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Sunday, October 23, 2005
Show only: Sports
Varsity women's soccer
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Upper Smallwood, Mount Pearl
Description: Mount Allison versus Memorial.
Sponsor: Memorial Sea-Hawks Athletics

Show only: MUNdays
Outside the Box Challenge
Time: 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Phys Ed Gym
Description: So, who is the most creative group on campus? Who is the most clever? The most ingenious? The best at thinking outside the box? We've figured out a way to decide, once and for all. Sign up for the Outside the Box Challenge! Only 12 teams will be accepted. Any recognized group on campus (clubs, societies, faculty, staff, and residence houses) is eligible to compete. Prizes: The Ingenuity Cup, a Dream Team Dinner at The Keg, an iPod (drawn for at random), major bragging rights. Call 737-8666 to enter by Monday, Oct. 17. Spectators welcome!
Sponsor: MUNdays

Show only: MUNdays
Barnes House Truck Pull
Time: 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Parking Lot 15
Description: A challenge open to the university community to pull a large truck, as a fund-raiser for Iris Kirby House. The general public -- including the university community -- is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsor: Celebrate Memorial

Monday, October 24, 2005
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Philosophy and Humanities Film Colloquia
Time: 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Location: Arts and Administration, A-1046
Description: The newly formed film colloquia of the Philosophy Society and Humanities Program is presenting the first in what hopes to be an ongoing series of thought-provoking film screenings, starting with Richard Linklater's Waking Life. Animated by a variety of painters, this uniquely arranged film takes one through the different people and thoughts a man confronts while in a dream state. Discussion to follow and all welcome. Please support the food bank by bringing along a non-perishable food item.
Sponsor: Philosophy Society and Humanties Program

Show only: General
Out of the Ashes and into the Millennium
Time: 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: The Battery Hotel
Description: The Memorial University United Nations Society and the United Nations Association in Canada, St. John’s Branch, invites all to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations while helping to further the Millennium Development Goals with a fund-raiser titled Out of the Ashes and into the Millennium: a fundraising dinner for better education in Africa. It takes place at the Battery Hotel, 100 Signal Hill Road, in St. John's. Cost is $50 per attendee. RSVP: Oct. 19 by emailing mun_unsociety@yahoo.ca.
Sponsor: MUN United Nations Society and the United Nations Association in Canada, St. John\'s Branch

Show only: General
Gairdner Foundation Lecture
Time: 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Main Auditorium, Faculty of Medicine
Description: Dr. Arthur Horwich, Gairdner 2004, Yale School of Medicine, will present a talk on Chaperonin-medidated protein folding.
Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Scientific Days

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Was Einstein Right?
Time: 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-2001
Description: Memorial’s Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Canadian Association of Physicists present a public lecture by award-winning authour Clifford Will entitled Was Einstein Right? This very visual talk about experimental tests of Einstein's ideas is intended for a general public audience and young people with an interest in science. Parking in Lot 18 and admission are free. For more information, call 737-4361, e-mail wyp@physics.mun.ca, or visit www.physics.mun.ca.
Sponsor: Physics and Physical Oceanography

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Dionysos' Identity Crisis: Lost Comedies and Kratinos
Time: 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2101
Description: Dr. Ian Storey, Trent University, will give a public lecture titled Dionysos' Identity Crisis: Lost Comedies and Kratinos. All are welcome.
Sponsor: Department of Classics

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Show only: General
Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology of Inherited Disease in Newfoundland and Labrador
Time: 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: INCO Innovation Centre, IIC-2014
Description: Dr. Patrick Parfrey, associate dean of clinical research for the Facultyof Medicine, will present this talk at a special lunceon and lecture for Scientific Days.
Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Scientific Days

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Speed Reading and Comprehension Workshop
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: UC-5002B
Description: Free academic workshop offerings fall semester 2005. Five weeks, two classes per week.
Sponsor: Counselling Centre

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Imperialism and Modern Mythology
Time: 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: Ship Pub, Duckworth Street
Description: This lecture will be given by Mike O'Brien of Memorial University's History Department. It is our second public lecture in philosophy this semester. The next will be on the last Tuesday of November. Check postings for details.
Sponsor: Ship Pub and Dept. of Philosophy

Show only: MUNdays
Information session for faculty of business per course instructors
Time: 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Location: Dining Room, Business Bldg.
Description: Do you have questions about what joining the Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association could mean for per course instructors in Business? Come to an information session. Speakers include: Vicky Smallman, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Sheila Green, lawyer and PCI, Tony Chadwick, former MUNFA president. Refreshments provided.
Sponsor: MUNFA

