543 10 13538 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/6f461064051e09aca76d5926dce5e9c6.pdf cc612a92476c336be34e9f51fb90d523 PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR Vol.12, Number 3 April 1995 Nordic Spirit More than 2,600 volunteers helped to organiz.ethe 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships that were held in Thunder Bay last March. Many were students, staff, faculty and graduates of Lakehead University. When asked ''What will you remember most about working on the Nordics?" this is what some of them said: "What I'll remember most is the festive feeling: the sun, the wood chips and all the people in the stands. The television pictures we sent back to Europe will show that Nordic sports are in good care here in Thunder Bay." --Dr. C /aude Limon ( English) -- Volunteer Announcer "I enjoyed meeting different people from around the world. I've always thought I would travel after university -- now I am certain that is what I will do." --Mary Sparks (Student) -- Volunteer Writer, Media Office t "For me it was the friendships t)tat developed between individuals on my committee. Eachofus hadajobtodoandwetried our best to help one another out." -- Stan Nemec (Print Shop) -- Volunteer, Maintenance Committee "Seeing the people of Thunder Bay come out in droves to watch cross-country skiing and to appreciate what I know is so exciting about this sport." --Dr. Moira McPherson ( Kinesio/ogy )-- VolunteerCo-Chair, Sport and Venues Committee "The way the whole city pulled togetherto support the games I00 percent." --Carolann Loree (Fores try) -- Volunteer , Race Office Inside: LUSU honours Lorraine Harris, Employment Equity Coordinator, Employee Service Recognition �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT On one of our days, we travelled for a couple of hours by train and visited a major Toyota car assembly plant This was quite interesting, and I was amazed at the work intensity of the production workers. After the tour we met privately with the senior Toyota officials. This proved to be very interesting in that it allowed us to have an inside look at their management approach and how that approach has been modified based, in large part, on their North American experiences. First, on workplace safety (a topic of special interest and concern for me at Lakehead University), their philosophy is quite simple: Safety is considered to be the entrance to the workplace. Without safety, there is no workspace. Second, employee suggestions are very popular at Toyota and most are implemented. A financial reward is given ranging from about$! Oto $2,000. Finally, on the somewhat mystical Japanese management system, it seems that, over the years, the Toyota experience in North American plants has led them to modify their management system. Internal training is the key element to their source of production workers. As well, Toyota provides over 7,000 accommodation units for employees. Although, in many ways, they have a traditional management structure, they do seem to flatten it a bit when it comes to worker empowerment Quality enhancement is obviously a key focus of their strategy. They have good labour/management communication lines through a Labour/Management Committee that is not unlike the Lakehead University model. All in all, it was a very interesting trip and reinforced the opportunity that exists for Lakehead University students to be summer exchange students at Gifu. I expect that more opportunities will exist in the future for additional faculty as well as the student exchanges. If you are interested, please contact Dan Pakulak. Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University Successful CIAU Women's Championships Special congratulations go out to Nonn LaVoie and his Organizing Committee (Tish and company) who, along with the LUWomen'sNor'Westers,putona very spirited show. It was a first-class effort all around including the final championship game that was broadcast nationally by TSN. Graduation at Gifu University Director of Continuing Education Dan Pakulak and I recently travelled to Gifu University, our sister institution in Japan, to participate in the annual graduation exercise on March 15, 1995. We arrived the night before graduation and were received at the Nagoya Airport by a welcoming party which included Yuko Takamoto who was a Gifu exchange student at Lakehead University in 1993-94. Gifu graduates about450 students each year so their ceremony was much shorter than Lakehead 's. I addressed the graduating class through the efforts of my interpreter, Yuko Ono, and whatever she said in Japanese, it must have been okay because I got some applause at the end. The Lakehead University connection is very apparent at Gifu and we were hosted by several Gifu students and graduates who have attended programs at Lakehead University. Several stressed the importance of the Thunder Bay experience in getting a job and I was pleasantly surprised by how well some of these young graduates are doing. We spent time with Kirn Feddersen of our DepartmentofEnglish who is on a year's leave at Gifu as well as John Rozhan (who has nearly completed his Master's degree in English) and Helen Kyle, all of Thunder Bay. As well as detailing plans for this summer's program atLakehead University, some preliminary discussions were held about a new and longer program, possibly for 1996. Upon arriving at Gifu, we learned that Tak.a Hirose, a regular visitor to Lakehead University and Director of International Affairs at Gifu University, was in the hospital. This afforded Dan and I the opportunity to visit a patient in a modem Japanese hospital. The lingering effects of the Kobe earthquake can still be felt in this area, primarily in transportation links. Several key ones are still out of service. The final bullet train section is to be restored by late May, 1995. One night, shortly after midnight, I woke up and my bed was vibrating. I thought that it was a dream and rolled over and went back to sleep. Guess what? It was no dream. It measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale-- small by Kobe standards -- but it was the talk of the tables at breakfast the next morning. So much for my dreams! AGORA Aboriginal Strategy Funding Word has been received that we are toreceive$570,000next year from the Ontario's Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy Funding (AETS). This is an increase over last yearof$80,000 and will further improve our ability to offer service to Aboriginal students. Special thanks go to the work of the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council and all the faculty and staff who helped to prepare the Lakehead submission. Chemical Management Study As one of the largest handlers of chemical agents in Thunder Bay, Lakehead University is embarking on a project to make us a leader in chemical management practices. The "cradle-to-the-grave" chemical management program has been initiated by the Human Resources Department. The first stage of the project, an evaluation of current practices, will be undertaken by Lakehead's Resource Centre for Occupational Health atJ.d Safety. Your co-operation over the next three months in providing infonnation concerning the acquisition, inventory, handling and disposal of chemical materials in your department will be critical to the success of this project. 2 April 1995 �Employment Equity Joel Ngugi Lakehead University, as an employer in the broader public sector, is required to complete an Employment Equity Plan and begin its implementation by March of 1996. Dr. Hafiz Rahman has been appointed as the Employment Equity Co-ordinator (see Page 7). In his capacity as the Coordinator, Dr. Rahman will lead the development of the Employment Equity Plan for the University. It is mandated by the Employment Equity Act that the planning process include extensive consultations with all employees, irrespective of whether they belong to a bargaining unit or not. For that purpose, a Co-ordinating Committee representing all employee groups wi11 be formed. I encourage all members of the University community to actively participate in the planning process. My office will provide all of the support necessary for the development of the Plan. Lakehead University extends condolences to the family and friends ofJoe Mutungu N gugi who passed away in March. Joel came to Thunder Bay from Kenya as an international student in 1988 and he graduated with a BA in 1992. He will be especially missed by his wife Linda, a student in the education program at Lakehead. SSH RC Success Congratulations go out to Dr. El Mo Ito of the Department of Anthropology on his recent success in obtaining a major SSHRC grant. I understand that Maureen Ford of the Faculty of Education has also received a SSHRC grant in partnership with a colleague from another university. Hospital Merger Completed Election Season As most of you are aware, the merger between The General Hospital of Port Arthur and the McKellar General Hospital has been all butcomplet.e d under the guidance of our VicePresident (Academic), Dr. John Whitfield. This was an important and challenging assignment which will have a major long-tenn impact on the provision of quality health care in this region. Lakehead University will continue to follow the onehospital issue and, if a single new hospital campus is to be built, Lakehead University will continue to express an interest in having that facility on a central site on the Lakehead University campus. We continue to work at a political level on expansion opportunities related to innovative medical education opportunities that may open up for Lake head University in the future. These issues continue to be major public policy concerns in Northern Ontario and will not be resolved unti 1 there is some form of undergraduate medical education being delivered in the north. A provincial election is obviously not too far off. Universities are an important pillar in the future development of this province, and we see many storm clouds in the future -- the looming federal tax transfer cuts, the major funding review by OCUA,andtheever-reducingfundsavailableforfederallyfunded research and development. Get involved in the various public policy debates and speak out for your role in the future development of the province. 1995-96 Operating Budget Because of the delay of the Ontario Government in giving out the individual financial allocations to universities, we will not be asking the Board of Governors to approve our 1995-96 Budget until May 25, 1995. This is, once again, after the beginning of the fiscal year that begins on May I, 1995, but we have little choice. 1 do not expect this delay to negatively impact on our faculty and staff hiring for the fall of I 995. On a related theme, I now have received the final report of the Task Force on Funding on "Using Money Wisely." I have asked the Vice-President (Administration) Fred Poulter to work with Task Force members to quantify savings targets over the next three years and to designate responsibility centers. When I have this action plan, it will give me a feel for how significant an impact this exercise may have on our future budget issues. This material will be discussed with the Labour/Management Committee. AGORA Birthday Celebration In May, Lakehead University will mark its 30th Birthday which will coincide with the Silver Anniversary of the City of Thunder Bay. You are invited to attend a special celebration that will be held at 12:00 noon around Lake Tamblyn on Convocation Day, Saturday.May 27. Saul Laskin, the Founding Mayor of the City ofThunder Bay, will receive an Honorary Degree from Lakehead University at our Convocation and wi II be a special guest at our celebrations. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Extended Hours will apply from Saturday, March 18, 1995unti1Monday,April24, 1995 Monday to Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 8:00am to 11 :30 pm 10:00amto 11 :30pm 12:00 noon to 11 :30 pm 3 April 1995 �RESEARCH NEWS Biologist Dr. Azim Mallik is examining the effects that a widely used herbicide called "Vision" has on blueberry plants. Questioning Common Forestry Practices By Frank DeGagne When a clearcut forest is replanted, herbicides are often used to kill native plants which compete with the tiny tree seedlings for survival. This practice raises questions about possible effects on the environment, and Dr. Azim Mallik is beating the bushes for an answer -- blueberry bushes, that is. "The use of herbicides in forest plantations affects the health of the entire ecosystem," says Dr. Mallik, an ecology professorinLakehead'sDepartrnentofBiology. To find out how, he is measuring the health of blueberry plants in a study area 58 km north of Atikokan, Ontario. He has found that one species of blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) is more adversely affected than the other species (V. Myrtilloides) by the application of Vision herbicide, and his research indicates that lower berry production in the former species may be attributable to the abnormal leaf growth with reduced specific leaf area. Since the reproductive success of black bear depends on berry production, his study is important for more than just plant ecology. With more than two decades of ecological research to his credit, Dr. Mallik is questioning -- with insight and practical solutions -- the common forestry practice of using herbicides. The first step is to learn more about regeneration strategies of several forest plants, such as green alder, pin cherry, beaked hazel and trembling aspen. "We would like to know if there is a point in the life cycle of the plant where the application of herbicides could be more effective," says Dr. Mallik. "Applying herbicides when the plants are active and vigorous may simply be resulting in the need for additional herbicides which pollute the environment even more." One alternate method of competing plant removal is "brushsawing" where plant stems are physically cut rather than killed by herbicides. Although more expensive in the short term, Dr. Mallik believes that brushsawing may be more effective if conducted before the forest is harvested. "Remove the plants that are competing with the tiny tree seedlings at the weakest point in their life cycle," he suggests. " However, this practise would have to be operationally feasible and to discover that, we need more research." Dr. Mallik insists that a control prescription should only be made after all the plant's reproductive characteristics are known. "The forester must be educated in all these ecological factors and then make a judgement, because blanket spraying is not going to help. Where herbicides must be applied more than once to ensure a plantation's success, one mechanical thinning treatment may be cheaper and have fewer environmental effects." Ecosystems thrive on the interaction of all species so the maintenance of the relationships between plants and wildlife is important when changing the environment by deforestation and aforestation (raising new forests). That is why Dr. Mallik has been working closely with Dr. R.A. Lautenschlagerofthe Ministry of Natural Resources who has been studying the impact on small mammals after applying herbicide and brushsaw cutting treatment in the area. When one considers the environmental changes to the forest, the effects on all but the planted trees are still largely unknown. It is Dr. Mallik's hope that communication of research results may equip foresters with the knowledge to manage the forest as a holistic system. Dr. Mallik obtained a Centre for Northern Studies Research Fellowship to work on this project. His study has also been sponsored by the Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario and the Vegetation Management Alternative Program (VMAP) of the Science and Technology Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Rainy River Forest Products company provided the site. Frank DeGagne is a 4th-year Fores try student participating in SPARK -Lakehead, a writing program funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC ). 4 AGORA April 1995 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS School of Kinesiology CANADA SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM Department ofKinesiology Dr. Thomas M.K. Song, Professor and Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory, has published a paper entitled "Changes in Plasma Electrolytes and Muscle Substrates during Short-Tenn Exercise in Humans" in the Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, volume 20, Number I, pp 89-10 I, 1995. The study was done in collaboration with Ors. Bour lay, Serrese, Theriault, Simondeau and Bouchard, Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec. The Canada Scholarships Program has been terminated as a result of recent federal budget cuts. No new Canada Scholarships will be offered. Scholarships were valued at $10,000 over four years, provided students maintained first class standing. Canada Scholars currently holding Canada Scholarships will continue to receive the scholarships provided they meet the renewal criteria. Lakehead University ' s quota fornew Canada Scholarships each year was thirty, half of which were offered to women. The former prime minister of Canada, the Right Hon. Brian Mulroney, established the scholarships in the summer of 1988 and currently the cost of the program is $23 million per year. The scholarships were "designed to recognize and encourage outstanding students to pursue undergraduate degrees in natural sciences and engineering." The Minister of State for Science and Technology at the time said, "This initiative responds to the challenges of increasing international competitiveness -- the highly qualified personnnel we train today, will lead our efforts in future years." The scholarships also helped to promote gender equity. Although the number of women entering universities was increasing, there was no increase in the number of women entering engineering and the hard sciences. In an effort to save the program, two scaled-down versions of the program were presented this year prior to the budget, but to no avail. Doug Hull, Director General, Science Promotion and Academic Affairs, said, "Both major evaluations of the program were very positive and confirmed that it was meeting its objective of attracting top students, particularly women, into science, engineering and technology studies." Many students in science and engineering programs have benefitted from the Canada Scholarships Program. In the years to come, Canada will benefit from the contributions of these bright and talented Canadians. Department of Athletics Lakehead University's wrestlfng coach Francis Clayton has been named CIAU coach of the year. Faculty of Forestry Dr. K.C. Yang recently published his fourth and fifth papers for 1994. The fourth refereed paper entitled "Vertical and radial variation of nuclear elongation index of living sapwood ray parenchyma cells in a plantation tree of Crypotmeriajaponica" appeared in the IA WA Journal 15(3): 323-327. The paper was co-authored with Ms Y .S. Chen, Research Associate Scientist, Department of Forest UtHization, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI), Taipei, Taiwan, and Prof. C.A. Benson, Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University. The fifth refereed paper entitled "Formation and vertical distribution of sapwood and heartwood in a single stem ofCryptomeriajaponica" was published in theJournal of Trees, Structure and Function 9(1 ):35-40. This paper was coauthored with Ms. Y.S. Chen, Research Associate Scientist, Dr. C. Chiu, chairman, Department ofForestry Utilization, TFRI, Taipei, Taiwan, and Dr. G. Hazenberg, Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University. These research projects were conducted at the TFRI during the sabbatical leave of the senior author 1991-92. Dr. Yang has published quite a few papers in the subject area of sapwood and heartwood studies. He was asked a few months ago to be an external reviewer for a PhD thesis entitled "Variation in hydraulic architecture of Picea abies (L.) Karst. trees grown underdifferentenvironmental conditions" by Ame Sellin from the University ofTartu, Tartu, Estonia. -- Tracey Marks Undergraduate Scholarships and A wards Officer Two new services offered by LUSU w The Lakehead University Student Union is pleased to announce the opening of the new LUSU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Centre and the New LUSU Peer Support Hotline. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Centre strives to provide a safe place physically, emotionally, spiritually and scholastically for lesbian, gay and bisexual students of Lakehead University. The Centre is located in the UCOOl9Cand is open Tuesday through Friday from 12:30 - 4:30 pm. For more information contact Coordinator Jen Metcalfe at 343-8813. The Peer Support Hotline (343-8255) is a student-run telephone service that is providing confidential and nonjudgemental guidance to students on personal as well as academic matters. Dr. Harun Rasid, Professor and Chairofthe Department of Geography, is pleased to announce that his daughter Moona Ras id, an alumnaofLakehead University (BSc'9 IBiology), received her professional degree of Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) in 1994 from theNorthwestemCollege of Chiropractic, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Moona Rasid is now affi liated with a chiropractic clinic in Dallas, Texas. Congratulations, Moona! AGORA 5 April 1995 �RESEARCH NEWS Historian Deborah Doxtatorprefers an Interdisciplinary approach to the study ofNative history as she believes there Is much to be gained from art, language and philosophy. Different Ways of Thinking about the Past By Michelle Novak Professor Deborah Doxtator has been taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Native history and it seems to suit her intuitive approach to scholarly research. She is examining the similarities and connections among the Iroquois, Cree and Ojibway writers and historians of the past two centuries who attempted to connect traditional world views with the challenges of their contemporary lives. In doing so, she is grappling with the notion that there are different ways of thinking and real philosophic differences between the way the past is viewed in Native cultures and in Western academic traditions. Professor Doxtator learned at an early age there were different versions of history. After a seventh grade history lesson from a text which used the phrase "blood-thirsty" Mohawks, her teacher explained to her in private that the text may not tell the whole story. Eventually she left her home near Tyendinaga (the Mohawk reserve on the Bay of Quinte) to go to university. She now holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from Queen's University, a Master of Arts degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University, and a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto. If all goes well this spring when she defends her doctoral thesis in History written for The University of Western Ontario, she will add a PhD to her list of credentials. Her doctoral dissertation What Happened to the Clans? A History ofIroquoian Social Change 1784-1900 challenges the 19th century anthropological ideal which categorized different Native groups as static cultures. Professor Doxtator believes the core to understanding indigenous cultures is gained from studying the shifting relationships within the community and understanding what effects "cyclical repetition" and "human agency" have on the social systems. What about Native scholarship today? "In the New Age search for spirituality, many are drawn to the distinctly Native method of looking inward to understand the world as opposed to the Western idea of studying the outside world for answers," says Professor Doxtator. "Sometimes there's a feeling that Natives have cornered the market in spirituality which is not fair." Professor Doxtator believes a vital shift needs to take place in the writing of Native history to incorporate the questions Native peoples want answered and not just what other societies deem as relevant issues. Language, stories, picture writing, art, philosophy, and even clothing design are all fields of study that are leading Deborah Doxtator to a better understanding of Native ways of thinking and in the end, Native history. In an exhibit she prepared for The Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ontario, called Fluffs and Feathers: A Resource Guide on Stereotypes and the Symbols oflndianness, Professor Doxtator explores the subject of Native stereotyping. The exhibit was successfu I in her eyes because it brought out a variety ofresponses. As Native people we need to change how we view our history," says Professor Doxtator. "It seems we're always being told we 're disconnected with our past but how do you connect to the glass-encased 'authentic' Indian mannequin? It's an absurd situation." Professor Doxtator is one of three Visiting Humanities Research Fellows at Lakehead this year taking part in the Native Philosophy Project which has received funding from The Rockefeller Foundation. Michelle Novak is a graduate ofLakehead University currently enrolled in the Master's program in English. She is one ofseveral students participating in SPARK--Lakehead, a writing programfimded by NSERC. 6 AGORA April 1995 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS "In any society to achieve equality in the real sense of the term, you must have economic equity... the challenge will be to help everyone understand that Employment Equity is for everyone's benefit.· - Dr. Hafiz Rahman, Employment Equity Coordinator LAKEHEAD TO HOST COMMONWEALTH FELLOWSHIP IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING For the first time, Lakehead University wiU host a Commonwealth Fellow in the research team of Dr. V.R. Puttagunta, Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. A. Miadonye, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, has been awarded the Canadian Commonwealth Research Fellowship which is tenable betweenApril I, 1996andMarch3l, 1997. Up to a maximum of three such fellowships are awarded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade for the purpose of bringing to Canada, from Commonwealth countries, scholars of established reputation whose research in Canadian universities is expected to benefit both countries. Dr.Miadonyewillbework:ingwithDr.Puttaguntainresearch leading to the upgrading of oil sands bitumen which is a vast Canadian heavy petroleum resource. Upgrading is a process by which the bitumen is converted into a refinery feed stock, similar to conventional petroleum crude. The unique upgrading process pursued by Dr. Puttagunta is a collaborative research effort with the Alberta Research Council and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited -- Research. Dr. Puttagunta Dr. Miadonye Department of Political Studies Dr. Laure Paquette presented a paper entitled "Trends in the Chinese Arms Trade" at the International Studies Association meetings in Chicago in March. The paper discussed the obligations of the People's Republic of China in tenns ofanns control, as well as its production and contracted sales between 1989 and 1992. The paper also reviewed the effect of ann deliveries on several international conflicts. Department of English Dr. Frederick Holmes recently presented a paper titled "The Death of the Author as Cultural Critique in Martin Amis's London Fields" at the University of Louisville's TwentiethCentury Literature Conference. AGORA 1 Lakehead's newly appointed Employment Equity Coordinator is implementing the very legislation he helped shape. Dr.HafizRahmansubmitteda written brief to the committee charged with drafting Bill 79, the EmploymentEquity Act of the Province of Ontario, which came into effectSeptemberl, 1994. Hedidthis in 1991, whileworkingasavolunteer with the Multicultural Association of Northwestern Ontario and as Chair ofa community organization called Communities for Cultural Equality. Now as Employment Equity Coordinator, Dr. Rahman will spend the next few months helping to develop an Employment Equity Plan for Lakehead University. Dr.Rahmaniswellequippedforthejobbecauseofhistraining in economics and his views on distributive justice. He was born and raised in Bangladesh where he completed his Master's degree in Economics atJahangirhagar University. He and his wife Kashana came to Canada in 1980 and they both obtained degrees in Economics from the University of Manitoba: Kashana a BA and Hafiz a MA andaPhD. From Manitoba it was an easy move to Thunder Bay when, in 1988, Dr. Rahman was hired by the Department of Economics and later, in 1990, by the School of Business Administration. Dr. Rahman taught full-time at Lakehead until 1993. Today he continues work as a sessional lecturer at Lakehead University, while being a partner in an economic and management consulting firm called Alphanorth Research. Dr.Rahman'sfirststepasthe EmploymentEquityCoordinator will be to set up a Coordinating Committee with representatives from all groups on campus. The next step will be to review Lakehead University's employment practices and policies to identify if there are any barriers in the hiring, promotion, retention and training of Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, members ofracial minorities and women. Along the way, Dr. Rahman will be publishing a periodic newsletter to infonn employees about the goals and underlying principles ofEmploymentEquity legislation, and to report on the progress of the work done in developing the Employment Equity Plan. In the fall, Dr. Rahman will conduct a workforce survey to establish a workplace profileofLakehead University. The survey will help detennine areas where designated groups are underrepresented. This will provide the data for him and the Coordinating Committee to complete the final building blocks of the Employment Equity Plan at Lakehead University -- the benefits of which, Dr. Rahman believes, will far outweigh the costs in the long run. For further infonnation about Employment Equity, please contact Dr. Hafiz Rahman through Human Resources at 343-8334. April 1995 �SCHOLARS AND DONORS Award Winners from the 1995 Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition Painted Turtle Art Shop ($100 gift certificate & book) Chris Stones The Framing Experience ($100 gift certificate) Barbara Boucher The Framing Post ($75 gift certificate) Kristina Malek LUSU Purchase Prize ($500 cash) Shelba Lovelace Pert'sFramingand Art Gallery ($100 gift certificate) Lena Hartviksen Corner's Framing ($125 gift certificate) Jennifer Blomquist Framing Plus ($100gift certificate) BrookFajcz Thunder Bay Art Gallery (lyear membership & book) Lorraine Cull Canadian Art Magazine subscription Artur Augustynowicz Pottery Supply House (2 $50 gift certificates) Lena Harviksen Jennifer Hanna Ontario Clay and Glass Association (I-year subscription to Fusion magazine) Kyle Stewart Windsor Plywood ($100 gift certificate) Bruce Stonehouse Fuse Magazine (I-year subscription) Raechel Drew Mr & Mrs. James McCall um Munro Family Memorial Prize ($450 cash) David Karasiewic Arn and Marg Westlake Visual Arts Award ($450 cash) Matti Alatyppo President's Award ($100cash) Matti Alatyppo Mrs. Theresa Trainor and Pat Trainor ($100 cash) Rafaela Gollek Atwood, Shaw, Labine, Bruzzese($125 cash) Rafaela Gollek Thunder Bay Society of Architects ( 2 x $200 cash) Rafaela Gollek Steven Dandy Dean's Awards (5x$100cash) Artur Augustynowicz. Kelly Kirkam Don Scarcello Kyle Stewart Chris Stones Student Ambassadors representing the 1994-95 graduate and undergraduate scholarship/awards and bursary recipients attended the annual Donors Reception in March (back row left to right): Kevin Beimers, Greg Krysa, Ryan Bichon, Angela Kurmey,Stacie Harder, Scott Styles, Janine Chiasson, Marianne Fenn, Tina Pylvainen, (front row left to right) Hong Luu, Christine Degagne, Christine Cumming and Jennifer Mooney (missing Deanna Dye). The formal program induded student appreciation addresses by Hong Luu and Marianne Fenn and a dramatic poetry reading by Stacie Harder. Donors also enjoyed music and art provided by Lakehead University students. STUDENT CENTRE NAMED IN HONOUR OF LORRAINE HARRIS Although she is retiring this year after twenty years of service, Lorraine Harris will not be forgotten by the students at Lakehead University. Earlier this month LUSU President Terry Robinson announced that the Student Centre will be named the Lorraine Harris Student Centre in her honour. A devoted mother and partner, Lorraine Harris raised six children while working full-time at Lakehead University. She can handle the nonstopphonecalls, thepersona/queries, the needs of the LUSU executive and the constant milling of students in the LUSU office while maintaining her sense ofhumour. Over the years she has quietly and modestly counselled hundreds of students while paying particular attention to the needs of international andsingle-parent students. 8 AGORA April 1995 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY SUBJECT SPECIFIC INTERNET SESSIONS Women Engineers: Surviving and Thriving Are you interested in finding out about what is available for you in your subject area on the Internet? Do you want to learn how to use the tools for searching the Internet? The Reference and Information Services Department of The Chancellor Paterson Library is offering subject specific Internet sessions for any department or group of people on campus. This session will be developed to help you navigate through and find information on the Internet using Archie, Veronica, Netscape search engines and other searching capabilities. Contact Gisella Scalese at extension 8147 for more information. The following excerpts are taken from Dr. Jane Phj//ips's keynote address given at Lakehead University's 3rd Annual Chemical Engineering Conference he/don March25,1995. Dr. Phillips is a Professor ofChemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the Universiryofroronto. She has served as Associate Dean ofthe School ofGraduate Studies at U of T, and President of the Professional Engineers ofOntario. She is a Fel/ow ofthe Chemical Institute ofCanada and is also a Director ofChemical Engineering ResearchCons11/tants Limited. CANADIAN INTERNET HANDBOOK 1995 EDITION "Women, in my experience. are even now more likely than are men to alter or subjugate their career plans to those of their companion .... "Irecall a New Yorker cartoon within the last IO years. A man sitting behind a desk. A man standing in front of the desk saying, "I have to quit -- my wife has been moved to Tu Isa." And this was considered amusing? Or ironic? "Which brings up the great need for a lively sense of humour. I recommend Regina Barreca's book The 1995 edition of the Canadian Internet Handbook is now available in The Chancellor Paterson Library. This newest edition is even bener than the previous year's edition providing Canadian Internet users with an amazing collection of accessible gophers, newsgroups, Online Catalogues and much more. (ReadyRef. TK5l05.875l57C371995) WATCH FOR THESE UPCOMING CD-ROM SOURCES The Chancellor Paterson Library will soon be receiving the following CD-ROM products: 1. The Official Debates of the Mulroney Years Exact images of the Hansard, the Official Report of Debates of the House of Commons from lhe 33rd and 34th Parliaments of Canada( 1984-1993). 2 lndex to the28th-34th Parliament(l 968-1993). A separate machine-searchable index to the House of Commons debates which allows you to rapidly search the subject in which you are interested. 3. American History and Life Citations, with abstracts to social science and humanities literature on all aspects of U.S. and Canadian history, culture, and current affairs from prehistoric times to the present. 4. Historical Abstracts History of the world since 1450 (except for the United States and Canada) and related areas of the social sciences and humanities, including culture, diplomacy, economics, international relations, and politics. 5. PhoneDisc Over 91 million business and residential listings from across the entire United States. PhoneDisc software allows searching by name, address, telephone number or business type. 6. Index to Pre 1900 English Language Canadian Cultural and Literary Magazines Indexing for 190 early Canadian magazines dealing mainly with cultural, intellectual and literary concerns. Each entry identifies a particular article, poem, story, illustration or editorial. For more information on these or any other CD-ROM products, contact Val Gibbons at extension 8129. AGORA 'They Used to Call Me Snow White ... But I Drifted (subtitled Women's Strategic Use ofHumour). Early in her book she says, "We have had to learn to embrace the idea of ourselves as striving for our goals, as aiming for success, as willing to set our sights for the very top. We have learned to love the thought of our own ambition. And we are learning to love our own laughter, to see that our sense of humour makes sense and can help us make sense of the world around us. Which means relearning to trust our instincts and to stop checking whether the guy sitting next to us is laughing before we laugh. If it's funny, we should let ourselves laugh, loud and clear.... " "Finally, I would like to cite something which I also included in an Engineering Dimensions editorial and this is the conclusion to an address that Richard Feynman gave at the Caltech commencement in 1974. (Feynman was a Caltech professor, a physicist, a Nobel prize winner, who died from cancer in 1988 and this address concludes his book Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman.) ln it, he discusses scientific integrity and its importance. His final single wish for these graduates was -- and it is mine for all of you -"the good luck to be omewhere where you are free to maintain the kind ofintegrity" he had described and "where you do not feel forced, by a need to maintain your position in the organization or for financial support, to lose your integrity." "Surely this is what we all wish -- for ourselves in our careers as engineers and scientists and for our colleagues." 9 April 1995 �EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION I Lakehead University Injury Statistics January 1- March 31, 1995 COMPENSABLE INJURIES Jan. 1-Mar.31 1995 Mary Melynk, one of 12 employees retiring this year, was presented with a gold watch by the president of the University at the annual Employee Service Recognition reception in early April. The University honoured employees who have served Lakehead for 20 years, 30 years, and those retiring in 1995. Student Services Faculty of Forestry Registrar's Office Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Engineering Student Union Printing Services Power House Faculty of Engineering Department of Geology Faculty of Education Communications Technology RC Director of Finance Department of Anthropology Department of Biology Faculty of Forestry Housekeeping Office of the VP (Academic) Department of Geography Building Maintenance Department of Sociology Department of Sociology Faculty of Engineering Department of Anthropology Office of the Dean of Arts & Science Director of Services Faculty of Forestry 14 5 21 0 Lost Time Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB 0 1 3 0 Number of Days Lost On Approved Claims On Claims Pending 0 6 33 0 * If your work -- at the University or at home -- becomes physicallymoredemandingatthistimeofyear,don'tforgetthe importance of working gradually into the heavier tasks. Remember to warm up and to stretch. * If work volumes and deadline demands increase during the spring, remember the importance of balance in your life overall. Adequate exercise, sleep and nutrition will help you to cope with life'smany stresses both on and off the job. * If your job brings you outdoors after along winter of indoor hibernation ... cover up and remember the sunscreen. (Remember the surprise of "Nordics' sunburns"?) 'Working together to create a safe and healthy environment for work and study." Retirees 30 Years of Service Or. Bill Allaway Professor Harry Elmslie Dr. George Ozburn Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Or. John WMfield Medical Aid Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB Hot Ideas for Spring 20 Years of Service Ms Marianne Arvelin Professor Crandall Benson Mr. Tony Cappello Prof. Emil David Dr. Laurie Garred Mrs. Lorraine Harris Ms Coleen Hoxe/1 Mr. Tom Johnson Or. Claude Johnson Dr. Stephen Kissin Dr. Daniel Klassen Ms. Debbie Kucbel Mr. Les Miller Dr. El Mo/to Dr. Walter Momot Dr. Bill Parker Mr. Daniel Piksiades Mrs. Janice Pellizzari Or. Harun Rasid Mr. Bill Roukkula Dr. Raul Ruiperez Dr. Gerd Schroeter Dr. Alex Sedov Professor Joe Stewart Mrs. Judy Vogrig Mr. Grant Walsh Dr. Kung-chi Yang Jan. 1-Mar. 31 1994 Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty of Business Administration Department of Biology Department of Political Studies Vica-President (Academic) Dr. Wim Baarschers Dr. Ed Bauman Mrs. Edna Blair Dr. Don Carpenter Dr. Rob Farmer Mrs. Lorraine Harris Professor Gwyn Hughes Ms. Ursula Jucevics Mr. John McDonald Mrs. Mary Melnyk Dr. Vireshwar Paranjape Dr. John Warren Department of Chemistry Department of Psychology Residenca Housekeeping Department of Social Work Faculty of Forestry LUSU Department of Physics Residenca Houskeeping Security Bookstore Department of Physics Department of Physics 10 AGORA April 1995 �NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES BENEFIT COSTS Health Dental Cost per Person Cost per Person $ 6 0 0 ~ - - - -- $ 6 0 0 , - - - - - - - -- -- - , -----, $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $100 Age Age Lakehead's average employee age is 44, so you can see that we can expect significant cost increases as we age. We can't stop the aging process, but we can try to remember to Buy Smart! (1992 Statistics Canada Data for Employer-Sponsored Benefit Plans) DISPENSING FEES Zeller·s rlntercitl'J S3.99 Bourke·s S10.49 Shoppers Drui Mart S10.49 Cllnlc Pharm. Associates S10.49 Superstore S3.99 WALMART Gascoline·s Pharma save S8.97 $3.97 Zeller·s rNorthwoodJ S10.49 Safewa)I S8.99 Westfort S9.99 Janzen·s S9.99 Wolf's S9.49 Buy Smart#1 Buy Smart#2 At Walmart, the dispensing fee for oral contraceptives is only $1.87 whether you purchase one or more months' worth at a time, and our medical insurance plan will reimburse you forup to a three-month supply. What are you paying now? For ongoing maintenance drugs that you know will probably not change, have you considered purchasing more than one month •s worth of medication at a time? Up to a 100-day supply should only have one dispensing fee. Human Resources Telephone Fax number Quote of the Month: The race for quality has no finish line. 343-8334 348-7701 11 AGORA April 1995 �� 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.12 No.3 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships, a report from the President, updates from the Alumni Association. 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 1995-04 1995 1995 Nordic World SKi Championships Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/d22c150b63541aa6ba1f24c507d02155.pdf 3c5b96e1db47920ecb5bc2627a5d5427 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada December 1995, Vol. 12, No. 9 The Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Allan Bevan performed for guests attending the wind-up party for the Music and Visual Arts Centre campaign on November 20. During the •mini campaign• (part of the larger $19.2 million Share Our Northern Vision Campaign), a total of $585,000 was raised from mainly local arts supporters to purchase essential equipment for the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts. A Message from the Chancellor THE VERY REVEREND LOIS WILSON The shocking assassination of Israel's Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin has focused world-wide attention on Jerusalem in the last few weeks. Apart from that horrendous event, Jerusalem has always merited an extraordinary place in world history. It is rich in meaning for Jews, Muslims, and Christians, and viewed symbolically at least, as the fulfilment of all our seeking for community in a better world. Jerusalem presents a slice of history: The Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock, Herod's temple, the narrow ancient streets, the Palestinian-built road slicing the Mount of Olives in two (the grief of the Jews), and the Arabs squatting in squalor outside the city walls (the grief of the Palestinians) . It was built as a city where people came together in community. Conceived by King David to unite the twelve tribes oflsrael, it was the seat of justice, and has always stood for what can make the whole family of humankind one. The Hebrew king embodied the national dream for a just society, and was expected to administer justice in an even-handed way. There could be no unity without justice. Even today, no marriage, no university, no country can survive as a community unless the various players have received what is their due. Everywhere people are longing for justice, for the healing of deep wounds and for holistic relationships. Those on both sides of issues in Quebec, Bosnia, Guatemala, Nigeria, French Polynesia are longing. May we, in this Christmastide season of hope, renew our commitment to practice justice so that we don't leave an ash heap world to generations to come. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• �_______________________ ■ W;i:@1,13~•1-idsA•l;i_,__ The Council of Ontario Universities and the Government and Community Relations Committee had an opportunity to spend two hours (post-announcement) with the Minister of Education and Training. There was little news from a policy and details' perspective with the exception that several technical details regarding the tuition fee announcement, visa fee deregulation and the timing of the White Paper discussion document are still fluid. Of particular interest were the Minister's statements on accessibility in which he reiterated a long-standing position: there should be a place for every qualified applicant based on ability. Tilis policy dates back through the NDP and Liberal governments to the pre-Davis Tory governments of the early 1960s. Secondly, although it is acknowledged that enrolments were not buoyant this September (1995), there is still a strong feeling that, provincially, between now and the turn of the century, there will be upward pressure on firstyear intakes (some estimates now see growth at 2% per year). by Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University HATS OFF TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS 1996ICBC (National Intercollegiate Business Competition) In preparation for the 1996 finals held at Queen's University from January 11-14, 1996, several teams of students from Lakehead University' s Faculty of Business have placed in the top five nationally in the preliminary competition. All of our students and faculty members who participate in the ICBC arc to be congratulated on their efforts to date, and best of luck in January. Special thanks must go to Professor G. Sacchetti who has been the faculty advisor and who will be departing Lakehead University this year for a new career on the west coast. 1995 UFE (Uniform Final Examination) Results Lakehead University Excels A couple of weeks ago, I attended an informal celebration of our accounting graduates and representatives of the local accounting profession to recognize the release of the 1995 results of the UFE examination which is the gatekeeper to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. This is a tough examination with a relatively low national success rate. Lakehead's accounting graduates typically write this examination two years after graduation and have, for some time, scored at or near the top of the Ontario universities. Tilis year, the partial results indicate that IO of 12 Lakehead University writers were successful and 10 of 10 first-time writers were successful. These are outstanding results which many universities in Ontario and Canada will envy. Tue government clearly sees the White Paper as an important policy development process. It is expected they will announce a threeperson panel early in January to coincide with the release of a discussion paper. The three panelists will include one representing the college sector, one representing the universities, and a government-appointed chair. It is expected the "findings" will be reported back to government within four to six months and will form the cornerstone for this government's policies related to colleges and universities. Although still somewhat open, the White Paper panel will focus on four central themes with respect to a more deregulated environment. These are: * Affordability of Post-Secondary Education (restated as appropriate share between private benefit/public expense) * Accessibility Issues * College/University Interactions and Interface Issues * Program Rationalization Again, the above list may play out with different words, but the above points seem to cover the general issues. Now that Ontario seems destined for 10th spot in terms of provincial funding per student, there seems to be an increasing awareness that we are "close to the line" on quality! In terms of the other Ontario universities, informal feedback seems to indicate that, at this early stage in their budget processes: * Most are looking at early retirement-voluntary ex.it programs to reduce salary costs. * Most are encouraging the academic units to work hard at achieving horizontal economies in program delivery. * Most seem poised to take the full 20% tuition increase. * Vertical program cuts do not seem high on the agenda for 1995-96 but could flow from the White Paper exercise. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Now that we have the "Budget '96 Report" being issued regularly, I will not comment in detail on the state of the budget for next year, but rather offer more general observations. 2 * A few universities seem concerned about their enrolment prospects, particularly related to students coming from the greater Toronto area. (Incidentally, I believe that only 12-14% of our student intake is from the greater Toronto area.) ... Continued on page.3 Agora, December 1995 �• The "big" question seems to be: What of 1997-98 and beyond, particularly with further doses of "Martin restraint" coming from the Government of Canada. Up wttil the recent meeting, we have limited our budget models to only one year (1995-96), but it would now seem prudent at least to be looking at some multi-year scenarios. • Potential concern was expressed about the government's intentions to dereguJate visa student fees. If this were, as well, to make visa students BIU ineligible, it could force some of the larger universities to replace visa enrolments in the short term with domestic students, and this could further result in enrolment instabilities. In general, wtcenainty and concern seem common words to describe the feelings on other campuses. The above are my general impressions of extensive discussions, and I U"l!St that they will give you a flavour of the goings on. Season's Greetings. Have a safe and happy festive season. ~ BUDGET '96: IMPORTANT DATES Friday, February 9, 1996 Closure of Voluntary Separation/Early Retirement Window 50 40 -30 20 Medical Aid Claims Lost Time Claims Days Lost on Claims 1995 Jan. - Dec. Jan. - Dec. Historically, Campus Developmentemployees havebeeninjuredon the jab mare frequently than otheremployee groups. ContinuedeffortsbyCampus Development to reduce injuries sustainedby their employees is nowpaying dividends for the entire University. The incidence and severity of injuries during the currentyear is significantlybelow 1994 levels far the same period (January 1to December 1) - and much ofthat change is due ta reductions in Campus Development injuries. Mid-February, 1996 Release by MET of OCUA Allocation for Individual Institutions April 18, 1996 Board of Governors Meeting to Approve 1996-97 Operating Budget Spring, 1996 Release of Government Discussion Paper on Post-Secondary Education and subsequent process involving input over a four to sixmonth period. Extra copies of Lakehead University's Budget Reports are available. To get your copy, contact Denise Bruley 343-8372. Lakehead University Board of Governors invites Nominations for Fellow of the University Award The Fellow of Lakehead University Awardrecognizes people who have contributed to the growth, development, welfare and well-being of Northwestern Ontario and/or Lakehead University. Candidates should have: 1) contributed substantially ta education and/ or to the growth and development of Lakehead University; 2) given service ta Thunder Bay or Northwestern Ontario through active participation in service clubs, community organizations, business and professional groups or charitable organizations. Nomination farms are available by calling (807) 343-8614, by faxing (807) 343-8075, by e-mail: Bev.Stefureak@LakeheadU.CA or by writing ta: Mrs. B.D. Stefureak, Secreta,y of the Board of Governors LakeheadUniversity 955 Oliver Rd. