546 10 13538 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/817f5749d17a19a4db9edccb6cc008e4.pdf 737c7f248ef8dddea7238063711c3bc4 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay LAKEHEAD Ontario, Canada GOR Vol.11, Number 7 September 1994 ---------·--------__J_ Ssssmmmokin' - Sixteen Residence Assistants learn how to handle a fire extinguisher from the experts at the Thunder Bay Fire Department during a week-long orientation program put on by Residence Ufe Coordinator Norma Jean Newbold in early September. In addition to fire safety, the orientation program covers topics such as healthy relationships, campus safety, alcohol awareness, and respect for human diversity. It is intended to help the Residence Assistants act as peer advisors to approximately 1,200 students living on campus. Photo: Peter Puna IN GOOD COMPANY Gold-medal winner one of many to choose Lakehead University Commonwealth Games athlete Jason Napper, who last year was registered in third-year at Lakehead University, is congratulated by fellow students Tomi Klemm (right) and Dave Myers (left). While these men are all from Thunder Bay, an increasing number of people from outside of Northwestern Ontario are choosing to study at Lakehead. Last year 53 percent of Lakehead's full-time registrants were from outside of the region. This year there are approximately 6,000 students enrolled in full-time programs. the largest number since the University was granted its Charter in July, 1965. Inside This Issue: Four New Faculties ... Students' Perceptions of Racism ... Making Electronic Music �AROUND CAMPUS Baseball Tournament ... A Hit! Ten baseball teams competed last month in the annual President's Baseball Tournament for a bronze trophy and the honour of organizing next year's game. The championship game proved to be extremely competitive with Psychology defeating the Cellar Dwellers in a thrilling 8-7 "comefrom-behind" victory. Last year's champions, the NAPE Eagles, presented the trophy to the winning team during the post-game barbecue in the Faculty Lowige. There's Always a First Time... Mark Tilbury. a La.kehead Business graduate and employee of the Thwider Bay Chamber of Commerce. congratulates the University for achieving the best overall score in the Chamber's annual Golf Tournament. In his letter to LU's president Tilbury says."... Roy Murray , Bob Armstrong and Reg Jones tee-ed off against the powerhouse team from LU Moe Ktywr, Lou Pero and Fred Poulter. Taking an early lead on the score card and never looking back, team Lakehead crushed their opposition by eight strokes scoring a 32 (4 under) to the College's 40 (4 over)." It was the first time in the nineyear history of the Chamber Golf Classic that a team from La.kehead University posted the best overall score. Did You Say 90 Feet? The seventh annual La.kehead University CommWlity Cowicil's picnic held in Jwie was a huge success with over 150 people attending. The egg toss trophy was won by Patti Merriman and Jon Marin with a disrance of 90 feet and the water balloon toss trophy was won by Sushila Bhatia and Pankaj Rathsee. Thanks lo Versa Foods for serving up food and refreshments and Norma Gibson for reporting on the fun. The baseball team from External Relations got a little outside help this year. Joining the "Sisters of Joy" (a tribute to vacationing Director Joy Himmelman) was New Democratic MPP Shelley Wark-Martyn and her assistant (and LU grad) Lynda Betcherman; Confederation College's Director of Resource Development Bob Armstrong; and LUSU President and Vice-President of Finance Terry Robinson and Rick Cox. Unfortunately, the extra help didn't make any difference in the game against Psychology. The Sisters lost in spite of Rob Zuback's spectacular slides -- this one just in under the mitt of Psychology prof (and basebalf afficionado) Dr. Steve Goldstein. CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS Each year the Department of Campus Development undertakes a number of special projects in an attempt to create a better working and learning environment. Listed here are some of the projects that kept the staff in Maintenance, Housekeeping and Grounds busy during the summer of '94. Improving Accessibility: Installation of a new elevator in the University Centre allowing access from the tunnel system to the Bookstore, UC Theatre, Security, Health Unit, Student Games Room, Employment Centre, Aesthetics Lounge, Student Council Chambers and Cafeterias. Improving Health and Safety: Installation of a new Fire Alarm System for the Olga Merz School of Nursing Building and the Braun Building; asbestos removal in Braun Building; and Fire Alarm and emergency lighting upgrades in the Avila Centre. Environmental Improvements: Improvements to the CJ. Sanders pool chlorine systems. General Facility Upgrades: $300,000 spent on Residence facilities (shower room restoration, new air handling units, drapes and furniture, carpet replacement and painting); completion of Parking Lot #8 (next to Music and Visual Arts) and Lot#13 addition (behind the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research); upgrades to CJ. Sanders Building; and lab renovations to the Centennial Building. Maintenance Choice...see page 6 2 AGORA September 1994 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University OCUA Funding Review September 29,1994 On September 29, 1994, the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUA) will hold a meeting in the Senate Chamber at La.kehead University to get our input on the formula funding review. A background paperon the OCUA study is widely available within the University community. and I would encourage you to read it. The key policy issues are accessibility, accountability, and autonomy, and the focal point comes down to the "workload activities" of faculty. Part of this paper boldly suggests that you can uncouple the connection between teaching, research, committee activity and scholarly work. Most conventional wisdom very much points to the inter-connection and interaction between the related activities. The meeting on September 29th should be interesting, and I would encourage you to come and participate. The meeting will tentatively run from 9:00a.m. to 12:00noonand l:30p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Three radically different funding formulas are presented as options for discussion. These formula options are significant. not just in the level of funding they would provide. but also in the enhanced opportunity for more direct government influence on the Ontario university system. Enrolment 1994/95 Well, just like election day, the only numbers that count are the real ones. Once again. I have lost the enrolment prediction lottery. All indications • by late August were that, although our total enrolment might go up slightly, our first-year intake would be below ourquota oflast year's cap. With registrationnearly complete as I write this article, the above has not been the case. Our first-year intake is up about 2%, and our total enrolment is currently up 3%. We are creeping towards 6,000 full-time students and, in fact, may reach that level by this year. Most of the growth is flow-through and this is the enrolment level that, from a budget perspective, we plan to maintain during the next few years. Some changes were made to the registration process this year. The results were mixed, and more work needs to be done in this area. The major problems this year focused not on the Registrar's Office, but on OSAP, a couple of short computer system failures, and problems with new technology being used for the first time to produce student I.D. cards. Academic Re-Organization It is often said that Universities never change, but I can assure you this is not the case at Lakehead. Back in 1986 we moved to a two-faculty structure with both Deans reporting to a Vice-President (Academic). This structure, with a Dean of Arts and Science and a Dean of Professional Schools, served La.kehead University well for several years but did not adequately deal with the desire of some of the professional schools to become faculties. When Dr. Dianne Common, the Dean of Professional Schools, left Lakehead University in December of 1991 to go to the United States (she has since returned to Canada and is now Vice-President, Academic, at the University of Regina), her decanal position was left open. After an extensive review by the Senate through the Senate Academic Committee, the Senate Budget Commiuee and the Senate Organization Commillee, a fresh new academic structure was approved in the spring of I 994 and implemented on July I, 1994. The structure creates four new Faculties and realigns the professional schools of Physical Education, Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism. and Nursing with the Faculty of Arts and Science. 3 AGORA Once the creation of the new Faculties was approved by Senate, it was necessary to set the processes underway to seek out the four new Deans. Lakehead's Vice-President (Academic), Dr. John Whitfield, spent most of May, June and July chairing the selection committees which chose the founding deans listed on page 4. This new organizational structure is flatter and should allow for more creative entrepreneurial activities within the various Faculties. As well, having the status of a Faculty will bring additional accountability mechanisms into play through each of the Faculty Deans. As a result of these changes one senior administrative position is eliminated with significant savings. When fully operational, the new structure should serve Lakehead University and our various academic communities well Lakehead's Dean of Arts and Science, Dr. Jim Gellert, will assume additional decanal duties for the three independent schools, and his counsel will be useful for the Directors ofthe Schools: Dr. Lorne MacDougall (Nursing), Dr. Ron Lappage (Physical Education and Athletics), and Dr. Hank Akervall (Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism.) Graduate Studies and Research An integral part of the academic re-structuring was the change in designation of this office from Director to Dean. This change reflects the continuing evolution of the importance of Graduate Studies and Research and is particularly significant from the vantage point of those external to Lakehead University. The foWlding Dean, appointed after an extensive review, is Dr. Connie Nelson, who most recently served Lakehead University as Director of Research and Graduate Studies. Conniehas vowed to enhance the user-friendliness of her operation and to con- ...continued on page 4 September 1994 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Lakehead University Structure, July 1, 1994 Vice-President (Academic) Dr. J.H.M . Wl~field Arts& Science Business Engineering Education NDEPENDENT SCHOOLS -Physical Education -Outdoor Recreation, Par1(s & Tourism -Nursing Business Administration Prof. Ken Hartviksen 5-yearterm Engineering Dr. Gary Locker 3-yearterm Education Prof. David Bates 5-year term Forestry Dr. John Naysmith H ...As the Founding Dean, Dr. Naysmith has delayed his retirement by one year to permit the Faculty of Forestry time to mount an extensive search. tinue encouraging and facilitating research partnerships with business, industry and government. On the Graduate Studies side of the operation, Lakehead University has recently been successful in gaining academic approval to operate our first PhD program in Clinical Psychology and a new multidisciplinary MEng. program in Control Engineering. For anyone interested in either our research or graduate initiatives, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Connie Nelson at 807-3438793. Revised Policy on Harassment During this past year, a broadly represented committee has been working away at revising our existing Harassment Policy. This work has now been completed, and approval of the revised policy is an- ticipated at the next meeting of the Board of Governors. Lakehead has had an operational policy in place for some time, and the focus on the revisions has been on rights, expectations, confidentiality, and more defined procedures. I would encourage all members of the Lakehead University Community to become familiar with this revised policy. Anti-Racism Initiative The Anti-Racism initiative, coordinated by Linda Penner, is making considerable progress and soon the results of extensive student, faculty, and staff surveys will be available to allow the Project Committee to develop policy, an action plan, and educational initiatives to allow Lakehead University to become pro-active in the fight to eliminate racism and/or the perception of racism in the Lakehead University Community. Forest Industry Consultations Initiated by the revised environmental regulations that the Ontario Government has implemented for the pulp and paper industry, Lakehead University hasreceivedfunding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund to broadly consult with senior industry and government leaders in the Forestry Sector in order to explore innovative models for research, technology transfer and education relating to the Forestry Industry Sector. This study is being undertaken by Steve Hessian, a recently retired senior executive from the industry, and it is expected to be completed within six months. Ifanyone would like to give input to Mr. Hessian, he can be contacted through Dr. Connie Nelson' s Office. I have participated in a couple of the initial visits to corporate C.E.O.' s, and the results of this study, I suspect, will present us with several new challenges and opportunities. The Canadian Forest Industry sector is changing rapidly driven both by competitive demands and government regulations, both thrusts point to the need for more advanced training as well as research and technology transfer initiatives. UNBC Officially Opens In mid-August, the Queen officially opened Canada's newest northern university, the University of Northern British Columbia. Geoffrey Weller, former Political Studies Professor, Dean of Arts.and Vice-President(Academic) at Lakehead. is the founding President of UNBC. Congratulations to all those involved in planning the facility. LU looks· forward to working with UNBC on imponant Northern issues. ■ The Engholm Lecture in Political Studies October 27, 1994 7:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Dr. Peter Emberley of Carleton University will give a public lecture on ·rhe Politicization of the Classroom· Free Admission. Everyone Welcome. 4 AGORA September 1994 �SANDY LAKE COMMUNITY-BASED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM By Juanita Ross Epp Faculty of Education FAMILY MEDICINE NORTH Two Thunder Bay doctors, John Burrell ofIntercity Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic and Chilango Mulaisho of Fort William Clinic, were presented with an "Award for Excellence in Specialty Teaching" by the 12· member graduating class of the Northwestern Ontario Family Medicine Residence Program: (left to right) Dr. Laura Abbott (Co-Chief Resident), Dr. John Burrell, Dr. Paul Humphries (Director -Family Medicine North), Dr.Chilango Mulaisho, and Dr. Martha Stong (Co-Chief Resident). Two other Family Physicians from Northwestern Ontario, Dr. John Dove of Dingwall Medical Clinic, Dryden, and Dr. Dave Smosarski of Red Rock, received an award for "Outstanding Contributions to Teaching". Top Grades in Family Medicine One of the first graduates of the Northwestern Ontario Family Medicine Residency Program has received commendation from the College of Family Physicians of Canada for achieving the highest marks in the 1993 Certification examinations in Family Medicine. Dr. Michelle Vilcini was presented with the Bob Robertson Award at Convocation Ceremonies in Banff, Alberta, last April by the President of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. David Moores. During Dr. Vilcini's two years of Residency training in the north. she practised with many of the family physicians and specialists in the Northwestern Ontario communities of Dryden. Terrace Bay. Thunder Bay, and Sault Ste Marie. She is now practising at the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste Marie. Ontario. Family Medicine North is affiliated with McMaster University in Hamilton. In 199 l, Family Medicine North commenced a program at Health Sciences North, at Lakehead University, to train family medicine residents for practice in northern rural and remote communities. AGORA Eleven people from Lakehead University flew imo Sandy Lake last June for the first graduatio11 of students from the community-based teacher education program. Fifteen students had completed the two-year program and were 011 their way to achieving Ontario Teacher Certification. There were aspects ofthe ceremony which could have been found anywhere -- the smiling grads in black gowns, the e11graved napkins and long speeches. But we were i11 the North and there were signs of it. The long speeches were in both E11glish and Ojilcree; a child walked in the processio11 beside her mother; a drummer beat in the valedictorian. At the feast, standards like turkey were mixed with traditions like bannock. And there was the turn arou11d in gift giving as students came forward with gifts of original art for the institution, and beautiful beadwork for the instructors. Perhaps the most striking difference was in the mixture of graduands •· the young and vigorous, the older and already wise, the young mothers and fathers building a f uture i11 their ow11 commu11iry. On an impromptu bus tour of the community, the interpreter pointed to two youngsters on the road. (School had been dismissed to allow for our celebrations). "And these," he said, "are our future." It was a golden day which e11ded suddenly -- tied as we were to southern time respo11sibilities. On the way back, I had a glimpse ofa forest fire from the window of the plane. But what I saw was a promising Northern future and I was proud to be a part of Lakehead U11iversity and of its part i11 maki11g that future happen. 5 September 1994 �FACES ...ANTHROPOLOGY... ...STAFF MOVES... Vonnie Cheng and Kristine Carey have both transferred from Continuing Education to External Relations. Vonnie has taken up the position of Development Officer and Kristine is now the Secretary in Alumni Services. Caroline Pascall has moved from Printing Services to work as a Clerk in the Registrar's Office. Ellen McDonald has moved from Financial Aid to become a Secretary in the Physics Department And Karen Williams has moved from the Registrar's Office to work as a Secretary in the School of Engineering The Finnish Community of Thunder Bay -- the largest outside Finland -- will no doubt welcome Dr. Raija Warkentin the new Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology. Born and raised in Finland, Dr. Warkentin completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Helsinki in 1969. Then she spent 10 years raising a family in Zaire at the same time as she was pursuing a BA and MA in Ethnology through a special arrangement with the University of Helsinki. (She actually wrote her examinations at the Finnish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.) Dr. Warkentin's interest in African sociology has resulted in the publication of two books: Marriage, Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Northwestern Zaire (published by the Finnish Anthropological Association) and Our Strength is in Our Fields --African Families in Change. Dr. Warkentin will be teaching courses in SocioCultural Anthropology and Medical Anthropology. She plans to complete a research project that is currently underway (which looks at marriages between Russian women and Finnish men) before starting other projects having to do with Finnish immigration to Canada. i SAY "HELLO" TO NEW FACULTY Electrical Engineering Dr. Fakhreddine Karray Assistant Professor ext. 8634 Education Dr. Anthony Bartley Assistant Professor ext. 8520 Anthropology Dr. Raija Warkentin Assistant Professor ext. 8275 Forestry Dr. Len Meyer Assistant Professor ext. 8445 Psychology Ms Leslie McDonald-Miszczak Assistant Professor ext. 7750 ...MAINTENANCE CHOICE... Outdoor Recreation, Parks &Tourism Dr. Nicky Duenkell Assistant Professor ext. 8746 Music Dr. Claudio Vanin Assistant Professor ext. 8607 ...CHECK IT OUT. .. Dan Rice sent the Agora a copy of Suzanne Kirton 's article "Early Years" published in the Summer 1994 issue of The Runner -- a Native Magazine of Communicative Arts. He says, "Suzanne was one of the students I had the opportunity to become acquainted with while I was the Coordinator of Native Student Services. She went on to receive her BA Psychology in the last year or two ... She was, and still is, a consistent student as well as the mother of six!" AGORA Brian Baraskewich (secondfrom the right), amemberofthe organizing committee, presented a trophy to the winning team at the ever popular Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament: (left to right) Gary Langen, Bill Keeler, Judy Bates and Moe Ktytor. The prizes were awesome, the food terrific and the golfing ...·tun - as it should be,· said tourney organizer Ken Sundell. Part of the proceeds from this year's event will go toward the establishment of a student bursary. 6 September 1994 �...PSYCHOLOGY... ... NEW HIRES... A big welcome to Penny Milne who is now the Financial Aid Clerk in the Student Services Department; Roger Page who is working with the Native Access program (Faculty of Engineering) as an Instructor Ill; Tom Beardy the new Curriculum Design Specialist with the Native Language Instructor's Program; and Robert Bell who has joined the team in Printing Services as a Mail/Printing Clerk. Mary Lynn Hoppe is the new Distance Education Delivery Clerk; Kelong Wu has been hired to be the Women's Volleyball Head Coach; Judy Mackie is with the Department of Re-Engineering as a Process Development Supervisor; Donna Grau is the Coordinator of Leaming Assistance Centre; and Anthony Lai is the new Manager of Campus Tech. John Rose has announced that Reto Luescher has been appointed Production Managerof Versa Campus Services at LU. Reto will be ta.king the place of Dan Karem who has been transferred to Brandon. Manitoba. Reto is a Swiss-trained chef and is no stranger to Lakehead. He worked at the University from 1987-1989 as Food Service Director. ...FORESTRY... "It's such a wide field." says soils specialist Dr. Leni Meyer, referring to his research prospects in Thunder Bay and laughing al the pun. There are lots of them. he says. Puns and projects. Dr. Meyer came to Lakehead University this summer to be an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Forestry. Originally from Newfoundland, he did his undergraduate and Master's degree at the University of New Brunswick and completed his '~ PhDatthe University of Laval in Quebec. Since then, he has been living in Fredericton, N.B., where he has been busy with contract work, teaching, consulting, and conducting post-doctoral research. The study of soils -- a living system -- is a combination of things involving chemistry. biology and physics. While he was in Quebec, Dr. Meyer studied the soil conditions under Sugar Maple trees. Now that he is in Northwestern Ontario, he is not sure what he will focus on. "I'll see what needs to be done and where I can fit in." Fortunately for Meyer. within a week of his arrival he was able to participate in the "Global to Local" Ecological land Classification conference held in Thunder Bay in August. That gave him an opportunity to meet many of his colleagues from across Canada and to begin the task of "narrowing" his field. AGORA Leslie McDonald-Miszczak left the excitement of the Commonwealth Garnes in Victoria this swnrner to take up the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She is currently completing a PhD at the University of Victoria and in the area of "Lifespan Developmental". At Lakehead she will be teaching courses in Child Development, Adult Development as well as a Special Topics course in Cognition and Aging. Born in Calgary and raised in Edmonton, Ms. McDonald-Miszczak discovered her interest in psychology when she began to study Law. "I was more interested in the criminals than the law," she says. While she was doing her undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta, she had an opportunity 10 work as a research assistant on a project related to aging, and that got her started in psychology. While she is in Thunder Bay, Ms. McDonald-Miszczak hopes to renew her involvement with Toastmasters and take advantage of the skiing and curling. In December, she'll journey back to the west coast to defend her thesis. ... ON LEAVE.. Bev Stefureak is taking a leave of absence to spend the year in Singapore with her husband Matt. He will serve as Vice-Principal of the Canadian International School in Singapore and Bev will work in the School's Library and teach a course in English as a Second Language (ESL). While she is away, Dianne E. Miller will be carrying out Stefureak's duties as Secretary of the Board of Governors, Secretary of Senate and Executive Assistant to the President. Dianne Miller is a graduate of Lakehead University and has a Master's degree in Public Administration from Queen's. International Student Advisor Hedi Lee helps Chronicle-Journal Photographer J.P. Fraser put together a welcome puzzle during International Student Orientation. Lakehead has more than 120 international students representing 40 countries. 7- September 1994 �FORUM Lakehead students, staff, faculty and administration come together to understand and combat racism on campus. Notes from the LUARC Report on Students' Perceptions and Experiences Raising Our Awareness Level The survey oftbe Lakehead University Students has given a snapshot of the climate at LU from the student perspective. While it became apparent that many people on the campus deal with others in a fair and equitable manner, discriminatory practices do occur... - 26% of the respondents identified having initiated a racial incident on campus. - 47% of the respondents had experienced a racial incident on campus. - 57% of the respondents had observed a racial incident. - 28% of the respondents had seen bate literature about minorities at LU - only 2 % reported a racial incident, most (20 % ) ignored it. What ls the Anti-Racism Project? In 1993 the Lakehead University Anti-Racism Committee (LUARC) received funding from the federal government to: • carry out a comprehensive self-assessment of the ethno-racial make-up of the student body, faculty and staff, • develop and implement a policy to break down barriers to full and equitable ethno-racial participation, - raise the awareness level of students, staff and facuity and administration on the issue of anti-racism at Lakehead University. "Some students were unaware ofracism or were denying its existence. As one respondent wrote of those who are not victims ofracism, that they "...tend What did the Committee hope to learn by surveying students? to be shelteredfrom these incidents. You know, out of sight, out of mind." " The questionnaire, completed by 718 students, was designed to allow students to share their experiences or observations of racism on campus, to assess to what extent racism exists, and to determine whether current policies and practices are effective or whether new policies and programs are needed. "Some expressions of racism, as in the form of jokes and graffiti, were believed to be inevitable despite efforts to combat it. Others believed that racial jokes were most acceptable. "Ifeel its okay to make racial comments as long as ii is done in a joking manner." "I have told and laughed at racialjokes but don't consider myself racist.'' " What were the major findings? 11 Thirteen percent of the students identified themselves as a visible racial minority or of Aboriginal ancestry and forty-seven percent of the students had experienced a racial incident on campus (ranging from jokes and humour to physical intimidation). In the section of the questionnaire that asked for other issues concerning racism, the most frequently raised comment was that there was little or no racism at LU followed by concern for "reverse discrimination". Discrimination againstNativeswas underlined as a concern by several students. Some believed that racism against Natives was worse in the Thunder Bay and district community than on campus...." 11 Sexism, women's issues and homophobia were also identified as maj9r issues requiring redress. Some students spoke of greater familiarity with discrimination in these areas and then wondered if discrimination did not also exist along the lines of race. "It is very difficull being a woman in an all male What's next? class ... I can only imagine similarities for a visible minorily student." " Similar surveys have been distributed to faculty and staff. The facuity's responses have been analysed and prepared in report form. The staff's report will be prepared shortly. These reports along with other LUARC work will direct the development of an Anti-Racism policy. LUARC's goal is that all members of the LU community respect and value ethno-racial and cultural diversity. Support for the Anti-Racism Project among LU students, faculty, staff and administration is an indication of the desire to raise campus awareness on anti-racism. For more information contact Unda Penner, Anti-Racism Project Coordinator, 343-8950. •- Quotes are taken from the Report on Students' Perceptions and Experiences Regarding Racism at Lakehead University prepared by LUARC Audit Working Group, July, 1994. Copies of the report are on reserve in the Chancellor Paterson Library and the Gender Issues Centre. 8 AGORA September 1994 �CAMPAIGN UPDATE New equipment means new opportunity for Lakehead music students. Composing Music with Computers in the new Electronic Music Studio ,J - Thanks to a generous donation from the EckhardtGramatte Foundation, the Department of Music can now provide top-flight instruction in electronic music studio techniques for years to come. The new Eckhardt-Gramatte Electronic Music Studio is designed to function as both a teaching and a production studio. "We hope to give students a more hands-on experience in recording, editing and creating their own music," says Music Professor Dr. Aris Carastathis. "Our goal is to create an electronic teaching environment." Carastathis says the Electronic Music Studio will "round out" Lakehead's music program which he characterizes as a good general program that offers a solid foundation in music studies including music history. theory. composition and performance. The studio is located on the ground floor of the Music and Visual Arts Building and is wired to the Jean McNulty Recital Hall next door. The new equipment is primarily for fourth-year music students taking composition. However, if students are keen and can demonstrate they have some interest and experience in the technology, they will be given access. Students should be able to record their own music and make their own audition tapes. In fact, Lakehead now has the technology to make digital masters for CDs. Based in Winnipeg, The Eckhardt-Gramatte Foundation was established by Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt in honour of his wife Sophie-Carmen, a musician and composer. Dr. Eckhardt is a philanthropist and has been a long-time supporter of the arts. He served for many years as Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. -- F. Harding Aris Carastathis studied Music Composition at Louisiana State University. He came to Lakehead in 1989 and has since written 14 music compositions, several of which have been performed by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and by local musicians in the Department ofMusic's Cornwall Concert Series. "ff you want to be a composer today," says Dr. Carastathis, "You must have electronic music training. My hope is that we can now start training students earlier on in their program." More than $20,000 of computer and audio equipment has been installed on the ground floor of the Music and Visual Arts Building giving students an opportunity to learn composition and recording techniques. Electronic sounds have a notation form all their own. This music is taken from a composition by Dr. Carastathis for flute and tape entitled "Silver Pieces·. AGORA 9 September 1994 �FACULTY NEWS PROMOTIONS LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATION Executive Committee 1994/95 At the Board of Governors' Meeting on Tuesday May 17, 1994 the Board approved the following promotions: Officers (one-year term) to the rank of Professor: President: B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) Vice-President: B. Muirhead (History) Secretary: J. Lynes (English) Treasurer: J. Coolen (Electrical Engineering) Dr. W. Heath, English Dr. D. Kemp, Geography Dr. G. Kondor, Economics Dr. B. Phillips, Geography Dr. E. Zimmermann, History Dr. H. Saliba, Engineering Dr. B. Singh, Engineering Elected Members (two-year staggered terms) R. Archibald (Business Administration) (1993-1995) I. Dew (Library) (1994-1996) to the rank of Associate Professor: Dr. A. Carastathis, Music Dr. K. Fedderson, English Dr. C. Hoang, Mathematical Sciences Dr. P. Jasen, History Prof. M. MacLean, Library and Information Studies Dr. A. Mallik, Biology Prof. D. Parsons, English Dr. W. Sears, Physics Dr. H. Fennell, Education Dr. J. Epp, Education Prof. L. McKay, Nursing Dr. I Newhouse, Physical Education & Athletics Dr. Y. Prevost, Forestry Dr. J. Taylor, Physical Education & Athletics Ex Officio Members Past President: J. Griffith (Mathematical Sciences) CAUT Representative: B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) Alternative: B. Muirhea~ (Histo~) CAUT-COOP Representative: B. Muirhead (History) Alternative: B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) CAUT Defence Fund Trustee: R. MacGillivray (English) Alternative: R.S. Dilley (Geogra~hy) Chief Grievance Officer: G. Knutson (Nursmg) Grievance Officers: C. Benson (Forestry) R. Ruiperez (Sociology) Chief Negotiator: G. Knutson (Nursing) . OCUFA Representative J. de Cangas (Nursmg) OCUFA Salary Chair: G. Knutson (Nursing) Status of Women Committee: J. Forbes (English) Committee Chairpersons: to the rank of Assistant Professor: Membership and Services: H. Smith (History and Women's Studies) Faculty/Board Relations Committee: L. Wuorinen (Library) Policy Committee: D.West (Political Stu~ies) Nominations Committee: D. Pallen (Nursing) Pensions and Benefits Committee: G. Kondor (Economics) Emerims Members: C. Kent (Mathematical Science) Sessionals Committee: R. Eigenbrod (English) Prof. R. Slipperjack-Farrell, Education APPOINTMENTS Dr. John Whitfield, VicePresident (Academics) at Lakehead University, has been appointed facilitator for the amalgamation of Port Arthur General and McKellar Hospitals. Dr. Whitfield has a strong background in strategic planning, negotiation and conflict resolution. A report about the future of Thunder Bay's health care facilities recommends the establishment of one acute care hospital with St. Joseph's Hospital specializing in long-term c~e and rehabilitation. The first step is the amalgamation of the two boards leading to a single administrative body. LU graduate Diane Dixon (MA'92) will work as the administrative assistant. Review of University Funding OCUA Public Hearing at Lakehead University Thursday, September 29th Representatives from The Ontario Coun~il on_ University Affairs will visit Lakehead Umvers1ty as part of the formal review hearings. Information on the discussion papers is now available ~n LUCI in_the Institutional Research section. Details on the t,me and location of the OCUA meeting will be circulated as soon as they are known. 10 AGORA September 1994 �RESEARCH NEWS SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE Funding Opportunities and Deadlines NSERC Funds SSHRC Funds INFRASTRUCTURE Funds Senate Research Committee Research Projects March 10 October 10 Research Projects March 10 October 10 Research Development Fund September 30 Conference Travel May 15 September 15 January 15 Conference Travel May 15 September 15 January 15 Visiting Scholar March 10 October 10 Visiting Scholar March 10 October 10 Research Travel May 15 September 15 January 15 Leave/Non-Leave Research Grant March 10 October 10 December 10 New Initiative Fund September 30 Dean of Arts & Science Directors'Council Research Director Faculty Development Fund Apply as Needed Emergency Equipment Repairs Apply as Needed Graduate Student Support March 10 Women in Leadership LAKEHEAD GRAD SOLVES BAFFLING MATH THEOREM Professor Dennis Roddy (Electrical Engineering) is awfully proud of this son Mike Roddy. - After eight years and thousands of hours of research, the Brandon University math professor has cracked a mathematics problem that had been bafning others for years. Scott Gibbons of The Brandon Sun wrote the story this way: Last month Mike Roddy proved the theorem fixed point properties are preserved under products offinite ordered sets. (If P and X are finite ordered sets wiJh fixed point properties, then P times X has FPP as well). "/ was on cloud nine for about a week, " lie said Tuesday. It was a theory with many nay-sayers, including Roddy, but no one had been able to prove it either way. Roddy, in/act, thought he was on the verge of disproving the theory when he proved iJ. He awakened one Sunday morning thinking he finally found the counter example to the theory. But after a day of research, he realized it wasn't going to work. The next morning he looked at the reasons why his brainstorm f aikd and an hour later he Juul the answer to the theorem. ._.... ' .-.1 4':,SJ Dr. Hope Fennell (Education) and Ti King (Nursing) are recent recipients ofexternal SSHRC funding for their phenomenological research program entitled "Women in Leadership: Experiences of School Administrators and Nurse Managers". The funding covers a three-year period which began in July, 1994. Native Philosophy Project Lakehead University welcomes three scholars who arrived on campus this fall to begin work under The Rockefeller Foundation's Visiling Humanities Fellowship Program: Dr. Laura Donaldson , author of Deco/011izi11g Feminisms: Race, Gender and Empire Building; Deborah Doxtator currently completing a PhD in History at the University of Western Ontario, and Gordon Christie, a graduate of Princeton (Philosophy) whose area of interest is Inuit Philosophy. 11 AGORA September 1994 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS Lakehead University was well represented at the Changing Par~ Conference held in Peterborough m April. Dr. John Shultis (Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism) presented "Antipodean and North American National Parks and Equivalent Reserves: A ~to~ and its Contemporary Expression. Dr. Margaret Johnston (Geography/ Centre for Northern Studies) presented "Symbols of Wilderness as Commodities." Also presenting was Brian Walmark, a graduate of Lakehead's Master's degree program in History and now a doctoral student at York. He spoke on "'The Creation of Quetico Provincial Park and its Impact on the Lac La Croix First Nation." Also in attendance was Bob Payne (Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism). Dr. Margaret Johnston has recently had an edited collection published jointly by the Centre and Copp Clark Longman. This book is titled Geographical Perspectives 011 the Provincial Norths and it contains several contributions by Lakehead faculty. Margaret Johnston wrote an introductory chapter entitled "The Provincial Norths and Geographic Study." Dr. Brian Phillips (Geography) authored "Water Diversion and Water Level Control: Some Impacts of Developing Natural Resources in Northwestern Ontario." Dr. Brian Lorch (Geography) and Prof. Mary Lou Kelley (Northern Education Centre for Aging and Health) co-authore_d "Retention of Elderly People m the Provincial Norths." Dr. Robert Dilley (Geography) contributt:d a chapter entitled "Fanning on the Margin: Agriculture in Northern Ontario." and Dr. David Kemp (Geography) contributed "Global Warming and the Provincial Norths." The book is available from Copp Clark Longman and the University Bookstore. Dr. Margaret Johnston (Geography/ Centre for Northern Studies) had a refereed paper published in the Joum_al of Historical Geography. The paper 1s titled "Challenge and danger in the development of mountain recreation in New Zealand, 1890-1940," and is coauthored by Dr. Eric Pawson of the University of Canterbury. Lakehead University faculty adjunct and fonner professors were strong participants at the Fifth International Symposium on Society and Resource Management in Fort Collins, Colorado in June. This interdisciplinary symposium convenes every two years to enhance discussion on society and sustainable relationships with natural resources and to encourage partnerships among natural resource researchers, educators, and managers. Dr. Bob Payne was co-author of a poster paper entitled "Social S~i~nce Information and Regional Dec1s1onMaking in a Canadian Community Forest." He also co-authored a paper presented by Kent Bayliss (a 19~4 graduate of the Outdoor Rec~at1on Parks & Tourism program) Utled "Conflict Between Hikers and Mountain Bikers in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park." In a special session on recreational risk in society, Dr. Margaret Johnston presented "Regulation of Expedi~on . Travel and Implications for Tounsm m Arctic Canada." Wolfgang Haider (Adjunct Professor, Geography) was involved in three presentations "Video Navigation: Including Viewer Choice in SceneBased Visual Preference Research," "Evaluating Alternative Sportfishing Management Scenarios in the French River System," and "A Maximum Difference Conjoint Analysis of the French River (Ontario) Sportfisheries." Prof. Tom Stevens (School of Outdoor Recreation Parks & Tourism) also attended the conference. Fonner Lakehead faculty, Rick Rollins and Dave Robinson presented papers. Dr. A.H. Mamoojee (Languages) published two articles: 'The date ~f the trial of Q. Gallius" in The A11c1e11t History Bulletin vol. 7. 2 (1993), pp. 6572, and "Le proconsulat de Q. Ciceron en Asie" in Echos du monde c/assique, n.s.13.1(1994), pp.128. He also presented two conference papers: "The wealth of Q. Cice~o" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Canadian West held in Vancouver on February 18-19, 1994, and "Cicero's choice of a deputy in Cilicia", at the ann~ . meeting of the Classical Associauon of Canada, held in Calgary on June 35, 1994. Dr. S. A. Naimpally (Professor Emeritus of Lakehead University) was a visiting professor of Mathematics for one month during the period April 26 to May 30 at the Universita adi . Salemo, Italy. He gave a colloqumm talk on "Separate versus joint continuity" and collaborated with professoressa Anna Di Concilio. On May 20, he gave a one-hour address a the Topology Conference in Perugia on "Splitting of Continuity" . On May 28 he gave a talk on "Essential Fixed Points" at Universita di Napoli. Between May 22 and 25, he collaborated with Prof. Basil Papadopoulos at Democritus University of Thrace at Xanthi, Greece. He gave a talk on "Weaker fonns of continuity" on May 22. SEND YOUR "PUBS" BY E-MAIL. .. ...as well as sending a copy through the University's inter-office mail system. You'll be saving us time in typing and proofreading. Our Electronic Mail address is FHarding@alumni.LakeheadU.CA 12 AGORA September 1994 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS Prof. Margaret Forbes (Business Administration) has been awarded a contract to author a distance education manual for the Certified General Accountants' Advanced Finance Accounting course. The course uses a Canadian textbook by Thomas Beechy and Prof. Forbes has been working with the author updating and revising the solutions manual for the text. The manual will include lesson notes. review questions, practice sets and assignments for submission for marking. The expected completion date is May, 1996. Dr. K.C. Yang (Forestry) recently published two refereed papers. "Impact of spacing on trached length, relative density, and growth rate of juvenile wood and mature wood in "Picea mariana"" Canadian Journal ofForest Research Vol. 24, pages 996 to 1007, 1994. This paper was co-authored with Dr. G. Hazenberg. The other paper entitled "Formation and vertical distribution of juvenile and mature wood in a single stem of "Cryptomeria japonica" Canadian Journal of Forest Research Vol. 24, pages 969-975 co-authored with Y.S. Chen and C. Chiu. The latter paper was the result of research work during the sabbatical leave 1991-92 at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Lorne McDougall, (Nursing) and Mrs. June O'Brien (Coordinator of the Native Nurses Entry Program) presented a paper entitled "The Native Nurses Entry Program (NNEP) and the Lakehead University School of Nursing: Supporting Culturally Sensitive Health Care Delivery", at the 9th Inuit Studies Conference held in Iqualuit, Nonhwest Territories June 12-15, 1994. Data was presented on the successes, attrition rates. reasons for attrition (academic and personal) and strategies currently being employed to support the graduates of the Native Nurses Entry Program as they progress through the Baccalaureate nursing program. Delegates and presenters auended from Canada, the United States, Russia, Europe and Greenland. Topics on the theme of "Inuit Pride and Identity" covered history, linguistics, education, health, gender/cultural issues, beliefs and symbolism, art and museums, justice, language and society, identity issues, literature and music. Ryan Bichon, a graduate student in the Faculty of Forestry, was awarded a major scholarship called the Forestry Canada Supplement valued at $5,000. The recipient must be holder of an NSERC post-graduate scholarship and doing forestry research in conjunction with Forestry Canada where a Forestry Canada scientist is involved. Bichon's thesis is titled "Spruce bud worm's influence on the future forest" and is being co-supervised by Dr. Yves Prevost of Lakehead and Dr. Chris Sanders of the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. Dr. Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) presented a paper entitled, "Use of the TUTSIM Simulation Package in a Chemical Engineering Reactor Design Course", at the American Society of Engineering Education annual meeting held June 26-29 in Edmonton. He was also the invited speaker at the Edmonton city-wide dialysis rounds, an evening dinner followed by an education seminar in which Garred addressed the city's nephrologists. dialysis nurses and technical staff on the topic, "Dialysis Quantification: Towards the Year 2000". Martine Menard, a 1993 graduate of Lakehead University, won the second prize at the Undergraduate Student Paper Contest for her paper entitled "Analysis and Evaluation of Neotraditional Neighbourhoods'' at the 1994 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. held in Winnipeg, June 1-4.1994. The paper was based on a degree project report and was supervised by Dr. Said Easa. Dr. Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has been appointed Chair of the Transportation Division of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE) for two years, effective June, 1994. The Transportation Division, which is one of nine technical divisions of the society, currently has six technical committees: geometric design, safety and environment, advanced vehiclehighway technologies, pavement management, surveying, and education and awards. The Division is seeking active professionals from industry to become members and contribute to its activities. If interested, please contact Dr. Easa at (807) 343-8571. Dr. Easa authored the following papers: "Design Considerations for Highway Sight-Hidden Dips", and "Reliability-Based Design of Sight Distance at Railroad Crossings", both in Transportation Research Journal, Vol. 28A, No. 1, 1994; and "simple Method for Solving Horizontal Circular Curves" ,Journal ofSurveying Engineering, Vol. 120, No. l, 1994. Dr. Easa was a delegate to the Symposium on "Engineering of Concrete Pavements", held in Winnipeg, May 14-18, 1994. The purpose of the symposium, which was attended by 45 delegates from across Canada, was to present the state-ofthe-art of concrete pavements to aid technology transfer to university education. The symposium was financially supported by the Canadian Portland Cement Association. Dr. Easa presented a paper entitled "Estimating Earthwork Volumes of Curved Roadways by Simulation", at the International Road Federation Conference. held in Calgary, July 3-7, 1994. The conference, whose theme was "Roads to the 2 1st-Century". attracted over 1000 delegates from 42 countries. , • • w ...continued on page 14 13 AGORA September 1994 �PEOPLE, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS Profe~or de Cangas (Nursing) published two refereed articles: de Cangas, J. (1994). L'approche integree de reinsertion sociale (AIRS): audela du "Case Management" et de la rehabilitation psychosociale. Revue Sante Mentale au Quebec, 19(1), 5974. de Cangas, J.(1994). Le "Case Mangement" affinnatif: une evaluation complete d'un programme du genre en milieu hospitalier. Revue Sante Mentafe au Quebec, 19(1), 7591. The Revue Sante Mentaf au Quebec is the "flagship.. of French language psychiatric investigation and has an excellent international reputation with a large international review board. Professor de Cangas is the first nurse to publish in this journal. An undergraduate technical report on the Use of Artificial Wetlands for Waste Water Treatment won national acclaim and recognition. The technical report by Robert Worona completed under the supervision of Profes.sor Panu (Civil Engineering) was recently awarded the third prize by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers in a nation-wide competition. The report broadly deals with environmental issues and specifically develops a methodology of designing a wetland facility for treatment of waste water in small isolated rural communities in Northwestern Ontario. The methodology is general enough for adaptation to any locale across Canada. The Faculty of Engineering is proud of its curriculums and programs which enable young aspiring engineers to develop their talents and skills for successful careers and competition on a national basis. Dr. U. Panu co-chaired the International Conference on Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering held at the University of Waterloo on June 21-23. 1993. A total of 268 technical papers were presented including three by Dr. Panu: Panu. U. (with T. Kojiri and T. Unny): "Cluster Based Pattern Recognition and Analysis of Steamlows"; Panu, U. (with C. Goodier): "Infilling Missing Monthly Data Using a Multivariate Approach"; Panu, U. (with N. Afza): "Entropic Evaluation of Steamflow Data Infilling Procedures". Dr. Panu also presented an invited paper entitled "Steamflow Analysis and Synthesis Using Pattern Recognition Techniques" at the International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources held at New Delhi on December 19-22. He also chaired a technical session at this conference. Dr. Panu was invited to organize a technical session on "Hydrologic Drought Analysis and Forecasting" at the International Conference on EnviroMetrics in Burlington. Ontario held August 12-15.1994. A paper entitled Estimation of Mean Areal Evaporation in Northwestern Ontario by Dr. Panu in co-operation with T. Nguyen will be published in the forthcoming issue of the Canadian Water Resource Journal. grants from Laval and Lakehead University for his research work. Dr. Song presented a paper entitled "Relationships between Indicators of Lifestyle. Activity and Fitness and Fatness and Fat Distribution in Adolescents" at the Satellite Symposium (Exercise and Obesity) of the 7th International Congres.s on Obesity, held in Quebec City, on August 17-19, 1994. He also presented a paper entitled "Relationships between Somatotype and Pulmonary Functions in Adults" at the 7th International Congress on Obesity, which is being held every four years, in Toronto August 20-25. 1994. The studies were done in collaboration with Dr. C. Bouchard. Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University. Quebec and Dr. B. Malina, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas, Austin. ***** Thirteen representatives from the University of the West Indies and Dr. Thomas M.K. Song. (School of Physical Education and Athletics/ Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory) presented a paper entitled "Relationship between Somatotype and Pulmonary Function in Children. Adolescents and Young Adults" at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis. Indiana, on June 1-5. 1994. Collaborating in the study was Dr. C. Bouchard, Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec, and Dr. R. Malina, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Dr. Song was a visiting research professor at Laval University in Quebec City this past summer and did research work on "Somatotype, Physical Activity. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Risk Factors" and "Genetic Variation in Elite Endurance Athletes" which is an ongoing international joint research project. Dr. Song has received the eighth consecutive Ontario-Quebec Exchange Program Grant and research from the Eastern Caribbean Islands visited Lakehead University in August. Lakehead and the UWI have undertaken a project designed to help the islands of Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Kitts, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands improve the standards and efficiency of the schools. The objective is to provide head teachers with the skills and the knowledge of management and supervisory processes necessary for the effective running of schools. The project is supported by CIDA and the Commonwealth of Learning. "The purpose of the visit'.' says Dr. Fentey Scott, "was to provide training for resource persons to act as liaisons between the University of West Indies and the individual islands." Dr. Scott is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Manager of the project. 14 AGORA September 1994 �Reminder: Benefits information for all employees is available on LUCI. as well as the Professional Pension Plan text. FIRE SAFETY NEWS For the past three years, Campus Development has been replacing fire alarm systems on campus. The Thunder Bay Fire Department became proactive in their yearly inspections a few years ago and demanded upgrades to the University system. The firm of Proctor and Redfern was hired as consulting engineers to study the existing fire alarm systems in each of the campus buildings, and to conceptualize a fire alarm system that would meet current building codes and determine an implementation plan by priority for life safety. State-of-the-art fire alarm systems are operational in Bartley Residence, Prettie Residence, Centennial Building, Ryan Building, Regional Centre, Student Centre, Music and Visual Arts Centre and half of the Library. Current plans are to extend these systems to the School of Nursing, Avila and the Braun Building, with all other buildings being retrofitted as funding becomes available. Features of the new system include automatic early warning of fire bells ringing directly to the Thunder Bay Fire Department. This results in much quicker response time by the Fire Department to an alarm condition. All system activity is recorded in the powerhouse and at Security. Problems with the new system have been with the operating software and sensitive equipment. Most of the glitches have been sorted out and the systems are operating quite well. The next steps in fire safety will include fire safe working practices and conditions, educating occupants as to the requirements outlined in LU's Fire Safety Plan and strict enforcement of violations of fire code provisions. ---------- - - --------- - - -- -- EAP UPCOMING EVENTS The LU Foot Patrol will also be back in business this fall. These individuals escort students, staffand visitors anywhere A variety of ongoing and new group programs will be on the University campus, as well as ensure a safe and secure offered this fall and winter. These include evening presenta- campus environment Again, call extension 8569 for assistions on Eldercare. Leaming Disabilities. Assessing your tance. Personality Type, Parenting Skills and maintaining a healthy Did You Know: that 66.7% of all LU faculty and staff lifestyle. Other group programs will include Stress and Selfare over the age of 40? Control, and Effective Communications. Look for announcements, or call the EAP office at 343-4626 for further informaLU EMPLOYEES BY AGE tion. "" EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE TEAM AND FOOT PATROL The Emergency Response Team will be back again this year. This team of volunteer students is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to all emergency first aid and medical calls. Theiroffice is located in Health Services, across from the Security desk. They are a division of Security, working through the Department of Services and LUSU. The Emergency First Response Team is comprised of individuals who are trained in advanced first aid and oxygen therapy, and can be reached at extension 8569. Human Resources 1 0 0 - -- «> - - - - Telephone 343-8334 Fax number 346-TT01 20-2• AGORA - -- 15 25-JV »~ lS.» .... .-.0,...W 4~~ :,o.!1,4 !>S-5e 60-6~ September 1994 �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 October Agora is September 15, 1994. September 16 Wapistan Is Lawrence Martin and Susan Aglukark performing at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium A concert in honour of all native students and an opportunity to meet the Rockefeller Visiting Fellows involved in Lakehead University's Native Philosophy Project. Tickets are $30 and $25. For information call the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium at 343-2310. September 20 Volunteer Fair Bartley Residence 7:00 • 9:00 PM Everyone Welcome. Come out and meet some of the organizations that need your help. For information call Norma Jean Newbold at 343·8622. October 15 Alumni Day & John Zanatta Memorial Basketball Games Alumni House Events: 11 :00 AM Official Dedication of Alumni House 11 :15 AM Brunch in the Alumni Cafeteria 12:00 NOON Annual General Meeting 1:00 PM Tours of the Building Thunderdome Events: 2:00 PM Women's Basketball Game Half-Time: Alumni vs Media 4:00 PM Men's Basketball Game Outpost Events: 6:00 PM Beef-on·a·Bun Buffet ($5/ person) 7:30 PM Post-Game Party All students, alumni, faculty and staff welcome. Information: call 343·8155 AGORA November4 Tom Miller Dinner And Scholarship Fund October 14, 15, 16 Aboriginal Peoples Conference sponsored by Lakehead University During this three-day conference at Lakehead University, scholars from Canada and the United States will present papers on the following topics: Philoso· phy, Environment, Ethnic Fraud and Transcultural Literature, Health Care, Wellness, Literature, Politics, Art, Trick· sters, Economics, Education, Wilderness and Tourism. Registration: $125.00. For information contact the Department of Indigenous Learning at 343·8085. October 18 L.E.A.F. Fundraiser International journalist Anne Medina will be the guest speaker at Thunder Bay's Second Annual Person's Day Breakfast from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the Valhalla Ballroom. The breakfast is held as a fundraiser and awareness raiser for LEAF, the Legal Education and Action Fund. For information and tickets contact Margaret Forbes c/o Schoof of Business Administration (807) 343·8080. Pool Information Learn to Swim: Saturdays 10:30 AM or Sunday 1:15 PM Ladies Aquabics: a) Monday/Wednesday &/or Friday 9:15 AM b)Tuesday &/or Thursday 8:30 PM Semi or Private lessons: arranged to suit you (some time restrictions apply) For information or registration call 343· 8656 For open Swim Times call 343·8173. Note: Pool closed until September 18th for repairs and maintenance. You are invited to join Tom as friends, colleagues and former students pay tribute to his role in creating and shaping Lakehead University. Friday, November 4, 1994, 6:30 to 10:00 PM in the Faculty Lounge. Tickets are $100 each, of which $75 will go towards the Tom Miller History Scholarship Fund and tax receipts will be issued. For further information contact Professor V. C. Smith or Dr. E.R. Zimmermann at the Dept. of History at 346-7725. A GORA 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 govern· ment, media, businesses 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 Communications AssistanVSpecial Events Officer: Denise Bruley Photography: Peter Puna and PR staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Address correspondence to: Edltor/Agora Information Office, Avila Centrs Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 (807} 343-8300 FAX (807} 343-8192 E-mail: FHardlna@alumnl.LakeheadU.CA I) -~ Q) (/) - CD Tr ojan Dev el. ~ Alumni Affairs V'l 00 ... Cu 0. (/) N (/) ~o ~o 16 September 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.7 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on Residence Assistants training, a report from the President, research updates. 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 1994-09 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/591acf259208e75b001dd681e16fbf34.pdf 65cd39f46a398d20dbbff7356f749084 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Se tember 1995, Vol. 12 No. 6 Lakehead's Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering was chosen by the CSChE to receive a national merit award for their outstanding achievements last year. Above (left to right) are members of the 1994-95 Executive: Michelle McGowan, Dan Robinson, Ingrid Thompson, Paul Backman, Jennifer Reszitnyk (President), Dave Maijala and Kris Heale. Changes to the Registration process reflect a Student-Centr~d Approach While lineups have not been eliminated, the whole process of registration should have been easier for the most important people involved: the students. Changes made include increasing the number of staff in Finance to help OSAP students, registering 4th year before 3rd year before 2nd year, better infonnation, better orientation coordination, printing course restrictions and prerequisites on the timetable and printing personal timetables for students. INSIDE Two new Deans appointed •· Dr. David Euler, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, and Dr. Bahram Dadgostar, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration Story on Page 9 Changes were implemented through a re-engineering team made up of staff from eight different University departments. "All of the changes they made were ones that could be done with existing computer technology," says Don Watson, Director of Re-engineering. Eventually Lakehead's software will have to be replaced, but in the meantime significant improvements are being made -- not the least of which is the focus on student needs brought about by reengineering. The levers that have pennitted these improvements include policy changes, procedural changes, software modifications and $5,000 from the VicePresident Academic says Watson. But in the end, it will be the students who will say whether or not the team has been successful. After seven c~nsecutive years of record enrolment peaking at 6,045 full-time students and 1,806 parttime students on November 1,1994, Lakehead University is projecting a decrease of approximately 3 percent in full-time enrolment for 1995-96. The decline is primarily due to a decline in the size of the applicant pool (2,584 applicants) and perhaps the increase in tuition fees in the current year. A number of the University's programs including Social Work, Business, Education, Outdoor Recreation, and Kinesiology are at capacity. The University is continuing to accept and process applications to a number of programs including Arts, Science, Nursing, and Engineering until September 20. Continued on page 4 �■ij;j:@j•)§f•IJ.1;1 84•);i-r----------------------WHAT'S NEW? FURTHER GOVERNMENT RESTRAINT It is no seaet that the Ontario Government plans to announce, this fall, significant reductions in the transfer payments to universities (colleges, etc.). While it is too early to predict accurately the levels, it appears as if they will be significant (of the order of 15 percent) and swift. Toe potential exists that all the funding will be pulled in the 1996-97 year (still some possibility of a two-year phased approach). I need not tell you that this will be tough. by Dr. Robert Rosehsrt President Lskehead University ENROLMENT '95 Students are still registering and, so far, it looks as if our enrolment will be close to our projection - down somewhat in first year from last year's record high - but overall, close to last year's level of 6,000 students. Toe major factor in reduced Year 1 intake seems to be the result of two of the larger southern Ontario universities increasing their first-year intake by over 2.000 students in a high school student population that is close to constant Some no-shows in upper-year are potentially due to the improved job market on the one hand as well as consumer resistance to the recent tuition fee increase of 10 percent. SUMMER GOVERNMENT FUNDING REDUCTION In mid-summer, the Ontario Government reduced our in-year funding by 1 percent. In total, we had to reduce our 1995-96 (current year) budget by $493,000 and thanks to the co-operation and mostly voluntary initiatives of the budget managers, this was accomplished. 2 Our options are being explored and will be available for consultation later this fall as the 1996-97 budget guidelines are being prepared. It is clear that, in whatever options or series of options we choose, we must maintain our maximum student enrolment. A further anticipated government action is the partial deregulation of tuition fees. Titis is a complex issue and it will be interesting to see if, in fact, the government actually follows through in substantive form. Current governments exert a fair amount of control over the politically sensitive tuition fees and this would be all or partially lost with deregulation. As well, any major unregulated increases could have a dramatic impact on the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). I anticipate that for 1996-97, fee increases will be modest which will place even more budget pressure on the universities. More Ontario Scholarsat LU Our percentage of Ontario Scholars in the first-year class further increased last year to 24.3 percent. Toe range of the 17 Ontario institutions is 77.8 percent (Queen's) to 13.7 percent (Laurentian). Kit Minor LeavesLakebead University Kit Minor has left her position in Social Work to become a community social worker in the Northwest Territories. Kit has had a long-term interest in the far north and will have a major responsibility in her community. Kit intends to keep involved with Lakehead University through research initiatives and will return as a Visiting Professor in the future. Special Recognition to OGS Selected BoardMembers Each year, the Ontario Graduate Studies Selection Board process works because of the volunteer efforts of faculty at the Ontario universities. Lakehead University is particularly fortunate to have a good representation on the OGS panels. On behalf of Lakehead University and the OGS process, I would like to recognize and thank the following for their efforts: Humanities Division RE-ENGINEERING PROGRESS Work continues on the assessment of a new integrated software package that would see an integrated student records/ financial management data base. Titis technology, which is client-server based, would offer greatly enhanced academic and financial information exchange among and between various University users. It is hoped that a decision to proceed can be made by December and, if the decision is a go, implementation will commence as early as May of 1996. Toe successful implementation of this system over 18 months would bring to a conclusion the work of the Re-Engineering Group in its present form. Selection Panel Chairs ♦Dr. Frederick Holmes, English Sel~tion Panel Members ♦Dr. Patricia Jason, History Social Sciences Division Selection Panel Chairs ♦Dr. Josephine Tan, Psychology Selection Panel Members ♦Dr. Thomas Dunk, Sociology & Northern Studies ♦Dr. C. Netley, Psychology ♦Dr. Ian Newhouse, Physical Education ♦Dr. Juanita Ross Epp, Education ... continued on page 3 Agora, September 1995 �Biolo,fical Sciences Division PATRICIA CALLAGHAN Selection Panel Members LUSU RECEPTIONIST ♦Dr. Yves Pr~vost, Forestry Physical Sciences Division PatriciaCallaghan is eagerly looking forward to the excitement ofstudents returning in fall. As LUSU'sreception' ist, she is often the first l' / person students have l . .___..;....:....;_.....::;..:i • contact with, and is busy preparing herself to address the needs and concerns of Lakehead students. Selection Panel Members ♦Dr. William Allaway, Mathematics ♦Dr. Werden Keeler, Physics ♦Dr. Stephen Kissin, Geology ♦Dr. G. t Douglas Martin, Chemistry CoNGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Dr. I. Nirdosh and the Chemical Engineering Student Chapter for winning First Prize in the 1995 competition for the CSChE Student Chapter's Merit Award. The Award will be presented at the Annual Conference in Quebec City on October 16, 1995. CAMPUS WATCH PROGRAM Do you know what the Campus Watch Program is? If not, please find out. We must all work together to promote safety and awareness. SHARE OuR NoRTliERN VISION UPDATE As of August, 1995, the Campaign is at 98.3 percent of total objective. ■ Originally from Wmnipeg, Callaghan has lived all across Canada. from Saskatchewan to New Brunswick. although the north shore bas been her home most recently. While living in Terrace Bay she successfully ran the Red Dog Inn, before bringing her hospitality expertise to Thunder Bay' s Venture Inn. Callaghan came to Thunder Bay to focus on her family life. She has two daughters; Frio, who attends PACI. and Kimberleigh. an LU grad in English. Pat's involvement with Kimberleigh as she pursued her education has given her an understanding of the challenges many students face in today's world, and it's that understanding which she brings toLUSU. She enjoys being part of the University community, and is looking forward to the intellectual stimulation Lakehead provides. -- Shawn Vincent ■ During the summer, Dr. Bruce Bradley, archaeologist and world renowned flintknapper, demonstrated bow tools such as spear points, knives and scrapers can be made by chipping stone. Using local "taconite" chert, Bradley perfectly replicated a type of artifact made by Paleo-Indian artisans in the Thunder Bay area some 9000 years ago. He also fielded questions from a group of about 45 fascinated spectators. Modest travel support for Bradley's voluntary appearance at Lakehead beside the McIntyre River was provided by Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society. ■ ... WELCOME NEW FACULTY MEMBERS & STAFF ... Dr. Martin Arnold Dr. Ken Barter Dr. Russell Currie Dr. Alice Den Otter Dr. Mark Gallagher ProfessorJohn Graham Professor Bobbi Kerlln Dr. Dwight S. Mazrnanian Dr.JulleZhou Dr. Dimitrlos Makrakis Dr. David Euler Dr. Gary M. O'Bireck Agora, September1995 Music Social Work Outdoor Recreation, Parks& Tourism English Physics Social Work Ewcation Psychology Mathematical Sciences Electrical Engineering Forestry Sociology Marllyr_l Arthur, Continuing Education Coorcinator Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health, (NECAH); Ml~hael Power, Community 0evelopnentOfficer, Health Sciences North; Raymond Spirk&, Security Attendant; Teresa Linchuang, Technologisl Departmentof Mechanical Engineering; Ma~got Ponder, Library Technician/Secretary, Department of Library &lnfonnation Studies. 3 �ON CAMPUS lAtceHEAD BEAlS CAL TEai A team of first-year engineering students from Lakebead University walked away with first prize and a $1500 scholarship at tbe 1995 Hydro Power Contest held July 26-28,1995,inSanFrancisco,Califomia. The goal of the competition was for contestants to create a water-powered device that could lift a 1.5-kilogram weight to a 3-metre vertical height. The winning scheme, designed by firstyear engineering students Alan Ripley and Rob Maki and presented by Brad Bida. did the job in 15 seconds flat. beating out tbe team from Cal Tech by a margin of a half a second. There were 10 otber teams competing - and Lakehead's was tbe only team from Canada. For Dr. Martin Oosterveld, tbe contest was a way to teach first-year engineering students about hydro power. He gave WHo Do You CALL? tbe problem as an assignment in his firstyear Introduction to Engineering class and was not swprised by tbe creativity of his students. Oosterveld likes hydro power projects because tbe skills required cover all engineering disciplines - civil, electrical, mechanical and chemical. And, he says, "Since many of my students are members of FlfSt Nations communities situated near rivers in Canada. they have a special appreciation and interest in the engineering problems of small hydro power installations." The competition which was organized by Hydro Review Magazine, the Tennessee Valley Authority's F.ngineering Laboratory and sponsored by 35 organizations including CANMET (Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Tecbnology)/Natural Resources Canada. Due to tbe secondment of Katherine Shedden to tbe Office of the Registrar, tbere has been a reorganization of duties in the Information Office. Frances Harding, as Publications Officer, is responsible for the Agora newsletter and the Nor'Wester Magazine and should be contacted for all story ideas or submissions. Denise Bruley, as Communications/ Special Events Officer, is responsible for University Promotions (i.e. advertising) as well as Media Relations and University Special Events. You can contact Frances at exL 8193 and Denise at ext 8372. Katherine Shedden has moved to UC0003 (next to Human Resources) and can be reached at exL 8800. LUCC PICNIC The ninth annual Lakehead University Community Council picnic last July attracted over 50 people. "The baseball game ended in a score of 17 to 16 and Nancy and Frank Luckai made a clean sweep of both the egg and the balloon toss, " says LUCC Coordinator Norma Gibson. Thanks to Versa Food Services for providing the barbecue supper and to the LU grounds crew for their help in moving picnic tables. WHo's WHO _, «\ ~ f I 4 . _'o· • ( , ·\ ....... Dr. Martin Oosterveldand BradBida demonstrate the water-powered dsvice designed by first-year engineering students Alan Ripley and Rob Maki. Lakehead's entry was the only Canadian entry in the 1995 Hydro Power Contest· he/din San Francisco in July. Dr. Yves Prevost, Associate Professor in the. Faculty of Forestry, has made it into the Canadian Who's Who 1995, the largest and most authoritative publication of its kind in Canada. offering instant access to more than 15,000 prominent Canadians in all walks of life. In Prevost's write-up it states that his "career mission is to educate people so that insects are accepted as allies in maintaining the health of our planet." Agora, September 1995 �THE REGISTRATION PROCESS ( CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Over the summer the University held its second annual "Headstart Program" which attracted over 200 new students in addition to 70 parents and provided the opportunity for new students to learn about the University as well as to register early for the 1995-96 academic year. Early registration was also once again available to returning students and in excess of 1,900 returning students registered early for the 1995-96 academic year. Meanwhile late registration continues to Wednesday, September 20. ■ PARENTS PROGRAM GotNG STRONG If you have never been to university, what sort of changes can you expect to see in your son and daughter as they go through first-year? And how can you help? Those are the main questions addressed by the Parents Program, and for the last three years more and more parents are coming on campus to find out the answers. WRITING ABOUT RESEARCH S.P .A.R.K. -- Lakehead will continue this year thanks to the generosity of Thunder Bay's local newspaper. Colin J. Bruce, the publisher and general manager of The Chronicle Journal/The Times News (a division of Thomson Newspapers Company Limited), has confmned that his organization will sponsor the program by giving Lakehead University a cash donation of $1500. In addition, the company will give the University an inkind donation of advertising. The S.P.A.R.K. (Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge) program is designed to help students develop journalism skills; to help Lakehead University promote its research; and to help raise public awareness about the importance of research and its benefits to society at large. Students interested in applying are asked to contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. In August and September, an orientation was held by Student Services giving approximately 290 parents the opportunity to meet key University personnel and ask questions about academic and student life. A Parents Handbook with information on academic assistance, financial aid, awards, housing, student services, health care, sports, and recreation is available. Parents receive a bi-annual newsletter discussing issues and providing information about student life. The Parents Buy A Book Campaign gives parents the opportunity to contribute to the Library. Last year approximately $32,000 in cash and pledges were collected from 218 parents. For more information about the Parents Program contact Vonnie Cheng at 343- 8522. Agora, September1995 MAINTENANCE CHOICE The annual Maintenance Choice golf tournament organii.ed by the staff in Campus Development last June was huge success. In the photo above Committee members Joe Gosslin, Brian Baraskewich and Ken Sundell contratulate the winning team: Wayne Hainrich, Bill Stevens, Etie Turpin and Susan Mandela The tournament raised $200 for Lakehead University scholarships and bursaries. REGIONAL ScrENCE FAIR ENTRANT WINS BRONZE AT THENA110NALS Congratulations to Avery Pennarun, a grade 12 student from St Patrick High School, who won a bronze medal at the National Science Fair competition held in Whitehorse, Yukon, last May. His winning entry was a computer project titled "Interfering Waves." Pennarun won the best overall project at the Northwestern Ontario Regional Science Fair held at Lakehead University on April 6, 1995. ATHLETICS Is THAT AN Auot Fox ? Engineering secretary Susan Childs was a little concerned when someone told her a fox was sleeping on her brand new Pontiac Grand Am. The animal stayed for about two hours - long enough for Peter Puna to capture him (or her) on film. Peter Puna is Lakehead's staff photographer. He is available to the entire University community for personal and work-related photo assignments including studio and darkroom projects. He can be reached through Graphics & Photography Services by calling 343-8661 . Puna's studio is in SN1009 next to the Department of Psychology. Lou Pero, Lakehead's men's basketball coach, was appointed Manager and Assistant Coach with Canada's men's basketball student team by Head Coach John Dore of Concordia University in Montreal and Basketball Canada The team began training camp at Humber College in Toronto on July 29 and represented Canada at the 1995 World University (FISU) Games which ran from August 23 to September 3 in Fukuoka, Japan. CORRECTION In the June issue of the Agora we featured a picture of Faculty of Education secretary Uta Hicken and her daughter Sherry (not Stacie as noted in the caption). Sherry graduated from Business Administration last May. Her sister Stacie is still in high school. ■ 5 �RESEARCH NEWS "MICROCOSM" MAKES rrs CANADIAN DEBUT This summer Lakebead University hosted the first Canadian workshop on a new multi-media. interactive software program that has the potential to revolutionize data analysis methodologies. The program -- Microcosm -- is a Windows-based application that has been designed to meet the needs of scholars acroM a wide spectrum of disciplines. Dr. Frank: Colson. a historian at the University of Southampton, England, believes Microcosm is a powerful tool for research and teaching that has the potential to democratize scholarship. He and bis partner and colleague Jean Colson demonstrated the new technology to a group of Lakebead librarians, staff and faculty on July 19 - a month before malcing a similar presentation at the International Congress of Historical Sciences in Montreal. When asked about the potential impact of this new technology on the world of ideas, Colson likened it to the Gutenberg press saying Microcosm has the potential to revolutionize the world of academe. The software was developed in the early 1980s to support a resource-based approach to learning by allowing individual authors to quickly pull together a multi-media teaching package using their pre-existing document, video, sound, graphics and animation files. According to PC Magazine (May 1995), Microcosm comes into its own when the reader's task is to actively explore an information resource: "In a Microcosm application you could easily be constrained to follow a prescribed path through the resource material. But Microcosm's big strength is that you can also be allowed more open exploration of the resource material. Used in this way, an author's hypertext links provide a "map" of the available resources that can be explored by readers under their own steam. To enhance exploration, a Microcosm application allows readers to set up their own hypertext links and effectively construct their own knowledge base within the supplied material." "It's precisely the kind of analytical and learning tool we yearn for," says Lakehead University anthropology professor Dr. Scott Hamilton. He likes the way the Wmdows-based application allows the user to preserve the integrity or "authority" of a text, to provide context, and to encourage re-interpretation, discussion, and debate. There have been 54 projects using the new software undertaken in Britain including Frank: Colson's own document - an analysis of Sir Winston Churchill's famous "Iron Curtain" speech incorporating audio sound, video images (from original film footage), and scanned images of original handwritten documents that show all of the author's marginal notes. Colson believes the new software has enormous potential to enrich university and college courses either as a library resource or as a teaching and learning aid in a seminar setting. Unlike the freewheeling chatter on the Internet, be says, Microcosm documents are peer reviewed and so are considered to be of the same calibre as academic publications. Frank: Colson is the Director of the Digital Libraries Research Centre with The Historical Document Expert System (HIDES PROJECT) at the University of Southampton. The HiDES Project bas received support from the Caloutse Gulbenkian Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy, the Royal Historical Society, IBM UK Trust, Hampshire Country Council and The University of Southampton. For more information contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research at 343-8793.■ SSHRC INTERNATIONALSUMMER INSTITUTE: AN INTENSELY PRODUCTIVE RESEARCH RETREAT More than 45 researchers from around the world gathered at Lakehead University in August to focus on Social Science Perspectives on Health Service Delivery Issues in Rural and Remote Areas. The International Summer Institute, described by Coordinator Jean F.ngholm as a "research retreat," was the only one of its kind funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada this year. University ofSouthampton historian Frank Colson demonstrates anew mufti-media, interactive computer program designed to meet the needs ofscholars across a wide spectrum ofdisciplines. 6 Lakehead University was well represented having members on three out of the five research teams participating. Shown above are Dr. Paul Humphries, Director of the Northwestern Ontario Medical Programme (NOMP); Dr. Lynn Penrod, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ofCanada (SSHRC); Dr. Bruce Minore, Director of the Northern Health Human Resources Research Unit (NHHRRU) and Dr. Connie Nelson, Dean ofGraduate Studies and Research. ■ Agora, September 1995 �STATISTICAL WORATORY PROVIDES A NEW SERVICE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND THE Dr. John Griffith Dr. Keith Roy Dr. Maurice Benson DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL Sc!ENCES BECOMES. SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SclENCES Four Schools and four Faculties. Now that the Department of Mathematical Sciences has become the School of Mathematical Science, the University's academic structure just got a little easier to remember. The change, effective July I, 1995, means the School of Mathematical Sciences is comprised of two departments: the Department of Computer Science chaired by Dr. Maurice Benson and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics chaired by Dr. Keith Roy. Director Dr. John Griffith says the change was made in recognition of Computer Science as an independent discipline, with its own NSERC Committee and its own accreditation procedures. Roy, the Chair of Mathematics & Statistics, has taken over the additional role of Graduate Officer, while Benson, Chair of Computer Science, also acts as the Co-op Adviser. "Students will now find Computer Science courses listed under Computer Science," says Griffith, "and not embedded in the list of Mathematics courses. As well, they will benefit from advice from knowledgeable Chairs in each of the two disciplines -Computer Science and Mathematics & Statistics." Having the School divided into two departments, he says, will give greater publicity to each area and will give Lakehead University representation on two national organizations -- the Canadian Mathematics Chairs and the Canadian Computer Science Chairs. In addition, Lakehead's Co-op partners will have the opportunity to interact with a Chair who is an expert in that particular area. Like the other independent schools (Kinesiology, Nursing, Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism) the School of Mathematical Sciences reports to Dr. Jim Gellert, the Dean of Arts & Science. The four faculties (Business Administration, Forestry, Engineering, and Education) report to Dr. John Whitfield, the Vice-President, (Academic). ■ Lakehead University will host the Canadian Mathematical Educational Study Group in May, 1997. Agora, September1 995 Pueuc Whether you are analyzing the eating habits of dragonfly larvae or measuring the ways that integrated circuits are stressed with voltage, the folks over in the School of Mathematical Sciences' Statistical Laboratory can help. Since January, Karla Nobrega has been meeting with faculty and students to help them choose the best methods for their particular research project She begins by asking ''What questions do you want answered?" Then, because her knowledge of statistics is so broad, she can help her "clients" choose which statistical tests or procedures are appropriate. After that, she might even give advice on designing the survey or choosing an appropriate population for testing. Karla Nobrega Nobrega is currently a graduate student in the School of Mathematical Sciences specializing in Statistics. In the process of carrying out her responsibilities with Lakehead's Statistical Laboratory, she is actually completing a course in consulting. According to her supervisor, Dr. Keith Roy, Nobrega is exceptionally qualified for this task: "At other schools graduate students usually work in pairs on one or maybe two projects per year. Karla has worked on over twenty in the past seven months." Nobrega has done graduate work in Mathematics at both Queen's University and the University of AJberta. She likes the environment of a smaller university and says, "With no PhD program the pecking order is different and the supervisors have lots of time to spend with the Master's students." If a particular research problem is complex, Nobrega will review the problem with her supervisor and with Dr. Julie Zhou (who shared an office with Nobrega when they were both graduate students at the University of Alberta). The Statistical Laboratory's goal in 1995-96 is to become more widely known - particularly among Lakehead researchers who may wish to factor in the cost of its services into their fall grant applications. In addition to providing statistical consulting and statistical services (including presentation of results in graphical or tabular form), they will also provide short courses and seminars on various areas of statistics and statistical computing. The Statistical Laboratory is located on the 3rd floor of the Ryan Building in Room 3008. You can contact them by telephone at 3438777or343-8469, byfaxat343-882I,orbye-mail: stat.lab@lakeheadu.ca • 7 �•;J:@%1;@=•~1•=tl=iii- Jose Ignacio Gare!a Barcia FRIENDS OF ASTURIAS CONNECT IN THUNDER BAY There are only three Canadian members of this exclusive group who speak to one another (in Spanish) via the Internet. They met for the first time this summer when an Ottawa-based student Jos6 Ignacio Garc(a Barcia began a two-year trip to Antarctica by bicycling around the north shore of Lake Superior. The other two are Lakehead's Emil Dolphin, Associate Professor of Spanish and French, and Jos6 de Cangas, Associate Professor of Nursing. Asturias is one of the most beautiful and most historic regions in northern Spain, the only part of the country that was never conquered by the Moors," says Dolphin. There are about 40 people living around the world who love the region and keep in touch with one another via e-mail. Ignacio Garcfa (or "Nacho" as he likes to be called) is planning to meet up with another "Asturian" when he gets to the United States - an anthropology professor living in Chicago. Dolphin has noted that some of his students are reluctant to travel even when they have the financial means. Yet tasting and touching another culture is vitally important, especially for language students. The Internet, he says, has made it easier for people to establish common ground and to begin to develop new friendships. ■ 8 GEOLOGY BtOLOGY Lakehead University was represented at the July meeting of the International Union of Geophysicists and Geodesists, attended by more than 4000 geophysicists at Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Borradaile, a professor in the Department of Geology, gave the keynote address in the session on Applications of Magnetic Anisotropy. Did you know that a small, white worm about the length of your thumb can bring a half ton moose to its knees? This subject deals with the manner in which the magnetic properties of rocks vary in different directions through minerals, and through rocks comprising these minerals. This field of study permits us to understand subtle variations in the orientation of crystal structure that are invisible to other techniques. Olsson is a veterinarian who has received funding from the Sweden-America Foundation and the Royal Academy of Forestry Science to spend six months at Lakehead University comparing notes with Biology professor Dr. Murray Lankester. Borradaile has contributed to the study of magnetic properties of rocks in the last decade, publishing at least five peerreviewed papers in International Journals each year. His research has concentrated on fundamental techniques that have contributed to many fields such as monitoring· stress patterns in the Earth's crust (e.g. precursors of Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions), ancient movement patterns in the Canadian Shield, the location of ore deposits, tracing environmental pollution, detecting geologically recent climate change and historical changes in land-use. A recent innovation of this work has permitted Borradaile to detect the recycling of ancient Roman building materials by the subsequent Saxon, Norman and medieval cultures in England. At the same conference, Borradaile gave an invited talk on the effects of stress on remanent magnetism after which he was invited to give next year's keynote address on rock magnetism and experimental deformation at the European Geophysical Society meeting in the Netherlands. The parasite is called Elaphostrongylus alces -- and it is responsible for bringing Dr. Ing-Marie Olsson from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala to further her research. Lankester has been studying a "cousin" of the Swedish parasite (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) which in Canada affects white tail deer as well as moose. "Although there was an outbreak in Sweden that killed 300 moose in 1985, the parasite is not considered to be a huge threat," says Olsson. "However, in Sweden there are over 300,000 moose," she says "and each year between 80 - 90,000 moose are hunted." This is about the same number as are killed by hunters on an annual basis in all of North America! While in Canada, Olsson attended the North American moose conference in New Brunswick and has visited the Falling Snow Project north of Thunder Bay. Olsson will be at Lakehead University until October 27, I 995. ■ Borradaile's research is supported by a five-year grant of $60,000 per year from NSERC and he received his sixth equipment grant from NSERC this year also. Within the coming year several international visitors are expected to benefit from the unique rock-physics laboratory facilities that Borradaile has established at Lakehead University. ■ Dr. Ing-Marie Olsson Agora, September 1995 �Ms Andrea G. Lundy Dr. Alastair D. MacDonald Dr. S. Richard MacGillivray Ms Margaret F. MacLean Dr. Peter F. Mah Dr. Lada Malek Dr. Azim Mallik Mrs. Tracey E. Marks Dr. Stephen McBride Dr. Lome S. McDougall Mr. Andy McFall Mr. Fred McIntosh Dr. Roderick W. McLeod Mr. Dennis McPherson Dr. William Melnyk Dr. George J. Merrill Ms Diane Michieli Mr. Les Miller Dr. Kathleen M. Minor Dr. Roger H. Mitchell Dr. Walter T. Momot Mr. Bill K. Morgan Ms Michel Morton Mrs. Marion Muldoon Dr. Gary H. Murchison Mr. Alain Nabarra Mr. Shiv Naimpally Dr. John Naysmith Mrs. Brenda Nelson Dr. Connie Nelson Mr. Ron Nelson Mr. Stan Nemec Ms Norma Jean Newbold Dr. Ian Newhouse Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh Dr. David A. Nock Mr. Henry E. North Dr. Martin Oosterveld Dr. Donald E. Orr Dr. Anne Osbom-Seyffert Dr. George W. Ozburn Mr. Daniel R. Pakulak Ms Diana E. Pallen Dr. Urned S. Panu Dr. William H. Parker Mr. David B. Parsons Mr. Pentti A. Paularinne Mr. Brian A. Phillips Mrs. Linda Phillips Mr. James Podd Ms Debra D. Poulin Mr. Fred Poulter Dr. Yves Prevost Dr. Reino E. Pulkki Mr. Peter H. Puna Dr. Venugopala R. Puttagunta Dr. James A. Pylypiw Dr. J. Douglas Rabb Mr. Ain Raitsakas Dr. M. Rappon Dr. Harun Rasid Dr. J. Michael Richardson Dr. R. Charles S. Ripley Dr. Robert G. Rosehart Dr. L. Keith Roy Dr. Raoul E. Ruiperez Mr. John C. Russell Ms Gabriella E. Sacchetti Dr. Vincent L. Schonberger Dr. Gerd Schroeter Mrs. Joan L. Seeley Dr. Edson C. Setliff Mr. Lyn F. Sevean Mrs. Vivian Sharp Ms Katherine M. Shedden Ms Jo-Anne Silverman Dr. Helen Smith Mr. Victor C. Smith Mrs. Cindy Soldan Dr. Thomas M. Song Mr. Ron Spina Ms Donna St. James Ms Stefanie D. Stangier Ms Donna L. Stecky Mrs. Beverley Stefureak Mrs. Bonnie J. Stemkens Mr. Grant D. Stephenson Dr. M. Darlene Steven Dr. Joe D. Stewart Ms Jessie Sutherland Ms Sharon Taylor Ms Janice C. Thatcher Dr. Lisle A. Thomson Mrs. Susan F. Trevisan Dr. Peggy Tripp Dr. Seimer H. Tsang Mr. Michael W. Turek Mr. Gilbert Vanson Mrs. Linda A. Veinot Mrs. Patricia Vervoort Dr. Henry T. Saliba Mr. E. Grant Walsh Mr. Don W. Watson Dr. Paul Watts Dr. Dan Weeks Dr. Geoffrey Weller Mr. Robert G. Welsh Ms Geraldine S. White Dr. John Whitfield Mrs. Bonny Wigmore Mrs. Karen L. Williams Mrs. Leona Wilson Mrs. Lyette Y. Wirtz Mrs. Gwen Wojda Ms Louise I. Wuorinen Ms Darlene L. Yahn Dr. Kung-Chi Yang Dr. Ernst R. Zimmermann Dr. Siegfried Zingel Mr. Rob Zuback �A Special Thank You to Lakehead Uni.versity Faculty and Staff Who Have Donated to the Share Our Northern Vision Campai.gn Anonymous Ms Beverly Adams Dr. Henry J. Akervall Mr. Doug H. Alexander Mr. Ken Allan Dr. William R. Allaway Mr. Fred Anderson Ms Margaret M. Anderson Dr. Robert W. Archibald Ms Cheryl M. Balacko Mr. Lynn A. Barber Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bartonek Mr. Crandall Benson Dr. Maurice W. Benson Mr. Kailash C. Bhatia Mr. C. Ralph Birston Mr. L. Dale Black Ms Rita Blais Mrs. Shirley A. Boneca Mr. Norman C . Bonsor Ms Margaret I. Boone Dr. Graham J. Borradaile Mrs. Phyllis Bosnick Dr. Alan Bowd Mr. Bill Bragnalo Mr. Glen C. Broman Mr. Kenneth Brown Ms Denise A. Bruley Dr. Aris Carastathis Dr. Glen B. Carruthers Mr. David Challen Ms Madge Chan Dr. Anita B. Chen Dr. Min-Sun Chen Mr . Dave Christie Mr. Jack Christy Mr. F. Richard Clarke Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke Mr. Andre T. Cloutier Ms Sharon Cole Dr. Dianne L. Common Dr. Jane E. Crossman Dr. Walter R. Crowe Mr. Daniel F. Crozier Dr. Harold G. Cumming Mr. Jose deCangas Mrs. Anne E. Deighton Dr. Roger Delaney Ms Elizabeth C. Diem Dr. Robert S. Dilley Dr. Livio Di Matteo Ms Catharine E. Doig Mr. Jack Drewes Ms Kimberly T. Duffy Mrs. Erica L. Dzuba Dr. William Eames Dr. Said M. Easa Dr. A. Ernest Epp Mrs. Ruby V. Farrell Ms Maria Fine Dr. Joyce Forbes Ms Margaret E. Forbes Dr. Richard Freitag Mr. Laurie J. Garred Ms Kathleen Gazey Dr. James H. Gellert Mrs. Valerie J. Gibbons Dr. Tony G. Gillies Mr. Richard J. Glew Ms Sarah A. Gooding Dr. Colin Graham Mr. Eric A. Green Dr. T. John Griffith Dr. James Haines Mr. Albert J. Harding Ms Frances Harding Mrs. Connie Hartviksen Mr. Ken R. Hartviksen Dr. Minoru Hasegawa Mr. Gerry M. Hashiguchi Mrs. P. Lynn Hauta Dr . Margaret H. Hawton Dr. Gerrit Hazenberg Dr. William G. Heath Ms Joy Hirnmelman Dr. Rick M. Holmes Mrs. Susan L. Horsfall Mrs. Jennifer D. Howie Dr. Alan N. Hughes Mr. David G. Hughes Ms Rebecca Hurley Mrs. Betty Hygaard Mr. Robert M. Isotalo Ms Lada H. lwasykiw Mr. Edward H. Janssens Dr. Claude D. Johnson Dr . Margaret E. Johnston Mr. Stu Julius Mr. Ben Kaminski Mrs. Iris Karam Dr. A. James Kayll Dr. Werden Keeler Mr. William D. Keeler Mrs . Mary Lou Kelley Dr. David Kemp Dr. Beverley E. Kent Dr. Clement F . Kent Mr. Peter S. Kerr Dr. Muzibul H. Khan Ms Ti King Ms Rhonda R. Kirk Gardner Dr. Daniel Klassen Mr. Manfred G. Klein Mrs. Anne A. Klymenko Ms Sarena Knapik Ms Glenna C. Knutson Dr. George A. Kondor Dr. Barbara Kronberg Mrs. Dawn Kucher Mr. Peter N. Labor Dr. Ron S. Lappage Dr. Norman LaVoie Dr. Claude G. Liman Dr. J. Gary Locker Mrs. Cynthia H. Loos Dr. Brian J. Lorch Mr. Frank Luckai Mrs. Nancy J. Luckai �FACULTY PROMOTIONS On July 1, 1995, the Following Promotions went into effect : ♦ to the rank of Professor: Dr. H. Akervall, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism ♦ DAVID EULER to the rank of Associate Professor: Dr. F. Blaikie, Education APPOINTED DEAN OF FORESTRY Dr. K. Brownlee, Social Work Dr. David Euler has moved from being a Senior Policy Advisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Sault Ste. Marie to being the Dean of Lakehead's Faculty of Forestry. He has been appointed for a fiveyear term commencing July 1, 1995, and replaces Dr. John Naysmith who has held the position of Director and then Dean since Dr. L. Di Matteo, Economics 1988. Euler grew up in Michigan but completed all of his academic studies in the state of New York including a Master of Arts in Teaching (1970) and a PhD in Wildlife Ecology ( 1973) at Cornell University. After graduating, he began working with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Canada as a Habitat Ecologist and by 1991 he had moved into the position of Senior Policy Advisor. During a portion ofthat time --from 1979 to 1984 -- he served as an adjunct assistant professor with the University of Toronto and York University. While working with the MNR, Euler helped to write portions of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act and to develop a Policy Framework for Sustainable Forests, A Conservation Strategy for Old Growth Red and White Pine Forest Ecosystems. He is very encouraged by the new legislation because "it takes the long- term view in terms of maintaining forest sustainability" and "will involve people as never before." "Forests are critical to the process of the earth's environment," says Euler, "and managing them successfully is Canada's greatest challenge...Lakehead University is at the heart of this vast, wild boreal forest; all of the issues are right here, on our doorstep...Our responsibility is to produce forestry graduates who are both technically competent and excellent communicators able to work with different groups to arrive at common goals." ■ Agora, September1995 Professor E. Dolphin, Languages Dr. M. Johnston, Georgraphy/CNS Professor T. King, Nursing Dr. S. Kinrade, Chemistry Dr. J. Lynes, English Dr.T. Puk,Education 1 MEET ONTARJ0 S MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING John C. Snobelen was elected to the Ontario Legislature in June 1995 representing the riding of Mississauga North. While in the private sector, Snobelen was president of Jarnso Environmental Inc., a waste-material trucking company, Mid-Ontario Equipment Ltd., a specialized transportation equipment manufacturer, and The Cameron Group, a business consulting firm. Snobelen, 40, is a pastchair of Hunger Project in Canada and a founding member of the National Reining Horse Association in Canada. ■ EDUCATION Dr. Medhat H. Rahim was selected by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) to contribute to the ICMI study: New Prospects on the Teaching of Geometry for the 21st Century at Catania, Italy·· Dipartimento di Matematica. Citta' Universitaria, September 28 - Oct 2, 1995. The participation for the study is by invitation only and is restricted to 75 participants around the globe. ■ BAHRAM DADGOSTAR APPOINTED DEAN OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION An economist who is an authority on Northwestern Ontario has taken the helm as Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration. Dr. Bahram Dadgostar has been appointed forafive-yeartermcommencingJuly 1, 1995. He replaces Professor Ken Hartviksen who is on a six-month sabbatical with plans to return January 1, 1996. One of Dadgostar's goals in the next five years will be to help Lakehead University establish a graduate program in Business Administration. As well, he hopes to strengthen the international aspects of the undergraduate program and the management information systems (MIS) area. All this, he says, "In a time of cutbacks where everyone is being asked to do more with less." "Lakehead University already has many international contacts and linkages because of its proximity to international resource industries (mining and forestry)," says Dadgostar. "And because of its location and unique environment, Lakehead has many similarities with -- and consequently much to offer •• countries such as Sweden and Russia." Originally from Iran. Dadgostar has a PhD in Economics from Iowa State University as well as a MSc in Economics from Ball State University in Indiana and a MSc in Finance from Concordia University in Montreal. He co-authored the book, The Economy of Northwestern Ontario: Structure, Performance and Future Challenges with Dr. B. Moazzami and Dr. W. Jankowski from Lakehead's Department of Economics and has been the author of several journal articles. Since coming to Lakehead in 1983, Dadgostar has travelled extensively, both nationally and internationally, working as a visiting professor and a consultant. ■ 9 �FORUM DRAFT Lakehead University Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Equity Policy JUNE PREAMBLE Lakehead University's commitment to social justice is reflected in the following goal from its Strategic Plan 1992-1998 which acknowledges the importance of institutional awareness and responsiveness. The University undertakes to develop and support a responsive and open environment which values individual uniqueness, respects diversity, is culturally sensitive, is free from discrimination and is conducive to scholarly activities. To this end. the President founded the Lakehead University Anti-Racism Committee (LUARC), with representation by students, faculty, and staff. Campus consultations confumed the racial and ethnocultural diversity of the University community including students, faculty and staff. Campus members reported encountering racist incidents and barriers to full participation in education and employment on the basis of race and ethnicity. For many, discrimination on the basis of religion is closely related to race and ethnicity. Racist behaviourdenigrates its victim, brings dishonour to the perpetrator, disrupts the academic community as a whole, and diminishes the stature of the University. The University's Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Procedures provides every person with the right to freedom from discrimination and harassment on all the grounds covered by the Ontario Human Rights Code, including race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin and creed. It also provides a process to deal with complaints. 