76 10 13233 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/b9c7dc30aa6a48c26bba35c7407bdb8a.pdf 79d9f0e5a037dad380ce5c9c3d0e0d0e PDF Text Text ora Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada June 1996, Vol. 13, No.6 ISSN 0828-5225 The youngster who shouted "Way to go Grandma!" when Bernice Clarke crossed the stage appears to have struck a chord with Chancellor Lois Wilson and the rest of the platform guests. Approximately 960 students took part in Lakehead's 32nd Convocation. Congratulations Class of '96 Those who attended Convocation this year had ample evidence to support the President's statement that Lakehead is indeed "an institution of great spirit and character." INSIDE Lakehead launches the Ronald Ristimaki Chair in Finnish Studies ...3 For the first time in the University's history, a Lakehead graduate receiving a honorary degree gave an address to the graduating class. Scientist Lome Everett spoke about the choices he made in becoming an expert on hazardous waste and groundwater monitoring. "Stay with your convictions," he said. "Stay with the heat and when it all comes out, you will rise to the top." Another honorary degree recipient spoke about the role of the unexpected. "The unforeseen is the area of freedom and creativity," said poet Louis Dudek. "You must be open to every opportunity to get the best of it." Other highlights of the day were: -- the graduation of the first students in the Master of Forestry program (Edith Abruquah and Frederick Pinto); -- the graduation of the first Honours Bachelor of Arts students with majors and minors in Indigenous Leaming; ... continued on page 2 �CONVOCATION '96 Congratulations, Class of '96 (continued from page 1) -- the graduation of the first two Master's students (Edith Abruquah, Henry Sulley) taking part in the LU-CIDA Ghana Graduate Student Scholarship in Forestry; -- the attendance of Mr. Veijo Sampovaara, Finnish Ambassador to Canada, who had come to Thunder Bay in time for the launching of the Lakehead University Chair in Finnish Studies; -- the participation of special guests -- Satomi Niwa and Yuko Takemoto of Gifu University of Education and Languages; and Khairuddi Yahya from the Consulate of Malaysia in Toronto; -- the conferring of the title "Professor Emeritus" to 22 faculty and the title "Chief Librarian Emeritus" to Fred McIntosh; -- the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Honour Award to Joe Logozzo; -- the presentation of the title "Fellow of the University" to Mae Katt, Health Director of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation; -- the attendance of Chancellor Emeritus Bernard Weiler who, along with his son Joe (a Jaw professor a~ UBC), watched as Bernard Weiler's grandson, John Guerard, received his Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting. The audience broke into spontaneous applause when it was announced that Adam Molai's family had travelled all the way from Zimbabwe to attend their son's graduation. Molai is the recipient of this year's Poulin Award and a President's Award. Something new this year was the singing of O Canada by Communications/Special Events OHicer Denise Bruley at the close of each session. The rest of the music was provided by Sessional Lecturer Allan Bevan {organ) and, on trumpet, student Terry Wood and Sessional Lecturer Brenda Sitko. PROFESSORS EMERITII Convocation is a family affair for faculty and staffas well as students. Above: LUChaplain Alice Greer was on hand to see her sister Patricia Ambrose graduate with a Master of Education degree in Curriculum Studies. Below: NHHRRU Research Associate Connie Hartviksen is joined by her husband Ken and their children Kellen and Keely to celebrate her graduation from the Master of Education program in Educational Administration. 2 Twenty-two faculty received the title Professor Emeritus including: Henry Akervall, Professor Emeritus of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism; Paul BarclayEstrup, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Anita Chen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology; Andre Cloutier, Professor Emeritus of French; Richard Freitag, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Ian Mark Hoodless, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Alan Noel Hughes, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry; Fred McIntosh, Chief Librarian Emeritus; George W.. Ozburn, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Lisle A. Thomson, Professor Emeritus of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism; Ernst Robert Zimmermann, Professor Emeritus of History; Douglas Hamilton Alexander, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; Emil J. David, Professor Emeritus of Forestry; Robert J. Day, Professor Emeritus of Forestry; Gerrit Hazenberg, Professor Emeritus of Forestry; A.C. Hensel, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; William C. Honey, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; Henry North, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Martin Oosterveld, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering; Murray Patterson, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Dennis Roddy, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering; Peter J. Rutherford, Professor Emeritus of Education; Thomas M.K. Song, Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology. Agora, June, 1996 �CHAIR IN FINNISH STUDIES LAUNCHED Friday, May 24, 1996 was a historic day for Lakehead University. ANITA CHEN HONOURED FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAKEHEAD Thanks to the fund-raising efforts of the local Finnish community and a leadership gift by locally-born businessman Ronald Ristimaki, Lakehead University announced that it had passed the half-way mark toward its $1 million fund-raising goal for the establishment of a Chair in Finnish Studies. Friends and colleagues gathered in the Faculty Lounge last May to celebrate the career of a pioneer in the field of Sociology at Lakehead -- Dr. Anita Chen. A total of $530,000 has been raised towards the endowment -enough money, said Dr.John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic), to announce the first appointment would be made in early January, 1997. The dinner was organized by the Department of Sociology to raise funds for the Anita Chen--LU 30th Anniversary Bursary in Sociology. The award is one of many established by Anita Chen and her husband, Dr. Min-Sun Chen, Professor Emeritus of History, during their respective careers at Lakehead. The Chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead will be different from the traditional academic chairs established in a number of North American Universities. Normally, academic chairs are occupied by one individual for long periods of time and are usually associated with the language of the country concerned. The Chair in Finnish Studies as conceived by Lakehead will have a language component, however, the Chair's position will be occupied each year or so by a different professor from a different Finnish University, in a different academic discipline. The Chair's position would thus rotate among the various academic units at the University, and during his or her tenure at Lakehead, the individual occupying the Chair's position would normally be attached to an appropriate academic department. Attending the press conference to announce the establishment of the Chair in Finnish Studies was His Excellency, Mr. Veijo Sampovaara, Ambassador of Finland to Canada. A week earlier Kalervo Siikala, Director, International Affairs, Ministry of Education, Finland, was in Thunder Bay to visit the campus and to meet with members of the Canadian Suomi Foundation. The Canadian Suomi Foundation, along with other Thunder Bay community groups, has been working closely with Lakehead Registrar Pentti Paularinne to raise the necessary funds for Lakehead University's Chair in Finnish Studies. Lakehead currently has exchange agreements with a number of Finnish Universities including the Universities of Lapland and Oulu and the Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology. Lakehead has also been offering a variety of Finnish courses for more than 17 years and has probably done more than any other Canadian University in this field. As well, Thunder Bay and region has a large number of Finnish Canadians. It is as large, if not larger, than any other city in Canada. Agora, June, 1996 Anita Chen will be remembered as the founding chair of Lakehead's Department of Sociology who joined the University in 1964 as a recent graduate of the University of Chicago and a Fulbright scholar. At the time, she was the only full-time sociologist on staff and promised to stay for only one year. As it turned out, her career at Lakehead lasted over 32 years. Chen has contributed significantly to the department's scholarly reputation with characteristic charm, generosity, calmness and insight. Dr. Terry Hill, the Acting Director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH), praised her for her contributions to Sociology at Lakehead. As well, he thanked Chen for believing in the vision of NECAH and in the undergraduate program in Gerontology. In his remarks, colleague and friend Dr. Bruce Minore said Chen will be remembered for her leadership. "Anita shouldered her share of the often onerous administrative tasks, such as serving a threeyear stint as Graduate Studies Coordinator. She also contributed significantly to the department's scholarly reputation as she pursued and published her studies in the areas of aging and health, and ethnicity and migration. Of particular note is her research on recruitment into the profession of nursing and the various social and demographic academic work in the field of nursing, aging and health, and the Filipino cultural life in Canada." Ifyou wish to make a contribution to the Anita Chen-LU 30th Anniversary Bursary in Sociology, contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. 3 �■;J44•hii4d•Vil•UIWd¥h•j4h -----------------------Government Update Lots of rumours on a variety offronts, but nothing definitive. With the demise ofOCUA, COU has started to conceptualize some alternative self-regulating mechanisms that could replace at least some of the OCUA functions. The competitive market for new enrolment continues, and it has been suggested that some institutions did not pay strict attention to the June 15 admission date. Confirmations are still coming in, and it is too early to predict our situation. Ken Brown Seminar "Lives On" I heard so much positive feedback from the seminar sessions that Ken Brown Jed on "Creating a Leaming Environment" that I asked Ken to repeat the effort for the senior administrative group. The session went well, and we are going to follow up with some specific initiatives. Special thanks to Ken Brown for this effort. For those who missed Ken's sessions, you can get an overview by reading his article "Reinventing the University: Creating Our Own Bright Future" on page 6 of this issue. by Dr. Robert Rosehart President Lakehead University A Proud Lakehead Graduate: Anna MariaBarsanti I recently received a note from Anna Maria who is a Lakehead BEd graduate of 1977. Anna Maria teaches at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury, Ontario, and has recently been selected as one of 55 teachers from 25 states and 11 countries who have been named to the ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centres) Honor Roll of Teachers in recognition of her work between Lo-Ellen Park School and Science North. Special congratulations on this award, and keep up the outstanding work. Lakehead wins CCAE Award for Best Program: Student Recruitment The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education annually presents their Prix d'Excellence, which recognizes excellence in promoting a greater understanding and support of post-secondary education in Ontario. This year, I am pleased to report that Lakehead University has been awarded a Silver Medal for its entry in the category, Best Program, Student Recruitment. Congratulations to Sarena Knapik. Angela Lockhart, Darlene Althoff and all the rest of the staff in the Office of the Registrar who help with student recruitment. News from SSHRC We often hear how tough it is to get a research grant from SSHRC, and it is difficult. However, it is not impossible. In an analysis shared with the Presidents recently, Lynn Penrod, SSHRC President, notes that the success rate is 29.8 percent of the applicants. That means about I in 3 receive awards, not a good statistic but, in a global sense, a I in 3 odds. On the other hand, if you don't apply, you don't have any odds. In our case, only about 20 of the 130 or so eligible SSHRC faculty make the yearly applications. Although encouragement and support have increased the number of applicants from I or 2 a few years ago, we have a long way to go. Think about developing a proposal over the summer for the fall deadline! 4 Restructuring Slowly, and with input from the transition groups, we will move, over the next year, to a more decentralized and empowered organization. With this subtle shift will come enhanced budget flexibility for our budget centre managers but, as well, more accountability and responsibility. We are moving slowly to ensure that we create the most effective and efficient organizational structure that we can. I expect that, by mid-July, we will circulate a new organization chart. LU Student Opportunity Trust Fund On the following page, you will read more about this special project under the Northern Vision Campaign that will be co-chaired by Al Becker and Fred Poulter. Our future students need enhanced student aid programs, and this matching fund initiative announced by the Harris government is a very attractive offer to potential donors. If you are interested, please get in touch. We have until March 31, 1997 to secure the donations and/or pledges. Fred Poulter Retires After nearly nine years of service to Lakehead University, Fred Poulter has officially retired as our Vice-President (Administration). Fred has served Lakehead extremely well in this position and has put his untiring efforts behind a number of our important initiatives. Fred will be doing limited work for Lakehead on a project basis in the future.as well as being one of the volunteer cochairs of the Student Opportunity Trust Fund. On behalf of all of us at Lakehead University, I would like to thank Fred Poulter for all of his efforts and to wish him and his family happiness in retirement. Summer '96 At last, even the weather seems to have acknowledged that the summer of 1996 is upon us. Whatever you do over the summer, be it work or play, do it safely as we look forward to the challenges of September. Agora, June, 1996 �Changing Times at Lakehead Lakehead University re-organizes in light ofbudget reductions and a changing environment by Dr. John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic) Lakehead has undergone considerable change in the past few months. This is driven in a large part by budget reductions and changing environment. Change will continue. Indeed, it has been said, "When you're through changing, you're through." Stress, uncertainty, and dislocation are by-products of this process. Efforts continue to minimize these. The patience, support, and input from the units involved in the entire University community have been appreciated. Chief Librarian will be appointed; and the Coordinators of Distance Education and Leaming Assistance Centre and the Acting Chief Librarian will report directly to the Vice-President (Academic). A committee will be struck to develop a vision and structure for the Department as well as a job description for the Director who will be appointed by July 1, 1997 at the latest. Effective July l, 1996, the following restructuring and decentralization of responsibilities have occurred: Each Faculty will assume responsibility for part-time studies and continuing education. The Continuing Studies Office has been transferred to the Faculty of Arts and Science. The Faculty of Education has an Office ofContinuing Teacher Education. In the other Faculties, questions concerning part-time studies can be directed to the Dean's office. Vice-President (Administration) Retires Upon the retirement of Fred Poulter, the position of Vice-President (Administration) will be unfilled for the next few years. During this period, the Administrative Directors of Finance, Human Resources, and University Services will report directly to the President. Student Services and Community Relations A new Department of Student Services and Community Relations has been formed by amalgamating External Relations, Student Placement and Cooperative Education, and Student Services (except for the Leaming Assistance Centre). Joy Himmelman will be the Director of this Department. A Transition Team is in place to develop a vision and operational structure and plan for the new Department. Learning Systems The Department of Leaming Systems will comprise Distance Education, Leaming Assistance Centre and the Library. A Director will not be appointed immediately. In the meantime, an Acting Part-time Studies and Continuing Education Graduate Studies This will involve a division of responsibility between the Office of Graduate Studies and the Faculties. In general terms, the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research will have an advocacy and planning role for Graduate studies as well as dealing with external bodies. The Faculties will deal with the day-to-day operation of their graduate programs, including working with the Registrar's Office to recruit, admit and register graduate students. In addition, Faculties will be responsible for advising and monitoring the progress of their graduate students. Centre for Northern Studies The Centre for Northern Studies is being scaled back and moved from the Biloski House. Full-time faculty members cross-appointed to the Centre have been reassigned to their departments. The ongoing activities of the Centre will be directed by a commitee and supported by a part-time secretary. EASING THE BURDEN OF TUITION Lakehead launches a Campaign lo raise Money for Bursaries Shortly after the recent budget was brought down by the Ontario Government, Premier Mike Harris announced a brand new program in favour of Ontario universities. This new initiative, The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund, will match 'dollar for dollar' funds raised toward bursary endowments at both colleges and universities. This will help offset tuition increases and the cost ofliving for deserving students who want to attend post-secondary educational institutions. Fred Poulter, recently retired from his post as Vice President (Administration) at Lakehead University, and Allen Becker of the Royal Bank, Toronto, and member of the Board of Governors, are heading up this campaign along with Committee Cabinet members: Richard Buset, Bob Edwards, Tom Jones, Moe Ktytor, Joe Logozzo, LaRea Moody, Tony Seuret, and Bev Stefureak. We are pleased that leadership gifts to date total over $200,000 toward our objective. Lakehead is now launching a 'mini campaign' of$ ! million to be matched by the Provincial government and this window of opportunity remains open until March 31, 1997. While firm guidelines have not as yet been issued, there may be a component of academic merit attached to the criteria and the pledge period is anticipated to be up to three years. Anyone wishing to obtain additional information on how to establish such a fund may do so by calling Senior Development Officer, Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. All contributions are tax receiptable. Agora, June, 1996 5 �FORUM Reinventing the University: Creating Our Own Bright Future By Kenneth M Brown Professor of Forestry and Instructional Development Advisor The Chaotic Present Spirits are down on many Ontario university campuses as the result of budget cutbacks and all that has followed. Although here at Lakehead no departments have closed and no one has lost a job, morale is quite low. Many ofus are wondering, "What will be the impact on my own job / program / academic unit? What will be the impact on the whole institution? How is the university going to cover its obligations to students and others when we have fewer resources to do the job?" Most of the answers now being heard reflect our uncertainty attd pessimism about the future. The 47 Million Dollar Question Instead of expecting the worst, however, why don't we ask, "How can Lakehead University come out of this crisis stronger and more competitive?" That may be a naive question. After all, ifwe lose IO per cent of our resources to cutbacks, then we might expect output to go down by at least IO per cent too -- more if we damage ourselves by fighting over the remaining 90 per cent. But this doesn't have to be the case as the following story suggests. The Story There once was a university much like Lakehead in a town much like Thunder Bay. But this university campus was empty and the 600 people who once worked there were all unemployed. s One day a rich benefactor invited the 600 former workers to attend a meeting on the front lawn ofthe vacant campus. When the group had assembled, the benefactor said, "I know that you are 600 creative, intelligent people who know much about the business ofrunning a university. I also know that the campus before us is available for new ventures. My question to you is this: If I promise to give you an annual grant of $47 million, can you convince me that you will use the money and your own talents to tum this campus into an exceptionally fine university?" 6 Surely if we were among the unemployed in the story above, the rich benefactor's offer would fill us with excitement and enthusiasm. No doubt, we would have no trouble crafting a proposal to develop a truly fabulous $47 million university. What would this $47 million dream university be like? And, since we have the 600 creative, intelligent people, and we have the fine campus, and we have the $47 million, what is keeping us from realizing that dream now? The Trouble with Taking a Narrow View ofthe World One feature of the story above is that the 600 unemployed university workers would, in effect, be starting from scratch. As a result, it would be relatively easy for them to imagine pooling their talents to create something really good. In an up-and-running organization, it is harder to think in this way. The problem stems not from how much money we have but from how well we work together as we spend it. At present, each individual, each department, and each faculty sees itself operating in an environment comprised of other individuals, other departments, and other faculties. When a problem is perceived at, say, the department level, the natural response of department members is to solve the problem in such a way that their own department's interests are most nearly satisfied. Individuals and faculties do the same thing. When we construe our interests narrowly, we create an organizational world in which any significant problematic event can trigger a whole cascade of negative effects. This isn't an abstract theory; we can see it happening in our own individual and institutional responses to the recent budget cutbacks. ... continued on page 7 Agora, June, 1996 �14TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT ADDED TO THE Music LIBRARY Three Steps Along the Road to a Bright Future It is possible for a community of intelligent people who are full of good intentions to create their own bright future. It doesn't happen very often because the dynamics of most communities throws efforts at productive problem solving off track, but it is possible. To make it work, at least three conditions must be in place. First, the whole community must develop a shared vision of the future that is both practical and exciting to all members. The vision must be concrete and it must be achievable; not pie-in-thesky. For this to happen, the creativity of the whole community must be released and synthesized. Usually, participants in this process discover that they are far more imaginative and resourceful than they knew. A generous donation by the Buset family in honor of the late William H. Buset has made it possible for Lakehead University to acquire a facsimile ofan exquisite manuscript anthology of Italian music compiled in Florence during the first two decades of the Quattrocento. Second, the whole community must identify the blocks that prevent us from implementing our dream right away. For this step to succeed, the diverse perspectives of the whole community must be tapped and integrated. Usually, participants realize that the problems they most object to are problems of their own creation. In other words, we keep ourselves from achieving our very best. Third, each block must be analyzed so that we can map the specific interpersonal and organizational conditions that lead to its creation and maintenance. To implement this step, it is necessary to create an organizational culture that supports learning about difficult issues -- even those that are normally undiscussable. If this work is successful, participants learn how their own habits of reasoning and acting contribute to the very organizational conditions that are blocking progress towards the dream. Such learning is apt to be painful for a lot of people and as a result this stage is hard to implement in practice. Where ls Lakehead University on This Road? Since April 30, 1996, Lakehead University has sponsored four workshops on topics related to the problem of creating a grass roots shared vision of the future, the problem of identifying the blocks that stand in the way of achieving that vision, and the problem of analyzing the interpersonal and organizational conditions that make it difficult to bypass or overcome the blocks. To date, about 60 faculty and staff and 30 senior administrators, directors and department chairs have participated in at least one of these sessions. During the course of these workshops, two separate groups have produced both a shared vision of the future and a list of the blocks that are standing in the way of realizing that vision. One of these groups was composed primarily of faculty and staff; the other primarily of senior administrators, directors, and department chairs. It is clear from the results of these sessions that administrators, faculty and staff agree on both the kind of university we would like to become and the systemic blocks that keep us from moving in that direction. 1 This is exciting news. The next step is to begin analyzing the blocks and changing the interpersonal and cultural conditions that created them in the first place. If we can do that, then we really can come out of this crisis stronger and more competitive as an organization than we were going in. 1 Details regarding both the shared vision and the list of blocks will be communicated in a separate report in the near future. Contact Ken Brown, Faculty of Forestry, ifyou would like an advance copy of the unprocessed results. Agora,June, 1996 ...-. ... __ e' ,. I '·\:.'.: " :•:~:.,,: . • .. , , '._,,.,J!l I l • •' .•v: ,::: •,:•, '-, •• ➔'f The Squarcialupi Codex - which belonged to the celebrated organist Antonio Squarcialupi before coming into the hands of Giuliano de Medici -contains more than 300 pieces, almost half of which are known only through this source. The accompanying volume includes the largest body of historical and critical studies ever devoted to the Squarcialupi Codex examining the workfrom all angles: musicological, pae/eographic, literary and art-historical. "The manuscript will be used in conjunction with several music history courses, especially a course on the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and will be an invaluable resource for all students," says Dr. Carruthers, the Chair ofLakehead's Department of Music. "It is one thing to see a poor black-and-white reproduction of a page or two in a textbook, and quite another to have a full-colour facsimile of the complete manuscript. Since the Squarcialupi Codex is available only in a limited edition -- and a very expensive one at that! - our students are extremely fortunate to have access to this monument of western music. The manuscript, valued at $1,980 (U.S.). will be housed in the Pete Musselman Music Library of the William H. Buset Music and Visual Arts Building. Photo: Glen Carruthers and Richard Buset page through the Squarcialupi Codex. Buset is the nephew of the late William H. Buset in whose memory the manuscript was purchased. 7 �■ ;J=i-1¥idi=i3~••i•=i&i=ii~(~--------------------NECAH From July 1, 1996 to January 1, 1997, Professor Terry Hill, will serve as Acting Director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) while Or. Jane Taylor is on sabbatical. Klneslology Dr. Thomas M. K. Song presented two papers at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 28-June 1, 1996. The first was entitled "Metabolic and Perceptual Responses during Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of Various Frequencies and Intensities• which was collaborated with Ron Wilson, Lakehead University. The second was "Television Viewing, Physical Activity and Fitness in Youth" which was collaborated with Dr. C. Bouchard, Physical Activity Science Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec, and Dr. R. M. Malina and Mr. P. T. Katzmarzyk, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Political Science Dr. Douglas Alan West has published the following articles and books: 1) ''The Limits of Northern Identity: An Assessment of W. L. Morton's Northern Vision" in The Northern Review, Volume 14. This article was re-written from a paper that was first presented at the Meetings of the Canadian Political Science Association in Charlottetown, 1992. The Northern Review is an interdisciplinary refereed journal which is published in the North. 2) From Our Eyes: Leaming from Indigenous Peoples Toronto: Garamond Press, 1996. Co-edited with Sylvia O'Meara (Indigenous Leaming). This volume is comprised of eight original papers that were selected and edited by West and O'Meara for Garamond Press, one of the few remaining independent academic presses in Canada. West wrote the Prologue and O'Meara contributed the Epilogue which contains some of her original stories and poems. The papers in the collection represent a new direction for understanding the place of indigenous knowledge in academic disciplines. The contributors to the volume include Dr. Viola Cordova (University of Oregon), Tony Ramirez and Leroy Meyer (University of South Dakota-Vermillion), Dr. Lola Hill (University of Minnesota-Duluth), Lena White (formerly of Lakehead University), Dr. Jace Weaver (union Theological Seminary, NYC), Dr. Michael Hart (University of Manitoba), Dr. John Snider (Northern Montana College) and Michael Holliman (University of Seattle). 3) Indigenous Leaming: Proceedings From the First Biennial Aboriginal Peoples' Conference Thunder Bay: ARRC, 1996. Coedited with Sylvia O'Meara. This volume represents the multidisciplinary nature of the First Biennial Aboriginal Peoples' Con- 8 ference that was held in October, 1994. The refereed papers were edited by West and O'Meara. The volume is separated into five chapters: Art, Education, History, Literature and Philosophy, each of which is introduced by the editors, who also contribute original stories and poetry. They will be co-ordinating the next Aboriginal Peoples' Conference in October, 1996. Dr. West recently presented the results of a research project entitled "The Representation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Government and Politics Textbooks: 19751995" with Corinne Fox and Bobby Narcisse at the North American Native Studies Conference, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan in April, the largest and oldest conference of its kind in the United States. English Associate Professor Dr. Kim Fedderson has been elected an officer of the OCUFA Board of Directors. Serving on the Board beginning July 1, 1996 are President Michael Piva (Ottawa) Vice-President Deborah Flynn (Nipissing), Treasurer Frank Reynolds (Waterloo), Members-at large - Annette Burfoot (Queen's), Kim Fedderson (Lakehead), and John Meyer (Windsor). Civil Engineering Dr. Said Easa, Professor and Chair of the Civil Engineering Department, was the editor of the first Transportation Specialty Conference proceedings: Volume Illa (587 pages), devoted to planning and operations, and Volume lllb (539 pages), devoted to design and management. The conference was held in Edmonton, Alberta, May 29-June 1, 1996 and consisted of 26 sessions, involving 96 papers. The proceedings were published by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montreal, Quebec. At the conference, CSCE President Jules Houde presented Easa with a certificate of appreciation "in recognition of his many contributions as Chair of the 1st Transportation Specialty Conference.• Easa and his graduate students presented the following papers at the above mentioned conference, which were also published in the conference proceedings (the first three papers in Volume Illa and the remainder in Volume lllb): "Achieving Sustainable Transportation Systems: Opportunities and Challenges• (Easa);. "Toward New Disaggregate Gap-Acceptance Methodology• (Hamed, Easa, and Batayneh); "Disaggregate Mode Choice Model for Freight Transportation in Egypt• (Abutaleb, Easa, and EI-Dimeery); "Toward 3-0 Design Standards for Highway Alignments• (Hassan, Easa, and Abd El Halim); "Computer Model for Establishing No-Passing Zones on 3-D Highway Alignments" (Hassan, Easa, and Abd El Halim); "Transverse Cracking of Curved Asphalt Pave- ment Highways" (Abdel Nabi, Abdelalim, Shalaby, and Easa); and "Thermal Induced Cracks in Asphalt Pavements: Analytical and Experimental Studies" (Shalaby, Abd El Halim, and Easa). Dr. Hamed is professor and Batayneh is a graduate student at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Abo-Taleb has just completed his PhD dissertation under the co-supervision of Easa and Dr. EI-Dimeery of Ain Shms University in Cairo. Hassan and Shalaby are PhD students co-supervised by Easa and Dr. Abd El Halim of Carleton University. Dr. Abdel Nabi (a former graduate student at Carleton) and Dr. Abdelalim teach at Zagazig University in Cairo. Forestry Dr. Willard H. Carmean will be in Haiti for most of September and October. He will be teaching forest soils at a newly-established School of Forestry associated with the Universite Jacques Theodore Holly located in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. This will be a return visit for Dr. Carmean as he was in Haiti in 1982 on a U. S. Agency for International Development assignment. Music Or. Glen Carruthers is co-editor, with Dr. Gordana Lazarevich (Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Victoria), of A Celebration ofCanada's Arts 1930-1970, an anthology of 18 studies of various aspects of Canadian art and culture. Included are • essays on film, broadcasting, theatre, music, visual arts, dancing and literature. The book was published in May by Canadian Scholars' Press (Toronto). Contributors include Mavor Moore, Eli Bornstein, John Weinzweig, Victor Feldbrill, Pierre Juneau, Max Wyman and John P. L. Roberts. Carruthers' own contribution to the anthology is "Percy Grainger in Winnipeg," a detailed account of Grainger's many concerts in that city and, in particular, his close association with the Winnipeg Male Voice Choir. Carruthers also participated in a roundtable at the Learned Societies' Conference in St. Catharines entitled "Teaching· Music History and Music Appreciation: Aims, Issues and Resource Materials.• Other participants were Ors. Patricia Debly (Brock), Paul F. Rice (Memorial) and Mary Cyr (Guelph). CONGRATULATIONS Doug Stone, Industrial Research Assistance Program, has received an !RAP/Ontario Merit Award for 1995. Awards are given to individuals or groups of individuals who, in the opinion of the Committee, have made a positive, measurable contribution to IRAP in Ontario which was considered to be beyond normal job expectations. Agora, June, 1996 �FACULTY PROMOTIONS The following faculty members were approved for promotion effective July 1, 1996 at the Board of Governors' Meeting held April 29, 1996: AWARD-WINNING GRADUATE STUDENTS Congratulations to the following students who have been offered scholarships to further their education at Lakehead and elsewhere: NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships: (2-year awards at $15,600 per year) Dr. L. Malek (Biology), Professor Masters Level: Dr. 8. Moazzaml (Economics), Professor Jerome Capricci - Biology (Lakehead) Gordon Keeler - Physics Allyson Miscampbell - Biology Ronald Petrick - Computer Science Ryan Plummer - Renewable Resources Or. F. Holmes (English), Professor Dr. P. Fralick (Geology), Professor Dr. K. Roy (Math Sciences), Professor Dr. J. Gellert (English), Professor Prof. V. Smith (History), Associate Professor Dr. V. Schonberger (Languages), Associate Professor Dr. T. Miao (Math Sciences), Associate Professor Dr. Y. Yao (Math Sciences), Associate Professor Dr. G. Hayman (Psychology), Associate Professor Dr. M. Wesner (Psychology), Associate Professor Prof. A. Clarke (Visual Arts), Associate Professor Prof. R. Glew (Business Admin.), Associate Professor Dr. D. Twynam (ORPT), Associate Professor The following were ratified as Adjunct Professors for a period of three years commencing July 1, 1996: Dr. Karen R. Adams, Dept. of Anthropology Dr. Margaret Johnston, Dept. of Social Work Dr. Michael Maclean, Dept. of Social Work Dr. Ross Mallick, Dept. of Indigenous Leaming Dr. Scott Sellick, Dept of Social Work Dr. Jane Taylor, Dept. of Social Work Agora, June, 1996 PhD Level: Pier Pufahl - Geological Sciences SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship: (2-year award renewable at $14,400 per year) Stephannie Roy - Sociology Ontario Graduate Scholarshlps 1996-97: (1-year awards at $11,859 per year) Suzanne Barker-Callo - PhD, Psychology (Lakehead) Philip Elkie - MSc, Forestry (Lakehead) Andrea Kohn - MA, Psychology (Lakehead) Randi O'Hare - MA, Psychology (Lakehead) Sandra Owston - MEd, Education (Lakehead) Lisa Puchalski Ritchie - MA, Psychology (Lakehead) Tina Pylvainen - PhD, English Katharine Sodek - MSc, Kinesiology (Lakehead) Ontario Graduate Scholarships Institutional Awards (1-year LU awards at $11 ,859 per year) Trisha Gavin, Kinesiology Mary Kenny, Forestry Mary Graham, History Dwayne Fuchs, Kinesiology Leah Fraser, Psychology Connie Dalton, Psychology Heather McNeeley, Psychology Beth Merkley, Psychology Lucille A. Rossiter, Psychology Lori St. Amand, Social Work STUDENT CHAPTER WINS AGAIN For the second consecutive year, Lakehead University's student chapter of The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering has won First Prize in the 1996 competition for the CSChE Student Chapters' Merit award. The award recognizes initiative and originality in student chapter programming. Congratulations to all the students and to their faculty advisor, Dr. I. Nirdosh. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP A new partnership between Ontario's universities and community colleges announced on June 18, 1996, by Education and Training Minister John Snobelen will improve opportunities for students and strengthen the province's post-secondary educational system, say the program's cochairs. The College-University Advanced Training Consortium is a joint effort of the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario and the Council of Ontario Universities. The Ministry of Eduction and Training is also a partner, and will support the program with a$ I million grant in the next two years. The money will allow colleges and universities to work together to plan, coordinate and set up new joint academic programs. The focus will be on projects that can work both in the institutions that create them and that can serve as models for others. The funding does not cover operating costs once the programs have started. Private companies can also support the program -- for example, by identifying what skills the market will require, in what parts of the province and when. The consortium will ask for proposals in July. It plans to have the first projects running by September 1997. AROUND THE PROVINCE Sometime next year the University of Toronto will launch its largest fundraising effort ever. In an interview with Alfred Holden published in the June 3, 1996 issue ofThe Bulletin, Jon Dellandrea, vice-president and chiefdevelopment officer, explains that U ofT hopes to raise "a good deal more than the working number of$300 million." Says Dellandrea: "... I hold the view that faculty members are ultimately the custodians, the craflers of the academic vision of the University. The students are what we're all about; the faculty, the key players in making that happen... It's not so much marketing, rather it's having faculty members who are prepared to talk with enthusiasm and pride about what they're doing, explain their research to industry or individuals - to people who are interested. " 9 �CAMPUS NEWS LAKEHEAD SPORTS WALL OF FAME Saturday, June I, 1996 was the date of the inaugural Lakehead University Wall of Fame Induction Dinner. The Wall of Fame was started to honour those who have made outstanding contributions to Lakehead University Athletics. The first inductees included Gord Garvie (posthumously) - builder, Elvin Martin and Vince Friyia -- athletes and the 1984-85 Women's Basketball team. Joan Garvie and her daughter Carla attended to accept Gord 's award while Elvin Martin, Vince Friyia and all but two of the 1984-85 Women's Basketball team were present to accept their awards. The evening proved to be a great success with 100 people attending the affair. Dr. Jim Widdop did an excellent job as Master of Ceremonies with his humorous quips about the presenters and the inductees. It is hoped that the induction dinner will be held the first weekend in June each year and it will become bigger and better each time. A big "thank you" to all those who attended and to our generous sponsors -- the Lakehead University Booster Club, the Victoria Inn and Dr. Norm and Tish LaVoie who graciously donated the plaque that will distinguish the Wall of Fame in the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse. Thanks also to those who could not attend but sent generous donations. Information about who can be nominated and the nomination process can be obtained by contacting Sharon Kozak in the Lakehead University Kinesiology Department at (807) 343-8213. Nominations will be accepted until November 30 each year. Those wishing to make donations to the "Wall" may do so either through the Alumni Office (please indicate that you wish your donation to go to the Wall of Fame) or directly to the "Wall of Fame" c/o Darlene Yakimoski, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5 E 1. (Cheques should be made payable to Lakehead University Athletics.) Thanks again to all those who attended and we hope to see everyone there next year! - Darlene Yakimoski NANABIJOU LAUNCHES NEW CHILDCARE PROGRAMS Nanabijou Childcare Centre, our campus childcare facility, has recently begun several pilot projects in an attempt to accommodate the ever-changing needs in childcare on campus. Students identified a need for evening care during the Spring Session. This was offered as a pilot project and as it draws to an end, it has been deemed a necessity and a success!As a result, Evening Care will be offered again during the Summer Session. If you are aware of any students, staff or faculty who could utilize this service, have them call Nanabijou Childcare Centre at 3438369 for details. Also, to compliment the Summer Day Camp at the Field House, Nanabijou Childcare Centre is offering as a pilot project, a School Age Summer Program for those children (perhaps siblings of those registered at the Field House) aged six to nine years. This program will run with a nature/environmental theme and devote time and talent to exploring the many aspects of Lakehead University Campus which relate to this theme. It will be geared toward those children who are, perhaps, less physically inclined and who may do best in a quieter, more nurturing type of program. Again, call Nanabijou for details. 