539 10 13346 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/5aa718685ee2b1925000de2be7766757.pdf 88577d75489ee4ab58fb092e59706b05 PDF Text Text ~ '-inside: ~ Bill McNeil eats crickets ...~ 'Forgotten war' remembered .. New Faces ................................ Research N ews ........................ 2 4 5 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 7 JULY 1990 Homecoming 190: More than 400 alumni share memories And they do it in style with song, dance, golf and good food Jan Tamblyn, folk-singer and son of LU's first President, and a Thunder Bay favourite son, Tom Kelly (HBA'67) perform in front of large appreciative audiences. Keynote speaker Colleen Cupples (BA'67) with a print of the Sleeping Giant by local artist Doris Kramer. School of Forestry announces new co-op program - first in Canada "Come on everybody let's do that Conga"! Dancers are lead by the effervescent Frank Mitchell (Grad Dip'69,Bl1'67). Dr. John Naysmith, Director of the School of Forestry and John DeGiacomo, Co-operative Education Co-ordinator at Lakehead Un iversity have announced that Canada's first university level co-op forestry program will be offered beginning this fall. The program is designed to respond to increasing demands by industry for graduates with more practical experience. It will combine the school' s four year program with five four month work terms. Student placements will primarily be centred with p rivate industry and government agencies. Nancy Luckai has been appointed the Forestry Co-op advisor. She says, "men and women from across Canada now have access to a unique educational package which addresses the many challenges facing forest resource managers". It is anticipated that enrolment in the forestry program will increase as a result of the introduction of the first Canada-wide co-op option. �wisdom of the Alumni Association in choosing Dusty as the 1990 Alumni Award winner. As with all events, suggestions for next time were freely given, an I would encourage the Association to work on the success of this event and plan for perhaps the 30th! Report From the President Dr. Bob Rosehart CELEBRATION 1990 The Silver Jubilee celebrations came to a fitting end with the Canada Day weekend reunion. This was the first major reunion of l..akehead University graduates planned by the Alumni Association, and the weekend was very successful. Over 400 participants registered for the many events, and it was impressive to see the many early graduates take part from all across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The "Fresh Air" radio show was a highlight, and I am sure that if the audience didn't know about Lakehead University before the show, they do now. The duo of Tom and Dusty M iller were particularly entertaining on the show and, once again, point out the CENTRE FOR NORTHERN STUDIES Geoff Weller, Vice-President (Academic), has recently announced some changes in the CenlTe for Northern Studies. Firstly, Margaret Boone has assumed the Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Centre and the membership of this group will be expanded to include the two Deans. Professor Norm Bonsor has assumed the role of Interim Director of the Cen tre and a process will be put into place to see a Director selected in a p rocess similar to an academic department. Dr. Paul Watts has accepted a position with the Depar tment of Biology and will continue his northern studies research. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FUTURE FUNDING As you know, with the changes in Federal Government funding the prov- Lakehead University was given a breath of "Fresh Air" at the Reunion. Hosted by CBC Radio veteran Bill McNeil, listeners were treated to yams spun by the 'Miller duo of Dusty and Professor Emeritus Tom. Professor of Social Work ► Mary Lou Kelley discussed her involvement in the Council for Positive Aging (COPA). Ruth Robinson spoke about her graduation from high school two days before (after 52 years away from school). She will attend LU in the fall. Compliments of Dr. Yves Prevost, Bill snacked on the infamous "bug fudge" while on the air. Page2 inccs to cover the costs of post-secondary education, as well as the recent Ontari0 corridor funding decisions, it is impor _) tant that Lakehead University look seriously at our future fiscal well being. The audited statements of this past fiscal year (89 /90) are just now available and, for the first time since the early 80's, we had an operating deficit of slightly more than $100,000. In order to prepare the University for dealing with the regular 1991 /92 budget preparation cycle, I have established a special Presidential Committee on Future Funding that will meet over the summer and table a report in the early fall. This Committee, co-chaired by Professor G. Weller and Mr. F. Poulter, will have membership drawn from various groups including two faculty from the Senate Budget Committee and one of the Executive members of L.U.S.U. Their challenge is to predict, over a multi-year period, the likely external income to Lakehcad University in the form of operating grants and tuition fees as well as to examine various models of expenditure distribution within the University. HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER! J AGORA---- - - - - - - - - - -- - July 1990 �(Around Campus First non-teaching staff member elected to Board of Gove rnors Bonnie Wigmore, paymaster in the Department of Finance, has been elected as representative to the Board of Governors for a three year term. She has worked for the university for 10 years and is the first full-time non-teaching staff member to serve on the Board. Convocation '90 videos available Videos of the morning and afternoon 1990 convocation ceremony proceedings are available by phone or mail from the Department of Audio Visual (343 8267). These 2 hour VHS or BETA tapes cost S20.00 (including tax). European/ Asian conversions arc also available for an additional $30.00. This video yearbook includes opening ceremonies and the conferring of degrees on all graduands. Who's onfirst? And who's on second. The construction of the new Student Centre and Regional Education Centre has caused the recent disappearance of a few LU fixtures. LUSIJ President fan Middleton and the entire LUSU crew insist they have moved liJeir offices to the Aesthetics Lounge UC2014 for the next 12 months. The photographic evidence reveals a different story. First, they took his door, then the office furniture and finally the building but an intrepid photographer finally /racked him lo his new office. That /ea11es the Learning Assistance Centre 011 second, or rather on the 4th floor of the Chancellor Paterson Library. They are now open for business in Room 4016 at the same phone number. The Understudy has closed but will reopen in mid-August at its new location in the Games Room. LU grad appointed ,uperintendent of Education Mr. Kevin Debnam (BEd '87, MEd '82, BA '76, DipEd '71) has been appointed Superintendent of Education effective August 1990. Mr. Debnam is currently the Coordinator of Elementary programs and has been with the Board since 1971. He replaces Gerry Blake who accepted a position as Superintendent of Curriculum with the Durham Region Roman Catholic School Board in Oshawa. Labatt's Assists Campus Alcohol Awareness Program Dave Vaillant, Labatt's Sales Representative, presented a $2500 cheque to Jeff Dockeray, (LUSU) Pub Manager and Programmer on behalf of Labatt's Breweries for the Lakehead University Student Union's new Alcohol Awareness Program. The program is designed to map out alcohol-related problems on campus and to find ways of dealing with them. The influx of younger students to university is changing the face of campuses across Ontario and student leaders are looking to new group activities with the focu s away from alcohol. July 1990 AGORA - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- Page 3 �Korean War Vets Commemorate 40th Anniversary with a Donation to LU The Korean Veterans Association, Unit 30 Thunder Bay donated a number of valuable books to Lakehead University recently, in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the end of the Ko rean War. The set of seven books deal with Korean history, culture and art. President of the Veteran's Association, Ken Himes, says "we want more people to realize that Canadians did serve in Korea - in fact, more than 26, 000! There were 560 fatali ties and more than 1000 wounded". Veterans from across the region formed a colour party and proceeded to the President's Office where Dr. Rosehar t was presented with the donation. The Korean Veterans Association's colour party trooped the Canadian and Korean flags through the University Centre as part of /he commemorative ceremony. In Remembrance r,,:;,...._, Ken Bums, a maintenance worker with Campus Development died unexpectedly on June 27, 1990. Ken worked at Lakchead University for the past 20 years. He was deeply devoted to his family and to his church. Ken will be remembered by co-workers as a hard-worker and for his obliging and friendly manner. Our deepest sympathies arc extended to the Bums family. Winners of the LU Oral Modern Language Contest From left to right, Dr. Abdul Mamoojee, a contest judge, Charmane Moore, FWCI, Andrea Onchulenko, Hillcrest, Bill Blomstrom, Lakeview, Lise-Anne Terpstra, Hammarskjold and Professor Andre Cloutier, Chairman of the Department of Languages. This oral competition, sponsored since 1960 by Mr. George B. Macgillivray, Pae;e 4 ) longtime Thunder Bay resident, was originally established to honour Mr. Macgillivray's high school French teacher, Helena C. Raitt. The contestants must demonstrate conversational ability in French, Spanish or German and are judged on their vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, grammatical accuracy and fluency. AGORA-- - - -- - - - - -- - - - - July 1990 �New Faces I_ __ T _h_o_m_a_s_G_e_b_ur_e_k_ _ __,I .__I_ __ _ K_a_t_h_y_M_a_t_i_c_ _ ____, ( Dr. Thomas Geburek has joined the School of Forestry as a visiting scholar. Originally from West Germany, Dr. Geburek studied forestry science at the University of Gocttingen in Hamburg. He will be conducting research at Lakehead University, primarily in the area of forest conservation. "This is important research in Gem1any because of the massive decline of the forests there", says Dr. Geburek. Part of Geburek's reason for coming to Canada was for the "gain in personal experience". He finds the "Canadian attitude" largely different from the European but enjoys the challenge of learning the ropes in a foreign country. Geburek and wife, Sabine spend their leisure time exploring the region's Provincial Parks and enjoy hunting, fishing and canoeing. The Gebureks are expecting a very special Christmas gift this year - the first Canadian Geburek will be born in December. Robert Zuback Robert Zuback has been appointed to the newly created 1 "1osition of Development Officer in i.. 11e External Relations department. Rob will be working with area residents, organizations and businesses to maintain and improve LU's competitive role nationally in the areas of teaching, research and development. Apart from getting settled in his new position, new duties lie ahead for Rob. At press time the Agora staff received the happy news that Rob and his wife Debbie delivered a baby boy, John David Adam Zuback, on Monday, July 9. Kathy Matic is a new face at the circulation desk in the Library. Born in Yugoslavia, Kathy moved to Timnder Bay when she was four and has spent most of her life in the city. She attended Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and recently graduated from the Business/ Marketing Program at Confcderation College. A volleyball fanatic, Kathy and her family have set up a net in their backyard. She also enjoys reading fiction novels and is ' - - - - - - - - - -- ' a true horror story fanatic - Stephen King being her favorite author. Kathy bought a small boat, which she made seaworthy over the winter months, and is looking forward to testing the waters with it over the summer. Stephen Albanese Stephen Albanese is the new Micro Computer Technician in Audio-Visual Services. He is replacing Cathy Rhind who will be pursuing full-time engineering in the fall. Stephen comes to Lakehead University from working three years for a local firm, Hi-Tech Computer. He is a graduate of Hillcrest High School. Stephen has been married for six years to Susan. Stephen enjoys listening to what he terms "non-commercial" music and L...__ __ _ _ __ _ __, is a fan of PBS television. He likes to travel and hopes to get more opportunities to do so in the future. He has been all through the eastern states in the U.S. visiting the cities of Washington, Pittsburg and Philadelphia. In the future Stephen would like to start his own computer business. People, Papers/Publications munity Health Nurses to Link Theory & Special Projects with Practice" on May 29 at the UniverProfessor J.P. C. de Cangas, School of Nursing ~ □ presented the following par • pers; "Innovative Programs -=~$..;:, in Rural Practice: Northern Ontario Mental Health Network Bulletin Board, ~~~~;:~~~ and "Rural Psycho-Social Rehabilitation: Social Rein' sertion Program: - A step beyond case management" ~tn:-=f~~ at the 2nd International Rural Mental Health Conference, North Bay, Ontario June 11-15, 1990. Michel Morton, School of Nursing, presented a paper entitled "Assisting Student Com- 4 ° -=- .Tnlv HlAO sity of Guelph's Third Annual Instructional Show and Tell. This conference was attended by post-secondary educators interested in examining effective teaching-learning strategies. Dr. A. H. Mamoojee, Department of Languages, presented a paper entitled "The legateship of Q. Cicero in Gaul" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, held in conjunction with the Learned Societies Conference at the University of Victoria, B.C. on 2022 May 1990. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, presented a paper entitled "Re-Constructing Van Gogh: Paintings as Sculptures" at the Fifth American Association for Netherlandic Studies interdisciplinary Conference at the University of California, Los Angeles, June 19-22, 1990. Dr. Seimer H. L. Tsang, professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, presented a paper entitled "An Experiment of Natural Convection on a Vertical Hot Plate" at the 1990 Annual Conference on Engineering Education sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, June 24-28. The refereed paper is on an experiment developed by Dr. Tsang for a Heat Transfer course taken by fourth year students in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. The conference was attended by about 2,500 engineering educators from around the world. AGORA-- - -- -- - - -- - - - -- - Page 5 �FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH enforcement and other) used in resource management. There arc specific areas of high priority for wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and for parks and protected areas research. This _,, . information is included in the application packages that arc in the Research Office. The deadline for receipt of gran t applications for the fiscal year 1991-92 is November 15, 1990. Interim Research Officer: Connie Hartviksen M IN ISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Research News Research Opportunities For further information on any of these Research Programs, please contact Connie Hartviksen, Interim Research Officer at extension 8223. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Ontario Renewable Resources Research Grant Program (ORRRGP) The p urpose of this research grant program is to finance renewable resource research at Ontario un iversities and comparable institutions that will: 1. Develop knowledge which will assist in maintaining and increasing the stock of fisheries, forestry and wildlife resources that in Ontario contribute directly and indirectly to economic and social benefits; 2. Enhance research capability related to the development, management, protection and rehabilitation of these renewable resources; 3. Stimulate collaboration and communications in this research between the ministry, university and other scientific communities; 4. Increase the amount of funding from the industTial, private non-profit and public sectors being devoted to this type of research. This program supports studies of up to five years duration that offer promise of assisting ministry managers to deal more effectively with short-term operational or longer-term strategic issues. To ensure relevance, applicants should acquaint themselves with current program concerns of ministry managers in the particular field or area proposed for the research project. In addition to applied research, this program may support or supplement basic research of the type normally eligible for support by national councils, provided that relevance to ministry management problems is clearly demonstrated . Proposals to develop knowledge in the following general areas will be considered: 1. Methods for better and more cost effective sampling and estimation of available resources. 2. Genetics, physiology and behaviour, leading to an improved understanding of the resource as well as the limits to its productivity potential. 3. Structure, interactions and dynamic changes of ecosystems, leading to new insights into their responses to natural and man-made environmental factors . 4. Development and validation of indices, models or causeeffect relationships to predict changes in resource productivity over time under various management regimes and external stresses. 5. Rcstor.ition and rehabilitation of degraded environments and depleted resources. 6. Evaluation of effects of changing consumer demands and preferences on resources and their utilization. 7. Development of methodologies to evalua te the efficiency and effectiveness of compliance mechanisms (legislative, Page 6 Environmental Technologies Program The spring deadline (June 15, 1990) is now past. There may be a fa ll deadline if all of the present funds arc not allocated. You will be informed if there is another submission date for this year. This is a 5-year program and the next definite deadline is February 1991. Please refer to the June 1990 edition of the AGORA or myself for additional infom1ation on this program . ONTARIO M INISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GEI\TERAL Fund for Dispute Resolution The Attorney General Ian Scott announced March 17, 1990 that through the cooperation of government and private donors "The Fund for Dispute Resolution", a pool of more than one million dollars, has been created to finance research into alternatives to the traditional litigation process." Alternative d ispute resolution" (also known as /\DR) includes a variety of techniques like negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration which can operate either as an adjunct or as an alternative to the court system. ) This fund wi!J allow the citizens of Ontario to evaluate whether alternative dispute resolution can reduce the delays and expenses of the litigation system. This four year project represents an extraordinary opportunity for cooperation between government and the private sector, and for blending the experience of judges and lawyers with that of mediators, arbilTators, academics and community justice advocates. The "Fund for Dispute Resolution" is the first of its kind in Canada. The type of projects to be supported include training, education, and evaluation as well as a variety of pilot .ind demonstration projects. The Fund has been established through the collaborative efforts and funding contributions of three different bodies the MinistTy of the Attorney General for Ontario ($500,000); the Donner Canadian Foundation, a private, n.itional foundation with a record of making grants in the ADR field (S320,000 to support infrastructure costs of the Fund's fou r year existence); and the Law Foundation of Ontario, a public foundation which is fin anced through the interest on lawyers' trnst accounts (S300,000) for a total of $1 .125 million dollars. Although the Ministry of the Attorney General is providing the largest share of the support, all donors have agreed that the Fund will be administered by a national, nonprofit organization, "The Network: Interaction for Conflict Resolution", located in Kitchener, Ontario. Formed in 1985, it is an association of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting better conflict resolution in criminal, civil and community disputes throughout Canada. Decisions on the ) allocation of funds will be made by a funding council appointed by the Attorney General, the Donner Canadian Foundation and The Network. ADR techniques have long been used effectively in Canada to resolve labour disputes. Family mediation has been available AGORA - - - - - -- - -- -- -- - - - April 1 990 �for fifteen years in Ontario. Other examples of ADR techniques currently in use include mediation by the Workers' C :Jmpcnsation Board and by the Freedom of Information and ,-rivacy Commission. The Fund will provide the capacity to determine through rigorous evaluation and research whether new and untried techniques offer solutions to the problems of delay, excessive costs, and lack of access to the justice system. At the end of four years, all participants will have the benefit of this research to guide them in the development of future policy and programs. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre is an independent, multi-disciplinary policy research institute whose objectives are to stimulate support, and produce high_quality, objective research and analysis in the arcs of public policy related to children, youth and families. The Centre seeks to influence and achieve social policies which reflect a strategic investment in children, youth and families based on solid, Canadian research. The Centre works with all groups concerned with child, youth and family policy issues, including social agencies corporations, foundations, governments, researchers and advocacy organizations. Initial funding for the Centre has been provided by the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Additional project funding has been obtained from foundation and corporate sources. ( ,:instituted as a charitable, independent corporation, incorporated in June 1988, the Centre has links to major research universities in Ontario. The Centre is governed by a Board of Directors representing multi-disciplinary interests. The Board of Directors has a Research Council to advise on research programs and review and evaluate the centre's research projects. Members of the Research Council include experts in the areas of economics, law, social welfare, sociology, health, psychology and education. The research is carried out by researchers who arc recruited for projects by the Centre, but work within the agencies or universities where they are based. One part of the Centre's current research program involves policy research and analysis in two theme areas: • Child, Family and State · Work and Family The Ccn trc is interested in funding project proposals i.n these two areas that will help to inform decision makers (e.g. government officials; employers) on policy issues that have implications for children, youth and families across Ontario. Although some of the suggested projects focus on Ontario, the Centre welcomes proposals that have a national focus or involve a comparison of Ontario with other jurisdictions. For a list of topics that could be addressed under the two theme areas, please call me at Ext. 8223. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE REr ~ARCH TRUST: Grants For Shade Tree Research and Educational Projects" Each year since 1975, the International Society of Arboriculture has awarded grants to encourage scientific and educational research on shade trees. Horticulturists, plant pathologists, entomologists, soil specialists and others arc invited to submit brief outlines of proposed projects where grants might help buy supplies or equipment, hire technical or student help, or otherwise aid the work. For 1988, 1989 and 1990. (deadlines of Dec. 1 of 1987, 1988, and 1989) the Trustees voted 10 grants at $2,000 each year. Number and size of 1991 grants (deadline December 1, 1990) have not yet been determined. Individuals self-supported or privately or publicly employed are eligible. There is no restriction by religion, race, sex, age, nationality or residence of applicant. The grants are not expected to cover all research costs but to aid, stimulate and encourage scientific studies of shade trees. ISA requires that administrative overhead not be deducted from grants it awards. Recipients will be asked to publish their results in ISA's "Journal of Arboriculture" (Editor: Dr. Dan Neely, Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 East Peabody, Champaign, fl. 61820, phone 217-244-2168). For application procedures please call me at Extension 8223. To be considered, proposals must arrive at the University of Massachusetts by December 1, 1990. CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION Grants for Housing Research CMHC is interested in supporting research on housing and residential and community planning and development. Any housing topic may be investigated including those which cover social, cultural, economic, technical, environmental, legal, industry related, policy, program and administrative aspects of housing. Proposals must have a clearly stated objective and a well defined plan for reaching that objective. They must demonstrate an understanding of existing work on the same topic, and provide the possibility of expanding knowledge in the subject area. The audience and potential users of the proposed research results must be identified. The research proposal must include a viable and rigorous methodology which holds promise of accurate and useful results. A proposal must be able to stand on its own and not form part of a series. New idea's and innovative approaches with merit are welcome. The maximum value of an External Research grant is $20,000. An application may be made for any amount up to this value, but the amount requested must be commensurate with the scope of the research to be undertaken. Twenty-one researchers (out of 90 eligible applicants) from across Canada were awarded research contracts by CMHC this January. The research funded this year covered a range of subject areas including residential area planning, condominiums, cooperative housing, energy conservation, environmental pollution and housing, housing older Canadians, housing technology and building science, mortgage debt, real property assessment, the regulatory environment for housing, immigrants and rental housing, and residential waste disposal. The next deadline for application to CMHC is October 2, 1990. I have the new guidelines, application forms and a list of 240 examples of research program reports resulting from CMHC funding. The topics are extremely diverse and I encourage you to explore this program for potential research funding. April 1990 - - - - -- -- - - - - - -- - AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Deparhnent's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the September Agora is August 15, 1990. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS JULY 3 -AUGUST 17, 1990 Monday - Thursday - 8 AM - 10:30 PM Friday-8AM-5PM Saturday 11 AM - 5 PM Sunday 1 PM - 9 PM THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY June 8 - July 15 Artists Respond: A People In Peril June 8 - July 15 Muzinihbeegey: Recent Paintings by Sandy Lake Artists June 15 - July 29 George Littled1ild: Red Horse/Red Indian June 22 - July 22 Blues In The Night: Photographs by Barbara Isherwood Workshops for children in August Workshops for adults in August For more information call 577-6427 SUMMER IN THE PARKS CONCERTS Rotary Thundershell Waverley Park JULY18, WEDl\1ESOAY 6:45 - 9:00 PM BLUES NIGHT Slap Johnson & The Trowellcrs The Blue Shadows, The Untouchables JULY 25, WEDNESDAY JULY FUN CAMP FOR AGES 7-12 JULY & AUGUST For more infom1ation call: Peter Dika Lakehead University Pool 343-8656 MONDAY,23 Summer Session half-courses terminate TUESDAY,24 Summer Session full-courses which commenced July 3 resume Summer Session half-courses terminate FRIDAY27 TUESDAY, 31 AUGUST MONDAY.6 CIVIC HOLTDA Y-UNlVERSTTY CLOSED TUESDAY,7 Final date for application to graduate in the fall FRIDAY, 10 Final date to register in fall term Distance Education courses without late fee Final date for submission of supplemental examination marks from July 24/26 VARIETY CONCERT Thunder Bay Bluegrass Jammers Club The Critikat Dans(e) Band Shirley Pollard & Company Wayne Faulconer Band AUGUST 8, WEDNESDAY 6:45 - 9:00 PM SEPTEMBER MONDAY,3 LABOUR DAY UNIVERSITY CLOSED TUESDAY/SATURDAY, 4/15 ForcstTy Field Sd1ool for all ForcslTy degree and diploma students WEDNESDA~SUNDA~~9 MONDAY, 10 Final date for refunds on withdrawal from CLASSES START Summer Session half-courses which commenced on July 25 VARIETY CONCERT 6:45 - 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY, 15 Summer Term classes end THURSDAY 16, FRIDAY 17 Summer Session examinations THURSDAY, 23 Final date for submission of Summer Session examination results FRIDAY,24 Final date for late registration in Fall term Distance Education courses Agorl\ The /\CORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakchead University, Thu.nder 13ay, Ontario. 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Summer Session half-course examinations TUESDAY/SATURDAY, 4/8 (no classes) Supplemental examinations STUDENT ORIENTATION AND REGISTRATION WEEK WEDNESDAY, 25 6:45 - 9:00 PM Lake Superior Scottish Regimen t Band Masquerade Shaun Naroski "Jennings" A family is needed to host a student from Gifu College, Japan during the weeks of August 10 - 25. For further information contact Jane Livingston, •J[ !)t t; &u& u ~ ~. .t •ufU. (j) .... .Q? (1) E~ (j) 0 ,___ 0.. (.) V) V) "tnO LIU ... 0. N ) � 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. 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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 1990-07 1990 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Homecoming 1990 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/c9d77dbef9717d4169cbf5704bab2869.pdf a99d456cc68c40b39a61770a6367b213 PDF Text Text Inside: 3 '- 4 4 5 11 Exploring Davey Jones' Locker Canadian philosophy re-discovered Student Centre proposal Meet Lakehead's first Ombudsperson Food Service changes THUND~K BAY. ONTAJUO VOL. 6 NO. 3 MARCH Sarbadhikari appointed to Centres of Excellence Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari, a professor of political science, has been appointe d to the Canadian Centres of Excellence Committee. He has attended a few meetings in Ottawa, but "things are in the early stages," , he said. The committee is busy setting out crite ria for selection. "The panel will assess proposals made by universities for funding under this program." Sarbadhikari estimates that e ight to 10 Centres of Excellence ~ ;·~ will be created with the help of the Canadian International Development Agency. "CIDA will -====----= ..., = ---' make available $10 millio n to aid in their creation," he said. These centres will be established at universities with "world class standing in teaching, training and research in international developme nt." This type of project could "strengthe n Canada's capacity to respond imaginatively to the opportunities and challenges in this respect," he said. Areas ofinter est include geography, agriculture, environment, educatio n, and development studies. His interest in international develo pment is keen, in part because he spent his early years in India. "On the questio n of development in the Third World, c ritical questions have been raised as to whethe r the types o f developme nt pursued in the 50's, 60's and 70's s ho uld be c hanged ," Sarbadhikari said. CIDA has become involved with "self-sustaining growth as a strategy of development projects." "Human resources are the most valuable r esources in those countries," he said, commenting that " material goods are not the most important thing; re lationships, families and people arc (the) most important." "Development has to be very carefully done because of (possible) social and cultural costs," he said. "At the same time there is no denying the need for technology." I le noted that it's a matter of prio rities since one must weigh ecological a ~-• environme ntal concerns, econo mics, and human and l ...__.al costs. Sarbadhikari is a graduate of the London School of Economics and has served on the board ofCanadian Association of Asian Studies. 1989 Research, teaching awards given Three professors have bee n accorded distinguished awards by Lakehead University Senate committees. Dr. Pe nny Petrone has bee n give n the Distinguished Instructor Award for 1988/89 by the Senate Committee o n Teaching. Dr Roger Mitchell and Dr. Inderjit Nirdosh share the Distinguished Researcher Award for 1988/89, as decided by the Senate Research Committee. Professor Geoffrey Weller, Vice-President (Academic), announced the awards last month after accepting the recommendations of the two committees. Iloth awards come with grants of$3,500 to help the recipie nts in their work. Weller has issue d an invitation to each of the winners to give a public lecture on a topic of their choice. Dr. Penny Petrone, professor in School of Education: "I'm delighted," she said of her award. She said it means a great deal because she has spent "a lifetime trying to be the best teacher I can be." She has been a p art of the School of Education since 1969. Petrone rece ntly published a book, Northern Voices, which is a collection oflnuit literature. This follows her successful First People, First Voices. Dr. Inde rjit Nlrdosh, professor of Chemical Engineering: "This is a very big e ncourageme n t," he said. "13ut this is a recognition of all of us, not just myself." Nirdosh said "research is n ever a one-man show·-- it's a lways teamwork. " I-le jo ined the Unive rsity in 1981 and has been involved in researching the processing of ura nium ores to separate and monitor radioactive substances. Dr. Roger Mitchell, professor of Geology: ""This is a useful recognition of o ne's work," he said. "In a university environme nt there should be some form o f recognition." Mitche ll has been with Lakehead since 1972. His area of research is the pe trology and geochemistry of kimbe rlitcs and alkaine roc ks. His researc h has both scie ntific and economic implications. �Group that would report to me by the end of the summer with specific recomme ndations. If you are interested in serving, please give llnda Phillips a call. Report from The President Campus Development Dr. Bob Rosehart 1' fany thanks to readers who identified a critical "not" word processed out of my last month's article. To repeat: "The shortcomings of the American (or Connell) system ofsocial inequality ofaccessibility and highly variable academic standards are aspects that I would not wish on any future generation in this province." Lakehead's MinakJ Some ofyou wiJI realize that Lake head University is in possession of a "research facility" located at Black Sturgeon Lake about 90 miles from the campus. About IO years ago, the facility was mothballed and has seen very limited and specialized use since then. Most people who visit the facility (including myself6 or 7years ago) feel that it has potential but distance and priorities have always placed the facility on the back burner. If Black Sturgeon is to have a future, the institution is going to have to become pro-active in terms of dealing with the place, and specific uses will need to be identified that relate to our various academic programs. I propose to set up a Black Sturgeon Study (a) Residence The first floors are completed on most of the units, and I expect that by the time you read this article, the second floors will be visible. Work has progressed well in spite of the cold weather. (b) Forest/Biology Building Tenders for the much simplified re-designed building are currently out for tender. A decision on this project is expected by the end of March. (c) Student Centre Complex 1be proposal l mentioned in this column last month is currently under discussion as a referendum question for this year's L.U.S.U. elections. The concept under consideration is shown below. Academic Undergraduate Review It is encouraging to see many schools and departments reviewing and updatin~ their curricula. In some programs, this has created a tremendous amount of good, healthy academic debate. In the end, our future generations of students will benefit from your long and exhaustive meetings. Passings During this past month, John Spence Below left: , JA_keh~~ Univer_sity 's own Minaki. The search is on for a study group to look at 'Mznakz s potential. Below right: The proposed structure for the new Student Centre. r, ,f - and Eleanor Hrynyk, two valued employees of Lakehcad University passed away. The sadness and grief that accompanies death is difficult to express and influences eachoneofusinadiffercntway. One ) c strengths of this institution is its family1°n. vironment which, at times like these includes the sharing of grief. ' Northern Studies: Logo design contest The Centre for Northern Studies would like to announce a logo compctition.111c competition is open to individuals and agencies both on and off campus. The Centre's activities will focus on the following areas: Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, the No11h of other Canadian Provinces, the Circumpolar No11h and the liigh Arctic. Themes that would be applicable for the logo include the northern perspective, interdisciplinary studies and research. Northern research streams that are being developed by the centre arc environmental studies, service delivery and economic development. The research program will emphasize regional applicability within Northwestern Ontario. The anist who submits the winnin logo will be awarded a prize of $500. Submissions must arrive at the Centre by 4 p.m. on March 22, 1989. The proposed logo should be submitted on a standard sheet of paper or card, 8 1/2 x 11. Applicants may submit more than one design for consideration. All submissions will become the property of the University to use at its discretion. further infonnation on the Centre's activities can be obtained by calling 343. 8360. I ....v ,4iiilih041 Fage 2 AOORA March 1989 �Hidden treasures .. . down in Davey Jones' Locker Deep in the recesses of Lakehead University is Davey Jones' Locker •• a place where a dying art is practised. Davey Jones is the University's resident glass blower. With slow, but sure, movements he works with fire to bend glass to his will. "I didn't come here to do this, you know," he said . "I came to be chief technician in chemistry." Howe ver, when Ken Sumpter, the original glass-blower, . retired, Jones' talents were called on. Jones has been the University's maste r of glass for the past 11 years. He hesitates to call himself a glassblower. "Glass-blowing is a bit of a misnomer," he said. One can work with glass without necessarily blowing-glass. "I started doing after doing this after I went to serve his late Majesty," he said. After serving in the Navy he joined a glass factory in Birmingham, England and became an appre ntice. "They had three chaps the re ... who were born, I think, with a piece o f glass in their mouth and they taught us." (fr1e process of learning this art too k \ -LJout five years, but "you neve r fi.rtish learning any job," Jones said. "I (was) 22 when I started and I'm 64 now. That's about 40 years." Glass-blowing is not the easiest of crafts to learn. He noted that if there were 20 students in a class, perhaps 10 would return after a coffee break. If even one person returned the next day, that was considered a good turnout. "People were afraid of the fire," he said. Jones sports several fine w hite scars on his arms •· souvenirs of incautious movements near the flame. "It's tedious to start a nd you have to stick with it," he said. One must repeat a particular procedure for weeks before mo ving on to something else. "But I tell you, Master ofglass: "You have to let y our left band know what you right band is doing, " you never forgot that step." said Davey Jones, Lakebead's glass-blower. /-le said the largest pieces one can As with any precision work, "you've got comfortably do by band is two-inches; anything larger must bedoneonaspecial lathe. to have a lot of patience," Jones said. in flight, and fragile swans. Carefully unwas one of the cheapest man-made mate"You've got to have a particular frame of wrapping one of his treasures, he reveals rials," he said. Costs today are sky-rocketmind: it if breaks, it breaks." Jones jokes a small boat in a glass bottle. "'I1Jjs is a that, when glass is brought in to be reing. little something I did," he said. "To do this ''You'll find a fe w specialty workshops paired, he te lls people TH e ithe r fix it or you need a growing boat •· not a rowing but outside of those, it's only in places break it worse." boat but a little growing boat. You drop like this where you find it's still being ~ ones has done custom work for the it into the bo ttle and wait 'til it grows to done by hand," he said. "Unfortunately, \... entific community at Lake head, creatthe right size." ing everything from tubes to jars. Howit's a dying art." Truly, the magician of Davey Jones' Jones' talents are not restricted to ever, much of what was once hand-crafted Locke r is in a glass by himself. mee ting scientific needs. In just a few can now be found in sets sold by such minutes, he can create ducks and geese companies as Co ming. "Glass at one time March 1989 - - -- - -- - - -- -- - - -- AGORA Page 3 �Books New series to fill gap in access to Canadian philosophy Canadian unive rsities have bee n "ignoring o ur intellectual heritage," said Dr. Douglas Rabb, Chairman of the Philosophy Department at Lake head University. "Early Canadian philosophy has been largely ignored by contemporary philosophy departments," he said. Rabb noted p art of the problem may be that works of Canadian philosophers are not readily accessible. To counter this lack of information Rabb is writing and e diting a series of books for the Frye Library ofCanadian Philosophy. Theseries, undenhegene ral editorship of Rabb, conta ins an introductory volume and subsequent volumes focusing on the writings of particular philosophe rs. "There are uniquely Canadian philosophical theories on the r elationship between science and religion," he said. It is this unique ness that may have contributed to the view of Canadians as peacemakers. Volume 1, Religion and Science in Early Canada, is now available. According to the write-up on the book: "This . work is intended, in part, as a general in- Douglas Rabb, ~ Northern Canadian troduction to the Frye Library of Cana- philosopher - his book, snow and all. d ian Philosophy. This volume presents selections from th~ works of a_number ofearly Canadian thinkers centred around a commo n the me, the unpact o f science on the r eligious beliefs of the day. The introduc tory essays in this volume locate the selected work in relation to the philosophe. ) thought as a whole, and present a preliminary analysis of that thought." Rabb said his original idea was for only one book, not a 10-volumc series. "Several years ago I approached a publis her with a particular volume in mind," he said. "The publisher suggested a series might be mo re useful." They devised a series on early Canadian philosophy (1850 to 1950). "The book I actually proposed will be volume 2, which is now at press," Rabb said. The book centres o n William Albert Crawford-Frost (18631936). Rabb will also write volume 6 on Herbert Leslie Stewart (1882-1954). "I'm trying to republish the works of these early Canadian thinkers," he said. "Their books arc not available at all." Rabb hopes his work will help spark a renewed interest in the works of early Canadian philosophers. The series is a reference for those wishing to study Canadian philosophy. "LU is one of four universities in all of Canada that offers courses in Canadi:m Philosophy," Rabb said. "The other three (universities) are Ottawa, Acadi~ and Carleton." J Referendum to decide fate of Student Centre: LUSU president Lakehead University's student union has decided that the proposed Student Centre has been under discussion long e nough -- it is time to decide the Centre's fate. Roch Letourneau, LUSU president, said the general election on Marc h 7 and 8 will include a refe rendum question on whe ther to go ahead with the construction. He expressed confidence that the students will " respond with a resounding 'yes,' " he said. According to a feasibility study conducted by Fraser Browne Architects and revisions by the Student Centre Committee, the project has been divided into two phases and will cost abo ut S3 million. Phase one will sec the construction of a Licensed Main Events Hall with a capacity of more than 500 people, a new office for the Argus, construction of an Atrium between the existing Study and Main Events Hall and installation of an elevator in the stairwell adjacent to the Study. Phase two includes renovating the Page 4 Study to a quiet bar and study area, conversion of the Games Room to a music liste ning and TV lounge, and the conversion of the Bookstore to LUSU offices, Resource Centre and Information Centre. To he lp finance this project Student Centre fees would be increased by $5 per course in 1989-90 and an additional $5 p er course in 1990-91, up to a maximum offive courses per year. This could sec the fee jump from the present $25 to $75 in two years. Letourneau said this would yield the funds neede d to finance a mort• gage towards the Centre. If approved, construction could begin as early as the fall of 1989. If the proposal is turned down, the n it is possible the project will ne ver be completed. "If it doesn't fly this year, the n we could kiss it goodbye," he said. Pres ident Bob Rosehart said if the Centre is not started soon, students may never be able to keep on top of the rising construction costs. Le tourneau said the fate of the Student AOORA - - - -- Centre rests with the students who vote Marc h 7 and 8. - - -- Nock' s book gets publication boost The Executive Committee of the Canadian Federation for the .Humanities has approved a subvention o f $3,243 to assist the publication o f A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy, Cultural Synthesis vs. Cultural R eplacement by Lakehead University professor David Nock. Nock's book was publishe d late last year by Wilfrid Lauricr Press. A Victorian Missionary covers the life of E.F. Wilson, who was a fore runner in Canadian Indian policy. - - - -- -- March 1989 �Lakehead appoints University's first Ombudsperson _iakchead University graduate Mary Jane ~ter is the first ombudsperson appointed at the University. Slater found help in setting up Lakehead's office at a recent eastern division meeting of ombudspersons. "It was t ([ Mary Jane Slater just excellent," she said. "It (the meeting) was exactly what was needed for setting up a new office." At the conference she found a wide dis- parity in the handling of various situations but feels that "what is being done here is the best way for Lakehead University to approach putting this office in." The two-day conference "solidified my view of what this office would and should do for this University," Slater said. "It solidified my belief that the office must work with what is in place at Lakehead University." "Having the ombudsperson responsible to a committee is the most effective way," she said. The committee has representatives from different groups on campus. In this way the ombudsperson is not identified with only one particular group, which "helps with perceived neutrality," Slater said. "lbe office is able to help anybody but is not an advocate of one particular group." Slater sees neutrality as one of the most important aspects of the office because complaints and requests for help can come from any person within the University. Slater has owned several businesses and was a photographer. While living in Victoria, B.C., she owned a business before deciding to return to Thunder Bay. Once here, she made the decision to attend university. Slater graduated last year with an HBCommerce and was appointed to her position January 1989. Slater is enthusiastic about the office. "Initiation ofthe Ombudsperson's office indicates a desire ofthe university to ensure fair treatment of its members and to recognize their unique problems," she said. The office of the ombudsperson will mean "fewer fonnal expensive grievance procedures because of informal resolution through the ombudsperson's office," she said. "Ilecause people are more likely to complain to an ombudsperson sooner and in greater numbers he/she may be able to prevent situations getting out of hand." 'The ombudsperson helps co-ordinate the efforts of the complainant to resolve his complaint. Often problems arise because the person complaining is new to the university and is not familiar with the rules and regulations, Slate r said. It is also possible that the staff of one area of the university may not be familiar with rules and regulations in another area. She noted that few students arc aware of grievance procedures. "The ombudsperson office will 611 a need for neutral, confidential, impartial infonnation," Slater said. Mary Jane Slater is temporarily located in the Black Shack and can be reached at 343-8061. Office hours are as follows: Monday 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to noon; Wednesday 2:30 to 7 p.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m. to noon; and Friday 2:30 to 4 p.m. Obituaries Mr. John Leo Spence, age 56, died unexpectedly on Monday, Fe bruary 13, 1989. John had been at Lake head Unive rsity in the Purchasing Departme nt for the past 4 1/2 years. Prior to that he had been employed with A & P for 28 years. A native of Sexsmith, Albe rta, John moved to Timmins in 1945 and the Lake headin 1956. 'Ibe University community sends condole nces to his entire family, especially wife, Catherine, daughters Debbie, Kathleen, Susan, Nancy, Corinne, Collee n and Maureen. l\·l rs. Eleanor Hrynyk, age 60, died Saturday, Fe bruary 18, 1989 after a long illness. Dorn and raised in Fort William, she had been a bookkeeper prior to 1970 when she began her career at Lakehead University. She was e mployed as an accounts payable clerk and oved up the ranks to accounts analyst. - d eanor will be reme mbered for her helpfulness and beautiful handcrafts. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to her family. f March 1989 Three young women auending the career symposium took advantage ofGregory Sorbara 's attendance Jo obtain an autograph. It was a rather special signature forJoan Post, right, who was a legislative page last year and was missing only bis name. Cailin Nelson is on thefar left and behind her is Kathryn Grace, a Rotary Club Exchange student from South Africa. Agor A Page 6 �Career Options for Women What's a Woman To Do? ... Anything She Wants! A 2-day career information fair ) , held in the Agora on February 8th and 9th. The Status ofWomen Committee secured funding to carry out Employment Equity Action Strategies for female students. According to the project coordinator, Jane Livingston, the primary goal was to develop awareness and support for increased contribution of women in professions presently dominated by men. More than 60 women from the community, representing more than 25 career options, participated in the event. Keynote speakers included, Gregory Sorbara, Minister of Labour and Sister Eva Solomon,SJ and Llz Poulin, special assistant to Lyn Mcleod, Minister of Colleges and Universities. Nursing Professor Uz Diem (photo right) changed bats and took time to talk to students about herpart-time occupation with the anny reseroe. She bolds the rank oflieutenant-colonel and ts the Commanding Officer of18 (Thunder Bay) Medical Company. Anotherpopular booth (photo left) was 'Women and the [Aw'. Who? The 16-year old lad in last month's column fooled a good many people but not Linda Phillips. For recognizing Don Lough, she has won a month's holiday in Hawaii. Don's our master technician in the machine shop - note the curls and friendly twinkle in his eyes. This month's mystery couple are well-known figures around Lakehead University but here are a few hints: a) b) c) d) Florence Nightingale and Prince Charming, eh? A romance novel writer and the perfect hero (inc) A debutante and her "athlete of the year" escort Neil Sedaka and a famous country and western singer Page 6 AGOR A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - March 1989 �~=~W= Papers / Publications & Special Projects :c Dr. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry was invited to address the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto to give a talk on the Chemical Interactions between Trees and Insects on O ct. 3, 1988. He was invited to address the Entomological Society of Manitoba annual meeting in Winnipeg on Nov. 4, 1988. The title of his talk was ''Environmental Architecture-Planning for Spruce Budwomf'. Recently a pape r was accepted for publication in "'The Canadian Entomologist" and its title is "Seasonal damage of insects an d squirrels to female reproductive struc tures of black spruce, Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. ". Dr. Prevost is the senior author and the co-authors are Dr. J. E. Laing for the Department of Environmental Biology University of Guelph in Guelph and Mr. V. F. Haavisto from Forestry Canada in Sault Ste. Marie. Alain Nabarra, Departme nt of Languages presented an invited paper to the international collo quium on "The Press .rnd the Revolution", held in Vizille, •.\ rance,June 26 •July 3, 1988. This colloquium was organized by the Universities of Lyon and Gren oble, under the sponsorship of the French National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), and was part of the official celebrations to mark the bicentenary o f the 1789 French Revolution. It was held at the "Chateau d e Vizille", an:XVIIth Century castle which has bee n converted into a museum dedicated to the French Revolution. Entitled, "La Presse coloniale devant la Revolution", my paper dealt with the role of the press in the revolutionary struggle in the French colonial territories. The main pape rs presented at the colloquium are in the process of being pubHshed in book form. I have also been asked to serve as Canadian Correspondent for the "Societe francaise d'etude du XVIIIe siecle", replacing Professor J.M. Moureaux, from the University of Montreal, who is re tiring this year. Dr. Neil Weir, Chemistry, was one of the main invited speakers at the Polymer Degradation Symposium held at the Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York (January 26-28). His topic was "Long-wave Photo-reactions of styrene polymers" . Dr. K. J. Charles, Professor of Economics, presented a paper entitled "The World Economic Crisis and the New International Order" at the annual conference of the Indian Economics Association held in Calcutta, December 29 - 31, 1988. It is published in the Confe rence Volume of the association. In a two-volume book entitled, "Indian Economic Issues", Dr. Charles has contributed one chapter in Vol 1, entitled, "NorthSouth Relations: The Pe rsisting Unequal Exchange". The book has just been released and is published by Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India. Visitors on campus Dr. H. Rasid,Associate Professor, Geography, has pubHshed the following: 1987 "Geomorphi.:: effects of flood-control channel works", Bulletin of the Association of North Dakota Geographers, Vo. 37 (in press); 1988 "Urban floodplain management in Thunde r Bay: protecting or preventing floodplain occupancy?", Canadian Wate r Resources Journal, Vol. 13, pp 26-42; 1988 " Morphologic response of floodcontrol c hannel works: Can it be predicted?, Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Vol. 11 pp. 105-117; 1988 D. Baker and H. Rasid 1988 "Coping with high lake levels and erosion in Park Point", Superior Advisory Note No. 26, pp. l-4;H. Rasid, R.S. Dilley, D. Baker, P. Otterson, 1989 "Coping with the effects of high water levels on property hazards: north shore of Lake Superio r", Journal of Great Lakes Research, Vol. 15 (in press); H. RasidandJ. Hufferd, 1989"Hazards of living on the edge of water: the case of Minnesota Point, Duluth", Human Ecology, Vol. 17 (in press). Fond Farewell mnner in honour of Marg and Don Lough at the Airlane Motor Hotel April 6, 1989 at6:30p.m. Buffet dinner/Cash Bar $25/person; $45/couple Tickets available March 15 from: Susan Unger, Biology secretary 8460; Dr. Ozburn; Gerry Hashiguchi. Co11ti11ui11g Education received some help last monthfrom two workers/ram the Employment Training Centre. Seated a re helpers Belva Conway and Bn,ce Sandbergfrom the training centre. Standi11g are Dan Palwlak, director of Co11ti1111ing Education, Wendy B011s, secretary, a nd David Heald of the Training Ce111re. Ma rc h 1989 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGOR A Fage 7 �New faces on Campus Linda McKay Cindy frattolin Llnda McKay is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a basic degree, and received her Masters of Nursing from the University of Calgary. Part o f that degree was done at the University of California at San Francisco. Llnda's special area of interest is in pediatric o ncology, in which she has a special studies diploma. Llnda is doing research with a colleague into adolescent risk taking and health promoting behavior in Northwestern Ontario. She noted that this is the furthest cast she has ever lived. " I've always been a westerner," she said. Now that she is here, Llnda said she is looking forward to exploring other eastern areas, such as Ottawa and Quebec. ....._______B_o_b_W_e _l_s_h________ Lr=.~1~,;;:,~iji~iiii~------------__,J Cindy Frattolin has been on ......}.: campus since May but in the School of Education since September. She is the secretary for the Co-ordinator of Field ExperiI ence. In this job, Cindy assists in placing s tudents in schools for practice teaching. Away from work she has a number of interests to hold her attention. She is married and " if you consider pets kids, then I have two of them," she said. " I like camping, skil. dooing and all that good stuff" '-'-'-- - ----'- - - - . . . : : ; ; . J Cindy said she enjoys working with computers and meeting new people; " I guess that's why llikc it here so much." " I'm a pos itive person," Cindy said. "I like to help people think positive and be happy." She firmly believes "there's always a way." _.l ;:I====::::::::::::::======D=a::._v_id_w_ri_g_h_t_______, Dob Welsh is not exactly a new face in the School of Education. Since 1976 he has been involved in extension programs and, although he has taken a day job, he still teaches extension programs in Marathon on weekends. " It's a learning experience 10 be here," he said, " in every sense o f the word." Dob is a product of Lakehcad University's Teachers' College. Ile has two degrees from the Unive rsity and did graduate work in Nashville, Tenn. " I've spent 26 Septembers in front of classrooms," he said. "There's only nine left until I retire." Dobis excited at the prospect ofretirement. " I can hardJy wait because then I can stan a new career," he said. David Wright is the Academic Advisor in Computer Services. He offe rs assistance, and does some analysis and development assistance. This means "when you come to a part in a program where you don't know what it's doing, even though you wrote the program, I sort of nudge you in the right direction." David came to us from Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from Waterloo last May, joined SWAP and touredAus traUa. he stopped in Melbourne when the money ran out and got a job. "1 spent four months playing games." Actually, his job was to test computer games. David is an aspiring writer who hopes to be published o ne day. Patricia Jasen has joined the I listory Department on a Canadian Research Fellowship. She arrived last July after a one-year stay in Calgary. l ler three-year term combines teaching and research. Pat is studying the historic preservation movement in Ontario. Although she is doing some rese arch at O ld Fort William, she will be doing some travelling thjs summer to other pans of the province. " As with anyone who docs le ngthy research, you hope to write a book," she said. At the University she will teach both Canadian and British history. Away from work Pat keeps very busy with he r son, family events a nd "a little bit of cross-country skiing." Wendy Bourke returned 10 Lakehead Unjversity last August, first in the Mathematics Department and now in Engineering. Wendy is a graduate of Lake head Uruversity in English and the Faculty of Education. Outside of work she is kept very busy with her four children. "If I have one extra-curricular activity that J try to apply myself to, it's writing," she said of her short stories and articles. Wendy would like to own her own business one day. "The business would do word processing for small agencies that don't have the processing back-up they need." Howe ver, that is far into the future and Wendy is very happy where she is. Page 8 - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - A GOR A - - - - - - -- - -- -- -- - Ma rc h 1989 J �Research News :OM THE f'flCE Of' GRADUATE STUDIES Arm RESEARCH Research Officer. Trish McGowan O ntario Graduate Scholarship 1989/90 Selection Panel Mem bers A number o f our facully me mbers have been selected lO serve on lhe Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) 1989/90 Sclcclion Panels. TI1c foUowing faculty have agreed to serve: Ken Allan (Psychology), Bill Eames (Mathematical Sciences), Alan Hughes (Chemistry), Bob lsolalo (Business Administration), Wcrden Keeler (Physics), Peggy Knowles (Biology/Forestry), George Kondor (Economics), Norm LaVoie (Physical Education & Athlclics), Gerd SchroclCr (Sociology), and Ed Setliff (Forestry). A great deal of wor k and dedicalio n is involved in the OGS selectio n process, and we appreciate lhe contributio n which these faculty make. Their presence on the seleclion r:r minces e nsures lhat applications from ~l Jcr universilies are reviewed equitably. Northern Studies Graduate Awards The first Northern Sludies Graduate Awards competition has been he ld, and sixteen stipends, valued at S3,000 each , have been awarded to fi rst-and second-year students. Thcwinnersand their thesis t itles a re: Seth Agbo (Education), "A Sludy of Satisfactio n of Teachers: A Comparati ve Analysis of Teachers in Nalive School Settings and Rural NonNative School Senings in Northwestern Ontario"; David Ip (Forestry), w ho is conducting a study of Annillaria root rot disease; DeWei Li (forestry), for a study of the use of fibrous pulp waste as a " mycomulch" medium that would serve both as the inoculum forthe standard peat-vc1miculile mix and asa pa11ial substitute for these expensive ingrcdicnL~; Thomas Mulja (Geology), "Platinum Group Metals of lhe Geordie Lake Intmsion, Coldwell Complex, Northweste rn Omario"; Glen Niznowski (Forestry), "Sile Qualily Evaluatio n for J ack Pinc in Northern Ontario"; Victoria Reid (Psycho logy), for an evaluation o f lhe potential of a new paradigm for identifying individuals who are exhibiting sigi_is of impaired cardiovascular func tio ning i( ·nns o f the ir inability tO recover from cv..ryday stressful situations; Robe rt Spark (Geology), "Boundary Structure and Meta- March 1989 morphism between lhe Shcbandowan Greenstone Belt and Quetico Gneiss Bell"; Douglas Thur (Sociology), for a study of t he h istory o f the Lumber and SawmilJ Workers Unio n from its beginning in lhc 1920's to the present; Gary Warwick (History), "A Study Into the Impact of lhc Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway o n lhe Tirnndc r Bay Harbo•Jr"; Rob Bowen (Forestry), "An Evalualion o f lhc Shigomctcr o n Paper Birc h"; Allan Harris (Biology), for a study of aspects o f the vegetation, chemistry and hydrology ofa bog-fen northwest o fThund e r Bay; Mainul Haque (Economics), for an examination of the availability of natural resources and a dctc1mlnatlon of the demand for natural resources o n lhc world market; Tak-Shing Liu (Physics), for a theoretical study of some o f the propcnics of metals, particula.rly nicke l, using positrons as a probe; John McNutt ( f orestry), "Ground Speed: ltS Influence on Direct Seeding with the Bracke Scarifier"; Allan Vinni (Economics), "Modelling Short-Run Bulk Carrier Rates for the Movement of Grains"; and Stephen Warrington (forestry), "Effect of Post Bud Set Fertilizalion on Bud, Root and Cold Hardiness Development in Second Crop Black Spruce Container SlOck". We would like to congratulate these students o n the ir success, and wish them well in the conduct of their research. Elig ible applicants are full-time graduate students whose thesis research foc uses on regional development o r problems and issues of particular importance to nonhweslcrn Ontario o n the broader Canadian and cir cumpolar north. The next competition, for the 1989/90 Emrancc Awards, Is d irected at students who may be recruited to begin graduate training in thcspringorfa1Jof1989. Decisions wiU be based largely on research proposals described by faculty members and wiU be conditional upon a ttracting a student of high academic standing to d o the study. These awards wiU have a value of S5,000. Application d eadline Is: March 13, 1989. NEWS FROM SSHRC TI1c Canada Research Fellowships Program The Social Scie nces and I Iumanities Research Council o f Canada has just completed a review of the Canada Research f e llowships Program. A founh and last compe titio n will be held in 1989; a maximum o f 40 fellowships will be awarded. Council amicipatcs that, by the time this cohort has completed its period of tenure, the program will have me t its o bjective. T o date, 193 fcUowships have been awarded. Th e CRF Program was initiated in 1986 in re:,-ponse to the federal government's matching funds po licy. It was d esigned t o promote excellence in research, to Improve career opponunitics for promising research ers in AOORA the social sciences and humanities, and to ensure an adequate supply of highly qualified personnel for facully and research appointments in Canada in the next SSH RC pays h alf o f the Fellow's salary and research allowance; this is matched by private sector contr ibutions lO the university. This is an excelle nt opponunlry for departments lo supplement lhcir faculty resources wilh talented young researchers, :11 minimal cost to the University. Recent docloral graduates arc nominated by universities which will be ne fit fro m the fellow's proposed research. The d eadline for the submission of nominatio ns is: October l, 1989. SSJIRC Strategic Grants SSI-IRC funds Strategic Research Grnnts in the following five lhematic areas: The family and the Socialization of Children; The Human Context of Science and Technology; Managing the Organizalion in Canada; Women and Work; and Education a nd Work in a Changing Society. TI1rcc types of grants arc available: seed money grants, strategic research grants, and 1·csearch workshop grants. The application d eadline for these grants Is: April 3, 1989. SSIIRC: The Past, the Present and the Future On January 12, 1989, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) hosted a one-day natio nal confe rence in Ottawa entitled "Taking the Pulse: Human Science Research for the Third Mi!Jcnnium." T he conference was a celebration of the Council's fi rsl decade of existe nce and an opportunity f01· a critical assessme nt of its accomplishme nts and its future role in Canadian socicly. lnvilcd 10 the conference were researchers, users of research, supporters and d isscminators of research. Dr. Connie Nelson, Chain nan of t he Senate Research Committee, and I attended. ll1e conference was launched by Marcel Cote, President of SECOR, a Montreal consulting company and Dr. William Eliot, President o f the University of Prince Edward Island, who both addressed the issue: ""i11c llu man Scien ces: Stre ngths, Wcakncs.~s, Priorities." The speakers pondered the achievements of Canadian huma n scientists and 1-cflcctcd o n lhc social ulility of these academic accomplishments. TI1cy focused lhc pa11icipan ts' aucmion on the human sciences as se1vants of society. Participants {Research News continued on page 10} l"age 9 �... More Research News were then divided into seven worksh ops to discuss in de tall both sides of the metaphor: the ability ofsocial sciences and humanities research in Canada to respond to society's demands; and the role of the human sciences (as critic and counsellor) In measuring the health of Canadian society. The d iscussions centred on a number of key issues: 1) Is Canadian research In the human sciences "world class"? What are its relative strengths and weaknesses? 2) How well have we managed the dialectic between human science research and society? 