OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR
Three hundred and ten former students of the Memorial University College offered themselves for active service in the Second Great War, 1939-1945. The University holds in special honour the past students who have been reported dead or missing and whose names are here given.
The contents of this calendar set forth the intentions of the University at the time of publication, with respect to the matters contained therein. THE UNIVERSITY EXPRESSLY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DEVIATE FROM WHAT APPEARS IN THE CALENDAR, including both the content and scheduling therein, in whole or in part, and including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right to revise the content of, and to cancel, defer, reschedule or suspend, in whole or in part, the scheduling of particular periods of instruction, courses, or programmes, and the academic programme of the University, and to alter, accelerate or defer fees and charges, and to do any or all of the above either in order to serve what the University considers to be the best interests of the academic or student community or of the University itself, or because of any circumstance or occurrence, whether occurring by or through the wilful act or negligence of the University, its agents, servants and employees, or otherwise and whether or not beyond the reasonable or other control of the University, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as a result of circumstances or occurrences including financial resources, natural catastrophe or disaster, the health, safety and well-being of the employees or students of the University, labour disagreements or disputes, slow-downs, work-stoppages, and strikes. THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT ACCEPT, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY OR ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY to any person, persons or group, for any loss, injury, damages or adverse effect, either direct or indirect, consequential or otherwise, arising out of any one or more of such deviations. The University hereby disclaims liability to any person who may suffer loss as a result of reliance upon any information contained in this calendar.
Each and every of the subsequent provisions contained in this Calendar, and the relationship, both legal and otherwise, between the University, and its students, is expressly subject to and governed by the above provisions.
The Office of the Registrar will assist students with any questions or problems which might arise concerning the interpretation of academic regulations. It is, however, the responsibility of students to see that their academic programmes meet the University's regulations in all respects.
The academic year: September 1 to August 31.
A SEMESTER means a period of approximately fourteen consecutive weeks during which the University is in regular session and in which period there are at least twelve teaching weeks as defined by the Senate. Normally the Fall Semester commences in early September, the Winter Semester in early January, and the Spring Semester in early May.
A SESSION means a period of approximately seven consecutive weeks during which the University is in regular session in the Spring Semester and in which period there are at least six teaching weeks as defined by the Senate. The first half of Spring Semester will be designated as Intersession; the second half of Spring Semester will be designated as Summer Session.
A COURSE is a unit of work in a particular subject normally extending through one semester or session, the completion of which normally carries credit toward the fulfillment of the requirements of certain degrees, diplomas or certificates.
A CREDIT HOUR is the measure used to reflect the relative weight of a given course towards the fulfilment of appropriate degree, diploma, certificate, major, minor, or other programme requirements. Normally, a course has a credit value of three credit hours. A weight of one credit hour normally means that the course meets for lectures one hour per week for the duration of a semester or two hours per week for the duration of a session. The number of hours of required instruction, outside of lecture time, such as laboratory instruction, tutorials, etc. may or may not impact on the number of credit hours assigned to a particular course and academic units may recommend to the Senate a greater or lesser whole number of credit hours for a particular course.
In this Calendar, undergraduate courses are designated by four characters. The first three characters are numeric. The fourth character may be numeric or alphabetic. The first character signifies the level of the course. Where all four characters are numeric, the last three are for the use of the Department and may signify course sequence and the like. If the last character is alphabetic, special rules apply.
i. A six-credit hour linked course has the letter "A" or "B" as the fourth character. No credits or points are given for the "A" part of a linked course until the "B" part is completed. Upon completion of the "B" part, six credit hours are assigned. The grade and points for both parts of the course are the same as those obtained for the "B" part.
ii. If the last character is "M", the course represents an entire semester's work in the Faculty of Medicine and is assigned 15 credit hours.
iii. If the last character is "X", the course represents an entire semester's work and is assigned 15 credit hours.
iv. If the last character is "F", the course is one which does not carry credit for a degree but is intended to remedy specific academic weakness.
v. If the last character is "W" the course represents a Work Period in the co-operative programme or a special project in certain of the professional schools and faculties (e.g. School of Nursing, Faculty of Business Administration). These courses are required components of certain degree and diploma programmes but do not carry credit.
A PROGRAMME is a series of courses the completion of which, if other requirements are met, qualifies the candidate for a degree, diploma, or certificate, e.g. B.A. Degree Programme, Education Diploma Programme.
| July 8, 1996, Monday | Advance registration using the Telephone Registration System begins for eligible students registering in Undergraduate courses and for Graduate Students, Fall Semester 1996 |
| August 26, 1996, Monday | Fall Work Term begins for Co-operative Education Students |
| September 1, 1996, Sunday | Final date for filing applications for admission to graduate programmes commencing in Winter Semester 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| September 3, 1996, Tuesday | Lectures begin for First-Year and Second-Year Medical Students |
| September 3 & 4, 1996, Tuesday & Wednesday | Seminar Series for first semester students |
| September 4 & 5, 1996, Wednesday & Thursday | Deadline for fees payment by students registering through the Telephone Registration System, Fall Semester |
| September 5, 1996, Thursday | Lectures begin, Fall Semester Fall Internship begins for Education Students other than B.Ed. (Secondary) |
| September 10, 1996, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| September 12, 1996, Thursday | Final date for receipt, by the Registrar, of replacement grades for "INCOMPLETE"
grades in Undergraduate and Graduate courses, Spring Semester (Intersession,
Summer Session and 14-week) 1996
Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| September 19, 1996, Thursday | End of Regular Registration Period and last day for Undergraduate and Graduate
Students to add courses, Fall Semester
Last day for Undergraduate Students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, Fall Semester |
| September 26, 1996, Thursday | Final date for Graduate Students to withdraw from programmes without incurring
liability for tuition fees, Fall Semester
Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, Fall Semester |
| October 1, 1996, Tuesday | Final date for filing applications for undergraduate admission/re-admission to Winter Semester 1996. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| October 3, 1996, Thursday | Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Fall Semester. No tuition fees are refunded for courses dropped after this date |
| October 8, 1996, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| October 10, 1996, Thursday | Last day for Undergraduate Students beyond their first semester to drop courses
without academic prejudice, Fall Semester Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| October 14, 1996, Monday | Thanksgiving Day. No lectures |
| October 24, 1996, Thursday | Final date for Graduate Students to drop courses without academic prejudice, Fall
Semester Last day for Undergraduate Students in their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Fall Semester |
| October 26, 1996, | Saturday Annual Fall Convocation |
| November 4, 1996, Monday | Advance registration using the Telephone Registration System begins for eligible students registering in Undergraduate courses and for Graduate Students, Winter Semester 1997 |
| November 7, 1996, Thursday | Fall Semester Break begins at St. John's Campus and at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College |
| November 11, 1996, Monday | Remembrance Day. No lectures |
| November 12, 1996, Tuesday | Lectures resume at St. John's Campus and at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| November 13, 1996, Wednesday | Lectures will follow the Monday timetable on this day only |
| November 14, 1996, Thursday | Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| December 4, 1996, Wednesday | Lectures end, Fall Semester
Fall Internship ends for Education Students |
| December 9, 1996, Monday | Examinations begin, Fall Semester Final date for submission of Work Reports by Co-operative Education Students |
| December 10, 1996, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| December 11, 1996, Wednesday | Last day of lectures for students in the B.Ed. (Secondary) programme |
| December 13, 1996, Friday | Lectures end for First- and Second-Year Medical Students |
| December 18, 1996, Wednesday | Examinations end, Fall Semester |
| December 20, 1996, Friday | Fall Work Term ends for Co-operative Education Students
Lectures end for Third-Year Medical Students |
| January 1, 1997, Wednesday | Final date for filing applications for admission to graduate programmes commencing in Spring Semester 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| January 6, 1997, Monday | Lectures begin for First-, Second-, and Third-Year Medical Students
Winter Work Term begins for Co-operative Education Students Winter Internship begins for Education Students |
| January 8, 1997, Wednesday | Seminar series for first semester students |
| January 8 & 9, 1997, Wednesday & Thursday | Deadline for fees payment by students registering through the Telephone Registration System, Winter Semester |
| January 9, 1997, Thursday | Lectures begin, Winter Semester
Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| January 14, 1997, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| January 16, 1997, Thursday | Final date for receipt by the Registrar, of replacement grades for "INCOMPLETE" grades in Undergraduate and Graduate courses, Fall Semester, 1996 |
| January 23, 1997, Thursday | End of Regular Registration Period and last day for Undergraduate and Graduate
Students to add courses, Winter Semester
Last day for Undergraduate Students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, Winter Semester |
| January 30, 1997, Thursday | Lectures end for Third-Year Medical Students
Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, Winter Semester Final date for Graduate Students to withdraw from programmes without incurring liability for tuition fees, Winter Semester |
| February 1, 1997, Saturday | Final date for filing undergraduate applications for admission/re-admission to Spring Semester (14-week, Intersession and Summer Session) 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| February 3, 1997, Monday | Lectures begin for Fourth-Year Medical Students (Class of 1998)
|
| February 6, 1997, Thursday | Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Winter Semester. No tuition fees are refunded for courses dropped after this date |
| February 11, 1997, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| February 13, 1997, Thursday | Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents
Last day for Undergraduate Students beyond their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Winter Semester |
| February 15, 1997, Saturday | Final date for filing with the Registrar application for Degrees and Diplomas for the
Spring Convocation 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as
time and resources permit
Final date for submission of Master's and Doctoral Theses and Reports for examination, by candidates who expect to receive their degree at the Spring Convocation 1997. Theses and Reports received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| February 24, 1997, Monday | Winter Semester Break begins at St. John's Campus and at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College |
| February 27, 1997, Thursday | Lectures resume at St. John's Campus and at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
Final date for Graduate Students to drop courses without academic prejudice, Winter Semester Last day for Undergraduate Students in their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Winter Semester |
| March 1, 1997, Saturday | Final date for filing undergraduate applications for admission/re-admission to Fall Semester 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| March 11, 1997, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| March 13, 1997, Thursday | Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| March 18, 1997, Tuesday | Advance registration using the Telephone Registration System begins for eligible students registering in Undergraduate courses and for Graduate Students, Spring Semester (14-week courses, Intersession and Summer Session) 1997 |
| March 28, 1997, Friday | Good Friday. No Lectures |
| March 29, 1997, Saturday | Lectures end for Second-Year Medical Students |
| April 4, 1997, Friday | Winter Internship ends for Education Students |
| April 7, 1997, Monday | Lectures begin for Third-Year Medical Students |
| April 8, 1997, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| April 9, 1997, Wednesday | Lectures end, Winter Semester |
| April 10, 1997, Thursday | Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| April 14, 1997, Monday | Examinations begin, Winter Semester
Final date for submission of Work Reports by Co-operative Education Students |
| April 23, 1997, Wednesday | Examinations end, Winter Semester |
| April 25, 1997, Friday | Winter Work Term ends for Co-operative Education Students |
| April 27, 1997, Sunday | Lectures end for Fourth-Year Medical Students (Class of 1997) |
| April 28, 1997, Monday | Spring Work Term begins for Co-operative Education Students |
| May 1, 1997, Thursday | Final date for filing applications for admission to graduate programmes commencing in Fall Semester 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| May 5, 1997, Monday | Lectures begin for Engineering students in Academic Terms 4 and 7 |
| May 8, 1997, Thursday | Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| May 9, 1997, Friday | Deadline for fees payment by students registering through the Telephone Registration
System, Spring Semester (14-week courses, Intersession and Summer Session)
Annual Spring Convocation, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College |
| May 12, 1997, Monday | Lectures begin, Intersession and 14-week Spring Semester |
| May 13, 1997, Tuesday | Regular Meeting of the Senate |
| May 20, 1997, Tuesday | Final date for receipt, by the Registrar, of replacement grades for "INCOMPLETE"
grades in Undergraduate and Graduate Courses, Winter Semester 1997
End of Regular Registration Period and last day for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to add courses, Intersession Last day for Undergraduate Students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, Intersession |
| May 22, 1997, Thursday | Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of
tuition fees, Intersession
Final date for Graduate Students to withdraw from programmes without incurring liability for tuition fees, Intersession |
| May 26, 1997, Monday | End of Regular Registration Period and last day for Undergraduate and Graduate
Students to add courses, 14-week Spring Semester
Last day for Undergraduate Students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, 14-week Spring Semester Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Intersession. No tuition fees will be refunded for Intersession courses dropped after this date |
| May 28, 29, 30, 1997, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday | Annual Spring Convocation |
| May 29, 1997, Thursday | Last day for Undergraduate Students beyond their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Intersession |
| June 2, 1997, Monday | Final date for Graduate Students to withdraw from programmes without incurring liability
for tuition fees, 14-week Spring Semester
Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, 14-week Spring Semester. |
| June 5, 1997, Thursday | Final date for Graduate Students to drop courses without academic prejudice,
Intersession
Last day for Undergraduate Students in their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Intersession |
| June 9, 1997, Monday | Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, 14-week Spring Semester. No tuition fees will be refunded for 14-week Spring Semester courses dropped after this date |
| June 12, 1997, Thursday | Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents |
| June 16, 1997, Monday | Last day for Undergraduate Students beyond their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, 14-week Spring Semester |
| June 20, 1997, Friday | Lectures end, Intersession |
| June 23, 1997, Monday | Examinations begin, Intersession
Semester Break begins, 14-week Spring Semester |
| June 25, 1997, Wednesday | Examinations end, Intersession |
| June 26, 1997, Thursday | Lectures resume, 14-week Spring Semester
Lectures begin for Undergraduate Students and for Graduate courses in Education, Summer Session
Lectures will follow the Tuesday timetable on this day only |
| June 27, 1997, Friday | Lectures end for First-Year Medical Students |
| June 30, 1997, Monday | Final date for Graduate Students to drop courses without academic prejudice, 14-week
Spring Semester
Last day for Undergraduate Students in their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, 14-week Spring Semester |
| July 1, 1997, Tuesday | Memorial Day. No lectures |
| July 3, 1997, Thursday | End of Regular Registration Period and last day for Undergraduate and Graduate
Students to add courses, Summer Session
Last day for Undergraduate Students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, Summer Session |
| July 7, 1997, Thursday | Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, Summer Session |
| July 11, 1997, Friday | Last day for Undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Summer Session. No tuition fees will be refunded for Summer Session courses dropped after this date |
| July 15, 1997, Tuesday | Final date for filing, with the Registrar, applications for Degrees and Diplomas for the
Fall Convocation 1997. Applications received after this date will be processed as time
and resources permit
Last day for Undergraduate Students beyond their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Summer Session |
| July 22, 1997, Tuesday | Final date for Graduate Students to drop courses without academic prejudice, Summer
Session
Last day for Undergraduate Students in their first semester to drop courses without academic prejudice, Summer Session |
| July 25, 1997, Friday | Final date for submission of Master's and Doctoral Theses and Reports for examination, by candidates who expect to receive their degree at the Fall Convocation 1997. Theses and Reports received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit |
| August 1, 1997, Friday | Lectures end for Engineering students in Academic Terms 4 and 7 |
| August 7, 1997, Thursday | Lectures end, Summer Session |
| August 8, 1997, Friday | Lectures end, 14-week Spring Semester |
| August 9, 1997, Saturday | Examinations begin, Summer Session |
| August 11, 1997, Monday | Final date for submission of Work Reports by Co-operative Education Students
Examinations begin, 14-week Spring Semester |
| August 12, 1997, Tuesday | Examinations end, Summer Session |
| August 16, 1997, Saturday | Examinations end, 14-week Spring Semester |
| August 22, 1997, Friday | Spring Work Term ends for Co-operative Education Students |
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
MS. JANET GARDINER, Chair
MS. JEANNIE FRENCH, Vice-Chair
MS. ELEANOR BENNETT, Secretary
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
THE CHANCELLOR
THE PRESIDENT
THE VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC)
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL
MR. GERALD BISHOP
DR. CHESLEY BLACKWOOD
MR. AUBREY BONNELL
MS. MARY ENNIS
MR. PETER FENWICK
MS. JEANNIE FRENCH
MS. JANET GARDINER
MS. GUDRID HUTCHINGS
MS. BARBARA LEWIS
DR. ROBERT MACLEOD
MR. GEORGE NEAL
MS. FRANKIE O'NEILL
MR. DAVID POWER
MR. ALEXANDER ROCHE
MS. GRACE STAPLETON
MS. BETTY WILLIAMS
MR. MELVIN WOODWARD
MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE MUN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
MR. DAVID ANDREWS
MR. CHRIS FACEY
MR. SEAN HANRAHAN
MR. RAYMOND ROSE
MS. HEATHER TULK
MS. MAUREEN WOODROW
MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE STUDENTS' UNION
MR. ED KENNEDY
MR. ROBERT PEREIRA-MENDOZA
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
THE HON. DR. JOHN C. CROSBIE: Chancellor
DR. ARTHUR MAY: President and Chairman
DR. JAAP TUINMAN: Vice-President (Academic)
DR. KEVIN KEOUGH: Vice-President (Research)
DR. LEN WILLIAMS: Deputy Minister of Education
DR. KATHRYN BINDON: Principal, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
DR. TERRENCE MURPHY: Dean of Arts
DR. WILLIAM BLAKE: Dean of Business Administration
DR. TERRY PIPER: Dean of Education
DR. RANGASWAMI SESHADRI: Dean of Engineering and Applied Science
DR. IAN BOWMER: Dean of Medicine
DR. ALAN LAW: Dean of Science
DR. CHRISTOPHER SHARPE: Acting Dean of Graduate Studies
MR. RICHARD ELLIS: University Librarian
MR. GLENN W. COLLINS: Registrar and Secretary of the Senate
DR. WAYNE LUDLOW: Dean of Student Affairs and Services
DR. GRAHAM SKANES: Dean of Continuing Education
DR. MAUREEN VOLK: Director of Music
PROFESSOR MARIANNE LAMB: Director of Nursing
DR. GERALD R. DUNCAN: Director of Pharmacy
DR. WILLIAM REDDEN: Director of Physical Education and Athletics
DR. WILLIAM ROWE: Director of Social Work
ELECTED MEMBERS
DR. SUDHIR SAHA: Business Administration
DR. DAVID TULETT: Business Administration
DR. JEAN BROWN: Education
DR. GLENN CLARK: Education
DR. DENNIS TRESLAN: Education
DR. MAHMOUD R. HADDARA: Engineering and Applied Science
DR. GARY SABIN: Engineering and Applied Science
DR. STELLA ALGOO-BAKSH: Humanities
DR. GERHARD BASSLER: Humanities
DR. GREGORY KEALEY: Humanities
DR. VANCE MAXWELL: Humanities
DR. RONALD ROMPKEY: Humanities
PROFESSOR DONNA WALSH: Humanities
DR. AZMY F. ABOULAZM: Marine Institute
MR. EDWARD BROWN: Marine Institute
DR. STEVE GODDARD: Marine Institute
CAPTAIN WAYNE NORMAN: Marine Institute
DR. PENELOPE ALLDERDICE: Medicine
DR. JOHN BEAR: Medicine
DR. BODIL LARSON: Medicine
DR. ROBIN MOORE-ORR: Medicine
DR. JAMES ORR: Medicine
DR. RONALD PAYNE: Medicine
PROFESSOR KJELLRUN HESTEKIN: Music
PROFESSOR LORNA BENNETT: Nursing
DR. CHRISTOPHER TURNER: Pharmacy
PROFESSOR YVETTE WALTON: Physical Education and Athletics
DR. WILLIAM S. DAVIDSON: Science
DR. JOHN EVANS: Science
DR. JOHN GALE: Science
DR. GRANT GARDNER: Science
DR. CAROLYN HARLEY: Science
DR. ALBERT KOZMA: Science
DR. ROBERT LUCAS: Science
DR. THAKOR PATEL: Science
DR. ROGER PICKAVANCE: Science
DR. NATHAN RICH: Science
DR. HENRY WILLIAMS: Science
DR. GORDON HANDCOCK: Social Sciences
DR. JOHN KENNEDY: Social Sciences
DR. WADE LOCKE: Social Sciences
DR. MICHAEL WERNERHEIM: Social Sciences
DR. GALE BURFORD: Social Work
DR. GEORG GUNTHER: Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
DR. ROBERT HAINES: Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
DR. OLAF U. JANZEN: Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
GRADUATE STUDENTS
MR. LEWIS SAMUELS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
MR. PAUL THORNHILL: St. John's Campus
MR. MICHAEL CARLEY: St. John's Campus
MR. STEPHEN ENNIS: St. John's Campus
THE CHANCELLOR: Chairman
THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR: Vice-Chairman
G.A. PYNN, B.Com. Memorial, M.B.A. Western Ontario: Secretary
O.G. TUCKER, B.A.(Ed) Memorial, M.Ed. Alberta, Ed.D.