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5£1 Nominations must be received by Wednesday, Janua,y 10, 1996 Agora, December 1995 WINTER WONDERS ... WINTER WOES! Every new snowfall brings a few employees to my office, reponing slips, trips and falls. While Campus Development tries to cope with the basics of snow removal and sanding, there are a few precautions that you can take to reduce your chances of injury. -- Walle indoors when you can. Use the tunnel system. -- Walle, don't run. bolt, dash or otherwise sprint - even if it is over a short distance. -- Keep to normally maintained pathways, sidewalks and roadways. Avoid short cuts -- particularly ones which take you over snow banks. Avoid sidewalks which are not maintained during the winter. They are marked with yellow barricades. -- If outdoor stairs are not fully cleared, stay on the cleared sections. Avoid stairs which have not been cleared. Use handrails when they are available. -- Wear boots or shoes with rubber soles, good treads and low heels. Running shoes and high heels will not provide the traction required to prevent slipping. -- Take special care when leaving a building or a vehicle. The first step can be the one that brings you down. Always check your traction before putting your weight on your foot. -- Copy the penguins! Turn your feet slightly to the side and take very small, slow steps when travelling on icy walking surfaces. -- Marla Peuramaki BEYOND BORDERS -- INTERNATIONAL DAYS '96 January 22-27 Cultural Fairs, Lectures, Presentations at Lakehead University Far information call Denise Bruley at 343-8372 3 �ON CAMPUS LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1995/96 Officers(one-yearterm) President: B. Muirhead (History); Vice-President: A. S. Dilley(Geography); Secretary: H. Smith (History); Treasurer: I. Drew (Library) ElectedMembers(two-yearstaggeredterms) J. Lynes(English) 1995-97; R. Ruiperez (Sociology) 1995-96 ExOfficioMembers Past President: B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) CAUTRepresentative: B. Muirhead (History); Alternate: A.S. Dilley (Geography) CAUTDefence FundTrustee: R. MacGillivray (English); Alternate: G. Munro (Political Science) Chief Grievance Officer: B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) Grievance Officers: G. Knutson(Nursing); R. Ruiperez (Sociology); P. Seyffert (Languages) Chief Negotiator: G. Knutson (Nursing) OCUFA Representative: K. Fedderson (English) OCUFASalaryChair: G. Knutson (Nursing} Status of Women Committee: J. Epp (Education} CommitteeChairpersons Pension Committee: R. Puttagunta (Chemical Engineering) Benefits Committee: P. Satinder (Psychology} Policy Committee: R. S. Dilley Nominations Committee: D. Pallen (Nursing) LibrariansAdvisory Committee: V. Gibbons (Library) Emeritus Members: C. Kent (Mathematics) CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT While crime may be on the rise in the rest of the world, Lakehead University is doing its best to promote safety and awareness. In October the Security DeparLment lawiched a Campus Watch Program modelled after the Neighborhood Watch program currently in place across Canada. The department is hoping that everyone on campus will watch for some of the trouble signs listed below and report them immediately to the Security Office at 343-8911 : -- suspicious people or vehicles in unusual places; -- actual crimes taking place such as an assault, vandalism or break and enter; -- vehicles near doorways containing lab and computer equipment; -- unsafe conditions i.e. propped doors or broken glass. Lakehead's Chief of Security Paul Brezanoczy believes everyone on campus bas a role to play in making the University a safer place to work and study. Over the years bis deparLment has introduced a variety of programs to promote safety. They includeaWalkHomeprogram and a Special Event Security program which increases the number of security workers on the night of an event that may draw large crowds to the campus. And the programs are working, too. Already Brezanoczy says vandalism has declined by 50 percent during the last two years and break-ins have also seen a dramatic decline. "We have a good and safe campus here, " says Brezanoczy, " and we w~ttokeepitthatway." •· Wayne Petersen REMEMBERING THE MONTREAL MASSACRE Island ofMisfit Toys was the theme ofthe float prepared by Lakehead University's residence students for the OPP'sannual Thunder Bay Christmas Parade. Above {left to right): Residence Housekeeping's Lead Hand Ray Hurd, his son Tyler, Power House Operating Engineer Fred Enge/age and Manager ofResidence David Hare pose for aquickphoto with students Erron Williams and Brent Evans before showtime. The students worked long andhardto decorate the float which was built with the assistance of Ron Whistle of Maintenance and the CTRC. Special thanks go to Ray Hurd and Versa Campus Services for helping the students collect donations to the city's Food Banks, and to the Bookstore for donating candies for the youngsters along the route. 4 On December 6 the Lakehead University community gathered in the Agora to remember the murder in 1989 of 14 women at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique. The memorial service was sponsored by the Status of Women Committee and The Gender Issues Centre/LUSU. Agora, December 1995 �Quote of the Month: Father, chatting with his young son about Christmas: "Santa brings toys to good littie boys. Do you know what he brings if you're bad?" Son: "Clothes.· Correction: Last month we incorrectly stated the phone number for information on CPP and OAS. The correct address and phone number are: Human Resources Development Canada Feeling Stressed: Your Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) can Income Security Programs Office help!! Call them at 343-4626. All calls are completely confidential. • 2 Court Street South Some upcoming EAP events include: Thunder Bay, Ontario Myers-Briggs(MBTI) Information Night Wednesday January 10, I996 Participants will complete a personality inventory prior to the workshop and will learn of their type as well as how to resolve conflicts with others. Relationship Enhancement Course Wednesday, January 24 to February 14, 1996 This 4-week course will focus on ways to resolve differences and conflicts. It will also cover ways to enhance joy and intimacy. P7B 2W3 1-800-461-9881 tttttttttt ♦ ♦ • • • • ♦ • ♦ REMINDER: DON'TFORGETTOSENDIN YOURMEDICAL,DENTALAND VISION CLAIM FORMS FOR 1995. ANY EXPENSES INCURRED IN 1995 MUST BE SUBMITTED TO PRUDENTIAL BEFORE THE END OF FEBRUARY 1996. ♦• • • • ♦ • tttttttttt Dispensing Fee Facts: Dispensing Fees: The dispensing fee isthe amount you pay on each prescription in addltiontothecostofthedrugitsett. Forthe 12-monthperiodending July 31, 1995: WalMart Superstore Zellers (Intercity} Gascoigne's Safeway (all} Janzen's Wolt's Westfort Bourke's (all} Clinic Pharmacy (Court St.} Shopper's Drug Mart (all} Zellers (Northwood} 1. 2. 3 4. 5. Lakehead University's plan paid5,050dispensingfees Total cost ofdispensingfeeswas$46,754.34 Average cost of dispensingfee was $9.26 Average number of dispensing fees peremployee is 6.7 Every$1 saving on average dispensing fee means $5,000 Remember:Spendyourbenefits$wiselyll $3.97 $3.99 $3.99 $8.97 $8.99 $8.99 $9.49 $9.99 $10.49 $10.49 $10.49 $10.49 Human Resources Telephone Fax number Agora, December 1995 343-8334 346-7701 5 �CALENDAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY FREE Puauc L ECTURES Reserves and Examinatiom FLASH! Searching for items in the reserve collection and examination file has just become easier. Just select the " Reserves/Exams" option on any Online Catalogue search menu screen and follow the instructions. If you need any help you can make use of the HELP screen, or ask at the Library Information Desk. Internet Access Just a reminder that you can also search the Library's online catalogue from your home or office if you have internet access. Any of the following methods will connect you to the catalogue: Telnet (Remote login): Gopher (LUCI): WWW: lib.lakeheadu.ca (usemame = Lakehead) gopher.lakeheadu.ca (select Library Services and Information) http://www.lakeheadu.ca (choose Library Services button) Remember, if you are using a PC you wiU have to make use of the key equivalency table to use the multiLIS conu:µands. This table is located on the first library screen. Happy hunting! THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY 0 Thermae: PublicBathsoflmperial Rome is the topic of a lecture by Janet Delaine of Oxford University on January 11 at 8:00 pm in UC1017 (across from Security). □Canadian author Sandra BirdseUwill be speaking on Monday, February 5 at 8:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge. 0 Dr. Peter Raffo will give a talk on the History of Amalgamation of Fort William and Port Arthur on Monday, February 24 at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge. Agora HouDAY HouRS The Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of External Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except forJuly and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. December 16, 1995 to January 1, 1996 Saturday, December 16 Sunday, December 17 December 18 to December 21 Friday, December22 December 23 toDecember26 December 27 to December29 December30to December31 January 1 (New Year's Day) 10:00 amto 2:00 pm Closed 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 8:00 am to 12:00 noon Closed 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Closed Closed Regular hours resume on Tuesday, January 2, 1996 STUDENTS IN NEED These days many Lakehead students arc struggling to make ends meet. There are fewer part-time jobs available as a result of cutbacks, and many students who are working have found their hours reduced. If anyone in the University community knows of a student having financial difficulties, please encourage them to contact the Financial Aid Office (SC0008). We may be able to offer some alternatives to help reduce the stress. A bursary or the Ontario Work Study Program may help the student get over a critical period and enable the student 10 stay on for the balance of the year. I would also like to encourage everyone to give generously to the LUSU Food Banlc. It is a valuable service for those students in need. -- Phyllis Bosnick, Financial Aid Administrator _ O:!! .... ... I\) -0 s uo1+~1a~ 1eu~aix ~ u e !'.'0J1 . ,., U'I () -0 _ ..., Q(l) ~3 CD - (l) .... (l) 6 -1~1.. Q~ '8'8n U'I ! ~nd' ~ii • Director of External Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: The Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B5E1 Telephone: {807) 343-8300 FAX: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: trances. harding@lakeheadu.ca 0 1996 Olympic Trials Lakehead University is hosting the 1996 Olympic Trials for Wrestling on February 14, 1996. Both Free-style and Greco Roman Teams will be selected and CBC Sports will be covering the event with a one-hour television program. For information contact Francis Clayton at 343-8513. ' Agora, December 1995 � 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.12 No.9 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains messages from the Chancellor and President and holiday updates from the Alumni Association. 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 1995-12 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0c95e4160829a01ee93ea7db83584e2a.pdf 09dfac40a6702b1df9ff0a97d667a3c0 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada February 1996, Vol. 13, No. 2 -- 60 Faculty and Staff take Voluntary Exit Packages by Frances Harding - Dr. Hank Akervall is leaving - the sports enthusiast and Director of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism who helped to establish the Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation programs during the course of his 30-year career at Lakehead. Fred McIntosh is leaving - the soft-spoken Chief Librarian who joined the University as a faculty member in the early '70s and, since 1985, has overseen major renovations and automation at the Chancellor Paterson Library. Nurse Jessie Sutherland, Coordinator of Health Services, has left Lakehead University after 27 years of service. Others leaving include: Bonny Wigrnore is leaving - the alwayshelpful Paymaster who, during her 16 years at Lakehead, was the first staff representative to serve on the Board of Governors. Also leaving is Dr. Alan Hughes of the department of Chemistry who helped to build a strong science research base at Lakehead University and who will continue his NSERC-sponsored research at Lakehead after retirement. FAREWELL PARTY MARCH Dr. George Ozburn, Biology Don Watson, Re-engineering 7 In all, 60 people are taking advantage of the voluntary exit packages which were available to faculty and staff up until Friday, February 9, 1996at4:00pm. 3:00 • 5:00 P.M. IN THE FACULTY LOUNGE Join us as we bid farewell to facuityandstaff leaving Lakehead University Another leaving is Kathleen Gazey who completed an undergraduate degree while working as a technician in the Faculty of Forestry and who has accepted a position with a forestry company in British Columbia. Ralph Birston, Forestry Pam Kozak, Office Services No doubt these individuals will be missed for each has brought a unique perspective and a particular set of skills, knowledge and experience that has enriched academic and social life here at Lakehead University. continued on page 2 �COVER STORY 60 Take Voluntary Exit Packages (continued from page 1) When the Voluntary Exit programs were announced on December 22, 1995, Lakehead University was anticipating that participation could be in the 3-7 percent range. In fact, 9.1 percent ofLakehead University's full-time faculty and staff have accepted the programs. The total of 60 individuals consists of 45 staff (11.3 percent) and 15 faculty (5.8 percent). In addition, one faculty member has accepted a three-year leave of absence. Of the administrative departments, Campus Development is experiencing the greatest loss of personnel with nine people leaving including Helen Coutts, Nick Gallo, Norman Galloway, Mary Harris, Frank Heney, Ruth Legacy, Don Mehagan, Daniel Piksiades and Mike Turek. Next is Finance with four people leaving: Aline Bresele, Ralph Mauro, Bryan Townson and Bonny Wigmore, and the Library with four people leaving: Barbara Barber, Evelyn Desruisseaux, Mary Garbutt and Fred McIntosh. Of the academic units, the Faculty of Engineering will see the greatest exodus with a total of six people leaving including four technicians: Scott Connell, Bill Maki, Eric Powell and Edith Ramanathan, and two faculty: Dr. Martin Oosterveld and Dr. Murray Patterson. Next is the department of Chemistry where four people have taken the package: Dr. Ian Hoodless, Dr. Alan Hughes, Bill Morgan and Verna Petrovich. Also the Faculty of Forestry bids farewell to four people: Dr.EmilDavid,Dr.TomHazenberg,KathleenGazeyandRalphBirston. 'Toe offer of a voluntary exit program was received in different ways by different people," says Director of Human Resources Bill Bragnalo. "Some who were emotionally and financially in a position to take advantage of the exit package, jumped at the opportunity. For others the decision was more difficult. Many commented on how helpful the financial/tax/retirement planning ~ssions and the pension information were in reaching their final decisions." "Individuals left for various reasons," says Bragnalo. "The most common ones being the opportunity to make a career move to something new, and early retirement Without doubt, the current provincial funding cuts and the concern of further cuts in the future had a direct impact on some people's decisions to leave Lakehead University." "There is no question we have a money problem," says Poulter, "and that we need to restructure and downsize. Voluntary exits are by far the easiest way to at least partially accomplish this task." Both Vice President (Administration) Fred Poulter and Vice-President (Academic) Dr. John Whitfield, are confident the long-term savings achieved through these programs will, in part, assist the University in dealing with the current government cutbacks. Some positions will be replaced, and this will contribute to the renewal of the institution. Says Whitfield: "There are many people who have provided excellent service to the University and they will certainly be missed. At the same time, the voluntary exiting of our staff does provide some opportunity for rebuilding and redirection -- a renewal of some of our programs. This process of rebuilding will take some time, and this is our challenge in the next few months." 2 FACULTY Henry Akervall Andre Cloutier Emil David Maria Fine Richard Freitag Gerrit (Tom) Hazenberg Arthur Hensel William Honey Ian Hoodless Alan Hughes Martin Oosterveld George Ozburn Murray N. Patterson Peter Rutherford Usie A. Thomson LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA LUFA Outdoor Recreation Languages Forestry BusinessAdministration Biology Forestry Business Administration Business Administration Chemistry Chemistry Engineering (Civil) Biology Engineering (Mech.) Education Outdoor Recreation STAFF Marianne Arvelin OPEIU StudentServices Barbara Barber OPEIU Library (Education) Ralph Birston Tech. Forestry Aline Bresele OPEIU Finance(Accounts) Maureen Charban OPEIU VisualArts/Music Scott Connell Tech. Engineering (Chemical) Helen Coutts SEIU Campus Development Ellen Curran SEIU Residence (Housekeeping) Evelyn Desruisseaux OPEIU Library NickGallo IUOE CampusDevelopment Nonnan Galloway SEIU CampusDevelopment Mary Garbutt OPEIU Library KathleenGazey Tech. Forestry Joan Gerow OPEIU Office Services (Switchboard) Mary Harris Schedule I Campus Development Frank Heney SEIU CampusDevelopment Gwen Henry OPEIU Geography LeslieJames Schedule I CTRC Lori Kapush OPEIU Nursing Pam Kozak OPEIU Office Services Karen Kuoppa-aho OPEIU PrintingServices Ruth Legacy SEIU Campus Development Bill Maki Tech. Engineering (Electrical) Ralph Mauro Schedule 2Finance Rocco Mazzaferro Tech. Science Workshop Fred McIntosh Sr. Adrnin. Library Don Mehagan SEIU CampusDevelopment Rhonda Meservier OPEIU OfficeServices Bill Morgan Tech. Chemistry Verna Petrovich OPEIU Chemistry Daniel Piksiades SEIU Campus Development Eric Powell Tech. Engineering (Civil) Edith Ramanathan Tech. Engineering (Civil) Lorraine Scarcello OPEIU Biology Hennie Schuurhuis-SchonbergerOPEI ULanguages Donna St. James Schedule 2Registrar's Office Jessie Sutherland Schedule2Student Services Bryan Townson Schedule 2Finance Mike Turek Schedule 2Campus Development Nick Van Eeden Tech. Anthropology Reino Viitala Tech. Geology Don Watson Sr. Admin. Re-engineering RonWhistle SEIU Residence LC. Bonny Wigmore Schedule 2 Finance (Payroll) Darlene Yahn Schedule II CTRC Agora, February 1996 �■;J9g•1 ;i•e;t•Mlli!IP; 1 ¥1 1 •'9~ii-.1-----------------------The so-called "window" of special programs bas closed, but I would remind the Faculty that the VER Program in the LUFA Collective Agreement is still available until June 30, 1996. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDED The Office of Graduate Studies and Research has just been awarded a three-year University-Industry Project Grant totalling $150,000 in order to establish an Intellectual Property Management Program at Lakehead University. This program will, in part, try to get more of the innovations/Inventions' development at Lakehead University into the commercial marketplace. MET ANNOUNCES LU OPERATING GRANT by Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University MORE STUDENTS ro APPLY TO LU IN 1996 The preliminary application data has been made available to Lakehead University, and our applications are up 3.9 percent while the system total has declined by 1.3 percent. While the system variation is rather small, the institution to institution spread is, again this year, quite dramatic. Program increases of note at Lakehead University are Science, Concurrent Education, Outdoor Recreation and Kinesiology (+54 percent). W1NTER OF SURVIVAL•· A SPECIAL THANK-You I would like to thank all of our staff and faculty who have put in the extra effort to help Lakehead University and our students survive the snow and cold of 1996. Your dedication is appreciated. This past week, we received the formal funding announcement for the year starting May 1, 1996. There were no great surprises, and our year-to-year grant reduction (including the !percent announced in the Summer of 1995) is to be $5.37 million. Our 1996-97 budget process continues and, over the next few weeks, the Task Force on Funding and the Senate Budget Committee will be examining our options in more detail. Les Miller is preparing a three-year budget model which will form the basis forournext round of discussions with the Deans and Directors. CONGRATULATIONS TO LUSU A special congratulations to LUSU (and outgoing President, Adele Ritchie) on a very successful Day of Action Panel on Febmary 7. Unlike the unmly Toronto Program, the LUSU initiative was firstrate, well attended., and focussed on the issues. Congratulations go, as well, to the newly-electedLUSUExecutive for next year. I look forward to working with you in these most challenging times. VOLUNTARY Exrrs/ RETIREMENTS The cover story in this issue deals with the Voluntary Exit Plans, but I would like to thank all of the participants for their service to Lakehead University over the years and wish them all the best either in retirement or in their new career options. The program has been successful from the perspective of assisting Lakehead University, in part, in dealing with our Harris Government cutbacks and, at the same time, the program will allow for selective renewal of some of our program areas. INFORMATION ON REGULAR RETIREMENTS FOR 1995-96 WILL BE FEATURED IN FUTURE ISSUES OF THE AGORA It has been an interesting personal experience being involved with several of the individuals who considered the program, and it does point out a generic need for all of us to do retirement planning in advance. Agora, February 1996 3 �ON CAMPUS CTRC Synergy LU-NET SITE MAP • in Action by Frances Harding There is a map in the new CTRC annual report that looks as if it belongs in Bearskin Airline's in-flight magazine. K.apausktSing adgc Rainy Rivrr ync apluu But the lines connecting remote communities in Northern Ontario are charting connections to the Internet. not flight paths. For the last year, CTRC Director Bob Angell and the staff ofLakehead University's Communications Technology Resource Centre have been guiding people onto the infonnation highway. Why? Because it compliments the mission of Lakehead University as a University "in and for the North." And. as Executive Director, University Services, Grant Walsh points out, "It is a way of providing badly needed revenues at a time of government cutbacks." In addition to owning its own campus-wide telephone system, Lakehead University leases telephone lines from Bell Canada which service the outlying regions. This enables Lakehead to install a "stand alone" server in communities such as Marathon and provide Internet connections to hospitals, municipal offices, libraries, police stations, schools, and industries, as well as hundreds of individual households. (In January, the Lakehead University Alumni Association began offering Internet connections to its members in the 807 area code for a rate of $ .30per hour, plus a $20 start-up fee -- the same hourly rate given to Lakehead students.) With the University becoming a major service provider in the field of computers and telecommunications, a number of opportunities have arisen. These include: -- enhanced educational opportunities through distance education and a greater ability for people in the North to communicate directly with Lakehead University. 4 .,,. __ LU-Net Locations: O Existing sites • Pending sites By the end of April, 1996, thirteen northern communities from Kenora to Kapuskasing will be connected to the Internet via the Lakehead University's computer network -- LU Net. -- increased demand for computer hardware and software, something Lakehead's Campus Tech Store would gladly meet, given that profits from the retail outlet go towards funding Lakehead University scholarships and bursaries. - increased demand for computer training as scores of people in the region look to Lakehead University for assistance in becoming computer literate. But with the increased opportunities come increased pressures -- the most significant one being Lakehead's need to maintain adequate staffing to provide quality service. This is especially difficult at a time when government grants to universities are being reduced. Nevertheless, Angell speaks proudly of the "synergy'' that exists among the staff of CTRC. He describes the department's structure as being a "circle" where technical problems are solved as a group with each person of the team having something of value to contribute. This management style is essential, he says, given the pioneering nature of the work being done. As to what the future holds, Walsh is not certain. Market pressures may be the biggest threat to Lakehead's continued presence in the region. Therefore Lakehead is keeping its options open and, if necessary, will consider selling a portion of its Network or working in partnership with a community which may prefer to retain control. In the meantime, CTRC's forays into the region to install Internet connections have been enthusiastically received. According to Walsh, community leaders are thrilled when they learn that Lakehead University is coming to town. He says individuals like Bob Gregor, the President of James-River Marathon, are already planning for a time when the company will have video conferencing technology made available to them through the University. According to Angell, that time is not far off. Agora, February 1996 �YOUR GUIDE TO THE Communications Technology Resource Centre COMPUTER SERVICES MICRO MAINTENANCE All academic and administration computing including University Registration and Finance Services all computers on campus Bob Angell GeoffHill Timo Miettenen Carol Perry Carol Otte Michelle Colquhoun Paullnkila Christine Nielsen TELECOMMUNICATIONS In-house campus telephone service Frank Christen Vali-MarttiRautio Derrik Patola Jerry Crichlow Operation of the TV studio, manufacture of CD-ROMs, Home Page creation, coordination of distance education courses and video conferencing, graduation and academic video production Subby Szterszky RichardGlew Christine Nielsen Training was provided at Lalcehead University thanks to a partnership arrangement with organizations in the private and public sectors. Another Novell Engineering course will be offered this year. Anew Unix based DEC Alpha Server was added last October to service the needs of academics and researchers looking for a high speed, high calibre system. AuD10V1suAL Set-up and booking of audio visual equipment including multimedia presentations, video, film, and slide projectors You may purchase a computer from Campus Tech through payroll deductions through the Glenda Squier John Bonofiglio A/V MAINTENANCE Connecting computers to computers through telephone lines Maintenance of audio-visual equipment on campus including slide projectors, television, sound systems, etc. TomAustin CAMPUS TECH STORE OPERATIONS Retail sales office with a mandate to increase computer literacy on campus Functional, day-to-day computer operations including the production of lists, cheques, reports, tape backups, and student printing services Debbie Kuchel Lyne Patterson Agora, February 1996 Michelle Colquhoun Public Libraries in communities connected to LU-Net get a free Internet connection. NETWORKING Azhar Ladlin Lakehead will soon have three accredited Novell Engineers: MULTI MEDIA DanSymons ManfredPlank DID You KNOw? Employee Purchase Plan (EPP). Introductory classes for popular topics such as Microsoft Windows, Windows applications for Pegasus Mail, Internet access, WordPerfect, Lotus and Corel Draw are taught by CTRC staff to both students and staff. During the school year you can access the HELP Desk by phoning 7777. It is staffed by student advisors and is open: MondaytoThursday: 8:30amto 10:00pm Friday: 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Saturday and Sunday: 10 am-5:00 pm 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Dual Winners Dr. Sher Ali Mirza 1995-96 Distinguished Researcher and Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh 1995-96 Distinguished Instructor by Sara Hatherly There is no doubt about the interconnectedness of teaching and research at Lakehead University. Dr. Sher Ali Mirza, this year's recipient of the Distinguished Researcher Award, received the honour of being Lakehead's Distinguished Instructor in 1991 and Dr. Inderjit Nirdosh, this year's recipient of the Distinguished Instructor Award, was previously presented with the Distinguished Researcher Award in 1989. Congratulations to these "dual" winners for receiving Lakehead's highest honours for teaching and research. 'screams' excellence in every line. At a time when government ministries and related groups such as OCUA are attempting to isolate teaching from research, Dr. Mirza stands out as a very solid barrier to that line of thought." The desire to excel and to create knowledge are, according to Dr. Mirza, the two keys to being a good researcher. Dr. Mirza further remarks, "Having done research in your area you feel good about your work. That is what creates the spark inside you and without that spark you cannot be a university professor." Distinguished Instructor Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh of the Department of Chemical Engineering completed his BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering atPunjabe University. In 1971 Dr. Nirdosh travelled to Birmingham University in England to begin work on his PhD. Arriving in Canada in 1974, he accepted a teaching position with McMaster University and in 1981 came to teach at Lakehead. Dr. Mirza, a professor of Civil Engineering with a specialty in Structural Engineering, received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He then completed postdoctoral work at the University of Alberta in 1980 before coming to Lakehead. Throughout his career Dr. Mirza has been actively involved in teaching, research and consulting. Travel across the Kennedale River Bridge in Edmonton, visit Dr. Sher Ali Mirza Dallas City Hall or the terminal of the Dallas-Fort Worth Intemational Airport and you will see just a small sample of Dr. Mina's work. One of the most profound impacts of Dr. Mina's research has been on the safety clauses of the Canadian Code for Design of Concrete Structures for Buildings as well as on those of the American Concrete Institute Building Code. Dr. Mina's most recent research also includes a study of the behaviour and design of high performance concrete. High performance concrete, a far more dense and durable type of concrete, not only increases the strength of structures, but holds promise for increased economic revenue for property developers since it allows for a decrease in column size and an increase in rental space. In 1990, Dr. Mirza and two co-authors received the American Concrete Institute's Raymond C. Reese Structural Research Award for their work on bridge bentcap girders. Complementing his busy research and teaching schedule, Dr. Mirza acts as a reviewer for NSERC and the U.S. National Science Foundation as well as a number of civil engineering journals. He also serves as the chair of the Joint ACIASCE Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns. InhisnominationofDr. MirzaforDistinguishedResearcher,Dr.J.G. Locker, DeanoftheFacultyofEngineering, stated, "HisC.V. literally 6 One of Dr. Nirdosh 's most satisfying accomplishments has been serving as faculty advisor to Lakehead's Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The chapter, which has won numerous awards, recently received the 1995 National Merit Award of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. Given to the best student chapter in the country, the award is a tremendous achievement for the Lakehead Chapter, especially given the fact that the chapter represents the smallest chemical engineering school in Canada. Dr. /nderjit Nirdosh In addition to his teaching and research on topics such as the development of hydrometallurgical processes for the leaching of uranium ores for obtaining environmentally acceptable mill tailings, Dr. Nirdosh is currently actively involved in preparations for the Fourth Annual Chemical Engineering conference to be held at Lakehead in March of this year. One of the best things about teaching according to Dr. Nirdosh is being of assistance to his students. As a teacher one must play many roles. 'Toe role of a parent when it is needed, the role of a friend when it is needed, and of course the role of the instructor." His work is largely motivated by interactions with students. "New visions keep on motivating you and that keeps on working every Agora, February 1996 �time. Every day there is a new thing to think about, a new aspect. There's no shonage of ideas." Hailing from a family of teachers (including his grandfather, uncles and sister), Dr. Nirdosh knew that he always wanted to go into teaching. He does, however, acknowledge that a strong interest in research is crucial to being a good instructor. "When you take up this profession you know you are interested in both. You are not just interested in one because otherwise you are doing half the job, you are forfeiting half your aims and you will only be half satisfied." Furthermore, according to Dr. Nirdosh, "Research improves your perception and so does teaching and both help each other." Dr. Mirza also agrees that teaching and research are interconnected. "In my view teaching and research are one and the same. They go hand in hand. I always bring my research into the lectures. ...If you are doing research in a certain area, you have to be current. You have to be on top of your work so your knowledge is very up to date and that's what I try to give to my students." Dr. Mirza concludes, "I don't think you can separate teaching and research...Toey are synergistic to each other. You cannot take research out of university teaching or university teaching out of research." 1996 MORRIS LECTURE The Department of Philosophy and The Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. John S. Kloppenborg PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE "The Lost Gospel Q and the Quest for the Historical Jesus" Friday,March8, 1996 8:00pm BraunBuilding,Room 1021 ONTARIO HYDRO'S Sara Hatherly (HBSc'94)isenrolledin the Master'sprogram in Experimental Psychology. She is one ofseveral students participating in S.P.A.R.K.Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The ChronicleJournaV'fhe Times-News. CONffilBUllON MAKES PUBLICATION A REALITY The Reading Edge The Learning Assistance Centre and the Chancellor Paterson Library invite you to attend a demonstration of a new reading machine that assists people with disabilities. Toe Reading Edge is easy to use and is a completely integrated single unit that incorporates a bookedge scanner, a speech synthesizer and speaker, a moveable keypad and software that can recognize virtually any typeface. This reading technology can read a variety of printed materials including books, magazines, photocopies, and documents with multiple columns. Scanned documents can be recorded on a tape recorder or sent to a personal computer. Come to the Library's 4th floor, room 4001 to learn more about this wonderful technology: Thursday, February 29, 1996 10:00am-1 l:OOam or 2:00pm-3:00pm If you have any questions, contact Donna at 343-8087. Agora, February 1996 Biology professor Walter Momot indicates the extent of his research on cataloguing fish distribution in the western ·part of Lake Superior to Ontario Hydro's Gary Whitney. Whitney, who is Plant Manager with Ontario Hydro's Northwest Hydroelectric Production Division, was on campus in January to present a cheque for $4,000 to Lakehead University. Toe funds will be used to publish Dr. Momot's extensive research which encompasses 60,000 square kilometres including 650 lakes and 120 streams. His book. co-authored with Sam Stephenson, will be published by the Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies in May, 1996. The book will be of value to Ontario Hydro as well as to other groups including anglers, consulting engineers and environmental organizations concerned with the watershed in Northwestern Ontario. 7 �••tM=iiUii~i;J¥hb1;@:-1----------------------KlNEs10LoGv Dr. Thomas M. K. Song has published a paper entitled " Relationships of physical fimess, and lifestyle indicators with blood iron in children and adults" in the American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 7, pp. 631-641, 1995. The study was done in collaboration with Drs. C. Bouchard, G. Theriault, D. Prud'home, Physical Activity Science Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec, and Dr. R. Malina,DepartmentofPbysical Education and Exercise Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Tony Bauer recently was accepted for publication to the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, National Strength and Conditioning Association. T. Bauer, C. Zerpa. The Design of a Test Ergometer for Leg Strength and Power Measurement in Skiers. A Technical Report. The device has been developed in the Biomechanics Laboratory in the School of Kinesiology over the last four years and has been adopted for use by Freestyle and Alpine skiers. The specific design of the ergometer also lends itself to a variety of research applications in the area of lower extremity rehabilitation of joint and muscle injuries. Special acknowledgments must go toMr.EdDrotarandMr.RoccoMazzaferro in the Science Workshop, for their ~upport and design expertise during the construction of the device. The ergometer is currently being used on a joint research project "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Related to Fatigue" in conjunction with the University of Staffordshire, England. Dr. Johnston has also had published a coedited book titled Polar Tourism: Tourism in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions by John Wiley and Sons. Her co-editor is Dr. C. Michael Hall, who is with the Tourism Program, University ofCanberra, Australia Drs. Hall and Johnston co-authored two chapters. Johnston also authored a chapter entitled "Patterns and issues in Arctic and Subarctic tourism," and co-authored with Diana Madunic, a former student, a chapter on "Waste disposal and the wilderness in the Yukon Territory." Johnston continues her research on tourism management strategies in the Arctic with colleagues from Britain and Norway. OUTDOOR RECREATION PARKS & TOURISM Dr. Tom G. Potter presented two papers, "Seeds to Trees: Towards an Understanding of Human Growth in Wtlderness"and "A Vision for Change: Sowing Seeds from the Heart," in November (1995) at the Association for Experiential Education 23rd International Conference in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Potter also co-authored an article with Teresa L. Socha that appeared in the fall edition of Kanawa Magazine, titled "Horton Hears a Canoe." Dr. Bob Payne delivered an invited paper entitled "The Role of Social Science in National Park Establishment: A Canadian Case Study," at the New England Conference on Nature Conservation, Reserve Selection and Park Boundary Issues at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia on January24, 1996. Soc1OLOGY GEOGRAPHY Dr. Robert Dilleyand Dr. Margaret Johnston, Centre for Northern Studies and the Department of Geography, both recently had papers appear in a collection published by the Institute for Geography at the University of Salzburg, Austria The volume is titled Themes and Issues of Canadian Geography I. Dr. Dilley' s paper was coauthored by Eric Strand, a former student, and is titled "Rivalry and harmony in an amalgamated city." Dr. Johnston's paper is titled " Communities and the resource economy of northwestern Ontario." 8 Dr. David A. Nock had his article "Lessons From Davis: The Sociology of Arthur Kent Davis, published in The Canadian Journal of Sociology, Volume 20, No. 3, Summer 1995,pp.387-407. Dr. Terry L. Hill was anonymously nominated and was successful in appearing in the 1995-1999edition of Who' sWho in Ontario, R. W. McLeod, ed., (p. 520). As stated in the Preface, "The aim of this publication is to pay tribute to the men and women in this province who have contributed to the growth and development of their communities, and to the province as a whole." POLITICAL STUDIES Dr. Laure Paquette has recently been invited to publish an abstract of her article 'Toe Importance of a Strategic Concept," published in the International Journal last year, in the International Political Science Abstracts. Founded in 1951 by the International Political Science Association, the Abstracts is the major scholarly reference journal in the discipline. It publishes noncritical abstracts of articles in the field of political science, drawn from major journals and yearbooks. Its circulation will assure her article world-wide attention. Dr.LaurePaquettewaselectedtotheBoard of Directors of the Canadian Consortium on Asia-Pacific Security (CANCAPS) at its annual conference in Vancouver Dec. 8-10, 1995. Membership on CANCAPS is limited to those individuals with expertise on security matters in Asia and the Pacific, making it a small but influential professional association with ties so close to the Departtnent of Foreign Affairs and International Trade that academic members regularly serve on diplomatic missions to the region and serve as alternatives to traditional diplomatic contact. NURSING Dr. Darlene Steven and Professor Rhonda Kirk-Gardner recently published a chapter on cardiovascular health in Luekenotte, A. (1996). Gerontologic Nursing. Toronto: Mosby Book Company. Dr. Darlene Steven, a contributor to the text Leading and Managing (1995), Mosby Book Company, was recently informed by the edit9r Patricia Yoder Wise that the book received the "Book of the Year" Award by the American Journal ofNursing. This is a highly prestigious award. Steven's chapter was titled, "Strategic Planning, Goal Setting, and Marketing," The second edition of the text is in the planning stages. I I -Agora, February 1996 �FORESTRY Lakehead University Business Students among the top six teams in Canada at the Queen's Intercollegiate Business Competition January 11-14, 1996 Dr. Peter Duinker has several papers just out or in press. An article on "Clearcut" has appeared in Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia {pp. 128-129), edited by R. Paehlke and published by Garland. Dr. Duinker co-authored a paper with former graduate student Ian McCallum on ''Long-term effects of timber management on marten habitat potential in an Ontario boreal forest," which Mr. McCallum presented at the Second North American Martes Conference in Edmonton in August 1995. The paper has been submitted for publication in peer-reviewed proceedings. Dr. Duinker presented a paper entitled " Managing Ontario's Forests as Natural Landscapes: Opportunities and ChalJenges" at two OMNR workshops on''Emulating Natural Disturbances in Forested Landscapes," in Kapuskasing in September and Thunder Bay in November. With colleagues Gary Bull and Jeremy Williams of Toronto, Dr. Duinker recently coauthored a report entitled "Sustainable Paper Cycle Study: Northern Temperate and Boreal Forests," a work completed for the International Institute for Environment and Development in London, UK. Dr. Duinker will have the folJowing papers appear soon as chapters in books: Whatateam/ Lakeheadbusiness students competing in the annualQueen's Intercollegiate Business Competition (ICBC) include: Back Row(l-r): Chris Fernyc, Bill Honey (Supervisor), Stephen Tapajna, Jeff Horwath, Catherine McMahon. Front Row (l-r) Jari Sallasvaara, J.R. Pierman, Harley Young, Adam Molai, John Bonn, Darcy Tuomi, Rose Norback. Missing: Terry McKay, Jeffrey Zweep, Rob Mulder. Lakehead University may not have the largest business school, but when it comes to quality, there is no question it ranks among the top six in Canada. Four student teams made it to the final round of the Queen's Intercollegiate Business Competitition this year and when it was all over, Lakehead had placed first in the Management Information Systems (MIS) category, beating out Calgary, Wilfred Laurier, Carleton, Memorial and Queen's. In addition to Management Information Systems, Lakehead competed in the categories of Marketing, Labour Arbitration, and Debating. Agora, February 1996 During the final phase of the competition, students presented solutions to case studies before a panel of judges made up of top executives in their respective fields. Lakehead's results, which have been consistently good over the last several years, are a testament to the excelJence of its business program. They also have enhanced Lakehead University's visibility within the Canadian business community. Professor Bill Honey, who took over from Professor Gabriella Sacchetti as ICBC coordinator this year, credits the team's sponsors: KPMG Peat Marwick Thome, CMA, Honeywell, Cheadle Johnson Shanks Macivor, and Lakehead University. --FH (a) "Managing Biodiversity in Canada's Public Forests," which will be Chapter 28 (pp. 324-340) in the forthcoming volume from CAB International on Biodiversity, Science and Development edited by F. di Castri and T. Younes; and (b) "People and Forests in Canada: Fitting CarbonintoaComplexFuture"(pp.375-386) and "WG4 Summary: Human Dimensions of the Forest Carbon Issue" (pp. 401-412), both chapters in the forthcoming SpringerVerlagNATO ASI volume40entitledForest Ecosystems, Forest Management and the Global Carbon Cycle, edited by M. Apps and D.T. Price. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Dr. Bahram Dadgostar and Prof~or Bob Isotalo have recently had their research paper entitled, "Content of City Destination Image for Near-Home Tourists" accepted for publication in the Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing. It is scheduled to appear in V3, N2 in 1995. 9 �AROUND CAMPUS LUSU Day of Action WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1996 \ Approximately 500 students, staff and faculty at Lakehead attended a panel discussion organized by LUSU in support of The Canadian Federation of Students' National Day ofAction to protest cutbacks to social programs. • • The staff in Campus Development, Security, and the Power House get full marks for keeping the main roads open and the engineering functions running during Thunder Bay's two-day Snow Emergency in January. Director of Campus Development Jirn Podd says LU staff had to ''break trail" on Reaume Street to permit an ambulance to respond to an emergency in one of the campus residences. They also had to dig out a few visitors who were stuck in the parking lot at Health Sciences North. According to Administrator Jim Kraemer, they were medical students who were in Thunder Bay to be interviewed for the Northern Ontario Medical Residency program. Oh, and the Volleyball game scheduled for Friday night at the CJ. Sanders Fieldhouse? No problem. Although the University was closed for two days, Lakehead staff had the parking lot cleared so the out-of-town players wouldn't be inconvenienced and the game could go on as planned. 10 Diane Maltby-Brown, Women's Studies, holds a carved mask from Tibet -- one of the items on sale in the Silent Auction during International Days January 22-27, 1996. Agora, February 1996 �CHECK Our THE LIBRARY's HOME PAGE .•• For exciting and informative links The Chancellor Paterson Library invites you to connect to useful Internet library resources through its Web Page. Some of these links include: LU Library's Online Catalogue:type Lakehead as Usemame World Wide Library Catalogues:The National Librarylink provides a complete list of Canadian library catalogues and gophers to access. The Library of Congress link lets you search its holdings Clearinghouse oflnternet Resource Guides through Internet information University or Michigan: A great starting point for finding All-in-One Search Page: 1bis page connects you to many Web search interfaces INTERCAT: 1bis catalog of Internet resources prepared by OCLC, provides access to over 6,000 academic sources. YAHOO: Another great starting point for Internet information. UNCOVER: 1bis searchable index lets you search through academic journals in many different subject areas. If you need assistance with searching any of these links, please ask at the Information Desk on the Main A oor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. The Library's Home Page is undergoing constant revision. Check this page frequently for new links and announcements. SELECTED NEW REFERENCE Tl1LES These titles can be found in the Reference Collection on the Main Aoor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. For assistance, please ask at the Information Desk. Cardiovascular Drug Therapy REFRM345C37531995 A Dictionary orScientific Quotations REFQ 173H36 1991 An Historical Dictionary ofForestry and Woodland Terms REF SD 17913491991 Moody'sHandbookofDividend Achievers 199S REFHG4050M66 l 995 Pequeno LarousseDustrado REFPC4625L33P 1992 Profi.le of Ontario's Provincial Electoral Districts. Based on 1991 Census Data. REFJL278.505P71995 The World's Women 1995 Trends and Statistics REF HQ 11 54 W951995 Agora, February 1996 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1995 REVIEW-1996 OUTLOOK The first Claim Cost Statement under the Workers' Compensation Board's New Experimental Experience Rating (SEER) arrived with good news for the University for the 1995 calendar year. With hard data to September 30, extrapolated to year-end, the University was sitting in a rebatepositionofapproximately$14,000. 1bisnumberwill remain fluid for another three years, as actual costs for injuries incurred during 1995 are tracked and projected. In reality, we will not begin to see any money coming in as a rebate or leaving as a surcharge until fall, 1996. Needless to say, the rebate/surcharge calculation is not simple, and the final tally - whether rebate or surcharge - will not be known wttil the end of 1998. The $14,000 may seem significant today, given the present strain in funding; however, it should be seen in the context of the total cost of Workers' Compensation for the University. In 1995, the University paid in excess of$163,000 in premiums (assessments). At the same time, costs covered by the Board on behalf of University employees injured during 1995 totalled approximately $5,400. Actual costs for 1995 can continue to accrue over the next three years, if any 1995 claim remains active, or is reactivated. If a claim which was originally denied by the Board is accepted as a valid claim, those costs, too, will be added to the '95 actual cost base. When plugged into the rebate/ surcharge equation at the end of 1998, that cost base, combined with the estimated future costs of each claim, and with Board overhead (applied at a rate of34%), could spell out a maximum surcharge of $42,000 for the 1995 calendar year, or a rebate of something less than $21,000. And that is j ust 1995. Under NEER, rebates or surcharges apply in every calendar year. While it may sound like we're trapped into a workers' compensation lottery, we're not. Toe keys to cost containment remain fixed and predictable: accident prevention, early return to work, and effective claims management. It 'sa fonnulathat we are all involved in. As members of the University community, we have a responsibility to strive to create safe and healthy environment for work and study and to support injured co-workers in their timely return to the workplace. a Even more importantly, as a community, we need to . believe that we can eliminate all workplace injuries at the University, and we need to commit to achievement of that goal. - Marla Peuramaki, Human Resources Officer -- Health & Safety 11 �CALENDAR 0 Dr. Fram;ois Messier of the Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, will give two lectures: "Spacial Organization of Polar Bears in the High Arctic" on February 28, 1996 at 3:30pm in UC0050, and "Trophic Interactions in Two Northern Wolf-Ungulate Systems" on February 29, 1996 at 11 :30 am in RC0005. Both lectures are part of the Northern Studies Lecture series and co-sponsored by the Centre for Northern Studies and the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystems Research. 