555 10 13630 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/34b5956abbbdc76e39dcbbedefbbb639.pdf 2a32d86de646587655d9162a8a021878 PDF Text Text Inside: University employees do it! ... .... ....... .....2 ,. L -'etrone awarded Order of Ontario ........... .. ... 3 Student Forum . . . . . . . . 10 Research .. . . .. Blue Pages Born before 1945 ?.......11 Lakehead '.".."' University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 9. NO.3 APRIL 1992 WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS? Just about everything Depending on the day, you might catch Chancellor Lois Wilson being fitted by Norm Galloway for the Convocation chair, roll in the snow with the Finnish exchange students after a nice sauna (they could not, however, talk campus visitor Arthur Black into it), join the crowd in the Agora to hear Ed Broadbent talk about human rights or admire the beautiful Krista Margaret, daughter of Nancy and Frank Luckai, School of Forestry. As one student put it, "we may be small and far north but this is one great campus!" �1992, the results of the voluntary program were announced to the university campus. The program had achieved its desired objective with approximately 65% of the faculty and _) 80% of the support staff voluntarily participating. Management (including the President with a pay freeze) all participated in the program. This approach is not easy but at this stage of our budget deliberations, we can say we are not looking at layoffs and we will be able to retain our current service levels for next year. This program worked at Lakehead due to a lot of hard work on the part of our employees and their leadership. The result is a true commitment to the future development of the institution. Very special thanks to every member of the Labour Management Team: Bob Rosehart has been in some tough budget meetings the last two months but he learned LUFA I & LUFA J1 ~John Griffith the hard way that "BIG Brother Don" is watching his (and the entire University's) utility OPEIU - Norma Gibson bill through the fancy new computers. At the "Po-wcr walk" news conference to announce IUOE - Bill Hepditch big savings in the utliity area, tDon Andrews, Operations Manager, was giving the Frank Presenger President a wee computer lesson when he proudly announced, "Perfect, you just turned off SElU - Jack Drewes the heat in your office!" Schedule 1- John Bonofiglio 1992/93 Budget Planning - Working of the signed agreement and hence this Schedule TI - Dave Christie option was not considered. Three Together Technicians - Lynn Hau ta approaches have been worked on In late January the Ontario GovernCGA (Guards) - Dave Mueller simultaneously, voluntary human ment announced to the Ontario UniverCUEW - Dave Achtenberg resources savings, cost cutting and sity system very low levels of transfer As I write this our 92/93 Budget has income generation. The total predicted still to face Senate and the Board of payments for the next 3 years, 1% - 2% short fall next year was approximately and 2%. These levels result from the Governors later this month, but the $1 million and, of this, it was targeted to backbone of the fiscal problem has be( combined impact of the current ecoobtain 750K from the human resource nomic recession and the growth restricbroken. The voluntary program this envelope. In perspective, this represents year is not to be repeated in the future. tions placed by the Federal Government approximately 2% of LU's operating on federal transfers to the province. In It is our novel approach to deal with budget. A program of voluntary announcing the grants both the Minister this years crisis. Our regular budget vacations (1 week suggested) for support and academic planning processes will of Colleges & Universities, Richard staff and formal financial donations Allen and the Treasurer, Floyd now have time to deal with our long (recommended at 3%) for these with Laughren knew the terrible time that the term directions, however the course has settlements into 92/93 was conceptual- been charted, commitment to our transfer agencies would have in order to ized and debated on campus and within human resources, program quality and adjust their operations to this level of the Labour/Management Committee funding. The government also preaccessibility. and the faculty association. Initially, sented the Universities with a challenge after some simplistic appeal in terms of Pay Equity to work together with their various At long last (April 6, 1992) the Pay the objective of no layoffs, many doubts employee groups to come up with were raised about the program. Is it fair, Equity grants for the year ending March creative solu tions which in terms of the some would get a free ride, why not just 31, 1992 were announced. LU received universities would strive to protect shut down for a week, etc. However, as approximately 113K which was less quality and minimize layoffs. For than· our initial estimated commitment time went on, the leadership of the Lakehead the challenge was further by government of 200K but more than various unions and employee groups complicated by the number of orgabegan to further minimize the concerns our recent pessimistic estimates. It is a nized employee