10 Last but not least... watch for our Before and After School pilot project which is destined to take off in September! Nanabijou Childcare Centre is committed to providing quality care which meets the needs of the entire Lakehead University community. Your suggestions are always welcome. Perhaps there is a way that we could assist you? When planning your child's care, remember Nanabijou's pilots which are lined up and ready for take-off: - Evening Care for the Summer Session - Summer Day Camp Alternative for six- to nine-year-olds - Before and After School Program for September Nanabijou Childcare Centre would like to wish all ofyou and your children a safe and happy summer! - Sheila Wilhelm PARENTS 11 Buv-A-BooK A SUCCESS 11 CAMPAIGN A fundraising campaign directed to parents of Lakehead students has raised a total of $28,960 from 245 donors this year for the purchase of books and periodicals for the Chance11or Paterson Library. This is an increase over last year's total of $20,500. Fundraising is only one aspect of the Lakehead University parents program, aimed at involving parents in University life. This year the parents program committee succeeded in launching a biannual newsletter. As wel1, a social program for parents is planned for the Headstart Program, August 7-8, and during Registration, September 1-4. If you have suggestions or would like to get involved, contact Vonnie Cheng at 343-8913. HOUSE FIRE PROMPTS A H EARTFELT "THANK You " Cheryl Balacko, a Textbook Supervisor with the LU Bookstore, and her husband Ken suffered a house fire on Monday, May 13, 1996. She writes: "I would like to thank the many people at Lakehead who expressed their concern following our recent fire. I have always felt that Lakehead was a great place to work because ofthe sense ofcommunity and the friendship which we have here. The many calls I received after the fire again confirmed my beliefabout Lakehead staff. Ken and I will begin re-construction soon and hope to have everything completed later in the summer. Again, thank you. Your support is appreciated. " 11 ELECTRONIC 11 STUDY CARRELS A $100,000 contribution by the Royal Bank of Canada has made life a little easier for graduate students at Lakehead.Thanks to the company's leadership gift to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, Lakehead has been able to purchase 80 new study carrels for the third and fourth floors of the Library. Half of the carrels have been wired to enable students to plug in their laptop computer and, if they wish, to access the University's computer system including the Internet. Royal Bank executives Marv Detweiler and Len Scramstead were on campus in May to unveil the plaque on the fourth floor of the Library acknowledging the Royal Bank's generous contribution. Agora, June, 1996 �Lakehead University Health & Safety Incentive Program Lakehead University is taking an innovative approach to health and safety incentive programs. Unlike many industrial settings which use accident frequencies, such as "2 million hours worked without a lost time accident," as the basis for their programs, Lakehead's Safe and Sound incentive program recognizes the individual safe and healthy behaviours which are the building blocks of a safe workplace and a healthy workforce. Safe and Sound emphasizes changes to unsaf~ and unhealthy behaviours, and rewards individuals in both health and safety categories. The program is distinguished by the partnerships which it establishes with employee groups, and the Joint Health & Safety Committee. Safe and Sound partners learn to recognize and encourage positive behaviours in the workplace. way through the five levels of Fit-5 by participating in their choice of fitness activities ... from gardening, to walking, to swimming and beyond! Awards are given for each level of achievement. Individuals are encouraged to collect all five awards, and to make fitness a part of their daily routines. Program brochures are available through the Human Resources Department. Safe and Sound is a year-round program, open to all University employees. Look for promotional material on all three components of the program,Fit-5, Safety Time --All the Time, and Great Ideas, in your department. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department - Health and Safety, or your Joint Health • and Safety Committee representative. •· Marla Peuramaki Safe and Sound is comprised of three distinct program areas: Fit5 (Personal Achievement in Fitness); Safety Time •· All the Time (Personal Achievement in Safety); and Great Ideas (Innovation in Health & Safety). At the June 3rd launch of Safe and Sound, the University presented awards in Safety Time •• All the Time and Great Ideas, and introduced the University to Fit-5. The Joint Health & Safety Committee's quest for an award winner in the Safety Time •·· All the Time program led us to Dave Corbett of the Department of Chemistry. Nominees were to be individuals who worked safely, encouraged others to work safely and were committed to making Lakehead University a safe and healthy place for work and study. The search committee was particularly impressed by the fact that the kind words for Dave came not only from his home department but from two other departments on campus! Dave was, we believe, thrilled by his prize -- a Velo Sport Niagara mountain bike and bicycle helmet. In the Great Ideas program, the winner, Ray Hurd, of the Department of Residence and Conference Services. proved that our employees have terrific solutions to the health and safety problems which they encounter on the job. In many locations on campus, housekeepers have had to deal with the dilemma of lifting and emptying heavy, awkward scrub buckets into high scrub sinks. The task has presented a significant risk of back injury to the custodial staff. While the Joint Health & Safety Committee suggested lowering the sinks at a cost of $60,000, Ray came up with an efficient, cost-effective way to handle the problem. Using $3 of hardware, Ray installed a spigot on the bucket which allowed the water to be emptied into a floor drain, thus eliminating the need to lift and handle the filled bucket. For his creative resolution to a troublesome problem, Ray was awarded a cash prize of $ 100. Dave Corbett, Department of Chemistry, first winner of the Safety Time -- All the Time award, with his prize: a Velo Sport Niagara mountain bike and bicycle helmet. Fit-5, a five level fitness program which recognizes individual employees as they achieve personal fitness goals, has already gathered some enthusiastic supporters. Participants work their Agora, June, 1996 11 �CALENDAR 1sTANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Running Laps for a Worthy Cause Lakehead University's Shelter House 24-hour Corporate Relay Team raised close to $2,000 last month for the local charity. Among those pounding the track were Lome McDougall, Dave Parsons, Sarena Knapik & David Picard, Nicole & Malcolm Sutherland, Cheryl Balacko, Norma Gibson, Sutha Vinayagamoorthy, Darlene Althoff, Bill Bragnalo, Susan Viitala, Fred & Jeanette Poulter, Betty Hygaard, Frances Harding, and Denise Bruley. BoccE BALL TOURNAMENT Friday, July 26, 1996 at 2:30 pm Alumni House (Avila Centre) Grounds $15 per person includes delicious Beef-on-a-Kaiser roasted on the Versa open"pit" Barbecue Call 343-8155 or fax 343-8999 Organizers hope this will be an annual event. If you would like to take part in next's year's race contact Denise Bruley at 343- 8372. Register Early, Limited Space! Proceeds in support of LU Residence Athletic Facilities and Alumni Services CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS June 17 to July 1, 1996 Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends Closed Monday July 1 (Canada Day Holiday) the library will be closed. Summer Session July 2 to August 16 13TH ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OPEN Monday to Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to - 10 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 11: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday,August16,1996 all alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends welcome Centennial Golf Course $40 per golfer $160 per team 2:00 pm shotgun start A fun time for non-golfers too! Barbecue Steak Dinner at Alumni House (Avila Centre) Cafeteria To register, call Alumni Services at 343-8155 or fax 343-8999 Monday. August 5 (Civic Holiday) the library will be closed August 17- September 8, 1996 Monday to Friday: 8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends Closed ALISON KENDALL Summer Survey 1996 Thunder Bay Art Gallery August 9-September 8 Meet the Artist:August 9 6:30 - 8:00 pm Tues - Friday 12-8 Sat-Sun 12-5 pm HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR PARENTS August 7 & 8 Parent orientation, campus tours, evening socials and city bus tour are all part of the Headstart Program for parents. For information contact Norma Smith 343-8522 12 Monday. September 2 (Labour Day), the library will be closed. Regular library hours will resume on Monday, September 9, 1996 Agora June, 1996 Vol. 13, No.6 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 9_55 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca 'I c. T r ojan External Re l ati on s • (l) ;![ j ,. " E~Q) .., 2.u2. ~J u2.2. <DO a:u "R V) ... 0. N V> t;O + ~o Agora, June, 1996 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.13 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains articles and pictures of the 1996 convocation, an article on reinventing Lakehead, and updates and research from campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-06 1996 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 1996 Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/eea75330819b9d7c5f2dbcd0ec28ef41.pdf f3235a875a957196e5a8e01cba0e75c3 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada September 1996, Vol. 13, No.7 ISSN 0828-5225 Something to smile about - Thunder Bay businessmen Tom Jones (left) and his brother John like the idea of having their donation to Lakehead matched by the Government of Ontario. Their company, Tom Jones Corporation, was one of the first to create an endowed bursary through LU's Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. The Challenge is On To raise $1 Million in Pledges for Student Financial Aid before March 31, 1997 A member of the Board of Governor's Fund-raising Committee has set the pace in Lakehead University's plan to raise as much money as possible for student financial aid before March 31, I 997. INSIDE What can LU's Centre/or Analytical Services do/or you? ... 6 Jones is predicting a high success rate for the campaign. He says local business people will see the value of getting two dollars for every one dollar invested. "Business people in Thunder Bay realize what a strong economic impact Lakehead University has on the comTom Jones, president of Tom Jones Corporation, has munity," says Jones. "And they appreciate the way the made a leadership gift of$ I 5,000 to get the Lakehead University enriches the city's cultural life." University Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) rolling towards its $1 million goal. Jones is strongly supportive of the government's plan to set aside $300 million to match all private endowed The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund, an- donations made to Ontario universities for bursaries nounced in the Agora last June, is a program estab- between May, 1996 and March 31, 1997. lished by the Government of Ontario to encourage companies and individuals to contribute to funds for In addition to being a member of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, Jones is a member of the Ontario's needy college and university students. Board's Fund-raising Committee, and a member of the Investment income from the funds will be used to Lakehead University Student Opportunity Trust Fund assist academically qualified individuals who for fi. Committee. nancial reasons would not otherwise be able to attend college or university. For further information contact the Development Office at 343-89 JO. looking for information on-line? Check out lakehead University's home page at http://www.lakeheadu.ca �ON CAMPUS ADVISORY PANEL VISITS LAKEHEAD Lakehead University is the first stop on a province-wide tour by the Advisory Panel on Postsecondary Education to consult with a broad range of Ontarians. The panel, chaired by David Smith, will visit Lakehead University on Wednesday, September 25, before moving on to Sudbury (September 26), Ottawa (October 10), Hamilton (October 16), Toronto (October 17), London (October 30) and North York (October 31 ). The Advisory Panel, which was appointed by Education and Training Minister John Snobelen on July 16, 1996, is comprised of its Chair, David C. Smith, principal emeritus of Queen's University; David M. Cameron, Chair of the Department of Political Science Dalhousie University; Fred W. Gorbet, Senior Vice President, Operational Services (U.S.) Manulife Financial; Catherine Henderson, President of Centennial College, Scarborough; and Betty M. Stephenson, former Minister of Education and of Colleges and Universities. BooK LAUNCHINGS Eco-Facts & Eco-Fiction by William H. Baarschers The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health at Lakehead has just completed its fifth year of successful operation. As the result of the work of Mary Lou Kelley and the Gerontology Study Group, The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health was born in 1990. Its birth was assisted by a major research grant from ECAH at McMaster University. The Centre has grown exponentially to now include over I00 members on three standing committees, a Steering Committee (chaired by John Whitfield, Vice-President, Academic), the Gerontology Study Group, and contract and/or seasonal staff of eight people. At present the staff consists of: Terry L. Hill, B.A., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., Acting Director Mary Lou Kelley, B.A., B.S.W., M.S. W., Research Affiliate, Palliative Care Marilyn Arthur, B.A., Continuing Education Coordinator Susan Plumridge, B.Ed., M.A., Research/Program Assistant Susan Little, Receptionist/Secretary A newly published book by a retired Lakehead professor has received praise from the author of the Gaia books. James Lovelock writes, "It is a fine book and timely ... Baarschers' philosophy offers cool common sense as an antidote to the fevered protests of the green lobbyists and the special pleading of their industrial opponents." Eco-Facts & Eco-Fiction is not a textbook in environmental science. It is addressed mainly to non-science students and teachers in courses on environmental ethics, environmental law, and environmental policy-making. "Outside the university the book would be useful to many teachers at the primary and secondary level who frequently have to deal with students' projects and essays on environmental issues," says Baarschers. "I suspect many media reporters could learn something from it as well." Baarschers is Professor Emeritus (Chemistry) and Senior Advisor to the LU Resource Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. A book signing at the Alumni Bookstore is planned for October 29, 1996. UPDATE Native Nurses' Entry Program Enrolment in the Native Nurses' Entry Program (NNEP) is at a maximum with 15 students registered for 1996-97, says program coordinator June O'Brien. 1\vo graduates of the program, Sarah Bunn and Angela Kwandibens, are entering the first year of the BScN program, and an external review by Pat Chilton & Associates of Moose Factory, Ont., is currently underway. Funding for NNEP is in place until the end of March, 1997. 2 FALL NEWS FROM THE NORTHERN EDUCATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGING AND HEALTH (NECAH) Erin Glimm, B.A., Falls Project Coordinator Joanna Griffith, Palliative Care Secretary Ruth Wilford, B.A. (Hons.), Facilitator, ClF Family Caregiver Education Vera Haines, B.Ed., B.Sc., M.Sc., Research Assistant Note: Terry Hill is replacing Jane Taylor, Director, who is away on sabbatical until January, 1997. The Centre has hosted two large "Gerontology Forum" conferences, a Northern Institute on Case Management, a Palliative Care Institute, a Visiting Scholars' Program (all of which will soon be repeated in 1996/97), and has recently developed and implemented a Continuing Professional Educational package in gerontology. NECAH also delivers the Ministry of Health Through Other Eyes workshops, plus regional workshops as needed, i.e., psychogeriatric education in conjunction with the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital. The Centre works with such groups as the Elder Abuse Committee, the Alzheimer's Society, the Kidney Foundation, Wesway, the Palliative Care Network. and the Thunder Bay AIDS Committee. Faculty research articles and various NECAH conference proceedings will be edited into a single text by Michael MacLean in 1997-98. Currently, faculty research includes: *interdisciplinary models in gerontology *ethnicity and aging *palliative care education *continuing long-term care education *grief and bereavement *stability of health in seniors *prevention of falls *spatial activity patterns in rural seniors. Agora, September, 1996 �CONFERENCES IN MEMORIAM That's "Crayfish," not "Crawdads" Lakehead hosted the International Association of Astacology I Ith Symposium in Thunder Bay on August 11-19. Approximately 120 participants attended the week-long event to discuss all aspects of crayfish science -- culture, physiology, management, taxonomy, zoogeography and ecology. A special session addressed ecological problems in Northwestern Ontario as a result of accidental introduction of the Rusty Crayfish. Global Influences, Local Realities About 175 people attended the 88th Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) annual meeting and conference in Thunder Bay from August 18-22, 1996. The conference program linked the central theme of the meeting -- Global Influences - Local Realities: A Cross Country Check-up with the four sub-themes of ecosystem management, forest certification, protected spaces and model and demonstration forests. The morning plenary session, lead by David Euler, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, featured four speakers who provided a look at how global forces are shaping forest management activities in Canada. CIF delegates joined those attending the Woodland Caribou Conference (see below) for a joint session at the Valhalla Inn. Woodland Caribou Delegates from across North America gathered at Lakehead University August 19-21 to discuss the plight of Woodland Caribou. A public information session sponsored by The Federation of Ontario Naturalists was held at the University on August 20. The first part of the presentation featured Kent Brown, a Calgary Consultant who spoke about the multi-year study done in Banff and Jasper National Parks. The second part featured well-known local biologist Tim Timmermann, Lakehead University professor Harold Cumming, the Ministry of Natural Res?urces' Senior Regional Biologist Ted Armstrong, and Canbou researcher and graduate student Bruce Hyer. MARK YOUR CALENDARS Aboriginal Peoples' Conference, October 18-20 Lakehead is preparing for the second biennial Aboriginal People's Conference to be held on campus October 18-20, 1996. For information contact Doug West of the Department of Political Science at 343-8304. Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, May 23-27 The CMESG will hold its annual meeting at Lakehead University May 23-27, 1997. Professor. Medhat Rahim of the Faculty ofEducation is in charge of local arrangements and can be reached at 343-8053. The CMESG brings together mathematics education specialists from university mathematics departments and faculties of education. In addition to the usual talks on various topics of interest the ann~al meeting provides a number of opportunities for group'discussions. Last year's meeting featured discussions concerning the role of proof in post secondary mathematics, challenges in teacher education, and dynamic algebra. The CMESG publishes the Proceedings of each annual meeting and also the International Journal for the Learning of Mathematics. Agora, September, 1996 Thomas Breech Miller Professor Emeritus of History Last month Lakehead University mourned the loss of an exceptional professor who passed away in Thurider Bay on August I 0, 1996 at the age of 75. Tom Miller came to the Lakehead in 1954 after completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto and a Doctorate of Philosophy at the London School of Economics. During the Second World War, he served in the RAF, spent three years in a German prisoner of war camp, and was the first Canadian to be awarded the George Medal for bravery. In the 1950s, Tom Miller acted as a one-man faculty of arts, teaching English, history, philosophy and political economy at Lakehead Technical Institute -- the precursor of Lakehead University. In the following decades, Miller played a key role in shaping the academic community which we know today. At different times • during his career he served as chair of the history department, director of LU's summer school and off-campus programs, and founding chair of the Faculty Association. Upon his retirement in 1986 at the age of 65, he was made a Professor Emeritus of History. Tom and his wife Dusty formed a much-loved "team" who were committed to the political and cultural life of Northwestern Ontario. Some of the organizations that have benefitted from their leadership include the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Lakehead Social Planning Council, Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship, Port Arthur New Democratic Party Riding Association, 'f!lunder Bay Community Auditorium, United Way, Cambnan Players, Magnus Theatre and the Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus. Dusty Miller, a graduate of Lakehead and former mayor of Thunder Bay, now serves on the Lakehead University Board of Governors and is Chair of its Fund-raising Committee. Tom Miller's wit, wisdom and generosity of spirit touched everyone he met. At a memorial service held on campus, Lakehead graduate Val Dennison spoke about his truly altruistic nature saying, "Tom knew how to give and not to count the cost." Dennison, who lived with the Millers while she was studying at Lakehead, also noted how much humour Tom Miller injected into life. Others who took part in the memorial service were the Good News Jazz Band, Jean and Ken Morrison, Ruth Miller Lamphiear, Doug Fisher, Heather Morrison, Peter Raffo, Mary Robinson, and Jim Foulds. As expressions ofsympathy, donations to Lokehead University Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund or the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra would be appreciated. Contact Jo-Anne Silverman al 343-8910 for more information. 3 �Lakehead University Faculty Participate in Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Selection I received a letter recently from the Chair of the OGS Selection Board acknowledging and thanking the following Lakehead University faculty members for their contributions to the work of the OGS selection process this past year. Congratulations on a job well done. by Robert G. Rosehart President Lakehead University Smith Panel to visit Lakebead University Later this month, the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Post-Secondary Education will visit Thunder Bay for a joint meeting with Lakehead University and Confederation College. The five-person panel, appointed by the Ontario Government, is focusing on three themes, who pays, the college-university interface, and system market force issues such as privatization, program rationalization, etc. A report to the government is expected by December 15, 1996. Lakehead University Student Selected for Prestigious Women in Engineering and Science Program Neety Panu, an HBSc Biology student, is one of 25 students selected from across Canada for the National Research Council Women in Engineering and Science Program. The selected students travelled to Ottawa for an orientation session and to finalize their 1997 placement at the NRC laboratories and institutes. Once accepted into this program, the students become part-time NRC employees for three years. As they continue their studies, they work in NRC laboratories on research projects during the summer or during co-op work terms. A $10,000 salary is paid bi-weekly throughout the year during the first year of the program. Subsequent years' salaries are adjusted annually. Thomas Breech Miller BA (Toronto), PhD (London) Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Tom Miller passed away on August I0, 1996, after a distinguished academic and military career. Tom will be missed by all for his satirical humour, and especially by the thousands of students over the years who took his courses. Special thanks to his partner, Dusty Miller, for sharing Tom over the years with Lakehead University. 4 Professor K. Fedderson, Chair Professor E. Epp, Chair Professor T. Dunk, Member Professor R. Delaney, Member Professor C. Netley, Member Professor J. Ross Epp, Chair Professor A. Osbom-Seyffert, Member Professor M. Shannon, Member Professor L. Di Matteo, Member Professor Y. Prevost, Chair Professor R. Omeljaniuk, Member Professor T. Garver, Member Professor S. Kissin, Chair Professor P. Jasen, Board Member Enrolment '96 As I write this, it is too early to be definitive about our fall '96 enrolment. It would seem that, at this stage, we have got our targets in Year 1 but, as with last year, we have seen some reductions in the upper years. Significant changes were made to this year's registration process, some successful, and some that turned out not that well. With some luck and hard work, the new Datatel Student Information System may be in place for the fall of 1997, and this should help. Over the next few weeks, we will review this year's experience and make appropriate changes for next year. Government Relations We received good news a few weeks ago that Lakehead will indeed be receiving the $2.8 million needed to finish the renewal of the Library. Capital funding has been very competitive recently because of cutbacks, and it was encouraging to learn that we will finally be able to complete this project. Promotion of Research Project Vice President, Academic, John Whitfield has received the Final Report of the Committee on the Promotion of Research chaired by Mary Clare Courtland. This Report makes many specific suggestions on how to enhance the research culture at Lakehead University and will be the topic of discussion by Senate this coming fall. It is clear that competition is getting more intense for a somewhat shrinking research dollar to be shared among Lakehead University, the province, and the country. For Lakehead University to maintain its current level of activity and, indeed, to seek important growth, strategic moves will need to be taken. ... continued on page 5 Agora, September, 1996 �Report from the President, continued from page 4 Memorial Service for Professor Emeritus Paul Barclay-Estrup BA (Br. Col.) PhD (Aberdeen) "MY Kio AND MY MONEY GO TO LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY" -- T-Shirt Slogan A special Memorial Service will be held in the Avila Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 1996 to celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus Paul Barclay-Estrup who passed away recently on Vancouver Island. A reception will follow the service in the Avila Cafeteria, and all of Paul's friends and colleagues are invited to attend. Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning Do the names Jacky Johnston, Marion Muldoon, Lo"aine Ha"is, Jean Charman, Norma Gibson, Joan Gerow, Bonny Wigmore and Mary Ha"is ring a bell? If they don't, you must be new to lakehead. All are former LU employees who helped co-ordinate the two-day parents program which ran in conjunction with the Headstart Program in early August. All Faculty are invited to the Faculty· Lounge on Friday, September 27 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to participate in the "Fall Fair" initiative of the Office of Instructional Development and the Senate Committee on Teaching and Leaming. It promises to be both a learning experience and fun at the same time. Please do plan to participate. Described as a crash course on university life, the Headstart Program was open to all first-year students entering university directly from high school. In addition to the opportunity ofregistering early. the students were treated to campus tours, entertainment in the Outpost and meetings with residence assistants, student union leaders, and selected faculty and staff. Lakehead University's Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) This year 136 students and 73 parents participated in the program. Over half the students came from Southern Ontario. Comments from parents: The Minister of Education and Training, John Snobelen, announced here in Thunder Bay on August 26, 1996, the formal start of our Lakehead University Student Opportunity Trust Fund initiative. For this program, monies donated or pledged towards student bursaries prior to March 31, 1997 and paid prior to March 31, 1999, will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Ontario government. All monies have to be for endowments and named endowments and can be made for a sum as small as $5,000. Several faculty and staff have already expressed interest in personal endowments under this program. If you are interested please contact me, in confidence, or Jo-Anne Silverman in the Development Office. This initiative is a good deal; both in the short term, as all donations come with a tax receipt, and in the long term, as it is a great investment in our future students and the institution. To date, over $425,000 has been pledged for Lakehead's OSOTF initiative. ''It's comforting to know there are so many support services available. 11 "The event has settled my mind. Thank you!" "Everyone made me feel very welcome. It was friendly and well organized. 11 "An excellent opportunity for parents to get a perspective on the university and the services/ activities/expectations that will be part ofour children's lives for the next few years." A similar orientation program was enjoyed by 165 parents on labour Day weekend. Members of the Lakehead University Student Opportunity Trust Fund Committee: Front Row (I to r) Bev Stefureak, Fred Poulter (Co-Chair), Chris Straka, Joe Logozzo. Back Row (I to r): Richard MacGillivray, Richard Buset, Bob Edwards, Tom Jones, Moe Ktytor. Missing: Al Becker (Co-Chair), LaRae Moody, Pat O'Brien. Lakehead University recently launched the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund campaign to raise $1 million from the private sector and receive a matching $1 million from the provincial government for endowed bursaries for students. To date Lakehead has raised $425,000. Later on in the fall, Richard MacGillivray will be approaching faculty and staff to give them an opportunity to participate in the campaign. Agora, September, 1996 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Lakehead University's Centre for Analytical Services by Shawn Vincent Lakehead University's Centre for Analytical Services (LUCAS) brings together the expert technical staff, high quality researchers and cutting edge technology necessary to offer analytical testing and consulting services to government, industry and the scientific research community of Northwestern Ontario. Clients are served by three components: the Instrumentation Laboratory External Services, the Environmental Laboratory and the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre. Besides providing education, training and employment opportunities for Lakehead University students and graduates, LUCAS is one of the few testing labs in Thunder Bay that offers tests accredited by the Standards Council of Canada. Technician Johane Joncas (BSc'94), featured below, is one of seven staff working at the Centre. She is currently establishing quality control methods for each of the three units. remediation projects (using plants to correct or contain environmental problems caused by pollution), and care of forest soils. Forestry professor and soils specialist Len Meyers is utilizing the Environmental Laboratory in the course of his own research, as are many other scientists working on campus at the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (CNFER). Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre The Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre at Lakehead has grown out of the pioneering work done by Biology professor George Ozburn, toxicologist Al Smith, and Chemistry professor Donald Orr. The mining and pulp and paper industries make special use of the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre (ATRC). Here they can have the industrial discharge from their plants assessed for the presence of toxic substances that may be dangerous to the surrounding ecosystem. Many recognizable names are on the client list for the Centre's services: Ontario Hydro, Abitibi-Price, Avenor, to name a few. Serving the needs of industry, as well as research and education at Lakehead marks the mandate of LUCAS. Supporting Teaching and Research Beyond meeting the analytical testing needs of these community partners, LUCAS also generates several other benefits. The income from fees charged to users of the services help support research and teaching activities at Lakehead that benefit undergraduate and graduate students alike. It also supports faculty in obtaining research contracts, while continuing the development of new equipment and techniques for use in meeting research and industry needs. Allan MacKenzie, Manager of LUCAS, is quick to share the credit for LUCAS's development and continued success with faculty at Lakehead and with Connie Nelson, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, who provided the supportive leadership to nurture the creation of LUCAS. Instrumentation Laboratory The Instrumentation Laboratory's services provide access to scientific testing on the composition of materials of interest to the client. Possible uses of the laboratory might include an anthropologist interested in studying the composition of ancient ceramics and bones, an engineer wanting to test the properties of process materials, or a geologist interested in determining the mineral content of a rock sample. Environmental Laboratory The Environmental Laboratory, under the management of . Biology professor Peter Lee, offers specialized testing of both aquatic and forest based soils. These services give researchers and industry officials valuable information about the biological and chemical aspects of soils, using this knowledge for applications such as the growing of wild rice in aquatic soils, bio6 MacKenzie insists that, "The research interests and skills of the faculty are the real assets to the region ... Peter Lee, for example, is one of the region's experts on bio-remediation of industrial problems." But he points out that sharing is the key to LUCAS. Through sharing the facilities, the expertise of staff, and the knowledge of researchers, this venture supports the academic mission of Lakehead University in giving students an opportunity to be trained in research under the guidance of internationally renowned scientists. Accomplishing this mission adds to the enrichment of regional partners in government and industry through. the expertise that LUCAS helps provide. Says MacKenzie, "Access to the unique ideas and skills offered by the University is likely to become one of the most important resources available for development of new jobs in Northwestern Ontario." ••• Shawn Vincent is one ofseveral Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The ChronicleJournal. The program is called S.P.A.R.K. -Lakehead: Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge. Coming Up: "Toxicity and the Environment: LUCAS and the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre" by Sara Hatherly. Agora, September, 1996 �Mark Johnston is a research scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research here on campus, and adjunct professor in the Faculty of Forestry. He is a member of a group of investigators from Canada, the U.S. and South America who were recently funded by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (!AI) to investigate the ecological and economic role of forests in mitigating climate change. The !Al is funded by a consortium of western hemisphere governments and arose out of the UNCED Conference in Rio de Janiero in 1992. The U.S. National Science Foundation is currently providing most of the funding, but the IAI is expected to become self-sustaining in the next year or two. The initial grant provides travel funding for the research team to gather over the next year to write a major proposal which will form the basis for the project. Investigators have been drawn from universities and government research departments in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Mohammed Dore in the Department of Economics at Brock University in St. Catharines. Patricia Jasen (History) was awarded the Certificate of Merit in Regional History for Ontario at the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association in June, 1996 for her book Wild Things: Nature, Culture and Tourism in Ontario, 17901914 (University of Toronto Press, 1995). The book also received an honourable mention for the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, which is awarded to the book "judged in a given year to have made the most significant contribution to Canadian history." Wild Things examines changing attitudes to nature in the nineteenth century in relation to a growing tourist industry. It explores a number of themes including the relationship between tourism and colonization, the role of aboriginal people in the tourist industry, and the connections between wilderness tourism and nineteenth-century health concerns. Jasen's current research deals with the relationship between nature, culture, and the history of medicine, and in July, 1996 she read a paper at the conference on "Medicine and the Colonies" held by the Society for the Social History of Medicine at Oxford University. The paper was entitled "Childbirth, Colonialism, and the Civilizing Mission in Northern Canada." Agora, September, 1996 Two recent publications by John O'Meara (Education -- Native Language Instructors' Program) are the DelawareEnglish/English-Delaware Dictionary (University of Toronto Press) and "Productivity and Levels of Derivation in Munsee Delaware Word Formation", D. Pentland, ed., Papers of the Twenty-Sixth Algonquian Conference 335-39, Winnipeg, University of Manitoba. lnderjit Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering) has published the paper entitled "Low-Cost Experiments in Mass Transfer: Part 2 (co-author: Dr. M.H.I. Baird) in Chemical Engineering Education, vol 30 (2). Douglas A. West (Political Science) has published an article entitled "Epistemological Dependency and Native Peoples: an Essay on the Future ofNative/NonNative Relations in Canada" in The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 15, Number 2. West has also received a peer-reviewed Aid to Scholarly Conferences Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in the amount of $8,000 to be used to support the 2nd Biennial Aboriginal Peoples Conference, to be held at Lakehead University, October 18-20, 1996. K.C. Yang (Forestry) presented a paper entitled "A Win-Win-Win Educational System" at a conference -- 1996 Chinese American Academic & Professional Convention" (CAAPCON 1996) which was held in Ottawa, June 29-July 2, 1996. The CAAPCON 1996 is the fifth such convention to be held in North America and, for the first time, in Canada. The convention is held every three years either in North America or in Taiwan. This year's convention covered IO subject areas and two panel discussions. Yang cochaired the session on Culture & Education. Jeanette Lynes has recently presented three papers. Her piece, "'Up North,' 'Down North', and Wasted in Labrador: Walking to Shenak," was presented at the "Voices of the North, Visions of the North" conference at Nipissing University, May 24-26. A second paper, coauthored with Elizabeth Smyth, O.1.S.E., was presented at the "Poetry and History" conference, University of Stirling, Scotland, June 25-29; the presentation was entitled "The Double Voice: Susanna Moodie as Mirror and Window." Lynes also presented a paper entitled "Camivalesque Regionalism in Paul Bowdring's The Roncesvalles Pass" at the University ofNew Brunswick's "Region and Nation" conference, held in Saint John, August 2-6. Derek Hassay (Business Administration) has co-authored an article to appear in the December 1996 issue of Psychology and Marketing entitled "Compulsive • Buying: An Examination of the Consumption Motive." Bahram Dadgostar presented a paper entitled "Does Government Capital Expenditure Matter?" at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, Montreal, Quebec, May 25-28, 1996. The study was done in collaboration with Frank Mirabelli. Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada Report The Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada (HSSFC) is pleased to report that funding for the Aid to Learned Journals Program has been restored by SSHRC. An additional $1 million dollars will be provided in the current year with similar amounts in years two and three. In addition, program criteria that ensure journals will receive the support they require and that decisions are made by peer committees in future competitions will be recommended to the SSHRC Council in the fall. These changes are a result of ongoing discussions with SSHRC. All successful journals to the program should be receiving notice from SSHRC indicating their new funding levels. The Federation is very happy to have played a role in this process. -- Livio Di Matteo, Lakehead University Representative, HSSFC Deadllne for submissions to the next issue of the Agora is October 1, 1996 7 �PEOPLE Staff News During the summer employment notices were issued by the Human Resources Department announcing the appointments of the following: Wanda White, Coordinator, Native Languages Instructors Program LUFA Executive Raymond Neckoway Counsellor Native Support Services Executive Committee 1996-97 Officers (one-year term) President: R. S. Dilley (Geography) Vice-President: Jeanette Lynes (English) Secretary: H. Smith (History) Treasurer: I. Dew (Library) Chris Dunning, Security Attendant Ray Rivard, Technology Transfer Analyst, Graduate Studies & Research Colleen MacLean, Secondary School Liaison Officer, Registrar's Office Kris Nelson, Secretary, School of Nursing Dianne Miller, General Manager, Boreal Ecosystem Science Coop Michelle Joerges, Secretary, Departments of Languages, Indigenous Learning & Women's Studies Greg Kenna, Mechanic, Campus Development/Mechanical Karen Stecky, Supervisor - Retail Stores, Bookstore Marie Ferguson, Switchboard Operator, Office Services Raymond Neckoway, Counsellor, Native Support Services Bev Rayner, Custodian, Campus Development Christa Wheeler-Thorne, Nurse, Health Services Heather Moynihan, Instructor Ill, Native Access Program for Engineering Sherry Cook, Secretary, Native Support Services Carl Goodwin, Technologist II, Chemical Engineering A A Note of Thanks Professor Emeritus (Business Administration) Bill Honey joined 1485 people in a 400-mile bike trip across Minnesota to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis research during the summer. Total amount raised: $477,000. Honey is particularly grateful to the many LU staff and faculty who supported him in this endeavour, especially Dave Mueller (Security). 8 Elected Members (two-year staggered terms) J. Lynes (English) 1995-97 K. C. Yang (Forestry) 1996-98 Ex Officio Members Past President: B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) CAUT Representative: R. S. Dilley (Geography) Alternate: CAUT Defence Fund Trustee: G. Munro (Political Studies) Alternate: R. S. Dilley (Geography) Chief Grievance Officer: R. Ruiperez (Sociology) Grievance Officers: H. Fennell (Education) B. Singh (Mechanical Engineering) C. Benson (Forestry) P. Seyffert (Languages) Chief Negotiator: G. Knutson (Nursing) OCUFA Representative: K. Fedderson (English) OCUFA Collective Bargaining Committee: G. Knutson (Nursing) Status of Women Committee: J. Epp (Education) Committee Chairpersons Pension Committee: R. Puttagunta (Chemical Engineering) Benefits Committee: P. Satinder (Psychology) Policy Committee: R. S. Dilley (Geography) Nominations Committee: D. Pallen (Nursing) External Relations: E. Mollo (Anthropology) Librarians Advisory Committee: V. Gibbons (Library) Emeritus Members: C. Kent (Mathematics) Sessionals Committee: B. McMillan (Sociology) A graduate of Lake head's Master of Social Work program has been hired as a Counsellor in Native Support Services. Born and raised in a small community south of Churchill, Manitoba, Raymond Neckoway spent his early years in a residential school before moving to Texas to study theology at Christ for the Nations Institute. He has since held a variety of positions including alcohol and drug abuse counsellor in his hometown of Bird, and Child Welfare Worker in Chapleau, Ontario. One of the most common problems that native students have at Lakehead is making the transition from Jiving in a small community "where everyone knows your name." Neckoway says his first job will be to build trust so that native students will feel comfortable in seeking him out when they need help. Inderjit Nirdosh awarded 3M Teaching Fellowship It's been a stellar year for lnderjit Nirdosh. In the last 12 months the Chemical Engineering professor has racked up three prestigious teaching awards: Lakehead University's Distinguished Instructor Award, an OCUFA teaching award, and now a 3M Teaching Fellowship awarded by the Society for Teaching and Leaming in Higher Education (STLHE). Ten 3M Teaching Fellowships were chosen from a total of 64 nominations from 28 Canadian universities. The 3M Fellows' first engagement is a 3-day retreat in November designed to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the Fellows and to provide an opportunity for the Fellows to share their experience. Agora, September, 1996 �Kathleen Crewdson Library Technician John Naysmith honoured by Canadian Institute of Forestry John Naysmith, a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Forestry, has received the International Forestry Achievement Award for outstanding contribution towards international forestry development. The award was presented during the CIF annual meeting and conference held in Thunder Bay in August. Library and Informations Studies graduate Kathleen Crewdson is putting her talents to work in two areas of the Chancellor Paterson Library. She works as a library technician in bibliographic processing overseeing library accounts in the morning, and in the afternoons she is a library technician in the Northern Studies Research Centre. Crewdson says the appeal lies in the varied work she does - everything from answering questions from library patrons to organizing displays and learning about library accounting functions. "It's not tedious," she says, "you're always learning." Not to mention the view from the top floor is spectacular! Kathleen Crewdson is a graduate of the University of Toronto. Prior to working full-time at the Library, she worked in the LU Gender Issues Centre where she organized the Centre's book collection and developed policies. Random Notes Bruce Muirhead (History) left Thunder Bay in August to spend IO months in Japan teaching English at Gifu University of Education and Languages. While he is away Robert Dilley will serve as President of the LU Faculty Association and Jeanette Lynes will be Vice President. Sandi Covino, Manager of Health Services, is organizing a noon walking group. If you are interested in joining, call her at 343-8361and leave your name and extension number. Naysmith has received degrees from the University of New Brunswick, Harvard University and the University of British Columbia. In the course of his career he has worked for Abitibi Paper Company as the Operations Forester and Woodlands Superintendent. During the early 1970s he was an associate Director for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and chief Federal Negotiator for the Yukon and Western Arctic Native Land Claims. In the 1980s he was the Project Leader and Senior Advisor for the National Conservation Strategy for Nepal and was the Founding Dean for the Faculty of Forestry at Lakehead University. Currently, he is the Project Director of the Ghana Environmental Management Literacy Project and Chair of the Ontario Forestry Futures Trust Committee. Congratulations Karen Harrison, the Chief Librarian of the Thunder Bay Public Library and a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Studies, has been elected President of the Canadian Library Association for 1996-97. Jack Drewes, Electrician, has been elected President of the executive board of the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) provincial joint council. Bahram Dadgostar, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Federation of Business School Deans. He will be serving in that position for two years. In Memoriam Lakehead extends condolences to the family and friends of Bill Kusznier who passed away on August 21, 1996. "Billy was an extremely kind and dedicated man," says Housekeeping Lead Hand Jim Squier. "And he'll be missed by all of us." Kusznier was recently employed by Lakehead in the part-time SEIU Bargaining Unit. Agora, september, 1996 Meet the Student Union's new Executive LUSU President Chris Straka, Vice-President of Student Issues Julie Miller and Vice-President ofFinance Adrian Mirabelli are gearing up for an event-filled year. Straka finished his third year of a com-. bined Geography/Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism program; Miller is in her third year of a Bachelor of Arts program majoring in Psychology and Indigenous Leaming, and Mirabelli is in his third year ofan Honours Bachelor ofCommerce degree. LUSU has recently introduced a newsletter listing events of interest to students at Lakehead. To get your event listed, contact LUSU at 343-8259. Exceptional Students Neety Pano, an honours biology student with a 91 per cent average, has been selected as a candidate for the National Research Council ofCanada's Women in Engineering and Science Program. High school students Lindsay McLeod (Hammarskjold) and Shawn Forbes (FWCJ) have been chosen to receive the LU Presidential Scholarship valued at $10,000. These awards are made on the basis of academic excellence, community and school involvement, leadership skills and an interview. Adam Moir (Hammarskjold) is the recipient of the Alumni Association's annual Award. Lindsay will enter the Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology program, and both Shawn and Adam will enter the Honours Bachelor of Science program majoring in Biology. 