Today@Dal

As part of Employee Appreciation Week 2023, February 27 to March 3, we're highlighting the amazing contributions Dal faculty and staff make across the university.

Shout-Outs allow you to recognize someone in your faculty, department, or unit, or in the broader Dal community, who has helped you, your team, or Dalhousie in some way — big or small.

Each day this week in Today@Dal we'll be publishing just some of the amazing Shout-Outs that have been submitted. Visit the Shout-Out website (login required) to read all the amazing Shout-Outs submitted from the Dal community.

SUBMIT A SHOUT-OUT: Would you like to recognize a Dal colleague for something that they have done to make your day a bit brighter? Or has helped your peers or Dalhousie more broadly in a way that deserves recognition? Complete the Shout-Out form.

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Peggy Griffin - Registrar's Office

Peggy is always at the ready to answer any question related to admissions. When students are awaiting guidance or advice, she is always there to answer the phone or respond to an email. I truly appreciate her promptness, her cheerfulness and her certainty when answering questions. She has supported both Dal’s staff and students with unwavering dedication!

Jennifer Hann

Allison Greenidge-Joseph - Faculty of Engineering, Dean's Office

Allison brings an abundance of enthusiasm and excitement to the workplace and her energy and passion for the work that we do on a daily basis is inspiring. Allison is a joy to work with and I look forward to working with her in the future!

Ross Foley

Ken Rice - Faculty of Engineering, Dean's Office

Ken joined the Faculty of Engineering in a newly created Faculty Administrator position in the Fall of 2022, and he hit the ground running with his extensive expertise. He is a champion for all faculty, staff and students and brings a tonne of compassion and professionalism that is truly inspiring. Look forward to seeing more of the great things Ken will bring to the Faculty of Engineering!

Ross Foley

Nicole Fraser - Faculty of Graduate Studies

We call Nicole "FGS Google", as she has the amazing capacity to have retained so much knowledge from the various roles she has held in FGS. And not only does she know how things work and is willing to share her knowledge, she is also so good at looking at things critically and offering valuable suggestions on how to improve things. She's such a great colleague, and funny to boot!

Trisha Estabrooks

Tracey Roy - Registrar's Office

Tracey has been a steadfast and unwavering supporter of students who study with the Faculty of Open Learning for many years. She is professional and always willing to take a call, work through problems, offer solutions and to set our students up for success. Thanks Tracey!

Jennifer Hann

Emily Wishart - Faculty of Computer Science

Emily is a joy to be around with her friendly, upbeat personality, good advice and approach to process improvements. Her steady hand with the many searches for faculty & staff has been a boon to our Faculty and I often wonder how we ever managed before without her contributions!

Heather Elliott

Roberta Dexter Robidoux - Department of Family Medicine

Roberta jumped in to DFM with both feet! Amazing work and poise air-traffic controlling Selections 2023.
Welcome to the Department, Roberta

Dalhousie Family Medicine NN Site

Enrolment Service Centre Specialists - Henry Hicks, Sexton, Truro - Registrar's Office

Thank you to Andrew Beattie, Rita Durnford, Sam Kurlanski, Heather Brown, Mark Schooten, Tasnim Ali Shehata, Eris Cajolais and Charlotte Caswell for overcoming adversity and frustration over the last couple of months. Through it all, you always get the job done. I hope you know how much you are appreciated, as individuals and as a team, every day.

Selina Cajolais

Paul Bourgeois - Faculty of Medicine (Building Services)

I would like to thank Paul Bourgeois, our Manager of Building Services, for his dedication to his role. With aging facilities, he is often called upon to help during evenings and weekends. Over the past few weeks, he has been invaluable in the coordination of efforts to help those affected by a recent major flood in the Tupper building.

Janice Godin

Tereigh Ewert (she/her) - Centre for Learning and Teaching

The entire Dalhousie community benefits greatly from Tereigh's incredibly insightful perspectives; tireless advocacy for the work of decolonizing Dal and the academy; leadership in various committees, working groups, and the (dis)Ability Caucus; and role as an educational resource on decolonized, accessible, inclusive pedagogy as well as accountability in language. Thank you, Tereigh, for your innovative and divergent perspectives all while being very warm, open, kind, and welcoming to all.

Tiffany (she/her) MacDonald

Tara Parker - Industrial Engineering

Thanks for all you've done to make me feel at home in my new home here in Industrial Engineering!

Susan Russell McGrath

Aaron MacNeil - Industrial Engineering

Thanks for all you've done to make me feel at home in my new home here in Industrial Engineering!

Susan Russell McGrath

Daryll Lambert - Melda Murray Student Centre; Sexton Campus

Thanks for being your awesome self!

Susan Russell McGrath

Janice MacInnis - HR

Janice not only facilitates a number of initiatives for the Dal community, but she does so with wisdom, insight, caring and accountability. Her ability to keep her eye on the ball while quietly making sure all are OK and needs are met is so greatly appreciated.

Susan Russell McGrath

Jenny Acuna - Postgraduate Medical Education

Jenny Lead the planning and delivery of Education Day 2023. This was a successful event, being both well attended and engaging. Jenny's commitment to meeting the learning needs of Program Directors and Administrators has lead to this event improving every year.