groups present on and on April 1, 1992, the "Declaration of shame that this program was so long campus, 6 unions plus CUEW and 3 delayed. In recent months, the slowness Intention" was signed. This document employee associations. As well, the as you can see was very much along the of the government process has become a faculty and librarians had in place for sore point which unfortunately reflected directions of the message given to the 1992/93 the third year of a previously on the program itself. universities by the government. At this negotiated contract. stage, it was still a conceptual academic Call of the North Over the past seven weeks, the model as the voluntary approach was Labour /Management Committee, the Bill Morrison, Director, Centre for yet untested. Next a formal sign up Task Force on Funding and the Senate Northern Studies is pulling up stakes period was established, ending on April Research Committee have struggled after two years to go further north to 9, 1992. By this time, two of the major with the 1992/93 Budget challenge. become the founding Dean of Gradua support staff unions (OPEIU and SEilJ) Very early on it was concluded that it Studies and Research at the University had voted formally that participation would not be appropriate to ask the of Northern British Columbia (stolen by would be 100%. On Friday, April 10, faculty association for a formal opening G. Weller). Page 2 AGORA Aprll 1992 �Around Campus Petrone A warded the Order of Ontario Dr.Penny Petrone, Professor Emeritus from the School of Education is among 20 people who will be awarded the prestigious Order of Ontario this year. She will receive the award on April 28 at a special ceremony at the Ontario legislature hosted by Lt. Gov. Hal Jackman. In 1977 Petrone became the first fulltime professor at the School of Education. She became interested in native literature when asked to teach in the nati vc teacher education program. She has written three books on native literature, the most recent one published in 1990 titled Native Literature in Canada. Petrone is in good company. Others receiving the Order that evening include author Pierre Berton, jazz musician Oscar Peterson and former Lieutenan t Governor Lincoln c xander. Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the Lakchead University Juried Student Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. The continuing partnership of the Department of visual Arts and the Gallery has provided the viewing audience with many exhibitions, as well as offering the students an opportunity to participate in the jury process and to exhibit their best work. A limitless variety of painting, drawing, clayworks, sculpture, and all manner of prints from silkscreens to linocuts lend excitement to these exhibitions. Many of the participants and award winners have continued to exhibit their work in the community and beyond as successful professional artists. The exhibition runs from March 19 to April 19. N ot Looking Forward to Figuring Your Income Tax? Lakehead University has a site licence for GriffTax. This is a Macintosh program for producing Revenue Canada forms . GriffTax displays the forms on the screen. You fill in the blanks, and the Mac docs the computations. When you are done entering the numbers, just print: GriffTax makes forms Revenue Canada accepts (when photocopied on blue paper). The cost to individuals to use the program will be between $20 and $40 dollars, depending on how many people sign up. Contact Colin Graham (Math Sciences, 8798) for more information. Contribution to Teaching Awards The Senate Committee on Teaching and Leaming has named the following individuals as recipients of the Contributions to Teaching Awards for 1991 /92: Dr. R. Freitag Biolog,J Professor P. Wakewicl1 Women's Studies Professor A. Nalrnrra Languages Ski For Hope A Success Volunteers from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Alumni Association of Lakehead University joined forces to stage the first annual Ski For Hope event at Big Thunder National Ski Training Centre in I February. The event raised over $5000 for the two organizations thanks to the efforts of over 100 volunteers, donors and particiapnts. Individuals who raised a minimum of $50.00 in donations enjoyed a day of skiing (cross-country or downhill). There was also complimentary food, bus transportation and a chance to win prizes including a ski trip for two to Banff, Alta. Funds raised from Ski For Hope are being used by the CNIB to serve over 1000 clients in Northwestern Ontario and by Lakehead University lo assist students with (Left to_ right) Ed Essex, CNJB Board Member, Linda Hill, Chair of Ski For Hope Steering disabilities. Committee and Joseph Baratta, President, LU Alumni Association April 1992 AGORA Page 3 �Distinguished Instructor Award WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY! Planning a visit to other university libraries this summer? Then you should know about DIRECTING BORROWlNG coming to you courtesy of The Ontario CounciJ of University Libraries. Effective September 1, 1991, faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students at Lakehead University may borrow directly, in person, upon presentation of a current Lakehead