Tonight at the N.B. Public Library: Canadian Arctic Defence

Dr. Robin Gendron writes

This is just a reminder that Commander Alex Grant of the Canadian Navy will be speaking tonight on Canadian Arctic Defence. The talk takes place at 7 pm in the auditorium of the North Bay public library on Worthington and it is free and open to the public.

The talk is being sponsored by the Nipissing Branch of the Canadian International Council.

Mackenzie King Scholarships for graduate students -- internal deadline Feb. 1

The Mackenzie King Scholarships were established as an independent trust under the will of the late Rt. Hon. William Mackenzie King (1874-1950).

Two classes of Mackenzie King Scholarship are available to graduates of Canadian universities: the Open Scholarship and the Travelling Scholarship. Both are to support graduate study.

The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year. The value has recently been about $10,000 but it is subject to change.

The Travelling Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations. Recently four scholarships of $11,000 each have been awarded annually, but the number and the amount are subject to change.

This site provides information about applying for the awards, criteria for applicants, and downloadable application forms. As well, you can find out how to contact us with specific questions, or for for more information.

The application forms on the website (www.mkingscholarships.ca) may be used even if they don’t bear the current competition date.

Applications for the Mackenzie King Scholarships must be received by Nipissing University's Financial Aid Office by February 1st to support study in the following academic year.

Nathan Kozuskanich co-authors a brief for an upcoming US Supreme Court case

Dr. Nathan Kozuskanich writes:

I am sending you a link to a press release announcing the release of an amicus brief I co-authored with Jane Calvert of the University of Kentucky for the upcoming US Supreme Court case, McDonald v. City of Chicago. This is the second case relating to the Second Amendment to hit the Court in the past two years (the first being the Heller case--my published research was cited as an authority in several Heller briefs last year).

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution is the much-contested one guaranteeing the right to bear arms; what that means is the subject of Dr. Kozuskanich's brief. An "amicus brief" is an argument submitted by "friends of the court," people with an interest in the case even though they were not involved in it originally. This brief is based on detailed research on the historical context of the Bill of Rights.

You can read the brief here.

History Club meeting: Tuesday, January 12 at 11:30 am in room R306

From the History Club:

A reminder that our first meeting of the semester is this coming Tuesday, January 12th at 11:30am in Room R306. We will be discussing our plans for the semester, including a possible change in meeting time/location.

Yvonne Hunter speaks on Friday, January 8

Please help the History Department open the new year by attending our first seminar, by this promising graduate of our BA and MA programs.

Next year's first History Department Seminar, Friday Jan. 8

Jamie Murton writes:

Before you go away for the holidays -- make plans to attend the first History Department Seminar Series of the new year. The History Department is very proud to present one of our former graduate students, Yvonne Hunter of McMaster University, speaking on:

"Cold Columns: Anne O'Hare McCormick and the Origins of the Cold War in The New York Times (1920-1954)."

Friday, Jan 8, 2:30 pm, in room A226.

Yvonne's paper considers Anne O’Hare McCormick, the Pulitzer-winning political correspondent for The New York Times, who might correctly be considered one of the first prominent intellectual Cold Warriors of the twentieth century. Using biography, published writings, and private correspondences, this project considers how one prominent women correspondent from the east coast media helped to shape political discourse and policy itself prior to and during the Cold War.

See you there!

Jamie

Students: Reward the teachers who inspire you!

From the Office of the Vice President Academic and Research:

The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Full-Time Teaching and the Nipissing University Award for Part-Time Teaching were established to recognize and honour faculty who display teaching excellence in the classroom.

For information on the application process and nomination forms for each award, please visit the website of the Vice-President, Academic and Research at http://www.nipissingu.ca/academic/ “Teaching Awards”. Since recipients are entitled to receive the teaching awards only once every five years, please verify the list of previous recipients on the website that the nominee check the . Hard copies can also be obtained from the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Research (F309).

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 19, 2010.

Scholarship is alive and well at NU

From an announcement by the NU library:

While construction continued outside on the new Learning Library, Nipissing’s current library held a celebration of the people whose works will help fill the new book shelves. Nipissing University celebrated its faculty who recently published books at the Education Centre Library’s 2009 Faculty Book Launch, held on December 3 in the Library’s Gallery Lounge.

There are 19 new books that have been authored or co-authored by Nipissing faculty since 2008. The books represent an impressively diverse range of academic disciplines and topics, from global politics and family history to educational leadership and the environment.

“Book publication is a major form of research output and a fundamental aspect of scholarly life. The Education Centre Library is delighted to support faculty at Nipissing by acknowledging that having a book published is a defining moment for scholars,” said Lynne Prunskus, associate director of library services, who conceived of and organized the event.

List of authors and their books that were recognized at the Faculty Book Launch (Nipissing Faculty in bold):

• Earl, Hilary. The Nuremburg SS-Einsatzgruppen Trial, 1945-1958: Atrocity, Law, and History. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• Ferry, Darren. Uniting in Measures of Common Good: The Construction of Liberal Identities in Central Canada. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2008.
• Geden, Dennis. Paintings 2000-2009, a survey. Mineta Contemporary, 2009.
• Hatt, Blaine. Heart in Teaching: Attending the Pathic. Lambert, 2009
• Jarvis, Daniel H. Parametric Creativity: Curriculum Negotiation and Professional Development Models in Mathematics Education. Lambert, 2009.
• McMaster, Lindsey. Working Girls in the West: Representations of Wage-Earning Women. UBC Press, 2008.
• Miller, G. Tyler, Jr. and Dave Hackett. Living in the Environment. Nelson Education Ltd., 2008.
• Mintz, Jerry and Carlo Ricci, eds. Turning Points: 27 Visionaries in Education Tell Their Own Stories.Alternative Education Resource Organization, 2010.
• Noël, Françoise. Family and Community Life in Northeastern Ontario: The Interwar Years. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2009.
• Renshaw, Sal. The Subject of Love: Hélène Cixous and the Feminine Divine. Manchester University Press, 2009.
• Lord, Bruce and Elisabeth Richards. Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed: And Other Cracked Tales. iUniverse.com, 2008.
• Richardson, Carole and Warnie Richardson. Walking the Talk: Putting Theory into Practice. Detselig Enterprises, 2008.
• Ryan, Thomas G. ed. Canadian Educational Leadership. Detselig Enterprises, 2009.
• Srigley, Katrina. Breadwinning Daughters: Young Working Women in the Depression-Era City, 1929-1939. University of Toronto Press, 2009.
• Stange, Ken. Art Creation and Appreciation: Uniquely Human? Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.
• Tabachnick, David Edward and Toivo Koivukoski, eds. Enduring Empire: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics. University of Toronto Press, 2009.
• Vassilev, Tzvetalin. Optimal Area Triangulation of Planar Point Sets. VDM Verlag, 2009.
  

Reminder: History Seminar, Friday December 4

From Dr. James Murton:

A reminder that the next History Department Seminar Series is tomorrow (Friday), featuring Bruce Erickson speaking on "Recreating History, Consuming Nature: Canoeing, Suffering, and the Nation’s Past."

This Friday, Dec 4, 2:30 pm in Rm A226.

Fall Faculty Book Launch, Thursday Dec. 3, 4 pm

This joyous event will take place in the Library Lounge and will include light refreshments.