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Madeleine Leisk spent last summerhelping develop a new exhibition at theAgnes Etherington Art Centre as an Un-dergraduate Student Summer ResearchFellow, a program run by University Re-search Services.

She didn’t know at the time that theexhibition, Singular Figures: Portraits andCharacter Studies in Northern BaroquePainting, would eventually feature aRembrandt masterpiece that has beenunavailable to scholars for much of itsexistence.

“Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbois a wonderful addition to theEuropean collection at the Agnesand a great resource for Europeanart history classes at Queen’s. Thenew Rembrandt will offer a uniquelearning opportunity for studentsfrom all faculties.”

— Madeleine Leisk (Artsci'16)

Alfred and Isabel Bader, two of theuniversity’s most generous benefactors,donated Portrait of a Man with ArmsAkimbo to Queen’s late last year. TheAgnes will unveil the painting to the gen-eral public at its season launch event onApril 29. The painting will be installedalongside the Agnes’s two smaller studiesby the Dutch master in Singular Figures,which is co-curated by Stephanie Dickey,Queen’s Professor and Bader Chair inNorthern Baroque Art, and Jacquelyn N.Coutré, Bader Curator and Researcher ofEuropean Art at the Agnes, with contri-butions from Ms. Leisk.

“An image in a textbook cannot re-place the impact of seeing a work of artin person,” says the fourth-year art his-tory student. “Portrait of a Man with ArmsAkimbo is a wonderful addition to theEuropean collection at the Agnes and agreat resource for European art historyclasses at Queen’s. The new Rembrandtwill offer a unique learning opportunityfor students from all faculties.”

Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo,signed and dated 1658, features the artist’ssignature ruwe, or rough, style, showcas-ing the artistic brilliance associated withRembrandt’s late work. The painting joinstwo other Rembrandt paintings in theAgnes’s collection, Head of an Old Man in aCap (c. 1630) and Head of a Man in a Turban(c. 1661). In addition to the three Rem-brandts, Alfred and Isabel Bader have do-nated more than 200 paintings to theAgnes over the past 50 years.

Continued on Page 2Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo, 1658, oil on canvas, 107.4 x 87.0 cm, Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2015 (58-008)

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New spaces to nurture newbornsBY ANNE CRAIG,COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Individuals looking for a safe,quiet space on campus to breast-feed their babies now have threenew locations to choose from.Nursing students Kyrinne Lock-hart (NSc’16) and Rachel Hanni-gan (NSc’16) have assisted in de-veloping and promotingdedicated rooms in the JohnDeutsch University Centre(JDUC), the Cataraqui Buildingand the Ban Righ Centre.

The two Queen’s nursing stu-dents were building off the suc-cess of Lorne Beswick, Vice-Pres-ident Campaigns andCommunity Affairs, Society ofGraduate and Professional Stu-dents, who initially developedthe family room in the JDUC.

“This project was somethingwe were definitely interested inbecause of the impact it has oncampus,” says Ms. Hannigan.“Statistics show that 91.8 per centof women breastfeed, but only 33per cent breastfeed exclusivelyfor six months or longer. Wewant to provide a space to facili-tate breastfeeding and pumpingmilk and encourage more womento continue.”

The students spent the winterterm under the guidance of su-pervisor Katie Goldie (School ofNursing), certified lactation con-sultant Alicia Papanicolaou andChristina Godfrey (School ofNursing). The students com-pleted a comprehensive assess-ment of breastfeeding spaces oncampus, connected with keystakeholders locally and nation-ally and reviewed the researchliterature regarding best prac-tices and accessibility require-ments.

The pair used the results oftheir research as they developedthe three new spaces. Each roomincludes a comfortable chair, pil-lows and a power outlet forwomen who wish to pump their

breast milk. A door ensures pri-vacy and each location is clearlymarked with accessible signage.There is also access to a nearbysink and sanitizer in the BanRigh Centre and change tables inthe JDUC.

The Ban Righ Centre has al-ways been a welcoming space forwomen who want to breastfeed,according to Director CaroleMorrison. The designated roomnow offers women additionalprivacy as they enjoy quiet timewith their baby.

“Breastfeeding can and shouldhappen anywhere, but this givesour female students another op-tion,” says Ms. Morrison.

Ms. Lockhart and Ms. Hanni-gan hope their project leads tomore designated spaces acrosscampus.

“We are optimistic that thisproject raises awareness thatwomen need breastfeedingspaces on campus,” says Ms.Hannigan. “We are sure there areother rooms on campus thataren’t being used that could beturned into private spaces fornursing mothers.”

The Equity Office at Queen’sis launching an app in Septemberthat will indicate designatedbreastfeeding rooms on campus,and there is an online map avail-able to help locate the rooms oncampus.

Nursing students Rachel Hannigan and Kyrinne Lockhart hang out with seven-month-old Hannah Goldie in one of the newbreastfeeding spaces.

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“Portrait of a Man with ArmsAkimbo is truly the pinnacle of theBader Collection, which includesmany distinguished Dutch andFlemish works from the Baroqueperiod,” says Jan Allen, Directorof the Agnes. “We are excited towelcome visitors and give themthe opportunity to discover theways in which this new acquisi-tion illuminates and contextual-

izes the other portraits in the col-lection that were painted by artistsin Rembrandt’s circle.”

History student Jack Pirie has astrong desire to see the paintingafter taking “The Portrait,” an arthistory class taught by Dr. Dickeyduring the winter term. He be-lieves that students across all dis-ciplines – not just history – shouldbe excited about the unveiling ofthe painting.

“This painting gives Queen’s

students yet another reason to beproud of their university,” he says“Thanks to the generosity of Al-fred and Isabel Bader, we can allsay that we are part of a commu-nity that is home to one the bestuniversity collections of NorthernEuropean art in North America.”

Portrait of a Man with ArmsAkimbo can be seen for the firsttime during the spring/summerlaunch event at the Agnes onApril 29. The members’ preview

will take place from 5-6:30 pm fol-. lowed by the public reception

from 6:30-8 pm.Singular Figures: Portraits and

Character Studies in NorthernBaroque Painting will remain ondisplay at the Agnes until Decem-ber.

Admission to the gallery is freefor Queen’s staff, faculty and stu-dents. Admission to the Agneswill also be free for everyone as ofApril 29.

“We are optimistic that thisproject raises awareness thatwomen need breastfeedingspaces on campus.”

— Rachel Hannigan (NSc’16)

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Dan donation takes centre stageBY CHRIS ARMES,COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Queen’s University announcedthe naming of the Dan School ofDrama and Music, in honour ofAubrey and Marla Dan and theirdonation of $5 million to theschool Thursday, April 7.

“Queen’s is delighted to re-ceive this remarkable gift fromsuch a distinguished supporter ofthe performing arts in Canada,”says Daniel Woolf, Principal andVice-Chancellor of Queen’s Uni-versity. “On behalf of Queen’s, Iwould like to express our deepestgratitude to Aubrey and MarlaDan for their vision and generos-ity. This gift will help acceleratethe momentum within the schooland strengthen Queen’s positionas a leading university for studyin the performing arts.”

The donation will be endowedto allow investments in visitingprofessional instructors, scholar-ships and research. It also buildson the momentum within the DanSchool of Drama and Music, fol-lowing the opening of the IsabelBader Centre for the PerformingArts and the ongoing develop-ment of exciting new programssince the merger of the Depart-ment of Drama and School of Mu-sic last year.

“As the father of a Queen’sDrama graduate, I saw first-hand the value of theeducation my daughterreceived at Queen’s.”

— Aubrey Dan

The benefactors, Marla andAubrey Dan, are Queen’s parentswhose daughter is a graduate ofthe drama program. Mr. Dan is ahighly-accomplished Canadianbusinessman and philanthropist,with a passion for the performingarts. He is also the founder ofDancap Productions Inc., a TonyAward-winning commercial the-atre company with internationaland Broadway production and in-vestment credits, including JerseyBoys, The Drowsy Chaperone, WestSide Story and A Streetcar NamedDesire.

“As the father of a Queen’sDrama graduate, I saw first-handthe value of the education mydaughter received at Queen’s,”says Mr. Dan. “More importantly,I saw that there’s tremendous po-tential in the School of Drama andMusic. It is my hope that this do-nation will allow the school toreach new levels and become thepre-eminent school for perform-

ance arts education in Canada.”In celebration of the naming, a

special concert was held at the Is-abel Bader Centre for the Per-forming Arts. DistinguishedQueen’s Drama and Music alumni

took the stage to perform worksfrom South Pacific, Smash, and TheDrowsy Chaperone.

“Our plan is to create the pre-eminent School of Drama andMusic in Canada and one of the

leading such schools in theworld,” says Craig Walker, Headof the Dan School of Drama andMusic. “Moreover, we hope to laydown new paths for scholarshipin the field of music theatre. This

generous donation by the Danfamily will help enrich the learn-ing and research environmentsfor students in drama and musicat Queen’s and help our studentsreach new heights.”

Following Aubrey and Marla Dan’s donation of $5 million to Queen’s University, it was announced that the Dan School of Drama and Music would be named in theirhonour. Top left, Aubrey Dan speaks at the announcement on Thursday, April 7, at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Bottom left, Aubrey and Marla Danalso had their names added to the donor wall in recognition of their support. That evening a special gala was hosted by the university at the Isabel that included talksfrom, top right, Provost Alan Harrison and Tricia Baldwin, Director of the Isabel, as well as a number of performances, bottom right, by Queen’s students, alumni andfaculty members.

