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DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

The Battery Executive Management Committee has been making plans regarding the development of the iconic property.

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FRAMEWORKS IN ACTION

The latest installment of the Gazette’s new regular feature focuses on Memorial’s research strategy in Labrador.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Plans are gearing up at Memorial for the preparation of a white paper on internationalization.

and coastal governance, advanced our understanding of gender and fisheries and increased the visibility, quality and relevance of research on marine and coastal occupational health.”

Election to the RSC is widely considered to be the highest academic honour in Canada.

“It is truly an honour to be elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said Dr. Neis. “I want to thank Ellen Steinhauer and the nominators who took the time to develop and submit the nominations. I am looking forward to working with other society members to promote awareness in Canada and globally of the excellent research being done by Canadian researchers on the ocean and rural and remote coastal societies.”

The RSC elects members from all branches of learning who have achieved national and international CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO

recognition by publishing learned works or original research in the arts, humanities and sciences.

Founded in 1882, the country’s oldest scholarly organization currently has about 1,800 fellows. The RSC undertakes a wide range of activities to promote learning and research in the arts and sciences. It also organizes international exchanges and visiting scholar

Dr. Barbara Neis

programs with similar national academies and promotes

Worldwide impact

Memorial sociologist named to Royal Society of Canada

Canadian participation in projects and conferences around the globe.

Dr. Neis will be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada’s ranks at a ceremony to be held on Nov. 16, in Banff, Alta.

In citing Dr. Neis’s groundbreaking contributions,

By Janet Harron

the RSC states that “her pursuit of community-engaged,

DR. BARBARA NEIS

of the Faculty of Arts’

international research has had worldwide impact. She

Department of Sociology has been named Memorial’s

has helped explain why fish stocks collapse, shown how

latest fellow to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

fishermen’s ecological knowledge can inform science

Board of Regents approves reappointment of dean, other extensions department within the Faculty of Science since the

By Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey

Department of Computer Science. was renewed as dean

He also established regular meetings with student

of the Faculty of Science for a second five-year term

groups within the faculty to engage students and

effective Sept. 1, 2013.

provide them opportunities for information sharing renewal,

and collaboration. He is also committed to increased

unanimously endorsed by the review committee, at

The

Board

of

Regents

approved

the

communication about the Faculty of Science to raise

its meeting on Sept. 5. Dr. Wardlaw, provost and vice-

the profile among alumni and in the broader external

president (academic), recommended the reappointment

community.

to the president and the board approved.

At the same Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 5, Dr.

Since his appointment, Dr. Abrahams has placed an

Alice Gaudine was appointed dean, pro tempore, School

emphasis on health, safety and productivity for everyone

of Nursing, effective Sept. 20, 2013, until Sept. 30, 2014,

working and studying in the Faculty of Science. Under

or until a permanent dean is appointed. Nancy Parsons’

his guidance, key infrastructure work in excess of $13.5

term as interim director, housing, food and conference

million was completed to conform to contemporary

services, was extended effective Oct. 21, 2013, for a

safety standards and improve the laboratories and

five-month period or until a permanent candidate is

facilities for faculty and students. His leadership has

recruited -- whichever comes first.

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DR. MARK ABRAHAMS

also played a key role in advancing plans for new core sciences infrastructure and the establishment of the Department of Ocean Sciences, the first new academic

Dr. Mark Abrahams

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Reunion 2013: Welcome back, alumni!

Opening night at R. Gushue Hall at last year’s all-year, all-campus Reunion 2012. the Alumni Tribute Awards, Super TSC Night at Club One, Sea-Hawks games and tailgate

By Sharon King

party and lots of festivities on campus. There will also be a special ceremony, the

WHERE DO YOU live now? How many children do you have? What kind of work

President’s Golden Celebration, for those celebrating 50-plus years as Memorial alumni.

are you doing? How’s retirement? Are you on Facebook?

If you are not celebrating one of these key milestones, don’t worry -- there are events

That’s just a few of the questions that will be asked next month as Memorial

for everyone! Reunion 2013 is happening in conjunction with MUNdays, Memorial’s

University welcomes alumni back to the St. John’s campus for havin’ a time: Reunion

flagship spirit event.

2013. Reunions, with their air of celebration, are a great way to catch up with former

Reunions provide the perfect backdrop to relive the good times and reminisce about

classmates and friends and to have fun.

special connections not only with your classmates, but also with Memorial. They’re also

From Oct. 17-21, Memorial alumni and friends as well as current and retired faculty

a great opportunity to reunite with friends, celebrate achievements and expand your

and staff are invited to experience five days of entertaining events and to catch up with

professional networks.

former classmates and colleagues.

So make a note in your calendar and come back to campus. Let’s all have a time

Memorial will have celebrations for alumni marking key milestone years and decades,

together this fall. For more information and to register, visit www.reunion.mun.ca .

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funding was redirected to AES. The shift in service delivery has left some people wondering if the change will have a negative impact on those who avail of the service.

Some questions surrounding this topic are: What additional workloads have been placed on AES staff? Do clients of the program have to travel longer distances to access the new employment service delivery locations?

Are there capabilities to access the program remotely

By Amy Tucker

or online? Do the relationships and networks that have

Special to the Gazette

been built between community-based organizations and people in local communities exist with AES? What about

Yaffle.ca is Memorial’s online connecting tool. One of its most significant

marginalized populations or those requiring extensive

jobs is to provide a way for people from outside Memorial to ask for

assistance? Are their needs still being met?

research help. With hundreds of community-suggested opportunities to choose from, your next project is just a click away. Here’s one . . .

Interested in learning more about this project? The Harris Centre’s coordinator of knowledge mobilization would be happy to tell you more.

The opportunity:

options or starting their own business can be a lifeline.

