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March 21,2002 well as Tourism Newfoundland andLabradorandJo,;a1busine"-. fortheidea. The Leaming Vacation 17.2002. The committee has alreadyhadprop!eexP'l"'-,interest. including people who ha>'e read, and some who are teaching. SltJpPingNt><"-fintheirdas.'irQOIlIS. For mOle information. See """,mlUloo!edudsJuwngJlf/dlin dex./umt. Q;:. SI84,531. The DigItal Rerean:h Cenue will allow researchers to analyze and share tlata toIlected in the f.ekl. thereby mal<ing univer- Sl1y =h acee>.,ible loa larger audience This f...·llity will contribttte 10 tr:Jining stu· denls and will proVIde researchers from a' valietyofsocialsciencedisciplinesthe opponunitytousedigJtalteehnologyftIthe colleclion and analysIs of the data they gatherwlxnconductingfieklwor1<in>anou.s community settings throughout the province. elsewheTe in Canada and inlemaliooally. Dr. Axel Meisen. presX\en1 of Memorial. weloomedthe lllvestmeni "This fWIding will allow US IOptJrSUern"O major pn:tiects which exemplify the univer- sity's commitment to studies on health. oteanandCQaSlS,mdustriaitievelopcT-..ntand environmental sustalnability. the Nonh Atlanue, and Newfoundland and L.abrndor," said Dr. Meisen ueFEDS,p<Jge6 pleDay6islilied. Weathering It of Newfoundland has impacted the culture. irocluding howthc: locals have met the challenges of hving with the weather and how it has illfiltrntedeverydaylanguage The committee is interested in hearing from faculty fromOlher departments and disciplines who are lllterestedin getting lllvol>'ed. They are talbng with other groups and people in the community. as tive underCanada's InnovationStr.Ikgy,The funding will help the university alleviate srnneofthefinancialpressuresas'\OCiated with federdlly supported research lIC1Jvity. Minister Byrne also announced ACOA funding in the amount of 5675,395 for two of Medicine's lCTRA (Telehealth and Edu- cational Technology Resource Agency) JeCl.'ivedS4CXl,864 fr...-n ACOA 10 purcha.se and implement new technology that will allow ittodouble ilscapocity and allow fQra wIder scale of services. TETRA provides distance health and education services as well as profosKJnal development fora van· etyofdients. Strlce its inception 25 yeap; ago, TETRA has provided services to OVer QOemllhgnprople The Faculty of Arts will creare a Digital Resean:h Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork with snpport fr...-n ACOA in the arnountof and presenl.alions whIle aftemoons the bay. visits to museums., an gal- leries. wharves and piers. In the evenings.pan;eipantswillbeenter- tainro with poetry readings. recita· Newfoundland favourites wch asa "kltehen p:uty,"an official ''jig's dinner" and a pub crawl along isedaroondthemedays.Forexam- Gazette M emolialhasreceivedove.rS3. mlilioo for IndIrect costs that WIll helpCO\erthecoststhattheln.'lI- tution muSt bear to support the reseanch done by its faculty and students. such a.sthe library, serviced lahs, animal facilities, workshops.computernetworks.l'C'scarch adrnini'>U<lli<:>nandmanyotherareas The announcement was made March 8 by Gerry Byrne, m;nisterof,tate for the Atlantic CanadaOpportunnies Agency (ACOA) '1'hew,errtmrntofCanadaisCQIlII11it- ted to advaocing the reseaoch,tlevelopment theirresearthers," said Byme. "As New- fQlloolandand LabrndoJ'sonly university, Memorial plays a key role in the develop- ment ofOtH province, its people, and our Thesupportwaspartofanationalillltia· Between a rock and a great place A learning vacation lheoolionofculture·whaldoesit mean to people? Dr. Clar Doyle offers that this lemning vacaIionis "builtaroondthecono::qJtofcullure alld ... ·halit means outside thcinsti- lUtion. extending and examining thecoocq:Jt."Multiplerepresenla· lions of Newfoondland exist in the public sphere. wlxtheTcreatoo by Newfoundlanders or by 0Ihers. Dr, pmgNe.l.'5 olfersone represenla- tionofNewfoundland. Weare imerested in multiple texts. whe<herthey are novels.,paimings., stories. alllhc:differem ways that Newfoundland is described and ex[lCliencro" Through the presentation and discussion ofdifferenl aspect' of NewfQllndland culture, the groop 1lopestochallengeum-dimen."'onal and simplistic images of OUI Thepartneringoffonnaleduca- lion with tourism might fU'st seetn unhkely. but this group proposes to join popular lOUI-travel and lecture- style presentations to promote dis- cussionandcritit:aJthinkingaboot representations of Newfoundland and Labrnd<:>r. They envision the adventure belOg inlenctive-Part of the program involves having par• ticipantspresenttothegrouptheir OWII thoughts, images and repre- sentations of the province. near the Althooghtheleamingvaeation secms 10 target prop!e outsKle the Newfoondlar.dersas "'ell. During the momings., there will be lectures Feds funds flowing Publications Mail Registration No. 40062527 IlY HAATERY SPARKCO!UIESPONDENT N ewfoundland and Labrador has garnered inlernatiollalallention ,.. iDIlUgh the and \106trecently.repmiC11tations thprovincehavebttnflashed :t:bttheeyesofwoodaingaudi· &UltJooghadaplationsofbooks I$1heSJu""'ngNt><·s. Ra" rdl and Random Pas.<age. A rqIw;thinthe FacultyofEduca- hopestoofferrnDrelo!hese ,.dning minds-a leaming con.,;ist of lOOming presenla- anddiscussions.aftemoon andactivitiesarttlevening 1IiII:ruUnmenl. The ptHpose is to lItJ a leaming experience lhat is llIl. ... hile at the same lime chal· and discusses how New- iuDdIand is represented through media. Theideahasbttninthemintls !fDr Robena Hammen and Dr. IJictCoUins formore than a year. .... the success of The Shippin8 \IrM:.. Dr. Hammett tlc:o;;ided it was _to put the idea to won and !fEWcatiOll to sec whodse was .:mgto woO:: 011 such a project. 'kand Or. Collins were joined h\ \hke Coady. Dr. Clar Doyle lid Dr. Andrea Rose. and the roup decided to focus on Tlte News for the first of wlhey hope will be annual ob_ Theooro:;ept is formed around
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March 21,2002