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BY WANDA PRAAMSMA,COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Paul Chaput (PhD’15) likes tolive his life in such a way that herarely knows what’s coming next.It’s a philosophy that has allowedhim many paths, many stops andstarts, and many welcome oppor-tunities.

“When I’m at Four Directions,sitting and chatting with otherstudents, we’ll be talking aboutsomething, such as making a doc-umentary or a film, and I’ll say,‘Oh, I’ve done that,’” says Dr.Chaput, who is Métis from St.Adolphe, Man. “The students willlook at each other, rolling theireyes a little, and say, ‘Paul hasdone everything!’”

It’s not far from the truth.Dr. Chaput – who earned his

PhD in human geography withProfessor George Lovell as his su-pervisor – has many credentials.He’s a musician, a composer, anactor, a writer, a film director andproducer, and a radio and TVhost. He’s worked as a graphic de-signer. He’s a yoga instructor. Andhe’s a researcher, writer and medi-ator for First Nations communitiesacross Ontario and Canada.

“I’ve always been a freelancer,and I enjoy doing lots of differentthings, especially in the arts,” saysDr. Chaput, who moved toKingston in 2008 to be with hispartner. Shortly thereafter, withsome encouragement, he appliedto do a master’s in geographywith Professor and DepartmentHead Anne Godlewska.

He landed at Queen’s at an op-portune time. Along with friendand fellow Métis student MimiGellman, Dr. Chaput became in-volved with Four Directions Abo-riginal Student Centre (FDASC),which at the time had no director,no elder-in-residence to guide stu-dents, and few students engagedin the centre’s activities.

A chance meeting outsideStauffer Library with Ms. Gellmanand Jeff Welsh, then-SGPS presi-dent, led to more discussions.Within a short time, Dr. Chaputand a group of students workedwith the Aboriginal Council ofQueen’s University (ACQU) tospur change regarding FDASCand other Indigenous priorities oncampus.

“I landed in the middle of that.And the work we did over the en-suing years catalyzed a lot of dif-ferent actions to improve the situ-ation. Things have turned outvery positively,” he says, notingthat Janice Hill, a Mohawk fromTyendinaga, was hired as directorat Four Directions, and CarolineDavis, Vice-Principal (Finance) –who spent many years with In-

dian and Northern Affairs Canada– joined the ACQU as co-chairrepresenting the university com-munity, along with Marlene BrantCastellano as co-chair represent-ing the Aboriginal community.

Dr. Chaput has also had astrong hand in sustaining andpromoting the program known asSAGE – Supporting AboriginalGraduate Enhancement – an inter-disciplinary and cross-institu-tional peer-mentoring programdesigned to support Aboriginalgraduate students with the suc-cessful transition into and comple-tion of graduate programs.

“Through the sponsorship ofIndigenous cultural events oncampus, SAGE members strive toraise the awareness of non-Indige-nous students regarding Indige-nous cultures,” says Dr. Chaput,who, as the head of SAGE, sat asits representative on ACQU forthe past four years. “The programalso establishes and encouragesmentorship pods and cohortsacross the province in post-sec-ondary institutions.”

A childhood on two continents

Dr. Chaput spent the first eightyears of his life in the village of St.Adolphe, Man. His family – hehas three brothers and a sister –had several acres of land on thebanks of the Red River in the vil-lage, half an hour south of St.Boniface. (St. Boniface is now award of the city of Winnipeg andhas a population over 50,000.) Heattended the village school – aFrench Catholic residential schoolrun by the Filles de la Croix for

girls from distant communities,but local boys and girls attendedduring the day.

“I was full of curiosity – Italked to everyone in the village. Iknew everyone,” says Dr. Chaput,who grew up speaking Frenchand Michif French.

His village life came to anabrupt end when Dr. Chaput’s fa-ther announced that the familywas moving to Petawawa, Ont.,where he’d been posted with themilitary.

“I did not want to go. I had lotsof friends. I loved my grandpar-ents in St. Adolphe. I was broken-hearted,” he says.

But, the move turned out to beone of those unplanned steps thatDr. Chaput has taken throughouthis life and that have led him togreat things. In Petawawa, hecommitted himself to learningEnglish. Soon after the move, Dr.Chaput’s father was posted to Ger-many, and the family moved over-seas, where he says he becamefriends with many Francophoneand Anglophone students andadapted to living in a modernstate-of-the-art four-bedroomapartment, compared to the mod-est living quarters of the past. Af-ter two years in Europe, the familymoved back to Ontario, to CFBBorden in 1957, and later back toPetawawa in 1965.

All of the moving around satis-fied Dr. Chaput’s inquisitive na-ture and got him engaged withthe world. When he left home inhis late teens, he went to BritishColumbia and worked as a bank-teller while, in the off-hours, writ-

ing music and singing in rockbands. In 1967, he went back toOntario, and enrolled in Ryerson’sRadio and Television Arts pro-gram.

“These were the days of rebel-lion – of sit-ins and union move-ments,” he says. “It was all new tome. In high school, and growingup, I was a super-jock – playingjunior A hockey and basketball. Itwas only later that I moved to thearts.”

A focus on Native Studiesin education

Dr. Chaput says the process ofdoing his PhD was “extraordinar-ily challenging.” The intense workdone over many years “changesyou and your relationships. I’m adifferent person now,” he says.

In large part, the shift for Dr.Chaput relates to his subject mat-ter. Having worked for manyyears with First Nations commu-nities, acting as a mediator duringconsultations with federal andprovincial governments regardingland claims and residentialschools, he’s always been im-mersed in the issues affectingAboriginal Peoples.

He says his role as Aboriginalconsultant in the developmentand implementation of the cur-riculum for the training of media-tors for the Alternative DisputeResolution Process (ADR) wasparticularly gruelling. The ADRprocess was designed by the De-partment of Justice as an alterna-tive to the arduous and costly liti-gation faced by residential schoolsurvivors seeking compensation

for past abuses. As the Aboriginalconsultant, Dr. Chaput facilitatedthe training sessions, duringwhich former residential schoolsurvivors spoke of the abuses theyhad endured.

Their stories were wrenchingfor him, as they were for thetrainees – more than 60 formerjudges and lawyers. While he did-n’t acknowledge it at the time, hedeveloped many symptoms ofpost-traumatic stress disorder, in-cluding the inability to focus, in-appropriate emotional reactions,and an overwhelming and un-shakeable sense of powerlessnessto rectify past injustices.

“I have held a lot of anger atthe injustices directed towardsAboriginal Peoples. Many projectsI have been involved with over theyears were capable of breakingone’s spirit,” he says.

For his MA and PhD, Dr. Cha-put delved into education – hewanted to study the impacts ofbringing Native Studies coursesinto the public curriculum in On-tario high schools, a processwhich was initiated within theMinistry of Education in theearly ’70s. He used his contacts todo community-based researchand then used film to convey thestories and knowledge to com-munities that would otherwisenever have had access to his find-ings.

The master’s research and dis-sertation formed the backbone forhis PhD – a 45-minute documen-tary film (and written thesis) thatfeatures the stories of three SixNations educators who werehighly instrumental in the devel-opment of Native Studies and Na-tive Language courses in Ontario.His film, called Planting Stories,Feeding Communities: Knowledge,Indigenous Peoples, and Film, wasreleased to the Six Nations Com-munity in January and will be re-leased to the general public byJune 2016.

“I’m a better storyteller now,since doing this project. I am bet-ter at separating myself from thepolarities – I’m not so black andwhite. I can go into the greyzone,” he says. “I think I’m alsoless emotional in my reactions toIndigenous issues and problems.There is less pulpit-preachingand soapboxing coming fromme.”

Dr. Chaput talks of a spectrumof forgiveness – what does it taketo deal with the reality of past andpresent events? And is it possibleto look into a person’s eyes and re-serve judgement?

“The only way we can moveahead, is to deal with the past in abalanced way. But this doesn’thappen all at once,” he says.

Paul Chaput has played a key role in SAGE – Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement – which strives to raise theawareness of non-Indigenous students regarding Indigenous cultures through Indigenous cultural events on campus.

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Dreams come trueThree winning proposalsannounced for the Principal’sDream Course initiative.

BY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Three winners have been an-nounced for the Principal’s DreamCourses, an initiative that offersQueen’s faculty members the re-sources to create and teach thecourses they’ve always dreamt of.

Each course will be taught forat least two years, and winningthe competition qualifies each ofthem for up to $13,000 in fundingfor teaching materials, field tripsand guest speakers. The winnerswill also receive course develop-ment assistance from the Centrefor Teaching and Learning.

“We asked our faculty mem-bers to think creatively aboutwhat they’ve always wanted toteach and they responded withan impressive array of propos-als,” says Principal and Vice-Chancellor Daniel Woolf. “Eachof these courses will providetheir students with an excep-tional and memorable learningexperience.”

Applicants were encouraged tofocus their proposed courses onthe topics of sustainability, In-digenous identities or Queen’s175th anniversary using activeand inquiry-based learning meth-ods.

The winning courses are:1) ENGL 467: Words in Place:

Settler and Indigenous Stories ofKingston/Cataraqui

Dr. Laura MurrayThis English Language and

Literature seminar course will en-gage with the Indigenous historyof Kingston via archival materials,community conversations and amix of memoir, poetry and art-work.

“To many of us in Kingston,history means Sir John A. Mac-donald and limestone buildings,”says Dr. Murray. “This course willexplore the Indigenous history ofthe land and ask students to ex-amine their own relation to thecolonial history of Kingston, andby extension, Canada.”