Providing employment services for people throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is part of the mandate of the Department of Advanced Education and Skills (AES). At the Harris Centre’s regional workshop in Placentia last June, participants noted that changes in the

OBITUARIES

most recent provincial budget resulted in the redirection

Paul O’Neill

of the delivery of some employment services to AES that

Paul O’Neill, an honorary degree recipient of Memorial,

had been delivered by community-based organizations

passed away Aug. 12, 2013. He was 84.

for many years.

Dr. John E. Bishop

the

Community

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For people who are currently out of work, having someone

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Business

Development

Dr. John E. Bishop, an alumnus of Memorial University

Corporations in the province delivered Employment

College and a professor of mathematics at Harvard Uni-

Assistance Services, and their role was to counsel and

versity, passed away Aug. 12, 2013. He was 93.

work with Employment Insurance-eligible individuals

Rev. Dr. Brigitte Schloss

to develop return-to-work plans, secure sustainable

Rev. Dr. Brigitte Schloss, a retired faculty member with

employment through skills training or become self-

the Faculty of Education, passed away Aug. 20, 2013.

employed,” said Roseanne Leonard, managing director,

She was 85.

N.L. Association of Community Business Development

Dr. Harry Cuff

Corporations (CBDC).

Dr. Harry Alfred Cuff, a former professor of the Faculty of

Employment Assistance Services offered by CBDC and more than 30 other community-based organizations

Education and publisher of the Newfoundland Quarterly, passed away Aug. 31, 2013. He was 85.

around the province has ended since the program’s

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Planning and work underway at Memorial’s new Battery property

The Battery property on Signal Hill in St. John’s.

THE FALL SEMESTER

is just getting started,

needs of the planned core tenants of the Battery

companies, and are currently under assessment. The

but there was no summer break for the planning and

property are also taking place. The Graduate Students’

successful bidder will complete the work this fall. The

renovation work at Memorial’s new Battery property.

Union (GSU), Harris Centre, Gardiner Centre, Genesis

final product of the process will be a conceptual master

Memorial purchased the iconic property, home of the

Centre and Office of Public Engagement have all been

plan that will provide guidance and inspiration as the

former Battery Hotel, in March 2013. Since then, various

consulted about the type of space they will need as the

project advances.

units and groups have been making plans about the

initial tenants of the building.

future of the space.

“The Battery property is an opportunity to extend

The Battery property will provide dedicated residence

Memorial’s reach and relevance in this province,” said

“The first step was to address some of the planned

space for graduate students, planned in consultation with

President Kachanoski. “This project, along with our

maintenance and upgrades,” said Jordan Wright, project

the GSU. In addition, the property will become a public

Teaching and Learning, Research Strategy and Public

co-ordinator with the Battery Executive Management

engagement hub by establishing a university presence

Engagement Frameworks and our new vision, mission

Committee. “We knew that the building was generally

in downtown St. John’s (provincial participation will be

and values reflect a true desire to distinguish Memorial

sound, but there were a number of smaller items that

facilitated by technology), while also addressing some of

as a top public university in Canada and beyond.”

needed attention.”

Memorial’s pressing space needs.

Consultation is expected to begin in the New Year, and

Current projects include replacing windows in the

There has also been significant planning related to

will provide opportunities for those inside and outside

office tower at the front of the building (scheduled to

potential enhancements to the building and property. In

Memorial to share input and ideas related to public

begin later this fall), assessing the financial and heritage

August, a request for expressions of interest was issued,

engagement programming at the Battery property.

value of the building’s contents and preparing for

seeking conceptual planning concepts for the adaptive

appropriate removal or reuse.

reuse of the former hotel. Proposals were received, from

Discussions related to the space and programming

More information is available at www.mun.ca/battery .

both local and national architectural and planning

On-campus smoking ban is not a bad idea I SMOKED FOR

10 years and have not touched a

cig for over 10 months. As a person who once craved a

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nic-fix, I can sympathize with the students who are now

Joshua Duff

barred from smoking on-campus; addiction is not fun.

this resulted in designated areas. Recent policies at the University of Alberta have been changed to restrict smoking to areas called “health promoting areas” that are away from the majority of the population. And

I remember how when late nights consisted of

For non-smokers who are exiting the QE II Library,

Dalhousie University has held a campus-wide ban since

studying for exams and finalizing papers, having a

the University Centre or any other building on campus,

2003. Therefore, other universities across Canada are

cigarette outside the library offered the perfect escape

breathing in a mouthful of bluish-gray fumes is very

taking measures to promote cleaner environments for

from it all. I still have an occasional, but short-lasting,

distasteful—like

students.

itch to smoke during stressful times or when I am with

Meanwhile there are “no smoking” signs posted

I have met many students who started smoking while

a friend who lights up in mid-conversation. We were

near these entrances. Keep in mind that when these

adapting to university life. Hopefully this new policy

destined for trouble when we inhaled that first stick

chemical-odors blow through the air on campus, it is

will discourage people from taking up the habit, or even

and tasted the burning chemicals (all 4,000 of them,

very detectable to someone who does not smoke and

continuing it. Maybe people will think twice before

according to Health Canada), yet enjoyed the five-

has never desired to. These same carcinogens stick to

running to the edges of campus through a downpour,

minute head-buzz that made us want a second, third,

second-hand lungs just as they do to a full-timer’s.

blizzard or high winds and realize it is not worth the

fourth, fifth and so on, until we no longer noticed that buzz, but only felt relaxed.

being

force-fed

hazardous

waste.

Although this ban may appear offensive and unfair to

trouble.

some students, I understand why MUN has implemented

Smoking is within our own right. We can say yes or no

it. Their goal is not to push people to the outskirts of

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

to a cigarette. Anyone who is just picking up the addiction

society; it really is to provide a healthier environment

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

knows that the toxins in cigarettes have horrible health

for students.

at jrd218@mun.ca .

consequences—it is common knowledge. However, people should not be affected by another’s habit.

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On-campus non-smoking policies have been tested at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont.; however,

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PhD candidate wins Northern studies scholarship to do field work and to help cover costs, because it is very expensive to do research up North.”

