Free Admission. Everyone Welcome. Books for Sale.

Margaret, the sister of Brandon artist Janet Shaw Russell, will be reading from her Y/A novel The Beech Nut of Big Water Beach (Aivilo Books, 2008)

“A wise and fun novel about bullying among children, and the transformative effects of art in fostering creative self-expression and appreciation of difference in others.”

Margaret Shaw-McKinnon has also developed an Anti-Bulling Guide to The Beech Nut of Big Water Beach, for use in the schools. You can read more about Margaret and her writing on her website: www.margaretshawmackinnon.com.

(Generously co-sponsored by the BU Dean of Arts Office and the Manitoba Arts Council Readings program)

Please enter through the Henry Champ south west gym door in the back alley.

For more information please contact:
Ms. Jan Chaboyer, Purchasing Officer

Phone (204) 727-9706
Fax (204) 726-4573
Email: chaboyer@brandonu.ca

5:30 pm – Doors Open

6:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies

• Opening Prayer with Elder Frank Tacan
• Greetings from BU President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Deborah C. Poff

6:15 pm – Grand Entry

• Drum Honour Song for the Aboriginal Students
• Metis Honour Song by Stephen DeMontingy
• Graduates Recognition
• Friendship Dance
• Regular Songs
• Potato Dance and Jigging
• Closing Prayer with Elder Frank Tacan

Snacks to follow

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

A native Winnipegger, Douglas Finch is a pianist and composer known for having revived the lost art of classical improvisation in concert. Douglas was the second prize winner in the first E-Gré Competition. For the last twenty years, he’s been living in London, UK, where he is a professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.

Jon Kimura (Jackie) Parker has given recitals and performed with major orchestras across the country and around the world.  He has given command performances for Queen Elizabeth II, the United States Supreme Court, and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan. A versatile performer, he has also jammed with Doc Severinsen and Bobby McFerrin and collaborated with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. In 1978, he won first prize in the E-Gré Competition, and in 1999 he was awarded the Order of Canada. Originally from Vancouver, Jon Kimura Parker is a professor at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Mr. Parker will be performing Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor by Sergei Prokofiev, as well as The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky and arranged by Jon Kimura Parker.

Douglas Finch will be performing the Manitoba premiere of a piece called “15″ by Howard Bashaw, as well as a piece of his own entitled Preludes and Afterthoughts: Fantasy-Transcriptions on Chopin’s Preludes op. 28. Douglas will finish his portion of the concert by improvising on themes from the audience. Please email suggestions to eckhardt@brandonu.ca or submit them in person no less than 40 minutes before the concert. Douglas is looking for any of the following: the title of a song or jingle, a non-musical thematic suggestion or a musical them.

CDs and scores will be for sale at the door.

http://www.e-gre.ca

The dedication ceremony is open to all.

Official News Release

The pin and gift presentations will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall and a reception will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the Kinsmen Rehearsal Hall.

During the ceremony, BU will be saying farewell to the following employees:

Dennis Oleson, Faculty of Science, 45 Years

Donna Andresen, Library Services, 43 Years

Shirley Slashinsky, Faculty of Science, 39 Years

George McMaster, Faculty of Science, 38 Years

Karen Liddle, Human Resources, 33 Years

Beverley Nicholson, Faculty of Arts, 32 Years

Viola Fast Braun, Faculty of Health Studies, 25 Years

Colette Janzen, Student Services, 24 Years

Keith Parker, Physical Plant, 17 Years

Johanna Leseho, Faculty of Education, 15 Years

Joanne Walker, Library Services, 9 Years

Pin presentations recognizing long service will also be made to the following employees:

45 Years:

Dennis Oleson, Faculty of Science

40 Years:

Meir Serfaty, Faculty of Arts

35 Years:

Barbara Gfellner, Faculty of Science
Kathleen Nichol, Faculty of Science

30 Years:

Allen Dunthorne, Information Technology Services
William Gallaway, Faculty of Science
Carol Wells, Physical Plant

25 Years:

John Blyth, Library Services
Robin Enns, Faculty of Education
Viola Fast Braun, Faculty of Health Studies
Rosanne Gasse, Faculty of Arts
Murray Kerr, Admissions
Valerie Rodgers, Financial & Registration Services
Richard Smith, Physical Plant
Vicky Wilson, Food Services

20 Years:

Norman Finlay, Faculty of Science
Heather Gillander, Faculty of Arts
Stacey Harper, Physical Plant
Reinhold Kramer, Faculty of Arts
Robert Mott, Physical Plant
James Naylor, Faculty of Arts
David Rehaluk, Campus Manitoba
Tom Skinner, Faculty of Education
George Tanner, Print & Mail Services

15 Years:

Paola DiMuro, Faculty of Science
Shannon Gadbois, Faculty of Science
Christopher Hurst, Library Services
Johanna Leseho, Faculty of Education
Lynn MacKay, Faculty of Arts
Sandra Margetts, Faculty of Education
Simon Pattison, Faculty of Science
Kim Ryan-Nicholls, Faculty of Health Studies
Daniel Taylor, Faculty of Health Studies
Wendy Untereiner, Faculty of Science
Sam Yan, Faculty of Science