2) ENSC 203: Environmentand Sustainability

Dr. Allison Goebel, Dr.Stephen Brown, Dr. Alice Hov-orka

Taught within the School ofEnvironmental Studies, thiscourse takes an interdisciplinaryapproach to complex environ-mental problems and examineshow decisions related to environ-mental management, perceptionand conservation are made.

“Given the urgency and com-plexity of the issues we face, it isour view that all citizens need afoundation of sustainabilityknowledge if we are to move to-wards the large transformationsthat are required,” says Dr.Goebel. “Our course grappleswith these problems head on, butalso makes room for success sto-ries and strategies for positivechange at both the individual andcommunity levels.”

3) MEDS 116: Population andGlobal Health

Dr. Lindsay Davidson and Dr.Melanie Walker

This first-year course in theSchool of Medicine introducesstudents to foundational conceptsrelated to population and globalhealth, advocacy and social ac-countability. Specific topics willinclude the social determinants ofhealth, health policy and econom-ics, and exposure to community-

based organizations and specialpopulations, including Indige-nous peoples.

“Creation of strong founda-tional learning opportunities inIndigenous history, culture andhealth in the first year of physi-cian training will allow for accel-eration into more advanced topicsin subsequent years,” says Dr.Walker. “We will better prepareour students for complex caseswhich may include the intersec-tion between Indigenous healingpractices and Western medicine,chronic disease prevention andtreatment, accessibility andpoverty, and mental health caredelivery in remote and under-re-sourced communities.”

The winning courses will firstbe taught in the 2016-17 academicyear.

Learn more about the Princi-pal’s Dream Courses atqueensu.ca/ctl/grants/principals-dream-courses.

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Learning with our international partnersThis column was first published on the ‘Prin-

cipal’s Blog’ (queensu.ca/connect/principal/).

BY DANIEL WOOLF, PRINCIPALAND VICE-CHANCELLOR

Although it has been just over sixmonths since we launched the Comprehen-sive International Plan for Queen’s Univer-sity, I am happy to report that a recent tripto China and Hong Kongproved that we are mak-ing great strides in deliv-ering on its goals. The deegation to these priorityregions included (in addition to me) Provost AlanHarrison, BrendaBrouwer, Vice-Provostand Dean of the School of Graduate Stud-ies, and Kathy O’Brien, Associate Vice-Prin-cipal (International) and took place overone week in March.

Trips such as this one are crucial to therealization of our internationalization goalsin many ways. There are measurable deliv-erables such as the signing or renewal of ex-change agreements or 2 + 2 arrangementswith our international partner institutionsthat help attract brilliant students fromaround the world to Queen’s and, relatedly,give our domestic students a diverse set ofopportunities to study abroad. Yet, thereare also less quantifiable outcomes that pro-vide us with a broader view of higher edu-cation policy beyond our own borders.

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There are, of course, significant differ-ences in context and operating practices be-tween us and the post-secondary institu-tions that we visited. China has had theadvantage of a political system that has al-lowed it to create new universities andbuild new campuses without the degree ofconsultation with provincial or local gov-ernments (never mind the universitiesthemselves) that would be required in Eu-rope and especially North America. The re-sult has been a dramatic recent output ofgraduates, especially in STEM disciplines,that far exceeds that of Europe and the UScombined.

Having scaled up over the past 15 years,China is now, interestingly, beginning to fo-cus on issues of quality and on outcomes inlearning. This was a recurrent theme on ourtrip to China where there was, I’m pleasedto say, significant interest on the part ofChinese universities and government offi-cials in work being done right here atQueen’s on these issues.

Through each of our meetings in Chinaand Hong Kong it became clear that al-though we operate halfway around theworld from each other, we face commonchallenges such as the development oflearning outcomes, program evaluation andassessment, and providing our studentswith an enhanced learning experience.

As I returned to Queen’s campus, Icouldn’t help but think about how global

trends in higher education policy inevitablyaffect us locally, and while that has likelyalways been true, I believe it is happeningmuch more rapidly these days. Developingrelationships with high-performing institu-tions around the world is critical to keepingQueen’s at the leading edge of both globaland Canadian changes in PSE. We havemuch to learn from, and much to sharewith, our partners.

The possible impossibilities of fieldworkThis column was first published

on the ‘Dispatches From the Field’blog (dispatchesfromthefield1.word-press.com).

BY CATHERINE ANN DALE

Over the last year, I’ve come torealize that one of the majordownsides to writing up your the-sis is sitting behind a desk for 16hours a day – especially whenyou’re used to spending lots ofyour time outside. So to remedythe situation, I’ve started takingevery possible opportunity tosneak in a little fieldwork. Earlylast spring, I decided to get myfield fix by heading up to QUBSwith a friend who needed to catcha few black-capped chickadees forher own thesis work.

It was a beautiful early Marchday – frigid, but bright and blus-tery. We arrived at my friend’sstudy site, and set up the Pottertrap (essentially a cage with trapdoors over a feeding platform),and backed off to await visitors.

Then we waited. And waited.

And waited some more.The woods, usually alive with

movement and calls, had neverseemed so silent. Even though Iknew better, it seemed to me thatthere were no chickadees withinmiles of our trap. Sitting and wait-ing for something that seems in-creasingly unlikely to happentends to cause your mind to wan-der. As I sat there that day, I foundmyself thinking about all the timeI’ve spent trying to catch birdsover the years.

Ornithologists – indeed, allfield biologists – frequently haveto catch wild animals for researchpurposes. However, although thisis often the key step on which allsubsequent steps depend, it is usu-ally only briefly mentioned in theMethods section of scientific pa-pers, glossing over all the effort,patience, and utter frustration in-volved in the process. In reality,catching birds is a study in contra-dictions: simultaneously extremelystressful and extremely tedious.This became particularly apparentto me during my first PhD field

season in British Columbia.I arrived in BC in February, fired

up with enthusiasm and determi-nation. My first goal was to findand catch as many wintering west-ern bluebirds as possible. On ourfirst morning in the field, I draggedmy field assistant out into the coldand snow, and headed for a placewhere (according to sources) we’dbe sure to see bluebirds.

Sure enough, we had only beenwalking along the trail for a fewminutes when a small flock of thelittle thrushes appeared and set-tled into a nearby tree. I threwdown my bag and tugged out ournet and poles, flinging suppliesevery which way in a frenzy to getset up and catch my first bird.

It seemed to take forever to getthe net up. We had to use a rubbermallet to pound the aluminumpoles into the frozen ground. Thenwe began to string the net betweenthem. But mist nets are delicatethings, made of fine mesh to makethem more difficult for birds to see.They tangle easily and are quitedifficult to handle with gloves.

Finally everything was inplace, ready to go…at which pointthe little flock of bluebirds took offover the hill, leaving us sittingthere in silence.

Having spent the effort gettingthe net up, I thought we might aswell stay and see if the birds cameback. So we plopped down intothe snow, staring at the empty net,blowing in the fierce wind.

I was starting to get quite dis-couraged when suddenly softchattering and whistles heraldedthe return of the bluebird flock. Iheld my breath as they ap-proached the general area of thenet – and then let it out as theysailed straight over it to perch in anearby tree.

The next 30 minutes felt a bitlike being on a rollercoaster. Myhopes would go up, up, up as theflock fluttered their way towardsthe net…and then drop like astone as they bypassed it.

But then…it finally happened!One of the males misjudged histrajectory, hit the mesh, and gottangled in its strands. I leapt to my

feet, running full out towards thenet. But just as I stretched out myhand to grab him, he managed tofree himself and took off into thenearby trees – literally slippingthrough my fingers

We never did catch a bluebirdthat day…or the next…or the next.In fact, although we put in roughly10 hours of effort a day, every day,for the next six weeks, we onlymanaged to catch seven bluebirdsin total. That works out to approxi-mately 0.017 bluebirds per hour ef-fort – a pretty high ratio of timespent sitting around to time actu-ally spent handling a bird. Therewere days when, as I stared at ourlittle net blowing in the breeze, theidea of capturing a bird seemedabsurd: a complete impossibility.

But then, every once in a while,there would be a bird hanging inour net and the impossible wouldsuddenly become possible. Andevery time that happened, thefeeling of triumph would make allthe days of frustration worth-while. It’s amazing how good out-smarting a bird can make you feel!

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This aerial view of the original Richardson Stadium was taken in the 1920s. The stadium was built in1920 and located on what is now Tindall Field as a gift of James Armstrong Richardson, Queen'sChancellor from 1929 to 1939. The stadium was then moved in 1971 to its current location on WestCampus, where a revitalized version is currently under construction.

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Highlights of Queen’s experts in the media from April 1-14.Queen’s in the newsNEWSPAPERS

Naomi Alboim(Policy Studies)says that the Gov-ernment provid-ing only 24-hournotice for refugeesponsorship ex-tension is “inade-quate,” in the Toronto Star.

Udo Schuklenk (Philosophy) ar-gues that a poll finding majority ofCanadians opposing assisted suicidefor mentally ill is due to lack of ap-preciation many have for the sever-ity of suffering these patients can ex-perience, in the National Post,Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazetteand other Postmedia dailies.

John Andrew (Geography andPlanning) discussed ongoing issuesrelating to Trump International Hotel& Tower in Toronto, dating back tobefore construction began, in Re-port on Business (The Globe andMail).