Ms. Lait spent her first field season in coastal Labrador and has plans to do a more extensive trip to Baffin Island next year.

While in Labrador, Ms. Lait worked with local fishers to collect DNA and RNA samples from ocean-going cod, all organized through local conservation officers.

However, in Baffin Island she’ll be looking at landlocked lake populations, working with local hunter and trapper organizations.

“For my project I’m using genetics to see whether there are any differences between the cod populations and trying to understand why those differences might be. For instance, the lake populations of cod on Baffin Island could be very different than the ocean-going populations in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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“We’re also looking at what kind of gene flow goes on between populations, because if you have a healthy but isolated population you could potentially increase the fishing quota there, but if it’s completely connected to other populations and they’re not doing very well, then

Linda Lait recently conducted fieldwork in coastal Labrador collecting DNA and RNA samples from ocean-going cod.

fishing that population will also affect the others.”

Edinburgh in the U.K. and Lethbridge, Alta. She says

NOTABLE

LINDA LAIT, a Memorial PhD candidate in biology,

the funds will aid her in her research into population

Dr. Georg Gunther was appointed interim head, Di-

is the recipient of a $50,000 W. Garfield Weston Award

genetics in marine fish species.

vision of Science at Grenfell Campus, while a search is

By Kelly Foss

degrees and a master’s degree from the Universities of

for Northern Research (Doctoral) from the Association

“The scholarship is for students who want to, or are

of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).

already doing, field work in the North as part of their

Originally from Scotland, Ms. Lait holds two bachelor

project,” she explained. “It’s meant to encourage people

undertaken for a new head.

Mary Mandville, Office of the General Counsel, was one of 11 lawyers named Queen’s Counsel by the provincial Justice minister on Sept. 6. Queen’s Counsel comprises senior barristers who have served a minimum 10 years in the legal profession, have gained the respect of the legal community and who are in good standing with the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Dr. Tom Gordon, Honorary Research Professor in the School of Music, has been appointed a visiting professor in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.

During the 2013-14 academic year, Dr. Gordon will serve as acting director of the Institute for Canadian Music.

The Institute for Canadian Music (ICM) was established in 1984 under a generous grant from the late Floyd S. Chalmers to play a catalytic role in the study of Canadian music. Since its inception, ICM has sponsored conferences, publications, festivals and recordings in meeting its mandate to advocate for and encourage research on Canadian music. Previous ICM directors have included John Beckwith, Carl Morey and Robin Elliott.

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FRAMEWORKS AT WORK: Memorial’s frameworks in action The three overarching frameworks guiding Memorial’s future TOM GORDON PHOTO

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

RESEARCH STRATEGY

Memorial in Labrador

By Meaghan Whelan

TO ENSURE

Memorial is serving the public good

Memorial is working to stengthen the university’s engagement in Labrador.

University in 1997. Faculty and researchers at Memorial

Marceau, vice-president (research) and Dr. Keith Chaulk,

and LI have a strong tradition of public engagement.

director of the Labrador Institute, will work together to

As Memorial University continues to enhance teaching

ensure the project brings together the university’s three

and research initiatives and continues its engagement

frameworks while engaging faculty and students and

strategies, it’s necessary to consider how faculty and

creating opportunities for consultation.

students are currently engaged in the region and what

The first step will be to review the university’s current

strengths and opportunities exist for Memorial to

and recent teaching, research and public engagement

expand its activities in Labrador.

initiatives and then generate a working paper based on

throughout the province, the university is seeking

“Memorial is fundamentally guided by the Teaching

the information found in the review. The university

to understand the current activities and future

and Learning, Research Strategy and Public Engagement

community will be invited to provide feedback through

opportunities in Labrador within the context of the

Frameworks, and this project is an opportunity to

consultation workshops before a final report is generated

university’s three guiding frameworks. Ultimately, the

consider our activities in Labrador from each of these

in late fall 2013.

goal is to strengthen the university’s engagement in

perspectives to develop a plan for the future,” said

The report will outline the key themes to Memorial

Labrador.

President Kachanoski. “There is enormous potential for

University’s current engagement in Labrador and

Memorial to serve the public good by strengthening and

potential opportunities for enhanced engagement in

expanding our activities in Labrador.”

Labrador.

The engagement of faculty and students in Labrador stretches back many years. The Labrador Institute of Northern Studies was established in 1979, and was

Dr. Rob Greenwood, executive director, Public

renamed the Labrador Institute (LI) of Memorial

Engagement and the Harris Centre, Dr. Richard

Global connections Business student heads to Indonesia for APEC Summit

By Susan White-MacPherson

A FIFTH-YEAR

Memorial commerce student is

heading to Indonesia to rub elbows with global leaders next month.

Tyler Power, 22, has been invited to take part in the 2013 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) CEO Summit in Bali from Oct. 5-7, which provides a forum for business and political leaders from 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific area to discuss free trade and economic co-operation.

“I had a chance to go to the G20 last year, and that was a really cool opportunity [but] this one is even a step up because we’re actually going to be in the same meetings as say, Prime Minister Harper,” he said. “President Obama is going to be there [and] the president of China

Tyler Power, pictured at the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, will join the 2013 APEC Summit in Indonesia next month.

so it’s going to be really exciting to get the chance to

Even if I take home some connections to pass on to the

here. I’ve got some work experience with ACOA in

actually connect with some of the key players, not just

provincial government and trade industry, then that’s a

commercial business development so I know all of

in the business world but also in the political world.”

success for me.”

the strategic strength sectors here … and my previous

Mr. Power’s trip is the result of a partnership

Mr. Power, who has completed work terms at the

work terms have been in the oil and gas industry so I

not-for-profit

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and

have a pretty strong knowledge of what’s happening in

that offers training and leadership development for

Husky Energy, is one of five Canadian youths invited

Newfoundland right now, and I’m sure that’s going to be

young Canadians through national and international

to attend the global summit. In addition to giving

a big part of my pitch to investors.”

opportunities, the Department of Foreign Affairs and

presentations promoting Canada as a good place to

Mr. Power has previously attended the G20-Y20

International Trade and the Department of Innovation,

invest and do business, he’ll also attend networking

Summit in Mexico and been part of Junior Team Canada

Business and Rural Development.

sessions and seek opportunities for Canadian companies

for the Economic Development and Trade Mission to

abroad.

