1 10 17 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/bdfa5b109a7c0364959184e292a0fe73.pdf a9bcf98fb2b53e9e662707afde79a185 PDF Text Text A NEWSLETTER FoR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Lakehead Team is # I in Marketing The preliminary round in November involved the preparation of case studies in Accounting, Finance, Labour Arbitration, Management Information Systems, Marketing and Policy. The top six universities in each discipline area were selected to ~ompete in the final round. This year, four teams from Lakehead's Faculty of Business were successful in moving on to the finals. "Given the quality and number of universities competing in the preliminary round, it was a real achievement to have a team selected to attend the finals," said Derek Hassay, assistant professor of Business Administration and Lakehead's ICBC faculty advisor. "By placing in the top six of universities in the preliminary round, it enabled us to send a debating team as well." The final competition required student teams to prepare case studies in which they were given five hours to complete their analysis and prepare Aaron Grant, Derek Hassay and Jennifer Koiranen a formal presentation. Inside CFI Awards ... 3 Distinguished Instructor Award .. .4 HSSFC Report by Livia Di Matteo ...9 Celebrating Gerontology ... 10 The Marketing Team of Aaron Grant and Jennifer Koiranen, representing Lakehead University, placed first in the final round of the Marketing component of the 1999 Intercollegiate Business Competition held at Queen's University on January 16-17, 1999. In the process, Lakehead trumped teams from the University of Calgary (2nd), and Queen's (3rd). The complete Lakehead team also won the President's Cup, an award given annually by the event organizers to the school that best exemplifies the spirit of the competition. ICBC is a national competition, sponsored by Queen's University, celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. Twenty-three business schools across Canada, from Memorial to UBC, competed in the preliminary and final rounds of competition. -- Denise Bruley, Communications Officer See the best in varsity women's basketball when Lakehead University hosts the CIAU National Women's Basketball Championship March 11-13, 1999. Ticket prices are listed on page 12. �-----------------. ;W«••;■; . - 1 - - - -- - - -- - - - - - -- enhancement from several sources including ATOP, a potential student technology fee and a capital request for an Advanced Technology Centre on campus. Our deficiencies in the number of work stations available, quality of hardware and software and facilities are all too apparent. From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert As demonstrated elsewhere in this issue of the Agora, there are many "good news" stories at Lakehead. The success of the Business students at the Queen's University competition and of our researchers in securing CFI funding are examples of a number of positive circumstances at the University. Meetings with Health Canada Minister Allan Rock, Education and Training Minister David Johnson and a delegation from Northern Development and Mines (Feb. 16) are signs of our efforts to further the development of the University's potential. We continue to seek support for technological Lakehead to Publish an Annual Report by Jennifer Willianen Analysis and Communications Assistant This September, Lakehead University will distribute an Annual Report highlighting significant accomplishments that have occurred during the 1998-99 academic year. The report will be a colour publication and will be mailed to approximately 5,000 people across Canada and around the world including selected alumni, friends and donors; media; businesses and industry; government; aboriginal organizations, and schools, colleges and universities. The project is being coordinated by Frances Harding, publications officer with the Office of Communications. "In a memo issued to selected staff and faculty in early January, I asked them to reflect on the significant accomplishments that have occurred in the last 12 months and to submit a report to the Office of Communications by mid February." Once these reports have been studied, the Office of Communications, working with an advisory committee, will be in a position to decide which areas and activities of campus life may be highlighted and what kind of further consultation with deans, directors, faculty, staff, and students may be necessary. "To my knowledge Lakehead University has never published this kind of annual report before," says Harding, "and I expect we will learn a great deal this year about gathering information and coordinating such a comprehensive publication." The advisory committee for this year's Annual Report is comprised of Dr. Fred Gilbert, president; Kerrie-Lee Clarke, director of institutional analysis; Denise Bruley, communications officer; and Laurie Hill, development officer. The Office of Commuf}ications is now compiling a mailing list for the Annual Report. If you have suggestions as to individual or company names to add to the list, please contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Lakehead University- February, 1999 2 The issue of tuition fee increase for 1999-2000 has been in the press. In the interest of clarifying the proposal going to the Board of Governors, the following information is provided: -- the intent was to provide, to the maximum extent possible, a reduction from the 10% increase already approved for the next academic year; -- the competitive market position of Lakehead was reviewed on a program and sector basis to hold increases where we were above average and raise tuition more in areas where we were substantially below the provincial average; -- reducing tuition fees to an average of 7.6% overall would effect a $400,000 decrease in revenue to the University, anything lower would potentially jeopardize elimination of the deficit in 2000-2001 as required by the Board of Governors; and -- the intent of the proposal is to reduce the increase for the majority of our students, have a higher percentage increase only in those areas where we were well below provincial average and yet maintain a differential fee that would remain below the likely provincial average in 1999. No one likes to see continued increases in tuition fees but the University is acting in a fiscally responsible manner while trying to minimize the impact on individual students. Consideration is being given to providing financial support from the bursary monies generated by the 30% portion of the new increase to all students who qualify for OSAP funding. Currently we are looking at an award that would be applied to tuition to help offset a part of the increase. �-.s•••••z---------------- 9 Lakehead University Receives $2.96 Million For World-Class Research Innovation by Denise Bruley, Communications Officer Awarded January, 1999: The Development of Lakehead University's Paleo-DNA Laboratory Research Team: Dr. El Molto and Dr. Ryan Parr Lakehead Engineering Research Centre Research Team: Dr. K. Dieter Eigenbrod, Dr. Kefu Liu, Dr. Meilan Liu, Dr. S. Ali Mirza, Dr. Greg Naterer Expansion of Lakehead University's Pulp and Paper Facilities Research Team: Dr Allan Gilbert, Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Natarajan Field Research Laboratory in Conservation Ecology (FRL) Researcher: Dr. Douglas Morris Computerized Environmental Simulation System New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Qing-Lai Dang Awarded October, 1998: Renewal of Lakehead University's Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility Research Team: Dr. Jeffrey Banks, Dr. Christine Gottardo, Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Dr. David Holah, Dr. Stephen Kinrade, Dr. Neil Weir Renewal of Lakehead University's Scanning Electron Microscope Facilities Research Team: Dr. Graham Borradaile, Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Dr. Stephen Kissin, Dr. Roger Mitchell, Dr. K.C. Yang Atomic Resolution Surface Facility New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Mark Gallagher Numerical and Experimental Studies of Industrial and Environmental Flows with Phase Change New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Greg Naterer Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures / Long-Haul Fibre-Optic Communications New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Marc Dignam Lakehead University- February, 1999 3 Lakehead has received a number of significant awards from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help strengthen the University's capability for world class research and technology development. The value of CFI support for these Lakehead University awards is $1 .3 million. With the partner support, this equates to a total investment of $2.96 million in new money for research at Lakehead. The CFI is an independent, not-forprofit corporation established in May, 1997, with a contribution of $800 million from the Government of Canada. The Foundation's mandate is to invest in infrastructure for research and development in Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals, and other not-for-profit research institutions. The CFl's investments are made in partnership with the private and voluntary sectors, as well as with all levels of government. Through these partnerships, the CFI has the potential to trigger about $2 billion in investment in research infrastructure. All projects are funded according to a formula where the CFI supports 40 percent of the costs, while industry partners from the public, private and voluntary sectors support the remaining 60 percent. Included in Lakehead University's partners were Kennecot Inc., Foxboro Canada Ltd., the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Manitoba Hydro, Fisher Scientific Ltd., and the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund. "This is the type of partnership that will become the norm for most future research endeavours. It also speaks well of Lakehead's current strength and developing capacity in research and development activities," says Lakehead University President Dr. Fred Gilbert. �-----------------;•••-•;---1----------- -----Fedderson Receives Distinguished Instructor Award by Jennifer Willianen, Analysis and Communications Assistant uFor me, Kim Fedderson has always set a standard of what a truly outstanding teacher can be, and I have strived to live up to that standard in my own way .... Every department needs that kind of teacher. Every student needs that kind of teacher. Every university needs that kind of teacher." -- Dr. Jeanette Lynes, Associate Professor of English and Recipient of the 1997 Distinguished Instructor Award For the second year in a row, Lakehead's highest award for teaching and learning has been awarded to a professor in the Department of English. Dr. Kim Fedderson, associate professor and chair of the Department of English, came to Lakehead in 1990 from Seneca College in Toronto where he had spent nine years working as a teaching master, program co-ordinator and academic chair. He has contributed to the academic community i~ Thunder Bay in a variety of ways -- improving student writing being one of his chief interests. Over the years, Fedderson has been instrumental in encouraging instructors to integrate writing into their curricula so that their courses complement student needs and reflect academic excellence. As well, he has championed a university-wide Writing Across the Curriculum r,NAC) initiative that includes the establishment of a Writing Centre at Lakehead. He strongly feels that "recognition of Lakehead as a school which graduates strong writers is a realistic goal." In 1994, Fedderson coauthored A Case for Writing: A Business Writing Casebook, with his colleague Professor David Parsons. He has also written several refereed articles on rhetoric, supervised master's students, delivered many conference papers and contributed to a host of other publications. Fedderson's impact upon students is outstanding. In a letter supporting his nomination for the 1998 Distinguished Instructor Award, a group of first-year students stated: 'With his quick wit, enthusiasm and professionalism, Dr. Fedderson is a professor par excellence ... No one ever watches the clock in his class. His classes are far too inspiring and interesting and over too quickly ... He gives first-year students the opportunity and welcoming confidence to get involved not only in classroom activities but in greater academic endeavours as well." Kim Fedderson's innovative teaching methods include the use of Internet tools such as distribution lists and Usenet groups to spark further learning and discussion. Dr. Fedderson is a true believer in empowerment through writing. He completed his PhD at York University in 1985 specializing in Renaissance and Reformation Literature and Linguistics and Stylistics. (His doctoral dissertation was entitled The Rhetoric of the Elizabethan Sermon.) In 1993, he was one of four professors to receive a Lakehead University Contribution to Teaching Award. During the 1994-95 academic year, Kim and his wife Anne and their two children moved to Japan whe.re he taught English composition and conversation at Gifu University for Education and Foreign Languages. From 1995 to 1997, he served as an executive member of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), and from 1993 to 1995, he was a member of the negotiating committee of the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA). Lakehead University- February, 1999 4 Dr. Kim Fedderson Department of English The Distinguished Instructor Award is given annually to a Lakehead University teacher who has made a distinguished contribution to teaching. All faculty members (full-time and sessionals) are eligible to participate except for members currently on the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning. Written criteria is available by contacting Patti Merriman at 343-8207. May 31, 1999 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 1999award. �Lakehead University Parents' Newsletter Winter 1999 Tell Us Your Thoughts Lakehead University is presently immersed in a comprehensive strategic planning process that will result in a document to guide us five years into the next millennium. Nine task forces comprised of faculty, students, staff, administration, and members of the community are reviewing issues deemed to be of utmost importance in setting our direction for the coming years. The task forces will report in the areas of Undergraduate Education, Graduate Education and Research, Student Life, Campus Environment, Communications and Marketing, Evaluation and Accountability, External Funding, Management Environment and Governance, and Outreach. Come March, the Strategic Planning Committee will review task force reports and recommendations and set priorities for Lakehead's future. We would like to hear from YOU! If you have comments about what Lakehead does well and/or what we could improve on, please let us know. Send your comments to: E-mail: Joy.Himmelman@Lakeheadu.ca Mail: Student Services Looking for a Job? The Student Placement & Co-operative Education Centre (UC 2024) can help. It is Lakehead's on-line career search lab with state-of-the-art computers and the central location on campus that connects students with employment and career opportunities. Check out the On-line Web Site http://iobs.lakeheadu.ca and the Job Bank where great summer, co-op, career and international opportunities may be found. Our friendly, helpful staff will review your resume and cover letter to help you prepare for your job search. And, if you are looking for a specific job, we can guide you through the many resources linked to the web site and suggest additional resources located in the Centre. Call us today at (807) 343-8264. Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Fax: (807) 343-8679 We look forward to hearing from you. Important D ates P7B 5E1 Final date for course withdrawal without academic penalty: fall/winter full courses ..... February 8 winter half courses.... March 1 Mid-year study week (Except Education) Winter term exams: February 15-19 April 12-24 Final date for registration in Spring Session course~ beginning May 3: May 6 Final date for registration in SummerSession courses beginning July 5: July 8 �Bowater - Lakehead University Technical Partnership Campus Notes Ann Clarke, a professor in the Department of Visual Arts, has received a $34,000 grant from The Canada Council to produce a body of work in the form of abstract paintings on canvas and large mixed media drawings on paper. Dr. Geoff Hill (centre), a Lakehead University graduate who is now a senior research scientist with Bowater's Thunder Bay Mill, joined Bowater Vice President and Resident Manager Don Campbell (right) and Lakehead University President Dr. Fred Gilbert (left) to announce the formation of a technical partnership between Bowater and Lakehead. The partnership forms a unique framework that will allow for cutting-edge pulp and paper-related research to be performed by Lakehead researchers from many disciplines either independently or in collaboration with Bowater staff. The agreement will also see a continuation in the development of opportunities for co-op and summer students to be hired at Bowater. The good news came while Clarke was spending part of her sabbatical year in England working in a studio and attending lectures at The Slade School of Art, University College, London, where she had been given an Honorary Research Fellowship from October to June. A collection of Clarke's recent work is currently on display at Definitely Superior Artist-Run Centre and Gallery in Thunder Bay until March 5, 1999. Did You Know? The Lakehead University Foot Patrol is comprised of a group of student employees who complement full-time Security Services staff by providing escorts to students, staff and visitors on campus. They work September through April, Monday to Saturday, from 8 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Foot patrol can expect to provide approximately 2,000 escorts per year, which represent over 300 hours of service to the campus community. Two new paintings by Lakehead visual arts students Stephanie Siemieniuk (loft) and Sally Karman (right) now hang in the Office of the President thanks to the coordinating efforts of Sessional Lecturer Mavourneen Trainor (centre). �The Parent Fund Starting in February, Lakehead students will be contacting parents to ask them to make a $100 pledge to the 1999 Parent Fund in support of one of two projects: Electronic Access for the Chancellor Paterson Library or The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. Electronic Access for the Chancellor Paterson Library is an initiative that will enable the University to continue to serve the information needs of the Lakehead University community into the 21st century. New "wired" study carrels and computer work stations will allow access to the University's computer system as well as to the Internet. Exam Booster Kit Is your child stressed out over their upcoming final exams? Do they need a boost? Well, Lakehead University Residence Council and the Alumni Association have the perfect solution! Send them an EXAM BOOSTER KIT! You can purchase the kit for a mere $20 plus tax. The Booster Kit contains a healthy assortment of fruit (oranges, bananas, apples), power snacks (chocolate bars, chips, cookies, candies and gum) and beverages (pop, coffee, and hot chocolate) to provide your child with plenty of energy for those late nights of studying! To place your order, please call the Office of Alumni Services at (807) 343-8155 or Toll-Free at 1-800-832-8076. The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund is a program whereby the provincial government will match funds targeted toward student financial aid. Presently, Lakehead University has raised over $3 million in support of this program. Every donation that is designated toward student financial aid before March 31, 1999 will be matched by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. The opportunity to make a gift and have it matched will end on March 31, 1999. If you have already made a pledge in support of OSOTF, please don't miss this tremendous opportunity to double your gift to Lakehead University. Deadline date for orde rs is Wednesday, March, 17, 1999 Booster Kits will be delivered both on and off-campus on Saturday, March 27, 1999 For information contact: Rob Zuback, Manager, Alumni Services Lakehead University Thank you for your support this past Christmas. Over 450 "Good Luck Care Packages" were prepared and delivered to students in December. Residence Council and the Alumni Association were successful in raising approximately $6,000 which was dedicated to on-campus programs for students and much needed bursaries. Once again, all proceeds from the sale of the Exam Booster Kits will be used to enhance campus life and to provide much needed bursaries for Lakehead University students. 955 Oliver Rd. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 (807) 343-8916 E-mail: rob.zuback@lakeheadu.ca �Special Offer From World of Vacations Visit Thunder Bay and Lakehead University From$300* $350 - $50 (Coupon) = $300 *per person, based on double occupancy With: World of Vacations (Formerly Canadian Holidays) www.worldofvacations.com Valid From Janua,y 18-March JO, 1999 March 25 - May 15, 1999 October 16 -December 31, 1999 Co-op Student Receives Circle ofExcellence Award Congratulations to Lesley Stefureak for receiving a "Circle of Excellence Award" for the work she completed at the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada during her eight-month co-op placement in 1998. Stefureak is enrolled in the master's program in economics and is planning to graduate in December, 1999. She is interested in working in the field of international policy development. Package includes ... Round-trip Airfare from Toronto or Winnipeg and 2 Nights Hotel Come Visit Us for March Break March 10-25, 1999 Packages available at a slightly higher cost Call your travel agent for details This Coupon is valid with this offer or for any flights offered by World of Vacations destined to Thunder Bay and booked with a hotel or car rental in Thunder Bay. Minimum 1 night hotel or 1 day car rental is required in Thunder Bay. -~---- ----------- - - ----- Attention Parents, Students, Alumni, Staff, Faculty and Friends of Lakehead University present this $50 Discount Coupon to your travel agent and save $50 per person (single); $100 per couple (double) on Adult pricing; or $25 per child when sharing with 2 Adults. Coupon must be presented at the time of making reservations and must accompany your deposit or final payment for your booking. Note: Coupon is valid from November 1, 1998 to December 21, 1999. Promoting Health and Wellness Lakehead is working hard to ensure that all students have access to health education, says Karen Chan, a registered nurse/health educator with the University's Health Services. "We are participating in national education campaigns such as Planned Parenthood, No Smoking, AIDS, Stress/ Safe Break, Breast Health, Nutrition, Drug and STD Awareness. As well, student participation on Lakehead's Wellness Committee has provided students with the opportunity to identify and plan for issues that are of concern, such as stress and bar safety." Health Services at Lakehead provides education through its newsletter "Wellness Notes," student newspaper inserts, health fairs, small group seminars, and displays. Health Services works collaboratively with community committees, such as the Drug Awareness Committee of Thunder Bay, to address alcohol and drug use. Liaison with other Lakehead University departments, student groups and community agencies has resulted in a strong health and wellness program on campus. For further information contact Karen Chan at (807) 343-8397. �Humanities and Social Science Federation Report by Dr. Uvio Di Matteo, VP External Communications, HSSFC The Annual Meetings and General Assembly of the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada {HSSFC) were held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa over the weekend of November 28-29, 1998. The HSSFC is an organization representing the interests of humanities and social science researchers at the national level and supports their activities via the annual Congress of Learned Societies and the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program. As a grass roots representative organization and with its lobbying efforts and research policy initiatives, the HSSFC is an important partner with and complement to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the government agency which actually funds research in the humanities and social sciences. Last year, the advocacy of the HSSFC was partly responsible for the increase last year of SSHRC's budget by 13 million dollars. As well, the on-going Breakfast on the Hill Series conducted by the HSSFC, which links university researchers to politicians and policy makers in Ottawa, is an excellent and high profile speakers program that continues to demonstrate the tangible policy importance of humanities and social science research. A number of important issues and initiatives were discussed at the annual meetings which are of interest and concern to the Lakehead community. First, the HSSFC has put together an initiative called Challenge 98 which has compiled an extensive dossier of current research projects in the humanities and social sciences with the ultimate view of communicating them to the media and public. Well over 180 reports have been compiled and three of the profiles are from Lakehead University. Over the coming months, a strategy to ensure effective use of these reports will be developed. This strategy is one that emphasizes the "go public, or perish" nature of the current academic funding environment for humanities and social science researchers. Second, a number of policy initiatives are underway. SSHRC has approved funding for two HSSFC policy research proposals. The first, titled Measuring the Impact of Research in the Human Sciences, will deal with the study of performance indicators in human science research. The second, titled National Electronic Archive of Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences, will deal with electronic publishing. Also, work is progressing on an initiative known as Data Liberation II (DU II). The original Data Liberation Initiative, from which researchers at our university have benefited immensely, made large amounts of Statistics Canada data available in an affordable manner to university based researchers. At present, 51 universities participate in this initiative paying subscription rates based on institutional size and social science research profile. The DU II proposal is the next step to advance research in social statistics and will try to provide resources to researchers using social statistics. Finally, SSHRC will be implementing a program of Community University Research Alliance (CURA) centers which are based on the policy proposal originally put together and developed by the HSSFC. Up to 8 CURA centers will be funded in 1999-2000 and another 8 in 2000-2001 . Application forms for the competition and additional information can be obtained from SSHRC. Third, the results of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation program were Lakehead University- February, 1999 9 discussed and concerns were expressed about the dearth of opportunities and infrastructure renewal for social scientists. The failure to sponsor additional humanities and social science research to deal with the impact of technological change on health, society and the economy appears to indicate that these impacts are not fully appreciated. There is a real concern that the CFI, as well as health research initiatives, are literally vacuuming up resources. This lack of balance is also troubling given that approximately half of enrolment at Canadian universities is in the humanities and social sciences and such a resource shift threatens to turn these students into second class citizens within the university system, even though their tuition is a significant financial resource for universities. This under investment in the social sciences and humanities is further compounded by the fact that SSH RC receives the smallest investment of the three funding councils. Finally, the future sites for the Congress of the Learned Societies were announced. Many universities are bidding to host the Congress, as the presence of upwards of 8,000 academics on one's campus is a very prestigious event. Moreover, there are significant economic spill-overs to the host community. The sites are: 2000 Alberta 2001 Laval 2002 Toronto-Ryerson Everyone is urged to make their plans to attend the 1999 Congress which will be held at Sherbrooke-Bishop's in early June. If you have any questions about the HSSFC and its role, please do not hesitate to contact me at ldimatte@sleet.lakeheadu.ca or 3438545. As well, feel free to visit the HSSFC web site at http://www.hssfc.ca. �"I GET IT" Intergenerational Growth in Education Through Information Technology ECAH by Connie Hartviksen, Senior Researcher, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research Northern &luatiooal Cmt fir Aging and Health "Celebrating Gerontology" A Research Symposium March 22-23, 1999 Public Lecture Monday, March 22, 1999 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Senate Chambers Dr. John Hirdes, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo "Integrated Health Assessment, Revolutionary Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research" Tuesday, March 23, 1999 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Poster Presentations and Displays in the Agora 10 a.m. -10:15 a.m. Welcome in the Agora: Dr. Fred Gilbert, President, Lakehead University Ryan Bliznikas of Port Arthur Collegiate Institute gives advice to "senior learner" Mamie Tuominen. She along with the other senior learners said they appreciated the opportunity to learn from students. In evaluating the 14-week program, one senior noted that she learned "how to walk into a 'clump' of teenagers with a real smfle on my face." 10:15 a.m. -10:50 a.m. Keynote Address: Agora Dr. Michael Stones, Director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health "Aging in an Electronic Age" Together with its partners, The Centre for Aural and Northern Health Research (CAaNHA) and The Northern 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Paper Presentations in the Senate Chambers Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) are involved in a unique opportunity for life-long learning. 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers Workshop: Dr. John Hirdes "Integrated Health Assessment: Will it Revolutionize our Policy, Practice, and Research? Members of the Thunder Bay and Lakehead University community, and especially seniors, are encouraged to participate. Registration will take place in the Agora between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There is no registration fee for students with a card, and seniors. The fee for all others is $5 per person. We look forward to your participation in Lakehead University's celebration of the International Year of the Older Person. Please contact Joanie Sims Gould at 343-2126 for more information. Lakehead University- February, 1999 10 Approximately 24 participants are involved in a 14-week program called "I GET IT' (Intergenerational Growth in Education Through Information Technology) where secondary students and senior learners learn from each other in an environment where technology is utilized as one of the vehicles for program delivery. continued on page 11 �During the course of the program, secondary school students help seniors to learn about computer mediated information technology, especially the Internet (including several sessions about how and where to access health related information). In the process, the high school students learn about the aging process, life span development, basic research skills, postsecondary education choices and potential career opportunities in Gerontology. While the computer training aspect of the course is offered at Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, some sessions are offered at Health Sciences North, Lakehead University, and other off-site locations such as the 55+Centre and St. Joseph's Heritage. February 11th, 1999, marked the start of the second offering of "I GET IT'. Last year, "I GET IT' was launched as a pilot program. The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research conducted two levels of evaluation: a pre-and posttest evaluation measuring attitude change regarding typical stereotypes held by seniors about teens and vice versa; the other was a much more detailed evaluation of the actual program. Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Pilot Project As of January 4, 1999, document delivery service will be available to offer quick access to articles from journals we have had to cancel as well as from journals to which we have not subscribed in the past. The first phase of this project will run for six months, until June, 1999. Lakehead University Library will use two document delivery suppliers: • CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) supplies articles from science, engineering and medical journals. They guarantee a turnaround time of 48 hours. • An arrangement has been established whereby the University of Toronto will supply articles from social sciences, business and arts and humanities journals. The difference between this and regular interlibrary loan is that they too will guarantee a turnaround time of 48 hours for an extra fee. CHARGES All Faculty members and Graduate Students will be eligible to receive 20 free articles. Thereafter, individuals requiring 48 hour delivery of science related articles are advised to consult Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery staff as to the most cost-effective means of obtaining their material; those requiring 48hour delivery of social sciences and humanities related articles will need to pay $5 per article for the next 20 ordered, and $7 per article after that. At any point, any individual affiliated with Lakehead University may order articles through our traditional interlibrary loan service at a charge of $2 per article. Please note that these fees represent only a portion of the costs; the Library will continue to subsidize $3 per request. For more information contact Joan Seeley at extension 8211 or e-mail: jlseeley@lib.lakeheadu.ca. Evaluation results were very encouraging and indicated that there is considerable merit in continuing this unique venture. Minor curriculum and program adjustments are presently underway in preparation for the 1999 program. Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and the Council on Positive Aging are partners with The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research and The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health on the 'I Get It" program. For a 'virtual tour' of the project, visit the following web site http://paci.lhbe.edu.on.ca (under "partnerships") For more information, calf Connie Hartviksen at (807) 343-2135. The Department of Geology presents a Public Lecture by Dr. Brian Skinner Department of Geology & Geophysics Yale University "Geological Challenges Facing Mineral Exploration in the 21st Century" Friday, February 19, 1999 4 p.m. in CB-3031 Dr. Skinner is the 1999 Geological Association of Canada (GAC) medallist. He has been a professor at Yale University since 1966 and has been the president of the Society of Economic Geologists (1995), the Geological Society of America (1985) and the Geochemical Society(1973). Lakehead University- February, 1999 11 �Calendar of Events Alumni Curling Fundspiel Department of Music Friday, March 26, 1999 Lumina Concert Series at the Port Arthur Curling Club 1998-99 $35 per person $140 per team curling from 6-10 pm New Music for percussion and friends Chinese Food Buffet March 16, 1999 Cash Bar Prizes Open to all Alumni, Friends, Faculty and Staff. Space is limited. To register call Alumni Services at 343-8155. Registration Deadline: March 19, 1999. All Funds raised in support of Lakehead University Student Opportunity Trust Fund. National Engineering Week February 27 - March 7, 1999 In celebration of National Engineering Week, Lakehead University's Faculty of Engineering is inviting Grade 7 and 8 students in the Thunder Bay District to participate in two competitions -- the Spaghetti Bridge and Egg Drop Competiton and the Electromagnet and Bristle Board Boat Competitions. The competitions are being sponsored by Professional Engineers Ontario, Lakehead Chapter, supported by the Ontario Steering Committee of National Engineering Week. Four separate competitions will be held on campus on Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5. They will be run by Student Chapters of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME). The Engineering Student Society (ESS) will coordinate the event. The entry deadline is Monday, March 1, 1999 at 12 noon. For information contact Dr. Seimer Tsang in the Faculty of Engineering at 343-8761 . FEBRUARY 1999 VOL. 16, No. 2 THUNOER BAY, ONTARIO, CANAOA February 23, 1999 ISSN 0828·5225 Agora is published by the Communications Office and distributed monthly September through June. Dominique Corbeil, violin; Colin Mathews, cello; Joy Fahrenbruck, piano Publications Officer Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. Frances Harding Communications Officer Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant Nor'Westers' Home Games Jennifer Willianen February 19-20 Photography Basketball vs Brock Women: 6:30 pm Men: 8:30 pm Peter Puna & Staff Printing: LU Print Shop March 2 OUA Men's & Women's Basketball Playoffs CIAU National Women's Basketball Championships Send us your news. March 12, 13, & 14 Deadline for submissions for the next issue is March 1, 1999. Tickets are available at the Equipment Room C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Adult $10/session Student $5/session Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Children under 12: $1 Adult Pass: $25 Student Pass: $15 CD Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca T r ojan 0 e v <= 1 . & Al um n l. A f f i3 i r s Lakehead University- February, 1999 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol. 16 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains CFI Awards, distinguished instructor award, and a HSSFC report. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-02 Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Alumni House CFI Awards Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/c450862a312841e145dc4642fb453705.pdf 7698f35b57884010ac92f74cf6289e36 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada May 1998, Vol. 15, No. 5 ISSN 0828-5225· Board of Governors appoints Dr. Frederick Gilbert as President 1972 to 1981. Dr. Gilbert joined Washington State University as Director, Wildlife Biology, in 1981. During his tenure there, he served as Chair of the Faculty Senate between 1986 and 1988 and as Interim Chair, Natural Resource Sciences, between 1988 and 1991. In 1991 Dr. Gilbert became the Founding Dean of the Faculty ofNatural Resources and Environmental Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia where he served until 1997. Since that time he has been Vice-Provost of Colorado State University. INSIDE Lakehead's NSERC awards for 1998-99 have increased by 8.3 per cent. Details on page 6 Throughout his career Dr. Gilbert has been involved in research in such areas as ecological factors in modifying population density; behaviour and physiology of wildlife species, environmental impact assessment procedures for wildlife species; bioenergetic relationships in natural and perturbed ecosystems; and forest management practices in relation to wildOn Thursday, May 7, 1998, Lakehead University's life populations. Board of Governors announced the appointment of Dr. Frederick Gilbert as President and He has supervised a number of Masters and Ph.D. Vice-Chancellor of Lakehead University. He is ex- students and authored a number of refereed publicapected to begin work in August, 1998. Dr. Gilbert tions and books in his area of expertise. In addition, succeeds Dr. Robert G. Rosehart, who left Lakehead Dr. Gilbert has· served on Boards of professional orlast September to become President and Vice-Chan- ganizations in both Canada and the United States, and has chaired university committees at the Unicellor of Wtlfrid Laurier University. versity of Maine, the University of Guelph, the Uni"We are pleased to welcome Dr. Gilbert to the versity of Northern British Columbia, Washington Lakehead University team," said Mrs. Maureen Doig, State University and Colorado State University. Chair ofLakehead's Board of Governors. "His experience and outstanding credentials have given the Dr. Gilbert is a Canadian citizen and holds a B.Sc. Board every confidence that this is an individual who (Hons) degree from Acadia University, and a M.Sc. can lead Lakehead successfully into the next millen- and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University ofGuelph. nium." Dr. Gilbert brings to the position an impressive record ofachievement. He began his career as Assistant Professor, Forest Resources, at the University of Maine. He taught Zoology at the University of Guelph from Convocation '98 Details on Page 2 �l'tW•UG-1----------------------------------- Convocation '98 Lakehead to bestow Four Honorary Degrees at its 34th Convocation on Saturday, May 30, 1998 Lakehead University will celebrate a milestone this year when Suzanne Barker-Collo, Lakehead's first PhD, accepts her diploma. Sharing the stage with her this year will be four distinguished individuals receiving honorary degrees: writer Margaret Atwood, civil engineer James MacGregor, Ontario Ombudsman Roberta Jamieson, and lawyer (and Lakehead graduate) T. Sher Singh. Margaret Atwood Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa T. Sher Singh Doctor of Commerce Honoris Causa (A.M.) (A.M.) Florence Johnston, a former member of the Board of Governors, and The Honourable Mr. Justice John McCartney, a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) will each be awarded the title offellow ofLakehead University. John Valley, a graduate of the Faculty of Business, will be presented with the Alumni Honour Award. Margaret Atwood will address the morning Convocation which begins at 9:00 a.m. and Roberta Jamieson 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. Roberta Jamieson Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa (P.M.) 2 James MacGregor Doctor of Engineering Honoris Causa (P.M.) John McCartney Fellow of Lakehead University Florence Johnston Fellow of Lakehead University (A.M.) (P.M.) Agora, May 1998 �l l t t i t • h § -r-----------------------------Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College. Sikhism, Race Relations and Human Rights & Civil Liberties. He also lectures on these topics from coast to coast. Roberta Jamieson Roberta Jamieson was appointed to a IOyear term as Ombudsman ofOntario in October 1989. As Ombudsman, her mandate is to investigate and resolve complaints about provincial government organizations, ministries, boards, agencies, commissions and tribunals. Throughout her 30 years of writing, Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and several honorary degrees. She is the author of more than 25 volumes of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman (1970), The Handmaid's Tale (1983), The Robber Bride (1994), and most recently, Alias Grace (I 996). She has an uncanny knack for writing books that anticipate the popular preoccupations of her public. Jamieson grew up on the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve near Brantford, Ontario. In 1976, she earned the distinction of becoming the first woman in Canada from a First Nation to obtain a law degree when she graduated from the University of Western Ontario Law School. Acclaimed for her talent for portraying both personal and worldly problems of universal concern, Atwood's work has been published in more than 25 languages, including Japanese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Icelandic and Estonian. Jamieson has worked as a policy advisor and later a senior mediator for the Indian Commission of Ontario. In 1985 she was appointed Commissioner of the Indian Commission of Ontario and held this office until mid-1989. T. Sher Singh Jamieson has long been active in the promotion of non-adversarial methods for conflict resolution. She has spoken widely on the subject and participated in related initiatives of the Canadian Bar Association. Her work in this area was recognized in 1991 when she was named the Goodman Fellow at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. In March 1998 she was honoured as a recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award. T. Sher Singh, 48, is a graduate ofLakehead University and a litigation lawyer who practices from his office in Guelph, Ontario. Sher Singh hit the national headlines in 1990 as the man who challenged Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in court by opposing the "stacking" of the Senate, as well as the appointment of Nova Scotia's Premier John Buchanan as Senator at a time when the latter was under investigation by the RCMP for fraud and conflict of interest. James MacGregor . James MacGregor is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering with the University of Alberta and the author of over I00 refereed or Invited Technical Papers concerning his areas of research: safety, shear strength of concrete and concrete columns. But we also periodically hear of his involvement in other spheres. During 1990-93, he served on the Ontario Police Commission which oversees policy and standards of the 120 municipal Police Forces in Ontario. A year before his appointment, he was a member of the Ontario Task Force on Policing & Race Relations whose report led to sweeping changes in policing in Ontario as well as in the rest of Canada. Currently his is a principal with MKM Engineering Consultants, Edmonton. Among his recent assignments was deriving site-specific safety factors for the PEI Bridge. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on the CBC and other networks and has, from time to time, appeared as a regular panelist on a number of shows. He is the author of articles on various issues ranging from Law & Justice, Policing, the Constitution and Canadian Unity, to Religion, MacGregor is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a recipient of the University of Alberta's Gordin J. Kaplin Research Prize. He has served as the principal investigator in Concrete Canada, Network of Centres of Excellence. He has served as a member of the Board of Direc- Agora, May, 1998 tors of the American Concrete Institute and in 1992-93 served as president. John F. McCartney The Honourable Mr. Justice John F. (Jack) McCartney has been a part of many Convocations having served on the Board of Governors for 13 years (as Chair from 1982 to I 984). Born and raised in Thunder Bay, he founded the law firm ofMcCartney & Judge with partner Ross Judge in 1969 and from I 969-76 practised civil and criminal litigation including prosecutions for both the Attorney General of Ontario and the Federal Minister of Justice. From 1978 to 1996 he served as area director of Legal Aid for the District of Thunder Bay and in I996 was appointed Judge of the Ontario Court ofJustice (General Division). Justice McCartney's community and professional activities have included serving as president of the Children's Aid Society for the district of Thunder Bay, president of the Fort William Riding Liberal Asso- • ciation, president of the Ontario Legal Aid Area Directors' Association and president of the Thunder Bay Law Association. Florence Johnston Florence Johnston has contributed to her community of Thunder Bay by working as a volunteer with many organizations including Lakehead University where she served as a member of the Board ofGovernors from 1987 to 1993. Her outstanding contributions are reflected in the number of awards she has received including the President's Award from the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium; Canada 125 Medal; Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of Port Arthur; and Citizen of Exceptional Achievement, City of Thunder Bay. Florence Johnston was the Seat Endowment Chair for the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and served as a member and as president of the Auditorium's Board of Directors. She has been active with the General Hospital of Port Arthur serving as Chair of its Fundraising Committee and a member of the PAGH Foundation. Other groups with which Johnston has taken a leading role are the Port ArthurNipigon Riding P.C. Association, the Jell)( Canada Summer Games, and the Northwestern Ontario Ladies Curling Association. 3 �f,@•#§-r-------------------------- 4 An Update from the President Dr. John Whitfield 1998 Ontario Budget The 1998 Ontario Budget was presented by the Minister of Finance on May 5. Suggested by many as the Harris government's last budget before going to the polls, it focused on the continuing themes of controlling spending and delivering tax cuts: There were, however, several measures of interest, generally positive, for Ontario's universities. These included: - A $150 million Access to Opportuni• ties Program to double the number of graduates from Ontario universities over 3 years in computer science and high-demand engineering programs. There will be a requirement that industry "match startup costs" for this program. -- A commitment of $135 million over the next three years to match the Canada Foundation for Innovation's initial awards to Ontario's universities and research institutes. -- An additional $29 million in annual grants, phased in over three years, will recognize inequitable funding to certain universities that have increased students' access to post-secondary education, and enhanced their job opportunities. The Minister of Education and Training will be announcing details of this initiative. Seventyfive million, $25 million of which must be raised in the private sector, will be provided for new graduate scholarships in science and technology over the next 10 years. -- A $75 million program over 10 years, again in partnership with the private sector, will fund research excellence awards to support promising researchers. - A new student assistance program is being designed to consolidate the federal Millennium Fund and both federal and provincial student loan programs. This 10year, $9 billion program entails no new funding and is a restructuring of previously announced or ongoing programs. In addition, there were other items like harmonizing Ontario's tax credits with those announced in the federal budget, which will help full and part-time students. Although Ontario's base funding on a per capita basis for its universities remains 10th among the provinces, it's my view that some of the universities' concerns have been recognized and, from that perspective, the budget contains good news. Fee Deregulation On December 15, 1997, the Minister of Finance announced a framework for postsecondary tuition policy which included the deregulation of graduate fees and those for certain professional programs. The Ministry of Education and Training provided details of this on May 6, 1998. In addition to the previously announced maximum average tuition increase of 10 per cent for programs with regulated fees, MET has announced: -- Universities may introduce additional cost recovery for: i) graduate programs; ii) undergraduate professional programs in Business/Commerce (second-entry programs only), Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine; and iii) undergraduate engineering and/or computer science, following the approval I.Akehead Univenity, May, 1998 by the Minister of Education and Training of a plan from the university to double the number of entry-level spaces in computer science and/or high demand fields of engineering by September 2000, with the expectation of doubling total enrolment in these programs by 2003-04. -- Fees for visa students were previously deregulated. -- 30 per cent of the annual increase in tuition fee revenues will continue to be set aside for needs-based bursaries. Contribution to Teaching Awards Dr. Jim Gellert, Acting Vice-President (Academic) has announced that Professor Pat Warywoda, English; Dr. Brian Lorch, Geography; Dr. Raul Ruiperez, Sociology; Dr. K. C. Yang, Forestry; Dr. Randle Nelson, Sociology; and Professor Alain Nabarra, Languages, will receive this year's Contribution to Teaching Awards. Congratulations to each of the recipients. Partings Congratulations to Dr. Glen Carruthers who will be the next Dean of the School of Music at Brandon University. Ian Cull assumes the role of Dean of Students at St. Francis Xavier University effective June I, 1998. Effective June 26, Jo-Anne Silverman will depart for Victoria, British Columbia where she will be Director of Advancement and Admissions at Glenlyon-Norfolk School. Our best wishes go with each of you, and thanks for your contributions and commitment to Lakehead. C.O.U. President Dr."Ian Clark has been appointed President of the Council of Ontario Universities effective July 1, 1998. Most of his career was in the federal public service where he became Deputy Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, then Secretary of the Treasury Board and, finally, Comptroller General Canada. Subsequently, he was Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund and, currently, is in the public sector consulting for KPMG. We welcome Dr. Clark to his new post and look forward to getting acquainted with him and introducing him to Lakehead. �5 Dr. Glen Carruthers named Dean of the School of Music at Brandon University effective July 1, 1998 w• • :-LINECAREER SEARCH CENTRE for ALL STUDENTS AND ALUMNI \1'0' SOR l:D Tl I ROL GI I \ C'ORl'ORSfl'. P \R1 '- ERSIIII' 01·: ~ W.Q!l 1,J lUJllt '§ ...,"" ~ (I-r) Gary Speer (Cargill), Steve Wier, Jey Paramathan, Don Smirl (Cargill), Kari Ylijoki, and Wanda Young (HRDC) took part in the unveiling of Lakehead's new On-line Career Search Centre in April. The on-line software application was developed by Lakehead business management systems students including Steve, Jey and Kari. Cargill Limited of Winnipeg, HRDC, Thunder Bay, and Lakehead University are pleased to announce the opening oftwo On-line Career Search Centres on campus: one in the Alumni Services building and the other at the Student Placement & Cooperative Education Centre. Fifteen thousand dollars worth of new computer equipment has been donated by Cargill for use by students and alumni of Lakehead Uni• versity. Additional contributions of $12,000 by the University and $25,000 by Human Resource Development Canada (Thunder Bay) bring the total investment up to $52,000. An on-line software application, developed by business management systems students, will provide the on-line career search capabilities. CAMPUS NOTES MBA Program Laurentian University, in cooperation with Lakehead University's Faculty of Business Administration, plans to offer the complete MBA program over the next four years by video conference to Thunder Bay starting in September 1998. An information session is planned for Wednesday, May 20, 1998, at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Contact North, 1139 Alloy Street, Thunder Bay. For more information call Department of Part-time Studies at 346-7730 or Ruby Gervais, Laurentian University at (705) 675-4819. Farewell Ian Ian Cull, Lakehead's Coordinator, Counselling and Careers Centre, will be leaving Lakehead to take a new position as Dean of Students at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on June 1, 1998. "Ian has contributed to the success and wellbeing of many Lakehead students and was instrumental in developing the University's EAP program and our Anti-Racism policy," says Director of Student Services and Community Relations Joy Himmelman. "His support to students and the University will be greatly missed. " Ian Cull has been with Lakehead for nine years. Welcome Andrew Andrew Hacquoil was hired in May to work as the Manager, Research & International Development Services in the Office of Graduate Studies & Research. He is replacing Anne Klymenko who is on maternity leave. Hacquoil has a Master's degree in history from Lakehead. Next month Lakehead will say farewell to the founder of the Lakehead University Department of Music who is widely regarded as a builder, an accomplished administrator and fund-raiser. Dr. Glen Carruthers was hired 10 years ago to be Lakehead University's first Chair and full-time faculty member in the Department of Music. He joined Lakehead at a time when the Department of Fine Arts was being divided into two separate entities: the Department of Music and the Department of Visual Arts. Over the years, Carruthers has been part of the Department moving to Cornwall School and then back to the main campus when the brand new William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts opened in 1992. Carruthers' accomplishments and abilities have been praised by many including former president Dr. Robert Rosehart who said, ''When Glen arrived on the scene, the music program was virtually non-existent Today, it is a viable program and one that can • demonstrate close ties to the community. Much of this credit belongs to Glen." Looking back on what he and his colleagues have accomplished, Carruthers says, "We've done much to raise the standard of music education within the community. The Department has steadily grown in terms of its national profile, the quality of our incoming students and, more importantly, in the quality of our outgoing students." Carruthers received his BMus. from Brandon in 1977, his MA in Canadian Studies from Carleton University in 1981, and his PhD. in musicology from the University of Victoria in 1986. He has served on Boards of Directors of numerous arts groups and cultural organizations at a local, regional and national level, including the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Music Centre. As an active researcher, Carruthers' publications span more than a decade, and include a book entitled "A Celebration of Canada's Arts 1930-1970" and more than 30 other abstracts, reviews, papers and presentations. You're invited to a reception for Dr. Glen Carruthers at 3 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Thursday, June 4, 1998 Refreshments will be served/Cash Bar Lakehead Univenily, May, 1998 �IW•»Z-1------------------------------- NSERC Awards for 1998-1999 Dr. I. Nirdosh, "Solid-liquid mass transfer applications," $20,700, New (1-5) Dr. V. R. Puttagunta, "Viscosity prediction and radiation assisted upgrading of heavy oils," $19,600, Renewal (3-4) Faculty of Engineering - Civil The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council recently announced the results of their annual research grant competition. Dr. S. M. Easa, "3-d highway geometric design consistency," $25,000, New (1-4) Most importantly, total NSERC funding to Lakehead University continued to show an increase. During the 1997/98 research grants competition, $768,768 worth ofawards were received by researchers at Lakehead University. During 1998/99, the total was $832,544. This represents an expansion of $63,776, or 8.3 per cent. Dr. K. D. Eigenbrod, "Effects of freezing and thawing on the hydraulic-conductivity of fine grained soils," $11 ,200, Renewal (4-4) At present, there are 42 NSERC holders at Lakehead. This figure represents 44 per cent of the total NSERC eligible faculty on campus. This year witnessed the awarding of three new awards to new faculty at Lakehead University. Dr. Qing-Lai Dang of the Faculty of Forestry received an operating and equipment grant and Dr. Greg Naterer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering received an equipment grant. The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 1998-99 research grants and equipment grants competition. Dr. S. A. Mirza, "Strength and stiffness of slender composite steel-concrete beam-columns, $16,900, New (1-4) Faculty of Engineering - Electrical Dr. K. Natarajan, "Controller design for some discrete time periodic systems," $16,000, Renewal (3-3) Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Dr. M. Liu, "Transformation matrices for finite element analysis of plates and shells with structural discontinuities," $11,892, New(l-4) Department of Biology Dr. G. F. Naterer, "Experimental facility for surface glaze icing in a turbulent flow environment," $21,99 I, New (1-1) Dr. R. Freitag, "History of the North American Cicindelidae," $11,100, Renewal (4-4) Dr. G. F. Naterer, "Binary constituent solid-liquid phase transition in materials processing," $14,000, Renewal (2-5) Dr. M. W. Lankester, "Parasite and diseases of northern animals," $20,000, Renewal (3-4) Dr. H. T. Saliba, "Theoretical and experimental stability and vibration analysis of plates and structures," $ I 6,000, Renewal (2-5) Dr. A. U. Mallik, "Retrogressive succession and biodiversity in nutrient poor cool-temperature forests after disturbance," $10,000, Renewal (3-4) Dr. A. Sedov, "Ultrasonic beam models for NOE applications," $6,780, Renewal (3-3) Dr. D. W. Morris, "The evolution and importance of habitat selection," $41,000, Renewal (2-5) Dr. B. Singh, "Analytical, numerical and experimental studies in jet cutting of oil sands," $13,300, Renewal (4-4) Department of Chemistry Faculty of Forestry Dr. A. N. Hughes, "Reactions of transition metal-phosphine systems with hydro-borate and other reducing agents in the presence of carbon monoxide and isonitriles," $28,000, Renewal 0~) • Dr. Q. L. Dang, "Interacting effects of soil conditions on ecophysiological traits and their responses to changing aboveground environment in boreal tree," $29,500, New (1-4) Dr. S. D. Kinrade, "Aqueous chemistry of silicon," $33,000, Renewal (l-4) Dr. N. A. Weir, "Studies of photochemistry and photodegradation of polymers," $20,000, New (l-3) Department of Computer Science Dr. X. Li, "An abstract machine for high performance logic programming," $14,000, Renewal (2-5) Faculty of Engineering - Chemical Dr. L. J. Garred, "Mathematical modelling studies in renal failure patients," $15,500, Renewal (2-5) Dr. A. Gilbert, "Optimizing control of kraft mill processes," $19,000, New (1-4) 6 Dr. Q. L. Dang, "Gas exchange system," $38,631, New (1-1) Dr. W. H. Parker, "Development of a GIS methodology to determine breeding zones for second generation tree programs," $17,000, New(l-4) Department of Geology Dr. G. J. Borradaile, "Rock magnetism," $60,600, Renewal (45) Dr. P. W. Fralick, "Paleogeographic reconstruction of Mesoarchean terrains in western superior province," $15,200, Renewal (2-5) Dr. R. H. Mitchell, "Petrology of kimberlites and alkaline rocks," $75,000, Renewal (3-6) Agora, May 1998 �+@•j;§-i-------------------------------School of Mathematical Sciences Dr. M. W. Benson, "Parallel iterative methods," $8,000, Renewal (6-6) I Dr. C. T. Hoang, "Algorithmic graph theory with emphasis on perfect graphs," $13,000, Renewal (4-4) Dr. W. Huang, "Numerical algorithms for linear constrained convex programming problems," Renewal (4-4) Colleague FAQS Dr. T. Miao, "Geometric properties ofBp (G) and the exposed points of the set of invariant means," $11,200, Renewal (4-4) Frequently Asked Questions About Lakehead's Administrative Information System Dr. Y. Yao, "Multistrategy information retrieval," $14,300, Renewal (4-4) Detailed GL Account Reporting Department of Physics How can I access detailed line by line information for my GL account(s) using the Colleague Financials system? Dr. M. M. Dignam, "Coherence in semiconductor Nanostructures/Erbium-Doped fiber amplifiers and lasers," $23,000, Renewal (2-5) Dr. M. C. Gallagher, "Heteroepitaxy of ultrathin films of metals and metal oxides," $25,000, Renewal (2-5) Dr. M. H. Hawton, "Photon-matter interactions/physics of adsorbed water," $ I 3,000, Renewal (3-4) Dr. W. J. Keeler, "Optical investigations of semiconductors and bio-samples," $9,500, New (1-2) Dr. V. V. Paranjape, "Research in solid state physics," $8,000, Renewal (3-4) Dr. W. M. Sears, "The electrical properties of the surface-gas interface of wide band gap semiconductors," $11,600, Renewal (2-5) You can view your account transaction details using the standard reports that are provided by Colleague. These reports will allow you to get detailed information similar to your month end printouts. You can access transaction information on a department level or on specific expense type, for those accounts which you are authorized to access. You require an active login username and password. Access Colleague Financials via Wlntegrate (for PC users) or NCSA Telnet (for Mac users). There are no formal training sessions planned. A user guide has been prepared for those who would like to use this detailed ac- • count reporting feature. Please contact either Margot Ross (ext. 8730) or Rita Blais (ext. 8526). Receiving Goods and Services Department of Psychology How do I accept or receive against Purchase Orders in Colleague? Dr. C. A. G. Hayman, "Episodic memory as a source of cognitive binding," $18,000, Renewal (2-5) Select: 1. PU (Purchasing) 2. GSR (Goods and Services Receiving) 3. PORC (Purchase Order Receiving) SSHRC Awards for Lookup the PO using one of the following techniques: (i) Enter the PO number (ii) Enter the vendor name (iii) Enter the initiator's name (;IN name) (iv) Enter the PO date (;DA EQ YY/MM/ DD) 1998-1999 Lakehead University is pleased to announce that the following faculty members were recently awarded grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr. Ron Harpelle of the Department of History received a research grant for his research into the history of the West Indian Experience in Middle America (from 1850 to I 950). The total value of the grant is $26,000 over three years. Also receiving an award was Dr. Joseph Stewart of the Department of Anthropology. Dr. Stewart is 1st Co-investigator of a project known as "Pre-AD 1200 Agricultural Developments in West Central Chihuahua." The Principal Investigator of the project is Dr. Jane Kelly of the University of Calgary. Two other Lakehead faculty members had their proposals recommended, but were not supported due to a lack of funds. They were: Dr. Fiona Blaikie of the Faculty of Education and Dr. Livia Di Matteo of the Department of Economics. Agora, May, 1998 To receive on the Purchase Order, the following fields are required: I. Date Received - defaults to today's date, can be changed, enter in year/month/day format. 2. Packing Slip No - free form text 3. Arrived Via - enter •...' to bring up valid table entries 4. List of items - displays a list ofall the items associated with this PO: To accept a particular line item (for goods or services), detail (F2) at the corresponding description (POOM screen displays) and input specific receiving information (quantity,condition,receiving comments,etc.) Update (F9) to return to PORC screen 5. Received by - filled in by the system based on login id 6. Accept all items - enter a Y in this field to receive all the items associated with the PO. Note: normally use either field 4 (for partial orders) or field 6 but not both. ... continued on page 8 7 �IW•l;&Colleague FAQS continued from page 7 GOLF TOURNAMENTS Colleague Access Maintenance Choice - June 19 Can I access Colleague Financials from any computer? Lakehead's annual Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament will be held at Centennial Golf Course on June 19 starting at l :30 p.m. with a steak supper served in the Faculty Lounge at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35/person and cheques should be made payable to "Brian Baraskewich" or "Wayne Hainrich". Please register before June 15. For information call 343-8208. Once you have been set up to login to Colleague, you can generally access the system from any "same type" computer. That is, if you have been set up as a PC user, then you can login from any PC with Wlntegrate installed. Wlntegrate is a software package which provides both graphical and character -based access. As a Mac user, you can login to Colleague from any Mac computer with NCSA telnet capability, but character -based only. Each Colleague user has a "devices" record attached to their login id, which specifies the access method. If you have changed your computer type, for example from Mac to PC, contact Judith Mackie (ext. 8536) or Maria Grady (ext. 8290). Coming Up in the Fall issues ofthe Agora: More information on the Student System and Human Resources. NoR'WESTER WALL OF FAME DINNER Lakehead is holding its third annual Nor'Wester Wall of Fame Induction Dinner and Silent Auction on June 6, 1998 at the Victoria Inn. Tickets are $30 and are now available at the Department of Athletics. The 1998 Inductees are Nick Cipriano, athlete (wrestling); Kathy Harrison, athlete (basketball); and the 1973-74 wrestling team comprised offrank Abdou, Cheyenne Ashukian, Andy Connell, Harry Curtis, Cal Eyjolfson, Elvin Martin, Terry Paice, Don Roy, Brian Sentance and Robert Yoisten coached by Gord Garvie, assisted by Ron Lappage. For information call 343-8213. Nominations for the 1999 Inductions are open until November 30, 1998. Forms and criteria are available by contacting the Athletic office at 343-8213. 8 Booster Club - June 21 Lakehead's Booster Club is holding its annual Golf Tournament at Centennial Golf Course on Sunday, June 21 starting at 2 p.m. (shotgun start). Tickets are $30/person which includes green fees and a meal at Centennial. Participants may register individually or by team. Each team must have five people including two females. To Register call Sharon Kozak at 343-8213. (Payment may be made at the Course on the day of the event.) Alumni Association/Atikokan - June 20 The Alumni Association is hosting a Golf Tournament in Atikokan on June 20. For information call 343-8 I 55. Alumni Associationffhunder Bay August 21 The Alumni Association's Annual Golf event sponsored by Financial Concept Group will be held at Centennial Golf Course on Friday, August 21 with a shotgun start at l p.m. Tickets are $45/person, $180/team which includes a BBQ dinner in the Faculty Lounge. For information call 343-8155. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AGM AND DINNER The Alumni Association's Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Dinner will be held Thursday, June 11 in the Faculty Lounge. For information call Kristine Carey 3438155. NANABIJOU CHILDCARE CENTRE Nanabijou Childcare Centre is once again providing a special summer program for school age children called "Daydreams and Dragonflies." Information about fees can be obtained by contacting Director Sheila Wilhelm at 343-8369. Agora May 1998 Vol. 15, 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 P78 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca C. Tro ja n Commun i ty Relati on s Agora, May 1998 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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.15 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement that the Board of Governors appointed Dr. Frederick Gilbert as President, an article on convocation '98, and an update from the President. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998-05 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Board of Governors Convocation 1998 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Dr. J. Whitfield Dr. John Whitfield Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0b57b521d9d06bc5486cf82d333e2f99.pdf 6def5602398f99e310694d4c1e653ed1 PDF Text Text OCTOBER 1998 ANEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Lakehead in Partnership with Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in the Thunder Bay region and enhance the University's academic interests in the health sciences area." Inside Dr. Gillian Siddall ...2 Greg Shalay ... 2 Dr. Michael Stones ... 3 A Writing Life ...6 "Basically, we've set up a mechanism for the transfer of land," said Gilbert. "What we retain is an interest in joint venture opportunities that might occur on that parcel of land, where the two parties would share equally in the opportunities. It is LAKEIIEAD UNIVERSITY something that is mutually """" beneficial ... and I'm looking forward to future Lakehead University and Thunder Bay Regional developments that will link the Regional Hospital Hospital have come to an understanding that will ,with Lakehead in a very productive way." lead to a partnership agreement involving the Ron Saddington, president and CEO of Thunder transfer of 60 acres of land for the purpose of Bay Regional Hospital, thanked Lakehead for its building and operating a new acute care hospital. generosity, noting that the parcel of land is valued The land would be transferred to the Regional Hospital under the terms of a partnership agreement that would see Lakehead University retain an interest in commercial development opportunities that may occur as a result of the hospital's presence. "What we will be able to accomplish is exciting;' said Lakehead University President Fred Gilbert at a joint news conference held on September 30, 1998. "Both parties are pleased that this understanding has been reached as it will benefit health services at approximat~ly $3 million. The understanding, he says, gives Thunder Bay Regional Hospital room to develop a "hospital campus" and the potential of developing a unique set of relationships with the Northern Ontario Medical Program (NOMP), Family Medicine North, Health Sciences North as well as Lakehead University and Confederation College. The partnership agreement must be approved by the Lakehead University Board of Governors and will be on the agenda for its next meeting. -- Frances Harding �New Staffand Farulty Dr. Gillian Siddall Department of English It didn't take long for Or. Gillian Siddall to get involved with the arts community in Thunder Bay. As Lakehead's newlyhired specialist in Canadian literature, she was happy to oblige when asked to introduce author Carol Shields at a University fundraising dinner in September. Both women share an interest in the writings of Susanna Moodie. Born and raised in Dundas, Ont., Siddall completed a PhD at the University of Western Ontario in 1995. For the last seven years she has been teaching at the University of Guelph where she completed a bachelor of arts and a master's degree. Siddall feels good about her move north and is settling in nicely to Thunder Bay. Her course load includes a first-year writing course, a third-year course on Canadian poetry and a half course at the graduate level on Canadian pioneer literature. In addition, she will be teaching two modules of a graduate course entitled Research, Theory, and Professional Skills. One of her goals this year is to publish a book based on her dissertation about Canadian pioneer literature. Another is to conduct research on the history of the Canadian Pacific Hotels and the connection between that corporate entity and the shaping of national identity in Canada. Along the way, she might even have time to pursue her interest in jazz singing. Gillian Siddall was co-founder of the highly successful Guelph Jazz Festival, now celebrating its fifth year. Lakehead University, October. 1998. Page 2 Gillian Siddall's office is located in the Ryan Building, Room 3038, and she can be contacted by telephone at 343-8440 or by e-mail: gil/ian. siddalf@lakeheadu.ca Lost Grads from the Class of '65 Anton Henry Brink Kenneth Cleary Greg Shalay Brent Phillips Coates Chief Operating Engineer Hussein Said David Ronald K. Eger Gordon Harle As Lakehead's chief operating engineer, Greg Shalay has 14 staff reporting to him and is responsible for the Power House which controls the University's heating, cooling and electrical distribution systems. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Shalay is a first class stationary engineer who has spent most of his working life looking after steam plants. Prior to signing on with Lakehead University in July, he spent about 20 years working at the Abitibi mill in Thunder Bay. Shalay's wife Nancy is a part-time student at Lakehead majoring in psychology and they have two daughters, both of whom are interested in travelling. The eldest daughter Andrea is enrolled at The University of Western Ontario but is spending a year studying in England at the International Studies Centre at Herstmonceux Castle. The youngest, Tonya, has an exchange student from Germany staying with her now and is planning to spend the winter term in Karst, Germany. The Shalays live on a farm in Kaministiquia where they look after 23 head of beef cattle, Greg Shalay is also secretary to the Board of Directors of the Kakabeka Credit Union. Greg Shalay's office is in Room 2001 B in the Power House and you can contact him by telephone at 343-8404. Hazel Hebden John Hillier Peter Rooney Hindle Walter Mathew lsotalo Osmo Kankkunen Wallis James Lancaster John Ahlan Lindstrom Graham L. Longmire Dennis Mazurkewich Penny S. McAuley (Grace) Mark G. Morrison Kenneth P. Mucha David William Mutch Robert G. Newstead Ronald Edward Perry Gordon Matt Petersen Joyce Ray Robert Eugene Ruault Maurice W. Salavador John M Shoup Barnett Smith Chari E. Spicer Edward Michael Swiatlowski Donald R. Walduck Next May, Lakehead will celebrate its 35th Convocation. In recognition of this occasion the Nor'Wester Magazine is planning a feature article that will report on all 73 members of the University's first graduating class. Unfortunately, we have lost contact with 30 members of the class whose names are listed above. If you know the postal address, fax, telephone number, or e-mail address of anyone on this list, please contact: Frances Harding telephone: 343-8193 fax: 343-8075 e-mail: frances.hardlng@lakeheadu.ca �Dr. Michael Stones Professor of Psychology and Director of NECAH Serendipity played a part in attracting one of Canada's foremost gerontologists to Lakehead University this fall. When Dr. Michael Stones' resume arrived by fax in the Psychology department without a covering letter, the faculty just assumed he was applying· for a job. Little did they know the Waterloobased professor was simply trying to send his CV to the Sociology department to comply with the requirements of being one of their external examiners! But the more Michael Stones thought about it, the more he liked the idea of moving to Lakehead University to teach in the Department of Psychology and to direct the activities of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH). Born and raised near Nottingham in England, Stones completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of Sheffield. From 1974 to 1994 he taught at Memorial University in Newfoundland where he was co-founder of the Gerontology Centre. In 1994 he moved to the University of Waterloo to work with the Department of Health Studies and Gerontology. Michael Stones sees potential for an expanded gerontology program at Lakehead that would "fill the void" in Ontario and attract undergraduate and graduate students from across the country. He thinks NECAH should be receiving more recognition for its teaching activities and is planning to work with others to formulate a five-year plan. He has already submitted two proposals for funding and is excited about getting a successful aging assessment program on the Internet. Issues surrounding quality of life, aging and happiness have always fascinated Stones, and while he enjoys basic and applied research, you can tell he gets a lot of satisfaction out of helping people. An example is a recent book he coauthored with his wife Lee entitled Sex May be Wasted on the Young. Drawn on more than 100 interviews with people between 40 and 85 years old, the book takes a candid look at the challenges of mid-life and later life sexuality and explains "sexual ageism." Stones has worked as a clinical psychologist in England and has taught at universities in England and Canada. He is senior scientist at the University Institute of Social Gerontology of Quebec in Montreal, and has contributed to more than 100 publications and numerous presentations on gerontology. Dr. Michael Stones has an office at Health Sciences North, telephone 343-2127, and in the Olga Merz School of Nursing Building, telephone 343-8994. You can reach him by e -mail: mstones@sky.lakeheadu.ca Campus Development Update by Grant Walsh, Executive Director, University Services During the past summer, Campus Development undertook a number of improvements and repairs to our facilities which may be of interest to the University community. Major Capital Works Chancellor Paterson Library The final phase of renovations to the Library saw the completion of the main floor and the reorganization of various services and collections. This speciallyfunded project has enabled us to modernize and upgrade library facilities, as well as to address serious problems of air quality and accessibility. If you haven't yet done so, you are encouraged to have a look at the new first floor as it is quite impressive. Kinesiology Project Kinesiology renovations at the C. J . Sanders Fieldhouse involved the creation of a new lab space with the installation of an upper floor within the auxiliary gym. The new lab facilities will accommodate adapted learning and motor learning studies, as well as multiuse purposes. The lower area now constitutes a renovated weight room/ fitness facility. This project also involved improvements in accessibility to the building, change room repairs and air quality upgrades. Other Repair and Renewal Projects We also completed a number of smaller projects around campus, including elevator safety upgrades, structural repairs to the lake side patio and rigging repairs to the theatre in the Bora Laskin Building. This fall, we will complete repairs to the president's balcony as the deteriorated brickwork has become a safety concern . In addition, an upgraded fish counter system will be installed in Lake Tamblyn in early November. Lakehead University, October. 1998-Page 3 �- 4 · • · • · i -t---- -- - - - - - -- - - -- - - From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert As can be seen in another article in this issue of the Agora, Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital have reached agreement on the terms of reference for the transferral of 60 acres of land to the hospital. The agreement is designed to maintain the University's interest in any developments on the site which go beyond the hospital and its accepted ancillary activities. I am pleased that we have been able to complete this important agreement as it will have many mutual benefits for the hospital, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. Coincident with the start of the strategic planning process were data on Lakehead's 1998-99 enrolment figures. The "shortfall" of some 200 students from the budget model used for this fiscal year means a decline in revenue from projections of about $700,000. Needless to say, this will impact our ability to reduce the deficit and eliminate the debt burden caused by the early retirement program. In order to deal with the situation, I have, after consultation with the Administrative Executive Committee, initiated a position hold and review procedure. Unlike a freeze, the hold and review procedure will allow positions to be filled based on a prioritized needs analysis. It will be contingent on deans and directors to make the case to fill vacancies, and I will expect the viceLakehead University, October. 1998 - Page 4 president (academic) and the administrative directors, in consultation with their units, to be responsible for the prioritization process. While the Strategic Plan should establish criteria for position review, circumstances do not allow us to wait for that outcome. Indeed, it should not be expected that business of the University will halt pending completion of the Plan. We must continue to progress and make decisions in the best interests of Lakehead. The budget preparation for the 19992000 fiscal year will require the development of 95% budget scenarios for each budget unit. Although it could be useful, we cannot countenance a zero-base budget exercise at this time. Instead, consecutive budget cycles utilizing such an approach allow incremental decisions that can accumulate over time to provide for significant reallocation. Units will have to make critical decisions on how to meet a 5% reduction but will have the opportunity to make the case for enhancement beyond the 95% base by providing 98%, 100% and 103% budget scenarios. This process will provide a mechanism for reallocation to fund critical areas of the institution. The Senate Budget Committee will provide important recommendations related to university priorities and should have the preliminary output from the strategic planning process to help in providing criteria for assessment. Assessment (accountability) is also a subject I want to address in this issue of the Agora. Staff will have noticed that performance is being reviewed this fall. It is my expectation that performance reviews will occur annually and in such a way as to not only evaluate performance but also to provide a mechanism for discussion of performance and expectations as well as, where necessary, constructive assistance to enhance performance. Therefore, faculty and administrators will be expected to undertake serious annual reporting and review procedures. Just as I expect my performance to be assessed annually, I expect others' to be as well. If we are to develop a sound, responsible merit-based system of recognition for performance, it is important that these reviews be substantive and meaningful. If we are accountable as individuals, it goes a long way to making the University overall accountable. My Installation (Inaug uration) as Lakehead's fifth president will occur at the end of the month. Of course, all members of the University community are invited, but if you are unable to attend, and would like to read my address, it will be reported in this space in the November issue. I would welcome your response and feedback to what I have to say or your perceptions of my administration as its direction becomes apparent. Either send me a memorandum or e-mail me with your thoughts or ideas, and I will respond directly or in future articles of the Agora. Finally, my congratulations to the student volunteers who participated in the Shinerama Campaign. Over 200 of you collected $7,139 for Cystic Fibrosis research and treatment and showed the broader commitment of the University to respond to community needs. My sincere thanks for your excellent efforts. ■ Dr. Gilbert's e-mail address: fred.gilbert @lakeheadu.ca �-----------------.z•••■,■z-f------------------ 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 1999. 