Remembrances of Memorial
past...
30 years ago
Fifth president for Memorial
October 1973 – M.O. Morgan, former vice-president
(academic) and pro vice-chancellor of Memorial, is named
the university’s new president this month. President
Morgan says he will be the leader of a team that will strengthen
the intellectual disciplines at the core of the university
in order to increase the social, cultural and economic development
of the province. He defines the university’s three
major roles as teaching, research and public service.
25 years ago
Testing begins on Channel 13
October 1978 –-The Educational Television
Centre begins testing cable channel 13 this month, adding
another university resource in service to the general public
in the areas of education and information. An information
display runs 24 hours a day, and during the day and on selected
evenings, interesting programs are scheduled and announced
both in the information display and in the local press.
Some of the programs run this month are Learning Through
Play, a program on how play enables children to safely
explore their emotions and human role, and How Winning Teenage
Movies are Made, featuring winners from a previous Kodak
Teenage Movie Awards Channel.
20 years ago
Security section upgrades
October 1983 – Technological advances in
fire and crime detection, plus workshops designed to professionalize
Memorial’s 42 security officers, are upgrading Memorial's
security system. All university buildings and the Health
Sciences Centre are covered by the comprehensive fire alarm
system, and among the crime detection devices in use is
a motion-detection device that alerts security personnel
to intrusions. Surveillance cameras are operative in one
parking lot, with plans calling for installation in other
lots and in computer science.
15 years ago
School of Fine Arts opens
October 1988 – A new $7.1 million building
on the campus of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner
Brook is home to the college's first degree programs in
visual arts and theatre. At the official opening of the
School of Fine Arts, Premier Brian Peckford said it is a
testament to the vision of the university. A second significant
opening at Grenfell is the School of Fine Arts’ new
art gallery, with an inaugural exhibition featuring works
selected from the collection of the art bank and focusing
on the painting, sculpture and photography of 14 Canadian
artists.
10 years ago
AUCC lobbies election candidates
October 1993 – The Association of Universities
and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) launches an intensive lobbying
effort this month challenging federal election candidates
to commit to key policy initiatives in higher education.
Memorial President Art May said education hasn’t been
given a sufficiently high profile by election candidates
to date and he urges candidates to consider the need for
increased investment in university research.
Five years ago
New chair in child protection
October 1998 – The new chair of child protection
at Memorial, Dr. Ken Barter, says the protection of children
goes beyond funding programs and resources and involves
everyone in building healthy communities. Dr. Barter is
working on connecting to all sectors throughout the province
concerned with child protection.
And in other news, Dr. Ray Gosine, Engineering, is named
recipient of the Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award. This
is the first time this award has been presented to a Memorial
researcher. Dr. Gosine's research includes projects that
aim to capture, in a computer, the human sensing and decision-making
capability necessary in many industrial applications.
