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,. UlllYefSItyolN".,..{oundL1.nd R< stratlOl1-';o , .$(W16Z5 27 Gazette March:!O.2003 "The Canada Research Choirs program is play- ing on important role in helping us build research capacity and retain our academic leaders." Three new Canada Research Chairs for Memorial Inco Centre work beg ins _dNInco""--'c... T he &.rd Of RegmIS has llJ'PlU'ed .. or1<",l1be.......wekd Ih"a.. ardlnlJ. ofanarehllectural t') p.,..erVx'icn..:::a-.registcn:dasbrstus enll".e"nnllcontriKl for the firs.t abaIentc!'Io;onD3dlJr pba",ofthclncolnrtO\lIlO11lentre'The TM ISbeSiosabatrntrnt program befttplamnl.,consuItltion .. ithof'fio::,j.of ltd. t<Jllalhng \20-mlllloo, .. "I ho"se a the Depanrn!mt of Labour and \1anonal modmtl't'>CilK'hfacht. that .. Iaddn::! II toes\lan- tlxSCl(ftflCl, .. O«dso(thc\", fb)Jll'I.,,",andfl':US ... l be e\pk>. ratIOn, mctaIJ"'ln Jll'I.IC"""oal«l IqIIC>o ll'CfulonmdlVlIft. as .. 'clIasodter ........ lIlJ,,,1nea-dl. Ay ... \\01\ sunai ..tareh I! fa II1IenOf dmJo. \tanag.ement. If ha\C qUC'Sl plcz;occaJ]thcOffi ....... ofs.afct)andEn' ...... Thomlat ... mnttaIs..:n.......... 131-439J "" .. opcnonl) to JH"U)CC'pcnonne:l TM ..... - rue Canada Research Chairs pro- gram was established b) lite Go'nTlInenl of Cana da 10 ena b le Canadian umversmes to achieve the higheSl Ie. " Is of research exeellt:nce. In i1S2000 hudgctv thc fcderel g<l\,'rrun,.-ntpfllvidt...J\QOOmilhontosup- pon the ",tabli, bmcn t of 2000 Canada I{e arch {"lIail'l in uni.e"ities across the CO"rI1ryb)2\KU-4 The prolJ.ram is designed to enable {"an;><!wt WlI ....·"il".. ' to create out-'<I;lr'A;Iing research IlppOnunltlC' that ",II attract .. ith mtemational reputatjons \lemonal ",arching ror ntre 1Il< ...... exfll.",lI:dthat (Wei" tho: life span of the ( 1 (( program. \1""""",1 ",,11be eli· illtk fA""I'f'R>xnnalcl) posIbORS lor mor" mformatlOll on the Canada Renreh (hall ProgramA hDcd muItHh5oclp/--:. and multi-iniIsu) e pcmxhcllllcal. mining. and oLi and gas Indll<tnal S«too TM rncarch that Dr "'am) '" 11UIllknake as chaIr 'n" se.lnteirl1) "la nai ement ro.... N:oollllpJrtlllmo:dJmicalandsauc· faclhtle> 1lleC.... hasrttOfPllled lheoutstandiniachie'e· ments of three eminent tesearChetsal "kmoriaILTlI'e'5lI}.-saidDr,o.iskJpher loomIS. \lemonal'. "ee·presidenl. p<0llnlm" importanl role in helplnlllJblllld resnrehcapaei l) a nd r"ta m our academic A Ind ""n, In Ian !"\. k..,ncllMkdthcappr alof TM:rI (anadI, Re-dl ( \kmonIl Lm,CI'Yl) d.lr' fllCuJt)p'-.on .. Thedlll,n lIll:111dtS2OO,ono ..ere ..... -.bl1O Dr \OcilR<w. roecr-e and Applied ScICllU. eandl;nde"'1oIler\ehu:ks Ik DrakCorbctLFacull)of"'a:h- 'ill'Oktand"'europlasl'C'I).and "'""' ,- .. ,II m,esllpk """"I ofll1ll."ml\en:habilnalKlfland .lOnlhance r proce... ,.. "of blain Potenua t sms comnecr- m:o' CT)" ,lI hc IfLcd through a ed examination of and:.ub.:un.i.;.U s and circllHry l{lC\:iali/cd slain· oIllllCW"OIlllI tra<: irlll """ Dr Nell Ho, e's vision a, Cana da r hai, inOth hon: and UII<k,."..,cr ink-m:- Ie>e .r ch (cam, in both underwater lb'gn and "IT,hore \..-hick <Je;,;t'1 lhallllCludeth.:"",ofaulonllnlllll! 1I<:1"\"hlCbf"r"thhon:em'f<Ill- ellglllCCTUlg.th.:Sl.u,h "r........ cal po>l1l<m,nglhrw.I"" for >OOn:I'IallOfTTl:, ofnsn 'n &:q>"'lI!('r IIl<U\lbrallon,clashlllgand mnsnfalll!\Ut tho:,x"i/Ilo( •dllCks (or mannc: and