Shane LeBlanc

Orla McDevitt - Human Resources, Accessible Employment

I looked back at my Teams chat to verify it's been over a year since Orla has been lugging around a giant sledgehammer and breaking down barriers on my behalf. She's worked tirelessly and passionately to help me—and I'm sure many others—make Dal a place where I can work comfortably and safely.

Les Tyler Johnson

Brianna Crooks - School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health

You are a ray of sunshine in our office. You make our clients feel welcome and are eager to lend a helping hand. We're so happy to have you in our school and want to congratulate you on your up-coming 6-month anniversary!

Crystal Vaughan

Brittany Bergstrom - Faculty of Engineering

Brittany, I wanted to thank you for your patience and support during planning for a big outreach we had on campus. Your kindness was appreciated.

Karyn Hemsworth

Colleen Van Doninck - Undergraduate Advising Office

YOU ROCK! Congratulations on coming back full time!

Anna Jacquart

Priscila Radford - School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

You have worked so hard to make our new graduate admissions process a success. You catch onto tasks very quickly and we've really come to depend on you in your role as admin sec. Thanks for all that you do.

Crystal Vaughan

Kim Munsie Young - Facilities Management Custodial team

Kim is always smiling every day.

Jason Williams

Riina Vahertimo - School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

We're really happy you joined our team and think you're doing great settling into your new role.

Crystal Vaughan

Sherri Odgen - Registrar's Office - Enrolment Processing Support

Sherri handles our rules for the admissions inbox and keeps the volume down compared to where it would be without the rules and her daily assistance. I appreciate it so much, as it makes my work in the admissions inbox easier and less stressful.

Melissa Edwards

Chris Hattie - Human Resources

There's not much Chris won't do to support staff in HR, whether it's carrying on a conversation in Teams, booking a meeting to chat or championing everyone through something like Employee Appreciation Week!

Trisha Estabrooks

Kayla Stevens - Registrar's Office - Enrolment Processing Support

Kayla is very knowlegable and always ready to help anyone. She is great with posting useful links and resources to posts within our team chats.

Melissa Edwards

James Crouse - School of Physiotherapy

A BIG thank you to our dedicated Technician James Crouse. Despite being with the PT School for many years, James still portrays a sense of loyalty and dedication that is second to none. Rain, snow or sunshine, James is at the School before 7:30am to ensure our Labs are setup and ready to go and that our School runs like a well oiled machine. He is happy to share the history and how things were in the "Ol' Days". If there is a problem in the School, whether it be equipment or IT related he will not rest until he finds a solution. James is truly an asset to our team. Thank you, James, for all you do.

Jascinth Butterfield

Leanne Eustace - Student Accounts

Leanne is very knowledgable and always willing to help. I appreciate her thorough approach to problem solving and kind, quick responses to all my questions. Leanne truly exeplifies excellent customer service. Thank you, Leanne, for all your support over the years!

Jascinth Butterfield

Jennifer Brown - Accounts Payable, Financial Services

Jennifer is a wealth of information and very helpful. No matter the number of times I ask questions, or think I have something new for her, she always has the answers I'm looking for!

Amanda Martin

Lindsay MacDonald - Procurement Department (Customs)

Lindsay is a huge help when it comes to arranging customs paperwork for international shipments. We wouldn't have equipment leaving or arriving without her help!

Amanda Martin

Paul Bourgeois - Building Services, Faculty of Medicine

As the Building Services Manager for the Faculty of Medicine, Paul always goes above and beyond in his support of faculty, staff and students. He is the go-to person for any questions or concerns related to facilities in the Tupper/CRC Complex. If you have a problem, Paul is always there to provide a helping hand. He has supported the Faculty of Medicine through many challenging times (including the University's response to COVID) and more recently, a major flood in the Tupper Building. His dedication and hard work is an inspiration to all.

Anne Weeden

Operations Team - Jill Pulsifer, Diana Goodwin, Gryphon Clark and Melissa Eilers - Management Career Services

In a year-round high-volume unit that facilitates close to 900 work terms and 2000+ co-op and grad job opportunities each year, the Operations Team is the glue of Management Career Services, working diligently to support 15 other staff members, all business students we serve and our employer partners who want to hire them. We literally couldn't do it without them!

This is a shout-out to veterans Jill Pulsifer and Diana Goodwin, and our newer staff Gryphon Clark and Melissa Eilers, who make up the amazing Ops team that I am very proud to lead!

Gillian Fowler

Hugh Lyu - China Liaison - Management Career Services

Hugh has been an invaluable part-time offsite member of MCS for five years now, liaising between our team and the employers who hire our students to work in their home country of China. Although not often on campus, he has always gone above and beyond to support our students to the very best of his ability, and to provide excellent guidance and insights to our team, especially throughout the COVID pandemic. I am grateful for his ongoing commitment to his work and to Dalhousie!

