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mission MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND is an inclusive community dedicated to creativity, innovation and excellence in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and to public engagement and service. We recognize our special obligation to the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador. Memorial welcomes students and scholars from all over the world and contributes knowledge and shares expertise locally, nationally and internationally.
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SPECIAL THANKS Memorial would like to take this opportunity to thank the countless staff, faculty, partners, alumni, volunteers and donors who helped make this book come to life. Your overwhelming support was critical to the development of this report. In particular, thank you to the people who dared to participate in the photography for the project. More information about those individuals can be found on page 78.
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on track mapping the future shifting balance
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personal best blazing new trails
precision counts combined strength
taking flight even higher
staying alive breaking new ground stretching the possibilities
sprung seeking subterranean solutions
rarefied air moving mountains
NEW F OU N DL A N D AND LA B R A D OR Where you are does more than define who you are: it becomes part of your essence, part of what makes you unique. For Memorial University of Newfoundland, the rare location and the culture in which we have grown up have helped to weave a rich institutional fabric that makes us distinct. A rugged environment has helped us become resilient — and some say it keeps us grounded. Being on the edge of Canada has fostered leading-edge ingenuity and resilience, and has helped us become independent and creative. The powerful forces of nature and our innate drive to solve the problems that confront us have shaped a university recognized as a world leader in such diverse fields as archaeology, naval architectural engineering, linguistics, recreation, rural health care, oceans and the natural sciences. So Memorial is the natural place for 21st-century explorers — a place where people and ideas become.
MEMO R I AL UNIVER S IT Y MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND, positioned on the edge of the North Atlantic, is the home of 21st-century explorers keen to develop their innate creativity and ingenuity. On four campuses and via distance technology, more than 19,000 students and 4,000 faculty and staff from more than 90 countries learn, teach, research, create and engage. The Memorial University experience goes beyond pure academics and invites a discovery of self, community and place. At our university, we celebrate our unique identity through the stories of our people — the work of our scholars and educators, the ingenuity of our students, the achievements of our alumni — and the impact we collectively make in our province, our country and our world. Memorial is the natural place where people and ideas become.
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AT MEMORIAL, we dare to make things better for Newfoundland and Labrador. We don’t stop there; we seek to make contributions for the world. We dare to challenge the norm. We dare to zag when others zig. We dare to solve problems using creativity and tenacity. Our stories are a testament to the daring and the spectacular. We celebrate calculated risks and we are anything but ordinary. Turn the page. Go on, we dare you.
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F UN A MB U L IST n. The delicate balancing act required of senior leadership. A focus on the importance of goal setting, clarity and direction. If you dare to try, success is the only option.
wired to succeed AERIALISTS RISK EVERYTHING when they walk the wire. It requires focus, balance and determination. Swaying in a dance between success and disaster. Pulled in every direction. Eventually, it comes down to just the goal and the wire. Everything else seems to slip away. The swaying stops. The legs become steady. Everything is clear. If you dare to try, there is only success. There is only victory. The theme for our annual report for 2012 is dare or truth. We dare when we seek to find the right balance in everything we do. Running a large, complex and important organization like Memorial University requires focus, determination, detailed planning and leadership. Truth is represented by the outcomes resulting from our balancing act. Together they combine to tell the story of Memorial. In this year’s report, you will learn more about how Memorial University is performing its delicate balancing act — such as offering high-quality teaching, learning and research environments while facing the dual challenges of managing aging infrastructure and finding the additional resources required to sustain this dynamic and growing institution. The foundation for continued success and future growth, for the support of students, researchers and academics — and ultimately for the future of the province — lies in infrastructure revitalization. It is our single highest priority. This is not just about bricks and mortar. As the province’s only university, an investment in Memorial is an investment in Newfoundland and Labrador. The return on an investment like this is immeasurable. Modernization and rejuvenation are the foundation of our ascendancy. Once realized, more students, more researchers and more instructors can reach further, envision greater things, set even higher goals and make their ideas a reality for the good of our province, our country and our world. We have much to be proud of at Memorial University. This report reflects another year of outstanding accomplishments and success as we continue our upward trajectory. With the right investments, we can raise the stakes and achieve even more.
DR. GARY KACHANOSKI, President and Vice-Chancellor Memorial University of Newfoundland
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R ALLY I NG
n. A competition in which automobiles are driven over public roads and under normal traffic regulations but with specified rules as to speed, time and route.
on track THE ROAR OF AN ENGINE. The vibration of pistons producing a surge of power as the car hugs the dust around each hairpin turn. This is the heart of rally. If the action is the heart, then the plan is the brain. Accuracy and communication are vital in this sport. One wrong turn of the wheel could spell disaster. That is why it is essential to always have experienced professionals behind the wheel, and a pit crew they can trust to guide them safely across the finish line. New governance structures have drawn a road map to success for Memorial. Recent changes to the leadership and governance of Memorial University are designed to make Memorial more responsive to an increasingly complex infrastructure and policy environment, to diverse operational imperatives and the further evolution of Memorial as a multi-campus institution. As part of these changes, the governing Board of Regents has delegated some of its authority to senior administration for a number of management and operational functions. The new role of provost, who is also vice-president (academic) and pro vice-chancellor, has lead responsibility for ensuring that the university’s operations, budget, policies and administrative structures are aligned in support of its academic mission and strategic priorities. The provost chairs the new Vice-Presidents’ Council (VPC), which is designed to be responsible for and responsive to the diverse operational needs of the university, while providing a greater level of co-ordination and collaboration among the five vice-presidential portfolios: academic, research, administration and finance, Grenfell Campus and the Marine Institute. Other changes include reshaping the functional responsibilities of the two associate vice-president (academic) positions: one is now responsible for faculty affairs, the other for planning, priorities and programs. A new position of deputy provost (students) and associate vice-president (academic) undergraduate studies has been created to consolidate leadership and oversight for student success and student learning inside and outside the classroom within a single portfolio. This position subsumes the former position of dean of Student Affairs and Services. These changes ensure we will have the right roles and the right team to keep us on track on the road to change.
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G EO C A C HIN G n. An outdoor sport or game involving searching for objects, guided by global positioning system co-ordinates.
mapping the future THE ESSENCE OF GEOCACHING IS USING A MAP, global positioning system (GPS) technology and your own expertise to find specific waypoints along a route in order to solve a puzzle or reach a destination. These waypoints are milestones — where often clues or rewards are cached — that participants must reach. They may lead you to the peaks of mountains or the depths of the ocean. The joy of this pursuit is in the journey itself and the treasures discovered along the way. Once you have the co-ordinates, a GPS device and a map to work with, you have the tools and a general sense of your route — but perhaps not what you will find along the way or at your destination. New frameworks will guide Memorial’s journey. In a multi-year process of consultation and planning, Memorial is creating its map for the future — by defining and implementing its research, public engagement, and teaching and learning frameworks. The research strategy framework puts into words our vision for the future of university research, scholarly and creative activity, as well as our aspirations for a university-wide culture of research excellence. It will support and guide researchers in the work they do every day to inspire students, engage with communities and advance the frontiers of knowledge. The teaching and learning framework envisions that Memorial’s teaching and learning community will progress to a place where both educators and learners of all ages and at all stages will teach and study while looking through the teaching and learning community lens: to be engaged, supported, committed to discovery, inclusive, responsive and outcome-oriented. The public engagement framework articulates Memorial’s role as a publicly engaged university, both within Newfoundland and Labrador and in the wider world. Building on our unique strengths in engagement, it will guide and support Memorial students, staff and faculty in building and sustaining collaborative research, teaching and outreach relationships that benefit and enrich both the university and the larger community. Together with other documents such as the Aboriginal Task Force Report and the Sustainability Declaration, these three frameworks will point our partners, students, faculty and staff toward the goals that lie ahead on the map of Memorial’s future.