Provost Alan Harrison andCraig Walker (Head, Dan School ofDrama and Music) spoke to EMCKingston after Queen’s announcedthe naming of the Dan School ofMusic and Drama in honour ofAubrey and Marla Dan.

Dean Tripp (Psychology, Urology,Anesthesia) commented in theGlobe and Mail on interstitial cystitis.

Art McDonald's (Physics) visit to

the set of the Big Bang Theory wascovered in the Kingston Whig-Stan-dard.

Craig Walker (School of Dramaand Music) was interviewed by theToronto Star, Kingston Whig-Stan-dard and Station 14 about a dona-tion to the school.

Pascale Champagne (Civil Engi-neering) was interviewed by theKingston-Whig Standard about anew aviation biofuel project.

Ken Wong(Business) saysdiet soda move-ment has beenhugely successfubut sales have slidas consumers shito more natural ingredients, in the Toronto Star.

Heather Stuart (Public Health)discussed the Attawapiskat suicidecrisis; saying that, although suicideclusters are relatively rare, they canbecome the “cultural script,” in theNational Post, Montreal Gazette, Ot-tawa Citizen and other main marketPostmedia dailies.

John Smol (Biology) spoke to theEdmonton Journal, Calgary Herald,Global News and Huffington Postabout Alberta’s plan to disbandmonitoring agency.

Jonathan Rose (Political Studies)was featured in the Fredericton DailyGleaner for his role in helping pick ashort list of women for new ban-

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knote; the Kingston Whig-Standardon municipalities may get the op-tion of using the ranked system toselect mayors and councillors.

Anthony Goerzen (Business)spoke to the Globe and Mail on thetrue cost of keeping up with theJoneses.

Nicholas Bala (Law) spoke to theCanadian Press about the proposedsentence for Stuckless shows willing-ness to condemn sexual abuse.

WarrenMabee (School oPolicy Studies)spoke to theCanadian Press foTransCanadapipeline spill inSouth Dakota noinsignificant, though relatively smalland not near a waterway or ecologi-cally sensitive area; commented inthe Calgary Herald on a Keystonepipeline leak..

Tricia Baldwin, Director of the Is-abel Bader Centre for the PerformingArts, told the Kingston Whig-Stan-dard that the Isabel will focus on fes-tivals next season.

ONLINEArthur Cockfield (Law) com-

mented on offshore tax evasion onBloomberg Canada; said that off-shore accounts have both legal pur-pose and an illegal purpose, on

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Studies) was interviewed onctvnews.ca about the rising cost ofpolicing.

Karen Nicole Smith (School ofMedicine) was profiled in Faces ofHealth Care.

Kathleen Lahey (Law) says thatextended parental leave is not anoptimal solution to child care inac-cessibility, on CTVNews.ca.

David Skillicorn (Computing)says that, while criminals can createRFID readers and gather credit carddata from a distance, processing thatdata is considerably more difficult,on GlobalNews.ca.

Christo Aivalis (History) says thatThomas Mulcair may have lost lead-ership review by trying to have itboth ways, in the Huffington Post.

Jacalyn Duffin(Philosophy)talked aboutwhere religionand medicinemeet, on the Dis-tillations Podcast.

Richard Casson (Centre for Stud-ies in Primary Care) was featured inan article on how people with devel-opmental disabilities may findhealth check tool kit helpful for earlydetection, prevention, in CerebralPalsy News Today.

TELEVISIONKen Wong (School of Business)

was quoted on CBC News aboutStarbucks selling alcohol; discussedthe changing business of breakfast,on The Agenda with Steve Paikin.

Christian Leuprecht (PoliticalStudies) was interviewed by CKWSTelevision on the cost of policing;spoke to CBC News Network aboutthe Brussels attack being a stand-infor a second attack in France.

Christo Aivalis (History) com-mented on CTV News Channel onthe NDP convention.

Don Drummond (Policy Studies)argues that economists can’t con-tinue to expect indefinite growth, onCBC The Exchange.

Beth Blackett,Health PromotionCoordinator withStudent WellnessServices, talked toCKWS TV on waysto deal with examstress.

MAGAZINESSharry Aiken (Law) was inter-

viewed by Maclean's Magazineabout sponsoring Syrian refugees.

Awards Gala celebrates amazing alumniBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The first female president ofPrinceton University, a dragonfrom CBC TV’s “Dragons' Den,”and an internationally-renownedhuman rights lawyer were amongthose honoured Saturday, April 2at the Queen’s University AlumniAssociation (QUAA) AwardsGala.

Shirley Tilghman (Arts’68,DSc’02) received the AlumniAchievement Award – the highesthonour bestowed by the QUAA.She was named the first femalepresident of Princeton University

in 2001 and served until the end ofthe 2012-13 academic year. She isalso an exceptional teacher andleading molecular biology scholarinvolved with the groundbreakingHuman Genome Project.

“My four years at Queen’s wereglorious. The wonderful opportu-nities that the faculty in the De-partment of Chemistry affordedme to experience what it means todo research – as opposed to read-ing about it – are responsible formy becoming a scientist,” Dr.Tilghman says. “The generousmentorship and encouragement ata time when few women were en-

tering careers in science made allthe difference in the world andmy future.”

Fiona Sampson (Artsci’86,Law’93) was the recipient of theAlumni Humanitarian Award. TheHuman rights lawyer based inToronto has spent decades fightingfor marginalized people. The 160Girls project was a landmark vic-tory in Kenya in which the coun-try’s High Court found the state’sfailure to protect girls from rapewas unconstitutional and violatedtheir human rights. Ms. Sampsonwas named one of the top 25 mostinfluential lawyers by Canadian

Lawyer Magazine in 2014.Dragons’ Den panelist Michele

Romanow (Sc’07, MBA’08) re-ceived the One-To-Watch Award.She showed her entrepreneurialspirit while at Queen’s as thefounder of the Tea Room, locatedin Beamish-Munro Hall, in 2006.By the age of 30, she had startedfour successful businesses, including Buytopia.ca and SnapSaves,which was purchased by the pop-ular online social-buying applica-tion, Groupon in 2014.

“The Awards Gala gives theQUAA an opportunity to cele-brate some of our finest alumni,”

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says incoming QUAA PresidentSue Bates (Artsci’91). “Some ofthese award recipients haveworked tirelessly to support theiralma mater while others haveachieved national and interna-tional acclaim. They all deserve tobe recognized and celebrated.”

Other alumni awards handedout at the Awards Gala include:

• Alumni Award for Excellencein Teaching: Jacqueline Davies(Artsci’83, MA’85, PhD’97),Queen’s Department of Philoso-phy

• Alumni Mentorship Award:Bruce Alexander (Com’60, LLD’11)

• Herbert J. Hamilton Award:George M. Jackson (Artsci’85)

• Outstanding Student Award:Taylor Jennings (Artsci’15)

• Marsha Lampman BranchVolunteer Award: Zhaodi Cul-breath (Sc’08)

• Initiative of the Year Award:“Holiday Hugs,” Lee Wetherall(Ed'76, MBA'82), accepting on be-half of the QUAA KingstonBranch

• QSAA Volunteer of Distinc-tion: Michelle Rowland (Artsci'16)

• Rising Star Volunteer Award:Adam Shetler (Sc'08).

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Ready to help you thrive in onQBY WANDA PRAAMSMA,COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Selina Idlas is the quintessen-tial people person. In conversa-tion, she’s engaged, chatty, likeshearing others’ stories – qualitiesthat suit her well for her role asthe onQ Educational Support inthe Centre for Teaching andLearning (CTL).

In addition to the technical sideof her job, supporting Queen’snew online learning managementsystem, onQ, her position requirestop people skills – in order to helpprofessors and educators acrosscampus adapt to and thrive in thesystem that’s replacing Moodle.

“I love the people contact. I canspend all day talking with others– it’s a very comfortable role forme, in that way,” says Ms. Idlas,who began in the CTL last fall af-ter working in the Faculty of Edu-cation for many years.

onQ, which is based on theBrightspace by D2L platform,went live for a pilot phase in Sep-tember 2015, when a number ofearly-adopting faculty membersmade the move for their fallcourses. Full implementationacross campus will happen in fall2016.

“It is very exciting. I am reallylooking forward to Septemberwhen everyone is in the onQ sys-tem,” she says. “It is a really goodplatform – stable, reliable and in-tuitive.”

Ms. Idlas, the CTL and Infor-mation Technology Services (ITS)offer several different options foronQ support. She provides one-on-one support to instructors,working with them privately todevelop their courses in onQ. Thisoften means a back-and-forth be-tween the instructor and Ms. Idlas– she’ll show them a few featuresand offer suggestions, and they’llgo back and work on it, and re-turn with more questions.

“People are at different levels.My work is to be as supportive aspossible,” says Ms. Idlas, whobrings a wealth of knowledge, af-ter many years in Education mov-ing courses to D2L and also as aninstructor helping teacher candi-dates navigate new media. “I tryto bring a lot of patience to therole. People can come back andask as many questions as theywant. My door is always open.”

For many, Ms. Idlas says, work-ing in a new system is over-whelming, for the simple reasonof having to learn new ways of or-ganizing and presenting the mate-rial and the use of different toolsto engage students. But, she em-phasizes that with onQ, the

“learning curve isn’t that big onceyou get going. For most people, itis a very intuitive system.”

Every week, Ms. Idlas and ITSoffer introductory workshops toget instructors started andthroughout the spring and sum-mer will be offering more inten-sive sessions targeted at a particu-lar aspect of using onQ, such asthe grade book or peer assess-ments. In addition, Ms. Idlas andITS run onQ drop-ins (Thursday,1:30-3 pm). The drop-ins are an in-formal opportunity to get individ-ualized and specific help.