well as Tourism Newfoundland

andLabradorandJo,;a1busine"-.andhave~vedgreatenthusia.;m

fortheidea. The Leaming Vacationwillrunforthe~kofAug.l1­

17.2002. The committee hasalreadyhadprop!eexP'l"'-,interest.including people who ha>'e read,and some who are teaching. TIt~

SltJpPingNt><"-fintheirdas.'irQOIlIS.For mOle information. See

""",mlUloo!edudsJuwngJlf/dlindex./umt. Q;:.

SI84,531. The DigItal Rerean:h Cenue willallow researchers to analyze and share tlatatoIlected in the f.ekl. thereby mal<ing univer­Sl1y =h acee>.,ible loa larger audienceThis f...·llity will contribttte 10 tr:Jining stu·denls and will proVIde researchers from a'

valietyofsocialsciencedisciplinestheopponunitytousedigJtalteehnologyftIthecolleclion and analysIs of the data theygatherwlxnconductingfieklwor1<in>anou.scommunity settings throughout the province.elsewheTe in Canada and inlemaliooally.

Dr. Axel Meisen. presX\en1 of Memorial.weloomedthe lllvestmeni

"This fWIding will allow US IOptJrSUern"O

major pn:tiects which exemplify the univer­sity's commitment to studies on health.oteanandCQaSlS,mdustriaitievelopcT-..ntandenvironmental sustalnability. the NonhAtlanue, and Newfoundland and L.abrndor,"said Dr. Meisen

ueFEDS,p<Jge6

pleDay6islilied. Weathering ItAllandr~gnhowthcclimate

of Newfoundland has impacted theculture. irocluding howthc: localshave met the challenges of hvingwith the weather and how it hasillfiltrntedeverydaylanguage

The committee is interested inhearing from faculty fromOlherdepartments and disciplines whoare lllterestedin getting lllvol>'ed.They are talbng with other groupsand people in the community. as

tive under Canada's InnovationStr.Ikgy,Thefunding will help the university alleviatesrnneofthefinancialpressuresas'\OCiatedwith federdlly supported research lIC1Jvity.

Minister Byrne also announced ACOAfunding in the amount of 5675,395 for twoinnovaliveinitiati~atMU~.TheFacully

of Medicine's lCTRA (Telehealth and Edu­cational Technology Resource Agency)JeCl.'ivedS4CXl,864 fr...-n ACOA 10 purcha.seand implement new technology that willallow ittodouble ilscapocity and allow fQrawIder scale of services. TETRA providesdistance health and education services aswell as profosKJnal development fora van·etyofdients. Strlce its inception 25 yeap;ago, TETRA has provided services to OVerQOemllhgnprople

The Faculty of Arts will creare a DigitalResean:h Centre for Qualitative Fieldworkwith snpport fr...-n ACOA in the arnountof

~.

and presenl.alions whIle aftemoonsIOvnl>'elriP'i~SLJotul"sanii

the bay. visits to museums., an gal­leries. wharves and piers. In theevenings.pan;eipantswillbeenter­tainro with poetry readings. recita·lions,pIays,~g.sanddancing