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shifting balance YOUR FEET ARE LOCKED IN POSITION. You have no poles for stability. It’s just you, the board and the hill. Strength and power will help you with endurance — this can be a rough ride. But it’s even more important to have a keen sense of the conditions, and know how to shift your balance, and when. Nehraz Mahmud is watching an entire country shift its balance. A doctoral student in Memorial’s Department of Anthropology, Ms. Mahmud recently received a prestigious Trudeau Scholarship to support her study of gender discrimination in property inheritance in Bangladesh. Under this country’s traditional Shariah law, a woman customarily would inherit only half as much as a man. However, in March 2011, the government approved a National Women’s Development Policy that women would now get equal access to and control over inherited property. As a Trudeau Scholar, Ms. Mahmud will receive up to $180,000 to investigate the extent of access to inherited property Muslim women in Bangladesh now have and how they use it. She’ll also explore how Muslim men and women of different generations view this change to women’s rights, as well as the theological, cultural and institutional barriers the country faces in implementing an equal rights policy. In many cultures and countries, women have had to fight for equal rights. Ms. Mahmud hopes her research will help strengthen their case in the struggle for equality in property rights in Bangladesh.
S N OW B OA R D IN G n. The sport of moving across snow on a small board using the body’s movement for direction and balance.
no barriers TO SOME, A SIDEWALK IS SOMETHING YOU WALK ON; a wall is something you walk beside; a mailbox is something you walk around; and a gate is something you walk through. But not you. You know that by throwing your own momentum at each of these objects, you can move more creatively — bounding off walls, flying over gates, leaping from mailbox to hydrant to post. You make it look easy, joyous and efficient, always in motion toward the next level. The Rothermere Fellowship, one of the most prestigious and lucrative scholarships offered by Memorial, rewards students who are moving to new levels. This year’s recipient is anthropology student Daniel Banoub. This fellowship in particular recognizes students who are committed to Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Banoub’s undergraduate thesis focused on Fogo Island and how people in rural Newfoundland and Labrador generate a sense of community. His work as a master’s student centred on privatization in fisheries policy. Now he’ll be able to use the Rothermere Fellowship to launch himself to new places, as he begins his doctoral studies in human geography at Manchester University. Ultimately he hopes to return to Memorial’s Anthropology or Geography departments to help continue their tradition of teaching the ethnography of Newfoundland and Labrador. This academic dynamo will continue to move ahead in leaps and bounds with the help of the Rothermere Fellowship.
PARK OU R IST n. One who vaults, rolls, runs, climbs or leaps through the environment using any object as a foundation for movement.
TRAPEZI S T
n. A person who performs acrobatic feats while swinging on a crossbar high in the air.
collaboration THAT FIRST TRAPEZE TRANSFER requires a lot of trust between partners. If one doesn’t act as expected, both could fall. But if they work together, wonderful things happen. New research, led by Drs. Alvin Simms and Kelly Vodden in the Department of Geography, is finding the same dynamic applies to collaboration between municipalities. This multi-year project seeks to identify more effective ways of organizing economic development efforts in the province. At its core is the concept of functional regions; this explains the movement of people within a region, and the impact this movement can have on planning and development. One outcome of the project is the Regional Economic Capacity Index, a web-based tool that assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a community. These attributes can then be compared with those of neighbouring communities to determine how they can develop in ways that support each other. For example, one could be particularly well-suited as a location for a fish plant, while another could be better at providing retail services. With those strengths in mind, communities might employ different development strategies based on a larger regional context. Historically, communities in Newfoundland and Labrador have placed a high value on self-sufficiency. However, with the restructuring of resource industries and changing demographics, collaboration — mutual support and trust — may be the best path to a viable future. Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding and Managing Functional Regions is a joint collaboration between Memorial’s Department of Geography and the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development along with the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation and Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador.
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STI LT WAL K I NG
n. The act of walking using poles as leg extensions to elevate a person above normal height.
a whole new view THE ALUMINUM LEGS lie lifelessly on the ground. Holding them in your hands, they don’t feel like much. Inert until they are called upon, it is then the stilts spring to life. It begins with the tightening of the braces. Heart pounding like a hammer. Breath rising to a rapid and rhythmic dance of exhilaration. Walker and apparatus are now one. Working together. Standing tall above the heads of the world. A far-seeing leader. A cut above. A stilt walker. Researchers in Western Newfoundland are using technology to get a unique view of their coastal environment. The Smart Basin project has brought together Memorial’s Grenfell Campus and the Marine Institute, as well as Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Humber Arm and other community organizations, to learn more about the water, ground and air conditions associated with the Bay of Islands. The project’s goals address a range of issues: from navigational safety and weather forecasting to gathering scientific data and tracking global climate change. As the largest monitoring and knowledge mobilization project of its kind on the West Coast of Newfoundland, the Smart Basin initiative will collect relevant data about marine and terrestrial zones and share it with a wide range of user groups through a publicly accessible web portal. Buoys equipped with sensors are being placed in the Bay of Islands, along with other sensors in the Humber River and on the shoreline. Researchers can monitor river tributaries to count fish, hikers can check the weather in specific locations before setting out and people in the fishing industry can access information on local sea conditions before they haul anchor. The Smart Basin project is boosting environmental information and understanding to new heights.
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DI VIN G v. The sport or activity of plunging into water from a great height.
not falling, flying YOU WALK UP TO THE CLIFF’S EDGE and look down. Is it really that far? It didn’t seem that far from below. You’ve watched others do it: fearlessly leaping into the air, then gracefully rushing to meet the water, smoothly breaking its surface before bobbing up with a smile. Will it work for me? Will I be the one to hit the rocks? You watch for your moment, then take your leap of faith — and discover what it is to fly. Jillian Keiley knows all about taking that leap of faith — and the rewards it brings. A Memorial University honorary degree recipient in 2009, Ms. Keiley has been named the new artistic director of the National Arts Centre’s English Theatre in Ottawa. Ms. Keiley is known for her innovative direction, revolutionary staging and her creation of new works with theatre groups across Canada and as far away as Italy. A St. John’s native and founder of the Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland theatre company, she has also been praised for bringing a vision of Newfoundland to her shows that has made them meaningful to the entire country. Her production of Tempting Providence, Robert Chafe’s play about a Newfoundland outport nurse, is on its way to becoming a Canadian classic. Theatre is a risky business, especially Canadian theatre. Undaunted, Ms. Keiley sees her four-year term at the National Arts Centre as an opportunity to develop a company of young Canadian actors and to help build a Canadian canon. That’s the thing about taking a leap of faith: once you’ve done it and experienced the thrill, you can’t wait to do it again, and again, and again.