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Show only: General
Depression: optimizing outcomes and improving lives
Time: 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Lecture Theatre A, HSC
Description: In this evening's Mini Medical and Health Sciences School presentation Dr. Leslie Phillips, Pharmacy, and Dr. Kellie LeDrew, Pschitry, provide a general overview of depression including symptoms, diagnosis, clinical course and prognosis. Treatment strategies will also be discussed with an emphasis on drug therapies. For registration and fee information, visit the CCHPE website at www.med.mun.ca/cchpe or call Diana Deacon at 777-7077.
Sponsor: Centre for Collaborative Health Education

Show only: General
Fair Employment Week rally for per course instructors
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Arts Atrium
Description: Oct 24-28 is Fair Employment Week - a week of action for Memorial University's contract academic staff. Come to a rally for MUN's per course instructors, with speaker Vicky Smallman of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and performances by Anita Best and Evelyn Osborne.
Sponsor: MUNFA

Show only: General
The Annual Student Volunteer Bureau's Fall Volunteer Fair
Time: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Location: Third Floor University Centre, St. John's Campus
Description: The Fall Volunteer Fair is one of the Student Volunteer Bureau's main events held annually during the fall semester. The Volunteer Fair strives to increase campus awareness of volunteer opportunities available in our community and to provide information about exciting career possibilities in the not-for-profit sector. This fair will provide agencies with the chance to display information about the volunteer placements offered within their organization. Agencies in the past have found that participating in this fair have generated interest in their agencies, raised their profile as a volunteer organization, and provided them with an opportunity to network with other volunteer agencies. It's a great opportunity for students, staff and faculty!
Sponsor: Student Volunteer Bureau, Centre for Career Development an Experiential Learning and MUNSU

Show only: Important dates for students
Information session - psychology
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4040
Description: The Academic Advising Centre will be conducting an information session to review admission requirements for the psychology programs. All student welcome.
Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre

Show only: Important dates for students
Information session - arts
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4038
Description: The Academic Advising Centre will be conducting an information session to review admission requirements for the Faculty of Arts programs. All students are welcome.
Sponsor: Academic Advising Centre

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Copyright in the Classroom
Time: 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Education, ED-2030B
Description: What types of materials can instructors copy for use in the classroom? What about resources on the Web – can they be copied for educational use? Can I show a video in my class? Can I copy a student paper for inclusion in my teaching dossier? If these are some of the questions that you are asking, then you will find this session very informative. In this workshop, the facilitator will give an overview of Copyright. Participants will be invited to discuss the issues and to consider common copyright dilemmas that arise in university classrooms. Facilitator: Nancy Simmons, Copyright Officer. To register, contact Arlene Power, Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca. Please note: Space in workshops is limited and is reserved for faculty and graduate teaching assistants. Registration will be on a first-come, first served basis.
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Electrocatalytic Surfaces
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Chemistry C-2045
Description: Talk by Prof. P. G. Pickup, Chemistry, as part of the Surface and Interface Science Seminar Series. This seminar series is aimed at a broad audience and highlights research at Memorial involving surfaces and interfaces. These talks will be of use to a broad spectrum of researchers who might not consider themselves surface scientists but who nonetheless do encounter interfacial effects in their work.
Sponsor: Surface and Interface Science at MUN

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Women Doing Science in a Nelson Man-of-War
Time: 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Engineering, EN-4002
Description: Dr. Cecilia Moloney, the NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, Atlantic Region (CWSEA), will give a lecture titled Women Doing Science in a Nelson Man-of-War. Light refreshments to follow. Parking available in Area 16.
Sponsor: NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, Atlantic Region

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Psychology Department Colloquium Series
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2036
Description: Psychology Department Colloquium Series presents Dr. Sarah Francis, Judge Baker Children's Center, Harvard Medical School, with a lecture titled Parental mediators of child anxiety: Implications for treatment delivery and outcome.
Sponsor: Psychology Department Colloquium series

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Cod Aquaculture and Lipid Metabolism
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4015
Description: Presented by Ying (Joy) Zhong, Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland. This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of Master of Science.
Sponsor: Biochemistry

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Algebra seminar
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Mathematics, HH-3017
Description: Bol Loops with a Unique Nonidentity Commutator/Associator IV with Dr. Edgar Goodaire, Dept. of Math and Stats.
Sponsor: Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Thursday, October 27, 2005
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
MUN Cinema Series
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall
Description: MUN Cinema presents March of the Penguins. More information about this film and the schedule for the season can be found at www.mun.ca/cinema.
Sponsor: MUN Film Society

Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Newfoundland Historical Society book launch/lecture
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: Hampton Hall, Marine Institute, 155 Ridge Road
Description: The Newfoundland Historical Society will be holding a book launch and lecture. Ches Sanger and Tony Dickinson will be speaking on Twentieth Century Shore-Station Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador. Reception to follow. Free public lecture and free parking.
Sponsor: Newfoundland Historical Society

Show only: General
Fair Employment Week film screening - Degrees of Shame
Time: 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2105
Description: Oct. 24-28 is Fair Employment Week, a week of action of Memorial University's contract academic staff. Come to a screening of Barbara Wolf's Degrees of Shame: Part-time Faculty, Migrant Workers of the Information Economy.
Sponsor: MUNFA

Show only: General
Bookbags to Briefcase Series
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Engineering, EN-1003
Description: Consilient's Dwayne Bennett, director, Product Development, will be on campus to provide an IT industry overview. Disciplines of interest: Computer Science and Engineering.
Sponsor: career development

Show only: Seminars and lectures
On Maisie's Knowing Her Mind: The Problem of Self-Kowledge in James's What Maisie Knew
Time: 2 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
Location: Chemistry Bldg., Rm 3053
Description: Dr. Robert Pippin of the University of Chicago will be addressing the philosophical problem of how knowing one's own mind is linked to the more practical problem of having a mind of one's own. Dr. Pippin is here as a Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lecturer.
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy

Show only: Seminars and lectures
How Languages Agree: A Case Study in Comparative Syntax
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Arts and Administration, A-1045
Description: The Cognitive Science Lecture Series continues with Dr. Phil Branigan, Department of Linguistics. Dr. Branigan's lecture examines the notion of universal grammar and the linguistic parameters which distinguish one language from the next. He will use his own research on the comparative syntax of Germanic and Algonquian languages to illustrate his point.
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Speech-Language Pathology: Theory, Research and Practice
Time: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-1019
Description: The Department of Linguistics welcomes visiting lecturer Larry Lavallee, speech-language pathologist with the Western School Board in Stephenville and the Speech Read Treatment Centre in Corner Brook.
Sponsor: Department of Linguistics

Friday, October 28, 2005
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Radical Media Screening: Hell House
Time: 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2105
Description: Halloween Special -- Hell House (George Ratliff, 2001, 85 minutes). radicalmedia.ca. radicalmediasociety@gmail.com.
Sponsor: Radical Media Society

Show only: General
Fair Employment Week Party
Time: 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Location: Junior Common Room, Gushue Hall
Description: Oct 24-28 is Fair Employment Week, a week of action for Memorial University's contract academic staff. Per course instructors, and TAUMUN and MUNFA members are invited to a party to celebrate all of our efforts to achieve fairness and equity on campus.
Sponsor: MUNFA

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Stress Management
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Lifelong Learning
Description: This seminar will show you effective methods of reducing stress to a level where you can perform most effectively. Please call Lifelong Learning at 737-7979
Sponsor: Lifelong Learning

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Stepping Up to Supervisor
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Lifelong Learning
Description: Making the transition from working beside fellow employees to supervising them can be exciting but challenging for everyone involved. Identify the skills you need to function effectively in a supervisory role. Please call Lifelong Learning at 737-7979
Sponsor: Lifelong Learning

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Hegel on Agency and Self-Knowledge
Time: 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Location: Arts and Administration, A-1046
Description: The Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lecturer series kicks off this fall with a lecture from Dr. Robert Pippin, Department of Philosophy, University of Chicago. Dr. Pippin's lecture will be an in-depth examination of the moral question, what ought we to do, from the perspective of the nineteenth-century philosopher, Hegel. A reception will follow this lecture in the atrium outside AA-1046. All are invited to attend.
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy

Saturday, October 29, 2005
Show only: Sports
Varsity women's volleyball
Time: 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Location: Field House
Description: UNB at Memorial.
Sponsor: Memorial Sea-Hawks Athletics

Show only: Sports
Varsity men's volleyball
Time: 8 p.m.-9:20 p.m.
Location: Field House
Description: UNB at MUN.
Sponsor: Memorial Sea-Hawks Athletics

Show only: Children
Halloween Howl: For young children and their families
Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden, Mount Scio Road
Description: A full weekend of family fun for young children and their families. Join us for Halloween arts and crafts, games, story time, nature hikes and face painting. Find out why bats, owls, spiders and even witches' brooms are not that scary once you get to know them. Call 737-8590 or e-mail amadden@mun.ca for more information.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

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