Theprogr.un~,traditional

Newfoundland favourites wch asa"kltehen p:uty,"an official ''jig'sdinner" and a pub crawl along~Slrel:l:.The~kil;oogan­

isedaroondthemedays.Forexam-

Gazette

Memolialhasreceivedove.rS3.mlilioo for IndIrect costs that WIll

helpCO\erthecoststhattheln.'lI­tution muSt bear to support the reseanchdone by its faculty and students. such a.sthelibrary, serviced lahs, animal facilities,workshops.computernetworks.l'C'scarchadrnini'>U<lli<:>nandmanyotherareas

The announcement was made March 8by Gerry Byrne, m;nisterof,tate for theAtlantic CanadaOpportunnies Agency(ACOA)

'1'hew,errtmrntofCanadaisCQIlII11it­

ted to advaocing the reseaoch,tlevelopmentandlllnm'3l>Oll~ofQUrulllver>;itiesand

theirresearthers," said ~1J. Byme. "As New­fQlloolandand LabrndoJ'sonly university,

Memorial plays a key role in the develop­ment ofOtH province, its people, and our~y.

Thesupportwaspartofanationalillltia·

Between a rock and a great place

A learning vacationlheoolionofculture·whaldoesitmean to people? Dr. Clar Doyleoffers that this lemning vacaIionis"builtaroondthecono::qJtofcullurealld ...·halit means outside thcinsti­

lUtion. extending and examiningthecoocq:Jt."Multiplerepresenla·lions of Newfoondland exist in the

public sphere. wlxtheTcreatoo byNewfoundlanders or by 0Ihers. Dr,AliceColhnsnotesthat"7he~

pmgNe.l.'5 olfersone represenla­tionofNewfoundland. Weare

imerested in multiple texts.whe<herthey are novels.,paimings.,stories. alllhc:differem ways thatNewfoundland is described andex[lCliencro"

Through the presentation anddiscussion ofdifferenl aspect' ofNewfQllndland culture, the groop1lopestochallengeum-dimen."'onaland simplistic images of OUI

""'~.Thepartneringoffonnaleduca­

lion with tourism might fU'st seetn

unhkely. but this group proposes tojoin popular lOUI-travel and lecture­style presentations to promote dis­cussionandcritit:aJthinkingabootrepresentations of Newfoundlandand Labrnd<:>r. They envision theadventure belOg inlenctive-Part ofthe program involves having par•ticipantspresenttothegrouptheirOWII thoughts, images and repre­

sentations of the province. near theendofthe",~k

Althooghtheleamingvaeationsecms 10 target prop!e outsKle the

~ince.theagendaistemptingto

Newfoondlar.dersas "'ell. Duringthe momings., there will be lectures

Feds funds flowing

Publications MailRegistration No. 40062527

IlY LYN~ HAATERY

SPARKCO!UIESPONDENT

Newfoundland and

Labrador has garneredinlernatiollalallention

,.. iDIlUgh the mediaof~terarure and

\106trecently.repmiC11tationsthprovincehavebttnflashed

:t:bttheeyesofwoodaingaudi·&UltJooghadaplationsofbooks

I$1heSJu""'ngNt><·s. Ra"rdl and Random Pas.<age. A

rqIw;thinthe FacultyofEduca­hopestoofferrnDrelo!hese

,.dning minds-a leaming~.Theweek-longexC\l1'Sion

con.,;ist of lOOming presenla­anddiscussions.aftemoonandactivitiesarttlevening

1IiII:ruUnmenl. The ptHpose is tolItJ a leaming experience lhat isllIl. ... hile at the same lime chal·

and discusses how New­

iuDdIand is represented throughmedia.

Theideahasbttninthemintls!fDr Robena Hammen and Dr.IJictCoUins formore than a year..... the success of The Shippin8\IrM:.. Dr. Hammett tlc:o;;ided it was_to put the idea to won and

~hedothc:rsintheFaculty

!fEWcatiOll to sec whodse was•.:mgto woO:: 011 such a project.'kand Or. Collins were joinedh\ \hke Coady. Dr. Clar Doylelid Dr. Andrea Rose. and theroup decided to focus on Tlte..,pin~ News for the first ofwlhey hope will be annualob_

Theooro:;ept is formed around

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2 Gazette. March 21, 2002

Alumni ~

Notes .~);.-

&Quotes"JuS! before Christmas after a Van Mooison

Conccn.lwentlOha'l'aGuinnessalasmallpubnearIhc: theatre with.some friends. andsalala lJIble with

Pien:eBrosnanandhiswife. "

_ GffljJ ChipmLJn (RA '90A .lwa... emplo,ucu'mu/yl'..a,*inginDublin,Irt'Innd,quotedit,Iht'Telegram, March 9. As a ,u,lahauadministrator, Mr Chipman and fou, oJht',Nn.foundlandLrs art' ..,'",*ing ,,·ith Iht' Irishlrurirwu of Ta:hnoIogy (JlOT) W impl",""nl aslutknJrt'gixmuWns)"slt'msimiln,wlhwUSt'dalMt'moriaL

Future Grenfell student?

