World Champs

It took 17 minutes for Enactus Memorial to earn its second world cup title on Sept. 30.

Seventeen minutes for a group of undergraduate students from Memorial University to share the story of Project Sucseed with the world. Seventeen minutes to share its vision of using hydroponics to address food insecurity in Canada’s North, and to convince a judging panel of business experts of the project’s sustainability and potential for growth. Seventeen minutes to sum up over 17,000 volunteer hours from Enactus Memorial’s 71 members over the past year.

Student startup

How far can entrepreneur-focused training take you?

Pretty far, according to Sahand Seifi, co-founder of HeyOrca!, a startup focused on social media collaboration tools for marketing agencies.

Interested in starting his own business one day, Mr. Seifi signed up for Memorial’s Entrepreneurship Training Program in 2011 while working towards a master’s degree in computer science.

Emotion and intellect

Blanket exercise brings Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal history to life.

A large group of new bachelor of social work students stand on blankets on the floor at the School of Social Work.

Some students are given photographs of children or art to hold, some are given different colour index cards, some numbered scrolls.

Early Achiever

Nehara Herat made her mark in the world of academic publishing before she was a high school graduate.

Last year, while still a Grade 12 student at Holy Heart of Mary High School in St. John’s, she worked alongside others conducting research in the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR). She’s now a first-year kinesiology student at Memorial.

Launch forth

As provost and vice-president (academic) of Memorial University, Dr. Noreen Golfman knows her way around the university environment, to say the least.

So it was that she had a wealth of helpful advice and guidance to offer first-year students during the university’s first academic matriculation ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 6, Day 3 of Memorial’s Welcome Week.

Schulich Leaders

Two first-year students awarded prestigious scholarships

Julie Young and Mackenzie Grace, two incoming first-year students at Memorial University, have been named 2016 recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships.

Created in 2011 by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, the annual scholarship program encourages Canadian high school graduates to embrace science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in their future careers. This year, there were more than 1,500 Schulich Leader nominees from across Canada vying for 50 scholarships, valued at up to $80,000 each.

Letter to students

Dear students,

I am pleased to welcome all new students to Memorial this September and to welcome back those returning for this academic year.

Throughout 2016-17, I know you will take an active part in our academic community and continue to uphold our reputation as a place where all members of our community are included and respected.

Radio stars

There must be something in the water.

Current students and recent graduates from Memorial’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences are dominating the province’s airwaves this summer promoting events and activities.

Canadian champs

The second time was the charm for a team of psychology graduate students vying for the national title in the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Student Evaluation Case Competition finals recently.

Above and Beyond

Brandon Snow, who is legally blind, did not let his genetic condition get in the way of completing his degree.

“I had a really phenomenal experience in HKR. Every professor I had was willing to help me succeed in this academic program,” said Mr. Snow. “I did co-op terms too, and my co-op co-ordinators also went above and beyond to accommodate my disability.”

'Rare Gem'

Denise Hooper has seen more than her fair share of remarkable students as the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ senior academic advisor, but, for her, Timo Sargent shines a little brighter than the rest.

“Timo is a rare gem,” she said. “His life choices, his way of looking at the world and his exemplary work ethic have made me re-evaluate how I view student leadership.”

In the blood

Megan Gulliver “never in a million years” thought she’d choose a career in the field of pharmacy―despite having both a father and a grandfather in the profession.

Eventually, she warmed up to the idea. The Mount Pearl native began to consider applying to Memorial’s School of Pharmacy during her second year.

'Trust is Contagious'

Tanaya Chatterjee loves The Duke of Duckworth pub, 120s, moose, salt fish, Jigg’s dinner and calls Newfoundland and Labrador home.

It doesn’t really matter to her that she was born in Calcutta, India, and has only lived in the province for three years while working on a doctor of psychology.

Knowledge transfer

Joshua Lehr and Alicia Morry are Memorial’s 2016 Killam Fellows.

Victory!

Enactus Memorial
has won its ninth national championship, making it the most successful Enactus team in Canada.

Protecting Integrity

Memorial University is addressing academic integrity with a new course for first-year, full-time undergraduate students. 

Food for thought

Teaching children the path from the field to the fork key to better health

A PhD student from the Faculty of Medicine says there needs to be a culture shift in how we understand school food.

