544 10 13346 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/27dc004018c9ad9585435952d1cdc057.pdf 7e3eb18feeaaeaa009f7b0b2091d60c6 PDF Text Text -ne ra A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University January 2004 Vol. 21, No. 1 Winter Wonderland Lakehead students take time to enjoy the fresh air and a game of hockey on Lake Tamblyn Read more online! http://agora.lakeheadu.ca Welcome to Agora Online, a monthly tip sheet of news and information you may read online at: http://agora.lakeheadu.ca Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty. and friends of Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. Please send them to: Office of Communications 1. ATAC Update The ATAC- Future of the North Campaign continues in full swing 2. New Proof Discovered for Pythagorean Theorem Or. Medhat Rahim, Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, recently published new proof of the famous Pythagorean theorem using a unique method 3. President's Message Progress Report on Campus Climate Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Phone:807-343-8177 Fax: 801-346-7770 Email: communlcatlonsOlakeheadu.ca ... continued on page 3 CD Trojan Development Office �AGORA ONLINE January 2004 2 President's Message - Progress Report: Campus Climate By Dr. Fred Gilbert President, Lakehead University Looking back on the past year, Lakehead enjoyed many successes: Our faculty and students started benefiting from the technological capabilities of ATAC's classrooms; the NOMS Board had its inaugural meeting; and considerable progress was made in meeting the requirements of the Medical School's Fall 2005 opening; and Lakehead's Integrated Marketing Plan had us reaching out with a new visual identity. We enter the New Year with great expectations for continued success. Strategic planning is well under way and will be finalized this spring, providing us with a platform that should offer a strong focus for the future. I primarily want to report on the progress made on the Campus Climate recommendations. I am joined by other members of the Administrative Executive Committee (AEC) in providing a summary of our progress. Recommendation 1 -Workload Progress: - Part of the current budgetary process is designed to reduce workload in impacted areas on campus Recommendation 2 - Community Outreach Progress: - A State-of-the-University session was held on December 3, 2003, where Mary Louise Hill, Vice President (Academic) and Provost, and Michael Pawlowski, Vice President Administration and Finance, joined me to report to members of the University community the institution's status on a number of areas as well as progress on major initiatives. - Key points were summarized in the President's message in the December issue of Agora. Recommendation 3 - Internal Communications Progress: - As part of our commitment to be inclusive, a questionnaire was developed with employee input from the Internal Relations Committee (IRC), to elicit employee feedback on a number of internal communications issues, processes, and vehicles. The questionnaire was sent out to pertinent groups with representation on the IRC, and responses were analyzed and aggregated. A policy was developed based on the survey results.· - Both a summary of the survey results and the policy will be communicated internally via Communications Bulletin. The policy also will be posted on the website as soon as it becomes official. Recommendation 4 - Deferred Maintenance & Related Issues Progress: - A five-year deferred maintenance plan/budget has been developed to identify, priorize, and address the most pressing concerns around facilities renewal/maintenance, mechanical safety, electrical requirements, health and safety, energy efficiency, and campus beautification, among others. The plan is undergoing final review to ensure that the most critical areas are addressed despite the limitations of inadequate government funding. - A high-level summary of the priority plan will be communicated to the University community as soon as it is approved; the five-year deferred maintenance plan will be reviewed yearly. Recommendation 5 - Coaching & Training Progress: - Human Resources forwarded to AEC in early September 2003 a framework for a training plan. Human Resources has had discussions on various coaching and training groups regarding packaged or tailored seminars. Groupings of employees are currently being determined as well as identifying the specific training for each group. The review will be completed soon and training will start in February 2004. - Information is being gathered through the budget process and the review of the University overtime policy. Once a better understanding of the workload staffing issue is known, work will begin on lowering expectations and identifying related training. - Departmental reviews by staff, supervisors, and directors of services provided by their respective departments, and possible alternatives, will be done on an ongoing basis. Recommendation 6 - Having a Voice Progress: - Suggestion boxes have been put up in the Agora, the Fieldhouse, and the Bora Laskin Building to encourage feedback from students, staff, and faculty. - In addition, the Internal Relations Committee continues to encourage the groups it represents to be forthcoming with suggestions to improve the different areas that impact our status, including campus climate, operations, marketing and promotion, and community engagement. Recommendation 7 - Interpersonal Skills Progress: - The University will add effective interpersonal skills as a criterion in all job descriptions and job evaluation procedures. ... continued on page 4 �3 AGORA ONLINE January 2004 More stories online... 4. Lakehead Scientists Research Toxicity Prediction Systems Dr. Peter Lee is leading a research team of two graduate students and two technicians to research and develop novel toxicity prediction systems for the pulp and paper industry. Dr. Medhat Rahim Discovers New Proof for Pythagorean Theorem Dr. Medhat Rahim is a mathematics specialist at Lakehead's Faculty of Education. And now he has come up with a unique proof of an ancient theorem. "A new proof of the Pythagorean using a compass and unmarked straight edge," was published in the JanuaryFebruary 2003 issue of International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 5. Wolves Join OUA All-Stars Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher, religious teacher, and mus_ician, well noted as the fi~t pure mathematician. He is . particularly remembered for his famous geometry theorem, now Ho~ey _Team w~re selected to be part of the 2003 Ontano known as the Pythagorean theorem, from approximately 532 BC. Um~~r~1ty Athletics (~UA) All-Sta~ Team that ~layed two Although the theorem was known to the Babylonians 1000 years exh1b1t1on games against Canada s World Jumor Team earlier, he may have been the first to prove it. Evidence for this exists in the form of cuneiform clay tablet text, known as Plimpton 322; part of the Plimpton collection resides at Butler library of 6. Anticipating 2005: An Update on NOMS Columbia University in New York.Pythagoras founded an influential society of disciples. Men and women in the society were treated Symposium in December equally-an unusual concept at the time-and all property was held in common. Members of the society practiced the master's teachings, a 7. 'Fatal Flower' blooms at Lakehead religion of tenets. Pythagoras was interested in the principles of . . mathematics, the concept of number, the concept of a triangle or Members of the local film community have teamed up with other mathematical figure, and the abstract idea of a proof. faculty and students from Lakehead to pay tribute to one of the most important episodes in the history of film in Of Pythagoras' actual work nothing is known. His mathematics school practised secrecy and communalism, making it hard to Canada distinguish between his own work and that of his followers. However, the school made outstanding contributions to mathematics, and it is possible to be fairly certain about some of Pythagoras's 8. Former Lakehead Director Wins Prestigious Award Dr. Claire Franklin, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister, mathematical contributions. Four players from the Lakehead Thunderwolves Men's Health Canada, was presented the 2003 Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada 9. Departmental Profile: Department of Part-Time and Distance Education profiled 1o. Welcome New Faculty and Staff A listing of new hires since December 2003 11. Awards and Honours Read about some exciting achievements by Lakehead's staff, faculty, and students online 12. Campus News Thunder Bay's education community teams together; It's About You! program day on campus; and more! Read the full stories online: http://agora.lakeheadu.ca Dr. Rahim may be one in a long line of Pythagoras' disciples. Rahim's proof is the 371 st published proof of the theorem. The 370 proofs that come before this one are published in "The Pythagorean Proposition" (1968) by E.S. Loomis. "Pythagoras is the key concept in mathematics. So many other concepts are based on that one," says Rahim. "It is a game for every mathematician to challenge, to find another proof. Mine is the 371 st proof - but at this time is the newest and most current. Other scholars have proved it before - and I expect that others will come after this one." Rahim's proof is unique in that it does not use number-oriented measurements, simply a compass and an unmarked straight edge. It can be understood by high-school as well as upper-level students. The proof came to him in the summer of 2001, while attending the Canadian Mathematics Educational Study Group (CMESG) Conference in Montreal. He was traveling by train from Toronto to Montreal, working on his laptop, when the idea came to him to try the technique without using numbers. Over the course of the threehour journey, the ideas clicked and the first draft was completed. His peers excitedly encouraged him to send it for publication, indicating that they'd never seen anything like it before. ... continued on page 4 �4 AGORA ONLINE January 2004 Dr. Medhat Rahim Discovers New Proof for Pythagorean Theorem ... continued from page 3 Beauty Is the first test Dr. Rahim's paper in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology begins with a quote from G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), a well-known mathematician who taught for many years at Cambridge University, and stated: A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas. The mathematician's patterns like the painter's or the poet's must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colors or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test; there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics. Rahim's life's work makes use of patterns. His work in Education uses visualization techniques that are based on models and manipulation of shapes, rather than memorization of equations. He recently presented •Dances with Polygons" in Dubai in October 2003, a