Toronto: Treasurer
J.M.C. FACEY, B.Sc.(Eng.) London, M.I.E.E.: Marshal
S. O'DEA, B.A., M.A. Memorial; Public Orator
R.M. MOWBRAY, M.A., Ph.D. Glasgow: University Orator
UNIVERSITY OFFICERS AND STAFF 1994-95
VISITOR
HIS HONOUR, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK W. RUSSELL, C.M., K.St.J., LL.D. Memorial
CHANCELLOR
J.C. CROSBIE, P.C., Q.C., B.A.(Hons.) Queen's, LL.B. Dalhousie, LL.D. Dalhousie
PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
A.W. MAY, B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc. Memorial, Ph.D. McGill, DU
Ottawa, D.Sc. Memorial, LL.D. Brock
VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC) AND PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR
J. TUINMAN, B.Ed., M.A., M.O.A. Zwolle Pedagogical Academy, Ph.D. Georgia
VICE-PRESIDENT (ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE) AND LEGAL COUNSEL
W.W. THISTLE, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.A. Memorial, LL.B. Dalhousie
VICE-PRESIDENT (RESEARCH)
K.M.W. KEOUGH, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Toronto
ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT (ACADEMIC)
J.M. FOLTZ, B.Sc. Penn. State
PRINCIPAL, SIR WILFRED GRENFELL COLLEGE AT CORNER BROOK
K. BINDON, B.A.(Hons.) Sir George Williams, M.A., Ph.D.
Queen's
VICE-PRINCIPAL, SIR WILFRED GRENFELL COLLEGE AT CORNER BROOK
A. FOWLER, B.A., M.A. Memorial
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARINE INSTITUTE
L.G. O'REILLY, B.A.(Ed.), B.A., Dip.Ed., M.Ed. Memorial
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARINE INSTITUTE
H.G. MILLER, B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc. Memorial, Ph.D. British
Columbia, P.GEO.
DEAN (STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES)
W.E. LUDLOW, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed. Memorial, Ed.D. Northern
Colorado
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
L. HARRIS, D.C., B.A.(Ed.), M.A. Memorial, Ph.D. U. of London
DEANS EMERITI
G.A. HICKMAN, B.A. Mount Allison, M.A. Acadia, Ed.D.
Columbia, LL.D. Mount Allison, LL.D. Memorial
I.E. RUSTED, O.C., B.A. Toronto, M.Sc. McGill, M.D. Dalhousie, LL.D. Mount Allison, LL.D. Dalhousie, D.S.Litt. Trinity
College, FRCPC, F.A.C.P.
DEANS
Dean of Arts
Dr. T. Murphy
Associate Dean of Arts
Dr. J. Black
Associate Dean of Arts and Science and Dean of
Continuing Education
Dr. G. Skanes
Dean of Business Administration
Dr. W. Blake
Associate Dean of Business Administration, Graduate Programme and Research
Dr. H.F. MacKenzie
Associate Dean of Business Administration, Undergraduate Programmes
G. Gorman
Dean of Education
Dr. T. Piper
Associate Dean of Education (Graduate)
Dr. F. Riggs
Associate Dean of Education (Undergraduate)
Dr. D. Treslan
Associate Dean of Education (Research and Development)
Dr. P. Canning
Dean of Engineering and Applied Science
Dr. R. Seshadri
Associate Dean of Engineering and Applied Science (Graduate)
Dr. J. Sharp
Associate Dean of Engineering and Applied Science (Undergraduate)
Dr. E. Moore
Acting Dean of Graduate Studies
Dr. C.A. Sharpe
Acting Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Dr. M.H. Colbo
Dean of Medicine
Dr. I. Bowmer
Vice-Dean of Medicine (Administration and Professional Affairs)
Dr. C. Robbins
Associate Dean of Basic Medical Sciences
Dr. R. Neuman
Associate Dean of Community Medicine
Dr. J. Segovia
Dean of Science
Dr. A. Law
Associate Dean of Science
Dr. G. Gardner
Associate Dean of Science (Research)
Dr. W. Davidson
DIRECTORS
Director, School of Music
Dr. M. Volk
Director, School of Nursing
M. Lamb
Associate Director of Nursing (Undergraduate Programmes)
M. Beaton
Associate Director of Nursing (Graduate Programme and Research)
Dr. P. Roberts
Director, School of Pharmacy
Dr. G.R. Duncan
Director, School of Physical Education and Athletics
Dr. W. Redden
Director, School of Social Work
Dr. W. Rowe
Director, Alumni Affairs and Development
K.E. Smith
Director, Animal Care Services
Dr. L. Husa
Director, Budgets and Audits
H.R. Squires
President and Chief Executive Officer, C-CORE - Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering
Dr. J.I. Clark
Acting Director, Centre for Earth Resources Research
Dr. G. Quinlan
Director, Centre for International Business Studies
B. Winsor
Director, Centre for Management Development
Dr. L. Carter
Director, Computing & Communications
W. Bussey
Director, Continuing Engineering Education
M. Andrews
Director, Continuing Studies
D. Whalen
Director, Counselling Centre
Dr. G. Hurley
Director, Educational Technology
W.C. McNamara
Director, Faculty Relations
Dr. J. Strawbridge
Director, Folklore and Language Archive
Dr. M. Lovelace
Director, General Student Services
W.C. Leonard
Director, Human Resources
Dr. G.A. Hickman
Research Director, Institute of Social and Economic
Research
Dr. R. Ommer
Director, Centre for Institutional Analysis and Planning
K. Clarke
Director, Labrador Institute of Northern Studies
C. Brice-Bennett
Director, Memorial University Art Gallery
P. Grattan
Director, Ocean Sciences Centre
Dr. L. Crim
Director, Ocean Engineering Research Centre
Dr. N. Bose
Director, Office of Research
B. Cox
Director, P.J. Gardiner Institute for Small Business
Studies
W. King
Director, Staff Relations
C. Horlick
Director, Student Development
Dr. D. Hardy-Cox
Director, Student Health Service
Dr. R. Harpur
Director, Student Housing and Food Services
Dr. K.B. Johnston
Director, Technical Services
J.M. Royle
Interim Director, Telemedicine
Dr. A.M. House
Director, University Relations
V. Collins
Director, University Works
G. Bradshaw
Associate Director, University Works
A.E. Kiernan
Comptroller
T. Pound-Curtis
Associate Comptroller
G. Bourne
Registrar of the University
G.W. Collins
Deputy Registrar
M.M. O'Dea
University Librarian
R.H. Ellis
Acting Associate University Librarian
L. White
President & Chief Executive Officer, Seabright Corporation Limited
D. King
Members of the Faculties and Special Divisions are listed in the appropriate sections of the Calendar.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT
K.E. SMITH, B.A., B.A.(Ed.), M.Ed. Memorial Director
L.K. PARSONS, B.Comm. Memorial Assistant Director
K.C. CROCKER, B.A.(Rec.Admin.) Alberta Annual Fund Officer
C. HAWCO Administrative Staff Specialist
J. HALL Administrative Staff Specialist
BUDGETS AND AUDITS
H.R. SQUIRES, F.C.G.A. Director
E.R. HART, B.Comm. Memorial, C.G.A., C.M.A., C.I.A. Assistant Director
D. ROYLE, B.Comm. Memorial, C.M.A., C.F.P. Manager of Budgets
V. WROBLEWSKI, B.A. Music, B.Ed. Acadia, B.Comm. Dalhousie, C.A.. Senior Auditor
K. LANNIGAN, B.Comm. Memorial, C.G.A., C.I.A. Senior Auditor
CENTRE FOR INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
K.G. CLARKE, B.Sc., M.B.A. Memorial Director
P.F. CHANCEY, B.Sc., B.Comm. Memorial Manager, Institutional Analysis
M. ANTHONY GOUDIE, B.A., B.Sc. Memorial Statistical Consultant
J.M. BESSEY, B.Voc.Ed. Memorial Institutional Analyst
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
T. POUND-CURTIS, B.Comm., C.A. Comptroller
G. BOURNE, B.Comm. Memorial, C.G.A. Associate Comptroller
S. MOULTON Accounting Office Manager
J. WARFORD Manager, Printing Services
G. TAYLOR Assistant Manager, Printing Services
W. WOOLGAR Grants Officer
P. CLANCEY Staff Accountant - Travel and Disbursements
M. HARDING Accounting Systems Specialist
M. MORIARTY Staff Accountant - Cashier's Office
Vacant Staff Accountant - Ledgers
M. BRADBURY Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable
M. HICKS General Office Supervisor, Science Building
C. BOURNE General Office Supervisor, G.A. Hickman Building
B. BRAZIL Supervisor, Stationery Stores
E. PITCHER Office Equipment Procurement Specialist
S. ROSE Staff Accountant - Grant's Office
COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS
T.W. BUSSEY Director
R. DODGE Manager, Technical Support
G. TAPPER Manager, Client Support Services
J. HUSA Manager, Personal Computing
P. KIRBY Manager, Administrative Systems
C. BENNETT Office Manager
B. POWER Manager, Communications
R. PREDHAM Central Mail Room Supervisor
G. CHAFE Supervisor, HSC Mail Room/Print Shop
HUMAN RESOURCES
G.A. HICKMAN, B.A.(Ed.), M.Ed. Memorial, Ed.D. Toronto Director
R. NICHOLS Associate Director
M. CLARKE, B.Comm. Memorial Manager - Recruitment, Classification and Job Evaluation
M. GREEN, B.A. Memorial Manager - Employer and Employee Relations
M. THOMPSON, B.N. Memorial, M.Ed. Toronto Manager - Organizational Development and Training
G. WILLIS, B.Comm., M.B.A. Memorial Manager - Benefits, Pensions and Special Projects
G. PIKE, B.Comm. Memorial, C.M.A.. Manager - Finance and Payroll
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
A.W. MAY, B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc. Memorial, Ph.D. McGill President
M. ELIZABETH HILLMAN, B.A.(Hons.) Memorial, M.A. Toronto Assistant to the President
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE
GLENN W. COLLINS, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc. Memorial University Registrar
MAIRE M. O'DEA, B.A.(Hons.), M.A. Memorial Deputy Registrar
DONNA L. BALL, B.Sc., B.A, M.B.A. Memorial Assistant Registrar/Records and Registration Manager
REGINA A. BRUCE, B.Ed.(Primary), B.Sp.Ed. Memorial Assistant Registrar
JOAN BURRY, B.Sc. Memorial Assistant Registrar
I. JOSEPH BYRNE, B.A. North Carolina, M.A. Memorial Assistant Registrar/Admissions Manager
MARY-KAYE MacFARLANE, B.A. Memorial Assistant Registrar
PHYLLIS McCANN, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial Assistant Registrar
MARYJANE PUXLEY, B.A. Memorial Assistant Registrar
MARGARET E. PYNN, B.A. Memorial Assistant Registrar/Graduation Manager
SHEILA M. SINGLETON, B.Sc. Memorial, M.Sc. Queen's Assistant Registrar/Systems Manager
MARIAN C. ABBOTT, B.A. Memorial Admissions Officer
LEO S. MACKEY Administrative Manager
ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTRE
ROXANNE PRESTON, B.Comm.(Hons.), M.B.A. Memorial Manager
EMIR A. ANDREWS, B.A., B.Sc., M.Sc. Memorial Senior Faculty Advisor (Science)
LOUISE DAWE, B.A. Memorial, M.A. Toronto Senior Faculty Advisor (Arts)
EDWARD F. WHITE, B.A. Sir George Williams Academic Advisor
VIRGINIA M. BARRETT, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial Academic Advisor/Co-ordinator, High School Liaison
MARIE I. DONOVAN, B.Sc.(Hons.) Memorial, LL.B. Osgoode Hall Academic Advisor/Co-ordinator, Regional College Liaison
MINERVA CRAMM Administrative Staff Officer
OFFICE OF RESEARCH
K.M.W. KEOUGH, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Toronto Vice-President (Research)
B. COX, B.A. Memorial Director
H.A. WILLIAMSON, A.B. Dartmouth College, M.A. McGill International Programmes Officer
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES
W.E. LUDLOW, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed. Memorial, Ed.D. Northern Colorado Professor of Education and Dean
L. BERESFORD Assistant to the Dean and International Student Advisor
COUNSELLING
G. HURLEY, B.A. Colorado College, M.S., Ph.D. Missouri Associate Professor in Counselling and Director
B.M. SCHOENBERG, B.A. Texas Tech., M.A., Ed.D. Houston Professor Emeritus
W. YETMAN Administrative Assistant in Counselling
E. CHURCH, B.A. St. John's College, M.A., Ph.D. Toronto Associate Professor in Counselling
P. CORNISH, B.Sc. Trent, M.A. Saskatchewan Assistant Professor in Counselling
E. DAVIS, B.A. Manchester College, M.S., Ph.D. Kansas State Associate Professor in Counselling
M. DOYLE, B.Sc.(Hons.) Memorial, M.Ed., Ed.D. Toronto Assistant Professor in Counselling
J.C. GARLAND, B.A. Minnesota, M.A., Ph.D. TX Christian U. Associate Professor in Counselling
L. MARSHALL, B.Sc. Memorial Reading Assistant
C. BETHUNE, M.D., C.C.F.P. McMaster Associate Professor of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
G. BURFORD, B.A. St. Martin's College, Washington, M.S.W. Washington, Ph.D. Stirling Associate Professor in Social Work
N.W. GARLIE, B.S. Wisconsin State, M.A. Wyoming, Ph.D. Utah Professor in Educational Psychology
K. HUSTINS, B.N. New Brunswick, M.N. Memorial Assistant Professor in Nursing
R. PENNEY, B.A. Memorial, M.A., Ph.D. Michigan State Associate Professor in Psychology
GENERAL STUDENT SERVICES
W.C. LEONARD, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed. Memorial Director
R. HICKEY Manager, Bookstore
W. CLARKE Co-ordinator, General Student Services
J. CASEY, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial Supervisor, Scholarships and Awards
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
D.G. HARDY COX, B.S.W. Memorial, M.S.W. Carleton, Ed.D. Maine, R.S.W. Director
R. WALSH, B.Voc.Ed. Memorial Blundon Centre
K. SAUNDERS, B.Sc., H.E. Dalhousie Wellness Centre
R. SHEA, B.A., B.S.W., M.Ed., R.S.W. Memorial Student Employment Services
L. EVANS, B.Sc. Memorial Native Liaison Office
T. BROPHY, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial Leadership Programming
P. JONES, B.A. Memorial Higher Education Assessment and Research Unit
CAMPUS MINISTRY
FATHER PAUL LUNDRIGAN, B.A., M.Div. Roman Catholic
REV. EDWARD KING, B.A., L.Th. Anglican
REV. CALVIN ANDREWS, B.Th. Pentecostal