University ID Card, from the following libraries: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Laurentian, McMaster, Queen's, RMC (Kingston), Ryerson, Trent, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor and York. Faculty, staff and graduate students only may borrow directly from The Ontario College of Art, OISE, Toronto. This resource sharing agreement replaces, for the most part, the Inter University Borrowing Project (TUBP), which for several years provided guidelines for inter-university borrowing in Ontario and Quebec. A welcome feature of the new agreement is the extension of borrowing privileges to undergraduate students, who were no included in the former plan. Faculty, staff and graduate students visiting university libraries in the province of Quebec will still need an IUBP card to borrow books. For further information contact the circulation librarian at 343-8212. Students, Faculty, and Alumni are encouraged to respond to the call for nominations for the Distinguished Instructor Award for 1992-93. This is a prestigious award ) $3,500 to be used to further the academic development of ti faculty member. AU faculty members, full-time and sessional, are eligible to be nominated except for members currently on the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning. Since 1989, the awards have been given to Dr. Penny Petrone, School of Education, Dr. Manfred Kchlenbeck, Department of Geology, and Dr. Ali Mirza, School of Engineering. Each was recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, s upervision, and program development. Nominations may be made by faculty members, Department Heads or Chairs, Deans, and groups of at least five students or Alumni. The nominating letter must be submitted by May 30, 1992, to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, Dr. Osborn-Seyffert, c/ o The School of Education. A copy of the list of supporting documentation and the criteri:;1 for selection is avaiJable at the LUSU office, Alumni House, or the School of Education. Candidates are expected to prepare their own dossier and to submit it by September 30, 1992. A faculty member may receive the award only once in ten years. Barr explores The Swedish Experience The Swedish Emigrant Institute of Vaxjo, Sweden, is pleased to announce the release of a new book, The Swedish Experience in Canada; An Annotated Bibliography by Elinor Berglund Barr. This is a pioneer study of a subject that has been neglected in the past. Barr looks at 160 English-language books and articles representing a broad spectrum of publication, authors and genres. Her introduction places the Swedish experience in perspective, with an overview of activities as revealed by the works assessed. The rest of the text, about three-quarters of the book, is given over to bibliographic data, description and comment, all arranged alphabetically by author or editor. Title indexes of books and periodicals follow. Singing Shield Productions of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been designed as the North American distributor. Copies are available through: Singing Shield Productions, 104 Ray Blvd., Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 4C4. Phone (807) 344-8355. The Scandinavian Home Society announces the celebration of Elinor Barr's new book on Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 pm at The Scandinavian Home, 147 South Algoma Street. Copies will be available following the presentation ceremony, and the author will be on hand for autographing. Afterwards, thee will be a "show-and-tell" featuring items from Scandinavia that have special significance to the presenter. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. Page4 "Say Bob , did you ever get that pigeon problem on the fifth floor solved? " With her boss Bill Bragnalo looking on, Marion Muldoon bid farewell to her many friends after 13 years of dedicated service to Lakehead University. Marion brought experience with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association and was responsible for heading up the Resource Centre for Occupa tior:~I I·le..Jth and Safety in 1Y:8. The biggest challenge ove1 the years? "Keeping abreast of the new information and complying with new legislation". The biggest challenge ahead? "Keeping up with the grandchildren". AGORA April 1992 �Faces ,______J_e_a_n_et_t_e_L_y_n_e_s_ __ ~/ LI____L_i_n_d_a_C_h_ar_m_a_n_ _ ___, Dr. Lynes recently joined the epartment of English . Originally from near Owen Sound, Lynes attended York University, receiving her doctorate in English with a specialization in Canadian Literature (her favourite writers include Alice Munro and a number of writers from Atlantic Canada). Lynes teaches courses in Canadian Literature, Major British Authors and writing. She has taught at various post secondary institutions including a women's college in Missouri, Missouri State University, Mount Allison, Augustana University College and and the University of British Columbia. When asked about her hobbies, Lynes enthusiastically pointed to the framed black and white photographs around her office. 