presentation received with much amazement-so much so that he has been invited back next May for three weeks to train mathematics teachers in Dubai. Using PowerPoint and AutoCad software, he visually provides reasons for simple mathematical formulations, such as the area of a rectangle. He postulates that the area of a number of geometric shapes can be determined using the formula for the area of a rectangle. On screen, simple shapes such as rectangles and parallelograms, followed by more complex polygonal shapes like pentagon, hexagon, or any n-gon for n 3 3, are dissected into other simple shapes such as triangles and trapezoids. The resulting shapes then move across the screen, their 'legs' flipping up and dancing across the screen like synchronized swimmers. The patterns are an art-form - pleasing to watch and making mathematical formulas something more than just equations to be memorized. Adding another proof to the famous theorem was just another pattern, pushing the frontier of mathematics beyond its existing level, widening its base of knowledge. "Pythagoras is one of the challenges for a mathematician. Proofs are one of the ways that we contribute to the enlargement of the body of knowledge. It is the job of all mathematicians," he states. "But I feel it is the best paper I've ever written. It is more than the proof. It is also about a feeling you get from discovering something new, rather than using existing theorems. It keeps you going, so you feel as if you can live forever in the accounts of the mathematics world." □ President's Message ... Continued from Page 2 Recommendation 8 - Conflict Resolution Vis-a-vis Collective Agreements Progress: - No action needed - effective mechanisms have been in place to deal with conflict as a result of collective agreement requirements. Recommendation 9 - Communication of Recommendations & Actions Progress: - Communicating Campus Climate progress will be done on an ongoing basis; this represents the first progress report. Recommendation 10 - Implementation Progress Progress: - This report represents the first progress report to the Board of Governors following the President's response to the Board in August 2003. Administration commits to updating the Board of progress on all recommendations twice during the academic year. - The Internal Relations Committee will continue to serve as a sounding board to ensure appropriate representation from all internal stakeholder groups. Recommendation 11 - Student Surveys Progress: - No new action required. The University is engaged in a large number of student surveys annually, and the Office of Institutional Analysis/Government Relations has compiled a list of student surveys. The surveys provide data that can be used to determine students' perspectives on campus climate. We will continue to report on any actions taken with respect to Campus Climate recommendations, and will continue to work closely with the Internal Relations Committee to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Lakehead I would like to begin the New Year by expressing the hopes that the short holiday break revitalized all of us and that 2004 has in store continued renewal for Lakehead University. □ Read more online at http://agora.lakeheadu.ca UNIVERSITY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.21 No.1 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter (table of contents) features updates on ATAC, a message from the President, and an article on Lakehead Scientists researching toxicity prediction systems. 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 2004-01 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/36d30b70b04dc8d87c3b8762052efc04.pdf 9f2055649b5b70269ddc1d8a049c2aa5 PDF Text Text ra Online A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University February 2004, Vol. 21. No.2 Stories you may read online at www.agora.lakeheadu.ca 1. 2003 Distinguished Instructor Lakehead's most prestigious award for teaching has been given to Dr. Michael Richardson, a Professor of English and a specialist in Renaissance literature. 2. President's Message Lakehead's role as a public institution is to provide high-quality education, research and creative activities, and service to the community. One way the University fulfills this mandate is by hosting conferences, public lectures, exhibits, concerts, and other special events that are open to the public. 3. Advanced Technology & Academic Centre {ATAC) -Update Communications; Grand Opening Celebration; Tours. continued on page 2 Dr. Michael Richardson 2003 Distinguished Instructor CD Trojan Development Office Lakehead UNIVERSITY �Stories you may read online at www.agora.lakeheadu.ca 4. Asking the Right Questions How do you develop public policy on nuclear waste management that will be effective 10,000 years from now? That's the topic Elizabeth Dowdeswell, President of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, addressed during a public lecture in the Advanced Technology & Academic Centre on February 5, 2004. 5. History Conference Focuses on Finnish Community An international conference on Finnish Immigrants in the Decade of Depression, 1929-1939, is being hosted by the Department of History, March 25-27, 2004. 6. Northern Ontario Medical School (NOMS) -- Update Inaugural meeting of the Board of Directors; Recruitment of Faculty; Curriculum; Construction of t he Laurentian Campus Facility. 7. Lakehead and NSERC Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration In January, lakehead celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council by honoring 10 researchers who held NSERC grants in the late 1970s and also hold NSERC grants today. 8. Campus News Vacancies for the Board of Governors; Integrating Best Practice Guidelines into Nursing Curriculum by Utilizing Web-based Technology; International Programming Contest; LUSU Social Justice Conference. 9. Honours and Awards Dr. Rachel Warburton, Assistant Professor in t he Department of English, receives the 2003 Florence Howe Award for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship. 10. Welcome New Faculty and Staff A listing of new hires since m id-December 2003. Lakehead University Holocaust Survivor Speaks to Education Students In February, t he Holocaust Education team of the Regional Jewish Communit ies of Ontario conducted Teacher Education Seminars at the Faculty of Education. This is the third year for the seminars and the second time Holocaust survivor Max Eisen spoke to Lakehead students about his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp. Along with the seminars Max Eisen and Eisen's presentation was the Janusz Korczak Holocaust exhibit. Janusz Korczak was a distinguished Warsaw-born doctor who established a 1ewish orphanage in Poland. During the Nazi occupation, he refused to abandon his charges, and later died with them at Treblinka . ■ Agoro Online - February 2004 - Page 2 �President's Message By Dr. Fred Gilbert, President, Lakehead University Lakehead's role as a public institution is to provide high-quality education, research and creative activities, and service to the community. One way in which we fulfil this mandate is by providing opportunities for exposure to new ideas through conferences, public lectures, exhibits, concerts, and other special events that are open to the public. Each year, Lakehead offers hundreds of opportunities for the local community to meet and learn from experts in a variety of fields. In the February issue of the Agora alone there are write-ups on four such events: an international programming contest hosted by the Department of Computer Science, a Holocaust exhibit and public lecture organized by the Regional Jewish Communities of Ontario, a Social Justice Conference featuring activist Maude Barlow speaking on Globalization, and an international conference on Finnish Immigrants in the Decade of Depression 1929-1939. This month it was my pleasure to launch the 2004 Lakehead University Speaker Series, which Lakehead University has undertaken in cooperation with Travelodge Hotel Airlane and The Chronicle-Journal. The first speaker in the series was Elizabeth Dowdeswell, President of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), who addressed close to 100 people on the evening of February 5 in one of the large "smart" classrooms in the Advanced Technology & Academic Centre (see article "Asking the Right Questions" in this issue). Since 2003, I have been a member of the Advisory Committee to the NWMO. This Committee has the responsibility to report independently to government on the effectiveness of the consultative process the NWMO follows and the validity of their final recommendations. In effect, it is a public watchdog Committee made up of individuals representing various aspects of appropriate public and private sector interests including academia. Elizabeth Dowdeswell brings a strong public service record at the provincial, national, and international levels to the position of President of the NWMO. Her expertise in dealing with environmental issues is a tremendous asset as she manages a most difficult issue like nuclear waste disposal with its scientific, technical, economic, environmental, and social parameters. Lectures like Ms. Dowdeswell's are publicized through the Office of Communications. And now, with the recent changes to the Lakehead University website, it has become even easier to access and post information about what is happening on campus. I encourage everyone on campus to see these events as opportunities to reach out and invite the people of Northwestern Ontario to be a part of our academic community. ■ Lakehead's University's 2004 Speaker Series had a strong start when Elizabeth Dowdeswe/1, President of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, spoke to close to 100 people in the Advanced Technology & Academic Centre on February 5, 2004. Pictured with her (l-r) is Dr. Bruce Kjartanson, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Lakehead University; Dr. Fred Gilbert, President, Lakehead University; and Colin Bruce, Publisher and General Manager, The ChronicleJournal. Agoro Online - February 2004 - Page 3 Lakehead University �Lights, Camera, Action! More than 60 students auditioned for a part in a TV commercial being developed under the auspices of the Office of Communications. The 30-second commercial will air in TSN properties in the month of March, specifically men's and women's hockey, baseball, and volleyball. The TV commercial is designed to create brand awareness and help raise the University's profile. • Agora Online The Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty, and friends of Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. Please send them to: Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Rd Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B SEl Phone: 807-343-8177 Fax: 807-346-7770 Email: communications@lakeheadu.ca Vacancies for the Board of Governors Lakehead University is seeking interested and qualified individuals to serve on its Board of Governors for as early as September 2004. Terms