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Publications mail agreement No. 40014024 No. mail agreement Publications Nursing students in the community 4 DECEMBER 2007 www.uvic.ca/ring The sounds of learning NICHELLE ROBERT Students in Aboriginal education course create songs, perform for L-G By Patty Pitts Indigenous songs are often con- sidered the property of First Nations It’s not unusual for students learning families, so the students, working in to play new instruments or tackle teams, developed new songs for the new musical compositions to per- course. Five songs were given to the form at the end of their course—but faculty for use by future students and few students hold that performance one, composed by Bradley Dick with in Government House in front of help from George Shuagnessy, was BC’s new Lieutenant-Governor given back to the Unity Drummers Stephen Point and play instruments for safekeeping. they created themselves. “Th e knowledge keepers either Yet that was the setting for about used their language or English to 50 graduate and undergraduate teach the song, and the students students, and some faculty mem- were encouraged to get a sense of the bers, who participated this fall in land that UVic sits on [traditional the Faculty of Education’s 499/591 Coast Salish territory] because that’s course on Indigenous teaching and where the song comes from,” says learning. The course, developed Williams. “Th e students were told to by Dr. Lorna Williams, director use whatever inspires them.” of the faculty’s Aboriginal educa- “It was amazing,” says third-year The Ile de Sein laying cable for NEPTUNE tion program, is designed to give music education student Catherine future teachers knowledge about Gillis from Vanderhoof, who took the history, languages and cultures the course out of an interest to learn NEPTUNE cable-laying completed of Aboriginal people. more about the Aboriginal culture of Students in this year’s “Earth- many friends back home. By Valerie Shore in Port Alberni. On Nov. 7, the other “As expected, the installation of songs” course learned from sessional Kyla Belanger, a fi fth-year edu- end of the cable was winched ashore, the cable was challenging at times, instructors Butch Dick and John El- cation student from the Lower Th e fi rst phase of the new NEPTUNE closing the loop. but thanks to the expertise of Al- liott, who were assisted by volunteer Mainland describes the course as Canada ocean observatory was com- The cable is the backbone of catel-Lucent, everything went very knowledge keepers Glenn Patterson, “Inspiring. It made me gain an ap- pleted last month off the west coast of the North-East Pacifi c Time-series well,” says Dr. Chris Barnes, project Fabian Quocksister and Bradley preciation for Aboriginal culture. I Vancouver Island. Undersea Networked Experiments, director of NEPTUNE Canada. Dick, who was also a student in now have pieces of music that I have Th e cable-laying vessel Ile de Sein or NEPTUNE, the world’s fi rst re- “Alcatel-Lucent has now contracted the class. permission to use, and I won’t be so returned to Port Alberni on Nov. 7 gional cabled ocean observatory. Led another cable ship with a remotely “Th e whole course is designed afraid to teach them now.” after nine weeks at sea laying and by UVic, NEPTUNE Canada will operated vehicle to inspect sections for students to get a sense of how Th e students were equally proud, partially burying 800 km of powered transform ocean science by transmit- of the cable route to ensure proper teaching and learning occurs in the and attached, to their drums. “Once fi bre-optic cable, repeaters, branching ting data instantly to shore where they placement and burial.” world of Indigenous people,” says you make them,” says fifth-year units and spur cables on the ocean will be relayed to researchers, educa- Following the inspection, the Williams. “It’s a natural process education student Angela Quinney, fl oor. tional institutions and the public via focus will shift to the second stage and the idea is to have the students “they become your babies.” Th e newly laid cable runs down the Internet. of installation—the deployment of experience it.” Alberni Inlet and out into the open Th e cable installation was super- fi ve 6.5-tonne nodes at scientifi cally ocean in a large loop that extends vised by Alcatel-Lucent, which, along signifi cant locations along the loop, across the continental shelf and lies with its subcontractors, is designing, scheduled for summer 2008. as deep as 2,600 metres. In August, manufacturing and installing much Th e nodes will eventually support the fi rst end of the cable loop was of NEPTUNE Canada’s equipment connected to the UVic shore station and technology. SEE NEPTUNE P.2 UVIC PHOTO SERVICES PHOTO UVIC Energy systems student wins major environmental fellowship By Patty Pitts Foundation’s commitment to invest “Aimy seems to do well in any- in my future,” says Bazylak, whose thing she does and