November 28th, 2008
Filed under: Arts, Science
Standing, from left: Laura Tapley, President’s Scholar, Dean Richard Sigurdson (Arts), Dr. Judy Anderson, Head, Biological Sciences, Jane Hendrickson-Rebizant, President’s Scholar. Seated, from left: President’s Scholars, Diana Houle, Ashley Pauls, Talia Pankewycz and Peiki Loay.
On Monday, November 17, Dean Mark Whitmore (Science) and Dean Richard Sigurdson (Arts) welcomed the first group of President’s Scholars to the Faculties of Science and Arts. Dr. Robert Kerr [Vice-President (Academic) and Provost], the originator of the President’s Scholars concept, brought greetings on behalf of President David Barnard. Students had the opportunity to discuss career plans and curricular options with student advisors and Department representatives from both Faculties in the Cross Commons Room, St. John’s College. Myra Sitchon (Archaeologist with the Government of Manitoba and Lecturer at the University of Manitoba) spoke about how in blending the the Arts and Sciences she came to her current career in forensic and archaelogical anthropology. She shared with the President’s Scholars stories of her archealological fieldwork in Siberia, Hungary, Ontario and Manitoba, and how her education and fieldwork brought her to work with the RCMP and Vancouver Police on high-profile forensic cases.
Posted in: Arts, Science
November 27th, 2008
Filed under: Nursing, Uncategorized
Dr. Heaman (centre) with award.
Two University of Manitoba Faculty of Nursing professors were awarded one of the most esteemed honours in the nursing profession on Wednesday, November 26. Drs. Maureen Heaman and Lesley Degner were in Ottawa to receive the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Centennial Award, an honour for registered nurses whose personal and professional contributions have made an outstanding and significant impact on the profession.
“These are nurses who represent all regions of this country and all areas of nursing, from educators to administrators to practitioners to researchers to policy leaders,” said CNA president Kaaren Neufeld on the diversity of recipients. “But although they may work in a variety of settings, one thing they have in common is that they have made a difference. Their passion and dedication is truly inspiring.”
Dr. Degner is a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Nursing and a Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chair. She is considered an expert in the psychosocial aspects of cancer care and symptom management, and was recently recognized as one of Canada’s 10 leading cancer researchers with a National Cancer Institute of Canada Diamond Jubilee Award.
Dr. Heaman is an associate professor and associate dean, research, in the Faculty of Nursing. She is director of the Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR ) at the University of Manitoba. MCNHR is a research unit within the Faculty that promotes and supports the conduct, dissemination and uptake of collaborative nursing and health research. Dr. Heaman is also a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Chair in Gender and Health.
Centennial Award recipients are nominated for the lifetime award by their peers in recognition of their contributions to the profession, workplace and health system. Today’s ceremony is part of the CNA’s year-long program marking the organization’s 100th anniversary. To see the list of award recipients and their bios go to www.cna100.ca.
The CNA is a federation of 11 provincial and territorial registered nurses’ associations and colleges representing more than 133,700 Canadian nurses and nurse practitioners.
Posted in: Nursing, Uncategorized
November 18th, 2008
Filed under: Law
Kelsey and Andrew in front of the Philip M. Klutznick Library, Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska
Andrew Buck and Kelsey Desjardine represented Robson Hall in our second year of participation in the American Bar Association Regional Negotiation Competition held Nov 6 -7 2008 at Creighton University Law School, Omaha, Nebraska.
Congratulations go to Kelsey and Andrew for the special recognition given at the competition as the only team to receive perfect scores from all six judges in rounds one and two. International Negotiation Competition chair Professor Larry Teply and Professor Cate Brooks, both from the host Creighton University Law School stated that in the long history of the ABA Negotiation competitions, “it is extremely rare that a team gets perfect scores at the ABA Negotiation Regional Competitions in the preliminary rounds.” Andrew and Kelsey were the only team out of the twenty teams competing who accomplished this feat!
The moot negotiation concerned issues of trust law, undue influence, capacity, health care directives, living Wills and powers of attorney. The Robson Hall team acted on behalf of elderly Susan Carrington who was in conflict with her daughter Felicia Morgan over Susan`s ability to maintain her independence and manage her financial and estate matters. Acting for Susan Carrington proved to be the difficult side since of the 20 teams participating in the competition; Andrew and Kelsey were the only team representing Susan Carrington who advanced to the finals.
Congratulations go to Kelsey and Andrew who were chosen as one of the four teams to advance to the final round on Saturday November 7. In the final round, Andrew and Kelsey negotiated opposite a team from Hamline University. After that round, Kelsey and Andrew emerged in second place with only two points separating the final score between them and the first place Hamline team!
Robson Hall’s contingent in Omaha included coaches: Professor Vivian Hilder, who teaches Negotiation and Mr. Michael Weinstein, who with team mate Steven Meltzer, won the World Negotiation Competition in Singapore in July 2007 while representing England. Michael is currently articled to Winnipeg law firm Hill Dewar Vincent who graciously agreed to let Michael participate as coach again this year. The team thanks mentor Steven Meltzer. Steven was new to the team this year and generously donated his free time to share advice and tactical approaches with the team.
Our team also thanks 3rd year students: David Duggins, Andrew McCutcheon, Peter Karsten, Chelsea Livingston, Danielle Szabo, Shannon McNicol and Jon Vroom, all of whom donated their time to work as practice team volunteers and negotiate opposite Andrew and Kelsey in advance of the competition.
Finally many thanks go to Eleanor Wiebe, Q.C. of Fillmore Riley LLP who will be lecturing on Wills in January 2009 at Robson Hall and Heather Dixon, of Dixon Law office who is chair of the Elder Law section of the Manitoba Bar Association. Both of these experienced lawyers drew from their years of practice in the area to give our team practical information and advice on the Elder Law issues.
Posted in: Law
November 17th, 2008
Filed under: Environment, Earth, and Resources, Uncategorized
S. Moodie
The Cooperative Education Option in the Riddell Faculty arranges for eligible students to be employed by industry, government, non-government organizations for four month terms in positions related to their field of study. The Riddell Faculty also offers many other opportunities for undergraduate students especially in participating in exciting, cutting-edge research.
Shannon Moodie (B.Sc Physical Geography; Honours Coop) used her NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award in Summer 2008 to work with University of Manitoba atmospheric scientists John Hanesiak and Jay Anderson in the UNderstanding Severe Thunderstorms and Alberta Boundary Layers Experiment (UNSTABLE). As well as C.H.R. Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, the project team also included scientists from Environment Canada, University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. Through this joint team, it is hoped that we can understand more fully the dynamics of summer convection initiation that are associated with the Alberta foothills .
Through Cooperative Education Option placement with Environment Canada, Shannon has assisted in the development of a severe weather historical database. In 2009, Shannon plans to join other Coop undergraduate students at the North American Severe Weather conference in Des Moines Iowa and represent the Faculty’s upcoming researchers in this important field.
Posted in: Environment, Earth, and Resources, Uncategorized
November 14th, 2008
Filed under: Kinesiology and Recreation Management
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management invites you to attend this year’s Career Information Evening “Explore Careers with KaRMa”.The event will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Max Bell Centre at the University of Manitoba.
The program will begin with a keynote address by BPE alumnus, Wade Miller, who is a former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and successful businessman.
The evening will continue in a “trade fair” format with organizations and employers invited to present information on their respective job opportunities to our current and potential undergraduate students.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Skogen
Career Night Event Planning Assistant
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
umskogen@cc.umanitoba.ca
Posted in: Kinesiology and Recreation Management
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