Indonesia and Malaysia.

between

Global

Vision,

a

national

“I’ve always been keenly interested in politics so to get to see what’s being said on the actual floor, that

“For me personally, there’s going to be an emphasis on

interests me,” said Mr. Power. “And just the opportunity

Newfoundland. I think coming from Atlantic Canada,

to make some sort of difference for Atlantic Canada.

I definitely have a unique perspective on the economy

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He’ll be blogging about his experiences at http://jtc. globalvision.ca .

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Memorial-led proposal makes CIFAR shortlist

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT Pre-1993 Memorial University Pensioners Dr. Paul Snelgrove

An application to court for approval of a settlement of a

members who did not opt out of the class action in the

class action brought by George Lee as Representative

form and manner approved by the Court.

Plaintiff

on

behalf

of

the

Pre-1993

Memorial

University Pensioners against Memorial University of

For further information or inquiry about the proposed

Newfoundland as Defendant will be made to a judge

settlement and the application to approve the

residing in Chambers at the Court House at Duckworth

proposed settlement, the class members may contact

A PROPOSAL led by Dr. Paul Snelgrove

Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador on

legal counsel for the class, using the following contact

of the Department of Ocean Sciences

Friday, the 6th of September, 2013 at 10 am.

information:

shortlisted for consideration by a major

Before approving the proposed settlement of the class

Curtis, Dawe Lawyers

Canadian institute of advanced study.

action, the court has directed that this notice be given

PO Box 337

to class members, to allow them to be heard either

11th Floor Fortis Building

orally or in writing on the hearing of the application.

139 Water Street

By Kelly Foss

and the Department of Biology has been

Life in a Changing Ocean (LICO): New Perspectives on Marine Functions and Services is proceeding to the final

St. John’s, NL A1C 5J9

selection phase of the Canadian Institute

By the terms of the proposed settlement, the

Phone No. 709-722-5181

for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Global Call

University will pay a lump sum of $500,000.00 and,

Fax No. 709-722-7541

for Ideas. This is the first time a project led

effective from the date ordered by the Court, the

by Memorial University has been invited

premiums for the Memorial University Group Health

Attention:

to develop a full CIFAR proposal.

Insurance Benefits Plan will be cost shared 70% by

Gregory M. Smith: Email gsmith@curtisdawe.com

In April 2013 CIFAR invited leading

the University and 30% by the Pre-1993 Pensioners.

Daniel M. Glover: Email dglover@curtisdawe.com

researchers from across Canada and

Legal fees and litigation expenses will be deducted

Daniel F. Furey: Email dfurey@curtisdawe.com

around the world to submit proposals to

from the lump sum payment and the balance will

create research networks to tackle complex

be distributed, on an equitable basis, to those class

questions of global importance. There was a strong response with 280 letters of interest submitted from eight countries on five continents.

The LICO project, with Dr. Snelgrove and co-applicants Verena Tunnicliffe, University

of

Archambault,

Victoria;

Université

Philippe

de

Québec

at Rimouski; and Maurice Levasseur, Université Laval, was one of just seven program ideas to make it to the next stage.

Finalists will now move to the next stage of the process, which will see CIFAR work with the remaining groups to further articulate their research questions, how they could be tackled and the best people and research resources required to do so.

Full research program proposals will be submitted to CIFAR by February 2014 to consider for a five-year program.

Dr. Snelgrove said that the LICO proposal

grew

from

the

successful

international Census of Marine Life, which Dr. Snelgrove was directly involved in, as many marine scientists globally recognized the need to focus biodiversity studies

into

understanding

the

way

ecosystems work.

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‘Win-win’

Understanding a global perspective

By Sandy Woolfrey-Fahey

PLANS

ARE

GEARING

up

at

Memorial

University for the preparation of a white paper on internationalization. These plans were put into motion at the July 16 meeting of the Vice-Presidents’ Council, when members approved the document’s terms of reference.

There is substantial international activity happening at home and abroad on all campuses and across all portfolios and units involving faculty, staff and students; however, the full extent and value of international activity is not fully ascertained. Individual international plans and strategies exist at Marine Institute and Grenfell Campus and are components in many faculty, school and department strategic or academic plans, but no comprehensive, pan-university plan exists.

“To move forward effectively on an international level CHRIS HAMMOND PHOTO

as an institution, we need a formalized international strategy and framework to support decisions and direction,” explained Dr. David Wardlaw, provost and vice-president (academic). “As well, at Memorial we are aspiring to become one of the most distinguished public universities in Canada and around the world. To achieve excellence, we need to create a shared understanding of what is encompassed by “internationalization” and to

Sonja Knutson and Dr. David Wardlaw

develop our goals in this area.”

Internationalization at Memorial has many domestic

opportunities to connect Newfoundland and Labrador

the white paper foresee the creation of a framework

to the global market,” said Sonja Knutson, director,

that will provide a context for all campuses and

International

“These

international stakeholders at Memorial to develop

shape,” said Bill Chislett, director of Marine Institute

connections allow us to reap economic, talent and

strategic internationalization goals and a pan-university

International, “which then form a key part of the culture

labour benefits. Internationalization also contributes

plan through to 2020.

of our university and its relations with external parties

to developing the next generation of globally engaged

“Given that our campuses differ in their own unique

in Canada and around the world.”

leaders while enhancing the quality of life in this

strengths, the white paper will help with awareness, co-

province and abroad. A concrete international plan is

ordination and mutual support across the campuses and

win-win for everyone.”

provide flexibility for local requirements so all our efforts

and international components and implications.

