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TALKING THE TALKStudent-athletes at Queen’s took part in a Mental Health Game on Friday, Jan. 13 as part of the national Bell Let’s Talk student initiative. Campus groups and community organizations were on hand to shareinformation about mental health resources while student-athletes sported special Bell Let’s Talk toques to help raise awareness of the issue. More on pages 2 and 3.

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Speaking out to help othersBY ANDREW CARROLL,GAZETTE EDITOR

Talking about mental illness isnever easy.

It’s even more difficult whenyou are in the spotlight.

For Nadia Popov that spotlightwas being one of the players com-peting for a spot on the women’srugby sevens team for the RioSummer Olympics

It was the biggest challenge ofher life.

She was on the verge of com-peting on sport’s grandest stageyet she was struggling with de-pression, beating herself up, con-stantly telling herself she wasn’tworthy of playing and practicingalongside the others.

Yet she found the strength toreach out and talk.

Now Ms. Popov, having re-turned to Queen’s to continue herstudies in Life Sciences, is sharingher story in the hope of helpingothers who find themselves in asimilar situation. Recently shewrote a blog that was publishedby CBC Sports. In it she says thatshe was inspired by ClaraHughes, Canada’s greatest femaleOlympian who has shared hermental health story and is aspokesperson for Bell Let’s TalkDay Jan. 25.

“Mental illness is somethingthat I feel really strongly aboutand obviously it has impacted mylife but it has impacted people inmy family as well, and I have hadquite a few friends who havestruggled with mental illness,”she says. “That was a big thing forme, I know how many people

struggle with it and I know howvaluable it was for me to be ableto read Clara Hughes’ book andlisten to her speak. I know thatwhen I was struggling that waskind of a resource to see that I canrelate to someone else who is alsohigh-performance and high-func-tioning and that helped me a lotwhen I needed it. I think that wasthe goal of my article, just to usemy voice and use that platformthat I had been given to hopefullyreach someone who might bestruggling with the same thingand might not understand what’sgoing on.”

After completing her first yearat Queen’s, where she would benamed OUA women’s rugby toprookie, Ms. Popov would join thenational program full-time withan eye on competing at Rio. Shewould win a gold medal at the

2015 Pan Am Games in Torontobut would not make the Olympicsquad.

For Ms. Popov, she first had abridge of her own to cross. It wasaround Christmas 2015 that she fi-nally confided in a teammate,telling her of her struggles withdepression. It was the toughestdecision she has ever made shesays, but one that has changed herlife.

Since writing the article, the re-sponse has been overwhelmingshe says. It’s shown her that whileit may have been a difficult deci-sion, it definitely was the rightone.

“When I was writing the articleI don’t think I considered what theresponse would be, it was just fo-cus on writing it, sending it out,”she explains. “As soon as it waspublished I was getting messages

from friends from high school,people I haven’t talked to in awhile, I was getting messagesfrom strangers saying they weredealing with the same thing andthey could relate with it. I don’tknow if I was being naïve but Iwasn’t expecting that kind of re-sponse. It was definitely over-whelming but it made me feelvery positive about my decision towrite it.”

Now back at Queen’s in herthird year of Life Sciences, Ms.Popov has a new set of goals.Rugby remains a big part, withanother outstanding season in thebooks for the Gaels. After gettingher degree she hopes to attendmedical school and she also isn’truling out another try for theOlympics in 2020.

But first, it’s time to study, gethealthy and help others.

Nadia Popov, a former member of the national women’s rugby program, recently discussed her battle with mental illness ina blog for CBC Sports.

Members named to racism, diversity, and inclusion committeeBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Six Queen’s community mem-bers – two faculty, two students,and two staff – have been namedto the Principal’s ImplementationCommittee on Racism, Diversity,and Inclusion. The committee willbe tasked with expeditiously re-viewing past reports on these is-sues and making short- and long-term recommendations forchange.

“This committee will help theuniversity initiate a meaningfuland sustained conversation onracism, diversity, and inclusion atQueen’s,” says Principal DanielWoolf. “We know that others havelooked at these issues in the past,and so our goal is not to replicatetheir work, but to build on it withactions as expeditiously as possi-ble.”

Three committee memberswere elected by Senate, while theother three were appointed by theprincipal.

“There was a great deal of in-terest from our community mem-bers, not only to serve on the com-mittee but also to assist thecommittee moving forward,” saysPrincipal Woolf. “I am very grate-ful to the individuals who havegraciously agreed to dedicatethemselves to this work in thecoming months, and look forwardto receiving their recommenda-tions.”

The committee members are: • Dev Aransevia (Artsci’17), a

fourth-year Global DevelopmentStudies student

• Yolande Chan, faculty mem-ber in the Smith School of Busi-ness

• Hana Chaudhury, a third-

year Commerce student • Laeeque Daneshmend, fac-

ulty member in the Robert M.Buchan Department of Mining En-gineering, cross-appointed to theDepartment of Mechanical andMaterials Engineering

• Nilani Loganathan, staffmember in the Business CareerCentre in Smith School of Busi-ness

• Tim Tang, staff member inthe Office of Advancement

Other members of the universitycommunity will be appointed bythe principal as ex-officio non-vot-ing members to permit immediatefeedback on questions, suggestions,and recommendations. These willinclude the rector as well as repre-sentatives from the university’s Hu-man Rights and Equity Office andUniversity Relations.

In addition, given the need to

ensure access by the committeeand the principal to specialized re-sources, the principal will also ap-point a reference group, with spe-cific expertise, to which questionsor suggestions of the committeewith financial, legal, structural, orother implications may be re-ferred for immediate feedback.The reference group will beformed after the committee hasmet for the first time.

The committee will have itsfirst meeting by the end of themonth and will submit to theprincipal, no later than March 31,2017, a final list of actions to be im-plemented that identifies priori-ties, suggested timelines, andmeasures to evaluate the successof implementation.

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As Bell Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Chair, Heather Stuart is leading the way in the quest to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Leading the conversationBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

When it came time for HeatherStuart to choose a career, thosewho knew her well were hardlysurprised that she chose psychia-try. After all, some her fondestchildhood memories took place ata psychiatric hospital.

A professor in the Queen’s De-partment of Community Healthand Epidemiology with cross ap-pointments in Psychology and Re-habilitation Therapy, Dr. Stuart isthe daughter of a former senioradministrator at the HomewoodHealth Centre, a sprawling 130-year-old psychiatric facility on thebanks of the Speed River in

Guelph. The family lived a blockaway, and eventually moved ontothe 50-acre campus.

It wasn’t unusual for her tostrike up conversations and rela-tionships with patients.

“It was normal,” she says. “Theneighbourhood kids would makefriends with many of the patients.We celebrated Christmas withthem. We visited each other’shomes.”

Dr. Stuart knows that herneighbours were fortunate in thesense that most people who livewith a mental illness don’t have asupportive community they candepend on. The problem, she says,is the stigma associated with men-tal illnesses.

Today Dr. Stuart is leading theway in the quest to eliminate that

stigma. And as she heads into herfifth year as the first-ever BellMental Health and Anti-StigmaChair, she acknowledges thatstigma is the biggest obstacle forpeople who live with a mental ill-ness and the number one factorthat stops them from seekingtreatment.

After studying the topic formore than 20 years, Dr. Stuart believes that eradicating stigma isthe single most pressing challengefacing her field. And she believesthat the only way to succeed is tochange people’s behaviours.

“We’ve learned over the yearsthat it doesn’t matter if you givepeople more knowledge or changetheir attitudes,” she says. “Theonly way to remove the stigma isto change behaviours.”

And while changing behaviouron a national scale may seem likea daunting challenge, Dr. Stuartrealizes that the lessons that willmake that change possible are thesame lessons she learned growingup at Homewood.

“People are afraid of thingsthey don’t know,” she says.“When we think someone is dan-gerous or unpredictable, we tendto avoid them. But simple thingslike listening to people, valuing

them, including them socially, andtreating them with kindness cango a long way.”

Dr. Stuart will join formerOlympian and Bell Let’s Talkspokesperson Clara Hughes andBell Let’s Talk Chair Mary Deaconto discuss ways to combat stigmaon Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 9:15 am inthe atrium of the BiosciencesComplex.

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The following are five tips, de-eloped through Dr. Stuart’s re-earch, to help reduce the stigmaurrounding mental illness.

1. Language matters – pay at-ention to the words you usebout mental illness.

2. Educate yourself – learn,now and talk more, understandhe signs.

3. Be kind – small acts of kind-ess speak a lot.4. Listen and ask – sometimes

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StudentsraisingawarenessBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Queen’s Athletics and Recre-ation and the Varsity LeadershipCouncil hosted a Mental HealthGame on Friday, Jan. 13 as part ofthe national Bell Let’s Talk stu-dent initiative.

Campus groups and commu-nity organizations were on handto share information about mentalhealth resources. Student-athletessported special Bell Let’s Talktoques to help raise awareness ofthe issue.

The Queen’s Gaels joined ath-letic departments across Canadato spark a conversation to end thestigma around mental illnessahead of and during Bell Let’sTalk Day on Jan. 25.

“We recognize that mentalhealth is an issue that impactsmany of our student-athletes.Some struggle with mental healthproblems, while others supporttheir teammates during difficulttimes,” says Leslie Dal Cin, Exec-utive Director, Queen’s Athleticsand Recreation. “We are pleasedto partner with Bell Let’s Talk forthis initiative in order to encour-age even more mental health con-versations in sport facilities, class-rooms, and residences oncampus.”

As part of the initiative,Queen’s Athletics and Recreationand the Varsity Leadership Coun-cil hosted a Mental Health Gameon Friday, Jan. 13, when the Gaelswomen’s and men’s basketballteams faced the Ryerson Rams atthe Athletics and Recreation Cen-tre. Groups from the Queen’s andKingston community attendedthe game, offering information onmental health programs and sup-port services available in the com-munity. Queen’s student-athletesalso wore Bell Let’s Talk toques.

Visit oneteam.bell.ca for moreinformation on the campaign.

Honorary Degree Nominations for 2018Honorary Degree Nominations for 2018 Information and Nomination form available onlinehttp://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/senate/honorary-degreesor contact the University Secretariat at 613-533-6095.

