Oceanographer takes the helm of Graduate Studies
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| 2011
Dalhousie is the first Atlantic Canadian university to be included in The Globe and Mail’s assessment of the Top 100 Employers in Canada. “To earn this distinction, we required a special work place for terrific employees doing a great job,” says President Tom Traves. “Dalhousie’s award was truly earned by every member of our community.” Employers are evaluated on: the physical workplace; work atmosphere; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time off; employee communications; performance management; training and skills development; and community involvement. The Dalhousie community included 3,278 full-time employees and 1,071 part-time employees, as of March. More than a third of our full-time employees are also Dalhousie alumni. “We all deserve to feel very proud,” says President Traves. “Please give your colleagues a high-five.” The Scientist magazine has repeatedly cited Dalhousie as one of the “Best Places to Work in Academia.” And Dalhousie has been ranked in the top 200 universities in the world, one of only nine Canadian schools to make the grade, according to the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings.
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Bernie Boudreau is in for a busy year but the newly appointed dean is up for the challenge. Dr. Boudreau, who comes to Graduate Studies from Oceanography, has a long and successful career in academia. “The university has been very kind to the Department of Oceanography,” he explains, “so I thought it was time to give some back.” He’s in charge of a growing Faculty that now includes close to 3,500 graduate students. Graduate students provide significant support to faculty members and carry out much of the research conducted within departments, he says. The quality and quantity of research is a large part of the university’s reputation. Dr. Boudreau points out that Dalhousie is currently ranked 193 on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, in the top one per cent of schools in the world. “I think we can do even better,” he says. He wants to support the best graduate students to pursue their research at Dalhousie.