9 �CAMPUS NEWS New PROGRAMS AT NANABIJOU As our clientele grows (and grows up!), we recognize the need for quality care for a wider variety of children and parents. Our aim is to provide a safe, comfortable, nurturing environment in which children can play, establish new friendships, do homework and relax after a busy day. Both programs are under the supervision of ECE qualified and experienced staff. School Age: Designed for children Grade one and up. Children may be picked up (a small additional fee) as well as dropped off at the Centre. This will certainly simplify life for LU employees and students! A nutritous snack will be served. School PD days will also be covered (cost to be announced). This program will be located in the residence adjacent to the Childcare Centre. Cost for the after school portion (3 to 6 p.m.) will be $10 per day. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty. 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 SK/JK: We welcome the opportunity to continue to accommodate children in these programs. Full days ($30 includes hot lunch) and part days ($3 before school, $7 after up to 5:45 pm) can be arranged. As scheduling is a concern for all of us, please advise our Director of your requirements as soon as possible. School PD days will also be covered. This program will be located in the residence adjacent to the Childcare Centre under the supervision of ECE qualified staff. Evening: Designed primarily, but not exclusively, for the children of people taking evening courses either here or elsewhere, this program begins at 6 p.m. and runs until IO p.m. It is located in the Childcare Centre itself. A nutritious snack will be served; meals can be arranged in advance. Toddlers and Pre-School: The Centre continues to welcome children -- full and part time - into our regular program. We have established ourselves as an important and reliable resource on-campus for students, staff and the community in general. Spaces are available throughout the year (however things do get busy in September). Full-time fees which include nutritious snacks and lunch are $28 per day for Pre-School (30 months and up) and $32 per day for Toddlers (18 to 30 months.) Part-time fees are available upon request. For more information and to register your child (or children) contact Ms. Sheila Wilhelm, Director, Nanabijou Childcare Centre, at 343-8369. Enrollment is ongoing. Onsite visits are welcomed. We want you to be as comfortable with us as your children are! The Department of Political Science presents The 1996 Engholm Lecture in Political Science by Dr. Arthur Kroker Professor of Political Science Concordia University THE CANADIAN ALGORITHM Friday, September 20, 1996 University Centre Theatre 7:30 p.m. Dr. Kroker is the author of Hacking the Future with Marilouise Kroker, St. Martin's Press, 1996; Data Trash: The Theory of the Virtual Class with Michael A. Weinstein, St. Martin's Press, 1994; The Possessed Individual: Technology and the Postmodern Condition MacMillan, 1992; and Technology and The Canadian Mind:Jnnis/McLuhan/Grant St. Martin's Press, 1985. -- Nancy Luckai, Acting Chair, Board of Directors, Nanabijou Childcare Centre REPORTS Centre for Analytical Services It's been a formative year for LU's Centre for Analytical Services. In their Annual Report for 1995-96, Manager Allan MacKenzie writes "LUCAS is now poised to contribute to university needs for generation ofexternal revenues which may prove essential for the operation of some academic and research facilities on campus...Revenues for 1995-96 from the combined units was $213,000. Accumulated net revenues returned to the University since 1991-92 total $120,000. For a copy of the report contact the Office of Graduate Students and Research at 343-8283. For more information on LUCAS see the article on page 6. 10 The Paul Barclay-Estrup Memorial Service Friday, September 13, 1996 Avila Chapel 7:30 p.m. Reception to follow in Avila Cafeteria at 8:00 p.m. Friends of the late Dr. Paul Barclay, former Professor of Biology at LU who died in British Columbia on June 21, 1996, are invited to a memorial in his honour. Agora, September, 1996 �Congratulations! The following full time employees worked the full year in 1995 without using any sick leave: Don Barnes, Forestry Tom Beardy, NLIP Kailash Bhatia, Mechanical Engineering Carolyn Bobyk, Campus Development Hugh Briggs, Campus Development Kerrie-Lee Clarke, Administration Pat Coates, Health Services Ian Cull, Counselling & Career Centre Stu Garbutt, Purchasing John Hutton, Security Clarence Jacobson, Library Roger Klamie, Security Tracey Muldoon, Library Peter Puna, Graphics Services Doug Stone, Innovation North Moma Toderash, School of Business Gilbert Vanson, Forestry Ronald Whistle, Residence Maintenance Lynn Wilson, Grad Studies & Research Kelong Wu, Athletics Cheryl Balacko, Bookstore Barbara Barnes, Biology Ainsley Bharath, Chemistry Ralph Birston, Forestry PaulBrezanoczy,Security Glen Broman, Re-Engineering Francis Clayton, Athletics Helen Coutts, Campus Development Sandy Dunning, Forestry Becky Hurley, Bookstore Paul Inkila, CTRC Eleanor Jensen, Chemistry Diana Mason, Education Stan Nemec, Printing Services Lenora Randle, Library Szabolcs Szterszky, CTRC Cathy Trojan, External Relations Eva Vidlak, Purchasing Chris White, Registrar's Office Gwen Wojda, Continuing/Distance Education Darlene Yakimoski, Athletics Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Brochures on the 1996/97 Concert Season are available in Human Resources. Something Bugging You? For CONFIDENTIAL Help Oct. 23196 Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25/96 Nov. 14/ 96 September 1996 $8.97 $8.99 $8.99 $8.99 $9.49 $9.99 $10.49 $10.49 $10.49 Quote ofthe Month: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. IHH aNf]_ NM O al Agora, $3.97 $3.99 $3.99 Wa/Mart . Superstore Zeller's (Intercity) Gascoigne's Janzen's Safeway Zeller's (Northwood) Woit's Westfort Shoppers Drug Mart Clinic Pharmacy (Court St.) Bourke's Call Your EAP 343-4626 Some upcoming EAP courses: Team Building Assertive Communications Practical Money Management Call 343-4626 to register. Dispensing Fees - Shop Wisely: Beverly Sills ~uman Resources Telephone 343-8334 .,_Fax nu_mber_346--7701 11 �CALENDAR Graduate Assistants Professional Development Days Session 1 Thursday, September 12 1:00 - 5:00 pm Senate Chambers (UC 1001) Session II Friday, October 11 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Senate Chambers (UC 1001) Graduate Assistants are both employees and students. These sessions are designed to help them balance these two roles. They will learn how to deal with students, how to prepare for seminars and teaching responsibilities and other hints on marking, lab skills and communication skills. • THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY In celebration of the Gallery's 20th Anniversary, work from the permanent collection by Cart Beam, Joanne Cardinal-Schubert, Alex Janvier, Goyce Kakegamic, George Littlechild, Jim Logan, Norval Morrisseau, Shelley Niro, Roy Thomas and others will be on display September 13 - October 27. As well a Speakers Series is planned: ' Friday, Sept. 20, 8:00 pm 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. October 8 Penelope Clarke, flute Laurie Duncan, piano October 22 Yves Lussier, trumpet Joy Fahrenbruck, piano November 5 Heather Pawsey, soprano; Cristopher Foley, piano (Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition winner) November 17 Frederic Lacroix, piano (Ontario Young Artist Competition winner, sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations and the Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association) (Note: 2:00 p.m.) January 16 Alexander Tselyakov, piano Daphne Odjig "To Invent Within a Culture" February 4 Harold Wevers, bassoon Joy Fahrenbruck, piano Friday, October 4, 8:00 pm Joanne Cardinal-Schubert TBA February 26 Andre Leplante, piano (Note: venue TBA, 8:00 p.m.) Saturday, October 19, 8:00 pm Lee-Ann Martin "Contemporary First Nations Art'' In conjunction with the Aboriginal Peoples Conference at Lakehead March 4 Kubica-Van Berkel Guitar Duo Friday, October 25, 8:00 pm Roy Thomas "My Elders Teach Me What to Paint" Free admittance to the Speakers Series with paid admission to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. March 18 MuSic in Common Peter Shackleton, clarinet Derek Conrod, horn Heather Morrison, piano Subscriptions and tickets available from the Department of Music. For futher 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. Agora September, 1996 Vol. 13, No. 7 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 Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. 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Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.13 No.7 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President and update 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 1996-09 Agora 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/28f6e967795237e444fc7fa77539ef5e.pdf 6e2f1b98b7a1977ceb6803e5bd04ede6 PDF Text Text ra Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada October 1996, Vol. 13, No.8 ISSN 0828-6225 Meeting The Challenge A PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO THE ADVISORY PANEL ON FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR POST SECONDARY £DUCA TION September. 1996 ADVISORY PANEL BEGINS PROVINCE-WIDE CONSULTATIONS IN THUNDER BAY Lakehead University and Confederation College made a joint presentation on September 25 to three members of the advisory panel on post-secondary education appointed by the Minister of Education and Training John Snobelen. .... .. ·· ' ....•· The panel, chaired by David C. Smith, principal emeritus of Queen's University, has been asked to: .. ••••••......... ....................... ····· ·• 0 - •0.,,. 0.-,,0 ~ 300km. -....-~. 011.c-c-- ..eomnv..-, a...d ~f'r-osr'ams 0 Cona,a Nonh' o.anc. EduaDon INSIDE What do Ontario Hydro, Abitibi-Price andAvenor have in common? Lalrehead's Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre ... 6 . LAKEHEAD _ _ U_N _I_V_E_R_S_I_ T_Y--" - , - recommend the most appropriate sharing of costs among students, the private sector, and the government, and ways in which this might best be achieved; - identify ways to promote and support co-operation between colleges and universities, and between them and the secondary school system in order to meet the changing needs ofstudents; - provide advice on what needs to be done to meet the expected levels of demand for post-secondary education, both with reference to existing public institutions and existing or proposed private instititions. Lakehead's presentation was supplemented by a document entitled Meeting the Challenge: A Preliminary Response to the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Post Secondary Education, September 1996 ...continued on page 2 �COVER STORY prepared by the Office of the Vice-President with input provided from across the campus. (Extra copies available from Kerrie-Lee Clarke at 343-8339.) In it, Lakehead is described as a unique and highly cost-effective institution with "a distinctive balance of Arts and Science and professional programs developed in response to regional needs...." Speaking on behalf of Lakehead University were President Bob Rosehart, VicePresident (Academic) John Whitfield, Chancellor Lois Wilson, Faculty Association President Robert Dilley, COU Colleague Glenna Knutson, and LUSU President Chris Straka. During the two-hour presentation Robert Dilley urged the Panel not to forget that research -- especially research on Northern issues - is an integral part of Lakehead's mission. Later on, when the Chair invited comments from the audience, Brian O'Connor, Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Senate Research Committee, criticized the Ministry's Discussion Paper (Future Goals for Ontario Colleges and Universities, July, 1996) for not acknowledging the important role that research plays in shaping the "rich intellectual environment" of the university. He said the Advisory Panel must appreciate the different roles that universities and colleges play in our society. An Interview with David C. Smith A GORA: The Smith Commission has an enormous task: to survey the province and provide advice to the Government of Ontario on the future goals of Ontario Colleges and Universities. Why did you agree to take on the role of Chair? SMITH: I've spent my life in the university and developed a very deep commitment to universities in general. I knew less about colleges, but I saw that as an important challenge -- to develop my understanding of colleges better. It seems to me we are at an important stage of our development of the university and college system. It is so critical for society and yet the funding constraints, the question of just how to best meet the pressures now on the university/college system ... this was too important a task to tum down. A GORA: Do you think this exercise will really make a difference? SMITH: I think we are genuinely searching in our province for how to handle the funding constraints and still have a first-class system and I do think there is a genuine search going on for how best to do that. I know the panel is committed to bringing in the very best report we can. Of course, we have nothing to do with implementation since we are not the government.... We don't have a great deal of time -- it must be submitted by December 15, so it's a very short time to do such an important topic, but we' re working very hard at it. A GORA: There has been so much discussion in recent years on university accessibility, quality, accountability, tenure, tuition, and income contingent loan repayment plans. What new information do you expect to get that hasn't already been presented? SMITH: Well, you're quite right. There has been a lot of advice flowing around on various aspects of college/university systems and one wonders what we can contribute given the fairly substantial writings and speeches and so forth. I think first of all, this is the first review of the college and university system taken together. We have never had that in Ontario, so it does come from a different perspective and I think we are finding that that's a very important perspective -- to look at the system as a whole. Secondly, we are at a more critical time. We have for some years been facing funding constraints and tended to think that surely things cannot get worse. But the cutbacks this past year were of a very different order of magnitude. And there's a very real question as to how the quality ofour post-secondary education system is going to meet this new funding situation which is, I think, much more critical than anything we have had in the past. The situation is much more serious. Thirdly, in Ontario we are very strongly committed to an accessibility principle which I share. We are recognizing, even more than we have in the past, the importance of meeting international standards and a gradual internationalization that's been occurring through so many of our educational and economic institutions. How can we best meet that set of international standards is very important. Chair of the Advisory Panel David C. Smith came to Thunder Bay a day early to meet with a number of different student groups including LUSU, represented (above left) by LUSU president Chris Straka. We are also in a situation in our society, where the changes in demography can have very profound, though not always well understood, effects on the system. We are in a period in which we are having an aging population. That will put considerable demands on the health expenditure side. The extent to which health and education expenditures, then, may shift relatively with the demographic changes is a matter of considerable importance. And how do we maintain the support on the higher education side while recognizing that the health needs are likely to be expanding, given the context of some constraint overall on the public sector expenditures? So, getting priorities sorted out is particularly important at this stage. ... continued on page 3 2 Agora, October, 1996 �A GORA: You've been described as a supporter ofprivate universities. Are you? SMITH: I have an open mind on the arguments at this point. I have never made a commitment one way or the other. I think that we are seeing a degree of opening up of the public universities to some elements of greater private support and that is occurring because of the rise in tuition which means a higher proportion from private sources. I think it is occurring through a variety of partnership arrangements with industry. It's bringing in a relationship therefore on the private industry side that we have not had before and we're seeing some cautious experimentation in some cases, say of a privatized MBA program within a public university. And so there is a question as to whether we should allow more flexibility there for public universities to have some programs that are essentially privately supported. And, would this relieve some of the pressures on the public resources? I think that's well worth looking into and I think there are some cases where that has been working quite well. As to whether you create a new, private university, I don't think that there is a pool of money for any university of substantial size in Ontario to become private. I just don't think there's the endowment that would be necessary. I don't think you could raise that money. In earlier times in the United States that was possible, but now in the context of our Canadian economy, I don't think we can do that. So then it comes down to a question of: Should you allow a small private institution to start? And I think that's worth looking at. Clearly, there are concerns on that score. There may be a drawing on public funds through student support or if the institution gets into trouble ... it would draw funds from the public institution. We have to look at that. Secondly, I think the Ontario university degree has a very strong reputation and is there some danger of debasing that reputation. You have to look at that. So, are there ways of guarding against at least those two major points? The panel really has got a very open mind on this. We're trying to assemble the arguments. I don't know what we will come out with on that matter. You see, we do have a lot of private institutions now. I was quite surprised at the extent of private vocational institutions in Ontario. There are about 450 I am told [including the DeVry Institute and some on the vocational side i.e. for hair dressing] and they do draw on OSAP. But this key question of whether you should allow a new university to offer a degree - we really haven't sorted that out yet. A GORA: Our publicly-funded system has served the province well We have an educated population and a stable society without the pronounced class divisions one finds in Britain and the U.S. Yet, the government seems to be following a course where the cost ofeducation is being shiftedfrom society at large to the individual Is this wise? At what point is the student going to opt out and say university education is just too expensive? SMITH: I think the importance of that question is one of the reasons I couldn't resist taking on this assignment when I was asked to. I think you are absolutely right. We have developed an excellent post-secondary education system in Ontario. It is highly respected nationally and internationally. It has served, very much, the goals of the province in recent decades. The question now is, particularly on the funding side, how do you maintain it? And if the public is less willing to provide the resources that it has provided, how do you meet that situation? That's a very critical issue. And then secondly, given the changes as I mentioned earlier with respect to the international standards and the international forces, are we adapting to those? I think that's another issue. A GORA: In your view, is there one issue in the Ministry ofEducation and Training's July 1996 Discussion Paper that stands out? SMITH: I think it lies in how best to adapt to the future challenges that are coming and how you combine the accessibility, which we have all regarded as very important, with the quality that must be maintained or enhanced if we are going to serve our students and society. How do you combine the accessibility and quality together is the key issue. A GORA: Lakehead has been pro-active in defining its mission and entrepreneurial in developing its programs. Yet there seems to be some fear that if the funding formulas change to create a more competitive environment between post-secondary institutions in Ontario we - as Northerners - will lose ouL What would you say to faculty and staff who may be feeling anxious? SMITH: I think there is a recognition -- and I certainly have it -of the great importance of an institution like Lakehead serving a very large region and which must have a comprehensive set of programs to provide the appropriate opportunities for people in a large region like Northwestern Ontario. That creates quite different demands than if you are one of several universities closely bunched together in a high density population in Southern Ontario. We have, I think, done fairly well in Ontario to this point in recognizing the differentiation, allowing it to occur, and fostering it. We hope that our system will be marked by that kind of differentiation recognition. It's of great importance. AGORA: How will you compile the information and prepare the final report? SMITH: We are making sure that all the institutions have an opportunity to talk with us. We encourage briefs from anyone. We are going, therefore, into a very intensive consultation where we will try very hard to hear, listen and learn from a variety of perspectives. We then stop those consultations at the end of October and we have a period up until December when we will collect and write, so we will then have a chance to draw together our thoughts. That will be a very important period of digestion and reflection. Agora, October, 1996 3 �•d44•hilad•foiiUIW;i¥h•14h - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Elsewhere in this issue is a more detailed report on the visit of the Smith Committee to Thunder Bay -- the first stop on a province-wide series of meetings dealing with a policy review of post-secondary education. I believe that the joint presentation by Confederation College and Lakehead University was well received by the Panel as it highlighted the distinctiveness of our two respective and different mandates. At the same time, it was clear to the panel that we have worked together successfully in the past and have several new initiatives in the planning stages. The issues in front of the Committee are tough ones, particularly in an extended era of fiscal restraint that will likely be with us for a decade. The report of the Committee is anticipated in midDecember, 1996. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - A Great Success Special congratulations go out to Walter Momot of the Department of Biology and all those from Lakehead University who helped to make the International Association of Astacology's Annual Symposium a success. I received a letter from the Association which thanked Lakehead University and all of the individuals on behalf of the organization. To quote: "a large number of participants were unanimous in their enthusiasm for Thunder Bay, Lakehead University and the arrangements." Congratulations on a job well done! SAFETY FIRST About five years ago, in response to a not-very-impressive workplace safety performance, we initiated a Safety First Program. Through the outstanding efforts of the Lakehead University Health and Safety Committee and Marla Peuramaki of Human Resources, we have come a long way. All of our employees need to be congratulated for these successful efforts. Our safety data is displayed on a regular basis on boards around campus, two annual reports to the Board of Governors and •through the regular Human Resources' reports in the Agora. Our safety record is much better than it was five years ago, but it could still get better, and we need to continue to focus on this initiative and never be satisfied until the day when we have no workplace injuries! LUFA and BOARD OF GOVERNORS RATIFY FACULTY CONTRACT After two months of extensive negotiations, the Lakehead University Faculty and the Association have successfully concluded negotiations for a new one-year collective agreement. Glenna Knutson and the LUFA team and John Whitfield and the Board team deserve congratulations for the hard work that went into the successful negotiation of the new agreement. SMITH COMMITTEE VISITS LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY 4 The main focus of the government of late has been the primary/ secondary system and, recently, the Minister was quoted in the Globe and Mail as being somewhat pleased with the way in which colleges and universities have responded to the fiscal challenges of this past year. While Ontario funding per university student has slipped to tenth of the ten provinces, funding per student in the elementary/secondary panel is above the national average. No one knows what the next fiscal year will bring but, if the government does reduce funding, all of the reductions would have to be replaced by fee increases as the system has hit rock bottom in terms of flexibility. Such fee increases would be undesirable from an accessibility perspective, and would, undoubtedly, affect enrolments in a negative way. All efforts must be made to convince the Harris Government of the merits of further investments in the post-secondary sector. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY ONTARIO STUDENT OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND The response to the matching bursary program has been excellent to date with over $508,000 pledged so far. The volunteer committee, co-chaired by Al Becker and Fred Poulter, has been hard at work with staff support from Jo-Anne Silverman and Vonnie Cheng. We are still a long way from our goal and much work needs to be done over the next six months to achieve our objective. Funds pledged by March 31 of 1997 need to be paid by March 31, 1999 to be matched by the Ontario government. If you are interested in a student aid legacy, please contact us. Investing in our future by helping students in financial need is a very worthy cause. ENROLMENT '96 Our full-time enrolment for 1996 is just slightly over our budgeted target of 5,600. As of September 26, we have 5,634 full-time students registered. Our part-time enrolment, in terms of student numbers, is down, but the part-time students are taking more courses so the financial impact at this time is unclear. The challenge we will continue to face next year is enhanced competition for students at the first-year level and the need, as well, to focus our efforts at retention. Part of the retention strategy must include a more user-friendly registration system for the fall of 1997. ... continued on page 5 Agora, October, 1996 �THE PASSING OF AN ERA Historically, the role of Chancellor is a ceremonial one. Bernie knew this but sometimes he would call up, make the customary preface comment on the role of the Chancellor, and then proceed to champion the cause of the latest student who had sought him out. He continued this advocacy in his role as Chancellor Emeritus. Bernie was a man of causes and and we have been fortunate that Lakehead University was one of them. On a personal level, Bernie was most dedicated to and proud of his family, and it is indeed a family to be proud of. CHANCELLOR EMERITUS G. BERNARD WEILER Our Chancellor Emeritus G. Bernard Weiler passed away recently after a courageous battle with cancer. Bernie fought the biggest battle of his life the way he approached life -- with vigour, courage, and determination. Bernie Weiler was a very unique Northerner who arrived in this region in 1934 as a young lawyer and pitched his tent near the gold fields of Jellicoe. He was originally from the region of Georgian Bay (Mildmay, Ontario) and he was destined to have a long, succ.essful and happy lifetime of work in the North. Although I knew Bernie Weiler prior to his becoming the fourth Chancellor in Lakehead University's history (after Senator Paterson, Bora Laskin and Bob Prettie), it was not until he assumed the role that I really got an in-depth feeling for this special person. As his friend The Reverend Robert Madden of St. Michael's College in Toronto said at his funeral services, "The law was Bernie's vocation, and he never stopped loving it." I soon learned that, even though the Chancellor was in his 80s, if I wanted to contact him in the morning, I could forget calling the house - I called the law office. As Chancellor at Lakehead University, Bernie Weiler's most visible role was presiding over Convocation. I suspect that, if one had kept records, the award for "the total elapsed time per degree granted" would probably have gone to Chancellor Weiler. I don't know what he talked about to the graduates, but he enjoyed the yearly event very much. As well, he invariably knew the graduand's uncle, a father, mother or some other regional connection. Bernie liked being Chancellor and, when he had some health concerns and his family encouraged him to retire, he did suggest that I could procrastinate long enough for him to do one more Convocation. As Chancellor, Bernie also provided voluntary advice to the University and I remember one such occasion during the development of the Code of Student Conduct and Discipline. remember being lectured by Bernie, on more than one occasion, on one aspect of the law or another. He was a man of the highest integrity. Agora, October, 1996 Some of you may know that Bernie Weiler had a passion for golf and that, on occasion, I have been known to lose a ball or two. A few years ago, Bernie invited me out for a game (at the time, I believe that he was 81 ). After the first hole tee off, Bernie was in some difficulty, and I must admit I thought I had found, at last, a partner that I might actually better at this game. My feelings lasted only until we got to the first green. Although it took him a while to get to the green, Bernie gave credence to the old adage "drive for show, putt for dough." Needless to say, he bettered me that day and on a few others as well. Bernie dropped by to see me a few months ago and said that he was not going to win his current health battle. He was in the process of finalizing his affairs which included a special academic award at Lakehead University in the name of Bernard and Marcella Weiler. Personally, I will miss Bernie Weiler, Chancellor Emeritus, the lawyer, the person, a true supporter and friend of Lakehead University. HONORARY DEGREES A CALL FOR CANDIDATES The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all members of the University community to submit the names of suitable candidates for honorary degrees to be awarded at the spring Convocation in May of 1997. It would be helpful if as much information as possible could be provided about each candidate proposed. All suggestions will be carefully considered by the Committee which will then make its recommendations to Senate. Please send your proposals, as soon as possible, to the attention of Dr. Dave Twynam, Chair, Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, c/o Outdoor Recreation. 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Lakehead University's Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre by Sara Hatherly The challenge of making industry environmentally friendly is one of the critical issues facing the mining and pulp and paper industries in Thunder Bay. It comes as no surprise, then, that business for Lakehead's Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre is booming. The Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre (ATRC) specializes in providing services in acute toxicity testing. The lab has the capability and expertise to monitor the toxicity levels of discharge from pulp and paper mills, mines and related industries. And, since levels of such substances are subject to government regulation, many companies including Ontario Hydro, AbitibiPrice and Avenor actively seek out the services of the ATRC. Superior testing facilities and expertise make Lakehead's ATRC appealing as a service provider to outside industry. As a division of Lakehead's Centre for Analytical Services (LUCAS), the Research Centre has the advantage of offering industry a common invoicing system, shared resources and expertise, and beneficial rates which provide industry with a less expensive alternative to shipping samples to Winnipeg or Southern Ontario for analysis. Revenue generated by the ATRC not only goes to fund the continuing activity of the ATRC with outside clients, but also helps to fund ongoing research within the University. Allan MacKenzie, the Manager of LUCAS, says, "What we are trying to do is provide research opportunities for students and faculty by providing the basic tests they need to do their work. ln addition, we can sell extra capacity from the laboratory and take the money and use it to subsidize our operations." The training of University students hired to work at the ATRC is an additional benefit. Not only does it contribute to the ongoing successful operations of the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre, it gives Lakehead students valuable experience in marketable technical skills. Future plans for the ATRC include expanding its list of industrial clients to further help fund ongoing research at Lakehead. In addition, the ATRC will expand testing services to include the areas of both chronic and sedimentology toxicity. THE HISTORY OF AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH AT LAKEHEAD Aquatic toxicology started at Lakehead in 1970 through the pioneering work of George Ozburn of the Department of Biology. In the early days there was one technician conducting static bioassays on trout fingerlings. When acid rain became an important issue in the 1970s, the Ministry of the Environment approached Ozburn with a proposal to research the effects of depressed pH from acid rain on fish life cycles. Eventually, flowthrough bioassay facilfties were established at Lakehead. Today, _Lakehead'sATRC is regarded as one of the finest in the country. Analytical chemistry has always been an important component of Lakehead's toxicology research. The analytical chemistry section emerged under the guidance of Donald Orr of the Department of Chemistry. Orr's involvement was initiated in the mid-I970s when the existing Aquatic Toxicity Research Group began researching organic pollutants. In a three-year study of the evaluation of proposed PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), Orr led the way to the establishment of a renowned analytical chemistry section. Ozburn's research initiated the development of many tests which have had an impact on the field of toxicity testing. The original "bag test" method for acute exposures was developed at Lakehead, as well as a unique version of the "early life-stage" toxicity test. Lakehead also has played a major role in the development of new procedures for the recovery of organics from water and tissue samples. In 1991, Lakehead University's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Connie Nelson, working in association with Ozburn, developed the structure for the current operations: the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre. The primary objective of the ATRC is to generate income while providing regional access to Lakehead University's toxicology facilities. Operations are managed by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research and Al Smith has been hired to work as the Toxicology Technician. In 1995, Nelson, with the assistance of Axion Infoscan, Inc., implemented a quality management system for ATRC which subsequently has been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada. For further information about ATRC contact Allan MacKenzie, 343-8853. Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Connie Nelson (right) along with Toxicology Technician Al Smith examine a tank full of Rainbow Trout in Lakehead's Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre. 6 Sara Hatherly is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The ChronicleJournal. Agora, October, 1996 �DESCRIBE YOUR RESEARCH IN PLAIN LANGUAGE ADVISES NSERC SITE TEAM Another point noted by the NSERC Site Team is that applicants are being asked to highlight the quality and impact of their research on the community rather than the sheer quantity of research they have done in the past. University researchers applying for NSERC funds will have to get better at explaining what they do in ways that ordinary people can understand. According to Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Connie Nelson, the NSERC site team made it very clear that the training or research personnel is a critical component of the application. This was a key message delivered by representatives of NSERC Grant Selection Committees (GSCs) when they met with faculty and staff on campus last month. The purpose of the day-long visit was to inform Lakehead researchers of recent changes in practices and policies; to provide specific information on the application process; to facilitate communication between committees; and to gain an understanding of the research environment and resources here at Lakehead. One of the issues discussed was a significant change to NSERC Form 101 which requires the researcher to provide a public summary in plain language which would explain and justify their research in language that their teenage children or parents would understand. NSERC president Tom Brzustowksi explains the reasoning behind the policy in a recent issue of the NSERC newsletter, Contact: "First, the researcher will be making a good start on communicating with the public -something that is essential at a time when public funds are in very short supply, and public support for investments in research is essential. Second, we will have material at our fingertips which we could use immediately to answer destructive criticism based on the title alone, and maybe even head off the criticism by providing quick and understandable answers when questions are first raised. Third, we will have a database from which we can develop communications for building public support for research sponsored by NSERC.... So my message to the NSERC applicant is: When you come to this new section, please remember why it is there, choose your words carefully, and if you are really uncertain about their impact, ask a non-scientist friend for a second opinion." Agora, October, 1996 Moreover, she said the shift from justifying how research personnel assist with the research to one of how the research enhances training, highlights the significance ofviable graduate programs in ensuring the successful competitiveness of our research proposals: PUBLIC LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN Thunder Bay Community Auditorium October 25, 1996 As well as meeting with new faculty, · NSERC representatives met with Gordon Hayman and Mike Wesner from the Department of Psychology, Azim Mallik, Murray Lankester, Robert Omeljaniuk and Alastair MacDonald from the Department of Biology, Doug Morris, a cross appointment with both Forestry and Biology, and Bill Parker, Peter Duinker, Len Meyer and David Euler from the Faculty of Forestry. The Lake Superior Binational Program announces the public release of the Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan (Stage 2). The report, prepared by Canadian and U.S. governments, gives targets for the reduction of the loadings of toxic chemicals to the Lake. During the Site Visit, one of the members ofthe NSERC Team visited the Instrumentation Laboratory and commented how impressed he was with the dedicated laboratory infrastructure support for research. PUBLICATIONS In May, Lakehead announced that 29 of its researchers received a total of 41 awards from NSERC valued at $730,000. NSERC's 1996-97 budget for Research Grants Programs is $257.9 million and they aim to guarantee a 50 per cent success rate for new applicants. Copies ofNSERC Guides and application forms can be found on the Internet via the NSERC WWW site. The address is http:// www.nserc.ca. For more information contact Research Officer Anne K.Jymenko at 343-8223. Final Advice from NSERC - make sure you use the 1996 version read all instructions carefully follow print size and page limitations make sure the application is complete remember that two audiences read your application - ask a colleague for comments - deadline for all NSERC Research Grants is November 1 Call the Lake Superior Programs Office for details (807) 768-1826. Laure Paquette (Political Science) has recently returned from a working visit to Australia and New Zealand, funded by the Department of National Defence and the High Commission. At the invitation of the Canadian High Commission in Canberra, she presented a paper, "Canada in the Web of East Asian Relations," at the conference of the Association of Canadian Studies of Australia and New Zealand, held in July in Hobart, Tasmania. The High Commission also hosted Paquette during a three-day visit to Canberra, where she met with distinguished scholars, military officials and journalists at Australia National University, the National Defence College of Australia and Parliament House. Paquette also visited several universities, including the University of Tasmania, the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney and the University of Auck.land. Bill Heath (English) recently had three poems published in the journal, World Literature Wrillen in English (May/June 1996). The poems are: "The Cello"; "Dilsey"; and "Psyche." 