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CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE METRO CENTRE TO WATCH CONVOCATION?
You can still follow the proceedings this year on Twitter or the Internet. For the first time, Saint Mary's will be live streaming the ceremony from the Metro Centre on the Internet. You can follow it on the Saint Mary's website graduation page. If you are just looking for highlights, why not check it out on the Saint Mary's Twitter feed, @SMUHaifaxNews. External Affairs staff will be Tweeting as the ceremonies proceed. The morning ceremony for Arts and Science begins at 9:30 AM. The ceremony for business graduates begins at 3 PM
The six individuals receiving honorary degrees are Mayann E. Francis, the former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia; CBC raconteur Stuart McLean; Dragons' Den celebrity investor, Arlene Dickinson; communications entrepreneur, Robert Pace; Jim Lotz, a trailblazer in community development; and Dennis Deters, a renowned leader in the co-operative sector. Details.
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PROFESSOR BONESWORTH: A SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Age: Somewhere between 200,000 and 28,000 years old (he insists he's under 40)
Home: Europe and Southwest to Central Asia (although Halifax already feels like home)
Race: Mixed heritage. France, Italy Belgium, Germany, Israel and Iraq all had a hand in making him who he is today.
Height: 5'5" (but don't call him short)
Skills: Controls fire, skilled hunter, sophisticated music lover, excels at art and tool craftsmanship (which makes him a great coffee date)
Follow Professor Bonesworth on Twitter as he tweets words of wisdom about Saint Mary's University and the community at large. Follow him at https://twitter.com/ProfBonesworth
This week he was spotted in the Homburg Centre at the cafeteria. If you look hard, you might see him at convocation.
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Professor Bonesworth works out at the Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness |
PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY IN GHANA TO BE EXPLORED
The President and founder of All Nations University College in Ghana was all smiles as he left a recent meeting with Saint Mary's President, Dr. Colin Dodds. That's because Dr. Samuel Donkor received a commitment that Saint Mary's would explore the possibility of future partnerships with his 2,000 student university. The type of partnerships will be determined following further discussion, but opportunities talked about at the meeting ranged from student and administrative staff exchanges to shared research opportunities. Details
Photo, right: Dr. Colin Dodds shakes hands with All Nations University College President, Dr. Samuel Donkor, following a recent meeting. Saint Mary's Chaplain Fr. Daren Bryk looks on.
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RECONSTRUCTION OF ARENA PARKING CONTINUES
The pavement is gone, so is the hilly area behind the TESL Centre. Some of the trees have been removed, but many have been saved. The parking in the other lots around campus seems to be manageable. The revamped lot is scheduled to re-open in early September.
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SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO GROW BY THREE
Two legendary football players and an exceptional, all-round athlete from the Saint Mary’s College era will be given a place of honour this fall when they are inducted into the Saint Mary's University Sport Hall of Fame and Heritage Centre. This week the nominating committee announced that two-time, All-Canadian football great Christopher Donald Murphy, Saint Mary’s College sports sensation Robert “Puddy” Reardon, and All-Star receiver and football captain Bill Scollard should be recognized for their contributions to the University’s rich sports heritage. View the Release
Photos right: Bill Scollard, Robert "Puddy" Reardon and Christopher Donald Murphy.
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5th ANNUAL CHEMISTRY AWARDS PRESENTED
The Chemistry Department held its 5th Annual Chemistry Award and Recognition Reception on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at The Oaks on campus. The reception recognized faculty, staff and students. Recipients who received certificates were acknowledged for their academic excellence and scholarly achievements during the academic year.
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Dr. Kathy Singfield, Chair of the Chemistry Department, presents an award to Dr. Marc Lamoureux at the 5th Annual Chemistry Awards.
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CSI SAINT MARY'S: COME SEE WHAT WE'RE DIGGING UP
Saint Mary's archaeology students invite you to come see what it's like to dig into a crime scene. On May 19th the students will be running a demonstration site on the Saint Mary's campus where they will show members of the public the fine points of searching, gridding, mapping, and excavating. More
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SIFESMU PLACES IN TOP FIVE AT NATIONAL COMPETITION
A Saint Mary’s business team claimed one of the top five spots at the Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship’s (ACE) annual National Exposition in Calgary on Wednesday. The Students in Free Enterprise Saint Mary’s University (SIFESMU) team battled with students from 50 other universities, showcasing economic outreach projects and entrepreneurial achievements that included financial literacy training, entrepreneur workshops and business sponsorship.
Several Saint Mary’s team members picked up other awards. Commerce student Kaitlyn Touesnard won the John Dobson Founders Bursary and team mentors Jason Turner, Lianne Perry, and Michael Sanderson all shared the Faculty Advisory of the Year Award. SIFESMU, as a team, came second in the Let’s Can Hunger Challenge. This is the first time that Saint Mary's SIFE team has cracked the Top Five nationally.
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SMU STAFF MEMBER HOSTS BOOK LAUNCH
Rebecca Babcock, a Professor in the in the Political Science department is launching her book of short stories, Every Second Weekend. The launch will take place on Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:30 and 8pm. It will be hosted by the Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery at 6148 Quinpool Rd. in Halifax. Join Blaurock Press in celebrating Babcock's launch with readings from Babcock, as well as fellow author Colin Fullerton from his book, Like A Road.
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NOMINATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
Faculty and staff have until June 15th to submit nominations for the 2012/13 President’s Awards for Exemplary Service. The awards are open to all full-time employees of Saint Mary’s University who have a minimum of five (5) years of continuous service prior to nomination and who have not previously received the award. An individual may be nominated multiple years providing the individual hasn’t received an award. In addition to the $1,500 awards, the Review Committee can make recommendations for an Honorable Mention for Support and Administrative colleagues.