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~Memorial,. UlllYefSItyolN".,..{oundL1.nd

PubllCatK'm"l~11

R< stratlOl1-';o, .$(W16Z527Gazette

March:!O.2003

"The Canada Research

Choirs program is play­

ing on important role in

helping us build research

capacity and retain our

academic leaders ."

Three new CanadaResearch Chairs for

Memorial

Inco Centre work begins

One~~ _dNInco""--'c...

The &.rd Of RegmIS has llJ'PlU'ed ~~ .. or1<",l1be.......wekdIh"a.. ardlnlJ. ofanarehllectural t') p.,..erVx'icn..:::a-.registcn:dasbrstusenll".e"nnllcontriKl for the firs.t abaIentc!'Io;onD3dlJr

pba",ofthclncolnrtO\lIlO11lentre'The TM ISbeSiosabatrntrnt program=ve.m:ado:p.""Itk~agr.-fromlnro befttplamnl.,consuItltion .. ithof'fio::,j.ofltd. t<Jllalhng \20-mlllloo, .. "I ho"se a the Depanrn!mt of Labour and \1anonalmodmtl't'>CilK'hfacht. that .. Iaddn::! II 1~ ~ofFacl toes\lan­tlxSCl(ftflCl,..d""ealanlllurMn~~En.iromIenIal~"",ud­O«dso(thc\", fb)Jll'I.,,",andfl':US IngalrmorHtonngand~plmg.... l beooo:ducallOlland~htnll' e\pk>. undenak.mb~Pinc: nL"H~£n~lron­

ratIOn, mctaIJ"'ln Jll'I.IC"""oal«l IqIIC>o ll'CfulonmdlVlIft.as .. 'clIasodter ........ lIlJ,,,1nea-dl. Ay ...or1<",Ubemonilored~~""noe.

\\01\ sunai ..tareh I! fa II1IenOf dmJo. \tanag.ement. If ~ou ha\C an~ qUC'SlIlbmandasbcslas~DlIlwf<mta" plcz;occaJ]thcOffi ....... ofs.afct)andEn' ......Thomlat ...ndcnt(~andthcbuildWl(l mnttaIs..:n.......... 131-439J

"" .. opcnonl) to JH"U)CC'pcnonne:l TM

.....-rue Canada

Research Chairs pro­gram was established

b) lite Go'nTlInenl ofCana da 10 ena b leCanadian umversmesto achieve the higheSlIe. " Is of researchexeellt:nce. In i1S2000hudgctv thc fcd erel

g<l\,'rrun,.-ntpfllvidt...J\QOOmilhontosup­pon the ",tabli,bmcn t of 2000 CanadaI{e arch {"lIail'l in uni.e"ities across theCO"rI1ryb)2\KU-4

The prolJ.ram is designed to enable{"an;><!wt WlI ....·"il"..' to create out-'<I;lr'A;Iingresearch IlppOnunltlC' that ",II attractfC1;Carc~ .. ith mtemational reputatjons\lemonal "currnJtl~· ",arching ror ntre1Il<...... (JlIlIdaR~h("hai"'JlOSIIKJnS. lt

exfll.",lI:dthat (Wei" tho:five-~<:ar life spanof the ( 1(( program. \1""""",1 ",,11be eli·illtk fA""I'f'R>xnnalcl) 2~ posIbORS

lor mor" mformatlOll on the CanadaRenreh (hall Program•

A ~m.1III lSa~

hDcd muItHh5oclp/--:. and multi-iniIsu)e ort~'-brcnlnlllakd~IlwJom)-

r.-,lnra.ocleJrp""'~~

pcmxhcllllcal. mining. and oLi and gasIndll<tnal S«too TM rncarch that DrRan,~ "'am) ~I '" 11UIllknake aschaIr 'n" se.lnteirl1) "la nai eme ntro....N:oollllpJrtlllmo:dJmicalandsauc·ttnI~~alfcctingoiland

faclhtle>1lleC.... R~hCbairsprogrmt

hasrttOfPllled lheoutstandiniachie'e·ments of three eminent tesearChetsal"kmoriaILTlI'e'5lI}.-saidDr,o.iskJpherloomIS. \lemonal'. "ee·presidenl.C~anllltlcmationalmati<ns~-n...

p<0llnlm" pla~m&an importanl role inhelplnlllJblllld resnrehcapaei l) and

r"ta m our academic

A Ind Slr~ ""n, In Ian!"\. k..,ncllMkdthcappr alof

TM:rI (anadI, Re-dl (\kmonIl Lm,CI'Yl)

d.lr' fllCuJt)p'-.on ..~

on~lIla~._

Thedlll,n lIll:111dtS2OO,onob"~andrcsc:arctlsupp."