'Tm a real photography buff. I also enjoy watching films and watercolour painting." Office: RB 3031, Tel: ext. 8489 To anyone who has had to make travel arrangements or had to send a fax in the past few months, Linda Charman is no stranger. A recent addition to Office Services, Linda is responsible for facilitating travel and accommodation arrangements. She was a relief secretary at the university for two years before settling in to the full-time position. The Charmans have moved a number of times. ''My husband ' - = == "------ ' - ' ' - - - -_. was in the Armed Forces before deciding to enroll in the School of Education. We lived most recently in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and in Moncton, New Brunswick." Now settled in her husband's home town, Linda looks forward to spending more time with her hobbies. These include reading "anything by Mary Higgins Clark. I like suspense but I'll read almost anything." She also likes to sew and listen to music and enjoys participating in winter sports, especially skiing and skating. Office: lower level university centre, UC 0003, Tel: ext. 8272. ..__ _An _ a_s_t_a_s_i_o_s_K_e_s_s_ar_i_s_ _~ / [__/____B_al _ th _ a_z _a _r Ag-=--u_d_a _ _ __. Dr. Kessaris is a new ,,,--addition to the Department of \\ Mechanical Engineering. Originally from Corfu, Greece, Kessaris came to Canada to study. He received his Bachelor and Masters degrees and his PhD from the University of Toronto. He recently defended his thesis (1991) and will attend the June 1992 convocation ceremony at the University of Toronto. Kessaris became interested in Lakehead University when he met Dr. Seinler Tsang, Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at a conference at the University of Manitoba. "Soon after I saw an advertisement for a professor in the School of Engineering at Lakehead. I was inlpressed by the description of the job. It read as if somebody took it out of my resume." Kessaris teaches the third year Heat Transfer course and the fourth year Medianics of Solids course. His research involves vibrations and dynamic mechanics. "I enjoy research very much. I think it compliments teaching, enriches it." In his free time Kessaris reads scientific magazines and journal articles and explores the sites of Thunder Bay with his family. Office: CB 4047, Tel: ext. 8613. Aprll 1992 Dr. Aguda recently joined the Department of Chemistry as a specialist in Chemical Physics. Originally from Pasuguin, Ilocos Norte in the Phillipines, Aguda received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Phillipines at Los Banos. Following a year of teaching at the university he moved to Canada to attend the University of Alberta. "I came to Canada partly because I have three sisters in Alberta and because there was professor at the university whose research I was interested in." Aguda received his PhD in Chemical Physics and went on to his post doctoral work at Purdue University in Indiana and York University. Aguda's research interest involves the mathematical and computational analysis of chemical reaction mechanisms. Aguda's teaching philosophy is to "push the students to their limits until I know how far they can go." Aguda says he's "very sportsminded. I enjoy hiking, biking and tennis". Office: RB 1001, Tel: 346-7716. AGORA Page 5 �SCHOLARS AND DONORS -A Rewarding Partnership SCHOLARSHIP: T11e command of /eami11g displayed by a scholar; tlze methods by wliicli scholars work; the body of teaming witli which a subject is invested; a financial award to someone seeking to pursue his studies usually on the result of a competitive examination. Do you remember back to the days when you were a student at university? Money was always tight, right? Students today feel the same crunch which can last for as long as they are at university, with occasional respite coming in the form of a bail out from parents or if they are lucky, by way of scholarship or bursary from a generous donor. By next fall Lakehead University will reach an unsurpassed enrolment of dose to 5,000 full time students from across Canada and 40 international countries. With our current 500 awards, one out of ten students receives a scholarship or bursary. What about our many other deserving students? Now especially,many must resort to the more practical avenue of the Ontario Student Assistance Program. Lakehead is currently leading all Ontario universities with the largest percentage increase in applications from high school students, but we are also experiencing one of the highest Ontario Student Assistance Plan ratios confirming the fact that we must try to alleviate some of the crushing financial burden faced by our students. Lakehead is very proud of the fact that one in five entrance students isan Ontario scholar! At our recent Annual Scholars and Donors Reception, where students and donors are grateful!y recognized for by /oAnne Silvemran, Foundations Officer their contribution to Lakehead University, Shawn Whatley, Honours Bachelor of Science Student talked about what it means to receive an award. The winner of the prestigious Alumni Award in 1989 indicated that "not only is this important in terms of it being an honour as well as financial relief, but also it is a real psychological boost to know that the work students do does not go unnoticed." Mr. Dick Dolphin, Managing Partner with