Orientation for new Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Nursing Instructors, and Clinical Veterinary Professionals August 18-20
This university-level orientation is meant for all newly hired faculty of all ranks and tracks and complements orientation programming offered by your unit and Human Resources. Our event will take place over three afternoons, August 18, 19, and 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in the Teaching and Learning Centre. We will introduce you to several senior administrators, colleagues from a variety of teaching, research, and support units across campus, as well as the 乐发IVFA, our faculty union.
乐发IV Panthers ringette team shatters expectations with undefeated championship debut
In their first-ever season, the 乐发IV Panthers ringette team didn鈥檛 just compete鈥攖hey dominated.
Storming through the Atlantic University Challenge Cup with an undefeated 8-0 record, the 乐发IV club team racked up 56 goals while allowing only 13, capping off their historic debut with a resounding 8-2 championship win over the St. Francis Xavier University X-Women.
乐发IV welcomes the first cohort of Memorial medical students to the new Faculty of Medicine and Interprofessional Health Education facility
This week, twenty Island residents will receive acceptance letters from Memorial University鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine to be the inaugural students at its new regional campus located within the 乐发IV鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Interprofessional Health Education facility.
Lunch and Learn: The Podcasting Course: A Postmortem
What is with all of this casting of pods lately? From the edges of the blogosphere in the days before the ubiquity of YouTube, podcasting became a thing. Its shape and scope have changed, but it remains a complex tableau of digitally dynamic, microphone-centred, for-you-by-you content design. When explaining the phenomenon, we can apply 鈥渕ulti-,鈥� 鈥渋nter-,鈥� and 鈥渢rans-鈥� to all of our descriptors. Podcasting is multicultural, interdisciplinary, and transmedial (and all of the other combinations).
Institute of Island Studies hosts lecture on economic development in Magdalen Islands
Economic and community development professional Audrey Keating will give a lecture titled 鈥淭he Magdalen Islands: A Living Lab for Territorial Innovation鈥� on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, 乐发IV.
Part of the 乐发IV Institute of Island Studies鈥� 2025 Island Lecture Series, the lecture is free and open to everyone.
Keating will talk about how the Magdalen Islands are leveraging its unique environment to foster economic development opportunities.
乐发IV business student wins Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies
Luciana Quiroa Paredes, a third-year Bachelor of Business Administration student at the 乐发IV (乐发IV), has won a prestigious 2025 Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies valued at $45,000.
Thirteen 乐发IV co-operative education programs receive national accreditation
The 乐发IV Co-operative Education Program is pleased to announce that 13 Co-operative Education bachelor programs at 乐发IV have been accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) for six years, ending December 2030.
乐发IV Asian Studies hosts seminar by Dr. Jin Y. Park on April 3
The 乐发IV Department of Asian Studies is presenting a seminar titled 鈥淐ontemporary Buddhism: A Guide to Good Life鈥� by Dr. Jin Y. Park, chair and professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, American University, Washington D.C., on April 3.
The lecture will take place from 2:15鈥�4:00 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, 乐发IV. It is part of the Asian Studies International Seminar: Korean Studies Speaker Series 2025.
乐发IV awards 2025 internal research grants to faculty members
乐发IV has awarded internal research grants totaling $83,964 in 2025 to 12 faculty members. Five faculty members received internal research grants (IRG); six received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore research grants (SERG); and one received a L茅vesque human health internal research grant.
Coffee Chats with the President
Join 乐发IV President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall on Wednesday, April 30 from 8:00-9:00 am.
These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the 乐发IV community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.