Emily Doyle is examining the school food system in Newfoundland and Labrador thanks to a $40,000 research grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Global citizen

Humanities and Social Sciences storyteller brings voice to world stage

Donovan Taplin, a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences studying communications studies and folklore, is proving himself once again to be a truly outstanding global citizen.

Mr. Taplin, who is from Bell Island, is the only Atlantic Canadian chosen to participate in the Young Diplomats of Canada’s delegation travelling to Tokyo, Japan, to represent youth and influence world leaders at the upcoming G7 Summit to be held May 26-27.

Galactic Potential

Geography student takes Chris Hadfield's advice, gets accepted to space school.

Bethany Downer’s childhood dream of blasting off into space is one step closer.

The fourth-year Memorial student may be currently in the midst of finishing up a bachelor of science degree in geography, but she has already turned her mind to the fall. It’s hard not to blame her: she will begin a master of space studies at the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France, this September.

Memorial for the win!

Memorial awarded first place in regional MoodCheck Challenge

With 1,049 participants and 142,093 points, Memorial University won first place in the MoodCheck Challenge.

Memorial will receive a $1,500 donation to be used toward a campus mental wellness initiative.

Dynamic duo

Engineering students place second at national competition

At the recent Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC), hosted by McGill University, students Katy Warren and Peter Snow represented Memorial well and won second place in the re-engineering category.

PharmD approved

Bachelor of science (pharmacy) to become doctor of pharmacy

The PharmD will replace the current bachelor of science (pharmacy) program. First admission to the PharmD is planned for fall 2017 (provided adequate resources are available). The degree is comprised of five years in the pharmacy program in addition to 30 credit hours of specific prerequisite courses.

Joy of giving

More than 120 students and staff from Memorial University volunteered one day of their midterm break to help six community partners in 11 off-campus locations recently.

State of mind

Students at nine universities across Atlantic Canada are checking their moods this March.

From March 14-25, students at participating universities are encouraged to use the MoodCheck app to track their moods. Twice a day, at random times, their phone will prompt them to check in and enter their mood, the activity they are taking part in, where they are and who they are with.

SucSeed success

Hydroponic system helps Enactus Memorial win regional titles

Enactus Memorial earned its 18th regional title in eight years with wins in three categories at the regional championships in Halifax, N.S., recently.

Tops in Atlantic Canada

Business student wins $20,000 Sobey Award for Excellence

Muhammad Munir, 24, has won one of eight Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business. The scholarship program has recognized top business students and supported the development of future business leaders in Atlantic Canada since 1989.

Challenge accepted

An app that connects users with events happening nearby won the $2,500 cash prize at Enactus Memorial’s Innovation Challenge recently.

Finding her own way

When it comes to finding a work-term placement, Clara Decán got creative.

The fourth-year mechanical engineering student needed a fourth and final work term to graduate. When she began to think she was not going to secure one this term, she decided to seek out her own.

Six universities, one mission

During an international design weekend late last month, 1,000 student participants from 120 colleges and 20 countries had been using the hashtag #whereiselon.

Among them were nine students from Memorial University. They travelled to Texas to present their design for a prototype of a high-speed ground transport vehicle, an idea originally put forward by the Canadian-American billionaire inventor and entrepreneur.

The way back home

What does it take for you to get home in an emergency? A car? An ATV? A boat?

For Desmond Whalen it took “everything short of an airplane” to travel to his home in Trinity Bay after Hurricane Igor struck Eastern Newfoundland in September 2010. He would find out, though, that sometimes good can come from bad.

Information sessions for prospective students kick off

Memorial University is hosting information sessions throughout Atlantic Canada for interested high school students, parents and guardians.

Running the goats

It’s not every day in the School of Nursing that a student announces to her classmates she’s just sold a goat.

Christina Oliver, a fourth-year student in the bachelor or nursing program, might just be the first.

Strawberries in the North

A student-run group that aims to improve people’s lives by developing community projects that focus on and apply business processes and models has launched Project Succseed in Rigolet.

Around the world in three days

Memorial students hailing from Morocco, Turkey and Indonesia recently travelled to Nain and Sheshatshiu, Labrador to visit with students and staff at Jens Haven Memorial School and Sheshatshiu School.  

Memorial engineering students first Canadian graduates of global engineering certificate

Memorial engineering students Robert Shea and Brian Peach are the first Canadian graduates of the new Global Engineering Certificate.