7 �ON CAMPUS BOARD OF GOVERNORS RATIFIES FACULTY AGREEMENT At a meeting on September 20, Lakehead University's Board of Governors ratified the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors and the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA). This was the second step in a two-step process. LUFA previously ratified the agreement at a meeting September 11, 1996. The approved collective agreement reflects significant governance changes in the university in the past two years. It provides for enhancement of conditions for full-time and part-time members of the Association. The administration will work with faculty to provide support and encouragement for professional and academic development. The agreement also includes improved compensation for some members of the Association. Although there is no across-the-board scale increase for Faculty, there will be a Career Development Increase (CDI) for those faculty members who qualify. The value of the increment is the same for all ranks and consequently gives a greater percentage increase to more junior faculty. It is a one-year collective agreement. "After intensive negotiations in which a good deal of the contract was open, we are pleased to come to a settlement with the Faculty Association which is, I believe, to the mutual advantage of both the Board and the Faculty," said John Whitfield, VicePresident (Academic). "LUFA is pleased that a settlement of its collective agreement was reached," said Robert Dilley, President, Lakehead University Faculty Association. "LUFA would have liked to have achieved an overall increase in salary for its members. However, in the current uncertain economic climate it settled for some acknowledgement of the increased workload undertaken as a result of large enrolment increases in recent years. Although the CDI does not benefit all members, LUFA is pleased that its effect is proportionately greater for the lower-paid members, and that some gains were also achieved for sessional lecturers." FROM CANADA TO PERU AND BACK by Yves Prevost ln the background one could hear panpipes. The conversation at the table to my left was in German. To my right it was in Italian and the waiters spoke to me in Spanish. We enjoyed our hot wines and Peruvian pizzas as I discussed with Alain and Carolyn their successes and challenges of the day. Alain and Carolyn are two of 30 Canadian university students who were selected to participate in the World University Services of Canada (WUSC) Seminar. Each student conducted a field study ranging in topics from traditional medicine to legal reform to water pollution. I was one of three professors selected from across Canada as a faculty advisor to provide discussion to the students on their projects. • Our group of 11 worked in Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world near the Bolivian border. A second group was stationed in Cuszo, the ancient capital of the Incas some eight hours north of Puno. The third group was in Trujillo, a colonial Spanish city on the Peruvian coast some nine hours north of Lima, the capital. In Puno, the students were well integrated into the community. They lived with families and they had a Peruvian student as a research counterpart. The Universidad Nacional del Altiplano and the Regional Economic Development Committee welcomed us by leading a three-day seminar exposing their realities. Language was not a barrier to the Canadians as we became quite fluent after two weeks. We learned how to do the saya, a Bolivian dance from the Altiplano that resembled line dancing. We visited several Canadian development projects, such as water sytem development, alpaca rearing, construction of greenhouses and more. ...continued on page 1O 8 A TEACHING GARDEN Thanks to the initiative of Lucie Lavoie, people in Thunder Bay know a lot more about organic gardening now than they did six months ago. With funds from LUSU, Bell Canada and Friends of the Environment Foundation, Lavoie started "a teaching garden" on a 50' x l 00' plot of land behind Lakehead's Shipping and Receiving Building on Oliver Rd. The idea was to learn by doing. Throughout the summer a total of 25 people came out to work alongside Lavoie to learn a variety of organic gardening techniques such as composting, mulching, and companion planting. Lavoie is an avid organic gardener who grows just about all her own food. For the last several years she has been teaching people informally by having her "students" visit her own personal garden. She says younger people are particularly inierested in growing their own food and in growing food organically. The advantage of having a teaching garden on campus is that people are able to work together in a communal setting and to learn together over the course of an entire growing season. Lavoie is hoping to keep the project running next year. For more information contact her at Thunder Bay 2002 at 3442002. Thunder Bay 2002 is a team of community partners working to help Thunder Bay conserve water and energy, reduce waste and preserve green spaces. Agora, October, 1996 �STUDENT WRITING PROGRAM RECEIVES FUNDING, AGAIN! Northwestern Ontario's largest newspaper is once again funding a student writing program that allows Lakehead students to be paid for writing stories about University research. The program began in 1994-95 when Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies Connie Nelson worked in collaboration with colleagues at the University ofGuelph to obtain a $1000 seed grant from NSERC. It was allowed to continue the following year thanks to a $1500 donation from The Chronicle-Journal. Recently Lakehead was informed that another donation of $1500 would be made to keep the program running during 1996-97. "Education is a cornerstone for any good newspaper," says Chronicle-Journal Publisher Colin Bruce, "When we see a role where we can help to develop young people and students, it's more than an opportunity .. : it's a responsibilty." The stories are not limited to the engineering and the natural sciences. All kinds of research projects have been featured in the past including those in the social sciences, arts and humanities. The students' stories are published in Lakehead's alumni magazine and its staff and faculty newsletter. Student writers are paid approximately $100 for a 500-word story that should take about 10 hours to research and write. And faculty are encouraged to check the stories for accuracy before they go to print. The program is called S.P.A.R.K -- Lakehead, a name based on the acronym for Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge. It is coordinated by the Information Office in consultation with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Students interested in participating in the program are asked to submit 2-3 writing samples (i.e. newspaper articles, short stories, essays), a resume and a covering letter to Frances Harding, Publications Officer, Student Services and Community Relations, Lakehead University (Avila Centre). For more information call 343-8193. BUFFY STE. MARIE -- LIVE AT THE OUTPOST LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY IS THUNDER BAY'S WINDOW TO THE WORLD Thirteen families from Thunder Bay's Japanese Canadian community have been invited to Japan for a week in October to celebrate Yanaizu's 40th anniversary. All have hosted visitors from the town of Yanaizu over the past six years. Yanaizu (pronounced yah-nah-ee-zoo) is the town where Gifu University for Education and Languages is located. The connection between Thunder Bay and Yanaizu began several years ago as a result of discussions between Lakehead's Director of Continuing Education Dan Pakulak and Gifu University's Director of International Relations Takafumi Hirose. These talks culminated in the establishment of a faculty and student exchange program that was launched in 1989. Lakehead and Gifu now have an exchange program that includes an English Immersion Program, a Canadian Studies program, and a Homestay program for Gifu students, as well as beginner Japanese courses open to the general public. Since the program began, Lakehead has welcomed more than 350 students from Japan including four students (Kyoko Kondo, Natsue Nishio, Rieko Sakaida and Masashi Otsubo) who are currently enrolled as full-time students as part of Lakehead's International Exchange program. In addition, five Lakehead faculty and staff have taught at Gifu University. Thunder Bay mayor David Hamilton along with Dan Pakulak have been invited to join the Thunder Bay families on their trip toYanaizu. "I come from a place called the Sixties," said Buffy Ste. Marie during a performance at Lakehead's student pub in September where she sang her most popular hits including Universal Soldier, Up Where We Belong, Starwalker, and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Billed as ''An Evening with Buffy Ste. Marie," the show included an hour of conversation, two hours of song, plus another hour signing autographs under the watchful eye of Outpost security staff. Her most ardent fans applauded when she said how pleased she was to be performing at a Canadian university, and that she would like to come back to Lakehead to teach! Among them were Madge Chan (left), a Secretary in the Registrar's Office, and Loretta Sheshequin (right), a second-year student in the Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts program. The Saskatchewan-born singer-songwriter now lives in Hawaii where she works on music recordings and computer-generated visual art. Agora, October, 1996 The trip is providing an opportunity for Hamilton to visit Thunder Bay's two Asian sister cities: Keelung, Taiwan, and Jurong East, Singapore, which he will do with Dick Charbonneau, Senior Development Officer, Development Thunder Bay before returning to Thunder Bay on November 3. "Lakehead University," says Hamilton, "is Thunder Bay's window to the world." 9 �PROGRAMS MENTORTECH SERIES The Mentortech Technepreneur Program is a series of 12 seminars to be held in seven Universities from October to April. It is designed to encourage entrepreneurship among graduate students, and at Lakehead, the program has been extended to undergraduates and small businesses. The seminars are presented Jive at one university and on video at the others. The initial seminar was held in the Senate Chambers at Lakehead on October 8 and featured Joe Paradi, a faculty member at the University of Toronto and a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and most enthusiastic supporter of entrepreneurs. There is no charge for the introductory seminars. However, if you decide to continue, the fee is $50 for the whole year, for students and businesses. Topics are: Oct. 8 Oct.22 Nov. 5 Dec.3 Jan.7 Jan.28 Feb.25 March 4. March 25 April 8 April29 May 13 The Entrepreneur Venture Search The Business Plan Business Environment Market Research Intellectual Property H.R. - Team Building Marketing Record Keeping Raising Funds Import/Export Start Up Procedures 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 NEWS FROM NECAH NECAH has implemented an undergraduate interdisciplinary minor in gerontology (in its third year) and a collaborative graduate program in gerontology (second year). NECAH hosts an annual Seniors' Day on campus. Note: The Lectures will be held in the Uttle Dining Room at 6:00 p.m. The Centre was awarded an annualized grant of $75,000 from the Ministry of Health (Community Initiatives Fund). The speakers for each program are selected as leaders in their field, and previous year's speakers have included Nuala Beck, Denzyl Doyle, and Milton Chang. Visiting lecturers to date have included Sandi Spaulding, Neena Chappell, Phillip Clark, Jennie Chin Hansen, Jane Aronson, Betty Havens, Susan McDaniel, Anne Martin Matthews, Elaine Gallagher, Professor Sharon Taylor, Phyllis Blumberg, Sandy McPherson, William Molloy, and Ken LeClair, and Len Fabiano. "This is an excellent learning opportunity for both students and business people, and an opportunity for business people to mentor potential entrepreneurs," says Doug Stone of Innovation North. Students are eligible to enter their business plans in a competition for which there is a $35,000 prize. For more information contact Doug Stone 343-8124 or Ray Rivard 343-8953. From Canada to Peru and Back (continued from page 8) After four weeks of field work the students had reached most of their objectives and it was time to go to the debriefing held in Cuzco. We met the two other groups where we exchanged findings, discussed ideas and wrote the final report. In 1997 the WUSC seminar is returning to the same regions in Peru! You too can take part in this incredible human experience. The Lakehead University Local Committee of WUSC is now accepting applications from professors willing to act as faculty advisors, and from students to participate in the 1997 seminar. Applications are due by November 1, 1996. For more information contact Yves Prevost at 8342 or yprevost@lakeheadu.ca. 10 Terry Hill, Mary Lou Kelley, and Susan Plumridge (and Jane Taylor in absentia) will be presenting papers at the Canadian Association for Gerontology Conference in Quebec City in November. Mary Lou Kelley will be submitting a paper for the Association for Gerontology in Higher education, Boston, in February. Several staff members will be attending the ECAH Conference at McMaster University,· next Spring. Marilyn Arthur is submitting a paper for the Ontario Palliative Care Association Conference in Toronto in April. Terry Hill will be presenting a paper in leading a discussion session at the Society for Applied Sociology 14th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, in October. The offices of NECAH are situated in the Health Sciences North building on campus. The Centre can be reached by phone at 1807-343-2126, Fax 1-807-343-2104, or e-mail at tlhil/@sky.lakeheadu.ca. Agora, October, 1996 �Insurance Premium Reductions In the fall of 1995 Lakehead University, along with 14 other Ontario universities, marketed the ir group life insurance coverage to determine the merits of consolidating employee benefits across universities. The life insurance companies were also given the opportunity to quote on Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and optional life insurance . Group Life Insurance Sun Life was the lowest bidder, and the range of premium reduction by university ranged from no change to 33%. Lakehead will experience premium savings of approx imately 30%. W/tat Does It Mean To Lakeltead University? Effective I October 1996 Lakehead University is changing coverage from Prudential (now London Life) to Sun Life. Lakehead University will be paying less for the same group life insurance and can use the savings to help offset other budget pressures. What Does It Mean To Employees? Since group life insurance is a taxable benefit under Revenue Canada rules. the reduced premiums mean a reduced tax deduction on you-r paycheque and a few more dollars in your pocket. As an employee, you don't have tO do anything - the adjustment is done by Payroll and changes will be reflected on your October pay deposits. Voluntary Accident Insurance (.-ID&D) AD&D was awarded to Mutual ofOmaha. This company is our present carrier. but ~inc.: we are now part of a much larger group, we gain the economies of scale. Since this is a voluntary benefit. there are no saving~ to th.: L'ni, ersity. but there are substantial premium savings for employees with this coverage. Family Single Rates Including PST: S0.029 Current rates per $1,000 coverage SO.Q I I New rates per $ 1,000 coverage S0.0 13 Savings per $1,000 coverage The above reduced rate changes are effective I October 1996 and will also be rc:tle1.· ted $0.044 $0.018 $0.026 ,111 your October pay deposits. Optional life Insurance Up until now, Lakehead University did not have optional life insurance. howe, er. I am pleased to announce that, effective I December 1996, this benefit will be available to employees and their spouses. More information rn11cerning this benefit, its cost and registra- tion instructions will be mailed to full time employees in late October or ear~r .Vovember. This mailout will also contain registration information for AD&D mentioned above. University Christmas Closure Schedule Thursday Wednesday Monday Dec/96 Dec/96 Dec/96 OPEN CLOSED Dec/96 Dec/96 CLOSED CLOSED Jan/97 OPEN CLASSES RESUME Jan/97 CLOSED CLOSED Friday Dec/96 CLOSED Jan/97 Jan/ 97 OPEN OPEN Have some outstanding vacatio n?? Perhaps look at December 23rd and 24th, or January 2nd and 3rd as an option. Check with your supervisor. Campus Development Staff: Check with your supervisor re Christmas closure. Canada Savings Bonds - REMINDER Quote of the Month: Full time employees must return their applications for the payroll savings plan to Payroll before 25 October I 996. Yesterday is History; To morrow is a Mystery Today is a Gift; That's why they call it the "Present" IHflUNfl NMOUI Agora, October 1996 Human Resources Telephone 343-8334 Fax number 346-7701 11 �CALENDAR THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC LUMINA CONCERT SERIES CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS In celebration of the Gallery's 20th Anniversary, work from the permanent collection by Carl Beam, Joanne Cardinal-Schubert, Alex Janvier, Goyce Kakegamic, George Littlechild, Jim Logan, Norval Morrisseau, Shelley Niro, Roy Thomas and others will be on display September 13 - October 27. As well, a Speakers Series is planned: 1996-97 Regular Hours Saturday, October 19, 8:00 pm Lee-Ann Martin "Contemporary First Nations Art'' In conjunction with the Aboriginal Peoples Conference at Lakehead Friday, October 25, 8:00 pm Roy Thomas "My Elders Teach Me What to Paint'' Free admittance to the Speakers Series with paid admission to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CONFERENCE October 18-20 Lakehead University ALUMNI DAY AND JOHN ZANATTA MEMORIAL BASKETBALL GAMES Saturday, October 19 6:00 p.m. Women's Game 7:30 p.m. Alumni All Stars vs Media All Stars 8:00 p.m. Men's game 10:00 p.m. Post-game social in faculty Lounge including light Meal Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. October 22 Yves Lussier, trumpet Joy Fahrenbruck, piano November 5 Heather Pawsey, soprano; Cristopher Foley, piano (Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition winner) November 17 Frederic Lacroix, piano (Ontario Young Artist Competition winner, sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations and the Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association) (Note: 2:00 p.m.) Subscriptions and tickets available from the Department of Music. For futher information call 343-8787. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AUTHORS' SERIES presents Constance Beresford-Howe Author of A Serious Widow, The Book of Eve, The Maniage Bed and Night Studies will give a public lecture entitled ,.Genesis and Exodus" Wednesday, October 23, 1996 in the Faculty Lounge Cash Bar. Reception & Book Signing, Free Admission Outpost - Post-game Party ALUMNI THEATRE NIGHT Students, Alumni, Faculty & Staff are Welcome. For Information call 343-8155. The Alumni Association and Cambrian Theatre present Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap November 14, 1996 Bora Laskin Theatre Pre-event social at 7:00 p.m. Tickets $7 Call 343-8155 NWO ANIMAL HABITAT {NOAH) presents an evening with Robert Laidlaw, Director of Zoocheck Canada Wednesday, October 23 7:30 p.m. Confederation College (check monitor for Room number) please phone to confirm attendance 622-9325 or 344-1365 C. Tro ja n . ~ xte rn al Relatio n s 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. Agora October, 1996 Vol. 13, No. 8 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 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 .. ~ 0 ():!! 0~ (II (II () -u -.. "8~0 fg om ! ~3 ~n.;, (t)(t) ~i: a> • 12 Agora, October, 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.8 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an interview with David C. Smith, 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 1996-10 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University David C. Smith Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/f03bf8471efd66445df77f921b69a483.pdf b5e37b36ad721a860a2cba353ef156fa PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada November 1996, Vol. 13, No. 9 ISSN 0828-5225 NEW BOARD CHAIR AIMS TO BE OPEN AND APPROACHABLE "The greatest challenge facing the Board ofGovernors today is to maintain the integrity of Lakehead University with the resources allocated," says the newly elected Chair Maureen Doig. "There may be some difficult decisions ahead but I am hopeful they can be made in the same manner that previous decisions have been made -- fairly and equitably." Maureen Doig has been a member of the Board since 1988 and is the first woman to hold the position of Chair. She follows in the footsteps of Pat O'Brien who served as Chair from 1994 to 1996. Maureen Doig is a former Intensive Care Nurse and currently manages the business ofher husband's busy medical practice. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Children's Aid Society and is a founding director of Thunder Bay Children's Services Foundation where she currently serves as President. Maureen Doig Chair Lakehead University Board of Governors As well as being Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, Maureen Doig chairs the Board's Executive Committee, the Investment Committee, and is a member of the Task Force on Funding. She is Chair of the Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities and Chair of the National Association of University Board Chairs and Secretaries for which she is organizing an annual meeting that will take place in Thunder Bay next April. Among those invited to attend will be all University presidents in Canada. INSIDE Shared Resources Supporting Research at Lakehead ... page 6 Lakehead's new Board Chair is fond of Thunder Bay and sees her volunteer work as an intellectual challenge and a way of giving something back to her community. She is pleased that the new members elected this year to the Board of Governors seem to complement the strong volunteer commitment already present on this Board. If there is one message Maureen Doig would like to get out to faculty and staff, it is that Lakehead University's Board of Governors is open and approachable. Several years ago, in response to the Broadhurst report on university accountability, the Board was restructured to include more student and staff representation. Having these additional voices around the table has proved to be very useful, she says, in helping the Board sort through the different issues facing the University. --Frances Harding Board of Governors Richard Andison Joe Baratta Don Barnes* Allan Becker Donald Caron Anthony Chan* Kelly Collins* Maureen Doig, Chair Jackie Dojack" Trevor Farrell Corinne Fox Christine Frank Paul Gordon Mayor David Hamilton Steve Hessian Lois Hutchinson* Tom Jones Glenna Knutson* Eric Long* Bill McDermott Dusty Miller John O'Brien Pat O'Brien John Pierrnan Robert Rosehart Michael Richardson* Douglas Scott Ken Sundell * New Members �AROUND CAMPUS ZANATTA ALUMNI MEMORIAL GAMES NEW COMPUTER LAB The Annual Zanatta Games, sponsored this year by Campbell & Company Insurance Brokers and Traders General Insurance Company, attracted about 800 fans to the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse and raised $1500 towards the newly established Zanatta Memorial Bursary Trust Fund. Presentations were made to the recipients of the Zanatta Scholarships who were selected for their leadership, athletic talent and academic excellence. This year the two recipients are Alicia Gunn and Paul Andrews. Alicia Gunn is a second-year Academic All Canadian. Last year she was OWIAA West Rookie of the year, and a member of the All Canadian Rookie Team. She is enrolled in Economics. Paul Andrews has been an Academic All Canadian the past four years while attending Lakehead. He graduated in 1996 with a Physics/Math degree, and is now enrolled in the Faculty of Education. The scholarships were presented by Vince Friyia, a long-time friend of the Zanatta family. Friyia attended Lakehead with John Zanatta and was CIAU Hockey Player of the Year 1980. HAPPY RETIREMENT, PAUL Avenor executives visited the campus recently to see how Lakehead handles its internal and external communications. · Included was a tour of the new Pentium computer lab and a tutorial with CTRC's Carol Otte. MISSING Alumni Services is missing a blue and white Expo-system display unit. If anyone has information about the unit, contact Rob Zuback at 343-8916. TOASTMASTERS Thunder Bay Toastmasters Club begins a six-week course in communications skills specifically for Francophones wishing to gain skill and confidence in public speaking. It is also an opportunity for those fluent in French to network with other Francophones at the Port Arthur Ukrainian Prosvita Society Hall on Third Avenue (off Memorial Avenue) at 7:00 p.m. For infonnation call Yves Prevost (Forestry) at 343-8342. ALUMNI PHONATHON Citing his record of giving Lakehead's Chief of Security "Just about everything he asked for," Executive Director, University Services, Grant Walsh presented Paul Brezanoczy with a new security vehicle at his retirement party. The tiny, battery powered truck has all the bells and whistles including the University crest There have been countless minor incidents on campus during Paul Brezanoczy's 17-year career but nothing too out of the ordinary with the exception of one incident that took place last month: a student was stabbed as he was walking home at night along the path that runs behind the Bora Laskin building. "I've enjoyed the people I work with as well as the students and faculty that I have met," says Brezanoczy. "One of the things that frustrates me the most is when people don't understand that Security is there to enforce the rules and regulations which benefit everyone." He says some people complain that Security is always bothering people for one reason or another, when in fact they are just doing their job. Brezanoczy's retirement plans include relocating to the west coast and travelling the North American continent, particularly the United States, "while I'm still in good health." "I would like to say good-bye and thanks to all those I've met and worked with here at the University." This article first appeared in the October 29, 1996 issue ofthe Argus. It is reprinted here (with minor editorial changes) courtesy ofthe Argus. 2 The telephone lines are buzzing at the Avila Centre as the Alumni Association's annual phonathon gets underway. This year the Office of Alumni Services is recruiting staff and faculty volunteers to assist the student employees in raising$185,000. To date over $30,000 has been raised, says Manager of Alumni Services Rob Zuback. GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT Julie Kress captured the attention of a MuchMusic film crew when they were on campus in September to film the Kumbaya Festival for AIDS awareness. They interviewed the second-year Concurrent Education student in the Health Unit about initiatives at Lakehead to promote safe sex and responsible use ofalcohol. The two-minute clip was later aired on the music video station. Kress is an active member of Lakehead's Alcohol Awareness Committee. Agora, November, 1996 �FACULTY APPROACHED TO MAKE THEIR CONTRIBUTION to Lakehead's $1 million Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) Campaign Dick MacGillivray believes it's important for faculty to do their part to ensure that Lakehead's enrolment stays healthy. That is why he has volunteered to contact all academic units on campus and apprise them of the Government of Ontario's program to match dollar for dollar all funds raised for student financial aid before March 31, 1997. To date Lakehead has raised over $660,000 towards its $1 million goal. The Department of Geography was the first department to create a named endowment for $5,000. Volunteer Dick MacGi/livray (left) is shown with the Chair of the Department Brian Lorch (centre) and the LU OSOTF campaign Co-chair Fred Poulter. MacGillivray says the response from faculty has been encouraging but more participation is required to meet our faculty goal. While topnotch students' may be able to finance their education through scholarships, MacGillivrary says he is worried about the mid-range students who are capable of handling the academic demands of a university program but may need assistance to finance their education. "More and more the government is shifting responsibility for the financing of education to the individual," he says. "Without such programs as the OSOTF, there is a very real tendency that the privileged few will attend university and the unprivileged many will not." MacGillivray says that in a minority of cases there is a sense in which people feel they have contributed enough through the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign. Chemical engineering professor Venugopala Rao Puttagunta created a 30th Anniversary Bursary in recognition of his wife, Krishna. Geology professor Roger Mitchell and his wife Val Dennison established a LU 30th Anniversary Bursary in Geology. "But then we've had to explain that the timing of this campaign is not ours. Effectively all we're doing is taking advantage of the opportunity the government has given us. It's simply too good an opportunity to pass up." -- FH For more information about the LU OSOTF campaign contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. Agora, November, 1996 3 �l d44•h•iad•Mlhii4d¥JM4H---------------------Personalized Approach to Quit Smoking An innovative program will again be available to the members of the Lakehead University community and general public. First preference will be given to the University community members. The program takes six weeks with a once a week appointment lasting between 30-45 minutes. It is known that smoking behaviour is a very serious behavioural and biological addiction. Hence to quit smoking and maintain smoke-free behaviour is a difficult task, however, it is possible to break this habit and be smoke-free for the rest ofyour life. Ifyou are determined to quit smoking, then this program is for you. A deposit of $100 will be required. However, $25 will be refunded at the successful completion of the program, another $25 will be refunded after three months being smoke-free and the remaining $50 will be refundedfor being smoke-free for one year. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University For consultation and appointment contact 346-QUIT (346-7848) at Lakehead University. For further information contact Paul Satinder, Department ofPsychology, at 343-8441. Passings Congratulations to the School of Nursing Word has just been received from the College of Nurses ofOntario that I 00 per cent of our 1996 class (32 graduates) that wrote the CNA Nurses Registration Examination passed the examination. Few institutions achieve the I 00 per cent pass rate and a special congratulations goes to the graduates and the Nursing faculty on this accomplishment. Teaching Jobs Available in Korea The Registrar has details on Teaching Opportunities (ESL) for recent graduates available in Seoul, South Korea. Good News from CIDA An official announcement will be made shortly (or already depending upon the Agora publication date) about an exciting new project to be supported by CIDA. Particular congratulations go to John Naysmith and the Faculty offorestry team (JoAnn Crichlow and Ulf Runesson) involved in the new project and to Anne Klymenko in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research for all their hard work in the various proposals. This award is yet another proof of the saying that no matter how tough the competition looks, it is better to compete than not to challenge the mountain. Take Heart Network I recently attended a seminar put on by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit to launch the Take Heart Network. Lakehead University faculty from Nursing and Kinesiology participated. A key message related to indicators and risk factors in heart disease and smoking has often been singled out as a significant risk factor. As you may know, in the past Paul Satinder of the Department of Psychology has run a successful program aimed at smoking and below is the notice regarding his next program. Please give it your every consideration. This past month has been a tough one in that we have lost several old friends and supporters ofLakehead University: Betty Coates, the long-serving Alumni Board Member and past President who served the Alumni organization in many, many capacities as well as Ted Christiansen, our long-term labour representation to the Lakehead University Board of Governors. Special acknowledgements are due for the service they gave to the betterment of Lakehead University over the years. Registration 1997 A small group representing various departments involved with registration has met on two occasions to discuss some of the problems encountered with this past year's registration process. Further work will be focused on the steps to be taken to improve the experience for our students in the Fall '97 process. John Whitfield will coordinate this effort along with Pentti Paularinne, the Registrar's Office staff and Student Services. As part of a more timely process, all course/program changes for the 97/98 Calendar will have to be passed through Senate by the January 1997 meeting. Retirees As you know, Paul Brezanoczy is retiring shortly from the position of Chief of Security at Lakehead University. I recently received a copy ofa letter of thanks t9 Paul written by a student and I have taken the liberty of extracting a few paragraphs: "During the passage of the summer months and on up to this present date, I have been very impressed with all the members of the Security department. Studying and generally working at the University many offhours, I have had the necessity ofasking questions, and seeking assistance of the people that make up your department. In every situation I have found these people to be courteous, professional and helpful. ...continued on page 5 4 Agora, November, 1996 �Being a student who has spent a number ofyears in industry, I have found this constructive, positive attitude ofthe security personnel to be very refreshing. All too often, people with power tend to use it to express their own self worth and not as a tool for the purpose ofhelping others. A Tip from CTRC I believe that this attitude is a reflection ofyour style and I wanted to say... Thanks!" □ ■1 Thank you, Paul, for all your efforts on behalf of the Lakehead University community. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and a Degree The debate rages on but consider this interesting twist. Statistics Canada has, for a long time, shown that your best bet to employment is via a university degree. In spite of this, the folklore continues about college grads and private vocational school graduates having better employment opportunities. Recently I was given some interesting data on student loan default rates. If you were to accept the premise that a low loan default translates into the probability of employment success, consider the following data: For 1993-1994 Average Ont. University Student Default Rate: 11.5% (Lakehead University was 9. 7% one of the lowest 5 in Ontario) Average Ont. Community College Student Default Rate: 21.3% Private Vocational Schools: Interesting data! Board Chair Changes Elsewhere in this issue you will read about our incoming Board Chair Maureen Doig. I would like to acknowledge the hard work. long hours and difficult issues faced by outgoing Pat O'Brien during his term in the position of Board Chair. Pat devotes a tremendous amount of personal time to public service and you will see him return to the public eye next year as the United Way Campaign Chair for 1997. Student Opportunity Trust Fund We are well on our way to the $1 million target with about $660,000 pledged to date. Geography has taken a leadership role as a department and I encourage all other academic and administrative departments to respond to their leadership. Agora, November, 1996 Disk Space on the Administrative Servers By Christine Nielsen Senior Network Analyst Communications Technology Research Centre From time to time it is important to remind people to delete unnecessary files from the servers SKY and GALE. These servers provide applications and services to over 1,000 faculty and staff users and have a combined total disk space of 14 gigabytes. This may sound like a lot of disk space, but it is not when you consider that the average PC is shipped from the manufacturer with a gigabyte of disk space. This makes it impossible for the servers to act as backup areas for local hard drives for 1,000 users. Even if the average user only has IO megabytes of space in their account, IO megabytes times 1000 users equals 10 gigabytes! With the applications, mail, personal windows, and system files also required to be on the server, this doesn't leave room for many personal files. User account space is an important issue. Lately, many people have complained that they have received error messages when starting E-mail. The cause of these messages turned out to be that there was no room left in their account to send/receive mail. Deleting old or unnecessary E-mail messages is a good start. Many people also subscribe to listserves and fill their account with E-mail. There is no need to be a member of a listserve, since most listserves have associated newsgroups where you can read the same postings. Finally, work files can be copied to the c:drive and/or to floppy disks to remove them from the server. Just make sure you make backup copies of any files that you have on your c:drive as you wouldn't want to lose your work! The number of administrative accounts has grown from 450 to over I 000 in the last year and this growth is expected to continue in the future. This makes disk space a scarce resource. So let's all chip in and try to keep disk space usage on the servers to a minimum. 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Lakehead University's Environmental Lab SHARED RESOURCES SUPPORTING RESEARCH AT LAKEHEAD by Sara Hatherly In these times of funding cuts to post-secondary institutions, Lakehead University has found an innovative way to acquire additional funds for research. Through its Centre for Analytical Services (LUCAS), Lakehead is providing laboratory services to industry on a contract basis while using the extra revenue earned by the Centre to support ongoing student and faculty research. The Environmental Lab, found on the third floor of the Centennial Building, is one of four laboratories that make up the Centre for Analytical Services. It specializes in the analysis of aquatic and forest-based soils, plant tissue, and water. Analytical services include soils nutrient and physical parameter testing, wetlands analysis, and forest soils profiling. In fact, some of the most frequently performed tests in the Environmental Lab include testing for common elements of soils such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, iron, manganese, copper, calcium and magnesium. Looking after the day to day activities of the Environmental Lab is Peter Lee, a professor in the Department of Biology. Lee started the Lab in conjunction with his Wild Rice project. When funding cutbacks saw the end of that particular project, the activity of Lee's lab was renewed through an affiliation with the Centre for Analytical Services. Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Connie Nelson was instrumental in initiating the process of bringing potential academic users together to form the Soils Advisory Committee. The outcome has been the establishment of the Environmental Laboratory. Says Nelson, "The creation of the Environmental Laboratory has allowed Peter Lee's expertise to address a variety of unmet needs in the region for scientific analytic testing. At the same time, the establishment of this laboratory is providing an essential source of income to acquire specialized equipment and qualified staff that Dr. Lee applies to basic research and the training of graduate stUdents. In addition, the acquisition of this new equipment has meant that Dr. Lee is able to instruct a Limnology course that provides students with a valuable knowledge base in fresh water lakes." As well as serving as Academic Supervisor, Peter Lee is Chair of the Soils Group which provides academic input for the operation of the lab. The purpose of the multi-disciplinary Soils Group is to develop more effective ways of producing the tests required for academic soils programs here at Lakehead. Current members of the Soils Group represent a variety of academic disciplines including Civil Engineering, Geology, Anthropology, Biology, and Forestry. Biology professor Peter Lee uses the Environmental Lab to conduct research in the area of environmental assessment and bioremedfation. At any given time as much as 40 per cent of the Environmental Lab's work is done for the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research. CNFER is not the laboratory's sole contract client, however. Other clients include Sturgeon Organics and Avenor Inc. Recently Placer Dome signed an agreement with Lakehead to sponsor the work of three graduate students who will help the company do some environmental assessment work related to the company's interest in a new mine in Northwestern Ontario. The students will use the Environmental Lab to conduct water, soil and plant tissue samples. "This is a new development," says Peter Lee, "and may lead to further work in the area of bioremediation." Bioremediation involves the use of plants to contain or correct environmental problems caused by pollution. It is field of study that is of particular interest to Peter Lee. For further information about the Environmental Lab contact Peter Lee at 343-8662. Sara Hatherly wrote this article for S.P.A.R.K. - Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. A number of representatives of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (CNFER) work with the Soils Group including Len Meyers an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Forestry. Meyers utilizes the lab for his research into the areas of forest stripping and cultivation of soils. 6 Agora, November, 1996 �What's New in the Library THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY The Chancellor Paterson Library, in partnership with Statistics Canada and Canada Communication Group Publishing, is participating in a pilot project to assess the impact of replacing print publications with electronic equivalents. Beginning in September and running for 12 months, a selection of government publications will only be available through the Internet. The project includes titles such as Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Education Quarterly Review, Travel-log, Health Reports, Juristat, Hansard and Canada Gazette. For more information about the Electronic Publications Pilot, contact the Government Documents Librarian at 343-8147 or visit the Library's web page. FIRST SEARCH On September 30th, the Library began subscribing to a new service called FirstSearch for a trial period. This Internet accessible service is available to all faculty, staff and students of Lakehead University and provides access to approximately 50 databases of information. The majority of these databases offer citations to periodical literature, and several which were not previously available include: ABl/lnfonn - indexes 1,000 business and management periodicals ArtAbstracts - abstracts from 200 international art publications Dissertation Abstracts - doctoral dissertations EconLit - corresponds to Journal of Economic Literature Environment - key areas of environmental sciences INSPEC - covers physics, electrical engineering, computing RILM - abstracts of music literature Those wishing to use FirstSearch must first attend a FirstSearch class offered in the Library. Please contact the Information Desk at Extension 8302 for dates and times of scheduled classes. SEARCHABLE DATABASES THROUGH THE WORLD WIDE WEB If you would like to search for articles in health, education, computing, social sciences, humanities and sciences you should try some of these databases now available through the World Wide Web. URLs are provided below, however, these sites are also linked to the Library's web page. ZDNET (http://home..zdnet.com/) This is the Ziff-Davis Publishing page through which you can search the contents of many popular computer magazines such as PC Computing, MacWeek and many others. Some full-text articles are available. UNCOVER (http://www.carl.org/uncover) This database allows you to search the contents of over 15,000 journals and magazines in many subject areas. Searching can be performed with information from the title, author or journal name. It is also possible to browse through the tables of contents ofjournal issues. MEDSCAPE (http://www.medscape.com) Through this page, you can search the National Library of Medicine's Medline database. ERIC (http://www.ericir.syr.edu/) This page allows you to search the ERIC database. The ERIC database contains references to articles in education and education related journals. Agora, November, 1996 7 �ld41¥4d9=tUl•ii¥49UiUc---------------------Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has been elevated to the membership level of "Fellow" within the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). "The distinction of fellow has been conferred on Easa in recognition of his excellence in engineering and for services rendered to his profession and to Canada," says the certificate of award given to Easa by President Dan Burns at the CSCE Annual Conference, held in Ottawa, June 1995. Easa is Chair of the CSCE Transportation Division and Chair of the (first ever) CSCE Transportation Specialty Conference to be held in Edmonton, May 29 - June I, 1996. Easa was a keynote speaker at The AlAzhar Fourth International Engineering Conference, held in Cairo, December 1619, 1995. The title of this opening lecture was "Intelligent Transportation Systems: Past, Present, and Future." At this conference, the following papers were presented by Easa and his graduate students: "New Methodology for Available Sight Distance in Two-Dimensional Horizontal and Vertical Alignments," "Modelling Creep Behaviour of Polymeric Grids," "The Development of InSitu Test Facility of Determination of Shear Strength of Asphalt Layers," "Nonparametric Analysis of Pavement Reliability," and "Thermal Stress Analysis of Asphalt Overlays." The first two papers were presented by Y. Hassan (a PhD student currently working at Lakehead University) and the other papers by R. Abdel Nabi, A. Sherif and Easa, respectively. The papers, coauthored by Abd El Halim of Carleton University, were also published in the conference proceedings. Easa presented a paper entitled "Effect of Road Geometry on Cracking of Asphalt Pavements" at the Transportation Congress of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), held in San Diego, October, 1995. Easa chaired The Planning Track of the Congress (seven technical sessions) and was a member of the Steering Committee of this international congress. A paper entitled "Design Considerations of Passing Sight Distance and Passing Zones" was presented by Y. Hassan (co-authored by Easa and A. Abd El Halim) at the International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design Practices, held in Boston, September, 1995. 