MAJOR ORVILLE COLE, D.D. Salvation Army
REV. IAN MARCH-MACCUISH, B.A., M.Div. United Church
STUDENT HEALTH CENTRE
R.O. HARPUR, M.B., B.Ch. Queen's, Belfast, C.C.F.P. Director
WENDY MARTIN, R.N. Nurse
L. HISCOCK, M.D. Memorial, C.C.F.P. Physician
STUDENT HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES
K.B. JOHNSTON, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., Memorial, Ed.D. Toronto Director
G. HAYES, B.A. Memorial Assistant Director
L. ROWSELL, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial Manager, Residence Life
B. MALLARD, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial Supervisor, Burton's Pond Apartments
R. BLACKWOOD Supervisor, Paton College
J. VOISEY Conferences & Food Operations Supervisor
TECHNICAL SERVICES
J.M. ROYLE Director
S. FAGAN Executive Assistant
R. CALLAHAN Divisional Manager, Engineering Division
S. BUDWILL, B.A.Sc., M.H.Sc. Toronto, P.Eng. Divisional Manager, Biomedical Division
G. PARDY Electronics Supervisor, Sciences Division
B. PARSONS Machine Shop Supervisor, Sciences Division
L. FELTHAM Welding Supervisor, Sciences Division
T. PERKS Glassblowing Supervisor, Sciences Division
M. OLDFORD Instrument Shop Supervisor, Sciences Division
E. DOWNTON Marine Services Supervisor
K. DECKER Computers and Data Communications Supervisor
A. ROCHE, B.Voc.Ed. Audio Visual and Communications Supervisor
H. DYE Machine Shop Supervisor, Engineering Division
J. ANDREWS Welding Supervisor, Engineering Division
R. CROCKER Electronics Supervisor, Engineering Division
S. FOSTER Model Fabrication, Engineering Division
J. LEWIS Bio-Med Electronics, Biomedical Division
S. HAWKINS Machine Shop, Biomedical Division
A. JAMES Supply Supervisor
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
R.H. ELLIS, B.A. San Francisco State, M.L.S. Washington University Librarian
M. CHALKER, B.A. Queen's, B.L.S. Toronto Associate University Librarian
S. MANOJLOVICH, B.A. McMaster, M.L.S. Western Assistant to the University Librarian for Systems and Planning
QUEEN ELIZABETH II LIBRARY
A. BALSARA, B.A. Toronto, M.L.S. U.B.C. Information Services Division
E. BROWN, B.A. Memorial, B.L.S. Toronto Cataloguing Division
E. BROWNE, B.A. Memorial, M.L.S. Dalhousie Cataloguing Division
S. CLEYLE, B.A. Mount Allison, M.L.S. Dalhousie Systems and Planning
P. CLINE-HOWLEY, B.A. Washington, M.L.S. McGill Cataloguing Division
B. CONRAN, B.Sc. Memorial, M.L.S. Western Information Services Division
C. DENNIS, B.A. Guelph, M.L.S. Western Centre for Newfoundland Studies
B. EDDY, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial, B.L.S. McGill Information Services Division
S. ELLISON, B.A., M.L.S. Oregon Cataloguing Division
S. FIELD, B.A., M.A. Carleton, M.L.S. McGill Information Services Division
A. HART, B.A. Dalhousie, B.L.S. McGill Head, Centre for Newfoundland Studies
M. HOWLEY, M.A. Liverpool, Ph.D. McMaster, M.L.S. Western (Humanities) Collections Development
M. JONES, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial, M.L.S. Dalhousie Information Services Division
K. LIPPOLD, B.A. Western Ontario, M.L.S. Toronto Information Services Division
A. LONARDO, M.A. Concordia, M.L.S. McGill Information Services Division
M. LONARDO, B.A. Concordia, M.A. Toronto, M.L.S. McGill (Social Science) Collections Development
M. MATTHEWS, B.A., B.Ed. Memorial, M.L.S. Dalhousie Cataloguing Division
B. MCDONALD, B.A. Trent, M.L.S. Dalhousie Information Services Division
D. MILNE, B.Sc. McGill, Ph.D. Brown, M.L.S. Western (Science) Collections Development
C. PENNELL, A.B. Earlham, M.L.S. Toronto Head, Cataloguing Division
B. PORRETT, B.A., M.L.S. Western Information Services Division
V. RIPLEY, B.A., M.A., M.L.S. Western Head, Acquisitions/Periodicals Division
J. RITCEY, B.A. Memorial, M.L.S. Dalhousie Centre for Newfoundland Studies
L. SCOTT, B.A. Alberta, B.L.S., M.L.S. U.B.C., M.A. Simon Fraser (Social Science) Collections Development
S. SEXTY, B.A. Ursinus, M.L.S. Rutgers Information Services Division
W. TIFFANY, B.A., M.L.S. McGill Staff Development
J. TILLOTSON, B.A. Acadia, M.Sc. Memorial, M.L.S. Simmons Head, Information Services Division
L. WHITE, B.A. Memorial, M.L.S. Dalhousie Head, Lending Services Division
A.A. WOOD, M.A., M.A.(L.S.) Michigan Map Library Division
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
G. BECKETT, B.A. Simon Fraser, M.L.S. McGill Associate University Librarian (Health Sciences)
L. BARNETT, B.Sc. McGill, M.L.S. Dalhousie Head, Public Services Division
E. DELUNEY, B.A. Memorial, M.L.S. Western Head, Technical Services Division
P. MORGAN, B.A. Memorial, M.L.S. McGill Systems Librarian
C. SHEEHAN, B.A. Memorial, B.L.S. Toronto Reference Librarian
S.M. WOTHERSPOON, B.A. Queen's, B.L.S. Toronto Reference Librarian
SIR WILFRED GRENFELL COLLEGE AT CORNER BROOK
See Sir Wilfred Grenfell College.
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
VICTORIA COLLINS, B.A. Memorial Director
PETER MORRIS, B.A. Memorial Manager, News Service
LINDA RUSSELL, B.A.(Ed.) Memorial Manager, Publication Services
JACK MARTIN Manager, Photographic Services
PAM FRAMPTON, B.A. Memorial Gazette Editor
MARY ELIZABETH ARCHER, B.Sc. Memorial, B.B.A. MSVU Promotions Officer
HILDA WAKEHAM-DUNN Administrative Staff Specialist
UNIVERSITY WORKS
G.G. BRADSHAW, P.Eng. Director of University Works; Facilities Operations & Maintenance
A.E. KIERNAN, P.Eng. Associate Director of University Works; Facilities Engineering & Development
R.D. BURKE Manager, Purchasing & Administrative Services
R. BISHOP Manager of Campus Enforcement & Patrol
W.F. DROVER Manager of Safety & Environmental Services
INSTRUCTORS IN AFFILIATED INSTITUTION 1994-95
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND
THE REV. CANON F. CLUETT, B.A. Memorial, M.Div. Queen's M.A. McMaster Provost
THE REV. B. MORGAN, B.A. Memorial, M.Div. Queen's, M.A. McGill Dean of Theology
T. KLEVEN, B.A. Calgary, M.A., Ph.D. McMaster Registrar
THE RIGHT REV. M. GENGE, B.A. Durham, M.A. Bishop's, B.D. Queen's, D.D. King's Chaplain and Director of Field Education
MRS. SUSAN FOLEY Secretary
Adjunct Professors and Sessional Lecturers
P. BARNES, B.Sc. Memorial, M.Div. Trinity Pastoral Theology
W.S. BARTLETT, B.A. Memorial, M.Div. A.S.T. Pastoral Theology
W.J. BELLAMY, B.A. Memorial, M.Div. Queen's, M.A. Notre Dame Litrugical Theology
A.W. CHURCHILL, B.A. Memorial, L.Th., B.D. Queen's, M.Th. A.S.T., D.Min. Andover Newton Pastoral Theology
C. DOYLE, B.A.(Ed.) Memorial, M.R.E. St. Michael's Christian Education
T. EVANS, B.A. New Brunswick, M.A. London Church History
P.F. HARRIS, B.A. London, M.A. Cantab., S.T.D. Greg Rome Systematic Theology
M.F. HODDER, B.A. McGill, Dip. in Theol. United Theol. Coll., P.G. Dip. in Th. Edinburgh,
S.T.M., Th.D. Boston Theological Ethics
M.P. HODDER, B.A. McGill, B.Ed. Memorial, Cert. Dramatic Arts Royal Academy, M.Ed. S. Mississippi Elocution
H. ROLLMANN, B.A. Pepperdine, M.A. Vanderbilt, Ph.D. McMaster Systematic Theology
R.W. SEXTY, B.Com. Alberta, M.B.A. Queen's, D.B.A. Colorado Parish Administration
R. SINGLETON, B.A. Memorial, M.Div. King's College, D.Min. Graduate Theological Foundation, Indiana Diploma of Ministry
Memorial University of Newfoundland is the only university in Newfoundland and Labrador. It has campuses in St. John's and in Corner Brook, as well as Harlow, England and St. Pierre et Miquelon.
The Beginning
Memorial University College was established as a memorial to the Newfoundlanders who had lost their lives on active service during the First World War, later also to encompass the province's war dead of the Second World War. The College opened its doors on the old Parade grounds to a total student body of 55 on September 15, 1925.
University Status
The elevation of the College to the full status of a university was one of the priorities of the first post-Confederation Government. At the initial session of our Provincial House of Assembly, July 13, 1949, the intention of the Government of the day was conveyed by the then Lieutenant-Governor, the Honourable Sir Albert Walsh, in these words from the Speech from the Throne:
"It is considered that Newfoundland should have her own degree-conferring University and you will be invited to consider legislation which would confer upon the Memorial University College the status of a university. It is planned to widen and improve the functions, and thus increase the public usefulness of this institution created originally in honour of our illustrious dead of the First World War."
Royal assent was given the Bill creating The Memorial University of Newfoundland on August 13, 1949, exactly one month to the day from the opening of the House. The Board of Regents and the Senate were inaugurated in May 1950, and the first Convocation of the University was held on June 3, 1950, when the first degrees were awarded.
A Period of Expansion
With university status, Memorial entered a period of rapid growth that was to continue into the 70's. In 1949-50, there was a student body of 307 in the brand-new University; in the academic year 1961-62, when the University moved to its present campus, the student enrolment had reached 1745 full-time and 152 part-time. Ten years later, 1971-72, the student population, including full- and part-time students on degree programmes, was 10,980.
Meanwhile, there were equally dramatic changes in the variety and extent of available academic programmes. In the early years of the University, there were two Faculties (Arts and Science, and Education). While the academic structure was quite similar in 1961, when the University moved to the present campus, areas of instruction, course offerings and degrees awarded had all increased.
Today, the University has six Faculties - Arts, Science, Education, Medicine, Engineering and Business Administration; and seven Schools - Graduate Studies, Nursing, Physical Education and Athletics, Social Work, Continuing Education, Music and Pharmacy; and also offers degree programmes in Fine Arts.
In 1975, the University established a campus in Corner Brook. The College in 1979 was named the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College honouring the memory of the medical missionary who pioneered medicine in Northern Newfoundland and along the coast of Labrador. In addition to the college's first- and second-year course offerings, and degree programmes in fine arts, bachelor of arts programmes in cognitive studies, English and psychology were introduced in 1993 and a bachelor of science programme in environmental science in 1995.
In 1992 the Marine Institute joined the university, becoming the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University. Founded in 1964, the institute offers a range of programmes in fisheries and marine technology and is involved in research and technology transfer.
In seeking to meet the expanding needs of the province and to broaden its outreach, the university has established over the years a number of special divisions. These include the Amino Acid Facility, the Art Gallery, the Archaeology Unit, the Botanical Garden, the Centre for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), the Canadian Centre for International Fisheries Training and Development (CCIFTD), the Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering (C-CORE), the Continuing Engineering Education Centre (CEE), the English Language Research Centre, the Centre for Earth Resources Research (CERR), the Centre for International Business Studies, the Centre for Management Development (CMD), the Centre for Material Culture Studies, the Centre for Offshore and Remote Medicine (MEDICOR), Chair in Child Protection, the Don Snowden Centre for Development Support Communications, the Food Science Pilot Plant, the Geographical Information and Digital Analysis Laboratory (GEOIDAL), the Gerontology Centre, the Institut Frecker in St. Pierre, the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), the Labrador Institute of Northern Studies (LINS), the Maritime History Archive, the Maritime Studies Research Unit (MSRU), the Memorial University of Newfoundland Cartographic Laboratory (MUNCL), the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA), the NSERC/FPI/NSP Chair, the NSERC/Mobil Chair, the NSERC/Petro-Canada Chair, the Ocean Engineering Research Centre (OERC), the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC), the P.J. Gardiner Institute, Seabright Corporation Limited, the Statistical Consulting Laboratory, Telemedicine and the Telemedicine and Educational Technology Resource Agency (TETRA).
THE CAMPUSES
St. John's
The St. John's campus covers a total area of approximately 220 acres. It is divided by Prince Philip Drive, a four-lane arterial road that runs east to west across the campus. To the south, the boundary is Elizabeth Avenue; to the north, Long Pond and Kelly's Farm. The western boundary follows Westerland Drive, west along Prince Philip Drive and north along Wicklow Street; on the east, the campus is bounded by Higgin's Line and adjoins the St. John's Arts & Culture Centre property on Allandale Road.