..ere .....-.bl1O Dr \OcilR<w.~ roecr-e and Applied ScICllU.

eandl;nde"'1oIler\ehu:ksIk DrakCorbctLFacull)of"'a:h­'ill'Oktand"'europlasl'C'I).andUll~(Sc5h)~.Fxull)

~ngandAP1""eds.:~".for

"'""',-~IeC~ .. ,II m,esllpk """"I

ofll1ll."ml\en:habilnalKlfland.lOnlhance

r proce..., .."ofblain Potenua t

sms comnecr­m:o' CT)" ,lI hc

IfLcd through aed examination of

and:.ub.:un.i.;.Us and circllHry

l{lC\:iali/cd slain·oIllllCW"OIlllI tra<:irlll

"""Dr Nell Ho, e 's vision a, Cana dar hai, in Oth hon: and UII<k,."..,crlbign lS l" hUl ld 'll\lI1~ l} ink-m:-

Ie>e.r ch (cam, in both underwater

lb'gn and "IT,hore \..-hick <Je;,;t'1

~",IIa<ldrt->.,iSSlJ('Sf'''I'':'clrlC

lhallllCludeth.:"",ofaulonllnlllll!

1I<:1"\"hlCbf"r"thhon:em'f<Ill­ellglllCCTUlg.th.:Sl.u,h "r........

cal po>l1l<m,nglhrw.I"" for>OOn:I'IallOfTTl:, h~dn>d)TwnlC

ofnsn s~stnns 'n &:q>"'lI!('r

IIl<U\lbrallon,clashlllgandmnsnfalll!\Ut tho:,x"i/Ilo(

•dllCks (or mannc:mmm~ and'ldtho:<bIlP'lIIIdperf~

~":'-

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2 Gazette.M."h20.2IMl)

Prof connects to Vienna

New era in thepercussion scene

Pl.".....,,,,,'1In,H.."..,.-,d

>;""<N,,m...SPARKC.....""N"

Jilll~.....,11

>;nstnIlt.,-;,

-1_"""I",p<n I\ad<K<oTr><:ryMill< P....-M<1,... M"'}'cbklo Ai_~

A..... .\fQ'Ap•. IOpobli ....

Th<e=-i<puhliWd21 ....llyby'b<Mcmori.IUn"I'o"foundl.ndSc,,,S.nic<fli,'i,ionofU""·«,,tyRcM<nl<orialUn,,·=it}'

\1_m""'~mI)·bc .....orb",.dc."",ilkou'pc""

=~,~,::r~~:I~i~"

Tomak.ethesebenefJcialn~

fish available to more poople,DI".and his colleagues at theTedmicalver,;ityofNova Scolia(l1o", DaJ.Tecain the mid-l'l70s began a projectincorporate fatry acidsinro rrore reeavailahle foods like chicken, andThey were successful indevelopq:omega-3chickens and eggs. whicharepatented and sell'3<m"CInadatheUnited States.

"We chose chickCTlsa, the)'lnone fOCKl source that h.a, no reji

taboo, pretty much every culturethem," he said, D"lIulanarodh,dents and colleagues in Viennaha'ttinued with different aspec t, ofresearch

Last year, Dr. Hulen WISawarded the llioFast's Annual Ition aoo Leader,;hipA"ard, intionofhisground-breakingn:seardtHulan is also conducting researth.University of Aneona in Ital) andUniversity of Zagreb in Croatiaetfe<.1'of seal oil ornega-3 fal1~ aosuch chronic diseases as cardiOldisease. asthma, atopic derrnaueystietih""i,.~

Newfoundland to devote more time to com­po,ing and beca<r;e he found a rich culturalcommunity here

Dr, Tom Gordon, dil"e'.10rof Memorial'sS<:hoolof~usic,;sexcik'dby,thel"e(;ent

arrival of this musi<;altalCTlt to Ilis city,"For more than 20 years S!. John',

dancedto the beat ofa different drummerthe remarkable Don Wherry,"[)r. (jordonnoted, "With Den'spassing in the summerof 2001 the shape of hi, legacy hung in theair a.' a quesuon mark, But a year-end-a-halflater, we can see that the wildly creativeenv'imnmenthe fostered is anractmgmmeremarkable musician, here and who arcopening new adventures in mu,ic' to (l.'"

