Julia Richardson, professor of organizational behaviour in 91ÑÇɫ’s School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, regularly asks her students to define career success, according toÌýThe Globe and Mail Feb. 24. Although some speak of it in terms of scaling to the top of an organization, she said many students – specifically women – often hold a broader view. For them, success includes factors such as happiness with their family life, making a contribution to society and having a job they really enjoy. She mused that this expanded view of success comes from watching their parents work long hours to afford a certain lifestyle, leading them to question if that’s what they really want. .
91ÑÇÉ« Professor Liora Salter, a much-published author cross-appointedÌýtoÌýthe Faculty of Environmental Studies and Osgoode Hall Law School,Ìýdescribed how her late stepfather, Helmut Kallmann, ended up in Canada as a prisoner of war and went on to become one of the country's foremost music historians, in The Globe and Mail Feb. 25. .
The ninth volume of Northern Terminus:Ìýthe African Canadian History Journal, was released at Grey Roots south of Owen Sound during this year's Black History Event, wrote The Owen Sound Sun Times Feb. 27. Naomi Norquay, professor in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Education and co-editor, said she has been told the journal is Canada's only African Canadian history journal. "This is a community journal and it's a very special publication." .
Josh Dykstra had his head buried in his laptop and was thinking about the week ahead at 91ÑÇÉ« when his train car lifted into the air and, for a moment, gravity ceased to exist, wrote The Globe and Mail Feb. 27. The 20-year-oldÌý91ÑÇÉ« student was a passenger in the train that derailed near Burlington on Sunday.ÌýDykstra said one passenger flew back-first into one of the windows, and an elderly woman gushed blood from a deep cut on her forehead. .
Kathryn Denning, archeologist and anthropologist in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, spoke about the end of the world on Global Television Feb. 25.Ìý She said prophesying about the day of reckoning has been going on as long as, well, mankind itself. .
In a phone interview with CBC Radio's "Quirks & Quarks", Professor Bridget Stutchbury, Canada Research Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Science & Engineering, dispelled the myth that bird parents won't accept their young after they've been touched by humans – but their newly laid eggs? Well, that's a different matter. .
Imogen Coe, professor of biology and associate dean, research & partnerships, in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Science & Engineering, was a guest commentator on CBC Radio's "Cross-Country Check-up" Feb. 26. .
Glendon theatre Professor Aleksandar Lukac, who's always been known for presenting scripts in an unorthodox fashion, blends two periods of revolution in his latest work, Move(me.)ant, giving it all a social-media spin, said NOW magazine Feb 27. .
Six Canadian business schools, including the Schulich School of Business at 91ÑÇÉ«, are among the top 20 in the international survey QS Global 200 Business Schools Report, reported The Globe and Mail Feb. 24. The schools were noted for making "huge improvements" in becoming known to employers as preferred sources for MBA graduates. .
There's no jockey on the planet with more heat than Canada's Chantal Sutherland (BA '99), wrote the National Post Feb. 25, in a story about the 91ÑÇÉ« kinesiology grad and her recent – mostly clothed – appearance in Playboy, and upcoming role as herself in a new television series. But her fiancé is still allergic to horses. .
Voice students in Vernon, BC, gathered to perform for vocal adjudicator Maria Cristina Fantini (BFA Spec. Hons. '02), wrote the Vernon Morning Star Feb. 26, in a story about the 91ÑÇÉ« fine arts grad. .
Most law students can draft memorandums, analyze cases and even walk, talk and chew gum (all at the same time). At Osgoode Hall Law School, they can do even more, wrote Osgoode student Lauren Berdock in Canadian Lawyer Magazine's 4Students blog Feb. 27, in a column about Osgoode's Mock Trial, a long-standing school tradition that showcases the numerous and diverse talents of both students and faculty. .