,. 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 Program• A 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
\\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
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
" 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
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
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
"'lIS a member of ~aa1 sub-comnllQo::s The comm,"~ de\~l..." ..d IINJUIJICrU 10 ma..ure pmr.alOOll~ and quC'Suonnau'C'SrdalC'd 10 malemil)nJlCOCflCC>' she hasabolqll'escnledthe(...Jian."'-"=...... ofMKtoo.lfes on the Bn:a-ll«dinsC"00l-
JfO"'IlIIQ'lIlIllORlIIpl'flpM'ibph)'SICIlInS ..-ho.b~ofllmeordostall:e.carnotancndonSIIe oonIlnlIlfIlIl medicaleducallOO.~B) the end of 2004. "e hope 10a.Jduptoanodlcr20cotU'Sl"SltllbecUlTcnl!i,eoniinep1"o!iTdrn,andindu<lc nlh"rC"anadian n1<'di"alsch<.M11'a'panners"
Il('rshipi',"eryirnportaminn~tl1l' \kmorial Uni'erJX">gI3ITI,~ said the dean of
h" M..morial Lni~eNl).
H''''lOer -we hope 10exteniaJparmeNUP'
to cevelop all.>C"cnde,"I~ ~
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ProfessionalDevelopmentSeminars2003
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Memorial Un~ty has progri\ITISand sevces to assist individuals 11(with the worry and issues rE'lating to the coouct:
Supervisors and TeamDevelopmentFacilitators: Various $795
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MAY26-30 Supervisory Managem ent Skill s Program , Modul e
II: The Human Side of SupervisionFacilitatOfS: Vanous $795
J UN E4-5 Project Management Survival Techniques
Facilitator· Eric Davidson $450
ANNOUNCING :Executive Development Program 2003
The Strateqic LeaderApri l 27 - May 9
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If yoo ,,"an l lo nom nw e a pro fessor for llis.'her ou ls!and ing~"ORlmilmenllO teaching. infolTnaliun on nominalion formsand cntena can be oblalOC'dfrom .. cbsitc
This .... ard 1I0n0u~ raeull) members ...ho tllrougllllleirimaginative approachesaod sustained ccmmnmenr tclea. h ingll a"c made Memur ia l lJniven; ity a valuableexperieneeforlllcirstudents. The award is intended tora:ognizcexccllcnccinlcachingovcrancxtendedpetiodofycars.
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fhetirstchairoftheAder lecture was then ,icedent Ward j'\;eale.appoPresident Leslie Hartis.Thtrcnt chair i,llr,Shanll(ll1who serves on the coli'with Terry Rishop-Smlliordon lnglis,Q;:l
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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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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
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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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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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Early oll,my philo'ophybecpersonal dedication to scbofasucmcnt coupled with supponi>ewouldallow a smdemto aclueve repossible cdocarion.Lbave soceteeeoping a networi< of students ....ho;reing similar areas of study, talkingtoSOTs, meeting with depan""'nthea...hasically taking my educalioo tMl
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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