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GAZETTE A M E M O R I A L U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W F O U N D L A N D P U B L I C AT I O N

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fresh start

Resources and opportunities exist to help students at the start of the semester in case the unexpected happens.

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funding deadline A commemoration fund has been established to create engaging WW100 projects and events.

beyond borders Four pharmacy students spent their summer break providing medical care in Honduras.

Well preserved Bonavista fossil discovery reveals earliest evidence of animals with muscles

By Kelly Foss

A fossil

discovered in Newfoundland and Labrador

may contain one of the first animals on earth and, quite possibly, the oldest evidence of muscle tissue ever recorded.

Dr. Alex Liu holds a PhD from the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University, and was lead author on a paper published in August in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. He discovered the fossil just over five years ago on the Bonavista Peninsula.

Professor Duncan McIlroy of Memorial’s Department of Earth Sciences co-supervised Dr. Liu along with Professor Martin Brasier, an adjunct professor at Memorial who is based out of the University of Oxford. Both co-authored the paper with Dr. Liu, along with two other co-supervised graduate students. andrew deroche photo

“These rocks have been known about since the mid’60s,” said Prof. McIlroy. “But there are still lots of things to be discovered if you know what you are looking for.

During his time at Memorial as a visiting student, Alex found some fossil trails at Mistaken Point. That implied the presence of animals that could move, which in

fun times The enthusiasm ran high at orientation events Sept. 1. Welcoming activities

are scheduled for new undergraduate and graduate students arriving at the Marine Institute, Grenfell Campus and the St. John’s campus Sept. 1-2.

turn implies the presence of muscles since you need at least some degree of muscular control in order to move.

See fossil page 4

Provost and VPA pro tempore appointed

Dr. Noreen Golfman The Board of Regents

search for a new provost/VP(A) has been successfully

Golfman’s leadership, the school has experienced

concluded, which is expected to occur in 2015.

tremendous growth. Enrolment was up by 5.3 cent

“I would like to extend my thanks to Dr. Golfman

in 2013, and 14.3 per cent over the past two years.

for agreeing to take on this senior academic leadership

In the last decade, the number of graduate students

role,” said President Kachanoski. “Under her leadership,

has doubled to a total of 3,565 graduate students. A

we can expect continued progress in key strategic areas,

number of new programs were created during her term

achieving the aspirations outlined in our frameworks,

as dean, including five new doctoral programs and

and the goals in the strategic research intensity plan

eight new master’s programs.

and the enrolment plan, among others key strategies.”

A professor of English, Dr. Golfman holds a PhD

The Board of Regents has further approved the

from the University of Western Ontario. She recently

appointment of Dr. Faye Murrin to serve as dean,

served two terms as president of the Canadian

School of Graduate Studies pro tempore during Dr.

Federation of Social Sciences and Humanities, a

Golfman’s term as provost/VP(A) pro tempore. Dr.

national education advocacy group. She is currently

Murrin currently serves as the associate dean, School

president of both the Canadian Association of

of Graduate Studies.

Graduate Studies and the Northeastern Association of

has appointed

The appointments come after the announcement in

Graduate Schools, and is a member of the advisory

Dr. Noreen Golfman as provost and vice-president

July that Dr. David Wardlaw, provost/VP(A), will retire

committee to the Canadian studies program at the

(academic) pro tempore effective Sept.1, 2014.

in 2016 and not seek a second term in the role.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Currently the dean of the School of Graduate Studies,

Dr. Noreen Golfman has served as dean of graduate

Dr. Golfman will serve in her new role until the

studies at Memorial since June 1, 2008. Under Dr.

See provost page 4

Get reacquainted with Desire2Learn

By Courtenay Alcock

This

fall ,

returning

educators,

staff

and

For an overview of the changes and enhancements

DELTS’ Technology Resources site: blog.delts.mun.

students may notice some changes to Desire2Learn

to Desire2Learn, educators and administrative users

ca/technologyresources/events. Those not able to

(D2L), Memorial’s learning management system.

are encouraged to attend a webinar or face-to-face

attend the clinics may request individual or group sessions with DELTS as well.

D2L is the course delivery system for all of the uni-

demonstration. DELTS is also hosting a series of

versity’s online courses, as well as the online compo-

drop-in clinics to assist educators and administra-

In addition to these events, a variety of guides have

nent for on-campus courses.

tive users in getting acquainted with the recent

been created to assist users with specific tools and

In April 2014, DELTS (Distance Education, Learning

changes to D2L, and in using D2L in general. During

functions within D2L. These guides can be found by

and Teaching Support) conducted an upgrade to a

the clinics, experts will be on hand to provide guid-

visiting blog.delts.mun.ca/technologyresources.

new version of Desire2Learn. As a result, improve-

ance and address individual questions.

ments were made to select tools, aiming to streamline the environment and make it easier to use.

A full list of scheduled demonstrations and drop-in clinics can by found by visiting the events page on

For more information, contact DELTS at 864-8700 or toll free at 1-866-435-1396 or visit www.delts. mun.ca.

Colleen Collett, instructional design specialist at DELTS, demonstrates Desire2Learn tools.

GAZETTE

“There are invasive species coming here, such as green crab, which are detrimental to our environment.

Why don’t we see if these species could be harvested and sold as bait? This would help get them out of the ocean while providing a more cost-effective bait source

your next project

for fish harvesters.”

Mrs. Lavers would like someone from Memorial to look

Special to the Gazette

at the feasibility of utilizing shrimp waste or invasive species as bait for the local lobster fishery. A study

Yaff le.ca is Memorial’s online connecting tool. One of its most

could be undertaken to provide a review on whether

significant jobs is to provide a way for people from outside

either of these ventures have been undertaken else-

Memorial to ask for research help. With hundreds of community-

where, and, if so, what lessons were learned that could

suggested opportunities to choose from, your next project is just a

inform development on the Great Northern Peninsula.

An investigation into whether or not shrimp waste or an invasive species are suitable bait fish from a bio-

The opportunity:

logical or chemical perspective might be a possibility,

The lobster fishery helps support the lives of many

as well as the sort of equipment that would be neces-

families on the Great Northern Peninsula. Although it

sary for processing the new bait species.

is a lucrative business, issues are developing surround-

Mrs. Lavers is available to provide information on the

ing the increasing cost of bait. Some traditional bait

region, and she is able to connect potential research-

fish species are increasingly being fished for human

ers with local people working in the fish harvesting

consumption – thus increasing its price.

and processing industries. An ideal outcome from her

“There must be more sustainable, local and cost-ef-

perspective would be for a local person or company

fective solutions for providing bait for the lobster fish-

to develop a successful venture that provides new bait

ery,” said Carolyn Lavers, mayor of Port aux Choix.

sources, not only for the benefit of themselves, but for

“The shrimp processing plants throughout the penin-

their community and region as well.

sula send their waste out to sea and to landfills; however, maybe there is a way to process this waste for

Interested in learning more about this project? Amy Tucker,

local fish harvesters to use as bait instead.”

co-ordinator of knowledge mobilization at the Harris Centre,

In addition, Mrs. Lavers says there may be opportunities to utilize aquatic invasive species as bait.