A best case scenario

- Brian JOlieS (8.Ed. '95) t'ditor of Iht'Telegram·s/ruighlpagt'.

"Unless decisive action is takt'n now.NewfoondlMdwillha~neitheraf~noraforest

~ndUSlJy i~ the near fullUC. The pulp and paperinduSlI)'w111 oot by able 10 maintain even asingle millunlessthef~resourceisthereIOSUpponil."

-Lro Whilt' (D.F.ng. '66. ME '78, BA..tf7j.

Columni~ and aulhor Ed Smith (REd. '1S. M.Ed'SI) has been awarded lhe Canadian Nu~s'

Association Award for "e1cellellO:' in radio" and aninlernational Gabriel Award for rnaterial, which'uplifts and nourishes the human spirit." Bod> awards~i2easeriesofshof1Fi~~Singularclips

which Mr. Smith wrote and~on CBe's ThisMaming. based on his long n:mvery from an lICcidenlin 1998 which left him quadriplegic. Mr. Smith's newbook, From Iht'Asht's of My Dnt(l/lt$, is due 10 be",~inthespringoi2002

" E:""~ e1aet1y how much ketchup isSluffed m those hllle packets restaur:ullS pmv~?"

- Jahn Gu.<1wt' (RA '89A Telegram campulerroJumni!ir.

"The alumni are am~ for Mt'morial.So far. approximalely 50 have applied 10 be menlOl'S.giving lhem a re....,wed enlhusiasm for lhe

"m~";'y "

- Kt'lly Aspell (B.Camm. '(0), Memorial'smenu:>ring ctHHdinalat; speaking about Iht' lri­menwring program, v..hieh is a pilot projecl ofMemorialUniwrsiryrhlllv..iIIht'lpslutkmswiJht1reirlroJlSilClionfromhighschooiwwUwrsiry

andfromWli,...rsil}"wproft'~.ioIIlllcarurs.

Do)"" 11m", an)' intert'siing alumni /IOIt'S and qUOIt'S

IOrepar/?Sendlht'mlojkeal'[email protected]

BvAlMHSHEPI'ltIItD

Por 10 years, Dr. AsmoPalasvirtahas been selecting business SIU­denlS for lhe Inlercollegiale Busi­

nessCompetilion (ICBC). So far. underhis coaching. 31 teams from Memorialhave made it 10 the finals and 22 leamsplaced in lhe top three. including 12firsl­place finishes.

With lhemostslICCCssfullCBCrecordin AllanlicCanada.the Faculty of Busi­ness Adminislralion has a repUlalion ilwould like 10 uphold and if lhe paSl isaprediclorof lhe fUlllre. its success willlikely continue using Dr. Palasvirta'sSame plan.

ICBC is an undergraduate case oompe­lition held every January al Queen's Uni­versity in Kingslon. ON. The ICBC leamiscomplisedofsmaller.speciali7.edleam~

lhalcompete in oneofdghl funclionalbusioess areas: accouming.dehate. labourarbitralion. marketing. business policy.finance. managemem informalion science.and ethics. Preparalions for lhe annualICBC event begin almost one year inadvance

"ldecidedllle2003ICBCteamaOOll­pie of weeks ago:' said Dr. Palasvirta.associ ale dean of undergraduale pro­grams. "11 gives them enough lime 10 gel10 know each olherand get used 10 lheidea thai tbey area leam "

Over lhe summer. the learns preparelWO wnnencase stalements to be critiquedby me~benofthe business faculty. Dr.PalaSVlna also holds lutorials Wilh someoftheSludenlS if it's necessary. "lfa stu­denl isn'l.trongin finance, for example, 1will coachtllem in that area." he said. "Intheseoompetilions, you'vegollOlargetthehollom line. If a case doesn't makegood business sense, then il lk>esn'l makeany sense:'

In Oclober. lhe teams submil lheir caseanalyses 10 lhecompelilion. In December.

lhey find out if they qualify for the finals:only six learns in each calegory. out ofappro1imale1y W 10 30 learns. advance tothe finals. If lhey qualify. tile lCBC teamspresenl Si1 practice Caseli over the Chrilil­rnasbreak.Foreachcase,lheyhavefiveand a half hours to prepare, 1$ 10 2Qmin­Ule. 10 presenl, followed by aquesllOnand answer session with a panel offac­ulty, Icac alumni. and other profession­alswhovolunleertoaclasjudges.