“It’s the commitment and activities which give it

Internationalization involves recruitment, settlement and retention of international faculty, staff and students.

Centre,

St.

John’s

campus.

As well, it includes domestic students’ participation in

The white paper will look at internationalization

international activities at home and abroad. It considers

in the context of other university plans including the

incorporation of international themes and intercultural

three frameworks, the university’s vision and mission

perspectives in the curriculum and extra-curricular

statements, campus, faculty and school plans and

will

activities supporting a safe learning and teaching

enrolment plan for 2020 that is anticipated this fall. As an

and literature review as well as validate findings of

environment. International partnerships, research and

added benefit, Memorial’s work on internationalization

past internationalization work at the university to

collaboration also factor into the broad picture. This list

supports the provincial and federal governments’

identify key components, benefits and challenges of

is neither exhaustive nor limiting, but shows the many

immigration strategies as plans aim to attract and retain

internationalization in Memorial’s context. The white

touch points for internationalization at Memorial.

students, educators, researchers and other talented

paper summarizing these findings is scheduled to be

individuals to Newfoundland and Labrador.

presented to the president and provost n December 2013.

“Memorial is a gateway for faculty, staff and students to engage the outside world. There are endless

in this area are of optimal benefit,” said Ivan Emke, facilitator for internationalization, Grenfell Campus.

This fall, a consultant with the International Centre conduct

interviews,

an

environmental

scan

Coming out of this process, the working group on

The vitality of American regional English in 1975 with the first volume appearing in 1985. The

By Janet Harron

fifth and final volume was published in 2012.

JOAN HALL

might be making her first trip to

Whereas dictionaries such as DARE and the DNE

Newfoundland this month to give the George Story

don’t preserve language themselves, Ms. Hall maintains

lecture but she already has a connection to this province

that they grant words a legitimacy that might not be

through her work.

accorded otherwise, making people proud to use them.

As the editor of the Dictionary of American Regional

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convinced

that,

despite

the

threat

of

homogenization by media and population mobility,

province’s Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE).

there are still thousands of words, phrases and

“They are both historical dictionaries tracing each

pronunciations that vary from one part of the United States to another.

oral sources, which most other dictionaries ignore,”

“It’s hard and sustained work, but it’s also immensely

she said. “They differ in that the DNE considers the

challenging and satisfying. Someone recently said to

language of the island as a whole, not trying to trace

me, ‘I think you have the most wonderful job in the

regional patterns, while DARE tries to point out regional

world.’ I had to agree!”

differences in the United States.”

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is

English (DARE), she has a unique understanding of this

word’s history within a place, and they both rely on

Joan Hall

She

Ms. Hall will deliver the George Story lecture, From

Between 1965 and 1970, 80 fieldworkers in vans dubbed

Adam’s Housecat to Zydco – The Vitality of American

“word wagons” were sent to 1,000 communities across

Regional English on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 7-8:30

the United States with a lengthy questionnaire compiled

p.m. in the Bruneau Centre’s Innovation Theatre, IIC-

by DARE founding editor Fred Cassidy of the University

2001.

of Wisconsin-Madison. Editing of the dictionary began

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Proud moment

School is in for new PhD nursing students

By Marcia Porter

THEY’VE BEEN oriented to the school, met faculty and staff and now they’re well into coursework. The four students enrolled in the School of Nursing’s new PhD in nursing program are excited to be part of this inaugural group.

While their backgrounds are diverse and varied – everything from nursing education, cardiovascular nursing and injury prevention, for example – they have at least one thing in common: they each have nursing degrees from Memorial.

“I completed my bachelor and master degrees at Memorial and received an excellent nursing education,” specialty in advanced foot care. “As an alumna, I am pleased to be back to complete my PhD studies. The education I have completed thus far has enabled me to work in many areas of nursing, and I’m looking forward to building on that knowledge.”

“I’m excited about the cohort of students we’ve

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said Kathleen Stevens, a nursing educator with a

From left are Darlene Ricketts, Jill Bruneau, Denise English and Kathleen Stevens.

recruited,” said Dr. Judith McFetridge-Durdle, who is

The School of Nursing’s new PhD program is full

completing her tenure as dean. “They bring rich and

time and on-site, which sets it apart from other PhD

varied perspectives to the program. We’ll learn as much

programs, most of which are offered part-time and via

from them as they will from us.”

distance.

with the PhD planning committee, for bringing the program to life.

The

new

program

will

help

advance

nursing

knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practice within

For the School of Nursing, and for Dr. McFetridge-

“We’re a small school, and full time, face-to-face time,

Durdle, it’s a proud moment. After years of behind-

offers students a unique opportunity to learn from each

It will also help attract and retain PhD-prepared

the-scenes work to bringing the program to fruition,

other and to form close mentoring relationships with

faculty, something that is getting more difficult, as PhD-

Memorial takes its place along with 14 other faculties

their supervisors,” said Dr. McFetridge-Durdle, who

educated faculty are in high demand in Canada, and 50

that offer PhD education.

counts the program’s launch as a highlight of her four

per cent of them are over the age of 50.

“It is evidence that the school is prepared to contribute

the province and across the country.

years as dean.

to the academy by producing doctoral-prepared scholars,

Dr. McFetridge-Durdle credits the hard work and

educators, researchers and leaders,” said Dr. McFetridge-

leadership of Dr. Shirley Solberg, former associate dean

Durdle.

of graduate studies and research at the school, along

‘First of their kind’ Food addiction and the development of human obesity

By Sharon Gray

A NEW PAPER

from the laboratory of Dr. Guang

Sun, professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial, shows that food addiction is an important contributing factor in the development of obesity.

“Our findings are the first of their kind in the world,” said Dr. Sun. “We have shown that food addiction is indeed an important contributing factor in the development of obesity. The prevalence of food addiction was 5.4 per cent and increased concomitantly with obesity status defined by either body mass index HSIMS PHOTO

(BMI) or body fat percentage.”