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personal best THE FIRST 20 MILES DEMAND PHYSICAL STAMINA, the last six pure mental endurance. You start measuring in increments: the next telephone pole, the next stop sign, the next tree. Each of those is a little victory — and major progress. The finish line isn’t the finish anyway. It’s just the next beginning. Because once you start racing, you want to see how far you can go. The instructors and staff at Memorial’s School of Social Work are excited to see just how far the bachelor of social work program they are providing to 19 Labrador students will take them, their communities and the profession of social work. This joint effort with the Nunatsiavut Government has resulted in this innovative program that is providing Inuit beneficiaries with an undergraduate social work education that is sensitive to their culture — and, most importantly, delivered where they live, in Labrador. Not only is it a wonderful opportunity for the students, but also for the professors and the school itself. Instructors have found that they are developing a more creative approach to working with people of Indigenous backgrounds, one that will have implications for the field of social work on a national and international level. The program is already receiving national attention. In April 2012 it was honoured with the Changemakers Initiative: Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning Award in recognition of the strength of its innovation, social impact and sustainability. Building this new program took the perseverance and determination of all partners, including the Nunatsiavut Government, Memorial’s School of Social Work and Labrador Institute, community stakeholders — and the students and their families. This cohort of students will graduate from the four-year program in spring 2013, a milestone in a journey that will continue for the rest of their lives.
M A R ATHON E R n. One who runs a long-distance race.
blazing new trails THE PATH ISN’T PAVED AND THE TRAIL ISN’T MARKED. Second by second you are reacting to the surrounding terrain while trying to anticipate what comes next. Loose, shifting rocks; sudden drops; fallen trees. Every moment brings a new obstacle, challenge or discovery. There’s a thrill in conquering the trail without crashing. There’s a bigger thrill in knowing your tracks are the first. Now imagine you’re making those tracks on the moon. Lunar orbiters have recently confirmed the presence of ice in the permanently shadowed craters of the moon’s polar regions. This calls for further exploration, but the economic situation dictates fiscally prudent methods. That’s where the Mistastin Impact Crater in Central Labrador comes in. With its lunar-like rock formations and sense of isolation, Mistastin is an ideal stand-in for the moon. Right now, scientists from the Canadian Space Agency and a number of American and Canadian universities are working with Memorial University to test-drive lunar rovers in the crater. Researchers from our Department of Earth Sciences helped determine what the lunar rover will do, what its capabilities should be, how rugged it needs to be, what features it should have and how the missions should be carried out. Someday this research could be used in establishing a base on the moon. And when that happens, we can say we had a hand in designing the “bike” to handle terrain so demanding it’s out of this world.
M OU N TA IN B IK IN G n. The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough and hilly terrain.
precision counts HOW CAN YOU SLAM YOUR BARE HAND into a thick stack of boards and break them all without pulverizing your own bones? The answer: precise technique. Karate practitioners calculate their strikes down to the smallest detail. Nothing is left to chance. Everything, from the exact place they’ll hit the board to the exact spot they’ll use with their hand, is planned, prepared and practised — over and over again. Because in this sport, failure isn’t just humiliating, it’s painful. The same principle applies to drilling for oil. False moves in this industry are at best expensive, if you hit nothing, and at worst deadly, if you hit the wrong thing. That’s why oil exploration companies analyze precisely every detail about a location before setting their drill bits in motion. Memorial’s Rock Enerji earth sciences team recently proved it’s got the right stuff for predicting where to drill. The team beat five other Canadian universities, including McMaster, Western Ontario, Calgary, Alberta and Dalhousie, to take first place in the Canadian regional section of the Imperial Barrel Awards. In the competition, teams were given eight weeks to review a case study with the goal of finding hydrocarbons in an unfamiliar geographic area. In Memorial’s case it was a part of the seabed in the North Sea off the Netherlands. Each team then had 30 minutes to present its results to a panel of industry experts. Our winners — Frank Ryan, a B.Sc.(earth sciences) alumnus and an MBA student at Memorial; Megan McDonald, an undergraduate B.Sc.(earth sciences) student, and Lucy Newton, Ezgi Cinar and Kaan Eroglu, all graduate students in earth sciences, along with coach Dr. Elliott Burden, a professor of earth sciences — brought home the prestigious award from this globally recognized and respected competition. That’s an accomplishment that will give these students a hand up in the industry when it comes time for them to hit the bricks.
TAM E SHIWA R I n. A demonstration of ability in karate, in which a martial artist breaks a stack of boards with just a bare hand.
T RUC K P ULLI N G
n. To move a vehicle from a stationary position through the exertion of force.
combined strength OVERCOMING INERTIA IS THE HARDEST PART of the pull. You strain against the harness and dig deep to get that body at rest to stop being at rest. There it is — that first minuscule sense of movement. You’ve done it. You’ve conquered the force of rolling resistance and momentum is on your side. Now that body in motion will tend to stay in motion; the wheels will keep turning with less effort on your part. That’s how World’s Strongest Man competitors are able to pull airplanes, trams and trains all by themselves over impressive distances. Memorial’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team, however, knows that many hands make light work. SIFE teams work with leaders in business and higher education to make a difference in their communities, while also developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders. In the past year, Memorial’s SIFE team donated 22,000 hours to creating stronger, more sustainable communities through the positive power of business. Its projects include Based in Business, which gives releasing Canadian Forces members training and mentorship as they develop business plans; Think Green, which helps grade school students become more environmentally conscious; and Launch Pad, the first student business incubator in Canada. In total, SIFE’s 13 projects have generated $2.1 million in economic activity. The team also represented Canada at the 2011 SIFE World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and will do so again at the 2012 World Cup in Washington, D.C. This will mark the sixth time Memorial has represented Canada at the international level, an achievement no other SIFE team in Canada can claim. To quote the team’s impressive presentation on their work: SIFE is empowering, inspiring and life-changing — it’s creating real momentum.
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K ITE SURFI NG
n. A water sport that uses a small surfboard attached to a kite to pull a rider through the water and into the air.
taking flight FIRST COMES THE ADRENALIN RUSH of leaving the water. Then a feeling of freedom as you take flight. Your senses sharpen and focus, and you become intensely aware of your surroundings. You shift and adjust, finding the crest of a wave that propels you into the air, and then a strong gust of wind to carry you above the foam. No engine is needed to keep you aloft — the power lifting you up is all natural. Developing the natural resources sector throughout Labrador also has the potential to help its economy soar. That’s why the federal government, Memorial University and the provincial government recently invested more than $4.4 million in Memorial University’s Labrador Institute. The institute provides substantial support for the development of the natural resources and environmental sectors, including mining, forestry, oil and gas, and energy, throughout Labrador. This investment will enhance the institute’s research capacity by allowing it to recruit and hire new, highly-skilled personnel. These faculty members, research associates and graduate students will conduct basic and applied research focused specifically on development projects and partnership opportunities within existing industrial sectors, Aboriginal education and cultural history. The institute will also use a portion of the investment to acquire new laboratory and field research equipment. The goal of the Labrador Institute is to facilitate the educational aspirations, research requirements and socio-cultural well-being of the people of Labrador. This investment in research will support key industry sectors, which in turn will create jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity. The power of Labrador’s people and natural resources will lift up the whole region.