Change-makers

This summer 56 students from high schools across Canada converged on Memorial’s St. John’s campus to take part in the annual SHAD program.

SHAD is a renowned enrichment program which attracts exceptional, highly creative students from across the country and empowers them to recognize their own capabilities and envision their tremendous potential as tomorrow’s leaders and change makers.

Deadline approaching for new bursary program

Memorial University is able to offer new bursary funds this year to Newfoundland and Labrador students thanks to the generosity of The Joyce Foundation.

These bursary funds are exclusive to Newfoundland and Labrador students committed to education but who are facing financial need. 

Nursing student takes national student-athlete award

Nursing student Jessie Noseworthy has become the second Memorial Sea-Hawk to win the national Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Student-Athlete Community Service award.

Is a Memorial engineering student Canada's Smartest Person?

Winning in the fourth round of CBC’s competition series,Canada’s Smartest Person, on Oct. 25, earned fourth-year electrical engineering student Katy Warren a spot in the finals to compete against six other finalists to claim the title of Canada’s Smartest Person.

Medical student receives national award in leadership

Desmond Whalen, a Phase III medical student in the Faculty of Medicine, has been awarded the Charles Tabachnick Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award for future leadership and innovation in health care in Canada.

Memorial engineering student to compete on Canada's Smartest Person

Could fourth-year electrical engineering student Katy Warren be Canada's Smartest Person? The St. John’s-native decided to try out for CBC’s competition series, Canada’s Smartest Person, after she watched an online ad for the show.

Degree decisions? Arts has a map for that

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance student experience, the Faculty of Arts is proud to launch a series of degree maps, designed to help undergraduate arts students make the right choices throughout their university careers.

Two Memorial students awarded $60K and $80K Schulich Leader Scholarships

Sakif Mohammed and Meriel Fitzgerald, two incoming first-year students at Memorial, have been named 2015 recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships.

Created in 2011 by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, the annual scholarship program encourages high school graduates to embrace science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in their future careers. This year, there were 1,250 Schulich Leader nominees.

Tip sheet: Navigating the campus bookstore

Memorial University’s Bookstore carries it all: course materials, clothing, giftware and a selection of convenience items.

LuAnne Kelly, manager of the Bookstore on the St. John's campus, explains that course materials can include books, digital materials, lab coats, safety goggles, calculators – anything to help students succeed in their courses.

Alumnus has 'app'-etite for used textbook business

Alumnus Brandon Baird has done something most budding entrepreneurs can only imagine — and he credits his Memorial education with making his dream a reality.

The Goulds native, who graduated in May with a bachelor of business administration, just launched a new app, complete with a media splash and plenty of excitement.

Nursing student leads mental health movement

Meaghan McKeough is looking back on her first year at Memorial’s School of Nursing with some surprise and a great deal of satisfaction.

The Nova Scotia native made it through a busy year of study, labs and exams while managing to help build a steady following for MUNMinds, the campus-wide, student-run group she co-founded in the summer of 2014.

Scientific diving course puts marine life at students' fingertips

For two weeks in June a group of undergraduate and graduate students braved the 3 C waters of the Atlantic Ocean as part of a new course.

The students came from four academic disciplines ― biology, archaeology, psychology and geography – and were participating in the first offering of OCSC-4000 Scientific Diving Methods. The course, taught by Dr. Patrick Gagnon, associate professor with the Department of Ocean Sciences, took place in and around the St. John’s area.

'Help is here'

Four high school teachers and principals from Labrador aimed to experience Memorial through the eyes of a new student from an Aboriginal community last month.

Recognizing the importance of developing relationships with Aboriginal students on the coast of Labrador well before they arrive at the St. John’s campus, Memorial’s Aboriginal Resource Office (ARO) initiated a two-year pilot project.

Sailing to the finish line: MUN Sailbot Team wins international sailing competition

Last month, Memorial hosted the ninth International Robotic Sailing Regatta (IRSR) and the MUN SailBOT team with its sailBOT, Petunia II, sailed through to first place, beating out five other teams to become the 2015 champions.

Celebrating culture, sharing dark history

Faculty, staff and students gathered in the University Centre on Memorial’s St. John’s campus on Friday, June 19, to mark National Aboriginal Day, a special day to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. 

