37 10 591 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/28ebff838bf7036b91ed074324bb88b4.pdf b0240aef33a92d37bb6cfdf1971be69f PDF Text Text Inside: ~ircumpolar conference nears .. 3 Medina: AIDS awareness.......... 4 Quirk or quark? .......................... 5 Photos Open House '89 ........ 6 & 7 Bureaucracy demolition? .......... 11 THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VOL. 6. NO. 10 NOVEMBER 1989 Open House '89: Something for everyone Alexander Mackenzie looked a little bewildered as he landed on the banks of Lake Tamblyn at Lakehead University and faced a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Much to the delight of the large crowd and the three "gentlemen" (left to right, Chancellor Bernie Weiler, President Bob Rosehart and Mayor Jack Masters), Mackenzie first castigated his oyageurs and then roared out in his rogue "lefs get this show on the road". C About 1500 people joined faculty and staff at Open House to help celebrate National Universities' Week and Lakehead's 25th anniversary. The festivities were kicked off with the ceremonial voyageur arrival and followed by wall-to-wall displays in the Agora, lab tours and a mini circus for the children. An additional highlight was the career fair which ran Sunday and Monday with representatives from more than 40 of Canada's top companies. The focus at Open House '89 was on the "Helping Professions" with partipation from the School of Nursing, Education, Outdoor Recreation, Business, Physical Education and Athletics, Social Work, Occupational Health and Safety, Medical Laboratories, Psychology, Student Services, Distance Education, Signal North and Library services. Other participants included Alumni Services, Lakehcad University Student Union and the Registrar's Office. Photo essay by staff photographer Peter Puna pp 6 - 7 �Report From The President Dr. Bob Rosehart Federal Networks of Excellence I am very pleased to note that a proposal that involved Lakehead University was one of 14 successful projects recently announced by Dr. W. Winegard, the Federal Minister of State for Science and Technology. The Lakchead researchers arc part of a team coordinated by the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada located in Montreal and their project dealing with high quality mechanical fibres has been funded to the tune of approximately $15M. Participants from LU include Dr. Dave Holah and Dr. N. Weir of the Department of Chemistry and Dr. A. Gilbert, Dr. K. Natarajan and Dr. J.B. Kiszka of the School of Engineering. Dr. Holah spent the 1988/89 academic year at Paprican on a senior industrial research fellowship during his sabbatical leave. (Story and photos, Dec. Agora) Corridor Funding Process - Round 1 Lakehead University has now formally submitted its Round 1 position to the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUA) for the corridor adjustment process. The Lakehcad position was developed by the Senate Academic Committee with input from all the academic units and the collective position was then endorsed by the LU Senate. The LU response is a very strategic statement that would see growth in areas identified as provincial priori ties. In the next phase of the OCUA process each of the 16 universities will be asked to comment on each other's submission, this should prove to be interesting! The collective impact from the 16 institutions will then be used in Round 3 in which specific targets will be negotiated with each institution. More on this topic in future columns. The LU team of academic departments, registrar's office and senate committees worked very effectively under a tight frame to complete the Round 1 input. OT/PT Money I have just received word from the Hon. Rene Fontaine, that the Ministry of Northern Development will be giving LU a grant of $130,000 to facilitate our participation with the northern stream of students of the Occupational and Physiotherapy Program being offered by McMaster University in association with LU. J Diploma/Degree Focus The focus on the community college system in Ontario in the context of their Vision 2000 planning process has drawn both focus and praise for the initiatives that Lakehead University has undertaken during the past 20 years in providing specialized post diploma degree opportunities for community college graduates. Further development of such programs is expected to be a key recommendation coming from the Vision 2000 exercise. The most recent reference to LU in the post diploma context was a front page article in the Globe and Mail, Saturday, October 21. continued page 3 Columbian Visitor Dr. Otero, the Rector of the University Del Valle in Cali, Columbia, visited the LU campus briefly this past month. This particular university in Cali has about 8000 students divided between 2 main campuses and as well has several regional satellite facilities and has a very extensive range of academic offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Otero is quite interested in cooperative projects with Lakehcad and if you have any interest in this area please get in touch with me. Open House - A Success All of the participants were very pleased with the enthusiastic public response to our recent Silver Jubilee Open House held as part of National Universities Weck. A very popular addition this year was the children's circus. Open House gives the university an opportunity to show the public how proud we arc of LU and from the feedback I informally received, the message was well received. Page 2 Did lie "stretch it"? Bob Rosehart can often be seen gesturing, engineering style, from the balcony overlooking Lake Tamblyn . The Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Derek Burney (centre) and Pat O'Brien stoically listened to the President's fish story thf"\ evening of Mr. Burney 'swell-attended public lecture on Canada-US relations. Study tirf!-' other photo to see if the truth got stretched or not. Mel Henderson, an LU music major, caught the five pound rainbow trout "just off Bob's Bay" on July 15, 1989. AGORA - -- -- - - - - - - - - - November 1989 �President's Report continued udget 90/91 Various groups are working hard to evelop the building blocks for the 1990/91 LU budget. The Senate Budget Committee has presented it's recommendation to Senate and the Board of Governors will at their November meeting set the general budget guidelines for the year 1990/91. Your input is important in terms of helping the budget planner provide suggested areas for increased expenditures. Tn this context the yearly open budget planning meeting will be hel_d on Monday, November 27, 1989. (Q Prestigious Award Congratulations to Don Andrews who received the Wm G. Child Award from the Institute of Power Engineers for continuous service as an officer and member. Don was attending the 50th annual convention in Hamilton in September when the surprise announcement was made. The prestigious award has been awarded to only 18 recipients in the lnstitute's history including Don 's father 25 years ago, making them the only father and son recipients. Alumni Annual Fund 89/90 The Silver Jubilee version of the Alumni Annual fund is going very well and only a few weeks into the campaign has surpassed $50,000, well on the way to the $100,000 objective for this year. Please encourage all LU Alumni to participate. The Silver Jubilee Scholarship program continues to grow with the latest count being 43 awards, it seems certain now that this project will exceed 1/2 a million dollars of endowed support. Hallowe'en Fun Thanks to Norma Gibson and a group of dedicated volunteers, this year's Hallowe'en Party was bigger and better than ever. Close to 300 witches, ghosts, Draculas and assorted characters, big and small, arrived to visit the Haunted House, bob for apples, enjoy the magician's tricks and refreshments. Student wins top paper Leslie McEachern, an undergrad in the geography department received good news in October. Her entry in the Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division (CAGONT) Undergraduate Paper competition was selected as the best paper in 1989. Congratulations. Fund Reminder Vic Smith and Don Andrews remind everyone that the Philanthropy Fund is now on. Let's try to beat last year's total of $19.000. cc Don Andrews with his medal and certificate Mark Your Calendar - Silver Jubilee Fashion Show - Sunday December 3, 1989 in the New Ballroom of the Valhalla Tnn at 7:30 pm. Tickets - 58.00 Models include faculty, staff and students. Don't miss it. - LU Christmas Party - Friday, December 22, 1989 - Da Vinci Centre. Centre For Northern Studies: Conference and Official Opening will host Visitors from around the world Delegates from the many countries that make up the circumpolar north will be attending the forthcoming conference on the Role of Circumpolar University in Northern Development. This Conference will be held on campus and at the Valhalla Inn from November 24-26th, 1989. Among the keynote speakers will be W. 0 . Pruitt from the Department of Zoology at the University of Manitoba and Brian Post! of the Department of Community Medicine, also at the University of Manitoba. The papers to be presented reflect the interdisciplinary mandate and global perspective of the Centre, ranging from "The University of Iceland and Its Contributions to Political, Economic and Cultural Independence" to "Environmental Issues Arising from Oil ~ Exploration and Their Impact on Development of the :yumen region in Northern USSR"; from a Canadian perspective of "The University's Role in Community-Based November 1989 Health Research" to "Political Education for Development Participation" in Sweden. The dosing event of the Conference has been chosen as the setting for the official opening of The Centre for Northern Studies. Invited guests will join conference delegates fot Luncheon at the Valhalla Tnn on Sunday, November 26. Ceremonies at the luncheon will include the premier performance of a work specially commissioned for the event by the Centre for Northern Studies and the Department of Music. Composed by Harold Wevers, a faculty member in the Department, the work is entitled"A Northern Vision". rt will be performed by the Department of Music faculty. Following the luncheon, guests and delegates will have the opportunity to tour the Centre and to meet its faculty and staff and to visit the Student Art Exhibition on display in the Agora. Conference delegates will select several works for awards. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- Page 3 �Ann Medina: Aids Awareness Story by Dalton Comi, The issue of AIDS as a story to be 'reported'--is not like covering a VIA rail story, where you have certain facts of how many cutbacks, how many people affected, where it's all very cut and dried ...once we start saying 'black and white', or that everything is quantifiable, or that there are good guys and bad guys ...we are going to distort, we are going to fan the fears in the wrong direction, we are going to insult people--we're not going to be treating them with the dignity that we as a society all have to do". We might break Ann Medina's rule about 'good guys and bad guys' by naming a few of the good guys. Medina, a respected broadcast journalist, was in Thunder Bay October 16-18 to comment on the media's handling of AIDS issues as part of AIDS Awareness Weck. She was here at the invitation of the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay and its director Michael Sobota. Ron Rogers is a person living with AIDS and is currently living in Thunder Bay. With the co-operation of Jessie Sutherland of Lakehead University Health Services, these three combined forces in the LU Agora on the morning of October 18 in an informal questionand-answer session that sought to dispel hysteria and prejudice and to emphasize awareness, common sense, and understanding. The need for respect on the media's part that Medina called for in her opening comments was brought home by Ron Rogers, who voiced his understandable displeasure at being variously described by the media as "dying of AIDS", an" AIDS victim", or perhaps most indelicately and insultingly, as being "riddled with the disease". "I would like an apology", said Rogers, referring to the last example, "you don't use scare tactics when you're talking about real people's lives". Journalist Ann Media Ann Medina listens as Michael Sobota, right, and later, Ron Rogers, discussed their involvement with AIDS education, counselling and activism. Page 4 Both Sobota and Rogers stressed that people with AIDS are living with the disease, not just "dying of it" . Rogers, for example, chooses to speak honestly and publicly about his own experience to show how early detection of the presence of HlV can dramatically affect the progress of the disease: he tested HIV-positive four years ago, and as he (correctly) puts it, "if I didn't tell you myself, you would never guess that anything at all was wrong with me". Ron Rogers is also doing something that he feels not enough people with AIDS arc willing to do: he is speaking up. Rogers says that the fear of being discriminated against, of being stigmatized--not on! y because of AIDS, but in many cases because of being gay--is still, sadly, a legitimate one in the workplace and the community. This fear stands in the way of not only raising public consciousness, but in many cases, of others acquiring the early testing that Rogers maintains is so crucial. The fear of even being tested can stem from worries about confidentiality. LU's Jessie Sutherland states emphatically that these fears are unfounded. Both LU Health Services and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit offer free testing that is accessible, immediate, and above all, uncompromisingly confidential: no names arc involved in the tests, only numbers. Sutherland also said, in response to a question put to the floor by Ann Medina about whether we in the audience had changed our perceptions and behaviours in the light of AIDS information, that she had definitely seen an encouraging increase in both awareness and willingness to ask questions among those she deals with in the LU community. One other issue addressed in the dialogue was the need for the institutional implementation of AIDS policies for the workplace. LU has such a policy which Medina described as "exemplary". Any person with AIDS at Lakehead University has full rights to all benefits and facilities, can not be discriminated against, and any information volunteered to administration about his or her condition must remain strictly confidential. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - -- - November 1989 �"People are much more interested in Science than they are knowledgeable about it," says Jay Ingram, host of CBC Radio's popular Science series "Quirks and Quarks". That interest was evident in the crowd of about 150 that showed up for Ingram's lecture (part of the LU Silver Jubilee Lecture Series) on the evening of October 17, although a few people in the audience might have argued Ingram's point about their interest outstripping their knowledge. Ingram subtitled his loose, lively and often very funny lecture 'Thank heaven for Pons and Feischmann,!' referring to last spring's media circus that sprang from the announcement by the University of Utah chemists that they had achieved 'tabletop' cold fusion. As Ingram secs it, the whole affair might be seen as a fable for our times about how the mass media deals with science issues. "It was a great story," says Ingram, "it had everything--it was dramatic, funny, emotional--it also strangely, seemed to have very little to do with science". He blames this to a large degree on the fact that most news 'gatekeepers'-journalists, editors, and publishers-) tend to have degrees in the humanities. This grounding in the arts rather than the sciences leads the media to believe that science news can't be communicated and, consequently, it isn't. When science stories are newsworthy-which to the media is not very often-- ''Can Science EVER take a place alongside entertainment, business and politics as a regular feature in the media?" Jay Ingram, Science Broadcaster there is a focus on personalities, dollars and cents, how long and difficult the research was, and how earth-shaking (or not) the scientific discovery is. But there is usually very scant mention, in real scientific terms, of what the discovery or development actually is or of the procedure and process of how it came about. In the case of the cold fusion debate, Ingram says the media at first took a classic 'David and Goliath' approach to Pons and Feischmann's unconventional and seemingly simplistic experiment and bold announcement, and how it all seemed to fly in the face of conventional "big" science. To the media's delight, the worldwide scientific community responded by immediately screaming "Bad science!", while at the same time apparently scrambling to duplicate the experiment they claimed to dismiss. Added to this were press conferences and symposia that degenerated into shouting and name-calling, and a downright ugly confrontation between the respective Physics and Chemistry establishments. Even though the whole point of the dcbatc--thc science behind the alleged cold fusion--got lost in the shuffle, Ingram says the whole affair at least showed what a lively, newsworthy, and fascinating thing the world of Science really is, that it does not take place in the alternately boring, mysterious, or frightening vacuum the general public assumes it does, a notion that the media unfortunately reinforces. Although Jay Ingram can rightly criticize the mass media for its science coverage, he docs admit that reporting science to a broadcast audience is tough. He points to disheartening studies on the public's 'scientific literacy'-in one recent American study only a very small percentage of persons polled knew, for example, that the earth revolves around the sun, or could even semi-accurately describe what a molecule was. He also admits that too many scientists have a very hard time describing their work. "Just because they're Nobel Prize winners doesn't mean they're great communicators", says Ingram. He believes that in most cases on "Quirks and Quarks", complex ideas are expressed in plain English without slipping into overly-technical terms or jargon, while maintaining a good degree of scientific accuracy and specificity. Canada-Finland Civil Engineering Exchange Program Sought by Finnish Professor Dr. Esko Hyttinen, Professor of Structural Mechanics from the Civil Engineering department of the University of Oulo, Finland visited l..akehead University in mid-October. Dr. Hyttinen came to explore the possibilities of establishing a Canada-Finland exchange program for Civil Engineering students and faculty. Dr. Hyttinen, whose present research focuses on steel..___ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___, concrete and wood-concrete Dr. Esko Hytlinen composite structures, feels that both universities could benefit ( reatly from co-operative efforts in undergraduate education and post-graduate research. He points out the similarities between Oulu (a hub city of nearly 100,000 in northern Finland) and Thunder Bay, and the further similarities November 1989 between our respective universities, and sees these as contributing to an excellent climate (albeit a cold one) for the development of an exchange. Dr. Hyttinen points to research projects presently being done at the University of Oulu - on the effects of soil freezing and frost on various structures, experiments with warmth isolation, Arctic construction, and of Finland's growing emphasis on making water-based constructions and industries like hydroelectric power plants or pulp and paper mills ecologically safe - that he realizes address many Canadian engineering concerns as well. During his stay Dr. Hyttinen met with Dr. Oaude Johnson (Chairman) and Dr. Ali Mirza of the Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Bob Rosehart, Dr. Gary Locker (Director, School of Engineering), Professor Geoffrey Weller (V.P., Academic), and many other students and faculty members. Dr. Hyttinen says he was very pleased to have had the opportunity to visit Lakehead, but was especially pleased by the positive reaction to the proposed exchange program. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 �. L • \'OC .\TIO\ I l\iERf, Tb11" �•?,;,.,e 7;,.,e ~o,,e,. Y"ff> ~;,., �Papers / Publications & Special Projects Dr. R. S. Lappage, School of Physical Education & Athletics recently published a chapter (Sport ~~~=~~~~ Between the Wars) in a ... book entitled"A Concise History of Sport in Canada", Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1989. Dr. H. T. Saliba, Associate Professor, Department .Jl!il~~=- of Mechanical Engineering, has recently published the following three refereed ~ = ===.1~ journal papers: "Free -=~ =:!J'l:::!..J. vibration analysis of rectangular cantilever plates with symmetTically distTibuted lateral point supports". Journal of Sound and Vibration 127(1); "Transverse free vibration of fully clamped symmetrical trapezoidal plates". Journal of Sound and Vibration 126(2), 237-247; "The BBEM: an alternative approach to the transverse free vibration of thin plates with straight line boundaries". Mecanique Materiaux Electricite, Journal du GAMl 429, 23-29. Dr. Saliba has also presented a paper entitled "Free vibration analysis of CSCS symmetrical trapezoidal plates", in the Ninth Symposium on Engineering Applications of Mechanics. The paper was also published in the Symposium proceedings pp.145-151. Dr. Vincent Schonberger of the Department of Languages presented two papers at the Learned Societies Conference at Laval University in Quebec City on May 29 & 30, 1989. The first paper: "Tentatives d'evasion de la liberte en situation dans Huis dos", which was presented at the Sartre Society, is to be published in the Actes du Collogue 1988/89. He presented a second paper: "L'esthetique rhetorico-didactique de Gabrielle Roy", at The Canadian Society for Aesthetics. Also this past summer, his article: "The Problem of Language and the Difficulty of Writing in the Literary Works of Gabrielle Roy" was published in Studies in Canadian Literature. Professor Michel Morton, School of Nursing was seconded by Department of National Health and Welfare. Medical Services Branch to go into the Yukon as a community health nursing specialist. She was asked to review an outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough). Michel was in the Yukon from September 13 to 23. She found that those affected by pertussis exhibited a mild disease Page 8 course. She also stated that as this population was highly immunized she suspects that the outbreak is a reflection of the fact that the pertussis component of immunization only offers a 60-80% protection against this disease. Dr. Dave Robinson, School of Outdoor Recreation recently published "Appraisal variable - affect relationships in youth settings: A test of Weiner's model" in the Journal of Sport Psychology, 11 (4), 1989 and" An attributional analysis of student demoralization in Physical Education Settings" in Quest (Journal of the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education) (in press). On October 21. Robinson received the 'Young Scientist Award' from the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Leaming and Sport Psychology at the Society's Annual Conference, held in Victoria, 8.C. for his doctoral research on cognition-affect relationships in achievement settings. This paper was also presented at the conference. Robinson and colleagues Bob Payne and Tom Stevens received a $20,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation to study Leisure involvements and life satisfaction. Dr. J.E. Molto, Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, presented a paper "Spina Bifida Occulta in Southern Ontario, Iroquois: Implications for Neural Tube Defect Research at the 18th Annual Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology, November 2-4 in Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Molto was also Chairman of a Symposium entitled "Past and Present Epidemiology of the Canadian Indian. E. Molto, M. Cook, D. Anderson published a paper entitled "Fluorochrome Labelling in Roman Period Skeletons From The Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt" in the October issue of The American Journal of Physical Anthropology 80:137-43 1989. Professor Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, has published "Thunder Bay's First High-Rise and Its Terra-Cotta Symbolism" (an architectural study of the Thunder Bay Hydro Building, the former Whalen Building) in the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada Bulletin, Vol. 14 (September 1989), pp. 75-83. The Hydro Building also appears on the cover of this issue. Professor Vervoort was also recently appointed assistant professor. D r. Laurie Garred, Professor and Chairman of Chemical Engineering, presented 3 papers and was a session co-chairman at the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Blood Purification, held in Montpcllier, France this September, 1989. In June, Dr. Garred presented a paper entitled "Urea Kinetic Modelling: Is the Conventiom Method Valid for Rapid Dialysis?" at ~ the 26th Congress of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association at Goteborg, Sweden. Dr. Garred's paper "Urea Kinetic Modelling by Partial Dialysate Collection" was published recently in the International Journal for Artificial Organs. Dr. Frederick M. Holmes, Department of English, has published "The Novelist as Magus: John Fowles and the Function of Narrative." Dalhousie Review 68.3 (1988):288-301. Professor Emil Dolphin, Department of Languages, has published "Computense: Verb Drills on a Microcomputer'', Canadian Modem Language Review, Vol 45, No.2, January, 1989, pp 271-293. Professor Linda McKay, Assistant Professor of Nursing presented 2 papers at the 2nd Annual Canadian Oncology Nurses Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 25-27. The papers were entitled "The Survivorship Phase of Childhood Cancer: Enhancing Family Coping" and "The Child Facing DeaH· in Hospital". Dr. Thomas M. K. Song, Professor of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, Co-ordinator of the Human Performance Laboratory, has published "Physical Fitness of Militia Forces" in the Military Medicine, the official journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S., Vol. 154,. No. 9: 477-479,1989. The study was done with the hlep of Lt. John Moore, Militia Forces, and the positive support of then Colonel John Litt, C.D. Commander of the Thunder Bay Militia District. Appointments Ron Nelson, Director of the School of Business, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario. D r. Norm Lavoie, Director of Physcial Education and Athletics, has been appointed to the Corps D'elite Ontario and has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ontario Government for his sport involvement in Northwestern Ontario over the past 17 years. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - No vember 1989 �Research . . News ,, FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Interim Research Officer: Anne Fiorenza WORKSHOP NEWS Soliciting research funds, through research funding agencies such as . NSERC and SSHRC, has become more difficult and competitive for university :escar~crs interested in conducting innovative research projects. Undoubted!~, these traditional funding agencies arc important targets and should be pursued, but other sources of funding exist which can be used to leverage and complement these funds. One such source of funding for research that has not been taken full advantage of at Lakehead University is foundations. Effective Foundation Fundraising/ Proposal Writing On October 6, 1989, Dr. Henry kervall, School of Outdoor Recreation nd Prof. Mary Lou Kelley, Department of Social _work, prc~ntcd a workshop on Effective Foundation Fundraising/ Proposal Writing for the Lakchcad University community. The workshop was based on a two day seminar sponsored by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. What is a foundation? A foun_dation is a non-government, nonprofit or_ganization with funds (usually from a single source, either an individual, a family, or a corporation) and a P:ogram managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, charitable, religious, or other activities serving the common welfare, primarily through the making of grants. Undoubtedly, many areas of r~scarch do qualify under this definition. The process of fundraising through foundations is quite different than fundraising through the traditional research funding agencies. As was ~~t~d by Dr. Akcrvall and Prof. Kelley, 1'. 1s m~portant for fundraisers seeking financial support through foundations to und~rstand how and why they give. Extensive research must be done before grantee can approach a prospective .oundation. Knowing where to begin your research, how to approach the granter, and ways to present your case C r November 1989 is crucial for positive fundraising results. As well, success is dependent on the rapport developed with the foundation. Therefore foundation fundraising should be planned with a long-term perspective.The External Relations office has realized the importance of foundation fundraising and has responded by establishing the position ?f ~o~ndatio~s Officer on campus. This md1v1dual will be key to assisting rcsearc~ers interested in approaching foundations. As well, the Office of Research and Graduate Studies will be working closely with this individual, so that we can keep the research community aware and updated as to the research opportunities that arise through foundations. Both offices arc equipped with the latest "Canadian Directory to Foundations", which is filled with useful facts and figures, advantageous in researching foundations. Dr. Akcrvall and Prof. Kelley have been so kind to again volunteer their time to present the workshop on Foundation Fundraising for those individuals that could not attend the last one. I recommend that anyone interested in raising funds for research projects attend this informative workshop. The workshop is scheduled to take place on January 2, 1989. Further information will be circulating. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SOOAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNOL (SSHRC) Communications Division: Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council offers limited support to conference organizers to help defray travel and subsistence costs of presenters and formal respondents at a conference, as well as some administrative expenses. Value: Avcragc $5000 Tenable: Canada Area of Study: Humanities, Social Sciences, Professional Programs, Human, Social Development, Law Restrictions: Canadian Citizen or permanent Copie~ Required by Agency: Original Deadline: June 30 for Conferences held from October-February, October 30 for Conferences held from March-June, March 30 for Conferences held from July-October. CANADA: DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS Science Subvention Program The purpose of this program is to promote university participation and graduate studies in fisheries, marine, and aquatic research, especially in those areas where universities offer specialized skills and facili ties. Value: Varies depending on project Tenable: Canadian UniversitiesArea of Study: Fisheries, Marine Science, Economics Copi_es Required by Agency: Original plus two copies Deadline: December·1, 1989 CANADA: ENVIRONMENT Atmospheric Environment Service Science Subvention Program The objecti vc of the AES Science Subvention Program is to promote and support the development and mainten~ncc of research, and the provision of highly qualified manpower in meteorology and atmospheric science. Value: Varies Duration: One ycar(renewable) Tenable: Canadian Universities Area of Study: Atmospheric Processes, Air Quality, Inter-Environmental, Meteorological Services, Canadian Climate Copies Required by Agency: Original plus nine copies Deadline: January 15 Water Resources Research Support Program The Inland Waters Directorate will accept proposals to undertake research consistent with its responsibility to plan and participate in national water management programs. The Directorate's own research program provides operational managers with the neccs.sary information for this purpose and the Water Resources Research Support Program is designed to complement the in-house program. Value: $12,500 to $25,000 Duration: One year Tenable: Canada A~ca of Study: Natural, Physical, Social Sciences Copies Required by Agency: Original plus three copies Deadline: December 3 CANADA: HEALTH AND WELFARE National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Research Projects The primary objective of the NHRDP program is to support scientific activities designed to provide information needed by the Department to fulfil its statutory functions and responsibilities. Research projects arc original investiga- AGORA - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - Page 9 �lions undertaken on a systematic basis to test specific hypotheses. Value: Depending on project Duration: Two years (renewable) Tenable: Canada Area of Study: Biochemistry, Health Information Science, Nursing Qualifications: Ph.D or equivalent Copies Required by Agency: Original plus eight copies Deadline: December 1 Value: $20,000 - $25000 maximum per year Duration: Three years maximum Tenable: Canada Arca of Study: Biological and physical sciences, social and behaviour sciences, education, recreation, public health, administration. Copies Required: original p lus six copies Deadline: December 15 National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Demonstration Projects Demonstration Projects involve the implementation and evaluation of innovations in the organization or delivery of health services Value: Varies depending on project Duration: Up to three years (not renewable) Tenable: Canada Arca of Study: Biochemistry, Health Information Science, Nursing Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent Copies Required by Agency: Original plus eight copies Deadline: December 1 ONTARIO: MINISTRY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Program of Ontario-Quebec Projects of Exchange The Ontario-Quebec Commission for Cooperation will continue to encourage exchanges in educational and cultural matters between the Governments of Ontario and Quebec. To meet this objective, the following programs have been established: Co-operation and Joint Research Projects and Educational Exchanges. Deadline: January 12, 1989. National Welfare Grants: Research Project Grants The purpose of the research project grant is to conduct research related to reducing problems or improving responses to social welfare problems. Value: Depends on project Duration: One year (renewable to three years) Tenable: Canada Arca of Study: Child Care, Nursing, Social Work, Health Information Science Restrictions: Canadian citizen or permanent resident status Copies Required by Agency: Original plus four copies Deadline: December 1, 1989 CANADIAN FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE INSTITUTE The mission of the Canadian Fi tncss and Lifestyle Research Institute is to promote, develop and enable the creation and delivery of knowledge concerning physical activity, fitness and the inter-relationships between physical activity, fitness, lifestyle and health to enhance the well-being of Canadians. More specifically, the mandate pertains to the determinants and to the factors and processes affecting the preparation for and participation in physical activity as well as the outcomes of participation, and the use of this knowledge in the development of programs and services. ONTARIO: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION Highway Safety Research Grant Program The Ministry of Transportation Highway Safety Research Grants is a program of the Coordinator of Highway Safety. The purpose of this gran~ is to encourage basic and applied research on behavioural, economic and social aspects of highway safety, from educational activities to theoretical problems of traffic accident analysis. Value: $20,000 Tenable: Ontario universities Area of Study: Economics, Engineering, Geography, Medicine, Psychology, Sociology Deadline: January 12, 1989 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) Research Fellowships in Science and Technology The Fellowships Program provides opportunities for research scientists and engineers of NATO countries to pursue their work or to continue their training at the most prestigious laboratories and institutions in other countries. At present four types of fellowships may be supported: Basic, Advanced, Senior and Senior Guest Value: Varies according to country and duration Duration: Basic - One year. Advanced - Six months minimum, Senior - Three months - minimum. Senior guestThree weeks minimum. Tenable: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United StatcsArea of Study: Applied Sciences, Bchaviourial Sciences, Social Sciences, Chemistry, Gcosciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics. Deadline: December 31, 1989 J THE CANADIAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION Scholarships and Grants for Studies and Research in Scandinavi.1 The Canadian Scandinavian Foundation invites applications for studies and research in Scandinavian countries for the 1990-91 academic year. Applications must reach the Secretary not later than January 31, 1990 and recipients must use their scholarships or grants before May 1991. Contact the research office for a detailed list of scholarships offered. Northem Studies Graduate Entrance Awards Dr. Paul Watts. announced that the fo' lowing students have been selected for thc...$5,CXXJ 1989-90 Northern Studies Graduate Entrance Award. Mr. Ibrahim A. Onour, Economics. He will be under the supervision of Professor Norman Bonsor, Economics/Northern Studies. They will be working jointly on a project entitled 'Determining the Optimal Transportation Patterns for fhe Movement of Canadian Export Grain'. Mr. David Ratz, History. He will be under the supervision of Dr. Bruce Muirhead and they will be working on a project entitled 'The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment: The Role of the Militia in the Development of Northwestern Ontario, 1880 to the Present'. Mr. Samuel A. Stephenson, Biology. He will be under supervision of Dr. W. Momot and they will be working on the project entitled 'Effects of Past Deglaciation on the Present Distribution of Fish within the Sibley Peninsula: Implications for the Tourism Development Proposals for Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Northwestern Ontario'. Ms. Erica North, Biolo$Y. Ms North will be under the supervision of Ors. Malek (Biology) and Kronberg (Geology) researching a project entitled 'Tree Seedling Fertilization with Crushed Rock and Nutrient-Enriched Rock Slags.' Ms. Katherine Jones, Forestry. She will be under the supervision of Dr. H. G. Cummint,J researching the project entitled 'Forest Management and Its Effects on Nest Sites of Bald Eagles in Northwestern Ontario.' Pagel0 - - - - - - -- - - - -- - -- - AGORA - - - -- - -- - - - - -- November 1989 �Forum ~0 ~. Don Carpenter Department of Sodat Wo,k ~ ~ PYRAMIDS A ~ (chicken farms). While a review of all their findings isn't ('"_;.,.~ -✓ In a course I teach on administration, we begin by looking at what pyramids have to do with human organizing. Hearing that all human organizations, from families to large corporations and governments, are organized and function according to a pyramidal pattern is a revelation to some students, but old hat to others. We talk about how the pyramid is steeper in some organizations with leadership, power and privilege concentrated upward, but flatter in others where some things usually associated with rank arc more evenly distributed throughout the organization. A question from students usually arises early-on in the course about why organizations in this day and age aren't generally flattening their pyramids in keeping with the increasing societal emphasis on human equality. Happily, the answer is that many organizations are indeed flattening their pyramids and becoming more collegial and democratic in how they arc organized and operated. But if many organizations arc flattening their structures, there arc many that aren't. Why then, arc some streamlining r- heir pyramids and others aren't? The answer may be quite simple, if hard to swallow for some. Based on the studies of two prominent investigators in the field of management, Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman, it looks like the organizations that streamline, do so because they are smart, and those that don't streamline, retain their steep management structures because they aren't so smart. This may sound a bit harsh, but in their best selling book, In Search of Excellence, Peters and Waterman make convincing arguments pertaining to organizational success factors that could lead one to conclude this may be exactly the case, whether it's harsh or not. I hope this wets your appetite a bit to know more about Peters and Waterman because this is what the remainder of the column is about - so, here goes. First of all, knowing the study approach they took is important for a full appreciation of their findings. The time-honoured approach for developing a new model of management calls for starting with a set of assumptions about improved management practices, then trying to translate these assumptions into practice in management settings to see how they work. Peters and Waterman, however, decided it was time for a different approach in order to advance the management field and turned the traditional approach squarely around. They first set out to find examples of highly successful organizations and then studied them to see what made them tick. In other words, if you want to succeed, study success. Some have said that their method is so elegantly simple and makes such immanent good sense that it's puzzling why we haven't used it more for improving organizations (and maybe for a lot of other things r ''or that matter). At any rate, Peters and Waterman rather <.!asily found a range of organizations that had wide reputations for having achieved outstanding success. Some were very large (automobile companies) and some very small November 1989 feasible here, those most directly related to the concern about organizational pyramids and their effect on o~ganizational success must be mentioned. In a nutshell, what Peters and Waterman found was that these highly successful companies had indeed flattened their pyramids, and drastically so. They had done this in a variety of ways. For instance, the various roles and functions necessary to make an organization, of whatever kind, grow and thrive were being assigned in these "excellent" companies not on the basis of rank but according to talent and competence. Critical organizational ingredients such as leadership, creativity and innovation were encouraged and nurtured wherever found in the organization, not just in the upper echelons. One of their most interesting findings was the identification of an organizational role they call the "champion." A champion is essentially an innovator whose very nature drives him/her to think about and do things in new and different ways. Not just a creative thinker, the champion is a zealot, and a fanatic about promoting his/her ideas in the company. The companies in Peters and Waterman's studies which had achieved excellence not only allow champions to be champions but deliberately develop a climate to create them, recognizing their extreme value to the company. This approach to developing and utilizing company talent has the effect of flattening the organizational pyramid through a wider distribution of a greater number of critical roles and functions. But how docs flattening the organizational pyramid make companies which do so, the smart ones and those which don't, the not so smart ones? Those which effectively flatten their organizational structures produce superior goods or services and are, therefore, better able to compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Peters and Waterman found this to be the case for companies that sell cars, blue jeans, band-aids, computers, tractors, hamburgers and, yes, even for those "companies" called universities that sell educational products. Those companies, however, which love their steep pyramids so much they can't let them go will be left in the dust by the smart companies which have streamlined. In his most recent book Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution, Peters advocates another aspect of the streamlining process he calls "bureaucracy bashing" which is for the purpose of replacing vertical style management (steep pyramid) with horizontal style management (flat pyramid). I'll end with one of h is bureaucracy bashing prescriptions. See if you like it. I do. Make bureaucracy-demolition fun and participative. Get everyone to nominate forms and procedures for elimination. Have a committee, made up principally of junior line people, assess the suggestions and act on them within a week. Insist that they accept at least 50 percent. Give an award to every individual who makes a nomination, a bigger award for every nomination accepted..... Have a semiannual or annual luncheon or dinner, labelled: "Beating Back Bureaucracy: Luncheon of Irate Red Tape Cutters." (Bronze shears of various sizes would make nice trophies.) AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - P a g e 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the Sponsored by the Centre for Northern Studies, Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering (Chemical) Come early for coffee and donuts SILVER JUBILEE LECTURE SERIES Speaker: Dr. Jim Gellert Topic: "From Jake to Juvenal: The Novels of W. 0. Mitchell" r mbe~~;:~m~~l3, 1989 1 RB 1022, 7:30 pm TUESDAY, 21 LUSUMOVIES RB 1042-8pm Nov 11 & 12 Renegades Nov 18 & 19 Beaches Nov 25 & 26 Rainman Students $2 Others $2.50 FREE CORNWALL CONCERTS Recital Hall -12:30 pm Nov 14 - Heather Morrison, Piano Nov 21 - LU Student Ensembles Nov 28 - Penelope Clark, Flute and Joy Fahrenbruck, Piano THURSDAY,9 MOVIE 'The New North'by Farley Mowat SN 1015 7pm Public invited - admission free TUESDAY, 14 POSITIVE THINKING SEMINAR Leader: Irby Stewart, Positive Communications Inc. Techniques to assist your personal development in order to attain a strong positive attitude in your personal and career dealings 7-lOpm $15 per person LISTENING SEMINAR How to communicate by using the powerful method of listening. You will be able to enhance your abilities at home and the work place by sharpening your listening skills. Presenter: Dan Klassen, Professor, LU 7 - 9 pm, Conference and Seminar Centre $15 per person Call 343-8097 to register FRIDAY, 17SATURDAY, 18 Women's Volleyball, McMaster at LU Fieldhouse - 6:30 pm Women's Basketball - McMaster at LU Fieldhouse - 8:30 pm MONDAY, 20 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Mechanical Pulping Lecture Series Speaker: Dr. Norman Lewis Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Topic: The Structure and Biogenesis of Lignin and Lignans 5pm SN 1015 - WEDNESDAY 6 - 19 EXAMINATIONS THURSDAY,7 Silver Jubilee Symphony Series "Angele Dubeau, Violin" and Peter McCoppin, Principal Guest Conductor Community Auditorium 8pm $22 and S18 THURSDAY, 23 LUSU Birthday Party No 3 Agora 11 :30 pm FRIDAY,24 Lakehead Open Wrestling Tournament 11 am Fieldhouse SUNDAY,26 LU Wind Ensemble Bora Laskin Theatre 8 pm - Tickets $3.50 MONDAY, 27 SILVER JUBILEE LECTURE SERIES Speaker. Dr. J. Rabb Topic: "Canadian Philosophy at the Lakehead" RB 1022-8pm THURSDAY, 16 MEETING Board of Governors 4 pm, Senate Chambers SUNDAY, 3 SILVER JUBILEE "Holiday Magic" Fashion Show and Dessert The Ballroom - Valhalla Inn 7:30pm Fashions by Bev Porters Sportswear Shops Ltd., Hurtig's Furs and Leathers, Kettle Creek Canvas Company and J.B. Evans Ltd. Tickets available from Linda Phillips DECEMBER LUSUMOVIES Dec 2 & 3 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels FRIDAY, 1 End of first term classes Silver Jubilee End of Class and Christmas Social - Main Cafeteria 4pm · Agorl\.. The /\GORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehcad University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when ma tl'ria I is reproduced or quoted. 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J Collaborati '";ood N ve Research 'ews for C • ....... anbou Sayo~·~·;~·t~·~t~d.. blue pages "ound for Gifu ents b ECanada Sea-to:s··..;;············· 3 xpedition begin:a................ 3 • Lakehead :I:.'." Universit~ • _Agor~ THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 5 MAY 1991 (_ Top le~ to right, Lois Wilson, Kenneth Armson, Roberta Bondar, Arn Westlake, Arthur Black and Richard Lyons- A Most Im~~~ e QrOUl> of eanadians at Con"ocatton '91 Continued on page 2 �Convocation '91 is another history-maker The Very Reverend Dr. Lois Wilson will be installed as the University's 5th Chancellor. Honorary degrees will be bestowed upon Dr. Roberta Bondar, the Canadian astronaut from Sault Ste. Marie, who will go on the next space mission as a payload specialist, Arthur Black, the man often referred to as the Leacock of the North, Richard Lyons, the much-loved and respected Native elder, and Kenneth Armson, the man who's name is synonymous with forest management. Title of Fellow of the University will be conferred upon Arn Westlake, well-known Thunder Bay business man and community leader. And if all that is not enough, this's year's graduating class will be the largest in history, 1460 and growing. Black will address the morning convocation and Armson the afternoon session. KEN ARMSON Ken Armson was born in Newtonbrook, Ontario, in 1927. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he began his career as a research forester with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. In late 1952 he joined the Faculty of Forestry at U of T and carried out teaching duties and research in the areas of silviculture and forest soils with a leave of absence for graduate work at Oxford. As a result of his professional and scientific experience and his wide-spread recognition, Mr. Armson was approached by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in 1974 to undertake an in-depth evaluation of their forest management program with emphasis on silvicultural and professional practices. This resulted in the publication of "Forest Management in Ontario 1976", the so-called "Armson Report" recommending the concept of Forest Management Agreements. In 1978, Mr. Armson accepted the post of Special Advisor on Forest Regeneration to the Forest Resources Group of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and was involved in drafting the original agreements and the legislation which brought the Forest Management Agreements into law. As Chief Forester with the Forest Resources Group of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Armson developed a major paper on private land forestry which became a government "green" paper entitled "Private Land Forests, a Public Resource". He has been the recipient of two major awards: in 1978, the Gold Medal award of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, and in 1990, the Ontario Forestry Award from the Ontario Forestry Association and more than one hundred publications and a textbook on forest soils to his credit. ARTHUR BLACK When Arthur Black comes to Thunder Bay, the place he calls his "spriritual hometown", he'll receive his Honorary Doctor of Letters and record a special edition of CBC Radio's Basic Black (aired June 1 at 10:05 am). Black isn't letting his honorary PhD go to his head. "I don't like formality," he says. "Please don't call me Dr. Black. Dr. Art will do." This zany author is best known for his Saturday morning program described as "inspired lunacy, music and interviews every Saturday morning on CBC radio". Black's style and commentary are what appeals to his Canadian listening public. Over a third of a million listeners per week attest to his popularity. Countless others watch him on CBC-TV's "The Journal", while others read his syndicated column cross country in many weekly newspapers. Among Arthur Black's credits are a 1976 Ohio State Award for the best radio children's series; a 1977 George Cadogan Award as the best weekly columnist; and a 1987 National Magazine Award for humour. Page2 Black's award celebrates the benefits that northwestern Ontario has received from Black's long association with it. Yes, he's come a long way since the early 70's when he was a livestock reporter in Toronto. Welcome back, Dr. Black. ROBERTA BONDAR Roberta Bondar received zoology and agriculture degrees from Guelph in 1968, a Masters of Science degree in experimental pathology from the University of Western, a doctorate in neurobiology from the University of Toronto and a medical degree from McMaster in 1977. She worked for six years for the then federal Fisheries and Forestry Department on genetics of the spruce bud worm with reference to the visual system. After internship in medicine at Toronto General Hospital, she completed postgraduate medical training in neurology at the University of Western Ontario, in neuro-ophthalmology at Tufts' New England Medical Center in Boston and at the Playfair Neuroscience Unit of Toronto Western Hospital. She is one of six Canadian astronauts selected in 1983, and began astronaut training in 1984. In 1985 she was named chairperson of the Canadian Lifesciences Subcommittee for Space Station. She is a Civil Aviation medical examiner, a member of the Ontario Premier's Council on Science and Technology, a member of the scientific staff at Sunnybrook Hospital and a Stroke Neuro-Ophthalmology Research Fellow at Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Bondar was chosen as one of two Canadian Payload Specialist candidates who began training in the spring of 1989 for the lML-1 mission. In early 1990, she was designated as the prime Canadian Payload Specialist for this mission scheduled for the near future. RICHARD CHARLES LYONS Born in Fort Frances, Ontario in 1925, Richard Charles Lyo'. is a well-known figure in Northwestern Ontario for his lifelong commitment to stimulating interest and pride in Native culture. ln 1972, Mr. Lyons founded the Lyons Dance Troupe which has since performed for audiences across Canada, the United States, and Europe including members of the Royal Family. Mr. Lyons has been the recipient of two important awards: an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Ministry of Citizenship and the Ministry of Culture and Communications (March, 1989) and a Good Citizenship Award from the Ministry of the Solicitor General (April, 1989). Mr. Lyons, by his countless achievements and selfless dedication to Native cultures, continues to recognize "the need to provide bridges between Native and non-Native communities through the sharing of cultural activities". ARN WESTLAKE Arnold Eugene Westlake was born in Trenton, Ontario in 1930. He joined the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Trenton, Ontario in 1950 and subsequently served at various branches in Ontario. During his career he served as field auditor in the bank's head office; worked in international banking in the Caribbean and the United States; was advertising manager in the head office; and regional superintendent in the Eastern and Northern regions of Ontario. Mr. Westlake became associate dealer for Canadian Tire Corporation in Bolton before transferring to Thunder Bay in 1976. Community involvements have been so extensive there was a farewell tribute for Am and Margaret Westlake at the Community Auditorium prior to his retirement to British Co lumbia. J J AGORA - -- - - -- - -- -- - - - - May 1991 �Around Campus Visiting Lecturer: Geography of the Holy Land scholarships will also be increased to $3,953 from $3,766 per Dr. Yehuda Gradus term. The Summer Course, Geography 3901: Geography of the A major review of OSAP will be undertaken and comtfoly Land (also calendared as Religious Studies 3705) will be pleted by August 1991, will be conducted in consultation with ( mght by a visiting Israeli scholar, Dr. Yehuda Gradus of Ben- students, faculty, administrators, and others who have an Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva. interest in OSAP. The ministry intends to implement major Dr. Gradus completed his B.A. in Geography and Political change in OSAP in time for the 1992-93 academic year. Science at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and his M.A. Some of the issues covered by the review will be: and Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Pittsburgh, Penn- financial eligibility criteria; sylvania (where one of his instructors was Dr. Gilley of - the way student aid is allocated, including an examinaL.akehead's Geography Department). After two years lecturtion of student debt loads; and ing at the Greensburg campus of the University of Pittsburgh, - measures to help non-traditional students, including Dr. Gradus returned to Israel and the new Bcn-Gurion part-time students, those with special needs, single University of the Negev (named for Ben-Gurion, the first . a r e n t s and adult learners. Prime Minister of Israel). He is now Professor in the Depart\ ~ ment of Geography there; the first incumbent of the Harry M. , Levy Chair in Geography and Regional Planning. From 1985 Modem Day Voyageurs Retrace :,, , to 1989, he was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social , the Path of Mackenzie Sciences. Dr. Gradus has published seven books and over forty What do 36 Lakehead University students, 3 assistant expapers and chapters in books; mostly on Israel and especially pedition leaders and one Outdoor Recreation, Parks and the Negev, the arid desert that covers the southern half of Tourism professor, all in voyageur costume equal? The Israel. He has presented scholarly papers all over the world second phase of the "Canada Sea-to-Sea" expedition. These from Belo Horizonte (Brazil) to Lanzhou (China) and from brave explorers, under the guidance of Dr. Jim Smithers, left Melbourne (Australia) to Moscow (USSR) - and has delivered L.akehead University on April 29 to visit Southern Ontario guest lectures at universities in India, South Africa, Belgium, schools, bringing a Stay-in-School message to thousands of the United States and Canada. He was previously at school children, before embarking on the official expedition. Lakehead in the Fall of 1989, giving a paper at the conference The voyage begins in Lachine, Quebec on May 15 and ends in on the Circumpolar North. Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 23. In 1989, 25 Lakehead students, with Dr. Smithers at the "helm", paddled 3500 km from Fort McMurray, Alberta to the Changes to OSAP Arctic Ocean, recreating Mackenzie's first journey down th.e Part-time students will receive larger transportation and river that now bears his name. In 1992 the expedition team personal living allowances. In previous years, part-time travels from Winnipeg to Peace River, Alberta and in 1993 ( udents got a percentage of the full-time allowance, based on from Peace River to Bella Coola, British Columbia. what percentage of a full course load they were taking. Now The voyageurs will perform their Jiving history roadshow they will receive the same amount as full-time students. across Canada. The full two hour programme includes a Changes to the way Ontario utilizes the Canada Student thirty minute historical drama, complete with songs, stories Loan program will make an extra $36 million in loans availand dances, centred around an historical encampment. able to Ontario students. Because we will now be allowing The pre-€xpedition performances in the Midland area, additional expenses, single students will receive a $28 per Toronto and London have played to enthusiastic crowds and week miscellaneous allowance and married and sole-support despite a little rainy weather the spirits of the voyageurs parents will be eligible for an additional maintenance allowhaven't been dampened. Says expedition member Cliff ance of $634 per child if they have one or two children and Britton, "it's thrilling to see the kids' eyes wide with excite$1,248 if they have three or four children. ment when we do our interpretations." The number of Ontario Graduate Scholarships will be increased by 100 from 1200 to 1300 and the amount of the qJ As they say in Japan...Sayonara! The link between Lakehead University and the Gifu 'This is an opportunity I cannot pass up," said Kristin. University for Education and Languages in Japan keeps The two are considered special guests and their airfare, growing stronger. Last summer the two post-secondary accommodation and academic fees will be paid for by Gifu institutions signed a General Agreement charting the comUniversity. mitment of both facilities to establish faculty, administrative fj, 1,.. V and student exchanges as well as joint workshops. The I' inaugural activity within the recently signed student ex;,I change agreement. I ' Cindy Smith, fourth year Concurrent Education and ·1/ Kristin Graver, second-year Political Studies, travelled to the Pacific Rim on May 1 and will stay until July 31 . The city of Gifu is located on the island of Honshu, approximately 40 t miles inland and west of Tokyo. The students will receive basic instruction in Japanese and in tum, will act as instructors for English Language classes offered by the university. They will live with Japanese families for their entire stay. The students are, understandably, very excited about the Cindy Smith, left, and Kristin Graver study the map prior to new world they are encountering this summer. departure. . - U l ., y ~.✓; May 1991 AGORA - - - - - -- -- - - - -- -- - - Page 3 �Program Encourages Young Students to Consider Eneineertn, Careers Laurentian University will receive a $4,000 grant from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines to assist with its Engineering Awareness Program for senior elementary school students. The program is aimed at Grade 7 and 8 students who may be still deciding whether to enter technical programs in high school. In May 1990, about 200 Grade 7 and 8 students from four Sudbury area schools attended the pilot program at the Laurentian University School of Engineering. Students participated in specially formatted labs for one day that gave them a taste of engineering and exposed them to computer-aided design, ventilation, flotation, pyrometallurgy, fluid mechanics and surveying. Engineering students and technical staff provided the instruction, and at the end of the program students received a diploma and a brass medallion that they had cast and moulded themselves. Response to the pilot prgram from students, parents, teachers and school board consultan ts was positive. This year, Laurentian wants to increase the number of participating students to about 400 by extending the sessions from the original three days to five. The university also intends to hire engineering students as instructors again. At least half will be women, who will serve as positive role models for the young female students. "This initiative is helping break down the stereotypes associated with a mining career and will therefore encourage young people to seriously consider furthering their education in this field", said Mines Minister Gilles Pouliot. "By ensuring a stock of competent young professionals for years to come, the mining industry will be the long-term beneficiary of initiatives s uch as this". The Sudbury Chapter of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has also pledged a grant of $1 ,000 to assist with this project. J Vending Contract Awarded In the spring, the university tendered its contract for the provision of campus vending services for the next three years. Twin City Refreshments Ltd. was the successful bidder and will replace Red Carpet Food Services as the campus vending contractor. Government Announces Native Postsecondary Education and Training Strategy The Ontario Government will provide $3.1 million this year to initiate a strategy aimed at removing barriers within the postsecondary education system that limit the educational and training achievements of Native students. The strategy is designed to encourage postsecondary institutions to work in partnership with Native communities to increase their role in decision making, program development, and developing admissions criteria. It will also provide Native organizations with funding to cover costs associated with their involvement in the implementation of the strategy. "We want to increase the participation and completion rates of Native people in college and university programs", said Dr. Allen, the Minister of Colleges and Universities. "To accomplish this our postsecondary institutions must work together with Native organizations to increase their sensitivity to Native culture and issues and increase the extent of participation of Native people in decisions affecting Native postsecondary education". ) Host a Japanese University Student Japanese university students participating in a month-long summer language program at Lakehead University are placed with a homestay family for two weeks. Homestay begins Friday, August 9, 1991 and continues through to Friday, August 23, 1991. If you would like to open your home to two of these students and show them some Canadian hospitality, please call the Continuing Education Department at 343-8068. Some remuneration is offered to cover expenses. Page 4 AGORA----- - -- - -- - - - - - M e,y 1991 �RESEARCH NEWS CARIBOU MAN: Dr. Harold Cumming Protection of the rare and elusive woodland caribou hns brought together two government departments, researchers, biologists, private industry and a concerned graduate student r Harold Cumming was born on Manitoulin Is1and and perhaps that island beginning was the root of his lifelong curiosity about the world around him. He argues that it was the illustrated book, The Living Forest, which he read as a small boy, that had the most profound influence on his life. I-I.is education includes studies at the University of Toronto, Michigan State and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He has been teaching in the School of Forestry since 1973. As a wildlife biologist, his work has been largely with animals of the deer family, moose, white-tailed deer and caribou, but it also includes eagles and beavers. According to Professor Cumming, "it is the caribou situation, however, that is critical." _ A unique three-year •artnership study by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Buchanan Forest Products and Lakehead University will study the effects of timber harvest activity on the traditional wintering grounds used by woodland caribou near Armstrong. The partnership includes Dr. Cumming and his graduate student, Bruce Hyer, Regional Wildlife Biologist Tim Timmerman and employees at Buchanan, a locally owned and operated company with its head office in Thunder Bay. The study is being jointly funded by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities through the University Research Incentive Fund (URIF), MNR and Buchanan with the total value of the project estimated at $150,000 over three years. It was 1958 when Cumming, then district MNR biologist at Gerald ton, first started to look for caribou around Lake Nipigon. In his own words: "by 1978, I had to admit we hadn't learned much in the last 20 years." His first major caribou project began in 1978: a partnership project that included researchers from time in to the winter behaviour of caribou. Old and new studies indicate that one of Ontario's rarest mammals, the woodland caribou, is unusually sensitive to advancing civilization. In his article CARIBOU COUNTRY, Cumming noted that people are always astonished to discover that woodland caribou live within 100 miles of Thunder Bay! The article provides detailed information about the woodland caribou and the importance of forest management to guarantee their survival in this area of North western Ontario. Cumming believes that the herd he's been studying numbers about 100. 