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even higher YOU COUNT DOWN YOUR STEPS as you sprint forward. Gaining speed, you take aim at the box. Three … two … one …. You plant the pole, drive your legs forward and launch your body upward. The pole bends in an almost impossible U shape — how does it not break? — then recoils, lifting you even higher, allowing you to easily clear the bar. Thanks to a $5-million donation from Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd., teacher education in the province will also be rising to new heights. However, the quest for our Faculty of Education is not simply to celebrate clearing the bar but to improve our understanding of the mechanics of the jump, as it seeks to raise the bar. The donation — the largest ever to the Faculty of Education from a single donor — will support two new programs designed to expand and enhance teaching capacity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and increase the participation of young people in these disciplines. The first program will help supplement the bachelor of education curriculum for students who would like to pursue a career in teaching with material that deepens their confidence and pedagogical skills in teaching STEM-related subjects. Likewise, the second professional development program will serve the needs of current kindergarten to Grade 6 teachers in the province. This investment in teachers will elevate interest in the classroom about STEM-related fields which, along with the social sciences, are essential to the continued development of the province’s people and future. That’s a lofty goal, quite fitting with the Faculty of Education’s mission to improve the human condition through education.
P OL E VA U LTIN G n. An athletic activity in which participants propel themselves up and over a high-set bar.
T RI AT HLE TE
n. An athlete who takes part in a multi-sport endurance event consisting of swimming, cycling and running.
staying alive TO BE A TRIATHLETE TAKES FOCUS. It is a regimented life. Swim. Ride. Run. One doesn’t simply wake up as a triathlete. It takes training. Practice. Dedication. It takes swimming in water too frigid to stand in, riding your guts out in a cold driving rain, and running into the face of a 100-kilometreper-hour gale to really give you a glimpse of the reality of the race. It is the practice. It is the training. It is being prepared for the challenge. The new environmental theatre and helicopter underwater escape trainer at the Marine Institute, made possible by a $3-million donation from Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd., is now part of the preparation regimen for seafarers and offshore industry personnel. They use this state-of-the-art training system to practice sea survival skills, emergency surface evacuation drills, underwater escape techniques and the use of emergency breathing systems. The equipment simulates all the conditions that might be present in a real emergency at sea, including metre-high waves, thunder and lightning, high winds and heavy rain. This new level of realism in safety training will help people be better prepared for work in the province’s fisheries, marine and offshore industries.
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P ION EER IN G v. Venturing into unknown or unclaimed territory.
breaking new ground UNEXPLORED TERRAIN CAN BE FOREBODING. The toll on the mind and body of traversing an unknown landscape can be punishing. Pioneering requires personal strengths that most of us would find incomprehensible. You must be brave, undaunted and visionary. Fear must be overcome by determination and optimism. But with these characteristics, no journey is too treacherous, no hill too steep. Anything is possible. In May 2012, Elaine Dobbin presented Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine with a pioneering gift in the name of her late husband, Dr. Craig L. Dobbin, a pioneer himself in the air transportation industry. This courageous contribution will support medical education and genetics research at Memorial. In recognition, President Gary Kachanoski announced that the university’s new centre for interdisciplinary research in human genetics will be formally named the Craig L. Dobbin Genetics Research Centre. The new facility will be housed in a six-storey building under construction adjacent to the Health Sciences Centre and scheduled to open in 2014. The gift will support undergraduate student bursaries, graduate student scholarships, two postdoctoral fellowships and a research fund in the Faculty of Medicine. This far-sighted investment in our future will continue to position Memorial — and the province — as a destination of choice for talented academics, students and staff from around the world, and allow the university to continue its groundbreaking research in the field of medicine. Through this visionary contribution, Craig Dobbin’s pioneering spirit is sure to live on and flourish for years to come.
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B UNG EE J UM PI N G
n. The sport of jumping from a great height while attached to a secured bungee cord.
stretching the possibilities THEY TELL YOU TO KEEP YOUR ARMS TIGHT against your rigid body. You can feel your muscles strain as you make yourself as strong and aerodynamic as possible. Edging yourself closer to the precipice, you look out over the water and down to the rocks below. You glance at your cord. The strands of elastic and polypropylene that will stretch as you head to impact while in the nick of time preventing calamity. Allowing a dangling dance as you bob up and down above the water. In the end, the risk is always worth the view. On May 25, 2012, representatives of the federal and provincial governments were joined by officials from Memorial to officially open the Arts and Science Extension at the Grenfell Campus. The $27.2-million expansion to Grenfell’s Arts and Sciences Building was generously funded by the federal and provincial government. The federal funding for the extension was part of its Knowledge Infrastructure Program, the economic stimulus measure that supports infrastructure enhancement at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The provincial government’s investment was provided under its multi-year infrastructure strategy. At the centre of the extension sits a state-of-the-art $417,000 astronomical telescope, the largest in Atlantic Canada. The telescope houses a reflecting mirror with almost 10,000 times the light-gathering ability of the human eye, expanding our view and understanding of the universe. The extension also includes an Aboriginal student centre, a herbarium, a business advising centre, digital media and other laboratories and classrooms, faculty offices and a lecture theatre. This extension greatly expands Grenfell’s education and research facilities, going a long way in attracting students and faculty to this growing campus in the heart of Corner Brook. This new investment in the future of Grenfell Campus will continue to stretch the bounds of what is possible on Newfoundland’s West Coast.
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sprung THE RUSSIAN BAR. A four-metre-long pole constructed of highly flexible fibreglass. The concept is simple. Two people hold the bar horizontally. The aerialist finds balance and then proceeds to use the bar as a launching point. The bar becomes a flexible spring for the athlete to soar higher and higher into the air. Spinning, twirling and defying the limits of what seems possible. A scholar of Russian has launched to new heights from his post at Memorial University. Stuart Durrant, a faculty member in the Department of German and Russian in the Faculty of Arts, was awarded the A.S. Pushkin Medal for his contributions to Russian-Canadian co-operation in education, for his scholarly contribution to Russian culture and for his dedication to teaching and promoting the study of Russian language and literature in Canada. Dr. Durrant’s scholarly work concerns émigré Russian literature and the life and work of prominent Russian literary figure Dmitry V. Filosofov. Until Dr. Durrant’s articles were published in the 1990s, the cultural legacy of Filosofov, the vast majority of his writings and his extensive archive of memoirs, correspondence and articles were practically unknown outside of Russia. Dr. Durrant is the first Canadian ever to receive a prestigious Russian Federation medal at a state ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by President Dmitry Medvedev and attended by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Patriarch of Russia (head of the Russian Orthodox Church) and some 100 Russian dignitaries. The A.S. Pushkin Medal is one of the highest honours that can be awarded by Russia to a foreign citizen. Dr. Stuart Durrant is living proof that a strong foundation in research can launch you to heights you never thought possible.