A taste of research

By the end of 2020, Memorial aims to be recognized as one of the most student-friendly research universities in Canada. The university hopes to achieve this by engaging not only graduate students, but undergraduate students as well, in research programs where they will gain valuable skills and build meaningful relationships with experienced researchers in their fields.

More bike racks planned for St. John's campus

In September, when Memorial’s St. John’s campus once again becomes a hub of activity, travellers to campus will see several new bicycle racks.

Ten new bike racks will be placed around the St. John’s campus this summer in time for the new fall semester.

Business faculty hands out $200,000 in financial support to students

A recent graduate of Memorial’s commerce program says the support of scholarships, awards and bursaries throughout her undergraduate degree helped her to have unique experiences that enriched her studies.

Head First

ONE HIT. That’s all it took to change Matt Eagles’ future completely. Matt can’t count how many times he collided with the boards during the 19 years he played hockey. He’d even been injured before. But this time was different. This time he wasn’t prepared and it knocked him out cold.

Student leaders recognized at Enactus nationals

Two student leaders received national accolades at the Enactus Canada National Exposition last month.

Jon King, president of Enactus Memorial, was recognized with the Student Leader of the Year Award. Courtney Clarke, co-project manager of Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur, won the Gwyn Morgan Bursary for Principled Leadership.

Mark English to lead Sea~Hawks women's basketball program

Memorial University and the Department of Varsity Athletics welcome Mark English as head coach of the women’s basketball program.

New scholarship set to 'empower' students

A new endowed scholarship at Memorial honours a well-respected business leader in the community.

The Fortis Inc.-H. Stanley Marshall Scholarship will support undergraduate students from a Caribbean country entering a professional school or faculty at Memorial University.

To the seashore

The students tentatively grip their scalpels. The herring lie waiting on the lab tables.

“Alright, let’s look at some fish,” calls one of the instructors. They set to work, gently scraping scales from the flesh.

There are a few giggles and whispers. But by the time they get into the internal organs, the whole room is deep in concentration.

Fish dissection is one of the tasks for these students from Holy Trinity High in Torbay. Before their visit to Memorial University’s Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC) is over, they will also identify and classify invertebrates, learn about water quality and marine habitats, and do a training session with the harp seals.

Enactus Memorial launches carbon offset program

A student group at Memorial is launching a carbon offset program that will directly benefit green initiatives on farms in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Positive footprint

When Bethany Downer became inspired to start a non-profit organization while attending the 2014 Impact Youth for Sustainability conference in Guelph, Ont., she couldn’t have anticipated the impact her decision would have.

A legacy for science students

Although he never met Dr. Hugh Anderson, second-year science student Brandon Eastman says he is grateful for the legacy the late professor emeritus has left at Memorial.

Mr. Eastman is one of 13 recipients of a new endowed scholarship for chemistry students set up in Dr. Anderson’s name. Each student received $1,000. The awards are the latest in a string of scholarships made possible by a bequest Dr. Anderson left to Memorial totalling more than $1 million.

Hitting their marks

Memorial students Ben Taylor and Samantha Marsh are among the best in the country when it comes to target shooting.

Mr. Taylor, a 22-year-old earth sciences student from St. John’s, has been the national men’s air rifle champion for the past two years. Ms. Marsh, a 20-year-old international business student living in Mount Pearl, recently brought home two gold medals from the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C.

Prime Minister's Volunteer Award for biochemistry student

Cody O’Brien, a biochemistry major and avid Let’s Talk Science volunteer, has been named Community Leader (Atlantic) in the 2015 Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards.

Triple threat

Fourth-year Sea-Hawk basketball forward Noel Moffatt is the 2014-15 recipient of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Ken Shields award for outstanding student-athlete.

The award is bestowed upon the men’s basketball student-athlete who best exhibits outstanding achievements in the areas of basketball, academics and community service and is named for one of the most successful coaches in the history of Canadian university basketball.

'Challenge and reward'

Tyler is stalling. His training session is over, but he’s hanging on. His shiny, mottled head pokes above water, and his dark eyes size up the teaching assistant who has been trying to lure him from the tank. Then he turns and dives, curling away with a flick of his tail.

As a harp seal who has lived at Memorial’s Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC) in Logy Bay since he was a white coat, Tyler knows that every training exercise includes tasty morsels of herring.