0 Donors Reception: LU's annual reception for scholars and donors is being held Thursday, March 21, at 4:30 pm in the Faculty LoWJge. 0 Alumni Mixed Curling Bonspiel for alumni, staff, faculty and friends is scheduled for Friday, March 22, 1996 from 6:00 - IO pm at the Port Arthur Curling Club. $30/person $120 /team. Register by calling343-8155 orby Faxat 343-8999. Deadline: March 15, 1996. Cash, Cheque, Visa or Mastercard accepted. 0 "Rite of Passage" for Dr. Ernst Zimmermann. Staff and faculty are invited to join Dr. and Mrs. Zimmermann for dinner in the Faculty LoWJge on Saturday, March 23. For tickets and information contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. IN SEARCH OF A VOICE March 1 - 17 THE ART OF CouRAGE Thunder Bay ArtGaUery Thunder Bay Art Gallery An exciting and dynamic exhibition featuring works produced since May 1995 by students currently enrolled in the Visual Arts program. May 11-May 24, 1996 This annual exhibition of LU student work hosted by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, is a special celebration, as the Gallery celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The ongoing nature of this endeavour underscores the cooperative relationship between the Gallery and the Visual Arts Department, and provides visitors with an intriguing opportunity to view the art of promising new artists. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1996 The 4th Annual Chemical Engineering Conference with its theme "Changing Faces of Chemical Engineering" with LU president Dr. Bob Rosehart as the keynote speaker. For information contact Dr.l.Nirdoshat(807) 343-8343. CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT 0 Regional Dialogue'96 is being hosted SEMINAR by Lakehead University on Friday, April 26, 1996, for regional secondary school guidance counsellors and Ontario university liaison personnel. "Applied Analytical Chemistry in the Oil Sands Industry" by Dr. Jean Cooley, Research Associate, Syncrude Canada Ltd., will be held on Friday, March 8, 1996 at I :30pm in RB 2026. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY CONCERT SERIES All concerts, WJless otherwise noted, are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts Tuesdays, 12:30 pm For tickets and information caU: 343-8787 March 5: The Music of Martin Arnold March 19: Mary Fahrenbruck, piano 12 SURVIVORS, LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY A NNUAL JURIED STUDENT ExH1emON All interested persons are invited to attend. Sponsored by Syncrude Canada, Industrial Research Institute, NY, and LU Chemistry Department. The Woodlawn Arts Foundation created Survivors, In Search ofa Voice: The Art of Courage to raise both awareness and money for the fight against cancer, specifically breast cancer. For more information call 344-1690 or 3447978. Agora The Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of External Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except torJuly and August) to faculty, staff and friends ofLakehead University. Director of External Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: The Editor, Agora Lakehead Universffy 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8300 FAX: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca I C. Troj an Extern al Relatio ns .. ():!'! _-, ..- O~ '8'8n (/) (/) --, ~ 0 ~- () -0 ~ a. om '8n'8 l:::3 <I>(t) ifi ' ro • Agora, February 1996 � 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.13 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on faculty and staff accepting exit packages from Lakehead, a message from the President, and announces Lakehead Business Students among the top six teams in Canada. 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 1996-02 1996 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Business Business Students Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead Business Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a5321a02756ddcb10b328454b3b35fd5.pdf ad011825181bb9e6f0d911999a2c9b34 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada January 1996, Vol. 13, No. 1 HAROLD TOWN PRINlS GIFTED TO LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Art which Lakehead University had been renting from the Canada Council Art Bank has been replaced with a collection of 63 serigraphs and lithographs by the late Canadian painter, Harold Town. The gift, made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lipson of Toronto, is valued at over $58,000. The framing and shipping of these works, valued at over $10,000, was provided by Stephen Rosen of Toronto. e Lakehead Visual Arts professor Mark Nisenbolt says the collection of images is very evocative of the late 60s and early 70s and has already attracted the attention of many students, staff and faculty. Chaplin in The Cure, now on display in the Agora, is one of 63 artworks by Harold Town donated to Lakehead University by Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Upson. goooo o oooo oo •o o ~ 00 ~"""~ 0 • 0 g . 0 0 g 0 Harold Town ( 1924-1990) was born in Toronto and educated at the Western Technical School . and the Ontario College of Art. He was first recognized for his illustrations in Maclean's and "Painters Eleven." a radical group that exhibited during the late 50s. A somewhat eclectic artist in his time, Town painted murals, and did portraits, drawings, sculpture, collages and prints. He produced over 250 works in a period spanning 40 years. All 63 works are on permanent exhibition in buildings on campus, and Nisenholt is currently adding some of the images to the Department's Home Page on the Internet. 0 • 0 .. 0 0 INSIDE Beyond Borders International Days January 22-27, 1996 Schedule on page 4 0 Rudolf Valentino Christie Matheson Grace Slick #2 In the wake of budget cutbacks, Lakehead University has cancelled its three-year contract with the Art Bank and returned the 37 works which had been on display up until the end of December. �■Adi 1 •1 a~•i-i;Jai•l;i-f------------------------- OUR NORTHERN VISION by Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University Welcome to 1996. I must admit that there is not a lot to write about substantially since my last column. This institution, as well as all other post-secondary institutions in Ontario, is seriously examining how we can operate next year with significant funding reductions. In the case of Lakehead University, after allowing for a tuition increase, we anticipate an income shortfall of $4 to $4.5 million. Interest in the Voluntary Exiting Plans and Reduced WorkJoad Options remains high, but I would add, with a word of caution, that this program alone will not deal with our total funding shortfall. Realistically, and it is too early to predict accurately, I anticipate that we could achieve about one-third of our targeted reduction with this program. If the response is greater than anticipated, then the gap could be closed further. In making this estimate, one has to anticipate that some positions or reconfigured positions will need replacing. To all of those who are taking advantage of the package, I wish you all the best and thank you for your valuable service over the years to Lakehead University. CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Yves Prevost has been selected as a WUSC Faculty advisor -one of three selected across Canada. As Faculty Advisor he will be travelling to the Amazon River Basin with a group of about 10 students from across Canada who are interested in a range of issues -- from water purification systems to the rights of women. For more information about the WUSC program contact Prevost at ext. 8342. Dr. U.S. Panu, a professor in the Civil Engineering Department, has been elevated to the membership level of "Fellow" within the American Society of Civil Engineers. In bestowing the grade of "Fellow" on U.S. Panu and other ASCE members, ASCE President James W. Poirot pointed out that "the work of these members realizes a major civil engineering goal: to serve as guardians of the public good." 2 CANADA SAFEWAY A $12,000 endowment gift has been received from Canada Safeway Limited to create a 30th Anniversary Scholarship in Business. Toby Oswald (centre), Public Affairs Manager, Canada Safeway Limited, Winnipeg, visited the campus in December to present the cheque to Joy Himmelman, Director of External Relations, and Bob Rosehart, President. Toe endowment will provide an award of $700 to a high ranking full-time student entering the Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree Program. IN MEMORIAM: CLAUDE E. GARTON Lakehead University extends condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Claude Eugene Ganon who passed away on New Year's Day 1996 at Pioneer Ridge Nursing Home. In 1942ClaudegraduatedfromQueen's University. His studies there heightened his interest in taxonomy and inspired the establishment of the herbarium for which he is now world renowned. Toe Claude E. Garton Herbarium as it is known today, was donated to Lakehead University in 1966. Through the efforts of its founder and curator, the collection grew from 16,000 plant specimens to over 98,000. These specimens represent the first thorough catalogue of the plants of Northern Ontario and document the changes in the flora of the area throughout Claude's lifetime. In 1979 Garton was recognized for his botanical achievements and was titled Honorary Professor of Biology by Lakehead University. Agora, January 1996 �1996 CJ\.NADL\.N OLYMPIC \l'NBSTI.JNrG TRIAl..S February 1 - 4, 1996 C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario g Schedule y, Eebruary 2, 1996 • ro am - SESSION # 1 Free-style Pool Tourney • 3 pm - SESSION #2 Freestyle ladder (6th vs. 5th) • 5 pm - SESSION #3 Freestyle Ladder (5th vs. 4th) Saturday, February 3, 1996 ... .10 am - SESSION #4 freestyle ladder (4th vs. 3rd) • 12 pm - SESSION #5 Freestyle Ladder (3rd vs. 2nd) • 2 pm - SESSION #6; #7, #8 Freestyle Finals (2nd vs. 1st) (Best 2 out of 3) Sunday,, February 4, 1996 • 9 dm :r SESSION #1 Greco ~pman Pool Tourney • 12 pm ~ SESSION #2 Grec-o IJoman Ladder (4th vs. 3rd) ., ~ pm - SESSION ~ Greco Roman LaddeJ (3(d vs. 2nd) • 4 pm - SESSION t4 Gr.So RofflQn Finals (2nd vs. 1sf) (Best 2 out t;af 3) ket Locations • Lake.head University Bookstore • C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse • Thunder Bay Cemmunity Auditorium • Fort William Gardens After 20 Years The National Olympic Wrestling Trials Return To Thunder Bay ri l I ney re Agora, January 1996 .1 i(.J . •J_~ uacK, 3 �ON CAMPUS ond. JB0 STUDY OVERSEAS? •International Days• Januarr 22 - 27, 1996 Ir's EASIER THAN You THINK LUNCHEON LECTURE SERIES ARMCHAIR TRAVEL SERIES Tuesday - Thursday Monday - Thursday Noon-1:00pm 7:30pm Senate Chambers Faculty Lounge Everyone Welcome Everyone Welcome Complimentary lunch Provided World University ServicesofCanada (No Registration Necessary) (WUSC) By Marc Dolgin International Student Monday, January 22 Panel Discussion Tuesday, January 23 Sierra Leone by Mindy Willet "International Experiences" Tuesday, January 23 Dr. Laure Paquette Wednesday, January 24 Venezuela "Planning an International Trip" by Carlos Zerpa Wednesday, January 24 Kathleen Gazey Thursday, January 25 Malaysia INTERNATIONAL ExrosmoN CULTURAL FAIR by Len Anderson Thursday, January 25 Monday - Friday INTERNATIONAL SMORGASBORD 10:30am-3:00pm Saturday, January 27, 1996 at the Outpost $9 - students $11 - non students Children under 12 free Tickets are now on sale at the Outpost, LUSU, and Distance Education Office Agora Information Kiosk Silent Auction Cultural Booths International Bake Sale 4 & Lakehead University's reputation for being a desirable place to live and to study is not the only thing going "beyond borders." More and more Lakehead students are taking advantage of the opportunity to live and study overseas. And some are realizing their international experience is giving them a competitive edge when it comes to finding employment. A few things make it easier. First, it is not always necessary to be fluent in the language of the host country. Several institutions offer their courses in English. Second, host institutions go out of their way to make the Canadian students feel welcome. Some offer special courses to acquaint the student with their country's political and social systems. Others provide a special orientation program or set up a kind of advance "Pen Pal" system where Canadian students receive newsy letters from their future classmates. Acc~rding to Coordinator of Distance Education Gwen Wojda, Lakehead students have proven to be good ambassadors. And all of our partner institutions are eager to welcome more. So eager, in fact, that some will make special arrangements to accommodate the student's individual needs. (While most exchanges last for one or two tenns, some can be arranged for as little as six weeks). Over the course of 1995-96, Lakehead will have had 10 students studying in Australia, France, Japan and Sweden. And it is not too late to apply. For infonnation contact Leslie Malcolm at 343-8210. Agora, January 1996 �1995•96 International Exchange Students on campus for the fall term: Top Row: Toni Niemi, Espoo-Vantaa Institute otrechnology, Finland; Markus Junes, U of Oulu, Finland; Mikko Puhakka, U of Lapland, Finland; Jonas Berg, LO/ea U, Sweden; Terje Klyver, Lil/ea U, Sweden. Middle Row: Dr. John Whitfield; Samuli Kuusisto, UofOulu, Finland; Jarmo Havula, UofOulu-Finland; Leith Arar, Espoo-Vantaa Institute ofTechnology, Rn/and; Anna Bergstrom, Lu/ea U, Sweden; Anja Simon, Tubingen U, Germany. Bottom Row: Minako Toida, Gifu U, Japan; Goro Sugimoto, Gifu U. Japan; Miyuki Takai, Gifu U, Japan; Dr. A.G. Rosehart. Students on campus for the winter term (not shown in the photo) include: John Hansson, Lu/ea U, Sweden; Satu Kaisanen, U of Lapland, Finland; Anne Mankinen, U of Lapland, Finland; Fredrik 0/ofsson, Lu/ea U, Sweden; Adam Provic, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Tomaz Serrander, Lu/ea U, Sweden, and Sanna Halonen, Espoo Vantaa, Finland. A NEW PARTNER Lskehead's Distance Education Office can assist students who wish to study in... Australia China Czech Republic Ergland Etnopa Finland France Germany Agora, January 1996 Japan Kenya Nepal Quebec Russia Sweden USA Lakehead University has signed an agreement to establish a new student exchange program with Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology in Finland, andithas renewed its student exchange agreementswith the University ofLapland, Finland, and Lu/ea University in Sweden . Engineering students Toni Niemi and Leith Arar from Espoo-Vantaa Institute ofTechnologypose for apicture with Dr. Rosehart, Dr. Whitfield and Pentti Paularinne last fall. 5 �RESEARCH NEWS about amalgamation for, unlike the politicians, they were the ones who had to implement it. "They were there everyday and were also the ones who in the end were forced to take care of employee displacement." Yarzab insists that it is important we record the voices of what history might conventionally class "ordinary folk," adding that "we can't be academic snobs and discount them." If anything, the Amalgamation Oral History is an account of the human factor which can so easily be lost in the shuffle of history and the passing of time. The taped interviews are records of the confusion, frustration, pain and turmoil of something many of us today might take for granted. "A lot of people were hurt by amalgamation," says Yarzab. Some people, she adds, are still upset about it, some of them going so far as to say that it ruined their careers, and in some cases even their lives. Research Assistants Cara Yarzab and Dave Black assisted History professor Peter Raffo in compiling over 50 hours of tape as part of the Thunder Bay Amalgamation Oral History Project. A Tale of Two Cities The Thunder Bay Amalgamation Oral History Project By Steve Jobbitt It is said that everyone has a story; yet not many people would consider their particular story to be actual "history." However, with the widespread acceptance of the idea that the study of the past should be about more than just the important people, the voices of all people have become significant. History is, after all, a cwnulative record of hwnan experience. The recently completed Thunder Bay Amalgamation Oral History Project is just such a cwnulative history. Comprised of nearly 80 interviews and over 50 hours of tape, it is a unique primary documentation of the tale of the two cities and outlying municipalities that became one on January 1, 1970. The Thunder Bay Amalgamation Oral History Project, which was presented to the City of Thunder Bay in honour of its 25th Anniversary, provides us with a new angle on the amalgamation of Port Arthur, Fort William, Neebing and Shuniah. It is an angle which project director Dr. Peter Raffo claims "in some respects presents us with a picture very d ifferent from the accepted one." Dr. Raffo, who is a sessional lecturer in the History Deparnnent at Lakehead University and who also works at CBQ radio, is confident that the Oral History Project will be a valuable and unique source of information for historical, sociological and political researchers alike. Toe value of the Oral History Project lies in the fact that it takes into account the recollections of a wide array of people. It is representative of many of the various groups involved in the amalgamation, and very much takes into account the popular notion that the stories of "grassroots" people should not be overlooked. This attitude is confirmed by Dave Black and Cara Yarzab, the research assistants on the project. As Black says, it was "the managers and workers who had the most interesting stories." They seemed to know more 6 Of course, as Dr. Raffo, Black and Yarzab would all agree, there are particular problems one faces when conducting a history of this type. To start, not all those who were initially contacted participated in the project. "Some," says Raffo, "declined to be interviewed, while others never got back to us at all." The most difficult thing, perhaps, " was convincing people that they had something valuable to say," or as Yarzab says, "that they could remember anything at all about what to them seems so long ago." Most people, once the initial doubt and nervousness were overcome, wanted "to tel1 us a lot that they preferred not to go on tape." Often this was the most interesting material, but as Black is quick to point out, "if it is not on tape, it cannot be used." Not surprisingly, people became more careful once the record button was pushed and the microphone activated, especially when talking about other personalities. Says Dr. Raffo, "some people were frank, some were frank, but with restrictions." In the end is it complete as an oral history? Yarzab says that it is a ''pretty substantial piece of work," while Black suggests that although "more interviews could be done," he is not so sure that more is necessarily better. Dr. Raffo adds that oral history is only one source of information about an event. Because it relies on memory of the past, it is always a little suspect. But it gives a human dimension to the record that cold print can never achieve. Black says that on its own "it is a good historical source, but like any historical evidence, it depends on how well it is used by the historian." Overall, the Thunder Bay Amalgamation Oral History Project is a comprehensive, well organized and well presented collection, one which will without a doubt be prized as a primary source of information. As Dr. Raffo says, it is something to which serious researchers will naturally be drawn. Steve Jobbitt, a third-year Arts Student, is one of several students participating ill S.P.A.RK. -- Lakehead, a smdent writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal!The Times-News. Copies ofTh e Thunder Bay Amalgamation Oral History Project are available at the Chancellor Paterson Library, the Ciry Archives, Confederation College Library, Thunder Bay Museum, and Tlumder Bay Public Library. Agora, January 1996 �RESEARCH NEWS Exploring the Intangible Sylvie Berbaum Studies the Mechanics of Ojibwa Song By Paul Jasen Western culture, defined broadly as the dominant culture of the Europeanized world, has Jong had a fetish for classification systems that dissect, rather than unite. Consequently, music is regarded as an entity unto its own, related, in spirit, to other creative fields like the visual arts. Medicine is a science, religion is religion, and magic doesn't exist. This, however, is not a universal nonn. In fact, many culrures view these components as being intrinsically linked and part of a greater Sylvie Berbaum whole. Visiting researcher Sylvie Berbaum points out that while many societies, particularly those based on oral tradition, hold music in the highest regard, they will often be without a single isolating word to describe it. For them, music is not an aesthetic exercise that separates the artist from the observer, but an aspect of daily life so intrinsic, that it cannot be understood in Western tenns. Berbaum is currently working with the Native Philosophy Project at Lakehead University on a Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation. The basis of her research consists of analyzing the traditional music of the Ojibwa. Specifically, she is looking at intervals, the distance in pitch between two notes sounded, and their relationship to conceptions of knowledge. Berbaum, who was born in the Ivory Coast, received the bulk of her education, both scholastic and musical, in France after moving there at the age of seven. She earned a 2nd Class Award with her Bachelor's degree in Musicology from the University of Paris IVNanterre in 1983, and a 1st Class Award with her Master's degree in Ethnomusicology two years later. In 1989 Berbaum earned her "Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies," also from Nanterre. In Canada, she has received support for her PhD programme in the fonn of an International Council for Canadian Studies (l.C.C.S.) A ward. Equally impressive are her musical accomplishments, which include extensive academic studies in piano and double bass along with a 1st Class Award in Aural Training and studies in Composition, History, and the Aesthetics of Music. She has two original compositions to her name and has taught at both the primary and secondary level. On piano and double bass she has played at workshops, Agora, January 1996 an international festival and with the Orchestras of the Sorbonne and the CoUegium Musicum d' Aquitaine. Her fascination with music and its close relationship with the mind Jed her towards psychology and the developing field of musical therapy. But the quantitative approach and simplistic narure of the treatment in France at the time caused her to shift her attentions elsewhere. With her move into the interdisciplinary field of ethnomusicology, Berbaum found herself free to explore musical questions from religious, philosophical, anthropological and other perspectives. Berbaum has always had an awareness of the important role of music in other cultures, thanks, in large part, to her early youth in western Africa Her interest in the traditional music of Canada's indigenous peoples began in 1987, when the uncle of a friend offered her the chance to visit the Canadian west with him. During the visit she was exposed to ceremonial customs and musical applications in the form of a Cree pow-wow in the Canadian Rockies. It was a formative event in her life -- one that would make her determined to return Canada to further explore what she had seen. After mustering the necessary support, she did. Regarding music, in a ceremonial setting, as an intermediary between the inner and outer spiritual worlds, Berbaum's research focuses not so much on the succession of sounds (the scales), as on the spaces between them - the intervals. Applied in this fashion, it is an entire) y different approach to the most technical aspect of western music theory. What is usually explained with mathematical precision is presented in a different light, as a living world of intangibles lurking and leaping between each note. In this way, music can be seen as a living reflection of knowledge and experience -- a connective medium linking the individual to a far greater whole. Paul Jasen is enrolled in the honours History program at lakehead. He is one of several students participating in S.P.A.RK. -Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The ChronicleJournal!The Times-News. DR. PETER RAFFO WILL GIVE A PUBLIC LECTURE ENTITLED "SPEAKING ABOUT AMALGAMATION : AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMALGAMATION ORAL HISTORY PROJECT" ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1996 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE FACULTY LOUNGE. FREE ADMISSION. EVERYONE WELCOME. 7 �••tW=iH@:liJ:@=M;@:---------------------e,oLoGv WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY WINTER LIBRARY WORKSHOPS The Chancellor Paterson Library has an exciting lineup of Winter workshops for students, faculty and staff. Scheduled sessions are available for students during the first weeks of January and February. More information about these sessions for students is avai.lable at the Information Desk. (ext 8302). The sessions outlined below are available to staff and faculty and can be arranged at anytime during the year by contacting Gisella Scalese at extension 8147. New Faculty and StafTOrientation All new faculty and staff members (and those who want a refresher) are invited to attend a personal introduction to the library, its services and sources. By appointment only. In-Class Library Skills Workshop: Upon request, a library skills workshop can be provided which will assist students in learning about the most pertinent print and electronic sources in a subject area. Instructors are asked to provide at least one week advance notice. Sessions can also be developed to incorporate a library assignment. Available at anytime during the year. **NEW,NEW,NEW*** Explore the World Wide Web: During this one hour hands-on session you will learn to use Netscape to view the World Wide Web, find subject guides and search engines, search for information using subject and keyword searches and create your own "hot list" of sites. Registration is necessary and limited to 30 participants. Register for any of the following workshops by calling extension 8147: Monday, January 29 1:00 to 2:30pm BB1051 Thursday, February 1 12:00to 1:30pm BB1051 SELECfED NEW REFERENCE TITLES These titles can be found in the Reference Collection on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. For assistance, please ask at the Information Desk. TheDictionaryofCanadianLaw.(2ndedition) REFKE 183D851995 1995 Parks Directory of the United States (2nd edition) REF E 160 S65 I 994 TheNativeNorthAmericanAlmanac. REFE77N377 1994 Encyclopedia ofEndangered Species. REF QH 75 E49 1994 Dr. Azim MaUik has been appointed for a five-year term to the Plant Sciences Department of the University of Western Ontario, London, as an adjunct professor with full authority to independently supervise MSc and PhD students. In the past, he had been serving as an external examiner for PhD students. Mallik is Vice-President of the International AIJelopathy Society and Vice-President of the Lake Superior Ecosystem Co-op which has members from several universities, research and government land management departments from Ontario and the states around Lake Superior. In 1995 Mallik presented the following papers at the International Conference on Forest Vegetation Management and Biodiversity: "Regeneration strategies of four major competing plants of Canadian boreal forest" by A.U. MaJlik, Y. Gong and F.W. Bell, and "Rate and time of glyphosate application affect Canada blue joint grass and red raspberry" by F.W. Bell, A.U. Mallik, and C. Hollstedt. Both papers were presented at the Second International Conference on Forest Vegetation Management, Rotorua, New Zealand. "Stand structure and species diversity in an old growth white pine forest at Greenwood Lake, Ontario, Canada" by A.U. Mallik and S. Robertson, and "Vascular plant and bryophyte diversity in undisturbed and selectively cut old growth white pine forests" by A.U. Mallik were presented at the Smithsonian Institute and the Man and Biosphere Conference on Biodiversity held in Washington, D.C. 21stCentury Dictionary ofQuotations. REF PN 6081 T97 1993 For a complete listing of new titles added to the Reference and Main Collections follow this path on LUCI: Library Services and Information, New Titles List. NORTHERN EXPOSURE TO LEADERSHIP Gisella Scalese, Orientation/Continuing Education Librarian, is one of 24 librarians selected in a national competition to attend the Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute, February 15 - February 20, 1996. This annual Institute is open to Canadian librarians in the early years of their careers who have been nominated by their libraries on the basis of their leadership potential. 8 PHILOSOPHY Dr. Richard Berg reports the following research: refereed article "An Ethical Analysis of the Bhagavad Gita" in Contemporary Essays in the Bhagavad Gita ed. Braj Sinha (New Delhi: SiddharthPubl., 1995),pp 15-35; reprinted article "Theories of Action in the Bhagavad Gita" in ibid., pp 36-51; refereed article "Bhakti in the Bhagavad Gita as ''Love of Fate" in South Asian Horizons, ed. Elliot TepperandJohn Wood, vol. l (1994)pp 199205; refereed conference paper "Discipline Cases and the Genealogy of Engineering Ethics" at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civi- Agora, January 1996 �lization, Ryerson Polytechnic University, June 9, 1995; and refereed conference paper "Christian Neighbor Love is Not the Golden Rule" at the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Annual Meeting, University of Calgary, June 6, 1994. GEOGRAPHY Dr.MargaretE.Johnston,CentreforNorthem Studies and Department of Geography, presented a paper entitled "Context for vi_sitor codes and regulation in the Arctic and sub-Arctic" at the conference Shaping Tomorrow's North: The Role of Tourism and Recreation which was held in Thunder Bay in October. Johnston has been invited to present a paper at a meeting sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund -- Arctic Programme which is being held in January in Longyearbyen, Norway. The paper title is "Regulation and codes as elements in tourism management strategies in the Arctic." The meeting is being held to develop a process for identifying guidelines for ecotourism development in the circumpolar Arctic. EDUCATION Teaching material written by a Lakehead professor and a local classroom teacher 20 years ago is enduring the test of time. Music Dr. Aris Carastathis has recently had performances of three compositions in Canada, England, Germany, and the United States. His commissioned work Vertexes for Clarinet, Cello and Piano was premiered by the Acadia Trio (of Acadia University) in Moncton, New Brunswick, and subsequently it was performed in Oxford, England, and Neu-Anspach, Germany, by the touring Acadia Trio. Variables for Clarinet was premiered in the Murray Adaskin Prize in Composition Benefit Concert in Victoria, B.C., and Entropy for Aute, Oboe, Clarinet, Viola, Cello and Bass was performed in a concert by the Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Glen Carruthers presented a public lecture at the School of Music, Brandon University, on December 1, 1995. The lecture, entitled "Percy Grainger's Canadian Legacy," featured a performance by Dr. Carruthers of the piano version of "To A Nordic Princess," a work written by Grainger in 1928 and dedicated to the composer's wife-to-be, Ella Viola Strom. Dr. Carruthers has also been elected to a second term as Ontario Regional Councillor of the Canadian Music Centre. HISTORY Dr. Min-sun Chen, Professor Emeritus of History, has recently published the following three articles: Dr. Gerry Vervoort and Dale Mason (currently the Principal of Oliver Street School) wrote a textbook entitled Calculator Activities for the Classroom that was published by Copp Clark in 1977. A French translation was published by Beauchemin in 1978. Subsequently the rights were acquired by a U.S: company, and, after Mason and Vervoort revised the material for the American schools, the text was republished by Fearon Pitman, CA in 1980 as Beginning Calculator Math, Intermediate Calculator Math, and Advanced Calculator Math. "Ferdinand Verbiest and the Geographical Works by Jesuits in Chinese 1584-1674," in Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688), Jesuit Missionary, Scientist, Engineer, and Diplomat, ed. by John W. Witek, SJ. Nettetal, Germany: SteylerVerlag, 1994, 123-133.; "It turned out to be a steady seller," says Vervoort. "Recently the company asked us to produce an updated version and to expand it to five books for different grade levels. Altogether we are very pleased because school materials rarely last this long and almost all competition has fallen by the wayside. No doubt there will be new competing products, but Fearon is still taking a chance on our series." "Dr. Richard F. Brown, Bishop Ronald 0. Hall and tl1e Failed Western Missionary Attempt to Influence the CCP, 1938-39," in East Asia Perspectives, edited by Min-sun Chen, Claude Comtois, and Larry N. Shyu. Montreal: Canadian Asian Studies Association (CASA), 1995, 31-42. "Li Chih-tsao and the Tien-hsueh ch'u-han," in Actes du Vil Collogue /11ternario11al de Sinologie de Chantilly, edited by Edward J. Malatesta, SJ. Taipei and Paris: Ricci Institute, 1995, 35-44,; The East Asia Perspectives mentioned above is the fifth book of articles relating to East Asia published by CASA. Dr. Chen served as one of the co-editors for four of these five books and wrote either the introduction or preface in these four books. NURSING Professor Jose P.C. de Cangas was inducted recently as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health in London, England. The RSH was founded in 1876 and is concerned with the promotion of health and the transfer of knowledge and experience across professional boundaries. Fellows must be elected unanimously by other Fellows and must have published, done international research, met professional qualifications and be recognized as outstanding in their fields. De Cangas is the second recipient of this honour in Canada. De Cangas presented IO papers and chaired three round tables at the 1st International Congress of Integral Psychosocial Rehabilitation Within and With the Community held May 7-11, 1995, in Barcelona. Spain. The congress was attended by approximately 4,500 mental health professionals from 52 countries as well as persons with mental illness and their relatives. It was sponsored by the World Health Organization, S.M.D. Juan Carlos I King of Spain (who opened the congress), the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitiation, The Me diterranean Sociopsychiatric Association, the Associacio' Catalana de Rehabilitacio Psicosocial, and the Generalitat de Catlaunya (the Government of the autonomous province of Catalunia). Canada was represented by 50 health professionals and de Cangas was the only nurse presenting from Canada. Professor Elizabeth Diem gave two presentations in October: "Feminist Participatory Research with Mothers of Adolescent Girls" at the Sixth Annual International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference held October 12-15 at Prouts Neck, Maine; and "Group Process in a Support Group for Mothers of Early Adolescent Girls" at Mental Health Care: The Challenge of Change on October 18-21, 1995. �AROUND CAMPUS UPDATE ON CHILDCARE FUNDING By Nancy Luckai Childcare was not openly attacked in the Economic Statement of last November. The efforts by childcare advocates and stakeholders apparently were sufficient to force the Harris government to put the proposed voucher system on the back burner. That, however, is where it sits. Committee Clerk, Room 1405, Whitney Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A2. Please provide a copy of your communication to either Michael Gravelle or Lyn McLeod. THE ROLE OF FIRE IN THE BOREAL FOREST Our current childcare system remains injeopardy if we assume that all is well. Professionals within the childcare community believe that one reason it was not mentioned was because the so-called workfare and leamfare programs have yet to be finalized. Others warn that the significant reductions to municipal funding, along with increased flexibility in tenns of dealing with those reductions, have laid the groundwork for childcare cuts. If the municipalities decide not to contribute their 20 percent to the subsidized spaces within their jurisdiction, then the provincial government would have grounds to withdraw their 80 percent share. At a meeting of Thunder Bay City Council just before Christmas, a presentation was made by the NWO Regional Childcare Committee to encourage the continued support of our municipality for the existing system. City Council responded strongly by unanimously passing a resolution to maintain their support and to lobby the government and other municipalities to do the same. Tilis was extremely heartening. However, City Council will be faced with many difficult decisions as it struggles with its own fiscal limitations and we need to tell our elected representatives that their support of childcare is appropriate, popular and fiscally responsible in the long and short run. Centres such as Nanabijou are particularly good investments as they provide excellent care at reasonable cost while allowing their clients, largely students and staff, to participate positively in the workforce. We must also keep up the pressure on the provincial government. Apparently, an offer of matching funding has come from the Federal government. We need to let our MPPs know that this should not be ignored. Anyone wishing to communicate his or her concerns or ideas may wish to contact the Standing Committee on Social Development c/o Lynn Mellor, 28TH ANNUAL FORESTRY SYMPOSIUM Saturday, January 13, 1996 1996 OLYMPIC TRIALS TO BE HELD AT LAKeiEAD FEBRUARY 2-4, 1996 La.kehead is hosting the 1996 Olympic trials for Wrestling. Both Free-style and Greco roman Teams will be selected and CBC Sports will be covering the event with a one-hour television program. For infonnation contact Francis Clayton at 343-8513. Tickets are available at the Equipment Room in the CJ. Sanders Fieldhouse, the Bookstore, the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and the Fort William Gardens. La.kehead University Forestry Symposium has been providing an annual forum for many interest groups, including government officials, environmental groups, student groups and the general public to learn and discuss current forest management issues and practices. Tilis year, the symposium brought together guest lecturers to discuss various aspects of "The Role of Fire in the Boreal Forest." The presentations were given by Dave Archibald, Terry Curran, JohnHukala, Mark Johnston, and Brian Stocks. The speeches focused on topics dealing with basic fire ecology, fire suppression, and prescribed burning, as well as current research such as using techniques to emulate fire and how global warming and climate change affect fire, respectively. Each year the forestry symposium is organized by students of the La.kehead University Forestry Association. " RITE OF PASSAGE" FOR DR. ERNST ZIMMERMANN Dr. Ernst Zimmermann is leaving La.kehead after 28 years teaching in the Department of History. To celebrate his retirement, staff and faculty are invited to join Dr. and Mrs. Zimmermann for dinner in the Faculty Lounge on Saturday, March 23, 1996. I For tickets and information contact Jo-Anne Silverman a t 343-8910. Agora, January 1996 �REMINDER Don't forget to send in your medical, dental and vision claim forms for 1995. Any expenses incurred in 1995 must be submitted to Prudential before the end of February 1996. the spouse are also available. For further information on pension options, contact Bill Bragnalo at extension 8757 or E-mail Bill.Bragnalo@LakeheadU.Ca. CPP&OAS Q. Can I get more information or an estimate of my CPP and/or OAS before I decide to apply? FORMSOFLUPENSIONFORSTAFF&FACULTY Life with a guaranteed period The pension is payable monthly for the lifetime of the member, and will cease on his or her death unless death occurs prior to the end of the guaranteed period, which may be for 5, 10 or 15 years. If death occurs prior to the end of the guaranteed period, and the member's beneficiary is a spouse or dependent, as defined under the Income Tax Act, the payments will continue until the end of the guaranteed period. Otherwise the present value of the remaining guaranteed payments will be paid in a lump sum to the member's beneficiary or estate. Joint and 60% Survivor reducing on plan member's death with or without guaranteed period a) Without guaranteed period The pension is payable monthly for the lifetime of the member and, on his or her death, will continue to the member's spouse for his or her lifetime at 60% of the level that was being paid immediately before the member's death. If the spouse has predeceased the member, the pension will cease on the member's death. b) With guaranteed period If the member dies prior to the end of the guaranteed period, which may be 5, 10 or 15 years, the pension continues at the full level until the end of the guaranteed period and only then reduces to 60%. If both spouses die before the end of the guaranteed period, payments can continue to a dependent until the end of the guaranteed period. If there is no dependent, the present value of the remaining guaranteed payments will be paid in a lump sum to the beneficiary or estate of the last one of the couple to die. Note: Under Ontario law, a member with a spouse must elect a pension which continues to the survivor of the couple after the death of either one, at the rate of at least 60% of that being paid while they were both alive, unless the non-member spouse waives his or her right to the survivor pension. Other Forms ofLU Pension Joint and survivor pension with or without a guaranteed period can also be taken at different levels, i.e. 100%, 50%, etc. Joint and survivor pensions reducing at the death of the member or A. Yes, further information can be obtained from: Human Resources DevelopmentCanada Income Security Programs Office 2Court Street South Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 2W3 1-800-461-9881 CPPatAge65 The maximum monthly benefit payable in 1996 is $727.08. Old Age Security (OAS) The maximum monthly benefit payable in 1996 is $394.76. Take a (Lunch) Break from Stress The working lunch has become all too common for marry employees. It's a time for gulping down sodas and stuffing away sandwiches while poring over paperwork and scrambling for deadlines. Not a good idea, says the Working Families newsle11er. Both employees and their companies benefit from a midday reprieve from work. Three rules 10 follow for a stress-free lunch hour: 1. Don' 1 work (unless it's really a necessity). 2. Spend the time with people you like (could be all by yourself as well). 3. Do things you enjoy (or will be glad you did later). Note that eating lunch isn' I the sole point - the object is to take a breather from the workaday world. Other ideas generated by the newsletter: - Drop in to see the kids if they' re nearby - Meet a spouse or loved one at a special restaurant - Run errands - no ftm, but clears up the evenings and weekends for more enjoyable activities - Add an energizing workout or brisk walk. Feeling Stressed: Your Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) can help!! Call them at 343-4626. All calls are completely confidential. Human Resources Telephone Fax number Agora, January 1996 343-8334 346-7701 11 �CALENDAR 0 Lakehead University Statistical Laboratory is offering a four hour course on Sampling Techniques to LU faculty and students and to other researchers in Thunder Bay on Wednesday, January 24 and Thursday January 25 from 7-9 pm in the Ryan Building Room 2025. The cost is $32 per person. To enrol, contact Dr. L.K. Roy, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 343-8270. 0 Dr. Doug Morris, Department of Biology/Northern Studies/Faculty of Forestry is giving a lecture on Thursday, January 25 at 11 :30 am in RC 0005 on the topic "The Biodiversity Crisis, Habitat and Ecological Literacy." 0 Toe Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning is hosting the Distinguished Instructor Lecture on Thursday, February 1 at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge. The 1995 Distinguished Instructor is Dr. Inderjit Nirdosh from the Chemical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering. 0 Canadian author Sandra BirdseU will be speaking on Monday, February 5 at 8:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge. 0 Dr. Peter Raffo will give a talk "Speaking About Amalgamation: An Overview of the Amalgamation Oral History Project" on Monday, February 26 at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge. SHELTER HOUSE CoRPORATE RELAY Donate your time to a good cause and have a great time doing it! We're looking for people to participate in the Second Annual 24-hour Shelter House Corporate Relay June 1 & 2 at the Royal Canadian Legion Track. Our Lakehead team must have 10-20 members and each member must raise a minimum of$ I00 in pledges. The rule is simple -- one person must be on the track at all times during the 24-hour event. During this time there are lots of fun things going on -games, recreational events, etc. Many teams even "camp out" over night. Let's join the fun and help others at the same time. For more information or to sign yourself aboard contact Denise Bruley at ext 8372. 12 SURVIVORS, IN SEARCH OF A VOICE THE ART OF CoURAGE Thunder Bay Art Gallery May 11-May 24, 1996 LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY CONCERT SERIES (Winter Schedule) All concerts, unless otherwise noted, are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts The Woodlawn Arts Foundation created Survivors, In Search of a Voice: The Art of Courage to raise both awareness and money for the fight against cancer, specifically breast cancer. For more information call 344-1690 or 344-7978. Tuesdays, 12:30 pm For tickets and information caU: 343-8787 January 30: Doris Dungan, flute; Sean Mundy, guitar Febrary 8: Kevin McMillan, baritone; John Greer, piano (Thursday; St. Paul's United Church 8:00 pm $12 general & $5 student/senior March 5: The Music of Martin Arnold March 19: Mary Fahrenbruck, piano Valentine's Day February 14, 1996 WearredtodayandsupporttheHeart and Stroke Foundation. For information call Bev Stefureak 343-8614 MARK YOUR CALENDARS Friday March 22 Alumni Curling Bonspiel For Information Call Kristine Carey 343-8155 Agora The Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of External Relations. The newsletteris distributed monthly (except forJuly and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of External Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: The Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road _Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8300 FAX: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: trances.harding@lakeheadu.ca I C • . Troj a n Externa l Re lat i on s .. __, 0 0::!1 _ ..., 0~ (/) -..--! '8'8() ~- (/) Q.3' il'. 0 <D ~3 <D - · <D <D (l '8()'8 ii! • \.. Agora, January 1996 � 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/. 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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 1996-01 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Harold Town Lakehead Lakehead University https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/ade86dad86d904d42107bdde1a7f715a.pdf fceccc90290b75f8b501635b5c62daff PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR Vol.11, Number 6 June 1994 dren, and of the struggles her family faced. She also payed tribute to her mentor Agnes Summer who encouraged Ms Coumoyca to dedicate her life to her people. 'We cannot map the complex reality of this world from one point of view." - Dr. Ursula Franklin "Canada Needs a Reality Check" - The Hon. Nellie Cournoyea, Premier of the Northwest Territories, May 28, 1994 Call it synchronicity or just plain coincidence. But both honorary degree rec ipients used lhe image of a map in their Convocation Address -- and both had a lot to say about the value of different perspectives. "As you know, the Northwest Territories spreads across the top of Canada and touches two oceans and every province except Prince Edward Island. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia," said the Hon. Nellie Coumoyea. "Sometimes I think the view of Canada looking down from that part of the world is quite different than from its populated corridors huddled along the 49th parallel." ln a straightforward pica for national unity and a new national vision, the Premier of the Northwest Territories called upon Canadians to e liminate self-made political and social tensions in order to find workable solutions. "All of us know that this country was brought 1ogether by shared enterprise. public and private, East and West." said Ms Cournoyea. "It needs to be brought 1ogether again." Toward the end of her address. the Premier departed from the prepared text and spoke about her Norwegian father who settled in the Coppennine area in 1927. her Inuit mother who bore 13 chil- Dr. Ursula Franklin, a widely respected educator who has received honorary degrees from 13 other Canadian Universities, also used the image of the map-maker to get her pointacross. "We cannot map the complex reality of this world from one point of view," she said to the graduating class. "Many of the problems that you will have to deal with have come about by the application of knowledge without adequate understanding. It is our understanding that has to constantly try to keep pace with the increases in knowledge. Not only do we need deeper and more understanding, we also need more as well as different knowledge.... " Dr. Franklin concluded by saying, "We need each other desperately, not in spite of our different points of view, but because we have different points of view." -- F. Harding INSIDE Women's Studies' Work-in-Progress Series 6 Scholars with local links 8 Need help on the Internet? 