are for three years. The Board of Governors consists of up to 30 members of diverse backgrounds and has primary responsibility for fiscal and management control of Lakehead University. The Board also works in partnership with the Senate toward the realization of the University's mission. Persons wishing to be considered for an appointment to the Lakehead University Board of Governors should submit a completed nomination form* which should include a brief curriculum vitae, a brief statement of interest, and the names and contact numbers of two character references, to: Board of Governors' Nominating Committee c/o Secretary of the Board Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5El by fax to 807-343-8075, or by e-mail to bdsensec@lakeheadu.ca *Nomination forms are available from the Secretary of the Board. The Nominating Committee will be reviewing applications and nominations in early spring. Candidates to be considered may be contacted for personal interviews. ■ Eleanor Abaya Director of Communications Phone: 807-343-8372 Email: eleanor.abaya@lakeheadu.ca Frances Harding Coordinator, Publications Phone: 807-343-8193 Email: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Marla Tomlinson Communications Officer Phone: 807-343-8177 Email: marla.tomlinson@lakeheadu.ca Tove Tronslien Webmaster Phone: 807-343-8499 Email: tove.tronslien@lakeheadu.ca Digital Photography Peter Puna Department of Graphics & Photography SN-0009 Phone: 807-343-8661 Email: peter.puna@lakeheadu.ca Lakehead UNIVERSITY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.21 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter (table of contents) features articles on 2003's distinguished instructor, the history conference focused on the Finnish community, and updates on NOMS. 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 2004-02 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/dcffcbf55070031e66682eb30c7b9d24.pdf 5bde01ea23591e3ef6579bb4bf4920a0 PDF Text Text ra Online A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University May 2004, Vol. 21. No.3 Stories you may read online at agora. lakehead u.ca 1. Convocation 2004 Lakehead is gearing up for its 40th Convocation on Saturday, May 29, 2004. Author Austin Clarke and businessman Frank Dottori will be awarded Honorary Degrees. Dusty Miller will receive the title Fellow of Lakehead University and Robert Mace (8Admin'83) will receive the Alumni Honour Award. 2. ATAC Campaign Update Fundraising efforts have helped Lakehead University reach nearly 80% of the Capital Campaign project goal; ATAC Grand Opening Celebration; and ATAC Open House on May 29. 3. University Votes to Ban Smoking on Campus Starting July 1, 2004, Lakehead will be the first smoke-free campus in Ontario. 4. FedNor Supports Lakehead Projects "ATAC is a building that marries science and technology with the Arts and Sciences." - Dr. Fred Gilbert, President, Lakehead University Classical music set the tone on the evening of May 13 when over 300 donors, friends, faculty, staff, students, and alumni gathered for the ATAC Grand Opening Celebration. R Zuback Alumni FedNor funding totaling $924,457 will help in the development of five new initiatives: to enhance programming in Lakehead's Innovation Management Office; to design a toxicity prediction system for use in the pulp and paper production industry; to obtain accreditation and expand Lakehead's DNA and Forest Soils laboratories; and to purchase specialized equipment for testing wood products. continued on page 2 Lakehead UNIVERSITY �Stories you may read online at agora.lakeheadu.ca 5. Living Legacy Trust Enhances Forestry Research Lakehead will receive an estimated $1 million in funding from the Living Legacy Trust to enhance forestry research through the Living Legacy Research Program, the Living Legacy Graduate Scholarship, and the Living Legacy Trust Document Repository. 6. Dr. Ellie Prepas and Dr. Roger Strasser receive CFI Awards Dr. Ellie Prepas of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment and Dr. Roger Strasser of the Northern Ontario Medical School are the recipients of two awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). 7. NOMS Update Northern Ontario Medical School (NOMS) is in the process ot"confirming the appointment of over 150 faculty members who will teach across a range of disciplines. 8. New Masters Program in Environmental Engineering A new Masters of Science program in the field of Environmental Engineering will be taking its first group of students in September 2004. The program will integrate three engineering areas - chemical, civil, and mechanical - with the disciplines of biology, chemistry, forestry, and geology. 9. Campus News Dr. Laurie Hayes Appointed Vice-President (Academic); Kalash Bhaktia receives Lakehead University Staff Award; Lakehead Graduates' Employment Rate; CIBC Branch &: Small Business Banking Scholarship; Alumni Association Annual General Meeting and Call for Nominations. 10. Employee Service Recognition Reception Employees serving 20 and 30 years of service were recognized in April along with those retiring this year. June 6 Athletic Department Annual Golf Classic Centennial Golf Course June 18 16th Annual Maintenance Choice Golf Classic Northern Lights Golf Complex August 27 21st Annual Alumni Open Chapples Golf Course Lakehead University Alumni Awards 2004 The Alumni Association has singled out two men for special recognition this year: Robert Mace, recipient of the Alumni Honour Award, and Todd Moore, recipient of the Young Alumni Award. Robert Mace (BAdmin'83) began his career with Thunder Bay Hydro in 1991 and was appointed President and CEO in 2003. He is currently responsible for Robert Mace 135 employees and a budget of $84 million. Under his leadership, Thunder Bay Hydro is pursing a partnership with Lakehead University to provide more efficient energy use f~r several major power users in thA city. W Todd Moore (HBScF'98) is President of Moore Resource Management Inc., a - company he established in 2001 to offer leading edge Todd Moore global positioning system (GPS)-driven fieldwork in Thunder Bay. He employs four full-time Lakehead forestry graduates who supervise up to a dozen seasonal employees. Alumni and friends are invited to celebrate the 2004 Alumni Award recipients at the Alumni Dinner in the Faculty Lounge on Thursday, May 27, following the 2004 Annual Gen~ral Meeting. For details see Campus News. ■ -- Agoro Online - May 2004 - Page 2 �Guest Editorial y Eleanor Abaya, Director of Communications, Lakehead University Marketing Lakehead Private industry often borrows from academia. After all, the role of academia is to blaze new trails in knowledge creation. Central to our role as teachers is to challenge existing paradigms and raise questions about our accepted constructs, and in so doing, generate new ways of thinking and doing. Occasionally, however, academia borrows from business and industry. One such 'borrowed' concept is institutional marketing. In Canada in the last few years, the idea of marketing universities and colleges has become an imperative due to the growing competitive environment of post-secondary education. Although most post-secondary institutions have instinctively promoted themselves in order to achieve various objectives, ahe concept of strategically marketing Wniversities and colleges - in the way that private businesses market goods and services - is not only a fairly new concept, it is also one that is not appreciated or embraced by some of us in academia. The main reason for this is the perception that the 'business of marketing' runs counter to our societal role as a not-for-profit institution. Nonetheless, any organization whose ongoing operation or growth depends on the support or patronage - financial or otherwise - of discrete groups of audiences must seriously explore ways to market itself in a fashion similar to that of businesses marketing their products. Although this may be anathema to some academics, the same marketing principles do apply to the 'business' of marketing universities. Marketing a university is paradoxically simple and complex at the same me. Part of the reason is that busi• ess success is measured fundamen- Agoro Online - May 2004 - Page 3 tally in revenues, profits, and shareholder value; in contrast institutions of higher learning exist primarily to provide students (their "customers") the kind of education and campus experience each institution promises. Implicit in the above, however, is the expectation that institutions have the expertise and financial resources to deliver their promise. And therein lies the challenge. We compete not only for students, faculty, and staff; we also compete for financial resources, public and private. And competition means we need to be seen and heard by those audiences we wish to influence and persuade, or whose hearts and minds we wish to capture. Thus the need to market ourselves - to "brand" ourselves and establish our unique difference, showcase our strengths, and give our audiences a reason to choose Lakehead University over other institutions. Marketing Lakehead University does not mean surrendering to the God of Profit. In the context of our institutional short- and long-term viability, it means establishing the best partnerships and collaborations, and packaging the best of Lakehead so that we attract the kind of students we want, and the best faculty and staff we can find. It means demonstrating to alumni that Lakehead is worthy of their ongoing financial and volunteer support. It means giving private industry, the public, and governments confidence in the institution as a progressive and innovative place. It means working with each other in an integrated fashion so that we can make our meager resources work harder. And finally, it means using the media efficiently and effectively to achieve our goals. ■ Eleanor Abaya Lakehead U Wins Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education Award The Office of Communications has won a Bronze Award in the CCAE 2004 Prix D'Excellence in the category of Best Print Ad or Ad Campaign for the Lakehead University "We See You" campaign, designed to raise awareness of the University and encourage students to consider Lakehead when applying to university. The Prix D'Excellence is the prestigious annual awards program of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education, which recognizes outstanding achievement in alumni affairs, public affairs, development, student recruitment, and overall institutional advancement. Lakehead University �CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2004 AWARD-WINNING ATHLETES ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Female Freshman Athlete Of The Year - Tara Boyce Male Freshman Athlete Of The Year - Kris Calloway Female Athlete Of The Year - Robyn DeGray Male Athlete Of The Year - Jeff Richards Men's Hockey Rookie Of The Year - Kris Callaway Most Improved Player - Hugo Lehoux Best Work Ethic Award - Joel Scherban Most Valuable Player - Jeff Richards Women's Volleyball Men's Soccer - Troy Galvin