A E R IA L IS T n. An acrobat who performs routines in the air.
S PELUNK IN G n. The exploration and study of caves.
seeking subterranean solutions WHILE SPELUNKING, often the only thing that separates you from the granite bedding plane is the bolt that’s secured to your anchor point. Once you lower yourself down below, you begin to understand that the earth is much more than what rests on the surface. You begin to hear the percussive rhythm of groundwater dripping from stalactites. The stillness of the stone. The sensation that you have only just scratched the surface. Dr. Lesley James knows there is much more below the earth than meets the eye. On Dec. 1, 2011, thanks to funding from Chevron Canada and the Research and Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador, with financial support from the Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. and technical support from ExxonMobil, Dr. James was appointed the inaugural Chevron Chair in Petroleum Engineering. With a blend of academic and industry experience, she has a PhD in chemical engineering with a focus on enhanced oil recovery. The aim of much of her research is to increase the percentage of oil recovered from petroleum reservoirs. As the Chevron Chair, Dr. James will dare to find new ways to maximize the recovery of oil from offshore Newfoundland and Labrador fields. She relishes the opportunity this work provides to bring locally relevant data and real-world industry challenges to her teaching and research. With support from Memorial and its partners, Dr. James will endeavour to go deeper in this specialization to expand our understanding of what is possible in the subterranean world of oil recovery.
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rarefied air WHEN YOU FIRST LAUNCH YOURSELF from the drop point everything is suspended. Your lungs contract as the adrenaline courses through your body. They cinch together as if trapped in a hunter’s snare. During that moment of breathlessness you run a check. Did I tie the chute correctly? Did I track the wind from the right direction? Then your senses come back as you breathe out your worries in a hurried burst of carbon dioxide and begin taking in fresh oxygen. Calmness washes over you as you float towards the green fields of home. Dr. Chris Kozak is not one to hold his breath. Dr. Kozak, an associate professor with the Department of Chemistry, is the newest Terra Nova Young Innovator. This award recognizes, promotes and supports new faculty researchers whose innovative work has a positive impact on their departments as well as the potential to be of significance to society at large. Dr. Kozak will receive $50,000 from the Terra Nova development, an offshore oil field operated by Suncor Energy. Dr. Kozak is involved in the development of an environmentally responsible plastic; his research uses carbon dioxide as a feedstock for the synthesis of biodegradable polycarbonates. The award will fund his work on developing a catalyst for making plastics from inexpensive, renewable raw materials. Dr. Kozak aims to create a smaller environmental footprint in the world of polycarbonates — one breath at a time.
S K Y D IV IN G n. The act of jumping from an airplane and executing various aerial manoeuvres before pulling the ripcord of a parachute.
MOU N TA IN C LI MB I N G n. The sport or technique of scaling mountains.
moving mountains ASCENDING A MOUNTAIN requires more than just a steady grip. It takes an iron clad will, guts and determination to reach the summit. Each step is a triumph. Each inch is an accomplishment. Neither the strain nor the anguish of the ascent matters once you reach the top. There is only the bliss of having endured such a journey. At the summit, every inch, every ache is worth it. Memorial has climbed a challenging mountain of its own, and is celebrating the fundraising success of Dare To: The Campaign for Memorial University. On Nov. 1, 2011, at a special event at The Rooms in downtown St. John’s, President Gary Kachanoski, Chancellor and campaign chair Gen. Rick Hillier (Ret’d) and Premier Kathy Dunderdale joined students, faculty, senior university officials and donors to launch this $50-million privatesector fundraising campaign. Memorial has set its sights on attracting major investments for scholarship and bursary funding, research chairs, fellowships and improvements to the quality of its facilities to help position the university as a destination of choice for academics, students and staff from around the world. On Aug. 12, 2012, Memorial celebrated the campaign’s extraordinary success during Reunion 2012, with Gen. Hillier and Dr. Kachanoski leading the way. The campaign goal was surpassed, with a total of $62.8 million raised — and with still more donations to come. This overwhelming outpouring of support came from individuals, corporations, small businesses, foundations, students, faculty and staff. Dare To has had — and will continue to have — a direct impact on the lives of students, faculty, staff and communities. Because of this campaign, daring and remarkable things will continue to happen at Memorial, enabling the university to climb further and higher as an institution of local and global significance. Memorial may have reached this daring summit, but there are many more exciting expeditions still to come.
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or truth
AT MEMORIAL, we are truth seekers. We strive to find answers to real world problems. We dare to achieve greatness above all else. This book contains the results spawned from our spirit of daring. These are the facts and figures that speak the truth of Memorial. If it is the truth you seek. Turn the page. And you shall find it.Â
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VITAL SIGNS UNDERGRADUATE
UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE ENROLMENT
GRADUATE
FULL-TIME & PART-TIME, FALL 2006 – 11
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0 '06
'07
'08
‘07
'09
'10
‘11
UNDERGRADUATE
TOTAL ENROLMENT BY UNIT, FALL 2011
GRADUATE DIPLOMA^
TOTAL ENROLMENT*: 18,955
CERTIFICATE^ POSTGRADUATE (MEDICINE)
3,500 379
3,000
615
2,992
2,500 2,425 334
2,000 161
1,500
2,140
1,854
1,643
850 376 129
1,273
1,000
640
1,096
242
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80
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VITAL SIGNS TOTAL RESEARCH FUNDING 2002–03 TO 2011–12*
120,000
100,000
$ IN 000’S
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0 '03
'04
*Total for 2011–12 is preliminary and subject to change.
'05
'06
'07 ‘07
'08 ‘08
'09 ‘09
'10 ‘10
'11 ‘11
'12 ‘12
BACHELOR’S*
DEGREES, DIPLOMAS, AND CERTIFICATES
MASTER’S PHD
CONFERRED 2005 TO 2011
DIPLOMAS CERTIFICATES
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0 '05
'06 ‘07
'07 ‘08
'08 ‘09
'09 ‘10
'10 ‘11
'11 ‘12
*Includes doctors of medicine.
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VITAL SIGNS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT**
SOURCES OF RESEARCH FUNDING
PRIVATE SECTOR NON - PROFIT
2007–08 TO 2011–12*
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OTHER^ TOTAL
125,000,000
100,000,000
$ VALUE
75,000,000
50,000,000
25,000,000
0 '08
'09
'10
*The totals for 2011-12 are preliminary and are subject to change ** Includes granting councils. ^Includes individual, provincial government (other), United States government and other.
