1 10 3 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/45859233c9e91bdf0d3d4eecd885d781.pdf 281a465fb24b0bd017a970d937290edb PDF Text Text ra -ne A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University December 2003 Vol. 20, No. 7 al C: :) 0.. ATAC Attracts /ntemational Attention Anixter. leading global distributor of wire, cable, and communications connectivity products. donates $50,000 to ATAC, making it their first cash donation in Canada. Photo shows cheque presentation on November 24: (L·R) Michael Pawlowski, VP Admfn. & Finance, Lakehead University; John Dechaine, Sales Representative, Thunder Bay branch, Anixter; Ron Hendry. Area Vice President, Anixter; Fred Gilbert, President. Lakehead University. Read more online! Welcome to Agora Online, a monthly tip sheet of news and information you may read online at: http://agora.lakeheadu.ca Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty, and friends of Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. Please send them to: Office of Communications Lakehead University http://agora.lakeheadu.ca 1. ATAC Update The Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC) hosts extracurricular activities, tours by major donors, and visiting universities in addition to day-to-day activities 2. Lakehead Leads International Exchange Program Lakehead University leads the Canadian Circumpolar Mobility Consortium and coordinates Canada's participation in the 'North2North' Exchange program 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P1B 5E1 Phone: 807-343-8177 Fax: 807-346-7770 Email: communlcatlons@lakeheadu.ca 3. Student Researches Disc Numbers in Inuit Pop Culture Adam Bryx spent the summer in lqualuit researching the role of disc numbers under the direction of Dr. Gary Genosko, Canada Research Chair in Technoculture Studies ... continued on page 3 �AGORA ONLINE December 2003 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 President's Message: State-of-the-University Address By Dr. Fred Gilbert President, Lakehead University At this December's State-of-the-University address, Michael Pawlowski, Vice-President, Administration and Finance, offered some words for the future: "The only thing certain is that there will be change." We certainly have been dealing with change in terms of growth. Both full-time and part-time enrolments have increased dramatically, and we project that next year's student numbers will be at an historic high. We face many issues in responding to growth, particularly in the area of space (facilities). ATAC has helped, though it really only meets the needs of the campus prior to additional demands placed on us by the double cohort. Therefore, we will continue to look at ways of generating more facilities to accommodate students, faculty, and research needs. Strategic planning is well under way. In September 2003, we began the process with an in-depth analysis of our current state. We looked into our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for the future. Seven task forces are currently working on the directions that came out of the analysis. We anticipate the coming year to be exciting and full of opportunities. After engaging in community dialogues, we expect to formulate a draft Strategic Plan by early February, followed by presentation to the community and then the Board of Governors and Senate for approval in April 2004. Update on ATAC The Centre has significantly increased the University's capabilities-especially in distributed learning, so much so that proposals from other areas of the University are coming in to update other teaching venues to ATAC's level. Fundraising continues: to date, n% of the $44 million total project cost has been secured. We have had continued success in fundraising efforts, and it is anticipated that at least half of the remaining funding will be secured before the grand celebration on May 13, 2004. Northern Ontario Medical School The first board meeting was held in Sudbury on December 2, 2003. The board is made up of 35 women and men representing cultural, geographic, and community interests across Northern Ontario. Though producing an effective mechanism from such a large group will be a challenge, the commitment and energy of those involved bode well for its success. Policy and fiduciary responsibilities sit with the board; academic responsibilities for NOMS ultimately rest with the Senates of the two universities. Financially, NOMS is an independent unit, set up as a private corporation, with the two universities acting as the corporate members ("shareholders"). The 6th floor of ATAC will house the administrative arm of NOMS and will be ready near March 2004. In addition, the 3-storey building to be built on campus will be ready by the fall of 2005. Budget This year, we've met the budget enrolment target of 5800 full-time students. We have almost 7500 students on campus. We are basing the 2004/05 budget on an enrolment target of 6250 full-time students. We expect to provide a balanced budget, with revenues based on the enrolment target and cost-effective expenditures. We must eliminate the accumulated debt of $4. 7 million in the next three budgets. To accommodate growing needs, there will be an increase of up to 25 full-time faculty in addition to replacements for retirements. Also there will be an increase of up to 10 new staff positions. We foresee several challenges for future budgets: eliminating the debt by 2006/07; dealing with government funding; an increase in utility rates; addressing a major pension shortfall in the retirement fund; allocating funds for deferred maintenance; and enhancing safety measures on campus. Looking back on 2003, we have had a very good year, with the prospect that the University's fortunes will continue to improve. We are an institution that is indeed changing and growing, so while it is understandable that we will continue to face challenges in the future, they will be related to the costs of expansion, uncertain funding, and debt elimination. It is conceivable that our head count will be sustainable in the range of 9,000 to 10,000 students. The new Strategic Plan should provide effective guidance for the future. Best wishes for the holidays and the New Year! �. : :3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AGORA ONLINE December 2003 More stories online... 