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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Show only: General
Three Cheers For Composting Family Program
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Botanical Garden, Mount Scio Road
Description: Bring the family along for a special family day program celebrating composting. Compost crafts and games, story times, puppet shows, garden tours, face painting and nature hikes to Oxen Pond! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free! For more information please www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: Botanical Garden

Show only: General
National Launch for International Compost Awareness Week
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Road
Description: Susan Antler, Executive Director of the Composting Council of Canada will be at MUN Botanical Garden this weekend for the national launch of International Compost Awareness Week 2008. She will join Garden staff, volunteers, Friends and the public as MUN Botanical Garden hosts its annual Three Cheers for Composting family program.

The main event will occur on Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m. at the Botanical Garden, located at 306 Mount Scio Road. Family activities, nature hikes, games, and a special cake, all with a compost theme, will be offered. The Garden will also be recognized for its involvement in compost week. For more information, please visit www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Monday, May 5, 2008
Show only: General
ABC's of Composting Free Lecture
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden
Description: Everyone is invited to visit the Garden’s compost demonstration garden, located between the Agnes Ayre gazebo and the Friends’ wildlife friendly garden. Compost exhibits, free composting information and a vermicomposter will be available in the field centre. To celebrate compost week, there will be free admission to the Garden all week, and prizes to be won. For more information please www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Show only: General
Public Film Screening - Doulas, Birth, and Breastfeeding
Time: 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: HSC Main Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Description: International Day of the Midwife Celebration.
Screening - Doulas: Making A Difference,
Dr. Jack Newman's Visual Guide to Breastfeeding
“Motions” By Sheilagh O’Leary
A Celebration Of Lifecycles
More info - kmonaghan@nf.sympatico.ca. Cost: $8 regular/ $5 students, underemployed, healthcare workers. All event proceeds will be used to fund The Newfoundland Doula Project, a Friends of Midwifery sponsored initiative to advance labour support training in the province. Free parking: Area 9, Medical School Entrance.
Sponsor: Friends of Midwifery

Show only: Seminars and lectures
CPAWS Newfoundland and Labrador Annual General Meeting
Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Location: University Centre, 3rd Floor
Description: Guest speaker Sabine Jessen, national director, Marine and Great Freshwater Lakes, will talk on The Current Status of Marine Protected Area Planning Across Canada and the Impediments to Meeting Canada's Commitment to
Establishing a Network of MPAs by 2012. Learn how you can push the conservation agenda forward, share insight, and volunteer with us! The Big Wild will be launched in NL this night.
Sponsor: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Show only: General
Vermicomposting - Free Lecture
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden
Description: On Tuesday, May 6, everyone is invited to join Anne Madden, Education Coordinator to learn about vermicomposting or worm composting. This lunch time lecture will be held in the Garden’s compost demonstration garden, located between the Agnes Ayre gazebo and the Friends’ wildlife friendly garden. Compost exhibits, free composting information and a vermicomposter will be available in the field centre. To celebrate compost week, there will be free admission to the Garden all week, and prizes to be won. For more information please www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Writing in Science Courses
Time: 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Location: Arts & Administration, A-1043
Description: This panel will discuss how some science teachers incorporate specific writing components either in the lecture part of a course or through lab reports. Colleagues will share their experiences on how writing enhances the learning for students. To register, contact Arlene Power, Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028.
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Learning Science Through Experience in Undergraduate Labs
Time: 11 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Location: AA1043, Arts and Administration Building
Description: Many undergraduate science courses have laboratory components with a set of goals that include: demonstrating and reinforcing the concepts learned in lectures, teaching students laboratory and research skills and techniques, building students’ communication skills and providing students with a hands-on science experience. The panelists in this session will reflect on their own experiences teaching in undergraduate labs and will initiate a discussion of how labs enhance learning through doing.
To register, contact Arlene Power, Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Teaching First Year Courses
Time: 12:30 p.m.-1:40 p.m.
Location: Arts & Administration, A-1043
Description: Many who teach in the sciences teach first year "service" courses that are taken by students in disciplines outside of (as well as within) our own. These courses are often very content-heavy, but that is usually only one aspect of what we want students to take away from the course. For example, many of us also place great value on skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, integration of material from more than one subject area, basic data analysis, and expressing concepts in writing. This panel includes people from several different disciplines who will talk about their own experiences and strategies for teaching and learning in first year courses, addressing the balance between content and science literacy skills.
To register, contact Arlene Power, Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Teaching Undergraduates in Research Settings
Time: 2 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
Location: AA1043, Arts and Administration Building
Description: This panel will discuss four major areas: a) goals and benefits, b) rules of engagement, c) commonly encountered challenges and d) successful strategies for working with undergraduates in a research setting. Goals and benefits will present the advantages to both students and research professors which arise from this type of teaching. Rules of engagement will review the issues around successful recruitment and orientation of undergraduates into the culture of research. Common challenges will look at the need for ongoing supervision of undergraduates as all stakeholders try to achieve a balance between providing direction and autonomy. Finally, the panel will investigate some successful strategies which can help establish a well-defined and focused experience for both research professors and undergraduate students.
To register, contact Arlene Power, Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Technology Innovations in Science Teaching
Time: 3:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
Location: Arts & Administration, A-1043
Description: A discussion of the use of technology innovations for science courses such as clickers, blogs, on-line discussion groups and others and how these features of the instructional plan enhance the teaching and learning. To register, contact Arlene Power, Instructional Development Office, instrdev@mun.ca or 737-3028.
Sponsor: Instructional Development Office