fliIlHrennan,aS1.John'snati\C,I"e(;L'Otlymoved bock to hi, hometo\\-n, after 20 yearsofartisticsucccssinCanadaantlaroondtheworld. Mr, Brennan isa percussrcnisr.pianist and comp"'ser. He has played with

'uch groups as the National BalidOrcbes­tra, Call1JdianOpera Company, and Ncxus,and has backed upCallCall<may,l'arthaKitt. Placido Domingo and Di~Ly Gille'pie,among Olher,;. He ha, also donc extensive

work as a studio musician and hi,work canbe heard on some 50CDs.

Rob Power, an assistant professor inMemorial's School of Music and principalpcreu"ioni,t in the Newfoundland Sym ­phony, is in some war; picking up where

.,w PERCUSSIO.'Ii, page 4

ture under Premier Clyde Wells, Hiswork in Vienna involves incorporatingtheOmega-3 fatty acids from marinesouree-sw;ha.,,;eal oil into land-basedanimal fOCKl sources such as chickensand eggs as well as the effects of thesefauyaeid,in 'cal oil on ,uehehronicdiseases as asthma. and atopic dermati­tis. While the appointment in Viennadoe,n't incloderemuneratiun, it doesgive Dr. Hulan full rights as a professorat the university and access to labs andfacilities

The Omega-S fatty acids are the"good"oib found in thh and have manyimportant health benefits, includingreduction and preveruionof cardiovascu­lardisease, loll-'cholesterol andtriglyc­eridclevc1sandreducetheriskoflllooddots, Tbesefatty acids are why fish areeon,id<.-redbr..inf<XldandareneW<:dfi,,­the normaldc'e1opment and functiooingof the brain, Fa11)fish such as mackereland>ardirIL'SeOl'ltainhighlevcl,ofth<"iC

healthy oils. "But not everyone has canafford or want, to eat these food, andotknhighqualityIR"Shtanytishisditli­cult to get in many parts of the world,"said Dr. Hulan

BY DUIORAH INKPl:N

Dr. H. W. (Bud) Hulan wasrecently appointed UniversityRL""'aITh"",fessorat the Urn­

versily of Veterinary Medicine inVienna. Dr.llolan is anutritionaillio­chemist in Memorial's Department ofBiochemistry and former provincialmini,terofFisheries,FoodandAgricul-

D<H.W.(Bod)HoMon

On March 2'l,the drums will beatand a new era in the province'spercussion scene Will be ushered

in during a cnoeen at the Sch'Kll of MusicTheeoncen\\-'illfeaturethrec\\-'ell-Imownpcrcu"ionist"JohnWyre,flili Brennanand Rob Power. All three have beenextremely influential intheirmu,ieal fieldlocally end intL'lTIati,mally.lheireoncen istitled The BeatenPath and theperfoemaIK-'Cwill be the Hrst time that the three notablemusician, have played a full concert puh­licly, The concert will also include well­knownmusicianPaullknd;..saofMemor­ial's School of Music

The Beaten Path is happening. in part,because John Wyreand Bill Brennan haverecently relocated from Toronto to StJohn',. While Sl. John's has al\\-ays had adynamic pereu"ion scene, their recentmovestothecitymcanstllatthepro\'incialmosie><.:~'TJC alreedy well-known thrccgh­out the world for C\'cnts Ii!<ethe SoundSympo,ium ard the Festival 500 willha\'ea new constellal;Ol'l of talent, significantlybroadening the scopeofpo"ihilities in thepcrcu"lvearts

A founding member of the ensemble

Nexus, Mr. wyre's resume includes perfor­mance with the Toronto Symphony, theBoston Symphooy Orcbestra, and the Cana­dian Opera Company Orchestra, amongothcrthinp. fie says that he mo,'ed to

" Before roujump to the conclusion I'm ,ug­gevting we guit on our own let rne assure you thatnothing,nothingisfurtherthanthetruth,I'ma,ef)'proud Canadian. llowner, I'm looking fur a way toget into Confederation, 10 become a full-fledgedpartner in the growing cconomy"

Dr CraiR L DoMin (LLD ·(}(I). ehairmun und

Cf:O '!( CIfC Ifdirnplen, in c"mm, "" 10 Ih,'Telegram F,·b. 16/,,1I0...i"l<1 a speech 10 Ihe.\'ev.fou/lllla"J (keu" I"Juslriel' A''''''I<'lull,,,,