4. Researcher Advancing Knowledge of Food Safety Dr. Heidi Schraft is taking part in a national research project aimed at fostering collaborations between scientists and advancing knowledge in food safety 5. National Research Team for Seniors' Safety Dr. Michel Bedard is coordinating research that received major funding to review the effectiveness of driver re-training programs and vehicle design for seniors 6. Lakehead Houses Joint PhD in Educational Studies Lakehead teams with Brock, Western, and Windsor to offer collaborative Joint PhD in Educational Studies 7. Civil Engineering Dept. Receives Learning Tree A steel demonstration structure called the "Learning Tree" was dedicated to the Lakehead campus as an educational tool for civil engineering students 8. Update: Northern Ontario Medical School NOMS is busy working towards accreditation, holding its first Board meeting, and broadcasting Symposium events to healthcare sites across the province 9. Agora Profile: Registrar's Office Millo Shaw and Tim Macinnes stepped up to the plate this September as Lakehead's new team in the Registrar's Office 1O. Welcome New Faculty and Staff A listing of new hires since September 2003 11. Awards and Honours Read about some exciting achievements by Lakehead's staff, faculty, and students online While households across the country are gearing up for a busy holiday season, stocking cupboards, and planning Christmas meals, there is much more going on behind the scenes, as far as the public's food supply is concerned. Lakehead's Dr. Heidi Schraft is part of a network of researchers across Canada-a team intent on establishing interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at advancing the science behind food. Dr. Heidi Schraft was appointed Lakehead University Canada Research Chair in Molecular Food Microbiology in June 2002. She is now well into her work at Lakehead, conducting interdisciplinary research aimed at improving our basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in persistence and growth of pathogens in food and food production environments. Schraft's work is centred on molecular microbiology work; she concentrates on the study of biofilms-which are composed of bacteria that attach to a solid surface and surround themselves with a slimy protective layer-and their impact on food safety. □ 12. Campus News New Personal Hearing System for Learning Assistance Centre; Program Information Day 2003; Employee Holiday Gathering at the Outpost; Retirement Social for Betty Snow Read the full story online: http://agora.lakeheadu.ca �AGORA ONLINE December 2003 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Agora Profile CD Tropn Development Office Mi/lo Shaw & Tim Macinnes: New Team in Registrar's Office Millo Shaw and Tim Macinnes find themselves wading through the Registrar's Office in a great sea of paper. Their task is daunting. Besides making themselves familiar with the day-to-day tasks of the Registrar's Office, they are in the midst of dealing with many other changes as well. On top of being the new Registrar's team, they answer to a newly appointed Vice-Provost of Student Affairs, and are being looked upon by the University community to transform the workings of the Office. So far they have been riding a learning curve. Tim has a few years of "Lakehead experience" which makes the job a little easier. However, they both have large shoes to fill, picking up where Lakehead's former duo in the Registrar's Office, Pentti Paularinne and Brenda Nelson, left off. "Pentti and Brenda were virtually institutions here, carrying decades of experience with them," says Dr. Shaw. Dr. Shaw holds an HBA (French/English) from the University of Manitoba, MA (Classics) and PhD (Classics) from the University of British Columbia. His studies in Classics were interrupted for a short time with a sojourn into law; Dr. Shaw also holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from UBC. His passion for Classics prevailed and he went on to teach at Augustana University College from 1992 to 2000. In June 2000 he transferred to the Registrar's Office at Augustana and in August 2003 made the move to Lakehead. "Our first goal is to reduce the level of the great ocean of paper that we find ourselves wading through." Tim Macinnes holds HBSc and HBComm degrees from Dalhousie University. He came to Lakehead in 1999 from Mount St. Vincent University, bringing extensive expertise in administrative database system and systems management - both of which are ideal for the task of maintaining records. His strengths in systems management were needed when Lakehead converted to a new method of records maintenance. Together Millo Shaw and Tim Macinnes form an impressive team. The primary function of the Registrar's Office is to maintain and preserve student records as well as to maintain objectivity and fairness of academic records. Their key challenge is to move many of the Registrar's processes online. Combined, their talents are well suited to making this happen. The team is being looked upon to implement some big changes; there are high expectations of the team from outside the Registrar's Office. "The University environment right now is one that is focused on change. We are all very goal-oriented, beginning with a proactive President who sets short-term goals to get things done, but who also has a vision of what he wants to accomplish long-term. There are people here at the University whose sole purpose is making change, to make us more competitive, and in a lot of ways, to make our system more aligned with the U.S. system to improve student service overall," says Macinnes. a Read the full story online at http://agora.lakeheadu.ca Wishing you a{{ the 6est this hofitfay season! Lakehead UNIVERSITY � 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.20 No.7 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter (table of contents) features updates on ATAC, the Northern Ontario Medical School, and the Joint PhD in educational studies program. 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 2003-12 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online ATAC Northern Ontario School of Medicine https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/39ec97af6be97cbb3d1b04d2011553cf.pdf 067a881413befd41d5a9daf4bd865c67 PDF Text Text May/June 2002 A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff Founding Dean Appointed Premier Ernie Eves speaking in front of the construction site of the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre Dual Campus Medical School Confirmed by Frances Harding, Coordinator, Pubfications Ontario Premier Ernie Eves confirmed that Lakehead and Laurentian would have equal status in the development of the new Northern Medical School. He made the announcement on May 14, under sunny skies, at a media conference near the construction site of the University's new Advanced Technology and Academic Centre. "I made a commitment to the people of Thunder Bay - and indeed to all people in the north - that there would be two full medical school campuses in northern Ontario to help address the shortage of doctors,n said Eves. "We believe that we need to tackle physician supply issues head-on by training our doctors right here in the north.n The new medical school will include a full campus at Lakehead University and another at Laurentian University in Sudbury. Plans are for the first class of medical students to start in September 2004. Eves, who was joined at Lakehead by Tony Clement, minister of health and long-term care, as well as Jim Wilson, minister of northern development and mines, also announced an increase of $29.15 million in capital funding for the new Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. The new funding is on top of the $98.5 million in capital funding that the Ontario government already committed to the hospital's restructuring project in February 2000. Dr. Roger Strasser, a