Issue E, CABF The magazine of Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario queensu.ca/alumnireview Queen’ALU MN IREVIsEW Queen ’s Nobel laureate The evolution of Queen ’s Library Magna Carta and women ’s rights Busi ness ed ucat ion newhas n a a me Meet Stephen J.R. Smith 613-900-2232 thecapitolcondos.com contents Issue 4, 2015, Volume 89, Number 4 Serving the Queen’s community since 1927 queensu.ca/alumnireview 2 Queen’ALU MN IREVIsEW Editor’s notebook 3 Letters to the editor 5 From the principal 6 Quid Novi News from campus 8 Magna Carta and women’s rights 16 Jacqueline Davies: Excellence in teaching t n o m 20 a L y Carolyn Smart: z 12 u S Honest on the page, COVER STORY honest in the classroom Business education has a new name 26 “It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” Keeping in touch Jane austen, JDGJD @GC JDGJEAEFEKN On Oct. 1, Stephen J.R. Smith, Sc’72, announced his $50-million gift to the school of 38 business at Queen’s, now named The Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business. “I have never Your global alumni forgotten my experience at Queen’s, ” he says. He is an entrepreneur, a bibliophile and a network man with a bold vision for business education. Meet Stephen J.R. Smith. 40 Quaa president’s message 42 The literature of boredom: Art Cockfield on David Foster Wallace g n i t 44 e k r Marriage law and a m Jane Austen y t i S r with Martha Bailey e v i n u S ’ k n 48 r e e a L u Testing traditions with C 22 Q d r Duncan McDowall a FEATURE REPORT n r 18 e b SPOTLIGHT The evolution of 50 Ex libris Queen’s Nobel laureate Queen’s Library From six little books to the ‘Clever, humble, multi-faceted’: a profile of 52 world of information, learn how The last word Arthur B. McDonald, 2015 co-recipient, Queen’s Library has grown. By Sharon Murphy Nobel Prize in Physics. On the cover: Stephen J.R. Smith, Sc’72, outside Goodes Hall, home to Smith School of Business. Photo by Suzy Lamont ed ito rs NO TEBOO’K s we started production of this issue, Queen’s University got some exciting news, first with the announcement of the new Smith School of Business and then with the Volume IJ, No. E, CABF news of the Nobel Prize in Physics. In this issue, you’ll [email protected] meet Queen’s newsmakers Stephen Smith and Arthur queensu.ca/alumnireview McDonald. In our February issue, we’ll delve deeper into @queensureview the work of Dr. McDonald and his colleagues in Queen’s The Queen’s Alumni Review (circ. 130,000), published Physics and at snOLaB . by University Communications, As well, we explore the evolution of the Queen’s Library and provide is a member of the Council for some Queen’s perspectives on the world of books and documents, from the Advancement and Support of Education. Subscriptions free to Magna Carta to comic books, Jane Austen to David Foster Wallace. alumni, $25 cdn /year for others. For this issue, I was fortunate to work with the talented Sarah Opinions expressed in the Review are not necessarily those of Pierroz, Ed’06. A graduate of the Artist in the Community stream in Queen’s University or of the Quaa . the Faculty of Education, Sarah is an artist, teacher – and now an Issn # 0843-8048 author – living in Italy. Her forthcoming book, A Sketch of Venetian Queen’s University History , combines art, ecology, travel and history with beautiful ink Principal and Vice-Chancellor illustrations. I commissioned Sarah to create some modern versions of Daniel R. Woolf, Artsci’80 historiated initials to set off some of our stories. You can see her work V-P University Relations Michael Fraser above, and on pages 22, 42 and 44. Executive Director Marketing One of my favourite authors is Mark Helprin. Helena Debnam I have two copies of his book, Winter’s Tale . One is Editor a dog-eared, torn and coffee-stained paperback Andrea Gunn, MPa ’07 copy that I’ve had since my undergrad days. The Staff contributors k Jennifer Amos, Artsci’05; Mark Kerr; r other is a recently acquired pristine hardcover a L Sharon Murphy, Artsci’81, Artsci’83; C first edition with its original dustcover. They are d Wanda Praamsma r a n Contributors equally valued. Which books do you cherish, and r e why? Let me know at [email protected]. b Carolyn Harris, Ma ’07, PhD’12 John Stackhouse, Com’85 We’ve reviewed the results of our 2015 readership survey. We were Andrew Stokes, Artsci’13, Ma ’14 particularly interested to compare reader input with that from our 2011 Art Director survey, and see if our 2014 re-design changed reader engagement. Larry Harris, University Marketing Thanks to our readers across Canada, the u.s. and 61 other countries Associate Designer (KIT) who took part in the survey. 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(If you choose the latter, I’ll send you an email [email protected] whenever the latest digital version is published.) Some readers choose or call 1.800.267.7837 both versions! Just let us know your preference. (toll-free in Canada and u.s. ) Cha ghèill, Andrea Gunn 2 issue 4, 2015 | queensu.ca/alumnireview le TttersO THE EDITOR The active life Porter and David Skene. It brought back Re: “The active life: getting revved up” a flood of memories for me as manager I am so glad that you featured the of the 1960 football Comets, the 1961 and Revved Up program offered by the 1962 football Gaels, and the 1962 and School of Kinesiology and Health 1963 men’s hockey Gaels. These teams Studies at Queen’s . I have referred many were packed with future teachers, clients over the years to this program lawyers, doctors, business leaders, social and they have always come back with workers, scientists, engineers, and so on, rave reviews about the program. It is an all of whom learned the value of friend - affordable and safe option for individu - ship, hard work, dedication, and team als with mobility issues and I hope it work, through the opportunity to be part does not remain a “hidden gem” but of the Gaels experience. The fact that the gets the recognition it deserves. Gaels experience continues to be alive Thanks, and well, through a variety of athletics, Sangeeta Gupta, BScOT’JG, MSc (Rehab)’BA is indeed inspiring. Occupational Therapist, Adult Mental Mike Lewis, PHE’GD, Atikokan, Ont. Health Program, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston Nobel Prize in physics The Oct. 6 announcement that Art The “athletics issue” was both inspiring McDonald of Queen’s had won the and memorable. I could particularly re - Nobel Prize made many people happy late to the article about Dr. Cal Connor, but probably the happiest of all was a who remembers well the support and woman in Sudbury. encouragement that he received from My daughter Martha and I had the fellow athletes and future doctors Terry good fortune to tour the Sudbury issue 4, 2015 | queensu.ca/alumnireview 3 Neutrino Observatory about a quired to keep the place spotless. year before its breakthrough The woman who guided my discovery. This involved a daughter through the entrance packed elevator ride straight ritual was a cleaning lady. One down for over two kilometres could question why she would and then a one-kilometre walk take this job so far down under - through a tunnel of a working ground and removed from mine. There were puddles along mankind and the sun all day.