Karen McGrath (BSW '75: ~IJA ''15) is the firstl"ewfoundlander eleck'<1a, national presidCTltof the(",n,,(i,n M~n"\ Il"alth A.,,,,,,,ialion Joanne Rose(fM '69) was elccted to thea",oclallon 's nationalboom

Dr GrtIl'eSpart.es(BA '65; LLD '91). Afre­

</W/IIcumm,'nt maJ.'ju'l aOOuranv lime lire slt­I/(lliondt'mandedil

" Ah, bother, "

" I'm not sure at all why weare doing this at thispoint. The ,ite ha, been purchased with a specific'intenthyl.olllawsofbuildingalarge-boxsuperrnar_ket. and they ha,e no intention ofallo\\-ing it to beput to any other usc. "

C"uncil"rSlum"lef)ujj'(BA'lJ)('ommc"l_InK0" Til<' aalvn by SI. John:, Ci/l-'Co""dl To

uppmve Ih,' lerm.' or "d('I"""C" jur' u ""udy 1'110allerI'UJlli','u.-e'·fi,rlhe./imnerMemorioISI<JdI_um. The co,,'1 "J Ihe'ludi' ...ill ",. paid bluJh!a....,'. Telegram, Afurrh4

Doug Partridge ( Il , Ed.' 'l4 ) haS ~n namedCanadian Uniwrsitie, Coach of the Year after lead­ingthe Sea-Hawks to an 18·2 rc<;ordand theAUSeootcrence title for the founhnme in II years ascoach. Yeaaaahhhh Sea-Hawks!

AN~tes ~& Quotes

Among the distingui,hed Ii,t of Women ofAchievement named at the Cabot Club Dinner held10 r<xogni~<: out,tanding I'lr<,,'incial women ofaehinemenl were alumni Dr. Grace Sparkes (BA'65: LLD ''l2): Dr. Bernice Morgan (LLD ''18):Moya Cahill (A-Eng. '~3): and Dr. hnd Gardiner(LLD''18).

" We believe-and it's been sho\\-n in the U.S,­that the regional ofler1ltorcan be the mosteffC\:tiveand the lowest cost in operating tho:seairplanes, Andth.at',where we want 10have the Jaa : operation",

- J,=P"'.,idt'''1J"e Randell (MBA 'S5) 'L' hi·pilelre" Jazz Airline S i"ilialive IU Iriple lhe num­kr ujlhi'lr fleel by p"n.uadmg Ai~ Cam/Ja andi(., piloh 10 lra""'f<'~ (.helr 50-,'eal jels 10 Ihel'I!Kionalairlint'. G lobe and MaiL Feh. 25

Selected and written by Wade Kearley,Researched and compiled by Dehhie ConrKll'S(&:,mn"rs(umun.ca)

[]OBITUARYDr. Grace Margaret Patten Sparkes

Dr. Grace Sparkes passed peacefully away at S1.Clare's M~'TCY I~ospital on Sunday, March9, 2003, aged 95 years. Along with bel' many comriootions to the social, political and cul­turallilC of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr.Sparkes had a long atliliation with Memorial,beginning in 1'129wh<'O,be attended teacher training at Memorial University College. Shewas a founding member of Memorial University's alumni association in the 1'l70s andserved as chair ofthe tirstmajoralumni reunion in 1975. In 1'l74 she was appointed k,theuniv~'T'iity's Board of Regent" serving until 1'l1l6. She was named alumna of !he year for1'l1l6.lnl'l92,hewasawardedanhonorarydcgreefromMcmoriaI.Predeceasedbyherhusband Dr.J.C Sparkes. Leaving 10cherish her mern<xyare her daughter Dorisaoo h(l.'i­hand Dr. llillCohen and a large eirele of relatives and friends. In lieu or flowers, contribu­tions in h<'1" memory' may be made to Memorial University of Newfoundland. or a charity ofone's choice

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Nursing leadershiprecognized

~IN BRIEFIrish-themed nig ht at MUN.

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Books sought for scholarship sale( F I

Festival 500 is coming

VP search committees being formedAdv. 'f) cornnuuces are belnlt recruned III~arch lor lICCc ,tl; 10\lcc·I're,idenl (Academic} I van ',mp,on and Vic Pre recru(\drnIIl11T1llIonand Flnance}\\a}tlC lluslle.hothof",III'mha'

'II rdec'lf<Sln .... s-u \earfhcdet .1lorcach f ,

Jfl)cm"""l'iliindudcoccn.'d­Itcdand fully interactive coursesbet ....een pll),ician, and 'pl:l·ial·ISlS,aeee"",medICallihnlries,nel ....orkingopporluOlI'csforph)SlCllInS.pracllCC\\ebslIecre­

1IIJOlt.e3S)-IO-NI\>plC'c<.U1iC'SandCD\~ofoohneC<.llneSfi:Jr

ptt:."", IOdof'l(Jllha,~lIClOCS

lOthelnlann_

eouna..~ said Ilr Slt\e DiaK)••fannl) ph)S1"an In Brookfi.. ld.