family practitioner and professor of rural health who helped establish the Monash University Centre for Ruial Health in Australia, has been appointed founding dean of the Northern Medical School, effective July 1, 2002. His appointment was based on a recommendation from a search committee that included a cross-section of experts and leaders from Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario, and was approved by the Board of Governors at both Lakehead University and Laurentian University. In a videoconference with Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Dianne Cunningham, held on May 6, Dr. Strasser said he was excited by the opportunity of establishing a centre of excellence of intellectual endeavour in rural health, grounded in Northern Ontario, and focusing on northern and rural issues, Aboriginal issues and francophone issues. continued on page 3 Lakehead UNIVERSITY �2 AGORA May/June 2002 From the President's Desk situation ever since. In terms of "losr funding, this amounts to about $65M over this period of time. With severe budget cuts in 1993 and 1996 totaling about $7.5M, the University was forced to cut positions, and since 1993 about 85 FTE positions (47 faculty and 38 nonacademic staff) have been eliminated. Enrolment began to deadline in 1995 undoubtedly for a host of reasons entailing population demographics, reputation and capacity. This decline by meant that tuition revenues could not Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert compensate for the drop-off in the government grant. In tact, tuition President revenues have only increased about 7% from 1998-99 to 2001-02. With about To fully understand Lakehead's current half of our students coming from outside fiscal dilemma requires an Northwestern Ontario, we are very understanding of the Ontario university vulnerable to actions taken by the other system and the dynamic drivers related universities. When the accessibility fund to student demand and choice and to meet the growth projections in student institutional funding. Until the last two numbers was implemented last year years the system was funded, with the without the constraint of corridors, a exception of special funding packages number of universities deviated for education, nursing and technology substantially from their institutional plans (ATOP), based on a corridor assigned to to indeed "access" the new money. Most each university. The corridors were notable in this regard was the University established in 1988 and at that time ofToronto which took in over 2,000 Lakehead requested a substantially additional students. Such an action had higher corridor than it received. The an impact on us and, in fact, a number universities were funded to their corridor of smaller universities dependent on this midpoint and allowed to have source of students. A few other enrolments fluctuate 3% above or below universities, e.g. Waterloo and Laurier, the midpoint without an impact on also had substantive increases beyond funding. Needless to say any student enrolments above the corridor midpoint original projections. In effect, the market had opened and some universities took were not funded any more than those advantage of this to increase their above the corridor itself. If an institution funding as there no longer was the dropped below its corridor it would, in constraint imposed by the corridors. theory, be required to return funding for Lakehead competes in the southern the nonexistent students to the government. So the most effective Ontario marketplace but is at a distinct strategy was to stay in the 3% below the disadvantage because of location, and thus to be effective we must attract corridor midpoint as this maximized the students based on our quality, our government grant on a per student uniqueness and our location. Despite basis. our inherent disadvantages we have Lakehead University exceeded its done reasonably well in this environment corridor in 1990 and has been in this Lakehead U tH YtlSITY but are subject to the vagaries of any "sucking sounds" made by the large southern Ontario universities. Our high school and mature student first choice applications are well above the provincial average for the 2002-03 academic year. We must convert these applicants to registered students though, and there is little question we would be assisted in that regard if there was a new corridor system in place that would regulate competition to some degree. This would give Lakehead the opportunity to make the case for a much higher corridor and one that it would grow into within a reasonable period of time (2-3 years) and if there was evidence that this or any institution had been overly optimistic in the establishment of its new funding corridor, there would be adjustments made at that time. This would moderate the predatory practices that occur when the funding cap is open and some universities scramble to admit as many students as possible to secure more funding without the restriction of a corridor. Although every Ontario university has a case to make regarding funding, none is as compelling as ours; yet, as a small institution, too often our situation is hidden by the larger picture and we must pitch our case in a political world where the Council of Ontario Universities is dealing with system issues and the southern universities have easier and more ready access to the decisionmakers. The chronic debilitation of years of inequitable funding has taken its toll on Lakehead, yet the will remains to be one of the best institutions in the system. It is a remarkable achievement that we have managed to sustain so high a quality of education with such limited resources, ... continued on page 3 �3 AGORA May/June 2002 President continued from page 2 and that in turn speaks to the quality of Lakehead's people. I have never encountered an operation as lean as Lakehead's, a university that delivers so much on so little, or one that remains convinced that its sacrifice and its accomplishments will one day be recognized and justly rewarded. As a university we have reached a critical crossroads. Lakehead can go forward equitably funded and accelerate its trajectory of accomplishment or it will be forced to irrevocably change itself in ways that will blunt its potential as a major contributor to social and economic advancement in this economically-challenged part of the province. We can no longer sustain the current nature of the University without government recognition that we require additional base funding. The case has been made. We will either grow and flourish and embrace the opportunities that the Northern Medical School and other initiatives of the past few years and indeed that the future can bring, or we will retrench to become a vestige of our current self. I remain optimistic that the former scenario will guide our future and Lakehead's role and influence will grow in importance, both regionally and provincially, but it·is vital that everyone knows what would be lost if the latter scenario were to prevail. Let me say that I, the Board of Governors, the other volunteers who work so hard for