Ms. Idlas emphasizes thateverything she does with onQ isin partnership with ITS. “This isreally a joint effort between the

two units,” she says. “And I don’talways know the answer rightaway, but I like the challenge offinding out, and working with col-leagues to do so.”

She also loves the challenge ofworking on really big courses, andnavigating, along with the instruc-tor, the hurdles that come with de-veloping a class for hundreds ofstudents. Her penchant for thisvery big task, she says, comesfrom her experience developingsites for companies in the U.K.

“These were big productionjobs, big websites, and that’swhere my capacity for the big or-ganization and production comesfrom,” she says.

Ms. Idlas started in web devel-opment in 1994, taking a six-monthcourse offered through a Britisharts magazine. She was soon build-ing sites for magazines, later mov-ing to branding company WolffOlins, and then to a freelance ca-reer in Canada in 2003, when shemoved to Halifax with her hus-band, who was doing a PhD incomputational neuroscience at Dal-housie University. He later movedto Queen’s for a post-doctoral posi-tion, and with a growing family,they rooted in Kingston.

“Kingston is a great place to be,and I can’t imagine ever leaving,”she says. “And the Queen’s com-munity, especially my colleaguesin the CTL, make it a super placefor me to be professionally.”

Instructors with onQ questionscan contact Selina Idlas directly atselina.idlas@queensu.ca or byphone, ext. 74496.

As the onQ Educational Support in the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL),Selina Idlas is helping professors and educators across campus adapt to andthrive in the system.

Revamp coming for maintenance management systemBY MARK KERR, SENIORCOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

The system used to manage re-pair and maintenance requests aswell as preventative maintenanceschedules at Queen’s will undergoa significant upgrade over thenext several months.

Physical Plant Services (PPS)and Residences have partnered toimplement a new software system,slated to launch in August 2016,that will streamline the repair andmaintenance processes through anonline tracking system.

John Witjes, Associate Vice-Principal (Facilities), says the proj-

ect is part of PPS’s ongoing com-mitment to improve customerservice on campus.

“The new, completely elec-tronic system will be more effi-cient by reducing the amount ofdata entry associated with ourcurrent paper-based processes,”Mr. Witjes says. “Our clients willbe able to enter their work re-quests and track them online, afeature they have requested forsome time.”

A project team, including mem-bers from PPS, Residences, Infor-mation Technology Services (ITS),and the vendor (BRG) is imple-menting the new software, work-

ing closely with employees to im-prove and streamline businessprocesses under the new system.

The upgrade will greatly im-prove the maintenance requestprocess within Residences, ac-cording to Bruce Griffiths, Execu-tive Director, Housing and Ancil-lary Services. Currently,Residences is using a softwaresystem designed to manage roomassignments as there was no wayto integrate with the previousmaintenance system, resulting inthe need for duplicate entry.

“We are pleased to partnerwith PPS and develop a systemthat allows us to provide better

service to students living in ourresidences,” Mr. Griffiths says.“We expect that these changes willhelp us improve the response timeto maintenance requests and elim-inate duplication of requests andeffort.”

PPS and Residences staff willbe involved in every phase of theproject. They will be asked to testparts of the systems as they aredeveloped. Training is expected tobegin in July and will continueuntil the system is live in August.If you have questions or concerns,please contact FIXIT atfixit@queensu.ca or at extension77301.

“I try to bring a lot of patienceto the role. People can comeback and ask as manyquestions as they want. Mydoor is always open.”

— Selina Idlas

The futureis nowBY ANNE CRAIG,COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Queen’s University unveiled onTuesday, April 5, the Centre forAdvanced Computing, the newidentity of the former High Per-formance Virtual Computing Lab-oratory (HPVCL).

Originally formed in 1999 asHPCVL, the CAC is a consortiumof four universities led by Queen’sthat also includes Carleton Uni-versity, the University of Ottawa,and the Royal Military College ofCanada. The facility specializes inproviding secure computing re-sources, and support for academicand medical research clients.

The new name reflects an in-creased focus on supporting theuse of advanced research comput-ing for the academic community.Over the summer the CAC willalso undergo a significant equip-ment and technology upgrade.

“This upgrade and rebrandingis in step with the changingtimes,” says CAC Executive Direc-tor, Don Aldridge. “The newerequipment is substantially less ex-pensive to operate and will pro-vide a state-of-the-art technologyinfrastructure for all of our clients.Our highly secure facility is mov-ing with the evolution of technol-ogy and providing the capacity re-quired to handle the truly big datarequirements of many of today’sresearch projects.”

Throughout this transition allcurrent services, policies and ac-counts from HPCVL will remainunchanged. CAC will continue tobe an active Compute Canadapartner site, and a provider of re-sources supporting the NationalDigital Infrastructure Platform.

“Despite having existed forover 16 years, the centre isn’t wellknown by many at Queen’s,” saysMr. Aldridge. “People are fre-quently surprised to discover thatin many cases we provide freecomputing, free data storage andback-up, and free hands-on scien-tific support.”

CAC provides a world-class en-vironment supporting more than400 Canadian research teams,comprising some 2,100 researchersworking in a wide variety of fields.

“The facility, and in particularthe expertise of the individualsemployed there, is accessible fromanywhere in Canada, providingresearchers with the computingresources, and, more importantly,the support they need to under-take innovative research thathelps to drive our economy,” saysDr. Steven Liss, Vice-Principal(Research).

To learn more, visitcac.queensu.ca/.

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Queen’s student headsto 3MT national finalBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Queen’s University’s AnastasiaShavrova has advanced to the na-tional final of the Three MinuteThesis after placing third at theprovincial competition on Thurs-day, April 14 in Waterloo.

The master’s student in biol-ogy, who claimed the Queen’scrown with her presentation onthe mating behaviour of fruit flies,was one of 20 graduate partici-pants from universities across On-tario who took the stage at WilfridLaurier University

Taking the provincial title wasGah-Jone Won, an optometry PhDcandidate from the University of

Waterloo.The 3MT is a communications

competition for graduate stu-dents. Developed in Australia bythe University of Queensland in2008, the 3MT challenges studentsto explain their research in plainlanguage in just three minutes.

The top five presenters fromthe Ontario final now move on tothe national level, an online com-petition coordinated by the Cana-dian Association of GraduateStudies. The national final in-cludes a People’s Choice categorythat is conducted through an on-line vote. Queen’s University’sChenman (Cara) Yin was the 2015winner of the category.

gradstudies.SGS Notices:The School of Graduate Studies

invites nominations of faculty mem-bers for consideration for the 2016Award for Excellence in GraduateStudent Supervision. The purpose ofthis award is to recognize those out-standing supervisors who demon-strate excellence in advising, moni-toring and mentoring their graduatestudents. Two awards will be pre-sented at the Fall 2016 Convocation:one in the Social Sciences and Hu-manities, and one in Life Sciences,Natural Sciences and Engineering.Award nomination forms and guide-lines are available from the Office ofthe Dean, School of Graduate Studies(deansgsr@queensu.ca) or atwww.queensu.ca/sgs. Nominationpackages should be submitted to theDean, School of Graduate Studies,Queen’s University, Gordon Hall 425,74 Union Street, Kingston, ON K7L3N6 by 4 pm on Thursday, May 26.

Open Thesis DefensesMonday, April 25Vedang Dilipkumar Chauhan,

Mechanical and Materials Engineer-ing, ‘Fault Detection and Classifica-tion in Automated Assembly Ma-chines Using Machine Vision’.Supervisor: B.W. Surgenor, 312McLaughlin Hall, 9 am.

Tuesday, April 26Prabeen Joshi, Civil Engineering,

Hydraulic Performance of Geosyn-hetic Liners in Landfills and Tailingstorage Facilities’. Supervisors: R.K.owe, R.W.I. Brachman, 212 Ellis Hall,0 am.

Monday, May 2 Ashley Nicole Legate, Psychology,

Social, Emotional, Cognitive andhysiological Correlates of Electronicocial Behavior’. Supervisor: W.M.raig, 228 Humphrey Hall, 12:30 pm.

Wednesday, May 11Jonathan Beuk, Neuroscience

tudies, ‘Countermanding in Rats as Practical Model for Investigation ofdaptive Control of Behaviour, Lifes-an Changes in Behavioural Controlnd Neurotransmitter Function’. Su-ervisors: M. Paré, R.J. Beninger, 123racken Library, 10 am.

Thursday, May 12Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi

araghi, Computing, ‘Computationalodels for Improved Diagnosis andrognosis of Stroke Using Robot-ased Biomarkers’. Supervisors: P.ousavi, S.H. Scott, 524 Goodwinall, 1 pm.

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The Prizes for Excellence in Research were celebrated on Monday, April 11 with the public lectures. Top, from left, Guojun Liu (Chemistry), Jacalyn Duffin (History of Medicine), Mark Diederichs (Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering) and Anne Croy (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences), listen as Principal Daniel Woolf speaks at the beginning of the public lecture event. Below left, Jacalyn Duffin delivers her lecture. Below right, Mark Diederichs answers a question as Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research) and Anne Croy look on.

Buzz builds for 175thBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The enthusiasm was palpableas more than 90 peoplefrom the Queen’s andKingston communitiesgathered on campus onWednesday, April 5 to learnmore about Queen’s 175thanniversary and to sharetheir plans to mark the oc-casion in 2016-17.

