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A Review of Graduate Programs and Research of the FGSR will take place Thursday, November 13 and Friday, November 14, 1997. All members of the University community are invited to meet with the external review team (Dr Maria Klawe, Vice-President, Student and Academic Services, UBC; Dr R Craig Brown, Department of History, U of Toronto; Dr W Todd Rogers, Educational Psychology, U of A; Mr Barry Posner, Vice-President (Academic) Graduate Students' Association, U of A). Those interested in meeting with the review team are invited to coffee from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, November 14, at Alumni House.
Applications are invited from continuing faculty members from the Faculties of Extension, Law, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Education and Recreation, Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculté Saint-Jean, School of Native Studies, or Interdisciplinary Research Units. These prestigious awards provide full-time teaching relief for the period September to April to enable recipients to pursue a research project in Edmonton. Application information is available from deans' offices. Applications must be received by the associate vice-president (academic) by December 1, 1997.
Friends and colleagues are invited to attend a retirement reception honoring Brian McDonald, Associate Vice-President (Academic Administration), whose career has spanned over 36 years. The reception in celebration of his career will be held on Thursday, December 11, 1997, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., at Alumni House. Contributions for a gift may be sent, by December 1, 1997, to the Office of the Vice-President (Academic), 3rd Floor, University Hall, attention Sydney (phone 492-3342).
A Health Sciences Career Fair will be held Thursday, November 20, 1997, 1:30 to 7 p.m., Dinwoodie Lounge, 2-100 Students' Union Building. Pharmacy Research Day The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are holding their Ninth Annual Pharmacy Research Day Friday, November 14 in the Bernard Snell Hall. The day opens at 9 a.m. and features a keynote address by Dr. G. Dionne, executive vice-president (research and development), Biochem Pharma Inc..
Other speakers include Dr. J. Poston, director of research and practice development for the Canadian Pharmacists Association, Dr. R. Mehvar, associate professor, College of Pharmacy, Drake University and Dr. Norm Dovichi, professor of chemistry, U of A. Sponsors for the one-day event are Hoffman-La Roche and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.
Thousands of Titles -- fiction, non-fiction, children's books priced between $1.99 and $9.99 Sponsored by the University of Alberta Bookstore and HUB Commercial. Ten per cent of proceeds go to the University of Alberta's United Way '97 Campaign. November 12, 13, 14, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Old Penny Bookstore Location (across from Cookies by George) in HUB Mall.
The Canadian Federation of University Women (Edmonton) will be holding its monthly meeting Monday, November 17, 1997, 7 p.m. in the Faculty Club, University of Alberta campus. The guest speakers will be Bishop Victoria Matthews, Anglican Diocese of Edmonton and Rabbi Lindsey bat Joseph, Temple Beth Ora, Edmonton. Their topic will be 'Feminine Face of God.' All university women graduates are welcome. For more information, call 430-5383.
The Nursing Undergraduate Association at the U of A is hosting the annual Western Regional Canadian Nursing Student (CNSA) Conference from November 20 - 23. Guests from across Canada and the northwestern United States will be present. The conference, 'BSc and Beyond,' will focus on an interdisciplinary team approach in planning patient care in hospital and community settings.
The Department of Computing Science will be showcasing students, staff, programs and research at the Eighth Annual Computing Science Days November 17 - 19. The events include several public lectures including the Distinguished Alumni Lecture by Dr. Murray Campbell, an IBM research scientist very involved in the development of Deep Blue, the first computer to defeat the World Chess Champion. The lecture will be held Monday, November 17, 4 p.m., TL-11 Tory Building. The Department will also be hosting research laboratory tours. To register, use the WWW form or contact Janet Service by fax at 492-1071 or e-mail: janet@cs.ualberta.ca.
The deadline for applications for the next round of competition for the Employment Equity Discretionary Fund has been extended to January 23, 1997. The fund provides seed money for creative employment equity, educational equity and diversity projects on campus. For more information, contact the Office of Human Rights at #7325.
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