this university, all envision a future where Lakehead is the leader in a-education thanks to ATAC, where our research productivity and entrepreneurial spirit helps drive the province's and Canada's innovation agendas and where Lakehead continues to be recognized as perhaps the best place in the country to get an education. You have my commitment that with your help I intend to ensure that we will achieve these objectives. Genosko named Canada Research Chair Dr. Gary Genosko, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, has been named a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Technoculture Studies. His research -and the work that will be carried out in his new laboratory to be located in the Ryan Building -- will increase our understanding of new technologies that involve surveillance and privacy "The digital revolution is producing a universe of unprecedented fusion between hitherto separate media, social sectors, institutions, and nations, "says Genosko. "I want to understand our 'society of surveillance' in a historical framework and investigate recent phenomena that will shed light on the very thing that so many claim today -that privacy is a thing of the past and we should get used to it." Genosko joined the Department of Sociology at Lakehead in 1999. He currently holds a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Standard Research Grant and a Canada Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure Grant in support of his Canada Research Chair. Genosko received his PhD in Social and Political Thought from York University in 1992. His doctoral dissertation on French social theorist Jean Baudrillard was published shortly thereafter in London, England, during his tenure as a visiting research fellow at the University of London. Lakehead UNIV ER S I TY Genosko is best known for his many books and articles in the area of social and political theory published with prestigious international presses. Since coming to Lakehead, he has received invitations to lecture at Auckland University, Harvard University, and University College Cork. He is the editor of The Semiotic Review of Books. His book Felix Guattari: An Aberrant Introduction, the first book on this important activist-intellectual published in English, is in press for a spring release with Continuum Books in New York and London. -- FH Founding Dean continued from page 1 Speaking from Australia, he-outlined his vision of the school saying it would be "a comprehensive medical school with a full range of programs, intensive research activities, and education and training programs which cover the complete life cycle of a rural practitioner." "By that I mean programs that promote the health professions, particularly medicine, in rural high schools; pre-med programs at both Lakehead and Laurentian which lead into the undergraduate medical program of the Medical School; postgraduate training in the specialities and in family practice; and continuing education and professional development for those physicians in practice." Dr. Roger Strasser was trained in medicine at Monash University, Australia, and studied at the University of Western Ontario, where he received his Master's of Clinical Science in Family Medicine. In August 1992, he became the first professor of rural health in Australia. Under his guidance, the Centre evolved to become the School of Rural Health, the first school of this type in the world. -- FH �4 AGORA May/June 2002 NSERC and SSHRC Awards 2002-2003 NSERC Research Grants: New Awards and Installments The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) recently announced the results of their annual research grants competition. For this year (2002-2003), the total value of grants awarded to Lakehead faculty (for new and ongoing installments) was $1,131,101. This represents an increase of 27% over last year's figure of $890,622. The success rate for new research grants (as opposed to ongoing installments) was 71 % (compared with 65% for last year and 48% the year before that). New applicants received a total of $450, 109 in the first year of their awards. This is an increase of 73% over last year's total of $259,905. The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 2002-2003 research grants competition. S.K. Vanapalli, "Design of Flexible Pavements Using the Soil Mechanisms for Unsaturated Soils," $18,000, research grant (2/4). Department of Electrical Engineering X.P. Liu, "Robust Control of Nonlinear Differential-Algabraic Systems," $28,080, research grant (1/4). K. Natarajan, "Model Reference Adaptive Control in the Frequency Domain,• $23,310, research grant (4/4). A.T. Tayebi, "Iterative Learning Control for Uncertain Systems," $21,405, research grant (2/4). Department of Mechanical Engineering M. Ferchichi, "Turbulent Scalar Mixing and Fine Structure," $20,000, research grant (1/3). K. Liu, "Identification and Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems," $17,000, research grant (2/4). A. Sedov, "Modeling the Ultrasonic Inspection of Complex Components," $10,300, research grant (3/3). Faculty of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering S.A.Q. Siddiqui, "Vibration Suppression in Systems Characterized by Interaction Between Lumped and Distributed Parameter Elements," $17,000, research grant (2/4). L.J.J. Catalan, "Studies in Stabilisation/Solidification of Industrial Waste,• $19,000, research grant, year three of a four year grant (3/4). Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment L.J. Garred, "Modelling Studies of Solute and Fluid Transport in Kidney Dialysis," $21 ,500, research grant (2/4). Q.L. Dang, "Acclimation of Boreal Trees to Carbon Dioxide and Soil Temperature," $37,205, research grant (1/4). A. Gilbert, "Optimizing Control of Pulp Mill Processes," $24,750, research grant (1/4). S.H. Ferguson, "Climate Change and Caribou Conservation," $23,000, research grant (1/4). I. Nirdosh, "Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer Applications," $23,909, research grant (5/5). W.H. Parker, "Modelling Future Seed Zones with Elevated CO2 Atmosphere," $18,000, research grant (1/4). Department of Civil Engineering E.E. Prepas, "Integrated Resource Management - A Case for Hardwater Lakes on the Boreal Plain," $66,500, research grant (3/4). D.K. Eigenbrod, "Shatt Resistance of Piles in Sand During Loading in Tension and Compression," $14,700, research grant (4/4). W. Gao, "Study of Partial Freezing by Spraying for Wastewater Treatment," $18,000, research grant (1/4). S.A. Mirza, "Strength and Stiffness of Slender Composite Steel-Concrete Beam-Columns,• $19,520, research grant (4/ 4). J.R. Wang, "Relationship Between Hydraulic Conductivity and Photosynthesis of Paper Birch," $18,000, research grant (2/4). Faculty of p rofessional Schools Department of Kinesiology E. McAuliffe, "The Role of the Object Inhibition of Return (IOR)," $14,000, research grant (1/4). U.S. Panu, "Development of Group Based Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures," $14,000, research grant (3/4). Lakehead U H IV E tSltY �5 AGORA May/June 2002 Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Department