Women's Soccer - Sarah Sitch Women's Rugby - Jen Berry Men's Rugby - Mike Murray Men's Volleyball - Craig Tronsgard Rookie Of The Year - Jennifer Duggan Most Improved Player - Sabrina White Corrinne Kollman Award - Vicki Hexter Most Valuable Player - Erin Weir VARSITY SPORTS Nordic Skiing Women's Cross Country - MVP - Rebecca Richardson Men's Cross Country - MVP - Jon Balabuck Women's - MVS - Tara Redpath Men's - MVS - Jeff Seguin Most Improved Skier - Doug Bolster Rookie Of The Year - Emily Hayman Men's Basketball Women's Wrestling Email: communications@lakeheadu.ca Rookie Of The Year - Kiraan Posey Most Improved Player - Chris Richards Best Defensive Player - Matt Koeslag Most Valuable Player - Chris Swenson Most Improved Wrestler - Emily Mccague Most Valuable Wrestler - Melody Mccague Eleanor Abaya Director of Communications Phone: (807) 343-8372 Email: eleanor.abaya@lakeheadu.ca CLUB SPORTS - MVPs Women's Basketball Rookie Of The Year - Tara Boyce Most Improved Player - Katerina Martinovic Best Defensive Player - Megan Corby Most Valuable Player - Robyn DeGray Indoor Track & Field Women's MVP - Maureen Watson Men's MVP - Tony Valente Men's Wrestling Rookie Of The Year - Doug Rector Most Valuable Wrestler - Brent Fryia Frank Schaller Memorial Award - Trevor Manchester OTHER PRESENTATIONS Argus Award - Adam Eikenberry Erron Williams Spirit Award - Jon Balabuck Hank Akervall Memorial Award - Ryan Sinninghe Agora Online The Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty, and friends of Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. Please send them to: Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Rd Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Phone: (807) 343-8177 Fax: (807) 346-7770 Frances Harding Coordinator, Publications Phone: (807) 343-8193 Email: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Marla Tomlinson Communications Officer Phone: (807) 343-8177 Email: marla.tomlinson@lakeheadu.ca Tove Tronslien Webmaster Phone: (807) 343-8499 Email: tove.tronslien@lakeheadu.ca Digital Photography Peter Puna Department of Graphics & Photography Phone: (807) 343-8661 Email: peter.puna@lakeheadu.ca Lakehead UNIVERSITY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.21 No.3 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter features updates on the ATAC Campaign and an article on Lakehead becoming Ontario's first university to ban smoking on campus! Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-05 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/cd21b3d82ac962ff3fa1d5ff9ea1ccf4.pdf f52884f44fb32f51d4dc5c794b201a52 PDF Text Text ra Online A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University October 2004, Vol. 21. No.4 Stories you may read online at agora.lakeheadu.ca 1. School of Medicine Breaks Ground Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty was at Lakehead on August 26, 2004, to participate in a historic ground-breaking ceremony for a new $8-million building for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. (I to r) Bill Mauro, Dr. Roger Strasser, Ken Boshcoff, and Premier Dalton McGuinty & e have a historic opportunity to make Ontario's health care system responsive today for the generations to come, said Premier Dalton McGuinty. ''With the same hard work and perseverance that helped create the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, I know that we can deliver the high quality health care that Northerners, and all Ontarians, want and deserve. 11 11 2. Profiles Dr. Laurie Hayes, Vice-President (Academic) and Provost Dr. Rui Wang, Vice-President (Research) Dr. Lauri Gilchrist, Associate Vice-Provost (Aboriginal Initiatives) Dr. Gary Boire, Dean of Graduate and International Studies Dr. Daniel Hunt, Campus Dean -- West, Northern Ontario School of Medicine Architectural Rendering of the new School of Medicine Building 3. Department Feature: Lakehead University Student Union Student-centred learning is central to Graham Strickert and the projects he is championing as President of the Lakehead University Student Union. 4. Campus News Construction begins on Multi-Sport Athletics Complex; In Our Shoes -- Disability Etiquette and Sensitivity: A Guide to Positive Interactions; Blue Bag Blitz; Name Changes ... continued on page 2 Ms V. Bonnie Moore Alumni/Advancement Lakehead UNIVERSITY �Stories you may read online at agora.lakeheadu.ca 5. Accreditation The Northern Ontario School of Medicine has been granted a provisional accreditation status for Year I by the Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) and the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical School (CACMS). 6. Paleo-DNA Lab receives Accreditation Lakehead University's Paleo-DNA laboratory is the first university laboratory in Canada to become accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for Forensic DNA testing. 7. Dr. Walter Epp appointed to Kosovo Educator Development Project Lakehead University Associate Professor of History Education has been selected to support Kosovar Educators in advancing the educational reform process. 8. Honors & Awards Sarah Link; Kezia Pickard; Banana Split. Exchange Program Promotes North American Mobility by Frances Harding Does the idea of spending a semester in sunny Mexico appeal to you? How about in the United States? If you are concerned about issues in water resources, engineering, environmental sciences, and natural hazards, and want to benefit from the experience of studying in another country, contact Dr. Urned Panu. Panu is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Lakehead and the Project Director of a trilateral initiative that will see up to 42 students (14 each from Canada, Mexico, and the United States) studying at six different universities over a four-year period. The six universities include Lakehead University and the University of Regina in Canada, Louisiana State University and Purdue University in the United States, and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and the University de las Americas, Puebla, in Mexico. Panu believes the Student Exchange Program will offer tremendous opportunities for everyone - the participants, Lakehead's Faculty of Engineering, and the profession at large. Lakehead University "One of the objectives of this program is for students and faculty to gain an understanding of the different cultures. How do engineers in Mexico, for example, address probe lems in the areas of environmental sciences and engineering? "Students who take part in the exchange program will have the opportunity to prepare themselves as internationally trained professionals, capable of confronting global problems with integrated and interdisciplinary perspectives. They will have the language skills, knowledge of other cultures, and understanding of global markets to be really effective." To date, Panu has held one information session on the program and has been approached by two Lakehead civil engineering students who want to spend the winter term at either Louisana State University or at Purdue University in Indiana. (The expected duration of study will vary from a minimum of one semester to a maximum of one year.) He is hop.A ing to drum up more interest amon• students by hosting another information session and submitting articles to the Argus this fall. The student exchange program is being administered collectively by International Academic Mobility (1AM), Learning and Literacy Directorate, Human Resources Skill Development Canada (HRSDC); the Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE), US Department of Education; and the Direcci6n de Desarollo Universitario, Secretaria de Educaci6n Publica (SEP) in Mexico. The Project Co-Director at the University of Regina is Dr. Gerald Fuller, Professor and Chair, Environmental Systems Engineering Program . ■ For more information, contact contact Dr. Umed Panu at 343-8678 o • by email: umed.panu@lakeheadu.t!lfll Agoro Online - October 2004 - Page 2 �President's Message Dr. Fred Gilbert, President, Lakehead University Welcome, everyone, to a new academic year. As you can see elsewhere in the Agora, we also welcome a number of new people -- faculty, staff, and administrators -- to the University. This summer has seen intensive competition for students, with the southern Ontario universities trying to maximize incoming numbers to compensate for budgets that were based on revenues promised by the former government. The only new money available is for growth, as the Quality Assurance funding did not materialize. This has meant budget reductions at many other universities in the 2-4% range. Fortunately, we based both our revenue and growth on conservative estimates, and it appears we can weather next year barring an unexpected expense. e good news is that Bob Rae is • nducting a review of the post-secondary sector, and I am convinced that he not only understands the needs of the system but also is aware of the special challenges to, and importance of, the northern universities. We still require that our unfunded Basic Income Units (BIU) situation be rectified. This alone would solve a good portion of our budgetary concerns and help assure that the remaining $3-million debt is paid off within the expected time frame. I firmly believe that Lakehead University will soon be recognized as the standard for performance in smaller comprehensive Canadian universities. Considering all the challenges we have dealt with successfully and the growing reputation of our research and teaching programs, Lakehead is a model of efficiency and productivity. We have not been satis• d with the status quo but have ~ade strides to be a leader in post- Agoro Online - October 2004 - Page 3 secondary education. We have made a commitment to more reasonable workloads and have completed our second Strategic Plan; and the second Campus Climate Survey shows us making progress on many fronts. While much remains to be done, we can take pride in our accomplishments as a community. I wish you all a successful and productive year! ■ Dr. Fred Gilbert 40th Anniversary by Heather Ives The year 2005 marks the 40th anniversary of Lakehead University, and the Alumni Association, along with the campus community, invites you to join the festivities. Currently, plans are underway to hold celebratory events throughout the year, with our "Celebration Weekend" taking place September 8-11, 2005. All alumni, students, and friends are encouraged to attend as we honor our past accomplishments and look forward to future success. Possible activities for the weekend include a golf day, campus tours, open houses, the grand opening of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, BBQs, gala dinner and much, much more. If you have an idea for an event please let us know. Class and small group reunions will also take place over the weekend. Classes from 1965 (40th), 1970 (35th), 1975 (30th), 1980 (25th), 1985 (20th), 1990 (15th), 1995 (10th), 2000 (5th) are encouraged to celebrate their own unique anniversaries. As well, other small group reunions are also welcomed as part of the Celebration Weekend. The