The Helen Glass Centre for Nursing on the Fort Garry campus will become the “Helen Glass Hospital for Sick Students” on Feb. 3, when students participate in Nightmare Night Care.

Twenty nursing students, fourteen medical students and three pharmacy students will play the role of patients and caregivers in a hospital setting.

The Faculty of Nursing has held Nightmare Night Cares before but this is the first time they have partnered with the Faculty of Pharmacy – last year was the first year they partnered with the Faculty of Medicine.

The purpose of the event is to provide students with the opportunity to understand the patient experience, practice skills required for inter-disciplinary teamwork for patient-centered care, experience night shift issues and responsibilities, and practice clinical skills in a safe environment.

The students will be in their roles from 7 p.m. on Feb. 3, and finish at 8 a.m. on Feb. 4.

Visiting hours are open to the public and anyone interested in coming should go to rooms 460 and 470 of the Helen Glass building between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Feb 3.

For more info please contact Marlee Enns, Faculty of Nursing, at 204-272-1601,
or
Sean Moore, public affairs, University of Manitoba, 204-474-7963 (sean_moore@umanitoba.ca).

Professor Warren Cariou, Director of the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing/Oral Culture, and Lecturer Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair are launching an anthology of Manitoba Aboriginal Literature tomorrow at the Forks Market.

The book, Manitowapow:  Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water, is a comprehensive collection of writing by Aboriginal people in Manitoba, from rock paintings to rap musicians.  It is the first anthology of its kind in Canada, focusing on the Aboriginal literary traditions (and oral storytelling traditions) from one province.

Sinclair, a lecturer in the Department of Native Studies at the U of M, and Cariou, a Canada Research Chair in Narrative, Community and Indigenous Cultures, have gathered more than 80 contributors from important historical figures like Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont to contemporary writers, performers and political leaders.

 
What: Book launch for anthology of Aboriginal writings and stories
When: Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Where: Glass Atrium; The Forks Market, Winnipeg

For more info please contact Sean Moore, Marketing Communications Office, University of Manitoba, at 204-474-7963 (sean_moore@umanitoba.ca)

A major donation by a graduate of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering will support an upgrading and redevelopment of electrical engineering research and teaching facilities at the Fort Garry campus.

Mr. Stanley F. Pauley, through The Pauley Family Foundation, has donated $4 million to renovate and refurbish existing laboratories and facilities at 105 Dafoe Road to create state-of-the-art electrical engineering research and teaching facilities. Pauley, chairman and CEO of Carpenter Company in Richmond, Virginia, is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering with a major in electrical engineering (BSc(EE)/49).

“I have fond memories of the University of Manitoba. It is a great school,” says Pauley. “It was an exciting time for me while I was getting a great education that served me well during my working years, so it was easy to decide to give something back that would help others.”

The present building housing electrical engineering research facilities at 105 Dafoe Road has a total floor area of about 5,700 square feet and dates from the mid-20th century. The building requires upgrading of the electrical distribution system, HVAC, water and all other services to be fully utilized and meet current building use standards. The entire building and its laboratories will be renovated, refurbished and renamed the Stanley Pauley Centre, devoted to education and research associated with electrical power conversion.

“This generous gift will transform our university and transform lives by ensuring our engineering students, faculty and staff can study, teach and conduct research in the best possible facilities,” says University of Manitoba president David Barnard. “We thank Mr. Pauley for giving back to the University of Manitoba and investing in our future success.”

The Stanley Pauley Centre will house three major laboratories: the Intelligent Power Grid Laboratory, the Electric Vehicles Laboratory and the McMath High Voltage Laboratory. In addition, the Stanley Pauley Centre will contain meeting rooms, offices and a new second-level mezzanine constructed above part of the current McMath High Voltage Laboratory, for graduate student study and office space.

In addition to the donation for infrastructure, Pauley has established an endowed fund at the University of Manitoba to finance the Stanley F. Pauley Award in Electrical Engineering. The endowment fund will support three $5,000 bursaries each year.

Pauley notes: “It’s important to me that I help some electrical engineering students who have financial need, so that they will not have to work during the school year. I worked every summer so that I could afford to attend the university without being distracted. I’m hoping this will result in training more electrical engineers that the economy needs so badly.”

“I am delighted that we will be able to honour Mr. Pauley with the establishment of this Centre,” says Jonathan Beddoes, dean of Engineering. “The Stanley Pauley Centre will allow the department of electrical engineering to maintain its leadership position in teaching and research. I am already looking forward to seeing the exciting projects that students and researchers will undertake in this Centre. This will give students the knowledge needed to make valuable contributions to energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies that are critical to our future economic well-being.”

For more information, contact Jonathan Beddoes, dean of Engineering, at: 204-474-9806

The Center for Security and Defence Studies (CDSS) is proud to announce the 28th annual Political Studies Students Conference on “20 years of Western Military Intervention: Protecting Whose Right(s)?”.

This year’s special guest is Dr. Douglas Bland, Chair in Defence Management Studies at the Queen’s University School of Policy Studies. For 30 years he served in command and senior staff positions the Canadian Forces, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 199. The conference will also include six panels and 19 eminent speakers.

