Calendar of Events

September 24, 2006
to
September 30, 2006
By Category:

Monday, September 25, 2006
Show only: General
Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan presents on Canada's role
Time: 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Location: D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music
Description: Canada's ambassador to Afghanistan, David Sproule, will share his insights into efforts to rebuild Afghanistan, and will answer questions. All are welcome to attend but space may be limited. This event is a collaboration between the faculties of Arts and Business, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Please RSVP to Susan Vaughan: svaughan@mun.ca, 737-2086.
Sponsor: Faculty of Arts

Show only: General
Canada Research Presentation – Dr. Peter Wang
Time: 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Location: Main Auditorium, Faculty of Medicine
Description: Dr. Peter Wang is a candidate for the Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging (Tier 2) with the School of Nursing and the Division of Community Health and Humanities, presents Healthy Aging in Newfoundland and Labrador: Working Together and Making a Difference. Faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to attend.
Sponsor: School of Nursing and the Division of Community Health & Humanities

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Mastering WebCT’s Gradebook
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: C-2003, Chemistry-Physics Building
Description: This hands-on workshop is designed for users of WebCT who would like to maximize the functionality of the Manage Students option by setting up a gradebook to administer and maintain student grades. In this session you will also learn how to use the gradebook to provide online grade information and feedback to students. Please note that space in workshops is limited and is reserved for faculty and graduate teaching assistants. To register, contact: Arlene Power, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Developer Night in Canada User Group Tour - AJAX and ASP.NET
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2105
Description: ASP.NET “Atlas” makes it easy to build rich, interactive Web-based applications for personalized Web experiences. It provides a framework that includes a suite of ASP.NET server controls, Web services, and JavaScript libraries. In this session, you'll learn about ASP.NET “Atlas” and how this framework makes it dramatically easier to develop richer web experiences. Speaker: Christian Beauclair, Microsoft. Recommended audience: software developer. Note: pizza and soft drinks will be served. Registration at https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?culture=en-ca&eventid=1032305931.
Sponsor: St. John\'s .NET User Group

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Dialect Contact and the Sociolinguistics of Language History
Time: 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Chemistry Building, C-2033
Description: Dr. Peter Trudgill, professor emeritus of English Linguistics, Fribourg, Switzerland, will examine cases of pre-16th century colonial expansion of European languages and discuss the mixed linguistic outcomes.
Sponsor: Department of Linguistics

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Show only: General
Effective reading and study skills workshop
Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: University Centre, UC-5000
Description: Round one of registration runs from Sept. 6-26, 2006. Workshops start Tuesday, Sept. 26 and run five weeks, two classes per week during time slot 18, Tuesday and Thursday at 11 a.m. To register, visit UC-5000 or call 737-8874.
Sponsor: Counselling Centre

Show only: General
Writing term papers and essays workshop
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: University Centre, 5000
Description: Registration running from Sept. 6-26, 2006. Workshop starts Tuesday, Sept. 26, running for four weeks, two classes per week in time slot six, Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Counselling Centre

Show only: Seminars and lectures
The Iceman Returns to Labrador
Time: 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-2001
Description: Imagine being dropped by a helicopter into the bone-chilling cold, hauling 275 pounds of gear in a sled over 600 kilometres of barren tundra. Jerry Kobalenko doesn't just imagine it. He has crossed Labrador twice and completed 19 expeditions on Ellesmere Island. Recently, he returned to Labrador 20 years after his first solo midwinter expedition there to see if experience would help him complete a trek that had taxed him as a young man. He will share photographs and stories from that adventure when he gives this talk on behalf of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. No admission, but donations to the RCGS appreciated.
Sponsor: Dept. of Geography

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Elluminate Live! Part II: Practice
Time: 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Via the Internet
Description: In Elluminate Live! Part II, you will access an Elluminate Live! classroom from your own computer. Participants in this session will require Internet access and a computer with a soundcard, microphone and headset or speakers. Participants will practice the use of the voice-over features of the software, as well as the options to text-message, share applications and deliver presentations. Participation in the introductory session is a prerequisite for this session. Please note that space in workshops is limited and is reserved for faculty and graduate teaching assistants. To register, contact: Arlene Power, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Word Processing I
Time: 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Facilities Management, FM-1007
Description: Learn basic word processing, working with text, formatting, paragraphs, and clip art. One night - $39. Contact amacinni@mun.ca.
Sponsor: Student Connections