Office of Alumni Relations will offer assistance in planning reunions by providing mailings, helping to find lost classmates, booking venues and meals, and coordinating any other special details. Of course, a weekend like this would not be possible without the help of many volunteers. Opportunities exist for volunteers to assist in various roles over the next year including participating in planning committees, organizing reunions, as well as assisting at the weekend itself. Make the "Celebration Weekend" an event you won't forget. Contact Heather Ives at (807) 346-7784 or by email: 40years@lakeheadu.ca or check out the website: www.lakeheadualumni.ca/40years ■ Lakehead University �The Perfect Warm-Up Tips from the world of competitive wrestling that have applications beyond athletics. before each and every match, you will eliminate the negative thoughts that occur when you do a random warm-up. Whether you are wrestling a novice or last year's champion, you will do the same warm-up and think the same thoughts and cue words. by Rachel Dean Do you get really nervous before your wrestling matches? Do you start thinking about all the possible things that could go wrong? If so, then you are experiencing anxiety, which is a normal response to a situation where you feel threatened. There are two kinds of anxiety: cognitive (psychological) and somatic (physiological). Too much of either kind can hinder your performance, however, you need some somatic anxiety in order to arouse your body and get you ready to compete. The key to preventing negative thoughts from hindering your performance is mental preparation. In the book, Wrestle Your Perfect Match, Coach Beasey Hendrix, a former US Olympic Greco Psychological Skills Coach, recommends designing a "perfect warmup" that you do before each and every match. This warm-up becomes a ritual for you and becomes an automatic way for you to prepare for each match. Instead of using your warm-up as a time to worry and be anxious about your upcoming match, use the time to focus on your goals, get in your zone, and get your mind and body ready to wrestle. Write down your perfect warm-up, step by step, including a detailed description of what you will be doing, what you will say to yourself, what kind of music you will be listening to, and who will accompany you. By performing the same warm-up Think of cue words that you like to use and thoughts that you would like to think before your match. Some examples of cue words include: "explode," "drive," "punish," and "power." Examples of thoughts or affirmations include: "I am unbeatable," "No one can turn me," and "I control the tempo." In order to help you implement your perfect warm-up, Coach Hendrix suggests creating a tape which has both music and dialogue on it. The dialogue could be your own voice, your coach's or the voice of someone who motivates you. Listen to the tape each time you are getting prepared to wrestle in order to to help you think positively. If outside thoughts enter your head, stop them immediately and focus back to the voice on the tape. Try to implement some of these strategies in the upcoming season as a method of controlling cognitive anxiety so that you can wrestle your best against each opponent you face. ■ "You don't have to set your sights on winning all your wrestling matches, just the next one." - Beasey Hendrix Rachel Dean is a Master's student in Kinesiology with specialization in Gerontology. She wrote this article for the Ontario Amateur Wrestling Association. Agora Online The Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff faculty, and friends of Lakehead University. ' We welcome your contributions. Please send them to: Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Rd Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Phone: (807) 343-8177 Fax: (807) 346-7770 Email: communications@lakeheadu.ca Eleanor Abaya Director of Communications Phone: (807) 343-8372 Email: eleanor.abaya@lakeheadu.ca Frances Harding Coordinator, Publications Phone: (807) 343-8193 Email: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Marla Tomlinson Communications Officer Phone: (807) 343-8177 Email: marla.tomlinson@lakeheadu.ca Tove Tronslien Web master Phone: (807) 343-8499 Email: tove.tronslien@lakeheadu.ca Michelle Korobanik Communications Assistant Phone: (807) 766-7159 Email: michelle.korobanik@lakeheadu.ca Digital Photography Peter Puna Department of Graphics & Photography Phone: (807) 343-8661 Lakehead UNIVERSITY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.21 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter features articles on the Paleo-DNA Lab receiving accreditation, Dalton McGuinty visiting Lakehead's school of medicine and profiles on various professors. 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 2004-10 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/648d06b347de72bb45482e6e3069550d.pdf 63fa2056aa8a6e65c5a828f80a0b044e PDF Text Text Susan C. Wright Alumni/Advancement ra Online A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University November 2004, Vol. 21. No.S Stories you may read online at agora.lakeheadu.ca 1. Nanotechnology: The Science of the Infinitesimally Small Dr. Aicheng Chen of the Department of Chemistry is opening a whole new world of possibilities through his research into nanotechnology. 2. Faculty and Staff Profiles: lrfan Khan Senior Systems Program mer/Analyst, Technology Services Centre Take Your Child to Work Day: Nov. 3 Kaitlyn Kelly, a grade 9 student at St. Ignatius High School, began her day in the Office of Financial Services where her mother, Rita Blais, is Controller. Later, she teamed up with others her age - Erinn Zachary, Nicole Gvora, Rebecca Gillies, Laura Husiak, Alex Stevenson, Tonya Koski, Nelson Poole, and Darren Cizmar - for a tour of the campus. "No man needs sympathy because he has to work ... Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Dr. Jill Konkin Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, Northern Ontario School of Medicine 3. "Turning Points" Aid in the Treatment of Eating Disorders Dr. Ron Davis of the Department of Psychology is building on the success of a therapy program called Turning Points to prevent teens from developing eating disorders. 4. Campus News Dr. Mark Howe, Dr. Jean-Yves Bernard, Mun Tran Lakehead UNIVERSITY �Guest Editorial Six Degrees of Dignity: Emancipation for Canadians with Disabilities by David Shannon The following is an excerpt of a keynote address given at the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity Symposium held in Thunder Bay, October 29-30. estern society is founded on a classical liberal understanding of the self. This perspective regards human dignity as the primary social and personal value. Dignity is realized through an individual freedom that is brought to bear in the course of the self's participation in meaningful decision making and exercise of individual responsibility. W The right to dignity for all is explicitly recognized in Canadian law. In practice, however, socioeconomic and historical circumstance has conspired to debar a variety of individuals and groups from the concern and respect their nature as persons demands. Prominent among these excluded groups are members of the disabled community who are marginalized by a society that regularly neglects to recognize their needs, capacities, and merits as individuals. I posit that there are Six Degrees of Dignity needed to reverse social and attitudinal exclusion, currently articulated in Canadian society's construction of the disabled self. These are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dignity Dignity Dignity Dignity Dignity Dignity in Law of Self in Public Perception in the Community in Public Policy in Future Public consciousness and discourse on disability is suffused with the Lakehead University dominant assumption that societal resources can only be effectively employed through investment in curative research programs. This supposition has become so compelling that it is now commonly regarded as a matter of "common sense," and alternative agendas of intervention are routinely discarded as undeserving of serious consideration. There are a number of problems with this approach. First, there is the purely practical difficulty of discovering a remedial solution to many categories of disability. While the benefits of medical research cannot be discounted, an exclusive emphasis on providing a cure essentially discounts the immediate, day-to-day reality of the people with disabilities. The tangible and concrete problems of everyday life cannot be deferred in anticipation of a practicable cure in the undetermined future. Second, the needs and objectives of economically driven medical research programs may not coincide with the needs and objectives of members of the disabled community. No matter how well intentioned research programs are, they frequently fail to recognize the practical priorities of disabled individuals. This state of affairs is exacerbated by the fact that the goals of research programs are, as a rule, controlled and directed by the non-disabled. To date, however, little attention has been given to the absence of the disabled from the kinds of medical decision-making processes that most immediately affect their own lives. But people with disabilities are not only excluded from the realm of medical decision making. The problem, in reality, is more insidious and reaches deep into the domain of Canadian society itself. Briefly stated, Canadian society is infused with an insidious "ableism" that sustains and accentuates a view of the disabled as individuals inherently incapable of applying themselves to either the practical tasks of everyday life or, more generally, of adhering to the standards and principles that define social worth and cultural significance in Canadian society. Physical disability is not considered for what it is: a difference in the state of the body. Rather it is viewed as a sign that the individual is not a fully functioning, autonomous self, not completely a character capable of exercising freedom of choice in the pursuit of personal responsibility and selfdetermination. In other words, a body meant to be the object of either pity or fear. The refusal to recognize the integrity of the disabled self finds concomitant expression in condescending attitudes of "pity" and "sympathy" and the belief that (like the very young and the very old) the disabled must be "looked after for their own good." This fundamental lack of respect for the self not only engenders forms of marginalization for the disabled but, moreover, in a cruel reversal, serves to internalize the message of exclusion to the disabled themselves. By minimizing its own expectations for equality and dignity, contemporary society effectively underscores the inequity and discrimination people with disabilities are trying to overcome. ■ David Shannon is a graduate of Lakehead and an activist for the rights of people with disabilities. He practices law in Thunder Bay. Agoro Online - November 2004 - Page 2 �Department