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Concordia University: John Molson School Of Business Wins National Research Excellence Award
Concordia University is proud to announce that the John Molson School of Business (JMSB) won the National Research Excellence Award at this week’s Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) conference held in Halifax.
This award recognizes JMSB as a top research institution amongst Canadian business schools. "This is national recognition for the highest quality of research at the JMSB,” said JMSB Dean, Sanjay Sharma "It is a wonderful tribute to the hard work of our faculty members and graduate students."
The ASAC prize was given for a total of six best papers and honorable mentions from Concordia on subjects from corporate responsibility and how it affects a company’s reputation to how age differences affect job satisfaction. For a full list of the winning publications, please visit:
Source: Concordia University, Quebec
University of Winnipeg Welcomes New Dean of Science
The University of Winnipeg has named the distinguished researcher and scientist Dr. Rodney S. Hanley as Dean of the Faculty of Science at The University of Winnipeg, effective August 1, 2008.
Hanley currently serves as the Department Chair and Associate Professor of Earth System Science and Policy at the University of North Dakota (UND). He conceptualized and helped found the Earth System Science and Policy program, an advanced multidisciplinary approach that unites the humanities and applied sciences. Hanley’s focus on policy and the science of environmental sustainability mirrors the goals of UWinnipeg’s new Richardson College for the Environment.
“Dr. Hanley’s interests, experience and skills are a perfect fit with the goals of UWinnipeg to provide students with a comprehensive science education, equipping them to tackle the important sustainability issues we face collectively,” said Lloyd Axworthy, UWinnipeg President & Vice-Chancellor. “His visionary leadership will assist us in developing a graduate program for our Faculty of Science and his ideas will help shape the Richardson College for the Environment.”
Hanley is also a senior researcher in the Northern Great Plains Center for People and the Environment at UND. The Center is a national leader in providing societal benefits from Earth observations to a wide variety of stakeholders in agricultural, natural resource management and various educational communities.
“Dr. Hanley brings a record of accomplishment,” said Brian Stevenson, Vice-President (Academic), UWinnipeg. “His expertise in working within a multidisciplinary program, his high-level research and stellar instruction are ideal qualities in leading our Faculty of Science.”
“I am very excited to be coming to one of Canada’s leading post-secondary institutions and working in a dynamic, creative environment,” said Hanley, “I am especially excited about the new Science Complex at the University of Winnipeg, which I believe will help position the school at the forefront of science education throughout Canada and North America.”
Hanley has been at UND since 2001 and is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards. He began his academic career studying insect diversity and evolution, then became interested in issues associated with environmental sustainability. Most recently, he has examined the impacts of climate change on insect pollinators and what impacts those changes will have on grassland systems in North America. Hanley has more than 90 peer-reviewed publications and professional presentations and has advised numerous graduate students.
Hanley is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University (B.S., 1991, and M.S., 1993, degrees Environmental Science) and received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2001).
Source: University of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Grande Prairie Regional College Credits Now Transferable to Griffith University, Australia
Exciting new options in advanced education have been opened for graduates of Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) by the signing today of an agreement with Griffith University (GU) in Queensland, Australia.
The Griffith vice-chancellor international, Mr. Christopher Madden, and the regional manager for Canada, Dr. Joe Relich, were both on campus at GPRC to sign a memorandum of agreement which will facilitate the block transfer of students from GPRC into related Griffiths degrees. By this agreement, applicants from GPRC who meet the established requirements will be eligible for admission to GU, provided all other entrance criteria are met and space remains available in the related program of study. Entrance to all GU programs is on a competitive basis.
Griffith is one of the largest universities in Queensland, Australia, with more than 37,000 students and 3,500 staff at five campuses in three cities across the Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor.
The Griffith community comprises students from more than 120 countries and academic staff who set a rigorous pace in the achievement of research and teaching excellence. International activities are an important aspect of Griffith's intention to be a leading Australian university with a significant international reputation.
“Grande Prairie Regional College is delighted to be among Griffith University’s international partners, and to bring to the students of northwestern Alberta all the opportunities this partnership affords,” says Susan Bansgrove, Vice-President Academic at GPRC who is a signator of the Memorandum of Understanding.