10 14, 1995 Changing student and faculty demographics in the University population, particularly with Aboriginal people, have made apparent the limitations of traditional educational perspectives such as a curriculum that focuses primarily on the experiences and achievements of people of European background. The University recogniz.es that achieving equity in education and employment requires institutional support, pro-active educational programming, effective complaints procedures, the co-operation of every member of the University community, and informed leadership at every level of the University. With the view that the University needs to be open to and understanding of ethnocultural and racial diversity and needs to create a learning and working environment free of racism, this Policy has been developed. Each member of the Lakehead University community is responsible for respecting others' rights and freedoms and for helping to create an environment that is free from racial and ethnocultural discrimination and harassment. Poucv STATEMENT This Policy applies both on and off campus to all members of the University community in the pursuit of University duties, or while engaged in University related activities. Lakehead University supports the racial and ethnocultural diversity of its community as a source of human excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. This policy promotes a pro-active approach that emphasiz.es education and prevention. DEFINITIONS The University acknowledges that it has a special responsibility to promote positive attitudes toward human diversity; to ensure that its practices foster excellence and respect among students, faculty, staff, and governing bodies; and to create an environment that allows all students and employees to develop to their full potential. Affirming the values enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, the University recogniz.es its moral and legal responsibility to ensure that all members of the community can study, work, and live free from discrimination and harassment on grounds prohibited by law. The University is committed to providing an environment in which all members of the community have access to and participate freely in all aspects of University life. FoR THE PuRPOSE OF THIS Poucv: Access is the right or opportunity to enter or use. Anti-racism refers to opinions and actions which contribute to the elimination of racism in all its forms, as expressed in policies, ~ures and practices of the University and in the behaviour of individual members of the University community. Anti-racism education includes programs to identify and change policies, procedures, and practices that may be racist, as well as the racist attitudes and behaviour that underlie and reinforce such policies and practices. Barrier(s) are hidden, invisible and/or visible obstacles to equity in education, employment or other services. Blas is a preference or inclination that inhibits impartial judgment; prejudice. Agora, September 1995 �Culture is the totality of ideas, beliefs, values, activities, traditions and way of life of a group of people. tive race and ethnocultural relations and prepare students to live in a racially and culturally diverse society. Discrimination is action that has the effect, intentionally or unintentionally, of denying an individual or group treatment or opportunities equal to those accorded others in the areas of education, employment and other services. The leadership will participate in anti-racist training and implement this policy. Systemic discrimination is when intentionally or unintentionally discrimination becomes institutionalized in policies and practices which disadvantage certain racial or ethnocultural groups. • Diversity refers to variety in terms of race, religion, culture and ethnicity. Equity isjust, impartial and fair treatmentfor each person. Equity program is a program that eliminates discriminatory policies and practices, remedies the effects of past discrimination and ensures equity within the University. Ethnic group is a group whose members share a common heritage, culture, racial background and traditions. Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge all others by the norms and standards of one's own culture. Ethnocultural group is a human population which sees itself or is seen by others as distinctive in its way of life. Harassment includes words or actions that disparage or humiliate a person in relation to a prohibited ground contained in the Ontario Human Rights Code. Inclusiveness ensures the inclusion of all groups. Race is a social category used to classify people by certain physical characteristics. Racism refers to actions based on a belief in the inherent superiority of one racial or ethnocultural group over another. GUIDELINES: Leadership The Board of Governors, Senate, President and other persons in leadership positions will ensure that policies, programs and practices eliminate discrimination, promote posi- Agora, September1995 University Policies and Practices Existing policies, guidelines and practices will be reviewed and where necessary amended to reflect this policy. Persons in leadership positions will ensure that guidelines and practices in their area of responsibility comply with this policy. F.ducationalEquity The University will continually strive to provide an environment for its students that is free from cultural, racial and religious bias and/or discrimination in recruitment, admission policy and practices, educational programs, and evaluative policies and practices. Promotional materials will portray and acknowledge the diversity of Canadian society in an equitable and appropriate manner. Curricula and teaching methodologies should reflect the experiences and contributions of the diverse cultural, racial, and religious groups. Faculty will be offered developmental workshops to increase awareness of cultural and racial issues and appropriate actions for dealing with such issues. Teaching materials that contain discriminatory bias and stereotypes should be used exclusively in a critical context in order that students become open-minded. discerning and analytical thinkers, aware of historical and current values, attitudes and behaviours. Support services will respect the diversity among the student body, be culturally sensitive and free from bias and discrimination. Employment In accordance with the Ontario Employment F.quity Act, the University faculty and staff will be recruited, hired, evaluated, promoted and rewarded in a fair and equitable manner. F.ducationalProgramandAwaren~Rai.,ing The University will provide faculty and staff with development activities and programs which will enable them to deal more effectively with race relations issues in their work. These activities and programs will increase the awareness of the need for equitable race relations and intercultural understanding; promote a widespread understanding about what constitutes racism, harassment and discrimination and its harmful effects; and improve knowledge and skills to work effectively in a multicultural, multiracial environment A comprehensive educational strategy may include developing a plan for training in intercultural and race relations issues; developing component(s) for orientation on intercultural/interracial issues for all members of the University community; educational, cross cultural workshops; campaigns such as international days; posting this policy prominently on campus; distributing the policy to all staff and students; workshops about the policy; and other appropriate awareness raising activities. Special Programs A person's right to equal treatment without discrimination is not infringed by the establishment of a special program. The University may implement special programs to assist persons of diversity to achieve or attempt to achieve equal opportunity and/ or to contribute to the elimination of racial discrimination prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code. ComplalntProcedure Individuals who believe they have been subjected to racial discrimination and/or harassment shall receive due process under the Board of Governors' Harassment and Discrimination Policy. The complaints procedures provided under the Harassment and Discrimination Policy (See Appendix A) shall be the procedures followed by individuals seeking resolution of racial discrimination/harassment complaints. Confidentiality shall be respected as in that Policy. When the complaint is deemed to be of an academic nature, the Harassment and Discrimination Officer will appoint a facilitator to seek an informal resolution. In the event that a satisfactory resolution to the matter is not achieved. the complainant may request a formal investigation as provided under the Harassment and Discrimination Policy. ...continued on page 12 11 �Mlffi;ll•i•i;•~t•1;••=1A;l~MMt•1~-1-----------------------DRAFT - LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY ANTI-RACISM AND ETHNOCULTURAL EQUITY POLICY ... continued from pagB 11 Collective Agreements & Academic Freedom Some collective agreements contain articles on discrimination and academic freedom. In the context of interpreting this Policy, these articles should be referenced. Visitors to the University Persons visiting the University or contractors engaged by the University will be expected to adhere to this Policy. Implemeolatioo The President will ensure that appropriate procedures for Policy implementation are developed as soon as possible following Policy approval by the governing bodies. Such procedures will address, but are not limited to the following: • Increase awareness and understanding of race relations issues on campus; • Development and training in race relations matters; • Curricula review; • Employment Equity legislation; • Review of other policies, guidelines and practices. Review The Vice-President (Administration) in consultation with faculty, staff and students will review this policy within three years to ascertain if any amendments are necessary. OFIA CONTRIBUTES $200,000 TO FACULTY OF FORESTRY'S CHAIR IN FOREST MANAGEMENT AND Poucv Lakehead's Chair in Forest Management and Policy got a boost this summer thanks to the generosity of the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA). Earlier this year the Board of Directors of the OFIA voted unanimously in favour of contributing $200,000 to Lakehead University's Chair in Forest Management and Policy over a five-year period. The presentation was made on campus on August 18, 1995, when Lome Crawford, the Manager of Woodlands at Avenor Inc., presented a cheque on behalf of Marie Rauter, President of OFIA, to the President of Lakehead University, Dr. Bob Rosehart. Toe donation by the OFIA ensures that the Chair will be able to continue its research efforts on a wide range of important forest management and policy issues. The Chair was established in 1987 with a $1 million grant from the Government of Ontario. It became active in September, 1988, with the appointment of Dr. Peter Duinker as Chairholder and Associate Professor of Forest Management and Policy. Toe Chair has played a vital role in the development of forest policy in Ontario and serves as a unique, independent forum where forest management and policy alternatives can be developed and examined rigorously. With a mandate to cover both the management and policy levels of forest decision-making, the Chair brings an independent and practical management perspective to policy development, and provides a strong policy context for the investigation of management problems. Over the past seven years, the Chair has completed a wide range of research projects, including studies on wildlife habitat, forest-sustainability indicators, community forestry, environmental assessment, herbicide use, conflict resolution, public participation, Aboriginal forestry education, and others. Chair research personnel and graduate students have authored and presented dozens of papers and reports on their work. In addition to the grant from OFIA, the Chair's current research funding includes a large contract to undertake wildlife habitat and biodiversity assessments for a forest-products company in Alberta. Duinker is also a member of the newly funded Network of Centres of Excellence on Sustainable Forest Management, which will provide additional research resources for several years. ■ ■ PuBuc FORUM You are invited to attend a public forum to discuss this draft of Lakehead University's Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Equity Policy. NOTICES WILL BE POSTED AROUND THE CAMPUS ONCE A DATE, TIME AND LOCATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. =:;_= 12 == Lome Crawford (left), acting on behalf of Marie Rauter, the President of the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OF/A), presents a cheque for $200,000 to Lakehead University President Dr. Rosehart The funds will be used by the Faculty of Forestry's Chair in Forest Management and Policy. Agora, September 1995 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY VISION Interlibrary Loans Fee for journal articles: On September I , 1995, the cost to the borrower for journal articles obtained on Interlibrary Loan increased from $2 to $3 per requested article. The Library continues to pay the remainder of the $5 per article cost for faculty, students, staff and visiting scholars. Library and Internet Subject Guides: Subject guides are prepared, reviewed and updated by the reference librarians of The Chancellor Paterson Library. These guides are intended as a starting point for doing research in the Library and on the Internet. A subject guide is available for most subjects taught at the university. Copies of these guides are available near the Infonnation Desk. The Logozzo family, Iron Range Bus Unes Inc., recently donated an AMT·BEMG Telemetry System for the School of Kinesio/ogy. This invaluable piece ofequipment can measure muscle activity and will b6 used extensively in training and research. Shown above (left to right) are Engineering Technologist, Carlos Zerpa, Joe Logozzo and Chair of Lakehead's Department of Kinesiology Dr. Tony Bauer. Music AND VisuAL ARTS CENTRE CAMPAIGN REACHES OVER $500,000 Toe recentJy constructed Music and Visual Arts Centre launched a five-year equipment campaign in tandem with the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign in October of 1991 with the assistance of National Chair, Arthur Black, and Regional Co-chairs Annette Augustine and G. Sydney Halter. Along with the participation of over 30 volunteers, this fund-raising initiative realized over $535,000 toward purchases of pianos, computers, stereo equipment, a state of the art electronic sound studio, etching presses, and pottery wheels just to name a few of the many required items. Additionally, as a result of this initiative, several new music and visual arts scholarships, awards and bursaries were created for deserving students. Many national corporations, foundations, local businesses and friends of Lakehead University have contributed to the huge success of this mini campaign. Leadersrup gifts were created by the Toronto Dominion Bank, The Eckhardt-Gramatt~ Foundation, Dr. John and Mrs. Etoile Naysmith, and Mr. WiJliam and Mrs. Pauline Tomlinson. RecentJy, prominent Thunder Bay businessman, Mr. William H. Buset, provided a significant gift which will be recognired in the naming of the William H. Dusel Centre for Music and Visual Arts, thereby concluding this campaign. The donor recognition board will be unveiled at a reception for our generous supponers in early October. ■ Agor a, September1995 Library Instruction Program for Students: The following types of classes are offered throughout the months of September and October. For times and dates please inquire at the Information Desk. Registration is necessary for all sessions. ♦ Tour oftbe Library: Tours are one half hour long. Scheduled tours begin August 28 and run until September 22 at various times during the day. ♦ Searching Library Catalogues (LU and WorldWide): During trus session, students will learn to search the Library's Online Catalogue. Accessing and searching catalogues from other Libraries around the world will also be featured. Sessions begin September 11 and run until September 22. ♦ CD-ROM Searching: CD-ROM indexes provide an effective method for locating journal articles and other documents for your research. This session will provide students with the skills needed for the most effective searching of indexes. Sessions will be held daily during the week of September 25th. ♦ Finding Information on the Internet: During trus 90 minute session students will learn about useful starting points and search tools on the Internet Sessions will take place during the weeks of October 2 and October 9. ■ UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED G> Lakehead University has announced the establishment of the Lakehead University Foundation under the Universities Foundation Act, 1992. As an agent of the Crown in the right of Ontario, the Lakehead University Foundation will solicit, receive, manage and distribute money and other propeny received by the Foundation to support education and research at the University. The Foundation is administered by a board of directors consisting of Mr. G. Sydney Halter (Chair), Mrs. Betty Coates, (ViceChair), Ms Susan Braun, Mr. J.R. Evans, Mr. Teuvo Nupponen, Mr. Arn Westlake, Mr Russ Garrett and Mrs. B. E. Metzler. For more infonnation contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. ■ 13 �lll~l=iW-ii;t•1~1•1(11MM~•;l=l-1•J!l;H¥eFRr WINS AGAIN! The exceptional service which the Emergency Frrst Response Team (EFRT) provides to the University community was recognized during the 1995 Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Week (COHSW). On June 15th, the team was awarded the "Community Health & Safety Award" - a safety recognition award sponsored by the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers in celebration of COHSW. The award is given "to honour a particular volunteer group or organization that has made a contribution to health and safety in a workplace or in the community at large." The EFRT is a group of student volunteers who provide emergency frrst response services on campus during the fall and winter sessions. Lakehead's team is one of only two university teams in the country to provide 24 hour per day, 7 day a week service during its operating season. Their service complements the efforts of Lakehead's Security Services, Health Services and our 124 designated frrst aiders. The award caps a prize-winning season for the Team. In March, Lakehead's EFRT placed first in the advanced first aid competition at the Provincial Emergency Response Conference at McMaster University. Congratulations! NEW MEMBERS OF y OUR JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY CoMMmEE •28 Grams ofPrevention and Safety: Isn't It Worth It?: two lab safety videos from Fisher Scientific Co. Preventing Employee Exposure to Bloodborne and Other Pathogens: a video from the University of Minnesota INJURIES: Gooo News AND BAD While the news concerning reductions in injuries continues to be good, we cannot diminish the fact that University employees are continuing to be injured on the job. To date, this year, twentynine employees have been hurt at work. The statistics point to the continued need to re-evaluate our notions about health and safety. It's time to throw away the "safety as just common sense" model, and accept that safety doesn't just happen. Health and safety results when all employee groups are committed to achieving a safe and healthy workplace; when they meet regularly to identify, evaluate and control hazards; when the parties work and interact openly and effectively, together, to produce the desired result ... a safe and healthy environment for both work and study. Compenaable lnjurl•• at Lokahead Unlve,-lty: 19!M va. 1995 MldJcal Aid Cllffl • The last four months have seen a few changes to the roster of the Lakehead University Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC). Tony Bauer and Anne Deighton have joined as new members representing LUFA. Tony and fellow LUFA rep, Lynn Barber, will serve as designates; Anne will serve as the official alternate. CUPE's new designated committee member, Duan Hu, will be backed up by Mojdeh Rostarni-Allison. SEIU's Jason Wigmore and Ian Munro have traded spots: Jason will be serving as designate, with Ian as alternate. Adele Ritchie, as LUFA President, will sit as an ex-officio member of the committee. Loe,t Time Clalma Day. Loet on Lost Time c....... L_J ===-------------~- 0 ID U ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Numbtt of Mldk&I Aki Claims I Number of l.a.t Tme Clalma I Number of 0119 loat The JHSC has representation from all six university unions (CUPE, IUOE, LUFA, OPEIU, SEIU, and USWA), as well as from three non-unionized employee groups (Schedule 1 and 2 employees, and Technicians). In addition, academic and administrative managers are both represented. The Human Resources Officer Health & Safety, and the LUFA President hold ex-officio positions. While the JHSC meets monthly, committee members are available to assist you with your health and safety concerns throughout the month. For a current list of committee members, check the JHSC list posted in your department. NEW HEALTH & SAFETY VIDEOS The health and safety area of Human Resources maintains a library of VHS format videos which are available for loan to University employees. Some of the new titles which we have obtained this summer are: 14 Accepting the 1995 Community Health & Safety Award from Larry Westlake (right) of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, are Sue Jamieson and Scott Styles of the Emergency First Response Team. Agora, September 1995 �Human Resources UPCOMING Telsphone Fax number 343-8334 346-7701 EAP CouRSES AND WORKSHOPS: Parenting Workshop -Tuesday, September 26, 1995 -1his one-evening talk is for parents with children 12 years of age or younger and will deal with discipline and self-esteem. , Assertive Communication Course - October 5-26 1995 - This 4-week course will enable participants to communicate assertively, handle conflicts effectively and enhance selfesteem. Financial Planning Workshop-Tuesday, November 14, l 995-1his talk will covereverything you've ever wanted to know about Registered Retirement Savings Plans. CALL 343-4626 TO REGISTER Cumulative Drug Cost Increases vs Consumer Price Index (CPI) 120 Drug Costs 100 % 80 60 40 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - , CPI 0 co co 0) co .... 0 0) 0) N 0) <") 0) LO 0) Year Did You Know that the Lakehead University pension fund earned a gross rate of return of 10.34 percent between the beginning of January and the end of JuJy 1995? CANADA SAVINGS BoNos (CSBs) Employees who wish to purchase CSBs through payroll deduction may pick up an application in Human Resources. Completed applications must be returned to Payroll no later than Friday, October 13, 1995. Employees who purchased CSBs last year will be notified when and where to pick up last year' s paid-up bonds. 0 Reminder: Additions or deletions to your list of dependents MUST be reported to Human Resources. Agora, September1995 Quote of the Month: Remember, if you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got. 15 �CALENDAR 0 The Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold its 12th annual conference in Thunder Bay, from October 25 to 27. The theme of this year's meeting is "Entrepreneurship in the New Economy." Keynote addresses will be presented by Grace White, the winner of the 1993 Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award for International Competitiveness; Catherine Swift. president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business; Charlie Coffey, senior vicepresident at Royal Bank of Canada; and David Stewart-Patterson, financial editor for CTV. For more infonnation contact LisaBeckwickat473-3841 orfax623-9165. 0 The Centre for Northern Studies is hosting an International Tourism Conference for Industry, Government and Researchers from October 12 - 15, 1995 entitled Shaping Tomorrow's North: The Role of Tourism and Recreation. Themes include challenges in northern tourism, native people and tourism, research needs, culture and tourism, eco-tourism, adventure recreation, environmental protections, planning for tourism, regional initiatives, and land use conflicts. For infonnation contact Robbie Ferguson at 343-8360, fax 343-8100ore-mail: robbie.ferguson@lakeheadu.ca. 0 Children's poet Sheree Fitch will give a public lecture on Tuesday, October 3, 1995 at 8:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge. This is the first lecture in the 1995-96 Department of English Lecture Series sponsored by Thunder Bay Travel, Sweet Thursday Bookshop and Thunder Bay Public Library. There will be a reception and booksigning following the lecture. Cash Bar. Free Admission. 0 A CaU for Papers for the 12 Annual lAKEHEAD UNJVERSJTY CONCERT SERIES 0 The Faculty ofBusiness Administra- tion is planning a workshop on Business (Fall Schedule) Etiquette this fall. Details will be printed in the October issue of the Agora. All concerts, unless otherwise noted, are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts CHANCELLOR PATERSON Tuesdays, 12:30 pm October 3: Colleen Gibson, oboe, Jeff Gibson, french horn, Joy Fahrenbruck., piano, October 17: Allan Bevan, organ (Wesley United Church), October 31:Alexander Tselyakov, piano, November 14: Erilca Raum, violin; Heather Morrison piano, November 28: Harold Wevers, bassoon, Joy Fahrenbruck, piano. For tickets and information caU: 343-8787 lAKEHEAD UNJVERSJTY POOL SctiEDULE (September IS-December 1) Monday and Wednesday 11 :30 amto 1:30 pm; 2:30pmto4:00 pm Tuesdayand Thursday 8:00 am to 9:30 am; 2:30 pmto 4:00 pm Friday 8:00 amto9:30 am; 11 :30 amto 1:30 pm; 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Saturdays 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Sundays 2:00 pmto 3:30 pm all evenings 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Thanksgiving Schedule Closed all day •-Saturday, October 7and Monday, October9. Open Sunday October 8 2:00 to 3:30 pm only. DEADLINE Canadian A~iation for Distance Education Conference with the deadline of FOR THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF THE October 31, 1995 has been issued by the Continuing Education department at the Universite de Moncton, Moncion, NB, ElA 3E9. Session proposals should be submitted under one of five subthemes: Converging Technologies; Teaching/ Learning Strategies; Organizational Issues; Public and Private Sector Linkages; and Global Village Concepts. For information call (506) 858-4121 or fax (506) 858-4489. OCTOBER 2, 1995 AOORA LIBRARY HOURS Mon. to Thursday 8:00 am to 11 :30 pm Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday 10:00amto6:00pm Sunday 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm Agora The Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of External Relations. The newsletter is distributecl monthly (except torJuly and August) to faculty, staffand friends ofLakehead University. Director of External Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding CommunicationSISpecial Events Officer: Denise Bruley Secretary: Betty Hygaarcf 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 LakeheadUniversity 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8300 FAX: (807) 343-8999 £·mail: trances.harcfing@lakeheadu.ca ... 0- (J) (J) N t; 0 iIO 16 a, September 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.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement of a change in registration process, a message from the President, and announces new Deans 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 1995-09 Agora 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/83245b16d7dd9a5e4aef9c7a17c1d767.pdf e2e3558e9c32cef84fbab4798c2dd81f PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY The Changing Face of Lakehead New landscaping, services and activities mark the beginning of the 1999-2000 academic year A Pow-Wow featuring guest speakers, Aboriginal drummers, dancers, and singers was part of this year's Orientation Week activities Landscaping improvments have added seating areas along the main campus walkway '-"-'== = ======="---'=-' Lakehead students can surf the World Wide Web 24-hours-a-day at the Internet Cafe in the Agora S EPTEMBER 1999 �-------------------1--;W■•■;■i-~--------------- Agora September 1999 Vol. 16, No. 7 From the President's Desk THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert 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 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:franees.harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is October 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 www.lakeheadu.ca Lakehead UNIVERSITY I would like to welcome the new and returning students and new faculty and staff to campus. enhancement fee. We expect this initiative will continue for the next few years. For those students returning to Lakehead, some changes will be readily apparent. We have used part of the Facilities Renewal Fund to provide new walkways and a landscaped area outside the Braun Building. The deteriorating walkways were becoming a safety issue, and the landscaping is designed to improve the central focus area of campus. It should provide a pleasant space for gathering and present a positive image to visitors. Also, there have been substantial upgrades to the computing facilities. New or upgraded services are now available in the Chancellor Paterson Library, the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse, and the Bora Laskin Building. Additionally, an Internet Cafe environment has been created in the Agora and the Bora Laskin Building whereby students can relax while surfing the net or e-mailing their family and friends. These facilities should help alleviate the long waits currently experienced in attempting to gain access to a computer work station. Furthermore, a number of upgraded new teaching labs will be evident, including those in Engineering, Computer Science, and Business Administration. am very pleased with the progress we have made in upgrading Lakehead's technological environment with much of the progress attributable to student support through the new technology As we move into the implementation phase of the Strategic Plan, I encourage faculty, staff and students to participate in the discussions and track the progress around each objective. A Strategic Plan Monitoring Group will assess progress each semester and report to the university community its findings. Lakehead University- September, 1999 2, I would like to commend Campus Development and, specifically, the Housekeeping and Grounds' Staff for the much-improved condition of the buildings and grounds. We can all take pride in the appearance of the campus. There will be additional cigarette butt disposal units provided, and I encourage all smokers to use these receptacles or other suitable waste containers to dispose of their butts. I attended the Oxford Round Table on Educational Policy for a week in August and- had the chance to interact with other university presidents from Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Ghana, South Africa, Poland, Germany and Estonia. While we share many concerns regarding funding and the future directions of higher education, it was apparent that each institution faced its own unique challenges. Nonetheless, there were important object lessons from the experiences at continued on page 3 �President continued from page 2 other universities that will have value and potential application at Lakehead, so the exercise was very useful. Two of these are the foundation program for black Africans at Rhodes University in South Africa and the communications' process used by the President of Oregon State University. I believe that our Native Access Programs and the usefulness of Lakehead's web site as a communication tool could profit from. these experiences elsewhere. In addition, the Round Table was a valuable networking forum for us all. I would also like to express my thanks for the effort and contribution so many people have made to this year's orientation and registration process. While I have high expectations for the development of an improved registration system that makes better use of technology and requires less time for students to spend in lines, this in no way diminishes from the hard work and dedicated effort put forth by all the staff involved in registration. If we are to fulfill the objectives of a student-centred learning environment though, progress must be made in implementing electronic registration and ensuring that we are a user-friendly organization. While students and parents have commented to me how friendly and helpful people at Lakehead have been, I also have had negative comments about our "customer" service. Staff and volunteers, many of them students, are to be congratulated for their efforts that have resulted in the positive sentiments but we must work harder to ensure these are the only type of responses we hear. Well, it is the beginning of a new academic year, orientation is over, and classes have begun. I trust that it will be a good year for all. Campus News Dignam and Hecnar receive Premier's Research Excellence Awards Two Lakehead University faculty have been awarded funding under the Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) intended to help researchers attract and retain talented graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and research associates. Dr. Marc Dignam (Physics) was awarded $95,000 to undertake theoretical investigations in semiconductor nanostructures. Dignam is an outstanding computational physicist in addition to being an excellent analytical theorist. His research will add basic knowledge to the field of semiconductor and optical physics and will further our understanding of the dynamical response of semiconductors to light. Dr. Stephen Hecnar (Biology) was awarded $100,000 to undertake research on amphibian populations in northern and southern Ontario that will provide valuable insights into biodiversity while strengthening Lakehead's emerging focus in conservation biology. "Dr. Dignam and Dr. Hecnar's success in the PREA competition is a testament to their outstanding research accomplishments and we congratulate them on their achievements. The fact that Lakehead University was awarded two Premier's Awards speaks to the quality of our research programs and the training being provided at the graduate level," says Dr. Mark Howe, dean of graduate studies and research. Lakehead University will be contributing a total of $97,500 towards the two awards. Di Matteo and O'Connor awarded SSHRC Research Grants The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently announced awards for two Lakehead University faculty members. Dr. Livio Di Matteo (Economics) is to receive $48,506 over three years for his project entitled: "Late 19th and Early 20th Century Wealth and Economic Development in Ontario." Dr. Brian P. O'Connor (Psychology) will receive $36,850 over three years for his research project entitled: "Interpersonal Rigidity, Hostility and Complementarity: Associations With Psychopathy, Relationship Quality and Attachment History." Dr. Di Matteo and Dr. O'Connor are to be commended," says Dr. Mark Howe, dean of graduate studies and research. "Obtaining SSH RC funds is a significant attainment given the highly challenging nature of SSHRC's national competition; SSHRC's success rate in the 1999-2000 competition was 42.8 per cent." Grad Student wins Whittaker Award Carl D. Goodwin, a master's student in kinesiology and a technician in the Department of Chemical Engineering, received the Whittaker Award for Biomedical Engineering students consisting of $450 (US), membership in the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) valued at $500 (US), and a reduced ASAIO conference fee valued at $350 (US). Goodwin attended the ASAIO conference June 2-7, 1999 in San Diego, where he and his thesis advisor, Dr. Laurie Garred, presented two papers resulting from the data collection for his master's thesis: "Dialysis Adequacy Assessment Based on Conductivity Measurement of Spent Dialasysate" and "Vascular Refilling During Hemodialysis: Determination By Blood Volume Monitoring." Lakehead University- September, 1999 3 �Superior Science Herbicide Training in exchange for a new Computer by Heather Roy. Co-director Superior Science The Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment is pleased to recognize a recent collaboration with Bro/and Enterprises which resulted in the addition of a Pentium computer to the Forestry student microcomputer room. Unusual sounds filled the halls of Lakehead University during two weeks in August. Children in blue T-shirts and instructors in yellow were seen on campus, and the sounds of their laughter and excitement prompted the curiosity of staff and students. "This camp makes science fun!" exclaims a child as she bounces out of the Braun Building with green slime oozing through her fingers. This young girl, along with 67 youngsters ages 8 to 13, experienced Superior Science. 1 Superior Science is a program allowing children to explore science, engineering and technology at Lakehead University. "The goal is to stimulate children's interest in the fields of science, engineering and technology through hands-on activities," says Karen Kleihauer, director of Superior Science. 'We give children an opportunity to build and test their own projects, participate in interactive tours, and perform dazzling scientific experiments." The children this summer experimented with simple household products to make baking soda rockets and slime for chemistry activities. Concepts of biology were introduced with a crayfish dissection, followed by a trip to the McIntyre River to look for live aquatic specimens. Aspects of engineering were explored through interactive tours and hands-on design and construction projects. Some of the favorite engineering projects were balloon-powered race cars and bridge building. Computer time and building speakers were special technology activities. "My favorite Superior Science activity was our inventions," explains a camper on his last day of camp. "Also I enjoyed making slime and balloon racers ... Oh yeah, and taking apart the crayfish. My least favorite activity was nothing because they were all fun and interesting." The boy smiles and waves good-bye to his instructors. "We are hoping to offer this program again next summer -- for seven weeks, rather than two," says Kleihauer when asked about the future of Superior Science. "We would like to run programs for children entering grades 5 and 6, and another program for children entering grades 7 and 8. This would increase enrolment to 308 children. This year we enrolled 68 youngsters and we had a waiting list of children wanting to get into the program:• Superior Science would also like to run workshops at Thunder Bay and area elementary schools in the Spring of 2000. "The purpose of the workshops," says Kleihauer as she picks up a LEGO bridge built by a camper, "would be to incorp~rate the new science and technology curriculum with hands-on activities." If you would like to find out more about Superior Science, please call 343-8201 and leave a message. Lakehead University- September, 1999 4 Earlier in the spring, Bro/and was seeking qualified expertise to deliver a course in herbicide application for their existing and potential employees. Since the introduction of a new licensing system by the Ministry of the Environment, several agencies in southern Ontario have begun to offer such courses -- for a substantial fee. Nancy Luckai, assistant professor, introduced Renee Johnstone, Bro/and vice-president, to Lynne Sevean, a senior technologist with the Faculty. Sevean has provided herbicide training to Lakehead students for many years as part of his extracurricular, volunteer activities. It was agreed that in exchange for delivering a course, a computer would be donated for the use of forestry students. In this case, the networking and c9operation benefited all parties. An excellent microcomputer lab was expanded by one up-to-date unit. All the students who took the course passed the provincial exams and a local employer learned that Lakehead houses expertise which rivals that of our colleagues to the south! -- Nancy Luckai �-----------------.sZ11•■ •z- Second World Congress on Allelopathy Critical Analysis & Future Prospects by Stacie VanEve,y The Second World Congress on Allelopathy was held at Lakehead University August 8-13, 1999 and was attended by over 200 people representing 34 countries. This prestigious gathering represented scientists from abroad working on various aspects of allelopathy. Allelopathy concerns the chemical interactions among plants through the release of organic chemicals into the environment. This little-known field of ecology is making significant progress in solving many environmental problems of our society. According to Dr. Azim Mallik, a professor in the Department of Biology and chair of the Second World Congress, the purpose of the gathering was to provide a forum to discuss recent progress on allelopathy from an ecosystem perspective. "The allelochemicals released from plants affect other plants as well as the soil environment, so it is essential to approach allelopathy from an ecological perspective," he says. This field has captured the attention of many scientists, and during the final day of the Congress, a crossfire discussion allowed a panel of experts to address controversial issues in allelopathy. One of the main issues discussed was the need to establish a clearer definition of allelopathy as well as to highlight the success stories in allelopathic research. Currently the most talked about and well-funded project in allelopathy is one that aims to develop allelopathic rice. Several Asiatic rice varieties are found to have natural allelopathic properties that protect them from weed interference. The gene responsible for this weedsuppressing effect has already been identified. The graduate student involved in this research, L. Bach Jensen, presented her talk at the Lakehead Congress and was awarded the Rice Award (named after Dr. E.L. Rice, one of the most influential researchers in the field of allelopathy) for "best student presentation." Allelopathy can help solve some of the many environmental problems of our time by producing environmentally safe biological control agents, which may reduce herbicide and pesticide use in agriculture and forestry. One participant from the United States, Roselee Harmon, said she felt that the conference was a good time to do collaborative work. Another, Dr. Udo Blum, professor of botany at North Carolina State University, was one of the many participants to write to Azim Mallik after the conference to compliment him on the success of the Lakehead Congress. In his e-mail he said: "Great weather, excellent food, a fine facility ... excellent opportunities for exchanging ideas about allelopathy and natural products.... " Lakehead University- September, 1999 5 In addition to five days of intense discussion and presentations, participants were also treated to a field trip to discuss the impact of forest fire and harvesting on competition and allelopathy in the Boreal Forest. This was followed by a tour and dinner at Old Fort William. Mallik, who is also president-elect of the International Allelopathy Society, says that historically, allelopathy has been playing a major role in sustainable agriculture in· the developing counties through crop rotation, cover plant cropping and mulching. Biochemical research in allelopathy has already resulted in the production and marketing of environmentally safe biological herbicides in Japan , New Zealand and the USA. According to Mallik, new brea~hroughs in biochemical and ecological genetics of allelopathy will play a significant role in shaping our agricultural and forestry practices in the 21st century. The next congress of allelopathy will be ~eld in Japan in 2002. Stacie VanEvery is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. �____________________j_;w-;,■■+----------------CENTRE FOR HFALTH CARE ETHICS by Louisa Pedri, Office Manager Lakehead University is pleased to announce the establishment of a Centre for Health Care Ethics now operating from an office in the Avila Centre. The mission of the Centre is to enhance the ethical quality of health care within the Thunder Bay region and society in general by creating a forum for dialogue and collaborative action on ethical issues in the delivery of health care. Lakehead vs University ofMinnesota Duluth The establishment of the Centre for Health Care Ethics was the result of a year's work by a small team of dedicated volunteers who were engaged in the workings of the Thunder Bay Bioethics Interest Group, an organization started in March 1996 by Dr. Jaro Kotalik. by Denise Bruley, Communications Officer The Centre is hoping to create a regional program in health care ethics that will include education, consultation and research. A Minnesota fan called it "a very Canadian conclusion" alluding to the diplomatic result of the hockey game between Lakehead University and UMD held on Saturday, August 28, In the fulfilment of its educational mandate, the Centre for Health Care Ethics will be presenting a monthly forum of speakers which could take the form of debates, workshops or roundtables presented to a variety of audiences. 1999. "We had to be gracious guests in Minnesota," said Dr. Fred Gilbert, Lakehead University president. Although the first Lakehead goal was scored by Dr. Margaret Johnston, Lakehead's new director of the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, UMD came back quickly and The Centre will strive to meet the needs of four major groups: postsecondary students and university faculty and staff, regional health care institutions and their professionals, community health organizations and interest groups, and the community-at-large of Northwestern Ontario. made the score 3 to 1. Lakehead played well, fighting back and making it 4 to 3 in their favour. In the end however, UMD managed to tie the game. After much debate over whether a five-minute overtime period would be played, it was decided that instead there would be a rematch in late September in Thunder Bay. Individual and institutional membership in the Centre is open to those who through their personal philosophy or career orientation agree with the mission statement and can support and promote the goals of the Centre for Health Care Ethics. "It was a heck of a hockey game," said Dr. Gilbert, "but we won't be so gracious on our own turf." The Lakehead Team included: If you are interested in becoming a member or simply knowing more about the Centre, contact its director, Dr. J. Kotalik, by E-mail at (chce@lakeheadu.ca) or call the office (Room 123B at the Avila Centre) at phone/fax 343- Goal: Wes Thom Defense: 8126. Bruce Muirhead, Chris Southcott, Mission Bill Monte/pare, Len Meyer To enhance the ethical quality of health care within the Thunder Bay Region and society in general by creating a forum for dialogue and collaborative action on ethical issues in the delivery of health care Forward: Tom Warden, Fred Gilbert, Doug Thom, Peter Viitala, Rob Zuback, Margaret Johnston, Donna Newhouse, Ian Newhouse, Walter Epp Lakehead University- September, 1999 6 �-.z•••••z----------------- What's Happening in the Library • • • A NEW LIBRARY WEB PAGE 2. Course-Specific Library Instruction 4. Finding Statistics Using CANSIM http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/ home.html This type of session can be arranged as requested by a faculty member and will be individually designed for the specific needs of his or her students. A session can be scheduled in or out of class time, in the library or in the classroom. A session may include any of the following aspects of library research: topic selection and search strategy development, database selection and use, journal vs magazine use, primary vs secondary source selection, finding, evaluating and citing print and/or Internet sources. To make arrangements for this type of course specific session, call extension 8211. Learn to use CANSIM, Statistics Canada's computerized database and information retrieval service containing very valuable statistical information in time series. Pre-registration is necessary and limited to 30. 