Feature Office of Graduate and International Studies By Frances Harding, Publications Officer prepare the agenda, keep the minutes and the historic records, and make recommendations. As well, we look after all of the academic regulations, and provide financial aid services -the type of service the Financial Aid Office does for undergraduate students." Tracy Al-idrissi, Admissions Officer, prescreens all applications to Graduate Studies, and she makes the admissions decisions for International undergraduate students. Staff in the Office of Graduate and lntemational Studies (l-r) Cindy Campanotto, Wendy Bons, Dr. Gary Boire, Susan Burton, Tracy Al-idrissi, and Lynn Go/lat, help to meet the needs of more than 530 graduate, international and exchange students. n a Wednesday afternoon in mid-October, Lori Bradford is teaching survival skills to five new graduate students in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks &: Tourism. She is halfway through a Master's program in Environmental Studies at Lakehead, and she is teaching her junior classmates how to navigate life as a graduate student. O Bradford's PowerPoint presentation is loaded with tips on how to choose a thesis topic, when to source funding for conferences, what to expect as a Teaching Assistant, and where to find help on everything from bursaries to ethics boards. "Get to know Lynn Gollat," she tells the group. "Her help is invaluable." Lynn Gollat is the Graduate Studies Officer and one of six staff who works in the Office of Graduate and International Studies. She is responsible for administering graduate scholarships and grants, Agoro Online - November 2004 - Page 3 liaising with federal funding agencies, counselling students, and working with graduate coordinators to track the progress of graduate students as they complete their programs. Along with the Dean of Graduate and International Studies, Dr. Gary Boire, Gollat liaises with the regulating body that governs graduate studies in Ontario, the Ontario Council for Graduate Studies (OCGS). "Graduate and international studies are essential if Lakehead University is to flourish in the 21st century," says Boire. "Graduate studies is where innovation happens. Without graduate work, we wouldn't have insulin, or biotechnology, or new theories of culture, history, or languages." The Office is responsible for the Senate Graduate Studies Committee and the Senate Graduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee, says Gollat. "We Wendy Bons, the International Recruitment Officer, looks after International student recruitment and liaises with international agents charged with recruiting students to Lakehead. As well, she oversees all of the exchange agreements with partner institutions in Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, and Sweden. Exchange agreements, like the recently signed trilateral initiative linking Canada, Mexico, and the United States, are drafted by Bons. Susan Burton, the International Student Coordinator, counsels the International students on academic and non-academic matters, plans social and academic activities, greets the students when they arrive in Thunder Bay, and generally helps them to adjust to life in Canada. Cindy Campanotto, Administrative Assistant, performs many different roles including reception. Together, the six staff members make a formidable team. ■ For more information on Graduate and International Studies, visit the website: www.ogis.lakeheadu.ca Lakehead University �The Grapevine Agora Online by Lori Fleming and Karen Stecky Welcome to The Grapevine, a new column about people at Lakehead and their interests and activities beyond the campus. If you have news you would like to share, send it by email: grapevine@lakeheadu.ca or call Lori Fleming 343-8589 or Karen Stecky 343-8961 Thunder Bay Party in Toronto Former LUSU President Glendon Tremblay was one of about 100 people attending the 8th Annual Thunder Bay Party in Toronto on Friday, October 15, 2004. Alumni from Lakehead and Confederation College joined with other former residents of Thunder Bay at Montana, a downtown bar. Canadian Olympian and Thunder Bay native Curt Harnett was on hand to take part in the festivities. The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming and the party went on until 2 a.m. There was much talk about the upcoming Lakehead alumni event on November 10 when the Thunderwolves Men's Hockey Team takes on the team from York University. There was also much excitement about the 40th Anniversary Celebration taking place at Lakehead University next year. Plans for next year's party are already in the works. The event will take place on October 14, 2005, at Montana. For more information, contact Rob Zuback at the Office of Alumni Relations (807) 343-8155. Leadership Thunder Bay Lisa Beckwick, Public Knowledge Transformation Coordinator in the Department of Lifelong Learning, is one of 22 graduates of the inaugural year of Leadership Thunder Bay. Beckwick is a graduate of Lakehead University and a lifelong resident of Thunder Bay. Leaders~ip Thunder Bay creates networks of diverse leaders who explore issues facing Thunder Bay. For more information visit www.leadershiptb.com In Memoriam Marianne Arvelin passed away on Friday, October 22, 2004, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She worked in the Registrar's Office and in the Financial Aid Office of the former Student Services for 20 years and will be missed by a large network of friends and colleagues. "Marianne was a pleasure to work with," says Financial Aid Administrator Phyllis Bosnick. "She always put the students first and would go 'to bat' for them if she had to. Although she had left Financial Aid, she had remained a member of the Financial Aid family, attending as many of our social gatherings as she could, most recently at the end of August." ■ The Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty, and friends of Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. 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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.21 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter features articles on nanotechnology, faculty profiles, and a therapy program called "Turning Points" for eating disorders. 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 2004-11 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/f43033431e844041f4ca11a2c6c7d814.pdf 8b7e6e2bdda255098bb86c4be493aae2 PDF Text Text ra Online A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University December 2004, Vol. 21. No. 6 Stories you may read online at agora. lakehead u.ca 1. Number One in ''Value Added" For the third time, Maclean's has ranked Lakehead the number one university in Canada in "Value Added." Department Feature: Athletics 3. ICR Discoveries A new research partnership in Thunder Bay will bring together the best cancer research talent. 4. Synergy Award for Innovation The Forest Watershed and Riparian Disturbance (FORWARD) research project has won a 2004 NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation. 5. Terry Fox provides Inspiration for International Conference Dr. Jane Taylor reports on the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity's 7th symposium. A Gift to Last Dr. Penny Petrone, Professor Emerita of Education, has donated her collection of papers to the Chancellor Paterson Library. This substantial collection includes material relating to Petrone's three books on Aboriginal literature in Canada, the prose and poetry of Canadian poet Isabella Valancy Crawford (1850-1887), and research material relating to education in Canada. 6. Stress and Memory Dr. Mark Howe is conducting research into the effects of maltreatment on the memory of abused children. 7. Letter from Murmansk Robin Ranger reflects upon his experience as an exchange student in Russia. At a reception held in Dr. Petrone's honor last month, University Librarian Anne Deighton said, "Dr. Petrone is considered to be a pioneer in researching and writing about the literature of Canada's Aboriginal people. The material she amassed will be an invaluable source of information, not only for students and faculty but also for visiting scholars. " 8. Campus News Lakehead U Staff Award; NSERC Award for Research Capacity Development; Bioterrorism in Healthcare; Francis Clayton; Friend Raising while Fundraising. Cathy Trojan Alumni/Advancement 9. The Grapevine Definition Quest; Marla Tomlinson; Carol Otte; Tracey Henriksson. Lakehead UNIVERSITY �President's Message The Maclean 's University Rankings and other Important Matters by Dr. Fred Gilbert President and Vice-Chancellor, Lakehead University I must admit that part of my disenchantment with the Maclean's rankings comes when my Alma Mater(s) crow about their placement in the rankings. Naturally, there is no acknowledgement that the placements carry little significance as to the actual quality of education received vis-a-vis other universities. The same caveats apply whether you are first or last and these are: • There is precious little difference in most categories and the margin of statistical error about the mean encompasses most of the data points. • The measures are primarily input in nature, e.g. does the percentage of students with an incoming average >75% really say anything about the quality of education provided? • A substantial weighting is still given to essentially a popularity poll where the vast majority of respondents across the country have no idea what goes on at Lakehead but are still willing to rate us. • At the end of the day it is really about how well our students are actually educated and how well they perform once they enter society (c.f. Shale and Liu, 2002). In fact, the best determinants of a university's performance are those related to student success and student experience. Maclean's moved somewhat in this direction this year with a survey of student satisfaction. Now if they were to replace some of the input measures with these responses and the value Lakehead University added analysis (where Lakehead placed first in Canada for the second year in a row), we might see a significant improvement over what has become a perennial 17th place ranking in a category that truly compares unlike institutions. Unfortunately, there is good evidence that the rankings influence decisions regarding which university to attend, particularly for those students who have no other reference point (Mueller and Rockerbic, 2002). institution and its primary "selling" points. The intent is to offset a 1 7th place Primarily Undergraduate ranking with real information and a positive public image. While other universities are entering this arena, we have made a commitment to be successful in an increasingly competitive marketplace and to show the comprehensive nature of our university. Finally, there is corroboration that the categories Maclean's uses compare unlike institutions. Page and Cramer (2000) contend that appropriate cluster analysis would place Lakehead University in a category with universities very different from the Maclean's Primarily