Harlow diaries, pt. 2

As a business student I have learned the concept of work-life balance during the course of my degree. However, I sometimes forget the relevancy of this theory to my own life. Within two weeks of setting foot in Harlow, I knew it would be necessary in order to succeed in the program.

Have car, will travel: Memorial introduces one solution to the parking woes

Memorial has just partnered with Student CarShare; a service that’s available on many other university campuses across the country.

Business Day marks 50 years

Business Day 2015 is focusing on more audience interaction and learning opportunities for students this year.

The annual student-run event, organized by students in the final year of the bachelor of commerce (co-operative) program, is marking its 50th anniversary, which co-chairs Allison Penton and Robert Forsythe say provided license to change some of the event’s traditional structure of high-profile speakers and static presentations.

Ready to power up!

When St. John’s experiences a power outage, Memorial University is a shining light in an otherwise dark city.

Throughout the year, Memorial’s St. John’s campus produces its own heat at the university’s high temperature hot water (HTHW) plant for most buildings on campus as well as the Health Sciences Centre. The university purchases power from the local utility (Newfoundland Power) which is supplied to the main university substation.

Harlow diaries, pt. 1

Student Morgan Chafe is completing the winter 2015 semester at Memorial’s Harlow campus in Harlow, England. Ms. Chafe will be providing regular insight to the sights and sounds of a semester abroad.

Believe it or not, being a tourist isn’t as picture perfect as they make it out to be on the front of postcards. Mother Nature is real, and she is anything but predictable. In the past three weeks I have visited London, Stonehenge, Bath, Edinburgh and Barcelona -- all with very different climates.

Half a million raised to replace 'work horse' pianos

A half a million dollars later, the bulk of the pianos in the School of Music have been replaced or refurbished thanks in large part to private donors.

The goal was to replace the school’s “work horse,” pianos in its practice rooms, faculty studios and classrooms. The youngest of those instruments was 20 years old while the oldest was over 70.

Guidance counsellors on campus for another Lunch and Learn

Memorial's Office of Student Recruitment hosted a Lunch and Learn session today for guidance counselors in the St. John’s Metro region. This is the fifth session since the program's inception in 2014. Today's Lunch and Learn kicked off with a presentation by the Faculty of Business, followed by a presentation from the First Year Success Program and undergraduate Admissions.

Engineering co-op student to play Santa's little helper this winter

For Mollie Jameson, the best surprise of the 2014 holiday season is waiting for her in New York City.

The fourth-year mechanical engineering student will reap the benefit of her passion for product design, her job search perseverance and her ultimate career goal next month as she begins a co-op work term at American toy company Fisher Price. 

Memorial engineering students dominated at engineering competition

Memorial engineering students competed at the 31st annual Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC) held at Dalhousie University, Jan. 16-18 and with three first-place wins, a second-place win and four third-place wins, students from Memorial dominated the competition.

Geography Undergrad, Caitlyn Baikie, one of 5 under 30 Young Indigenous Leaders to Watch

Caitlyn Baikie was included in a short list of "the next generation of indigenous movers and shakers" to watch in 2015.

Civil ceremony: Engineering alumni return for wedding photos

A pair of engineering grads came back to the spot where it all began for them recently.

Questions pose no problem for newest Rhodes Scholar

Devin Grant has always enjoyed looking for answers.

That appreciation will serve Mr. Grant well as Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2015 Rhodes Scholar.

Alumni on top of the world Down Under

Team Memorial has been crowned the best in the world, taking the top prize of $100,000 at the 2014 G20 Global Business Challenge (GBC), a prestigious international graduate business competition that wrapped up in Australia Nov. 6.

Alumni Dave Winsor, B.Eng.’09, MBA’14; Daan Goossens, MBA’14; Janine Brophy, B.Comm.(Hons.)(Co-op)’08, MBA’14; and Lica Christensen, M.Env.Sc.’14, along with faculty advisor, Dr. Peggy Coady, an associate dean in the Faculty of Business Administration, beat out five other teams to win.

Chat With Us

Our recruitment team is currently on the road and looking forward to meeting with you.

Over the next few months we will be visiting various cities across Canada and around the world.

Check out Events and Cancellations to see if we are visiting your home town or a city near you. We are always adding more locations, so check back often.