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GRENFELLconnects
Vol. 6, Issue 2
for Grenfell
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Student services
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GRENFELLconnects The sessions were open to all students, but were aimed at
Published by the Division of Community Education and College Relations, new students who might need extra support during their first
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland semester at university. The sessions included Managing Your
EDITORIAL MAIL TO Time in University; Taking Good Notes in University; Taking
Pamela Gill, Lori Lee Hollett Grenfell Campus, Care of Yourself; Acing the English Essay and Choosing an
(graphic design), Jo-Anne Philpott Memorial University of Newfoundland
and Jana Walsh University Drive Academic Program. Most of the sessions were well attended,
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6P9 and the instructors felt the students found the information
PHOTOS Tel: 709 637 6200, ext. 6134 useful for preparing them to tackle the fall semester.
Lori Lee Hollett, Pamela Gill, Fax: 709 637 6201
Jillian Hartley, Mandy Cook, Email: newsletter@swgc.mun.ca
Kaitlyn Coombs, Doreen Klassen, “This was our first attempt to incorporate our sessions under
Louise McGillis, Michael Newton one umbrella to market them in a more focused way with
WINTER 2011 ISSUE www.swgc.mun.ca students, as well as to parents during orientation,” said Ms.
Sparkes. “We hope to continue a similar program in the future.”
Michael Newton is pictured here with his new iguana friend in Belize.
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GRENFELL STUDENTS This fall Kaitlyn Coombs and Krista Gillard paid their regular
Grenfell tuition, but attended university in far sunnier climes at
ATTEND UNIVERSITY Humboldt State University in California. The National Student
Exchange Program allows Grenfell students to attend any
IN CALIFORNIA partner university in North America. Both Kaitlyn, who hails
from Wolfville, NS, and Krista, a resident of Roddickton, NL, are
studying psychology at Grenfell, but have had the opportunity
to take courses in yoga and Buddhism at Humboldt.
Kaitlyn said the NSE program has given her a greater sense of
independence.
“I'm basically testing myself to see if I would want to live this far
away from my hometown permanently,” she said. “Plus the
class sizes and the campus are much bigger.”
ORIENTATION 2010 Orientation 2010 took some lessons from the past year of
change for the Grenfell campus of Memorial University.
ROLLED OUT THE “Orientation 2010 is a call for students to change themselves
RED CARPET FOR and the world around them,” said Brad Evoy, one of the
NEW STUDENTS co-ordinators of Orientation 2010. “Our campus has had a lot
of changes in the past year and continues to change; similarly,
new students at Grenfell have the opportunity to set forth a
change in their own lives, which begins in Orientation Week.”
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Items that are frequently used to pack food bags for students
include instant oatmeal or cream of wheat (box of individual
packs preferred), canned veggies, canned fruit, juice (individual
and/or family size), canned meals (pasta, stew, soup, baked
beans), canned meats/fish, dried pasta and jars of pasta sauce,
side dishes such as Sidekicks rice, noodle or potato packages,
snack items such as granola or cereal bars and popcorn.
George LeMoine, project co-ordinator, Computing and Communications, displays one of the exterior emergency telephones that will
be installed outside Grenfell’s chalet apartments as part of the new emergency system.
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REFLECT “If someone has a concern about their living environment, there
STUDENT are many avenues they can take,” said Jennifer Mitchell,
manager, Student Housing Office. “They can report it directly
PRIORITIES to the Housing Office, to their residence assistant or chalet
adviser, or to their residence and chalet council.”
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SMALL LIBRARY, Delivering the best possible service and resources is the pri-
mary goal of the staff at Ferriss Hodgett Library.
BIG SERVICE! Last summer, the library made significant changes, re-designing
the first floor to create new study areas and to let in more of the
building’s natural light. Events that contribute to student life are
also attracting students to the library – everything from playing
video games projected on large screens to yoga during final
exams and mini-golf on a course built entirely of books.
“The events are fun, plus they benefit students,” said Crystal
Rose, public services librarian. “For library yoga we worked with
the Wellness Centre to provide information about stress
reduction, and mini-golf was part of I Fell for Grenfell, a
campus-wide initiative to encourage school spirit.”
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BFA GRAD Richard Symonds (BFA 2001) is still making his mark in Corner
Brook several years after he left the Grenfell campus.
INFLUENCES CITY The St. John’s-based architect, who graduated with a master of
ARCHITECTURE architecture from the University of Toronto in 2005, recently
played a significant role in the design and construction of the
new courthouse in Corner Brook. Mr. Symonds, an architect
at Sheppard Case Architects, was the lead designer on the
project, and also played a supporting role in the building’s
construction.
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NINO RICCI One of Canada’s finest novelists, Nino Ricci, held a reading
in Corner Brook this fall; the event was organized by Grenfell’s
READS TO English program.
CORNER BROOK Mr. Ricci read from his latest work, The Origin of Species, to a
packed room of literature enthusiasts at Jennifer’s Barroom on
Broadway.
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