C"foundland•• commuml) of........ ~.OOOp:ople~.bw-howdri'e .......) from 'I. John's~lcancomplctctheeOlr.iCSnm~

......n urre ... ithouthll\ inll lOtn.' clor take lime a.. a) from 10) prac­tlce,~

~mnntcrof st«mrg1;<lf01ll ci«oftheCen­nI Regklll (NnofOWldIindIStnlq:1< "-':1lI1 Pbn. Onan mkmM..Jnal front.;he has~ IICam memher ofthe ClI)A·finkd ,memauonal pl'UJ<'l1 10 Impro~e thehealthof"'''mm m Indonesia

M" llert.en has had a )ong,are,r m "omen',health aoo I~ "'idd)' recognized a, a ~alua!>le, enrbu­,ia.lie and well·informt'dre,oun:e person on man)area.<;ofthi,flCld. From 1%410 1977, 'hc: held vari­

OU-'I" ilion, in public hellith and rnld"'ifel) In lUI

an:a when.:thcre were no ph)"'J<:1lII1S.. the Sorth West

Tem1Onelo Am"ng In C"foundland In 1979. ~\l>as~edasan_pmfC'o-"... theSchoolof 1nIIl@8I\km<naL and from IqgJ 10 1'*7 cox­d,naledthe UI"§e-\lld\l>ifft1Programandtaught

TnIImllt\lUsmgandmidlOolfcr}IO~~and

mid'.ofcr}slUdenb ....lhcrlttlmncrlllll9'16~~oour.;cofhcr~and,mctretll'e·

mrnt., I IkrbmhasvolllllkCredberlt~lopro­

ll1<JlC' "'umcn', '-IIh.locall) and on SC'\-.nInaliooalromrnlll«s. In 1'H'l ~ was 1f1"1c'd 10 be a memberof the pl'Il\'11"ll.:1lI1 Midv.ifery Irnplcmemauoo (omrnil­ree.ln:;!O(K)~"'asappoink'd,hajrnflheScopeof

Practice Cnmmilll'Cand a member of the I:ducatio.,and lice"'in!! Commntee. AIII!>c groundwork forrnid.. il"er) 1C't!1,laII<JIl "as completed and ,uhmined tothe provmciel govemmcnt in (><.-lol>cr 2001. From19'15t02(102, ,he "tia mcmt.eroflhe Call1ldllUlPennalaISur.ell~System(lleahhCanada)and

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Engineered for success Ireland: Past, Present and Future

Thursday, March 27, 2003

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Dr. Peter Hart

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mostdistinguished'Cholars.I>r.Alexandcrjoined Memorial's his­tory department in 1967 andremained bere until his untimelydeath in 19RO. Trained in Rritisheconomic history at the LondonSchool of Economics, hi, bestknown work is Decay of TradeAn Economic History of theNewfoundland Sailfish Trade.19.15_1965

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7:30p.m. Reid TheatreMaln1loo<, Arts & AdmioistrationBuikling

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Dr, David Stewa rtVedaAeroepac:eChairr.IrishBusinessStudies

Ireland: Celtic Tgar or Mouse that Roared?

rial University's cngint.'Cring and comput~'T >cicnccprograms, BmtCroiser, the first product to evolvefromtllccompany·st,:chnologyplatfonn.isacom­paL1 and portah\e PC bas<--d navigational package forhands-offlowandhighs~maneuveringofplea­

surehoats. his fully et1uipp'--dwith C'lllr>e predictingcapabilityand built-in rcal-mreweacer mcokoong.

