
hours off rotation,” noted Mr. Pearcey. “Unfortunately,
quality results and will help him with travel expenses
Thursday, Jan. 23
research investigating the effects of MIF on human
to a conference in order to present some of his work.
MUN Cinema Series: Watermark, 7-9 p.m., Cineplex Theatre,
performance is limited.”
Applying to the Engineering Program, 1-1:50 p.m., SN-4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre
Avalon Mall, Sponsor: MUN Cinema
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Transformation from tragedy By Marcia Porter
The sound of
Albanian folk
music leaves Elbonita Kozhani in a sentimental state of mind. It’s all she can do to stop from crying. “I really love it,” said the fourth-year student at Memorial’s School of Nursing. “But it brings back a lot of memories and makes me miss my family.” Luckily, Ms. Kozhani doesn’t hear much Albanian folk music on campus. And although she thinks about family chris hammond PHOTO
in Halifax and Kosovo, she also has her Memorial University family to make her feel at home. If you meet her on campus — and it’s fairly likely since she’s a busy volunteer — you likely wouldn’t guess that her journey to Memorial involved late night escapes from gunfire and
Nursing student Elbonita Kozhani has a strong Albanian heritage and connection with her homeland.
burning villages in Kosovo and via refugee camps in Macedonia.
enough.’ The apartment we were living
In the 1990s, Ms. Kozhani and her family lived outside Prishtina, Kosovo. At the time, war had consumed every country in the Balkans. Horrific accounts of ethnic cleansing began to surface in the West.
We couldn’t believe it was happening.”
in was broken into, and everything
Ms. Kozhani’s family still lives in
third year, she jumped into campus
stolen. When we left, every house (around
Halifax, and she still speaks fluent
life. She became a resident assistant at
us) was on fire. Police were pointing guns
Albanian.
Burton’s Pond apartments, a mentor
at my family.”
And though she has no connection
with International Student Advising and
The Kozhanis boarded a train to
to Newfoundland and Labrador, when
a Memorial ambassador, just to name a
Macedonia, made their way to a large
it came time for her to choose a post-
few of her many roles.
“Every hour you would always hear
refugee camp and eventually were sent
secondary school, she opted for Memorial
gunshots — it was quite scary,” said Ms.
to Canada, a country they knew nothing
University.
Kozhani, who was a young girl at the
about.
time. “We always slept with our clothes
“It was like a dream come true,”
and shoes on in case we had to go in the
remembers
middle of the night.
arrival. “We got off the plane in Halifax
“Then one day my father said, ‘This is
By the time Ms. Kozhani was in her
Ms.
Kozhani
about
her
It was her school guidance counsellor,
different person if I hadn’t come to
a Memorial graduate, who encouraged
Canada, and to Memorial. I wouldn’t
her to apply.
be so open-minded, so involved. I really
She kept a low profile for the first
and all these people were waiting for us.
“A tragic event has led to something really amazing. I would be a completely
want to make a difference.”
couple of years.
MOU signed with top university in Poland By Susan White-MacPherson
Memorial has
this agreement. Business students at KUL
open many opportunities for faculty and
for students and faculty members from
staff in other disciplines as well.
many departments, especially in the
signed a memo-
are bright and enthusiastic and we look
randum of understanding (MOU) with a
forward to welcoming them to Memorial
top university in Poland that will see the
University.”
development of a double degree at the
Dr. Durrant says the agreement will
“Both Lublin and KUL are recognized
Faculty of Arts, to avail themselves of
as rich centres for the humanities, so this
KUL’s unique expertise and programs,
agreement will facilitate opportunities
many of which are in English.”
Faculty of Business Administration. Dr. Wilfred Zerbe, dean of Memorial’s business
faculty,
signed
the
agree-
ment with Rev. Prof. Dr. Hab. Antoni Debinski, rector of the John Paul II
@
Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), on Dec. 9 in Lublin, Poland. Dr. Zerbe was
ACCESS. ENGAGEMENT. LEARNING.
joined in Poland by Dr. Stuart Durrant, Department of German and Russian, Faculty of Arts.
“MY WORK HELPS MEMORIAL
The agreement particularly empha-
RECOGNIZE
sizes opportunities between the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial
AND REWARD
and the Institute of Economics and Management at KUL, including the cre-
OUR EXCELLENT TEACHERS
ation of a double degree program that
AND SUPPORTS THE ENHANCEMENT
would allow students to begin their
OF TEACHING SKILLS.”
studies at KUL and complete them at Memorial, earning a degree from each
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university. “The Faculty of Business Administration has agreements of this type with several universities in Asia and Europe and it’s proven to be a very effective draw for top
Allyson Hajek Instructional Design Specialist
quality students, so we look forward to undertaking a similar arrangement with students from KUL,” said Dr. Zerbe. “I look forward to pursuing the growth opportunities that should arise out of
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