On that part of the campus to the south of Prince Philip Drive are the Arts and Administration, Science, Chemistry-Physics, G.A. Hickman, Henrietta Harvey, Physical Education, Biotechnology, Services and M.O. Morgan buildings, the Queen Elizabeth II Library, Paton College, Burton's Pond Apartments, CSU-MUN Child Care Centre, the Thomson Student Centre, and a number of smaller buildings.
North of Prince Philip Drive are the Health Sciences Centre incorporating the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy and The St. John's General Hospital; the S.J. Carew Building, the Alexander Murray Building, the Faculty of Business Administration Building, the Captain Robert A. Bartlett Building, St. John's College, Coughlan College, Queen's College and the Marine Institute on Ridge Road. The National Research Council's Institute for Marine Dynamics, which is Canada's prime centre for studies related to cold ocean resource development, is also located on the north side of the campus.
Corner Brook
The Sir Wilfred Grenfell College stands on a magnificent 185-acre site with a spectacular view of the city of Corner Brook and the Bay of Islands. It is a complex housing administrative, academic and recreational sections, a student residence, dining hall, and bookstore. The Fine Arts Building features state-of-the-art facilities for the theatre and visual arts programmes. The latest building, housing library, computer lab, and lecture hall facilities, opened in the fall of 1995.
Marine Institute
The Marine Institute is located on Ridge Road in Pippy Park. The main building has a commanding position overlooking the city of St. John's and is the cornerstone of a complex of facilities equipped for education and research to meet the needs of the marine industry and associated businesses.
Other Marine Institute facilities include a site located about 30 kilometres from St. John's at Little Soldier's Pond, where programmes in theoretical and practical elements of training to prepare marine personnel to handle emergency situations are offered; a marine base at the Southside of St. John's Harbour, where realistic offshore safety drills take place; a building at Nagles Hill, where the Aquaculture Unit is housed, and offices located in the Pippy Park Headquarters where international activities are the focused.
OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY
The objectives of Memorial University of Newfoundland are: to develop in the province an institution of higher learning deserving of respect for the quality of its academic standards and of its research; to establish new programmes to meet the expanding needs of the province; and to provide the means whereby the University may reach out to all the people.
In 1994 Memorial adopted a mission statement and strategic plan. The mission statement reads,
Memorial University is committed to excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and service to the general public.
Memorial University recognizes a special obligation to educate the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador, to undertake research on the challenges this province faces and to share its expertise with the community.
Memorial University's strategy to meet the 21st century has five themes. These themes are inclusive, in that they are intended to apply throughout the university and to break down barriers to communication and cooperation across disciplines, and academic and administrative units.
A comprehensive theme is quality in everything we do.
1. Quality
The university will systematically act to enhance quality
in all of the services: to students, to the rest of the
university community and to external stakeholders.
The second and third themes derive from our mission.
2. Outreach Education
The university will adapt its programmes and services to
meet the changing needs, expectations and characteristics of students.
3. Community Resource
The university will enhance its presence in the community and create means for our community to learn about
and to utilize the resources of the university.
The fourth and fifth themes derive from our location.
4. Mid-North/Atlantic
The university will take advantage of its mid-north and
Atlantic location in educational programmes, research
activities and community services.
5. Expanding Horizons
The university will develop its international linkages to
promote individual, cultural and economic growth, and to
provide a means to contribute to the world community.
PRESIDENTS OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
1925 - 1933 Mr. John Lewis Paton
1933 - 1949 Dr. Albert G. Hatcher
PRESIDENTS OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
1949 - 1952 Dr. Albert G. Hatcher
1952 - 1966 Dr. Raymond Gushue
1966 - 1967 Mr. M.O. Morgan (pro tempore)
1967 - 1973 The Rt. Hon. the Lord Taylor of Harlow
1973 - 1981 Dr. M.O. Morgan
1981 - 1990 Dr. Leslie Harris
1990 - current Dr. Arthur W. May
CHANCELLORS OF THE UNIVERSITY
1952 - 1961 The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Rothermere of Hemsted
1961 - 1968 The Rt. Hon. the Lord Thomson of Fleet
1971 - 1979 Dr. G. Alain Frecker
1979 - 1988 Dr. Paul G. Desmarais
1994 - current Hon. Dr. John C. Crosbie
CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS (Established May, 1950)
1950 - 1954 Hon. Sir Albert Walsh
1954 - 1968 Dr. E.J. Phelan
1968 - 1974 Hon. Dr. Gordon A. Winter
1974 - 1982 Hon. Dr. F.W. Russell
1982 - 1991 Dr. Charles W. White
1991 - current Mrs. Janet Gardiner
UNIVERSITY CONSTITUTION
The Constitution of the University is embodied in an Act of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland entitled An Act Respecting the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Chap. 231, Revised Statutes of Newfoundland (as amended). The Act delineates the authority and the functions of the University and its parts, as follows:
There shall be a university which shall be called the Memorial University of Newfoundland, consisting of a Chancellor, Convocation, Board of Regents, Senate, Faculty Councils and the Faculties and which shall be a body politic and corporate. No other university having corporate powers capable of being exercised within Newfoundland shall be known by the same name, nor shall any other university have power to grant degrees.
The University shall have full power and authority from time to time and at all times to establish and maintain such faculties, colleges, schools, institutions, departments, chairs and courses as to the Board of Regents may seem meet, and to give instructions and training; to grant degrees, including honorary degrees, diplomas and certificates of proficiency; to provide facilities for the prosecution of original research in every branch of knowledge and learning and to conduct and carry on such research work; and generally, to promote and carry on the work of a university in all its branches.
The Board of Regents
The management, administration and control of the property, revenue, business and affairs of the University are vested in a Board of Regents, consisting of:
a) three ex-officio members
c) seventeen members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council; and
d) two members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council who are full-time students of the University.
The Senate
Matters of an academic character are in general charge of the Senate of the University, consisting of the following:
a) The Chancellor of the University;
b) ex-officio members who shall be
d) twelve members from the students in attendance at the University, to be chosen in a manner approved by the Board.
Convocation
Convocation of the University, as provided in the Act, is composed of the Chancellor, the President, the Senate, the Board of Regents, all persons who are graduates of the Memorial University College, all persons holding academic appointments with the University whose names are added to the roll of the Convocation by the Registrar of the University from time to time upon instructions from the President, and all persons who have become graduates of the University. The functions of Convocation are chiefly elective, but it may also consider all questions affecting the well-being and prosperity of the University and make representations from time to time on such questions to the Senate, which shall consider the same and return to the Convocation its conclusions thereon.
Affiliation
The Act provides that, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the University may affiliate with any college or institution established in the province for the promotion of Arts and Science, or for instruction in Law, Medicine, Nursing, Education, Engineering, Agriculture or in any other useful branch of learning, and to dissolve any such affiliation. (The institution which has become affiliated with the University under this provision is Queen's College, St. John's).
The University Library consists of the Queen Elizabeth II Library, the Health Sciences Library, and the Dr. C.R. Barrett Library, Marine Institute, all in St. John's, and the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Library in Corner Brook. These four units together have a collection equivalent to 2.5 million volumes. This collection serves as the major information resource for the University as well as the province. All units of the library system may be used by all students, faculty and staff, as well as the community at large.
The Queen Elizabeth II Library was opened for service in January 1982. It is an impressive structure of 200,000 square feet on five levels. It has a seating capacity of 2,000 and can hold 1.6 million physical volumes. The Information Services Division, located on the main floor (second level), provides assistance to people wishing to make use of the library's resources and services. This division provides reference and computer-assisted bibliographic search services. Library tours and individual or group instruction in the use of the library and its resources may be arranged for students through this division. The Government Documents Section contains a depository collection of Canadian government documents together with an extensive collection of material from the U.S. and other countries and international organizations. The Lending Services Division provides interlibrary loan and services to off-campus students as well as maintaining the stacks in the library. The library's Centre for Newfoundland Studies collects all published material pertaining to Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as manuscript materials. The Music Resource Centre, located in the School of Music, contains scores, records, and listening equipment.
The Health Sciences Library is located on the ground floor of the Health Sciences Centre on the north campus of the University. Facilities for using audio-visual material are also available. The Health Sciences Library is a designated Canadian MEDLINE Centre which provides access to computer-assisted searches of the world's biomedical literature on demand in support of clinical, teaching, and research interests.
DR. C.R. BARRETT LIBRARY
The Dr. C.R. Barrett Library is located on the main floor of the Fisheries and Marine Institute. It offers a comprehensive range of research and audio-visual services to students, faculty, and staff at the Marine Institute, and to the Newfoundland marine industries.
The library collection supports study and research in fisheries and aquaculture, marine transport, nautical science, and the ocean environment. The collection also includes significant holdings in engineering.
Library holdings include 12,000 books and government documents, 300 current magazine and newspaper subscriptions, CD-ROM reference indexes, 1,000 films and videos, maps and pamphlets.
SIR WILFRED GRENFELL COLLEGE LIBRARY
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Library contains over 80,000 volumes including: audio-visual materials, books, Canadian government documents, periodicals, and a fine arts slide collection. Reference, library orientation, and interlibrary loan services are provided, along with facilities for individual and group study and use of audio-visual materials.
The Department of Computing and Communications is responsible for centralized computing, data and voice communications, and mail. Services include computing and network access, operations, consulting, training, software installation and support, applications development, remote facilities management, liaison with telephony suppliers, distribution of mail, and limited printing services. Computers supporting a variety of operating systems are available for teaching and research use. Extensive online access to administrative databases is provided.
The Department operates a campus-wide network providing users with provincial, national, and international access.
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
Queen's College, founded in 1841, is an Associate Member of The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and is affiliated with Memorial University of Newfoundland. It has a Faculty of Theology which offers courses in theology and in professional training for ministry. Under Legislative authority it confers the degrees of Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies and Bachelor of Theology as well as granting a Diploma Programme in Theology and Ministry. For further information apply to The Registrar, Queen's College, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3R6. (Telephone 709-753-0116; Fax 709-753-1214)
Trustees in the United Kingdom
- D.W.R. Wright, Chairman
- K. Archer, Vice-Chairman
- D.E. Barnett
- E.R.H. Bowring, M.A.
- A. Christodoulou, Ph.D., C.B.E.
- D. Darcy, Ph.D.
- P. Lincoln
- R. Harris
- D. Morgan, Ph.D.
- D.J. Parsons
- R.M. Sharp
Canadian Trustees (Ex-officio)
- Chairman, Board of Regents
- The President
- Vice-President (Academic)
Administrator at Harlow
- Mrs. E.A. Bethell
In 1966, the Board of Regents approved the establishment of a small residential campus at Harlow, Essex, between London and Cambridge. The campus provides accommodation for students while they gain field experience in the United Kingdom, and also acts as a base for teaching credit courses. Academic seminars and conferences are also held there.
The Campus comprises converted Victorian maltings, which can accommodate up to 33 students, and which also provides classroom and study space. In addition, Cabot House provides accommodation for a further 10 students. There are four faculty residences nearby. The Campus is available to all academic units of the University and is used on a regular basis by Education, Business Administration, Social Work, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Arts, and Grenfell College.
Specific enquires about academic programmes offered at Harlow Campus should be directed to the appropriate Dean/ Director/Principal at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland.
General enquiries about the Harlow Campus should be directed to either Mrs. E.A. Bethell, Administrator, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Harlow Campus Trust, The Maltings, St. John's Walk, Market Street, Harlow, Essex. CM17OAJ. Telephone 011-44-1-279-308778, Fax 011-44-1-279-306013. E-mail: ebethell@morgan.ucs.mun.ca, OR Chair, The Deans' Harlow Coordinating Committee, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3X8. Telephone (709) 737-3315. Fax: (709) 737-2001. E-mail: dtreslan@morgan.ucs.mun.ca.
The academic dress for matriculated undergraduates of Memorial University of Newfoundland is similar to the Scholar's Gown of the University of Oxford.
The gowns of the Bachelors are of black stuff; those of Masters are of black stuff or silk, while the gowns of Doctors are of fine scarlet cloth or silk.
The pattern of the Bachelor's and Master's black gowns is similar to that of the Oxford Master's gown. The Doctor's scarlet gown is similar to the Oxford Doctor of Divinity gown.
The hoods of Bachelors shall be made of black stuff, the hoods of Masters of black silk, and the hoods of Doctors of scarlet silk. They are full in shape and lined with the University colours of claret and white. The hoods of Bachelors are edged with white fur, the tippets with velvet in the colours distinctive of the Faculty or Degree. The hoods and tippets of Masters shall be edged with velvet in the colours distinctive of the Faculty or Degree. The hoods and tippets of Doctors are edged with silk in the colours distinctive of the Faculty or Degree. However, the hood of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree is of claret silk, lined and edged with claret silk.
The distinctive colours for the various degrees are:
| B.A., M.A., D.Litt. | White |
| B.Mus. | Pink |
| B.Comm., M.B.A. | Drab |
| B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Sc. | Gold |
| B.Ed., M.Ed. | Light Blue |
| B.Mus.Ed. | Lavender |
| B.P.E., M.P.E. | Sage Green |
| LL.D. | Purple |
| B.N., M.N. | Coral |
| B.S.W., M.S.W. | Ruby Gem |
| B.Eng., M.Eng. | Orange |
| M.Phil., Ph.D. | Claret |
| B.Med.Sc., M.D. | Green |
| B.Voc.Ed. | Steel Gray |
| B.Spec.Ed. | Teal Blue |
| B.A.(Police Studies) | Navy Blue |
| B.Ed.(Primary) | Royal Blue* |
| B.Ed.(Elementary) | Royal Blue* |
| B.Ed.(Native & Northern) | Monad Blue |
| M.A.S. | Mean Gray |
| B.Sc.(Pharm.) | Clover |
| B.F.A.(Theatre) | Amethyst |
| B.F.A.(Visual Arts) | Green Haze |
* Same colour as B.A.(Ed.)
The caps of undergraduates, Bachelors and Masters' are black and of square shape, with a black tassel. The cap of Doctors is similar to the Oxford Doctor's bonnet.
The academic dress for Officers of the University is as follows:
Chancellor - a silk gown heavily embroidered with gold braid.
Vice-Chancellor - a silk gown embroidered with gold braid.
Pro Vice-Chancellor - a silk gown embroidered with gold
braid.
Registrar and other officers of the University - gowns of a
pattern approved by the Senate.
The Office of Student Affairs and Services is concerned with all facets of student life. It exists to provide assistance to students in personal and social matters, and in particular with problems associated with life at university. Under the jurisdiction of the Dean of Student Affairs and Services, the Office includes such student services as housing accommodation, health, employment and placement, financial aid and counselling.
Another function of the Office of Student Affairs and Services is to serve as liaison between the student body and the administration of the University. The Office strongly encourages student representation on various departmental committees which cover such topics as financial aid and other matters relevant to the student body. The list of services provided by the Office of Student Affairs and Services is not intended to be exclusive, and students should feel free to bring any matters of concern to the attention of the Dean or the Dean's assistants.
Student Development in the office of Student Affairs and Services includes the research, development and administration of programmes and activities relating to students, the evaluation of existing programmes, the identification and assessment of emerging campus trends; long range planning, development and fostering of organizational goals as they relate to student governments, clubs, campus societies, development programmes, student discipline code and student complaints.
The Student Development Centre, is located in the TSC-2005. This centre contains the Wellness Centre, the Student Affairs Liaison Officer, Peer Orientation Programme, Student Volunteer Bureau, Orientation, Quality of Student Life Forum Coordinator, Leadership Awards, and First Year Services Centre. The Native Liaison Office assists native students in their university careers.
In addition, three Centres have been developed to respond to changing student needs. 1) CONTACS - The Centre for Orientation of Non-Traditional and Commuter Students, located in TSC-3036 houses the orientation, off campus housing, research and retention services; 2) The Blundon Centre, TSC-2008 and the Special Project Offices are responsible for the development and provision of Employment Centre provides a variety of employment related services to students. For further information about the above services, contact the Office of the Director in the Office of Student Affairs and Services A-3039, 737-7594.
