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October 6, 2009
Fall convocation set for Oct. 8 & 9
SFU is gearing up for its annual fall convocation ceremony this week. Grads – nearly 2,000 have completed their programs — will proceed across the pond and into Convocation mall. Four ceremonies will be held starting at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Honorary degrees will be conferred on philanthropist Stuart Blusson (Thurs a.m.); Victor Gomel, UBC professor and former head of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Thurs p.m.); former Canadian Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour (Fri a.m.); and Public Knowledge Project founder John Willinsky (Fri p.m.). Arbour, who earned an international reputation as UN Human Rights High Commissioner, will also give a public talk on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. Room 3250 in the West Mall Centre, on Where We Are with Human Rights.
Students who make up SFU’s fall graduating class have a wealth of stories to tell. Just a few include:
Kouri Keenan, who earns a master’s degree in criminology, studied the undercover police scam known as “Mr. Big”, which he found undermines many of the fundamental principles of justice and exceeds professional and ethical boundaries. His thesis on the subject recommends legal reforms to prevent abuses and false confessions. Kouri Keenan, 604.505.0027; 506.459.8575 (in Fredericton, NB)
Pat Frouws is surrounded daily by some of the youngest minds on campus. The executive director of SFU Childcare went back to class to sharpen her skills and soon found herself learning along side her young charges. A dedicated life-long learner, Frouws graduates with a bachelor of general studies degree. Pat Frouws, 778.782.3226; pfrouws@sfu.ca
Faith Eiboff will be watching Vancouver’s plans to address homelessness over the next few years more closely than most. Eiboff is the first student to graduate with an honors degree in SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Her thesis investigated housing and health-related impacts of supported housing interventions for homeless individuals with mental illness. Faith Eiboff, fle@sfu.ca
Ethnicity and diabetes
A study by kinesiologist Scott Lear to be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that ethnicity may be one factor that determines the amount of fat and muscle in an individual – which in turn is related to diabetes risk. The results are from comparisons of body fat and lean mass in more than 800 men and women of ethnic descent. Lear can talk about his ongoing research as it relates to the health risks of ethnic populations.
Scott Lear, 778.782.3615; SLear@providencehealth.bc.ca
SFU is gearing up for its annual fall convocation ceremony this week. Grads – nearly 2,000 have completed their programs — will proceed across the pond and into Convocation mall. Four ceremonies will be held starting at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Honorary degrees will be conferred on philanthropist Stuart Blusson (Thurs a.m.); Victor Gomel, UBC professor and former head of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Thurs p.m.); former Canadian Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour (Fri a.m.); and Public Knowledge Project founder John Willinsky (Fri p.m.). Arbour, who earned an international reputation as UN Human Rights High Commissioner, will also give a public talk on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. Room 3250 in the West Mall Centre, on Where We Are with Human Rights.
Students who make up SFU’s fall graduating class have a wealth of stories to tell. Just a few include:
Kouri Keenan, who earns a master’s degree in criminology, studied the undercover police scam known as “Mr. Big”, which he found undermines many of the fundamental principles of justice and exceeds professional and ethical boundaries. His thesis on the subject recommends legal reforms to prevent abuses and false confessions. Kouri Keenan, 604.505.0027; 506.459.8575 (in Fredericton, NB)
Pat Frouws is surrounded daily by some of the youngest minds on campus. The executive director of SFU Childcare went back to class to sharpen her skills and soon found herself learning along side her young charges. A dedicated life-long learner, Frouws graduates with a bachelor of general studies degree. Pat Frouws, 778.782.3226; pfrouws@sfu.ca
Faith Eiboff will be watching Vancouver’s plans to address homelessness over the next few years more closely than most. Eiboff is the first student to graduate with an honors degree in SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Her thesis investigated housing and health-related impacts of supported housing interventions for homeless individuals with mental illness. Faith Eiboff, fle@sfu.ca
Ethnicity and diabetes
A study by kinesiologist Scott Lear to be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that ethnicity may be one factor that determines the amount of fat and muscle in an individual – which in turn is related to diabetes risk. The results are from comparisons of body fat and lean mass in more than 800 men and women of ethnic descent. Lear can talk about his ongoing research as it relates to the health risks of ethnic populations.
Scott Lear, 778.782.3615; SLear@providencehealth.bc.ca