"This product "ouldhc highly valuahletoanyol1ewoo owns a boat. Unllkc curremly available autopi­lots that passivcly contrul only the boat's rudder.IklatCroiser simultanrously controls rudders, enginesand bow-thrusters while ncloscly monitors and cor­n:clsthetrajectoryoftheboal"saidMLllolden

As principal software developer and Boarc'ruiscrproject managt'T. \11. Holden has gotten to see firsthand what it takes to bring an innovative idea 00 tllc

marketplat'C"I really enjoy the kind of cutting-edge work we

are doing at NavSim.Working .....'Teis a grcatopportu­nuyto experiment with new technology and reallypu.,h tlte envelope WOC'JIit eomes 10 in"m'ation andptoduct marketabihry"

Future plans for the company include de~c1oping

BoatCruiser so that it will interfacewith GPS;n real­time navigation mode and show the vessel's past andpresent position on the digital chan along with thepredictedtrajector}',allowautomaticoptimalroutegeneration hetween given, start and finish coordi­nates, and the cn:ation ofa library ofsltips to simulate\\hich will allow for the tailoring ofwsse1 pmpertiessuchasbeam.overalile-ngth,draft.positioningofpro­pclk-rsandnxlders,ete

Speaking at the launch on behalf of the uOlversity,Dr.Chris Loomis•• ice-president (n.'SCal'<;h and ink'T­national rclati,,,,s) said, "Memorial University'scon­nection to NavSim through our Computer Scienceand Eogmeermg graauarcs and thee~citing new tl"Ch­nologythey ha"ede~elnped i,somethingofwhichwe are very peood. It is an indication of'tbe qualuy ofourgraduatcs, our ,trength in rcsearch,andourcom·mitmenl to innovation" Q;:l

All hands were on deck 10 witness the launch­ing of NavSim\ newest technology - theBoau.ruiser - on Friday, March 7. Dr

Piotr waclawck, president and CEO onhe company,introduced the ""w navigational system, along withSteven Holden. a computer engin~'Cring stud~'11t inthe Faculty ofEngin~'Cring and Applied Science.who gave a demonstration of how the product willassist the pleasure boat industry.

Founded in January 2002, NavSim TechnologyInc. is an innovative. St, John's based firm whicharose out of the National Research Courcrl's (NRC)incubation spin·offprocess. 11leir team includes 13employees, most of whom an: graduates fromMemo-

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Family Physicians Wantedin the Greater Peterborough Area

A number of opportunities exist in both rural andurban environments for family physicians and selectedareas of specialty.

Located in the heart of the Kawarthas, just over anhour east of Toronto, the Greater Peterborough Areawill offer you:

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Why am I here? I'll tell you

grams. This is vital.Once armed .....iththc informatiooaoout

my topchoiccs ofuniversilies. I looked atthe amountof scbclarship fimding availableto stud"'Ilt,. \\'hile MUN docs give out manyscholarships. the amOUIIIofmoney availableisa lesser amount than some other cam­pllses. Although upon closer look manyolher campuses offer the majority of theirscbolershrps to students of their province,....hichexcluded me. This I'UI me back 10square one in a sense that funding can bc

anticipated but there is no gu&mnk.., on itheingre"."eivcd

Since it seemed I had the best opportu­njry ot'receivmg a scholarshil' from \-1cmor-

ML'I1l0ria, hasha<.l it, shan:ufcon­troversv this vear. The tuitionincrcas~ for i~tcrnali"nal 'IU­

dents and the pm;sible censure vote for\.1UNSI.i President Gilbc11 Salam arcjusl,,""ccxampl......,fthe headline storit"' thathave been covered by student campusmedia am! outside outkb soch as the CBeThe whirlwind of controversy has left someslUd<:nl.squileoutspol<.cnahoulthciropin­ion, of Memorial, it, program~. focully andstaff,andc\cnoflheentircprovinccof~cwjoundlandandLabrador. Liskooingloothers' opinion'OIlllle SI. John's campusand lhisprovincc has cnnced mc to thinl<.olmy "",n rea';OflS for choosing Memorial

First off 1 am not going 10claim objec­li,-ity. ' h.avcalways Jinx! in St.John'sand

I<,mc thi, truly i,home. Yetobviooslythisisa very weak argument for anyone whowaS bomout,idetheA,'alon Peninsula

1 chose to go here firslly cut of conve­eerce.rcr tccacse I had no othcroonons.Thi'choice was t.ea,ily affected by the factthat' am a resident of ~ewfoundland and itwas logical to choose the local uni"~TSity.