of Biology D. Li, "Asymptotic Behaviour in Stochastic Modelling," $15,000, research grant (3/4). S.J. Hecnar, "Species Richness and Spatial Dynamics in Amphibians," $15,750, research grant (4/4). L. Liu, "Reliability in the Finite Element Method for Non-Linear Problems," $9,500, research grant (3/4). J.M. Hughes, "Molecular Systematics, Phylogeography, and Behaviour of New World Cuckoos," $20,024, research grant (1/4) T. Miao, "Amenability of Locally Compact Groups and Geometric Properties of Ap (G)," $13,650, research grant (4/ 4). M.W. Lankester, "Impact of Parasites and Disease on Northern Animals," $26,188, research grant (3/4). A.L. Van Tuyl, "Problems About Points in Multi-Projective Spaces," $6,000, research grant (1/2). KT. Leung, "Molecular Regulation of Survival and Activity of Pollutant-Degradation Microorganisms in the Environment," $20,458, research grant (2/4) Department of Physics A.U. Mallik, "Induction and Release of Retrogressive Succession After Fire in Kalmia-Black Spruce Communities," $19,000, research grant (3/4). D.W. Morris, "Habitat Selection, Patch Choice, and Spatial Dynamics of Small Mammals in Changing Environments," $51 ,000, research grant (2/5). H. De Guise, "Application of Non-Compact Lie Groups in Physics," $16,000, research grant (1/4). M.C. Gallagher, "Atomic Structure of Ultrathin Films," $30,000, research grant (2/4). M.H. Hawton, "Photo-Matter Interactions," $15,000, research grant (3/4). W.J. Keeler, "Ultrafast Ti:sapphire Laser Applications," $16,300, research grant (3/4). Department of Chemistry C. Gottardo, "The Chemistry of Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions," $22,000, research grant (1/2). V.V. Paranjape, "Research in Solid State Physics," $12,000, research grant (2/3). Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities S.D. Kinrade, "Aqueous Silicon Chemistry," $59,580, research grant (1/4). Department of Psychology Department of Computer Science M.L Howe, "Development of Retention and Reasoning," $39,000, research grant (3/4). H. E Ocla, "Radar Detection Systems of Targets in Random Media Using ATM Network-Based Communication System," $28,350, research grant (1/4). R. Wei, "Combinatorial Methods in Threshold Crytography: Protocols, Structures and Optimizations," $14,000, research grant (2/4). NSERC Equipment Grants P. Fralick, "Depositional Systems Developed in the Mesoarchean Terrains of Western Superior Province," $16,560, research grant (1/4). NSERC has also announced the results of their annual equipment grants competition. For this year (2002-2003), the total value of grants awarded was $209,756. This represents an increase of 197% over last year's figure of $70,694. The success rate for equipment grant applicants was 33% (compared with 31 % for last year and 17% the year before that). The following is a list of NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 2002-2003 equipment grants competition. R.H. Mitchell, "Petrology of Kimberlites and Alkaline Rocks," $87,560, research grant (1/5). Faculty of Engineering Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Mechanical Engineering Y. Chen, "Analytic Multifunctions and Spectral Theory," $11,000, research grant (1/4). M. Ferchichi," Experimental Fluid Dynamics Facility for the Study of Turbulent Scalar Mixing," $55,446, equipment grant. A.J. Dean, "Derivations of Inductive Limit C*-algebras," $8,000, research grant (2/4) Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment Department of Geology G.J. Borradaile, "Rock Magnetism and Deformation," $62,300, research grant (3/4). W. Huang, "Job Scheduling Problems in Modern Manufacturing Systems and Management Science," $9,702, research grant (4/4). E.E. Prepas, "Autoanalyzer for Detection of Low-Level Inorganic Nitrogen and Silicate Concentrations in Water, Soil and Vegetation in Boreal, in Particular Northwestern Ontario, Ecosystems," $94, 145, equipment grant. Lakehead UN I V f RS I J Y �6 AGORA May/June 2002 Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Department of Biology K.T. Leung, "Chemiluminescence and Fluorescence Imaging System for Molecular Analysis," $44,060, equipment grant. Department of Geology R.H. Mitchell, "Top Hat Electric Furnace for Mineral Synthesis," $16,105, equipment grant. J.P. Jasen, Department of History {regular scholar category), "Women and Cancer: Historical Perspectives on the Concept of Risk," 2/3, total grant value: $50,900. H.E. Smith, Department of History/Women's Studies (regular scholar category) and P. Wakewich, Sociology/ Women's Studies "Cultural Representations and Women's Narrative of Wartime Work and Lives," 2/3, total grant value: $52,850. T. Dufresne, Department of Philosophy, "An Introduction to Critical Freud Studies," 3/3, total grant value: $65,170. SSHRC Research Grants: New and Existing Awards Lakehead University is pleased to announce its successful applicants in this year's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council {SSHRC) competition. The number of successful research grant applicants represents an increase over the previous year's results. This year's success rate was 40%, whereas the previous competition saw a success rate of 21 % {and 13% the year before that). New applicants {not including installments for existing grants) received a total of $435, 133. This represents an increase of 149% over last year's total of $174,750. NSERC President Visits Lakehead I' L. Chambers, Women's Studies Program {new scholar category), "From Meretricious Unions to Equivalent to Marriage: A History of Cohabitation in Canada," $74,850 over three years. ~.: '"W . R r;. . _,• E. Molto, C. Matheson, $.Hamilton and J. Stewart, Department of Anthropology {regular scholar category), "The Bioarchaeology of Kellis 2," $200,000 over three years. - J. ' J. M. Spraggon, Department of Economics {new scholar category), "Exogenous Targeting Instrument for the Enforcement of Tradable Emission Permit Markets," $82,458 over three years. S. D. Stone, Department of Sociology (new scholar category), "Women Survivors of Hemorrhagic Stroke: Experiences of Living With Invisible Disabilities," $77,825 over three years. Dr. Tom Brzustowski, president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), visited the campus in April and met with faculty and students including Shannon Hay (above), a graduate student in geology. In addition to the new awards, the following are Lakehead University's continuing SSHRC awards: During a presentation in the Faculty Lounge, he said Canada must spend more if it is to meet its goal of being among the top five countries in the world for spending per capita on research and development. G.A. Genosko, Department of Sociology {new scholar category), "The Role of Journals (Defunct) and Splinter Groups {Disbanded) in the Institutionalization of Critical and Postmodern Theory in Canada," (2/3), total grant value: $71,000 over three years. "Having Dr. Brzustowski visit Lakehead University gave us the opportunity to showcase NSERC-supported research being carried out on campus, and to describe the unique regional issues, with regards to research, that we have