"Juggling work, class and lcac pnc­tice can be quite hedic but it's worth it,"said Beth Howlell, a member of lhe 2002ICBC markeling team. "llhink it hasgiven me a real advanlage because ICBChelps you bring logelhereverylhingyoo've learned and apply il 10 a real pmb­lem.h'ssinkorswim."

"You can't be weak at heart," sheadded. "Preparing forlCBC is lough andlheJudges are brulally ho....,SI butma1<.ingII 10 Queen's lS a 101 offun. The Memoriallearn is infamous fordoing well in lhecompetitions and being lhe moslspiriledlearn"

"ICBC can really raise yourconfi­dence," said Troy Stanley, a member ofthe20021CBC accounling leam. "BeforeI joined ICBC, I didn't feel I deliveredstrong presenlalions but I defmilely oon'lfeel that way now. The ICBC judges weremanagers from the major accountingfi~ms. It·s rewarding when lhey agreeWIth your ideas."

Selectinglhestrongeslcandidalesandsticking loa Slricl pnclice scbeduleis part

of~.P~lasvirta·swinningslnl.legy.bUlwmmng IS not whal motivales him 10 lied­icalecounlless Iloursand vacation time 10lheleam.

"Simply put. I enjoy leaCtting.'· he said"And preparing these studenlS forcompeti­lion is the purest form of leaChing becauseit'sone-on-ooe.1llat·swhyldoil."~

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orbroad<:." wilhoOI p",mi'""••«ph"! mOl.,;.I. for ~.~". *G.>u... ...,..""'l>old.",.....\~_...~.RoomAA-lOU.

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Gazette. M"rch2J,2002 3

IlIIN BRIEFAnnual Glenn Roy Blundon AwardOn AJYiI 3. Memorial'sStudent \oblunlea' Bureau wiU hostaStlldent\blulllOO" Day A....altbCeromony. during wluch the 11th anmJal GlennRoy Blundon Award will he presented. The ceremony will begin at12:30 p.m. in West Hatcher Dining Hall. Theawant is gi\l:1l 10 an iodi·vidual orgroup whohas pronlO(edCQuality and ac:cessibility for Memor·ialSUJdents\\ithdi.<;abilities.LaS!year'srecip;em .......sNadineGrcen,an~SlUdent(nowaMemoriaiaiumna).lndividual.sare;n\lted

10 I'l(minale an indi,1duaI or group hy March 26Thc award is namcd for a formerMelIll"rial o;rudenrand rcsidemof

Bay de Verde 1'110 died in 1984andisreme:mberedforhi.sleadcrsltipand commitment 10 cquality and lIl'cf$slbihty issues. 'The campus facil­ity named for him. the Glenn Roy Blundon Cenue (Student Affairs andSefvices),<»onJirudeSscrvi<:esforsnxlen15withdisabihlics.Nonuna­t:ion foons are available from the Blundon Centre (Iwom 4007, UniVCl'­8ityCentre).Copi<':sllavehoenSCn1toalldepartmcnlSontheSt.JoIut'~

campus. Return nomination forms 10 the Sele<;tion Committee. GlennRoy Blundon A\\ard, c/o the Glenn Roy Blundoo Centre (UC-4007).For furtherdetails plca.'le email rrwl1h!I'ttUl1l.ca or tekphonc 737-2156(voice)or737-4763(ITY).

History symposium examines WWII'The Newfoundland HislOlic.al Socidy is holding a symposium on theSecoodWoridWw.Theevent;sbeingbekiMarcIl22-23andi1!opentothe public.

Newfoond1and and Lalndor was one ofa handful ofplace:s in theWesccm hemisphere dwmg the Second World War ....bere the battlefront and the home from coincided. 'The merging oftht:se twO \\animestories provides us with an invaluahkopponunity lOexamine the intcr­change belwecn civilian and miUlluy life The intlu~ ofthousaBds ofCanadians and Americans inlO the Dominioo during the war quicklyeamedlheSlalusofa '1'ricndly invasion." The vibrant period isr=Jg­nizedasapivouloncintheofNewfOlllllllimdIUld LaI:r.ldor, yes: liasheen overshadowed by the JIOiSl-warconstituliooal debalc,

For a COmplele schedule. see Ille society's Web site at"",,,,infOMul-jo/mJ-'if-ca/prm'itkrsinf/dhi.illmurrh1OO2.html

Memorial to host biotech challengel\.lemorial Uni.'Ct'<ity will ho-,t the 2002 Avemis Bio«:ch Cllallengefrom Marcil 21-23,2002. The evenl gi\'es Newfoondland high school~n~,>theoppolt\lnitytopresenltheirrescarchoneverytltingfrom

astItmatreaonentstopredic"lingepilep6y in a population. Thecltallcngetakes s!udents out ofhigh school sciencc labs and pulS them into hospi­talanduni\'Cl'ilyrescan:hfacibtie'l

