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l'\lblaoonsMalIRtt'smlionNo.4006V27

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Atlantic Canada's first high performance computing network

CFI boosts research at Memorial"Duow< .......

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Alumni Student to curate exhibition at Grenfell Gallery

The tangible abstract

_0;& Sho<oo<ny",,*-I....-.ay. Dob<nIltokpen

W><loK,.nq. "-Motriot_loto»odlb M_Oomood._-....n.:m·2143

After attending the class presentations andoommcnting 00 theexhibitions. gallery dlfl.'CtorGail TutIle inVltedMr. KIng Ioe.lplllld00 his inItial project and cUIalcan exhibitiOllofexpressioniSiprintsfromtbeOpcnStudlOllJdllvcmToronlO.TheresuJt,ThcExpressionist f'rint ContempllfaJ)' Abstract ExpressiOllism atOpmStudio,wiUbeoodisplayllltheangailcrywuilA!-i18,aIon&with X Fokler,anexhibllionofoontemponuyserigmphscuratedbyMs. TlIII1e

"Theclassproject_meanttolltimulatethelllUdents'intereslinotherprintanists.lOcreateacriticalperspocti,... andtogi,... theman opponunity to develop a profellllionalllkill.~ said MsMa.cC.llunl. "'Gail attended the in-class presrntations whichincr=;edthedynamicoftllissession.Gail andAUSlindcservea11thecn:ditformaki"&thisexhibitionarea1;l)'.~

Ms.Tutt\csaidMr.Kingsc:lccted~ane~citi,,&hodyofwork·'

