Today@Dal
News and events for Dal employees

For May 31, 2013

Celebrating Keith

Kudos: On Thursday, the Dal community gathered to celebrate Keith Taylor and his many contributions to Dalhousie as he concludes his term as Associate Vice-President Academic. Dr. Taylor came to Dal in 2003 as Dean of Science, and after becoming AVP in 2008, was responsible for starting Dal's International Strategy and Outreach programs.

Dr. Taylor (centre, with his granddaughter) is pictured with (left to right): Kara Paul (Aboriginal Health Sciences Initiative), Karl Dilcher (Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics), Carolyn Watters (Vice-President Academic and Provost), Chris Moore (Dean, Faculty of Science).

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New Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies

The Faculty of Graduate Studies are pleased to announce that effective June 1, 2013, Dr. Eileen Denovan-Wright will be joining us as Associate Dean.

Media Highlight: Schulich School of Law experts in the Canadian Press

Profs. Robert Currie and Wayne MacKay discuss the implications of a controversial child pornography case in Nova Scotia involving two teenagers.

Job Postings: Administrative Coordinator; Administrative Secretary

Positions with University Legal Counsel; Human Resources.

Part-Time Academic Posting: Statistics and Integrated Science

The part-time academic will be responsible for developing and teaching the introductory Statistics component (equivalent to STAT 1060) of SCIE 1505.18, Integrated Science.

Teaching Assistant Position in the Contemporary Studies Programme

Contemporary Studies 3116: "Martin Heidegger: Science, Poetry, Thinking."

Today on Dal News

Reflecting on 18 years at the helm (part one)

We sit down with President Tom Traves for the first of a two-part, in-depth interview about his career, how Dal has changed during his tenure and how he managed the opportunities and challenges of his presidency.

Infographic: Spring convocation, by the numbers

From graduates to photos to number of steps across the stage, we crunched the numbers for Dal's 147th convocation.

"It felt like home": Harold Cook bids farewell to Dal Agriculture

On Thursday, Dr. Cook completed his leadership term as the inaugural dean, Faculty of Agriculture, and campus principal of the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, with a campus tour.

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