The science compelition mirrors the real woridofscientificresearch. Slllden15 write aproje<:tpropo:salthatisreviewedbyNew­foundland'stophiotech~bers.lftbeproje<.1bid"'ilJCCCSSful,the

SIIldents mUSl find a mentor tOO\crsec three moIltMofwor1<.ln 20:12­the projects are ~'lIrIlpeting for up to $5,000 in ca.>h prizes 10 be gi\enout M=h 22 at MenlOlial l:ni"ersity's Thomson Centre. 7:30-9:31)p.m. 'The roiewfn.mdland competition is one of 10 taking pi"", acrossCanadathi,spriFljl&paJtofanalionalcampaignlOpromote!.<:ienceeducatioo and job <:>pptrlunities in bintedmology. The lelld s[MI-sorofthe competition i~ \'aa.;ne manufacturer A.'cotis Pasteur.

Giving students a taste for researchThe Nalural Scicoc'C:S and Engineering Resean:h Council of Canada(NSERCj has inje<:tedafunherS2.9 million intoib UndergraduateStlldent ResearchAwanhhnngingtheannualprogrnrnbudgctlO.s15.~milli....

ThecompclJlioo;sorentoOuladianUlU\ersllyundc~esaod

the sU<-"Ce"fu! "P!'licant, gain a paid, 16-.... eck w,J<te.perieoce ineithcrauni'ef';ityoriooW>lliairesean:hfaci1ily

AJ;aresullofthellrUlOllrlCl'tl,thcre will he 250 new awan1sfors!uden15w<.!fking in univcrsity'--bascd research, and SO new a"ards fortoo..e working in industry-based rescan:1I. lntolal. 2,780 SlUdenb ....ill beworking in a univc"'il) and 650;n illdUSlr). NSERC wtll also increa:,.eibcoolribution from S4.00J to $4.5OJ !'"'" student. A further 20 of the~hawardsarerescrvedforqualiftedAboriginaJapplicants.

The sporu.oring university (If company ....il1 supplement the NSf.RCpayll'lentlOeachstudentbyaminimumofSl,12'i

NSERCis the pnmasyfedenllagencyin"estingin peopJe.di;coveryand inoovatioo. 'The council suppom both ba.~ic unive.... ily n-",•."an;htllroogli resean:h grants. and projecl research through pannc.... hip<;among uruveTSilics, governments and the private sector, as well as theadvanced tnIining ofllighlyqualifled people

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I'The Annnal G1aduate Studem Awards niglu will be hekl AJYiIJat4-'JO

p.m. al Bitler's ,,"b in Fcild Hall.. Thcro al'e. ".'Ocategone-.. of awards:(M~ng Research and CommunIty SenICC. and OulSllUldlOg Con­lnhutions to GTadIlllte Student Life. NomlOabon deadlme i.~ Man:h 27al 4 p.m. Nomlnattons must be returned to the GSU offICe, Felkl Hall,c/o VPlntemal,Jennette Ilihbs,1Uld muSl include: a)leuerofn:com­mendalion from a peer who ha>. worked \\ith rlOfTIinc,e; and b) letter ofrecommendation from me:mber of univcrsity or Ioca1 community whoisfantiliarwiththeworkdonebynomince

Any other details or inquiries. pleaseemailjennel/[email protected]@mun.ctl

Make an executive decision

'The men, 100. had a season of firsl.'1 as they wontheirfirSl AUS playoffgame in team lIiS/ClI)'. The Sea­Hawks played the quarterfinal game against UPEI,hc:atingthem by a score of67-64 in Halifax Mart:h8

In the scmi-final, Memorial played the defendingnational champions SI. FX.eventuaJly losing by ascoreof95-71.

Also 011 the pOOtive side. forthe second consecu­tive year Sea-Hawk fOlWllldDion Langdon is a oomi­nee for the Ken SIIiekls-TSN Award. wlticll goes tothe athlete who best oombines academics, athletics

and oommunity service.Besides being one of

the best poslplayers inthe Allantic confen:nce and a

second team all-star. the fifth yearrecreation Sludent is a prominent fig­

ureoffthe coun within the basketball

community.Thispasl season Mr. Langdon dedicated his

time: in helping Var10USoommunitypro­

grams such as the '-"am to Read Pr0­gram and the Janeway Children's Hos­pital VisilS. He was also the coordinacor