11 �CONVOCATION 1994 Dr. Ursula Franklin (right) chats with Dr. Peggy Tripp-Knowles as they get ready for the photographer. All hands on deck! Officer Roland Morais from Campus Security helps to bring in the flowers that will line the stage of the Community Auditorium. Front Row (left to right) Dr. Ursula Franklin (Honorary Degree recipient) Mrs. Elizabeth Chalmers (Fellow of Lakehead University), The Very Reverend Lois Wilson (Chancellor), Dr. Robert Rosehart (President and Vice-Chancellor). Back Row (left to right) Professor Dennis McPherson (1994 Alumni Honor Award recipient), Mr. James MacNeill (Honorary Degree Recipient), Mr. Ian Tamblyn (Honorary Degree Recipient), Mr. Tony Seuret (Chair, Board of Governors), The Hon. Nellie Cournoyea (Honorary Degree Recipient). James Lindsay was one of 12 students in the Honours Bachelor of Commerce program who graduated wffh first-class standing. He and his wife Devon chat with Mrs. Braun (right) at the Convocation Eve Celebration. Mrs. Braun's husband, Dr. Harold Braun, was an original member of the faculty of the Lakehead Technical Institute and with Bill Tamblyn wrote the book, "A Northern Vision, The Development of Lakehead University". In recognition of Evelyn Halliday's leadership gift to the Share Our Northern Vision campaign, the University officially named the residence portion of Lakehead's newly acquired Avila Centre, Halliday Hall. Evelyn was thanked by many people from the University community on Saturday including one of ffs distinguished graduates•· MPP Lyn McLeod. 2 AGORA June 1994 �CONVOCATION 1994 Dr. William Tamblyn, the first president of Lakehead Universit'j, was on hand to see his son Ian accept an Honorary Doctor of Laws. Ian Tamblyn is a graduate of Trent University and is known throughout Canada for his new age recordings incorporating wilderness sounds. Dr. Miranda Greenstreet, Director, Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana, (centre) chats with Dr. John Naysmith (left) and Honorary Degree Recipient Jim MacNeil. Jim MacNeill is a leading Canadian environmentalist and principal author of the World Commission's acclaimed report ·our Common Future·. He recently joined the United Nations Development Programme as a Senior Advisor to the Administrator working in the area of environmentally sustainable development. Christine Fisher, who served as Vice-President, Student Issues in 1992-93, received the Presidents' Award given to students who have earned the gratitude of the University. She also received the Poulin Award for outstanding citizenship. r Special Thanks to Thunder Bay Travel Limited for sponsoring Convocation Eve and to the Department of Music for coordinating the music at Convocation: Allan Bevan, organ, Brenda Sitko, trumpet, Joanna Griffiths, flute, and Patty Undsey, trombone. "Never lose sight of the power of the individual, • said Mrs. Betty Chalmers, Fellow of the University, in her address to the Class of '94. AGORA Director of Continuing Education Dan Pakulak (right) accompanies Taka Hirose to Convocation. Mr. Hirose is the Director of International Affairs at Gifu University for Education and Languages in Japan. This year's recipient of the Alumni Honor Award is Professor Dennis McPherson, Chair of the Department of Indigenous Learning. 3 June 1994 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT student body. Our Print Shop and Bookstore will have to pass on specific page fees for copied materials that are sold on campus. If you have any questions about this please contact Mr. Fred Poulter. SANDY LAKE GRADUATION Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University LU PULP AND PAPER RESEARCHERS DO WELL It has recently been announced that five Lakehead University faculty researchers have been awarded a total of $825,000 over four years as part of Phase 2 of the Mechanical Pulping Network Centres of Excellence Program funded by the Government of Canada and coordinated by PAPRICAN (Mechanical and Chemimechanical Wood.Pulps Network). Lakehead University has played a significant role in this program since its inception and the support of these initiatives is a • good sign of future support in an area vital to the regional economy. The five researchers are: Dr. Neil Weir, Professor of Chemistry; Dr. David Holah, Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Ted Garver, Assistant Professor of Chemistry/Centre for Northern Studies; and Dr. Krishnamoorthy Natarajan, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. CANCOPY We hope to sign a fonnal contract with CANCOPY by August 1, 1994, which will cover the copyright charges associated with copying journal articles, chapters in texts, etc. Our contract will be based on a model contract of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (A UCC) and should be very user friendly to faculty and graduate students. A blanket fee of approximately $2.50 per full -time equivalent student will cover usage by the On June 10th I participated in the graduation ceremonies of the Native Teacher Education Program (NTEP) in Sandy Lake, Ontario, a Native community about 500 km northwest of Thunder Bay. This was a well-attended community event and feast which marked the completion of our first community-based initiative. Politicians and senior representatives in attendance noted the extra effort that Lakehead University had taken to make this community initiative a success. All of those who contributed to the initiative should be pleased with the results. KEY PORTER'S REAL GUIDE TO CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES The latest "Guide" is out (following Linda Frum's Guide lo Canadian Universilies published by Key Porter Books in 1987) and Lakehead University fares well in the text. This initiative saw students from across Canada being contracted to write chapters on their institutions. The team of Rick Cox (LUSU Vice-President, Finance) and Doug Steary (former editor of the Argus) completed the chapter on Lakehead University. It is a combination of fact, perception and folklore and, on balance, presents a positive perspective. VICE-PRESIDENT (ADMINISTRATION) As you may know, Mr. Fred Poulter, Vice-President (Administration), was scheduled to retire at theend of this year. His appointment is being extended until June 30, 1995, in a manner analogous to faculty whose birthdays occur in the final six months of the calendar year. With the various initiatives that Lakehead University has 4 AGORA underway at the present time and with the major external government review of the University system that will occur over the next few months. the senior officers of the Board of Governors and I felt that the continuity provided by the incumbent in this position was important UNIVERSITY INPUT At the present time, there are several Search Committees underway for academic Deans as well as for the position of Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. I would encourage all members of the University community -- faculty, staff, students -- to respond to the various calls for input to the Committees. CONGRATULATIONS GERALDINE WHITE Congratulations are in order for Geraldine White who was :r successful in the search for the position of Director of Student Services. Geraldine has a MSc (Mathematics) from Lakehead University and has served as Coordinator of the Learning Assistance Centre since it's inception in 1988. II BEST WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY Best wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Reverend Dr. Roy Wilson, husband of Chancellor Lois Wilson, who fell ill during a recent vacation to Kenora. JUNE 30TH DEADLINE Linda Penner. Anti-Racism Project Coordinator, has asked me to remind all faculty to complete and return the questionnaire on racial issues on campus that was circulated in May. If you have already done so, thank you. continued on Page 5 June 1994 �AROUND CAMPUS President's Report continued William Merz (right) came from Chicago to attend the dedication of the Olga Merz School of Nursing building, namedin memoryofhis wife, Olga, who grew up in Fort William. Mr. Merz has spent most of his fffe designing surgical instruments for Baxter International. He is greetedbyhis wife's relations Fern and John Andrychuk who live in Thunder Bay. PENNIES GALORE As this issue goes to press, organizers of the Thunder Bay Children's Festival are counting the many thousands of pennies collected on campus in a friendly competition set up between Confederation College and Lakehead University this spring. Lalcehead has been declared the winner by 45 pounds! Congratulations and thanks to all who participated.in this worthwhile project. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY INJURY STATISTICS: January 1 to May 31, 1994 First ever graduating class from !he Cooperative Education Program: Honours Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Co-operative Education graduates include (left to right) John Erzetic, Sandy Gordon, and Tony Gallo.John Erzetic is launching his career with Thunder Bay Telephone, Sandy Gordon is planning to further his studies in a Masters of Science Computer Science program, and Tony Gallo has recently accepted employment with Fleming Systems Corporation. Co-operative Education is a process of learning often referred to as "Experiential Leaming". As a formal part of the curriculum, it integrates the student's academic study with work experience in cooperating employer organizations. Each of the Computer Science Coop Education Graduates completed a total of20 months paid work experience with a variety of cooperating employer partners. Next year there will be more Computer Science Co-op Education Graduates, as well as the first (ever in Canada) degree class of Forestry Co-op Education Graduates. For more information contact John DeGiacomo, Co-op Coordinatorat (807) 343-8264. AGORA Medical Aid Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB Lost Time Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB COMPENSABLE INJURIES Jan. 1 - May 31 1994 Same Period Last Year 26 4 11 5 4 0 Number of Days Lost On Approved Claims 39 65.5 On Claims Pending O SAFETY NOTE: Overthe last month, we have had two occurrences involving the use of commercial wax stripper-- one a"near miss" incident which did not result in an injury, and one which resulted in an injury requiring medical aid. The occurrences have underlined the importance of understanding the products in use in the workplace, and of following safe handling and usage guidelines. The same level of understanding is required in the home where the same or similar products are in use. In both circumstances, find out as much about the product as you can before using it: read the Material Safety Data Sheet; read the label; f~llow manufacturer's directions. And, in case of an emergency: know where you can fmd a first aid kit, an eyewash station, or an emergency shower; know how to obtain emergency assistance. At Lakehead University, the "all-purpose" emergency number connects with the Security Department. SECURITY EMERGENCY: All Emergencies: 24 hours except: from Forestry Biology & Health Sciences North from pay phones & private phones on campus 8-911 9-343-8911 343-8911 "Working toward a safe and healthy environment for work and study." 5 June 1994 �RESEARCH NEWS THIS YEAR IN REVIEW REQUEST FOR COMMENTS Women's Studies Work-in-Progress Series Resource Allocation Bulletin #2 available in e-mail The past year saw women on campus sharing their work-in-progress during a regular lunchtime speaker series. It began in October with Dr. Helen Smith (History) speaking on "Gender Constructionin Historical Perspective". This was followed in November by Dr. Juanita Epp (Education) whose talk was entitled "When Women Want to Be Principals" and in December by Marymay Downing (Women's Studies) speaking on "Aphrodite Necrophilia: A Feminist Analysis of Violent Pornography". The Ontario Council on Universities Affairs has issued its second Resource Allocation Bulletin. In it Council asks for infonnation and advice from members of the University community as it develops the summer discussion paper. A number of questions are posed in relation to the objectives for the funding system, options for change to the funding system. and issues Council has raised with organization external to the university community. It can be received by e-mail at rar@mcu.gov.on.ca. InJanuaryDr.JeanetteLynes(English) gave a talk entitled "Move Over Margaret Atwood: Some New Canadian Women Writers" followed by Lisa Richardson (English) on "Livy Tanaquil and Bachofen: Some Thoughts on Women in Livy". Ann Clarke (Visual Arts) was featured in February giving "A Painter's Reflection on Approaching Fifty". Later that month Dr. Hope Fennell (Education) spoke on "Women in Leadership" followed. by Ruby Slipperjack-FarreU (Education) who spoke about "The Effects ofColonization on the Art and Craft of Ojibwa Women in Ontario". Dr. Pat Jasen (History) concluded the series with her talk entitled "The Spennatic journey? Women, Men and the Victorian Holiday." Dr. Pat Jasen Dr. Helen Smith ~~ Ruby Slipperjack-Farre/1 Dr. Hope Fennell Ann Clarke Dr. Juanita Epp I . . t---.. ·····•••••••• Dr. Jeanette Lynes Pamela Christie (BA'90, MA'94) didn1 make it to this year's Convocation but was delighted to pose wfth her proud parents Dave Christie, Assistant Director, Rnance, and Diane Christie, a nurse in Health Services. Pamela has been accepted into the PhD program in Public Policy at Carleton University. Partners from Ghana In May Lakehead University welcomed Ghanaian partners in the Ghana Environmental Management Uteracy Project. Directors and faculty members from the lns6tute of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and the lnstftute of Adult Education, Universfty of Ghana, Legon, are engaged in a range of project activities with both LU and Confederation College the fourth institution in the CIDAfunded five-year project. AGORA June 1994 �RESEARCH NEWS ABORIGINAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CROSS -CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS Lakehead and Confederation receive $848,000 from the Province of Ontario in Training Aboriginal Social Workers Lakehead University and Confederation College will receive $848 ,000 from the province to develop programs and services for Aboriginal people. The announcement was made on May 20, 1994 by Shelley Wark-Martyn, MPP for Port Arthur on behalf of Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke. The money for the projects, which comes from the province's Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy, will help both institutions develop new programs and maintain programs previously approved under the strategy. Lakehead University and Confederation College are among 22 post-secondary institutions receiving $5.8 million in funding through the Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy this year. Lakehead University will receive $490,100 to support seven on-going projects and two.new initiatives. Lakehead will use a portion of the new money to develop a new textbook and course of study with respect to the Severn Ojibway language a Northwestern Ontario dialect. It will also use the funding to provide administrative assistance to Dennis McPherson, Chair of the Department of Indigenous Leaming, relating to the academic and access programs and support services. 'Tm pleased to learn of the continued support for Aboriginal support services and program development provided through the Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy," said John Whitfield, Vice President, Academics. "Support for LU's approximately 450 Aboriginal students through the Elder/futor programs and counselling services is essential to their well- being and success within the University. Also the support for Native Studies will support the development of an Honours program in Indigenous Leaming." Dr. Anne Alexander Prof David Challen Prof Dennis McPherson Research being carried out by Dr. Anne Alexander, Prof. David Challen, Prof. Dennis McPherson, and other members of the Department of SociaJ Work will address the form and content of a sociaJ work educational program that would meet the needs of Aboriginal students. The focus of this research centres on several interrelated themes and experiences including: exploration of the crosscultural variables involved in the helping approaches of Aboriginal belief systems along with the elements of formal social work practice; defining culturally specific and culturally relevant social work practice in response to the indigenous cultures; experience in a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to meet the educational, employment and developmental goals of the RLOEA communities; and understanding the impact and result of long-standing, social welfare policies on Aboriginal people and First Nations communities. CHANGES TO APPLICATIONS DEADLINES Travel and Conference Grants Competitions for funding under SSHRC's Aid to OccasionaJ Scholarly Conferences in Canada and Travel Grants for InternationaJ Representation programs will no longer be held three times a year. Beginning next year ( 1995), applications to both programs will be accepted only twice a year. The new annual Submission deadlines will be March 1st and November 1st each year starting in 1995. Our Mistake We apologize to Mike Kopot, President of the LU Mature Students Association, for misspelling his name in the Apri/'94 issue of the Agora. The Association was in the news for creating two new annual bursaries in the amount of $250. --SSHRC News, Spring 1994 7AGOAA Three professors from Lakehead University are working with the Rainy Lake Ojibway Educational Authority {RLOEA) to research aspects of the development of an educational program for the training of Aboriginal social workers. In responding to generally felt needs, The Rainy Lake Ojibway Educational Authority conducted a needs assessment to identify specific areas for educational programs. RLOEA found that a major priority existed for the training of sociaJ workers. The identification of this training need was understandable, given the demographics, the self government goals of First Nations, and the social and economic development objectives of individuals and their communities. The Social Work Departmentand the RLOEA have been exploring the delivery of an Honours Bachelor of SociaJ Work program. Two prerequisites have been identified: that the program provide a first-class, marketable degree enabling graduates to be employed anywhere, and that the program delivery be sensitive to the culture ofFirst Nations communities, respectful of Aboriginal traditions and relevant to their experience. June 1994 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS NEW ACADEMIC OFFERING Interdisciplinary Minor Program in Gerontology SCHOLARS WITH LOCAL LINKS Elinor Barr, historical researcher, writer and graduate of Lakehead University, notes that several entries in the new volume have been written by scholars with local links. They include Migisi, an Ojibwa chief after whom the Dokis Indian Reserve on the French River is named written by Dr. James T. Angus, Professor Emeritus of History; Simon James Dawson, surveyor, engineer, and politician by Eight departments at Lakehead Dr. Elizabeth Arthur, Professor Emeritus of Canadian University have joined together to proHistory; Father Richard Baxter, Roman Catholic priest and vide a new academic offering which, although not listed in the 1994-95 Uni- ' - - -....;::== = : c i Jesuit by Elinor Barr, John Mather, businessman and timber manager in the Ottawa and Lake of the Woods versity calendar, will be available beregion by Jamie Benidickson, Associate Professor of Law, University of ginning in the fall of 1994. The program is an Interdisciplinary Ottawa; Joseph Goodwin King, businessman and politician, who pioneered the Minor Program in Gerontology and its treatment of wheat in Canada and became the first private operator of a western goals are to provide students with the terminal elevator and George Thomas Marks, businessman, office holder and multi-disciplinary knowledge and per- politician, mayor of Pon Arthur from 1893-99 both by Brent Scollie, policy and spective necessary to understand the planning manager, Department of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa; aging process and older adults, and to Thomas Macfarlane, mining engineer, chemist, and civil servant, who discovanalyze gerontology issues at individual ered Canada's first major silver deposit on a tiny rock in Lake Superior which he and societal levels. . named Silver Islet by Victor C. Smith, Assistant Professor of History, This Introduction provides some Lakehead University; Zhauwuno-geezhigo-gaubow, Ojibway shaman and background on the program: headman of the Sucker people at Sandy Lake, who was arrested for murder by "Changes in the Canadian demo- the Royal North-west Mounted Police in the ritual killing of a windigo by James graphic profile, specifically the aging of Richard Stevens, Counsellor at Confederation College, writer, editor and the Canadian population, have impacted folklorist. on all aspects of Canada's political, economic and social environment. Business, industry and health and social care professions have increasingly recognized older persons as an important target/or their service. To prepare themselves for THE LAKE SUPERIOR ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT these changes, students have been inCOOPERATIVE creasingly enroling in LU' s existing aging courses, and also requesting adDr. Azim Mallik of the Biology Department, who has ditional educationalpreparation in topbeen representing Lakehead University on the Executive ics related to aging. A competitive Committee of the Lake Superior Ecosystem Cooperative, employment environment has also crewas elected Vice-Chair of the organization in May, 1994. ated a demand for concentrated acaThe Lake Superior Ecosystem Cooperative has representademic preparation in gerontology at the tives from 17 U.S. organizations such as the U.S. Forest university level including the ability to Service, Fish and Wildlife Service. Department of Agriculwork in a multi-disciplinary environture, Environmental Protection Agency, Soil Conservation ment." Service, Wisconsin and Michigan Department of Natural The Program Committee is comResources, Universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota, and prised of A. Chen (Sociology), T. King (Nursing) J. Taylor (Physical Educa- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs. tion and Athletics) B. O'Connor (PsyLakehead University is the only Canadian organization panicipating in chology) B.K. Kent (Philosophy) G. Ozburn (Biology) M.L. Kelley (Social the Cooperative since joining in May, 1992. Membership in the organization Work) T. Hill (Gerontology Study helps to facilitate collaborative research projects in the area of sustainable Group) and H. Akervall (School of ecosystem management in the Lake Superior region. Lakehead University, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tour- through the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, will host the next meeting on September 21, 1994. Faculty who are interested in meeting with the represenism). Students interested in the program tatives of any of these organizations about potential research projects should are asked to contact Mary Lou Kelley, contact A. Mallik at 343-8927 or Lynn Wilson at 343-8283. Director, Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (807) 343-2126. 8 AGORA June 1994 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS WHAT'S IN A NAME? Avila Centre named in honor of a 16th-Century Carmelite Have you ever wondered where the name "Avila" comes from? According to an article published in a 1968 issue of The Canadian Register, the original owners of the building -- the Sisters of St. Joseph -- named the Avila Centre in honor of St. Teresa of Avila. St. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain, and entered the Carmelite Order in 1535. She wrote extensively on spiritual and mystical subjects and greatly influenced religious men and women of her time. St. Teresa was canonized in 1622 and in 1970 she was proclaimed the first woman doctor of the Church. The Sisters of St. Joseph built the Avila Centre in 1967 to serve as a focal point for Christian activity in the area and as a residence. The Chapel. officially opened with an ecumenical dedication and blessing ceremony in 1968, was intended to be shared with community groups including Roman Catholic Teachers, the Council of Clergy, and University students. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Avila served as a Centre of Spiritual Renewal -- a pastoral centre catering to the spiritual needs of Sisters. Priests and the laity. In 1993 the Sisters of St. Joseph sold the building to Lakehead University for use as a women's residence, a base for the Alumni Association. offices for the Department of External Relations. and facilities for the Lakehead University Community Music School. A STUDENT, A GRADUATE AND A PROFESSOR nominated for the title 'Woman of the Year" All of the finalists for the 1994Thunder Bay Business Women's Network's ·woman of the Year· Award have a connection with Lakehead University, and of the three women -- a student. a graduate and a professor -- it was the student who won! Dawn Powell (centre), owner of Dawn M. Powell Appraisals, Inc., is enroled as a part-time student majoring in Political Studies. She is currently President-Elect of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce and next year will become the second woman president in the Chamber's 109-year history. The other finalists were Margaret Forbes (right), Assistant Professor in the School of Business Administration, and Linda Ashby (left), owner of the Public Relations and Business Communications company, Ashby & Co. Both Marg and Unda are graduates of Lakehead University. The "Woman of the Year· Award is one of three awards given annually as part the Network's Balanced Ute Awards program. ECAH Nlltbanf.iimmlCam irAgi:,glliHaldt PALLIATIVE CARE INSTITUTE October 30 • November 4 The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) is currently developing a regional interdisciplinary program in palliative care to be called "The Palliative Care Institute". It will be offered at the Airlane Hotel in Thunder Bay from October 30 to November 4, 1994 and about 100 registrants are expected to attend. According to NECAH Director Mary Lou Kelley. the program is being developed using regional, provincial and nationally recognized experts and the emphasis will beon participation. The Institute's format will include plenary sessions and small group discussions to examine local case studies; workshops on special topics, field trips and an examination of special issues including AIDS and cultural aspects of palliative care. The majority of registrants will be delegates chosen by agencies and sponsored by the Ministry of Health. However, there will be an opportunity for participants to register by paying tuition. For further information contact theNECAHofficeat(807) 343-2126or Fax (807) 343-2104. WOMEN AND SPORT The first international conference on women and sport, which brought together policy and decision makers in sport at both national and international levels, took place in Brighton, U.K.. May 5-8.1994. The 280 delegates from 82 countries represented governmental and non-governmental organizations, naLional Olympic committees, international and national sport federations. and educational and research institutions. The purpose of the conference was to increase the involvement of women in sport at all levels and in all functions and roles through the establishment and development of an International Women in Sport Strategy. Canada was well represe nted and is seen as a world leader in women's sport. Carol Ann Letheren, The President of the Canadian Olympic Association and memberofThe International Olympic Committee was one of the keynote speakers. Dr. Jane Crossman, Professor of Physical Education, presented her research on the representation of women athletes by the Canadian press and led a work group concerning strategies to enhance participation in sport for girls and women. fll 9 AGORA June 1994 �AROUND CAMPUS FOUR PROFESSORS AWARDED THE TITLE "EMERITUS" AT CONVOCATION Bill Eames Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences Of the 10 retirees honored during the Employee Service Recognition Reception. four were awarded the title Professor Emeritus at Convocation. The following excerpts are taken from the tributes given by Dr. Rosehart at the Employee Reception. Bill joined LU in 1966 as an Associate Professor and was promoted to the rank of Professor in I 978. Bill has taught Math 1160 (Calculus for the Masses) since joining Lakehead University. In so doing, he has earned the respect, appreciation, and sometimes, animosity of myriads of students ... and one group of students, based on their 1160 experience, launched a rock band called "The Derivatives". Bill served as Department Chair for several tenns and served on nearly every major University and Senate committee including perennial election to the PromotionTenure, Renewal Commitee. His dedicated service to the university is greatly appreciated...." John Naysmith Associate Professor and Director School of Forestry "John Naysmith came to Lakehead in January 1988 and has played a major role in a number ofdevelopments at the School of Forestry including the start-up and successful implementation of the Ontario advanced Forestry program, a major grant from the Northern Ontario Heritage fund for LU-CARIS, the Ghana Environmental Management Literacy project, and the Nepal resource conservation and community action project. He has also represented the University offcampus on a number of projects including being a Director of the Ontario Forestry Association, and helping to develop a framework for Aboriginal Forestry Education. He well deserves the trekking he and his wife Toie plan to do in the Swiss and Austrian alps...." Jack Kelleher Associate Professor School of Education "Jack Kelleher came to the School of Education in 1971 and worked mostly in preparing teachers ofChemistry and Physics. He gradually directed more of his time into measurement and evaluation. He provided much of the instruction in using computers in the classroom. Jack also taught research methods courses in the graduate program and provided general suppon for faculty and graduate students using computers. Plans for the future in retirement include doing the things he has wanted to do which he is still able to do them ...." Grant Stephenson Associate Professor School of Education "Grant came to the School of Education in 1972 from Southern Ontario where he had taught in elementary and secondary schools east of and in Toronto. His work at the faculty included preparing students for teaching History. He has also regularly taught courses in the pre-service and continuing teacher education programs in the use of educational media and technology in the classroom. Grant retires from LU after 40 years in the field of education...." Lakehead University Congratulates Rebecca Johnson winner of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce's Burnie Gillespie Memorial Award A member of Lakehead University's Board of Governors -- Rebecca Johnson -- has recently been awarded the Burnie Gillespie Memorial Award by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in recognition of demonstrated excellence in Chamber management and community leadership in the volunteer sector. Rebecca Johnson is the Executive Director of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce responsible for the management and administration of the 1500-member association. She is currently a Director (and in 1981 and 1990 was the Campaign Chair) for the United Way; Vice-Chair of the CKPR-TV Advisory Committee; a member of the Selection Committee to the Northwestern Ontario Spons Hall of Fame; a member of the Police Youth Corporation Board of Directors; a member of the Thunder Bay Business Women's Network where she won the 1991 "Woman of the Year Balanced Life Award"; and a member of the Thunder Bay Press Club. In 1992 Rebecca Johnson was awarded an Achievement Award by the City of Thunder Bay in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the community. 10 AGORA June 1994 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY REORGANIZATION Joan Seeley, Circulation/Interlibrary Loans Librarian has taken up new duties in the Collections Development Department at The Chancellor Paterson Library. These new duties replace herCirculation responsibilities. Frank Sebesta, Supervisor of Administrative Services, has assumed the position of Circulation Supervisor in addition to his present responsibilities. We wish Joan and Frank success in their new positions. LOOKING FOR HELP ON THE INTERNET? The following is a selected list of titles which are useful for the beginning Internet user who is looking for a place to start as well as for the advanced Internet user who wants to locate sources of information on the Internet. For assistance with any of these titles, please ask at the Information Desk on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. . 20 Years of Service Mr. Don Barnes Mrs. Wendy Bons Professor Margaret Boone Mr. William Bragnalo Miss Anna Brendza Ms Vonnie Cheng Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke Mrs. Maria Costanzo Mrs. Ellen Curran Ms Carol Drebit Mr. Roger Klamie Dr. George Kondor Professor Douglas Martin Dr. Bruce Minore Mrs. Miriam Noel Dr. Garth Platt Mr. Frank Sebasta Dr. Thomas Song Carroll, Jim and Rick Broadhead. Canadian Internet Handbook. Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1994. (Ready REF. TK 5105.875 l57C37 1994). This handbook is an excellent source of information for Internet users in Canada. Included are Canadian directories of gopher servers and Campus Wide Information Systems, Canadian USENET Newsgroups, and Canadian Internet-Accessible Online Catalogues in Canada. (Highly recommended). Marine, April, Kirkpatrick, Susan, Neou, Vivian and Carol Ward. Internet: Getting Started. New Jersey: PrenticeHall, 1994. (REF. TK 5105.875157153 1994). This is another very good book for the beginning Internet user. It provides information about the development of the Internet in the United States and networks in other countries. Forestry Continuing Education Nursing Human Resources Library Distance Education Institutional Research Housekeeping Housekeeping Accounts Security Economics Chemistry Sociology/NHHRRU Housekeeping Geology Library Physical Education 30 Years of Service or More Dr. Anita Chen Mr. Maurice Ktytor Mailing lists are one of the most important resources on the Internet, linking people from all over the world who are interested in a specific field of study or general information topic. Mailing lists are completely interactive and provide an excellent source for information sharin g. The next two titles provide information about locating and subscribing to these lists and discussion groups: Hardie, Edward T.L. and Vivian Neou. Internet: Mailing Lists. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1993. (REF. TK 5105.875 157156 1993). Strangelove, Michael and Diane Kovacs. Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters and Academic Discussion Lists. (3rd edition). Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries. 1993. (REF. Z 286 E43D57 1993). . Employee Service Recognition Reception: Linda Phillips was one of 35 Lakehead employees honored at the annual Employee Service Recognition Reception held in May. Linda has worked at Lakehead for 33 years and has served as Secretary for four University presidents as well as for Dr. Harold Braun, Principal of Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. Dr. Donald Orr Dr. George Merrill Dr. Richard MacGillivray Dr. Murray Paterson Mrs. Linda Phillips Sociology (30 years) Student Placement (30 years) Chemistry (30 years) English (31 years) English (3 I years) Engineering (32 years) President's Office (33 years) Retirees New Internet titles received in the Library will be announced in this column. You may also enquire at the Information Desk on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. -- Gisella Scalese Dr. Harold Cumming Mr. Peter Dika Dr. William Eames Mr. Leslie Hulse Dr. John Kelleher Mr. Philip Kempe Dr. John Naysmith Mrs. Miriam Noel Professor Grant Stephenson Mrs. AnaZec Forestry Athletics Mathematical Sciences Housekeeping Education Computing Services Forestry Housekeeping Education Housekeeping 11 AGORA June 1994 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Frances Harding at the Information Office at 343-8193 or mail your information to Avila Centre. Deadline for the September Agora is August 15, 1994. JULY / AUGUST ALUMNI MIXED GOLF TOURNAMENT sponsored by Financial Concept Group & Fidelity Investments Thunder Bay Art Gallery June 3-July 17 Susan Ross "Painting is a way of Life" A Retrospective Exhibition Susan Ross is a regional artist with a long and productive career in Northwestern Ontario, spanning over five decades in a community that has had a public art gallery for only the past 18 years. This retrospective exhibition brings together over 40 years of production of Susan Ross's work as a painter and printmaker in a variety of media including drawings, prints, mixed media, and oil on board. Sunday, July 17, 1994 Centennial Golf Course 12:00 noon $35 .00 per person includes aSteak Dinner at the Faculty Lounge &Patio.LU Campus; 12:00"Rules" of Game;12:30 Tee Off Time; Shotgun Start; Bus Service to and from the Agora graciously supplied by Iron Range Bus Lines. Everyone welcome! To register contact Alumni Services: 343-8155. ~ POOL SCHEDULE July 1 - August 18 Monday - Friday 11 :30 AM to 3:00 PM 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Sat. and Sun. Closed Alumni Flea Market September 16 When you are cleaning out your garage, basement or attic this summer remember that the Alumni Association is holding a flea market in September. Books, kitchen utensils, lamps, household appliances, skis, skates, bicycles...all of these items would be useful to the students. For more information about where to deliver your items contact Alumni Services: 343-8155. Northwestern Ontario Wrestling Corp. Cook Books are still available in the School of Physical Education & Athletics Office at a cost of $7.00. One dollar from every copy sold goes to the Frank Schaller Memorial fund. AUGUST24 Deadline to apply/register for Fall/Winter Distance Education courses The Agora will not be published in July or August. Our next issue will be in September and the deadline for submissions is August 15. Have a safe and happy summer. The School of Nursing will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 1995 and the Director, Lorne McDougall, has been contacting the graduates make sure that everyone knows about the celebrations. Margaret Page and Margaret Boone are tracing the history of the School, and Glenna Knutson and Darlene Steven are organizing the festivities. For more_ information contact the School of Nursing at 343-8395. A GOR A The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except July and 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: Joy Himmelman Co-ordinator, Information and Promotion Services: Katherine Shedden Publications Officer: Frances Harding Assistant: Tomi Klemm Photography: Peter Puna and PR staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Address correspondence to: Edltor/Agora Information Office, Av/la Centre Lakehead University Oliver.Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 (807) 343-8300 FAX (807) 343-8192 E-mail: FHardlng@alumni.LakeheadU.CA ~ -8 [" ~§t: 8.ufi. 'O ..~ i-f uc£g 12 AGORA School of Nursing to Celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 1995 (1) .... -~ (1) E l2 (1) _ 0 .,_ a. 0 (/) ... 0N (/) t;O tl:u June 1994 � 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.11 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains pictures and an article from the 1994 convocation, a message from the President, 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 1994-06 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 1994 Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/7937254e2e6fa41225c8628a48c835f5.pdf 70e42f922ea59352639f912abf46dcec PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada Vol.12, Number 5 June 1995 1994-95 MEDALS & AWARDS Poulin Award: Stephannie C. Roy President's Award: Christina Colleen Maclean, JenniferFrances Metcalfe, Susan PatriciaBoyes, Maria GraziaDeAgazio, Angela Nicole Lockart, Jennifer Lee Milne, Jennifer June Resz~nyk Dean of Arts and Sciences Medals: Karen Noonan, Andrea Kohan, GeertvanderVeen, Darren Shane Compton, Melanie F. McCallum, Jeffrey A. Kemp Dean Braun Medals:Tracey Louise Michano, Timothy Malcolm Shuff, Nancy Mazure-Hall, Janine Holly Barker, Richard Warren McKinley, Adrienne Regina Stolz, David Hans Schroeder, Stephen M. BlazinoPhillipCha~es Elkie, David Foster Martin, Dwayne Wesley Fuchs WIiiiam A. West Education Medals: Jane Hawketts, Sharron Marie Stadtlander, Kristi LynneKustura, TammyTheresaBobyk,Helen CatherineWassegipg, Wayne BernardFletcher Chancellor's Medal: Allison Margaret Dove, Shelly Rae King, Governor General's Gold Medal: Dale Andrew Harrison, GovernorGeneral's Silver Medal: Sharon Louise Frenette, Governor-General's College Bronze Medal: Michael David Plata, Lieutenant-Governor's Medal: Timothy Malcolm Shuff Former Thunder Bay mayor Saul Laskin and his grandcilildren take a closer look at the huge birthday cake made by Versa to celelxate Lakehead's30th Anniversaryand the City of Thunder Bay's 25th Anniversary. Laskin was presented an honorary degree at Convocation along with Monique Frize, Helen Donis-Keller and Timothy Findley. An excerpt from Timothy Findley's address to the class of '95 can be found on page 12. Twenty-fiveJapanese students from theGifu University of Education and Languages arrived in Thunder Bay in May for a three-month visit. They will be living on campus, auending classes during the day, and taking part in a variety of activities in the evenings and on weekends. Course work includes Canadian geography, history, literature, politics, and Native culture. "When the students return they will have a better understanding ofCanada and its people. They will have improved their English. And they will have made some good friends in Thunder Bay," says Program Assistant Susan Burton. Among the many activities planned are a trip to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, breakfast at the Hoito, and a visit with Mayor David Hamilton. Inside: Convocation 1995...Women In Leadership: Experiences of School Administrators and Nurse Managers �CONVOCATION 1995 Dr. George Merrill, retiring this year after 32 years of teaching in the Department of English, received the title Professor Emeritus.The University also presented him wffh a replica of the mace which he has carried tor so many years during Convocation. The replica was made by Engineering Technologist Kai/ash Bhatia andis comprised of materials found in Northwestern Ontario including amethyst anda ~ne cone from a tree on campus. Alf of the rocks were provided by the Department of Geology and were cut and polished by R. Viitala. Proud Parents (top left): Susan Childs (Engineering) with Jay, Dr. Roger Delaney (Social Worlc) with Michelle and (below) Uta Hicken (Education) with Stacie. Kathleen Gazey (HBSc'95) (Forestry) has worked long and hard for this moment. She began taking causes eight years ago as a parttime student while working in the Faculty of Forestry. Last year, thanks to Lakehead University's self-funded leave program, she managed to take a 12-month leave of absence to complete her HBSc (Biology) degree as a full-time student and to spend four months travelling is Southeast Asia. In the fall Gazey hopes to begin another series of part-time courses - this time for a Masters degree in Forestry. AGORA Luci Andreacchi, Unda Phillips, and Denise Bruley lend a helping hand to the honorary degree recipients, including author Timothy Findley (above). In his address to the graduating class, he said, ·1 believe imagination is our greatest asset, as human beings, and I believe it is our best, perhaps our only weapon against despair.... to survive we must imagine more. • 2 June 1995 �SSHRC lnternaUonal summer Institute: August 14-24 International teams ofsocial science researchers will gather at Lakehead University for this 11-day ·eventto work together on issues.related to the delivery ..... of health care in rural and remote areas. They will be •-• • challenged in the definition and development of their ideas by three eminent provocateurs. Dr. Philip Perry will give the opening presentation on August 14. Recipient ofthe AmericanChild Psychiatry Gold MedalAwardfortheMostOutstandingProgramin North America, Dr. Perry is aPsycllologist who teaches at the Universities ofCalgary, Victoria; British • ColumbiaandMoWltRoyalCollege. Mm Dorothy · Hall, until recently Nursing Coordinatorwith the Ontario Ministry of Health, and fonnerly with the WHO, has extensive practical and.administrative nursing experience in Canada. SouthEast Asia and Europe. Miss Hall will attendthelilstituteonAugust 21. Dr. L. Gary Hart. recipientofthis year's DistinguishedResearcher Award from the American Association of Rural Health. will participate on the final day, August 24. Dr. Hart, a medical geographer, is Director of the WAMI Rural Health Research Centre at the University of Washington. Mentors, experiencedand well-publishedsenior scholars, will provide on-site guidance andsupport. Theyinclude Dr.John Humphreys, a geographer at the University of New England.New South Wales, Australia; Dr. Lise Lyck, economist at the Copenhagen School ofBusiness in Denmark; Ms. Erin Keough, Director of the Open Leaming and lnformation Network at Memorial University; and Dr.Jack Williams, Deputy Director of Research at the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario. A group of practitioners, led by Dr. Pete Sarsfield. MOH with the Northwestern Ontario Health Unit, will join them for the mid-weekend to provide a valuable "reality check." Director of the School of Nursing Dr. L"ome McDougall and two former directors Professor Margaret Page and Professor Margaret Boone planted a red maple tree outside the Nursing building to celebrate the School's 30th Anniversary. Standing to the left of Chancellor Lois Wilson is Dr. Josephine Flaherty, a Fellow of Lakehead University, who has recently retired as the Principal Nursing Officer of Canada. Lakehead's annual Convocation Eve Celebration, sponsored this year by Thunder Bay Travel and Airlane Hotel, was held in The OutpOst and attracted more than 400 peo{ie. Some of the staff, faculty andmembers ofthe Alumni Association who welcom~d the new grads and their families included: (Front Row -- left to ngh!): Dave Syncox, Rob Zuback, Betty Coates (Back Row·· left to nght): Jim Kalyta, ProfessorTom Stevens, Geraldine White, Fred McIntosh, Mickey Christiansen, Professor Margaret Page, Karen McIntosh, and Meseret Abebe. 1996 OLYMPIC TRIALS For the first time ever, Lakehead awarded an honorary degree to one of its own graduates •· Helen Donis-Keller-· shown (left) with Dr. M.J. Richardson (English). 3 AGORA Lakehead University will be the site of the 1996 Olympic trials for Wrestling from February 1-4, 1996. CBC Sports will be covering the event, with a one-hour television telecast. "This makes the event one of high priority for the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association and the Northwestern Ontario Amateur Wrestling Corporation," says Wrestling Coach Francis Clayton. Clayton is looking for volunteers to serve on the organizing committee and to plan a reunion for all wrestlers, coaches and administrators who were associated with the 1976 Olympic Trials for Wrestling. For more infonnationcontact the School ofKinesiology at 343-8213. L__ - -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_-_ -_ - _- _- _- _- _-_-_- _-_-_-_-_-_-:__ June 1995 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT O.C.G.S. APPRAISALS COMMITTEE Congratulations go out to ProfessorMary Clare Courtland of the Faculty of Education who has just been named to an Appraisals Committee of the Ontario Council for Graduate Studies. The Appraisals Committees of O.C.G.S. review the consultants' reports on both new and the periodic review of all graduate programs in Ontario universities. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY ANTI-RACISM AND ENTHNOCULTUR AL EQUITY POLICY (Draft) Dr. RobertRosehart President Lakehead University The Lakehead University Anti-Racism Committee (LUARC) has submitted to me recently the draft policy statement entitled Lakehead University Anti-Racism and Enthocultural Equity Policy. The statement has been developed by the LUARC after extensive survey and input of the Lakehead University Community and, at their request, will be put out for comment from the University Community in early fall. I would encourage your participation in the consultation initiatives on the draft policy statement. SHINERAMA '95 Friday, September 22, 1995, is Shinerama Day at Lakehead University. This long-standing tradition at Lakehead serves to raise funds nationally for Cystic Fibrosis research. Thisyear'sShineramaCo-ordinatorisJenniferPadden. On a personal note, I would like to thank theLUARCCo-ordinator,LindaPenner,forthe commitment given by her to see through the successful completion of the draft policy statement. LAKEHEADTECHNOLOGYRESEARCHCENTRE This is anon-profit corporation recently established by the Board of Governors to facilitate several specialized initiatives relating to Research activities on campus. To date, one program is active, a Northern Ontario Data Base initiative, but several more are in various planning stages involving other partners. L.T.R.C. operates with its own Board of Directors and the principal liaison with Lakehead University is Dr. Connie Nelson. This type of unit is becoming very common in Canadian and world-wide universities and helps to build a more functional and accountable relationship with external partners. L.T.R.C. will have, as one of its key objectives, the stimulation of research activities at Lakehead University. LABOUR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES The Labour/Management Committee has met recently to explore two legacies of the Social Contract. One is the Training for Workplace Innovation (TWI) fund application process and the other is the University Sector Job Registry Fund. Both are optional and there are pros and cons to Lakehead University participation. The TWI Fund would provide specialized training funds (if our application were to be successful) but only ifLakehead University participated in the Job Registry. The Job Registry is a reciprocal job registry that would see displaced employees from one university given priority consideration for openings at other Ontario universities. I expect Labour/Manag~ment to come to a recommendation with respect to our possible participation in the next few weeks. The representative who came from the Ontario Government to make a presentation to the Labour/Management Committee indicated that the TWI mandate is perhaps broader than the written materials provided. In the case of Lakehead University, this might provide us with access to much needed computer software. SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES Often after a program has operated for some time, it is quietly taken for granted. One such initiative at Lakehead University is the Small Business Consulting Service (S.B.C.S.) operated by students from the Faculty ofBusiness Administration forever 20 years. The students provide affordable consultation primarily to small and medium-sized firms in all aspects of marketing research, business plan and feasibility preparation, computer training and financial planning. The "process consulting" approach is used wherein the client is involved in each aspect of the project. The Project Coordinator this year is Mark Sawchuk (343-8660). PLANNING FOR CHANGE In keeping with our current Sttategic Plan, I will be initiating activities over the summer that should help to give 4 AGORA June 1995 �planning and priorities direction for the next three-year cycle. If this work proceeds as planned, a "green paper" document will be available for discussion purposes in late September. There is no doubt that various government initiatives as well as a more competitive environment for undergraduate students will impact on Lakehead University, and we need to be prepared to deal with whatever comes down the pipe. HARRIS GOVERNMENT Obviously, the politics of Ontario changed tremendously on June 8, 1995, andLakehead University is encouraged by statements made by Premier Harris with respect to maintaining a strong commitment to Northern Ontario in his government. It is clear that the target fiscal reductions of the new government could have significant impact on our budget in future years yet. at the same time, some of the policies of the new government may provide Lakehead University with new opportunities in revenue generation, but only if we are up to the challenge. Premier Harris is from North Bay, the home ofNipissing University, and he is familiar both with the role of a northern university and special issues related to economic development in Northern Ontario. Tea-'N-Tots'tashion show was a hff with the kids and raised approximately $1000 for the Nsnsbl/ou Chlldcare Centre. The new Minister ofEducation and Training is Mr. John Snobelen, M.P.P., Mississauga, North. ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT As most of you are aware, Katherine "Kate" Shedden has been on secondment for the past three months working on enhancing the print media that we send out to potential students. Kate has done a first-rate job on this assignment (and in an environmentally friendly way) and, because of our priority needs in this area, she will continue on special assignment reporting directly to Mr. Pentti Paularinne in the area of recruitment marketing. --- -~ - Grade 1Students from Hyde Park School gather around Forestry technologist Lynne Sevean to dissect a rubber grasshopper. During the month of June he and Dr. Yves Prevost welcomed scores of young people to their lab induding girl guides andboy scouts. The children are usually treated to a slide show, a discussion on what it means to be a scientist, a tour of the display cases containing exotic species of insects, andsometimes a bugcatching session in the courtyard of the Braun Building. Sevean is {ieased to see young people introduced to the University this way. "It gives them and their parents a better understanding of what the University is all about,· he says. .....~. -. ....:-..•,,__.. .... .... . .,... ...,..,,.,,. ...... ----~~.. -.~-.,..-. E~~7.'-2:?{:;• :: • ~ - ~/10'9"'<C.J'"TY p-,• -.. I AGORA Health Services has a new wheelchair thanks to the generosity of the Pythian Sisters, Welcome Temple #7. Sandra Symons (left) made the {Xesentation to Nurse Jessie Sutherland (centre) and Director of StudentServices Gers/dine White in early May. The wheelchair will be kept in the Health Services Department and will be available for use by incapacffated orsick students. ·The Emergency Response Team which operates September to April and which answers allmedical emergencies on campus will also be thrilled to have the use ofthis aid,· says Sutherland. ~ • -~ ~ 5 June 1995 �RESEARCH NEWS With the hefP.. of a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, two professors In the.Faculty of Education and the School of Nursing are conducting a three-year phsnomsnologlcal study on The phenomenological research method provides the scaffolding for this study. Asserting the supremacy of participants as the "knowers," Fennell and King are drawing from participants' experiential knowledge in their quest to develop anew and fuller understanding ofleadership. King describes phenomenological research as "listening to people's livedexperiences and the meanings they give them." This approach is evident as they focus on the experiences ofsix women who are nurse managers, and six who are school administrators. The experiences of the twelve Thunder Bay women are recorded during interviews which take place every three to four months. Trust is critical to the success of these one-to-one interviews which are conducted in working and non-working environments. "Theparticipants look forward to our sessions," says Fennell. "Often itis theironlychance to express and reflect upon their leadership experiences." Experiential infonnation gathered through interviews provides the substance for this study of the leadership strategies of By Robyne Wilock women. Participants describe critical incidents and clarify infonnation. Fennell and King then analyze transcripts ofinterviews and clarify reoccurring To many people, research themes with participants. As the means analyzing written research progresses, they pick out sources, conducting experithemes, validate them with parments, and testing subjects. ticipants, and link common The method being used by Dr. themes. Hope Fennell of the Faculty of Although the researchers Education and Assistant Procommunicate frequently to supfessor Ti King of theSchool of port each other throughout the Nursing, however, means research process, their consultastudyinga phenomenon by listion is limited to methodology. tening to people·s voices and To keep themselves "clean" looking at what was previously thought familiar, in anew way. they share few details of their findings-even participants' idenSince 1992, the two tities are unspoken. First they women have been working will identify themes common to together on a phenomenologitheir respective participants; cal study entitled Women in Leadership: Experiences of then they wi11 meet to explore themes common to the two School Administrators and groups. Credibility of the findNurse Managers. ings will be enhanced by these What has linked the two Hope Fennell (left) and Ti King are working together on a unique interdisciplinary phenomenological research project researchers together is theconresearch practices but, as King which will be completed in 1997. ceptofthe "ethicofcare" which explains, the ultimate test comes arose both in Fennell's studies whenwomenwhoareleadersand on women in education and not participants in this study, read King's studies on the experiences of middle-ageddaughters caring the findings and identify with participants' experiences. Relifor their aged mothers. As a result, they became interested in ability is tested when other phenomenological researchers, upon opportunities afforded by working in an interdisciplinary and reading Fennell's and King's decision trail from data to themes, collaborative way. can logically follow the decision trail. The ethic is characterized by the inclusion of deep feelings The challenges of using the phenomenological research in processes ofdecision making. Individuals who operate accord- method are real, but the two researchers say the rewards are many. ing to this ethic are greatly concerned about others and continually Fennell is frank about the importance of this project. "You seek to create win-win situations in which the majority will don't develop new ideas from rehashing old... Ifyou don't risk and benefit. think about ideas and experiences from a range of perspectives, youdon'tgrow." Women in Leadership: Experiences of School Administrators and Nurse Managers 6 AGORA June 1"995 �RESEARCH NEWS Lakehead's share of NSERC funds down slightly for 1995-96 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council(NSERC) has released the results of the 1995-96 Operating and Equipment Grants Competition. A total of 38 NSERC-eligible researchers at Lakehead University were awarded grants totalling $758,548 (compared to last year's total of $781,578 distributed to 39 researchers). These figures represent a 2.9% reduction from last year compared to an overall reduction across Canada of 2.8%. DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Dr. M. Liu- "Fintte element analysisof nonlinear shell structures;random vibration analysisofgeneral nonlinearstructures" Dr. H. T. Saliba- "Experimental andtheoretical free vibration analysisofthin plates wtth various shapes,boundarycondtions andcomplicating factors" Dr. 8. Singh -"Analytical, numerical and experimental studies in jetcutting of oil sands" DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Dr. A. Frettag -"Historyof the North American Cicindelidae" Dr. M. W. Lankester • "Parastte diseases of Northern Ungulates" Dr. L. Malek- "Dry seed proteasome and related proteins" Dr. D. W. Morris -"Habitat selection, population dynamics and community structureof northern vertebrates" Dr. A. J. Omeljaniuk -"Neurochemical receptors, actions, and mechanisms in fish brain: pituitary axis" Dr. A.H. Mitchell -"Petrology and geochemistryof kimerlities and alkaline rocks" DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY Dr. W. H. Parker- "Focal point seed zones and adaptive variation of North American conifers" DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Dr. T. M. Garver• "The chemistry of Lignin transformations" Dr.A. N. Hughes wtth Dr. D. G. Holah-"Reactionsof transition metal-phosphine systemswtth hydro-borate and other reducing agents inthe presence of carbon monoxide and isonitriles" Dr. S. D. Kinrade -"Agueous chemistry of Si IV" Dr. N. A. Weir- "Studies of photodegradation of polymers" DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY Dr. G. J. Borradaile - "Rock magnetism" and "Rock magnetism and stress" Dr. P.W. Fralick- "Paleogeographical interpretation of Archean sedimentary sequences in Northwestern Ontario" Dr. R.H. Mitchell-"Petrology andgeochemistryof kimberlities and alkaline rocks" DEPARTMENTOF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Dr. L. J. Garred- "Urea sensorfor urea kinetic modelling and erythropoietin studies" Dr. I. Nirdosh-"Removal of radionuclide and heavy metal contaminants from low-level radioactive waste"and "Autoclave for high temperature solids' leaching" Dr.V.I. Puttagunta- "Generalizedone-parametercorrelationfor crude oils,hotwaterslurrying of oil sands" DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Dr. M. W. Benson- "Parallel iterative methods" Dr. C. T. Hoang-"Algorithmicgraph theory wtth emphasis on perfectgraphs" Dr. W. Huang-"Numerical algorithms for linearconstrained convex programming problems" Dr. XLi- "Distributed logic programming language design and implementation·· Dr. T. Miao -"Geometric properties of Bp (G) and the exposed pointsofthe setof invariant means" Dr. Y.Yao- "Multistrategy information retrieval" DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Dr. S. M. Easa -"Highway geometric design for safety" Dr. K. D. Eigenbrod- "Effectsoffreezing and thawing on the hydraulic-conductivity offine grained soils" Dr. S. A. Mirza -"Strength and stiffness of slendercomposite steelconcrete beam-columns" Dr. U.S. Panu -"Extension of pattern recognition based methodology for infilling of missing values instreamflow records" DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Dr. M. H.Hawton- "Fermion-boson interactions as dispersion forces/physics of adsorbed water" Dr. W. J. Keeler· "Optical spectroscopy of semiconductor heterostructures and heterogeneous materials" Dr. V. V. Paranjape • "Research in solid state physics" Dr. W. M. Sears -''The electrical properties of the surface-gas interface of wide band gap semiconductors" DEPARTMENTOF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Dr. F. Karray- "Hierarchical control structure forflexible manipulators systems" Dr. K. Natarajan-"Aspects of discrete time periodic control systems" DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Dr. C. A.G.Hayman -"Separating episodic and semantic contributions to memory performance" 7AGORA June 1995 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS Department of Polftlcal Studies Dr. Laure Paquet.te attended the Association of SouthEast Asian Nat ions' Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur on June 5-8. This annual conference, organized by the Institute for Strategic and International Studies of Malaysia, is the single most imponant conference on security issues for South East Asia. Paquette considers herself fonunate to have been invited as an observer to such a vital meeting. From there, Paquette wiIJ visit the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of Kyungnam University in Seoul, Korea, for the rest of the summer. This opportunity has come through the IFES' Summer Studies in Korea Program, which encourages coUaboration between foreign academics with innovative approaches to inter-Korean relations with Korean academics. While in Seoul, Paquette will be expected to conduct a seminar, and to publish the results of her research on the compatibility of North and South Korean national strategies with the Institute. Faculty of Forestry Dr. Peter Duinker has been appointed to Ontario•s new Provincial Policy Committee of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Committee is chaired by the Deputy Minister, and will advise on aU forest-related policies of the Ministry. In addition, he has had a paper entitled "Cumulative Effects Assessment: What's the Big Deal?" appear in a book on Cumulative Effects Assessment in Canada: From Concept to Practice (pages 11-24), edited by AJ. Kennedy and published by the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists. Another paper by Duinker, entitled "People and forests in Canada: fitting carbon into a perplexing future," will appear as a chapter in The Role ofGlobal Forest Ecosystems and Forest Resource Management in the Global Carbon Cycle, to be published this year by Springer Verlag. In April Duinkerchaired a one-day conference in Toronto on Operating Under Ontario's New CrownForest Sustainability Act. The conference was co-sponsored by Insight Information Inc. and The Globe and Mail. Duinker's opening remarks, which appear in the conference proceedings, were entitled 'Toe CFSA: Living in Interesting Times." "Protein catabolic rate determination from a single weekly measurement of dialyzed urea" has been accepted for publication in the ASAIO Journal. Department of Mathematical Sciences Professor S.A. NaimpaUy,ProfessorEmeritus, has been honoured by the VijanaParishad oflndia(The Society for Applications of Mathematics) with the publication of a special volume dedicated to him on his 62nd birthday. Among the many contributors was Dr. W. Eames, also a Professor Emeritus of the Department. Department of Anthropology The contributions of Dr. Joe Stewart to a study on the chemical analysis of ancient hearth ash was cited in the FallWinter l 994issue ofColorado's Crow Canyon Archaeological Centre Quarterly. Under the title "Collaboration Yields Innovative Research," author Chris Pierce writes, "The project involved chemical analysis of modem samples of likely fuel wood types, ancient charcoal of known type, modem mixtures of fuel wood ash, and samples of ancient hearth ash using specialized equipment at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. With help from Instrumentation Lab scientist at Lakehead University, Adams and Stewart prepared the samples for analysis and measured the concentrations of 32 differenct chemical elements, while Pierce conducted a variety of quantitative analyses of the resulting data...Adams, Pierce and Stewart are currently preparing an article for submission to an international archaeological science journal to inform others of the newly-discovered potential of studying ash chemistry to investigate important archaeological problems throughout the world." Department of Visual Arts On Friday, April 28, 1995, in Toronto, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) presented its I 995 Allied Ans Award during its annual Celebration of Excellence to Professor Patricia Vervoort, Chair of the Visual Ans Depanment.TheOAAAJJiedArtsAwardrecognizes contributions to Architecture by those in the Allied Arts. The President of the OAA. Diarmuid Nash of Moriyama & Teshima, Architects, said "Professor Vervoort is particularly deserving of this award for her outstanding advocacy for the preservation ofour architectural heritage." John Stephenson, a Thunder Bay architect who read the citation.commended Vervoon for her contribution to the public's awareness ofarchitecture through her writing, radio and television appearances, and lectures.The OAA 's Celebration ofExcellence was attended by over 250 architects, their clients and guests, and those in the allied professions. Dr. W. Carmean andJ.S. Thromer have just published an article entitled "Early height growth and site index for planted red pine in north central Ontario "in the Northern Journal of AppliedForestry 12(1):23-29. Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. Laurie J. Garred, presented the paper entitled "Protein catabolic rate determination from a single midweek partial dialysate collection," at the 41 st annual conference of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) held in Chicago, May 4-6. Garred also co-<:haired a session at the meeting. An expanded version of the paper with the title, 8 AGORA June 1995 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS New President to Lead Council of Ontario Universities Eric Belton Remembered Bonnie Patterson, Dean of the Faculty of Business at Ryerson Polytechnic University, has been appointed as the new president of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). As Dean of Ryerson' s Faculty of Business for the past five years, Professor Patterson was responsible for three undergraduate professional schools, 100 full-time faculty, more than 3,000 full-time students, and business programs for more than 15,000part-time learners. She has been very involved in many aspects of the university's management and serves on numerous committees. She also is current! y a member of the Board of the Premier•s Council, the Review and Advisory Committee on the Centres of Excellence Ontario Technology Fund, and a member of the Health Industries Advisory Committee for the Ontario Ministry of Health. She is Chair of the Project Committee of the Premier's Council, which is responsible for coordinating project teams that are conducting research for Ontario. Professor Patterson replaces Dr. PeterGeorge, who served as President for the past four years. Dr. George was recently appointed President of McMaster University in Hamilton. Professor Patterson will officially assume her presidential duties September 1, 1995. An obituary on Eric Belton, who worked as Chief Librarian at Lakehead University from 1966 to 1979, appeared in the March, 1995, issue of Library Association Board Record. Before coming to Thunder Bay, Belton was Deputy Librarian of Makerere University College, Uganda. After he retired from Lakehead he returned to England and later travelled to Uganda to assist in the rebuilding of the library which had suffered so badJ y during the Amin years. Nova Lawson appointed to Ontario Advisory Council on Women's Issues Nova Lawson, Lakehead's Co-ordinator of Aboriginal Initiatives/Community Liaison, has been appointed for a three-year term to the OntarioAdvisoryCouncil on Women's Issues. Established in 1973 and reporting to the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, the 15-memberCouncil works at arms length from the government to comment on issues pertaining to women's economic, social and legal equality. There are a total of three members appointed from Northwestern Ontario, the other two being Roseanne Perron and Eva Shield. Lawson, who was nominated for the position by Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, says she is "excited, honoured and overwhelmed... in a positive way" by her new responsibilities. She hopes people in the region will see the value of the work of the Ontario Advisory Council on Women's Issues and will be active in raising issues of concern and offering recommendations. In addition to her work with the Advisory Council, Lawson serves on the Board of Directors ofThunder Bay Ventures and is theFirstNationsCo-ordinatorforCJ '97 Scouts' Jamboree. Since joining Lakehead in I 993, Lawson has assisted with the planning and delivery of a variety of programs and services for Aboriginal students. InJanuary, 1995, she assumed her present position as Co-ordinator of Aboriginal Initiatives/ Community Liaison reporting to the Vice-President (Academic). Lawson is also Secretariat for the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council. Award Wlmers Lakehead's English Department has chosen Heather Campbell to receive the Ishak Book Prize for 1995. The prize is a voucher worth $100 redeemable for books from the Alumni Bookstore. The Alumni Association has selected their Alumni Award recipient for 1995-96. She is Cara Marie MacMillan a graduate of St. Ignatius High School who is planning to enrol in Lakehead's HBA program this fall. Department of Engllsh Dr. Jeanette Lynes recently published two articles. "Diving into the Rock: Newfoundlad Women Poets" appeared in the Spring 1994 issue ofThe Wascana Review ofContemporary Poetry and Short Fiction. "Home at the Edge of the Grave: M.T. Dohaney's Ambivalent Aesthetic" was published in the inaugural issue of The River Review: A Multidisciplinary Journal ofArtsandldeas, UniversityofMaine,Number 1, 1995. Department of Sociology Department of Biology Dr. David A. Nock read his paper "Lessons from Davis:The Sociology of Arthur K. Davis" at a session about "The History of Canadian Sociology" at the Annual meetings of The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association.June4 in Montreal. The next day he also introduced Davis at the Awards Presentation Ceremony held by the C.S.A.A., in honour of Davis' contributions. Dr. Azim Mallik gave the keynote address at the annual conference of the Korean Forestry Society last February at Kyunghee University. While in Korea he visited other universities. research institutes, forest plantations and sites of historic and cultural significance. 9 AGORA June 1995 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY • During November 1994 to April 1995, 45% of all interlibrary loan requests were placed to other universities using the Internet. 78% of !)le total Interlibrary loan articles received from other universities were transmitted and received through the Internet. 37% of all articles requested by other institutions were sent via the Internet. Lakehead University Injury Statistics January 1- May 31, 1995 COMPENSABLE INJURIES Jan. 1-May 31 1996 • 22,333questionswereansweredatthelnfonnationDesk ofTheOlancellorPaterson Libraryduring May 1, 1994 to April 30, 1995. • A total of 194,128 items were checked out from the Circulation Desks of Toe Chancellor Paterson and Education Libraries between May 1, 1994toApril 30, 1995. • 7,098 new items were catalogued and added to the CODOC (Government Publications Collection) from May 1, 1994 toApril30, 1995. • During May 1, 1994 to April 30, 1995, 150 classes in libraryinstruction were held. Atotal of 1,926 individuals attended. • Book orders to Lakehead University Library's major vendor, John Coutts Library Services, are now sent electronically using the Internet. A similar service is being established with Blackwell North America-another important supplier. Between them they account for about 90% of the Library's book orders. • The Library is using the Internet for claiming and reporting delayed issues of periodicals and other types of serials. This has resulted in improved turnaround time and decreased costs to the Library. • In partnership with Laurentian University and the Distance Education Library Services Interest Group of the Canadian Library Association, Lakehead University Library has launched an electronic discussion group calledDISTI.IB-L. This discussion group is a forum for discussing issues related to distance education library services in Canada. • During May 1, 1994 to April 30, 1995 the Library added 13 new CD-ROM titles. These include indexes, full text and statistical sources. A big welcome to Emily Plumpton and Seppo Kuoppa-abo whojoined the full-time housekeeping staff in March; Susan Little, the Secretary/Receptionist for the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health ( a contract employee), and Vicki Cano the Residence Clerk who were hired in April; Angela Lockhart the Registrar's Secondary School Liaison Officer, Paula Hughes, a Technician in the Biology Department (a contract employee), and Shannon Moore, the Athletics Department Pool Assistant, who took up their duties in May. Jan. 1-May 31 1994 Medical Aid Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB 20 6 0 Lostllme Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB 1 2 5 0 Number of Days Lost On Approved Claims On Claims Pending 6 2 39 0 30 Wrththe endofthe winteracademictenn, many departmentsbegin spring cleanups. Here are afew items to consider asyou take on this task: ttyou have chemical wasteorunusedchemicalsin yourdepartment -- check labs, and storage rooms in particular -- obtain some "Requestfor Disposal of Chemical Waste"forms from the Human Resources Department. Complete thefonns, affixing one copy to thecontainer,keepingonecopyforyourfiles,andforwardtheoriginal to the Human Resources Department. You will be contacted when the material isto be picked up. The cost of disposal is covered entirely bythe Health and Safety section. ttdisposingofbrokenorintactglassware,ensurethatyouplaceltinto rigid containers (eg.stiff cardboard boxes)thatarefirmlysealed, and dearty marked: "Garbage:WasteGlassware,"or"Garbage: Broken Glass." Do notovertoadthe boxes. Placethemwheretheycan be easily seen, and picked up by custodial staff. ttdisposingoflargevolumesof paperorcomputerprintouts,orused books (for whatever reason), limitthe amount that you place into waste receptacles. It is preferable that you place largequantitiesof paper, printouts or books in rigid containers, such as sturdycardboard boxes. (Boxesare much easierto handlethan plasticgarbage bags,ifthey contain heavy materials.) Limitthe volume of material which you place in the boxes, and clearty mar1< "Heavy: Waste Paper'' or "Heavy: Discarded Books" on the outside. "Working together to create a safe and healthy environment for work and study." 10 AGORA June 1995 �NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES Reminder: The University will be closed on Monday, July 3, 1995 to obseNe the Canada Day holiday. CONGRATULATIONS The following full time employees worked the full year in 1994 without using any sick leave: Barbara Barnes, Biology Ainsley Bharath, Chemistry Carolyn Bobyk, Housekeeping Susan Childs, Engineering Kerrie-Lee Clarke, VP's Office Helen Coutts, Housekeeping Sarah Gooding, Forestry William Hepditch,Powerhouse Ken Inaba, Electrical Roger Klamie. Security Kaarina Mikkola. Accounts Stan Nemec, Printing Services June O'Brien, Native Nursing Derrik Patola, CTRC John Petherick, Resource Centre forOH&S Ain Raitsakas, Instrument Lab Mike Turek, Housekeeping Nick VanEeden, Anthropology Susan Viitala, Human Resources Ronald Whistle, Residence Maintenance Lynn Wilson, Graduate Studies Darlene Yakimoski, Athletics George Anderson, Physics Don Barnes, Forestry Kai lash Bhatia, Mechanical Engineering Glen Broman, Re-Engineering Dave Christie, Finance Francis Clayton, Athletics Stu Garbutt, Purchasing David Hare, Residence John Hutton, Security Clarence Jacobson, Library John McDonald, Security Brian Moore, Forestry NonnaJ ean Newbold, Residence Tracey O'Neill, Library JeanPervais, NAPE Peter Puna, Graphics Services David Savela, Powerhouse Laird Van Damme, Forestry Eva Vidlak, Purchasing Gerald Walker, Mechanical Engineering Lena White, NLIP Gwen Wojda, Continuing/Distance Ed. Are DV Days Still Available? YES, in fact the 1995/96 University budget assumes there will be $100,000 in donated vacation savings. If you are interested, discuss it with your supervisor, then pick up a leave of absence form in Human Resources. 1 HeaJthTip: WHYWORRY? There are only two things to worry about: either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, there is nothing to worry about. If you are sick, there are only two things to worry about: either you will get well or you will die. If you get well, there is nothing to worry about. If you die, there are only two things to worry about: either you will go to Heaven or you will go to Hell. If you go to Heaven, there is nothing to worry about. If you go to Hell, you will be so busy shaking hands with friends. you will have no time to worry. How about going for a walk? A regular, brisk walk is one of the best ways to keep fit. It's good for your heart, helps you sleep better, and it can help strengthen your bones. You don't need special equipment, and it's a healthy alternative to the stress ofdriving in stop-and-go traffic. Note: There are a few Power of Attorney kits available in the Human Resources office. Quote of the Month: Remember, if you always do what you always did, you'll always get whatyou always got. Human Resources Telephone Fax number 343-8334 346-7701 11 AGORA June 1995 �CALENDAR The following is an excerpt from Timothy Andley's Convocation Address to the graduating class of '95. To Include your Department's event or activity In the campus calendar, please call Frances Harding at the Information Office at 343-8193 or mall your Information to Avila Centre. Deadllne for theSeptember Issue Agora Is August 15 1995. ALUMNI MIXED GOLF TOURNAMENT August27, 1995 Sponsored by Financial ConceptGroup Emerald Greens Golf Course To registercontactKristineCarey,Alumni Office 343-8155 "My life as a writer is dedicated to JUNE / JULY / AUGUST The Agora will not be published in the exploration ofthe imaginative July or August. Our next issue will be responses to being alive. Writing fiction CHANCELLOR PATERSON in September and the deadline for provides me•·· and other writers•· with submissions is August 15th. Have a the opportunity to articulate the LIBRARY HOURS sate and happy summer. experience ofbeing alive in ways that reality itselfcannot possibly provide. In June 16 to July 3 the reality ofdaily life, we are assailed Mon. to Friday 8:00 amto 5:00 pm by the mess and by the mass ofwhat we Weekends Closed call necessity. The jumble ofour Monday July 3 C losed (Canada Day) emotions•· the confusion ofthe rat race• • the demands ofhaving to make an The AGORA is produced by the Information summerSession increasing number ofseemingly vital Office, Department of External Relations, July4-August 18, 1995 decisions. We/all in love. We don' tfall Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It Mon. to Thurs 8:00 am to 10:00 pm is published monthly (except July and August) in love. We makefriends. We make 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Is distributed free of charge to the enemies. We climb up[ive steps andfall Friday Saturday: 11 :00 amto 5:00 pm University's faculty and staff, local governback three. We want•· and most often 1:00 pmto 6:00 pm ment, media, businesses and friends of the cannot achieve •· happiness. There's no . Sunday: Monday August 7 University. Credit Is appreciated when point lying about it: yes, there are material is reproduced or quoted. (Civic Holiday) the Library will be closed. wonders out there•· but some ofthese wonders are dragons. Director of External Relations: August 19-September 10 Too many people are de[eatedby Joy Himmelman Mon. to Fri. 8:00 amto 5:00 pm Co-ordinator, Information and Promotion their encounter with reality. Far too Weekends Closed Services: Katherine Shedden many accept the status quo•· which Monday, September 4 Publications Officer: Frances Harding means they accept the standard re(LaborDay)the Library will be closed. Communications/Special Events Officer: sponses to the question, "What am/ Denise Bruley doing here?" Regular Hours will resume on Monday, Photography: Peter Puna and PR staff Let me illustrate the dangers of Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Nicole Sutherland September 11, 1995 "standard" responses. An experiment Printing: LU Print Shop was done afew years ago, with high Addraaa correapondenca to: school and university students. It INTERNATIONAL Editor/Agora involved calculators that were "rigged" Information Office, Avlll cantre BIOMECHANICS so that some ofthe results they showed Lakehead University were incorrect. Over95% ofthe CONFERENCE Olivar Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario students simply accepted these wrong P78 5E1 July18-20 answers·· and ofthe very few who (807) 343-8300 questioned the validity ofwhat the FAX (807) 343-8192 Hosted by the School of Kinesiology. For calculators showed•· all were high E-mail: informationcall343-8110. school students. By the time they got to Francea.Harcllng@l.akahaadU.CA university, most ofthe young people were so accustomed to the standard of Q) absolute faith in technology, theyfailed ai · - Q) to challenge it. Why? Because they E~ could not imagine technology might be Ql a CD Tr oJ a n wrong. De v el. ~ Alumni Affai r s It has been said that cruelty is N (/) V) nothing less than a failure ofthe t;O imagination. The same can be saidof iIO capitulation: ofsurrendering to standard answers." A GORA a:u ...°' 12 AGORA June 1995 � 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.12 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains pictures from the 1995 convocation and an update on research and events from 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 1995-06 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 1995 Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/b9c7dc30aa6a48c26bba35c7407bdb8a.pdf 79d9f0e5a037dad380ce5c9c3d0e0d0e PDF Text Text ora Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada June 1996, Vol. 13, No.6 ISSN 0828-5225 The youngster who shouted "Way to go Grandma!" when Bernice Clarke crossed the stage appears to have struck a chord with Chancellor Lois Wilson and the rest of the platform guests. Approximately 960 students took part in Lakehead's 32nd Convocation. Congratulations Class of '96 Those who attended Convocation this year had ample evidence to support the President's statement that Lakehead is indeed "an institution of great spirit and character." INSIDE Lakehead launches the Ronald Ristimaki Chair in Finnish Studies ...3 For the first time in the University's history, a Lakehead graduate receiving a honorary degree gave an address to the graduating class. Scientist Lome Everett spoke about the choices he made in becoming an expert on hazardous waste and groundwater monitoring. "Stay with your convictions," he said. "Stay with the heat and when it all comes out, you will rise to the top." Another honorary degree recipient spoke about the role of the unexpected. "The unforeseen is the area of freedom and creativity," said poet Louis Dudek. "You must be open to every opportunity to get the best of it." Other highlights of the day were: -- the graduation of the first students in the Master of Forestry program (Edith Abruquah and Frederick Pinto); -- the graduation of the first Honours Bachelor of Arts students with majors and minors in Indigenous Leaming; ... continued on page 2 �CONVOCATION '96 Congratulations, Class of '96 (continued from page 1) -- the graduation of the first two Master's students (Edith Abruquah, Henry Sulley) taking part in the LU-CIDA Ghana Graduate Student Scholarship in Forestry; -- the attendance of Mr. Veijo Sampovaara, Finnish Ambassador to Canada, who had come to Thunder Bay in time for the launching of the Lakehead University Chair in Finnish Studies; -- the participation of special guests -- Satomi Niwa and Yuko Takemoto of Gifu University of Education and Languages; and Khairuddi Yahya from the Consulate of Malaysia in Toronto; -- the conferring of the title "Professor Emeritus" to 22 faculty and the title "Chief Librarian Emeritus" to Fred McIntosh; -- the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Honour Award to Joe Logozzo; -- the presentation of the title "Fellow of the University" to Mae Katt, Health Director of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation; -- the attendance of Chancellor Emeritus Bernard Weiler who, along with his son Joe (a Jaw professor a~ UBC), watched as Bernard Weiler's grandson, John Guerard, received his Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting. The audience broke into spontaneous applause when it was announced that Adam Molai's family had travelled all the way from Zimbabwe to attend their son's graduation. Molai is the recipient of this year's Poulin Award and a President's Award. Something new this year was the singing of O Canada by Communications/Special Events OHicer Denise Bruley at the close of each session. The rest of the music was provided by Sessional Lecturer Allan Bevan {organ) and, on trumpet, student Terry Wood and Sessional Lecturer Brenda Sitko. PROFESSORS EMERITII Convocation is a family affair for faculty and staffas well as students. Above: LUChaplain Alice Greer was on hand to see her sister Patricia Ambrose graduate with a Master of Education degree in Curriculum Studies. Below: NHHRRU Research Associate Connie Hartviksen is joined by her husband Ken and their children Kellen and Keely to celebrate her graduation from the Master of Education program in Educational Administration. 2 Twenty-two faculty received the title Professor Emeritus including: Henry Akervall, Professor Emeritus of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism; Paul BarclayEstrup, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Anita Chen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology; Andre Cloutier, Professor Emeritus of French; Richard Freitag, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Ian Mark Hoodless, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Alan Noel Hughes, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Fred McIntosh, Chief Librarian Emeritus; George W.. Ozburn, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Lisle A. Thomson, Professor Emeritus of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism; Ernst Robert Zimmermann, Professor Emeritus of History; Douglas Hamilton Alexander, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; Emil J. David, Professor Emeritus of Forestry; Robert J. Day, Professor Emeritus of Forestry; Gerrit Hazenberg, Professor Emeritus of Forestry; A.C. Hensel, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; William C. Honey, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; Henry North, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Martin Oosterveld, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering; Murray Patterson, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Dennis Roddy, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering; Peter J. Rutherford, Professor Emeritus of Education; Thomas M.K. Song, Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology. Agora, June, 1996 �CHAIR IN FINNISH STUDIES LAUNCHED Friday, May 24, 1996 was a historic day for Lakehead University. ANITA CHEN HONOURED FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAKEHEAD Thanks to the fund-raising efforts of the local Finnish community and a leadership gift by locally-born businessman Ronald Ristimaki, Lakehead University announced that it had passed the half-way mark toward its $1 million fund-raising goal for the establishment of a Chair in Finnish Studies. Friends and colleagues gathered in the Faculty Lounge last May to celebrate the career of a pioneer in the field of Sociology at Lakehead -- Dr. Anita Chen. A total of $530,000 has been raised towards the endowment -enough money, said Dr.John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic), to announce the first appointment would be made in early January, 1997. The dinner was organized by the Department of Sociology to raise funds for the Anita Chen--LU 30th Anniversary Bursary in Sociology. The award is one of many established by Anita Chen and her husband, Dr. Min-Sun Chen, Professor Emeritus of History, during their respective careers at Lakehead. The Chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead will be different from the traditional academic chairs established in a number of North American Universities. Normally, academic chairs are occupied by one individual for long periods of time and are usually associated with the language of the country concerned. The Chair in Finnish Studies as conceived by Lakehead will have a language component, however, the Chair's position will be occupied each year or so by a different professor from a different Finnish University, in a different academic discipline. The Chair's position would thus rotate among the various academic units at the University, and during his or her tenure at Lakehead, the individual occupying the Chair's position would normally be attached to an appropriate academic department. Attending the press conference to announce the establishment of the Chair in Finnish Studies was His Excellency, Mr. Veijo Sampovaara, Ambassador of Finland to Canada. A week earlier Kalervo Siikala, Director, International Affairs, Ministry of Education, Finland, was in Thunder Bay to visit the campus and to meet with members of the Canadian Suomi Foundation. The Canadian Suomi Foundation, along with other Thunder Bay community groups, has been working closely with Lakehead Registrar Pentti Paularinne to raise the necessary funds for Lakehead University's Chair in Finnish Studies. Lakehead currently has exchange agreements with a number of Finnish Universities including the Universities of Lapland and Oulu and the Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology. Lakehead has also been offering a variety of Finnish courses for more than 17 years and has probably done more than any other Canadian University in this field. As well, Thunder Bay and region has a large number of Finnish Canadians. It is as large, if not larger, than any other city in Canada. Agora, June, 1996 Anita Chen will be remembered as the founding chair of Lakehead's Department of Sociology who joined the University in 1964 as a recent graduate of the University of Chicago and a Fulbright scholar. At the time, she was the only full-time sociologist on staff and promised to stay for only one year. As it turned out, her career at Lakehead lasted over 32 years. Chen has contributed significantly to the department's scholarly reputation with characteristic charm, generosity, calmness and insight. Dr. Terry Hill, the Acting Director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH), praised her for her contributions to Sociology at Lakehead. As well, he thanked Chen for believing in the vision of NECAH and in the undergraduate program in Gerontology. In his remarks, colleague and friend Dr. Bruce Minore said Chen will be remembered for her leadership. "Anita shouldered her share of the often onerous administrative tasks, such as serving a threeyear stint as Graduate Studies Coordinator. She also contributed significantly to the department's scholarly reputation as she pursued and published her studies in the areas of aging and health, and ethnicity and migration. Of particular note is her research on recruitment into the profession of nursing and the various social and demographic academic work in the field of nursing, aging and health, and the Filipino cultural life in Canada." Ifyou wish to make a contribution to the Anita Chen-LU 30th Anniversary Bursary in Sociology, contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. 3 �■;J44•hii4d•Vil•UIWd¥h•j4h -----------------------Government Update Lots of rumours on a variety offronts, but nothing definitive. With the demise ofOCUA, COU has started to conceptualize some alternative self-regulating mechanisms that could replace at least some of the OCUA functions. The competitive market for new enrolment continues, and it has been suggested that some institutions did not pay strict attention to the June 15 admission date. Confirmations are still coming in, and it is too early to predict our situation. Ken Brown Seminar "Lives On" I heard so much positive feedback from the seminar sessions that Ken Brown Jed on "Creating a Leaming Environment" that I asked Ken to repeat the effort for the senior administrative group. The session went well, and we are going to follow up with some specific initiatives. Special thanks to Ken Brown for this effort. For those who missed Ken's sessions, you can get an overview by reading his article "Reinventing the University: Creating Our Own Bright Future" on page 6 of this issue. by Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University A Proud Lakehead Graduate: Anna MariaBarsanti I recently received a note from Anna Maria who is a Lakehead BEd graduate of 1977. Anna Maria teaches at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury, Ontario, and has recently been selected as one of 55 teachers from 25 states and 11 countries who have been named to the ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centres) Honor Roll of Teachers in recognition of her work between Lo-Ellen Park School and Science North. Special congratulations on this award, and keep up the outstanding work. Lakehead wins CCAE Award for Best Program: Student Recruitment The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education annually presents their Prix d'Excellence, which recognizes excellence in promoting a greater understanding and support of post-secondary education in Ontario. This year, I am pleased to report that Lakehead University has been awarded a Silver Medal for its entry in the category, Best Program, Student Recruitment. Congratulations to Sarena Knapik. Angela Lockhart, Darlene Althoff and all the rest of the staff in the Office of the Registrar who help with student recruitment. News from SSHRC We often hear how tough it is to get a research grant from SSHRC, and it is difficult. However, it is not impossible. In an analysis shared with the Presidents recently, Lynn Penrod, SSHRC President, notes that the success rate is 29.8 percent of the applicants. That means about I in 3 receive awards, not a good statistic but, in a global sense, a I in 3 odds. On the other hand, if you don't apply, you don't have any odds. In our case, only about 20 of the 130 or so eligible SSHRC faculty make the yearly applications. Although encouragement and support have increased the number of applicants from I or 2 a few years ago, we have a long way to go. Think about developing a proposal over the summer for the fall deadline! 4 Restructuring Slowly, and with input from the transition groups, we will move, over the next year, to a more decentralized and empowered organization. With this subtle shift will come enhanced budget flexibility for our budget centre managers but, as well, more accountability and responsibility. We are moving slowly to ensure that we create the most effective and efficient organizational structure that we can. I expect that, by mid-July, we will circulate a new organization chart. LU Student Opportunity Trust Fund On the following page, you will read more about this special project under the Northern Vision Campaign that will be co-chaired by Al Becker and Fred Poulter. Our future students need enhanced student aid programs, and this matching fund initiative announced by the Harris government is a very attractive offer to potential donors. If you are interested, please get in touch. We have until March 31, 1997 to secure the donations and/or pledges. Fred Poulter Retires After nearly nine years of service to Lakehead University, Fred Poulter has officially retired as our Vice-President (Administration). Fred has served Lakehead extremely well in this position and has put his untiring efforts behind a number of our important initiatives. Fred will be doing limited work for Lakehead on a project basis in the future.as well as being one of the volunteer cochairs of the Student Opportunity Trust Fund. On behalf of all of us at Lakehead University, I would like to thank Fred Poulter for all of his efforts and to wish him and his family happiness in retirement. Summer '96 At last, even the weather seems to have acknowledged that the summer of 1996 is upon us. Whatever you do over the summer, be it work or play, do it safely as we look forward to the challenges of September. Agora, June, 1996 �Changing Times at Lakehead Lakehead University re-organizes in light ofbudget reductions and a changing environment by Dr. John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic) Lakehead has undergone considerable change in the past few months. This is driven in a large part by budget reductions and changing environment. Change will continue. Indeed, it has been said, "When you're through changing, you're through." Stress, uncertainty, and dislocation are by-products of this process. Efforts continue to minimize these. The patience, support, and input from the units involved in the entire University community have been appreciated. Chief Librarian will be appointed; and the Coordinators of Distance Education and Leaming Assistance Centre and the Acting Chief Librarian will report directly to the Vice-President (Academic). A committee will be struck to develop a vision and structure for the Department as well as a job description for the Director who will be appointed by July 1, 1997 at the latest. Effective July l, 1996, the following restructuring and decentralization of responsibilities have occurred: Each Faculty will assume responsibility for part-time studies and continuing education. The Continuing Studies Office has been transferred to the Faculty of Arts and Science. The Faculty of Education has an Office ofContinuing Teacher Education. In the other Faculties, questions concerning part-time studies can be directed to the Dean's office. Vice-President (Administration) Retires Upon the retirement of Fred Poulter, the position of Vice-President (Administration) will be unfilled for the next few years. During this period, the Administrative Directors of Finance, Human Resources, and University Services will report directly to the President. Student Services and Community Relations A new Department of Student Services and Community Relations has been formed by amalgamating External Relations, Student Placement and Cooperative Education, and Student Services (except for the Leaming Assistance Centre). Joy Himmelman will be the Director of this Department. A Transition Team is in place to develop a vision and operational structure and plan for the new Department. Learning Systems The Department of Leaming Systems will comprise Distance Education, Leaming Assistance Centre and the Library. A Director will not be appointed immediately. In the meantime, an Acting Part-time Studies and Continuing Education Graduate Studies This will involve a division of responsibility between the Office of Graduate Studies and the Faculties. In general terms, the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research will have an advocacy and planning role for Graduate studies as well as dealing with external bodies. The Faculties will deal with the day-to-day operation of their graduate programs, including working with the Registrar's Office to recruit, admit and register graduate students. In addition, Faculties will be responsible for advising and monitoring the progress of their graduate students. Centre for Northern Studies The Centre for Northern Studies is being scaled back and moved from the Biloski House. Full-time faculty members cross-appointed to the Centre have been reassigned to their departments. The ongoing activities of the Centre will be directed by a commitee and supported by a part-time secretary. EASING THE BURDEN OF TUITION Lakehead launches a Campaign lo raise Money for Bursaries Shortly after the recent budget was brought down by the Ontario Government, Premier Mike Harris announced a brand new program in favour of Ontario universities. This new initiative, The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund, will match 'dollar for dollar' funds raised toward bursary endowments at both colleges and universities. This will help offset tuition increases and the cost ofliving for deserving students who want to attend post-secondary educational institutions. Fred Poulter, recently retired from his post as Vice President (Administration) at Lakehead University, and Allen Becker of the Royal Bank, Toronto, and member of the Board of Governors, are heading up this campaign along with Committee Cabinet members: Richard Buset, Bob Edwards, Tom Jones, Moe Ktytor, Joe Logozzo, LaRea Moody, Tony Seuret, and Bev Stefureak. We are pleased that leadership gifts to date total over $200,000 toward our objective. Lakehead is now launching a 'mini campaign' of$ ! million to be matched by the Provincial government and this window of opportunity remains open until March 31, 1997. While firm guidelines have not as yet been issued, there may be a component of academic merit attached to the criteria and the pledge period is anticipated to be up to three years. Anyone wishing to obtain additional information on how to establish such a fund may do so by calling Senior Development Officer, Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. All contributions are tax receiptable. Agora, June, 1996 5 �FORUM Reinventing the University: Creating Our Own Bright Future By Kenneth M Brown Professor of Forestry and Instructional Development Advisor The Chaotic Present Spirits are down on many Ontario university campuses as the result of budget cutbacks and all that has followed. Although here at Lakehead no departments have closed and no one has lost a job, morale is quite low. Many ofus are wondering, "What will be the impact on my own job / program / academic unit? What will be the impact on the whole institution? How is the university going to cover its obligations to students and others when we have fewer resources to do the job?" Most of the answers now being heard reflect our uncertainty attd pessimism about the future. The 47 Million Dollar Question Instead of expecting the worst, however, why don't we ask, "How can Lakehead University come out of this crisis stronger and more competitive?" That may be a naive question. After all, ifwe lose IO per cent of our resources to cutbacks, then we might expect output to go down by at least IO per cent too -- more if we damage ourselves by fighting over the remaining 90 per cent. But this doesn't have to be the case as the following story suggests. The Story There once was a university much like Lakehead in a town much like Thunder Bay. But this university campus was empty and the 600 people who once worked there were all unemployed. s One day a rich benefactor invited the 600 former workers to attend a meeting on the front lawn ofthe vacant campus. When the group had assembled, the benefactor said, "I know that you are 600 creative, intelligent people who know much about the business ofrunning a university. I also know that the campus before us is available for new ventures. My question to you is this: If I promise to give you an annual grant of $47 million, can you convince me that you will use the money and your own talents to tum this campus into an exceptionally fine university?" 