'The herd is holding it's own, and there is some risk involved with the controlled study, 'There is something immoral about using the forest in such a way that it drives out the natural inhabitants." Lakehead University, the Canadian Forestry Service and the Nipigon District MNR. That project investigated where caribou lived in the area surrounding the upper half of Lake Nipigon. In 1981, he conducted another study, also with Nipigon District, and supported by Great Lakes Forest Products and the World Wildlife Fund, but this but we won't know until we try it." Background information provided by the MNR and Cumming indicate that the decline of caribou was probably due to a combination of human disturbance factors including hunting and land clearing, increased predation by wolves due to increased moose and deer densities, disease and change of habitat through logging and fire. The tagging portion of the project is not an easy task. In July, the caribou will be chased from the islands into the water where motor boats have proven the most successful method of tagging. Admitting it sounds a bit like a "roundup complete with a lassoo", Cumming argues that it's the most effective method with the least amount of stress to the animal. Their research findings will be directly applicable to forest and wildlife planning for the Armstrong area and assist in planning future timber management operations which will allow accessing and transporting wood with minimum impact on the caribou. "Effective caribou management will require that foresters, wildlife biologists, planners and technical staff have a high level of understanding of caribou ecology." �LEADER: New group has a closer look at ecology and evol ution issues There may not be a lot of food, but Dr. Azzim Mallik, Department of Biology, will assure you there is a lot of food for thought. During the winter term, an enthusiastic group of Lakehead University faculty, graduate students and Ministry of Natural Resources researchers met every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research boardroom to discuss various contemporary issues related to the topics of ecology and the environment. The group calls itself the Lakehead Ecology and Evolution Discussions on Environmental Research (LEADER). LEADER is made-up of approximately 15-20 people. At each session, a member of the group is asked to lead the discussion on a specific issue and he/she talks for 15-20 minutes to introduce the subject, controversy around it, and its academic and practical implications. The presentation is followed by a very lively discussion. Topics of discussion range from sociology-geography, to hard core theoretical aspects of ecology and evolutionary thinking, to scientific travel accounts in the eroded highlands of Turkey or India. Questions always seem to arise such as, "How do we determ ine species behaviour, population regulations, species extinction, and adverse impacts of humans on the environment?" And most importantly, "How can environmental degradation be stopped?" All suggestions are welcome and everyone's opinions and comments have equal importance. Dr. Mallik states, "I soon realized how much there is to know about the things that arc slightly away from my own little world of specialization. Every Thursday lunch hour opened my eyes in more than one way, as I am sure it did to many others in attendance." Dr. Doug Morris is to be commended for this successful initiative and the Centre for Nor thern Studies for the coffee and donuts. Thanks are also due the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research for providing the excellent meeting facilities. LEADER members invite all interested students, facu lty and staff to join them when these talks resume in the fail. SSHRC RESEARCH AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED! SSHRC has recently announced the res~lts of the 1991 /92 Research Grants competition. In total, the Grants Selection Committees recommended to SSHRC that four Lakehead University researchers be funded . However, due to the increasing numbers of researchers applying to the Council for limited federal research dollars, many deserving rescard1 proposals were not funded. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies would like to take this opportunity to commend all researchers for their efforts in this year's competition. ) Dr. Livio Di Matteo Dr. Thomas Dunk NEW SHHR C RESEARCH GRANTS Dr. Livio Di Matteo, Department of Economics - "Wealth Holding in Ontario: 1892". D r. Thomas Dunk, Centre for Northern Studies/Sociology - Native Labour in the Early Industrial Economy of Northwestern Ontario: 1850 - 1950". Dr. Patricia Jasen, Department of History - Canadian Cultural History; the relationship between economic and cultural factors examined in specific contexts, such as the tourist ind us try". Dr. Harun Rasid, Department of Geography - Flood Control Controversy in Bangladesh: Floodplain Residents' Perception of mega-projects, miniprojects and indigenous adjustments". Page 2 Dr. Patricia Jasen Dr. Harun Rasul SSHRC GRANTS RENEWED F OR 1991 /92 Dr. Patricia Jasen, Department of History, Canada Research Fellowship. Dr. John O'Meara, Department of Education - Research Grant: "Derivational Morphology of Northwestern Ontario Ojibwe". Dr. Robert Payne, School of Outdoor Recreation - Research Grant: "Social Profiles of Wildlife-Related Recreation Activity in Canada, 1981 - 1988". INTERNATIONAL GRANT ASSISTS DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE MONITOR Dr. Laurie Garred, Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded an international collaborative travel grant by External Affairs and International Trade Canada's program, Going Global Europe 1992. Through this program, university researchers are invited to explore, establish or consolidate links between Canada and Europe in the field of science and techn ology. Dr. Garred spent a sabbatical year in 1988-89 with an interdisciplinary group of physicians and engineers at the University of Mon tpellier, France, on several problems related to the treatment of patien ts with failed kidneys. Dr. Garred plans to continue h is research col""\ laborations with his French colleagues, to develop a prototype urea monitor, a .J project which was initiated d uring his sabbatical leave. The success of this project could lead to a commercial device w ith worldwide ~arketing potential. - - -- - - - - -- -- - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - -- -- - - -- - -- - - M ay 1991 �RESEARCH CONTRACTS AWARDED Dr. Peter Duinker, Chair in Forest Management and Policy, School of Forestry, has been awarded a research contract by e Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' Northern Forest ( velopment Group, entitled "Marten Habitat Supply nal ysis in Timmins" . Dr. Duinker believes that proper integration of wildlife values with timber values in forest management is unlikely to occur unless forest managers are able to forecast quantitatively the temporal and spatial responses of wildlife habitat carrying capacities to alternative management strategics. The objective of this study is to develop and test a dynamic habitat simulator to forecast marten carrying capacity responses to forest-management strategies. Dr. Gary Murchison, School of Forestry, has been awarded a research contract by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Northern Region cntitlcd,-"Forest Harvesting Residue Sampling Methodology". The objectives of this study arc: 1) to review the technology of conducting forest harvest residue surveys and fuel wood surveys at the stand level or clearcut level; 2) to evaluate the relevancy of specific methodologies to estimate residue and infractions of the Crown Timber Act as a result of harvesting; and 3) to develop and test an economical and statistically justifiable system of estimating logging residues in cut-over areas of Northern Ontario. Dr. Murchison states, "Logging residue, whether due to uneconomic or defective products or due to wasteful practices may offer an impediment to subsequent silvicultural treatment and may result in charges being laid against an operator'' . Dr. Murchison has also been awarded a research contract by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' Northern ? rest Development Group, to compute and evaluate mer_mtable tree volume estimates for jackpine, based on the Honer's volume function. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THE CANADA COUNCIL The Killam Program The Killam awards of the Canada Council are intended to support scholars of exceptional ability engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. Two categories of awards are offered under the Killam Program: The lzakk Walton Killam Memorial Prizes and The Killam Research Fellowships. The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prizes are intended to honour eminent Canadian scholars actively engaged in research, whether in industry, government agencies, universities or elsewhere. Three prizes are available to be awarded in each of the following areas: the natural sciences; engineering; and the health sciences. Only Canadian citizens are eligible for this honour. The prizes provide $50,000, to be used as desired by the recipients. Scholars cannot apply for this G S A .,_ award on their own behalf, but must be nominated by three experts in their fields. The deadline for submitting a nomination is June 30, 1991. Killam Research Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis to support researchers in any of the following broad fields: humanities; social sciences; natural sciences; health sciences; engineering, and studies linking any of the di_sciplincs within these broad fields. The purpose of the Killam Research Fellowship is to provide released time to an individual scholar who wishes to pursue independent research. This fellowship provides partial or full salary repla_cement, to a maximum of $53,000, for up to two years. Applicants must be Canadian citizens. Permanent residents must present evidence of the intention to stay in Canada after the period covered by the award. The deadline for submitting applications is June 30, 1991. MRC RECOMMENDATION ON ANIMAL RESEARCH The Medical Research Council of Canada has published a Discussion Paper on the Use of Animals in Research. The paper discusses the need to use animals in research and makes recommendations about their treatment. The report aims at ensuring the humane care, use, and treatment of research animals. While the guidelines are voluntary, MRC and NSERC will refuse funds or withdraw them from any researchers it supports who do not abide by them. Copies of the report are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS FACULTY APPOINTMENT TO OCGS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE D r. Jim Stafford, Department of Sociology has been appointed, beginning July 1, 1991, to a three-year term as a member of the provincial graduate Appraisal Committee by the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies. The Appraisal Committee is responsible for periodically reviewing all existing Ontario graduate programs to ensure they are maintaining a good quality program as well as review all applications for new graduate programs. Lakehead University is fortunate to have continuous representation on the Appraisal Committee. Dr. John Jamieson is to complete his three-year membership on June 30, 1991. During his last year, Dr. Jamieson was Chair. RECENTLY COMPLETED GRADUATE STUDENT THESES STRAW, Geoffrey (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Marg Sellick Thesis Title: Relaxation and Guided Imagery for the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Mutual Appreciat ion for Grad Student s and Profs The Annual Spring Graduate Student Barbecue, hosted by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the Graduate Student Association was held on Thursday, 4 April 1991. A large number of faculty, graduate students and their families were in attendance. Ms. Maria Farno, President of the Graduate Student Association, presented the award for May 1991 - - - - - - - - - -- - -- Favourite Professor of 1990-91 to Drs. Ken Brown and Peter Duinker of the School of Forestry, and to Dr. Marg Se~ck, Department of Psychology. The awards for Outstanding Graduate Student of 1990-91 went to Maria Kostakos, Departrnent of Psychology and Patrick Matakala, School of Forestry. The names of the professors and graduate students will be engraved on a special plaque, which is located in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. F.ESEARCH NEWS - - - - -- - -- -- - -- -- Page 3 �Upcoming Deadline Dates Quick Reference Research Opportunities University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 Asia-Pacific Research Fund - Open World Health Organization; Fellowships - June 30, 1991. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime, but 2 months prior to when training begins. World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance fund on New Information Technologies - Open CIDA International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Research Grants (April 15 and October 15). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) - deadline changed to June 1, 1991; Conferences and Workshops - any time after April 1, 1991; Aids Research Program - March 15 and September 15, 1991; and Career Awards - July 31, 1991. Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 months for processing World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund January 1, April 1,July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services: Northern Bursary Program -June 7, 1991. UPCOMING CONFERENCES Social Science Federation of Canada 1991 Conference September 27 - 29, 1991, Ottawa The theme of this year's conference is Public Awareness of Social Sciences. For a number of years, there has been a debate within the Federation about the importance of popularizing social science research and bridging the gap between the academic community and the public. On the whole, the academic community agrees with the need to inform the public, government and the private sector about the importance of social science research and the relevance of its findings to the well-being of our society. Conference topics include: Communicating Scientific ideas Through the Media, Universities and Social Science Awareness and Social Sciences: the View from the Hill. Japan Science and Technology Fund - EAITC/ISTC/NSERC - Open, but allow 3 months for processing. Killam Program of the Canada Council: Research Fellowships - June 30, 1991 and The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prizes -June 30, 1991. National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open FAREWELL WISHES The Office of Research and Graduate Studies would like to thank Mrs. Connie Hartviksen for her energy and commitment to the activities of the Office during her time as Interim Research Officer and most recently, as Special Projects Research Officer. We regret that multiple commitments have made it impossible for her to continue in this position. Many thanks, Connie! National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund - Open NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15,July 15, October 15 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nursing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RN As -Open Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSHRC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Management Studies Open Page 4 ) - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - -- -- -- - -- - - - May 1991 .J �Faces Darlene Althoff (ext. 8153) recently ined the Office of the Registrar as ,e Information Services Co-ordinator. The position is fairly new and was created as a result of organizational changes in the office. Althoff is responsible for the management and supervision of the Information Centre, counter and staff and provides support to the Liaison staff. '1t's very busy here - even now. l'm glad I didn't start in September!" Originally from Thunder Bay, Althoff moved to Ottawa to attend tJ'le University of Ottawa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and French. Following graduation, she worked for the federal government in the Government Information Centre. From 1987 until recently Althoff worked for a member of Parliament but is happy to be back home. "I'm looking forward to going to the cottage on a frequent basis again." Althoff enjoys spending her leisure time with her 7month old daughter, Sarah. C The Department of Music Receives Canadian Music Scores The Department of Music, with funds administered by the Centre for Northern Studies, has purchased over 450 scores of Canadian music from the Canadian Music Centre in Toronto. Printed editions comprise about one-third of the collec)n, while facsimiles of autographs and manuscripts make p the rest. The scores, which include solo, chamber and orchestral works, choral pieces and operas from the late nineteenth-century to the present day, include works by John Weinzweig, Murray Schafer, Harry Somers, Claude Champagne and Serge Garant, and compositions by younger composers like Rodney Sharman, Glenn Buhr and Alexina Louie. Two years ago the Department received a donation from Radio Canada International of over 130 records and compact discs of Canadian music. The Department of Music Reference Library will now have scores to accompany most of these recordings. In addition to the new scores, the Reference Library houses a 24-volume facsimile collection of the complete works of S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte (donated by the EckhardtGramatte foundation 1988), facsimile reprints of the complete works of Harold Wevers and Aris Carastathis, signed copies of several works by John Weinzwieg and over 250 records, tapes and discs of Canadian music. In the past year the Department of Music's third-year course on music and musicians of Canada, the Canadian content on the Cornwall Concert Series (premieres by Aris Carastathis and Harold Wevers, along with works by Malcolm Forsyth, TaJivaldis Kenins, Gerhard Wuensch, Jacques Hetu, Walter Buczynski and Bruce Shavers), the sponsorship of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra's premiere of" A Giant's Dream" by Aris Carastathis, the Canada Music Week concert featuring the Thunder Bay Chambers Players, guest lectures by composers Harry Freedman and John Weinzweig, ( we all contributed to the Department of Music's growing ,eputation as a leader in the promotion and dissemination of Canadian music. C May 1991 Laird Van Damme was recently appointed the Director of the Ontario Advanced Forestry Program. No stranger to the university, Van Damme graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 1982 and Masters in 1985. He was a term lecturer at the university in 88/89. Prior to his appointment, Van Damme was General Manager at KBM Forestry Consultants in the l.!!'!11!1!!1!!!~~ ~ ~~ = ~ city. The Ontario Advanced Forestry Program was designed to develop resource managers' skills through a comprehensive study of the biology, ecology, economics and silviculture of contemporary forest management. The program began functioning in September 1990 and consists of six program modules. It is administered jointly through Lakehead University and the University of Toronto and is funded by the Ministry of Natural Resources. "I had a choice between operating out of Lakehead or out of Toronto, " says Van Damme. "J chose Thunder Bay because I know the university well and I like the area." The program modules expose resource managers to the theoretical underpinnings of their practice. "It's purpose is to stimulate ways of problem-solving. We want to interest them in looking at more creative solutions. It's important that managers be as current as possible so they can better meet society's expectations," says Van Damme. The fourth module, led by Prof. Bob Day, was held in early· May at Lakehead University and dealt with the principles and practices of Forest Regeneration. "What's Happening in the Library?" Are you or is someone you know interested in attending a particular college or university, or interested in enrolling in a particular course or program? You can now search the Ministry of Colleges and Universities publication "Horizons: Guide to Postsecondary Education in Ontario" on a microcomputer. This program contains the same information as the print copy. You can find out about any institution, course or program in Ontario. (Graduate programs have been excluded from this package.) This package is quite simple to use and very graphic in its presentation. The software is designed to be user friend ly through the use of the Commander who is always on the screen to show you what you can do at any point. This package is loaded on the microcomputer in the Government Publications room on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. Instructions are located beside the workstation and assistance is available at the Information Desk. Why not give it a try!!! Tours Did you know that the Reference Department of The Chancellor Paterson offers guided tours and instructions sessions? If you would like to arrange for a tour or session, contact the Orientation/Off Campus Services Librarian at 343-8147. AGORA------ - - - - -- - - -- - - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications Special Projects/Awards Publications Dr. Said Easa, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, is the author of the following publications: "Modelling of Stadia Surveying with Incomplete Intercepts", 1990, Vol. 116, No. 3, "Pyramid Frustum Formula for Computing Volumes at Roadway Transition Areas", 1991, Vol. 117, No. 2, and "Discussion: Application of Graph Theory to Computer-Assisted Mapping", 1991, Vol. 117, No. 2, all in the Journal of Surveying Engineering, ''Extension of AASHTO Remaining Llfe Methodology of Overlay Design", Transportation Research Board (TRB) Journal, No. 1272, 1990, "Note on an Optimization Model for Pavement Marking Systems", European Journal of Operational Research, 1991, Vol. 51, "Discussion: Geometry of Corner Lot Curves", 1990, Vol. 50, No. 3, "Discussion: On the Average Height in Volume Computations", 1990, Vol. 50, No. 3, "Discussion: Partitioning of Pie-Shaped Lots", 1991, Vol 51, No. 1, "Generalized Geometry of Corner Lot Curves", 1991, Vol. 51, No. 1, and "Unified Design of Vertical Parabolic Curves", 1991, Vol. 51, No. 2, all in the Journal of Surveying and Land Information Systems. He is also the author of a paper entitled "Practical Optimization Model for Realigning Railway Horizontal Curves", Journal of O vil Engineering Systems, Vol. 8, 1991. The model maximizes curve smoothness and ride quality and minimizes the work of the maintenance crew. Dr. Easa presented the following papers at the Annual TRB Conference, January 12-17, 1991, Washington, D.C.: "Sight Distance Model for Unsymmetrical Sag Curves", "Sight Distance Model for Unsymmetrical Crest Curves", and "Lateral Oearance to Vision Obstacles on Horizontal Curves". These papers were also accepted for publication in the TRB Journal in 1991. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, presented a paper entitled "Masking and Mapping the Prairie Landscape: Fragments in 2 and 3 Dimensions" at the British Association for Canadian Studies Annual Conference, April 12 - 14, at the University of Nottingham. Dr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been invited to join the delegation of North American scientists to visit this fall the mining and ore processing operations in the Magadan and Noril'sh areas in the Soviet Union. The visit is being arranged by the People to People International in conjunction with the Soviet Ministry of Geology and the Ministry of Mines and Minerals. Appointments The following were approved by the Board of Governors at its meeting on April 29, 1991: Dr. Jane Crossman - Reappointment as Chairman of Physical Education Dr. Norman LaVoie - Reappointment as Director of Physical Education and Athletics Dr. Joseph Stewart- New appointment as Chairman of Anthropology Dr. Glen Carruthers - Reappointment as Chairman of Music Dr. Manfred Kehlenbeck - New appointment as Chairman of Geology All are appointed for a three year period, effective July 1, 1991. Page 6 Dr. J. Stafford's, Department of Sociology, appointment to the Appraisals Committee has been approved by the Ontario _) Council on Graduate Studies. This appointment is for a threE year term commencing September 1, 1991. Travels/Conferences Robert Dilley of the Department of Geography and Margaret Johnston of the Centre for Northern Studies were among over 300 academics, planners and developers attending a conference on "Recreation Trends and Mountain Resort Development" in Vail, Colorado from April 18 to 21. Mr. Dilley gave a paper on "Roads and Traffic in the English Lake District National Park: Problems and Planning Options" and Dr. Johnston one entitled "Diffusion and Difference: Ideas and Behaviour in Mountain Recreation in New Zealand". Ms. Gisella Scalese, Off-Campus/Orientation Librarian at the Chancellor Paterson Library, has been selected to receive a grant of $500 to attend the Canadian Library Association Conference in Montreal. The grant is provided by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries to assist new librarians to attend the annual conference. Geography De partment Field Trip Award The Department of Geography is pleased to announce that it has received a generous donation of $5000 from Mr. A.L. (Pete) Musselman. This money is being used to found a Field Trip Award; money to support an extra-curricular Field Trip to a location or locations of geographical interest. The intention of the Award is to give students the opportunity to see geographical features at first hand without being limited by the content of regular courses. Anyone interested in running a field trip may apply for the , Award, though priority for places on the trip must be given tLJ students registered in a Geography program at Lakehead University. Further information may be obtained from the Department of Geography. Awards Dr. S.A. Mirza, Professor of Civil Engineering was recently elected Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (AC!). The honor was extended to him in recognition of his research towards the advancement of knowledge related to reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, and composite steel-concrete structures. Professor Mirza was invited to receive the honor at the Awards Breakfast during the ACl Spring Convention held in Boston, Massachusetts, March 1622, 1991. The ACI by-laws require that a fellow shall be a person who has made outstanding and distinguished contributions to a concrete-related profession in the areas of research, development, education, design, construction, or management. Those considered for the position are nominated by the Fellows Nominating Committee of the Institute and are elected by the ACT Board of Direction. People's Choice Award Winner Announced The people have voted! For the duration of the Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, from March 27 to April 24, visitors were asked to vote for their favourite work out of the 70 in the show. The votes were tallied after its dosing on April 24, in order to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award, which ·~ has a $50 cash prize. A total of 610 people cast ballots, with ,._.)I the winning piece receiving 15% of the votes. The winner was Barb's Grocery Store by Barbara Reid. AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - May 1991 �Life in the Boreal Forest The Canadian Society of Zoologists met at Lakehead University for the 30th Annual Conference ay 8 to 11. The conference provided a forum for )fessional Zoologists to discuss recent dcve;?~ents in zoology. The conference theme was Life in the Boreal Forest". The plenary symposium was entitled "Climate Change and the Borcal Forest" and included such topics as The Greenhouse Effect: the Need for a Paradigm, by Dr. Tim Ball, University of Winnipeg; Vegetation changes in the Boreal Forest due to Global Warming, Dr. Hank Shugart, University of Virginia; Possible Greenhouse-induced Habitat and Faunal Changes in the Central Taiga of Canada, Dr. Willima Pruitt, University of Manitoba; and Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Lakes and their Catchments, by Dr. David Schindler, University of Alberta. Topics for concurrent sessions included: Ecophysiology and genetics of freshwater bivalves, Transmission strategics of parasites in the Boreal Forest and Zoological Systematics. As part of the conference, Dr. Roil Peterson of Michigan Technological University made a presentation on Wolves of Isle Royale: perils of a small population." APPOINTMENTS After the approval of Senate, the Board of Governors ratified the following Adjunct Professor appointments: Dr. John Jamieson, Department of Psychology, to Physical Education & Athletics; r Ms. Laura Butler, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, to Nursing; Ms. Mary Grace Cino, Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, to Nursing; Ms. Evelyn J. Polcschuk, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, to Nursing; Dr. Ken Abraham, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Dr. Rob Rempel, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Dr. Rob Steedman, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Mr. Dave Morris, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Dr. Wolfgang Haider, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Ms. Rhonda Millikin, Forestry Canada (Sault Ste. Marie), to Forestry; Dr. Keith McClain, Forestry Canada (Sault Ste. Marie), to Forestry; Dr. Stan Navratil, Forestry Canada (Sault Ste. Marie), to Forestry. These arc all our 3 year appointments with the exception of Dr. McClain and Dr. Navratil who are on renewal. Senate Appointments Three faculty were elected to Senate for the three ~ ar term, July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1994: Dr. D. Barry, G. Borradailc and Professor M. L. Kelley. SPECIAL EVENTS by Lynne Peters Maki, Alumni Volunteer Special Events, as it states by its name Are a variety of activities that are increasing in fame Sports, culture and fundraising to name just a few Plus the many other things that the Alumni can do Let's start with sports, it's fun and it's active With curling and goUing our Alumni are participactive The numbers at goU come in at around fifty While curling boasts 96, now isn't that nifty? But this is just the tip of what the Alumni present We work hand in hand with the office of the President To provide activities for our students present and past With hopes that the Alumni Association will continue to last Convocation Eve is a touching affair Graduating students, families and friends arc all there The presented award is a highlight alone As it honours a past grad whose achievements are known The list of recipients includes Dusty Miller, Ron Duhamel, Lome Everett, our society's pillars This year the award goes to anther fine fella We are proud to present it to Tony Petrina The very next day is Convocation itself And once again the Alumni won't sit on the shelf At least twenty-five volunteers in proud succession Marshall and lead the graduating procession But fun and socializing is not all we can do When we get down to work we can turn a looney or two Our Annual Fund Drive has been quite a success And the 90-91 year has been our best fund drive yet Contributions were high so our giving was plenty With scholarships and projects our pockets we empty We're happy to say pride is one of our finest The art work and prints can be seen around campus But don't take a breather 'cause we're not done yet There are other events at which we're adept Students arc assisted during Orientation Week With flea markets and booths where Alumni can speak To let them know what the Alumni is about And that we're here for the joining when they finally get out Our Association is growing, our members increasing With new chapters and new members it's really quite pleasing So to wrap it all up we've been rcaUy busy With reunions and theatre nights our life's been a tizzy But the volunteer dinner in spring is to show All those people who help and to just let them know That without them and all the hours they give The Alumni Association would assuredly not live So, before we put this poem to it's rest Thank you to all who help out, you're truly the best Join the hardworking Alumni Association at Covocation Eve at 8:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. May 1991 AGORA------- - - - - - -- - - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Patricia Trainor at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. D eadline for the June Agora is M ay 15, 1991. - June 25 to August 14- THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY Spring Session - May 1 to June 15 Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m . Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Victoria Day Weekend: Saturday 18 - 11 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 19 1:00 p .rn. to 9:00 p.m. Monday 20 9:00 a.rn. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, 16 - Sunday, 9 Hildegard Whittle-Pflug Regional Artists Series Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Opening reception, Thursday, May 16, 8:00 p.m. Meet Hildegard Whittle-Pflug at this opening of her exhibition Saturday, 25 Trash and Treasure - A Giant Yard Sale Thunder Bay Art Gallery - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the adjacent parking lot on the Confederation College Campus Friday, 31 Annual Alumni Golf Tournament and Supper For all alumni and guests Centennial Golf Course - 5:00 pm Tickets $35 Register before May 24 - 343-8155 Friday, 24 to Sunday June 23 Thunder Bay Art Gallery Organized by FUSION Major exhibition of finest contemporary Canadian work in day and glass Fireworks Weekend: Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 Regional potters will presen t a weekend d isplay of their work, emphasizing techniques f 11 Summer In The Park Concerts in Waverley Park - North Downtown area Begin at 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday concerts from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call the Thunder Bay Parks and Recreation Department at 625-2419 Concert Dates: Tuesday June 25 - Opening Concert Wednesday, July 3 Wednesday, July 10 Sunday, July 14 Tuesday, July 23 - Teddy Bear's Picnic Wednesday, July 24 I) Sunday, July 28 a Wednesday, July 31 0 Wednesday, August 7 Sunday, August 11 - Country & Western Day Wednesday, August 14 - Closing Concert ) 1 j Convocation Eve On Friday, May 24 the Alumni Association welcomes ali 1991 graduating students, their families and friends to attend Convocation Eve on Friday, May 24 in the Faculty Lounge at 8:30 p.m. Convocation Eve is an informal reception designed to give the graduating class an opportunity to meet the 1991 Honorary Degree Recipients, faculty, staff, as well as other members of the Alumni Association. Join us for an evening of fun before the big day! Volunteer Marshalls The Alumni Association still needs a few alumni volun teers to marshall graduands during the annual convocation ceremonies on Saturday, May 25, 1991, at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. If you are interested, call Alumni House at (807) 343-8155. Alumni Scholarship Each year the Alumni Association awards a $5,000 scholarship to an outstanding student entering the first year of an undergraduate degree or diploma program at Lakehead University. Selection is based on the student's leadership ability, community involvement and academic standing during high school years. The deadline for applications is May 31, 1991, and copies of the application form are available at the Office of Alumni Services and at local and district high schools. i Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Depar tment of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder 13ay, Ontario. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-05 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation Convocation 1991 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/143f460e755d602985d26ec0dfd7c136.pdf a22e9a25727e43380785dadb2d1dc872 PDF Text Text Inside: - 3 Guess who's comlng to Convocat.lon '89? 4 Two presidents look back 6 Native students protest '' 11 Centre for Entrepreneurship 1, Tnur,oEK BAY, OffTAKIO VOL. 6 no. 5 MAY 1989 At Long Last! New building for Lakehead tr -- Graphics manager, Ben Kaminski, produced this sketch ofthe Regional Education Centre. The multi-purpose building will be the first major construction project in 17 years. The building will share one wall with the recently approved Student Centre. Construction is expected to begin this /all with a completion d ate in late 1990. Lyn McLeod announces funding for Regional Education Centre A new $5.2 rrtillion building will be going up at Lakehead University. The building will o pen late next year and house the geograprv department, continuing and distance education, classrooms ~ ;ervices for students. Library services will be improved since geography is currently occupying part of the library. Classroom space, which has been concentrated in the Ryan Building, will expand into the n ew centre. The announcement o f a $3.5 million grant towards the building was announced last month by Lyn McLeod, Minister of Colleges and Universities. The funding to Lakchead ends a period of nearly 18 years without major build ing construction and coincides with the highest enrolment in the university's history. President Rose hart said the $1. 7 rrtiUion needed for the project was raised by private donors. About S15 rrtiUion in construction projects will take place over the next few years. Construction of the Northem Forest Biology Research building will be underway soon as the·contract has been awarded to Sentinel Contracting Ltd. for just under $3.5 miJlion. It will be built in the area west o f the library and across from the Regional Education Centre. �Lakehead University. If you are interested in attending, please call Ken Brown at 8639. Report From The President Convocation '89 and Silver Jubilee Opening Ceremonies Dr. Bob Rosebart Major Capital Funding Obviously, I am very pleased with the government's recent approval of the Regional Education Centre project. 'lllis project is needed by Lakehead and has been under consideration by the government for some time. The Ontario Government funding, coupled with the Partners private funds, will allow the Unive rsity lo proceed immediately lo the detailed design and tendering phases of this project in concert with the Campus Centre project. The classroom/office/ specialized space facility will be the first major new academic building on campus in 18 years. Teaching Thinking Skills Last year, the Senate Committee sponsored a very successful workshop in May on Teaching Skills by Professor Brown offorestry and, this year, the Committee is back with what seems to be a stimulating topic. Anyone who teaches at I.akehead University is invited to attend a free twoday workshop in "Teaching Thinking Skills". 'The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Charles E. Wales, Director of the Centre for Guided Design and a Professo r in the College ofEngineeringand the College of Education at West Virginia University. His research on thinking skills and the development of methods to teach those skills have been expressed in twenty-six articles and nine books. He has conducted workshops in guided design and thinking skills to professionals in academia, business, and industry. Dr. Wales has b een invited to Lakehead University by the Senate Committee on Teaching as part of their commitment to providing instructional development opportunities on campus. 'The workshop will be he ld on Wednesday and Thursday, May 24 and 25, 1989, in the Conference Centre at Page 2 May 27, 1989 promises to be a fitting Convocation for Lakehead University's 25th Anniversary. Honorary Degrees will be awarded to Mr. Peter Mansbridge, Ms. Adrienne Clarkson, Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace and Mr. BUI West. A Lakehead University Fellowship will be awarded to Mr. Wallace Bryan. A " major" birthday party will be held at lunch between the morning and afternoon Convocations. There arc rumours that we may participate in the consumption of the world's largest chocolate birthday cake. It's your institution. Come out and enjoy the party! Whlmis Well, I have now attended the mandatory session on "The Workplace Ha:zardous Materials Information System" (WHMIS) that was recently given for Lakehead University faculty. In spite of the fact that it is a legislated requirement (in a democratic society) to participate, I found the conte nt to have interesting applications beyond theworkplace. For example, I will now be somewhat more cautious with WD40. Few of us really appreciate the indirect risks we face each and every day. Research in Small Universities Conference I.ate in April, I.akehead University was host to a national conference on Research in Small Universities. More than 120 participants from every region of Canada were registe red, and both the Presidents at S.S.H.RC. and N.S.E.RC. were keynote speakers. Lakehead University Float Look for the Lakehead University SilverJubilee Float in the Sunday, May 14, Shrine Parade. If I can get my car started, your President will be driving a vehicle appropriate to our Silver Ju• bilee. AGORA Royal LePage Run for Women Look also for the Silver Jubilee Team in t~e Royal LePage Run for Women on Satut , May 6, at Boulevard Lake. Linda Phillips as put toge ther a team consisting of 100 women indudingfaculty, staffand faculty wives. The L. U. group should be a very visible one as they will be wearing Silver Jubilee T-Shirts and Silver Jubilee Visors. Thunde r Bay Magazine I have heard a lo t of favourable comments about the recent focus on our Silver Jubilee in the April/May issue ofThunder Bay Magazine, particularly the article by Arthur Black. The cover of the maga:zine is somewhat striking. The first three callers to Mrs. Phillips to ide ntify a unique feature of the cover will receive special "Silver Jubilee" souvenirs. Lakehead University takes over 1o-mile Road Race I.akehead University has taken over the reins of a long-standing Thunder Bay tr-- •:. tion •• the IO-mile road race. _) The race, which began in 1910, has been sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion for 40 years. However, the Legion can no longer shoulder the financial obligations of the Victoria Day event. The Legion will continue to be involved by providing volunteers to assist with the race. John Russell, Lakehead's Director of Community Relations, said the University wants to increase its involvement in the community. Like father, like son ... BUI Rosehart, son of Lakehead President Bob Rosehart, has picked up 3. Youth Science Fair Award. BiH received $250 for the Best exhibit related to the pulp and paper industry at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. He has been developing projects related to the industry for many years and has won many prizes for his work. May 1989 �Opening Ceremonies for Silver Jubilee will be heldat Lake Tamblyn at 12 noon May 27, 1989 for both graduating classes. Dr. KenneyWallace will give the afternoon address when she will also receive her honorary degree with William West. From top left and clockwise, Willtam West, Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, Peter Mansbridge, Adrienne Clarkson and Wallace Bryan. Clarkson and Mansbridge will receive tbe degree ofDoctor ofHumane Letters, bonoris causa, at tbe moming ceremony. wben Mansbridge will give tbe ·vocation address. C Five special Canadians Honoured at Convocation '89 Peter Mansbridge, Adrienne Clarkson, Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, and WilliamA. West will receive honorary degrees and Wallace Edward Bryan will be made a Fellow of the University. Peter Mansbridge will receive the degree of Doctor ofHumane Letters, honoris causa, and will give the Convocation address at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony. Mansbridge, anchor of The National and Sunday Report on CBC, began his broadcasting career in 1968 in Churchill, Manitoba. He helped develop the CBC news services to the North. In 1971 he moved to Winnipeg as a reporter for CBC Radio. The following year he joined CBC television news as a reporter. Mansbridge became CBC 1V's national reporter in Saskatchewan in 1975 and in 1976 he was assigned to the Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, where he remained for four years. During his years as a CBC reporter, he h<!""""ovcrcd the Iran Contra scandal in the U1.._ the exodus of boat people from southeastAsia, and the last days ofMao Tse Tung in China. He has anchored the 1984 federal election coverage, the leadership conventions which brought Brian Mui- roney and John Turner to power, Pope John Paul's two visits to Canada, the last two Royal Weddings. The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, will also be conferred upon Adrienne Clarkson during the morning ceremony. Clarkson is the publisher of Adrienne Clarkson Books, inaugurated in 1988, for McClelland & Stewart. She is also the former president and publisher of McClelland & Stewart. For 18 consecutive years, Clarkson was the star of the CBC public affairs programs Take Thirty, Adrienne Clarkson At Large, and The Fifth Estate. She became known for the treatment of political and economic subjects. She interviewed the Shah of Iran and has done numerous programs on human rights. She has won four ACTRA awards as best television journalist for her accounts of the drought in the Sahel, the cost over-runs at the Montreal Olympics, and for excellence and integrity in broadcasting as a whole. Clarkson was also Ontario's Agent General in Paris for five years. She established an Ontario government office to promote business, culture and tourism. Wallace Bryan will receive the title Fellow of the University during the morning ceremony. Bryan's career has taken him through the RCAF, merchandising for Bryan's Ltd and, from 1%3 to 1989, a law partnership with Cheadle, Bryan.Johnson, Shanks. He served as an alderman for the City of Fort William and the City of Thunder Bay. He has been active on the Board of Directors o f St. Joseph's Hospital, and the Thunder Bay Foundation, and the Board of Management of St. Joseph's Heritage. Bryan is a member of Scottish Rite and York Rite and Lakehead Shrine Club as well as the Fort William Gyro Club. At the 2:30 p.m. ceremony, Geraldine Kenney-Wallace will give the convocation address. She will receive the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa. Kenney-Wallace has been Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto. In 1983 she was appointed to the Science Council of Canada, which advises the federal government on research policy and strategy, and was reappointed in 1986. She was appointed a Member of the Premier's Science and Technology Council in Ontario in continued April 1989 AGORA. 011 page 5 Page 3 �The Lakehead University Act, 1965, was given Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on June 22, 1965, and cameintoforceonJuly 1, 1965. May 1989 toJuly 1990has been designated the period for Silver Jubilee celebrations. p,-.J• r Presidents have served during the 25year history ofLakel I University. The two latest presidents share some memories. 1 Dr. G.A. Harrower, 3rd President of Lakehead University 1978-1984 I re member with particular pleasure the task undertaken during my term as President of choosing the names for two major academic buildings, the University's main library, two residence complexes, and even a beautiful body of water. Ofcourse the job was given to a committee because universities believe in committees. lhe names chosen recognized both people and places. The University library became the Chancellor Paterson Llbrary honouring our first Chancellor, Senator Norman Paterson. lhe education building was named the Bora Laskin BuiJding after ChiefJustice Laskin, our second Chancellor and a native of Thunder Bay. The so-called Main building was named in honour of Dr. Harold Braun, one of our University's founders. One residence complex was called the Prettie Residences after Chancellor Rohen Prettie whose many efforts on behalf of the University were greatly appreciated. The other was called the Banley Residences, expressing our warm admiration George Harrower for Professor Melville Bartley. The twelve "houses" making up the residence complexes were named after places in Northwestern Ontario: Atikokan, Dryden, Ear Falls, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Longlac, Marathon, Nipigon, Rainy River, Sioux Lookout, and Terrace Bay. These are all places where Lakehead University has connections which we value highly. Our professors travel to give courses there and students from these centres come to study on our campus. Finally, there was the body of water that forms the delightful centrepiece of our campus plan. It was fittingly named after President William Tamblyn for whose vision and energy Lakehead University will always be grateful. It was called Lake Tamblyn. All these names are now pan ofa proud tradition, a tradition that will grow and flourish in the years ahead. J Dr. Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University 1984-·Present In the summer of1970, Rita and I made our way from Southern Ontario to Thunder Bay via the southern shore of Lake Superior to Duluth onwards to Lakehead byway of Mt. Josephine and the Pigeon River border crossing. 'Ihe mode of transportation was a bailey English Ford Cortina drawing a trailer with an old snowmobile - the perfect image of a young southern Ontario (engineer) academic heading off to his first teaching job. This was the heyday of student radicalism and the Pigeon River borde r crossing went okay until the immigration chap discovered that I was to be associated with Lakehead University. Although 20 years is not a long time in historical time, the past 20 and the preceding 5 have seen a tremendous experiment in postsecondary education be a success, Lakehead University is today truly a University in and for the region of Northwestern Ontario. When I arrived at Lakehead, it was Fage 4 an institution that had a multiplicity of focus; it was an institution trying to find its true mandate. The original professional diploma programs were starting to mature to degree status. The "instant university" arts and science programs had, even in the early days, quickly achieved academic respectability and our continuing education initiatives in the region were particularly important to the teachers throughout Northwestern Ontario. Physically, the campus today is much the way it was in the early 70's. However, the landscaping and the many changes made in the past few years portray a much more mature image. 1his year, the new residence construction will mark the first major construction on the campus in 17 years. As well in 1988/89, Lakehead converted Cornwall School into its first satellite campus, a much needed home for our Visual Arts and Music Programs. Our aspirations in the immediate future include a new academic building and a Student Centre. Thunder Bay and Lakehead University are growing and maturing together. Both have a great deal to offer the student and alumnus. This region of Canada is unequalled for its diversity of environmentally significant natu- Dr. Bob Rosebart ral resources. Lakehead University will strive to cJ0 ntinue to be a major contributor to : social, cultural and economic development ofNorthwestern Ontario. The activities of our faculty and alumni will influence the future course of this nation. AGOR A - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - May 1989 �Convocation r,otes from aucc continued from page 3 • Ontario unive rsities launch "Alcohol on Campus" program "'"tario universities are determined to tackle the proble m of campus drinking with the !au I ofa new program "Alcohol on Campus". Initia ted by the Council of Ontario Universities in partnership with student leaders across the province and the Ontario Federation of Students, the program includes a range of components aimed at alcohol poHcy development and implementa tion: a legal policy and reference document a nd a gui_d~ to poHcy development; an annual spring conference for incoming student l~aders; trammg of servers and managers of Licensed establishme nts; and education directed to students regarding acceptable alcohol-related behaviour on campus. Professor Robert Solomon _of the University o fWestem Ontario, an expert in alcoho l and liability, has been mvolved m the d evelopment of the program. For more information: Dr. Thomas Sicss, AOC Chair, (519) 661-3651 or Prof. Robert Solomon, Faculty of Law, the University of Western Ontario, (519) 661-3603. • 2,500 new Canada scholarships to be awarded this year Minister of State for Science and Technology William Winegard has announced that 2,?~0 new scholarships, worth $2,000 each, will be awarded in the second year of the $80 md~1~~ Canada Scholarships Program. The program, which got underway last year with an irutial 2,500 awards, is designed to encourage more top students, especially women, to s~dy science and en&!neering. Scholarships can be renewed for three years for a maximum of $8,000, proVIded that students maintain first class standing. A minimum of 50 per cent of the scholarships go to women. In the first year of the program women accounted for 52 per cent of the winners. • Government drops proposal to llmJt funding period The federal government has dropped a controversial proposal that would have Limited to 48 months the funding period for native students attending college o r university. The pr~posal, which was part of an overhaul of the government's $130 million postsecondary ass1s~ce program announced in March, had come under criticism from native groups anqt--'~er education organizations including AUCC (Sec Notes 89-03-28). The groups haa .. . otested that the 48-month Limit would not permit students to complete studies at the masters and doctoraJ levels. The assistance program covers the tuition and Living expenses of about 15,000 native studen ts annually. The new rules, which came into effect ~pril 1, put a cap on the funding available for 1989. Indian leade rs say the move will result m thousands of native studen ts be ing turned away from colleges a nd universities. Pounds for Heart ., How goes the battle? 1986. She is also a me mber o f the National Advisory Counc il of the Canadian Advance d Technology Association (CATA). Kenney-Wallace was appointed Chairman of the Science Council of Canada and is a me mber of the NationalAdvisory Board of Science and Technology, which is chaired by the Prime Minister. As Chairman of the Science Council, she is actively concerned with all science and technology issues in public policy and the climate for R & D development in Canada. The degree of Doctor of Education, honoris causa will be conferred upon William West during the afternoon ceremony. His teaching career began in a tworoom rural school. West was appointed the founding principal of the Lakehead Teachers' College in 1960. He was the assistant Dean of the Faculty of Educatio n, at Lakehead University from 1969 until his retirement in 1976, at which time he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. West was Editor-in-Chief of the Thomas A. Nelson Young Canada Readers for Grades 4, 5, and 6, along with the accompanying Reading Progress Books and the Teache rs' Manuals for the series. West has been involved with the Port Arthur Children's Aid Society, the Port Arthur Library Board and the Port Arthur Summer Playgrounds. He and his wife have been actively involved in the formation of the LocaJ Roads Board, the Shebandowan Volunteer fire Group and the Shebandowan Local Services Board. J Left to right, Clyde Tuy[, Nonn LaVoie, Bob Rosehart andj ohn Russellhave a ll been weighing tn and "doing very well" according to Jessie Sutherland, RN. Although the fund-raising canipaign to raise money for the I Ieart and Stroke Foundation of May 1989 J Ontario is near the ·half-way point, it is still possible to get involved.Jessie invitespeople to either sponsor a loser (ofweigbt, that is) or become a participant. June 2, 1989 is the final weigh in and we send lettuce bouquets to encouraage all participants. AgorA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l"age 5 �Thinking skills for t eachers By Joan Hoskinson Anyone who teaches at La.kehead University is invited to attend a free two-day workshop this month on "Teaching Thinking Skills." The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Charles E. Wales, Director of the Centre for Guided Design, and a professor in the College o Engineering and the College for Education at West Virginia University. His research on thinking skills and the development of methods to teach those skills has been expressed in 26 articles and nine books. He has conducted workshops in guided design and thinking skills to professionals in academia, business, and industry. Dr. Wales has been invited to LU by the BE A BEITER PROF! Attend a Free Workshop by Dr. Charles E. Wales on Teaching Thinking Skills Wednesday, May 24 to Thursday, May 25 Conference Centre, La.kehead University Open to anyone teaching at LU Call Ken Brown (8639) to register Senate Committee on Teaching as part of their commitment to providing instructional development opportunities on campus. Last year, their first two-day workshop was a resounding success, and this year they've arranged for another internationally-acclaimed speaker to provide guidance in the pursuit of teaching excellence. 1he workshop will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 24 and 25, 1989, in the Conference Centre at La.kehead University. If you're interested in attending, please call Ken Brown at 8639 no later than Wednesday, May 10.1bis will allow time to order materials and plan for the social events connected to the workshops. l'larg Page appointed visiting professor ]1 Margaret R Page, Professor Emeritus, has been appointed a visiting professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University for the period of May 1, 1989 to August 3 1, 1989. She will teach in the Baccalaureate Program in nursing at Aga Khan University, Karachi, and act as preceptor/tutor for nurses enrolled in the McMaster BScN program and work with study students in Pakistan. Native hunger st.rike Federal policy provokes protests Proposed changes to post-secondary funding for native students has led to a hunger strike and nation-wide protests. Eight students, including students from Lakehead University, Confederation College and a high school, began their protest March 22 after Pierre Cadieux, Indian and Northern Affairs Minister, announced a $130 million cap on funding for tuition and livingcosts for native college and university students. The fast has ended for the Thunder Bay students. The three Lake head students involved in the protest are Melinda Sault, 22, a secondyear fine arts student; Louanne Bruyere, 26, a first-year bachelor of arts psychology stu- dent; and Carol Buswa, 26, a second-year student in native teacher education. 1he hunger strikers sought a one-year moratorium on any funding changes. 'Ibey also wanted natives to have an equal say in negotiations about postsecondary education. Melinda ' ··)It returned to 1hunder Bay April 26. !)r(e said that, while she had not achieved her goals, there had been an increase in national awareness about the issues. Cadieux has repeatedly defended Bill E-12, saying it would increase the number of students who graduate from the currently leve l ofabout 1,000 per year. In a press re lease, Cadieux said there is common ground between his department and native leaders and remaining problems could be worked out. At one point La.kehead President Bob Rosehart appealed to the students to end their fast. He and Confederation College President Roy Murny offered to act as • media tors in the dispute. 1hree students were from the College. A group of Finnish students visited Lakehead University as part of an exchange agreement between Lakehead and Finland. The students toured the campus and made a few new friends. The group in the photo are, from left to right in the front row, Greg Bec,_ord, LUSU President; Asa Pettersso; :ara Holmberg; and Roch Letournea~ , "formerLUSUPresident. In the Back row are Thomas Nilsson; Derek Apple, Se~to-Sea expedition assistant; and Per Wingqvist. Page 6 AGOKA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ay1989 �Papers/ Publications & Special Projects Dr. Alan Bowd, School of Education, presented a paper entitled "Companio n animals in class: Facilit.iting social interaction and self-esteem in the mainstream'' at the Annual Convention, Council o f Exceptional Children, San Francisco, April 1989. Dr. Bahram Dadgostar,Associate Professor of Business Administration has published the following in 1988: "Integrated Approach to Demand Analysis for Food in Thailand" in The Singapore Economic Review - Vol. XXXIII No. 1 - April 1988; "Role of exchange Rate Change o n Export of Canadian Wheat" in Economic Af. fairs - Vol. 33, Qr. 3 • July/September 1988; "Consumer Demand for Meat in Canada" in The Journal ofEconomics -Vol. XIII -1988 Dr. Said M. Easa, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, attended a meeting of the Transportation Planning Committe~/ the American Society of Civil Enginee-.~ (ASCE), held in Atlanta, Georgia, March 31 to April 1, 1989. The committee discussed aspects related to a specialty conference entitled "Implementing Urban Mobility Solutions" which will be held in 1991 in Meadowlands, New Jersey. The committee also discussed a paper being prepared by Dr. Easa entitled "Traffic Assignment in Practice: Overview and Guidelines for Users" which is part of a paper series sponsored by the Committee for the ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Dr. Allan Gilbert, Professor o f Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, and Mr. Garth Pattyson, Canadian Pacific Forest Products Ltd., received the 1988 John S. Bates Award for Best Paper presented at a BranchMeetingbyamemberoftheBranch. They presented a paper entitled' 'Control of chlorine dioxide residual by spectrophoto metry", which was later published in the Pulp & Paper Canada 90:3 (1989) pp. 85-89. The present.ition took place a t the Business Luncheon of the 75th Annual Meeting of the Technical Section, CPPA, held February 2, 1989 in Montreal. Wha t adds to the uniqueness o f this award is the fact that it was presented by Dr. John S. Bates himself who is "100 years old" and is the "permanent Honorary Chairman" of the Technical Section of the CPPA Call for papers The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development November 24-26 • 1989 The conference on the role ofcircumpolar universities in northern development will consist of keynote lectures, plenary sessions and concurrent thematic sessions, panels and workshops. Social events will ~ Dr.john S. Bates (left) Pennanent Honorary Cbainnan ofthe Technical Section, CPPA, presents the 1988John S. Bates Awardfor Best Paper presented at a Branch meeting by a member ofthe Branch to Dr. Allan Gilbert ofLakebead University (centre) and Mr. Garth Pattyson of Canadian Pacific Forest Products Ltd. (right). The presentation took place Feb. 2, 1989, in Montreal. . - - -- - - - -- -- - - - - - - AoORA May 1989 include film present.itions, historic site tours, receptions and a banquet. Proposals for papers should be received by the Centre for Northern Studies, Lakehead University, no later than Septe mbe r 9, 1989. Earlier receipt of proposals will be appreciated. Proposals should be accompanied by a brief typed, double spaced abstract, and a one paragraph resume of the author. Proposals and supporting information can be sent through the Lakehead University FAX number, 807-343-8023. Please provide the FAX number of your institute with your submission. Final decisions on the papers to be selected for the conference will be announced by mid-September. The Centre for Northern Studies and Lakehead University may be able to subsidize a limited number of participants. Universities in Finland, Norway, Sweden, U.S.A., Iceland, Canada, Greenland and the U.S.S.R will be represented. 'The conference will also i.r).clude representatives from both government and non-government agencies concerned with northern development. Plenary sessions will concentrate on the past, present and future role of circumpolar unive rsities in northern development. Concurrent thematic sessions will cover such specific issues as: regional economic development, political and social e mpowerment, cultural development and integrity, post-secondary education and indigenous peoples, environmental issues, and distance education. Workshops will investigate methods and approaches for funding core programs in circumpolar universities, raising and utilizing seed funds to initiate new programs, funding and maximizing the benefit of university activities in re mote communities, and mobilizing community resources through leadership development. Papers will be reviewed and edited for publication in the conference pro• ceedings. Awards/ Scholarships Deadlines Northern Studies Graduate Awards application deadline is May 15, 1989; Lakehead Univer isty Graduate Scholarships deadline is June 1, 1989; Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) Institutional Scholarships applications deadline is May 15, 1989. For more information please contact Trish McGowan at 8223. Page 7 �The People Page New Face at Lakehead Bev Adams is the project assistant for Additional Basic Qualifications (ABQ) program in Distance Education. She is very much involved in the dcsign/modification of the program for certified teachers. A native of Thunder Bay, Bev attended : Lakehead Univcr.M sity in arts. She headed ofi to Toronto for 10 years of work in the field of human resources. She returned to Thunder Day a few years ago. Bev comes to us from Confederation College where she worked in the student placement officer. Outside work she is kept very busy with two children and a PTA group. City awards honour University people Lakehead University was represented at the 13th a nnual awards for the official recognition of citizens of exceptional achieveme nt. In the area of c ultural achievement Dr. Penny Petrone of the School of Education was recogrtize d for her writing. Northern Voice is an anthology of Inuit literature and is a companion text to her earlier publication First People, First Voices. Elinor Barr, who has been involved in the Lakehead University Archives, was recogrtized for Silver Islet, Striking It Rich in Lakehead Superior. The book is the dis- cusses the Silver Islet Mine. Over ' ··ipast two decades she has promoted the .4tori• cal and literary works of Northwestern Ontario writers. Ruby Slipperjack, a student in the native teacher education program published a novel entitled Honor the Sun. It is the story of a IO-year old native girl's life in a native village along the Canadian National Railway line in the 1950's. The award winners were selected by a committee, including five citizen appointees. The committee was chaired by Alderman Lawrence Timko. Who? Wasn't that math quiz fun last month? Eric Green, Maurice Denson, Bill Alloway and Clem Kent were good sports and have been sending us math puzzles in the mail. Don't tax yourself studying the beautiful face and elegant coiffure of the lady featured below but there could be a payo(f for the right answer. Heather Manty, centre, of Fort Francis, won an awardfor displaying academic perf onnance andprofessionalpromise. The award was presented by Gina Rawson, left, President of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians. Margaret MacLean, Aeling Chainnan ofLibrary and Jnfonnalion Studies, also congratulations Heather. Ontario Council appointment Name Game Who is C. J. Sanders anyway? The C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse was l!amed for Carl. J. Sanders, former president of Gamble Robinson Ltd. in Sudbury, whose personal contributions toward fundr;iising helped in the development o f Lakehead University. Fage 8 Engineering student gets Bell scholarship David Howard, an electrica.1 engi·neering student, has received a Bell Canada Engineering and Computer Science award. Howard is one of 22 students in Ontario and Quebec to receive the award, which will pay fuU tuition for his academic year. There is also an offer of summer e mployme nt with Bell Canada, but Howard said he has already made arrangements for a summer job. The Award is given to studeJJ demonstrating academic distinction, an aptitude for leadership and strong potential for success as engineering and compute r science professionals. Dan Pakulak, Director of Continuing Education at Lakehead University, has been appointed to the executive of the Ontario Counci l for University Continuing Education. He will be a member at large for a one-year term, researching the demographics of part-time students in Ontario. AOORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May1989 �Research ews GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer: Trish McGowaa NSERC POSTGRADUATE SCHOIARSIIIPS The winners of the 1989/90 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships were announced recently. The success rates for 0rst year Masters students was 72.9%, for 0rst year PhD students, 74.7%, and for 1967 Science and Engineering Scholarships, 36%. The total number of applications for new awards was4,258. The following L.akehead studen ts were awarded scholarships: Scott Clydesdale (Psychology), who plans to do a PhD in neuropsychology;John McLaughlin (Forestry), who plans to do a Masters in forestry at L.akchcad; Mark Puumula (Geology), who plans to do a Masters In Geology at Lakchead; Gordon Saby (Mechanical Engineering), who plans to study Mc nical Engineering at the University of Cal~a.ry; and Barbara S<.-cmaycr (Geology), who will be doing a Masters In Geology. Robert foster (Biology) Is the flrst Lake head student to win a prestigious NSERC 1967 Science and Engineering Scholarship. Rob plans to study Entomology at Oxford University. 1989/90 ONTARIO GRADUATE SCIIOIARSIIIPS The following students were awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships in the 1989/ 90 Open Competition: ln:ne Bergeron (Psychology), Patricia Christle (Biology), Scott Clydesdale (P!.--ychology), Thomas Duralla (Outdoor Recreation), Robert Foster (Biology), David Maclean (Psychology), Shelley Mahon (Psychology), John McArthur (Geology), John McLaughlin (Forestry), Unda Ponting (Geography), Mark Puumula (Geology), and Barbara Sccmayer (Geology). We would like 10 congratulate these students on their academic achievement and success, and wish them every success in their future studies. f'..