Current issue of For the Record
For the Record provides postings of appointment, committee, grant, award, PhD examination and other notices set out by collective agreements and university policies and processes. It is the university’s primary vehicle for sharing this information with our community.
The next issue of For the Record will be published Thursday, Nov. 12. The deadline for submitting information is Tuesday, Nov. 10. For the Record is published bi-weekly throughout the academic year and monthly during the summer months.
Submit For the Record information for posting to Communications Officer Wanda Praamsma.
Appointments
David R. Pichora — Inaugural Paul B. Helliwell Chair in Orthopaedic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences
Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), has appointed David R. Pichora as the inaugural Paul B. Helliwell Chair in Orthopaedic Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences. This appointment is for a five-year period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020.
After graduating with his Doctor of Medicine from Queen's in 1978, Dr. Pichora completed his orthopaedic training at Queen's in 1984. He went on to complete postgraduate fellowships in trauma, orthopaedic and hand surgery at Sunnybrook Medical Centre in 1985, and hand and microsurgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1986.
Dr. Pichora returned to Queen's as an academic surgeon in 1986 and has been making outstanding contributions locally, nationally and internationally ever since. he was promoted to professor in the Department of Surgery and granted tenure in 1998. Dr. Pichora is an active researcher, with particular interest in computer-assisted surgery, wrist and shoulder biomechanics, kinematic studies of the rheumatoid wrist, 3D motion and imaging studies of the upper extremity, and clinical outcome studies in orthopaedic trauma.
From 1991 to 1997, Dr. Pichora was the medical co-director of Kingston General Hospital's Regional Trauma Service. From 1993 to 1998, he served as program director in orthopaedics, and served as chairman of the division from 1994 to 2009.
In 2004, Dr. Pichora was appointed chief of staff at Hotel Dieu Hospital, and in 2009 he was asked to lead the hospital as its chief executive officer, a position he still holds.
Established in 2014, the Paul B. Helliwell Chair in Orthopaedic Research will help to attract and support clinician scientists, enable clinical research, enhance a culture of collaborative, trans-disciplinary investigation, and strengthen Queen’s reputation as a leading research institution that is committed to biomedical science.
Committees
Advisory committee — Vice-Provost and University Librarian
Martha Whitehead’s term as vice-provost and university librarian ends on June 30, 2016. Martha has indicated that she would be pleased to consider a further term in her role. In accordance with the procedures established by Senate, an advisory committee chaired by Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), will be established to advise the principal on the present state and future prospects of the library and on the selection of the vice-provost and university librarian.
Members of the university community are invited to suggest individuals who might serve on the advisory committee, and to submit letters with commentary on the present state and future prospects of the library and the vice-provostship. Respondents are asked to indicate whether they wish to have their letters shown, in confidence, to the members of the advisory committee.
Letters and advisory committee member suggestions should be submitted to Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), via lacey.monk@queensu.ca, by Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015.
Notices
Fall convocation — Confirm participation and reserve regalia
Queen’s faculty members have until Wednesday, Nov. 4 to reserve regalia to participate in the academic processions during this fall’s convocation ceremonies.
Fall convocation includes five ceremonies held on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and Wednesday, Nov. 18. Faculty members who are Queen's graduates can confirm their participation in one or more of the academic processions and reserve regalia by filling out an online form. Members of the academic procession who are not Queen’s graduates must make their own arrangements for hoods. However, they may reserve a black gown and confirm their participation online.
Faculty members can pick up their regalia 30 minutes prior to each ceremony in Room 209, Kingston Hall. Those not requiring regalia can still confirm their attendance after the Nov. 4 deadline for booking regalia.
For more information about convocation, including the department and faculty breakdown for the five ceremonies, visit the University Registrar website.
For more information, or if there is difficulty submitting the form, please contact Brent Cameron, Convocation and Communications Administrator, Office of the University Registrar, by email or call ext. 74050.
Human Resources
Successful Candidates
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