Show only: Seminars and lectures
The MAP- The Most Amazing Prophecies
Time: 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2109
Description: Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of the book of Revelation and its secret language? Join speaker Doug Batchelor via satellite for a 10-session study deep into the timelines, cryptograms and predications of the book of Revelation. Sponsored by Memorial Association of Seventh Day Adventist Students. Every Tuesday and Thursday. Free and open to public. Free parking in Lot 15. For more info contact Mario at 778-0485.
Sponsor: Amazing Facts

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Stantium servorum turba: Slaves at Roman Banquets
Time: 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Science, SN-2101
Description: Dr. Michele George, McMaster University, will give a public talk titled Stantium servorum turba: Slaves at Roman Banquets. All are welcome.
Sponsor: Department of Classics and The Classical Association of Canada

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Fact and Fiction in Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Health Science Centre - Main Auditorium
Description: Dr. Geroge Fodor, head of Research, Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa.
Sponsor: Division of Community Health and Humanities

Show only: Seminars and lectures
NSERC information session on scholarship programs
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Bitters Pub, Feild Hall
Description: There will be a general information session on the NSERC's Canada Graduate Scholarship/Postgraduate Scholarship Programs and the Industrial Postgraduate Programs for master's and doctoral students. Undergraduate students in their last year, graduate students, and faculty are welcome to attend this session.
Sponsor: Graduate Studies, School of

Show only: Seminars and lectures
The Daughters of Eve in Newfoundland: Genomic Research on Human Biodiversity
Time: 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Irwin Room, Arts & Culture Centre
Description: Dr. Steven Carr, Biology, will speak about recent work on the genomics (the science of complete gene sets) of the emergence of the human species “Out of Africa” from a recent common ancestor (the “Mitochondrial Eve”), and how the “Daughters of Eve” have spread across the world, including their arrival in Newfoundland. He will describe the work in his lab on documenting patterns of genomic diversity among Newfoundlanders, and how the new biotechnologies of genomics provide powerful tools for the investigation of the genealogy of Newfoundlanders.
Sponsor: Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Show only: General
WAMUN fall reception
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: Genesis Boardroom, 4th Floor, Spencer Hall
Description: The Womens' Association of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (WAMUN) will hold its fall reception in the Genesis Boardroom in Spencer Hall. Returning members may bring their membership forms and dues to the reception. New members are most welcome. Coffee, tea and desserts will be served. For more information e-mail WAMUN at wamun@mun.ca.
Sponsor: Women's Association of Memorial University of Newfoundland (WAMUN)

Show only: General
Angel Memorial Lecture
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-2001
Description: The 2006 F. W. Angel Memorial Lecture features Canadian astronaut Julie Payette with a talk titled Space Exploration - An Astronaut's Perspective. Parking is available in Lot 17 for $2 or free parking in Lot 15.
Sponsor: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Candidate Research Presentation
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre A
Description: Dr. Marcel Musteata, candidate for tenure track appointment in Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics/Pharmaceutical Analysis with the School of Pharmacy, will present his research on the Application of Microextraction in Pharmacokinetics Studies.
Sponsor: School of Pharmacy

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Learning Outcomes for International Students
Time: 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Education, ED-2030B
Description: International students face a variety of difficulties in North American academic settings. This session identifies challenges and provides strategies for helping international students adapt to North American classroom expectations. It includes a discussion with an international student panel about issues faced by students from various countries and areas of study. Strategies that could help international students succeed will also be explored. Participants will have an opportunity to share their challenges and discuss possible solutions. Special topics to be covered include: language issues, academic writing and plagiarism, and overcoming barriers to successful classroom interaction. Please note that space in workshops is limited and is reserved for faculty and graduate teaching assistants. To register, contact: Arlene Power, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Photo Editing
Time: 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Facilities Management, FM-1007
Description: Converting images to black and white, cropping, removing red eye, creating photo collages and slide shows, plus more. One night - $39. Contact amacinni@mun.ca.
Sponsor: Student Connections

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Graduate Student Research Colloquia Series
Time: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: IIC-2014, Inco Innovation Centre
Description: Katherine Baker, MPE Candidate, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, presents Who’s Ready for Physical Education? A Case Study of Children’s Attitudes Towards Physical Education in One Elementary School. Myth: Physical education is every unathletic child’s nightmare. Find out how elementary school children feel about their physical education classes and the attitudes of girls in particular.
Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Beckett ou l'hétérosexualité queer
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4035
Description: Dr. Magessa O'Reilly will begin the 2006-2007 Department of French and Spanish public lecture series with this French-language lecture. Dr. O'Reilly is part of the international team of Samuel Beckett specialists preparing the critical edition of the famous bilingual author's collected works. For further information, see the department News Page at
http://arts-srv.arts.mun.ca/frsp/misc/news.php.
Sponsor: Department of French and Spanish