The Office of Student Affairs and Services, Student Development Unit, operates a full time, year round placement office on campus. Services are available to part time, full time and alumni members of the university community.
The Centre is designed to assist graduates and undergraduates to obtain permanent, summer or part time employment; to provide employment counselling and labour market information; and to assist employers wishing to recruit at Memorial. Students seeking graduate employment should contact the Centre early in September of their graduating year. Students requiring summer or part time positions should contact the Centre on a weekly basis during the academic year.
In preparation of the job search the Centre can provide assistance with interview skills, resume preparation and job search assistance. A resource library of recruiter materials is available. Students are requested to contact the Centre staff for assistance. Appointments are requested.
For further information please contact the Employment Services Centre on the 1st floor, CL 1000, Coughlan College.
Student Affairs and Services administers the Scholarships and Awards Programme for the University. Students requiring information on this programme should contact General Students Services, Room 2015, Thomson Student Centre, Telephone 737-7461 or refer to the Scholarship and Awards section of the University Calendar.
General Student Services is a division of Student Affairs and Services and includes Scholarships and Awards, Emergency Financial Aid, Out-of-Province Financial Aid, University Bookstore, Thomson Student Centre and Liquor and Locker Services. Inquiries concerning any of the above may be made at Room 2015, Thomson Student Centre, Telephone 737-7461.
Information regarding the Provincial Government Student Aid Programme is available from Student Aid Division, Department of Education, located in the Thomson Student Centre, Room 3002, Telephone 729-4235.
The International Student Advisor is located in Room A3039 of the Arts/Administration Building, telephone 737-7593. Reception and orientation of new foreign students are two of the major functions of the Advisor, as well as providing information and advice concerning their stay in Newfoundland. New students should plan to meet with the International Student Advisor upon arrival for advice concerning their stay at Memorial and their compulsory health insurance programme.
An association of chaplains offers individual and joint programmes including denominational and weekly interfaith worship, seasonal services, discussion groups and full-time pastoral counselling. The chaplains and students work together with common values to improve the quality of life on campus.
ON-CAMPUS ECUMENICAL WORSHIP
Tuesdays 12:20-12:50 at the Thomson Student Centre, T2006
Anglican
St. Augustine's Church
Sunday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
Pentecostal
ChiAlpha
Friday 7:30
Education Building, E1020
Roman Catholic
St. John's College Chapel
Sunday 4:00 p.m. Mass
Monday 7:00 p.m. Faith Sharing
United Church
St. James United Church
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
Salvation Army
Friday 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study
9:00 p.m. - Social/Recreation Activities
The primary function of the Counselling Centre is to help students release, develop or direct their personal capabilities. Through individualized personal counselling and a wide range of programmes, students are encouraged and helped to develop their own unique resources and thereby promote personal growth and intellectual development. The Centre also serves as a training centre for advanced students in a number of helping professions. Services will be offered free of charge to students in three basic areas.
Learning Enhancement Programmes
Through a number of short courses and structured activities, students may actively enhance their learning capabilities. Most of the learning programmes offered train participants to employ a number of organizational techniques to comprehend and, later, to recall important concepts. Specific programmes offered through the Centre apply these ideas to the areas of Speed Reading and Comprehension, Organizing Ideas for Term Papers and Essays, and Oral Communication.
Career Planning
An appropriate career choice appears to be a major contributor to students' satisfaction with their performance in university. The Career Planning Centre (T 3035) serves as a drop-in centre designed to help students in such areas as gathering information relevant to educational and career goals, performing self-exploration of career-related interests, clarifying values, acquiring more effective decision-making strategies, and developing both short- and long-term career plans. The Centre is open daily from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in summer) and is staffed continuously by counsellors and student paraprofessionals. Students are encouraged to stop in and acquaint themselves with the Centre's resources.
Individual and Group Counselling For Other Personal Concerns
In addition to individualized personal counselling, the Centre offers specialized group and/or training programmes. For many students such concerns as fear of testing, fear of asserting one's self, and continued mental and physical stress can lead to poor academic performance or personal problems. These, and other such difficulties, can be dealt with on either an individual or a group basis, depending upon the student's wishes. Therefore, programmes such as Test Anxiety Management, Relaxation Training, Biofeedback Training and Assertiveness Training are routinely offered. Other programmes include behaviour modification (Smoker's Clinic, Weight Control) as well as Growth Groups in areas such as Personal Growth, Sexuality, Men's and Women's Awareness Groups, and Assertiveness Training.
The Counselling Centre and the Career Planning Centre are located on the 3rd Floor, Thomson Student Centre, and are open from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (4:30 p.m. in summer), Monday through Friday. All services are free of charge to students and appointments can be made in person (T 3019) or by telephone (737-8874).
Location
Between the Thomson Student Centre and the Science Building.
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (4:30 p.m. in summer) BY APPOINTMENT, except for emergencies.
The staff at Student Health Service are available to provide comprehensive health care and to assist students in taking responsibility for their own health. Primary functions of the Service are the diagnosis and treatment of illness, the activation and maintenance of wellness and the promotion of health education programs.
Medical Services
Services provided include:
- diagnosis and treatment of: physical illness, emotional
problems, sexually transmitted diseases, injuries;
- individual counselling on various aspects of health and
wellness: smoking, fitness, weight control, nutrition,
alcohol and drug abuse;
- referral to: specialists, physiotherapists, hospital diagnostic services, other health care agencies;
- reproductive health: pap smears, contraception, pregnancy - testing, referral services;
- Injury rehabilitation programs;
- AIDS (HIV antibody) testing: confidential blood tests,
pre-test counselling, post-test counselling;
- "Medicals" (non-insured service): pre-employment,
pre-admission to professional schools, SCUBA diving,
driver's license, TB skin test;
- Educational materials on health issues
- MCP information and application forms
Health Education Program
This programme is coordinated by the wellness educator. It includes services to promote healthy lifestyles and wellness through the development of educational programs and activities. The Peer Helper program consists of more than 30 student volunteers who are trained to promote healthy lifestyles and wellness activities on campus.
Medical records
All students' medical records are strictly confidential. No information is released without the request and written consent of the student.
New students
Students are encouraged to bring a copy of their medical records to the Student Health Centre. This is especially important for students who:
- have chronic or recurrent illness, e.g. asthma, diabetes,
inflammatory bowel disease, seizure disorders;
- require refills of prescription drugs;
- have a physical disability, e.g. cerebral palsy, spina
bifida, visual or hearing impairment; or
- have a history of mental illness.
Payment
The University will bill the appropriate paying agency for the eligible medical services received at the Student Health Service.
Newfoundland students
MCP cards are required.
Students from other Canadian provinces
Students from other Canadian provinces are required to bring their provincial medicare cards.
International students
International students are required at registration to enrol in a university medical insurance plan. The premium for the academic year is due at the time of registration. A personal medical insurance certificate will be issued by the Office of Student Affairs and must be presented by the student each time medical or hospital services are required. The student must also sign a claim form for each medical or hospital service rendered.
Medicals
"Medicals" (pre-employment, SCUBA, driver's licence, life insurance, etc.) are NOT covered by insurance plans and must be paid for by the student.
The Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union Act, 1968, which incorporated the Students' Union, defines the objectives of the Union as follows: to promote artistic, literary, educational, social, recreational, charitable and sporting activities for the advancement of the interests of its members and others; to act as the official organization of the students of the University; and to co-ordinate, promote and direct the activities of the students of the University.
The objectives of the Union are carried out by many societies, ranging from M.U.N. Radio and the MUSE to the Education Society and the Commerce Society. Every society which has its constitution ratified by the Council is a part of the Union.
The governing body of the Students' Union is the Council which is composed of an elected executive, the President and four Vice-Presidents, and elected representatives from all segments of the student body. The Council is the official liaison between the student body and the administration of the University.
All recognized societies are financed from the Students' Union budget which comes mostly from Students' Union fees. Council offices are located in the Thomson Student Centre.
CHILDCARE CENTRES
The Students' Union operates four non-profit Childcare Centres for children ranging in age from two to ten years.
These centres situated in the CSU/MUN Childcare Building (next to Burton's Pond), are fully licensed by the provincial government, and strictly adhere to all provincial regulations.
Although these centres serve the entire university community, children of full-time students are given priority for the fall term if their application is on file at the centre by April 30, of that year.
For further information, please call 737-4728/4729.
STUDENTS' UNION FEE
All full-time and part-time undergraduate students of the University pay a compulsory students' Union fee and all students, upon registration, automatically become members of the Students' Union.
The Graduate Students' Union (GSU), an organization run for the graduate students by the graduate students at Memorial University, has been in existence since 1967. Every graduate student at MUN becomes a member of the GSU upon registration. Presently the graduate student body consists of over 1300 full- and part-time students, thereby comprising almost 10% of the total student population.
Recently, the GSU has acquired Feild Hall, two floors of which serve as residence for graduate students, one floor houses departmental graduate student offices and one floor on which the graduate student lounge and restaurant, "Bitters", is located. The GSU also owns the Graduate House, a residence on Military Road, that can also be booked for social events.
The GSU office is located in the newly acquired Feild Hall, Room 2007. Office hours are posted outside the office door and are also indicated on the GSU answering system. You can reach the GSU office by phone (709)737-4395, by fax at (709)737-3395, or by writing to: Graduate Students' Union, 216 Prince Philip Drive, #2007, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3R5.
The GSU has two important functions: 1) to represent the graduate students' interests in enhancing the quality of graduate student life, and 2) to help sort out problems and misunderstandings arising between individuals and the university. Student fees, presently $15 per semester per graduate student, provide the GSU with its annual operating budget. The fees are used to run the office, assist social and academic events, provide a Conference Aid Fund, and cover other operating expenses. A detailed budget is presented at the first Board of Directors (BOD) meeting each semester to be passed or amended.
The GSU is run by a Board of Directors consisting of the GSU Executive, a student representative from every department and school having a graduate programme, and those graduate students who sit on various academic councils and committees of the university. The Board meets once a month to assess executive decisions and to discuss matters of importance to graduate students. This is also a chance for graduate students to raise any concerns from individual departments and in return receive advice or suggestions on problem solving. These meetings act as the main line of communication between the Executive and the general graduate student population. For this reason, the GSU needs an active and interested Board of Directors, without which the GSU would be ineffective.
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES UNIVERSITY TRAINING PLANS
Selected students may qualify for financial assistance through these Canadian Armed Forces University Training Plans: The Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP), The Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP-Coop, M.U.N. only), the Dental Officer Training Plan (DOTP), the Medical Officer Training Plan (MOTP), and the Reserve Entry Scheme: Officers (RESOP). Full details may be obtained from:
Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre
Main Post Office Building
Water Street
St. John's, Newfoundland
OR
Canadian Forces Recruiting Detachment
Herald Towers Building
Suite 407, 4 Herald Avenue
Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
FIREARMS ON CAMPUS
Students are reminded that firearms (including air-rifles, air-guns and sling shots) may not be brought into, or used in, any part of the University except the rifle range.
NOTE: It is the personal responsibility of each student to locate accommodation on or off the campus. The University will provide such assistance as it can through the Student Housing Office. Accommodation on campus is available at Paton College and Burton's Pond Apartments.
For good cause, the University reserves the right to refuse admission to university housing to any individual, and to require the withdrawal of any individual who has been admitted to university housing.
NOTE: Offers of rooms at Paton College are conditional on students being accepted and registered at Memorial or the Fisheries and Marine Institute. Students who are not accepted to the University must notify the college officer of their intention to cancel accommodations. Paton College consists of nine residence houses and has accommodations for 882 students. There are five traditional male and female houses. Accommodations are also available in four co-ed residences.
While Student Housing oversees the operation of Paton College, all houses are administered internally by representatives of both Student Housing and the students. Each house is under the supervision of a Proctor, who is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the residence. The Proctor is assisted by the Senior Resident Assistant and several Resident Assistants, who reside on each floor. Each residence also elects a House Committee comprised of students to represent the house in various matters, and to organize social and recreational activities in the residence. An Academic Don is also appointed for each residence by Student Housing. The Don is responsible for co-ordinating academic support programs in residence.
Most rooms in Paton College are double occupancy. Only students who have spent a minimum of two terms in residence, including the most recent academic term, are eligible for a single room. Eligibility for single rooms will be determined by number of terms spent in Paton College and number of university credits.
The top floor of some Paton College houses have been designated as quiet floors and stereos are not permitted in these areas. Students who prefer to live in a section where quiet standards are maintained, should request a quiet floor on their application form. While regular floors are less strict on quiet regulations, there are designated quiet hours for studying.
All students of Paton College are required to purchase a meal plan as a condition of residency. Special diets may be arranged for students with medical conditions provided they have proper documentation.
Mail service is available to all residents. Students are responsible for their own personal items, such as soap, towels, and linens.
Most houses are connected to an extensive underground tunnel system that allows students access to most of the university's facilities.
Each house has a television room, computer room, study lounge, games room, and laundry facilities. Several residences also have exercise and weight rooms, furnished guest lounges, and snack canteens. Pay telephones are available on each floor or students may make arrangements to have their own phone installed.
APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE
Application for residence may be made by any eligible person at any time. Application forms are available from:
Student Housing Office
9-309 Hatcher House
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1B 3P7
Each application must be accompanied by a $20.00 application fee. This fee is non-refundable and will not be credited to the applicant's financial account.
Confirmation fees are creditable and may be refunded when all conditions pertaining to this fee are met.
Application for summer session may be made any time and must be accompanied by a non-refundable, non-creditable $20.00 application fee.
ASSIGNMENT TO RESIDENCE
Returning students of the fall and winter semesters and work term students as defined by the Division of Co-ordination, will receive assignment preference over all other applicants if they adhere to the schedule under RESIDENCE TERMS.
Students entering university as first-year students, as well as students transferring directly to St. John's from Sir Wilfred Grenfell College or the community colleges, will receive assignment preference over all remaining applicants.
All other applicants, including spring semester and summer session residence students, will be considered and assigned by date of receipt of their application.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the University reserves the right to make residence/room assignments other than those stated as preference on the application.
RESIDENCE TERMS
(See the Diary section of the Calendar for exact dates.)
| Fall Semester | September to December |
| Winter Semester | January to April |
| Spring Semester | May to August |
| Intersession | May to June |
| Summer Session | July to Mid-August |
RETURNING STUDENTS - FALL SEMESTER
Returning students for the Fall semester must apply and submit a $20.00 application fee for accommodations by March 15. At this time an acceptance form to Paton College is signed. If it becomes necessary for an applicant to cancel a confirmed assignment, it must be done on or before July 1st. Failure to cancel a room assignment by July 1st will result in a $300.00 cancellation fee being charged to the student's financial account with the university.
NEW STUDENTS - FALL SEMESTER
Assignments will be mailed to the earliest applicants before May 1st. Confirmation form and fee of $200.00 must be received by Student Housing no later than May 31, otherwise the house assignment will be cancelled and the space re-assigned. If it becomes necessary for an applicant to cancel a confirmed assignment, it must be done not later than July 1 to be eligible for a refund of the confirmation fee. FAILURE TO CANCEL A CONFIRMED ASSIGNMENT BY JULY 1 WILL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF THE $200.00 CONFIRMATION FEE.
NEW STUDENTS - WINTER AND SPRING SEMESTERS
Assignments will be mailed as vacancies occur. Confirmation form and fee of $200.00 must be received by Student Housing within 14 days of mailing. Where confirmation forms and confirmation fee are not received within this period the assignment will be cancelled and the space re-assigned.
Once assigned a house, the onus is on the student to cancel the assignment if the space is not required. CANCELLATION OF CONFIRMED ASSIGNMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF THE $200.00 CONFIRMATION FEE.
ASSIGNMENT PREFERENCE LIST
When all rooms of the College have been assigned, applicants to a maximum of 200 males and 200 females, who cannot be offered accommodation at the time, will be placed on an assignment preference list. It is essential that individuals on the list give the Housing Office a local address and telephone number at which they can be contacted on short notice. Applications and related fees received after the assignment preference list has been filled will be returned to the sender. The College can give no assurance that a room will be available to all those on the assignment preference list; for this reason, all individuals on this list should make their own arrangements for alternate accommodation. It should be noted that the application fee is non-refundable and non-creditable.