The project:

By Amy Tucker

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Professores emeriti announced three Memorial University professors

have

been

accorded

the

designation professor emeritus and will be recognized at an upcoming session of convocation.

Those being honoured are Dr. Tom Gordon, School of Music; Dr. Noel Roy, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts; and Dr. Sudesh Vasdev, Faculty of Medicine.

To be eligible for the title professor emeritus, a person must have served at least 10 years as a regular full-time faculty

Dr. Tom Gordon

Dr. Noel Roy

Dr. Sudesh Vasdev

member at Memorial and must have held the rank of professor upon retirement.

of

Music

at

Bishop’s

University

in

positions in the university during his

In recognition of Dr. Vasdev’s research

The prime criteria for nomination are

Lennoxville, Qué. While at Bishop’s, Dr.

career at Memorial, including three years

achievements, he was made a fellow of

sustained, outstanding scholarly work

Gordon served a term as director of the

as president of the university’s faculty

the U.S. National Academy of Clinical

and/or service to the university.

Centennial

association.

Biochemistry in 1998. In 2005 the

Theatre,

inaugurated

the

popular Music Chez Nous concert series

He holds a BA from McGill University

Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists

Dr. Tom Gordon

and co-founded Ensemble Musica Nova

and

Dr. Tom Gordon is a pianist/musicologist

for which he served as administrative

Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.

with a broad range of interests that

director from 1989-97. Previous to his

Dr. Roy spent time at Northeastern

tenure he received external funding

stretch from musical life in 18th-century

tenure at Bishop’s, Dr. Gordon was head of

University, in Boston, Mass., as a visiting

totalling more than $2.1 million. He

Labrador to the historical avant-garde

liberal arts studies at the Ontario College

scholar and was visiting fellow in

has an active grant from the Canadian

of early 20th-century France. Among

of Art and Design in Toronto (1977-83).

Canada-U.S. studies at the University of

Institutes

Maine, Orono, in 1988-89.

has applied for further funding to

his current research projects are an

received

his

PhD

from

Johns

honoured him with the prestigious Research Excellence Award. During his

of

Health

Research

and

exploration of the Moravian choral

Dr. Noel Roy

and instrumental music in the Inuit

Dr. Noel Roy is a major scholar in the

Dr. Sudesh Vasdev

increased food uptake leading to obesity

communities of coastal Labrador.

economy of Canadian and Newfoundland

Dr. Sudesh Vasdev has been an accomplished

in Newfoundland and Labrador.

investigate

The director of Memorial’s School of

and Labrador fisheries. He has published

researcher with Memorial for 32 years. His

Music from 2000-10, Dr. Gordon is now

over 30 papers in academic publications

work has focused on the mechanisms of

veterinary

an honorary research professor at the

and is an active applied econometrician.

gut

hormones

causing

Dr. Vasdev earned his degree of medicine

from

Punjab

hypertension, associated cardiovascular

Agriculture University and a B.Sc., M.Sc.

school. He holds a BA, B.Mus. and MA

Dr. Roy spent six years as the head of the

damage of hypertension and its prevention

and PhD at the University of Punjab.

from Central Missouri, and a PhD from

Department of Economics at Memorial

by dietary nutrients. He was the first to

He joined the Faculty of Medicine

the University of Toronto.

(2003-09). From 2009-10 he served as

suggest that excess endogenous aldehydes,

at Memorial in 1981 and has been

Prior to coming to Memorial he was a

interim dean for the Faculty of Arts. Dr.

especially methyglyoxal, are the cause of

a professor since 1993. He retired in

professor and chair in the Department

Roy has served in various administrative

essential hypertension.

February 2013.

Is distance the future?

STUDENTVIEW Darlington Mandondo

distance education

is a trend that is

who need to take further studies have also profited

Connect and celebrate during MUNdays 2014

immensely because they do not actually have to

By Jeff Green

students, as they are spared the burden of costs associated with commuting to class on a daily basis. Additionally, professionals in stable jobs

leave their jobs in order to pursue further study.

Stern criticism has also been levelled against

Plans are well underway for MUNdays 2014,

the idea of distance learning as it takes away

Memorial’s annual spirit week for students, faculty, staff,

the interactive value of face-to-face contact and

alumni and friends.

discussions with instructors and fellow students.

This year’s activities run Oct. 23-28.

becoming increasingly prominent across Canada.

Critics

relative

MUNdays rolls out under the banners of I♥MUNdays

A large number of post-secondary students are

importance that is being placed on efficiency

on the St. John’s campus, I♥MI MUNdays at the Marine

opting to take their courses online for various

and productivity by those who embrace distance

Institute and I♥ Grenfell MUNdays at Grenfell Campus

reasons. In a way, distance education has opened

learning as a substitute to traditional education.

in Corner Brook.

up avenues for people who could not even flirt with

Constant innovation has been key to address

On the St. John’s campus there’ll be a variety of events,

the possibility of a university education simply

these concerns and most universities now have

including a massive pancake breakfast, alumni reunions,

because they cannot afford to invest the amount of

online classrooms where ideas can be shared

an Instagram contest, the Alumni Tribute Awards, Sea-

time required to take courses the traditional way.

and participation can be graded. Furthermore,

Hawks volleyball games and a MUNdays Sunday Skate.

The growth of distance learning programs has not

it should also be noted that distance learning is

There will also be a rockin’ Super TSC Night Concert

been entirely painless. Critics and skeptics have

widely perceived as a complement rather than a

hosted by up-and-coming local comedian Matt Wright

voiced their concerns about the quality of learning,

substitute to conventional education. Sometimes,

and featuring an all-star lineup with performances by

or lack of it, in the programs. Enrolment has been

universities also structure hybrid courses that

Mick Davis, Barry Canning and Shanneyganock.

increasing in leaps and bounds at Memorial as

demand some form of physical presence as a way

well, and this is demonstrated by the size of the

to counter these shortcomings.

waiting lists for many distance courses.

have

also

lashed

out

at

the

And, everyone is invited to help fill the square outside of Paton College with non-perishable food items to bene-

In a rapidly evolving world, adaptability is key

fit the Campus Food Bank. Plus there’ll be plenty of other

The rise of distance education was partly enabled

to survival. This has clearly been the case with

by the worldwide web revolution, as it has made

distance learning, as universities have employed

communication across the globe much easier

the

and quicker. The notion of someone completing

to the needs of a non-traditional and growing

a course, let alone a full degree program from a

demographic of students who are either unable or

Meanwhile at the Marine Institute, which is celebrat-

different continent, would probably have been

unwilling to take on the conventional programs.

ing its 50th anniversary this year, there will be a break-

ridiculed and dismissed as far-fetched 15 years ago.