in Northwestern Ontario, 11 said Dr. Christine Gottardo. Lakehead UNIVf R S I T Y �7 AGORA May/June 2002 Understanding the Beliefs and Language of the Past Dr. Patricia Jasen is hoping her historial research will provide a broader understanding of the subject of cancer risk by Twyla Carolan 'Women and Cancer: Historical Perspectives on the Concept of Risk" is the name of Dr. Patricia Jasen's research project. You may be asking, "What is the concept of risk?" Consider that a smoker is at greater risk of developing cancer. Then consider that "factors that increase risk" (such as lifestyle factors) are words well understood in our society, even though we still may confuse risk and cause. (Smoking increases the risk of cancer, but cannot be said to cause cancer, in the sense that not every smoker develops it.) This language of risk is common today, but was the language the same in the past? Jasen, professor and chair of the Department of History, received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant of $51,000 in April, 2001, to study this very question. Her research encompasses the period from 1750 to 1970, and focuses on Great Britain, the United States and Canada -- countries which all spoke the same language of risk. Jasen became interested in medical history several years ago, when she began to study such topics as childbirth and the history of alternative medical practices. She was drawn to the - .. ~- subject of women and cancer when she "began to notice that this was an area that was almost completely missing in historical writing." She narrowed her topic to the concept of risk when she realized, "I didn't just want to understand the diagnosis or treatment of cancer through history. I wanted to understand the experience of it. And part of the experience which was shared even by people who never developed cancer was the knowledge of being at risk, or the feeling of being at risk." Jasen says that, historically, the language of risk was different from that which we use today. People occasionally used the term "risk" (even 200 years ago), but more often they referred to "liability" -- which women were more liable to develop cancer? While studying the language used in various historical periods, Jasen also uncovers the belief systems underlying concepts of risk. Why were physical injury, childbearing, racial differences, and the experience of unhappy emotions all associated with a greater cancer risk? As Jasen seeks to understand the beliefs and language of the past, she emphasizes that her research does not permit her to reach medical conclusions regarding the concept of risk. "It's not for an historian to say whether there is an association between emotions and cancer or not. I'm just looking at what people thought. But I'm also interested in the effects of what people thought:' Her research grant permits her to travel to archives and medical libraries to conduct research, and also enables her to employ research assistants -- not only in history but in fields related to her project, such as psychology. This summer, she will be working with history and women's studies graduate student Mandy Hadenko, whose own research focuses on the history of cervical cancer screening in Canada. Patricia Jasen's research has the potential to be useful to a broad range of people. The history of medicine is a subject included in the training of many health professionals, and she hopes that her work will help to provide a broader understanding of the subject of cancer risk and its implications today -- including the fact that cultural assumptions influence medical beliefs and help to guide the direction of scientific research. "Overall, I think the thing that keeps impressing me is the extent to which medical theories are rooted in the culture in which they evolve." Twyla Carolan is one of several students taking part in SPARK -- a student writing program sponsored by The ChronicleJournal. ,. ...---:-,...;- , Mandy Hadenko (left) and Dr. Patricia Jasen Lakehead UN IV llSIJ Y �8 AGORA May/June 2002 Not Knowing the Enemy Distorted perceptions of probability and luck breeds compulsive gamblers, a Lskehead study aims to show by Robert Lewis A grizzled old gambler once crooned that the game is all about a good sense of judgment: "You gotta know when to hold •em, know when to fold •em," he observed. Dr. Dwight Mazmanian couldn't agree more. The Lakehead University psychologist is willing to bet that it's a good sense of reasoning and judgment that separates recreational gamblers from those who don't know when to walkaway. In a study this spring, Mazmanian tests the theory that problem gamblers have a distorted perception of odds and probabilities that leads them to believe they have the upper hand against Lady Luck. "Everyone knows the reality, of course, is that the advantage is with the house," Mazmanian said. "Casinos wouldn't be in business, lotteries wouldn't be running if the statistical advantage was with the patron." Dr. Dwight Mazmanian is a clinical psychologist studying the behaviour of gamblers because you know your win's coming up," Mazmanian said. "And of course if doesn't work like that." Frequent gamblers are also known for boasting about being up in winnings. While this belief may encourage someone to keep putting money down, it often isn't the truth. The study, which will also form the theses of graduate students Carmen Wheeler and Cheryl Everall, will examine the thought processes of casual and pathological gamblers in a mock casino equipped with computerized slot machines. "People are more likely to remember their wins and forget their losses," Mazmanian said. While Mazmanian can't describe the experiments without risking flaws in testing, he points to common casino scenes for evidence of costly errors in judgment. The realm of gambling psychology is actually new to Mazmanian, a clinical psychologist by day. He traces his new interest to the opening of the Thunder Bay Charity Casino in August 2000. An example is the person who sits faithfully at one slot machine, thinking the more they lose means the closer they're getting to a win. Though specialized treatment programs for problem gamblers are available in the city and region, Mazmanian is concerned about the lack of research into how gambling affects local residents. "So if you've already lost money you'-ve got to make sure you're back the very next night at the very same machine "Because of the geographical remoteness of this area, it is important Lakehead U N IYfR511'Y that there is a local capacity to look at gambling issues that might be directly relevant to Thunder Bay and remote northern regions," he said. He hopes his study will fill the void. "There are some people who get in serious trouble, whose lives are basically wrecked," Mazmanian said. "If we can understand what it is that makes them more vulnerable to that common problem ...you can get to them a li~le earlier and start trying to help." And with any luck, Mazmanian said, the research will lead to a larger grant and increased scope. "If things look really promising ... it could mean expanding the study to the entire