Deadline for submission of nominations: Friday, March 1, 2017

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“Through their collaboration,these exceptional institutions willnot only forge a new path forinclusive education in Africa, butwill also bring much-neededperspectives that will enable us tobetter understand the needs oftalented young people living withdisabilities.” – Peter Materu, Director, Education

and Learning and Youth Livelihoods,The MasterCard Foundation

A partnership with ‘visionary leaders’Queen’s joins with Ethiopian university on project supported by $24M grant from The MasterCard Foundation

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Thanks to a generous 10-year,USD$24.2-million grant from TheMasterCard Foundation, Queen’sUniversity has begun a partner-ship with the University ofGondar to advance inclusive edu-cation for young people with dis-abilities in Ethiopia and Africa.

Part of the foundation’s Schol-ars Program, the partnership willprovide 450 next-generationAfrican leaders with a high-qual-ity education at the University ofGondar, while also providing 60of the university’s faculty mem-bers with the opportunity to studyat Queen’s, where they will en-hance their skills in innovativepedagogy and in leading collabo-rative research between Africanand North American universities.The University of Gondar andQueen’s University will also col-laborate to develop Ethiopia’s firstoccupational therapy program.

“We are de-lighted to workon this tremen-dous, multi-faceted projectwith the Uni-versity ofGondar andThe Master-Card Founda-tion,” saysDaniel Woolf,Queen’s Principal and Vice-Chan-cellor. “Without a doubt, this col-laboration will change lives andcreate new pathways for educa-tion in Africa. It will also provideQueen’s researchers and studentsnew avenues for growth, as theyjoin with University of Gondarfaculty members on research proj-ects and support Gondar facultythrough training programs andthe development of the first un-dergraduate occupational therapyprogram in Ethiopia.”

As part of the partnership, theUniversity of Gondar will provide290 undergraduate and 160 mas-ter’s level degrees in multidiscipli-nary fields that will encompasshealth sciences, law, education,nursing, and rehabilitation sci-ences, taking special care to re-cruit young people with disabili-ties, as well as young people fromconflict-affected countries. TheUniversity of Gondar will deliveran annual Summer LeadershipCamp for Scholars across the pro-gram, as well as a robust,practicum-based experiential pro-gram focused on giving back tocommunity, through service andleadership skill development inthe field of community-based re-habilitation.

“We are excited to welcome theUniversity of Gondar and Queen’sUniversity to the Scholars Pro-gram,” says Peter Materu, Direc-tor, Education and Learning andYouth Livelihoods, The Master-Card Foundation. “Through theircollaboration, these exceptionalinstitutions will not only forge anew path for inclusive educationin Africa, but will also bringmuch-needed perspectives thatwill enable us to better under-stand the needs of talented youngpeople living with disabilities.This partnership represents a newinnovation in the Scholars Pro-gram that demonstrates how onecan leverage the capacity of onepartner to establish andstrengthen programs in priorityareas of need in another institu-tion.”

A leader in community-basedrehabilitation and home to the In-ternational Centre for the Ad-vancement of Community BasedRehabilitation (ICACBR), Queen’sUniversity will provide 44 Univer-sity of Gondar faculty memberswith PhD training to developskills and capabilities needed tosupervise Scholars’ research andpracticums. Queen’s Universitywill also support the University ofGondar as it develops and imple-ments the first undergraduate oc-cupational therapy curriculumand program in Ethiopia. Thiswork will involve providing mas-ter’s level training in occupationaltherapy to 16 University of

Gondar faculty members, whowill then work with Queen’s occu-pational therapy faculty membersto develop a curriculum and teachin the first occupational therapyprogram at the University ofGondar.

“The University of Gondar em-braces this partnership with greatenthusiasm, for it comes with anopportunity to boost its vision ofbecoming a Centre of Excellencein rehabilitation and inclusive ed-ucation, research, and communityengagement,” says DesalegnMengesha, University of GondarPresident.

The University of Gondar andQueen’s University join a globalnetwork of 27 Scholars Programscommitted to ensuring that allyoung people, no matter theirstarting point in life, should havean equal chance to obtain a qual-ity education and pursue their as-pirations.

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The program provides educa-tion and leadership developmentfor nearly 35,000 bright, youngleaders with a deep personal com-mitment to changing the worldaround them.

“This partnership brings aboutmutual and substantial benefitsto both Queen’s and the Univer-sity of Gondar,” says HeatherAldersey, Assistant Professor inthe School of Rehabilitation Ther-apy and the faculty project leadat Queen’s University. “We aredelighted to have the opportunityto partner with visionary leadersin disability and inclusive devel-opment at the University ofGondar on this project. I have nodoubt that the impact of thiswork will create sustained im-provement of opportunities foryoung people with disabilities inEthiopia.”

Students enrolled in The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program study all over the world. Here, Scholars attend abootcamp in New York City for those studying in North America.

About Community BasedRehabilitation

Community based rehabilita-tion (CBR) was first initiated bythe World Health Organization in1978 in an effort to enhance thequality of life for people with dis-abilities and their families.

While initially a strategy to in-crease access to rehabilitationservices in resource-constrainedsettings, CBR has grown to in-clude measures such as equaliza-tion of opportunities and socialinclusion of people with disabili-ties in an effort to combat the cy-cle of poverty and disability.

CBR is implemented throughthe combined efforts of peoplewith disabilities, their familiesand communities, and relevantgovernment and non-govern-ment health, education, voca-tional, social, and other services.

Community BasedRehabilitation at Queen’s

For more than 25 years, theInternational Centre for the Ad-vancement of Community BasedRehabilitation (ICACBR), head-quartered in the School of Reha-bilitation Therapy at Queen’s Uni-versity, has worked to expandcommunity based rehabilitationpractices in communities aroundthe world.

More than 200 researchersand practitioners have been in-volved in ICACBR-affiliated proj-ects.

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• the Access to Health & Edu-cation for all Disabled Children &Youth (AHEAD) project inBangladesh

• the Queen Elizabeth II Schol-arships for Excellence in Interna-tional Community Based Rehabil-itation, and

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On the day that Justin Trudeau’scross-country tour stopped inKingston, the civil servant chargedwith helping the Prime Minister de-liver on his commitments visited cam-pus. Matthew Mendelsohn, an assis-tant professor in Queen’s Departmentof Political Studies from 1994-2000, isnow leading the results and deliveryunit that Prime Minister Trudeau cre-ated following the election.

Before giving a lecture at theSchool of Policy Studies, Mr. Mendel-sohn sat down with Mark Kerr, Sen-ior Communications Officer, to dis-cuss his role as deputy secretary tothe cabinet (results and delivery) inthe Privy Council Office, explain thepublic service’s new approach to de-livering results, and share his viewson the role universities can play inthe arena of public policy.

MK: Media have called you“Canada’s chief deliveryman.”How would you describe yourrole?

MM: My role is about ensuringthat government is in a good placeto deliver on the commitments inthe ministers’ mandate letters. It’sto help ministers and departmentsovercome obstacles that may arisein terms of delivery.

(My role and the unit) is reallyabout doing three simple things.First, it ensures the objectives areclear for new programs or poli-cies. Second, it ensures the deliv-ery plans are clear. Third, it en-sures there is an appropriatemeasurement strategy to see if re-sults are being achieved, if thepolicy outcomes promised to

Canadians are being realized and,if not, how the policy can be re-calibrated or adjusted.

MK: How does this new ap-proach to defining, achieving,and reporting on results differfrom the past?

MM: I’d say there are a coupleof different things that we are try-ing to do.

First, we’re trying to includemore medium-term and longer-term outcome measures in whatwe are reporting and tracking. Forexample, a job-training programwould not just report on the num-ber of students they have servedor the satisfaction rate of those stu-dents. It would report on whetherthe students actually got jobs inwhat they were trained for and,

more medium-term, how longthey held those jobs and if they arestill in jobs in the field that theywere trained for six months later.That doesn’t mean the input meas-ures aren’t important, but govern-ment and departments have his-torically not spent as much timereporting on the outcomes.

The second difference is thereis a real alignment between thepublic service and ministers interms of their desire to focus onoutcomes. In many organizationsand government, reporting on re-sults or accountability frame-works were often low prioritypublic service exercises. There isaccountability, an audit function,and it’s all really important.Whereas now, I think there is ashared agreement between public

servants and political leadershipthat in addition to those functions,we want to have a better sense ofwhat outcomes we are achievingfor the dollars we are spending.

The third difference is thatwe’re more interested in public re-porting on results and puttingthings out there more transpar-ently. Some things might be goingwell; some things may not be go-ing well. We are putting more dataand evidence out there for citizens,stakeholders, the policy commu-nity, and the media to engage withand see how things are going.

MK: Are there things currentstudents could be doing now toadjust and prepare for this newapproach within the public serv-ice?

MM: In the public service rightnow, we are increasingly lookingfor people with skills that I thinkyoung people are well suited tooffer that we haven’t had before. Ithink we need members of thepublic service to have big data an-alytical skills. We have the needfor people who can visualize dataand processes and have the abilityto communicate that visuallythrough infographics and othermeans. Crowd sourcing, open-source policymaking, and stake-holder engagement activities morebroadly are skills that govern-ments are just starting to recog-nize they need.

People must have the ability tomake decisions in a more horizon-tal environment, a more open andtransparent environment where a

monopoly control of informationis not an asset and not even possi-ble. They must have the ability tomobilize and harness diversityand work in collaborative teams toachieve shared outcomes.

MK: Principal Woolf struck acommittee to examine Queen’sUniversity’s presence in the pub-lic policy arena. More broadlyspeaking, what roles can andshould universities play in pub-lic policy in the 21st century?

MM: That’s a really complexquestion. There’s the research ele-ment, the faculty element, the stu-dent element. I think there arepieces in all of that. I think we arein a period where there is less mo-nopoly and control of information,so creating tighter collaborationand more open dialogue betweenresearchers and public policy mak-ers is really important. Having aplace where governments can turnfor authoritative information andreal research remains importantbecause we exist in a world wherethere are lots of incoming bits ofinformation that may not be verifi-able or as well tested.

I think we are entering a periodwhere governments are looking tooutsiders and different ways ofunderstanding the world. Govern-ment has a whole bunch of knowl-edge but so do researchers, stake-holders, and civil society.Governments need all of that un-derstanding and knowledge to ad-dress complex public policy chal-lenges, so to me public policyneeds universities more than ever.

Matthew Mendelsohn, an assistant professor at Queen’s from 1994-2000, nowleads the results and delivery unit created by Prime Minister Trudeau followinghis election. He delivered a talk at the School of Policy Studies on Jan. 12.