<:NTRE FOR NOR111ERN STUDIES ENTRANCE SCHOIARSHIPS Dr. Paul Watts, Director of the Centre for Nonhern Studies, has announced the wi nners of the Centre 's 1989/90 Graduate EnMay 1989 tran ce Awards. 1be following projects h ave been selected: "Effects of Past Deglaciatlon on the Present Distribution of Fish Within the Sibley Peninsula: Implications for the Tourism Development Proposals for Sleeping Giant Provin cial Park, Nonhwestern Ontmo", submitted by Dr. Walter Momot (Biology); "A Study o r the Relationsh ip Between Adsorbable Organic Halide (AOX) and Acute Toxicity", submitted by Dr. George Ozburn (Biology); "Deformation of Metamorphic Rocks in Northwestern Ontario", submitted by Dr. Graham Borradaile; "The Relationship o f Larnprophytes to Gold Deposits", submitted by Dr. Roger Mitchell (Geology); "Determining the Optimal Transponation Patterns for the Movements of Canadian Expon Grain", submitted by Professor Norman Bonsor; and "The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment: The Role of the Militia in the Development of Northwestern Ontario, 1880 to the Present", submitted by Dr. Bruce Muirhead (History). In the research personnel area, the number of new postgraduate scholarships offered remained constant at 1,850, but a substantial Increase lo stipends (from $12,000 per year for the natural sciences and $13,500 fo r e ngineering and computer science) was expected 10 help raise the acceptance rate. Toe maximum Stipend payable to graduate students from operating grants has been raised to $13,000 per year. The number of new postdoctoral fellowships offered was 185 compared with 155 last year. Council Increased the amount offundlng available to th e Targeted Research Programs by adding $1 million to the Strategic Grants Program, 10 bring funding up 10 $33 million. Thls will provide approximately $15 million for new awards in the 1989/90 competition. The University-Industry Programs have been regrouped with the newly created University-Government Programs under the name Research Partnerships. 'The total amount budgeted for Research Partnerships In 1989-90 Is $31.3 million, compared with $27.8 m illion this year. NEWS FROM NSERC Strategic Grants We recently received a memorandum from Dr.Arthur May, PresldentofNSERC, regarding decisions which were made by Council at Its last meeting. These decisions fall into the following categories: Council adopted a new framework for the Strateg.i c Grants Program. The eligible areas now arc divided into th.rec categories: 1) Advanced Technologies - Includes information systems, biotechn o logy, e n ergy, advanced materials and processes, manufacrurlng systems; 2) Resources - forestry, mining, fisheries/ oceans, food/agriculture; 3) Englvonrnental Quality. The "Open" Arca will be retained as well. The new program framework Is Intended 10 be more focussed and relevant to specific Canadian n eeds and opponunltles. Instead of the traditional "field dcscrltptlon," Council will publish a "mission statement,· which will be a description of Can adian kn owledge needs and technological opportunities in the area. !twill also include an analysis ofthe time frame and the specifically Canadian opportun ities. The mission statement will not, however, suggest speci0c research responses. lbe research comrnunltywill be invited to develop research proposals in support of the goals and objcctlvcsde0ned In the mission st.a tement. Budget Allocations Council's total budget for 1989/90 will be $390 million, compared to $365 million in 1988/89. The bulk of the in c rease is due to the Matching Fund Policy, which will contrlbutc $64 million to Council's budget, compared with $40 millio n In 1988/89. Despite this $25 million Increase, the situation remains d ifficult, as the demand on the largest program, Operating Grants, is increasing rapidly. This year again, over 800 new applicants requested operating grants, and only 110 grantees did not reapply. Council Injected $9 million into the program, which grew from $169 to $178 million. This amount, however, barely covered fundIng for new applicants, merit supplemen ts to the most deserving grantees and small special adjustments 10 the budgets of selected disciplines. It was necessary for grant selection committees 10 decrease the success rate for renewals to maintain the purchasing power of grants. TI1e average operating grant Is $24,000. The funding rate for th e equipment competition was 28.5% ($28.5 million committed against requests totalling $100 millio n). 'Inc equipment budget represents 7% of Council's program budget and is the Orsi stage of a threeyear plan to raise t he percentage devoted 10 equipment 10 10%; approximately $40 million will be available In the 1990 and 1991 competitions. - - - - - - -- - - -- -- AGOR A {Research News continued on page 10} rage 9 �... More Research rtews The next year will be one of transition for the Strategic Grants Program. For the 1989/ 90 competition, the new strategic areas will be In effect, but only one area, Information Systems, has had a mission statement developed which will be applied In this competition. The other new or expanded areas will continue to be defined in terms of their field descriptions for this competition. Mission statements will continue to be developed for the other areas during the course of the year and will be in place for the 1990-91 competition. Matching Funds Reporting Incentive The amount of contributions reponed as eligible under the rules of the Matching Fund Policy for the fiscal year 1987/88 totalled $80.1 million, compared to $68.1 million for 1986/87. Since the total budget allocated by Council for incentive payments for the fiscal year 1988-89 totalled $4,050,000, each universitywill receive an Incentive of5.05% of Its rcponed eligible contributions. Of the total eligible private sector contributions reponed by institutions, 51.6% were made to seven universities and 90% were made to 22 out of the 51 Institutions which submitted repons. Our NSERC Matching Fund Incentive payment for 1988-89 is $10,109 on qualifying private sector research suppon, as compared with $4,718 last year. These funds will be paid to Lakehead through a General Research Incentive Grant, and will be allocated by the Senate Research Committee through its established programs. NSERC's target for eligible contributions for 1989/90 is $64 million, which will be based on reports of eligible contributions received by Institutions in the fiscal period April 1, 1988 to March 31, 1989. For1990/91 the target for eligible contributions rises Lo $90.4 million. There Is some concern that this target may be more difficult to reach. Council has decided to replace the incentive formula by a bonus of 30% on eligible cash contributions actually received during 1988/89 by each university under certain of itsunivcrslty-industryprograms. In addition, Council will pay a separate reporting compensation to each university that submits a repon of eligible contributions in 1989/90. NSERC International Fellowships NSERC has announced a new program of International Fellowships. These fellowships arc intended for non-Canadians, with doctorates from foreign institutions, to enable them LO spend up to two years conducting research at a Canadian university. It is NSERC's hope that these awards will be attractive to excellent young researchers in other countries, that Canadian universities' {coatinuecl fro• page 9} research capabilities will be strengthened by the addition of highly qualified persons from abroad, and that this will be a means of enhancing links with foreign research institutions. There will be a two-stage selection process for these awards. Each university will be given a quota of nominations. Applicants will be asked to apply directly to the university of their choice. The university will then select a number of candidates, up to the specified limit, for recommendation to NSERC. The university quotas will be related in size to the NSERC General Research Grant and will be scaled such that the total of all quotas will be about twice the available number of awards, which will provide a success rate of approximately 50%. lbe quota will be at least one for all eligible universities. There will be no quotas for the number of awards tenable at each university. For the first year of this new program, the following d eadlines will apply: • applications received by universities• Dec. 1/89 - nominations received by NSERC • Jan. 15/ 90 - decisions mailed to nominees-April 30/90 • awards to be taken up - from Oct. 1/90 to Jan. 15/91 NEWS FROM SSIIRC Dr. Paule Leduc, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, recently re leased an Information memorandum to update universities on decisions made by Council. Of these, the most Important concern Is the allocation of the budget for fiscal 1989/90. The Budget In 1989/90, Council will receive an additional $5.8 million following an increase In the ceiling on matching funds, which now stands at $13.1 million, and the increase in the base budget that was awarded last May ($4 million for 1989/90). The Council's budget for the next year will be $81.3 million. The $5.8 million represents a 7. 7% increase in the Council's budget. As the demand for new grants In 1989-90 increased byl7.1%over thepreccdlngycar, however, Dr. Leduc anticipates a slight decrease In the success rate for this program. The Research Grants Program has been given the greatest share of the additional funds, 74.4%. This increase will permit a 36.4% dollar success rate, compared with 37.9% In 1988/89. The budget for General Research Grants will Increase by 19.1%, so the block grants under the General Research Grants and Travel Grants for International Conference programs will remain at the same proportion of Research Grants as last year, 17.6%. ThcbudgetforFellowshipswillalsobe Page 10 - - - -- - - - -- -- - -- - - increased. The success rate In the Doctoral Fe llowships Program will rise to 22% fr ) 20%, while the rate In the Postdoctoral r s,c. lowships Program will rise from 25% to 30%. 'fbe value of the fellowships in both programs will be Increased by 4%. Matching Funds Reporting Incentive Repons rece ived from universities on private sector contributions greatly exceeded both SSH RC'sexpectationsand the ceiling of *8.3 million set by the government. Private secwr contributions received by the universities In 1987-88 reached $37.5 million (an inc rease of 19% over last year). Of this amount, $30.9 million was deemed eligible, an increase of 25%. lbe Incentive payment totals $1,075,000 million, which, again this year, will be prorated for distribution to universities on the basis of e ligible amounts rcponcd. This year, Lakehcad received $2,839, as compared to $1,560 last year. Council has revised its policy and adopted a new formula which will become effective In 1989-90. This formula is a sliding scale compensation payment similar to the one announced by NSERC. Universities will receive an administration fee which will be calculated according to a pre-established scale based upon eligible contributions reported by each lnsJrltutlon. On the first $100,000 reported, university will receive 5%; this should p vide Lakehead with a higher Incentive fee again next year. Aid to Small Universities For a number of years there has been a moratorium on the Aid to Small Universities Program with respect to new applications. The number of small universities supported under this program has been fixed at 21, each receiving grants of S25,000. Council Is presently reviewing this program, and decisions will be made In December 1989. GRANTS AWARDED L am very pleased to announce that Lakchead faculty have been very successful in the 1989/90 SSHRC Research Grants Program. Of the nine applications submitted, five were successful and two were placed on the reverslonary list (projects that were considered to be wonhy of funding but for which there were not enough funds).The following faculty arc to be congratulated on their success: Professor Norman Bonsor (Economla,), "Transponation of Export Grain"; Dr. Brian O'Connor (Psychology), " ) latlonships Between Elderly People .. lltelr Friend s and Family"; {Research News cominued on page 11} AGOKA - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - May1989 �... More Research News {con tiaued from page 1 0 } ProfessorJohn O'Mcara (F.ducatlon), "Dcri.ttlonal Morphology of Nonhwcstem Ontario Objibwc"; Dr. Ken Rotenberg (Psychology), "Children's Responses to Inconsistent Emotion Cues"; Professor Geoffrey Weller (Vice-President Academic), "Inspectors General of Intellige nce Agencies: A Comparative Analysis". Professor Scott Hamilton (Anthropology) has been awarded a SSRC grant as a co-Investigator with Dr. B.A. Nicolson, Depanmcnt of Sociology/Anthropology at Brandon University, cntit.lcd Prehistoric/Historic Land Use in Southern Manitoba. Professor Mary Lou Kelley (Social Work) has been awarded a grant from the Ministry of Community and Social Services Lottery Research Grants Program for a project entitled "A Study of Care Options for People Currently on Waiting Lists for Long-Tenn Institutional Care". Together with her collaborator, Mrs. Wendy Kirkpatrick, Administrator of the Thunder Bay District Placement Coordination Service, Professor Kelley will evaluate what resources, not currently available, would enable people on waiting lists for long-term care institutions to remain living In the community. Ask Dr. Weir Dr. Neil Weir Professor, Department of Chemistry Q I wear glasses which have lenses which darken in the sunlight. What causes the darkening, and why does it occur more rapidly outside? I also noticed that the lenses take longer to become clear again when they have been exposed to cold weather. Why is it? A Your glasses have, what we call photochromic lenses. Photochromic materials change color when exposed to light, and revert to their original color when the May 1989 Centre for Entrepreneurship Lakehead adds studies for entrepreneurs Lakehead University is involved in developing the entrepreneurial spirit in Northwestern Ontario. Lakehead, in conjunction with Confederation College, has established the Centre for Entrepreneurship for the Northwest. The Centre is one of six to be set up in colleges and universities across Ontario. The Centre for Entrepreneurship is in operation on the campuses of the University and Confederation College. Entrepreneurial studies has three aims: to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the entrepreneurial process; to give students an opportunity to relate theory to practice, matching 'why' with 'how'; and to help students prepare for their own entrepreneurial ventures. At Lakehead, six half-credit courses and one full-credit practicum have been designed and are ready for delivery. They light source is re moved. While many rather complex organic compounds exhibit photochromisin, the materials used in lenses are relatively simple and have been known for a long time; i.e. the silver halides - silver chloride and bromide. These materials darken when exposed to light; as in the photographic process. However, the darkening can be made reversible if small crystals of the halide are very finely disperesed in an oxide glass, such as that used to make le nses. (If they are not finely dispersed, the darkening is permanent, and an image is fanned.) The crystals are made up of ions - charged part.i des - the silver ion being positive and the chloride ion being negative. Exposure to sunlight results in an electron being removed from the chloride ion, and this then travels through the crystal and joins up with a siiver ion to fonn a neutral silver atom. The process is repeated and a fine dispersion of silver atoms is fanned; and since these absorb the incident light, the material appears darker. When the light source is removed, the reaction reverses, the silver atoms essentially will be open to all university students. Brad Rush is the program development officer at Lakehead. He has a wealth of experience as an entrepreneur. Rush's area of research is the development of growing, owner-managed finns. He has held managerial and administrative positions in seven countries. The first course to be offered at Lakehead begins this month. Principles of Entrepreneurship is an introductory course into the entrepreneurial process. Other courses to be offered include Creativity and Technological Innovation, New Venture Feasibility, New Venture Start-Up, Consulting to Smaller Enterprises and Managing the Growing Enterprise. "Lakehead University now has the largest concentration of entrepreneurship courses for undergraduates in Canada," Rush said. giving back their acquired electrons, and silver and chloride ions (and a clear material) are fanned. There is, however, an important difference between the two reactions. The darkening is brought about by light, but the clearing is a thermal reaction; i.e. it depends on the absorption of heat from the "surroundings" - the crystals, the glass, the air, etc. Consequently the reverse reaction tends to be much slower, and we all have noticed how the lenses take some time to clear. This energy requirement also explains why the clearing takes even longer when the lenses have been cooled. The rate of clearing (approximately) doubles for each rise of 15degrees Celsius in temperature. The reason for the more rapid darkening outside is that the lenses are then exposed to a much higher intensity of ultra-violet radiation from the sun. (fluorescent light provide only minute amounts of ultraviolet radiation.) The silver halides are more sensitive to such radiation; i.e. the photochemical process occur more rapidly. AOORA - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar FRIDAY, 12 To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the JuneAgora is May 17, 1989. May Meeting• Senate, 2:30 pm Approval of Graduands Final date for refunds on withdrawals from Spring Session half-courses whic commenced May 24 CONCERT Felicia Urbanski • music for violin clarinet & piano Cornwall School 1006 7:30 pm Final date for registration, changes and withdrawal without academic penalty in Spring Session half-courses which commenced May 24. FREE ADMISSION WEDNESDAY, 31 SUNDAY, 14 MONDAY, 1 Thunder Bay Chamber Players Music for winds & piano 7:30 pm • Cornwall 1006 Adults $10 Students $5 MEETING Alumni Board 7:30 pm THURSDAY, 4 Final date for registration and changes in Spring Session full courses and half courses which commenced May 1 Final date for Withdrawal Without academic penalty from Spring Session half. courses which commenced May 1 Final date for refunds on withdrawal from Spring Session full-courses and half-courses which commenced on May 1 The Corporate Canoe Challenge 7 p.m. at Old Fort WiHiam June Silver Jubilee Float to appear in the Shrine Parade THURSDAY, 18 MEETING Board of Governors 4:00 pm WEDNESDAY, 14 Spring term classes end Final date for applications for the Summer Session MONDAY, 22 Commonwealth Day UNIVERSI1Y CLOSED WEDNESDAY, 24 SATURDAY, 6 Royal LePage Run for Women 10 a.m. start Start: Algoma and Gibson Streets Spring Session half-courses commence Spring Session full-courses which commenced May I resume SATURDAY, 27 WEDNESDAY, 10 Final date for withdrawal without acade mic penalty from Spring Session full-courses .(Sllf)l\T '111LU)Ef il~L m:,o,~ ;re: ~ EX1'OSl'l1ONJ , L MONDAY, 29 Co<rwrerce You are invited to visit the I..akehead University exhibit in the Ontario Building , booth 317. 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L tside: CTV's Dian Cohen .............. 3 Prof's African Adventure .. 4 Forum Fu ture Considerations .. 7 Lakehead ~~ !:' University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 3 MARCH 1991 Good News for LU, the College - and Thunder B a y Ontario colleges and universities arc getting a piece of the province's $700 million anti-recession pie. A total of 65 shortterm labour intensive projects in 27 municipalities have been approved totalling $94 million. According to MCU Minister Richard Allen, the projects are expected to create a total of 42,515 person-weeks of employment which includes $54 million for specific major projects and S40 million for maintenance and renovation projects. "Colleges and universities play a significant role in the economic well-being of their communities. This funding will make a difference in the Jives of many workers and the communities they live in, while providing long-term benefits to our postsecondary system." LU had two projects approved including a $1.6 million renovation to Cornwall Campus and deferred maintenance r~ojccts totalling $550,000. In the case of Cornwall, rcnova\.._.·1s for the 84-ycar old structure include: upgrading to meet code deficiencies, handicap accessibility and reconditioning the outside of the building. The approved deferred maintenance grant will help but falls far short of the University's original proposal which included a 5-ycar maintenance plan totalling $4 million. According to Peter Kerr, Coordinator of Construction Projects on Campus, "we'll need to priorize the shopping list". Confederation College received $4,830,000 for major renovations to the Shuniah Building. Perhaps President Bob Rosehart was planting subliminal messages with MCU Minister Richard Allen when they toured the campus in "Maintenance Choice", a vehicle which may come in handy for the upcoming maintenance projects. ~on\act ~tm\ac\ ltor\h Nnrrl Harper Addresses Conference Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper was at Lakehead University on Thursday, February 21 to speak at Contact North's conference on Distance Education for Natives. "I've been very busy in the last while" -an understatement by the 41-year old Cree Indian who gained instant fame and a busy schedule last summer when he blocked the Meech Lake Accord in the Manitoba legislature. Without a doubt the history books will show that it was Harper's action that led to the defeat of the Constitutional ammendment. Receiving a standing ovation, Harper addressed a crowd of about 100 people, at the closing lecture of the conference. He called for natives to have the right to govern themselves. "It is important that we educate and teach our young people. It is important too that we take charge of our lives through selfgovernmcnt. Self-government lies within the people themselves. The real power is at the comm unity level with the young people. (Through education) you have capability and confidence and then you have self-government." Harper talked about the need for governments to allow natives to determine their own educational programs and to u se transfer payments the way people will benefit most. Pouring government money on to the reserves is not the answer, says Harper. "Some control must be given back to the Indian people and a system developed where transfer payments can be given directly to Indian governments. The aborginal people have to become accountable for their actions." r �r - - - -- --;::::=:=:=:=:=:~ PASSING OF A LEGEND The recent passing of Mickey Report Hennessy closes yet From the another chapter on the political legends President of Northwestern Ontario. Mickey was a character at Dr. Bob Rosehart times, but you ~ - - -- -- - -- -- - - ~ always knew that his heart and soul were with the interests of the people of Thunder Bay and the North. On another front, Mickey was extremely proud and dedicated to his fami ly. 1 knew Mickey during most of my time here in Thunder Bay, but it was during his term as MPP for Fort William that his interactions with LU were the greatest. He often interjected on our behalf. I remember one difficult situation where we could not seem to attract the attention of the appropriate Minister through the regular channels and Mickey showed up in front of the Minister's legislature desk with the corres pondence and refused to leave until he read the material. The matter was resolved. One of his expressions towards LU in that era was that the only way to keep us happy was "a cheque a day". COUNTER CYCLICAL MONIES LU was pleased to receive over $2.1 M from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities as part of the Province's $700M anti-recession fund . This m oney will be put to good use in job creation initiatives. On behalf of the University Community, I extend thanks to MPP Shelley Wark-Martyn for her efforts on our behalf. APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 1991 Although over the years I have learned to be somewhat conservative with application data, an increasing number of students continue to opt for Lakchead University from all parts of Ontario and Canada. Our program and faculty's reputation continues to grow and this, even in the difficult years forecasted for the future, should give us a firm foundation. Coupled with the application statistics optimism arc the mounting cuts in federal transfer payments to Ontario. To date, the Ontario NDP government is showing leadership for the long-term investments needed in public sector education and we obviously encourage these policies to be continued. SHARE OUR NORTHERN VISION CAMPAIGN The internal campaign is going very well and I wish to thank all of you who have participated to date. If any of you would like to privately discuss the campaign ·with me, please do not be bashful. I started the first corporate calls this past week in Toronto and memories of the "partners" campaign resurfaced. I was ably assisted in the current Toronto calls by cx-LU's Bill McDermott, a partner at Price Waterhouse, and Norene Macl.,eod of the Royal Bank of Canada. GEORGE DAWOSYR We note with sadness the death of George Uarian Dawosyr, age 76, who retired from Lakehead University in 1981. Born and educated in Austria, Mr. Dawosyr came to Canada in 1948 moving to Port Arthur in 1959, where he began work at the Library of Lakehead College. He was known and admired for his humanity, sense of humour and expert knowledge about Slavic languages. The George I. Dawosyr Memorial Scholarship has been established by colleagues and family. ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT I would like to congratulate Dr. John Whitfield on his newest appointment at LU. John has served LU well in man ~ varied capacities over the years and his new position will provide additional opportunities and challenges. John is a born Northern Ontarian and you can be assured that the "northern vision" is alive and well. The 1990-91 Alumni Annual \ is charging towards its goal of S125,000 for scholarships, library books, the Nor'Wcstcr Magazine and other worthy projects on campus. The Fund stands at over S100,000 pledged with over a month to go before the campaign ends on April 30, 1991. So, if you haven't sent in your tax-deductible donation that will assist in the provision of quality academic programming at Lakchcad University, now is the time! This year students and alumni volunteers, faculty and staff made 14,000 calls over the course of 33 days. Alumni participation was high. Out of 4,604 completed calls, 1,298 p ledges were received which amounts to a participation rate of 28 percent. Way to go, LU! Many of the donations received were from alumni who work for companies that participate in the Matching Gift Program including: Boise Cascade, IBM, Northern Telecom, C-I-l, MacMillan Bloedel, James River Corp., Inco Limited, Dow Chemical, A lean Aluminum, Falconbridge and Bell Canada. My sincere thanks to ail. In true Northern style, the Vice-President is shown with his victorious curling team at th Larry Hebert, Coordinator recent Alumni Bonspiel. From left to right: Skip Whitfield, his wife Diane, Fred ~nd Karen Alumni Annual Fund McIntosh. A full interview with Vice-President Whitfield will appear in the Apnl Agora. BA'69, BusDip'70, HBComm'78 -f Page 2 AGORA - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - March 1991 J �Around Campus PAPER TREASURES DISPLAY A "Paper Treasures" display was mounted by the Northwestcm Ontario Archivists Association at Intercity Mall on aturday, February 16, 1991. The "treasures", consisting of archival and museum items depicting the history and development of Northwestern Ontario, were on view from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Groups represented in the display were the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, City of Thunder Bay Archives, Paipoongc Museum, Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and Lakchcad University's Chancellor Paterson Library. Representatives from Lakchcad University were Louise Wuorincn from the Northern Studies Resource Centre, and Vivian Sharp from the Library's Archives. A wide variety of unique archival and museum holdings were featured, from old Finnish Chrish11as cards to an antique printing press. A large aIJd appreciative crowd of shoppers stopped briefly and examined mementoes of Thunder Bay's rich heritage. (C WORLD PREMIERE - A GIANT'S DREAM "Empty piers Winding frozen streams Crain elevators Images of prehistoric mammals Monuments sculptured in the path of time Forgotten survivors of a relentless latitude Remote land In shades of white, green and blue, Silent, unpretentious, yet so elusive..." The World Premiere of Dr. Aris Carastathis' new work"/\ GI/\NT'S ORE/\M (Northern Landscape)" was presented by the ,,,_Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Wednesday, ll larch 13 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. Dr. Carastathis, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Music at Lakchcad University, was commissioned to create this work by his Dcparhncnt and the Centre for Northern Studies in 1989. The piece is approximately 20 minutes long nnd employs the full orchestra and chorus. The text elaborates on the unique northern landscape surrounding Thunder Bay. Dr. Carastathis says, "the lyrics personify the Sleeping Giant dreaming of this land of his." Dr. Carastathis has extensive background in composition and instruction with the Saskatoon Conservatory of Music, Louisiana State University, the University of Northern Iowa and Wartburg College. He lists nearly 40 compositions to his credit. SALVATION ARMY FOOD DRIVE The Salvation Army of Thunder Bay has once again asked Lakehcad University students for their help. Before Christmas break residence students, led by Residence Council orgnnizcrs, knocked on doors around the city, collecting nonperishable items for the Salvation Army Food Bank. The amount collected filled the Norwcstcr's team van to brimming with food items for the needy. Unfortunately, the Food Bank is now empty and the Salvation Army needs help. The s tudents have organized another food d rive for Saturday, March 23 and arc asking university dcparhncnts for help ns well. Next week boxes will be dropped off in offices across the campus and the students arc asking facu lty and staff to r ,ntributc non-perishables. The boxes wiU be picked up on .,farch 25. One student organizer says "this is a perfect way for students to help out people that are in desperate need and to give something back to the community." CTV'S Dian Cohen Speaks CTV's financial wizard, Dian Cohen, spoke to a capacity audience in the Senate Chambers on March 7. Students, faculty and staff came to listen to Cohen speak on present government policy and its effect on the business climate. "Canada has been on an agenda for change all of my professional life," says Cohen. "The question that we must deal with is how is this country going to get back on track. Canada was designed on short production runs and exploitation of resources. This doesn't work anymore because its too easy to ship the goods in." Cohen told the audience that Canada began as an country based mostly on agriculture but after World War II was the country the world looked to for the resources to rebuild. This period was the biggest boom-time in history for the country. Institutions were created - the way health care is delivered for example - that don't work well anymore. "Of course they don't," says Cohen, "the whole economy has changed. Don't wait for the grain to come back to Thunder Bay because it won't happen. The world has shifted away from the resource base toward computerization of communication, services, information. That's progress." Cohen calls for Canadians to be "daring" in tern1s of helping communities out of marginal industries instead of prolonging the inevitability of the loss of the resource base. "We must get people out of the substandard jobs and get them into ones where they can make a living. The trick is to make Canada an attractive place for capital. Is it a new building that we need or a new idea? I believe that ideas arc the key to a successful new Canada". Or. Dianne Common, Dean of Professional Studies and Prof. jerry Phillips, Director of the School of Business, introduce Dian Cohen to a capacity crowd in /he Senate Chambers. March 1991 - - - - - - -- - -- - - -- - - AGORA - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - Page 3 �OUT OF AFRICA Business Students Rate Top Five Lakehead University's School of Business placed in the top five universities during the preliminary round of the national business school competition, the Q ueen's lntercollegiate Business Competition. Nine students travelled to Kingston in January 1991 to compete in the fi nal round of competition. Only the first and second place finalists were announced after the finals were completed. Lakehead did not place first or second, but we arc sure we came a dose third! Our stud en ts competed superb! y; something everyone at Lakchcad can be proud of. The students who competed in the finals arc: Greg Brockman - Debating Rene Cadene - Computer Simulation Game Joel Feldman - Accounting Don Galloway - Marke ting Andrew Hotchkics - Debating Brian Ktytor - Marketing Todd La Haye - Computer Simulation Game Kerri Law - Accounting Leigh Mork - Computer Simula tion Game The School and competitors owe a special thanks to outside donors who helped make the trip to Kingston possible; Dunwoody Chartered Accountants, Mayor and Mrs. Jack Masters, Pea t Marwick Thorne Chartered Accoun tants and Jan Thatcher. -submitted by 1991 ICBC FacuJty Coordinator, Gabriella Sacd1etti What's Happening in the Library ... TOURS Throughout the year, The Chancellor Paterson Library offers tours and sessions in searching the OnlineCa talogue for individuals. Contact the Oricntation/Off--Campus Services Librarian at 343-8147 to make arrangements. THE 1986 CANADA CENSUS ON THE UN IVERSITY VAX S YSTEM The Chancellor Paterson Library has purchased the 1986 Census on computer-readable data tapes. Access is available through the Academic Microvax (VMS) system in Computer Services with a special Census account. Users should be familiar with SPSSx (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The Census data consists of Summary Tables (Prepackaged Cross-Tabulations) which can be narrowed down to enumeration area and Microdata (raw data from long questionnaires) from which users can generate their own cross-tabulations of desired variables. To find ou t more, contact the Search Services Librarian at 343-8129. NEW CD -ROMS Our newest CD-ROMS (Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) make searching the periodical literature in the sciences much faster and easier. BIOLOGICAL & AGRICULTURA L INDEX covers forestry, biology, environmental sciences, zoology and more. For engineering, chemistry, physics, energy resources and mathematics, we have APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LNDEX. Contact the Computerized Search Services Office for more informa tion . The story could be titled "Val versus the Volcano" or "Geology Prof Loses Field Assistant in Volcano". Intriguing titles aside, the true story of Roger Mitchell's February field trip to South Africa has enough adven ture for a full-length movie. Dr. Mitchell and his intrepid assistant, Val Denison, began their 3-week field trip to Namibia (fonnerly Southwest Africa) to further stu dy the evolution of an extinct volcano of unknown origin. The volcano is 1500 feet high and fil led with box canyons and extremely dangerous terrain. Daytime temperature highs were over 100 degrees, with overnight temperatures in the 40's. Separate the 3pcrson geology team, throw in a thunderstorm, a seard1 party complete w ith helicopters, Nama goat herders and you have a field trip leader's worst n ightmare come true. Val Denison was lost in a volcano, in a thunderstorm at night, without food or shelter. "I stayed on the moun tain overnight in order to begin the search at first light", Mitchell recounted. The search party now included most of the 100 or so people living in the nearby village and the helicopter and police. They searched, echoes resounded off every rock, but they found nothing. Perhaps because the "white woman" had walked out on the farsidc of the volcano and been spotted by a goat herder who loaded the bruised and dehydrated woman on his donkey cart and took her to his hu t. This was cause for a great celebra tion; the fa mily washed their feet, put on their best dothes and hosted her prior to taking her back to the road which lead to the volcano. Val managed to hitch a ride part way up the m ountain and actually walked up to a group of seard1crs. There was a trip to the hos;:iital where she was kept over night, but basically, it was back to work soon after. With a wry grin, Roger M itchell said, "Yes, earth scientists get around a lot. Last year diamond mines in Siberia and this year I lost my field assistant, who also happens to be my wife, in a volcano in Sou th Africa." y ~)' {, z )_, _'1;~ / t· ~~ ~', kl • • 'j~ _J rI I ·y • ~, ·J / "'--..,'✓ \ .>•''l , .. • 1r :}: ' , ~ ' r ;4ft.., , ' :k '_ ~ ~~~.l "a ~ ~ A more relaxed Roger Mitchell home from Africa. Page 4 AGORA - - -- -- - - - -- - - - - - - March 1991 �RESEARCH NEWS ! INTERNATIONAL PROFILE Forestry in Czechoslovakia By Willard H . Carmean, Professor Emeritus, School of Forestry, Lakehead University Czechoslovakia, Well managed production forests and beautiful forest • • formerly one of the nature reserves are in striking contrast to areas where forindustrial leaders of ests have been heavily damaged by air pollution. TI1ese Europe, is now destroyed forests are usually in northern Czechoslovakia Dr. Carmean beside Sequioa pla11ted 100 emerging from downwind from heavily industrialized cities. The damaged decades of commuarea I observed was the Beskydy Mountains of northern years ago in [3rno, Czechoslovakia. . . ~ - - ~ - - - -- - -- - - - - ~ 111st suppression. Moravia that is located downwind from the city of Ostrava. The first stirrings were expressed in the 1968 "Prague Spring" I was told that damage was even greater in the Orr Mounled by Alexander Dubcek, and in 1989 the Civic Forum movetains on the northwestern border of Bohemia. Forests in this ment replaced the Socialist government with the democratic area arc damaged by air pollution from factories in Chemgovernment of President Vaclav Havel. Czechoslovakia, as nitz and Dresden located in eastern Germany. well as the other countries of eastern Europe, is now confronted Many of these industrial plants have high <;oncentrations by a host of political and economic problems as they struggle of sulphur dioxide emissions resulting from burning soft coal through the transition from communism to a democratic govfor energy. These large emissions of sulphur dioxide then r mcnt. combine with atmospheric moisture to form sulphuric acid; l visited southern Moravia, located in central Czechoslova- add bearing clouds then blow southward into low mountain kia, in October and November 1990 to give a 4-weck series of passes where tree crowns screen acid rain as well as dry invited lectures at the Brno Faculty of Forestry. The Brno acidic particles. Acid deposition first of all results in slow faculty members were outstanding hosts and escorted me on growth and sparse foliage, then complete tree mortality field trips to observe forest conditions throughout Moravia. occurs. Presently foresters can only salvage the killed trees These trips included a 4-day visit to the Faculty of Forestry in and then replant with tree species that arc less susceptible to Zvolen. Thus, I also had an opportunity to observe some of pollution damage. the forestry conditions of Slovakia, the eastern part of CzechoSolutions to this pollution damage are difficult for ecoslovakia. nomically depressed countries that are suffering from decades Czechoslovakia is about 36% forested; about 63% of these of political mismanagement. Obsolete factories need to be forests arc conifers (Norway spruce and Scots pine), with modernized using pollution control measures, and alternative hardwoods (beech and ook) fom1ing the remaining 37% of the energy sources need to be found as a replacement for sulphur forest area. Extensive areas of productive forests produce bearing soft coal and petroleum. Economic recovery in wood volume surplus for internal needs. Thus, CzechoslovaCzechoslovakia means further industrial expansion and nukia is one of the few wood exporting countries of Europe. clear energy is being suggested as an alternative energy While Czechoslovakia's size is somewhat smaller than the source. State of New York, they intensively manage their forests Many observations and impressions were gained from my through a large staff of foresters and three forestry schools. brief visit to Czechoslovakia. First of all we in Canada might The Brno Faculty of Forestry has about 750 to 800 forestry learn from the intensive forest management and the conservastudents and a faculty of about 100. The Zvolen Faculty of tion ethics practised in this small country. Secondly, CzechoForestry is larger in size with about 600 forestry students, and slovakia has serious air pollution problems that require about 800 to 900 students in wood processing. A Third western economic and scientific assistance. And finally the Faculty of Forestry located in Prague just opened in 1990. people of Czechoslovakia are struggling to recover from Czechoslovakia has a vast infrastructure for supporting decades of communist repression and mismanagement, and this intense management of their forests. I visited forest they are reaching out to the w est for scientific and economic research stations, intensively managed production forests, assistance as well as for understanding during this difficult forest nature reserves. Production forests of Norway spruce transition period. The Lakehead University School of Forand beech are intensively managed with frequent thinning; estry Faculty Council recently voted to support student and £"'nifer plantations and natural beech regeneration must be faculty exchanges with the Brno and Zvolen Faculties of For. iced to avoid destruction by very numerous red deer, roe estry. Thus, we hope that these exchanges will aid forestry deer, and wild boar.Czechoslovakia still has a few carefully education in this valiant country during their difficult transiprotected old growth forests that apparently were never tion period leading to economic and political recovery. disturbed by cutting. These arc generally in mountainous areas where 200 to 300 year old large silver fir and Norway spruce can be seen. �NSERC NEWS A summary of the contents of a letter written by NSERC's new President, Peter Morand, informing the university communi ty of decisions taken by NSERC at a recent meeting. Although NSERC has not yet received formal approval from the government, they are confident that Council's budget for its programs and administration will be at least $436 million for 1991-92, compared with $423 million in 1990-91. This means that the $90 million available through the Matching Fund Policy in 1990-91 will continue to be available. No decision has yet been made regarding whether or no t the $90 million will be rolled into the Council's base research budget. Despite the budget increase the situation will continue to be somewhat difficult, as the demand on the largest program, Operating Grants, continues to grow. This year again, over 800 new applicants requested grants. Council decided to inject an additional $10 million into the program, w hich will grow from $184 million to $194 million. This funding will mainly cover funding for new applicants and small special adjustments to the budgets of selected disciplines. The funding rate for the upcoming equipment competition will be 32% ($38.3 million of 1990-91 ani:11991-92 funds available to respond to requests totalling $119.3 million). The equipment budget will represen t 8% of Council's 1991 -92 program budget although Council still feels strongly that this must be increased to 10%. The total amount budgeted for Research Partnerships in 1991-92 is $41.6 million, compared with $36.3 million this ye,r 1 In the research personnel area, the number of new Under- _ graduate Student Research Awards, Postgraduate Scholarships, and Fellowships will remain constant. Please note that for 1991-92, the maximum stipends payable from research grants will be $14,500 for graduate students and $27,500 for postdoctoral fellows. Last year, NSERC appointed a Program Policy Committee to recommend a plan of action that would result in improved grants programs. The Committee members have begun their study of Council's funding system by taking a hard look at the Operating Grants Program. Council was briefed on the preliminary findings of the Committee and endorsed its conclusions in principle. The input of the university community will be sought later this year. Council also approved the creation of a new element within the Research Partnerships program that will support the recruitment and the establishment of new faculty members into junior level positions. The program will be restricted to persons coming from outside the Canadian university system and who are active in research areas of strategic interest to industry. Financial participation of the private sector will be man~atory. Th~ Office Resean:~ and Graduate Studies will provide further mformatrnn on this new program as we receive the final details from NSERC. o! SSHRC Releases New Five Year Strategic Plan Paule Leduc, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, recently released a new five-year strategic plan to focus Council's activities and to strengthen Canada's research capacity in the social sciences and humanitics. ,, A Vision for the Future", recognizes that there are a number of complex problems and opportunities facing Canada and the Canadian research community in the next decade. The plan sets out the Council's priorities for ensuring that researchers in the social sciences and humanities can continue to play a strong and effective role in helping Canada meet these challenges in the 1990's and beyond . Dr. Leduc sta tes, "Our world is experiencing profound change on many fronts and we find ourselves struggling to cope with a whole host of political, economic, technological, social and environmental developments that are taking place at almost breakneck speed. To deal with them wisely, we desperatcly need a better understa.nding of our own social and economic structures, of our decision-making processes and of how to approach underlying problems in new ways." "At the same tinw, researchers in the social sciences and humanities - the very people whose work is vital to developing solutions and policies for dealing with these issues - are caught between increasing research costs on the one hand and decreasing resources on the other." As set out in the strategic plan, the Council's three priorities over the next five years are: to increase investment in the training of the next generation of researchers; develop and promote research structures to enhance quality, productivity and relevance; and ensure that research results are more widely disseminated so that they may be used to maximum benefit within all sectors of Canadian society. Concerning the first priority, the plan stresses that demand for advanced skills in the social sciences and humanities is expected to rise dramatically in Canada in the next ten years. To keep pace in today's increasingly knowledge-intensive economy, Canada must be able to count on a highly trained workforce. Expertise from a wide range of the human sci- ) ences will be needed to chart new paths and will be a key ingredient for improving national productivity and competitiveness. Under the second priority, the plan stresses a renewed focus on excellence and an emphasis on collaboration as keys to enhancing research quality, productivity and relevance. Complex, contemporary issues often do not fit within the boundaries of a single discipline, thus the Council will encourage multidisciplinary research to devise new approaches to specific problems of national concern. The third priority addresses the need to ensure that research results are communicated more effectively - both within and beyond the academic community. Proposed measures include placing greater stress on dissemination activities to be carried out by researchers; expanding the communications activities carried out by the Council itself; and providing support for research into new communications technologies. As"A Vision for the Future" notes, however, the Council's ability to put the full range of proposed measures into effect will depend directly on funding. As Paule Leduc points out, "we are now in a critical situation with regard to resources. Since 1979, the total yearly demand for our grants has increased approximately 339 per cent. Council's budget allocation for 1990, in real terms, barely exceeds the level it received in 1979. Unless we can turn this situation around, several of the plans and initiatives we have outlined in our strategy will have to stay on the drawing board". A copy of "A Vision for the Future" can be obtained by calling the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at 3438223. ) Page 2 - -- - - - - - - - -- - -- - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - -- - - - March 1991 �RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES NSERC Strategic Grants GRADUATE STUDIES SCHOLARSffiPS For all NSERC eligible Faculty who arc interested in ubmitting an application to the Strategic Grants Program, the • guidelines and application forms have arrived! They can be picked up at the office of Research and Graduate Studies. The deadline this year for submitting applications is May 1, 1991. The objective of the Strategic Grants Program is to promote and accelera te targeted research in selected fields of national importance. The program enables university researchers to increase their contributions towards the understanding and solution of problems in these fields and to train highly qualified personnel. The identifica tion of areas of national importance has been accomplished with the assistance of advisors from the university, industry and government rese<1rch sectors, and through a study conducted by the Science Council of Canada. Areas of research were identified that emphasize the particular importance of Canada's na tural resources, intellectual strength, and socio-economic needs and opportunities, and which have potential to enhance Canada's economic prosperity, industrial competitiveness and environmental quality. Major areas targeted for support include: Advanced Technologies (information systems; biotechnology; industrial materials, prod ucts and processes; manufacturing systems; energy), Natural Resources (food, agriculture and aquaculture; forestry; mineral resources; oceans and inland waters), Environmental Quality and New Directions. Detailed mission statements for each of these areas can be found in the 1991 Stra tegic Grants Guidelines. As mul tidisciplinary research and cooperation with industry and/or government is encouraged through the Strategic ( -:;rants Program, the Office of Research and Graduate Studies would be pleased to facilitate this interaction by sponsoring university-industry luncheons: Contact Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer (ext. 8223). C GRADUATE THESES RECENTLY COMPLETED The Senate Graduate Studies Committee has asked that acknowledgement be given to a student and supervisor when a thesis is completed. The following graduate students arc to be commended for their outstanding scholarly efforts: DOUGLAS, Robert (M.A. Sociology) Supervisor: Dr. Jim Stafford Thesis Title: The History of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union . MCCUAIG, Marilyn Gail (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. M.C. Courtland Thesis Title: The Language Learning Environment of the Senior Kindergarten Child. STRAW, Geoffrey (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Marg Sellick Thesis Title: Relaxation and Guided Imagery for the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemothcra py. March 1991 - - - - -- - -- - - - -- Ministry of Community and Social Services Northern Bursary Program Applications available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The Northern Bursary Program with the Ontario Government offers financial assistance to post-secondary students pursuing careers in specialized social services. The program is designed to help students in psychology, social work, speech pathology, and persons of native ancestry interested in workine; in Northern Ontario. Deadline: 7 June 1991 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CMHC University Scholarship for Graduate Studies The Government of Canada provides funds to CMHC to conduct research in the social, legal, administrative, physical, economic and technical aspects of housing, and to award graduate scholarships for the study of housing and community planning issues. Students in psychology, engineering, economics, sociology, social work, and business are eligible. Scholarship entitlement is up to $13,200 per year. Deadlin e: 5 April 1991 1991-92 Lakehead University Internal Graduate Scholarships Deadline: 30 March 1991 Applications are now available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies for three categories of internal scholarships: - Abitibi-Price Inc. Graduate Fellowship/CJ. Sanders Graduate Scholarship (Entering Students Only): One award of $1800 is made to a student entering the first year of a full-time master's degree program at Lakehead University who has the highest standing of those admitted in that particular year as determined by the Senate Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee. -Lakehead University Graduate Scholarships (Entering Students Only) - Eight graduate scholarships valued at $1200 each are available to students entering the first year of a fulltime graduate degree program at Lakehead University. The scholarships are prim_a rily intended for students with first class standing. -Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program "Institutional" Competition (Entering and Continuing Students) Ten graduate awards tenable only at Lakehead University provides $3766 per term ($11,298 per year). Candidates must have at least a B+ average or the equivalent during each of their last two years of study. Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada Norman Barwin Scholarship: 1991-92 This scholarship is open to Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who are graduates of any recognized university, possess an Honours degree or equivalent and intend to work for a higher degree in the field of reproductive health. This could include disciplines such as: biology; Canadian studies; education; history; medicine; political science; psychology; social work, sociology; and women's studies. The value of the award is $2,500 and applications must be submitted no later than May 1, 1991. RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- Page 3 �Upcoming Deadline Dates Quick Reference Research Opportunities American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR): Letter of Intent- May 1, 1991. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anyhme, but 2 months prior to when training begins. Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance fund on New Information Technologies - Open CIDA International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Research Grants (April 15 and October 15). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bmsaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) - deadline postponed to June 1, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada (NHRDP); Aids Research Program - March 15 and September 15, 1991 Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 months for processing Japan Science and Teclrnology Fund - EAITC/JSTC/NSERC Open, but a!Jow 3 months for processing. Killam Program of the Canada Council; Research Fellowships - June 30, 1991 . Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open Lake head University Senate Research Fw1ds; NSERC and SSHRC General Research Grants Competition - March 10, 1991 National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Norfhem Ontario Heritage Fw1d - Open NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15,July 15, October 15 NSERC Scientific Publications - April 15, 1991 NSERC Strategic Program - May 1, 1991 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Ontario Ministry of Health; Research Projects Program, Health Care Systems Research - May 1, 1991, Feasibility/ Formula hon Studies - Open, Information - May 1, 1991, Workshop/Conferences - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nmsing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RNAs - Open Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foun dation, SSHRC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships i n Management Studies Open University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 World Health Organization; Fellowships - June 30, 1991. World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 .) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES CMHC University Scholarship for Graduate Studies 1991-92 - March 18, 1991. 1991-92 Lakehead University Internal Graduate Scholarships (see this issue) - March 30, 1991. Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services: Northern Bursary Program - June 7, 1991. Planned Paren thood Federation of Canada: Norman Barwin Scholarship - May 1, 1991. UPCOMING CONFERENCES Call for Papers: Association for Canadian Studies Conference - September 24- 27, 1992. The purpose of this conference is to provide an account of the state of theoretical discourse in Canada circa 1992, the intent being to examine the cognitive structures of our scientific and disciplinary prachce. Scholars are invited to address key components of the knowledge they produce and disseminate. Major fields of interest include social space, ethics (empirical/ normahve/ critical theory), social differences, personality/ indi vid uahon, insh tutions/insti tutionalisahon. Deadline to submit papers is May 15, 1991. Asian Development Business Seminar Society - April 21 to 22, 1991. Vancouver, British Columbia is hoshng two important events for people interested in Asian Development: The Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, hosted by the Government of Canada, and the Asian Development Business Seminar. The seminar will focus on financing development and evolving development strategies through a series of plenary sessions, concurrent workshops and discussion groups. Fostering Scientific Integrity in Biomedical Research April 25 to 26, 1991, St. Louis, Missouri. This seminar will provide a forum to develop guidelines on the issue of scientific integrity in biomedical research. The Office of Research a:nd Graduate Studies, in conjunction With the Ofnce of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share with usinteresting research stories td feature in the RESEARCH NEWS; We would. like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just like to profile your r~search expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehide for communicating your research endeavours to the community at large. For information and application forms on any of the above research programs, please call Anne Fiorenza at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate ~~- For information about Foundations; please call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. Page 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - - -- - March 1991 ) �==========~- New Faces .________T_i_K_i_n _g_ __ _ ____JIJ.__ __ Professor Ti King has joined the '100I of Nursing. King's specialty -!a is Nursing Education and Administration. She presently teaches first year courses. Originally from Thunder Bay, King left the area for ten years, working as a Registered Nurse in Montreal and Toronto. She returned to Thunder Bay and attended Lakchcad University for two years in the streamli.ne nursing program, receiving her HBSc in 1986. Followi.ng that she worked as a Nursing Supervisor in Homes for the Aged. King decided to pursue a Masters degree in Nursing and received it from the University of British Columbia in 1990. Now tha t she is settled at Lakehcad University "1 look forwa rd to getting on board with research again". King is presently conducting research into informal care-giving with regards to family care. She is involved with the Council for Positive Aging, the Alzheimer Family Support Committee and the Gerontology Studies Group. In her spare time, King enjoys travelling - she has been to Mexico, the Bahamas and Europe - and reading. Her au thors of choice arc Alastair Maclean, Ellen Mcinnis and "nursing texts, of course". C __ J_ul_1_·a_n_Wi_e_s_t_ _ _ _-----' Dr. Julian West teaches in the Department of Mathematics. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) in 1984 and recently received his PhD from MIT. At CALTECH he pursued a double major in math and.literature but had to give up the latter when he had the opportunity to spend two i..========== semesters at Budapest University in Hungary. Following his graduation from MIT, West taught courses at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, settling at Lakehead University in July. Although he was born in England and his post-secondary schooling was in the U.S., West grew up in Vancouver and became a Canadian citizen in 1982. West's main research interest is Enumerative Combinatorics "which means I like to count things." During his time away from work West's main hobbies are solving as well as creating cryptic crossword puzzles. These arc not your garden variety puzzles. Completing one often takes 10 hours, with many trips to the library. West enjoys creating them even more than solving them. "I just finished creating one on a Mozart theme and hope it will be published soon." Robert Omeljaniuk Dr. Robert Omcljaniuk is an as(-~tan t professor in the Depart_.,cnt of Biology. He received his Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees in Zoology from the University of Manitoba and his PhD from the University of Alberta. Orncljaniuk did postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Health in Washi11gton, D.C. where he still maintains collaborative research tics. Omcljaniuk is an cndrincologist. "lam looking into the interaction of the brain and the pituary gland and how the brain regulates the gland." Orncljaniuk and wi.fe Catherine enjoy general mountaineering activities, a hobby discovered while living in Alberta. "We got used to living in the Rockies so we try to get back at least once a year to do some climbing." Omcljaniuk's interest in climbing may lead him to Nepal next year. Other leisure pursuits include canoeing and woodworking. The Office of the Regis trar has a New Look A new lnformation/Reccption area has been established '-'iat serves the Office of the Registrar. The central informa, m phone number is 343-8500. All inquiries for the office ·should be directed to that line. (Of course you can still call senior staff directly if you have a specific question for them). The purpose for the change is to better provide service to Dr. Douglas Thom and Professor Marta B/enkarn, School of Education, display the soapstone carving "Images of the North" by Siku which was presented to them by the Canadian Society For the Study of Education (CSSE) in appreciation of their scholarly editorship of the CSSE News over the past three years. Professor Blenkarn was French editor of this SSHRC-frmded publicatum which serves educator professionals across Canada. Dr. D. Klassen, School of Education, also contributed. Currently Professors Thom and Blenkarn are conducting funded research and publishing in educational administration and second language teacher education, respectively. students, faculty and staff in one central location. Included in the space is a processing centre where staff can work in a quieter environment to ensure timely processing of applications and registrations. The Office of the Registrar would like to invite the university community to an Open House Monday, March 25, between 3:00 and 4:30 pm. March 199 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications S Special Projects/Awards sity, China is here on a six-month appointment from October 28, 1990 to April 30, 1991. His specification is lumber drying = --dlecking, splitting problems of lumber and how to minimize 0 the problems. He is working wi th Dr. K.C. Yang of the School -;::-- , Dr. S.Y. Mansour, Associate Professor of Elccof Forestry. _) "5:=e~~ trical Engineering, published a paper entitled Dr. J.E. Mollo, Chairman and Professor of Anthropology, "Large Power Systems Economic Dispatd1 by published "Differential Diagnosis of Rib Lesion: A Case Study Network Loss Modelling", in JASTED lntem afrom Middle Woodland Southern Ontario Circa 230 A.O. in ~~~;:j~~ tional Journal of Energy Systems, Vol. 11, No. 1, the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 83:439-447. • 1991. The paper was co-authored by Drs. D.H . December 1990. He also made a joint-presentation with B. V. ~~==~ , Kelly and D.O. Koval of the Department of Kennedy entitled "The Reconstruction of the Dietary Habits Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta. of the 'Las Palmas Culture' of the Cape Region of Baja, CaliDr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of Chemical Engineer- fornia", at the 18th Annual meeting of the Canadian Associaing, has published the paper, "Calculation of Mass tion for Physical Anthropology in Banff, Alberta. Transfer Coefficients in the System Sulphate in Professor Patricia Vervoort, Chair of the Department of ~~,=~ Chloride Solution/ Anion Exchanger in the ChloVisual Arts, presented a paper at the annual Brock University - ~□ ride Form", in the Journal Chemic lngenieur Tech- "Two Days of Canada Interdisciplinary Conference" in nik. The paper is co-authored by Mr. S. Lakhani of EnvironFebruary. With the theme of "Water, Water, Everywhere", ment Canada (Toronto) and Dr. M,H.T. Baird of McMaster Professor Vervoort's presentation on "The Awesome SaUniversity (Hamilton). Mr. Lakhani is an L.U. Engineering guenay" explored 19th century tourism as expressed in art graduate. and literature. The paper will be published in the proceedDr. Frederick Holmes, Department of English, presented a ings. paper titled, "History, Fiction and the Dialogic lmagination: APPOINTMENTS John Fowles's A Maggot", at the University of Louisville's Dr. Seimer H. L. Tsang, Chairn1an of the Department of annual Twentieth Century Literature Conference. The paper Mechanical Engineering has been appointed by the Lieutenwill be published in the spring in "Contemporary Literature" ant-Governor of Ontario to serve on the Ontario Fire Code 32:2. Commission for a two-year tenn. Dr. V. V. Paranjape was appointed Chairman of the Professor Pat Jasen, Department of History, has published Department of Physics for a two and one-half year tenn her article "Jmagining Fort William: Romanticism, Tourism and the Old Fort, 1821 to 1971", in the Thunder Bay Historical effective January 1, 1991 Professor J. David Bates will continue as Chairman of the Museum Society Papers and Records, Vol. XVIII (1990). Pre-service Teacher Education Program in the School of EduProfessor B.W. M uirhead, Department of History, pubcation effective July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1994. lished an article entitled, "Harry Bryan, A Man of Fanatical Professor Patricia Vervoort has been appointed the ) Conviction", in the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society representative for Central Canada to the editorial board of the Papers and Records, Vol. XVII (1989). Society for the Study of Ardlitecture in Canada. Dr. Thorold J. Tronrud, Department of History, sessional CONGRATULATIONS lecturer, has published "Buying Prosperity. The Bon using of To Dr. Kung-Chi Yang who completed his PH.D program Factories at the Lakehead, 1885-191 4", in Urban History from the University of British Columbia and was granted his Review, June 1990. doctorate at the Fall 1990 Convocation. Professor Sun Ling-Kun, from Nanjing Forestry Univer- Lakehead University Recognizes Scholars' Achievements and Generosity of Donors On Friday, March 1, approximately 400 guests attended a dinner to honour the University's 1990/91 sdlolars, as well as pay tribute to the donors who fund many of the scholarships and bursaries. Dr. Jim Colquhoun, Past Chair of the Board of Governors, gave the toast to the donors and Miss Evelyn Halliday, a long-time friend of the University, replied Dr. John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic) of Lakehead University toasted the Scholars with the studen t reply given by Geoff Hill, Lloyd Mack and Karen Molly. Both Geoff and Lloyd are recipients of the prestigious LU Presidential Scholarships, as well as the LU Enrrance Awards of Academic Excellence. Karen Molly is a graduate student, and is the recipient of a Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholarship. 