8 Easa wrote two articles entitled "Electric Vehicles Soon a Reality" and "Underpass and Bridge Construction without Traffic Interruption" in the Canadian Civil Engineering Magazine, CSCE, December 1995, and published the following journal papers: "Estimating Line-Segment Reliability Using Monte Carlo Simulation," Journal ofSurveying and Land Information Systems, Vol. 55, No. 3, 1995, and "Sight Distance on Horizontal Alignments with Continuous Lateral Obstructions," Transportation Research Record 1500, 1995, the latter paper was authored by Y. Hassan, Easa, and Abd El Halim. Fakhri Karray (Electrical Engineering) co-chaired the First International Conference on Technology Parks and Transfer of Knowledge, held in Tunis, Tunisia, July 1996. Many world renowned experts in the different areas of science and technology have attended the Conference. Karray has also been recently appointed by the IEEE Control Systems Society Board of Governor to serve on its Conference Editorial Board. He has been invited to present a tutorial on Aspects of Leaming and Identification in Automation Systems during the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, to be held in Shanghai, China, December I 996. Karray has been appointed a member of the organizing committee of the IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, July, 1997, and a member of the International Program Committee of the Second International Symposium on Intelligent Automation and Control to be held in Anchorage, Alaska, in May, 1998. A chapter co-authored by F. Karray and C. de Silva entitled "Leaming Systems and Identification" will appear in 1997 in the Universal Encyclopedia of Life Supporting Systems. Karray wrote a comprehensive review of two well regarded books written by C. de Silva and E. Cox in the area of Fuzzy Logic as applied to industry and business. It will be published in the IEEE Spectrum Magazine, the widest read technical magazine of any professional society. In addition he has attended and chaired three technical sessions in the 25th IEEE SMC and published recently the following journal papers: "Stiffening Control of a Class of Nonlinear Affine Systems," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics, vol. 33, no. 2 (co-authors M. Glaum and A. Grewal); "Systems Identification by Means of Bilinear lnterpolators," in Journal ofSystems Analysis, Modeling and Control, in press (co- A "Friend of NSERC" Certificate was presented by the President of Lakehead Bob Rosehart to Stephan (Steve) Dudzinski ofthe Kakabeka Falls Game Farm. The nomination was put forth by Murray Lankester of the Biology Department (right) in recognition of Dudzlnskl's support and expertise provided over the past 20 years to NSERC-funded research on the health of large boreal mammals. If anyone at Lakehead would like to acknowledge their indebtedness to a private citizen for support given to their NSERC-funded research program, nominations can be sent to NSERC in Ottawa by Fax at (613) 943-0742 or E-mail: COMM@NSERC.CA. Agora, November, 1996 �authors: T. Dwyer and D. Makrakis.); "Robust Slewing of a Class ofFlexible Spacecraft Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 40, no. 11 (co-author V. Modi); "Composite Control Scheme for Joint Tracking and Active Vibration Suppression of Mobile Flexible Manipulator Systems," in Acta Astronautica, vol.36, no.5 (co-authors V. Modi and H. Mah). Margaret Johnston (Geography) presented a paper entitled "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Visitor Regulation Strategies for Polar Tourism" at the Polar Tourism: Environmental Implications and Management" Conference at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England, August 19-21, 1996. Peter Duinker (Forestry) has accepted an invitation to join the Honorary Editorial Advisory Board for the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). The EOLSS is a major international effort to synthesize current knowledge related to global sustainable development, water, energy, environment, food and agriculture, and knowledge foundations. It will be published during 1988 in both paper (about 60 volumes of some 45,000 pages) and CDROM. Jim McAuliffe (Kinesiology) presented a paper entitled "Vision and verbal knowledge of results (KR) as nonredundant sources of information in the acquisition of a linear positioning movement" at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Leaming and Sport Psychology annual conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 26-29, 1995. In addition, McAuliffe collaborated with Eric Buckolz and Cam O' Donnell of The University of Western Ontario on three papers which were presented at the conference. The papers entitled "Escaping response interference in a choice reaction time task I: Without post stimulus involvement," "Escaping response interference in a choice reaction time task II: With post stimulus involvement" were presented by Buckolz. O ' Donnell presented a paper entitled "Inhibition of return: The effect of post saccade processing." The work is a result of a joint research effort between Buckolz, McAuliffe and O'Donnell. McAuliffe has been appointed to the board of directors of the Canadian Agora, November, 1996 Olympic Association (COA). The appointment is a result of Dr. McAuliffe's association with Squash Canada. In April Douglas Thom (Education) gave three lectures at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Bridgetown, Barbados. Two were on the theme "Leadership in Organizations" for an undergraduate and a graduate education student group; the other was a public lecture on "Educational Leadership with Christian Conscience: Focus on Understanding, Finance, and the Future." His visit was sponsored by the Faculty of Education, UWI and the Caribbean Society for Educational Administration. He met Fentey Scott (Education) who was on sabbatical leave at UWI working on the UWI/Lakehead University cooperative venture of course development and design of a training program for educational management in small states in the Eastern Caribbean. UWI plans to publish Thom's public lecture. In August he made a presentation at the International Conference of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration, "Indigenous Perspectives of Educational Management," in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There he gave the keynote address "Educational Leadership Worldwide: The Christian Conscience Factor" to 450 delegates from around the world. His son, Wes, accompanied him and they met several student groups. Thom's 1996 book Leadership Worldwide: The Christian Conscience Factor, published by the Hong Kong Council For Educational Administration, was a basis for the address which itself is published in the book Keynote Papers ofthe 8th International Conference of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEA), Kuala Lumpur, August 1996, available from the publisher Institut Aminuddin Baki (IAB), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Sri Layang, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Thom has been invited to speak on his original TELC and TLCC Models of Leadership at Harvard University and several other institutions overseas. He was one of two CCEA nominees for a 1996 Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship. m MIRIAM LAPPALA International Student Advisor Enough winter coats were donated this year for Miriam Lappa/a to distribute one to just about every new student The coat drive is one of the many programs and services offered by Lakehead to help International students adjust to life in Thunder Bay. Miriam Lappala knows first-hand what it is like to be an international student at a Canadian university. Born and raised in Zaire, she came to Canada after high school to pursue her undergraduate degree in Sociology at the University of Western Ontario. She says her experience growing up in Africa has made her sensitive to the complexities involved in cultural adjustment. The job of the International Student Advisor is to provide ongoing assistance to Lakehead's 91 international students. Lappala acts as a liaison, providing counse II ing, assisting with student visas, healthcare, and maintaining a Host Family program which links the international student with friends in the community. Her secondary role involves raising awareness of cultural and global issues. One of her projects this year is to help to coordinate the annual celebration oflnternational Days, a week-long celebration scheduled for January 27- Feb. I, 1997. Although enrolment by International students this year has declined over last year, Lappala believes this will change once information is communicated about the decrease in tuition fees for International students. Their fees have declined from $13,278 to $8,840 per year. 9 �ld@@;A=iUl•iitS=ii~G---------------------DECANAL SEARCH VISITING HUMANITIES SCHOLARS Gary Locker's tenn as Dean of Engineering ends on June 30, 1997. The Search Committee for a Dean of Engineering is requesting written comments from members of the University community about the general state of the Faculty of Engineering and its future development. Comments to the Committee should be submitted to Beverley Stefureak, Secretary of the Search Committee, UC2009, FAX 807-343-8075, e-mail bev.stefureak@lakeheadu.ca, no later than Monday, November 18, 1996, 4:00 p.m. All comments will be treated as confidential to the Committee. 1996-97 marks the third year that humanities scholars working in conjunction with the Native Philosophy Project are engaged in research activities at Lakehead University. This year the campus welcomes four scholars whose work at Lakehead is being funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The following information is taken from their resumes. ATTENTION RESEARCHERS Lakehead University is a participant in the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI), a pilot project to provide Statistics Canada data files and databases for teaching and research purposes. The DLI is a cooperative effort among the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada (HSSFC), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Canadian Association of Public Data Users (CAPDU), the Canadian Association of Small University Libraries (CASUL), Statistics Canada and other government departments. Lakehead University has subscribed to this consortium-like organization which will purchase data files on a cost-shared basis from Statistics Canada. The data files to be covered under this initiative consist of a broad range of specialized survey files currently not available in paper fonnat. For further infonnation regarding the Data Liberation Initiative, please contact Linda Mitchell, Government Documents Librarian (ext. 8147) or Valerie Gibbons, Search Services Librarian (ext. 8129) in The Chancellor Paterson Library. Some of your questions may be answered by checking the DLI FAQ (FrequentlyAsked Questions) in the World Wide Web (http://www.statcan.ca/Documents/English/Dli/faq.htm). Information regarding the DLI (including a list of files available and those received so far) will also be available on the Library HomePage in November. ABORIGINAL PEOPLES' CONFERENCE More than 110 participants from around the world converged on Lakehead last month to exchange ideas about indigenous peoples' education, literature, environment, history, language, politics, art, identity, health and social issues, land rights, philosophy, and legal and political issues. They included scholars from as far away as Australia, Great Britain and Taiwan. Also included were some of the scholars who are visiting Lakehead this year thanks to funding provided by the Rockefeller Foundation: Jim Cheney, Viola Cordova, and Michael Pomedli. Doug West (Political Science), one of the key organizers, said the purpose of the Conference was "to create a gathering place for intellectual and spiritual sharing." Overall he was pleased with the event although he would have liked more Lakehead faculty to participate. The conference was free to students and West estimates that about 50 students participated throughout the weekend. Partial funding for the Conference was provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). West and his colleagues will be coordinating the publication of the conference proceedings. 10 Jim Cheney is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin - Waukesha who received in PhD and MA from the University of Wisconsin. Cheney's research interests for the past I0 years have mainly been in the areas of environmental ethics and ecological feminism. He considers First Nations' philosophies, particularly as they pertain to questions of ethical and epistemological relationships to nature, his primary research area. He can be contacted by telephoning 346-7898. Viola Cordova comes to Lakehead after spending the past year as visiting scholar with the Philosophy Department of Oregon State University. There her responsibilities included giving courses on World Views and Environmental Values; Native American Philosophy; and Concepts of the Sacred. Her dissertation for the PhD in Philosophy she earned from the University of New Mexico was entitled "The Concept of Monism in Navajo Thought." She can be contacted by telephone at 346-7899. Ryan Parr works with the Department of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Parr has a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the same institution. His current research interests include the use of molecular methods to determine population genetics of ancient groups from the New World and particularly the ancient Near East. He can be reached by calling 343-8632. Michael M. Pomedli is a Professor of Philosophy at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, who has a PhD from Duquesne University, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Divinity from St John's University, Collegeville, Minneapolis. Titles of recent books he has published are Whole to Part: Tensions in Western Thinking and Aboriginal Cultures, 1996; Ethnophilosophical and Ethnolinguistic Perspectives on the Huron Indian Soul, 1991; and William Kurelek's Huronia Mission Paintings, 1991. His phone number is 346-7897. 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 Agora, November, 1996 �SPECIAL NOT£ ON YOUR BEN£FIT COV£RA6£: In the October issue of The Agora we told you that the carrier for our Group Life Insurance coverage had been changed to Sun Life. Please note that this is life insurance only - no changes have been made to our medical, dental or vision insurance!! However, this past summer the Canadian part of The Prudential Company of America was purchased by London Life, and you will notice a name change on any correspondence you may receive from them. There has been no change in our policy - all benefits are the same. We will continue to submit claims on the Prudential forms until new forms arrive. Remember, information will be coming your way soon regarding the new Optional Life Insurance and Voluntary AD&D Insurance - watch for it!! We're now on the Internet!! Benefit Rates: Employees often ask what the actual premiums are for LU benefits: Family Single Coverage Coverage S60.18/mo $19.94/mo Medical Benefits S59.67/mo $26.74/mo Basic Dental Benefits S 6.04/mo $ 2.00/mo Vision Benefits Supplemental Dental $20.89/mo Benefits (if applicable) $ 8.29/mo Retired Faculty and Senior Employees: $101.22/mo Medical Benefits $50.62/mo S 60.30/mo Basic Dental Benefits $30.14/mo Long Term Disability Benefits - $0.626 x monthly salary Group Life Insurance - $0.24 per $ 1,000 of annual salary times whatever coverage you have (1.5 , 2 or 3 times) Note: All rates include PST. Benefits information can be found on LUCI, as we have told you previously, but it is now also available through the Lakehead University Home Page on the Internet!! Just click on Administrative Departments, then Human Resources, and see what's available!! Besides benefits information, you'll also find some collective agreements and holiday schedules. Please let us know what you think of it - just e-mail us at Judy. bertrand@lakeheadu.ca. Be sure to read your pay advice (pay deposit stub) - It contains important information. Is This The Aging Process? Average number of times per day a 5-year-old laughs: 150 A 45-year-old middle manager: 8 Some Frequently Asked Questions about Benefits: Q What is Lakehead University's coverage for chiropractors? A Our plan will reimburse up to $8 per visit (to a maximum of$200 per calendar year) for chiropractic treatment, but only afteryour OHIP maximum has been reached!! Your chiropractor will know when you have reached this limit, and will then begin charging you the entire cost of the treatment. Once you are being charged this entire cost, you can start submitting your receipts to Prudential/London Life for reimbursement. Q Is massage therapy covered under our plan? A Yes, treatment by a licensed masseuse is covered up to $8 per visit to a maximum of$200 per calendar year,providedyou have a written referral from your physician. Quote ofthe Month: The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. INHUNfl NJJ1OUI Agora, November, 1996 Oscar Wilde Human Resources Telephone 343-8334 Fax number 346-7701 11 �CALENDAR ~---------------BIOLOGY SEMINAR -:SERIES November 11 Monday 3:30 PM Ken Deacon and Aparna Nirdosh, Biology: Senate Chambers "Rain Forest Destruction and its Consequences." • : November 22 Friday 7:00 PM El Mollo, Anthropology: Regional Centre 1001: ''Two possible cases of lepromatous leprosy from the Dakleh Oasis in Egypt." • - November 28 Thursday 11:30 AM Lee Hester, History: CB 3012: "American Indians, denial and bad science." - - 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 Vander Wal, Ont. Min. Envir. UC 0050: "How Science is becoming less important in Society." February 13 Thursday 11:30 AM lnderjit Nirdosh, Biology: UC 0050: "Allelopathy in Annual and Perennial weeds." February 27 Thursday 3:30 PM Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine March 6 Thursday 11 :30 AM - Azim Mallik: Biology UC 0050: "Tree-shrub-mycorrhizal interactions: implications for retrogressive succession and forest management." •• • ----• -.-■ - ••• -- 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. November 17 Frederic Lacroix, piano Ontario Young Artist Competition winner, sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations and the Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association (Note: 2:00 p.m.) Subscriptions and tickets available from the Department of Music. For further information call 343-8787. FORESTRY SEMINAR SERIES November 18 Yves Prevost will speak on the topic "Peru: A Land of Challenges and Opportunity" on Monday, November 18, 1996 at 4:00 pm in Room: RB 2042. Slide Presentation. Everyone Welcome. •• • --•••• • --•- March 12 Wednesday 7:00 PM Ronald Mahler, M.D. FRCPC: RC 0005 "Skin cancer." March 20 Thursday 11 :30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder _ Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: - "Pathology as a career choice in the ■ - 1990s." ■ ----------■-----■---- 12 DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CIIA PUBLIC LECTURE November 21 Daryl Copeland, Director, National Programs, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, will speak on the topic "Canada in the Pacific Century" on Thursday, November 21, 1996 at 8:00 pm in the Regional Centre Room RC 1001 at Lakehead University Everyone Welcome. Admission Free. The event is co-sponsored by the LU Department of History and Air Canada. Deadline for submissions to the December Agora: December 2, 1996 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. Agora November, 1996 Vol. 13, No. 9 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 -.. ~---- - - -- - - -- ----=====-- - - - - --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-~--i;~~~ ()::!J C. Trojan . Externa l Rela~io n s o§. ~ ~ 0 VI VI ~"'"-g (") '"O _..., 0 88(') a' (D a. ~ H! ~3 (D (D 8(')'8 \.• Agora, November, 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.9 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on the new Board Chair Maureen Doig, a message from the President, and 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 1996-11 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Board Chair Board of Governors Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University Maureen Doig President's Perspective 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/. 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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 1997-01 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library 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/89c88c1bf1f890df52126d14715e11c1.pdf 6aba3dcdbb6e05715234170c545275fc PDF Text Text C Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada February 1997, Vol. 14, No. 2 ISSN 0828-5225 Over $26.4 Million Raised in Share Our Northern Vision Campaign - Phase 1 11 At the closing reception on January 30, 1997, Lakehead University honoured the donors from the city, the region, the province, and across Canada who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign -- Northwestern Ontario's largest and most ambitious fund-raising campaign. Through the generosity of donors and the strong commitment of volunteers, Lakehead exceeded its original goal of$19.2 million. C INSIDE Meet the 1996 Recipients of the Distinguished Researcher Award: A new stained glass donor board acknowledging those who gave over $5,000 to the Shara Our Northern Vision fund-raising campaign was unveiled at a reception in the Faculty Lounge in January. In attendance were (left to right): Dusty Miller, Chair, Board of Governors Fund-raising Committee, Bill James, National Chair, Shara Our Northern Vision Campaign, Damon Oowbak, local artist and creator of the donor board, and Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University. Dr. Murray Lankester & Dr. Rao Puttagunta ... page 6 C Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity hy Dr. Tony Bauer ... page II Campaign volunteers Bill James, President and CEO of lnmet Mining Corporation, and Florence Johnston, fonner member of the Lakehead Board of Governors, celebrate the close of Phase 1. These funds have enabled Lakehead to complete important capital building projects including the Bora Laskin and Chancellor Paterson Library renovations, the Student Centre, and special needs accessibility. The funds have a lso enhanced Lakehead's scholarships and bursaries program and developed new initiatives such as the Halliday Hall Fellowship Residence/Alumni House, the Chair in Finnish Studies, Distance Ed.ucation Step-Video Conferencing, the Native Access Program for Engineering, and the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts. "Share Our Northern Vision has truly made a difference at Lakehead," says J oy Himmelman, Director of Student Services and Community Relations. "The $26.4 million raised is a substantial amount and is the result of many years of hard work by Dr. Rosehart, the staff of the Community Relations Department, and the numerous volunteers as acknowledged in the Share Our Northern Vision Report (published in this issue of the Agora). "I would like to sincerely thank all those members of the University community who have contributed to the success of the campaign either through financial contributions or their participation in the campaign activities and events. We couldn't have done it without you." �AROUND CAMPUS LAKEHEAD TO HOST CIAU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP dcr 12). They are available at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, the Alumni Bookstore, and various outlets around the city. BREAST CANCER FORUM March 12-16, 1997 CIAU SCHEDULE By Andrew Monahan Saturday, March 1, 1997 1-3:30 pm Upper Lecture Theatre Friday, March 14, 1997 When Lakchcad hosted the National Women's Basketball Championship two years ago, organizers had to compete with the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships for volunteers, hotel rooms and media coverage. In spite of those c hallenges, the event proved to be so successful the Canadian Interunivcrsity Athletic Union (CIAU) asked Lakchcad to host the games again -in 1997, 1998, and 1999! Stu Julius, Lakehcad's Athletic Coordinator and Women's Basketball Coach, is proud that Lakchcad is hosting this high calibre event. "Lakchead is recognized as a good basketball school, and a good basketball community," he says. The support and organization of the 1995 Championship here at Lakchcad made a good impression on organizers and on TSN, the television network broadcasting the championship game across Canada. "And for a change," says Julius, "geography has been an asset forus in the decision." Thunder Bay just happens to be in the geographic centre of Canada, and an ideal meeting place for a national championship. Hosting a national event each year for three years has some obvious benefits fo r Lakchead, media coverage being one. TSN will be covering the gold medal round to be held Sunday, March 16, which will give the University excellent coverage nationally. The Lady Nor'Westcrs have also been "looking optimistically at the championships," says Julius, having defeated some of the top IO teams in the country this year. They are also undefeated on their home court this season. As for the difficulties, organizers arc anticipating that getting the fans out will be their greatest challenge. "With the added pressure to perform, the Lady Nor'Wcsters will need as much fan support as possible, particularly during the Saturday aflcmoon game," says Julius. Tickets will be on sale for six different "sessions." Each session includes two games except for the gold medal match on Sunday, March 16 which consists of only one game. Prices are $9 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $1 for children (un2 Session 1 Games 1 & 2 (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) Session 2 "The Estrogen Question" Guest speakers will be: Dr. Glen Holloway (Gynecologist) Games 3 & 4 (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) "Menopause & Estrogen" Saturday, March 15, 1997 "Osteoporosis & Estrogen" Session 3 Games 5 & 6 Consolation Side (1 p.m. & 3 p.m.) Lectures/Discussions (9:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m.) Session 4 Games 7 & 8 (6 p.m. & 8 p.m.) Sunday, March 16, 1997 Session 5 Game 9 Consolation Final Game10 Bronze Game (10 a.m. & noon) Session 6 Championship (4:30 p.m.) NANABIJOU CHILDCARE CENTRE Nanabijou Childcare Centre intends to offer a summer school age program starting July 2, 1997, and running through to the end of August. Enrollment can be for the whole s ummer or in two-week blocks. Drop-in care is also available. The program will be on-campus and w ill include outdoor activities such as nature walks and games and indoor crafts, music and creative play. The program coordinator is a licensed Early Childhood Educator. For more information, contact Sheila Wilhelm, Director of NCC, at 343-8369. ••• Nanabijou will once again be offering evening care during the Spring Session. If you would like to take a course but arc concerned about childcare, call Sheila Wilhelm to discuss the options available to you at Nanabijou. Drop-in care is also available with minimal notice. On-campus, licensed, convenient, nutritious meals and fun times! Come join the fun! -- Nancy Luckai _) Dr. Wesley Fidler (Rheumatologist) Dr. Susan Dent (Oncologist) "Breast Cancer & Estrogen" Dr. Christopher Lai (Cardiologist) "Heart Disease & Estrogen" There will be an open question period following presentations and refreshments will be provided.Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are $5 and are available from : Breast Health Centre (344-0088) Canadian Cancer Society (344-5433) Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program (343-1690)Northwestem , Ontario Regional Cancer Centre (3431610), Thunder Bay District Health Unit (625-5900) Health Fair In conjunction with the Breast Cancer Forum, a women's Health Fair will also be held in the Agora at Lakehead from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. The Health Fair will be open to the public at no charge. Both events arc being co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program at Lakehead. MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE Dr. Mchat Rahim (Education) is coordinating the annual Conference for the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group to be held on the Lakehead campus May 23-27, 1997. Dr. Keith Roy, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is the vice coordinator of the conference. Lakehead is expecting to welcome about 70 mathematicians and mathematics educatf'\ from all over Canada, U.S.A. and Eur<-,_.) The Internet address for the conference is http://www@lakeheadu.ca/cmesgwww/ ~gcdem97 .htm I Agora, February, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS OSOTF RAFFLE Grand Prize: Free Tuition for One Year Next month, one lucky person is going to win a year of free tuition at Lakehead University, another will win a Kona Fire Mountain Rock Shox mountain bike, and a third will win a custom-made backpack from Ostrom Outdoors. For the cost of a $2 ticket (3/$5) participants will be taking their chances on winning these and other prizes totalling more than $6,000. All prizes have been donated to Lakehead University in support of the University's efforts to raise money for student bursaries. The funds raised will be matched dollar for dollar by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. TWO-TIME WINNERS OF NATIONAL MERIT AWARD For the second year in a row, Lakehead's Student Chapter has been awarded a National Merit Award by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. In the photo above are Student Chapter Executive members: (left to right) Cory Schmidt, Kris Heale, Dave Maijala (President), Ingrid Thompson, Brad Scott, Michelle Macgowan, Kevan Gillson and Adrienne Stolz. In addition, Lakchcad chemical engineering student Kris Heale was chosen to be )he 1996 recipient of Edmonton Chcmi\... . Engineering Scholarship of$ I 000 awarded by The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The prize was given for leadership qualities, above-average academic performance and contributions to the CSChE. You may purchase your tickets on campus at the LUSU office and from residence council representatives. If you wish to help sell tickets, OSOTF Raffle organizer Noel Keag has arranged for a Vending Machine donated by Pepsi to be given to the person who sells the most tickets. For information contact No!I Keag at 3438631. OSOTF Raffle Draw will take place on Thursday, March 27, 1997 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Saturday, March 23, 1997 Students, staff, faculty, alumni and guests are invited to attend the 5th Annual Chemical Engineering Conference at Lakehead with keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Miller, President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. For information, Contact Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh at (807) 343-8343. As well as serving as Vice-President External with the Student Chapter, Hcale has been an avid competitor in provincial and national level cross country skiing and running events. In engineering, he is particularly interested in the environment and pollution reduction. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association _ "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote /-800-327-5580 Agora, February, 1997 OVIDE MERCREDI VISITS LAKEHEAD Ovide Mercrcdi, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, visited the campus in February at the invitation of a student club called The Coalition for Culturally Appropriate Education @Lakehead University. During his talk to a crowd of more than 500 students, staff and faculty in the Agora, he called on Canada's Prime Minister to convene a meeting of the Premiers to decide what to do about the recommendations put forward by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. 3 �llil#4•hilid•Mli=ii4i1¥i1•1#~•---1--------------------An increase of up to I 0% will be permitted with 30% of any increase dedicated to student bursaries. With the general grants' announcement having been made prior to the new year, we , still awaiting the specific allocation for Lakehead University. 1~ _} expected prior to the end of March, 1997. The major piece of the puzzle to put together is the enrolment estimate, and this will be further debated by the Task Force on Funding during the coming weeks. The recent government announcement also introduced two new initiatives but provided few details. The first initiative is a special scholarship program whereby 2% of the very top students in the Ontario system would be rewarded with free tuition. The second initiative consists of proposed changes to the student loan system as follows: Effective August I, 1997, students will have to borrow $7,000 from OSAP before the loan-forgiveness part of the program kicks in. The current level is $6,000. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University The Great Plasma Challenge It appears that Lakehead faculty and staff have won a resounding victory in the friendly competition initiated by LUSU to see which group -- students or staff/faculty-- could donate more blood plasma to the Thunder Bay Plasma Collection Centre over a one-month period ending February IS, 1997. (It was agreed upon at the outset that since Lakehead students outnumbered staff and faculty by a ratio of 6: I, the results would be calculated accordingly.) When the competition ended, LUSU President Chris Straka Emailed me to say that while Lakehead students donated 33 units (given by 25 people) compared to staff /faculty's 11 units (given by S people), when the ratio of 6: I was factored in, the results showed that staff and faculty donated 50% more blood plasma than the students. However, he pointed out the student body was actually the true winner of this challenge to support the Plasma Centre's drive for new donors since a "whopping" 85% of Lakehead student donations were made by new donors compared to a "measly" 9% from Lakchead staff and faculty. Congratulations to all who took part in this worthy initiative. Let's hope that The Great Plasma Challenge becomes an annual event. Pat O'Brien to Leave Thunder Bay Pat O'Brien, past Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, is moving to Toronto to take up a new position with his employer, Ontario Hydro. Pat has been well recognized in the community with his "Mr. Volunteer" and "Hydro Pat" nicknames, and his work on behalf of Lakehead University over the years is a fine example. Pat is a Lakehead graduate who very much values and recognizes the opportunities that post-secondary education gave him and, ever since, he has been giving something back. Although Pat and Lynda are moving to Toronto, I am sure that they will continue to be involved, Pat as Past Chair, and both as valued alumni of Lakehead University. Tuition Announcement and Budgeting for 1997/98 Now that the Ontario Government has announced the tuition policy for 1997/98, we can work to further develop our budget models. 4 In addition the Ontario government is encouraging the Federal government to introduce a form of "educational" RRSP to help individuals to save for post-secondary education. Rumours about the federal Budget (due, I believe, on February 18, 1997) suggest that some type of new federal initiative aimed at the encouragement of university and university-business sponsored research will be a central budget theme. New Book - Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Oxford University Press has recently announced the publication of"Reconstituting India" edited by Pradip Sarbadhikari, Chair of the Political Science Department at Lakehead University. Team Canada Dan Parker of the Faculty of Business Administration (Year 4 Commerce) and I made the 10-hour trip from Vancouver to Seoul, Korea, in some impressive company. Shortly after take-off, Prime Minister Chretien passed through the cabin and the Team Canada Mission was officially launched. After arriving in Seoul, we confirmed the status ofKookMin University and lnha University as two institutions with whom we wanted to sign formal agreements as part of the formal signing ceremonies with the Prime Minister and the Premiers. The two agreements were finalized and, with both university Presidents attending, Dan Parker and I formally participated in the ceremonies. As well, I spent several hours at a third institution that holds promise in the future, and I anticipate that officials from this institution will visit Lakehead University this summer. The focus on English competency is almost overwhelming. At one institution, oral English competency has been made a formal requirement for graduation (without special courses offered), and this trend is expected to grow. The Korean institutions interested in Lakehead University focus on the following areas: - bilateral student/faculty exchanges; - recommending English teachers on an annual basis; - collaboration to strengthen research with the Korean universities; - the provision of special summer language/cultural programs in Canada for Korean students; Agora, February, 1997 �As a result of this visit, we have been asked to submit a proposal f0 a new summer program and, near the end of the visit to Korea, ther university expressed an interest in a bilateral program with Lakehead University. The one university that I was able to visit was very impressive with modem facilities. As well, during the visit to Korea, I had the opportunity to meet, over dinner, a total of eight recent graduates of Canadian universities who are teaching English in various Korean language institutions (including one recent Lakehead University graduate, Diane Ramanathan). Although there are some negative stories to be heard, all of these recent graduates were very enthusiastic about the experience. The salary is not bad and, with most living costs taken care of, reference was made, more than once, to the prospect ofsaving money to pay off student loa~. There seems to be literally thousands of recent Canadian graduates in Korea and still many new jobs arc posted. The suggestion was made, and I think it is a good one, that through our Placement Centre or Career Centre, we should have one of the graduate teachers, on a visit back to Canada, come and give an informational seminar on teaching in Korea to interested students. As well, one of the Canadian universities that places a significant number of graduates in Korea, tacks on to their academic year ESL Part I to help prepare the recent graduates. A few other general reflections relate to the current labour issues in Seoul. Although very localized, it is quite dramatic, especially if you unexpectedly come upon the riot police or a demonstration. Roy Murray from Confederation College, Dave Marshall, President ofNipissing University, and I ventured forth early one mom• ~ to visit the labour leaders holed up on the grounds ofMyondong __.tholic Cathedral. To our surprise, we easily entered the compound and talked with the Vice-President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Although small in numbers, this is a very committed and ideologically-based effort that is as much about politics as it seems to be about labour laws. A general election will be held this year in Korea, and this has enhanced the public interest. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, was the second official stop, but only for a two-day visit. In addition to the formal Team Canada program, I was able to meet Gregoria Beltran, the Principal of Hope Christian High School in Manila. Gregoria is the sister of Dr. Anita Beltran-Chen of Lakehead University's Department of Sociology. As well, I visited the Canadian immigration office to determine the ease (or lack of it) in obtaining a student visa and, as well, to meet with the official of Cardinal Sin's office who is in charge of all parochial schools in the Philippines. On the trip, Premier Mike Harris was very approachable and commented several times on the strength of the Ontario post-secondary sector. Although I had met the Premier in the past, this trip offered the first interactions since his government came to power. As well, on the Team Canada plane, wearing my Lakehead University sweatshirt, I flushed out a 1961 attendee of Lakehead University, John Legate, who remembers his Lakehead days very fondly. He currently operates a business in the Ottawa area. With some 350 business delegates on the airplane, it could be considered a fund-raisers' paradise. The final airport ofcall was Thailand and the photo (below) shows the Canadian university delegates with the Thai Minister of University Affairs, Mr. Montree Danpaibul. I attended an education fair in Bangkok sponsored by the Canadian Education Centre and, while I don't see the potential for a lot of Thai students coming to Canada, the universities do present interesting opportunities for short-term, reciprocal faculty visits and for specialized student placements. For example, five of our 1997 class of nursing students at Lakehead University are currently doing a placement in Northern Thailand and much interest was shown in similar visits for teacher education placements. In closing, this trip was a beneficial and interesting experience for both Dan Parker and myself (even though, on some days, it seemed like a long, incredible journey - try to imagine a bus with 425 people on it moving through 3 cities of 10 million people). I brought back extensive paper material on the trip and if individuals are interested in more information, please feel free to give me a call. CanCopy Violations We have been advised of two further alleged violations of our CanCopy licence. I related an earlier concern a few months ago. I am somewhat surprised more arc happening and are being reported independently to CanCopy. These are serious issues and an educational initiative will be mounted to better inform faculty and staff of our legal obligations under the CanCopy licence. Shad Valley at Lakehead University In the Future You are invited to participate in an exploratory seminar to examine whether the Shad Valley Program could be offered at Lakehead University starting in 1998. Such a program, which promotes excellence in science, technology and entrepreneurship, would bring 50 of Canada's top high school students to our campus for one month. Date: Place: nme: Program: Team Canada participants meet with the Minister and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of University Affairs of Thailand. Agora, February, 1997 Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Senate Chambers 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stand-up Lunch Provided Ron Champion, VP, Shad Valley - An Introduction to Shad Valley John Whitfield, VP (Academic) Lakehead - What does Shad Valley mean to Lakehead? Elizabeth Smyth, OISE Thunder Bay - What does Shad bring to the gifted student - One or two Shad graduates - Shad as a summer experience 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Close Encounters of the Research Kind Cathy Gibbs interviews the 1996 Recipients of Lakehead's Distinguished Researcher Award DR. MURRAY LANKESTER Hooked by Worms Nematodes. Flukes. Worms. An odd passion one might think but an interest that infected Dr. Murray Lankester by chance; the vector being a summer job with a parasitologist during his undergraduate years. The result was that Lankester became the host to an unshakable, lifelong fascination for these "gruesome I i t t I e freeloaders." He has even received what most would consider a dubious distinction -- a parasitic nematode has been named in his honour, Voguracuaria lankesteri. Not every parasite is fortunate enough to be scrutinized by this Lakehead University Biology professor and his team of graduate students. Lankester prefers to concentrate on critters that have the potential to impact populations of valued wildlife species. In over I 00 scientific publications he has examined, among other things, the effects of swimbladder worms in sport and commercial fishes of Lake Superior, gizzard worms in shorebirds, muscle worms in arctic caribou, the brain worm causing Circling Disease in moose, and the way deer ticks (and Lyme disease) make their way to Thunder Bay on migratory birds. A lot of his energy is spent guiding graduate students with their thesis and manuscript writing, something Lankester feels is the 6 most difficult, yet most important part of their training. He credits his recognition as a recipient ofa Distinguished Researcher Award to the quality and quantity of the publications produced by him and his graduate students -- the ultimate measure of one's research contribution. Currently, Newfoundland caribou are arousing his curiosity, or rather, the wormy parasite of these animals. Lankester recently made a significant discovery when he linked a new neurological disease in Newfoundland caribou to a Norwegian parasite. The parasite, he hypothesized, was likely introduced to Canada by reindeer imported from Norway in 1908. Several questions still remain unanswered: how and why did the disease result in recent epizootics and which members of the caribou herd contributed the most to this outbreak? No doubt Murray Lankester will be pursuing these and many more "wormy" questions in the years ahead. DR. RAO PUTTAGUNTA A Master Storyteller Dr. Rao Puttagunta's applied research has taken many and varied forms, sometimes requiring scientific input on controversial subjects, but most times awarding him with international distinction. He played an integral role in the development ofan organic coolant for CANDU nuclear reactors, greatly increasing their efficiency. He provided the ingenuity necessary for the development ofa viscosity correlation equation which predicts the behaviour of oil from bitumen sands at any temperature with a variety of variables. He has been a nuclear reactor troubleshooter, his work culminating in handbooks for the design and operation of some key nuclear power reactor systems, and he has even been instrumental in piloting the chemical synthesis of several new compounds. Puttagunta's current research -- which is detailed in the Winter '97 issue of Nor'Wester -- involves the upgrading ofl- • \ tumen oil. He is striving to convert biJ men completely to liquid fuel with no coke by-product. The process is still in the lab stage, but if he successfully generates an economically and socially feasible pilot process, this technology may revolutionize international supply and demand balances. Rao Puttagunta considers classroom contact to be an integral part of his university career. He believes teaching gives him the intellectual stimulation crucial to pursuing research while research provides him with the practical applications (and the stories) to keep his classes stimulating and exciting. What currently inspires him? In his younger years it was the excitement of discovery, but now other goals have reached far greater importance: reading, gardening, music, and understanding his maker. Cathy Gibbs is one ofseveral 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 Resea. Knowledge. The Distinguished Researcher Award is presented each year by the Vice-President, Academic, on the recommendation of the Senate Research Committee. For information contact: Brian O'Connor, Chair, Senate Research Committee CALL FOR PAPERS for the 8th Annual GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE to be held March 12, 1997 in the Senate Chambers Graduate students interested in presenting papers are encouraged to contact: Q Lynn Gollat Graduate Studies and Research 343-8785 Agora, February, 1997 �Over $26.4 Million Raised! NORTHERN REPORT As the National Chair of the Share It seems hard to believe that the Our Northern Vision campaign I Share Our Northern Vision campaign (Phase I) is completed. Five years ago when the campa ign Dr. Robert G. Rosehart was launched in President Toronto's Royal Lakehead University Bank Tower and later in Thunder Bay, it seemed that this celebration was many, many days into the F-ure. Indeed our project seemed daunting 1 ~-• now, here we arc celebrating not only having reached our goal but surpassing it. I extend much appreciation to all of our generous donors from the City of Thunder Bay, the region, the province and from across Canada who have contributed to the $26.4 million that Lakehead has received. The funds have enabled us to complete important capital building projects, enhance our scholarships and bursaries program and develop some interesting new initiatives. I would especially like to acknowledge and thank all the members ofourcampaign cabinet and, in particular, the Chair, Bill James, for his inspiring leadership. A special thank you also goes to the many other volunteers who have worked tirelessly to see us to the completion of the largest fund -raising campaign ever conducted in Northwestern Ontario. Some exciting new initiatives are planned with Phase II, and we look to your continued support and leadership. (;' Volume 4; Issue 1 William James National Chair Share Our Northern Vision Campaign would most especially like to thank the hardworking members of the Campaign Cabinet including Robert J. Paterson, CEO Marine Division, N.M. Paterson and Sons Lim ited, Thunder Bay; Robert F. Faircloth, recently retired Executive Director, BTR Industries Limited, United Kingdom; Richard G. Andison, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Powell Equipment Limited, Winnipeg; Norene C . MacLeod, Manager, Public Relations, Ontario District, Royal Bank of Canada, Burlington; William K. Rankin, owner Pizza Pizza, Thunder Bay; William B. McDermott, President, McDermott Group Inc, Mississauga; Florence J. Johnston, Past Chair, Fund-raising Committee, LU Board of Governors; . H. Fraser Dougall, President and Chief Executive Officer, H.F. Dougall Company Ltd., Thunder Bay; John D. Valley, Managing Director, Chase Manhatten Bank of Canada, Toronto; Peter J. Prior, Senior Manager, Royal Bank Trade Service Centre, Toronto; Thomas J. Jones, President and CEO, Tom Jones Construction Inc., Thunder Bay; and Harry Jaako, Chair, Discovery Capital Corporation, Vancouver. Congratulations to al I ofour generous donors who recognize that we are able to meet the post-secondary educational challenges of tomorrow by making an investment in Lakehead University today. LAKEHEAD Winter 1997 The last few years have been a difficult time of change and adjustment for the University. While our students struggled with Dusty Miller the increasingly Chair, Board of high costs of Governors educat i on, Fund-raising Committee Lakehead, like many of its counterparts in Ontario, faced immense challenges due to reduced government funding. Nevertheless, thanks to the financial support of numerous corporations, foundations, local and regional businesses, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, we have emerged from these trying years with renewed ability to meet the new social, economic and fiscal realities. On behalf of the Board of Governors Fundraising Committee, I wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the Share Our Northern Vision donors. Your gifts will enable Lakehead to build on its long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. They will also help the University to create and sustain a rich climate for research and scholarship. Your generosity in the area of bursary and scholarship endowments will assist future generations of students in attaining their academic goals. Although the path ahead for Lakehead and its students may continue to be challenging, I am confident that, with your support, Lakehead will prosper, develop and move foiward into the next century with confidence. UN IVERSIT Y �~S ION ! 