Unsecure wireless networkbeing decommissioned

Queen’s currently has twowireless networks that users canconnect to: “queensu” (unsecured)and “QueensuSecure_WPA2” (se-cured).

In an effort to ensure networksare secure and protect campususers, the unsecured wireless net-work “queensu” will be disabledas of Feb. 1, 2017.

If you are currently connectingto the Queen’s wireless networkusing this login portal, please dis-connect from this network.

Queen’s provides an encryptedsecure wireless network (Queen-suSecure_WPA2) that can be usedby selecting the network and log-ging in with your NetID and pass-word.

Why use a securedwireless network?

The QueenuSecure_WPA2 net-work is secure, meaning it is en-

crypted. An unsecured networkleaves your data open for inter-ception by unwelcome parties. Bysigning in to the secure login, notonly are you ensuring that the net-work you are connecting with isprotecting your information, italso ensures that only individualsauthorized to access university re-sources may do so.

Be sure to follow other securecomputing best practices such asencrypting your mobile devices,installing anti-virus and regularlyscan your computer and/or lap-tops for viruses, malware and spy-ware.

For assistance with configuringthe QueensuSecure_WPA2 net-work on your device, visit thewireless tutorials on the ITS web-site or contact the IT Support Cen-tre at 613-533-6666 or by filling inthe Online Help Form.

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Viewpoint offers faculty, staff and students the opportunity to reflect on a wide range of topics related to Queen’s and post-secondary education. Email submissions or ideas to andrew.carroll@queensu.caviewpoint.

Developing transformational leaders in EthiopiaBY MARCIA FINLAYSON, VICE DEAN(HEALTH SCIENCES) ANDDIRECTOR, SCHOOL OFREHABILITATION THERAPY

One of the strategic prioritiesof the School of RehabilitationTherapy is to make meaningfulcontributions to the work of ourcollaborators locally, nationallyand internationally. We are verypleased to announce that we havemade a major step towards meet-ing this goal through a 10 year,USD$24.2 million partnershipwith Ethiopia’s University ofGondar and The MasterCardFoundation’s Scholars Program.This announcement representsthe culmination of 18 months ofcollaboration grounded in ourmutual expertise in and commit-ment to community based reha-bilitation (CBR) and inclusive ed-ucation.

The MasterCard Foundationpartners with academic institu-tions and NGOs to educate anddevelop next generation leaderswho are committed to contribut-ing to their communities. Increas-ing access to post-secondary edu-cation for disadvantaged youth isvital to this effort. Our partnershipwill focus on one segment of thistarget population: youth with dis-abilities. Our long-term goal is tobring children with disabilities outof homes and into schools for pri-mary and secondary education sothat they can be represented inpost-secondary education in thefuture. Transformational leadersare required to achieve this goal.Our partnership with the Univer-sity of Gondar and The Master-

Card Foundation will contributeto launching these leaders.

First, project staff at the twouniversities will develop and im-plement a training certificate inCBR that will provide experientiallearning opportunities for TheMasterCard Foundation Scholarsat the University of Gondar. CBRis a multi-sectoral strategy that fo-cuses on enhancing quality of lifefor people with disabilities andtheir families; meeting basicneeds; and ensuring inclusionand participation. A major role ofCBR professionals is to work withfamilies and communities to iden-tify children with disabilities andfind ways to get them into school.Through the CBR certificate,Scholars at the University ofGondar will learn about the rightsof people with disabilities andpractical strategies to enable peo-ple with disabilities to access edu-cational and other life opportuni-ties. The certificate will provideparticipating Scholars at the Uni-versity of Gondar with criticalskills and experiences necessaryfor their development as transfor-mational leaders.

Second, Queen’s will provideopportunities for up to 60 Univer-sity of Gondar faculty to upgradetheir credentials to a master’s orPhD, and to engage in researchcollaborations with Queen’s fac-ulty to address issues related toinclusive education. Throughthese opportunities, faculty fromboth universities will contribute todeveloping the next generation ofleaders in Ethiopia and Africa.

Finally, some of the Universityof Gondar faculty coming to

Queen’s will complete the occupa-tional therapy program in theSchool of Rehabilitation Therapyand then work with our faculty todevelop and launch the first occu-pational therapy program inEthiopia. Occupational therapistsenable people of all ages and abilities to engage in the tasks and ac-tivities that are important andmeaningful to them in the contextof everyday life. This work in-volves building skills and abilitiesof individuals, families and com-munities; modifying environ-ments to make them inclusive;and adapting the ways in whichtasks and activities are performed

to enable people to participate inthem. Globally, occupational ther-apists play an important role insupporting access to education,classroom accessibility, inclusion,and human rights for people withdisabilities. By developing an oc-

- cupational therapy program at theUniversity of Gondar, our partner-ship will create a new career pathfor transformational leaders inEthiopia.

We are incredibly honouredand grateful for the opportunity topartner with the University ofGondar and The MasterCardFoundation. We have a lot of hardwork ahead of us and we are con-

fident that our collective effortswill be transformative for currentand future students and faculty atboth universities, and the manypeople who they will work with inthe future. The International Cen-tre for the Advancement of Com-munity Based Rehabilitation,based here in the School of Reha-bilitation Therapy and led byHeather Aldersey, will be the hubof project activities here atQueen’s.

This article was first published onthe Dean of Health Sciences RichardReznick’s Dean On Campus blogmeds.queensu.ca/blog.

Llives lived.Understanding the ever-changing realities of the classroom

Throughout his 43 years atQueen’s University’s Faculty ofEducation, George ‘Skip’ Hillswas known both as a leading aca-demic in his field and as someonewho truly understood the ever-changing realities of the class-room.

An associate professor, Dr.Hills, who retired in 2014, diedAug. 6 at Kingston general Hos-pital surrounded by family. Hewas 73.

Dr. Hills’ scholarly and re-search interests grew out of hisfields of specialization in con-temporary philosophy, philoso-

phy of education and psychol-ogy, and are closely related to histeaching. They included historyand philosophy of science, sci-ence education, nature of inquiryin education, aims education,economic globalization and newinformation technologies – whatthey mean for the future of edu-cation, as well as a number of is-sues related to grading and eval-uation.

Most recently, Dr. Hills had fo-cused on the historical develop-ment of concepts such as compe-tition and excellence and theirchanging roles in educational dis-

course. He published with former

Dean of the Faculty of EducationRosa Bruno-Jofré Changing Visionsof Excellence in Ontario School Pol-icy: the Cases of Living and Learn-ing and For the Love of Learning, inEducational Theory, Journal ofthe American Philosophy of Edu-cation Society and the JohnDewey Society.

Beyond the classroom Dr. Hillswas highly respected by bothpracticing teachers and teachercandidates as reflected, for exam-ple, in the fine ‘Science Club’work he carried out over many

years with his close friend BrianMcAndrews.

He also had a deep and lastingimpact on those he worked with,many of whom considered him arole model while his patience,humility and humour were al-ways much appreciated by col-leagues and students alike.

Dr. Hills is survived by MaryLou, his wife of 49 years, and hissons Andrew, Christopher andMatthew

This Lives Lived was writtenwith files provided by Rosa Bruno-Jofré and William Higginson

ives Lived is a space to share your memories of a Queen’s community member who recently died. Email your submissions to andrew.carroll@queensu.ca

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In this photo from Queen’s University Archives, an engineering student works in a Dupuis Hall lab in the 1970s.Completed in 1966 and located on Division Street, Dupuis Hall is named after Nathan Fellowes Dupuis, an influentialprofessor of mathematics at Queen’s in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a founder of the Faculty ofEngineering and Applied Science.

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Highlights of Queen’s experts in the media from Jan. 1-18Queen’s in the news.NEWSPAPERS

David Lyon(SurveillenceStudies Centre)was interviewedby the KingstonWhig Standard onBig Data and ascreening of thefilm Citizenfour.

David Gordon (Geography andPlanning) spoke with the Ottawa Cit-izen about how the future capital ofCanada was formed through a landdeal.

Chris Kilford (Centre for Interna-tional and Defence Policy) had hisop-ed on Turkey published in theVictoria Times-Colonist.

Christian Leuprecht’s (PoliticalStudies) report on the mission capa-bilities and utility of the Canadianspecial forces was profiled in the Ot-tawa Citizen.

Udo Schuklenk (Philosophy) ex-amined whether scientists can - andshould - develop medications thatcan modify a patient's moral facul-ties, in the National Post.

Kenneth Wong (Smith School ofBusiness) said that the LCBO's in-crease in international products fol-lows the increase in ethnic offeringsin the food and restaurant industries,in the Toronto Star.

Simon Hesp’s (Chemistry) expla-nation for why road repairs are nolonger lasting as long as they usedto was included in a year-end round-up of the top nine 2016 motoringstories from The Globe and Mail.

John Holmes (Geography and

Planning) says in the Windsor Starthat issues such as hydro rates andpayroll taxes are larger challenges toCanada's competitiveness thanNAFTA.

Robert Hopkins (Psychiatry) dis-cussed the increasing number of pa-tients diagnosed with dementia, aswell as the financial impact toprovincial healthcare systems in theKingston Whig-Standard.

Oded Haklai(Political Studies)had his op-ed dis-cussing where theJewish-Israeli pop-ulation stands onthe issues raisedby the SecurityCouncil resolution on the establish-ment of Israeli settlements pub-lished by the Washington Post.

Louis Delvoie (Centre for Inter-national and Defence Policy) pub-lished two editorial pieces in theKingston Whig-Standard: One exam-ining the legacy of Fidel Castro, andthe other providing a “2016 year inreview” for international relations.

Dallas Seitz (Psychiatry) dis-cussed the challenges in providingappropriate care for individuals liv-ing with dementia in the KingstonWhig-Standard.

Michael Wiebe (English Lan-guage and Literature) and MichelPharand discussed with theKingston Whig-Standard the signifi-cance and impact of Disraeli's termas Prime Minister of the UK and dis-cussed the significance of the Dis-raeli Project receiving the RobertLowry Patten Award from the Stud-

ies in English Literature 1500-1900Centre at Rice University.

John Burge (Dan School ofDrama and Music) and Craig Walker(Dan School of Drama and Music)talked to the Kingston Whig-Stan-dard about their new musical focus-ing on the life of Mata Hari.