Undergraduate group. Even in 2000 we were more like the Comprehensive category and our peers in the cluster analysis used to generate three groupings, the number of groupings used by Maclean's, were Calgary, Carleton, Concordia, Manitoba, Memorial, Moncton, New Brunswick, Ryerson, Saskatchewan, Sherbrooke, Wilfrid Laurier, and Windsor. we are left with how to In the final analysis, we are left with how to deal with misleading information that could negatively impact our enrolment. This is where the Office of Communications plays an important role in harmonizing our institutional websites, presenting a consistent image of Lakehead whether in print, correspondence, or visual forms, and in coordinating the awareness campaign to market the "In the final analysis, deal with misleading information that could negatively impact our enrolment." We soon will know the recommendations of Bob Rae's Review of the Post-Secondary Education Sector. The University's response, formulated by a task force representing the community of interests on campus, is at http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-analysis/lk hdresponsetoraereview.pdf on Lakehead's webpage. The message is consistent with the one we have been making to government over the past six years. And if we finally can have redress for our chronic underfunding due to the stranded students created by over a decade of public policy, which disadvantaged this university, we truly will have captured the power to build an increasingly bright future for Lakehead. Agoro Online - December 2004 - Page 2 �We came within 26 full-time students of meeting our budget target for this fall. Close enough that we can manage this year's fiscal challenges barring unforeseen catastrophes. However, until we have greater certainty around future funding we must be extremely cautious as we develop next year's budget. We must not put the University at risk by overextending ourselves fiscally so commitments to new funding will be limited, strategic, and based on sound business planning. We will continue to shore up those areas in greatest need and make policy decisions that will make economic sense, both in the short and long term. There is continued growth in research funding and graduate student numbers and great potential in international student education through distributed learning and recruitment to the campus. In fact, distributed learning and the capacity that exists with ATAC and the growing faculty engagement with the technology there, is critical to the long-term success of Lakehead. The nature of post-secondary education is undergoing a fundamental change and those institutions that understand that, and seize the opportunities presented, will survive and flourish. Finally, let me comment on the recent and continuing controversy surrounding the Coors Maxim event held at the Outpost by LUSU. This event has galvanized people in a way that bodes well for engaging in constructive dialogue. Students will decide, in a more culturally and gender-sensitive way, what events to hold on campus. We applaud these efforts and encourage that the dialogue be broadened to engage faculty and staff. Administration commends the initiatives now under way. Fundamentally, we all want a Agoro Online - December 2004 - Page 3 campus that creates a learning environment that respects individual and group interests in a direct and open manner. The University has a meaningful role and responsibility to play as a leader of societal reform, and a clear recognition of the values of diversity and cultural awareness should flow from here into the broader community. The recent controversy may aid us in this responsibility. My best wishes to all for the forthcoming holiday season. Safe passage home (and back to Lakehead) for our students and others travelling out of town, and may everyone enjoy the comforts of family and friends in this restorative time of rest and relaxation. ■ Mueller, R.E. and D. W. Rockerbic 2002. Do the Maclean 's rankings affect university cha ice?: evidence from Ontario. 36th Annual Meeting Can. Econ. Assoc., Calgary, AB. 20 pp. Page, S. and K. Cramer, 2000. Rankings of Canadian Universities, 2000: buyers beware. Can. /. Educ. 25(4): 297-309. Shale, D. and Y. Lui. 2002. Ranking the rankers of universities: Canada's Mac/eon's Magazine vs. U.S. News and World Report. 42nd Annual Forum Assoc. Inst. Res., Toronto, ON 17 pp NSERC Awards Lakehead $1.5 M for Research Capacity Development NSERC has granted Lakehead University $1.5 million dollars over five years through the NSERC Research Capacity Development in Small Universities Pilot program. The grant will be used to help overcome some of the barriers and challenges facing research productivity in the natural sciences and engineering at Lakehead University, in priority areas identified through the Lakehead University Strategic Research Plan. ■ Jennifer Becker, Andrew Maggy, and Meaghan Brinkman Friend Raising while Fund raising Creating and sustaining a personal connection with prospective donors is the priority of the Office of Development. But how can you personally reach out to 30,000 alumni? Lakehead's telefundraisers - a group of 18 student callers - do it by phone. From October through March, this dedicated group of students gather nightly in the Avila Centre to contact thousands of our alumni across Canada to support the Annual Fund. ■ Award to Staff for Outstanding Performance Nominations are now open for the Award to Staff for Outstanding Performance and/or Contributions. This award recognizes and rewards outstanding performance or contributions to the University by a non-faculty employee. For the complete policy outlining items such as the eligibility of candidates, selection criteria, and nomination guidelines, link to: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-lusec/ award-staff.htm. To link to the Application Form: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-humanres/ stafawrd.htm. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2005 ■ Lakehead University �The Grapevine by Lori Fleming and Karen Stecky elcome to the Grapevine, a column about people at Lakehead and their interests and activities beyond the campus. If you have some news you would like to share through The Grapevine, send it by email: grapevine@lakeheadu.ca or speak to Lori Fleming (343-8589) or Karen Stecky (343-8961). W Definition Quest For the second year in a row, a Lakehead team earned first place standing at the annual Definition Quest, a fundraising event in support of literacy organized by the Thunder Bay Public Library, Friends of Thunder Bay Public Library, and Literacy Northwest. Team members Mike Richardson (English), Vic Smith (History), and Patricia Vervoort (Visual Arts) outpaced 20 other teams for, among other things, successfully defining the word for being slightly drunk ("squiffy") and shipworm ("teredo"). Dublin Marathon Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, recently returned from Dublin, Ireland, where she participated in a marathon to raise money for the Canadian Diabetes Association. This adventure enabled her to experience the beautiful sights of Ireland as well as to raise $5,600 for a worthy cause. Marla has been running for just over a year now and trained for this marathon Agora Online with an 18-week program. Her completion time was 5 hours and 51 seconds. "Running the marathon is the most challenging thing I have ever done, but I'm glad I did," she said. Marla plans to enter the Toronto Waterfront Marathon next September, and is planning to run the 10-Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay in May. Travels to China Carol Otte, Microcomputer Services Supervisor, Technology Services Centre, and her husband Peter travelled to China in October. She said Shanghai was modern and very busy and that she had to adapt to "a lack of personal space." The tour included meals held at massive restaurants with servings of a variety of authentic dishes, each meal including white rice and ending with a serving of watermelon. Two highlights of her trip to were the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and the Great Wall that was "a thrill to walk on." Going Away on Sabbatical? A Lakehead University alumna is available to house-sit for faculty members away on sabbatical. If you would like more information, please contact Tracey Henriksson at thenriks@tbaytel.net or at 577-3900. ■ The Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty, and friends of Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. Please send them to: Office of Communications Lakehead University 95S Oliver Rd Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B SEl Phone: (807) 343-8177 Fax: (807) 346-7770 Email: communications@lakeheadu.ca Eleanor Abaya Director of Communications Phone: (807) 343-8372 Email: eleanor.abaya@lakeheadu.ca Frances Harding Publications Officer Phone: (807) 343-8193 Email: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Marla Tomlinson Communications Officer Phone: (807) 343-8177 Email: marla.tomlinson@lakeheadu.ca Tove Tronslien Web master Phone: (807) 343-8499 Email: tove.tronslien@lakeheadu.ca Michelle Korobanik Communications Assistant Phone: (807) 766-7159 Email: michelle.korobanik@lakeheadu.ca Ben Kaminski Manager, Graphics & Photography Department of Graphics & Photography Phone: (807) 343-8190 Email: ben.kaminski@lakeheadu.ca Gail Zanette Computer Graphics Designer Department of Graphics & Photography Phone: (807) 343-8567 Email: gail.zanette@lakeheadu.ca Peter Puna Photographer Department of Graphics & Photography Phone: (807) 343-8661 Email: peter.puna@lakeheadu.ca .:··Lakehead UNIVERSITY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.21 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This online Agora newsletter contains articles on stress and memory, Synergy award for Innovation, and a feature of the Athletics department. 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 2004-12 Agora Agora Magazine Agora online https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/7204e648d250e3bcea4246d3060a80ef.pdf c8e4dfc2def16e12ed36ef67733a1633 PDF Text Text ra Online A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, and Friends of Lakehead University January/February 2005, Vol. 22. No. 1 Stories you may read online at www.agora.lakeheadu.ca 1. 2004 Distinguished Instructor Award A profile of Dr. Margaret McKee, Associate Professor of Social Work 2. Orillia Satellite Campus Initiative Lakehead University and the City of Orillia have agreed, in principle, to develop a satellite campus in Orillia 3. Examining the Politics of Southeast Asia A profile on the life and work of Dr. Syed Serajul Islam, Chair of the Department of Political Science 4. Staff and Faculty Profiles 2004 Distinguished Instructor Dr. Margaret McKee, recipient of the Lakehead University 2004 Distinguished Instructor Award, is an exceptional teacher who brings leading-edge research into the classroom. "I believe that adult learners benefit from hearing how their teachers think, how they struggle with ideas and assumptions, how they argue a point, says McKee. "It is not the content per se that I want them to ·get'; what I want to model is the courage to think critically and independently, and to make a reasoned argument. 