Coordinated by students in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba and aided by the Centre for Defence and Security Studies and faculty members, the conference’s mandate is to explore issues of current relevance in international affairs by inviting speakers from the academic, diplomatic, and government communities to present their views in a variety of academic panels.

For more information on speakers and an agenda click here.

What: Examining 20 years of western military intervention
When: February 1-3, 2012
Where: The Great Hall, University College, Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba, 203-220 Dysart Road

For more info please contact Sean Moore, Marketing Communications Office, University of Manitoba, at 202-474-4963 (sean_moore@umanitoba.ca)

Political studies professor Fiona MacDonald will give a presentation on Feb. 14 titled, “Smart Strategizing or Selling Out? Indigenous Justice, Issue Framing, and Public Opinion in Canada”.

Macdonald is an assistant professor and Coordinator of the Canadian Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. Her research pertains to Indigenous politics and multiculturalism and she is currently working on a book manuscript for UBC press entitled “Democratic Multinationalism: Reimagining State-Indigenous  Relations in Canada.”

Her presentation is free and open to the public.

This event is hosted by the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba.

What: Presentation: Indigenous Justice, Issue Framing, and Public Opinion in Canada
When: Tuesday, Feb. 14 2012, 2:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Where: Concourse Lounge, University College, Fort Garry Campus

For more information, please contact Professor Arthur Schafer, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at 204-474-9107(schafer@cc.umanitoba.ca)

The University of Manitoba has upgraded some of its drinking fountains in University Centre, aiming to reduce waste and support sustainability on campus.

Each new drinking fountain is a state-of-the-art EZH2O bottle filling station, providing the rapid filling of pure filtered water into reusable bottles, eliminating the need for students, staff and visitors to buy disposable water bottles or use paper cups from a dispenser.

“We are extremely excited about the new water fountains installed in University Centre, as they not only provide students with a clean and accessible water source, but also increase the environmental awareness regarding water issues,” says Camilla Tapp, president, University of Manitoba Students’ Union.

The new drinking fountains monitor the flow of water with a counter, which displays a calculation of how many plastic bottles have been saved by the use of the new filling stations.

“These new stations provide one solution that addresses two requirements,” says Rod Berscheid, assistant director, Physical Plant. “They reduce single-serving bottle waste and also support social sustainability goals of universal accessibility to clean potable water.”

Additional EZH2O bottle filling stations will be installed on the first, second, and third floors of University Centre. As well, any existing water fountain that needs to be replaced on campus will be replaced by one of these new stations.

For more information on the University of Manitoba’s sustainability initiatives, visit: http://umanitoba.ca/campus/physical_plant/sustainability/

On January 27, 2012, the University of Manitoba publicly thanked the federal and provincial government for their financial support of the renovation and redevelopment of two major education and research facilities in the Faculty of Science. The Biological Sciences building and the Buller Building Science Laboratories were projects funded by the federal and provincial governments through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP).

“Investing in education and research opportunities is critical to the future success of our province,” said Premier Greg Selinger. “These new facilities are part of an impressive renaissance underway at the University of Manitoba that will benefit students and researchers for generations to come.”

“These investments created jobs in Manitoba at a critical time while simultaneously improving the infrastructure necessarily for the University of Manitoba to maintain its reputation as a research leader,” said The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety. “Our government’s support for the knowledge economy across Canada not only made a short term difference in the economy, it has also set the foundation for future prosperity.”

The renovated Biological Science building has five new teaching labs and two, 40-seat lecture rooms which will serve 2,600 students annually from the Faculties of Science, Nursing, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Human Ecology and Medicine.

The renovation of the Biological Sciences Building was at a cost of $13.26 million, of which KIP funding was $6.63 million and $6.63 million from the Province of Manitoba and other sources. This project converted the 30,000 sq. ft. former pharmacy building for use by biological sciences. The newly renovated and upgraded biological sciences building houses modern state-of-the-art advanced research and teaching laboratories. Upgraded laboratories expose students to leading-edge technologies that give them the level of education and hands-on science research experience they need. Biological Sciences is situated within the cluster of science buildings (physics, chemistry, etc.) on the University’s Fort Garry campus.

Buller Building Science Laboratories was $4.75 million in total, with $2.374 million in KIP funds and $2.374 million from the Province of Manitoba and other sources. This project renovated and upgraded research and teaching laboratories within the Buller Building which houses the Faculty of Science department of microbiology and a part of the faculty’s department of biological sciences. The project included restoration of the building’s classic envelope as well as upgrades to laboratories and teaching spaces.

“This improved space enhances our capacity to think, to create, to debate and discover,” said University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor David Barnard. “Thanks to support from the federal and provincial governments, we have been able to elevate the quality of facilities we provide for our students, our faculty and our staff.”

The University of Manitoba was successful in securing KIP funding of $32 million for seven projects, more than any other post-secondary institution in Canada. KIP money paid for 50 per cent of the costs of the projects. Other funding sources were the provincial government and private donations.

As part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canada introduced the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, a $2-billion economic stimulus measure to maintain and improve research and training facilities at Canadian universities, colleges and CEGEPs.

For more information, please contact:

Terry Aseltine, government and community engagement, University of Manitoba, at: 204-474-8633

Or

Stephanie Thomas, Special Assistant (Communications), Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), at: 613-960-7728