460 undergraduate students were awarded approximately $500,000 in sdlolarships and awards this year. As well, more than 60 graduate students have received approximately $520,000. An additional 120 students benefit from more than $52,000 in bursary funds. The City of Thunder Bay again contributed $25,000 in scholarships to 90 local students. The Honourable Shelley Wark-Martyn, MPP and Minister of Revenue, was the guest speaker. Page 6 The Minister of Revenue, She/ley Wark-Martyn, shares a moment with her high school mathematics teacher Pete Musselman, a long-time university supporter. AGORA - - - - -- - - - -- - -- - - March 1991 �Forum Future Considerations 1 John K. Naysmith, Director, School of Forestry A decade from now we will be ushering in a new millennium -- something a little special in that we get to do it only once every forty generations or so. . If you recall, around the time we last closed out a m1ll~nnium, Eric the Red was busy regaling the folks at home with descriptions of a new! y found land of fish and forests that he had discovered a three-month sail away. It would be another 200 years or so before King John would reluctantly sign the Magna Carta and Marco Polo would discover on his eastern travels the art of mnking and using paper money. North America's original inhabitants were still several centuries away from being bothered by EuroP.can settlers movin_g in on their best fishing holes, hunting spots and forest doma111. One docs not have to go back a thousand years, however, to be struck by the extent to which changes have occurred. Children who, at the tum of the 20th Century, watched to sec if the Wright brothers could get a little daylight under the wheels of their flying machine later, as grandparent, watched in awe as astronauts safely landed on their return from the moon. When, in ten years, we exit the current decade, century and millennium you, 1990's graduating foresters, will have become seasoned professionals, in many cases participants _in decisions having significant implications for your community and society as a whole. . Adding to the exciting challenges that lie before you will be the need to practise forestry and make decisions in the context of socigJy's enlightened concern regarding the relationship ( - tween the world's human population and the earth's lifc.pport systems of air, water and land. The connectcdncss_of the diverse components comprising these natural systems 1s a fundamental element of this relationship. 1n the process of being educated as a forester you have gained some understanding of the concepts of connectedness and interdependency -- that is the need to depend on each other. You have learned that forestry which is an art as well as a science, recognizes and takes into account a wide spectrum of economic, social, cultural and ccologirnl values. These values include, for example, the forest's capacity to cycle water, oxygen and nitrogen, stabilize hydrological sy~tcms and soil, maintain water quality and act as a carbon smk. At the same time, forests provide timber, wildlife habitat, livestock fodder, minor forest products such as medicinal plants, recreational amenities and intangible acsth~tic ~uali-_ tics. You have also learned the importance of cons1dcnng this wide array of inherent values and qualities ~ro~ t~c perspective of the whole forest ecosystem and of ma111ta1rnng the biological diversity of the entire forest comn:unity. . Connectedness ;ind in tcrdcpcndcncy arc JUSt as relevant m social, economic and political as they arc in the natural environment. Your professional training should help you to appreciate the importance of these principles in the larger context and from the local to the global level. Garry B. Trudeau, the syndicated_cartoonis~ and Pulitzer Prize winner, said: "Our understanding of the mtcrdepcndcncics of the human experience is the only force which keeps a society from fragmenting" . In a similar vein, a president of \l,,lc University once put it this way: "The whole purpose of .Jr education has been to urge you to sec and feel the connectedness among things and how that connectedness must be fostered so that civilization is sustained". March 1991 - - - - - - - -- Dr. John Naysmith discusses the new forestry program at a recent Counsellor's Seminar. To Sissela Bok, the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners, who teaches ethics at Harvard University, the underlying needs of the next century are developing trust among individuals and nations and then creating the actual institutions for resolving problems and negotiating difficulties. To_Bok, trust is something built up among individuals and nations by repeated actions -- a basis for relations tha_t arc ?~cp e~ough to permit negotiated settlements of outstanding d1ff1culttes. She states, "there are a great many problems in our society and we absolutely have to work together at them so long as there !s distrust". Implicit in this approach is the need to systemallcall y think through "what kind of actions increase trust and what kind of actions decrease it" . You as future practising foresters will have the opportunity, on an individual basis, to help build that trust by cultivating a capacity for objective dialogue with non-foresters . concerning the management and u~c of forests and by bem_g prepared to give your employer, client or the general pubhc the benefit of your best possible professional knowledge and opinions. In doing so it is important to remember that ~s decision makers or ad visors our body of knowledge will always be imperfect -- there is always something we as individuals do not know. As individual forestry practitioners you can also help engender the concept of connectedness by d~vcloping a sensitivity for the values, and an understanding for the goals, of the other participants in the decision-making process and striving to make the process of public involvement more effective. By the time you usher in the 21st Century, the vast majority of the world's then six billion inhabitants will not have had, nor expect to have, your opportunities. You will be among those who will be helping to lead the way in achieving a global balance between human needs and nature's capacity to meet them. The degree to which you successfully meet this exciting challenge will, in part, depend upon how well you sense the connectedness among things and understand the interdependencies of the human experience. 1 Excerpts from an address to the 1990 graduating class of Foresters, Lakehead University. - - - - - - - AGORA--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Patricia Trainor at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the April Agora is March 15, 1991. /' THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS March 8 lo April 22 Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. -11:30 p.m . 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Court Street 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. March 27 to April 24 The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Awards Reception Wednesday, March 27 8pm Everyone welcome MARCH Canadian Institute of International Affairs Public Lecture: Spy Wars: Espionage and Canada From Gouzenko to Glasnost Speaker: Dr. David Stafford, Executive Director, CITA UC 0050 - 8:00 pm Friday, 15 Applied Sport Science and Coaching Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Doug Clement, University of British Columbia 11:30 am: Overuse Running Injuries 8:00 pm: Drugs in Sport UC 2011 Monday, 18 Ice in the Environment Speaker: Dr. Peter Adams, Dept. of Geography, Trent University Library 5005, 2:30 pm :.~- .. A CARING LADY Miss Evelyn Halliday (centre) with her scholarship recipients, John Kornichuk, HBA English, and Fernanda Mira, HBSc (Biology) who received the Evelyn Halliday Silver Jubilee Scholarship, an entrance award to a high-ranking student from Northwestern Ontario on the basis of humanitarian services performed for the disadvantaged. Wednesday, 20 Senate Meeting - 2:30 p.m. Monday 25 - Thursday 28 Environmental Awareness Week Activities include: infom1ation booths, guest speakers, workshops and an open forum . For further information contact Echo at ext. 8259. Friday, 29 Closing date for entTants in Royal/ LePage Run for Women UNIVERSITY CLOSED Good Friday, March 29 Easter Sunday, March 31 Easter Monday, April 1 I APRIL Friday, April 5 Classes End Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-03 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/c9d77dbef9717d4169cbf5704bab2869.pdf a99d456cc68c40b39a61770a6367b213 PDF Text Text Inside: 3 '- 4 4 5 11 Exploring Davey Jones' Locker Canadian philosophy re-discovered Student Centre proposal Meet Lakehead's first Ombudsperson Food Service changes THUND~K BAY. ONTAJUO VOL. 6 NO. 3 MARCH Sarbadhikari appointed to Centres of Excellence Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari, a professor of political science, has been appointe d to the Canadian Centres of Excellence Committee. He has attended a few meetings in Ottawa, but "things are in the early stages," , he said. The committee is busy setting out crite ria for selection. "The panel will assess proposals made by universities for funding under this program." Sarbadhikari estimates that e ight to 10 Centres of Excellence ~ ;·~ will be created with the help of the Canadian International Development Agency. "CIDA will -====----= ..., = ---' make available $10 millio n to aid in their creation," he said. These centres will be established at universities with "world class standing in teaching, training and research in international developme nt." This type of project could "strengthe n Canada's capacity to respond imaginatively to the opportunities and challenges in this respect," he said. Areas ofinter est include geography, agriculture, environment, educatio n, and development studies. His interest in international develo pment is keen, in part because he spent his early years in India. "On the questio n of development in the Third World, c ritical questions have been raised as to whethe r the types o f developme nt pursued in the 50's, 60's and 70's s ho uld be c hanged ," Sarbadhikari said. CIDA has become involved with "self-sustaining growth as a strategy of development projects." "Human resources are the most valuable r esources in those countries," he said, commenting that " material goods are not the most important thing; re lationships, families and people arc (the) most important." "Development has to be very carefully done because of (possible) social and cultural costs," he said. "At the same time there is no denying the need for technology." I le noted that it's a matter of prio rities since one must weigh ecological a ~-• environme ntal concerns, econo mics, and human and l ...__.al costs. Sarbadhikari is a graduate of the London School of Economics and has served on the board ofCanadian Association of Asian Studies. 1989 Research, teaching awards given Three professors have bee n accorded distinguished awards by Lakehead University Senate committees. Dr. Pe nny Petrone has bee n give n the Distinguished Instructor Award for 1988/89 by the Senate Committee o n Teaching. Dr Roger Mitchell and Dr. Inderjit Nirdosh share the Distinguished Researcher Award for 1988/89, as decided by the Senate Research Committee. Professor Geoffrey Weller, Vice-President (Academic), announced the awards last month after accepting the recommendations of the two committees. Iloth awards come with grants of$3,500 to help the recipie nts in their work. Weller has issue d an invitation to each of the winners to give a public lecture on a topic of their choice. Dr. Penny Petrone, professor in School of Education: "I'm delighted," she said of her award. She said it means a great deal because she has spent "a lifetime trying to be the best teacher I can be." She has been a p art of the School of Education since 1969. Petrone rece ntly published a book, Northern Voices, which is a collection oflnuit literature. This follows her successful First People, First Voices. Dr. Inde rjit Nlrdosh, professor of Chemical Engineering: "This is a very big e ncourageme n t," he said. "13ut this is a recognition of all of us, not just myself." Nirdosh said "research is n ever a one-man show·-- it's a lways teamwork. " I-le jo ined the Unive rsity in 1981 and has been involved in researching the processing of ura nium ores to separate and monitor radioactive substances. Dr. Roger Mitchell, professor of Geology: ""This is a useful recognition of o ne's work," he said. "In a university environme nt there should be some form o f recognition." Mitche ll has been with Lakehead since 1972. His area of research is the pe trology and geochemistry of kimbe rlitcs and alkaine roc ks. His researc h has both scie ntific and economic implications. �Group that would report to me by the end of the summer with specific recomme ndations. If you are interested in serving, please give llnda Phillips a call. Report from The President Campus Development Dr. Bob Rosehart 1' fany thanks to readers who identified a critical "not" word processed out of my last month's article. To repeat: "The shortcomings of the American (or Connell) system ofsocial inequality ofaccessibility and highly variable academic standards are aspects that I would not wish on any future generation in this province." Lakehead's MinakJ Some ofyou wiJI realize that Lake head University is in possession of a "research facility" located at Black Sturgeon Lake about 90 miles from the campus. About IO years ago, the facility was mothballed and has seen very limited and specialized use since then. Most people who visit the facility (including myself6 or 7years ago) feel that it has potential but distance and priorities have always placed the facility on the back burner. If Black Sturgeon is to have a future, the institution is going to have to become pro-active in terms of dealing with the place, and specific uses will need to be identified that relate to our various academic programs. I propose to set up a Black Sturgeon Study (a) Residence The first floors are completed on most of the units, and I expect that by the time you read this article, the second floors will be visible. Work has progressed well in spite of the cold weather. (b) Forest/Biology Building Tenders for the much simplified re-designed building are currently out for tender. A decision on this project is expected by the end of March. (c) Student Centre Complex 1be proposal l mentioned in this column last month is currently under discussion as a referendum question for this year's L.U.S.U. elections. The concept under consideration is shown below. Academic Undergraduate Review It is encouraging to see many schools and departments reviewing and updatin~ their curricula. In some programs, this has created a tremendous amount of good, healthy academic debate. In the end, our future generations of students will benefit from your long and exhaustive meetings. Passings During this past month, John Spence Below left: , JA_keh~~ Univer_sity 's own Minaki. The search is on for a study group to look at 'Mznakz s potential. Below right: The proposed structure for the new Student Centre. r, ,f - and Eleanor Hrynyk, two valued employees of Lakehcad University passed away. The sadness and grief that accompanies death is difficult to express and influences eachoneofusinadiffercntway. One ) c strengths of this institution is its family1°n. vironment which, at times like these includes the sharing of grief. ' Northern Studies: Logo design contest The Centre for Northern Studies would like to announce a logo compctition.111c competition is open to individuals and agencies both on and off campus. The Centre's activities will focus on the following areas: Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, the No11h of other Canadian Provinces, the Circumpolar No11h and the liigh Arctic. Themes that would be applicable for the logo include the northern perspective, interdisciplinary studies and research. Northern research streams that are being developed by the centre arc environmental studies, service delivery and economic development. The research program will emphasize regional applicability within Northwestern Ontario. The anist who submits the winnin logo will be awarded a prize of $500. Submissions must arrive at the Centre by 4 p.m. on March 22, 1989. The proposed logo should be submitted on a standard sheet of paper or card, 8 1/2 x 11. Applicants may submit more than one design for consideration. All submissions will become the property of the University to use at its discretion. further infonnation on the Centre's activities can be obtained by calling 343. 8360. I ....v ,4iiilih041 Fage 2 AOORA March 1989 �Hidden treasures .. . down in Davey Jones' Locker Deep in the recesses of Lakehead University is Davey Jones' Locker •• a place where a dying art is practised. Davey Jones is the University's resident glass blower. With slow, but sure, movements he works with fire to bend glass to his will. "I didn't come here to do this, you know," he said . "I came to be chief technician in chemistry." Howe ver, when Ken Sumpter, the original glass-blower, . retired, Jones' talents were called on. Jones has been the University's maste r of glass for the past 11 years. He hesitates to call himself a glassblower. "Glass-blowing is a bit of a misnomer," he said. One can work with glass without necessarily blowing-glass. "I started doing after doing this after I went to serve his late Majesty," he said. After serving in the Navy he joined a glass factory in Birmingham, England and became an appre ntice. "They had three chaps the re ... who were born, I think, with a piece o f glass in their mouth and they taught us." (fr1e process of learning this art too k \ -LJout five years, but "you neve r fi.rtish learning any job," Jones said. "I (was) 22 when I started and I'm 64 now. That's about 40 years." Glass-blowing is not the easiest of crafts to learn. He noted that if there were 20 students in a class, perhaps 10 would return after a coffee break. If even one person returned the next day, that was considered a good turnout. "People were afraid of the fire," he said. Jones sports several fine w hite scars on his arms •· souvenirs of incautious movements near the flame. "It's tedious to start a nd you have to stick with it," he said. One must repeat a particular procedure for weeks before mo ving on to something else. "But I tell you, Master ofglass: "You have to let y our left band know what you right band is doing, " you never forgot that step." said Davey Jones, Lakebead's glass-blower. /-le said the largest pieces one can As with any precision work, "you've got comfortably do by band is two-inches; anything larger must bedoneonaspecial lathe. to have a lot of patience," Jones said. in flight, and fragile swans. Carefully unwas one of the cheapest man-made mate"You've got to have a particular frame of wrapping one of his treasures, he reveals rials," he said. Costs today are sky-rocketmind: it if breaks, it breaks." Jones jokes a small boat in a glass bottle. "'I1Jjs is a that, when glass is brought in to be reing. little something I did," he said. "To do this ''You'll find a fe w specialty workshops paired, he te lls people TH e ithe r fix it or you need a growing boat •· not a rowing but outside of those, it's only in places break it worse." boat but a little growing boat. You drop like this where you find it's still being ~ ones has done custom work for the it into the bo ttle and wait 'til it grows to done by hand," he said. "Unfortunately, \... entific community at Lake head, creatthe right size." ing everything from tubes to jars. Howit's a dying art." Truly, the magician of Davey Jones' Jones' talents are not restricted to ever, much of what was once hand-crafted Locke r is in a glass by himself. mee ting scientific needs. In just a few can now be found in sets sold by such minutes, he can create ducks and geese companies as Co ming. "Glass at one time March 1989 - - -- - -- - - -- -- - - -- AGORA Page 3 �Books New series to fill gap in access to Canadian philosophy Canadian unive rsities have bee n "ignoring o ur intellectual heritage," said Dr. Douglas Rabb, Chairman of the Philosophy Department at Lake head University. "Early Canadian philosophy has been largely ignored by contemporary philosophy departments," he said. Rabb noted p art of the problem may be that works of Canadian philosophers are not readily accessible. To counter this lack of information Rabb is writing and e diting a series of books for the Frye Library ofCanadian Philosophy. Theseries, undenhegene ral editorship of Rabb, conta ins an introductory volume and subsequent volumes focusing on the writings of particular philosophe rs. "There are uniquely Canadian philosophical theories on the r elationship between science and religion," he said. It is this unique ness that may have contributed to the view of Canadians as peacemakers. Volume 1, Religion and Science in Early Canada, is now available. According to the write-up on the book: "This . work is intended, in part, as a general in- Douglas Rabb, ~ Northern Canadian troduction to the Frye Library of Cana- philosopher - his book, snow and all. d ian Philosophy. This volume presents selections from th~ works of a_number ofearly Canadian thinkers centred around a commo n the me, the unpact o f science on the r eligious beliefs of the day. The introduc tory essays in this volume locate the selected work in relation to the philosophe. ) thought as a whole, and present a preliminary analysis of that thought." Rabb said his original idea was for only one book, not a 10-volumc series. "Several years ago I approached a publis her with a particular volume in mind," he said. "The publisher suggested a series might be mo re useful." They devised a series on early Canadian philosophy (1850 to 1950). "The book I actually proposed will be volume 2, which is now at press," Rabb said. The book centres o n William Albert Crawford-Frost (18631936). Rabb will also write volume 6 on Herbert Leslie Stewart (1882-1954). "I'm trying to republish the works of these early Canadian thinkers," he said. "Their books arc not available at all." Rabb hopes his work will help spark a renewed interest in the works of early Canadian philosophers. The series is a reference for those wishing to study Canadian philosophy. "LU is one of four universities in all of Canada that offers courses in Canadi:m Philosophy," Rabb said. "The other three (universities) are Ottawa, Acadi~ and Carleton." J Referendum to decide fate of Student Centre: LUSU president Lakehead University's student union has decided that the proposed Student Centre has been under discussion long e nough -- it is time to decide the Centre's fate. Roch Letourneau, LUSU president, said the general election on Marc h 7 and 8 will include a refe rendum question on whe ther to go ahead with the construction. He expressed confidence that the students will " respond with a resounding 'yes,' " he said. According to a feasibility study conducted by Fraser Browne Architects and revisions by the Student Centre Committee, the project has been divided into two phases and will cost abo ut S3 million. Phase one will sec the construction of a Licensed Main Events Hall with a capacity of more than 500 people, a new office for the Argus, construction of an Atrium between the existing Study and Main Events Hall and installation of an elevator in the stairwell adjacent to the Study. Phase two includes renovating the Page 4 Study to a quiet bar and study area, conversion of the Games Room to a music liste ning and TV lounge, and the conversion of the Bookstore to LUSU offices, Resource Centre and Information Centre. To he lp finance this project Student Centre fees would be increased by $5 per course in 1989-90 and an additional $5 p er course in 1990-91, up to a maximum offive courses per year. This could sec the fee jump from the present $25 to $75 in two years. Letourneau said this would yield the funds neede d to finance a mort• gage towards the Centre. If approved, construction could begin as early as the fall of 1989. If the proposal is turned down, the n it is possible the project will ne ver be completed. "If it doesn't fly this year, the n we could kiss it goodbye," he said. Pres ident Bob Rosehart said if the Centre is not started soon, students may never be able to keep on top of the rising construction costs. Le tourneau said the fate of the Student AOORA - - - -- Centre rests with the students who vote Marc h 7 and 8. - - -- Nock' s book gets publication boost The Executive Committee of the Canadian Federation for the .Humanities has approved a subvention o f $3,243 to assist the publication o f A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy, Cultural Synthesis vs. Cultural R eplacement by Lakehead University professor David Nock. Nock's book was publishe d late last year by Wilfrid Lauricr Press. A Victorian Missionary covers the life of E.F. Wilson, who was a fore runner in Canadian Indian policy. - - - -- -- March 1989 �Lakehead appoints University's first Ombudsperson _iakchead University graduate Mary Jane ~ter is the first ombudsperson appointed at the University. Slater found help in setting up Lakehead's office at a recent eastern division meeting of ombudspersons. "It was t ([ Mary Jane Slater just excellent," she said. "It (the meeting) was exactly what was needed for setting up a new office." At the conference she found a wide dis- parity in the handling of various situations but feels that "what is being done here is the best way for Lakehead University to approach putting this office in." The two-day conference "solidified my view of what this office would and should do for this University," Slater said. "It solidified my belief that the office must work with what is in place at Lakehead University." "Having the ombudsperson responsible to a committee is the most effective way," she said. The committee has representatives from different groups on campus. In this way the ombudsperson is not identified with only one particular group, which "helps with perceived neutrality," Slater said. "lbe office is able to help anybody but is not an advocate of one particular group." Slater sees neutrality as one of the most important aspects of the office because complaints and requests for help can come from any person within the University. Slater has owned several businesses and was a photographer. While living in Victoria, B.C., she owned a business before deciding to return to Thunder Bay. Once here, she made the decision to attend university. Slater graduated last year with an HBCommerce and was appointed to her position January 1989. Slater is enthusiastic about the office. "Initiation ofthe Ombudsperson's office indicates a desire ofthe university to ensure fair treatment of its members and to recognize their unique problems," she said. The office of the ombudsperson will mean "fewer fonnal expensive grievance procedures because of informal resolution through the ombudsperson's office," she said. "Ilecause people are more likely to complain to an ombudsperson sooner and in greater numbers he/she may be able to prevent situations getting out of hand." 'The ombudsperson helps co-ordinate the efforts of the complainant to resolve his complaint. Often problems arise because the person complaining is new to the university and is not familiar with the rules and regulations, Slate r said. It is also possible that the staff of one area of the university may not be familiar with rules and regulations in another area. She noted that few students arc aware of grievance procedures. "The ombudsperson office will 611 a need for neutral, confidential, impartial infonnation," Slater said. Mary Jane Slater is temporarily located in the Black Shack and can be reached at 343-8061. Office hours are as follows: Monday 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to noon; Wednesday 2:30 to 7 p.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m. to noon; and Friday 2:30 to 4 p.m. Obituaries Mr. John Leo Spence, age 56, died unexpectedly on Monday, Fe bruary 13, 1989. John had been at Lake head Unive rsity in the Purchasing Departme nt for the past 4 1/2 years. Prior to that he had been employed with A & P for 28 years. A native of Sexsmith, Albe rta, John moved to Timmins in 1945 and the Lake headin 1956. 'Ibe University community sends condole nces to his entire family, especially wife, Catherine, daughters Debbie, Kathleen, Susan, Nancy, Corinne, Collee n and Maureen. l\·l rs. Eleanor Hrynyk, age 60, died Saturday, Fe bruary 18, 1989 after a long illness. Dorn and raised in Fort William, she had been a bookkeeper prior to 1970 when she began her career at Lakehead University. She was e mployed as an accounts payable clerk and oved up the ranks to accounts analyst. - d eanor will be reme mbered for her helpfulness and beautiful handcrafts. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to her family. f March 1989 Three young women auending the career symposium took advantage ofGregory Sorbara 's attendance Jo obtain an autograph. It was a rather special signature forJoan Post, right, who was a legislative page last year and was missing only bis name. Cailin Nelson is on thefar left and behind her is Kathryn Grace, a Rotary Club Exchange student from South Africa. Agor A Page 6 �Career Options for Women What's a Woman To Do? ... Anything She Wants! A 2-day career information fair ) , held in the Agora on February 8th and 9th. The Status ofWomen Committee secured funding to carry out Employment Equity Action Strategies for female students. According to the project coordinator, Jane Livingston, the primary goal was to develop awareness and support for increased contribution of women in professions presently dominated by men. More than 60 women from the community, representing more than 25 career options, participated in the event. Keynote speakers included, Gregory Sorbara, Minister of Labour and Sister Eva Solomon,SJ and Llz Poulin, special assistant to Lyn Mcleod, Minister of Colleges and Universities. Nursing Professor Uz Diem (photo right) changed bats and took time to talk to students about herpart-time occupation with the anny reseroe. She bolds the rank oflieutenant-colonel and ts the Commanding Officer of18 (Thunder Bay) Medical Company. Anotherpopular booth (photo left) was 'Women and the [Aw'. Who? The 16-year old lad in last month's column fooled a good many people but not Linda Phillips. For recognizing Don Lough, she has won a month's holiday in Hawaii. Don's our master technician in the machine shop - note the curls and friendly twinkle in his eyes. This month's mystery couple are well-known figures around Lakehead University but here are a few hints: a) b) c) d) Florence Nightingale and Prince Charming, eh? A romance novel writer and the perfect hero (inc) A debutante and her "athlete of the year" escort Neil Sedaka and a famous country and western singer Page 6 AGOR A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1989 �~=~W= Papers / Publications & Special Projects :c Dr. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry was invited to address the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto to give a talk on the Chemical Interactions between Trees and Insects on O ct. 3, 1988. He was invited to address the Entomological Society of Manitoba annual meeting in Winnipeg on Nov. 4, 1988. The title of his talk was ''Environmental Architecture-Planning for Spruce Budwomf'. Recently a pape r was accepted for publication in "'The Canadian Entomologist" and its title is "Seasonal damage of insects an d squirrels to female reproductive struc tures of black spruce, Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. ". Dr. Prevost is the senior author and the co-authors are Dr. J. E. Laing for the Department of Environmental Biology University of Guelph in Guelph and Mr. V. F. Haavisto from Forestry Canada in Sault Ste. Marie. Alain Nabarra, Departme nt of Languages presented an invited paper to the international collo quium on "The Press .rnd the Revolution", held in Vizille, •.\ rance,June 26 •July 3, 1988. This colloquium was organized by the Universities of Lyon and Gren oble, under the sponsorship of the French National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), and was part of the official celebrations to mark the bicentenary o f the 1789 French Revolution. It was held at the "Chateau d e Vizille", an:XVIIth Century castle which has bee n converted into a museum dedicated to the French Revolution. Entitled, "La Presse coloniale devant la Revolution", my paper dealt with the role of the press in the revolutionary struggle in the French colonial territories. The main pape rs presented at the colloquium are in the process of being pubHshed in book form. I have also been asked to serve as Canadian Correspondent for the "Societe francaise d'etude du XVIIIe siecle", replacing Professor J.M. Moureaux, from the University of Montreal, who is re tiring this year. Dr. Neil Weir, Chemistry, was one of the main invited speakers at the Polymer Degradation Symposium held at the Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York (January 26-28). His topic was "Long-wave Photo-reactions of styrene polymers" . Dr. K. J. Charles, Professor of Economics, presented a paper entitled "The World Economic Crisis and the New International Order" at the annual conference of the Indian Economics Association held in Calcutta, December 29 - 31, 1988. It is published in the Confe rence Volume of the association. In a two-volume book entitled, "Indian Economic Issues", Dr. Charles has contributed one chapter in Vol 1, entitled, "NorthSouth Relations: The Pe rsisting Unequal Exchange". The book has just been released and is published by Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India. Visitors on campus Dr. H. Rasid,Associate Professor, Geography, has pubHshed the following: 1987 "Geomorphi.:: effects of flood-control channel works", Bulletin of the Association of North Dakota Geographers, Vo. 37 (in press); 1988 "Urban floodplain management in Thunde r Bay: protecting or preventing floodplain occupancy?", Canadian Wate r Resources Journal, Vol. 13, pp 26-42; 1988 " Morphologic response of floodcontrol c hannel works: Can it be predicted?, Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Vol. 11 pp. 105-117; 1988 D. Baker and H. Rasid 1988 "Coping with high lake levels and erosion in Park Point", Superior Advisory Note No. 26, pp. l-4;H. Rasid, R.S. Dilley, D. Baker, P. Otterson, 1989 "Coping with the effects of high water levels on property hazards: north shore of Lake Superio r", Journal of Great Lakes Research, Vol. 15 (in press); H. RasidandJ. Hufferd, 1989"Hazards of living on the edge of water: the case of Minnesota Point, Duluth", Human Ecology, Vol. 17 (in press). Fond Farewell mnner in honour of Marg and Don Lough at the Airlane Motor Hotel April 6, 1989 at6:30p.m. Buffet dinner/Cash Bar $25/person; $45/couple Tickets available March 15 from: Susan Unger, Biology secretary 8460; Dr. Ozburn; Gerry Hashiguchi. Co11ti11ui11g Education received some help last monthfrom two workers/ram the Employment Training Centre. Seated a re helpers Belva Conway and Bn,ce Sandbergfrom the training centre. Standi11g are Dan Palwlak, director of Co11ti1111ing Education, Wendy B011s, secretary, a nd David Heald of the Training Ce111re. Ma rc h 1989 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGOR A Fage 7 �New faces on Campus Linda McKay Cindy frattolin Llnda McKay is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a basic degree, and received her Masters of Nursing from the University of Calgary. Part o f that degree was done at the University of California at San Francisco. Llnda's special area of interest is in pediatric o ncology, in which she has a special studies diploma. Llnda is doing research with a colleague into adolescent risk taking and health promoting behavior in Northwestern Ontario. She noted that this is the furthest cast she has ever lived. " I've always been a westerner," she said. Now that she is here, Llnda said she is looking forward to exploring other eastern areas, such as Ottawa and Quebec. ....._______B_o_b_W_e _l_s_h________ Lr=.~1~,;;:,~iji~iiii~------------__,J Cindy Frattolin has been on ......}.: campus since May but in the School of Education since September. She is the secretary for the Co-ordinator of Field ExperiI ence. In this job, Cindy assists in placing s tudents in schools for practice teaching. Away from work she has a number of interests to hold her attention. She is married and " if you consider pets kids, then I have two of them," she said. " I like camping, skil. dooing and all that good stuff" '-'-'-- - ----'- - - - . . . : : ; ; . J Cindy said she enjoys working with computers and meeting new people; " I guess that's why llikc it here so much." " I'm a pos itive person," Cindy said. "I like to help people think positive and be happy." She firmly believes "there's always a way." _.l ;:I====::::::::::::::======D=a::._v_id_w_ri_g_h_t_______, Dob Welsh is not exactly a new face in the School of Education. Since 1976 he has been involved in extension programs and, although he has taken a day job, he still teaches extension programs in Marathon on weekends. " It's a learning experience 10 be here," he said, " in every sense o f the word." Dob is a product of Lakehcad University's Teachers' College. Ile has two degrees from the Unive rsity and did graduate work in Nashville, Tenn. " I've spent 26 Septembers in front of classrooms," he said. "There's only nine left until I retire." Dobis excited at the prospect ofretirement. " I can hardJy wait because then I can stan a new career," he said. David Wright is the Academic Advisor in Computer Services. He offe rs assistance, and does some analysis and development assistance. This means "when you come to a part in a program where you don't know what it's doing, even though you wrote the program, I sort of nudge you in the right direction." David came to us from Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from Waterloo last May, joined SWAP and touredAus traUa. he stopped in Melbourne when the money ran out and got a job. "1 spent four months playing games." Actually, his job was to test computer games. David is an aspiring writer who hopes to be published o ne day. Patricia Jasen has joined the I listory Department on a Canadian Research Fellowship. She arrived last July after a one-year stay in Calgary. l ler three-year term combines teaching and research. Pat is studying the historic preservation movement in Ontario. Although she is doing some rese arch at O ld Fort William, she will be doing some travelling thjs summer to other pans of the province. " As with anyone who docs le ngthy research, you hope to write a book," she said. At the University she will teach both Canadian and British history. Away from work Pat keeps very busy with he r son, family events a nd "a little bit of cross-country skiing." Wendy Bourke returned 10 Lakehead Unjversity last August, first in the Mathematics Department and now in Engineering. Wendy is a graduate of Lake head Uruversity in English and the Faculty of Education. Outside of work she is kept very busy with her four children. "If I have one extra-curricular activity that J try to apply myself to, it's writing," she said of her short stories and articles. Wendy would like to own her own business one day. "The business would do word processing for small agencies that don't have the processing back-up they need." Howe ver, that is far into the future and Wendy is very happy where she is. Page 8 - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - A GOR A - - - - - - -- - -- -- -- - Ma rc h 1989 J �Research News :OM THE f'flCE Of' GRADUATE STUDIES Arm RESEARCH Research Officer. Trish McGowan O ntario Graduate Scholarship 1989/90 Selection Panel Mem bers A number o f our facully me mbers have been selected lO serve on lhe Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) 1989/90 Sclcclion Panels. TI1c foUowing faculty have agreed to serve: Ken Allan (Psychology), Bill Eames (Mathematical Sciences), Alan Hughes (Chemistry), Bob lsolalo (Business Administration), Wcrden Keeler (Physics), Peggy Knowles (Biology/Forestry), George Kondor (Economics), Norm LaVoie (Physical Education & Athlclics), Gerd SchroclCr (Sociology), and Ed Setliff (Forestry). A great deal of wor k and dedicalio n is involved in the OGS selectio n process, and we appreciate lhe contributio n which these faculty make. Their presence on the seleclion r:r minces e nsures lhat applications from ~l Jcr universilies are reviewed equitably. Northern Studies Graduate Awards The first Northern Sludies Graduate Awards competition has been he ld, and sixteen stipends, valued at S3,000 each , have been awarded to fi rst-and second-year students. Thcwinnersand their thesis t itles a re: Seth Agbo (Education), "A Sludy of Satisfactio n of Teachers: A Comparati ve Analysis of Teachers in Nalive School Settings and Rural NonNative School Senings in Northwestern Ontario"; David Ip (Forestry), w ho is conducting a study of Annillaria root rot disease; DeWei Li (forestry), for a study of the use of fibrous pulp waste as a " mycomulch" medium that would serve both as the inoculum forthe standard peat-vc1miculile mix and asa pa11ial substitute for these expensive ingrcdicnL~; Thomas Mulja (Geology), "Platinum Group Metals of lhe Geordie Lake Intmsion, Coldwell Complex, Northweste rn Omario"; Glen Niznowski (Forestry), "Sile Qualily Evaluatio n for J ack Pinc in Northern Ontario"; Victoria Reid (Psycho logy), for an evaluation o f lhe potential of a new paradigm for identifying individuals who are exhibiting sigi_is of impaired cardiovascular func tio ning i( ·nns o f the ir inability tO recover from cv..ryday stressful situations; Robe rt Spark (Geology), "Boundary Structure and Meta- March 1989 morphism between lhe Shcbandowan Greenstone Belt and Quetico Gneiss Bell"; Douglas Thur (Sociology), for a study of t he h istory o f the Lumber and SawmilJ Workers Unio n from its beginning in lhc 1920's to the present; Gary Warwick (History), "A Study Into the Impact of lhc Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway o n lhe Tirnndc r Bay Harbo•Jr"; Rob Bowen (Forestry), "An Evalualion o f lhc Shigomctcr o n Paper Birc h"; Allan Harris (Biology), for a study of aspects o f the vegetation, chemistry and hydrology ofa bog-fen northwest o fThund e r Bay; Mainul Haque (Economics), for an examination of the availability of natural resources and a dctc1mlnatlon of the demand for natural resources o n lhc world market; Tak-Shing Liu (Physics), for a theoretical study of some o f the propcnics of metals, particula.rly nicke l, using positrons as a probe; John McNutt ( f orestry), "Ground Speed: ltS Influence on Direct Seeding with the Bracke Scarifier"; Allan Vinni (Economics), "Modelling Short-Run Bulk Carrier Rates for the Movement of Grains"; and Stephen Warrington (forestry), "Effect of Post Bud Set Fertilizalion on Bud, Root and Cold Hardiness Development in Second Crop Black Spruce Container SlOck". We would like to congratulate these students o n the ir success, and wish them well in the conduct of their research. Elig ible applicants are full-time graduate students whose thesis research foc uses on regional development o r problems and issues of particular importance to nonhweslcrn Ontario o n the broader Canadian and cir cumpolar north. The next competition, for the 1989/90 Emrancc Awards, Is d irected at students who may be recruited to begin graduate training in thcspringorfa1Jof1989. Decisions wiU be based largely on research proposals described by faculty members and wiU be conditional upon a ttracting a student of high academic standing to d o the study. These awards wiU have a value of S5,000. Application d eadline Is: March 13, 1989. NEWS FROM SSHRC TI1c Canada Research Fellowships Program The Social Scie nces and I Iumanities Research Council o f Canada has just completed a review of the Canada Research f e llowships Program. A founh and last compe titio n will be held in 1989; a maximum o f 40 fellowships will be awarded. Council amicipatcs that, by the time this cohort has completed its period of tenure, the program will have me t its o bjective. T o date, 193 fcUowships have been awarded. Th e CRF Program was initiated in 1986 in re:,-ponse to the federal government's matching funds po licy. It was d esigned t o promote excellence in research, to Improve career opponunitics for promising research ers in AOORA the social sciences and humanities, and to ensure an adequate supply of highly qualified personnel for facully and research appointments in Canada in the next SSH RC pays h alf o f the Fellow's salary and research allowance; this is matched by private sector contr ibutions lO the university. This is an excelle nt opponunlry for departments lo supplement lhcir faculty resources wilh talented young researchers, :11 minimal cost to the University. Recent docloral graduates arc nominated by universities which will be ne fit fro m the fellow's proposed research. The d eadline for the submission of nominatio ns is: October l, 1989. SSJIRC Strategic Grants SSI-IRC funds Strategic Research Grnnts in the following five lhematic areas: The family and the Socialization of Children; The Human Context of Science and Technology; Managing the Organizalion in Canada; Women and Work; and Education a nd Work in a Changing Society. TI1rcc types of grants arc available: seed money grants, strategic research grants, and 1·csearch workshop grants. The application d eadline for these grants Is: April 3, 1989. SSIIRC: The Past, the Present and the Future On January 12, 1989, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) hosted a one-day natio nal confe rence in Ottawa entitled "Taking the Pulse: Human Science Research for the Third Mi!Jcnnium." T he conference was a celebration of the Council's fi rsl decade of existe nce and an opportunity f01· a critical assessme nt of its accomplishme nts and its future role in Canadian socicly. lnvilcd 10 the conference were researchers, users of research, supporters and d isscminators of research. Dr. Connie Nelson, Chain nan of t he Senate Research Committee, and I attended. ll1e conference was launched by Marcel Cote, President of SECOR, a Montreal consulting company and Dr. William Eliot, President o f the University of Prince Edward Island, who both addressed the issue: ""i11c llu man Scien ces: Stre ngths, Wcakncs.~s, Priorities." The speakers pondered the achievements of Canadian huma n scientists and 1-cflcctcd o n lhc social ulility of these academic accomplishments. TI1cy focused lhc pa11icipan ts' aucmion on the human sciences as se1vants of society. Participants {Research News continued on page 10} l"age 9 �... More Research News were then divided into seven worksh ops to discuss in de tall both sides of the metaphor: the ability ofsocial sciences and humanities research in Canada to respond to society's demands; and the role of the human sciences (as critic and counsellor) In measuring the health of Canadian society. The d iscussions centred on a number of key issues: 1) Is Canadian research In the human sciences "world class"? What are its relative strengths and weaknesses? 2) How well have we managed the dialectic between human science research and society? 3) What arc the recent trends in research and research policies, and what do they portend? and 4) What are the priorities for research in the human sciences over the next decade, and how should the social challenge be taken up? No attempt was made at the conference to draw any formal conclusions; the conference was Intended simply as a forum fort he discussion of a broad range of issues, in order to provide Council with "grass roots" feedback, which Council can then use In establishing its direction for the n ext decade. TI1e discussions ranged over many topics and demonstrated a great diversity o f thinking. Highlights of these discussions include: TI1c International Nature of Current Issues Many of the Issues with which our scholars in the human sciences are grappling a rc global issues. The problems of technology, ethics, the degradation of the environment and the preservation of internal cohesion vis-a-vis continental Integration ar c not specific to Canada. Canadian human science scholars are operating in the international marketplace of ideas, as arc Canadian policy makers, who often look to Europe and the U.S. for new policy initiatives. Constraints To The Contri bution Canadian Scholars or Canadian scholars produce approximately 3--i96 of international ideas. This figure must be viewed in the light of our relatively small population. There are, ind eed, intellectual "giants" in Canada, but our great schola.r s are isolated from one another. A further problem we experience is one ofscale: there are fields in which there is insufficient critical mass. TI1e Centre Of Excellence .Model As A Solution The Centre of Excellence model, whether the centre is created by networking or by the physical proximity of scholars, is gaining prominence nationally as a solution to {continued from page 9} the problems of Isolation and scale. This trend is threatening to smaller universities, which often do not have the critical mass required for such a centre, and which fear that, because they do not have a Centre of Excellence, they will be perceived as being "Centres of Mediocrity''. Another concern Is that there are many types of research which do not require large bureaucracies; such bureaucracies may, In fact, impede the c reative and flexible e nvironment that Is needed to sustain quality work. Ways To Stimulate Research SSHRC could provide c hallenges to Canadian researchers by encouraging exchanges with the public and private sector. I-luman science research might also be stimulated In universities across Canada bysending teams of top-notch researchers around the universities to encourage and motivate their colleagues, much as NSERC Grant Selection Committees do on their site visits. In addition, universities should be encouraged to place Increased emphasis on the value of research as a complement to teaching. TI1e Provision Of lnten1atlonal Opportunities Delegates felt that the role o f Council must be to sponsor the development of world-class research. Council, therefore, must be more aggressive in funding research of International calibre. In addition, it was argued that Canadian scholars often lack opportunity or challenge. As a solution to these problems, Council should provide more opportunities to graduate students and scholars 10 work, study or conduct research abroad, for, to be world-class, Canadian researchers must work In the international environment. The Impact Of The DccentraI17,atlon Of The lnten1atlonal Travel Program Conference delegates expressed the concern that the decentralization of Council's inte rnational travel program has been harmful, having had a n egative impact on the quality of research performed at universities. By givi ng universities block grants for international travel, it was argued, Council Is encouraging mediocrity, for internal committees may make decisions on funding distribution based on local political concerns. Furthe r, In some institutions it was felt that aU faculty get a share o f the pot if they apply, regardless of the quality of their work. The underfunding o f International travel has also decreased the amount of collaboration and cross-fcrtiJization of ideas In the Canadian human science community. Faculty Renewal One of the greatest problems faced by the human sciences Is the aging of its academic population. As researchers age, their energy for and Interest In research maydccline. Before the year 2000, Canada will experience a talcntdcficlt, as insufficie nt numbersofn scholars arc coming through the systt.J There arc fears that the research enterprise will fail. O ne of the reasons for this talent deficit Is that the number of graduate scholarships offered by Council Is " ridiculously low"; students In the human sciences, one delegate claimed, " must agree to be poor". We cannot progress, it was argued, unless we integrate graduate students into our research programs, encourage greater scholarship funding by government, and encourage collaboration. '01e Emerging Importance Of Inter-Disciplinary Research It Is becoming Increasingly important to move away from the traditional research mode l of a theoretical professor assisted by several graduate students, and move towards a more collaborative, inter-disciplinary approach. With the complexity of the global issues which challenge human science scholars, it Is becoming necessary to break out of the more narrow discipline-based research to further understanding of these issues and to discover new strategies for the ir solution. Such an approach would no doubt require internal Institutional change, to assist in the breaking-down ofdisciplin:u1:,_ boundaries. _j Interference Of Govcnuncnt Concern was expressed by workshop participants about the direct interference of government in research funding. The increasing emphasis on the applied sciences puts a great deal of pressure on the SSH RC disciplines. Government p ressure, It was argued, has distorted the research effort to applied areas. The focus now is on political, economic and social utility. Govc1nmcnt is notoriously short-sighted; it de-values education in its ins istence on relevance. The nature of our institutions has changed as a result of the obsession with technology trapsfer and the financial incentives to increase research collaboration with industry. Universities arc, in fact, losing their autonomy as they scramble to meet government's d emands. Government can impose Its direction by allocating funding among agencies, but it should not Impose direction on funding decisions made within these agenc ies. The government has signalled its priorities through Its level of funding to the national councils. Currently, SSHRC's budget is less than 10% of 1% of Canada's gross domestic product. In order for SSHRC to sew-, increased funding, the human sciences m J {Research News continued on page 11) Page 10 - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - AOORA - -- - - - - - - - -- - -- - - March 1989 �... More Research News win recognition from the public and the policy kers byconfinning their role openly and urntly. lbcy must encourage government to increase the proportion of the national researc h e ffort dedicated lo hu man science research. C Strategic vs Curiosity-Driven Research The job of SSHRC, then, is lo resist this distortion, for the lo ng-tenn stability and health of our society depend significantly on the mainte nance of the values out o f which our social organization evolved. In making decisions about the future allocations of its budget to its various initiatives, therefore, Council's fundamental priority must remain curiosity-drive n research. Strategic research ought to be done in order lo understand the fundamental problems that assail our society and, to be sure, the human sciences should maintain certain strategic priorities in ordcrto fulfil their mandate as servants of the people. Furthennore, strategic research maintains a certain degree of credibility and an outward appearance of utility and relevance in order to quiet the critics. Nevertheless, Council should not increase the proportion of its budget dedicated lO strategic research. Alten1atlve Means of Funding Strategic Research r {continued from page 10} could establish a special fund for Its support; Health and Welfare Canada, for instance, has funded special research competitions on high-priority issues such as AIDS. ll was suggested that the government could ask SSH RC to administer such funds Judiciously; Counc il would then act as an arm's-le ngth contracting-out agency for government-targeted research needs Qust as the Association of Universities and CoUeges of Canada administers some of CIDA's programs). Yet, the h uman sciences must be determined not to aUow the shackles of relevance and scale to hobble them. "Ir', as Dr. Eliot claimed, ''we must justify the existence and experience o f education in terms o f economic development, then God help our country!" The value of the humanities and social sciences are threefold: they contribute a sense of value and heritage to the world in which we live; they contribute to th e development of a free conscience; and they p romote the role of independent thought and the usefulness of inte Uigent curiosity. The most fundamental task of Counc il, then, is lo add value to the lives of Canadians. And the value of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Cou ncil is, in Dr. Eliot's words, "not to be measured by t he con tribution to public policy but to the degree that it awakens each o ne of us to the wonders of being human". DAILY F OREIGN TEL6V!SION NEWS There arc already mechanisms within government which identify priorities and respond to social pressures. If there is a need for research in a particular field, then government A Ask Dr. Weir Dr. Neil Weir Professor. Department of Chemistry Q The baucry in my car is just nine months o ld, and has given no trouble, until, ,..<luring this cold speU it behaved as if it was ( Jcad". Docs the voltage decrease all that much when the temperature drops lO minus 27dcg. celcius; or is there something else wrong? March 1989 Direct from Tokyo, London, Moscow, Jerusalem, Paris and other cen tres. 9 a. m. lo 5 p.m. Monday to Friday BB2011 The bauery In your car is the so-called lead-acid type, w hich consists of six cells Joined togethe r. Each cell consists of a lead (or lead-calcium aUoy-to reduce damage due to vibration ) anode and a lead oxide cathode. Both electrodes arc immersed in the electrolyk, which is sulphuric acid. (about 40% by weight). When the ba ttery Is fully charged, each cell produces 2 volts, and the specific gravity o f tl1e e lectrolyte Is 1.2 gm/cm3. TI1e acid is consumed when the ba1tcry delivers power, and this figure will decrease. The specific gravity, as indicated by a hydrome te r, is thus a good indication of the condition of your battery. It is known from thennodynan1ics that the voltage (or more correctly, the e.m.f.) of a cell decreases with decreasing temperature. However, the e.m.f. of a lead-acid battery decreases by 0.00015 volts pe r Celciusdcgrce. Thus, a temperature drop of 50 Cclcius degrees reduces the e.m.f. by only 0.0075 volts, which is Insignificant, and which cannot be measured, unless a sensitive voltmeter is used. To understand why the baucry docs not food service changes hands; Beaver replaced Beaver Foods has been replaced as the body responsible for the food services contract on campus. Lakehead University President Bob Rose hart announced last month that Versa Services Limited will be taking over from Beaver Foods as of May 1, 1989. The decision was made by the University Food Services Committee, which represents a cross section of the University community. In a written statement, Rosehart noted there was a great deal of interest in the competitve bidding processes. "The accepted recommendation is for change," he said. "In announcing the successful firm, I would like to acknowledge the service given to Lakehead University for the past 14 years by Beaver Foods," Rosehart said. "During the next few months, Versa Food will be working with Beaver Foods in order to ensure an orderly transition, giving due consideration to the employees and the quality of service during the change-over." Free Concert Tuesday, April 4 ComwaU School Recital Hall CS 1006 Penny Clarke - Flute Elizabeth Ganiatsos - Virginal function well at low temperatures, we must look at its operation in a bit more detail. When the ignitio n circuit is activated , a curre nt nows from the anode through the c ircuit, and back to the cathode. However, to complete the c ircuit, current must now through the electrolyte. This current is carried, not by electrons (as in the external circuit) but by ions, positively and negatively charged particles, (e.g. hydrogen, sulphate and lead). At nonnal temperatures, e.g. above 0 degrees eelcius, these ions move rapidly and the conductivity of the electrolyte is very high. However, as the temperature decreases, two things happen. Firstly, the ionic mobilities arc decreased, but more importantly, the viscosity of the electrolyte increases; i.e. it becomes more syrupy. It is this increased viscosity which leads to a muc h more dramatic decrease rate of movement of ions in the electrolyte; and this is reflected in a lower conduetlvityand in a decrease in power output of the battery. AOORA - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - -- Fage 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherre n at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the April Agora is March 15, 1989 . March TUESDAY, 21 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR CENTRE Motivation Seminar Seminar Leader: Dr. Daniel Klassen, M.Ed., PhD - LU Conference & Seminar Centre 7:00 pm - 8:30 p m $19.95 per person CONFERENCE & SEMINAR CENTRE "How to Plan Your Association's Conference Successfully" '\ Se minar Leader: Mr. Ron Spina, M.EdJ Director of Residence & Conferences • LU CORNWALL SCHOOL CONCERTS Conference & Seminar Ce ntre 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm FREE Heathe r Morrison • Plano Cornwall School Recital Hall - CS 1006 12:30 pm FREE ADMISSION WEDNESDAY, 8 WEDNESDAY, 22 FREE PUBLIC LECfURE Spe aker: Dr. John Naysmith, Director, School of Forestry, LU To pic: "Nepal: Conservation Pe rce ived From A Hima.layan Se tting" 1 - 2:30 pm 1313 1021 SATURDAY, 11 & SUNDAY 12 LUSU FILM NI GHT Wbo Fra med Roger Rabbit 8:00 pm Rl3 1042 $2:00 Stude nts $2:50 Others SUNDAY, 12 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR CENTRE Women a nd Stress Se minar Leader: Mr. lnno Marini, MA Senior Counsellor, LU Conference & Seminar Centre 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $15.00 per pe rson TUESDAY, 14 CO NFERENCE & SEM I NAR C ENTRE Making a Car eer Change Seminar Leader: Mr. Irmo Marini , MA Senio r Counsello r, LU 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm • Confe re nce & Seminar Centre $15.00 per person CORNWALL CO N ERTS Student Lectu re/Recital (Can adia n Music for Flute) Cornwall School - Recita l lla U CS 1006 8:00 pm FREE ADMISSIO N WEDNESDAY, 15 FREE PU BLIC LEC fURE Speaker: D r. Paul Watts, Directo r, Centre for Northe rn Studies, LU Topic: ''Circumpolar Po lar 13ear Manageme nt" 1 - 2:30 pm 1313 l 021 LU STATUS OF WOMEN COMMITTEE Noon I lo u r 13ring-Your-Own-Lu nch Series Rl3 1047 11 :45 - 1:00 pm Wome n In Art THURSDAY, 16 SATU RDAY, 18 & SUNDAY 19 LUSU FILM NIGHT Tbe Dead Pool 8:00 pm Rl3 104 2 $2:00 Students $2:50 Othe rs April SATURDAY, 1 & SUNDAY 2 I.USU MOVIES Am'mal House RB 1042 Stud e nts, $2.00 • Others $2.50 SUNDAY, 2 FREE PUBLIC LECfURE Spe ake r: Dr. 'Winifred Sidle, National Wildlife Ecologist, U.S. Fo rest Service, Logan, ULah. To pic: "The Ecosyste m Approac h To Fo rest Manage me nt" 1 - 2:30 pm rm 1021 THURSDAY23 CORNWALL CONCERTS Senio r Student Recital ( Pian o ) Cornwall School - Recital lla ll CS 1006 3:00 pm FREE ADMISSION TIIURSDAY, 30 MEETI NG 0oard of Govcn1ors CONCERT Lakchcad University Wind Ensemble Bora Laskin Theatre 8:00 pm $2.50 Agorl\ J 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 29 FREE PU BLIC LEC fURE Speake r: Or. M. Sellic k T opic: "Psycho the rapy as Artwork" 2:30 - 3:30 p m SN 1015 FR.EE PUBLIC LECTURE Speake r: 6 , Professor University o f Wisconsin To pic: " Re ncctlo ns On f o rest Pa tho logy Research " 1 - 2:30 pm 138 1021 CONFERENCE & SEM I NAR CENTRE Positive 11,lnklng Seminar: Seminar Leade r: Mr. Irby Stewart, M0A Positive Communicatio ns Inc. Con fe re nce & Seminar Ce ntre 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm $15:00 pe r pe rson The AGORA is produced by the lnformati( Office, Department of Community Relations , IAke h ead University, Thunder llay, Ontario. It is pu blished month ly (except Augus t), and is distributed free o f ch arge to the University"s faculty and staff, local government, media, b us iness a nd friends o f the Un iversity. Credit is a ppreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.6 No.3 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an article on the career information fair, and updates from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-03 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/5aa718685ee2b1925000de2be7766757.pdf 88577d75489ee4ab58fb092e59706b05 PDF Text Text ~ '-inside: ~ Bill McNeil eats crickets ...~ 'Forgotten war' remembered .. New Faces ................................ Research N ews ........................ 2 4 5 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 7 JULY 1990 Homecoming 190: More than 400 alumni share memories And they do it in style with song, dance, golf and good food Jan Tamblyn, folk-singer and son of LU's first President, and a Thunder Bay favourite son, Tom Kelly (HBA'67) perform in front of large appreciative audiences. Keynote speaker Colleen Cupples (BA'67) with a print of the Sleeping Giant by local artist Doris Kramer. School of Forestry announces new co-op program - first in Canada "Come on everybody let's do that Conga"! Dancers are lead by the effervescent Frank Mitchell (Grad Dip'69,Bl1'67). Dr. John Naysmith, Director of the School of Forestry and John DeGiacomo, Co-operative Education Co-ordinator at Lakehead Un iversity have announced that Canada's first university level co-op forestry program will be offered beginning this fall. The program is designed to respond to increasing demands by industry for graduates with more practical experience. It will combine the school' s four year program with five four month work terms. Student placements will primarily be centred with p rivate industry and government agencies. Nancy Luckai has been appointed the Forestry Co-op advisor. She says, "men and women from across Canada now have access to a unique educational package which addresses the many challenges facing forest resource managers". It is anticipated that enrolment in the forestry program will increase as a result of the introduction of the first Canada-wide co-op option. �wisdom of the Alumni Association in choosing Dusty as the 1990 Alumni Award winner. As with all events, suggestions for next time were freely given, an I would encourage the Association to work on the success of this event and plan for perhaps the 30th! Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart CELEBRATION 1990 The Silver Jubilee celebrations came to a fitting end with the Canada Day weekend reunion. This was the first major reunion of l..akehead University graduates planned by the Alumni Association, and the weekend was very successful. Over 400 participants registered for the many events, and it was impressive to see the many early graduates take part from all across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The "Fresh Air" radio show was a highlight, and I am sure that if the audience didn't know about Lakehead University before the show, they do now. The duo of Tom and Dusty M iller were particularly entertaining on the show and, once again, point out the CENTRE FOR NORTHERN STUDIES Geoff Weller, Vice-President (Academic), has recently announced some changes in the CenlTe for Northern Studies. Firstly, Margaret Boone has assumed the Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Centre and the membership of this group will be expanded to include the two Deans. Professor Norm Bonsor has assumed the role of Interim Director of the Cen tre and a process will be put into place to see a Director selected in a p rocess similar to an academic department. Dr. Paul Watts has accepted a position with the Depar tment of Biology and will continue his northern studies research. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FUTURE FUNDING As you know, with the changes in Federal Government funding the prov- Lakehead University was given a breath of "Fresh Air" at the Reunion. Hosted by CBC Radio veteran Bill McNeil, listeners were treated to yams spun by the 'Miller duo of Dusty and Professor Emeritus Tom. Professor of Social Work ► Mary Lou Kelley discussed her involvement in the Council for Positive Aging (COPA). Ruth Robinson spoke about her graduation from high school two days before (after 52 years away from school). She will attend LU in the fall. Compliments of Dr. Yves Prevost, Bill snacked on the infamous "bug fudge" while on the air. Page2 inccs to cover the costs of post-secondary education, as well as the recent Ontari0 corridor funding decisions, it is impor _) tant that Lakehead University look seriously at our future fiscal well being. The audited statements of this past fiscal year (89 /90) are just now available and, for the first time since the early 80's, we had an operating deficit of slightly more than $100,000. In order to prepare the University for dealing with the regular 1991 /92 budget preparation cycle, I have established a special Presidential Committee on Future Funding that will meet over the summer and table a report in the early fall. This Committee, co-chaired by Professor G. Weller and Mr. F. Poulter, will have membership drawn from various groups including two faculty from the Senate Budget Committee and one of the Executive members of L.U.S.U. Their challenge is to predict, over a multi-year period, the likely external income to Lakehcad University in the form of operating grants and tuition fees as well as to examine various models of expenditure distribution within the University. HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER! J AGORA---- - - - - - - - - - -- - July 1990 �(Around Campus First non-teaching staff member elected to Board of Gove rnors Bonnie Wigmore, paymaster in the Department of Finance, has been elected as representative to the Board of Governors for a three year term. She has worked for the university for 10 years and is the first full-time non-teaching staff member to serve on the Board. Convocation '90 videos available Videos of the morning and afternoon 1990 convocation ceremony proceedings are available by phone or mail from the Department of Audio Visual (343 8267). These 2 hour VHS or BETA tapes cost S20.00 (including tax). European/ Asian conversions arc also available for an additional $30.00. This video yearbook includes opening ceremonies and the conferring of degrees on all graduands. Who's onfirst? And who's on second. The construction of the new Student Centre and Regional Education Centre has caused the recent disappearance of a few LU fixtures. LUSIJ President fan Middleton and the entire LUSU crew insist they have moved liJeir offices to the Aesthetics Lounge UC2014 for the next 12 months. The photographic evidence reveals a different story. First, they took his door, then the office furniture and finally the building but an intrepid photographer finally /racked him lo his new office. That /ea11es the Learning Assistance Centre 011 second, or rather on the 4th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library. They are now open for business in Room 4016 at the same phone number. The Understudy has closed but will reopen in mid-August at its new location in the Games Room. LU grad appointed ,uperintendent of Education Mr. Kevin Debnam (BEd '87, MEd '82, BA '76, DipEd '71) has been appointed Superintendent of Education effective August 1990. Mr. Debnam is currently the Coordinator of Elementary programs and has been with the Board since 1971. He replaces Gerry Blake who accepted a position as Superintendent of Curriculum with the Durham Region Roman Catholic School Board in Oshawa. Labatt's Assists Campus Alcohol Awareness Program Dave Vaillant, Labatt's Sales Representative, presented a $2500 cheque to Jeff Dockeray, (LUSU) Pub Manager and Programmer on behalf of Labatt's Breweries for the Lakehead University Student Union's new Alcohol Awareness Program. The program is designed to map out alcohol-related problems on campus and to find ways of dealing with them. The influx of younger students to university is changing the face of campuses across Ontario and student leaders are looking to new group activities with the focu s away from alcohol. July 1990 AGORA - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- Page 3 �Korean War Vets Commemorate 40th Anniversary with a Donation to LU The Korean Veterans Association, Unit 30 Thunder Bay donated a number of valuable books to Lakehead University recently, in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the end of the Ko rean War. The set of seven books deal with Korean history, culture and art. President of the Veteran's Association, Ken Himes, says "we want more people to realize that Canadians did serve in Korea - in fact, more than 26, 000! There were 560 fatali ties and more than 1000 wounded". Veterans from across the region formed a colour party and proceeded to the President's Office where Dr. Rosehar t was presented with the donation. The Korean Veterans Association's colour party trooped the Canadian and Korean flags through the University Centre as part of /he commemorative ceremony. In Remembrance r,,:;,...._, Ken Bums, a maintenance worker with Campus Development died unexpectedly on June 27, 1990. Ken worked at Lakchead University for the past 20 years. He was deeply devoted to his family and to his church. Ken will be remembered by co-workers as a hard-worker and for his obliging and friendly manner. Our deepest sympathies arc extended to the Bums family. Winners of the LU Oral Modern Language Contest From left to right, Dr. Abdul Mamoojee, a contest judge, Charmane Moore, FWCI, Andrea Onchulenko, Hillcrest, Bill Blomstrom, Lakeview, Lise-Anne Terpstra, Hammarskjold and Professor Andre Cloutier, Chairman of the Department of Languages. This oral competition, sponsored since 1960 by Mr. George B. Macgillivray, Pae;e 4 ) longtime Thunder Bay resident, was originally established to honour Mr. Macgillivray's high school French teacher, Helena C. Raitt. The contestants must demonstrate conversational ability in French, Spanish or German and are judged on their vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, grammatical accuracy and fluency. AGORA-- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - July 1990 �New Faces I_ __ T _h_o_m_a_s_G_e_b_ur_e_k_ _ __,I .__I_ __ _ K_a_t_h_y_M_a_t_i_c_ _ ____, ( Dr. Thomas Geburek has joined the School of Forestry as a visiting scholar. Originally from West Germany, Dr. Geburek studied forestry science at the University of Gocttingen in Hamburg. He will be conducting research at Lakehead University, primarily in the area of forest conservation. "This is important research in Gem1any because of the massive decline of the forests there", says Dr. Geburek. Part of Geburek's reason for coming to Canada was for the "gain in personal experience". He finds the "Canadian attitude" largely different from the European but enjoys the challenge of learning the ropes in a foreign country. Geburek and wife, Sabine spend their leisure time exploring the region's Provincial Parks and enjoy hunting, fishing and canoeing. The Gebureks are expecting a very special Christmas gift this year - the first Canadian Geburek will be born in December. Robert Zuback Robert Zuback has been appointed to the newly created 1 "1osition of Development Officer in i.. 11e External Relations department. Rob will be working with area residents, organizations and businesses to maintain and improve LU's competitive role nationally in the areas of teaching, research and development. Apart from getting settled in his new position, new duties lie ahead for Rob. At press time the Agora staff received the happy news that Rob and his wife Debbie delivered a baby boy, John David Adam Zuback, on Monday, July 9. Kathy Matic is a new face at the circulation desk in the Library. Born in Yugoslavia, Kathy moved to Timnder Bay when she was four and has spent most of her life in the city. She attended Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and recently graduated from the Business/ Marketing Program at Confcderation College. A volleyball fanatic, Kathy and her family have set up a net in their backyard. She also enjoys reading fiction novels and is ' - - - - - - - - - -- ' a true horror story fanatic - Stephen King being her favorite author. Kathy bought a small boat, which she made seaworthy over the winter months, and is looking forward to testing the waters with it over the summer. Stephen Albanese Stephen Albanese is the new Micro Computer Technician in Audio-Visual Services. He is replacing Cathy Rhind who will be pursuing full-time engineering in the fall. Stephen comes to Lakehead University from working three years for a local firm, Hi-Tech Computer. He is a graduate of Hillcrest High School. Stephen has been married for six years to Susan. Stephen enjoys listening to what he terms "non-commercial" music and L...__ __ _ _ __ _ __, is a fan of PBS television. He likes to travel and hopes to get more opportunities to do so in the future. He has been all through the eastern states in the U.S. visiting the cities of Washington, Pittsburg and Philadelphia. In the future Stephen would like to start his own computer business. People, Papers/Publications munity Health Nurses to Link Theory & Special Projects with Practice" on May 29 at the UniverProfessor J.P. C. de Cangas, School of Nursing ~ □ presented the following par • pers; "Innovative Programs -=~$..;:, in Rural Practice: Northern Ontario Mental Health Network Bulletin Board, ~~~~;:~~~ and "Rural Psycho-Social Rehabilitation: Social Rein' sertion Program: - A step beyond case management" ~tn:-=f~~ at the 2nd International Rural Mental Health Conference, North Bay, Ontario June 11-15, 1990. Michel Morton, School of Nursing, presented a paper entitled "Assisting Student Com- 4 ° -=- .Tnlv HlAO sity of Guelph's Third Annual Instructional Show and Tell. This conference was attended by post-secondary educators interested in examining effective teaching-learning strategies. Dr. A. H. Mamoojee, Department of Languages, presented a paper entitled "The legateship of Q. Cicero in Gaul" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, held in conjunction with the Learned Societies Conference at the University of Victoria, B.C. on 2022 May 1990. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, presented a paper entitled "Re-Constructing Van Gogh: Paintings as Sculptures" at the Fifth American Association for Netherlandic Studies interdisciplinary Conference at the University of California, Los Angeles, June 19-22, 1990. Dr. Seimer H. L. Tsang, professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, presented a paper entitled "An Experiment of Natural Convection on a Vertical Hot Plate" at the 1990 Annual Conference on Engineering Education sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, June 24-28. The refereed paper is on an experiment developed by Dr. Tsang for a Heat Transfer course taken by fourth year students in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. The conference was attended by about 2,500 engineering educators from around the world. AGORA-- - -- -- - - -- - - - -- - Page 5 �FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH enforcement and other) used in resource management. There arc specific areas of high priority for wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and for parks and protected areas research. This _,, . information is included in the application packages that arc in the Research Office. The deadline for receipt of gran t applications for the fiscal year 1991-92 is November 15, 1990. Interim Research Officer: Connie Hartviksen M IN ISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Research News Research Opportunities For further information on any of these Research Programs, please contact Connie Hartviksen, Interim Research Officer at extension 8223. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Ontario Renewable Resources Research Grant Program (ORRRGP) The p urpose of this research grant program is to finance renewable resource research at Ontario un iversities and comparable institutions that will: 1. Develop knowledge which will assist in maintaining and increasing the stock of fisheries, forestry and wildlife resources that in Ontario contribute directly and indirectly to economic and social benefits; 2. Enhance research capability related to the development, management, protection and rehabilitation of these renewable resources; 3. Stimulate collaboration and communications in this research between the ministry, university and other scientific communities; 4. Increase the amount of funding from the industTial, private non-profit and public sectors being devoted to this type of research. This program supports studies of up to five years duration that offer promise of assisting ministry managers to deal more effectively with short-term operational or longer-term strategic issues. To ensure relevance, applicants should acquaint themselves with current program concerns of ministry managers in the particular field or area proposed for the research project. In addition to applied research, this program may support or supplement basic research of the type normally eligible for support by national councils, provided that relevance to ministry management problems is clearly demonstrated . Proposals to develop knowledge in the following general areas will be considered: 1. Methods for better and more cost effective sampling and estimation of available resources. 2. Genetics, physiology and behaviour, leading to an improved understanding of the resource as well as the limits to its productivity potential. 3. Structure, interactions and dynamic changes of ecosystems, leading to new insights into their responses to natural and man-made environmental factors . 4. Development and validation of indices, models or causeeffect relationships to predict changes in resource productivity over time under various management regimes and external stresses. 5. Rcstor.ition and rehabilitation of degraded environments and depleted resources. 6. Evaluation of effects of changing consumer demands and preferences on resources and their utilization. 7. Development of methodologies to evalua te the efficiency and effectiveness of compliance mechanisms (legislative, Page 6 Environmental Technologies Program The spring deadline (June 15, 1990) is now past. There may be a fa ll deadline if all of the present funds arc not allocated. You will be informed if there is another submission date for this year. This is a 5-year program and the next definite deadline is February 1991. Please refer to the June 1990 edition of the AGORA or myself for additional infom1ation on this program . ONTARIO M INISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GEI\TERAL Fund for Dispute Resolution The Attorney General Ian Scott announced March 17, 1990 that through the cooperation of government and private donors "The Fund for Dispute Resolution", a pool of more than one million dollars, has been created to finance research into alternatives to the traditional litigation process." Alternative d ispute resolution" (also known as /\DR) includes a variety of techniques like negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration which can operate either as an adjunct or as an alternative to the court system. ) This fund wi!J allow the citizens of Ontario to evaluate whether alternative dispute resolution can reduce the delays and expenses of the litigation system. This four year project represents an extraordinary opportunity for cooperation between government and the private sector, and for blending the experience of judges and lawyers with that of mediators, arbilTators, academics and community justice advocates. The "Fund for Dispute Resolution" is the first of its kind in Canada. The type of projects to be supported include training, education, and evaluation as well as a variety of pilot .ind demonstration projects. The Fund has been established through the collaborative efforts and funding contributions of three different bodies the MinistTy of the Attorney General for Ontario ($500,000); the Donner Canadian Foundation, a private, n.itional foundation with a record of making grants in the ADR field (S320,000 to support infrastructure costs of the Fund's fou r year existence); and the Law Foundation of Ontario, a public foundation which is fin anced through the interest on lawyers' trnst accounts (S300,000) for a total of $1 .125 million dollars. Although the Ministry of the Attorney General is providing the largest share of the support, all donors have agreed that the Fund will be administered by a national, nonprofit organization, "The Network: Interaction for Conflict Resolution", located in Kitchener, Ontario. Formed in 1985, it is an association of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting better conflict resolution in criminal, civil and community disputes throughout Canada. Decisions on the ) allocation of funds will be made by a funding council appointed by the Attorney General, the Donner Canadian Foundation and The Network. ADR techniques have long been used effectively in Canada to resolve labour disputes. Family mediation has been available AGORA - - - - - -- - -- -- -- - - - April 1 990 �for fifteen years in Ontario. Other examples of ADR techniques currently in use include mediation by the Workers' C :Jmpcnsation Board and by the Freedom of Information and ,-rivacy Commission. The Fund will provide the capacity to determine through rigorous evaluation and research whether new and untried techniques offer solutions to the problems of delay, excessive costs, and lack of access to the justice system. At the end of four years, all participants will have the benefit of this research to guide them in the development of future policy and programs. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre is an independent, multi-disciplinary policy research institute whose objectives are to stimulate support, and produce high_quality, objective research and analysis in the arcs of public policy related to children, youth and families. The Centre seeks to influence and achieve social policies which reflect a strategic investment in children, youth and families based on solid, Canadian research. The Centre works with all groups concerned with child, youth and family policy issues, including social agencies corporations, foundations, governments, researchers and advocacy organizations. Initial funding for the Centre has been provided by the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Additional project funding has been obtained from foundation and corporate sources. ( ,:instituted as a charitable, independent corporation, incorporated in June 1988, the Centre has links to major research universities in Ontario. The Centre is governed by a Board of Directors representing multi-disciplinary interests. The Board of Directors has a Research Council to advise on research programs and review and evaluate the centre's research projects. Members of the Research Council include experts in the areas of economics, law, social welfare, sociology, health, psychology and education. The research is carried out by researchers who arc recruited for projects by the Centre, but work within the agencies or universities where they are based. One part of the Centre's current research program involves policy research and analysis in two theme areas: • Child, Family and State · Work and Family The Ccn trc is interested in funding project proposals i.n these two areas that will help to inform decision makers (e.g. government officials; employers) on policy issues that have implications for children, youth and families across Ontario. Although some of the suggested projects focus on Ontario, the Centre welcomes proposals that have a national focus or involve a comparison of Ontario with other jurisdictions. For a list of topics that could be addressed under the two theme areas, please call me at Ext. 8223. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE REr ~ARCH TRUST: Grants For Shade Tree Research and Educational Projects" Each year since 1975, the International Society of Arboriculture has awarded grants to encourage scientific and educational research on shade trees. Horticulturists, plant pathologists, entomologists, soil specialists and others arc invited to submit brief outlines of proposed projects where grants might help buy supplies or equipment, hire technical or student help, or otherwise aid the work. For 1988, 1989 and 1990. (deadlines of Dec. 1 of 1987, 1988, and 1989) the Trustees voted 10 grants at $2,000 each year. Number and size of 1991 grants (deadline December 1, 1990) have not yet been determined. Individuals self-supported or privately or publicly employed are eligible. There is no restriction by religion, race, sex, age, nationality or residence of applicant. The grants are not expected to cover all research costs but to aid, stimulate and encourage scientific studies of shade trees. ISA requires that administrative overhead not be deducted from grants it awards. Recipients will be asked to publish their results in ISA's "Journal of Arboriculture" (Editor: Dr. Dan Neely, Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 East Peabody, Champaign, fl. 61820, phone 217-244-2168). For application procedures please call me at Extension 8223. To be considered, proposals must arrive at the University of Massachusetts by December 1, 1990. CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION Grants for Housing Research CMHC is interested in supporting research on housing and residential and community planning and development. Any housing topic may be investigated including those which cover social, cultural, economic, technical, environmental, legal, industry related, policy, program and administrative aspects of housing. Proposals must have a clearly stated objective and a well defined plan for reaching that objective. They must demonstrate an understanding of existing work on the same topic, and provide the possibility of expanding knowledge in the subject area. The audience and potential users of the proposed research results must be identified. The research proposal must include a viable and rigorous methodology which holds promise of accurate and useful results. A proposal must be able to stand on its own and not form part of a series. New idea's and innovative approaches with merit are welcome. The maximum value of an External Research grant is $20,000. An application may be made for any amount up to this value, but the amount requested must be commensurate with the scope of the research to be undertaken. Twenty-one researchers (out of 90 eligible applicants) from across Canada were awarded research contracts by CMHC this January. The research funded this year covered a range of subject areas including residential area planning, condominiums, cooperative housing, energy conservation, environmental pollution and housing, housing older Canadians, housing technology and building science, mortgage debt, real property assessment, the regulatory environment for housing, immigrants and rental housing, and residential waste disposal. The next deadline for application to CMHC is October 2, 1990. I have the new guidelines, application forms and a list of 240 examples of research program reports resulting from CMHC funding. The topics are extremely diverse and I encourage you to explore this program for potential research funding. April 1990 - - - - -- -- - - - - - -- - AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Deparhnent's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the September Agora is August 15, 1990. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990-07 1990 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Homecoming 1990 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/fdbde9f6e0a9905f29d6a349e238cb66.pdf f90987a74e6e413cc7b757abbffb7225 PDF Text Text (_ Inside: Political dust settles Another book for Petrone Friendly faces then and now 8/9 10/11 Feature - TEACHERS Who's new? 12 14/15 Research news 3 7 TIIUNDERBAY,ONTARIO Rob Foster awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship VOL. 6 NO. 1 JANUARY A 23-year-old, fourth year biology student from Lakehead University is one of only eleven Canadians selected to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. Rob Foster will pursue graduate studies in zoology for two years at Oxford University. Foster is a keen environmentalist, aJl-round athlete and active community volunteer. Two winners are selected annually from each of Ontario, Quebec, the Maritime provinces, three from the Prairie provinces and one each from Newfoundland and British Columbia. Rob was selected from 48 Ontario applicants. In the photograph lo the left, Rob receives congratulations fro m the Honourable Lyn McLeod In the background arc Eric Wilson, Chairman of the Alumni Board, and proud mother, Joan Foster. In the summer of 1988, Foster went to Africa to attend a World University Services Seminar. He says he's determined to get back toAfrica (see story page 4) and this is a man who fulfils his dreams. Soviets sign agreements with Lakehead Lakehead University entered into a five- fiiiiiirimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii year agreement with three universities in Northern regions of the USSR late last year. A four member delegation from the Soviet Union visited Lakehead to work out an agreement to foster understanding between Canada and lhe USSR. To this end, there may be student and/or faculty exchanges, joint workshops and information exchanges. The four-man Soviet delegation spent one day touring the University's facilities. The photo (left) shows the signing of the agreements. Left to right are Evgeny I. Kazantsev, First Deputy Minister of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of RSFSR; LU President Bob Rose( -i.rt; Geoffrey Weller, Vice-president (aca-.;mic); Alexei E. Grishchenko, Rector of Syktyvkar University; Yuri A. Zakharov, Rector of Kemerovo University; and Alexei I. Ivandaev, Rector of Tyumen University. 1989 �Capital Request Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart Focus on Campus Nick Shevchenko p layed a very important role as translator-diplomat during the recent visit of three university presidents and the Deputy Minister ofAdvanced Education at the northern-most republic o f the U.S. S. R Since the visit, three Lakehead University students have come forward who are inte rested in spending an acade mic year .in the U.S.S.R. Government Funding Announcement M.C.U. Minister McLeod recently announced the increases in transfer payments to the universities for the next fiscal year. The 7.5% increase includes a basic 4% increase plus several targeted funds, the largest of which is the accessibility fund. Lakehead should do well this year from the accessibility fund, and we will move from the 97.2% level to approximately 98.5% of our funding corridor (range 97-103%). The government did not state its intention with respect to the future funding of students taken into first-year under the accessibility fund (flow-through funding to use own jargon). The flow-through funding issue will be important to Lakchead University in the 90/91 budget process. Within the next few weeks, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities will make the ir cap.ital allocations known for the 1989/90 year. Lakehead University really needs the classroom building proposed, and I would e ncourage you to lobby on our behalf. The Ryan Building is not only overloaded, but its size and shape of rooms make it a "pain". Lakchcad Unive rsity has not had a new acade mic space project funded for 18 years. It's time! Centre for Northern Studies The Northern Studies Committee continues to oversee this i.nitiativc and recommendations will be going forward soon with respect to the six academic appoint• ments. It is not too late for your department to get involved. If inte rested, please get in touch with Vice-President Weller. It is interesting to see how creative some departments arc in the identification of their northern themes. Senate Research Committee Dr. J. Crossman Dr. S. A Mirza Dr. J. E. Molto Senate Graduate Studies Committ< Dr. A. Bowd Dr. W. Momot Dr. N. Weir Your input (suggestions/nominations, etc) would be appreciated. .J Rhodes Scholarship • Robert Foster , L.U.'89 Elsewhere in this issue, you will read more about Lakchead University's first Rhodes Scholarship winner, Rob Foster, a year 4 Biology student. All of Thunder ilay should feel a sense of pride in Rob's accomplishments, with particular recognition due to his family, P.A.C.I. and LU. Now that 1988 has brought a Rhodes Scholarship, I wonder if out there somewhere in the research bowels of the University is a potential Nobel Prize for 1989! Children's Christmas Party Search Committee for Director of Graduate Studies and Research The above group has been formed as follows: Chairman • Geoffrey R. Weller, Vice-President (Academic) Deans - Dr. J. H. M. Whitfield, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, Dr. D. Common, Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies Graduate Students' Association • Ms. Julia Walsh Congratula tions to the organizers and helpers for this year's second annual e vent. Over 180 children participated and "Santa" was very impressive. The Year Ahead• 1989 J Lakehead University e nters the beginning of its Silver Jubilee Year with the confidence that has been achieved by the Lakehead University community during its first 25 years. This bodes we ll for the future. C.O.U. has condemned the government's funding level. In an unrelated event, Dr. Paul Fox has resigned as Chairman of O.C.U.A. and has been replaced on an interim basis by Professor V. Nelles of York University. Professor Nelles has an interest in Swedish universities and has followed Lakehead's recent initiatives with respect to Northern Studies. For students, theM.C.U. a nnouncement is a good news/bad news scenario. The good news is that tuition fees were not deregulated - the bad news is that the 7 1/2 per cent increase for next year is a signal from government to place some furthe r emphasis on user pay. Page 2 Nick Shevchenko (third from the left) was a very busy man d uring the recent visit ofSoviet dignitaries. He is shown above in one ofthe chemical engineering laboratories with the Soviet g uests and Professor A F. Gilbert (right). AGORA - - - - - -- -- - -- - - - - January 1989 �At last! Another access road A new access road to Lakehead Univer- ty has been officially opened. The road :,..tuns offBalmoral as an extension of Beverly Street. Art Davies, Director of Campus Development, said three main factors contributed to the construction of the road, which cost the University $150,000. First, LU has had a steady increase in student enrolment in the last few years. The congestion problem is related to staffworking hours coinciding with peak class schedules. Staff work 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; classes begins at 8:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. Another heavy congestion period occurs late afternoon with part-time stu- 2 20 new grads dents arriving for classes just as staff are finishing for the day. The final issue is related to city engineers rejecting the placement of traffic lights at the main entrance off Oliver Road. A decision last spring stated the traffic flow did not warrant lights. The Parkway is primarily for students, staff, faculty and service vehicles. The new access road has three speed bumps and directs traffic into the east end parking lots. People needing parking permits should enter via Oliver Road, where they can obtain parking stickers at the Kiosk. The Office of the Registrar has announced that 220 graduates of Lakehead University were confirmed at Senate on November 23, 1988. The numbe r of students graduating in the Fall has increased by 20% over the last few years. Jn the Faculty of Arts and Science there were 114 undergraduate degrees awarded and 99 students graduated from programs in the Faculty of Professional Studies. 'Ibere were also 17 masters degrees awarded. There is no official ceremony for fall graduates, however, they can r eceive their degrees at the Spring Convocation to be held on Saturday, May 27, 1989. Political friends • the Lakehead connection The campaign trail for the recent federal election brought candidates to Lakchead University for a debate sponsored by LUSU. Candidates from the Thunder Bay-Nipigon riding, shown in the photograph from right to left: Fred Stille (PC), Joe Comuzzi (Lib.) and incumbent Ernie Epp (NOP), a history professor at LU. Ian Middleton, (standing) the arts representative to the LUSU board of t'{-:ctors, was the moderator. ~ . he election saw Epp defeated by Comuzzi by a margin of 2,345 votes. Epp returned to teaching in the history department at the beginning of this term. The riding of Thunde r Bay-Atikokan remained in the hands of NDP lain Angus. Stan Dromisky, professor emeritus, made a strong showing for the Liberals losing to Angus by only 1,152 votes. Former alderman Ken IloshcoCf, who ran for the Progressive Conservatives, was about 500 votes behind Dromisky. In the municipal election, Tony Cappello, scheduling and examination officer, returned to his seat as a trustee on the Lakehead District Catholic School Boa.rd. Pamela Christie, a second-year poHtical studies student ran unsuccessfully for a scat on the Lakehead Board of Education. She is the daughter of David Christie, assistant director of finance. Former student David Rawlings challengedAlderman Betty Kennedy for the Mc Kellar ward and lost. In Current River Helmut Scheller, a recent business graduate was unsuccessful in his bid to become alderman. The back-to-back elections provided op,l;"'rtunities for the politically active to get in\..\.. ,ved with di.Cferent levels of government - we salute you one and all! J:mu:iry 1989 Good news and bad news: More$$ hut tuition fees up 'The Ontario government announced last month that funding for colleges and universities would rise by 7.5 per cent, or $116.2 million. However, tuition would also increase by 7.5 per cent. Lyn McLeod, Minister of Colleges and Universities, said in her new release, that the money would go to such areas as accessibility funding a nd French-language anc.l bilingual programs. President Bob Rosehart said that although funding was said to be 7. 5 pe r cent" the real increase in terms of ongoing income (core funding) will probably be closer to four per cent." That amount is less than the rate of infla tion. Part of the inc rease relates to accessibility funding or enrolment growth. "Because of the enrolment growth, Lakehead University should get more than four per cent," Rosehart said. He cautioned that the government has not made any commitments over accessibility funding in the future. FuU funding details will not be available until March. As for tuition, the only good news is that the idea of deregulation appears to have been abandoned, Rosehart said. "However, increasing tuition by a rate of7.5 per cent is higher than I would have expested." AGORA - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - P~gc 3 �Experience in third world changes LU's WUSC participant bzjrme andJuly of1988, Rob Foster, a biology student from Lakehead Univeristy, attended an intensive 6-week program in Mali in 11orthwestem1 Africa with 30 other Canadian students. As the first LU participam be fell compelled to share bis experience and encourage st11de111s and professors to apply for the 1989 lntem alion al seminar in the Leeward and Windward Islands in the Caribbean . Applications midfurther i11for111ation a re available from Rob Fosterc/o the Biology Department orfrom Margaret Page c/o the School ofNursing. WUSC is the World University Service ofCanada, a non-profit, ,io11-goven1111ental organization which involves Ca11adia11s in intenzatio 11al development tri Canada a nd overseas. When I was just a tiny child I read in a book by Dr. Seuss about a c ity called Timbuktu. It seemed very far away, even mythical. Well, th is summe r myth b ecame r eality and Timbuktu was at my doorstep. /Is one of th irty participants on the World University Service of Canada Seminar to Mali I went co the land I dreamed of and it surely wasn't child's play. I was there to study desertification b ut my education reached far beyond that. \Vhat I learned in six weeks of living I wouldn't be able to match w ith a lifetime of reading articles and watching televisio n broadcasts. Over the re you hear It, you taste it, you sme ll ii and you see it. It's overwhelming. It's a world of contrasts: a $300 a night Sofitcl hotel sun-oundcd by mud houses and open sewers. A preside nt whose motorcade drives through the capical at 120 km/hr through cordonedoff street'>. Bamako, Lhe capita l, is a c ity of 500,000 people and o n e n on-functional traffic light. It is a country where the official language is French b ut 9 0% of the p eople ar c illiterate. There arc sights th at no one wants to sec but everyone sh ould see. The re was a man, who because of a genetic malformatio n of his kneecaps, was reduced to crawling all his life. In North America there would be some sort ofsocial assistance. In Mali there is n ot. The "have" countries spend millions o f dollars to mow the lawn between freeways; In Mali the civil servants haven't been paid in three months. I was forced to re-evaluate whac really counts in life . Is it that second car and the VCR? Or is it having enough food to eat today? The haves versus the h ave nots. What if I had been unlucky enough to have been born in Mali, where I would have to wash my clothes in a river where someone Is urinacing ten feet upstream and where to ilet paper is a luxury no one can afford. Where I might lose my best friend to s1a1vation. And what if I had been born a girl, to be "circumcised " at age H, perhaps to be man-led off at the same age aga insc my will. To rise with the sun in the morning to search for firewood and fe tch water before preparing breakfast, off to the fields to h oc aU day long in the 55 degree C h eat before returning to prepare supper and take care of my 7 kids. And wonderi ng why at age 25, I look like a grand moth e r. It made me grateful forwhat I have: more than 1 pair of pants, a home larger than a 10 by 10 hut, a balanced diet and clean water, an education - a future. Everything I take for granted. We takeforgranted. Andwhatdowe do to help those in Mali o r, for that matte r, for a third o f humanity who Jive in comparable conditions? We export o ur occidental consumerism. We export Michae l Jackson. We ex- J by Rob Foster Rob Foster purchased two blankets from a str eet vendor In Mopti. Bartering is a way oflif<'' "'\I Foster h ad vendors try to sell everything from mangoes to live sheep and dried monkey h'erJ:5 w hich are for chasing away evil spirits to Michael Jackson cassettes. Another thing that s urprised Lhc WUSC delegate was the fact that some o f his belongings were also up for trade, especially sh oes and t-shirts. port Christianity to an Islamic country. And what about our Christian condu ct? We g ive wh en its convenie nt ifwe don't have to make a sacrifice. I found, too, that there is much to learn from Malians. Altho ugh living in inhuman conditions the people are in someways more humanistic than we arc. They know the mean in g o f the word generosity. I would be offered food in a viUagcwh c re obviously there was none to g ive. I would be invited to jo in communal o n e pot lunch es in the fields with fanners. They were quick to smile, to laugh and 10 celebrate where there is little to celebrate. And the cities are alive. Not the impersonal skeletons that we live in where people move about like little automatons as iftheyare e nclosed in little capsules. In Mali you know you·re n ot alone. People greet you, shake your hand, talk to you . Both socie ties can learn a lot from e ach other. Help each o the r. But we need co ntact. The WUSC seminar provided suc h a vehicle. Working with volunteers already ac tive in Lhe country, we could explore the possible avenues of aid. I was fort·unatc. Not only did I h ave my horizons expanded but I also enjoyed myself immensely. In spite o f the flies crawling in my n ose and ears, in spite of the op en sewers and filth, in spite of all the quotid ien hon-ors that o ne must overco me, I wo uld go Page 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ AGORA back. lam going back. A.nd anyone who has the luck to participate o n such a seminar will agree. Its the experience of a lifetime. So powerful, so intense, it may change you,· life . If you can, seize the opportunity. ........................ Reco gnition of Teaching Recommendation 7.5 of the Academic Plan reads that "awards (additional to the Distinguished TcachingAward) with a m onetary or non-mone tary component sh o uld be developed by the Senate Commlttee on Teaching 10 encourage high levels ofteachingpcrfo nnance." The Senate Committee on Teaching establish ed a process for selection and recomme nded to Vice President (Academic) Geoff WeUe r that the following persons be recognized fortheir contribution to teaching in the acade mic year 1987/88. Faculty of Arts and Science Professors P. Vcrvoort, P. Barclay, K. Allan, 0. Parsons, S. Nalmpally, D. Aurandt, Prorcssor E. R. Fr eitag, S. Golds tein, C. Southcou, I. Hoodlcss F:tculty of Professional Studies Professors S. Petrone, I. Nlrdos h , Mlrz.a, R. Fanner, M. Maclean, J. Smithe n., D. Klassen, B. Singh, E. Setliff, K. C. Yang, G. Knutson, M. Bouffard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ January 1989 �New Chairman of Board of Governors appointed Lakehead University announced the tion, including four years on the executive and pointment of Dr. James Thompson one year as President and four years on the ..))quhoun as Chairman of the Board of Board of Directors of the Canadian Medical Governors of Lakehead University eliec- Association. Dr. Colquhoun has served as ditiveJuly 1988. Dr. Colquhoun has served visional surgeon of St. John Ambulance Brion the Board of Governors at Lakehead gade; was President of the Medical StalI of St. University for the last eight years. Al- Joseph's Hospital and Director of the though born in Windsor, he was raised in Lakehead Mental Health Association; Director Port Arthur where he has had a family of the Lakehead Social Planning Council; and practice at the Port Arthur Clinic since was a Director of the Thunder Bay District 1953. Dr. Colquhoun has served as Secre- Health Council. He has also been Director of tary and President of the 'Thunder Day the Port Arthur Clinic and a member of the Medical Society; he was on the Board of Advisory Committee to the Resource Centre Directo rs of the Ontario Medical Associa- fo r Occupational Health and Safety. Dr.James 1'. Colquhoun Dr. J. M. Richardson of the English Department, and Anne Deighton, head ofcollections development at t be library, ponder the state of the world and a portion ofLU'speriodical collection in the priceless photo to the left. "We get by with a little help from our friends" "Over the past few years, the English Department has become increasingly concerned about the deleterious effects that chronic underfunding of the province's university system has on Lakehe ad's ability to maintain a library with sufficient holdings to permit high-leve l researc h by both studentsand faculty," Richardson said. "Particularly distressing is the fact that the library not only cannot substantially increase its periodical subscriptions, but must even cancel subscriptions because of budgetary constraints. As one small measure to minimize this damage, full-time members of the English Department have volunteered to subscribe to a journal, using mo nies from their Professional Allowance, and to donate this journal to the library. Journals being donated include 'Children's Literature An· nual', 'Critical Quarterly', 'Prairie Fire', 'Raritan', and 'Spense r Newslette r' ." What's an 'alidade' you ask? Dr. Bob Rosehart (left) and Jim Podd, assistant directo r of campus development, unveil a piece of rare e quipme nt once used in forestry. The alidadc was used in fire towers from the early 20s to the late 1970s, but is now a collector's item. The alidade was do nated to the School of Forestry by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in memory of G.D. "George" MacAdam, who dedicated his life to development and training in forest fire fighting strategies, tac tics (?' :l techniques. MacAdam was also a \ ~ell-known figure at Lake head University. The alidade is on display in the forestry lounge in the Braun Building. January 198,~- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - , AGORA .. - - - -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- Page 5 �Visitors on campus ~ Photo left: Lakehead University was the sight of a seminar for guidance counsellors fro m Thunder Bay and a cross the Northwestern Ontario region. The seminar gave counseUors the opportunity to cLiscuss new d "\ 1opments at Lakehead University. Infm,{ia. tlon was exchanged during formal discussions as weU as during informal talks during breaks. Shown in the photo are, left to right, Roger Hamilton (with back to camera), from Mara thon; Bill LeMay from Nipigon-Red Rock; Gary Rhyno from Hammarskjold High School in Thunder Day; and Linda Boivin of Lakehead University's Liaison department. Organizers were p leased with both the turnout and the response from participating counseUors. Photo below: High school students from Atikokan toured the University campus and got a sneak preview of what varsity life is all about. Grade 12 and 13 students were given a general campus tour, including residence, cafeterias, lecture haUs, labs and library. Specialized tours were also offered. Students w ho visited the School of Nursing received a "hands-on" experie nce with a Life-like baby doll. Nursing professor Karen Poole was on hand to answer their questions. Who? This is embarassing. After several frantic calls to a certain e ngineering lab, bribes and envelopes passed in the dark - the Information Office has been unable to find out who is last month's mystery man. An unnamed info rmant insists it's Peter Levis. Please help us with this mystery. This month's duo are well-known professors who did time: a) at a remote military base in the North? b) as instructors at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio? c) at a commune specializing in moustache growing (or re moval - hint hint)? d) A Bill Melnyk look-a-like and Pe te r Pan? Page 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - January 1989 �II Books II Inuit literature focus of Petrone's new book 11 With those few words Penny Petrone, a professor in the School o f Education, e ncouraged her frie nds and colleagues to jo in the celebration over her new book. Northern Voices, a collection o flnuit literature, was officially launched last month. Petrone said the book took about five years to complete. The idea for the book came while doing her previous best-seller First People, Firsi Voices. While researching her first book, she came across Inuit work and was enraptured by what she found. " I began reading and realized I sho uld be doing Canadian Inuit literature," she said. "Ilut I told myself no. I had to finish what I was doing first." Petrone described the Arctic as "remarkable, but terrible and te rrifying, too." She said it is this landscape that helped to shape the way Inuit live, what they think, and how they feel. "I hope that it (the book) will get oplc to recognize the value and orth of the Inuit," Petrone said. "They're human be in~, just like us." The book is aimed at the general reader rathe r than the scholar studying Native lite rature, she said. However the book would certainly be a valuable resource for suc h studies. The availability of material in the area of Inuit literature is scarce and a great deal of research was required. Pe trone (C Let joy be unrestrained!" Penny Petrone of the School ofEducation, offically launched her new book last month. ''Northern Voices" is expected to do as well as herfirst book, "Ffrst People, First Voices," which was well received internationally. Marie Ferguson from the Bookstore lends a band during brisk sales. visited museums and archives as far away said. " I hope people will sec their huas Cambridge, England, to find informamanity in all its variety." tion for her book. Petrone feels a strong bond with the Petrone, who has been teaching for people in her book. "I've known them more than 45 years, said there is an educafor so long, they've become friends tio nal value in the book. She expressed and colleagues." hope that the colJection will he lp dispel Northern Voices is published by the some of the "obnoxious stereotypes" University of Toronto Press and is people have about the Inuit. " I hope they available in the Lakehead University (readers) will see Arctic peoples as human Book Store and at Sweet Thursday be ings rather than as stereotypes," she Book Store. Lakehead University-Finland exchange has begun Lakehcad Unive rsity had a distinguished visitor last month in the form of a professor from Finland. Esko Mikko nen , a professor at the University o fHclsinki, arrived for a two-week stay at the forestry department, with Reino Pulkki as his host. Mikkonen said the joint [isko Mikkonen agreement will benefit both parties. "This university is re presentative o f Northe rn Canada," he said. "By the same toke n, there are universities in ((:inland that be long to the same category. " He cites the impor.ance of the forestry ir.dustry to both countries as a motivator for co-operation. "I would like to see some sort of researc h co-operation in January 1989 AGORA particular problems that are common here and back in Finlan d," he said. He would like the effort to concentrate on the "application o f technology to these problems." An exchange o f informatio n would be beneficia l to both countries since forestry is vital to both Finland and Northwestern Ontario. Mikkonen a lso suggested setting up a research exchange program or a student exchange fo r practical experience. Lake head University is an ideal place fo r an exchange with Finland because of the large Finnish population in 'Ibunder Day, he said. During his visit, Mikko nen addressed some forestry classes and ventured into the community. He addressed me mbe rs of the Finnish community at the Finlandia Ha ll, sharing information about Finland with the local community. " It is (bagging) two bucks with one shot," he said of his two-fold visit to Thunde r Bay. page 7 �--- --- 196: ] ' �IAKEHEAD UNIVER �Need for specialized teachers steadily increasing ... Education in Ontario is undergoing massive changes. Curriculum is coming under review, policies a rc being revised and staffing is of growing concern. Jim Head, president of the 34,000-member Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation alerted a provincial education comminec to the worsening teacher shortage in Ontario. At a meeting last Se ptember, he said the federation expe cts a turnover of abo ut 6,000 high school teachers between now and the year 2001. The full impact of the shortage will probably be fe lt by 1991. Rode rick McLeod, De an of the School of Education, spe culates a major increase in the number ofavailable positions within high schools will occur within a year. "This next year (1989) marks the closing of the early retirement window," he said. "I anticipate a significant numbe r ofe ducators will take advantage of it witho ut penalty to pe nsions." Jim McCuaig, Director ofEducation with the Lakehead Board of Education, said that while there are some shortages now, they will increase in the 1990s. French teachers are needed because of the growth of French immersion. Other areas experiencing shortages are high school math and science, particularly at the senior levels and special education. Retireme nts arc a major contributor to the increasing need fo r teachers, Mccuaig said. He referred to the government's retirement incentive plan and noted that "more (teachers) are retiring but there are fewer coming in." "There is still no general shortage in Thunder Bay," he said. "The shortage is in specialized areas." He sees the possibility of a general teacher shortage in the 1990s. Another possible reason for an increased need for teachers at the secondary level is the expansion within the Catholic school system to include programs up to the Grade 12/OAC level, McLeod said. At the provincial level, Premier David Peterson has promised to reduce the pupil/teacher ratio at the primary school level, thus creating more teaching positions. Lakehead University offers two routes by which students can become teachers: the concurrent program and the consecutive Are there any teaching jobs? ''There is an extreme market out there right now," says Keith Muncaster, student placement officer. "The greatest need for teachers is in southern Ontario and smaller northern Ontario communities. Jobs are not plentiful in Thunder Bay at the moment." ~-- - - -- - - - -- - -- ---, The population boom in southern Ontario bas meant more schools are being opened. "There are eight or nine boards who are willing to hire by the hundreds," ~ ~!:::== :...!'.... ......:~--==-- ~!'!'!!!'!'!!!'!'!!~ Muncaster said. For example, Durham Region will be opening four new schools this fall because of the population increase. (Photo shows Muncaster at job board with inter• ested students.) Page 10 - -- - - - - -- -- - - - - -- - AGORA --- Wendy Wa,pula, in the third year of the concun-ent program, worked with Grade 4 students at Sherbmoke Scbool. program. The concurrent program allows students to earn both a Bachelor of Education degree and an arts or scie nce degree at the same time. The consecutive program is a oneyear program offered after the student has completed a degree. "Both programs have more applicants than we can admit," McLeod said. He noted a trend whereby students wishing to teach at the primary/junior level embark on the concurrent program. Those who plan to teach at the se nio r level generalJy specialize and obtain an honours degree before entering the consecutive program. Beginning September 1988, the School of Education created 100 new places in the consecutive program and made five term appointments to meet the program's growing ne eds. There were more than 2,600 applications to the Schoo l of Education last fall, including first, second and third choices on the application form. "This translates into about 900 actual students," McLeod said. "We took in 264." The student breakdown is as follows: 112 students are studying in the primary/ junior education area; 76 w ill specialize in junior/inte rmediate; and another 76 preferred the intermediate/senior level. There are some in the general public who question th<'~ quality of teachers coming from the intensive consecutivL..)I program. McLeod said people must realize the process of January 1989 �... Lakehead University grads meet growing needs ecoming a teache r is part ofa continuum. "Becoming a teacher does not start with entry into an education program," he said. "It starts well before that-- probably while still in high school -- and extends througho ut their professional careers." David Bates, Chairman of Pre-Service Teacher education, said criticism "reflects the whole society's views that educational learning is one o f the most impo rtant things we can do for each other." He added that teaching is "a difficult _task (since) a lot ofpoeple have their own idea of what proper teaching is. In an effort to improve the training of teachers, the provincial government has conducted a three-year study of one-year teaching programs across the province. McLeod said it is possible that one-year programs may be combined with a period of apprenticeship. his/her educational career. This allows more time to make that final decision. Once entered in one of the two programs, stude nts select courses designed to he lp them manage a classroom, understand children and effective ly teach curriculum material. Courses include educational psychology, counselling, and curriculum and instructio n in various s ubjects, such as mathematics and language arts. Lakehead University has a program that may be unique in Ontario. The Native Teache r Education program is a four-year concurrent degree program that has grown o ut of the diploma program. The university is in the second year of tha t program. McLeod said there are about 25 students enrolled. "Each stude nt is of Native ancestry and is required to include in his or her Tradition and unique programs At LU, Pre -Service Teacher Education ts as the bridge "from the academic xld of being a student to the profesional world of being teachers ofstudents," Bates said. Bates said a longer program is not necessarily a beuer program. "There is a limit to what can be done to prepare to be a teacher -- they have to get out and get experience," he said of the consecutive program. Gaining practical experience is important in both the consecutive and concurrent programs. "All students are required by law to spend a minimum of 40 days of field placements in the classrooms," McLeod said. "We have required 42 days for all students." The one year programs have their roots in teachers' colleges, which were in existence for more than two decades. The concurrent po rgram did not get underway until the early 70s. "The re's a lo ng traditio n of one-year teacher education programs in Ontario," McLeod said. "That's quite different fro m Western provinces w here four-year Bache lor of Educa tion programs are their traditio n ." Although the one-year program is very i!l.tensive, it could also be be neficial to stu( .1ts, Bates said. A person who works on a degree and then decides to go into education does not have to add four years to C January 1989 11 program a number ofcourses which fo. cus on Native studies," he said. Although the students are qualified to teach anywhere, "the hope is they will return to the ir communities to be role models for the children." Students entering the work force will often find they must deal with topics not covered during training. For example, it is only in the last year or two that teachers have been asked to include AIDS education as part of the curriculum. Bates is confident in the ability of graduates to handle these situations. "These demands come and go," he said. "If they've got basic intelligence and know how to use it, they can continue to learn (and adapt)." What makes a good teacher? In an article published in the November 1988 edition of University A//airs, Kenneth Eble, an English professor at the University of Utah, decried the inability of professionals to define what makes a good teacher. He suggested that there are basicaUy "three major dimensions: a command ofsubject matter, a concern for students and mastery ofsome skills basic to one's own and another's learning." Commenting on the qualities of good teachers, Bates expressed confidence the courses at the School of Education go a long way to produce first-rate teachers. Graduates from the program have found work around the world. McLeod said "a number (of graduates) are in southe rn Ontario and a fe w are in Thunder Bay. Some have gone to Native communities and there are even a few overseas." The increasing need for specialized teachers means some difficulties for school boards, but it is a blessing for graduates seeking employment. Third-year student \Vendy Wa,pula said she enjoyed her time working at Sherbrooke School because she enjoys helping children to learn. Upon graduation, Warpula, like other graduates, willfind that a large job market exists if she is willing to relocate. AGORA - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - --1age 11 �~========= New Faces on Campus=========~ ~---;-------:::--S_t_e_p_h_e_n-:-:-C_h--;::a=s=e=====::!.' Stephen Chase considers Lakehead University to be a home away from home. A bright, cheery face in the School of Education, Chase is involved in the Pre-Service Teacher Education program. Aside from work, he is connected to the university through his wife, who is an LU graduate. "This is like a second home to us," he said. Chase has done some teaching in the Sandy Lake area with Indian Affairs -- something he hopes to do again in the future. 1be North came as a revelation to Chase, who had been living in St. Catharines, Ont. At some ...__ _ __ . . . . ; : : = = = ~ point in the future Chase would like to "go and do a doctorate, specializing in curriculum theory." At the moment, Chase is an expectant father. ~Iiiiii~;;;:====M ===a=,rt_a_ B_Ie_n_ka_r_n_ _ __ _ fij Marta Blenkam, has travelled south to Lakehead University af1er spending some time in the Northwest Territories. She is in charge of French Pre-Service Teacher Education. In the Territories she helped to develop the French program at the e le mentary level. "I have taught in many settings," she said of her 19 years in teaching. "As a language teacher it is a n achievement to successfully teach in a number ofcountries." She has taught kindergarten ...__ _ _ _.....;;;== = = . i to university level courses. Original1y from Colombia, where she was involved in French teacher education, she earned a degree in French and did graduate level studies in Canada and the United States. Laird Van Damme I =======ru::-·-ta_Irwi __ ·n _ __ _ __ _ J :=I Laird Van Damme, an LU graduate, Rita. Irwin joined the School of returned to the university this year as Education in August and has made an instructor. Van Damme received herself right at home. Her main inhis BSc in Forestry in 1982 and his volvement is in the area of art educaMasters degree three years later. He tion. Rita enjoys travel and taught one joined KBM Forestry Consultants Inc. summer in Africa through Project in 1984. 'There was no awkwardness Overseas, which sends teachers to returning as an instructor since he Third World countries. "It was a pretty maintained a "good liaison" with the powerful experience for me," she faculty while doing graduate work said. Rita is involved in different levels and consulting with KBM. "It's almost of a.rt education. "I seem to be pretty like I never left the place in some involved provincially in art educarespects," Van Damme said. His expetion," she said, "and to a certain ext~. riences in the work world have given i..;;;...;;.;;;;;;=======~ national1y." She wants to "get bai:-l him a collection of anecdotes to illus- - - - -- - - - - - - ' into painting and doing my own art" at some point in the future. trate the classes being taught. Van Damme is filling in for Bob At the moment, however, teaching at LU is keeping her very busy. Day, who is on sabbatical in Australia. Page 12 - -- - - -- -- - - - -- AGORA - - -- - -- -- -- -- - -January 1989 �= = = = - ~ Papers / PubJica tiODS anceyouth volleyball players: Effects on affect, Professor Geoffrey R Weller, Vice-President & Special Proiects .. r. I. Nlrdosh, Pro fessor o f Chemical Engineering has been awarded the following two Canadian patents: 1. "Processes for Extraction of Uranium and Radium from Uranium Conta.inlng Ores Using Fen-le Nitrate", Canadian Patent #1 241 544. This patent was awarded on September 61988. 2. "Processes for Extractl.ng Radium from Uranium Mill Tallings", Canadian Patent #1 241 543. This patent was also awarded on September 6, 1988. Ors. S. V. Muthuswami of l~kehead University and M.H.I. Baird of McMastcr University arc the co-inve ntors. Dr. I. Nlrdosh h as published a paper entitled "Removal of Small Amounts of Sulphate Ions from Chloride Uranium-Bearing Solutions Using an Anion-Exchange Resin". The paper is published in the Journal Uranium Vo. 4 (pp. 395-409). 'fllc co-authors, Messrs. A. Sirignano, C. R. Johnson and S. Lakhani, have worked with Dr. Nirdosh for their undergraduate degree projects. Dr. Peter Crocker, Assistant Professor, School of Physical Education and Alhlctics, recently published "Cognilive-affectlvc stress c anagcment training with high pcrfonn- Ask Dr. Weir Why is it so difficult to repair bro- Q ken plastic spectacle frames? And which adhesive would you recommend to effect a successful repair? Spectacle frames, made of plastics such as cellulose acetate, tend to break in places which are subjected to relatively high (and often cyclical) stresses. It is therefore essential that the two parts be firmly bonded to the adhesive; otherwise the failure is repeated. The question now becomes: how do adhesives and glues work? 1he short answer is by secondary interactions, but let me explain how these occur. When carbon atoms are joined toothers, like nitrogen and oxygen, electrical charge differences are built up across the bonds, the carbon becoming slightly more positive, and the oxygen and nitrogen becoming slightly more negative. (This arrangement is called a dipole). If two dipoles approach, such that the positive end of one is close to the negative end of the A ( cognition, and perfonnance" In the ''Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology", 1988, Vol 10, 448-460. He also published a paper entitled, "A coping skills approach to e motioncontrol training for athletes" in F.A. Carre (Ed), ICHPER/CAHPHER World Conference: Towards the 21st Century. University o f British Columbia Press, 1988. David A. Nock, Professor of Sociology, publish ed his article "John Porter: the Unknown Functionalist" In Socicty-Socicte In Vol. 12, No. 3, October 1988, pp. 12-22. Recent work by the Physics and Geology departments has lead to a paper being accepted for publication by the International Journal "Physics of the Earth and Planetary lntcriors".ln this work Dr. Hawton (Physics) and Dr. Borradallc (Geology) have been able to show that the dielectric propenics of slates vary with direction and that this relates to the ancient d cfonnation history of these rocks. Further work is planned with experimentally defonncd synthetic mineral aggregates to understand better the ways in which directio nally controlled physical properties d evelop during movements in the Earth. This work h as implications for stress stud ics of the canh and car-chquakc research. other, an attractive force is set up. These so-called dipolar forces are one type of secondary interaction that operates between the molecules of the plastic and between the molecules in adhesives, such as epoxies. In addition there are weaker, attractive interactions, which are caused by fluctuating electrical charge differences. (These are called dispersion forces.) The important point to remember is that both of these interactions are highly dependent on the distance between molecules; e.g. if the distance is halved, the dispersion force is reduced by a factor of 64! This fact leads to the most important requirement for an adhesive: there must be intimate molecular contact between it and the substrate, and in order to get this, the secondary forces operating between molecules in the substrate (the plastic) should be very similar in magnitude to these operating between the molecules in the adhesive. Any mismatch of these forces leads to a weaker bond between the adhesive and the substrate, and this eventually leads to an unsuccessful repair of your frames. Thus the choice of adhesive is critical. Other factors, such as trapped air Page 13- -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - (Academic) has recently published the followIng: "The Canadian Security lnte lJigence Service Under Stress", Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 31, No. 2, Summer 1988, pp. 279-302; "Universities, Pol.itics and Dcvelopment: TI1e Case ofNmthern Ontario" in Fred l..azin, Samuel Aroni and Yehuda Gradus, The Policy Impact o f Universities in Developing Regions, New York: MacMillan, 1988 pp. 210222; "The Feasibility of Developing an Integrated I teal th Care Delivery System in the North: llle Case of Nortl1western Ontario" in David Young (ed), Health Care Issues in the Canadian North, Edmonton: Boreal Institute for Northern Studies, 1988, pp. H0-150. (with Dr. P. Manga); " The Politics of Health in the Circumpolar North" Arctic Medical Research, Vol. 46, No. 2, October 1987, pp. 52-03. (with Dr. P. Manga); "The Politics of Government Intervention in Highe r Education: A Case for the North", in Cecily Watson (ed), Readings in Canadian Higher Education, Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1988, pp. 140-150. (wi th Dr. R. G. Rosehart) Appointments Professor Ron Nelson was reappointed to the position of Director o f the School of BusincssAdminlstration fora threeyeartc nn, Dr. Neil iVeir, Professor, Department of Chemistry spaces, cracks and other defects inevitably form during adhesion, and these also contribute to the failure. As to the best adhesives to use, I would recommend an "epoxy" or "Joctite" or "crazy" glue, but sufficient time must be allowed for the adhesive to set. (P. S. This question was posed by Dr. John Hart of Victoria, B.C. (Professor Emeritus, Physics) Sorry I can't be more optimistic John!) AGORA - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - January 1989 �Research News of applications from graduate students is May lS, 1989, with decisions to be announced by May 31. FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer. /\wards are for one year only, but may be granted for a second year upon re-application. Winners of the awards will be detcnnined by the Presidential Advisory Committee on Northern Studies, with Input from the Director of Graduate Studies and Research. Trish McGowan NEWS FROM NSERC NORTIIERN STUDIES GRADUATE AWARDS A new Graduate Awards competition has been developed by the Lakehcad University Ccmre For Northern Studies. The Centre annuallywill provide up to SS0,000 in the form ofstipend awards to full-time graduate students whose current or proposed research focuses on regional development or problems and issues of particular importance to northwestern Ontario or the broader Canadian and circumpolar north. All research proposals with a northern orientation are eligible and will be considered. Examples of research relevant to regional development which have been described by the Centre arc: program Implementation In the non-consumptive tourism industry; sustainable utilization and population continuity of wildlife in developing areas; development of social service d elivery in remote communities; analytical regional geography; development of an economic base in isolated communities; resolution of labour-management Issues; technological development in the pulp and paper industry; and development of a primary health care program for isolated regions. Three competitions have been announced: 1. The 1988/&9 Awards (valued at S3,000) are for graduate students already enrolled in the first or second year of their program. The deadline for receipt of completed applications from students is January 16, 1989. Winners will be announced by January 31. 2. The second competition (1989/90 Entrance Awards) is intended forstudeniswho maybe recruited to begin graduate training in the spring or fall of 1989. Decisions will be based largely on research proposals submlned by faculty members, and will be conditional upon anracting a student of high academic standing to do the study. Awards will have a value of SS,000. Application deadline is March 13, 19891 with decisions to be announced by March 31. 