by AnneAbbass, Paul Cloutier, Faye Digullll.ASlrid Ho. Maggie

~~~~~~:~..ooan~~~=~lKXlOOThisisthefll"SltimethataGrenfcllSludemhascwatcdanexlu­

bltion at the gallcry,~lfsbecnancnnclungexpcrictK:e,"saidMr.King.~It'sgn:at

thatlwooldgeltodo.ometlunglikethis,hw1lSanin1eresti~

project.but I ne-....,.thoug!ll it wookl actuaJly manifcstitselfthisway."

Thecurntorial esoay for theexhibition will also be pan of hiscoursewori< in an history with Dr. Geran.l Cunis

Sir Wilfred Gn:nfell CoI\cgc An Gallery gratefully acknowl­edges the board of directors ofOpcn Studio. director HeatherWebband archiviSlASlrid Ho for their generous support of this

".,.,The prints wer"C mOOe alOpen Studio,Canada'1l foremost

printrnaki,,&facilil)'foranists.{)ptIlStudiooffersaVlSiti,,&AnistResidencyl'rogramaswellasOOlJl'S(:Sandworksltopsooso:rig­raplly,litbographyandetching.{)ptIlSllldioalsoopmlte:s.priJ1l

salesprogramandgallery.... lUchcdlibiISOOIltentporarywodinanyprintmedia.,Q;:>

...... by_Gill

Foon!l-rear_ans_AuslinKingolBadge(.OuaywulnthiogaDoryr--.tlyposiliooWlothopMlalhat __ ~1ort._.lhibnion .... wrltlor..... wr.mgExpr_Print·Cont.mporlryAbslrIC1Expr.nionismIIOplnSl~dio,baIng_attheGran!elartgderyl>'ltilApril8

Fourtb.ycarVi~lIllansSlUdentAlIStinKingistumingthe

abslmctintosomet/lingalinlemorctangible.l.astyear,vi.ualans instMICtorMarlern: MacCallum assigned a

"vinuarcxh;bition~toherth;rO-yearprintmakingstudenlS

if)'OOcouldcrcatcyooridcal print mediaexhibilioo. what woulditcomprisc:?ForthisciassassignmcntMr.Kingresean::hedandcompiledathcofelicalexhibitionofah<;tractexpressionistprints

Today,''whatif'isaboullObecomo''what is."Mr. King'slllCll>­

reticalrollccbon.with.fcwadditions,is.nowopenattheGren­fell Co1\cgcAn GaIl"J)'.

-=Notes ....\.-& Quotes

Rau.e. Bambrick (SA '93) ,'..on a National JazzAward as ,....,.Iistofthe year for her debut album II:'

AbouI1lmeonanindependentlabeL$hebeatOUlsomehighlye:stablishedartistsin thesameC3legoryincJudingMolly.lohnsonandDianaKrall

"It'sgoodthatgovemmenthasgooensonlC'legis­lation on the books. but i(,~ very restrictive in that eggandsptnndonorsandsurrogatescanonlybcrcim­

bufsedfordi~rcccipll:dCOOlS."

Dr. TerTI' O'G~("A (B,Med,Sc.'IIJ, MD '85)rom"""'lIl1gooproiJlrms ...ilntloe"",,"nfrrnlio,j<mcTclcgnm.March9

TheNewfoundlandandLabradorTeacher'SAssoci.ationhas~that1hc:booorarychairpersoo(or

EducalJOn Week 2004 ;s Dr. Alice: Collms (BA "71.B.Ed.'71),deanofedul:auooatMcrooriaI

~Da>;dBoyd(BA(eJ)74),,'1TIt30b0utquot<upfish

plantsillLetter.J/tJti>t:&IUcr,Ttltgr:unM=hJ

Ifgovcmmcn\fcels the need to guaranlce eachprocessor"sprosperity,whyl1OlhaveqUOlaSOI1Sl1p(T­mart:ClS.drygoodstort:landooicabs,lhusdiminaling

c:ompctitionin lhescsectorsaswcll?

"TheyhavelOgive&tudcntstheOJ16m';lOgel8post·se<:ondaryeducat;on.rlOiouldcrcatcapublicoolkgc:sysIat1thatgaveanoppol1WtilylOeve.ystudcntwho wasqualiliC'd 10 a post-scoondary education. I

. wouldcliminatcfo.--profitpost-secoodarycducanonas

astudenl-aidopliorL "

-NDPLrodnJadcHarri.r(BA'7/)speakjngabout

fimdmg/!It'publiudurntion. Te\cgramooMatdl9

"Thecityshouldbavea~ind<:pendentplanningdcpartmentheadedbyacityplanner ...hoshooldnotiN:a regulator, but a visiorwy wOO lea.ds the planning

process.Aplanningadvisoryboardofenunemcilizmsshouldbeest1blisbedlOreviewthevisiononanongoing

"'..."-lllexlJnderJ. ($lJndy) Gibboll4 (B.£d.·7/.B.PIt}~.Ed:7J). tlJrhilftl andplnnlle, ..rin'ng /(l

rr=mmendchtJngetinl~plnnningprrxe:J$forl~

CilyafSl.John·4. TekgJam. Mar. 7