6 Surely if we were among the unemployed in the story above, the rich benefactor's offer would fill us with excitement and enthusiasm. No doubt, we would have no trouble crafting a proposal to develop a truly fabulous $47 million university. What would this $47 million dream university be like? And, since we have the 600 creative, intelligent people, and we have the fine campus, and we have the $47 million, what is keeping us from realizing that dream now? The Trouble with Taking a Narrow View ofthe World One feature of the story above is that the 600 unemployed university workers would, in effect, be starting from scratch. As a result, it would be relatively easy for them to imagine pooling their talents to create something really good. In an up-and-running organization, it is harder to think in this way. The problem stems not from how much money we have but from how well we work together as we spend it. At present, each individual, each department, and each faculty sees itself operating in an environment comprised of other individuals, other departments, and other faculties. When a problem is perceived at, say, the department level, the natural response of department members is to solve the problem in such a way that their own department's interests are most nearly satisfied. Individuals and faculties do the same thing. When we construe our interests narrowly, we create an organizational world in which any significant problematic event can trigger a whole cascade of negative effects. This isn't an abstract theory; we can see it happening in our own individual and institutional responses to the recent budget cutbacks. ... continued on page 7 Agora, June, 1996 �14TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT ADDED TO THE Music LIBRARY Three Steps Along the Road to a Bright Future It is possible for a community of intelligent people who are full of good intentions to create their own bright future. It doesn't happen very often because the dynamics of most communities throws efforts at productive problem solving off track, but it is possible. To make it work, at least three conditions must be in place. First, the whole community must develop a shared vision of the future that is both practical and exciting to all members. The vision must be concrete and it must be achievable; not pie-in-thesky. For this to happen, the creativity of the whole community must be released and synthesized. Usually, participants in this process discover that they are far more imaginative and resourceful than they knew. A generous donation by the Buset family in honor of the late William H. Buset has made it possible for Lakehead University to acquire a facsimile ofan exquisite manuscript anthology of Italian music compiled in Florence during the first two decades of the Quattrocento. Second, the whole community must identify the blocks that prevent us from implementing our dream right away. For this step to succeed, the diverse perspectives of the whole community must be tapped and integrated. Usually, participants realize that the problems they most object to are problems of their own creation. In other words, we keep ourselves from achieving our very best. Third, each block must be analyzed so that we can map the specific interpersonal and organizational conditions that lead to its creation and maintenance. To implement this step, it is necessary to create an organizational culture that supports learning about difficult issues -- even those that are normally undiscussable. If this work is successful, participants learn how their own habits of reasoning and acting contribute to the very organizational conditions that are blocking progress towards the dream. Such learning is apt to be painful for a lot of people and as a result this stage is hard to implement in practice. Where ls Lakehead University on This Road? Since April 30, 1996, Lakehead University has sponsored four workshops on topics related to the problem of creating a grass roots shared vision of the future, the problem of identifying the blocks that stand in the way of achieving that vision, and the problem of analyzing the interpersonal and organizational conditions that make it difficult to bypass or overcome the blocks. To date, about 60 faculty and staff and 30 senior administrators, directors and department chairs have participated in at least one of these sessions. During the course of these workshops, two separate groups have produced both a shared vision of the future and a list of the blocks that are standing in the way of realizing that vision. One of these groups was composed primarily of faculty and staff; the other primarily of senior administrators, directors, and department chairs. It is clear from the results of these sessions that administrators, faculty and staff agree on both the kind of university we would like to become and the systemic blocks that keep us from moving in that direction. 1 This is exciting news. The next step is to begin analyzing the blocks and changing the interpersonal and cultural conditions that created them in the first place. If we can do that, then we really can come out of this crisis stronger and more competitive as an organization than we were going in. 1 Details regarding both the shared vision and the list of blocks will be communicated in a separate report in the near future. Contact Ken Brown, Faculty of Forestry, ifyou would like an advance copy of the unprocessed results. Agora,June, 1996 ...-. ... __ e' ,. I '·\:.'.: " :•:~:.,,: . • .. , , '._,,.,J!l I l • •' .•v: ,::: •,:•, '-, •• ➔'f The Squarcialupi Codex - which belonged to the celebrated organist Antonio Squarcialupi before coming into the hands of Giuliano de Medici -contains more than 300 pieces, almost half of which are known only through this source. The accompanying volume includes the largest body of historical and critical studies ever devoted to the Squarcialupi Codex examining the workfrom all angles: musicological, pae/eographic, literary and art-historical. "The manuscript will be used in conjunction with several music history courses, especially a course on the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and will be an invaluable resource for all students," says Dr. Carruthers, the Chair ofLakehead's Department of Music. "It is one thing to see a poor black-and-white reproduction of a page or two in a textbook, and quite another to have a full-colour facsimile of the complete manuscript. Since the Squarcialupi Codex is available only in a limited edition -- and a very expensive one at that! - our students are extremely fortunate to have access to this monument of western music. The manuscript, valued at $1,980 (U.S.). will be housed in the Pete Musselman Music Library of the William H. Buset Music and Visual Arts Building. Photo: Glen Carruthers and Richard Buset page through the Squarcialupi Codex. Buset is the nephew of the late William H. Buset in whose memory the manuscript was purchased. 7 �■ ;J=i-1¥idi=i3~••i•=i&i=ii~(~--------------------NECAH From July 1, 1996 to January 1, 1997, Professor Terry Hill, will serve as Acting Director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) while Or. Jane Taylor is on sabbatical. Klneslology Dr. Thomas M. K. Song presented two papers at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 28-June 1, 1996. The first was entitled "Metabolic and Perceptual Responses during Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of Various Frequencies and Intensities• which was collaborated with Ron Wilson, Lakehead University. The second was "Television Viewing, Physical Activity and Fitness in Youth" which was collaborated with Dr. C. Bouchard, Physical Activity Science Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec, and Dr. R. M. Malina and Mr. P. T. Katzmarzyk, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Political Science Dr. Douglas Alan West has published the following articles and books: 1) ''The Limits of Northern Identity: An Assessment of W. L. Morton's Northern Vision" in The Northern Review, Volume 14. This article was re-written from a paper that was first presented at the Meetings of the Canadian Political Science Association in Charlottetown, 1992. The Northern Review is an interdisciplinary refereed journal which is published in the North. 2) From Our Eyes: Leaming from Indigenous Peoples Toronto: Garamond Press, 1996. Co-edited with Sylvia O'Meara (Indigenous Leaming). This volume is comprised of eight original papers that were selected and edited by West and O'Meara for Garamond Press, one of the few remaining independent academic presses in Canada. West wrote the Prologue and O'Meara contributed the Epilogue which contains some of her original stories and poems. The papers in the collection represent a new direction for understanding the place of indigenous knowledge in academic disciplines. The contributors to the volume include Dr. Viola Cordova (University of Oregon), Tony Ramirez and Leroy Meyer (University of South Dakota-Vermillion), Dr. Lola Hill (University of Minnesota-Duluth), Lena White (formerly of Lakehead University), Dr. Jace Weaver (union Theological Seminary, NYC), Dr. Michael Hart (University of Manitoba), Dr. John Snider (Northern Montana College) and Michael Holliman (University of Seattle). 3) Indigenous Leaming: Proceedings From the First Biennial Aboriginal Peoples' Conference Thunder Bay: ARRC, 1996. Coedited with Sylvia O'Meara. This volume represents the multidisciplinary nature of the First Biennial Aboriginal Peoples' Con- 8 ference that was held in October, 1994. The refereed papers were edited by West and O'Meara. The volume is separated into five chapters: Art, Education, History, Literature and Philosophy, each of which is introduced by the editors, who also contribute original stories and poetry. They will be co-ordinating the next Aboriginal Peoples' Conference in October, 1996. Dr. West recently presented the results of a research project entitled "The Representation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Government and Politics Textbooks: 19751995" with Corinne Fox and Bobby Narcisse at the North American Native Studies Conference, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan in April, the largest and oldest conference of its kind in the United States. English Associate Professor Dr. Kim Fedderson has been elected an officer of the OCUFA Board of Directors. Serving on the Board beginning July 1, 1996 are President Michael Piva (Ottawa) Vice-President Deborah Flynn (Nipissing), Treasurer Frank Reynolds (Waterloo), Members-at large - Annette Burfoot (Queen's), Kim Fedderson (Lakehead), and John Meyer (Windsor). Civil Engineering Dr. Said Easa, Professor and Chair of the Civil Engineering Department, was the editor of the first Transportation Specialty Conference proceedings: Volume Illa (587 pages), devoted to planning and operations, and Volume lllb (539 pages), devoted to design and management. The conference was held in Edmonton, Alberta, May 29-June 1, 1996 and consisted of 26 sessions, involving 96 papers. The proceedings were published by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montreal, Quebec. At the conference, CSCE President Jules Houde presented Easa with a certificate of appreciation "in recognition of his many contributions as Chair of the 1st Transportation Specialty Conference.• Easa and his graduate students presented the following papers at the above mentioned conference, which were also published in the conference proceedings (the first three papers in Volume Illa and the remainder in Volume lllb): "Achieving Sustainable Transportation Systems: Opportunities and Challenges• (Easa);. "Toward New Disaggregate Gap-Acceptance Methodology• (Hamed, Easa, and Batayneh); "Disaggregate Mode Choice Model for Freight Transportation in Egypt• (Abutaleb, Easa, and EI-Dimeery); "Toward 3-0 Design Standards for Highway Alignments• (Hassan, Easa, and Abd El Halim); "Computer Model for Establishing No-Passing Zones on 3-D Highway Alignments" (Hassan, Easa, and Abd El Halim); "Transverse Cracking of Curved Asphalt Pave- ment Highways" (Abdel Nabi, Abdelalim, Shalaby, and Easa); and "Thermal Induced Cracks in Asphalt Pavements: Analytical and Experimental Studies" (Shalaby, Abd El Halim, and Easa). Dr. Hamed is professor and Batayneh is a graduate student at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Abo-Taleb has just completed his PhD dissertation under the co-supervision of Easa and Dr. EI-Dimeery of Ain Shms University in Cairo. Hassan and Shalaby are PhD students co-supervised by Easa and Dr. Abd El Halim of Carleton University. Dr. Abdel Nabi (a former graduate student at Carleton) and Dr. Abdelalim teach at Zagazig University in Cairo. Forestry Dr. Willard H. Carmean will be in Haiti for most of September and October. He will be teaching forest soils at a newly-established School of Forestry associated with the Universite Jacques Theodore Holly located in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. This will be a return visit for Dr. Carmean as he was in Haiti in 1982 on a U. S. Agency for International Development assignment. Music Or. Glen Carruthers is co-editor, with Dr. Gordana Lazarevich (Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Victoria), of A Celebration ofCanada's Arts 1930-1970, an anthology of 18 studies of various aspects of Canadian art and culture. Included are • essays on film, broadcasting, theatre, music, visual arts, dancing and literature. The book was published in May by Canadian Scholars' Press (Toronto). Contributors include Mavor Moore, Eli Bornstein, John Weinzweig, Victor Feldbrill, Pierre Juneau, Max Wyman and John P. L. Roberts. Carruthers' own contribution to the anthology is "Percy Grainger in Winnipeg," a detailed account of Grainger's many concerts in that city and, in particular, his close association with the Winnipeg Male Voice Choir. Carruthers also participated in a roundtable at the Learned Societies' Conference in St. Catharines entitled "Teaching· Music History and Music Appreciation: Aims, Issues and Resource Materials.• Other participants were Ors. Patricia Debly (Brock), Paul F. Rice (Memorial) and Mary Cyr (Guelph). CONGRATULATIONS Doug Stone, Industrial Research Assistance Program, has received an !RAP/Ontario Merit Award for 1995. Awards are given to individuals or groups of individuals who, in the opinion of the Committee, have made a positive, measurable contribution to IRAP in Ontario which was considered to be beyond normal job expectations. Agora, June, 1996 �FACULTY PROMOTIONS The following faculty members were approved for promotion effective July 1, 1996 at the Board of Governors' Meeting held April 29, 1996: AWARD-WINNING GRADUATE STUDENTS Congratulations to the following students who have been offered scholarships to further their education at Lakehead and elsewhere: NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships: (2-year awards at $15,600 per year) Dr. L. Malek (Biology), Professor Masters Level: Dr. 8. Moazzaml (Economics), Professor Jerome Capricci - Biology (Lakehead) Gordon Keeler - Physics Allyson Miscampbell - Biology Ronald Petrick - Computer Science Ryan Plummer - Renewable Resources Or. F. Holmes (English), Professor Dr. P. Fralick (Geology), Professor Dr. K. Roy (Math Sciences), Professor Dr. J. Gellert (English), Professor Prof. V. Smith (History), Associate Professor Dr. V. Schonberger (Languages), Associate Professor Dr. T. Miao (Math Sciences), Associate Professor Dr. Y. Yao (Math Sciences), Associate Professor Dr. G. Hayman (Psychology), Associate Professor Dr. M. Wesner (Psychology), Associate Professor Prof. A. Clarke (Visual Arts), Associate Professor Prof. R. Glew (Business Admin.), Associate Professor Dr. D. Twynam (ORPT), Associate Professor The following were ratified as Adjunct Professors for a period of three years commencing July 1, 1996: Dr. Karen R. Adams, Dept. of Anthropology Dr. Margaret Johnston, Dept. of Social Work Dr. Michael Maclean, Dept. of Social Work Dr. Ross Mallick, Dept. of Indigenous Leaming Dr. Scott Sellick, Dept of Social Work Dr. Jane Taylor, Dept. of Social Work Agora, June, 1996 PhD Level: Pier Pufahl - Geological Sciences SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship: (2-year award renewable at $14,400 per year) Stephannie Roy - Sociology Ontario Graduate Scholarshlps 1996-97: (1-year awards at $11,859 per year) Suzanne Barker-Callo - PhD, Psychology (Lakehead) Philip Elkie - MSc, Forestry (Lakehead) Andrea Kohn - MA, Psychology (Lakehead) Randi O'Hare - MA, Psychology (Lakehead) Sandra Owston - MEd, Education (Lakehead) Lisa Puchalski Ritchie - MA, Psychology (Lakehead) Tina Pylvainen - PhD, English Katharine Sodek - MSc, Kinesiology (Lakehead) Ontario Graduate Scholarships Institutional Awards (1-year LU awards at $11 ,859 per year) Trisha Gavin, Kinesiology Mary Kenny, Forestry Mary Graham, History Dwayne Fuchs, Kinesiology Leah Fraser, Psychology Connie Dalton, Psychology Heather McNeeley, Psychology Beth Merkley, Psychology Lucille A. Rossiter, Psychology Lori St. Amand, Social Work STUDENT CHAPTER WINS AGAIN For the second consecutive year, Lakehead University's student chapter of The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering has won First Prize in the 1996 competition for the CSChE Student Chapters' Merit award. The award recognizes initiative and originality in student chapter programming. Congratulations to all the students and to their faculty advisor, Dr. I. Nirdosh. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP A new partnership between Ontario's universities and community colleges announced on June 18, 1996, by Education and Training Minister John Snobelen will improve opportunities for students and strengthen the province's post-secondary educational system, say the program's cochairs. The College-University Advanced Training Consortium is a joint effort of the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario and the Council of Ontario Universities. The Ministry of Eduction and Training is also a partner, and will support the program with a$ I million grant in the next two years. The money will allow colleges and universities to work together to plan, coordinate and set up new joint academic programs. The focus will be on projects that can work both in the institutions that create them and that can serve as models for others. The funding does not cover operating costs once the programs have started. Private companies can also support the program -- for example, by identifying what skills the market will require, in what parts of the province and when. The consortium will ask for proposals in July. It plans to have the first projects running by September 1997. AROUND THE PROVINCE Sometime next year the University of Toronto will launch its largest fundraising effort ever. In an interview with Alfred Holden published in the June 3, 1996 issue ofThe Bulletin, Jon Dellandrea, vice-president and chiefdevelopment officer, explains that U ofT hopes to raise "a good deal more than the working number of$300 million." Says Dellandrea: "... I hold the view that faculty members are ultimately the custodians, the craflers of the academic vision of the University. The students are what we're all about; the faculty, the key players in making that happen... It's not so much marketing, rather it's having faculty members who are prepared to talk with enthusiasm and pride about what they're doing, explain their research to industry or individuals - to people who are interested. " 9 �CAMPUS NEWS LAKEHEAD SPORTS WALL OF FAME Saturday, June I, 1996 was the date of the inaugural Lakehead University Wall of Fame Induction Dinner. The Wall of Fame was started to honour those who have made outstanding contributions to Lakehead University Athletics. The first inductees included Gord Garvie (posthumously) - builder, Elvin Martin and Vince Friyia -- athletes and the 1984-85 Women's Basketball team. Joan Garvie and her daughter Carla attended to accept Gord 's award while Elvin Martin, Vince Friyia and all but two of the 1984-85 Women's Basketball team were present to accept their awards. The evening proved to be a great success with 100 people attending the affair. Dr. Jim Widdop did an excellent job as Master of Ceremonies with his humorous quips about the presenters and the inductees. It is hoped that the induction dinner will be held the first weekend in June each year and it will become bigger and better each time. A big "thank you" to all those who attended and to our generous sponsors -- the Lakehead University Booster Club, the Victoria Inn and Dr. Norm and Tish LaVoie who graciously donated the plaque that will distinguish the Wall of Fame in the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse. Thanks also to those who could not attend but sent generous donations. Information about who can be nominated and the nomination process can be obtained by contacting Sharon Kozak in the Lakehead University Kinesiology Department at (807) 343-8213. Nominations will be accepted until November 30 each year. Those wishing to make donations to the "Wall" may do so either through the Alumni Office (please indicate that you wish your donation to go to the Wall of Fame) or directly to the "Wall of Fame" c/o Darlene Yakimoski, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5 E 1. (Cheques should be made payable to Lakehead University Athletics.) Thanks again to all those who attended and we hope to see everyone there next year! - Darlene Yakimoski NANABIJOU LAUNCHES NEW CHILDCARE PROGRAMS Nanabijou Childcare Centre, our campus childcare facility, has recently begun several pilot projects in an attempt to accommodate the ever-changing needs in childcare on campus. Students identified a need for evening care during the Spring Session. This was offered as a pilot project and as it draws to an end, it has been deemed a necessity and a success!As a result, Evening Care will be offered again during the Summer Session. If you are aware of any students, staff or faculty who could utilize this service, have them call Nanabijou Childcare Centre at 3438369 for details. Also, to compliment the Summer Day Camp at the Field House, Nanabijou Childcare Centre is offering as a pilot project, a School Age Summer Program for those children (perhaps siblings of those registered at the Field House) aged six to nine years. This program will run with a nature/environmental theme and devote time and talent to exploring the many aspects of Lakehead University Campus which relate to this theme. It will be geared toward those children who are, perhaps, less physically inclined and who may do best in a quieter, more nurturing type of program. Again, call Nanabijou for details. 10 Last but not least... watch for our Before and After School pilot project which is destined to take off in September! Nanabijou Childcare Centre is committed to providing quality care which meets the needs of the entire Lakehead University community. Your suggestions are always welcome. Perhaps there is a way that we could assist you? When planning your child's care, remember Nanabijou's pilots which are lined up and ready for take-off: - Evening Care for the Summer Session - Summer Day Camp Alternative for six- to nine-year-olds - Before and After School Program for September Nanabijou Childcare Centre would like to wish all ofyou and your children a safe and happy summer! - Sheila Wilhelm PARENTS 11 Buv-A-BooK A SUCCESS 11 CAMPAIGN A fundraising campaign directed to parents of Lakehead students has raised a total of $28,960 from 245 donors this year for the purchase of books and periodicals for the Chance11or Paterson Library. This is an increase over last year's total of $20,500. Fundraising is only one aspect of the Lakehead University parents program, aimed at involving parents in University life. This year the parents program committee succeeded in launching a biannual newsletter. As wel1, a social program for parents is planned for the Headstart Program, August 7-8, and during Registration, September 1-4. If you have suggestions or would like to get involved, contact Vonnie Cheng at 343-8913. HOUSE FIRE PROMPTS A H EARTFELT "THANK You " Cheryl Balacko, a Textbook Supervisor with the LU Bookstore, and her husband Ken suffered a house fire on Monday, May 13, 1996. She writes: "I would like to thank the many people at Lakehead who expressed their concern following our recent fire. I have always felt that Lakehead was a great place to work because ofthe sense ofcommunity and the friendship which we have here. The many calls I received after the fire again confirmed my beliefabout Lakehead staff. Ken and I will begin re-construction soon and hope to have everything completed later in the summer. Again, thank you. Your support is appreciated. " 11 ELECTRONIC 11 STUDY CARRELS A $100,000 contribution by the Royal Bank of Canada has made life a little easier for graduate students at Lakehead.Thanks to the company's leadership gift to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, Lakehead has been able to purchase 80 new study carrels for the third and fourth floors of the Library. Half of the carrels have been wired to enable students to plug in their laptop computer and, if they wish, to access the University's computer system including the Internet. Royal Bank executives Marv Detweiler and Len Scramstead were on campus in May to unveil the plaque on the fourth floor of the Library acknowledging the Royal Bank's generous contribution. Agora, June, 1996 �Lakehead University Health & Safety Incentive Program Lakehead University is taking an innovative approach to health and safety incentive programs. Unlike many industrial settings which use accident frequencies, such as "2 million hours worked without a lost time accident," as the basis for their programs, Lakehead's Safe and Sound incentive program recognizes the individual safe and healthy behaviours which are the building blocks of a safe workplace and a healthy workforce. Safe and Sound emphasizes changes to unsaf~ and unhealthy behaviours, and rewards individuals in both health and safety categories. The program is distinguished by the partnerships which it establishes with employee groups, and the Joint Health & Safety Committee. Safe and Sound partners learn to recognize and encourage positive behaviours in the workplace. way through the five levels of Fit-5 by participating in their choice of fitness activities ... from gardening, to walking, to swimming and beyond! Awards are given for each level of achievement. Individuals are encouraged to collect all five awards, and to make fitness a part of their daily routines. Program brochures are available through the Human Resources Department. Safe and Sound is a year-round program, open to all University employees. Look for promotional material on all three components of the program,Fit-5, Safety Time --All the Time, and Great Ideas, in your department. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department - Health and Safety, or your Joint Health • and Safety Committee representative. •· Marla Peuramaki Safe and Sound is comprised of three distinct program areas: Fit5 (Personal Achievement in Fitness); Safety Time •· All the Time (Personal Achievement in Safety); and Great Ideas (Innovation in Health & Safety). At the June 3rd launch of Safe and Sound, the University presented awards in Safety Time •• All the Time and Great Ideas, and introduced the University to Fit-5. The Joint Health & Safety Committee's quest for an award winner in the Safety Time •·· All the Time program led us to Dave Corbett of the Department of Chemistry. Nominees were to be individuals who worked safely, encouraged others to work safely and were committed to making Lakehead University a safe and healthy place for work and study. The search committee was particularly impressed by the fact that the kind words for Dave came not only from his home department but from two other departments on campus! Dave was, we believe, thrilled by his prize -- a Velo Sport Niagara mountain bike and bicycle helmet. In the Great Ideas program, the winner, Ray Hurd, of the Department of Residence and Conference Services. proved that our employees have terrific solutions to the health and safety problems which they encounter on the job. In many locations on campus, housekeepers have had to deal with the dilemma of lifting and emptying heavy, awkward scrub buckets into high scrub sinks. The task has presented a significant risk of back injury to the custodial staff. While the Joint Health & Safety Committee suggested lowering the sinks at a cost of $60,000, Ray came up with an efficient, cost-effective way to handle the problem. Using $3 of hardware, Ray installed a spigot on the bucket which allowed the water to be emptied into a floor drain, thus eliminating the need to lift and handle the filled bucket. For his creative resolution to a troublesome problem, Ray was awarded a cash prize of $ 100. Dave Corbett, Department of Chemistry, first winner of the Safety Time -- All the Time award, with his prize: a Velo Sport Niagara mountain bike and bicycle helmet. Fit-5, a five level fitness program which recognizes individual employees as they achieve personal fitness goals, has already gathered some enthusiastic supporters. Participants work their Agora, June, 1996 11 �CALENDAR 1sTANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Running Laps for a Worthy Cause Lakehead University's Shelter House 24-hour Corporate Relay Team raised close to $2,000 last month for the local charity. Among those pounding the track were Lome McDougall, Dave Parsons, Sarena Knapik & David Picard, Nicole & Malcolm Sutherland, Cheryl Balacko, Norma Gibson, Sutha Vinayagamoorthy, Darlene Althoff, Bill Bragnalo, Susan Viitala, Fred & Jeanette Poulter, Betty Hygaard, Frances Harding, and Denise Bruley. BoccE BALL TOURNAMENT Friday, July 26, 1996 at 2:30 pm Alumni House (Avila Centre) Grounds $15 per person includes delicious Beef-on-a-Kaiser roasted on the Versa open"pit" Barbecue Call 343-8155 or fax 343-8999 Organizers hope this will be an annual event. If you would like to take part in next's year's race contact Denise Bruley at 343- 8372. Register Early, Limited Space! Proceeds in support of LU Residence Athletic Facilities and Alumni Services CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS June 17 to July 1, 1996 Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends Closed Monday July 1 (Canada Day Holiday) the library will be closed. Summer Session July 2 to August 16 13TH ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OPEN Monday to Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to - 10 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 11: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday,August16,1996 all alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends welcome Centennial Golf Course $40 per golfer $160 per team 2:00 pm shotgun start A fun time for non-golfers too! Barbecue Steak Dinner at Alumni House (Avila Centre) Cafeteria To register, call Alumni Services at 343-8155 or fax 343-8999 Monday. August 5 (Civic Holiday) the library will be closed August 17- September 8, 1996 Monday to Friday: 8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends Closed ALISON KENDALL Summer Survey 1996 Thunder Bay Art Gallery August 9-September 8 Meet the Artist:August 9 6:30 - 8:00 pm Tues - Friday 12-8 Sat-Sun 12-5 pm HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR PARENTS August 7 & 8 Parent orientation, campus tours, evening socials and city bus tour are all part of the Headstart Program for parents. For information contact Norma Smith 343-8522 12 Monday. September 2 (Labour Day), the library will be closed. Regular library hours will resume on Monday, September 9, 1996 Agora June, 1996 Vol. 13, No.6 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 9_55 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca 'I c. T r ojan External Re l ati on s • (l) ;![ j ,. " E~Q) .., 2.u2. ~J u2.2. <DO a:u "R V) ... 0. N V> t;O + ~o Agora, June, 1996 � 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.13 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains articles and pictures of the 1996 convocation, an article on reinventing Lakehead, and updates and research from 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 1996-06 1996 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 1996 Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/77325b7380091de8e3fb33cdfd65bc89.pdf e7a96cbeffde138031673e17e0d9c848 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FoR LAKEHEAD UNrvERSITY STAFF & FACULTY •'j :.;.' ,/.,_', ' . "Education is not just about job training ... Education has to do with things that are necessary to our hearts, our minds, our responsibilities, our souls." -- Dr. Buffy Sainte-Marie, Convocation Address, May 2000 1. 2. 1. Friends and family say congratulations and best wishes to Lakehead's first graduating class of the year 2000. 2. Professor Emerita Margaret Boone, one of 12 faculty members who were awarded Emeritus titles, accepts a gift from the President. See page B for more details on faculty and staff retiring this year. J UNE 2000 The Poulin Award for outstanding citizenship was given to Greg Seiveright, LUSU vice-president student issues. �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert This year's Convocation was especially grand. Physical Plant did an excellent job with buildings and grounds looking good, Aramark hosted 2,000 people at the Chancellor's Luncheon, and all the volunteers at Convocation itself ensured both morning and afternoon ceremonies went smoothly. My thanks to all for their efforts. Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Both honorary degree recipients provided addresses that challenged the graduands. Certainly, Dr. Sainte-Marie and Dr. Cardinal provided valuable assessments of what it takes to succeed in these challenging times. Lakehead also honoured Margaret Page as the recipient of the Alumni Honour Award and Preston R. Cook was given the title of Fellow of the University. This summer, efforts will be focused on pursuing the possibility of a northern rural oriented medical school administered by Lakehead University and Laurentian University; fund-raising and design work for the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre; remodelling the eating places on campus; improving the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse; repairing infrastructure in a number of buildings; and continuing to beautify the campus. Mark Your Calendars ... Headstart for Students and Parents August 3 and 4 Orientation and Registration of New Students September 5 to 8 Orientation for Parents September 3 and 5 We have had an excellent faculty recruitment effort this year, and I will be pleased to welcome a substantial number of new academic colleagues to the campus this fall. Lakehead has done well in an extremely competitive environment, but we have lost some fine faculty as well to retirement and to other universities. It is important that we continue to attract and retain good faculty as our success as an institution is dependent on the quality of our faculty and the strength of our degree programs. I remain committed to Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 2 ensuring, within our fiscal limitations, that Lakehead is positioned to be attractive to the finest faculty available. I wish everyone a productive and recuperative summer. Convocation • A Family Affair Convocation was especially important to Ella Uremovich, a Lakehead graduate (L/SDip'BB) who is the senior cataloguing technician in the Chancellor Paterson Library. Her son Christopher (left) graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and will begin a master's program in engineering at Dalhousie University in the fall. Her son David (right) completed the engineering technology diploma program and is returning to Lakehead in the fall. Her husband Morris (centre-back) is a graduate of Lakehead (8Eng'77) who recently obtained an MBA from Athabasca University. He is chair of the Aviation and Engineering Technology program at Confederation College and is a sessional lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering. With them is Dr. Seimer Tsang, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. �AGORA "All we have to do is declare our vision very powerfully, and keep our word no matter what." Dr. Kimberly Barrett Appointed Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) -- Douglas J. Cardinal, May 2000 Dr. Kimberly Barrett brings a wealth of experience to the newly created position of vice-provost (student affairs). Since 1997, Barrett has held three positions at Southeast Missouri State University including graduate faculty/ program coordinator, dean of students and, most recently, associate provost and dean of students. She says she was attracted to Lakehead because of its mission, particularly its commitment to furthering the educational aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and the emphasis on educating students who are aware of their social and environmental responsibilities. The following is an excerpt from Douglas Cardinal's Convocation address which has been edited for the Agora: "We all are born with this need to make the world a better place ... but somewhere along the way, we lose that vision... All of our institutions, all of our systems, the very way we live, and the people that are in control want to hang on to the past and inhibit the creativity ... The real challenge now is to take on the warriorship of retaining your vision -- of keeping your vision alive. We have a tendency the first time we're tested, or the first time we fail, to shut down. We get fearful of being able to carry our vision forward, and that fear keeps us small... We buy into our fear which then buys into cynicism and resignation. When you become cynical and resigned not only do you inhibit yourself and make yourself small, but you make everyone around you small. "My priority will be getting to know the needs and perspectives of students, staff, and faculty as well as members of the Thunder Bay community," says Barrett. "This input will serve as the basis for the development of a comprehensive enrolment management plan." Barrett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Pfeiffer College in North Carolina, a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Murray State University in Kentucky, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration from Southern Illinois University. She has developed a number of special programs for training faculty, staff and students and is experienced in multiculturalism, diversity, gender, race and equality issues. In addition, she has worked on committees looking at student retention, accreditation/ assessment, and university administration. Dr. Barrett will be visiting the campus at the end of June and will take up her duties August 1, 2000. -- Frances Harding continued on page 12 Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 3 The following offices will report to the Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) Academic Advising/Learning Assistance Admissions & Recruitment Counselling Services Financial Aid Graduate Studies Health Services International Activities Part-time Studies/Distance Education �AGORA Profile Throughout her career, Clarke has accepted numerous awards and grants in recognition of her talent. Recently, she was awarded the Canada Council Senior ("A") Grant for research into abstract painting. To the untrained or merely unappreciative eye, an abstract painting may appear as a meaningless concoction of smeared and spattered colours, one that requires little effort. For Professor Ann Clarke, however, the abstract painting offers a wonderful fluidity to both its audience and creator. How does one go about researching the production of abstract paintings? Primarily by "doing paintings," she declares. "An abstract painting lasts longer -- you can see more in it the longer you look at it," says Clarke. "It refers to and alludes to a number of different aspects of the human condition .. .When I do a painting, I want to see something that I haven't seen before." Moving Beyond Structure Professor Ann Clarke by Stacey L. Hare "If we talk about studios instead of laboratories, and exhibitions instead of books (and paintings instead of papers) - you can see the correlations between art and other forms of research." The daughter of an architect, Ann Clarke accompanied her parents to the ballet, theatre, and art galleries from an early age. Her decision to become an artist was prompted by admiration for an 18th century Turner painting; she adored the "juiciness of the paint." She soon realized that, "a painting was an expression of experience and a feeling, but not a literal illustration of it." Her research involves some writing; however, if she could communicate something so perfectly in words, why should she bother painting it? Clarke used the funds from the Canada Council Grant to travel to various locations in England. She produced artwork (usually in studios rented from artists), visited galleries and historical landmarks, spoke with other artists, located materials, and spent time with friends. As a young student at an all-girls grammar school in London, England, her artistic ability was encouraged by her teachers. Subsequently, she attended the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London, where in 1966 she received a Diploma in Fine Arts (equivalent to a master's degree in Canada). At the Slade School of Fine Art, she attended lectures by visiting artists and critiques of students' work. She also shared some of her work and that of other Canadian painters in a slide show for students and faculty. In her opinion, all of these experiences continue to inform and inspire the production of her artwork. Despite times of loneliness, Clarke has remained ambitious in her artistic endeavours. She has had 29 solo exhibitions in Canada since 1969 and more than 80 group shows in Britain, Canada, and the United States. "My ideal painting is slow ... it is a vehicle for reflection and meditation, and for mediation between living and knowing." While exhibitions can be difficult to secure and tremendously "nerve-wracking," the most rewarding aspect of sharing her work with a larger, more experienced audience is peer support and feedback. Of course she welcomes lay perspectives, but for Ann Clarke, discovering that her paintings are relished and praised by another artist, whose work she too respects and admires, is most gratifying. Clarke documented her journey with photographs, journals and scrapbooks. At present, she is creating a publication about her work, which will embody the perspectives of several people who know her in different capacities from various times in her life. Today, Clarke finds herself wearing many professional hats: she is chair of the Department of Visual Arts at Lakehead, a full-time art instructor, and a practising artist. While abstract expressionism is her present forte, her -- Professor Ann Clarke continued on page 5 Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 4 �AGORA creativity is not restricted to painting. She draws, etches, sculpts in clay and in wood, takes photographs, and enjoys reading literature, and writing short stories as well. Thus far, the future remains unknown: mulling over a few potential avenues for the future (painting, no painting, writing), she concludes that making a decision of this kind is essentially like "jumping off a cliff!" Good luck, Ann! Stacey L. Hare is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. "Moving Beyond Structure" is an exhibition of 37 paintings by Professor Ann Clarke. It is on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until July 2,2000. Another exhibition of recent work in acrylics opened at Gallery One in Toronto in June. Campus News Chair in Finnish Studies Dr. Tatu Leinonen of the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, has been appointed the second chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead University for the fall term , 2000/2001 academic year. Leinonen will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He will be a guest lecturer in other academic departments and will be involved in the Thunder Bay Finnish community. First Class Michele Cappello, a first class honours graduate of St. Ignatius High School, is the recipient of the $6,000 Lakehead University Alumni Award. Cappello is planning to study chemistry at Lakehead. Congratulations, Michele! Competing on the National Stage Lakehead's Emergency First Response Team (Aris Scott, Amy-Leah Potter and Barry Hull) placed third out of 15 competitors at the National Competition of Campus Emergency Response Teams held in February. The Lakehead Team has won the honour of being the editorial host of the newsletter of the Association of Campus Emergency Response Teams of Canada which has over 500 readers and is published quarterly. Hats Off to The Chronicle-Journal Once again, The Chronicle-Journal has generously donated $1,500 to sponsor an innovative student writing program at Lakehead. The program is called SPARK-Lakehead and is run by the Office of Communications (SPARK stands for Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge). Each year, between four to six students are hired to write stories about research and teaching at Lakehead University. The stories are published in the Agora, Nor'Wester, and in other University publications. The Chronicle-Journal and its publisher Colin Bruce have been sponsoring the program every year since 1995. It's an excellent way for Lakehead to promote the merits of research and scholarship and for students to develop their writing skills. Students interested in participating in the program are encouraged to contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Local Team Leads Healthy Aging Program With a generous donation from Manulife Financial -- $250,000 over five years -- a team in Northwestern Ontario is leading a national group in the development of a healthy aging program using the resources of the Internet. Lakehead University - Agora -- June 2000 5 Going the Distance Three runners from Lakehead completed the Big Sur International Marathon in California in April and have vowed to do it again next year: Director of the School of Nursing Dr. Lorne McDougall (left), Director of NECAH Dr. Michael Stones (centre) and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Mark Howe (right). The 42. 1 km scenic run began in Big Sur and ended in Carmel, California. A portion of the entry fee was donated to elementary schools in Monteray County to purchase supplies and computer equipment. The local team includes Lakehead University, the Lakehead Social Planning Council, the Council on Positive Aging, Thunder Bay 55+ Centre and the District Health Council. Partners elsewhere in Canada include universities, health facilities, and community groups in Quebec, Newfoundland, and southern Ontario. The intent of the program is "to provide assessment and programming on healthy aging, using the Internet to promote delivery in rural regions," says Dr. Michael Stones, director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) at Lakehead University. The assessment tool is to be an extended version of the Manulife Healthstyles National Check-Up published in the Readers Digest and available on the Internet at www.healthstyles.com. �AGORA conflict resolution and a graduate level course in research methods. Profile "Having once failed in a discipline that has become a central part of my own teaching gives me a certain amount of empathy for my own students. I now think that academic achievement has more to do with the desire to know than with an innate aptitude for the subject at hand. I try not to judge students solely on the basis of their current marks and prefer to believe that all of them can do well once their interest is piqued." Dr. Kenneth M. Brown recipient of the Between 1989 and 1998, Brown served as Lakehead 's instructional development advisor. During that time he became involved with the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives (of which he is past-president). He has also been active in the Society ofTeaching and Learning in Higher Education and the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. Colleagues who have worked with Brown speak highly of his abilities. One is Dr. Davydd J. Greenwood, an anthropology professor at Cornell University who worked with Ken Brown on the Ontario Advanced Forestry Program. He says, 'YKen Brown] has absolutely relentless curiosity about people and organizations and he never gives up on a problem until he has thought it through. I envy his systematic and patient way of thinking and rethinking issues until they make sense to him and until he can explain to others what he has learned.... I have rarely encountered anyone with his clarity of vision and his ability to think of practical and meaningful ways to promote positive change." 