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. David Twynam, Chair, Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, c/o Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism. Bursaries/or Metis Students The Melis Nation of Ontario has donated $100,000 to Lakehead University to create an endowment that will fund bursaries for full-time Metis students. The money will be matched by the Ontario government under the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF). This year $6,000 is slated for distribution and next year $12,000 will be given out. For more information contact the Financial Aid Office. New Farulty and Staff During September and early October employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: Diane Dixon Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment Peter Smith Technologist, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism Gary McDonald Caretaker, Campus Development Department "Wear a Smile for UNICEF" by Ellen Liman, Thunder Bay UNICEF Coordinator If you're looking for UNICEF volunteers in Thunder Bay, Lakehead University is a great place to start. With the energetic support of students and faculty, Thunder Bay UNICEF has launched a yearly community event called "Wear a Smile for UNICEF." UNICEF isn't asking people to fund raise, wear a "peal-and-stick" label, or "dress down." Instead it's challenging every citizen in Thunder Bay to put one loonie in a UNICEF box. People will know by the smile on friends' faces that they're helping UNICEF help children. Dr. Frederick Gilbert has kindly agreed to be honorary co-chair of the October UNICEF campaign. His suggestion to ask Mayor Ken Boschoff to join him as cochair was an inspired one, and will make for an even stronger city event that may establish a closer link between the city and University. For the second year University students in residence will hold a "penny war" for UNICEF. This challenge between residences to raise the most pennies is a popular event, and last year raised $640 for UNICEF. Students "went the extra mile," even rolling and counting mounds of coins, a gesture much appreciated by local UNICEF penny rollers! Residence programmer Brent Evans says students hope to exceed last year's total. Mike Lyons, vice-president of student issues at LUSU, has another unusual UNICEFfundraiser planned. For a $10 ticket Lakehead students will be able to join a GRUB crawl to local restaurants to sample finger foods. A bus will take participants on this eartery tour, and large size UNICEF "People boxes" will be worn by more adventurous riders! Third-year kinesiology students from basketball coach Lou Pero's sports administration class will plan and run a UNICEF Play Day for Thunder Bay Children, to be held October 17 at Hillcrest Park. The Lakehead students will be leading children in "shirtball" games, using balls made from rolled up shirts. Pray for sunshine! UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, has worked for over 50 years to improve the lives of the world's children. The only UN agency devoted solely to children, UNICEF is entirely dependent on voluntary donations. UNICEF is focusing this year on the problem of child labour. To learn more about the work of UNICEF, please consider two publications -- The State of the World's Children, and The Progress of Nations, which were recently donated by Thunder Bay UNICEF to the Chancellor Paterson Library. Lakehead University, October, 1998 -Page 5 �- - -- - - - - -- - - - - - , - ; • • • - • ; -r - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - Library Renovations Long Overdue In the early 1990s, it was recognized that The Chancellor Paterson Library building was in dire need of repairs and upgrading in order to meet current safety standards. In addressing these safety issues, it became apparent that other concerns such as asbestos removal, and mechanical and electrical upgrading would also have to be addressed. In 1993, after much lobbying efforts by the Library and the University administration, Lakehead University received a jobsOntario capital grant from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities totalling $1.3 million. Visit The "New" Chancellor Paterson Library by Gisella Scalese This funding was for the removal of asbestos and renovation to the ground, fourth and fifth floors. In 1996, the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training provided $2.8 million to fund the completion of the asbestos removal and renovation. The upgrades to the building allowed for the Library to analyse its usage of space and more effectively reallocate its collections and services. The reference desk has been relocated to a more central position on the main floor. Since the move, staff have noticed an increase io the number of questions being asked by Library users. Changes to the main entrance include improved stairs and ramps. The new doors allow for improved accessibility to the building. �------------------,--ZMM•■#Z------------------The circulation desk has been redesigned to provide faster and more efficient service. _l P-"" ---~- - - -- - ; ; ; : : - --- --.,,.,..- "/ Stand alone workstations are available to accomodate the various non-networked electronic resources held by the Library. Through the Library's new ERL server, students can access periodical indexes and abstracts on many different topics. Searching is made easier with more efficient computers and user-friendly search software. New books and current issues of newspapers are now located on the main floor along with large tables to accomodate their use. Lakehead University,October, 1998- Page 7 �The Serials Crunch The Ongoing Struggle to Maintain our Library Collection by Anne Deighton, Chief Librarian A flat-lined acquisitions budget and the vanishing purchasing power of an anemic Canadian dollar is creating a crisis for The Chancellor Paterson Library. The most critical victim of this struggle is our current subscriptions. The following are the cold hard facts of our current reality: •• The annual books and periodicals budget has not seen an increase in five years; Political Science Student Wins International Letter Writing Competititon Tami Saj is $1000 richer thanks to a suggestion by Learning Assistance Centre Coordinator Geraldine White. During the summer, White suggested that the second-year student enter the Garaventa AccessABILITY international letter writing competition, designed to help promote better understanding of the many challenges students with mobility-related disabilities must face and overcome. Saj placed third in the post secondary category and for her efforts earned a $1 ,000 (U.S.) scholarship. Saj has lived with a disability all her life. Born with spina bifida, she began using a wheelchair at 16. Now 24, Saj wrote that she does not make her disability an issue in anything she does. "I believe this helps people feel free to relate to me on a person to person basis ... it is a more open approach to disability issues." •..1 have discovered that I, myself, am the key to my successes and failures in life, not my disability ... it is simply the only life I've got, for better or worse, so I might as well make the most of it.... "This essay is not just words - I have lived according to this philosophy all my life. It has helped me in many areas of life. It has made me a stronger, happier, successful person. I represented Canada twice at the Paralympics in swimming (for which I am now in the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame), I am currently a university student looking to become a constitutional lawyer, I am very active in my volunteer commitments, and I am politically involved. And I am looking forward to a happy, healthy and successful future!" This fall, Saj transfered to the University of Victoria where she plans to study law after finishing an undergraduate degree. Congratulations Tami! Lakehead University, October. 1998 • Page 8 -- The annual price increase of journal subscriptions has been in double digits for the past 10 years; -- Roughly 80% of our journal purchases are billed in U.S. dollars; •• Since 1989 we have cancelled approximately 900 journal titles; -- In May of 1998 the serials vendors were projecting an 8% increase in journal costs for the 1999 subscription year; •• By September the projected price increase had escalated to a staggering 17.5% (due largely to the fall of the Canadian dollar); •• The Library is in the unfortunate position of having to identify more journal titles to discontinue. Do not despair. There are other options. The Library is actively exploring options other than our current ownership approach to providing journal articles. We are investigating several document delivery alternatives. Document delivery will provide quick access to journal articles from journals we have had to cancel as well as from journals we have never subscribed to in the past. This approach marks a shift in the collection development practice from the "just in case" purchase of published journal titles to the "just in time" buying of specific articles. Document delivery coupled with a table of contents service should help in meeting the Library's responsibility to be an information provider to its faculty and students. It is hoped that a document delivery provider and the necessary funding will be in place by the end of the year. Stay tuned for further details. �-------------------¥¥«•-•4 - - L - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - History Professor Awarded "Canada in the World" Grant Dr. Ron Harpelle . has received a grant under a joint initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSH RC) established in June, 1998. no regional account which fully appreciates the scope and significance of the West Indian diaspora in Middle America. As a social historian, Harpelle is interested in the way communities adapted and how individuals "navigated" their way in the environments of larger, often hostile Hispanic communities. He explores the ways in which culture, language and skin colour figured prominently in the West Indian immigrant's processes of adaptation and integration. Harpelle has written several papers and articles on his research and has a manuscript which is being considered by McGill-Queen's University Press. The Canada in the World Grants are designed to support young Canadian researchers study emerging issues that will determine the future of relations between Canada and the nations of Asia and Latin America. With the assistance of a SSHRC grant received in March, 1998, he will publish a monograph entitled The West Indian Experience in Central America. In the future he hopes to examine the experiences of West Indian Immigrants in Canada. The award, which could be as high as $27,000 over a three-year period, will enable Harpelle to continue his research on Central American West Indian communities in Belize , Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The "Canada in the World" Grants program recognizes the challenge Canada faces in a globalized world and the increasing degree to which domestic social and economic policies are shaped by international forces. He'll also be creating a website in order to help establish a network of contacts among researchers interested in this subject. Harpelle's work focuses on the migration of English-speaking West Indians along the Atlantic coast of Middle America between 1850 and 1950 when approximately 500,000 British West Indians went to Middle America and Panama in search of jobs and economic security. During the course of this long migration, the English-speaking West Indian immigrants established vibrant AfroHispanic communities along the Atlantic coast of Middle America. Although studies have been conducted primarily on Panama and Costa Rica, there is as yet, The program is aimed at "new" scholars and post-doctoral fellows supported by SSHRC. "The evolving world is no longer divided into 'North' and 'South'," said IDRC President Maureen O'Neil. "The problems that affect the South touch us as well, and we need to develop a better understanding of all the factors impacting on Canada's relations with Asian and Latin American countries. Canada can anticipate future directions only if we nurture and consolidate Canadian research capacity in this area." For more information visit the SSHRC website: www.sshrc.ca This article was prepared with the help of Tim Mignau// who worked with the Office of Communications in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Planning a Trip to Cuba? Two universities in Cuba, which have an agreement with Lakehead University, would appreciate papers and presentations by Lakehead University faculty. If you are planning to take advantage of the weekly direct flights running between Thunder Bay and Cuba starting December 17, and would like to make contact with faculty and students at the Universidad de Matanzas and the lnstituto Superior Pedagogico, contact Dr. Ron Harpelle at 343-8691. Photography Workshop with Freeman Patterson Thunder Bay's Circles of Confusion Photography Club is offering a photographic and visual design workshop with the world-renowned photographer Freeman Patterson on Sunday, November 22, 1998 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Upper Lecture Theatre. Lunch & coffee included. Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the door and can be purchased at Primary Foto Source, telephone 3457041. Canadian Institute for International Affairs Public Lecture \ Dr. Laure Paquette Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lakehead University, will speak on Nato Expansion in Central Europe Monday, October 19, 1998 8p.m. Senate Chambers, Room UC- 1001 Everyone Welcome. Admission Free Lakehead University, October, 1998-Page 9 �A Writing Life Dinner and Conversation with Carol Shields by Jolene Davis, MA'98 A worthy cause was at the heart of a successful fundraiser hosted by the Lakehead University Women's Studies Program in September. According to Dr. Helen Smith, who organized the event, the money raised from this event will go toward undergraduate scholarships in Women's Studies and library acquisitions of books and journals. Approximately 240 people attended the evening to hear Canadian author Carol Shields. Who better to encourage female students to pursue public voices than the Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg and the award-winning author of numerous novels, plays and short stories? Shields is also the recipient of several honorary doctorates while her awards include the Canadian Authors' Association Award for fiction, the Marion Engel Award, the Governor General's Award for fiction, and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Or. Gilbert, president of Lakehed University, officially welcomed Carol Shields on behalf of the University and Thunder Bay communities. Then Dr. Gillian Siddall of the Department of English introduced Carol Shields as an author whose work has made a "powerful contribution to developing the female literary tradition in Canada, ... [i lluminating] the experiences of Canadian women that are often left in the blank spaces of our history and our national identity." With a specific interest in the female literary tradition, Shields believes fiction is an "act of redemption" and she is personally interested in "writing away the invisibility of female lives." Shields spoke of women's writing, women readers, and her experience as an author. She shared her observation Lakehead University, October, 1998 - Page 10 Carol Shields is flanked by two professors at the centre of the Women's Studies program at Lakehead -- Professor Pam Wakewich, the past coordinator (right) and Dr. Helen Smith, the current coordinator. that female authors differ from male authors in two main areas of writing: they are much more likely to use a personal tone in their writing and they frequently choose the interactions between people as their subject matter. She feels that women writers naturally write about the sorts of things that women readers wish to hear -- the daily lives of "ordinary people," especially other women. Women authors connect with women through writing of the "texture of their lives." As an author, Shields is interested in the current state of Canadian literature. She describes the field as "never healthier." As for women's writing, she feels that it is especially popular just now because it gives readers a "fresh outlook" and is "more aware of itself ... less in danger of its substance falling off the edge." Of her own work, Shields believes that "human beings are mysterious and complicated" and her duty as a writer is "not to solve their problems" but to add to the sum of human understanding about our complicated search through life. "A Writing Life -- Dinner and Conversation with Carol Shields" was sponsored by Women's Studies, the Dean of Arts and Science, and the Valhalla Inn. Special thanks go to Women's Studies graduate students, Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore, the Northern Women's Bookstore , Mavourneen Trainor-Bruzzese (Visual Arts), Laurie Hill and Cathy Trojan (Development Office), Denise Bruley (Communications), Lori Kapush (Secretarial), Peter Puna, Gail Zanette and Lily Ciddio (Graphics), LU Print Shop, and Danny Johnson on piano. �Scholarship Dr. Seimer Tsang (Mechanical Engineering) presented a paper entiled "Thermal Management of the Electric Ford F-100 Truck" at the Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering, CSME Forum 1998, in the Thermal Systems and Applications II Session on Friday, May 22, 1998, at Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto. Last November, Professor Joan Dolphin (English) presented a paper in Paris on Michael Ondaatje entitled "The Use and Abuse of Myth in Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion." The Conference was organized by the Institute du Monde Anglophone of the Sorbonne and sponsored by the French Centre d'Etudes Canadiennes. The theme of the conference was the work of Canadian author Michael Ondaatje, and participants came from France, England, Germany, Italy and North America. Three Lakehead faculty gave presentations at the Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference in Tampere, Finland, June 28-July 1, 1998. Dr. Doug Rabb (Philosophy) presented a paper together with Professor Dennis McPherson, (Indigenous Learning), entitled "Native Philosophy: Western or Indigenous Construct?" and Dr. Patricia Vervoort (Visual Arts) presented a paper entitled "Aesthetic Warriors: The Battle for Identity." Dr. Raija Warkentin (Anthropology) organized a session entitled "Immigrants from Eastern Europe in the Western Countries" and presented her paper "Russian Immigrant Women In Finland." In their coverage of the conference, the Finnish National radio chose her project to be the subject of a discussion which was broadcasted nationwide in the "Suomi Tanaan" (Finland Today) morning program. Dr. Terry L. Hill (Sociology), coordinator of the undergraduate minor program in Gerontology, NECAH, presented a workshop entitled "Training Support Group Leaders and Community Development" at the 8th Annual conference of Bereavement Ontario Network, Geneva Park Conference Centre, Orillia, Ontario, October 7-9, 1998. Hill is the founder and current facilitator of the Panic and Anxiety Support Group in Thunder Bay, and continues to offer seminars and consultations in the areas of grief, bereavement, community development, and the sociology of the body. Dr. Medhat Rahim (Education) presented a session entitled "Some Cultural Contributions of Babylonian Mathematics and Social Sciences to the Civilization of Humankind" at the International Conference on Mathematics Education, History of Mathematics and Cultural History of Mathematics Informatics, in Beijing, China, April 26-30, 1998. The educational management and leadership publications of Dr. Douglas Thom (Education) are now being distributed in over a dozen countries. In 1997 to 1998 information about his TELC and TLCC leadership models was disseminated to East African universities. This information included the "Thom Theorem" and four corollaries based on his book Leadership Worldwide: The Christian Conscience Factor (Hong Kong Council for Educational Administration, 1996), as well as Thom's Christian Leadership Resolution. Throughout his 25-year career in education, Douglas Thom has served at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Hong Kong and has supervised many graduate dissertations. Visit the Lakehead University website for more information on faculty research www.lakeheadu.ca The Northern Social Work Collection Three books sponsored by the Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies in collaboration with the Department of Social Work are being used in course curricula at Lakehead and in other programs at universities across Canada. The series is unique in offering topics relevant to Northern social work and has provided an opportunity for Lakehead faculty, students and community social workers to write and to co-author chapters representing social work practice in the north. The three books are Northern Social Work Practice edited by Keith Brownlee and Roger Delaney; Issues in Northern Social Work edited by Roger Delaney, Keith Brownlee and M. Kim Zapf, and Strategies for Northern Social Work edited by Keith Brownlee, Roger Delaney and John A.Graham. Forthcoming volumes will include Northern Social Work Practice with the Elderly and Northen Social Work Practice with Northern and Rural Communities and Organizations. Lakehead University, October, 1998-Page 11 �Calendar of Events Department of Music Lumina Concert Series 1998-99 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall in the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Subscriptions and tickets are available from the Department of Music. Complimentary parking. For information call 343-8787 1998 VoL. 15, No. 8 O CTOBER T HUNOER B AY, ONTARIO, C ANADA ISSN 0828·5225 October 20 John Goulart, Guitar November 8 Agora is published by the Communications Office and distributed monthly September through June. Joseph Tang, Piano (Ontario Young Artist Competition Winner) Publications Officer Frances Harding Note: 2 p.m. November 24 Communications/Special Events Officer: Krystyna Tucka, Piano Denise Bruley (Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Winner) Photography Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Nor'Westers' Home Games LU Print Shop October 17 Zanatta Alumni Games Women's Basketball: 6:30 p. m. Men's Basketball: 8:30 p.m. Women's Volleyball: 4 :30 p.m.October 30-31 Women's Volleyball Lakehead vs Ottawa at 8:30 pm Send us your news. October 30-November 1 Deadline for submissions for the next issue is November 1, 1998. Saxon Super Eight Women's Basketball Editor, Agora Friday & Sat: Noon, 2 p.m. , 4 p.m., 6 p.m. Lakehead University Sunday: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. 955 Oliver Road November 6-7 Thunder Bay, ON Pizza Hut Tourney P7B5E1 Men's Basketball: Friday 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Women's Basketball: Saturday at 6 p.m. Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Help Beat Lung Disease Give Generously to the Christmas Seal Campaign Because ... When You Can't Breathe, Nothing Else Matters. Lakehead University, October, 1998 - Page 12 C. Tr o j a n ;;e velopme nt � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998-10 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message Thunder Bay Regional Hospital https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/4cc80d619ad080113cd9085c99be6148.pdf 8e334d7b9ea6cb730b426be8924a0d65 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Happy Holidays! from the staff of the AGORA Lakehead' s Board of Governors and CUPE Ratify Agreement The Board of Governors of Lakehead University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3905, recently ratified a new four-year agreement. CUPE represents graduate assistants and undergraduate students employed as markers, tutors etc. This agreement provides for wage increases in each of the four years, plus some benefit changes. Other changes include the removal of the wording requiring that all registered graduate students receive an assistantship. There employees and supervisors. will, however, be a minimum guarantee The contract is available at the for the number of graduate assistantships Human Resources Home Page b!1M available to eligible full-time graduate www/lakeheadu.ca/-humanres/ students in each year. A new hrhome.html performance review process for graduate students on assistantship is also ~ - - -- -- - -- -- -- included. These reviews will cover :·;; \. Inside expectations of duties and responsibilitie ~:Z"~ .... President's Report... .............. page 2 to be performed, areas for improvement, ORPT Charts its Future................ page 6 training and development needs, and will Y2K Preparations ........................ page 7 promote communication between DECEMBER 1999 �-----------------••·-►-i-~--------------- Lakehead UNIVERSITY Agora December 1999 Vol. 16, No. 10 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828•5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:franees.harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next Issue is January 7, 2000. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora. Office of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P785E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert As our students complete their examinations and students, staff and faculty alike look forward to the holiday break, I want to wish everyone a safe, healthy and enjoyable time. There will be a university social gathering in the Agora on Wednesday, December 22, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. I hope that everyone finds a few moments to join colleagues and share refreshments (generously donated by Aramark). Much has been accomplished this year and, as we continue to implement the Strategic Plan, I want to commend all of you who have volunteered time and energy to the various committees, task forces and working groups that led to the development of the Plan and now its implementation. A draft Emergency Plan will be completed this month alter a year of effort. Marla Peuramaki and Donna Miller have devoted considerable time to leading its development, along with members of the Emergency Planning Committee. Please review this draft and provide comment for its final development. This is a much-needed policy document to ensure personal safety during potential catastrophic events. After witnessing the general lack of response to a fire alarm in the University Centre last month, such clear directives are indeed necessary. Let us hope that the year 2000 brings good news to Lakehead University on issues of capital and operating funds. Our case has been made, and I am confident that the critical importance of the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre to this university's future has been demonstrated. The university is poised to make many positive strides forward in 2000, and the next millennium should provide even greater evidence of the importance of Lakehead University and northwestern Ontario to the provincial economy and the social well-being of Ontarians in general. Again, have a wonderful break and let us all move forward next year in confidence and with renewed vigour. Happy Holidays! YEAR IN REVIEW - Some Highlights of 1999 • Lakehead receives $2.96 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation & partners • Business Administration students place 1st in Marketing at Queen's Competition • New programs in Software Engineering launched • Civil Engineering team wins first place in Steel Bridge Competition - MidWest Division • Lakehead partners with SGI, IBM and SunMicrosystems - acquiring leading-edge high-tech equipment, including a Cray supercomputer • Dr. Marc Dignam and Dr. Stephen Hecnar win Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) Lakehead University- December 1999 2 • Appointments: Dr. Mary Louise Hill to Vice President (Academic); Or. Julia O'Sullivan to Dean of Education; Or. Mark Howe to Dean of Graduate Studies and Research • Paleo DNA Lab takes over 3rd floor of Northwestern Ontario Technology Centre • Construction begins on new hospital on land adjacent to Lakehead • Completion of new Strategic Plan • Shad Valley comes to Lakehead • Or. lnderjit Nirdosh is awarded Faculty Advisors Award from Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering �-SMM•■ .wz.---------------- EMERGENCY? 8911 24 HOURS 9-343-8911 from CNFER & Health Sciences North 343-8911 from private phones puts you Into contact with Security Services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Lakehead's Emergency Planning Team What can we learn from universities that have experienced serious emergencies? How has Lakehead responded to past emergencies? What types of emergencies are of concern to the University community? Are there emergency response "best practices"? These, and other related questions, have been the focus of the Emergency Planning Coordinating Committee, or EPCC, over the last ten months. The EPCC is working to revise the University's current emergency policy and plan to bring them into line with planning guidelines established by Emergency Preparedness Canada. What's New at the Chancellor Paterson Library Web Access to Special Survey Data from Statistics Canada The Chancellor Paterson Library has recently made arrangements with the Internet Data Library System (IDLS) at the University of Western Ontario to provide user-friendly web access to statistical data files and databases through the Data Liberation Initiative (DU). Through the IDLS web page, raw data files, codebooks, variable lists and SAS/SPSS command files can be easily extracted to a local computer. The Library previously announced Lakehead University's participation in the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI), a cooperative project between Statistics Canada and other federal government departments, the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada and Canadian Universities. The intent of this five-year pilot project (which began in 1996) is to provide access to special survey data files, the majority of which have no print equivalent. Data is to be used by faculty, students and staff of Lakehead University for teaching, research and academic publishing purposes. Sample data files available through DU include: • Canada Census (1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1976, 1971) • Household Internet Use Survey • National Longitudinal Survey of Children • National Population Health Survey • Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics •Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians To access DU data, go to the Library Home Page. Click on Electronic Resources and select Data Liberation Initiative under Statistical Sources. For more information, contact Linda Mitchell, Government Documents Librarian at extension 8072 (lkmitche@sky. lakeheadu.ca) or Valerie Gibbons, Electronic Services Librarian at extension 8129 (vgibbons@sky. lakeheadu.ca). The Committee is also developing detailed emergency response and recovery protocols which will help guide campus first responders, managers and the University community, as a whole. The emergency program, consisting of the new plan and protocols, will be in place by December 31, 1999. An annual review will be part of the revised process for maintaining the program. It is the goal of the EPCC to make the program dynamic and reflective of University activities. Information about the program will be distributed widely across the campus in the new year and a staff and faculty training program is being designed for implementation over the next two years. -- Marla Peuramaki, Human Resources Mark Andre Hamelin, an internationally acclaimed pianist, delivered a piano masterclas~ in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall on November 25, 1999. Mr. Hamelin also performed at St. Paul's United Church as part of the Lumina Music Concert Series, sponsored by the Department of Music. Lakehead University- December 1999 3 �Taina Chahal: Exploring literature that Crosses Boundaries By Dave MacDonald When Taina Chahal enters a conversation, the level of passionate attention rises exponentially. If you ask her about her research, her eyes sparkle and she leans forward, speaking with both hands about her quest to cross boundaries and give voice to the women of literature. An English and Women's Studies graduate student and an Ontario Graduate Scholarship-Open Competition winner, Chahal describes her thesis as a project that originally set out to deal with female literary theorists, and then "it just snowballed." Her interesting degree track lets her focus on the literatures of women in depth: "I'm looking at knowledges themselves, and how theories are constructed," she notes. Chahal's research deals with three AfroCaribbean women writers, Jamaica Kincaid, Michelle Cliff, and Beryl Gilroy, and includes theorists like Carol Boyce Davies, Amina Mama, and Dionne Brand. She recognizes the challenge of being a white academic writing about women of colour: "how can I read their texts without recolonizing them with my western discourser Colonization, women's self-definitions and resistance are a few of the themes that intrigue Chahal. Our universities were founded on a European model, which Chahal points out, traditionally minimized the study of so-called minority literatures. According to her research, universities highlight Eurocentric epistemology and methodology, with the result that 'Third World' authors are often underrepresented and their philosophies marginalized. show what she has learned from her writers. This demands extensive study of poetry and prose, it's historical context, literary criticism and writer's commentary. ''You can't even begin to comprehend the texts if you don't understand the complex social and political contexts that the authors live in" she says. With animated expression, she describes the fluid boundaries that she is discovering at the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and other social dialogue that helps me formulate my ideas." Dr. Gillian Siddall's perspectives on curriculum issues and gender/race/ sexuality intersections give Chahal new insights, and Dr. Judith Leggatt's postcolonial expertise helps her place into context marginalized, excluded, and misrepresented voices. Chahal confides that "they accept me as a colleague, and they don't feel any need to contain my thoughts-and yet they're there when I need guidance-I consider them my incredibly intelligent friends." An even closer friend, her husband, has also been "pivotal in developing my ability to articulate my knowledges," she says. As a mother of three, Chahal juggles her research and life, but the inquisitive process is part of her personality: "my schoolwork is praxis or 'theory in action', so it's not outside of my everyday life." "My schoolwork is praxis or 'theory in action', so it's not outside ofmy everyday life. " relations. Here again she runs into difficulty, because very few resource materials deal with these topics in relation to Afro-Caribbean women. When asked how she finds what she needs, she credits her thesis cosupervisors with creating a "three-way As she wrestles with the tensions of a postmodern age, Chahal is trying to Lakehead University- December 1999 4 As Chahal looks forward to her doctoral studies, her inquistiveness drives her as a scholar: "whenever I enter an area of knowledge, I realize there's no way of understanding it unless I know thatand that-and that-as well; she says. "I read, then I think. I talk to people who have ideas to share, then I think some more..." For an aspiring scholar, there is no better goal than the on-going pursuit of discovery. Dave MacDonald is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle✓ournal. �----------------i--Ziiill•■•z- -----·--·r~1) ( -~ ~~~~~~~~----------, _ ___.;.. \ ~ NIIGAANTIGE "Looking to the Future 2000" Career Fair ·--c;;,~tices & \ ' . \ Upcoming \ ~ · ) Events (~-- 6:J ______ \,._____ ~ ,,' .., Chancellor's Reception February 16, 2000 Lakehead University alumni and friends will be the guests of Chancellor Lois Wilson at a reception in the Senate . Chambers on Parliament Hill. This event will showcase Lakehead University to key constituents in the Ottawa area in an effort to strengthen our reputation and image amongst alumni, donors, friends and potential students. Contact Rob Zuback, manager of alumni services at extension 8916 or rob.zuback@ lakeheadu.ca for more information. A desire to help Aboriginal youth realize their potential through education and employment opportunities brought several exhibitors to Lakehead University, the venue for Niigaantige Career Fair, December 8 - 10, 1999. Students were exposed to a variety of career options and attended workshops delivered by local and national Aboriginal role models, including Canadian actress Tina Keeper and Ted Nolan, former NHL player & coach. Fellow of the University Award THUNDERWOLVES BOOSTER CLUB The Board Governors invites individuals to submit nominations for the Fellow of Lakehead University award. The award recognizes persons who have contributed to the growth, development, welfare and well being of Northwestern Ontario and/or of Lakehead University. A candidate should have: 1) contributed substantially to education and/or to the growth and development of Lakehead University; and/or Join the Booster Club... Be a Part of the Team The Thunderwolves Booster Club is encouraging new members to join. The club's purpose is to promote and support ongoing and new varsity athletic initiatives. In the past, the club has supported team development and international competitions. A membership with the Thunderwolves Booster Club provides a season pass to all varsity events. Get involved in 1/arsity athletics at Lakehead and truly become a member of the team! Membership Classification & Benefits Booster Friend - $20 Thunderwolves Club - $75 Entitles you to: Entitles you to: 2) given service to the community of Thunder Bay or Northwestern Ontario through active participation in service clubs, community organizations, business and professional groups or charitable organizations. It is intended that such service should be above and beyond the demand of a career, and should be of the nature where no pecuniary reward is expected. •One Game • Range Cafe privileges • Two season tickets to all Thunderwolves events • Thunderwolves season newsletter Booster Club - $50 • Range Cafe privileges Entitles you to: • Draw for two, one night stay @ Victoria Inn • Social after Thunderwolves home games • Voting privileges Contact Beverley Stefureak, ext. 8614 or bev.stefureak@lakeheadu.ca. for a nomination form. • Social after Thunderwolves home games • One season ticket to all Thunderwolves events • Thunderwolves season newsletter • Range Cafe privileges • Draw for two, one night stay @ Victoria Inn • Voting privileges Lakehead University- December 1999 5 To receive a membership application, please contact the Athletics Office at ext. 8213. �School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Charts its Future by Dave Quinn Margaret Johnston is a busy woman. For the past nine years she has been teaching geography, tourism and recreation courses in the Department of Geography. In August of this year she stepped into her current role as director of Lakehead's School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (ORPT). Johnston's main priority is to work with faculty members Dr. Bob Payne, Dr. Tom Potter, Prof. Tom Stevens, Prof. John Colton, Dr. Lesley Curthoys and Dr. Brent Cuthbertson to review the curriculum and build on the strengths of this unique and highly popular program. Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism is an academic program that explores all aspects of natural resource recreation, and does so using theoretical and applied approaches. "A large part of what we do relates to parks planning, outdoor leadership, tourism development, and natural interpretation," says Johnston. "Students get a broad base and a comprehensive background ... They can also specialize by combining the Outdoor Recreation program with Geography, Biology or History." Curriculum Review The Curriculum Review process currently under way comes within the context of a number of issues including enrolment, retention and graduation rates. Last year 186 students were admitted to first year, a number which many in the School believe is too high, given the number of faculty and the program's requirements for learning "in the field." Currently there are about 400 students in the program, nine faculty members and two sessionals. Johnston is excited about the review process which will involve faculty, staff, students and graduates. "All of us are working together to build on the strong foundations of the past 25 years," says Johnston, "and we feel that now is the time to implement some key changes. We're trying to define the three different streams of the program -- tourism, leadership, and parks -- and make sure that they are deep and broad enough to meet students needs." Johnston and her staff have been working hard to come up with a unified vision for the future of the department. They hope to run the proposed changes by the students and other faculty soon. This feedback will be used to further streamline the program, and the final changes will be sent to Lakehead's Senate for final approval. New Faculty Members Janet Dyment and Randy Haluza-Delay are two new faculty members. Randy brings a wide range of outdoor experiential education ideas to the faculty, while Janet's background in the Lakehead University- December 1999 6 ecological processes of protected areas, adds an interesting new spin to the program. Students can already feel the energy of change and new ideas in the faculty. "Things this year are way more positivein says fourth-year student Kelly Comishin. "For the past couple of years we (the students) could feel the need for some sort of change and growth in the department, and this year it feels like its happening!" Even with the challenges of her new directorship, Margaret Johnston still finds time to continue some of her ongoing projects with the Geography Department, such as her field course to Antarctica, a two week program heading south this December. The outdoor recreation and tourism industries are two of the fastest growing industries in the world, and with all the positive ideas and enthusiasm flowing through the Rec. Hall these days, ORPT students should be well prepared to instruct, guide, paddle, climb, ski, and teach into the new millennium. David Quinn is a freelance writer/ photographer currently working as a Instructor/Teaching Assistant in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism. �-SZ-•■ ¥z-c----------------- Lakehead is Prepared for Y2K It is expected that Lakehead University's transition to Year 2000 will prove to be decidedly uneventful. However, precautions have been taken to minimize the potential for problems that may affect students or University facilities. Residence Approximately 82 students will be in residence on December 31 st . This includes 16 Residence Assistants assigned to work that evening. In the Fall, Bartley Residence was added to the emergency power grids and will be heated and have emergency lighting. Conference Rooms A, B, and C have been designated as evacuation sites for students living in Avila, Prettie or the townhouses if these facilities are without power. The City of Thunder Bay has stated that the water supply will not be affected by any Y2K factor. Additional propane has been procured and Residence administration has purchased a supply of flashlights, batteries and extra blankets. Residence Assistants and Security Officers will be continuously "on rounds." Other campus buildings will be locked. Food Services Dan's Diner - a satellite food service operation located in Bartley Residence will serve as a food preparation and dispensing area, and Aramark will have sufficient food on hand for four days. Adequate supplies of disposables have been purchased, and the large barbeques will be located outside of Dan's Diner. Campus Buildings In the event of power failure, the University's emergency lighting system can operate for approximately four days. The fire alarm system and the telephone switch will also remain operative for the same time frame. Elevators will not work. While the majority of buildings are tied into emergency lighting, maintenance personnel will immediately commence de-commissioning those buildings to protect them in the event of freeze-up. We estimate that it would take thirty hours to secure these facilities. A number of gas generators will be located in critical areas (e.g. Security) to maintain minimal lighting or provide for the operation of communications equipment. We have received assurance from utility providers and system suppliers that their respective operations are Y2K compliant. Computers & Systems With respect to computing services, all major systems have been tested and corrective action taken as necessary. In the summer months CTRC invited all members of the University community to have their individual PC's tested for Y2K compliance, and nearly 500 faculty and staff members took advantage of this offer. Others have tested their equipment themselves forY2K compliance using various software packages that have been available for some time. Staffing As a precaution, members of the Electrical, Maintenance, and Security Departments will be at work on December 31 st . A Y2K Emergency Team has been established and includes those managers on campus who are well experienced with emergency situations. The team is comprised of Jim Podd, director of campus development, Bob Angell, director of CTRC, David Hare, manager of residence, Donna Miller, chief of security services, and Adam Rhode, director of food services. Lakehead is operating under the premise that critical systems outside our control will not be adversely affected by the transition to Year 2000; however, we are confident that we can manage an emergency situation and minimize the possibility of danger to our students, and damage to our property. Thunder Bay Foundation generously supports students through various bursaries and scholarships. Pictured here with Or. J. Colquhoun, pastpresident, Thunder Bay Foundation, are Lakehead students, Jennifer Aguirre and Sara Lyn Robillard, both Thunder Bay Foundation Scholarship recipients. The Foundation participated in the OSOTF campaign and through their gift have created the Ruth W Black Memorial Bursary in Graduate Studies. The award will provide a bursary of $1,200 each year to a graduate student in any program. L.akehead University-- December 1999 7 Excerpted from a report to the Board of Governors, December 2, 1999 by Grant Walsh, executive director of services. �• · • · · - 1 - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- Upcoming events :JI deasonaf!ll{essaye at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Thunderwolves Schedule from G£anceflor Bois Wilson January 7 Wrestling, Men's dual meet, 4:00 pm Basketball, Women 's vs Guelph, 6:30 pm Men's vs. Guelph, 8:30 pm January 8 Wrestling, Gord Garvie Tournament, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Basketball, Women's vs. Guelph, 6:30 pm Men's vs. Guelph, 8:30 pm January 21 Basketball, Women's vs. Western,6:30 pm January22 Basketball, Women's vs. Western,6:30 pm Men's vs. Western, 8:30 pm Don't miss the HOLIDAY GATHERING in the Agora WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd between 3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m. Drop by for refreshments, generously donated by Aramark while you listen to the Mine Centre Singers. Canada is fortunate to have a diverse community of races, peoples, cultures, religions and languages in its citizens. Those differences have not yet erupted into public animosity, and I hope they never will. However some debate emerges from time to time about how we should collectively express our unity as Canadians, and yet affirm and respect the diversity that exists among us. I want to make a few comments about religious diversity, and its appropriate expression in public life, even though the subject is thought to be too sensitive or delicate for public discussion. The subject becomes particularly sensitive around Christmas, which, for all its glitter, remains for many of us one of the main annual Christian celebrations. Since the personal and communal faith of a people will need to be expressed publicly from time to time, in order to preserve its own integrity, it seems to me that no faith community should ever seek to limit the freedom of other faiths. There should be acceptance that Canadians enjoy full freedom to express their own spirituality and to associate with faith communities of their choice. As well, those who do not identify their spirituality with any organized faith group must be respected and also show respect for others. Can we create a climate in our culture where fundamental beliefs of particular religions can be heard, respected, and celebrated in public, but not allowed to denigrate those who do CLEAN UP DRESS DOWN DAY Tuesday, December 21 Seize this opportunity to use this day to clean files and generally "clean up your own backyard"!! Garbage bags are available at the Switchboard in the University Centre and the main offices in the Bora Laskin and C.J. Sanders buildings. At the end of the day, please place the filled garbage bags in the hallway for pickup. CO Trojan &evel. & Alumni Affairs Confidential material for shredding should be packed in boxes (boxes are at Printing).~ to call Campus Developrtlfill! by Dec. 20'" or 21" at 8208, to arrange for pick up. Lakehead University-- December 1999 8 not share these beliefs? Can mutual respect be nurtured between those who claim no spiritual dimension to their lives and those whose very existence derives its meaning from the depths of spiritual convictions? Hopefully, as we approach the Year 2000, we approach it as we do a fiftieth wedding anniversary. Each of us and every community of the spirit should bring the best gifts possible to the celebration of the new Millennium, as its contribution to the mending of a broken world. Let the arrogant attitudes that diminish one another, or another's belief system, be made culturally unacceptable in Canada. In that way we affirm each other as human beings without feeling the necessity of betraying our own spiritual understandings, or pretending that we have no differences. And let us all make a space for the "other" in an equitable and warm way on public occasions or public religious celebrations. My main hope is that Canadians will affirm the important spiritual and life giving dimensions of our lives as we move into the time frame of a new century. My main hope is that we do this together, looking upon the rich diversity of communities of the spirit as gifts to our culture, not problems. And that we move well beyond tolerance - which is the last refuge of the uncommitted - to bringing gifts for all, that will enrich the human journey. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.10 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a message from the President, the Chancellor Paterson Library announces the new Internet Data Library System, and an article on what is planned for Lakehead in the year 2000. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-12 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University Paterson Library President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/af9d97d67f248d6b86f1114704bfac45.pdf 82f521ad44c37820433048e8c94bffcf PDF Text Text APRIL 1999 A NEWS LETTER F OR LAKEHEAD U NIVERSITY STAFF & F ACULTY Dr. Mary Louise Hill Appointed Vice-President (Academic) Lakehead's new Vice-President (Academic) was attracted to Lakehead because of the strength of its academic programs and is looking forward to moving them ahead. Check the Lakehead University Website www.lakeheadu.ca under "New and Events" for more information about Events On Campus Events Off Campus •• .. Media Releases University Publications •• Strategic Planning Dr. Mary Louise Hill has spent the past 16 years teaching geology at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she is currently Associate Dean, College of Science & Technology. Although a scientist by training, Dr. Hill is committed to the liberal arts and values the merits of a core curriculum •· something she helped to develop for the 17,000 undergraduate students at Temple, both as a faculty member serving on various curriculum committees and serving for a year as Acting Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies. "It's not enough to teach students current knowledge," says Hill, "We have to provide them a context for what they are learning and prepare them to adapt to a changing world." During her tenure as Acting Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, Hill was responsible for university-wide academic programs and she established a new Academic Resource Centre to serve the advising needs of entering students before they choose a major. Dr. Hill is a Canadian citizen who was born and raised in Ontario. She lived for a time in North Bay (where she "began to love the outdoors") before moving to Ottawa and later completing a BSc in Geology at Carleton University in 1978. From there she enrolled at Princeton University where she completed a PhD in Geology in 1985. Dr. Hill is a strong supporter of bringing research into the classroom. "Although teaching is our central mission," she says, "it is through our research activity that we model the skills our students need to be lifelong learners." Her own career has certainly been shaped by influential teachers. One was a female high school geology teacher whose husband worked for the Geological Survey of Canada. The second was a Princeton professor who influenced her decision to pursue graduate work in high temperature deformation geology in the United States. "Ironically, I had to leave Canada to continue my work in Canada," she says, referring to her dissertation on the Geology of the Redcap Mountain Area, Coast Plutonic Complex, in British Colu·mbia. Dr. Mary Louise Hill is the Co-Director of the Summer Research Program for Minority Undergraduates in Science at Temple University. In 1992 she was awarded the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award. Lakehead University President Fred Gilbert is looking forward to welcoming Hill when she begins her five-year term on July 1st. "I believe Dr. Hill's background, academically and administratively, will serve Lakehead well," he says. Frances Harding �-;■-•-·i----------------- Agora April, 1999 Vol. 16, No. 4 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA From the President's Desk ISSN 0826-5225 by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B SE1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances. harding@lakeheadu.ca **** Deadline for submissions for the next issue is May 1, 1999. .... Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Ana/ysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop .... Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Ad, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Lakehead U NI V ERSI T Y At the open meeting in the Agora to discuss the 1999-2000 budget submission, it was posed that there was a disproportionate allocation to a dministration and that administration was not suffering the fate of the academic sector and, furthermore, that administration at Lakehead was adding positions. This is a refrain I have made and heard, over the past 30 years, and it has been true or untrue to various degrees at the different institutions with which I have been associated. Suffice it to say that my response at the meeting was that Lakehead's administration, like most other areas of the university, was the leanest I have ever encountered. Perhaps the reorganization of the past few months has given the impression that positions have been created, but the only "new" position is that of Vice-President (Research and Development). Considering that the Vice-President (Administration) position has not been filled since Fred Poulter's retirement, there has been no net gain in central administration. What has taken place is the creation of titles for people working in administration to reflect more accurately their responsibilities. A copy of the current organizational chart clearly demonstrates this. With one of the tasks recommended in the Strategic Plan, there will be a full review of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the current administrative structure. Along with other recommendations in the plan, there could be considerable restructuring of both academic and administrative sectors over the next few years. When it occurs, it will reflect the intent of making Lakehead Un iversity an even more efficient and accountable organization. But contrast the current administration against any other university our size, and I expect you will find that we have the fewest positions allocated to running the institution of any of them. I can assure you that this is reflected in many of the same signs seen in the faculties -overwork, stress, and missed deadlines for completing tasks. I suspect that we are as many as six positions short of what is necessary to run the university at full efficiency, but the review will provide an objective analysis of the situation. I have alluded to the Strategic Plan, and we are in the final stages of completing that process. Over the next couple of weeks, you will have a chance to respond to the interim report of the Strategic Planning Group. The Group will then complete its task of submitting the Strategic Plan to the Senate and Board of Governors next month. This has been a complex exercise involving many people within and outside the university. The end product will be a meaningful guide for the future of Lakehead! Later this month , the provincial government will submit its budget following the Throne Speech. I am optimistic that there will be good news for the postsecondary education sector and for our university. However, implementation of the budget may be delayed until an election has been held. I will use my article in the May Agora to analyse the budget's potential impacts in detail. continued on page 3 Lakehead University - April, 1999 2 �Clloir, Slrp/ten S. J/r.sskm l'rlJ' Rev. loi.J IYll.wn BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHANCELLOR I998-99 PRESIDENT Lakel,ead University linda Plu1/ipJ Frt't/Cil~rl SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO TI~E PRESIDENT Organization Cllart OFFICE Of COMMUNICATIONS r-, Ji'm Krurmer NOMP _ _ _ _ _ _ L - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UNIVERSliY SERVICES DIRECTOR. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CEh'TRE AUDIO VlSUAL SERVICES MICRO COMPUTER MAINTENANCE MICRO COMPUTER SAi.ES Gro111 Wolslt BillBrogna!o TomAwlin ll. R. OFFICER lkrrik Patola 1-1. R. OFFICER Glendo Squirr 11. R. OFFICER _J IIIW.TII & SAFETY Carol Oue MULTI MEDIA PRODUCTION Subby Si.ltr=k)' PROJECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER. RESIDENCE & CONFERENCE SERVICES COORDINATOR, RESIDENCE LIFE MANAGER. DOOKSTORE MANAGER, PRINTING SERVICES CHIEF. SECURITY SERVICES MANAGER. ORAPIIIC & PIIOTOGRAPIIV SERVICES SUPERVISOR. FOOD SERVICES SUPERVISOR. LIQUOR SERVICES PROJECT MANAGER BUILDING MAINTENANCE MAI/AGER. OPERATIONS Timo Mltttlntn Judy Mad.I~ Frank Chrl.Jttn /Jar/di/are Norma.lM-11 Nno·hold B«Jy J/urlry Stan Nrll'ltY Do,,NIA"1lu Brn Kaminsli VICE-PRESIDENT __!_ACADEMIC) VICE-PRESIDENT .loltn H'ltirfir/d (RESEAROI & DF.VELOPMENl) UO/la ff'ibon BnrBklnr/1 Afar/a p,,,,.,,,,,,; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER RESEARCII, TRUST & SYSTEMS BUDGET & ACCOUNTING OFFICER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER PURCHASING MANAGER JamaMon l, Ot111dKemp (,lethtg) 8a:ltram/Jodgw111r Frntry SroiJ INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISOR Donna Slrdy Oa,r C/Jriitle l)'elle Jllirtr Jfarilp1 J/u.slol DEAN ARTS AIID SCIENCE DEAN OUSIN.~$ ADMIN. DEAN EDUCATION 1/rnri Sa/I&, DEAN ENGINEERI NG Dani/ £vier DEAN • FORESTRY & TH FOREST ENVIRONMENT Anne LN/g/Jton c~~n Wojt/4 Huglt Briggs rNTERNfi~~RA~IVITIESI Dan PaJula, Rita Bio/~ Afa rgoRo.u Com,ie N'rbon Prdk,,odi GregS/Jalay Kur/,-/.NC/4ri, Alu Pasqlklli (Acting/ .limPodd Dianr Alklu'rli• DIRECTOR OF INSTTTUTIONAL ANALYSIS Prnlli Pav/a,inne CIIIEF LIBRARIAN DIRECTOR Of PART-TlMI: STUDIES REGISTRAR IIOUSEKEEPINO SHIPPING/ RECEIVING GROUNDS CAMPUS ENGINEER I .1/m Crllrrt (Artlng) la.~l'1ler Adam Rltod, ELECTRICAL M£CIIANICAL POWERIIOUSE SUPERVISOR. SERVICES N ,no /,a'H'S0/1 PUBLICATIONS OFFICER Fnvur.s /larding DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (A eliAg) DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT .J AMC SECRETARIAT COMMUNICATIONS/SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICER D,ni,, Bn,/e y Bob Ang, // MICRO COMPlTTER SUPPORT NETWORK SERVICES COORDINATOR. RE,ENGINEERJN(i DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 8l!VSt,faffl'l Joy 1/immrlmOlf DIRECTOR OF S11JDENT SERVICES Srolt Alanln CENTRES Arc/Jlr Colwimo OMBUDSPERSON DEAN , GRADUATE STVDIES & RESEARCII NATIONAL RESEARCJI COUNCIL/IRAP MANAGER. RESEARCII, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LAKEIIEAD UNIVERSITY CEIITRI;. FOR ANALYTICAL SERVICES Doug Slone ALUMNI MA.NAGER Rol,Z,,hoci DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Laurie Iii/I DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PLACEMENT & CO,OP EDUCATION A/or Kty tor Andn.• HIKV'JO!I (Acti ng) AIJIJII Al« Kr,uie Ina ChomJ:thJ11 SENIOR ADVISOR ATRC ENVIRONMENTAL T£SilNO PALEO-DNA LAB LAKE SUPERIOR BINATIONAL FORUM INSTRUMENTATION LAB H7m Baanc/Jen Al Smith PrterUe l1Afo lto BarhNirol Allan AlaeKr,uie EDUCATION CENTRE CO-OP~T~e~N~~An~~ JoltnO;'(i/aromo �VIC'E-PRESIOO,'T (ACADEMIC) OF.AN or ARTS AND SCIENCE ASSOCIATE DEAN ARTS AHO saa.'CE lknfd Kr"'P (Acting) Annr IHlglttOII Hm/n, Krrlrr {,IMu<g) XOlt l/om1//011 ANTIIROPOLOGY OIOLOOY MMEDICAL LAB SCIENCE MNORTIIERN ONTARIO WILD RICE Alatto/, ,t((l("(/(}llo/d I PrtrrUY PROGRAM Do,;gAla,1/,, O!EMISTRY ECONOMICS A'orman Bmuor CIIIEF LIDRARlAN IIEAD. IW'EllENCE &. INFORMATION SERVICES IIEAD. COLlECTIONS Am1r Drlg.+ton DEPARTMENT IIEAD. SYSTEMS/ /a,o D,,., 818LIOGRAPHJC PROCUSING .s1,;r1..,, a,_,.,, Ju11 .Anw1 F,.,,U,/Jrsra EDUCATION UDR.ARIAN s~i~1, :1~J~C~~~:g~. KimFrd.<krs<M 8rf41,J.mr~ (i,..,.,, H'trfa Jin~ Kb.JI" Po1Ja.rrn IIJSTORY INDIGENOUS LEARNINO NATIVE ACCESS LANGUAGES UDR.ARY & INFORMATION STUDIES Ko/JRo/vo,, MATIIEMATICAL SCIENCES COMPUTER SCIENCE MATIIEMATICAL STATISTICS MUSIC NURSING Clu'n /loon// Penai Po11/orinn, bu/ Oo/p/11~ ,t/0'1f'JNJ Alod101t .fllnlJl'V lla.sqo"o P~tnAlaA Aris Corruli.7tAis Lon,, Akl>ougall -~ OUTDOOR RECREATION PARKS & TOURISM Tom Str1r,u Afo,zarrt AMkrMM Sarrnn Kn'1plA Darlm, ,l/1"'1ff 1/rotM'r Bro,.., , A"atAl')n 1/impton llilJ~{O,ruo,) KINESIOLOGY Brrmlo ,\Wu,,, Hlduur/ Moundrr-11 PIIILOSOPIIY PHYSICS DIRECTOR OF PART-Tl\{£ STUDIES - - I -- REGISTRAR CALENDARIGRADUATE ADMISSIONS OFFICER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ADMISSIONS CO-OROINATOR. INFORMATION SERVICES SEC. SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER SEC. SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER SEC. SCIIOOL LIAISON OFFICER· ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SYSTEMS AND RECOllOS. RECORDS OFFICER SCUEDULINO AND, EXAMINATIONS OFFICER Ala,g Ila"''°" Oo.g H'er1 .SU,,..- Co/Js1rUI ~ SOCIAL WORK SOCIOLOOY VISUAL ARTS TaJfor Tom Dunl Alari lt'i.srnAolt llaAl'lllltDodlO,II.U PROORAM CURRIC\JLU1'l YEAllS I & 2 PROGRAM CURRICULUM. YEARS l & 4 Gmy P~i/1,p, Bob/.Jo,a/o Fmtr,1 Srolt (Aetl11,t) COSTINUING TEACII EOUC. PRE-SERVICE TEACH. EDUC. Rod ,1/rl.,o,/ {Acting/ IIOJN f't'ffr,r/1 TonJ• Cilllr.1 ELECTRICAL SahoAJ.liJ11J'(Nlr MECIIANICAL Sn,,,,, I& TUE , ,1/hn Crl/Jrrt CIVIL o:o'ith~ 0 =ciNMl:HT i : CENTRE ..OR ~--: NORTIIERN FORI.ST : : ECOSYSTEM RESEARCII : T"""]'AforlJ .luanito H'M11ing ( DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES: FINANCIAL AJD ADMINISTRATOR UNDERGRAOUATE AWARDS OFFJC'ER CO-ORDINATOR, . COUNSELLING SERVICES CO-OllOINATOR. Sandi Co1-l110 HEALTI-i SERVK"ES Grroldlnr H'1,11~ CO-OROINAiOlt, LEAJlNING ASSISTANCE CEl<ll(E /Jonffo Gro11 SPCCIAL NEEDS SERVICES Hi<Aa.-/Ak/.saa,: Sfu ./11/Ju., CIIAPLAIN NATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES ATIILl!TICS COOllOINATOR r-., Do,7tl £llfrr FOREST MANAGEMENT JNT. FOREST RESOURCES MGMT. C£NTRE FOR TIIE APPLICATION OF RCSOIJRCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CARIS) PAJ.Jfi s Bos-nkl .sr. Aflt't' Grrrr ""'riSa/,&, CHEMICAL .I0)1 llllNllt'llllllh CENTR£ FOR NORTIIERN STUDIES NIIIIRRU AficAorl S!Oltu NECAII Brun-"''""" /(d,tO Pu/U.I Do,, NirAon/.m,r U(fR1111rSJ01J �President continued from page 2 As the semester winds down, I thank many of you for your support in the first year of my Presidency. I have come to recognize the many strengths of Lakehead. The students are sound, caring, and excellent representatives of the quality of education received. The successes of students in Business, Engineering, Visual Arts, Political Science, and other academic areas outside the confines of the university speak well of them and their faculty mentors. The commitment that LUSU has made to implement a technology fee will allow us to double access to computing facilities and, with their support and ATOP funding, position Lakehead as a leader in providing high technology services and equipment by the end of the next fiscal year. The contrast with the current situation will be dramatic. Faculty have had considerable success in attracting research funding, and there is -S--•■•z-renewed energy in reaching out to share our expertise with others. There is a commitment to teaching that finds expression in many different ways. We are moving into an environment that recognizes and rewards excellence in all the important aspects of being a faculty member. Staff have struggled with new expectations and have responded with what can be described as positive involvement in the transition underway. There are many fine people in this group who care deeply about Lakehead and who will be instrumental in its transformation to a comprehensive university as good as, or better than, any similarly-sized institution in the country. It has been a busy but productive eight months, yet much still lies ahead. As I and many of you can attest, it has been anything but dull, and the dynamics of change, internal and external, suggest that the ride is far from over. Thank You Lakehead University Donors Road Map to Prosperity Lakehead University and the Council of Ontario Universities have responded enthusiastically to A Road Map to Prosperity -- An Economic Plan for Jobs in the 21st Century released on March 25th in Thunder Bay by the Ontario Jobs and Investment Board. A Road Map to Prosperity details economic strategies and recommends priorities for action to ensure a strong, vibrant economy in Ontario, built on the foundation of a creative, adaptable and skilled workforce. Robert Prichard, chair of The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) and president of the University of Toronto says the government is to be applauded for the exhaustive and people-centred approach that it has taken in the development of the Road Map. In a press release issued by COU Prichard is quoted as saying, "Our Government is firmly committed to making Ontario home to a world-class education system, and Ontario universities welcome this opportunity to move forward, in partnership, to achieve the shared goal of ensuring that our standards match or surpass international benchmarks." Lakehead University President Fred Gilbert has said A Road Map to Prosperity "is consistent with Lakehead's commitment to quality and innovation and its effort to provide work place exposure for our students through cooperative education and other opportunities... The generosity of donors like Margaret Braun (left) and Annette Augustine (centre) make support to deserving students like Sayeh Minoosepeher possible. With the assistance of donations to the Scholarship, Bursary and Award Program, Lakehead was able to give out over $2 million in scholarships and bursaries for this academic year. University donors were recognized and thanked at the Annual Donor Reception held this year on March 30 in the Faculty Lounge. Lakehead University--April, 1999 3 "Implementation of the proposals should ensure that Lakehead University and Northwestern Ontario are partners with the province in achieving the excellence necessary to fulfil the ambitious objectives of this report." A Road Map to Prosperity was prepared after extens ive public consultation by the Ontario Jobs and Investment Board, chaired by Premier Mike Harris. �Juried Student Exhibition Orientation '99 Lakehead University staged its An Orientation Committee has been meeting since early January to coordinate a new, improved orientation for first-year students. 22nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery March 12 - April 4, 1999 More than 250 people attended the opening night festivities of the 1999 Lakehead University Annual Student Juried Exhibition held at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery on March 17th. This year's Student Exhibition, sponsored by Philpot & Delgaty Insurance, featured 140 artworks by 70 students from all year levels. Over $4,500 was given out in cash, prizes and gift certificates which were donated by the Presidents' Office, the Dean of Arts and Science, LUSU, the Alumni Association, and various local businesses and private individuals. We Need You! The Committee has representation from Student Services, LUSU, Native Support Services, Residence, International Student Support, mature students, and both on and off-campus students. The objectives for this year's Orientation are to offer more academic information and support; to better include off-campus students and those from Arts and Science; and to offer more varied orientation activities that will better meet the needs of our diverse student population. If you would like to join the Committee and be a part of Orientation '99, contact Joy Himmelman Director of Student Services 343-8149 Joy. Himmelman @Lakeheadu.ca. Volunteers are needed to help out in a number of areas including mailouts, organizing activities and hosting events, presentations, and photography. Alumni Curling Fundspiel Marlo Anderson receives the Dean's Award for Drawing from Dr. David Kemp for her drawing "Stubborn Wind" while Alison Kendall, emcee of the awards ceremony, looks on. Sessional Lecturer L e Shi presents the David Bruzzese Award to Dan DePeuter for his painting "First Date." Pictured below is a self portrait by DePeuter made in ceramic. Congratulations to all who took part in staging another successful curling bonspiel at the Port Arthur Curling Club in March. Kudos to winners of the Alumni Association Event: 1st Place: Gail Everall, Dave Buttars, Paul and Janet Stewart; 2nd Place: Kim and Alison Lee, Pam Morris, Albert Bortolon. Winners of the Financial Concept Event: 1st Place: Brian Holm, Tim Lindsay, Harvey Loewen and Mary Beth Coates; 2nd Place: Stan Nemec, Dawn Kucher. Donna Grau and Karen Kiiskila. Tom Torich (pictured above) won the award for ' Best Dressed Curler. " Lakehead University -- April, 1999 4 �Lakehead UNIVERSITY A Profile of the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council PREAMBLE The Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council was founded on the original Native Advisory Committee and constituted into its present form in response to the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training -- Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy in the early 1990s. The Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy is an initiative to increase access for aboriginal students in Ontario's universities and colleges. Through support received under the Strategy, aboriginal academic programs and content across the curriculum were designed, developed and implemented, to increase enrolment, retention and completion rates of aboriginal students studying in the mainstream. As part of this initiative, a culturally sensitive environment for aboriginal students was enhanced at Lakehead. Culturally relevant academic and support services programs have increased in the past six years as have the total number of aboriginal faculty and staffworking within the institution. l. EVOLUTION OF THE ABORIGINAL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL • In 1987, the Academic Plan placed an emphasis on aboriginal initiatives. • A Native Advisory Committee was established and several initiatives followed. • In the early 1990s, the provincial government initiated the Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy. • The Aboriginal Management Council was established. 2. TERMS OF REFERENCE In 1994, the Aboriginal Management Council developed its Terms of Reference, the essence of which reads: "The Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, representing the interests and concerns of the aboriginal community, serves as an official and formal decisionmaking body, and channel for communications between the Aboriginal peoples and Lakehead University, respecting issues which affect Aboriginal postsecondary education. Furthermore, the Council seeks the promotion, enhancement, pursuit, availability and accessibility of aboriginal postsecondary education, which is defined as: • programs/courses which relate to aboriginal issues • programs/courses designed for aboriginal students • research relating to aboriginal peoples and issues." 3. KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNCIL The fundamental characteristics that make the Council effective include: Tony Belcourt, President, Melis Nation of Ontario Dr. Frederick Gilbert, President, Lakehead University • A clear vision of the Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy mandate, its Terms of Reference and aboriginal education goals • An understanding of the different environments within which it works, including the diverse aboriginal community, aboriginal, federal and provincial governments and their policies, and the University environment �• Accountability to their member organizations, and consistency with the Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy mandate Since its inception, the Council has planned for the future, with an emphasis on building the capacity of the University to serve the education needs of aboriginal peoples. 4. THE COUNCIL SERVES A DUAL ROLE In order to effectively meet the goals of the Aboriginal community, the Council has had to fulfill two roles: governance and management. Although the ultimate responsibility and authority ofuniversity education rests with Lakehead University, the Council strives to ensure that the goals, objectives and activities of the Aboriginal community and the University are carried out. Management: Another critical role that the Council plays within the University is to provide advice or recommendations on the development of some or all of the following: • Aboriginal recruitment, enrolment, retention and completion rates • Cross-cultural sensitivity awareness and program development across the curriculum • Academic and support service programs development • Policy development, program accountability mechanisms and evaluations on the functions, operations and progress of the Council • Program implementation or delivery • Research development, implementation and dissemination • Decisions on project funding Governance: • Plan aboriginal education • Financial accountability • Develop policies -- cultural protocol and understanding at all levels within Lakehead University • Develop aboriginal academic and support service programs • Participate in the recruitment, selection and appointment ofUniversity executives, and aboriginal faculty and staff • Keep communication open with the University and Aboriginal communities • Ensure that the Council and University consult with the Aboriginal community on important decisions Dr. Richard Lyons, Elder/Dancer The three main obligations of the Council are to: left to right: Corinne Fox, Chair, AMC; Hon. Jane Stewart, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; Phil Fontaine, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations (Ottawa) • Act in the best interests of the University and the Aboriginal community with regard to students and aboriginal initiatives • Ensure that decisions are made within the mandate set out in the Council's Terms of Reference • Ensure that all decisions of the Council provide a cultural perspective and comply with University policies �5. MEMBER APPOINTMENTS The member organizations hold voting seats on the Council and appoint a representative to each seat. These representatives participate in decision making as it relates to the University and the aboriginal education goals and objectives of the Council. I 6. ACCOUNTABILITY The Council is accountable to: • • • The Lakehead University Board of Governors The Lakehead University President The Aboriginal Provincial/Territorial Governments The Aboriginal Services Organizations • Orientation -- for new Council members • Information Brochures • LUNSA Student Handbook • Agora • Direct mail, fax, teleconference • Internet and E-mail • Council information in the Chancellor Paterson Library In the broader perspective (academic, cultural and support services delivery), the Council is accountable to: • The Aboriginal students The Aboriginal community 7. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY The Council communicates with the Aboriginal and University communities through: • Each member organization's representative • The President, Lakehead University • The Council Secretariat • Annual Reports to the Lakehead University Board of Governors • Ontario Ministry of Education and Training -Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy • Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) Youth and Elders Conference Planning Committee (1999) �8. FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL Council will undertake, in partnership with the Board of Governors and the Senate, new and continuing initiatives to increase the participation, retention and graduation of Aboriginal students at Lakehead by introducing, encouraging and enhancing: • A welcoming environment for aboriginal students • Aboriginal content and perspectives in course offerings across disciplines • Aboriginal studies and programs as part ofLakehead's regular program offerings • Aboriginal appointments to the Board of Governors • Advice to the President on aboriginal issues and initiatives • Active recruitment of aboriginal students • Admission policies that encourage access by aboriginal students • Meeting spaces for aboriginal students • Aboriginal student associations • Recruitment of aboriginal faculty members and staff LUNSA Youth and Elders Conference, March 1999 • Support services with aboriginal counsellors for academic and personal counselling • Cross-cultural sensitivity training within Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council • Elders' protocol • Research and development approaches Member-at-Large - Ms Corinne Fox, Chair • Employment opportunities The President, Lakehead University - Dr. Frederick Gilbert Meegwetch. Nishnawbe Aski Nation - Ms Ruth Baxter Grand Council Treaty #3 - Ms Geraldine Kakeeway Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association - Ms Tammy Bobyk Ontario Native Women's Association- Representative Metis Nation of Ontario - Mr. Gary Lipinski Lakehead University Native Student Association - Mr. Roger Wesley, Mr. Pete Rasevych Northern Nishnawbe Education Council - Mr. Frank Beardy Union of Ontario Indians - Representative The Council Secretariat:. Ms Nova Lawson For information about the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council contact Nova Lawson, Secretariat phone (807) 343-8599, fax (807) 346-7757 E-mail: nova.Iawson@lakeheadu.ca (This supplement was prepared by the Aboriginal Management Council Secretariat) �Lakehead bids Farewell to Pradip Sarbadhikari by Alyson Brady Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari, professor of political science, international scholar and community activist, is retiring in June after 34 years of service at Lakehead University. On March 26th he was honoured by students, alumni, colleagues and friends at a farewell reception in the Faculty Lounge. Pradip Sarbadhikari has spent his time at Lakehead University engaging in ideological battles, championing the rights of the disadvantaged, encouraging respect for cultural diversity, and demanding excellence of his students. His flair for controversy in the classroom has led him to consistently challenge students to explore truth, broaden their world view, and seek academic excellence. Sarbadhikari studied at Presidency College, Calcutta, India, The London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of London, and the Royal University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. He specialized in International Law and International Political Economy, participating in numerous national and international conferences and publishing research papers in these areas. Among his books are Nationalism and International Society, and Reconstituting India (OUP1996). Pradip Sarbadhikari was appointed by the Minister for External Relations, Government of Canada, to the sevenmember advisory panel to assist in the selection of Canadian Centres of Excellence in International Development. He served on the Executive Committee of the Canadian Association of Asian Studies, the Futures Research Committee of the International Sociological Association, and the International Council for Migration and Communication. He was Dr. Pradip Sharbadhikari, shown (right) with his wife Conchita and (above) with his fourth-year Honours students, will be remembered by many as having taught the fine art of political science: to explore the truth with an open mind. chair of the Department of Political Science for several terms, and was the first chair of the Summer School and Extension Committee. He was also involved with several committees at Lakehead University, including the Senate Research Committee and the Lecture Committee which sponsored lectures by U.S. Presidential candidate George McGovern and then political activist and actress Jane Fonda. As a founding member of Lakehead's Department of Political Science, Sarbadhikari was instrumental in establishing cutting edge standards of excellence in research and teaching. His vision led to the creation of both the minor program in Law and Politics, and the minor program in International Politics. The Sarbadhikari Lectures, sponsored by the Department of Political Science, saw a number of distinguished students of Dr. Sarbadhikari speaking on their specialities; amongst them were Dr. Eric Heikilla, professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Dr. Michael Spourdalakis, professor at the University of Athens, Greece; lawyers: Norman Lee, Mary Robinson and Laura Joy; and Michael Gravelle, M.P.P. Sarbadhikari's contributions have not been confined to the University. The community of Thunder Bay has also been extremely fortunate to receive his dedication and service. As a community activist he has demonstrated tireless dedication to the needs of the continued on page B Lakehead University - April, 1999 5 �------------------•••■;■;-1----------------Sarbadhikari continued from page 5 disadvantaged and underprivileged. His services to the community were recognized by the City of Thunder Bay and The Chronicle-Journal when he was one of 25 individuals selected on the 25th anniversary of the City for community contributions. Pradip Sarbadhikari should also be celebrated for his role as a founder of the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association, and founder of the Human Rights Education Committee. Perhaps Sarbadhikari's most profound influence has been in the classroom. As commands such as · you must do something!" have been doled out to students, Sarbadhikari has continually demonstrated an enthusiasm which reaches far beyond the confines of the University. His incessant comments and questions, and the candour and good humour with which they are delivered, has left a lasting impression. As summed up by theatre director and writer Hubert O'Hearn, his greatest contribution was to "inspire his students" and instill a personal sense of responsibility long after their days at Lakehead. As Sarbadhikari prepares to retire in June. friends at Lakehead University, the Department of Political Science, and the City of Thunder Bay all concur that he and his wife Conchita will be greatly missed. As we look forward to Pradip Sarbadhikari's future contributions, we can give thanks for 34 years of tireless compassion, an ability to instill in students a desire for academic excellence, and a commitment to the personal development of students, both within the classroom and beyond. Alyson Brady is a student of Dr. Sarbadhikari's and one of several Lakehead students taking part in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Department of Music L akehead University Student R ecitals Fitness Centre 1999 A lumni Membership Rates Saturday, April 17 for Davide Uiahteenmaa, piano 1999/2000 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18 Carol Keeley, soprano Jason Scriver, piano One Vear Membership (May 1, 1999 - April 30, 2000) Single: $164 Family: $232 2:30 p.m. Recitals are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts Free Admission. For Information call 343-8787 Membership Includes: -- The Wolves Den, aerobic exercise equipment, free weights, resistance machines and flexibility area -- Pool/Sauna -- Squash Courts •• Gym -- Track -- 25% Discount on Service Programs For further information, contact the Athletics Office in the C.J.Sanders Fieldhouse at 343-8213. RA/DON Reunion Were you a Residence Assistant in the '60s, '70s, '80s or '90s? Then mark your calendars for the Reunion of Residence Assistants /11 John Edward Mothersill 1971-1999 July 30 - August 2, 1999 Come back to Lakehead for a weekend of fun. For information contact: Norma Jean Newbold Residence Life Coordinator (807) 343-8622 Fax: (807) 343-8521 Edward Mothersill was killed in a traffic accident in Victoria earlier this year. Edward was the son of Valerie Dennison and Dr. John Mothersill, who served as dean of science during his academic career at Lakehead from 1966 to 1984. e-mail:newbold@gale.lakeheadu.ca Devel . CD & Alumni Affairs Trojan Lakehead University-- April, 1999 8 Memoriam � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an annoucement that Dr. Mary Louise Hill was appointed Vice-President, a message from the President, and a profile of the Lakehead University Aboriginal Management Council. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-04 Aboriginal Management Council Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/59ea6d0702ccf4f640b4e4e047ff9540.pdf dfeda2509bea1985d3152c80f06a6832 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER foR LAKEHEAD UNlVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Study calls for a national "Head Start in Reading" program by Frances Harding Dr. Julia T. O'Sullivan and Dr. Mark L. Howe are calling on Canada to adopt a national "Head Start in Reading" program for children in poverty. Early intervention is needed, they say, if we are to prevent the kind of reading problems that put these children at high risk A study on promoting literacy in children by Dr. Julia for school failure, dropping out, low literacy and chronic O'Sullivan and Dr. Mark Howe has attracted local, unemployment in adulthood. national and international media attention since its release in early October. The two researchers are In a two-year study project involving 439 children and parents featured here with some young readers at the from low-income families in Newfoundland, O'Sullivan and Nanabijou Childcare Centre Howe discovered that 70% of these children are reading well below the provincial and national levels. O'Sullivan estimates there are 6,000 children in Thunder Bay who come from low-income families but hastens to point out Overcoming Poverty: Promoting Literacy in Children from Low- that it is not "inevitable" they will have reading problems. Income Families which was released at Lakehead University "We need preschool experiences directly designed for in early October. children in poverty so we can begin to address their language The results of the study did not surprise Julia O'Sullivan. She and reading difficulties befo,:e they come to school," she says. says her main interest was to focus on a small section of the "When they come to school, we need to channel funds into group (about 30%) who were ranked among the best readers schools with high incidences of children in poverty and in Canada and ask: "What is it that makes them different?" support the teachers who are working with these students. Their findings are contained in a document entitled "We found that before Grade 2, there were two relatively "Teachers in Newfoundland and around the country need independent paths to excellence in reading, one driven by continued opportunities for professional development to teach "skill" and one by "will" .... Children on the skill path were reading to large numbers of children who come from distinguished by their extremely sophisticated knowledge of backgrounds such as this." book and print conventions.... Children on the will path to Julia O'Sullivan is dean of education and Mark Howe is dean excellence were distinguished not by sophisticated of graduate studies and research. Major funding for this development in reading-relevant knowledge but by their project was provided by the National Literacy Secretariat, remarkable confidence in their reading ability." Human Resources Development Canada, and NSERC. O CTOBER 1999 �---------------~-;■■•■-;----------------- Lakehead UNIVERSITY From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Agora October 1999 Vol. 16, No. 8 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances. harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is November 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University. 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay. Ontario, Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 www.lakeheadu.ca Our enrolment figures are in and Lakehead has had another decline, this time slightly over 200 students. The overall impact on the University's operating budget will be about $1 million and measures are being taken to ensure that the revenue loss can be accommodated. There are many factors responsible for the continuing decline that should be the last for some time as we enter into circumstances more favourable to Lakehead. This year, we saw declines in applications to many academic areas that were masked by a massive increase in education applications. Difficulties last year in the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism program resulted in an overall drop of about 50 registered students this year. The strategies that have been under way to promote Lakehead and cast a more positive image of the University did not have time to have any real impact for this fall. The increase in academic standards also meant that fewer students were admitted than would have been the case previously (perhaps 50 students). Taking all these factors into consideration, it should be apparent that the basic issue that will determine future enrolments is quality of the educational experience. Implementation of the Strategic Plan should help us add ress innovation, efficiency and quality in ways that make our programs more relevant, more current and, therefore, more attractive. I view 1999/2000 as the watershed year for Lakehead and anticipate that 2000/2001 will see a stabilization in student numbers. Lakehead University- October, 1999 2 There will be increases in future years that will be accelerated by the dual pressures of provincial demographics and the double cohort. Because the University is so far above its funding corridor, the decline only reflects a loss in tuition revenue, not provincial BIU's. However, a corridor adjustment remains critical to the long-term success of Lakehead. We must receive funding for our unfunded (provincially) students if we are to significantly address our strategic objective in the short term. Much must be done to streamline, rationalize, and jointly plan to allow reallocation of our current fiscal resources. To this end, all budget units will be operating from a 97% base in 2000/2001. Only those units that provide rationales consistent with the Strategic Plan and that provide innovation and efficiencies can expect to see funding at the 100% or 103% levels. Academic and administrative restructuring has to be consistent with this mandate. The Strategic Plan Monitoring Group has been established and its terms of reference are as follows: 1. Ensure that the objectives of the Strategic Plan are being implemented relative to their priority and the conditions outlined in the letter from the President (July, 1999). 2. Track progress on individual objectives ensuring that , where appropriate, mechanisms for discussion have been incorporated. �-SMril•■ ;ih 3. Report to the Lakehead University communities each semester on the progress toward implementation of the Strategic Plan. 4. Recommend to the president actions that might be necessary to ensure that the process of implementation of the Strategic Plan is on track, is open, and is representative of the expectations of the University communities. The members of the Group can be viewed at the University Secretariat, Stra~egic Plan website. Finally, copies of the Lakehead University Annual Report have been distributed to all faculty and staff. I hope you view it as a celebration of the University and its people and share its contents with others. There is much positive activity at Lakehead and the future is bright. I know this may seem hard to imagine as we work our way through the current budget difficulties, but the readjustments that are occurring and will occur will strengthen us and make us a sounder, more relevant and very exciting University. "Short-term pain for long-term gain" is an adage very appropriate at this time. The Canada Foundation for Innovation has announced a call for proposals for its Innovation Fund Competition. Letters of Intent must be submitted by December 1O, 1999, and full applications are to be submitted to CFI by February 1, 2000. The Innovation Fund supports "infrastructure projects that will help researchers undertake groundbreaking research currently beyond their needs." Contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research (343-8282) for additional information. ... t - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - What's New on the Lakehead Website Each month we will be featuring information posted on the Lakehead University website www.lakeheadu.ca Staff and faculty who may not have access to a computer are encouraged to use the University computers at the Internet Cafe in the Agora Administrative Executive Committee's Homepage http://www.lakeheadu.ca/adexco.html This website is intended to communicate topics being considered and decisions being made by Lakehead's Administrative Executive Committee which meets every Tuesday morning beginning at 9 a.m. in the president's office. Members of the Committee include Dr. Fred Gilbert, president; Dr. Mary Louise Hill, vice-president (academic); Dr. John Whitfield, vice-president (research and development); Grant Walsh, executive director, university services; Bill Bragnalo, director of human resources; and Les Miller, director of finance. Linda Phillips, secretary to the president, acts as secretary to the Committee. The information below is taken from the last two postings: Credit Card Policy A number of problems were encountered when implementing our present policy on the - use of credit cards during the registration process. As of January 1, 2000, our policy wiff change to that of accepting credit cards for the payment of tuition and residence fees. This change has become necessary for us to become more user-friendly and also to follow through on the service commitment in the Strategic Plan. Registration Week Analysis A number of problems were experienced by students during registration and members of the A.E.C. were asked for Lakehead University- October, 1999 3 their feedback and the impact of this process on recruitment and retention. Feedback included comments about long waits in fine, waiting areas should be more comfortable, students not having complete information, students not understanding printouts and, perhaps, the most significant aspect was the growing fist of filled courses. Another problem mentioned was the lack of an examination timetable available at the time of registration. The vice-president (academic) is foffowing up with a more official post mortem on registration, and she wiff be consulting with the deans and the registrar to discuss the problems and how to overcome them. Financial Impact of Enrolment Shortfall As of September 21, weare291 students short of projected enrolment. This results in a total of $1. 1 million revenue shortfaff. Approximately $600,000 wiff be realized in full-time faculty salary savings by delaying the fiffing of some positions, but we wifl stiff have an approximate shortfaff to deal with of $500,000. Preliminary discussions are taking place on the budget and the vice-president (academic) is meeting with the deans to go over their academic planning exercise for next year. A shortfaff in intake in any given year follows through for four years and has a continuing budgetary impact. Continued on page 5 �-----------------.;a■•■ ••--1----------------Men's Basketball October 21-23 October 29-31 November 5-6 November 12-13 November 19-20 November 26 November 27-28 December 28-30 January 7-8 January 14-15 January 21-22 January 28-29 February 11-12 February 18-19 University of Saskatchewan Tipoff Laurentian Invitational Pizza Hut Invitational Hibbing College University of Waterloo Northland College Gogebic Invitational Wesman Classic University of Guelph Brock University University of W. Ontario University of Windsor Laurier University McMaster University Saskatoon Sudbury Home Home Home Ashland, WI Ironwood, Ml Winnipeg Home St. Catharines Home Windsor Waterloo Home TBA TBA TBA 6:30 p.m. 8:30p.m. 7:30p.m. TBA TBA 8:30 p.m. 8:00p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00p.m. 8:30p.m. Thunderwolves Varsity Teams Home & Away Schedule For more i1~/tJ/'lllltlim1 contact tlze C.J.Sm1tlers Fieldlum.,·e Women's Basketball October 21-24 Laurentian Invitational Novembers November 12 November 14 November 19 November20 November26 November28 January 7-8 January 14-15 January 21-22 January 28-29 February 4-5 February 11-12 February 18-19 Brock University University of Western Ontario University of Guelph Laurier University University of Windsor McMaster University University of Waterloo University of Guelph Brock University University of Western Ontario University of Windsor University of Waterloo Laurier University McMaster University Men's and Women's Wrestling November? McMaster University November 14 University of Toronto November 20 Brock University January 8 Gord Garvie-Lakehead University Queen's University January 16 January 22 University of Guelph January 30 University of Western Ontario OUA February 12 February 26-27 CIAU Sudbury Home TBA London Guelph Home Home Hamilton Waterloo Home 6:30p.m. 7:30p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:30p.m. St. Catharines Home Windsor Waterloo Waterloo Home 6:00p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30p.m. P/1011e 3./3-8213 Fax 3./3-89.J.J Six-Month Membership: $137 General Public Hamilton Toronto St. Catharines Home Kingston Guelph London TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Three-Month Membership: $88 General Public Pool Admissions: Adults: $3.45 Children/Students/Seniors: $2.20 Swim Passes (10 Swims) - Adults: $30 Other: $20 Women's Volleyball October 8-1O October 29-30 November 12-13 November 26-28 February 5-6 February 12-13 February 18-1 9 Facility Pass: McMaster Tournament University of Ottawa University of Toronto Kenora, Dryden vs U of Winnipeg Ryerson Queen's University York University Hamilton Ottawa Home TBA 7:00 /6:30 p.m. 8:30/4:00 p.m. TBA TBA 2:00/1:00 p.m. 6:00p.m. Toronto Home Toronto Lakehead University- October, 1999 4 Daily Non-pool: $4 All Inclusive: $6 Weekly:$20 25% Discount on Service Programs with Membership (excluding faculty/staff memberships) �-------------------,-.sa••■ .1h AEC Homepage continued from page 3 .- Earthquake Engineering Expert visits Turkey We must realize this and work on the required internal adjustments to improve student retention. Vacancy in Residence In previous years, we have always had a long waiting list for rooms in Residence and, therefore, applications were not accepted from students already living in Thunder Bay. Because of the present vacancy rate being experienced in Residence, the A. E. C. agreed that it would now be appropriate to offer accommodation to local students. An announcement of this change in policy will be put out on the web. Education Fair Lakehead University participated in the 2nd annual Education Fair which was held in Toronto over the September 18th weekend. It was an event attended by thousands of GTA students and provided a great opportunity for recruitment. Considerable discussion took place at the A.E.C. meeting about the type of participation that Lakehead should have. It was pointed out that faculty and department chairs need to participate more in this event as counsellors cannot answer all of the questions posed by the prospective students. Most of the questions relate to academic programs and details of class sizes, entrance requirements, quality standards and job opportunities with the completion of the degree. Such questions are bestanswered by academics. We are now in the process of following up on the 2,000+ requests for information cards filled out by students at our display booth. The potential is there to recruit a large number of students and they need to receive a positive message from our academic units. Regular mailouts will be going to these students on a scheduled basis from various departments within the University. Civil Engineering Professor Tony Gillies spent a week in Turkey observing the devastation wrought by the recent earthquake that left more than 15,000 dead and thousands more homeless. He was part of an 10-member team working under the auspices of the Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering. The team's objective was to observe and learn from the patterns of structural failure in buildings and to assist Turkey in addressing the design challenges that come with living in a high-risk earthquake zone. In ar:i interview with CBC Radio, Gillies said the destruction to many buildings in Turkey was aggravated by the fact that building codes and construction practices are not as strictly enforced as Dr. Tony Gillies they are in Canada. The problem is economic, he said. "Because of high inflation, apartment buildings are often built over a period of 10 years or more making it next to impossible to monitor and control construction methods." Gillies was born and raised in New Zealand which, like Turkey, is classified as a highrisk area for earthquakes. He specialized in earthquake engineering while completing a PhD at the University of Auckland, and spent five years working as a consultant in the field. Lakehead University- October, 1999 5 �----------------.;w■•••*--1---------------- Dr. Todd Dufresne Department of Philosophy Lakehead Dr. Todd Dufresne graduated from York University's Social and Political Thought program in 1997. His doctoral dissertation, shortly to be published under the title UNIVERSITY 1999 Tales From the Freudian Crypt by Stanford University Press, is a critique of Freudian psychology. While psychoanalytic theory has been the object of intense critical scrutiny since mid-century, particularly in the Englishspeaking world, much of it has been directed at the deficiencies Freud's views involve as science. Dufresne's work engages Freudian psychology on non-positivistic grounds and in its philosophical and sociological foundations. During the last three years, he has also edited and published two anthologies, Freud Under Analysis (Aronson) and Returns of the "French Freud" (Routledge). These works are significant contributions to the field of Freud scholarship and feature scholars of international renown, including Sander Gilman and Jacques Derrida. In addition, Todd Dufresne has, during the last three years, published 1O refereed articles and book reviews, and has delivered five invited public lectures, the latest at the University of California at Berkeley. Contribution to Research Awards Lakehead University's Contributions to Research Awards recognize outstanding recent research activity by La~ehead faculty. These awards recognize research accomplishments in the previous three-yearperiod, in contrast to the Distinguished ResearcherAward which is typically given for accomplishments over long time spans. All faculty members, including sessionals, are eligible for nomination, except for members of the Senate Research Committee. For information refer to the Research Office website or contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Editor's Note: The information presented below is taken from the recipients' nomination letters. He is presently acting chair of the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Qing-Lai Dang Faculty ofForestry and the Forest Environment Cynthia Loos School of Nursing Since coming to Lakehead in January 1997, Dr. Qing-Lai Dang has been awarded over $500,000 in research funding including two awards from Canada Foundation for Innovation and two awards from NSERC. Professor Cynthia Loos has concentrated her research in the areas of health promotion and education. She has an impr_essive record of publications, including a dozen peer-reviewed articles since 1989. Additionally, within this time, she has also received close to $100,000 in external research funding from a variety of sources (Max Bell Foundation, Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, National Health Research and Development Program, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Strategic Grant). In the last three years, she has coauthored five articles published in peerreviewed journals. Her joint authorship shows both her commitment to mentoring and her ability to work as an interdisciplinary partner in responding to critical issues. Dr. Dang currently supervises seven graduate students and has sat on the committee of three others. Over the past four years he has had four publications in three prestigious journals and made 12 conference presentations. Qing Lai Dang is a highly competent, well-respected and effective researcher. He enjoys teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is establishing a good rapport with representatives of local and national industry. Lakehead University- October, 1999 6 �What's Happening in the Library ... Naval Officers Contribute Books on Maritime History LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY INTERLIBRARY LOAN/DOCUMENT DELIVERY WHAT'S NEW • Document Delivery Service continues • Free request1, • Online request form Expedited service (Document Delivery Service) continues to be available from CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information). Articles from CISTl's holdings of more than 50,000 scientific, technical and medical journals, as well as papers from worldwide scientific conference proceedings, are delivered within two working days. Lakehead University library, in partnership with the University of Toronto Library, provides expedited service on requests for material from several of the University of Toronto Library's collections in the areas of the social sciences and humanities. Materials are also delivered within two working days. With both services, delays may be experienced with problematic requests (e.g. not on shelf, not as cited). (l-r) Margaret Page, George Kearney, and Commander Ed Dalton present the NIOBE Papers to Chief Librarian Anne Deighton Faculty members and graduate students are entitled to twenty free requests every six months. Qualified individuals may receive 20 free articles until October 31, and an additional 20 between November 1 and April 30. Free requests may be cumulated for 12 months. The fiscal year runs from May 1 to April 30. The presentation was made earlier this month by retired officers Commander Ed Dalton and George A. Kearney, along with Margaret Page, a professor emeritus of Lakehead and a retired lieutenant of the navy. An online request form is available. Patrons are encouraged to use it to submit any requests for which prepayment is not required. To access the online form go to the Library's web page at http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/home.html and click on Interlibrary Loan Request. Used up all your free requests? Faculty and graduate students who have used up all of thei r free requests but require expedited delivery of science-related articles will pay $3 per article; those requiring the same for social sciences/humanities-related articles will pay $7 per article. Our traditional Interlibrary Loan service is always available at a charge of $2 per article. Please note that these tees represent only a portion of the costs; the Library continues to subsidize $3 per request. For more information about the service or about the online request form call Joan Seeley, The local branch of the Naval Officers' Association of Canada has given Lakehead a 10-volume collection of books on maritime interests. The NIOBE Papers are named after the first ship in the Royal Canadian Navy - a 11,000-ton cruiser purchased from Britain in 1910. The Naval Officers' Association of Canada is convinced that Canada, as a maritime nation bordering on three oceans, needs an appropriate and effective navy to defend and protect the country's maritime interests. To increase public awareness of the need the NOAC has initiated a series of public seminars on Canada's maritime interests and the role of the navy in their preservation and protection. The NIOBE Papers are occasional papers of the proceedings of these seminars. The NIOBE Papers will be housed in the Library's main collection. ILUDocument Delivery Librarian at Ext. 8211 or e-mail joan.seeley@lakeheadu.ca. Lakehead University- October, 1999 7 �--------------~-.;-■,■•;------------------- "IN CONVERSATION" WITH Brent Evans, LUSU President Agora: What are the most pressing issues facing LUSU this year? Goal 5: To improve relations with the City of Thunder Bay as well as Confederation College Brent Evans: There are many issues that LUSU must face this year, some of the most important are: LUSU is committed to providing services that will enhance student experiences in Thunder Bay. LUSU, for example has created a new committee called the External Committee. This group of students will volunteer their time once-a-month for different local groups such as homeless shelters, food banks, and United Way organizations. We will also try to improve our relations with the local media by having as many stories about Lakehead students striving for excellence as possible. It is LUSU's goal to make Thunder Bay a "University city." Goal 1: Hire an Outpost Manager This goal has already been accompli~hed as we have recently hired Heidi McNally as our Outpost manager. She took over as the interim manager in February of last year. The Outpost in turn yielded a small profit for the first time in five years. We have also hired David Lible as the new Outpost assistant manager. We are hoping that this dynamic duo will have another productive year in The Outpost. Goal 6: To increase student representation on Lakehead University's governing bodies, such as Senate and Board of Governors Goal 2: To redefine and enhance our relationship with Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) With University students paying for a greater percentage of their overall education and with the University dedicated to a studentcentred learning environment, it is a natural progression to have a stronger student representation on the ultimate governing bodies of the University. The Lakehead University Native Student Association has become more and more politically active over the years and in turn they have started to influence the culture at Lakehead for the better. LUSU and LUNSA have had a good working relationship in the past, however we would like to take it to the next level. Our ultimate goal is to make LUNSA a distinct and autonomous organization within LUSU. This will be accomplished when LUSU and LUNSA create a funding agreement between our two organizations. This would in turn make LUNSA a distinct organization, but still give the Aboriginal students the opportunity to use LUSU services. Our goal is to have this agreement in place by the end of the year. *** Agora: Why did you run for the job as LUSU president in the first place? Brent Evans: The answer to this question is very simple. I ran for the job of LUSU president because I love this school! Goal 3: To improve LUSU's representation of Lakehead University • graduate students In the past, Lakehead University has been considered a primarily undergraduate institution and the Student Union in turn has mainly catered to the undergraduate student needs. Agora: What is your greatest challenge ? Brent Evans: The greatest challenge is learning on the fly. I had a great orientation with the past president Michael Blower, but there is no way he could teach me everything I needed to know. Every day I find little tasks and responsibilities I didn't know about. I sometimes feel like I'm a little boy and someone has thrown me in a pool to teach me how to swim. Well the summer is over and I haven't drowned yet. The University has addressed this issue in the strategic plan and has committed itself to increasing the number of grad students attending this institution. In turn the Student Union is also making a commitment to serve our grad students better by perhaps creating a graduate student lounge or by creating a Lakehead University Graduate Student Association. Goal 4:. To foster a new and/or improve the current form of professor evaluation This goal has been talked about for years, but this is the year that the talk turns into reality. Continued on page 9 Lakehead University- October, 1999 8 �-SWtli•M;WZOrientation Y2K ••• Agora: What do you enjoy most about being president? Brent Evans: The greatest joy about being president is working with incredible people. I sometimes think the people at Lakehead don't always get the credit they deserve. Lakehead has great people working in every aspect of the University and it is fun to see everyone working towards the same goal, making this University great! ••• Agora: What message would you like to send faculty and staff? Brent Evans: The one thing I would like to tell faculty and staff is that LUSU is also a place for them. LUSU's primary purpose is to represent our students; however, we are all working towards making the University a great place to learn. The faculty and staff are a major part in that, so don't hesitate to come to the LUSU office and see what we do. You might be surprised and want to get involved. Dynamic Duo Orientation Y2K brought a focus on academic success as well as a variety of welcoming activities. New this year was a program that saw upper-year student leaders orienting small groups of first-year students Notes from Alumni Services Alumni Annual Fund This year's Alumni Annual Fund Phonathon got under way this month. The goal is to raise $275,000 for scholarships, bursaries and other campus projects. Congratulations Congratulations to Sarah Gurr (BA/BEd'94) who won the Alumni Association draw for participating in the New Grad Survey sent out in early March of 1999. A ''thank-you" is extended to all the graduates who took the time to answer and return the survey. Your participation was greatly appreciated. Alumni Honour Award Outpost manager Heidi McNally and assistant manger David Lible are encouraging faculty and staff to drop by The Outpost every Friday after 4:30 p.m. to enjoy an "Acoustic Jam" session. October 29: Octoberfest with sausages, sauerkraut and an authentic Polka band October 30: Hallowe'en benefit with Diamonds in the Rough in aid of the Autism Society Want to honour an alumna or alumnus? Here is your opportunity. The Alumni Honour Award is presented by the Alumni Association to alumni who have demonstrated distinction or outstanding achievement in one of the following areas: public service, humanities, scholarship, science and technology, business, research, arts. Nominations for the 2000 award must be received by December 15, 1999. For more information contact Kristine Carey at 343-8155. Lakehead University- October, 1999 9 �----------------iM■•■ #!-1---------------- Sports Wall of Fame The following athletes were inducted into the Lakehead University Sports Wall ofFame on October 15, 1999 Athletic Advisory Board, as well as being the manager of the men's basketball and hockey teams. He also coached the women's basketball team and brought the Port Arthur Mustang senior football team under the wing of the College. Prior to 1965, all sport teams at the College were called the "Mustangs" but in 1966 the name was changed to the "Nor'Westers." From 1966-72, Shannon was an administrative executive to the Athletic Department at which time he was intramural athletic director, varsity golf coach and a fund-raiser for various athletic teams. In 1965, he paved the way for Lakehead University to become a charter member in the International Athletic Hockey Association (IAHA). This alliance allowed Lakehead athletic teams to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). From 1967 to 1969, he along with Dr. Henry Akervall and Dr. George Birger, petitioned the president of Lakehead University to begin a degree program in physical education which became a reality in 1969. Sandy Boghossian (nee Hummel) - Athlete Basketball (1976-80) Sandy Hummel was a member of the Lakehead University Women's Varsity basketball team from 1976 to 1980 and was a three-time Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) AllStar. During the 1978/79 season she was named Women's Basketball Most Valuable Player and in 1979/80, Lakehead University's Female Athlete of the Year. That same year she was a first team All-Star, the third highest scorer and the fourth highest rebounder in GPAC. She also won "Player of the Game" awards and "Player of the Month" for February. Hummel is ranked 11th overall in career rankings with 1,281 points scored in 113 games for an average of 11.34 points per game. 1966-67 Nor'Wester Hockey Team Jerry Hemmings - Athlete The 1966-67 Lakehead Hockey Team, coached by Henry Akervall, is the only university hockey team to have ever won a national title. The title came about after much discussion and a month delay after the season finished as the International College Hockey Association named Lakehead the champions over Bemidji State College by virtue of their better home and home series record. The vote became necessary when both teams had identical records -- 10 wins and two losses -- and each had lost to the other two times. The vote was based on the number of goals and since Lakehead had outscored Bemidji 21 to 18 in their four-game home and home series, Lakehead was awarded the title. Basketball (1969-71) Jerry Hemmings began his career at Lakehead in 1969 after completing two years at Surray Community College in Dobson, N.C. where he was their leading scorer. Hemmings was leading scorer at Lakehead in the 1969/70 season, scoring 437 points in 23 games for an average of 10 points per game. He was also named Male Athlete of the Year for the 1969/70 season. Hemmings ranks 26th in all-time scoring on the Lakehead "stats" sheets with a career total of 933 points in 54 games. He is currently the Head men's basketball coach at Brandon University. Dr. Bill Shannon - Builder (1962-1972) Bill Shannon started his career in 1962 at Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology and was instrumental in organizing and managing a variety of athletic events in the formative years of Lakehead University. From 1962 to 1965, he was an advisor for the students on the Team Members Back Row: Henry Akervall (coach), Ron Mcraney, Jim Prenger, Murray Smith, Mike Tracey, Dwight Stirrett, John Fallis, Ken Kivisto, Dennis Olinik, Dave Magee (trainer) Front Row: Ron Hamilton, Allan Holt, John Stefiszyn, Lorne Gander, Kas Miyata, Dave Siciliano, John Kennedy, Keith Pringnitz, Allan Johnson. Missing: Clare Battiston Lakehead University- October, 1999 10 �---------------...,-SWli•■ •zStaff Appointments During the months of July, August, September, and October employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: Pets on Campus Lakehead has approved a new policy regarding pets on campus which can be found on the Lakehead University Website under "University Secretariat, University Policies." Robin Schumaker Tutor, NPINCP Programs, School of Nursing In brief terms, the policy prohibits pets in University buildings, and requires all pets on campus grounds to be leashed and under the control of their owner at all times. Pets may not be tied up outside buildings or left unattended on campus. Deborah McGoldrick Co-ordinator, Northern Clinical Practice Program/Community Health in First Nations Communities, School of Nursing Karen Toneguzzi Secretary, Civil & Mechanical Engineering Ryan Landgraff Career Day at Lakehead Security Communications Officer Security Department Jean-Marc Lachaine Technician, Physics Department Linda Strey Coordinator of Field Experiences Faculty of Education Susan Bebonang • Coordinator, Native Teacher Education Program Faculty of Education Tai Fisher Bio-Archaeology Technician, Anthropology Up and Coming Twenty companies, including IBM Canada Ltd., were on campus in early October to discuss employment opportunities with students and faculty. In the past three years, IBM has hired 14 graduates of Lakehead including Kevin Taylor (second from left), a business administration student who is currently doing a 16-month placement with IBM's human resources department in Markham, Ontario. Taylor's boss Terry Whittam (left) says that Lakehead students are "a cut above" the rest in terms of their attitude, motivation and business experience. He credits Co-op Coordinator John DeGiacomo and Director of Corporate Relations Moe Ktytor as being "great ambassadors for Lakehead." Lakehead University- October, 1999 11 The Alumni Association congratulates Jesslin Mary Cecon, the 1999 recipient of the annual entrance award valued at $5,000. Jesslin is a graduate of Hillcrest High School who has been active in intramural sports and a volunteer with Easter Seals and UNICEF. Her goal is to study biology and chemistry in preparation for medical school. In 1998 she participated in the Shad Valley program at McMaster University which she described as a "life changing experience." �Department of Music ounselling & areer Lamina Concert Series 1999-2000 Career Chat Seminars Counselling and Career Centre and Alumni Services have commenced their CAREER CHAT seminar series for the fall of 1999. Defining one's career plans continues to be an exciting and challenging tirrye for students at the university and high school level. To assist students with this process professionals in the community have agreed to participate in Career Chat seminars to provide students with practical and current information about their chosen occupation. To assist in the promotion and success of this initiative, faculty can help by informing students about these Career Chats. Faculty members could also contact the Counselling and Career Centre (343-8018) to share ideas for the January 2000 schedule. The Counselling and Career Centre and Alumni Services are also in the initial stages of developing a Career Mentor Program and will provide more information to faculty once the program is established. All seminars are held in Faculty Lounge from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted October 5: Careers in Advertising Sales and Marketing Carmelina Kelly, BA, LIS Dip'95 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. October 26 Vilma Vitols, mezzo-soprano (1999 Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Winner); Tara Morton, piano November7 Jennifer Orchanian, piano Note: 2 p.m. November 24 Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Note: 8 p.m., St. Paul's United Church Check the Lakehead University Website 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. www.lakeheadu.ca UC2020 "News and Events" October 13: Careers in Physiotherapy for more information about Laureen Newbold, Dip PT, MCPPA October 25: Careers in Pharmacy Events On Campus Jeff Chan, BSc (Pharm) Events Off Campus Catherine Omeljaniuk, BSc (Pharm) Media Releases Robert Omeljaniuk, PhD University Publications October 27: Careers in Chiropractic Hilary Petrus, HBSc'76, BEd'77, DC. Dana Gleeson, BSc, DC, November 1: Careers in Speech Pathology Paula Humeniuk, Bsc·'90, MA co Trojan Development Office November 8: Careers in Midwifery Lillian Dunn, RM, BScN'77 Barbara Kemeny, AM Lakehead University- October, 1999 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.8 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a message from the President, research updates, an article/interview with Brent Evans, LUSU President. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-10 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Brent Evans Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University LUSU President Frederick Gilbert President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/8d983df63460d70d1b608a9c256d97d4.pdf 1490ede5147df4531bbd246b466efad7 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh receives Faculty Advisors Award By Frances Harding He cares about his students. He explains things well. And he's always willing to help. That's what engineering students Ted Conlon and Barcley Metler say when asked about Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh, winner of the first annual Faculty Advisors Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). Nirdosh has been helping students like Ted and Barcley since coming to Lakehead in 1981. He became faculty advisor for the Student Chapter in 1989, encouraging students to organize seminars and social events in order to build school spirit. "The Student Chapter wouldn't exist if it were not for Dr. Nirdosh, " says Barcley Metler, Student Chapter secretary. In 1993, Nirdosh took the Lakehead Chapter to new heights by establishing an annual conference of students and alumni. The conference provides an opportunity for the Department to showcase student work, keep in touch with the alumni, and relate to the wider profession through invited guests. This year, from March 10-12, 2000, Lakehead will be hosting the 3rd Biennial National Student Conference of CSChE. Dr. Nirdosh with members of the Student Chapter: (l-r) Marianne Ariganello, Ted Conlon, Angelo Facca, Victor Akinyemi, Christine Chezick, Barcley Metler, Robin Gould and Sean Deighton Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh's teaching skills have earned him a Lakehead University Distinguished Instructor Award (1995), an OCUFA Teaching Award (1995) and a 3M Teaching Fellowship (1996). In 1989 he was the co-recipient of Lakehead's first Distinguished Researcher Award. Under his guidance, the Lakehead University Student Chapter won the CSChE Student Chapters' Merit Award for 1995 and 1996, and Honourable Mention in 1997 and 1998. In 1997, Nirdosh raised nearly $60,000 to establish nine chemical engineering bursaries -- an amount that has been matched under the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. NOVEMBER 1999 �------------------;-■,■,-;----------------- Lakehead UNIVERSITY From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Agora November 1999 Vol. 16, No. 9 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:franees.harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is December 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Ana/ysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P785E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Lakehead University has revised and resubmitted the Advanced Technology Centre project as the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC). The original capital project submitted last December was designed to meet current deficiencies in the technology area and centralize access to computing facilities. All funding for new capital projects will now come from the SuperBuild Growth Fund and must be justified, at least partially, on how they will help to accommodate the growth in university enrolment expected in the next few years. The $32 million ATAC will provide, in addition to the technology areas, additional smart classrooms, a 300-seat lecture theatre, a number of smaller classrooms, as well as faculty offices. It will accommodate growth of over 1,300 more students and facilitate distance education, create partnership opportunities with government and industry through the GIS Laboratory, and enhance the learning environment for faculty and students with modern, flexible and technologically-enhanced classrooms. This building is essential to the university's needs and, therefore, we have declined to submit at this time a second project which could be justified to improve our Education teaching environment by modification and addition to the Bora Laskin Building. Nonetheless, we are proceeding with the development of plans for this project and will have them available for future funding opportunities. Lakehead University-- November 1999 2 In addition, the government has set aside up to $150 million for joint projects between the colleges and universities. We are exploring with Confederation College, the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre, St. Joseph's Care Group and Health Sciences North, a health sciences building that would focus research, clinical, and other teaching activities in, for example, Nursing, Kinesiology, Psychology, and other interests such as Biology, Applied Biomolecular Science and Social Work. Such a building adjacent to the new acute-care hospital would position both the College and the University for additional academic development in the health sciences. Finally, I must say something about the Macfean's ranking based on 1998/99 indicators data. We are neither complacent nor satisfied with a ranking of 20th out of 21 primarily undergraduate universities. I do not believe that the ranking reflects the true value or mission of Lakehead. Ask our students and our alumni about the quality of education they received here and the positive response is overwhelming. Although we rank 20 in class size, they talk about the small classes here and the personal interactions with faculty and other students. They recognize the tremendous advancements we have made in computer access this past year continued on page 3 �President continued from page 2 and question how we can possibly be ranked so low when they know that we offer a quality education and an improving learning environment. Part of the answer is funding and the corridor issue, and the large number of unfunded students we have that, if fully funded, would bring an additional $6 million annually into our operating budget. Part of the answer relates to the role of this university in providing access to higher education to the people of Northwestern Ontario. This latter responsibility means that we must be a comprehensive university, not just a liberal arts institution with a limited mission like Mount Allison. It also means that we play an important socioeconomic role in our region. The research and graduate programming provided by Lakehead are essential elements in helping the region develop economically. If I truly thought that the indicators used by Maclean's represented the value of the education we provide, I would be dismayed and question why I should have the optimism I do about our future. As we implement the Strategic Plan's objectives, we all must recognize that we are establishing a base for future growth and development of the university from the sound base that exists. Rationalization of functions and actions and commitment to living within our means necessitate change, but we must never lose sight of why this university exists and why it is important to the people of the north as well as all the people of Ontario. Hopefully, the province will recognize those same realities. What's New on the Lakehead Website Each month we will be featuring information posted on the Lakehead University website www.lakeheadu.ca Staff and faculty who may not have access to a computer are encouraged to use the University computers at the Internet Cafe in the Agora Faculty Expertise http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-research Looking for an expert on a particular topic? Try using the Website of the Office of Research which lists the curriculum vitae of 25 faculty members under a data base called "Community of Science." To get there, you have to first click on "Links to Funding Agencies" then click on "Community of Science Expertise and Funding Opportunities Database" and finally, click on "Search for Experts at Lakehead University." If you are looking for the recent publications of Lakehead faculty, go to the Research Office homepage and click on "Faculty Research Expertise and Publications." Scroll down past the Disclaimer and you will find a listing of 85 faculty members whose recent publications are noted on-line. Faculty not yet listed on-line are encouraged to contact Lynn Wilson by phone 3438283 or by E-mail: lynn.wilson@ lakeheadu.ca to make the necessary arrangements. Now on the Web ... Lakehead University Annual Report 1998-99 Click on "News & Events" and look for it at the top of the list A Listing of On-Campus and Off-Campus Events can be found on our Website www.lakeheadu.ca under "News & Events" Is there a section of the Lakehead Website that you would like to highlight in next month's Agora? Contact the editor by E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Lakehead University- November 1999 3 �----------------1-iM«•■ #; _,________________ Why Study Frogs? The Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) were introduced in 1998-99 by the provincial government. The province will contribute a total of $50 million over a 10-year period to help gifted researchers attract talented graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates to Ontario universities. Lakehead University is honoured to have two PREA recipients in its faculty: Dr. Stephen Hecnar, an empirical biologist, and Dr. Marc Dignam, a theoretical physicist. "Lakehead University is pleased that Dr. Dignam and Dr. Hecnar have won these prestigious awards. Consistent with the purpose of the awards, we anticipate that the funds will assist these researchers in launching and maintaining a vigorous research program here at Lakehead University," says Dr. John Whitfield, vice-president of research and development. David MacDonald is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. "They are good model organisms for studying ecology," says Dr. Stephen Hecnar, "and are excellent indicators ofecosystem health." by David MacDonald Dr. Stephen Hecnar tells his ecology students that "a bad day in the field is still better than a good day in the lab." His recent award of $150,000 from the Premier's Research Excellence Awards will allow him more time out in that field, with an anticipated four MSc students and one post-doctoral fellow working alongside. "We will try to attract some highly talented individuals," says Hecnar, who expects the grant to fund possibly five years in the study of northern and southern Ontario amphibian populations. Stephen Hecnar's field is herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles, and he is one of Canada's most promising empirical ecologists. His interest in amphibians and ecology was sparked in his ecology classes with Professor Doug Lindsay and Dr. Murray Lancaster, here at Lakehead University years ago. He completed his MSc and PhD in biological sciences at the University of Windsor, while compiling an extensive research and publishing record . Subsequent experiences with Agriculture Canada, MacMillan Bloedel, and Parks Canada gave Hecnar the opportunity to pursue his interests. While working at Point Pelee National Park, he discovered that the fivelined skink was being illegally collected for the pet trade. He also found DDT contamination in migrating frogs at levels unsafe for humans in the park, and helped the park clean up the problem. Why study frogs, asks the nonherpetologist? Amphibians play a pivotal role in the food chain, says Hecnar. In many ecosystems, amphibians contribute more biomass than birds and as much as small mammals. As human activity encroaches on these ecosystems around the world, habitat loss has seen a halfdozen amphibian species become extinct in the last decade alone. Hecnar's research will utilize northern Ontario ponds as control sites; "we must try to learn from some of the mistakes of the past in southern Ontario," he says. Lakehead University's emerging focus on conservation biology is exciting for Stephen Hecnar, because of its situation in a resource-rich area. "We are utilizing these natural resources, and we want to manage them in an informed and concerned way to meet both human needs and non-human needs," says Hecnar. For students interested in northern conservation, "we can give them a solid education," he says, and keep our best young minds involved in research at a Canadian university. With the limited availability of NSERC and SSHRC funding, we "have to look in more places for our research support," says Hecnar. "It's important for us to do solid research. It helps put Lakehead on the map, both nationally and internationally, Continued on page 5 Lakehead University-- November 1999 4 �-------------------i-.sa«•■ •zHecnar continued from page 4 same area... we can get a kind of critical mass going," he says. when we can translate these resources into research and then communicate our results." Resource corporations are beginning to help; "local industry here has been contributing to our research funding, and seems to be working well with us at this point," says Hecnar. "We've got to get corporations to realize that investing back will benefit them in the long run." Dignam came to Thunder Bay after a University of Toronto PhD and a stint at the prestigious Bell Labs at Murry Hill, N.J., where he was a post-doctoral fellow under Nobel Prize winner Dr. Horst Stormer. He then worked as a research scientist at MPB Technologies where he As a new faculty member, Stephen He?nar has had limited time for hiking, but is looking forward to investigating local conservation areas and trail systems. "Just about every discovery in science is a serendipitous discovery," he notes with amusement, and as a leader in community ecology research, it is certain that his discoveries will continue to put Lakehead on the map. Laser Light and Superlattices - Dr. Marc Dignam is developing a better understanding of the interaction oflight with solids by David MacDonald How can we better understand the inner workings of the world around us? That's the question that drives Dr. Marc Dignam in his quest for insight into the complexities of condensed matter physics. As an upand-coming theoretical and computational physicist, his ambitious research objectives have been awarded $142,500 under the Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) . Part of this award is· funded by Lakehead University, and "it's an excellent sign of the University's commitment to research ," says Marc Dignam. The funding will bring a postdoctoral fellow and a few graduate students to Lakehead. "We'll be able to put together a number of projects in the entered the field of fibre optics. An experimental physicist directly tests the physical world through experiments in the lab, while Dignam attempts to develop mathematical and software models of physical systems: "it's a little like doing experiments on a computer," he says. When the opportunity arose to pursue teaching and research at Lakehead University, he jumped at the chance. As a PREA winner and a 1998 Canadian Foundation for Innovation Grant recipient, Dignam is setting an excellent track record of success. "CFI has provided me with computer equipment which allows me to do calculations that I couldn't do before," he notes. "The PREA will allow me to put together the group to put those computers to good use." Lakehead University-- November 1999 5 Dignam is investigating the electronic properties of very small semiconductor structures called semiconductor nanostructures. As part of his research, he is studying what happens when pulses of laser light a minute fraction of a second (10·13 s) long are fired at a particular nanostructure called a superlattice. Such pulses cause a large number of electrons in the superlattice to oscillate at a frequency of a few terahertz (10 12 hertz). Stay with me, now - this frequency lies between that of the radiation in a domestic microwave oven and that emitted from a computer infrared (IFR) port. If the generation of this teraher t z radiation can be better understood and controlled, it could be applied to computer chip diagnostics, medical imaging, and potentially to the development of a terahertz laser, says Dignam. He hopes to be a leader in that breakthrough. "One of the big advantages," says Dignam, "of a small department like the Physics department at Lakehead is that it can offer undergraduates a kind of personal interaction and exposure to researchcalibre equipment that would be just unheard of at a large university." He encourages students to pursue a dream of research, remarking that for him, "a good day is when the solution to a problem I have been working on for weeks finally becomes clear." With Marc Dignam's curiosity and consistency in winning grants, his research should help in developing a better understanding of the interaction of light with solids, and also further enhance Lakehead University's reputation as a leading centre in condensed matter research. �Presidential Scholars In Memoriam Stuart J. Baldwin Dr. Stuart J. Baldwin, a sessional lecturer with the Department of Anthropology, died of natural causes in his home on May 21, 1999. Although a memorial service was held at the time, a number of his friends, including students and faculty members, were away on summer field projects and jobs, and some did not even learn of his passing until this fall. Therefore, another memorial service was held at the Avila Centre on November 5. Congratulations to this year's Presidential Scholars: Erin Lamond (right) from Kippens, Newfoundland, and Deanna Mi/ankov from Mississauga, Ontario. Presidential scholarships are national entrance awards valued at $5,000 a year for four years. The awards are granted annually to two full-time students, entering Lakehead University upon graduation from high school with a minimum average of 90% in 6 OACs or equivalent. Along with high academic standards, recipients must demonstrate experience in leadership, citizenship and community service. Lamond is in Engineering and Milankov is in Outdoor Recreation/Geography. Books Dr. Anita Beltran Chen, professor emeritus of sociology, is one of the contributors to the Encyclopedia of Canada 's Peoples, published by University of Toronto Press. All of Canada's peoples, from the First Nations, founding people, and more recent arrivals, are described in 119 group entries covering 1,334 pages. Dr. Chen's contribution pertained to Canada's Filipino population -- their arrival and settlement, economic and community life, culture, education, religion, and politics. The book was edited by Paul Robert Magocsi for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. It is available in the reference collection on the main floor of the Library and can be purchased through the Alumni Bookstore. Stuart Baldwin came to Lakehead University in 1995 from Calgary, where, in 1988, he had graduated with a PhD in Archaeology and subsequently worked as a contract archaeologist. He had previously earned a BA in Anthropology (1969) from the University of New Mexico and an MA in Anthropology (1980) from the University of Alberta. Though American born, he was a dedicated Canadian citizen. Much of Baldwin's 53 years, which he spent in the southwestern United States, Alaska, Alberta, and northwestern Ontario, were devoted to anthropological scholarship. While he was mostly interested in past and present Aboriginal cultures of the American Southwest, Mexico, Central America, and the northern Great Plains, he was also knowledgeable about other regions. Baldwin's wide-ranging interests were complemented by his breadth of knowledge in the fields of archaeology, ethnology, ethnohistory and historical linguistics. His erudition and versatility were evident in his writings and public lectures, in the range of university courses he taught, in his work history, and in his personal library, as it was in his everyday conversation. In his few years at Lakehead, Stuart Baldwin taught a very impressive range of courses, including Fundamentals of Archaeology, Scientific Applications in Archaeology, Ecological and Environmental Anthropology, Anthropological Linguistics, Ethnohistory of Canadian Plains Native Peoples, Human Evolution, Archaeology of the Gran Chichimeca (American Southwest and Northwest Mexico), Pueblo Indian Religion, Aztec and Maya Civilizations, Archaeology of North America, and History of Anthropological Thought. This list includes some courses he taught as "Special Topics" that could not have been taught by our full time Anthropology faculty. Baldwin was cheerful and sociable but, nevertheless, a rather private man whose life beyond his scholarship was not well known to any of us in the Department of Anthropology. We do know that he had a humanitarian outlook and was concerned about the state of the world. Although never well off financially, Baldwin had built an impressive personal library, which is presently being used by the Department of Library and Information Studies to teach cataloguing to students. This will be an enormous help to us in dispersing his library resources. We anticipate that parts of his collection will be donated to the Chancellor Paterson Library. Other parts may be sold to other institutions and appropriate individual scholars, with the proceeds going to a Lakehead University memorial scholarship in Stuart Baldwin's honour. Donations to that scholarship would be welcome and potential donors may contact the Department of Anthropology for further information. -- Dr. Joe D. Stewart, Department of Anthropology Lakehead University- November 1999 6 �Honours & Awards Powerful Improvements Or. Norm La Voie (Kinesiology) has received the 1999 CSEP-FACA Recognition Award from The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. The award recognizes contributions of individuals to the field of Fitness Appraisal Services in Canada. "Throughout his career, Or. Norm LaVoie has been intimately involved with The National Fitness Appraisal Certification and Accreditation program and is most deserving of this award," says Director of the School of Kinesio/ogy Dr. Bill Monte/pare. Want to Help A Needy Child? If you would like to make a young child happy, why not pick up a nice bright "shoe box»and fill it with toys and treats? Lakehead University's Power House is being upgraded with the installation of a new deaerator valued at $75,000. This pressure vessel treats feedwater before it enters the boilers to be converted to steam. The new deaerator replaces an older, obsolete 1967 model and will allow the University to increase its supply of steam for new buildings. Lakehead As part of a national and international humanitarian program, members of the University community can join with other citizens of Thunder Bay to send millions of gift shoe boxes (2.3 million last year) to less fortunate children around the world. "Operation Christmas Child" is part of the Samaritan's Purse year-round efforts to provide the necessities of life (clean water, food, clothing and medicine) to people around the world. All Student Services offices (Counselling & Career Centre, Learning Assistance Centre, Health Services and Financial Aid) and the Gender Issues Centre will act as "shoebox depots» to pick up information and boxes, and to receive filled gift boxes. UNIVERSI T Y Call for Nominations Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame Distribution and collection of the shoeboxes will be November 1 - 20. Make a child smile •· Fill a shoebox! Lakehead University Athletics Department is inviting nominations for candidates to be inducted to the Sports Wall of Fame in the year 2000. There are three categories: "Athlete," "Builder," and "Team." Athletes must have graduated at least five years before being inducted. A Builder is someone who has served Lakehead University Athletics as an executive or member of a support group, or as a coach, an official, a manager or an administrator for at least four years. A Team must have achieved a high level of excellence in a given year at least 10 years prior to induction. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 1999. Nomination forms are available at the Athletics Department, C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, Lakehead University. For further information call Darlene Yakimoski at 343-8656 or Sharon Kozak 345-2290. Lakehead University- November 1999 7 Art On Campus A sculpture entitled "Inner Healing" by Lakehead graduate Bruce Stonehouse has been installed on campus near Residence. The art was purchased by Residence Council with money raised through through the sale of student care packages. �-----------------.;«■•-•;----------------Department of Music Lumina Concert Series November24 Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano 8 p.m., St. Paul's United Church LUCC Children's Christmas Party Sunday,December12, 1999 2 - 5 p.m. in the Main Cafeteria LUCC is inviting staff and faculty to leave donations of craft materials/and or supplies (i.e. ribbon, wood, paper rolls) at the Switchboard and to register their children's attendance with Patti Merriman, President's Office, no later than November 26, 1999. Lakehead University Dramatist Theatre presents Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull November 18, 19,20,25,26,27 8 p.m. in The Bora Laskin Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $8 students and seniors. For information call 343-8983. Forensic Science Public Lecture Series Nov. 17: Dr. Roger Frappier will speak on "DNA in the Ontario Courts" at 7 p.m. in the Lower Lecture Theatre Nov. 19: Dr. Anna Cappelli will speak on "The Anatomy and Physiology of a Forensic Laboratory" at 7 p.m. in the Upper Lecture Theatre Publications on the Web Lakehead's Office of Communications is now publishing issues of the Agora and the Nor'Wester on the Web. Look for these publications under "News & Events" "University Publications." The site was designed by Heath Higgins, a fourth-year business administration student who also designed the Web page for Lakehead's Alumni Association. It will be updated by Communications and Institutional Analysis Assistant Jennifer Willianen. The Year of the Thunder Wolf Lakehead University Athletics kicked off the 1999/2000 season with a pep rally in the Agora to introduce this year's varsity teams and coaches. During the rally it was announced that Lakehead varsity teams, formerly called "Nor'Westers" will now be called "Thunderwolves," and a new logo is in the works. Upcoming events at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse: November 19-20 Men's Basketball Lakehead vs University of Waterloo November 19 Women's Basketball Lakehead vs. Laurier University November 20 Women's Basketball Lakehead vs University of Windsor Starting on Monday, November 15, at 8:45 a.m. (and every second Monday after) CBC Radio will be featuring an interview with Athletic Director Tom Warden and a Lakehead athlete. Devel. & Alumni Affairs CD Trojan Lakehead University- November 1999 8 � 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 1999-11 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University Power House President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/839ccd4e5176af513b4e80df708d26ac.pdf d7547808329984d86ec64c59cd07d471 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Athletes of the Year Senate to Consider Academic Structure by Frances Harding On April 25, 2000, the Lakehead University Senate will debate recommendations put forth by two committees formed to consider academic restructuring •• the Student Committee to Review Academic Structure and the Committee to Review Academic Structure. The latter was established by Dr. Mary Louise Hill, the vicepresident (academic) and provost, in response to a priority 1 objective in the Lakehead University Strategic Plan, 19992004. The Committee to Review Academic Structure is composed of nine senior faculty members from across the University and it is recommending that Lakehead be reorganized into seven faculties: •• a Faculty of Liberal Arts, to include: Anthropology, English, History, Indigenous Learning, Languages, Library & Information Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Visual Arts, Women's Studies; •• a Faculty of Science, to include: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics; Ria Diening and Aaron Coutts have at least two things in common •· good grades and a passion for cross-country running. •• a Faculty of Social, Behavioural and Health Studies, to include: Gerontology, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work; This year Diening won the OUAA 1000 meter event and finished ninth in the CIAU Championships. She was named Lakehead's Female Athlete of the Year. •• a Faculty of Environme.ntal Studies and Forestry, to include: Geography, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Forestry and the Forest Environment; Coutts was an OUA Champion, a First Team OUA All-Star, and placed third in the CIAU Wrestling championships this year. He was named Male Athlete of the Year. The Athletics Banquet is held every year to celebrate student athletes in Club and Varsity sports. •• a Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, to include: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering; -- a Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, and, -- a Faculty of Education continued on page 7 A PRIL 2000 �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Government Funding 2000-01 1% Enrolment Access ($16.5 M) 1% Performance Indicators ($1 6.5 M) 2% Tuition Increase (5 years total 10%) Key Performance Indicators • Degree Completion • Employment (6 months after graduation) • Employment (2 years after graduation) Enrolment Access At the Open Budget Meeting held on April 11, I shared with members of the University community my thoughts on the new realities brought on by the recent funding announcement by the government of Ontario. Annual tuition increases will be capped at 2% over the next five years and new funding for the 2000-01 academic year will be limited to 2% and tied to key performance indicators and enrolment access. At the outset, let me stress that implementation of these comparative indicators for funding purposes in their current form will have a negative impact on Lakehead University and the system asa whole. There are serious flaws with the methodolgy being used and not enough attention is being paid to economic and geographic factors which have a considerable influence on key performance indicators such as employment. Key Performance Indicators Envelope The division of $16.5 million in new funding which is tied to key performance indicators will happen this way: universities will be ranked into three groups according to the rate at which their students complete their degrees and find employment six months and two years after graduation. Those universities that find themselves ranked in the top one-third of the group will get twice as much funding as those in the middle third, and those universities ranked in the bottom one-third will get no funding at all from the envelope! Enrolment Access Envelope Increase in first-year enrolment as well as an overall increase in total enrolment The enrolment access envelope contains $16.5 million in new funding.To qualify for these funds a university will have to increase its first-year intake and, to obtain any funds, report an overall increase in total enrolment. Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 2 While Lakehead hopes to see an increase in its first-year enrolment for 2000-01 , access to this funding will be tempered by the fact that our expected total enrolment for 2000-01 will be lower because of our declining enrolment pattern over the past five years and the impact of flow-throughs as students complete their programs. Effect on Lakehead University This year's funding represents a significant change in government policy and it will adversely affect Lakehead University. Instead of a 2% increase in funding, we will receive an increase of just 0.3%. Instead of contemplating a 7% increase in tuition, we are looking now at an overall increase in the neighbourhood of 3% (when we take our unused allowance from prior years). Staying the Course How will these facts affect the budget for 2000-01? We are proposi ng that Lakehead University "stay the course" so as not to jeopardize a very fragile recovery which I believe is under way. This means we will be asking the Board of Governors to approve a budget with a deficit of $418,000 and to temporarily postpone the requirement to pay off the accumulated debt. The key point to remember is that next year, for the first time in six years, Lakehead is expecting to see an increase in first-year enrolment. With the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre, Lakehead will have the capacity to grow, and it will grow as we focus our efforts and begin to realize the effectiveness and efficiencies brought on by academic and administrative restructuring. Nevertheless, the continuing issue remains: what can be done about the many Lakehead students who are currently unfunded by the province? continued on page 3 �AGORA President continued from page 2 Presenting Our Case Lakehead University has made numerous presentations on this issue to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and I believe there is an understanding that Lakehead is the most severely impacted institution within th~ system. But the search for a solution continues. As recently as April 7, 2000, I wrote to Minister Dianne Cunningham • expressing my concerns about the very negative impact both the key performance indicators envelope and the access envelope will have on Lakehead, saying: Institutions such as Lakehead that have responded to access issues and have moved outside the corridor may well languish as other institutions strive to acquire resources from the envelope. We are concerned that our enrolment [growth] may suffer comparatively, as occurred during the last accessibility initiative, and that we will garner insufficient income from the envelope even as we contend with the continuing liability of our unfunded BfUs.... The implementation of these comparative indicators for funding purposes in their current form will have an impact on the Ontario university system that in the long term will do considerable damage. It will invite invidious comparison that will serve only to tier the system and harm the reputation of universities such as Lakehead University that are doing a commendable job with excellent outcomes and it will reward universities that by happenstance are in an area of high economic development or employ very selective admission practices. We will continue to press our case and demonstrate the critical importance of Lakehead as a major partner in a socioeconomic resurgence of northwestern Ontario. Alumni Curling Early Registration 'Fund' Spiel The 17th Annual Alumni Association Curling "Fund"spiel held March 24, 2000 attracted 128 curlers and raised approximately $4,500 for scholarships and bursaries. As usual the Country Good Meats Turkey Draw was a popular event with first, second and third place awards going to Randy Meredith, Murray Hunter and Denise Bruley (below). New this year -- more than 2,000 students took advantage of early registration during the week of March 22-31. Returning students were able to pick up their registration packages as well as a copy of the 2000-01 Calendar. International Days Ken Sundell (above) was presented with a special award for service on the Lakehead University Alumni Curling Committee. Special thanks to volunteer organizer Dave McGowan and the major sponsors MBNA Canada Bank and The North West Life Assurance Company of Canada. Student Juried Art Exhibition Lakehead celebrated International Days in March with a variety of events including the Parade of Nations, an international film festival, an international fair and silent auction, the Global Change Game, an international dance Series, and seminars including one on tax preparation for international students. The Alumni Association of Lakehead University Painting instructor Mo Trainor (left) chats with Eleanor Albanese, one of the many award-winning students whose work was exhibited this year at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Approximately $4,100 in prizes and awards were distributed thanks to the generosity of donors. Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 3 invites you to attend its Annual General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2000 Avila Centre Cafeteria Symposium 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: Dr. Livio DiMatteo Department of Economics �AGORA Northern Spirit Ensemble Recommended Reading: Northern Social Work Collection Four books from Lakehead University's Centre for Northern Studies Northern Social Work Collection are being used as resource material for a social work course being delivered by the University of Calgary. The course is designed to serve northern and rural areas of Alberta. The books are: Social Work with Rural & Northern Communities, Delaney, R. , Brownlee, K. & Sellick, M. (Eds.) (1999) Strategies for Northern Social Work Practice, Brownlee, K., Delaney, R. & Graham, J. (Eds.) (1997) (1-r) Jen Seib, Bob Narcise, Pierre Guerard, Martha Troin, Duncan Gagnon Jr., Issues in Northern Social Work Practice Delaney, R., Brownlee, K. & Zapf, M. K. (Eds.) (1996) and Gloria Pelleril Northern Social Work Practice, Delaney,R. & Brownlee, K. (Eds.) (1995) Members of the Northern Spirit Ensemble staged their first production in the Bora Laskin Auditorium at the end of March. Another book, Canadian Social Policy (Prentice Hall 2000), which is coauthored by John Graham (formerly of Lakehead University, now at the University of Calgary), Karen Swift (York University) and Dr. Roger Delaney, was released in January 2000 and has already sold over 250 copies. Martha Troin, a first-year Indigenous Learning student, conceived the idea for an Aboriginal theatre group to refuel her interest in dramatic arts and to give her peers a creative outlet. "Native people have a lot to share," she says. The show featured monologues, skits and improvisations, some of which were based on student writing. Troin is looking forward to continuing the project next year and says she is considering mounting a production of Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters. LUSU to Host Canadian Academic Roundtable SSHRC 2000-2001 Competition Results Lakehead University is pleased to announce its successful applicant in this year's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council competition. Dr. Todd Dufresne (Philosophy) was awarded a three-year research grant under the new scholar category for his application entitled: "An Introduction to Critical Freud Studies." Dufresne was awarded a total of $65,620 over the three years of his grant. These funds will enable him to travel to Toronto, New York, Washington, London and Florence to conduct archival research and to interview some of the main figures in his field. The Office of Graduate Studies and Research would also like to acknowledge two Faculty of Education researchers, Dr. Zeng Lin ("Liberal or Vocational Education? An Analysis of University Graduates' Views") and Dr. Juanita A. Ross Epp ("School Violence in Canada") who had applications that were placed on SSHRC's reversionary list (the applications were recommended but not funded due to lack of funds). Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 4 Lakehead will welcome student leaders from colleges and universities across Canada when it hosts the Canadian Academic Roundtable, June 12-16, 2000. One of the guest speakers will be Ann Dowsett Johnston, editor of the Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities. According to LUSU President Brent Evans, the biennial conference is a nonpartisan initiative which enables students to share ideas on a variety of topics. �AGORA NSERC Awards for 2000-2001 The Nat1.1ral Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) recently announced the results of their annual research grants competition. Total NSERC funding to Lakehead continues to show an increase. During the 1999-2000 research and equipment grants competition, $880,971 worth of grants were received by researchers at Lakehead University. For this past competition, the total was $986,135. This represents an increase of $105,164, or 11.9%. At present, there are 40 NSERC holders at Lakehead. This represents 47% of the total eligible faculty at Lakehead. The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 2000-2001 research and equipment grants competition: FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Department of Biology S.J. Hecnar, "Species Richness and Spatial Dynamics in Amphibians," $15,750, research grant ( year 2 of 4 (2/4)) M.W. Lankester, "Impact of Parasites and Disease on Northern Animals," $26,188, research grant (1/4) A.U. Mallik, "Induction and Release of Retrogressive Succession After Fire in Kalmia-Black Spruce Communities," $19,000, research grant (1/4) D.W. Morris, "The Evolution and Importance of Habitat Selection," $47,355, research grant (4/4) Department of Chemistry J.T. Banks, "Solution Photochemistry of Short-Lived Organic Molecules," $30,000, research grant (2/3) C. Gottardo, "The Photochemistry of Compounds Which Contain Heteroatoms," $30,000, research grant (2/3) S.D. Kinrade, "Aqueous Chemistry of Silicon," $38,115, research grant (3/4) N.A. Weir, "Studies of Photochemistry and Photodegradation of Polymers;• $23,100, research grant (3/3) Department of Computer Science A. Ngom, "Multiple-Valued Logic Neural Networks and DNA Sequences Corrections," $10,000, research grant (1/2) X. Li, "An Abstract Machine for High Performance Logic Programming," $16,170, research grant (4/4) Department of Geology G.J. Borradaile, "Rock Magnetism and Deformation," $62,300, research grant (1/4) G.J. Borradaile, "Thermal Demagnetiser to Determine Precise Unblocking Temperatures," $32,339, equipment grant (1/ 1) P.W. Fralick, "Paleogeographic Reconstruction of Mesoarchean Terrains in Western Superior Province," $17,556, research grant (4/4) R.H. Mitchell, "Petrology of Kimberlites and Alkaline Rocks," $86,625, research grant (5/ 6) Department of Mathematics and Statistics C.T. Hoang, "Graph Colouring and Visibility Graphs," $14,700, research grant (2/4) W. Huang, "Job Scheduling Problems in Modern Manufacturing Systems and Management Science," $9,702, research grant (2/4) T. Miao, "Amenability of Locally Compact Groups and Geometric Properties of Ap (G)," $13,650, research grant (2/4) D. Li, "Asymptotic Behaviour in Stochastic Modelling," $15,000, research grant (1/4) Department of Physics M.M. Dignam, "Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures/Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers and Lasers," $26,565, research grant (4/4) M.C. Gallagher, "Heteroepitaxy of Ultrathin Films of Metals and Metal Oxides," $28,875, research grant (4/4) M.H. Hawton, "Photo-Matter Interactions," $15,000, research grant (1/4) W.J. Keeler, "Ultrafast Ti: Sapphire Laser Applications," $16,300, research grant (1/4) W.M. Sears, "The Electrical Properties of the Surface-Gas Interface of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors," $13,398, research grants (4/4) Department of Psychology C.A.G. Hayman, "Episodic Memory as a Source of Cognitive Binding," $20,790, research grant (4/4) FACULTY OF EDUCATION J.T. O'Sullivan, "Developments in Children's Beliefs About Long-Term Memory," $23,100, research grant (4/4) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Department of Chemical Engineering L.J.J. Catalan, "Studies in Stabilisation/ Solidification of Industrial Waste," $19,000, research grant (1/4) Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 6 L.J. Garred, "Mathematical Modelling Studies in Renal Failure Patients," $17,903, research grant (4/4) A. Gilbert, "Optimizing Control of Kraft Mill Processes," $21,945, research grant (3/4) I. Nirdosh, "Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer Applications," $23,909, research grant (3/5) Department of Civil Engineering S.M. Easa, "3-D Highway Geometric Design Consistency," $28,875, research grant (3/4) D.K. Eigenbrod, "Shaft Resistance of Piles in Sand During Loading in Tension and Compression;' $14,700, research grant (2/4) S.A. Mirza, "Strength and Stiffness of Slender Composite Steel-Concrete BeamColumns," $19,520, research grant (3/4) U.S. Panu, "Development of Group Based Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures," $14,000, research grant (1/4) Department of Electrical Engineerin,g K. Natarajan, "Model Reference Adapti've Control in the Frequency Domain," $23,310, research grant (2/4) Department of Mechanical Engineering K. Liu, "Identification of Linear Time-Varying Systems: Dynamic Behaviour, Algorithms, and Applications," $16,170, research grant (4/4) M. Liu, "Transformation Matrices for Finite Element Analysis of Plates and Shells With Structural Discontinuities," $13,737, research grant (3/4) H.T. Saliba, "Theoretical and Experimental Stability and Vibration Analysis of Plates and Structures," $18,480, research grant (4/4) A. Sedov, "Modeling the Ultrasonic Inspection of Complex Components," $10,300, research grant (1/3) FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND THE FOREST ENVIRONMENT O.L. Dang, "Interacting Effects of Soil Conditions on Ecophysiological Traits and their Responses to Changing Aboveground Environment in Boreal Tree Species," $34,073, research grant (3/4) W.H. Parker, "Development of a GIS Methodology to Determine Breeding Zones for Second Generation Tree Programs," $19,635, research grant (3/4) OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH M.L. Howe, "Development of Retention and Reasoning," $39,000, research grant (1/4) �AGORA Academic Structure continued from page 1 According to Dr. Mary Louise Hill, the proposed organizational structure responds to the needs within the University and the external factors which will determine Lakehead's ability to survive and grow in the immediate future. It also sends a strong message of adaptation and renewal to the community at large. Members appointed to the Committee to Review Academic Structure were: Dr. B. Archibald (Business Administration), Dr. K. Brown (Forestry & the Forest Environment), Dr. M.C. Courtland (Edu..;ation), Dr. A. Gilbert (Chemical Engineering), Dr. M. Hasegawa (Computer Science), Dr. M. Johnston (Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism ) Prof. M. Kelley (Social Work), Dr. M. Lankester (Biology), and Dr. B. Muirhead (History). The Student Report, the Report of the Committee to Review Academic Structure, and the President's Report to Senate can be found on the Lakehead University Web site: <http:/lwww.lakeheadu.ca/-lusecl senate.html> IN MEMORIAM Professor Don Richardson Professor Don Richardson, Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, passed away on April 11, 2000 following a brief illness. Professor Ken Hartviksen with this year's winners: first place Jason Chuchman (right), second place Melanie Loukusa, and third place Ryan Davis (left) Giving Back Business Grad Chris Fernyc Funds Student Competititon Chris Fernyc has done well since graduating in 1997. Now a successful small cap investment analyst with Bisset and Associates in Calgary, he has found a unique way to give something back to his Alma Mater. With the help of Professor Ken Hartviksen, Fernyc has set up an annual competition for third-year finance students. The competition takes the form of a class assignment that involves analysing companies and making investment recommendations -- not unlike Ferync's own work as a financial analyst. Richardson started at Lakehead University in 1970 and held a position in the Faculty until his health began to deteriorate in March of this year. Fernyc then reads the students' reports, selects the top three, and provides them with cash awards of $500, $300, and $200. Along the way, he takes part in a teleconference to discuss the students' papers and answer general questions about finance and investment. Richardson was a member of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association and the Canadian Institute of Geomatics. He enjoyed camping, fishing and was an avid curler. "Chris Fernyc graduated as the gold medallist (or highest ranking student) in the Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree Program in 1997," says Hartviksen. "And he placed second overall in the Canada-wide TD Investment Challenge in this third year of the Commerce Program. Don Richardson is survived by his wife Elsie, daughter Lindsey and four sons: Tyler, Logan, Dee Jay and Eldon. "We are extremely proud of Chris's accomplishments and are grateful for his ongoing commitment to the Faculty of Business Administration. Succeeding generations of finance students will be inspired by his example and his generosity." Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 7 �AGORA Mark your Calendars... Forest Sustainability - Beyond 2000 Building a Common Vision for Canada's Forests Forest Sustainability - Beyond 2000 is a millennial conference that is bringing together forest sector leaders and professionals from across Canada. The conference is being held in Thunder Bay, Ontario from May 14 to 18, 2000. Association and the National Aboriginal Forestry Association. The objectives of Forest Sustainability Beyond 2000 are: Monday May 15 - Opening Ceremonies, Plenary, Concurrent Theme Sessions, Displays, Posters and Trade Show, Conference Banquet Sunday May 14 - Business meetings and related events, Local Tours, Canadian Forestry Association 100th Anniversary tree plant, Opening Registration, Icebreaker To present current developments in science, technology, forest practices and policy, and society and stewardship, as they relate to the goal of sustainable forests; To provide an opportunity for discussion and interaction that will foster a common vision for our forests among conference participants and the interests they represent. The conference is being hosted by a variety of organizations with an interest in promoting sustainable forest management in Canada. The conference is being co-chaired by Dr. David Euler, dean of Forestry and the Forest Environment and Barry Waite, vice president of the Canadian Forestry Association (CFA) and the Canadian Region Forest Resources Manager for Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. The following groups are also on the conference steering committee: Forest Capital of Canada 2000, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Woodlands Forum, Wildlife Habitat Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Sustainable Forest Management Network, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Ontario Professional Foresters Tuesday May 16 - Optional Canadian Institute of Forestry Breakfast, Concurrent Theme Sessions, Afternoon Focus on Displays, Posters & Trade Show, Public Debate Wed. May 17 - Concurrent and Workshop Sessions, Displays, Posters, Trade Shows Closing Plenary and Panel Discussions, Optional Ontario Professional Forestry Banquet Thursday May 18 - Business Meetings and Related Events, Professional and Local Tours For more information about participating in the conference, please contact: Frances Bennett-Sutton, Conference Coordinator Telephone: (807) 622-8228 E-mail: fsb2000@flash.lakeheadu.ca Ed lwachewski, Program Chair Telephone: (807) 343-4016 E-mail: ed.iwachewski@mnr.gov.on.ca www.forconfor2000.org Deadline for the Next Issue May 1,2000 For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read CD Trojan Devel. & Alumni Affairs - media releases - campus events - university publications L.akehead University - Agora - April 2000 8 Lakehead UNIVERSITY April 2000 Vol. 17, No. 4 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CAN~.DA ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8075 E-mail:frances.harding@lake,1eadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.17 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a message from the President, and Alumni Association 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 2000-04 2000 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University April 2000 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/77325b7380091de8e3fb33cdfd65bc89.pdf e7a96cbeffde138031673e17e0d9c848 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FoR LAKEHEAD UNrvERSITY STAFF & FACULTY •'j :.;.' ,/.,_', ' . "Education is not just about job training ... Education has to do with things that are necessary to our hearts, our minds, our responsibilities, our souls." -- Dr. Buffy Sainte-Marie, Convocation Address, May 2000 1. 2. 1. Friends and family say congratulations and best wishes to Lakehead's first graduating class of the year 2000. 2. Professor Emerita Margaret Boone, one of 12 faculty members who were awarded Emeritus titles, accepts a gift from the President. See page B for more details on faculty and staff retiring this year. J UNE 2000 The Poulin Award for outstanding citizenship was given to Greg Seiveright, LUSU vice-president student issues. �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert This year's Convocation was especially grand. Physical Plant did an excellent job with buildings and grounds looking good, Aramark hosted 2,000 people at the Chancellor's Luncheon, and all the volunteers at Convocation itself ensured both morning and afternoon ceremonies went smoothly. My thanks to all for their efforts. Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Both honorary degree recipients provided addresses that challenged the graduands. Certainly, Dr. Sainte-Marie and Dr. Cardinal provided valuable assessments of what it takes to succeed in these challenging times. Lakehead also honoured Margaret Page as the recipient of the Alumni Honour Award and Preston R. Cook was given the title of Fellow of the University. This summer, efforts will be focused on pursuing the possibility of a northern rural oriented medical school administered by Lakehead University and Laurentian University; fund-raising and design work for the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre; remodelling the eating places on campus; improving the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse; repairing infrastructure in a number of buildings; and continuing to beautify the campus. Mark Your Calendars ... Headstart for Students and Parents August 3 and 4 Orientation and Registration of New Students September 5 to 8 Orientation for Parents September 3 and 5 We have had an excellent faculty recruitment effort this year, and I will be pleased to welcome a substantial number of new academic colleagues to the campus this fall. Lakehead has done well in an extremely competitive environment, but we have lost some fine faculty as well to retirement and to other universities. It is important that we continue to attract and retain good faculty as our success as an institution is dependent on the quality of our faculty and the strength of our degree programs. I remain committed to Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 2 ensuring, within our fiscal limitations, that Lakehead is positioned to be attractive to the finest faculty available. I wish everyone a productive and recuperative summer. Convocation • A Family Affair Convocation was especially important to Ella Uremovich, a Lakehead graduate (L/SDip'BB) who is the senior cataloguing technician in the Chancellor Paterson Library. Her son Christopher (left) graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and will begin a master's program in engineering at Dalhousie University in the fall. Her son David (right) completed the engineering technology diploma program and is returning to Lakehead in the fall. Her husband Morris (centre-back) is a graduate of Lakehead (8Eng'77) who recently obtained an MBA from Athabasca University. He is chair of the Aviation and Engineering Technology program at Confederation College and is a sessional lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering. With them is Dr. Seimer Tsang, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. �AGORA "All we have to do is declare our vision very powerfully, and keep our word no matter what." Dr. Kimberly Barrett Appointed Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) -- Douglas J. Cardinal, May 2000 Dr. Kimberly Barrett brings a wealth of experience to the newly created position of vice-provost (student affairs). Since 1997, Barrett has held three positions at Southeast Missouri State University including graduate faculty/ program coordinator, dean of students and, most recently, associate provost and dean of students. She says she was attracted to Lakehead because of its mission, particularly its commitment to furthering the educational aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and the emphasis on educating students who are aware of their social and environmental responsibilities. The following is an excerpt from Douglas Cardinal's Convocation address which has been edited for the Agora: "We all are born with this need to make the world a better place ... but somewhere along the way, we lose that vision... All of our institutions, all of our systems, the very way we live, and the people that are in control want to hang on to the past and inhibit the creativity ... The real challenge now is to take on the warriorship of retaining your vision -- of keeping your vision alive. We have a tendency the first time we're tested, or the first time we fail, to shut down. We get fearful of being able to carry our vision forward, and that fear keeps us small... We buy into our fear which then buys into cynicism and resignation. When you become cynical and resigned not only do you inhibit yourself and make yourself small, but you make everyone around you small. "My priority will be getting to know the needs and perspectives of students, staff, and faculty as well as members of the Thunder Bay community," says Barrett. "This input will serve as the basis for the development of a comprehensive enrolment management plan." Barrett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Pfeiffer College in North Carolina, a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Murray State University in Kentucky, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration from Southern Illinois University. She has developed a number of special programs for training faculty, staff and students and is experienced in multiculturalism, diversity, gender, race and equality issues. In addition, she has worked on committees looking at student retention, accreditation/ assessment, and university administration. Dr. Barrett will be visiting the campus at the end of June and will take up her duties August 1, 2000. -- Frances Harding continued on page 12 Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 3 The following offices will report to the Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) Academic Advising/Learning Assistance Admissions & Recruitment Counselling Services Financial Aid Graduate Studies Health Services International Activities Part-time Studies/Distance Education �AGORA Profile Throughout her career, Clarke has accepted numerous awards and grants in recognition of her talent. Recently, she was awarded the Canada Council Senior ("A") Grant for research into abstract painting. To the untrained or merely unappreciative eye, an abstract painting may appear as a meaningless concoction of smeared and spattered colours, one that requires little effort. For Professor Ann Clarke, however, the abstract painting offers a wonderful fluidity to both its audience and creator. How does one go about researching the production of abstract paintings? Primarily by "doing paintings," she declares. "An abstract painting lasts longer -- you can see more in it the longer you look at it," says Clarke. "It refers to and alludes to a number of different aspects of the human condition .. .When I do a painting, I want to see something that I haven't seen before." Moving Beyond Structure Professor Ann Clarke by Stacey L. Hare "If we talk about studios instead of laboratories, and exhibitions instead of books (and paintings instead of papers) - you can see the correlations between art and other forms of research." The daughter of an architect, Ann Clarke accompanied her parents to the ballet, theatre, and art galleries from an early age. Her decision to become an artist was prompted by admiration for an 18th century Turner painting; she adored the "juiciness of the paint." She soon realized that, "a painting was an expression of experience and a feeling, but not a literal illustration of it." Her research involves some writing; however, if she could communicate something so perfectly in words, why should she bother painting it? Clarke used the funds from the Canada Council Grant to travel to various locations in England. She produced artwork (usually in studios rented from artists), visited galleries and historical landmarks, spoke with other artists, located materials, and spent time with friends. As a young student at an all-girls grammar school in London, England, her artistic ability was encouraged by her teachers. Subsequently, she attended the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London, where in 1966 she received a Diploma in Fine Arts (equivalent to a master's degree in Canada). At the Slade School of Fine Art, she attended lectures by visiting artists and critiques of students' work. She also shared some of her work and that of other Canadian painters in a slide show for students and faculty. In her opinion, all of these experiences continue to inform and inspire the production of her artwork. Despite times of loneliness, Clarke has remained ambitious in her artistic endeavours. She has had 29 solo exhibitions in Canada since 1969 and more than 80 group shows in Britain, Canada, and the United States. "My ideal painting is slow ... it is a vehicle for reflection and meditation, and for mediation between living and knowing." While exhibitions can be difficult to secure and tremendously "nerve-wracking," the most rewarding aspect of sharing her work with a larger, more experienced audience is peer support and feedback. Of course she welcomes lay perspectives, but for Ann Clarke, discovering that her paintings are relished and praised by another artist, whose work she too respects and admires, is most gratifying. Clarke documented her journey with photographs, journals and scrapbooks. At present, she is creating a publication about her work, which will embody the perspectives of several people who know her in different capacities from various times in her life. Today, Clarke finds herself wearing many professional hats: she is chair of the Department of Visual Arts at Lakehead, a full-time art instructor, and a practising artist. While abstract expressionism is her present forte, her -- Professor Ann Clarke continued on page 5 Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 4 �AGORA creativity is not restricted to painting. She draws, etches, sculpts in clay and in wood, takes photographs, and enjoys reading literature, and writing short stories as well. Thus far, the future remains unknown: mulling over a few potential avenues for the future (painting, no painting, writing), she concludes that making a decision of this kind is essentially like "jumping off a cliff!" Good luck, Ann! Stacey L. Hare is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. "Moving Beyond Structure" is an exhibition of 37 paintings by Professor Ann Clarke. It is on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until July 2,2000. Another exhibition of recent work in acrylics opened at Gallery One in Toronto in June. Campus News Chair in Finnish Studies Dr. Tatu Leinonen of the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, has been appointed the second chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead University for the fall term , 2000/2001 academic year. Leinonen will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He will be a guest lecturer in other academic departments and will be involved in the Thunder Bay Finnish community. First Class Michele Cappello, a first class honours graduate of St. Ignatius High School, is the recipient of the $6,000 Lakehead University Alumni Award. Cappello is planning to study chemistry at Lakehead. Congratulations, Michele! Competing on the National Stage Lakehead's Emergency First Response Team (Aris Scott, Amy-Leah Potter and Barry Hull) placed third out of 15 competitors at the National Competition of Campus Emergency Response Teams held in February. The Lakehead Team has won the honour of being the editorial host of the newsletter of the Association of Campus Emergency Response Teams of Canada which has over 500 readers and is published quarterly. Hats Off to The Chronicle-Journal Once again, The Chronicle-Journal has generously donated $1,500 to sponsor an innovative student writing program at Lakehead. The program is called SPARK-Lakehead and is run by the Office of Communications (SPARK stands for Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge). Each year, between four to six students are hired to write stories about research and teaching at Lakehead University. The stories are published in the Agora, Nor'Wester, and in other University publications. The Chronicle-Journal and its publisher Colin Bruce have been sponsoring the program every year since 1995. It's an excellent way for Lakehead to promote the merits of research and scholarship and for students to develop their writing skills. Students interested in participating in the program are encouraged to contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Local Team Leads Healthy Aging Program With a generous donation from Manulife Financial -- $250,000 over five years -- a team in Northwestern Ontario is leading a national group in the development of a healthy aging program using the resources of the Internet. Lakehead University - Agora -- June 2000 5 Going the Distance Three runners from Lakehead completed the Big Sur International Marathon in California in April and have vowed to do it again next year: Director of the School of Nursing Dr. Lorne McDougall (left), Director of NECAH Dr. Michael Stones (centre) and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Mark Howe (right). The 42. 1 km scenic run began in Big Sur and ended in Carmel, California. A portion of the entry fee was donated to elementary schools in Monteray County to purchase supplies and computer equipment. The local team includes Lakehead University, the Lakehead Social Planning Council, the Council on Positive Aging, Thunder Bay 55+ Centre and the District Health Council. Partners elsewhere in Canada include universities, health facilities, and community groups in Quebec, Newfoundland, and southern Ontario. The intent of the program is "to provide assessment and programming on healthy aging, using the Internet to promote delivery in rural regions," says Dr. Michael Stones, director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) at Lakehead University. The assessment tool is to be an extended version of the Manulife Healthstyles National Check-Up published in the Readers Digest and available on the Internet at www.healthstyles.com. �AGORA conflict resolution and a graduate level course in research methods. Profile "Having once failed in a discipline that has become a central part of my own teaching gives me a certain amount of empathy for my own students. I now think that academic achievement has more to do with the desire to know than with an innate aptitude for the subject at hand. I try not to judge students solely on the basis of their current marks and prefer to believe that all of them can do well once their interest is piqued." Dr. Kenneth M. Brown recipient of the Between 1989 and 1998, Brown served as Lakehead 's instructional development advisor. During that time he became involved with the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives (of which he is past-president). He has also been active in the Society ofTeaching and Learning in Higher Education and the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. Colleagues who have worked with Brown speak highly of his abilities. One is Dr. Davydd J. Greenwood, an anthropology professor at Cornell University who worked with Ken Brown on the Ontario Advanced Forestry Program. He says, 'YKen Brown] has absolutely relentless curiosity about people and organizations and he never gives up on a problem until he has thought it through. I envy his systematic and patient way of thinking and rethinking issues until they make sense to him and until he can explain to others what he has learned.... I have rarely encountered anyone with his clarity of vision and his ability to think of practical and meaningful ways to promote positive change." 1999 Distinguished Instructor Award by Frances Harding "Everything I teach and everything I'm interested in beyond my flower garden has to do with inquiry, sense-making, and taking effective action. " -- Ken Brown The 1999 recipient of Lakehead's Distinguished Instructor Award is Dr. Kenneth M. Brown, a forestry professor who is committed to empowering students and encouraging them to be responsible for their own learning and development. In 1996, the year Lakehead was forced to cut 1O per cent from its budget, Brown led a series of workshops for Lakehead faculty, staff, and administrators on creating a shared vision of the future and identifying the blocks that prevent us from moving in that direction. Since then he has taken an active role in strategic planning by serving as a member of the Lakehead University Strategic Planning Group, co-chairing (with Dr. Hope Fennell) the Task Force on Undergraduate Education, and being a member of the Committee to Review Academic Structure. Brown has had a keen interest in cooperative learning and problem-solving for many years. In 1990 he designed a course on leadership for the Ministry of Natural Resources' Ontario Advanced Forestry Program, having been influenced by Don Schon's book, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. The roots of Brown's ideas about teaching and learning stretch all the way back to 1960 when he "flunked out" after his first year at Michigan State University-Oakland. In those days, Brown's worst subject was calculus. And yet, a few years later, as a graduate student at Purdue he took a whole series of mathematics courses and excelled. In 1977, it was Brown's expertise in mathematical modelling that made it possible for him to be admitted to Canada to teach that subject and research methods in Lakehead's (then) Department of Forestry. Today, Ken Brown still has his hand on the quantitative side of things, teaching forest biometrics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also teaches an undergraduate course in Brown is encouraged by the commitment Lakehead University has made to ability-based learning. He is especially pleased the concept is included in the Strategic Plan, 1999-2004. "Students ought to learn more than discipline content during their university years. In order to take effective action in their family, workplace, and community, they also need a whole suite of generic abilities. Specifically, they must be able to solve problems, think critically, work productively with others, communicate effectively, and more. I believe that this is the direction in which university education must move if we are to keep up with the needs of our students and the larger society." Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 6 �AGORA Residence Cleans Up Lakehead Places in Top Ten Lakehead University civil engineering students placed ninth overall in the prestigious national championship of the American Institute of Steel Construction Student Bridge Competition, held at Texas A & M University in late May. Competing against 43 of the top universities across the U.S. (Dalhousie was the only other Canadian university), the Lakehead team also made it onto the top three podium in the "economy" category - how much the bridge weighs and how long it takes to build. At the 1999 competition, Lakehead's team placed 20th. Residence staff and students spent three hours on Saturday, May 13 cleaning up a 4-km section of the TransCanada Highway as part of the provincial government's "Adopt A Road" program. It's a job they've been doing twice a year (spring and fall) for the past six years, says Residence Manager David Hare. Lakehead's section runs between the McKenzie River and the Pass Lake Intersection. Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame Outstanding athletes were inducted into the Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame at a celebratory dinner held at the Victoria Inn on June 10, 2000. They included: Terry Paice (1991 -76), a wrestler who won two National Open titles and placed fifth in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He still holds the record for most matches wrestled at 171 and most matches won at 149; John Zanatta (1976-81) (posthumously), captain the men's basketball team for three consecutive years and coach of the men's varsity basketball team from 1982-85. During his time at Lakehead he had many outstanding accomplishments and is still ranked 4th in overall scoring with 1,895 points in 157 games -- an average of 12.07 points per game; Peter Dika, retired aquatic facilities manager who, during his 25-year career at Lakehead, took an active role in the athletics program at Lakehead serving as coach and historian. In 1995 he was inducted into the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame in the All-Around Athlete Category; 1969-70 Men's Basketball Team which, as an independent member of District 13 Minnesota National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), had a phenomenal season with 22 wins and two losses -- a record that has never been "We're really pleased with our result," said Dr. Tony Gillies, faculty advisor. "We ultimately competed against over 200 teams since virtually every university with a civil engineering department across the U.S. participates in some level of the competition." Lakehead was invited to the national championship following a first place win, the second time in as many years, at the MidWest Regional competition in February. The competition challenges civil engineering students to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge based on a problem statement. Criteria for excellence are represented by the award categories of stiffness, lightness, construction speed, aesthetics, efficiency and economy. Standards for strength, durability, constructability, usability, functionality and safety reflect the volumes of regulations that govern the design and construction of full-scale bridges. Safety has the highest priority. Collapse, sway or deflection in excess of limits can disqualify a bridge. Team Members: Brian Maver (Co-Captain), Govinder Dhesi (Co-Captain), James Jollymore, Brian Dietrich, Glen Furtado, Bill Becker; Faculty Advisors: Dr. Claude Johnson, Dr. Tony Gillies; Shop Supervisor: Kailash Bhatia FORMER VARSITY ATHLETES Where are you? The Sports Wall of Fame Committee is compiling a master list of former varsity athletes. If you competed for Lakehead and know where some of your former teammates are, please send their names and addresses to: Darlene Yakimoski Lakehead University Athletic Department 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P78 5E1 or e-mail dyakimos@gale. lakeheadu. ca Telephone: (807) 343-8656 equaled. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 7 �AGORA Lakehead University bid a fond farewell to 15 staff and faculty retiring this year at a reception in the Faculty Lounge on April 12, 2000. Below are excerpts taken from the speeches given that day in recognition of their unique contributions Edited by Jennifer Willianen Best Wishes on Your Retirement Ken Allan Crandall Benson Professor Ken Allan came to Lakehead University in 1967 and subsequently became involved in the early development of the Department of Psychology Professor Crandall Benson was hired as an assistant professor in Forestry in June of 1975. He was promoted to associate professor in 1980. Although hired to teach in the area of forest mensuration and trained in plant anatomy and morphology, Benson has spent the last 25 years teaching in the area of forest resources management. An admired professor, Allan's course in abnormal psychology became one of Lakehead's most popular courses. He also taught psychometric theory, and he had great interest in cutting-edge approaches to measurement, from catastrophe theory to fuzzy logic. During his career, Benson has been active with committee work at the department, faculty and senate levels. Recently, he has been a member of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association Board of Examiners, a reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Forestry, and a reviewer for Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Professor Allan, who now resides in England, made important contributions to the cultural life in Thunder Bay through his involvement as an actor and director with local theatre groups such as Cambrian Players and Magnus Theater. He also plays trombone and loves opera, literature and cooking. Allan's immediate plans for retirement include sailing around the British Isles and sailing along the California coast. Next year, he expects to buy a boat and to continue sailing in the Mediterranean or the Carribean. Rick Anderson Professor Anderson joined the Department of Economics in 1966, after completing graduate work at the University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia. His primary research interests are in natural resources economics and regional economics, and he has published more than 25 articles in Canadian and international journals in these fields, as well as in microeconomic theory. Anderson is the author of several monographs, a book of readings in mineral economics and two textbooks used by Canadian economics departments in the areas of natural resources economics and regional economic analysis. Anderson served as chair of the Department of Economics from 1982 to 1984, and 1987 to 1992, and served on the Board of Governors from 1987 to 1989. He was a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian Economics Association from 1983 to 1986, a referee for Margaret Boone several journals throughout his career, and a member of the editorial advisory board of the Canadian Journal of Regional Science. Anderson held the chair in Public Policy at The University of Western Ontario in 1992-93. Retirement activities will include cottaging at Loon Lake, traveling, hiking, reading and continuing health economics and policy research interests. Bob Archibald Dr. Bob Archibald, who joined the Faculty of Business in 1981 and over the years rose to the rank of full professor, has extensive academic and practical qualifications in the area of management policy and marketing. He is responsible for developing and teaching the Capstone Policy course for business students. Professor Margaret Boone first taught in the School of Nursing as a lecturer from 1968 to 1970. She returned in 1974, after completing her graduate education and working at The Hospital for Sick Children. Boone's teaching has focused on the health care of children and the fundamentals of nursing. From 1985 to 1992, she was director of the School of Nursing. Her commitment to northern health issues is evident through her participation in the development of the Native Nurses' Entry Program, the Centre for Northern Studies, the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, and the Northern Clinical Practice Program. In retirement, Margaret Boone intends to continue her work with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health, increase her community volunteer activities, and enjoy the family camp. To enhance the educational experience of his students, Archibald developed many contacts with members of the local and international business communities. Archibald served as program chair, a member of Senate, a member of the Board of Governors, and as an active member of the Lakehead University Faculty Association. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 8 Richard Clarke Professor Richard Clarke began his career in forestry in the 1960s when he graduated with a diploma in Forest Technology from Lakehead. He later completed his professional degree and his graduate work at the University of Toronto. �AGORA Prior to joining the School of Forestry, Clarke was a forester with the Department of Lands and Forests where he was responsible for many of the major regeneration projects undertaken in this region by the provincial government. He was the first regional silviculturalist for northwestern Ontario and organized the first province-wide conference on regeneration. After joining the university as a faculty member in 1978, Professor Clarke developed courses in Silviculture and Forest Management. He served for many years as chair of the Integrated Forestry Resources Management Program, and when called upon, served as acting director and acting dean. Sailing is one of Professor Clarke's favourite pastimes. He has a basement full of sailing trophies and is proud of the fact that of the international racing crew of 12 on the good ship Pennycress, of the six Canadians, all are graduates of Lakehead University including his two sons. Between major building projects at the family camp in Silver Islet, sailing and racing on Lake Superior, cruising around Newfoundland this summer, and his on-going professional activities, Richard Clarke plans to continue to keep a very busy schedule. Dan Klassen Dr. Dan Klassen came to the Faculty of Education in 1975 to work in the area of educational psychology. Commenting on his career, Dr. Klassen indicates that teaching has been at the heart of his work. A rewarding highlight of his career at Lakehead is the development and instruction of a popular course in interpersonal communications. Over the years, Dr. Klassen received several Contribution to Teaching Awards. Lakehead by being involved with the School of Engineering's transition to faculty status, four successful accreditations for the engineering degree program, and the design and implementation of the Native Access Program in Engineering (NAPE). While serving as director/dean, Locker also sat on the Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering, National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. In his retirement, he will travel and spend many hours fly-fish ing and enjoying his recently purchased cottage on Lake Superior. Cynthia Loos Professor Cynthia Loos began her nursing career in Australia 43 years ago and continued her studies in Edinburgh, Scotland, prior to emigrating to Montreal. Moving to Port Arthur, Loos continued her studies and started teaching part-time in the School of Nursing in 1974 and became an assistant professor in 1982. She leaves Lakehead University as a full professor. Professor Laos's research in health promotion and education led to many varied publications and travel opportunities. Retirement will allow for more frequent visits to family and friends in Australia, travel to other countries, and the opportunity to continue her volunteer work in the community. Manfred Kehlenbeck Dr. Manfred Max Kehlenbeck emigrated to the United States from his native Germany as a young teenager. Adapting to his new country, he made the transition to complete his education in high school, proceeding to a BA in geology at Hofstra University and an MS in geology at Syracuse University, where his thesis work introduced him to the mysteries of structure and metamorphism of Precambrian rocks in the Adirondack mountains of New York. He then turned northward to Queen's University for his doctoral studies. Dr. Kehlenbeck taught for one year at the University of New Brunswick before coming to Lakehead University in 1971. In his subsequent career, he rose through the ranks to full professor and served a total of 12 years as departmental chair. During this time, he oversaw important developments in the department - the institution of a graduate program and the growth of a young department into one recognized for the quality of its graduates and research. Dr. Kehlenbeck's contributions were recognized with a Lakehead University Teaching Award and an OCUFA Teaching Award. Throughout his tenure at Lakehead, he has conducted field-oriented research on Archean Subprovinces and their boundaries. Rod McLeod Dr. Rod McLeod was raised in Fort Frances where he began his career as an educator. In July 1977 he joined the Faculty of Education. McLeod's academic expertise is in language education and curriculum studies. One of his many accomplishments was the introduction of Language and Learning with Text, a course in which students learn how language is used across disciplines. He was also a member of the team which developed the University policy on Writing Across the Curriculum. Dr. McLeod has served the University in a number of administrative roles. He was chair of Continuing Teacher Education Program (professional development and graduate studies, 1982-83); acting dean (1983-84); and dean of the Faculty of Education (1984-85 to 1988-89). Klassen taught courses in the graduate program and in the continuing teacher education program. He is in high demand as a speaker and workshop presenter by many groups throughout the community. Dan's fellow faculty members regard him as a fine teacher and scholar, and a kind and helpful colleague. In the fall of 1999, McLeod developed and implemented one of the first Web-based courses offered in the Master of Education program and is currently collaborating with instructors to develop Professional Development distance learning courses. Gary Locker Dr. Gary Locker joined Lakehead University in 1973 after teaching at the Royal Military College in Kingston from 1963 to 1971 , and the University of Regina from 1971 to 1973. In retirement, Rod and his wife Donna intend to contribute service to their church and take time to travel. In addition to maintaining his professional interests, he plans to continue researching his family history and to reinstate long abandoned hobbies, such as oil painting and theatre production. Locker became director of the School of Engineering in 1976, and was the first dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1994 to July 1997. He played an instrumental role at Lakehead University - Agora -- June 2000 9 �AGORA Dr. Bill Melnyk Retirement continued from page 9 Dr. John Ryder Bill Melynk Dr. John Ryder joined Lakehead's Department of Biology in 1970. Prior to this appointment, Ryder completed his doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan, working with wild geese in the Canadian Arctic. While in Northwestern Ontario he began research on local birds and garnered close to a million dollars in research funds that provided material for over 50 scientific publications, as well as contributions to ornithological conferences. Dr. Bill Melynk came to Lakehead Univer_ sity in 1966 to chair the Department of Psychology where he played a central visionary role in developing the clinical graduate program. He served as chair, until he became the acting dean of arts in 1972. Dr. Melynk went on to serve a full term as dean of arts, during which time he started the Social Work program and continued the development of the HBFA program. In 1978, the Am erican Ornithologists' union awarded John Ryder elective membership status for "significant contributions to the science of ornithology." From 1985 to 1988, he was the first faculty member to be invited to participate in the National Research Grants Selection Committee of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is a founding member of the Canadian Society of Ornithologists. Currently, he is on the advisory board of the Thunder Bay Parks Division and also a "nuisance gull" advisor for the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Dr. Melynk has maintained an active practice in clinical psychology as chief psychologist at McKellar Hospital, and he has supervised many clinical practicum students. He has served as secretary-treasurer and chair of the Psychology Regulatory Board and is driven to maintain high professional standards for clinical psychologist training. In recent years, he served as treasurer and president of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards which sets the standards for registration of psychologists in North America. In retirement, Ryder's ambitions are to write a personal documentation of his adventures in the Arctic, take up the piano again (where he left off 35 years ago), try water colour painting, travel, and spend time with his three daughters and three grandchildren. Leona Wilson Born and raised in Fort Frances, Wilson came to Lakehead University in 1966 as office manager and private secretary to the comptroller, Grant Thompson. In 1969, she became office services manager responsible for the general office, mail services, telex, switchboard. stationary stores and office equipment. In 1972, she was promoted to office services manager and personnel officer and in 1973, she became personnel officer. In her days in personnel/human resources, she has worked in many areas including recruitment, compensation, labour and staff relations, staff counseling, pay equity, job evaluations, negotiations, vacation and attendance reporting, LTD leave replacement and part-time staffing. Melynk has also been actively involved in supervision of graduate theses in clinical psychology and supervised the doctoral thesis of Lakehead's first PhD graduate. Although retiring from Lakehead, Bill Melynk will continue his private clinical practice in Thunder Bay and will continue to make contributions to the training of graduate students. Ron Nelson Professor Ron Nelson has been a member of the Faculty of Business Administration since 1970. When he arrived, he was one of a few Canadians who possessed qualifications in the area of operations management and production management. Nelson, who was instrumental in the development of new programs, served as program chair and as director of the Faculty for a number of years. He also participated in numerous committees, the Senate, and the Board of Governors. Over the years, Ron Nelson has been invited to carry out a variety of consulting assignments for the business community in Canada and other countries. Wilson's friends consider her to have been a vibrant character on campus who will be missed by faculty and staff. During her retirement, she and her husband Tom plan to spend summers at Rainy Lake and winters in the sunny south. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 10 Elected President of Canadian Psychological Association Dr. WT. Melnyk has been elected to the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Board of Directors as presidentelect for the year 2000-2001. The Canadian Psychological Association is an organization of more than 4,400 members and represents, through its many affiliations, the interests of over 12,000 psychologists in Canada. "The election was hotly contested race," says Melnyk. "And part of my platform was to increase public access to psychological services by having them covered by provincial health schemes." Dr. Melnyk as been active for 34 years in teaching, research, practice, administration, and the work of professional associations. He has served for 12 years on the Ontario Board (College) of Psychology, including terms as secretary-treasurer, and chair. Last year he was president of the Association of State and Provincial Regulatory Boards. Other experiences include terms on the Ontario Council of University Faculty Associations, the Board of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies Appraisal Committee, where he was chair for two years. �AGORA 30 New Spaces for Education Lakehead University's Faculty of Education will receive 30 new teacher spaces for the 2000-2001 academic year, as a result of the Ontario Government's announcement of funding to increase the number of spaces for students in Education faculties in the province. In fall 2000, the Faculty will admit 360 students into the one-year Bachelor of Education program. In 2001 -2002 a.n additional 30 spaces will be opened up. Emphasis is on high demand areas of mathematics, science and French. Lakehead has received more than 3,400 applications for the one-year program. "We're pleased that the Ontario Government is providing the additional funding," says Dr. Mary Louise Hill, vicepresident academic and provost. "As more teachers retire and the number of students entering the system increases, the additional spaces for our program will help to meet this high demand area." -- Denise Bruley information such as the sex, approximate age, stature, as well as some personal details. Hamilton was deeply involved in the week-long excavation process, outlining the method for collecting the remains in a manner so as to ensure that the information gathered was as pure as possible. The Lakehead team can report with confidence at this point that the individual was an adult male, who was buried in a shallow grave close to a decade ago. The investigation is continuing in the lab where Mollo and Hamilton are working to uncover further cultural and biological details. They will present their findings to the coroner and the police who will then determine cause of death and if a criminal investigation is warranted. New Books by Lakehead Faculty ECOLOGY OF A MANAGED TERRESTRIAL LANDSCAPE Faculty Assist Police On June 13, a collection of human remains was found in the backyard of a Thunder Bay home by the home owner. Thunder Bay police turned to Lakehead University for help in the preliminary work in their investigation. Dr. El Molto, a biological anthropologist with Lakehead University's Paleo DNA lab, and Dr. Scott Hamilton, an archaeologist with the Department of Anthropology, were approached to provide expert help in the case. Working between eight and 12 hours a day for six days at the scene, Molto and Hamilton recovered a complete human skeleton, which has now been transported to Molto's laboratory on campus for analysis. Mollo is creating an 'osteobiography' for the bones, in "an attempt to individuate the details" of the person. From the bones, Mollo is able to determine , .11,ttrru, and ,rocn,n of F.)rtd L:.ndu.a.p(" It. Ont,1rio - "l!tltH. ~.,. D1-.Mi..llliat -o.,- The growing popularity of a broad, landscape-scale approach to forest management represents a dramatic shift from the traditional, stand-based focus on timber production. In response to this repositioning of thought and practice, Dr. David Euler, dean of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, joined an editorial team to produce Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 11 Landscape: Patterns and Processes of Forest Landscapes in Ontario. It is an applied ecology text designed to address the needs of forest policy developers, planners, and managers searching for an integrated, 'big picture' perspective on ecological landscapes. Noting that the sparsely published literature on forest landscape ecology reflects neither the depth or breadth of the discipline, Euler and his professional colleagues Ajith Perera, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Ian Thomson, Canadian Forest Service, compiled one of the first comprehensive documents to describe the landscape ecology of a continuously forested region. "It is unique to present all aspects of forest landscape ecology in one publication," says Euler. "Forests are often managed at the individual forest stand level; however, we need to consider forests in their wholeness - in their eco-region - and this makes a difference in how we plan and manage. For example, a cut on one stand can impact several ecological processes.n The 'big picture' approach to studying Ontario's managed forests includes synthesizing topics such as natural disturbances and ecological responses to disturbance, human use of resources, and management policy and planning, particularly with respect to Ontario's legislative goals of forest sustainability. Graduate and senior undergraduate students in forestry and related disciplines will benefit from this critical examination of ecological patterns and processes of the vast managed forest region of Ontario. The University of Toronto has recently selected the text for use in an applied ecology course; Euler anticipates the book will also be used in applied forestry courses at Lakehead. The book is published by UBC Press in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and can be obtained through the Lakehead Bookstore. -- Jennifer Willianen �AGORA Undergraduate Researchers Take Flight Fourteen Lakehead students will be assisting faculty with their research this summer thanks to the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards Program. Research projects vary from analysing the genetics of parasites in caribou to looking at high temperature kraft pulp bleaching using oxygen and peroxide. Congratulations to the following students: Marianne Ariganello (Dr. L.J. Garred/Chemical Engineering) Laura Byce (Mr. D. W. Morris/Biology) Marie Cappello (Or. J.T. Banks/Chemistry) Sean Deighton (Dr. A.F Gilbert/Chemical Engineering) Shawn Desaulniers (Or. T. Miao/Mathematics & Statistics) Cheryl Everall (Dr. G. Hayman/Psychology) Nadia Facca (Dr. C. Gottardo/Chemistry) Ashley-Mae E. Gillson (Or. S.D. Kinrade/Chemistry) Amy Jinnila (Dr. M. Lankester/Biology) Allan MacDairmid Cardinal continued from page 3 Realize that as a human being we are all magical creatures ... We have this power of creativity No other being on this planet has this power of creativity We, through this power, are true sorcerers, true magicians because we can create something from nothing.... Commitment is the only way we can move forward. The only thing that keeps us from realizing our vision is keeping our own word. All we have to do is declare our vision very powerfully, and keep our word no matter what.... Lakehead UNIVERSITY June 2000 Vol. 17, No. 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University If you want to carry out your vision and 955 Oliver Road commitment, you have to be absolutely unreasonable. Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Be unreasonable.... State your vision. Recreate yourself and go for that brass ring. Because when you face your creator you have an awesome responsibility to say 'I have lived every second and every moment' ... Fax: (807) 343-8075 Please, use every bit of yourself and be a warrior and take on your worst enemy which is your own self -· your own cynicism and your own resignation." Telephone: (807) 343-8193 E-mail:frances. harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop The Agora will not be published in July or August. (Dr. M. Gallagher/Physics) - media releases Becky Rogala - campus events Deadline for submissions for the next issue is - university publications September 1, 2000. (Dr. P. Fralick/Geology) Wendy Sears (Dr. R.H. Mitchell/Geology) Peter Zawada (Or. C. Gottardo/Chemistry) Students interested in the program are encouraged to contact their department concerning application and internal deadline dates. See Agora, April 2000, for a complete listing of 2000/01 NSERC-funded faculty. CD Trojan Devel . & Alumni Affairs Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.17 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article wishing retirees well, an article announcing Dr. Kimberly Barrett appointed as Vice-Provost (Student Affairs), and a message from the President. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-06 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 2000 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/024fe762baa9c39813280bfb5cca054f.pdf 78ac214375ca78098819c5cd7383c79b PDF Text Text December 2000 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff Swing music by The Roy Coran Big Band attracted a crowd of people, both young and old. The noon-hour concert was given as part of a new course on the history of jazz offered by the Department of Music. Susan A. Soldan Appointed Vice-President (Administration and Finance) Lakehead's newly-appointed vice-president (administration and finance) is a graduate of Lakehead who has been working for the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board for the past 1O years. As superintendent of business & corporate services, Susan A. Soldan is responsible for administrative services (including budgeting, human resources, computer services, and legal matters) for a school system with an annual operating budget of $56 million. One of her greatest accomplishments was the construction of the new $10 million St. Martin School in Westfort -- a building which now houses the School Board's offices and where she met face-to-face with David Johnson, then minister of education, to discuss funding issues. One of her first tasks at Lakehead University, upon taking up her duties on December 4, will be the 2001/02 budget: "A budget is just a way of talking about your priorities," she says. "It's translating your vision -- where you are going -- into a numerical language." Lakehead U N I VE R S I TY continued on page 3 �Lakehead 2 UNIVERSITY From the President's Desk The Maclean's 10th annual ranking of Universities has placed Lakehead at the bottom of the "Primarily Undergraduate" category. What should be our reaction when we all know that Lakehead provides a quality education to its students? Disbelief, chagrin, frustration, anger and disappointment are all acceptable under the circumstances. Consider the following: by Or. Frederick F. Gilbert President Within its category, Lakehead improved in nine areas, stayed the same in seven, and slipped in only four. It placed second in the percentage of operating budget devoted to scholarships and bursaries; third in the percentage of library budget devoted to library acquisitions; third in the number of full-time faculty winning national awards; and fifth in the proportion of students who graduate. The two indicators in which Lakehead University ranked poorly this year were "Reputation" and "Classes." -- Lakehead ranks third overall in the country in the "Value-Added" indicator (which takes into account entering averages, national awards won by students, and graduation rate); -· Lakehead ranks fifth in its category in "Graduation Rate" and 20th overall in Canada; -- Two years after graduation, 95.8% of our 1997 graduates are employed. If this does not speak to the quality of student experiences at Lakehead, what does? Outcome indicators such as "Value Added," "Graduation Rate" and "Employment Rate" clearly illustrate that Lakehead University is, at worst, somewhere in the middle of its peers. In fact, if you were to simply calculate Lakehead's standing independent of the arbitrary weightings assigned by the Maclean's editors, you would find that Lakehead ranks midway in the "Primarily Undergraduate" category not 21st! In the case of "Reputation," it is important to note that Maclean's canvassed the opinion of 7,087 individuals across the country and received a total response rate of just 13.1 % with by far the largest percentage of responses coming from other universities. In spite of this, Maclean's chooses to accord this category a weighting of 15% in the overall tally! In the case of "Classes," it must be noted that the overall average class size at Lakehead is 35 and that 61% of the classes are in the 1- 25 size. What the Maclean's indicators don't speak to is the fact that Lakehead graduates perform exceedingly well in graduate and professional schools, in cooperative placements, and in the work force. Our alums are fiercely loyal to the Uniyersity and proud of the education they have received at Lakehead. continued on page 3 "'There is no reason to bow our heads or question our worth or direction. They simply have it wrong. We must not let the perception created by Maclean 1s become reality." -- Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert AGORA - December 2000 �_ Lakehead 3 UNIV ER SITY Our students, in areas like business administration and engineering, consistently outperform students from much larger Canadian and American universities in academic competitions such as the Intercollegiate Business Competition and the Steel Bridge Building Competition. When you consider all of these things, it is hard to imagine that any measurement of success, quality or value would rank Lakehead at the bottom of the list. The Macleans's annual ranking of universities is biased in that it really only measures a few factors that can be correlated directly with quality of education. I would say this whether we ranked first or fast. The retort might be "then why participate?" A very good question, and it would seem that the best approach would be to simply withdraw from the process. However, as with anything that needs improvement, it is better to work to achieve the objective than be outside and thus have little influence on change. Ann Dowsett Johnston, Maclean's contributing editor and architect of the process, needs to be convinced that the weightings are very subjective and are not defensible on an empirical or theoretical basis. It is the Maclean's world-view of what is important and what is not, and it does not correspond with the values that Lakehead holds. Lakehead University has a different mission than most of the other universities in its current Maclean's category. In fact, it is a University that shares little in common with Acadia, Mount Allison, St. Francis Xavier and Trent, the top four institutions in the "Primarily Undergraduate" category. These universities (and many others in the category) are all small, liberal arts schools with few professional programs. Many are in Quebec and the Maritimes and have been around for 100 years or more and, thus, are well established in their role and have alumni stretching over several generations. Lakehead University is in transition to the "Comprehensive" category. Susan Soldan continued from page 1 Lakehead is the only Canadian university between Sudbury and Winnipeg and serves as the primary access for a university education for most of Northwestern Ontario. This geographic position and regional role require broad programming including graduate degrees to meet the needs of both students and faculty. With an increasing interaction in the economy of the region as a result of research and development and strategic partnerships with industry, business and governments, Lakehead University is a critical component of the socioeconomic "engine" of the area. Susan Soldan was born and raised in Thunder Bay and has deep roots in the Ukrainian community. She graduated with an honours bachelor of commerce degree in 1981 and received her Chartered Accountant designation in 1984. So we are last in a questionable analysis of the worth of any university. The reason students, faculty, and administration alike all react so strongly to this is that we all know the fallacy of that ranking. No matter what Maclean's prints, we are good and we're getting better. There is no reason to bow our heads or question our worth or direction. They simply have it wrong. We must not let the perception created by Maclean's become reality. We will continue to reach out, explain ourselves, show our strengths, have pride in who we are. We will continue to celebrate our students, faculty and alumni and their successes plus show the world that we are the best Maclean's 21st place university it will ever see. LUCC Family Holiday Party Sunday, December 10, 2000 1-4 p.m.Main Cafeteria This year's party features a sing-a-long with Rodney Brown, Santa's visit, games, and crafts. For information contact Patti Merriman at ext. 8207. AGORA - December 2000 Before joining the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board in 1990, Soldan spent a year working for the City of Thunder Bay as manager of budgets & planning. Prior to that, she spent three years as manager of the Northern Ontario Internal Audit Section with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Although Soldan has chosen a career in accounting and finance, she has always enjoyed music and dance and is a keen supporter of the arts. She is currently president of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Board and, up until a few years ago (when her work load became too heavy), she was a member of the Lakehead Choral Group. Soldan says that in many ways her job at Lakehead University will be similar to the kind of work she is doing with the School Board, although, "It is a different type of organization with different challenges -- one that is not as heavily regulated by legislation. "Most of the issues at Lakehead seem to be enrolment driven," she says. "The way to get more money is to increase enrolment. The plant needs a lot of sprucing up and that's another way of attracting enrolment. "We need to provide the kinds of services the students require and provide the services that staff require. As opposed to focusing on cost-cutting, I would hope to increase revenues by making Lakehead a more attractive place for students." -- Frances Harding �Lakehead 4 UNIVERSITY Northern Rural Medical School In a series of articles published in the Thunder Bay Post, Dr. Fred Gilbert detailed the vision behind the proposed Northern Rural Medical School (NORMS). This article summarizes the main points about the proposal and addresses some of the questions that may be on the minds of Lakehead University faculty and staff. The original articles are published on the Lakehead University Web site: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-eventswww/norms.htm McKendry Report The Ontario Government appointed Robert McKendry, MD, to study Ontario's shortage of family doctors and specialists in the province. Dr. McKendry recommended that the Ontario Government establish a new medical school in the North that would specialize in training medical students for practice in the under-serviced regions. What is the current status of the proposed Northern Rural Medical School? The expert panel examining the recommendations of the McKendry Report for the Government of Ontario is expected to make a decision by the end of November. If positive, a decision could be linked to the release of the Ontario budget in the new year. Partnership between Lakehead and Laurentian Lakehead University immediately formed a partnership with Laurentian University in Sudbury to develop a proposal to establish the Northern Rural Medical School (NORMS). Since then, both institutions have worked cooperatively with physicians groups, business leaders, Aboriginal organizations and the community-at-large to develop a proposal that would reflect the needs of the North and satisfy the concerns of the expert panel examining the recommendations of the McKendry Report for the Ontario Government. Basic Training Integrated with Clinical Training NORMS will provide medical students with a high quality medical education. The 55 medical students admitted each year will be divided into small groups of 6 to 8 members that will focus on a series of 8 to 1O week modules taken over their 4 years of study. During each module, the group will work cooperatively to solve a series of clinical problems under the leadership of a local physician with a special knowledge of the particular field. Using laptop computers and the Internet, NORMS medical groups will be able to run tutorials anywhere there is telephone access. Training in "Real" Practical Settings The pre-clerkship training (Years 1 and 2) would see students learning and living in communities such as Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Marathon, and Nipigon as well as having clinical experience in rural, remote and Aboriginal communities. The clerkship years (Years 3 and 4) would see rotations in the major specialties and would continue the model of exposure to both large and small population centres of the region. What is the likelihood of this proposal receiving the necessary funding? There are strong indications both in the medical community and in provincial and federal government circles that the creation of a Northern Rural Medical School is "an idea whose time has come." The momentum is growing. Experts agree this is the best long-term solution to addressing the chronic shortage of doctors and medical specialists willing to practice in the North. Similar ventures have proven successful in Scandinavia, Australia and elsewhere. If the expert panel recommends that a Northern Rural Medical School be created at Lakehead and Laurentian, what will happen next? Work has already begun to be ready for a positive decision. A committee made up of representatives of the three primary First Nations Organizations across the north, along with Lakehead University and Laurentian University, has been struck to begin to work out how First Nations and Aboriginal peoples will be involved in the governance of the Medical School. As soon as the Northern Rural Medical School has been endorsed by the expert panel, efforts will be heightened to convince the Ontario and Canadian Governments to either approve or to provide funding for the school. At the same time, work will continue to put in place the elements of the governance structure, not only to involve the First Nations, but to ensure that the existing governance structures of the two universities are adhered to. It is possible that the first students could be enrolled as early as fall, 2002. Therefore, academic decisions would be made following the hiring of a dean. ... continued on page 5 AGORA - December 2000 �_ Lakehead 5 U N I VfRSlTY Northern Rural Medical School continued from page 4 How will we benefit from having a Northern Rural Medical School based on our campus? - Opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to study medicine locally; - Increased research opportunities in the health sciences; - Increased national and international stature and profile for Lakehead University as an institution at the forefront of medical education in the 21st century; - Increased likelihood of attracting medical specialists to practice in the region; - Better health care for ourselves and our families; - Possible economic development in the health sciences sector. What can we do to ensure that this vision becomes a reality!! Write to the following elected representatives and send copies of your letter to your local MPs, MPPs Premier Mike Harris Office of the Premier Alumna presented with OMA Community Service Award Legislative Building Queen's Park Barb Linkewich (HBScN'91) has received a Community Service Award from the Ontario Medical Association this year. Toronto, Ontario M?A 1A1 Elizabeth Witmer Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario) Hepburn Block, 1oth Floor 80 Grosvenor St. Toronto, Ontario M?A 2C4 Allan Rock, MP Minister of Health (Canada) 16th Floor Brooke Claxton Building Tunney's Pasture Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Congratulations to Coach Lee Anderson and the Thunderwolves women's volleyball team for winning their opening three games at home! Photo: Brent Campbell ' . ;, ~ •-:! . . --- - The Thunderwolves Home and Away Schedule is on our Web site: www.lakeheadu.ca/-eventswww/oncamp.html AGORA - December 2000 The awards are given annually to nonphysicians in recognition of significant contributions to the health and public welfare of the people of the local community. Linkewich is a Registered Nurse who has devoted much of her energy to promoting breast feeding. In recent years, she has been a leader in the field of palliative care and works closely with NECAH on palliative care education. In 1993, when the Long-Term Care Division of the Ontario Ministry of Health established the regional palliative care initiatives, Linkewich took up the new challenge of implementing the concept of a regional pain and symptom management team (PSMT). Her community-based philosophy, teambuilding approach, collaboration skills, and unbounded energy and enthusiasm have resulted in Thunder Bay's PSMT being a model throughout the province. �Lakehead 6 UNIVERSIT Y Gloria Baratta (BAIBEd'86) and Liz Dougall (BA '65) share a joke with Joe Baratta (BA '70/BEd'75/MEd'B0) Bill Boyce (BA'72) and Alice Saborin look through back issues of the Lakehead yearbook Back to the '60s Millennium Reunion More than 150 graduates, some from as far away as British Columbia and Pennsylvania, came back to campus November 3-4 to share memories of their early years. The weekend included a wine and cheese reception on Friday night, the Fall Convocation and Installation of the Chancellor, campus tours, volleyball and basketball games, and a "Back to the '60s" social and dance in the Outpost hosted by the Alumni Association. The Reunion was organized by a committee of volunteers including Shirley Boneca, Doug Burn, Gayle Carlson, Keith Fawcett, Moe Ktytor, Dave Parsons, George Paddington, Pentti Paularinne, Roy Piovesana, Mark Piovesana and Moe Siemieniuk. (l-r) Class of '66 graduates Edgar Waller, Don Cliff, John Bueton and Gary Hammet completed the Engineering Technology program at Lakehead before moving on to careers in industry. Everyone except for John Bueton (who worked for Avenor) found employment with General Motors in Oshawa AGORA -- December 2000 Geraldine White (BSc'66, HBSc'69, MSc'71) dances with Don Ayre, the former secretary to Lakehead University who retired in 1985 A toast to "Noah and the Aardvarks, "the infamous singing group: (l-r) Ferg Penner, Dave Vibert, Lorne Everett and Cliff Huber. Absent: Bob Hensrud of Kenora, Bonnie Brydges of Nova Scotia and Joe St. Amand (now deceased), former registrar of Confederation College �Lakehead 7 UN I V E R SI TY Fall Convocation and Installation of the Chancellor "I am proud to be associated with such a vibrant, multi-dimensional university." --Jane Urquhart "It's a great honour and a great privilege to receive a doctor of letters, honoris causa, from Lakehead University -- a university that is situated within striking distance of the place of my own origins -- Little Longlac near Geraldton. Chair of the Board of Governors Paul Gordon congratulates Dr. Lorne Everett upon being installed as Lakehead's chancellor on Saturday, November 4, 2000. In his Installation address, Everett said how proud he is to be chancellor and then listed some of the ways he hopes to increase the visibility of Lakehead University through his work with organizations such as UNESCO, the World Federation of Scientists, and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Everett is an expert in groundwater monitoring and chief scientist and senior vice-president of The IT Group in Santa Barbara, California. In November, he received the Medal of Excellence from the U.S. Navy because of his participation as a charter member of the Navy National Hydrocarbon Test Site, Science Advisory Board, and the Navy National Environmental Technology Testing Site, Science Advisory Board. Bachelor of arts graduate Josephine Sheshamush celebrates with her husband George and their daughter Tiffany (far right) along with Anna Robinson and daughter Cory. Sheshamush is from Great Whale River, Quebec, and is planning to study law In her address to the graduating class, author Jane Urquhart described her memories of the bush planes coming and going on the lake in front of the log house where she lived, the headframe of the mine where her father worked and the clear, bright winter days. All of this, she said, was surprisingly easy for her to retrieve when she wrote her last novel The Underpainter, much of which is set on the Sibley Peninsula. Though I lived in this part of Ontario for only the first five or six years of my life, the landscape and atmosphere of the North have had an enormous effect on my inner life and have remained in my memory in an astonishing vivid way." (l-r) Tammy McKinnon, Alison Nielsen-Jones and Joan Hardy AGORA - December 2000 �Lakehead 8 UNIVERSI T Y Campus Notes Third in Canada in Accountability Disclosure Study Best in Canada The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) has determined that a paper written by a Lakehead University business administration student is the best overall in Canada. Alan Rambaldini, a fourth-year student majoring in finance, wrote a paper entitled, What are the Pros and Cons of Performance Based Management Fees and How Should They be Structured for a WinWin Environment? during the winter term of 2000. Professor Ken Hartviksen encouraged Rambaldini to enter the paper into the IFIC's 5th Annual Student Essay Awards Program. It was judged to be the Central Region winner and Grand Prize Winner. Rambaldini received a cash prize of $2,000 and copies of his paper were distributed to over 800 IFIC members attending the national conference in Toronto. What did Alan do with his winnings? Invested them, of course! Professors Honoured with Riddell Award Dr. Pamela Wakewich (Sociology/Women's Studies) and Dr. Helen Smith (History) and have been awarded the Riddell Award by The Ontario Historical Society for the best article published in 1999 on Ontario's history. The professors received the award for the article Beauty and the Helldivers: Representing Women's Work and Identities in a Warp/ant Newspaper published in Labour/Le Travail, 44 (Fall 1999). According to the Society, "The authors of this article significantly further our understanding of women's history in Ontario by providing a thorough analysis of how women's identity was constructed in a specialized newspaper at a very specific moment in time. In the process the authors display a sound understanding of local conditions and draw very useful parallels between women's increased importance in the wartime economy and in a local wartime manufacturing plant in particular ... " Results of a study conducted by three professors at Wilfrid Laurier University to examine "the availability, accessibility, and understandability" of university records and financial statements in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand show that Lakehead ranks third in Canada. This year, Queen's ranked first in Canada with a score of 54.3 followed by the University of Manitoba at 38.1 and Lakehead University and Lethbridge University tied for third place at 36.6. According to Director of Institutional Analysis/Government Relations Kerrie-Lee Clarke, much of Lakehead's information is on the Web site including the Annual Report, the Institutional Statistics Book, the Strategic Plan, and the University's accounting policies. Going the Distance Heavyweight wrestler Justin BeauParlant, a third-year student in arts, earned a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the World University Games held in Tokyo in November. He says the highlight of the tournament came when he "pinned" the current world champion from Iran during his third match. BeauParlant, his coach Francis Clayton, and the rest of the team say they are looking forward to March 3-4 when Lakehead University will host the CIAU Wrestling Championships. " If we don't come away with the banner this year," says BeauParlant, "it will be a disappointing season." CIAU currently ranks the Lakehead men's wrestling team as the best in Canada. lakehead receives kudos for its Information Technology Lakehead earned high praise for the Information Technology component of its Shad Valley program this year says Program Director and Business Administration Professor Ken Hartviksen. At the Shad Valley wind-up banquet held in September in Toronto, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology Jim Wilson, praised Lakehead publicly for its initiative. "This year we set up a lab in the Residence that was available 24 hours a day," says Hartviksen. "We also had enormous support from other departments across campus especially Kinesiology, Anthropology and Chemistry." Dr. Chistine Gottardo and others in the Department of Chemistry worked with the Shad Valley students to develop a prototype to detect the presence of date rape drugs in drinks. This particular student project placed fifth overall in Canada in the national Shad Valley competition under the category "Prototype." (More about Shad Valley on page 11 ). AGORA - December 2000 �Lakehead 9 UNIVfRSITY Kim Tobin brings a wealth of experience in university advancement to her position as director of development. Prior to taking up her duties on September 1, she was a senior development officer at the University of Toronto where she was successful in raising over $500,000 for student aid, capital projects and equipment. She has also held the position of cultural affairs coordinator at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and was volunteer coordinator for Harbourfront Centre and the Toronto Film Festival. Tobin was born and raised in Thunder Bay and holds an honours bachelor of arts degree in arts management and art history from the University ofToronto. In addition to addressing some of the policy issues at Lakehead, Tobin has been spending time getting to know the faculty, staff and volunteers. She invites you to drop by her office, AC123, or to telephone her at 343-8747. Kim Tobin Appointed Director of Development -- Frances Harding Staff Appointments Kim Tobin is clear about what she wants to accomplish at Lakehead. She sees her role as creating a solid framework for development including well-established policies to guide fundraising activities. "There has been a lot of fund-raising activity at Lakehead," she says, referring to the recent OSOTF and Share Our Northern Vision fund-raising campaigns. "We need to formalize some of those relationships and policies so that we can really enhance our development program." Employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: Kathryn Hauck -- Security Communications Officer Helen Wassegijig - Coordinator, Native Language Instructors' Program, Faculty of Education Lakehead University Spirit Fridays Tobin has a number of priorities listed on the white board in her Avila Centre office. One is to establish a policy for setting institutional fund-raising priorities. Another is to determine how the Office of Development at Lakehead University should be funded. Fund-raising for the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre is important and Tobin has been working with Dr. John Whitfield, vice-president (research and development), the Advancement Committee of the Board of Governors, and the Lakehead University Foundation to reach a target of $13.4 million. Supporting all of this activity is the donor database which is the backbone of development activities. Lakehead's current donor database, she says, is "antiquated" and so one of her priorities will be to oversee the implementation of the new Datatel/Benefactor system. There are, as well, many other institutional policies that relate to fund-raising which Kim Tobin hopes to review, revise and implement in conjunction with other groups within the Lakehead University community. Fourth-year Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism student Eric Church gives the "thumbs up" to the idea of holding Sprit Fridays. Staff, faculty and students are invited to show their school spirit every Friday by wearing Lakehead University colours: blue and gold. AGORA - December 2000 �Lakehead 10 U NI V E R SI TY Health, Happiness and Aging A Profile of Gerontologist Dr. Michael Stones by Stacey L. Hare The idea that "you're only as old as you feel" rings true for Dr. Michael Stones, a gerontologist and professor of psychology at Lakehead who is fascinated by the relationship between aging, health and happiness. Aside from his teaching duties at Lakehead and his work as director of the Northern Educational Centre on Aging and Health (NECAH), Stones is engaged in several research projects including the f-1ealthy Aging Program, a health informatics project known as RAI-HIP, and research on elder abuse issues. Healthy Aging Program The Healthy Aging Program is grounded on the belief that prevention is key to good health and well-being throughout the course of life. As co-director of the program, Stones has embraced the involvement of numerous individuals and community partners in Central and Eastern Canada. Local affiliates include several Lakehead faculty members from various disciplines, Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, District Health Council, Lakehead Social Planning Council, Thunder Bay Council on Positive Aging, and the Thunder Bay 55+ Centre. As well, NECAH is the recipient of a generous contribution from Manulife Financial - $250,000 over five years - in support of the Healthy Aging Program. The program will provide our aging population with tools for health assessment, intervention, and follow-up. Because accessibility remains a vital component of this program, one of particular significance for rural communities, it will use a Webbased system of delivery. With online assessment materials currently in development, the Healthy Aging Program began in earnest inThunder Bay this fall. Resident Assessment Instrument Health Informatics Project Stones is also directing the Thunder Bay stream of the Resident Assessment Instrument Health Informatics Project (RAI-HIP), along with coordinator Leah Clyburn, a PhD student. The Health Transition Fund of Health Canada has allocated roughly $1.7 million for the project, to be shared by two university lead organizations, one of which is Lakehead. A main feature of RAI-HIP is the collection of data for the purpose of assessing and improving the delivery of health care in our community. If implemented, this project would provide a more effective use of a patient's health-related information. In turn, the patient would receive improved quality of care in a consistent manner even as they move from one type of health care facility to another. Elder Abuse Dr. Michael Stones is actively exploring elder abuse issues. He is specifically interested in the sources of difference in abuse thresholds between younger people, community elderly, and institutionalized elderly. According to Stones, younger people tend to have lower abuse thresholds than do the elderly, especially those within institutions. He intends to raise awareness of elder abuse _so as to shrink abuse thresholds in the elderly and improve their quality of life. By transforming his research into an educational tool, he plans to create empowerment packages using positive language, rather than the negative "language of abuse." It is his hope that restructuring the presentation of serious information in this way will help to circumvent any feelings of cynicism or disbelief, and keep the information approachable for those who need it. Stacey L. Hare is one of several students participating in SPARK -- Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal They call themselves the "RAI-HIPsters" (l-r): Leah Clyburn, Joanna Aegard, Dr. Michael Stones, Mary-Louise Crompton, Lee Stones and Karen Kipper AGORA - December 2000 �Lakehead 11 UNIVERSITY A Life-Changing Experience Lakehead's Shad Valley program is one of the best in Canada By Emily Sangster, Shad Participant Shad Valley, now in its second year at Lakehead, is a summer program for youth aged 16 to 19 which focuses on exploring science, technology and entrepreneurship. The 50 participating students began a detailed application process in November 1999, and were ultimately selected to participate because of their high academic achievement, initiative, creativity, and leadership qualities. With the help of Professor Ken Hartviksen, the students and 10 staff experienced a dynamic, exciting program including lectures, workshops and field trips. Through program participation, students had the opportunity to meet and share ideas with like-minded youth from across Canada and Scotland. Activities included a tour of the Bombardier plant; an overnight camping trip at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park; workshops on kinesiology and DNA; a cardboard boat-building competition; and lectures on topics such as earthquake engineering, protein detection, and the mathematics of music. A major group project was the Royal Bank Shad Cup entrepreneurship contest, which involved Shad students from all 1O participating campuses in Canada and Scotland. Students worked in groups to brainstorm, design, construct, and market a product in keeping with this year's theme: crime prevention. Ideas included a chemical indicator for the date rape drug, a Global Positioning System for lost children, and a steel door frame to prevent home invasion. Each group of students was required to prepare a full business plan and promotional video, on which they were judged at the end of the program. The winning team from Lakehead proceeded to the national Shad finals held in Toronto in September where they placed fifth overall in the category called "Prototype." The program wound up on July 27 with an Open Day in the Agora showcasing the many projects and activities the Shad students completed during their time in Thunder Bay. This event was followed with a banquet and variety show presented by the students to further showcase their talent and to thank those who contributed to this year's successful Shad Valley program at Lakehead. In August, many of the students completed a work term associated with topics covered at Shad. These work placements varied from Web design firms to industrial manufacturers and medical clinics, and gave students yet another opportunity to develop their communication and leadership skills. During its 20-year history, Shad Valley has proven itself to be a powerful educational and personal experience. Participating students see Shad as a base to build a network of contacts for future business endeavours, as well as a society of lifelong friends. Many Shads have gone on to create their own businesses or head large corporations. Eleven have become Rhodes Scholars. AGORA - December 2000 �Lakehead 12 UNI VERSI TY WEB WATCHING The WWW offers a number of excellent sites for finding quick information. Here is a sample of sites from the bookmarks of the Reference Librarians at The Chancellor Paterson Library: Lakehead UNIVERSITY The Universal Currency Converter http://www.xe. netlucc/ This currency conversion site allows for converting from and to some 100 currencies. A link to a "Full" Universal Currency Converter provides currency information on over 180 currencies in over 250 geographical locations. December 2000 Vol. 17, No. 9 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Canadian Universities http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canulindex.html Canadian University Home Pages http://www. uwinnipeg. cal-kingsley/cdn-univ.html Editor, Agora Both sites provide direct links to Canadian University web pages. Development Thunder Bay Factbook Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road http://devtbay.city.thunder-bay.on.ca/factbooklfactbook.htm Thunder Bay, ON P78 5E1 An excellent source of local demographic information. Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8075 Canada 411 E-mail:frances.harding@ lakeheadu.ca http://canada411.sympatico. cal Use Canada411 to find any listed residential or business telephone number across Canada. And last but not least. .. Click on the "Key Reference Links" button from the Library's Web Page. From this link you'll be connected to a number of great sites for answering quick questions and connecting to common sites. -- Gisella Scalese, Orientation/Continuing Education Librarian Call for Nominations - Fellow of the University The Board of Governors invites individuals to submit nominations for the Fellow of Lakehead University. The deadline is January 17, 2001. The award recognizes persons who have contributed to the growth, development, welfare and well-being of Northwestern Ontario and/or of Lakehead University. A candidate should have: 1) contributed substantially to education and/or to the growth and development of Lakehead University; and/or 2) given service to the community of Thunder Bay or Northwestern Ontario through active participation in service clubs, community organizations, business and professional groups or charitable organizations. It is intended that such service should be above and beyond the demand of a career, and should be of the nature where no pecuniary reward is expected. Contact Bev Stefureak, ext. 8614 for a nomination form (e-mail: bev.stefureak@lakeheadu.ca). Events on Campus CD Trojan Devel. & Alumni Affairs www.lakeheadu.ca/-eventswww/ news.html AGORA - December 2000 Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop Deadline for submissions for the next issue is December 13, 2000. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.17 No.9 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an annoucement that Susan A. Soldan was appointed Vice-President (admin. & finance), a message from the President, and an article on the Northern Rural Medical School. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000-12 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Ontario School of Medicine Northern Rural Medical School President Frederick Gilbert President's Message Susan Soldan