"I feel that keeping our youtll atmn's-Iength,

casti,,& lhern aside when the)' succumb 10 lanpllltion,is onlyoontributinglOOUCpt'Oblelm as asociety."

- lJilll/Oi'l Tnylor (B.&!. '85, BPE'85) cn·ticizingIke ·'nol·in-my-bact-yard"4yndromelhatuplaguingefliJmwe.nlJblishanilwbj/iwlion<:elUn!!or Iroubledleen4 on the NorlkEaJtAvalon.Telegram Feb. 18

Dean MacDonald (B.Comm.·81 (lIonll.1 hasllIIrlIlllI>C<:hisresignationasexecuti_evice-pn:IlidentandchiefoperntingOffkerofRogersCabIe.llewillSlepdovonat the end of this month

Rc:seaR:hed and compiled by Debbie C""""",

President's Award forDistinguished Teaching

This Award honours faculty members who through theircreative approaches and suslained commilment to teachinghave made Memorial Universily a valuable ell:perience fortheir students. The Award is inlended to recognize excellencein teaching over an extended period of years.

If you want to nominate a professor for hislheroutstandingcommitment to teaching, information on nomination fonnsand eriteriacan be obtained from website'

http://wI<.W.distance.mull.caljaculry

"Dr. Eileen BraggInstnlclionalDcvelopmcntOfficeRoom EDlOO4, Phone: 737-3028

e-mail: [email protected]

Deadline for complNed nominalions is March 31, 2004

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Research focuses onreducing pain at work

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ASlud)'onjoilltpainin§CdenlaryOlflttworkcnpoiotstotheeffectivenes5ofworkplau,,-ell­ness programs.. The 15-momhsllldy,called

WOfkinll Well,willhelpdcterminewhe1herapainsdf­managemcnt program affects employee prodUCtiVItyandabsentttism.

"Prelimioary RSUltsofthe study Ilave found a higllburden ofmusculoskeletal pain in the wonplaoe," saKiDr. ProlonRalunan.hc:adoftheSI.Oare'IRheuma­IOlogy Resea1ebTeam and an llIIOCiate profeslOl" ofmedicineatMemoriaIUniversity. "WehopelOtIllJO"'-el'ernployecslOtakecontroloftheirbeahhandteaehthemskills to manage tbeir pain. making them happier andmon:productJvemembersoftbeworld"on:e."

Partnmontberesean:hproje<::taretbeArthritisSociety,Newfoundlandand\..abraOOrDivision,AtlantieBI"", Cross Care, PfIU'rCanada Inc. and SI.Clare'SRheumatology Reseall'b Team of !he Heal!h CareCotporation ofSt. JoIm',.

WorkingWELLn:sean:hersfoundnearly60percemofpanlClpantssuffen:dmU.'lCUloskeletaldiscomfonaiwork. Reponedcondnionsincloo.osreoanhritis(17.6percent),repelitiveSlnlioinjury(15.8percent),QUPeIlunnel syndrome (7.3 percenl),chronic pain (6.7 percenl), fibromyalgia(5.S percent) and rbeumatoidanhritis("'S.pcrcenl)

A toMltlf 165 individuals from Newfoundland andLabrador Hydro, Memorial University ofNcwfoundlandand Ihc Sl. John's Olfltt ofAt~tic Blue Cross CarecnroIled in ihe study, wilh 67 in lhecoolrol group1Utd9Sinlhelntervcnliongroup."Theintcrvcntionprogramincludcdsi>;wcd<sofedueationseminarswilhbcalthcareprofessiooalsontopicssuchasofflttcrgonomics.exrn:isoe,nutritlon,stressrnanagemcntandoopingsktlls.All paniclpantshold"""'=rrtaryolflCejohsand spend atleasthalfthe workday silling.

JilI$eviour,alongtimephysioiherapistfortheSt.JoIm's Heal!h Care Corporalion, worked with panici.parusandsaidiheyleamedhowUlas.sesstheirworkstationsandabouldiseasepm-entionandSC'lf-manage­ment"AcoopleofpbonctMxJl<sunderyourfeel:oraroIlcdlOWellOsuppoItyourJowe.-bld:-theseeverydayiten\<;areavailableUlevef)'Ol1C.WC'relookittgal!itVmllfaetorsthat OOl1nibuteUlhealih,tromergonomjcsatworkandalhorne,uerrise,ounition,sleq>andrellU'lllion, and bow Ul communicate about ph~ical andmental_atwork."