carries her passion Since 2004, the UVic Speakers Bu- PhD research with the Institute for for promoting clean energy into the reau has been a welcome outlet for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic) community through public outreach mechanical engineering PhD student involves studying and controlling the and volunteer activities,” says Djilali. Education 499/591 participants at Government House Aimy Bazylak’s enthusiasm about fuel fl ow of water, one of the by-products “In between running experiments in cell research and encouraging girls and of the electrochemical reactions in fuel the lab and devising new concepts young women to consider a career in cells, to achieve higher effi ciency. in the design room, she gives public engineering. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, presentations on sustainable energy “It’s one of the best outreach Bazylak has always been keen about to community organizations and par- Celebrate the season! venues that I know of, and I like to math and science. “I have always been ticipates as a judge in science fairs to Enjoy some holiday cheer with your co-workers and meet the recipients of participate in volunteer activities that interested in engineering, a profession encourage middle and high school this year’s President’s Distinguished Service Awards at UVic’s annual holiday make some sort of contribution to that allows me to combine math and students.” reception on Dec. 12 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the University Centre cafeteria. society,” says the straight-A student. science to design solutions that will Bazylak investigates liquid water Her passion for sharing her re- make positive impacts on society.” transport in a porous layer of the fuel UVic President David Turpin will start the program off at 4:15 p.m. by search, her outstanding academic After earning an engineering cell, called the gas diff usion layer. Hy- recognizing the three individual winners and the team award recipients. record and her commitment to physics degree at the University of drogen and oxygen undergo chemical Last year’s winners were: Joe Parsons (counselling services), Toni Garrett improving the environment recently Saskatchewan, she moved to Victoria reactions in the fuel cell that produce (engineering, and computer science/math co-op), Albert earned Bazylak the 2007 inaugural in 2003 to study with UVic mechani- electricity, with water and heat as by- Labossiere (biochemistry and microbiology) and Michael Motek Bullitt Environmental Fellowship cal engineering professor and Canada products. Achieving a delicate balance (computing services). The Distance Education Services worth $100,000 US over two years. Research Chair in Energy Systems of water in the fuel cell is critical for Online Help Desk team won last year’s team award. “I am very honoured to accept Design and Computational Model- optimal performance. Insufficient this prestigious fellowship, and I ling Ned Djilali and his colleague am overwhelmed by the Bullitt Dave Sinton. SEE STORY P.4 Aroundthering More than 19,000 served UVIC PHOTO SERVICES PHOTO UVIC UVic student enrolment surpassed 19,000 once again this year. The fi nal headcount as of Nov. 1 for the 2007/08 academic year is 19,193, including 2,460 graduate students. Nearly 11,200 students (over 58 per cent) are women and 1,620 students came to UVic from outside Canada. The Faculty of Social Sciences had the highest enrolment with 4,968 students followed by the faculties of science (2,812) and humanities (2,789). Shine the spotlight on UVic research What do a particle physicist, a religious studies scholar and an ethnobotanist all have in common? They’re past winners of the Craigdarroch Gold Medal for Career Achievement, one of four award categories in the annual Craigdarroch Research Awards honouring research excellence at UVic. It’s time to nominate your colleagues for the 2008 awards. In addition to the career achievement award, the three other categories are research excellence, societal contribution and research communication. The nomination deadline is Jan. 31, 2008. For more information visit www.uvic.ca/research/craigdarroch. Distinguished academics take note Nominations are being accepted for the 14th annual CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Awards. Nominations for the Academic of the Year Award and the Career Achievement Award are due by Jan. 21, 2008. The awards will be presented on March 26. To learn more and download nomination forms, visit www.cufa.bc.ca/ UVic researchers (phone 604.646.4677, email [email protected]). part of BC’s Climate Action Team Food for fi nes, the sequel Six UVic-based researchers and a UVic student Environment Canada; Dr. John Fyfe, CCCma and UVic Libraries’ Food for Fines program may be over, but there’s still time to reduce from the Common Energy Network have SEOS; Naomi Devine (inset), Common Energy; your parking fi nes and spread some holiday cheer at the same time.