1999 Distinguished Instructor Award by Frances Harding "Everything I teach and everything I'm interested in beyond my flower garden has to do with inquiry, sense-making, and taking effective action. " -- Ken Brown The 1999 recipient of Lakehead's Distinguished Instructor Award is Dr. Kenneth M. Brown, a forestry professor who is committed to empowering students and encouraging them to be responsible for their own learning and development. In 1996, the year Lakehead was forced to cut 1O per cent from its budget, Brown led a series of workshops for Lakehead faculty, staff, and administrators on creating a shared vision of the future and identifying the blocks that prevent us from moving in that direction. Since then he has taken an active role in strategic planning by serving as a member of the Lakehead University Strategic Planning Group, co-chairing (with Dr. Hope Fennell) the Task Force on Undergraduate Education, and being a member of the Committee to Review Academic Structure. Brown has had a keen interest in cooperative learning and problem-solving for many years. In 1990 he designed a course on leadership for the Ministry of Natural Resources' Ontario Advanced Forestry Program, having been influenced by Don Schon's book, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. The roots of Brown's ideas about teaching and learning stretch all the way back to 1960 when he "flunked out" after his first year at Michigan State University-Oakland. In those days, Brown's worst subject was calculus. And yet, a few years later, as a graduate student at Purdue he took a whole series of mathematics courses and excelled. In 1977, it was Brown's expertise in mathematical modelling that made it possible for him to be admitted to Canada to teach that subject and research methods in Lakehead's (then) Department of Forestry. Today, Ken Brown still has his hand on the quantitative side of things, teaching forest biometrics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also teaches an undergraduate course in Brown is encouraged by the commitment Lakehead University has made to ability-based learning. He is especially pleased the concept is included in the Strategic Plan, 1999-2004. "Students ought to learn more than discipline content during their university years. In order to take effective action in their family, workplace, and community, they also need a whole suite of generic abilities. Specifically, they must be able to solve problems, think critically, work productively with others, communicate effectively, and more. I believe that this is the direction in which university education must move if we are to keep up with the needs of our students and the larger society." Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 6 �AGORA Residence Cleans Up Lakehead Places in Top Ten Lakehead University civil engineering students placed ninth overall in the prestigious national championship of the American Institute of Steel Construction Student Bridge Competition, held at Texas A & M University in late May. Competing against 43 of the top universities across the U.S. (Dalhousie was the only other Canadian university), the Lakehead team also made it onto the top three podium in the "economy" category - how much the bridge weighs and how long it takes to build. At the 1999 competition, Lakehead's team placed 20th. Residence staff and students spent three hours on Saturday, May 13 cleaning up a 4-km section of the TransCanada Highway as part of the provincial government's "Adopt A Road" program. It's a job they've been doing twice a year (spring and fall) for the past six years, says Residence Manager David Hare. Lakehead's section runs between the McKenzie River and the Pass Lake Intersection. Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame Outstanding athletes were inducted into the Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame at a celebratory dinner held at the Victoria Inn on June 10, 2000. They included: Terry Paice (1991 -76), a wrestler who won two National Open titles and placed fifth in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He still holds the record for most matches wrestled at 171 and most matches won at 149; John Zanatta (1976-81) (posthumously), captain the men's basketball team for three consecutive years and coach of the men's varsity basketball team from 1982-85. During his time at Lakehead he had many outstanding accomplishments and is still ranked 4th in overall scoring with 1,895 points in 157 games -- an average of 12.07 points per game; Peter Dika, retired aquatic facilities manager who, during his 25-year career at Lakehead, took an active role in the athletics program at Lakehead serving as coach and historian. In 1995 he was inducted into the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame in the All-Around Athlete Category; 1969-70 Men's Basketball Team which, as an independent member of District 13 Minnesota National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), had a phenomenal season with 22 wins and two losses -- a record that has never been "We're really pleased with our result," said Dr. Tony Gillies, faculty advisor. "We ultimately competed against over 200 teams since virtually every university with a civil engineering department across the U.S. participates in some level of the competition." Lakehead was invited to the national championship following a first place win, the second time in as many years, at the MidWest Regional competition in February. The competition challenges civil engineering students to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge based on a problem statement. Criteria for excellence are represented by the award categories of stiffness, lightness, construction speed, aesthetics, efficiency and economy. Standards for strength, durability, constructability, usability, functionality and safety reflect the volumes of regulations that govern the design and construction of full-scale bridges. Safety has the highest priority. Collapse, sway or deflection in excess of limits can disqualify a bridge. Team Members: Brian Maver (Co-Captain), Govinder Dhesi (Co-Captain), James Jollymore, Brian Dietrich, Glen Furtado, Bill Becker; Faculty Advisors: Dr. Claude Johnson, Dr. Tony Gillies; Shop Supervisor: Kailash Bhatia FORMER VARSITY ATHLETES Where are you? The Sports Wall of Fame Committee is compiling a master list of former varsity athletes. If you competed for Lakehead and know where some of your former teammates are, please send their names and addresses to: Darlene Yakimoski Lakehead University Athletic Department 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P78 5E1 or e-mail dyakimos@gale. lakeheadu. ca Telephone: (807) 343-8656 equaled. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 7 �AGORA Lakehead University bid a fond farewell to 15 staff and faculty retiring this year at a reception in the Faculty Lounge on April 12, 2000. Below are excerpts taken from the speeches given that day in recognition of their unique contributions Edited by Jennifer Willianen Best Wishes on Your Retirement Ken Allan Crandall Benson Professor Ken Allan came to Lakehead University in 1967 and subsequently became involved in the early development of the Department of Psychology Professor Crandall Benson was hired as an assistant professor in Forestry in June of 1975. He was promoted to associate professor in 1980. Although hired to teach in the area of forest mensuration and trained in plant anatomy and morphology, Benson has spent the last 25 years teaching in the area of forest resources management. An admired professor, Allan's course in abnormal psychology became one of Lakehead's most popular courses. He also taught psychometric theory, and he had great interest in cutting-edge approaches to measurement, from catastrophe theory to fuzzy logic. During his career, Benson has been active with committee work at the department, faculty and senate levels. Recently, he has been a member of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association Board of Examiners, a reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Forestry, and a reviewer for Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Professor Allan, who now resides in England, made important contributions to the cultural life in Thunder Bay through his involvement as an actor and director with local theatre groups such as Cambrian Players and Magnus Theater. He also plays trombone and loves opera, literature and cooking. Allan's immediate plans for retirement include sailing around the British Isles and sailing along the California coast. Next year, he expects to buy a boat and to continue sailing in the Mediterranean or the Carribean. Rick Anderson Professor Anderson joined the Department of Economics in 1966, after completing graduate work at the University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia. His primary research interests are in natural resources economics and regional economics, and he has published more than 25 articles in Canadian and international journals in these fields, as well as in microeconomic theory. Anderson is the author of several monographs, a book of readings in mineral economics and two textbooks used by Canadian economics departments in the areas of natural resources economics and regional economic analysis. Anderson served as chair of the Department of Economics from 1982 to 1984, and 1987 to 1992, and served on the Board of Governors from 1987 to 1989. He was a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian Economics Association from 1983 to 1986, a referee for Margaret Boone several journals throughout his career, and a member of the editorial advisory board of the Canadian Journal of Regional Science. Anderson held the chair in Public Policy at The University of Western Ontario in 1992-93. Retirement activities will include cottaging at Loon Lake, traveling, hiking, reading and continuing health economics and policy research interests. Bob Archibald Dr. Bob Archibald, who joined the Faculty of Business in 1981 and over the years rose to the rank of full professor, has extensive academic and practical qualifications in the area of management policy and marketing. He is responsible for developing and teaching the Capstone Policy course for business students. Professor Margaret Boone first taught in the School of Nursing as a lecturer from 1968 to 1970. She returned in 1974, after completing her graduate education and working at The Hospital for Sick Children. Boone's teaching has focused on the health care of children and the fundamentals of nursing. From 1985 to 1992, she was director of the School of Nursing. Her commitment to northern health issues is evident through her participation in the development of the Native Nurses' Entry Program, the Centre for Northern Studies, the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, and the Northern Clinical Practice Program. In retirement, Margaret Boone intends to continue her work with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health, increase her community volunteer activities, and enjoy the family camp. To enhance the educational experience of his students, Archibald developed many contacts with members of the local and international business communities. Archibald served as program chair, a member of Senate, a member of the Board of Governors, and as an active member of the Lakehead University Faculty Association. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 8 Richard Clarke Professor Richard Clarke began his career in forestry in the 1960s when he graduated with a diploma in Forest Technology from Lakehead. He later completed his professional degree and his graduate work at the University of Toronto. �AGORA Prior to joining the School of Forestry, Clarke was a forester with the Department of Lands and Forests where he was responsible for many of the major regeneration projects undertaken in this region by the provincial government. He was the first regional silviculturalist for northwestern Ontario and organized the first province-wide conference on regeneration. After joining the university as a faculty member in 1978, Professor Clarke developed courses in Silviculture and Forest Management. He served for many years as chair of the Integrated Forestry Resources Management Program, and when called upon, served as acting director and acting dean. Sailing is one of Professor Clarke's favourite pastimes. He has a basement full of sailing trophies and is proud of the fact that of the international racing crew of 12 on the good ship Pennycress, of the six Canadians, all are graduates of Lakehead University including his two sons. Between major building projects at the family camp in Silver Islet, sailing and racing on Lake Superior, cruising around Newfoundland this summer, and his on-going professional activities, Richard Clarke plans to continue to keep a very busy schedule. Dan Klassen Dr. Dan Klassen came to the Faculty of Education in 1975 to work in the area of educational psychology. Commenting on his career, Dr. Klassen indicates that teaching has been at the heart of his work. A rewarding highlight of his career at Lakehead is the development and instruction of a popular course in interpersonal communications. Over the years, Dr. Klassen received several Contribution to Teaching Awards. Lakehead by being involved with the School of Engineering's transition to faculty status, four successful accreditations for the engineering degree program, and the design and implementation of the Native Access Program in Engineering (NAPE). While serving as director/dean, Locker also sat on the Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering, National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. In his retirement, he will travel and spend many hours fly-fish ing and enjoying his recently purchased cottage on Lake Superior. Cynthia Loos Professor Cynthia Loos began her nursing career in Australia 43 years ago and continued her studies in Edinburgh, Scotland, prior to emigrating to Montreal. Moving to Port Arthur, Loos continued her studies and started teaching part-time in the School of Nursing in 1974 and became an assistant professor in 1982. She leaves Lakehead University as a full professor. Professor Laos's research in health promotion and education led to many varied publications and travel opportunities. Retirement will allow for more frequent visits to family and friends in Australia, travel to other countries, and the opportunity to continue her volunteer work in the community. Manfred Kehlenbeck Dr. Manfred Max Kehlenbeck emigrated to the United States from his native Germany as a young teenager. Adapting to his new country, he made the transition to complete his education in high school, proceeding to a BA in geology at Hofstra University and an MS in geology at Syracuse University, where his thesis work introduced him to the mysteries of structure and metamorphism of Precambrian rocks in the Adirondack mountains of New York. He then turned northward to Queen's University for his doctoral studies. Dr. Kehlenbeck taught for one year at the University of New Brunswick before coming to Lakehead University in 1971. In his subsequent career, he rose through the ranks to full professor and served a total of 12 years as departmental chair. During this time, he oversaw important developments in the department - the institution of a graduate program and the growth of a young department into one recognized for the quality of its graduates and research. Dr. Kehlenbeck's contributions were recognized with a Lakehead University Teaching Award and an OCUFA Teaching Award. Throughout his tenure at Lakehead, he has conducted field-oriented research on Archean Subprovinces and their boundaries. Rod McLeod Dr. Rod McLeod was raised in Fort Frances where he began his career as an educator. In July 1977 he joined the Faculty of Education. McLeod's academic expertise is in language education and curriculum studies. One of his many accomplishments was the introduction of Language and Learning with Text, a course in which students learn how language is used across disciplines. He was also a member of the team which developed the University policy on Writing Across the Curriculum. Dr. McLeod has served the University in a number of administrative roles. He was chair of Continuing Teacher Education Program (professional development and graduate studies, 1982-83); acting dean (1983-84); and dean of the Faculty of Education (1984-85 to 1988-89). Klassen taught courses in the graduate program and in the continuing teacher education program. He is in high demand as a speaker and workshop presenter by many groups throughout the community. Dan's fellow faculty members regard him as a fine teacher and scholar, and a kind and helpful colleague. In the fall of 1999, McLeod developed and implemented one of the first Web-based courses offered in the Master of Education program and is currently collaborating with instructors to develop Professional Development distance learning courses. Gary Locker Dr. Gary Locker joined Lakehead University in 1973 after teaching at the Royal Military College in Kingston from 1963 to 1971 , and the University of Regina from 1971 to 1973. In retirement, Rod and his wife Donna intend to contribute service to their church and take time to travel. In addition to maintaining his professional interests, he plans to continue researching his family history and to reinstate long abandoned hobbies, such as oil painting and theatre production. Locker became director of the School of Engineering in 1976, and was the first dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1994 to July 1997. He played an instrumental role at Lakehead University - Agora -- June 2000 9 �AGORA Dr. Bill Melnyk Retirement continued from page 9 Dr. John Ryder Bill Melynk Dr. John Ryder joined Lakehead's Department of Biology in 1970. Prior to this appointment, Ryder completed his doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan, working with wild geese in the Canadian Arctic. While in Northwestern Ontario he began research on local birds and garnered close to a million dollars in research funds that provided material for over 50 scientific publications, as well as contributions to ornithological conferences. Dr. Bill Melynk came to Lakehead Univer_ sity in 1966 to chair the Department of Psychology where he played a central visionary role in developing the clinical graduate program. He served as chair, until he became the acting dean of arts in 1972. Dr. Melynk went on to serve a full term as dean of arts, during which time he started the Social Work program and continued the development of the HBFA program. In 1978, the Am erican Ornithologists' union awarded John Ryder elective membership status for "significant contributions to the science of ornithology." From 1985 to 1988, he was the first faculty member to be invited to participate in the National Research Grants Selection Committee of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is a founding member of the Canadian Society of Ornithologists. Currently, he is on the advisory board of the Thunder Bay Parks Division and also a "nuisance gull" advisor for the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Dr. Melynk has maintained an active practice in clinical psychology as chief psychologist at McKellar Hospital, and he has supervised many clinical practicum students. He has served as secretary-treasurer and chair of the Psychology Regulatory Board and is driven to maintain high professional standards for clinical psychologist training. In recent years, he served as treasurer and president of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards which sets the standards for registration of psychologists in North America. In retirement, Ryder's ambitions are to write a personal documentation of his adventures in the Arctic, take up the piano again (where he left off 35 years ago), try water colour painting, travel, and spend time with his three daughters and three grandchildren. Leona Wilson Born and raised in Fort Frances, Wilson came to Lakehead University in 1966 as office manager and private secretary to the comptroller, Grant Thompson. In 1969, she became office services manager responsible for the general office, mail services, telex, switchboard. stationary stores and office equipment. In 1972, she was promoted to office services manager and personnel officer and in 1973, she became personnel officer. In her days in personnel/human resources, she has worked in many areas including recruitment, compensation, labour and staff relations, staff counseling, pay equity, job evaluations, negotiations, vacation and attendance reporting, LTD leave replacement and part-time staffing. Melynk has also been actively involved in supervision of graduate theses in clinical psychology and supervised the doctoral thesis of Lakehead's first PhD graduate. Although retiring from Lakehead, Bill Melynk will continue his private clinical practice in Thunder Bay and will continue to make contributions to the training of graduate students. Ron Nelson Professor Ron Nelson has been a member of the Faculty of Business Administration since 1970. When he arrived, he was one of a few Canadians who possessed qualifications in the area of operations management and production management. Nelson, who was instrumental in the development of new programs, served as program chair and as director of the Faculty for a number of years. He also participated in numerous committees, the Senate, and the Board of Governors. Over the years, Ron Nelson has been invited to carry out a variety of consulting assignments for the business community in Canada and other countries. Wilson's friends consider her to have been a vibrant character on campus who will be missed by faculty and staff. During her retirement, she and her husband Tom plan to spend summers at Rainy Lake and winters in the sunny south. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 10 Elected President of Canadian Psychological Association Dr. WT. Melnyk has been elected to the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Board of Directors as presidentelect for the year 2000-2001. The Canadian Psychological Association is an organization of more than 4,400 members and represents, through its many affiliations, the interests of over 12,000 psychologists in Canada. "The election was hotly contested race," says Melnyk. "And part of my platform was to increase public access to psychological services by having them covered by provincial health schemes." Dr. Melnyk as been active for 34 years in teaching, research, practice, administration, and the work of professional associations. He has served for 12 years on the Ontario Board (College) of Psychology, including terms as secretary-treasurer, and chair. Last year he was president of the Association of State and Provincial Regulatory Boards. Other experiences include terms on the Ontario Council of University Faculty Associations, the Board of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies Appraisal Committee, where he was chair for two years. �AGORA 30 New Spaces for Education Lakehead University's Faculty of Education will receive 30 new teacher spaces for the 2000-2001 academic year, as a result of the Ontario Government's announcement of funding to increase the number of spaces for students in Education faculties in the province. In fall 2000, the Faculty will admit 360 students into the one-year Bachelor of Education program. In 2001 -2002 a.n additional 30 spaces will be opened up. Emphasis is on high demand areas of mathematics, science and French. Lakehead has received more than 3,400 applications for the one-year program. "We're pleased that the Ontario Government is providing the additional funding," says Dr. Mary Louise Hill, vicepresident academic and provost. "As more teachers retire and the number of students entering the system increases, the additional spaces for our program will help to meet this high demand area." -- Denise Bruley information such as the sex, approximate age, stature, as well as some personal details. Hamilton was deeply involved in the week-long excavation process, outlining the method for collecting the remains in a manner so as to ensure that the information gathered was as pure as possible. The Lakehead team can report with confidence at this point that the individual was an adult male, who was buried in a shallow grave close to a decade ago. The investigation is continuing in the lab where Mollo and Hamilton are working to uncover further cultural and biological details. They will present their findings to the coroner and the police who will then determine cause of death and if a criminal investigation is warranted. New Books by Lakehead Faculty ECOLOGY OF A MANAGED TERRESTRIAL LANDSCAPE Faculty Assist Police On June 13, a collection of human remains was found in the backyard of a Thunder Bay home by the home owner. Thunder Bay police turned to Lakehead University for help in the preliminary work in their investigation. Dr. El Molto, a biological anthropologist with Lakehead University's Paleo DNA lab, and Dr. Scott Hamilton, an archaeologist with the Department of Anthropology, were approached to provide expert help in the case. Working between eight and 12 hours a day for six days at the scene, Molto and Hamilton recovered a complete human skeleton, which has now been transported to Molto's laboratory on campus for analysis. Mollo is creating an 'osteobiography' for the bones, in "an attempt to individuate the details" of the person. From the bones, Mollo is able to determine , .11,ttrru, and ,rocn,n of F.)rtd L:.ndu.a.p(" It. Ont,1rio - "l!tltH. ~.,. D1-.Mi..llliat -o.,- The growing popularity of a broad, landscape-scale approach to forest management represents a dramatic shift from the traditional, stand-based focus on timber production. In response to this repositioning of thought and practice, Dr. David Euler, dean of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, joined an editorial team to produce Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 11 Landscape: Patterns and Processes of Forest Landscapes in Ontario. It is an applied ecology text designed to address the needs of forest policy developers, planners, and managers searching for an integrated, 'big picture' perspective on ecological landscapes. Noting that the sparsely published literature on forest landscape ecology reflects neither the depth or breadth of the discipline, Euler and his professional colleagues Ajith Perera, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Ian Thomson, Canadian Forest Service, compiled one of the first comprehensive documents to describe the landscape ecology of a continuously forested region. "It is unique to present all aspects of forest landscape ecology in one publication," says Euler. "Forests are often managed at the individual forest stand level; however, we need to consider forests in their wholeness - in their eco-region - and this makes a difference in how we plan and manage. For example, a cut on one stand can impact several ecological processes.n The 'big picture' approach to studying Ontario's managed forests includes synthesizing topics such as natural disturbances and ecological responses to disturbance, human use of resources, and management policy and planning, particularly with respect to Ontario's legislative goals of forest sustainability. Graduate and senior undergraduate students in forestry and related disciplines will benefit from this critical examination of ecological patterns and processes of the vast managed forest region of Ontario. The University of Toronto has recently selected the text for use in an applied ecology course; Euler anticipates the book will also be used in applied forestry courses at Lakehead. The book is published by UBC Press in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and can be obtained through the Lakehead Bookstore. -- Jennifer Willianen �AGORA Undergraduate Researchers Take Flight Fourteen Lakehead students will be assisting faculty with their research this summer thanks to the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards Program. Research projects vary from analysing the genetics of parasites in caribou to looking at high temperature kraft pulp bleaching using oxygen and peroxide. Congratulations to the following students: Marianne Ariganello (Dr. L.J. Garred/Chemical Engineering) Laura Byce (Mr. D. W. Morris/Biology) Marie Cappello (Or. J.T. Banks/Chemistry) Sean Deighton (Dr. A.F Gilbert/Chemical Engineering) Shawn Desaulniers (Or. T. Miao/Mathematics & Statistics) Cheryl Everall (Dr. G. Hayman/Psychology) Nadia Facca (Dr. C. Gottardo/Chemistry) Ashley-Mae E. Gillson (Or. S.D. Kinrade/Chemistry) Amy Jinnila (Dr. M. Lankester/Biology) Allan MacDairmid Cardinal continued from page 3 Realize that as a human being we are all magical creatures ... We have this power of creativity No other being on this planet has this power of creativity We, through this power, are true sorcerers, true magicians because we can create something from nothing.... Commitment is the only way we can move forward. The only thing that keeps us from realizing our vision is keeping our own word. All we have to do is declare our vision very powerfully, and keep our word no matter what.... Lakehead UNIVERSITY June 2000 Vol. 17, No. 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University If you want to carry out your vision and 955 Oliver Road commitment, you have to be absolutely unreasonable. Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Be unreasonable.... State your vision. Recreate yourself and go for that brass ring. Because when you face your creator you have an awesome responsibility to say 'I have lived every second and every moment' ... Fax: (807) 343-8075 Please, use every bit of yourself and be a warrior and take on your worst enemy which is your own self -· your own cynicism and your own resignation." Telephone: (807) 343-8193 E-mail:frances. harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop The Agora will not be published in July or August. (Dr. M. Gallagher/Physics) - media releases Becky Rogala - campus events Deadline for submissions for the next issue is - university publications September 1, 2000. (Dr. P. Fralick/Geology) Wendy Sears (Dr. R.H. Mitchell/Geology) Peter Zawada (Or. C. Gottardo/Chemistry) Students interested in the program are encouraged to contact their department concerning application and internal deadline dates. See Agora, April 2000, for a complete listing of 2000/01 NSERC-funded faculty. CD Trojan Devel . & Alumni Affairs Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 12 � 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.17 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article wishing retirees well, an article announcing Dr. Kimberly Barrett appointed as Vice-Provost (Student Affairs), and a message from the President. 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 2000-06 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 2000 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/563131dbe6e539025bd287009400554d.pdf 64f0001b4f40756b2d060bc157560786 PDF Text Text June 2001 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff Convocation Messages Speak of Optimism and Change by Frances Harding Two Honorary Degree recipients shared their wisdom with about 775 members of the graduating class who attended Convocation on Saturday, May 26. In the morning, author Carol Shields (represented by her daughter Catherine) spoke about the importance of finding work that you love because work "places us inside the wheel of human experience." "You will form lifelong attachments, you will travel, perhaps have children of your own, but your future will, in very large part, be your work. Your task will be to bring creativity or excellence -- or both -- to work which may at first not open to those twin assaults. Another task will be to contribute to making the workplace more equitable, more humane, more graceful, more rewarding for everyone -- in short, a happy, productive environment. The day of the bossy boss is over. The work hierarchy is being challenged and reconstructed. The old way was too hard on everyone." In the afternoon, teacher and wildlife biologist Jack Ward Thomas, spoke about his optimism in our ability to resolve the most important challenge -- "living well on our Spaceship Earth and passing on our legacy from generation to generation intact." "We have the experience, knowledge, technology, and skilled people to make headway in heading off, mitigating, and repairing environmental problems. It comes down to focus, will, understanding, setting priorities, and caring.... "In 40 years or so, one of today's graduates, weighty in years and achievement, may address another graduating class. The speaker will acknowledge achievements made in the husbandry of the Good Earth since the century's turn. She will marvel at new understandings and knowledge and note expansion in the human mind and spirit and the extension of ethics to include the land itself." The award for outstanding citizenship given to a student who has contributed most to the welfare of the University went to Michael Poulin -- a strong advocate for the Aboriginal community and students. During his undergraduate years, Poulin worked full-time as the HIV/AIDS Coordinator of the Ontario Native Women's Association, and was appointed their representative on the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council (AMC). In addition, he served as AMC's representative to Senate, president of the Lakehead Social Planning Council, chair of the Aboriginal lnteragency Council, and Cultural Coordinator of the Lakehead University Native Students Association. In recent years, Poulin was instrumental in forming a partnership between Aboriginal students and LUSU to establish an Aboriginal Commissioner within LUSU, and approving a proposal to establish an Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Centre.. Poulin graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Political Science). He is shown holding the Poulin Award which was named in memory of the late Robert Poulin (no relation to Michael) in 1951. Lakehead U N I VERS I TY �Lakehead 2 UNIV E RS IT Y From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Convocation, despite the gloomy weather, was another wonderful day. The glowing faces of the graduates and their friends and family certainly more than compensated for the climatic conditions. Both speeches by the Honorary Degree recipients, Carol Shields and Jack Ward Thomas, were challenging and upbeat. Certainly both from the different perspectives of the arts and the sciences, showed the value of the individual in helping to bring about positive change whether in the work environment or the planetary environment. It was especially gratifying to see Jim Colquhoun and Tony Seuret receive Fellow of the University recognition. There are so many people from Thunder Bay and beyond who have volunteered their time and effort to the University as well as their community. All are appreciated and it is important to recognize their contributions at the time of Convocation. The success of our alumni/ae was represented in the Alumni Honour Award given to Peter Prior. All in all, a special day with special people involved. Our new graduates will do well if they emulate any of the awardees in their own personal careers. As can be seen elsewhere in this edition of the Agora, Lakehead University continues to receive awards for the actions of its faculty, staff and students. In addition to those mentioned in these articles is the success of our civil engineering students in the steel bridge contest at Clemson University where, as the only Canadian team, they placed leh in a field with 42 U.S. universities. Having won the mid-west competition three years straight, our students and faculty in Civil Engineering clearly demonstrate their excellence. Also, Lakehead received an award from AGORA - June 2001 Ontario Library Resources-North for the pioneering efforts of LU-Net in connecting Northwestern Ontario to the Internet by making LU-Net available in community libraries. Two publications by the University won 2nd and 3rd place awards in the annual report and fundraising categories respectively of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education. Our Business Administration students ranked in the top six teams in Canada in this year's Intercollegiate Business Competition at Queen's University. These are but a few examples showing that Lakehead competes successfully with the best in North America and makes contributions to its region that have significant impact on people. We can be justifiably proud of our University especially considering that all this is accomplished with funding per student well below the provincial average. This inequity has been a constraint on us all but despite the unfairness of the funding situation, Lakehead has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to excel under difficult circumstances. Once we are able to complete on an equal footing from a funding perspective, our impact will be further enhanced. Well done and congratulations to all who haye made Lakehead University recognized for the quality of its efforts. There is a lot more to come! Mark Your Calendars 18th Annual Alumni Association Open Strathcona Golf Course Friday, August 24, 2001 To register, call Alumni Relations 343-8155 �Lakehead 3 U N I VERS I TY Honours, Awards & Appointments Water Resources Engineering Students Bring Honours to Lakehead University Amin Eishorbagy, who has completed a doctoral thesis entitled "Group-based Estimation of Missing Hydrological Data" under the supervision of Lakehead University Professor of Civil Engineering U. S. Panu and Professor Simonovic of The University of Western Ontario, has been awarded the prestigious NSERC Fellowship for two years (valued at $70,000). Eishorbagy will conduct his post-doctoral research investigations in water resources engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington Campus. In a nationwide competition conducted by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, the undergraduate project supervised by Professor Panu and entitled "Corrosion Study of the Thunder Bay Drinking Water Supplies" by Christopher Martin (BEng 2000) has won the first place in the Environmental Engineering Division. The award will be presented at the upcoming CSCE Annual Conference in June. 2001 Alumni Entrance Award The Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Raymond Salee has been awarded the 2001 Alumni Entrance Award. Salee is a graduate of Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational Institute where he has been the school champion for the Canadian Mathematics Competition for the last two years. He was also the first student in Northern Ontario to be one of the top three in the CA Challenge 2000 OAC Accounting Contest. Salee plans to study biology at Lakehead in preparation for medical school. Lori Chambers receives Prentice Award Dr. Lori Chambers, an assistant professor of women's studies, is the recipient of the Alison Prentice Award for 2000, granted by the Ontario Historical Society. She receives this award for the best book on Ontario history in recognition of her book Married Women and Property Law in Victorian Ontario, published in 1997 by the University of Toronto. Employer Support Award The Canadian Forces Liaison Council awarded Lakehead University a national Employer Support Award (Special Award for Support to Operation ABACUS) to recognize the University as an employer who has been particularly supportive of its employees' reservist military service. Dr. Fred Gilbert received the award at a national ceremony on Parliament Hill on June 2 from the Minister of National Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff. Captain Robert Omeljaniuk of 736th (Thunder Bay) Communication Squadron, who made the nomination, attended the ceremony and formal military dinner in Ottawa with Dr. Gilbert. Omeljaniuk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Lakehead University. The award recognizes Lakehead University Senate's passing of a formal motion in November 1999 granting all Reserve Force students "approval for absence from classes without academic penalty in support of Operation ABACUS." This action affected 70 Lakehead University student Reservists in the Thunder Bay Garrison (38th Brigade). The motion ensured all Lakehead University faculty would make alternate arrangements for student examinations and assignments in recognition of particular time constraints imposed by their participation in Operation ABACUS. AGORA - June 2001 Meloche Monnex Fellowship in Alumni Affairs Lakehead has secured a Meloche Monnex Fellowship in Alumni Affairs to hire a graduate, Gord McLean (BA2000), on a one-year contract to assist the University in increasing the number of its alumni chapters. McLean is now working on an alumni survey and planning a strategy for alumni chapter development that will strengthen Lakehead's fundraising and friend-raising endeavors. McLean is shown above (right) with Chris Daniel, vice-president of Meloche Monnex. Gary Locker elected to the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board Dr. J. Gary Locker, professor emeritus of civil engineering and executive director of the Native Access Program for Engineering, has been elected as a member-at-large of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CEAB). The CEAB is responsible for the accreditation of Canadian undergraduate engineering programs. Locker has been vice-chair of accreditation visits to the University of Waterloo, Queen's University, Ryerson University, the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan. He has been the program visitor for Civil Engineering at Concordia University and the University of Costa Rica. While he was chair, National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, he helped design a new accreditation unit system for curriculum content. �Lakehead 4 UNIVE R SITY English Prof Brings Out the Best in His Students by Twyla Carolan Kristen Poluyko, a master's student in English, seems to have lost the ability to explain why Dr. Rick Holmes is such a good instructor. Not just good, but good enough to be the recipient of Lakehead University's Distinguished Instructor Award for 2000. 1 In a very short amount of time though, she recovers well and says, "He's approachable. He's not intimidating at all, and he just elicits from his students this desire to do well; you want to impress this man. If he's going to do that much for you, you want to make sure that your work comes across as extraordinary." As for Rick Holmes, he says that just getting nominated by his students was the real award -- the real honour. Holmes received his BA from the University of Winnipeg, his MA from the University of Manitoba, and his PhD from Queen's University. He began as a teaching assistant at the University of Manitoba, and has been teaching for many years since learning his trade at Queen's University, the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, the University of Calgary, and Lakehead University, where he's been since 1987. Holmes' area of expertise is Twentieth-century British literature, with special emphasis on contemporary fiction and narrative theory. He has a secondary interest in Victorian literature. Holmes' most frequently taught courses are Major British Writers, The Victorian Period, and British Literature 1900-1930 and 1930present. Holmes believes that professors have three main responsibilities: teaching, research, and administrative service, with teaching and research being the most important. He often teaches what he is researching and writing papers about, and, over the years, has noticed a connection between the two. Holmes finds the dynamic interaction between the material he presents and the students' reception and reaction to the information to be very fruitful. He says, "I get ideas from my students. There's a reciprocity there. It's very symbiotic." When working with students, Holmes believes that listening to them and trying to get them involved is a key motivator in the classroom. He's interested in where they are in their lives, what their problems are, and what their futures look like. He is enthusiastic and open with ideas, and believes it is critical to involve the students in the learning process, rather than just standing at the front of the classroom lecturing. Holmes has great respect for his students, and reciprocally, they admire and respect him as well. Twyla Carolan is one of several students taking part in SPARK, a student writing program at Lakehead funded by The Chronicle-Journal Top-Notch Chemical and Civil Engineering Students The Lakehead University Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) is the 2001 winner of the Student Chapters' Merit Award. The Lakehead Student Chapter is the smallest chapter of its kind in Canada, yet the group has won five national awards in the last six years. They won Merit Awards in 1995, 1996, 2000 and now in 2001 and received an honourable mention in 1997 and 1998. Lakehead's civil engineering students have consistently placed among the top-ranking teams in the Steel Bridge Competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineering/American Institute of Steel Construction. For the past three years, Lakehead's team has placed first in the mid-west region competition. Over the years, Holmes' teaching methods have evolved. He says, "I've probably become more focused on making students their own teachers in the sense of really making them responsible for what happens in the classroom. " He accomplishes this by This year Lakehead's team was the only Canadian team organizing the students into small structured groups, giving each to compete in the national competition at Clemson group a specific task, and then letting the group take control of University in South Carolina, where it placed 16'h overall the learning experience. He says, "It's amazing how they take competing against 42 other teams. ownership of what they are doing and really become responsible for it." AGORA - June 2001 �LAl"EHEAD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY VOYAGER NEWS Volumcz FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN'S DESK W<?lcom<? to th<? last installm<?nt of VOYAGER NEWS. Wilh th<? impl<?m<?ntation of VOYAGER just around th<? corn<?r w<? hop<? that you hav<? found this n<?Wsl<?rt<?r informative?. Th<? impl<?m<?ntation of th<? VOYAGER syst<?m at Lak<?h<?ad U niv<?rsity marks an important st<?p in our ability to coll<?ct. maintain and mak<? acc<?ssibl<? th<? growing numb<?r of r<?sourc<?s available? in digital format. All Library staff arn to b<? comm<?nd<?d for th<?ir hard work and d<?dication in making this proj<?ct a succ<?ss. Watch th<? Library w<?b pag<? and oth<?r promotional mat<?rials for more? information on th<? Voyagar syst<?m. 1. lssucz J June 18, 2001 VOYAGER OPAC SEARCH SCREEN Th<? Public Acc<?ss T<?am has prototyp<? of th<? 