After all, variety is the spice of life!

fast bazaar, a barbecue lunch and the creation of a MI

technological capabilities

available to cater

Distance courses tend to cost more than their

events for everyone to enjoy.

At Grenfell Campus there’ll be a glow-in-the-dark race, a Twitter scavenger hunt, the Grenfell Carnival, a Parade of Flags and an International Night.

time capsule, among other events.

conventional on-campus equivalents. In many

Darlington Mandondo is a third-year student in the bachelor

cases, however, this cost differential is a form

of commerce program. He can be reached at dnm355@mun.ca.

of convenience premium that is worthwhile to

Registration is now open for some events. Go to www. mun.ca/mundays for more information.

Be sure to also keep an eye out for updates on Memorial’s social media channels and the hashtag #MUNdays2014.

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Cont’d from provost page 1 Active in Canadian cultural issues and experienced with the media, Dr. Golfman is the founding director and chair of the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, vice-chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation and chair of the board of the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. Since 2011 she has co-chaired the board of directors of Business and the Arts N.L., an organization that brokers relationships and funding between the arts and the corporate/ private sectors.

In addition to publications in scholarly journals, Dr. Golfman writes on the arts and culture in popular venues, and she has worked as a commentator, reviewer/performer for CBC radio and television.

An artist’s reconstruction of Haootia quadriformis.

In 2011 she received the President’s Award for Exceptional Community Service from Memorial University.

Cont’d from FOSSIL page 1 The question then became what actually made those trails?”

The finding is important. Historically, it was believed that the origin, evolution and spread of animals began

Prof. McIlroy says their first thought was that the

during the Cambrian period, 541 million years ago. But

trails were made by sea anemones, fairly simple organ-

the Bonavista fossils date back to the earlier Ediacaran

isms that they found that could produce similar trails

period, approximately 560 million years ago.

in the lab. But the researchers had no direct proof. Then the new discovery was made.

NOTABLE Jennifer Tucker, Faculty of Science, and Jennifer

“The first person to tackle this was Darwin,” said Prof.

Careen, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science,

McIlroy. “He noticed that right before the Cambrian

will each receive one of the 40 Schulich Leaders

“The preservation of this fossil shows very fine details

period, you have rocks with essentially no fossils in

Scholarships for students pursuing undergraduate

and looks like nothing I’ve ever seen before, and there

them, and then suddenly there are rocks teeming with

degrees in science, technology, engineering or

are many fossils preserved in the rocks at Mistaken Point

all kinds of animals. By the end of the Cambrian, basi-

mathematics.

and elsewhere in the region,” he said. “It simply resem-

cally all the modern groups had evolved. People call that

competed for the 40 awards. Ms. Tucker will receive

bles none of the known Ediacaran fossils, most of which

the “Cambrian Explosion.” The question has always

$60,000 towards her studies; Ms. Careen will receive

have a fractal-like organization of frond-like elements.”

been, did animals all of a sudden evolve, and then rap-

$80,000.

Approximately

1,150

students

The new fossil, named Haootia quadriformis, is

idly diversify into a plethora of different groups, or were

made up of bundles of fibres in a four-fold symmetrical

there animals further back but they were missing from

For the second year in a row, Ben Taylor, a fourth-

arrangement and is similar to modern animals from the

the fossil record?”

year honours earth sciences student, claimed the

cnidarian group, which includes corals, sea anemones

Prof. McIlroy’s group has documented the earliest

Canadian National Championship in Men’s Air

and jellyfish. The Memorial and Oxford teams debated

fossil trails at Mistaken Point and demonstrated that

Rifle at the National Smallbore Rifle Championships

the findings and eventually agreed it was an early stau-

animals did indeed originate much further back than

in Beachburg, Ont., last month. In May he was

romedusan cnidarian, and that the bundles represent

previously believed. The discovery seems to confirm

honoured during the Premier’s Athletic Awards

muscle tissue. Stuaromedusans look a little like upside-

this theory.

reception with the Team Gushue Award, which

Funding for this research was provided by the Natural

recognizes academic and athletic excellence. Mr.

“Cnidarians are actually quite low down on the evo-

Environment Research Council, The Natural Sciences

Taylor has also competed in the International

lutionary tree and are some of the simplest animals that

and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the

Shooting Sport Federation World Cup.

we have, so it’s not completely out of the realm of possi-

Burdett Coutts Fund of the University of Oxford, the

bility that stauromedusans would be among the earliest

National Geographic Global Exploration Fund and a

Christine Fontaine, an alumna of the Department of

muscular organisms,” Prof. McIlroy said.

Canada Research Chair to Prof. McIlroy.

Psychology, has received a Vanier scholarship worth

down jellyfish on a stalk.

$150,000 to continue her studies in behavioural neuroscience-learning at the University of Victoria.

Ms. Fontaine’s research focuses on the intrauterine ethanol

Science fiction festival returns to Grenfell

exposure-induced

depletions

of

neural

glutathione impair olfactory learning and memory in rats.

By Pamela Gill

Know what a flux capacitor is? Have you witnessed

OBITUARIES

the power of the Dark Side? Know more than Jon Snow?

If you profess yourself to be a sci-fi or gaming aficionado, get ready to beam aboard Sept. 26-28.

Atlanti-Con is coming back to Grenfell Campus for a third year; its popularity has grown annually since

Alexander Cornelius “Neil” van Allen

its inception in 2012. Last year about 1,000 people

Neil van Allen, a retired professor from the School of

from the Grenfell community and the general public

Music, passed away July 15, 2014. He was 85.

attended the festival. submitted photo

“The university setting is an excellent context in which to present the festival,” said Jeff Keeping, festival chairperson. “It’s a great fit.”

Organizers are currently accepting applications for volunteers to help with the epic science fiction/fantasy/anime/comics and gaming festival. The schedule

A scene from last year’s Atlanti-Con.

includes such eclectic topics as Jedi mind tricks, the zombie survival guide and talking with the dead in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Bertram Gilliard Bertram Gilliard, a retired staff member of Facilities Management, passed away Aug. 12, 2014.