3. A third competition (1989/90 Continuing Awards) will be held for graduate students proceeding to the second year of the program and expecting to complete their degree in time for the 1990 spring graduation. These awards will have a value of S3,000. The deadline for receipt Page 14 eligible contributions; an incentive o f 10%, similarly prorated, will be paid to our General Research Grant (GRG). 2. A bonus amounting to 30% of elig'· cash contributions under two of NS ERC's L versity-lndustry programs, Cooperat ive Research and Development (GRD) Grants and Shared Equipment and Facilities, will be paid to the GRG's ofparticipating universities. This bonus will apply to industrial cash connibutions actually received by the university with respect to new or existing activity, and will be in e ffect for the duration of the existing matching policy, which ends in 1990/91. The 1989/90 Grants Competition The staff at NSERC are currently preparing proposals for the allocation of next year's budget. Council hopes to be able to provide a decent success rate of30-35% in the equipment competition, and to award more postgraduate scholarships and fellowships, If the quality of the demand warrants It. More funds will be put into the Operating Grants Program but, once again, the total increase maybe absorbed by the need to provide adequate funding to new applicants. In order to provide the most talented researchers with sufficient funding to remain competitive and ensure that the research force keeps ilS head above water, the grant selection committees will have to be more selective. As a result, the Operating Grants competition will be even more severe than in recent years. The Matching Fund Policy At !IS June meeting, Council decided to abandon the Incentive scheme (whereby 10% ofrcportcd contrlbutlonswould be returned to each University's General Research Grant in the first year, 20% In the second year and 30% in the third year) adopted two years ago underthe matching fund policy. In IIS place, Council has initiated two measures aimed at increasing university-Industry Joint activities. 1. There will be a payment for eligible contributions reported to encourage universities to submit reports required under the matching fund policy as follows: 5% on the first U00,000 reported; 2% on the next S200,000 (S5,000 + 2% on contributions between SlOOK and S300K); 1% on the next S700,000 ($9,000 + 1% on contributions between S300 K and $1 M); 0.5% on the next S2,000,000 (S16,000 + 0.5% on contributions between UM and S3M); 0.25% on anything over S3M (S26,000 + 0.25% on contributions In excess of S3M). This new policy wilJ result in an increased incentive payment for Lakchead when It is Implemented in 1989 (based on rcpons for 1988/89). We reported Sl26,440 In eligible private sector contributions for 1986/87 and received S4,718 as an incentive payment. (The 10% Incentive was prorated to 3.4% due to the large number of eligible contributions reported to NSERC from all Canadian universities). For 1987/88 we reported Sl99,841 in AGORA Under the program of University-Industry CRD Grants, NSERC will now accept research proposals that Involve more general research activities that are not tied specifically to a single project. This added flexibility will alJow Council to considerproposalswhich do not fit the rather restrictive criteria of the current CRD projects. lbcy are now prepared to consider proposals in which a company or a group of companies arc interested in supporting longer-tem1 research programs of one or several researchers. Council has adopted these measm·es in order and to e ncourage joint activities and to raise industry cash contributions, which are currently relatively small unde r these two programs. This bonus will not result in any increase to Lake head University's GRG, as we have no grants under NSERC's UnivcrJ Industry programs. Dr. Alan Frosst, Assist • Vice-President of Research at McMaster University and a consultant for NSERC on these programs, has offered to come to Lakehead University. If there is sufficient Interest among our faculty, I will extend the invitation to him. NSERC's Senior Industrial Fellowships Senior Industrial Fellowships arc d esigned to encourage a mutually produc tive interchange between universities and indusny. The fellowships arc intended for staff members of Canadian universities who arc eligible to apply for NSERC grants. Normally, fellows may spend a minimum period of one year with Industrial organizations in Canada or with certain quasi-industrial federal corporations or provincial utilities. No restrictions will be placed on the kind of work to be carried out during tenure of the fellowship. NSERC will top-up the leave salary of the fellows as a supplement to the university contribution to ensure that the fellows receive a total amount equal to their normal university salary. In addition, NSERC will provide, if required, a travel grant equivalent to economy class return air fare for the fellows and me mbers of their Immediate family. (Sec i'""'tgraphs 117 and 118 of the NSERC AMs Guide for further Information.) January 1989 �Dr. David Holah (Ch emistry) has been awarded a Senr Industrial Fellowhip for the colfabor:uive research be is undertaking during his sabbatical leave with the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (PAPRIO\N). lbevalue of the award is$45,000 plusa$10,000 allowance for research and travel costs. TI1e Council awards one Bora Laskin Fellov,,ship each year. C INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS c __ _ ___;;:=-:..c:...--"---- - ' NEWS FROM SSHRC Therese F. Casgraln Fellowship TI1e TI1crcse F.-Casgrain Fellowship for Research on Women and Social Change In Canada was initiated In 1986-87 to perpetuate the memory of women's rights activist Therese F.Casgrain by encouraging others to carry on her work in promoting the human rights, as well as the economic and social Interests, of Canadian women. The Fellowship, which has been awarded annually at a value of $25,000, will be increased to $40,000 and awarded every two years rather than annually. Consequently, the deadline for the next competition will be June 15, 1990. The CUITCnt award holder Is Dr. Micheline Labelle, Head of the Department ofSociology at the University of Quebec at Montreal. Dr. La('-lle will use the award to conduct a study on I;.. ,migrant women and re fugee claimants In Montreal. Thestudy will involve In-depth Interviews with immigrant women who have risen to key positions In society and who have a high profile In their respective ethnic communities. She plans to create a demographic and socioeconomic profile of Immigrant women within established ethnic groups and to analyze the views of successful e thnic women on cultural and ethnic pluralism in Quebec society. TI1e Bora l.askln National Fellowship In Human Rights Research The 1988/89 Bora Laskin Fellowship has been awarded to Dr. Jerome E. Bickenbach, a professor o f philosophy at Queen's University, for a study entillcd, "Equality Rights and Physical Disability". Dr. Blckcnbach will Investigate the philosophical and legal issues pertaining to the rights and special e ntitle me nt of the physically disabled. The three main issues to be studied arc: the definition of disability, the consequences of a social commitme n t to equality, and the range and scope of legal rights and other practical entitlements that are owed to individuals with disabilities. 1lte Bora Laskin Fellowship in Human t.,...- ·hts Research was established to encourage \ .Jlti-disciplinary research and the development of expertise in the field of human rights. January 1989 A recent federal government aid policy is putting pressure on the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to contract out some of Its programs. Sharing Our Future, the fed e ral government's new action plan designed to guide Canada's foreign aid program, calls for a decentralization of Canada's a id program a nd a focus on "fostering partnerships". This plan, together with the federal government's attempt to downsize Its operations, has prompted C IDA to contract out the administration of its programs. Earlier this year, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) signed a seven-year $13. 7 million agreement with CIDA to coordinate the Canada-China University Linkage Program, designed to promote linkages between Canadian universities and their counterparts in China. In the past, linkages between Canadian and Chinese universities had been managed by CIDA and funded on an individual basis. However, a dramatic increase in the number of such agreements led to the develo pment of the new program mechanism. In 1986/87, three-quarters of Canada's $2.5 billion official development assistance budget was channeled through CIDA. Since 1984/85, C IDA has been the second fastest-growing government department, surpassed only by National Defe nce. AUCC • h1tematlonal Division The Institutional Cooperation and Development Services ( ICDS) Division o f CIDA and AUCC's International Division ratified a new agreement on June 30, 1988 to cover the latter's program of activities from July 1, 1988 to March 31, 1991. CIDA's contribution will be $2.4 milJion, with a further contribution coming from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and AUCC. The planned activities will be a continuation of those carried out during the previous threeyear period. lbe International Division will be responsible for Information and communications, publications, liaison, and the annual meeting of International Liaison Officers. The " microfund" program, which supports International d evelopment initiatives by Canadian universities, will be maint.ained and will receive $200,000 annually. 1be n ewest element in the agreement provides for the creation of a second "micro-fund" program. It will a!Jow institutions to maintain international links once projects have reached the end of allowable funding by CIDA. Funds for the program will total $30,000 In 1988/89, $75,000 In 1989/90 and $125,000 In 1990/91. Canadian universities will be e ntitled to receive up to $5,000 per project. AGORA FUNDING OPPORTUN111ES Ontario Mlnlstry of Transportation and Communications • High way Sakty Research Grants TheMinistryofTransportation and Communication has established a new research grants program designed to promote interest in the human - social, behavioral, and economic - aspects of highway safety. Of further relevance to th is p1·ogram arc methods used to record and analyze traffic acc iden ts and other aspects of traffic safety. llte deadline for proposals is January 3 1, 1989, for awards starting April 1, 1989. Approximately five awards will be made, valued at up to $20,000. Ontario Ministry of the En vironme nt • Environmental Research Program The Ministry of the Environment has issued a report entitled, "Environmental Research Program: Research Needs 1989/90" which presents a summary of its 1989/90 scientific research priorities. The repo rt Includes a list of current research issues and needs, classified into five research areas: Air Quality, Water Quality, Liquid and Solid Waste, Analytical Method Development :md Socio-Economic Research. 'fbe deadline for applications: January 15, 1989. 'll1e G. Allan Rocher Institute Scottis h Rite Charitabl e Foundation Grants TI1c G. Allan Rocher Institute is a research and policy d evelopment organization which offers research grants for studies in the b road range of fi elds relating to human services and mental handicap. The lnstitutc's current research priorities include: 1) Issues affecting people who have severe mental handicaps and multiple handicaps; 2) Integration of people who have mental handicaps; 3) Prevention; and 4) Stntegies for Social Change. Grants a.re worth up to $8,000 each. 171c application deadline Is April 29, 1989. TI1e Department of National Defence announced awards in the following programs: 1) Military and Strategic Studies (MSS) Language program; 2) MSS Scholars hip program 3)MSS Internship Program: /4) MSS Sabbatical and Research Awards; 5) MSS l'ostdoct0ral fellowships Program; 6) Postdoctoral Fellowships in Milita1y Histo1y and t he Canadian lnstit1.1te fo r International Peace and Security Awa.r ds Program, all administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Deadline: Febrnary 1 1 1989. Forfurther infomrntion aboutthesc and othe r research funding opportunities, please contact this office (8223). Page 15 �Campus Calendar Professional Pension Plan Update WEDNESDAY, 25 INFORMATION MEETING To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002 Deadline for the February Agora is January 18, 1989 JANUARY Members of the Pension Plan were advised in December that they would rece· "' a monthly update on the status of Plan ad mendments. Draft copies of the proposed Plan, as ammended, Trust Agreeme nt, and other relevent information were mailed to the Pension Commission of Ontario and Revenue Canada on Dec. 28. Members must now await for comment back from both organizations. Texts have been sent to EckJe r Partners Ltd. and Dr. Donovan Waters for further actuarial and legal comment, respectively. In the meantime work is progressing on the manner ofcrediting inte rest to members' accounts. January is "Alzheimer Awareness Month" and as part of its ongoing public awareness pr ogram, the Altzheimer Society oflbunder Bay is presenting an information session for any interested students, faculty, staff, members of the general public. 7pm Room 2047 Ryan Building FRIDAY, 27 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE MONDAY, 9 MEETING Alumni Board 7:30 pm Little Dining Room THURSDAY, 12 Speaker: Professor Robert O'Kell, University of Manitoba Topic: "Robert Browning's Other Duchess" 3 pm Se nate Chambers Gordon McLeod Lecture Series S-T-0-R-M-Y W-E-A-T-H-E-R In the event that inclement weather should warrant closure of the University campus, all radio stations will be notified and frequent public service announcements will kee p students, faculty and staff informed. SATURDAY, 28 & SUNDAY, 29 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE LUSU FILM NIGHT Final date for registration, changes and additions to second term half-courses Rocky Horror Picture Show 8 p.m. RB 1042 $1.50 Students, $2.00 Others Agorl\ SATURDAY, 14 & SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARY LUSU FILM NIGHT Young Guns 8 p.m. RB 1042 $1.50 Students, $2.00 Othe rs The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of Community R<:;lations, Lakehcad Universi ty, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (excepr Augu st), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government , media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. SATURDAY, 4 & SUNDAY, 5 I.USU FILM NIGHT MONDAY, 16 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Dr. Joyce Forbes Topic: "Social Responsibility Through Teaching, Learning, and Researching" 7:30 pm RB1021 THURSDAY, 19 Big Business 8 p.m. RB 1042 $1.50 Students, $2.00 Others Director of Community Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Maureen Martin Calendar: Flo Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Debby Tew Printing: Rainbow THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS *NEW regular hours will begin January 3, 1989 Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 11:30 pm• Friday - 8:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday - 9:00 am - 9:00 pm• Sunday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm• MEETING Board of Governors 4:00 pm Senate Chambe rs Address correspondence to: Editor/ Agoro Infomrntion Office SN1002 Lakehead Un iversity Oliver Road, n,under Bay, Ontario, P713 5E I (807) 343-8631 or 3,i3.8300 SATURDAY, 21 & SUNDAY, 22 LUSU FILM N IGHT Redlleat 8p.m. RB 1042 Sl.50 Students, $2.00 Others MONDAY, 23 ~ celebrating our Silver Jubilee f/)~ ~ Senate 2:30 pm Senate Chambers Ul\flt, '< .:_• . < ...J . ::0 MEETING \) -n' '!If~\I> • tl ll!l nt', -._ ~ ~ ~ ~ ;p . i ' ..... ~f,, • "l:R \\.ly,\ 0 ~ ~ "'0 o. Uo. 'O ·.; ~ -<. ~ ~~~ Q. "' "O <D .... (I) -~ E (I) en <I> en ~ .... a.. u Cl ~ <ii ~ .... en en «> 0 0 -• Uo.o. ~ ii: co u 0) .,... N- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.6 No.1 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on Rob Foster, a report from the President, and has pictures from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-01 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Rob Foster https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a00a1787ad957db6dfc50f9850b3d0ae.pdf 9343d1cdafb5f0cdef96568869aade4b PDF Text Text OL I{ \ORTIIER\ \"ISI O\ ..,nside: Student going to Lapland .. 3 Research News .. blue pages Attorney-General on Campus ............................ 6 "War an d H ypocnsy • " ......... . 7 Lakehead ~~ University _AgOr~ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 2 FEBRUARY 1991 Giving: A Family Affair $19.2 million in five years. It's a big Regional Education Building and the Stuchallenge, but according to John Russell, dent Centre with shared construction features, and he starts to imagine all that Director of External Relations and the Share our Northern Vision Campaign, "it's is possible when people get involved and feel part of the dream. "The $6 million exreachable, and more important, a pansion on the Bora Laskin Building, $3 necessary goal". The campus is experimillion for the library, another $3 million encing major growth for the first time in for the Fieldhouse, $1 million for scholar25 years, largely the product of the ships and another $1 million for equipsuccessful Parh1er's Campaign comment: these were just items on a muchpleted in 1987. Russell points to the A 12-member, all-party Committee set up their Thunder Bay headquarters in the Agora to hear views about the future of Canada and the Pravince's role within it. People did voice their concerns on many issues including language rights, needed wish list a couple of years ago, but with strong support, we can make them a reality. It's critical that we start at home, with the university family" . He defines that family as faculty, staff, Board of Governors, alumni, parents and students. When the private sector is approached for major contributions, the first question they ask is often "what have you done for yourselves?" Continued on page 4 Quebec separatism, Free Trade and native issues. To receive further information or register your views call the Toll-Free number: 1-800-668-7275 �J Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart Dr. John Rideout Dr. John Rideout, Professor Emeritus of English, passed away recently. Dr. Rideout made a long and important contribution to the development of Lakehead University. In recent years, after his formal retirement, John became involved extensively in off-campus teaching for Continuing Education. He loved to go to the regional communities, and his students really enjoyed him. I believe that he has been quoted as saying (paraphrased) that, while the focus of Lakehead University has been the Thunder Bay campus, the real students to serve are out there in the region. It was only in the past couple of years that, on medical advice with respect to his vision, he had to give up this activity. Dr. and Mrs. Rideout enjoyed retirement and many postcards arrived in my office over the past few years, all of churches and cathedrals around the world. John was fascinated by the archi tccture of cathedrals. Unfortunately, often upon passing, an unknown chapter is opened in one's career. Although some of John's dose friends at Lakchead University were aware, to some degree, of his contribution to the civil rights movement in the U.S., all were somewhat surprised to hear the extensive array of his involvement. His commitment to the cause of equality was unfailing, and his contribution to Lakehead University has been appreciated. Dr. John Rideout also holds another p lace of honour in the history of Lakehead University. He was, and is, I believe, the only Lakehead University faculty member, to date, to hold a Rhodes Scholarship. Ontario Constitution Committee The recent hearings of the Ontario Select Committee on the Constitution held in the Agora were very interesting and successful. Without getting into content, the Agora (Greek for meeting place) is a spectacular and appropriate room for such serious topics to be discussed. Numerous students took advantage of the day and evening meetings to help become more focused on this important debate which may ultimately lead to reshaping the definition of Canada as we know it today. Although organized on very short notice, I received many favourable comments about Agora Editor (Katherine Shedden) and the effort she and the university staff put into the day's events. As well, the Parliamentary Channel broadcast the entire hearings live (and repeated) all over Ontario. I really enjoyed the very dramatic and colourful shots of Lakehead University shown on the signoff. (Who says public television doesn't have commercials?) Vice-President (Academic) Search By the time that you read this, I expect that the two candidates, Dr. D. Atkinson and Dr. J. Whitfield, will have completed their on-campus interviews, and the Search Committee will be mulling over the input received during the process. The search has been competitive, and I feel that we have two excellent candidates for the position. A decision is expected by the end of February. Page 2 Buildings, Buildings! In spite of the weather, construction continues on our current projects. All seems to be going well, and next fall should see some impressive new facilities added to our spacL inventory. The Space Committee continues to review the areas of space freed up by the various moves and, as we would expect, there arc still more needs than space. A couple of times in the past few weeks, I have donned my hard hat and had a sneak preview of the new Student Centre/ Regional Education Centre facility. At this stage, it is impressive, and I can hard! y wait to see the finished product. Having a few new "rectangular" classrooms will prove to be a real novelty. The view from the Economics Department offices and the Geography Map Room, however, will probably be the focal points of the new facility. Operating Grants and Tuition Fees (91/92) As I finish this column (Monday, February 11, 1991), the Ontario Government is in the process of announcing grant increases for next year to the University system of approximately 8% and corresponding 8% increases in tuition fees. As you know, Lakehead University doesn't achieve our new student corridor average until the 92/93 fiscal year so this coming year was expected to be another tight one. With the level of grants announced, I can assure you that we will have to budget carefully. I am somewhat relieved, and I believe the students will be also that, in spite of all the recent attention given to proposals to massively increase tuition fees, the actual increases proposed are consistent with recent government policy. Students bring Honour to L.U. Congratulations to Andre Roy, Engineering Department, who has been selected to receive The 1991 Bell Canada Engineering and Computer Science Award. The School of Nursing should be very proud of Therese Lim and Elizabeth Borycki, 4th year students, who were one team of only four student presenters at the National Conference hosted by McGill. More than 150 delegates from across Canada heard their presentation, "The Trend Toward NurseMidwifery in Canada" and asked lots and lots of questions". The students received financial assistance from Mary O'Rourkc, alumna and long time university supporter, and LUSU. Therese Lim, left, and Elizabeth Borycki, take a well-deserued break after putting the finishing touches on their research paper. AGORA - - -- - - - -- - - - - - February 1991 �Around Campus Native Student at University of pland Art Sinclair, a native Canadian and senior Education student, has been chosen to spend six weeks at the University of Lapland, in Rovaniemi, Finland. Lakehead University, through the Centre for Northern Studies, has an exchange program with Lapland and Art and fellow student Susan Flabiano, are the firs t students from Lakehead to attend. The University of Lapland is located on the Arctic Circle. It is in the beginning stages of setting.up a program of s tudy for the Sarni people, the indigenous people of Lapland, and specifically requested a native student for the exchange. "They were looking for a student's perspective", said Sinclair, "and though LU's programs are modest, they are significant in terms of native education involving the community" . The Faculty of Education has a number of exchange programs with Scandinavian universities and will be sending another two students to the University of Lulea in Sweden later in the month. Professor David Bates, Chairman of Pre-Service Education, says "we know that with Art's background and knowledge he will be a good ambassador at the University of Lapland" . Native Students' Day Once again LU was the site of Native Students' Day, held this year on February 1. The event is a unique one among t1"":1adian universities and was organized by the Native ~ udents Association and Native Support Services. The morning was reserved for Native displays - Arts and crafts and native organizations set up booths in the Agora. Guest lecturers included Dr. Bob Thomas, University of Arizona, who spoke to the audience on the problems of interpreting oral history. Dr. Calvin Martin, Rutgers State University, discussed the problems of Native history due to Western European thought and the difficulties involved with Native studies. The evening closed with a Pow Wow and traditional dancers and drummers. 23rd Annual Forestry Symposium The 23rd Annual Forestry Symposium, organized by the LU Forestry Association, was held January 25 and 26 at the university. The theme of the symposium was "Community Forestry". Speakers included Minister of Natural Resources, Bud Wildman, Stewardship Director of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, Mary La Ronde, Julian Dunster of Simon Fraser University, Richard Baerg, CTDA and Mike Roy of the Centre for Forestry and Environmental Studies, Newfoundland. Lecture topics dealt with the definition of community forestry, community forestry for and by aboriginal peoples and the Ontario government policy on community forestry. OBITUARY John Graville Rideout passed away on January 26, 1991 in Thunder Bay. Born in Vermont, he was educated in Maine, England (a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford) and Rhode Jsland. Dr. Rideout taught at several colleges and universities in the United States before coming to Canada in 1964 to serve as Chairman of the English Department at the soon-to-become Lakehead University. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1980 but continued to teach off-campus in Kenora, Dryden, Rainy River, Ear Falls and Red Lake for another four years - a total of 44 years dedicated to his love of English literature. His colleagues speak with great admiration about the zest for literature and life that he infused into his teaching. He had the gift of being able to put the litera ture in the context of its age making his classes an unforgettable experience. The university community sends condolences to the family of Dr. John Rideout. A m emorial scholarship fund has been established at Lakehead by family, friends and colleagues who wish to honour his long and distinguished association with the University. Those wishing to donate to this fu nd, which will create an annual award in perpetuity, may send their contributions to the Lakehead University Development Office (Rideout Memorial). Official Opening of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research January 25 was the official grand opening of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (CNF ER) on campus. The building, which houses Ministry of Natural Resources biologists, ecologists and foresters, was the site of the official ribbon cutting by MNR Minister Bud Wildman, centre, and left to right, Sister Alice Greer, MPP Shelley Wark-Martyn, hidden in back MP Joe Comuzzi, Mayor Jack Masters and Dr. Bob Rosehart. February 1991 AGORA - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - Page 3 �'7t s t a r t s a t h o m e " Conlinuedfrompage1 Knowing that a successful campaign at home would build the foundation for the larger campaign, organizers structured the campaign in such a way that everyone would be personally contacted. "We started with the President, Chair of the Faculty and Staff Campaign, who then met with members of senior administration, who had the opportunity to involve their people and set Department and School goals. "The areas we've mentioned have been given top priority but the key to the success of this campaign is the involvement factor. People are very concerned about where their hard-earned dollars will go. If they have a say, if they feel that their contribution is for something they believe in, then the community spirit alone will build these future dreams, just as it did 30 years ago when the people of the area envisioned a university". People often want information about how to channel their donation so that it best meets their needs. Russell pointed out one case where a donor insisted the money go to the library - and then recommended certain journals! "That's great'', he said "People need options and whether they help with bricks and mortar or start a new scholarship, it's the participation that is going to make a difference." For further information about the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, or how to get involved call John Russell or Rob Zuback at the Development Office 343-8913. I "I believe this region is very fortunate to have a university. For the past eight years, l have been contributing to an endowed scholarship through payroll deduction because I consider Lakehead University and its students a worthwhile investment. I look upon it as my way of leaving something lasting and meaningful behind." Betty Hygaard, Assistant External Relations "Stories students have told me of the was/P. of human potential at some large universi ties, help me to understand what a good educational investment Lakehead University is." Clem Kent, Professor Mathematical Sciences 'Tm a grad, but that is not the only reason I give. I really believe most people want to give. We all have to give a little bit and stand together and do some good. I think cooperation is the way to counteract cynicism. The alumni has been working their butts off and I want to support them. It means a lot "l think it's the university's commitment to regional programs that means the most to me to know that our contributions, no matter Being able to deliver our university courses to the people of Northwestern Ontario in thei how small, can make a difference and home community is a gratifying experience. Being from Northwestern Ontario, I fully improve the quality of life at this institution support the fundraising efforts that help make these programs possible." - now and in the future." Marg Boone, Director Andy McFall, Grounds Lead Hand School of Nursing Campus Development February 1991 AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - -Page 4 �RESEARCH NEWS Ever since man's presence on earth, he has had to compete with pests in order to grow food, shelter and clothe himself. Man's intense clashes with pests have resulted in disease, famine and even death. In order to minimize the impact of pests and consequently improve his lifestyle, mankind has developed pesticides, chemicals aimed at killing the unwanted organisms. h1 spite of all the benefits of increased pesticides, they have come under intense attack, as a result of increased public awareness about health and environmental effects. A research team, led by entomologist Dr. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry, is developing a new understanding of how de.ii with pests. "Pests arc any organ,n th.it interferes with the comfort .ind well being of m.inkind. TI1c pests we arc dealing with arc insects. We arc looking at methods w hid1 will minimize the use of insecticides. Sometimes insecticides are the only answer to the problem, but often other methods can be used and that is the focus of our current research." A long-standing approach to the control of spruce bud worm populations is aerial application of insecticides. Dr. Prevost and graduate student Shelley Vescio arc inves tiga ting how trees defend themselves against feeding by the bud worm. "We believe trees can take care of themselves because trees arc loaded with defence chemicals much like the immune system of humans. What we would like to understand is how trees use these defences in repelling .in insect attack and once we understand how it works then we could apply the principle to forest management". Another pest that is making its presence well-known is the white pine weevil. This insect destroys the principle growing shoot of newly planted spruces and pines, which is counter -;>roductivc to the massive regeneration 1 ( .'orts of the forests. There are on! ya few insecticides available for white pine weevil control, but their u se is labour intensive and not always successful. Dr . Prevost, graduate student Anne Villeneuve, and Rhonda Millikin, terrestrial (C vertebrate ecologist at the Forest Pest Management Ins titute (FPM I) in Sault Ste. Marie, arc investigating the importance of bird natural enemies on white pine weevil populations. "We virtually don't know anything about the significance of birds, or for that matter other natural enemies, in keeping white pine weevil populations in check. We must understand the biological links in the ecosystem first, if we are going to be successful in controlling any pest, by wha tcver means". Another approach to minimizing insecticide use is to practise selective application. In collaboration with Dr. G. Grant of FPMf and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Dr. Prevost is monitoring for the presence of spruce bud worm and spruce concworm in seed orchards which yield seeds used in seedling production. These two insects feed on the cones which produce the seeds and thus d iminish seed production potenti.il. Traps specific for bud worm and concworm moths are being used to monitor for the presence and numbers of these moths in the orchards. Research is underway to relate the numbers of moths caught in the traps and the expected damage to cones the following year. Armed with a prediction, orchard managers should be able to pl.in if they need to apply insecticides or not. Reduction in pesticide usage rests also with the public. With the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources program, Environmental Youth Corps, Dr. Prevost has organized an insect identification clinic in the School of Forestry. The public can bring in their insect guests and the clinic will identify the insect and indicate how the insect should be dealt with. 'The grea t majority of insects are beneficial and the application of insecticides in most cases actually docs more harm than good. Before the public can treat perceived problem insects, they must know what they are dealing with. We promote non-insecticidal approaches as much as possible". RESEARCH PROFILE: "THE BUG MAN" Dr. Yves Prevos t Sch ool of Forestry 'The great majority of insects are beneficial. .. in most cases the application of insecticides actually does more harm than good." �Four Professors Going to China The Ontario-Jiangsu Educational Exchange (OJEE) Program has initiated a three-year pilot project with Lakehead University and Nanjing Forestry University, which will provide additional funding to nurture existing linkages. Dr. P. Knowles Ten person-months have been reserved on the exchange for Lakehead University scholars and graduate students to go to Jiangsu and as well for Nanjing Forestry University scholars to undertake research or teach at Lakehead University. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that in a recent competiSOVIET SCHOLAR TO VISIT DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY The Department of Chemistry at Lakehead University has accepted a Soviet scholar, Dr. Alexander Yuffe, to pursue short-term research (2 months) under the 1990-91 Canada/ USSR Academic Exchange Program. The program is administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) on behalf of the Department of External Affairs and International Trade. Dr. Yuffe is a professor of Chemistry at Tyumen University and specializes in Heterogeneous and Metal Complex Catalysis. CONTRACTS AND AWARDS Dr. R.J. Day, School of Forestry, has been awarded a research con tract by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to complete the analysis of the snag and down log rnmponent of the Temagami white and red pine ecology study in the Northeastern Region. Dr. E. Setliff, School of Forestry, has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the National Geographic Society to study wood inhabiting fungi (neotropica-the polypores) in Puerto Rico. PUBLICATIONS Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology, was invited to write two chapters for a book published in 1990 entitled, Wetland Ecology and Management : Case Studies. The case studies are entitled, "Microscale Succession and Vegetation Management by Fire in a Freshwater Marsh of Atlantic Canada" (pp. 19-29) and "Smoldering Combustion, Thermal Decomposition and Nutrient Content Following Controlled Burning of Typha Dominated Organic Mat'' (pp. 717). Dr. Mallik also co-authored an article entitled, "Moose browsing and allelopathic effects of Kalmia Angustifolia on balsam fir regeneration in central Newfoundland" which first appeared in the 1989 issue of Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 19(4): 524-526 and has been reprinted by the National Research Council of Canada. Dr. R. Rollins Prof. K.C. Yang Dr. R. Farmer tion, the OJEE Selection Committee chose four scholars from Lakehead University to go to Jiangsu during 1991 - 1992: Dr. R. Rollins, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism; Dr. P. Knowles, Depar tment of Biology /Forestry; and from the School of Forestry, Prof. K.C. Yang, and Dr. R. Farmer. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA (NHRDP) AIDS Research Program The purpose of this announcement is to provide an update on the mandate and revised application deadlines of the National Health Research and Development Program's AIDS Research initiative. As part of the federal government's commitment to fighting ATOS in Canada, the NHRDP provides support for health sciences research related to HN and AIDS. The following research issues relate to three of the fundamental goals identified in the national AIDS strategy: 1) To stop the transmission of HlV; 2) To search for effective vaccines, drugs and therapies; 3) To care for, treat, and support people infected with HIV, and support their caregivers, families anr') friends. The biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, health services, psychosocial, and health promotion research which is supported under the NHRDP's AIDS research program lays the groundwork which will help Canada to achieve these goals. Activities eligible for support include: research projects, pilot and feasibility studies, formu lation proposals and demonstration/evaluation projects, salary support of career researchers and research-oriented conferences, workshops and symposia. If you are interested in applying to the program, please stop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies for further information. Health and Welfare Canada is trying to facilitate proposal preparation and has given researchers the option of submitting a Jetter of intent, which may be submitted at any time, or to submit a full proposal by March 15 or September 15. THE EASTER SEAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ONTARIO The Easter Seal Research Institute supports Research and Developmen t and Professional Training concerned with the prevention, treatment and management of physical disabilities in children and young adults in the Province of Ontario. In addition to the following programs, the Institute offers Doctoral Training Grants as well as Post-Doctoral Feilowships. Research Grants - Research dealing with preventative aspects of an y medical condition which could result in a continuing physical handicap will be encouraged, but atten tion will also be directed toward improved methods of treatment. Deadline: April 15 and October 15. Summer Studentships - $3,000 The object of the Summer Studentships is to provide five fu ll-time students, only one per Ontario University, with an Page 2 - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - -- - February 1991 �opportunity to gain firsthand experience with research relating to the prevention, treatment and management of ohysical disabilities in children and young adults. Deadline: ..1arch 1, 1991. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FELLOWSHIPS A limited number of WHO Fe!Jowships arc available for Canadian citizens wishing to under take short-tem1 health studies (less than 3 months) outside of Canada. Fellowships are limited to a maximum of $5,000. This amount is provided to contribute to the cost of air fare and daily expenses. Applications are welcome from health personnel in medical, paramedical and health related fields such as dentistry, nutrition, rehabilitation and veterinary medicine, as well as teachers and administrators in these areas. Deadline: June 30, 1991 . C KILLAM PROGRAM OF THE CANADA COUNCIL Killam Research Fellowship s The purpose of the Killam Research Fellowships program is to support researchers in any of the following broad fields: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, engineering, and multidisciplinary studies. The Fellowship provides released time to an individual scholar who wishes to pursue independent research (max. $53,000). The deadline for submitting applications is June 30, 1991. GRADUATE THESES The Senate Graduate Studies Committee has asked that acknowledgement be given to a student and supervisor when a thesis is completed. Beginning with this issue of the AGORA, Ms. Kris Delorey, Graduate Studies will prepare for Research News, a list of all completed theses so that the ~cadcrs can be informed about the types of graduate student ( cscarch being undertaken at Lakehead University. The following graduate students are to be commended for their outstanding scholar!y effor ts: CHRETIAN, Roland (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. K.P. Satinder Thesis Title: Immunological Consequences of Chemically Induced Generalized Epilepsy. DENG, Shaotang (M.Sc.Forestry): Supervisor: Dr. R. E. Farmer, School of Forestry Thesis Title: Variation of Syllepsis in Eleven Tamarack (Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch) Provenances in Northeastern Ontario and its Relation with Height Growth. MAHON, Shelley (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. M. Sellick Thesis Title: Coping Strategies Used by Cancer Patients in Anticipation of Cancer Centre Follow-up Appointments. MALEY, Madeline (M.Sc. Forestry) Supervisor: Dr. W. Parker, School of Forestry Thesis Title: Phcnotypic Variation in Cone and Needle Characteristics of Pin us ban ksiana Lamb. (jack pine) in Northwestern Ontario". MOONEY, Scott (M.Sc. Geology) Supervisor: Dr. P. Fralick Thesis Title: Statigraphy of Two Late Paleozoic Basins: Implications for the Timing of Final Emplacement of the Meguma Tcrranc. YU, Ling (M.Sc. Mathematical Science) ( upcrvisor: Dr. J. Whitfield {hesis Title: Compact Sets of Banach Spaces February 1991 GERONTOLOGY STUDIES GROUP: CALL FOR PAPERS Lakehead University's Gerontology Studies Group presents: Northwestern Ontario's Research and Educational Forum '91. This forum will be held on May 8, 1991, in conjunction with Confederation College's Conference entitled "New Aging - A vision of wellness promotion for older persons and caregivers", to be held May 9 and 10, 1991, at the Airlane Motor Hotel in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Papers or poster sessions may be submitted for presentation during the Forum. Please send the title of your paper or poster presentation, a 200-word abstract, and a one-page CV, by Friday, March 8, 1991, to either Dr. A.B. Chen, Department of Sociology (ext. 8792) or Ms. Ti King, School of Nursing (ext. 8340). A memo with further details will follow shortly. The following Mission Statement has been established for the Gerontology Studies Group: 1. To provide a forum which will support the professional activities and development of Lakehead University facu lty and staff, and regional professionals, in gerontological research and education. 2. To promote the recognition of Lakehead University as an important regional and provincial resource for gerontological education and research. 3. To promote collaboration and evaluation between Lakchead University and professional agencies forgerontological research, education and practice. lf you are interested in joining the Gerontology Studies Group, please contact Mrs. Mary Lou Kelley, Department of Social Work (ext. 8737). UPCOMING CONFERENCES M ilitary History Symp osium - March 14, 15, 1991 Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario Topics include: India and the North West Frontier -The first Afghan War; The ACEH War and the Creation of the Neilierlands East Indies States; The French Occupation of Madagascar; and many more. Canadian Socie ty of Zoologists - May 8 to 11, 1991 - Annual Meeting Lakchead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Learned Societies Conference 1991- May 26 to June 9, 1991 Queen's University, Kingston (Addition:il information available at Office of Research and Graduate Studies). Globe '92 - March 16 to 20, 1992 Vancouver, British Columbia The conference will focus on examples, case studies and demonstration projects of sustainable development in action, in both developed and developing nation s. A trade fair will showcase leading-edge products, services and technology for pollution prevention and control, and environmental management. Expanded programs, matching problems with solutions and buyers with suppliers will continue to stimulate collaborative trade opportunities in the g lobal marketplace. - -- - - -- -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - -- - -- - - - - Page 3 �Upcoming Deadline Dates Quick Reference Research Opportunities Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime, but 2 months prior to when training begins. Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance fund on New Information Technologies - Open CIDA International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Research Grants (April 15 and October 15). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) - deadline postponed to June 1, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada (N HRDP); Aids Research Program - March 15 and September 15, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada; National Welfare Grants Special Competition: 1) Social service issues affecting aboriginal people and 2) Child and family poverty -February 1991 call for letters of intent. Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 months for processing Japan Science and Technology Fund - EAITC/ISTC/NSERC - Open, but allow 3 months for processing. Killam Program of the Canada Council; Research Fellowships - June 30, 1991. Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open Lakehead University Senate Research Funds; NSERC and SSHRC General Research Grants Competition - March 10, 1991 National Geographic Society; Research Gran ts - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund - Open NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 NSERC International Collaborative Research Grants - Mard1 1, 1991 NSERC International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1991 NSERC Scientific Publications - April 15, 1991 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Ontario Ministry of Health; Research Projects Program, Health Care Systems Research - May 1, 1991, Feasibility /Formulation Studies - Open, Information - May 1, 1991, Workshop/Conferences - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nursing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RNAs - Open Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Cana\ dian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSHRC Legal Research ...P Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Management Studies Open University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 World Health Organization; Fellowships - June 30, 1991. World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Summer St\ldentships - March 1, 1991. Noranda/Bradfield; Graduate Fellowship Program - March 1, 1991 Second Annual Graduate Student Conference - Mar. 15, 1991 Wildlife Habitat Canada - Graduate Scholarships - Mar. 1/91 UPDATE ON 2N0 ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE There has been an overwhelming response to the Call for Papers for the Second Annual Graduate Student Conference. Twenty-two abstract submissions have been received from various disciplines, including Hjstory, Psychology, Biology, Mathematical Science, Chemistry, Forestry, Economics, Education, Physics, and Physical Education and Athletics. As a result of so many submissions, the Conference will be held over two days (llrnrsday, March 14 and Friday March 15). Senate Research Committee members, Dr. KC. Yang and Prof. Rhonda Kirk-Gardner arc reviewing the submitted abstracts to ensure they meet appropriate standards for conference presentation. Students who have submitted abstracts will be contacted by Kris Delorey to infom1 them of the date and time of their presentation, and other details about the Conference. Following the last session on Friday, there will be a Wine and Cheese Reception in the Faculty Lounge beginning at 6:00 p.m. Everyone participating in the Conference is welcome to attend. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share with us interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS, We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovativeresearch, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just like tq profile your research expertise. RESEA.RCH NEWS enjoys an .audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for commi.micatingyour research endeavou.r s to the community at large. • For infonnatfon and appU~ation forms on any of the above research programs, please call Anne Fiorenza at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. . for information about Foundations, please call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. Page 4 - - -- - -- - - - -- -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - -- -- - - - - - -- February 1991 J J �New Faces Dr. Azim Mallik is a professor Creceived n the Department of Biology. He his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees from Dhaka University in Bangladesh and his PhD from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland . He served a doctoral fellowship at Aberdeen and a second one at the University of New Brunswick in the Biology and Fire Science Centre. From there Mallik went to St. John' s, Newfoundland where he worked for the Canadian Forestry Service (now Forestry Canada) until 1989. He looks fondly on his four year stay in St. John's, "the city is active and the people arc very friendly" . Mallik conducts research in plant ecology and enjoys his collaboration with other facu lties on research projects. Mallik's wife is presently enrolled in the MA program, studying English literature, and they have a three year old son. He vows that learning to ski is a top priority this winter and "I must get back into gardening this summer" . Mallik keeps active by swimming and playing badminton. '-------J_a_c_k_C_h_r_is_t_y_ _ ____.·I Professor Jack Christy has recent! y returned to Lakchcad 1niversity to join the School of ( c1sincss Administration. Originally from Thunder Bay, Christy received his Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from LU in 1981 and was awarded the Gold Medal and the President's Award at Convocation. After his graduation, Christy joined the accounting firm of Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young) and received his Chartered Accountant designation. After three years with the firm he was selected for a Rotary Foundation Scholarship to the University of Strasbourg, France. Christy took graduate courses in International Business and interned with a number international companies and later worked as a consultant. Christy lectured for one year at LU before going to France, and says "I loved my year of teaching. Moving back mean t I could continue to do some independent management consulting, tead1 and enjoy the quality of life here. With my consulting work I can still keep on top of what's going on out there in the business world" . He lists leisure pursuits as wine testing and being a "better than gourmet cook" . Dr. Livio DiMatteo is a new professor of Economics at Lakehead University. DiMatteo was born and raised in Thunder Bay and attended FWCT high school. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Lakehcad University in 1985 and his Masters Degree and PhD (June '90) from the University of Western Ontario. Lakehead is his first appointment as a professor and he is ===--....::....-=== very happy to be back and working with his colleagues once again. DiMatteo teaches courses in Public Finance and Economic History. His la test research deals w ith 19th Century wealth holding, with major focus on Northwestern Ontario's Economic history. Being from the region DiMatteo would like to direct new initiatives of study towards it. "I'm presently looking into Lakehead economic development both in the past and the present''. DiMatteo is a member of the Thunder Bay H istorical Museum Society and is working on an article for their publication, Papers and Records. In his spare time he likes to read "histories, of course" . DiMatteo stays active by swimming and jogging. c_h_a_ri_s_s_e_W _ h_i_tfi _1_e_ld_ _____. ,__/_ _ _ Charisse Whitfield was recently hired in the Accounts Office as a clerk. Originally from Michigan, Whitfield moved to the city when she met her husband, who is from Thunder Bay, while he attended school in the state. She attended Lakehead University and graduated in 1988 with BA in Sociology. After graduation, Whitfield worked at the university part-time ~~~~~~~~~ until the birth of her baby girl, Mara, last year. She decided to return to work fu ll-time and says "1 like the atmosphere and I plan to be here a long time". In her free time Whitfield enjoys downhill skiing and reading science-fiction novels. She loves to cook, especially baked goods, "the fattening stuff' . She and her husband look forward to travelling in the future. "For our honeymoon we got in the car and drove wherever the turnpike took us. We ended up in Charleston, or south North Carolina. It was great''. What's Happening in the Library... CORNWALL DELIVERY SERVICE Lakehead University Library is pleased to announce a new service for students and faculty at the Cornwall Campus. Students and faculty can search the Online Catalogue - ,t Cornwall Campus, select music and visual arts titles, then request to have these items sent to Cornwall Campus. Requests can be made by contacting: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 343-8129 Evenings and Weekends 343-8148 February 1991 SPORT DISCUS Come and try out the newest addition to our CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) collection. Sport Discus corresponds to the Printed Sport Bibliography, Sport and Fitness Index and SportSearch. This disc provides access to the latest information in sports medicine, exercise, biomechanics, coaching, physical education and outdoor recreation. Contact the Search Services Librarian at 343-8129 for more information. AGORA - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications Special Projects/Awards Jack Granatstein: "The Craft of History" Professor Jack Granatstein of York University calls himself _) a "nuts and bolts historian". "I've always thought of myself as one .. I am problem-oriented in the way that I ask myself why thmgs happen. I am by no means a theorist". This last statement portrays Granatstein's aversion to the fairly recent trend of h istorians to focus on social and historical theory rather than the fundamental traditions of study in Canadian history (the political parties, the wars, conscription, Canadal.J_S rel_ati~ns). "Canadian h istory has moved in the wrong direction m the past years. ft should be accessible and understandable to the public" . Granatstein, as a narrative historian, is one of few Canadian academics who probably sells enough books to sustain him without his university salary. His recent book, mitten with York colleague Robert Bothwell, is Pirouette, based on former Prime Minister Trudeau's Foreign Policy and it ~as the topic of his lecture presented in the evening of January 24. Earlier in the day, speaking to a class of Honours and Graduate History students, Granatstcin talked about "The Craft of History" and explained the process of researching a Attorney-General of Ontario book. Although he admitted that the process can be painstakGives Lecture at LU ing at times, obtaining documents for the Trudeau book was Lakehead University was the site of a lecture by the new almost too easy. "We didn't have to worry about using the Attorney-General of Ontario, Howard Hampton on January Freedom of information Act or the 20-ycar document rule. 12. Speaking to a capacity crowd of staff, faculty, students The Department of External Affairs records were completely and members of the legal profession, Hampton called for open to us. Once those were accessed we were able to obtain greater access to justice service. The new governmen t has access to National Defence files and Bank of Canada records. proposed to increase the accessibility to Ontario' s justice We found it surprising that we were able to gain free access to services by increasing the jurisdiction of small claims courts such recent information". from $1000 to $5000, setting up a provincial pre-paid legal The Trudeau book analyzes the history of the former ""),. insurance plan and allowing paral_cgals to represent clients for prime minister's "flaky" foreign policy and how he unsuc- J certain offences in provincial court. Also included in the ccssfully attempted to distance Canada from US influence. provincial plan is the idea of having child support payments Trudeau wanted to cut back on Canada's international role automatically deducted from paycheques and allowing and its involvement in NATO and focus more on Canada and natives to deal with certain offences on their own, in their its internal problems. By the end of his political career, own communities. however, Trudeau had learned the ropes of international Hampton said "the Justice system must be able to solve relations and realized his original policy path was unrealistic the issues of concern, the disputes of the ordinary folks". He in the world scope. stated that a legal insurance plan, similar to the OHIP model, Dr. J.L. Granatstein is p resently researching a new historiwould allow a new segment of people guaranteed access to justice services. Another proposal is to expand the role of the cal topic and will continue to lecture and campaign for a return to the study of more traditional Canadian history. paralegal in the system. According to Hampton, paralegal services save consumers money especially when the situation According to him, universities arc favouring social historians deals with provincial offences. These offences arc not eligible rather than political ones "but the largest classes arc the ones that offer the traditional courses. Political history is very for legal aid because there is no jail term for convictions. popular - students want to know who Wilfred lauricr is. The Nevertheless, going to court is very costly and as Hampton says, "paralegals are perfectly able to provide the service at an way we have written off history in this province is a scandal. Secondary school curriculum has eliminated most of its affordable cost". The Law Society of Upper Canada is Canadian history and history courses are now designed opposed to this notion. mostly to teach students to fom1ulate a thesis and an arguThe Attorney-General's office also proposes automatic payroll deductions for payer's of child support. According to mcn t". Hampton there are over 100,000 children in Ontario dependent on the payments. At present only 25% of the children "History cannot be rewrittenfor receive the benefits and 85% of the people who shirk the the political whim of the day". rcsponsibilty can afford to pay it. If the process is unsuccessful, the government will go further to have the province pay Granatstein is also incensed at politicians. "History the support and will seek recourse with the party at fault. cannot be rewritten for the political whim of the day''. A better system of Native justice administration is a pilot Granatstein refers to Prime Minister Mulroncy's apology to project the government is dealing with at present. Hampton Italian and Japanese Canadians for their internment in World pointed to the District jails where 75% of the inhabitants arc War IT. "Some of these people were not so innocent and Native. 'The justice system has not adequately positioned spread terrible propaganda through their communities. We itself to deal with the needs and issues of Native people". have sanitized our history and eliminated truth for political This project requires Natives to adjudicate in cases involving reality'' . their own people - offences like impaired driving - without using the court system. February 1991 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Page 6 Margaret Boone (School of Nursing) presented a paper jointly written with Bruce Minore (Department of Sociology), Mac Katt and Peggy Kind1 (Nishnawbc-Aski First Nations) at the First -4,S~j;;;;;;i~~ National Conference on Health Promotion Research held in Toronto, Ontario - December 1, , 1990. The paper, "Using Focus Group Research to Develop Health Promotion Strategics: A Model =~~il:;:::~;pfor Suicide Prevention in the Cree and Ojibway Communities of Northern Ontario", was based on a wide scale community consultation about youth eiia.1-'====~..__ suicide initiated by the Nishnawbc-Aski First -~□ Nations in April, 1990, with funding from Canada's Departments of Health and Welfare, and Indian and Northern Affairs; the Anglican Church of Canada; and Ontario's Ministries of Health, Citizenship (Native Community Branch), Community and Social Services and Northern Development and Mines. 1 �Forum War and Hypocrisy Dave Robinson, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism When telling Americans and the world about the outbreak of war, President Bush conspicuously neglected to mention the word oil. The war, Bush asserts, is about higher principles. And here in Canada, it's business as usual. Prime Minister Mulroney acts on a sense of responsibility to the international community (with a special ncx:I to the U.S.A.) when it docs not compromise his political and economic interests. Perhaps one of the reasons Canadians currently dislike Mulroney so much is that he uses the language of moral discourse, a h igh-flown gentleman!y rhetoric, wi thou t one suspects, meaning a word of it. Of all the questionable arguments advanced for the disastrous Iraq war, the most intellectually offensive is the claim that this conflict is evidence of a new age of inte rnational law and collective security. Such a simple-minded description conceals the motives behind the p resent allied coalition. The present coalition docs not reflect collective security, but merely the security of the collective interests, primarily economic, of those with the most power. I abhor this unnecessary war, a war whose protagonists use rhetoric to hide the oil and munitions interes ts responsible for the current conflict. The destruction of Iraq, at the cost of lens of thousands of lives (perhaps millions should the war become nuclear), would not be underway if Kuwait had no oil. Mulroney and Bush talk of the need to check criminal aggression in the name of protecting freedom and democracy. Yet it is difficult to accept this at face value given their willingness to sacrifice lives in only selected instances of such aggression. To give but one example: China invaded Tibet in 1950, and continue ._ oppress the Tibetan people, to destroy their culture, and to rob ( .ir natural resources. Mulroney d oes nothing, apparent!y for fear of upsetting China's leaders - the same lead ers who ordered the troops into Tiananmen Square -- and thereby disrupting Canadian-Chinese trade relations. Kuwait was not, of course, a democracy; it was a near-feudal state where imported, disenfranchised labor d id most of the work. Moreover, Saddam Hussein, while certainly guilty of many crimes, is just the sort of man that the west has often supported or even installed in power in other lesser developed nations -Somoza in Nicaragua, and Pinochet in Chile. And while a lot of popular rage has been a imed at German companies that built up Saddam's lethal arsenal, the most powerful countries of the allied coalition - U.S.A., Canada, Britain, France, Ita ly, the Soviet Union - have all, directly or indirectly, contributed either nuclear, military, or bio-chemical technology or hardware lo Iraq's arsenal. In short, hypocrisy abounds. With regard to events surrounding the actual war, the picture of mixed messages and hypocrisy is much the same. The Iraqi brutality detailed in Amnesty lnterna tional' s human rights report on violations in Kuwait reportedly moved Bush to righteous indignation. Yet similar reports from Latin America and elsewhere elicit no response from Washington. And while economic sanctions were considered perfectly adequate against South Africa for years, they were deemed ineffective against Iraq after less than six months. Similarly, while Bush condemns Hussein's intentions to employ bio-chemical weaponry and scud missile a ttacks, he is comfortable with the destruction inflicted by 10,000 bombing sorties in seven days on a country the size of California with a population of 17 million. With our political leader's demonstrating such a b readth of { ,ocrisy, one is d rawn to question where it will e ventu ally end. .. .:: arc promised that the war will not escalate into the realm of nuclear attack, yet without an explicit political theory for the employment of nuclear forces in war, there can be no viable theory as to why these forces should not be used. There are currently February 1991 over 1,000 nuclear weapons in the Persian Gulf, and nothing in the past can make us aware of the consequences of employing such weapons. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was a mere 0.013 megatons, small in comparison to the destructive power of today's 24 megaton warheads. Reports from Greenpeace Canada indicate that the explosion of one Tomahawk nuclear missile on a ship in the Gulf would be equivalent to 100 Chernobyls. Moreover, it is now appreciated that the climatic aftermath of a medium to large-scale nuclear war could cause more casualties than the direct effects of nuclear explosions. Add to this the potential g lobal cooling and warming consequences of the destruction and burning of the Kuwaiti oilfields (Kuwait has 1,000 oil installations and hold s 9% of the world's oil), the effects of further oil spills (the current spill is 12 times larger than the Alaska disaster), and the residual effects of biochemical warfare, and it seems tha t a global cco-catasrophe is a real possibility. The hypocrisy of Western a ttitudes is evident in the contrast lo deal seriously with the Palestinian issue and our enthusiasm for making war in the name of Kuwait. There will not be a short-term "techno-fix" or a surgical removal of a dictator; this war effectively lays the foundation for future wars. The potential dividends gained from the end of the Cold War - the channeling of military spending into international development, the building of a durable peace and the protection of the world environment - have merely been thwarted by the legacy of future Arab-West conflict. The outrage of the so-called Christian nations of the West is being driven by a moral code which is dictated by expediency and profit rather than by any spiritual or philosophical stimulus. The hypocrisy of the U.S.A. and the U.K. is beginning to contaminate other countries, countries which will steadfastly pay out the millions and even trillions of dollars to fuel the machinery of war but not to help the millions who currently lead wretched lives of quiet desperation throughout the third world. In following the lead of the Americans, Canada has lost its credibility as an honest broker. David Taras, at the University of Calgary, says that television coverage of the war has produced a "disconnected connectiveness" among students watching a war for the first time. He p redicts that support for Canada's role will d ecline when the real nature of the war sinks in, and that young Canadians will be looking for a ve ry different kind of role in foreign affairs than the one Mulroney has mapped ou t for us. I for one hope that Taras is correct. I condemn the actions of Husse in, I hop e that this is clear. Yet I also condemn those who would have us enter into such a tragic military conflict. I shall continue to express my anti-war viewpoints to all with whom I come into contact in my d ealings at this university. And for those who would prefer that university faculty maintain an air of detached political neutrality when interacting in classroom settings, I finish with a quote: "Critical pedagogy does not afford teachers the comforts of naivete or selective amnesia or a pretense of non- involvement concerning the social and political dimensions inherent in the act of educating people. Instead, it implores them to think and act on their ethical, moral, and social responsibilities and commitments, and to work towards increased opportunity for social justice and economic parity in society. Our present education system is floundering and fo undering partly because it rests on a false premise of being politically "neutral". (Gordon, 1986, p.65) AGORA - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar Wednesday, 20 Parenting Seminar Lakchcad University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: AUcc Greer - $15.00 per person - $25.00 per couple (Parents) To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Lynn Gollat at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the January Agora is February 15, 1991. Wednesday, 27 THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS How to Enhance Your Career Progress Lakchead University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: Dr. Walter Crowe - S20.00 per person Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Friday: 8a.m. -9 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. FEBRUARY .