Basketball's best season

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IJIfClivesand IeadersJtip styles and telOCheS panid- tings, including Leaming from '-"aders sessions, apllltshow to adapltheirindividual style 10 tile Sunday afternooll panel discussion, and interactive~lSoflbeirOlganizalJOOandstaff,"ltwllS luncheon sessions. The program features local,kbesl Ieanting eJlperience ever:' said Dorothy Par- national and intemational business people who will_apastpalticipantandParbCanadaemployeellt shanltbcirviewsonleallership.wM<:me NaIiona1 Park. 1be dynamic Executive l)j,velopment Program,

"The Executive Development Program offers the only one ofilS kind in Atlantic Canada, helps par_omderfuI insight into yOW" own management sry1e, ticipanlS balance ""'00 and play by incorporaIing a fitkprooess of change and the workings oflligll per_ IleSSprognIIlIinlOthedailysclledule.Aetivitiesran/l:"

teams. "The prognIIlI was intense, insightful, from short fitness breaks throughout tile day toa1fun:' said Jint Frencll. another past panicipant optional workout sessions in tile mornings and_rartsCanada. evemngs

1lc Exewtive Development Program brings par- '"IlIe fitne:S.'; component helps pwticipants 10 main-loge(herwithoosinessleaderswhoareexpe- LainthehighlevelofenthusiasmtheyneedlOenhance

,~ facilitalOrs:' <;aid Mr. Morrissey. "A case lheir participation and relain a greater amount of1IIl~".\ framework helps them develop practical material:' said Mr, Morrissey.

to business problems during the program 'The Execuhve Development Prognun is an invest_8!11J(tt Importantly, when they retum to work. A mall in yourself and in your organizalJOO's SIJCI;eSS,

~ ~ of the program is the inter.oetive group st.'\- Embark on a personaIleantillijoumey that "ill help_tItat help panicipants de,'elop and refine their you manage m<:n effectively and guide your organi-bieMip and managcmenl skills." zation 10 SUCCfiS. The 2002 Exewtive Development

The lI>-"Q-wcck program is intensive and clla/leng- Program will be offered from April 28 10 May 10. ForWhile most of Ille learning takes place in the ITICJl'e information, conlact Bill Monissey at the CMD

QUOOm. pwticipants also llave the opportunity to by calling 737-7977 or e-mailing him at1IlIWOrk,,'ith influential oosiness leaders inodler set- [email protected]. Q;l.

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10 Managing & RBSOMng Conflict in the WOf1fpIaceFacilitator: Tom Wiseman $160

25·26 The Media and You: GBtling Your Message OUtFacilitators: Dave Sorensen and Brian Cahill $375

Executive Development ProgramApril 28 - May 10

MAY29 Myer5-Briggs Type Indicator: Knowing Your Personality Type

and Its Implications In the WOf1<plaoeFacilitator: Ada Wiseman $175

~NOTABLEl).-,James P. Fed>an, Economics, has beme1eanl UI the executive coonciJ of theEconomics A';I;OI:;iatKKL Or. ~1Lan i~ to serve II thn:e-year t=1l

Dr. Niall J. Gogan. Chemistry and chair of the En,ironmenlaJ Science Program. ~recently eleeted U1the board of the Ne"foundland Environmental Industries AAs well, Dr. Gogan is the Memorial representative on the APICS Environmental SIuir:ICorruniltee

DT.JonLien.honornryraealct1!W'Qfessorinfliopsychology,hasbemseleetedto'-"-*lItinisterofflSheliesandoceansAdviSOfYCouncilonOcean~.ThecooncilaWstSkt.\blminister in impkmeming the Oceans Act by providing ir>dependent e~pert advice (WI~

ing econCHnic. environmental and social goals for ~USlainable deveJopment~

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Or; Gendd I. l'ucius. Folkm, was roo=ltly appoinlnl UI II IWlryellf lCml UI theCommissic-l for UNESCO. He will serve on the Sectoral Commission on CulIUre.nication and Infonnation. nn~ group is made up of experts from govcmment l1OO-fl'"llI­mental organi7.a1ions, and the priy.tk !\ectOI"throughout the counlr)'. Dr. Pocius will I'UI:.this commission UI advise the e~eculive committee QIl Canada's participation in<:llllllUI\'ES(;Oprogrnrns,especially;ntheln'aofheritage.HewiUaIsoconlullleUlad_*COl on the ongoing preparation ofa UNESroconvention dealing with intangible~

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~RESEARCH

Creating a healthier working environment

_bya..._..,....,."'Sgrod ..OOent~~ T~le 1R) demon....l.. he< """~n:h /or !he benef~ ofwflt'" Troay Milfo.