Peat Marwick Thorne and current President of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, two long-standing scholarship donororganiza tions, provided the reply from the donor's perspective. He indicated that "further education is a n~cessity in today's competitive world. Having a good education means working toward the ideals of quality and donors must be there to support students in their endeavours." Guest speaker, Dr. Lois Wilson,ChancellorofLakehead University,addressed the audience on the topic Making a Difference discussing leadership qualities that are unique to both scholars and donors. "Scholars are often leaders in the sense of being more accomplished academically. Another meaning of leadership pertains to those who go with and accompany others' enabling people to do things they never thought possible, and such are the attributes of 'donors."' Dr. Wilson added, "it takes two to make this relationship of sharing and gaining." After Dr. Wilson's presentation, I started thinking about the great strides Lakehead's scholars and donors have made - the tremendous support from individuals (often setting up memorial scholarships and bursaries), foundations ,md businesses. However, we still have far to go. fn order to continue to attract students of great potential and talent we must increase student financial aid by providing more scholarships and bursaries to those who deserve support. With an accomplished faculty profile numbering 275 our institution offers a uniquely low professor/student ratio which we feel encourages a preferred oneon-one academic approach especially in the 14 masters programs. Business leaders know that the U,J·, versity has a tremendous economic il • pact on the City- in fact, a staggering S165 million a year. Our graduating scholars will become the economic and social fabric of Northwestern Ontario and Canada. Hence we need to encourage the support of our business and industrial community leaders to assist us in the important mission of establishing additional scholarships and bursaries. A primary goal of ours is to both assist deserving students a place of study at Lakehead University and to maintain our status as an international academic institution. Securing increased endowed scholarships and bursaries means that postsecondary study at Lakehead can become an attainable goal for those students of pressing need and scholastic merit. How can you establish a scholarship/ bursary in your name or in the name of a loved one? For information please contact the Development Office, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario ,P7B 5El or telephone Jo-Anne Silvennan, Foundations Officer: (807) - 343-8910. Left to right: Nancy Polhill, Richard Mark Giblin, 4th year HBSc Nursing, Katherine Ke/er, 4th year HBSc Biology, David Gallant, 4th year BEng Mechanical, Doris Baziuk, donor of the Baziuk Family awards and Ellen Treleaven. Page 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA April 1992 �RESEARCH NEWS· APRIL .1992 RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED obert Sweet Don Barnes - \ .1r. Don Barnes Department of Biology Annually the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.), with financial assistance from the Toronto Star, awards two research grants each worth $2,500. Mr. Don Barnes, Graduate Student, Department of Biology has been awarded the 1992 Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) Wildlife Research Grant for his masters thesis project entitled "Ecological Factors Associated with Beaver Dam Sites in Northern Ontario." Mr. Barnes was honoured at the O.F.A.H. Annual Conference in Ottawa from February 20 to 23, 1992, where he presented an overview of his research project. Applications are accepted annually from all Ontario University graduate programs (Masters and Ph.D.). All applicants must be graduate students conducting original research into some aspect of wildlife biology or management relevant to sport hunting. Projects are judged on whether they improve the knowledge of Ontario's wildlife resource, and ultimately on their potential to enhance game management capabilities. Professor Robert Day School of Forestry Prof. Day has been awarded a contract by Forestry Canada to undertake a research project entitled, "The Practical Applications of Competition Indices in Juvenile Mixed Stands in Western Canada". The objective of the project will be to synthesize current knowledge on competition indices for application in juvenile stand tending decisions and in design of Free-to-Grow standards in Canada. The emphasis is on technology transfer for the practising forester and to silviculture applications of Competition Indices. Dr. Robert Sweet School of Education Dr. Sweet has been awarded a contract by Industry, Science and Technology Canada for a research project entitled, "Survey and Descriptive listing of Proprietary Schools in Canada" . As part of the contract Dr. Sweet will be constructing a Directory of Training Resources in Canada and constructing a Profile of Training Resources. iNSERC NEWS Strategic Grants Program The 1992-93 guidelines and application forms have recently arrived for NSERC's Strategic Grants Program. r The objective of the program is to promote