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1. Carleton Now Available
Online
The April
issue of Carleton Now is available online. In this
issue, you'll read about:
--Carleton's Research and
Teaching Achievement Award winners
--28th annual
industrial design graduation exhibition
--President
Atkinson's new golf tournament
--the Raven's
victorious win at the national basketball
championships
--and, so much more!
Plus, visit
our Web site and interact with the publication in a
number of dynamic ways. Send in your story ideas, share
your thoughts on hot button issues, or participate in
our new two-minute interview. And don't forget to email
a letter to the editor at editor@carleton.ca.
Take a moment and interact with Carleton Now at
http://www.carletonnow.ca
today. |
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2. Five Top Reasons to Attend 2006
Spring Conference
Throughout
the course of this week, Today@Carleton will run the
five top reasons why you should consider attending
Spring Conference, one of Carleton's unique and
long-standing traditions.
Reason number 5: Meet
your new colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere
Reason
number 4: Take the time to get to know the people you
work with
Reason number 3: Spend a great weekend in
the country
Reason number 2: Learn about some of your
colleagues' fascinating work
Spring Conference
gives the University faculty, staff, librarians,
management and retirees an opportunity to gather at
Opinicon Lodge for a weekend of presentations,
interesting discussions, and relaxed social activities.
This year, Spring Conference is scheduled for the
weekend of May 5 to 7. It's your chance to learn about
the research of colleagues from across the University
that you won't want to miss.
For more
information and to register, visit http://www.carleton.ca/springconference |
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4. PAM Celebrates Faculty and Staff
Achievements
On April 4,
the Faculty of Public Affairs and Management (PAM) held
its annual fete to celebrate faculty and staff
achievements. The PAM Teaching Awards and the Staff
Award for Excellence were also presented. Professors Uma
Kumar (Sprott School of Business), Edward Osei Kwadwo
Prempeh (Department of Political Science) and Dane
Rowlands (NPSIA) received teaching Awards. Janice Walker
(Sprott School of Business) is this year's recipient of
the Staff Award for Excellence. Congratulations to
all! |
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5. Boston
Bound!
The famous
Boston Marathon is a physically challenging 42.2
kilometre course, which starts in the rural town of
Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and winds down in the
legendary Back Bay portion of Boston. Numerous members
of the Carleton community will be running this demanding
race on April 17, including:
Jennifer Quin,
Manager, First Year Experience Office. This will be
Jen's first Boston Marathon. She qualified for the world
famous race with a time of 3 hours, 33 minutes and 10
seconds at the ING Ottawa Marathon in May 2005. The
qualifying time for her class was 3 hours 40
minutes.
Jennifer Brenning, Associate Director of
Physical Recreation & Athletics. This is Jennifer's
second Boston Marathon. She qualified for the race with
a time of 3 hours, 43 minutes and 4 seconds at the
Toronto International Marathon in the Fall of 2005. The
qualifying time for Jennifer's class is 3 hours 45
minutes.
Rachel Devenport, Academic and Second
Team All-Canadian Field Hockey player. Rachel will be
running her first Boston Marathon. The Ottawa native
qualified at the Ottawa International Marathon in the
Summer of 2005 with a time of 3 hours, 38 minutes and 4
seconds. The qualifying time for the psychology major's
class is 3 hours, 40 minutes.
All of these
runners have logged hundreds of hours and kilometres
training for the big day. Please wish them luck as they
prepare to participate in this memorable
race! |
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6. Thank You
Carleton!
In the first
month of the Campus Community Campaign, you have already
generously pledged more than $11,000 to fund a new
endowed bursary for students in need. Thank
you.
This level of commitment is extraordinary,
as it demonstrates a strong commitment on the part of
faculty and staff to our school and its students. An
extra note of appreciation to University Advancement,
the first department in which every single staff member
has committed philanthropic support to our University
this year.