Source: Grande Prairie Regional College, Alberta
Mount Allison University: Food Webs, Meteors, and Climate Change-MTA Researchers Receive over $1.6 M in NSERC Funding
Mount Allison University researchers and students were given 1.6 million reasons to smile with the announcement of the results of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada’s (NSERC) 2008 Grants and Scholarships awards. Ten Mount Allison researchers, from a number of disciplines, were awarded Discovery Grants for their research projects (normally paid out over five years), while 28 Mount Allison students received scholarships and awards to pursue graduate studies and engage in summer research on campus through the Graduate Scholarship Program and the Undergraduate Student Research Awards. The announcement came as part of a national announcement made by the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for NSERC, and Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President of NSERC, at the University of Victoria on May 21. “There are three challenges at the heart of science, technology and innovation today: attracting the best minds, funding the most cutting-edge research and commercializing the best ideas. By unveiling Canada’s new Science and Technology Strategy last year, our government is addressing each of these issues,” said Minister Prentice. “I’m proud to announce this research funding, which builds on our strategy. We’re directly addressing the first of these two challenges and laying the groundwork for the third.” Mount Allison University Vice President, Academic and Research Dr. Stephen McClatchie says, “The number and variety of projects to receive NSERC funding this year, as well as the number of graduate scholarships received by our students, is a true testament to the high calibre of research and scholarship happening at Mount Allison University. I’d like to congratulate all researchers and students on their success.”
Source: Mount Allison University, New Brunswick
Humber College: Skills Competition
Humber College’s School of Applied Technology won a total of 7 medals at the 19th Annual Provincial Technological Skills Competitions held at RIM Park in Waterloo from May 5th to May 7th 2008. Apprenticeship and Post Secondary Programs with medal winners this year were 3D Character Animation (Silver & Bronze), Landscape (Silver & Bronze), Mechatronics (Silver), Architecture (Silver) and Plumbing (Bronze).
Source: Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, School of Applied Technology, Ontario
Mount Allison University Student Wins 2008 Atlantic Young Artist Competition
Mount Allison pianist Michael Thibodeau of Middleton, NS, has won the 2008 Atlantic Young Artist Competition, held this May at the Chocolate River Conservatory of Music in Dieppe, NB. The Atlantic Young Artist Competition is a project of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association and its provincial counterparts in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Competition is open to young Canadian pianists, singers, and instrumentalists who are residents of, or studying in, the Atlantic provinces. In addition, these performers are currently students of a registered music teacher. This year, nine gifted young musicians from across Atlantic Canada participated in the Competition, which took place at the Chocolate River Conservatory of Music on May 10. The competitors included one soprano, one violinist, one flautist and six pianists. Each performer presented a 45-minute recital of contrasting works. A native of Middleton, Nova Scotia, Michael is entering the fourth year of the Bachelor of Music program at Mount Allison University, where he currently studies with Dr. Stephen Runge. Michael holds a Bell scholarship — one of the university’s most prestigious entrance awards. He studied piano privately beginning at age seven, and completed the ARCT performer’s examination at 17. Michael is the winner of numerous competitions, awards, and scholarships for his piano abilities. In 2005, Michael was the winner of the 18-and-under piano category in the Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival. In the summer of 2006, he participated in the 10th annual Morningside Music Bridge music festival held in Shanghai, China. Last summer, he was awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Award for Studies on Franz Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage. This summer, Michael will be spending nine weeks at the Aspen Music Festival and School — one of the world’s most prestigious retreats for classical musicians — where he will be studying piano in the studio of Gabriel Chodos of the New England Conservatory. As the Atlantic Young Artist for 2008, Michael will embark upon a short concert tour of the Atlantic region in the fall. Two well-known music professionals acted as adjudicators for the Atlantic Young Artist Competition. Dr. Janet Hammock holds an Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto and both Master and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. She taught piano and related topics at Whittier College in California and at Mount Allison University, where she was appointed Professor Emeritus of Music in 2003. Dr. Alasdair MacLean is one of Eastern Canada’s most accomplished composers. He has been Composer-in-Residence with Symphony Nova Scotia and Debut Atlantic. He holds degrees in composition from the Juilliard School in New York and a Doctorate in Composition from the University of Toronto.