11 ■ Kevin Schlyter, Project Coordinator, Physical Plant ■ Dr. Mehdi Zahaf, Assistant Professor, Business Administration S. Perspective Dr. Tony Gillies shares his perspective of the 2004 Tsunami disaster and of Canada's apparent delay in deploying its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) 6. Department Feature Office of Admissions and Recruitment 7. Campus News TSC Director Appointed; In Memoriam: David A. Jones; Hockey Partnership; Award to Staff for Outstanding Performance and/or Contributions; Business Administration Holiday Celebration 11 Rob Zuback Alumni/Advancement Lakehead UNIVERSITY �Orillia Satellite Campus Initiative CANADA ONTARIO QUEBEC Montreal by Frances Harding, Publications Coordinator ( ~ Utto#- -• --· 401 / 1 Lakehead University and the City of Orillia announced on January 18 that an agreement in principle had been reached to develop a satellite campus of the University in Orillia. Such a collaboration would offer, initially, academic courses and programs that can be partnered with Georgian College. It would respond to the City of Orillia's interests in international studies, Aboriginal studies, and tourism, and it would be linked to the distributed learning capacity of Lakehead University's Thunder Bay campus. These courses and programs would require physical facilities in Orillia that are compatible with the learning technology of the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC) in Thunder Bay. Together with the City of Orillia and Georgian College, Lakehead University will explore the opportunity to provide academic programming in the City. "The City of Orillia is an ideal community to partner with our institution," says Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of Lakehead University. "Over the next months we will be working with the City, Georgian College, and our own faculty and staff to develop academic and business plans for the delivery of university education in Orillia. We are very positive about the enormous potential this initiative has for the community of Orillia as well as for Lakehead University." The City of Orillia approached Lakehead after discussing the matter with Mary Anne Chambers, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and with Bob Rae, Lakehead University the former premier of Ontario, who is chairing a review of postsecondary education for the Government of Ontario. Ml 40l approved. ■ Buffalo / Lakehead undertook the initiative because it was consistent with its 2005-2010 -;-- .,, -,......._....o,,;;-,, Chicago Strategic Plan and with the '5 OH U.S.A. University's response to the Rae Review where, under Recommendation 8, specific mention is made to a satellite campus. The matter was discussed by the Board of Governors and "We NV 90 NJ are very positive about the Advantages to Lakehead enormous potential There are many advantages to having a satellite campus. They include: increased student enrolment; the opportunity to increase Lakehead's distributed learning capacity; improved visibility and marketing opportunities; having a physical and political presence in southern Ontario; increased numbers of faculty; and access to greater fundraising opportunities. Says Dr. Gilbert, "I sincerely believe it is in the best interests of the University to take advantage of an attractive host community's interest in a partnership with Lakehead to establish, through comprehensive joint planning, the basis for a mutually beneficial academic initiative." Currently, the proposed campus location is lakefront property that would provide plenty of expansion as the Orillia campus student numbers grow. this initiative has e for the community of Orillia as well as for Lakehead University. " Dr. Fred Gilbert Both academic and business plans recommended by the Orillia University Implementation Task Force, will be presented to the Senate and Board of Governors before the satellite campus is established. An initial target date to start the satellite campus in Orillia has been set for the fall of 2006. ■ Agoro Online - January/February 2005 - Page 2 �Arthur Mauro fihallenge In January, the Arthur Mauro Challenge was announced, in which Arthur Mauro will match any donation up to $150,000 made to the ATAC - Future of the North Capital Campaign by members of the Italian community, Arthur Mauro was born and raised in Thunder Bay and, although he has since left the community, he has never forgotten his roots. Mauro has fond memories of growing up on Secord Street in Port Arthur as well as his time at Port Arthur Collegiate Institute. He has since moved to Winnipeg, but because of his commitment to his hometown and the realization of the importance of Lakehead University to the community, he has committed up to $150,000 to the ATAC - Future of the North Capital Campaign. He is challenging the Thunder Bay Italian ~mmunity to match this •ntribution. The organization working to establish a Chair of Italian Studies at Lakehead is helping the University meet this challenge, and the president of the organization, John Bonofiglio, is excited to see Lakehead and the Italian community work together on a common goal. ■ Lakehead U President Term Extended Jackie Dojack, Chair of the Board of Governors of Lakehead University, announced on January 1 3 the renewal of the contract of Dr. Frederick Gilbert, President of Lakehead University. The unanimous vote of confidence by the Board of Governors extends Dr. Gilbert's current contract, which was due to completed on December 31, • 06, to May 31, 2010. Agoro Online - January/February 2005 - "Lakehead University has experienced many challenges over the last few years, many of which are directly attributable to inadequate funding and a declining university student population in the Northwestern region, the primary catchment area of Lakehead University," says Dojack. "Despite these challenges, Dr. Gilbert has leveraged the strengths of the University faculty and researchers, staff, and alumni to embark on a vision of academic excellence and technology-assisted learning. Some of these challenges will continue to tax the University's limited resources, passion, and creativity, but the Board, with broad support from the University community, believes Dr. Gilbert will continue to lead the University to enable it to carve a special niche among institutions of higher learning, while enhancing its economic impact on the City of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Celebrate! he campus kick-off event to mark Lakehead University's 40th Anniversary took place in the Agora on January 12 when balloons were released from the balcony, and coffee and cake were served to students, staff, and faculty. T Over 100 guests were in attendance to hear speeches from Lakehead U President Dr. Fred Gilbert, Alumni Association President Ken Owen, and LUSU President Graham Strickert. Ontario." ■ Award to Staff for Outstanding Performance Nominations are now open for the Award to Staff for Outstanding Performance and/or Contributions. This award recognizes and rewards outstanding performance or contributions to the University by a non-faculty employee. For the complete policy outlining items such as the eligibility of candidates, selection criteria, and nomination guidelines, link to: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-lusec/ award-staff.htm. To link to the Application Form: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-humanr es/stafawrd.htm. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2005 ■ Executive Planning Committee Cochairs Sharon Cole-Paterson and Mark Piovesana Lakehead will be hosting special anniversary events all through 2005, including the Anniversary Celebration Weekend, September 29 to October 2, 2005 Read more about the Executive Planning Committee in the story, 40th Anniversary Update, published in this issue of Agora Online. To find a listing of 40th Anniversary Events, visit the website: lakeheadualumni.ca/40years/ Lakehead University �Guest Editorial Deliberative Democracy and Citizenship by Professor George Fallis, York University The Agora Online is produced by the Office of Communications and distributed to staff, faculty, and friends of The following is a brief excerpt from an essay entitled ''The Mission of the University'' by Professor George Fallis, Department of Economics and Division of Social Science, York University. It was written for submission to the Postsecondary Review: Higher Expectations for Higher Education, chaired by Bob Rae, former premier of the Province of Ontario. You may read the full essay online: www.thinkontario.com One strand of this current literature on citizenship is especially interested in how political participation in our liberal democracies might be increased and how the civility and public-spiritedness of citizens could be encouraged. Will Kymlicka and Wayne Norman survey this literature in their article: "Return of the Citizen: A Survey of Recent Work on Citizenship Theory." They identify several answers to the question of how the challenges to democratic citizenship might be met. One answer comes from liberal virtue theorists. They acknowledge that liberals must share blame for the current imbalance between rights and responsibilities. Liberals placed too much emphasis "on the justification of rights and the institutions to secure these rights, without attending to the responsibilities of citizens." Liberal virtue theorists articulate a list of citizenship virtues, including political virtues: a "capacity to discern and respect the rights of others, willingness to demand only what can be paid for, ability to evaluate the performance of those in office, willingness to engage in public discourse." According to Kymlicka and Norman, "it is the last two virtues - the ability to question authority and the willingness to engage in public discourse - which are the most distinctive components of liberal virtue theory." These capacities of a good citizen have clear and direct implications for undergraduate education. An undergraduate education is wellsuited to developing the capacity to question authority and the willingness to engage in public discourse. And the complementarity to the concept of a deliberative democracy is also clear. An undergraduate education should include the development of political virtues and prepare citizens for participation in a deliberative democracy. Thus, universities have a new mission, a mission because they are institutions of democracy. Great universities should be judged not just by the quality of their research, the learning of their students, and the contributions and accomplishments of their graduates, but also by their service to democratic society as critic, conscience and public intellectual and by their preparation of students for citizenship. ■ Lakehead University. We welcome your contributions. 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