BvTRACfYMIUS

Low bltck pain is the mostrommon non-obstetricalproblem that sends preg­

."1,lmentos«theirdoctor,

.. abooI half of all WQmen sufferfrom it. This problem can often

!lame worse for women who ""'ming while pregnanl. AngelaIile. I graduate student in theFac­dyolEnginecring and Appliedlcience. was part ofa research1IIII.~n·sUniversitywort­

IIClOget a hetter idea of whatlIksareproblemalicforpregnantWOOXlI to perform. Using a bie>­IIdJanicalmodel thatcanaccom­.... lheveryuniqueparamelerSIIhpqnant woman's body. they

are measwing the load 011 the lowbao:1I;whileperfonningthesef.a';4

This data wiU be used 10 determi""how loads at the low back are afactor in the development of lowback pain in working pregnant

~

Ms.Tate~ntedonhergrnd_

uate research and spoke aboot theimplications of her wort for c=l­ing beuer working environmentsfor pregnant women at the ~ntlaunch of the SafetyNet speaker's

""'""When you look at the COStassociated with pregnant womenleaving wort early and the oostoftraining !iOlneOne else to replacethem, it makes sense for employersIOI00katwaysofkeepingpreg-

nant women in the workplace\ongerand safer:' says Ms. Tate.

Low back pain during preg­

nancy can 0CUlT at all stages andthere an': many physical and bio­mechanical changes that can causeit tooccur. as Ms. TalepoinledOUl"For starters there is a sigrurK:antinlCTTlal wcightgain. whicb has adirccteffoctontheabdominalmus­c1es, a major poslUTal musclc. Themuscles of the alxlominal rectus(those typically thought of a.~ thesix-pack) are lengthened by 115percent during pregnancy." Aswell. ligament laxity, which

enables the baby 10 fit through thepelvis, coold cause instability ofthejointsandcumpensationbythemuscles, may lead 10 faligue. The

average pregnant woman alsogains between eight and l3 kilo­gramsandi~theirabdomi_

nal depth. on average. by 0.38 cm",,-'-

'The weight gain. combinedwilh the unique change in posrure.has a tremendous effect on theloads on the low back dwing=·tain activities.. It isinteresling to sechow women adapI: 10 their 'new'shape and posrure when perform­ing routine aetivities such as get­ting into a car or washing dishes.Activities that involve bending ortwisting are especially difficultsince pregnant women no longerhave that full I'lIngeofmotion intheirkx"SJ:),"addedMs.Tale.

As part of the research study,abool 75 working pregnant womenwere surveyed on faclOr"Ssuch asprevious back paIn history,lifestyle. how many cbildren theyhad. and age. Each woman wasal!;Ointerviewcdaboulherparticu­

larjobandat-Ilomedenwldsandthe tasks she finds difficull 10 per­form. Using t biomecbanicalmodel created especially for thestudy, anda30lnicking systemthat provided IIttUf1l/e informationon the position andoriemation ofbodysegments,themolionof~

pregnant women was studied. "In

order to determine the forces onparticularjoints,younecdlOlookat how a segment is moving. howmucb that segrnent weighs, and itscelller of mass location. And thenyou.sran lQ ...urI: backwards goingfrom the ....rist 10 the elbow 10 theshoukler. ete." said Ms. Tale

The women were asted 10 per­form a lifting task wbile instru­mentedwilhthe30traekingsys­tern, so that the loads al the low

ba;kCOtlkl be eslimaled. The find­

ingsfrom theSlll'Vey indicated thatthere are scvera1 tasks that womenfind hard 10 00 aI work includingpicking upobjocts from low Ioca­ticm,ge<tingthingsoutoffilecabi­Iletswilhdl'llwersthataretoolowcchigll,andsittingorstandingforloog periods of time. Thebiome­charuc:al model will be used 10 fur­lherstudythe",lationshipbetweenlow back loads and the difficultyassocialed with the5eta.sl<s

The benefits ofa project wch asthis are many, said Ms. Tale. "Wehave a betta-under.;tandlDgofthefactors that increase the loads onthelo....erbackandofwhatta.~sare problematic for pregnantwomen to perfonn. TIlis infOl1Tll­

tionisavailabletoemploy~and

can be used 10 increase the amount

of on-the-job accommodationavailable to working pregnantwomen." She went on 110 say,"Appliedhea1lh~isagrow­

ingareaandonethatwillbocomeincreasingly important foroothemployees and employers. wbowant to fosler a safer, healthierworiqIIace."

Ms.1Meis now W<ri;ingoo herPhO research in the area ofbiofne.­chanicaJ modeling of the upperbody of snow crab processingworl.ers. under the supervisiOIl ofDrs. John Molgaard and RayGosi"" in rhe Faculty of Ellginea­ingandA~iedScience.Herwork

is partofaSafetyNetproject e:<am­ining cumulative tralIma disordersin snow crab processing workers.SafetyNetisaCQlTllTlllllityn::searchalliance On health and safety inmarineandcoastalwod. Q;:o

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