This is the first scientific study of food addiction at the population level. The paper, titled Food Addiction: Its Prevalence and Significant Association with Obesity in the General Population, was published Sept. 4 in the PLOS ONE journal. The first author is Pardis Pedram, a

Back from left are Dr. Ed Randell, Farrell Cahill, Dr. Wayne Gulliver and Danny Wadden. Front from left are Dr. Guang Sun, Alecia Rideout, Paradis Pedram and Hong Wei Zhang.

PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Sun. The co-authors include Danny Wadden, Peyvand Amini,

diabetic patients) is strongly associated with the severity

of food addiction in the development of human obesity

Wayne Gulliver, Edward Randell, Farrell Cahill, Sudesh

of obesity. The study also revealed that women are twice

have important influence in the field of obesity study

Vasdev, Alan Goodridge, Jacqueline Carter, Guangju

as likely to be diagnosed with food addiction than men.

and are a big factor for physicians, insurance companies

“More remarkably the clinical symptom count(s)

and governments to consider in treatment method,

Zhai, Yunqi Yi and Guang Sun. A total of 652 adults from Newfoundland and

of food addiction are also strongly associated with

insurance and government policy-makings just like the

Labrador – 415 women and 237 men – participated in

adiposity measurements in non-food addicted people,

battle history of smoking on human health.

the study. Food addiction was assessed using the Yale

or the remaining 94.6 per cent of the population,” said

Obesity and being overweight is the fifth leading

Food Addiction Scale and the macronutrient intake

Dr. Sun. “This means that although individuals may

cause of global death and the second most preventable

was determined from the Willet Food Frequency

not be clinically diagnosed with food addiction, food

cause of death in the United States.

Questionnaire. The study found that the clinical

addiction symptoms are potentially part of the cause of

symptom count(s) of food addiction (similar to the

increased fat mass in the general population.”

measurement of fasting blood sugar concentration in

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Dr. Sun said the findings regarding the important role

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Driven by the student’

Marine Institute puts a new face to disability services The department offers an array of services in

By Naomi Osborne

collaboration with faculty, staff and students at the

A GROWING DEMAND

for disability services

Marine Institute and off-campus agencies. These

at Memorial’s Marine Institute has led to the recent

services

addition of Charlotte Dove, student affairs officer

interviews, academic accommodations for tests and

(accommodations), to the Academic and Student Affairs

exams, distance education courses, wheelchair desks,

Office.

note-taking assistance, disability awareness activities,

Ms. Dove is working to provide and co-ordinate the

orientation

and

in-take

learning strategy sessions throughout the school year.

their fullest potential.

NAOMI OSBORNE PHOTO

campus

parking accommodations and academic skills and

highest quality services and assist students in reaching

The department assists prospective and current

“Our mission is to maximize academic development

students whose disabilities involve mobility, vision,

for students while promoting inclusion amongst the

hearing, learning, chronic illnesses, mental health and/

members of the Marine Institute community,” said Ms.

or temporary illnesses and injuries.

Dove. “I have a strong interest in assisting students in

“The program is really driven by the student,” said Ms.

reaching their academic potential, regardless of whether

Dove. “I am here to put their accommodations in place

they have a learning or physical disability.”

and act as a liaison with their instructors. It’s really in

For the past few years, the institute has experienced

the best interest of the students to come and see which

an increased demand for disability services, with an

services we have to offer. They need to sign up during

expected 25 students this academic year.

the first part of the semester, rather than waiting until

The Department of Disability Services at the Marine Institute

Charlotte Dove

include

co-ordinates

programs

and

services

just before exams.”

for

Details on the Marine Institute’s Disability Services

students with physical and learning disabilities. It

can

facilitates access to information, services and campus

disabilityservices/. Marine Institute students, faculty

be

found

at

www.mi.mun.ca/departments/

facilities in accordance with Memorial University’s

and staff with questions can contact Ms. Dove at

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities.

Charlotte.Dove@mi.mun.ca or (709) 757-0702.

Laird lecture

Campus City Connect welcomes all postsecondary students

Marine-fuelled ecosystems of the Great Bear Rainforest

By Kelly Foss

THE 16TH ELIZABETH

Laird Lecture hosted by

Memorial University will be delivered by Professor John Reynolds, Research Chair in Aquatic Conservation at Simon Fraser University.

He has served in a variety of scientific advisory roles and is a member of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada which makes recommendations for protection under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. “British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest is one of the last truly wild ecosystems in North America,” said

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Prof. Reynolds. “A prominent feature of this maritime

Repartee rocked the Three Bear Open Air outdoor concert, as part of the Campus City Connect celebration.

By Melanie Callahan

rainforest is the interwoven connections between salmon and large carnivores such as bears and wolves.

Nutrients from salmon carcasses left behind by these predators can be traced through freshwater and terrestrial food webs, with impacts ranging from aquatic insects to streamside plants and birds.

“This presentation will explore both ecological and conservation implications of these connections between forest, rivers and the sea. When bears and wolves kill

transform Corner Brook into the “campus city” of choice

salmon, they leave behind carcasses that serve as

for students pursuing post-secondary education through

fertilizer for streams and forests. We have only recently

one of Corner Brook’s

the fostering of a better understanding of the role the

begun to discover how these nutrients, which the

three post-secondary institutes received a warm welcome

post-secondary institutions play in the economic, social

salmon acquire while they are at sea, affect the diversity

to the city recently. Everyone was invited to participate

and cultural fabric of the City of Corner Brook and the

of plants and wildlife in the surrounding forests.”

in an all-encompassing orientation initiative at the

western region.

STUDENTS ATTENDING

second-annual Campus City Connect (CCC).