3) What arc the recent trends in research and research policies, and what do they portend? and 4) What are the priorities for research in the human sciences over the next decade, and how should the social challenge be taken up? No attempt was made at the conference to draw any formal conclusions; the conference was Intended simply as a forum fort he discussion of a broad range of issues, in order to provide Council with "grass roots" feedback, which Council can then use In establishing its direction for the n ext decade. TI1e discussions ranged over many topics and demonstrated a great diversity o f thinking. Highlights of these discussions include: TI1c International Nature of Current Issues Many of the Issues with which our scholars in the human sciences are grappling a rc global issues. The problems of technology, ethics, the degradation of the environment and the preservation of internal cohesion vis-a-vis continental Integration ar c not specific to Canada. Canadian human science scholars are operating in the international marketplace of ideas, as arc Canadian policy makers, who often look to Europe and the U.S. for new policy initiatives. Constraints To The Contri bution Canadian Scholars or Canadian scholars produce approximately 3--i96 of international ideas. This figure must be viewed in the light of our relatively small population. There are, ind eed, intellectual "giants" in Canada, but our great schola.r s are isolated from one another. A further problem we experience is one ofscale: there are fields in which there is insufficient critical mass. TI1e Centre Of Excellence .Model As A Solution The Centre of Excellence model, whether the centre is created by networking or by the physical proximity of scholars, is gaining prominence nationally as a solution to {continued from page 9} the problems of Isolation and scale. This trend is threatening to smaller universities, which often do not have the critical mass required for such a centre, and which fear that, because they do not have a Centre of Excellence, they will be perceived as being "Centres of Mediocrity''. Another concern Is that there are many types of research which do not require large bureaucracies; such bureaucracies may, In fact, impede the c reative and flexible e nvironment that Is needed to sustain quality work. Ways To Stimulate Research SSHRC could provide c hallenges to Canadian researchers by encouraging exchanges with the public and private sector. I-luman science research might also be stimulated In universities across Canada bysending teams of top-notch researchers around the universities to encourage and motivate their colleagues, much as NSERC Grant Selection Committees do on their site visits. In addition, universities should be encouraged to place Increased emphasis on the value of research as a complement to teaching. TI1e Provision Of lnten1atlonal Opportunities Delegates felt that the role o f Council must be to sponsor the development of world-class research. Council, therefore, must be more aggressive in funding research of International calibre. In addition, it was argued that Canadian scholars often lack opportunity or challenge. As a solution to these problems, Council should provide more opportunities to graduate students and scholars 10 work, study or conduct research abroad, for, to be world-class, Canadian researchers must work In the international environment. The Impact Of The DccentraI17,atlon Of The lnten1atlonal Travel Program Conference delegates expressed the concern that the decentralization of Council's inte rnational travel program has been harmful, having had a n egative impact on the quality of research performed at universities. By givi ng universities block grants for international travel, it was argued, Council Is encouraging mediocrity, for internal committees may make decisions on funding distribution based on local political concerns. Furthe r, In some institutions it was felt that aU faculty get a share o f the pot if they apply, regardless of the quality of their work. The underfunding o f International travel has also decreased the amount of collaboration and cross-fcrtiJization of ideas In the Canadian human science community. Faculty Renewal One of the greatest problems faced by the human sciences Is the aging of its academic population. As researchers age, their energy for and Interest In research maydccline. Before the year 2000, Canada will experience a talcntdcficlt, as insufficie nt numbersofn scholars arc coming through the systt.J There arc fears that the research enterprise will fail. O ne of the reasons for this talent deficit Is that the number of graduate scholarships offered by Council Is " ridiculously low"; students In the human sciences, one delegate claimed, " must agree to be poor". We cannot progress, it was argued, unless we integrate graduate students into our research programs, encourage greater scholarship funding by government, and encourage collaboration. '01e Emerging Importance Of Inter-Disciplinary Research It Is becoming Increasingly important to move away from the traditional research mode l of a theoretical professor assisted by several graduate students, and move towards a more collaborative, inter-disciplinary approach. With the complexity of the global issues which challenge human science scholars, it Is becoming necessary to break out of the more narrow discipline-based research to further understanding of these issues and to discover new strategies for the ir solution. Such an approach would no doubt require internal Institutional change, to assist in the breaking-down ofdisciplin:u1:,_ boundaries. _j Interference Of Govcnuncnt Concern was expressed by workshop participants about the direct interference of government in research funding. The increasing emphasis on the applied sciences puts a great deal of pressure on the SSH RC disciplines. Government p ressure, It was argued, has distorted the research effort to applied areas. The focus now is on political, economic and social utility. Govc1nmcnt is notoriously short-sighted; it de-values education in its ins istence on relevance. The nature of our institutions has changed as a result of the obsession with technology trapsfer and the financial incentives to increase research collaboration with industry. Universities arc, in fact, losing their autonomy as they scramble to meet government's d emands. Government can impose Its direction by allocating funding among agencies, but it should not Impose direction on funding decisions made within these agenc ies. The government has signalled its priorities through Its level of funding to the national councils. Currently, SSHRC's budget is less than 10% of 1% of Canada's gross domestic product. In order for SSHRC to sew-, increased funding, the human sciences m J {Research News continued on page 11) Page 10 - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - AOORA - -- - - - - - - - -- - -- - - March 1989 �... More Research News win recognition from the public and the policy kers byconfinning their role openly and urntly. lbcy must encourage government to increase the proportion of the national researc h e ffort dedicated lo hu man science research. C Strategic vs Curiosity-Driven Research The job of SSHRC, then, is lo resist this distortion, for the lo ng-tenn stability and health of our society depend significantly on the mainte nance of the values out o f which our social organization evolved. In making decisions about the future allocations of its budget to its various initiatives, therefore, Council's fundamental priority must remain curiosity-drive n research. Strategic research ought to be done in order lo understand the fundamental problems that assail our society and, to be sure, the human sciences should maintain certain strategic priorities in ordcrto fulfil their mandate as servants of the people. Furthennore, strategic research maintains a certain degree of credibility and an outward appearance of utility and relevance in order to quiet the critics. Nevertheless, Council should not increase the proportion of its budget dedicated lO strategic research. Alten1atlve Means of Funding Strategic Research r {continued from page 10} could establish a special fund for Its support; Health and Welfare Canada, for instance, has funded special research competitions on high-priority issues such as AIDS. ll was suggested that the government could ask SSH RC to administer such funds Judiciously; Counc il would then act as an arm's-le ngth contracting-out agency for government-targeted research needs Qust as the Association of Universities and CoUeges of Canada administers some of CIDA's programs). Yet, the h uman sciences must be determined not to aUow the shackles of relevance and scale to hobble them. "Ir', as Dr. Eliot claimed, ''we must justify the existence and experience o f education in terms o f economic development, then God help our country!" The value of the humanities and social sciences are threefold: they contribute a sense of value and heritage to the world in which we live; they contribute to th e development of a free conscience; and they p romote the role of independent thought and the usefulness of inte Uigent curiosity. The most fundamental task of Counc il, then, is lo add value to the lives of Canadians. And the value of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Cou ncil is, in Dr. Eliot's words, "not to be measured by t he con tribution to public policy but to the degree that it awakens each o ne of us to the wonders of being human". DAILY F OREIGN TEL6V!SION NEWS There arc already mechanisms within government which identify priorities and respond to social pressures. If there is a need for research in a particular field, then government A Ask Dr. Weir Dr. Neil Weir Professor. Department of Chemistry Q The baucry in my car is just nine months o ld, and has given no trouble, until, ,..<luring this cold speU it behaved as if it was ( Jcad". Docs the voltage decrease all that much when the temperature drops lO minus 27dcg. celcius; or is there something else wrong? March 1989 Direct from Tokyo, London, Moscow, Jerusalem, Paris and other cen tres. 9 a. m. lo 5 p.m. Monday to Friday BB2011 The bauery In your car is the so-called lead-acid type, w hich consists of six cells Joined togethe r. Each cell consists of a lead (or lead-calcium aUoy-to reduce damage due to vibration ) anode and a lead oxide cathode. Both electrodes arc immersed in the electrolyk, which is sulphuric acid. (about 40% by weight). When the ba ttery Is fully charged, each cell produces 2 volts, and the specific gravity o f tl1e e lectrolyte Is 1.2 gm/cm3. TI1e acid is consumed when the ba1tcry delivers power, and this figure will decrease. The specific gravity, as indicated by a hydrome te r, is thus a good indication of the condition of your battery. It is known from thennodynan1ics that the voltage (or more correctly, the e.m.f.) of a cell decreases with decreasing temperature. However, the e.m.f. of a lead-acid battery decreases by 0.00015 volts pe r Celciusdcgrce. Thus, a temperature drop of 50 Cclcius degrees reduces the e.m.f. by only 0.0075 volts, which is Insignificant, and which cannot be measured, unless a sensitive voltmeter is used. To understand why the baucry docs not food service changes hands; Beaver replaced Beaver Foods has been replaced as the body responsible for the food services contract on campus. Lakehead University President Bob Rose hart announced last month that Versa Services Limited will be taking over from Beaver Foods as of May 1, 1989. The decision was made by the University Food Services Committee, which represents a cross section of the University community. In a written statement, Rosehart noted there was a great deal of interest in the competitve bidding processes. "The accepted recommendation is for change," he said. "In announcing the successful firm, I would like to acknowledge the service given to Lakehead University for the past 14 years by Beaver Foods," Rosehart said. "During the next few months, Versa Food will be working with Beaver Foods in order to ensure an orderly transition, giving due consideration to the employees and the quality of service during the change-over." Free Concert Tuesday, April 4 ComwaU School Recital Hall CS 1006 Penny Clarke - Flute Elizabeth Ganiatsos - Virginal function well at low temperatures, we must look at its operation in a bit more detail. When the ignitio n circuit is activated , a curre nt nows from the anode through the c ircuit, and back to the cathode. However, to complete the c ircuit, current must now through the electrolyte. This current is carried, not by electrons (as in the external circuit) but by ions, positively and negatively charged particles, (e.g. hydrogen, sulphate and lead). At nonnal temperatures, e.g. above 0 degrees eelcius, these ions move rapidly and the conductivity of the electrolyte is very high. However, as the temperature decreases, two things happen. Firstly, the ionic mobilities arc decreased, but more importantly, the viscosity of the electrolyte increases; i.e. it becomes more syrupy. It is this increased viscosity which leads to a muc h more dramatic decrease rate of movement of ions in the electrolyte; and this is reflected in a lower conduetlvityand in a decrease in power output of the battery. AOORA - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -- - -- Fage 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherre n at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the April Agora is March 15, 1989 . March TUESDAY, 21 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR CENTRE Motivation Seminar Seminar Leader: Dr. Daniel Klassen, M.Ed., PhD - LU Conference & Seminar Centre 7:00 pm - 8:30 p m $19.95 per person CONFERENCE & SEMINAR CENTRE "How to Plan Your Association's Conference Successfully" '\ Se minar Leader: Mr. Ron Spina, M.EdJ Director of Residence & Conferences • LU CORNWALL SCHOOL CONCERTS Conference & Seminar Ce ntre 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm FREE Heathe r Morrison • Plano Cornwall School Recital Hall - CS 1006 12:30 pm FREE ADMISSION WEDNESDAY, 8 WEDNESDAY, 22 FREE PUBLIC LECfURE Spe aker: Dr. John Naysmith, Director, School of Forestry, LU To pic: "Nepal: Conservation Pe rce ived From A Hima.layan Se tting" 1 - 2:30 pm 1313 1021 SATURDAY, 11 & SUNDAY 12 LUSU FILM NI GHT Wbo Fra med Roger Rabbit 8:00 pm Rl3 1042 $2:00 Stude nts $2:50 Others SUNDAY, 12 CONFERENCE & SEMINAR CENTRE Women a nd Stress Se minar Leader: Mr. lnno Marini, MA Senior Counsellor, LU Conference & Seminar Centre 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $15.00 per pe rson TUESDAY, 14 CO NFERENCE & SEM I NAR C ENTRE Making a Car eer Change Seminar Leader: Mr. Irmo Marini , MA Senio r Counsello r, LU 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm • Confe re nce & Seminar Centre $15.00 per person CORNWALL CO N ERTS Student Lectu re/Recital (Can adia n Music for Flute) Cornwall School - Recita l lla U CS 1006 8:00 pm FREE ADMISSIO N WEDNESDAY, 15 FREE PU BLIC LEC fURE Speaker: D r. Paul Watts, Directo r, Centre for Northe rn Studies, LU Topic: ''Circumpolar Po lar 13ear Manageme nt" 1 - 2:30 pm 1313 l 021 LU STATUS OF WOMEN COMMITTEE Noon I lo u r 13ring-Your-Own-Lu nch Series Rl3 1047 11 :45 - 1:00 pm Wome n In Art THURSDAY, 16 SATU RDAY, 18 & SUNDAY 19 LUSU FILM NIGHT Tbe Dead Pool 8:00 pm Rl3 104 2 $2:00 Students $2:50 Othe rs April SATURDAY, 1 & SUNDAY 2 I.USU MOVIES Am'mal House RB 1042 Stud e nts, $2.00 • Others $2.50 SUNDAY, 2 FREE PUBLIC LECfURE Spe ake r: Dr. 'Winifred Sidle, National Wildlife Ecologist, U.S. Fo rest Service, Logan, ULah. To pic: "The Ecosyste m Approac h To Fo rest Manage me nt" 1 - 2:30 pm rm 1021 THURSDAY23 CORNWALL CONCERTS Senio r Student Recital ( Pian o ) Cornwall School - Recital lla ll CS 1006 3:00 pm FREE ADMISSION TIIURSDAY, 30 MEETI NG 0oard of Govcn1ors CONCERT Lakchcad University Wind Ensemble Bora Laskin Theatre 8:00 pm $2.50 Agorl\ J 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 29 FREE PU BLIC LEC fURE Speake r: Or. M. Sellic k T opic: "Psycho the rapy as Artwork" 2:30 - 3:30 p m SN 1015 FR.EE PUBLIC LECTURE Speake r: 6 , Professor University o f Wisconsin To pic: " Re ncctlo ns On f o rest Pa tho logy Research " 1 - 2:30 pm 138 1021 CONFERENCE & SEM I NAR CENTRE Positive 11,lnklng Seminar: Seminar Leade r: Mr. Irby Stewart, M0A Positive Communicatio ns Inc. Con fe re nce & Seminar Ce ntre 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm $15:00 pe r pe rson The AGORA is produced by the lnformati( Office, Department of Community Relations , IAke h ead University, Thunder llay, Ontario. It is pu blished month ly (except Augus t), and is distributed free o f ch arge to the University"s faculty and staff, local government, media, b us iness a nd friends o f the Un iversity. Credit is a ppreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. 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L tside: CTV's Dian Cohen .............. 3 Prof's African Adventure .. 4 Forum Fu ture Considerations .. 7 Lakehead ~~ !:' University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 3 MARCH 1991 Good News for LU, the College - and Thunder B a y Ontario colleges and universities arc getting a piece of the province's $700 million anti-recession pie. A total of 65 shortterm labour intensive projects in 27 municipalities have been approved totalling $94 million. According to MCU Minister Richard Allen, the projects are expected to create a total of 42,515 person-weeks of employment which includes $54 million for specific major projects and S40 million for maintenance and renovation projects. "Colleges and universities play a significant role in the economic well-being of their communities. This funding will make a difference in the Jives of many workers and the communities they live in, while providing long-term benefits to our postsecondary system." LU had two projects approved including a $1.6 million renovation to Cornwall Campus and deferred maintenance r~ojccts totalling $550,000. In the case of Cornwall, rcnova\.._.·1s for the 84-ycar old structure include: upgrading to meet code deficiencies, handicap accessibility and reconditioning the outside of the building. The approved deferred maintenance grant will help but falls far short of the University's original proposal which included a 5-ycar maintenance plan totalling $4 million. According to Peter Kerr, Coordinator of Construction Projects on Campus, "we'll need to priorize the shopping list". Confederation College received $4,830,000 for major renovations to the Shuniah Building. Perhaps President Bob Rosehart was planting subliminal messages with MCU Minister Richard Allen when they toured the campus in "Maintenance Choice", a vehicle which may come in handy for the upcoming maintenance projects. ~on\act ~tm\ac\ ltor\h Nnrrl Harper Addresses Conference Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper was at Lakehead University on Thursday, February 21 to speak at Contact North's conference on Distance Education for Natives. "I've been very busy in the last while" -an understatement by the 41-year old Cree Indian who gained instant fame and a busy schedule last summer when he blocked the Meech Lake Accord in the Manitoba legislature. Without a doubt the history books will show that it was Harper's action that led to the defeat of the Constitutional ammendment. Receiving a standing ovation, Harper addressed a crowd of about 100 people, at the closing lecture of the conference. He called for natives to have the right to govern themselves. "It is important that we educate and teach our young people. It is important too that we take charge of our lives through selfgovernmcnt. Self-government lies within the people themselves. The real power is at the comm unity level with the young people. (Through education) you have capability and confidence and then you have self-government." Harper talked about the need for governments to allow natives to determine their own educational programs and to u se transfer payments the way people will benefit most. Pouring government money on to the reserves is not the answer, says Harper. "Some control must be given back to the Indian people and a system developed where transfer payments can be given directly to Indian governments. The aborginal people have to become accountable for their actions." r �r - - - -- --;::::=:=:=:=:=:~ PASSING OF A LEGEND The recent passing of Mickey Report Hennessy closes yet From the another chapter on the political legends President of Northwestern Ontario. Mickey was a character at Dr. Bob Rosehart times, but you ~ - - -- -- - -- -- - - ~ always knew that his heart and soul were with the interests of the people of Thunder Bay and the North. On another front, Mickey was extremely proud and dedicated to his fami ly. 1 knew Mickey during most of my time here in Thunder Bay, but it was during his term as MPP for Fort William that his interactions with LU were the greatest. He often interjected on our behalf. I remember one difficult situation where we could not seem to attract the attention of the appropriate Minister through the regular channels and Mickey showed up in front of the Minister's legislature desk with the corres pondence and refused to leave until he read the material. The matter was resolved. One of his expressions towards LU in that era was that the only way to keep us happy was "a cheque a day". COUNTER CYCLICAL MONIES LU was pleased to receive over $2.1 M from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities as part of the Province's $700M anti-recession fund . This m oney will be put to good use in job creation initiatives. On behalf of the University Community, I extend thanks to MPP Shelley Wark-Martyn for her efforts on our behalf. APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 1991 Although over the years I have learned to be somewhat conservative with application data, an increasing number of students continue to opt for Lakchead University from all parts of Ontario and Canada. Our program and faculty's reputation continues to grow and this, even in the difficult years forecasted for the future, should give us a firm foundation. Coupled with the application statistics optimism arc the mounting cuts in federal transfer payments to Ontario. To date, the Ontario NDP government is showing leadership for the long-term investments needed in public sector education and we obviously encourage these policies to be continued. SHARE OUR NORTHERN VISION CAMPAIGN The internal campaign is going very well and I wish to thank all of you who have participated to date. If any of you would like to privately discuss the campaign ·with me, please do not be bashful. I started the first corporate calls this past week in Toronto and memories of the "partners" campaign resurfaced. I was ably assisted in the current Toronto calls by cx-LU's Bill McDermott, a partner at Price Waterhouse, and Norene Macl.,eod of the Royal Bank of Canada. GEORGE DAWOSYR We note with sadness the death of George Uarian Dawosyr, age 76, who retired from Lakehead University in 1981. Born and educated in Austria, Mr. Dawosyr came to Canada in 1948 moving to Port Arthur in 1959, where he began work at the Library of Lakehead College. He was known and admired for his humanity, sense of humour and expert knowledge about Slavic languages. The George I. Dawosyr Memorial Scholarship has been established by colleagues and family. ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT I would like to congratulate Dr. John Whitfield on his newest appointment at LU. John has served LU well in man ~ varied capacities over the years and his new position will provide additional opportunities and challenges. John is a born Northern Ontarian and you can be assured that the "northern vision" is alive and well. The 1990-91 Alumni Annual \ is charging towards its goal of S125,000 for scholarships, library books, the Nor'Wcstcr Magazine and other worthy projects on campus. The Fund stands at over S100,000 pledged with over a month to go before the campaign ends on April 30, 1991. So, if you haven't sent in your tax-deductible donation that will assist in the provision of quality academic programming at Lakchcad University, now is the time! This year students and alumni volunteers, faculty and staff made 14,000 calls over the course of 33 days. Alumni participation was high. Out of 4,604 completed calls, 1,298 p ledges were received which amounts to a participation rate of 28 percent. Way to go, LU! Many of the donations received were from alumni who work for companies that participate in the Matching Gift Program including: Boise Cascade, IBM, Northern Telecom, C-I-l, MacMillan Bloedel, James River Corp., Inco Limited, Dow Chemical, A lean Aluminum, Falconbridge and Bell Canada. My sincere thanks to ail. In true Northern style, the Vice-President is shown with his victorious curling team at th Larry Hebert, Coordinator recent Alumni Bonspiel. From left to right: Skip Whitfield, his wife Diane, Fred ~nd Karen Alumni Annual Fund McIntosh. A full interview with Vice-President Whitfield will appear in the Apnl Agora. BA'69, BusDip'70, HBComm'78 -f Page 2 AGORA - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - March 1991 J �Around Campus PAPER TREASURES DISPLAY A "Paper Treasures" display was mounted by the Northwestcm Ontario Archivists Association at Intercity Mall on aturday, February 16, 1991. The "treasures", consisting of archival and museum items depicting the history and development of Northwestern Ontario, were on view from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Groups represented in the display were the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, City of Thunder Bay Archives, Paipoongc Museum, Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and Lakchcad University's Chancellor Paterson Library. Representatives from Lakchcad University were Louise Wuorincn from the Northern Studies Resource Centre, and Vivian Sharp from the Library's Archives. A wide variety of unique archival and museum holdings were featured, from old Finnish Chrish11as cards to an antique printing press. A large aIJd appreciative crowd of shoppers stopped briefly and examined mementoes of Thunder Bay's rich heritage. (C WORLD PREMIERE - A GIANT'S DREAM "Empty piers Winding frozen streams Crain elevators Images of prehistoric mammals Monuments sculptured in the path of time Forgotten survivors of a relentless latitude Remote land In shades of white, green and blue, Silent, unpretentious, yet so elusive..." The World Premiere of Dr. Aris Carastathis' new work"/\ GI/\NT'S ORE/\M (Northern Landscape)" was presented by the ,,,_Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Wednesday, ll larch 13 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. Dr. Carastathis, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Music at Lakchcad University, was commissioned to create this work by his Dcparhncnt and the Centre for Northern Studies in 1989. The piece is approximately 20 minutes long nnd employs the full orchestra and chorus. The text elaborates on the unique northern landscape surrounding Thunder Bay. Dr. Carastathis says, "the lyrics personify the Sleeping Giant dreaming of this land of his." Dr. Carastathis has extensive background in composition and instruction with the Saskatoon Conservatory of Music, Louisiana State University, the University of Northern Iowa and Wartburg College. He lists nearly 40 compositions to his credit. SALVATION ARMY FOOD DRIVE The Salvation Army of Thunder Bay has once again asked Lakehcad University students for their help. Before Christmas break residence students, led by Residence Council orgnnizcrs, knocked on doors around the city, collecting nonperishable items for the Salvation Army Food Bank. The amount collected filled the Norwcstcr's team van to brimming with food items for the needy. Unfortunately, the Food Bank is now empty and the Salvation Army needs help. The s tudents have organized another food d rive for Saturday, March 23 and arc asking university dcparhncnts for help ns well. Next week boxes will be dropped off in offices across the campus and the students arc asking facu lty and staff to r ,ntributc non-perishables. The boxes wiU be picked up on .,farch 25. One student organizer says "this is a perfect way for students to help out people that are in desperate need and to give something back to the community." CTV'S Dian Cohen Speaks CTV's financial wizard, Dian Cohen, spoke to a capacity audience in the Senate Chambers on March 7. Students, faculty and staff came to listen to Cohen speak on present government policy and its effect on the business climate. "Canada has been on an agenda for change all of my professional life," says Cohen. "The question that we must deal with is how is this country going to get back on track. Canada was designed on short production runs and exploitation of resources. This doesn't work anymore because its too easy to ship the goods in." Cohen told the audience that Canada began as an country based mostly on agriculture but after World War II was the country the world looked to for the resources to rebuild. This period was the biggest boom-time in history for the country. Institutions were created - the way health care is delivered for example - that don't work well anymore. "Of course they don't," says Cohen, "the whole economy has changed. Don't wait for the grain to come back to Thunder Bay because it won't happen. The world has shifted away from the resource base toward computerization of communication, services, information. That's progress." Cohen calls for Canadians to be "daring" in tern1s of helping communities out of marginal industries instead of prolonging the inevitability of the loss of the resource base. "We must get people out of the substandard jobs and get them into ones where they can make a living. The trick is to make Canada an attractive place for capital. Is it a new building that we need or a new idea? I believe that ideas arc the key to a successful new Canada". Or. Dianne Common, Dean of Professional Studies and Prof. jerry Phillips, Director of the School of Business, introduce Dian Cohen to a capacity crowd in /he Senate Chambers. March 1991 - - - - - - -- - -- - - -- - - AGORA - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - Page 3 �OUT OF AFRICA Business Students Rate Top Five Lakehead University's School of Business placed in the top five universities during the preliminary round of the national business school competition, the Q ueen's lntercollegiate Business Competition. Nine students travelled to Kingston in January 1991 to compete in the fi nal round of competition. Only the first and second place finalists were announced after the finals were completed. Lakehead did not place first or second, but we arc sure we came a dose third! Our stud en ts competed superb! y; something everyone at Lakchcad can be proud of. The students who competed in the finals arc: Greg Brockman - Debating Rene Cadene - Computer Simulation Game Joel Feldman - Accounting Don Galloway - Marke ting Andrew Hotchkics - Debating Brian Ktytor - Marketing Todd La Haye - Computer Simulation Game Kerri Law - Accounting Leigh Mork - Computer Simula tion Game The School and competitors owe a special thanks to outside donors who helped make the trip to Kingston possible; Dunwoody Chartered Accountants, Mayor and Mrs. Jack Masters, Pea t Marwick Thorne Chartered Accoun tants and Jan Thatcher. -submitted by 1991 ICBC FacuJty Coordinator, Gabriella Sacd1etti What's Happening in the Library ... TOURS Throughout the year, The Chancellor Paterson Library offers tours and sessions in searching the OnlineCa talogue for individuals. Contact the Oricntation/Off--Campus Services Librarian at 343-8147 to make arrangements. THE 1986 CANADA CENSUS ON THE UN IVERSITY VAX S YSTEM The Chancellor Paterson Library has purchased the 1986 Census on computer-readable data tapes. Access is available through the Academic Microvax (VMS) system in Computer Services with a special Census account. Users should be familiar with SPSSx (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The Census data consists of Summary Tables (Prepackaged Cross-Tabulations) which can be narrowed down to enumeration area and Microdata (raw data from long questionnaires) from which users can generate their own cross-tabulations of desired variables. To find ou t more, contact the Search Services Librarian at 343-8129. NEW CD -ROMS Our newest CD-ROMS (Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) make searching the periodical literature in the sciences much faster and easier. BIOLOGICAL & AGRICULTURA L INDEX covers forestry, biology, environmental sciences, zoology and more. For engineering, chemistry, physics, energy resources and mathematics, we have APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LNDEX. Contact the Computerized Search Services Office for more informa tion . The story could be titled "Val versus the Volcano" or "Geology Prof Loses Field Assistant in Volcano". Intriguing titles aside, the true story of Roger Mitchell's February field trip to South Africa has enough adven ture for a full-length movie. Dr. Mitchell and his intrepid assistant, Val Denison, began their 3-week field trip to Namibia (fonnerly Southwest Africa) to further stu dy the evolution of an extinct volcano of unknown origin. The volcano is 1500 feet high and fil led with box canyons and extremely dangerous terrain. Daytime temperature highs were over 100 degrees, with overnight temperatures in the 40's. Separate the 3pcrson geology team, throw in a thunderstorm, a seard1 party complete w ith helicopters, Nama goat herders and you have a field trip leader's worst n ightmare come true. Val Denison was lost in a volcano, in a thunderstorm at night, without food or shelter. "I stayed on the moun tain overnight in order to begin the search at first light", Mitchell recounted. The search party now included most of the 100 or so people living in the nearby village and the helicopter and police. They searched, echoes resounded off every rock, but they found nothing. Perhaps because the "white woman" had walked out on the farsidc of the volcano and been spotted by a goat herder who loaded the bruised and dehydrated woman on his donkey cart and took her to his hu t. This was cause for a great celebra tion; the fa mily washed their feet, put on their best dothes and hosted her prior to taking her back to the road which lead to the volcano. Val managed to hitch a ride part way up the m ountain and actually walked up to a group of seard1crs. There was a trip to the hos;:iital where she was kept over night, but basically, it was back to work soon after. With a wry grin, Roger M itchell said, "Yes, earth scientists get around a lot. Last year diamond mines in Siberia and this year I lost my field assistant, who also happens to be my wife, in a volcano in Sou th Africa." y ~)' {, z )_, _'1;~ / t· ~~ ~', kl • • 'j~ _J rI I ·y • ~, ·J / "'--..,'✓ \ .>•''l , .. • 1r :}: ' , ~ ' r ;4ft.., , ' :k '_ ~ ~~~.l "a ~ ~ A more relaxed Roger Mitchell home from Africa. Page 4 AGORA - - -- -- - - - -- - - - - - - March 1991 �RESEARCH NEWS ! INTERNATIONAL PROFILE Forestry in Czechoslovakia By Willard H . Carmean, Professor Emeritus, School of Forestry, Lakehead University Czechoslovakia, Well managed production forests and beautiful forest • • formerly one of the nature reserves are in striking contrast to areas where forindustrial leaders of ests have been heavily damaged by air pollution. TI1ese Europe, is now destroyed forests are usually in northern Czechoslovakia Dr. Carmean beside Sequioa pla11ted 100 emerging from downwind from heavily industrialized cities. The damaged decades of commuarea I observed was the Beskydy Mountains of northern years ago in [3rno, Czechoslovakia. . . ~ - - ~ - - - -- - -- - - - - ~ 111st suppression. Moravia that is located downwind from the city of Ostrava. The first stirrings were expressed in the 1968 "Prague Spring" I was told that damage was even greater in the Orr Mounled by Alexander Dubcek, and in 1989 the Civic Forum movetains on the northwestern border of Bohemia. Forests in this ment replaced the Socialist government with the democratic area arc damaged by air pollution from factories in Chemgovernment of President Vaclav Havel. Czechoslovakia, as nitz and Dresden located in eastern Germany. well as the other countries of eastern Europe, is now confronted Many of these industrial plants have high <;oncentrations by a host of political and economic problems as they struggle of sulphur dioxide emissions resulting from burning soft coal through the transition from communism to a democratic govfor energy. These large emissions of sulphur dioxide then r mcnt. combine with atmospheric moisture to form sulphuric acid; l visited southern Moravia, located in central Czechoslova- add bearing clouds then blow southward into low mountain kia, in October and November 1990 to give a 4-weck series of passes where tree crowns screen acid rain as well as dry invited lectures at the Brno Faculty of Forestry. The Brno acidic particles. Acid deposition first of all results in slow faculty members were outstanding hosts and escorted me on growth and sparse foliage, then complete tree mortality field trips to observe forest conditions throughout Moravia. occurs. Presently foresters can only salvage the killed trees These trips included a 4-day visit to the Faculty of Forestry in and then replant with tree species that arc less susceptible to Zvolen. Thus, I also had an opportunity to observe some of pollution damage. the forestry conditions of Slovakia, the eastern part of CzechoSolutions to this pollution damage are difficult for ecoslovakia. nomically depressed countries that are suffering from decades Czechoslovakia is about 36% forested; about 63% of these of political mismanagement. Obsolete factories need to be forests arc conifers (Norway spruce and Scots pine), with modernized using pollution control measures, and alternative hardwoods (beech and ook) fom1ing the remaining 37% of the energy sources need to be found as a replacement for sulphur forest area. Extensive areas of productive forests produce bearing soft coal and petroleum. Economic recovery in wood volume surplus for internal needs. Thus, CzechoslovaCzechoslovakia means further industrial expansion and nukia is one of the few wood exporting countries of Europe. clear energy is being suggested as an alternative energy While Czechoslovakia's size is somewhat smaller than the source. State of New York, they intensively manage their forests Many observations and impressions were gained from my through a large staff of foresters and three forestry schools. brief visit to Czechoslovakia. First of all we in Canada might The Brno Faculty of Forestry has about 750 to 800 forestry learn from the intensive forest management and the conservastudents and a faculty of about 100. The Zvolen Faculty of tion ethics practised in this small country. Secondly, CzechoForestry is larger in size with about 600 forestry students, and slovakia has serious air pollution problems that require about 800 to 900 students in wood processing. A Third western economic and scientific assistance. And finally the Faculty of Forestry located in Prague just opened in 1990. people of Czechoslovakia are struggling to recover from Czechoslovakia has a vast infrastructure for supporting decades of communist repression and mismanagement, and this intense management of their forests. I visited forest they are reaching out to the w est for scientific and economic research stations, intensively managed production forests, assistance as well as for understanding during this difficult forest nature reserves. Production forests of Norway spruce transition period. The Lakehead University School of Forand beech are intensively managed with frequent thinning; estry Faculty Council recently voted to support student and £"'nifer plantations and natural beech regeneration must be faculty exchanges with the Brno and Zvolen Faculties of For. iced to avoid destruction by very numerous red deer, roe estry. Thus, we hope that these exchanges will aid forestry deer, and wild boar.Czechoslovakia still has a few carefully education in this valiant country during their difficult transiprotected old growth forests that apparently were never tion period leading to economic and political recovery. disturbed by cutting. These arc generally in mountainous areas where 200 to 300 year old large silver fir and Norway spruce can be seen. �NSERC NEWS A summary of the contents of a letter written by NSERC's new President, Peter Morand, informing the university communi ty of decisions taken by NSERC at a recent meeting. Although NSERC has not yet received formal approval from the government, they are confident that Council's budget for its programs and administration will be at least $436 million for 1991-92, compared with $423 million in 1990-91. This means that the $90 million available through the Matching Fund Policy in 1990-91 will continue to be available. No decision has yet been made regarding whether or no t the $90 million will be rolled into the Council's base research budget. Despite the budget increase the situation will continue to be somewhat difficult, as the demand on the largest program, Operating Grants, continues to grow. This year again, over 800 new applicants requested grants. Council decided to inject an additional $10 million into the program, w hich will grow from $184 million to $194 million. This funding will mainly cover funding for new applicants and small special adjustments to the budgets of selected disciplines. The funding rate for the upcoming equipment competition will be 32% ($38.3 million of 1990-91 ani:11991-92 funds available to respond to requests totalling $119.3 million). The equipment budget will represen t 8% of Council's 1991 -92 program budget although Council still feels strongly that this must be increased to 10%. The total amount budgeted for Research Partnerships in 1991-92 is $41.6 million, compared with $36.3 million this ye,r 1 In the research personnel area, the number of new Under- _ graduate Student Research Awards, Postgraduate Scholarships, and Fellowships will remain constant. Please note that for 1991-92, the maximum stipends payable from research grants will be $14,500 for graduate students and $27,500 for postdoctoral fellows. Last year, NSERC appointed a Program Policy Committee to recommend a plan of action that would result in improved grants programs. The Committee members have begun their study of Council's funding system by taking a hard look at the Operating Grants Program. Council was briefed on the preliminary findings of the Committee and endorsed its conclusions in principle. The input of the university community will be sought later this year. Council also approved the creation of a new element within the Research Partnerships program that will support the recruitment and the establishment of new faculty members into junior level positions. The program will be restricted to persons coming from outside the Canadian university system and who are active in research areas of strategic interest to industry. Financial participation of the private sector will be man~atory. Th~ Office Resean:~ and Graduate Studies will provide further mformatrnn on this new program as we receive the final details from NSERC. o! SSHRC Releases New Five Year Strategic Plan Paule Leduc, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, recently released a new five-year strategic plan to focus Council's activities and to strengthen Canada's research capacity in the social sciences and humanitics. ,, A Vision for the Future", recognizes that there are a number of complex problems and opportunities facing Canada and the Canadian research community in the next decade. The plan sets out the Council's priorities for ensuring that researchers in the social sciences and humanities can continue to play a strong and effective role in helping Canada meet these challenges in the 1990's and beyond . Dr. Leduc sta tes, "Our world is experiencing profound change on many fronts and we find ourselves struggling to cope with a whole host of political, economic, technological, social and environmental developments that are taking place at almost breakneck speed. To deal with them wisely, we desperatcly need a better understa.nding of our own social and economic structures, of our decision-making processes and of how to approach underlying problems in new ways." "At the same tinw, researchers in the social sciences and humanities - the very people whose work is vital to developing solutions and policies for dealing with these issues - are caught between increasing research costs on the one hand and decreasing resources on the other." As set out in the strategic plan, the Council's three priorities over the next five years are: to increase investment in the training of the next generation of researchers; develop and promote research structures to enhance quality, productivity and relevance; and ensure that research results are more widely disseminated so that they may be used to maximum benefit within all sectors of Canadian society. Concerning the first priority, the plan stresses that demand for advanced skills in the social sciences and humanities is expected to rise dramatically in Canada in the next ten years. To keep pace in today's increasingly knowledge-intensive economy, Canada must be able to count on a highly trained workforce. Expertise from a wide range of the human sci- ) ences will be needed to chart new paths and will be a key ingredient for improving national productivity and competitiveness. Under the second priority, the plan stresses a renewed focus on excellence and an emphasis on collaboration as keys to enhancing research quality, productivity and relevance. Complex, contemporary issues often do not fit within the boundaries of a single discipline, thus the Council will encourage multidisciplinary research to devise new approaches to specific problems of national concern. The third priority addresses the need to ensure that research results are communicated more effectively - both within and beyond the academic community. Proposed measures include placing greater stress on dissemination activities to be carried out by researchers; expanding the communications activities carried out by the Council itself; and providing support for research into new communications technologies. As"A Vision for the Future" notes, however, the Council's ability to put the full range of proposed measures into effect will depend directly on funding. As Paule Leduc points out, "we are now in a critical situation with regard to resources. Since 1979, the total yearly demand for our grants has increased approximately 339 per cent. Council's budget allocation for 1990, in real terms, barely exceeds the level it received in 1979. Unless we can turn this situation around, several of the plans and initiatives we have outlined in our strategy will have to stay on the drawing board". A copy of "A Vision for the Future" can be obtained by calling the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at 3438223. ) Page 2 - -- - - - - - - - -- - -- - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - -- - - - March 1991 �RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES NSERC Strategic Grants GRADUATE STUDIES SCHOLARSffiPS For all NSERC eligible Faculty who arc interested in ubmitting an application to the Strategic Grants Program, the • guidelines and application forms have arrived! They can be picked up at the office of Research and Graduate Studies. The deadline this year for submitting applications is May 1, 1991. The objective of the Strategic Grants Program is to promote and accelera te targeted research in selected fields of national importance. The program enables university researchers to increase their contributions towards the understanding and solution of problems in these fields and to train highly qualified personnel. The identifica tion of areas of national importance has been accomplished with the assistance of advisors from the university, industry and government rese<1rch sectors, and through a study conducted by the Science Council of Canada. Areas of research were identified that emphasize the particular importance of Canada's na tural resources, intellectual strength, and socio-economic needs and opportunities, and which have potential to enhance Canada's economic prosperity, industrial competitiveness and environmental quality. Major areas targeted for support include: Advanced Technologies (information systems; biotechnology; industrial materials, prod ucts and processes; manufacturing systems; energy), Natural Resources (food, agriculture and aquaculture; forestry; mineral resources; oceans and inland waters), Environmental Quality and New Directions. Detailed mission statements for each of these areas can be found in the 1991 Stra tegic Grants Guidelines. As mul tidisciplinary research and cooperation with industry and/or government is encouraged through the Strategic ( -:;rants Program, the Office of Research and Graduate Studies would be pleased to facilitate this interaction by sponsoring university-industry luncheons: Contact Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer (ext. 8223). C GRADUATE THESES RECENTLY COMPLETED The Senate Graduate Studies Committee has asked that acknowledgement be given to a student and supervisor when a thesis is completed. The following graduate students arc to be commended for their outstanding scholarly efforts: DOUGLAS, Robert (M.A. Sociology) Supervisor: Dr. Jim Stafford Thesis Title: The History of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union . MCCUAIG, Marilyn Gail (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. M.C. Courtland Thesis Title: The Language Learning Environment of the Senior Kindergarten Child. STRAW, Geoffrey (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Marg Sellick Thesis Title: Relaxation and Guided Imagery for the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemothcra py. March 1991 - - - - -- - -- - - - -- Ministry of Community and Social Services Northern Bursary Program Applications available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The Northern Bursary Program with the Ontario Government offers financial assistance to post-secondary students pursuing careers in specialized social services. The program is designed to help students in psychology, social work, speech pathology, and persons of native ancestry interested in workine; in Northern Ontario. Deadline: 7 June 1991 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CMHC University Scholarship for Graduate Studies The Government of Canada provides funds to CMHC to conduct research in the social, legal, administrative, physical, economic and technical aspects of housing, and to award graduate scholarships for the study of housing and community planning issues. Students in psychology, engineering, economics, sociology, social work, and business are eligible. Scholarship entitlement is up to $13,200 per year. Deadlin e: 5 April 1991 1991-92 Lakehead University Internal Graduate Scholarships Deadline: 30 March 1991 Applications are now available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies for three categories of internal scholarships: - Abitibi-Price Inc. Graduate Fellowship/CJ. Sanders Graduate Scholarship (Entering Students Only): One award of $1800 is made to a student entering the first year of a full-time master's degree program at Lakehead University who has the highest standing of those admitted in that particular year as determined by the Senate Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee. -Lakehead University Graduate Scholarships (Entering Students Only) - Eight graduate scholarships valued at $1200 each are available to students entering the first year of a fulltime graduate degree program at Lakehead University. The scholarships are prim_a rily intended for students with first class standing. -Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program "Institutional" Competition (Entering and Continuing Students) Ten graduate awards tenable only at Lakehead University provides $3766 per term ($11,298 per year). Candidates must have at least a B+ average or the equivalent during each of their last two years of study. Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada Norman Barwin Scholarship: 1991-92 This scholarship is open to Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who are graduates of any recognized university, possess an Honours degree or equivalent and intend to work for a higher degree in the field of reproductive health. This could include disciplines such as: biology; Canadian studies; education; history; medicine; political science; psychology; social work, sociology; and women's studies. The value of the award is $2,500 and applications must be submitted no later than May 1, 1991. RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- Page 3 �Upcoming Deadline Dates Quick Reference Research Opportunities American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR): Letter of Intent- May 1, 1991. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anyhme, but 2 months prior to when training begins. Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance fund on New Information Technologies - Open CIDA International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Research Grants (April 15 and October 15). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bmsaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) - deadline postponed to June 1, 1991 Health and Welfare Canada (NHRDP); Aids Research Program - March 15 and September 15, 1991 Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 months for processing Japan Science and Teclrnology Fund - EAITC/JSTC/NSERC Open, but a!Jow 3 months for processing. Killam Program of the Canada Council; Research Fellowships - June 30, 1991 . Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open Lake head University Senate Research Fw1ds; NSERC and SSHRC General Research Grants Competition - March 10, 1991 National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Norfhem Ontario Heritage Fw1d - Open NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15,July 15, October 15 NSERC Scientific Publications - April 15, 1991 NSERC Strategic Program - May 1, 1991 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Ontario Ministry of Health; Research Projects Program, Health Care Systems Research - May 1, 1991, Feasibility/ Formula hon Studies - Open, Information - May 1, 1991, Workshop/Conferences - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nmsing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RNAs - Open Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foun dation, SSHRC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships i n Management Studies Open University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 World Health Organization; Fellowships - June 30, 1991. World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 .) GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES CMHC University Scholarship for Graduate Studies 1991-92 - March 18, 1991. 1991-92 Lakehead University Internal Graduate Scholarships (see this issue) - March 30, 1991. Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services: Northern Bursary Program - June 7, 1991. Planned Paren thood Federation of Canada: Norman Barwin Scholarship - May 1, 1991. UPCOMING CONFERENCES Call for Papers: Association for Canadian Studies Conference - September 24- 27, 1992. The purpose of this conference is to provide an account of the state of theoretical discourse in Canada circa 1992, the intent being to examine the cognitive structures of our scientific and disciplinary prachce. Scholars are invited to address key components of the knowledge they produce and disseminate. Major fields of interest include social space, ethics (empirical/ normahve/ critical theory), social differences, personality/ indi vid uahon, insh tutions/insti tutionalisahon. Deadline to submit papers is May 15, 1991. Asian Development Business Seminar Society - April 21 to 22, 1991. Vancouver, British Columbia is hoshng two important events for people interested in Asian Development: The Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, hosted by the Government of Canada, and the Asian Development Business Seminar. The seminar will focus on financing development and evolving development strategies through a series of plenary sessions, concurrent workshops and discussion groups. Fostering Scientific Integrity in Biomedical Research April 25 to 26, 1991, St. Louis, Missouri. This seminar will provide a forum to develop guidelines on the issue of scientific integrity in biomedical research. The Office of Research a:nd Graduate Studies, in conjunction With the Ofnce of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share with usinteresting research stories td feature in the RESEARCH NEWS; We would. like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just like to profile your r~search expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehide for communicating your research endeavours to the community at large. For information and application forms on any of the above research programs, please call Anne Fiorenza at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate ~~- For information about Foundations; please call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. Page 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - - -- - March 1991 ) �==========~- New Faces .________T_i_K_i_n _g_ __ _ ____JIJ.__ __ Professor Ti King has joined the '100I of Nursing. King's specialty -!a is Nursing Education and Administration. She presently teaches first year courses. Originally from Thunder Bay, King left the area for ten years, working as a Registered Nurse in Montreal and Toronto. She returned to Thunder Bay and attended Lakchcad University for two years in the streamli.ne nursing program, receiving her HBSc in 1986. Followi.ng that she worked as a Nursing Supervisor in Homes for the Aged. King decided to pursue a Masters degree in Nursing and received it from the University of British Columbia in 1990. Now tha t she is settled at Lakehcad University "1 look forwa rd to getting on board with research again". King is presently conducting research into informal care-giving with regards to family care. She is involved with the Council for Positive Aging, the Alzheimer Family Support Committee and the Gerontology Studies Group. In her spare time, King enjoys travelling - she has been to Mexico, the Bahamas and Europe - and reading. Her au thors of choice arc Alastair Maclean, Ellen Mcinnis and "nursing texts, of course". C __ J_ul_1_·a_n_Wi_e_s_t_ _ _ _-----' Dr. Julian West teaches in the Department of Mathematics. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) in 1984 and recently received his PhD from MIT. At CALTECH he pursued a double major in math and.literature but had to give up the latter when he had the opportunity to spend two i..========== semesters at Budapest University in Hungary. Following his graduation from MIT, West taught courses at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, settling at Lakehead University in July. Although he was born in England and his post-secondary schooling was in the U.S., West grew up in Vancouver and became a Canadian citizen in 1982. West's main research interest is Enumerative Combinatorics "which means I like to count things." During his time away from work West's main hobbies are solving as well as creating cryptic crossword puzzles. These arc not your garden variety puzzles. Completing one often takes 10 hours, with many trips to the library. West enjoys creating them even more than solving them. "I just finished creating one on a Mozart theme and hope it will be published soon." Robert Omeljaniuk Dr. Robert Omcljaniuk is an as(-~tan t professor in the Depart_.,cnt of Biology. He received his Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees in Zoology from the University of Manitoba and his PhD from the University of Alberta. Orncljaniuk did postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Health in Washi11gton, D.C. where he still maintains collaborative research tics. Omcljaniuk is an cndrincologist. "lam looking into the interaction of the brain and the pituary gland and how the brain regulates the gland." Orncljaniuk and wi.fe Catherine enjoy general mountaineering activities, a hobby discovered while living in Alberta. "We got used to living in the Rockies so we try to get back at least once a year to do some climbing." Omcljaniuk's interest in climbing may lead him to Nepal next year. Other leisure pursuits include canoeing and woodworking. The Office of the Regis trar has a New Look A new lnformation/Reccption area has been established '-'iat serves the Office of the Registrar. The central informa, m phone number is 343-8500. All inquiries for the office ·should be directed to that line. (Of course you can still call senior staff directly if you have a specific question for them). The purpose for the change is to better provide service to Dr. Douglas Thom and Professor Marta B/enkarn, School of Education, display the soapstone carving "Images of the North" by Siku which was presented to them by the Canadian Society For the Study of Education (CSSE) in appreciation of their scholarly editorship of the CSSE News over the past three years. Professor Blenkarn was French editor of this SSHRC-frmded publicatum which serves educator professionals across Canada. Dr. D. Klassen, School of Education, also contributed. Currently Professors Thom and Blenkarn are conducting funded research and publishing in educational administration and second language teacher education, respectively. students, faculty and staff in one central location. Included in the space is a processing centre where staff can work in a quieter environment to ensure timely processing of applications and registrations. The Office of the Registrar would like to invite the university community to an Open House Monday, March 25, between 3:00 and 4:30 pm. March 199 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications S Special Projects/Awards sity, China is here on a six-month appointment from October 28, 1990 to April 30, 1991. His specification is lumber drying = --dlecking, splitting problems of lumber and how to minimize 0 the problems. He is working wi th Dr. K.C. Yang of the School -;::-- , Dr. S.Y. Mansour, Associate Professor of Elccof Forestry. _) "5:=e~~ trical Engineering, published a paper entitled Dr. J.E. Mollo, Chairman and Professor of Anthropology, "Large Power Systems Economic Dispatd1 by published "Differential Diagnosis of Rib Lesion: A Case Study Network Loss Modelling", in JASTED lntem afrom Middle Woodland Southern Ontario Circa 230 A.O. in ~~~;:j~~ tional Journal of Energy Systems, Vol. 11, No. 1, the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 83:439-447. • 1991. The paper was co-authored by Drs. D.H . December 1990. He also made a joint-presentation with B. V. ~~==~ , Kelly and D.O. Koval of the Department of Kennedy entitled "The Reconstruction of the Dietary Habits Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta. of the 'Las Palmas Culture' of the Cape Region of Baja, CaliDr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of Chemical Engineer- fornia", at the 18th Annual meeting of the Canadian Associaing, has published the paper, "Calculation of Mass tion for Physical Anthropology in Banff, Alberta. Transfer Coefficients in the System Sulphate in Professor Patricia Vervoort, Chair of the Department of ~~,=~ Chloride Solution/ Anion Exchanger in the ChloVisual Arts, presented a paper at the annual Brock University - ~□ ride Form", in the Journal Chemic lngenieur Tech- "Two Days of Canada Interdisciplinary Conference" in nik. The paper is co-authored by Mr. S. Lakhani of EnvironFebruary. With the theme of "Water, Water, Everywhere", ment Canada (Toronto) and Dr. M,H.T. Baird of McMaster Professor Vervoort's presentation on "The Awesome SaUniversity (Hamilton). Mr. Lakhani is an L.U. Engineering guenay" explored 19th century tourism as expressed in art graduate. and literature. The paper will be published in the proceedDr. Frederick Holmes, Department of English, presented a ings. paper titled, "History, Fiction and the Dialogic lmagination: APPOINTMENTS John Fowles's A Maggot", at the University of Louisville's Dr. Seimer H. L. Tsang, Chairn1an of the Department of annual Twentieth Century Literature Conference. The paper Mechanical Engineering has been appointed by the Lieutenwill be published in the spring in "Contemporary Literature" ant-Governor of Ontario to serve on the Ontario Fire Code 32:2. Commission for a two-year tenn. Dr. V. V. Paranjape was appointed Chairman of the Professor Pat Jasen, Department of History, has published Department of Physics for a two and one-half year tenn her article "Jmagining Fort William: Romanticism, Tourism and the Old Fort, 1821 to 1971", in the Thunder Bay Historical effective January 1, 1991 Professor J. David Bates will continue as Chairman of the Museum Society Papers and Records, Vol. XVIII (1990). Pre-service Teacher Education Program in the School of EduProfessor B.W. M uirhead, Department of History, pubcation effective July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1994. lished an article entitled, "Harry Bryan, A Man of Fanatical Professor Patricia Vervoort has been appointed the ) Conviction", in the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society representative for Central Canada to the editorial board of the Papers and Records, Vol. XVII (1989). Society for the Study of Ardlitecture in Canada. Dr. Thorold J. Tronrud, Department of History, sessional CONGRATULATIONS lecturer, has published "Buying Prosperity. The Bon using of To Dr. Kung-Chi Yang who completed his PH.D program Factories at the Lakehead, 1885-191 4", in Urban History from the University of British Columbia and was granted his Review, June 1990. doctorate at the Fall 1990 Convocation. Professor Sun Ling-Kun, from Nanjing Forestry Univer- Lakehead University Recognizes Scholars' Achievements and Generosity of Donors On Friday, March 1, approximately 400 guests attended a dinner to honour the University's 1990/91 sdlolars, as well as pay tribute to the donors who fund many of the scholarships and bursaries. Dr. Jim Colquhoun, Past Chair of the Board of Governors, gave the toast to the donors and Miss Evelyn Halliday, a long-time friend of the University, replied Dr. John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic) of Lakehead University toasted the Scholars with the studen t reply given by Geoff Hill, Lloyd Mack and Karen Molly. Both Geoff and Lloyd are recipients of the prestigious LU Presidential Scholarships, as well as the LU Enrrance Awards of Academic Excellence. Karen Molly is a graduate student, and is the recipient of a Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholarship. 460 undergraduate students were awarded approximately $500,000 in sdlolarships and awards this year. As well, more than 60 graduate students have received approximately $520,000. An additional 120 students benefit from more than $52,000 in bursary funds. The City of Thunder Bay again contributed $25,000 in scholarships to 90 local students. The Honourable Shelley Wark-Martyn, MPP and Minister of Revenue, was the guest speaker. Page 6 The Minister of Revenue, She/ley Wark-Martyn, shares a moment with her high school mathematics teacher Pete Musselman, a long-time university supporter. AGORA - - - - -- - - - -- - -- - - March 1991 �Forum Future Considerations 1 John K. Naysmith, Director, School of Forestry A decade from now we will be ushering in a new millennium -- something a little special in that we get to do it only once every forty generations or so. . If you recall, around the time we last closed out a m1ll~nnium, Eric the Red was busy regaling the folks at home with descriptions of a new! y found land of fish and forests that he had discovered a three-month sail away. It would be another 200 years or so before King John would reluctantly sign the Magna Carta and Marco Polo would discover on his eastern travels the art of mnking and using paper money. North America's original inhabitants were still several centuries away from being bothered by EuroP.can settlers movin_g in on their best fishing holes, hunting spots and forest doma111. One docs not have to go back a thousand years, however, to be struck by the extent to which changes have occurred. Children who, at the tum of the 20th Century, watched to sec if the Wright brothers could get a little daylight under the wheels of their flying machine later, as grandparent, watched in awe as astronauts safely landed on their return from the moon. When, in ten years, we exit the current decade, century and millennium you, 1990's graduating foresters, will have become seasoned professionals, in many cases participants _in decisions having significant implications for your community and society as a whole. . Adding to the exciting challenges that lie before you will be the need to practise forestry and make decisions in the context of socigJy's enlightened concern regarding the relationship ( - tween the world's human population and the earth's lifc.pport systems of air, water and land. The connectcdncss_of the diverse components comprising these natural systems 1s a fundamental element of this relationship. 1n the process of being educated as a forester you have gained some understanding of the concepts of connectedness and interdependency -- that is the need to depend on each other. You have learned that forestry which is an art as well as a science, recognizes and takes into account a wide spectrum of economic, social, cultural and ccologirnl values. These values include, for example, the forest's capacity to cycle water, oxygen and nitrogen, stabilize hydrological sy~tcms and soil, maintain water quality and act as a carbon smk. At the same time, forests provide timber, wildlife habitat, livestock fodder, minor forest products such as medicinal plants, recreational amenities and intangible acsth~tic ~uali-_ tics. You have also learned the importance of cons1dcnng this wide array of inherent values and qualities ~ro~ t~c perspective of the whole forest ecosystem and of ma111ta1rnng the biological diversity of the entire forest comn:unity. . Connectedness ;ind in tcrdcpcndcncy arc JUSt as relevant m social, economic and political as they arc in the natural environment. Your professional training should help you to appreciate the importance of these principles in the larger context and from the local to the global level. Garry B. Trudeau, the syndicated_cartoonis~ and Pulitzer Prize winner, said: "Our understanding of the mtcrdepcndcncics of the human experience is the only force which keeps a society from fragmenting" . In a similar vein, a president of \l,,lc University once put it this way: "The whole purpose of .Jr education has been to urge you to sec and feel the connectedness among things and how that connectedness must be fostered so that civilization is sustained". March 1991 - - - - - - - -- Dr. John Naysmith discusses the new forestry program at a recent Counsellor's Seminar. To Sissela Bok, the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners, who teaches ethics at Harvard University, the underlying needs of the next century are developing trust among individuals and nations and then creating the actual institutions for resolving problems and negotiating difficulties. To_Bok, trust is something built up among individuals and nations by repeated actions -- a basis for relations tha_t arc ?~cp e~ough to permit negotiated settlements of outstanding d1ff1culttes. She states, "there are a great many problems in our society and we absolutely have to work together at them so long as there !s distrust". Implicit in this approach is the need to systemallcall y think through "what kind of actions increase trust and what kind of actions decrease it" . You as future practising foresters will have the opportunity, on an individual basis, to help build that trust by cultivating a capacity for objective dialogue with non-foresters . concerning the management and u~c of forests and by bem_g prepared to give your employer, client or the general pubhc the benefit of your best possible professional knowledge and opinions. In doing so it is important to remember that ~s decision makers or ad visors our body of knowledge will always be imperfect -- there is always something we as individuals do not know. As individual forestry practitioners you can also help engender the concept of connectedness by d~vcloping a sensitivity for the values, and an understanding for the goals, of the other participants in the decision-making process and striving to make the process of public involvement more effective. By the time you usher in the 21st Century, the vast majority of the world's then six billion inhabitants will not have had, nor expect to have, your opportunities. You will be among those who will be helping to lead the way in achieving a global balance between human needs and nature's capacity to meet them. The degree to which you successfully meet this exciting challenge will, in part, depend upon how well you sense the connectedness among things and understand the interdependencies of the human experience. 