OCCUPANCY OF ROOMS AND MEAL-TICKET COVERAGE
First-year students
Occupancy of rooms extends from the day before registration until the day after the last regularly scheduled undergraduate examination.
Meal tickets are valid from the evening meal on the day before university registration. The ticket expires with the mid-day meal on the day after university's last regularly scheduled examination.
Accommodation between semesters
Residence fees cover the period of a particular semester only. Those residents who have a valid requirement to be in residence between semesters may be provided sleeping accommodation if space is available and approved by the Housing Office.
The additional charge for such accommodation is $7.00 per day and must be arranged and paid in advance.
Students may be required to remove their personal belongings from their rooms for the period of the Christmas or other recesses when required.
The Housing Office reserves the right to deny accommodation outside the normal semester period if space is needed for other purposes.
RESIDENCE FEES AND MEAL CHARGES
All accommodation at Paton College is on a room-and-board basis. As the food contract is negotiated each year and residence fees are subject to inflationary trends, refer to the section of the University Calendar headed FEES AND CHARGES to determine cost of accommodation.
WITHDRAWAL FROM PATON COLLEGE
If you wish to move out of residence during the semester, you must notify the general office (309 Hatcher House).
NOTE: Students leaving residence will be required to give one month written notice of intention to do so or pay the equivalent cost. Requests for waiver of this regulation should be made to the director of student housing and food services.
Refunds are available under the following conditions:
a) No refunds will be made on the first month's charges.
b) Refunds on charges after the first month will be prorated
to the end of the week (Sunday).
c) Students registering after the first two weeks will have
their charges prorated from the beginning of the week
(Monday) they register.
d) No refunds will be offered students leaving in the last
month of the semester.
The above is dependent upon a satisfactory room condition form.
In addition to Paton College, Memorial operates an apartment complex at Burton's Pond on the University campus. There are four apartment buildings for single students: Guy, Gilbert, Cartier and Cabot Courts. Fifteen two-bedroom family units are contained in Baltimore Court, and there is a service building - Corte Real Court containing a laundry centre, students' mail boxes, and housing office for Burton's Pond Apartments. As spaces are limited, demand is high, and spaces are allotted on a first come first served basis, students are encouraged to apply early. Each apartment unit in the four "single students" buildings is occupied by four students, each of whom has a private bedroom and shares the kitchen, living room and bathroom. There is a reserved block of apartments for Graduate Students who will be restricted to this area. Each student is required to sign a lease for the partial occupancy of an apartment.
Residence in the apartments is limited to students of 19 years of age or over who have a minimum of thirty university course credit hours. The four residences can provide accommodation for 512 students. Once this accommodation has been assigned, applicants to a maximum of 100 males and 100 females who cannot be offered accommodation at the time will be placed on a waiting list. Baltimore Court has 15 units, and these will also be let under a lease agreement. Each apartment contains a living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. The second bedroom is designed for one child. All apartments in Baltimore are assigned on a priority basis. Check with office for details. An application fee of $20.00 payable by money order or certified cheque for three consecutive semesters must be enclosed with each application.
The application fee is non-refundable and non-creditable in all instances.
Except for the restriction on first-year students and waiting list maximums, the same basic procedures apply for Assignment to Residence, Residence Terms and Offers of Accommodations - New Applicants.
Eligible students wishing to apply may obtain further information and application forms by contacting:
Supervisor
Burton's Pond Apartments
2009 Corte Real Court
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1B 3S7
The Off-Campus Housing Office maintains a current register of homes in St. John's offering student accommodation. Students requiring assistance in locating off-campus housing are advised to make use of this service. The Off-Campus Housing Office is located in Room 3036, T.S.C., CONTACS Centre.
Members
J.A. Tuck (Anthropology), Chairman
S.C. Brown (Anthropology)
M. Deal (Anthropology)
S.M. Jerkic (Anthropology)
R.T. Pastore (History)
G.L. Pocius (Folklore)
P. Renouf (Anthropology)
E. Foulkes, Curator of Collections
C. Mathias, Conservator
The Archaeology Unit was established in 1978 as a unit of the Faculty of Arts within the Department of Anthropology. It provides an administrative structure in which the teaching and research programmes in archaeology can be strengthened by the formal participation of scholars in cognate departments. It has the following aims:
a) To bring together those scholars interested in archaeology as a means of understanding the past.
b) To create a programme of study providing a thorough
understanding of the techniques of archaeology, the
various theoretical perspectives to which archaeology
may contribute, and a knowledge of other disciplines
which may contribute to our understanding of the past.
c) To co-ordinate and conduct archaeological research,
both prehistoric and historical.
d) To establish laboratory facilities and to employ personnel for the conservation of artifacts.
e) To maintain liaison with relevant public agencies and
private organizations.
ART GALLERY OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Located in the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre, the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador (formerly Memorial University Art Gallery) is a university owned corporation. It presents exhibitions of international and Canadian contemporary visual art, historical art and crafts, with a special emphasis on the arts of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Gallery is also responsible for the Memorial University Permanent Collection and publishes catalogues, chiefly on Newfoundland art. Headed by Director Patricia Grattan and staffed by seven permanent employees, the Gallery fulfills its wide mandate by offering an average of 25 exhibitions a year, supplemented by over 100 public educational events and a program of school tours. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Sunday inclusive from noon - 5 p.m. Evening hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 - 10 p.m. Admission is free. The information phone number is 737-8209.
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (CCIFTD)
Members
Dr. A.B. Dickinson
Operational Director
Ms. Colleen Clarke
Administrative Secretary
The Canadian Centre for International Fisheries Training and Development (CCIFTD) was established in 1986 as a joint operation between Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Fisheries and Marine Institute (the Marine Institute). It provides a central body for coordinating and applying Newfoundland and Canadian institutional, government and private sector fisheries and oceans expertise to projects in developing countries.
MANDATE AND ACTIVITIES
The primary functions of CCIFTD are to:
- Seek fellowships for international students to study in
Canada.
- Engage in international cooperative research and
technology transfer with educational institutions and
public and private sector agencies.
- Promote international faculty exchanges.
- Develop and deliver international fisheries and oceans
education, training and technology transfer programs.
- Provide consulting services and engage in international
fisheries and oceans development projects.
CENTRE FOR COLD OCEAN RESOURCES ENGINEERING (C-CORE)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. D.R. Motyka (Chairman)
President & Chief Operating Officer
Questor Technology Inc.
Dr. J.I. Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mr. J.S. Blair
Vice-President
International & Canada Frontier
Husky Oil Operations Ltd.
Mr. G. Bruce
Vice-President, Frontiers & International
Petro-Canada
Mr. G. Gosse
Provincial Coordinator & Chairman
Hibernia Project Monitoring Committee
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Mr. K.B. Hull
President
Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd.
Dr. K. Keough
Vice-President (Research)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mr. S.B. MacPhee
Dominion Hydrographer/Director General
Canadian Hydrographic Service
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. K.J. Miller
Vice-President, Frontier Development
Mobil Oil Canada Properties
Mr. D. Oake
Deputy Minister
Dept. of Industry, Trade and Technology
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Mr. D.L. Paul
President
Chevron Canada Resources
Dr. R. Seshadri
Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mr. D.S. Walters
Vice-President
Newfoundland and Labrador, Royal Bank of Canada
Ms. J.A. Whittick (Secretary/Treasurer)
Vice-President, Operations
Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering
Memorial University of Newfoundland
MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mr. G. Lever
Manager, Frontier & International Engineering
Petro-Canada Resources
Dr. G.R. Peters
Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Memorial University of Newfoundland
BUSINESS SERVICES
Clark, J.I., B.Sc. Acadia, B.Eng. Technical University of Nova Scotia, M.Sc. Alberta, Ph.D. Technical University of Nova Scotia, P.Eng.; President and Chief Executive Officer
Whittick, J.A., B.Sc. Dunelm; Vice-President, Operations
Beaton, S.J.; Projects Controller
Kennedy, S.C., B.Comm. Memorial
RESEARCH GROUP
Bruneau, S.E., B.Eng. Memorial, M.E.Sc. Western Ontario, P.Eng.
Cammaert, A.B., B.A.Sc. Waterloo, Ph.D. Cambridge, P.Eng.
Croasdale, K.R., B.Sc. London, P.Eng.
Crocker, G.B., B.Sc. Trent, M.Sc. McGill, Ph.D. Cambridge
Davis, L.H.M., B.Sc. Memorial, M.Sc. Toronto
Dawe, B.J., B.Eng., M.Eng. Memorial
El-Tahan, M.S., B.Sc. Cairo, M.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
English, G.M., B.Sc., M.Sc. Memorial, P.Geo.
Goodman, S., B.Sc.Eng., M.Sc.Eng., Ph.D. Queen's
Gosine, R.G., B.Eng. Memorial, Ph.D. Cambridge
Guzzwell, J.A., B.Eng. Memorial, M.Sc.Eng. Queen's, P.Eng.
Hart, D.J., B.Sc. Toronto, M.Sc. Windsor, Ph.D. Waterloo
Hartery, F.P., B.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
Hickey, K.J., B.Sc. Memorial
Hu, B., Dipl. Eng.Qing-Yun Inst. of Tech., M.Eng. Univ. Sci. Tech. Beijing, Ph.D. McMaster
Hunt, W.R., B.Eng. Memorial
Hurley, S., B.Eng. Memorial
Khan, R.H., B.Sc. Karachi, M.Sc., M.Phil. Southampton, Ph.D. Calgary, P.Eng.
King, A.D., B.Sc., B.Ed., B.Eng. Memorial
King, D.J., B.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
Klein, K., B.Sc. Carleton
Kosar, K.M., B.A.Sc. British Columbia, M.Sc., Ph.D. Alberta
LeFeuvre, E.P., B.Eng. Memorial
McDermott, I.R., B.Sc., Ph.D. Wales
McKenna, R.F., B.Sc. Queen's, M.A.Sc., Ph.D. Waterloo
Monahan, C.C., B.Eng., M.Eng. Memorial, Ph..D. London
Nesbitt, E.A., B.A. Carleton, B.Ed. Queen's
Paulin, M.J., B.Eng., M.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
Pearson, W.G., B.Sc. Memorial
Phillips, R., B.Sc. Bristol, M.Phil., Ph.D. Cambridge
Pike, C.J., B.Sc. Toronto, M.Sc. U.B.C., P.Geol.
Power, D.T., B.Eng., M.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
Randell, C.J., B.Eng. Lakehead, M.A.Sc. U.B.C.
Saoudy, S.A.S., B.Sc.(1976), B.Sc.(1979), M.Eng. Cairo, Ph.D. Manitoba, P.Eng.
Smyth, S.J., B.Eng. Memorial
Walsh, J., B.Eng. Nova Scotia, Ph.D. Calgary
Winsor, R.S., B.Eng. Technical University of Nova Scotia, M.Sc. Queen's
Woodworth-Lynas, C.M.T., B.Sc. Liverpool, M.Sc. Memorial, Ph.D. Wales, P.Geo.
Xiao, X., B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D. China
C-CORE is a not for profit, incorporated research organization of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Funded by industry and government, the Centre undertakes research and development that contributes to the safe and economic development of Canada's ocean related resources. C-CORE educates and trains engineers and scientists to work in the offshore; identifies impediments to offshore resource development; and contributes to the economic development of Newfoundland and Labrador as a centre for cold ocean engineering through the transfer of technology to the private sector.
C-CORE has six main research thrusts: Ice Engineering, Remote Sensing, Seabed Geophysics, Geotechnical Engineering, Space Systems and Applications and Intelligent Systems. The Centre develops its research priorities in consultation with industry and government to reflect their changing needs. C-CORE's research work is strongly experimental. A multidisciplinary team of researchers has been built up whose expertise includes engineering, acoustics, geology, geophysics, mining, electronics, remote sensing and computer science. Graduate and undergraduate students participate in the Centre's programs.
C-CORE is located in the Captain Robert A. Bartlett Building adjacent to the S.J. Carew Building. The Centre works in very close co-operation with other sectors of the University and particularly with the members of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The Centre's mandate includes a contribution to the education and development of people who will become competent to work in the ocean environment.
C-CORE was established in 1975 by Memorial University of Newfoundland, with the initial financial support of the Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations of Calgary. The Associates of C-CORE, industry and government agencies in Canada and internationally, support the work of the Centre through contracts, grants and contributions. The Associates meet annually to review progress and to help shape future research programs.
The Board of Directors is charged with responsibility for the funding, research activities and policy direction of C-CORE. Its members, who are appointed by the President of Memorial University, are drawn from industry, government and Memorial University.
To keep others informed of its activities, the "C-CORE News" is published periodically. C-CORE operates the Ocean Engineering Information Centre (OEIC). Located in the Captain Robert A. Bartlett Building, the OEIC has a special collection of ocean engineering material and provides an information service to C-CORE and other researchers as well as to the offshore industry.
C-CORE is prepared to award graduate fellowships in Ocean Engineering and Marine Geoscience, each valued at up to $15,000, to develop and encourage expertise in cold ocean research (see section on Scholarships and Awards for details).
CENTRE FOR EARTH RESOURCES RESEARCH (CERR)
Acting Director
Quinlan, G.M., B.Sc. Toronto, Ph.D. Dalhousie; Professor
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. P. Dean
Assistant Deputy Minister
Mineral Resource Management Branch
Department of Natural Resources
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Mr. J. Fleming
Deputy Minister
Department of Natural Resources
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
Dr. K.M.W. Keough
Vice-President (Research)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Alan Law
Dean of Science
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. G.M. Quinlan
Acting Director
Centre for Earth Resources Research
RESEARCH GROUP
The Centre draws on the research expertise and talent of faculty members in the Department of Earth Sciences as well as other specialists inside and external to Memorial. For a complete listing of faculty, see Earth Sciences entry, under Faculty of Science.
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
The Centre for Earth Resources Research was established in 1983 to provide for the co-ordination and promotion of earth resources research and associated work related to the origin, discovery, development, exploitation and environment aspects of earth resources.
The Centre promotes, initiates, and co-ordinates research within the earth resources disciplines on the domestic and international scenes. Researchers interact, when appropriate, with the industrial and government sectors and introduce other organizations to the potential benefits of further research and development in earth resources.
The special facilities of the Centre complement the development of graduate and undergraduate programmes in earth sciences and related disciplines at Memorial University of Newfoundland. A further function of the Centre is to contribute to the training of people competent in solving earth resources problems and to encourage personnel exchanges with industry and government.
The Alexander Murray Building which opened in 1990 houses the Department of Earth Sciences and the Centre, and has laboratories for teaching and basic and targeted (contract) research.
ORGANIZATION
The Centre is an integral part of the Department of Earth Sciences. The active research of faculty members within, and those cross-appointed to the Department, contributes to programmes in the Centre. Increasing collaboration is under way with government and industry in research projects that emphasize earth resources. The work of the Centre addresses problems and opportunities related to mineral resources, petroleum resources, exploration technology, environmental geoscience, and generic research.
The Advisory Board provides advice and guidance particularly on the areas of research appropriate for the Centre and identifies sources of support for the research.
The Centre works closely with other local, domestic, and international research institutes. The Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering, the Ocean Sciences Centre (formerly MSRL and NICOS) and the NRC Institute for Marine Dynamics, as well as the Institute for Fisheries and Marine Technology, the department of Natural Resources and the federal Fisheries and Oceans Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Laboratory are some local organizations with which CERR can interact.
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
Director: Blair Winsor
The Centre for International Business Studies (CIBS) was
established by the Faculty of Business Administration in 1994
to help Newfoundland businesses enter the international
marketplace. The centre also facilitates international exchanges for students and faculty and provides them with the
opportunity to research issues in international business and
trade.
The centre works with local businesses to enhance their
effectiveness within the international business community,
and most particularly with European Community countries.
Staff at the centre match skills and programmes within the
Faculty of Business Administration with a company's needs.
The Centre for International Business Studies develops
international student and faculty exchanges which allow
participants to gain experience in foreign business practices
and develop international contacts. The exchanges also allow
foreign students to study in Newfoundland. The faculty's list
of international exchange sites includes universities in
France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Ireland.
CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Director: Dr. Lanita S. Carter
Manager: Bill Morrissey
Administrative Secretary: Jackie Collins
Secretary-Receptionist: Maureen Stapleton
The Centre for Management Development (CMD) was
established within the Faculty of Business Administration at
Memorial University in 1980. Its mission is to facilitate excellence in human resource performance and development
by working with organizations to determine their specific
needs, and to arrange for the delivery of products or programmes which best meet these needs.
The CMD acts as an intermediary between the client and the
available sources of human resource development expertise.
The focus of our efforts, and our principal responsibility, is the
monitoring and maintenance of quality throughout the human
resource development process from design through delivery
and follow-up. We do not maintain our own permanent
programme delivery staff.
The majority of the Centre for Management Development's
work is done for a group of client organizations which maintain membership in the CMD Consortium. Consortium
members meet regularly with the CMD to discuss current and
emerging human resource development needs in their
organizations, to provide input on programme design, and to
jointly participate in programmes for cost-effective sharing of
information. The Centre for Management Development also
works with a variety of other organizational clients from both
the private and public sectors, including professional and
industry associations and not-for profit agencies and groups.
In addition, it continues to offer a range of public programmes
and services throughout the year.
Each year the CMD runs an Executive Development Programme (EDP), presenting participants with practical leading
edge management techniques that focus on organizational
success, effective performance, quality and competitiveness.
Reflecting the global nature of business in the 1990s and the
CMD's aim to establish a mid-Atlantic presence in human
resource development, faculty for the EDP have included
facilitators from across North America and Europe.
The Centre for Management Development's state-of-the-art
facilities are located on the fourth floor of the Faculty of
Business Administration building at Memorial University and
include various styles of classrooms, work areas, dining
facilities, and participant lounge.
For information concerning the CMD's programmes and
activities, either call (709) 737-7977, or fax (709) 737-7999.
CENTRE FOR MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES
Advisory Committee
Dr. T. Murphy, Dean of Arts; Chair
Co-Directors
Shane O'Dea; English
The Centre for Material Culture Studies was established in
1988 to initiate, promote and sponsor research on material
culture within both the University and the general community.
The Centre acts as a multidisciplinary forum for Memorial
faculty members as well as visiting researchers from other
institutions, including government agencies. The Centre
houses a research library and a wide range of visual and
documentary resources relating to material culture.
Chairman, Advisory Committee
Director
Director, Centre d'Etudes Franco-Terreneuviennes
Archivist
Honorary Research Associate (Folklore)
Honorary Research Associate (Language and Folklore)
The Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and
Language Archive was a joint creation of the Departments of
Folklore and English. It was set up to co-ordinate diverse
research in Newfoundland studies undertaken in both
Departments, to facilitate the mutual use of common material,
to organize it for research and publication, and to make a
permanent documented record for future generations. The
Folklore and Language Archive is an integral part of the
teaching and research activities of the Department of Folklore
on both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
The Archive comprises extensive collections of Newfoundland
and Labrador folksongs and music, folk narratives of many
kinds, oral history, folk customs, beliefs and practices,
childlore and descriptions of material culture. It has special
collections of the Newfoundland vocabulary, proverbs and
riddles and collections towards a linguistic atlas. The materials have been collected by a variety of means: by questionnaires, by student contributions in manuscript, by extensive
field work utilizing tape recorders, and by searching printed
sources.
The Archive is housed in the G.A. Hickman Building. Associated with it is a recording room, with facilities for copying
tapes and records and for the making of recordings. The
specially excerpted collection in language is housed in the
English Language Research Centre of the Department of
English. Newfoundland French language and folklore materials are housed in the Centre d'Etudes Franco-Terreneuviennes in the Department of Folklore. Each Department
has a working library associated with the archival material.
Members
W. Aldoori, M.D., M.D.A., Sc.D., (Nutrition and Epidemiology)
Research Support
A. Edwards, M.Sc., Medical Researcher
The Health Research Unit was established in 1991 as a unit
of the Faculty of Medicine within the Division of Community
Medicine. It makes available the professional skills, expertise
and information resources of the Division to other faculty,
government departments, non-government agencies and
organizations and the community.
The purpose of the Health Research Unit is to improve the
health of the Newfoundland community-at-large through
research focussed on the prevention of disease and the
protection and promotion of health.
Research Themes
-Measurement of health status in community/workforce
populations
INSTITUTE FOR FOLKLORE STUDIES IN BRITAIN AND CANADA
DIRECTORS
Dr. Paul Smith, Department of Folklore, Memorial University
of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, CANADA A1C
5S7
Dr. J.D.A. Widdowson, Centre for English Cultural Tradition
and Language, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, ENGLAND
S10 2TN
Aims
a) To foster and extend co-operation and scholarly
endeavour between the Department of Folklore at
Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Centre for
English Cultural Tradition and Language at the University of Sheffield;
b) To promote the study of folklore in Britain and Canada
through teaching, research, archive development and
publication;
c) To encourage and engage in research on all aspects of
Folklore which link the two host nations in a common
tradition.
Structure
a) Two Joint Directors, to consult and to effect practical
cooperation, one appointed by each institution, on the
recommendation of the Dean of the appropriate Faculty.
Each Joint Director will normally be the Head of the
Department of Folklore, the Director of the Centre for
English Cultural Tradition and Language (CECTAL), of
Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University
of Sheffield respectively.
b) A Steering Committee, consisting initially of two members from each institution, with power to co-opt, if
necessary, a non-voting chairman to be chosen from
among the members.
c) Function of the Steering Committee: The Steering
Committee will assist the Directors in matters of policy
concerning the Institute.
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. R. Ommer; Chair, Research Director
Ex Officio
Vacant; Editor, ISER Publications
Virtute Officii
Dr. T. Murphy; Dean of Arts
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Mrs. E. Fitzpatrick; Administrative Officer
APPOINTMENTS
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Barkham, M., B.A., M.A. Memorial, Ph.D. Cambridge
Hart, P., B.A. Queen's, M.A. Yale, Ph.D. Trinity College
Pope, P., B.A. Princeton, M.A. Memorial, M.Litt. Oxford, Ph.D.
Memorial
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
The Institute supports both basic and applied research,
sponsors seminars, and publishes monographs and research
papers about Newfoundland and Labrador and other regions
of comparative interest.
The greatest portion of sponsored research falls within the
northern North Atlantic area and contributes to comparative
cultural documentation as well as social and economic
analysis. A detailed account of current research interests and
recent publications will be found in the Institute's most recent
Report, obtainable from the Administrative Officer.
ORGANIZATION
The Institute is an integral part and not an autonomous
appendage of the University. It is so organized that all its
officers serve the University in other capacities and it is
ultimately responsible to the President and Board of Regents
of the University. The management of its affairs is vested in
an Executive Committee, while the immediate direction of
research is in the hands of the Research Director and, of
publications, the Editor. The Institute's Advisory Counsellors
are drawn broadly from beyond the University community and
are concerned with assisting the Executive Committee.
FELLOWSHIPS
Terms and conditions of ISER fellowships may be obtained by
addressing
The Administrative Officer
In general, ISER fellowships function to supplement and
stimulate research interests of faculty and graduate students
in the social science departments.
PUBLICATIONS
The Institute publishes original research in the social sciences-some 70 titles to date. Most of the books originate in
research undertaken by ISER itself or from conferences
convened under its auspices; some notable ISER books,
however, have originated outside the Institute, and authors
are invited to submit completed manuscripts pertaining to
Newfoundland and Labrador, the North Atlantic area as a
whole, or the Canadian North - whether the focus be contemporary or historical, natural resource management or the
management of social and cultural resources. For brochure
and other information, contact
ISER Publications
THE J.R. SMALLWOOD CENTRE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND STUDIES
BOARD
Mr. Richard Ellis, University Librarian
Ex Officio
Dr. Ronald Rompkey, Department of English (Director)
Virtute Officii
Dr. Kevin Keough, Vice-President (Research)
PURPOSE AND MANDATE
The Smallwood Centre was established with funds transferred
in trust from the J.R. Smallwood Heritage Foundation. The
Centre administers the income from such funds for the
promotion and support of research focusing on Newfoundland
and Labrador. The board supports research proposals in the
humanities and social sciences from both inside and outside
the university community.
ORGANIZATION
The Centre is governed by a board of directors appointed by
the Board of Regents. Members normally belong to the
Faculty of Arts at Memorial University and represent disciplines active in Newfoundland Studies. In accordance with its
mandate, the board awards grants to individual scholars and
organizations which have clearly defined objectives and which
serve to develop the academic understanding and general
appreciation of the province's society, history and culture.
Further information may be obtained by writing the following:
The Director
LABRADOR INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN STUDIES
Ms. Carol Brice-Bennett; Director
PURPOSE AND MANDATE
The purpose of the Labrador Institute is to stimulate, coordinate and support major University projects or programmes
designed to enhance our knowledge of Labrador and to
promote the well-being of its people.
The Institute solicits and accepts funds from the University,
foundations, governments, industry and other organizations
or individuals for implementation of projects and programmes.
The Institute is not a regulatory body and does not interfere
with the normal process of grant applications by individuals.
However, it recommends that notice or copies of such
applications be filed with the Institute to obviate duplication of
effort within the University.
ORGANIZATION
The management of the affairs of the Institute is directed by
the Governing Committee of the Institute which is appointed
by the President of the University and is comprised of the
deans and directors of its various Schools and/or Faculties.
There is a director and administrator in Happy Valley-Goose
Bay as well as an assistant director in St. John's.
In addition, there is an Advisory Council made up of residents
representing the various regions of Labrador.
The Governing Committee shall issue any publications
relevant to the results of research conducted by the Labrador
Institute.
The Labrador Institute maintains a centre in Happy Valley
with facilities for teaching, research, seminars and conferences, and the production of audio-visual programmes. An
Information Centre provides a reference collection of publications on Labrador and other northern regions for public use
and arranges inter-library loans through the main University
library. An Art Gallery features art works, photography, arts
and crafts specific to Labrador and other exhibits that are of
cultural or educational interest. Communication facilities
available at the Institute include teleconference and microcomputer systems linked with the St. John's campus.
NORTHERN SCIENCE TRAINING GRANTS
The L.I.N.S acts as the agent within Memorial University
which receives and disburses Northern Science Training
Grants received from the Department of Indian and Northern
Affairs.
Chairperson, Board of Directors
Board Members
Dr. Daniel Vickers; History Dept.
In 1986 the Maritime History Archive was established as a
separate unit within the Faculty of Arts as a result of reorganization of the Maritime History Group. Its functions include the
acquisition, organization and preservation of materials
relating to the history of sea-based activities and societies,
with a special emphasis on the North Atlantic Basin.
Since the mid-1970's the Public Record Office, London,
England has transferred 22,000 ft. of original documentation
in the series "Agreements on Account of Crew" for the period
of 1863-1938, 1951-1976 to the Maritime History Archive.
These documents represent an incomparable source for the
study of the movements and manning of British Empire
vessels throughout the world. Combined with collections
relating to fisheries, commerce and other sea-based activities, the crew agreements have made the Maritime History
Archive an internationally known resource centre for the study
of maritime history.
The Archive is housed in the Henrietta Harvey Building and
is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m - 4:30 p.m. A research service (for a fee) to undertake small research projects and answer queries pertaining
to its subject area is also available.
THE MARITIME STUDIES RESEARCH UNIT
Members
D. Vickers; History; Chairperson
Associate Members
Darlene Abreu-Ferreira (Memorial)
The former Maritime History Group was dissolved April 15,
1986. As an agency to carry on the research functions of the
M.H.G., the M.S.R.U. began to operate on June 19, 1986. Its
mandate is to foster and to encourage research on, and the
study and teaching of, maritime studies from a historical
perspective. In order to achieve these objectives, M.S.R.U.
members organize colloquia and conferences and engage in
research either collectively or individually. In addition, the
Unit provides advice and support to the Maritime History
Archive and to the maritime history teaching programme of
the Department of History. Membership in the Unit is open to
faculty members of Memorial University whose research
coincides with the objectives of the Unit. Other scholars, with
a similar orientation, are eligible for appointment as associate
members.
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
BOTANICAL GARDEN
STAFF
P.J. Scott; Director
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden,
Mount Scio Road, is an area where native Newfoundland and
Labrador plants can be seen in as near natural habitats as
possible. The main objectives are to stimulate public interest
and enjoyment of the Newfoundland flora, fauna and environment; to provide opportunities for biological, ecological, and
horticultural education for the general public, school children
and other organized groups; and to provide an area for
research.
An interpretative programme is designed to provide information on Newfoundland plants, animals, and horticulture to the
general public. A series of interpretive booklets is produced
on topics relating to horticulture, Newfoundland plants,
smaller animals and ecology. A field centre houses indoor
displays and a lecture room. Numerous nature trails are
maintained through the various habitats within the Garden.
Rock gardens, peat beds, woodland beds, a cottage garden,
heritage garden, wildlife garden, and herbaceous border have
been developed. There is a regular programme of visits to the
Botanical Garden by school children.
OCEAN ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE (OERC)
ADMINISTRATION
Bose, N., B.Sc., Ph.D. Glasgow, C.Eng., P.Eng.; Winner of
the President's Award for Outstanding Research, 1992-93;
Director
RESEARCH GROUP
NSERC/Mobil Industrial Research Professor
Professors
Allen, J.H., A.R.C.S.T., D.R.C. Glasgow, Ph.D. Dunelm,
P.Eng.
Bajzak, D., B.Sc.F., M.F. British Columbia, Ph.D. Syracuse,
P.Eng.; Forestry Programme Co-ordinator
Bass, D.W., B.Sc. Hull, Cert.Ed. London, M.Phil. Birkbeck
College, Ph.D. Warwick
Booton, M., B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. Toronto, P.Eng.
Bose, N., B.Sc., Ph.D. Glasgow, C.Eng., P.Eng.; Winner of
the President's Award for Outstanding Research, 1992-93
Chari, T.R., B.Eng. Madras, M.Tech. Kharagpur, Ph.D.
Memorial, P.Eng.; Chair, Civil Engineering
Clark, J.I., B.Sc. Acadia, B.Eng. T.U.N.S., M.Sc. Alberta,
Ph.D. T.U.N.S., P.Eng.; President and Chief Executive
Officer, C-CORE
Haddara, M.R., B.Sc. Ain-Shams, M.S., Ph.D. California,
C.Eng., P.Eng.; Chair, Naval Architectural Engineering
Marzouk, H., B.Sc. Cairo, M.Sc., Ph.D. Sask., P.Eng.
Molgaard, J., B.Sc. Belfast, Ph.D. Leeds, P.Eng.
Moore, E., B.Sc.(Min.) Edinburgh, B.Sc. St. Andrews, Ph.D.
Waterloo, P.Eng.; Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies)
Peters, G.R., B.Sc. Memorial, B.A.Sc. Toronto, Ph.D. Alberdeen, P.Eng.
Sabin, G.C.W., B.Sc., M.Sc. Simon Fraser, Ph.D. Windsor
Sharp, J.J., B.Sc., A.R.C.S.T., M.Sc. Glasgow, Ph.D. Strathclyde, F.I.C.E., F.C.S.C.E., P. Eng., C.Eng.; Associate Dean
of Engineering (Graduate Studies)
Sinha, B.P., B.Sc., M.Sc. Patna, M.A.Sc., Ph.D. Waterloo,
P.Eng.
Smith, W.G., B.Sc. New Brunswick, P.Eng.
Swamidas, A.S.J., B.E.(Hons.), M.Sc.(Eng.) Madras, Ph.D.,
I.I.T. Madras, P.Eng.
Walsh, J., B.Eng. Nova Scotia, Ph.D. Calgary
Associate Professors
Daley, C.G., B.Eng.Sc. Western, M.Sc.(Eng.) Princeton, Dr.
Tech Helsinki University of Technology
Friis, D.A., B.Sc. Newcastle, M.B.A. Toronto, Siv.Ing., P.Eng.;
Faculty Computing Officer
Hinchey, M.J., B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. Toronto, P.Eng.;
Chair, Mechanical Engineering
Krein, H.L., B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. Waterloo, P.Eng.
Phillips, R., B.Sc.(Hons.) Bristol, M.Phil.(Eng.), Ph.D.(Eng.)