Source: Mount Allison University, New Brunswick
Thompson Rivers University Tourism Student Wins Dream Job Contest
The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council announced that Thompson Rivers University student, Erin Pietrasik is the winner of the Discover Tourism Win a Dream Job contest. Pietrasik, will advance her tourism career experience at the Delta Sun Peaks Resort as a Banquet Server in the Food and Beverage Department. A student in the Resort and Hotel Management diploma program, she has worked a several hotels in Kamloops and is eager to build on that experience at the Delta, working the summer between her first and second years at TRU. “I feel truly honored for the opportunity to work for Delta Sun Peaks,” said Pietrasik, who received gas vouchers, instead of airfare, to offset travel cost to work, as part of the prize package. “I look forward to not only the experience and professionalism that comes from working with an industry leader, but also developing great memories with my future coworkers and guests alike.”
“Erin’s education, experience and attitude stood out among hundreds of applicants across the country,” Dr. David Twynam, TRU Tourism chair said. “It’s very prestigious that she was recognized by Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council, it’s the largest liaison council for our tourism industry.” With 300,000 new tourism-related jobs projected across Canada over the next five years, winning this contest provides Pietrasik with a position in a thriving and exciting sector, with an employer who is consistently named one of “The 50 Best Employers in Canada.” The Delta Sun Peaks will benefit from Pietrasik’s enthusiasm and experience in the hotel industry. Delta is the largest full-service hotel and conference centre at Sun Peaks, a four-season destination resort in the interior of British Columbia. The resort will offer Pietrasik learning and training opportunities, while gaining an employee who is passionate about tourism. “Sun Peaks Resort Corporation is very excited to have had the opportunity to participate in the Win a Dream Job competition,” says Jennifer Crawford, Personnel Coordinator for Sun Peaks Resort. “We are proud to have been able to showcase the job opportunities we have to offer.”
Source: Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia
University of Windsor: New Microscope Provides Inside Look at Living Cells
Biology researchers at the University of Windsor, using a remarkable new microscope, will be able to get a much closer and more accurate picture of the complex process of live cell division, perhaps enabling a better understanding of how certain cancers spread, says Dr. Andrew Swan, an assistant professor in the department. Swan is one of at least six lead researchers who will be using the department’s new $523,000 acquisition, known as a confocal laser scanning microscope. “With this new microscope we can look at living embryos and take pictures of them every second so that we can watch cells dividing in real time,” says Swan, an Edmonton native who did his post-doctoral work at Princeton University. “In many cancers, certain genes behave in opposing ways. We need to understand what those genes are doing at the molecular level.” The new microscope – acquired with funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Research Foundation, the University of Windsor and an in-kind contribution from Olympus Canada, a Markham, Ontario firm that designs and delivers healthcare imaging systems – relies heavily on laser technology.
A laser penetrates substances on the slide and focuses with pin-point accuracy on the exact location that the researcher wants to study. The information is sent to a computer and assembled on a screen in a single image where it can be manipulated, enabling scientists to see the entire interior of a cell. Swan’s studies focus largely on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, one of the most well-characterized models for studying biology at the sub-cellular level. He said he fully expects the new microscope to be booked solidly by other researchers on campus. “Understanding the behaviour of cells is crucial for science to make the kinds of progress we so desperately need in health and medicine,” says Dr. Richard Caron, UWindsor’s Dean of Science. “Our new confocal microscope will support researchers so that they can continue to make fundamental discoveries for the benefit of all Canadians.”
Source: University of Windsor, Ontario
Cape Breton University Acquires New High Tech Research Tool
Cape Breton University (CBU), with assistance from the Government of Canada, is furthering its research capacity with the installation of a new high-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer. Led by assistant professor of chemistry and researcher, Dr. Matthias Bierenstiel, the spectrometer is an essential analytical instrument for chemistry research, particularly for organic and inorganic chemistry. “Our government’s contribution of almost $130,000 to this project is a strategic investment in the development of the Island’s economy,” said the Honorable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. “Not only will this equipment assist in the recruitment of new students, it will enhance research at Cape Breton University, which will benefit various industries.” “In simple terms, an NMR spectrometer takes pictures of molecules,” says Dr. Bierenstiel, the university’s first inorganic chemist. “The physical principle of nuclear magnetic resonance is the same principle used in MRI technology in hospitals. The difference is that the magnet of the NMR spectrometer is more compact and has a much higher field, resulting in better analysis of compounds.” With a better determination of the structures of chemical compounds, the spectrometer will enhance research, leading to the identification of new chemical molecules and give an enhanced understanding of biological systems. Dean of Research at CBU, Dr. Harvey Johnstone, said, “This tool will not only be used by chemistry researchers but also by B.Sc. undergraduate students in biology, chemistry and engineering. The students will have hands-on access to state-of-the-art research equipment.” With the arrival of the spectrometer, Dr. Bierenstiel and his students will continue important collaborations with the NMR facility at the Atlantic Regional Magnetic Resonance Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Industries that could potentially benefit from the NMR at CBU include chemical and pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies and industries requiring qualified personnel for quality control and analysis. The total cost of acquiring this equipment is $259,000. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation is providing a contribution of $129,500. CBU recognizes research and innovation as essential components of advanced education and community development. Increased research productivity and commercial applications will maximize economic benefits both locally and globally. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation offers programs in support of economic development initiatives and is responsible for delivering ACOA’s programs on Cape Breton Island and in the Mulgrave area.