and accelerate irgeted research in selected fields of national importance. •More specifically, it is the intent of the program to enable researchers to increase their contributions towards the understanding and solution of problems in these fields and to train highly qualified personnel. NSERC states that Canada must focus on specific target areas if research efforts are to have beneficial impacts on society and/or the economy and if Canada is to compete effectively at the international level and to contribute to the resolution of global programs. The approach adopted to respond to these challenges is characterized by mission statements, which provide a dynamic, objective, needsoriented approach to research. Mission statements are �descriptions of Canadian knowledge needs and technological opportunities in each of the targeted area~. The identification of areas of national importance has been accomplished with the assistance of advisors from the university, industry and government research sectors and through a study conducted by the Science Council of Can~da. Areas of research were identified that emphasize the particular importance of Canada's natural resources, intellectual strength, and socio-economic needs and opportuni~ies, and which have potential to enhance Canada's econom1C prosperity, industrial competitiveness and environmental quality. Major areas targeted for support include: Advanced Technologies - Infom1ation Systems and Computing Technologies - Biotechnology - Industrial Materials, Products and Processes - Manufacturing Systems - Energy Natural Resources - Food, Agriculture and Aquaculture - Forestry - Mineral Resources - Oceans and Inland Waters Environmental Quality New Directions A small and select number of applications will be considered in New Directions. This mechanism allows NSERC to support truly outstanding proposal_s on new an? erne~ging science or engineering research topics of potential national importance where the applicant can demonstrate an important opportunity for obtaining socio-economic benefits of national scale. To obtain the new Strategic Guidelines which contain the various Mission Statements, please contact Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer at ext. 8223. The deadline for submitting applications to NSERC is May 1, 1992. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA NHRDP - Research on Diabetes in the Canadian Aboriginal Population The National Health Research and Development Program is pleased to announce a special research initiative to stimulate and focus public health and health services research on diabetes among aboriginal communities in Canada. For the purpose of this competition, aboriginal is defined as status/ non-status Indians, Inuit and Metis. Ultimately, research findings will be broadly disseminated to policy makers, communities and health care providers which will lead to concerted efforts in developing prevention and control strategies. A major objective of this initiative is to promote collab_oration between aboriginal communities, health care professionals and academic researchers. This initiative will also be an opportunity for aboriginal communities to increase their involvement in population-based research projects. The competition encourages the formation of consortia/networks among investigators pursuing a similar objective and employing a similar research design. The deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent is May 1, 1992. SMUTS VISTING FELLOWSIIlP COMMONWEALTH STUDIES - 1993/94 Studies, which may be taken as embracing Commonwealthrelated aspects of the following fields: archaeology, anthropology, economics, history, human geography, law, lilerature, Oriental studies, and social and political sc~e~ces. The ) Managers' intention is to give preference to prom1smg younger (post doctoral) scholars from the overseas countries of the Commonwealth who have a record of substantial research experience, including a Ph.D Degree or equivalent qualification. The fellow will be expected to reside in _Cambridge during the major part of the tenure of the appomtment and to advance Commonwealth studies in Cambridge, mainly by pursuing research, but also by participating in the teaching work of the University. The deadline for submitting applications is May 31, 1992. UNITED STATES EMBASSY GRANTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES - 1992/93 The United States Embassy Grants in American Studies arc intended to support American Studies at Canadian universities and to encourage special projects pertaining to U.S.Canada bilateral relations. Individuals, as well as institutions are welcome to apply. Grants can be used to support substantive proposals for curriculum development, conferences, publications and special projects enhancing the study of the United States and Canadian-American relations at Canadian Universities. Awards of up to $3,000 (US) will be provided to successful proposals. The deadline for submitting applications is September 1, 1992. CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR UKRAINIAN STUDIES Neporany Fellowship -1992/93 The Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies exchange agreement with the International