Dr. Châu Nguyên Dr. Châu Nguyên, an infectious disease specialist in the Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, passed away

and T-shirt and snacks will be provided.

Aug. 18, 2014. He was 57.

Anyone interested in getting involved or finding

“We are looking for volunteers to help us regis-

out more information should contact jeff@atlanti-con.

Robert John Olivero

ter attendees, provide security, help with setup and

com or visit www.atlanti-con.com/volunteers.aspx

Robert John Olivero, a retired employee of the International

cleanup, run discussion panels, assist with the cos-

and submit an online registration form.

Centre, passed away Aug. 22, 2014. He was 77.

tume contest, and so on,” said Mr. Keeping, adding that volunteers will be given a weekend access pass

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Volunteers will be contacted for orientation and training by mid-September.

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FRAMEWORKS AT WORK Memorial’s frameworks in action

CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO

TEACHING AND LEARNING Preparing for success

By Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey

Engaging with peers and student societies help students to make the most of their time at university.

adjusting to a new semester invites words of advice

• Start studying as soon as classes begin and keep up with

frequently lead to significant stress for students. Identify

assigned readings. It’s much harder to catch up once

term expenses and income at the beginning of the

assignment deadlines approach;

semester to avoid insufficient funds when an important

for many students from faculty, friends and family.

“Be prepared.” “Expect the unexpected.” “Failing to prepare prepares you to fail.”

• Plan a study schedule and save important deadlines in a

These are just some of the commonly echoed bits of counsel.

calendar outlining key milestone goals along the way; • Become familiar with the library and other resource

Memorial University offers extensive resources and opportunities to assist students to prepare from the start of the semester, so if the unexpected does happen, students can cope and rebound with better success.

centres;

“Students have tremendous control over how their on the development of the Teaching and Learning

and information from professors; • Seek help early from a professor, a counsellor, family or friends to help reduce stress; • Learn to say “no” politely but firmly. Meeting deadlines

planning, priorities and programs. “Early dedication to

will sometimes mean making choices between other

reviewing course expectations, establishing study plans

activities and getting the work done;

key elements to a student’s overall success.”

Establishing a routine with the following habits, is a starting place to begin the semester on the right foot.

• Attend classes regularly and read the course syllabus, which provides a map for the term;

teaching and learning community.

the semester;

Framework and associate vice-president (academic),

and identifying resources available on campus are some of

deficits; and, • Have fun. Engage with peers and student societies to make the most of time as a member of the Memorial

• Get to know instructors and attend office hours early in • Check course online information frequently for updates

semester will evolve,” said Dr. Doreen Neville, co-lead

bill or purchase is required. Make a plan for anticipated

• Take care of yourself, including getting enough sleep,

Regardless if a student is coming to campus for the first time or continuing in his or her program, each new semester offers a fresh start. Comprehensive student supports are available on all Memorial campuses. Find more information here:

St. John’s campus: www.mun.ca/student/home

exercise, quality food and relaxation. It’s important to

Grenfell Campus:

schedule in leisure and fun too to keep things balanced;

www.swgc.mun.ca/student-services/Pages/default.aspx

• Stay in touch with friends and family as they are often

Marine Institute: www.mi.mun.ca/departments/studentaffairs/studentaffairs

the best support units; • Create and maintain a budget. Money challenges

Anti-spam legislation to restrict electronic messages

By Mandy Cook

memorial

has begun work to comply with

the Memorial community is responsible for reviewing

federal legislation that will help keep unwanted spam

and

messages and phishing scams out of your inbox.

messaging practices and setting timelines and priorities

The new Canadian Anti-spam Legislation (CASL)

assessing

its

current

commercial

electronic

for converting implied consent into express consent.

came into effect July 1, 2014. CASL is a federal law that

Considering that the legislation is broadly written

seeks to improve and safeguard electronic commerce

and given that it’s an untested area of the law and the

by prohibiting spam, phishing and the installation of

penalties substantial, Memorial’s Office of the General

spyware and malware.

Counsel has advised that the university be cautious in

Except for registered charities and fundraising

its approach. A number of universities across Canada

political parties, virtually everyone who communicates

have initiated varied mitigation plans depending on

electronically – via email or e-newsletters, for example

their individual interpretation of the new legislation.

– is required to comply.

“CASL has teeth,” said Gerard Quigley, associate

CASL prohibits the transmission of commercial

general counsel, Office of the General Counsel.

electronic messages, unless the sender has the

“It authorizes significant administrative monetary

express or implied consent of the recipient. Express

penalties for failure to comply: up to $1 million per

consent is obtained simply by asking for it. Express consent, when obtained from a contact whose name

infraction for an individual, up to $10 million per

Gerry Quigley

infraction for an institution like Memorial.”

is contained in a database or listserv, will last until

The new legislation has many exceptions and

it is withdrawn by the recipient. The task for most

of the categories of exception, it is exempt from the

qualifications; to assess how it may or may not impact

managers of databases and/or listservs is to convert

CASL requirements.

you,

implied consent into express consent by making a request that follows the CASL requirements.

If the message is sent to a recipient with an existing business

relationship;

an

existing

non-business

relationship or if the recipient has published or disclosed their address to the sender, this is considered implied consent.

There are exceptions. If your message falls into one

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visit

www.mun.ca/generalcounsel

for

initial

If your message is not exempt, it can only be sent

guidance, apply it to your particular area and contact

once you have obtained implied or express consent and

the Office of the General Counsel at 709-864-7695 or

follow the form and content rules. To view the categories

mgquigley@mun.ca with any questions you may have.

of exception, as well as the form and content rules, please visit www.mun.ca/generalcounsel.

“CASL compliance is everyone’s responsibility,” said Mr. Quigley. “The Office of the General Counsel

A three-year transition period has been built into the

provides legal advice to the university, and is

legislation to allow time for the conversion. Memorial’s

available to provide guidance to keep us on side with

Office of the General Counsel says that during this time,

this new legislation.”

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Deadline approaching for WW100 commemoration funding

By Nora Daly

The First World War

changed the world

forever. It transformed the way war was fought, upended cultures and home life, and stimulated innovations that affect us today.