He will deliver his lecture on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7

“The objectives of the CCC are simple – bring more

p.m. in the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation

From Sept. 4-14, students and the community alike

students to Corner Brook and make them feel welcome

participated in celebrations including A Party in the

while they study here,” said Dr. Greg Wood, consultant

The Laird Lecture was established by a bequest from

Park, a 3X3 Basketball Tournament, the massive Three

to the vice-president (Grenfell) and event organizer.

Dr. Elizabeth Laird, a prominent Canadian physicist

Bear Open Air outdoor concert and Rock the Backlot, the

“These goals will be achieved through connecting

who held posts at Yale, Cambridge, Chicago, Mount

Grenfell Campus Student Union concert. Students also

students with Corner Brook’s business and civic

Holyoke and Western Ontario in the first half of the

networked with professionals and businesses through

communities, increasing social and economic activities

20th century.

the Western Star Opportunity Expo.

in the community and creating initiatives that meet the

Dr. Reynolds has also agreed to give a research seminar

needs of post-secondary education students throughout

in the Biology/Ocean Sciences seminar series titled The

the year.”

Ecology of Extinction Risk in Fish. The research seminar

Campus City Connect is a voluntary organization of Corner Brook’s three post-secondary institutions: Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland,

(IIC-2001) on the St. John’s campus.

will take place Friday, Sept. 27, at 4 p.m. in SN-2067.

College of the North Atlantic and Academy Canada, and the City of Corner Brook. The goal of CCC is to

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‘That’s our focus’ Memorial forms community alliance to address drug addiction

By David Penney

A COMMUNITY

challenge requires a community

solution. That’s the approach a St. John’s community alliance has taken to address the issue of drug abuse and addiction among youth.

Dr. Lisa Bishop of the School of Pharmacy and Dr. Stephen Darcy of the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial are the lead investigators on a project that has fuelled the development of the community alliance. Dr. Lisa Bishop also works as a pharmacist in the community clinic.

“About a year and a half ago we began to see young adults, people in their 20s, getting diagnosed with a variety of mental health issues,” she said. “This would often be accompanied by substance use. Not seeing these we thought it might be possible that they were selfmedicating, which could be avoided with appropriate medical intervention and social supports at a younger age.”

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individuals in our clinic until they reached adulthood,

number of other clinicians, proposed some exploratory

From left are Dr. Lisa Bishop, Craig Malone, Chris Singleton, Dr. Stephen Darcy and Dr. Cheri Bethune.

studies with an end goal of using that information to

are vetted through the community board. This will only

develop a support program. Those discussions were

work with the insight from those who live with these

accompanied by engaging the local community board

issues every day.”

From there Dr. Bishop and Dr. Darcy, along with a

and an open meeting with community members and stakeholders.

The

community-based

group.

However, as the research and outreach efforts progress, patient needs in the present remind the team that this

The information gathering and public education

project is an important one for the community.

participatory

aspects of the project continue. The alliance recently

“Working in the clinic, you are reminded on a daily

research (CBPR) plan evolved from there. Dr. Darcy is

presented at the Community-University Expo in Corner

basis of how significant this is,” said Dr. Bishop. “To

also a family physician at a clinic.

Brook to network with others in the field and also

see the people and families who are suffering with

“The start was to constitute a formal community

set up a booth at a local folk festival this summer to

mental health or addiction issues and recognizing that

alliance between the community board, the school

engage the community and give more visibility to the

with more support or early intervention it might have

system and the university, which is a unique approach

project. These are just a few examples of the community

been prevented – that keeps all of us motivated. We

to addressing substance abuse and addiction,” said Dr.

engagement techniques the alliance plan to include in

have a tremendous team of clinicians, researchers and

Darcy. “True CBPR means that all decisions are made

the development of a wellness support and engagement

community members who are behind this. It does take a

jointly with community representatives and all ideas

template that can be applied to any community or

community to raise a child and that’s our focus.”

NEWS

&NOTES

Listed below is a selection of the funding opportunities for

• CIHR Planning Grants

which information has recently been received by the Office of

• CIHR Team Grant: Health Challenges in Chronic

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

Research Services. For links to further information on these

Inflammation Initiative

- Fellowship Program (creative arts, social science and

items, visit Grant Funding Opportunities on the Research web-

• DoD Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Award

humanitites)

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

• DoD Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award • Ericsson Request for Proposals

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

• Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Doctoral Research

- Fellowships

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical

Award

Students

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Fellowships

Stanford Humanities Center

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in the Pathogenesis

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Scholarships

- External Faculty Fellowships

of Infectious Disease

• International AIDS Society Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV

• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Atlantic Regional

Research (CNIHR)

Oct. 15

Fellowship Program

• NCE BioFuelNet

Association of Registered Nurses of NL, Education and Re-

• Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation J. Edouard Samson

• NL-HARP Doctoral Dissertation Awards in Healthy Aging

search Trust

Award

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

- Research Awards

• Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation Research Legacy Grant

• NL-HARP Project Grants

• CIHR Catalyst Grant: Secondary Analysis of Neuroimaging

• NL-HARP Seed Grants on Healthy Aging

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly

Databases

• NSERC Discovery Grant

Exchange

• CHIR Chair: Applied Public Health (Letter of Intent)

• NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grant

- Doctoral Fellowships

• CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

• SSHRC Insight Grant

- Research Grants

• CIHR Dissemination Events

• Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

- Scholar Grants

Translation Supplements

IMMINENT DEADLINES

Kidney Foundation of Canada

• CIHR IGH Gender, Sex and Health Research Skills

Oct. 1

- Biomedical Research Grants

Development Awards

Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute

- Allied Health Research Grants

• CIHR IGH Award for Excellence in Gender, Sex and Health

• CIHR Gender, Sex and Health Trainee Knowledge

- Innovation Grants

Nov. 1

Research • CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

• CIHR Partnerships for Healthy System Improvement

- Studentship Awards

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

• CIHR Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples -

- Postdoctoral Fellowships

- Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKEs)

- Operating Grants

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

Saturday, Sept. 21

The George Story Lecture, 7:30-8:30 p.m., IIC-2001, Bruneau

www.today.mun.ca.