Source: Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia
University of Winnipeg: Ray McFeetors, Great West Life Commit $2.67 Million for New UWinnipeg Student Residence
UWinnipeg Alumnus Dr. Raymond L. McFeetors, a Collegiate and University of Winnipeg graduate and Chairman of the Board of Great-West Lifeco Inc., has embraced the University’s vision of a greater downtown campus for the community, making a personal gift of $1.67-million that will launch development of an innovative student residence for The University of Winnipeg. Great-West Life has committed a further $1-million to the project, for a combined gift of $2.67-million to help make the student residence come alive. The new student facility, to be named McFeetors Hall: Great-West Life Student Residence, will be built on the north-east side of UWinnipeg’s future Richardson College for the Environment & Science Complex on Langside Street. “There are times when our alumni and corporate partners make gifts that are truly transformational, not only for our University and Collegiate communities, but for our City and Province. This is such a gift,” said University President and Vice-Chancellor Lloyd Axworthy. “Ray McFeetors and Great-West Life are helping to create an expansion that will fundamentally change student life and revitalize UWinnipeg’s campus and surrounding neighbourhoods. This important new facility will offer excellent and affordable housing right on campus so that our students and people in the community have a real opportunity and proper support to achieve their goals and dreams.” This lead gift to the new student residence is one of the largest campaign gifts to date, bringing the University’s A World of Opportunity campaign achievements to more than $58-million toward a goal of $70-million. McFeetors is a member of The University of Winnipeg Collegiate Class of 1965, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2006, and was awarded a University of Winnipeg Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) in 2007 in recognition of lifetime achievements. “I am honoured, as an alumnus of both The Collegiate and University, to make a gift today that gives back to this community in a way that will help others benefit, as I have, from higher education at this important institution. As a rural student living in residence on campus in the 1960s, I benefited from my Collegiate experience. I then received an invaluable university education that set me on my life path,” said McFeetors. “At Great-West Life, we are committed to taking an active leadership role in the communities we serve,” added McFeetors, “We take pride in knowing that our support to Winnipeg’s downtown University campus and surrounding community will help bring new vitality to the inner city. We are pleased that future students, whether fresh out of high school or returning to school as mature students, will benefit from affordable, quality housing to help them achieve their dreams and goals in life.” McFeetors Hall: Great-West Life Student Residence will feature housing for rural and out-of-province students, mature students and their families, and international students, attending The University of Winnipeg as well as other educational institutions. Plans call for townhouse-style units – an initiative also supported by $500,000 in funding from the Government of Manitoba’s Housing Development and Rehabilitation Fund – featuring street level entrances. Also in the plans are dormitory-style units on the upper floors to accommodate more than 175 students in single rooms and multi-bedroom suites, with facilities for private and shared bathrooms and cooking units. Student common rooms, lounges and ancillary space will provide opportunities for students to experience University campus housing at its best. Adjoining the facility will be The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) child care centre for approximately 120 children from both the University community and surrounding neighbourhood. The day care will include outdoor play areas in an enclosed green space. “The University is pleased to have the confidence of Dr. Raymond McFeetors and Great-West Life. Their outstanding gifts will bring a whole new meaning to life on campus for The University of Winnipeg,” said Campaign Chair R.M. (Bob) Kozminski, a member of The University of Winnipeg Foundation’s Board of Directors. “This support continues a tradition of important philanthropic contributions by Great-West Life and its leadership to our University.”
Source: University of Winnipeg, Manitoba
DeVry Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Business Operations
DeVry Institute of Technology, Calgary Campus (DeVry Calgary) offers a Bachelor of Business Operations degree (BSOP). Students who are interested in working in technology-based business careers will find this program useful as its aim is to develop competency in applying technology to business strategy, and to provide students with a ... [read more]