1 Excerpts from an address to the 1990 graduating class of Foresters, Lakehead University. - - - - - - - AGORA--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Patricia Trainor at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the April Agora is March 15, 1991. /' THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS March 8 lo April 22 Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. -11:30 p.m . Friday: 8 a.m . - 9 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 11 :30 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Eas ter Weekend - March 29 to April 1 Good Friday - Closed Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Easter Sunday - 11 :00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Easter Monday- 9:00 a .m. - 9:00 p.m. SPRING MUS IC CONCERTS Cornwall Recital Hall 210 S. Algoma Street MARCH 26 Peter Shackelton, clarinet Heather Morrison, piano 12:30 pm FREE APRIL4 Instrumental Ensembles Class Recital 12:30 pm FREE LU Wind Ensemble Bora Laskin Auditorium - 8 pm $2 LU Vocal Ensemble St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church - 8 pm $5/S7 March 4 -12 Department of Vis ual Arts An Exhibition of Drawings At DEFINITELY SUPERIOR 12A S. Court Street 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. March 27 to April 24 The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Awards Reception Wednesday, March 27 8pm Everyone welcome MARCH Canadian Institute of International Affairs Public Lecture: Spy Wars: Espionage and Canada From Gouzenko to Glasnost Speaker: Dr. David Stafford, Executive Director, CITA UC 0050 - 8:00 pm Friday, 15 Applied Sport Science and Coaching Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Doug Clement, University of British Columbia 11:30 am: Overuse Running Injuries 8:00 pm: Drugs in Sport UC 2011 Monday, 18 Ice in the Environment Speaker: Dr. Peter Adams, Dept. of Geography, Trent University Library 5005, 2:30 pm :.~- .. A CARING LADY Miss Evelyn Halliday (centre) with her scholarship recipients, John Kornichuk, HBA English, and Fernanda Mira, HBSc (Biology) who received the Evelyn Halliday Silver Jubilee Scholarship, an entrance award to a high-ranking student from Northwestern Ontario on the basis of humanitarian services performed for the disadvantaged. Wednesday, 20 Senate Meeting - 2:30 p.m. Monday 25 - Thursday 28 Environmental Awareness Week Activities include: infom1ation booths, guest speakers, workshops and an open forum . For further information contact Echo at ext. 8259. Friday, 29 Closing date for entTants in Royal/ LePage Run for Women UNIVERSITY CLOSED Good Friday, March 29 Easter Sunday, March 31 Easter Monday, April 1 I APRIL Friday, April 5 Classes End Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. 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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 1991-03 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/143f460e755d602985d26ec0dfd7c136.pdf a22e9a25727e43380785dadb2d1dc872 PDF Text Text Inside: - 3 Guess who's comlng to Convocat.lon '89? 4 Two presidents look back 6 Native students protest '' 11 Centre for Entrepreneurship 1, Tnur,oEK BAY, OffTAKIO VOL. 6 no. 5 MAY 1989 At Long Last! New building for Lakehead tr -- Graphics manager, Ben Kaminski, produced this sketch ofthe Regional Education Centre. The multi-purpose building will be the first major construction project in 17 years. The building will share one wall with the recently approved Student Centre. Construction is expected to begin this /all with a completion d ate in late 1990. Lyn McLeod announces funding for Regional Education Centre A new $5.2 rrtillion building will be going up at Lakehead University. The building will o pen late next year and house the geograprv department, continuing and distance education, classrooms ~ ;ervices for students. Library services will be improved since geography is currently occupying part of the library. Classroom space, which has been concentrated in the Ryan Building, will expand into the n ew centre. The announcement o f a $3.5 million grant towards the building was announced last month by Lyn McLeod, Minister of Colleges and Universities. The funding to Lakchead ends a period of nearly 18 years without major build ing construction and coincides with the highest enrolment in the university's history. President Rose hart said the $1. 7 rrtiUion needed for the project was raised by private donors. About S15 rrtiUion in construction projects will take place over the next few years. Construction of the Northem Forest Biology Research building will be underway soon as the·contract has been awarded to Sentinel Contracting Ltd. for just under $3.5 miJlion. It will be built in the area west o f the library and across from the Regional Education Centre. �Lakehead University. If you are interested in attending, please call Ken Brown at 8639. Report From The President Convocation '89 and Silver Jubilee Opening Ceremonies Dr. Bob Rosebart Major Capital Funding Obviously, I am very pleased with the government's recent approval of the Regional Education Centre project. 'lllis project is needed by Lakehead and has been under consideration by the government for some time. The Ontario Government funding, coupled with the Partners private funds, will allow the Unive rsity lo proceed immediately lo the detailed design and tendering phases of this project in concert with the Campus Centre project. The classroom/office/ specialized space facility will be the first major new academic building on campus in 18 years. Teaching Thinking Skills Last year, the Senate Committee sponsored a very successful workshop in May on Teaching Skills by Professor Brown offorestry and, this year, the Committee is back with what seems to be a stimulating topic. Anyone who teaches at I.akehead University is invited to attend a free twoday workshop in "Teaching Thinking Skills". 'The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Charles E. Wales, Director of the Centre for Guided Design and a Professo r in the College ofEngineeringand the College of Education at West Virginia University. His research on thinking skills and the development of methods to teach those skills have been expressed in twenty-six articles and nine books. He has conducted workshops in guided design and thinking skills to professionals in academia, business, and industry. Dr. Wales has b een invited to Lakehead University by the Senate Committee on Teaching as part of their commitment to providing instructional development opportunities on campus. 'The workshop will be he ld on Wednesday and Thursday, May 24 and 25, 1989, in the Conference Centre at Page 2 May 27, 1989 promises to be a fitting Convocation for Lakehead University's 25th Anniversary. Honorary Degrees will be awarded to Mr. Peter Mansbridge, Ms. Adrienne Clarkson, Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace and Mr. BUI West. A Lakehead University Fellowship will be awarded to Mr. Wallace Bryan. A " major" birthday party will be held at lunch between the morning and afternoon Convocations. There arc rumours that we may participate in the consumption of the world's largest chocolate birthday cake. It's your institution. Come out and enjoy the party! Whlmis Well, I have now attended the mandatory session on "The Workplace Ha:zardous Materials Information System" (WHMIS) that was recently given for Lakehead University faculty. In spite of the fact that it is a legislated requirement (in a democratic society) to participate, I found the conte nt to have interesting applications beyond theworkplace. For example, I will now be somewhat more cautious with WD40. Few of us really appreciate the indirect risks we face each and every day. Research in Small Universities Conference I.ate in April, I.akehead University was host to a national conference on Research in Small Universities. More than 120 participants from every region of Canada were registe red, and both the Presidents at S.S.H.RC. and N.S.E.RC. were keynote speakers. Lakehead University Float Look for the Lakehead University SilverJubilee Float in the Sunday, May 14, Shrine Parade. If I can get my car started, your President will be driving a vehicle appropriate to our Silver Ju• bilee. AGORA Royal LePage Run for Women Look also for the Silver Jubilee Team in t~e Royal LePage Run for Women on Satut , May 6, at Boulevard Lake. Linda Phillips as put toge ther a team consisting of 100 women indudingfaculty, staffand faculty wives. The L. U. group should be a very visible one as they will be wearing Silver Jubilee T-Shirts and Silver Jubilee Visors. Thunde r Bay Magazine I have heard a lo t of favourable comments about the recent focus on our Silver Jubilee in the April/May issue ofThunder Bay Magazine, particularly the article by Arthur Black. The cover of the maga:zine is somewhat striking. The first three callers to Mrs. Phillips to ide ntify a unique feature of the cover will receive special "Silver Jubilee" souvenirs. Lakehead University takes over 1o-mile Road Race I.akehead University has taken over the reins of a long-standing Thunder Bay tr-- •:. tion •• the IO-mile road race. _) The race, which began in 1910, has been sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion for 40 years. However, the Legion can no longer shoulder the financial obligations of the Victoria Day event. The Legion will continue to be involved by providing volunteers to assist with the race. John Russell, Lakehead's Director of Community Relations, said the University wants to increase its involvement in the community. Like father, like son ... BUI Rosehart, son of Lakehead President Bob Rosehart, has picked up 3. Youth Science Fair Award. BiH received $250 for the Best exhibit related to the pulp and paper industry at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. He has been developing projects related to the industry for many years and has won many prizes for his work. May 1989 �Opening Ceremonies for Silver Jubilee will be heldat Lake Tamblyn at 12 noon May 27, 1989 for both graduating classes. Dr. KenneyWallace will give the afternoon address when she will also receive her honorary degree with William West. From top left and clockwise, Willtam West, Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, Peter Mansbridge, Adrienne Clarkson and Wallace Bryan. Clarkson and Mansbridge will receive tbe degree ofDoctor ofHumane Letters, bonoris causa, at tbe moming ceremony. wben Mansbridge will give tbe ·vocation address. C Five special Canadians Honoured at Convocation '89 Peter Mansbridge, Adrienne Clarkson, Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, and WilliamA. West will receive honorary degrees and Wallace Edward Bryan will be made a Fellow of the University. Peter Mansbridge will receive the degree of Doctor ofHumane Letters, honoris causa, and will give the Convocation address at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony. Mansbridge, anchor of The National and Sunday Report on CBC, began his broadcasting career in 1968 in Churchill, Manitoba. He helped develop the CBC news services to the North. In 1971 he moved to Winnipeg as a reporter for CBC Radio. The following year he joined CBC television news as a reporter. Mansbridge became CBC 1V's national reporter in Saskatchewan in 1975 and in 1976 he was assigned to the Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, where he remained for four years. During his years as a CBC reporter, he h<!""""ovcrcd the Iran Contra scandal in the U1.._ the exodus of boat people from southeastAsia, and the last days ofMao Tse Tung in China. He has anchored the 1984 federal election coverage, the leadership conventions which brought Brian Mui- roney and John Turner to power, Pope John Paul's two visits to Canada, the last two Royal Weddings. The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, will also be conferred upon Adrienne Clarkson during the morning ceremony. Clarkson is the publisher of Adrienne Clarkson Books, inaugurated in 1988, for McClelland & Stewart. She is also the former president and publisher of McClelland & Stewart. For 18 consecutive years, Clarkson was the star of the CBC public affairs programs Take Thirty, Adrienne Clarkson At Large, and The Fifth Estate. She became known for the treatment of political and economic subjects. She interviewed the Shah of Iran and has done numerous programs on human rights. She has won four ACTRA awards as best television journalist for her accounts of the drought in the Sahel, the cost over-runs at the Montreal Olympics, and for excellence and integrity in broadcasting as a whole. Clarkson was also Ontario's Agent General in Paris for five years. She established an Ontario government office to promote business, culture and tourism. Wallace Bryan will receive the title Fellow of the University during the morning ceremony. Bryan's career has taken him through the RCAF, merchandising for Bryan's Ltd and, from 1%3 to 1989, a law partnership with Cheadle, Bryan.Johnson, Shanks. He served as an alderman for the City of Fort William and the City of Thunder Bay. He has been active on the Board of Directors o f St. Joseph's Hospital, and the Thunder Bay Foundation, and the Board of Management of St. Joseph's Heritage. Bryan is a member of Scottish Rite and York Rite and Lakehead Shrine Club as well as the Fort William Gyro Club. At the 2:30 p.m. ceremony, Geraldine Kenney-Wallace will give the convocation address. She will receive the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa. Kenney-Wallace has been Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at the University of Toronto. In 1983 she was appointed to the Science Council of Canada, which advises the federal government on research policy and strategy, and was reappointed in 1986. She was appointed a Member of the Premier's Science and Technology Council in Ontario in continued April 1989 AGORA. 011 page 5 Page 3 �The Lakehead University Act, 1965, was given Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on June 22, 1965, and cameintoforceonJuly 1, 1965. May 1989 toJuly 1990has been designated the period for Silver Jubilee celebrations. p,-.J• r Presidents have served during the 25year history ofLakel I University. The two latest presidents share some memories. 1 Dr. G.A. Harrower, 3rd President of Lakehead University 1978-1984 I re member with particular pleasure the task undertaken during my term as President of choosing the names for two major academic buildings, the University's main library, two residence complexes, and even a beautiful body of water. Ofcourse the job was given to a committee because universities believe in committees. lhe names chosen recognized both people and places. The University library became the Chancellor Paterson Llbrary honouring our first Chancellor, Senator Norman Paterson. lhe education building was named the Bora Laskin BuiJding after ChiefJustice Laskin, our second Chancellor and a native of Thunder Bay. The so-called Main building was named in honour of Dr. Harold Braun, one of our University's founders. One residence complex was called the Prettie Residences after Chancellor Rohen Prettie whose many efforts on behalf of the University were greatly appreciated. The other was called the Banley Residences, expressing our warm admiration George Harrower for Professor Melville Bartley. The twelve "houses" making up the residence complexes were named after places in Northwestern Ontario: Atikokan, Dryden, Ear Falls, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Longlac, Marathon, Nipigon, Rainy River, Sioux Lookout, and Terrace Bay. These are all places where Lakehead University has connections which we value highly. Our professors travel to give courses there and students from these centres come to study on our campus. Finally, there was the body of water that forms the delightful centrepiece of our campus plan. It was fittingly named after President William Tamblyn for whose vision and energy Lakehead University will always be grateful. It was called Lake Tamblyn. All these names are now pan ofa proud tradition, a tradition that will grow and flourish in the years ahead. J Dr. Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University 1984-·Present In the summer of1970, Rita and I made our way from Southern Ontario to Thunder Bay via the southern shore of Lake Superior to Duluth onwards to Lakehead byway of Mt. Josephine and the Pigeon River border crossing. 'Ihe mode of transportation was a bailey English Ford Cortina drawing a trailer with an old snowmobile - the perfect image of a young southern Ontario (engineer) academic heading off to his first teaching job. This was the heyday of student radicalism and the Pigeon River borde r crossing went okay until the immigration chap discovered that I was to be associated with Lakehead University. Although 20 years is not a long time in historical time, the past 20 and the preceding 5 have seen a tremendous experiment in postsecondary education be a success, Lakehead University is today truly a University in and for the region of Northwestern Ontario. When I arrived at Lakehead, it was Fage 4 an institution that had a multiplicity of focus; it was an institution trying to find its true mandate. The original professional diploma programs were starting to mature to degree status. The "instant university" arts and science programs had, even in the early days, quickly achieved academic respectability and our continuing education initiatives in the region were particularly important to the teachers throughout Northwestern Ontario. Physically, the campus today is much the way it was in the early 70's. However, the landscaping and the many changes made in the past few years portray a much more mature image. 1his year, the new residence construction will mark the first major construction on the campus in 17 years. As well in 1988/89, Lakehead converted Cornwall School into its first satellite campus, a much needed home for our Visual Arts and Music Programs. Our aspirations in the immediate future include a new academic building and a Student Centre. Thunder Bay and Lakehead University are growing and maturing together. Both have a great deal to offer the student and alumnus. This region of Canada is unequalled for its diversity of environmentally significant natu- Dr. Bob Rosebart ral resources. Lakehead University will strive to cJ0 ntinue to be a major contributor to : social, cultural and economic development ofNorthwestern Ontario. The activities of our faculty and alumni will influence the future course of this nation. AGOR A - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - May 1989 �Convocation r,otes from aucc continued from page 3 • Ontario unive rsities launch "Alcohol on Campus" program "'"tario universities are determined to tackle the proble m of campus drinking with the !au I ofa new program "Alcohol on Campus". Initia ted by the Council of Ontario Universities in partnership with student leaders across the province and the Ontario Federation of Students, the program includes a range of components aimed at alcohol poHcy development and implementa tion: a legal policy and reference document a nd a gui_d~ to poHcy development; an annual spring conference for incoming student l~aders; trammg of servers and managers of Licensed establishme nts; and education directed to students regarding acceptable alcohol-related behaviour on campus. Professor Robert Solomon _of the University o fWestem Ontario, an expert in alcoho l and liability, has been mvolved m the d evelopment of the program. For more information: Dr. Thomas Sicss, AOC Chair, (519) 661-3651 or Prof. Robert Solomon, Faculty of Law, the University of Western Ontario, (519) 661-3603. • 2,500 new Canada scholarships to be awarded this year Minister of State for Science and Technology William Winegard has announced that 2,?~0 new scholarships, worth $2,000 each, will be awarded in the second year of the $80 md~1~~ Canada Scholarships Program. The program, which got underway last year with an irutial 2,500 awards, is designed to encourage more top students, especially women, to s~dy science and en&!neering. Scholarships can be renewed for three years for a maximum of $8,000, proVIded that students maintain first class standing. A minimum of 50 per cent of the scholarships go to women. In the first year of the program women accounted for 52 per cent of the winners. • Government drops proposal to llmJt funding period The federal government has dropped a controversial proposal that would have Limited to 48 months the funding period for native students attending college o r university. The pr~posal, which was part of an overhaul of the government's $130 million postsecondary ass1s~ce program announced in March, had come under criticism from native groups anqt--'~er education organizations including AUCC (Sec Notes 89-03-28). The groups haa .. . otested that the 48-month Limit would not permit students to complete studies at the masters and doctoraJ levels. The assistance program covers the tuition and Living expenses of about 15,000 native studen ts annually. The new rules, which came into effect ~pril 1, put a cap on the funding available for 1989. Indian leade rs say the move will result m thousands of native studen ts be ing turned away from colleges a nd universities. Pounds for Heart ., How goes the battle? 1986. She is also a me mber o f the National Advisory Counc il of the Canadian Advance d Technology Association (CATA). Kenney-Wallace was appointed Chairman of the Science Council of Canada and is a me mber of the NationalAdvisory Board of Science and Technology, which is chaired by the Prime Minister. As Chairman of the Science Council, she is actively concerned with all science and technology issues in public policy and the climate for R & D development in Canada. The degree of Doctor of Education, honoris causa will be conferred upon William West during the afternoon ceremony. His teaching career began in a tworoom rural school. West was appointed the founding principal of the Lakehead Teachers' College in 1960. He was the assistant Dean of the Faculty of Educatio n, at Lakehead University from 1969 until his retirement in 1976, at which time he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. West was Editor-in-Chief of the Thomas A. Nelson Young Canada Readers for Grades 4, 5, and 6, along with the accompanying Reading Progress Books and the Teache rs' Manuals for the series. West has been involved with the Port Arthur Children's Aid Society, the Port Arthur Library Board and the Port Arthur Summer Playgrounds. He and his wife have been actively involved in the formation of the LocaJ Roads Board, the Shebandowan Volunteer fire Group and the Shebandowan Local Services Board. J Left to right, Clyde Tuy[, Nonn LaVoie, Bob Rosehart andj ohn Russellhave a ll been weighing tn and "doing very well" according to Jessie Sutherland, RN. Although the fund-raising canipaign to raise money for the I Ieart and Stroke Foundation of May 1989 J Ontario is near the ·half-way point, it is still possible to get involved.Jessie invitespeople to either sponsor a loser (ofweigbt, that is) or become a participant. June 2, 1989 is the final weigh in and we send lettuce bouquets to encouraage all participants. AgorA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l"age 5 �Thinking skills for t eachers By Joan Hoskinson Anyone who teaches at La.kehead University is invited to attend a free two-day workshop this month on "Teaching Thinking Skills." The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Charles E. Wales, Director of the Centre for Guided Design, and a professor in the College o Engineering and the College for Education at West Virginia University. His research on thinking skills and the development of methods to teach those skills has been expressed in 26 articles and nine books. He has conducted workshops in guided design and thinking skills to professionals in academia, business, and industry. Dr. Wales has been invited to LU by the BE A BEITER PROF! Attend a Free Workshop by Dr. Charles E. Wales on Teaching Thinking Skills Wednesday, May 24 to Thursday, May 25 Conference Centre, La.kehead University Open to anyone teaching at LU Call Ken Brown (8639) to register Senate Committee on Teaching as part of their commitment to providing instructional development opportunities on campus. Last year, their first two-day workshop was a resounding success, and this year they've arranged for another internationally-acclaimed speaker to provide guidance in the pursuit of teaching excellence. 1he workshop will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 24 and 25, 1989, in the Conference Centre at La.kehead University. If you're interested in attending, please call Ken Brown at 8639 no later than Wednesday, May 10.1bis will allow time to order materials and plan for the social events connected to the workshops. l'larg Page appointed visiting professor ]1 Margaret R Page, Professor Emeritus, has been appointed a visiting professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University for the period of May 1, 1989 to August 3 1, 1989. She will teach in the Baccalaureate Program in nursing at Aga Khan University, Karachi, and act as preceptor/tutor for nurses enrolled in the McMaster BScN program and work with study students in Pakistan. Native hunger st.rike Federal policy provokes protests Proposed changes to post-secondary funding for native students has led to a hunger strike and nation-wide protests. Eight students, including students from Lakehead University, Confederation College and a high school, began their protest March 22 after Pierre Cadieux, Indian and Northern Affairs Minister, announced a $130 million cap on funding for tuition and livingcosts for native college and university students. The fast has ended for the Thunder Bay students. The three Lake head students involved in the protest are Melinda Sault, 22, a secondyear fine arts student; Louanne Bruyere, 26, a first-year bachelor of arts psychology stu- dent; and Carol Buswa, 26, a second-year student in native teacher education. 1he hunger strikers sought a one-year moratorium on any funding changes. 'Ibey also wanted natives to have an equal say in negotiations about postsecondary education. Melinda ' ··)It returned to 1hunder Bay April 26. !)r(e said that, while she had not achieved her goals, there had been an increase in national awareness about the issues. Cadieux has repeatedly defended Bill E-12, saying it would increase the number of students who graduate from the currently leve l ofabout 1,000 per year. In a press re lease, Cadieux said there is common ground between his department and native leaders and remaining problems could be worked out. At one point La.kehead President Bob Rosehart appealed to the students to end their fast. He and Confederation College President Roy Murny offered to act as • media tors in the dispute. 1hree students were from the College. A group of Finnish students visited Lakehead University as part of an exchange agreement between Lakehead and Finland. The students toured the campus and made a few new friends. The group in the photo are, from left to right in the front row, Greg Bec,_ord, LUSU President; Asa Pettersso; :ara Holmberg; and Roch Letournea~ , "formerLUSUPresident. In the Back row are Thomas Nilsson; Derek Apple, Se~to-Sea expedition assistant; and Per Wingqvist. Page 6 AGOKA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ay1989 �Papers/ Publications & Special Projects Dr. Alan Bowd, School of Education, presented a paper entitled "Companio n animals in class: Facilit.iting social interaction and self-esteem in the mainstream'' at the Annual Convention, Council o f Exceptional Children, San Francisco, April 1989. Dr. Bahram Dadgostar,Associate Professor of Business Administration has published the following in 1988: "Integrated Approach to Demand Analysis for Food in Thailand" in The Singapore Economic Review - Vol. XXXIII No. 1 - April 1988; "Role of exchange Rate Change o n Export of Canadian Wheat" in Economic Af. fairs - Vol. 33, Qr. 3 • July/September 1988; "Consumer Demand for Meat in Canada" in The Journal ofEconomics -Vol. XIII -1988 Dr. Said M. Easa, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, attended a meeting of the Transportation Planning Committe~/ the American Society of Civil Enginee-.~ (ASCE), held in Atlanta, Georgia, March 31 to April 1, 1989. The committee discussed aspects related to a specialty conference entitled "Implementing Urban Mobility Solutions" which will be held in 1991 in Meadowlands, New Jersey. The committee also discussed a paper being prepared by Dr. Easa entitled "Traffic Assignment in Practice: Overview and Guidelines for Users" which is part of a paper series sponsored by the Committee for the ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Dr. Allan Gilbert, Professor o f Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, and Mr. Garth Pattyson, Canadian Pacific Forest Products Ltd., received the 1988 John S. Bates Award for Best Paper presented at a BranchMeetingbyamemberoftheBranch. They presented a paper entitled' 'Control of chlorine dioxide residual by spectrophoto metry", which was later published in the Pulp & Paper Canada 90:3 (1989) pp. 85-89. The present.ition took place a t the Business Luncheon of the 75th Annual Meeting of the Technical Section, CPPA, held February 2, 1989 in Montreal. Wha t adds to the uniqueness o f this award is the fact that it was presented by Dr. John S. Bates himself who is "100 years old" and is the "permanent Honorary Chairman" of the Technical Section of the CPPA Call for papers The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development November 24-26 • 1989 The conference on the role ofcircumpolar universities in northern development will consist of keynote lectures, plenary sessions and concurrent thematic sessions, panels and workshops. Social events will ~ Dr.john S. Bates (left) Pennanent Honorary Cbainnan ofthe Technical Section, CPPA, presents the 1988John S. Bates Awardfor Best Paper presented at a Branch meeting by a member ofthe Branch to Dr. Allan Gilbert ofLakebead University (centre) and Mr. Garth Pattyson of Canadian Pacific Forest Products Ltd. (right). The presentation took place Feb. 2, 1989, in Montreal. . - - -- - - - -- -- - - - - - - AoORA May 1989 include film present.itions, historic site tours, receptions and a banquet. Proposals for papers should be received by the Centre for Northern Studies, Lakehead University, no later than Septe mbe r 9, 1989. Earlier receipt of proposals will be appreciated. Proposals should be accompanied by a brief typed, double spaced abstract, and a one paragraph resume of the author. Proposals and supporting information can be sent through the Lakehead University FAX number, 807-343-8023. Please provide the FAX number of your institute with your submission. Final decisions on the papers to be selected for the conference will be announced by mid-September. The Centre for Northern Studies and Lakehead University may be able to subsidize a limited number of participants. Universities in Finland, Norway, Sweden, U.S.A., Iceland, Canada, Greenland and the U.S.S.R will be represented. 'The conference will also i.r).clude representatives from both government and non-government agencies concerned with northern development. Plenary sessions will concentrate on the past, present and future role of circumpolar unive rsities in northern development. Concurrent thematic sessions will cover such specific issues as: regional economic development, political and social e mpowerment, cultural development and integrity, post-secondary education and indigenous peoples, environmental issues, and distance education. Workshops will investigate methods and approaches for funding core programs in circumpolar universities, raising and utilizing seed funds to initiate new programs, funding and maximizing the benefit of university activities in re mote communities, and mobilizing community resources through leadership development. Papers will be reviewed and edited for publication in the conference pro• ceedings. Awards/ Scholarships Deadlines Northern Studies Graduate Awards application deadline is May 15, 1989; Lakehead Univer isty Graduate Scholarships deadline is June 1, 1989; Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) Institutional Scholarships applications deadline is May 15, 1989. For more information please contact Trish McGowan at 8223. Page 7 �The People Page New Face at Lakehead Bev Adams is the project assistant for Additional Basic Qualifications (ABQ) program in Distance Education. She is very much involved in the dcsign/modification of the program for certified teachers. A native of Thunder Bay, Bev attended : Lakehead Univcr.M sity in arts. She headed ofi to Toronto for 10 years of work in the field of human resources. She returned to Thunder Day a few years ago. Bev comes to us from Confederation College where she worked in the student placement officer. Outside work she is kept very busy with two children and a PTA group. City awards honour University people Lakehead University was represented at the 13th a nnual awards for the official recognition of citizens of exceptional achieveme nt. In the area of c ultural achievement Dr. Penny Petrone of the School of Education was recogrtize d for her writing. Northern Voice is an anthology of Inuit literature and is a companion text to her earlier publication First People, First Voices. Elinor Barr, who has been involved in the Lakehead University Archives, was recogrtized for Silver Islet, Striking It Rich in Lakehead Superior. The book is the dis- cusses the Silver Islet Mine. Over ' ··ipast two decades she has promoted the .4tori• cal and literary works of Northwestern Ontario writers. Ruby Slipperjack, a student in the native teacher education program published a novel entitled Honor the Sun. It is the story of a IO-year old native girl's life in a native village along the Canadian National Railway line in the 1950's. The award winners were selected by a committee, including five citizen appointees. The committee was chaired by Alderman Lawrence Timko. Who? Wasn't that math quiz fun last month? Eric Green, Maurice Denson, Bill Alloway and Clem Kent were good sports and have been sending us math puzzles in the mail. Don't tax yourself studying the beautiful face and elegant coiffure of the lady featured below but there could be a payo(f for the right answer. Heather Manty, centre, of Fort Francis, won an awardfor displaying academic perf onnance andprofessionalpromise. The award was presented by Gina Rawson, left, President of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians. Margaret MacLean, Aeling Chainnan ofLibrary and Jnfonnalion Studies, also congratulations Heather. Ontario Council appointment Name Game Who is C. J. Sanders anyway? The C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse was l!amed for Carl. J. Sanders, former president of Gamble Robinson Ltd. in Sudbury, whose personal contributions toward fundr;iising helped in the development o f Lakehead University. Fage 8 Engineering student gets Bell scholarship David Howard, an electrica.1 engi·neering student, has received a Bell Canada Engineering and Computer Science award. Howard is one of 22 students in Ontario and Quebec to receive the award, which will pay fuU tuition for his academic year. There is also an offer of summer e mployme nt with Bell Canada, but Howard said he has already made arrangements for a summer job. The Award is given to studeJJ demonstrating academic distinction, an aptitude for leadership and strong potential for success as engineering and compute r science professionals. Dan Pakulak, Director of Continuing Education at Lakehead University, has been appointed to the executive of the Ontario Counci l for University Continuing Education. He will be a member at large for a one-year term, researching the demographics of part-time students in Ontario. AOORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May1989 �Research ews GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer: Trish McGowaa NSERC POSTGRADUATE SCHOIARSIIIPS The winners of the 1989/90 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships were announced recently. The success rates for 0rst year Masters students was 72.9%, for 0rst year PhD students, 74.7%, and for 1967 Science and Engineering Scholarships, 36%. The total number of applications for new awards was4,258. The following L.akehead studen ts were awarded scholarships: Scott Clydesdale (Psychology), who plans to do a PhD in neuropsychology;John McLaughlin (Forestry), who plans to do a Masters in forestry at L.akchcad; Mark Puumula (Geology), who plans to do a Masters In Geology at Lakchead; Gordon Saby (Mechanical Engineering), who plans to study Mc nical Engineering at the University of Cal~a.ry; and Barbara S<.-cmaycr (Geology), who will be doing a Masters In Geology. Robert foster (Biology) Is the flrst Lake head student to win a prestigious NSERC 1967 Science and Engineering Scholarship. Rob plans to study Entomology at Oxford University. 1989/90 ONTARIO GRADUATE SCIIOIARSIIIPS The following students were awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships in the 1989/ 90 Open Competition: ln:ne Bergeron (Psychology), Patricia Christle (Biology), Scott Clydesdale (P!.--ychology), Thomas Duralla (Outdoor Recreation), Robert Foster (Biology), David Maclean (Psychology), Shelley Mahon (Psychology), John McArthur (Geology), John McLaughlin (Forestry), Unda Ponting (Geography), Mark Puumula (Geology), and Barbara Sccmayer (Geology). We would like 10 congratulate these students on their academic achievement and success, and wish them every success in their future studies. f'..<:NTRE FOR NOR111ERN STUDIES ENTRANCE SCHOIARSHIPS Dr. Paul Watts, Director of the Centre for Nonhern Studies, has announced the wi nners of the Centre 's 1989/90 Graduate EnMay 1989 tran ce Awards. 1be following projects h ave been selected: "Effects of Past Deglaciatlon on the Present Distribution of Fish Within the Sibley Peninsula: Implications for the Tourism Development Proposals for Sleeping Giant Provin cial Park, Nonhwestern Ontmo", submitted by Dr. Walter Momot (Biology); "A Study o r the Relationsh ip Between Adsorbable Organic Halide (AOX) and Acute Toxicity", submitted by Dr. George Ozburn (Biology); "Deformation of Metamorphic Rocks in Northwestern Ontario", submitted by Dr. Graham Borradaile; "The Relationship o f Larnprophytes to Gold Deposits", submitted by Dr. Roger Mitchell (Geology); "Determining the Optimal Transponation Patterns for the Movements of Canadian Expon Grain", submitted by Professor Norman Bonsor; and "The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment: The Role of the Militia in the Development of Northwestern Ontario, 1880 to the Present", submitted by Dr. Bruce Muirhead (History). In the research personnel area, the number of new postgraduate scholarships offered remained constant at 1,850, but a substantial Increase lo stipends (from $12,000 per year for the natural sciences and $13,500 fo r e ngineering and computer science) was expected 10 help raise the acceptance rate. Toe maximum Stipend payable to graduate students from operating grants has been raised to $13,000 per year. The number of new postdoctoral fellowships offered was 185 compared with 155 last year. Council Increased the amount offundlng available to th e Targeted Research Programs by adding $1 million to the Strategic Grants Program, 10 bring funding up 10 $33 million. Thls will provide approximately $15 million for new awards in the 1989/90 competition. The University-Industry Programs have been regrouped with the newly created University-Government Programs under the name Research Partnerships. 'The total amount budgeted for Research Partnerships In 1989-90 Is $31.3 million, compared with $27.8 m illion this year. NEWS FROM NSERC Strategic Grants We recently received a memorandum from Dr.Arthur May, PresldentofNSERC, regarding decisions which were made by Council at Its last meeting. These decisions fall into the following categories: Council adopted a new framework for the Strateg.i c Grants Program. The eligible areas now arc divided into th.rec categories: 1) Advanced Technologies - Includes information systems, biotechn o logy, e n ergy, advanced materials and processes, manufacrurlng systems; 2) Resources - forestry, mining, fisheries/ oceans, food/agriculture; 3) Englvonrnental Quality. The "Open" Arca will be retained as well. The new program framework Is Intended 10 be more focussed and relevant to specific Canadian n eeds and opponunltles. Instead of the traditional "field dcscrltptlon," Council will publish a "mission statement,· which will be a description of Can adian kn owledge needs and technological opportunities in the area. !twill also include an analysis ofthe time frame and the specifically Canadian opportun ities. The mission statement will not, however, suggest speci0c research responses. lbe research comrnunltywill be invited to develop research proposals in support of the goals and objcctlvcsde0ned In the mission st.a tement. Budget Allocations Council's total budget for 1989/90 will be $390 million, compared to $365 million in 1988/89. The bulk of the in c rease is due to the Matching Fund Policy, which will contrlbutc $64 million to Council's budget, compared with $40 millio n In 1988/89. Despite this $25 million Increase, the situation remains d ifficult, as the demand on the largest program, Operating Grants, is increasing rapidly. This year again, over 800 new applicants requested operating grants, and only 110 grantees did not reapply. Council Injected $9 million into the program, which grew from $169 to $178 million. This amount, however, barely covered fundIng for new applicants, merit supplemen ts to the most deserving grantees and small special adjustments 10 the budgets of selected disciplines. It was necessary for grant selection committees 10 decrease the success rate for renewals to maintain the purchasing power of grants. TI1e average operating grant Is $24,000. The funding rate for th e equipment competition was 28.5% ($28.5 million committed against requests totalling $100 millio n). 'Inc equipment budget represents 7% of Council's program budget and is the Orsi stage of a threeyear plan to raise t he percentage devoted 10 equipment 10 10%; approximately $40 million will be available In the 1990 and 1991 competitions. - - - - - - -- - - -- -- AGOR A {Research News continued on page 10} rage 9 �... More Research rtews The next year will be one of transition for the Strategic Grants Program. For the 1989/ 90 competition, the new strategic areas will be In effect, but only one area, Information Systems, has had a mission statement developed which will be applied In this competition. The other new or expanded areas will continue to be defined in terms of their field descriptions for this competition. Mission statements will continue to be developed for the other areas during the course of the year and will be in place for the 1990-91 competition. Matching Funds Reporting Incentive The amount of contributions reponed as eligible under the rules of the Matching Fund Policy for the fiscal year 1987/88 totalled $80.1 million, compared to $68.1 million for 1986/87. Since the total budget allocated by Council for incentive payments for the fiscal year 1988-89 totalled $4,050,000, each universitywill receive an Incentive of5.05% of Its rcponed eligible contributions. Of the total eligible private sector contributions reponed by institutions, 51.6% were made to seven universities and 90% were made to 22 out of the 51 Institutions which submitted repons. Our NSERC Matching Fund Incentive payment for 1988-89 is $10,109 on qualifying private sector research suppon, as compared with $4,718 last year. These funds will be paid to Lakehead through a General Research Incentive Grant, and will be allocated by the Senate Research Committee through its established programs. NSERC's target for eligible contributions for 1989/90 is $64 million, which will be based on reports of eligible contributions received by Institutions in the fiscal period April 1, 1988 to March 31, 1989. For1990/91 the target for eligible contributions rises Lo $90.4 million. There Is some concern that this target may be more difficult to reach. Council has decided to replace the incentive formula by a bonus of 30% on eligible cash contributions actually received during 1988/89 by each university under certain of itsunivcrslty-industryprograms. In addition, Council will pay a separate reporting compensation to each university that submits a repon of eligible contributions in 1989/90. NSERC International Fellowships NSERC has announced a new program of International Fellowships. These fellowships arc intended for non-Canadians, with doctorates from foreign institutions, to enable them LO spend up to two years conducting research at a Canadian university. It is NSERC's hope that these awards will be attractive to excellent young researchers in other countries, that Canadian universities' {coatinuecl fro• page 9} research capabilities will be strengthened by the addition of highly qualified persons from abroad, and that this will be a means of enhancing links with foreign research institutions. There will be a two-stage selection process for these awards. Each university will be given a quota of nominations. Applicants will be asked to apply directly to the university of their choice. The university will then select a number of candidates, up to the specified limit, for recommendation to NSERC. The university quotas will be related in size to the NSERC General Research Grant and will be scaled such that the total of all quotas will be about twice the available number of awards, which will provide a success rate of approximately 50%. lbe quota will be at least one for all eligible universities. There will be no quotas for the number of awards tenable at each university. For the first year of this new program, the following d eadlines will apply: • applications received by universities• Dec. 1/89 - nominations received by NSERC • Jan. 15/ 90 - decisions mailed to nominees-April 30/90 • awards to be taken up - from Oct. 1/90 to Jan. 15/91 NEWS FROM SSIIRC Dr. Paule Leduc, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, recently re leased an Information memorandum to update universities on decisions made by Council. Of these, the most Important concern Is the allocation of the budget for fiscal 1989/90. The Budget In 1989/90, Council will receive an additional $5.8 million following an increase In the ceiling on matching funds, which now stands at $13.1 million, and the increase in the base budget that was awarded last May ($4 million for 1989/90). The Council's budget for the next year will be $81.3 million. The $5.8 million represents a 7. 7% increase in the Council's budget. As the demand for new grants In 1989-90 increased byl7.1%over thepreccdlngycar, however, Dr. Leduc anticipates a slight decrease In the success rate for this program. The Research Grants Program has been given the greatest share of the additional funds, 74.4%. This increase will permit a 36.4% dollar success rate, compared with 37.9% In 1988/89. The budget for General Research Grants will Increase by 19.1%, so the block grants under the General Research Grants and Travel Grants for International Conference programs will remain at the same proportion of Research Grants as last year, 17.6%. ThcbudgetforFellowshipswillalsobe Page 10 - - - -- - - - -- -- - -- - - increased. The success rate In the Doctoral Fe llowships Program will rise to 22% fr ) 20%, while the rate In the Postdoctoral r s,c. lowships Program will rise from 25% to 30%. 'fbe value of the fellowships in both programs will be Increased by 4%. Matching Funds Reporting Incentive Repons rece ived from universities on private sector contributions greatly exceeded both SSH RC'sexpectationsand the ceiling of *8.3 million set by the government. Private secwr contributions received by the universities In 1987-88 reached $37.5 million (an inc rease of 19% over last year). Of this amount, $30.9 million was deemed eligible, an increase of 25%. lbe Incentive payment totals $1,075,000 million, which, again this year, will be prorated for distribution to universities on the basis of e ligible amounts rcponcd. This year, Lakehcad received $2,839, as compared to $1,560 last year. Council has revised its policy and adopted a new formula which will become effective In 1989-90. This formula is a sliding scale compensation payment similar to the one announced by NSERC. Universities will receive an administration fee which will be calculated according to a pre-established scale based upon eligible contributions reported by each lnsJrltutlon. On the first $100,000 reported, university will receive 5%; this should p vide Lakehead with a higher Incentive fee again next year. Aid to Small Universities For a number of years there has been a moratorium on the Aid to Small Universities Program with respect to new applications. The number of small universities supported under this program has been fixed at 21, each receiving grants of S25,000. Council Is presently reviewing this program, and decisions will be made In December 1989. GRANTS AWARDED L am very pleased to announce that Lakchead faculty have been very successful in the 1989/90 SSHRC Research Grants Program. Of the nine applications submitted, five were successful and two were placed on the reverslonary list (projects that were considered to be wonhy of funding but for which there were not enough funds).The following faculty arc to be congratulated on their success: Professor Norman Bonsor (Economla,), "Transponation of Export Grain"; Dr. Brian O'Connor (Psychology), " ) latlonships Between Elderly People .. lltelr Friend s and Family"; {Research News cominued on page 11} AGOKA - -- - - -- - - - - -- - - - May1989 �... More Research News {con tiaued from page 1 0 } ProfessorJohn O'Mcara (F.ducatlon), "Dcri.ttlonal Morphology of Nonhwcstem Ontario Objibwc"; Dr. Ken Rotenberg (Psychology), "Children's Responses to Inconsistent Emotion Cues"; Professor Geoffrey Weller (Vice-President Academic), "Inspectors General of Intellige nce Agencies: A Comparative Analysis". Professor Scott Hamilton (Anthropology) has been awarded a SSRC grant as a co-Investigator with Dr. B.A. Nicolson, Depanmcnt of Sociology/Anthropology at Brandon University, cntit.lcd Prehistoric/Historic Land Use in Southern Manitoba. Professor Mary Lou Kelley (Social Work) has been awarded a grant from the Ministry of Community and Social Services Lottery Research Grants Program for a project entitled "A Study of Care Options for People Currently on Waiting Lists for Long-Tenn Institutional Care". Together with her collaborator, Mrs. Wendy Kirkpatrick, Administrator of the Thunder Bay District Placement Coordination Service, Professor Kelley will evaluate what resources, not currently available, would enable people on waiting lists for long-term care institutions to remain living In the community. Ask Dr. Weir Dr. Neil Weir Professor, Department of Chemistry Q I wear glasses which have lenses which darken in the sunlight. What causes the darkening, and why does it occur more rapidly outside? I also noticed that the lenses take longer to become clear again when they have been exposed to cold weather. Why is it? A Your glasses have, what we call photochromic lenses. Photochromic materials change color when exposed to light, and revert to their original color when the May 1989 Centre for Entrepreneurship Lakehead adds studies for entrepreneurs Lakehead University is involved in developing the entrepreneurial spirit in Northwestern Ontario. Lakehead, in conjunction with Confederation College, has established the Centre for Entrepreneurship for the Northwest. The Centre is one of six to be set up in colleges and universities across Ontario. The Centre for Entrepreneurship is in operation on the campuses of the University and Confederation College. Entrepreneurial studies has three aims: to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the entrepreneurial process; to give students an opportunity to relate theory to practice, matching 'why' with 'how'; and to help students prepare for their own entrepreneurial ventures. At Lakehead, six half-credit courses and one full-credit practicum have been designed and are ready for delivery. They light source is re moved. While many rather complex organic compounds exhibit photochromisin, the materials used in lenses are relatively simple and have been known for a long time; i.e. the silver halides - silver chloride and bromide. These materials darken when exposed to light; as in the photographic process. However, the darkening can be made reversible if small crystals of the halide are very finely disperesed in an oxide glass, such as that used to make le nses. (If they are not finely dispersed, the darkening is permanent, and an image is fanned.) The crystals are made up of ions - charged part.i des - the silver ion being positive and the chloride ion being negative. Exposure to sunlight results in an electron being removed from the chloride ion, and this then travels through the crystal and joins up with a siiver ion to fonn a neutral silver atom. The process is repeated and a fine dispersion of silver atoms is fanned; and since these absorb the incident light, the material appears darker. When the light source is removed, the reaction reverses, the silver atoms essentially will be open to all university students. Brad Rush is the program development officer at Lakehead. He has a wealth of experience as an entrepreneur. Rush's area of research is the development of growing, owner-managed finns. He has held managerial and administrative positions in seven countries. The first course to be offered at Lakehead begins this month. Principles of Entrepreneurship is an introductory course into the entrepreneurial process. Other courses to be offered include Creativity and Technological Innovation, New Venture Feasibility, New Venture Start-Up, Consulting to Smaller Enterprises and Managing the Growing Enterprise. "Lakehead University now has the largest concentration of entrepreneurship courses for undergraduates in Canada," Rush said. giving back their acquired electrons, and silver and chloride ions (and a clear material) are fanned. There is, however, an important difference between the two reactions. The darkening is brought about by light, but the clearing is a thermal reaction; i.e. it depends on the absorption of heat from the "surroundings" - the crystals, the glass, the air, etc. Consequently the reverse reaction tends to be much slower, and we all have noticed how the lenses take some time to clear. This energy requirement also explains why the clearing takes even longer when the lenses have been cooled. The rate of clearing (approximately) doubles for each rise of 15degrees Celsius in temperature. The reason for the more rapid darkening outside is that the lenses are then exposed to a much higher intensity of ultra-violet radiation from the sun. (fluorescent light provide only minute amounts of ultraviolet radiation.) The silver halides are more sensitive to such radiation; i.e. the photochemical process occur more rapidly. AOORA - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar FRIDAY, 12 To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the JuneAgora is May 17, 1989. May Meeting• Senate, 2:30 pm Approval of Graduands Final date for refunds on withdrawals from Spring Session half-courses whic commenced May 24 CONCERT Felicia Urbanski • music for violin clarinet & piano Cornwall School 1006 7:30 pm Final date for registration, changes and withdrawal without academic penalty in Spring Session half-courses which commenced May 24. FREE ADMISSION WEDNESDAY, 31 SUNDAY, 14 MONDAY, 1 Thunder Bay Chamber Players Music for winds & piano 7:30 pm • Cornwall 1006 Adults $10 Students $5 MEETING Alumni Board 7:30 pm THURSDAY, 4 Final date for registration and changes in Spring Session full courses and half courses which commenced May 1 Final date for Withdrawal Without academic penalty from Spring Session half. courses which commenced May 1 Final date for refunds on withdrawal from Spring Session full-courses and half-courses which commenced on May 1 The Corporate Canoe Challenge 7 p.m. at Old Fort WiHiam June Silver Jubilee Float to appear in the Shrine Parade THURSDAY, 18 MEETING Board of Governors 4:00 pm WEDNESDAY, 14 Spring term classes end Final date for applications for the Summer Session MONDAY, 22 Commonwealth Day UNIVERSI1Y CLOSED WEDNESDAY, 24 SATURDAY, 6 Royal LePage Run for Women 10 a.m. start Start: Algoma and Gibson Streets Spring Session half-courses commence Spring Session full-courses which commenced May I resume SATURDAY, 27 WEDNESDAY, 10 Final date for withdrawal without acade mic penalty from Spring Session full-courses .(Sllf)l\T '111LU)Ef il~L m:,o,~ ;re: ~ EX1'OSl'l1ONJ , L MONDAY, 29 Co<rwrerce You are invited to visit the I..akehead University exhibit in the Ontario Building , booth 317. 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Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.6 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a sketch and announcement of the Regional Education Centre, a report from the President, and an article on 1989 Convocation. 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 1989-05 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Annual Fund Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation Convocation 1989 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/6d7037d1c224f60671a9880091f56772.pdf fe2898fb216457b5db9de97a1828f790 PDF Text Text Inside: __,_. J Collaborati '";ood N ve Research 'ews for C • ....... anbou Sayo~·~·;~·t~·~t~d.. blue pages "ound for Gifu ents b ECanada Sea-to:s··..;;············· 3 xpedition begin:a................ 3 • Lakehead :I:.'." Universit~ • _Agor~ THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO. 5 MAY 1991 (_ Top le~ to right, Lois Wilson, Kenneth Armson, Roberta Bondar, Arn Westlake, Arthur Black and Richard Lyons- A Most Im~~~ e QrOUl> of eanadians at Con"ocatton '91 Continued on page 2 �Convocation '91 is another history-maker The Very Reverend Dr. Lois Wilson will be installed as the University's 5th Chancellor. Honorary degrees will be bestowed upon Dr. Roberta Bondar, the Canadian astronaut from Sault Ste. Marie, who will go on the next space mission as a payload specialist, Arthur Black, the man often referred to as the Leacock of the North, Richard Lyons, the much-loved and respected Native elder, and Kenneth Armson, the man who's name is synonymous with forest management. Title of Fellow of the University will be conferred upon Arn Westlake, well-known Thunder Bay business man and community leader. And if all that is not enough, this's year's graduating class will be the largest in history, 1460 and growing. Black will address the morning convocation and Armson the afternoon session. KEN ARMSON Ken Armson was born in Newtonbrook, Ontario, in 1927. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he began his career as a research forester with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. In late 1952 he joined the Faculty of Forestry at U of T and carried out teaching duties and research in the areas of silviculture and forest soils with a leave of absence for graduate work at Oxford. As a result of his professional and scientific experience and his wide-spread recognition, Mr. Armson was approached by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in 1974 to undertake an in-depth evaluation of their forest management program with emphasis on silvicultural and professional practices. This resulted in the publication of "Forest Management in Ontario 1976", the so-called "Armson Report" recommending the concept of Forest Management Agreements. In 1978, Mr. Armson accepted the post of Special Advisor on Forest Regeneration to the Forest Resources Group of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and was involved in drafting the original agreements and the legislation which brought the Forest Management Agreements into law. As Chief Forester with the Forest Resources Group of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Armson developed a major paper on private land forestry which became a government "green" paper entitled "Private Land Forests, a Public Resource". He has been the recipient of two major awards: in 1978, the Gold Medal award of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, and in 1990, the Ontario Forestry Award from the Ontario Forestry Association and more than one hundred publications and a textbook on forest soils to his credit. ARTHUR BLACK When Arthur Black comes to Thunder Bay, the place he calls his "spriritual hometown", he'll receive his Honorary Doctor of Letters and record a special edition of CBC Radio's Basic Black (aired June 1 at 10:05 am). Black isn't letting his honorary PhD go to his head. "I don't like formality," he says. "Please don't call me Dr. Black. Dr. Art will do." This zany author is best known for his Saturday morning program described as "inspired lunacy, music and interviews every Saturday morning on CBC radio". Black's style and commentary are what appeals to his Canadian listening public. Over a third of a million listeners per week attest to his popularity. Countless others watch him on CBC-TV's "The Journal", while others read his syndicated column cross country in many weekly newspapers. Among Arthur Black's credits are a 1976 Ohio State Award for the best radio children's series; a 1977 George Cadogan Award as the best weekly columnist; and a 1987 National Magazine Award for humour. Page2 Black's award celebrates the benefits that northwestern Ontario has received from Black's long association with it. Yes, he's come a long way since the early 70's when he was a livestock reporter in Toronto. Welcome back, Dr. Black. ROBERTA BONDAR Roberta Bondar received zoology and agriculture degrees from Guelph in 1968, a Masters of Science degree in experimental pathology from the University of Western, a doctorate in neurobiology from the University of Toronto and a medical degree from McMaster in 1977. She worked for six years for the then federal Fisheries and Forestry Department on genetics of the spruce bud worm with reference to the visual system. After internship in medicine at Toronto General Hospital, she completed postgraduate medical training in neurology at the University of Western Ontario, in neuro-ophthalmology at Tufts' New England Medical Center in Boston and at the Playfair Neuroscience Unit of Toronto Western Hospital. She is one of six Canadian astronauts selected in 1983, and began astronaut training in 1984. In 1985 she was named chairperson of the Canadian Lifesciences Subcommittee for Space Station. She is a Civil Aviation medical examiner, a member of the Ontario Premier's Council on Science and Technology, a member of the scientific staff at Sunnybrook Hospital and a Stroke Neuro-Ophthalmology Research Fellow at Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Bondar was chosen as one of two Canadian Payload Specialist candidates who began training in the spring of 1989 for the lML-1 mission. In early 1990, she was designated as the prime Canadian Payload Specialist for this mission scheduled for the near future. RICHARD CHARLES LYONS Born in Fort Frances, Ontario in 1925, Richard Charles Lyo'. is a well-known figure in Northwestern Ontario for his lifelong commitment to stimulating interest and pride in Native culture. ln 1972, Mr. Lyons founded the Lyons Dance Troupe which has since performed for audiences across Canada, the United States, and Europe including members of the Royal Family. Mr. Lyons has been the recipient of two important awards: an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Ministry of Citizenship and the Ministry of Culture and Communications (March, 1989) and a Good Citizenship Award from the Ministry of the Solicitor General (April, 1989). Mr. Lyons, by his countless achievements and selfless dedication to Native cultures, continues to recognize "the need to provide bridges between Native and non-Native communities through the sharing of cultural activities". ARN WESTLAKE Arnold Eugene Westlake was born in Trenton, Ontario in 1930. He joined the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Trenton, Ontario in 1950 and subsequently served at various branches in Ontario. During his career he served as field auditor in the bank's head office; worked in international banking in the Caribbean and the United States; was advertising manager in the head office; and regional superintendent in the Eastern and Northern regions of Ontario. Mr. Westlake became associate dealer for Canadian Tire Corporation in Bolton before transferring to Thunder Bay in 1976. Community involvements have been so extensive there was a farewell tribute for Am and Margaret Westlake at the Community Auditorium prior to his retirement to British Co lumbia. J J AGORA - -- - - -- - -- -- - - - - May 1991 �Around Campus Visiting Lecturer: Geography of the Holy Land scholarships will also be increased to $3,953 from $3,766 per Dr. Yehuda Gradus term. The Summer Course, Geography 3901: Geography of the A major review of OSAP will be undertaken and comtfoly Land (also calendared as Religious Studies 3705) will be pleted by August 1991, will be conducted in consultation with ( mght by a visiting Israeli scholar, Dr. Yehuda Gradus of Ben- students, faculty, administrators, and others who have an Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva. interest in OSAP. The ministry intends to implement major Dr. Gradus completed his B.A. in Geography and Political change in OSAP in time for the 1992-93 academic year. Science at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and his M.A. Some of the issues covered by the review will be: and Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Pittsburgh, Penn- financial eligibility criteria; sylvania (where one of his instructors was Dr. Gilley of - the way student aid is allocated, including an examinaL.akehead's Geography Department). After two years lecturtion of student debt loads; and ing at the Greensburg campus of the University of Pittsburgh, - measures to help non-traditional students, including Dr. Gradus returned to Israel and the new Bcn-Gurion part-time students, those with special needs, single University of the Negev (named for Ben-Gurion, the first . a r e n t s and adult learners. Prime Minister of Israel). He is now Professor in the Depart\ ~ ment of Geography there; the first incumbent of the Harry M. , Levy Chair in Geography and Regional Planning. From 1985 Modem Day Voyageurs Retrace :,, , to 1989, he was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social , the Path of Mackenzie Sciences. Dr. Gradus has published seven books and over forty What do 36 Lakehead University students, 3 assistant expapers and chapters in books; mostly on Israel and especially pedition leaders and one Outdoor Recreation, Parks and the Negev, the arid desert that covers the southern half of Tourism professor, all in voyageur costume equal? The Israel. He has presented scholarly papers all over the world second phase of the "Canada Sea-to-Sea" expedition. These from Belo Horizonte (Brazil) to Lanzhou (China) and from brave explorers, under the guidance of Dr. Jim Smithers, left Melbourne (Australia) to Moscow (USSR) - and has delivered L.akehead University on April 29 to visit Southern Ontario guest lectures at universities in India, South Africa, Belgium, schools, bringing a Stay-in-School message to thousands of the United States and Canada. He was previously at school children, before embarking on the official expedition. Lakehead in the Fall of 1989, giving a paper at the conference The voyage begins in Lachine, Quebec on May 15 and ends in on the Circumpolar North. Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 23. In 1989, 25 Lakehead students, with Dr. Smithers at the "helm", paddled 3500 km from Fort McMurray, Alberta to the Changes to OSAP Arctic Ocean, recreating Mackenzie's first journey down th.e Part-time students will receive larger transportation and river that now bears his name. In 1992 the expedition team personal living allowances. In previous years, part-time travels from Winnipeg to Peace River, Alberta and in 1993 ( udents got a percentage of the full-time allowance, based on from Peace River to Bella Coola, British Columbia. what percentage of a full course load they were taking. Now The voyageurs will perform their Jiving history roadshow they will receive the same amount as full-time students. across Canada. The full two hour programme includes a Changes to the way Ontario utilizes the Canada Student thirty minute historical drama, complete with songs, stories Loan program will make an extra $36 million in loans availand dances, centred around an historical encampment. able to Ontario students. Because we will now be allowing The pre-€xpedition performances in the Midland area, additional expenses, single students will receive a $28 per Toronto and London have played to enthusiastic crowds and week miscellaneous allowance and married and sole-support despite a little rainy weather the spirits of the voyageurs parents will be eligible for an additional maintenance allowhaven't been dampened. Says expedition member Cliff ance of $634 per child if they have one or two children and Britton, "it's thrilling to see the kids' eyes wide with excite$1,248 if they have three or four children. ment when we do our interpretations." The number of Ontario Graduate Scholarships will be increased by 100 from 1200 to 1300 and the amount of the qJ As they say in Japan...Sayonara! The link between Lakehead University and the Gifu 'This is an opportunity I cannot pass up," said Kristin. University for Education and Languages in Japan keeps The two are considered special guests and their airfare, growing stronger. Last summer the two post-secondary accommodation and academic fees will be paid for by Gifu institutions signed a General Agreement charting the comUniversity. mitment of both facilities to establish faculty, administrative fj, 1,.. V and student exchanges as well as joint workshops. The I' inaugural activity within the recently signed student ex;,I change agreement. I ' Cindy Smith, fourth year Concurrent Education and ·1/ Kristin Graver, second-year Political Studies, travelled to the Pacific Rim on May 1 and will stay until July 31 . The city of Gifu is located on the island of Honshu, approximately 40 t miles inland and west of Tokyo. The students will receive basic instruction in Japanese and in tum, will act as instructors for English Language classes offered by the university. They will live with Japanese families for their entire stay. The students are, understandably, very excited about the Cindy Smith, left, and Kristin Graver study the map prior to new world they are encountering this summer. departure. . - U l ., y ~.