The Ottawa Citizen has devoted nearly a full page of the Wednesday, June 16, edition to the new course being offered by the Faculty of Philosophy this summer, taught by Professor Richard Feist.
 
– Article in the Ottawa Citizen, June 16, 2010 (in English)

Recently, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute and Saint Paul University were featured on a ½-hour television program produced by Salt+Light Television, the Catholic television programmer for Canada.

It was Part 2 of a two-part series on Eastern Catholicism. In Part 1 they focussed on Eastern Catholic Churches. In the part featuring us, they focussed on sharing Eastern Catholicism with the world through education and outreach.

Part 2: http://www.saltandlighttv.org/catholicfocus/thelightoftheeast.html#part2 (in English)

The candidates will attend an initial intensive formation October 12-29, 2010 (inclusive) then return for a follow-up/integration week February 14-18, 2011 (inclusive).

The candidates for this four-week formation programme are international priests and religious who have been invited by a diocese or religious community to come to minister in Canada.

Registration deadline:  August 15, 2010

For more information: Antoinette Bitar, 613-236-1393, Ext. 2418

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The Capital Educators’ Awards were presented to16 of the region's most innovative and respected educators at the ninth annual EduGala, held at Algonquin College, May 20th.

Nominations for the awards were open to educators employed by the four publicly-funded school boards, two colleges and four universities such as Saint Paul University, located within the City of Ottawa. More than 450 nominations were received for 327 educators who were nominated by current and former students, parents and professional colleagues. A panel of judges representing business, education and community-based organizations reviewed the 67 finalists – such as Prof. John Jillions and Prof. Myrtle Power – and selected the 16 award recipients.

Myrtle Power

Our laureate is is a Professor of Religious Education in the Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University and directs the Summer Institutes in Religious Education and Pastoral Liturgy. After completing a B.A. in English and Religious Studies and a B.Ed. at Memorial University in her home province of Newfoundland, Myrtle Power pursued graduate studies at Jesuit Universities in the United States, completing an M.Ed. from Boston College and a Ph.D. in Religious Education from Fordham University, New York. She began her career as a high school teacher in rural Newfoundland, worked as a curriculum consultant for school boards in Labrador City and St. John’s, and taught summer institute courses in religious education at Memorial University. She worked at the National Office of Religious Education (CCCB) from 1987 to 2004, creating religious education resources for use in Catholic schools, parishes and homes throughout Canada. She has designed and facilitated conferences and institutes in religious education in Canada and abroad, including Europe and Asia. 

Visit the OCRI website for more information about the Capital Educators’ Awards.

Six credits offered in the Fall 2010
DCA 5133 Judicial Procedures (Procedures I) (3 cr.)
DCA 6114 Tribunal Procedures (Procedures II)(3 cr.)

Nine credits offered in the Winter 2011
DCA 5125 Matrimonial Law I: Matrimonial Consent (3 cr.)
DCA 5126 Matrimonial law II: Special Issues and Cases (3 cr.)
DCA 6321 Seminar on Tribunal Practice (3 cr.)

For more information: canonlaw@ustpaul.ca

During the inaugural Rector’s breakfast, 240 leaders were invited by their peers to learn more about why it’s important to invest in spiritual leaders of tomorrow and the distinctive role played by Saint Paul University in this process.

We are pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of the community, we raised more than $165,000 which will be used to maintain our learning environment of excellence.

We would like to thank all those who participated in this event. There’s still time to make a contribution by clicking on the “Donate Now through CanadaHelps.org” link.

The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has released the results of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) of last Falls competition.
Eight Saint Paul University students have been selected as recipients of scholarships $15,000 (global amount of $120,000) for the academic year 2010-2011:

Faculty of philosophy: (1)

• Carrière, Julie-Jeanne

Faculty of theology: (3)

• Gosselin, Jean-Francois
• Morgan, Joelle
• Marseden-Dole, Patricia

Faculty of Human Sciences: (4)

• Lalonde, Joanne
• Le, Suzanne
• Patterson, Maggie
• Briscoe-Dimock, Shelley
  

Congratulations and all the best for their research projects.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has released the results of its competition 2010-2011 for the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Scholarship.
The Council awarded $105,000 / 3 years to Sheila Smith, Doctoral student at the Faculty of Theology.