Theinler"entiongmuphad98 participarns, Of~,&6complctcdtheposl-a-aluation form and med theprognunhighinlbecatcgori.,."undcrstandabilily:'"infoml3live"arx!''n:o.:mmendabIe''lntheime,yenliongmup,on avensge there was a mcan increase of45 percent in participants'knowledgeabout workplace wcll·ness III>d pain management

"Ernployenrecognize~entionlll>dhcaJthedlJca.

tioniskeyUlfighlmgnsinghealthcarerosts,"saidLaurier Fecleau, vice-presidenl Marketing, AtlanticBJueCrossCare. "They are inlereSled in program!I thatcan~ the well-being of their emp\oyees, whilein=asinll productivitylll>d potentially preventing ordelayingtheonsetofdisability."

Anhritis III>d chronic pain significantly affect thequalityofJifeof~ofworkingCanadians,and

anhritisaccounts for 25 per cent of all long.lermdisabilityclairnsinthecountry."AprogramlOhelpalle-­viatepain,significantdisromfortanddecreasedmobilitymthewtrtingJ1Olllllationisaposilivestepfortltosewbolivewithanhrilislll>dmU.'lCUloskeletalpaineveryday,"said Be\-erly Byrd, executive director oftbe ArthritisSociety, Newfoundland and LabmdorDivision. "TheAnhrili~Societyisalwayssupporti'-eoffjndingsolu_

tionslohvingand'wort<ingwell'wi!hthi~disease:'

PfizerCanadalroc.providedlUlllltl-eSlricll:01granlforthestudy,"Asaleadcrinthctreatmentofanhritisandpain.wcarecomminodUlsupportingilUlOvativcpan­nmhips and initiatives that improve health and well­ness."saidGeraIdMcCarroo.scruor1l'l3l'lall"T0fPatientAe«ssand Health Policy for Pfizer Canada Inc. mAtlanllc Canada. "Thc Working Wdl program IS anImponantcoIJaborali"eetfortandthcreseasth",llltelpemployers and employecs alike:'

Dr. Rahmansaidthemaindrivingf""",forthestudywasUJaSter'sstudenlSamniMian,pltyslOlhernpistJillSeviourand <lCClJpationaltherapist Kim Doyle. Theother panicipants were nurse y,,,,,,,,,Tobin. under­graduar.estudentKarimMarwuk,andDrl.TanisAdeyandAngelaPenny.

"WearenowawaitingtbeoneyearabsentttismdataUl be plltered."said Dr. Rahman. "If this programina'eascskoowledgeanddcc:reasesablmtttismthcn"-ewilithetldoa\argeOO5lelfeCih-enc:llSlUdy.lfthisisalsopositive we will propose to widely implement theWorking Well Program widely to officewoden.......

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Student union seeks new leadersStudents mSI.JoIm'swillgotothepollsUlckctanewstudenlS'unioncouncd Marcb 24-2S. The Mernorial Uni\"eT'SityofNewfoundlandStudent<;'Union(MUNSU)OOII1ICilinchd::$apresident.fourvioe--pre:s­identsand31 councillors. For more information. COOlaCl the chiefretumingoflk=(CROs)JoImIlennettandJohnGalgay",n7,7633

AUCC names new presidentThe Association ofUni"ersilies and Colleges ofCanada has namedClaire Morris as presidenl and CEO, em.'Cti,'c April 5, 2004, Ms.Morrissuecttds RobenJ.Girou:o:, whoisretinngaflcrk:adingAUCCsinceDcttmberl995

Appoinll:01presidcnlandCEOfora fjvo-ycarterm.Ms, MornswilJjojnAUCC\ 13-mc-mberboardofdiroctors,andwdlberesponsibleformanagingthc93-membernationaJhigheredueationltSSOCiation.whicltrcpn:sattsumvcrsillcsandunivt.'TSlty-<legreelevelcollegesacrossthecotmtry,AUCC provKles strong and cffectiverepn:setttalion for itsmembers, bolh mCW>adaand abroad. facilltalmg the devclopmemofpubbcpolicyonhighcreducationandetlCOW3gingcoopenslion armnttuniverSities and go,ernrnenb, lIIdumy, and communille5. AlICC alsomanagcsscholarshipsandawidemngeofinlertllltionalprogr3l1tS.