If you're still interested in
supporting the campaign or have any questions, please
contact Corrie Hobin at corrie_hobin@carleton.ca or
contribute online at http://www.carleton.ca/giving |
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7. Carleton Names Most Valuable
Players
The
Department of Physical Recreation and Athletics recently
announced Carleton's most valuable players—all of whom
have demonstrated outstanding dedication, sportsmanship
and teamwork on the University's 18 varsity teams. The
MVPs are:
Men's basketball
Ryan Bell, who
helped the Ravens win their fourth straight Canadian
Interuniversity Sport (CIS) crown, and played more than
100 minutes at the CIS nationals.
Women's
basketball
Dasa Farthing, who was selected Ontario
University Athletics (OUA) East first team all-star,
defensive player of the year and OUA East Joy Bellinger
nominee for combining excellence in the classroom, and
on the court.
Men's fencing
Aaron Caudle, who
led the sabre team to an overall silver medal at the OUA
championship.
Women's fencing
Anna Laurence,
who led the Ravens foil team to an overall silver medal
at the OUA championships.
Women's field
hockey
Rachel Devenport, who was named first team OUA
all-star and second team CIS all-star.
Men's golf
Paul De Loose, who led the Ravens with a fifth place
finish at the OUA championship, with a two-day total
score of 151.
Women's ice hockey
Valerie
Charbonneau, who was named the Quebec Student Sports
Federation (QSSF) rookie of the year, second team QSSF
all-star. She stopped 532 pucks to break the QSSF record
for saves by a goaltender.
Men's Nordic ski
Ed McCarthy, who led the Ravens to an overall OUA
silver medal at the championships, was named an OUA
all-star and anchored the men's relay team to win an OUA
bronze medal.
Women's Nordic ski
Eva Szabo,
who led the Ravens to an overall bronze medal at the
championships, was named an OUA all-star and anchored
the women's relay team to win an OUA bronze
medal.
Men's rowing
Greg Hum, who was a member
of the varsity men's four-crew that earned a bronze
medal at the McGill University
Invitational.
Women's rowing
Jillian Secord,
who is the recipient of the rowing team's MVP award two
years in a row for her leadership and dedication to the
program.
Men's rugby
John Lee, who scored
three tries in his rookie season and was named to the
OUA all-star team.
Men's soccer
Josh
Dewar-Morris, who was named the OUA East player of the
year, first team OUA East all-star, led the OUA in
scoring with 14 goals, and helped Carleton win the 2005
OUA provincial championship.
Women's
soccer
Diana Burmester, who was named an OUA all-star
and led the team in scoring with 7 goals.
Men's
swimming
Mike Penney, who won three OUA medals and
earned a berth at the CIS national championship.
Women's swimming
Heather Macdonald, who
earned her second straight berth at the CIS national
championships, and finished eighth in all three
breaststroke events at the OUA
championships.
Men's water polo
Blake
Christie, who led the Ravens with 36 goals, and helped
the team earn an OUA bronze medal.
Women's water
polo
Rachel Baxter, who led the Ravens and OUA in
scoring with 22 goals, and helped Carleton earn the OUA
bronze medal. |
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8. Today’s
Events
CSDS Speaker
Series
Featuring Howar Ziad, Ambassador of the
Republic of Iraq to Canada
April 6
3:30 – 5:00
p.m.
2017 Dunton Tower
Howar Ziad will speak
on "The Current Situation in Iraq and Prospects for the
Future."
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Society for the Study of Narrative
Literature - International Conference on Narrative
April 6 - 9
10:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Fairmont
Chateau Laurier
The Narrative Conference is an
interdisciplinary forum addressing all dimensions of
narrative theory and practice.
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Third Annual
Sprott Doctoral Symposium
April 6
12:00 - 5:30
p.m.
132 Azrieli Pavilion
A venue to engage
students from universities across Canada, regardless of
their area of specialization in business administration,
in a fruitful exchange of ideas on their ongoing
research works and to enable them to be exposed to their
colleagues' research interests.
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The Changing
Role of Our City
April 6
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
A602 Loeb
A panel discussion with Members of
Parliament and city
councillors. |
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