0 U R< ORTlll!RNVl SHARE OUR NORTHERN VISION CAMPAIGN - PHASE I Source of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gift~ J % of Goal UNIVERSITY FAMILY Board of Governors Faculty & Staff $100,000 $386,077 386.1 % $100,000 $276.665 $1,510,146 276.7% $ 1,000,000 Alumni $35,175 Misc. Family Gifts TOTAL UNIVERSITY FAMILY STUDENT REFERENDUM 151.0% il,200.j)j)_Q $2,208,063 184 .0% $2,900,000 $A.,ASJ..2JJ! 153.5% FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MISC. $499,750 $1 ,024,642 Bequests Friends & Misc. TOTAL FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MJSC . PARENTS FOUNDATIONS $1,00J),00j) $1.,52-4,39.2 $.1.0J)_,000 $J_,2lli)_Jl00 $93,996 94.0% $..2,247,007 187 .3 % 152.4% CORPORATE SECTOR National Corporations $3,725,739 Local/Regional Corporations $544,095 Corporate Foundations Service Clubs, Assoc. & Societies TOTAL CORPORATE SECTOR ·-· TOTAL PRIVATE SECTOR GIVING MUNICIPROV/FED. GOV'T GRAND TOTAL $236,495 $1 ,756.498 $4,200,000 $1.Q,600,0Q0 i{i,2-62.,827 149.1% $1%181,496 1S8.4% ~QQQ· $.2..62.~~m 112.0% $26,415,824 137.58% $19,200,000 Disbursement of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gifts I % of Goal Bora Laskin Building $6,000,000 $ 1, 187,092 19.8% Chancellor Paterson Library $3,000,000 $4,327 ,560 144.3% C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse $3,000,000 $37,500 l.3 % Student Centre $3,300,000 $4,444,9-12 134 .7% Scholarships, Bursaries , Awards $1,000,000 $2,996,716 299.7% Equipment $1,000,000 $1,083,027 108.3% New Initiatives $1,000,000 $9,929,347 992.9% Fellowship Residence (Halliday Hall) $500,000 $476, I 10 95 .2 % Handicap Access $400,000 $273 , 116 68.3 % (e.g. NAPE, Chair of Finnish Studies, Music & Visual Ans, LU Sports Institute) $490,575 Unrestricted - - - !TOTAL ) 1: $1 ,169,869 Faculty & Dept. Initiatives $1912001000 $2614151824 137.6% I �REPORT r A Special Thanks to Lakehead University Faculty and Staff who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign from November 1991-0ctober 31, 1996 Ms Beverly Adams Dr. Henry J. Akervall Mr. Doug Alexander Mr. Frank Allaire Mr. Ken Allan Dr. W.R. Allaway Mr. Fred Anderson Mr. Frederick J. Anderson Ms Heather Anderson Ms Margaret M. Anderson Mr. Don Andrews Dr. James T. Angus Dr. Robert W. Archibald Mr.Jim Arnot Mr. Donald J. Auger Mrs. Eleanora Bailey Ms Cheryl M. Balacko Mrs. Diane Ball Mrs. Barbara Barber Mr. Lynn A. Barber Mrs. Barbara L. Barnes Mrs. Dale Barnes Mr. Donald M. Barnes Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bartonek Mr. J. David Bates Dr. Anthony Bauer Mr. Crnndall Benson r "r. Maurice W. Benson ,,/rs. Judy Bertrand Mrs. Elizabeth A. Berube Mr. Kailash C. Bhatia Mr. C. Ralph Birston Mrs. Karen D. Bishop Mr. L. Dale Black Ms Rita Blais Mrs. Shirley A. Boneca Mr. John Bonofiglio Mrs. Wendy Bons Mr. Norman C. Bonsor Ms Margaret I. Boone Dr. G. J. Borradaile Mrs. Phyllis Bosnick Dr. Alan Bowd Mrs. Mary Boyer Mr. Bill Bragnalo Mrs. Aline Breselc Mr. Glen C. Broman Mr. Kenneth Brown Ms Denise A. Bruley Mr. Tony Cappello Dr. Aris Carastathis Dr. Willlll'd H. Clll'mean Dr. Donald Carpenter Dr. Glen B. Carruthers Mr. David Challen Ms Madge Chan Dr. Anita Beltran Chen Dr. Min-sun Chen .,-Ms Vonnie K. Cheng Ir. Patrick A. Chol in Ms Ina Chomyshyn Mr. 1. D. Christie Mr. Jack P. Christy Mr. Chris Clark Mr. Douglas Clarke Mr. Richard Clarke Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke Mr. Andre T. Cloutier Ms Mary Beth Coates Ms Sharon Cole Dr. Dianne L. Common Mr. David Corbett Mrs. Linda Cordoni Mrs. Maria Costanzo Ms Mary C. Courtland Mrs. Jo-Ann Crichlow Dr. Jane E. Crossman Mrs. Joan M. Crowe Dr. Walter R. Crowe Mr.Daniel F. Crozier Mr. Jan T. Cull Dr. Harold G. Cumming Mr. Pat Cybulski Mr. Kurt Dahl Dr. Emil J. David Mrs. KimberlyT. Day Mr. Jose deCangas Mrs. Anne E. Deighton Dr. Roger Delaney Dr. Alice den-Otter Dr. Livio Di Matteo Ms Elizabeth C. Diem Mr. Peter Dika Dr. Robert S. Dilley Ms Catharine E. Doig Mr. Jack Drewes Dr. Paul Driben Mr. Daniel R. Duckert Ms Kimberly T. Duffy Dr. Peter Duinker Dr. Tom Dunk Mrs. Sandy Dunning Mrs. Erica L. Dzuba Dr. William Eames Dr. Said M. Easa Mrs. Julie A. Elliott Mr. Harry Elmslie Dr. Geoffrey Engholm Dr. A. E. Epp Dr. Rob E. Farmer Mrs. Ruby V. Farrell Dr. Kim M. Fedderson Ms Maria Fine Dr. Joyce Forbes Ms Margaret E. Forbes Dr. Richard Freitag Mrs. Mariann Frigeri Mr. John F. Futhey Mr. Laurie J. Garred Ms Kathleen Gnzey Dr. James H. Gellert Ms Joan Gerow Mrs. Valerie J. Gibbons Ms Norma Gibson Dr. A.G. Gillies Dr. Norman Ginsburg Ms Arlene Glavish Mr. Richard J. Glew Mr. Michael J. Gluck Dr. S.R. Goldstein Ms Sarah A. Gooding Dr. Colin Graham Mr. Eric A. Green Miss Joanna M. Griffith Dr. T. John Griffith Dr. James Haines Ms Deana Halonen Mr. A. (Bert) Harding Ms Frances Harding Ms Lorraine F. Harris Mrs. Connie Hartviksen Mr. Ken R. Hartviksen Dr. Minoru Hasegawa Mr. Gerry M. Hashiguchi Mrs. P. Lynn Hauta Dr. M. H. Hawton Dr. G. Hazcnberg Dr. Wi lliam G. Heath Mr. Peter E. Higgelke Ms Joy Himmelman Dr. F. M. Holmes Mrs. Susan L. Horsfall Mrs. Jennifer D. Howie Dr. Wendy Huang Dr. Alan N. Hughes Mr. D. Gwyn Hughes Mr. Ray Hurd Ms Rebecca Hurley Ms Betty Hygaard Mr. Robert M. lsotalo Ms Lada H. lwasykiw Dr. John L. Jamieson Mr. Edward H. Jansscns Dr. Chris Jecchinis Dr. C. D. Johnson Dr. M. E. Johnston Mr. Stuart W. Julius Mr. Benjamin J. Kaminski Mr. James L. Kantor Mrs. Iris Klll'am Dr. A. J. Kayll Dr. Werden Keeler Mr. William D. Keeler Dr. John H. Kelleher Mrs. Mary Lou Kelley Dr. David Kemp Miss Susan E. Kemp Dr. Beverley K. Kent Dr. Clement F. Kent Mr. Peter S. Kerr Dr. Muzibul H. Khan Ms Ti King Dr. Stephen D. Kinrade Ms Rhonda R. KirkGardner Dr. Stephen A. Kissin 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 Mr. Maurice A. Ktytor Mrs. Dawn Kucher Mr. Peter N. Labor Lakehead University Faculty Association Dr. Murray Lankester Dr. Ron S. Lappage Dr. Norman LaVoie Mr. Peter Levis Dr. Claude G. Liman Dr. J. G. Locker Mrs. Cynthia H. Loos Dr. Brian J. Lorch Mr. Frank Luckai Mrs. Nancy J. Luckai Ms Andrea G. Lundy Dr. Jeanette L. Lynes Dr. Alastair Macdonald Dr. Richard MacGillivray Ms Judith K. Mackie Ms Margaret F. Maclean Dr. Peter F. Mah Dr. Lada Malek Dr. Azim Mallik Dr. Abdool-Hack Mamoojee Mrs. Tracey E. Marks Dr. Richard Maundrell Mr. Ralph F. Mauro Dr. Stephen McBride Dr. Lome S. McDougall Mr. Andy McFall Mr. Fred McIntosh Dr. Roderick W. McLeod Mr. Brian R. McMillan Mr. Dennis H. McPherson Dr. William Melnyk Ms Karen Merkley Dr. George Merrill Ms Diane Michieli Dr. Kathleen M. Minor Mr. G. Mitchell Dr. R.H. Mitchell Dr. W. T. Momot Mrs. LaRea Moody Mr. Brian J. Moore Mr. Bill K. Morgan Ms A. Michel Morton Mrs. Marion Muldoon Dr. Gary Munro Dr. Gary Murchison Mr. Alain Nabarra Mr. Shiv Naimpally Dr. John Naysmith Dr. R. W. Nelsen Mrs. Brenda Nelson Dr. Connie Nelson Mr. Ron Nelson Mr. Stan Nemec Ms Norma Jean Newbold Dr. Inn Newhouse Dr. I. Nirdosh Dr. David A. Nock Mr. Henry E. North Mr. J. O'Melll'a Dr. Martin Oosterveld Dr. Donald E. Orr Dr. Anne Osborn- Seyffert Dr. George W. Ozburn Mr. Daniel R. Pakulak Ms Diana E. Pallen Dr. Urned S. Pa.nu Dr. V. V. Paranjape Dr. William H. Parker Mr. David B. Parsons Dr. Murray N. Patterson Mr. Pentti A. Paularinne Mrs. Janice Pellizzari Mr. Lou Pero Dr. S. Penny Petrone Dr. Brian A. Phillips Mrs. Linda Phillips Mr. Robert N. Pickard Mr. James Podd Mrs. Karen J. Poole Ms Debra D. Poulin Mr. Fred Poulter Dr. Yves Prevost Mrs. Kim K. Price Dr. Reino E. Pulkki Mr. Peter H. Puna Dr. V. R. Puttagunta Dr. James A. Pylypiw Dr. J. D. Rabb Mr. Ain Raitsakas Dr. Manit Rappon Dr. Harun Rasid Mr. Donald J. Richardson Dr. J. Michael Richardson Dr. R. Charles S. Ripley Mr. Dennis R. Roddy Dr. Robert Rosehart Dr. L. Keith Roy Dr. Raul E. Ruiperez Mr. John C. Russell Mr. Peter J. Rutherford Dr. J.P. Ryder Ms Gabriella E. Sacchetti Dr. Henry T. Saliba Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Dr. K. Paul Satinder Ms Gisella C. Scalese Dr. Vincent L. Schonberger Dr. G. Schroeter Dr. Alexander Sedov Mrs. Joan L. Seeley Dr. E. C. Setliff Mr. Lyn F. Sevean Mrs. Vivian Sharp Ms Katherine M. Shedden Ms Jo-Anne Silverman Dr. Helen Smith Mr. V. C. Smith Dr. James E. P. Smithers Mrs. Cindy Soldan Dr. Thomas M. Song Mr. Ron Spina Ms Donna St. James Dr. J. D. Stafford Ms Stefanie D. Slangier Mrs. Vera I. Stankey Ms Donna L. Stecky Mrs. Beverley Stefureak Mrs. Bonnie J. Stemkens Mr. Grant D. Stephenson Dr. M. Darlene Steven Dr. J. D. Stewart Ms Jessie Sutherland Dr. Robert Sweet Mr. George Takahashi Dr. M. Jane Taylor Ms Sharon E. Taylor Ms Janice C. Thatcher Dr. Douglas J. Thom Dr. Tony Thompson Dr. Lisle A. Thomson Mr. Carl Thorsteinson Mrs. Susan F. Trevisan Dr. Peggy TrippKnowles Ms Catherine D. Trojan Mr. WalterTrutenko, Jr. Dr. Seimer H. Tsang Mr. Michael W. Turek Mr. Gilbert W. Vanson Mrs. Linda A. Veinot Dr. Gerry Vervoort Mrs. Patricia Vervoort Mrs. Susan Viitala Ms Pamela Wakewich Mr. E.G. Walsh Dr. Raija Warkentin Dr. John Warren Mr. Don W. Watson Dr. Paul Watts Mrs. Dolores E. Wawia Dr. Dan Weeks Dr. Geoffrey Weller Mr. Robert G. Welsh Mr. H. Westbroek Ms Geraldine S. White Dr. John Whitfield Mrs. Bonny Wigmore Mrs. Heather Williams 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. Julie Zhou Dr. EmstR. Zimmermann Dr. Siegfried Zingel Mr. Rob Zuback Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor list. We apologize for any errors or omissions. �LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY THANKS OUR DONORS Superior Council $2S0,000+ Canadian Suomi Foundation Lakehcad University Alumni Lakehead University Board of Governors. Faculty and Staff Lakehead University Students Ontario Energy Corp. Ontario Hydro The Senator Norman M. Paterson Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario Governors' Circle $100,000 • $249,999 William H. Buset Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay Evelyn B. Halliday William Merz Ontario Forest Industry Association Ronald A. Ristimaki Royal Bank of Canada TransCanada PipeLines R.H. Webster Foundation Senators' Circle $50,000 - $99,999 Air Canada Avenor Inc. Bank of Montreal J.P. Bickell Foundation J. Armand Bombardier Foundation CIBC Canadian Pacific Limited DuPont Canada Inc. General Electric Foundation !MASCO Limited John L. Labatt Foundation Max Bell Foundation Museum Placement Services Rainy River Forest Products Rotary Club ofFort William SME Estate of Margaret Elizabeth Tapp MorrisZaslow University Club $10,000 -$49,999 3M Canada Inc. Abitibi-Price Inc. John Andrews Foundation John and Annette Augustine Frederick Balina Bank Of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Barrick Gold Corporation Boise Cascade Canada Ltd. Bombardier Inc. Bruno's Contracting (Thunder Bay) Ltd. Cambridge Shopping Centre Canada Life Assurance Company Canada Malting Company Limited Canada Safeway Limited page 4 Canada Trus1 Company Canadian Foundation for Aids Research Canadian National Railway Centra Gas Ontario Inc. Min-sun and Anita B. Chen The Chronicle-Journal Clara Industrial Services Confederation College Consumers Gas Company Ltd. Dascon Investments Ltd. Domtar Inc. Eckhardt-Gramatte Foundation Ernst & Young Estate of Alan T. Kirk Estate of Aune Maria Lahti Es1a1e of Gloria Legrow Estate of Bridget Morton Estate of M. H. Trumbull Fort City Kinsmen Club Graham, Bacon, Welter Arehitec1s & Consul1ing Engineers Great-West Life Assurance Company The Harold Crabtree Foundation Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. Hewlell-Packard (Canada) Imperial Oil Limited loco Limited Intercity Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine The Investors Group Iron Range Bus Lines Inc. Nora Jenkens KPMG Educa1ional Foundation Lakehead University Faculty Association Lakehead University Engineering Students Lakehead University Foundat ion Lakehead University Student Union Lafarge Canada Inc. London Life Insurance Company Lovat Tunnel Equipment Inc. Manulife Financial George J. Merrill Minhal Holdings Ltd. A. L. Musselman Paul Mz.yk John and Jean-Etoile R. Naysmith Nesbill Bums North American Life Assurance Ontario Hydro Ontario Professional Engineers George W. Oz.burn PEAK Performance Tech. Petro-Canada Inc. Placer Dome Inc. Polish Combatants Branch #2 I 9 Powell Equipment Limited RBC Dominion Securities Richardson Century Fund Ronald P. Frye & Company SNC•LA VALIN Inc. Sceptre Investment Counsel ScotiaMcLeod Inc. Sears Canada Inc. Hilda E. Simmons The Simons Foundation John (Jack) E. Stokes Sun Life of Canada Suncor Inc. Thunder Bay Harbour Commission Thunder Bay Foundation Thunder Bay Hydro Tom Jones Corporation William and Pauline Tomlinson Toronto-Dominion Bank VS Services Limi ted Visual Engineering The Bernard Weiler Family Weiler, Maloney, Nelson Weldland Steel Ltd. William and Mary West Am & Margaret Westlake Amethyst Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay Bruce E. Aris Atkinson Charitable Foundation Avenor lnc. BOO Dunwoody Beatrice Foods Inc. Gerald Bidwell Mary Bjorklund Campbell Soup Company Ltd. Canadian Geological Foundation Canadian Shield Foundation Cheadle Johnson Shanks Macivor Coastal Steel Construction The Coates Family Construction Forming Systems Inc. V. B. Cook Limited Consulting Engineers Cross Country Canada Dominion Group Foundation Dominion Motors Limited LU English Studies Equipment World Inc. Everest of Thunder Bay Fortune Financial Corp. LU Geography Dept. Steve S. Hessian Hudson's Bay Company Jnterprovincial Pipe Lines Benjamin J. Kaminski Evelyn G. Kertland The Laskin Foundation Inc. Ronald B. Lester Margaret Maclean Maclean Hunter Limited LU Mathematical Sciences Dept. McClelland & Stewart Inc. Muriel McCutcheon The McLean Foundation Connie Nelson lnderjit and Usha Nirdosh Nor-Shore Ready Mix Concrete Products Limited The North West Company Mary O'Rourke Bertha V. Oja Ontario Professional Fores1ers Foundation Ontario Hydro Port Arthur General Hospital & St. Joseph's Hospital Staff Physicians Ronald B. N. Palinka The Alfred Petrone Family S. Penny Petrone C. C. Poulin Equipment Limited The Fred L. Poulter Family Proctor & Redfern Limited Provenzano Group of Companies V. R. & Krishna Puttagunta Lyla Rathbone Miriam L. Rideout Rio Algom Limited Robert G. Rosehart Rotary Club of Thunder Bay • (Port Arthur Chapter) Royal LePage Charitable Foundation Royal Trust Jobbitt, Stead, Halabisky, Karlstedt Jo-Anne Silverman E. Lome Smith Victor C. Smith LU Sociology Dept LU Social Work Dept. Thunder Bay Children's Seivices Thunder Bay Chinese-Canadian Association Thunder Bay Medical Society Thunder Bay Wins Hazel Campbell Tomlinson TransCanada Pipelines Seirner H.L. Tsang Victoria Inn Westfort Kiwanis This listing Is up to October 31, 1996 William Melnyk S.A.Mirza George and Mary Morrison Mutual Life Assurance Company NWO Chartered Accountants National Transportation Week Share Our Northern Vision Lakehead University Development Office 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Phone: (807)343-8000 ""':'\ ._p White Pine Electric Ltd. Lois and Roy Wilson Xerox Inc. James D. Young Ernst Zimmermann Zurich Canada William M. Mercer Ltd. The Vince Mirabelli Family Frank and Cathy Mitchell R.H. Mitchell & Valerie Dennison Molson Companies W.T.Momot .J' �RESEARCH NEWS Visiting Scholars pursue issues in Native Philosophy In the fall Lakehead University welcomed four visiting scholars participating in the Native Philosophy Project, a program funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. by Lorraine Brundige The work of three scholars, Dr. Michael Pomedli (left), Dr. Viola Cordova (centre) and Dr. Jim Cheney (right) is featured below in an article by Lorraine Brundige. DR. JIM CHENEY Language and the Ceremonial World Dr. Jim Cheney, from the University of Wisconsin, became interested in First Nation's philosophies as a result of his environmental research. He now considers First Nation's philosophy as it pertains to "questions of ethical and epistemological relationships to nature" his primary interest. Cheney claims that Native philosophies "offer significant challenges to prevailing concepts in mainstream environmental ethics." To date Cheney's work has been largely theoretical and when questioned about his research he laughed and said, "It's changed since I came here." The change came about as a result of bringing his work into "the real world." His interest is twofold. He adds that "the usual way of doing environmental ethics fails ...the Western ethical framework doesn't work." He is l '!arching for new ways to think about en. ironmental ethics. He believes, however, that certain ideas in Western philosophy which run counter to mainstream ethical theory may have possibilities in that they resonate with the ideas he knows about in Native philosophy. Cheney's second interest stems, in part, from the notion that there are alternative ways to intelligently engage the world. The way Native people have done it is in practise; it is embedded in their life, their language. Cheney proposes what he calls a 'ceremonial world.' He went from thinking of language as encoding beliefs representing the world as it "really is" to thinking of language as primarily performative. We do things with words, and these actions have real consequences. According to Cheney, when you look at this body oflanguage, instead of seeing it as a claim about the way the world is (a statement about what's true), see it as creating a sort of ceremonial space within which one lives and acts. Now whether you accept or reject this body of language has more to do with the practical consequences of adopting it than r ·,ith whether it pictures the world as it ex'-,sts independently of human interaction with it. Language, he thinks, is a mode of interaction within a living and co-responding world. Agora, February, 1997 The work of a fourth scholar. Dr. Ryan Parr. will be featured in an upcoming issue. DR. VIOLA CORDOVA Examining the Examiners Those having had the privilege of meeting and talking to Dr. Viola Cordova know her to be a highly analytical philosopher devoted to the topic of the philosophy of Indigenous peoples of North America. Cordova's research is focused in two areas. Her primary focus is to discover new methods for doing Native American philosophy. Of interest to Cordova are the means by which to put across Native American thought. To date most research on Native people has resulted from the work of anthropologists and ethnographers with the implication that Native thought is something "archaic." Cordova, as a philosopher, is claiming that Native American thought is a valid thought fonn and not inferior to Western thought but rather another fonn of adapting to living on this planet. She concentrates this research to three areas: a search for context, inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein; a search for a leitmotiv, inspired by F.M. Cornford; and an explora- tion of language studies taken from the work of Benjamin Whorf. It is Cordova's claim that ''through using the approaches of these three thinkers, as opposed to psychological, sociological, economic, or lit•erary approaches, the study of Native American philosophy might prove more fru itfu I." She is currently in the process of writing a series ofessays dealing with questions such as 'What do we base our identity on' and 'What are our values.' Cordova claims that her second research interest is "somewhat controversial" in that it concerns the analysis of "Western" thought by a non-Western person. As in her primary research, Cordova relies on the approaches of Wittgenstein, Whorf and Cornford adding as well the work of Jose Ortega y Gasset. Cordova questions whether topics such as "historical sequence, the idea of progress, and even the notion of something so simple as a notion of "mankind" can be questioned by someone out...continued on page 8 7 �ld@%i;A=tid•ii%i9=•1~ G -.. -------------------side the Western conceptual framework." She also quesions the 'foundations of a Western conceptual framework'. If you ask what she is doing, Cordova will laugh and say "I'm examining the examiners." DR. MICHAEL POMEDLI Native Logic, Gift-Giving, and Critical Analysis Dr. Michael M. Pomedli, from St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, is a philosopher committed to the study of Native philosophy. Pomedli was the first to introduce a course in Native Philosophy to the University of Saskatchewan in 1995. Believing himself to be alone in this unique endeavour, Pomedli was excited to receive a call from Dr. Douglas Rabb, a professor in Lakehead's Philosophy Department and a co-director of the Native Philosophy Project. Pomedli has identified five objectives which are keeping him quite busy these days. The first he called practical vs. theoretical. He laughed as he related that some people think he is in need of practical experience with Native people as opposed to theoretical. In spite of this misconception, Pomedli is currently working in the Native Philosophy Project to enrich the teaching of his classes. A second objective stems from being invited to teach a Native Logic class in Saskatchewan. Pomedli is now engaged in researching this topic. This leads to his third objective which is the study of the Midewiwin signatories of Treaty Number Three and the influence of gift-giving in both the fur trade and treaty signing. A fourth objective which Pomedli hopes to conclude while at Lakehead is a collaborative work with Sylvie Berbaum. Sylvie was a Rockefeller scholar last year. Pomedli is in the process of translating Sylvie's Doctoral Dissertation on the philosophy and music of contemporary Ojibwa powwows from French to English. The fifth objective is the preparation of a course in Critical Analysis using the liberation philosophy of Enrique Dussel. Lorraine Bnmdige is a student in the Master's program in Native and Canadian Philosophy. She is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal called S.P.A.R.K. •• Lakehead. 8 FIRST CANADIAN TO CHAIR NATIONAL AMERICAN DIVISION Dr. Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has assumed the chair of the Executive Committee of the Urban Transportation Division (UTD), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), effective October I, 1996. This is part of a four-year appointment ( 1994-98) as member, vice chair, chair, and past chair of the division. The UTD has about 13,000 affiliate members, and consists of 15 technical committees involving some 300 members. According to ASCE News, Easa is the first Canadian in the history of ASCE to chair its transportation division. An active member of the society, Easa was the chair of the Division's Planning committee from 1991 to 1994 and was on the steering committee of the ASCE 1995 transportation congress. As vice chair of ExCom for the past year, he comes well equipped to provide positive direction for the Division during the coming year. The division is currently organizing a leadership conference to identify future directions and to discuss its merger with transporta• tion-related divisions. After earning his PhD from University of California at Berkeley in 1982, Easa worked with the Ontario Ministry ofTransportation before joining Lakehead Univer• sity, and provided consulting in California and Delaware. He has been involved in a wide range of research projects, including traffic operations, transportation planning, geometric design, surveying, and project management. A prolific author, he has completed some I00 refereed journal articles as well as about 90 conference papers and research reports. Easa served as chair and editor of the 1996 I st transportation specialty conference, held in Edmonton, Alberta, which was sponsored by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). He also currently serves as chair of the CSCE Transportation Division. (IlTI Easa published the following journal papers: "Sight Distance Evaluation on Complex Highway Vertical Alignments." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 1996, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Easa, Halim, and Hassan), "Reliability Model for Predicting Pavement Thermal Cracking." ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, 1996, Vol. 122, No. 5 (Easa, Shalaby, and Halim), "Analytical Model for Sight Distance Analysis on 3-0 Highway Alignments." Transportation Research Record 1523, 1996 (Hassan, Eas ) and Halim), and "Thermal Stress ano Fractural Analysis of Asphalt Overlays." Transportation Research Record 1539, 1996 (Shalaby, Halim, and Easa). Easa attended the meeting of the steering committee of a specialty conference organized by the Urban Transportation Division, American Society ofCivil Engineers, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 24, 1996. The conference, co-chaired by Easa and Don Samdahl of BRW, Inc. in Seattle, is entitled, "Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality Planning: Making the Connection" and is planned to be held in Portland Oregon in 1998. ••• Dr.Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) presented a paper entitled "Two-pool urea kinetic modeling with a blood-side urea sensor" as part of minisymposium on "Two-pool urea kinetics: new approaches" at the 29th Annual American Society of Nephrology meeting in New Orleans, November 3-6, 1996. The study presented ;~ part of an on-going project in collabor.._/ tion with biosystems control engineers from the Italian National Research Council and nephologists from Italy and France. Garred has recently contributed a chapter to Critical Care Nephrology, a new stateof-the-art reference text for intensive care of patients in acute renal failure. The invited chapter is entitled "Biophysics of Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy." Garred is a co-author on two additional chapters. Garred gave guest lectures entitled "Urea kinetic modelling with on-line urea sensors" and "Long-term nutritional status of dialysis patients: Assessment by routine partial dialysate collection" during a twoday visit in Montreal in January as a visiting professor to the Nephrology Division at McGill University. In February, Garred was an invited speaker to the Second International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies held in San Diego, California. The presentation was entitled "Urea kinetic modeling in continuous renal replacement therapies: Dose quantif"~ cation." A paper based on the talk whi-...1 will appear in a future issue of Kidney International, the journal of the International Society ofNephrology. Agora, February, 1997 �IN=t4ii=t4PP3~1HGIHliUi11=1;bi;t----------------------FREEDOM TO READ WEEK February 24 to March 2, 1997 l Did you know that all persons in Canada have a fundamental right to intellectual freedom as embodied in the nation's Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Did you also know that despite this right to intellectual freedom, every day books and magazines are banned at the border and removed from libraries and bookstores? This freedom to read is essential in a democratic society and as stated in the Canadian Library Association's Statement on Intellectual Freedom, "Libraries have a basic responsibility for the development and maintenance of intellectual freedom." February 24 to March 2, 1997, marks the thirteenth annual observance of Freedom to Read Week. Freedom to Read Week is sponsored by Canada's book and magazine producers, distributors and readers to focus attention on the vital issues of intellectual freedom, censorship and the right and privilege to read. The Chancellor Paterson Library, along with the Thunder Bay Public Library and the Challis Resource Centre (Confederation College Library), will launch Freedom to Read Weck on Monday, February 24, 1997 in The Chancellor Paterson Library (Room LI-5002) at I 0:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this launch. The Chancellor Paterson Library is also cosponsoring with The Thunder Bay Public Library and the Confederation College Library a prepared play reading of Tony Kushner's Angels in America by The Way, Way, off-Broadway Players. This reading will be presented at the Lecture Theatre, Confederation College on Wednesday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. If you are interested in more infonnation on Freedom to Read Week contact Gisella Scalese at ext. 8147. Online infonnation is also available at http://www.cycor.ca/ PWAC/freeweek.htm. An updated on-line Chronicle of Freedom of Expression in Canada is available at http://www.efc.ca/ pages/chronicle/chronicle.html. Please join in the celebration of Freedom to Read Week! Test your "Freedom to Read" Knowledge I. About which novel did a Canadian Revenue minister once say: "I wouldn't want my daughter to read it?" What was curious about this statement? Agora, February, 1997 2. What world-famous book did Canada Customs ban from Canada for 48 hours during Freedom to Read Week in 1989? 3. Who objected to a Canadian picture book being included in the public libraries in Sechelt, B.C., in February 1992? What was the reason for the objection and what was the title of the book? 4. In 1885, a newly published novel was banned from the library at Concord, Massachusetts, on the basis that it was rough, coarse and inelegant...more suited to the slums than intelligent, respectable people." What was its title? 5. "ls this a book you would give your wife or servant?" the prosecutor asked during the course of the English trial of a famous banned book in 1960. What was the book and what was the verdict? 6. Which two children's books were removed from London schools in the 1980s because its principal characters were said to be middle class? 7. Which famous comic-book character was said to be an "anti-Red rebel," and the books therefore banned in East Berlin in 1954? 8. From 1864 to 1959, one of the most celebrated of Victor Hugo's novels was placed on the Roman Catholic Church's Index Librorum. What is its title? 9. Canadian journalist Nick Pron is the author of a book that was banned by the St. Catharines Public Library Board in 1995 because it was said to be too traumatic for the community to deal with. What was the subject of the book? I 0. What do the following authors have in common: John Dos Passos, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Erich Maria Remarque, Upton Sinclair, and Leon Trotsky? 11. What books were threatened with being burned in the town of Manning, Alberta, in September of 1991? 12. In 1991, a black community group in Saint John, N.B., asked that this book be removed from school reading lists because it portrayed minorities in a negative light. What was its title? (Answers are on page 11) 9 �14i•i4•13ii•i4d•ffi;i3~ € -.. .-------------------1 DATATEL DEMONSTRATION In June, 1996, Lakehead University in conjunction with Trent and Laurentian purchased an integrated computer software package from Datatel that will serve to replace our existing financial, human resources, student and alumni/development infonnation systems. Representatives from Datatel were on campus in January to "reacquaint" Lakehead staff with the features of the financial software system. On March 4 and 5 they will be back to review the features of the student, human resources and alumni/development infonnation systems. The Seminar will be held in the Senate Chambers. For more infonnation contact Judy Mackie at ext. 8536. Student System Presentation Tuesday, March 4, 1997 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 - 9:30 Introduction to the Colleague System 9:30 - 10:00 Colleague Executive Information System and other data query facilities 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:15 Colleague Core: Demographics, Communications Management, Activities and Events, Scheduling, Facilities Profile 10:15 - 12:00 Enrollment Development: Recruitment, Admissions 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Instructional Management: Program Development, Curriculum and Faculty Management Processes 2:15 - 2:30 Break 2:30 - 4:00 Enrollment Management: Student Records, Registration, Grading, Transcripts, Academic Evaluation 4:00 - 4:15 Break 4:15-5:00 Accounts Receivable, Cash Receipts, Sponsored Billing Alumni Development and Human Resources Presentation Wednesday, March 5, 1997 9:00 a .m. to 2:15 p.m. 9:00 - 12:00 Alumni/Development: Individual Information, Organizational Information, Gift and Pledge Processing, Campaign Management, Major Prospects 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Human Resources: Personnel, Benefits, Position 10 A change in the way student loan applications ara processed in Ontario is affecting the staff at Lakehead's Financial Aid Office: (back row. left to right) Mariann Frigeri, Loratta Sheshequin, Penny Fuhrman, Phyllis Bosnick, (front) Deanne Newman. OSAP GOES 11 ONLINE 11 by Andrew Monahan The Lakehead Financial Aid Office has recently joined the growing trend of going "online." With the installation ofa new IBM Image Workstation in the office, the staff have direct on-line access to infonnation for all students on OSAP at Lakehead University v' the Ministry of Education & Training (MET), Student Support Branch's computer sys'-"' tern. Under the old system, new OSAP applications and subsequent changes received by the Financial Aid Office were edited and forwarded to the Ministry for processing. Returning students submitted their applications directly to the Ministry. All applications were sent from the Thunder Bay office to a data processing centre in Toronto where the application was keypunched. Applications were then returned to Thunder Bay for imaging. Loan documents were received in the Financial Aid Office anywhere from three to five weeks after that. The entire process could take up to eight weeks depending on the time of year and there was always a span of time where the application was in never-never land -- no infonnation could be obtained on the status. Times have changed. According to Phyllis Bosnick, Lakehead's Financial Aid Administrator, now all applications will be keyed directly by the Financial Aid Office staff and within a few days, students will know what thei_r OSAP entitlements are. Loan documents will be issued immediately after the processing and delivered to the Financial Aid Office within two to three weeks. Any corrections to infonnation can be keyed immediately thus eliminating the lengthy processing time. "This is an obvious improvement in service for the students," says Bosnick, "and very important for retaining and attracting students." Of course this new computer link-up is not a true panacea for the Financial Aid Office. The staff now has to handle the almost 3,000 OSAP applications in their entirety, which will increase the workload significantly and become a challenge during the high volume months of May through August. Bosnick is glad to have the part-time help of Deanne Newman, a fonner Ministry employee with experience on this system. She will be a big help in training the rest of the staff to use the new system. A recent initiative by the Student Support Branch resulted in the cost of such a computer system dropping considerably. Not only had the price of the technology lowered, but the cost was split between the colleges and universities and the Student Support Branch. This was to encourage all Financial Aid Offices across the province to go on-line. Agora, February, 1997 �FORUM Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity by Dr. Tony Bauer Low versus high fitness quintile Sedentary (<1000 kcal) School of Kincsiology Men Women Cigarette smoking High cholesterol Men Women Hypertension (systolic 2: 140 mmHg) Did you ever consider yourself a physically active Canadian? Chances are, if you arc active for 30 minutes per day and your heart rate is maintained over I 00 beats per minute during that time, then you arc considered active. Going for a brisk walk every day could easily achieve these activity levels. Researchers are now finding that relatively low levels of raised activity combined with other lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your chances of life threatening disease. Lifestyle patterns arc changing for Canadians and we now recognize the positive health benefits of regular appropriate physical activity at all age levels. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute and the Surgeon General Report reinforces today what researchers and academics have theorized for years. Fast paced lifestyles and changing trends provide constant challenges to minimize stress related disease and maintain physical activity as part of our daily routine. With recent trends in down-sizing and ever tightening budgets, rogram deliverers need to know that physical activity is a cost ( fective strategy to improve public health. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in our community. The four primary risk factors for coronary heart disease among Canadians arc: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, cigarette smoking and physical inactivity. The most prevalent factor is physical inactivity: 40% of Canadians arc not regularly active (1988 Campbell Survey), 26% smoke cigarettes regularly ( 1991 General Social Survey), 11 % have high blood pressure ( 1988 Campbell Survey), and about I 0% may have high blood cholesterol. If we combine these Prevalency Factors (sec graph) with a measure of Relative Risk of Disease (sec chart), inactivity again rates as the number one potential cause of disease and threat to public health. Prevalence of four major risk factors Relative risk Public health risk(%) 20 20 45 3.4 4.7 1.40 32.4 42.5 15.3 26 1.76 16.5 7 9 2.2 2.7 7.7 13.3 11 1.73 7.4 Prevalence (%) Risk Factor During the years 198 1 to 1991, 8% of Canadians over age 15 became active ( 1981 Canada Fitness Survey, 1991 Social Survey). This progress is estimated to have saved Canadians $4.4 billion in health care costs as a result of increased physical activity. The question is, how do we continue the process and convince Canadians that inactivity is life threatening? University programs play the lead role in fitness and lifestyle research and in fact should set the standard for future trends in health prevention. As leading educational institutions, we directly influence the activity levels of our students and staff through the provision of effective teaching programs and state of the art facilities. Ref: The Research File 95-031. Canadian Fitness and Lifestyles Answers to the "Freedom to Read" Quiz 1. Norman Mailer's anti-war novel, The Naked and the Dead, which was refused entry into Canada in 1949, after it had been on the best-seller list in this country for 1O months. Dr. J.J. Mccann, the Canadian Revenue Minister, did not have a daughter. 2. Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. 3. The local business agent for the International Woodworkers of America objected to the book, Maxine's Tree, because of its anti-clearcut-logging message. 4. Huckleberry Finn. 5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. The trial concluded with Penguin Books being allowed to publish the book in England for the first time. 6. Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny were banned by the London County Council because the stories portrayed only "middle class rabbits." 7. Mickey Mouse. 8. Les Miserables. 9. The Paul Bernardo/Karla Homolka murder case. Inactivity Smoking High Blood Pressure Cholesterol Substantial evidence also exists that regular physical activity increases Ii fc expectancy by as much as two years. Moreover, disr ounted lifetime costs of physical activity (medical care and sick ave. lost revenues such as taxes on earnings) could save an average of $2,570 per person. Lifetime estimated costs awarded could amount to $24.3 billion, if inactive Canadians become active, and $7.7 billion, if smokers quit. Agora, February, 1997 10. Their books were all burned in a series of massive bonfires in Nazi Germany in 1933. 11 . The Canadian-authored language arts series for Grades 1 to 6 entitled Impressions. 12. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 11 �CALENDAR BIOLOGY & FORESTRY SEMINARS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS Alumni Curling Bonsple/ Monday, February 24 4:00 PM Forestry Consultants Herb Bax and Chris Weddeles will speak on "Forest Auditing" Location: RB 3046 Thursday, February 27 3:30 PM Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine Thursday, March 6 11:30 AM Dr. Azim Mallik: Biology UC 0050: ''Tree-shrub-mycorrhizal interactions: implications for retrogressive succession and forest management." Monday, March 10, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. A. James Kayll; Faculty of Forestry. "Is Canada Burning." Location: TBA Wednesday, March 12 7:00 PM Ronald Mahler, M.D. FRCPC: RC 0005 "Skin cancer." Thursday, March 20 11:30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: "Pathology as a career choice in the 1990s." Monday, March 24, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. Len Meyer; Faculty of Forestry. "Soils trip through Ghana: Location: TBA The School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism is sponsoring a public lecture by David McBumey Marine Affairs Coordinator for Parks Canada who will be speaking on "The National Marine Conservation Areas Act'' 7:30 p.m. February 25, 1997 in Room 1001 of the Regional Centre Mark your calendars to attend the Alumni Bonspiel on Friday, March 14, 1997 from 6-10 p.m. at the Port Arthur Curling Club. Tickets are $30/person $120/team which includes a Chinese buffet dinner. Register before March 7 by calling 343-8155. The Night of the Iguana Cambrian Players will present this play by Tennessee Williams at 8:00 p.m. in the Bora Laskin Auditorium on March 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased on campus at the Office of Alumni Services, LUSU, Switchboard and the LU Bookstore March 12 - Preview $3 March 13 - Alumni Night March 14 - Rotary Night March 19 - Students $6 Proceeds are for New Cambrian Player Equipment and LU-OSOTF The 1997 Morris Lecture The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. Michael Pomedll Professor of Philosophy, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow, Native Philosophy Project "Glftglvlng In Native and Christian Traditions: Why Is it better to give than to receive?" March 20, 1997 4:30 p.m. to 6:30p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Agora February 1997 Vol.14, 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 Department of Music Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:00 p.m. Braun Building Room 1075 Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: LUMINA CONCERT Everyone Welcome. No charge Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: trances. harding@lakeheadu.ca SERIES Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. February 26 Andre Leplante, piano St. Paul's United Church 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 4 Kubica-Van Berkel Guitar Duo Tickets: $7 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 18 MuSiC in Common Heather Morrison, piano Peter Shackleton, clarinet Derek Conrod, horn 12 DONORS' RECEPTION The Agora Is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send In your news. Deadline for March issue is Monday, March 3, 1997. ·, Agora, February, 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.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing money raised for Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, a report 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 1997-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Vision President Rosehart President's Perspective Share Our Northen Vision https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/88eb2ada2fa443387d2e5e29bcf27a69.pdf e33c5c4eae6012c510f8edbe4dc6464e PDF Text Text r Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada March 1997, Vol. 14, No. 3 ISSN 0828-5225 J The Department of Visual Arts prepares for the 20th Annual LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery March 21 - April 6 INSIDE Hats oflto the the University of Manitoba women's basketball team/or winning the C/AU Championship held at Lakehead on March 16 ...details on page 11 An exhibition featuring the best work in a variety of media by Visual Arts students from the 1996-97 academic year. Opening Reception and Awards Presentation: Friday, March 21, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. and the LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY MAJOR STUDIO EXHIBITION April 11 - April 20 Students present selections of their work as a final requirement for their fourth year studio course in Visual Arts. �AROUND CAMPUS EXPANDING TIES TO THE UKRAINE Lakchcad has established links with the State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Dnepropetrovsk, an influential city of 3 million located in the eastern part of Ukraine. STAFF NEWS Employment notices have been issued by the Human Resources Department to announce the appointment of the following people (up to and including March 3, 1997): Mariann Figeri, Financial Aid Assistant, Student Services and Community Relations Conrad Hagstrom, Technologist, Civil Engineering Ahmad Hage, Technologist, Mechanical Engineering Simon Di, Academic Advisor, CTRC/Math/Library Wayne Wrigley, Custodian I, Campus Development Helen Bilcowski, transferred to a position as Cashier, Bookstore Donna Miller, Chief of Security, Security Department Eldon Lawrence, Electrician, Campus Development G. Scott Martin, Campus Engineer, Campus Development Brenda Marrier, Senior Computer Operator II, CTRC Tracey Muldoon, Library Clerk Rob McNally, Receiver/Shipper Lead Hand Lyne Patterson, Software Technician, CTRC Since September, two students from the State Academy (Larysa Turko and Dimitri Nikitin) have been studying arts at Lakehead and two more students are expected to arrive next September. Although Lakehead students have not yet made plans to go to Ukraine, two faculty members are considering a trip to Dnepropetrovsk to further their research: Dr. George Kondor of the Department of Economics and Dr. Walter Epp of the Faculty of Education. Earlier this month, the Rector of the State Academy, Professor V.J. Bolshakov, and the Vice-Rector, Professor Boris DiKarev, visited Thunder Bay to discuss a proposal for Lakehead University to welcome between 15 and 20 students from Dnepropetrovsk this summer in a language and Canadian cultural studies program similar to the one that exists between Lakehead and Gifu University of Education and Languages in Japan. According to Dan Pakulak, Lakehead's Director of Continuing Education, both institutions have a great deal to gain by expanding ties. Lakchead will benefit from the influx of international students and the increased potential for faculty and student exchanges with a historic city in an exotic part of the world. Dnepropetrovsk will benefit from the exposure to North American concepts and practices embedded in Lakchcad's arts, education, engineering and language programs. As well, increased ties with Lakchcad will assist Ukraine in gaining the necessary skills to address a critical need: that of updating and re-writing textbooks into Ukrainian from English. In a recent article published in The Wall Street Journal about "the town that leaves most Westerners tongue-tied," Dnepropetrovsk is described as producing no fewer than 220 top national politicians including Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. Even Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev came from the city. Until things changed under Gorbachov in 1989, the city was the site of the world's largest nuclear-rocket factory and therefore closed to all foreigners. Today the State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture is proud of its links with institutions in France, Poland, Holland and Germany as well as with another Canadian university -- the University of Waterloo. "We get a lot ofstudents from Lyon, France, who find employment in their own country after studying and working in the industrial setting at Dnepropetrovsk," says Bolshakov. "They like the city, the lifestyle, and the fact thai we are so close to the Black Sea." -- Frances Harding Christine Nielsen, CTRC Network Engineer Lorianne Fleming, Trade/Special Orders Clerk Susan Burton, Larysa Turko, Professor VI. Bolshakov and Dan Pakulak discuss expanding links with the Ukraine. 2 Dionne Filiatrault (BEng'95), Technical Advisor to the Nunavut Water Board, was a keynote speaker at the first Civil Engineering Conference held at Lakehead in March. She will be featured in an upcoming issue of Lakehead's alumni magazine. CALL FOR PAPERS The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies has issued a call for papers for the 5th National Students' Conference on Northern Studies November 28-30 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. The deadline for submission ofsession abstracts is September 5, 1997. Equiries should be directed to ACUNS Student Conference, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Suite I 00-515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3, telcphone:(604) 291-5216 or Email: vaune_adams@sfu.ca WRESTLERS CAPTURE GOLD AT CIAU CHAMPIONSHIPS On March I, two Lakehead wrestlers struck gold at the CIAU Wrestling Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario. Mike Thomas had a decisive victory in the 82 kg class while Rob Smyth edged out the reigning senior champ in the 65 kg category. As a result of Smyth's superior upset, he was named CIAU Wrestler of the Year. Other Lakehead wrestlers included Ray Gowlctt, nabbing the Bronze, Richard Walsh and Shane Comeau, both placing 4th, Jay Hemming, 6th, and Torben Jensen taking 7th place. -- Andrew Monahan Agora, March, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS Will apply from March 21 to April 25 Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday Last month Lakehead's Assistant Registrar (Systems and Records) Brenda Nelson received an Award of Achievement from the Ontario University Registrars' Association (OURA), an organization in records and systems, admissions, liaison, scholarships and awards, and graduate studies. Nelson earned the prestigious Award because of her service on the Records and Systems Standing Committee and the Executive, as well as her participation in numerous professional development workshops. Now a Member Emeritus, Brenda Nelson speaks highly of the OURA and what it has given her throughout her 18year involvement. "Receiving peer recognition is the highest honour you can get," she says. - Andrew Monahan 12:00 noon to 11:30 p.m. Note: Friday April 25 the library will close at 6:00 p.m. Easter Weekend Hours: Good Friday, March 28 CLOSED Saturday, March 29 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Easter Sunday, March 30 12:00 noon to 11:30 p.m Easter Monday, March 31 10:00 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. HEALTH ISSUES FOR ACTIVE WOMEN The CIAU Women's Basketball Tournament Committee presented a free talk on Healthy Eating, Osteoporosis, Eating Disorders and Amenorrhea on March 15 in conjunction with the CIAU Tournament. The event was sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart and Shoppers Home Health Care. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote I-800-327-5580 Agora, March 1997 * EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION On Wednesday, April 16, I 997, the President will be hosting the Employee Service Recognition Reception to honour employees who have served Lakehead University for 20 and 30 years and those employees who are retiring in 1997. On Thursday, April 17, 1997, the President will be hosting the Quarter-Century Club Dinner to honour new and present members of the 25-Year Club who have dedicated 25 years of service to the University. We would like to include in these events individuals with a break in employment (i.e. left their employment with the University and were later rehired) but whose total years of service at the University is 20 years or greater. Since information on this type of non-consecutive service is not available on the Human Resources data base, all those who fall into this group are asked to contact the Department of Human Resources at 343-8334 as soon as possible so that they may be appropriately recognized. Thank you! CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS CLAIM ONTARIO CROWN The Lakehead cross country ski team travelled to the OWIAN OUAA Provincial Championships on the weekend ofFeb. 2223 in North Bay, Ontario. The women's team consisted of Megan McTavish, Tasha Betcherman, Lana Puumala, Katherine Sodek, and Joanna Gillies. The men's team included Kevin Denston, Kris Heale, Marc Vien, Craig Storey, Kerry Abols, and John Ahokas. The men's team placed a very respectable second overall in the OUAAs with some stellar performances over the weekend. On the women's side, strong skiing and superb talent earned Lakehead the OWIAA Championship. Both teams saw members inducted to the Canadian All-Star list representing the strongest university skiers in the Province. Coaching the team this season is Rodney Puumala, a graduate student in the MSc. Sport Science & Coaching program. Puumala has skied for the Lakehead University Nordic team in the past, and being a resident of Thunder Bay, he is a familiar face at most of the local nordic ski events. Assisting Puumala this season is Lisa Patterson, another former Lakehead Nordic member and ex-National Team member. Patterson brings her experience as a Level 3 coach and athlete, both very helpful for the team according to Puumala. - AM LAST CHANCE TO WIN Tickets for the L U-OSOTF rajfle will be sold up until Wednesday, March 26, with the draw taking place the following day al 12 noon in the Avila Centre. There is a total of$7,000 worth of prizes to be won including a Kona Fire Mountain Rock Shox mountain bike, a custom-made backpack from Ostrom Outdoors, and a return limousine ride lo the Unicorn Inn for dinner. Tickets are $2 (3/$5) and can be purchased al the LUSU office andfrom various venues on campus. For information contact Noel Keag al 343-8631. 3 �lld34•hii4if•Mli=il4;1¥i 1•13 ~ • -.. .-------------------Over 90% of the funding has been raised locally, and it is important to note that, internally, the Lakehead University community has shown its commitment to this program and the future of the University. The Lakchead University Student Union recently pledged $40,000 to LU-OSOTF. LINKS TO CUBA Professor Lynes' visit to the University of Matanzas, Cuba, and the Instituto Superior Pedegogico Dr. Jeanette Lynes, of the Department of English at Lakehead University, visited the above two institutions on February 13, 14 and 18. During these three days, she met with university officials, faculty and students to discuss developing links with Lakehead. She also made two presentations to students on Canadian literature, and she consulted extensively with the Chair of Canadian Studies at the University of Matanzas about the program he is developing. Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University LU-OSOTF THE DEADLINE APPROACHES The March 31, 1997, pledge deadline for OSOTF is in sight, and our results, to date, continue to grow. As of March 12, 1997, we have passed through the $2 million mark of pledged funds which will be matched by $2 million more from the Harris Government. All of this endowed money will help with the affordability of university for our future students. Just as with the RRSP season (which ended this year on March I), March 31 , at midnight, is "the end." If you have been thinking about it, now is the time to decide to pledge (even if it is 11 :59 p.m.), and give Jo-Anne Silvennan, Joy Himmelman, or me a call. This is a unique opportunity which, to date, has created over 165 new named awards. Both institutions are extremely keen on collaborating with Lakchcad in tcnns of student and faculty exchanges, and more generally in tcnns of expanding cultural horizons and sharing professional expertise. There is potential for exchange in the following fields: education, science and engineering, tourism, history, cultural studies, social sciences, language and literature studies. Dr. Lynes, Dr. Ron Harpelle of the Department of History, and others arc working on a CIDA microfund proposal to enhance and further define this developing relationship. I can't add very much to the progress chart shown below! OSOTF Progress Chart July 8, 1996 to March 7, 1997 S2,000,000 $1,500,000 1i ! j Or. Lynes is pictured above with two faculty members from the lnstituto Superior Pedagogico in Cuba. REPORT FROM THE EAST I s ,.000.000 Dr. John Whitfield called in the other day to report on a very successful alumni reunion meeting in Hong Kong. Some 45 Lakehead University graduates participated and are keen on re-establishing relationships with Lakehcad University. The graduates are doing very well and, after the dinner, they contributed funds to the LUOSOTF. More on this event later from Dr. Whitfield. I r I I $500,000 ~ I 4 _j I I I Jul)' JI ScpLl2 OcL 7 Nov. 19 Dec. II Feb. 14 July g Aug. ,I ScpL ll Oct 29 Nov.27 Jan. 15 March 7 ... continued on page 9 Agora, March, 1997 �AGORA Readership Survey Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and return it to the Information Office hy inter-office mail or hy fax 343-8999 before April 21, 1997. 1. The A GORA is published 10 times a year. 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Please respond to all three statements, indicating whether you agree, disagree, or feel neutral about them: 9.1 The role of the AGORA is to reflect the concerns, values, and culture of university life through editorial commitment to curiosity, openness, balance and tolerance. 2 agree 9.2 2 2 2_ disagree 3 neutral no 2_ no The AGORA is distributed around the 15th of each month. Are you satisfied with this schedule? I_ yes Agora, Marcil 1997 3_ neutral Would you like to see a Classifieds section, free to faculty and staff? 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If you have no opinion, please mark 0. 0 17. 2_ no Do you think the AGORA should ONLY be available on-line? l_ yes 16. 2_ no 2 3 4 5 Please jot down any other comments or suggestions you have about how we can improve the AGORA. Please return to: The Editor, AGORA Lakehead University 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5El (Our FAX Number is 343-8999) If you wish to participate in the draw for a $25 gift certificate from the Lakehead Bookstore, please write your name and telephone number here: Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telephone: _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Thank you! 8 Agora, March, 1997 �continued from page 4 21 ST ANNUAL CANADIAN MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONAL STUDY GROUP AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY May 23-27, 1997 http://www.lakeheadu.ca-cmesgwww/ gcdem97.html The 21st Annual Meeting of CMESG/ GCEDM opens at 17:00 hours on Friday, May 23 and closes at noon Tuesday, May 27, 1997. All sessions will be held in the Regional Centre at Lakchead University. The on-site organization committee includes Dr. Mcdhat Rahim, Coordinator (Education), Dr. Gerry Vervoort (Education), Dr. Keith Roy (Mathematics and Statistics), Marilyn Hurrell, Joe Hall, Emilia Veltri (Lakehcad Board of Education), Bill Otto (Lakehead District Roman Catholic Board of Education). You are invited to join us for CMESG 1997. Lakehead University will host over 70 mathematicians and mathematical educators from all over Canada, the United States, and Europe. ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT MORE V.E.R.? (Voluntary Early Retirements) Kerrie-Lee Clarke and Dr. John Whitfield welcome your input on this initiative. It is expected that, shortly after April I, 1997, a short-term action plan will be finalized. It is clear that the biggest challenge that we now face is the issue ofenrolment. It is also increasingly clear from the input received to date on the enrolment management initiative, that retention initiatives arc equally as important as new recruitment efforts. It is clear that, other than the programs we have already committed to, we are not in a position to repeat the program of last year because of the up-front cost. Having said that, however, if individuals are contemplating early retirement and/or career changes, you should talk informally either to myself or to Bill Bragnalo in Human Resources. OPERATING BUDGET (Summer '98 Tentative) 1997-98 As a result of the successful Shad Valley Seminar held on campus recently, expressions of interest are requested from science and entrepreneurship oriented faculty who would consider being the Lakehead University Campus Program Director for the summer of 1998. The final decision on offering the Shad Valley prog ram on the Lakchead University campus will be made in approximately six months based on the availability of industrial sponsorships. If you are interested, please contact either myself or Dr. Martin Oosterveld at 7673082 prior to April IS, 1997. The annual open budget meeting will be held on Monday, March 17, 1997 to give all faculty and staff an opportunity to have input to our budget development for this coming year. From what I have seen to date it is going to be a difficult budget in the light of current enrolment projections. Details presented at the above meeting will also reflect on the impact of various tuition options for next year. It is probable that, to some extent, the significant fee increase of last year and the steady drift upwards of tuition over the past five years are having a serious impact on our applications. This is true not only with the high school applicants but also with the regular applicant stream. SHAD VALLEY PROGRAM DIRECTOR Tell Us How We're Doing The Information Office is in the process of drafting Editorial Guidelines to assist the staff in publishing a newsletter that meets the needs of Lakehead University. In an effort to learn what YOU think about the AGORA, we've prepared a 4-page Readership Survey which is included in this issue. Please take a few moments to complete the questionnaire and return it to us before April 21, 1997. Several endowed bursaries have been created by groups on campus including the School of Mathematical Sciences: Back Row (L-R) Dr. Julie Zhou, Dr. Keith Roy, Dr. Gerry Vervoort. Front Row (l-r) Dr. Clement Kent, Dr. Maurice Benson, Dr. Wendy Huang; Missing: Dr. Bill Allaway. It's not too late to make a pledge to LU-OSOTF. Call Jo-Anne Silverman for details before March 31, 1997. Agora, March 1997 We'll share the results with you in a future issue. -- Staff 9 �IA=i•1 A•=MAd4i3~ii4it•1 ~~◄411 =1 •Miit•H€ ■~-------------------PUBLICATIONS Dr. Thomas M.K. Song (Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology) co-authored "Somatotype and Cardiovascular Risk factors in I lealthy Adults," American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 9: ppl 1-19, I 997. The study was done in collaboration with Dr. Robert Malina and Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, and Dr. German Theriault and Claude Bouchard, Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University, Ste-Foy, Quebec. CHRISTINE GOTTARDO Department of Chemistry Christine Gottardo's interest in chemistry took her to the University of Guelph where she completed all of her post-secondary education, including a PhD in 1994. Since moving to Thunder Bay last September to accept the position of Assistant Professor, she has been busy teaching Organic Chemistry courses and establishing a laboratory to continue her research efforts. Gottardo recently completed an NSERC application to continue research on encdiyncs and their role in the cleavage of DNA. This research is termed "pseudo" cancer research because the compounds being prepared serve as simple models of compounds which have shown promise in cancer treatment. In the meantime, she is looking forward to developing and teaching some new courses for the Chemistry department, advising more graduate students, and further settling into her new surroundings at Lakehead. Christine Gottardo and her husband find Thunder Bay appealing -- especially the cross-country skiing, canoeing, and rock climbing. -- Andrew Monahan CONGRESS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES May 31 - June 14, 1997 The Congress of learned Societies is being held at Memorial UniverJity of Newfoundland, May 3 I to June I 4, 1997. For information contact David Graham, Coordinato,; at Memorial by E-mail: learneds@morgan. ucs. mun. ca 10 Dr. Laure Paquette (Political Science) "Arms Trade and Arms Control in Mainland China, 1989-1992," Issues and Studies published by National Chengchi University of Taipei. Dr. Jeanette Lynes (English) and Herb Wyile (University of Alberta) "Regionalism: Reconstruction or Deconstruction?" Diverse landscapes: Re-Reading Place Across Culture in Contemporary Canadian Writing, ed. Karin Beeler & Dec Home, UNBC Press 1996. Lynes also published poems in the following journals: Whetsone (University of Lethbridge), Kairos (Mohawk College, Hamilton), Tex/shop (University of Regina). Dr. Medhat Rahim (Education) "Episodes in Mathematics for the Classroom" Ontario Mathematics Gazelle, Vol. 35, No. I, p. 69, 1996;"Turtle and Coordinate Geometry for a Secondary Environment, The logo Exhange Journal-The International Society of Technology in Education, Vol. 14, No. 3 p. 22-26, 1996; "Exploring ShapeTransforms through cut and cover: The Boy with the Ruler," The Mathematics Teaching Journal (UK), Vol. I 54, p. 23-29, 1996; "Exploring Geometric and Trigonometric Properties of Triangular Shapes through Computer Assisted Instruction Sessions for the Middle and High School Mathematics Classroom -- The SSS Case," Ontario Mathematics Gazef/e, Vol. 34, No. I, p. 713, 1995. CONFERENCES The 29th Algonquian Conference will be held at Lakehead University October 2426, 1997. Papers arc invited on all topics pertaining to Algonquian peoples, including Ojibwe, Cree, Micmac, Blackfoot, Delaware, and other Algonquian groups in Canada and the United States. The Conference traditionally deals with art, archaeology, ethnology, history, linguistics, music, literature, philosophy, political studies, religion, and other areas. For information contact John O' Meara (Education) at 3438054; E- mail:john.omeara@lakeheadu.ca; World Wide Web site: http:// www.lakeheadu.ca/~AlgConf97 PEOPLE Dr. M.K. Song has been appointed a Fellow Emeritus of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Jeanette Lynes gave a poetry reading as part of Hamilton's "Lit Live" series on November 24, 1996. Dr. Medhat Rahim has been selected by The Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International as a team member of a delegation of educational technology and instructional design professionals to visit South Africa in 1997. The program is centered at the University of Georgia, Department of Educational Technology, U.S.A. The delegation will explore the history, philosophy, theory, and practice of educational communications and related programs in South Africa. Rahim has been invited to participate and contribute to Working Group 3.1 (Secondary Education) of the International Federation for lnfonnation Processing (IFIP) conference on the topic "Secondary School Mathematics in The World of Communication Technology: Leaming, Teaching and The Curriculum." The conference will take place in Villard de Lans Resort, the Alps, Grenoble, France, October 26-31, 1997. The participation is by invitation only and retricted to 90 participants around the world. PRESENTATIONS Dr. Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) was one of two international experts invited to address the Annual Conference of the Lombardy Section of the Italian Society ofNephrology in Bormio, Italy, September I 3- I4, I 996. The talk was entitled "Urea Kinetic Modelling with On-line Urea Sensors." Also in September, Garred presented a paper entitled "Real-time Monitoring of Urea Kinetics Based on an Online Concentration Sensor" at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the International Society of Blood Purification in Paris, France. The interval between the two conferences was spent working with researchers at the National Research Council in Padua, Italy, and at the Lapeyronie University Hospital in Montpellier, France. Garred has on-going collaborative research projects at both institutions. Agora, March, 1997 �14•'9(91=i-¥U1·1Rd•@;t4&€_. .____________________ LAKEHEAD'S PRESENCE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Lakehead University by Andrew Monahan Carol Otte, Lakehead's Supervisor of Micro Computer Services, is coordinating the work of a World Wide Web Committee charged with drafting a policy that will govern Lakchead's presence on the Internet. The Committee's aim is not to act in a restrictive or demanding manner, but rather to maximize the value and increase the professionalism of Lakehead University's web page. One of the aims of the Committee is to assign ownership and responsibility to specific areas of the web site in order to reduce duplication, and increase clarity and accuracy. As an example, Otte cites a problem that might occur if dates and course infonnation posted on individual faculty and department web pages were different from those established by the Registrar's office. "The Web Page should be treated as an official University publication and it must be given some direction" says Otte. "I lowcver, we don't want to discourage creativity. If the Department of Visual Arts wants to do something new and exciting, we don't want to stop them. We just want to ensure that their page confonns to the agreed upon University style guide -- such as using the University crest and full name ("Lakchead University" not "LU")." To facilitate a more efficient use of Lakchcad's web page, the WWW Committee will be providing training in the use of some of the equipment and software associated with the world wide web. Templates, which can be easily completed by individuals and departments wishing to post items on the web, are another way to encourage efficient use of the Lakchcad web page. Otte says a pcnnancnt half-time position of "Wcbmastcr" is also currently under review. Such a position would sec one person taking responsibility for all activity relating to Lakchead's web page, a job previously handled by a variety of people based upon availability. Lakchcad's WWW Committee is encouraging interested staff and faculty to share their ideas with Carol Otte at 343-8408, or by E-mail: cottc@sky.lakcheadu.ca Agora, March 1997 ······· ...............;...........,............... ...... About Lakehead -: 11: II. .~ Library Student Activities ············· j ll . . ..................................... .... .... ... ... ............. ■ II II ....................... Admissions and Course Information Teaching and Research LUCI - Our Gopher Administrative and Service Departments Search for People at Lakehead University LU-Net Access Created and maintained by Subby Szterszky Last updated on March 7, 1997 Send comments regarding this site to the Webmqster A MESSAGE FROM CTRC by Carol Otte A Problem of Dependence Staff and faculty at Lakehead realize their dependence on networking when the network does not work. Network problems were frequent on campus during the month of February due to hardware failures in the main router. (A router is a device that moves information between networks. ) The failure meant that the servers could not connect to the users. CTRC ordered and has installed a new router to alleviate some network problems. Researchers Take Heart CTRC has upgraded the Sleet teaching/research computer: a Sun 670 SparcServer was replaced by a Sun Ultra Enterprise 3000. The new Sleet is an advance of two generations in Sun hardware from the old Sleet. Anyone using the new computer system should notice a significant improvement in processing speed. Sun Microsystems, Inc. is one of the largest U.S. computer manufacturers. The Sun 2 and 3 series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 680x0 family of microprocessors and the Sun 4 series on the SPARC. Sun also produces their own version of Unix, originally called SunOS and now Solaris. 11 �CALENDAR BIOLOGY AND FORESTRY SEMINARS ~ Thursday, March 20, 1997 11:30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: "Pathology as a career choice in the 1990s." DONOR'S RECEPTION March 20, 1997 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, 1997 4:30 PM Dr. Leni Meyer, Faculty of Forestry. A slide presentation and talk on "Soils trip through Ghana." Location: 881021 CIAU Women's Basketball Championship A Celebration of Women's Sport in the Faculty Lounge Monday, April 7, 1997 4:30 PM Erik Turk and Steve Dominy "Model Forest Program in Canada: Focus on Lakehead Abitibi Forest." Location: BB1021 by Andrew Monahan The University of Manitoba Bisons have now won their second CIAU championship in as many years. The gold medal match was played Sunday afternoon, March 16 in the Thundcrdomc and featured the Bisons against the York University Yeowomcn. Both teams played excellent basketball, keeping the crowd entertained for the duration. The final score showed Manitoba on top 73-62. Agora March 1997 Chemical Engineering Conference Saturday, March 27, 1997 with keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Miller, President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers Agora is published by the lnformalion 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. The 1997 Morris Lecture The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. Michael Pomedll Professor of Philosophy, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow, Native Philosophy Project Our own Lady Nor'westers played an excellent game against the University of Toronto Blues on Friday, but fell short with a final score of 73-59. This put the team up against the Concordia Stingers on the Consolation side. The Stingers easily outplayed the Lady Nor'wester with a final score of 76-48, putting Lakehead out of the tournament. Other events surrounding the tournament included a seminar on Health Issues for Active Women at the Victoria Inn attended by over 30 people. With Lakehead University being the semi-pcnnancnt site for the CIAU 's over the next two years, organizers are trying to broaden the scope of the event to make it more than just a basketball tournament. 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 "Giftglvlng In Native and Christian Traditions: Why Is It better to give than to receive?" Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:00 p.m. Braun Building Room 1075 Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Everyone Welcome. No charge 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 Department of Political Science presents a The Agora Is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send In your news. Deadline for the April Issue is Wednesday, April 2, 1997. PUBLIC LECTURE featuring Audrey O'Brien Principal Clerk with the House of Commons will speak on "The Changing Role of Parliament in Canadian Politics" Thursday, March 20, 1997 10:00 a.m. in room 1075 of the Braun Building 12 I C. Tr oja n Comm un i t y Relatio n s ! Vol.14, No. 3 ,- ., ii ~ I\)~ ->r (O u~i '" 0 ~ ... " : H . "O -l m Agora, March, 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.3 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 Agora readership survey, 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 1997-03 1997 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University 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/02bd57014a4d2e2eedf4b142c4376acd.pdf cddcfaf2d0d11c972326792a9425b42f PDF Text Text ora Richard Gwyn Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa Arthur V. Mauro Doctor of Commerce Honoris Causa Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada May 1997, Vol. 14, No. 5 ISSN 0828-5225 Mario Bernardi Doctor of Music Honoris Causa LAKEHEAD TO BESTOW FIVE HONORARY DEGREES Saturday, May 31, 1997 Olive P. Dickason Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa . .. INSIDE An Update on Lakeltead's Enrolment Management Initiative ...page 5 Lotfi A. Zadeh Doctor of Engineering Honoris Causa Robbert P. Welter Fellow of Lakehead University ~ Margaret R. Page Fellow of Lakehead University Five distinguished individuals will receive an honorary degree from Lakehead University this year includingjoumalist Richard Gwyn, conductor Mario Bernardi, lawyer Arthur V. Mauro, historian Olive P. Dickason, and engineer Lotfi A. Zadeh. Margaret R. Page, a Professor Emerita of the School of Nursing, and Robbert P. Welter, a former member of the Board of Governors, will be awarded the title of Fellow of the University. Betty C. Coates will be given the Alumni Honour Award, posthumously. Richard Gwyn will address the morning Convocation which begins at 9:00 a.m. and Arthur Mauro will address the afternoon Convocation starting at 2:30 p.m. For more information about Convocation contact the Office of the Registrar at 343-8269. �AROUND CAMPUS RICHARD GWYN Richard Gwyn is one of Canada's best-known and most highly-regarded political commentators. The author of several best-selling books and the recipient of awards for both newspaper and magazine writing, his articles are syndicated from coast to coast and he is a frequent commentator on both TV and radio. Born in England, in 1934, he emigrated to Canada in 1954 following studies at Stonyhurst College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Gwyn has been a journalist since 1957, except for 1968-73 when he was executive assistant to the Hon. Eric Keirans, and subsequently a DirectorGeneral in the Department of Communications. He has worked for many media organizations, from Time Magazine to the CBC. In 1973, Gwyn joined the Toronto Star as its Ottawa-based columnist. His thrice-weekly political columns were syndicated in 26 newspapers from coast to coast. In 1985, Gwyn was appointed The Star's International Affairs columnist based in London. He wrote articles and analyses about the end of the Cold War, of the Berlin Wall, of the Soviet Union itsel(and of simultaneous events from the end of apartheid in South Africa to the start of the Middle East peace process. Gwyn returned to Canada in mid-1992, to write a column, Home and Away, about both international and nationa l affairs. He comments weekly on international affairs for TVOntario's daily public affairs program, Studio 2, and is a regular contributor to CBC programs such as Sunday Report and Morningside. During his career, Gwyn has won two National Newspaper 2 Awards, and a National Magazine Award. He is the author of several political books, including a biography of Joseph R. Smallwood, the premier of Newfoundland, titled The Unlikely Revolutionary, and of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau titled The Northern Magus. In 1995, Gwyn published his most recent book, Nationalism Without Walls; The Unbearable Lightness of Being Canadian. Comments by reviewers include those of "brilliant," "original" and, by former Ontario Premier Bob Rae, "what other book makes you want to cheer, and then to throw it across the room?" His wife Sandra is also an author, of The Private Capital, winner of the Governor General's Award in 1982, and most recently, of Tapestry of War, published in 1992. MARIO BERNARDI Mario Bernardi, Principal Conductor of the CBC Vancouver Symphony since 1983 and Conductor Laureate of the Calgary Philharmonic, was born in Canada of Italian heritage. He received his early musical training in Italy at the Venice Conservatory, returned to his native Canada to complete his studies at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and went on to establish a considerable reputation as a pianist. His operatic debut was in 1957 with the Canadian Opera Company's production of Humperdinck ' s Hans el and Gretel. Subsequent appearances in Canada led to an invitation in 1963 to conduct at Sadler's Wells Opera, where he was appointed Music Director in 1966. During this time, he made numerous guest appearances, including debuts with the London Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic. In 1969, Bernardi became Music Director of the new National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, a position he held for13 seasons. Under his leadership, this handpicked virtuoso orchestra toured the United States, Mexico, Europe and Russia. In addition he was the Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre's highly successful Summer Opera Festival which produced over twenty operas from 1971 to 1982. Mr. Bernardi has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Columbus Symphony and Winnipeg Symphony. Most recently he conducted Werther at the Canadian Opera Company, made guest appearances with the Montreal, Toronto and Detroit symphonies, and lead the Calgary Philharmonic on a tour of North America, including the Orchestra's debut at Carnegie Hall. He is also the conductor for the finals of the Esther Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary. Mario Bernardi has made over 30 recordings with many Canadian orchestras which include the Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and the CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, recording for HMV, RCA, CBS and CBC Records. OLIVE P. DICKASON Olive Patricia Dickason, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa, specializes in Aboriginal history. She is the author of several books on the subject, including Canada :S First Nations, The Myth of the Savage, and Indian Aris in Canada, all three of which have appeared in French editions. Before she began her career as a teacher, she was a journalist for such newspape rs as The Globe and Mail, Toronto, The Gazette, Montreal, and The Leader-Post, Regina. A Member of the Order of Canada (1996), she holds severa l honorary degrees and is a Fellow of Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto. In 1995, The First Nations Student Association and the Native Centre at the University ofCalgary presented her with the Dr. Joseph Crowshoe Award; most recently, she was presented with t he Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Native Arts Foundation. Throughout, she remains proud of her Metis heritage. ARTHUR V. MAURO Arthur Mauro has had a long and distinguished career in both law and business and now serves as Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. Born and raised in Port Arthur, he completed a BA, LLB and LLM from the University of Manitoba where he was elected President of the Students' Union as well as president of the National Federation of Canadian University Students. While practising law he concentrated on transportation and was involved with many appearances before courts and administrative tribunals. He acted as Counsel for the Province before the McPherson Commission on Rail Transportation, the Hall Commission on Health Services, the Thompson Commission on Air Canada based facilities. He also chaired the Royal Commission on Northern Transportation, which report became a blueprint for subsequent transport developments in the North. At different times throughout his career in business Mauro has served as Executive VicePresident of Great Northern Capital, President and CEO of Transair Limited, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer for Investors Group. Currently he is a Director of Investors Group Inc., United Agora, May 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS Grain Growers, Canadian Air1ines Corporation, and Canadian Pacific Hotels Corporation. LOTFI A. ZADEH Dr. Zadeh has been honoured by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his pioneering development of fuzzy logic and its many diverse applications. Born in Azerbaijan, he graduated from the University of Tehran, Iran, with a BS degree in e lectrical engineering. He came to the United States in 1944 to pursue graduate studies and received the SM degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1946 before moving to Columbia University where he was awarded the PhD degree in 1949. In 1959 he joined the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley where he focused his attention on linear systems and automata theory. In 1965 he authored his seminal paper on fuzzy sets. This landmark paper initiated a new direction that over the past three decades has led to a vast literature and a rapidly growing number of applications ranging from consumer products to subway trains and decision-support systems. In the years ahead, the impact offuzzy set theory -- or fuzzy logic, as it is commonly referred to today -- is likely to be felt not only in the realm of products and manufacturing but also in the basic sciences and especially in mathematics, physics and chemistry. ROBBERT P. WELTER Robbert Welter is a consulting engineer who has been working in Thunder Bay since 1962. Born in Indonesia, he completed his post-secondary eduAgora, May, 1997 cation at Technical University (HTS) and Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, Netherlands. As the structural engineering partner for Graham Bacon Welter from I 974- 1996, he has been involved with the design of many buildings throughout Northwestern Ontario including educational, medical/hospital, residential and office facilities. His many community activities include being the honorary Vice-Consul of the Netherlands for Northwestern Ontario, a member of the Board of Governors ofLakehead University (including Chair from 1986-1988); a member and Past President of the Rotary Club ofThunder Bay (Fort William) and, for IO years, Chair of the Rotary Foundation Committee. GRAD '97 PARTY The Alumni Association of Lakehead University invites the Class of '97 and their guests to attend the annual Convocation Eve Celebration in the Outpost on Friday, May 30, 1997 7:00 p.m. Come out and meet the 1997 Honorary Degree Recipients and Fellows of Lakehcad University A Buffet supper will be served. Staff and Faculty are welcome to attend. For information call the Office of Alumni Services at 343-8155 MARGARET R. PAGE RECEPTION Margaret R. Page is a former director and now a Professor Emerita of Lakehead University's School of Nursing. She has been an ardent supporter of Lakehead University and an active volunteer in the community since moving to Northwestern Ontario in the early 1950s. Throughout her life, Page has been a mentor to her nursing students and a leader in the many professional associations with which she has been associated. These have included the Registered Nursing Association of Ontario, the Canadian Public Health Association, the College of Nurses of Ontario, the Canadian University Teachers Association, the Lakehead Social Planning Council and the Children's Aid Society. Margaret Page has been instrumental in the growth of Lakehead from her most recent work as Chair of the Committee for International Days to her past involvement as President of the Alumni Association and Alumni representative on the Lakehead University Board of Governors. FOR DR. GARY LOCKER Staff and faculty are invited to a wine and cheese reception for Dr. Gary Locker on Tuesday, May 27, 1997 4:00 p.m. Faculty Lounge Dr. Locker, who has been Director/Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for the last 21 years, concludes his term on June 30, 1997. For information call Janice Pellizzari at 343-8201. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, 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 3 �■;134•1 illid•Mii= 1 IP;l=M 1 •1 3~•-i--------------------It is anticipated that these increases will have a further negative impact on enrolment, but the reality is that the University has little option. Tuition fees represent about 41 per cent of our operating income and, without the increase, program quality would be under further stress. Q. What does the future hold for Enrolment? In the short term (2-3 years), efforts to maintain and enhance enrolment will be very competitive. As well as the traditional high school applicant, more and more universities are looking to the community colleges, through bilateral articulation agreements, for sources of students. The Enrolment Management Initiative at Lakehead will initiate both short, medium, and long-term projects that will deal not only with recruitment but, as well, with the important area of retention. Q. What does the future hold for Government Grant Support? Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University 1997/98 Operating Budget Approved On May I, 1997, the Board of Governors approved Lakehead University's 1997/98 Operating Budget. As you know, this was a particularly difficult budget year. After having gone through the significant reduction in government grants last year and taking a $4.1 million charge for early retirement over three years, our budget plan was blown off course by the enrolment reduction, both fulltime and part-time, most like ly triggered by the large tuition fee increases last year and the impact of increased competition for students by a few institutions in Southern Ontario who have opted to increase first-year intakes in an environment of a slightly decreasing high school applicant pool. In the following Question and Answer format, 1 have attempted to give you the highlights of the budget debate. Q. What is the University's financial position? Total income forecastcd for next year will be $47.78 million compared to expenses of$49. I 73 million resulting in a year-over-year operating deficit of$ I .39 million and a cumulative operating deficit of $2.988 million. The level of deficit is of concern and is partly the result of the impact of the first two years of paying off the $4.1 million cost of the early retirement program. Under the three-year budget model presented to the Board, the University is projected to return to a balanced budget by the year 1999/2000 with the accumulated deficit eliminated by the year 2000/2001. Q. What are the increases in Tuition Fees for 1997? The University's tuition fees for next year will increase an average of 8.9 per cent. Full-time undergraduate fees will go up IO per cent, and graduate fees are to be kept at the 1996/97 levels. Significant structural and fee level adjustments were made to the graduate fees a few years ago, and the result was that our graduate fees were near the top of the system and not competitive. 4 What the system desperately needs now is a base grant increase. It has been six years without an increase, and the cumulative cuts over that period of time have dropped Ontario from ninth to tenth place in terms of having the lowest per capita support for universities in Canada. There are some encouraging signs that the Ontario Government is looking seriously at the university sector and is showing some concern for the health of the sector. Unfortunately, there are also mixed signals. For example, the OSOTF Trust Fund and the new Research and Development initiatives outlined in the recent budget are positive, but the recent OSAP changes will most likely have a further negative impact on full-time and, in particular, part-time enrolments. We live in challenging and changing times. Q. What can you do as part of the Lakehead University community to help? First and foremost, we need to meet the challenge of the competition head on. In spite of the challenges, we need to be positive, innovative, and strive to do everything within our power to make Lakehead University a better place to learn. This is easy for me to say, and I realize tough for some of you whose positions have been negatively impacted upon by recent changes. Whatever the situation, the reality is that we all need to put a little extra into our efforts over the next little while. In recent focus groups with some of our students, issues like front-line service, cleanliness, and the first-year learning environment have been areas mentioned where we could improve. All oft~ese matters could be more easily dealt with if we had more funding, but we don't. The challenge is to improve with what we have knowing that, in the future, the institution will be stronger because of our efforts and initiative. Convocation Saturday, May 31, 1997 A reminder for faculty that this is a very special event in the life of your students, and they do appreciate seeing you there to share it with them and their families. I realize that for most, this annual ritual (my 27th) may not hold anything special, but that is not the case for your students. For most of the graduates, this is likely to be their only graduation from university. Please make a special effort to attend. I am sure it will be appreciated. ...continued on page 12 Agora, May 1997 �NEW DIRECTIONS Enrolment Management Initiative Charts New Directions for Lakehead by Frances Harding Everyone at Lakehead knows the landscape of post-secondary education is changing -- and how! Tuition is up. Applications are down. And we find ourselves competing more and more with other universities for students and resources. At the same time, society is undergoing a technological revolution on a scale similar to that of the Industrial Revolution. David Pearce Snyder in his article, "High Tech and Higher Education: A Wave of Creative Destruction is Rolling Toward the I !alls of Academe" published in the September/October 1996 issue of On the Horizon, says "computerization is causing profound and difficult changes in our social and political environment." He writes: "If America is to be competitive and prosperous in the twentyfirst-century global marketplace, its workforce -- including its college professors and administrators -- will have to add much more value than they do today. For colleges and universities to add more value, they must redesign curricula to more accurately reflect the range of knowledge and mix of skills required by the new high-value-adding jobs of the i nformation-intensive economy." "The typical twenty- first-century worker will need to be a general technician or "portmanteau professional" who knows a little engineering, some statistics and probability, and has a basic understanding of ecological systems, behav ioural science, and world history.... "This doesn't mean that educators will need to produce only generalists. Clearly, we will still need deep knowledge and the workers who master pure physics, mathematics, anthropology, and so on to keep the system at the cutting edge of knowledge.... But for every deeply knowledgeable scholar and researcher we produce, we will need a thousand portmanteau professionals and general technicians in the mass market w ho are capable of assimilating this new knowledge and putting it into practical, productive use throughout every industry, trade, and profession." ••• Recently, an Enrolment Management Initiative was announced at Lakehead to develop a comprehensive approach to managing and planning student enrolment in response to changing enrolment patterns and demands. Part of the process w ill be to consider a broad range of activ ities including recruitment and retention/graduation, and to incorporate the University's vision, mission and institutional goal s into the planning process to provide a truly l earner-centred environment. The work of the Enrolment M anagement Initiative is being directed by Kerrie-Lee Clarke who will work with the Enrolment Management Committee Chair Dr. John Whitfield and Co-Chairs Joy Himmel man and Pentti Paularinne. The Agora spoke to Clarke about some of the challenges facing Lakehead and how we coul d coordinate our efforts to better serve the community: Agora, May, 1997 Agora: Why has this Committee been formed now? Clarke: The environment in which universities operate has changed dramatically over the past few years. A very complex set of circumstances comes to bear on decisions to attend university and the environment is far more competitive than in the past. In addition to student expectations, societal needs are changing and the University must become more aware of these expectations and become far more responsive to these changes. Also, as universities rely more heavily on tuition for revenue, they become more susceptible to fluctuations in enrolment. Applications are down provincially and Lakehead's are also down significantly. Tuition is up 45 per cent since 1993 and the increased cost of attending university is making it difficult for many students. Despite the fact that employment prospects for university graduates are significantly better, people are questioning the value of a university education personally and to society generally. So when you put this in the context of the complexity of our own institution, we have quite a challenge before us. Agora: What can be done? Clarke: The initial response has been quite overwhelming with ideas coming from all sectors of the University and ii will take a while to sort them out. In the short term, the Enrolment Management Committee is focusing on retention and recruitment issues. For example, we are doing everything possible to maximize the admissions from our current applicant pool. The Registrar's Office is coordinating efforts to have faculty phone students to encourage them to choose Lakehead and provide additional information on programs. And we are striving to provide attractive alternative offers to students applying to programs that are highly subscribed. Long-term initiatives will include encouraging innovative programming to attract new students, more formal academic advising programs to ensure students make informed choices about their academic programs, and generally working together to improve students' experiences here at Lakehead University. Recruiting college transfer students will be an important initiative. Although in the past, we may have had an edge in the college transfer market, this area has become quite competitive as well. Agora: In a nutshell, what do we need? Clarke: We have so much to offer here at Lakehead. Our academic programs combined with the impressive natural environment of northwestern Ontario is a tremendous-asset. We should promote the University as a national and international resource. We also need a more fluid organizational structure to respond to changes and innovations, for example, mixing different courses to offer creative approaches to programming, looking at the role of technology in learning, and being receptive to interdisciplinary approaches to programming. Kerrie-Lee Clarke (left) and Taina Van Damme (right) have been seconded to work on Lakehead's Enrolment Management lnititative. They can be contacted by calling 343-8725. 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Jump Out of the Ivory Tower? Noteworthy Themes from the Conference on Research at Small Universities by Dr. Brian O'Connor The annual conference on Research at Small Universities was held in Hull, Quebec from April 30 to May 2, 1997. There were presentations from government officials, from NSERC, SSHRC, and MRC representatives, and from research administrators from a variety of smaller Canadian universities. The consistent themes expressed in the presentations should be of interest (and concern?) to the Lakehead community. The themes may not be appealing to everyone, but they do indicate how small universities are expected to compete and develop in the current environment. Make Research Relevant A frustrating irony was noted. Small universities often exist in small communities and are therefore much more important to their communities than are larger universities. But small universities are seemingly required to continually defend and reaffirm their importance and are often at a competitive disadvantage in relation to larger institutions. The government and funding agency representatives expressed awareness of these problems and suggested paths that small university researchers and administrators should take. Funds and general support are most likely to be provided to those who identify regional economic and social priorities and who propose research projects and programs that address those priorities. Small universities should build on their existing strengths and on the expertise in local industries. Collaborative research projects and partnerships should be developed with regional industries and organizations. In other words, we are most likely to succeed ifwe focus on local problems, develop internal expertise for addressing those problems, and collaborate with outside community and regional bodies in attempting to address the problems. The creation of isolated academic ivory towers is apparently not the way to go, regardless of how purist and appealing this route may be to some ofus. Basic research is most likely to be considered important ifit is somehow related to community priorities and economic development. planning are required from university administrators, and hiring decisions should be based on degree of fit with the grander institutional goals. It was also claimed that this kind of orientation would benefit students. Their education and training would be more consistent with community needs and they would be more employable upon graduation. Consider Internal Appraisals The funding agency representatives claimed that small university applicants do reasonably well in grant competitions but they said that relatively few grant applications are received from small university researchers. Applications to SSHRC and MRC are particularly infrequent. It was stated that small university researchers can identify and create opportunities for themselves but that they have not been doing so as much as they should and could. Part of the reason can perhaps be traced to the myth or suspicion among small university researchers that there are increasingly limited research funds available and that the funds are most likely to be given to big-shots at larger institutions. "Why bother going through the fuss of applying for money when there is little available and little chance of successfully competing?" The answer is that ifwe competed in the ways described above we would be as successful as researchers anywhere else. There is also some evidence that departments and institutions that conduct internal appraisals of grant applications are more successful in grant competitions. Constructive feedback and mentoring from previously successful applicants or from research officers can substantially improve the likelihood of success. Start early, go through an internal peer review, and you'll do better. Create "Smart Communities" Industry Canada recently developed "Trans-Forum," a technology transfer tool for Canadian colleges and universities. It is an Internet-based communication and information service that links the industry liaison offices of educational and research institutions and which attempts to promote the transfer of technology and expertise to private business, especially medium-size enterprises. In other words, the government will help advertise your ...continued on page 7 Attract Public Interest Governments and funding agencies are concerned with demonstrating the economic and social pertinence of projects and programs that are funded with public money because public opinion matters to them and budgets are tight. Small universities need to develop programs and research specialties that attract public interest in their local communities and industries. Local industries are most likely to become interested in collaborations with university researchers if the results of the research are interpretable and usable in local industries. Universities were also encouraged to at least maintain, if not increase, their relative importance in research and development, something which is expected to occur in collaborations with private enterprise. Long-term strategic vision and 6 Agora, May 1997 �RESEARCH NEWS expertise to private companies looking for information partners. It is a match-making service that directs private companies searching for help your way. And it's free. Have a look at "http://transforum.schoolnet.ca" and at "http://strategis.ic.gc.ca". There are also plans to encourage community research involvement among faculty from non-technological disciplines. The Social Sciences and Humanities Federation of Canada has proposed the creation ofCommunity Research and Information Crossroads (CRICs). The proposal is before SSHRC at the moment but if funded, CRICs would be research centres for the social sciences and humanities located in universities. They would be places where community organizations and agencies could bring their requests for research on pressing topics. Once accepted, the requests would be assigned to student-faculty research teams who would work in collaboration with the requesters (who would also provide assistance with data collection and research funds etc.). CRICS across Canada would be linked to a network in order to help those involved remain abreast of similar efforts in other locations. The general goal is to pool university and community resources and to create "smart communities." Consider Successful Models So there seems to be a lot of big tasks for small institutions. But is it all just talk and wishful thinking on the part of governments and funding agencies, and can it all be ignored? The conference presenters claim that they described policies that are currently being used in the allotment of moneys to universities and university researchers. Other small universities have also been playing the game and some are a few steps ahead of us. A variety of successful examples were described, including Laurentian University's involve ment in Elliot Lake community and industrial development. The efforts and results also seemed quite invigorating to the universities involved, perhaps even to their originally skeptical purist basic researchers. Keefer Medals Awarded to Engineers Two engineers from Lakehead University and a colleague from Carleton University have been awarded the Keefer Medal for 1996 by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Dr. Said Easa, Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Lakehead, Dr. Vasser Hassan, a post-doctoral research fellow at Lakehead, and Dr. A.O. Halim, a professor at Carleton University, are co-authors of a paper that won the Keefer Medals entitled "Sight Distance Evaluation on Complex Highway Alignments," published in the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering in June, 1996. The Keefer Medal, established in honour ofT.C. Keefer (the first President of CSCE), is awarded annually for the best paper on a civil engineering subject in areas other than surveying, structural engineering, and construction (which are covered by another medal). The medal will be presented to the authors at the Annual CSCE Conference Banquet to be held on May 29, 1997, at the Delta Hotel, Sherbrooke, Quebec. This paper is part of a project on Highway Geometric Design for Safety which is financially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The overall NSERC project, which started in 1994, focuses on combined (3D) alignments, new vertical curves, intersection sight distance, and expert systems. Civil Engineering celebrates its first Post-doctoral Fellowship Enhance Lakehead's Research Culture It is also useful to consider these issues in relation to the two Promotion of Research reports that have been submitted to Senate, one by the Comminee on the Promotion of Research and the other by the Senate Research Committee (both can be found on LUCI). At first glance, it would seem that small university faculty are being stretched in too many different directions: we have to become better researchers, better teachers, collaborate with community agencies and private industry, and contribute to social and economic development. But all of these things can be quite related. The recommendations regarding the promotion of research are internal attempts to enhance our research culture; the applied research and partnerships orientation described above specify the kind of research that is most likely to be funded and contribute to social and economic development; and teaching quality and the job-readiness ofour graduates can be enhanced by faculty researchers who are involved in these kinds of endeavours. We can also earn more respect and appreciation for Lakehead University and may not have to spend as much time justifying our importance. Do you have any comments or opinions you would like to share with your colleagues? Contact the Editor at 343-8193 Agora, May, 1997 Dr. Yasser Hassan (right) has been awarded a post-doctoral research fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in the Department of Civil Engineering at Lakehead University for 1996-98. Hassan was awarded the fellowship to study the highway geometric design in 3 D with Dr. Said Easa (left). Hassan completed his PhD degree at Carleton University in August 1996. During his three-year program, he maintained the Carleton University graduate scholarship. Also, he was the recipient of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Scholarship for the academic year 1995-96. In the year 1996-97, Hassan was the only transportation researcher in Canada to receive the NSERC Post-doctoral Fellowship. This fellowship is also the first ever to be awarded to an engineering researcher at Lakehead University. 7 �A Model of Excellence NAPE Captures Two National Awards The partnership ofLakehead University's Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE} and Ontario Hydro has received one of four national awards in both the Canada Post Corporation PostSecondary Awards and the Partnership Focus Awards of The Conference Board of Canada 1996-97 National Partners in Education Awards. These awards offer an opportunity to showcase business education initiatives that work across Canada and to recognize the people who are making them happen. Twenty-three best award winning business education partnerships were honoured in Calgary at the National Partners in Education Awards ceremony, Monday, May 5 -- a highlight of the 8th Annual Reaching for Success: Business and Education Working Together conference, May 4-6, 1997. Royal Bank, Canada Post Corporation, Human Resources Development Canada and members of The Conference Board of Canada's National Business and Education Centre recognize and honour these models of excellence in business education partnerships ensuring that Canada's youth are learning the right skills for today's and tomorrow's world of work. Over 175 business education partnerships entered this year's competition, with representation coming from every province and territory. The program provides students with academic, cultural and familial support during their engineering studies. Selected students begin their program in a six-week summer orientation. A dedicated staff helps students adjust to the City and the University, and introduces them to studies in mathematics, science, computers and communications. Orientation is followed by an academic year of intensive study selected to fit each student's needs, which may include courses from the Faculty's regular program. Lakehead's award-winning program was noted by The Globe and Mail education reporter Jennifer Lewington in her column The Learning Beal. In the May 5 issue she reported on the success of the class of '97 saying, "This spring, the first crop of the access program -- three students out of a class of seven -- are expected to graduate from Lakhead's three-year technology diploma program and head into a two-year engineering degree program this fall. The other four students in the class arc expected to be ready for the degree program next year." According to program coordinator Rob Olivier, even though NAPE students represented only one-third of the student population in first year engineering, they made-up fully two-thirds of the students who held first class standing at Christmas! Lakehead is now reviewing 43 applications for 15 NAPE positions that must be filled before the 1997-98 academic year begins in July. Joint Graduate Program in Transportation Dr. Said Easa, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, has completed the development of a joint graduate program in transportation at the Master's level between Lakehead University and Carleton University. In this program, the degree will be awarded from the university at which the student is registered. It is expected that most courses will be offered through distance education. (Left to right) Rob Olivier, Co-ordinator, NAPE, Gordon Cassidy, Dean, Canada Post Leaming Institute, Dr. Gary Locker, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, and Cann Altomare, Ontario Hydro. Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE) The Native Access Program for Engineering was established in 1992 as a measure to overcome the paucity of technologists and engineers of Native descent. While there are approximately 158,000 licensed professional engineers in Canada, the number of engineers of Native descent is estimated to be less than I 00. Ontario Hydro, a major employer of engineers, recognized the need and became the main sponsor of NAPE. NAPE is a program designed by the People of the First Nations and Lakchead University to provide mature, committed students with the pre-engineering education necessary to enter Lakehead's engineering program. 8 To aid its operation and management, the joint program will have an organizational structure consisting of a General Body, Management Board, and Advisory Council. The General Body initially will comprise six faculty members from Lakehead (five from Engineering and Dr. N.C. Bonsor from Economics) and five from Carleton. The joint program has been approved by the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty, and Senate of both universities to be forwarded to OCGS for evaluation and approval. Efforts to establish this program have involved extensive meetings with the transportation group at Carleton, the Dean of Engineering and the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at both universities. The joint program is a significant step in fulfilling Lakehead's commitment as a regional university. Dr. Easa has been successfully supervising graduate students at Carleton as an adjunct professor, and through this effort has attracted an NSERC postdoctoral research fellow to Engineering at Lakehead, the first in its history. Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson notes that this is the very first joint graduate program initiative for Lakehead University. In addition, the proposed joint program will further strengthen and broaden the research collaboration between faculty members at both universities. Agora, May 1997 �IP8•1 P!=IPi1®8h6iit•1 ~€1411 =1 !tiMit•1 ~€■-------------------Dr. Medhat Rahim (Education) has been invited to visit The University of The West Indies, Faculty of Education, in the Republic ofTrinidad and Tobago to conduct a research initiative with Dr. Edric Gift and Professor Carle Keller (Dean) on "Substance Abuse and Addiction among Youths." This research initiative is being conducted with the coordination of Dr. Fentey Scott of the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University. Rahim expects to conduct the evaluation part of the huge CIDA Research Project "Management Training for Headteachers in Small States of the Eastern Caribbean" ($400,000) granted exclusively to Dr. Fentey Scott, Faculty of Education, the University of the West Indies, Barbados. The evaluation process will cover a chain of nine Caribbean Islands: Anguilla, Antigua, St. Vincent, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, and Grenada. The evaluation tasks will take place in winter 1997-98. Dr. I. Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering) has published the paper entitled "Effect of Surface Roughness Induced by Woven Metallic Screens Wrapped on the Inner Surface of an Annulus on the Rate of Turbulent Flow Mass Transfer," (co-authors: Ors. M. M. Zaki and G. H. Sedahmed) in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 35 ( 11 ). R. Natarajan, Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, India, has been awarded a PhD in Chemistry from the Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. The title of the thesis was "Synthesis ofCupferron-Derivatives as Mineral Collectors for OreBeneficiation." This research work was an unique combination of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and was done as a joint project between the Department ofChemistry ofBharatidasan University and the Department of Chemical Engineering of Lakehead University. The entire experimental work was done at Lakehead University. A variety of new compounds were synthesized and tested as mineral flotation reageants for uranium, copper and zinc ores of Canada. The work was done under the co-supervision of Dr. I. Nirdosh. Dr. K. C. Yang (Forestry) recently co-authored a paper with Dr. K. N. Law and J. L. Valade, both are at the Centre de Recherche en Pates et Papiers, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Riviere, Quebec. The paper is e ntitled " Fibre Deve lopment in Therrnomechanical Pulping: Comparison between Black Spruce and Jack Pine" and was presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting, Technical Section, CPPA which was held in Montreal on January 30-31, 1997. Dr. Laurie Garred (Chemical Engineering) was among the guest faculty invited to speak in Edmonton in April. His talk was entitled, "Urea Kinetics and Urea Sensoring in Haemodialysis" In May, Garred presented the paper "Urea Kinetic Modeling for Acute Renal Failure" at the 43rd Annual Conference of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in Atlanta, Georgia. Agora, May, 1997 Dr. Douglas A. West (Political Science) has recently published an article entitled "The Place of Indigenous Knowledge in the Discussion of Canadian Political Ideas" in Alternative Frontiers: Voices From the Mountain West, a new book edited by Allen Seagar, et. al, Montreal: Association for Canadian Studies, 1997. West recently attended a curriculum conference entit led "Millennial Dreams: Humanistic Curricula in the 21st Century" sponsored by the Liberal Arts College, Concordia University, Montreal. West will be presenting a paper entitled "New Directions in Northern Nationalism: Lessons for the Rest ofCanada" at the upcoming "Visions of the North, Voices of the North" Conference sponsored by Nipissing University and the Ontario Historical Society, in North Bay, May 23-25, 1997. Dr. Margaret Johnston (Geography), recently published an article in Polar Record, the long-standing journal produced by the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University. Her article appears in Volume 33 ( 1997) and is titled: Polar Tourism Regulation Strategies: Controlling Visitors Through Codes of Conduct and Legislation. Dr. John O'Meara (Education) has been awarded a three-year research grant of $232,045 for the Anihshininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe) Text Database Project. This project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, and is being carried out in partnership with the Sioux Lookout District Native Language Committee. The project will develop an extensive collection of textual materials in Anihshininiimowin (sometimes also called "Oji-Cree"), the language spoken by many native people in northern Ontario. O ' Meara has been awarded a five-year research grant of$227,700 for the Anishinaabemowin Dictionary and Reference Grammar Project. This project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, and is being carried out in partnership with the Sioux Lookout District Native Language Committee. The project will develop a modem bilingual dictionary and reference grammar for Anishinabemowin (Ojibwe). Both works will document the Ojibwe language as it is spoken from the eastern end of Lake Superior through Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Dr. Laure Paquette (Political Science), currently holding a Japan Foundation Fellowship with the Japan Forum on International Relations, published an article entitled in English "Japan as Honest Broker" in the Tokyo Global Forum's Occasional Papers 11. Based on her speech to that group last March, it makes a strategic proposal for the Japanese foreign policy in the 21st century, resulting in part from her work on her current book, Security for the Pacific Century. It was published in Japanese only. Paquette was recently invited to the residence of the Canadian Ambassador to Japan, His Excellency Don Campbell, for an informal sit-down luncheon with the Honorable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The guest list was a who's who of opinion-makers in Japan, including leading academics, prominent media commentators and high-level officials from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and the Japan Defense Agency (the equivalent of the Department of National Defense). 9 �Employee Service Reception Program for Medical Services Nurses On April 16, 1997 Lakehead held a reception is to honour employees who have served Lakehead University for 20 years, 30 years, and those employees who are retiring in 1997. Those honoured at this year's Reception are as follows: This September, Lakehead University in partnership with Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), will be offering education programs to the nurses working for the Medical Services Branch (MSB), Ontario Region, of Health Canada. This program is part of a national decision to regionalize the nurses training component of MSB and to transfer management to First Nations communities. 20 Years of Service Robert Angell Cheryl Balacko Kenneth Brown Robert Cameron Susan Childs Roger Delaney Franca Di Antonio Richard Inglis Diana Mason Mitchell Mcinnis Roderick McLeod Luigina Oriecuia Robert Thayer Seimer Tsang 30 Years of Service Dale Black Shirley Boneca John Futhey Mary Lysenchuk Brian Phillips Brian Spenceley Retirees David Bates Joyce Forbes James Kayll Donald Orr Raul Ruiperez Brian Spenceley Director, CTRC Textbook Supervisor, Bookstore Professor, Forestry Professor, Business Administration Secretary to the Dean, Faculty of Engineering Associate Professor, Social Work Processing Clerk, Registrar's Office Groundsworker, Campus Development Secretary, Faculty of Education Receiver/Shipper/Trucker, Campus Development Professor, Education Custodian, Campus Development Associate Professor, Kinesiology Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences Head, Reference & Info. Services, Chancellor Paterson Library Assistant Professor, English Secretary, Department of Psychology Professor, Geography Associate Professor, Physics Dean, Faculty of Education Professor, English Professor, Forestry Professor & Chair, Chemistry Associate Professor & Chair, Sociology Professor, Physics In Ontario Region the partnership between L akehead University and NAN builds on a long history of cooperation which, in nursing, has seen the development of the Native Nurses Entry Program as well as joint research into health issues in the remote First Nations communities. The program has two components: 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 will begin in September, 1997, and will be delivered via Distance Education. T his will allow the nurses to remain in their own communities with minimum travel. This program will use as a core, 6 (3 I /2 credits) of the existing post RN program at Lakehead University. The courses will be adapted to include applications in the First Nations settings. These courses can then be counted towards 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. Since this is a program planned for the Ontario region, sites will be available for MSB nurses in the northeast and the south as well. The second part of this program is the preparation for nurses working in the nursing stations and focuses on clinical practice. This program will have two parts: a) a theory component offered on campus in Thunder Bay, and b) a clinical practice component in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Moose Factory. This program is scheduled to begin in January, 1998. Originally, it was anticipated that components of the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program could be used as the core for this program, however, this proved to be difficult and a separate program is currently being developed. On their way.to Gifu Four Lakehead students will spend three months on a social and cultural exchange in Gifu, Japan. They are (left to right) Christine Almeida (Social Work), Amanda Thompson (Outdoor Recreation), Rosa Turco (Business Admin), and Darren Kawahara (Business Admin). They left May 7, 1997, for Gifu University in Japan where they will be staying with host families and attending university studying basic Japanese and learning about the Japanese culture through lectures, class discussions and field trips. As Canadian ambassadors, these students will be requested on different occasions to make presentations to introduce general topics on Canada and Thunder Bay. This is the seventh year that Lakehead University has had students go to Japan on a three-month cultural exchange. Forty-four students will arrive in Thunder Bay from Gifu University on May 23, to live on campus for three months and learn about Canada and its culture. Innovative parts of this program include the immersion of Japanese students with Canadian monitors, planned excursions in the vast outdoors, life experiences with Canadian families plus four hours of classroom time daily. This is the sixth year for this program. -- Susan Burton 10 Agora, May 1997 �■Ri•1 R•=ti~i•IQ;(•@;fu1~€-1--------------------Oklahoma Bound Thirty-six aborignal students from Lakehead travelled to Oklahoma City in the spring for a five-day cultural exchange with the native students of Oklahoma City University. The trip was coordinated by visiting professor Lee Hester, an assistant professor with Oklahoma City University currently teaching in Lakehead's graduate program in Native and Canadian Philosophy. Activities included oral presentations by the students, a reception and feast at the Choctaw Community Center, and a traditional Pow-Wow. Pierre Guerard, one of the students on the trip, noted that "Oklahoma is probably best known ... as Indian country, where thousands of dispossessed Natives from the eastern United States were forced to migrate (under military gun point) in the 1800s. Many died on the "Trail of Tears." Oklahoma state boasts the largest Native population in the United States." The students also visited the site of the federal building that was bombed in 1995. Congratulations Catherine Levis (8Sc'85) is among I 5 Canadians selected to take part in the 1997 class of the prestigious Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) training program. Levis was chosen from a field ofcandidates representing IO provinces and territories to undertake the two-year program that begins in Ottawa, May 25, and includes training sessions in Costa Rica and Zimbabwe. In Canada, the LEAD program is administered by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy in Ottawa. Funding is provided by the Rockefeller Foundation and the International Deve lopment Research Council (IDRC). courses; using group work to teach in the humanities and social sciences; and using group work in problem-based, interdisciplinary courses. Brown reminds faculty that it is possible to try group work on a small scale, e.g., one class meeting or one lab, without converting the entire course to these methods all at once. Some possible areas for further workshops and/or discussions are: using group work to teach technical content in science-based Agora, May, 1997 Judy Foulds is retiring from her position as Executive Assistant to the Lakehead University Faculty Association this month after eight years of service. She and her husband Jim will travel to England this summer and are making plans to spend winters "somewhere warm." WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY ... Renovations Update: The April issue of the Agora featured a list of temporary moves that have taken place as a result of renovations. These moves are also posted on a display board at the entrance to the Library and on the Library's Web Page (Click on Hours/News). If you have any questions about these moves or renovations please ask at the Information Desk on the Main Floor. Thank you for your patience! Election Web Sites: Looking for information on the federal election and various political parties? Here are some Internet sites which will help you: Elections Canada http://www.elections.ca Elections '97 http://www.vir.com/- sher/elect97.htm Political Parties Bloc Quebecois http://blocquebecois.org/ Liberal Party http://www.liberal.ca/cgi-win/core I .exe New Democratic http://www.ndp.ca/ Progressive Conserv. http://www.pcparty.ca/english/index.htm Reform Party http://www.reform.ca/ A more complete list of links to Canadian political parties is on the National Library of Canada's web site at: Building Group Skills Dr. Bonnie Johnson, Department of Education, California State University-Chico conducted the I 0th Annual Instructional Development Spring Workshops at Lakehead on May 8 and 9. About SO Lakehead faculty attended some part of Johnson's sessions and about I 5 faculty attended all of both days. Johnson focused on techniques for building group skills in students with a lesser emphasis on teaching discipline-based content. Faculty who are interested in extending their learning on this topic are invited to contact Ken Brown (ext 8114). Best Wishes, Judy http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ep03 .htm#32 Candidates Running Canada Votes http://politicscanada.com/canadavotes/ default.asp Election 1997 http://www.1 997election.com/ News coverage Canada Votes http://votes.canada.com/fed97/index. html Decision '97 http://www.canoe.ca/FedElection/home.html Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmai I.com/docs/ Election97/ Newsworld http://newsworld.cbc.ca/news/info/vote97.html 11 �CALENDAR Report from the President continued from page 4 Organizational Consultations Left over from last year's budget reduction exercise have been several organizational changes that have not been fully implemented. These include the "Leaming Systems" initiative, the decentralization of Continuing Education, as well as changes for Distance Education and the Learning Assistance Centre. A related area under review is responsibility for the various international student-related activities. Some time has passed since these initial concepts were put forward, and I have asked Fred Poulter to consult broadly with the affected groups and others in the Lakehead University community to get a sense as to the status of the suggested directions. I expect Mr. Poulter to report in early June and, at that time, a decision will be made with respect to the organizational structure for the affected areas. As well as the proposed changes, Mr. Poulter has been asked to suggest options based on the input received during the consultations. COMMUNICATING WITH FIRST NATIONS Practical beginnings and best practices Practical beginnings and best practices Noon to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 1997 International Association of Business Commu~i~t<_>rs (IABC) is hosting a workshop for md1v1duals or organizations interested in developing business or improving services to aboriginal communities. The workshop will feature: Joy Asham, columnist with Wawatay and The Chronicle-Journal, Adam Fiddler, CBC Broadcaster, Pat Nawagesic, Program Coordinator Community Health Representative ' Nishnawbe-Aski Nation • Peggy Smith, Lakehead graduate and Senior Advisor, National Aboriginal Forestry Associaton (Ottawa) For information call Karen Skochinski at 577-0454 1$f- 1- .!> 2ND ANNUAL SPORTS WALL OF FAME INDUCTION DINNER Saturday, June 7, 1997 Victoria Inn Tickets: $25 per person available from the Athletics Office. Contact: Sharon at MAINTENANCE CHOICE GOLF TOURNAMENT June 20, 1997 Tee-off Time 1:30 pm Shotgun Start Centennial Golf Club $35 per person includes green fees and steak supper served in the Faculty Lounge. Call 343-8920 to register. 343-8213 CHANCELLOR PATTERSON LIBRARY HOURS (May 1 to June 16, 1997) Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Closed May 19 (June 17 to July 1, 1997) Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends CLOSED SUMMER SESSION (July 2 to August 15, 1997) Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLOSED Monday August 4 The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the June issue is Friday, June 6, 1997. Agora May 1997 Vol. 14, No. 5 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. Tr oj a n Commu n ity Relati on s Summer Break The LU First Response Team discontinued its service to the campus on April 25 but will resume again on September I, 1997. 12 Agora, May 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.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing Lakehead will bestow 5 honorary degrees, a report from the President, and 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 1997-05 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Honorary Degrees Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message