We would like to sincerely congratulate Ms Sheila Smith and wish her all the best for her research projects.

Professor Louis Perron, Vice Dean of Saint Paul University’s Faculty of Philosophy, was interviewed on Pour tout l’amour du monde on Rogers Cable on April 20. He spoke with host Ginette Gratton about his thoughts and research on the world we live in: democracy, the media, rationality, religion, and consumption.
– The interview was broadcast on April 20, 2010, on Rogers Cable

Marie-Thérèse Betp Badiadia and Audrey Deschênes, students of the Faculty of Human Sciences, obtain a scholarship of $3,000 for the 2010 Summer internship by participating to Bourses de stages internationaux en Francophonie du sud pour les étudiants des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada which is given in conjunction with l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Association des Universités de la Francophonie Canadienne (AUFC) and Saint Paul University. We would like to sincerely wish them all the best for their internship project.
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– For more information about the financial aid and the bursaries offered à SPU

Five students at doctoral level have received the Saint Paul University Ontario Graduate Fellowship which is the equivalent of full tuition fees for tree semesters. The recipients are: Shelley Briscoe-Dimock (Faculty of Human Sciences), Sheila Smith (Faculty of Theology), Sarah Jardine (Faculty of Theology), Marie-Rose Tannous (Faculty of Theology), Peter Robinson (Faculty of Theology). We would like to sincerely congratulate them for their successful competition and wish them all the best for their future research project.
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The Faculty of Philosophy presents a new course this spring: Ethics and The Lord of the Rings. This course explores the deep and troubling ethical issues that Tolkien encountered in WWI and then tried to explore and answer in his fiction. The course also examines different ways of understanding Tolkien, in terms of the films and critical reactions to them.

For more information, please contact Prof. Richard Feist at rfeist@ustpaul.ca and see the Syllabus of the course.

The medal bearing the name of the founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the religious order that founded the institution that is now Saint Paul University, is designed to acknowledge Eugene de Mazenod’s primary concern – relating to people’s real situations – by honouring those who demonstrate daring and zeal in dealing with urgent societal issues.
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On December 1st, 2009, Saint Paul University and the Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) have signed a general agreement of cooperation in order to encourage bilateral relations between the two universities. This agreement will promote mutual interest in academic areas such as the exchange programs for professors and students as well as the research projects.

Professor Karlijn Demasure, a theologian at Saint Paul University and holder of the “Sisters of Our Lady of the Cross” Chair in Christian Family Studies, was interviewed on Télévision Sel + Lumière on March 6, 2010. The interview, hosted by Sébastien Lacroix, explored the topic of women and pastoral ministry, particularly the role of women in the Christian community.
– Interview broadcast on March 6, 2010, on Télévision Sel + lumière (in French)

The lecture by Guy Rainotte is based on an educational DVD, produced in 2008. Nineteen clips of 5 to 10 minutes each raise questions that young people from the three monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – are asking: “What does it mean to believe? Can faith and doubt co-exist? Without rituals, can there be religion? Who is speaking the truth? Do believers and non-believers share the same values? Is spirituality part of religion?”
– Press Release
– Poster

New cycle starting in September

The MRE consists of ten courses (30 credits), offered by the Faculty of Theology. The MRE is a professional program that combines theological reflection and educational methods. It is a three year, part time program offered through a combination of online and on-site activities. On line activities are normally augmented with one on site weekend session (9 hours) per semester.
– Pamphlet
– Program description

In the context of the 40th anniversary of its program in Social Communications, Saint Paul University is pleased to announce the creation of the Michaëlle Jean and Jean-Daniel Lafond Endowment Fund for Social Communications Studies / Fonds de dotation Michaëlle Jean et Jean-Daniel Lafond pour les études en communications sociales.
– Press Release

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To consult the new timetable of route 1, please go to www.uOttawa.ca/sustainabletransportation

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– Canadian Red Cross
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