3. Library Instruction for Faculty Pre-registration is necessary and limited to 30. Check out the Library's new web page! Connect to this page by typing in the URL as above or click on LIBRARY from the Lakehead University main page. From this new page you can access many library resources such as electronic indexes, electronic journals, and Internet subject guides for subjects taught at Lakehead University. FALL 1999 LIBRARY ORIENTATION AND INSTRUCTION LINEUP Take advantage of The Chancellor Paterson Library's Orientation and Instruction Program for your fall classes. The Library is once again offering a wide variety of library instruction sessions for students and faculty. These sessions are designed to acquaint students and faculty with the services and resources of the library and to assist in the development of research skills. These sessions are outlined below: 1. Library Orientation Program for Students During the months of September and October the Library offers a series of pre-scheduled tours and sessions for students who want to learn more about the library and its resources. A brochure which outlines these sessions is available at the Library's Circulation and Reference Desks. Information on dates and times are also available on the Library's Web Page at http:// www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/ libtour.html . These sessions are general in nature. Students must preregister in person at the Reference Desk. At any time during the year you can arrange for one-to-one instruction of a specific source or sources, or a "refresher" tour of the Library. To make arrangements for a library tour call extension 8211. Monday, October 25 at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 27 at 11 a.m. 5. Learn to Use the 1996 Census: During this SO-minute session you will learn to find statistics on Canadian cities and towns gathered during the 1996 Census. Both CD-ROM and Internet methods of access will be highlighted. Monday, October 18 at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 20 at 11:00 a.m. Watch for announcements of upcoming sessions on other electronic sources! Dr. Bruce Muirhead (History) has written Against The Odds •· The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky, the story of the governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973 who was one of only two Jewish senior civil servants in Canada when he was appointed. This authorized biography of Rasminsky's professional life will enlighten anyone interested in the formation of Canadian economic and monetary policy after World War II. It is the tale of an extraordinary figure in Canadian history. Against The Odds is published by University of Toronto Press and copies are available at the Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore. •- Denise Bruley Lakehead University- September, 1999 7 �Did You Know? Welcome Back! •• Prettie Residence is named after the late Robert J. Prettie, a former chancellor of Lakehead University. Prettie was a member of the Board of Governors who chaired the University's first Building Fund drive and served as chair of the Board of Governors from 1971-73. The Prettie Residence was established in 1962 and was commonly referred to as the "Women's Residence." It became co-ed in 1966. During the summer Lakehead hosted a reunion for residence assistants and dons. More than 40 people turned out for the August long weekend to enjoy dinners, campus tours and trips to Old Fort William, Terry Fox Monument and Kakabeka Falls. •• In the 1980s, Residence consisted of 10 houses in the Bartley complex and two houses in the Prettie complex. The Bartley Residence is named after the late Dr. M. W. Bartley, who served as Principal of Lakehead Technical Institute from 1948-52 and was Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors from 1965-69. Videos taken during the weekend are available at a cost of $20. To order your copy contact Norma Jean Newbold, Residence Life Coordinator, at (807) 343-8622. •• Between 1988-1995, the final three phases of town house style residences were completed, housing some 414 Lakehead students in addition to providing 16 beds for Health Sciences North. •· In 1994, Lakehead acquired the Avila Centre from the Sisters of St. Joseph, which provided accommodation to 77 upper-level female students. •• Today Lakehead can accommodate approximately 1100 students in Residence. The cost of sharing a double room is $5,071 with a full meal plan. •• Residence activities are coordinated by a staff of nine including Department Manager David Hare, Residence Life Co-ordinator Norma Jean Newbold, Secretary Residence Administration Margaret Starcok, Residence Accounts/Admissions, Shirley Richter, Residence Admissions/Accounts Vicki Cano, Conference Services Coordinator Karen Caljouw, Facilities Supervisor Pat Kanary, Bartley Front Desk, Tina Maenpaa, and Residence Maintenance, Ken Sundell. (1-r) Sarah Simson (1996-98), Francy Gertsch (1995-97), Norma Jean Newbold, Shawn Hannah (1995-98) They are assisted by students hired part-time such as Resident Assistants and a Residence Programmer who is concerned primarily ~ ith the social aspects of Residence life. •• Compiled with the help of Shirley Richter, Residence Admissions/Accounts Coming Up in the Fall/Winter issue of the Nor'Wester A Profile on Diane Schoemperlen, this year's Alumni Honour Award Recipient Heads of Residence past and present: Ron Spina 1982-91 (left) and David Hare (1991-present) Lakehead University- September, 1999 8 �LAKEHEAD TEAM TO STUDY FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHERN FIRST NATIONS RESEARCH A Lakehead-led research team is one of sixteen from across Canada which was successful in the 1999 Open Grants Competition of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). Bruce Minore, research director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Lakehead site) and Margaret Boone, associate professor in the School of Nursing, together with Mae Katt, Ontario's regional director, and Peggy Kinch, senior policy analyst for Medical Services Branch (MSB), Health Canada, and Stephen Birch, of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) at McMaster University are joint recipients of the grant. The $86,085 study will document the health impacts and costs (to the system and patients) of a lack of continuity in the delivery of oncology, diabetes and mental health services to the people of three Shibogama First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. The objective is to provide MSB, the federal department that is responsible for ensuring the delivery of health care to First Nation people on reserve, with an evidentiary basis for intervention and allocation of resources to improve both systemic and pathology-specific factors affecting continuity of care. Data will be collected through a five-year retrospective audit of 135 randomly selected patient records (stratified by diagnoses), and in-depth interviews with all resident and visiting health care providers. Because patients must access tertiary care outside the communities, similar interviews will be done with providers at the relevant referral agencies in Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay. As well, financial data from MSB and the Shibogama Health Program will be used to generate a program-specific system costs analysis. The results will help MSB establish a baseline for community services, revise clinical decision-making protocols and, in partnership with the communities, set direction for expanding the continuum of care. CHSRF supports applied health systems research that provides policy makers and health systems managers in Canada with evidence on which to base decisions. In order to ensure that research is timely, relevant and important to decision-makers -- and likely to be applied -- at least twothirds of the cost of funded projects must be provided by sponsoring agencies. In the present case, the total cost will be shared by MSB and the Ontario Health Services Research Co-Sponsorship Fund. By providing comparative data on mental health and diabetes clients, as well as oncology patients, the new study will compliment and significantly extend the research on continuity of cancer care in northern First Nations, for which four members of the team (Katt, Kinch, Boone and Minore) together with Helen Cromarty and Michael Power received a combined grant of $50,142 from the Senator Norman M. Paterson Foundation and the Northern Cancer Research Foundation, announced last March. Shades of Summer Janet Stewart, Dale Dubiwsky, Kevin Dunning and Cheryl Berst made a formidable team at the 11th Annual Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament held at Centennial Golf Course in June. They were just a few of the 72 staff, faculty and friends who took part in the annual best ball tournament organized by the Campus Development Department. As is the custom every year, proceeds from the event went towards funding a student bursary. This year the Maintenance Choice Golf Classic Trophy was awarded to Rob Kucher, Terry Griffin, Joe Gosselin and Scarlett Squirers. Special thanks to the organizing committee, the staff in the Campus Development Department, Aramark, and especially Karen Anderson who did a superb job of collecting prizes. Lakehead University- September, 1999 9 -- Joe Gosselin, Campus Development �-----------------;••·-►-i-~--------------- My Pan American Experience by Jayson Gard Jayson Gard is coach of the Lakehead University Women's Volleyball team and a former national volleyball team member. This summer he served as an official for the sport of beach volleyball, which for the first time, was included in the line-up of the Pan American Games As I left Thunder Bay and began the 700-kilometre drive to Winnipeg, I tried to imagine what my experience as a beach volleyball official at the 1999 Pan American Games would be like. I soon realized that I had no expectations. I had travelled all over the world playing volleyball for my country and had never taken the time to think about the big picture. All that had ever mattered to me was that my team was prepared to play -- we rarely got to meet any of the volunteers who organized the event or to enjoy any of the festivities. One of the first things you're taught as an official is that your best match is the one where nobody even realizes you are there. I decided that I was going to achieve that goal and take in as much of the Pan Am experience as possible. I arrived at the beach volleyball venue which was set up at the Winnipeg Stadium, the home of the Blue Bombers. I had been to a test event there in June and a wind gust had practically destroyed the whole playing area, but the venue looked to be in great shape. As I walked through, the first thing that struck me was the number of volunteers: you could sense this was going to be a big event. As I headed toward the meeting room I ran into Miguel Ramirez, a Mexican with whom I had officiated at a volleyball event in Toronto run by the Federation of International Volleyball. He had never been to Winnipeg before and seemed to be quite amused to see a beach placed in the middle of a 27,000-seat stadium. If he had known he was going to be the first beach official ever to officiate the men's gold medal match at the Pan American Games, I'm sure he would have taken more pictures! I Ifyou have ever officiated at a televised event, you can appreciate how difficult it is when they put a microphone on your shirt and an ear plug in one ear so they can direct the proceedings from a truck parked behind the stadium I was assigned as a "Reserve Official" for the first beach volleyball match, which meant I could enjoy the sun from the best seat in the house and have an opportunity to watch some high calibre beach volleyball. The Brazilians won easily and it looked as if they might be the team to beat. As they left the playing area and we prepared for the next match, the tension mounted. It was show time! If you have ever officiated at a televised event, you can appreciate how difficult it is when they put a microphone on your shirt and an ear plug in one ear so they can direct the proceedings from a truck parked behind the stadium. All the time they keep repeating to you that anything you say will be heard by millions of people. And, when they tell you to "hold your whistle," you must wait until they give you the go ahead before restarting the match. Meanwhile, the fans are wondering why the play has not been initiated when the players have been ready for what seems like an eternity! I have often wondered how far we are willing to go with our sport, or any other, in order to gain the huge TV revenues that the NFL or NBA enjoy. At this point I realized that I am quite happy Lakehead University- September, 1999 10 �-s•••••z.-1---------------coaching at the University level where the amateur athlete is still somewhat alive. For a moment I thought of what could have been if I hadn't had the knee problems... then I quickly realized that I had plenty of opportunities left in my life ... The Canadians scored a couple of quick points and before long the crowd had come alive. The excitement, built up from the night before, was electrifying and the team was responding to the cheers. As they closed the gap the arena was deafening. And when the Canadians scored the final point to take the set in a miraculous come-from-behind win, I nearly touched the ceiling as I jumped out of my seat along with John and 8,000 other Canadian fans. The Canadian team finished off the Argentinian team by winning the next two games and the place exploded. They had done what no other men's volleyball team had been able to do •· win a bronze medal at the Pan Ams. As circumstances would have it, I had to miss the beach volleyball finals due to a death of a close member of my family. I had the evening session off and decided to take in the women's indoor final volleyball game featuring Brazil and Cuba. The arena was buzzing even though the Canadian women's squad had not advanced to the final. Winnipeg is a volleyball town and the crowd knew they were about to see two of the top teams in the world do battle. Watching the Cubans warm up was like something most people had never seen before. They are not only big jumpers (over 40-inch verticals) but can hit the ball like some university men's teams. The Brazilians won in five games and the fans left with an excitement that would carry over to the men's bronze medal match which featured Canada vs Argentina. Having grown up in the Winnipeg volleyball system I knew many of the volunteers at the venue and quickly had a seat, front row centre, alongside John Blancher, the men's team co-ordinator with whom I had played at the University of Manitoba for a couple of seasons. As the warm-up began, I watched a few players who were there when I played and a couple of players who were in the first year of university when I was finishing up at the University of Manitoba. For a moment I thought of what could have been if I hadn't had the knee problems that ended my career as a professional volleyball player. Then I realised that I had plenty of opportunities left in my life and that by giving it all when I was younger I had paved the way tor my current involvement with the sport as an official and a coach. The match had begun and the Canadians lost the first set rather quickly and things were not looking good. The second set wasn't much better and the Canadians were quickly behind and facing defeat as the score was 24 to 19 in a rally point game to 25. All the Argentinians had to do was "side out" and the match was in their grasp. The success of the Canadian men's beach volleyball team (advancing to the finals) meant that as a Canadian official I was unable to officiate for any games involving my home country. Nevertheless, I came away with some much- needed experience and new friends from Germany, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. As I drove back to Thunder Bay I couldn't help but think of the finals I had missed and I was feeling a little upset; then it hit me right between the eyes. I had spent most of my life preparing and sacrificing for my team, my country, or my job and had missed out on many family gatherings. I had often put the team before everything else. But I had finally realized that my family and friends are my team. My presence at the funeral meant more to me and my family than any volleyball game. I had received a lot of support from my fellow officials and it didn't matter what language they spoke or what colour they were: they all understood the importance of family. Amidst the politics, drug scandals and million-dollar deals that tend to dominate media coverage of athletic events like the Pan Am Games, the one thing that I will always have are the friendships I had developed. They will be there long after I have forgotten who was even in the final match of the tournament! Editor's Note: The Canadian men's beach volleyball team of Jody Holden and Conrad Linneman won the gold medal while Brazilian teams took home the silver and the bronze. Jayson Gard is looking forward to strengthening beach volleyball at Lakehead and to building on the success of last year's women's varsity volleyball team. The Thunderwolves' first home volleyball game is set for November 12-13 in the C.J.Sanders Fieldhouse. Lakehead University- September, 1999 11 �---------------;«■•-•;--------------- Magnus Theatre presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Canadian Association on Gerontology Q Association canadienne de gerontologie September 23-October 9, 1999 sponsored by N.M. Paterson and Sons Ltd. CAG/ACG '99 For ticket information and discounts for students, seniors and groups call the Box Office at 346-6552 Ottawa, Ontario November 4-7 novembre Department of Music Lumina Concert Series 1999-2000 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. October 5 Penelope Clarke, flute; Joy Fahrenbruck, piano For further information, contact: CAG Conference Secretariat 28th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting 100 - 824 Meath Street, Ottawa, ON KIZ 6E8 Tel: (613) 728-9347 - Fax: (613) 728-8913 E-Mail: cagacg@magi.com - Web Site: www.cagacg.ca October 26 Vilma Vitols, mezzo-soprano (1999 Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Winner); Tara Morton, piano November 7 Jennifer Orchanian, piano Note: 2 p.m. November 24 Check the Lakehead University Website www.lakeheadu.ca "News and Events" for more information about Events On Campus Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Events Off Campus Note: 8 p.m., St. Paul's United Church Media Releases University Publications Canadian Federation of University Women Interested in Joining Our Club? The Canadian Federation of University Women, Thunder Bay Club (CFUW) is extending a special invitation to all women who hold a pegree and are interested in joining the club. Contact Louisa 345-1808 or Jean at 344-3851 for further information. CD Tr ojan Devel . & Alumni Affairs Lakehead University- September, 1999 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.16 No.7 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a message from the President, an article on the Second World Congress on Allelopathy, 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 1999-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/7d3da9c5fae0f3d9bbb2611287ff1f34.pdf 6c7628590576d4b286c61bbc72d11cd3 PDF Text Text September/October 2001 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC) Under Construction 0) -~<ii -0 C: Q) a: When it opens in January 2003, Lakehead's new Advanced Technology and Academic Centre will provide approximately 1,400 new student spaces in time to meet the demands of the "double cohort". The construction has affected the traffic flow on campus. Details on page 6. Tim Buell appointed Vice President (Research and Development) by Nancy Angus Dr. Tim Buell brings extensive experience in new technologies for learning to his new position as Lakehead University's vicepresident (research and development). He comes to Thunder Bay from the University of Calgary, where he held academic appointments in the Faculty of Communication and Culture, the Faculty of Continuing Education, and the Faculty of Education. A Revised Campus Map is Posted on the Lakehead Web Site http://www.lakeheadu.ca/images/misc/campmap.pdf Lakehead U NIVERSITY There, he managed U of C's programs in professional development and curriculum innovation, and was senior research associate in the University of Calgary Learning Commons. continued on page 3 �Lakehead 2 UNIVER Slf Y From the President's Desk Another academic year is underway, and it will be an important one for the future of our University. Hopefully, government can be convinced that the inequity of funding to Lakehead must be rectified before our next budget year. Our cause is just, rational and based on the premise that the base funding for all students in Ontario should be equal. Having suffered the consequences of this funding aberration for a decade, seeing it corrected would instantly translate into a fiscally feasible future for the university. by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Evident to all is the construction underway on the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC) and the disruption of traffic patterns as addressed elsewhere in the Agora. The $44-million ATAC project will change the campus in many ways. The first evidence of this is the deployment of the Nortel Networks IP telephones. When complete in January 2003, ATAC will offer state-of-the-art electronic capacity in classroom and distributed learning. It will become the new focus on campus for academic teaching and learning. Furthermore, the temporary traffic difficulties will be replaced later in 2003 with a pedestrian friendly circulation pattern that will open a new two-way entrance off Oliver Road. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR HONO RARY DEG REES The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all members of the Lakehead University community to submit nominations for honorary degrees to be awarded at the Convocation in May 2002. Please provide as complete information as possible about the person being nominated plus a brief rationale for the nomination. All nominations will be considered by the Committee, which will then make its recommendations to the Senate. Send-the nominations to Dr. Jane Crossman, Chair, Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, c/o The School of Kinesiology. Please note that the nominations must be received on or before September 21 , 2001 to be placed on the agenda for the September meeting of the Committee. While this time of year is filled with enthusiasm and the energy of students, the past summer brought a number of significant losses to the Lakehead "family". Board of Governors' member Joe Baratta, Doreen Hessian, the wife of our past Board Chair, Steve Hessian, and retired faculty member Gordon McLeod, all passed away. They were true friends of the university and will be missed by all who knew them. Linda Phillips, Secretary to the President A final note is necessary to acknowledge that an era comes to an end at Lakehead this month. Linda Phillips is taking an early retirement, and the 40 plus years she has dedicated to the University and its predecessor, Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology as well as to the University's five presidents will be an enduring testament to a personal commitment to this institution. By Linda's own request, there will be no farewell ceremony, but I want to express my appreciation and, I am certain, the University's for her dedication to, and love of, Lakehead University. I will miss her knowledge, her understanding, and her efficiency. Linda -- I wish you well in retirement. AGORA •· September/ October 2001 �Lakehead 3 UN I VERSITY Tim Buell continued from page 1 Bue/l's work in the Learning Commons has focused on professional development for faculty in reaching and research, and in the development and implementation of research programs in educational technology. with particular emphasis on broadband network applications. Tim Buell received his Bachelor of Music at the University of Toronto and continued his graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. and the University of Toronto, where he completed a Masters of. Music in 1981. In 1986 he received a PhD in Theory and Composition at the University of Pittsburgh "With a diverse background in research, fund development and the arts, Or. Buell will be an asset to Lakehead University and the City of Thunder Bay." says Or. Fred Gilbert. As a member of the senior administrative planning team that created the University of Calgary's Learning Commons-a facility similar in many ways to ATAC-Buell will take a leading role in the advancement activities for Lakehead's new Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC). Or. Buell will have key responsibilities to advance the interests of the University in the public and private sectors and to develop the faculty research that will continue to ensure Lakehead provides its students with a quality learning environment. Campus News Repairs address Mould Problem During a routine check of air quality in the University Residences last spring, the Resource Centre for Occupational Health and Safety identified potential mould problems in two areas •• on the first floor of the Prettie Residence and the Nanabijou Child Care Centre. As a result, children and staff using the Centre were immediately moved to the cafeteria of the Avila Centre while the University initiated further inspections to determine the scope of the problem and the subsequent plan for remediation. Renovations and repairs were conducted by Lakehead's Physical Plant and a local engineering firm. "The work was done thoroughly and the Nanabijou Child Care Centre moved back to its original location one week ahead of schedule," said Susan Soldan, vice-president (administration and finance). Lakehead continues to monitor all areas and respond to health care issues that could be related to potential mould sources. "Like all universities in Canada," says Soldan, "Lakehead is focusing on finding adequate funds to address bigger maintenance issues." The Nanabijou Childcare Centre has been in operation on campus for more than 1O years, providing day care service for up to 67 children each year. Coming Soon to a Workstation Near You "I am delighted to be joining the Lakehead community," says Tim Buell. "Lakehead University is poised to embark on a period of sustained growth and the implementation of new and exciting academic programs and research initiatives. I look forward to being a part of this and helping Lakehead build on its national reputation of teaching and learning excellence." Buell has received research grants from, and has served on peer review committees for most of the national research grant organizations in Canada, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Office of Learning Technologies. CANA/RE, Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, the National Centres of Excellence program and the Canada Council. Dr. Tim Buell replaces Or. John Whitfield who retired in June after a 36-year career at Lakehead. This summer, CTRC staff (l-r: Frank Christen, Fred Plank and Andrew Brigham) began installing new IP telephones on campus that will enable users to communicate using software-based PC phones. The converged network totally integrates Lakehead's voice and data information into one common network. To date, new phones have been installed in all of the Residences as well as in parts of the University Centre Building. When the installation is complete, Lakehead will be the site of the largest installation of voice-over Internet protocol (IP) telephony in North America. AGORA - September/October 2001 �Lakehead 4 U NIVER $1 T V Ellie Prepas graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 1971 from the University of Waterloo, a Master's in Environmental Studies in 1974 from York University and a PhD in Zoology (limnology) in 1980 from the University of Toronto. Ellie Prepas' expertise on the Western Boreal Forest (Boreal Plain) will be built upon and linked with a new project to be developed in the Lake Superior watershed on the Boreal Shield. Working with the University community, the private sector and government, Prepas will work to develop strong linkages between surface water quality, bioindicators, and spatially-based landscape management models. The Canada Research Chairs Program, a prestigious $900million program, was announced by the Government of Canada in the 2000 Budget to support the establishment of 2,000 Canada Research Chairs in Canadian universities by 2005. The key objective of the Canada Research Chairs Program is to enable Canadian universities, together with their affiliated research institutes, to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and to become world-class research centres in the global, knowledge-based economy. Ellie Prepas named Canada Research Chair In Sustainable Water Management and the Boreal Forest Dr. Ellie Prepas is the first Canada Research Chair to be appointed at Lakehead. Three other candidates have been nominated for Canada Research Chairs at Lakehead University: Dr. Lionel Cata/in, Dr. Heidi Schraff and Dr. Gary Genosko. Dr. Ellie Prepas, an internationally respected scientist with 20 years of experience in watershed surface water interactions, landscape models and policy development, has been awarded the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Water Management and the Boreal Forest at Lakehead University. Contribution to Rese arch Awards - Prepas is an expert on cyanobacterial toxins, one of the biggest concerns in fresh water lake quality. Cyanobacteria are recognized as problem "algae" in water and along with imparting bad tastes and odours to water, they also produce toxic chemicals called cyanotoxins. As the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Water Management and the Boreal Forest, she will focus on the collection and organization of an appropriate data base on fresh water in the Boreal Forest and the development of tools to link those data with current modelling efforts for sustainable landscape or watershed management. Ronald N. Harpe/le Congratulations to Dr. Ronald N. Harpelle and Dr. J.D. Stewart who are the recipients of the 2001 Lakehead University Contribution to Research Awards. Harpelle is an Associate Professor o_f History whose research is focused on the West Indian community in Costa Rica (see Faculty Books on page 11 ). Stewart is a Professor of Anthropology with an interest in archaeology in northwest Mexico and the American southwest. Much of his recent research has been done in collaboration with his colleagues in the Departments of Geology and Chemistry. "Water is one of northern Ontario's most precious resources," says Dr. Prepas. "This Chair will provide the opportunity lo train students who will contribute to a much needed vision of sustainable water management in forested regions." J.D. Stewart AGORA -- September/October 2001 �Lakehead 5 UN I VERSITY Three Acting Deans Appointed Three acting deans have been appointed in keeping with the new academic structure that went into effect on July 1, 2001. Lakehead now consists of seven faculties: Business Administration Dean: Dr. Bahram Dadgostar Education Dean: Dr. Julia O'Sullivan Dr. Ian J. Newhouse Ian Newhouse received his master's degree in science (exercise physiology) from the University of Alberta in 1983 and completed an interdisciplinary doctorate in physical education, medicine nutrition and zoology at the University of British Columbia in 1987. In 1988, Newhouse began his career at Lakehead as an assistant professor in the School of Physical Education. He is now an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and an adjunct professor in the collaborative master's specialization in gerontology. Newhouse is currently the acting director of the School of Kinesiology, a position he held in 1998, and he has also served as chair of the School of Kinesiology (1998-2001 ). Throughout his career at Lakehead, he has supervised to completion 10 master's theses with his research focus being mineral metabolism and exercise. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Lakehead University varsity running programs and served as coach. During his years as a competitive athlete, Newhouse was an international competitor in the 400-metre hurdles, 400-metre and 800-metre and an athlete for the Canadian National Track and Field Team (1979-1984). As a member of the Canadian National Track and Field Team, he was selected to compete in both the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. Engineering Dean: Dr. Henri Saliba Forestry and the Forest Environment Dean: Dr. Reino Pulkki Professional Schools Acting Dean: Dr. Ian Newhouse Dr. Kim Feddersen Science and Environmental Studies Kim Feddersen completed his doctorate in 1985 at York University, majoring in Renaissance and Reformation literature. Feddersen has written a number of articles on the history of rhetoric, rhetorical theory, Shakespeare and film, and in 1994, published a book with Professor David Parsons entitled A Case for Writing: A Business Writing Casebook. He is currently working with Dr. Mike Richardson on a book exploring recent cinematic adaptations of Shakespearean plays. Acting Dean: Dr. Alastair Macdonald Social Sciences and Humanities Acting Dean: Dr. Kim Feddersen In 1998, he received Lakehead University's Distinguished Instructor Award and was a keynote speaker at last year's National Academic Roundtable. He has performed numerous administrative duties during his career at Lakehead, including serving as chair of the Senate Organization Committee ( 1999-present), a member of the Strategic Plan Monitoring Committee (1999-present), a member of the Council of Ontario Universities· Secondary School Curriculum Validation Panel (1999-2000), a member of the Undergraduate Studies Task Force of the Strategic Planning Group (1998-1999), a member of the VicePresidential Search Committee ( 1998-1999), and chair of the Department of English (1998-present). Dr. Ian Newhouse Acting Dean Professional Schools Dr. Kim Feddersen Dr. Alastair D. Macdonald Acting Dean Alastair Macdonald received his doctorate from McGill University in 1972 and began his career at Lakehead in 1969 as a lecturer in the Department of Biology. He became an assistant professor in 1971, an associate professor in 1976 and a full professor in 1985. Social Sciences and Humanities From-1971 to 1991, Macdonald received a total of $250,000 in research fun ding from Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Operating Grants, an NSERC Forestry Development Grant, and a Senate Research Committee General Grant. During his career, he has written numerous refereed publications, including book chapters and publications in professional journals on topics related to reproductive and vegetative development in trees and shrubs. Dr. Alastair Macdonald Acting Dean • Science and Environmental Studies Alastair Macdonald has served as chair of the Department of Biology (1981 -1987 and 1996-present). assistant to the dean of Arts and Science (1990-1993), and acting dean of Arts and Science. He served on the Lakehead University Faculty Association executive for many years and was the Association's first chief grievance officer. AGORA -- September/October 2001 �Lakehead 6 UNIVE RS IT Y ATAC Advanced Technology and Academic Centre under Construction Lakehead UNIVERSITY Agora Ent1 Lakehead Unive1 a) ~ 0 C ::; When it opens in January 2003, Lakehead's new Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC) will be the University's "nerve centre:' It will centralize the information technology and distance education functions and provide approximately 1 ,400 new student spaces in time to meet the demands of the "double cohort'' when two classes of Ontario high school students converge and enter the university Access Road To New Hospital Fieldhous En -0 lJ A NORTH system. Funded by the Government of Ontario's SuperBuild Growth Fund, other corporate sponsors, and private and personal donations, ATAC positions Lakehead to better meet the demands of a knowledge-based economy. It will strengthen Lakehead's role as a catalyst for economic, social and cultural development in Northwestern Ontario and reinforce Lakehead's reputation as an accessible institution. Traffic Flow on Campus Traffic access has changed in order to deal with ATAC construction and to begin to implement the Lakehead University Traffic Study conducted by Cook Engineering. • The Main Parking Kiosk will be moved from the entrance on Oliver Road to the entrance on Balmoral Street (Lakehead University Drive South). Note: Parking after 6 p.m. on campus is now free; • Agora Circle entrance (Lakehead University Drive North) is now for passenger drop-offs, pick-ups, and City Transit bus stops. There is short-term metred parking as well as parking for barrierfree access; • Traffic flow on Sanders Drive around the C.J.Sanders Fieldhouse is now one way; • Signage is posted on Oliver Road directing the public to enter from Balmoral Street. Note: this is the only entrance to the general parking lots, residences (Prettie, Bartley, Townhouses), Nanabijou Child Care Centre, CNFER, Aramark deliveries and University Centre loading zone; • Speed bumps have been refurbished near Preltie Residence; • A one-way exit from Lot 8 around the Music and Visual Arts Building has been established AGORA -- September/October 2001 �Lakehead 7 UNI V ER SITY 1 Sanders Fieldhouse 2 Centennial Building 3 University Centre (Agora) 4 Student Centre 5 Regional Cent re 6 Centre For Northern Forest Ecosystem Research 7 Chancellor Paterson Library 8 Braun Building 9 School of Nursing Building 10 Ryan Building 11 Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC) Main Entrance Lakehead University Drive South 12 13 14 15 16 10th Avenue P Parking PG General Parking .- Main Traffic Access -= Walking Path • Roadway Access Power Ho use Music and Visual Arts Centre Bora Laskin Building Health Sciences North Northwestern O ntario Techno logy Centre (NOTC) 17 Avila Centre/ Residence 18 Prettie Residence 19 Bartley Residence 20 Townhouses 21 Centre of Excellence for Children & Adolescents with Special Needs /~ / • ...._, ...) .' - .ui --- ATAC Facts Total Budget: $44 million Size: approximately 9, 117 square metres Completion Date: January 1, 2003 Project Managers: The RPA Group Project Architects: IKOY Architects/ KGS Group Occupants to Include: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Part-time and Distance Education Communications Technology Resource Centre (CTRC) GIS Labs Multi-media production/ teaching services and other facilities to serve the technological needs of other programs Caution For safety and security reasons, non-authorized personnel are forbidden to enter the ATAC Construction Zone. For information contact Security at 343-8569 AGORA --September/October 2001 �Lakehead 8 U N I V_ER S I T Y News From the Library NEW LIBRARY WEB PAGE ADDRESS http://library.lakeheadu.ca Give Voyageur a Try Shad Valley at Lakehead 2001 Expanding Minds, Creating Opportunities and Having Fun at Lakehead "Programs like Shad are one of the best marketing mediums available. The brightest teenage students from all over are coming to Lakehead ;1 and experiencing the high quality facilities and educators found in the ' ~~ Lakehead community. Many students arrive with an apprehensive t attitude at Lakehead; they have read Maclean's magazine and are • wondering what they will find. When these students depart, they take \ with them a completely changed attitude. After returning home, many • ·.'- · of the participants speak to their high schools about the Shad at Lakehead experience. It is almost hard to imagine the implication of 50 students returning to 50 different schools, each student telling hundreds of others just how great ti Lakehead University really is." -- Alicia Coughlin, Shad Valley Program Assistant, Lakehead University Shad Valley, now in its third year at Lakehead, is a summer program for youth aged 16 to 19 which focuses on exploring science, technology and entrepreneurship. This year, 50 students took part in the program along with four Lakehead faculty and 10 staff. Each year, Shad International selects a topic as the focal point of the competition. This year's topic was helping people with disabilities. Teams of approximately seven students are formed and these teams are required to design a new product, build a prototype, write a business plan, and then present their ideas to a panel of judges. Each campus selects an overall winner to compete in the The Royal Bank Entrepreneurship Cup VOYAGER is the library's new webbased Online Catalogue. VOYAGER features many improved searching techniques including point and click design, pull-down menus, Boolean searching, ranked keyword searching, easy downloading and e-mailing of records and links to full text electronic journal and other resources. VOYAGER is easily accessible from your home or office computer by clicking on the Online Catalogue button from the Library's Home Page (library.lakeheadu.ca) Library Proxy Service - Access to Journals, Indexes/Abstracts from any Location With this new service, students, staff and faculty can access a number of electronic journals, indexes, abstracts and full-text documents previously available from on campus locations only. With a mail.lakeheadu.ca account authorized users can access the library's electronic resources from any Internetconnected computer. ... continued on page 12 national competition. Lakehead's representation at this year's national competition came from the "Revolutions Solutions" team," says Alicia Coughlin, Shad Valley Program Assistant. "Their product was the Rollmote, a remote control (TV channel changer) for use by those who do not possess fine motor skills. Wires were attached to each of the contact points underneath the shell -- two to the roller, and two to a piece of metal soldered to the case. When someone moves the roller, the wires on the roller make contact with the wires attached to the metal, causing the TV channel to change." E-mail .to Dr. Ken Hartviksen, Shad Valley at Lakehead Program Director "I just wanted to thank you for the amazing time I had at Shad this July. Like many of the Shads, I am suffering from the effects of withdrawal. I miss the jam-packed schedules we had, the laughter and above all, the people. I will always have good memories of the program and you are one of the people I have to thank." -- Erin Seto, Shad Participant Shads Give Back to the Community During the month of July, the Shad Valley participants raised over $ 1,000 through various entrepreneurial projects. They shared these funds with Lakehead University's Learning Assistance Centre and the Northern Heart Retreat, a charitable organization dedicated to health education for people with heart disease. AGORA - September/ October 2001 �Lakehead 9 UNIV ER S ITY Research May Hold the Key to the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer by Carrie Gibbons Prostate cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer in men and as many as 20,000 cases are diagnosed in Canada each year. One in eight Canadian males will develop the disease and one in three will die of it. Dr. Robert Thayer, an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology, is engaged in research that is designed to change these sobering statistics and, in doing so, benefit millions of men across Canada and around the world. Thayer is leading a team of skilled researchers and physicians from the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre including Dr. John Th'ng, Dr. Sunil Gulavita and Dr. M. Abdel-Malak. Their work is directed toward finding biomarkers that will lead to the early recognition and diagnosis of prostate cancer. In February 2001 the team was awarded a $50,000 per year renewable research grant from the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada. Bob Thayer's research focuses on mitochondrial DNA -- the battery and powerhouse of the human cell. He hopes that by studying normal and cancerous prostate cells, changes to the mitochondrial DNA will reveal "errors" or "mistakes" that should be very specific to prostate cancer. This research could facilitate the development of an early detection system which, most importantly, will be non-invasive. "Using current methods, by the time you normally detect prostate cancer, the tumour is already metastasized." Thayer holds a doctorate in biochemistry and has done work in the field for the Dr. Bob Thayer (at the microscope) and Dr. John Th'ng (left), a researcher with the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre (NWORCC), are studying changes to mitochondrial DNA which may indicate the presence of prostate cancer. With them is Dr. Dhali Dahliwal, NWORCC's executive director, and Dr. Fred Gilbert, president of Lakehead University. past several years, including exploring heat-shock proteins and aging. He is working closely with Dr. Ryan Parr (Anthropology), Dr. Gabriel Dakubo, (Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre) and Dr. John Th'ng. According to Thayer, many prominent research teams from universities across Canada have received grants from the Prostate Research Foundation of Canada. "This type of research would not be happening at Lakehead without the existence of the cancer research lab. "Our collaboration with the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre offers tremendous opportunities for students, faculty and researchers to participate in culling-edge research. It also reinforces the work that is being done through Lakehead's Applied Bio-molecular Science program." He credits the unique relationship that Lakehead University has forged with the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre as having played a large part in the team's success to date. SPARK AGORA -- September/October 2001 Carrie Gibbons is one of several Lakehead students taking part in SPARK-- a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal �Lakehead 10 U N I VERS I TY Welcome New Faculty & Staff Dr. Wa Gao -- Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Dr. Norman McIntyre -- Associate Professor, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Dr. Ellie Prepas -- Professor, Forestry/Biology Dr. EI-Ocla -- Lecturer, Computer Science STAFF Dr. Hubert de Guise -- Assistant Professor, Physics Blain Boyd -- A/V Tech Assistant, CTRC Dr. MacKinnon -- Assistant Professor, Chemistry Trish Nagorski -- Development Officer - Annual Giving, Office of Development Professor Adam Van Tuyl - Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences Mignon Dunning -- Graduate and International Admissions Officer, Admissions and Recruitment Professor Tim O'Connell -- Assistant Professor, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Lori Piccolo -- Secretary/Receptionist, Health and Counselling Dr. Uddin -- Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Kevin Ride -- Lecturer, Faculty of Forestry Daniel Klein -- Programmer/Analyst, Systems Management Dr. Bedard -- Assistant Professor, Psychology Kevin Green -- Security Communications Officer Dr. Tim Buell -- Vice President (Research & Development) Sonja Habjan -- Palliative Care Education Coordinator, NECAH Lodovico (Vicco) Rocco -- Lecturer, Faculty of Business Patricia Jordan -- Community and Professional Development Coordinator, Health Sciences North Debbie Leach -- Technician, Chemistry Bonnie Knott -- Administrative Coordinator, CECASN Dr. Peter Hollings -- Assistant Professor, Geology Professor Aldoaijy -- Assistant Professor, Faculty ofBusiness Administration Dr. Amornrat Apinunmahakul -- Assistant Professor, Economics Marla Tomlinson -- Writer/Researcher, Communications Neil Soloway -- Shift Engineering, Powerhouse FACULTY Professor Pat Sevean -- Associate Professor, School of Nursing Fossils, Fossils Everywhere Dr. Anthony Lariviere -- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy Professor Danny Leung -- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics Dr. Michael Yuan -- Associate Professor, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism Dr. Sonja Grover -- Associate Professor, Faculty of Education Dr. Ziaping Liu -- Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Dr. Jama Ouenniche -- Assistant Professor, Business Administration Dr. Constance L. Russell -- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education Some of the oldest plant fossils on earth are visible in rock outcroppings that appear in downtown Thunder Bay. Professor Karen Maddox -- Assistant Professor, School of Nursing· In July, a film crew from the Japanese Public Broadcast Network including researcher Masayoshi Funaki (left) interviewed Geology Professor Stephen Kissin. The crew was filming a a documentary on pre-Cambrian life forms in the Gunflint Formation -- a formation that lies under Thunder Bay and extends into the United States. Dr. Christoph Gnieser -- Assistant Professor, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Professor Nasser Noroozi -- Assistant Professor, Computer Science AGORA -- September/October 2001 �Lakehead 11 UNIVE R S IT Y Faculty Books In Memoriam Joseph Baratta Dr. Ronald N. Harpelle (History) has recently published a book with McGill-Queen's University Press entitled, The West Indians of Costa Rica: Race, Class, and the Integration of an Ethnic Minority. The soft cover edition will be published by Ian Randle Publishing of Kingston, Jamaica in the new year. According to Harpelle its release in paperback in the Caribbean is important because the book will be affordable to the people for whom the research is most relevant. "Being able to return something as valuable as the history of a community to its owners is the greatest reward for a Historian." The West Indians of Costa Rica is being described by scholars as "a major contribution." James Handy, of the University of Saskatchewan, says that the book is the most complete investigation available to date. "Harpelle considerably furthers our understanding of the history of the West Indian Community in Costa Rica," he says. The Jamaicans, Barbadians, and other West Indians who migrated to Costa Rica at the turn of the 20th century found themselves in a country that prides itself on its Spanish and "white settler" origins. Harpelle examines the ways in which people of African descent reacted to key issues of community and cultural survival from 1900 to 1950. The author focuses on Caribbean migrants and their adaptation to life in a Hispanic society, particularly in Limon, where cultures and economies often clashed. Dealing with such issues as Garveyism, Afro-Christian religious beliefs, and class divisions with the West Indian community, The West Indians of Costa Rica sheds light on a community that has been ignored by most historians and on events that define the parameters of the modern Afro-Costa Rican identity, revealing the complexity of a community in transition. Superior Science Web Site http://supersci.lakeheadu.ca/ Check out the new Superior Science web pages on the Lakehead University web site. They were designed by 16-year-old Jessica Otte who functioned as the program's "technical guru" this year. Jessica is the daughter of Carol Otte, Lakehead's supervisor of microcomputer services. She completed most of the work as a volunteer during the winter months. Joseph Baratta, a member of the Board of Governors and a former president of the Alumni Association, passed away on August 1o, 2001. He was 63. Baratta held a master's degree in education and devoted 38 years of his life to the teaching profession as a teacher and a principal with the Lakehead District Catholic School Board. He was a staunch supporter of the Alumni Association. In a profile published in the University's magazine (Nor'Wester) in 1992, he was quoted as saying, "Many people don't appreciate how important Lakehead is to the region, especially the many local teachers who were able to further their education without leaving their jobs and families .... I was first asked to be a volunteer marshal! (for Convocation). When later I was asked to serve on the Board of Directors, I said yes; it was my way of giving something back to a university which had given me so much." Additional NSERC Award for 2001-2002 Shortly after the publication of the June 2001 issue of the Agora listing Lakehead University's most recent NSERC awards, another Lakehead faculty member was awarded an NSERC equipment grant. Dr. S.M.J. Alirezaie of the Department of Electrical Engineering was awarded an equipment grant for $18,000 for a "Computer Vision and Image Processing Laboratory." Interim Manager of Security Services Linda Moffatt has been appointed interim manager of security services. She replaces Donna McGrath who resigned in July to accept a position as a professor in the Police Foundations/ Law and Security Administration program at Confederation College. Over the course of her five years at Lakehead, Donna McGrath was instrumental in the development of security services on campus, and added a professional leadership dimension to the role of campus security. Linda Moffatt has been working in Lakehead's Security Services since 1990. AGORA -- September/October 2001 �_ Lakehead 12 UNIVERSITY New Staffin the Office of Communications The Office of Communications is pleased to annouce that Marla Tomlinson has been hired to work as a part-time Writer/Researcher. She replaces Genevieve Knauff who left the University in July to work in the forest industry. Tomlinson has been working as a journalist in Thunder Bay since 2000, most recently as a multimedia editor with The Post and Thunder Bay Television. Her duties at Lakehead include compiling the weekly e-bulletin (Events @ Lakehead) and the daily Communications Bulletin. Classical Kathak Dance Concert Lakehead UN I VERSITY Come and see this explosive North Indian dance performance by internationally renowned artists Sept./Oct. 2001 Vol. 18, No.6 October 24, 2001 T HUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA 7 p.m. Bora Laskin Auditorium Tickets are on sale at the Bookstore Hockey Tickets on Sale ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora October 12th is the day Lakehead's new hockey team will play its first home game against the University of Quebec Trois-Rivieres. The action begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort William Gardens. 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Agreement Number 1497073 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop Deadline for submissions for the next issue is For more information contact Marla Tomlinson at 343-8177 Friday September 28, 2001 9:30 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m. Friday September 28, 2001 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Register by e-mail at gisella.scalese@lakeheadu.ca or call 343-8147 AGORA -- September/October 2001 November 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.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on the ATAC, a message from the President, and an announcement of three acting Deans. 