✓; May 1991 AGORA - - - - - -- -- - - - -- -- - - Page 3 �Program Encourages Young Students to Consider Eneineertn, Careers Laurentian University will receive a $4,000 grant from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines to assist with its Engineering Awareness Program for senior elementary school students. The program is aimed at Grade 7 and 8 students who may be still deciding whether to enter technical programs in high school. In May 1990, about 200 Grade 7 and 8 students from four Sudbury area schools attended the pilot program at the Laurentian University School of Engineering. Students participated in specially formatted labs for one day that gave them a taste of engineering and exposed them to computer-aided design, ventilation, flotation, pyrometallurgy, fluid mechanics and surveying. Engineering students and technical staff provided the instruction, and at the end of the program students received a diploma and a brass medallion that they had cast and moulded themselves. Response to the pilot prgram from students, parents, teachers and school board consultan ts was positive. This year, Laurentian wants to increase the number of participating students to about 400 by extending the sessions from the original three days to five. The university also intends to hire engineering students as instructors again. At least half will be women, who will serve as positive role models for the young female students. "This initiative is helping break down the stereotypes associated with a mining career and will therefore encourage young people to seriously consider furthering their education in this field", said Mines Minister Gilles Pouliot. "By ensuring a stock of competent young professionals for years to come, the mining industry will be the long-term beneficiary of initiatives s uch as this". The Sudbury Chapter of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has also pledged a grant of $1 ,000 to assist with this project. J Vending Contract Awarded In the spring, the university tendered its contract for the provision of campus vending services for the next three years. Twin City Refreshments Ltd. was the successful bidder and will replace Red Carpet Food Services as the campus vending contractor. Government Announces Native Postsecondary Education and Training Strategy The Ontario Government will provide $3.1 million this year to initiate a strategy aimed at removing barriers within the postsecondary education system that limit the educational and training achievements of Native students. The strategy is designed to encourage postsecondary institutions to work in partnership with Native communities to increase their role in decision making, program development, and developing admissions criteria. It will also provide Native organizations with funding to cover costs associated with their involvement in the implementation of the strategy. "We want to increase the participation and completion rates of Native people in college and university programs", said Dr. Allen, the Minister of Colleges and Universities. "To accomplish this our postsecondary institutions must work together with Native organizations to increase their sensitivity to Native culture and issues and increase the extent of participation of Native people in decisions affecting Native postsecondary education". ) Host a Japanese University Student Japanese university students participating in a month-long summer language program at Lakehead University are placed with a homestay family for two weeks. Homestay begins Friday, August 9, 1991 and continues through to Friday, August 23, 1991. If you would like to open your home to two of these students and show them some Canadian hospitality, please call the Continuing Education Department at 343-8068. Some remuneration is offered to cover expenses. Page 4 AGORA----- - -- - -- - - - - - M e,y 1991 �RESEARCH NEWS CARIBOU MAN: Dr. Harold Cumming Protection of the rare and elusive woodland caribou hns brought together two government departments, researchers, biologists, private industry and a concerned graduate student r Harold Cumming was born on Manitoulin Is1and and perhaps that island beginning was the root of his lifelong curiosity about the world around him. He argues that it was the illustrated book, The Living Forest, which he read as a small boy, that had the most profound influence on his life. I-I.is education includes studies at the University of Toronto, Michigan State and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He has been teaching in the School of Forestry since 1973. As a wildlife biologist, his work has been largely with animals of the deer family, moose, white-tailed deer and caribou, but it also includes eagles and beavers. According to Professor Cumming, "it is the caribou situation, however, that is critical." _ A unique three-year •artnership study by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Buchanan Forest Products and Lakehead University will study the effects of timber harvest activity on the traditional wintering grounds used by woodland caribou near Armstrong. The partnership includes Dr. Cumming and his graduate student, Bruce Hyer, Regional Wildlife Biologist Tim Timmerman and employees at Buchanan, a locally owned and operated company with its head office in Thunder Bay. The study is being jointly funded by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities through the University Research Incentive Fund (URIF), MNR and Buchanan with the total value of the project estimated at $150,000 over three years. It was 1958 when Cumming, then district MNR biologist at Gerald ton, first started to look for caribou around Lake Nipigon. In his own words: "by 1978, I had to admit we hadn't learned much in the last 20 years." His first major caribou project began in 1978: a partnership project that included researchers from time in to the winter behaviour of caribou. Old and new studies indicate that one of Ontario's rarest mammals, the woodland caribou, is unusually sensitive to advancing civilization. In his article CARIBOU COUNTRY, Cumming noted that people are always astonished to discover that woodland caribou live within 100 miles of Thunder Bay! The article provides detailed information about the woodland caribou and the importance of forest management to guarantee their survival in this area of North western Ontario. Cumming believes that the herd he's been studying numbers about 100. 'The herd is holding it's own, and there is some risk involved with the controlled study, 'There is something immoral about using the forest in such a way that it drives out the natural inhabitants." Lakehead University, the Canadian Forestry Service and the Nipigon District MNR. That project investigated where caribou lived in the area surrounding the upper half of Lake Nipigon. In 1981, he conducted another study, also with Nipigon District, and supported by Great Lakes Forest Products and the World Wildlife Fund, but this but we won't know until we try it." Background information provided by the MNR and Cumming indicate that the decline of caribou was probably due to a combination of human disturbance factors including hunting and land clearing, increased predation by wolves due to increased moose and deer densities, disease and change of habitat through logging and fire. The tagging portion of the project is not an easy task. In July, the caribou will be chased from the islands into the water where motor boats have proven the most successful method of tagging. Admitting it sounds a bit like a "roundup complete with a lassoo", Cumming argues that it's the most effective method with the least amount of stress to the animal. Their research findings will be directly applicable to forest and wildlife planning for the Armstrong area and assist in planning future timber management operations which will allow accessing and transporting wood with minimum impact on the caribou. "Effective caribou management will require that foresters, wildlife biologists, planners and technical staff have a high level of understanding of caribou ecology." �LEADER: New group has a closer look at ecology and evol ution issues There may not be a lot of food, but Dr. Azzim Mallik, Department of Biology, will assure you there is a lot of food for thought. During the winter term, an enthusiastic group of Lakehead University faculty, graduate students and Ministry of Natural Resources researchers met every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research boardroom to discuss various contemporary issues related to the topics of ecology and the environment. The group calls itself the Lakehead Ecology and Evolution Discussions on Environmental Research (LEADER). LEADER is made-up of approximately 15-20 people. At each session, a member of the group is asked to lead the discussion on a specific issue and he/she talks for 15-20 minutes to introduce the subject, controversy around it, and its academic and practical implications. The presentation is followed by a very lively discussion. Topics of discussion range from sociology-geography, to hard core theoretical aspects of ecology and evolutionary thinking, to scientific travel accounts in the eroded highlands of Turkey or India. Questions always seem to arise such as, "How do we determ ine species behaviour, population regulations, species extinction, and adverse impacts of humans on the environment?" And most importantly, "How can environmental degradation be stopped?" All suggestions are welcome and everyone's opinions and comments have equal importance. Dr. Mallik states, "I soon realized how much there is to know about the things that arc slightly away from my own little world of specialization. Every Thursday lunch hour opened my eyes in more than one way, as I am sure it did to many others in attendance." Dr. Doug Morris is to be commended for this successful initiative and the Centre for Nor thern Studies for the coffee and donuts. Thanks are also due the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research for providing the excellent meeting facilities. LEADER members invite all interested students, facu lty and staff to join them when these talks resume in the fail. SSHRC RESEARCH AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED! SSHRC has recently announced the res~lts of the 1991 /92 Research Grants competition. In total, the Grants Selection Committees recommended to SSHRC that four Lakehead University researchers be funded . However, due to the increasing numbers of researchers applying to the Council for limited federal research dollars, many deserving rescard1 proposals were not funded. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies would like to take this opportunity to commend all researchers for their efforts in this year's competition. ) Dr. Livio Di Matteo Dr. Thomas Dunk NEW SHHR C RESEARCH GRANTS Dr. Livio Di Matteo, Department of Economics - "Wealth Holding in Ontario: 1892". D r. Thomas Dunk, Centre for Northern Studies/Sociology - Native Labour in the Early Industrial Economy of Northwestern Ontario: 1850 - 1950". Dr. Patricia Jasen, Department of History - Canadian Cultural History; the relationship between economic and cultural factors examined in specific contexts, such as the tourist ind us try". Dr. Harun Rasid, Department of Geography - Flood Control Controversy in Bangladesh: Floodplain Residents' Perception of mega-projects, miniprojects and indigenous adjustments". Page 2 Dr. Patricia Jasen Dr. Harun Rasul SSHRC GRANTS RENEWED F OR 1991 /92 Dr. Patricia Jasen, Department of History, Canada Research Fellowship. Dr. John O'Meara, Department of Education - Research Grant: "Derivational Morphology of Northwestern Ontario Ojibwe". Dr. Robert Payne, School of Outdoor Recreation - Research Grant: "Social Profiles of Wildlife-Related Recreation Activity in Canada, 1981 - 1988". INTERNATIONAL GRANT ASSISTS DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE MONITOR Dr. Laurie Garred, Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded an international collaborative travel grant by External Affairs and International Trade Canada's program, Going Global Europe 1992. Through this program, university researchers are invited to explore, establish or consolidate links between Canada and Europe in the field of science and techn ology. Dr. Garred spent a sabbatical year in 1988-89 with an interdisciplinary group of physicians and engineers at the University of Mon tpellier, France, on several problems related to the treatment of patien ts with failed kidneys. Dr. Garred plans to continue h is research col""\ laborations with his French colleagues, to develop a prototype urea monitor, a .J project which was initiated d uring his sabbatical leave. The success of this project could lead to a commercial device w ith worldwide ~arketing potential. - - -- - - - - -- -- - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - -- -- - - -- - -- - - M ay 1991 �RESEARCH CONTRACTS AWARDED Dr. Peter Duinker, Chair in Forest Management and Policy, School of Forestry, has been awarded a research contract by e Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' Northern Forest ( velopment Group, entitled "Marten Habitat Supply nal ysis in Timmins" . Dr. Duinker believes that proper integration of wildlife values with timber values in forest management is unlikely to occur unless forest managers are able to forecast quantitatively the temporal and spatial responses of wildlife habitat carrying capacities to alternative management strategics. The objective of this study is to develop and test a dynamic habitat simulator to forecast marten carrying capacity responses to forest-management strategies. Dr. Gary Murchison, School of Forestry, has been awarded a research contract by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Northern Region cntitlcd,-"Forest Harvesting Residue Sampling Methodology". The objectives of this study arc: 1) to review the technology of conducting forest harvest residue surveys and fuel wood surveys at the stand level or clearcut level; 2) to evaluate the relevancy of specific methodologies to estimate residue and infractions of the Crown Timber Act as a result of harvesting; and 3) to develop and test an economical and statistically justifiable system of estimating logging residues in cut-over areas of Northern Ontario. Dr. Murchison states, "Logging residue, whether due to uneconomic or defective products or due to wasteful practices may offer an impediment to subsequent silvicultural treatment and may result in charges being laid against an operator'' . Dr. Murchison has also been awarded a research contract by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' Northern ? rest Development Group, to compute and evaluate mer_mtable tree volume estimates for jackpine, based on the Honer's volume function. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THE CANADA COUNCIL The Killam Program The Killam awards of the Canada Council are intended to support scholars of exceptional ability engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. Two categories of awards are offered under the Killam Program: The lzakk Walton Killam Memorial Prizes and The Killam Research Fellowships. The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prizes are intended to honour eminent Canadian scholars actively engaged in research, whether in industry, government agencies, universities or elsewhere. Three prizes are available to be awarded in each of the following areas: the natural sciences; engineering; and the health sciences. Only Canadian citizens are eligible for this honour. The prizes provide $50,000, to be used as desired by the recipients. Scholars cannot apply for this G S A .,_ award on their own behalf, but must be nominated by three experts in their fields. The deadline for submitting a nomination is June 30, 1991. Killam Research Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis to support researchers in any of the following broad fields: humanities; social sciences; natural sciences; health sciences; engineering, and studies linking any of the di_sciplincs within these broad fields. The purpose of the Killam Research Fellowship is to provide released time to an individual scholar who wishes to pursue independent research. This fellowship provides partial or full salary repla_cement, to a maximum of $53,000, for up to two years. Applicants must be Canadian citizens. Permanent residents must present evidence of the intention to stay in Canada after the period covered by the award. The deadline for submitting applications is June 30, 1991. MRC RECOMMENDATION ON ANIMAL RESEARCH The Medical Research Council of Canada has published a Discussion Paper on the Use of Animals in Research. The paper discusses the need to use animals in research and makes recommendations about their treatment. The report aims at ensuring the humane care, use, and treatment of research animals. While the guidelines are voluntary, MRC and NSERC will refuse funds or withdraw them from any researchers it supports who do not abide by them. Copies of the report are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS FACULTY APPOINTMENT TO OCGS APPRAISAL COMMITTEE D r. Jim Stafford, Department of Sociology has been appointed, beginning July 1, 1991, to a three-year term as a member of the provincial graduate Appraisal Committee by the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies. The Appraisal Committee is responsible for periodically reviewing all existing Ontario graduate programs to ensure they are maintaining a good quality program as well as review all applications for new graduate programs. Lakehead University is fortunate to have continuous representation on the Appraisal Committee. Dr. John Jamieson is to complete his three-year membership on June 30, 1991. During his last year, Dr. Jamieson was Chair. RECENTLY COMPLETED GRADUATE STUDENT THESES STRAW, Geoffrey (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Marg Sellick Thesis Title: Relaxation and Guided Imagery for the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Mutual Appreciat ion for Grad Student s and Profs The Annual Spring Graduate Student Barbecue, hosted by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the Graduate Student Association was held on Thursday, 4 April 1991. A large number of faculty, graduate students and their families were in attendance. Ms. Maria Farno, President of the Graduate Student Association, presented the award for May 1991 - - - - - - - - - -- - -- Favourite Professor of 1990-91 to Drs. Ken Brown and Peter Duinker of the School of Forestry, and to Dr. Marg Se~ck, Department of Psychology. The awards for Outstanding Graduate Student of 1990-91 went to Maria Kostakos, Departrnent of Psychology and Patrick Matakala, School of Forestry. The names of the professors and graduate students will be engraved on a special plaque, which is located in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. F.ESEARCH NEWS - - - - -- - -- -- - -- -- Page 3 �Upcoming Deadline Dates Quick Reference Research Opportunities University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - January 31, May 31, October 15 Asia-Pacific Research Fund - Open World Health Organization; Fellowships - June 30, 1991. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime, but 2 months prior to when training begins. World Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance fund on New Information Technologies - Open CIDA International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario: Research Grants (April 15 and October 15). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Health and Welfare Canada; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) - deadline changed to June 1, 1991; Conferences and Workshops - any time after April 1, 1991; Aids Research Program - March 15 and September 15, 1991; and Career Awards - July 31, 1991. Heritage Canada Foundation Awards Program - June 1, 1991 Japanese Science and Technology Agency Fellowships STA/NSERC - Open, but allow 6 months for processing World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund January 1, April 1,July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services: Northern Bursary Program -June 7, 1991. UPCOMING CONFERENCES Social Science Federation of Canada 1991 Conference September 27 - 29, 1991, Ottawa The theme of this year's conference is Public Awareness of Social Sciences. For a number of years, there has been a debate within the Federation about the importance of popularizing social science research and bridging the gap between the academic community and the public. On the whole, the academic community agrees with the need to inform the public, government and the private sector about the importance of social science research and the relevance of its findings to the well-being of our society. Conference topics include: Communicating Scientific ideas Through the Media, Universities and Social Science Awareness and Social Sciences: the View from the Hill. Japan Science and Technology Fund - EAITC/ISTC/NSERC - Open, but allow 3 months for processing. Killam Program of the Canada Council: Research Fellowships - June 30, 1991 and The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prizes -June 30, 1991. National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open FAREWELL WISHES The Office of Research and Graduate Studies would like to thank Mrs. Connie Hartviksen for her energy and commitment to the activities of the Office during her time as Interim Research Officer and most recently, as Special Projects Research Officer. We regret that multiple commitments have made it impossible for her to continue in this position. Many thanks, Connie! National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund - Open NSERC Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15,July 15, October 15 NSERC Workshops and Seminars - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Ontario Nursing Innovation Fund, Group projects - January 1, May 1, and September 1; Professional Development for RNs and RN As -Open Social Science Federation of Canada - Aid to Scholarly Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSHRC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Management Studies Open Page 4 ) - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - -- -- -- - -- - - - May 1991 .J �Faces Darlene Althoff (ext. 8153) recently ined the Office of the Registrar as ,e Information Services Co-ordinator. The position is fairly new and was created as a result of organizational changes in the office. Althoff is responsible for the management and supervision of the Information Centre, counter and staff and provides support to the Liaison staff. '1t's very busy here - even now. l'm glad I didn't start in September!" Originally from Thunder Bay, Althoff moved to Ottawa to attend tJ'le University of Ottawa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and French. Following graduation, she worked for the federal government in the Government Information Centre. From 1987 until recently Althoff worked for a member of Parliament but is happy to be back home. "I'm looking forward to going to the cottage on a frequent basis again." Althoff enjoys spending her leisure time with her 7month old daughter, Sarah. C The Department of Music Receives Canadian Music Scores The Department of Music, with funds administered by the Centre for Northern Studies, has purchased over 450 scores of Canadian music from the Canadian Music Centre in Toronto. Printed editions comprise about one-third of the collec)n, while facsimiles of autographs and manuscripts make p the rest. The scores, which include solo, chamber and orchestral works, choral pieces and operas from the late nineteenth-century to the present day, include works by John Weinzweig, Murray Schafer, Harry Somers, Claude Champagne and Serge Garant, and compositions by younger composers like Rodney Sharman, Glenn Buhr and Alexina Louie. Two years ago the Department received a donation from Radio Canada International of over 130 records and compact discs of Canadian music. The Department of Music Reference Library will now have scores to accompany most of these recordings. In addition to the new scores, the Reference Library houses a 24-volume facsimile collection of the complete works of S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte (donated by the EckhardtGramatte foundation 1988), facsimile reprints of the complete works of Harold Wevers and Aris Carastathis, signed copies of several works by John Weinzwieg and over 250 records, tapes and discs of Canadian music. In the past year the Department of Music's third-year course on music and musicians of Canada, the Canadian content on the Cornwall Concert Series (premieres by Aris Carastathis and Harold Wevers, along with works by Malcolm Forsyth, TaJivaldis Kenins, Gerhard Wuensch, Jacques Hetu, Walter Buczynski and Bruce Shavers), the sponsorship of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra's premiere of" A Giant's Dream" by Aris Carastathis, the Canada Music Week concert featuring the Thunder Bay Chambers Players, guest lectures by composers Harry Freedman and John Weinzweig, ( we all contributed to the Department of Music's growing ,eputation as a leader in the promotion and dissemination of Canadian music. C May 1991 Laird Van Damme was recently appointed the Director of the Ontario Advanced Forestry Program. No stranger to the university, Van Damme graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 1982 and Masters in 1985. He was a term lecturer at the university in 88/89. Prior to his appointment, Van Damme was General Manager at KBM Forestry Consultants in the l.!!'!11!1!!1!!!~~ ~ ~~ = ~ city. The Ontario Advanced Forestry Program was designed to develop resource managers' skills through a comprehensive study of the biology, ecology, economics and silviculture of contemporary forest management. The program began functioning in September 1990 and consists of six program modules. It is administered jointly through Lakehead University and the University of Toronto and is funded by the Ministry of Natural Resources. "I had a choice between operating out of Lakehead or out of Toronto, " says Van Damme. "J chose Thunder Bay because I know the university well and I like the area." The program modules expose resource managers to the theoretical underpinnings of their practice. "It's purpose is to stimulate ways of problem-solving. We want to interest them in looking at more creative solutions. It's important that managers be as current as possible so they can better meet society's expectations," says Van Damme. The fourth module, led by Prof. Bob Day, was held in early· May at Lakehead University and dealt with the principles and practices of Forest Regeneration. "What's Happening in the Library?" Are you or is someone you know interested in attending a particular college or university, or interested in enrolling in a particular course or program? You can now search the Ministry of Colleges and Universities publication "Horizons: Guide to Postsecondary Education in Ontario" on a microcomputer. This program contains the same information as the print copy. You can find out about any institution, course or program in Ontario. (Graduate programs have been excluded from this package.) This package is quite simple to use and very graphic in its presentation. The software is designed to be user friend ly through the use of the Commander who is always on the screen to show you what you can do at any point. This package is loaded on the microcomputer in the Government Publications room on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. Instructions are located beside the workstation and assistance is available at the Information Desk. Why not give it a try!!! Tours Did you know that the Reference Department of The Chancellor Paterson offers guided tours and instructions sessions? If you would like to arrange for a tour or session, contact the Orientation/Off Campus Services Librarian at 343-8147. AGORA------ - - - - -- - - -- - - Page 5 �People, Papers/Publications Special Projects/Awards Publications Dr. Said Easa, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, is the author of the following publications: "Modelling of Stadia Surveying with Incomplete Intercepts", 1990, Vol. 116, No. 3, "Pyramid Frustum Formula for Computing Volumes at Roadway Transition Areas", 1991, Vol. 117, No. 2, and "Discussion: Application of Graph Theory to Computer-Assisted Mapping", 1991, Vol. 117, No. 2, all in the Journal of Surveying Engineering, ''Extension of AASHTO Remaining Llfe Methodology of Overlay Design", Transportation Research Board (TRB) Journal, No. 1272, 1990, "Note on an Optimization Model for Pavement Marking Systems", European Journal of Operational Research, 1991, Vol. 51, "Discussion: Geometry of Corner Lot Curves", 1990, Vol. 50, No. 3, "Discussion: On the Average Height in Volume Computations", 1990, Vol. 50, No. 3, "Discussion: Partitioning of Pie-Shaped Lots", 1991, Vol 51, No. 1, "Generalized Geometry of Corner Lot Curves", 1991, Vol. 51, No. 1, and "Unified Design of Vertical Parabolic Curves", 1991, Vol. 51, No. 2, all in the Journal of Surveying and Land Information Systems. He is also the author of a paper entitled "Practical Optimization Model for Realigning Railway Horizontal Curves", Journal of O vil Engineering Systems, Vol. 8, 1991. The model maximizes curve smoothness and ride quality and minimizes the work of the maintenance crew. Dr. Easa presented the following papers at the Annual TRB Conference, January 12-17, 1991, Washington, D.C.: "Sight Distance Model for Unsymmetrical Sag Curves", "Sight Distance Model for Unsymmetrical Crest Curves", and "Lateral Oearance to Vision Obstacles on Horizontal Curves". These papers were also accepted for publication in the TRB Journal in 1991. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, presented a paper entitled "Masking and Mapping the Prairie Landscape: Fragments in 2 and 3 Dimensions" at the British Association for Canadian Studies Annual Conference, April 12 - 14, at the University of Nottingham. Dr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been invited to join the delegation of North American scientists to visit this fall the mining and ore processing operations in the Magadan and Noril'sh areas in the Soviet Union. The visit is being arranged by the People to People International in conjunction with the Soviet Ministry of Geology and the Ministry of Mines and Minerals. Appointments The following were approved by the Board of Governors at its meeting on April 29, 1991: Dr. Jane Crossman - Reappointment as Chairman of Physical Education Dr. Norman LaVoie - Reappointment as Director of Physical Education and Athletics Dr. Joseph Stewart- New appointment as Chairman of Anthropology Dr. Glen Carruthers - Reappointment as Chairman of Music Dr. Manfred Kehlenbeck - New appointment as Chairman of Geology All are appointed for a three year period, effective July 1, 1991. Page 6 Dr. J. Stafford's, Department of Sociology, appointment to the Appraisals Committee has been approved by the Ontario _) Council on Graduate Studies. This appointment is for a threE year term commencing September 1, 1991. Travels/Conferences Robert Dilley of the Department of Geography and Margaret Johnston of the Centre for Northern Studies were among over 300 academics, planners and developers attending a conference on "Recreation Trends and Mountain Resort Development" in Vail, Colorado from April 18 to 21. Mr. Dilley gave a paper on "Roads and Traffic in the English Lake District National Park: Problems and Planning Options" and Dr. Johnston one entitled "Diffusion and Difference: Ideas and Behaviour in Mountain Recreation in New Zealand". Ms. Gisella Scalese, Off-Campus/Orientation Librarian at the Chancellor Paterson Library, has been selected to receive a grant of $500 to attend the Canadian Library Association Conference in Montreal. The grant is provided by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries to assist new librarians to attend the annual conference. Geography De partment Field Trip Award The Department of Geography is pleased to announce that it has received a generous donation of $5000 from Mr. A.L. (Pete) Musselman. This money is being used to found a Field Trip Award; money to support an extra-curricular Field Trip to a location or locations of geographical interest. The intention of the Award is to give students the opportunity to see geographical features at first hand without being limited by the content of regular courses. Anyone interested in running a field trip may apply for the , Award, though priority for places on the trip must be given tLJ students registered in a Geography program at Lakehead University. Further information may be obtained from the Department of Geography. Awards Dr. S.A. Mirza, Professor of Civil Engineering was recently elected Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (AC!). The honor was extended to him in recognition of his research towards the advancement of knowledge related to reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, and composite steel-concrete structures. Professor Mirza was invited to receive the honor at the Awards Breakfast during the ACl Spring Convention held in Boston, Massachusetts, March 1622, 1991. The ACI by-laws require that a fellow shall be a person who has made outstanding and distinguished contributions to a concrete-related profession in the areas of research, development, education, design, construction, or management. Those considered for the position are nominated by the Fellows Nominating Committee of the Institute and are elected by the ACT Board of Direction. People's Choice Award Winner Announced The people have voted! For the duration of the Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, from March 27 to April 24, visitors were asked to vote for their favourite work out of the 70 in the show. The votes were tallied after its dosing on April 24, in order to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award, which ·~ has a $50 cash prize. A total of 610 people cast ballots, with ,._.)I the winning piece receiving 15% of the votes. The winner was Barb's Grocery Store by Barbara Reid. AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - May 1991 �Life in the Boreal Forest The Canadian Society of Zoologists met at Lakehead University for the 30th Annual Conference ay 8 to 11. The conference provided a forum for )fessional Zoologists to discuss recent dcve;?~ents in zoology. The conference theme was Life in the Boreal Forest". The plenary symposium was entitled "Climate Change and the Borcal Forest" and included such topics as The Greenhouse Effect: the Need for a Paradigm, by Dr. Tim Ball, University of Winnipeg; Vegetation changes in the Boreal Forest due to Global Warming, Dr. Hank Shugart, University of Virginia; Possible Greenhouse-induced Habitat and Faunal Changes in the Central Taiga of Canada, Dr. Willima Pruitt, University of Manitoba; and Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Lakes and their Catchments, by Dr. David Schindler, University of Alberta. Topics for concurrent sessions included: Ecophysiology and genetics of freshwater bivalves, Transmission strategics of parasites in the Boreal Forest and Zoological Systematics. As part of the conference, Dr. Roil Peterson of Michigan Technological University made a presentation on Wolves of Isle Royale: perils of a small population." APPOINTMENTS After the approval of Senate, the Board of Governors ratified the following Adjunct Professor appointments: Dr. John Jamieson, Department of Psychology, to Physical Education & Athletics; r Ms. Laura Butler, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, to Nursing; Ms. Mary Grace Cino, Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, to Nursing; Ms. Evelyn J. Polcschuk, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, to Nursing; Dr. Ken Abraham, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Dr. Rob Rempel, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Dr. Rob Steedman, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Mr. Dave Morris, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Dr. Wolfgang Haider, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to Forestry; Ms. Rhonda Millikin, Forestry Canada (Sault Ste. Marie), to Forestry; Dr. Keith McClain, Forestry Canada (Sault Ste. Marie), to Forestry; Dr. Stan Navratil, Forestry Canada (Sault Ste. Marie), to Forestry. These arc all our 3 year appointments with the exception of Dr. McClain and Dr. Navratil who are on renewal. Senate Appointments Three faculty were elected to Senate for the three ~ ar term, July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1994: Dr. D. Barry, G. Borradailc and Professor M. L. Kelley. SPECIAL EVENTS by Lynne Peters Maki, Alumni Volunteer Special Events, as it states by its name Are a variety of activities that are increasing in fame Sports, culture and fundraising to name just a few Plus the many other things that the Alumni can do Let's start with sports, it's fun and it's active With curling and goUing our Alumni are participactive The numbers at goU come in at around fifty While curling boasts 96, now isn't that nifty? But this is just the tip of what the Alumni present We work hand in hand with the office of the President To provide activities for our students present and past With hopes that the Alumni Association will continue to last Convocation Eve is a touching affair Graduating students, families and friends arc all there The presented award is a highlight alone As it honours a past grad whose achievements are known The list of recipients includes Dusty Miller, Ron Duhamel, Lome Everett, our society's pillars This year the award goes to anther fine fella We are proud to present it to Tony Petrina The very next day is Convocation itself And once again the Alumni won't sit on the shelf At least twenty-five volunteers in proud succession Marshall and lead the graduating procession But fun and socializing is not all we can do When we get down to work we can turn a looney or two Our Annual Fund Drive has been quite a success And the 90-91 year has been our best fund drive yet Contributions were high so our giving was plenty With scholarships and projects our pockets we empty We're happy to say pride is one of our finest The art work and prints can be seen around campus But don't take a breather 'cause we're not done yet There are other events at which we're adept Students arc assisted during Orientation Week With flea markets and booths where Alumni can speak To let them know what the Alumni is about And that we're here for the joining when they finally get out Our Association is growing, our members increasing With new chapters and new members it's really quite pleasing So to wrap it all up we've been rcaUy busy With reunions and theatre nights our life's been a tizzy But the volunteer dinner in spring is to show All those people who help and to just let them know That without them and all the hours they give The Alumni Association would assuredly not live So, before we put this poem to it's rest Thank you to all who help out, you're truly the best Join the hardworking Alumni Association at Covocation Eve at 8:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. May 1991 AGORA------- - - - - - -- - - - Page 7 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Patricia Trainor at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. D eadline for the June Agora is M ay 15, 1991. - June 25 to August 14- THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY Spring Session - May 1 to June 15 Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m . Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Victoria Day Weekend: Saturday 18 - 11 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 19 1:00 p .rn. to 9:00 p.m. Monday 20 9:00 a.rn. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, 16 - Sunday, 9 Hildegard Whittle-Pflug Regional Artists Series Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Opening reception, Thursday, May 16, 8:00 p.m. Meet Hildegard Whittle-Pflug at this opening of her exhibition Saturday, 25 Trash and Treasure - A Giant Yard Sale Thunder Bay Art Gallery - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the adjacent parking lot on the Confederation College Campus Friday, 31 Annual Alumni Golf Tournament and Supper For all alumni and guests Centennial Golf Course - 5:00 pm Tickets $35 Register before May 24 - 343-8155 Friday, 24 to Sunday June 23 Thunder Bay Art Gallery Organized by FUSION Major exhibition of finest contemporary Canadian work in day and glass Fireworks Weekend: Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 Regional potters will presen t a weekend d isplay of their work, emphasizing techniques f 11 Summer In The Park Concerts in Waverley Park - North Downtown area Begin at 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday concerts from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call the Thunder Bay Parks and Recreation Department at 625-2419 Concert Dates: Tuesday June 25 - Opening Concert Wednesday, July 3 Wednesday, July 10 Sunday, July 14 Tuesday, July 23 - Teddy Bear's Picnic Wednesday, July 24 I) Sunday, July 28 a Wednesday, July 31 0 Wednesday, August 7 Sunday, August 11 - Country & Western Day Wednesday, August 14 - Closing Concert ) 1 j Convocation Eve On Friday, May 24 the Alumni Association welcomes ali 1991 graduating students, their families and friends to attend Convocation Eve on Friday, May 24 in the Faculty Lounge at 8:30 p.m. Convocation Eve is an informal reception designed to give the graduating class an opportunity to meet the 1991 Honorary Degree Recipients, faculty, staff, as well as other members of the Alumni Association. Join us for an evening of fun before the big day! Volunteer Marshalls The Alumni Association still needs a few alumni volun teers to marshall graduands during the annual convocation ceremonies on Saturday, May 25, 1991, at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. If you are interested, call Alumni House at (807) 343-8155. Alumni Scholarship Each year the Alumni Association awards a $5,000 scholarship to an outstanding student entering the first year of an undergraduate degree or diploma program at Lakehead University. Selection is based on the student's leadership ability, community involvement and academic standing during high school years. The deadline for applications is May 31, 1991, and copies of the application form are available at the Office of Alumni Services and at local and district high schools. i Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Depar tment of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder 13ay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: Patricia Trainor Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Siczkar Assistant: Richard Tiihonen Printing: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Editor/Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P78 SE1 (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8192 ;~[ Q) '- -~ Q) ~u.£ E ~ -0 ~ i-f •- Q) _0 ._ a..() V) V) uH t; 0 --u::O !: ) N � 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 1991-05 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation Convocation 1991 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/28ebff838bf7036b91ed074324bb88b4.pdf b0240aef33a92d37bb6cfdf1971be69f PDF Text Text Inside: ~ircumpolar conference nears .. 3 Medina: AIDS awareness.......... 4 Quirk or quark? .......................... 5 Photos Open House '89 ........ 6 & 7 Bureaucracy demolition? .......... 11 THUNDER BAY. ONTARIO VOL. 6. NO. 10 NOVEMBER 1989 Open House '89: Something for everyone Alexander Mackenzie looked a little bewildered as he landed on the banks of Lake Tamblyn at Lakehead University and faced a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Much to the delight of the large crowd and the three "gentlemen" (left to right, Chancellor Bernie Weiler, President Bob Rosehart and Mayor Jack Masters), Mackenzie first castigated his oyageurs and then roared out in his rogue "lefs get this show on the road". C About 1500 people joined faculty and staff at Open House to help celebrate National Universities' Week and Lakehead's 25th anniversary. The festivities were kicked off with the ceremonial voyageur arrival and followed by wall-to-wall displays in the Agora, lab tours and a mini circus for the children. An additional highlight was the career fair which ran Sunday and Monday with representatives from more than 40 of Canada's top companies. The focus at Open House '89 was on the "Helping Professions" with partipation from the School of Nursing, Education, Outdoor Recreation, Business, Physical Education and Athletics, Social Work, Occupational Health and Safety, Medical Laboratories, Psychology, Student Services, Distance Education, Signal North and Library services. Other participants included Alumni Services, Lakehcad University Student Union and the Registrar's Office. Photo essay by staff photographer Peter Puna pp 6 - 7 �Report From The President Dr. Bob Rosehart Federal Networks of Excellence I am very pleased to note that a proposal that involved Lakehead University was one of 14 successful projects recently announced by Dr. W. Winegard, the Federal Minister of State for Science and Technology. The Lakchead researchers arc part of a team coordinated by the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada located in Montreal and their project dealing with high quality mechanical fibres has been funded to the tune of approximately $15M. Participants from LU include Dr. Dave Holah and Dr. N. Weir of the Department of Chemistry and Dr. A. Gilbert, Dr. K. Natarajan and Dr. J.B. Kiszka of the School of Engineering. Dr. Holah spent the 1988/89 academic year at Paprican on a senior industrial research fellowship during his sabbatical leave. (Story and photos, Dec. Agora) Corridor Funding Process - Round 1 Lakehead University has now formally submitted its Round 1 position to the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUA) for the corridor adjustment process. The Lakehcad position was developed by the Senate Academic Committee with input from all the academic units and the collective position was then endorsed by the LU Senate. The LU response is a very strategic statement that would see growth in areas identified as provincial priori ties. In the next phase of the OCUA process each of the 16 universities will be asked to comment on each other's submission, this should prove to be interesting! The collective impact from the 16 institutions will then be used in Round 3 in which specific targets will be negotiated with each institution. More on this topic in future columns. The LU team of academic departments, registrar's office and senate committees worked very effectively under a tight frame to complete the Round 1 input. OT/PT Money I have just received word from the Hon. Rene Fontaine, that the Ministry of Northern Development will be giving LU a grant of $130,000 to facilitate our participation with the northern stream of students of the Occupational and Physiotherapy Program being offered by McMaster University in association with LU. J Diploma/Degree Focus The focus on the community college system in Ontario in the context of their Vision 2000 planning process has drawn both focus and praise for the initiatives that Lakehead University has undertaken during the past 20 years in providing specialized post diploma degree opportunities for community college graduates. Further development of such programs is expected to be a key recommendation coming from the Vision 2000 exercise. The most recent reference to LU in the post diploma context was a front page article in the Globe and Mail, Saturday, October 21. continued page 3 Columbian Visitor Dr. Otero, the Rector of the University Del Valle in Cali, Columbia, visited the LU campus briefly this past month. This particular university in Cali has about 8000 students divided between 2 main campuses and as well has several regional satellite facilities and has a very extensive range of academic offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Otero is quite interested in cooperative projects with Lakehcad and if you have any interest in this area please get in touch with me. Open House - A Success All of the participants were very pleased with the enthusiastic public response to our recent Silver Jubilee Open House held as part of National Universities Weck. A very popular addition this year was the children's circus. Open House gives the university an opportunity to show the public how proud we arc of LU and from the feedback I informally received, the message was well received. Page 2 Did lie "stretch it"? Bob Rosehart can often be seen gesturing, engineering style, from the balcony overlooking Lake Tamblyn . The Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Derek Burney (centre) and Pat O'Brien stoically listened to the President's fish story thf"\ evening of Mr. Burney 'swell-attended public lecture on Canada-US relations. Study tirf!-' other photo to see if the truth got stretched or not. Mel Henderson, an LU music major, caught the five pound rainbow trout "just off Bob's Bay" on July 15, 1989. AGORA - -- -- - - - - - - - - - November 1989 �President's Report continued udget 90/91 Various groups are working hard to evelop the building blocks for the 1990/91 LU budget. The Senate Budget Committee has presented it's recommendation to Senate and the Board of Governors will at their November meeting set the general budget guidelines for the year 1990/91. Your input is important in terms of helping the budget planner provide suggested areas for increased expenditures. Tn this context the yearly open budget planning meeting will be hel_d on Monday, November 27, 1989. (Q Prestigious Award Congratulations to Don Andrews who received the Wm G. Child Award from the Institute of Power Engineers for continuous service as an officer and member. Don was attending the 50th annual convention in Hamilton in September when the surprise announcement was made. The prestigious award has been awarded to only 18 recipients in the lnstitute's history including Don 's father 25 years ago, making them the only father and son recipients. Alumni Annual Fund 89/90 The Silver Jubilee version of the Alumni Annual fund is going very well and only a few weeks into the campaign has surpassed $50,000, well on the way to the $100,000 objective for this year. Please encourage all LU Alumni to participate. The Silver Jubilee Scholarship program continues to grow with the latest count being 43 awards, it seems certain now that this project will exceed 1/2 a million dollars of endowed support. Hallowe'en Fun Thanks to Norma Gibson and a group of dedicated volunteers, this year's Hallowe'en Party was bigger and better than ever. Close to 300 witches, ghosts, Draculas and assorted characters, big and small, arrived to visit the Haunted House, bob for apples, enjoy the magician's tricks and refreshments. Student wins top paper Leslie McEachern, an undergrad in the geography department received good news in October. Her entry in the Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division (CAGONT) Undergraduate Paper competition was selected as the best paper in 1989. Congratulations. Fund Reminder Vic Smith and Don Andrews remind everyone that the Philanthropy Fund is now on. Let's try to beat last year's total of $19.000. cc Don Andrews with his medal and certificate Mark Your Calendar - Silver Jubilee Fashion Show - Sunday December 3, 1989 in the New Ballroom of the Valhalla Tnn at 7:30 pm. Tickets - 58.00 Models include faculty, staff and students. Don't miss it. - LU Christmas Party - Friday, December 22, 1989 - Da Vinci Centre. Centre For Northern Studies: Conference and Official Opening will host Visitors from around the world Delegates from the many countries that make up the circumpolar north will be attending the forthcoming conference on the Role of Circumpolar University in Northern Development. This Conference will be held on campus and at the Valhalla Inn from November 24-26th, 1989. Among the keynote speakers will be W. 0 . Pruitt from the Department of Zoology at the University of Manitoba and Brian Post! of the Department of Community Medicine, also at the University of Manitoba. The papers to be presented reflect the interdisciplinary mandate and global perspective of the Centre, ranging from "The University of Iceland and Its Contributions to Political, Economic and Cultural Independence" to "Environmental Issues Arising from Oil ~ Exploration and Their Impact on Development of the :yumen region in Northern USSR"; from a Canadian perspective of "The University's Role in Community-Based November 1989 Health Research" to "Political Education for Development Participation" in Sweden. The dosing event of the Conference has been chosen as the setting for the official opening of The Centre for Northern Studies. Invited guests will join conference delegates fot Luncheon at the Valhalla Tnn on Sunday, November 26. Ceremonies at the luncheon will include the premier performance of a work specially commissioned for the event by the Centre for Northern Studies and the Department of Music. Composed by Harold Wevers, a faculty member in the Department, the work is entitled"A Northern Vision". rt will be performed by the Department of Music faculty. Following the luncheon, guests and delegates will have the opportunity to tour the Centre and to meet its faculty and staff and to visit the Student Art Exhibition on display in the Agora. Conference delegates will select several works for awards. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- Page 3 �Ann Medina: Aids Awareness Story by Dalton Comi, The issue of AIDS as a story to be 'reported'--is not like covering a VIA rail story, where you have certain facts of how many cutbacks, how many people affected, where it's all very cut and dried ...once we start saying 'black and white', or that everything is quantifiable, or that there are good guys and bad guys ...we are going to distort, we are going to fan the fears in the wrong direction, we are going to insult people--we're not going to be treating them with the dignity that we as a society all have to do". We might break Ann Medina's rule about 'good guys and bad guys' by naming a few of the good guys. Medina, a respected broadcast journalist, was in Thunder Bay October 16-18 to comment on the media's handling of AIDS issues as part of AIDS Awareness Weck. She was here at the invitation of the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay and its director Michael Sobota. Ron Rogers is a person living with AIDS and is currently living in Thunder Bay. With the co-operation of Jessie Sutherland of Lakehead University Health Services, these three combined forces in the LU Agora on the morning of October 18 in an informal questionand-answer session that sought to dispel hysteria and prejudice and to emphasize awareness, common sense, and understanding. The need for respect on the media's part that Medina called for in her opening comments was brought home by Ron Rogers, who voiced his understandable displeasure at being variously described by the media as "dying of AIDS", an" AIDS victim", or perhaps most indelicately and insultingly, as being "riddled with the disease". "I would like an apology", said Rogers, referring to the last example, "you don't use scare tactics when you're talking about real people's lives". Journalist Ann Media Ann Medina listens as Michael Sobota, right, and later, Ron Rogers, discussed their involvement with AIDS education, counselling and activism. Page 4 Both Sobota and Rogers stressed that people with AIDS are living with the disease, not just "dying of it" . Rogers, for example, chooses to speak honestly and publicly about his own experience to show how early detection of the presence of HlV can dramatically affect the progress of the disease: he tested HIV-positive four years ago, and as he (correctly) puts it, "if I didn't tell you myself, you would never guess that anything at all was wrong with me". Ron Rogers is also doing something that he feels not enough people with AIDS arc willing to do: he is speaking up. Rogers says that the fear of being discriminated against, of being stigmatized--not on! y because of AIDS, but in many cases because of being gay--is still, sadly, a legitimate one in the workplace and the community. This fear stands in the way of not only raising public consciousness, but in many cases, of others acquiring the early testing that Rogers maintains is so crucial. The fear of even being tested can stem from worries about confidentiality. LU's Jessie Sutherland states emphatically that these fears are unfounded. Both LU Health Services and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit offer free testing that is accessible, immediate, and above all, uncompromisingly confidential: no names arc involved in the tests, only numbers. Sutherland also said, in response to a question put to the floor by Ann Medina about whether we in the audience had changed our perceptions and behaviours in the light of AIDS information, that she had definitely seen an encouraging increase in both awareness and willingness to ask questions among those she deals with in the LU community. One other issue addressed in the dialogue was the need for the institutional implementation of AIDS policies for the workplace. LU has such a policy which Medina described as "exemplary". Any person with AIDS at Lakehead University has full rights to all benefits and facilities, can not be discriminated against, and any information volunteered to administration about his or her condition must remain strictly confidential. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - -- - November 1989 �"People are much more interested in Science than they are knowledgeable about it," says Jay Ingram, host of CBC Radio's popular Science series "Quirks and Quarks". That interest was evident in the crowd of about 150 that showed up for Ingram's lecture (part of the LU Silver Jubilee Lecture Series) on the evening of October 17, although a few people in the audience might have argued Ingram's point about their interest outstripping their knowledge. Ingram subtitled his loose, lively and often very funny lecture 'Thank heaven for Pons and Feischmann,!' referring to last spring's media circus that sprang from the announcement by the University of Utah chemists that they had achieved 'tabletop' cold fusion. As Ingram secs it, the whole affair might be seen as a fable for our times about how the mass media deals with science issues. "It was a great story," says Ingram, "it had everything--it was dramatic, funny, emotional--it also strangely, seemed to have very little to do with science". He blames this to a large degree on the fact that most news 'gatekeepers'-journalists, editors, and publishers-) tend to have degrees in the humanities. This grounding in the arts rather than the sciences leads the media to believe that science news can't be communicated and, consequently, it isn't. When science stories are newsworthy-which to the media is not very often-- ''Can Science EVER take a place alongside entertainment, business and politics as a regular feature in the media?" Jay Ingram, Science Broadcaster there is a focus on personalities, dollars and cents, how long and difficult the research was, and how earth-shaking (or not) the scientific discovery is. But there is usually very scant mention, in real scientific terms, of what the discovery or development actually is or of the procedure and process of how it came about. In the case of the cold fusion debate, Ingram says the media at first took a classic 'David and Goliath' approach to Pons and Feischmann's unconventional and seemingly simplistic experiment and bold announcement, and how it all seemed to fly in the face of conventional "big" science. To the media's delight, the worldwide scientific community responded by immediately screaming "Bad science!", while at the same time apparently scrambling to duplicate the experiment they claimed to dismiss. Added to this were press conferences and symposia that degenerated into shouting and name-calling, and a downright ugly confrontation between the respective Physics and Chemistry establishments. Even though the whole point of the dcbatc--thc science behind the alleged cold fusion--got lost in the shuffle, Ingram says the whole affair at least showed what a lively, newsworthy, and fascinating thing the world of Science really is, that it does not take place in the alternately boring, mysterious, or frightening vacuum the general public assumes it does, a notion that the media unfortunately reinforces. Although Jay Ingram can rightly criticize the mass media for its science coverage, he docs admit that reporting science to a broadcast audience is tough. He points to disheartening studies on the public's 'scientific literacy'-in one recent American study only a very small percentage of persons polled knew, for example, that the earth revolves around the sun, or could even semi-accurately describe what a molecule was. He also admits that too many scientists have a very hard time describing their work. "Just because they're Nobel Prize winners doesn't mean they're great communicators", says Ingram. He believes that in most cases on "Quirks and Quarks", complex ideas are expressed in plain English without slipping into overly-technical terms or jargon, while maintaining a good degree of scientific accuracy and specificity. Canada-Finland Civil Engineering Exchange Program Sought by Finnish Professor Dr. Esko Hyttinen, Professor of Structural Mechanics from the Civil Engineering department of the University of Oulo, Finland visited l..akehead University in mid-October. Dr. Hyttinen came to explore the possibilities of establishing a Canada-Finland exchange program for Civil Engineering students and faculty. Dr. Hyttinen, whose present research focuses on steel..___ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___, concrete and wood-concrete Dr. Esko Hytlinen composite structures, feels that both universities could benefit ( reatly from co-operative efforts in undergraduate education and post-graduate research. He points out the similarities between Oulu (a hub city of nearly 100,000 in northern Finland) and Thunder Bay, and the further similarities November 1989 between our respective universities, and sees these as contributing to an excellent climate (albeit a cold one) for the development of an exchange. Dr. Hyttinen points to research projects presently being done at the University of Oulu - on the effects of soil freezing and frost on various structures, experiments with warmth isolation, Arctic construction, and of Finland's growing emphasis on making water-based constructions and industries like hydroelectric power plants or pulp and paper mills ecologically safe - that he realizes address many Canadian engineering concerns as well. During his stay Dr. Hyttinen met with Dr. Oaude Johnson (Chairman) and Dr. Ali Mirza of the Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Bob Rosehart, Dr. Gary Locker (Director, School of Engineering), Professor Geoffrey Weller (V.P., Academic), and many other students and faculty members. Dr. Hyttinen says he was very pleased to have had the opportunity to visit Lakehead, but was especially pleased by the positive reaction to the proposed exchange program. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 �. L • \'OC .\TIO\ I l\iERf, Tb11" �•?,;,.,e 7;,.,e ~o,,e,. Y"ff> ~;,., �Papers / Publications & Special Projects Dr. R. S. Lappage, School of Physical Education & Athletics recently published a chapter (Sport ~~~=~~~~ Between the Wars) in a ... book entitled"A Concise History of Sport in Canada", Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1989. Dr. H. T. Saliba, Associate Professor, Department .Jl!il~~=- of Mechanical Engineering, has recently published the following three refereed ~ = ===.1~ journal papers: "Free -=~ =:!J'l:::!..J. vibration analysis of rectangular cantilever plates with symmetTically distTibuted lateral point supports". Journal of Sound and Vibration 127(1); "Transverse free vibration of fully clamped symmetrical trapezoidal plates". Journal of Sound and Vibration 126(2), 237-247; "The BBEM: an alternative approach to the transverse free vibration of thin plates with straight line boundaries". Mecanique Materiaux Electricite, Journal du GAMl 429, 23-29. Dr. Saliba has also presented a paper entitled "Free vibration analysis of CSCS symmetrical trapezoidal plates", in the Ninth Symposium on Engineering Applications of Mechanics. The paper was also published in the Symposium proceedings pp.145-151. Dr. Vincent Schonberger of the Department of Languages presented two papers at the Learned Societies Conference at Laval University in Quebec City on May 29 & 30, 1989. The first paper: "Tentatives d'evasion de la liberte en situation dans Huis dos", which was presented at the Sartre Society, is to be published in the Actes du Collogue 1988/89. He presented a second paper: "L'esthetique rhetorico-didactique de Gabrielle Roy", at The Canadian Society for Aesthetics. Also this past summer, his article: "The Problem of Language and the Difficulty of Writing in the Literary Works of Gabrielle Roy" was published in Studies in Canadian Literature. Professor Michel Morton, School of Nursing was seconded by Department of National Health and Welfare. Medical Services Branch to go into the Yukon as a community health nursing specialist. She was asked to review an outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough). Michel was in the Yukon from September 13 to 23. She found that those affected by pertussis exhibited a mild disease Page 8 course. She also stated that as this population was highly immunized she suspects that the outbreak is a reflection of the fact that the pertussis component of immunization only offers a 60-80% protection against this disease. Dr. Dave Robinson, School of Outdoor Recreation recently published "Appraisal variable - affect relationships in youth settings: A test of Weiner's model" in the Journal of Sport Psychology, 11 (4), 1989 and" An attributional analysis of student demoralization in Physical Education Settings" in Quest (Journal of the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education) (in press). On October 21. Robinson received the 'Young Scientist Award' from the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Leaming and Sport Psychology at the Society's Annual Conference, held in Victoria, 8.C. for his doctoral research on cognition-affect relationships in achievement settings. This paper was also presented at the conference. Robinson and colleagues Bob Payne and Tom Stevens received a $20,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation to study Leisure involvements and life satisfaction. Dr. J.E. Molto, Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, presented a paper "Spina Bifida Occulta in Southern Ontario, Iroquois: Implications for Neural Tube Defect Research at the 18th Annual Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology, November 2-4 in Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Molto was also Chairman of a Symposium entitled "Past and Present Epidemiology of the Canadian Indian. E. Molto, M. Cook, D. Anderson published a paper entitled "Fluorochrome Labelling in Roman Period Skeletons From The Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt" in the October issue of The American Journal of Physical Anthropology 80:137-43 1989. Professor Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, has published "Thunder Bay's First High-Rise and Its Terra-Cotta Symbolism" (an architectural study of the Thunder Bay Hydro Building, the former Whalen Building) in the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada Bulletin, Vol. 14 (September 1989), pp. 75-83. The Hydro Building also appears on the cover of this issue. Professor Vervoort was also recently appointed assistant professor. D r. Laurie Garred, Professor and Chairman of Chemical Engineering, presented 3 papers and was a session co-chairman at the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Blood Purification, held in Montpcllier, France this September, 1989. In June, Dr. Garred presented a paper entitled "Urea Kinetic Modelling: Is the Conventiom Method Valid for Rapid Dialysis?" at ~ the 26th Congress of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association at Goteborg, Sweden. Dr. Garred's paper "Urea Kinetic Modelling by Partial Dialysate Collection" was published recently in the International Journal for Artificial Organs. Dr. Frederick M. Holmes, Department of English, has published "The Novelist as Magus: John Fowles and the Function of Narrative." Dalhousie Review 68.3 (1988):288-301. Professor Emil Dolphin, Department of Languages, has published "Computense: Verb Drills on a Microcomputer'', Canadian Modem Language Review, Vol 45, No.2, January, 1989, pp 271-293. Professor Linda McKay, Assistant Professor of Nursing presented 2 papers at the 2nd Annual Canadian Oncology Nurses Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 25-27. The papers were entitled "The Survivorship Phase of Childhood Cancer: Enhancing Family Coping" and "The Child Facing DeaH· in Hospital". Dr. Thomas M. K. Song, Professor of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, Co-ordinator of the Human Performance Laboratory, has published "Physical Fitness of Militia Forces" in the Military Medicine, the official journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S., Vol. 154,. No. 9: 477-479,1989. The study was done with the hlep of Lt. John Moore, Militia Forces, and the positive support of then Colonel John Litt, C.D. Commander of the Thunder Bay Militia District. Appointments Ron Nelson, Director of the School of Business, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario. D r. Norm Lavoie, Director of Physcial Education and Athletics, has been appointed to the Corps D'elite Ontario and has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ontario Government for his sport involvement in Northwestern Ontario over the past 17 years. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - No vember 1989 �Research . . News ,, FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Interim Research Officer: Anne Fiorenza WORKSHOP NEWS Soliciting research funds, through research funding agencies such as . NSERC and SSHRC, has become more difficult and competitive for university :escar~crs interested in conducting innovative research projects. Undoubted!~, these traditional funding agencies arc important targets and should be pursued, but other sources of funding exist which can be used to leverage and complement these funds. One such source of funding for research that has not been taken full advantage of at Lakehead University is foundations. Effective Foundation Fundraising/ Proposal Writing On October 6, 1989, Dr. Henry kervall, School of Outdoor Recreation nd Prof. Mary Lou Kelley, Department of Social _work, prc~ntcd a workshop on Effective Foundation Fundraising/ Proposal Writing for the Lakchcad University community. The workshop was based on a two day seminar sponsored by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. What is a foundation? A foun_dation is a non-government, nonprofit or_ganization with funds (usually from a single source, either an individual, a family, or a corporation) and a P:ogram managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, charitable, religious, or other activities serving the common welfare, primarily through the making of grants. Undoubtedly, many areas of r~scarch do qualify under this definition. The process of fundraising through foundations is quite different than fundraising through the traditional research funding agencies. As was ~~t~d by Dr. Akcrvall and Prof. Kelley, 1'. 