We are pleased to announce that SIM professor, Dr. Mike Smit, has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, effective July 1^st, 2016! In the words of Dalhousie President, Richard Florizone, “the granting of tenure is tangible recognition of the excellence of [a faculty member’s] work”. Mike’s background is in computer science, and he studies the intersection of people, information, and technology. He is our resident big data and data literacy expert, and is also the co-director of SHAD Dalhousie, a residential program for exceptional high school students. Congrats Mike!

 

In other news, two other SIM faculty members will be taking well-deserved breaks from their teaching and administrative duties, also as of July 1^st: Dr. Bertrum MacDonald will be on a 12 month sabbatical, and Dr. Vivian Howard will be on a 6 month administrative leave. We wish them both the best and look forward to welcoming them back.