InMs.Moms,AUCChasatlnlctedoneofCanada'smostrespeclNseniorpubbc serv.mts.Ms. Morris has becn deputy ministcrofinter_go,'ernrnentalaffam;mthePrivyCounciI0ffICesinccMay2002,respmsibleforprovidmgpoJicylKlviceonfederal·provincialrelationsand for tbe conduct ofFirst MUllslCT$' Meel1ngs.

Gwynne Dyer featured guest speakerMemtnaltnu.ya!llrt.uGwynneDycri!;lhefealtftdguestspeakerataspecialmeetingandnetworkingreceplionoo--hostedbyClIIlIIdianolin Europe UK C'hapIer, MemorW University, and MemoIilIl Aluntnicelebmmg the lIItIIi"maryofNewfoundlandjoirtiJlll Confederalion,March 31. 1949. Hon. Edward Roberts.lieutenantGovemor ofNewfoundland, will beaspecialguestat the event, taking placealtheCommonwealth Club, IS NonhwnbertandAvenue, L<Jndon. England.OOIThw-sdayAprill,at6p.m.for6.30p.llL

Dr. DyerwilideJiveralecturetitledFromThelslandToTheVo'orklPCl'SpCCiivcsOnlraq,TesronsmAndAIiThat'

Dr. DyerhasworkedasafreclancejoumaJist,coIumrust.bro8dcasterandIecturerOllintematiooalaffisir.lformorcthan20year5.bulhewas<lliguial1)U1IIIlW;&S;W~I1oroitili~",fO\lllllland,herecei"ed

dcgrocsfromCanadian.AmericanandBnllsblDU,,,,,,,ties,fmtshingwithsPhD mmlhtaryandMtddIeEastemhLStOryfromtheUniv=ityoflondonSinccthcn.hismajoracti,'tyhasbecnhislWicc--weeklyeoJwnn on international atfatr&, wlocb is published by 175 papers in45eountries,Dyes'smostreeenlbookis/gltOrtInlAnn'e!I'SJidinginroWarialruq. Htsnextbook.dueoutmMareh.2004,ls ThIftProjeclS<>ntfa FewFunernI.'i. He reccived3lthooonrydoctoroflenersfrornMcmorial in 2001.

To RSVP,oontael Delln. Da,-is,managmgdtn=lr,CanadiaMinEurope(021))7122973Iortigdm~I~r;k.org

Seeking top history papersMemorial'lhistorysocietyilholdinllaoessaycomestforstudents.'Jbo:n will be a10Jl prizeof$500 for an essay subminedby a tItnd orfotatltyearstudenlandaprizeofS2Sllforthebestesstlysubminedbyafnstorsecoodyearstudent.TheessayswillbejOOgedbyaCOO1l'lUltttheadedllydepartrncnlhead Dr,ClIriJlyooe.Thedeadline forentl)'isMonday, Marcb 22, A complete set of OOl1lest rules is JlOSll:01 OUlSidethe hlSlO<)'department oIfICC.A-4019. ForlJlOreinformation,e-mailh~ISO<."fjyII"", .....

Reaching into New EnglandMcmortaIUruver.;ityiliseckingUlbwldabetterrelatlOOSh.ip"iththeNew England states during the Bmtoo Seafood Showthis week. GlennBlackwood,directorofthe Centre for SlIStainabieAquatic Re:;oun:esatMemorial'sMari""lnSlllU1e.gav~aJlllblicpn:sctltationonthefish_

er>escoomeetionsbeN.-eeno,;C\\foundlandandthegreatero,;cwEJ1gIa"darca during ihetime of the sho"

Thepre'jidcntof\1eOlorialaL\Qo-avelleoJlOllostoo"ilhanin'POl"_lalllmessageforprospco:ti'-estudenlS."Wcnowhavease-riesofrocwscholarshiPS in plac:ewhich are aimed at_il.\Ing studenlS from theUnited Slales who "ish 10 study at Memonal,"said Dr Axel Mc-iscn"Givcotheculno-alaodhi>lorica1cormcetionsIONewfoundland."eareinvitingstudents"hoarelool;ingforafir.ll-ratecdtK:ationinalnllyUlllqucettvironmcntbutwithstrortgUeslOthcirhome,lOtakealool<at Memorial:'

Both Mr, Blackwood and Dr. Meisen spokeat a spectal CVCl1l betngItckl at the Boston Sberatonon Monday, Mareb 15.

Mr. BIach.-ood'. presentarion examined thecllallenges facing theNewEnaJandfishiogiOOJstrylOdayanddiscussedhowtheuniversity"n:searchand .....-elq:menccapsbilityisbenefinngJ!'W'L"Sintheregion.Specifically, be talked about how hi. ceo"" is assisting the NewEnglandfisheryK'C1lJl"withlly-call;bisst>es,rese=honstandardi7.a­tionofnwls.andwithlheminimizalionof!'eabedimpaocts.

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Dr.Daleyabocornmentedonafaisesense The Faculty of Ellgineering and Appliod

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