A Little Light Music, 8-9:30 p.m., D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School

Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Faculty of Arts

of Music, Sponsor: Music at Memorial

Wednesday, Sept. 18

Japanese Film Night “Brave Story”, 7-9 p.m., ED-1020, Sponsor:

The Afterlife of Roman Statues in Homes and Baths of Late An-

Monday, Sept. 23

Department of Linguistics, Japan Foundation, Newfoundland

tiquity, 7:30-8:30 p.m., A-1043, Sponsor: Department of Classics

The Ediacaran Biota of Newfoundland, 7-10 p.m., Johnson GEO

Japanese Society

Centre, Sponsor: Johnson Geo Centre

Thursday, Sept. 26

Homegrown Taste (Pesto and Salsa), 10 a.m.-2 p.m., University Centre, third floor, Sponsor: Friends of Pippy Park

Oxytocin, Dopamine and Bond, 1-2 p.m., Health Sciences Cen-

The Laird Lecture: Salmon-fuelled Ecosystems of the Great Bear

tre, 2860, Sponsor: Neuroscience Journal Club

Rainforest, 7-9 p.m., IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and

Thursday, Sept. 19

Innovation, Sponsor: Faculty of Science

Improving Specificity in Mammography, 1-2 p.m., EN-2022,

The 21st Century Outport: Reimagining Home in Newfound-

Sponsor: Department of Computer Science

land, 1-3 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and

Toronto Affinity Celebration 2013, 6-10 p.m., Arcadian Loft,

Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

Toronto, Ont., Sponsor: Alumni Affairs and Development

Tuesday, Sept. 24

A public reading by Robert Chafe, 8-9:30 p.m., Suncor Energy

Spanish Film Festival, 7-10 p.m., IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for

Hall, School of Music, Sponsor: Department of English

Beautiful Dreamer, 12:30-2 p.m., ED-2030B, Sponsor: Faculty of Education Use of Genetic Screens to Dissect Biochemical Function, 11

Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Department of French and

a.m.-12 p.m., SN-4015, Sponsor: Department of Biochemistry

Spanish

Exosomes Mediate the Cell-to-cell Transmission of IFN-α-in-

Wednesday, Sept. 25

Climate Modelling, 12-2 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for

duced Antiviral Activity, 12-1 p.m., Lecture Theatre D, Facul-

Blue Castle - Almost Home: Writing from Family Stories, 7-8:30

Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

ty of Medicine, Sponsor: Immunology and Infectious Diseases

p.m., Rocket Bakery, The Orbit Room, 272 Water St., Sponsor:

Journal Club

Department of Gender Studies, Department of Sociology and

Treat Me, Not My Age! Confronting Ageism in Health-care Set-

Oxfam Canada

tings, 1-2 p.m., Lecture Theatre B, Faculty

The Ethanol Oxidation Reaction and Product Distributions in a

What is Land? Making-up a Resource, 7-9 p.m., QC-4028, Spon-

Extractive Industries and the Arctic Workshop, 9 a.m.-5:30

Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell, 1-3 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for

sor: Department of Anthropology

p.m., SN-2000, Sponsor: Departments of History and Geogra-

Friday, Sept. 27 Probabilistic Uncertainty Quantification and Simulation for

Friday, Sept. 20

Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

phy, Rachel Carson Centre Calcium in Cardiac Purkinje Fibers: The Secret Life of Electric

Retirement Celebration for Dr. Gary Gorman, 3:30-5 p.m., atri-

Cables of the Heart, 5-6 p.m., Health Sciences Centre auditori-

Analysis, Design and Control of Grid Connected Three Phase

um, Business building, Sponsor: Faculty of Business Adminis-

um, Sponsor: Division of BioMedical Sciences

Pulse Width Modulated AC-DC Converter, 1-3 p.m., IIC-2014,

tration

Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School Career and Graduate School Fair 2013, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Field

Evidence, Economics, and Ethics: Setting Priorities in Health

House, Sponsor: Career Development and Experiential Learn-

Care, 1-2 p.m., Hoyles Escasoni Complex, Sponsor: Division of

ing, Alumni Affairs and Development

Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine

of Graduate Studies

Monday, Oct. 7 ESL Students’ Experiences and Challenges with Process Writing Pedagogy, 1:30-3:30 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

Tuesday, Oct. 8 Spanish Film Club, 7-10 p.m., IIC-2001, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: Department of French and Spanish

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Papers of famous Canadian playwright gifted to QEII Library

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the recipient of the David French archival

MEMORIAL’S

Queen

Elizabeth

collection,” said Ms. Colleen Quigley,

II Library has received the papers of

manuscripts

one of Canada’s most beloved modern

Special Collections. “David’s plays are

playwrights.

of national and provincial significance.

Born in Coley’s Point, Newfoundland,

They

librarian,

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specific

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Newfoundland

in 1939, David French is most famous for

experiences, but on a mythical and

a series of semi-autobiographical plays

universal level.”

about the fictional Newfoundland family the Mercers. Saltwater Moon, Leaving Home, 1949, and Of the Fields, Lately are just some of Mr. French’s plays produced throughout Canada and internationally, including two Broadway runs and an adaptation for television.

Mr. French, who lost his battle with cancer in 2010, maintained a creative connection with Memorial’s students and faculty throughout the years.

“David always held Memorial in high regard,” said Ms. Glenda MacFarlene, Mr. French’s widow. “Although he never attended Memorial or taught there, he had contact with various professors and students through the years, and he knew of its excellent reputation. Newfoundland was very important to him, so he was keenly interested in the province’s centre of learning.”

The personal collection sheds insight into Mr. French’s works; in particular, his creative process and his relationship with other artists and playwrights. The donated collection includes scripts, notes, journals, correspondence and photographs relating to his professional and personal life.

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