Gillian Fowler

Loralee Hawkes Ulrich - Finance, Financial Systems Manager

Loralee, AKA The Guru, has supported Finance teams for many years. She is a go-to person and even though that's a tough badge to wear, with a lot of responsibility, she never hesitates to help. She has supported us through many major projects and yet she answers the calls and assists with daily troubles. She makes a huge difference, not only with large projects but with all the "little things". We are grateful to have her, we'd be lost without her and I am so appreciative to Loralee. Thank you my friend and colleague, we love and appreciate you!

Patrick Greene

Mabel Ho - Faculty of Graduate Studies

Mabel works so hard to provide amazing professional development opportunities to our grad students, and has such great energy when presenting! She's also adjusting to supervising and taking on more responsibilities. Great job, Mabel!

Trisha Estabrooks

Brenda Beagan and Niki Kiepek - School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health

I would like to express my appreciation to Brenda and Niki for the commitment and energy they are dedicating to the review and revision of our MSc(OT) curriculum. Thank you for leading our School through a process that will result in a curriculum that is responsive to the needs of our students and the communities they will serve in their future roles as occupational therapists!

Paula Rushton

Jenn Pierce - Office of Advancement

Jenn always goes above and beyond to support her colleagues. Rarely does a day go by that we don't connect about something, and she always serves as a goldmine of information, brilliant ideas and good humour. Thank you, Jenn, for being so awesome!

Jon Bruhm

Creative Services Team - Communications, Marketing and Creative Services

I'd like to tip my cap to the entire Creative Services team (Paul Williams, Alison Beckett, Brenna MacNeil, Luke Smith, Scott Pronych, Christin Roper, Erin Lee, Danny Abriel, Nick Pearce and Cody Turner). I've had the pleasure of working with all of them on numerous projects, and they consistently provide top notch service that always helps make the university look good. Thank you!

Jon Bruhm

Jillian Slevin - Faculty of Medicine (Dean's Office)

Kudos to Jillian Slevin who has been seconded to the role of Manager, Operations & Policy (Dean's Office) since this past Fall and has been doing an amazing job. It has been a seamless transition into a very busy and key role within the Dean's Office. She is highly productive and organized, and never hesitates to take the lead on initiatives and bring forward new ideas.

Janice Godin

Noramay McGruer - Registrar's Office - Processing Unit

Noramay is a wonderful colleague, very patient, and thorough in explaining things that are new and very helpful and knowledgeable.

Adrianne Cheney

Anna Cranston - Faculty of Management

Thanks to Anna for always being so supportive of staff, actively listening to and acting on their concerns, encouraging them to learn and grow, finding ways to reduce our stress, and for generally helping us navigate a challenging time for our Faculty. It is a tough job and you do it well! Thank you.

Kim Humes

Jordan Wright, Joy Baillie, and Randy Kelly - Registrar's Office

Huge shout out for their dedication and hard work in recruiting and admissions! You all rock!

Ashley Coffin

Keri Irwin, Stephanie Rogers, Leslie Duncan Childs, and Vanessa Jubis - CMC

Thank you all for your exceptional creativity, encouragement, and talent for all things Truro Start. You are all an absolute pleasure to work with!

Ashley Coffin

Sonia, Leanne, Amarea, Allison, Brenda, and Katherine - Planning and Analytics

Huge shout out to a rock star of a team! You are all amazing and do spectacular work!

Ashley Coffin

Rob Avery - Dalhousie Family Medicine, Finance Dept

For providing professional & timely support and coordination of North Nova (and other sites) Family Medicine finances! Answering emails professionally, as quickly as possible, and in an everchanging landscape.
Thanks Rob!

Dalhousie Family Medicine NN Site

CEGE Team - Morven Fitzgerald, Sarah Hayes-Brown, Nomsa Mapangoh, Deepika Mathur, Derek Tay, Nicole Maggio & Maddy Filipps, CEGE  - Faculty of Management

A special shout-out goes out to my amazing team members; thank you to the support you provide the department, programs, faculty and of course, the students in the online/blended MIM, MPAM and MBA FS/L programs.
I am grateful to work with such dedicated people.

Michelle Hunter

Caitlyn Hutchinson, Paul Coffin, Tracy Dykeman, Vicki Mackintosh, and Evan Rafuse - Residence Life Truro Campus

Cheers to the best ResLife team!! Keep up the great work!

Ashley Coffin

Donna Laffin - Department of Mechanical Engineering

MASSIVE shout-out to Donna! Apart from your general awesomeness, you've been an amazing help in MECH, and have once again stepped up to help ensure the smooth running of the department. I could not do it without you! A million thank yous :)

Kate Hide

Chris MacNeil - Department of Biology

I appreciate that no matter how full your plate is, you are always give me a helping hand. I also appreciate your patience as I learn ways of the office. Thank you for being one heck of a great boss!

Emily Amero

The Undergraduate Advising Office - Faculty of Management

Big shout out to the Undergraduate Advising Office: Oksana, Carrie, Katie, Julie, Colleen, Michele, Anna, Huinan and Kim. They go above and beyond for our students every day of the year. I am so thankful to work with such amazing people. GO TEAM!

Margie Muise

Rita Durnford - Sexton Campus Student Service Centre

There's never a time that I contact Rita that she is not helpful, to me, to students, to her peers. Big shout out for all she does.

Susanna Morash-Kent