The meeting brought to-gether the 175th advisorycommittee – which developed theanniversary objectives, setting thetone and focus of the celebrations– and the network of representa-tives – people from various groupson campus and the communitywho are developing the activitiesand events to mark the anniver-sary in their respective areas.

Principal Daniel Woolfthanked everyone for their contin-ued support of the initiative, not-ing their enthusiasm and invest-

ment of time. In addition to a re-cap of key 175th initiatives fromChair David Walker, several rep-

resentatives provided activ-ity updates. Grounds Man-ager Matthew Barrettdescribed special featureson campus including a 175sign, a flower bed nearSummerhill that incorpo-rates the 175th, and tri-colour annuals.

Rebecca Hügler, Coordi-nator, Communications and

Post-Doctoral Training, also talkedabout the School of GraduateStudies’ 175 research momentscontest and its new mentorshipprogram that will connect 175Queen’s alumni with current grad-uate students.

Visit the Queen’s 175th website(queensu.ca/connect/175/) to viewan updated calendar that lists allof the events and activities thatwill incorporate and celebrate theanniversary in 2016-17.

PPS surveyextended

Physical Plant Services (PPS)wants to hear from staff, facultyand students about the services itprovides to the university com-munity.

PPS has extended the deadlinefor completing the online clientsurvey (queensu.fluidsurveys.com/s/PPS-Winter-2016/) to Friday,April 22 to capture as much feed-back as possible.

Based on last year’s survey re-sults, PPS has worked to addressconcerns in areas such as recy-cling, cleaning and lighting oncampus. PPS is also focused onimproving communications withthe campus community throughits redesigned website(queensu.ca/pps), Twitter account(@queensuPPS), newsfeed andquarterly newsletter.

If you have any questionsabout this survey, please send anemail to tracy.elliott@queensu.ca.

Honorary Degree Nominations for 2017Information 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 August 12, 2016

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Internal awards programinvests in researchersBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

In the fall, the Office of theVice-Principal (Research)launched the Queen’s ResearchOpportunities Funds (QROFs), anew suite of internal awards insupport of the research enterpriseat Queen’s. The first round offunding was recently awarded.

“Research prominence is a keydriver in our Strategic Frameworkand guided by our Strategic Re-search Plan. Conducting or sup-porting research is a core activityof faculty, students, and staff atQueen’s University,” says Dr.Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor. “We invested in theQROFs to enhance our re-searchers’ ability to advanceknowledge about some of themost profound questions that facethe world today.”

With up to $1 million awardedin the first competition, theQROFs are intended to provideresearchers and scholars the op-portunity to accelerate their re-search programs.

“The QROFs represent an im-portant investment made by an in-ternal research awards program atQueen’s,” says Dr. Steven Liss,Vice-Principal (Research). “Inter-est from the research communitywas extensive: we received over130 applications between theLeaders’ Fund, the InternationalFund, and the Arts Fund.* I’d liketo personally thank all partici-pants and offer my sincere con-gratulations to the recipients.”

The following researchers (listdoes not include co-applicants)have received QROFs:

Research Leaders’ Fund – forstrategic institutional commit-ments to aspirational research insupport of the university’s re-search strengths and priorities

• Dr. John Allingham (Bio-medical and Molecular Sciences)received $48,420 for his project en-titled “Targeting the OncogenicKinesin Motor Protein KIF14 forCancer Therapy”

• Dr. Leon Boegman (Civil En-gineering) received $50,000 forhis project entitled “Characteriz-ing Spatial Hydrodynamics inWastewater Stabilization Ponds toAdvance Completely Stirred TankReactor Design Models”

• Dr. Frances Bonier (Biology)received $50,000 for her projectentitled “Ecophysiology and Im-munology Research Methods forAdvancing Understanding of Or-

ganismal Responses to Chal-lenges”

• Dr. Heather Castleden (Ge-ography and Planning) received$50,000 for her project entitled“CIHR's New Open Suite of Pro-grams and College of Reviewers:So, How's that Working for Path-ways to Aboriginal Health Equityin Research and Outcomes inCanada?”

• Dr. Qingling Duan (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) re-ceived $50,000 for her project entitled “Moving Towards PrecisionMedicine using Genomic Signa-tures in Severe Asthma”

• Dr. Simon French (School ofRehabilitation Therapy) received$49,992 for his project entitled“Improving the Primary CareManagement of Low Back Pain: aFeasibility Study”

• Dr. Mark Ormiston (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) re-ceived $50,000 for his project“Generation of Blood OutgrowthEndothelial Cells for the Study ofImmune Dysfunction in Pul-monary Arterial Hypertension”

• Dr. Ishita Pande (History) received $34,772 for her project entitled “A Global History of HinduSexology”

• Dr. Laura Wells (ChemicalEngineering) received $49,600 forher project entitled “The Role ofBiomaterial Surface Propertiesand Neutrophil Cell Behaviour onIntrocular Lens Posterior CapsuleOpacification (SecondaryCataracts)”

• Dr. Grégoire Webber (Fac-ulty of Law) received $48,200 forhis project entitled “Law andCommon Good”

The International Fund – toassist in augmenting the univer-sity’s international reputationthrough increased global engage-ment

• Dr. Susan Bartels (Emer-gency Medicine) received $20,000for her project “'Peace Babies' inthe Democratic Republic ofCongo”

• Dr. Christopher Booth (On-cology) received $20,000 for hisproject “Cancer Health ServicesResearch Collaboration at the Re-gional Cancer Centre, Thiru-vananthapuram, Kerala, India”

• Dr. Pascale Champagne(Civil Engineering) received$20,000 for her project entitled“An Integrated Algal System as aPotential Eco-engineered Waste-water Treatment Process inEcuador”

• Dr. Marc Epprecht (GlobalDevelopment Studies) received$20,000 for his project entitled“Matariki Network for AfricanStudies”

• Dr. Christina Godfrey(School of Nursing) received$20,000 for her project entitled“Building Skills in Evidence Syn-thesis to Advance Healthcare”

• Dr. Anthony Goerzen (Smith- School of Business) received

$20,000 for his project entitled- “Global Supply Chain Manage-

ment Practice − Environmentaland Social Sustainability”

• Dr. James Miller (School ofReligion) received $20,000 for hisproject entitled “Decentering Crit-ical Theory”

• Dr. Michael Rainbow (Me-chanical and Materials Engineer-ing) received $20,000 for his proj-

- ect entitled “An InternationalCollaboration to Understand theNeuromechanics of the HumanFoot”

• Dr. Dongsheng Tu (Cana-dian Cancer Trials Group) re-ceived $20,000 for his project enti-

- tled “Collaborative Research on- Statistical Models for the Joint

Analysis of Quality of Life andSurvival Data”

• Dr. Suning Wang (Chem-istry) has received $20,000 for herproject entitled “Collaborative Re-search on Catalysis and Materialswith Researchers at Nagoya Uni-versity and Kyoto University”

The Arts Fund – designed tosupport artists and their contribu-tions to the scholarly communityand to advancing Queen’s Univer-sity

• Dr. Dylan Robinson (Facultyof Arts & Science) received $10,000for his project entitled “Not tooFew to Forget: Developing a Pub-lic Art Memorial for Kingston’sPrison for Women”

• Dr. Jane Tolmie (GenderStudies) received $10,000 to bringCiara Philips to Queen’s as a Visit-ing Artist in Residence

• Dr. Craig Walker (School ofDrama and Music) received$10,000 to bring Kat Sandler toQueen’s as a Visiting Artist in Res-idence

The next competition will belaunched in fall 2016. Please visitthe Office of the Vice-Principal(Research) website for more infor-mation.

* Results of the Post-DoctoralFund competition will be an-nounced at a later date.

Using the power of musicBY ANDREW CARROLL,GAZETTE EDITOR

Kip Pegley knows what kind ofimpact music can have on people’slives. As an associate professor ofMusicology and Ethnomusicology,the power of music is all aroundher.

In her current research Dr. Peg-ley is looking at the role that musicplays within the lives of membersof the Canadian Forces, in particu-lar those who have been deployedand returned to Canada, includingthose suffering from Post-Trau-matic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

What she has found in talkingto many vets is that music canhelp the soldiers create bordersbetween their private time on baseand when they are “outside thewire.” In Afghanistan, for in-stance, soldiers would be off basefor weeks at a time and wouldrarely be able to let their guarddown due to potential threats.They also would have little to noprivate space, whether in the fieldor back on base.

However, once they slipped ontheir headphones or earbuds, mu-sic provided that much-neededseparation, allowing them to takemore control of their situationfrom the inside out.

“Music helps them protecttheir mental health. Whereas mostcivilians differentiate between‘work time’ and ‘off-work time’,that’s hard for deployed personnelwho live and work in the samestressful environment. And if theyare constantly under threat andremain in that state of hyper-arousal, they may be at higher risk

for psychological injury. Throughmusic, they are able to tell theirbodies, ‘It’s after-hours, you aresafe, relax.’ Also, music allowedthem to create walls where noneexisted and establish some sonicprivacy,” she says. “Through mu-sic, soldiers create their ownspaces, temporally and spatially. Itallows them to differentiate theirenvironment and calm their nerv-ous systems, which is incrediblyvaluable especially when they aredeployed for months at a time.”

Dr. Pegley is also part of thePeer Research Consultants pro-gram, where mid-career to seniorfaculty in the social sciences, hu-manities and creative arts with ahigh level of experience andknowledge of the grant applica-tion processes, provide supportfor other faculty members.