1s m~portant for fundraisers seeking financial support through foundations to und~rstand how and why they give. Extensive research must be done before grantee can approach a prospective .oundation. Knowing where to begin your research, how to approach the granter, and ways to present your case C r November 1989 is crucial for positive fundraising results. As well, success is dependent on the rapport developed with the foundation. Therefore foundation fundraising should be planned with a long-term perspective.The External Relations office has realized the importance of foundation fundraising and has responded by establishing the position ?f ~o~ndatio~s Officer on campus. This md1v1dual will be key to assisting rcsearc~ers interested in approaching foundations. As well, the Office of Research and Graduate Studies will be working closely with this individual, so that we can keep the research community aware and updated as to the research opportunities that arise through foundations. Both offices arc equipped with the latest "Canadian Directory to Foundations", which is filled with useful facts and figures, advantageous in researching foundations. Dr. Akcrvall and Prof. Kelley have been so kind to again volunteer their time to present the workshop on Foundation Fundraising for those individuals that could not attend the last one. I recommend that anyone interested in raising funds for research projects attend this informative workshop. The workshop is scheduled to take place on January 2, 1989. Further information will be circulating. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SOOAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNOL (SSHRC) Communications Division: Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council offers limited support to conference organizers to help defray travel and subsistence costs of presenters and formal respondents at a conference, as well as some administrative expenses. Value: Avcragc $5000 Tenable: Canada Area of Study: Humanities, Social Sciences, Professional Programs, Human, Social Development, Law Restrictions: Canadian Citizen or permanent Copie~ Required by Agency: Original Deadline: June 30 for Conferences held from October-February, October 30 for Conferences held from March-June, March 30 for Conferences held from July-October. CANADA: DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS Science Subvention Program The purpose of this program is to promote university participation and graduate studies in fisheries, marine, and aquatic research, especially in those areas where universities offer specialized skills and facili ties. Value: Varies depending on project Tenable: Canadian UniversitiesArea of Study: Fisheries, Marine Science, Economics Copi_es Required by Agency: Original plus two copies Deadline: December·1, 1989 CANADA: ENVIRONMENT Atmospheric Environment Service Science Subvention Program The objecti vc of the AES Science Subvention Program is to promote and support the development and mainten~ncc of research, and the provision of highly qualified manpower in meteorology and atmospheric science. Value: Varies Duration: One ycar(renewable) Tenable: Canadian Universities Area of Study: Atmospheric Processes, Air Quality, Inter-Environmental, Meteorological Services, Canadian Climate Copies Required by Agency: Original plus nine copies Deadline: January 15 Water Resources Research Support Program The Inland Waters Directorate will accept proposals to undertake research consistent with its responsibility to plan and participate in national water management programs. The Directorate's own research program provides operational managers with the neccs.sary information for this purpose and the Water Resources Research Support Program is designed to complement the in-house program. Value: $12,500 to $25,000 Duration: One year Tenable: Canada A~ca of Study: Natural, Physical, Social Sciences Copies Required by Agency: Original plus three copies Deadline: December 3 CANADA: HEALTH AND WELFARE National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Research Projects The primary objective of the NHRDP program is to support scientific activities designed to provide information needed by the Department to fulfil its statutory functions and responsibilities. Research projects arc original investiga- AGORA - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - Page 9 �lions undertaken on a systematic basis to test specific hypotheses. Value: Depending on project Duration: Two years (renewable) Tenable: Canada Area of Study: Biochemistry, Health Information Science, Nursing Qualifications: Ph.D or equivalent Copies Required by Agency: Original plus eight copies Deadline: December 1 Value: $20,000 - $25000 maximum per year Duration: Three years maximum Tenable: Canada Arca of Study: Biological and physical sciences, social and behaviour sciences, education, recreation, public health, administration. Copies Required: original p lus six copies Deadline: December 15 National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Demonstration Projects Demonstration Projects involve the implementation and evaluation of innovations in the organization or delivery of health services Value: Varies depending on project Duration: Up to three years (not renewable) Tenable: Canada Arca of Study: Biochemistry, Health Information Science, Nursing Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent Copies Required by Agency: Original plus eight copies Deadline: December 1 ONTARIO: MINISTRY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Program of Ontario-Quebec Projects of Exchange The Ontario-Quebec Commission for Cooperation will continue to encourage exchanges in educational and cultural matters between the Governments of Ontario and Quebec. To meet this objective, the following programs have been established: Co-operation and Joint Research Projects and Educational Exchanges. Deadline: January 12, 1989. National Welfare Grants: Research Project Grants The purpose of the research project grant is to conduct research related to reducing problems or improving responses to social welfare problems. Value: Depends on project Duration: One year (renewable to three years) Tenable: Canada Arca of Study: Child Care, Nursing, Social Work, Health Information Science Restrictions: Canadian citizen or permanent resident status Copies Required by Agency: Original plus four copies Deadline: December 1, 1989 CANADIAN FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE INSTITUTE The mission of the Canadian Fi tncss and Lifestyle Research Institute is to promote, develop and enable the creation and delivery of knowledge concerning physical activity, fitness and the inter-relationships between physical activity, fitness, lifestyle and health to enhance the well-being of Canadians. More specifically, the mandate pertains to the determinants and to the factors and processes affecting the preparation for and participation in physical activity as well as the outcomes of participation, and the use of this knowledge in the development of programs and services. ONTARIO: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION Highway Safety Research Grant Program The Ministry of Transportation Highway Safety Research Grants is a program of the Coordinator of Highway Safety. The purpose of this gran~ is to encourage basic and applied research on behavioural, economic and social aspects of highway safety, from educational activities to theoretical problems of traffic accident analysis. Value: $20,000 Tenable: Ontario universities Area of Study: Economics, Engineering, Geography, Medicine, Psychology, Sociology Deadline: January 12, 1989 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) Research Fellowships in Science and Technology The Fellowships Program provides opportunities for research scientists and engineers of NATO countries to pursue their work or to continue their training at the most prestigious laboratories and institutions in other countries. At present four types of fellowships may be supported: Basic, Advanced, Senior and Senior Guest Value: Varies according to country and duration Duration: Basic - One year. Advanced - Six months minimum, Senior - Three months - minimum. Senior guestThree weeks minimum. Tenable: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United StatcsArea of Study: Applied Sciences, Bchaviourial Sciences, Social Sciences, Chemistry, Gcosciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics. Deadline: December 31, 1989 J THE CANADIAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION Scholarships and Grants for Studies and Research in Scandinavi.1 The Canadian Scandinavian Foundation invites applications for studies and research in Scandinavian countries for the 1990-91 academic year. Applications must reach the Secretary not later than January 31, 1990 and recipients must use their scholarships or grants before May 1991. Contact the research office for a detailed list of scholarships offered. Northem Studies Graduate Entrance Awards Dr. Paul Watts. announced that the fo' lowing students have been selected for thc...$5,CXXJ 1989-90 Northern Studies Graduate Entrance Award. Mr. Ibrahim A. Onour, Economics. He will be under the supervision of Professor Norman Bonsor, Economics/Northern Studies. They will be working jointly on a project entitled 'Determining the Optimal Transportation Patterns for fhe Movement of Canadian Export Grain'. Mr. David Ratz, History. He will be under the supervision of Dr. Bruce Muirhead and they will be working on a project entitled 'The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment: The Role of the Militia in the Development of Northwestern Ontario, 1880 to the Present'. Mr. Samuel A. Stephenson, Biology. He will be under supervision of Dr. W. Momot and they will be working on the project entitled 'Effects of Past Deglaciation on the Present Distribution of Fish within the Sibley Peninsula: Implications for the Tourism Development Proposals for Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Northwestern Ontario'. Ms. Erica North, Biolo$Y. Ms North will be under the supervision of Ors. Malek (Biology) and Kronberg (Geology) researching a project entitled 'Tree Seedling Fertilization with Crushed Rock and Nutrient-Enriched Rock Slags.' Ms. Katherine Jones, Forestry. She will be under the supervision of Dr. H. G. Cummint,J researching the project entitled 'Forest Management and Its Effects on Nest Sites of Bald Eagles in Northwestern Ontario.' Pagel0 - - - - - - -- - - - -- - -- - AGORA - - - -- - -- - - - - -- November 1989 �Forum ~0 ~. Don Carpenter Department of Sodat Wo,k ~ ~ PYRAMIDS A ~ (chicken farms). While a review of all their findings isn't ('"_;.,.~ -✓ In a course I teach on administration, we begin by looking at what pyramids have to do with human organizing. Hearing that all human organizations, from families to large corporations and governments, are organized and function according to a pyramidal pattern is a revelation to some students, but old hat to others. We talk about how the pyramid is steeper in some organizations with leadership, power and privilege concentrated upward, but flatter in others where some things usually associated with rank arc more evenly distributed throughout the organization. A question from students usually arises early-on in the course about why organizations in this day and age aren't generally flattening their pyramids in keeping with the increasing societal emphasis on human equality. Happily, the answer is that many organizations are indeed flattening their pyramids and becoming more collegial and democratic in how they arc organized and operated. But if many organizations arc flattening their structures, there arc many that aren't. Why then, arc some streamlining r- heir pyramids and others aren't? The answer may be quite simple, if hard to swallow for some. Based on the studies of two prominent investigators in the field of management, Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman, it looks like the organizations that streamline, do so because they are smart, and those that don't streamline, retain their steep management structures because they aren't so smart. This may sound a bit harsh, but in their best selling book, In Search of Excellence, Peters and Waterman make convincing arguments pertaining to organizational success factors that could lead one to conclude this may be exactly the case, whether it's harsh or not. I hope this wets your appetite a bit to know more about Peters and Waterman because this is what the remainder of the column is about - so, here goes. First of all, knowing the study approach they took is important for a full appreciation of their findings. The time-honoured approach for developing a new model of management calls for starting with a set of assumptions about improved management practices, then trying to translate these assumptions into practice in management settings to see how they work. Peters and Waterman, however, decided it was time for a different approach in order to advance the management field and turned the traditional approach squarely around. They first set out to find examples of highly successful organizations and then studied them to see what made them tick. In other words, if you want to succeed, study success. Some have said that their method is so elegantly simple and makes such immanent good sense that it's puzzling why we haven't used it more for improving organizations (and maybe for a lot of other things r ''or that matter). At any rate, Peters and Waterman rather <.!asily found a range of organizations that had wide reputations for having achieved outstanding success. Some were very large (automobile companies) and some very small November 1989 feasible here, those most directly related to the concern about organizational pyramids and their effect on o~ganizational success must be mentioned. In a nutshell, what Peters and Waterman found was that these highly successful companies had indeed flattened their pyramids, and drastically so. They had done this in a variety of ways. For instance, the various roles and functions necessary to make an organization, of whatever kind, grow and thrive were being assigned in these "excellent" companies not on the basis of rank but according to talent and competence. Critical organizational ingredients such as leadership, creativity and innovation were encouraged and nurtured wherever found in the organization, not just in the upper echelons. One of their most interesting findings was the identification of an organizational role they call the "champion." A champion is essentially an innovator whose very nature drives him/her to think about and do things in new and different ways. Not just a creative thinker, the champion is a zealot, and a fanatic about promoting his/her ideas in the company. The companies in Peters and Waterman's studies which had achieved excellence not only allow champions to be champions but deliberately develop a climate to create them, recognizing their extreme value to the company. This approach to developing and utilizing company talent has the effect of flattening the organizational pyramid through a wider distribution of a greater number of critical roles and functions. But how docs flattening the organizational pyramid make companies which do so, the smart ones and those which don't, the not so smart ones? Those which effectively flatten their organizational structures produce superior goods or services and are, therefore, better able to compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Peters and Waterman found this to be the case for companies that sell cars, blue jeans, band-aids, computers, tractors, hamburgers and, yes, even for those "companies" called universities that sell educational products. Those companies, however, which love their steep pyramids so much they can't let them go will be left in the dust by the smart companies which have streamlined. In his most recent book Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution, Peters advocates another aspect of the streamlining process he calls "bureaucracy bashing" which is for the purpose of replacing vertical style management (steep pyramid) with horizontal style management (flat pyramid). I'll end with one of h is bureaucracy bashing prescriptions. See if you like it. I do. Make bureaucracy-demolition fun and participative. Get everyone to nominate forms and procedures for elimination. Have a committee, made up principally of junior line people, assess the suggestions and act on them within a week. Insist that they accept at least 50 percent. Give an award to every individual who makes a nomination, a bigger award for every nomination accepted..... Have a semiannual or annual luncheon or dinner, labelled: "Beating Back Bureaucracy: Luncheon of Irate Red Tape Cutters." (Bronze shears of various sizes would make nice trophies.) AGORA - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - P a g e 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the Sponsored by the Centre for Northern Studies, Department of Chemistry and School of Engineering (Chemical) Come early for coffee and donuts SILVER JUBILEE LECTURE SERIES Speaker: Dr. Jim Gellert Topic: "From Jake to Juvenal: The Novels of W. 0. Mitchell" r mbe~~;:~m~~l3, 1989 1 RB 1022, 7:30 pm TUESDAY, 21 LUSUMOVIES RB 1042-8pm Nov 11 & 12 Renegades Nov 18 & 19 Beaches Nov 25 & 26 Rainman Students $2 Others $2.50 FREE CORNWALL CONCERTS Recital Hall -12:30 pm Nov 14 - Heather Morrison, Piano Nov 21 - LU Student Ensembles Nov 28 - Penelope Clark, Flute and Joy Fahrenbruck, Piano THURSDAY,9 MOVIE 'The New North'by Farley Mowat SN 1015 7pm Public invited - admission free TUESDAY, 14 POSITIVE THINKING SEMINAR Leader: Irby Stewart, Positive Communications Inc. Techniques to assist your personal development in order to attain a strong positive attitude in your personal and career dealings 7-lOpm $15 per person LISTENING SEMINAR How to communicate by using the powerful method of listening. You will be able to enhance your abilities at home and the work place by sharpening your listening skills. Presenter: Dan Klassen, Professor, LU 7 - 9 pm, Conference and Seminar Centre $15 per person Call 343-8097 to register FRIDAY, 17SATURDAY, 18 Women's Volleyball, McMaster at LU Fieldhouse - 6:30 pm Women's Basketball - McMaster at LU Fieldhouse - 8:30 pm MONDAY, 20 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Mechanical Pulping Lecture Series Speaker: Dr. Norman Lewis Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Topic: The Structure and Biogenesis of Lignin and Lignans 5pm SN 1015 - WEDNESDAY 6 - 19 EXAMINATIONS THURSDAY,7 Silver Jubilee Symphony Series "Angele Dubeau, Violin" and Peter McCoppin, Principal Guest Conductor Community Auditorium 8pm $22 and S18 THURSDAY, 23 LUSU Birthday Party No 3 Agora 11 :30 pm FRIDAY,24 Lakehead Open Wrestling Tournament 11 am Fieldhouse SUNDAY,26 LU Wind Ensemble Bora Laskin Theatre 8 pm - Tickets $3.50 MONDAY, 27 SILVER JUBILEE LECTURE SERIES Speaker. Dr. J. Rabb Topic: "Canadian Philosophy at the Lakehead" RB 1022-8pm THURSDAY, 16 MEETING Board of Governors 4 pm, Senate Chambers SUNDAY, 3 SILVER JUBILEE "Holiday Magic" Fashion Show and Dessert The Ballroom - Valhalla Inn 7:30pm Fashions by Bev Porters Sportswear Shops Ltd., Hurtig's Furs and Leathers, Kettle Creek Canvas Company and J.B. Evans Ltd. Tickets available from Linda Phillips DECEMBER LUSUMOVIES Dec 2 & 3 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels FRIDAY, 1 End of first term classes Silver Jubilee End of Class and Christmas Social - Main Cafeteria 4pm · Agorl\.. The /\GORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehcad University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when ma tl'ria I is reproduced or quoted. 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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 1989-11 1989 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University Open House 1989 President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/d5ed124c9ccf6bd239bd472bbf60ae30.pdf b23bc94d0ef322f85b6bcac4533f8127 PDF Text Text Inside: Macleans gets report card from Rosehart ................................. 2 ~ rd ent callers raise $60,000... 3 Student Athletes named Academic All-Canadians .... 4 Research New s..... Blue Pages Carton's Legacy Continues.... 9 Lakehead :.;, ' University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 8. NO.IO NOVEMBER 1991 The Long Wait is Over - Student Centre Opens On October 30 the Lakehead University Student Union held the official opening of the new $3.75 million student centre. The afternoon celebration was hosted by current student union president Ian Middleton and past president Roch Letourneau. Invited guests included administration, student union representatives, and the people responsible for the design and construction of the facility. The spanking new building houses student union offices, club space, a games room, a convenience store, the Gender Jssues Centre, Financial Aid, Student Services and Native Support Services. The centre is also the site for the new pub/events hall facility, recently named "the Outpost" in a student referendum. The pub, with its full service roadhouse-style menu and the largest dance floor in J'>0 rthwestern Ontario, has already proven to be ~ of the busiest places on campus. Minore na1ned Site Director $2 million to research recruitment and retention of health care workers in the North Lakehead and Laurentian Universities will each receive $1 million spread over five years to research chronic shortages and the maldistribution of health care workers throughout the northern part of the province. The funding for this research comes from the c___== =-=='----"= = = health system-linked research unit within the Ministry of Health . A 22-member advisory committee was set up and quickly identified the establishment of a research unit as a high priority. Members include researchers from the two universities, members of District Health Councils and Hospital Associations and Nishnawabe Aski Nation (N.A.N.). Both universities will involve researchers from cross disciplines and develop the research agenda in consultation with health providers and consumers of the services. A news conference was held to announce the funding and "r )intment of Dr. Bruce Mi.narc, Director of the Lakehead Sne of the Northern Health Human Resources Research Unit. Dr. Minore is Associate Professor of Sociology and has been at Lakehead since 1974. The focus of his research in the last seven years has been on the delivery of human services in single industry towns and native communities in the region. More specifically, he has worked on the N.A.N. youth suicide consultation, the impact of the Young Offenders Act on native youth and native broadcasting programs. Minore identified several targeted research areas: "First, we need to find out the factors that effect students' choices to go into a health-related career, especially northern students. There is research showing a higher success rate of recruitment and retention when the student comes from the North". Dr. Anita Chen, Department of Sociology, will conduct a retrospective study of career d10ice nurses in Northern Ontario. Another study will look at training programs that expose caregivers to the northern experience. Research in that area will attempt to find out if students who train in the north stay in the north. Dr. Andy Dalrymple, Director of Research at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, wiU spearhead a study on recruitment and retention of psychologists and psychiatrists in Northern Ontario. Dr. Minon? and Professor Boone will work with N.A. N. researchers Mac Katt and Peggy Kinch on retention of front line health workers in the Nishnaawbe Aski First Nations. Minore explored that both studies are seeking to find out how we can keep health professionals already working in the North employed here. Dr. Minorc will be setting up offices in the new H ealth Sciences Resource Centre in the very near future. �Report From the President '· R Smith Commission Versus Maclean's Recently, there have been two significant reviews of the Canadian university system - the Smith Commission Inquiry on Canadian University Education and the Maclean's Magazine expose. The Smith Commission, which cost nearly $1 million, is a credible report, the Madean's treatise is, at best, apples and oranges rubbish. Smith Commission Smith, in declaring that the system is "fundamentally healthy", has issued a strong warning to universities that they are not putting enough focus on teaching and enough of their tenure-stream professors in the classroom. He is very concerned that we are drifting quickly to the research intensive and tiered American system. Smith outrightly rejects this approach as the wrong way to go. He supports the guaranteed quality of a publicly-funded system but argues for increased tuition fees and a major revision to the student loan program that would see repayment tied to future income. Stuart Smith, the Commissioner, has done a thorough job. During the term of his work, he held extensive public hearings and visited many Canadian universities, including a day spent at Lakchead. Lakehead University is featured in three key citations in the final report of the Smith Commission. Smith was impressed with the way in which Lakehcad University has responded to its regional mandate in terms of being a university "in and for" the development of Northwestern Ontario. Specifically, Smith cites "The curricula at Lakehead University... have(sic) been admirably tailored to meet the needs of the society and Page 2 economy of a specific region namcl y Northwestern Ontario ...". ln the same vein, Smith was also complimentary of the progressive action that Lakchcad University has taken to provide professional program access for our Native peoples. Specifically, "The Commission was pleased ... with nativeoriented programs at Lakehead University". And finally, one of Lakehead University's niches in the Canadian university system has been the development of unique post-diploma programs which allow community college graduates in programs such as engineering, business, nursing, social work, and forestry to further their studies to the university degree level in the shortest period of time. Specifically,"Another major area of concern brought to the Commission (partly, admittedly, by the Commissioner, who has written on the matter in the past) is the need for coordination between colleges and universities. Lakehead University, with its "Invest your Diploma in a Degree" program, can provide examples which deserve to be emulated". And now on to Maclean's! Maclean's We seem to be catching an unfortunate illness from south of the 49th, ie., the compulsive need to "rank" things. While Stuart Smith is warning us not to further emulate the U.S. college and university system with its highly variable quality, Maclean's has launched forth with a national ranking effort that, while not completely useless, is highly flawed with its apples and oranges comparisons. A major concern of the Maclean's ranking exercise was its over-reliance on variable data sets and the fact that, with a very few exceptions, little on-campus research was undertaken. Linda Frum, to her credit a few years ago, did visit, I believe, each and everyone of the university campuses about which she wrote. \ Jt is hard for me to know where to .J start with the Maclean's analysis. Firstly, Lakehead University finished 38th of 46 institutions ranked. I should add immediately that Canada has about 90 degree-granting institutions, but Maclean's only based their analysis on B.A. and B.Sc. programs. No analysis involving the professional programs within an institution was made. In the case of universities like Lakehead University and several others in Canada, this has obviously put us to some considerable disadvantage. In all fairness to Maclean's, they did try to treat the institutions statistically the same. Part of the Madean's summary was a Presidential rating of the top 10 insti tutions. I refused (along with the President of Concordia University) to participate in this highly subjective exercise as I felt and still feel that it has absolutely no credibility. lt would be interesting, for example, to know how many of the 44 (of 46) Presidents who did complete the survey have actually visited and studied the other 43 institutions. Maclcan's made an effort to sub"\ divide the analysis into four categories,_./ Student Body The two categories involved in this section arc highly misleading as they do not at all take into account the population sample from which each university draws its student body, and it also ignores (in a negative way) accessibility initiatives that individual institutions may have made with special access initiatives such as education equity (handicapped, learning disabil.i tics, Native participation, etc.). As well, although parameters such as entering averages arc ranked, the absolute vari?tions arc not major. For example, in Arts and Science at Lakehead, the entering average is about 5 percentage points lower than the provincial average, but 10 percentage points above the provincial minimum. Faculty I have no great argument with the parameters used in this section, but one must exercise some caution as, although arts and science programs were being analyzed, most of the data was university-wide. Lakehead University did well on all categories and ranged from 15 tc 30 in four sub-categories). Continued 011 page 11... AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - November 1991 �Around Campus Student Callers Make a Difference c Thanks to the efforts of Phone-an Co-ordinator Maureen Doyle JFA '90) and a first-rate staff of 18 dents, the Alumni Association is right on target for the 1991-92 campaign. As of October 24, 1991 the Association has raised $60,000 towards its $150,000 goal. In addition to asking for taxdeductible contributions, the students are updating files, promoting the LU Mastercard and sharing campus news with ovt'r 11,000 alumni all across Canada. On November 6 and 7 Dr. Connie Nelson is planning a special night targeting over 1,000 graduates of the Graduate Student Scholarships at Lakehead University. Highlights of the season? guest appearances of Campaign Co-Chair Geraldine White, Chief Librarian Fred McIntosh, and Registrar Pen tti Paularinne. Oh, and the sighting of a bear feeding on crabapples just outside Alu mni House in early October. It's great to be a northerner! Special thanks to our corporate supporters for donating pizza, pop and donuts: Papa Piccolinos, Coca-Cola Ltd., and Robin's Donuts. The Alumni Phone-a-thon continues through November. For those faculty and staff m embers who wish to support the Annual Fund this year, please send your cheque (payable to the Alumni Association of Lakehead University) to Alumni House. Over $60,000 pledged! Geraldine While (back row, second from right) gets the Phone-a-than swann from callers I ..,.., \ -,. I \ / I 1· November 1991~ - - -- -- - - - - -- - - AGORA Page 3 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY! The Northern Studies Resource Centre The Northern Studies Resource Centre in The Chancellor Paterson Library collects materials for northern and regional research. The Centre houses several special collections; Regional, North, University, Faculty and Seaway. i:,e following is a selection of titles relevant to !he ~thrnc dev~l?pment of Thunder Bay. These titles, along with titles pertammg to other aspects of the development of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario are in the Regional or University collections of the Northern Studies Resource Centre: The Polisl1-Canadia11 Commu11ity at the Lakehead. Zawadowski, Leo. Presents a history of the Poli~h-Canadian community in the Lakehead, discusses European continental immigration to Canada, and provides information for the. general reader interested in the history of Canada's culture. Project Bay Street: Activities of Finnish-Canadians in 11111nder Bny Before 1915. Metsaranta, Marc (ed). A historical study of Finnish immigration to Thunder Bay before World War 1. Specific attention is given to the history of local Finnish churches, temperance societies, workingmen's associations and introductory information on Finnish history and culture. 11,e Italian Immigrant Experience. Potestio, John and Antonio Pucci (eds) A collection of papers which relate to the Italian immigrant experience in North America, and specifically in the Lakehead. Polyphony: 11,e Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. vol. 9, no. 21987. Special Issue: Thunder Bay's People. . This special issue of Polyphony gives the reader a portrait of the rid, ~thnic diversity of Thunder Bay. For more i11fon11ation 011 The Northern Studies Resource Centre, or to arrange for a guided tour, contact the Centre at 343-8728. In the midst of what seems to be a publishing flurry, one author thought it would be a good idea to donate a copy to the university library. According to Fred Mclntosh, the Chief Librarian, "these donations are very important to the library. First, it is a great way to increase our acquisitions but more important it ensures that the work of our faculty is in the library." The donor in this case is geology professor Roger Mitchell, shown autographing his new book, Petrology of Lamproites co-authored with Steven Bergman. To find out more about the works of our own faculty, check the displa~ in the Bora La~kin Buildi~g. It's a very diverse collection of books wntten or edited by professors from the School of Education. Later this month there will be a book launch for three new books of interest to residents of Northern Ontario written by geography professors Brian Lorch and Brian Phillips and alumna Elinor Barr. a or'Westers recognized for academic success ~ -- - - - - - - - , Geraldine Bergmans, a member of David Pineau, a student in his the-Lady Nor'Westers voUeyball third year of the Physical Educateam, and a student enrolled in the tion and Athletics programme Honours Bachelor of Science was recently named an academic program, was named an academic all-Canadian for 1991-92 by CIAU. all-Canadian by the CTAU. This is Pineau plays varsity basketball for the first year the CIAU has recogLakehead University. In order to nized academic excellence in this qualify for the honour, the student manner. Bergmans is the starting must be a varsity athlete and middle blocker for the volleyball maintain academic first class team and has been and her strong standing. Pineau has maintained performances this season have been an A average throughout his key factors in the team's successes. academic career. At last year's Bergmans received a Lakehead awards banquet, Pineau was GERALDINE BERGMANS University entrance award for named the Nor'Westers' most academic excellence and a Canada scholarship offered to first improved player and is on the ~ta~tin~ lineup thi_s season. Pineau is a graduate of St. Patrick s High School m Thunder class students entering science programs. Bay. Page 4 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - November 1991 �Faces .______ _M_art_h_a_ G_i_n_g_e_ri_c_h_ ____,l l.___ _ _ _c_h_u_k_ O_d_i_a_h_ _ ____, Martha Gingerich was recently ( ,x,inted Executive Assistant to the President. As Executive Assistant Gingerich is secretary to the university Board of Governors and the Senate as well as Electoral Officer for Faculty elections. Originally from Southern Ontario, Gingerich relocated to Thunder Bay four years ago. She has since worked part-time for the community organization, the Women's Health Information Network, and presently holds a scat on the Board of Directors. Gingerich received her undergraduate degree in Geography from Simon Fraser University in 1980, worked in the mining industry for three years and returned to university, this time Carleton, to pursue graduate studies. After taking a break to raise her three children, Gingerich says "I'm really enjoying being back in a university community. Working with the Board of Governors and the Senate will be stimulating." Gingerich enjoys camping and skiing and when she has a rare free moment, likes to curl up with a long historical novel. Chuk Octiah is a new assistant professor in the department of Social Work. Born in Nigeria, Odiah moved to Finland when he was five years old. His father was a diplomat and by nature of the business was required to move frequently. ''My father thought that we should stay in one place and complete our schooling." Odiah remained in Finland, receiving his Masters degree from the University of Tampere. He worked in various areas of social welfare, including international consultancy firms, before continuing with his schooling in Canada. "I was offered a fellowship to teach and go to school at the same time". Odiah received his PhD in Social Work from the University of Toronto in 1990. Odiah's research interests lie with international social work, social policy and research. One of his main interests, cross cultural social work, deals with how to adapt social wqrk experience to a couutry's specific cultural identity. In his spare time Odiah collects and restores antique cars - "mostly Mercedes, Jaguars and Volvos. It's an expensive hobby and because of the expense of moving them all here, I had to sell some." Representing more than 275 members ... /,-few of the members of the 1991-92 LUFA Executive Committee pose for a group photo prior to the General Meeting. From " . to right Ian Dew, Treasurer, Glenna Knutson, Chief Grievance Officer, Jim Stafford, Pension and Benefits Chair, Chris Southcott, Elected Member, John Griffith, President, Colin Graham, OCUFA Salary Chair, Darlene Steven, Faculty-Board Relations Chair, Gerry Vervoort, Past President and Lisle Thomson, Membership and Services Chair. Executive members absent: John Fu they, Vice-President and Raoul Ruiperez, Secretary. November 199.r-- - -- -- - -- - - - -- AGORA Page 5 �Academic Planning Update - Senate The Senate Academic Committee charged with the responsibility of reviewing the existing Academic Plan and developing a revised plan. The process for this has been developed and was published in the September Agora. Six working groups have been formed to receive input, analyze proposals and draft recommendations. They will be carrying out their work over the next four months. The Working Groups first task will be to produce, together with the Senate Academic Committee, an issues or "green" paper. This will include a call for input to the working groups. The working groups together with a brief indication of their mandate are: 1. Academic Programming Lakehead University offers a wide range of undergraduate programs and a growing number of graduate programs. The Academic Programming Working Group will review current programming, receive and analyze five-year plans from departments and schools, and formulate recommendations for new programming initiatives and directions. R. McLeod (Chair) J. Gellert C. Nelson P. Paularinne D. Common CC.Benson, Alternate) D. Pakulak Teaching and Learning The 1987 Academic Plan recognized good teaching as an integral component of providing a high quality education experience for its students. The Teaching and Learning Working Group will evaluate the initiatives that have been undertaken and propose new initiatives and directions to support and evaluate the teaching and learning enterprise of the University. K. Brown (Chair) K. Fedderson I. Middleton G. White J. Haines 2. 3. Research and Scholarship The University has the stated goal to enhance the quality and quantity of its research and scholarship. The Research and Scholarship Working Group will review the progress made in reaching this goal. ln addition, the Working Group should consider the development of research and scholarship and the necessary infrastructure to support this endeavour. W. Keeler (Chair) K. Hartviksen C. Nclso,, C. Loos B. Morrison G. Borradaile 4. Internal Environment and Resources The University is committed to providing the best possible environment for its students, faculty and staff as they learn, ) work and live on campus. The Internal Environment and Resources Working Group will examine the state of the internal environment on campus. Further, it will make recommendations concerning th e appropriate level of physical and human resources required to support the primary activity of scholarship and learning as well as providing a suitable environment in which these activities can flourish. B. Handford (Chair) G. Walsh F. Poulter T. Stevens M. Lankester B. Nelson J. Lawson F. McIntosh External Environment and Community Relations For the University to reinforce its role in the regional, national and international community, it is necessary to understand the political, economic, social and technical forces that impinge on it. The External Environment and Community Relations Working Group wiU examine these factors, our role as a university in and for the north and the expectations of our constituent communities. L. DiMatteo P. Duinker (Chair) J. Russell A. Fiorenza D. Pakulak R. Slipperjack-Farrell S. McCartney A. Macdonald 5. 6. Governance Fo!Jowing from the Touche-Ross Report and the 1987 Academic Plan, the Board and Senate approved d1anges in academic governance and administrative structure ranging "'\' from department chairs in Professional Studies sitting on J Senate to the creation of two Faculties and an office of VicePresident (Academic). The Governance Working Group will review the effectiveness and appropriateness of these changes and consider recommendations for further changes or refinements of the academic administrative and governance structure. G. Engholm (Chair) M.Page E. Zimmermann J. Thatcher Cfinnge of Command. On September 21, 1991, Lieutenant Colonel E.C. (Liz) Diem (seated left) turned over command of the 18th Thunder Bay Medical Company to Major G. Perales (seated right). Colonel B. Bruce of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Militia District witnessed the signatures. The Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Page (standing left) and Honorary Colonel S. Graham (standing right), oversaw the signing ceremony. Liz Diem, of the School of Nursing, had been the commanding officer since 1986. Page 6 AGORA - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - November 1991 �RESEARCH NEWS NOVEMBER 1991 INNOVATIVE EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY THRIVES AT LU The s_implest ecological communities are composed of dozens, 1f not hundreds, of interacting species. The most complex contain thousands or, perhaps, tens of thousands of speaes. Lakehead evolutionary ecologist Douglas Morris, Centre for Northern Studies and his students, are attempting to understand the rules that govern these complicated systems. The evolution_ar_y perspective is essential. Each species is the product of m illions of years of evolution. Natural selection has gradually moulded adaptations to the environmental conditions that each species has been exposed to. A good example for the evolutionary viewpoint comes from Do~g's research on life history. One of many ongoing proiects attempts to understand the evolution of reproductive rates in £mall mammals. Many small mammal species have evolved adaptations ([ ..t allow females to mate immediately following parturition. As_the female nurses one litter to independence, anoth~r 1s already developing in her womb. Why has evolution produced such a demanding life history? The answer required an estimate of the most elusive of ecological parameters, evolutionary fitness. Females that produce the most descendants have the highest fitness. Or, p_ut anoth~r way, genes that produce the greatest number of viable copies will become more frequent in the population. But how do you determine which females, or which genes, have been successful at producing descendants? Doug, with assistance from his spouse Kelly, built several hundred wooden nest boxes and located them in fencerow and forest ha~itats. The b?xes were soon occupied by nocturnal white-footed mice. Doug and his assistants have checked every box several times ead1 spring and autumn breeding season for more than a decade. All mothers and their nursing offspring have been uniquely marked by small numbered _ear tags. Throughout the study, nearly one thousand litters, and thousands of animals, have been marked. Doug has thus been able to measure fitness directly and with large samples. He knows the number of descen- ' dants produced by different females as a function of their rcprod ucti ve history. It_ soon becar:ie dear why females breed as frequently as possible. Most litters, regardless of their size, yield no descendants at all. The vast majority of young mice die befo:e becomin_g adults. Doug likens this to a lottery where (tp.c tickets are litters, and the prize is the holy grail of immor·. ty._ The more litters a female produces, the greater arc her odds in the lottery of litter success. Adult white-footed mice h~ve a _s~ort and hazardous lifctin1e. Females with a genetic d1spos1hon to produce many litters in a short period of time would leave more copies of their genes than would females that delay reproduction. The frequent, iterated reproduction that we observe is, in hindsight, a predictable result. At the same time, however, there has also been selection on litter size. In the population at large, females that produce litters with five siblings leave more descendants than females producing litters of any other size. We should expect, then, that litters of size five should soon come to be th~ most frequent litter size in the population. Contrary to this expectation, the most frequent litter size is four, not five. Although Doug's study is the first to document this pattern ~mammals,~ similar pattern has been frequen tly observed m the clutch sizes_ pr<;>duced by birds. The most frequently observed clutch size 1s often less than the clutch size that produces the greatest number of fledglings. Theoretical ecologists have proposed several possible explanations for this apparent anomaly. All assume that the estimate of fim~ss is incomplete. It may be, for example, that females produong large broods have lower survival than '.emales producing smaller broods. Their chances of producing future broods arc reduced by the survival costs of the current brood. As a result, throughout their lifetime, they may leave fewer descendants than other females that tradeoff their chances of maximizing recruitment from the current brood in favour of maximizing their chances to survive and reproduce in the future. Without a simultaneous measure of maternal survival, the estimate of reproductive success is incomplete. Doug has tested alternative models and found none to be a completely satisfactory explanation for the evolution of litter size in white-footed mice. Tt appears, instead, that rath:r than paying a cost of reproduction, females of many species may have been selected to produce a brood size corresponding to the resources that they have available for repro?uction (Doug's theoretical model for this phenomenon 1s called the optimal investment hypothesis). This is what we should expect for a species like the white-footed mouse. Females that produce the greatest number of litters, and hence the greatest number of descendants, arc those that simultaneously maximize their reproductive lifetime whih.! minim izing the interval between successive reproductions. This interpretation leads to an interesting J prediction. Females living in high-quality territories or habitats should have more resources available Dr. Doug Morris �for reproduction, or they should at least be more efficient at harvesting the resources that are available, than females living in low-quality sites. We expect females in the high-quality territories to produce larger litters than females living elsewhere. In white-footed mice, the opposite appears to occur. Females living in forest produce twice as many descendants per litter as do females living in fencerows . But, the average litter size produced by fencerow females is greater than that in the forest! The reason for the success of forest litters has little to do with the size of the litter produced. Instead, a voracious predator, the long-tailed weasel, forages for mice extensively, and with great effectiveness, in the fcncerows. 1,0 a: w ...... .8 Forest :::; .6 a: w 0.. ... .4 (J) 3 a: u Edge ·2 w a: Fence 0 1·3 4 LITTER - S I ZE 5 6 •7 C L ASS Fig. 1. Some of the complexities of litter-size evolution in white-footed mice. The graph compares the number of adults produced by litters of different sizes in three different habitats. Litters of size 5 produce fa r more recruits to the population than do litters of any other size. For each Jilter produced, females occupying forest, recruit twice as many descendants as do females that reproduce in either edge or fencerow habitats. Yet, average litter size (vertical lines) tends to be smaller in the forest than in the nearby fencerows. Females, weighing as it were, their evolutionary options, should preferentially choose to live in forest. Preference for forest tends to increase the population density of animals living there, and reduces the average quality of forest territories. As ,1 consequence, the relatively small average size of forest litters is not an anomaly at all. It makes perfect evolutionary and ecological sense. But it makes sense only in hindsight, and only because a scientist's curiosity about nature was allowed to develop unfettered by current paradigms and targeted research priorities. There arc those among us who would suggest that such topics as the evolution of litter size are too academic" and that university research should be directed more towards societal needs. Too often, they forget the basic human need to know. Yet, with reflection, it is apparent that Doug's ''basic research" is highly applied. It points toward new research protocols that will help resource managers and conservationists allocate their limited resources more productively. They can use Doug's research on the life history of white-footed mice as an empirical guide through the myriad of interactions that modify life histories, and that are ultimately responsible for Page2 the productivity of natural populations, and their chances of survival in a rapidly changing world. Who could have foreseen these direct applications of fundamental research on white-footed mice? Others, promulgating a common misconception about ..J.. current tests of ecological theories, suggest that the test of explicit hypotheses is reductionist, and more applicable to the physical world than to ecosystems. Doug's research stands as a stark counterpoint. Tests of specific hypotheses revealed a wealth of interactions influencing the evolution of life history. The tests quantified the crucial role that predators and habitat play in the evolution of reproductive rates and litter sizes of white-footed mice. The effects of predators and habitat are not additive. Remove the predators, or change the habitats, and the evolution of the life history is forever modified. What could be more holistic than that? To the theorist, Doug's research points toward the need to explicitly incorporate habitat selection into models of life history evolution. To the empiricist, it demonstrates how important it is to collect long-term data in a design that allows their sources of variation to be thoroughly analyzed and interpreted. To the applied ecologist, and to the policy maker, it demonstrates the need to tolerate, should we say encourage, a fundamental curiosity about nature. The evolutionary story doesn't end here. Habitat selection itself evolves in response to a variety of environmental conditions operating across a wide spectrum of temporal, spatial, and organizational scales. Research on habitat selection has taken Doug and his students from the forests of central Labrador and the barrens of Newfoundland, to the Rocky Mountains and prairies of Alberta, and more recently, to the coast of Hudson Bay and the borcal forests of northwestern Ontario. We will explore those studies, and their '\ , implications, in a future issue. ..J,) GREEN PLAN F UNDING ANNOUNCED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING The Government of Canada has committed $50 million of Green Plan funding to Canadian Universities over the next six years to create a funding program for Research and Training in Environmental Studies. The program will help meet the urgent need for qualified environmental scientists and engineers across the country. Funding will be awarded in three categories: fellowships, to increase the number of doctoral students concentrating on environmental studies; research chairs, to attract world-class professors in the environmental sciences to Canadian universities; and ecosystem research grants, to create partnerships and teams that would integrate skills from the social and natural sciences, engineering, and health sciences in the study of regional ecosystems in Canada. Together, these three elements will provide a training ground for Canada's future environmental scientists and engineers. Both large and small universities are expected to participate in and benefit from the program. This is the first program to be jointly administered by all three research councils: NSERC, SSHRC and MRC. Although, guidelines and application procedures have not yet been released, researchers interested in applying are encouraged to begin fostering partnerships and formulating a draft proposal. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies will inform researchers when the guidelines and application fom have arrived . - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS----- - - - - - -- November 1991 �RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES CANADA-ASEAN CENTRE Academic Institutional Support Fund The Canada-ASEAN Centre is a CIDA funded Centre in \ _ngapore mandated to serve as a catalyst linking Canadian and ASEAN interest groups in a wide range of activities. These include the strengthening of academic links to increase knowledge and understanding by Canadians of the ASEAN region (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand). The Canada-ASEAN Centre's Academic Institutional Support Fund aims to increase the mutual knowledge and understanding of Canadian educators by enhancing the capacity of Canadian academic institutions to teach about ASEAN issues, and to ensure there are abundant courses and materials to facilitate the teaching process. Financial assistance will be provided to Canadian educational institutions to cover part of the costs of: 1) Conferences - meetings, conferences or workshops on an ASEAN theme, to invite speakers from ASEAN institutions and to produce and disseminate reports; 2) Exchanges - reciprocal exchanges to promote collaboration in courses, publications and other academic areas; and 3) Publications - preparation of publications directly rdated to the enhancement of teaching or learning about ASEAN. Priority subject areas are: ASEAN Studies, Gender Studies and Women's Issues, Strategic Studies, Business and Investment and Environmental and Resource Management Studies. Deadline: January 15, 1992. CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN DEFENCE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT The Centre for Studies in Defence Resources Management :CSDRM) was established in 1979 within the Department of , ~ational Defence to provide training in and conduct studies pertaining to defence resources management. As part of the evolution of the CSDRM research function, a solicited research program has been established to help fund Canadian researchers doing work in the field of defence economics. The program is designed to sponsor research projects that contribute to an understanding of defence resources management issues and in particular projects which would further the Department's efforts to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the carrying out of its responsibilities. Deadline: December ·c 15, 1991 CIDA PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Up to 25 awards arc available on an annual basis to Canadians interested in deepening their understanding of the economis: and social forces which influence international development. Applicants must develop their own short-term work/study projects which will bring them to a developing country for a minimum of two months. Projects may receive funding of up to $25,000. The awards program has a mandate of improving the professional, technical and cross-cultural skills of Canadians by encouraging their participation in work/study projects which will be of benefit to both the individual and the host country chosen for the fieldwork. The program hopes to promote better linkages and contacts with developing countries and to encourage long-term partnerships and cooperation. Previous overseas experience is not required. Those who do have overseas experience are ,encouraged to develop projects which will bring them to new !as of the world and develop new skills, thereby maximizing the learning experience. Deadlines: January 15 and April 30. NATO FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMS - 1992-93 The aim of NATO Fellowship Programme is to promote study and research leading to publication on aspects relevant to the North Atlantic Alliance. The programme comprises Individual Grants intended more particularly for individual research work and Institutional Grants concerning research projects designed to stimulate cooperation between relevant university departments or recognized centres of strategic and international studies. For the Individual Grants Program, each fellow will be awarded the sum of $240,000 Belgian francs (qr the equivalent in the currency for any other member state, inclusive of cost of transportation). Applicants must be nationals of a member State (Canadians eligible). They should pursue their work in one or more member countries in close liaison with recognized academic institutions. Candidates must have at least a working knowledge of the language of the country, or countries, in which they propose to do research. Further information on the Institutional grants are available in from the Research Office. The deadline for both programmes is December 13, 1991. ONTARIO-QUEBEC UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE PROGRAM - 1992-93 The Ontario-Quebec Commission for Cooperation is dedicated to promoting cooperation and exd1ange between the two provinces in educational and cultural matters. One of the principal educational objectives of the Commission :s to encourage co-operative efforts in scholarship and research, as well as the exchange of students, faculty and staff between the universities of Ontario and Quebec. Of greatest priority are co-operative and joint research projects concerning technology, pollution studies and those that are industry related. However, other research topics, educational exchanges to teach (faculty) or study (students) are also welcomed. An Exploratory one- or two-day visit to a university in the other province to plan an exchange project is also eligible. Deadline: January 13, 1992. • PUBLICATIONS Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology has presented two papers at conferences in 1991: 1) "Morphology and anatomy of Vegetative regeneration of Ka/mia Angustifolia" presented at the Canadian Botanical Association annual Conference, University of Alberta from June 23-27 in Edmonton; and 2) "Ericaceous shrubs and the modified landscape of the Northern Ecosystem" presented at the World Congress of Landscape Ecology, Carleton University from July 19-25 in Ottawa. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS Dr. Gary Murchison, School of Forestry has been appointed an Associated member of the University of Guelph's Faculty of Graduate Studies. Dr. Murchison will be involved as a member of the Advisory Committee for graduate student, Tesfaye Teshome. November 1991 - - - - - - -- - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - Page3 �UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES NSERC Programs Agriculture Canada/NSERC Research Partnership December 1, 1991 Department of Fisheries and Oceans/NSERC - December 13, 1991 Forestry Canada/NSERC Research Partnership Program December 1, 1991 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - June 1, December 1 International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1992 International Fellowships - December 1, 1991 International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1992 Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 Doctoral Fellowships - November 15, 1991 Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15 NSERC/SSHRC Master's Scholarships i'n Science Policy December 1, 1991 SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Programs Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992 Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10,_~992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines; Geoscience Research Grant - November 15, 1991 Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation; Recreation Research Grants - September 20, 1991 and December 31, 1991 Ontario-Quebec University Exchange Program - January 13, 1992 University Research Incentive Fund - January 31, 1991 World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Canada - United States Fulbright Scholar Program - November 30, 1991 Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships - February 1, 1991 1992-93 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship Applications: November 15, 1991 1992 Rhodes Scholarships, Oxford University- November 15, 1991. Medical Research Council; Studentships - December 1, 1991 Ontario-Jiangsu Educational Exchange - October 25, 1991 . ~· •• Shared Technology Dr. Takashi Iida, former director of Space Communications Division, Communications Re/ search Laboratory (CRL) was on campus to talkwith faculty and engineering studentsabout experimentalmobilesattelite systems in Japan . Dr. Iida, centre, gets the campus tour ~ with Dr. Khan, left, and Professor Coo/en, both from the Department of Electrical Engineering. l r ~ ~ . . SSHRC Internal Programs Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Association for Canadian Studies; lntercultural/ Interregional Exchange Program (September 15, 1991 and December 15, 1991); Canadian Studies Writing Program (November 15, 1991). Canada-ASEAN Centre: Academic Institutional Support Fund - January 15, 1992 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute December 1, 1991 Canada - United States Fulbright Scholar Program November 30, 1991 Centre for Studies in Defence Resources ManagementDecember 15, 1991 CTDA Professional Awards - January 15 and April 30 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. Imperial Oil Ltd., University Research Grants December 1, 1991 International Society of Arboriculture - December 1, 1991 L.S.B. Leakey Foundation - November 1 and February 1 NATO Fellowships Programme 92-93- December 13, 1991 Ontario Heritage Foundation: Niagara Escarpment Program - December 1, 1991 Ontario Mental Health Foundation; Fellowships (November ~~{~m-~~;;;z::::::~::::~:::.m- . ! :.:.:. ~:, .......:... . ,.,. · === Page4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS---- - - - - -- -- November 1991 j) �Pe,,~1 e /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards Dr. Darlene Steven, Associate Professor, >Choo! of Nursi.n g and Mrs. Lyne Soromaki, Staff "\Jurse, The General Hospital of Port Arthur :ecently published the following article: Soromaki, L., & Steven, D. (1991). Perfonnance ,1ppraisal systems: Development of a tool. Canadian Journal of Quality Assurance, 8(3), 92-16. (refereed). The paper was prepared while Lyne was a , tudent in N4262 - Nursing Leadership. The ~ ·_ __ :uthors wish to acknowledge the assistance and , upport of Mrs. P. MastToianni, Assistant Executive Director, Patient Services, Joan Scott and Sharlene Kuzik, Nurse Managers, at Hogarth Westmount Hospital, where Lyne completed her leadership practicum. Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Civil Engineering, is co-author of a paper entitled "Regulatory Reform and Freight Mode Choice", Transportation Journal, Vol. 18, 1991. The paper is authored by Dr. Afi Soliman of the University of Manitoba and Dr. Ahmed Gadi of the University of Tripoli, Lybia. Dr. H.T. Saliba, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, has had two refereed conference papers presented in the thirteenth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics. The conference took p lace at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg from June 2 to June 6, 1991. The first papc:, entitled "Experimental Free Vibration Analysis of Square Cantilever Plates with Rigid Poi11t Supports", was PIAented by Miss S. Stangier. TI1e second, entitled "Expcrin\ al Free Vibration Analysis of Simply Supported Square Plarcs with Rigid Point supports", was presented by Mr. D.J. Michelussi. Both Miss Stangicr and Mr. Micl1clussi arc students working under Dr. Saliba's supervision. Professor Jose de Cangas from the 11=:-== School of Nursing presented 5 papers .---_:::-::;;;;;;i, at The Third Congress of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. All papers were refereed by an international scientific panel of experts composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, recre( ational therapists, occupational therapists and psychobiologists.The Promethean Muse: The Development of a Tool to Measure the Helping '-------="--' Behaviours of Case Managers. The Client as Therapist: A Program for the Training and Empowerment of Consumers. A Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Community Mental Health Programs for the Chronically Mentally Ill client. Quality of Life and Effective Psychosocial Rehabilitation: Results of an Experimental Study of a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program. Social Reinsertion: Beyond Case Management and Psychosocial Rehabilitation . The papers were delivered in Spanish and English, with simultaneous translation in French. The congress was held in Montreal, P. Q. October 13 to 17, 1991. The World Association fc r ,ychosocial Rehabilitation is affiliated with The World H~u,th Organization. 