Bruce Pardy (Law) says the Con-stitution presents no legal barrier tobroad education reform that couldsave Ontario money in the TorontoSun and Ottawa Sun.

Nigel Smith (SNOLAB) told theSudbury Star that the $28.6 millionin funding from the Major ScienceInitiative fund will be used for staffand operations at the facility.

ONLINEJohn Muscedere (School of Med-

icine) had his op-ed on end of lifecare published on cbc.ca.

Kenneth Wong (Smith School ofBusiness) discussed with Strategyhow Birks, West Elm and Equinox Fit-ness are adding hospitality to theirbrand mix.

Tandy Thomas(Business) dis-cussed how con-sumer behaviourchanges duringthe holidays, onBNN.

John Holmes (Geography andPlanning) discusses how the auto in-dustry will fare during DonaldTrump’s presidency in an op-ed pub-lished by opencanada.org.

Neil Bearse (Smith School of

Business) told globalnews.ca thatApple should focus on developingits artificial intelligence capabilitiesover the next few years.

HeatherAldersey andMarcia Finlayson(School of Reha-bilitation Therapy)spoke about thesignificance of thenewly-announcedpartnership withthe University ofGondar - sup-ported by a 10-year, $24.2 milliongrant from TheMasterCard Foun-dation - that aimsto improve occu-pational therapy services and educa-tion in Ethiopia, on Station 14 and inthe Kingston Whig-Standard.

TELEVISIONJohn Smol (Biology) appeared

on CKWS Television talking aboutArctic ice melt.

Christian Leuprecht (PoliticalStudies) appeared on CBC’s The Na-tional talking about the Fort Laud-erdale airport shooting; discussedthe conspiracy around Russia’s in-volvement with the US election andforeign intelligence reports withCBC-TV.

RADIOElaine Power (School of Kinesiol-

ogy and Health Studies) discussed

the basic income guarantee on CBCRadio.

Dick Zoutman (Pathology andMolecular Medicine) discussed pro-tecting yourself against the flu onNewstalk 880 (Montreal). He ap-peared on a number of other New-stalk programs on the same topic.

Brendon Gurd (School of Kinesi-ology and Health Studies) spoke toCBC Radio about his new researchwhich found that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to exercise.

Christo Aivalis (History) talkedabout PM Justin Trudeau’s cabinetshuffle with CTV National News Net-work, CBC TV and CHML Radio(Hamilton).

Kathy Brock (Political Studies,School of Policy Studies) told CKNW-Vancouver and globalnews.ca thatthe imminent inauguration of Don-ald Trump probably led PM JustinTrudeau to re-evaluate who was rep-resenting Canada abroad.

John Holmes (Geography andPlanning) was on CBC Radio syndica-tion discussing a threat by presi-dent-elect Trump to slap auto mak-ers with a 35 per cent tax on vehiclesimported to the US for sale.

MAGAZINESChris Simpson (Cardiology) looks

at why we ignore signs of illness anddelay treatment, in Chatelaine.

Brendon Gurd (School of Kinesi-ology and Health Studies) spoke toHealthy Magazine and the SarasotaHerald Tribune about his latest re-search on exercise non-response.

Research Data Management survey continuesBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Queen’s University Library isconducting a third round of theResearch Data Management(RDM) Survey to solicit feedbackfrom the Faculty of Health Sci-ences community.

On Monday Jan. 16, facultymembers, postdoctoral fellowsand graduate students in the Fac-

ulty of Health Sciences wereasked about RDM practices ofsharing and managing researchdata and to how the library mighhelp facilitate data managementactivities on campus.

This initiative is part ofPortage’s Canadian RDM SurveyConsortium, a group of severaluniversities working together togain a richer understanding of

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RDM practices and required sup-port services, particularly in lightof upcoming changes to fundingrequirements around data shar-ing, data preservation and thesubmission of data managementplans.

Last fall Queen’s UniversityLibrary conducted the initial sur-vey looking for insights from theFaculty of Engineering and Ap-plied Science, as well as severaldepartments in the Faculty ofArts and Science including De-partments of Biology, Chemistry,Computer Science, Geographyand Planning, Geological Sci-ences and Geological Engineer-ing, Mathematics and Statistics,Physics, Engineering Physics andAstronomy, and the School of En-vironmental Studies.

This data, report, and docu-mentation are now available fordownload from Scholars PortalDataverse (dataverse.scholar-

sportal.info/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=hdl:10864/11651).

“Our findings provide valu-able insights into the volumes ofinformation researchers are deal-ing with, and into RDM servicesthat the Queen’s research com-munity is interested in,” says Ta-tiana Zaraiskaya, Public Servicee-Science Librarian. “One of themost interesting findings of thissurvey was the extent to whichrespondents expressed interest itraining and support for datamanagement. Best practices andstandards are key, and on thedata front, library data servicesare well-positioned to provideand promote these to re-searchers.”

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Queen’s University Libraryprovides RDM services to sup-port researchers in meeting grantrequirements, producing morecompetitive grant applications,and increasing the impact andvisibility of researchers’ work.RDM services encourages long-term preservation of data and en-sures compliance with ethics andprivacy policies. The library en-courages researchers to get intouch with an RDM specialist us-ing the form on their website (li-brary.queensu.ca/node/1342?di-rected-email=1).

The library will continue toshare survey updates. Anyonewith questions is asked to contactthe Research Data ManagementSurvey Team (academic.ser-vices@queensu.ca).

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oncampusPreserving culture in art: North Baffin drawingsBY MELINDA KNOX,UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

“Draw me something. Any-thing,” said Terry Ryan to theInuit he encountered.

The tides were changing in theNorth. The 1950s and 1960s saw in-fluences from the South, includingsocial programming, waves of civilservants, and residential schools,significantly transform traditionalcamp life – a way of life known tothe Inuit since the 19th century.Recognizing the impending im-pact on these peoples and theirculture, Terry Ryan, the arts ad-viser for the West Baffin EskimoCo-operative in Cape Dorset, setout by dogsled to the relatively“untouched” communities ofNorth Baffin Island. Armed withstacks of paper, pencils and a$4,000 grant to fund his journey, hewanted these individuals to recordtheir fleeting way of life, their feel-ings and their cherished traditions.

Ryan did not want to influencewhat was drawn, so he gave littleto no instruction. About a monthafter distributing supplies, Ryanreturned to each camp and pur-chased all that had been pro-duced. In total, he collected 1,840drawings created by 159 Inuit liv-ing in and around Clyde River,Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet and Igloo-lik. The drawings, many of whichincluded writing (Inuktitut), pro-vide a cultural repository of Arcticlife in 1964 – from stories passeddown through generations, bigmoments in individual lives, toquotidian details of the day. Upon

his return to Cape Dorset, Ryancatalogued the collection and itwas placed in storage where,other than a brief interlude in1986, it has remained.

Art as a Transformative Force

For Norman Vorano, Queen’sNational Scholar and Curator ofIndigenous Art at the AgnesEtherington Art Centre, thesearchived drawings presented agreat opportunity. A leading fig-ure in the study of Inuit art, Dr.Vorano explores the ways inwhich art was instrumental to theevolving political and culturallandscape in the Arctic, and to thempowerment of Indigenousplayers in the North.

“Historically, Inuit art had athorny place within anthropologyand art history because a lot of

mid-20th century ethnologists didnot see it as an authentic culturalexpression,” Dr. Vorano says. “Andyet, despite its popularity amongcollectors, many power brokers inthe established art world viewedInuit art as too acculturated, ‘inau-thentic’ tourist art.”

Fortunately, this worldviewhas since shifted dramatically, asboth the aesthetic and culturalvalue of Inuit art is acknowl-edged. Today, there is also a wide-spread recognition of how art wastransformative in the Arctic. Forexample, in the 1950s, the dissolu-tion of the white fox pelt trade,coupled with inadequate socialservices, left some Inuit popula-tions destitute. The carving indus-try, which later diversified intoother mediums, allowed people tohave an income and flexible work

environment. This income led tothe creation of Inuit-owned busi-ness co-operatives, which eventu-ally broke the monopoly of theHudson’s Bay Company and ex-panded into many other sectors.

Art-making also allowed Inuitto record the kinds of culturalpractices people rememberedfrom stories or from childhood.

“Art-making became a way toexplore, experience and expressideas of what Inuit culture meantand could mean in a time of greattransition and upheaval,” he says.

Out of the Archives

Over 50 years after Terry Ryansolicited drawings that documentthe beginnings of profound changein the Arctic, Dr. Vorano is dustingoff the North Baffin collection. Hisaim is to make them available to

the public and, most importantly, tothe communities they came from.

Dr. Vorano is curating a travel-ling exhibition of the collection, ajoint venture by the Agnes and theCanadian Museum of History,which acquired the drawings in2014. Debuting at the Agnes inJanuary, the exhibition will not bestatic; rather, by working with var-ious institutional partners inNunavut, it will feature audio andvideo interpretations of the draw-ings by the artists and members ofthe communities where they origi-nated, collected by Dr. Vorano ashe retraced Ryan’s 1964 journey toCanada’s last frontier.

In the second phase of the proj-ect, Dr. Vorano hopes to find thefinancial support to develop a re-ciprocal research network thatwould see the digitized collectionavailable in its entirety to anyonewho wants to see it, particularlyInuit in Nunavut.

“This collection was made foran Inuit audience,” he says. “Thecompulsion to record and share isso evident in the drawings. Manyeven wrote ‘our world is changingand I want to record this so thatwe don’t forget who we are andwhere we came from.’ People inthese communities should haveaccess to these drawings to betterunderstand their history throughthe documentary evidence – art –created by their ancestors. It’s im-portant that this cultural knowl-edge is preserved indefinitely andshared.”

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Norman Vorano, Queen’s National Scholar in Indigenous visual and material cultures of the Americas and Curator ofIndigenous Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, conducted research in Clyde River, Nunavut.

Sharing creative labour at the AgnesBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The Agnes Etherington ArtCentre celebrated the Winter Sea-son launch on Thursday, Jan. 19with five new exhibitions.

“It’s always exciting to sharethe fruit of the curatorial team’screative labour at the seasonlaunch,” says Jan Allen, Director ofthe Agnes. “This winter’s suite ofbeautiful new exhibitions is espe-cially rich, building as it does onour work with many collaboratorsand contributors. The programshowcases fascinating cultural andtechnical research, and, at thesame time offers unexpected formsof display that invite the visitor tobecome part of the show.”