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 2001-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/85d165afe048ecdf7448cc6891be042e.pdf e166eb5f051c97038dd0492205084846 PDF Text Text September 2002 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff est ~ [ Atikokan • Quetico Provincial Park Dog RiYe:r Matawin Forest Thunde r Lakehead Receives $1.3 Million from Living Legacy Trust by Marla Tomlinson "We plan to be a leader in forest management model development incorporating state-of-the-art forest management planning methods. These two grants from the Living Legacy Trust will go a long way towards helping us achieve this goal." •• Dr. Reino Pulkki, Dean, Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment Agreement Signed On September 5th an agreement was signed between Lakehead University's Paleo-DNA Laboratory and Vita-Tech Laboratories Canada Inc., which will allow vital services to be shared by both labs. Under this agreement, the Paleo-DNA Laboratory will provide ancient DNA, and genealogy (family tree) testing services for Vita-Tech. In return, the Paleo-DNA Laboratory has the ability to accept and refer to Vita-Tech paternity testing cases that require a laboratory to be ISO 9002 registered or accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks {AABB). ''This is an agreement that will be symbiotic for both laboratories," says Dr. El Molto, Academic Director of the Paleo-DNA Laboratory. "It has the potential to capture larger markets for both laboratories by avoiding a duplication of resources and at the same time market both Canadian biotech companies." For more information about the multiplicity of research projects and forensic, paternity and molecular services being conducted at the PaleoDNA Laboratory visit www.ancientdna.com or call {807) 343-8877 or toll free 1-866-DNAIn August, the Executive Director of the Living Legacy Trust, Karan Aquino, LABS. presented Dr. Reino Pulkki {Forestry and the Forest Environment) and Dr. Michael Yuan {Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism) with two cheques totalling over $1.3 News Releases million. ''The Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment has been awarded You can find out the latest news $933,170 to study how Intensive Forest Management (IFM) affects sustainable fotesFi' • about Lakehead University by management and forest health," said Aquino. "Living Legacy Trust has committed an reading media releases posted additional $452,490 to the Akervall Centre for Outdoor Recreation for the online at: development of a Comprehensive Recreation Planning Framework to examine how http://www.lakeheadu.ca/ IFM will impact recreation in the region." ... continued on page 3 -eventswww/media_cur.html Lakehead U NIV E R S I TY �2 AGORA September 2002 From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President As the fall semester gets underway, there are lots of things happening besides the new students and new faculty on campus. For example, we are exploring the possibility of building new residences in time for next fall 's double cohort influx. Even with the conversion of space in the Avila Centre to 25 new residence rooms, we had a waiting list that could not be filled this year. The RPF we put out allows the private sector to propose design and build solutions. If it appears to you that construction has slowed down on ATAC, it had a bit so that we could retain the option of adding a sixth floor for the Medical School. This, combined with an adjacent sixstorey addition, appears to be the best solution to quickly accommodate the needs of the School. A temporary roof has been put in place to allow construction to proceed both on the interior and exterior of the building. With that in place the pace will quicken. The Lakehead Project Development Officer for the Medical School, Dorothy Wright, has taken up her position in the temporary quarters assigned to the Dean and his staff in the Braun Building. Interviews for the Lakehead Campus Dean will take place soon. Enrolment should meet our budget target this year and as we market the university for next year following the recommendations of the Western Management Consultants' report, look for an exciting new image for Lakehead. The students, faculty and staff who participated in this important exercise are enthusiastic about what will be happening over the next few months. LUSU's new President, Glendon Tremblay, has some wonderful ideas to foster an understanding of Lakehead's history and build esprit de corps in the student body. I hope the entire Lakehead UNIV fR:SI T'I' Lakehead community embraces the initiatives that he will foster over this coming academic year. Welcome to all of you who are new to Lakehead. This is a wonderful institution as you will certainly discover. It has been a great experience informing people throughout Canada, and especially in southern Ontario, about all the fine things going on here as I raise funds for ATAC. This fall a new strategic planning exercise will get underway. The current plan has served us well but it is time to reconsider its objectives and look forward another five years. Details regarding the process will be forthcoming but if you were part of the previous exercise and have any suggestions regarding what you liked or disliked about the process, please let me know. Finally, as noted elsewhere in this edition of the Agora, this publication will be going online. What that means is considerable savings in production costs and thus the ability to generate news about the university more frequently. I hope everyone adjusts to the change easily, and remember - a hard copy can always be downloaded if wanted. The Canadian Institute of International Affairs invites you to attend a Public Lecture by Dr. John Hilliker Head, Historical Division Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade "Pirouette or Revolution? Trudeau's early Foreign Policy revisited" Thursday, September 26th at 8 p.m. in RB 1023 �3 Living Legacy continued from page 1 Both projects will operate with the cooperation of Bowater Forest Products Inc. and other partners on the new Legacy Forest research site, a 400,000 hectare area in the southern half of the Dog River-Matawin Forest. This is an area of Crown Land under license to Bowater Forest Products Inc. The Legacy Forest is adjacent to and east of Quetico Provincial Park, a protected area with no forest industry activity. The combined area will be a "living field research laboratory" that will help researchers understand and measure how intensive forestry operations impact forest ecosystems at the "landscape level." These operations include a wide variety of silvicultural practices, such as planting, thinning, fertilization, harvesting, and genetic improvement, to increase the capability of the forest to produce fiber. "The Legacy Forest projects were funded through its science-related programs in forestry and ecology, which were established to fund strategic data collection and research that increase our understanding of intensive forest management, while at the same time supporting an ecological approach to resource management," said Aquino. "The projects will attract further researchers and projects, manage information, and ensure that knowledge is transferred to all stakeholders. Broad acceptance of intensive forest management practices will only result if it can be demonstrated that biodiversity, forest health, and non-timber forest values such as recreation, can be maintained or enhanced in the process." "The Legacy Forest Project will place the Lakehead University Forestry and Outdoor Recreation programs at the forefront of research in landscape ecology and management, and the impacts of intensive forest management and silviculture on all aspects of forest AGORA September 2002 sustainability;' said Dr. Reino Pulkki, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment. 'We plan to be a leader in forest management model development incorporating state-of-the art forest management planning methods. These two grants from the Living Legacy Trust will go a long way towards helping us achieve this goal." Changes in Communications Agora Online Starting in October, Lakehead will cease production of the Agora newsletter for faculty and staff and instead produce a one-page tip sheet alerting readers to the Lakehead stories they can find online at www.lakeheadu.ca/-publications/ agora/ The change is part of an overall move to make better use of the Internet in communicating with the Lakehead University community. The new publication, called Agora Online, will be distributed September through June and will come out in the middle of the month. (Deadline for submissions will be the first of every month.) Office Move The Office of Communications has moved to a new location in the Avila Centre -- Suite 133 (next to the chapel). Telephone and fax numbers for staff members Nancy Angus, Frances Harding and Marla Tomlinson remain the same. Lakehead U NIVER51 fV Sony Partnership enhances Teaching and Learning Lakehead University and Sony of Canada Ltd. have formed a partnership that will enhance teaching and learning processes through the development of smart classrooms and a distributed learning model termed ''e-education" in Lakehead's new Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC). The new alliance will enable Lakehead and Sony to explore the most effective model to unite the student, faculty and technology in order to support new learning opportunities at Lakehead. The new smart classrooms will house Sony's data projection equipment, audio enhancement, videoconferencing, Web casting and Web storage technology in a system that can be easily managed by the educator. With Sony's equipment and support services, Lakehead is equipped with the tools to maximize technology in the teaching and learning environment. The e-Education model for ATAC will also serve to enhance the delivery of information to students on and off campus. ''Sony fully supports the adoption of new and emerging technologies by schools and.classrooms,'' said Anil Sethi, Senior Vice-President, Sony of Canada Ltd. "In providing Lakehead with access to more information and resources, Sony hopes to enhance students' learning experience and help them achieve more in their academic career." "Lakehead University and Sony see a tremendous future in the development of this comprehensive teaching model, which will serve as a guideline for many others to follow," says Bob Angell, Director of the Communications Technology Resource Centre. -- Marla Tomlinson �4 AGORA September 2002 New Masters Program in Public Health by Mark Kwabia This fall, Lakehead University will offer a new interdisciplinary masters degree program in public health. It is a unique program in that it gives students the option of studying within one of two streams -- health studies or a specialization in nursing. The program will be geared to issues of public health in northern, rural and remote communities, and many of the courses will be delivered online using the distance education and online learning capabilities of Lakehead University and Contact North. The new Masters in Public Health (MPH) program is being delivered through the Faculty of Professional Schools and will draw on the expertise of individuals working in the School of Nursing, the School of Social Work, the School of Kinesiology, and the Departments of Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Biology, and Women's Studies. "Public Health in its entirety does not only deal with diseases, although there is the tendency to see it as such," says Interim Dean of Professional Schools Dr. Ian Newhouse. "It is a wide area, which is comprised of the promotion of health, prolonging of life, and identifying health needs." The new program will provide tremendous opportunities for graduate students to develop skills in public health related research that are especially relevant to Northwestern Ontario. Public health workers are generally concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including the development of municipal, provincial and federal health Professor Pat Sevean (above) is one of the instructors in the School of Nursing. She, along with three other colleagues who participated in the proposal development, believe that the program will have a "broad appeal" and will meet the needs of managers, nursing professionals, dieticians, and others interested in opportunities for graduate study. programs; pollution control; programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases; the development of a smoke-free society; and continuing education to enhance the professional development of public health. Dr. Bill Montelpare, Lakehead's Acting Dean of Graduate Studies, says the program will provide individuals working in the field of public health with technical skill enhancement, critical enquiry and a research focus that is central to typical daily duties. Such opportunities, he says, will be attractive to residents of Northwestern Ontario as well as individuals living across Canada. Dr. Lorne McDougall, Past Director of the School of Nursing, says the approval of the MPH program with a specialization in nursing is the realization of a long-standing goal of the School of Nursing to have a graduate program for nurses in Northwestern Ontario. Students will be accepted into the program in September 2002, on a fulltime or part-time basis. For more information contact Dr. John Jamieson at (807) 343-8738 or visit: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-calendar/ Mark Kwabia is one of several Lakehead students taking part in SPARK, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Lakehead UN I V f RSlf Y �5 Welcome New Faculty and Staff FACULTY Dr. Aicheng Chen, Assistant Professor, Chemistry AGORA September 2002 Patricia Lundstrom, Coordinator, Continuing Professional Development, Health Sciences North Sheila Noyes, Special Needs/Academic Skills Advisor, Learning Assistance Centre Michael Pawlowski, Acting Vice-President, Administration and Finance Debra Grant, Lecturer, Nursing Sean Verescak, Security Communications Officer Philippe Gregoire, Assistant Professor, Business Administration Dorothy Wright, Project Development Officer, Northern Ontario Medical School Ruth Hagglund, Lecturer, Nursing Dr. Leonard Hutchison, Assistant Profes_sor, Forestry and the Forest Environment Dr. Baoqiang Liao, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Dr. Mary Lindsay, Assistant Professor, Education Dr. Apichart Linhananta, Assistant Professor, Physics Professor Sayed Naqi, Lecturer, Business Administration Dr. Carmen C. Mihai, Assistant Professor, Business Administration Dr. Ghada Mohamed, Lecturer, Economics Kirsten Oinonen, Lecturer, Psychology Dr. Michael Pungente, Assistant Professor, Chemistry Dr. Todd A. Randall, Assistant Professor, Geography Dr. Heidi Schraft, Assistant Professor, Biology, and Canada Research Chair Dr. Kam Yu, Assistant Professor, Economics STAFF Roma Brown, Technician/Administrative Assistant, Paleo-DNA Lab Maureen Bould, Shelver, library Rob Chivers-Wilson, Security Communications Officer Mathew Clark, Forest Watershed Ecology Technician, Forestry and the Forest Environment Kimberly Ferris, Coordinator, Community & Professional Development in Health Sciences North Lynda Kitzan, Learning Strategist/Assistive Technologist, Learning Assistance Centre Miriam Lappala, Admissions Officer, Office of Admissions and Recruitment Brandi LaRochelle, Admissions Officer, Admissions and Recruitment Campus News Maintenance Choice Brian Baraskewich says the annual Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament organized by his co-workers in Physical Plant was a resounding success again this summer, attracting more than 50 participants and raising over $500 for scholarships and bursaries. He extends a special 'Thank You' to Aramark for providing the meal and to all the generous donors who provided prizes (coordinated by Karen Anderson). To date, the Tournament has raised over $5,000 for Lakehead University. Translating Adversity into Triumph Dr. Jane Crossman {Kinesiology) was featured in the May 24, 2002 issue of the National Post in a story written by Lakehead graduate Michael Friscolanti {BA'99) about the effects of adversity on the performance of an athletic team. The story was published during the hockey play-offs when head coach of the Maple Leafs, Pat Quinn, temporarily stepped down due to a health concern. Friscolanti writes: "Since the inception of sport, or at least sports writing, people have been titillated by tales of athletes translating adversity -- such as the loss of a coach -- into triumph. Consequently, Lakehead U N I Vf l51 fY while Mr. Quinn's illness is causing an obvious strain on his players, it could also end up being the motivating factor necessary to carry the Leafs into the Stanley Cup final." He then goes on to quote Crossman as saying, "It's situation-specific," said Jane Crossman, a Lakehead University professor who studies the sociological dimensions of sport. "In other words, some teams may rise to the occasion and some teams may falter." Crossman was later quoted: "The focus in your mind should be on the plays and the things you've practised." In Memoriam Dr. Raul Ruiperez Dr. Raul Ruiperez, a Professor Emeritus of Sociology who taught at Lakehead from 1975 to 1997, passed away on June 21, 2002 leaving behind his wife and daughter. At a memorial service held on campus, Professor Emeritus of Psychology Bill Melnyk said, "Like many scholars his greatest contribution was in influencing the minds of his students to challenge them. He will be missed, and fondly remembered, by the Lakehead community." Dr. George Merrill Dr. George Merrill, Professor Emeritus of English, passed away on May 30, 2002. Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he completed an undergraduate degree at Boston University and a PhD at the University of Birmingham in England. In 1963, he joined the faculty at Lakehead, retiring in 1997. For many years, Merrill participated in Convocation ceremonies, leading the academic procession and carrying the ceremonial mace. Merrill took pride in his four children and was active in the community, volunteering much of his time as a member of the Cambrian Players Theatre Group, and as president of the Port Arthur Continental Little League. �6 AGORA September 2002 ATAC ,_,_ Future of the North Capital Campaign Update by Jennifer Willianen, Development Researcher and Writer Backed by a large group of volunteer ambassadors (see listing on page 7), the ATAC - Future of the North Capital Campaign is on track and moving forward. With gifts secured from members of the Board of Governors and the Foundation Board, as well as several local and national corporations and foundations, the Campaign is nearing a full public launch. This launch will occur after a few more key gifts from government and industry partners are confirmed. At such time, we will begin celebrating and recognizing our ATAC donors in a more public manner. Look tor exciting announcements in the near future via the Communications Bulletin. The next phase of the Campaign is the "Family Campaign" where faculty and staff will be given the opportunity to join the growing list of corporations, foundations and individuals who have chosen ATAC among their charitable priorities this year. Watch tor your annual Philanthropy Fund package in early October. The Annual Alumni Fund drive is also set to begin this tall. This year, the Alumni Association Board of Directors has made ATAC their number one tundraising priority with a pledge to raise $500,000 tor the project. 'The Alumni Association feels that it is important to support the expansion of our university," says Lakehead University Alumni Association President Mark Tilbury, HBComm '94. "It is our hope that alumni, tar and wide, will give generously to this project that will ensure Lakehead University has the capacity tor continued growth." I ~ Lakehead UNIV E RSIT Y �7 AGORA September 2002 Volunteer Support is helping Lakehead Reach Goals Alumni Golf/Curling Committee Jack Cleverdon Ivan Cocks Volunteers are making a huge difference at Lakehead University. In fact, over 50 volunteers are working in conjunction with the Office of the President, the Office of Development and the Office of Alumni Relations to advance the mission of the Diane Thompson Alf Potvin Tullio Provenzano Regional Teams Mark Tilbury Al Law Glendon Tremblay Dave McGowan Lakehead University Foundation California Lorne Everett Calgary John Lagadin Northwestern Ontario Syd Halter, Chair Bill Bartley Dwight Gessie Ruth Kajander Harold Bruyere Pat Meredith individuals are at the heart of Bob Gregor Peter Prior many alumni and David Jennings Robert Paterson development programs; please join us in recognizing Tim O'Donnovan A TAC ~ Future of the North Capital Campaign Volunteers • ATAC Campaign Cabinet Member Toronto Team John Richardson, Chair* George Davies· John Twigg Ron Dysievick Cliff Friesen Robert Paterson· Local Team Jack Hudolin Joe Logozzo 2001 Philanthropy Fund Chairs Stephen Hessian Tom Jones· Norm LaVoie Joe Logozzo Neil McLeod Mark Piovesana John Zahn Pentti Paularinne Convocation Marshals Phyllis Bosnick Josephine Boucher Vonnie Cheng Sandi Covino Mike Hoepting Therese Lim Nancy Luckai Gord McLean Andrea Mannila LaRea Moody Maureen Praire Robert Reukl Pat Sevean Lynn Stokaluk Diane Thompson Toby Turner David Heald Bruce Labelle Mark Tilbury Alumni Association Board of Directors Donna Marie Baratta Michael Blower Don Caron* Mark Piovesana Vico Rocco David Heald John Atwood Vonnie Cheng Glenn Brassard Lois Nuttall 2002 Alumni Annual Fund Advisory Committee Russell York, Vice Chair* Bill Bartley· Bob Katajamaki Moe Ktytor Bill McCracken, Chair* Syd Halter, Campaign Honorary Chair* Laurie Hill Maria Hudolin Peter Prior* Harvey Cardwell Carol Hallinen Richard Andison Vic Smith Don Campbell, Co-Chair Brian Campbell 2002 Parents' Campaign Chairs Patti Merriman Pacesetting Team Ken Boshcoff Winnipeg Pat Meredith" Doug Robson* 1970s Alumni Reunion Committee Dan Reinhold Chris Maurik Alumni Awards Committee John Richardson, Vice Chair university. The following them: Bill Keeler Steve Colquhoun Debbie Douglas Patty Hahl-Gregory David Heald Brian Holm Jim Kalyta Ben Kaminski Kim Karioja Gord McLean Janeen Mann Ken Owen Volunteers (l-r) Dave McGowan, Al Law, Chris Maurik and Ivan Cocks (in front), give Alumni Relations staff members, Lauren Rigatto {Alumni Officer) and Jennifer McKee {Alumni Assistant), a helping hand at the 2002 Alumni Golf Tournament. Lakehead U N I Vf a S t TY �8 AGORA September 2002 Call for Nominations for Honorary Degrees The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all members of the Lakehead community to submit nominations for honorary degrees to be awarded at the Convocation in May 2003. Please provide as complete information as possible about the person being nominated plus a brief rationale for the nomination. All nominations will be considered by the Committee, which will then make its recommendations to the Senate. Send the nominations to Dr. Jane Crossman, Chair, Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, c/o the School of Kinesiology. Please note that the nominations must be received on or before September 20, 2002, to be placed on the agenda for the September meeting of the committee. Lakehead UNIVERSITY September 2002 Vol. 19, No. 5 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 Change Agents Dr. Fentey Scott (Education) was a guest speaker at a two-day training workshop for educational administrators put on by the Caribbean Society for Educational Administration St. Vincent and the Grenadines (CARSEA SVG) titled: "Enhancing Leadership and School Management in a Climate of Change." In an article published in The News, the President of the organization, Dr. Veronica Marks, was quoted as saying, "The job description of an educational administrator has expanded to a point where today's school leader is expected to perform in the role of 'Chief Learning Officer' with the ultimate responsibility for the success or failure of the enterprise." In reality, she said, schools must now change fundamentally and leaders must be both change agents and change managers. The workshop Scott facilitated was so successful that he has been invited to return at a future date. Banana Split Dr. Ronald Harpelle (History) and local filmmaker Kelly Saxberg have just completed "Banana Split," a one-hour documentary film on Canada's favourite tropical fruit. The film looks at globalization by offering a social analysis of the banana. The film was made with support from CIDA, the IDRC and the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund. It will premier on Canadian Learning Television this fall and has been accepted for showing in Ottawa's "One World Film Festival" and Vancouver's "Amnesty International Film Festival." Harpelle produced and co-directed the film which was shot in Canada, the United States, Honduras and France. In addition to the film, Harpelle has also been awarded a grant from the IDRC to produce an educational package on International Development. The package is an extension of the film project and will be distributed by Oxfam, the IDRC and the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain. Although a historian by profession, Harpelle has a background in Development Economics and has worked on several film projects over the years. Weather Watch Dr. David Kemp (Geography) accepted an award of merit given to Lakehead University staff to recognize their contribution to Environment Canada's Volunteer Weather Observer Network. Says Kemp: "Measurements of Jennifer Willianep temperature, rainfall and snowfall were Development Office collected at a site next to the Oliver Road entrance to the university, and had to be taken twice per day -- morning and evening -- every day of the year, holidays, Christmas and New Year's Day included." Lakehead UNIVfltSITY The Agora is published by the Office of Communications. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 346-7770 E-mail:frances.harding @lakeheadu.ca Caoadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 40062450 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop Deadline for copy for the October issue is October 1, 2002 � 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.19 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement of Lakehead receiving $1.3 Million from the Living Legacy Trust, a message from the President, and an annoucement of a new masters program in Public Health. 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 2002-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/704dff58f386629dae9f69620bf6881d.pdf c499458cf890a03934149d17e1861e39 PDF Text Text ra Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada April 1997, Vol. 14, No. 4 Lakehead's OSOTF Campaign tops $3.1 Million On Easter Monday, donors were lining up outside Senior Development Officer Jo-Anne Silvennan's office to make sure their contributions were received before the deadline closed on March 31, I 997. As a result, Lakehead University finished the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) campaign at a remarkable total of $3.125 million. When these funds are matched dollar for dollar according to the tenns of the OSOTF program announced last September by the Government of Ontario, Lakehead will have a grand total of $6.25 million to endow for student financial aid. "Having additional dollars to spend on bursaries will mean that many more deserving students will have the chance to complete their university education in Thunder Bay," says Director of Student Services and Community Relations Joy Himmelman. INSIDE Collaborative Graduate Program in Women's Studies Approved ...details on page 7 "Many people don't realize that about half of Lakehead's students are on OSAP and last year borrowed a total of $21 million to finance their education. With increases in tuition and the cost of living, the need for financial assistance is pressing now and will likely become even more urgent in the future." Leadership gifts were received from many individuals and groups including The City of Thunder Bay, the Lakehead University "family" (Board of Governors, faculty, staff, students and alumni), William Merz, The John Andrews Foundation, Metis Nation of Ontario, Medical Services Branch, Health Canada, and N.M. Paterson Foundation. The tremendously dedicated volunteer committee responsible for the LUOSOTF campaign's success was led by co-chairs Fred Poulter and Al Becker and comprised of Don Ayre, Richard Buset, Doug Heikkinen. Bob Edwards, Tom Jones, Moe Ktytor, Joe Logozzo, Dr. Richard MacGillivray, LaRea Moody, Jack Playford, Bev Stefureak, Chris Straka, and Adrian Mirabelli. Other people who demonstrated great leadership and initiative during the eight-month campaign were the President of Lakchead Dr. Bob Rosehart and faculty members Dr. Rao Puttagunta, Dr. Inderjit Nirdosh and Dr. Robert Dilley. - Frances -Harding ISSN 0828-5225 New Research Publication Launched In this issue we have launched "Quest" - a four-page publication highlighting research and scholarly activity at Lakehead University. "Given the recent government cutbacks to research funding, ii is vital that we as a University make a concerted effort to communicate the benefits ofresearch to society," says Lakehead's Research Officer Anne Klymenko. "Quest" will be published twice a year and distributed by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research to over 500 people in education, industry, government and the media. The first issue will focus on Lakehead's relationship with industry. The second issue will focus on Lakehead's contributions to the Arts and Social Sciences. One-hundred and eighty-five new named endowments created during the campaign will provide for the es- -tablishmcnt of over 500 new bursa- Jan Mason won the grand prize of the ries. LU-OSOTF Raffle, a year's free tuition which will be used by her son James. For more information contact: Anne Klymenko at 343-8223. �•;!34•);1lid•Mll:flA;ifi1•1 3i•-~------------------- PUBLIC SECTOR SALARY DISCLOSURE Once again, all public institutions responded to the Finance Ministry and the entire provincial data set, including Lakehead University, is at the following Web Site: www.gov.on.ca/fin/ under Documents. STAFF CONTRIBUTION TO STUDENT LIFE AWARDS Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS FERNYC Congratulations to Chris Femyc, a graduating student in Business, who finished second overall in the national TD Green Line Investment Challenge. Chris finished the three-month challenge with a portfolio valued at $787,300 -- a 58% return on his original $500,000! Chris will receive a $1,000 cash prize and wi II also receive national press coverage for his achievement. TD offers a challenge for professional portfolio managers as well as for university, college and high school students. Once again, congratulations Chris. LU•OSOTF FINALS The final totals are in, and Lakehead University raised $3.125 million during the pledge period. When matched by the Ontario Government, this will provide over $6 million additional dollars to our bursary endowment. All income on this fund has to be used for student awards, and no administrative levy can be charged. Our students are the big winners. LU-OSOTF was a team effort co-chaired by Fred Poulter and the Royal Bank's Al Becker. Many, many people worked long and hard on the campaign, but I think we need to single out Jo-Anne Silverman for special recognition. Jo-Anne kept us all on our toes and focussed on the objective right from day one. On the final day (an official Lakehcad University holiday), Avila was abuzz with activity and over $157,000 was brought in. Rumour has it that Jo-Anne finally went home about 7:00 p.m. On behalf ofall of the University community and especially our future students, thank you JoAnne for your untiring efforts. 2 The Lakehead University Student Union and Lakehead University worked together this year to establish the above awards. These awards will be given annually to six LUSU or LU staff members who have been nominated by individual groups of students for their high level of commitment to the improvement of student life within our University Community. The inaugural winners are: Pam Meady, Outpost General Manager Sandi Covino, Co-ordinator/Nurse, Health Unit Norma Jean Newbold, Residence Life Coordinator Donna Grau, Special Needs, Leaming Assistance Centre Rodney Swatton, Outdoor Recreation, With increased provincial emphasis on Research Infrastructure (ROIE) funding tied to granting council performance, it is important that we work hard to get more applications into the competitions. Being successful is great, but making an application is a great first step. In this regard, Anne Klymenko of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research is available as a "help" centre. The success rate of working with faculty applications, particularly new ones, has been quite high. While Lakehead University has demonstrated modest growth in the success rate with NSERC and SSHRC in the operating grant competitions, the changes in the federal granting councils' policies in recent years requires that Lakehead researchers put more effort into strategic, collaborative and industrial grant competitions in order for us to maximize our Ontario Research infrastructure grants. Our relationships with potential research private sector partners has been enhanced by the efforts of the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research to develop the Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services. LUCAS is an organization within the University that promotes the research interests of our faculty by providing alternative sources of funding for equipment and technicians while providing access to the University's analytical testing facilities. Income generation to date has been modest but very important in a time of restraint. Parks and Tourism Technician Karen Woychyshyn, Secretary, Sociology and Political Science Congratulations to all! GOVERNMENT RELATIONS NSERC/SSHRC The results of the annual NSERC and SSH RC awards arc in, and they arc encouraging, but limited primarily because of granting agency cutbacks. On the NSERC side, a total of$721,780 in operating grants was awarded, and one capital equipment grant was awarded to Dr. Gallagher in Physics for almost $47,000. On the SSHRC side, Dr. r Scott Hamilton was successful as part of a team from another university, and three researchers had their projects recommended for funding but, alas, no funds. (However, this may change as the SSH RC fiscal year moves along.) Ontario Operating Grants On Friday, April 4, we received the details on the specific Lakehead University allocation for the 1997/98 fiscal year. More funding (about $4.4 million for the system) was re-distributed to Research Infrastructure and by the formula calculation based on our share of the NSERC and SSHRC/ MRC funding, this cost Lakehead University about $50,000. On a positive side, the off-campus extra formula grant, which was to end this year, was rolled into our composite northern grant based on a five-year average. Furthermore, on the negative side, the continued phase-out of the visa tuition fee pool will cost us about $150,000 for the year. The aggregate of these changes is that we will, in fact, be either at or slightly above last year's grant level. So, for once, a freeze is really a freeze. With the above information, we can now complete our budget and take it forward to the Board of Governors for approval. Agora, April, 1997 �lil#4•hilid•Mli=iiPil=Mi•1#h.-f-------------------CONGRATULATIONS TO LEIGH FAIRBROTHER SCHOLARS AND DONORS RECEPTION Leigh Fairbrother, a year IV HBScN student at Lakehead University, recently competed and received honourable mention in the annual Monique Begin Advanced Nursing Award Competition at a national meeting held in Fredericton, New Brunswick. ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP The ideas keep coming and our short-term efforts, both on retention and recruitment. are beginning to take shape. This is a ·significant task and is raising many questions about the focus ofour current services, procedures and program delivery. In a future Agora, I will ask Kerrie-Lee Clarke to discuss these matters in more detail. CLASSES OVER! Another year of classes has rushed by and the exam season is upon us. Soon (?) the ice on Lake Tamblyn will be gone and May graduation will be here once again. More than 225 guests attended Lakehead's Annual Donors Reception on March 20 including undergraduate and graduate student ambassadors (left to right): Faizal Moola, Jon Ogden, Tigist Abebe, Lindsay McLeod, Krista Mulholland, Shawn Forbes, Tanya Spencer. Jarron Childs, Colleen Miller and Greg Rhyno. Since 1990, Lakehead has raised over $4. 5 million in donor-funded scholarships, busaries and awards. Professor Richard Glew from the Faculty of Business Administration gave a presentation on how systems skills are being acquired by Lakehead students. The musical interlude was provided by two Music students: Allison Colossimo (vocalist) and her accompanist Julie Parent (pianist). Get Your Whiskey Jacks Tickets! ALUMNI CURLING FUNSPIEL Good Food. .. Good Friends... Alumni Services is now selling 12 ticket coupon books for the Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks! Good Times! Janice Pellizzari, Katherine Shedden, Irwin Smith and Joan Gerow. Chair of the event Ken Sundell addresses some of the team skips prior to the Funspiel. The annual event held in March attracted 128 curlers and raised $3,700 towards the LU-OSOTF. Thanks to all the participants, prize donors and sponsors. Agora, April, 1997 For $40 (almost 50% off gate price) you receive 12 general admission tickets which can then be upgraded to reserved seats for only $2.00 per ticket. As an added bonus, because Lakehead University is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, if you purchase 5 books, you receive one FREE!!! What a deal! That works out to only $2.78 per general admission ticket! PLUS, $5.00 from every book sold on campus will go towards the Student Opportunity Trust Fund! Walter Flasza and Roma Kopechanski each won a 15-lb. turkey in the Country Good Meats Turkey Draw. Call the Alumni Services Office at 343-8155 for more information. Hurry ...supplies are limited. First come, first serve. 3 �AROUND CAMPUS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS OF THE OSOTF RAFFLE 1997-1998 Tuition for Lakehead University Kona Mountain Bike Ostrom Outdoors custom-made backpack Nostalgia Cooler from Coca Cola Dinner for two and return limo ride to the Unicom Inn Dinner for two from the Valhalla Inn Ryan Frazer: Shaun Maclellan: Evening's Accommodation at the White Fox Inn Free Internet Access for one year from Stacey Lehtinen: Campus Tech Weekend Car Rental from Enterprise Anthony Chan: Rental Turbo Mountain Bike Stacey Lehtinen: Barbara Chapman: An authographed Melissa Etheridge CD Two wills or powers of attorney from Buset Mike Armstrong: & Partners Jan Mason: Margaret Page: D. Merchant: Athena Tsekouras: Dave McGowan: HSSFC WEB SITE LIBRARY RENOVATION NEWS The Chancellor Paterson Library Renovations are tentatively scheduled to start May 5, 1997, and will end sometime in August, 1997. During the month of May, and possibly extending into June, these moves are scheduled: I. Current issues of periodicals will be integrated with back issues of periodicals until the Summer of 1998. 2. The Third Floor will be closed beginning May 5, 1997. (Books have already been relocated to the Ground Floor.) 3. Staff areas will be temporarily relocated during the month of May: - Bibliographic Processing Staff will be relocated to the Library and Information Studies lab on the Ground Floor and are accessible via the tunnel. - The Interim Chief Librarian and Secretary will move to the Main Floor of the Library, Rooms IO0IA and I00IB (down the hall from the Circulation Desk) The Web site address for the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada is: http://www.hssfc.ca - Archives staff will move to the Main Floor of the Library, Room J00IC. The E-mail address is: fcdcan@hssfc.ca - Northern Studies Resource Centre staff will move to the Reference Office on the Main Floor, Room I 004A. THUNDER BAY DAY OF ACTION Lakehead University Student Union and the Canadian Federation of Students Local 32 are planning a Thunder Bay Day of Action on Monday, April 28, 1997. Activities begin at 7:00 a.m. and culminate in an Education Rally from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Labour Centre. For more information contact Chris Straka at 343-8259. VISUAL ARTS AWARDS 4. A number of collections will not be accessible to faculty and students during the month of May. Library staff will be available to retrieve books as requested by faculty and students. These collections include: - Northern Studies Resource Centre (all collections) - Archives/Special Collections - Circulating Books M to Z on Fourth Floor More information about the retrieval of books will be available as arrangements are made. Watch for Library Renovation News also on the Library's Web Page, and as posted on the Library Announcement Board near the Library's entrance. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for lakehead faculty, staff& alumni Sponsored by David Karasiewicz won the People's Choice Award and the Ame and Marg Westlake Visual Arts Award for his painting Husha Husha we al/fall down (shown in the background) at the Lakehead Student Juried Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Other Visual Arts students who won awards and prizes were Katya Arvila, Heather Wilson, Sergio Pasciullo, Dave Routledge, Rita Zavagnin, Robin Walton, Andrew Hain, Steven Diana, Michelle Baril, Loretta Sheshiquin, Monica Belluz, Dana Bjorgo, Marlene Peltoniemi, Jessica Spring, Rafaela Golick, Don Scarcello, Catherine Conroy, Paul Saari, and Lily Ciddio. 4 Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 Agora, April, 1997 �Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada April 1997, Vol. 1, No. 1 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Working in Partnership with Industry- An Opportunity For Renewal The Canada Foundation for Innovation by Paul Jasen Rese_arch has always been a primary . function of Canadian universities, but such work has suffered in recent years with each cut to education spending. Universities have, therefore, been required to seek out alternate sources of revenue in order to maintain their role within the research community. At Lakehead University, there has been a concerted effort to build relationships with industry, in recognition of that sector's need for custom tailored scientific research and testing. Clients have included Abitibi-Price Inc., Noranda Inc., Placer Dome Inc., Barrick Gold Corp. and Avenor Inc., to name a few. Apart from the o~vious academic benefits offered by this sort of research field experience, work of this nature carries the added benefit of supplying the University with some of the funds it needs to promote both basic and applied research. Lakehead faculty and staff, whether functioning as part of an organized body or working individually, have done much to these ends achieving impressive results. ' Under the acronym LUCAS, the Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services functions as the primary organization through which staff and faculty interact with industry. Operating out of the University Instrumentation Laboratory (UIL) under the directorship of Allan MacKenzie, LUCAS is an umbrella organization providing a central contact point for businesses requiring the services of its member laboratories. Apart from the external services of the Instrumentation Lab, the Centre offers access to the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre (ATRC), the Lakehead University Environmental Laboratory, the Lakehead University Palco-DNA Laboratory, and the Forest Soils Laboratory. Membership in LUCAS requires the agreement of the researchers involved to share their staff as well as the use of their own analytical equipment. (continued on page 2) Karen Maa by Dr. C.H. Nelson Dean of Graduate Studies and Research The importance of the research role of universities has been strengthened by the recent announcement of the federal government to invest $800 million over the next five years in the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Funds have been set aside for renewal of the capacity of universities -- to engage in knowledge creation, -- to attract and retain highly qualified researchers and -- to insure that our students are well trained in state-ofthe-art technologies and in the application of these technologies. (continued on page 4) �QUEST "Lakehead has a unique, centralized Instrumentation Lab enabling it to maintain state-of-the-art research equipment that is accessible to the broader community. " Profiting From New Ideas Thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Lakehead University is putting into place a comprehensive Intellectual Property Management program. - Dr. Robert G. Rosehart, President, Lakehead University valuable work for the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Avenor Inc. and Placer Dome, among others. As head of the University's Soils Group, Dr. Lee has been instrumental in developing testing methods suited to the needs of LUCAS clients. He has also given students the opportunity to learn marketable skills by assisting in various aspects of his industry-related work. Furthermore, thanks to the ties forged between Lakehead and Placer Dome, three graduate students will be sponsored by that company to conduct environmental assessment work. "The intent of the program is to take ideas, inventions and processes that come out of both applied research and basic research and commercialize them wherever possible," says Technology Transfer Analyst Ray Rivard. Lakehead has recognized the need to review policy issues related to intellectual property and technology transfer and has begun doing so this year. Rivard reports there are at least two ideas or products from Lakehead University currently under the patent process, the next step being the management of these products or ideas. Not all of the research being done at Lakehead will result in commercially viable ideas or products, but even if a small percentage did, the results would be tremendous! "We see the Intellectual Property Management program as a means to fast-track the process of getting research knowledge out to those people who can use it," says Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson. Ain Raitsakas The Centre was founded by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson, in response to requests from industry that Lakehead's involvement in analytical services be rationalized through the establishment of an integrated administrative framework. Better cooperation and communication between the labs could thus be achieved and amenities such as a central invoicing system could be offered to clients. The benefits for all parties involved are many. Businesses can enjoy the fruits of innovative research and laboratory services catered to their own particular needs, better enabling them to maintain appropriate standards and develop cleaner, more efficient operations. Apart from the obvious 2 Research and Scholarly Activity at Lakehead University prestige that this work carries, it also brings much needed revenue to the University. For Lakehead students and faculty, this influx of external money translates into much needed educational and research resources, filling at least a part of the void left by cuts in funding. First and foremost, the role of the . largely self-sustaining LUCAS project is to support research at Lakehead by putting the money from external work back into the University and helping the institution fulfil its mandate to provide research support to the region. For instance, the Lakehead University Environmental Lab, a LUCAS-related project overseen by Biology professor Dr. Peter Lee, has done Researchers functioning outside of the LUCAS circuit have also achieved notable successes in various projects involving the industrial sector, working either individually or through parallel research networks. Dr. Allan Gilbert, Chair of the Lakehead University Department of Chemical Engineering, is one such example. Via membership in the Mechanical and Chemimechanical Wood Pulps Network. funded by the Federal Government through its Networks of Centres of Excellence, Gilbert and several colleagues from the departments of Chemistry and Engineering have spent several years working with Avenor Inc. assisting the company in fine-tuning its Thunder Bay and Dryden operations. Gilbert's involvement has focused on the employment of spectrophotometric technology in the form of optical April, 1997 �QUEST sensors which could be used to monitor the mill's bleaching and recycling processes at various stages. Apart from helping Avenor become cleaner and more efficient, Gilbert's work has also given a number of Lakehead University graduate students a valuable opportunity to, as he puts it, "test out ideas in a live setting." A little further from home, Dr. Minoru Hasegawa of the Lakehead University Department of Computer Science recently designed and built a customized computer network for a Japanese health food company. The project arose while Hasegawa was conducting sabbatical work at Waseda University in Tokyo during the 1995/96 academic year. It was during this time that he discovered the surprisingly under-developed state of computer networking at both Waseda University and throughout the country in general. Purely upon his own initiative, Hasegawa chose the medium-sized health food firm as his working model and revolutionized its computer system. With the addition ofjust two slightly outdated PCs to the two already in use, he was able to increase the company's computing power exponentially. This was achieved with some retooling and reconfiguring of the hardware, and the development of a strong central database, capable of keeping evolving customer profiles as well as performing detailed accounting and inventory tasks. Thanks to Minoru Has.egawa's volunteered work, the company can now serve both its customers and itself more effectively. Clearly, Lakehead University has much to offer in terms of highly marketable research and development skills. Creative and resourceful individuals at every level are continuously proving themselves adept at servicing a wide variety of needs encountered by science and technology-based industries, both regionally and around the globe. In an era of reduced funding to post-secondary educational institutions, Lakehead University is proactively doing all it can to nurture excellence in research. Improving Quality Control Dr. Allan Gilbert During his years ofinvolvement with Avenor Inc., Dr. Allan Gilbert's primary interest has been with the company's de-inking and recycling systems. Specifically. his work has been focused on the development ofa means by which spectrophotometric sensors might be used to monitor these processes at each stage, in order to ensure proper and efficient functioning of the systems. The spectrophotometric process involves beaming a ray oflight into a substance, a de-inking cell for instance, and measuring the amount oflight reflected back at the sensor; thus determining how much ink has left the substance and how much remains. With one such reflective sensor al each ofthe six de-inking cells in the series, mill technicians would be far better equipped to make adjustments as soon as a problem should arise. If a cell's contents were too light, the amount ofbleach and detergent could be reduced and money would be saved. Too dark, then the laundering cocktail -- a mix ofsoap, sodium hydroxide and peroxide -would be increased and quality control maintained. Through Allan Gilberts dedication to innovative solutions for industry, Avenor will be better equipped to navigate that fine line between maximized profits and a top grade product. His work with the company has also created the opportunity for a number oflakehead students to work directly inside the mill, thereby acquiring the sort ofindispensible field experience that no laboratory can reproduce. Dr. Minoru Hasegawa April, /997 Research and Scholarly Activity at Lakehead University 3 �QUEST An Opportunity For Renewal by Dr. C.H. Nelson (continued from page 1) The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CF!), an independent, non-profit corporation that is to operate at arms length from the federal government, is responsible for awarding research infrastructure projects under the leadership of the newly appointed President Dr. John Evans. The establishment of the CF! clearly signals that the enhanced capacity of university research is a high priority on the federal agenda. The similar messages articulated by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) in the Smith Report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions in Post-secondary Education has been heard and acted upon: the critical state of research infrastructure is a major obstacle to research productivity. The CFI opportunity presents several challenges to the research community at Lakehead University if we are to be successful in our bid to secure a portion of these funds. The first challenge is to consider the selection criteria. A February 18, 1997, publication Building the Future for Canadians BUDGET /997: Canada Foundation for innovation highlights that selection will follow a peer rev·iew process which considers the quality of the research and the project's potential to strengthen research personnel, attract and retain excellent researchers, and contribute to Canada's economic development. state-of-the-art equipment, the development and upgrading of laboratories including installations, creating significant research data bases, and information-processing capabilities. The second challenge is to consider research infrastructure needs that will attract the required matching funds that can be generated by universities and through private sector partnerships. Thus, the Lakehead University research community must consider developing a proposal that enhances our capacity in an area of strength that also meets partnership needs for basic and applied research. The third challenge is to consider collaboration with other universities that can "promote national objectives in a regionally sensitive way" (p.14). The CFI President has indicated that he is expecting applications from a consortia of researchers and that he believes that this is a good mechanism to allow the successful participation of small universities. The fourth challenge is to develop a proposal that has long term sustainability as CFI funds cannot be used for operating costs of research such as salaries and ongoing equipment maintenance. Our ultimate challenge is thus to be open and flexible to innovative ways so that we can successfully position ourselves to take advantage of enhancing our research Proposals are to focus on key areas in health, environment, science and engineering. Eligible expenditures include 4 Research and Scholarly Activity at lakehead University capacity through this new federal initiative. QUEST I welcome and look forward to discussing any initiatives that are of interest to researchers that have realistic potential to be successful. The expectation is that priority fund-raising activities will be initiated to support feasible projects. It is anticipated that participating faculty would be integral members of project specific fundraising. Although CF! is still in the start-up stage, there is some expectation that proposals will be requested by early fall. This would most likely see approved projects starting in spring of 1998. April, 1997 Business Education Initiatives that Work Lakehead's Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE) has won two prestigious national awards: the Canada Post Corporation Post-Secondary Award and the Partnership Focus Award given by The Conference Board of Canada's National Business and Education Centre. Vol.1, No. 1 Quest is published by the Department of Student Services and Commun% Relations in conjunction wit the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For information contact: Graduate Studies and Research Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1 Tel. (807) 343-8223 Fax(807)346-7749 E-Mail: anne.klymenko@lakeheadu.ca Dean of Graduate Studies and Research: Dr. Connie Nelson Research Officer: Anne Klymenko Graduate Studies Assistant: Lynn Golla! Research Office Assistant: Lynn Wilson Instrumentation Laboratory: Allan MacKenzie Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services: Allan MacKenzie Aquatic Toxicity Research Centre: Al Smith Environmental Laboratory: Dr. Peter Lee Forest Solls Laboratory Dr. Len Meyer Paleo-DNA Laborato~ Dr. El Mollo/Dr. Ryan arr Innovation North: Doug Stone The Native Access Program for Engineering was established in 1992 as a measure to overcome the paucity of technologists and engineers of Native descent. Technology Transfer Analyst: The Lakehead program will be honoured in Calgary at the National Partners in Education Awards ceremony in May. Lakehead University Sports Institute: Ra' Rivard La e Superior Blnatlonal Forum: Barb Nicol Boreal Ecosystem Science Cooperative: Dianne Miller Dr. Moira McPherson , Occu/:tlonal Health & Safety: Ina C myshyn ... ~ :; i ~ h1 > ~~ r i_. I 'vi (0 !11 0 "O ~ i V) = l -i m April, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS Happy Trails Lakehead bids a fond farewell to two staff members who are leaving at the end of April. International student advisor Miriam Lappala is leaving Thunder Bay with her husband who has decided to pursue a Master's degree in Theology at the University of Toronto. Lappala is hoping to find employment at a college or a university or with a refugee settlement program. Raymond Neckoway, a Counsellor in Native Support Services, is taking on a new job as a Family Counsellor with Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services on the Fort William Reserve. In his new job he will be providing marital counselling and advice on parenting skills. LUSU Executive Congratulations to the newly-elected LUSU execµtive: President Mike Blower, Vice President (Student Issues) Shawna Hickey and Vice President (Finance) Justin Tawil who will begin their full-time positions on May I, 1997. All three of the 1996-97 LUSU executives, Chris Straka, Julie Miller and Adrian Mirabelli, will resume their studies in the fall. Lakehead Calendar Students wishing to get a headstart choosing their courses this year will be pleased to know the 1997-98 Lakehead University calendar is now available at the Registrar's Office, although information about tuition fees will not be available until the University's budget is approved. Working under the direction of Registrar Pentti Paularinne, Calendar/Graduate Admissions Officer Margaret Andenon and others in the Registrar's Office made a concerted effort to get the Calendar out earlier than usual this year. A New Manager Former varsity basketball player Jo-Anne Maunula(BAdmin'96) has replaced her classmate Adam Molai in the position of Senior Manager of the Lakehead University Management Consulting Service. Since taking up the position at the end of February, Maunula has been working on the old accounts to clear the way for future projects. You can find her in Room IO I 6 of the Ryan Building or call her at 343-8660. Recruiting International Students International Host Parent Katherine Shedden of the Registrar's Office has produced a newsletter designed to answer questions that international students might have about living in Thunder Bay and studying at Lakehcad. In the 12-page newsletter, Shedden has included information on a range of subjects that many of us take for granted. Topics include accommodation, food, shopping, jobs, weather, winter clothing, and travelling to the United States. Written in collaboration with staff, students and alumni, Shedden says the newsletter was a "pilot project" which she hopes will fill a need in Lakehcad's recruitment efforts. Shelter House 24-hour Corporate Relay: May 31 Sutha Vinayagamoorthy is hoping to find a minimum of 16 participants willing to take part in the 24-hour Corporate Relay next month. Last year the Lakehcad team raised over $2000 in aid of Thunder Bay's Shelter House. The relay begins at IO a.m. on Saturday May 31 (Convocation Day!) and continues until IO a.m. Sunday. If you are avai (able and would like to join the fun, speak to Sutha at the Lakehcad Alumni Bookstore. Agora, April, 1997 RECRUITING IN CYBERSPACE via the National Graduate Register http://ngr.schoolnet.ca An Internet tool that is helping employers around the world connect with Lakehead graduates is having an impact on the Student Placement and Co-operative Education Centre. "The National Graduate Register (NGR), officially launched at the University of Ottawa on January 13, 1997, has made an amazing difference in the recruitment process," says Director Moe Ktytor. "To date we have over 600 student resumes in the NGR. Up to 10 new students add their resumes to the NGR every day. The National Graduate Register has effectively guided the Lakehead University Student Placement & Co-operative Education Centre into the electronic age. Resumes which once filled entire cabinets are now stored in the NGR electronic database. Staff members can easily access select resumes to respond to employer requests. A company without Internet access may call with an urgent request for graduates e.g. Forestry. Where once staff might have scrambled to respond to the request, now they have only to perform an electronic search in the NGR on behalf of the employer, screening the profiles to ensure they meet the employer's specifications before they are sent. Employer requests received by fax or phone at Lakehead are now met primarily with NGR profiles. While traditional resumes arc still given equal consideration, these will be phased out over time in favour ofNGR profiles. In response to concerns that an electronic service such as the NGR might threaten campus career centres, Ktytor says: "The NGR will not only ensure the Centre's survival, it will continue to enhance the services we are able to offer our students." This article is basedon a story by Elisabeth Gebhardt entitled "lakehead University: Ahead ofthe Game" published in the spring, I 997 issue o/The Node, NGR News. 5 �tN=t41i=6i443~ 11~Gi1~••=1i•1=1;tdrY-~1----- ---------------woRLo WIDE WEB SEARCH TIPS Searching the World Wide Web is possible through the use of web Search Engines. Search Engines can be accessed by clicking on the Netsearch button while in Netscape. Before you begin searching you should keep these important points in mind: I. There is no standard subject heading list for searching the pages of the World Wide Web. These search engines perform basic keyword searches. So, it is important to find all possible words that represent your topic. Find any synomyms, broader terms, narrower terms, variant spellings or words in other languages (if applicable). You may need to use all of these words to find what you are looking for. Looking for Canadian Information? Canadian lnfonnatlon by Subject http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ ecaninfo.htm 2. Choose the most unique word for searching. Combine it with another term to narrow your search results. MAPLE SQUARE: A CANADIAN SEARCH ENGINE http://maplesquare.sympatico.ca 3. Watch your spelling. (For example "behaviour, behavior" or "light houses, lighthouses") CANADA411 http://canada411.sympatico.ca/ 4. Pay attention to the different features of your search engines. Each search engine is unique. The table below indicates some of these differences. CANADIAN E-MAIL WHITE PAGES http://whitepages.canadas.net/ 5. Record some words from results you've already received and use those words in another search. 