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ChanC<?llor Pat<?rson Library 955 Oliv<?r Road Thund<?r Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 PROJECT WEB SITE T <!l<!phon<Z: (807) 343-8147 http://www.lakehczadu.ca/~llbrwww/ systems/voyager.html Fax: (807) 343-8007 E - mail: voyag<?r@lak<?h<?adu.ca �Lakehead 5 UNIVERSITY NSERC Awards for 2001-2002 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) recently announced the results of their annual research and equipment grants competition. Department of Geology For the year 2001-2002, the total value of grants awarded was $922,858 for both research and equipment grants. The success rate for new research grants, as opposed to ongoing installments, was 65% compared with 48% for last year. At present, there are 38 NSERC holders at Lakehead. This represents 38% o( the total eligible faculty R.H. Mitchell, "Petrology of Kimberlites and Alkaline Rocks;' $86,625, research grant (6/6). G.J. Borradaile, "Rock Magnetism and Deformation," $62,300, research grant (2/4). Department of Mathematical Sciences A.J. Dean, "Derivations of Inductive Limit C*-algebras," $8,000, research grant (1/4). W. Huang, "Job Scheduling Problems in Modern at Lakehead. The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 2001-2002 research and equipment grants competition. They are grouped according to the new academic structure that goes into effect on July 1, 2001. Office of Research M.L. Howe, "Development of Retention and Reasoning," $39,000, research grant (year 2 of 4 (2/4)). FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Department of Biology Manufacturing Systems and Management Science," $9,702, research grant (3/4). D. Li, "Asymptotic Behaviour in Stochastic Modelling," $15,000, research grant (2/4). L. Liu, "Reliability in the Finite Element Method for Non-Linear Problems," $9,500, research grant (2/4). L. Liu, "Reliability in the Finite Element Method for Non-Linear Problems," $16,000, equipment grant. T. Miao, "Amenability of Locally Compact Groups and Geometric Properties of Ap (G)," $13,650, research grant (3/ 4). Department of Physics S.J. Hecnar, "Species Richness and Spatial Dynamics in Amphibians," $15,750, research grant (3/4). M.W. Lankester, "Impact of Parasites and Disease on Northern Animals," $26,188, research grant (2/4). A.U. Mallik, "Induction and Release of Retrogressive Succession After Fire in Kalmia-Black Spruce Communities;· $19,000, research grant (2/4). D.W. Morris, "Habitat Selection, Patch Choice, and Spatial Dynamics of Small Mammals in Changing Environments," $51,000, research grant (1/5). Department of Chemistry C. Gottardo, "The Photochemistry of Compounds Which Contain Heteroatoms," $30,000, research grant (3/3). S.D. Kinrade, "Aqueous Chemistry of Silicon;• $38,115, research grant (4/4). Department of Computer Science X. Li, "A Multithreaded Logic Virtual Machine for Intelligent Mobile Agents," $17,000, research grant (1/4). X. Li, "A Multithreaded Logic Virtual Machine for Intelligent Mobile Agents," $22,960, equipment grant. A. Wei, "Combinatorial Methods in Threshold Crytography: Protocols, Structures and Optimizations," $14,000, research grant (1/4). M.C. Gallagher, "Atomic Structure of Ultrathin Films," $30,000, research grant (1/4). M.C. Gallagher, "Sputter Ion Gun for Sample Cleaning," $13,734, equipment grant. M.H. Hawton, "Photo-Matter Interactions," $15,000, research grant (2/4). W.J. Keeler, "Ultrafast Ti:Sapphire Laser Applications," $16,300, research grant (2/4). V.V. Paranjape, "Research in Solid State Physics," $12,000, research grant (1/3). FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Department of Chemical Engineering L.J.J. Catalan, "Studies in Stabilisation/Solidification of Industrial Waste," $19,000, research grant (2/4). L.J. Garred, "Modelling Studies of Solute and Fluid Transport in Kidney Dialysis," $21,500, research grant (1/4). A. Gilbert, "Optimizing Control of Kraft Mill Processes," $21,945, research grant (4/4). I. Nirdosh, "Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer Applications," $23,909, research grant (4/5). ... continued on page 6 AGORA - June 2001 �Lakehead 6 U NI VER SI TY NSERC Awards continued from page 5 Department of Civil Engineering D.K. Eigenbrod, "Shaft Resistance of Piles in Sand During Loading in Tension and Compression," $14,700, research grant (3/4). S.A. Mirza, "Strength and Stiffness of Slender Composite Steel-Concrete Beam-Columns," $19,520, research grant (4/ 4). U.S. Panu, "Development of Group Based Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures," $14,000, research grant (2/4). S.K. Vanapalli, "Design of Flexible Pavements Using the Soil Mechanisms for Unsaturated Soils;' $18,000, research grant (1/4). Department of Electrical Engineering S.M.J. Alirezaie, "Three-dimensional Visualization and Segmentation of Multispectral Medical Images," $15,000, research grant (1/4). K. Natarajan, "Model Reference Adaptive Control in the Frequency Domain;' $23,310, research grant (3/4). A.T. Tayebi, "Iterative Learning Control for Uncertain Systems," $21 ,405, research grant (1/4) Department of Mechanical Engineering K. Liu, "Identification and Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems," $17,000, research grant (1/4). SSHRC 2001-2002 Competition Results Lakehead University is pleased to announce its successful applicants in this year's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council competition. The number of successful research grants applicants represents an increase over the previous year's results. This year's success rate was 22%, whereas the previous competition saw a success rate of 12%. G.A. Genosko, Department of Sociology (new scholar category) , 'The Role of Journals (Defunct) and Splinter Groups (Disbanded) in the Institutionalization of Critical and Postmodern Theory in Canada," $71 ,000 over three years, including a research time stipend worth $12,150. J.P. Jasen, Department of History (regular scholar category), "Women and Cancer: Historical Perspectives on the Concept of Risk," $50,900 over three years. H.E. Smith, Department of History/Women's Studies (regular scholar category) and P. Wakewich, Sociology/ Women's Studies "Cultural Representations and Women's Narrative of Wartime Work and Lives,"$52,850 over three years. M. Liu, 'Transformation Matrices for Finite Element Analysis of Plates and Shells With Structural Discontinuities," $13,737, research grant (4/4). In addition to the new awards, the following are Lakehead University's continuing SSHRC awards: A. Sedov, "Modeling the Ultrasonic Inspection of Complex Components," $10,300, research grant (2/3). L. Di Matteo, Department of Economics, "Late 191h and Early 20th Century Wealth and Economic Development in Ontario," third year of three-year grant (3/3), total grant value: $48,506. S.A.Q. Siddiqui, "Vibration Suppression in Systems Characterized by Interaction Between Lumped and Distributed Parameter Elements," $17,000, research grant (1/4) FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND THE FOREST ENVIRONMENT Q.L. Dang, "Interacting Effects of Soil Conditions on Ecophysiological Traits and Their Responses to Changing Aboveground Environment in Boreal Tree Species," $34,073, research grant (4/4). W.H. Parker, "Development of a GIS Methodology to Determine Breeding Zones for Second Generation Tree Programs;• $19,635, research grant (4/4). J.R. Wang, "Relationship Between Hydraulic Conductivity and Photosynthesis of Paper Birch," $18,000, research grant (1/4). T. Dufresne, Department of Philosophy, "An Introduction to Critical Freud Studies," 2/3, total grant value: $65, 170 (including research time stipend). B. O'Connor, Department of Psychology, "Interpersonal Rigidity, Hostility and Corpplementarity: Associations with Psychopathology, Relationship Quality and Attachment History," 3/3, total grant value: $36,850. Thunder Bay Regional Arts Council Business & Education Awards Congratulations to Dr. Fiona Blaikie (Faculty of Education) and Janet Clark, former curator of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, for receiving an award at the annual Mayor's Arts Luncheon honouring Business and Education. The two women developed a special kit of resource materials for the teaching of art in local elementary schools which incorporated color reproductions of art by 16 regional artists. AGORA •• June 2001 �Lakehead 7 UNIVERSITY Allen Bibby Endows Memorial Bursary and gives a gift of art to Lakehead University. by Jennifer Willianen Development Researcher and Writer It has been over 70 years since artist Joan Bibby (nee Keefer) left Northwestern Ontario; yet her legacy lives on in the region thanks to the thoughtfulness and generosity of her husband. In loving memory of his wife, Allen Bibby of Vermont, recently donated her painting - The Red Coral Bean - to Lakehead University and endowed a memorial bursary in her name. Joan, who was born in Port Arthur in 1919, is the granddaughter of Francis (Frank) Keefer after whom the local Keefer Terminal is named. The Red Coral Bean is an exquisite watercolour painting featuring a Florida wildflower sprouting pods of scarlet beans. It is prominently displayed in the reference section of The Chancellor Paterson Library. Also in her honour, Allen Bibby donated stock holdings to Lakehead worth over $15,000. The gift, in combination with matched funds from the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund, endowed in perpetuity the Joan Keefer Bibby Memorial Bursary. Annually, two students from the Department of Visual Arts will each be awarded a bursary valued at $1000 on the basis of financial need and academic standing. Allen Bibby's motivation in creating the Development Officer Laurie Hill adjusts the watercolor painting by the late Joan Bibby now on display on the ground floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library. Bibby's husband Allen recently endowed a bursary that will benefit students in Visual Arts endowment is twofold. First, he is celebrating Joan's talent and love of art. And vitally important, he is fulfilling a desire to afford young art students an opportunity to revel in their creativity. He sincerely hopes the bursaries will "urge students to do their best, to enjoy their own work and to be receptive to the possibility that others may also find pleasure in it." Joan is described by her husband as having been "innately modest'' to the point where she was reluctant to take due credit for her work. Her artistic talent, which she discovered after the age of 50, is said to beautifully reflect her varied interests as a gardener, outdoor adventurer, world traveller, and photographer. AGORA -- June 2001 In a letter addressed to all future recipients of the Joan Keefer Bibby Memorial Bursary, Allen conveys the depth of his wife's artistic imagination by quoting one of Joan's fellow artists who said, "This gentle woman leapt joyfully into the combat between abstract forms and the demands of the thing seen. Her work doesn't just reflect the pleasure of a moment lived, but like a strong storage battery, it contains energy within it, a life of idea and impulse that will continue through time." It is a quintessential fit that Joan Bibby's artistic legacy will "continue through time" at the University of her birthplace and in a department where the lives of ideas and impulses flourish much like her work. �Lakehead 8 U N IVERS I TY Lakehead UNIVERSITY June 2001 Vol. 18, No.5 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN D828•5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Meet the staff and faculty at Lakehead's new Paleo-DNA Laboratory: (back row) Dr. Ryan Parr, Curtis Hildebrandt and Dr. El Motto (front row): Renee Praymak, Jen Maki, Amy Junnila, Arlene Lahti, Dr. Wera Schmerer Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Paleo-DNA Laboratory moves to New State-of-the-Art Facility "There is a revolution taking place in science, and DNA is at the centre of it," says Dr. Keith McKenney. The forensic scientist from George Mason University was speaking at a reception held on June 8th to celebrate the opening of the new Paleo-DNA Laboratory located on the third floor of the Northwestern Ontario Technology Centre. The new lab places Lakehead "among the leaders" in DNA research. ''This is the genesis," says Dr. El Molto who, along with Dr. Ryan Parr, is co-director of the Lab. "Ours is the best facility in Canada primarily dedicated to the extraction, amplification and analysis of ancient DNA." Since its founding in 1996, Lakehead's Paleo-DNA Lab has combined state-of-the-art equipment and staff with special skills in handling ancient DNA. In fact, the opening of the new Paleo-DNA Lab coincided with the conclusion of a two-and-a-half week internship for 20 qualified advanced undergraduate or master's level students interested in working in the growing field of DNA research. This is the third year Lakehead has offered such a course which all five of the Lab's full-time analysts have completed. Lakehead's Paleo-ONA Lab has developed special expertise in extracting and recovering DNA from bone samples. The primary research project is a world-class study arising from a large collection of skeletal remains from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. The Lab is also involved in studies of the ancient Nubian peoples of Kerma and the ancient Chinese of Anyang. Another project that has recently attracted international attention has been a project to identify some of the "last of the lost" from the Titanic disaster at the request of surviving family members. Lakehead's new Paleo-DNA Laboratory is funded primarily by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, the Ontario Innovation Trust, and Lakehead University. AGORA - June 2001 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8075 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop The Agora is not published in July or August. Oeadline for submissions for the next issue is Sepember 1, 2001 � 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.18 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on convocation 2001, a message from the President, and announces the Allen Bibby Endows Memorial Bursary. 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 2001-06 2001 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 2001 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a50bd0d4c73e3ace12eef8198a85e785.pdf 4a96cdb60b17bf010a3fe80036e05901 PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR Vol.12, Number 2 March 1995 Chancellor Paterson Library moves into the 21st century Ontario government announces $2.8 million in jobsOntario Capital support toward the completion of renovations to Chancellor Paterson Library Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke visited the campus in February to announce the Ontario government will provide $2.8 million in jobsOntario Capital support toward the completion of renovations to Chancellor Paterson Library. . "To say that the University community at Lakehead is pleased with the Minister's announcement would seriously understate the case," said Chief Librarian Fred McIntosh. "We have known for some time that the Chancellor Paterson Library. opened in 1966. was no longer adequate to handle the increases in enrollment and development of new programs that have occurred since that time." 1n 1993 Lakehead University was given $1.3 million injobsOntario Capital support to initiate the renovation program which included replacing the roof of the building, renovating the Dr. Bob Rosehart, Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke, Shelley Wark-Martyn and Fred McIntosh are all smiles after the announcement that renovations to the University's Ubrary will be completed. ·our government is committed to improving education facilities in Northern Ontario,· said Shelley Wark-Martyn, Minister Without Portforlio (Health) andMPP for Port Arthur. 'I am pleased that jobs will be created in Thunder Bay and that library facilities will be upgraded. I congratulate those at Lakehead who have worked so hard to make this project possible. • photo: Peter Puna ground. fourth and fifth floors of the library. providing new student space and improving building safety. The $2.8 million awarded in 1995 will allow the University to complete the functional reorganization of the main. second and third floors of the building; upgrade computer systems for enhanced electronic access; upgrade the mechanical and electrical systems to improve energy efficiency; upgrade the fire alarm system; refinish the interior; replace windows and clean the exterior of the building. The project is expected 10 generate approximately 50 jobs. "In planning our library renovations we set ourselves the task of designing a library which will serve the information l)eeds of the Lakehead University community into the 21st century," said Mcintosh. "The plan recognizes that while books and journals will remain the core of our library, we will increasingly be dealing with information stored in electronic formats. Our library must be capable of helping our students locate and access this information ... We must also recognize that we are entering an era where there will be a much greater sharing of library resources between Ontario university libraries. The technology must be in place to facilitate this process." -- Frances /larding �AROUND CAMPUS KIDS IN THE HALL 520 students evacuated from campus residence A fire broke out in Marathon House residence on Thursday, February 16th at approximately 7:00 PM. One student received minor bums to his hand, several were After giving apublic lecture on campus in February entitled "Knowing by Heart: Memory and the Imagination in Fiction,· Jane Urquhart mingled with the guests and signed books for all who wanted them including Lori Kapush, a secretary in the School of Nursing. Jane Urquhart is the 1994 Marian Engel Award recipient andhermost recent bestsellingnovel Away shared the Government of Ontario's 1994 Trillium Award with Margaret Atwood's book Robber Bride. In 1992 she received the prestigious Le prix du meilleurlivre etranger (Best Foreign Book Award) for her first novel, The Whirlpool, becoming the first Canadian writer to have beenhonouredby this prize. taken to hospital as a precautionary measure for smoke inhalation, and all were released later that night. Residence Manager David Hare said that 51 students had to be housed temporarily in alternative accommodation. Stu• dents on the first and third floors of the damaged residence During her talk, Urquhart spoke about growing up in moved back to their rooms within a week and students on Geraldton, Ontario, where her father worked as a mining engineer at the second floor were expected to be back by the second the Uttfe Longlac gold mine. Her interest in fiction was encouraged week. by her godfather, Danny Henry, an Irish-born prospector who used to Dr. Rosehart confinned that a student accidently regale the family with stories. According to Urquhart, it is the heart that caused the fire and he praised the Residence Staff and triggers imagination and allows the writer to enter his own inner Assistants for their unified and effective response to the theatre. "You have to care enough about what is being conjured, •she fire. said. The reading was hosted by the Department of English and If one can find good news in a fire, it's the fact that sponsored by Thunder Bay Travel, Sweet Thursday Bookshop and Lakehcad's new fire alarm systems worked beautifully. Thunder Bay Public Ubrary. -- Katherine Shedden Director of Campus Development Jim Podd reports that the addition to the Faculty of Education's Bora Laskin Building is well underway with the new space expected to be complete by spring break. Renovations to the second floor of the existing facility will then begin with an expected completion date of May 1995. 2 AGORA March 1995 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT This wa,; a sobering reminder that, both here at Lakehead University and al home. we should lake every precaution to prevent such incidents. A special thanks goes out to officials from Confederation College who were on the phone early the next morning to offer us empty space in their residence. All students have been accommodated. and we expect to have most of them back on the Lakehead University campus within a few days. Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University Bacchus Program The Bacchus Program is a national initiative aimed at the promotion of safe alcohol use on university and college campuses. In a recent publication, LUSU Vice-President. Student Issues. Stephannie Roy. is congratulated on her initiative here at Lakehead University. New LUSU Executive Congratulations go out to the new LUSU Executive: President. Adele Ritchie; Vice-President. Student Issues, Nicole Lewis; Vice-President. Finance, Sonja Hansen. This is the second time in recent history thal Lakehead University students have elected an all-female slate. LU Nor'Westers Complete Season As the regular season winds up, it is impressive, once again, to see the Lakehead spirit generated in the Thunder Dome. Last Saturday night, against the University ofWindsor, a special presentation was made to Lakehead University' s Peter Brown in recognition of his many efforts made on behalf of the Men· s Basketball Team during the past five years. Peter (from Elliot Lake) deserves special recognition. as well, because of his sportsmanship shown both on and off the court. Starting on March 9. 1995, Lakehead University and the Thunder Dome will host the 1995 CIAU (Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union) National Women's Basketball Championships. With the top teams in Canada to be here. try to come out and show your interest. Lakehead University has a young but spirited team that will put on a very competitive and entertaining show. Dave Cooke on Campus On page one of this issue you will read that Minister of Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke visited our campus and made an official announcement regarding the completion of the renovations to the Chancellor Paterson Library. This is very good news and some1hing we have been working hard on since the first phase was completed two years ago. Dave Cooke is from a community (Windsor) not unlike Thunder Bay and has been a consistent supporter of our initiatives. I would also like to acknowledge the support and encouragement given in this project by Shelley Wark-Martyn and her Assistant. Lynda Betcherman. Now that the Library project is in hand and the Bora Laskin addition is nearing completion, we will be turning our minds in future months to the other space needs on campus. In the short term. most of these will have to be dealt with by optimizing our use of existing space. One area that needs considerable thought is the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse. The School of Kinesiology currently has a committee examining both short and long-term options. 15% Exercise I mentioned in a previous column the above planning exercise and, although the detailed analysis has yet to hit my desk. John Whitfield and the Deans seem quite satisfied with the ideas generated. Now the hard work begins in trying to access which of the options are most viable taking into account both our internal and external environment. In looking at the preliminary report for this effort and, as well. trends in student interests. Vice-President Whitfield has advised academic units at a recent Senate meeting that they should retain as much academic program nexibility as possible until all of our options have been reviewed. Residence Fire a Lesson! The other night. when I was called out to the Residence after the fire. I was impressed by several things. First. our emergency response policy seems to have worked very well. By the time that Fred Poulter and I arrived on the scene. the onthe-ground team of Grant Walsh. David Hare, Bill Bragnalo. Norma Jean Newbold and lhe Residence Assistants had the situation well in hand. The co-operation and leadership shown by our students and Residence Assistants was first rate. The fire itself was another matter. It was accidental. but clearly could have been prevented. It is clear that an open flame in a confined space is not safe and, in this case. the result was a serious fire. Our new, high-tech fire alann system worked well and. in fact. provided lhe type of notice that otherwise could have led to much more serious consequences. The power and danger of smoke was very evident in looking over the area of the fire and the floor on which the blaze occurred. Dean of Forestry Named to head new "Forest Futures Trust Fund" Congratulations go out to Dr. John Naysmith on being named by Ministry of Natural Resources Minister, Howard Hampton, to Chair the Forest Futures Fund. This initiative is a part of the new Crown Forest Sustainability Act and will promote forest renewal investment by many vehicles, including research. 3 AGORA March 1995 �RESEARCH NEWS Philosophy Professor Gordon Christle is one of three Visiting Humanities Research Fellows at Lakehead University participating in the Native Philosophy Project, a program funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. tered not in evaluating a people's world view from one empirical stance. as is a common practice, but in a more relational and multiperspeclival way. Native philosophy largely exists in an aural mode, expressed in mythic narratives passed down through countless generations. To this Christie will add reports of ethnologies and anthropologies. but will focus most of his attention on a small but rapidly growing body of first-person literatures. Christie advocates a sensitive approach, that is, letting the picture emerge rather than having it fill our perceptions of what it should be. His primary goal is to Jet his subject matter develop from within, whatever shape it may talce: "We must uncover, not invent it," he says, "The goal is discovery." An apparent instance of the fundamental differences in the nature of Inuit beliefs and By Michelle Novak Western beliefs comes from a study of the differing perception Gordon Christie is trying to of people and society. The bring together two worlds from two "social contract" theory, central different perspectives., He is to many Western belief systems, attempting to uncover and articufocuses on the adversarial nature late a philosophy of Inuit society, of civilization. It theorizes that and to compare its belief systems societies are formed only because with Western models of thought. of the individual's need to share "We believe we're generating resources, to further his own a system of thought analogous to progress and to protect himself. philosophy," says Christie, "But is However, the Inuit views human it? Or is it spiritual or cultural?" nature from the premise that we An Inuit who grew up in the are social animals in harmony Northwest Territories and went on with each other and our natural to study Philosophy at Princeton environment. University, Gordon Christie is Christie is wary of the danger acutely aware of the need for of what he terms "philosophical caution. "We don't know if Native integration" -- approaches which philosophy is even communicable attempt to incorporate Native to others outside its framework." perspectives into a world view. says Christie, "or if there is a Christie warns if the purpose is panNative philosophy or even a only to criticize and compare world Native philosophy ... Anyone Native philosophy with other, who says 'This is it' will be more established and familiar ''We believe we're generating questioned." models, these truths will be a system of thought Christie is motivated by the limited by the perspective to analogous to philosophy, need for Native philosophy to be which they are linked. In this but is it? Or is it explored and recorded autonorealm, he says, "the stronger may mously, but also in relation to dominate the weaker." spiritual or cultural?" other models of thought, particuStill. Christie thinks the -Professor Gordon Christie larly by those from an Indigenous unique nature of Inuit philosophy background. Attempts at compariis not an impediment to underson will centre specifically on the standing, musing that "it may be nature of knowledge and certainty (epistemology), the a virtue that it does not fit the Western epistemological nature of existence (metaphysics). and political theory and model." ethics. Unlike Western philosophical schools. Native Michelle Novak is a graduate of Lakehead University currently philosophy does not have "touchstones" with which lo enrolled in the Master's program in English. She is one of several Lakehead students participating in SPARK - Lakehead, a writing compare new information. Precious little is physically program funded by NSERC. recorded or gathered as yet. Christie's approach is cen- Comparing Two World Views 4 AGORA March 1995 �RESEARCH NEWS School of Kinesiology Dr. Tony Bauer and Carlos Zerpa, working in the field of biomechanics, have developed a mechanical device for the training and testing of skiers. The three-year project involved the design and construction of a training and testing ergometer interfaced to specialized computer software to measure lower extremity kinetics during simulated skiing movements. The work has culminated in a paper accepted for publication as a technical report: "The design of a test ergomcter for leg strength and power measurement in skiers." Lakehead is one of six universities in Canada to receive funds from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to begin an innovative student writing program. SPARK.--Lakehead is based on a program developed by the Research Office at the University of Guelph where graduate and undergraduate students arc paid to interview university researchers and write articles for their campus publications. The goals of the project are threefold: -- to help students develop journalism skills and build a portfolio of published work; Further research using the de vice is currently in progress using local elite alpine and freestyle skiers from the Northwestern Ontario region. Special recognition should be given to Ed Drotar and Rocco Mazzaferro in Lakehcad's Science Workshop for their valuable expertise provided during the construction of the device. -- to help Lakehead University promote the many innovative research projects currently underway on campus; -- to help ra ise public awareness about the importance of research and its benefits to society. Department of Political Studies Lakehead's share of the seed money ($1,000) was awarded in 1994 with the understanding the University would seek private sponsors to fund the program in future years. The founder of the program, Owen Roberts, says the University ofGuelph's program is now into its seventh year and sponsors have rallied around. They include three government ministries and agencies. a national research network, two multi-national companies and two media outlets, one of which is the local daily newspaper. In l 994. the Guelph program won the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education's first "Best New Idea -- Creativity on a Shoestring" award. The council liked how the program achieved effectiveness with economy in mind. SPARK -- Lakehead is co-ordinated by the Department of External Relations in conjunction with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. To date Lakehcad University has published four SPARK stories including two by Michelle Novak on pages 4 and 8 in this issue of the Agora. Dr. Laure Paquette recently gave a paper on current issues in Japanese security policy at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Consortium on Asia-Pacific Security (CANCAPS). CANCAPS. of which Dr. Paquette is a founding member. is the Canadian wing of CS CAP, the international consortium on security in Asia and the Pacific. CSCAP conferences regularly bring together leading scholars and officials (in their private capacities) from Pacific Rim countries for discussions on issues of mutual concern. School of Nursing Professor de Cangas is the recipient of a $10.000 fellowship from the WHO and PAHO 10 study abroad and conducl research during his upcoming sabbatical. Fellowships are awarded in a competilive basis and this year applications were in the thousands from all over North America. Ten fellows were selected from Canada. This is the first lime that a member of Lakehead University has received this award. For more information about the program contact Frances Harding, Publications Officer (807) 343-8193 AGORA 5 March 1995 �PROFILE DR.DARLENE STEVEN Recipient of the 1994 Distinguished Instructor Award Women's health issues have always been uppermost on Darlene Steven's agenda and she recently received funding to embark on another research project examining risk factors for breast and cervical cancer. Mentoring is a way of life. She encourages her students to be "the best that they can be" and applies that same credo to her own work. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Darlene Steven completed her nursing and public health training in Manitoba before graduating from Lakehead University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Her professors at the time, Margaret Boone and Margaret Page, asked Steven what she wanted to do with her life, but the answer -- to be a head nurse -- wasn't good enough. They encouraged her to do graduate work. So Darlene Steven enrolled in the Master's program in Health Services Administration at the University of Alberta She completed the program in 1980 and went on to complete a PhD in Educational Administration in 1988, returning to Thunder Bay as a faculty member in the School of Nursing later that year. If one detects a sense of urgency about Darlene Steven it might be because she has been on the other side of the health care profession -- as a patient -- on more than one occasion. "But whatever happens," she says. "my students will always come first." -- FH Ask Dr. Darlene Steven what makes a good teacher and you get a simple answer: You must believe your students will do well. The hefty teaching dossier on her bookshelf is a testament to her outstanding abilities as Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Along with her ideas on course design. curriculum development. educational planning and research. it is filled with letters of appreciation from students and associates. Many more cards. gifts and graduation photos clutter the walls of her office. One former student who now volunteers to help with Darlene Steven's research projects writes: "In my four years at Lakehead I have never allended a more cleverly ~esigned and exciting class which kept the student totally involved throughout the class period... Her sense of humour and her ability to portray issues in a vibrant manner kept class attendance at nearly full capacity at all times...." Not suprisingly, it was Darlene Steven's students who nominated her for the 1994 Distinguished Instructor Award. as they did for the Contribution to Teaching Award in 1993. Darlene Steven's research and community involvement -- in addition to her teaching -- is prodigious. In the fall she was appointed to serve on the Board of the Ontario Cancer Treatment & Research Foundation. As well. she and her colleague, Professor Rhonda Kirk-Gardner. completed their highJy successful "Hearts for Life: A Community Program 011 Cardiovascular Disease" which is now being translated into Finnish and Ojibway. 6 AGORA March 1995 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS Faculty of Forestry Department of Biology Peter Duinker has recently had the following papers published in the Nov/Dec 1994 issue of the Forestry Chronicle: (a) "Making major meetings more meaningful: in search of better get-togethers about forests"; and (b) with coauthors Patrick Matakala. Florence Chege. and Luc Bouthillier. "Community forests in Canada: an introduction". Also. with former graduate student Mike Hay, Dr. Duinker co-authored a paper entitled "Environmental assessment. forests. and contextual change: in search of bigger pictures." which was published in November in a refereed proceedings volume under the titJe Looking Ahead: The /11 clusio11 of Long-Term Futures in Cumulative E11viro11me11tal Assessments, published jointly by the University of Toronto and the Canadian Electrical Association. Dr. Azim Mallik has published the following papers in refereed journals in 1994: "Antecological response of Kalmia angustifolia to forest types and disturbance regimes" in Forest Ecology and Management; with B.A. Roberts Dr. Mallik published "Natural regeneration of red pine on burned and unburned sites in Newfoundland" in Journal o/Vegetation Science; with H. Rahman he published "Community forestry in developed and developing countries: a comparative study" in Forestry Chronicle; with B.A. Roberts he published "Response of red pine to wild fire in Newfoundland" in Journal a/Vegetation Science; and with H. Zhu he published "Interactions between Kalmia and black spruce: Isolation and identification of allelopathic compounds" in Journal of Chemical Ecology. LAKEHEAD GRADUATE School of Kinesiology MARGARET HOLLINGSWORTH RETURNS FOR "EVER LOVING" Dr. Joey Farrell presented a paper at the 10th Commonwealth and International Scientific Congress held ~~ in Victoria in August, 1994. The paper. entitJed "The Relationship f' Between Addiction and Commitment to Exercise in Adult Fitness Participants." was also accepted for publication in the Congress Proceedings. More recently. Dr. Joey Farrell presented a paper entitled "Exercise Commitment and Addiction: A Fine Line" at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology held the end of October, 1994 in Hamilton. Ont. ' ' I;~ \ , 0 March 2-18, 1995 ' Magnus Theatre has chosen a play by a Lakehead University graduate to entertain visitors to the 1995 World Nordic Ski Championships in March. Margaret Hollingsworth's play Ever Loving is set in 1945 and tells the story of three women who marry Canadian soldiers and emigrate to Canada. The story is about their adjustment to post World War II Canada, their changing roles in life and their new lives in a new land. Hollingsworth is currently associate professor in the department of writing at the University of Victoria She was born in England and settled in Fort William in 1968. She graduated with a BA in 1971 from Lakehead and worked as Chief Librarian for the Fort William Public Library. Since then she has written one collection of stories (Smiling Under Water). two collections of plays (Willful/ Acts and Endangered Species), and numerous plays for radio, and TV. Her latest publication, a stage play In Confidence is published by Sirhocco Press. 1994. Margaret Hollingsworth is the recipient of the Chalmers Award in 1985 and Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1986 and 1987. { The Faculty of Business Administration presented Mike Duffy, host and editor-in-chief of CTV's Sunday Edition, as part of their distinguished speaker series in February. The evening was sponsored by the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario. "THE SEARCH FOR HUMAN ORIGINS" with Dr. Donald Johanson Friday March 3 1995 Upper Lecture Theatre Room UC 2011 AGORA Dr. Johanson is one of the world's leading and America's best known, paleoanthropologists. His dramatic discovery, in 1974, of LUCY·· our oldest. most complete ancestor·· sparked a controversial change in our view of human origins. 7March 1995 �RESEARCH NEWS Dr. Laura Donaldson is examining the ways in which historically marginalized groups such as women and Indigenous peoples have been defined by colonization. Decolonizing Native American Culture through Writing by Michelle Novak Dr. Laura Donaldson defies the traditional image of the scholar working in isolation. She views her research, writing and teaching as a fonn of community work, and she looks forward to examining her own family history which can be traced back to the early 19th century Cherokee community in Alabama, U.S.A. Since coming to Lakehead University last September as the Senior Research Fellow in The Rockefeller Foundation's Visiting Humanities Research Fellowship Program. Dr. Donaldson has been working on a book-length study with the working title: The Ski11 of God: Native American selves at the centre of their own literature... Appropriation is the breaking away from the view of Natives as victims with no life apart from colonized civilization." Dr. Laura Donaldson is Associate Professor of Women's Studies and English at the University of Iowa where she teaches in the American Indian Studies Program. In an earlier book, Decolonizing Feminisms: Race, Gender, and Empire Building (The University of North Carolina Press, 1992), she situates contemporary theoreticaJ debates about reading, writing, and the politics of identity within the context of historical colonialism. Dr. Donaldson's dedication to bridging barriers to true understanding translates into her research and she is already looking forward to her next project which will involve the study of her own family. Dr. Donaldson's Cherokee heritage involves both the Chickamauga Cherokee community, known for their anti-assimilationist views, and the Chisholm family, one of the founding families of "Old Settler" Cherokee who emigrated to Arkansas long before the "Trail of Tears" (the forced removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and North Carolina to Oklahoma in 1839). Dr. Donaldson is eager to explore her family history because she sees it as a microcosm of all issues and problems of contact. and their effects on Indian identity. "Research should strive to find continuity within differences...each Native group is very distinct but there is a continuity in terms of shared social goals and attitudes toward the world." - Dr. Laura Donaldson Just as Natives have been almost exclusively viewed from their relationship in colonized reality, so too must the researcher be careful not fo circumscribe infonnation gathering within the confines of her own narrow approach. Instead of fulfilling one particular goal, Dr. Donaldson believes research should strive to find continuity within differences. Each Native group is very distinct, she says, but there is a continuity in terms of shared social goals and attitudes toward the world. Dr. Donaldson appreciates having the opportunity to experience Northwestern Ontario. She realized only after arriving in Thunder Bay that she needed and wanted to learn much more about First Nations peoples. "One thing I'll take away from this experience is bridging the communications gap between Native scholars in both Canada and the United States." Writing as Colo11ial Technology and Pos1-Co/011ial Appropriatio11. The work explores the contradictions of cultural imperialism. "The act of writing was a tool of conquest," says Dr. Donaldson. "which Aboriginal peoples then appropriated for use within their own systems of knowledge." "Writing is a discipline that reconfigured Native cultures in ways that were functional for imperialism, but it created opportunities for resistance. Only now are these communities decolo11izi11g themselves by placing them- 8 AGORA March 1995 �FORUM FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING tion for teaching, for example, getting a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, but there is an urging for the university to have a role to play in teacher education. Lakehead University has had a long and active role in aboriginal education and it is considered to be a leader in the field. The recommendations in the Report indicate that Lakehead will be able to continue the work it is doing. They look for a different relationship between the federal and provincial governments and school boards; some funding changes with an emphasis on finding more appropriate curriculum; making natives and non-natives more aware of the history of natives and their role in the country; and the need for resources and curriculum that are appropriate for native schools on reserves." Report of the Royal Commission on Learning Education and Training Minister Dave Cooke has announced major refonns of teacher education which. if implemented, will have an impact on Lakehead University. ln a news release issued on February 13, 1995, the Ministry of Education and Training said the teacher education refonns included: - standards of practice for teachers; - two-year teacher education programs; - creation of the Ontario College of Teachers, a new governing body for the teaching profession; - a provincial framework for professional development for all educators; - mandatory recertification of teachers every five years; - accreditation of teacher training programs and; - a complaints process for students and parents. "I was particularly pleased to see the recommendation for a two-year professional component for teacher education as opposed to the current practice of having a oneyear professional component. The two-year program will allow us a much needed opportunity for including work related to the teaching ofexceptional learners and helping students develop much stronger linkages with schools generally... I think one of the challenges we face as teacher educators is helping students to learn in context: helping Dr. Hope Fennell, students learn to manage and disci- Chair of pline students and, of course, the Pre-Service Teacher best way of teaching this is in the Education Program actuaJ context itself. So, having longer blocks of field experiences certainly will aJlow for that development." The announcement was part of the government's education refonn D.""' ~ initiative, New Foundations for Viw I 11,· •• . •~-, " Ontario Education. which is based on Love ofLeaniin . t, the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Leaming. "The reforms will promote the highest standards of excellence in teaching and put Ontario in the forefront of teacher education in North America." Mr. Cooke said. "New standards and impro vements to teacher training will help teachers deal with the many challenges that they face in the classroom. Teachers will benefit from these changes. and so will the students." A professional body. the Ontario College of Teachers. will be established. Members of its governing body will include teachers. parents. students. staff of faculties of education, school boards. and the ministry, and representatives of the private sector. ........ - . . ... c.--..i.,, . . . . . . . . . "The report recognizes the potentiaJ of graduate study for the on-going development of teachers. It acknowledges connections between research and practice for teachers who are involved in graduate programs as well as for faculty members." Reactions from Lakehead's Faculty of Education Professor David Bates Dean Faculty of Education AGORA "The general reaction from the Faculty of Education has been quite positive. The commissioners heard a wide range of opinions and they have done a fairly good job of picking out a reasonable set of recommendations from the wide range of ideas. Of particular interest is the role of the university as a whole in teacher education ... It's always been there as a prepa.ra- Dr. Mary Clare Courtland, Chair of Graduate Studies and Continuing Teacher Education TheReportof the Royal Commission on Learning is now available at The Chancellor Paterson and Education Ubraries. At the Chancellor Paterson Ubrary there are copies available at the Circulation Desk andin the CODOC Collection. At the Education Library, please inquire at the circulation desk. -- FH 9 March 1995 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY LU Injury Statistics WENGER ANTHROPOLOGICAL DATABASE COMPENSABLE INJURIES The Chancellor Paterson Library has recently received the Wenger Anthropological Eskimo Database on CDROM. This is a full text CD-ROM containing 200 significant English language works on Inuit/Eskimo peoples of Greenland. Canada. Alaska and Chukotka. For more information or access to the CD-ROM please inquire in the Northern Studies Resource Centre on the 5th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library or call Louise Wourinen at extension 8728. Jan. l-Jan.31 1995 Medical Aid Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB Lost Time Injuries Approved Pending Decision by WCB Number of Days Lost On Approved Claims On Claims Pending NORDICS DISPLAY Watch for the 1995 World NordicSki Championships display on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library in March ... also don't miss Nordic Friday. March 10th at Lakehead University. Join us in welcoming all visitors to our campus. Versa Foods.will provide special meals all day. Special ~vents include Campus Tours and an Adventure Slide Show and Lab Demonstration. For more information contact Katherine Shedden 343-8631. Since information on this type ofnon-consecutive service is not available on the Human Resources data base, all those who fall into this group are asked to contact the Department ofHuman Resources as soon as possible so that they may be appropriately recognized. Human Resources: Telephone: 343-8334 Fax: 346-7701 2 0 0 0 0 19 0 For further information, contact your supervisor, a Joint Health and Safety Committee member, or the Human Resources Department· Health & Safety. QUARTER-CENTURY CLUB DINNER We would like to include in these events individuals with a break in employment (i.e left their employment with the University and were later rehired) but whose total years of service at the University is 20 years or greater. 6 To avoid physical overload, learn and use proper lifting techniques, never bend or twist while lifting or carrying, and whenever possible, use mechanical help. Be alert to the hazards you face each day and learn what you can do to protect yourself against accidental injury and disability. & On Thursday, April 20, the President will be hosting the Sixth Annual Quarter Century Cfub Dinner to honour new and present members of the 25-Year Club who have dedicated 25 years of service to the University. 8 0 The number one cause of on-the-job injuries at Lakehead University is physical overload -- lifting too much (or improperly), straining, overreaching, bending, twisting, and otherwise making our bodies move in ways that they were not designed to move. EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION RECEPTION On Tuesday, April 4, 1995, the President will be hosting the Second Annual Employee Service Recognition ReceptiontohonouremployeeswhohaveservedLakehead University for 20 and 30 years and those employees who will be retiring in 1995. 2 4 Jan. 1-Jan. 31 1994 "Working together to create a safe and healthy environment for work and study." More than 120 people curled, ate, danced and collected prizes at the recent Alumni Curling Bonspiel. These enthusiastic university supporters enjoyed the ·tunspiel' and raised money for the Association. Nobody, however, was more enthusiastic than the Versa team led by the boss, John Rose. Versa entered two teams, complete with matching shirts, and won the "Clean up your Act· award. Photo above shows part of one team, left to right, Kerry Monteith, Operations Manager, Monica Whitty, Office Manager, and John ~~~~~~ -~ 10 AGORA March 1995 �NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES Reminder: There is an Employee Assistance Program for University employees and family members. Call the Behavioural Sciences Centre at 343-4626. What Has Happened to Dental Costs? (Cost/Participant vs CPI) Source: Green Shield Canada EMPLOYMENT EQUITY Last month in our introductory article on Employment Equity, we dealt with principles, definitions and identification of the steps to implementation. The following is some further information on the steps: Informing Employees: . . Employers and bargaining agents are required to communicate with employees about equity principles,the workforce survey, the review of employment policies and practices and the employment equity plan. The employer must establish a ~~nsultation process with employees unrepresented by a bargaining agent. Represented and unrepresented employees of each designated group must be consulted. Workforce Survey: Employers and bargaining agents must establish a profile of the organization. This profile will show how many members of each designated group are employed in the workplace. The survey asks employees to voluntarily identify whether they are members of a designated group. All forms must be returned. The survey must be kept up to date. • Review of Employment Policies and Practices: Employers and bargaining agents must examine policies ~nd practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining, treating and promoting employees. Based on the review and the workforce survey, employers and bargaining agents will determine if any of these policies or practices are barrier~ t~ th~ fair treatme~t of members of the designated groups. Sernonty nghts concerning layoffs (or recall to work after layoff) will not be considered barriers to employment. Employment Equity Plan: Employers and bargaining agents must jointly d~velop a_ threeyear employment equity plan. An employment equity plan list~ the barriers that will be removed during the term of the plan, describes the measures that will be put in place and establishes timetables for implementing them. The measures include: barriereliminati?n measures, positive measures, measures to accommodate designated group members, supportive measures and anti-harassment and anti-discrimination measures. Numerical goals must be set for each designated group, by occupational group, as well as timetables for achieving these goals. More on Employment Equity in Future Articles Human Resources Telephone Fax number Increase in Dental Costs vs CPI 120 ~ 100 Q/ 80 ~ IJ) ro ~ 60 C 40 u Dental Costs CPI 20 0 L.a.J.a..~~Rj-1..........................J 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 85/86 87/88 89/90 91/92 Have you considered having a dental checkup every nine months instead of every six months? Benefits and Professional Pension Plan Text: Information about dental, medical, vision, EAP, voluntary accident insurance, self-funded leave, etc. is also available on LUCIusing the following access: 1. 2. 3. 4. LUCI Internal University Services and Information Administrative Units Human Resources You're there!! 1995 Holiday Schedule Victoria Day Monday, May 22 Canada Day Monday, July 3 Civic Holiday Monday, August 7 Labour Day Monday, September 4 Monday, October 9 Thanksgiving Day Christmas Break: The University will be closed at noon on December 22, 1994 to and including Monday, January 1, 1995 Quote of the Month: The biggest lie ever told is: 'The game's almost over, honey. I'll be there in a minute.· Tom FitzGera/d 343-8334 346-7701 11 AGORA March 1995 �CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar,please call Frances Harding at the Information Office at 343-8193 or mall your information to Avila Centre. Deadline for the April Agora Is March 24, 1995. MARCH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 10-12 The CIAU Women's Basketball Championships - final Eight - will be held at the LU Fieldhouse beginning Friday, March 10, 1995. The first ever event of its kind in Thunder Bay! The best university Women's Basketball Teams in the country will compete for top honours in the Thunderdome. Tournament passes (11 games of nailbiting action) are being offered at $33 adult, $22 studentlsenior, and $15 children under 12. Family-of-Four Tournament Passes are also available at $75. (Includes 4 Pepsi and 4 Popcorn per family). Tickets are available at both Pizza Hut Restaurant locations, LU Fieldhouse and LU Bookstore. For more information on single tickets and game times call our Hotline (580 CKPR Events Line) at 3432790, Box 7045. BEYOND BORDERS -INTERNATIONAL DAYS AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY February 27-March 4 International Days at Lakehead University celebrate the diversity of culture at the University. Events are scheduled all week -- from lectures and films, to slide shows and cultural fairs. For more information contact Denise Bruley at 343-8372. RAINBOW FESTIVAL International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Tuesday, March 21, 1995 Holding our Ground: Advocating lnclusivity in a Constrained Environment for Change 12:00 - 1:30 PM Senate Chambers Joanne St. Lewis will discuss the legal and social ramifications of equity legislation in employment and education. Why and how can we bring equity into institution in times of fiscal restraint? Living in a Multiracial Society: Obstacles to Reconciliation and Opportunities for Harmonious Relations 7:30 - 9:30 PM Agora A panel discussion in which audience members are invited to participate. Joanne St. Lewis will comment and expand on the themes raised to inlcude the larger, global context. 11 :00 AM - Opening Ceremonies 11 :00 AM - evening. A Festival of Events in the Agora and Senate Chambers including music, theatre, video screenings, information booths and special presentations. 1:30 - 2:30 PM "Voices of Survival" in the Senate Chambers. Highlighting Canadian survivors of the holocaust, this film is a poweriul reminder of the results of unchecked racism and anti-semitism. This NFB production is presented by the Jewish Students Society 2:30 - 4:00 PM Whitefish Bay Singers in the Agora. Apresentation on Native Myths, Legends, Ceremonies and Rituals, including drumming and singing. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Saturday, March 25 Senate Chambers: Keynote address will be by Dr. Jane Phillips, Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Toronto and Past President of the Professional Engineering Association of Ontario. She will be speaking on the topic "Women Engineers: Surviving and Thriving." To register please contact Dr. I. Nirdosh, Department of Chemical Engineering, at 343-8343. A GORA The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 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I • io 12 AGORA March 1995 � 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.12 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement of a grant to Lakehead for renovations of the Chancellor Paterson Library, a message from the President, updates on research 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 1995-03 1995 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message