Ursula Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1956) is a Canadian University Research Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Kelly was born in 1956 [1] and raised in Gambo,Newfoundland and Labrador to parents Margaret Waterman Kelly,a teacher,and Andrew J. Kelly. Kelly later created "The Margaret Waterman Kelly Teaching Prize" at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in honour of her mother who had attended the institution as a student. [2]
Kelly earned three degrees at MUN before enrolling in the University of Toronto for her PhD. [3]
After earning her PhD,Kelly moved to Halifax,Nova Scotia,where she accepted a faculty position at Saint Mary's University from 1988 until 1994 and Mount Saint Vincent University. [4] In 2001,Kelly accepted a faculty position at MUN and taught Education 6106,a graduate course elective. [5]
In 2009,she published Migration and education in a multicultural world:Culture,loss,and identity, a collection of essays regarding the impact mass migration has on identity displacement,disorientation,and loss. [6] The following year,Kelly published a collection of essays titled Despite This Loss:Essays on Place,Culture and Memory with Elizabeth Yeoman. [7]
Kelly later accepted a Fogo Island Research Fellowship program position to interact with members of Fogo Island and understand their culture and livelihood. [8] In 2018,she co-authored a book with Meghan C. Forsyth titled The Music of Our Burnished Axes:Songs and Stories of the Woods Workers of Newfoundland and Labrador. [9] The book is a collection of songs,tunes,recitations,poems,and narratives focused on the contributions wood workers had on Newfoundland and Labrador. [10] In the same year,Kelly was promoted to University Research Professor at MUN,the highest academic title a professor could obtain at the institution. [11]
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada,in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador,having a total size of 405,212 square kilometres. In 2021,the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 521,758. The island of Newfoundland is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population,with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador borders the province of Quebec,and the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about 20 km west of the Burin Peninsula.
Memorial University of Newfoundland,also known as Memorial University or MUN,is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador,based in St. John's,with satellite campuses in Corner Brook,elsewhere in Newfoundland and in Labrador,Saint Pierre,and Harlow,England. Memorial University offers certificate,diploma,undergraduate,graduate,and post-graduate programs,as well as online courses and degrees.
The Gàidhealtachd usually refers to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and especially the Scottish Gaelic-speaking culture of the area. The similar Irish language word Gaeltacht refers,however,solely to Irish-speaking areas.
Beaton Tulk was a Canadian educator,civil servant and politician. He served as the seventh premier of Newfoundland from 2000 to 2001 as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The coat of arms of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador was originally granted by Garter King of Arms,during the reign of King Charles I,on 1 January 1637/8.
Public folklore is the term for the work done by folklorists in public settings in the United States and Canada outside of universities and colleges,such as arts councils,museums,folklife festivals,radio stations,etc.,as opposed to academic folklore,which is done within universities and colleges. The term is short for "public sector folklore" and was first used by members of the American Folklore Society in the early 1970s.
Otto Tucker,was a Newfoundland and Labrador heritage activist,storyteller,and educator. He was a recipient of the Order of Canada for his work in promoting and preserving Newfoundland and Labrador heritage and the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador for his efforts that have made significant contributions to both the educational and cultural sectors of the province.
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (HFNL) or Heritage NL is a non-profit Crown corporation of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador established in 1984 by the Historic Resources Act. Its mandate is to stimulate an understanding of,and an appreciation for,the architectural and intangible cultural heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2018 HFNL rebranded as Heritage NL for its public-facing work.
Ladle Cove is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is along the Straight Shore on the island of Newfoundland.
Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union,is an undergraduate student union located in St. John's,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It is the official student government representing the students of Memorial University of Newfoundland,St. John's Campus. Membership in the union is automatic and totals around 11,500 undergraduate students. MUNSU is local 35 of the Canadian Federation of Students,one of the national organizations of student unions in Canada. MUNSU is one of very few students' unions in Canada to be directly recognized in provincial legislation as the official representatives of the student body.
Newfoundland and Labrador has had the same growing pains as other provinces in developing its own form of education and now boasts a very strong,although relatively small,system. The direction of Newfoundland and Labrador's policy has evolved rapidly since the late 1990s,with increased funding,participation rates,accessibility and transferability. Many of the directives the government has been acting upon in the past 10 years have been a result of recommendations that stemmed from a 2005 white paper:Foundation for Success:White Paper on Public Post-Secondary Education. It set the course for furthering the strategic directives of the provincial post-secondary education sector. Some of its recommendations aimed to:
Newfoundland is a large island off the east coast of the North American mainland and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has 29 percent of the province's land area. The island is separated from the Labrador Peninsula by the Strait of Belle Isle and from Cape Breton Island by the Cabot Strait. It blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River,creating the Gulf of Saint Lawrence,the world's largest estuary. Newfoundland's nearest neighbour is the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Grenfell Campus,formerly Sir Wilfred Grenfell College,is a campus of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). It is located in the city of Corner Brook,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. The campus has approximately 1,300 students enrolled in degree programs for the arts,education,fine arts,science,resource management and nursing. Many students from around the province also attend the school for the first- and second-year course offerings before transferring to Memorial University's larger campus in St. John's.
Dale Kirby is a politician who served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2011 to 2019.
Vianne Timmons OC is the current president and vice chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland since April 1,2020.
Pam Hall is a Canadian artist,filmmaker and writer living in Newfoundland.
Shorefast is a Canadian social enterprise with the mission to build economic and cultural resilience on Fogo Island,Newfoundland. Shorefast is helping to create a more diverse economy on Fogo Island through a variety of charitable programs and social businesses. Best known among these social businesses is the Fogo Island Inn,which has earned global accolades for exceptional design and place-specific hospitality. All of the furnishings in the Inn are made locally,and after visitors to the Inn expressed interest in purchasing the unique furniture and textile items that decorate the Inn,Shorefast founded The Woodshop on Fogo Island,another social business whose surpluses are reinvested in the community.
Gemma Hickey is a Canadian LGBTQ2 rights activist and author. They became one of the first Canadians to receive a gender-neutral birth certificate and passport. Hickey founded The Pathways Foundation,an organization that offers support to survivors of religious institutional abuse and their families. Since 2010,Hickey has worked as Executive Director of Artforce,formerly known as For the Love of Learning,a non-profit that works to forge new paths for at-risk youth by advancing their literacy and creative skills.
Nancy Dahn is a Canadian violinist. Alongside her husband,she co-founded the Tuckamore Festival in 2001 and is a University Research Professor of Violin and Viola at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
MUN Extension Service,also known as "MUN Extension" or simply "Extension," was an innovative outreach program run by Memorial University of Newfoundland between 1959 and 1991. It was notable for its use of interactive media and field workers to promote community development in rural areas of the province.
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