10 Years:

Abdella Abdou, Faculty of Arts
Ji Yang Chen, Faculty of Science
Kerry DuWors, School of Music
Carla Eisler, Institutional Advancement
Shawna English, Institutional Advancement
Phillip Goernert, Faculty of Science
Elizabeth Graham, Faculty of Arts
Kim Grenier-Mintenko, Campus Manitoba
Darek Klonowski, Faculty of Arts
Randy Patton, Library Services
Barbara Rose, Faculty of Arts
David Taylor, Faculty of Arts
Alexander Tselyakov, School of Music

For more information, please contact:

Kristen Fisher
Office of the President
Brandon University
Phone: 204-727-9714
Email: fisherk@brandonu.ca

Coffee and Registration 

9:00 – 9:15 in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall

Keynote Address: ”More Bucks for Your Bang: Successful Research Grants in a Teaching-Rich Environment”.

9:15 – 10:45 in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall

• Speaker: Geoffrey McCafferty

Session One:  ”Getting it Going: Funding sources and grant applications”

11:00 – 12:15 in Room 043, Health Studies Building

• Panelists: Bill Ashton, Janet Koprivnikar, and Fran Racher

Lunch

12:15 – 1:15

Session Two:  ”Getting it Done: Maintaining research/work/life balance and research collaborations”

1:30-2:45  in Room 043, Health Studies Building

• Panelists: Shannon Gadbois, Jack Lindsay and Karen Rempel

Session Three: ”Getting it Out: Publications, journals and intellectual property”

3.00 – 4:15 in Room 043, Health Studies Building

• Panelists: Mark Berry, Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown, and Cathy Wood

We look forward to seeing you Tuesday April 30th. Bring your own ideas to share during the discussions.

Please RSVP to nichol@brandonu.ca by April 23rd, so there is enough lunch for everyone!

The Research Enhancement Conference is co-organized by the Research Office, The Research Enhancement at Brandon University Committee, The Women’s Research Network, and the Rural Development Institute

9:30-10:30 — Prairie Histories

• Jennifer Sylvester, “The Beginning Years of the Brandon Winter Fair”
• Tyler Warren, “Going against the Grain: Federal Elections in Brandon Souris: 1993 and 1997 “
• James Heamen, “Manitoba Pool Elevators: Impacts on Rural Society”

10:30-11:15 — Humanities

• Fabien Cayer, “One Among the Many: Plato and the Greek Doxastogenesis”
• Kathy Levandoski, “Poor Sad Henry Blight”

11:15-12:00 — Creative Writing

• Billy Kay, “The Double Decker”
• Benjamin Mason, “A Look Through Someone Else’s Eyes”

12:00-12:15 — BREAK

12:15-1:15 — Models and Lattices

• David Underwood, “Evaluating Alternative Methods of Deriving 3-D Models from Oblique Aerial Photography”
• Corey DeGagne, “Exploring Lattice Operations in Finite Projective Planes”
• Robin Taylor, “Monte Carlo Simulation on a new Depleted Triangular Lattice”

1:15-2:15 — Animals and Chemicals

• Hanna Mazier, “Parasitism and Predation on Larval Amphibian Phenotypic Plasticity”
• Julia Redfern, “Functional Morphs in Trematode Parasites”
• Emiliya Mamleeva, “Synthesis of α, β – Unsaturated Sulfonates and Sulfonamides Via a Novel Witting Reagent”

2:15-3:15 — Social Sciences

• Steve Dueck, “Playing in Big Leagues: University Athletics on a Small Campus, Brandon University Bobcats, 1985-1990″
• Sylvia Kasper, “Male Contraception: Perceptions and Acceptability”
• John Jackson, “Exploring the Experiences of Canadian Psychiatric Nurses: A Phenomenological Study”

3:15-4:00 — Global Politics

• Brad McClelland, “War, Peace and Rhetoric: A Discursive Analysis of Canada’s Foreign Policy in Afghanistan”
• Luke Sayese, “Political Development in India: Democracy by Grassroots, Plurality, and Consensus”

Geography professor Dr. Dion Wiseman says participants come from across the province and North Dakota, including municipal governments, Parks Canada, Agriculture Canada, conservation districts, Ducks Unlimited and Manitoba Hydro.

“GIS allows us to visualize and interpret data to uncover patterns, trends and relationships,” says Dr. Wiseman, who organized the first WGUG annual conference in 2002 in partnership with Assiniboine Community College. “School kids in Grades 5 and 7 are using GIS as part of the provincial curriculum, to learn about population growth and animal migration.”

Dr. Wiseman says the conference is a great opportunity to meet GIS users, educators and vendors; see software demonstrations and project presentations; and take part in GIS discussions.

• Throwing demos: noon-2pm

• Studio tours (15mins): 2pm & 3pm

• Refreshments will be provided

 
For more information:

Lin Xu, xul@brandonu.ca or (204) 571-8502 | Flyer