6. If you are not happy with your results try your search in another engine. Not all search engines search the same pages of the Web. A COMPARISON OF FIVE POPULAR SEARCH ENGINES LYCOS WEBCRAWI.ER EXCfTE YAHOO INFOSEEK SIZE OF DATABASE -SPECIAL AREAS SEARCHED ·91% dWWW -19 million pgs -sounds -pictures -sites by subject -smaller database -50 million + sites -U.S. phone #sand &mail addresses -newstraci<er -newsgroops -80,000 entries -U.S. &-mail addresses -newsgroops -Siles by subject •1 million pages PART OF WEB PAGE SEARCHED -oocument title -links on page -titles -<:entent of page -whole page -keywo,ds -whole page can restrict to title and un -whole page, but can restrict search to link. un, title CASE SENSITIVE NO NO YES NO YES TRUNCATION (Lets you search using part of a word, i.e. garden$ picks up garden, gan!ens. gan!ening...J -ilse a dollar sign ($) at end dword -iJSe a period for exact word searching NO NO YES use an asterisk at the end of the word NO RELEVANCY RANKING (Indicates how relevant the page Is to your search terms - usually given as a percentage) • determined by the number d Umes a word appears on a page and position on page -oetermed by the number d times word appears divided by the tolal number of words on page -no explanation given -relevancy Is automatically generated by the search engine NO -determined by how many limes a word appears on a page NEWEST CD-ROM IN LIBRARY CONTAINS CANADIAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA Try SABAL, the latest CD-ROM in the library from the Data Liberation Initiative! The Small Area Business and labour Database (SABAL) combines a wide variety a/Canadian economic and social statistics/or 140 urban areas and 72 economic regions. Among the economic and business data sources are the Consumer Price Index, the Business Small Area File, retail trade, building permits, housing starts, survey ofmanufacturing, motor vehicle registrations and tourism. Social sources include the Census of Population, labour Force Survey, Consumer Finances Survey, family expenditures, justice, education, training and population projections. For further information, ask at the Information Desk in The Chancellor Paterson Library. 6 Keep an eye on the Library's Home Page for New Links and Developments! Agora, April, 1997 �PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS GRADUATE PROGRAM IN WOMEN'S STUDIES APPROVED Seven years after the undergraduate program in Women's Studies was established, Lakehead is celebrating the start of a collaborative program at the MNMEd/MSW level. RONALD N. HARPELLE Department of History Dr. Ronald Harpclle specializes in the cultural frontier between Latin America and the English-speaking Caribbean. I lis research focuses on the West Indian diaspora. Harpelle received his BA and MA at the University of Manitoba and, in 1992, his PhD from the University of Toronto. Harpelle joined the Department of History last September. He has a background in Modern African and Latin American history and is a long-time editor with a national magazine. He has recently submitted a manuscript on West Indian immigration and settlement in Costa Rica to a pub1isher in the United States and is now working on a book on the British West Indian experience in Central America. Harpelle is also an investigator with the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration and a member of the Lakehead Social History Institute. In addition to his ongoing research, Harpelle has been working to develop academic links between Lakehead University and two institutions in Cuba. He has family ties to Thunder Bay and appreciates all that the region has to offer. FACULTY EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University of Singapore have both indicated a desire to explore faculty exchanges. Lakchead is proceeding to a bilateral agreement with the latter in the near future. Faculty members who are inJcrcstcd in pursuing a research/ teaching exchange in Singapore arc invited to request from Bev Stcfurcak ( ext. 8614) the Directory of Research ( 1996/97) for each of these institutions. Agora, April, 1997 The Master's program allows students to combine advanced disciplinary research with feminist scholarship from the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies. It is especially designed for students in the participating units -- Education, English, History, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology - who have an interest in Women's Studies. From the Archives by Dr. Robert Dilley Department of Geography This term marks the 26th anniversary of the Department of Geography as an independent unit. The first Geography component was offered in 1966-67 with the appointment of Ivor Davies as Lecturer in Geography within the Department of History. Over the next few years the Geography section expanded until in January, 1971, it was separated from History as an independent Department with Ivor Davies as its first Chairman. Students must meet all of the requirements of their home academic unit as well as the Collaborative Program. Upon completion of the program, the degree awarded specifics the discipline of the participating home academic unit and notes the Specialization in Women's Studies. According to Dean ofGraduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson, there are already six or seven Master's students interested in the collaborative program and she is hoping Lakehcad will sec its first graduate of the program in May, 1998. Dr. Helen Smith is the Women's Studies Program Coordinator and Dr. Peggy Tripp-Knowles is the Graduate Coordinator. Core faculty for the collaborative graduate program are: Education: Dr. F. Blaikie, Dr. M.C. Courtland, Dr. J. Epp, Dr. H. Fennell, Dr. M. Ford; English: Dr. A. den Otter, Dr. K. Fcddcrson, Dr. J. Forbes, Dr. F. Holmes, Dr. J. Lynes; History: Dr. P. Jasen, Dr. H. Smith; Psychology: Dr. J. Tan; Social Work, Prof. M.L. Kelley; Sociology: Dr. R. Nelsen, Prof. P. Wakcwich. Adjunct Faculty are: Anthropology: Dr. R. Warkentin; Biology: Dr. P.Tripp-Knowles; Kinesiology: Dr. J. Farrell; Visual Arts: Prof. A. Clarke. Mission Statement The Lakehead University Women's Studies Program, at the undergraduate and graduate level, is dedicated to furthering an understanding of the importance ofgender as a category of analysis in scholarly inquiry. Through interdisciplinary instruction students will critically assess the extent to which existing models of knowledge reflect women's experience and scholarship and how this experience and scholarship can shape new models. The photograph above shows the Department as it was in 1971. Back row: Brian Whitfield (sessional lecturer), Ivor Davies, Robert Dilley, David Kemp. Front Row: Brian Phillips, Virginia Taylor, Elizabeth Wear (secretary). Notably, three members of the 1971 Department are still here, with a combined service at Lakehead of 87 years. Also notable is the fact that the Department has the same number of faculty now as it had then: although we are now without a secretary. In 1971 we had a total of 122 majors, full and part-time. Now we have 358. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Alumni Association's Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday, May 8, 1997, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. For information call the Office of Alumni Services at ext. 8155. 7 �CALENDAR CARDBOARD BOATS INVADE LAKEHEAD. POOL Saturday, May 3, 1997 An armada of 12 cardboard boats will slip into the Fieldhouse pool in the second annual Cardboard Boat Challenge on Saturday, May 3. Once again, Lakehead will host about 50 high school contestants who will build their boats in the gymnasium and then race their crafts the length of the pool. As each boat reaches the end of the pool, its lone captain will be joined by teammates to test the weight capacity of the boat. Dr. Bob Rosehart will again take his place in the Celebrity Race portion of the Challenge, and he hopes to again take first place against competitor Roy Murray, President ofConfederation College. The University's boat will be built by Lakehead engineering students while technology students and teachers at Confederation College will construct Murray's craft. Last year's Challenge was great fun and both presidents displayed great sportsmanship. The contestants work in teams of four. Each team is given a limited supply ofcardboard, glue, tape and string from which they must construct a watercraft that will carry one team member the length of the Lakehead pool. The boats are judged by an engineering team lead by Jo Kirchman (retired from Ogilvie's) and two Lakehead engineering professors: Dr. Henri Saliba and Dr. Mei Ian Lieu. They rate the boats for construction design, speed, and weight; teamwork is also judged. Prizes are donated by local companies. The Cardboard Boat Challenge is sponsored by Lakehead Occupational Skill Development Inc. together with Skills Canada and is enthusiastically supported by local business and industry. Tom Currie, an Engineer at Superior Trailers, is the Challenge Chair and says, "The Challenge is a reflection of the range of problem solving that happens every day in the workplace. Students are given limited resources with which to build a craft to specifications. They must consider a myriad of factors in their construction including design, water permeability, friction and direction control, buoyancy and displacement, propulsion, principles of structure, strength, and rigidity. They only have about two hours to build the craft and there is no doubt that teamwork plays a major role in the finished product. Students and staff along with the general public are invited to attend the event to cheer on their favourite team. Construction begins at I 0:00 a.m. and the races begin at I:30 p.m. See you there! -- Beatrice E. Metzler. Executive Director, LOSDJ NORTHERN AND REGIONAL STUDIES COMMITTEE SPEAKER SERIES 1997- 98 The Northern and Regional Studies Committee invites departments and schools at Lakehead University to submit applications for funding to support visiting speakers. The funds are intended to offset the travel costs of the speakers, with individual departments or schools being responsible for other costs such as advertising on- and offcampus. Applications should include such information as the name of the proposed speaker and topic, relevance to northern and regional studies, and estimated costs. Please submit proposals to: Dr. Margaret Johnston Chair Northern and Regional Studies Committee c/o Department of Geography Our Apologies The web site address for the 21st Annual Canadian Mathematics Educational Student Group at lakehead University May 23-27, 1997 as published in the March, 1997 issue of the Agora was incorrect. The correct address is http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~cmesgwww/ gcdem97.html The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the May issue is Monday, May 5, 1997. SECOND ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE Saturday, May 3, 1997 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bora Laskin Building Poster Session, Displays, Panel Discussion, Keynote Speaker, Refreshments. To RSVP, or for further information, contact: Diana Mason at 343-8706 or by E-mail: Diana.Mason@Lakeheadu.ca Agora April 1997 Vol. 14, No. 4 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 Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca C. lro jan Community Relatio n s ... continued 8 Agora, April, 1997 � 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.14 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement that Lakehead's OSOTF campaign has topped $3.1 Million, a report from the President, and updates on research. 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 1997-04 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University OSOTF President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/02b712e0b22dc0d6ed8268c0edcdf69f.pdf ad173435bcc882e3b2e832be1cc9d585 PDF Text Text r At a press conference last month Lakehead announced it would be the lead university for a Conservation and Community Outreach Project in Nepal. Attending the conference were (back row. 1--r) Anne Klymenko, Dr. Ken Brown, Dr. Bob Rosehart, Dr. Stan Dromisky (front row. 1-r) Or. Rob Farmer, Or. John Naysmith and Or. Ulf Runesson. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada December 1996, Vol. 13, No. 10 ISSN 0828-6225 Toy Story NEPAL PROJECT You're Invited • Faculty and staff are Invited to a Holiday Celebration on Friday, December 20 In The Outpost starting at 3:00 pm RECEIVES CIDA FUNDING The 1996 University Partnership competition sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) attracted 54 applications from universities across Canada. Lakehead's was ranked seventh best; only the top 12 were funded. "The Nepal Resource Conservation and Community Outreach Project," which was awarded $746,288, was developed by essentially the same small Lakehead team that was successful with the Ghana, West Africa project now in its fifth year. A Community Forestry Training Centre in Nepal is one of the Project's several components which will commence in the Himalayan Kingdom in the spring of 1997. Lakehead will be the lead university in a team that includes the University of Guelph and Tribhuvan University in Nepal. CIDA has committed an additional $2.3 million in support ofother projects in which Lakehead University is the lead university. Erron Williams, Theresa Sellers and Brent Evans were among the 50 residence students who collected 144 bags of clothing and toys in a city-wide campaign. The goods were distributed to Faye Peterson Transition House, Beendigen Inc., City Crisis Housing, Shelter House, and the Lakehead Regional Family Centre. �li!HB•1;i•i;J•Mlll1IP;f¥ 1•1¥~•-...___________________ Congratulations to the Faculty of Business Dr. Bob Roseharl President Lakehead University The Faculty continues to achieve external recognition for the success of its students and graduates. This past month, word was received that five of seven teams have qualified for the finals of the Queen's Intercollegiate Business Schools' Competition to be held in Kingston in January of 1997. As well, one Business student, Dan Parker, has been nominated by the Faculty to be a participant in the Prime Minister's Team Canada Mission to Asia in January. This mission will have education as one of its special focus areas. This past week. the results of the uniform final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants arrived and seven of nine candidates were successful for a 78 per cent pass rate -- very much higher than the Ontario and national averages. Congratulations once again. Faculty and Staff Challenged by LUSU to the Great Plasma Challenge LUSU has issued a challenge to Lakehead University's Faculty and Staff to a competition for donations to the new Red Cross Plasma Centre between January 15 and February 15 of 1997. Obviously, the students out number us, so to make it fair, we have agreed to a multiple factor of 6 (ie. faculty and staff x 6) to compare with student donations. The winner is to receive a unique trophy to be created from recycled items. Distinguished Awards Dr. John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic) has announced the following awards at the November Senate Meeting: Distinguished Research Award (a tie) Dr. R. Puttagunta, Chemical Engineering Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology Distinguished Instructor Award Dr. Jane Taylor, School of Kinesiology Special congratulations to all of the above. work with Dr. John Whitfield and Grant Walsh on this project. It is expected that significant progress will be made in this area by the end of the winter term. Dr. Whitfield is Chairing an Ad Hoc Web Committee, and this Committee will provide direction and consultation to the project. A significant concern is the great variation in departmental pages when you get past the basic Lakehead University pages. Part of this initiative will develop guidelines, direction and "help" to ensure that all participants in the official Lakehead University Web Site have access to the necessary protocols. Part-Time Studies Much attention in the national media recently has focussed on the trend to the declining part-time student body. This is particularly true in Ontario and is clearly the trend at Lakehead. To tum this around is going to require a re-thinking of our approach to parttime studies. This is an area in which we need to initiate some internal debate in the next few months. As well as programming, our approach to student assistance for the part-time student will need to be examined. Government Relations: Rumours of the Week - Smith Commission Report will be out December 16, 1996 - Minister will make tuition and funding announcement for universities on December 17, 1996! LU Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund The response to this matching program ($1 donated== $1 matched by the Ontario Government) has been outstanding. With Geography showing the way, several other Departments have quickly come on board including Mathematical Sciences, Social Work. Sociology and English as well as four individuals from the Faculty of Engineering. To get on board, call Jo-Anne Silverman at 3438910. The pledged totals continue to grow, and it is onward and upward from here until March 31, 1997. Remember, all of this money is endowed for needy students and the payments can be made as late as March 31, 1999, as long as it is pledged by this coming March 31, 1997 Special Recognition for Lyn McLeod On Friday, November 29, 1996, the Ontario Liberal Party presented to Lakehead University a special Student Award of Merit in the name of the retiring leader. The award falls under the LUOSOTF Program above. College/University Consortium Proposals Accepted Workplace· Incidents on Campus In a recent competition, Lakehead University was successful in being awarded two of 15 successful provincial proposals. One of the successful Lakehead University proposals involves Confederation College and the design ofan articulated collaborative nursing program. The other involves Lakehead University with the Durham University Centre of Durham College and the Lakehead University BachelorofEngineering Degree. In the Durham project, major industrial partners will be involved. In total $110,000 has been awarded for these projects. In recent years, we have made great strides in reducing our workplace incidents on campus and all of our employees need to be congratulated for their efforts. In recent weeks, a couple of disturbing incidents have occurred which necessitate the need for a gentle reminder. Employees must report any incident immediately to their supervisors. If the immediate supervisor cannot be contacted, phone Human Resources at 8334 (after hours, report to Security at 8369). Supervisors must contact Human Resources as soon as possible after having been notified of an injury or incident. Home Page on the Internet - Update After much discussion recently in several committee meetings, action has been taken to develop policies to guide the further evolution of our Web Site. Carol Otte of CTRC has been assigned to 2 CANCOPY Issue As most of you know, as part of the Copyright Laws of Canada, ...continued on page 3 Agora, December, 1996 �CAMPUS NEWS President's Report (conUnued from p.2) Lakehead University has an agreement with the licensing agent, CANCOPY, which governs our ability to copy and use such materials for educational purposes. Under our agreement, we pay participation fees and are subje,ct to the CANCOPY contract stipulations. From time to time, examples are pointed out internally and even by CANCOPY on occasion that would suggest isolated lack of adherence to the CANCOPY contract stipulations. I need not remind the reader of the necessity and value of being able to copy print materials, and I would suggest that, if you have any questions in this regard about adherence to the CANCOPY contract, you should consult with your Dean. Happy Holidays As we are about to enter the holidays, I would like to wish all of you and your families a safe and happy festive season. My Christmas wish would be a return to "positive" grant increases from the Ontario Government. See you in 1997. P.S. -- Remember to close all office windows before you leave for the Christmas break. ABORIGINAL ENROLMENT EXPECTED TO RISE By Nova Lawson Coordinator of Aboriginal Initiatives/ Community Liaison During the week of September 16, 1996, Liaison Officer Colleen McLean and I toured secondary schools around Northwestern Ontario. It is the usual practice of the University to meet with students in the fall to discuss university education, particularly at Lakehead. What made this tour unique was the added inclusion of Aboriginal controlled institutes. Visits to high schools in Ignace, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, Rainy River, Fort Frances, Atikokan and Red Lake along with the Aboriginal schools in Pelican Falls, Ear Falls, Nestor Falls and the Rainy Lake High School, revealed that secondary level students are headed to university. The trend predicts that Lakehead University may experience tremendous growth of its Aboriginal population in the next three to five years. This encouraging news is based on current enrolment figures obtained from Aboriginal controlled institutes after the tour, which do not include enrollment in mainstream schools. Secondary Level Aboriginal Institutes LIBRARY CLASSES The Reference and Information Services Department at The Chancellor Paterson Library offers specialized library research classes in any subject area. These classes, available upon request, will be tailored to meet the needs of your students. The Library's goal is to ensure that students are aware of and can make the best possible use of the resources in the Library. To arrange for a session, call 343-8147 or e-mail: gisella.scalese@lakeheadu.ca IMASCO SCHOLARSHIP Jim Smithers was one of 19 students to receive financial assistance through the lmasco Scholarship Fund for Disabled Students for the 1996-97 academic year. The $2,000 scholarship will allow Smithers to pursue his undergraduate studies at Lakehead in psychology. Administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), the decisions of the independent selection committee appointed by the AUCC are based on the academic background, motivation, maturity and extent of disability of the candidates. Agora, December, 1996 ASKING DIFFERENT QUESTIONS by Frances Harding Publications Officer A new NFB film about women in science featuring Lakehead Biology professor Dr. Peggy Tripp-Knowles had its Thunder Bay premiere at the Northern Woman's Book Store on November 29, 1996. Among the women profiled in the film were Dr. Ursula Franklin, who became the first female engineering professor at the University of Toronto; Dr. Karen Messing, a geneticist and occupational health specialist with Universite du Quebec a Montreal; Dr. Rosalind Cairincross, an environmentalist originally from South Africa; and Dr. Peggy Tripp-Knowles whose expertise is in Forest Genetics and Feminist Science Critique. The film's title, "Asking Different Questions," summarized an opinion shared by all of the women featured in the film: that women bring distinctly different perspectives to bear on questions about science and research. In the film, Tripp-Knowles discusses why she became a scientist and how her research has changed over the course of her career at Lakehead. ( 18 institutes reporting as of Oct.1996) EXHIBITION OF WORKS Grade Enrolment 9 10 11 12 OAC Independent Leaming (mature students) 464 517 380 243 4 155 Students currently enrolled in secondary programs are gearing for higher levels of education. There has been a shift from general academic programs to the advanced level - for the purposes of university. Almost all high school students said they have considered attending Lakchead University when they graduate. This is due to familiarity with the campus and Thunder Bay, close proximity of the campus to their home communities, attractive academic programs, support service network, current Aboriginal student population on campus, academic preparedness giving rise to their levels of confidence, and the fact that they will be role-models for the families, friends and communities. Thunder Bay Art Gallery January 17- March 2, 1997 An installation exhibition by Roly Martin at the Thunder Bay Art Galler will be based on aspects oflogging incorporating wooden leaves on the floor and chainsaw drawings of figures on the wall in a mural-like configuration. Martin is Assistant Professor of Art at Lakehead University and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from James Madison University, Harrisburg, Virginia. A TIME TO REMEMBER Staff, faculty and students gathered in the Agora on December 6 to remember the same day in 1989 when 14 female engineering students at L'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal were shot and killed by a lone gunman. The Montreal Memorial Service was sponsored by the Status of Women Committee and the Gender Issues Centre/ LUSU. 3 �CALENDAR NUCLEAR FUEL WASTE PUBLIC HEARING An Environmental Assessment Panel on Nuclear Fuel Waste Disposal will be holding public hearings in Thunder Bay on January 29, 1997. Members of all sectors of the public are invited to register to make short presentations to the panel. For an information package, contact Anne Wiles at (613) 256-2447 or by fax at (613) 256-6660. A variety of review documents are available at http://www.ceaa.gc.ca The fact sheet from Anne Wiles will be available at Graduate Studies and Research. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Holiday Hours Dec, 17-20 Dec. 21-22 Dec.23 Dec.24 Dec.25-26 Dec. 27 Dec. 28-29 Dec. 30-31 Jan. 1 Jan. 2-3 Jan. 4-5 8:00 a.m. CLOSED 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. CLOSED 1:00 p.m. CLOSED 1:00 p.m. CLOSED 8 00 a.m. CLOSED to 5:00 p.m. January 16 Thursday 11:30 AM Linda Spooner, Regional Health Laboratory: UC 0050 "Genetic counseling." January 23 Thursday 11 :30 AM Lada Malek, Biology: UC 0050: "Plant desiccation tolerance: a dry topic for biophysics?" January 30 Thursday 7:00 PM I. Smith, LUSTR Co-op: Regional Centre 0005: "LUSTR Co-op and New Technologies for Production of Forestry Seedlings." February 6 Thursday 11 :30AM Jake Vanderwal, Ont. Min. Envir. UC 0050: "How Science is becoming less important in Society." February 13 Thursday 11 :30 AM lnderjit Nirdosh, Biology: UC 005_0: "Allelopathy in Annual and Perennial weeds." Group Home& Auto Insurance Plan for LUfaculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 4 LUMINA CONCERT SERIES Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. to 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 NOON January 16 Alexander Tselyakov, piano to 5:00 p.m. February 4 Harold Wevers, bassoon Joy Fahrenbruck, piano to 5:00 p.m. to 5 00 p.m. REGULAR HOURS RESUME ON MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1997 BIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Agora December, 1996 NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES Upcoming EAP Courses and Workshops: Team Building Jan. 22 Enhancing Your Perfonnance Jan. 30, Feb 6, 13 Stress and Wellness March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Parenting Skills for Pre-Teens April 9 Parenting Skills for Teens April 16 Register early - Courses fill quickly New Year's Resolution "I will be sure to submit my 1996 medical dental and vision claims to PrudentiaVLondon Life before March, 1997." .,, Season's Greetings Deadline for submissions to the January Agora: January 6, 1997 Vol. 13, No. 10 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 Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca ():!! _.., C. Trojan Ext ernal Relations -.. 0~ '8'8° VI VI ~ ~=-=-i .. am 0 (") "'O ~ Q. ~3 in'8 H! iii • (l) (l) - ' Agora, December, 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.10 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains 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 1996-12 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/9bedff0a28e992171ccfcb4b1bc7feef.pdf cd0972b33c5ffc1a0fae2f8ea588a38f PDF Text Text ora Season's Greetings A MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR LOIS WILSON When news of Princess Diana's death hit the news media, I was ensconced in a two-day meeting on human rights and women. At this Montreal meeting were women from around the globe. We listened as women from Rwanda told us of the systematic use of rape as a war strategy, but of how rape i s not included in the U. N. definition of "degrading or inhuman punishment." Nor is it considered, internationally, to be "torture." It is viewed as something that has just always happened. I heard how the Rwandan women were marched naked through the streets of their v illages and towns and then raped. Some were left to die. I heard of how they fear to tell their stories of horror publicly, for fear of reprisal and vengeance. I wept with them. I heard also from a few of the South Korean "comfort women" who were forced into sexually servicing the Japanese troops during World War II "to build the morale of the soldiers." Those who survived are now telling their collective story and seeking redress for the 200,000 women! I wept with them. You're Invited Faculty and staff are invited to attend a Holiday Reception on Friday, December 19 in The Outpost starting at 3 p.m. When I emerged from that meeting, it was to discover the whol e world in mourning for Princess Diana. Without commenting or making a judgment on that phenomenon, l et me say how confused I was. No one was mourning for the raped women of Rwanda. Of course not, you may say. Who would know about it? Where is Rwanda anyway? But their murderers walk free. As for the South Korean women -- that was so long ago that isn't it better to forget it and put it behind us? What has it got to do with us anyway? But their murderers do walk free. Then a friend sent me a report of his work in Guatemala -- of working with the Mayan survivors of historic massacres to require the truth about the crimes of the past be literally dug up and made public. He works in an exhumation process of mass graves dug in the 1980s that tell a story of great import to a world in pursuit of social justice and reconciliation. ... continued on page 4 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada December 1997, Vol. 14, No. 10 ISSN 0828-5225 CAMPUS NOTES Ho-Ho-Ho Congratulations to all staff, students and faculty who helped the Lakehead Residence Council build a float that won "best school group" in the annual OPP Christmas Parade held in Thunder Bay in November. Also, a heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed food, winter coats and toys in the various student-run charity drives. Into Africa Marcia Lee, a third-year student majoring in Geography and Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, will be spending six weeks in Botswana this summer taking part in the International Seminar program run by the World University Services of Canada (WUSC). Marcia will be conducting research and preparing a Recreation/ Education Resource Package for Botswana. You can meet Marcia and find out more about WUSC during International Days in the Agora January 24-February 1, 1998. Wiz Kid(s) Another Lakehead business student has made the top 20 in the Toronto Dominion Bank's annual Investment Challenge. His name is Jamie Dennison and he is a third-year finance major who secured 13th place by raising an imaginary $140,000 in the stock market over a six-week pe. riod. Last year, Chris Femyc, a fourthyear accounting student, placed second overall in Canada and is now articling for his CA with Ernst & Young in Calgary. "You would not believe the excitement around the Challenge," says Ken Hartviksen, associate professor in the Faculty of Business Administration who uses the TD Challenge to set up an environment for active learning. The 46 students comprising the Lakehead Team, ranked fourth overall in Canada, ahead of Concordia, Waterloo, Western, and U of T. More than 3,000 students took part in the competition. �AGORA there was still the traditional lobbying role, there were now also expanding initiatives and projects designed to illustrate the value of the humanities and social sciences to Canadian life. Gaffield remarked that the importance of the humanities and social sciences is not obvious to many and that collectively we are in a difficult position. If we do not fight "we will be erased" was a point made by Dr. Gaffield. i"i~PF:i'f~? -~~ As we reflect .on :~LJi!'s.t rj,r th.:r, .a ·_ 0 , '.' many· success~• an _accomplishments <'1Vhlch .the Unlyersi . '.c'omm'unity can • justifiably P~lld, .. .-/:(·_:~::.. >_;ff:.:~; }tt · - -<=--....,.,. _.,-, -"-'-'..,-, __ ~i~ --=====---' ·:?){> -~ \1 , Among'. tbese. waa t •e<sucusilful ()SOT / Cart1p"1gn.q.q When matched by the provi~~ial government; the fiinds \ • :,,.ralsed;".rill pr9·dde a ~~;~ 111\W~-- ,m~p,:vmen.Uo s_~,rlportpHr ·bursaries tor ·.o ur studentsf :' fhis}ias m "aije '.pos,sible {'.:f ,through the generosity of faculty, staff, students..and .:'.:c\ ~.;iil1onn~ ili weU iU. rnaity indiyidualsJUid strtilll,,m~d1Pm Jt:,fa and large businesses pllt'tictilarly hi'Thu rider Bay1tnd '<:>y .. the region. For: thu wirle support, th.e Univ,eni • is a ..,\: ,~-preclatiye, 0{F:, • P~};i'\,j~i'f:, < . • • •. ••• • • " .This lnstitudopal anct>comm.i#Hfy.tea,mwot .. , _ ;\;ntiaJ%Ct998/ Thc:Sllwill'~ tchal{~gingj(mest _for one, remaJn optimistic. Together.t.he LaJ~$!head.: J::'l!' sut~eed, '\:, . • '1'¼lf\, .:J!1iU:,: >itl~ I trust that e <lay Season. • • • • · ?it ' .. :·\!(: )t Humanities and Social Science Federation Report by Dr. Uvio Di Matteo Lakehead University Representative to the Humanities and Socia/ Science Federation of Canada The annual meetings of the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada (HSSFC) were held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa during the weekend of November 28-30, 1997. The general tenor and atmosphere of the meetings were not particularly cheerful as the humanities and social sciences arc under siege not only within society as a whole but also within a number of universities. For example, these meetings coincided with the proposal at Carleton University to eliminate a number of humanities programs in languages and literature mainly for financial reasons as well as the comments of the Ontario premier on the usefulness of certain disciplines. A highlight of the meetings was a presentation by Dr. Marc Renaud, the new president of SSHRC, during which he outlined a pragmatic approach for dealing with the current funding situation for humanities and social science research. The meetings opened on the Saturday with an overview and summary of the Federation's activities over the last year. In his opening remarks, I ISSFC President Chad Gaffield remarked that the broad thrust of the Federation's activities had diversified. While 2 Among some of the initiatives the HSSFC is now engaged in to demonstrate the importance of humanities and socia l sciences are the Career Vision Program, Breakfasts on the Hill and the CRIC Proposal. Career Vision is a pilot program in conjunction with Human Resources Development intended to provide humanities and social science graduates with work experience. At the end of this year, 57 young graduates participated in this program and were placed with public and private sector employers in the health and environmental sectors. Since 1994, eight Breakfasts on the Hill have been held in the Parliamentary Restaurant. Leading humanities and social science researchers present findings on public policy topics for an audience of members of parliament and political aides and have been very well attended. A series of six more breakfasts for 1997-98 are planned. The Community Research and Information Cross Roads (CRIC) proposal aims to establish university and community based research centres. At present, the proposal is at the funding stage and an attempt is being made to obtain government fundi ng via community political pressure. There is no unique model for a CRIC and different universities can put forward their own visions of what a community based research centre should be. Sociologist Marc Renaud, the new president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ofCanada (SSHRC), gave an address and then fielded questions from the audience. Renaud said that SSH RC researchers are going to have to justify what they do more than ever before and that humanities and social science researchers must accept the challenge to demonstrate their usefulness. The failure to do so will only be seen as amplifying the perception that SSHRC researchers are unable to adjust to the "new world." Renaud also said that he wishes to change the "us" versus "them" mentality that has come to characterize the relationship between SSII RC and its research community. This type of relationship does not exist between MRC/NSERC and the researchers that they fund and can be damaging to SSHRC's efforts to deal with the future. Renaud graphically illustrated the decline in SSH RC research grant success rates since the mid 1980s from 60 percent to 30 percent and pointed out that currently SSHRC only funds about 15 percent of humanities and social science researchers in the country whereas NSERC funds 60 percent of its researchers. In order to improve penetration rates for SSHRC, Renaud proposed a strategy whereby in return for more funding of basic curiosity-driven humanities and social science research, SSH RC would commit itself to also funding more policy-based research. Using a pyramid model of research with basic curios ity-driven research at the base of the pyramid supporting policy-driven research at the top, Renaud proposed that SSHRC push for one dollar for basic curiosity-driven research for every one dollar increase in funding for policy-driven research. Renaud urged a ll humanities and social science researchers not only to "publish or perish" but to "go public or perish." Humanities and social science researchers need to find creative ways to demonstrate their usefulness and to also Continued on page 4 Agora, December, 1997 �AGORA Building Knowledge to Combat Youth Crime by Josh S latkoff In its statement of philosophy, William W. Creighton Youth Services stresses that "the needs of young people are best served by the provision of positive, growth productive, and supportive programs in conjunction with the youth's offence." To fulfil this mandate, the Ministry ofCommunity and Social Services funded agency provides a full range ofjuvenile justice programming for Phase I young offenders aged 12 to 16 years. The agency services 39 youths in custody as well as 200 youths in the community. The focus of the agency is rooted in programming to promote healthy lifestyles and teaching to address the physical, mental, and social needs of young offenders, explains Margaret Boone, associate professor in Lakehead University's School of Nursing and president of the board ofdirectors of Creighton Youth Services. Through collaborative research with the agency, Lakehead University faculty and students have helped to assess the programming, learning, and educational needs of young offenders through seven completed studies since 1994. The research has been conducted by the departments of psychology, social work, sociology, and kinesiology. What has made the partnership so successful is Creighton staff involvement and program support from Probation Services throughout the entire research process. As members of the research evaluation committee, staff identify areas they think need to be researched. Then, "students meet with staff and they will look at the research design to sec whether it's feasible within the facility and whether it fits in with the philosophy of the facility," says Boone. Further, the research promotes accountability for services offered by the agency. "As service providers, we must provide programs that make a d ifference. Research Agora, December, 1997 "Research - conducted by lakehead University faculty and students in conjunction with our staff- helps assess the relevance ofwhat we are doing," says Bob Thompson. He is executive director ofCreighton Youth Services, an agency that provides juvenile justice programming for Phase I young offenders aged 12 to 16 years. helps assess the relevance of what we are doing," explains Bob Thompson, executive director of Creighton Youth Services. The agency's staff has felt especially encouraged to cooperate on projects because of the feedback they receive. Dr. David Challen, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work and member of the board of directors of Creighton Youth Services explains that one requirement for conducting research is that once the report is completed, "staff and management can depend on receiving a report back from the researcher or the student." This feedback loop has now been expanded to include community stakeholders in the youth justice system. On January 23, 1998, at the Prince Arthur Hotel in Thunder Bay, Creighton Youth Services is hosting a symposium where data collected in regard to youth from this region will be presented. Stakeholders from the districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora will be given a chance to strengthen connections and plan for new collaborative efforts aimed at expanding knowledge and developing applied research projects. The symposium is supported by a grant from the Government of Ontario's Trillium Foundation. In one of seven presentations, former Lakchcad University psychology graduate student Sandy Jung will discuss the findings from her study of the validity ofa risk/ need assessment tool for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youths of both sexes. The research was conducted in collaboration with Creighton Youth Services and the Ministry of Community and Social Services Probation Services under the supervision of Dr. Edward Rawana, adjunct professor in Lakehead University's department of psychology and former clinical psychologist at the agency. The results, which indicated that the tool can accurately predict recidivism for both populations and sexes after a period of six months, have led to its endorsement across the province. Staff of Creighton Youth Services and students are not the only ones to benefit from the research partnership. As Professor Boone explains, the research a llows you "to take a different focus, and you bring this with you into your teaching ~swell." Symposium - January 23, 1998 Organizations whose representatives have been invited to the symposium include: Children's Mental Health; Child Welfare; Probation Services; Salvation Army; Phase I Young Offender Services; Correctional Services; Provincial Court, Youth Division; School Boards; Confederation College; and Lakehead University. For information contact Or. David Challen at 343-8447. Josh Slatko.ff is a graduate student in clinical psychology and one ofseveral students participating in a writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal called S.P.A.R.K. -- LAKEHEAD (Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge). 