“I became involved as a PeerResearch Consultant in part be-cause I was fortunate a few yearsago to get a SSHRC grant to con-duct my work on music, war andnationhood,” she says. “It changeseverything to have a grant, tohave the support to do your work.It’s often the case that these grantsare hard to get.”

Peer Research Consultants promotea culture of research intensity and col-laboration through a variety of activi-ties, including best practice regardingpeer review processes and the coordi-nation of internal review, including forthe current SSHRC Insight Grantcompetition. For more information,visit the Research Mentors page on theOffice of the Vice-Principal (Research)website at queensu.ca/vpr/ssah-re-search-mentors, or contact DianeDavies at diane.davies@queensu.ca.

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Claire Davies (Mechanical and Materials Engineering) presents some of herongoing research during the “Powered by PechaKucha” event at theUniversity Club on Wednesday, April 13. Each of the 10 faculty membersinvolved presented their research through the PechaKucha 20x20 format – 20slides for 20 seconds each.

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Progress continues on Richardson StadiumBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The exceptionally mild winterhas allowed Richardson Stadiumconstruction crews to work con-tinuously throughout the wintermonths.

Revitalization of the stadium,which began in July 2015, is scheduled to be completed prior to thefirst Queen’s Gaels home footballgame, versus the Western Mus-tangs.

To ensure the safety of pedes-trians, the construction area sur-rounding the stadium has beenblocked off. Please note that Sta-dium Lane is part of the construc-tion zone and not accessible to thepublic.

“The new stadium will includea better experience and upgradedamenities for all those coming tothe venue,” says Leslie Dal Cin,Executive Director, Queen's Uni-versity Athletics & Recreation. “Anew venue with vastly enhanced

amenities will improve the specta-tor and user experience, and willhelp attract prominent sportsevents and championships. It alsoassists with the recruitment of topperforming student-athletes, fur-ther increasing the competitive-ness of our teams and increasing

- attendance.”For spectators, the stadium is

fully accessible, with integratedand varied seating options, im-proved sightlines bringing fanscloser to the field action and aconvenient east side main en-trance. An array of enhancedamenities are available including:a new box office, new washrooms,concessions located on east andwest side, an upper concoursewith access to both sides of thefield, new video board and soundsystem, modern stadium lighting,paved parking with reserved ac-cess and several VIP boxes.

Athletics & Recreation recentlyannounced that Richardson Sta-

dium will be converted to artificialturf as part of the stadium’s revi-talization. Student-athletes willplay on Revolution 360, Field-Turf’s latest innovative productand the industry’s most durable fi-bre. Richardson will also have im-proved field and precinct lighting,upgraded home and visitinglocker rooms and enhanced ath-lete-support facilities.

For the press and media, thestadium is fully TV compatibleand includes a modern press boxwith designated work stations andTV camera spaces.

Queen’s Gaels football seasontickets are now available online.Single game tickets will go on salebeginning Aug. 1. Queen’s Univer-sity will celebrate the officialopening on Sept. 17.

A full schedule of openingweekend activities will be re-leased this summer.

Visit gogaelsgo.com/Richard-son for more information.

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Construction of the revitalized Richardson Stadium continues with the workscheduled to be completed prior to the first Queen’s Gaels home football game,versus the Western Mustangs this September.

Principal WoolfappointedCOU vice-chairBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

Daniel Woolf, Principal andVice-Chancellor of Queen’s Univer-sity, has been appointed Vice-Chairof the Council of Universities(COU) effective July 1, 2016 andwill succeed to the Chair for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2017.

As principal of Queen’s, Dr.Woolf has served as a member ofthe COU council and currently is amember of its executive committee.

“I’m pleased to have been ap-pointed to this position, one whichseveral previous principals ofQueen’s have held over COU’s his-tory,” says Principal Woolf. “I lookforward to working with all of theorganization's stakeholders to ad-vance the interests of Ontario’s uni-versities, and their students, facultyand staff, over the next three years.”

In this role Principal Woolf willserve as vice-chair, then chair, ofthe council, executive committee,committee on nominations, and theboard of directors. He will also leadthe executive heads roundtablesand retreats and serve as an ex-offi-cio member of the government andcommunity relations committee.

The COU brings together theprovince’s 20 publicly-assisted uni-versities and one associate mem-ber, the Royal Military College ofCanada, to promote university ed-ucation and research and their rolein preparing students for successin life and careers.

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events calendar.Wednesday, April 20, 6:30-7:30 pmCentre For Neuroscience FREEPublic Lecture on Concussions

Please join the Centre for Neuro-science Studies during our free pub-lic lecture series. Each lecture con-sists of science, new innovations,and personal experiences with thevarious topics. This week will discussConcussions with Dr. D.J Cook andMsc Candidate Allen Champagne.Kingston Public Library, WilsonRoom

Wednesday, April 20, 7:30-8:30 pm Anansi Poetry Bash

Queen’s University Library andKingston WritersFest invite you to apoetry book launch in Speaker’s Cor-ner at Stauffer Library. This excitingevening event showcases five ac-claimed poets reading from theirnew spring poetry collections! Fea-turing Roo Borson and Kim Malt-man, Suzanne Buffam, MichaelCrummey, and Steve Heighton.Copies of the books will be availablefor sale and signing. Tickets are $17in advance (incl. HST and handling)$19 at the door, and are availableonline and at Novel Idea Books onPrincess Street. FREE rush seats avail-able to Queens, RMC, and SLC stu-dents with valid ID.

Thursday, April 21, 1:30-3 pmonQ Training

Are you new to onQ (Brightspaceby D2L)? This introductory trainingsession will lead you through the ba-sics within Queen's new learningmanagement system. In this hands-on workshop, we will be coveringthe necessary tools to get youstarted. This session will be repeatedon Thursdays from 1:30-3 pm in EllisHall, Room 333 throughout the Win-ter 2016 term.

Thursday, April 21, 5:30-6:30 pmJohn Austin Society for the Historyof Medicine and Science

John Matthews (Division ofHaematology, Dept. Medicine)speaking on "A Crystallographer'sContribution to the Molecular Struc-ture of Haemoglobin and the Down-fall of Adolf - the Story of Max Pe-rutz." At the University Club.

Tuesday, April 26, 11:45 am-12:45 pmBrown Bag Lunch with DiegoMoreira Soares

How Communities Organize: TheDevelopment of a Local Food Sys-tem. Diego is investigating howmembers of geographically concen-trated communities organize to pur-sue a common goal. To answer thisquestion, he is examining the effortsof the Localtown community (ficti-tious name) to develop a local foodsystem. Using qualitative researchmethods and relying on interviewsand archival data, the study empha-sizes the importance of emotions.Preliminary findings suggest that re-ciprocal emotions help communitymembers to innovate, share re-sources, and mitigate risks. Thestudy aims to contribute to the liter-atures on communities, social move-ments, and institutional work. Let'ssee where the conversation takes us!Bring your lunch! RSVP (appreciatedbut not required): csi@queensu.ca.Goodes Hall, Rm 302

Wednesday, April 27, 9 am-NoonNew Staff Orientation

The Human Resources Depart-ment wishes to invite all newly hiredemployees (General staff, CUPE Local229, CUPE Local 254, CUPE Local1302, ONA, OPSEU, Research Grantsand Contract and Post-Doctoral Fel-lows) to an orientation session.

Sudoku and Crossword solutions on Page 15

Please join us for an informative dis-cussion that includes presentationsfrom various University departmentsand services as well as essential hu-man resources information. Mackin-tosh-Corry Hall, Room B176

Wednesday, April 27, Noon-12:30pmLunchtime Breathing Meditations

At the Ban Righ Centre onWednesdays. You are welcome tojoin others in silent mediation forthis half-hour. Suitable for beginnersand experienced meditators. K.Denpa will lead meditations on the1st and 3rd Wednesdays of April.Silent meditation on your own onthe 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.

Wednesday, April 27, 4:30-6 pmBook Launch: The Slow Professor:Challenging the Culture of Speed inthe Academy

The Centre for Teaching andLearning cordially invites you to joinMaggie Berg and Barbara Seeber incelebrating the launch of their newbook, The Slow Professor: Challeng-ing the Culture of Speed in the Acad-emy. Featuring readings by Dr. Mag-gie Berg, Queen's University and Dr.Barbara Seeber, Brock University!Novel Idea bookstore will be onsitewith copies of the book for purchaseand authors will be available to signthem. As well, Hors D'oeuvres will beserved and a cash bar will be avail-able. Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

Friday, April 29, 8 am-NoonQuiet Writing Time for Faculty andPost-Docs

The office of the Vice-Principal(Research) is pleased to team upwith the Library to offer communalspace for quiet writing on a monthlybasis to Queen's faculty and post-docs. Space is limited, and registra-tion is recommended to ensure aspot. Fireplace Reading Room, Stauf-fer Library.

If you have an upcoming event,you can post it to the Calendar ofEvents at eventscalendar.queensu.ca/,or contactandrew.carroll@queensu.ca.

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athleticsandrecreation.

Student-athletes show support for one anotherBY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The Queen’s Varsity Leader-ship Council (VLC) announcedthe winners of 2015-16 Gold Rushat the recently-held ColourAwards.

This initiative promotes var-sity athletes supporting eachother by attending other teams’games. Varsity teams and clubscollected points throughout theseason by attending other Gaelsgames and posting pictures ofthemselves and teammates on so-cial media.