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pruvideacomenient1ocalion.ll·snotalo­minute drive away lrom everyonc's frontdoor. as it is forme. for ,tudents hailingfrom Ille west Coasr ihere's an eight-hourdrive between MUN's SI. John's Campusand home. Peop1ca!sotravc\ from otherpart, of ~orth America. South America.Aliica,A,ia lhe Middle Fast and Europe toerrive on the Prince Phillip Dri,eCampu,

For ,oxh students there are huge ,--~--. all over the Web, through hbeTaltravel costs to be considered art, colleges, college to",n uni-heforebccominga,tudenthere versitiesard metropolitan umver-Obviously travelcosts are a major sines in somc ofCana<1a', majo.faetof to consider ",hen deciding cmes",hal campus In attend In comparison ....ith some

Last year, as Grade 12 began. major universitie, in Canada,my weekend, ,tarted filling up MUN has OOC ofthe most user-with writing scholarship applica- lriendly Webpagc,.llwa,ca,yti,m" tilhngout uniwrsityapph· to find oUI 'uch information ascation, and assessing what would be the tuition COSlS, program requirements andbest academicchoice for me, I bad an idea which student St-'I"\'K.-eswcrea,ailahle. Thisof ....hat I wanted the campu' had 10 he fact made Memorial more accessible, as Ifairly big with a good arts program and lots could g..1 all thc inlOmtati,m In .........ted fromof extracurricular myba'<CTTlerll,Good

activities. I wanted When professors expect a lot Web pages that are

::d:'::g~~;: there is on ly one thing to do :~l~;ct\~euc:n~;c~grams sothat I could _ give them a 101 ba ck. tbc students to thetake a vaneryot clcc- schools and pro-li,e,. The uni\'ersity's acceptance ofoovancedplacementcredilalsoplayedafac­tor in my d..-cision.1 wanted a place thatwould challenge me and a place that wasinviting. Somewhere that was big enoughthat[couldf~'Clanonymou,ifl ....ank...t,yetopen enough for me 10 meet new people andform relationships with my professorsMemorial,withroughly'15,OOO,tudem""""med like the perfe<;1 Si7-C for me.

Like many students, the Im..-rncrbccamemy way to inwstigatcthe bcstunivcPiitie,Canada had toolTer. Needless 10 say theAssocaeon otUnivcrsuics and Collcg ..-s ofCanada's database at ww..:aucc.ca h<.-cameoocofmy mostvalueble tcols. This led me

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Ihe program, at MUN.I spol<ew....bo had pcrsuedsinular cegreesaialt<>getaf""'lfor ....hat,enainentalledftisrhcse ccnversauonsmysclfrclll'<.:tingonwrn-'nSlKlkn'lMUN cilinglhe handkapsofn:ceposr-secordary .....toxationhercSjl6.I rememher a conve,.;ation in"told: "You'll get hencr marksinHEnglish program than you " ill.nMem:J<iar_EnglishdepartmentlS'lengmg. They teach ina veryBritand expect a lot from thcir't\llkl1will drive you and you will tecooe....Titer," This conversation ga>eIll.>plT

tiveonwhalI was to encounteralial. This fact has heldu1) true,M

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EMPLOYMENT

ASSOCIATE DEANSCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

The pos'ton 01Associate Dean, School ot Graduale Studies, is open for nomina­tcoszeccrcatoos rrcm within the un"'ers;ty. The position is halt time and theappoinlment is lor a three-year term beginning July 1.2003

The ccsncn 01Associate Dean ts aomonetrauve in nature and provides support 10the Dean in ail areas otday-to-day cperajons 01the ScI1ooIoI Graduate Stud>esirx:ludingappHcatiOlls, admissiOllS. regiSlrabon, comprehensive and thesis ex amma­tens. and doctoral deterx:es. The Associate Dean is also an ex-oecc member 01the Academic Courx:il 01the School 01Graduale Studies and Its various suboommittees (Executive. Appeals. Nominating, Course Evaluation) and chairs various eo-roccommittees and grantingcourx:i1 selection committees as assigned by the Dean

Candldalessl1ouldhaveasuccesstulrl!COfdotgraduatesludelltsupervisionandbeable to demonstrate active mvcivement in the School 01Graduate Studies irx:ludingexperience as academic unit Graduate OfIicef Of Chair ot the Graduate StudiesCommittee as well as service on various committees 01tile School. To complementthe experience 01 the Dean with respect to chairinggranling courx:il scllolarshipcommittees. lhe ideal candidate woukl have an established oockground in ttle SocialScierx:es and Humanities Research Courx:il (SSHRC}.supported discipjines andfamiliarity with the selection processes involved. However. applications and romma­tiOllSlrom all disciplines willbe coessoerec

The deadline lor recerpt ot nominationslapplicalions isApliI 15,2003. Applicantsshould submit a lull curriculum vitae and the names 01mree referees. Nominationsshouklbesignedbylhenomirl99toindicatehis/herwillingnesstobeconsideredtorthe posilion, and two names, in addition to lhe nominalor's, should be irx:luded lor1uturerelerencepurposes

Nominationstapplicalionssl1ouldbemarkedcontidentialandforwardedto

AtiAksu,ChalrAdvisory Commmee for Associate DeanSchoolotGraduateSludies

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