3 �AGORA Lois Wilson continued from P.1 Livio Di Matteo continued from P.2 The murderers of the Mayan peasants walk free. publicize the value of their work to society. Some individuals expressed reservations regarding what they felt could become a deliberate government distortion of individual research agendas but the point was made that in order to get more funding for what we want to do, we were going to have to trade for it. The general consensus appeared to be that support should be provided for the SSH RC President by communicating suggestions and comments to him as well as writing on behalf of the research community to politicians and opinion makers. I would urge all humanities and social sciences researchers at Lakehead to write their federal members of Parliament and impress on them the importance of the work in their respective fields and its contribution to society. In a working session of university representatives, it was suggested that given the nature of Parliamentary representation, "permanent" letters rather than Email would be more effective. Please consider making this effort now in an atmosphere of relative calm rather than later as an act of desperation. Do not forget to forward a copy ofyour letter to the HSSFC. And then there's South Africa. A member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission told me that the country is in extreme stress, from which it may never recovc·r. Murderers are promised amnesty in exchange for the "truth." But many families of the victims feel robbed of justice, since the murderers may eventually walk free. What is to be done? I reject "an eye for an eye" philosophy. What then? And what has all this got to do with Lakehead University and the season we celebrate? One of the most important, if not THE most significant, issues of 1998 is impunity. It is the move to establish an International Criminal Court that would bring to justice individuals accused of human rights violations including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. This includes effective means to investigate and prosecute gender crimes. Ofcourse it will be no panacea, but its very existence will be a sign of hope. And the impetus comes from ordinary citizens, who are urging their heads of governments to work towards establishing such a court. It might prevent open festering sores from exploding years after the atrocity. Another woman I've thought about is Jody Williams. She's just a persistent ordinary citizen who has demonstrated heroic commitments in her movement to get rid ofland mines. She is a person with a conscience and a sense of what is involved in just and humane relationships. She could have gone to Lakehead University. She certainly represents the values we honour. In this season that speaks of hope and peace on earth, think about these things. Never be paralyzed by despair. Think about the ways you can help to create a space where authentic human community can flourish and be celebrated. And never underestimate your own contribution. And oh yes - the greetings of the season to you! In other news, the first Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences will be held over the period of May 27-June 6, 1998 at the University of Ottawa. The 1999 Congress will be jointly held at Bishop'sSherbrooke Universities and the 2000 Congress will be at the University of Moncton. Offers will go out to all universities to present their candidacies for the 2001 and 2002 Congresses. In addition, the new president e lect of the Humanities and Social Science Federation is Louise Forsyth. Dr. Forsyth is from the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Marcel Lauziere, the current executive director of the HSSFC, is leaving to join Dr. Renaud at SSHRC as his executive assistant. Marcel was a dedicated and hardworking executive director Deadline for submissions to the January Agora: January 5, 1998 and his presence at HSSFC will be missed. The acting executive director at HSSFC is now Paul Ledwell and the search for a new executive director has resulted in the choice of Louise Robert who will begin her position February I, 1998. If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at livio.DiMatteo@Lakeheadu.ca or the HSSFC directly at f edcan@hssfc.ca. The address of the HSSFC is 415-151 Slater St., Ottawa, KlP 5H3 and the HSSFC can be reached by fax at 613-238-6114 and by phone at 6/3-238-6112. Agora December, 1997 Vol. 14, No. 10 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 Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca •11-· LUMINA CONCERT SERIES C. Troja n Comm un ity Relatio n s January 13 Les Voix Humanes Susie Nappier and Margaret Little, viola da gamba duo 12:30 p.m. Jean McNulty Recital Hall 4 Agora, December, 1997 � 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 1997-12 1997 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/f3fd6a92953879cd224b8ccf9b6d9953.pdf 629edca4b51ea5b2faf2949bd71353cd PDF Text Text ora Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada February 1998, Vol. 15, No. 2 ISSN 0828-5225 Senior music student David Lahteenmaa (seated above) had the privilege of taking a master class with Andre Laplante, one of Canada's great romantic piano virtuosos. Laplante visited the campus while he was in Thunder Bay last month to appear as the featured artist in the Department of Music's 100th Concert Anniversary Celebration of the CornwalULUMINA Concert Series (1988-98). New Nursing Programs Launched The Community Health Nursing in First Nations & The Northern Clinical Practice Program INSIDE Strategic Planning ... 2 Margaret Page awarded Order of Canada ... 5 1997 Distinguished Researchers ... 7 Seven nurses working in remote northern nursing stations are upgrading their skills at Lakehead thanks to a new program launched in January. It is called the Northern Clinical Practice Program and it was created in partnership with Lakehead University, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), and Medical Services Branch (MSB), Ontario Region, Health Canada. The Northern Clinical Practice Program as well as the recently launched Community Health Nursing in First Nations Program are significant because, for the first time, programs for nurses at nursing stations will be taught by those who are practising in the North. In addition, local communities will provide input into the way community health is being taught. In September -of 1997, Lakehead University in partnership with Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), began offering education programs to the nurses working for the Medical Services Branch (MSB), Ontario Region, of Health Canada. These programs are part of a national decision to regionalize the nurses training component of MSB and to transfer management to First Nations communities. In Ontario Region, the partnership between Lakehead and NAN builds on a long history of cooperation which, in nursing, has been the development of the Native Nurses Entry Program, as well as joint research into health issues in the remote First Nations communities. continued on page 8 �MW•#&----------------------------Notes from the Open Meeting on Strategic Planning held in the University Centre Theatre on January 27, 1998 by Frances Harding Lakehead must focus on the big picture as it works toward a new strategic plan. That was the message Interim President John Whitfield gave to faculty and staff during a three-hour Open Meeting chaired by Acting Vice-President (Academic) Jim Gellert and featuring President of the Counci I of Ontario Universities, Bonnie Patterson. Professor Patterson began the meeting by sharing her thoughts on the issues facing Ontario universities as the provincial government moves into the second half of its mandate. Next she reported on public opinion research conducted by Environics, Angus Reid, OISE/U of T and others on university funding, quality and accessibility. Finally, she touched on the difficulties facing universities, as well as the "challenges" being put forward by the media and by the premier (see side bar on page 3). Following Patterson's remarks, Dr. Whitfield reviewed the points which he felt staff and faculty should keep in mind as they begin the process of strategic planning: -- Lakehead's enrolment is roughly the same as it was last year -- 6300 full-time equivalent students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This figure is down from 1994-95 when we peaked at 7161 students. - There has been a decline in the number of students coming directly to Lakehead from high school. In the current year they make up about 70% of Year I First-lime Registrations (down from 76% in 1996). Lakehead has a significant number of mature students and students coming from other sectors. They comprise 30% of Year 1 First-lime Registrations. -- The geographic distribution of full-time registrants is changing. The number of students coming from Thunder Bay has been decreasing, while the number of students coming from the Region is increasing. Overall, about 47% of our students come from Thunder Bay and Region and about 53% of our students come from the rest of Ontario, other provinces and other countries. -- The need for OSAP awards continues to increase. Last year, Lakehead students borrowed more than $20 million to help fund their education. The average yearly OSAP award for each full-time student was nearly $8000. -- About 47% of Lakehead undergraduate full-time students receive OSAP. Over the course of a 4-year program, students could very likely be accruing a debt load of $32,000. Lakehead has responded by providing more financial aid. In 1996-97, the University awarded $1.5 million in scholarships and bursaries, up from $750,000 in 1992-93. This will increase as the awards from the OSOTF Challenge Fund come on stream. -- In the wake of government cutbacks, students are bearing an increasing percentage of the cost of their education. Last year approximately 45 cents of ever dollar spent on Lakehead's operating revenue came from student tuition. 2 -- Tuition is expected to increase 10% next year and another 10% in the following year. The provincial government has announced there will be no additional grants next year and possibly only a I % increase in the following year. As a result, Lakehead will have no option but to do two things: increase revenues through enrolment growth and tuition, and control its budget. ' According to Whitfield, deregulation of tuition fees will not have a direct economic impact on Lakehead due to the mix of our professional and graduate programs. However, we may have to consider differentiation of fees by programs as we move into a deregulated environment. He said Lakehead's mission statement, drafted more than five years ago, must be revisited. Programming, too, will have to be reviewed. "As Lakehead begins its planning exercises we have to look at our programming and method of delivery. We've tried these things before and its been difficult to bring about change. In this process, I believe we have to. "On the other hand, I believe you have to be looking a new things. You just can't cut. In our community there are many new ideas and there are particular issues that need to be addressed." "Each university will have its own place in the sun as defined by its mission: by what it is intending to do, what it can best do, and how it can serve its constituents." Whitfield then went on to comment of the following topics: Niche "I believe that through our good planning and good "What are the new things Lakehead has to be doing that will be relevant to the mission, niche, location, geography, and region?" Entrepreneurship & Income Generation imagination we will have lots of opportunities, provided we work to maximize them." "If you are going to run the shop, you've got to have money! Lakehead is going to have to look at things from the point of view of generating dollars." •• Dr. John Whitfield "Some of Lakehead's programs are almost 100 per cent dependent on college recruit- Colleges lakehead U11iversity, February, 1998 �3 ment. Others have lots of room for further interaction with colleges. The college system is going through considerable change right now and it is going to be a area where we are going to have to work very hard. We had some exclusivity in this market in the past, but we no longer have it. Do you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the issues raised at the Open. Meeting? Are there topics you would like to have discussed in. greater detail in. the Agora? Please share your ideas by con.tactin.g the Editor at 343-8193 or by Email: frances.hardin.g@lakeheadu.ca "Having in place the appropriate programming, the appropriate recognition of work done in the colleges, the appropriate environment in which these students can come in and be suc.cessful -- in a time period that they can afford -- is important." Dealing with the Deficit "We had more than 90 faculty and staff leave the institution in 1996 through early exit programs. The Board approved a deficit over a period of time in order to pay off those costs. "In 1996-97 we ended up with a cumulative deficit of $1.587 million. In 199798, we are projecting, on the operating side, a deficit of $1.3 million resulting in a cumulative deficit at the end of the current year of $2.888 million. "We haven't built our 1998-99 budget yet so I don't know what the anticipated surplus or deficit is going to be. Similarly, we have not tried to anticipate future years. We have looked at a few models and they are all scary. "Under very generous assumptions about enrolment and other income figures, we will still have about a $1 million that we will have to cut out of the budget. Under less generous, or maybe more realistic assumptions, that could be $1.5 million. "The bottom line is that the Board of Governors is committing us to a zero budget deficit in 2000-2001 and our planning will have to work in that direction. Therefore, one of our options is NOT going to be to carry that additional million as a deficit. I don't think that is a planning option at this point." Lakel,ead University, February, /998 The Media's Challenge to Universities - There is a gap between what universities say and what we in the public see. - What do you need to close the credibility gap? What is it that Boards of Governors can do that you are not doing now? Research "The thrust now is toward partnerships to involve the private sector, the business sector and the industrial community. This is being driven right at this moment through the CFI and the Challenge Fund." The following notes are taken from Professor Patterson's overheads: Amortizalion of Earty Exit Costs Operating Surplus (Deficit) Cumulative Surplus (Deficit) 96/97 97/98 98/99 1.374 1.374 1.374 ·-· (1.301) (1.587) (2,888) 99/00 00/01 0 0 ·-· - n ·- (n) 0 John Whitfield: "What the Board of Governors has insisted, and advisedly so, is that there is to be no deficit as we go into the year 2000-2001." CHARTING THE FUTURE There are five phases to Lakehead's Strategic Planning Process: Review (September 1997 - Feb 28, 1998) Information Gathering (May 1-J une 30, 1998) Analysis and Writing (July 1, 1998- January 1, 1999) Implementation (January. 1999) Monitoring (1999-2003) On February 27, 1998 a Strategic Planning Colloquium will be held attended by representatives from a broad cross section of the University Community. The purpose of the Colloquium is to involve members of the community in reviewing the University's Mission Statement and in determining the strategic areas which wiff then form the basis of the new Strategic Plan. - If issues of quality and excellence are so important, why is it so hard to see what universities are . doing to ensure that? - On the issues that matter to the public, access and affordability, student learning and post-university opportunities, what are universities doing differently to ensure improvements? The Premier's Challenge to Universities - Whose responsibility is it to ensure quality of education? What do we meqn by "quality"? - "Quality" and "value for money" both for students and for society? -Who is responsible for opening or expanding programs in fields where there are significant shortages, like computer science and software engineering? Overarching Perceptions - Postsecondary education is viewed as very important. - Ontarians greatly over-estimate the current level of provincial government funding - even so, they feel that increasing funding should be a priority. - Funding cutbacks have had an impact on the quality of education - Very little appeal for reducing services or programs as a way of responding to cutbacks. - Support is high for changes to policy that would allow for greater variation in tuition levels *authority for universities, *closer alignment with program costs. �+@•#&-~--------------------------- 4 An Update from the President Dr. John Whitfield Partnerships The development of corporate-to-corporate partnerships are intended to strengthen our relationship with the private sector. Our first partnership statement was signed with Avenor (Thunder Bay) several months ago. During a recent review of the partnership with Mr. Emilio Rigato, Mill Manager of Avenor (Thunder Bay) we were both very pleased with our progress to date. Of particular interest is the "leadership development program" which is being delivered by various members ofour Faculty of Business. We presently have 20 Avenor employees registered in the program and the success of this initiative to date has been so positive that Avenor would like to start a second group of participants in the fall of 1998. Congratulations to the Faculty of Business for a job well done! I am pleased to report that in January, 1998, Mr. Ron Dysievick, General Manager of Bombardier Inc. (Thunder Bay), and I signed a partnership statement which will serve to establish and strengthen a corporate-to-corporate partnership relationship between Lakehead University and Bombardier Inc. (Thunder Bay). We intend to build on each other's strengths to create a mutually beneficial relationship. Bombardier General Manager Ron Oysievick and Dr.John Whitfield The initial phase of the partnership will focus on developing relationships in a variety of areas including: student access to the Bombardier plant to observe and study their industry in action, research and development enhancement, bringing University expertise to bear upon problems in manufacturing, engineering and administration, employee leadership development, co-operative education participation and student and graduate recruitment participation. I am confident that as our partnership develops, we will be able to explore new challenges and opportunities for future initiatives. Other partnerships are being developed. If you have any suggestions or questions concerning these, please contact me. Intercollegiate Business Competition at Queen's The intercollegiate business competition is a national competition that is sponsored by Queen's University and which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1998. This year business schools across Canada (Memorial to UBC) competed in the preliminary and final rounds of competition. The preliminary round held in OctoberNovember involves the preparation of a case study in one of six areas of business: Accounting, Finance, Labour Arbitration, Management lnfonnation Systems, Marketing, and Policy. The top five universities in each discipline are then selected to compete in the final round held in early January at Queen's. This year, two teams (see names below) from Lakehead's Faculty of Business were selected to compete in the final round held January 8 - 11. final round of the Labour Arbitration competition. Lakehead Business Students Competing in the Final Round Labour Arbitration Team: 1. Anthony Barsanti 2. Rosa Turco Marketing Team: 1. Julie Anderson 2. Trina Ooupe Congratulations to these students who have represented Lakehead University. Also a note of thanks and appreciation to Professor Derek Hassay who has served as faculty advisor. Information Technology Cargill Challenge The "Information Technology (I/T) Cargill Challenge" took place at the head office of Cargill Ltd. (Minneapolis, MN) on January 22, 1998. Lakehead was one of 4 Canadian "key MIS" universities asked to participate with approximately 25 other major American schools. The day long event featured exercises in both Business evaluation and software application development. During these exercises Lakehead was well represented by the two student participants -- Steve Wier, 4th year MIS, and Kathy Gosse, 3rd year MIS. Lakehead should be especially proud of Steve Wier who presented the final Iff software application for his group. As well, Steve Wier has accepted an offer of employment from Cargill when he graduates this spring. Thanks to Professor Richard Glew who was the faculty advisor and to Moe Ktytor, Director of Student Placement & Co-operative Education Centre, who arranged for Lakehead's participation in this elite challenge. Secondary School Reform The final round requires students to prepare another case study. However, in the final round, students are provided with only five hours to complete their analysis and prepare a fonnal presentation. Judges in this final round are industry leaders in the various discipline areas. Given the number of universities competing in the preliminary round, it is an accomplishment just to have a team selected to attend the finals. However, this year Lakehead students distinguished themselves even further by placing third in the The Minister of Education and Training announced several initiatives concerning Secondary School Refonn in mid-January. While this is a multifaceted and widereaching initiative, there are two matters of particular interest to universities and colleges: *The preparation of students who enter post-secondary studies. In particular, the distinction between courses for collegebound students and university-bound students is not appropriate in a context in Lakehead U11iversity, February, 1998 �5 ----------------------------tti·U&■ which college and university collaboration is being encouraged. PROFESSOR EMERITA MARGARET R. PAGE * The development of curriculum. It is hoped, and I believe intended, that university representatives will participate in both writing and reviewing curriculum documents. If you are interested in serving on a reference group to do this, please contact me. COU is collecting a list of potential university representatives. NAMED A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF CANADA Margaret Page says she has had "a love affair with Lakehead" that dates back to 1958 when she married a Geology professor and began taking part-time courses at the University. There is a COU Committee on Secondary School Reform, chaired by Dr. Bob Rosehart. Input on representations concerning these Reforms could be made through that Committee. • She made the admission to friends and colleagues who had gathered for a reception in the Faculty Lounge in early February to celebrate occasion of her being named a member of the Order of Canada. Strategic Planning Acting Vice-President (Academic) Jim Gellert, working with a Steering Committee has developed a planning model for the development of a new Strategic Plan. This model is being recommended to Senate by the Senate Academic and will be considered at the February 24, 1998, Senate Meeting. The model titled Charting the Future: Strategic Planning Process is on LUCI. Comments on it can be submitted to Dr. Gellert. Presidential Appointment Two presidential appointments, effective this summer have been announced recently: Dr. Catherine Henderson was named President of the Ontario College of Art and Design, and Dr. Henderson is presently President of Centennial College. Laurentian University has appointed Dr. Jean Watters President effective August 1, 1998. Currently Dr. Watters is the President of College Boreal. Congratulations! Recalling how she felt a week earlier at the investiture at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, she said how deeply proud she was to be a Canadian and how grateful she was to be living in a country that "bas given us so many opportunities." A graduate and former director of Lakehead's School of Nursing, Margaret Page has made her mark on Northwestern Ontario as a public health nurse, professor and community leader. Since coming to the region in the early '50s she has served on numerous professional associations including the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario where she served as president. In 1997, she was awarded the title Fellow of Lakehead University. Margaret Page has travelled extensively during her career, particularly in Malawi, Africa, where she spent five years as principal of the University of Malawi's College of Nursing. In 1989 she was appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 18 (Thunder Bay) Medical Company. * DONOR'S RECEPTION l.AJ<.EHEAO IS HOLDING ITS ANNUAL RECEPTION FOR DONORS ANO SCHOLARS IN THE FACULTY LOUNGE on March 19, 1998 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. THUNDER BAY ONTARIO CANADA INFORMATION at www.lakeheadu.ca/-sports ~~~- Canada ~ Lakehead University, February, 1998 ~ Th! funl S hop Lid.. ~ut)' ira·ve"'8us. (807) 343-8644 41 CAVAL.1£Jl ~ Mllkl:UA#IM ..=!180::::: Q!J>R ,, VICTORIAINN �+@•l;§-1---------------------------- 6 Co-op Education at Lakehead Co-operative Education is a process of learning often referred to as "experiential learning." As a formal part of the curriculum, it integrates the student's academic study with work experience in co-operating employer organizations. In each of Lakehead's Coop programs (listed below), students alternate periods of experience in appropriate work terms in accordance with the participating academic unit and with the criteria established by the Canadian Association of Co-operative Education. Lakehead offers Coop Education in the following academic programs: Computer Science (HBSc, BSc, MSc) Economics (MA) Forestry (MSc) Human Resources (HBComm) Management Systems (HBComm) Marketing (HBComm) Mathematics (HBSc, BSc, MSc) Physics (HBSc, MSc) How does the program work? At Lakehead, Co-op experience involves instruction before, during and after each work term. Upon admission into the Co-op stream, students automatically commit to being mobile, since work terms will vary in location. Co-op work term placements are arranged with a Co-op employer partner in every province of the country. Almost all of the Co-op students have been successful in being matched with a Co-op employer. Once matched for a Co-op work term, students do productive work suitable to their level of experience, and for which they are paid at standard rates. A student's work term performance is monitored by the University; supervised and evaluated by the participating co-operative employers. At the end of the work term, the employer usually completes a performance appraisal with the student. Each student is required to do a work term report or assignment for their academic unit, and as part of this process the employer is asked to review all documentation prior to being released to the University. After a Co-op student successfully completes the "pre", "during" and "post" work term activities, an experiential credit is noted on the Co-op student's transcript. For more information about Co-op Education at Lakehead contact John DeGiacomo at ext. 8264. This article first appeared in the Winter'98 issue ofthe Lakehead University Parents Newsletter During a recent visit to Thunder Bay, CARGILL executives Don Smirt (left) and Gary Speer (right) met with Lakehead business students Steve Wier and Kathy Gosse to congratulate them for taking part in the annual CARGILL Challenge. Co-op Students Compete with the Best Two Co-op students from Lakehead's Faculty of Business tested their skills in Information Technology along with students from universities in Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and Texas. The forum was the annual 1/T Cargill Challenge held in Minneapolis on January 22, 1998. Business students Steve Wier and Kathy Gosse, along with faculty advisor Richard Glew, were chosen to represent Lakehead. This is the first timeLakehead University has participated in the annual event. The 1/T Cargill Challenge is a competition geared to first-rate students who have a strong interest in working in a corporate environment. Participants were divided into eight teams and took part in both a business workshop and an application development workshop. Steve Wier (who did his Co-op placement with Cargill in Winnipeg) has since been offered a managerial position with the company upon completion of his final year. Cargill Inc. is an international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products with some 79,000 employees in more than 1,000 locations. Gary Speer, Cargill's Information Technology Development Manager, is a Lakehead graduate (BAdmin'89). Currently there are about 150 students taking part in Lakehead's Co-op Education Program. lakeltead University, February, 1998 �7 ----------------------------tti•l;&I 1997 Distinguished Researchers Dr. Rotenberg Department of Psychology Dr. Morris Department of Biology will give a public lecture will give a public lecture "The Value of Time: Northern Visions, Southern Ghosts and the Coexistence of Species" "Social-Developmental Research: An Example of Examining the Relation Between Lonliness and Interpersonal Trust" March 18, 1998 from 2:30 - 4 p.m. in RB 3044 March 18, 1998 from 10-11:30 a.m. in RB 1022 Reception Following 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. Reception Following 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. Rethinking Natural Selectwn The Elements of Trust Dr. Doug Morris is an evolutionary ecologist. His research into patterns of species relationships over time has been called the cutting edge of science in that field and has resulted in 19 publications in the last six years. The majority of Morris' work, in recent years, has surrounded the development and testing of his own isodar theory of population regulation and competition. Since his appointment in 1983, Dr. Ken Rotenberg has proven to be a valuable and prolific addition to the Department of Psychology. His credits include 42 publications, three edited books and supervision over 16 masters theses and 18 honours theses. Furthermore, he was instrumental in establishing the department's doctoral program. Briefly put, the isodar theory, which was developed from early models of habitat selection, is a means of measuring how natural selection creates "non-trivial [population] patterns within ecosystems." On the surface this may sound relatively straightforward, but until now it has proved extremely difficult. A species' choice of habitat will reflect an assessment of that area's quality, in terms of resource availability, etc. Habitat choice, however, is constrained by the density of individuals already occupying each habitat. Morris explains that an additional determinant in habitat selection is competition from other species that tend to drive each apart. Unfortunately, these events have been thought to leave no traces of that competition. This idea has been disproved by isodar theory. For the last several years, the focus of Ken Rotenberg's research has been concerned with three interrelated topics: interpersonal trust, loneliness and disclosure processes. Morris, along with colleagues and students, has undertaken to test the theory in the field. This work has taken him to four continents, with encouraging results at each stop. The first testing ground for the isodar theory was the Canadian Arctic, where, it was rightly assumed that competition between lemmings would confirm the hypothesis. He was less certain about Australia, where more species compete for habitat. From data on only species censuses, however, he was able to deduce the process of habitat selection. The results from the Australian expedition are not yet conclusive, but they are very encouraging. Another source of encouragement is the fact that Morris' theory has been adopted by a number of research groups around the world. continued on page JO Lakehead University, February, 1998 The term "disclosure processes" is used to refer to individuals' revealing of personal information and how that is viewed by others. It is believed that disclosure processes are an integral part of contemporary society that not only shapes the course of relationship development for each individual but shapes the course of history (e.g. disclosures regarding a president). Rotenberg has examined a range of issues regarding disclosure processes, such as the development of intimate friendships in children, and the extent to which lonely individuals disclose personal information to others. Along those lines, he has examined the relation between loneliness and trust and found that both lonely children and adults tended to be less trusting than their nonlonely counterparts. It was hypothesized that lonely individuals' low level of trust serves to maintain their loneliness .by limiting the extent to which they will disclose personal information to others and thus form intimate relationships. The development of rapport has been regarded as critical to all facets of child psychology: psychological assessment, treatmenl and research. Researchers have believed that it is essential for an adult to develop a warm and trusting relationship with a child (i.e. rapport) in order to accurately assess the child's intelligence, continued on page JO �+W•i;&-1---------------------------...Nursing continued from page 1 The two new programs offered at Lakehead are: 8 SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT MADE BY THE CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER ASSOCIATION --A Community Health Program for nurses entering with diploma preparation (which is still a major segment of MSB new hirings), and --A Northern Clinical Practice component for nurses who will be working in the remote nursing stations. • The Community Health Program began in September, 1997, and is delivered via Distance Education. There are currently 23 nurses enrolled in the program. This program uses as a core six (3 1/2 credits) of the existing post RN program at Lakehead University. The courses have been adapted to include applications in the First Nations settings. These courses can then be counted toward completion of the degree program if the nurses wish to continue. Since our entire post RN program is available through Distance Education, it is anticipated that this will be an attractive option to the nurse. This is a program planned for the Ontario region, therefore, sites are available for MSB nurses in the South, Northeast, as well as the Northwest. The Northern Clinical Practice Program concerns the preparation for nurses working in the nursing stations and focuses on clinical practice. This program will have two parts: a) theory component offered on campus in Thunder Bay b) clinical component in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Moose Factory Both the Community Health Program and Northern Clinical Practice Program are designed to reflect the unique health needs of northern communities. A management committee with representation from NAN, MSB and Lakehead will be established to ensure input from all three partners. (Left to right): Ken Mutkala, Treasurer of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association Technical Section, MidWest Branch Scholarship, Dr. John Whitfield, and Ajoy Chatterjee, Chairman of the CPPA. The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Technical Section, Midwest Branch recently created a scholarship endowment in the amount of $11,000 which will provide in perpetuity, support to high standing in-course students in the Chemical Engineering degree program at Lakehead University. 25 YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT March 26, 1998 This year the OALT/ABO (Ontario Association of Library Technicians) Thunder Bay Region is holding its Annual Dinner & Business Meeting at Lakehead University in the Faculty Lounge. This event will take place on Thursday, March 26, 1998 at 7 p.m. Symposium is at 6 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $25/person (taxes included). There will be also be cash bar. A special evening is planned since this is the 25th Anniversary of the OALT/ABO. Organizers are attempting to contact as many past members of the Association as possible during this month so that everyone can celebrate 25 years of achievement. So come and join in the festivities, renew old acquaintances and take a walk down memory lane. Tickets are available from any executive member. If you could let organizers know if you are coming by March 19th, it would be appreciated. Please contact: Carol Young 475-9635, Kathy Crewdson 345-6414, Margot Ponder 7676835, FIELDHOUSE RENOVATIONS The CJ. Sanders Fieldhouse is getting a new lease on life. Starting in May, construction work will begin to improve kinesiology lab and classroom space, and to provide barrier-free access to areas of the building used by persons with physical disabilities. According to Athletics Facilities Supervisor Bill Keeler, only the swimming pool, main gymnasium saunas and change room areas will be available for use from April 25 to September 1, 1998. Campus engineer Scott Martin says that deferred maintenance work is also being done with this project including replacement of obsolete controls for ventilation systems and refurbishment of the men's shower facilities, the latter having been completed in the summer of 1997. The budget for the project is $861,000 of which the federal government, the Ontario government and Lakehead University are each contributing a third. Lakel,ead University, February, 1998 �9 ---------------------------;tit•l;§I full-time undergraduate and more than 45 per cent of graduate students; in most cases representing substantial gains over the numbers in 1980. WOMEN ON THE INCREASE Until 1960, women accounted for no more than one out of every four students, and often closer to one in five. By 1970, that ratio had grown to one in three, and by 1989 more women than men were enrolled fulltime in Canadian universities. While women's numbers have grown fastest at the undergraduate level -- for e~ample, by 1987 there were more women than men in bachelor's programs -- there have also been tremendous increases at the graduate level. In 1995, the number of women enrolled full-time in master's programs was above the 20,000 mark, only a few hundred lower than the number of men. At the doctoral level, four out of IO students (out of a total of almost 28,000 in 1995) are female, up from under two in 10 at the beginning of the 1970s. In 1995, women accounted for between 50 and 60 per cent of full-time undergraduate students in more than two-thirds of Canadian universities. There were 19 institutions where women made up more than 60 per cent of the full-time student body, with two having more than 80 per cent -- Brescia College and Mount Saint Vincent University. There were only six universities where women accounted for less than 40 per cent of the full-time students, with just one below 20 per cent -- the Ecole de technologie superieure, which focuses exclusively on engineering and technical education, -- the field with the smallest proportion of women. But some fields are still not attracting many women. For example, in 1995, only 20 per cent of the students in engineering and applied sciences were women, even though that was double the percentage for 1980. And while the proportion of women in mathematics and physical sciences had grown, they still accounted for only 30 per cent of undergraduates and 25 per cent of graduate students in 1995. •· AUCC Research File, November 1997, Vol.2, No. 2 Dr. Ted Garver, Department of Chemistry, has accepted a new position with the Alberta Research Council. Ted, his wife Colleen Holloran and sons Max and Noah have moved to Edmonton where Ted began working with the Pulp and Paper Group in January, 1998. Call for Participants GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE Thursday, March 12, 1998 8:30 to 4:30 pm Senate Chambers Master's students involved in research are invited to present their research-in-progress. Abstracts must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research by Thursday, February 26, 1998. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION LEND THEIR SUPPORT Women account for between 40 and 60 per cent of the graduate students in two-thirds of the universities with graduate programs, while they represent 60 per cent or more in IO universities and under 40 per cent in a dozen universities. A large majority of students enrolled in part-time undergraduate programs (63 per cent) are women, and women also comprise the majority of part-time graduate students (53 per cent). In seven of the nine major fields of study, women now comprise over 55 per cent of Lakel1ead University, February, 1998 President of the Northwestern Ontario Chartered Accountants Association Cindy Speziale (right) presents a cheque to John Whitfield while Rosy Brizi, treasuer, looks on. The Northwestern Ontario Chartered Accountants Association have created an endowment which will pay out $1,000 each year to an accounting major in year three or four of their program on the basis of financial need and a minimum B+ standing. Preference shall be given to a student who graduated from high school in Northwestern Ontario and who intends to pursue a CA designation. �+@•l;&-~--------------------------Dr. Morris continued from Page 7 Closer to home, Morris has worked closely with students, supervising both honours and graduate theses, and involving the students in summer field work with the aid of funding from NSERC and other sources. Although their projects often parallel his own interests in evolutionary ecology, the professor encourages students to articulate problems of personal interest and solve them independently. 10 FEDERAL MINISTER AND NATIONAL CHIEF SPEAK AT LAKEHEAD Morris is careful to emphasize the importance of genuine curiosity in all fields of scientific inquiry, saying that this is the only way to effectively nourish scholarship. The current research climate, he says, discourages the acquisition of knowledge for its own sake, instead demanding purpose driven studies with economic, or otherwise human-centred applications. The purpose of scientific study, he believes, should be to expand human understanding rather than human convenience. -- Paul Jasen Editor's Note: Dr. Morris has received several other academic honours including the President's Award for Outstanding Research awarded by Memorial University in 1988 Dr. Rotenberg continued from page 7 treat his or her psychological problems and assess the ways in which he or she thinks and feels. In one line of current research, Rotenberg and his students are examining whether adults' display of emotional matching (i.e. matching another's emotional expressions), touch, eye contact, and smiling promote the development of rapport with young children. Ken Rotenberg is the first professor in the Social Sciences to receive the Distinguished Researcher Award. He hopes that this will serve to pave the way for other researchers in that field to strive for, and receive, the award. Furthermore, he is hopeful that this event marks a growing recognition within Lakehead University of psychology as a scientific discipline. The Distinguished Researcher Award is presented each year by the Vice-President, Academic, on the recommendation of the Senate Research Commutee. Chair of Lakehead's Aboriginal Management Council Corinne Fox (left) presented The Hon. Jane Stewart, Minister of Indian Affairs, with a print during a recent visit to campus. Both the Minister and National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine (right) spoke to a crowd of students, staff and faculty in the University Centre Theatre in January. During his talk in the University Centre Theatre, National ChiefPhil Fontaine was asked about the Assembly of First Nations' policy on postsecondary funding for Aboriginal students. Phil Fontaine: "We remain, as an organization, true to our position that post-secondary education is a Treaty Right. "I hope the Minister (Jane Stewart) talked about the issue of strengthening the Treaty relationship between the Federal Crown and First Nations because that's the area where we will be able to extract the kind of concession that we need on this particular issue. "It's not going to be easy convincing this government as well that post-secondary education is a Treaty Right. "We're going to have to use a number of convincing arguments including the one that investing in First Nations communities is probably the best investment that this government could ever make in its mandate. Because, if there is one thing that produces the desired results for our people, it's education. "Twenty years ago, we had about 800 people in post-secondary institutions and now there are close to 30,000. That's a real force that's emerging as a result of our ability to access post-secondary institutions. It still remains a priority for our organization and we'll have to renew our efforts to get the government to reverse its position. "We've had discussions with the Minister of Finance regarding the Millennium Fund. The government has set aside $3 billion for this particular initiative and in the discussions I've had with the Finance Minister, there is a commitment there that First Nations people will be able to access that Fund. What percentage will be set aside for First Nations is something that has yet to be determined, but that will be another source for First Nations students." "If there is one thing that produces the desired results for our people, it's education." - Phil Fontaine National Chief, Assembly of First Nations (Ottawa) Lakeltead University, February, 1998 �11 -----------------------------1-tW•U&I WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY New CD-ROM Network makes its debut-featuring some full-text sources! The Library is pleased to announce the arrival of it's new CD-ROM network. The ERL (Electronic Reference Library) system, which provides access lo ten periodical indexes on CD-ROM (compact disc) in a Windows environment, replaces the previous DOS based system that had Jong been a source of technical problems. WELL DONE, SAMANTHA Thanks to the efforts of fourth-year music student Samantha Wrenshall, Lakehead University now bas an endowment valued at $15,000 (including matching funds from OSOTF) which will create bursaries for Music students in perpetuity. Wrenshall raised the money by successfully staging "Some Enchanted Evening" in December and is naming the bursary in honour of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. The ERL platform allows multiple users to simultaneously search one or more of the ten available indexes using a common Windows based software package. New users will find the system easy to navigate and those familiar with the old network will be pleased with the new appearance and the added improvements. One of the titles available on the network, CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs), now offers fulltext articles for 120 of the 600 Canadian magazines indexed. Some of the magazines offering fulltext include Beaver, Canadian Journal of Education, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Financial Post, Maclean 's and Windspeaker. Nine daily Canadian newspapers are also indexed. --Valerie Gibbons, Search Services Librarian The evening dinner-dance and concert was attended by close to 300 people and featured the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and violinist Maria Cooper. The 1998 Morris Lecture SOCIOLOGY FACULTY BROWN BAG SPEAKERS SERIES The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present: "Regionalism and Identity in the Late 20th Century" PROF. IRVING HEXHAM All talks will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Ryan Building Room 2032 Everyone Welcome. Friday, March 6, 1998 Dr. Thomas Dunk, "Remaking the Male Working-Class Self at the End of the 20th Century" Friday, April 3, 1998 Dr. Bruce Minore, "Putting 'Community' in Community Health Policy" Lakeltead University, February, 1998 Department of Religious Studies University of Calgary FREEDOM TO READ WEEK FEBRUARY 22 • MARCH 1 1998 Lord of the Flies; New American and Canadian Poetry; To Kill A Mockingbird; The Diviners; Of Mice and Men; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and The Catcher in the Rye. What do these titles have in common? Each one was challenged and asked to be removed from either a library's shelves or from a school's curriculum. For the second consecutive year, the Libraries of Thunder Bay are joining in celebration of Freedom to Read Week. This week will be marked with the following events: -- An official media conference on Monday, February 23 at Confederation College, Challis Resource Centre, 10:30 a.m., featuring a short reading from a challenged or banned item by a mystery guest; •• "Readings from Banned or Challenged Materials" Evening featuring local authors, celebrities and library staff. This informal evening will be held on Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 8 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, Lakehead University. Admission is free and refreshments will be .available. -· Library Displays and a radio contest. "Dangerous Cults or Genuine Spirituality: The Social Implications of New Religions" Friday, March 13, 1998 8 p.m. Braun Building, Room 1021 Everyone Welcome. No Charge. Freedom to Read week is sponsored by Canada's book and maga:tine producers; distributors and readers to focus attentwn on the viJal issue of intellectual freedom. If you would like more infonnation about this week or any of the evenJs please call ext. 8147. �1-W•»&-~--------------------------Alumni Association's 15th Annual ALUMNI CURLING BONSPIEL sponsored by Financial Concept Group Friday, March 27, 1998 Port Arthur Curling Club $35/person $140 per team includes a Chinese buffet dinner Call early to register at 343-8155 THEATRE NIGHT The Alumni Association is sponsoring a evening of theatre featuring the Cambrian Players' production of Move over Mrs. Markham on Friday, March 13 at the Bora Laskin Auditorium. Tickets are $8 (adults) and $7 (students and alumni) and can be purchased at the Alumni Services Office. Proceeds in aid of OSOTF. VISUAL ARTS LECTURE SERIES The Department of Visual Arts has secured funding from the Canada Council to run a Lecture Series featuring a number of artists. The lectures will be held in the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts and are open to the public. March 5 & 6, 1998 Lynda! Osbome, Edmonton prinUinstallation For information call Robbie Buffington at 343-8787 BOOK SIGNING The Alumni Bookstore invites everyone to attend a book signing with Anne Alexander, author of The Antigonish Movement March 10 10:30 - 1:30 p.m. in the Bookstore ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION Thunder Bay Art Gallery and Lakehead University Department of Visual Arts cordially invite you to the Annual Juried Student Exhibition Mark your calendar for the following OSOTF DRESS DOWN DAYS March 13, 1998 April 9, 1998 May 8, 1998 March 6 - March 29 DONOR'S RECEPTION The Opening Reception and Awards Presentation is on Friday, March 6 at 7:30 pm Thursday, March 19, 1998 Faculty Lounge 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. WOMEN'S STUDIES BROWN BAG SPEAKERS SERIES Agora February 1998 All talks will be held from 11 :30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Northern Forest Ecosystem Research Building Main Boardroom. Bring your lunch and bring a friend. Friday, March 20, 1998 "Women and Political Action"by Dr. Laure Paquette, Political Studies, LUMINA CONCERT SERIES Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. February 24 (Cancelled) March 10 Lynn Harting-Ware, classical guitar MCLEOD LECTURE SERIES The Department of English presents Poet Dr. William Heyen Monday, March 9, 1998 at 8 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Cash Bar. All Welcome PUBLIC LECTURE Dr. Brent Danielson of Iowa State University will give a lecture on the "Effects of landscape features on the distributions and abundances of three species of small animals" on Friday, March 6 at 9:30 a.m. in BB 1075. Everyone Welcome. 