- _ _ _____JI L _ MAR_CH_ _ SIBLEY SKI TOUR - March 2 The LU Nordic Ski Oub is training hard and tuning up for tough competition. 30 strong competitive and recreational skiers will be aiming for personal bests at the 1991 Sibley Tour. Last year LU won the Team award for the first time in the history of the event by beating the always strong Lappe club. LU names to watch for: George Ozburn, Crandall Benson, Claude Li.man, Ron Lapagge, Jane Crossman, Moira McPherson, Ian Newhouse, Don Orr, Bill Parker, Peter Rutherford, Bill Day, John Whitfield, Fred McIntosh, Ray Viita, Mark ~Puumala. ____. Saturday, 2 ,___ Tuesday, 12 Cornwall Concert Series - Free - Penelope Clark/flute - Joy Fahrenbruck/piano Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. -12:30pm Thursday, 14 Board of Governors Meeting Senate Chambers - 4:00 p.m. Friday,15 Basketball Doubleheader - 6:30 p.m. Women and Men vs Wilfrid Laurier Saturday, 16 Basketball Doubleheader - 8:30 p.m. Women and Men vs Wilfrid Lauricr Monday, 18 to Saturday, 23 Mid-Year Study Weck (except Education and February Session Students) Monday, 25 Department of English Free Lecture Series Speaker: Professor Cindy Soldan Topic: Words and White Spaces: Poetry's Survival Through Stanza Ryan Bldg. Room 1022 - 7:30 p.m. Department of Music Master Class - Free Philip Dent Candelaria/guitar Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, 26 Sibley Ski Tour '91 Sleeping Giant Provincial Park 9:30 a.m. Mass start 12:30 p.m. 10 km Family start at Rita Lake Monday, 4 How Your Upbringing Affects Your Role as a Parent Lakchead University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: Alice Greer - $15.00 per person - $25.00 per couple (Parents) Thursday, 7 Planning Your Conference Lakehead University Conference and Seminar Centre Speaker: Ron Spina - no charge Friday, 8 International Women's Day Monday, 11 to Saturday 16 Mid-Year Study Weck (Education) Tuesday, 12 Connvall Concert Series - $3.00 Cambrian String Quartet (Winnipeg) Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. -12:30pm The AGOR/\ is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the Uruversity. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Regional Centre Regional Education Centre Student Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0becbd828cd7bf0da083a239abe7d413.pdf 33ee30db795913f74d4847c7e8fdc6b7 PDF Text Text Inside: 3 4 5 6 8 Rosehart refutes Cornell Thesis Barclay: Silver Reflection Results of the "Great Northern Debate" 17 new members of the 20-year club Faces THUNDER BAY, ONTAH.1O VOL. 6 NO. '.2 FEBRUARY 1989 �Globe and Mall - Connell Editori al Report From The President Dr. Bob Rosehart Visitors Impressed Lakehead University continues to attract visitors who arc Inte rested In our approach to post-secondary education In Northwestern Ontario. Recent visits have included Dr. Tom Br.i:ustowski, the new De puty Minister of Colleges and Universities (ex University of Waterloo), and Bruce Strachan, the British Columbia Minister of the Environment. Mr. Strachan represen ts the Prince George Riding in Nonhern British Columbia where a group is ac1ively promoting the development of a new "nonhei:n" u niversity. O n Friday, February 3, Viv NelJes, the Interim Chairman of the Ontario Council on University Affairs (O.C. U.A.) Is 10 visi1 to h ave Informal discussions with respect to the proposed funding formula changes and th e possible impacl these might have on Lakchcad University. Congratulations i) to Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikarl, Dcpanment of Poli1ical Studies, on his appoin1ment 10 the review panel for 1he federal governmenl's Centre of Excellence Program for International Development. ii) to Lakehead Un iversity Nor'Wcstcr teams on their competilive Introduction to the Ontario Leagues. It is clear already tha1 entry into the Ontario leagues by itself will bring greater visib ility for and knowledge about Lakchead University in other pans of Ontario. Money Lakehead University has r eceived a special two-year program adjustment award of $425,000 in total from the Ministry of Colleges and Un iversities to cover a ponlon of the additional Instructional in this year's expanded intake into the one-year p rogram in the School of Education. Our proposal was well received and the resu h ing award Is signiricant. Some concern was expressed by O.C.U.A. about th e quality of proposals e manating from some of the universities. Incidentally, for the next year 1989/90, our first choice applicants to the one-year education program are up approximately 67% while the system increase is 5%. rage l Recently, "lbe Globe and Mail" published a major editorial anicle written by George Connell, the President of the University of Toromo, an anlclc which focussed o n Connell's vision of what the future Ontario system should look like. Needless to say, the Connell thesis promoted major roles for the research Intensive universities and, as well, it suggested privatizing Queen's and Western but did acknowledge the special nonhern mandate roles of Lakehead and l..lurentian. I personally take great exception to the Conn e ll thesis, and I have submitted to "The Globe" a "Letter to the Editor". Although it is somewhat lengthy, I have repeated it in this columnforyour informa1ion. {Please tum ro page 3 .) Joint McMastcr-1.akchcad Health Studies Co-Ordinator Starting April 1, 1989, Peter Maure r will assume the Jointly-funded role of Health Studies Co-ordina1or on 1hc LU. campus. Peter will be assls1lng the current and p lanned academic inlera.ctions between Lakchcad and McMa.s1er and , as well, will continue 10 be Involved In the Nonhern Ontario Medical Program (N.O.M.P.) which operates from the Chancellor Pa1erson Library. In addition to the recently-approved OT/PT Program, effons ar c underway to operate a one-year Master In Health Sciences Program on the Lakehead University campus, per haps as early as the FalJ o f 1989. Other Initiatives in the planning stage relate to continuing educatio n , a family practice residency program and a possible joint program In speech pathology. Student Union Complex LU.S.U. has come up with a very exciting Student Union project which would go a long way to enhance "university li_fe" on this campus especialJy for the approximately 40% of our student body who come directly from Thunder Bay. The Initial concept proposed a few weeks ago was pricey, and we have worked with L U.S.U. to try to reduce the cost without significantly Impacting on the concept developed by L U.S. U. The facilities being planned would be accessible to alJ members of the Lakehead University commun ity, and I would encourage you to learn more about the LU.S.U. proposal. New Fund Drive imponant to continue the momentum gained in that initla1ive. We took to the Board of Governors in January a feasi' ~ study for a new campaign which wouk,....dh from 1991 to 1995. The objective in total would be $16 million including funds raised from all sources. Such a fund drive would present a major challenge to the Lakchcad University community and would provide much needed capital funds for specific projects during the next few years. TI1e Board approved the rcpon produced by our consultant, John Sharpe, formerly of L'lkehead Univcrsity and the University of Western Ontario, and currently involved in fund-raising at Queen's University. During the next few months, effons will be made IO put a team of people together from the University community who would be interested in serious participation in the next campaign. Academ ic Vice-Pres iden t's Term The current tem1 of Vice-President GcoffrcyWcUcrcxpircsthisJune. In keeping with the initial appointme nt, I will, in the coming weeks, initiate a broadly constituted Review Committee which will comment on the role of the Vice-President Academic as i1 has developed at Lakeh ead Universityduring the p ast 3 years as well as on the status oCL\e Incu mbent. J IJnda Frum Visit Well, Linda Frum's second visit to the Lakehcad University campus has come and gone, and I hope that it corrected some of h er wrong impressions of both Lakchcad University and the community of Thunder Bay. I was proud of the spirited defence of Lakehead Un iversity g iven by our students, and I was also impressed by the "cool " of Professor John Futhcy in moderating the activities. Incidentally, the moose stew served to Miss Frum on the frozen shores of lake Tamblyn was excellent. (Ed. note: Thanks to Sarah Sabourin for preparing the stew, Debbie Tew for sharing her moose steak, Ben Kaminski for bis special marinade and cooks Dave and Ci11dyJ Ombudspcrson Appointed After much due process, Mary Jane Slater has now been officially appointed as l..lkeh ead University's first Ombudsperson. Mary Jane is located in the Black Shack, ext. 8061, and I wish h er all the best with this imponant and un iqu e position. Having had a respectable break from the completion of the Partners Fund drive, it Is AOORA February 1989 �ffA CLEARER PERSPECTIVE: January 12 Article on Universities in Ontario ~-or. Robert G. Rosebart President, b.,_.!bead University In reading the Connell thesis and reacting to recent public policy debates in Ontarfo, I must respond with a perspective which, no doubt, in its own way, Is biassed by the clean air and environment of Northwestern Ontario. My initial reaction to the ConneU thesis is that it reflects a typical elitist attitude and would further exacerbate the "over concentration" of Ontario society on the small geographic area of this province known as the golden horseshoe . The position put forward is also not a new perspective. Jc is self-serving to a group of the Ontario system and the quote "the world turns" would be appropriate in this context. What the focus ignores is the reality that we have had in this Province a commitment to a public system of universities that, within reason, creates a fonn of social e quality of opportunity. "Ibe result of implementatio n of the Connell p erspective would be a significant shift backwards in tenns of efforts made during the past 35 years to provide equality of opportunity. I have personal difficulty in seeing how any political perspective could support such a position. There Is no doubt that the universities have :(' red the cumulative effects of years of underfundin g. To be somewhat fair 10 the Pe terso n Government, efforts have been made since 1985 to start co address this complex issue. Recent focus on health care and housing crises have masked the increasing public opinion support for additional spending for quality education In this Province. As well, the government has sent some contradictory signals recently in ccnns of commitment - an example being the recent funding cuts for campus.based innovation centres. It Is clear that if the current and future major public policy issues of this province arc co be solved, they will be solved n ot by money alo n e, but with the proble m-solving intellect of the offsprings of our university system. (I amassumingwe will not import Americans to solve o ur public policy dilemmas). In loo king at the current state of universities, it is true that we are badly in need of increased operating and capital support. However, we arc continuing to graduate stude n ts in most if n ot all fields wh o go on to fill leadership roles in society and compete fa. vourably with university graduates from the other industrialized n ations. a member o f the Premier's Council, it is u. _.r to me that if Ontario Is to continue 10 prosper into the next century, we will h ave to increasingly live more off the "smarts" of our r - February 1989 population and lesson subsidies, trade protection, and natural resources. Increasingly, the youth of Ontario recognize this as well as the economic benefits of obtaining a university degree and this is, I feel, one of the major reasons why more and more students are selecting the university option. Universities are good at Basic fundamental research and can n ever hope to be somehow forced to fill the void created by a low level of industrial research and development In this province. I continue to sec many opportunities for traditional university research from which public policy advice could flow but, for whatever reason, a philosophical gulf exists that Inhibits progress. For example, during the next dozen years, labour market adjustment will be a major preoccupation of Ontario unions, business and government. Where In our university system in Ontario is a focussed, concentrated research effort on this topic? I don't know. lltcrc maybe such a group, but its presence is not obvious. Perhaps if governments were to Impose a five-year moratorium on the use ofconsultants then the true value of the university system to the province might be a little more visible to the senior levels of government. Dr. Connell was quite correct in identifying Lakehead University for the vital role that it plays In Northwestern Ontario. The mandate rial committees or financial inducements to work in the North, e tc., but by working on long-1enn structural solutions such as graduating native students in fields of teacher education and nursin g and working with other universities to create innovative health professions related programs. I b elieve that the Premier was quoted once last year in the Legislature as saying that ln an ideal world, "there would be a medical school in Northern O ntario". We all know that we d o n ot live in an ideal world, but the time ls long overdue in 1c m1s of trying approaches other than bandaids. Funher dramatization on national te levision of the problems of our native peoples does not help. What is need ed is a serious commitment by the native p eople and the Ontario and Federal Governme nts 10 work together insetting long-term objectives and working towards these goals. Lakehead University is proud of its accomplishments and those of our faculty and stu:dents In our first 25 years of existe nce as we celebrate our Silver Jubilee in 1989/90. I must remind Ontarians and Canadians once again that this country is not a country of a few large cities or concentration of population but is really a diverse society, and it Is this mosaic that makes our nation truly great. I am not an over zealous advo- "th~ best kept secret in the Ontario university system ..." exerc ised by being a university both "In and for" the r egion of Northwestern Onta.r io could not be clearer. We have a wide range of both traditional and professional programs that serve not only students from Nonhwcstern Ontario but also students are attracted to our institution and its programs from throughout Ontario and the rest o f Canada. I like 10 conside r Lake head as the "best kept secret in the Ontario university system - at Lak.chead, students actually get to talk with the ir professors". Having a special n orthern mandate has allowed us also 10 focus on native education and place e mphasis on research d ealing with Northern lifestyle, environmental and economic development t opics. Although much progress has been made, Ontario stiU lags in comparison 10 Finland and Sweden where nonhc rn u niversities arc u sed as focal points in nonhc m d evelopme nt. To return to my "world turns scen ario" for a mome nt, much atte ntion h as recently been focussed o n ce again o n the short age of d octors and o the r h ealth pro fessio nals in Nonhcm Ontario and, as well, the social and econ o mic plights of o ur n aeivc peoples. Lakehead University Is tackling t hese problems not th rough the use of consultants, inter-ministe- AOORA catc of Schumache r's phllosophy "small is beautiful", but I feel that all good things do not depend on size. Lakehead University this year achieved its first Rhodes Scholar, a prized accomplishment for an institution of our size and age. Perhaps we have a Nobel Prize winner just around the comer. Returning, in conclusion , to the badly flawed Connell thesis, I do not understand how one could ever sustain quality university teaching in an institutio n where research was not an integral component. The central thms1 of Conncll's proposition mirrors the American university system, a system with strengths as well as an inherc lll weakness. TI1e shoncomings o f the American (or Connell) system o f social inequality of accessibility and highlyvariable academic standards are aspects that I wou ld wish on any future gen eration in this province. I ch allenge the universities, the faculty, students and government to work in a u nited and coh esive fashion to deal with the c hallenges facing the public system of universities in this province. Universities that don 't want to b e pan of Ontario society perhaps sh ould consider relocating 10 Buffalo. Page 3 �Barclay: Lakehead's atmosphere 'unchanged' since '~1 ..J< Lakehead University's Silver Jubibeen a long-standing interest for lee has led people to simultaneously Barclay, who did his doctorate on look to the past and the future. the subject. As a hobby, he has The University has faculty membeen tracing all known populabers and staff who have been a part tions of Scottish Heather in Canof Lakehead since the beginning •· ada. Trips are often required to or very close to it. One such person verify heather sightings. By and is Paul Barclay-Estrup, a biology large, Ilarclay has enjoyed these professor and researcher. trips since they afford him the Barclay joined the faculty of opporrunity to meet and get to Lakehead University in 1966. know different people across the "That's a fair while ago," he noted. country. "I arrived in a period of rapid Barclay fondly recalls a search of growth." Although there have been the Northern Rockies for a hidden changes over the years, he said, "I'm population of heather. Barclay not sure the general atmosphere of and companions spent part of two the University has changed that summers in search of the illusive much." heather•· only to discover it was a One notable change has been in case of mistaken identity. The the studen ts themselves. "When I weeks spent combing the rugged first came here, about 80 per cent terrain were au fornought. "There were from Thunder Bay or the area were grizzly bears up there, too," near here," he said. "Now it's more he said. "It was a lot of fun." like 50 per cent." Ilarclay said many Born and raised in Calgary •· of his students now come from " It's from the Gaelic and prosouthern Ontario. nounced 'Cal-gree' "--he has obBarclay expressed hesitancy in tained degrees from very divJ c analyzing changes in Lakehead Uniinstitutions. Barclay atte1 .ti versity since 1966 •· especially in the UBC in Vancouver and the Univerarea of academic standards. "When sity of California at Berkeley beyou're looking back, it's hard to look fore heading off to the University baekwith any kind o f assurance you ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ofAberdeen for h1s doctorate. He are being correct," he said. "Whenyou first come out ofa PhD you returned to Calgary to teach at the University of Calgary in the are tougher on studen ts, but you me llow as you get o lder." early 1960s. One aspect ofLakehead that has always remained the same is Barclay's most recent sabbatical took him back to Scotland. the small class size. "I think they're nice classes because you can Barclay and his wife, Pat, visited a number o f places in Europe get to know students," he said. In fact, he still has friends who during their trip. Stops were made in Sweden, Denmark, Holwerc students when he taught his first course in general ecology. land, France, Spain and Germany. He even gave lectures on acid "I like teaching best whe n you have a close relationship with sturain in easte rn Canadian forests in Aberdeen and Copenhagen. dents." There were few concerns about language barriers, during their Although Barclay prides himself on being ftrst and foremost a trek through Europe. "I have a smattering ofa few things, butlanteacher, he has made contributions in o ther ways. The biologist guages have always given me problems," he said. "My wife is has the distinction of having discovered a new shrub. "People good at languages, so between the two of us we got along." He find new mosses and sma lJer plants fairly often," he said. "But a noted that "once on a µnive rsity e veryone speaks English. It's new shrub is something else." embarrassing, really," he confessed. "They speak their own A series of acid rain studies in Pukaskwa National Park led to language, English a nd usually one other (language)." the accidental discovery of a shrub that, while common in the Barclay's years at Lakehead have given rise to many fond area, appeared uncommo n to Barclay. Samples were taken and memories and entertaining stories. However, he refuses to try to sent away for ide ntification. The specimen turned out to be peer into the future. "One thing I've learned over the years: Mountain Bilberry (Vaccinium membranaceum), which is You've got to enjoy each d ay for itself," he said. "Plan for the common in British Columbia and several o ther regions•· but was future but d o n't sacrifice the present for the future." never before recorded in this area. While he will not speculate on wha t tomorrow will hold for A lack of previous sightings of the shrub does not surprise himse lf, he does have a thought about Lakehead University's Barclay. "Pukaskwa is an extre mely rugged area," he said. "We future: ecology. " I'm an ecologist," he said. When I came here went in and out by helicopter." He speculated that " it's probably the ecology (movement) was just getting started and the univera relic from glaciation that some how got left behind." sity had an opportunity to get in on the ground floor." How" r, Another plant has le d Barclay on a merry chase: Scottish LU is still in a position to "explo it ecology as a Held o f rcsc....-lh Heather. "It's not really an impo rtant plant, but it is a curiosity," and te aching," he said. "Maybe that's the way the University he said. should go. Perhaps the next 25 years will see Lakehead UniverCalluna vulgaris, as Scottish Heather is properly called, has sity become a leader in the field of ecology." Fa ge4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AOOKA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Februa ry 1989 �THE WINNER? The Spi,rit ofuikebead University Maybe the debate between Llnda Frum and Bob Rosehart lacked a serious tone. Maybe nobody addressed the larger issue of the state of Canadian universities? But despite the winter carnival atmosphere surrounding Frum's return visit, some misconceptions about Lakehead University and Thunder Bay were rectified and the students, staff and faculty rallied to defend their university and their choice to be at "the ultimate Canadian university." With full knowledge that swords would be at the ready, the author ofLtnda Frum 's Guide to Canadian Universities arrived on campus January 24 to engage in what was called "The Great Northern Debate". Professor John Futhey, Department of English, performed his duties as moderator with expertise and decorum. President Rosehart and Frum were allowed five minutes each for their opening remarks and a spirited question and answer period from the audience followed. JP.,,away, it was a 'no-win' for Frum. She \ .... 1 that when she calls Saskatchewan flat, students nearly run her offcampus. When she refers to Newfoundlanders as being by the sea, they rant and rave. A Lakehead student challenged her stereotype of Northerners as "real Canadians" who eat back-bacon and moose, wear tuques and construction boots and hug trees. It was that "tree hugger" phrase that got Professor Chris Southcott in a lot of hot water. The infamous engineers hijacked the purported "Friend of Frum" and originator of the phrase "Lakehead people are tree-huggers" and escorted him under heavy guard to the assembly of more than 300 people. Student judge Cheryl Eckler read the charges on his warrant and, in the spirit of forgiveness, found him not guilty after his e loquent speech defending the reputation of the University and the character ofall members of the University community. In Lakehead's brief 25-year history, more than 15,000 students have graduated, a great many assuming important positions within the region, country and overr-s. One issue ofthe debate was whether ~ ..all universities could produce quality graduates. In response to Frum's elitist argument that Canada needs a "super-Unive rsity" for the top students, Dr. Rosehart February 1989 mentioned Lakehead's 1988 Rhodes , - - - - - - --:a Scholar. Repeating a pet theme of his, the President said he could not imagine what it would be like to have an entire class made up of students with averages over 90%. Frum's visit on campus included a brief tour of the city (mainly to prove that Thunder Bay does indeed have at least one art gallery), the debate, her first adventure on snowshoes, a royal campus tour by students -- right down to hugging Benny Birch and the Winter Carnival penguin mascot. Linda Frum was treated to a show of true Northern spirit and hospitality. She was served moose stew, bannock and tea, outside, of course, beside her very own quintze (snow hut) built by those indomitable outdoor recreation students. And finally, to dispel the "uncivilized" image, a tuxedo-clad waiter on skates served Frum an ice-cold local beverage. Photo above, Chris Southcott, answers charges about hts statement that "1..akebead people are all tree-buggers" wbilej1ulge Eckler looks on. Photo rigbt, Linda Frum, demo,1strates her snowsboetng technique wbile clutching a mug and flashing a big smile at the wam1 receptio11 she received at Lakebead. AOORA Page 5 �Call for Contributions Lakehead student chosen for European tour The Ninth Annual Conference on Teaching and Leaming in Higher Education will be heldJune 17 to 20, 1989, at the Universitylof Alberta in Edmonton. The Conference is sponsored by the Society for Teaching and Leaming in Higher Education and the Committee for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning. The Conference on Teaching and learning in Higher Education provides a forum for faculty members, teaching assistants, educational researchers and developers, study skills counsellors, and administrators, in which they can examine ways to improve teaching and learning in postsecondary education. Proposals for sessions, in either French or English, must be received by February 10, 1989. For further information about suggested topics and proposed formats contact Dr. Joyce Forbes, Chairperson, Senate ommittee on Teaching. Proposals are forwarded in triplicate to STLHE c/o CITL, 1 - 11 University Hall, UniveristyofAlberta, Edmonton, Alta, T6G 2]9. The Music Department will be represented in Europe this summer when a third year student goes on tour. Joanna Griffith has been selected to join the Ontario Youth Concert Band for a summer tour of England, Austria and Germany. The flutist is very excited about the trip. "It's a challenge and a wonderful way to see Europe,• she said. The Ontario Youth Concert Band began in 1969 and has provide d more than 600 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 with the opportunity to represent Canada on European trous. Previous tours have included pe rformances at the Stratford Festival Canada, and the Ontairo Place Forum. Outside Canada they have been on the BBC in England, the Netherlands 1V and West German 1V. Who? The dashing duo who appeared last month were correctly identified as George Merrill and Bill Melnyk. Professor Melnyk insists he's getting better looking each year. What about the handsome lad in this month's photo (below)? He is: a) Andy Hardy b) Andy Weiler c) A modern-day Knight of the Realm d) A first-year student at Lakehead University C'mon! It won't take a scientific genius to work this one out. Page6 // Long.. time University employees honoured Twenty-Year Pins were given to the following recipients during the Christmas Party, December 23, 1988 at the DaVinci Centre. Ten retirees were also honoured with a special commemorative video produced by our own A/V crew: Bob Angell,Jobn Bonofiglio and Tom Austin. 20-Year Pin Recipients Mr. George ANDERSON, Department of Physics Dr. Wim BMRScHERS, Department of Chemistry Miss Sharon BJORKLUND, Registrar's Office Mr. Charlie BoucnER, Housekeeping Department Mr. Dave CORBETT, DepartmentofChemistry Dr. John GR1FF1TH, Department of Mathematical Sciences Professor Bill 1-IANu!v, School of Business Administration Dr. Dave Houn, De partment of Chemistry Dr. Alan HUGHES, Department of Chemistry Dr. Dave KEMP, Department of Geography Dr. Clem KEN'r, De partment of Mathematical Sciences Professor Alain NABARRA, Department of Languages Professor Jerry P111wPS, School of Business Administration Mr. Jim Pooo, Campus Development Professor De nnis RoDDY, School of Engineering Dr. Paul SATtNDER, Department of Psyc hology Miss Judy WARD, Professional Studies J Retirees Marj WALLINGTON, Nursing Department Ken DAWSON, Anthropology Department Audrey SAXBERG, Fine Arts Department Stanley DROMISKY, School of Education Hugh MAcLEoD, Psychology Department Stanley WALKER, Chemistry Department John Hugh BWR, School of Forestry John DUNCANSON, School of Engineering Pat Ross, Grounds Department Charlie Bouc11ER, Department of Physical Plant AGOKA - - -- - - - - - - - - -- -- - February 1989 �GeoffreyR. Weller, Vice-President (Academic) had the following articles published: "Self-Government for Canada's Inuit: the Nunavut Proposal", The American Review ofCanadian Studies, Vol XVIII, No. 3, Autumn 1988, pp. 341-358; and "Shaping Lake Superior's Future" Horizons, Vol 10, No. 3, Winter 1988, pp. 8 - 10. Sharon McKay, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work has had her article, "Private Troubles, Public Issues, Global Con~ems: Developing an International Network on Unemployment and Social Work", published in "The Social Worker", 56(3), FalJ, 1988. This article was co-authored by Professors Graham Riches and George Maslany, School of Social Work, University of Regina. Dr. Easa, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, has been appointed a consultant on a pavement =agement project sponsored by the Delaware Department ofTransportatlon (D001). The project Is conducted by the Unlversityof Delaware and Is expected to continue for two to three years. The by-product of the project will be an Inventory data system of \aware highways and a computer model for \,. 1ority programming maintenance and rehabilitation improvements. In collaboration with Dr. KlkuchJ of the University of Delaware, Dr. Easa met with the DDOT personnel In Newark, r December 14-16, 1988, and discussed the various phases of the project and relevant research activities. Dr. Da.r lcnc Steven, School of Nursing presented a paper titled "Suspensions and Terminations of Nurses: Legal, Arbltral and Professional Perspectives" at the Olive Anstey International Nursing Conference In Perth, Australia on December 2, 1988. The paper was dcllvered by Dr. Patricia Valentine, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of. Nursing, University of Alberta. Dr. Min-sun Chen, Department of History, is one of the co-editors of East Asia Insight: Selected Papers from the Canadian Asian Studies Association Annual Conferences, 1985-1987 which was published in Montreal in 1988. One of the papers published in this volume is Dr. Chen's 1985 conference presentation in Montreal: "He Long (Ho Lung) and theJinSui Anti-Japanese Base Area, 1937-1945." Other co-editors are Dr. Larry N. Shyu of the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Matsuo Soga of the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Claude-Yves Charron who is currently the Resident Sinologist and First Secretary in the Canadian Embassy, Beijing, China. Report highlights Jack of aid to part· time students FromAUCC Part-time students, who form 38 per cent of the Canadian university population, are not receiving the financial assistance and the academic recognition they deserve, according to two researchers at the University of New Brunswick. In a report entitled "FinancialAssistance and Academic Recognition for Part-Time Undergraduate Students at Canadian Universities", Judith Potter and Anne Stapleton criticize the "misconception" that part-time students are people with e nough financial resources and time to "trifle with education". Potter and Stapleton point to evidence which shows that the majority is in fact made up of married women with little income who are trying to upgrade their job-related skills. Less than 1 per cent of part-time students receive assistance under the Canada Student Loans Program because it does not provide sufficient funds or adequate repayment terms, the authors say. They urge the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education to press for government support in the six provinces where no part-time student assistance exists. The report is available from Judith Potter, Faculty of Extension and Summer Session, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B., E3B 5A3, Phone: (506) 453-4646, Fax: (506) 453-4599. All Aboard( Bev Baccari tends the Lakehead Express, a new food cart located in theAgora, University Centre from 8 am - 3 pm daily. According to Reto Luescher, Food Services Director for Beaver Foods, the ideafor a central location bad been in the works for quite a while. He said other universities are using thefood carts to encourage new business and increase customer convenience. Cof/ee, juice, muffins and sandwiches are part ofthe tasty fare. There is a possiblility that the cart may take up residence in other areas ofthe Univeristy- but that is still only an idea, said Luescher. So far, the Lakehead Express is right on track. February 1989 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGOKA - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - Page 7 �New Faces on Campus ._________L_i_n_ d_a_R_o_i_v_in_ _ _ _ _ _____.l Linda Boivin is one of the new faces in the Liaison office. She came lo the University fresh from a 14month tour ofWestern Canada, the US, Australia and the South Pacific. About e ight months of that tour was done on a bicycle. "It's work to travel," she said. "But it's worth it." Boivin noted extended travel te nds to deepen one's appreciation of a secure and stable home. She is very much an outdoor person who e njoys cross-country skiing, running, hiking -- and "obviously a lot o f biking," she added. At the Univer- ~ ~ •~ IIPF'iWrrn~~ ~ u~u·~ ww ~ a:::...... ~ _j sity, her work invo lves counselling students with timetable problems. She is also invo lved in recruitmen t, which involves being the go-between be tween the University and pote ntial studen ts. M_a_r_g_a_re_t_S_e_l_li_c_k_______.l L...__ _ _ _ _ Margaret Sellick is a new face in , - - - - - - - - - - - , psychology. She came here from Edmonton, where she lived fo r about nine years. She ho lds a masters degree in clinical psychology and a PhD in counselling psychology. "This is my first acad e mic position," she said. "I'm a psychologist by trade ." Sellick was attracted to Lakehead by the opportunity to teach masters level students in the area of counselling psyc hology. Outside of work she has a four-year-old daughter to keep he r busy. "I'm also an out- <====='-~....;;;_ ___. door freak," s he said, expressing a fondness for sailing, boating and hiking. " We've e njoyed the snow," she said. "We love it because we love to ski." Frances Harding l._________0_1_iv_e_r_P_f_e_if_f_ _ _ _ _ ___,.:~ Oliver Pfeiff, one of the new Baison officers, is a graduate of Lakehead University's teacher p rogram. As a Baison officer, he counsels students with timetable problems a nd visits various schools to talk with potential students. He even journeys to other post-secondary institutions to recruit new students. Travelling is nothing new to Pfeilf. He spent a year travelling through Europe -· bicycling about 7,000 km overaU. " Instead of going by train, or bus or something, we chose to bike," he said. "You can go slowly, see the countryside and meet the people -- and it's good exercise." For the present, travel is related to work, rather than p lay, and he has been kept very busy with February admissions. I....._____M_a_u_r_e_e_n_M_a_rt_i_n_______.. Mauree n Martin is the new assistant information officer in the community relations department. She came to us from La,kehead Living where she was the educatio n reporter. "Then "\I are some similarities between_; the jobs," she said. "But, there arc quite a few d ifierences, too." Outside the office, Maureen is kept busy preparing for her August wedding•· "l never realized how many de tails there were to look after." Unlike many L.:.::=====:..:..:..._;_;_...;;:;.__; of the people in this month's New Faces section, she is not an outdoor enthusiast•· al least not in the winter. Maureen prefers needlework, books and an occasional dose of Doctor Who adventures. Stephen Kinrade I I:========-==, ----' L - - - - - -, - - -_ - _ - _--'__, Frances I larding is the new Coordinator of Alumni Services. Her career at Lakehead began in Distance Education, which "gave me the opportunity to learn about LU," she said. Harding came to us from Toronto, whe re she spent 10 years doing various p u blic re la tions activities. Harding's first jo b after graduating from Carleton University was with the renowne d blacklight theatre company, Famous People Players. She helped with coordination and fund-raising from 1978 to 1980 -- including the gala .__ _ _ _ _ _ ___. opening in Toronto. She expressed excitement at the chance to take o n new challe nges at the University. "You have to evolve as a manager," she said. Page8 Stephen IGnrade, or Steve as he -iJ p refers to be called, is a new asso- ciate professor in the Chemistry Department. He moved here from the University of Calgary, where he did his d octorate and postdoctoral fellowship. Kinrade said he was attracted to Lake head, in part, because of the nuclear magnetic resonance cryospectromete r -· a new piece of equipment which arrived last May. " I did all my research on one," he said IGnrade is no stranger to ThundeJ __,Bay. " I used to work summers in the area d oing exploration geology," he said. I lis current re search is related to geology in that one application could be to determine how ore deposits were formed. L , __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,\GORA February 1989 �ews FROM THE 0Fl'ICE 01' GRADUATE STUDIES Arm RESEARCH Research Officer. Trish McGowan Introduction by Dr. Murray umkcster The deadline has passed for application to the 1988/89 Northern Studies Graduate Scholarsh ips Competition. Twenty-three research proposals with a north e rn orientation were received from first and second year graduate students. Up to 17 awards, each valued at $3000, arc available. Winners will be announced before the end ofJanuary. The next competition for graduate support from the Centre for Northern Studies is March 13, 1989. Six awards of $5,000 each will be avallable for use In attracting high calibre students to engage In research projects considered to have relevance to northe rn regions and to Northwestern Ontario. Other significant sch olarships that will be available for recruiting new students In l 'i9/90 arc the Institutional On,tarlo Gradu\.,e Scholarships (Sl0,030 each) and Lakchead University Entrance Scholarships ($1,200 each). The Institutional O.G.S. awards are also available to In-course graduate students to be held for the second year of a Master's degree or to continue o n with Ph.D. studies. The Institutional O.G.S. 's are not available to VISA students. Students must apply to b e considered for the above awards. Application fonns can be obtained from the secretaries of graduate departments and from the Graduate Studies and Research Office. The deadline for application is June 1, 1989. Decisions will be made shortly thereafter by the Senate Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee. Application for other scholarships advertised in the calendar is initiated by the student in the form of a letter to the Chairman of the relevant department. Departments recommend a winner to the Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee. NEWS FROM NSERC 1988/89 Strategic Gran ts Competition Results In the 1988/89 Strategic Grants competition, 725 applications requesting a total of i .3 million were received. Of these, Coun\ approved 207 new awards totalling $11.1 million. Applications were accepted in eight areas following the lifting of the moratorium imposed Iastyearon three of them. The areas r considered In this year's competition were: b iotechnology, communications and computers, energy, environmental toxicology, food/agriculture, industrial materials and processes, oceans, and open (which Includes areas of national concern other than the designated themes). The results represent a 28.596 success rate In tcnns of the number of requests supported and a 26.4% funding rate in relation to the dollars requested. Applications for Strategic Grants are evaluated on the basis of the three program criteria: the excellence of the applicant(s), the scientific merit of the proposed research, and its relevance to the strategic area, equal weight being given to each criterion. As In past years, the competition was very severe, and only those proposals that scored highly on all three criteria wer e funded. At Lakehead, Dr. lnde rJlt Nlrdosh (Chemical Engineering) was awarded a secon d consecutive Strategic Grant In the energy area for his research on. the leach Ing ofSaskatchewan uranium ores. Coun cil Is continuing Its review of the future of the Strategic Grants Program. This review involves decisions on specific program objectives, definitions, framework and other important parameters, as well as the selection and definition of topics. Council is also seeking to improve the mechanisms for the selection and evolution of research areas. Recommendations made by the Science Council of Canada following its commissioned evaluation of the program advise that the primary objective of the program should be the training of highly qualified manpower; that grants should be considerably increased and awarded for a longer period of time (a minimum of3-5 years); that the Program should focus on the three main enabling technologies- information technologies, advanced materials, and biotechnology - and an open area; that there should be an "opportunities section" to enable Council to respond rapidly to important new ideas; and that new funds be allocated 10 NSERC to make the Strategic Grants Program more truly strategic, to reach Sl20 million by 1992, a significant advance o n the current $31 million allocation. Changes to the current program will be announced soon, so that researchers will be apprised of changes affecting the 1989/90 competition well in advance o f the May 1, 1989 deadline date. NSERC Scholarships In the 1988 competition, 1,828 new postgraduatcscholarshipswereoffered. lbescwere selected from the 3,710 applications, providing a success rate of 49%. Last year the success rate was 4396 (1,794 postgraduate scholarships offered out of 4,203 applications). Forty-seven students were offered NSERC's m ost prestigious scholarship, the 1967 Science and Engineering Sch olarship. There were 130studcnts, of which 90 were selected for interviews. In the past, two committees reviewed postgraduate scholarship and postdoctoral fellowship applications in all disciplines. In February February 1989 - - - - - - - -- - - -- - AGORA 1988, however, applications for both awards were reviewed by three discipline. based selection committees: Committee 1 engineering and computer sc!cnce; Comm ince 2 - life sciences; Committee 3 mathematical and physical sciences. GRANTS AWARDED Dr. Dianne Common, Dean of Professional S1udles, has been awarded a grant by the Social Sci• ences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSJ·IRC) through the Proi = = - - - = gram of Support to Learned Journals. Dr. Common, together with Dr. Anoe Jefferson of the Faculty of Education at the University ofWindsor, edits the Joum.al of Educmional Administration and Foundations. 'Ibis grant is particularly significant because the Jmu-nal has only been in existence for 1-1/2 years and, undcrthc terms of this Program, Journals usually must be in existence for three years before they arc eligible for funding. Hence, this award testifies ro the significance and consls1cntly high quality of this Journal. We wish Ors. Common and Jefferson continued success in the promotion and publication of the Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships The Science and Technology Agency (STA) ofJapan has established 1hc STA Fellowships In order to offer promising young researchers from overseas the chance to engage in research at Japan's Na1ional Laboratories and al some non-profit research institutes. NSERC is responsible for publicising the program in Canada and for selecting Canadian nominees. Researchers in any d iscipline in science o r engineering who have received th eir doctorates within th e last 1en years arc eligible for the fellowships, which may be held for periods between six months and two years. Fellowships arc tenable in over 100 different Japanese Nati onal labor:1.10rlcs, public corporations and non-profit organizations. Approximately six fello..,.'Ships will be offered 10 Canadians. TI1c STA Fellowships include round-1rip air fare for the Fellow, medical insurance, and a llowances for living, family, housing, relocation and travel. Completed application fonns, including a letter of invitatio n from the intended host labo ratory, must bcsubmiucd to NSERCby: March 31, 1989. {Research News contitlued 011 page 10} Yage9 �. . . More Research News Labour Canada's Technology Impact Program lnlen1atlonal Opportunities The Labour Outreach Secretariat of Labour Canada, under Its Technology Impact Program, supports practical research projects dealing with the social an d human impacts of technological change in the workpl ace, including such concerns as occupational h ealth and safety, labour-managment relations, unions and unionism, job satisfacti on, productivity, and working conditions.. The program will also suppo rt demonstration and pilo t projects that illustrate effective methods of co-operative development and implementation of technological innovation. The d eadline for applications is: April 30, 1989. Ontario Ministry or Colleges and Universities • Ontario-Quebec Commission for Cooperation The Ontario-Quebec Commission for Cooperation is dedicated to p romoting cooperation and exchange b etween the two provinces in educational and cultural matcers. One o f che principal educatio nal objectives o f th e Commissio n is to en cou rage coopcracive efforts in sch olarship and research, as well as the exchange o f students, facully and staff between chc universities of Ontario and Quebec. Funds w ill be available in 1989/90 forthe program o f exchan ges and for j oint resear ch proj ects with Quebec universities. Of special interest to the Commission ar e proj ects concerning high tech, p ollution studies and those that arc industry-related. Interested facul ty sh ould contact colleagues in Quebec to pl an cooperative activities. Each institution must submit an applicacion 10 its respective provincial m iniscry. Application deadline is: Febrnary IS, 1989. ll1c Ontario Prevention Clearingho use - Health Innovation Fund In late December, Ontario Premier David Peterson announced that the Prcmicr·s Council on Health S1ra1cgy h ad <.'Stablish cd the I Jcalth Innovation Fund. This fund will make financial assistance available to encourage creative projects that contribute coward the overall improvement of the health ofall Ontarians, and p rojects that cest and evaluate innovative ways of delivering cost-effective services and programs that support health. Two competitions w ill be h eld each year for four years. Competition deadlines arc: March 1 and October 1 . Fage 10 - -- -- - - - - -- {continued from page 9 } The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) operates a number of International Programs. The objective o f the BIiateral Exchange Program is to pro mote, support and facilitate contacts, exch anges and cooperation b etween Canadian researchers and their counterpartS in certain countries. NSERC maintains exchanges with Austri a, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Japan, England and Switzerland. Awards under th is program provide travel funds and a living allowance. The lntcn1atlonal Collaborative Re• searc h Grants Program promotes international research collaboration by providing financial support to Canadian scientists and engineers engaged in a collaborative research project with their colleagues abroad. The awards cover the cost of r eturn airfare and may contribute towards the living expenses abroad for a period of three mo nths. The International Sclcntlflc Exc h ange Awards Program Is designed to promote International research collaboration by providing support for visits of selected foreign scientists and engineers invited by Canadian academic institutions and research laboratories. The awards consist of a grant to the Canadian h ost scientist to contr ibute tow ards living and accommodation expenses of a foreign researcher fo r a p eriod o f o n e month to o ne year. The deadline dates for applications for these three programs are: March 1 and October 15. fun h er lnfonnation is provided IP NSERC Awru-cls Guide. -1 J Professional Pension Plan Update The Joint Benefit Committee met with Turnball and TurnbalJ representatives on J an. 23 via telephone conference call. A numbe r of matters were discussed in connection with annual rates of re turn, investment po licy, interest averaging, minimum guarantee account, pensioners' accounts and other general matters. The actuaries have been requested to have sample calculations based upon actual members' accounts calculated under varying methods, by Feb . 28. Members who feel their statement of contributions may be incorrect should advise a member of tt,~ committee. There has not been at.__ response from the Pension Commission of Ontario to date. OCUFA TEACHING AWARDS Call for Submissions: OCUFA TEACHING AWARDS FOR 1988 PROGRAM Each year OCUFA recognizes outstanding teachers in Ontario universities through awards. Since 1973 OCUFA has presented 176 awards. The winners are selected by the OCUFA Commi ttee on Teaching Awards. Approximately ten awards are presented. CATEGORIES Teaching, in the context of the OCUFA Awards, embraces virtually all levels of instruction -graduate and undergraduate teaching, continuing education and faculty development. Similarly, proficiency in leaching may extend well beyond the classroom, the laboratory or the facul ty member's office. Activities such as course design, curriculum development, organization of teaching programs and other significant forms of leadership are often important contributions to the instructional.process. Those who excel in any of these are eligible for the OCUFA Teaching Awards. NOMINATIONS Nominations are invited from individuals, informal groups of faculty or students, or both, and such organizations as local faculty associations, faculty or college councils, university committees concerned with teaching and learning, local student councils, departments, alumni, etc. Guidelines to assist in organizing a nomination should be consulted by prospective nominators and are available on request from your Faculty Assoc iation Office or the Provincial Office of OCUFA. Nominations must include a covering nomination form (appended to Guidelines for OCUFA Teaching Award Nominations), a nominator's brief, and sufficient evidence, from as many sources as possible, to make it clear that outstanding work deserving of recognition has beeridone. Direct all Inquiries to: Dr. Joyce Forbes Local Co-ordinator Deadline for Submissions: March 15. 1989 - - - - - - - ,\GORA - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - February 1989 �Fourth Annual Conference - RESEARCH AT SMALL UNIVERSITIES April 27, 28, 29, 1989 Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario Conference Theme: Directions for Success: Research al Small Universitres Active involvement by faculty is encouraged For further information contact Trish McGowan, Research Officer Did y OU Know? There are 61 registered students who are 60 years of age ar.d over taking advantage of free tuition at Lakehead University. Of these 61 students, 27 students are from Thunder Bay and the remaining students are talcing courses offered off campus. Let's hear it for life-Jong learning! Lakehead University videos tackle regional issues Two new videotapes produced by faculty members of the Department of Sociology at Lakehead University were screened by the University Senate Committee on Continuing Studies. The Society ofNorthwestern Ontario and Takingjuslice to the People: TheNorthwestern Ontario Experience arc part of two credit courses offered through Signal North Distance Education: Sociology 110 (Introduction to Sociology) and Sociology 2220 (Criminology). The society of Northwestern Ontario, researched and written by Dr. C.J. Southcott, deals with the major differences, social characteristics and social problems existing in 'hwestem Ontario. The 60-minute tape ti~-cs the development of the region's resource-based economy by examining the fur trade, and the pulp and paper, and mining industries. Central to the program are the A Ask Dr. Weir Dr. Neil Weir Professor, Department of Chemistry Q I have heard that potentially cancer-causing compounds are formed when bacon is fried. What are se compounds, where do they L.,me from, and is it correct that their concentrations are lower when the bacon is microwaved? r problems of a dependent society with its boom-and-bust economy, lower level of aflluence, and lack of access to health, social, and educational services. Takingjustice to the People: The Northwestern Ontario Experience, researched and written byDr.J.B. Minore, focuses on crime in the small industrial towns and Native communities of Northwestern Ontario. The first part of the program looks at the physical environment and the impact the regions's vast size has o n law enforcement and the system of justice. The second part considers how the social, cultural, and perceptual aspects of the environment influence efforts to take justice to the people. The videotapes were p roduced in 1988 with the assistance ofJon Ogden, AudioVisual Producer at Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology. The compounds to which you refer are nitrosoamines and nitrosoamides, and some of these, e.g. N.nitrosodimethylamine, are listed as carcinogens by the Environmental Protection Agency. They are formed by the interactions ofnitrites with organic materials, such as amines and amides which are also present in the bacon. Small amounts of sodium (or potassium) nitrite are added to cured meat, (such as bacon, ham, sausages and salami) as a preservative, to prevent bacterial growth (e.g. botulism growth) and food poisoning. Nitrites also impart a bright red colo ur to meats, which would otherwise turn an unappetising grey-brown colour during processing. When nitrite cured meats arc exposed directly to high temperatures, such as those experienced during frying, the nitrite reacts with amines to produce nitrosoamines. However, their yield is critically d ependent on temperature. It appears that the opti- Ontaro Mental Heatlh Foundation GRANTSMANSl-llP WORKSHOPS Friday, March 3, 1989 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Senate Chambers This is an information session on the preparation of research grant proposals. Researchers from all disciplines are welcome. Lunch will be provided for all participants. For further information contact Trish McGowan at ext. 8223. mum value is 190 C degrees, and this can be reached during frying or grilling. This factor also accounts for the dependence of the nitrosoamine yield on the method of cooking. In a microwave oven, the bacon is not exposed to the optimum temperature for long enough to effect the s igni_ficant conversion of nitrite to nitro• soamine; and this is confirmed by the results of US researchers, who have shown that the yield of N-nitrosodimethylamine formed during the frying of bacon is significantly higher than that formed during microwaving. It is believed that small amounts of nitrosoamines are formed in the stomach, nitrites reacting with other dietary substrates, such as amines. Inc identally much of the nitrite we ingest comes from vegetables and from fruit juices. However, these also contain appreciable amounts of vitamin Cwhich inhibits the formation of nitrosoamines. February 1989 - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - AGO RA - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the March.Agora is February 15, 1989. F~BRUARY TUESDAY, 7 CORNWALL CONCERTS Student recital - lnstunnental Ensembles class Comwa!J School - Recital Hall CS 1006 12:30 pm Free Admission / "What's A Woman To Do? ... Anything Sbe Wantsf' CA!umR OPT10Ns FOR WoMl!N Wedn esday, Feb. 8 and 'Ibursday, Fcb.9, 1989 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Agora, University Centre MONDAY, 20 MARCH FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Dr. Bill Heath Topic: "Whose Lecture Is It, Anyway? Reflections on Emerson and Teaching" 7:30 pm Room 1021 Ryan Building Key note address by the Honorable Lyn Mcleod, Minister of Colleges and Univeristieson Thu rsday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. \. FRIDAY, 10 & SATURDAY, 11 NOR'WESTER HOME SCHEDULE Women's Basketball vs Brock Universi ty C. J . Sanders Fieldhouse 6:30 pm Adults $2 Students with I.D. $1.50 -50 cents children under 12 LU students with 1.0. FREE Men's Basketball vs Brock Universi ty C. J . Sanders Fieldhouse 6:30 pm Adults $2 Students with I. D. $1.50 50 cents children under 12 LU students with I.D. FREE TUESDAY, 21 TUESDAY, 6 & WEDNESDAY, 7 POSITIVE THINKING SEMINAR Seminar Leader: Mr. Irby Stewart, MBA Positive Communications . 7:00 • 10:00 pm $15.00 per person Conference & Seminar Centre FREE CAREER PIANNING FOR ADULTS Seminar Lead e r: Mr. John DeGiacomo, B.Admin. Program Office - Training Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology Topic: "Career Planning for Adults" 7:00 - 9:00 pm Conference & Seminar Centre CORNWALL CONCERTS Student Recital • Solo performances Cornwall School • Recital Hall CS 1006 12:30 pm Free Admission TUESDAY, 7 CORNWALL CONCERTS FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Ross Kilpatrick, Head of the Classics Department at Queen's University Topic: "Yoshio Markino, AJapanese Artist in Rome" 8 p. m. Ryan Building RB 1022 Felicia Urbanski - Violin Cornwall School - Recital llall CS 1006 12:30 pm Free Admission WEDNESDAY, 22 Agorl\. . Speaker: Dr. S. Sellick Topic: Psychosocial Oncology State of the Art 2:30 - 3:30 pm SN 1015 LISTENING SEMINAR Seminar Leader: Or. Daniel Klassen, M.Ed., PhD Professor l.akehead University Topic: "The Quiet Side of Talking. ." Toe power of listening In marriage, family and work place. $15.00 per person 7:00 • 8:30 pm Conference & Seminar Centre Women 's Volleyball vs Brock University C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse 6:30 pm Adults $2 Students with I.D. $1.50 50 cents children under 12 LU studen ts with I.D. FREE Director of Community Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Maureen Martin Calendar: Flo Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Debby Tew Printing: Rainbow TUESDAY, 28 Senate 9:30 a.m. Senate Chambers Address correspondence to: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehcad University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P713 5131 (807) 3-13-8631 or 343-8300 FRIDAY, 17 & SATURDAY, 18 NOR'WESTER HOME SCH EDULE _j The AGORA 1s produced by the Information Office, Department of Community Relations, uikehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the Univcrsity"s . faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. MONDAY, 27 celebrating our Silver Jubilee I FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Dr. B. O'Connor Topic: "What do Personality Judgments Tell Us About Personality?" 2:30 - 3:30 pm SN 1015 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Displays . .. Surveys . .. Talks by and for Women ' WEDNESDAY, 1 ~ i .u.w,t- ~ . < 't,) ::i ~ $ • n <" ~ ~ - ~ ~ 4j (t.,~RJ\l'o,v 0, ~ Q) ,._ ~~~ 0 al 0 .!!:! E Q) Q) 1J U) .,0. 0.. u .... U) U) U) c.. u c.. ::i ' ~ ~ II) ·;;; "' 1J u, ,._ «I O> "'c - -"' u~~ -• ,._ «I ii: u N ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.6 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, announces the results of the "Great Northern Debate", and an article on the new faces around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Great Northern Debate Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a2707892690a24aac18d14d0534957c5.pdf 6b70be10109a0bbc3064658307773adf PDF Text Text Inside: Native student float wins .................................... 2 T~'s a 'Regional Centre' ..... 3 esearch News ............................. Blue Pages Christmas message from the Chancellor.......................... 11 ~~%~av Lakehead '.~ ·.·-~Universit~ _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO.11 DECEMBER 1991 Engineering Professors Named Distinguished Instructor and Distinguished Researcher Dr. Said Easa Dr. Ali Mirza and Dr. Said Easa, both professors from the Department of Civil Engineering, have been accorded distinguished awards by the L.U. Senate Committee. Dr. Ali Mirza has been awarded the Distinguished Instructor Award for 1991/92 by the Senate Committee on Teaching and Leaming. Dr. Said Easa has been honoured with the Distinguished Researcher Award by the Senate Research Committee. Dr. J.C. Locker, Director of the School of Engineering, said "they are both exceptional teachers and researchers and arc classic cxpamples of faculty whose research and teaching compliment one another. In addition, they are both major contributors to very significant North Anerican engineering design/research committees. Consequently, they bring substantial recognition to our School of Engineering and Lakchcad University." Dr. Claude Johnson, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering is proud of the achievements of his colleagues. "They are both very deserving of their respective awards. It is an honour for the Department of Civil Engineering to have two members of its faculty receive both of these awards in the same year. This helps to recognize and emphasize the high quality of the Civil Engineering program at Lakehcad University." Dr. John Whitfield, VicePresident (Academic) nnounccd the awards this month following his acceptance of the Senate Committee's recommendations. Dr. Whitfield has invited both recipients to give a public lecture on the topic of their d1oicc in the new year. Dr. Said Easa has been at Lakehead University since 1982. Following the completion of his undergraduate degree in at Cairo University, Continued on page 8 Registrar's deligl,t! Pen/Ii Paularinne is st ill working with the 1991-92 enrolment statistics but he took time for the early registration of Peter, Monika, Anna and Robert, the Thunder Bay quadruplets born to Dorota and Marion Borowiec six months ago. The babies were presented with entrance scholarships al the launch of the Share 011r Northern Vision. �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rose hart Vandalism and Violence As noted recently in the Argus, there have been increasing examples of senseless vandalism on campus in recent weeks. One would hope, at least considering the privileged position that university graduates and students enjoy in society, that none of our students are involved. This may be wishful thinking on my part, but it is important that all parts of the university community work hard to stamp out such wasteful acts. I would sincerely ask all of you to promptly report any suspicious activity to either Security or the Thunder Bay Police. It is somewhat discouraging to have to write on this topic at the time of the 2nd anniversary of the Montreal massacre. This past week saw a violent assault against a female student at Humber College in Toronto. Lakehead University has worked along with L.U.S.U. during the past few years on a variety of projects to improve safety on this campus, but the job is not complete, More needs to be done. Each and every one of us needs to be more aware of the issues and to keep our eyes open. Increasingly, domestic violence and relationship violence arc being identified as major causes of violent incidents against women. We have at Lakehead University, through our Student Services' Department, an Employee Assistance Program, excellent psychological and other types of counselling. If either you or a friend is a victim, seek out help. On campus, increasing incidents of violence (fighting) seem to be tied closely to alcohol consumption. L.U.S.U. is making a serious effort to improve the situation, but it is not easy. Activities on this campus, in many ways, emulate the general problem of Canadian society. I must admit, however, that my patience is wearing a bit thin on this topic. Teaching and Research Awards For the past few years, Lakehead University, through a peer review system, has awarded both a DistinPage2 guished Teacher and a Distinguished Researcher Award. The judging is very competitive, and I would like to offer special congratulations to Dr. Said Easa and Dr. Ali Mirza. What is unique and somewhat of a statistical rarity, I expect, is that both winners this year are from the Civil Engineers' group within the School of Engineering. Congratulations to both the individuals and the School. Provincial Funding Restraint Nothing of substance to impart at this time other than the continuing stom1 clouds putout almost daily by the Premier and the Treasurer of Ontario. We have been meeting with various groups on campus and, as well, have had a general open budget planning meeting to alert all of you to the fiscal climate we face for the 92/93 year. The extent of our budget challenge will not be known until the Treasurer makes his annual transfer payment and tuition fee announcements, but one can suspect that we will be collectively making some tough decisions in the coming months. This, in reality, is not too surprising when you look around at the impact of this extended recession on the general community and other members of society. Visual Arts and Music Building This project is really beginning to take shape with the expected completion date being March of 1992. I had a tour recently, and it looks quite interesting inside. Special Thanks to Norma Gibson I would like to offer special thanks to Norma Gibson and her volunteers who have worked hard and successfully again this year on the annual children's Halloween and Christmas Parties. These events are very important to the younger generation of the Lakehead University family, and Norma deserves a special vote of thanks for her continuing efforts on our behalf. Christmas Party Reminder The annual Christmas Party will be held at the DaVinci Centre on Thursday, December 19. Music will be provided by The Diplomats. Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 1992 The festive season is a very special time, and I wish all of you and your families a very safe and happy holiday. Most of the Rosehart family members are going to take a short vacation at Christmas to recharge the batteries to get ready for what promises to be a challenging 1992. A Lakehead University/Dilico Child and Family Services entry in the O.P.P. Christmas Parade held on Saturday, November30th won the award for the Most Colourful Entry. The float entitled "Our Children: The Greatest Gift" was a collaborative effort by the Office of Native Programming, Native Support Services, the Native Student Association, and Dilico Child and Family Services. Gammondale Farms generously provided the free use of a wagon for the float . Meladina Hardy, Coordinator of Native Programming anc. Gord Bruyere, Coordinator of Native Support Services are shown here with the award. J The Spirit of Giving. School of Business Director Ken Hartviksen, Lisa Amerio, Glenn Black (seated) and Jason Stoppel are buried in food donations . Business studei collected the food for the Norwester Wrestling team's fund raising tournament for Shelter House/Thunder Bay. J AGORA - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - December 1991 �Around Campus Eruol ment Up -AGAIN Although final fall enrolment figures arc not yet available, Lakehead full-time enrolment 1\; University's .ncrease is likely to be the highest in the Ontario system for the second year in a row. As of November 20, 1991 there were 4,706 full-time students registered at LU, a 10.8% increase over last year. The biggest jump in enrolment (25%) was in the part-time graduate student category. The fulltime first year statistics reveal a 9.4% increase from 1,442 to 1,578. The enrolment increase in Arts programs is around 12% which includes programs where arts is a component of a Professional Studies degree as with the BA.BEd and HBOR programs. There continues to be pressure in the School of Education where the Office of the Registrar received 4,700 applications for the 250 available positions. Competition is also stiff for the concurrent education program . Other notables: -withdrawal rates are significantly lower for full-time students - there arc slightly more males (57.2%) attending full-time than females (48.4%) - 73% of our students arc under 30 years of age Ii' there are 48 students over the the age ~ of 60 - Malaysia is the country with the greatest number of international students attending (40) - An additional 215 students met graduation qualifications and became alumni this fall. There were 140 degrees undergraduate degrees issues in Arts and Science, 51 in Professional Studies and 24 graduate degrees. - 4% increase in the number of Thunder Bay and Northwestern students over last year which represents 52% of our student population. - modest increase of 1.6 percent in the number of part-time students slight increase in number of Forestry students, co-op option is a factor. - steady decline in the number of international students. Lakehead had it's highest number of international students in 1984 with 400 which represented more than 12% of our total enrolmcn t In 1991, there arc 124 full-time students. Canadian Stats Preliminary enrolment figures from AUCC suggest that for the Fall of 1991 the number of university students attending Canadian universities will increase for the 12th consecutive year to 550,000 for a 3.3% increase over last year. The graduate student enrolment across Canada increased by 6.5%, double the increase in 1990. The Atlantic provinces experienced the highest percentage of increase at 5% followed by Quebec at 3.7%, Ontario at 2.6%, the Western Provinces at 1.3%. December 1991,---- - -- -- - -- -- - - -- AGORA "Regional Centre" Opens On November 21 Robert Paterson, Chairman of the Board of Governors, officially opened the 3-storey structural steel and brick building which has been renamed the Regional Centre. Estimated to be used by more than 1,700 students every day, the Regional CentTe is also home base for the staff who coordinate programs for more than 600 students taking 58 courses at 18.sites across Northwestern Ontario. An additional 450 students who take degree courses off campus through correspondence courses enhanced by teleconferencing and home study packages are also serviced from this facility. Continuing and Distance Education Departments occupy the lower level where you will find a tiered classroom seating 100 and offices for the Director of Student Services. Offices below street level are connected to the underground tunnel system which joins the new student centre, Braun Building and library. The main floor is exclusively classrooms and features two 70-seat classrooms and one 100-seat classroom . It is ilt this level that a concourse joins the building to the rest of the university. The second floor includes the offices of the Department of Geography, a photo interpretation Jab, computer lab, soils lab, part of the map library and a 70-seat classroom. The third floor contains the Departments of Economics and Social Work, seminar rooms and the rest of the map library. The building is fully accessible with ramps and elevators and contains 29,500 gross square feet including the lower level. Total building cost was S5.4 million with construction costs totalling $4.62. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities contributed $3.5 million and the remainder came from the building fund of the Partners'Campaign. Page3 �Meet the Authors and Book Signing WHAT'S IN THE LIBRARY! INTERLIBRARY LOAN Professors Brian Lorch and Brian Phillips joined LU alumna and historian Elinor Barr for a "meet the authors and book signing" sponsored by the Alumni Bookstore on Wednesda•· November 6. 1:'eir book_s were ~ublished by the Centre for Northern Studies and will be of interest to residents of Northwestern Ontario. The Frontier~ Experienced on the Precambrian Shield: A Study of Ignace~ Ontario from 1883 to 1908, written by Barr, is a study of the railway community of Ignace in its formative years and docu?1ents _the _experi~nce~ of pioneers on a non-agricultural frontier. This dissertation is a companion to her previous work Ignace: A Saga of the Shield, which is now out of print. _'fl:e Census Atlas of Northwestern Ontario, by Lorch and Ph1llip_s of the Geography Department, is a comparative analysis of demographic, social and economic d1aracterisitcs of communities in Northwestern Ontario. The text is supplemented by a series of 40 maps and diagrams based on data from the 1986 Census of Canada. Bookstore Manager Becky Hurley was delighted with the ~m~)Ut and plans to hold similar events throughout the year. ~t gives the students and other interested people the opportunity to meet the authors and discuss the works. We also want the public to know that our bookstore has a fine collection of books, both academic and for general interest reading." J . Over the past few years, the rapidly escalating cost of Journals h~s torced most university libraries to cancel periodical subscnptions. Students and faculty can obtain access to articles from t~ese cancell~d journals by obtaining a photocopy of the article from a library that subscribes to the journal. There is normally no charge to the user to obtain a book ~hrough in_terlibrary loan. There is, however, a charge for 1oumal articles. The reason for this is that libraries do not lend the actual journal but rather make a photocopy of the requested article. the charge is designed to cover the photocopying costs of the lending library. The current agreed rate fro photocopy charges between Ontario university libraries is $4.50 f~r 1 to 30 page~. In most other university libraries this charg~ is passed on directly to the person requesting the material. At Lakehead, we subsidize the service charging the borrower only a flat rate of $1.00 per article requested. One of_th~ major drawba~s of the present Interlibrary Loan service is the length of time it takes to obtain a journal or book from another library. A recent development which promises to speed up this service is the availability of hardAutographing copies of new publications is a much happier task than ware and software which will allow the scanning and transresearchmg or writing as witnessed in the photos below. Elinor Barr mission of journal articles over the ONET, a high speed data also attended a book si~n!ng in Ignace following the Thunder Bay line linkin~ Ontario uruyersities. This new development has launch. Professor~ Ph1ll1ps and Lorch share a good laugh with the potential to make this valuable service even more useful b?okst_ore host Lorz Fleming and Karl Wahl, far right, acquistions to library users. librarian at Waverley Public Library. CHRISTMAS TREES AND DECORATIONS The cheerful decorations you plan to use to brighten up your premises and bring a special warmth to the approaching holiday season can pose a serious fire hazard if not handled with care. In the interest of safety, please be Page4 reminded that all decorations used must conform to the following University guidelines: ,. natural trees are NOT to be used in a licensed area or a place of public assembly ,. artificial trees must be flameretardant and bear the ULC seal of approval ,. electric lights used for decoration should bear the CSA seal of approval and light cords and extension cords must be in good repair * streamers and decorations should be fire-retardant If you have any queries on this matter, please feel free to contact Mrs. Marion Muldoon, Human Resources Officer, Occupational Health and Saf at extension 8671. She will be happy to assist you in any way possible. - - - - - - - - -- --------AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - -- - December 1991 �Faces (C Keith Brownlee is a new profes- sor in the Department of Social Work. He received his BA, MA and PhD from the University of Witwaterstrand in South Africa. Originally from Johannesberg, Brownlee recen tly became a Canadian citizen. He has been living in Canada since 1987 where he lived for a short time in Toronto. He spent four years in Sioux Lookout working for a children's mental health agency. "Sioux Lookout was totally new to us. My wife Lee had never seen snow." At Lakehead, Brownlee teaches courses in Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention. He looks forward to spending his first winter in llmnder Bay. "I'd really like to start skiing. I must admit its all new and very exciting". Brownlee also enjoys the outdoors, most notably canoeing, and relaxing with a good P.O. James crime novel. Meladina Hardy has been appointed Coordinator of Native Programming which she says "acts as a transitional year for Native students who need upgrading to enter uni vcrsity". Studen ts are registered in Mathematics, English, Study Skills and one general BA course at the university level. This year there are 12 students registered in the program up from 8 enrolled last year. Meladina is an LU alumna graduating with a BA BEd specializing in Native Education. She grew up on the Rocky Bay Reserve near Nipigon and other than a reserve teaching assignment, has spent the last eight years in Thunder Bay. A busy woman, Hardy is a Jingle Dress Dancer and travels to celebrations throughout Northern Ontario which she argues gives her "a chance to spread the good word about Lakehead". University Staff elected as school board trustees Judy Foulds, executive assistant to the Faculty Association for the past 2 years, topped the polls for trustee of the Lakehead Board of Education at the recent municipal elections. lt was Foulds' first attempt running for public office. The school board has been much in the media with a controversial Chair and many issues which split the board. Foulds is going into the 3-year term with confidence that this is a Board that can work together. "I've already met with other elected trustees and administration and l'm very optimistic that this is a Board I can work with" Foulds said . She explained that serving on the Board is more work that most people realize. "One trustee told me she spent 40 to SO hours per week." Why did Foulds run? "Largely a desire to make a contribution and also recognition that my family circumstances enabled me to do it. In the past, I chose to put domestic duties first. That made sense with a husband who was largely away from home and young children. Now I have the opportunity and education is the area in which I have experience and interest." Foulds has a teacher honours egree in History from Liverpool and a post graduate rtificatc in Education from The Institute of Education in 'umdon. She has previous teaching experience in Canada and England. Decemb e r 19 9 .1-- - - - -- - -- -- - -- Tony Cappello, the Scheduling and Examinations Officer, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Lakehead District Catholic School Board. First elected to the Board in 1982, Tony will begin his fourth consecutive tcnn. He has served on numerous committees including Board Teacher Negotiation, which held in excess of 40 meetings, the budget committee, performance review and external committees. His new duties as VP will be to run the in-camera meetings, assist, and when necessary fill in for, the Chair. Why docs he do it? "Because I have children in the system and I'm involved with education issues. Now I'm involved from JK to the graduate level. I guess you could say it makes me well-rounded." With a few years off, Cappello has been at LU as either student or staff (and usually both) since 1969. He graduated with a BA in 1986, "plugging away part-time all those years to set an example for my children." Cappello believes that the strength of the separate board is careful decision-making by concensus. "Everyone in the education business is facing a big challenge and undoubted! your number one problem is finances. It's a big responsibility to figure out the best way to spend the money and plan for the future at the same time." AGORA Page5 �Heritage Resources Protected by CARP The Centre for Archaelogical Resource Prediction (CARP) is a research centre devoted to developing new research methodologies designed to identify, manage and protect heritage resources. It is administered through the Department of Anthropology at Lakehead University and is funded by the Ministries of Natural Resources, Culture and Communications and Northern Development and Mines. CARP, with Dr. Scott Hamilton as Director, is staffed by three other fulltime personnel: Luke Dalla Bona, Projects Leader /Coordinator, Heather Moon, Area Leader, and Linda Larcombc, Research Coordinator. The primary intent of the project is to develop new management tools that will help integrate heritage resources into existing land mangement strategies used to plan forest harvesting throughout Northern Ontario. The Ministry of Natural Resources controls a great amount of provincial land and grants land use licences to forestry, mining and various other companies. For years they have monitored the land, making sure these companies are not harming tourism values or fish and wildlife habitats. Up to now there has been no system of monitoring whether or not heritage resources (archaeological sites) will be disturbed when the companies come in. According to Luke Dalla Bona, the MNR's initiative is timely and welcome. "Currently there very little is known about archaelogical sites in Northern Ontario. Nobody has really had the time to spend searching for or predicting where these sites may be." CARP's first job is to develop a prediction model. The researchers will look at a number of factors in predicting potential sites. Marsh land, where prehistoric man would harvest wild rice, prime moose and fish habitats, flat, dry areas of land, suitable for campsites, and rock outcroppings, where they would get the stone to make their tools, arc the main variables CARP will look at. When all occur together, the area has high heritage resource potential. Although physical exploration of the land is hampered by the weather right now, in the spring the researchers will go out to test out their model. "Eventually we will survey the land by foot," says Hea ther Moon, "It's going take a lot of physical work." CARP will investigate using computer-based mapping and spatial analysis to predict the distribution of Page6 Projects Leader, Luke Dalla Bona and Area Leader, Heather Moon in the new research centre located on the bottom floor of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research mining companies apply for land we archaeological sites and other heritage can present them with a package based resources over large territories. This on all the information available for each approach is necessary given the area and what to look for", says Dalla enormous scope of forest mangement Bona. "We're not telling forest compain Northern Ontario. CARP will use nies where or where not to cut, but by conventional maps, air photos, satellite giving them information, they can images, archival information, ethnomake intelligent and informed deci- ) graphic research and informant sions. Ideally, concern over protectin5 in tcrviews. Currently, most of the heritage resources will become like research effort is focused upon prewildlife concerns - just part of the contact Native land use and settlement process." patterns. Date management and manipulation will rely heavily upon Geographical Information Systems. "Eventually, when forestry or And the w inner is ... David Hamilton (centre) by more than two thousand votes! Incumbent Jack Masters (/p"\I received 19,305 votes with Gerry Pupeza (right) coming in third over Angus Corey. Th....J photo above was taken on campus in the new Student Centre. - - - -- -- - -- -- - -----AGORA December 199 1 �RESEARCH NEWS :~:: ......... . .2rr:::=::r:- ::\~·-·.·:....·.·:__.. ·.·•0»%6. DECEMBER 1991 MALLIK REPORTS FROM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE This year the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada's (AUCC) International Division (ID) held its annual Conference at Queen's University, Kingston. This two-day Conference (Sept. 26-27) was attended by the International Liaison Officers (fLO) for Canadian universities. Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology attended the Conference on behalf of Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer and International Activities Coordinator. The following are highlights of issues discussed at the Conference. The Conference consisted of five plenary sessions and a small round table group discussion. In general, four themes dominated the discussions: (1) internationalization of Canadian universities and the role of JLO's; (2) university's relationship with CTDA (Canadian International Development Agency) and JDRC (Intervention Development Research Centre); (3) funding agencies for international development; and (4) current and future priorities in international ducation and research identified by the federal government agencies such as External Affairs and International Trade Canada (EATC), Industry Science and Technology Canada (ISTC), Secretary of State, SSHRC and NSERC. Generally, conference attendants agreed that Canadian universities have a much larger role to play in international development. For our own interest we must participate more vigorocsly in the increasing globalization process. More than ever, universities should be thinking and working internationally; international education and development must be an integral part of the university's strategic planning process and must get a high priority in its functionin g. International Liaison Officers have a vital role to play in this regard. Big or small, every university should make an inventory of its human resources that can contribute to international development initiatives. The university should make the best people visible by conducting seminars, work- ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION FOCUS OF STUDY GROUP The Lakehead Ecology And Evolution Discussions on Environmental Research (LEADER) has been acknowledged as Lakehead University's latest Study Group. LEADER was initiated in January 1991 to encourage and facilitate discussions in the areas of ecology and evolution. Weekly meetings have been sponsored by the Centre for Northern Studies under its mandate to promote and facilitate research and to ,.ganize workshops and seminars. (( . Regular participants include University Faculty (primarily in the Department of Biology, the School of Forestry, and the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research), graduate students, and senior undergraduates. Discussions take a shops and highlighting their development education and research activities in university bulletins. It was felt that developing countries all over the world are looking for expertise and Canadian universities have a lot to offer. To be better informed about the opportunities within the university and the outside world, each university must have a coordinating body for international education, research and development activities. Lakehead University must do the same. It was amazing to sec that a small institution like the College of Cape Breton has an active Centre for International Studies with a $2 million project budget. A small campus of the University of Quebec at Rimonski is embarking on a $20 million bilateral project in Egypt through CIDA funding. Big and medium size universities have large development projects where exchange of faculty and students between Canada and developing nations are enriching their education and research standards. Several Southern Ontario universities have formed a consortium to compete with U.S. universities in obtaining international development contracts (research and education) from USATD. In fact, often small universities are in a better position for developing institutional linkages with partner institutions in developing countries because they can relate better to each other and they both know how to survive with limited resources. The Office of Research a11d Graduate Studies would like to tha11k Dr. Mallik for atte11di11g the Confere11ce 011 their behalf. Due to limited space i11 the Research News, we are u11able to print Dr. Mallik's full report which is available by co11tacti11g A1111e Fiorenza at ext. 8223. variety of forms, but usually concentrate around recent controversies in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. Each session has a volunteer leader. Visiting scientists are encouraged to participate, and whenever possible, their itineraries explicitly include a LEADER presentation. LEADER also functions as a sounding board for proposals and initiatives in the areas of ecology and evolution. It facilitates the cross-fertilization of ideas among traditional academic disciplines and applied ecologists. LEADER encourages discussions that transcend taxonomic and ecosystem classifications. This allows its members, who practice much of their research in boreal ecosystems, to be current with ideas emerging from other areas of specialization. For information on upcoming meetings, please contact Douglas Morris, Centre for Northern Studies, Lakchead University (Phone 807-343-8162 and FAX 807-343-8100). �LU GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT AWARDED CANADA SPACE AGENCY CONTRACT Dr. Stephen Kissin, Department of Geology, and a member of the Associate Committee on Meteorites (ACOM), has been awarded a contract by the Canada Space Agency (CSA) to continue the support of ACOM which had been previously supported by the National Research Council of Canada. With continued support by CSA, Dr. Kissin believes that the activities and knowledge base of the committee could have an important relevancy to the future activities of the CSA as a focus for planetology studies, should Moon, asteroid and planetary exploration, presently identified as a serious possibility, evolve in the next few decades and beyond. NSERCNEWS Update on NSERC'S Program Polic y Review Last January, NSERC informed the university community of its intention to provide new direction to its grants programs, while at the same time preserving the strengths of these programs. The review has now progressed to the point that some revisions have been approved by Council. The following summarizes the decisions made so far and outlines subsequent steps. NSERC states that as a granting agency, it must be sensitive to the needs of the community it funds, as the support of that community is essential to ensuring the greatest possible return on NSERC's investment in research and training in Canada. The Council must also be responsive to federal government objectives, because it cannot assume its responsibilities without government support. Council has had to constantly keep this delicate balance in mind during the review of the program structure. Overall, it seems that most of NSERC's program structure will remain the same. Support of collaborative research will be expanded significantly, however, and the importance of highly qualified personnel training will be stressed in all grants programs. Revisions to the operating grants program will be considered in consultation with the research community. A New Program to Support Collaborative Research NSERC plans to launch a new program of collaborative r~search grants, complementary to the existing Collaborative Research Initiatives program. The objectives of the program will be: -to give Canada's research increased opportunities to conduct internationally competitive research; -to promote and encourage collaborative research within and between the disciplines; -to provide students with experience in collaborative research. It is expected that awards under the new program could be made as early as 1993-94. Demand on the new program is difficult to forecast and th:refor7, the funding required is difficult to predict. This being said, NSERC believes the new program can be phased Page2 in, with funding levels reaching an equilibrium level of $30 million to $35 million per year, providing Council receives reasonable budget increases. A significant proportion of the funding would come from "new" monies received in the nex~J few years, the balance from slowing the growth of other programs, including the operating grants programs. • The Importance of Highly Qualified Personnel Training NSERC has decided to send a stronger signal about the training of highly qualified personnel at all levels by including the desirability of training as a criterion in the review of applications in all grants programs (including operating grants, strategic grants and research partnership grants). As it is now with operating grants, if applicants do not propose to undertake training through their research, the onus will be on them to explain their reasons satisfactorily. Training from undergraduate to postdoctoral levels will be promoted by NSERC. Small universities and departments without graduate programs have been asked to take note of this. The Future of Operating Grants Council has decided not to proceed with a two-tier operating grant system. The operating grants program will remain basically the same for the time being. The Program Policy Committee and other groups have suggested changes to the operating grants program. One has already been adopted by Council: the name will be changed to "Research Grants." Other suggestions include: -simplifying the peer review process so as to decrease peer and community workloads; -providing more flexibility to meet the specific needs of different disciplines; -awarding individual grants at a level sufficient to ) sustain a reasonable level of activity. These proposals have been referred to the Committee on Research Grants, which will look at the suggestions in detail, develop some of its own, consult with the community, and make recommendations to Council. Dr. Connie Nelson, Director of Research and Dr. Wcrdcn Keeler, Chair of the Senate Research Committee will facilita te a Lakehead University response to these latest proposed NSERC program revisions. All researchers are encouraged to share their opinions. SSHRC NEWS SSHRC Announces Two New Joint Initiatives Research on Cultural Development in an Open Economy Dr. Paule Leduc, President of SSHRC, announced a new research initiative on cultural development in an open economy. In Canada, a tremendous number of jobs have been created and arc sustained by this country's cultural industries, as well as by our individual artists, musicians and actors. The sale of cultural products and performances abroad also provides a substantial boost to our economy each year. In the coming years, the development, or even fate of this important Canadian economic force may be strongly affected by increased cross-border communications and an ~merging glob~! economy. S~holarly research can play an tmporta~t role m understanding contemporary and emerging cultural issues and how these arc affected by ever-increasing"'\ globalization of economies, markets and consumer values. lv!I can also make an important contribution to the development , of government policies and programs. - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS--- - -- - - - - - - December 1991 �of up to $100,000 for this state-of-the-art review. The SSHRC and the Department of Communications will each contribute up to $50,000 each. Applications must be received by r 5HRC no later than February 7, 1992. \..-amily Violence and Violence Against Women Family violence and violence against women are among the most disturbing problems facing Canadian society. A compreh~sive approach which integrates research and activities with community service is needed to to help develop effective measures for dealing with family violence and violence against women. To that end, the SSHRC and Health and Welfare Canada have jointly established an innovative program to encourage the promotion, coordination and communication of Canadian research efforts in these areas. Each partner will contribute $750,000 to this program. A total of $1.5 million wilJ be made available to support up to three Family Violence and Violence Against Women Research Centres across Canada, with each Centre receiving up to $500,000 over 5 years. Only one competition will be held under the program. Applications are to be submitted in two stages. Eligible research teams must first submit a five page Letter of Intent by February 7, 1992. Applicants who are successful a t the Letter of Intent stage will be asked to submit a Formal Application by May 8, 1992. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES LABORATORIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATESffiPS 1992 The National Research Council of Canada offers Research Associateships tenable only in its laboratories. These Associateships are intended to give scientists and engineers ~ opportunity to work on challenging research problems in .,elds of interest to NRC as a stage in the development of their research careers. Applicants must recently have acquired a Ph.D. in the Natural Sciences and Engineering (within the last five years), or a Masters degree in an engineering field (within the last five years), or expect to obtain the degree before taking up the Associateship. Associateships are open to nationals of all countries, although preference will be given to Canadians. Research Associates will be offered appointments to the staff of the National Research Council on a term basis and will be offered salaries and benefits currently available to members of the continuing staff. As a guide, the current annual Ph.D. recruiting rate is approx. $38,000. The initial appointment will normally be for a two-year term and may be renewed, subject to the Associate' s performance. Interested faculty are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible, as choices are usually made by March. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS Graduate Research in Africa Ms. Karen Molly, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, spent six weeks in Botswana this past summer as part of a research program sponsored by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). The annual WUSC Development Seminar has been an on-going educational programme since 1948. Over 1600 Canadians received their first direct exposure to Third World development issues as WUSC Seminar participants. Karen was accompanied by three faculty advisors, twentynine students from other universities and colleges across Canada, and a seminar coordinator, who travelled to many outlying regions of Botswana. The group met with health care professionals as well as with many cultural groups to learn more about the application of mental health care in Botswana. Karen presented a seminar entitled "Out of Africa" on Thursday, November 14, 1991 to the university community, which included a slide presentation portraying the beautiful terrain, wildlife and cultural groupings of Botswana. Karen is in the process of completing her master's degree at lakehead University and plans to continue her research in the area of mental health care. Ontario/Baden-Wurttemberg Student Exchange Program Up to fifty Ontario students will be selected to study at a university in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Students chosen to participate in the program will receive a free month-long intensive German course in BadenWurttemberg and a grant towards the costs of international travel costs, medical insurance and study activity fees. This program is open to students in all fields who, at the time they submit their application, are pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program at an Ontario university; and who will be registered in a degree program at an Ontario university while abroad. This would require students to pay their tuition fees at Lakehead University; tuition fees in Baden-Wurrtemberg are waived. Students who are selected must enrol in a full-time course of study at a BadenWurttemberg university for the 1992-93 academic year (midOctober to mid-July). Competence in Gennan appropriate to the field and level of study is required. For further information and application fonns, contact: Mrs. Gwen Wajda Co-ordinator, Student International Exchanges Regional Education Centre 0009 Lakehead University GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES International Space University 1992 The city of Kitakyushu in Japan will be hosting the 1992 summer International Space University program. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants; must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited university; should be accepted into or enrolled in a graduate level program or should have completed graduate school no more than five years prior to the start of the ISU program or should have professional experience in industry, government or academic research (preferably at least two years); and must be fluent in English and in a second language. The scholarships are available to students in all disciplines. Applicants must submit an application form as provided by AUCC and a declaration of foreign language competence. Application forms arc available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline JanuacylS, 1992. John G. Bene Fellowship in Social Forestry The award is open to Canadian citizens registered in a Canadian university at the doctoral or master's level who meet the following requirements: 1) Graduate students whose academic background combines the study of tree science (forestry or agroforestry) with social science (anthropology, sociology, or development economics). 2) Graduate students who arc interested in social forestry from an international development perspective and who intend to conduct at December 1991 - - - - - - -- - - -- RESEARCH NEWS - -- - - - -- -- - -- - - Page3 �least part of their thesis research in a developing country. The Fellowship is intended to provide assistance to . Canadian students in pursuing their graduate degrees m social forestry. The value of the award is $7,000 per year. Application forms available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline: January 15, 1992. Young Canadian Researchers Award This award is available to graduate students who intend to conduct their thesis field research in a developing country on a topic of relevance to the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). ~ligi?le field~ of study include the following: Forestry, F1shenes, Agncultur~ Economics, Natural Resource Management, Commurucations, Earth and Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences. Duration of the award will be for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 12 months of field research in the developing country. The award covers justifiable field research expenses to a maximum of $20,000 per year. In the case of doctoral students whose proposed field research will require more than 12 months in the developing country, the total value may not exceed $40,000. Applications are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and are a,cceptcd throughout the yea:·. CIDA Awards for Canadians This program offers awards '?f up to $25,000 p~r_year and is geared to Canadians seeking long-term trammg either through the pursuit of academic study (at the master's level only) or through execut(ng a pra':tical wor~/ research project. Applicants must design a J?roJcct_that will enable them to develop the skills and expertise which they require. At least 25% of their time must b~ allocated for fieldwork in a developing country. Deadline: February 12, 1992. Canada Memorial Foundation This scholarship provides opportunities for Canadian students to pursue courses or undertake research at universities or other institution in Britain for a period of normally not more than one year. The scholarships arc available for students who wish to pursue either a research programme or a postgraduate course at a uni_versity in Britain. Each university in Canada may nominate two candidates for this award. Application forms are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline: February 29, 1992. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES February 7, 1992 SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 1992 j-, Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 19S. v Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 SSHRC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Canada-ASEAN Centre; Academic Institutional Support Fund January 15, 1992 . Canadian Red Cross - Career Development Fellowship Awards 92-93 - Jan 15, 1992 . CIDA Professional Awards - January 15, 1992 and April 30, 1992 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. L.S.B. Leakey Foundation - November 1 and February 1 National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships - Open NATO Fellowships Program 92-93- December 13, 1991 Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund January 1, May 1, September 1 . . Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation; Recreation Research Grants - December 31, 1991 Ontario-Quebec University Exchange Program - January 13, 1992 Rick Hansen/Man in Motion Legacy Fund; Spinal Cord \'i Research Grants - February 1, 1992 ..l) Sport Canada; Sport Research Program - February 1, 1992 University Research Incentive Fund - January 31, 1991 World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Canada Memorial Foundation - February 29, 1992 ClDA Awards for Canadians - February 12, 1992 John G. Bene Fellowship in Social Forestry- January 15, 1992 Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country International Space University 1992 - January 15, 1992 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships - February 1, 1991 Ontario/Baden-Wurttemberg Student Exchange Program Young Researchers Award - Open NSERC Programs Department of Fisheries and Oceans/NSERC - December 13, 1991 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 Infrastructure Grants - November 1, 1991 International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1992 International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1992 Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15 . . .. . SSHRC/Dcpartment of Communic~ttons Jomt In1t1ative; Research on Cultural Development man Open Economy Page4 - -- - - - - -- - - - -- - RESEARCH NEWS - - - -- - - - - - - - Decembe r 1991 �People /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards Lome McDougall, Associate C . ,ofessor in the School of Nursing, has completed the requirements for his Doctor of Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Dr. McDougall's research was conducted to learn more about the process of healthy aging. "Too many people associate ill health with aging. There arc many active, healthy seniors out there whom we know very little about. For economic reasons as well as quality of life reasons we need to learn more . about the health of these seniors so that we can institute better health promotion and illness prevention programs. The way an individual ages and the state of his/her health in old age are processes which can be influenced by choices made in midlife and old age." Dr. McDougall teaches Gerontology and Community Health Nursing, and continues with research about the phenomena of aging, health and learning. Dr. Ch arles Ripley, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy presented the paper"Top-down Causation and Human Behaviour" at the annual conference of the Ontario Philosophical Association, held in Ottawa, October 18-19. Another Lakchead paper, "Hetcronomy and Autonomy in Canadian Native Policy", written by Dr. Douglas Rabb and Dennis McPherson, was read by Mr. McPherson. The latter was an Dennis McPherson especially notable event. Mr. McPherson, a native Canadian, has collaborated with Dr. Rabb in developing the course, Philosopy 2805, Native Canadian World views, and in writing the textbook for the course. this was the first course in native philosophy to be offered in a Canadian university. Mr. McPherson's presentation in Ottawa marks the first time that a native Canadian has read a paper at the Ontario Philosophical Association Conference and possibly at any philosophical conference in Canada. Dr. William R. Morrison, Director of the Centre for Northern Studies, has recently published the following: "Imposing the British Way: the Mounted Police and the Klondike Gold Rush," in D. Killingray, ed., Policing the Empire: Government, authority and control, 1830-1940, Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 1991. "Towards a Methodology of Disasters: the Case of the Princess Sophia," in Ray Browne et al., eds. Digging Into Popular Culture: Theories and Methodologies in Archaeology, Anthropology and Other Fields, Bowling Green OH: Popular Press, 1991. "Policing the Boom Town: the Mounted Police as a Social Force on the Gold Rush Frontier, 1895-1905," in The Northern Review, 6, Winter 1990. "The American Rampant: Reflections on the Impact of the U.S. Armed Forces Overseas During World War If," in Journal of World History, vol.2, no.2, Fall 1991. Dr. Morrison r"-O presrnted a paper to the Western History Association, . .stin, Texas, October 1991 entitled "Northland: Cross-Border Integration of the Yukon Territory and Alaska, 1867-1923." Mr. Francis d ayton, Varsity Wrestling coach at L.U., has successfully completed the National Certification Program Level IV. In announcing this special achievement, Michael Payette, technical Director of the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association, notes that Mr. Clayton is amongst the first wrestling coaches in the country to reach the highest level of coaching certification available in the sport. The School of Physical Ed ucation and Athletics at Lakehead University acknowledges with pride, the dedication and commitment to excellence exhibited by Francis Oayton and congratulate him on this achievement. Dr. Dan Weeks, Department of Physical Education, has been busy in 1991. With colleagues at McMaster University Dr. Weeks published "Verbal cuing and motor skill acquisition for adults with Down's syndrome" in Adapted Physical Education Quarterly and "Atypical cerebral dominan ce in Down's syndrome" in Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. Continuing work initially funded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and now funded by NSERC, Dr. Weeks and co-workers at Purdue University published "Salient-features coding and orthogonal compatibly effects: A reply to Umilta in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and "Acquisition, retention and transfer of response-selection skill in choice-reaction tasks" in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition. As weIJ, "S-R compatibility for destination of apparent motion: Catching affordances or directional coding?" is in press at the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. In related work on the memory and control of movement Dr. Weeks and co-workers have a paper in press in the Journal of Human Movement Studies entitled "lnterpresentation activity and the retention of movement information" as well as a chapter entitled "Vision and motor control" that will appear in a forthcoming volume of the Advances in Psychology series published by North-Holland. In June, Dr. Weeks presented a paper "Disproving the disproof for the guidance hypothesis" at the meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, in Asilomar, California. Weeks also presented a paper at the annual Ontario Psychomotor Behaviour Group meeting entitled "Salient features coding operations". Last month Dr. Weeks attended the conference of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Leaming where he presented a paper entitled "Relative frequency of KR and brief acquisition phases" as well as participating in a symposium, Disorders of praxis and movement sequencing", with a paper entitled "Cerebral specialization and movement organization in adults with Down's syndrome. Dr. Margaret Johnston, of the Department and Centre for Northern Studies, recently published an article in the International Journal of Canadian Studies. The article is entitled "The Canadian Wilderness Landscape as Culture and Commod- Dece mber 19 9.,__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ AGORA Page7 �Publications continued from page 7 ity", and is published in a theme issue on the evolving Canadian landscape. (Fall 1991): 127 -143. Professor Renate Eigenbrod, Department of English presented a paper entitled 'The Oral in the Written: A Literature between two Cultures" at the Native American Studies conference at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on October 26, 1991. Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Ovil Engineering, authored the following articles: Using the Cubic Spline Rule for Computing the Area Enclosed by an Irregular Boundary: Discussion", Journal of Surveying and Land Information Systems, Vol. 51, No 4, 1991, and "A Closed-Fom1 Probabilistic Solution for Evaluating the Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Discussion", Canadian Geotedrnical Journal, Vol. 28, No. 6, 1991. Dr. Jane Crossman, Associate Professor and Chair, School of Physical Education and Athletics, recently presented a paper at the North American Society for Sport Sociology annual conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . the title of her paper was "A content analysis of the sports section of Canada's National newspapers" Dr. Thomas M.K. Song, Professor of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory, presented a paper entitled "Effect of Neuuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Energy Expenditure" at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Sport Sciences, Kingston, Ontario, October 24-26, 1991. The study was collaborated with Mr. B. Guthrie, Ms. D. Newhouse and Dr. I. Newhouse. Men's Support Group Formed Dr. Terry L. Hill, Department of Sociology, is seeking responses from any men on campus interested in creating a "Men's Support Group". This group would be an infom1al discussion group whose overall purpose would be to provide an open, supportive forum for any men on campus who arc experiencing grief over the anticipatory or real loss of a spouse (through death or divorce), a child, brother, sister, parent or other close loved one. Dr. Hill has extensive experience in volunteer work with self-help support groups of this type. Those men interested in pursuing the idea of a campus support group can contact Dr. I-Iii! at Ext. 8291, or at home at 473-0630. Pages Sessional Lecturers Needed The Department of Geography and the Department of Distance Education are _ identifying a pool of qualified sessional lectures for delivering Distance Educatio1 courses in the Environmental Assessment Certificate Program. We arc seeking instructors for the following courses: EA 1110: Introduction of Environmental Studies EA 2110: Introduction to Environmental Assessmen t EA 3110: Assessment of Biophysical Environmental Impacts EA 3130: Assessment of Social and Economic Environmental Impacts EA 4110: Environmental Impact Assessment in Hinterland Areas Duties would include conducting teleconferences, marking assignments, student consultations, and preparing and marking final examinations that are based on existing course material. A detailed description of each course can be found in the Lakehead University Calendar. Qualifications include an advance degree in a rclevan t area (e.g. environmental science, geography, biology) and experience in teaching at the post secondary level preferred . Interested applicants are invited to submit a resume and the names and addresses of three references along with an indication of which courses you arc interested in teaching to : Ms. MacCallum, Program of the Environmental Assessment Certificate Program of the Environmental Assessment Certificate Program, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5El. Disting11islzed Awards continued from page 1 Easa moved to Canada and received his Masters from McMaster University. He completed his PhD at the University of California at Berkeley. Easa teaches courses in traffic engineering, transportation systems and highway design. His research has taken three Continued from page 1 directions. The first direction, sponsored by an NSERC grant, is related to the safety of highway geometric design. A number of components arc dealt with in the research. Easa is presently trying to develop a more comfortable vertical curve in highway design and a way to avoid sight hidden dips. I-le is also looking at the effects of longer trucks on Ontario highways. A key to Easa's research is the reliability analysis. ''When we design, we design for extreme conditions but we don't look at the fai lure level of the design. My research is concerned with that failure level as well." In another direction, Easa is preparing state-of-the art papers sponsored by the transportaion planning committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Easa's third research direction deals with his interest in other transportation related areas - surveying, highway drainage, pavemen t design and highway construction. Dr. AU Mirza has been on faculty at Lakehead University since 1980. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as well as the American Concrete Institute (ACI). I-le serves as Chair of the Joint committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns of the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mirza was a research associa te at the University of Alberta and was with an Edmonton consulting fim1 for a number of years. He received his PhD from thr , University of Texas. ._)I Dr. Mirza was nominated for the excellence in teaching award by Director of the School of Engineering, Dr. Gary Locker. Letters of support from students both past and present were submitted with the nomination. Although he has not taken any formal training in teaching, Mirza feels comfortable in his tead,ing role. "I reflect upon my time as a student and think of the tead1ers and the mistakes they made. Teaching is hard \Vork. Jt takes a lot of time and I do put a lot of time into it." The key to teaching says Mirza, is to be uniformly fair. "Students may disa·grcc with me on a number of things but nobody has accused me of not being fa ir." Mirza believes that as a professor in a professional school, the responsibility of the faculty is two-fold. 'We provide the students with the course content and we arc committed to cover it and give technical background, and at the same time, teach them to behave as a professional." The most in1portant part of teaching to Dr. Mirza is his belief that students not only must know how to do things but also to understand why they~ arc doing them. "You have to integrat<,J the theory and the practical. It makes the course interesting but also very demanding." - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - AGORA - - -- - - - - -- - - - - December 1991 �Math Institute Established The Minister of Colleges and Universities announced that The Fields ,-institute for Research in Mathematical \.... ciences, a national research centre to be located in Ontario, will receive roughly a million dollars from the province this year. The Institute will also benefit from federal funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). This year, NSERC will provide $300,000 to the Institute, and has also committed up to a total of $1.35 million from the second and third years of operation. The Fields institute is the result of collaboration among McMaster University, the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo, as well as the provincial and federal governments. It is designed to be a focal point for mathematics research, drawing mathematical scientists from across Canada and around the world for yearly programs of leading~dge research and graduate training. Other Canadian universities will be invited to affiliate with the new Fields Institute. The establishment of the Institute will encourage researchers and graduate students, who might otherwise have emigrated, to remain in Canada. "Experience in Europe and the U.S. shows that major research advances can result from bringing outstanding mathematicians together from a concentrated attack on common problems," said NSERC president Dr. Peter Morand. The Institute is named after John Charles Fields, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, who was a mathematician of international repute. The Fields Institute, which will be located initially at the University of Waterloo while p lans for a permanent site are developed, will bring together the critical mass of researchers necessary to stimulate major progress in mathematics and will provide new opportunities for graduate training. It will also encourage interaction between university-based research and privatesector research and development. The Institute will have no permanent faculty, but will bring together about 50 prominent mathematical scientists and postdoctoral fellows for collaborative programs of leading-edge research. In the current start-up year, the topic of concentration is Control theory, focusing on Stabilization, control and Design of Flexible Structures and Control of Mechanical Systems. These topics are currently generating important new developments in mathematics itself and have application as diverse as automatic flight control for aircraft, control for aircraft, control of communications satellites and design of new pharmaceutical products. Jerrold E. Marsden, a native of British Columbia, now professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, will assume the Directorship of the institute. Marsden, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and winner of the Norbert Weiner Prize awarded by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is one of Canada's most outstanding mathematicians. C AGING AND HEALTH ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED AT OPENING On January 15, Dr. Neena Chappell, Director of the Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba will give the Centre's inaugural lecture at 7:00 pm in the Bora Laskin Theatre, Faculty of Education. Dr. Chappell is an internationa!Jy recognized researcher and author in the field of aging and the sociological aspects of health care. All faculty, students and the general public are welcome to attend. there is no fee or registration required for the lecture. On Thursday, January 16 at 2:00 pm, Dr. Bob Rosehart and Dr. Sandy Macpherson, Director of McMaster University's Educational Centre for Aging and Health, will officially launch the two year gerontology program in the Health Sciences Resource Centre. From 2:30 - 4:00 pm, following the opening ceremonies, several orientation workshops are planned on the proposed work of the new Centre. Workshops will explore ( :urrent plans to establish a clinical teaching unit (CTU) in Thunder Bay, provide interdisciplinary continu ing professional education sessions in aging and health, and stimulate interdisciplinary research in geriatrics and gerontology. The workshops and program launching ceremony arc free and open to all interested individuals, but you arc requested to preregister by telephoning the Centre. You will be asked to indicate your choice of workshop. For further information, contact Mary Lou Kelley (Director) or Julie Wojciechowski (Administrative Assistant) at the N.E.C.A.H. office, Dr. Lorne McDougall, School of Nursing (Associate Director or any other member of the Gerontology Study Group: Hank Akervall, Sue Berry, Anita Chen, Leona Dicasmirro, Mary Heard, Terry Hill, Ti King, Diana Pallen, Jane Ramsay, Ken Rotenberg, Janice Perkins, Peter Proulx, Darlene Steven, Jane Taylor. L ___ _ Information Sessions On January 16 at 4:00 pm, Dr. Sandy MacPherson and Betty Norris, of the Educational CentTc for Aging and Health (EACH) at McMaster, will hold a meeting to provide general information on ECAH's Educational Fellowship and Bursary programs. Candidates for fellowships and bursaries will normally be: 1) individuals working in an ECAH Oinical Teaching Unit, or related community settings that provide care for the elderly; 2) individuals who are faculty members of Ontario universities or who demonstrate the potential to become University faculty members. Candidates could likely include those health and social service professionals working with the proposed Thunder Bay Clinical Teaching Unit program, Lakehead University adjunct professors or field/clinical instructors in professional programs and faculty members of Confederation Col- ~ ~ ~ - -- - le_g_e)_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~ December 1991~ -- -- - -- -- -- -- - AGORA Page9 �Forum Hancock on Campus by Paula Vanveen, Argus Staff On Thursday, November 14th Ken Hancock held 2 seminars on the topic of "Men Against Male Violence". Hancock, an ex-NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks, docs not physically look like a "typical" advocate for women's rights. It was, however, during his time as a hockey player that Hancock began to feel ashamed of the violence he and his fellow team-mates were causing. He came to the realization that no person has the right to touch another in a violent manner. Hancock opened the discussion by describing the work of Men Against Male Violence. Groups of men will participate in 6 walks across Ontario beginning in the Spring of 1992. They are hoping to raise public awareness as well as encourage men across the province to speak out against violence. Mr. Hancock then shifted the focus of the seminar. He stated that male culture worships war, and feels that the maiming and killing of Iraqi women and children was seen as a victory. . Hancock failed, however, to state his group's views on female participation in the Gulf War, a step which some women feel is a forward move in the issue of women's rights. When questioned about this later, Hancock stated that war is still a male-dominated phenomenon and that women were merely exercising their rights, not sensationalizing the actual war itself. On the homefront the violence is more personal. After T.V. football games, the phones at rape/assault crisis centres across the nation light up as men vent their anger not on the losing team, but on their wives/girlfriends/children. Hancock also said a male walking away from a sexist J comment/joke or a women in physical or sexual distress is different from the man that turned and left the room as 14 women were murdered in Montreal. Apathy, of course, was not an issue in this case. One male student who was forced out by gunpoint by the murderer committed suicide one year after the massacre. Hancock feels that some men don't find it worth it to fight for women's equality with respect to "minor" incidents such as sexist jokes and harassing behaviour. He also noted that men tend to "talk away life". A NATO base in the north was completely shut down by Inuit women protesting on the runway against missile testing; they were tired of waiting for men to stop talking and begin taking action. Hancock finished the seminar by giving some alarming facts. Women arc the poorest people in society. Some men consider violence against women, children and minorities as profound power. Canada Jed the world in arms supplies to the United States during Vietnam, including the making of napalm in Toronto. Some crisis shelters arc built like fortresses to protect the women and children inside. Crisis centre workers arc constantly confronted with shotguns by men looking for their wives or girlfriends. Hancock has been jailed 60 times due to his support of causes ranging from ending the Vietnam war to Native rights. It was during these stays in jail where Hancock found most of his courage from women. Hancock closed his speech by saying that this violence is not a women's issue: men arc the cause of this violence, it's their issue. "'\ The crowd was left with this last thought: "The final roll-I call is the roll call of justice." THE WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN Breaking Men's Silence to End Men's Violence If it were between countries, we'd call it war. If it were a disease, we'd call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we'd call it a disaster. But it's happening to women, and it's just an everyday affair. It is violence against women. It is a rape at home and on dates. It is beating or the blow that one out of four Canadian women receive in their lifetime. It is sexual harassment at work and sexual abuse of the young. It is murder. There's no secret enemy pulling the trigger. No unseen virus that leads to death. It's just men. Men from all social backgrounds and of all colours and ages. Men in business suits and men in blue collars. Men who plant the fields and men who sell furniture. Not weirdos. Just regular guys. All those regular guys, though, have helped create a climate of fear and mistrust among women. Our sisters and our mothers, our daughters and our lovers can no longer feel safe in their homes. At night they can't walk to the corner for milk without wondering who's walking behind them. It's hard for them to tum on the T.V. without seeing men running amok in displays of brutality against women and other men. Even the millions of women in relationships with that majority of men who are gentle and caring feel they can not totally trust men. All women arc imprisoned in a culture of violence. Men's violence against women isn't aberrant behaviour. Men have created cultures where men use violence against other men. Where we wreak violence on the natural habitat, where we see violence as the best means to solve differences between nations, where every boy is forced to !cam to fight or be branded a sissy, and where men have forms of power and privilege that women do not enjoy. Men have been defined as part of the problem. But we are writing this statement because we think that men can also be part of the solution. Confronting men's violence requires nothing less than a commitment to full equality for women and a redefinition of what it means to be men, to discover a meaning to manhood that doesn't require blood to be spilled . \ ..., PagelO - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - December 1991 �MIDWIVES GET STATUS THROUGH LEGISLATION r \ On_tario will become the first province to offer a bachelor's degree program in dw1f~ry.1:"~e announcement :,,vas made by Richard Allen, Minister of Colleges and Universities, and Health Minister Frances Lankin. Universities that educate health professionals will be asked to develop proposals for the bachelor's program. Joint or multi-sized programs will be encouraged to respond to the diverse needs and challenges of Ontario's population. They will provide a balance of clinical and classroom teaching and will contribute to the development of midwifery practice and research in Ontario. . Proposals~~ r<:vicwcd by an ext~r_nal panel composed of educators, recognized experts m m1dw1fery, health practitioners and consumers. A decision on the location of the program will be made by spring 1992 with the start date of 1993. ~nkin w~nts to in ~egrate midwives into the health care system as quickly as possible argumg that women have been waiting too many years to choose how they want childbirth conducted." . Midwifery would become a regulated health profession under the proposed Regulated Health Professions Act. Under the new Act, midwives would be able to ca:c f~r women whose pregnancies and births arc uncomplicated. A College of M1dw_1vcs _would be_formcd to register midwives and oversee standards of practice. Ontano will be the first Province to integrate midwifery education, services and regulation into its health care and postsecondary systems. 1 Man_ager~ from the Ch_ina Sdence and Technology Exchange Centre in Beijing tour the Engmeerzn$ laboraton~s at LU as part of the intemational training program being offered at tfedera~wn c;olleg_e m Thun~er Bay. Dr. Claude Johnston, Chair of the Department of vii Engmeermg, gives an ammated presentation to an attentive audience. A Christmas Message from the Chancellor Margaret Atwood, in her novel, "Life Before Man," says this about Elizabeth, a woman about to separate from her husband; "She'd gone home early. She will wrap Christmas presents, hiding the packages under the bed before the children get home from school. Alrcad y she knows the crackle of paper, the brightness of the ribbons will be almost more than she can bear. It's the hope, the false promise of hope she can't tolerate. Everything is worse at Christmas; it always has been. But she'll get through it." At Christmas, everything is much better, or worse. It's because of the hope that Christmas brings. It's the season for healing damaged human relationships or for revealing the ugliness of scarred relationships. It's the season where human hearts recognize the human condition that we all share, or where human hearts exclude and hurt each other. It's the season where people join joyfully in celebration, or it can be the season where family feuds erupt. Is the promise of Christmas so much false promise? Is it only a few days of festivity, tinsel, trimming and diversion, and then back to life without hope? The coming of God as a small baby promises hope and a future. The helpless baby shares our helplessness but also opens up the way for an open future. This Christmas, I hope you do more than sin1ply "get through it!" I hope you will savour and take hold of the hope tha t Christmas demonstrates, and do so 'vVith joy. Minwentakwan Emakosh eKiishikaak C December 199.1c-- - -- - - - - - - - -- -- AGORA Pagell �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the January Agora is December 16, 1991. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS November 11 - December 16, 1991 Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday 11 :00 a.m. to 11:30 p .m. Thunder Bay Art Gallery November 19 - December 15 SATYRS,CARDINALS, AND BEGGARS Organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada November 20 - December 15 JUANGEUER Organized by Extension Services, Art Gallery of Ontario December 17 - February 9 RICK RIVET TBAG December 20 - January 26 TIURA, TRAINOR, BOSS & WARREN Regional Artists Series December 20 - February 9 ROBERT FONES Organized & circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario ll il1ntmiffllrmR1iliil Cornwall Concert Series 1991/92 Wednesday, 15 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Dr. Neena Chappell . Director, Centre of Agmg University of Manitoba Topic: Informal and Formal Care for Seniors: Focus on Social Policy Bora Laskin Lecture Theatre - 7:00 pm Thursday, 16 All Concerts arc held in the Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. and are on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the door. January 14, 1992 Christoph Both, cello (Victoria); Heather Morrison, piano Fee -$5.00 January 28, 1992 John Ehde, cello (Sweden); Heather Morrison, piano Fee $5.00 Grand Opening of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health Program 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Health Sciences Resource Centre 4:30pm Fellowship Meeting Monday, 20 Senate Meeting - 2:30 pm Monday, 25 F REE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Noreen rvancic Confederation College Topic: A View From the Roof: A Song From the Window Ryan Building, Rm 1022 - 7:30 pm 1992 Varsity Home Schedule January 3-4 Pizza Hut High School Girls Volleyball 9/8:00am January 10-11 Gord Garvie Memorial Wrestling Festival Women's Basketball vs. Waterloo 6:30 pm Men's Basketball vs. Waterloo 8:30 pm January 17-18 Women's Volleyball vs.Windsor 7:30 pm Sunday, 8 Children's Chrishnas Party Main Cafeteria - 2:00 pm The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media'. . business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: Lynn Spenceley Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: 13. Kaminski Printing: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder I3ay, Ontario, P7I3 SE1 (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8192 ) Thursday, 19 Faculty & Staff Christmas Party Davinci Centre - Michelangelo & Marco Polo Rooms Symposium - 6:00pm Buffet Dinner - 7:00 pm Presentations - 8:00 pm Dancing - 9:00 pm 0 .;~& -,;; t 8.08. RL Zuback Alumni u ~ Q) (I) 0 E~ ., o:o ..0 Q) .... .Q? ~-? (/) (/) 8H t; 0 ~o ... J ~ N � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.8 No.11 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an announcement of the Regional Centre opening, and a Christmas message from the Chancellor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-12 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson President Rosehart President's Perspective Regional Centre