1,500 scientists from all over the world attended the event which was opened by the Premier of Quebec and the Chainnan of WHO. The next Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland in 1993. Dr. Thomas Dunk of the Department of Sociology and the Centre for Northern Studies recently published two books, It's a Working Man's Town: Male Working-Class Culture in Northwestern Ontario (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991), 192 pp., and an edited volume entitled Social Relations in Resource Hinterlands: Papers from the 27th Annual Meeting of the Western =======-.;:= Association of Sociology and Anthropology (Thunder Bay: CenlTe for Northern Studies, Northern and Regional Studies Series, volume 1, 1991), 235pp. Dr. Min-sun Chen, Professor Emeritus and Sessional Lecturer, Department of History, recently received special recogni lion for his distinguished contributions to Asian Studies in Canada from the East Asia Council, Canadian Asian Studies Association (CASA). At the 1991 Annual Conference of the East Asia Council held at Brock University, October 4-6, Dr. Chen was honoured and awarded a gift of appreciation for his co-editorship of the following three CASA books: China Jnsight (1985), East Asia Insight (1988), and East Asia Inquiry (1991). The East Asia Inquiry contains Dr. Chen's lengthy article on Dr. Norman Bethune in China as well. A condensed version of this article had appeared earlier in the February 1117, 1991 issue of the Beijing Review, the leading English weekly published in China. During the conference at Brock University in October, Dr. Chen also presented a paper entitled "Dr. Richard F. Brown, Bishop Ronald 0 . Hall and the Failed Western Missionary Attempt to Influence the CCP, 1938-1939." Dr. Bill Morrison and Dr. Margaret Johnston of the CenlTc for Northern Studies received a Canadian Studies Research Tools Grant of $26,650 from SSHRC for their project entitled "Inventory of Archival Resources in Northwestern Ontario." The Northern Tourism conference held at Lakehead University in September attTactcd 42 participants, 15 of whom gave papers. Lakchcad Faculty who gave papers were: Professor Robert Dilley, "Thunder Bay Tourism: Opportunities and Attitudes"; Dr. Margaret Johnston, "The Myth of the North and Northern Tourism"; Dr. Bob Payne, "The Future of Remote Tourism in Northern Ontario"; and Dr. Dave Robinson, ''Tourism Impacts in the Nepalese Himalaya: Lessons for Northern Canada". Dr. Wolfgang Haider, of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, presented "Effects of Timber Management on the Choice Behaviour of Tourists and Rccrcationists in Northern Ontario." The conference was organized by Dr. Haider and Dr. Johnston. The conference proceedings, which will be refereed, arc to be published by the Centre for Northern Studies in about eight months. November 1991-- - - - -- - -- - - -- - AGORA Page 7 �Publications continued from page 7 Professor Bruce Muirhead has recently had his book, Canadian Trade Policy, 1945-57: The Decline of the Anglo-Canadian Option, accepted for publication by McGill-Queen's University Press. His paper presentation at the Canadian Historical Association meetings of the Learned Societies Conference this past June, 'The Politics of Food, 1947-48: The 1947 Anglo-Canadian Food Negotiat==- ~=~== tions as a Case Study in the Disintegration of a Relationship", as chosen by the CHA as one of the twelve best presented and is included among those being published by the Association in the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. He has also had an article, "Canada, the United States and the 1954 GAIT Review Session: A Clash of Perceptions", accepted for publication in the country's top-ranked History journal, the Canadian Historical Review. As well, he has an article coming out in the January 1992 edition of the British Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History entitled "Canada, Britain and the Collective Approach to Freer Trade and Currencies, 1952-57". Finally, Professor Muirhead had his article, "Perception and Reality: The GAIT's Contribution to the Development of a Bilateral North American Relationship", published in the ·, American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol.20, 1990. J With respect to paper presentations, Prof. Muirhead presented 'The Decline of the Anglo-Canadian Relationship During the 1950s" at the British Association of Canadian Studies Conference held at the University of Nottingham, England in April 1991 . As well, he gave the paper mentioned above at the Learneds in June 1991. Finally, together with Prof. McBride of the Political Studies Department and Kje11 Lundmark of the University of Umea, Sweden, their paper, 'The Politics of Exclusion", was selected as an official paper at the International Political Science Association meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July 1991. Dr. S.Y. Mansour, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, presented a paper entitled, "Power Systems Economic Bus Voltages by State Estimation", at the Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering which was held in Quebec City, September 24-27, 1991. Professor David A. Nock presented a paper entitled "E.F. ..]) Wilson and the Social Construction of Text", at the international co11oquium held at the University of Edinburgh this past May 2-4. Dr. Nock was also invited to be part of a concluding panel on the nature of biological truth. The conference was hosted by the Centre of Canadian Studies and its theme was Biography and History in the Canadian and Irish Contexts. Members of the international panel from left to right, Owen Dudley-Edwards (University of Edinburgh), Ken Mitchell (University of Regina), Elspeth Cameron (University of Toronto), Ced Martin (Director, Centre of Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh, standing), and Professor Nock. The proceedings of the conference are to be published by Dundum Press of Toronto and the editor is to be R.B. Fleming who helped in the organization of the conference. Noticed Any Spots? The AGORA is pleased to announce that it has gone green! This means that due to imperfections in the recycled paper, tiny flecks may appear throughout text. The university is currently investigating ways to initiate "blue bag" paper recycling but in the meanwhile, individual offices or departments may wish to initiate their own recycling programs. Page 8 AGORA - - -- -- - - - - - -- - November 1991 �Acting Herbarium Curator Safeguards Vision The word herbarium is derived from fof!: Latin word herbum originally grass U later, an edible plant. An herbarium was a place or cabinet where dried plants were kept. Originally, they would have been for culinary or medicinal purposes. In the medieval monastery it was a repository for medicinal herbs and, as the early botanic gardens were associated with the art of the apothecary, the term herbarium became associated with their libraries of pressed plant specimens kept for reference purposes. Today, university departments, botanic gardens, museums, colleges, libraries and schools all over the world have herbaria to assist in teaching and research. The Claude E. Garton Herbarium was begun by Claude Garton in 1933 as his personal collection. It was not until 1951 that he began to collect really extensively. I le became well known in Canada and the United States as an expert on the plants of the Thunder Bay area, as a dedicated collector and for the production of exceptionally fine specimen sheets. On his retirement as a school principal in 1967, he donated his collection, by ;,b,£n over 10,000 specimens to Lakehead \ iversity. He became curator of the herbarium which was named for him. He was later awarded an honourary doctorate. He continued to collect plants until 1989. Often, he worked on research projects over the summer for various agencies. These took him to different parts of Northwestern Ontario and increased both the size and value of the herbarium holdings. He also collected replicates of each numbered sample which were exchanged for plants from other herbaria round the world. Thus increasing the size and diversity of the collections which now number over 97,000 and indude bryophytes, lichens and pteridophytes as well as flowering plants. His specimens may be found in the National Herbarium of Canada, the Royal Ontario Museum, many Canadian universities and, as far afield as the University of Helsinki and New Zealand . Claude retired due to ill health in the spring of 1990, although he still enjoys getting out and naming every plant he sees. In December 1990 a committee, drawn form the Biology and Forestry departments, was formed to direct the activities of the herbarium in future. In January 1991,Joan Crowe was appointed acting curator. The committee has decided to concentrate on the regional aspects of this herbarium - serving the needs of Northwestern Ontario between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. Ading Curator Joan Crowe Lakehead University founds Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (N.E.C.A.H.) Lakehead University's Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health was established on September 1, 1991. The new office is the outcome of collaboration between Lakehead and McMaster Universities in the field of gerontology and is funded and supported by McMaster's Educational Centre f,>: Aging and Health until September 1993. After that time N.E.C.A.H . will continue independently. The mandate of the Northern Educational Centre is: • To support collaborative activities in gerontological education and researd1 among Northwestern Ontario educators, researchers and direct practitioners. • To faci litate ongoing academic and clinical exchange with McMaster University's Educational Centre for Aging and Health and other centres of expertise in r atrics and gerontology. ' Goals of the Centre include: • the establishment of a clinical Teaching Unit in Northwestern Ontario ,. sponsoring and organizing a gerontology conference in 1992 • developing an interdisciplinary research program in gerontology • providing administrative support for the Lakehead University Gerontology Study group, an interdisciplinary group of 15 faculty members The Centre is staffed by a fulltime Director, Mary Lou Kelley and a part-time secretary, Julie Wojciechowski. Mary Lou is an Associate Professor at Lakehead University and has been a member of the Department of Social Work since 1980. Prior to that she worked as a medical social worker in an acute care setting. TI1e proceedings of the very successful Gerontology Forum '91 November 199-- - - - -- - -- - - - -- AGORA held in Thunder Bay on May 8, 1991 will be available soon from the Centre office. This 200 page report includes a panel presentation, poster abstracts, research papers and the report of a workshop on clinical Teaching Units. Presenters were from Northwestern Ontario and McMaster University. The Forum publication should be of interest to educators and researchers interested in familiarizing themselves with gerontological practice, research and education in Northwestern Ontario. Page 9 �Forum At Home in the Serengeti Editor's Note: LU Alumni Rob Foster and wife Lana Bresele are having the time of tlieir lives. Rob penned off a note to the lnfonnation Office recently. He is on hiatus from Oxford University, doing field research in Tanzania. Here in the Serengeti ecosystem of East Africa my wife Lana Bresele and I are a Jong way from our roots in Thunder Bay, and even farther removed from conventional, urbanized life. For the past year and a bit, we have been living in our tented camp on the border of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area while I conduct field research for my postgraduate degree in zoology. Our camp in the Acacia woodlands surrounding Lake Ndutu, borders on comfortable, depending on the definition. Home constists of a 9' x 13' canvas universe which is a bedroom, office, lab and garage tent all in one. A solar panel lights up our nights, and powers the laptop computers on the office side of the tent. A well-travelled 1972 Woods tent serves as our kitchen although, weather permitting, we cook and dine out of doors. "We" also includes Ally Kitangwa, the one-man gang, who acts as field assistant, cook, Swahili instructor etc., and appropriately sleeps in a 4-man nylon tent. With most "modem" amenitites inconspicuously absent, we have adapted to the local environment. Rainwater collected off the tents and stored in drums serves as our source of potable water, and an adequate supply of diesel fuel had to be trucked in at the start. With no refrigeration, fresh produce must be brought in every couple of weeks from the nearest village, whereas we go to the nearest town for dry goods only once every 6 weeks or so since it is a 6-7 hour drive to get there. What we lack in luxuries however, our surroundings make up for in excitement. Four inch long scorpions and 8 foot cobras make for in tcresting trips to the biffy at night, especially when the flashlight batteries run down. Spotted hyenas frequent our camp almost every night but are much less dangerous than the four lions who came for dinner (we had to chase them off with the Land Rover and a spotlight aimed at their eyes). Not all our visitors arc "nasties", as we have mosque swallows nesting under ourt tent's verandah and diminutive dik-diks which mark our camp with their territorial dung heaps. As a result, r usually have little trouble finding the dung beetles which are my subject of study and ticket to fame and big money. And the valley which our camp overlooks is often filled with a variety of wildlife; from noisy guinea fowl which look like animated bowling balls when they run, to elephants which definitely act with a little more self-respect. Situated as we arc in the middle of 25,000 square kilometres of protected wild lands, we are above all very fortunate to be able to witness a biological spectacle which has no other equivalent left on earth. The Serengeti ecosystem supports over 25 species of Deloitt Tou large, herbivorous mammals but none nearly so abundant as the wildebeest. , With over 1.5 million crowding onto thJ short grass plains near our camp during the wet season, they dominate the landscape. When surrounded on the plains by the overwhcming mass of hoof and horn, one cannot help but feel insignificant. And saddened as well. As impressive as 1.5 million wildebeest arc, J can't help but think of what the Great Plains of North America must have looked like when the estimated 60 million bison and 30 million pronghorn antelope blanketed them. Those multitudes are gone forever. For that matter, about one quarter of the endangered birds and mammals in Canada arc e found in the prairie provinces, and undisturbed prairie is one of the most endangered habitats in Canada*. It is a tribute to the far-sightedness of the Tanzanians that they have managed to preserve the Serengeti despite the many pressures to develop it as we did our grasslands. In comparison, one of the best patches of tall-grass prairie left in Canada is only about 10 hectares in size and is found within Winnipeg's city limits*. Even more worthy of respect is the fact that more than 11 % of Tanzani?, enjoys protected status, a figure en.J dorsed as a guideline by the United Nations Environment Program. Canada's National Park System encompasses 1.8%. Considering all the advantages Canada enjoys, economic and otherwise, we still have a long way to go in protecting our natural heritage. *Monte Hummel. 1989. Endangered Spaces. (Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited), pp. 280. The International Association for Students in Economics and Commerce (A IESEC) presented Career Day 1991 on Wednesday, October 23 in the university Agora. National and international companies representing the banking industry, government, business, forestry and many others met with potential LU grads to discuss their job futures. It was especially gratifying that many recruiters were our own LU graduates. Page 10 - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - November 1991 �Report from the President Continued from page 2 Financial Resources highly misleading particularly when This category of four parameters you look at the nature and role of :uscd on residence space, student various institutions and the motivations rvices, scholarships and operating for students to attend out-of-province budget. These are important parameters and, again, Lakehead University ranked institutions (for example, low tuition fees). overall in the 14 to 31 range and, on a An interesting observation has been provincial basis ranked 10th, 5th, 4th, made about the Maclean's ranking and and 5th respectively. (The relative the "age" of the institutions. To the ranking of Ontario, in general, as 9th in extent that age influences the perception per student funding is noteworthy and of excellence, Maclean's might have indicative of the Ontario underfunding saved the institutions a lot of work and problem in general). ranked by age as shown in the table. Reputation Personally, I feel Maclean's missed This section involved two comp<r the boat by not putting more focus on nents, the Presidential Ranking and the diversity of youth within our another parameter that related to the university system . As well, they have percentage of foreign and out-offallen (probably for budget reasons) into province students. I have commented the "urban" trap which is all too comearlier on the Presidents' ranking and mon in Canada. If revisited in future would only suggest that, if this effort is years, I would encourage Maclean's to done another year by Maclean's, at least spend enough investigative journalism they should supply the Presidents with money to really try to get the "pulse" of the stati~tical data base in order to assist the institutions. in the ranking. The approach this year In summary, Stuart Smith gets an broke every rule in survey research. The "A" rating for a job well done, Maclcan's second parameter, related to percentage gets a "C-". More effort is required next of foreign/out-of-province students, is time. C MACLEAN'$ UNIVERSITY RANKING INSTITUTION AGE VERSUS RANK - 18 of the first 20 institutions are over 50 years old - 15 of the first 20 institutions are over 100 years old - of the remaining 26 institutions, only 6 are over 50 years old - of the remaining 26 institutions, only 2 are over 100 years old November 1991- - - -- -- - - - - - - -- - AGORA Last Writes by Katherine Shedden Norman Kunc is a most interesting man. He has style - and passion. I've never heard the term "the right to be disabled", or "help is a 4-letter word" but Norman has a good repertoire of one-liners to help get his message across. Brought to campus by the Learning Assistance Centre, Kunc is a seasoned speaker who gives presentations and conducts workshops dispelling myths about the needs of the disabled population. And he can talk tough when he needs to. Why doesn't he support Telethons? "Screw wheelchairs, we need jobs!" he argues. Kunc is the author of Ready, Willing and Disabled and is working on a second book about rehabilitation. Norman's own advocacy actions for persons with disabilities began when he realized "that segregation programs maintain the prejudices, and perpetuate the myth that we are different but with !"ehabil.itation we will get better, which translates to 'normal like us'." From that understanding Norman began to argue that he had a right to be just who he was, that his disability did not diminish his "personal worth". I especially enjoyed being reacquainted with Maslow's hierachy and hearing Kunc talk about the importance of the feeling of connectedness, the sense of belonging. Kunc challenged the university administration to investigate how it contributes to society, not just how many graduates it can punch out each year. Kunc passionately believes that by making universities more accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities, the entire society will benefit not only the individuals attending. Quoting Plato, and sprinkling his talk with anecdotes, Kunc delivered his message with a plea to get rid of labels, move away from valuing perfection and start to recognize the inherent gifts in each individual. "Admiration doesn't necessarily mean equity", he told the audience. "Never underestimate the abilities of people with disabilities". Page 1 1 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the December Agora is November 18, 1991. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Thursday, 7 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Gwynne Dyer Topic: After the Wars Upper Lecture Theatre 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, 20 2:30 p.m. Senate Meeting (Approval of Graduands) Friday, 22 Program Day '91 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Bora Laskin Building Monday, 25 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Professor Joan Dolphin Topic: Multiple voices, Multiple Truths? An Exploration of Michael Ondaatje's, In The Skin of the Lion. Ryan Building, Rm 1022 - 7:30 p.m. Food Drive to support Shelter House / Thunder Bay Friday, November 29 7:00pm C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Nor'Wester Wrestling Team vs. the University of Western Ontario Mustangs Benefit dual meet Non-perishable foods and donations 1991 VARSITY HOME SCHEDULE November November 1-2 Pizza Hut Men's Basketball Tournament Women's Basketball vs. Brandon November3 Women's VolleybaJI vs. Sheridan College 10:30 a.m. November 8-9 Women's Volleyball vs. Wilfrid Laurier 7:00/7:30 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Northland College 9:00 a.m./2:00 p .m . November 15-16 Women's Basketball vs. St. Scholastica 7:00p.m. November27 Men's Basketball vs. St. Scl10lastica November 29 Wrestling vs. Univ. of Western Ontario 7:00 p.m. Cornwall Concert Series 1991/92 All Concerts are held in the Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. and arc on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Tickets arc available at the door. J Novembers Lubomyr Melnyk, piano (Sweden). Co-sponsored by Definitely Superior Art Gallery, assisted by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council. $5.00 Novemberl2 Victor Schultz, violin; Erica Schultz, piano (New York). $5.00 November19 8:00 p.m. The Gents (Toronto), vocal sextet. SS.00 Thunder Bay Art Gallery October 18 - November 17 Recent Acquisitions TBAG October 11-November 10 Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture and Works on Paper Art Callery of Ontario October 11-November 6 and Nov. 21December 15 Benjamin Chee Chee TBAG November 19 - December 15 Satyrs, Cardinals, and Beggars Na tional Gallery of Canada November 20 - December 15 Extension Services, Art Gallery of Ontario The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is offering tours to interested groups. Whether your group be from a public school, a high school, a special interest group or an organization with specific needs. The Gallery's education department can plan a tour that fits your requirements. Contact the Education department at 577-6427. 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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 1991-11 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Student Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/37d6968c22f3f8f53cee8f7d6a9141f8.pdf 75c95c4aa6c0b456db6db0a4d7296315 PDF Text Text ► 14 NATIONAL UNIVEIISITIES• WEEN SEMAINE NATIONALE DES UNIVEIISITiS octob<.>r 14 ton i ill Ii du 14 ~u 22 octob<e .._..is¾Je: "Jus(your Garton variety" ........ 3 Agoraphobia halted .................... 4 Student Services: we care .......... 8 Jay Ingram on Campus ............ 10 Open House '89 ........................ 12 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 6. NO. 9 OCTOBER 1989 A New Beginning... C "I know the immigrant story'' says Oliver Tiura, Department Chairman and Associate Professor of Visual Arts. His bronze sculpture, entitled A New Beginning, will be the focal point of a fountain in the new Multicultural Centre. ''The arch is symbolic of entry into Canada," explained Tiura who was born in Finland and emigrated to Canada at the age of nine. He recalls the traumatic experience of being struck by a freighter and thinking his boat would sink. Tiura was working on the sculpture when approached by the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association to help with a suitable design for the fountain and a sculpture for the centre's foyer. The Rotary Club of Thunder Bay (Port Arthur) donated $5,000 to the fountain project, which Tuira designed. The Association will soon have a gala unveiling and they invite the public to see the final results. �Report From The President Dr. Bob Roseh art Enrolment '89 Another great academic year for Lakehead! As I write this article, our enrolment has surpassed last year and is just over 3,900 full-time students. Our first year intake has also increased from last year, and this places Lakehead in a favourable position with respect to the base funding review process currently being carried out by the Ontario Committee on University Affairs. The academic reputation of our academic offerings continues to draw students in in increasing numbers from throughout Ontario. Kenora Campus For some time, our offerings in Kenora have been growing, and it has been increasingly difficult to serve the Kenora and region students in a carpet bagging mode. Initial discussions with Confederation College will sec an office space provided to Lakehead in their new Kenora facility which will be opening in 1991. In the interim, space has been obtained to open a modest facility in Kenora. The official opening will occur later in the fall as part of our Silver Jubilee Program, and the facility will provide a counselling centre and two classrooms. Circumpolar Conference Geoff Weller reports that plans arc well underway for the first major conference to be sponsored by the Centre for Northern Studies, "The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development'' to be held at Lakehead University from November 24 to 26, 1989. This conference will bring together delegates from Sweden, Finland, the U.S.S.R., and the U.S.A., as well as representation from many parts of Canada. . For details, contact Jean Engholm at Extension 8360. Page 2 Electoral Board for Chancellor With the completion of the term of Chancellor G. B. Weiler, the Senate and the Board of Governors are constituting an Electoral Board. Although Chancellor Weiler is eligible for a further term, he has given me the indication that his plans are to step down. Chancellor Weiler has done an outstanding job for Lakehead University during his term as Chancellor. New Maintenance Building With the completion of the new residence complex, the "Ponderosa" (an old greenhouse) had to go, and it will soon be replaced by the first phase of a modem, central maintenance facility. The building will be located on the site of the previous building and is being built by BayWalsh Ltd. Bill Hanley Bill's recent passing saw Lakehead lose one of its most dedicated professors. Bill was very committed to both his students here at Lakehead and those he was directly involved with during his time in Africa. I remember talking at length with Bill, over the years, about his African experiences, and I am sure there was always a part of him that longed to return to Africa. Enrolmen t: Another record-breaking year! For the second year in a row, Lakehcad University will establish a1/ historic high in full-time enrolment. According to the Registrar, Pentti Paularinne, enrolment totals in first year Arts increased by 31.9%. Last year's total full-time enrolment reached 3,732. By the end of September, 1989, figures tallied 3,920 fulltime students. Part-time student registrations are down slightly but off-campus enrolment is up (final figures not available). Lakehead continues to draw 49.9% of its full-time enrolment from the City of Thunder Bay and district. Of full-time registrants, 57% arc from Northwestern Ontario. Enrolment figures for international students continues to fall. Compared to an all-time high of 400 students, or 12% of the full-time enrolment, only 149 international students are currently attending full-time. r • Departures Jeff Crocco has left his job at the Conference Centre to become the Sales Manager at the Valhalla Inn. Fashion Show Come out and watch L.U. male and female members of faculty, staff, students and Board of Governors strut their stuff at the Silver Jubilee "Holiday Magic" Fashion Show and Dessert to be held in The New Ballroom at the Valhalla Inn on Sunday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available from Mrs. Linda Phillips in my office, from Mrs. Susan Childs in the School of Engineering, at the Switchboard and Bookstore, and from any of the participating retailers. - .. ---..;:- Brenda Steen, Assistant Registrar, coordinates registration procedures from the Agora. Her team of 23 part-time and 6 full-time staff assist students and faculty at 5 registration points and fro the main office. The operation went ver smoothly this year despite recordbreaking numbers. AGORA - -- - -- -- - -- - - -- Octobe r 1989 �Claude Garton -Profile This 1989 photograph sh?ws Doug Li~dsay ~nd Claude Garton, right, discussing one of the plant samp!es in the Herbariu_m. Lindsay was Chairman of the Biology Department at that time and the herbarzum was described as one of the finest local collections in Ontario. The name Claude Garton is synonymous with conservation in Northwestern Ontario. Claude Garton is also a big part of Lakehead University. Tucked away on the third floor of r '! Centennial Building is the herbar..un, where Garton is the undisputed authority. This is as it should be since the herbarium would not exist without him. When Garton, a well known educator, retired from teaching in 1966, he donated his private plant collection to Lakehead University. Since that time, he has served as curator of the Claude Garton Herbarium. In 1979 he received an honorary degree from Lakehead. "When I retired from teaching I volunteered my time to Lakehead U," he said. "I've never been a paid member of the staff. My wife is dead, my family is gone, so I have nothing else to do." As to why he would donate a collection he spent much of his life developing, Garton says, "Well, it was too damn big to keep in the house." He said Doug Lindsay, who was head of Biology at that time, helped orchestrate the transfer of the collection to the University. Gesturing to the herbarium, Garton said "there it is, it's grown much too big for a home now. We have about 90,000 sheets of plants." Garton's involvement with plants ~ 1an in childhood. " I had a grand___,her who was a gardener and I just became converted to plants," he said. "I like to get out and see where the first spring flowers are." October 1989 In spite of a heart condition, Garton tries to get out to see where the flowers are. The summer of 1989 was spent in the Whitefish Lake area, about 50 kilometers southwest of Thunder Bay. Garton and a student assistant worked on a plant survey of the area and got about 400 collections of plants from that area. "See those cartons back there," he said, pointing to two mountains of cardboard boxes, "that's the result." The winter months will be spent "identifying, exchanging (with other collectors), entering data and all that crap," he said. Garton has a lot of will power and does not like to be kept from the things he most enjoys doing. This was never more dramatically illustrated then in 1932 when he suffered a fractured skull in a ski-jumping accident. Once he had recovered, he not only took up skiing again, but "I went back the next year and won the Novice Jump." Through the years, he has actively pursued his love of plants, and worked in the field of conservation. In the late 1940s, Garton was instrumental in founding the first Junior Naturalist Club of the Lakehead. At Lakehead University, he was very active in the Forestry Field school. "Up until I developed this heart problem I would go out with them for the two weeks of the field school and work with them on identification of plants in the field." Garton keeps up with the latest news in conservation, biology and other natural sciences. Physically, he has been forced to slow down. "I now have a heart pacer in and I just don't have the push that I had at one time." Not being able to drive has curtailed his explorations severely. "That has just restricted my activities terribly and I resent it very much!" However, Garton is not one to brood over what he cannot have; he takes heart in doing what he can. Glancing around the herbarium and the work to be done, he said "This is my release; at least I get to see the plants here." Garton's work brought him a brush with fame. In 1954, he submitted a plant specimen to the Department of Agriculture. "Dr. Boivin (of the Dept.) decided that it was a subspecies of a moss that hadn't been described," Garton said. "So he called it variety Gartonis." Unfortunately it was later discovered that the plant had already been discovered and described. "So, I have no plant names with the name Garton on it, now," he said. "But maybe I will." In the meantime another type of fame has been accorded Claude Garton. After his retirement in 1966, the Current River School was renamed the Claude Garton Public School in honor of his many years of teaching. However, he doesn't take this very seriously. He believes that, while flattering, having a school named in one's honour does not guarantee one will be remembered forever. 'There's Vance Chapman School and Gron Morgan, they're just names now," Garton said. "I guess that's our fate, to become a name on a building." Ever modest, Claude Garton does not care for tributes; he simply does what he enjoys. He denies being someone special. To Claude, he is just your Garton variety human being. A G O R A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page3 �MAJOR DONATION FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Lakehead University received $40,000 from Canadian Pacific last month. The money will go towards making the Agora in the University Centre a more comfortable place. CP Rail Toronto representatives Glen Swanson, Vice-President of Operations and Maintenance, and Bob Pelland, Community Affairs Office, presented Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University with a $40,000 cheque. Agora is a Greek word meaning 'place of assembly.' At present there arc only a few seattered chairs around the perimeter of the area. With the donation, the Agora can be better furnished, making it a more appealing meeting place for the 6,000 students and 1,200 employees who spend their days at Lakehead University. Mr. Glen Swanson, Vice-Resident of Operations and Maintenance for CP Rail, presented Dr. Bob Rosehart with a cheque for $40,000.on behalf of Canadian Padfic. Also present, back row left to right, Dr. Dianne Common, Dean of Professional Studies, Roger Forsberg, Assistant Superintendent, Lakehe.ad Division, CP Rail, Dr. John Whitfield, De.an of Arts and Science, Greg Beckford, President of LUSU, and Bob Pelland, Community Affairs Officer. Native Students Celebrate Native students at Lakehead University started off the academic year in a big way. A Pow-Wow was held last month to celebrate and share Native culture with the rest of the University. Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell, Coordinator of Native Support Services, said the event was a big success. "It came together so beautifully." According to Slipper-Jack Farrell, there was an increase in attendance and participation this year. This popular campus event is designed to "welcome students back and introduce them to our culture." .,. -r, 1.-...~ #-{~ I ~ l Page 4 ... l• f AGORA - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - October 1989 �Northern and Regional Studies librarian tackles "challenging job" e..::::....._ _ _ _ _ __ _ : = == The Northern and Regional Studies Library is starting off the new academic year with a few changes. Louise Wourinen has joined the Northern and Regional Studies Library as the librarian. She is the former Assistant City Clerk (Administrative) for Thunder Bay. The biggest change for the Library will be the growth of its collections. Wourinen says there are two main collections; the Regional Collection and the Northern Collection. The Regional Collection has grown from the local history collection, which covers Thunder Bay and the immediate area and now covers Northwestern Ontario from Thunder Bay to Rainy River to Kenora. Topics covered in the collection include economic development, resource conflict mechanisms, health care and Native people. "We are trying to cover what is in the curriculum at the University as well as research interests at the Centre (for Northern Studies)," Wourinen said. The Northern Collection covers the provincial norths, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and similar areas worldwide, such as Scandinavia. The Centre opened in the spring of 1988 and there is still a lot of organizational work. They have developed a database of about 17,000 records. That database is growing according to established guidelines. Wourinen's work also entails "general reference type work and organization." 'The job is quite challenging," she said. "It's going to be a very useful collection." While there is still much work to be done on that collection, "it's certainly usable at this point," Wourinen said. The Regional and Northern Library is located in the basement of the Chancellor Paterson Library. Lakehead University hosts Swedish exchange students Photograph and story by Elinor Barr Stina Levin and Eva Wretlind are the first students to come stayed with the Cecilia Papak family. The flight at midnight, to Canada under the recent agreement between Lakehead Uniseeing the sunset over Hudson Bay and the treeless tundra, versity and Lulca University in northern Sweden. They spent fascinated Stina. She also learned some Inuktutuk words. six weeks based in Churchill, on the coast of Hudson Bay, Eva's biggest thrill was visiting an Inuit fishing and hunting Jnder the supervision of Robert Archibald of Lakehead's camp nearby. She found to her surprise that caribou meat has a School of Business Administration. One final week at the much milder taste than reindeer. Centre for Northern Studies was required to write their report, What a marvellous opportunity to compare lifestyles at the completed August 11. During this time in Thunder Bay they same latitude in Sweden and Canada, where the climate is so were guests of Frank and Evelyn Heroux. different! The program is co-ordinated through Lakehead UniThe feasibility study outlined the most economical way to versity's Centre for Northern Studies. distribute medical supplies from the Churchill Health Centre to eight Inuit communities in the Keewatin~- - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ region. The communities arc widely scattered, covering an area which would account for almost the entire length of Sweden. The furthest south is Sanikiluaq in the Belcher Islands, at 56 degrees latitude, and the northernmost is Repulse Bay which lies on the Arctic Circle. At Present 7,000 people are serviced through the Churchill Health Centre, which acts as the nerve centre for nursing stations located in each community. All transportation is by air, except for barge service in the summer. Churchill itself is connected to Winnipeg, its main supply and service centre, by a railway. the journey one-way ta kcs 35 hours. Stina and Eva spent most of their time in Churchill, with one week in Winnipeg and another at Rankin Inlet 480 kms. to the north. Although neither actually saw a polar bear, both participated in Churchill's Polar Bear Dip July 1. The water was very cold. The ice had gone out only three days before, and icebergs were floating in the bay. Their most memorable moments happened at Rankin Inlet, when they Stina Levin(left) and Eva Wretlind of Lu/ea are all smiles outside the Centre for Northern Studies. October 1989 AGORA - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - Page6 �========= Faces on Campus========= Mic h ael Boss Michael Boss has joined the Visual Arts Department as an assistant professor. His specialty is painting and drawing. Originally from Winnipeg, he earned his BFA from the University of Manitoba; his masters degree came from the University of Windsor. Having previously taught in different schools, Boss is aware of the unique challenges of teaching in the Visual Arts field - especially in grading. He said grading visual arts is not cut and dried. "You can tell what's good and what's bad but it's not like mathematics which has a right answer." However, Boss is quick to point out that this is one challenge he is experienced in conquering. Outside class hours Boss enjoys painting and has had shows in different areas of Canada and the United States. 1 1 Cathy Chapin Cathy Chapin has joined the "'I Geography Department as the Mai{ Librarian and Cartographer. Her training came from the School of Natural Resources in Lindsay, Ont., where she studied cartography. Chapin's responsibility is to keep the Geography Department's collection in order and do some mapping. Chapin has worked for forestry companies and was with I the Environmental Protection Agency in the States before coming ' - - - - - - - - - - - = = = . i to Thunder Bay. Leisure pursuits include fishing, canoeing and "all the outdoor goodies out here," she said. Chapin likes Thunder Bay because it is just the right size - city conveniences without the traffic jams and hassles. .____ _ _B_e_t_t_y_B_art _ _o_ri._e_k_ _ ___,I ~I_ _ _ _V_io_l_e_t_S_i_m_a_n_d_ _ ___, Betty Bartonek has recently joined the staff in G vii Engineering although she has been at Lakehead for about a year. During her secretarial career at the University she has worked in Campus Development, the Computer Centre, the Vice-President's (Administration) office, mathematics and the VicePresident's (Academic) office. Originally from the Georgian Bay area, she has lived in Thunder Bay for 16 years. Away from work she is kept busy by two children. As for athletic pursuits, Bartonek admits to being a dedicated armchair athlete. Although she is happy in with her present work, Bartonek dreams of other things - like a trip around the world. "If you're going to dream you might as well dream big," she said. Correction: They were good-humoured gentlemen (and bought the story about computer foul-ups). Jose De Cangas and Aris Carasthathis swapped photographs in last month's Agora. Jose said he's not thinking about trading his wine collection for a racquet but he did immediately write to his friends and urge them to "see how fast Northwestern Ontario can change a man". Apologies to both. Page 6 Violet Simand is the new secretary for Native Support Services. Originally from Northern Quebec, Simand journeyed to Thunder Bay in 1988 when her husband came here to work. The Native Support Services office was closed during the su1':I mer,sothereisa lotofwork todotl,..,,. fall, she said. "It's very interesting and very busy," Simand said. A computer buff, Simand has spent quite a bit of time working with IBM com~ ~ ~ ~= =~~=!.J puters. However, the office has a MacIntosh SE which she is trying to getacquainted with. Outside the office, Simand is kept very busy by her two young children. The Jays and Cubs bit the dust and so did many University ball players during the annual President's Ball Tourney. The team from Psychology was the big winner this year - no doubt partly due to the hot glove of Steve Goldstein. l r' ·~ -~ - -- -- - - - - -- - - - - - -- AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - October 19 8 9 �Student Services ''We're going to have a good year'' Student services faced a signifcant turnover this past summer. Now that new people are aboard, Joy Lawson, the Director of Student Services, is confident that the full complement of student service programs are up and running. A member of the counselling and career services team, secretary Linda Veinot (8018) says "we're going to have a good year. The Chaplaincy office has been an - -nportant force on the campus for apr1roximately 12 years. Brother Glenn Doughty was appointed during the summer and has quickly shown his warm and friendly manner to students, staff and faculty. Brother Glenn defines his role "as a listening ear". "As a counsellor, I will be part of a team that assists students and staff with spiritual counselling - to assist in personal growth, value decisions, basically to help in whatever way I can". He was part of a chaplaincy team at the University of Ottawa and recently completed his masters in counselling and pastoral care. He was in private practice at St. Agnes for four years but looks upon his new position at the Lakchead with great excitment. "I've been wanting to do this all my We." Brother Doughty was born in Kirkland Lake and has been a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate since 1960. Everybody is teasing Brother Glenn about his "Eastern music" and "tranquil lighting'' so please drop by and share a coffee and welcome the man with a wonderful sense of humour and r October 1989 We all get along great and these are good people to work with." New members are Ian Cull (8739), Co-ordinator of Student Counselling, Brother Glenn Doughty (8002), Chaplain, and Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell (8084), Co-ordinator of Native Support Services and secretary Violet Simand (8085). Lakehead University graduate Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell (BA/BEd) has taken over the position of Native Support Services Co-ordinator. The Native Support Services office was dosed during the summer. Now that a new academic year has begun, Slipperjack-Farrell has discovered a large backlog of work. "I'm up to my elbows in correspondence," she said. "It's total craziness." Slipperjack-Farrell is quick to point out that no matter how busy the office may get "we are here to support the students." She said the office provides personal support as well as educational support. "Just giving some basic information can help ease confusion," she said. Slippctjack-Farrell described going through the education system in Thunder Bay as being an advantage in her work. "I can anticipate the problems they (Native students) will run into." Accurate figures on the number of Native students at Lakehead University is not yet available, however, early indications are that students have come from all parts of the country to attend Lakehead University. "I would like to have a giant map of Canada on the office wall so students can mark where they are from and see where other students come from." Ian Cull is returning to Lakehead University. The masters graduate of the psychology program was working at St. Joseph's until his recent appointment. He and Irmo Marini, his predecessor, were graduate students together and worked on the study skills package together. "I guess you could say that launched his career and now five years later we swap jobs." Ian graduated from McMaster in 1979 and says he did "a stint in Southern Ontario" prior to his Thunder Bay transfer and a return to school. Cull's background includes experience with study skills, We-style enhancement, assertiveness training, and individual and group counselling. He is also experienced with vocational aptitude testing and is currently doing research and counselling in the area of eating disorders. Ian previously lectured at the University and was involved with distance education. "The idea of moving to an academic setting appealed to me. Clients are well-read, m.otivated and goal-directed. One can see efforts paying off in that setting," he commented. He says he's looking forward to the challenge and has already started looking into the employee assistance program on campus. • AGORA--- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Page7 �Papers /Publications & Special Projects Ian Cull will be giving a public presentation on D Eating Disorders at the Brodie Public Library on y,,,="'-~=!!,o Tuesday, October 24th at · 7:00 pm. The presentation will be titled ''Understand~~~~ ing Bulimia and Anorexia ~~~=~~~; Nervosa". Dr. Birbal Singh, Associate Professor of ~~~==" Mechanical Engineering, presented a paper entitled ~ "A Hydraulic Jet Mining D - Technique for Recovering ..ES.::::;;,::!1.D !::..L Bitumen from Alberta Oil Sands", at the 5th American Water Jet Conference held August 29-31, 1989 at Toronto. The paper was co-authored by Mr. K. Redford and Dr. V. R. Puttagunta of the Chemical Engineering Department. Dr. V. R. Puttagunta, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Birbal Singh, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mrs. E. Cooper published a paper entitled"A Generalized Viscosity Correlation for Alberta Heavy Oils and Bitumens", in Heavy Crudes and Tar Sands - In Situ Recovery, Vol 4, edited by Richard F. Meyer of the U.S. Geological Survey, and E.J. Wiggins of AOSTRA, August 1989. Drs. Harun Rasid and Brian Phillips, Associate Professors of Geography have recently published the following: Rasid, H. and Phillips, B.A.M. (1989) "Effects of fluctuating levels of Lake Superior on morphological adjustments in the Neebing-Mclntyre flood way, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, Regulated Rivers, Volume 3, 16 pages (in press). Dr. P. D. Watts, Director, Centre for Northern Studies has published the following: Malley, D.F., and Watts, P.O. 1989. A scientific silence. Policy Options 10: 34-36: Watts, P.O., 1988. Sightings of the bowhead whale off the coast of Manitoba. Can. Field. Nat. 102:538-539; Watts, P.O., 1989. Whole body thermal conductance in denning ursids. J. Thermal Biol. 14:67-70; Watts, P.O., and L.C. Cuyler, 1988. Metabolism of the black bear undersimulated denning conditions. Acta Phys. Scad. 134:149152; Watts, P.O. and B.A. Draper, 1988. Beluga whale ecology - A concern of freshwater biologists? Freshwater Biol. 20:211-213; Watts, P.O. and C. Jonke!, 1988. Energetic cost of dormancy in the grizzly bear. J. Wildl. Manage. 52:654656; Watts, P.O. and P.S. Ratson, 1989. Page 8 Tour operator avoidance of situations requiring polar bear deterrence. BearPeople Conflicts - Proc. of Symp. on Management Strategies. Northwest Territories Dept. of Renew. Res. pp 189193. Dr. Frederick M. Holmes, Department of English, has published "John Fowles's Variation on Angus Wilson's Variation on E.M. Forster: The Cloud,' 'Et Donna Ferentes', and 'The Story of a Panic." Ariel 20.3 (1989): 39-52. Dr. Jim Smithers of the School of Outdoor Recreation, presented an invited paper to the 1989 Interpretation Canada Conference in St. John's Newfoundland on September 19, 1989. The paper analyzed the various forces such as sponsor requirements, community expectations and authenticity concerns which impact on the design and delivery of historical re-enactments. Dr. Smithers was also presented the Dorothy Walters' Leadership Award by the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario at the Annual Meeting of the Council in Collingwood, Ontario on October 1, 1989. This annual award is presented for outstanding leadership achievement in the Outdoor Education profession in Ontario. Dr. Jim Angus of the School of Education has a paper entitled "How the Dokis Indians Protected Their Timber" published in the September issue of Ontario History. The paper, demonstrates how a small band of 19th century Indians on the French River resisted attempts by lumber companies and the Department of Indian Affairs to purchase rights to cut their timber for almost 30 years. When the Indians, then numbering 61 souls, finally released their timber for sale in 1908 they netted $1.1 Million in bonuses and timber dues.This paper is a Chapter in a forthcoming book, A Deo Victoria: The Story of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company 1871 - 1942, to be published by Severn Publications Limited this winter.Dr. Angus has received financial assistance from the Ontario Heritage Foundation to assist with publication costs. The book will be designated No. 2 in the Heritage Foundation's Local History Series. The grant from the Heritage Foundation is the second grant for a second history published by Dr. angus in the last two years. In 1988 Dr. Angus was awarded a grant of $8,300 by the Social Science Federation of Canada to assist with the publication of his seminal history of the Trent-Severn Waterway, A Respectable Ditch, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development: ...)• N ovemb er 24-26th International interest in the conference continues to grow. Confirmation of participation has been received from the circumpolar universities of Iceland and Greenland, from Umea and Lulea in Sweden, Oulu and Lapland in Finland, Tyumen in the USSR and from Alaska and the Duluth campus of the university of Minnesota. In addition participation is expected from academic colleagues at the universities of Uppsala (Sweden); Yakutsk (USSR); the Arctic Centre (Finland); the Institute of Economics, Copenhagen (Denmark); Ben Gurion University (Israel) and Baylor, Texas (USA). Participation has also been confirmed by the governments of Finland and the USSR. Similarly, most Canadian circumpolar institutions have now indicated their intention to participate. Interest in the conference theme, and in the multi-disciplinary nature of its discussions, is widespread and attendance is expected quite literally from coast to coast, from Memorial University in Newfoundland, to the University of Victoria in British ·1 Columbia. ...J/-' Deadline for receipt of conference registrations is Friday, November 3rd. For further information please contact Jean Engholm, Conference Coordinator, at 343-8377. Big cake, big heart ... that describes the anniversary cake and Lorraine Harris on the occasion of the 1st Birthday Party for Lakehead's Silver Jubilee. A hungry crawd shared coffee and cake and enjoyed the entertainment. The first President of Lakehead University, Bill Tamblyn, and Chllncellor Weiler assisted our hostess. Join us for the next party October 25. AGORA - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - October 1989 �Research News FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Interim Research Officer: Anne Fiorenza ( WORKSHOP NEWS I wish to thank all those individuals who have participated in our various workshops. Our guest speakers Dr. Alan Frosst (NSERC) and Gordon Stokell (URIF) are to be commended for providing the Lakehead University community with invaluable information and advice regarding research and grantsmanship. For those faculty members that could not attend the Alan Frosst workshop on "Grantsmanship", the session has been recorded on tape. The corresponding information package is also available and can be picked up at the Research Office. All faculty submitting applications to NSERC or SSHRC are encouraged to make use of these resources. NEWS FROM SSHRC Reorientation of Strategic Programs We recently received news from SSHRC regarding the restructuring of its strategic programs, with a view to intensifying public and private sector collaboration with the academic community and to making strategic research more responsive to the key issues facing Canada today. The most important changes involve the establishment of a Joint Initiatives Program, and the launching of a new strategic theme in Applied Ethics. Joint Initiatives Joint initiatives is an exploratory program which will be implemented during the current fiscal year. The major objective is to encourage partnerships between the public, private, and university sectors for development of multidisciplinary approaches to the study of national issues. The program also aims to promote communication between researchers and users of research and to ensure efficient transfer r ,f new knowledge to potential users. , fhe Council has allocated a budget of $900,000 to this exploratory program and discussions arc underway with several potential partners. October 1989 New theme on Applied Ethics A new strategic theme on Applied Ethics will be created to promote research in this area of vital and p ressing need. With the rapid introduction of new medical technology, and the proliferation of chemical wastes and its dramatic consequences for the environment, it is urgent to address the ethical questions confronting society and to coordinate research efforts, particular! y in the areas of medical, business, and environmental ethics. GRANTS AWARDED Dr. Connie Nelson (Social Work) has been awarded a SSHRC Strategic Research Grant under the theme: Managing the Organization in Canada. The study to be undertaken by Dr. Nelson is entitled "Empowerment, Accountability and Ecology: The Need for an Innovative Approach to Management in Human Sector Organizations. The objective of this research project is to address the question of what is an appropriate management model in the human service sector, given the current emphasis on consumer empowerment, organizational accountability and the ecological-systemic approach to problem solving. Dr. Robert Sweet (Education) has been awarded a SSHRC Strategic Research Grant under the theme: Education and Work in a Changing Society. The L.-___;,__..c.=..-===--==::..i research study is entitled "Computer Conferencing and Continuing Professional Education." The purpose of the proposed study is to further elaborate current definitions of cooperative professional developmentwhich emphasize learner control and collegial learning - to include distance education concepts. The use of computer conferencing is proposed as a learning environment uniquely suited to requirements of personal autonomy as well as cooperative exchanges and participation in group learning activities. Cynthia H. Loos (Nursing) and Dr. Alan D. Bowd (Education) have been awarded a SSHRC Strategic Research Grant under the theme: The Family and the Socialization of Children. The research study is entitled"Alzheimer's Disease and Associated Cognitive Impairments: A Family Affair." The purpose of the study is to provide information bearing directly upon the care and community support of persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related cognitive impairments. It is equally directed toward the development of an instrument to determine the dynamics of caregiving. CONTRACTS AWARDED Mr.Ken Hartviksen (Business) has been awarded a contract by Thunder Bay Ventures to create a model for a local Investment/Trust L==:...=~~~~:..__Jfund. The model is to be based on the Northeastern Minnesota structure. This project is targeted for completion by September 30th. Mr. Brad Rush (Centre for Entrepreneurship), Dr. B. Daclgostar (Business), Mr. R.M. lsotalo and Anne Fiorenza (Research) have been awarded a contract by Thunder Bay Ventures to conduct a research study into local export potential. The purpose of the study is to find out why some companies with high potential for exporting are not doing so, what factors are contributing to successful exporting by others, and what can Thunder Bay Ventures do to encourage increased exporting activity by local businesses. The project will be completed by midNovember. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Easter Seals The Easter Seal Research Institute supports Research and Development and Professional Training, concerned with the prevention, treatment and management of physical disabilities in chlJdren and young adults in the Province of Ontario. The following are descriptions of the grants offered and application deadlines. Summer Studentships $3000 One available in each Ontario University upon nomination by the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences. Applicants must be enroled as full-time students. The deadline for this award is March 1, 1990. Doctoral Training Grants Grants are offered to ~versity graduates who are undertaking full-time training in research related to physically disabled young people. Training should AGORA - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - Page 9 �ordinarily lead to a Ph.D. degree. Application deadlines are: October 15, 1989 and April 15, 1990. Post-Doctoral Fellowships Training grants are offered in the form of Fellowships to candidates holding an M.D. or Ph.D degree. Conditional upon satisfactory reports of progress, fellowships may be extended to two years. Application deadlines are October 15, 1989 and April 15, 1990. Canadian Federation of University Women The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) invites applications for the following fellowships: Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - Master's degree or equivalent; study well advanced into doctoral program ($8000). Professional Fellowship - Bachelor's degree or equivalent; intention to pursue graduate work below the Ph.D. level ($4000). Beverley Jackson Fellowship - open to women over the age of 35 pursuing graduate work at an Ontario university. The CFUW also offers awards to assist women doing REFRESHER work, SPECIALIZED study or RETRAINING in new techniques applicable to their field. The qualifications required for these awards are a Bachelors degree or equivalent. The awards offered are: CFUW Memorial (1) for studies in science and technology ($1000). Alice E. Wilson (6) for candidates returning to study after a few years ($1000). Margaret Dale Philp (1) awarded by the Kitchener-Waterloo Club, for beginning or continuing studies leading to an advanced degree in the field of humanities or social sciences; special consideration is given to candidates in Canadian History, Canadian residency ($1000). Should any eligible individual be interested in any of the awards sponsored by the CFUW the application deadline is November 30, 1989. International Development Research Centre (IDRC) The IDRC has established Young Canadian Researchers Awards to contribute to the growth capacity in Canada that is responsive to Third World priorities by supporting Canadians to undertake field research of a professional placement in Latin America, Africa or Asia. The awards are open to Canadian graduate students registered at a Canadian university, at the doctoral level in the fields of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Sciences, Communications/Media, Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Energy, Environment, Earth and Engineering Sciences. The awards are also open to individuals at the master's level in the fields of Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Law, Communications/Media, Environment, Finance and Administration. Silver Jubilee Public Lectu,~e Series Jay Ingram ''Quirks and Quarks'' Educational Centre for Aging and Health (ECAH) ECAH invites applications from interested individuals for E.C.A.H. Educational Fellowships. The purpose of the fellowship will be to broaden the educational skills in Geriatrics/Gerontology of health care professionals in Ontario. The fellowship is intended for physicians, nurses, physiotherapy/ occupational therapy, social workers and other health professionals. Deadlines for applications are: October 1, January 1, April 1, July 1, 1989/90. CENTREFOR NORTHERN STUDIES Northern Training Program The primary purpose of the Northern Training Program is to encourage and support Canadian university students with an interest in northern work, by assisting them to gain northern professional experience and training, through the issuance of Northern Training funds. Priority is given to applications for support of graduate students in various disciplines, however senior undergraduate students entering their final year and intending to undertake an honours thesis based on northern fieldwork or research which will be continued in subsequent graduate study are also eligible. The deadline for submitting applications is December 8, 1989. Thank heavens for Pons and Feischmann. The cold fusion furor that erupted last March and carried on well into the summer, was greeted with enthusiasm by science journalists and the public and dismay by many scientists. This disparity of views reflects some of the problems involved in communicating science to the public, and raises the question, "Can Science EVER take a place alongside entertainment, business and politics as a regular feature in the media?" Tuesday October 17 7:30 p.m. University Centre Theatre UNITED WAY Give to the United Way - the Way to Help The Most One family in three needs the services provided each year. All funds raised in Thunder Bay stay here to serve the community. Page 10 - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- October 1989 �Forum C By Dr. Don Carpenter Department of Social Work BEEN "COLDING" LATELY? Some time ago I attended a conference on new approaches to various problems dealt with by the human services professions. One of the workshops was on holistic medicine. Leading the workshop was a M.D. who was barely recognizable as such because of the highly unorthodox way he described his approach to practising medicine. As an example, when a man in the group who seemed to be increasingly sceptical about the good doctor's explanations of holistic medicine, asked him how he approached handling a routine case of head cold he replied in a way that must have been initially somewhat mystifying to his questioner. First, he said, there are no "routine" cases of head colds; they are all special cases unique to particular clients. Next, he didn't think of those who come for his professional services as "patients" but as clients. The role of patient, he explained, requires the person to be just that -patient, while the doctor - performs the treatment procedures deemed appropriate with ,he patient remaining essentially passive. He said he encourages his clients to be active in their treatment, whatever the problem. As far as the cold is concerned, he never thinks of a client as "having" a cold but instead, being in a process of "colding." Colding, he went on to explain, is a process not only involving the action of certain microorganisms in the person's system which produce the usual well-known symptoms and client complaints, but even more importantly, it involves the psychosocial and environmental context of the client's symptoms. This symptom-context consists of the person's current life situation including his\her home life, job, school and whatever areas of daily living the client is involved in. He further explained that what is usually referred to as a "medical condition" is actually an integral part of the client's total life situation at the time. He said that an illness and its symptoms can serve an important educative function and provide a personal growth opportunity for the client if recognized as such. It should not be viewed as something just brought about by a chance contact with a germ affecting only the person's body. If viewed diagnostically in this limited way, the physician will attain only partial understanding of his client's health problem and be unable to help him/her actually benefit from the iJlness, which as strange as it may sound, would be possible with a more holistic approach. Just handing the client a prescription accompanied by the usual advice about resting for a couple of days sends a message to the client that he/she has little if any personal responsibility for actively addressing the health problem. .,-The doctor said he often finds that the person who suffers ~nough discomfort with colds and sore throats to come for medical treatment is a person who may be chronically October 1989 overworked, frustrated or generally exposed to a variety of stressful situations. This person's illness serves the purpose of signalling the need to do something about his/her life situation. It was interesting to hear this doctor say that the worka-day result of his holistic medical perspective finds him easily spending twice as much time in health counselling and psychotherapy as in traditional medical procedures and prescription writing. This doctor's holistic approach to medi~e is an example of how the model for professional services is changing in keeping with the changing world paradigm. I've used the example of medicine only because it's the one with which we are most familiar. Many lawyers, psychiatrists and social workers, as well as doctors and other professionals, are beginning to take a different approach in serving their clients. In the traditional model the solution to the client's problem, whether it be medical, legal, social, psychological or whatever, is seen to be largely dependent on the professional practitioner's status as an "expert." This status implies that the professional possesses esoteric knowledge and skill that clients are not capable of sharing toward the end of self-help. In this model the client expects the practitioner to do something to him/her which will make everything all right. This expectation is reinforced for the client by the expert role behaviours demonstrated by traditional professional practitioners. In the newly developing model for professional services the client is viewed by the practitioner as a partner in the effort to solve the client's problem. A major goal of the practitioner is to empower the client with a part of his/her expert knowledge and skill on a selective basis. Medical clients are being educated about how to recognize and avoid conditions in their lives which make them susceptible to various injuries and illnesses and on how to safely provide self-care - sometimes as a supplement to medical treatment and sometimes as the sole form of care. The clients of social workers and psychiatrists are being taught problem-solving and stress management methods which they can use on their own subsequent to being seen for treatment. The new model involves shifting toward an emphasis on client education for self-help in partnership with the professional practitioner. It shifts away from the traditjonal reductionistic approach which has an almost exclusive focus on the expertise of the professional practitioner. The new model, while not negating the professional's expertise does view it as only one factor in the provision of human services. Would you like to go to a doctor who would treat you for "colding?" Or maybe you already do. • AGORA - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - P age 11 �1),.,,,t Ji,,,t ~ Of't1t Y~14> ~.,.4 Campus Calendar FRIDAY, 20 To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the October Agora is October 15, 1989. OCTOBERFEST Main Cafeteria 5:00 p.m. -1 :00 a.m. FRIDAY, 20 - SUNDAY, 22 October Alumni Silver Jubilee Basketball Tournament 14 AGORA - 11 :30 a .m. - 1:30 p.m. LUSUMOVIES FORESTRY SEMINAR SERIES Speaker: Dr. Sten Nilsson, Professor, SILVER JUBILEE OPEN HOUSE '89 person living with AIDS Agora, 9:30 - 10:30 am Informal discussion about AIDS and the role of the media FREE CORNWALL CONCERT SILVER JUBILEE SYMPHONY SERIES Community Auditorium"Elmer Iseler Singers" with Dr. Elmer Iseler, Conductor, LU Vocal Ensemble, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Iseler Singers to perform together. THURSDAY, 19 BIRTHDAY PARTY 2 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Garpenberg Topic: "The Future of Forestry in Europe" Braun Building 1021 -1 :00 -2:20 pm Bring the entire family and spend the afternoon with us. Come and discover Lakehead University. AIDS AWARENESS WEEK Ann Medina will be accompanied by a Sylvie Proulx, classical guitar (Toronto) Cornwall School 12:30 pm - Recital Hall WEDNESDAY, 25 SATURDAY, 21 & SUNDAY, 22 SUNDAY, 22 TUESDAY, 17 Senate Meeting 9:30 a.m. L.U.S.U. Silver Jubilee , - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --, Burbs RB 1042 8 pm Students $2.00 Others $2.50 TUESDAY,24 Women's - 7:00 p.m., Men's 9:00 p.m. C.J. Sanders Field House SATURDAY, 14 & SUNDAY, 15 Three Fugitives SILVER JUBILEE PUBLIC LECTURE S ILVER JUBILEE CAREER FAIR ON CAMPUS "Welcome to Wellness" Lakehead University Info: 475-6484 NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES' WEEII october to 22 Speaker: Mr. Jay Ingram "Quirks and Quarks" Topic: "Can science EVER take a place alongside entertainment, business and politics as a regular feature in the media?" Ryan Building 1042 - 7:30 pm Speaker: Dr. George Merrill, Topic: "Patronage and the Politics 01....J Power, 1986-1600" Ryan Building 1022 - 7:30 pm CONFERENCE SATURDAY, 21 LUSU MOVIES MONDAY, 23 SILVER JUBILEE LECTURE SERIES Agorl\ Festivities begin Lakeside at 1 pm with a ceremonial voyageur arrival . . . . . . . Visit the mini circus Tiny trees and balloons for children Meet students, alumni, professors Prizes Tours - campus and laboratories Exhibits Canoe rides Focus on the helping professions Social Work Works Who is the health and safety officer at your house? $How much will you amount to? Teachers: Meeting the challenge of tomorrow, today Changing times in Nursing "Hands on" in the Library computer system ANDMUCHMORE! Don'tmissit. 1 - Spm The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, __, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Calendar: Flo Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Siczkar, Debbie Tew Freelance Writers: Karen Skochinski, Karen Lewis, Denise Bruley, Dalton Cormier Printing: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Edi tor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, l'7B 5E1 (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Sponsored by the Thunder Bay Hungarian Friendship Orcle, School of Education and the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association Speaker. Dr. Attila Horvath, member of the Pedagogical Institute in Budapest Topic: "Current Political Issues in Budapest'' Thunder Bay Multicultural Associaton Bldg. at 17 North Court St. 7:45 p.m. celebrating our Silver Jubilee ., .. >- UJ\11 ~I'>\) ~ ~ ~ "< ~"1 < ...., ~ 0 0-, ~ <1' . ~ (i,~R- J\l'i>\-.; C: 'C 0 OJ 0 a.(.) a. ~ ::0 a- ~ ~~ ~ vi "O .. "O ·;;; a. a, Cl ~ vi~ <0 0 0 -• (.)a.a. Q) i · - Q) E (/) Q) (/) .... Cl! a. u a. ,.. -u:: u N (/) (/) (/) .... Cl! � 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.6 No.9 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an article announcing a major donation from Canadian Pacific, and an article on Lakehead hosting Swedish exchange students. 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 1989-10 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Canadian Pacific Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/51bf02b665344428f2b7ab35bca07c2e.pdf fc864b68b3bb428828aa0aed1f4ab9ba PDF Text Text Inside: We've done it again! rolment breaks all-time record L •••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 First aid awards ............................ 2 Parents on campus ...................... 3 Book report .................................. 6 Around Campus ........................ 