Picturing Arctic Modernity:North Baffin Drawings from 1964 isCurator of Indigenous Art Nor-man Vorano’s first major researchproject since joining the Agnes.

The deeply original, revelatoryshow is based on a selection ofworks on paper from the collectionof the Canadian Museum of His-tory, and enriched by interviewsDr. Vorano conducted last summerin Nunavut. The exhibition showwill travel to the Canadian Mu-seum of History, Gatineau, and toNorth Baffin communities follow-ing its run in Kingston.

In Curator of ContemporaryArt Sunny Kerr’s inventive Thehold, artistic themes of hospitalityand collective awareness are ex-tended, stretching the definitionof what a gallery space can be.

Amid a selection of works fromthe collection, the contemporarygalleries will be outfitted withstudy spaces for public use. Inturn, the art has been chosen tosympathize with such places forthinking, which are ripe for infor-mal encounters and escape plans.

The resulting show is a set of di-verse works held together by theirspirit of research, searching in-scriptions, playful assemblage andimagined collectivities, includingpieces by Napoleon Brousseau,Lyne Lapointe and Martha Flem-ing, Gustav Klimt, Nobuo Kubota,Pablo Picasso, Anne Ramsden,Ted Rettig, Gabrielle Sims, LisaVisser and Tim Whiten.

Pursuing answers in anotherdirection, The Unvarnished Truthand Key Works Unlocked exhibi-tions delve under the surface ofhistorical paintings to discovernew evidence and inform fresh ac-counts of their histories.

Two of a Kind showcases the fas-cinating 18th-century Europeantradition of pairing prints. This ex-hibition was initiated by, and hon-ours, a great scholar and long-standing friend of the Agnes, thelate W. McAllister (Mac) Johnson.

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Christopher Markwell, chairman of the Baird of Bute Society’s board of trustees, presents the Baird of Bute InnovationAward to Principal Daniel Woolf, which was awarded to his predecessor William Leitch, the fifth principal of Queen’s.

Hometown honour recognizeswork by Principal LeitchBY ANDREW CARROLL,GAZETTE EDITOR

In 2015 it was discovered thatWilliam Leitch, the fifth principalof Queen’s University (from 1859till his death in office in 1864), wasthe first person to apply scientificprinciples to accurately describethe rocket as the best device forspace travel.

Understandably, it was a signif-icant finding not only for the uni-versity but for Leitch’s hometown,the Isle of Bute.

On Wednesday, Jan. 11, Princi-pal Daniel Woolf accepted theBaird of Bute Innovation Awardon behalf of his predecessor for“his ground-breaking contributionto space science.”

Christopher Markwell, chair-man of the Baird of Bute Society’sboard of trustees, traveled toQueen’s along with Robert God-win, the space historian and au-thor who made the discovery, topresent the award, named afterAndrew Blain Baird, an Isle ofBute blacksmith who achieved the“first all-Scottish heavier-than-airpowered flight” in 1910.

The innovation and an aviationawards are presented each year, aswell as scholarships and pro-

grams, to help “inspire children toaspire,” Mr. Markwell explains.

Through his research, Mr. God-win discovered that PrincipalLeitch was the first person to cor-rectly apply modern scientificprinciples to spaceflight in his 1861essay A Journey Through Space. Ayear later Leitch included the es-say in his book God’s Glory in theHeavens.

Principal Leitch was ahead ofhis time – more than 30 yearsahead, Mr. Godwin explains.

While there was some initialdoubt, Mr. Godwin has confirmedthe finding with leading experts inthe field.

“A year later we know now(Leitch) wasn’t guessing,” Mr.Godwin says. “He was a verybright person, a polymath – geol-

ogy, botany, astronomy, mathe-matics, all the natural philoso-phies of the time. He was enlight-ened. He stood up for women’srights, equal rights. He was anti-slavery. He was extraordinary.”

Principal Woolf, the 20th prin-cipal of Queen’s, said the univer-sity was proud to accept theaward.

“It is a privilege for Queen’s toreceive Principal Leitch’s awardinto its archives, where it will en-able the community to learn moreabout his contributions to thefoundations of our university, toscience, and to education in gen-eral,” he says “Although he hasno surviving family membersthat can be traced, PrincipalLeitch is still held in high esteemby his Queen’s family, who re-main proud of their formerleader.”

For more information on Prin-cipal Leitch or to purchase Mr.Godwin’s book William Leitch Pres-byterian Scientist and the Concept ofRocket Spaceflight 1854-64 visit thewebsite of CGS Publishing (cg-publishing.com/prime/book-pages/9781926837369.html).

For more on the Baird of ButeSociety visitbairdofbutesociety.webs.com.

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The Dan School of Drama and Music's John Burge, left, and Craig Walker,right, collaborated to create 'One Last Night With Mata Hari,' with GregoryOh and Patricia O'Callaghan in the roles of Mata Hari and Dr. Bazinet. Theshow opened a the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts onThursday, Jan. 12 and completed its premiere run on Sunday, Jan. 22.

“It is a privilege for Queen’s toreceive Principal Leitch’s awardinto its archives, where it willenable the community to learnmore about his contributions tothe foundations of our university,to science, and to education ingeneral.”

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A worthwhile investmentBY MARK KERR, SENIORCOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Queen’s students are vying forthe title of Canada’s top student in-vestor this winter, while at thesame time raising money for agood cause.

The Capitalize for Kids StudentChallenge will feature more than1,000 students from 30 universitiesacross Canada going head-to-headin a portfolio management compe-tition. There is no cost to register,but to be eligible for prizes andprofessional benefits such as men-torship, participants must raise atleast $100 to support cutting-edgeresearch and programs at the Cen-tre for Brain and Mental Health atSickKids Hospital in Toronto.

Joshua Wine, Com’17, Jack Hay-ward, Com’17, and Lauren Wong,Com’17 – executive members ofQueen’s University InvestmentCounsel – are excited about thecompetition.

“Nearly everyone I talk to has afriend or family member or knowssomeone who experienced a brainor mental health issue when theywere young,” says Mr. Wine. “TheStudent Challenge gives studentsthe chance to support a worthycause as they develop the skillsand experience necessary for an in-vestment career after graduation.”

From Jan. 16-April 16, studentsselect and manage an investmentportfolio. Participants must submita 500-word explanation of their in-vestment thesis. Final ranking isdetermined by the performance ofthe portfolio and a juried evalua-tion of the provided rationale.

Capital for a cause

The Student Investor Challengeis hosted by Capitalize for KidsFoundation, which was estab-lished by Queen’s alumni Jeff Gal-lant, Com’11, and Kyle MacDon-ald, Com’11, in 2014. Justin Scaini,Artsci’13, Associate Director, Capi-

talize for Kids, says the organiza-tion launched the student chal-lenge in order to engage future in-vestment leaders who want tomake a difference.

“Mental health is the numberone health issue facing young peo-ple,” says Mr. Scaini, who notesthat young people between theages of 15 and 24 experience men-tal illness and/or substance-usedisorders more than any other agegroup. “To tackle this immensechallenge, Capitalize for Kids sup-ports projects focused on depres-sion and brain injuries, which areamong the most prevalent issuesexperienced by children andyouth.”

Mr. Scaini developed a passionfor supporting youth mentalhealth in his second year atQueen’s. He became involved inJack.org, which was founded byEric Windeler and Sandra Han-ington after their son died by sui-cide in March 2010. After acting ina Jack.org educational video, Mr.Scaini played a leading role in or-ganizing the Jack Summit (for-merly Unleash the Noise), a na-tional student mental healthinnovation summit held each year

in Toronto.After working with Accenture

as a management consultant aftergraduation, Mr. Scaini jumped atthe chance to join Capitalize forKids, where he could combine hispassion for improving youth men-tal health with his professional in-terests.

Investing in financial literacy

Mr. Scaini says the investmentchallenge also offers educationalvalue for university studentsacross all disciplines.

“With the challenge, we wantedto enhance financial literacy ofyoung people. We believe the com-petition is an engaging way toteach students about investing andportfolio management,” he says.

Mr. Wine, the Queen’s studentorganizing the competition oncampus, agrees the competitionhas the potential to make the stockmarket less intimidating for stu-dents.

“We are at the point in our liveswhere we will be earning a salarysoon, so it’s a good time to learnmore about the stock market andgain a greater awareness of invest-ment opportunities,” he says.

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Joshua Wine, Jack Hayward, and Lauren Wong plan to keep a close eye on thestock ticker in Goodes Hall throughout the Capitalize for Kids Student Challenge.

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Thursday, Jan. 26, 9:30 amViken Koukounian, Mechanical

and Materials Engineering ‘Com-putational Modeling Methodolo-gies and Experimental Verificationof the Vibro-Acoustic Behaviourof a Section of Aircraft Fuselage’Supervisor(s): C.K. Mechefske, Lo-cation: 312 McLaughlin Hall

Friday, Jan. 27, 2 pmNicholas Andrews, Chemistry

‘Chemical Sensing Using the Life,Death and Rebirth of a Photon’Supervisor(s): H.P. Loock, Loca-tion: 300 Chernoff Hall

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 11:30 amAyca Tomac, Cultural Studies

‘Alliance Politics, Solidarity Praxis,Precarious Alliances: A Case ofthe Anti-Capitalist Muslims inTurkey’ Supervisor(s): A. Salz-mann, Location: B139A Mac-CorryHall

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1 pmChrista Diane Boychuk, Reha-

bilitation Science ‘Career Deci-sion-Making Processes of Individ-uals with First-Episode Psychosis’Supervisor(s): R. Lysaght, Loca-tion: 035G Louise D. Acton Build-ing

Friday, Feb. 3, 1:30 pmStuart Bacon, Chemical Engi-

neering ‘Design and Characteriza-tion of Absorbent Polymers forTwo-Phase Partitioning Bioreac-tors’ Supervisor(s): A.J. Daugulis;J.S. Parent, Location: 312 DupuisHall

Friday, Feb 3, 1 pmNida Latif, PHD, Psychology

‘Back and Forth: Prediction andInteractive Alignment in Conver-sation’ Supervisor(s): K.G.Munhall, Location: 228 HumphreyHall

Homecoming 2017dates announcedBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Queen’s Homecoming 2017 witake place Oct. 13-15.

Alumni invited to return forHomecoming include those fromclasses ending in ‘2’ and ‘7’, aswell as members of the TricolourGuard, celebrating 50 or moreyears since graduation.