In communities large and small around the globe,

Royal Naval Reservists on a wharf adjacent to the HMS Calypso, ca. 1914.

commemoration activities have begun, recognizing the beginning of what would come to be known as the Great War. One of Newfoundland and Labrador’s earliest

commemorations

was

the

founding

commemoration period.

fund and participate in one of the most important

The fund consists of three streams. And while

commemorative periods of our generation.”

of

proposals for general projects of less than $2,500 can

The website www.mun.ca/WW100 includes detailed

Memorial University College in 1925. The university’s

be submitted for approval at any time, the other two

information on how to apply for funding. There is

legacy includes the responsibility to remember and

funding streams — for flagships proposals of more

a searchable ideas bank which contains dozens of

commemorate those who served and died. To that end,

than $2,500 and proposals from external partners —

suggested projects collected during the two-year

supports and funding are in place to assist students,

have a set deadline. For the fall semester, that deadline

consultation process. And an anniversary calendar

faculty and staff with their own commemoration

is Sept. 15.

pinpoints significant dates throughout the war that

activities.

As announced last year, Memorial is undertaking

“The Living Memorial Commemoration Fund is

could be used in numerous ways — as standalone

designed to empower the university community to

remembrance or to bring a commemorative element to

in

commemorate in different ways, while maintaining

an event, for example.

three broad areas: academic programs; physical

our fundamental values of integrity, collegiality and

“Memorial’s distinct origin means we have a

commemorations; and library, archives and other

responsibility to place,” said Dr. Luke Ashworth, chair

responsibility to remember and commemorate those

resources.

First

World

War

A

commemorative

commemoration

activities

been

of the WW100 steering committee. “I encourage all

who served and died. This fund will allow more of us

established to empower the university community to

fund

has

interested individuals or groups to visit the WW100

to do just that, in profound, meaningful, and we hope,

create engaging projects and events over a five-year

commemorations website, apply to the commemoration

lasting ways,” said Dr. Ashworth.

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Memorial alumna Dr. Elke Dettmer at her home in Pouch Cove.

The house that Elke saved

By Jeff Green

FACEFORWARD CULTURE, HERITAGE, CREATIVE ARTS

Dr. Dettmer. “We were successful in Pouch Cove as we started up the newspaper, Oceanside Press, and we also

Tai Chi,

a small one-legged chicken, is the first to

began what now is the East Coast Trail. We first worked

greet visitors to Points East, the 124-year-old, yellow-

as volunteers with Peter Gard, the founding president

and green-trimmed heritage house a Memorial alumna

of the East Coast Trail Association, and eventually,

has given a new lease on life.

with government grants, employed local people to

Tucked away on a narrow road on the northeast side

create the trails, cutting the pathways.”

of Pouch Cove, the charming two-storey is more than

Eco-tourism operator

just Dr. Elke Dettmer’s home – it is also her livelihood.

Since the late 1990s, Dr. Dettmer has operated Points

All the while, Dr. Dettmer was quietly bringing Points

East, a year-round guesthouse that’s welcomed hundreds

East back to life.

of tourists from far-flung areas of the globe.

“Nobody would have saved this place except me,” Dr. Dettmer said with a soft smile and a proud glint in her

By the late 1990s, she turned her attention to eco-

One of Dr. Dettmer’s four-legged residents.

eye. “It took a lot of imagination to salvage this place but I’m happy with it.”

tourism and began utilizing the province’s rugged beauty and fantastic hiking trails as a catalyst for attracting tourists from around the globe. That’s also

During the first few years, she picked away at the

when she opened her bed and breakfast.

Born and raised in Germany, Dr. Dettmer first came

house along with the help of some local carpenters,

“I saw potential probably because I came from

to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1982 to complete

replacing windows and doors, raising the roof and

the outside,” she said. “I bring in travel writers and

her PhD in folklore. She “discovered” Memorial while

breathing new life into the building. She also saved

tourists who come and stay here at my place and tour

living and working in San Francisco, Calif., where

the barn, cleaned up and re-dug flower and vegetable

the area. I gave talks in Germany about Newfoundland

she graduated with a master’s degree in folklore at

gardens and re-introduced livestock. Today, she shares

and our untouched spaces and hiking areas. And, I’ve

the nearby University of California, Berkeley. While

the property not only with Tai Chi, but also with other

worked as lecturer on cruise ships encouraging people

attending an American Folklore Society conference, she

chickens, goats, her dog and a pair of cats.

to visit Newfoundland. My approach has been very

met Dr. David Buchan, a leading folklorist and scholar who worked at Memorial.

grassroots.”

Finding prosperity

That approach has paid off in more ways than one.

“He and a number of other folklorists were raving

Dr. Dettmer graduated with her PhD from Memorial in

Guests from Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, the

about Newfoundland so I decided why not? I packed up

1993 at the height of the provincial cod moratorium.

United States and other parts of Canada have all

and moved to St. John’s.”

Pouch Cove was not unscathed by the devastating

stayed at Points East. They quickly fall in love with the

closure of the fishery.

province’s nature and the charm of her historic home,

‘Where I belonged’

“The moratorium deeply affected me and this

she said.

That gumption is at the heart of many things Dr.

area,” she explained. “Something similar happened in

“I knew it would work,” said Dr. Dettmer. “I now have

Dettmer takes on with spirited enthusiasm. After her

Germany when I was growing up. My grandparents were

more guests than I can really handle but I managed to

impulse move to Newfoundland and Labrador, she

involved in the fishery. I saw how the closure affected

keep them fed and give them a place to stay.”

lived in downtown St. John’s for several years before

people and communities. I wanted to contribute to the

stumbling across Points East, a home that — for many

survival of Newfoundland and this area in some way.”

— was beyond saving.

Dr. Dettmer is quick to acknowledge that most septuagenarians are settling down, leading quieter

That’s when she established the group Community

lives, but she says she’s busier than ever. In her off-

“I moved to Pouch Cove in 1989. The house was in

Connections. She began organizing and holding

season this year, she’s headed to Guatemala to work as

bad shape,” she explained. “There was no running

workshops in her home as well as in neighbouring

a volunteer with a charitable foundation called Give

water. The walls were falling down inside. The floors

Flatrock and Bauline — communities also affected by

Kids a Chance. She’s also busy planning itineraries for

were buckled. The place was a mess and everybody said

the moratorium. The goal was to incite new business

hikers already booked to stay at Points East next year.

I was crazy for wanting to buy it. But I recognized this

ideas in the region.

is where I belong.”

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“I am very lucky to have found the place where I

“We would hold meetings here at Points East,” said

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belong right here in Pouch Cove.”

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Collaborative space, creative learning

From left are Beth Maddigan, librarian, Faculty of Education, and Maurice Barry, co-ordinator, Teaching and Learning Commons, in the newly refurbished space on the fifth floor of the Education building.