'11
'12
ENTRANCE
TOTAL VALUE & NUMBER OF ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
FELLOWSHIPS
AND GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED* 2006 – 07 TO 2011– 12
1,074
1,019
6,000,000
1,112 1,135
5,000,000 857
$ VALUE
4,000,000 852
3,000,000
2,000,000
750
834
944
971 817
845
'10 ‘10
'11 ‘11
1,000,000
0 '07 ‘07
'08 ‘08
'09 ‘09
'12 ‘12
*The number of scholarships awarded is listed at the top of each bar.
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VITAL SIGNS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT 2011–12 TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Gifts ($)
Number of Donors for Gifts
Pledges ($)
Gifts and Pledges ($)
Total Number of Donors for Gifts and Pledges
Alumni
1,227,406
2,245
1,996,987
3,224,393
3,018
Groups
311,450
93
15,000
326,450
94
Friends
740,099
492
4,051,807
4,791,906
589
Foundations
878,195
53
1,805,217
2,683,412
57
Corporations
16,789,096
249
8,218,819
25,007,915
274
Alumni Groups
26,665
6
0
26,665
6
Faculty/Staff/Pensioners
166,690
173
234,522
401,212
186
Subtotal
20,139,601
3,311
16,322,352
36,461,953
4,224
Estates
319,824
5
0
319,824
5
Gifts-in-Kind
169,513
57
0
169,513
57
20,628,938
3,373
16,322,352
36,951,290
4,286
TOTAL*
*Includes external scholarships to Memorial University $442,399.
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT 2011–12 GIFT AMOUNT BY RECIPIENT
54.6 % 33.2%
Faculty/School
54.6 %
$11,272,750
Student Aid
33.2 %
$6,841,703
Capital Projects
8.2 %
$1,689,587
Research
2.4 %
$490,000
Gifts-in-Kind
0.8%
$169,513
Unrestricted
0.6 %
$117,767
Library
0.1%
$27,202
Other Designations
0.1%
$20,416
Total: $20,628,938
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VITAL SIGNS CORPORATIONS AND
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS^ INDIVIDUAL*
2007–08 TO 2011–12
25,000,000
$ VALUE
20,000,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
0 '08
'09
^Foundation and group giving are included in Other Organizations. *Total includes Gifts-In-Kind. The 2011–12 Gifts-In-Kind total is $169,513.
'10
'11
'12
HUMAN RESOURCES 2012 WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR 2011 (FULL-TIME & PART-TIME)
March 31, 2011
March 31, 2012 Permanent
Contractual
Permanent
Contractual
Faculty/Instructional Staff
1,114
1,212
1,078
1,194
Administrative/Technical Support Staff
1,617
1,655
1,554
1,548
Librarians
33
5
30
2
Affiliate Organizations*
0
237
0
254
Students
0
2,347
0
2,374
2,764
5,456
2,662
5,372
Employees
TOTAL
*Affiliate organizations include separately incorporated entities (SIEs) and agencies.
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VITAL SIGNS MEMORIAL
LIBRARY LIBRARYHOLDINGS HOLDINGSPER PERSTUDENT STUDENT
OTHER CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
FOR SELECTED CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
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350
300
250
200
150
100
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QUEBEC RESIDENTS
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5,000
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FINANCIALS CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 NOTES
Operating Fund This is an unrestricted fund used for the university’s primary operating activities.
Related Entities The university has nine separately incorporated entities as follows:
Ancillary Fund This is an unrestricted fund used for "salesproducing" or "self-sufficient" activities supplementary to the university’s primary operating activities.
• C-CORE
Plant Fund This is a restricted fund to account for the resources used in construction, maintenance and renovations. This fund also accounts for the university’s assets and depreciation.
• The Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden Inc.
Research Fund This is a restricted fund accounting for resources from external granting agencies. Special Purpose & Trusts This is a restricted fund with limitations imposed by both external and internal sources. The major component is the endowment fund.
To view complete audited financial statements, please visit mun.ca/finance/fin_reports.
• Genesis Group Inc. • The Canadian Center for Fisheries Innovation
• Newfoundland Quarterly Foundation • Memorial University Recreation Complex • Western Sports and Entertainment Inc. • Edutech Services Inc. (dissolved as of August 2, 2011) • Campus Childcare Inc.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The university’s operating budget funds the operations of the university, including the Grenfell and Fisheries & Marine Institute campuses. A grant is also provided to Harlow Campus in Essex, England.
• The university is currently undertaking various major construction projects that will enhance our academic, research and student services. These projects include (with the anticipated completion dates):
• The university’s unconsolidated operating fund expenditures for fiscal year 2012 were $422.532 million (excluding employee future benefits).
Cold-water Deep-sea Research Facility at the Ocean Sciences Centre (December 2012)
• Student fees comprised 13 per cent of total operating fund revenue.
Faculty of Medicine Extension (September 2013)
• The provincial government operating grant increased 8.3 per cent over fiscal year 2011. The increase provided for salary increases and associated benefits, cost of inflation adjustments and strategic initiative funding.
Residence, St. John’s campus (Tower 1 – August 2013, Tower 2 – December 2013)
• 80 per cent of expenditures in the operating fund (excluding Other Expenditures) have been spent in the Academic, Library and Student Services functional areas. • Library holdings of $5.3 million have been capitalized in fiscal year 2012.
Residence, Grenfell Campus (September 2013) Dr. Jack Clarke Building and S.J. Carew Building Expansion (August 2013) Grenfell Academic Building Atrium (January 2013)
• The university provided $4.9 million in undergraduate and graduate scholarships, bursaries, and other awards from our endowed and non-endowed trust funds.
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FINANCIALS CONSOLIDATED LIBRARY HOLDINGS SCHEDULE PER OFSTUDENT OPERATIONS FOR THE FORYEAR SELECTED ENDED CANADIAN MARCH 31, UNIVERSITIES 2012 ($ IN 000’S)
Operating Ancillary Fund Fund
Plant Fund
Special Research Purpose & Trusts Fund
Related Entities
Total 2012
Total 2011
Government Grants
363,330
–
–
27,040
47,651
8,469
446,490
402,958
Student Fees
59,407
–
–
–
224
–
59,631
59,174
Other Income
15,177
13,484
(23,004)
6,944
27,768
17,241
57,610
71,173
Investment Income
1,894
–
–
–
(1,422)
105
577
11,343
Total Revenue
439,808
13,484
(23,004)
33,984
74,221
25,815
564,308
544,648
Total Expenditures
422,532
13,657
(22,668)
33,797
77,848
25,725
550,891
544,636
Current Year Results
17,276
(173)
(336)
187
(3,627)
90
13,417
12
Future Employee Benefits Expense*
(27,758)
–
–
–
–
(573)
(28,331)
(18,523)
(10,482)
(173)
(336)
187
(3,627)
(483)
(14,914)
(18,511)
Per Financial Statements
*As per the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ accounting guidelines, the university has this liability included in it’s financial statements. The university has received prior approval from the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to exclude from the current year operating results any amounts resulting from the recognition of the liability related to future employee benefits.
UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS REVENUE BY CATEGORY
83% Government Grants
83%
$363 million
Student Fees
13%
$59 million
Other Income
3%
$15 million
Investment Income
1%
$2 million
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FINANCIALS UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION
67% Academic
67%
$300 million
Administration
8%
$38 million
Other Expenditures
8%
$38 million
Facilities Management
7%
$31 million
Library
4%
$18 million
Computing & Communications
3%
$14 million
Student Services
3%
$11 million
REVENUE
LIBRARY UNIVERSITY HOLDINGS OPERATIONS PER STUDENT
EXPENDITURES
OPERATING FOR SELECTED REVENUE CANADIAN VS. EXPENDITURES UNIVERSITIES
500,000
400,000
$ IN 000’S
300,000
200,000
100,000
0 '05
'06
'07 ‘07
'08 ‘08
'09 ‘09
'10 ‘10
'11 ‘11
'12 ‘12
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LEADERSHIP
OFFICIAL VISITOR Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
CHANCELLORewfoundland andador
CHAIR, BOARD OF REGENTS
General Rick Hillier (Ret’d), OM, CMM, MSD, CD
Robert E. Simmonds, QC
VICE-CHAIR BOARD OF REGENTS
PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
Eleanor Swanson
Dr. Gary Kachanoski
PROVOST VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC) AND PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR
VICE-PRESIDENT (RESEARCH)
VICE-PRESIDENT (ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE)
Hon. Dr. John Crosbie, PC, OC, ONL, QC
Dr. Christopher Loomis
Kent Decker
Dr. David Wardlaw
VICE-PRESIDENT (GRENFELL CAMPUS)
Dr. Mary Bluechardt
VICE-PRESIDENT (MARINE INSTITUTE)
Glenn Blackwood
DEPUTY PROVOST (STUDENTS) AND ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES)
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC)
Dr. Grant Gardner
Dr. Robert Shea (pro tempore)
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC)
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (RESEARCH)
Dr. Doreen Neville
Dr. Ray Gosine
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (GRENFELL CAMPUS) (ACADEMIC)
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (GRENFELL CAMPUS) (ACADEMIC)
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (GRENFELL CAMPUS) (RESEARCH)
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (GRENFELL CAMPUS) (RESEARCH)
Dr. William Iams (to December 2011)
Dr. Antony Card (effective July 2012)
Dr. Ivan Emke (to December 2011)
Dr. David Peddle (effective January 2012)
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LEADERSHIP
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (GRENFELL CAMPUS) (ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE)
DIRECTOR, ALUMNI AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Penny Blackwood
Gary Bradshaw
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
Margot Brown
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECTOR, LESLIE HARRIS CENTRE OF REGIONAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Rob Greenwood
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Victoria Collins
GENERAL COUNSEL
Karen Hollett
DIRECTOR Animal Care Services Dr. Jennifer Keyte
DEAN Faculty of Education Dr. Kirk Anderson
DIRECTOR Athletics Michelle Healey
DEAN Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Dr. Greg Naterer
DEAN Faculty of Arts Dr. Lynne Phillips (effective July 2012)
Dr. Lisa Rankin
(acting) (to June 2012)
DEAN Faculty of Business Administration Dr. Wilfred Zerbe DIRECTOR Career Development and Experiential Learning Jennifer Browne Chris Hounsell (acting) (to September 2011)
DIRECTOR Centre for Institutional Analysis and Planning Paul Chancey DIRECTOR Computing and Communications Graham Mowbray DIRECTOR Co-op Education Dr. Peter Rans DIRECTOR Distance Education and Learning Technologies Susan Cleyle (effective August 2012)
Rob Wells
(acting) (to July 2012)
DIRECTOR Faculty Relations Morgan Cooper
(effective August 2012)
Dr. Ramachandran Venkatesan pro tempore (to July 2012)
DIRECTOR Enterprise Risk Management David Head DIRECTOR Facilities Management Darrell Miles DIRECTOR Financial and Administrative Services Deborah Collis DEAN School of Graduate Studies Dr. Noreen Golfman DEAN School of Human Kinetics and Recreation Dr. Scott MacKinnon (acting) (effective July 2012)
Dr. Antony Card (to June 2012)
DIRECTOR Human Resources Stephen Dodge DIRECTOR International Centre Sonja Knutson
DEAN Faculty of Medicine Dr. James Rourke Dr. Sharon Peters (acting) (January – April 2012)
DEAN School of Music Dr. Ellen Waterman DEAN School of Nursing Dr. Judith McFetridge-Durdle DEAN School of Pharmacy Dr. Linda Hensman DIRECTOR Academic Support Services Office of the Vice-President (Academic) Roxanne Millan DIRECTOR Office of the Vice-President (Administration and Finance) Carol Tibbo DIRECTOR Public Affairs Peter Morris UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR Glenn Collins UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Lorraine Busby DIRECTOR Office of Research Services Dr. Marlies Rise
(acting)
DEAN Faculty of Science Dr. Mark Abrahams
DIRECTOR Labrador Institute Dr. Keith Chaulk
DEAN School of Social Work Dr. Alean Al-Krenawi
DIRECTOR Division of Lifelong Learning Karen Kennedy
(to August 2012)
Dr. Donna Hardy Cox (acting) (effective August 2012)
CHIEF PHYSICIAN Student Health Services Dr. Norman Lee
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LEADERSHIP DIRECTOR Student Success Tom Brophy
FISHERIES AND MARINE INSTITUTE
SEPARATELY INCORPORATED ENTITIES
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Peter Fisher (to August 2012)
DIRECTOR/GENERAL MANAGER Memorial University Recreation Complex Inc. (The Works) Anne Richardson
DIRECTOR Research and Development Ron Newhook
PRESIDENT AND CEO C-CORE Dr. Charles Randell
DIRECTOR Corporate Services and External Affairs Kevin Clarke
PRESIDENT AND CEO Genesis Group Inc. David King
HEAD School of Maritime Studies Catherine Dutton
EDITOR Newfoundland Quarterly Foundation Joan Sullivan
DIRECTOR Collaborations and Partnerships David Miller
HEAD School of Ocean Technology Dwight Howse
GENERAL MANAGER Western Sports and Entertainment Inc. William Smith
DIRECTOR Health and Safety Sheila Miller
HEAD School of Fisheries Carey Bonnell
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Campus Childcare Inc. Tracy Rose
DIRECTOR Housing, Food and Conference Services Christine Burke DIRECTOR Counselling Centre Dr. Peter Cornish Dr. George Hurley (acting) (effective November 2011)
DIRECTOR Finance and Operations Student Affairs Wayne Rose
DIRECTOR Student Recruitment Shona Perry-Maidment DIRECTOR Technical Services Richard Meaney SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT ON ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS Dr. Maura Hanrahan
HARLOW CAMPUS GENERAL MANAGER Sandra Wright
BOARD OF REGENTS