Students graduating in 2017 aalso invited to celebrate their firsHomecoming as alumni and marthe occasion of their “Reunion-Zero.”

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among other events, a footballgame against the York Lions at therevitalized Richardson Stadiumon Saturday, Oct. 14 at 1 pm.

The university will workclosely with alumni, students,staff, faculty and city partners toconfirm programming and eventdetails.

Visit the Homecoming page(queensu.ca/alumni/homecoming)for event updates. For more infor-mation, contact the Reunions Of-fice by email atreunions@queensu.ca or call 1-800-267-7837.

Password protectionBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Cybersecurity is a priority atQueen’s and as a result all stu-dents and employees are requiredto change their passwords onceevery 12 months.

Currently any students or em-ployee who has not changed theirNetID password since Dec. 15,2016, is required to change theirpassword.

As a reminder, NetID userswill receive an automated email 14days prior to the password expiryadvising them of the necessarychange; if a change is not madethey will receive additional emailsat seven and three days prior to

expiry.If the password has not been

changed by the expiry time, theaccount will be locked. The NetIDuser will then have to navigate tothe IDM Profile Manger to changetheir password (they will not beable to access any resources asso-ciated with their NetID).

Once the password is changed,another change will not be re-quired for 12 months, at whichpoint they will receive an addi-tional automated email 14 daysprior to password expiry.

For more information regard-ing the changing of passwordsand cybersecurity, visit the ITSwebsite.

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No mistaking impactBY CHRIS ARMES,COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Following its recognition as aUnited Nations Educational, Sci-entific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) World Heritage Site inJuly 2016, Canada Post today is-sued a postage stamp andpostage-paid postcard of Mis-taken Point, Newfoundland. Thestamp is part of the UNESCOWorld Heritage Sites – 2017 collec-tion and recognizes the nationalsignificance of this unique loca-tion where “life got big.”

Since 1998, Queen’s paleontolo-gist Guy Narbonne has played akey role in examining and cata-loging the fossil record – over10,000 fossils spread over 146hectares – at Mistaken Point. Lo-cated at the southeastern tip ofNewfoundland, the site featuressome of the world’s oldest knownlarge fossils – dating back some560-580 million years.

“It is incredibly rewarding andtouching to see this recognitioncome in the form of something ascommon and ubiquitous as astamp, that will be seen and usedby so many people,” says Dr. Nar-bonne. “This represents a verystunning and gratifying recogni-tion of the important place thatMistaken Point plays – not only inthe history of life on Earth, butalso in comparison with othergreat natural and cultural sitesworldwide.”

The fossils at Mistaken Pointhave provided never-before seeninsights as to how and whenlarge, complex organisms first

emerged. While life on Earth firstappeared approximately 3.5 bil-lion years ago, it remained simpleand unicellular for much of thattime. Between 645 and 540 millionyears ago – during the EdiacaranPeriod – large, complex life formssuddenly took shape.

“Mistaken Point represents awatershed in evolution ‘when life

got big’, the sudden appearance oflarge and complex creatures afterthree billion years of mostly mi-croscopic evolution,” explainedDr. Narbonne in a 2016 interview.

Dr. Narbonne was a drivingforce behind the efforts to havethe site declared a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, acting as theChief Scientist on the file.

The stamp follows a long list ofrecognition for Dr. Narbonne's re-search, which has received wide-spread acclaim and recognitionboth in and outside academia. Hisseminal work has been featured indocumentaries narrated by DavidSuzuki and Sir David Attenbor-ough, and has attracted wide-spread international attention tothe site.

Mistaken Point is one of five UNESCO World Heritage Sites to be featured on anew line of stamps and postage-paid postcards offered by Canada Post. Queen'spaleontologist Guy Narbonne was the lead author of the UNESCO nominationand has conducted research at the site for nearly 20 years.

Three research facilitiesreceive CFI grantsBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Three Queen’s University-affili-ated research facilities have re-ceived a combined $44.25 millionin support from the Canada Foun-dation for Innovation (CFI) underthe Major Science Initiatives (MSI)Fund. The three Queen's-affiliatedfacilities accounted for 13.5 percent of the $328.5 million in totalMSI funding awarded in the 2017-2022 competition cycle. In addi-tion, nearly 17 per cent of the facil-ities funded (three out of 18) areaffiliated with Queen’s University.

“Today’s leading-edge re-search, particularly large-scale col-laborative research projects, canbe very expensive to undertakedue to the extensive infrastructureneeded and the indirect costs ofmaintaining facilities,” saysDaniel Woolf, Principal of Queen’sUniversity. “The funding an-nounced today is critical to ensur-ing that these prominent researchcentres can continue to operateand remain competitive, whileproviding opportunities for re-searchers at Queen’s and acrossCanada to continue their ground-breaking research.”

The fund supports ongoing op-erations and maintenance costs fora select group of national researchfacilities which serve as hubs forcollaboration and contribute toCanada’s reputation as a globalleader in research and innovation.Through these facilities, re-searchers at Queen’s gain access toleading edge infrastructure – aid-ing them in addressing some ofthe most important issues facingsociety and probing the deepestmysteries of the universe.

The Canadian Cancer TrialsGroup received a five-year, $8.68million grant to support its Opera-tions and Statistics Centre atQueen’s. CCTG is a cancer re-search cooperative that providesthe expertise and infrastructurefor researchers to conduct nationaland international phase I-III can-cer clinical trials. From its centreat Queen's, CCTG has supportedover 500 trials in over 40 coun-tries, aimed at improving survivalrates and quality of life for cancerpatients around the world.

SNOLAB received a three-year,$28.57 million grant from CFI, insupport of the lab’s continued op-eration. Born out of the Queen’s-led Sudbury Neutrino Observa-tory – for which Arthur McDonaldwas named the co-recipient of the2015 Nobel Prize in Physics –SNOLAB is one of only a handfulof underground laboratoriesworldwide capable of supportingthe current and future generationsof subatomic and astroparticle

physics experiments, seeking tounlock the mysteries of the uni-verse. The work conducted as partof the SNO collaboration and sub-sequently at SNOLAB has led togroundbreaking results cementingCanada’s, and Queen’s, reputationas a world leader in the field.Building on this history of success,Queen’s is home to Gilles Gerbier,the Canada Excellence ResearchChair in Particle Astrophysics.SNOLAB continues to attract top-flight scientific collaborations, in-cluding the recently-announcedCanadian Particle AstrophysicsResearch Centre (CPARC).

Recognized for their work ad-vancing innovation in micro-nanotechnologies, CMC Microsystemsreceived a three-year, $7 milliongrant from CFI, with the option toapply for an additional two years.The funding will support re-searchers across Canada’s Na-tional Design Network by provid-ing state-of-the-art commercialdesign tools, expertise and indus-trial connections for research anddevelopment in advanced smarttechnologies. The long-term goalis to foster Canadian leadership inadvanced technology manufactur-ing and establish Canada as aglobal technology leader. Queen’scontracts with CMC to manageCFI funds granted to Queen’s aspart of Canada’s National DesignNetwork.

“Through the MSI program theGovernment of Canada clearlyrecognizes the importance of sus-taining key research platforms,and supporting large-scale collab-orations that are conducting lead-ing-edge research with global im-pact,” says Steven Liss,Vice-Principal (Research). “Thissupport is crucial to the success ofour leading research facilities asthe funds enable our faculty, stu-dents, and post-doctoral fellows,as well as our collaborators to ac-cess state-of-the-art research infra-structure required to undertaketheir seminal research programs.”

Created in 1997, the CanadaFoundation for Innovation makesfinancial contributions to Canada’suniversities, colleges, research hos-pitals and non-profit research or-ganizations to increase their capa-bility to carry out high qualityresearch. The foundation providesfunding to eligible Canadian insti-tutions, through a rigorous com-petitive and independent merit-re-view process, through a suite offunds. Funding is awarded basedon the quality of the research pro-posed and its need for infrastruc-ture, its contribution to strength-ening the capacity for innovationand the potential benefits of the re-search to Canada.

“It is incredibly rewarding andtouching to see this recognitioncome in the form of something ascommon and ubiquitous as astamp, that will be seen and usedby so many people.”

— Guy Narbonne

QNS proposals move to second stageBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Six proposals have been se-lected by the Queen’s NationalScholars (QNS) advisory commit-tee to advance to the secondround of the 2016-17 competition.

Through the process up to fourscholars will be hired. A total of 10applications were received.

For the second stage the pro-posals were:

• Indigenous Studies: Land- andLanguage-Based Pedagogies andPractices, submitted by the Depart-ments of Global DevelopmentStudies and Languages, Litera-tures and Cultures.

• Health Equity and Physical Ac-tivity among Older Adults, submit-ted by the School of Kinesiologyand Health Studies.

• Political Philosophy and Critical

Prison Studies, submitted by theDepartment of Philosophy, Grad-uate Program in Cultural Studies.

• Aboriginal Literature in Frenchand Migrant Literatures, submittedby the Departments of FrenchStudies and Languages, Litera-tures and Cultures.

• Computational Neuroeconom-ics, submitted by the Departmentsof Psychology andEconomics/Faculty of Arts andScience.

• Environmental Geochemistry,submitted by the Department ofGeological Sciences and Geologi-cal Engineering and School of En-vironmental Studies.

Those responsible for each ap-plication will now submit an ex-panded proposal, which will in-clude a recommendation of anindividual to be appointed.

“The QNS program is an excel-lent opportunity to attract tal-ented young faculty members toQueen’s,” says Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research). “The com-mittee is looking for individualswho have demonstrated excep-tional abilities as a teacher andwho are engaged in promising re-search programs that align withthe university’s academic andstrategic research plans.”

Since the program launched in1984, it has recruited more than100 exceptional scholars who havecontributed extensively to the re-search and teaching missions atQueen’s.

The program provides $100,000annually for five years for eachQNS and is intended to attractoutstanding junior and mid-careerprofessors to Queen’s.

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A teacher candidate speaks with a recruiter from one of the 52 organizations that took part in the Options Career Fair onTuesday, Jan. 10 at Duncan McArthur Hall.

Exploring career optionsBY ANDREW CARROLL,GAZETTE EDITOR

Teacher candidates were ableto make some valuable connec-tions for the future at the OptionsCareer Fair, held Tuesday, Jan. 10at Duncan McArthur Hall.