By Lisa Pendergast

The Faculty of Education

has taken an

teachers can complete course work and develop curric-

The Faculty of Education hopes that the learning

out-dated computer lab on the fifth floor of the Education

ulum for their future students. The TLC features unique

space will facilitate and encourage collaborative learn-

building on the St. John’s campus and transformed it

furniture, such as cylindrical chairs that promote active

ing, which parallels the kinds of learning environments

into a creative teaching and learning space for students.

sitting, mini-classroom setups, multi-level chairs and

education graduates are expected to create in the schools

A primary function of the new Teaching and Learning

tables, and booth seating. It is an open space that can

and colleges where they will eventually practise as pro-

Commons (TLC) in room ED-5006 is to enable students

accommodate 11 working groups, but also has sub-sec-

fessional teachers and instructors.

to prepare multimedia presentations. The room contains

tions and dividers to separate the groups and help absorb

The grand opening of the Teaching and Learning

state-of-the-art iMac stations, SMART boards, projectors,

noise. There is also a kitchenette so that students have a

Commons will take place on Monday, Sept. 15, at 10:30

screens and computer applications where pre-service

place to prepare and eat meals.

a.m. in ED-5006.

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Sales scholars

Researchers win prestigious award from top U.S. journal Award for best contribution to selling

organizational learning process.”

and sales management theory from

The article was chosen by members of

the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales

the editorial review and senior advisory

Management — the only research-based

boards for consideration for the award

journal in the fields of personal selling

and went through two rounds of voting

and sales management.

before emerging as the winner.

“[I feel] overwhelmed, humbled and

The Shannahans joined the business

honoured,” said Dr. Rachelle Shannahan.

Dr. Rachelle Shannahan is an assistant

published — that in itself was an incred-

professor of marketing and Dr. Kirby

ible achievement, given that conceptual

Shannahan is an associate professor of

papers in general are so difficult to get

marketing. The couple has been collab-

published. For our work to be recognized

orating together on their research for

in this is just tremendous.”

more than 10 years.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

The

From left are Drs. Kirby Shannahan and Rachelle Shannahan.

faculty at Memorial in 2009, where

“We worked so hard to get that paper

duo

published

their

paper,

Winning the James M. Comer Award

Making Sense of the Customer’s Role

helps to raise their individual profiles and

in the Personal Selling Process: A

enhances the reputation of Memorial’s

Theory of Organizing and Sensemaking

business faculty, they say.

Perspective, in 2013. It was co-authored

“Beyond the local recognition, this

by Dr. Alan Bush of the University of

award establishes us as serious and com-

Memphis and Dr. William Moncrief of

petent scholars capable of doing world-

Texas Christian University.

class research, which is desirable at any

The concept encourages the inclusion

stage in one’s career,” said Dr. Rachelle

of customers as equal participants in the

Shannahan. “It reinforces that we are

selling process.

on to something that people are paying

“We knew heading into the review pro-

attention to. To make this kind of contri-

cess that we were advocating something

bution is what we all hope for.”

quite radical, and that many may not be

Dr. Kirby Shannahan adds that it also

ready to accept what we’re trying to put

points to the importance of scholars

forward,” said Dr. Kirby Shannahan.

working together to further research in

“Ours is a unique perspective of the buyer-selling relationship as it argues to

“As most of our research network is in

make the customer an integral part of the

the United States, we are fortunate that

award from the top international journal

personal selling process. This new per-

we have one another to collaborate with.

for selling and sales management.

spective allows for customers and sales-

I think this award validates the calibre of

By Susan White

Husband and wife researchers Business

Drs. Kirby Shannahan and Rachelle

people to be active participants in and

our work and the value of internal and

Administration have won a prestigious

the

Fac ult y

of

Shannahan won the James M. Comer

contributors to the personal selling and

external research collaborations.”

Scholarly activity

An accomplished Canadian academic

Fulbright participation on both sides of the border

By Kelly Foss

and

filmmaker,

Dr.

University. Ms. Dickey will conduct

Heath

research in collaboration with the

holds a joint bachelor of science

Caring for Atikuat/Caribou project

(honours) in biology and psychol-

of Memorial University’s Labrador

ogy and a master’s degree in cogni-

Institute. She will explore the proj-

tive and behavioural ecology from

ect’s strategies for creating consensus

Memorial. While in the U.S., his

around issues of caribou management

research will focus on addressing

and assist with a documentary on tra-

cumulative impacts of hydroelectric

ditional Innu protocols for interact-

developments on sea ice ecosystems

ing with atîku (caribou).

in Hudson Bay with an emphasis on interdisciplinary

Fulbright announced

this

participants

in

Canada year’s the

has

cohort

of

foundation’s

Sean Leonard, an undergraduate

community-based

student pursuing a major in biochem-

monitoring and cross-border policies.

istry with a minor in French, has

Michael Fulbright

Darcy, Student

a Award

Canadian

received the coveted Canadian Killam

winner,

Fellow award. He will attend Arizona

educational and cultural exchange

is an arts alumnus from Memorial.

programs, and Memorial University

Fulbright Student Award winners are

Killam Fellows are undergraduate

is well represented.

State University.

graduate students, junior profession-

students from Canada and the United

Two alumni and one current student

als and promising young researchers

States who participate in a program of

will travel to the United States to con-

who enrol in graduate studies, con-

bi-national residential exchange, so

duct research or pursue their studies.

duct field work or pursue an indepen-

while Mr. Leonard travels to the U.S.,

In return, two American students will

dent research project for a period of

Amanda Mills, a major in creative

spend part of the year at Memorial.

nine months.

writing with minors in German and

Dr. Joel Heath of the Arctic Elder Society

has

received

Fulbright

Scholar

become

the

a

Award

This month, Mr. Darcy will pursue

history at Southern Utah University

Canadian

a master of laws in international taxa-

and

and

an

American

Killam

Fellow,

Submitted photo

f rom

their fields.

Sean Leonard will attend Arizona State University this fall.

will

tion at New York University. Currently

will travel to St. John’s to study at

Visiting

a clerk at the Federal Court of Appeal,

Memorial.

Research Chair in Arctic Studies at the

he was called to the Bar of Ontario

University of Washington. Fulbright

in June and is particularly interested

tional,

organization

of State, and by a diverse group of cor-

scholars are emerging and established

in the relationship between taxation,

created to encourage mutual under-

porate sponsors, charitable trusts and

scholars, post-doctoral researchers and

international development and the

standing between Canada and the

university partners.

experienced professionals who con-

global economy.