11 THUNDER BAY.ONTARIO VOL. 7. NO. 9 OCTOBER 1990 Campus Climatemore than the weather "To escort, assis t, observe and report", says Grant Walsh, Director of Services, about the role of the new student security service on campus. On Monday, October 1, a team of two student secu rity officers, dressed in bright yellow reflector jackets, will begin ~hoir duties on campus. Members \..._.he team, 14 men and women, were screened, given an orientation, and put on the university payroll. The service will operate from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week. The primary role of the Student Security Service is to provide safe passage for students, facu lty, staff and visitors w ithin the boundaries of the main campus. A secondary function is to assist the security guards with patrols to deter crime and vandalism on campus. "Basically, we have additional eyes, ears and legs," said Walsh. "We don't want or need a swat team out there. We have a very beautiful campus and safety is a vital part of the total aesthetics". Paul Brezanoczy, senior security officer, is in charge of the implementation and orientation phase and is very pleased w ith the new service and s ta ff. Walsh ·d the students are taking their c;ponsibilities very seriously and time will tell w hether the Pa ul Brezanoczy, senior security officer, gets a good-natured ribbing from Joe Levine, one trial project will actually make of the newly-hired student security members. this a safer ca mp us. �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rose hart ENROLMENT TOPS 4 ,300! So much for my predictions for a modest increase in enrolment to 4,000 studen ts. At the present time, our enrolment has achieved the 4,300 level and, for the most part, the additional students are distributed in such a way as to minimize room and schedule difficulties. Additional sections of some classes have been necessary, and numerous room changes have been made. The patience shown by both students and faculty has been much appreciated by the Registrar's Office. Although Lakehead University's enrolment has much surpassed our expectations, this is not the story at all of the other Ontario universities, some of which have suffered significant dedines in year one intake. TRAVEL POLICY Recently, the University clarified some aspects of our travel policy. This was necessary for two reasons - first, the recent audits of universities in Ontario and, the Lakehead Board of Education have pointed out some deficiencies in our ~urrent process. For example, our previous travel request form did not specify the reason for h·avel. This is deemed unacceptable by public audits, and it is necessary that we make the change. Further consideration is also being given to the whole process of initiating the travel request form. At the present time, this process starts in the General Office. In most travel request systems, the fom1 is initiated by the traveller. A second motivation for our recent travel policy directives is the significant financial advantage to Lakehead University of directing as much of our travel business as possible to one selected carrier through a limited number of agents who act on behalf of Lakehead University. This does not imply that users have to use one airline, but every conscious effort should be made to do so. As well, a limited number of individuals in the past have preferred to use their own personal travel agent rather than the General Office. Unfortunately, with the new system, if we don't use the General Office, Lakchcad University receives no financial incentives. Exceptions will be made by the Vice-Presidents for good reason and, if you wish to continue to arrange your own travel, please present such a request to the appropriate VicePresident. It is difficult in a publicly funded institution which manages both federal (NSERC, etc.) and provincial monies not to use the system which gets the maximum advantage for the institution. I would encourage you to give the system every chance to prove itself beneficial to the University. For example, at a time when research travel budgets are tight, this system will allow additional research trips to be funded internally without additional budget costs. As I said earlier, we arc looking at some further changes, and l will bring you up to date in a future column. POLICY DEVELOPMENTS . A few new policy developments arc bemg worked on which I hope to sec finalized in the not-too-distant future. A self-funded leave program similar to that in place with the Lakehead Board of Education is being developed, and this would apply to all University staff. Secondly,_ our_University housing loa11 \ program 1s be111g updated, and consid-J eration is bei.ng given to extending this program to both faculty and staff. HEALTH AND SAFETY Marion Muldoon tells me that, in spite of_all the support in the University to provide a healthy and safe working environment, a few troublesome areas conti~ue to exist. With trusty photographer 111 hand, a tour will be made for future column material. If you (or your department) don't want to receive publicity in this area, 1would suggest that a CLEAN-UP would be appropriate. Lakehead is proud of its safety record and the work of our Health and Safety Committee, but all of our efforts go for naught without your personal support. PAR.KING (or lookin g for a spot) One of our graduates who went on to the University of Oregon told me o~ce tha t, at that campus, a parking sticker was not a guarantee of a parking place, but rather like a licence to hunt for one. Improvements have been made this year to the Bora Laskin Lot and, by the end of October, the new lot should be paved (and plugs installed) at the back of Lot 13. Until then, the best approach is to avoid the 8:30 a .m . rush. NEW ONTARIO GOVERNMENT By the time you read this, the new Ontario Government will be sworn in and we will have a new Minister of ' Cc?ll~gcs and Universities. I am optim1stte that the new government will offer enhanced support to both educational and regional development initiatives in northern Ontario. More will be said about this in a future column. J Congrats! First aid training is available on campus and 19 university employees successfully completed the Standard First Aid course last spring. Top row, left to right: Fred Anderson, Darlene Yahn Darlene Yakimoski, Karen ' Merkley and Norm Calloway. Bottom left to right: Dave Mueller, "".arren Paju, Frank Sebesta, Richard Beach, Paul Brczanoczy and Dave Corbett. Certificates were presented by Fred Poulter, VP Administration, bottom far left. Page 2 AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - October 1990 �Another record-breaking year for student enrolment For the first time in its history, Lakehead University's fulltime enrolment has surpassed the 4,000 mark. According to ~ Registrar, Pentti Paularinne, the end of September figure '-rands at just over 4,300. This is the third consecutive year that the university has broken enrolment records. On November 1, 1988 the university experienced an 11.4% increase with ~ / / 3,726 students w hile the 1989 figure reached 3,813, a 2.3% 111 increase. When asked what factors contribute to the increased enrolment the registrar said, "increased promotional activities played a role, especially Silver Jubilee activities, and strong programs in student services. We also benefit from a continuing trend wherein students are seeking smaller universities". Lakehead University leads all Ontario universities with the largest percentage increase in applications from high school students. First year enrolment increased by nearly 10% with 1,493 students regis tered full-time. This figure does not include the 300 students registered in the one year bachelor of education program. Preliminary part-time enrolment figures point to a moderate increase in the number of part-time students which was 2,100 in 1989. Over 700 of that number were students taking courses at 21 sites throughout northwestern Ontario and an additional 250 studied at home through Distance Education. Very encouraging increases were experienced in the following targeted areas: Forestry up 63%, Outdoor, Recreation, Parks and Tourism up 57%, Science up 28.8%, the Bachelor of Engineering up 10.4%, B13ScN up 17%. Stiff competition continues for entrance to the I-year BEd program which is available for students who hold undergraduate degrees. There were 5300 applications for 250 spots r ,ich expanded to 300 due to an increase in the number of '-,-:ceptances. ln response to a question about the selection process, the Registrar said that Lakehead University places primary emphasis on marks, however, personal statements Jre also considered. Age demographics are not yet available, but last year dose to 80% of the fulJ-time students were under 30. The figures changed dramatically for part-time students, with more than Construction of the Student Centre and Regional Education Centre 80% between 20 and 50. The national trend shows the age of is progressing "right on schedule" for completion in September '91. university students increasing. There are more than 60 It's certainly great timing with the influx of a record-breaking students over the age of 60, taking advantage of free tuition. number of students. Parent Orientation Program a Success Dave and Vangie Bjorkman had a few concerns when their daughter headed off to university. When an invitation to attend Parent's Orientation arrived, they jumped at the opportunity. " l had a lot of preconceived notions about what university would be like. Maybe I was associating universities with radicals, but this orientation has shown me that university isn't what I thought." It was music to the ears of the university community to hear parents say "We like the atmosphere, you're not a number at LU". Approximately 250 parents, more than half from out of town, attended orien tation activities which included a sample lecture, campus tour, the new paren t handbook, do's and don'ts from studen ts and informal m eetings with support staff. Parents were concerned about money, accommodations, course selection and how their sons and daughters would adjust to their new lives. The message they heard over and ,ver was "Expect change. That's the norm." "We had a tremendous turnout for our first year" commented Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services. "Their Parents listen (keeners even take notes) during "lectures" at presence and positive feedback validated our belief that a Parent Orientation sessions. parent orientation is a necessary ser vice". Oc tober 1990 AGORA - - -- -- - -- - -- - - - - -- Page 3 �New Faces J Sister Alice Greer (ex. 8002) is the new chaplain in the Counselling and Career Centre. Originally from Thunder Bay, Greer left the city in 1977 and joined the Sisters of St. Joseph, an order based in Sault Ste. Marie. In Sault Ste. Marie she took courses in theology at St. Paul's University. Counselling has played a major part in Greer's work experience. She has a diploma in Social Work from Confederation College and received her BA in psychology from Lakehead in 1988. She spent a number of years in private practice working with families and couples as well as counselling people with addictions at the Smith Clinic. Greer points out that the trend towards traditional teaching and nursing professions for Sisters is shifting. "We have a lawyer, a doctor, even an opera singer but being chaplain at a university is the first for our community". Greer's leisure pursuits include tenting, fishing, all season skiing, playing guitar and woodworking. The Chaplaincy Office offers spiritual counselling on campus and services each Sunday, 7:00 pm at the Avila Centre. Dan Rice (ex. 8084) joined Student Services as the Native Support Services Co-ordinator. Rice received his Bachelor of Education degree from Lakehead University a t the recent convocation and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Algoma University College in Sault Ste. Marie. Rice is a status Native Canadian (Onkwehonweh - original people) and belongs to the Kahnawake Band in ==--== :__:== Montreal. Since embarking on his career, Rice has been involved in three specific areas. His background is in fam iJy, marriage and career counselling, and has worked in marketing/retail sales, at one point in a marketing position at Sault College. He has been "in front and behind the radio mic and the tv cameras", most recently at CBQ Radio in Tirnnder Bay. Away from work Rice spends time with his wife and five ch ildren, pli:!ys basketball and classical and pop guitar. An avid reader, Rice recently picked up Honour the Sun by Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell (his predecessor at Native Support Services) and has put her at the top of his list of favourite authors. Glenn Payne Joanne Andrew-Cotter Glenn Payne (ex. 8783), recent! y hired in the Remote Sensing lab at CARIS feels at home in his new position. " I did my undergrad thesis with CARIS" . He graduated with his HBSc in Forestry at the 1990 convocation . Originally from Comer Brook, Newfoundland, Payne graduated with a forestry technician diploma from the College of Trades and Tedrnology in St. John's and worked in the forestry field for a number of years. He decided to return to school for his degree and chose Lakehead because of its college transfer program. In the past Payne has been a competitive power lifter competing in the '85 and '87 World Powerlifting Championships and winning the National Championships in 1987. Although he does not plan to compete in the near future, Payne has recently returned to powerlifting's rigorous training regimen. Joanne Andrew-Cotter (ex. 8729) has made a recent move from the Centre for Northern Studies to the Library. She is presently serving as secretary to the ) librarians and relishes her new positior, "It's so busy, especially now that the students are back". Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Andrew-Cotter graduated from Hammarskjold High School. She has taken a few interest college computer '-'-----------' courses in the past and would like to continue part-time studies at LU. Andrew-Cotter spends her spare moments sewing, knitting and crod1eting. Depending on the season, she also enjoys downhill skiing an d waterskiing. Andrew-Cotter is presen tly making p lans for her wedding in 1992. B_.K _ ._ K _e_n_t _ ____. L..-1_ _ _ Derrik Patola I . ' - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - ' Derrik Patola has recently joined the Audio-Visual Department in the area of Computer and A/V Equipment maintenance. The university environment is a definite change from Patola's 13 years as a mechanic with a local car dealership and he enjoys the new environment. "Everything is interesting and diverse and you're constantly meeting fascinating people". Now that he has settled into his new job, Patola is looking forward to bagging the L-~ ~ = ~ : = ! : : ~ elusive moose this hunting season. "I live for the outdoors". Patola plans to spend his winter leisure time with his two children. Page 4 Dr. Beverley "B.K." Kent (ex. 8338), new associate professor of phiJosophy, is a world traveller who looks forward to rooting herself at Lakehead University. Growing up in New Zealand, Kent left the country after her initial schooling and travelled the world. "I still wasn't ready to go home so I spent three more years in London (England)". Kent eventually moved to Montreal, attending Sir George Williams College (now Concordia University) at night. She discovered her taste for philosophy at Sir George and received a BA. Kent then attended tht> University of Waterloo where she received her MA and PhD After teaching in New Zealand and Australia, Kent returned to Canada briefly for a posting at Simon Fraser University followed by six years in the U.S. Kent is the author of a book entitled Logic and the Classification of the Sciences . AGORA - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - October 1990 �People, Papers/Publications the Conference on Unemployment in & Special Projects Dr. S. A. Mirza, Professor of Civil Engineering was recently elected, for a twoyear term, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The Committee's mission is to review and correlate information on the analysis and behaviour of reinforced concrete columns and frames including the methods required by various structural codes, to encourage experimental and theoretical research on column and frame behaviour, and to propose provi~ions for design of columns. The members of an AC! or ASCE technical committee are elected intcmat1onall yon the basis of their expertise in the area of the committee's mission. The Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns is currently composed of fifteen ,·oting members and five associate members. Dr. David Nock, Professor, Sociology r1d his paper "Star-Wars: Social Con\. c1ction of Reputation in EnglishCanadian Sociology" on May 28 at the 25th annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association held at Victoria, B.C. in conjunction with the Learned Societies. He also organized .:i session with the title "Founding Figures and Social Context in the Developing Canadian Sociology Tradition" and acted as dicussant for a session dealing with Ethnic Minorities in Canada. Renate Eigenbrod, Deparhnent of English, presented an invited paper entitled "Canadian Indian Literature: Insights into Indian-White Relationships" at the National Library in Ottawa {in June 19, 1990. The event was spon~ored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Dr. S tephen McBride, Department of Political Studies, recently presented a paper" Authoritarianism without Hegemony? The Politics of Industrial Relations in Britain" at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropological Association, in Victoria British Columbia. Dr. McBride is also the _?C-author, with Dr. Bruce Muirhead l istory) who presented the paper, and Dr. Kjell Lundmark (Political Science, University of Umca, Sweden), of "Politics versus Markets: Employment Strategics in Peripheral Regions", presented at October 1990 Peripheral Regions, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, June 1990. Dr. Yves Prevost had one refereed article published in The Canadian Entomologist 122:441-447 titled Spruce Cone Axis Midge, Dasineura rachiph~ Tripp (Dippera Cecidomyiidac), in cones of black spruce, Picea mariana (Mill) B.S.P." and one symposium paper published titled "Environmental architecture Preventing loss of seed production to insects in black and white spruce seed orchards in West R.J. (ed.) the Proceedings of a Cone and Seed Pest Workshop in St.Johns Nfld. 1989. He also presented two posters and one paper at the 19th Jnternational Union of Forest Research Organizations held in Montreal from August 5-111990. Poster l School of Forestry Lakehead University educational programs; poster 2 "Are black spruce cone and seed insects threatening forest regeneration?" and one paper "Preventing loss of seed production by insects in black and white spruce seed orchards". Dr. Jim Smithers of the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism was the keynote speaker at the Annual General Meeting of the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday, September 15, 1990. The address was hosted as a public event by the Vancouver Museum. In conjunction with the address, a Proclamation from the Government of British Columbia was presented to the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association regarding the dedication of the British Columbia section of the proposed Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route from Lachine, Quebec to Bella Cool, British Columbia. In addition, the new Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route brochure which details the 1989 to 1993 Canada Sea-to-Sea activities was presented under the auspices of the Canadian Parks Service, the National Film Board and the British Columbia Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Dr. Smithers was also invited to participate in the arrival of the Simon F.raser Brigade at the end of its 10 day voyage down the Fraser River. The expedition was part of Simon Fraser University's "CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE" promotional activities. Mr. Michael Boss, Department of Visual Arts is presenting an exhibition of recent paintings at the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. The exhibition was from September 7 - 29, 1990. Michel Morton, School of Nursing, recently delivered papers at two conferences. On Scptember 22, she prescn ted the paper, "Assisting Student Community Health Nurses to Increase their Cultural Sensitivity to Canada's Native People" ,at the third provincial conference on multicultural health, Partnerships in Health Ill: Cultures and Health Leadership and Innovation in Multicultural Health held in Hamilton. On October 13 she presented the paper, "Facilitating Contextual Literacy for Student Community Health Nurses" at the con ference, Contextual Literacy Writing Across the Curriculum, at Laurentian University. Appointments Congratulations to Dr. G. Borradaile on his appointment to the NSERC Operating Grants Selection Committee for 1990-1993 in Ottawa. Dr. Borradaile has published 62 Geophysics and Geology papers in peerreviewed journals and he holds Ph.D. and D.Sc. research degrees from Liverpool University, U.K. Dr. J.E. (El) Mollo, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anthropology, was appointed to a 1-year term with the Ontario Heritage Foundation. Awards Dr. Henry (Hank) Akervall, Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism, will be inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will take place October 20 in Houghton, Michigan. He will join a prestigious group of top athletes, coaches and administrators honoured over the past 100 years. Dr. Akervall received his undergraduate degree from Michigan Tech in 1962 an d was named All American the same year. Dr. Akervall was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. Ina Chomyshyn, Director of Resource Centre of Occupational Health and Safety, has been granted the designation "Registered Occupational Hygienist" by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists. There arc only 200 ROHs in Canada. PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: DR. JOHN GRANT Head, Department of Classics, University of Toronto Subject: ILLUSTRATIONS IN CLASSICAL BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS MONDAY, 15 October, 1990 8PM Ryan Building Room 1022 Sponsored by the Department of Languages and Classical Association of Canada AGORA - - -- - - -- - -- -- - - -- - Page 5 �Another history book for Angus: A Deo Victoria "When I was a boy, growing up in the tiny community of Big Chute on the Severn River in the 1930's, the fabled Georgian Bay Lumber Company was often spoken about by our elders. Even though the company had not logged the river for over forty years, there were plenty of relics around to confirm the loggers' one-time existence". These stories and "artifacts" representing the past glory of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company, sparked the interest of Dr. James T. Angus, professor of Education at Lakehead, and inspired him to write a book on the subject. Written for the general reader, A Deo Victoria: The Story of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company 1871 -1942 is the history of a business that had a powerful impact on the development of the Georgian Bay district. The Georgian Bay Lumber Company was the largest and oldest company of its time, having been formed through the amalgamation of original Georgian Bay sawmills. The book is not just a record of the development of the company, but a chronicle of the fortunes and misfortunes, successes and failures, of a group of 19th century entrepreneurs, whose sole motive for exploiting the forests was the acquisition of wealth.This book will appeal to those interested in local history and gaining an understanding of the resource communities that were crucial to the development of Ontario's frontier regions. A Deo Victoria, published by Severn Publications, is Dr. Angus' second book about Ontario history. His first book, A Respectable Ditch: A History of the Trent-Severn Waterway 1833-920, was published in 1988 by McGill-Queen's University Press. Both are part of the Ontario Heritage Foundation's Local History Series. Health Services Log: 12,500 c lient visits and 9,000 telephone calls A few members of the health team: left to right, relief nurse Sandi Covino, Dr. David Legge, clinic physician, Jessie Sutherland, Health Uni/ manager, and receptionist, Pal Coates. Part-lime students will be assisted with the addition of more evening clinics. Page 6 J It may be a dubious honour, but Health Services can ) certainly win the award for busiest office on campus. At the helm is a soft-spoken, hard-working nurse who's been at LU since 1969. In a gentle brogue, she talks about the changes over the years and recalls the 70's when there were 3500 students and one nurse - Jessie Sutherland. The Health Unit now has 2 nurses, a full-time receptionist, a relief nurse and 8 local physicians offering 12 medical clinics each week. "And sometimes we're still straight out" she says. Primarily a student health centre, personnel also take care of the health needs of staff members, with approximately 657 visits last year. Sutherland stressed that students will always have priority "but we try to help everyone". Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services, acknowledged that services are running at capacity and identified two problem areas: space and a lack of psychiatric services. "It's under review right now, but a major difficulty is the lack of space and the whole issue of confidentiality due to space limitations. In the area of psychiatric care, we must refer students to community services." What can you expect at the Health Centre?" Anything and everything" says Jessie Sutherland stressing that they offer personalized health care which promotes the total health of the individual. Staff organize many programs including diet and nutrition, blood pressure, safe sex, AIDS awareness, alcohol and drugs. They also provide immunizations, co-ordination with labs or family physi- J cians at home. Nurses will also make hospital or residence visits to students. AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Oc tober 1990 �Research News ' FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Connie Hartviksen, Interim Rese arch Officer Any information regarding research opportunities is available at the Research Office, or ex. 8793. Research Opportunities SSI-IRC News: An informative workshop was presented by Mrs. Patricia Dunne on September 13, 1990. Strategic and Regular Research Grants were discussed. I would like to thank a LI of those people who were present. Overheads are available for those who were not able to attend. Did You Know? Professors Emeriti are eligible for SSHRC fund ing! NSERC News: Ms. Erica Besso and Ms. Isabel Blain presented workshops on Parh1crships, Strategics, and Operating Grants on September 21, 1990. Special thanks to all of you who were able to attend these worthwhile sessions. For those of you who were unable to timetable this, I would be happy to discuss the details of these meetings with you. Several NSERC site visits arc scheduled over the next four months. The Research Office wi.11 be assisting in the planning and co-ordinating of these visits with the individual departments. Did You Know? Professors Emeriti are eligible for NSERC mding! The comment 1received when 1 asked this question .,i the NSERC Grants Officer was "Of course, some of our best research is done by Professors Emeriti. They are truly dedicated and arc not constrained by classroom/teaching obligations" . National Research Council Laboratories Research Associatesh ips 1991 The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) offers Research Associa tcships tenable in the following NRC laboratories. Biotechnology Research Institute Hcrz!:ierg lnstitu te of Astrophysics lndus t:rial Ma terials Institute Institute for Aerospace Research Institute for Biological Sciences Institute for Environmental Chemistry Lnstitute for Information Technology lnstitu te for Marine Biosciences Institute for Marine Dynamics Institute for Mechanical Engineering Institute for Microstructural Sciences Institute for National Measurement Standards Institute for Research in Construction Plant Biotechnology Institute Steacie l.nstitute for Molecular Sciences These Associateships are intended to give promising scientists and engineers an opportunity to work on challenging research problems in fields of interest to NRC as a stage in the _r'-lcvclopmcnt of their research careers. At any given time, \ ,ere are approximately 200 Research Associates at NRC. Applicants should have recently acquired a Ph.D. in Natural Science or E<ngincering or a Master degree in an engineering field or expect to obtain the degree before taking up the Associateship. C Oct ober 199 0 Associateships are open to nationals of all countries although preference wiU be given to Canadians. Research Associates will be offered appointments to the staff of the National Research Council on a term basis and will be offered salaries and benefits currently available to members of the continuing staff. The initial appointrnen t will normal! y be for a two-year term and may be renewed, subject to the Associatc's performance and subject to the requirements of the Division. Renewals are considered annually. Partial travel allowance. Applications must be made on special forms which may be obtained from the Research Office. Applications and supporting documents must be received in Ottawa no later than N ovember 30, 1990. Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada 1991/92 Canadian Commonwealth Visiting Fellowships On behalf of External Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Committee is pleased to announce that up to five Visiting Fellowships arc to be awarded by Canada for the 1991 /92 academic year. These Fellowships are intended to bring to Canada from other countries of the Commonwealth, persons who are prominent in any function at universities, colleges, primary or secondary sd10ols, technical institutes or related educational agencies. The purpose of the Fellowship is to offer the Visiting Fellow the opportunity to discuss various educational matters with Canadian colleagues and to advise and be advised on techniques and problems pertaining to the particular field of interest. In this connection, I would like to emphasize that Visiting Fellowships are intended to bring to Canada persons who arc prominent in any function at educational institutions. This includes senior administrators, librarians, registrars, experts in financial aid or experts in computer systems, to name only a few. The tendency has been for universities to nominate on! y researchers for Visiting as well as for Research Fellowships. Over the next year, you might wish to take this into considcra tion. Please note that only one nomination may be made by this university and that nomination must be signed by Dr. Rosehart. The completed nomination form must reach the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, c/o Awards Division, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 151 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario. K1 P SN1, no later than October 31, 1990. Environment Canada Great Lakes University Research fund (GLURF) A new subvention program, the Great Lakes University Research Fund (GLURF) has recently been created. GLURF was established by Environment Canada in parh1ership with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to promote and finance research within Canadian universities that wi.11 assist Canada in meeting its obligations under the Canada/U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Fund, totallfog $4 million dollars, will be granted to university researchers over a fouryear period. The competition for the fund is open to any Canadian university conducting research of direct relevance to the Great Lakes. Priority will be given to research conducted in the lakes, rivers, tributary basins and ground waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. The deadline for application to the Fund is Novemb er 30, 1990. ALI submitted research proposals will be evaluated for compatibility with the research priorities established by Environment Canada. Proposals meeting the priorities will undergo formal peer review to be coordinated jointly by Environment Canada and NSERC. AGORA - - - - -- - - -- -- - -- - -- Page 7 �lnstructions and a summary for applying to this new program are now available at the Research Office. Canadian Cancer Society Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to announce that the Stephen Fon yo Fellowship Award is available to health professionals in a variety of different fields. These awards have been made possible by a gran t from the Government of Canada for health professionals who wish to obtain a short period of training in the cancer field. The objective of these training fellowships is to improve the candidate's knowledge of cancer. The experience might be in pain management or in any other of the activities that are carried out in a modern cancer treah11ent centre, including clinical research. • An applicant for the award must be a graduate of a recognized health professional education program or its equivalent. The length of training will be detem1ined by the qualifications and needs of the applicant and the proposed program of study. The minimum period of study will be two weeks and the maximum of ten weeks. All successful applicants, whether physicians or su rgeons, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, chaplains, etc., will be reimbursed for reasonable living expenses for travel, tuition, lodging and meals in keeping with the Society's current practices. Those Health Professionals who are not on salary, will receive in addition, S1,000 per week. The fellowship will be completed in a Canadian Cancer Treatment Centre preferably in or near the community in which the applicant is located. In the event that the proposed course of study is not available in such a centre, an alternative facility may be approved a t the discretion of the Selection Committee. Application for these awards should be made at least two months prior to the date on which the applican t plans to begin training. The decision regarding an application will be made within one month of its receipt. Health professionals interested in this program may pick up a description of the conditions of the Fellowship and application forms. The Canadian Red Cross Blood Services Research and Development Program 1991/92 Career Development Fellowship Awards Career Development Fellowship Awards are offered for a non-renewable period up to three years to provide support for highly qualified candidates who have recently completed their forma l research training and wish to acquire further experience in a Blood Transfusion Service setting. Lt is expected that successful candidates will engage in a career in research related to blood and blood products in Canada upon completion of their award, but this is not a condition of the award. The value of each Fellowship is related to the major degree and experjence of the applicant. The Fellowship offers a stipend based on curren t Medical Research Council Rates for each of the three years, as well as a fi rst year research allowance of $10,000. The number of awards will be no more than two in any year. Candidates must: (a) hold a recent Ph.D. (or equivalent research degree) or an M.D./D.D.S./O.V .M., plus a recent research degree in an appropriate health field (minimum M.Sc.) or equivalent research experience. (b) not be registered for a higher degree at the time of the application nor undertake formal studies for such degree during the period of the a ppointment. Page 8 Candidates for Career Development Fellowship Awards are required to complete a Career Development Fellowship Award Application Fom1 (RD30). Applications must be made through and with the support of the MEDICAL DIRECTOR r the BTS Centre at which the applicant intends to work. .-, Applications must reach the research and Development Administrator, National Office by mid-January 1991. Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their applications by June 1, 1991. Successful applicants can take up their appointments on or after July 1, 1991. The John C. Polanyi Prizes, 1991 In honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, corecipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Government of the Province of Ontario has established a fund to provide annually up to five prizes to outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who arc continuing to postdoctoral studies at an Ontario university. In 1991, the prizes have a value of $15,000 each and are available in the areas broadly defined as Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Economic Science. 1. Any person who is planning to con ti.i1ue to post-doctoral studies (or has a facu lty appointment) in a recognized Ontario university who meets the following criteria may apply for one of the prizes: i) is normally resident in Ontario and has completed or is near completion of doctoral studies in any recognized university in the world, or ii) has completed or is nearing completion of doctoral studies in an Ontario university; and iii) either will have completed all the requirements for the doctoral degree by December 31, 1991, or received the doctoral degree between September 1, 1988 and the above date. (Note: applicants holding facu lty ap- ..J; pointments within these time limits may apply). 2. The p rizes are awarded to assist the recipients in their research and professional development. 3. The prizes may be held along with any other financial support or research funds received by the winners. 4. It is hoped that 1991 prizes will be conferred by September 1991. No prize will be awarded without the successful applicant having completed all requirements for the doctoral degree. Application procedures and forms are available in the Research Office. The application deadline is January 11, 1991. Royal Society of Canada Konrad Adenauer Research Award 1991 On the occasion of his visit to the University of Toronto in June 1988, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Helmut Kohl, announced the Konrad Adenauer Research Award. This award, established through the generosity of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, will be made annually to one Canadian scholar in the Humanities or in the Social Sciences. The aim of the Award is to promote academic rela tions between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany. This award program will be administered by the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation in Germany in cooperation with the Royal Society of Canada and the University of Toronto. The award has been donated for an initial period of five years and will be granted annually. The first award was granted in 1989. The award will be made to highly qualified Canadian scholars, whose research work in the Humanities or in the Social Sciences has brought them international recognition and who belong to the group of leading scholars in their respective area of specialization . The award will be made regardless of the age, race, religion or sex of the applicants. AGORA - - - - -- - - -- - - -- - - October 1990 �Canadian scholars who have been granted the award arc entitled to carry out research work of their own choice at German Research Institutes for a period of up to one year. he research stay in Germany can be divided into several ,..,criods, but must commence within one year of the announcement of the award. The Humboldt Foundation will pay the return travel costs once only for award winners and fam ily members (provided the latter stay with them in Germany for at least three months) between Canada and Germany. Medical and accident insurance may be provided for the award winners ( and family members) if requested. The Award winners are included in the Humboldt Foun dation's sponsorship program. They wiJl be invited to take part in all functions arranged by the Foundation. The Konrad Adenauer Research Award will be granted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Nominations will be made jointly by the Royal Society of Canada and the University of Toronto, and submitted to the Humboldt Foundation. At least two candidates should be nominated each year. The Humboldt Foundation's appropriate selection committee will select the award winner. The winner of the Konrad Adenauer Research Award will be announced by the Humboldt Foundation early summer of the year. SC'lf-application cannot be accepted. Candidates must be nominated by this university by December 1, 1990. German Academic Exchange Service DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is a private, publicly funded, self-governing organization of the institutions of higher education in the Federal Republic of Germany. The DAAD has the function of promoting international ·adcmic relations especially through the exchange of .,rudcnts and faculty. The head office of DAAD is located in Bonn and there arc branch offices in Berlin, Cairo, London, Jakarta, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, San Jose (Costa Rica) and Tokyo. DAAD grants are available to faculty and students in the United States and Canada for participating in a wide variety of academic programs. The programs and the application deadlines arc listed below. Un less otherwise stated, participants in DAAD programs must hold U.S. or Canadian citizenship and must be full-time faculty members or students at U.S. or Canadian colleges or universities at the time of application. Grants for German Studies Programs in the United States 1. Interdisciplinary Summer Seminar in Cennan Studies for Graduate Students and Ph.D. Candidates of California at Berkeley, July 8-August 16, 1991. Deadline is March 15, 1991. 2. lntcrdisciplinary Seminar in German Studies for Faculty and Recent Ph.D.'s at Cornell University, June 17 -July 20, 1991. Deadline is March 1, 1991 . 3. Grants for teaching - Team Teaching and Guest Lectureships - Deadline is Anytime. 4. Sur Place Grants - Deadline is November 1, 1990 and May 1, 1991. Grants for Courses in Gennan S tudies and Language in the Federal Republic of Germany I. Dcutschlandkundlicher Sommerkurse at the University of Regensburg - Deadline is January 31, 1991. ( Hochschulsommersprachkurse at the University of Freiburg- Deadline is December 1, 1990. 3. Hochschulsommerkurse - Deadline is January 31, 1991. 4. Summer Language Courses at Goetke Institutes - Deadline is January 31, 1991. C C October 1990 5. Learn German in Germany for Faculty and Ph.D. Candidates - Deadline January 31, 1991. Grants For S tudy, Research and Information Visits lo the Federal Republic of Germany l. Study Visit Research Grants for Faculty - Deadline November l, 1990. 2. Research Grants for Recent Ph.D.'s and Ph.D. Candidates Deadline November 1, 1990. 3. Young Lawyers Program - Deadline March 15, 1991. 4. Information Visits - Deadline November 1, 1990. Annual Grants l. DAAD - Fulbright Grants 2. DAAD - Canadian Government Grants 3. DAAD - Quebec Government Grants Other Programs 1. Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships 2. Leo Baeck Institute - DAAD Grants 3. DAAD - AICGS Grant The Institute For Chemical Science and Technology (ICST) lCST The Institute for Chemical Science and Technology is a non-profit research institute with both industrial and academic members. The Institute was established to contribute to the growth of the Canadian chemical, peh·ochemical and petroleum process industries through support of precompctitivc research. The research projects funded by ICST are carried out primarily at Canadian universities. Results of this research will be further developed by member companies in order to enhance their growth and competitive position. At the present time, lCST has identified five broad research areas: Emulsions and Dispersions Industrial Waste Management and Environmental Quality Polymer Properties and Structure Sensors Technology Separation Science and Technology Novel ideas of potential commercial interest to the members which fall outside the five main research areas are considered in an Open category. This category provides funding for projects which, although outside the identified research areas, are still of potential economic or technical importance to our industrial members. In making proposals in the Open category, researchers shou ld bear in mind the commercial interests of the member companies. In particular, projects in the following areas of industrial catalyst research will be considered: Polymerization and Hydroprocessing Catalysis Selective Olefin Hydrogenation Selective Oxidation c l Chemistry Acidic and Basic Solids as Catalytic Materials Statistical Methods in Reaction Kinetic Studies and Reactor Design [CST invites preliminary proposals for research in the five broad categories outlined above and in the Open category. More specific information concerning the research can be obtained from the Research Office. Please note also that TCST is much more interested in supporting a new and novel program than it is in providing incremental support to an on-going mature program. Thus it is important that the proposal be clearly differentiated from any projects currently being funded from other sources. Typically projects are funded at a level of $30,000 to Sl00,000 per year for a period of from one to three years. Preliminary proposals arc invited and will be promptly acknowledged. AGORA - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - Page 9 �Final Submission must be received by ICST by December 1, 1990. The Canadian I nstitute for Nordic St udies Graduate Scholarshi p The Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies announces their Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship is tenable at any recognized Nordic postsecondary institution granting an earned degree at the postbaccaJaureate level in the applicant's field of study. The Nordic countTies are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. The level of study is to be at the Graduate level with a degree objective granted by either a Canadian or Nordic postsecondary institution. The field of study should be related to Nordic subjects in all fields such as the humanities, social sciences, physical/ natural/applied sciences. The following con ditions apply: 1) Canadian citizen or landed immigrant 2) Completion with high scholastic achievement, the minimum of a bachelor's degree from a Canadian university or college 3) Evidence in writing of acceptance of proposed study or research plan by the host Nordic post-secondary institution or academic member of that institution. 4) Minimum of six months residency in the Nordic counrry while holding the scholarship. 5 ) The successful applicant will, within six months of completing the study /research projects, submit a written report to CINS. 6) The successful applicant will, within one year of completing the study / research project, provide an oral presentation/lecture/seminar at a Canadian university or college, or at the annual meeting of the Learned Societies or other professional association meetings. The value of this scholarship is S2,500 in Canadian funds. The application deadline is January 31, 1991 . The date of award is April 15, 1991. Please call Kris at ext. 8785. UPCOMING DEADLIN E DATES Senate Research Committee - General Research Awards October 10, 1990 Ontario Mental Health Foundation - Grants Program For: Applied Research and Program Evaluation Projects - October 12, 1990 Ontario Mental Health Foundation and the Alzheimer Association of Ontario - "The Alzheimer's Competition" October 12, 1990 SSHRC Research Grants #410 - October 15, 1990 SSH RC Major Research Grants #411 - October 15, 1990 SSHRC - Strategic Grants - October 15, 1990 University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) - October 15, 1990 NSERC - Internal Deadline - Operating/Equipment/Renewals - October 15, 1990 SERC Women's Faculty Awards - October 15, 1990 NSERC First Time Applicants For Operating Grants - Oct.15, 1990 Foreign Government Awards Program - October 15, 1990 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1991 /92 Part 1 - Oct. 24, 1990 6SSHRC - Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - October 30, 1990 SSHRC - Travel Grants for International Representation October 30, 1990 A.U.C.C. 1991 /92 Canadian Com monwealth Visiting Fellowships - October 31, 1990 Laidlaw Foundation Program; Children and Families at Risk Program - November 1, 1990 NSERC Operating/ Equipment Grants/Renewals - Nov. 1, 1990 Department of Energy, Mines & Resources (EMR) 1991 /92 Research Agreements Program - November 1, 1990 SSHRC/NSERC Chairs in the Management of Technological Change - No vember 15, 1990 SSHRC/ FCAR/NSERC Join t Initiative: This program is intended to encourage graduate students to change their linguistic milieu and their place of study from Quebec to another province and vice-versa - November 15, 1990 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships - November 15, 1990 AJzheimers Award - November 15, 1990 International Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) Award - November 15, 1990 Ontario Renewable Resources Research Program (ORRRGP) November 15, 1990 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1991 /92 Part 2 - Nov. 15, 1990 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship 1991 /92 - Nov. 15, 1990 Ontario Mental Health Foundation-Fellowships, Publicatiom Program, Conference Program - November 30, 1990 N.R.C. 1991 Research Associa teship - November 30, 1990 Environment Canada's - Great Lakes University Research Fund - November 30, 1990 International Society of Arboriculture: Shade Tree Research December 1, 1990 lnstitute for Chemical Science & Technology - R.F.P. December 1, 1990 Konrad Adenauer Award - December 1, 1990 NSERC/SSHRC Master's Scholarships in Science Policy December 1, 1990 CentTe for Studies in Defense Resources Management Solicited Research Program -December 15, 1990 Polanyi Prizes 1991 - January 11, 1991 A.U.C.C. Micro-Fund 1 & 2 - January 15, 1991 Canadian Red Cross Fellowship - Mid January 1991 ClDA Professional Awards - January 31, 1991 Canadian lnstitute for Nordic Studies Graduate Scholarship January 31, 1991 Barton Awards - February 1, 1991 Wildlife Toxicology Fund - Open Social Science Federation of Canada; Aide to Scholar! y Publications Program - Open SSHRC Special Awards: The Queen's Fellowships, Canadian Law Scholarship Foundation, SSH RC Legal Research Scholarship, Doctoral Fellowships in Mant1gement Studies - Open Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; Environmental Studies Revolving Funds - Open Canadian Department of Communications; International Cooperation Assistance Fund on New Information Technologies - Open National Geographic Society; Research Grants - Open Laidlaw Scholar Program - Open North Atlan tic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Advanced Research Workshops - Open National Science Foundation (NSF) - Open, but must allow 6 months for review and processing. International Development Research Cen tTe (IORC) - Open, allow 3 months for a full response. Canadian Cancer Society's Stephen Fonyo Fellowship Award - anytime (2 months prior to when training begins) For more information about Foundations, please contact Jo-Anne Silvennan, Foundations Offi cer at 343-8910 or dro~ by the Alumni House. Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - October 1990 .J. �Around Campus WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM After a lengthy review process, Lakehead University has launched the /omen's Studies Program. The program has 13 undergraduate courses in the field of Women's Studies thus offering a healthy selection for a minor. Following the trend established by a large number of Ontario universities, Lakehead University founded the Women's Studies Study Group in 1987. The result was a foru m whereby women in various disciplines could share their knowledge. Instructors Pam Wakewich and Susan Tiura arc shari11g the positiOI'} of Co-ordinator of the program. They will co-teach the core course which is an mtroductory course "exploring the past, present and future roles of women in society". Specific topics will include: historical overview of feminist theory; politics, law and the family; women, health and illness; women and philosophy; women, culture and creativity; women and science; research methodologies and women in Northwestern Ontario". A speakers series will also complement the program and s tudents and the public will benefit from their expertise. ( UEW RATIFIES CONTRACT TI1e Board of Governors of Lakehead University ratified a two-year agreement between Lakehead University and the Canadian Union of Educational Workers for the period September 1, 1989 until August 31, 1991. The agreement provides graduate students with a 7% increase in wages in year I and 4% in year II. Graduate students on assistal1tship will also receive a benefits package 111 year II that includes partial medical and vision care coverage. Undergraduate students will receive wage increases that average 6.95% in year I and range from 4.5% to 5.95% in year II, depending on the classification. 111 addition to wages and benefits, there were changes made to contract language in various articles such as appointments, postings, unpaid leaves, Union information listings, etc. New wording was also added to the agreement dealing with personal harassment and HIV-related illness. October 1990 NOMINATIONS FOR HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees is now accepting nominations for possible honorary degree recipients for the May, 1991 Convocation. Nominations, together with biographical data, should be sent to Mrs. Linda Phillips, Office of the President, by MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1990. ALUMNI HONOUR AWARD Nominations are being accepted for the 1991 Alumni Honour Award to be presented to an alumnus/a of Lakehead University who has made an outstanding contribution in one or more fields. Nominations shou ld include a onepage summary of the reason for your selection and the candidate's C.V. Send submissions before FEBRUARY 15, 1991: The President, Alumni Association. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Last year the Alumni Association raised over $100,000 thanks to the work of over 80 volunteers who helped out during the annual Phonathon. We need your help agai11 this year -- in November. If you can spare a few evenings to call alumni in Thunder Bay, contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Money raised will go towards scholarships and bursaries, library acquisitions and many other worthy campus projects. JAPANESE DELEGATION VISITS LU Lakehead University played host to a delegation from Yanaizu, Japan on Friday, September 14. The delegation was on a whirl-wind 6-day trip across Canada and made a stop in Thunder Bay. The Japanese citizens are interested in strengthening established ties with the area. Yanaizu is located near Gifu University, which signed a twinning agreement with Lakehead University in July. NOR'WESTERS' NEW SEASON UNVEILED Lakehead University's Nor'westers will likely have the Thunderdome rocking again this season if the varsity coaches have anything to say about it. The teams were introduced at a reception on September 25 and according to Clyde Tuy!, athletic co-ordinator, the season looks promising. Lou Pero's men's basketball team is expected to perform well this season because of the experience of the squad with only three new recruits added. Lady Nor'Wester basketball coach, Stu Julius, recruited hard last season and gained some valuable rookies. He predicts another win in the Ontario women's west division . Francis Clayton, wrestling coach, is optimistic about the season and believes that the LU team will fare well in competition. The women's volleyball squad has a promising roster with OWIAA all-star team member, Kelly Breutigam, and top-notch setter Kelly WilUams, returning. Coach Claude Lapre predicts a strong season for the team. Also announced at the reception was the establishment of the annual John Zanatta Memorial Alumni Game, to be held this year on October 20. Zanatta, past player and coach for the Nor'Westers, died tragically in August. The Nor'Westers will retire his unifom1 number and establish a scholarship fund in his name. Chief Booster, Larry Hebert, left, discusses the upcoming season with Clyde Tuy/ centre and Or. Bob (another big sports fan). AGORA - -- - -- - - - -- - - - -- - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the November Agora is October 15, 1990. THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS FALUWINTER TERM Monday - Thursday 8 am -11 :30 pm Friday - 8 am - 9 pm Saturday- 9 am - 9 pm Sunday-11 am -10 pm THANKSGIVING WEEKEND HOURS Saturday, 7 - 9 am - 9 pm Sunday, 7 -1 1 am - 10 pm Monday,8 -9am -Spm CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES 1990-91 Recital Hall, Cornwall School 210 S. Algoma St. Tuesdays at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted. October 9 Robert Silverman, piano (Vancouver) $3.00 October 23 Jane Leibel, soprano (winner of the 1990 Eckhardt-Gramattc Competition); Rachel Andrist, piano -S3.00 November 6 Eva Solar-Kinderman, piano (Victoria) - S3.00 1990/91 VARSITY HOME SCHEDULE C.J. SANDERS FIELDHOUSE Friday/Saturday, October 12/13 PIZZA HUT HIGH SCHOOL G IRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Saturday, October 20 JOHN ZANATTA MEMORIAL ALUMNI GAME WOMEN'S 6:00PM MEN'S 8:00 PM Friday/Saturday, November 2/3 MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PIZZA HUT TOURNAMENT Saturday, November 10 WRESTLING DUAL MEET (tentative) Friday/Saturday, Novem ber 16/17 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL vs GUELPH Friday, November 23 WRESTLING DUAL MEET vs WESTERN ONTARIO Friday/Saturday, Nov.30/Dec.1 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL OCTOBER FREE PUBLIC LECTURE J FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 PUBLIC LECTURE SPEAKER: DR. CHARLES W. TAYLOR Medical-Physical Division 3M Corporation, St.Paul, MN TOPIC: "Adhesives Research & Development and Careers and Opportunities in Industries" PLACE: RB 3044 2:30 PM The lecture is sponsored by the Industrial Research Institute, NY, 3M Corporation and L.U. Chemistry Depar tment. TUESDAY, 23 SENATE 9:30 AM MONDAY,29 PUBLI C LECTURE SPEAKER: DR. FREDERICK HOLMES TOPIC: History, Fiction and the Dialogic Lmagination: John Fowles' A ''WOMEN IN ENGINEERING'' Dr. Monique Frize, the first holder of the Canadian Chair of Women in Engineering, will conduct an information session for the public to learn more about opportunities in the engineering fi eld. Tuesday, October 9, 1990 7:30 pm Senate Chamber Dr. Frize is a professional electrical engineer with industrial, research and teaching experience. Everyone Welcome Maggot PLACE: RB 1022 7:30 PM NOVEMBER MONDAY,5 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING LITTLE DINING ROOM 7PM University Campus Final date for withdrawal from first term half-courses without academic penalty The 2nd annual L.U.C.C. Children's Halloween Party will be held for all faculty, staff, and their families on Sunday, October 28, 1990 at 2 pm in the Main Cafeteria. Agorl\ 111<• /\GORA is produced by the Information Office. Department of External Relations, L.ikchead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (e~cept August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit b a pprcoa tcd when material is reproduced or quo ted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise IJruley Calendar: Flo Sherren Photography: l'etcr Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Linda Sicz.knr l'rinting: Rainbow Address correspondence to: Editor/Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakchcad University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1'7B SE! (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300 FAX 807-343-8192 (1) ;![ <ii ·- (1) (1) 0 8. 8. E :2 l) 2 o::o ~-f uH (/) (/) " 1: + t;O iIU ... ~ N � 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 1990-10 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Student Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/51f6823a2818de1e0811236d0115254c.pdf 6c20989f37266e769b793cf91cf1ae85 PDF Text Text inside: .. ~~ ll,i,✓., • c Cornwall School becomes 'lrst off-campus building 2 Administrative r estructuring 4 New look for AGORA 5 LU butts out! 5 Norm LaVole new Director 5 ~v ~ Lakehead t •·: }University ·_ _AgOTI\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL.5 NO.8 SEPTEMBER 1988 " . . . and our lows in winter can reach mi- nus 23 degrees Celcius. " Coordinator of Counselling Services, Irmo Marino, is surrounded by some oflhe 28 Malaysian students who will enter first year programsatLU this year. Their orientation included a study skills session, assistance with course selection and scheduling time tables. After reviewing information in the International Students Handbook there were many animated conversations about name pronunciations and Canadian winters! ... For more details on enrolment figures see story on page 3 Welcotlle to Lakehead University! Funding for University Registration Stats: Residence Program . Record..,Breaking year Announced by Lyn McLeod A grant of $1,846,000 over 25 years to subsidize the construction of 142 new residen ce beds at Lakehead Universitywas announced today by Colleges and Universities Minister Lyn McLeod and Taras Kozyra, MPP for Pon Arthur. The program, first announced by Premier David Peterson in September 1987, will allow an add itional 5,000 students to live in university residences. It reduces fin ancing costs for )PC construction of resid ence facilities. . \...,,•is will be a major asset for Lakehead University and the communlty" Mr. Kozyra said. Mrs. McLeod said the In itiative "represents another component In the government's commitment to ensure access to all qualified students." .. . page6 The university has experienced a 25% increase in applications for admission for the 1988/89 academic year which resulted In an additlonal 1,000 offers of admission going o ut to prospective students. According to the Registrar, Pentti Paularinne, approximately 600 addition al s tudents (48& Increase) have accepted offers of admission and indicated that they will be registering at Lakehead this fall. The University has experienced the largest Increase of any Ontario university in applications received from Ontarlo high sch ool students (816 in 1988 compared to 633 last yearan increase of 29%). Acceptance of our offers of admission for high sch ool applicants Is also up by 47% which Is ihe highest percentage Increase In the Ontario system. ... page3 Campus improvements "right on schedule" Art Davies, Director ofCampus Development, has been able to draw lines through a long list of completed summer projects. With all the flak about the speed bumps, he remained his calm and cool self during an interview to provide an update on campus renovations. This year, nearly $100.000 was spent on major residence repair. Expenditures were for draperies, paint, carpets, furniture, showers, tile replacemeents and other upgrading to residence buildings. The paving has been completed o n all p~klng lots at a cost of $1/4 million dollars. The most noticeable ch ange is to the entrance to the lo t between the Nursing Building and the Bora Laskin Building. . .. pages 8 and 9 �President's Report by Dr. Robert Rosehart September '88 is upon us, and the summer per iod has brought many changes to the campus. On the physical side, the roadways and parking lots are obvious, as well as the move of Visual Arts and Music to Cornwall School (how ab out Cornwall Hall?), the colour co-ordinated "appendages" to the Bora Laskin Building and, finally, the Frood comer. ScveraJ months ago, Dr. Frood suggested to the University Space Committee that a righ t-tum lane be provided from Lot 5. After due process, the project has been completed, and it seems to be working o ut well. Thank you, David Frood. For years, students and faculty have been "potential victims" of the walkway crossing the main campus from th e Bora Laskin Building. The new alignment, as well as the speed bumps, give the pedestrian a fighting chance. On the human s ide of the institution, there has been a major r e-organization of the administrative suppo rt s ide of the Universitywhich was announced in early July. These changes, particularly the ones dealIng with the Human Resources gro up, should provide new opportunities for consultative input. Under Vice-President Weller, a new position in Institutional Research should provide a much-needed analytical support service to the Vice-President (Academic) as well as to the various Senate Committees (particularly the Budget Commiucc). Enro lment '88 Preliminary indications arc that enrolment this Fall will be at record levels. This will, no doubt, create p ressures with respect to section sizes, etc., and the Deans are prepared to listen to any problems that might arise. AJmost all universities arc accepting additional students in varying numbers so that the actual n u mber that register is still somewhat up ln the air. Reach for t h e Mediocre - U n da Fn1111 Saturday Night, Scptembcr/88 Linda Fmm continues to make money by making outlandish statements about the Canadian university system. In her latest article, she ignores Lakchcad but does quite a number on some of the other Ontario institutions. I am going to ask John Russell to see if she would respond to a " public" debate at Lakch ead University. Workshops on Improved Teaching The efforts of the Senate Committee on Teaching with respect to the workshops conducted by Dr. George Brown In May were well received, and I would tmst that such workshops shouJd become an annual event at Lakeh ead University. I was en- 2 Glen Carruthers, (left) Chairman of the Department of Music, and Mark Nisenbolt, Chairman of the Department of Visual Arts, pose inside the gutted interi or of Cornwall School which will open its doors on September 12 to approximately 100 stuaents. LU's first off-campus building ts situated at 210 Algoma Street South. to fund a delegation of six, but the timing is now m ost probably June of 1989. More on this in a future column. couragcd to hear from facu lty that this event was a visible indication that the profile of teaching cxcelJcncc h as begun to rise at L-ikehead University. The fund-raising efforts of L-ikehead University continue to b ear fruit. Over the sunm1cr, several more Silver Jubilee Scholarships have been arranged. As well, the University Scholarship fund was the recipie nt of a significam inheritance from an individual with n o previous connections to L.akchcad University. Distance Education As you know, Lake head University's efforts in Distance Education have evolved during the past two years undcrthc direction of Co-ordinator Susan Cole. During the summer, we had an external consultant review the organization of Distance Education within the Continuing Education Division, and I am pleased to report that subsequent to this review, Susan Cole h as accepted a fu re her two-year contract as Co-ordinaror of Distance Education. Long-lunge Campus Development Concept Some time ago, as a result of a donation in "kind" to the Partne rs' initiative, a local a rchitect bcg~n working wilh the Universit'(_ Space Commmcc and, ultimately, with Board of Governors Campus Devleopme Committee, on a long-range d evelopment slrategy for the university lands. This initiative was undertaken fo1- several reasons. Obviously, the Unive rsity does not have funding in place to implement the details of the conceptual plan, but it should, to some extent, take away from the ad-hoc planning of the past. Secondly, at least six outside groups have focussed recently on the use of University lands, including a transportation consultant hired by the City of111under Bay who envisioned a four-lane highway bisecting the Bora Laskin Building and the SNRyan Building area. The long-range concept, in a sense, "stakes out" our prime lands. The Space Committee would be inte rested in your react ion to the concept represented, and reduced copies of the "long-range concept" will be available from Mrs. Linda Phillips. Omb udsperson Upd ate This year, Lakehead Un iversity is to have a p ilot student Ombudspcrson program. During thesummcr, a committee spcatheadcd by LUSU and Student Services, was working on the proc- .-- - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - ~ ess, mandate and selection of the Ombudsman. At this stage, the group feels that more work is necessary on the d efinition of the mandate of the office and, asa result, the selection of the individual may be delayed for a few months. China Update As you may remember, some ti me ago a group of faculty identified themselves via this column, for a pos.~iblc trip to several Chinese universi tics In the fall of 1988. K.C. Yang has now had a Good idea man response back from China and they arc willing Dr. David Frood Susan Cole �Registration continued from p age I add ition to the 100 additional students a ._itted to the 1-year Bachelor o f Education program, well over 100 additional students have accepted offers of admission to Arts programs. For the first time in approximately 5 years acceptances to o ur forestry programs are up. 45 admitted applicants have indicated that they plan to register in the 1st year of the forestry program thfa fall compared to 24 last year at this tlmc. Acceptances of offers of admission to the Physic.al Education program arc also up with 94 acceptances to date compared to 37 last year. Similar Increases have occurred In Outdoor Recreation (26%) -ForestryTech, Commerce (27%) and BusinessAdministration (60%) and Engineering Tech (27%). Applications to Science programs have risen by 28% which has resulted in 78 additional offers of admission going out to science applicants. This in tum has resulted in a 32% increase in acceptances (103 this year compared to 78 last year). Included among the new students expected to register this fall are 28 Canada Scholarship recipients. This is a prestigious new scholarship program sponsored by the Federal government to encourage o utstanding students to enterscience and technology fields. The Canada Scholarships am is part of the federal government's 1 .,-term sa-atcgy to secure future economic growth and prosperity by using science and technology to develop new industries and enhance existing ones. Lakehcad University nominated many outstanding high school students and 28 have c hosen Lakchead. A large percentage arc from Thunder Bay, with representation from other parts of the province. More than half of the participants are female and they will enter programs in forestry, science and engineering. Confirmations for the newly approved 13A in Library and Information Studies degree program have doubled over last year's acceptances to the library tech diploma program (19 vs 8). Another interesting statistic includes an increase in international students who will attend this fall. Paularinne says that despite the sizable fee differential for International students we can still expect a 10% increase for 1988. Through an arrangement with the Malaysian government, 26 Malaysian students will enter programs in arts, science and engineering. Th1·ough the Canadian Bureau of lntemation Education, 10 Lybian students have enrolled at LU. The University's 1987 fall enrolment stood at 3,357 as of November 1, 1987 which was a ql""-line of 1.4% over the previous year. Con''- 1tion figures to the end of August for the 1988 academic year suggest that the university's full time enrolment may grow by as much as 350 full time students which would top the previous h igh full-time enrolment figure of 3,695 studen ts In 1984. C "The University's full-time enrolment may grow by as much as 350 full time students which would top the previous bi.gb fulltime enrolmentfigure of3,695 in 1984." Pentti Pau/arinne Applications 1987 1988 Offers 1988 1987 Conflnnatlons 1987 1988 1093 1543 (41.2%) 722 1135 (57.2%) Science 362 452 (24.9%) 233 327 (40.3%) 96 128 (33.3%) Education 2190 2911 (32.9%) 422 606 (43.6%) 235 385 (63.8%) 266 306 (15%) 89 141 (58.4%) 38 79 (107.9%) Prof Studies 2386 2621 (9.9%) 1537 1586 (16.9%) ...2§.2._ 79 (~5.5%) 7833 (24.4%) 2823 3782 (34.4%) Arts Grad Studies 6297 Student housing: the search continues Admitting that there were HOO applications for628 beds, the Director of Residence, Ron Spina, is still confid e nt that all Lake head Univcrsitystud e ntswilJ be adequately housed by the time classes start. The University sec ured 19 beds at Patterson Hall w h ich is part of McKellar Hospital for 27 females and 22 males. There a.re two floors with both single and double occupancy and cooking facilities. The rates will be slightly cheaper than campus residence to compensate for the distance commuting from the south ward. Also several hotel and motel businesses have expressed Interest in providing discount rates for students. On-campus housing accommodates 648studcnts in single and double rooms. lbc addition of new resident townhouses will provide an add itional 144 beds in 1989. Nina Ariganello, off-campus housing officer, said students have been actively using the listing service provided by the University to find apartments, rooms and houses in the community. An emergency plan is already in p lace should students arrive on campus and not be able to find housing. Aliganello said she has had a good response from the community for room and board, but apartments a re still in big demand. Personal harassment brochure circulated The task ahead seemed difficult when In October 1988, Mr. Fred Poulter, Vice-President (Administration), called for the establishment of a Personal Harassment Committee, with representatives from all e mployee groups and the student union. The Committee was chaired by Myrna Holman, Human Resources Officer, and the mandate of the group was to establish methods to implement the Lakchcad Un iversity Personal Harassment Policy Statement. 