The annual event brings to-gether potential employers suchas school boards, schools andcamps, as well as several interna-tional organizations.

Teacher candidates were ableto gather information, meet oneon one with a variety of organiza-tions and get some career supportfrom Queen’s partners.

This year’s event drew 52 or-ganizations, up from an averageof 40, a potentially positive signfor the job market.

“As a career advisor and as anemployment advisor, it reallyheartens me that there is thismany organizations coming andwanting to recruit and hire our

graduates, which means some-thing because it has been such atight job market,” says ElspethMorgan, Career and RecruitmentAdvisor for the Faculty of Educa-tion. “But now I say to them,‘Look, we have all these peoplehere, they aren’t here because theydon’t want to hire graduates.’”

One such graduate is Will Cun-ningham, a faculty intern at Trin-ity College School in Port Hope,who returned to Queen’s with thegoal of helping teacher candidatesmake the connection that he did atlast year’s event.

“At this time last year I had noidea what I was going to do. Itwas because of this Options Ca-reer Fair that I made contact withTCS,” he says. Afterwards he ap-plied and was able to land his firstteaching job. “The other reason Icame back is that the EducationCareer Services department atQueen’s is so fantastic.”

Among the organizations in at-

tendance was the Toronto DistrictSchool Board (TDSB), Canada’sbiggest school board. Sam Iskan-dar, principal of Silverthorn Sec-ondary School and Reika Fuentes,Ed’94, vice-principal of Bloor Col-legiate, were busy answering anumber of questions from teachercandidates about what the TDSBis looking for.

“A number of people haveasked ‘What are you looking for?’and honestly we are looking forpeople who connect with kids,people who love what they do,”Mr. Iskandar says. “They ask usshould I take anything in particu-lar and we tell them take any sub-ject that they enjoy teaching. Youdon’t want to be teaching some-thing you don’t enjoy. When youdo something you enjoy the kidslove it, you’re very effective andthe kids benefit huge.”

The Faculty of Education hoststhe annual Teaching Overseas Re-cruiting Fair (TORF) Jan. 27-29.

A new ladder toarts leadershipBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Queen’s University haslaunched a new ‘laddered’ Gradu-ate Diploma and Master’s pro-gram that will provide studentsinterested in pursuing or acceler-ating their career in the arts with a360-degree view of the arts andculture industry.

Through the programs, offeredby the Dan School of Drama andMusic in collaboration with the Is-abel Bader Centre for the Perform-ing Arts, students can earn aGraduate Diploma in Arts Man-agement with the successful com-pletion of the six-week term, orcontinue with the Master’s in ArtsLeadership.

With a focus on experientiallearning through live site researchassignments and a final termpracticum placement in an arts or-ganization, students are exposedto, and taught by, top practitionersin the arts industry. Students inthe program will also be providedwith assistance in securing theirfinal term practicum by leadingNorth American arts search con-sultants, Genovese, Vanderhoofand Associates.

“Queen’s offers its students aperfect balance of engagementwith rigorous academic programsand access to first class practition-ers and arts facilities,” says Gor-don E. Smith, Interim Dean, Fac-ulty of Arts and Science. “Bothprograms are cross-disciplinary –and will be delivered by instruc-tors from the Dan School ofDrama and Music, the Masters ofIndustrial Relations program, theSmith School of Business, as wellas top practitioners in the field. Inaddition, the campus boasts

world-class facilities including amajor performing arts centre, artgallery, and library, all with seniorstaff whose management experi-ence adds to the practical teachingenvironment.”

The five core courses needed tocomplete the Graduate Diplomain Arts Management are offeredduring a single six-week sessionin May and June beginning in2017. A student may then continueon to pursue the Master’s in ArtsLeadership program through thecompletion of one additional termof coursework, partly or whollyonline, followed by a third cap-stone term involving a practicumplacement.

“This is an ideal and comple-mentary graduate program forthose who have received an under-graduate degree in drama, music,fine art, film and related culturalfields,” says Craig Walker, Directorof the Dan School of Drama andMusic. “It is designed to help stu-dents capitalize on the extensivetransferable skills they have gainedduring their earlier studies.”

“Students will gain a tremen-dous knowledge in resource de-velopment which is required in allarts leadership positions in an in-dustry requiring substantial rev-enue growth to achieve its artisticand audience goals,” adds TriciaBaldwin, Director, Isabel BaderCentre for the Performing Arts.“The relationship-based and rev-enue development focus of theprogram will set graduates up fortremendous success in the field.”

For more information and up-coming events visit the programswebsite (queensu.ca/artsci/pro-grams-and-degrees/creative-arts/arts-management-leadership).

ant national cinema. ation of our vibrelebrend-long cCFF is a weekand music, Karties, vents, ptworking & special ees, Q+As, neancareenings, guest appeand 70 short film scr

e urates. With over 25 fd-winnerarclaimed awernationally acatives and intimaginative narraries, ovoking document-prar including thoughte the best Canadian films of the yeExperienc

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events calendar.Wednesday, Jan. 25 , 10:30 am-3:30pm Engineering & Technology Fair

If you're looking for work (sum-mer, internship, after-grad) in the En-gineering or Technology sector, planto attend the Engineering & Technol-ogy Fair to meet employers. Manyorganizations are interested in meet-ing students from ALL disciplines.Grant Hall

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 6-8 pmQueen's University Arthur LowerCanadian History Workshop Series

“Nation, Biography, and theirLimits: British North America inJames Douglas' Private Correspon-dence" presented by Adele Perry,History Professor, St John's College,University of Manitoba.

Thursday, Jan 26, 2:30-3:30 pmPublic Talk – Informal Authority inIndia's Slums

Adam Auerbach, Assistant Profes-sor at American University, will givea research talk on this topic. All Wel-come. Light refreshments will beavailable. Robert Sutherland HallRoom 448

Friday, Jan. 27, 1-2 pm Faculty180 Training - EvaluatingAnnual/Biennial Reports

This session is intended for De-partment Heads/ Directors andDeans/Assoc. Deans from non-de-partmentalized faculties who will beevaluating Annual/Biennial Reportsin Faculty180. In this session partici-pants will learn to: navigate Fac-ulty180; access Annual/Biennial Re-ports submitted by facultymembers; access, complete and sub-mit the assessment form to facultymembers; review feedback providedby faculty members and confirm as-

sessment has been completed; sub-mit Annual/Biennial Report forDean’s review – if applicable.Richardson Hall Room 118

Friday, Jan. 27, 1-2:30 pmFeminist Legal Studies Queen'sVisitor

Beverley Baines, Queen's Univer-sity, Faculty of Law will present“Women Judges and ConstitutionalCourts: Why Not Nine Women?” SirJohn A. Macdonald Hall Room 201

Friday, Jan. 27, 2:30-5 pm Distinguished Emeritus LectureSeries - Dr. Richard Beninger

Join us to celebrate the career ofDr. Richard Beninger, ProfessorEmeritus in the Department of Psy-chology, who will give a Distin-guished Emeritus Lecture, “Linkingdopamine-mediated reward-relatedlearning with schizophrenia.” Recep-tion to follow at the University Club.Biosciences Complex Room 1103

Friday, Jan. 27, 6:30-8 pm Lunar Potluck Dinner @QUIC

Join QUIC World Link program,Queen's Hong Kong Student Associ-ation (QHKSA), and Queen's ChineseStudents and Scholar's Association(QCSSA) for a fun evening of Lan-guage and culture Learning andfood sharing. Bring a small dish toshare with others. The theme is Lu-nar New Year so we want to featuredishes from countries that celebratethe holiday (countries in East andSoutheast Asia). All are welcome -any student may attend. Peer volun-teers will welcome you. Have Ques-tions? Please contacticintern@queensu.ca. John DeutschUniversity Centre, International Cen-tre

Sunday, Jan. 29-Tuesday, Jan. 31 Teachers’ Overseas Recruiting Fair

TORF provides an on-site, three-day venue that allows teachers tohave face-to-face interviews with in-ternational school administrators,and to sign contracts. We have im-pressive placement statistics and of-fer candidate support that is equalto none. Our new online service is in-tended to complement the onsiteTORF fair in January. It is designed tomeet the needs of teachers seekinginternational positions throughoutthe year. The fee to be part of ouronline TORF database is $125,payable once your application hasbeen reviewed and accepted. Thereis no additional charge for attendingthe TORF onsite fair in January. Dun-can McArthur Hall

Tuesday, Jan 31, 10:30 am-Noon Teaching Development WorkshopSeries: Are you Assessing what youthink you are Assessing?

Attendees to this session will ex-plore how to conceptualize, develop,and implement effective assessmentin higher education. Specifically, thegroup will consider how learningoutcomes can be embedded inmeasurement instruments, and inturn, how assignments can be struc-tured to maximize the usefulness ofthese instruments. The conversationwill also touch on the importance ofalignment between assessment, in-struction, and outcomes. Mackin-tosh-Corry Hall Room F200

Wednesday, Feb. 1, Noon-1 pm Meditation

Guided group meditation withDenpa at the Ban Righ Centre.

Thursday, Feb. 2, Noon-1 pmPolicy Speaker Series - LoriMacDonald - Policy Development inEmergency Situations

Lori MacDonald is the AssistantDeputy Minister of the EmergencyManagement and Programs Branchfor Public Safety Canada. She holds avast array of responsibilities thatrange from strengthening the na-tional leadership role in emergencymanagement to the delivery of Na-tional Crime Prevention and First Na-tions Policing programs.

With 32 years of experience inPublic Service, Lori has held a varietyof positions within Public Service, in-cluding in the Correctional Servicesof Canada and Public Safety. RobertSutherland Hall Room 202

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Bailie receives Murray Douglas awardBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

On Jan. 6 the Queen’s Gaelsmen’s hockey team were facing ri-vals the UOIT Ridgebacks but itwas also time to recognize one oftheir own.

Prior to puck-drop Gaels goal-tender Kevin Bailie was honouredwith the Murray Douglas Scholar-ship for the third consecutiveyear.

Murray Douglas (Com’72) andDonna Douglas (Artsci’73) estab-lished the award to recognize theacademic and athletic excellenceof a varsity hockey player atQueen’s University. Murrayplayed varsity hockey for theGaels from 1968 to 1972 and con-tinues to be one of the Gaels mostactive alumni, making significantcontributions to the program yearafter year.