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Non-standard Dialects and the School
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Education Bldg., ED-5004/5
Description: Henrietta Harvey lecturer and distinguished sociolinguist Dr. Peter Trudgill will offer this free public lecture.
Sponsor: Department of Linguistics

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Modeling and Analysis of Blood Cancer: Periodic Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia
Time: 1 a.m.-2 a.m.
Location: Mathematics, HH-3017
Description: By Dr. Chunhua Ou. In this talk we first present some basic facts of Leukemia including main types, causes, symptoms, medications.
Sponsor: Dr. Chunhua Ou

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Non-standard Dialects and the School
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Education, E-5004/5
Description: Dr. Peter Trudgill, Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lecturer, will speak on Non-standard Dialects and the School.
Sponsor: Faculty of Education

Thursday, September 28, 2006
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Newfoundland Historical Society lecture and book launch
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: Hampton Hall, Marine Institute, 155 Ridge Road
Description: Jo Shawyer, Alan MacPherson, Shane O'Dea and Christopher Sharpe will be lecturing on the topic of Four Centuries and the City: Perspectives on the Historical Geography of St. John's. The lecture and parking are free. All are welcome.
Sponsor: Newfoundland Historical Society and Shallaway

Show only: Arts and Entertainment
MUN Cinema Series
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall
Description: MUN Cinema presents The Mistress of Spices. A 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
Spanish Movie Night
Time: 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2105
Description: La Sociedad Española will be showing the movie Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) in Spanish with English subtitles. The film stars Peneolpe Cruz and is the movie on which Vanilla Sky was based. Admission is $2.
Sponsor: La Sociedad Española

Show only: General
Trivia Night at Bitters
Time: 9 p.m.-11 p.m.
Location: Bitters Pub, Feild Hall
Description: Test your knowledge at the Weekly Thursday Trivia Nights at Bitters Pub. Bring your team and get ready for an evening of fun.
Sponsor: GSU

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Stand and deliver: presentation skills
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Business, BN-4019
Description: Present yourself in a clear and professional manner by preparing, planning, and delivering an effective presentation. Cost $195. To register, contact Jackie at 737-7977, or at jcollins@mun.ca, or register online at www.mun.ca/cmd.
Sponsor: Centre for Management Development

Show only: Seminars and lectures
The MAP - The Most Amazing Prophecies
Time: 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2109
Description: Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of the book of Revelation and its secret language? Join speaker Doug Batchelor via satellite for a 10-session study deep into the timelines, cryptograms and predications of the book of Revelation. Sponsored by Memorial Association of Seventh Day Adventist Students. Every Tuesday and Thursday. Free and open to public. Free parking in Lot 15. For more info contact Mario at 778-0485.
Sponsor: Amazing Facts

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Complex Adaptive Systems
Time: 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-2001
Description: The Department of Computer Science hosts the world-famous computer scientist and inventor of Genetic Algorithms (GA's), Dr. John Holland, from the University of Michigan. His talk on Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) will discuss the study of complexity, innovation, and relations between CAS and GA's.
Sponsor: Computer Science

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Why My English is Different Than Yours
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: Arts & Administration, A-1043
Description: Leading British sociolinguist Dr. Peter Trudgill will explore why English doesn’t sound the same wherever it’s spoken, and explain how language diverges to form unique dialects like the one spoken in this province. This public lecture is part of the Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lecturer series. Parking is available in Lot 15 (off Russell Road). A reception will follow.
Sponsor: Linguistics Department and Faculty of Arts

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Microsoft Access I
Time: 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: Lifelong Learning
Description: Introduction to Database Design. Fee $229. Call 737-7979.
Sponsor: Lifelong Learning

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Cognitive Science Lecture Series: The Math Plague
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Arts & Administration Building, A-4049
Description: For many years, Dr. Sherry Mantyka, director of the Mathematics Learning Centre, has been identifying factors which contribute to under-achievement in mathematics of students entering the university. Faced with a pervasive problem she turned to Dr. Michael Rabinowitz, a cognitive psychologist, for assistance, and together they developed solutions to the math problems using cognitive psychology over the past 12 years. This talk will outline the problems students face, and some of the solutions.
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Philosophy Colloquium - Visiting Speakers Series
Time: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Chemistry Building, C-3055
Description: Peter March from St. Mary's University will present a paper on Reception not Perception: Seeing in the Age of Information. All welcome to attend.
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy

Friday, September 29, 2006
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Music at Memorial
Time: 8 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music
Description: Voyage to Canada. Leave your musical baggage behind and travel with soprano Caroline Schiller and pianist Kristina Szutor on an engagingly exuberant exploration of Canada in Song. Included are works by John Greer, Imant Raminsh, and John Beckwith. Tickets: $10 Gen $5 St/Sr
Sponsor: School of Music

Show only: General
Energy Day 2006
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: University Centre, Food Court
Description: Memorial and Honeywell are teaming up to save energy. Learn how energy-efficient changes to the university will improve your comfort and benefit to the environment. Win an iPod.
Sponsor: Memorial University

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Islam and Democracy
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: IIC-2014, Inco Innovation Centre
Description: Dr. Peter March, Philosophy Department, Saint Mary's University, is giving a lecture titled Islam and Democracy in order to promote a calm and rational discussion of one of the most troubling issues of our time. Admission $20, seniors/students $15.
Sponsor: Enstrom Ltp

Show only: Seminars and lectures
On the higher order Kobayashi metrics
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Mathematics, HH-3017
Description: Professor Jong Jin Kim. The purpose of this colloquium talk is to prove some properties related to the higher order Kobayashi metrics (resp. pseudodistances) as the counterpart for the usual Kobayashi metrics (resp. pseuodistances).


Sponsor: ProfessorJongJin Kim

Show only: Seminars and lectures
PhD oral defence in Folklore
Time: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: IIC-2014, Inco Innovation Centre
Description: Wendy Welch will defend her thesis Identity Authority, Artistic Authority, Markets and Meaning: Contemporary English-Language Storytellers Examined.
Sponsor: Department of Folklore

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Softball, Hardball: An Examination of Masculinity in Sport
Time: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4087
Description: Women's Studies Speakers' Series. Robert Dykstra, doctoral candidate, Anthropology. Men are both subjects and agents in the construction of multiple and competing masculinities within and between groups in various social contexts. This has real consequences for men and women in terms of prestige, status and access to resources. The numerous ways that social inequalities are negotiated, emphasized, or downplayed by men at work, in family relationships and through participation in leisure activities are explored through a preliminary sketch of the sports of softball in Newfoundland and cricket in Jamaica. The presenter will examine how potential conflicts and contradictions are negotiated, negated, and/or reinforced.
Sponsor: Women's Studies Speaker's Series

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Modulation of long-term memory by environmental factors
Time: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre A
Description: Dr. Ken Likowiak, University of Calgary will present this lecture. He is a neuroscience visiting speaker.
Sponsor: Basic Medical Sciences

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Hepatitis C Virus-Host Interactions
Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre D
Description: Dr. Stephen Polyak, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, will present. He is an immunology and infectious disease visiting speaker.
Sponsor: Basic Medical Sciences

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Trees in the Sea: Isotope-based paleo-records from deep-sea corals
Time: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-2018
Description: Joint Geography-Biology seminar. All welcome. Refreshments provided courtesy of MUGS
Sponsor: Department of Geography Blue Box Seminar Series

Saturday, September 30, 2006
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Power Plays - Rob Power and Friends
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music
Description: An exciting recital of pieces featuring percussion. Rob Power will be joined by percussuionists Bill Brennan, Phil Yetman and Ed Squires, as well as flutist Christine Gangelhoff and clarinetist Paul Bendzsa.
Sponsor: School of Music

Show only: General
Seventh Annual Potato Festival at the Garden
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Botanical Garden, Mount Scio Road
Description: Throughout the day, visitors can enjoy: potato peeling contests; displays and information on potato varieties, gardening, and growing tips; a potato tasting booth; children's activities; as well as soils and composting demonstrations. At 11 a.m. compost championship awards will be presented to children who participated in the 2006 Junior Naturalist Camp program. Without a doubt, the highlight of the day will be the Jiggs dinner, prepared by the Community Food Sharing Association and available between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., while quantities last. Admission is by a food donation. All proceeds for the day go to the Community Food Sharing Association and the Garden's childrens education programs.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Last Updated: April 8th, 2010