United States of America through aca-

Fulbright

Development, by the United States

Fulbright Canada is a joint, bi-natreaty-based

government through the Department

duct research, teach or undertake a

Memorial will also play host to an

demic and cultural exchange. It is sup-

combination of both activities for one

American Fulbright Student Award

ported by the Canadian government

Fulbright programs, please visit www.

semester or the full academic year.

winner, Emily Dickey of Willamette

through Foreign Affairs, Trade and

fulbright.ca/programs.html.

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more

information

on

the

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Beyond borders

Students use summer break to take public service to new level witnessed how differently certain illnesses are treated in Honduras than in their home country.

But not only that — the experience was also profoundly humbling.

“What was the most eye-opening for me was seeing how much the people we helped appreciated everything we did for them,” he said. “They viewed us as a blessing. The facilities we built for the families would be viewed as rudimentary in our society, but for them it was life changing.”

Some of their patients walked shoeless for three hours, and then waited for up to six hours in 40-degree heat, just to be seen by a doctor and receive medications.

“Not one person complained about the journey,” he said. “It was very eye-opening to see the lengths the Honduran people would go to just to come see us and get the simplest medSUBMITTED PHOTO

ical care that we take for granted every

School of Pharmacy students work with residents of Fray Lazaro, Honduras, to construct a hygiene station for community use.

day. If we have a sickness, we can go to the hospital any day and see a medical professional free of charge, and most of us will still complain about waiting for two to three hours.”

He says the experience will serve as a constant reminder that his education is a privilege and that it will

By Heidi Wicks

or medical professionals.

Global Brigades is the world’s largest

two separate projects: a medical/den-

Four pharmacy students have

student-led global health and sustain-

tal brigade to the community of La

returned from a trip to Honduras with

able development organization.

a new perspective on their practice.

Kaetan Waghmare, Ashley Rideout,

The students were involved with

always keep him grounded in his pharmacy career.

“What we have here in health care

Cuesta, where several stations were set

is

Since 2004, Global Brigades has

up for patients to visit, and a public

other people in the world. We need to recognize that.”

almost

unfathomable

to

many

mobilized tens of thousands of uni-

health brigade, which helped families

Kara O’Keefe and Janice Coleman got

versity

build a hygiene station with a latrine,

involved with the organization Global

through

Brigades because it allowed them the

work in partnership with community

For Mr. Waghmare, the experience

opportunity to provide free medical

members to improve quality of life in

was highly educational. He says the

next

care to people who otherwise would

under resourced regions while respect-

group

can contact Kaetan Waghmare at

not have had access to any medications

ing local culture.

that do not exist in Canada, and also

students

and

skill-based

professionals

programs

that

shower and water storage facility.

encountered

many

‘Moving towards hope’

illnesses

The

team

is

currently

accept-

ing resumés for students who wish to travel with them to Honduras summer.

Interested

parties

kpw325@mun.ca.

the blankets, smiling and shaking hands in greeting. As they did so, Dr. Vaandering began circling the room, folding over pieces of blankets as she went. The “land” continued to recede until very little remained, leaving barely enough to stand on.

Memorable method for learning about Canadian Aboriginal history

A student was then given a blanket to signify how smallpox was transmitted. Half of the participants were then asked to leave the floor and to sit at the perimeter of the classroom, which represented death

By Lisa Pendergast

among the First Peoples due to the resulting epiFaculty of Education

Newfoundland and Labrador, but not for naps.

What is known as the blanket exercise is as an interactive new way for students to learn about Aboriginal history.

Assistant

professor

Dr.

Dorothy

submitted photo

Members of the

have been spreading blankets in classrooms across

demic. Later, several participants were led to another blanket, which demonstrated a residential school.

When they returned to their original blankets, or their “homes,” the students were asked to turn their

Education students participating in the blanket exercise.

Vaandering,

instructor Scott Walsh, assistant professor Dr. Sylvia

backs on the returning ones. This was meant to indicate the divide that occurred between many groups of Aboriginal Peoples after their culture had been stripped away while at the schools.

Europeans.

The exercise took place in Dr. Vaandering and Mr.

Moore and the Aboriginal Resource Office’s Sheila

At the St. John’s campus, blankets were laid on

Walsh’s Education 4390 classes. The undergraduate

Freake organized the blanket exercise during the

the classroom floor to represent the land. The stu-

course, titled Diversity, Social Justice, Teaching and

month of July, offered both at the St. John’s campus

dents represented the First Peoples. As facilitator, Dr.

Learning, examines the intersection of multiple and

and at the Labrador Institute.

Vaandering represented the European settlers; Ms.

inter-related forms of social and cultural diversity

What is the blanket exercise? Developed by the

Freake acted as narrator for the exercise. Students

such as those related to social class, ethnicity, gender,

Canada-wide Aboriginal Rights Coalition and indig-

were given cue cards to read aloud at certain points

ability, place, and sexual identity, and ways to create

enous elders and teachers, the exercise is a collab-

to take them through the history of treaty-making,

more effective equitable learning environments.

orative way to learn about the history of Canada’s

colonization and the resistance that resulted.

Aboriginal Peoples during the time of the arrival of

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As the exercise began, students walked across

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OUTANDABOUT Centre, main auditorium, Sponsor: School of Pharmacy

Wednesday, Sept. 10 Blood Donor Clinic, 3:30-7:30 p.m., R. Gushue Hall, St. John’s campus, Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services Social Work Information Session, 1-1:50 p.m., SN-4068, Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre Campus Food Bank Annual General Meeting, 1-2 p.m., FM2034, Sponsor: Campus Food Bank An Afternoon in the Garden, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., St. John’s, Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Thursday, Sept. 11 How Infants’ Knowledge of the Sound System Guides Word Learning, 3:30-4:30 p.m., SN-3060, Sponsor: Linguistics Seminar Series

Saturday, Sept. 13 Arts Alumni Career Development Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., UC-4002, Sponsor: Career Development and Experiential Learning

Monday, Sept. 15 Personal Technology and Student Engagement, 2-4 p.m., ED-

chris hammond photo

2030B (St. John’s); AS2036 (Grenfell), Sponsor: DELTS Pharmacy Matters: Student Event, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Health Sciences Centre, main auditorium, Sponsor: School of Pharmacy

Tuesday, Sept. 16 MUN Cares: Smoking Cessation Program, 12-1:30 p.m.,

Risk reduction. Residence assistants (RAs) participated in emergency preparedness

training on the St. John’s campus Aug. 28. Here, two RAs assist a volunteer posing as an injured Squires House resident during a fire drill. The drill was just one component of the training, which consisted of an Amazing Race-style sprint to five different risk-related challenges.