This is the second season theprogram has run and it has seentremendous growth, 33 teams, 292photos were posted, more thandouble last year. This year, thewinning team had a score of 160(total points/roster size), com-pared to a winning score of 74 in2014-15.

“It’s great to see our student-athletes out supporting their fellowGaels. I think it's a positive reflec-tion on the type of culture we areworking hard to create through theVLC,” said Laura Callender, Vice-President, Communications, Var-sity Leadership Council.

The first place team, women’slacrosse, is provided funding fortheir team and a pita party, secondand third place prizes wereawarded to women’s hockey andwomen’s basketball.

The Queen’s Gaels women’s lacrosse team, seen celebrating at the Athletics andRecreation Centre (ARC), are the winners of 2015-16 Gold Rush, handed out bythe Queen’s Varsity Leadership Council. Varsity teams and clubs collect pointsthroughout the season by attending other Gaels games and posting pictures ofthemselves and teammates on social media.

fit tips.“It's great to see our student-athletes out supporting theirfellow Gaels. I think it's apositive reflection on the typeof culture we are working hardto create through the VLC.”

– Laura Callender

Maximize yourlunch hour

Juggling a job and family cansometimes make activities likeworking out seem like a chore.This summer maximize yourlunch hour with Lunch Fit at theAthletics & Recreation Centre.

Lunch Fit makes working outfun and convenient for staff andfaculty of any fitness level.Classes are focused on strengthand endurance gains while in-creasing your overall cardiovas-cular health. With 45 minuteclasses that include Sculpt &Tone, Sculpt & Abs Blast, and In-door Cycle you’ll spend yourlunch hour getting healthier in-stead of sitting at your desk.

Learn more about Lunch fitand staff and faculty only fitnessclasses at gogaelsgo.com/fitness.

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HRworkshops.Queen’s Human Resources offers a

variety of individual workshops as wellas lunch and learn sessions. See belowfor more information about a few ofthe sessions offered in the comingweeks. Visit the HR website(queensu.ca/humanresources/apps/training/) to register for these sessions.

Delivering and Receiving Con-structive Feedback, Thursday, April21, 9 am-noon, Mackintosh-CorryHall B176

In this workshop, you will learnconcrete strategies, steps, insightsand tips for delivering valid, con-structive, positive and critical feed-back. This session will provide youwith the necessary skills to receiveconstructive feedback effectivelysuch as being open, embracing theuncomfortableness of receivingfeedback, not taking it personally,not arguing back, looking at the bigpicture, and soliciting feedback frommultiple sources. [Part of the Admin-istrative Professionals @ Queen’sMaster (APAQM) certificate program]

Performance Management:Manager’s Session, Tuesday, April26, 9 am-noon, Mackintosh-CorryHall B176

Performance management is aseries of activities that enable ongo-ing dialogue between a managerand employee that aligns expecta-tions, identifies significant perform-ance data, provides ongoing feed-back, plans development activities,assesses employee performance andprovides a platform for coachingconversations.

The workshop objectives includeunderstanding the performance man-agement cycle, how to plan and holda performance review meeting, deliv-

ering reinforcing and corrective feed-back, setting objectives and goals,and creating a development plan.

Social Media, Thursday, April 28,9 am-noon, Mackintosh-Corry HallB176

Participants will learn about themany ways social media is beingused at Queen’s. Our guest expertswill share time-saving tips, tools andbest practices to help you designand deliver a creative social mediacommunications plan, purpose-builtto engage your audiences and sup-port your marketing goals. Partici-pants will have the opportunity toexplore social media strategy in ac-tion through an interactive, collabo-rative, idea-storming activity. [Part ofthe APAQM certificate program)

Preparing for your Annual Re-view: Employee Session, Thursday,April 28, 1-4 pm, Mackintosh-CorryHall B176

During the workshop, we will dis-cuss what performance manage-ment is, why it is important, rolesand responsibilities, preparing foryour review meeting, creating a de-velopment plan, materials and re-sources, and closing tips.

Interviews: Mastering the Tech-nique, Thursday, May 5, 9 am-noon,Mackintosh-Corry Hall B176

The following topics will be cov-ered in this workshop: how to pre-pare for an interview, the differentways interviews can be structured,how to answer those difficult ques-tions, and what an employer can andcan’t ask you. We will also give youan opportunity to practice interviewquestions in a supportive environ-ment.

for the record.Nominations

Distinguished Service AwardsAs the April 29 deadline ap-

proaches, we would like to remindQueen’s faculty, staff and retirees tonominate candidates for a Queen’sDistinguished Service Award. Inau-gurated by the University Council in1974, this award recognizes individ-uals who have made the University abetter place through their extraordi-nary contributions. Recipients be-come Honorary Life Members of theCouncil.

Recent changes to the UniversityCouncil By-laws now enable Queen’semployees and retirees to nominaterecipients, who will be recognized atthe University Council Annual Din-ner on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016.

The guidelines, the nomination

form and additional information areavailable atqueensu.ca/secretariat/university-council/distinguished-service-awards.

Please submit nominations to theUniversity Council Executive Com-mittee, care of the University Secre-tariat, by Friday, April 29, at 4 p.m.

Please contact the University Sec-retariat at ucouncil@queensu.ca or613-533-6095 if you have questionsabout the Distinguished ServiceAward or the nomination process.

Award for Excellence in Gradu-ate Student Supervision

The School of Graduate Studiesinvites nominations of faculty mem-bers for consideration for the 2016Award for Excellence in Graduate

Student Supervision. The purpose ofthis award is to recognize those out-standing supervisors who demon-strate excellence in advising, moni-toring and mentoring their graduatestudents. Two awards will be pre-sented at the fall 2016 convocation:one in the Social Sciences and Hu-manities, and one in Life Sciences,Natural Sciences and Engineering.Award nomination forms and guide-lines are available from the Office ofthe Dean, School of Graduate Stud-ies (deansgsr@queensu.ca) or atwww.queensu.ca/sgs. Nominationpackages should be submitted tothe Dean, School of Graduate Stud-ies, Queen’s University, Gordon Hall425, 74 Union St., Kingston, Ont. K7L3N6 by 4pm on Thursday, May 26,2016.

human resources.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: 2016-110Job Title: Project OfficerDepartment: International Centrefor the Advancement of CommunityBased RehabilitationHiring Salary: $44,452 (SalaryGrade 6)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: Term appoint-ment until Dec. 1, 2017.Closing Date: 15-Jul-2016Apply To: Dr. Heather Alderseyhma@queensu.can

Competition: 2016-107Job Title: Visitor Services Assistant(USW Local 2010)Department: Agnes Etherington ArtCentreHiring Salary: $39,199 (SalaryGrade 5)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: Term Ap-pointment (1 year)Closing Date: 01-May-2016n

Competition: 2016-109Job Title: Coordinator, Accounts Re-ceivables and Cash Operations (USWLocal 2010)Department: Athletics and Recre-ationHiring Salary: $44,452 (SalaryGrade 6)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: Term Ap-pointment (2 years)Closing Date: 27-Apr-2016n

Competition: 2016-108

Job Title: eProcurement PayablesJunior Business Analyst (USW Local2010)Department: Financial ServicesHiring Salary: $50,405 (SalaryGrade 7)Hours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: Term Ap-pointment (13 months)Closing Date: 22-Apr-2016n

Competition: 2016-097Job Title: Director, Prison Law ClinicDepartment: Faculty of LawHours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: ContinuingAppointmentClosing Date: 25-Apr-2016n

Competition: 2016-082Job Title: Director, Career Develop-mentDepartment: Faculty of LawHours per Week: 35Appointment Terms: ContinuingAppointmentClosing Date: 24-Apr-2016

Successful CandidatesJob Title: Events Coordinator/OfficeAssistant (USW Local 2010)Department: Chemical EngineeringCompetition: 2015-348

Successful Candidate: Tanya Ligth-art (QSB Marketing & Communica-tions)n

Job Title: Associate Director, Masterof Management AnalyticsDepartment: Smith School of Busi-nessCompetition: 2016-023Successful Candidate: BrittanyCooper (Professional Graduate Pro-gram Services)n

Job Title: Client AdvisorDepartment: Smith School of Busi-nessCompetition: 2016-005Successful Candidate: Sarah Pap-pas (Queen's Executive Education)n

Job Title: Programmer (USW Local2010)Department: Information Technol-ogy ServicesCompetition: 2015-350Successful Candidate: JeremyWaughn

Job Title: Research & Finance Coor-dinatorDepartment:MedicineCompetition: 2015-345 & 2015-R032Successful Candidate:WhitneyMontgomery

books.The Politics of Canadian Foreign

Policy, Fourth Edition By Kim RichardNossal (Political Studies, Centre forInternational and Defence Policy)and Stéphane Roussel and StéphanePaquin.

This book analyses the deeplypolitical context of how foreign pol-icy is made in Canada. Taking abroad historical perspective, it pro-vides the key foundations for theanalysis of Canadian foreign policy.It argues that foreign policy is forgedin the nexus of politics at three lev-els-the global, the domestic, and thegovernmental-and that to under-stand how and why Canadian for-eign policy looks as it does, onemust look at the interplay of allthree.

The fourth edition of this widely-used book includes updates of themany changes that have occurred inCanadian foreign policy underStephen Harper and the Conserva-tives, including the evanescence of

the internationalism, the rise of anew foreign policy agenda increas-ingly shaped by domestic politicalimperatives, and the changing or-ganization of Canada’s foreign policybureaucracy.

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