12 Vol. 15, No. 2 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 Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Coffee and Refreshments will be served The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the March issue is March 2, 1998. C. Trojan Commu n ity Relations Lakehead U11iversity, February, 1998 � 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 1998-02 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. John Whitfield Lakehead Lakehead University Nursing President's Message Strategic Planning https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a0b447d181785f2ebf8846172370622f.pdf 32968817802ec9de681b62951c014a54 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada January 1997, Vol. 14, No. 1 ISSN 0828--5225 Universities Respond Positively to Smith Report Ontario universities have responded positively to the report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Postsecondary Education released on December 16, 1996. In a news release issued from the Council of Ontario Universities, COU President Professor Bonnie Patterson stated "The Panel's recommendations are indeed encouraging because they recognize the important role that our universities play in meeting the challenges of the 21st century." The Advisory Panel visited Lakehead University on September 25, 1996. It was chaired by David C. Smith, David M. Came ron, Fred W. Gorbet, Catherine Henderson and Betty M. Stephenson. The 62-page report is on reserve in the Chancellor Paterson Library and can be found on the Internet through the Lakehead University home page (click on Library and scroll down to Smith Commission). INDIGENOUS LEARNING BURSARY ESTABLISHED ... page 6 Dr. Kim Fedderson on Writing Across the Curriculum ... page 11 Future Directions for Postsecondary Education Recommendation 1 We recommend that Ontarians undertake to correct the current serious inadequacies in total financial resources available to postsecondary education. This undertaking is a shared responsibility that includes government, post secondary institutions, students and their families, and the private sector. Recommendation 2 We recommend that provincial government support of universities and colleges in Ontario be comparable to the average for other Canadian provinces and be reasonably in line with government support of major public university and college systems in the United States. This goal should be achieved by arresting reductions in government grants now and by building towards this goal over several years in ways that strengthen excellence and accessibility. Recommendation 3 We recommend that the major features of the corridor system for distributing the government's core operating grants to universities be maintained with minor modifications to en_hance flexibility. INSIDE Ray Rivard on Intellectual Property Management Recommendations of the Advisory Panel on Acting Chair of the Department of Indigenous Leaming Dr. Ernie Epp (right) has made a $5,000 contribution to establish an endowment in honour of two Native elders, Richard Lyons (left) and Freda MacDonald (centre). The endowment will create a bursary for deserving students of Indigenous Leaming. Epp's contribution was pledged to the Lakehead University Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund before March 31, 1997, which means the donation will be matched by the Government of Ontario to create a total endowment of $10,000. For more information on the LU-OSOTF program contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. Recommendation 4 We recommend that the method of distributing the government's core operating grants to colleges change to a form of corridor funding, reflective of circumstances faced by colleges, with attention to other issues such as the appropriate relationship of support for part-time and full-time students. ...continued on page 2 �COVER Recommendation 5 1) We recommend that the Government of Ontario increase the size of the Research Overheads/Infrastructure Envelope from its current level of about $23 million to about $100 million annually. done. Moreover, institutions should make special efforts to allocate their financial assistance funds in a way that does not preclude a student, with the motivation and ability, from pursuing courses or programs with higher fees. 2) We recommend that Ontario develop a research policy. This development is urgent in view of the growing concerns about Ontario's competitive position on research. The policy should cover both basic and applied research and should encompass research in both the public and private sectors. Recommendation 7 1) We recommend that the government introduce an incomecontingent loan repayment plan (ICLRP) that would have a number of helpful features to students, including: - postponement of interest payments until after the student's program of study is completed or after a fixed number of years (whichever comes first); and - several options for the student to choose from regarding the repayment schedule, including an option to repay faster at any time without penalty. Recommendation 6 i) We recommend that an institution should be free to set tuition fees at whatever level it regards as appropriate, program by program, on condition that if an institution chooses to set fees above the governmentspecified upper limit defined in (ii), it must distribute 30% of the incremental revenue as financial assistance to its students, based on need. ii) We recommend that the government set an upper limit on fees used to calculate the amount of government-provided student assistance for which a student would be eligible. There should be a single limit used for all institutions, both publicly- and privatelyfunded, participating in the public student assistance program. iii) We recommend that, with respect to compulsory ancillary fees, those initiated by student governments should continue to be determined by current processes, but all other ancillary fees should be incorporated in the overall tuition fee. iv) We recommend that, along with greater freedom in setting fees, institutions should be sensitive to the need to protect students from substantial, unanticipated increases in tuition fees for programs in which they are currently enrolled. Institutions are encouraged to set tuition fees on the basis of programs of study - rather than on the basis of courses or terms -whereverthis can reasonably be 2 2) We recommend that the income-contingent loan repayment plan be delivered as a joint federal-provincial student assistance plan, administered through the tax system, but that, if the federal government is not prepared to cooperate with Ontario in this task, the provincial government should take whatever steps are necessary to implement an ICLRP on its own. In this latter case, we would urge the federal government to provide appropriate assistance and support to this effort, including administering the tax aspects of the Plan under the Federal-Provincial Tax Collection Agreements and, if necessary, providing full compensation to Ontario to allow it to withdraw from the Canada Student Loans Plan and offer an integrated ICLRP option to Ontario students. of penalties that would make postsecondary institutions with unusually high rates of default more responsible for the loss, but that would not weaken access to postsecondary education. 5) We recommend that interest on money borrowed to pursue eligible postsecondary education programs should be deductible from income in calculating income tax. It is a clear principle of income taxation that interest paid on money borrowed to earn income should be tax deductible, and taking out a loan to make an investment in education is analogous to taking out a loan to make a business investment. This measure should be implemented by the Government of Canada, and we urge the Government of Ontario to indicate to the federal government that it supports such a change and is prepared to forego the provincial tax revenue involved. 3) We recommend that, in place of the current approach on loan forgiveness under OSAP which created uncertainties for students, a program of needsbased grants be introduced. Grants would be provided only to students in publicly-assisted colleges and universities. 6) We recommend that the present Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) be brought closer to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP) in order to encourage savings for postsecondary education. In particular, we urge that the federal government provide the same tax deductibility for RESP contributions that is available for RRSP contributions, and that it be possible to effect one-time transfers from RRSPs to RESPs within the total RESP limits. It should be possible to roll the accumulated investment income in RESPs that is not used for postsecondary education into a RRSP. The Government of Ontario should urge the Government of Canada to implement such a change soon. If the federal government is not prepared to proceed with this change, the provincial government should provide at least a partial tax credit for RESP contributions and the federal government should administer such a credit for the province. 4) We recommend that the Ministry investigate the causes for high rates of default on student loans. It should explore the use Recommendation 8 We recommend that donations of assets be exempt from the capital gains tax. This change would benefit all charitable organizations. Recommendation 9 We recommend that colleges explore more actively private and international training programs and that the provincial government's coordinating and regulatory role be supportive. The terms of centralized collective agreements in the colleges should take into account the need for flexibility to develop these programs. More broadly, there are growing opportunities for partnerships with private institutions on education and research programs. It is the responsibility of all colleges and universities to have guidelines that preserve the integrity of their institutions in such partnerships. Recommendation 10 We recommend that government-defined catchment areas for colleges be abandoned. At the same time, colleges must continue to fulfil their obligations for education and training of their local or linguistic communities. Recommendation 11 We recommend that the arrangements for credit transfer and cooperative college-university programming, as well as for share services and facilities, should develop further with government encouragement rather than with government direction. The advisory body we propose in this report should be responsible for stimulating and monitoring the evolving linkages. Recommendation 12 i) We recommend that an Ontario College Diploma (OCD) be developed as a unique designation, backed by a review process on standards, and allowing for modifications to the credential to recognize particular specia lization and accomplishments. The continued development of standards should be treated as an urgent matter. At this time, the OCD should be confined to Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and to programs of these colleges that meet the established standards. We would not rule out the possibility that at a fu- Agora, January, 1997 �ture date a private vocational school or career college might satisfy the standards for an OCD and be given authority to use this designation. ii) We recommend that the awarding of secular degrees should continue to be a responsibility of universities at this time. It should be possible, however, for a college to transform to polytechnic degree-granting status and from there to a university. Recommendation 13 We recommend the establishment of an advisory body to provide sustained arms-length analysis of postsecondary education to help assure governments, students, private organizations and other groups that critical assessments, independent reviews and advice are an ongoing feature of Ontario's postsecondary system. It should be able to probe more deeply than the Panel has had time to do - and on a continuing basis -- issues related to both colleges and universities. The body should be responsible for improving the publicly available information on postsecondary education and research. One of its responsibilities should be a regular report on the comparative strengths and weaknesses of Ontario's system relative to those in other jurisdictions. Another responsibility should be to monitor, assess and report upon the adequacy of quality assurance and accountability processes for both colleges and universities. Recommendation 14 We recommend that, in order for colleges and universities to meet expected enrolment increases, the government should encourage institutional initiatives and arrangements for expanding the geographic reach of programs and for using existing physical facilities more intensively, and should not plan at this time the construction of a new college or university. Recommendation 15 We recommend the establishment of a special matching trust fund for faculty renewal. For Agora, January, 1997 universities, the program should focus on special funding or endowments for hiring and retaining outstanding junior and senior scholars in areas of strength identified by governing boards. For colleges, the program should support academic development of existing faculty. Recommendation 16 We recommend that governing boards of colleges and universities ensure that a high proportion of compensation increases is awarded in recognition of exCE[!llence in teaching and, in the case of universities, of research performance, and that without becoming involved in individual cases, governing boards ensure that appropriate processes are in place to assess and reward performance. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LUfaculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 "NEW AND IMPROVED" FITNESS CENTRE Recommendation 17 We recommend that, with regard to the terms of academic appointments, governing boards must fulfil their responsibility for ensuring the processes are in place for the effective evaluation of performance in teaching and, in the case of universities, in research, and that processes are in place to respond appropriately to the results of such ev1:1luation, including corrective measures where performance is less than satisfactory. Recommendation 18 We recommend that Ontario's policy precluding the establishment of new, privately-financed universities be amended to permit, under strict conditions, the establishment of privately-financed, not-for-profit universities with the authority to grant degrees with a secular name. Strict conditions and standards must apply to institutional mission and governance structures; institutional and academic quality, as determined by nationally or internationally recognized peer review; financial responsibility; and protection of students in the event of institutional failure. These conditions and standards should be developed by the advisory body on postsecondary education recommended in this report. Lakehead has expanded its Fitne$S Centre to provide an at• tractive activity facility for alumni, staff and community users. The new and improved facility, located in the auxiliary gymnasium space opposite the squash courts, has a variety of resistance exercise machines, Olympic and standard free weights, plus an aerobic exercise and stretching area. Future plans in• clude providing fitness testing, counsel/Ing, and individualized programming through staff and graduate students in the Kfneslo/ogy program. DRESS DOWN DAYS FOR THE OSOTF You can make a contribution to the LU-Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund by taking part in the following dress down days. Contribute $2 for each of the Fridays listed below and wear your best casual attire. January 17 February 21 March 14 May 9 3 �ll-;l34•1dlid•Mli=1iAili1•13~•-f--------------------- That existing "institutional" identities be maintained; - That, over the next IO years, there will be further pressure to increase system-wide year I enrolments and no new institutions should be created; - That major reform is needed in the student aid system to make it more of an income-contingent system; - That tuition fees become effectively deregulated on the high side while still maintaining some "basic" level. (It would appear that, if the Smith recommendation is accepted, there would be no limit on the high side and institutions would keep funding above a ''yearly established government tuition level." At the same time, I suspect, an institution would lose money if it charged less than the government-established level. This recommendation clearly favours the older research-intensive institutions.) Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University Welcome to 1997! Most of you will have noticed the late December announcement of the Ontario Government that "flat-lines" the post-secondary funding for the 1997/98 budget year. In an otherwise sea of cutbacks, this is good news and represents about 58% of our operating funding. The remaining 42% comes from tuition income and an announcement is expected in late January with respect to tuition policies for 1997/98. The tuition announcement may give some early signal to the government's initial response to the Smith Report. The specific institutional funding allocations should be available for Lakehead University to finalize our operating budget for 1997/98 on schedule in April. SMITH REPORT (otherwise known as the Report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Postsecondary Education) My response to the Report has been generally favourable (with some caution). The key recommendations early on in the report focus on the under-funding of the system and the deteriorated funding of Ontario institutions relative to the other provinces. It strongly supports no further funding reductions and a move, over time, to place Ontario at the average of the other nine provinces. It is significant that, a few days after the release of the Report, the Minister, The Honorable John Snobelen, did, in fact, announce a funding freeze for 1997/98. This had been rumoured for some time but seemed to be under review weekly. I was somewhat relieved when the announcement was actually made. Much will be written on the Smith Report, and I could not attempt to do the Report justice in a few paragraphs, so I highly recommend it for your reading in 1997. The Report is available on the MET web site at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca and the recommendations are published on pages 1-3 of this issue of the Agora. A few of the key themes that are worth watching include: - The recommendation that two distinct systems of post-secondary education be maintained (colleges and universities); - In the debate for equitable funding per student among the 17 institutions, the Smith recommendation pulls up short of recommending equitable funding, although it does make some suggestions which, over a long time period, would move in the direction of equity. (In technical jargon, the base operating income issue lives on and continues the favoured position of the "older" institutions in Ontario. Interestingly enough, the Smith Panel rejected a move to equity because they thought it would bring instability to the system while, at the same time, the Panel suggested significant income shifts on the research infrastructure side without any apparent concerns for institutional stability. Once again, this benefits the older, research-intensive institutions.) Teaching and Research - Although making no serious effort to separate the funding envelopes into two categories, the Panel skirts the issue by recommending an almost five-fold increase in the funding for research infrastructure (from $23 million to $100 million). At the $ 100 million level, this would represent 6.6% of the total government allocation to the universities and, once again, would skew the funding allocation to favour the older, research-intensive institutions. - Finally, the Report recommends the creation of a new advisory body for postsecondary education to advise the government on policy issues. It is my hope that the government will move on the advisory body recommendation early on and that some of the specific funding recommendations will then be further considered by the new advisory body before implementation. In spite of the cautions, it is a good report and well worth further reflection and consideration. From a Lakehead University perspective, the subliminal message could be as follows: - Enhance student aid packages to be competitive with the system particularly for scholarship students; - Work on increasing the peer-reviewed research grants to Lakehead University faculty from NSERC and SSHRC; - Continue efforts at specialization, both in academic programs and in research areas; - With deregulation, batten down the hatches and get ready for the competition. - That universities alone retain degree-granting status; 4 Agora, January, 1997 �Major Paper for Dr. Livio Di Matteo Recently Dr. Livio Di Matteo of our Department of Economics has had a major article accepted in the "Journal of Economic History" which is the top-ranked economic history journal. Congratulations. The paper is titled "The Determinants of Wealth and Asset Holding in Nineteenth Century Canada." MEET DONNA MILLER, LAKEHEAD'S NEW CHIEF OF SECURITY LUOSOTF Progress continues to be excellent. Remember the deadline for matching pledges is March 31, 1997 with funds to be paid by March 31, 1999. International Student Recruitment During the past 14 years, the high vi~a tuition policy of the Ontario Government, coupled with competition from the U.K., Australia, and the U.S., have seen the number of international students at Lakehead University decline from a high of over 400 to currently less than I00. As we now operate in a deregulated visa tuition environment, Lakchcad University is embarking on a series of limited but targeted initiatives to increase the number of international students. Our focus will be to concentrate on a limited number of countries and, for the most part, build on existing institutional relationships. Most Canadian universities are attempting, as well, to increase their international student bodies and, although our efforts will be of a modest nature because of financial restraints, we are going to pursue niche areas where we can be competitive in the short term. Donna MIiler brings a wealth of experience to her new job as Chief of Security. She Is a graduate and an instructor of Confederation College's law and security program and has 12 years of policing experience including eight years as an officer with the Thunder Bay police force. Miller's first priority at Lakehead w/11 be to listen to her staff - 14 full-time and 3 part-time security officers. She says she wants to hear their Ideas In order to more fully understand the needs of the Security department. SOCIOLOGY SUPPORTS OSOTF 8:0 EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESEARCH NETWORKS ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) President Lynn Penrod and Industry Minister John Manley annouced in December the creation of five large-scale research networks in education and training. The networks involve more than 140 researchers at universities across Canada working closely with representatives from some 150 community organizations, private sector companies, international research enterprises, and representatives of various provincial government departments and school boards. SSHRC's investment in the five networks totals just over $5.6 million. Each network will receive approximately $225,000 per year for up to five years. Lakehead University's Dr. Tom Dunk (Sociology) is listed as an Academic Partner in the Labour Training Research Network. The network's director is professor Carla LipsigMumme, founding director of the York University Centre for Research on Work and Society. Agora, January, 1997 Members of the Sociology Department have established a $5,000 bursary to be matched by the province to create an endowment of $10,000. Front (l-r) Dr. Jim Stafford, Karen Woychyshyn, Dr. Tom Dunk; Dr. Anita Chen, back (l-r) Dr. Terry HIii, Prof. Laule Forbes, Dr. Raul Rulperez, Dr. Chris Southcott, Dr. Gerd Schroeter and Dr. Randy Nelsen. Missing: Prof. Pam Wakewich, Dr. Bruce Minore, Dr. David Nock. **Reminder** Don't forget that any medical, dental or vision claims for 1996 must be submitted to Prudential/ London Life BEFORE March 31, 1997. 5 �ld41%iiA=i4~•·ii=M9=1H-1--------------------- Intellectual Property Management: PROFITING FROM NEW IDEAS, INVENTIONS AND PROCESSES COMING OUT OF BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH Ray Rivard Is coordinating Lakehead's Intellectual Property Management program which alms to facllltate patent development and market opportunities. by Carl R. T. Chaboyer Lakehead University now has the opportunity to promote intellectual property development thanks to a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) received last February. The $150,000 grant over a three-year period will enable the Office of Graduate Studies and Research to put in place a comprehensive Intellectual Property Management program coordinated by Ray Rivard. "The intent of the program is to take ideas, inventions and processes that come out of both applied research and basic research and commercialize them wherever possible," says Rivard. "We're hoping the net result will contribute to the economic development of Northern Ontario." During the last year, Rivard has begun to work with faculty and graduate students to assist them in completing the patenting process, and to help them in marketing their product or idea effectively through the use of new or existing companies. Potential Benefits: Increased Revenue for Lakehead University Rights to an idea or product are usually established at the time of funding for research. However, in the case of publications, the author is automatically protected by copyright. Applying for a patent is a much more complex procedure that may take up to two years and cost approximately $8000. After patenting, it must then be determined whether the concept, or invention, has market potential and how it is to be sold. A company might pay a licensing fee or royalty at that point or a new company could be formed to capitalize on that product or idea. There are various policy issues related to intellectual property which include ownership of the product or idea, rights to licensing fees or royalties, and future claims of liability. Lakehead has recognized the need to address policy issues and will be undertaking a comprehensive review ofits policies related to technology transfer during the next year. Although the release of details now would not be prudent, Rivard will say that two ideas or products from Lakehead University involving four faculty members are currently at various stages of the patenting process. Not all of the research being performed at Lakehead will yield commercially viable products or ideas. However, ifeven a small percentage of the total did, the benefits would be tremendous! As an example, Rivard cites the University of Waterloo which is experiencing net returns of approximately $3 million a year from its research. 6 It is significant to note that Lakehead was the only medium-siz.ed university to receive a grant from NSERC for the purpose of establishing a technology transfer office. Lakehead's initial proposal to NSERC was supported by Dr. Jim Murray, Director of the Industrial Liaison Office at the University of Alberta, after he visited the campus and met with staffand faculty to discuss Lakehead's plan. Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson appreciates the need for Canadian universities to remain focused on basic research, but she thinks there is a need to transfer knowledge more rapidly to companies and industries so that it can be used in practical applications. Says Nelson, "We see the Intellectual Property Management program as a means to fast-track the process ofgetting research knowledge out to those people who can use it." If any faculty member or graduate student would like to know more about Intellectual Property Management issues, he or she is encouraged to contact Ray Rivard at 343-8953. Carl R. T. Chaboyer, a second-year Mechanical Engineering Student, is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. The program is called S.P.A.R.K. - Lakehead: Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge. Agora, January, 1997 �-- What's New in the Library IN ANTICIPATION OF LIBRARY RENOVATIONS ... With renovations just around the comer, the following changes were made over the Christmas break: All Third Floor books (A to L) are now on the Ground Floor (basement) All Storage materials that were on the Ground Floor are now on the Main Floor Study carrels will remain on the Third Floor until construction begins in the Spring Study tables have been added to the Second Floor • It took ten days to move over 113,000 books! The next year will be exciting for staff and users of The Chancellor Paterson Library. We will keep you up-to-date with changes to service and/or library collections through this column, e-mail, the Library's Web Page and through postings. EFFECTIVE INTERNET SEARCHING ... The Internet can be very time-consuming if you don't know how to make the best use of search engines, subject directories and other search tools. The Reference and Information Services Department will be providing three lunch-hour workshops to assist you with searching for information on the Internet. Based on evaluations from sessions in previous years these sessions are new and improved and will provide valuable exercises, instruction and expertise. You can register for any of the following sessions by calling ext. 8147 or by sending an e-mail message to gscalese@sky.lakeheadu.ca: Monday February 17 12:00 pm to I :30 pm Wednesday February 19 I :00 pm to 2:30 pm Friday February 21 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Registration is limited to 20. Some familiarity with Netscape is essential. All sessions will take place in BB 1OS I. (PC Computer Lab). CONNECT TO THE INTERNET WITH YOUR LAPTOP WHILE IN THE LIBRARY... Adapter kits will soon be available at the Circulation Desk for use with your laptop. This newly developed and unique adapter kit will allow you to connect to your Internet account through the University Cross- Campus network. Check the Library Announcement Board for availability. We're Open to New Ideas. ls there a topic you would like to see covered in the Agora? Do you have some news you would like to share with your colleagues? Do you have an opinion you would like to air? Call the Editor at 343-8193 with your suggestions. Agora, January, 1997 7 �■;l=l-1%i;A=&iti·ii=i49= 11 U.---------------------Dr. Azim Mallik (Biology) authored or coauthored the following papers which have been either published or accepted in refereed journals in 1996: "Thin section studies ofCalluna heathland soils subject to prescribed burning" in Soil Use and Management (in press) by Mallik and E.A. FitzPatrick; "Use of woody plants in construction of beaver dams in northern Ontario" in Canadian Journal of Zoology (in press) by D.M.Barnes and Mallik; "The nature of interference potential of. Kalmia angustifolia" in Canadian Journal of Forest Research (in press) by lnderjit and Mallik; "Effect of NPK fertilization on Kalmia angustifolia" in Forest Ecology and Management, 81: 135-141 by Mallik; "Competitive ability and allclopathy of ericaceous plants as potential causes of conifer regeneration failures" in Journal ofKorean Forestry Society 84:394-406. (invited keynote paper) by Mallik; "Community forestry: Revitalizing an age-old practice of sustainable development" in Journal of Korean Forestry Society, 84: 525538 by Mallik, H. Rahman and Y.G. Park; "Growth and physiological responses of black spruce (Picea mariana) in sites dominated by Ledum groenlandicum" in Journal of Chemical Ecology 22:575-585 by lnderjit and Mallik; and "Living on the edge of stagnant water: An assessment of environmental impacts of construction-phase drainage congestion along Dhaka city flood control embankment, Bangladesh" in Environmental Management 20: 89-98 by H. Rasid and Mallik. Dr. lnderjit Department of Biology by Dr. Azim Mallik years, besides editing a book, Allelopathy: organisms, processes and applications, lnderjit has published 18 research papers in refereed journals. He has presented his research in several international conferences in the USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Japan and Philippines. lnderjit has been nominated as an active member by New York · Academy of Sciences, and Indian Academy of Sciences recognized him as a Young Scientist -- Associate. His biography was published in Marquis Who s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who s Who in the World. He is an energetic, erudite young researcher, and is destined to blossom into a famous international ecologist. Dr. Randle W. Nelsen (Sociology) published his article "On the Social Construction of Deviancy and Normalcy" in The Human Individual and Social Organization, edited by 8. Tan, Kingston: Cedarcreek Publications, 1995, pp. 86-96. Dr. Thomas Dunk and Dr. Randle W. Nelsen (Sociology) announce the publication of their edited book The Training Trap: Ideology, Training and the Labour Market, published in Winnipeg and Halifax by Fernwood Publishing on behalf of the Society for Socialist Studies. The book was also co-edited with Stephen McBride, formerly of Lakehead, and now at Simon Fraser University. The book suggests "Whatever concrete uses training may have...it is either foolish or dishonest to portray 'more and more training' as a solution to the range of disturbing economic and social maladies that seem so constant in the 1990s." The book includes 11 chapters and an introduction. Co-editor Dunk contributed an article entitled "Culture, Skill, Masculinity and Whiteness: Training and the Politics of Identity." The book includes the efforts of 16 authors including best-selling writer, Jamie Swift. Dr. Margaret Johnston (Geography/Centre for Northern Studies) and Brian Lorch, Dr. lnderjit came to Thunder Bay in 1994 to join Dr. Azim Mallik as a postdoctoral fellow. lnderjit is involved in a research project seeking an understanding of soil chemical changes due to organic molecules contributed by the ericaceous plants particularly Kalmia. This plant is known to inhibit conifer regeneration in boreal forests. (Geography), have recently published an arcticle in "The Great Lakes Geographer." The article is titled: "Community distinctiveness and company closure in a northern Ontario mining town." It examines the reactions and coping strategies of Manitouwadge residents lo the closure of the Geco mine. lnderjit was educated in Delhi, India. A first-class student throughout, he was awarded the PhD degree of Delhi University in 1993. In the short span of seven Dr. John Graham (Social Work) published "An Analysis of Canadian Social Welfare Historical Writing" in Social Service Review, 70, I, March 1996, pp. 140-58. With 8 Dr. Alean AI-Krenawi, Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Graham also published: "Tackling Mental Illness: Roles for Old and New Disciplines," in World Health Forum, 17, 3, 1996, pp. 246-8; and "Social Work and Traditional Healing Rituals Among the Bedouin of the Negev, Israel," in International Social Work, 39, 2, April 1996, pp. 177-88. AI-Krenawi and Graham also published, with Dr. Benjamin Maoz, Department of Psychiatry, Soroko Medical Centre, Beer-Sheva, Israel, "The Healing Significance of the Negev's Bedouin Dervish" in Social Science and Medicine, 43, 1, July 2996, pp. 13-21. Al-Krenawi and Graham delivered "NebiMusa: A Therapeutic Community for Drug Addicts in a Muslim Context" at The Thirteenth International Qualitative Analysis Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, May 1996. This will be appeari ng in a forthcoming issue of Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review. Professor Jose P. C. de Cangas (Nursing) was the main speaker at the International Conference "Valuing Mental Health Nursing: Enhancing Skill and Preparing for the Future" held at St. Helier, Jersey Channel Island, U.K., February 23-25, 1996.DeCangas presented: "Why does case management work? A tool to measure the behaviour and characteristics ofCase Management programs for persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The Results of a Four Country Comparison." As the main speaker of the plenary session at this conference, de Cangas also presented the paper, "A model of University-Hospital and Community Mental Health Agency." Both papers were published in the conference abstracts. The conference and the abstracts were referred by an international panel of experts.The conference was attended by 2500 psychiatric nurses and administrators from Europe, Australia and North America. Dr. Jane Crossman (Kinesiology), has two recent publications. "After the fall: Reflections ofinjured classical ballet dancers," co-authored by Rosemarie Macchi and published in the Journal ofSport Behavior and "Factors influencing motivation to return to work and effort in rehabilitation among injured workers," co-authored by Anne Zuliani, Judy Preston and Linda Gluck and published in Physiotherapy Canada. Crossman is currently a visiting Professor in The School of Education at Exeter University, Exeter, UK. Agora, January, 1997 �Dr. Bob Payne (Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism) presented an invited paper titled "The New Alchemy: Values, Benefits and Business in Protected Areas Management" in the Workshop on Developing a Business Approach to Protected Areas Management at the World Conservation Congress held in Montreal in mid-October. Dr. Russell Currie (Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism) with Dr. Turgut Var, Dr.Carson Watt and Dr. James Stribling of Texas A&M University wrote a paper titled "Distance to K Ratio for Tourist Attraction" which has been accepted for publication in the Annals ofTourism Research. Dr. H. N. McLeod (Professor Emeritus of Psychology) recently published the following: McLeod, H.N. and Boyd, A., T.P.H. History and Memories ofthe Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, 1925-1966. Toronto, Ontario and Dayton, Ohio. Wall & Emerson, Inc. 1996 pp. 218-239, and McLeod, H.N., A Summer Place in The Path not Taken. Owings Mills, MD. Watennark Press, 1996 p. 423. also provided financial support for the development of research collaborations with scientists and researchers in water resources systems at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi, and National University of Singapore at Singapore. Professor Panu conducted at least one seminar on the Pattern Recognition Technology at each of the participating universities/institutes. Dr. I. Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering) has published a paper entitled "A Mass Transfer Study of the Diffusion Controlled Dissolution of Cubical Cavities Under Natural Convection Conditions," (co-author: Dr. G.H. Sedahmed) in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol 23 (5). Correction In the December issue of the Agoro we announced that a presentation on "Allelopathy in Annual and Perennial Weeds" would be given by Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh on February 13, 1997 at 11 :30 am. In fact, the lecture will be given by Dr. lnderjit (Biology). Dr. Terry Hill (Acting Director of NECAH) presented a paper entitled "Intervention With Social Nudists/Naturists: Some Professional Issues" at the recent Society for Applied Sociology 14th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 17-20. Dr. John O'Meara (Education) with J. Randolph Valentine published "Algonquian Reference Materials Guidelines Conference Report," a report on a conference held in Thunder Bay in March, 1996 funded by the Ministry of Education and Training. He also published "Nonoontaan/1 Can Hear It: Ojibwe Stories from Lansdowne House" written by Cecilia Sugarhead. Edited and translated with a glossary by John O'Meara. On the invitation of the Japan Society of Promotion of Science, Dr. Urned Panu (Civil Engineering) was a visiting Professor from April 28 to June I, 1996, at the Gifu University, Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, and Shinshu University in Japan. During this time period, apart from the development ofcollaborative research activities and scientific interactions with the host scientists, Panu gave several seminars on the Pattern recognition techniques as applied to hydrologic systems and processes. The Japan Society of Promotion of Science Agora, January, 1997 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FEDERATION REPORT by Dr. Livia Di Matteo Lakehead University Representative to the HSSFC The first General Assembly of the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada was held in Ottawa over the weekend of December 6-8, 1996. The new Federation is a merger of the fonner Canadian Federation for the Humanities and the Social Science Federation of Canada. The Humanities and Social Sciences Federation promotes teaching, research and scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, the understanding of the importance of such work and the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The meetings were given to dealing with the administrative framework of creating a new organization from the two fonner federations but there are some points that I would like to bring to the attention of scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The new Federation is very concerned about public attitudes towards liberal arts, humanities and social science education and communicating with the public and policy makers. It is considering extending its lobbying efforts to provincial capitals by expanding its "Breakfasts on the Hill" to the provinces. These sessions invited civil servants and parliamentarians in Ottawa to breakfast seminars focused on a research topic with policy applications. As well, the Federation is now lobbying for a federal Research Infrastructure Program in an attempt to provide funds to renew university research infrastructure. There is also an initiative under development to establish and federally fund 25 Community Research Infonnation Centres at universities across the country. These centers are designed to make university expertise available to the community and are modeled on similar efforts in the Netherlands. With respect to our own university fees, I am pleased to report that under the new Federation, our per student fee is now 31 cents which will translate into a 25% decline in our membership fees compared to the previous situation where we funded membership to both the CFH and the SSFC. There are also plans to reduce individual registration fees at the new Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences which will replace the Leameds effective in 1998. The schedule for the Learneds/Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences is as follows: 1997 1998 1999 2000 Memorial (the last Leameds) Ottawa (the first Congress) Sherebrooke/Bishops Western Canada (site to be an nounced) 2001 Ontario (site to be announced) Finally, there are scholarships available for a SSHRC Summer Institute on Social Sciences and the Humanities in Aids Research to be held at University of Windsor May 26-June 5, I 997. The summer institute will bring together 30 scholars and IO graduate students. The deadline for applications is February 14, 1997. Details on the summer institute are available from Anne Klymenko, Graduate Studies and Research or by direct email to: summinst@server.uwindsor.ca. If there are any questions or concerns regarding the HSSFC, please feel free to contact me at: 343-8545 or at Livio. DiMatteo@Lakeheadu.ca. 9 �AROUND CAMPUS WANT TO BE A JUDGE? ,:fNECAH Continuing Professional Education Program PALLIATIVE CARE Since 1994, the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health at Lakehead University has provided palliative care education across Northwestern Ontario. Under the Ministry of Health's Long Term Care Division and in cooperation with Palliative Care Network Northwest as well as many organizations and agencies across the region, NECAH continues to implement a variety of educational programs. Education is aimed at long term care providers, physicians and home support agencies. In the fall of 1994, 88 delegates came to The Palliative Care Institute, a 30.5-hour interdisciplinary, educational program designed on a Train the Trainer model. In the fall of 1995, Northern Lights: Advanced Pain and Symptom Management brought together 46 health practitioners to work with experts in the field of palliative care. All former delegates were reunited at Avila Centre for a June conference called Kindred Spirits: The Palliative Care Family. Over 20 presenters offered an outstanding array of topics to nearly 100 delegates. Palliative Care: Psychogeriatric Issues, is a three-level educational program offered in long term care settings, aimed at practitioners who work with cognitively impaired palliative clients. Nearly 300 persons have participated locally as well as another 200 in five outlying communities. In Home Palliative Care Education has nine trainers in Thunder Bay and region, offering a 24-hour training program for approximately 200 homemakers/home support workers. NECAH is currently planning the second offering of The Palliative Care Institute in May, 1997. The programs are successfully meeting the demand for professionally educated people in the field of palliative care. Dr. Terry Hill, Acting DirectorofNECAH, is pleased to announce the appointment of the following as Adjunct Professors with the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH):Dr. Keith Brownlee, Professor Tie King, Dr. Norm La Voie and Dr. Terry Hill. 10 Would you enjoy sharing your science expertise with young people who would benefit greatly from interacting with you? GLOBAL CHANGE GAME Sunday, February 2 Picture a gym with a large world map on the floor and 80 students, staff and faculty divided into teams representing broad geographic regions such as Asia, Africa and North America. Each team must work through environmental and social problems facing their region keeping in mind particular geographic and economic factors. Everyone is attempting to improve his or her populations' well being. At the same time, team leaders haggle among themselves and with others representing multinational corporations. Sound like fun? Lori Palano is one ofsix student volunteers taking the game on a national tour of schools, colleges and universities. She says the game "challenges the students to think critically and creatively about all the issues facing the world today." WUSC is sponsoring this fundraising event to help in aiding a refugee to come to Lakehead. The cost to play the 3-hour game is $15. If so, the Science Fair committee is interested hearing from you. The committee is now developing a list of interested "Science Advisors" to help the Science Fair participants develop higher quality projects. The Annual Regional Science Fair will take place April I 0, 1997, in the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse. If you want to give back to the public and stay focused in your research area, this is the ideal opportunity. Who knows, these junior scientists might just become graduate students of yours in the future! Any way you look at it, the partnership will help you contribute to your field today and in the future. To volunteer or to get more information contact Yves Prevost, Faculty of Forestry, at Ext. 8342 or by E-mail: yves.prevost@lakeheadu.ca. * To register or to get more information contact Miriam Lappala at the International Student Office at 343-8958 or e-mail: miriam.lappala@lakeheadu.ca GOOD NEWS Kirsten Erica Maki, a Lakehead student in her final year of the Bachelor of Engineering Degree program majoring in Chemical Engineering, has been awarded one of 15 Governor General's Canada Scholarships in Environmental Engineering funded by Dupont Canada Inc. The scholarship value is $1,500. Maki is the recipient of several other scholarships including the Canada Scholarship, and the Lakehead University Entrance Award of Academic Excellence. In addition, she received the General Motors ofCanada Limited Excellence Through Diversity Award which also includes summer employment with General Motors of Canada (Oshawa). The awards presentation ceremony will be held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on January 27, 1997. Faculty and staff who volunteered their time to work with on the Alumni Association 's annual fall phonathon were treated to pizza and prizes along with the chance to speak with dozens of regular donors. To date the student callers and volunteers have raised $140,000 towards the $165,00 goal. Above: Mary Beth Coates and Dr. John Whitfield. Agora, January, 1997 �Writing Across the Curriculum by Robert Vukovic Are today's universities preparing students to communicate their ideas effectively once they enter their chosen careers? According to Dr. Kim Fedderson here at Lakehead, much could be done to improve the quality of student writing. That's why this professor is spearheading the Faculty of Arts and Science's "Writing Across the Curriculum" program, a means by which students within the faculty can acquire the writing skills p~rticular to their disciplines. Writing Across the Curriculum, or "WAC" is a relatively new and creative approach to English education. Its goal is to provide more coherent and more systematic support for student writing. According to Fedderson, the two major historical approaches to teaching writing in Canadian universities have not worked. "One solution is not to teach writing at all," he explains. "The argument here is that students should come to university being able to write, and the university's job is to teach them about a specific discipline. The problem with this approach is that learning the type of writing necessary to a particular discipline is something high school can not effectively teach a student. Only teachers familiar with the discipline have the ability to help students learn how to write in the discipline." The other approach is leaving the development of writing skills to the English department. At Lakehead, for example, some disciplines require first-year students to take the "Strategies for Writing (1500)" course. "This gives students many opportunities to practice writing, as well to get feedback from skilled teachers of writing," says Fedderson. "The pedagogical problem with this course is its isolation: writing is like any other behaviour -- to improve it, you need to practice it. A first-year course can't give students the opportunities they need to develop as writers through later years in university. Also, it doesn't familiarize students with the particulars of writing in their discipline." "Writing is like any other behaviour-- to improve it, you need to practice it." - Dr. Kim Fedderson WAC offers a logical alternative: teach students what they need for an individual discipline within that discipline. Examples include Lakehead's Forestry program, where the proper style for writing Forestry reports is taught within Forestry classes. Forestry started its own WAC program this fall. Anthea Kyle is a writing consultant who works with Lakehead Forestry classes, lecturing regularly to students on how their findings should be reported, assessed and presented to the "public." In addition, she staffs a writing centre which provides Forestry students with support for the development of their writing. Besides the progress made with this faculty, Fedderson hopes to make further inroads with the program. Small group instruction within classes, as well as a comprehensive program to maintain students' writing skills throughout their university careers, are what proponents of WAC hope to achieve. Also every discipline will require the support of a writing centre intended for that discipline. Already, this fall, "departments are meeting to identify pathways by which their students can meet university WAC guidelines." The benefits to Lakehead, as well as to any institution that would implement WAC programs, are obvious: "solid concern for writing shows a university's concern with students' opportunities upon graduation," claims Fedderson. It would certainly back up Lakehead's student-centred image, as well as delivering on its promise of a quality education to its students. There are other benefits to society. "Writing is power," says Fedderson. "Only by writing well, can we make our voices heard in a democratic society." Anthea Kyle Is a writing consultant who works with Lakehead Forestry students to teach them how their findings should be reported, assessed and presented to the public. Agora, January, 1997 Robert Vukovic is one of several students participating in S.P.A.R.K. -- Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Forfurther information about WAC contact Dr. Kim Fedderson at 343-8374. 11 �CALENDAR ••••••••••••••••••••• • • : BIOLOGY SEMINAR •• SERIES •• January 23 Thursday 11:30 AM : Dr. Lada Malek, Biology: UC 0050: • "Plant desiccation tolerance: a dry • topic for biophysics?" •: January 30 Thursday 7:00 PM • • • • I. Smith, LUSTR Co-op: Regional Centre 0005: "LUSTR Co-op and New Technologies for Production of Forestry Seedlings." •• • February 6 Thursday 11:30AM • Jake Vander Wal, Ont. Min. Envir. • UC 0050: "How Science is becom: ing less important in Society." •• February 13 Thursday 11 :30 AM • Dr. lnderjit, Biology: UC 0050: • "Allelopathy in Annual and Peren: nial weeds." •• February 27 Thursday 3:30 PM : •• •• •• • •• •• •• •• • •• •• •• • •• •• ••• •• •• •••••••••••••••••••••••• • : • • Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine PUBLIC AWARENESS OF FORESTRY PRACTICES "Fallacies in Forestry" is the theme of the 1997 Forestry Symposium being organized by the Lakehead University Forestry Assocation on Wednesday, January 25, 1997, in the LU Ryan Building, Room I 042 from I 0:00 am - 5:00 pm "Public awareness offoreshy has been increasing greatly, and the public's ability to influence policy and legislation are evident. We plan to have presentations representing industry, both timber and chemical, environmental concern groups, education and the media. These groups will share their experiences related to public input and knowledge offorestry." --Dawnne Richard, LU Forestry Association. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC LUMINA CONCERT SERIES 1996-97 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. January 21 Alexander Tselyakov, piano February 4 Harold Wevers, bassoon Joy Fahrenbruck, piano February 26 Andre Leplante, piano (Note: venue TBA, 8:00 p.m.) Two prints by Harold Town which were donated to the University have been stolen from the walls of the basement of the Braun Building. If you have any information about the theft, please contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-89 I 0. Agora January 1997 Subscriptions and tickets available from the Department of Music. For further information call 343-8787. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Regular Hours Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. 8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. COMING UP International Days - Jan.27- Feb. I, 1997 CHA Public Lecture by Rev. Jim Patterson speaking on the Guatamalan Peace Accord " Is Peace Real in Central America" on January 28, 1997. Watch for posters announcing time and location. The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send us your news. Deadline for February submissions is Monday, Feb. 3, 1997. Presentations will be made by John Valley, Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada; Phillip Hearn, E.B. Eddy; Lisa Buse, Ontario Ministry ofNatural Resources; Gerald Graham, C. Trojan CBQ; and Tim Gray, Wildlands League. Com1n un1.1y Rel at ion s Vol. 14, No.1 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 Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Free admission. Everyone welcome. For information contact the Faculty of Forestry 343-851 I. 12 Agora, January, 1997 � 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.14 No.1 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains recommendations from the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Post-secondary Education, a message from the President, and renovations to the library. 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 1997-01 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message