1212 1799(48.4%) The Personal Harassment Policy covers all forms of harassment included in the Ontario Human Rights Code. The list includes the prohibited grounds of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual o rie ntation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status and handicap. The po licy applies to staff, faculty and students. Harassment can include comments or conduct consisting of words or actions that disparage or humiliate a person in relation to one of the prohibited grounds. T he Personal Harassment Committee has developed a brochure in response to the challenge of developing a means to implement the policy. The aim of the brochure is to infonn the University communityabout the policy and offersome suggestions for dealing with harassment. The pamphlet encourages individuals to talk with one of three designated individuals. These individuals will be trained to offer suggestions, give guidance, moral support and help check out perceptions. The list includes Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services, Professor David Parsons, Department of English, and Myrna Holman, Human Resources Officer. An educational campagn is being planned to complement the pamphlet. Mr. Fred Poulter indicates that although he believes that harassment is not an issue on campus, it is important to foster an awareness and develop procedures for those who may experience a problem. Resolution of complaints includes both an informal stage where the people listed on the brochure can be contacted in confidence to discuss the problem, and, a more formalized process for those who wish to pursue the matter further. Questions o r comments regarding the policy can be addressed to Myrna Holman, Human Resources Officer, in the Human Resources Department. 3 �Administrative restructuring: "Focus on service" says President On July 12, President Roseh art announced a major resn-ucturing on the administrative side of the institution. In 1985 c hanges were made on the academic side and Rosehart felt that a review of the "Human Resources" role within the organization was in order. Together with Fred Poulter, Vice-President (Administration), two major Initiat ives were undertaken to create what he called a "more supportive approach" in some areas and the fonnation of a new consultative body with respect to labour relations. As wcIJ, a new support position was established in the area of institutional research. The changes were effective Septe mber 1, 1988 with allowances made for a n·ansitional phase. The total staff complement of the new structure is the same as the old with no loss of staff positions. The chart below outlines both the curre nt and new structure. One major change involves the red uctio n in thc numbcr of d ircctorsfrom six to four. Mr. Poulter said "I think it's a better organization to have fewer than six reportin g to me. l t' IJ improve the effective n ess and efficiency of adminisn·ations." The four "new" positions arc Director of Camp us Development, Mr. Art Davies, Director of Finance, Mr. Les Miller, Director of Human Resources, Mr. BilJ Bragnalo and Director of Services, Mr. Grant Walsh. The Director of Services wilJ be responsible for 12 separate departments but Poulter is not concerned about the size of the portfolio. " It is a very large portfolio but there is stron g leadership in each area and t hey actualJy operate as little businesses on their own. i want the Director of Services to become invo lved in some administration. He'IJ work with me on special assignme nts. If one lo o ks at the master plan there is a possibility that ~ V ice-Presiden t (Adm i nis tra tion) t-- - Is · Academ ic Staff 1 - - -- 1 1 - - - - -- - - I p~c,a l Assistant Re la t io ns Office r _(Fi na nce) . cs, e nce & C onference 1 ompu t,n g Serv ices Pri I Gene ral Off V ice-Pres ident Admi n istration ircctor Finance ,r ec tor 1rec1or Human Resources Direct or Serv ices Employ me nt •• E ui t A m ,n,s1ra1 1ve Support Audi o/ Vis ua l Ce nt re Compu tin g Se rvices l Mic ro Compu ter Support Genc r~I Office Pr in 1 S hop Food / Liquor Serv ices Teleco m mun ic~ I io ns • Curre nt ly reports t o Direc tor of Co mmunit y Rela t ions • • C ur re ntl y reports 10 Pr eside nt 4 J Academic Administration Ne w Stru c ture Ca m us De v. someday we may want a maIJ on campus to service the needs ofstude n ts and me mbers of the nearby community". Poulter said that the re is no o n e currently h ired as manager of "New J o int Ven tures" but the position v ) built into the n ew sn-ucrurc to be in pla......,, should future projects necessitate it. The Director of Hu man Resources wilJ fo. cus only on human resou rces management and staff development. The position of Academic Staff Relations Officer will be eliminated and the academic deans will assume a more active role with respect to the LUFA contract administration in a more decentralized mode of operation in concert with the senior academic administration. To reflect the maturing and operational nature of the employment equity program within the organization, the Employment Equity Support role wilJ report to the Dire ctor of Human Resources. As a first major step in initiating a consultative process to build a productive human resources environme nt in the institutio n, a " Labour Manageme nt Advisory Committee" will be established. This group wiIJ meet a minimum of twice a ye ar and de al with general labour/manage me nt issues within the institution. The committee will initiate policy recommendations for additional initiatives in the area of labour management. The follo wing groups will be invited to nominate members to the committe e. a) Representatives of e ach e mployee grouo, within the organization b) Chairman of the Board of Gove rno rs c) Chainnan of the Board of Governors Staff Relations Committee d) President and Vice-President (Academic) e) Direccor of Human Resources I) to be chaired or co-chaired Initially by Vice-President (Administration). Booksto re Consistent with a major recomme ndation from the Academic Plan and the 1987/ 88 Report of the Se nate Budget Committee, a new support position in the area of " institutional research " has been c re ated fro m the existing staff establishme nt. Rosehart appointed Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke to the position. Such a position, working closely with the various Sen ate Committees (particularly, Budget and Acade mic), will be charged with d evelo ping a comparative d atabase that wo uld p ermit a more quantitative approach to be take n to various acad e mic analyses. Senior administrat io n believes that changes will produce a mo re functio nal and e ffic ie nt organization, an organization with a "suppo rtive" philosophy. At the informat ion meeting and in his written report, Presid e nt Rosehart stressed that the two major initiativessho uld improve the overall hu"}l resources climate within the institution as._J produce a consultative forum whe re additional initiatives can be developed. �"Wealth of Experience": Norm LaVoie appointed Director of New Department of Physical Education i Athletics Dr. Norm LaVoie, above left, receives congratulations from President Bob Rosebart at the press conference to announce bis appointment. Dr. LaVote ts very enthusiastic about thefuture ofathletics andphysical education at Lakehead and the next issue ofthe AGO.RA will introduce the new team members andfuture plans r The search for the Director of the newly formed department of Physical Education and Athletics ended right at home with the appointment of Dr. Nonn LaVoie. His appointment was effective July 1, 1988. Dr.Jane Crossman and Dr. Ron Lappage shared the directorship in 1987-88. In making the announcemenc, PresidcntRosehartsald "Nonn brings a wealth of experience with which to assume the leadership role at a time when Lakehead University Athletics will be making major new Initiatives." A native of St. Thomas, Ontario, L.'lVoie received a BA in Economics in 1965 and his BPHE in 1966, both from the University of Windsor. In 1969 he obtained his MA (Ph&!) and in 1972 completed his Ph.D from the University of Alberta. Norm Lavoie has been teachingatLUsince 1972wlth the exception of brief stints as visiting professor at McGill and Unlversite de Montreal. The Thunder Bay community has been well served by LaVoie's various sporting interests and expertise. He was a consultant for Judo Canada, a member of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Sports Advisory Council, a course conductor for Countdown (a program to stop smoking with the Ontario Lung Association) and served as a member of the steering committee of the Thunder Bay Junior Football League. Dr. LaVoie Is currently President of the Lung As.sociation, Thunder Bay Region. What do you think? Last spring, when the decision was made to change the AGO RA from a newpaper to a newsletter format, some of us thought we could just tum on the computer. The transition proved to be more difficult than expected. Graphics Manager, Ben Kaminski, carefully worked on the new masthead which we just love. Bob Cornell and Stan Nemec from the print shop moaned and I 1.,.-..oancd about rollers, colour mixes and 1-.,.. ipper margins. The advantages of producing completely "In-house" were offset by new postal problems (envelopes and labels and a strike!) and a longer rumaround time from our office to you. Our Pagemaker desktop publishing operation performed well but despite our computerized graphic capability, there was still much to do In the graphics department (thanks Unda). Computer bugs were ironed out by a small army of technicians lead by Tom Stevens, Bob Angell and Cathy Rhind. We've been through staff changes, format changes and an increased work load in the Information Office but we believe that the new AGORA will provide a more efficient and convenient format to read and store for future reference. A grateful thank-you to everyone who supported me through this first Issue. (The Editor] © LU A SMOKE-FREE WORKPIACE Lakchead University Joined the ranks of othersmoke-free workplaces on September 1, 1988, For the past 6 months, the nonsmoking Committee, with representatives from faculty, staff and students, have been researching data, and formulating policies and procedures. For the purpose of providing a safer, cleaner and more comfortable campus environment for faculty, staff, students and visitors, the University will permit smoking on the premises only in designated areas. Smoking will not be permitted in classrooms or offices. Smoking at Lakehead University is permitted in the following areas only: designated areas of the Main Cafeteria, the Faculty Lounge, the Bora Laskin Student Lounge, the Games Room, the Aesthetics Lounge, the Study, UC0046 Custodial change area, designated residence and designated areas of Alumni House, Lutheran House, Centre for Northern Studies, Shipping and Receiving, Cornwall School and any other buildings which may become the property of Lakehead University. The new signs have been put up, butting apparati have been installed on the outside of most buildings, cigarette machines have been removed and educational and assistance programs toward smoking cessation will be provided. There is an enforce ment procedure in effect for all members of the University Community but Fred Poulter, Vice-President of Administration, says the attitude towards smoking and second-hand smoke has changed so much that he is expecting pcoplc to comply with the new regulations voluntarily. 1988/89 merit awards Arts and Science: Prof. F. J. Anderson, Economics; Dr. M. Benson, Mathematical Scie nces; Dr. R. Berg, Philosophy; Dr. J. Forbes, English; Dr. J. Gellert, English; Dr. D. Holah, Chemistry; Dr. J. Jamieson, Psychology; Prof. M. L Kelley, Social Work; Dr. W. Momot, Biology; Dr. J. Ryder, Biology; Dr. G. Schroeter, Sociology. Professional Studies: Dr. R. W. Archibald, Business Administration; Dr. A. D. Bowd, Education; Dr. J. Crossman, Physical Education; Dr. 8. Dadgostar, Business Administration; Dr. S. Easa, En gineering; Dr. I. Ni.rdosh, Engineering; Dr. W. H. Parker, Forestry; Dr. E. Setliff, Forestry; Dr.j. Smithers, Outdoor Recreation. 5 �Science summer school another smash hit! Top-notch students from across Northwestern Ontario attended the Summer Program of Science and Technology at Lakchcad University this summer. The progra m, in its second season, was sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Students applied through their home schools and were selected by a coordinating committee consisting ofrcprcscntatives from program councils East and West, the Boards o f Education in Thunder Bay, the Min istry of Northern Development and Mines and L1.kehead University. The main criteria for admission to the program included high marks in mathematics and science, good recommendations from teachers and a kee n interest in science and technology. Upon satisfactory completion of the 6-week program, e ach stude nt received a $1500 scholarship. TI1c summer school program is residential and students anended classes each weekday from 9 am to 3:30 pm. They received instruction in biology, c he mistry, engineering, geology, mathematics and physics fro m a staff that includes university professors, high school teachers, and graduate studen ts from the University. From 4 lo 5:30 pm each day, students participated in organized athletic activities. In the evenings, activities included guest lectures, exercise and recreation at the Canada Games Complex, musical and cultural even ts around the city. On weeken ds, students went o n field trips to local industries and points ofscientific interest as well as participating in sports such as canoeing, orlcntccring, wind surfing and water skiing. This year's Program co-ordinator, Paul lnksetter, said that it was basically an "immersion p rogram." There is a responsibiJity on the part of the students to go bac k and em;ch their fellow students and the staff at their high schools. The teachers participating in the program also benefit by bein g with very keen stude nts who presenc new c hallenges and ideas. Inksetter said that one of the goals of the program was to send " revitalized teachers" back to their schools. " It's an immersion and em;chmcnt program for teachers as well as studen ts". The 60 studen ts involved in the program were in grades 11 or 12 with 30 coming from Thunder Bay high schools and 30 coming from the regional h igh schools.The 60 pai1icipallng studen ts represented 21 different high schools from as far away as Kenora, Fort Frances and Rainy River, and east to Manitouwadge and Marathon. There was an even split between males and females for bcith the students and lnstn,ctors. Women teachers at bottom of scale In 1985, women continued lo hold only 17 percent of all teaching positions in Canadian universities, even though they have been entering the academic ranks at a faster rate than men since 1960, according to Statistics Canada. In addition, 81 percent offemale teac hers are concentrated in four fields of study: social sciences, health sciences, humanities and education. Women also form a greater proportion of teachers in the lower academic ranks and earn considerably less, on average, than their male counterparts. In 1985, the median salary for a full-time female teacher was $41,300, about $10,000 less than the ave rage for men. Statistics Canada attributes the slow move ment of women in to the higher ranks to the usually long time lag before a teacher can attain the status of full or associate professor. 6 The amazing world of science . .. Students fro~ th!=! Scienc~ and Technology Summer School program at Lakch_c~d Uruvers1ty watch m awe as c rystals form in from of their eyes. Super te~hru_c,an, Mr. Davey Jones, set up an experiment for the budding young sc1enttsts. He put copper "trees" in large test tubes and let it stand in a solution ofsilver nitrate. The liquid turned blue as the copper displaced s ilver from the solution and a silver tree grew. More beds co111i11uedfr ompage I All publicly assisted universites were eligible to apply for the grant assistance. The largest gran ts went to the University of Toronto at over $11 million for 868 beds and York University which was approved for 538 beds in low-rise buildings at nearly $7.1 million and another $3.4 million for 264 in mid-rise residence units. Ryerson received slightly more than $7 million, while Guelph netted just over S6 million. Carleton received S5.2 for 400 beds and McMaster $5 million for 385 beds. Brock will sec an additional 360 new residence beds with a $4.6 million dollar grant. The program was intended to complement the government's "housing first" policy by reducing the competition for affordable h o using between students and low-income earners. Sir Wilfred Lauricr University will begin construction on 300 new beds with $3.9 million and Windsor's grant o f2.9 million is to cover 224 beds. Western, L'lkchead and Nipissing ColJege received $2.6 million (200 beds) and very similar grants of $1.8 million will create 142 beds at LJ1.kehead a nd 140 at Nipissing College. The challenge facing the Universities is to find the balance o f the funds. The govc,nmcnt funding represents only a portion of the final cost. In the case of Lake head, the 36 houses, which will be in 6 blocksof6 units, will cost administration $3.6 million dollars. Mr. Davies said that he expects construction to begin in October. sJ According10 the 1988 report on the Financial Situation of Universities in Ontario, Ontario ranks ninth among the 10 provinces in terms of operating grants to universities based on the relative wealth of each province. "The priority afforded to this province's universities by the govemmentofOntariohasdeclinedsteadilyandsubstantiallyoverthepastdecade",lhereport states. Ontario universities' share of total government spending has declined from 5.92 % in 1977-78 to 4.6 % in 1988-89. �The Order of Ontario sabbaticals ; following faculty have received sabbatical or study leaves or 1988/89. The AgorA artempted to catch up with the researching, writing, lecturing, testi n g, travelllngprofessors and find out what projects they were undertaking during their 6 or 12 month sabbatlc:tls. All arc Invited to correspond with the Information Office and keep us up to date. J. Stewart (12), Anthropology, research, lectures, writing and museum visits; R. Freitag (12), Biology, research at the University of Alberta and ncld studies In the Caribbean;}. Ryder(12}, Biology, Victoria, mainly writ in g; D. llolah (12), Chemistry, working In Montreal with private Industry doing research; G. Kondor (12), Economics; D. Crozier, English, C. Uman (12) , English, visiting Professor at the University ofSeattle; S. Klssln, Geology(6) writing his various research grants and testing new laboratory apparatus; H. Hasegawa, Mathematical sciences, reseai-ch on data condensation and compaction; R Ripley (12) Philosophy; S. McBride (12), Political Studies, will be In England working on a book; N. Ginsburg (12), Psychology, working on research with dots (perception and number quantity) with the Valgroep Psychonomic at the Rijksu n lvcrsiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands; W. Melnyk (6), K. Rotenberg (6); M. L Kelley (12), Social Work, writing scholarship to complete a case book, W. Crowe (6) Business Administration;}. Pylyplw, (6) Education; D. Barry, (6) Engineering, working at the University of Bradford, UK, working with Dr. Alf Kelle r on electronic component reliability and visiting professor at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, working with the director of physical electronic laboratories on novel sensors; L Garred ( 12), Chemical Engineering, will continue his dialysis research ~ hospitals in France and Australia; R. J. Day, (12) Forestry, •clllng, lecturing and research in Australia; R Farmer (12), Forestry, continue research at the University of Victoria and In Nepal and Hong Kong; J. Tanz, 2 year study leave to complete his PhD at UBC; L McDougal, Nursing, Study leave; R Rollins (12) O utdoor Recreation, research projects out of Victoria, BC; T. Song, Physical Education, research projects In Quebec. update : chemistry department Dr. Alan Hughes, Chairman of the Depanment of Chemistry was rather excited about showing off some new equipment. 1he Department bought the $400,000 piece of equipment o u t of a special northern grant. The "bean of the machine" according to Dr. Hughes Is a superconducting magnet. More than 90 litres of liquid he lium keeps t he conductor cold. T he re Is also a barrier o f liquid n itrogen which insula tes the h elium. The addition of this specialized e q uipme nt "makes us strongly compet itive with the big guys. We al.s o have the advantage of rapid access due to our smaller size". The new equipment was intalled in the instru ment lab and the Chemistry department will be the primary user with thcdepartmcntsofphysicsand geology sharing use. "We could not operate a graduate program and much of our under/I.ad program without It. The former instruntwas cxccllent In Its time, but it's nowl5• year old technology. To do publishable research and give students modem hands-on experience we really needed a replacement". The NMR's main use Is to probe molecular structure In detail. Nomination forms and b rochures arc available for t his lmpon ant award which pays tribute to exceptional people w ho exemplify the highest q ualities of ach ieveme nt a nd cxcelltn In thei r c hosen professions or in community service on an international, national or provincial level. The Order o f Ontario was established in 1987 as a means of honour these special men and women. To submit a nomination for consid e ration by the Advisory Council, pick up a form at the President's Office and send it to t he Honours and Awards Secretariat by October 31, 1988. ----------- Dr. Thomas Song Ill "Of course everyone recognizes tbe new nuclear magnetic resonance cryospectrotrn!ter (NMR) . . . • The new equ lpmcnt was installed in Dr. Griffith's Instrument Lab in May. geological readings Dr. Graeme Borradallle , Department of Geology, assumed the Chairmanship from Dr. Roger Mitchell effective July 1, 1988. Dr. Borrad a ill c came to Lakehead In 1978. He received hi.s PhD In structural geol- .__ __ __ _ _~ ogy from the Un iversity of Liverpool in 1971 and a D.Sc In Tectonophysics from the same University In 1987. He has taught at the Universities of Durham, UK and Amsterdam, Holland. Current research focusses on experimental deformation of rocks and the use of magnetic fabrics of rocks in the Canadian Shield as a prospecting tool. His experimental laboratory, established with a BILD (Ontario) grant nas computer controlled equipment that can simulate condi tions as deep as 20 km In the c rust. Cu rrently, three graduate stud ents arc working with Dr. Borradaile. He sends this departmental report highlighting a few people and projects. Dr. Barbara Kron berg was working in the Amazon th is past summer. Her additional neld work In the forests of nonhwcstem Ontario includes investigation oflhc geological aspects of environmental changes and the effects on soils and forest productivity. "It is the most important work we're doing" Dr. Borradaille explained. Kronberg is also working on program devclopme111 for a special option which will be called "Resources and Environmental Science" which sn1dents from any science or engineering dcpanmcnt could take. The developmcr.t phase will be approximately 18 months. Dr. Phil Fralick is another very active member of the geology team, who has a very positive influence on the studen ts. I le is doing field work in northern Ontario but also has a very exciting project going in Nova Scotia with LU graduate students. ThC) arc investigating the early opening o f the Atla ntic Ocean.. I le is piecing togethe r the way in w h ich the north western coast of Africa and Maritime Canada were originally pieced tO!!et hc r. He is a.lso heavily in volved with con tacts with China. Together wit h Mr. Wu, a post-<loctoral fellow, they are studying econo mic deposits of the Canadian Shield which arc very like deposits in the Ch inese sh ield. Mr. Wu has been o n the p roject for a year and d iscussions arc in p rogress that could event ually realize a studen t exchange between Canada and China. Dr. K,;hlenbcck recently travelled to China as part of an In ternational contingency. The faculty produced an outstanding number of publications in 1987-88. Seven faculty members delivered 13 conference papers as well as giving lectures In their specialties In Zurich, various cities in China, Moscow, Leningrad, a nd Canadian locations from Beardmore to Newfoundland. During 1987- 88, 7 faculty members received approximately $200,000 In grants from NSERC, OGRF, OMNR and other granting bodies. ~ �UPDATE 88: Tite Forest Bio logy Building has been delayed d ue to the first design coming in substantially over budget. T he buildingwill be leased by the MNR and there is still hope for a spring start date. TI1e Black Shack will sing no more. Having only recently discovered that the quaint blackish building beside the University Centre was called the Black Shack, it was a biggersurprise to find out that graphics, AV and the Infonnation Office were once housed there and more recently Itwas used forvoice training. Physical plant now has it under construction for offices. There will be five for faculty, one graduate student and administration area and the new Centre for Entrepreneurship. Ron Nelson explained that the centre Is one of six in Ontario and ours is a joint effort with Confederation College. The objectives of the centre will be threefold: to teach entrepreneurship, to do research in that area and to promote activities to increase public awareness. LU has a course slated to begin in January Looki?g Annual campus renovations and new university projects created a great buzz of activity all summer. The photo series below captures some of the action and changes on the grounds. The top left photograph looks down on the row of newly purchased portables arranged neatly behind the Bora Laskin Building. Only two of the six temporary structures assigned to the School of Education will be used for classrooms. Faculty, scssional lecturers, graduate students and administration will occupy the other mobiles. The portables are a shorttcnn solution meant to case the space problem brought on by increased enrolments. The photograph bottom left, shows workers completing the last of the paving contracts. Havi ng all parking lots paved will affect the pocke tbooks of users, however, Lakehead $100,000 has b een spent each summer for the past 5 years on major residence repair. This year's expenditures went on draperies, paint, carpets, furniture, showers, tile replacements and general upgrading. Paving contracts are complete to the cost of $1/4 of a million dollars. Closing off the entrance to the parking lot between the main campus and the Bora Laskin Building was considered essential to "protect pedestrians". A new entrance to Lakehcad University campus is being constructed off Balm oral at a cost of U65,000. Construction began September 12 and the road should be in use by October 15. The new entrance will s ignificantly reduce the traffic line-ups o n Oliver Road. Beware thieves. Burglar alanns were installed in all outlying bu ildings on campus property. 'lltere was an upgrading to Increase the air flow and air conditioning by 50% in the student services area. The University has purchased the property at 954 Oliver Road from the Rudiak family. The house ls being rented on a I -year contract until a decision is made about its future use. The gang at Cornwall School does not seem to mind the construction going on all around them. They are happy to have doubled their working area space and have their own building. Drop by and pay them a visit. The old fine arts space will be the new h o me for Continui ng Education and Distance Educatio n. Susan Cole announced that Vonnie Ch e ng bas been appointed Delivery Supervisor in Distance Education and can be rcachcd at 8713. 8 L--------------------------------- �good LU remains one of the least expensive (and most accessible) places to park at any Ontario University. Top right, the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Lyn McLeod, smiles as Board of Gove rnor Chairman Robbert Welter (centre) and President Bob Rosch art display a map of the campus and indicate the location of the new townhouse residences scheduled for occupancy next fall . The provincial gove rnment handed out large grants to universities and colleges for temporary buildings and new residences. Roofing is a dirty, difficult job at any time but from the look of the sky in the bottom right photo, those workers may have been trying to beatMotherNatureaswell asputtinga ncwroofon the Bora Laskin Building. ' A student fiom a university 'in outer~pace' responds The following article appeared Jn the Ottawa Citizen on August 29, 1988 in the Letter of the Day column My father sent me a dipping from a report In the Citizen written by BruceWard, "Teens face cough fight for spots in choice universities.• In thls al'.tlcle Ward calls a number of universities, including lakehcad Unlverslty, "The halls of higher leamlng In outer space." Asa student atLakebcad University, I thoughtyou might like to know what It is like to attend such an "outer space• lnstln1tlon. Can you imagine attending a sehool where professors and students know each other on a firstname basis? What other university offers a tollfree numberforthosewlshlng informadoo about programs? When was the lase timeyou could park for 25 cents an hour at an Ottawa unlversity? Have you seen many southern universities offerIng acres of greenery, bicycle trails In the middle ofthe campus and a take filled with trout next to the residences? We may be far north and small but at least stu• dents arc humanized and given a strong personal education. Long live Lakehead, and the other universities In outer space. We will let the students down south enjoy the big dty lnstltutlot)S ofhigher learning where che srudent Is often just a number paying tuition fees. Robert-Albert Blgras DepartmeQt of Social Work Thup.der Bay • • Pbotograpby by Peter Puna In June and July of 1988, Rob Foster, a biology student from Lakehead Univeristy, attended an intensive 6-week program in Mall in northwestern Africa with 30 other Canadian students. As the first LU participant he felt compelled to share his experience and encourage students and professors to apply for the 1989 International seminar in the Leeward and Windward Islands in the Caribbean. [Story to appear in October AGORA]. Applications and further information arc available from Rob Fosterc/o the Biology Department or from Margaret Page c/ o the School of Nursing. WUSC is the World University Service of Canada, a non-profit, nongove rnmental organization which involves Canadians In International development In Canada and overseas. 9 �Research News FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Research Officer: Trish McGowan NEWS FROM NSERC It is, once again, lime lo prepare submissions for NSERC's Operating Grant competilion. NSERC'sdeadline for receipt of applications is November 1. Please try, if at all possible, lo submit your application several days in advance of this deadline, to ensure that the application will be complete and well-presented, that all signing authorities have had an opportunity to review the proposed project, and that no unfortunate mishaps or delays will occur. Last year, when I attended a number of open discussion sessions during granl sclcclion committee visits, several members of different committees strongly encouraged all faculty to consider submitting an equipment grant application. As you are aware, the size of the purse which the committees have for allocation is determined as a proportion of the total dollar value of the applications that each receives. Hence, the more equipment grant applications it receives, the larger the amount which the committee can award. Il is also In each individual's best interest to be able to work with the most advanced and appropriate equipment for this research. The deadline for equipment grant applications is also November 1. NSERC has a number of other programs which may be of interest to Lakehead faculty. There are a range of opportunities for the fund Ing of International ventures: the Bilate ral Exchange Program, CIDA/NSERC Research Associateships, and International Collaborative Research Grants arc a few. The application deadline for each of these programs is October IS. More information can be found about these and other NSERC programs in the Awards Guide. Coples of this guide and of all relevant forms and information can be obtained from this o ffice. NEWS FROM SSIIRC New President Instated On June 6 Dr. Paule Leduc began a fiveyear term as President of the Cour.cil. Dr. Leduc is well-known in both the university community and the public sector. After obtaining a Ph.D. in literature from the UnlversityofParis (Sorbonne), she taught for several years In Montreal-area universities. Her administrative career began at the Univcrsitedu Quebec a Montreal (UQAM), where she held the positions of Chair, Department of Literary Studies; Dean, Graduate Studies and Research; and Executive Vice-Rector. She has published widely. 10 In addition to her academic experience, Dr. Leduc has e njoyed a distinguished career as a senior o fficial in the provincial government in a n umber of positions, including Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Relations, Deputy Minister of International Relations, and Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs. Immediatelyprior to her appointment as President of the S.S.II.R.C., she was Head of the Quebec Government delegation and Director of the Centred' etudes politiques et administratives du Quebec (CEPAQ) at the Ecole national d'administration publique (ENAP). Research Grants Competition The Research Grants Program is designed to support scholars engaged in advanced research in the social sciences and the humanities. Grants are made toward direct costs of a project, and may include a research time stipend when justified by the needs of the project. Applications should be submiucd to this office by October 101 1988. Guidelines and applications are available at this office. TI1c Bora UlSkln National Fellowship In Human Rights Research One fellowship is offered each year to encourage multidisciplinary o r Interdisciplinary research and the development of expertise in the area of human rights, especially with relevance to Canada. The value of the award Is $45,000, with an additional research and travel allowance of Sl0,000. '(be deadline for applications Is October 1, 1988. SENATE RESEARCH COMMITicE The Senate Research Commiucc provides modest support for research projects, conference travel and other research-related activities at Lakehead University. The Committee awards funds on the basis o f merit, need and the availabilityoffunds; some consideration is also given to providing support for new faculty and for seed money for research in new areas. Deadline dates for application for research projects (for funding up to $2,000) arc October 10 and March 10; for conference travel (national and international), September 1 S. January 15, and ~ ; for support of a visiting scholar, October 10 and March 10. Guidelines and application forms arc available from d epartmental secretaries or from the secretary to the Committee, Mrs. Uta Hickin, UC2003, ext. 8283. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED Congratulations to Dr. Brian Lorch (Geography) and his collaborator, Mark Smith, who were awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grant for a project entitled "Consumer Behaviour Associated with DowntownShoppingMalls". Theprojccl ls designed to assess the appropriateness of the use of malls as a tool for revitalizing central shopping districts. Dr. G. Hazenberg (Forestry) was awarded a grant through the Association of Colleges and Universities (AUCC) Fund for the Support of Modest-size Projects. The grant will provide funding for a planning mission to the Makarcrc University of Uganda. This microfund supports planning missions to Third World countries to aid in the developmcot of projects which then can be submlttc. CIDA or the International Ocvelopmeru Research Centre (IRDC) for funding. The next deadlines for application are: October 1, 1988; January 15, 1989; and May 1, 1989. r Dr. Barbara awarded a re-...----:....._ _ _:....._--, search contract by the Ontario Minisny of Natural Resources to collect and analyze vegetation and soil samples in the vicinity of Thunder Bay. Dr. Kronberg L - - - - - - - - - - ~ will be testing the hypothesis that cadmium levels arc significantly different and higher in lhe immediate vicinity of the major highways in Northwestern Ontario than in other parts of lhc province. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ·n1c Easter Seal Research Institute of Ontario The Institute offers grants for resca· n ) and development and professional train...j} in the prevention, treatment and management of physical disabilities in children. The Institute Is interested particularly in supporting research relating to cerebral palsy, splna blfida, neuromuscular disorders, acute brain damage and long-tcnn sequelae. The next appllcalion deadline is October IS, 1988. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation • External Research Program for Housing Research. The Corporation is intereslcd in all aspects of housing and urban growth and development In Canada. The External Research Program supports research investigations into all questions affecting Canadian housing, including the social, cultural, economic, technical, environmental, legal and administrative aspects of housing. Deadline for application is October 3, 1988. Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services • Lottery Research Grants Program. The Ministry's Lottery Research Grant Program supports applied research and program evaluation projects concerr"li1 developmentally handicapped, e lderly, <../,,i!. physically disabled persons. Priority is given to issues which concern community living and to projects which involve collaborative efforts between agencies. Application deadline is October 14, r: �Ontario Mental Health Foundation • Re search Programs The Foundation sponsors a number of Rarch grant and training programs d e\. .,ied to improve and enlarge the knowlehge required to promote mental h callh and to prevent, treat and cure psychological disorders. Applications for Research Project grants (forl-2years, atup to $75,000)and forEquipmentgrantsmustbc delivered to the Foundation by September 30, 1988. Applications for Small Research Project grants (up to $15,000), for the support of pilot studies, feasibilily studies or partial tests of a novel hypothesis, are due at the Foundation by October 31, 1988. the production of Canad Ian studies materials by assisting authors in the pre-publication stages (research and writing) of a booklength manuscript prepared for publication. Priority will be g iven to manuscripts dealing with one of the following themes: Canada as a northern country; the Canadian cullural context; the Canadian social context ( including social history); Canada and the new technologies; Canada in an International context; Canada and the North American economy. Application deadline is Nov 15, 1988. Further infonnation abo ut these and other sources of research fund ing Is available at the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Ontario Mental Health Foundation • Special Competition In Applied and Community Mental Health Research The Foundation is offering a special competition designed to stlmulalc applied research and research in community mental health, particularly in the areas of: p revention; the diagnosis, early treatment and rehabilitation of mental illness; and methods of providing care and support to the mentally ill in the community. The deadline for submissions is October 31, 1988. OTHER NEWS Ontario Ministry of the Environment - Excellence In Research Awards, 1988 In an effort to e ncourage research and to recognize excellence in research, the Ministry, for the nrst time in 1987, made four awards available to recognize those people whose work was Judged tO have provided leadership in the field. The awards program has now been expanded to include the work done by graduate studems. Lakchead University nominated Marc Pelletier (Psychology) as a candidate for the award. Mr. Pellctier's research topic for his Master's thesis was "Effect of Prenatal Cadmium on the Development and Behaviour of Selectively Bred Genetic Lines of Rat", con- Association for Canadian Studies • Canadian Studies Writing Awards ( This program Is intended to encourage L U engineer and Innovation North working on wood- fired generator: provincial government grant provides seed $ Dr. Martin Ostcrvcld, professor of civil e ngineering, is the designing and consulting engineer and Innovation North will provide the support for the development of a a smallseale, wood-fired electrical generator. Lakchcad University received a grant of $87,500 to conduct a feasibi lity study and develop the design over the next four to six months. Port Arthur MPP Taras Kozyra announced the grant in early August and said "a wood-powered system will greatly reduce power costs In our remote communities and create local employment". Wood chips would be burned to power a steam-driven electrical generator for isolated communities or camps not served by the Ontario Hydro distribution network. The wood-nred gcncraror is expected to produce e lectricity at 20 to 25 cents per kilowatt hour, one half the cost of diesel power. Using local wood resources, communities, tourist operators or bush camps would chip their logs and feed the chipsintO a boiler. The feed rate wo uld be regulated by instmments according to the demand for power. The Y- ~m would require slightly more supervi!}, .1 than diesel generators but repairs are expected to be needed less frequently. Professor Oostervclt says the "technology is not complicated - it's reaUy a modem day version of the old steam engine". He feels there are important implications for LU. The governme nt grant provides funding to produce a working design but he's hoping thar if all goes well the re will be additional fundingforthe University to develop the working model. Helpful research book available The International Division of AUCC has recently completed a comprehensive guide to the operations of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). a Crown corporation based in Ottawa, whose principal mandate is to contribute to international development through the support of research capability in the'Illlrd World. A very useful bilingual publication entitled "The International Development Research Centre: A Guide for the Canadian University Research Community/Le Centre d e recherches pour le dcveloppement international: Guide a !'intention des sclentinques des universites canadiennes" Is available free of charge from AUCC Publications, 151 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, KIP 5Nl: Tel: 613563-1236. Faculty who wish to pcmse this new publication may view copies at either the Jnfonnation Office SN1002 or sec Trish McGowan, Research Officer UC2002B. ducted under the supervision of Or. K. Paul Satlnder. A Canadian Polar Research Commission Is Proposed TI1c Honourable Bill McKnight, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, has announced plans to set up a Canadian Polar Research Com.mission. This initiative was a major recommendation of The Shield ofAchilles, the report of the independe nt Canadian Polar Research Com.mission Study led by Vanier Professor Thomas H. B. Symons of Trent University. The Canadian Polar Research Commission would play a key role in the developme nt and dissemination of polar knowledge in Canada, linking and focusing the work of existing institutions. Its main tasks will be to monitorthc general state of polar research in and about the North, and to provide advice to government, industry and institutions of higher learning on a wide range of polar issues. It also will promote Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and provide Canada with a higher profile in international circumpolar research and cooperation. This report, and the earlier report chat recomme nded the conduct of this study, Canada and Polar Science, are available for review at th is office. Environmentalist visits campus Dr. Herb Bonnann will be at LU on September 21 and 22. He is an internationally reknown ecologisl whose specialty Is studying the impact of disturbance on ecosystems. Ilisplonecring work on the Hubbard Brook Experimental forest in New Hampshire has provided data for more than 700 publications. The Yale scholar will give two free public lectures on Wednesday, September 21. The nrsttalk will be at 11:30 and will draw on the work done on the Hubbard Brook Experimental f o rest. In light of the Environme ntal Assessment hearings now being held In Thunder Bay, his topic should be of great interest to a forest industry faced with the problem of harvesting under more wildlife and human constraints. His second talk, at 2:30, will address a global concern over widespread destruction of vegetation types. Man has thus far only been concerned with the impact on local ecosystems. Many scientists throughout the world today consider t his dangerous, pointing to the global destruction of the rain forests as an example of the seve1;tyofthis situatio n. Dr. Bormann's talk will draw attention to this global problem. Bo th lectures wilJ be in the Lower Lecture Theatre. For fm1hcr infom1ation contact Don Barnes, Forestry, or Peggy Knowles, Biology. r------------7 Do _something good for the I envtronment - recycle good I junk by donating yours and I I buyj.ng_ back someone else's I I at the -:Srd annual Alumni flea I Lmarket on September 15 _ ..J 11 I �FACES ON CAMPUS correction Janice Causgrove will commence her second tcnn at Lakehead University with the Department of Physical Education and Athletics. She is from Red Deer Alberta and received her masters from the University of Alberta. Her special areas of study arc adapt ive physical education which includes program development for people with special needs. Calling It a "busy first year" Causgrove taught first and second year physical education courses and found time for tennis, theatre, visiting a few parks In the area, and paddling a 36-foot canoe in Fitness Challenge '88. Heads arc going to roll If the AgorA staff cannot get the right " heads" together with the appropriate write-up. Our apologies to Lella Wallcnlus, shown above, who made her LU debut posing as Janice Causgrove. Ms. Wallenius bas happily settled into her new position as Information Librarian as reported in the J uly issue. new on campus Dr. James J. Ryan , (above) has join ed the School of Education asan assistant professor. He recently received h is PhD from OISE with concentrated study In native education. He will be insouctlng in the educational administrative are a (theory and research) and supervising student teaching. Dr. Ryan received his BPE from O ttawa University, a bachelor of education from Queens and h is MEd from Memorial University. He taught in Labrador for 10 years and conducted extensive research on the Innut. He says be basn't had much free time lately but looks forward 10 settling into Thunder Bay with hiswife and young children. Welcome! Erle Klein , above, is the new technologist in the School of Outdoor Recreation. He calls himself a "mellowed out" outdoor rcc'cr. He's an LU grad from the HBOR and geography degree p rogram (1985), and a graduate of the Bachelor of Education program in 1987. He spent the past year supply te aching and selling computers and admits he liked the call of the "steady Job." His position e ntails all aspects of equipment: education, usage and repair. His first major task is to help the school director, Tom Stevens, develop a totally computerized inventory syste m. (Watch out for calklng sleeping bags.) He will also assist with the development of computer courses for stude nts to develop computer skills and develop course materials and promotional literatu re. In addition to au tomating the sign-ou t system, t he job involves preparing equipment and food for field trips, ma intenance of equ ipment for practicals, support services for equipment courses and designing and ma.king custommade articles for the outdoor recreation program. Sou nds like a challenging job for a tale n ted LU grad. Service Agency In Moncton, New Brunswick. Dr. Gallant is interested in training programs and possiblysome private practice in the notso-distant future. Dr. Gallant will look a.ft"f 3rd and 4th year placements as the field l'. ordinator in addition to his Distance Edu~ tion course in Geraldton. He's an avid golfer but also hopes to get skiing. Or. Bob Payne, below, got right into lhc thick of things in the School of Outdoor Recreation by leaving on a 2-wcck field trip to B.C. a week after his arrival. His recent teaching assignment was at Ryerson Polytcchnical Institute whe re he taught recreat ional geography co "career.) minded"' s tudents. Payne received his r ) from the Universily of Guelph, MA from tti Un iversity o f New England, and PhD from the University of Calga.ry. He started researc h in the human dimension of wildlife manage me nt and wants to continue that researc h at Lake head. He provided expert consultation o n non-timber values which will become pa.rt of the written submissions by forests for Tomorrow at the Class Environme ntal Assessment for Timber Manageme nt o n Crown Lands In Northern Ontario. Very excited about living in Thunder Bay, Payne says "the c hallenge is to be involved in teac hing and research in the context of northwestern Ontario. It's a young school and the opportunity is there to encourage the love of o utdoor recreation - to move and change and grow"'. He has h igh praise for the enthusia.sticstudents he has met already and says "they'll inspire the profs, they're second to no ne ''. He lists recreational activities as hockey, squash, hydroponics, birdwatching There is a rumour, however, his special love is whitewater canoein . Dr. Paul ~ llan t, top right photo, is the smiling new face in the Department o f Social Work. Born In Summerside, PEI, he got his early education in ea.stem Canada (BA, St. Thomas University, MSW, Dalhousie) before h eading to Flo rida State University to earn his PhD in Marriage and FamilyTherapy. Previous work experience includes 5 years in Summerside a.s a counsellor at a psychiatric hospital and managing director of a Family 12 ~=--°--'~-----~~~-----------~----------------------..,.,===,,,..... . . --_-_-___ :- �papers/ publications &. special project s MMIWIMtWNltt-■ Gero Sch roeter, Department o f Sociology, published a review essay on social research in Germany between 1872 and 1933 in the July issue ofjo1m1al ofthe History ofthe Behavioural Sciences (Vol. 24, No. 3). At the end of May be presented a paper entitled "Social Stratification in Weimar Germany and Extremist Politics: The Pioneering Work of Theodor Geiger" to the biannual meetings of the Research Committee on the History of Sociology) affiliated with the International Sociological Association), held in Madrid. Last fall three translations of his appear.ed in Modem Gennan Sociology, edited by Volker Meja et al. (Columbia University Press). Professor Dennis Roddy, Chairman of Elec- trical Engineering, recently gave a paper on CepstraJ Analysis of Sub-Surface Radar Data, at a workshop on ground penetrating radar. The workshop was hosted in Ottawa by the Geological Survey of Canada and the Federal Panel for Energy Research and Development. As well as having a strong Canadian representation, the workshop drew many participants from the USA and overseas, including the UK, Sweden the FRG and Belgium. Dr. Nonnan LaVole, Professor and Director f-the School of Physical Education and Ath\ .:s, and Mr. Steven Norris, who received his MSc in the Theory of Coaching at the spring convocation, presented a paper at the Inte rnational Conference on Exercise, Fitness and Health, held in Toronto May 29 • June 3, 1988. Their presentation was entitled "The Transient Oxygen Uptake Response as an Indicator of Sports Specific Adaptation". Dr. Randle W. Nelson, Professor of Sociology, and Dr. Jan Mayer (fonnerly assistant professor of Sociology) published their article "The Corporate Promotion Process and the Hidden Curriculum of Class and Gender: Reply to Wexler" in Huma11 Affairs (13), 1987, pp. 168-177. Dr. Brian Lorch, Department of Geography, and Ml". Mark Sm Ith, a former LU Geography student and nowan employeewith DELCAreceived a $7,000 SSHRC grant to carry out a study of pedestrian flows associated with downtown shopping centres. This was a first application 10 SSI-IRC and the two spent the summer months on a pilot study to test their questionnaire and in September they will be ready to start data collection for the project. Their work will have a local flavour as they will be using the Keskus Mall as a case study. 1~ Darlene Stevens, School of Nursing, l - ...ented a paper entitled, "Collective Bargaining and Nursing: An Historical Overview" at the first National Nursing History Conferen ce held in Charlottetown, PEI on June 16, 1988. Professor Stevens also convocatcd from the University of Alberta on June 9, 1988 with a d octorate -in Philosophy. The title of he r dissertation was "Suspensio n and Terminatio n of Employment among Nurses in Canada". Dr. Laurie Garred, Department of Chemical Engineering, attended a meeting of the International Society of Blood Pur ification in Vicenza, Italy, to present a paper entitled "Evaluation of the Partial Dialysate Collection Method of Urea Kinetic Modelling". Dr. Garred was promoted to the rank of full professor effective July 1, 1988. Or. TI1omas M. K. Song, Professor, School of Physical Education, Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory, presented a paper "Effects of Three Anaerobic Tests on Venous Blood Values", at the Annual Meeting of American College o f Sports Medicine, Dallas, Texas, May 25 • 28, 1988. Dr. Song also presented two papers "Serum Enzymes and Electrolytes after Three Anaerobic Tests", and "Human Muscle Metabolism during Three Anaerobic Tests", at the International Conference on Biochemistry of Exercise, in London, Ontario, June 1-4. At the International Conference on Exercise, Fitness and Health held in Toronto from May 29 to June 3, h e presented a paper entitled "Scrum Enzymes and Lipids after Exhaustive Rowin·g Exercise". Dr. Song has been carrying out a joint research project on Effects of Exercise o n Cardiac Output and Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Metabolism, at Laval University in Quebec City, as a visiting research professor during his sabbatical year. His study was funded by an Ontario-Quebec project of Exch ange grant and Laval and Lakehcad University grants. Bonne chance, Dr. Song. Ms. Anne Ilowd, social worker at HogarthWestmount Hospital, and Dr. Alan Ilowd, Professor, School of Education, had their paper "Companio n Animals: A positive contribution to social work practice" published in The Social Worker, 1988, 56, 6-9. Professor Bowel a lso presented a paper e ntitled "Client satisfaction and normalization of residential services for retarded persons" at the annual convention of American Psychological Association, Altlanta, August 1988. Professor W. T. Momot, Biology Depart- ment, hash ad many articles published and the most recent are listed: 'A Range Extension for the Crayfish Orconectes rusticus: Sibley Provincial Park, Northwestern Ontario", in The CanadianFieldNaturalist, co-authored with C. Hartviksen and G. Morgan, 1988, "Exploitation of Orconectcs virilis in Northern climates: Complementarity of Management Options with Self Regulatory Life History Strategies, Freshwater c rayfish" (7), co-authoried with G. Morgan, and a book chapter entitled, "Orconectes spp. In the USA and Elsewhere" p. 262 • 282 in Freshwater Crayfish, Biology Management and Exploitation, publishe d by Croom-Held Publishers, 1988. Dr- C. H. Nelson, Social Work, and Dr.J. B. MJnore, Socio logy, presented a joint paper entitled, "Distance Education in Northern Ontario: Technological Initiative or Technological Imperative?" as part ofasession on Education and Social Change at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association in Windsor in June. Dr. S. Easa, Professor of Civil Engineering, had the followin g referred journal papers published recently: "Improved Method for Locating Centroid of Earthwork" and "Area of Irregular Region with Unequal Intervals" and "Estimating Pit Excavation Volume UsIng Nonlinear Ground Profile" all In the Journal of Suroeytng E11gi11eering, ASCE, 1988volumes. His article "Selection ofRoadway Grades that Minimize Earthwork Cost using Linear Programming" appeared in Vol. 22/\, No.2, pp.121-136, 1988 of Transporation Researchjoun1al. busy in retirement Dr. Chris Jecchlnls, Professor Emeritus of Economics, has been very busy in retireme nt. He is President of the Institute for Labour Studies and Consultations in Athens. The Jnsti- ' - - - - - - - - ~ tute is an independent tripartite organization dedicated to find ing solu tions for contemporary labour problems through mediation in industrial disputes, and theseholarly study of labour market issues. Dr. Jecchinis is also research consultant for the Greek Productivity Centre and the Manpower Employment Agency. His recent publications include an updated version of his book on the Greek trade union movement, a chapter in the book Greece 2,000 and an article in the March 1988 issue of the lLO Social and L-.bour Bulletin, both dealing with employment policy issues In addition to the above contributions, three more of Dr. Jecchlnis's publications areseheduied for distribution in September 1988: an International survey of working conditions, labour relations and productivity, a manual on the practical aspects of personnel management, and the new pocket book edition of his 1960 war book Beyond Olympus. Dr. Jecchinis has also been presenting papers at international conferences, and is scheduled to present a paper to the International Round the Table conference in Belgrade on the impact of new technology on labour-management relations (Sept. 1215, 1988). 13 �visitors on campus The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Liu Dian-Qiu, was at Ulkehead University of August 18 and 19 to visit the School o f f orestry and meet with Chinese students and "visiting scholars" who arc working at LU. Mr. Liu enjoyed a walkingtour ofthe forestry facilities and an informal meeting with faculty. Shown above, from left to right , are Mr. Luo Ru-Ying, visitingscholar, Dr. Will Carmean, Dr. A. Kayll, Mr. Liu, and Dr. G. Hazenberg. appointments Dr. John Whitfield, Chairman of the Silver Jubilee Commince, announced the appointment of Dr. George Merrlll as Co-ordinator of the 25th Anniversary Celebrations. Dr. Merrill's long association with and keen interest in the University combined to make him the perfect candidate to develop, monitor and co-ordinate the upcoming celebrations. Ifyou have any ideas which could become part of the activities for the Silver Jubilee, please forward them to Dr. Merrill in the Department of English or to Mrs. Linda Phillips, Assistant Co-ordinator, in the Office of the President. Dr. Frederick Homes, Department of English, has been appointed to the Professional Concerns Committee oftheAssociation of Canadian University Teachers of English. Their task for 1988 -89 will be to compile a list of fellowships, awards, research grants and scholarships available to graduate students of English in Canada. They also plan to supply a commentary which would characterize the features of successful grant applications. new baby faces Ina Chomyshyn (Resource centre for Occupational Health and Safety) and David Sedor proudly announce the arrival o f the ir beautiful daughter Kyra Aalcn on March 11, 1988. new information officer Katherine Shedden has been appointed Co-ordinator of Information and Promotion Services. She served as the assistant to the Infonnation Office for the past year and says "I feel like I've finally found the pc.rfcCl job." She has a BA and teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan. Her journalism background includes experience as a reporter, freelance writer and editorial assistant. "The University setting is exciting; notwodaysareeverthesamc. The people at Lakchcad are interesting and the job presents a challenge I look forward to. The new promotional activities are perhaps the best part. I call Lakehead ' the little Universitywith a big heart' and I can'twaitto tell the rest of the world about the energy and vitality here". who? ~ To maintain our sense of humour In the Information Office, we have Initiated a new column which looks suspiciously like the product of the "old flies" d rawer. If you h ave any "guess who" p ho tos In your possession, we'd love to share th e m with the University Community. It might be fun to ferret out photos that are at least 25 years old l 14 Pete r Puna ls the new full-time photograph er . With a permanent smile on his face and bound less e nergy, he goes abou t his new duties with e nthusiasm and a dcd' -· lion to excellent p hotography. His ina\ ration included a trip in the Zodiac out on Lake Superior to s hoot the McKenzie Expedition promotional package. Peter's work will include formal photography in his lab, capturing the "spirit of LU" around campus, location work for the AgorA, slide preparation for faculty and photographic assignments as requ ired by the various Departments and Schools. Peter was born and raised in Thunder Bay and graduated from the 4-year photographic arts p rogram at Ryerson. He has worked in studios in Toronto, freelanced and currently teaches photography at night school at Confederation College. This talented man is also a member of the Thunder Bay Magic Circle and Magic Castle in Hollywood, a private club for magicians to perfect their art. He has been working on his magic skills for about 10 years a nd especially enjoys h is yearly trips to Hollywood where he can work with the masters. We' re happy to have you on stage at LU Peter - pooll here's your picture. a) Freud b) Bill Melnyk c) Rasputin d) Machiavelli c) Peter Sellers Great Canadian Peanut t,;hallenge Dr. R G. Rosehart is the Honorary Chairman of the 1988 Peanut C..am- paign for the Thunder Bay Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. TheKick-Offfor this year's campaign is on September 11 at LU. The goal is to raise $3Q.OQ() for medical research patientservices and public ~duciti,....,, This unique fundraislng event J benefit more than 1 million Canadians suffering from 1ddney disease. 'Buy your peanuts on campus September . 11. �update: New Pension Plan for Members and Spouses (Our cu,;:i:ent pension plan is unde r a major re:Wston . Subject to tlle approval pf membership and the regulatory agencies the following provisional Information ls provided "one man's opinion") as A.Akram. As you know a major revision of lhc Rclirc- mcm Pian of Professional Staff of Lakchcad University is being undertaken. Services of a new Actuary (fumbull and Turnbull of Winnipcg)wcrc retained forlhis purpose on 3 Feb. 1988. The p lan will be administered by a Board of Trustees. Members of the plan will have a majority on the Board of Trustee. In other words, we manage our own pension plan. Accounts: Each member will have four accounts. The Required Conn-ibutions are credited new on a monthly basis for investment. Surplus: The current plan has a huge surplus. This will be disuibutcd to members (including pensioners). Accounts will be calculated retroactive to 1965 or lhc date of your employment. nenents: 1. TI1crc is a m11111num guarantee. Your nefitswill not be less than thoscundcrthe rent plan. ( At retirement, noimal, early or postponed, you arc entitled to a pension based on the accumulated value of the four accou nts (I hope it will be called money purchase account), a deferred pension or pension. You may receive the value of the four accounts in a locked-in RRSP. You arc vested after two years of employment. That means that if you leave the e mployme nt of the University, you are also entitled to receive the account #3. The rules arc that you arrange to make a direct transfer to the plan of the new e mployers or in a prescribed retirement saving arrangement (locked-in RRSP). Though a locked-in RRSP an-angcmcnt is subject to the Income Tax Act, you can manage your own funds. You can use as much as you need, the rest will earn income, tax tree. At age 71, you must either purchase a pension from an accredited institution, for example, an insurance company or slart a !Ullf (Rcgis1cred Rctircmcm Income Fund). Revenue Canada's Pension and RRSP Guide gives a summary of these rules. You should pick up a free copy from your local Income Tax office. The New Pension Plan plans to provide pensions from the fund. However, the c hoice to receive a pension from a financially sound insurance company or another institution is a matter of choice. 3. At tcm1ination, if you arc vested, you arc entitled to receive a deferred pension or arrange 10 have a direct transfer of your money purchase account to a loc ked-in RRSP o r in to the pension plan of the new employer. ,f. On the death of a member, the spouse may receive a lump sum (and pay Income tax) or receive a tax free direct transfer to an RRSP. If a member d oes no t have a spouse, the benefic iary of the Estate will receive the accu mu- lated value of the Accounts. This is a major change in lhc new plan. Prcviouslv, the spouse o r the estate did not receive the value of University's share of comributions. Other lnfonnation: Spouses' rights arc protected under the Provincial Family Law Refo1m Act. Unless Lhc spouse signs a waiver, the spouse is cntilicd to at least 60% of survivor benefit. On maniage breakdown, the spouses have certain rights to the pension fund. MORE INFORMATION? 1. YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE have the right to receive extensive info1111ation about the pension plan, annual statements, an updated complete pension account etc. Your rights are protected under Section 25, Section 30 of the Pension Benefits Act and Ontario Regulations 708/87. You should make a written request for information, always with a copy to the Pension Commission of Ontario, if you arc serious about receiving this inforn1ation. You have a r ighl to inspect and make photocopies of d ocuments. You may have to pay a nominal fee. You arc entitled to inspect the documents filed with the Pension Commission of Ontario during b usiness hours of the Commissio n . As a membe r, you a nd your spouse arc e ntitled to receive a copy of the Pension Bene fits Acts 1987, and the Regulations of the Pens ion Benefits Act (Ontario Regulation 708/87) from Lhc Pension Commission of Ontario (101 Bloor Street, West, 9th floor, Toronto, Ont. M7A 21<2). The Act is also available in the University librai-y. The Regulations arc published in the Ontario Gazette, which is also available in the University libra1-y. ARGUS! With one hand on the mouse, a steely eye o n the screen, Production Manager Brad Salavich tests out some of the new computerized desktop publishing equipment which makes the ARGUS the most technologically advanced student newspaper in Canada. The over-the-shoulder boss ls Graham Strong, Editor-in-Chief. With the new toys, the artistic talents of Duncan Weller and lhc enthusiasm of the rest of the Argus team, this should be a grcal year for a great newspape r. 15 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Ao Sherren at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. SEPTEMBER TUESDAY, 20 VICE-PRESIDENT'S INTERNATIONAL RECEP'flON Ali Visa Students and International Students Faculty Lounge 4:30-6pm President & Deans to host receptio n (sandwiches & refreshments) Questions and information time TUESDAY 6 • SATURDAY 17 FREE STUDY SKILLS SEMINAR Listening & Note Taking Forestry Field School for all Forestry degree and diploma students 7-Spm BB 1021 WEDNESDAY 7 - SUNDAY 11 WEDNESDAY, 21 ••• SPECIAi. EVENT••• FREE PUBLIC LECTURES SUNDAY, 11 LUSU FILM NlGHT "Above the Law" 8:00pm UC Theatre ( UC 1017) $1.50 Studen ts, $2.00 others MONDAY, 12 Final date for submission of supplemental examination results for Forestry stude n ts WEDNESDAY, 14 FREE CONCERT Noon in the Agora Dave Smyth AIESEC POSTER SALE Outside Main Cafeteria BARBEQUE 5pm Lake Tamblyn (behind the Unive rsity Centre) THURSDAY, 15 MEETING Board of Governors 4pm Senate Chambers ALUMNI SERVICES PRESENTS STUDENT FALL FLEA MARKET Truly, the sale of the century Good and great junk 10am -4 pm Grounds of Alumni House Donuts & Hot dogs available Donations still accepted FRIDAY, 16 ANNUAL DINNER Board of Governors 6pm Faculty Lounge MONDAY, 19 FREE STUDY SKILLS SEMINAR Time Management 7-Spm BB 1021 Noon - Faculty, Staff & Students Auxiliary Gym, C.J. Sanders Field House Mon. 12:30 - 1:30 Wed. 12:00 - 1:00 Fri. 12:00 - 1:00 $10.00 p e r person Make Cheques payable to Lakehead University. OCTOBER MEEflNG Monday, 3 r----------------·1------------------__j H.B.P.E. III - Camp School AEROBICS SPEAKER: Dr. L H. Bormann YaJe ecologist Topic: "Disturbance and recovery o f nonhern ecosystems 11:30 to 12:30 "Reducing the Global ecological d eficity" 2:30 pm - 4:30 Lower Lecture Thrcatre Alumni Board o f Directors 7:00pm Litt le Dining Room PUBtlCATION DF.ADUN.E lhe October AGO.RA will be published the firstweek ofOetober. Deadline forsubmission is September 20. Agorl\ FRIDAY, 23 ACADEMIC SCIIEDUI.E Fina l date for late registration, changes and addition of courses for all students except forestry MONDAY, 26 MEETING Senate 2:30 pm Senate Chambers FREE STUDY SKILI.S SEMINAR Text Book Reading 7-Spm BB 1021 The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of Community Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, O ntario. It is published mo nthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local governme nt, media, bus iness and friends of the University. Materia.1 published in this newspaper may be reproduced or quoted with credit. WEDNESDAY, 28 LUSU FILM NIGHT "Good Morning Vietnam" Robin Williams 8:30 pm UC Theatre (UC 1017) $1:50 Students, $2.00 other.; TIIURSDAY, 29 LUSU FILM NIGHT "Good Morning Vietnam", Robin Wil.liams 8:30 pm UC Theatre (UC 1017) $1.50 Students, $2.00 others FRIDAY, 30 MCMASTER MEDICAL SCHOOL TEAM Director of Community Relations: John Russell Editor: Katherine Shedden Secretary: Ao Sherren Photographer: Peter Puna Graphics: Debbie Tew, Linda Slsckar Printing: University P1inting Services Address all correspondence to: Katherine Shedden Co-ordinator of Information and Promotion Services, Room SN1002, Lakehead University, Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5El (807) 343-8631 or 343-8300. Meeting for students, , - - - - - - - - - - - L - = == = = ==========-::: interested in entering medical school Senate Chambers 2pm For further information contact: Tony Cappello: 343-8515 celebrating our Silver Jubilee � 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.5 No.8 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an article and pictures of construction around campus, and an article on summer 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 1988-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Student Centre