Nomination forms are available here. To re-nominate an individual, simply submit a memo to that affect to Gabrielle Morrison, Vice President, Administration.
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MEDIA MENTIONS |
FROM CELEBRITY SWAG TO E-BOOKS Saint Mary's professors were called on to comment on a wide range of topics this week. And as you can see by the media mentions, they responded with style. Dr. Dodds was also featured on CBC's At The Table and and as part of a series on Eastlink interviews with univeristy presidents in Halifax.
Please note: Many of the media links are now clickable so you can read the coverage or listen to the radio reports at your convenience. Some links expire over time, but most articles can still be found by searching electronic versions of the newspapers or magazines held in the collections of the Patrick Power Library.
We always want to celebrate staff and faculty success. If you know of an accomplishment or publication note that should be mentioned in Saint Mary’s This Week, please email it to us.
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May 9
The Chronicle Herald
Godsell’s Bouquet questions a most thoughtful gesture
A one act play by Jane Godsell, a part-time Saint Mary’s professor, is reviewed
May 9
CTV Atlantic
Outdated textbooks pulled from shelves at N.S. school.
Bookstore manager Don Harper talked about the trend toward e-books.
May 10
CBC- TV At The Table
A feature interview with President Colin Dodds
May 10
Calgary Herald
SIFE results
Saint Mary’s SIFE team places among the top five schools in a national competition in Calgary.
May 11
The Chronicle Herald
Saint Mary’s welcomes three new inductees
A brief noting the recent announcement about the Fall Hall of Fame inductees Bill Scollard, Don (Donnie) Murphy and Robert “Puddy” Reardon.
May 11
CNW
Appointment to the Halifax Port Authority
Mr. Edward C. (Ted) Larsen of Halifax was appointed director of the Halifax Port Authority for a three-year term. Mr. Larsen holds a BA in Political Science from Saint Mary’s.
May 12
The Guardian
Baker to play for Canada
Saint Mary’s Commerce student, Jean Baker, 25, will up for Canada this summer at the world university rugby seven championship. She played this past year for the Saint Mary’s Huskies.
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May 13
The Chronicle Herald
Nova Scotia’s first language
A review of The Language of this Land by Dr. Trudy Sable and Dr. Bernie Francis
May 14
95.7
Tories to intervene in power hearing
Sobey School of Business Professor Dawn Jutla said the demands on the position do not support the company’s reasons for the pay raises.
May 14
National Post
Celebrity swag-bags sweeten jam sales
Marketing Professor Gordon Fullerton offered advice on how Galloping Cows Fine Foods can leverage the publicity that goes with getting their product in the "swag bag” for the Toronto Film Festival.
May 14
97.5 Radio
In his regular radio ccolumn Dr. Peter Twohig discussed wierd items he's found appearing in newspapers.
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Eastlink
A feature Interview with President Colin Dodds
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
Think Canada: Think Canadian Universities
Dr. Tim Frasier is featured in a national brochure detailing international research opportunities.
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May 16
The Master Resource, Oil and the New Servitude Scotiabank Theatre 7 PM.
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs presents a talk by Andrew Nikiforuk, author of Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent. All welcome. You can also watch it live as it streams at: www.ccepa.ca
May 17
Class of 2012 Baccalaureate Service McNally Theatre Auditorium 1 PM -3 PM. Special speakers are Father Daren Bryk (University Chaplain) and Boris Mirtchev (BSc’96, MBA’99).
May 17
Turning Technologies: Lunch & Learn on clicker systems. AT212 12:30 – 2 PM
Jason Ellis, Turning Technologies Canada, and CAID staff show how easy it is to use Turning Technologies interactive polling software in Saint Mary’s classrooms. Please register: email caid@smu.ca by Monday, May 14th
May 23
Saint Mary's University Retirees Association is hosting a talk being given by Member of Parliament, Megan Leslie on Wednesday, May 23rd, in Sobey 265 at 1:30pm. For more information contact wendy.katz@smu.ca
May 23
Licensing your technology Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1344 Summer St 8:45 AM - 10 AM Speakers will be Vicki Morgan, Director of Business Development, Immunovaccine Inc., John MacInnis, President, Ostrea Consulting Inc and Stewart Hayne, Associate, Cox & Palmer. Visit the Innovacorp website to learn about the session and speakers.
May 25
Learning from Jack Sparrow: The Economic Outlaw and the Critique in Culture AT217 Noon - 1:30 PM Join Professor Martin Parker, Warwick University UK, for this special lecture. For more information contact albert.mills@smu.ca
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June 7-9
Ireland and the Empire: Seafaring, Slavery and Salvation in the 19th Century Across Campus A conference featuring presentations by Nini Rodgers, Senior Research Fellow, Queens University Belfast and Angela McCarthy, Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Poster
September 20
The Second Annual One World Alumni Dinner will be held at Homecoming on Thursday, September 20th. Be part of the alumni community as we come together in support of Catapult Leadership Society, a charity dedicated to giving Nova Scotia teenagers an opportunity to discover their potential and become future leaders. The One World Alumni Dinner is an opportunity for Saint Mary’s alumni to unite in support of a worthwhile charity. For more information on Catapult Leadership Society, visit www.catapultcamp.com.
October 8 - 11
Imagine 2012 International Co-operative Summit.
This year's conference will be held in Quebec City and is designed to bring together the leadership of major co-operatives and leading economic thinkers from around the globe.
Imagine 2012 will provide a forum in which experts can share and explore new approaches to economic analysis and thought.
Link to university calendar of events:
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