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Calendar of Events

March 30, 2008
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April 5, 2008
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Music at Memorial
Time: 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music
Description: Sunday 30 March at 7:30 pm in the D.F. Cook Recital Hall Opera Students of the Opera Workshop present an evening of operatic flights of fancy.
Tickets:$12 Gen $7 St/Sr
D.F. Cook Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Sponsor: School of Music

Monday, March 31, 2008
Show only: General
Café Scientifique: The Future of Aging
Time: 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Location: Coffee Matters, 320 Water St., St. John's
Description: Those interested are invited to this free event to hear some of Canada's leading researchers talk about what we're learning about our aging brains, our aging bodies and the environment in which we're growing old. Food and beverages are available for purchase from the host café.
Sponsor: Newfoundland and Labrador Centre For Applied Health Research

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Show only: Seminars and lectures
Investigating Imperial Estates in Southern Italy: The San Felice Project
Time: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Arts and Administration, A-3020
Description: Dr. Myles McCallum, St. Mary's University, will give a public lecture titled Investigating Imperial Estates in Southern Italy: The San Felice Project. All are welcome!
Sponsor: Classics Department

Show only: Seminars and lectures
The End?
Time: 2 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
Location: A-1045, Arts and Administration Building
Description: Department of Philosophy Winter Colloquium. Dr. John Scott will present a talk titled The End?
Sponsor: Department of Philosophy

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Show only: Seminars and lectures
Presentation by candidate for dean of Graduate Studies
Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Junior Common Room, R. Gushue Hall
Description: Dr. Noreen Golfman, candidate for dean of Graduate Studies, will give a presentation in response to the following question: "What is your vision for the School of Graduate Studies at Memorial University and what in your background and experience has prepared you to be the dean?"
Sponsor: Vice-President (Academic)

Show only: Seminars and lectures
PowerPoint Drawing Tools
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: CP2003, Chemistry-Physics Building
Description: This workshop is designed for those who use PowerPoint presentation software to enhance teaching and learning. In this workshop you will become familiar with basic object-editing functions and learn to use PowerPoint’s drawing tools. With a little creativity, these tools can be used to develop your own graphics to increase student learning and retention.

Please note: Space in Workshops is limited and is reserved for faculty, instructional staff, and graduate teaching assistants.

To register, contact: Arlene Power Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Creatine Function in the Brain: The New Frontier
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4015
Description: Presented by Dr. John T. Brosnan, university research professor, CIHR senior investigator, Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Sponsor: Department of Biochemistry

Show only: Seminars and lectures
In God’s pocket: Accidents, injuries and perceptions of risk among Newfoundland fish harvesters
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Inco Centre, IIC-3001
Description: Sandra Brennan, MA candidate, Sociology, will deliver this SafetyNet Brown Bag Lecture. Fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations, as research in provincial, national and international contexts has shown. We set out to explore contemporary Newfoundland fish harvesters’ thoughts on what puts them at risk, and their recommendations to improve safety at sea. This presentation focuses on participants' training, experience, and perceptions of risk. Major findings include the interactive and cascading effects of risk factors such as weather, safety equipment, and vessel design; the significant impacts of both intended and unintended consequences of regulations; and the safety effects of changes that have occurred in the industry over time.
Sponsor: SafetyNet

Thursday, April 3, 2008
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
MUN Cinema series
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: Empire Theatres, Avalon Mall
Description: MUN Cinema presents Waiter. More information about this film and the schedule for the season can be found at www.mun.ca/cinema.
Sponsor: MUN Film Society

Show only: General
The Devil Came on Horseback film screening : A documentary on genocide in Darfur
Time: 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: IIC 2001 - Inco Innovation Centre
Description: The Devil Came on Horseback is a story told by Brian Steidle, a former U.S. marine whose first-hand account of the genocide in Darfur makes for a powerful and moving documentary. Snacks and refreshments will be available. Admission is free. STAND Memorial (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) is hosting a trilogy of events in to spread word of the atrocities taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Please join members in raising awareness over the matter which has claimed 400,000 lives of innocent women, men and children.
Sponsor: MUN STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur)

Show only: Seminars and lectures
From Rhetoric To Reality: Implications Of Regionalization For Reallocating Resources To Home Care
Time: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Location: Health Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre D
Description: Presentation by Patricia Conrad, candidate for the assistant professor, Health Policy/Health Care Delivery faculty position in the Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, titled From Rhetoric to Reality: Implications of Regionalization for Reallocating Resources to Home Care.
Sponsor: Community Health & Humanities, Faculty of Medicine

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Doctoral Presetation Seminar Series
Time: 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: McCann Centre, ED 2030B
Description: Oana Radu, doctoral candidate, will be giving this doctoral presentation entitled Development of new instructional media for introductory mathematics courses at Memorial University. Everyone welcome to attend.
Sponsor: Faculty of Education

Saturday, April 5, 2008
Show only: Alumni Events
Curling bonspiel
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: St. John's Curling Club
Description: The St. John’s Chapter of the Memorial University Alumni Association invites alumni, friends and students to join in the fun of the 10th Annual Curling Bonspiel. Registration is $27.50 per person or $110 per team (lunch included) and space is limited. Registration deadline is Friday, March 28. Contact 737-4354 or e-mail rsvpalum@mun.ca.
Sponsor: Alumni Association, St. John's Chapter

Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Music at Memorial
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MU-1045
Description: Saturday 5 April at 8 pm in the D.F. Cook Recital Hall MUN Concert Band Take a break from studying for an evening of light entertainment, under the skillful baton of Grant Etchegary. And hear the culmination of a good year for the band!
Tickets: $12 Gen $7 St/Sr
D.F. Cook Recital Hall, 8 pm
Sponsor: School of Music

Show only: General
Book blitz
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: St. John's Arts and Culture Centre
Description: Leave books at the Prince Philip Drive entrance near handicapped parking. Blitz is in preparation of the CFUW's annual Giant Book Sale set for April 25-26, 2008, to raise funds for Memorial University scholarships. Contact 753-4534 or thodder@nf.sympatico.ca for more information.
Sponsor: Canadian Federation of University Women, (CFUW), St. John's Club

Show only: Sports
Seventh annual Maharajh All-Star Challenge
Time: 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: The Works, Field House
Description: Memorial’s Sea-Hawks men's basketball team is hosting some of the best graduating male high school athletes from across the province. All proceeds will go towards the Children’s Wish Foundation. High school players will take on the Sea-Hawks. Organizers are hoping to raise more than $3,000 from game proceeds. If they do, that means they will have raised more than $20,000 for the foundation since 2001. Admission is a minimum of $4 for adults and $2 for students. Further donations at the door will be accepted in the name of the charity.
The game is named in honour of Mathew Maharajh, a Memorial student, avid basketball player and cancer survivor, who wanted a way to give back to the charity that helped him through his chemotherapy.
Sponsor: Memorial Sea-Hawks Athletics

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