Northwest and the creation of a regional research centre," he said. Robert Lewis is one of several Lakehead students taking part in SPARK, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. �9 AGORA May/June 2002 Coaches' Corner of the team, attend team practices and two home games, and talk with our Academic Advising staff. I run them through a small group practice, have one-on-one meetings, and observe each athlete in a natural environment outside of the gym. The goal is to have each one leave with the ability to see herself at Lakehead University as a student-athlete. Student-Athlete Recruiting by Lee Anderson, Coach, Women's Volleyball The Women's Volleyball team had a very successful year on the court. First and foremost was the vast improvement of the team over the past two years. Lakehead progressed from a winless season, to this past season where the team won 16 out of 33games. Other season highlights included winning a gold medal at the Queen's Invitational Tournament, being ranked in the top 15 in the nation, and winning an absolute "thriller" over the University of Toronto right here at the Thunderdome. The year was topped off when Lakehead University recognized fifth-year OUA Second Team All-Star, left side hitter, Barb Lehenbauer (photo right), as Female Athlete of the Year. In order to keep the Women's Volleyball program moving in the right direction, recruiting top young student-athletes is a high priority. But it is easier said than done. The key is not just recruiting the best players, but recruiting athletes that have something special -- something others may not see. It is critical to find athletes who will enjoy the many benefits Lakehead University has to offer: smaller class sizes, a sense of family, quality programs, the opportunity to play in front of large crowds, and the recognition that Lakehead athletes receive in the community. When recruiting players from Northwestern Ontario, the trick here is trying to keep them in Thunder Bay. But, essentially I use the same strategy. I include "home grown" athletes in the recruiting trip for all top recruits; the focus is just a little different. After the visit, the process is far from over. Many phone calls are made to each athlete (once every week or so) just to keep in touch. As this relationship builds, it is my hope the athlete will begin to feel a sense of attachment to Lakehead. I then turn to the parents, to try and "win" them over. Encouraging them to send their 19-year-old daughters 1,800 km away from home is not an easy task, especially if they have opportunities at other universities around the province. But once they understand the wonderful opportunities their children will have here, many parents realize this is a unique opportunity. When it comes right down to it, the decision of where to attend university is the largest decision the athlete will have to make. Above all, I want them to make the choice that is in their best interests. It is my hope that over the entire process, the athlete has a built sense of trust, believes in you as a coach and where your program is going, and realizes that Lakehead University is a great place to be a varsity athlete. Once I have determined which athletes I want to be a part of my program, the fun really begins. First, I start with the athlete's educational needs. I find out each person's academic interests and determine whether Lakehead has a program that fits her goals. One of the largest stumbling blocks is the distance she will have to travel away from home. I address this by bringing a select few (three or four at a time) to Lakehead University in order for them to experience what university life is like.They get an opportunity to meet and mix with the current members If and when that athlete commits to coming to Lakehead, it gives me a sense of accomplishment and joy. It shows that all the work and personal attention I give my recruits was worth it. Sport Photography: Rob Linke Lakehead UN I VE RS I T Y �10 AGORA May/June 2002 ATAC FUTURE OF THE NORTH Q&A with John Richardson, Chair of the Toronto Team ATAC - Future of the North Capital Campaign John Richardson recently retired as the Senior Executive Vice President (Office of the President) for Manulife Financial. He was responsible for the execution of the company's corporate strategic planning, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and management of the Reinsurance Division and Corporate Services. John's daughter Beth graduated from Lakehead University's Faculty of Business Administration in 1997. a. What role does the Toronto Team play in the ATAC - Future of the North capital campaign? A. The Toronto Team was formed to connect Lakehead University to metropolitan centres in Southern Ontario where many corporations with vested interests in Northwestern Ontario are headquartered. With a team assembled in Toronto, we are able to make fundraising calls on behalf of Lakehead that in effect save the University valuable time and resources. All of us on this team have a special affinity to Lakehead University; some of us are graduates, others are from Thunder Bay or have connections to the region as I do through my daughter's experience at Lakehead. a. Conducting meetings from Toronto for a university in Northwestern Ontario must be challenging. How have you overcome this obstacle? A. Actually, thanks to the assistance of Manulife Financial and Lakehead's existing videoconferencing capacity, it hasn't been a problem at all. Manulife A. Dr. Gilbert recruited me for the Lakehead University Foundation as a former Lakehead parent and because the University had a vision to increase its "southern exposure" in the business market. I was given the opportunity to review the strategic plan and I was quite impressed by the University's view towards the future. I feel strongly that Lakehead University deserves the support of volunteers based in Toronto and elsewhere as both the mandate of the University and its enrolment draw are widespread. a. What is your personal vision for Lakehead University as it relates to the ATAC project? A. I think my vision for this project is consistent with all of the volunteers. I undertook this project because I believe it is important for Lakehead to make space for the double cohort and other enrolment growth, to maximize the efficiency of delivering lectures over distance and in the classroom and to offer the best in technological training. -- Jennifer Willianen, Development Researcher and Writer People We Count On a. Although it has been a few years since your daughter graduated from Lakehead, you have continued to be an active participant in the Lakehead University community. Why do you still volunteer? has generously covered the cost of videoconference meetings between the Toronto Team and the Pacesetting Team. These meetings are important as they allow us to connect with our Thunder Bay counterparts and ensure that we are conducting a strategic and efficient fundraising campaign. The fact that Manulife has continued to support these meetings even after my recent retirement from the company reveals the depth of their support