SENATE
Robert E. Simmonds, QC St. John’s, chair
Jim Hickey St. John’s
Eleanor Swanson St. John’s, vice-chair
Jim Keating St. John’s
General Rick Hillier (Ret’d) Ottawa, chancellor
Kim Keating St. John’s
Dr. Gary Kachanoski President and vice-chancellor
Sarah-Ann King Corner Brook
Dr. David Wardlaw Provost, vice-president (academic) and pro vice-chancellor
Bill Matthews St. John’s
Sheila Ashton Corner Brook Steve Belanger St. John’s Gilbert Bennett St. John’s Roger Bill St. John’s Jerry Byrne St. John’s Richard Chislett St. John’s Pat Coish-Snow Clarenville Mary Cormier Corner Brook Brian Dalton St. John’s Michelle Daye Grand Falls-Windsor
Dr. Vinod Patel St. John’s Luke Pike St. John’s Tony Roche St. John’s Kathleen Roul Lawn Donna Stone St. John’s George Tucker St. John’s Michael Walsh St. John’s Tina Scott St. John’s, secretary
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Dr. Gary Kachanoski President and chair General Rick Hillier (Ret’d) Chancellor Dr. David Wardlaw Provost and vice-president (academic) Dr. Christopher Loomis Vice-president (research) Dr. Mary Bluechardt Vice-president (Grenfell Campus) Glenn Blackwood Vice-president (Marine Institute) Dr. Robert Shea Deputy provost (students) and associate vice-president (academic) undergraduate studies pro tempore
Dr. Mark Abrahams Dean, Faculty of Science Dr. Alean Al-Krenawi Dean, School of Social Work Dr. Kirk Anderson Dean, Faculty of Education Bruce Belbin Assistant Deputy Minister of Advanced Education and Skills (for Deputy Minister)
Department of Education Lorraine Busby University Librarian
Margaret (Pegi) Earle St. John’s Dr. Rex Gibbons St. John’s Noreen Greene-Fraize St. John’s
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LEADERSHIP Glenn Collins University Registrar and Secretary of the Senate Dr. Noreen Golfman Dean, School of Graduate Studies Dr. Linda Hensman Dean, School of Pharmacy Karen Kennedy Director, Division of Lifelong Learning Dr. Scott MacKinnon Acting Dean, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation Dr. Judith McFetridge-Durdle Dean, School of Nursing Dr. Greg Naterer Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science effective Aug. 1, 2012
Dr. Lynne Phillips Dean, Faculty of Arts Dr. James Rourke Dean, Faculty of Medicine Dr. Ramachandran Venkatesan Dean, pro tempore, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science July 1, 2011–July 31, 2012
Dr. Ellen Waterman Dean, School of Music Dr. Wilfred Zerbe Dean, Faculty of Business Administration ELECTED MEMBERS Dr. Faith Balisch Faculty of Arts, Humanities Dr. Peter Trnka Faculty of Arts, Humanities Prof. Donna Walsh Faculty of Arts, Humanities Dr. Erwin Warkentin Faculty of Arts, Humanities
Prof. Gary Riser Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences
Dr. Sue Ghazala Faculty of Science
Dr. Christopher Sharpe Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences
Dr. Robert Helleur Faculty of Science
Dr. Michael Wernerheim Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences
Dr. George Jenner Faculty of Science
Dr. Dale Foster Faculty of Business Administration
Dr. Serpil Kocabiyik Faculty of Science
Dr. Katherine Gallagher Faculty of Business Administration
Dr. Paul Marino Faculty of Science
Dr. Walter Okshevsky Faculty of Education
Paul Brett Fisheries and Marine Institute
Dr. Andrea Rose Faculty of Education
Carl Clarke Fisheries and Marine Institute
Dr. Glyn George Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Cyr Couturier Fisheries and Marine Institute
Dr. Dennis Peters Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Bert Riggs Library Dr. Jennifer Connor Faculty of Medicine Dr. Jim Connor Faculty of Medicine Dr. Gerard Farrell Faculty of Medicine Dr. Diana Gustafson Faculty of Medicine Dr. Don McKay Faculty of Medicine Dr. Shree Mulay Faculty of Medicine Dr. Janet Brunton Faculty of Science Dr. Adrian Fiech Faculty of Science
Donald Haynes Fisheries and Marine Institute Dr. James Parsons Fisheries and Marine Institute Ray Roche Fisheries and Marine Institute Dr. Fabien Basset School of Human Kinetics and Recreation Dr. Paul Bendzsa School of Music Dr. Sandra LeFort School of Nursing Dr. Debbie Kelly School of Pharmacy Dr. Dennis Kimberley School of Social Work Dr. Sonya Corbin-Dwyer Grenfell Campus Dr. Paul Wilson Grenfell Campus
GRADUATE STUDENTS Joey Donnelly Michelle Fitzsimmons Hisham Sleem
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Dan Campbell Kayla Carroll Erin Edwards Lindsi George Robert Leamon Ryan Murphy Travis Perry Candace Simms Jessica Snow Rebecca Stuckey
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captions FUNAMBULIST
SNOWBOARDING
TAMESHIWARI
Gary Kachanoski
Rachael Warner
Pat Cochrane
RALLYING
PARKOURIST
Dr. David Wardlaw
Charles Tilley
president, Memorial University
provost and vice-president (academic)
John Harvey
marketing co-ordinator (Athletics)
Nancy Saunders
work-term student (Marketing and Communications)
David Pippy
social media co-ordinator (Student Recruitment)
Jeff Hulan
marketing manager (Marketing & Communications)
GEOCACHING Dr. Ray Gosine
associate vice-president (research)
Dr. Doreen Neville associate vice-president (academic)
acrobat, Acro-Adix
acrobat, Acro-Adix
proprietor, Mount Pearl School of Martial Arts
TRUCK PULLING Lisa Vatcher
proprietor, Acro-Adix
marketing co-ordinator (Alumni Affairs and Development), former SIFE team member
Rachael Warner
Dave Locke
TRAPEZIST Josh Munden
acrobat, Acro-Adix
STILT WALKING Beni Malone
artistic director, Wonderbolt Circus
DIVING Jillian Keiley
artistic director, National Arts Centre English Theatre
MARATHONER Aaron Goulding
manager, Heavyweights (attended MUN 2007-10)
KITE SURFING Brad Burness
proprietor, Coffee & Company, BA(Hons.)Political Science‘92
POLE VAULTING student, Faculty of Medicine
TRIATHLETE Jason C. Pretty
well operations engineer, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, B.Eng.’98
Albert Johnson
Dr. Robert Greenwood
MOUNTAIN BIKING
PIONEERING
Sheldon Smith
philanthropist
executive director (Office of Engagement and Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development)
national cycling competitor
Aelin Mattke
acrobat, Acro-Adix
AERIALIST Charles Tilley
acrobat, Acro-Adix
Jonathan Butler acrobat, Acro-Adix
Mike Ryan
acrobat, Acro-Adix
SPELUNKING Dr. Lesley James Chevron Chair in Petroleum Engineering
SKYDIVING Charles Tilley
acrobat, Acro-Adix
Lesley Bautista
senior IT consultant, Computing and Communications
senior instructional designer (DELTS)
BUNGEE JUMPING
Elaine Dobbin
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING Dr. Gary Kachanoski
president, Memorial University
General Rick Hillier chancellor, Memorial University, B.Sc.’76
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