multipurpose room, Field House, Sponsor: Wellness Program Human Resources

Wednesday, Sept. 17 An Afternoon in the Garden, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., St. John’s, Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

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

Thursday, Sept. 18

www.today.mun.ca

Using Smartboards, 12-2 p.m., ED-4009, Sponsor: DELTS, Professional Development Experiences for Educators

Wednesday, Sept. 3

Sunday, Sept. 7 Saturday, Sept. 20

An Afternoon in the Garden, 2-3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., St. John’s, Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Bird Watching at the Garden, 8-09:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd.,

Florian Hoefner, Jazz Piano, D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of

St. John’s, Sponsor: Friends of MUN Botanical Garden

Music, Sponsor: School of Music

Preserving the Best: Newfoundland’s Cultural Movement,

Tuesday, Sept. 9

Sunday, Sept. 21

1965-1983, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for

Blood Donor Clinic, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Landing,

Bird Watching at the Garden, 8-09:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd.,

Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate

University Centre, Sponsor: Canadian Blood Services

St. John’s, Sponsor: Friends of MUN Botanical Garden

Retirement Celebration for Dr. Marguerite MacKenzie, 3-5 p.m.,

Monday, Sept. 22

SN-3038, Sponsor: Department of Linguistics

Living With the Loss of Canada’s Fallen Soldiers, 1-3 p.m., IIC-

Thursday, Sept. 4

Studies

Friday, Sept. 5

2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor:

None But the Lonely Heart, 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: School of Music

Pharmacy Matters: Pharmacist Event, 7-9 p.m., Health Sciences

School of Graduate Studies

Students passed a talking stick as they shared their

class: Perspectives in Indigenous Education, a grad-

thoughts regarding the experience.

uate course that explores key topics in Aboriginal

Cont’d from HOPE page 10 “This activity is a critical piece in coming to understand our history as Canadians living in privileged positions that have been obtained through

“I felt anxiety and pressure that I was losing my

oppressive power,” said Dr. Vaandering. “As educa-

blanket, so I can only imagine how people really

education

examined the “cognitive imperialism” of formal

beginning

with

schooling.

Students

tors about to enter into the teaching profession, we

felt,” one student said.

education, the emergence of Aboriginal education

need to recognize how such positions of privilege

“My confusion at the beginning was maybe like

based in Aboriginal knowledge and pedagogies and

can get in the way of understanding how to be in

the confusion that the indigenous people felt,”

the confluence of Western and Aboriginal values

relationship with First Peoples of this land, but also

shared another.

and ways of knowing in education.

with the youth of all backgrounds that we will be teaching. Because it is a physical exercise, we are confronted more fully by the reality of harm done and the possibility of moving towards hope.”

“I was in constant fear that you would take my blanket ... that next time it would be me,” said one.

Said another: “I questioned myself as a participant ... what if I speak up? Why didn’t I resist?”

The one hour long session was followed by a

At the Labrador Institute, Dr. Sylvia Moore orga-

45-minute debrief in the format of a talking circle.

nized the blanket exercise for the Education 6923

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Dr. Moore narrated the exercise and community participant Roberta Frampton Benefiel played the role of the European settler. Participants included graduate

students,

teachers

and

community

members.

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Pharmacy events to discuss new doctoral program

By Heidi Wicks

The School of Pharmacy is in the early stages of developing a new, practice-ready program for future pharmacy students.

The pharmacist’s role as health-care providers is expanding, and as such, pharmacy schools across the country are adapting their curricula to meet these demands.

The

Association

of

Faculties

of

Pharmacy of Canada recently announced dave howells photo

that as of 2020, all pharmacy schools across the country should commit to a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree at the entry-to-practice level.

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Memorial’s School of Pharmacy is committed to providing the best possible education and experience for its students, and has begun the process of creating its

From left are Drs. Lisa Bishop, Carlo 4.8 X 7.5!Marra and Carla Dillon.

PharmD program. It is anticipated to roll out in the fall of 2017.

Dr. Carlo Marra, dean, School of Pharmacy, says the curriculum transformation will be one of the school’s top priorities for the next three years.

“Excellence in teaching and learning, research and public engagement means

Sept. 15, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Both events will occur in the Health Sciences Centre’s main auditorium.

The event series is intended to provide targeted stakeholder groups with the opportunity to share their input about the upcoming program.

that we must strive to produce the coun-

“We want this process to be inclusive for

try’s best pharmacists, who will become

all of our stakeholders,” Dr. Bishop added.

leaders in our profession,” he said. “We

“We appreciate and greatly value the role

are developing this program for the bet-

the pharmacy community plays in the

terment of our students, the advance-

calibre of our program — from our precep-

ment of the pharmacy profession and for

tor program, to teaching in the classroom,

a better health-care system.”

volunteer time, to financial support.”

Dr. Lisa Bishop, program director, will

In order to reach pharmacists across the

co-lead the program’s development with

province, the Sept. 9 event will be web-

Dr. Marra and Dr. Carla Dillon, associate

cast live with an accompanying Twitter

dean, undergraduate studies. The team

and Facebook feed to provide participants

began the process by holding a brain-

outside of St. John’s with an opportunity

storming retreat for faculty and staff.

to add their ideas and comments.

Their goal was to determine guiding prin-

Similar future events are planned to

ciples of the doctor of pharmacy program

address other stakeholder groups, includ-

by highlighting the desired knowledge,

ing faculties and departments within

skills, attitudes and values of graduating

the university who will be connected

pharmacists and examining the strengths

to the new program, as well as a session

of the school’s curriculum and which

during the Pharmacists Association of

areas require improvement.

Newfoundland and Labrador conference

“The group was very engaged and pro-

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in mid-September.

ductive during the brainstorming dis-

“Anyone can visit our website at any

cussions and it was clear that they are

time to provide input on the program’s

committed to making this the best pro-

development,” said Dr. Bishop. “We wel-

gram in the country,” said Dr. Bishop. “It

come advice and feedback at all stages

was an inspiring way to start the program

of the new program’s planning and

planning.”

development.”

Upcoming events

Twitter (@schoolofpharm) or Facebook

But the brainstorming is just getting

(facebook.com/schoolof phar mac y),

started. The school’s Pharmacy Matters

be sure to use the official hashtag

series debuts in early September.

#MUNPharmD. Pharmacists can also

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To participate in the event via

An event for pharmacists will take place

complete a survey or complete a feed-

on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 7-9 p.m., and an

back form at any time by visiting

event for current and prospective phar-

w w w.mun.ca/pharmacy/aboutphar-

macy students will occur on Monday,

macy/PharmD.php.

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