to Lakehead University. Maria and Jack (BA' 77) Hudolin not only entrusted the education of their daughter, Marissa, to Lakehead University they also agreed to show their belief in Lakehead as co-chairs of this year's Parents' Campaign. "We have enjoyed participating in the Parents' Campaign as well as other activities at Lakehead. It is gratifying to know that our daughter is important to this institution and that, as parents,· we are also valued members of the Lakehead community," say Maria and Jack. "The Hudolins bring energy and spirit to all that they do for Lakeheadt says Dr. Gilbert. "They are a wonderful pair who have shown that parents play an integral part in the development and sustainability of the University community." To date, the Parents' Campaign has raised approximately $5,000 in support of various initiatives including ATAC, Scholarships and Bursaries, and Library Technology. -- Trish Nagorski, Development Officer (Annual Giving) Lakehead UN I VERSI T Y �11 AGORA May/June 2002 Employee Service Recognition Reception Employees who have served Lakehead for 20, 30 and 40 years and those who are retiring in 2002 were honoured at a reception in the Faculty Lounge on April 30th. They included: 20 Years of Service Paularinne • receives Staff Award Pentti Paularinne is the first recipient of a new Staff Award created to recognize and reward outstanding performance or contribution to the University by a nonfaculty employee. The Award comes with a framed certificate and a monetary award of $2,000. Paularinne, a Lakehead graduate, has been Registrar at Lakehead since 1979 and has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills, ability, and loyalty. His commitment has been expressed in his volunteer and community work: working to establish Lakehead's Alumni Association; serving as chair of the Lakehead University Chair in Finnish Studies Advisory Committee; and his involvement in CJ '97, the Canadian Scout Jamboree that attracted more than 10,000 young people to Thunder Bay. Five other staff members were nominated for the Award including: Kailash Bhatia, technician, Mechanical Engineering; Kris Gorrell, secretary, School of Nursing; Lana Rizzuto, administrative assistant, Athletics; Lynn Ruxton, technician, Biology; and Frank Sebesta, supervisor, administration/ circulation, Library. Ina Chomyshyn Director, Resource Centre for Occupational Health & Safety Jane Crossman Professor, Kinesiology Lori Kapush Secretary, English Lorne McDougall Associate Professor, Nursing Ian Munro Caretaker, Physical Plant Linda Robinson Secretary. Social Work Diane Stankey Document Transmission/Bindery Preparation, Library Lyette Wirtz Accounts Officer, Finance 30 Years of Service Paul Driben Professor, Anthropology Ben Kaminski Manager, Graphics & Photography Murray Lankester Professor, Biology Ron Lappage Associate Professor, Kinesiology • Norm LaVoie Professor, Kinesiology • Roger Mitchell Professor, Geology • Gary Murchison Professor, Forestry Janice Pellizzari Secretary to the Vice President, Research & Development Lynne Sevean Technologist, Forestry Arlene Smith Secretary, Faculty of Business Grant Walsh Executive Director, University Services • also retiring Retirees Bert Harding Technician, Chemistry (retired June 30, 2001) Linda Phillips Secretary to the President (retired December 31 , 2001) Chris Wreszczak Secretary, Kinesiology (retired January 2001) June 30, 2002: Rob Cameron Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Marg Hawton Professor, Physics Dick MacGillivray Professor, English Vivian Sharp Librarian Bob Thayer Associate Professor, Kinesiology Geraldine White Coordinator, Learning Assistance Centre December 30, 2002: Shirley Boneca Librarian Norm Bonsor Professor, Economics Ian Dew Librarian Ken Inaba Electrician Lead Hand, Physical Plant Norm LaVoie Professor, Kinesiology Roger Mitchell Professor, Geology Gary Murchison Professor, Forestry Sam Spivak Technician, Geology ... continued on page 12 Lakehead UN I V t li: SI T Y �12 AGORA May/June 2002 Staff Award continued from page 10 They all received a Certificate of Appreciation from the president at the Employee Service Recognition Reception held on April 30. Says Paularinne: "I am very much humbled by the award and the fact that the members of the selection committee have seen my contributions as worthy of their support. I certainly recognize the significance of this award and I am very honoured to be its first recipient... "To my nominators and to the members of the selection committee I offer my sincere thanks for their support and to my fellow nominees my congratulations for being recognized for their many contributions to the welfare of Lakehead University. "I want to pay particular tribute to and recognize the support that I have enjoyed from all members of the Office of the Registrar past and present, other members of the University's staff, faculty and administration.... "lncidently, the $2,000 stipend associated with this award I will be directing in an appropriate manner to the benefit of current and future Lakehead students." -- Frances Harding Research Director Appointed Dr. Vanessa Catalan has been appointed as the first research director of The Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs. Catalan holds a PhD in Epidemiology from McGill University and has expertise in the analysis of large-scale health databases. Convocation 2002 Two distinguished Canadians will receive honorary degrees from Lakehead on Saturday, May25 at the Community Auditorium. The Honourable Madam Justice Louise Arbour, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and a lifelong defender of the rights of the accused, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in the afternoon Convocation ceremony which begins at 2:30 p.m. Journalist Pierre Berton, author ofThe National Dream, The Last Spike, and many other books will receive an Honorary Doctor of Letters during the morning ceremony beginning at9a.m. The title of "Fellow of Lakehead University" will be conferred on alumnus Larry Hebert, General Manager and Secretary of Thunder Bay Hydro. The Alumni Honour Award will be given posthumously to Joseph Baratta, former president of The Alumni Association of Lakehead University. Lakehead UNIVERSITY May/June 2002 Vol. 19, No.3 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 346-7770 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 40062450 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop The Agora will not be published over the summer. The next issue will be September/October. Deadline for copy is Photo Credits: Top: Munn Photography Bottom: Robert Amaral Devel . & Alumni Affairs CD Trojan She is based in Thunder Bay at the Centre's National Office in Biloski House on the Lakehead campus. Lakehead UNI Vf lit SI T Y September 9, 2002. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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 2002-05 Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University ATAC Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Ontario School of Medicine 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