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Show only: General
Getting the Most From Your Soil - Free Lecture
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden
Description: On Wednesday, May 7, everyone is invited to join Roy Stares, Assistant Gardener to learn about getting the most from your soil. This lunch time lecture will be held in the Garden’s compost demonstration garden, located between the Agnes Ayre gazebo and the Friends’ wildlife friendly garden. Compost exhibits, free composting information and a vermicomposter will be available in the field centre. To celebrate compost week, there will be free admission to the Garden all week, and prizes to be won. For more information please www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Show only: General
Annual conference of the Canadian Society for 18th-Century Studies
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Arts and Administration, A-3018
Description: Members of the university community are invited to attend the first planning session for the 36th annual conference of the Canadian Society for 18th Century Studies. The conference will be hosted by Memorial University and will be held Oct. 14-16, 2010. For further information contact Don Nichol, Department of English, on 737-8064 or dnichol@mun.ca.
Sponsor: Faculty of Arts

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Exploring Safety Behaviours in the Newfoundland Labrador Fibreglass Boat-Building Industry: What Did We Learn?
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Genesis Boardroom, IIC3001
Description: The objective of this study was to explore the psycho-social factors associated with safety behaviours of workers in the fibreglass boat-building (FBB) industry in Newfoundland. Qualitative data analysis revealed numerous themes associated with employee safety behaviours in this industry related to: (1) workplace health and safety attitudes; (2) perceptions of risk; (3) community life; (4) employee knowledge concerning styrene exposure; (5) the importance and future of the industry; and, (6) social and organizational factors affecting employee safety behaviours, risk tolerance and willingness to raise safety issues. Data from employee surveys suggest that employee safety behaviours appear to be associated with perceived behavioural expectations of family members and physicians. Further, results suggest that employee knowledge of the health effects of styrene, safety climate, image risk, experience, and community attachment are associated with employee attitudes, social influence, perceived control, risk perception, and reactions to risk. The implications of these findings will be discussed.
Sponsor: SafetyNet

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Thinking Outside the Box: The Unique Way the Canadian Forces is Helping the Government of Afghanistan
Time: 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Board Room, 4th Floor, Spencer Hall
Description: Cdr Mark Chupick, a member of the Strategic Advisory Team-Afghanistan in 2006 and now of the National Defence Headquarters Policy Group responsible for Afghanistan, will discuss this unique Team and how it complements Canada's broader efforts in Afghanistan. Registration is free but required for catering purposes. Free lunch and free parking. Call 737-3143.
Sponsor: The Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development and the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Investigating the BACE- Ca2+ Interaction: Implications in Alzheimer's Pathology
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Science Building, SN-4015
Description: Presented by Dr. Michael Hayley, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland.
Sponsor: Department of Biochemistry