Cambridge
Assistant Professor
Munaswamy, K., B.Eng., M.Tech., Ph.D. I.I.T. Madras
Research Professor
Guigné, J.Y., B.Sc. Winnipeg, M.Ac. Wales, Ph.D. Bath
Adjunct Professors
Baddour, E., B.Sc.(Hons.)(Mech.Eng.), B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc.
Alexandria, Ph.D. Reading; Adjunct Professor (NRC-Institute
for Marine Dynamics)
Croasdale, K.R., B.Sc. London; Professor (Esso Resources
Canada Ltd., Calgary)
Datta, I., B.Tech. I.I.T. Kharagpur, Ph.D. Strathclyde; Adjunct
Assistant Professor (NRC - Institute for Marine Dynamics)
Frederking, R.M.W., B.Eng. Alberta, M.Sc. London, Ph.D.
Illinois, P.Eng.; Adjunct Professor (NRC-Institute for Mechanical Engineering, Ottawa)
Jones, S.J., B.Sc., Ph.D. Birmingham; Adjunct Professor
(NRC-Institute for Marine Dynamics)
Muggeridge, D.B., B.Sc. California, M.A.Sc., Ph.D. Toronto,
P.Eng.; University Research Professor, Awarded 1990
Timco, G.W., B.Sc. Brock, M.Sc., Ph.D. Western; Adjunct
Professor (NRC-Institute for Mechanical Engineering, Ottawa)
Williams, C., B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. U.B.C., P.Eng.; Adjunct
Assistant Professor (NRC-Institute for Marine Dynamics)
Project Engineers
Stone, B., B.Eng., M.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
Walker, D., B.Eng. Memorial, P.Eng.
Engineering Technologists
Duarte, A., Supervisor of Labs
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
The Ocean Engineering Research Centre was established in
1969 with the initial financial support of the National Research
Council of Canada through a negotiated development grant.
This Centre became a focus of the effort to establish Ocean
Engineering as a new research and educational field in
Canada. Today Memorial University is the only university in
Canada that offers the B.Eng. degree in Naval Architecture
and Ocean Engineering and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees
in Ocean Engineering.
The Centre is involved in research, development and consulting with application to most aspects of ocean engineering,
including the offshore and naval architecture industries.
Scale model experiments, numerical modelling, software
development and structural testing are some of the activities
within the Centre. Areas of research include marine hydrodynamics and wave structure interaction; sea ice mechanics,
iceberg and ice structure interaction; risk analysis in offshore
systems; naval architectural aspects including vessel motions, propulsion and small craft problems; ocean monitoring,
acoustics, geotechnology and instrumentation. In house
facilities include a 58m towing/wave tank, structures laboratory, cold rooms as well as a variety of smaller equipment.
Access is available, through a Memorandum of Understanding, to the international class facilities of the Institute for
Marine Dynamics of the National Research Council of
Canada.
ORGANIZATION
The Centre is an integral part of the Faculty of Engineering
and Applied Science. The active research and contract work
of the faculty members within, and those cross-appointed to
the Faculty, forms the basis of the programmes in the Centre.
The Centre has close ties with the Centre for Cold Ocean
Resources Engineering (C-CORE) in the form of joint appointments of faculty, and graduate students who are holders of
C-CORE Fellowships. The Centre works with other marine
research units of the University such as the Ocean Sciences
Centre and the Newfoundland and Labrador Institute of
Fisheries and Marine Technology. Equally close relations are
maintained with the Institute for Marine Dynamics (IMD) of the
National Research Council of Canada (on campus). Several
ocean related departments of the provincial and federal
governments have regular interaction with the Ocean Engineering Research Centre.
In 1995 the Centre took over the Secretariat of the Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources, ECOR. The Director
of the OERC acts as the Executive Secretary of ECOR.
ECOR's purpose is to provide an international focus and
forum for engineering activities and interests in ocean
technology and associated fields; and to further international
engineering initiatives pertaining to the management and
exploitation of oceanic resources. Membership in ECOR is in
the form of one national committee per country, through a
group recognised in that country as providing the national
focus for professional engineering in marine affairs.
ADMINISTRATION
Crim, L.W., B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. California; Director
SCIENTIFIC STAFF
Brown, J.A., B.Sc. St. Francis Xavier, M.Sc. Memorial, Ph.D.
Queen's; Associate Professor (Research)
Deibel, D., B.Sc. Bucknell, Ph.D. Georgia; University Research Fellow, Associate Professor (Research); Winner of the
President's Award for Outstanding Research, 1990-91
Fletcher, G.L., B.Sc. British Columbia, Ph.D. California;
Professor (Research)
Jones, I.L., B.Sc. Carleton, M.Sc. Toronto, Ph.D. Queen's;
Assistant Professor
Parrish, C.C., B.Sc. Wales, Ph.D. Dalhousie; Assistant
Professor (Research); Winner of the President's Award for
Outstanding Research, 1995-96
Rivkin, R.B., B.Sc., M.Sc. City College, New York, Ph.D.
Rhode Island; Associate Professor
Schneider, D.C., B.Sc. Duke, Ph.D. SUNY, Stony Brook;
Professor
Thompson, R.J., B.Sc. Bristol, Ph.D. Leicester; Professor
(Research)
Wroblewski, J.S., B.Sc. Illinois, M.Sc., Ph.D. Florida State;
Professor (Research)
Adjunct Professors
Anderson, J.T., B.Sc., M.Sc. Guelph, Ph.D. British Columbia;
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Goff, G., B.Sc. St. Francis Xavier, M.Sc. Memorial, Ph.D.
Western Ontario; Huntsman Marine
Morgan, J.M., B.Sc. Mount Alison, Ph.D. Queen's; Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Pepin, P., B.Sc. McGill, Ph.D. Dalhousie; Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Centre, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Rose, G.A., B.Sc. Guelph, M.Sc. Laurentian, Ph.D. McGill;
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Taggart, C.T., B.Sc. Carleton, M.Sc. York, Ph.D. McGill;
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Waiwood, K.G., B.Sc. Sir George Williams, M.Sc. Queen's,
Ph.D. Guelph; Fisheries and Oceans, St. Andrews
Cross-Appointed Faculty
Dr. D. Burton; Department of Biology
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Crocker, K.M., B.Sc. Duke, Ph.D. UCSB
Lawson, J. B.Sc. Alberta, M.Sc., Ph.D. Memorial
Yaskowiak, E., B.Sc. Southampton, Ph.D. UMDNJ - Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School
Research Associates
Goddard, S., Ph.D. North Wales
Gregory, R., B.Sc. Acadia, M.Sc. Trent, Ph.D. British Columbia
Shears, M., B.Sc. N.B., Ph.D. Memorial
Research Assistants
Bailey, W., Petro. Engin.
Bell, K., Ph.D. Memorial
Boyce, D., B.A.Aqua Deg.
Chen, X.H., M.Sc. Memorial
Foley, J., B.Sc. Memorial
Fraser, S., B.Sc. Memorial
Gotceitas, V., B.Sc. Toronto, M.Sc. Alberta, Ph.D. Queen's
Hatfield, E., B.Sc., M.Sc. Memorial
King, M.J., B.Sc. Memorial
LeDrew, C., B.Sc. Memorial
Lee, S.H., B.Sc., M.Sc. Memorial
Matthews, P., B.Sc. Memorial
Noseworthy, E.
Riehl, M., B.Sc. Mt. Allison, M.Sc. Memorial
Short, C., B.Sc. Memorial
Somerton, D., B.Sc. Memorial
Williams, K., B.Sc. Memorial
Guest, R.; Research Diver
A central element in Memorial's plan to become one of the
world's leading marine universities, the Ocean Sciences
Centre was formed in April, 1988, by the union of the Marine
Sciences Research Laboratory (MSRL) and the Newfoundland Institute for Cold Ocean Sciences (NICOS). An ocean
sciences research unit within the Faculty of Science, the
Ocean Sciences Centre is staffed by almost 40 professional
scientists, many of whom are cross-appointed faculty from
University departments. The main laboratories, over 4000m2
in total, are located directly on the North Atlantic Ocean at
Logy Bay, approximately 9.6 kilometers from the main
campus, with other smaller labs at various locations elsewhere. The Centre's small boat, the Karl & Jackie, is berthed
at Long Pond on Conception Bay and is used in field investigations.
The Ocean Sciences Centre research programs take advantage of the ocean features that make the Newfoundland
region a unique and important part of the world's oceans.
These include the Labrador Current and sea ice and icebergs
(which collectively exercise a major impact on global climate
and weather), some of the world's most productive fishing
grounds and strategically important offshore resources. The
region encompasses areas of broad-scale active mixing
between cold and warm ocean waters, many rivers with very
low nutrient and sediment loads, very deep ocean areas close
to land, large fjord systems, and direct access to ice-covered
oceans and the Arctic. The fauna contains animals with
unique cold ocean adaptations, important marine mammal
populations and some of the largest seabird colonies remaining in the world.
Research Themes
- The endocrinology of reproduction and growth of fishes.
OCEAN SCIENCES STEERING COMMITTEE
Dr. G. Gardner; Department of Biology
P.J. GARDINER INSTITUTE FOR SMALL BUSINESS STUDIES
Director: Wayne King
Memorial's P.J. Gardiner Institute was the first small business
consulting centre to be established within a Canadian
university. The objective of the institute is to assist in the
economic development of the province through teaching,
counselling and research activities.
In addition to assisting in the development of small business
management and entrepreneurship courses given at the
graduate and undergraduate levels at Memorial 's Faculty of
Business Administration, the P.J. Gardiner Institute frequently
co-operates with provincial and federal levels of government
in the implementation of entrepreneurial initiatives. Ongoing
projects include the provision of training and resource
material to Newfoundland's high school enterprise education
teachers and the delivery of a national entrepreneur training
programme.
The P.J. Gardiner Institute also provides assistance to small
business owners through counselling services which include
business planning, market research and product development. As well, the institute supports faculty research activities which focus on small business issues, and maintains a
steady involvement in emerging small business initiatives in
Atlantic Canada.
The P.J. Gardiner Institute presents the annual Newfoundland
and Labrador Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
International Exchange Coordinator: Susan Vaughan
Dr. J.K. Hiller; History
Dr. Martin Lovelace; Folklore
Dr. John Mannion; Geography
Dr. Paul Smith; Folklore
Dr. James A. Tuck; Anthropology
Dr. Gerald L. Pocius; Folklore
Dean T. Murphy
Martin J. Lovelace
Gerald Thomas
Philip Hiscock
(Mrs.) Violetta M. Halpert
J.D.A. Widdowson (Director of the Centre for English Cultural
Tradition and Language, University of Sheffield)
W. Bavington, M.D., M.P.H., FRCP(C), (Community Health)
S.K. Buehler, Ph.D., (Epidemiology)
V. Gadag, Ph.D., (Biostatistics)
R.D. Moore-Orr, D.Sc., (Community Nutrition)
M. Murray, Ph.D., (Clinical Psychology)
D. Neville, Sc.D., (Health Policy)
J. Segovia, M.D., M.P.H., (Health Services Research)
R. West, Ph.D., (Epidemiology), Director
L.L. Longerich, M.S., Medical Researcher and Manager
E.A. Ryan, M.Sc., Research Assistant
-Assessment of the health care system
-Development and management of health information systems
-Design and analysis of health surveys and audits
-Evaluation of health and social programmes
Dr. P. Canning; Faculty of Education
Dr. I. Mazurkewich; Department of English
Dr. J. Feehan; Department of Economics
Dr. S. Tomblin; Department of Political Science
Dr. C. Sanger; Department of Geography
Mrs. J. Gleeson; Publications Assistant
Ms. L. Beck; Secretary
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5S7
Telephone (709) 737-8156
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5S7
Telephone (709) 737-7474
Dr. James Hiller, Department of History
Dr. John Mannion, Department of Geography
Professor Shane O'Dea, Department of English (Chair)
Dr. Patrick O'Flaherty, Department of English
Dr. Priscilla Renouf, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Hans Rollman, Department of Religious Studies
Dr. Gerald Thomas, Department of Folklore
Dr. Terrence Murphy, Dean of Arts
Dr. Rosemary Ommer, Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research
Dr. Cyril Poole, Smallwood Heritage Foundation
J.R. Smallwood Centre for Newfoundland Studies
Memorial University
St. John's, NF
A1B 3X9
Dr. Derek Wilton; Assistant Director (St. John's campus)
Dr. W.G. Handcock
Prof. Lewis Fischer; History Dept.
Ms. Anne Hart; Head; C.N.S., QE II Library
Dr. Michael Staveley; Geography Dept.
Dr. Valerie Burton; History Dept.
Ms. Heather Wareham; Archivist
M. Baker; Records Management
G.P. Bassler; History
V. Burton; History
A.B. Dickinson; International Programme
L. Fischer; History
G. Handcock; Geography
O. Janzen; History; Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
R.E. Ommer; History
G. Panting; History
C. Sanger; Geography
Head of the Department of History as an observer
P.G. Bannister (Toronto)
Sean Cadigan (Memorial)
David Clarke (Memorial)
P.N. Davies (Liverpool, England)
Calvin Evans (McGill)
H.E.S. Fisher (Exeter, England)
M. Harrington (Memorial)
K.S. Mackenzie (CN Archives
Eileen Marcil (Quebec)
J.F. Munro (Glasgow, Scotland)
H. Nordvik (Norway)
Ayodeji Olukoju (Lagos, Nigeria)
P. Pope (St. John's)
E.W. Sager (Victoria)
M.S. Salmon (Public Archives of Canada)
D.J. Starkey (Exeter, England)
Fred Winsor (Memorial)
Vince Walsh (Memorial)
Miriam Wright (Memorial)
M.A. Bishop; Research Liaison
D. Janes; Volunteer Co-ordinator
C.P. White; Head Gardener
P.J. Owens, Jr.; Grounds Maintenance Foreman
Bourne, S.B.; Secretary
Brown, M.; Secretary
Jordaan, I.J., B.Sc.(Eng.), M.Sc.(Eng.) Witwatersrand, Ph.D.
London, C.Eng., P.Eng.
Gries, K., Lab. Supervisor
Bursey, A., Electronics
Kuzcora, A., Wave/Tow Tank
Sparkes, D., Fluids Lab
Ward, C., Concrete Lab
Cadigan, G.; Administrative Officer (Logy Bay)
Devereaux, J.; Laboratory Services Supervisor
Chaisson, G.; University Diving Safety Officer
Dr. M.P. Burton; Department of Biology
Dr. P.E. Dabinett; Department of Biology
Dr. B. de Young; Department of Physics
Dr. S. Goddard; Marine Institute
Dr. N. Gogan; Department of Chemistry
Dr. J. Gow; Department of Biology
Dr. R. Haedrich; Department of Biology
Dr. A.E. Hay; Department of Physics
Dr. H. Helleur; Department of Chemistry
Dr. R.A. Khan; Department of Biology
Dr. J. Lien; Department of Psychology
Dr. J. Malpas; Department of Earth Sciences
Dr. H.G. Miller; Department of Earth Sciences
Dr. T. Miller; Department of Biology
Dr. W. Montevecchi; Department of Psychology
Dr. R. Payne; Faculty of Medicine
Dr. J. Robinson; Department of Biochemistry
Dr. F. Shahidi; Department of Biochemistry
Downton, E.F.; Technical Services; Marine Services Technician
McKenzie, C.H., B.Sc., Ph.D Texas A & M; Marine Interpretation Co-ordinator
Walsh, G.; University Works; Resident Engineer
- Cold-water aquaculture.
- Biological production and the ecology of cold oceans.
- Behaviour of fish, whales, seals and seabirds.
- Biological adaptation to low temperatures.
- Genetics of marine organisms.
- Marine biotechnology.
- Seabird ecology.
- Quaternary geology and climate change.
- Remote sensing of ocean phenomena.
- Fjord oceanography.
- Labrador current and shelf circulation.
- Fisheries oceanography.
Dr. D.G. Copeman; Department of Chemistry
Dr. B. Fryer; Department of Earth Sciences
Dr. H.S. Gaskill; Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. K. Keough; Vice President (Research)
Dr. M. Clouter; Department of Physics
Dr. A. Ross; Department of Psychology
Dr. J. Malpas; Dean of Graduate Studies
Counsellors: Shari Young, Roger Power
Program Coordinators: Betty Anderson, Bonnie Simmons
Administrative Secretary: Peggy Nixon
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