{"id":10652,"date":"2011-06-21T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=10652"},"modified":"2011-06-21T19:52:14","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T00:52:14","slug":"hard-working-dean-helped-build-grad-studies-at-brock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/06\/hard-working-dean-helped-build-grad-studies-at-brock\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard-working dean helped build grad studies at Brock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"It will be nice to have a chance to say some words of thanks," says Marilyn Rose of Wednesday's celebration of graduate studies.<\/p><\/div>\n

Marilyn Rose doesn\u2019t like to think of herself as a legacy builder. There are too many people around her, she says, who deserve to share in the credit.<\/p>\n

The event scheduled for Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Pond Inlet \u2014 A Celebration of Graduate Studies at Brock<\/a> \u2014 is meant to celebrate graduate studies as a whole, she says, and not simply her tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the faculty, staff and graduate students who have helped grow graduate studies at Brock, she insists. No one can build something as complex as graduate studies alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s incredibly modest,\u201d said Gail Pepper, director of Graduate Studies, who has worked with Rose since she became dean in 2004.<\/p>\n

But whether Rose talks about it or not, those who work with her know the truth \u2014 when she leaves her post on June 30, she leaves big shoes to fill.<\/p>\n

Graduate programs have grown by leaps and bounds since she took the helm seven years ago. The quality of Brock\u2019s graduate studies \u2014 nearly unknown a decade ago \u2014 has grown to the point where Brock is firmly planted in the minds of funding agencies, grad studies councils and prospective students across the country.<\/p>\n

When Rose became dean, she built a Faculty from the ground up. Sheer numbers show what has been accomplished.<\/p>\n

In 2003-2004, there were 22 graduate programs at Brock. Now there are 41, eight of which are PhD programs.<\/p>\n

In 2003-04, Brock had 858 graduate students. As of this year, there are 1,536.<\/p>\n

It is impossible to summarize Rose\u2019s contributions to Brock and to post-secondary education in Ontario, said Murray Knuttila, Vice-President Academic.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe played a foundational role in the Faculty of Graduate Studies,\u201d he said. \u201cHer dedication to graduate students is legend. Her service to the Ontario system as Brock’s Academic Colleague is well known.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough words are never enough, I take this opportunity to simply thank her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose was first interested in the role of dean because \u201cI thought we could build something good for students,\u201d she said in an interview from her office in Mackenzie Chown D, which will soon be packed up and moved across the road. \u201cI thought we could build a graduate program that would help Brock evolve into the comprehensive university it wanted to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

She has been involved in numerous committees and councils as a Brock representative. She has served in various roles for the Council of Ontario Universities, including serving on and chairing the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies. She has also served on the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance.<\/p>\n

These were deliberate moves in the name of promoting grad studies at Brock, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have someone from a mid-sized university taking a leadership position in the sector, that\u2019s important,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s part of creating
\na public awareness of Brock as a well-respected university for graduate studies.\u201d<\/p>\n

During her time as dean, Rose was instrumental in the creation of Brock\u2019s Institutional Quality Assurance Process, Knuttila said. She will also be
\n\u201csorely missed\u201d on the Committee of Academic Deans.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was a mentor and role model for the deans, always prepared to offer support and advice even as she firmly encouraged the deans to double and redouble their efforts to attract the best possible graduate students.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also has a way with words, he said. At various meetings, Rose would articulate what was on everyone else\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer command over the English language is enviable.\u201d<\/p>\n

That stands to reason. A native of Ancaster, Rose\u2019s first job at Brock was as a writing instructor in the Student Development Centre in 1979. As a mature graduate student \u201cwith two children in tow,\u201d she completed her doctoral studies in English literature at McMaster and became a professor at Brock in 1984.<\/p>\n

A past director of the Brock Humanities Research Institute<\/a>, Rose is a specialist in 20th-century Canadian literature, with a particular interest in Canadian women poets. She has developed a Canadian Women Poets website<\/a> with Erica Kelly, a Brock alumna who went on to earn a PhD in English. Rose is also a member of the core faculty of Brock\u2019s MA in Popular Culture. With Jeannette Sloniowski (Communication, Popular Culture and Film), she has created and maintains a research website<\/a> in the area of crime, mystery and detective fiction.<\/p>\n

Even throughout her years as dean, Rose has continued to teach at least one class a year. But it hasn\u2019t been easy. Rose\u2019s daily tasks are numerous.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has stamina and an ability to do huge amounts of work,\u201d Pepper said. \u201cShe never stops. And she treats the large and the small tasks with equal importance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose is proud of her Faculty and the state of grad studies at Brock. Successes like the annual Mapping the New Knowledges conference<\/a>, an interdisciplinary showcase of graduate student work, and individual attention are what set Brock apart, she said.<\/p>\n

Rose will miss dealing with people from across the University. Being a professor, she said, can lead to being confined to one department.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been really lucky,” she said. “Over my career at Brock, I\u2019ve had so many opportunities to participate in so many committees that I\u2019ve never been bored. I feel as if I\u2019ve truly plugged into the life of the University, and this has been very rewarding for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

As she returns to her academic position, she looks forward to having some time to reflect. She is also looking forward to more time for teaching. For her, it\u2019s an abiding love.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I came into this world,\u201d she said. \u201cTo read and to write and to teach.\u201d<\/p>\n

What:<\/strong> A Celebration of Graduate Studies at Brock
\nWhen:<\/strong> Wednesday, June 22, 2 to 4 p.m.
\nWhere:<\/strong> Pond Inlet
\nAll are welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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