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Chromatic and flow number for matroids.
Time: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Location: HH-3017
Description: These graph parameters have long been the subject of much study, thus extending them to matroids, which are combinatorial structures that generalize graphs, becomes a natural question. This talk will include one such extension based on the circular flow and chromatic numbers. We will assume familiarity with graphs and use them as a starting point. Previous knowledge of matroid theory would be helpful but not necessary.
Sponsor: Dr. Laura Chavez-Lomeli

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Show only: General
Waking up your Spring Garden Bed
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden
Description: On Thursday, May 8, everyone is invited to join Carl White, Head Gardener to learn about waking up your spring garden bed. This lunch time lecture will be held in the Garden’s compost demonstration garden, located between the Agnes Ayre gazebo and the Friends’ wildlife friendly garden. Compost exhibits, free composting information and a vermicomposter will be available in the field centre. To celebrate compost week, there will be free admission to the Garden all week, and prizes to be won. For more information please www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Living Well With Stress
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: University Centre, UC-3018
Description: Workplace stress can be triggered from many sources, including feeling that there is too much to do with not enough time or dealing with a difficult co-worker/customer. When combined with pressures and responsibilities outside of work, it is no wonder that people experience high levels of stress both at work and at home. Some stressful events are commonly experienced across a large group; others may be unique to individuals. Stress experienced in any area can impact the many facets of an individual’s life. With a large portion of the population experiencing stress at any given time, it is essential to learn how to manage it effectively for increased health, well-being and workplace productivity.
Sponsor: Worklife Programs Office, HR

Show only: Seminars and lectures
A dynamical systems approach to asset pricing: effects of moving
Time: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Mathematics, HH-3026
Description: By Tracey Wooden, B.Sc. honours in Applied Mathematics, Memorial.
Sponsor: Tracey Wooden, B.Sc. Honours in Applied Mathematics, Memorial

Friday, May 9, 2008
Show only: General
Planting a Half-Barrel - Free Lecture
Time: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden
Description: On Friday, May 9, everyone is invited to join Tim Walsh, Nursery Manager to learn about planting a half barrel. This lecture will be held in the Garden’s compost demonstration garden, located between the Agnes Ayre gazebo and the Friends’ wildlife friendly garden. Compost exhibits, free composting information and a vermicomposter will be available in the field centre. To celebrate compost week, there will be free admission to the Garden all week, and prizes to be won. For more information please www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

Show only: Seminars and lectures
Simulating Complexity: CANCELLED
Time: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: C-2045, Chem-Physics Building
Description: Stimulating Complexity: Challenges and Progress in Atomistic Materials Science Simulations presented by Michele Parinello, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich. Researchers wishing to speak one-on-one with Prof. Parrinello following the lecture may contact Ivan Saika-Voivod at saika@mun.ca to schedule a time.
Sponsor: ACEnet and the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Show only: Arts and Entertainment
Gower Community Band presents Fifth and Broadway
Time: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music
Description: Beethoven is in the Band! It's the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony this year, and the Gower Community will feature the rarely performed concert transcription of the monumental work in its spring concert, along with milestones in musical theatre from the most popular shows in Broadway history. The theme of the show is Fifth and Broadway. Tickets are $15 and $10 available at Provincial Music, The Music Collection, and Fred's Records.
Sponsor: Technical Services

Show only: General
Alpine Trough Gardening Workshop
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: MUN Botanical Garden
Description: In this hands-on workshop, Tim Walsh, Garden Nursery Manager, will demonstrate how to construct and plant a small alpine trough garden to take home. Enrollment for this special workshop is limited to ensure you receive the personal attention you need to create an alpine trough garden. All materials (except gloves) will be provided. Participants will build and plant an alpine trough to bring home. The fee is $50 (including HST). Pre-registration is required. For more information, please visit the Garden's website: www.mun.ca/botgarden.
Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden

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