His continued interest inQueen’s hockey stems not onlyfrom his playing days, but largelydue to the work of Dave Descent,the former Gael Force president,

who acted as the varsity hockeymanager during Murray’s days atQueen’s.

The award is designed to rec-ognize excellence in both athleticsand academics, as well to recog-

nize an individual who leads byexample and is looked up to byhis teammates.

Murray Douglas (Com'72) presents the Murray Douglas Scholarship award to Queen’s Gaels goalie Kevin Bailie. At left isGaels head coach Brett Gibson.

fit tips.Healthy eatingHere are four simple tips to help

you live healthier and eat better in2017.

1. Eating foods high in omega-3fatty acids like salmon, sardinesand some types of tuna can helpkeep your blood pressure downand improve your mood!

2. Eating more fiber may helpyou slim down and prevent cardio-vascular disease, type 2 diabetesand a number of cancers. Quinoa,polenta and whole-wheat cous-cous are all quick-cooking optionsto add to your next entree.

3. Another great way to getmore fiber it to eat more vegeta-bles! Veggies are teeming withhealthy nutrients and fiber, yet amajority of people don’t eatenough vegetables.

4. The final and most obvious islimiting your sugar intake. Chooselow-sugar treats to satisfy yoursweet tooth and find natural sugarslike honey to sweeten your tea.

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for the record.Headship Search Committee es-tablished for the Department ofOncology

In accordance with the Senatedocument governing the Appoint-ment of Clinical / Academic Depart-ment Heads that was approved onMarch 26, 2009, the Provost andVice-Principal (Academic) of Queen’sUniversity and the Chief ExecutiveOfficers of Hotel Dieu Hospital, Prov-idence Care and Kingston GeneralHospital have established a jointSearch Committee to provide adviceon the Headship and the presentstate and future prospects of the Department of Oncology. The composition of the Committee is:

• Dr. Stephen Archer - Head, De-partment of Medicine, Queen’s

• Dr. David Berman - Professor,Department of Pathology and Mo-lecular Medicine, Queen’s

• Dr. Christopher Booth - Associ-ate Professor, Department of Oncol-ogy, Queen’s

• Ms. Brenda Carter -Vice-Presi-dent & Regional Vice-President Can-cer Services, Kingston General Hos-pital

• Dr. Jay Engel - Associate Profes-sor, Department of Surgery, Queen’s

• Dr. Craig Goldie - Assistant Pro-fessor, Department of Oncology,Queen’s

• Dr. Conrad Falkson - AssociateProfessor, Division Head, RadiationOncology, Department of Oncology

Queen’s • Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick - Chief of

Staff, Hotel Dieu Hospital• Dr. Jenny Jin - Chief Resident,

Radiation Oncology, Department ofOncology, Queen’s

• Dr. John Leverette - Vice-Presi-dent, Medical and Academic Pro-grams, Providence Care

• Mr. Michael McDonald - ChiefNursing Officer, Hotel Dieu Hospital

• Dr. Annette McCallum - Head,Department of Diagnostic Radiol-ogy, Queen’s

• Ms. Louise Segsworth - Adminis-- trative and Research Coordinator,- Department of Oncology, Queen’s

• Dr. Christopher Simpson (co-chair) - Vice-Dean, Clinical, Queen’s

• Dr. Osama Souied - Senior Resi-dent, Medical Oncology, Depart-ment of Oncology, Queen’s

• Ms. Cathy Szabo - President &CEO, Providence Care

• Dr. Ruth Wilson - Professor, De-partment of Family Medicine,Queen’s

• Dr. David Zelt (co-chair) - Chiefof Staff, Kingston General Hospital

• Ms. Andrea Sealy (Secretary) -Senior Staffing Officer, Faculty of

Health SciencesFaculty, staff, students, residents

and all other members of the Hospi-tal and University communities, areinvited to submit their comments, inwriting, on the present state and fu-

, ture prospects of the Department as

well as the names of possible candi-dates for the Headship and the rea-sons for supporting each nominee.Written submissions are to be di-rected to the co-chairs c/o AndreaSealy, Faculty of Health Sciences,Macklem House, 18 Barrie Street,Queen’s University, Kingston, On-tario, K7L 3N6 and electronic sub-missions can be forwarded to an-drea.sealy@queensu.ca. Whilesubmissions will be acceptedthroughout the search process, itwill be advantageous for the Com-mittee to have them early on. Pleasenote that committee members arerequired to maintain confidentialityregarding the Committee’s delibera-tions and comments, which areshared with committee members,are also confidential. Anonymoussubmissions will not be considered.

Headship Search Committee es-tablished for the Department ofPsychiatry

In accordance with the Senatedocument governing the Appoint-ment of Clinical / Academic Depart-ment Heads that was approved onMarch 26, 2009, the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) of Queen’s Uni-versity and the Chief Executive Offi-cers of Hotel Dieu Hospital, KingstonGeneral Hospital and ProvidenceCare have established a joint SearchCommittee to provide advice on theHeadship and the present state and

future prospects of the Departmentof Emergency Medicine. The compo-sition of the Committee is:

• Ms. Silvie Crawford - ExecutiveVice-President & Chief Nursing Exec-utive, Kingston General Hospital

• Dr. Jonathan Fairbairn - ChiefResident, Department of Family Psy-chiatry

• Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick (co-chair)- Chief of Medical and Academic Af-fairs, Hotel Dieu Hospital

• Dr. Ruzica Jokic - Associate Pro-fessor, Department of Psychiatry,Queen’s

• Dr. John Leverette - Vice Presi-dent, Medical & Academic ProgramsProvidence Care

• Ms. Marianne McGuire - Depart-mental Administrator, Departmentof Psychiatry

• Dr. David Messenger - Head, Department of Emergency Medicine

• Dr. Niki Mofidi - Chief Resident,Department of Psychiatry

• Mr. Maurio Ruffolo - Vice Presi-dent, Patient & Client Care and ChiefNurse Executive, Providence Care

• Dr. Dallas Seitz - Associate Pro-fessor, Department of Psychiatry,Queen’s

• Mr. Don Seymour - CEO, Addic-tion & Mental Health Services,Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox &Addington Health Unit

• Dr. Christopher Simpson (co-chair) - Vice-Dean, Clinical, Faculty ofHealth Sciences

• Dr. Christopher Smith - Associ-ate Professor, Department of Medi-cine, Division of General InternalMedicine

• Dr. David T. Zelt - Executive VicePresident and Chief of Staff,Kingston General Hospital

• Ms. Andrea Sealy (Secretary) -Senior Staffing Officer, Faculty ofHealth Sciences

Faculty, staff, students, residentsand all other members of the Hospi-tal and University communities, areinvited to submit their comments, inwriting, on the present state and fu-ture prospects of the Department as

, well as the names of possible candi-dates for the Headship and the rea-sons for supporting each nominee.Written submissions are to be di-rected to the co-chairs c/o Andrea

- Sealy, Faculty of Health Sciences,Macklem House, 18 Barrie Street,Queen’s University, Kingston, On-tario, K7L 3N6 and electronic sub-missions can be forwarded to an-drea.sealy@queensu.ca. Whilesubmissions will be acceptedthroughout the search process, itwill be advantageous for the Com-mittee to have them early on. Pleasenote that committee members arerequired to maintain confidentialityregarding the Committee’s delibera-tions and comments, which areshared with committee members,are also confidential. Anonymoussubmissions will not be considered.

human resources.Competition: 2016-363Job Title: Senior Web Developer(USW Local 2010)Department: Education TechnologyUnit - Faculty of Health SciencesHiring Salary: $57,732 (Salary Grade8)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: ContinuingAppointmentClosing Date: 26-Feb-2017

Successful Candidatesn

Job Title: Educational Program As-sisatnt (USW Local 2010)Department: Critical Care Program

Competition: 2016-269Successful Candidate: Laura Jaquesn

Job Title: Solutions Specialist (USWLocal 2010)Department: Information Technol-ogy ServicesCompetition: 2016-264Successful Candidate: Emily Harm-sen (Art History and Art Conserva-tion)n

Job Title:Medical Office AssistantDepartment: Family MedicineCompetition: 2016-2475Successful Candidate: Jenny Mac-Donald

Job postings Details regarding job postings –internal and external – can be foundat queensu.ca/humanresources/jobs.Applications for posted positions areaccepted by email only toworking@queensu.ca beforemidnight on the closing date of thecompetition.n

Competition: 2017-014Job Title:Manager, Media Relationsand IssuesDepartment: University Communi-cationsHiring Salary: $61,378 (SalaryGrade 9)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: Term Ap-pointment (until April 30, 2018)Closing Date: 01-Feb-2017n

Competition: 2016-360Job Title: Research TechnicianDepartment: Pathology & Molecu-lar MedicineHiring Salary: $39,591 (SalaryGrade 5)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: ContinuingAppointmentClosing Date: 01-Feb-2017

books.Discovering the End of Time: Irish

Evangelicals in the Age of DanielO’Connell By Donald Akenson (His-tory)

Apocalyptic millennialism is em-braced by the most powerful strandsof evangelical Christianity. The fol-lowers of these groups believe in thephysical return of Jesus to Earth inthe Second Coming, the affirmationof a Rapture, a millennium of peaceunder the rule of Jesus and hissaints, and, at last, final judgmentand deep eternity.

InDiscovering the End of Time,Donald Akenson traces the primaryvector of apocalyptic millennialismto southern Ireland in the 1820s and1830s. Surprisingly, these apocalyp-tic concepts - which many scholarsassociate with the poor, the ill-edu-cated, and the desperate - were ar-ticulated most forcefully by a rich,well-educated coterie of Irish Protes-tants. Drawing a striking portrait ofJohn Nelson Darby, the major figurein the evolution of evangelical dis-pensationalism, Akenson demon-strates Darby’s formative influenceon ideas that later came to have afoundational impact on Americanevangelicalism in general and onChristian fundamentalism in particu-lar. Careful to emphasize that recog-

nizing the origins of apocalyptic mil-lennialism in no way implies a judg-ment on the validity of its con-structs, Akenson draws on a deepknowledge of early 19th-century his-tory and theology to deliver a pow-erful history of an Irish religious eliteand a major intersection in the evo-lution of modern Christianity.

Opening the door into an Irelandthat was hiding in plain sight, Dis-covering the End of Time tells a re-markable story, at once erudite, con-versational, and humorous, andcharacterized by an impressiverange and depth of research.

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