Association of Ukrainian ) Studies allows for a Canadian scholar to do research for a CIRCUMPOLAR UNIVERSITIES COOPERATION CONFERENCE Rovaniemi, Finland The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development The University of Lapland will host the Third Conference on The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development on November 30-December 3, 1992. The conference coincides with the opening ceremonies of the Arktikum House, a new science centre in Rovaniemi. Both these events are part of the Finland 75 years Anniversary celebration. Universities in the circumpolar countries, Canada, China, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Japan, Sweden, U.S.A. and Russia, play a crucial role in the development of northern regions. Their mission is to contribute to the understanding and awareness of the North's importance, its people, its resources and potential, and its problems by initiating and conducting research in their areas. Deadline for abstracts - May 1, 1991 Registration Deadline - September 15, 1992 For further information regarding registration, accommo dation, transportation and post-conference tours contact: Outi Snellman International Relations University of Lapland Box 122 SF-96101 ROVANJEMl Tel: +358-60-324 208 Fax: +358-60-324 207 0 This fellowship is tenable in the field of Commonwealth - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS--- - - - - -- -- - April 1992 �period of up to 10-12 months at one of the institutes of the Academy of Sciences, Ukraine. Graduate Students and culty are eligible for this award. The Foundation will ,ver travel costs to the Ukraine and provide a $1,000 grant ~ oward research expenses. Housing and a mon thly stipend will be provided by the Academy of Sciences, Ukraine. CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF UKRAINIAN STUDIES The following research grants are offered by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (Deadline - May 1, 1992): 1) The Michael and Darian Kowalsky Endowment Fund Research Grants Program in Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian Studies in History, Literature, Language, Education, Social Sciences, and Library Sci~nces. 2) The Peter Jacyk Centre for Ukrainian Historical Research - Research Grants Program in Ukrainian History. ROMANIAN FOREST EXPERIMENT STATION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE A Forest Experiment Station in Romania has written Dr. Willard Carmean, School of Forestry requesting assistance in obtaining publications, and also in obtaining obsolete equipment that might be available. Specifically, to undertake their research programs effectively, they require publications which address the following concerns: - genetic variety of Qu.petraea - the elaboration of thinning techniques in young oak stands - rehabilitation of minesoils - the hydrological functions of oak, beech and mixed ,. stands in Romania the causes and control of the intensive drying process of oak stands The Forest Experiment Station would also appreciate donations of used or even obsolete equipment, such as microscopes, meteorological equipment, equipment for topographical surveying (even tape - measures !). If you have publications and/or equipment you would like to send to Romania, please let the Office of Research and Graduate Studies know: they will be happy to take care of shipping and mailing. l - GRADUATE SCHOLARSffiPS AND AWARDS The Ishak Book Prize A new prize has been established by the Department of English in honour of Dr. Fayek M. Ishak. Dr. Ishak is a Professor Emeritus of English at Lakehead University and was formerly the Chairman of the Department and taught at Lakehead for 20 years. At present, he is affiliated with the Centre for Religious Studies in the University of Toronto. The Ishak Book Prize will be awarded annually to a student registered in the M.A. program in English who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance. CMHC University Scholarship for Graduate Studies Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will award scholarships in the 1992-93 university competition for fulltime graduate study in master's degree programs at Canadian and foreign universities in various aspects of housing. The objective of the CMHC University Scholarships for Graduate Studies is to support the development of a highly trained and skilled community of professionals in the many diverse aspects of housing and community planning in Canada. Programs of study may be pursued within a number of disciplines, including urban planning, Jaw, engineering, public administration, economics, psychology, landscape architecture, sociology and architecture. Awards are up to $14,154 per year. Application forms are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadlin e: 10 April 1992. Canadian Nurses Foundation Scholarships & Fellowships Scholarships and fellowships are available through the Canadian Nurses Foundation to help nurses pursue education at the masters and doctoral levels. In addition to non specific studies, awards are available for specific areas of practice such as northern nursing, occupational health, dialysis nursing, neurological nursing, oncology nursing, community health, gerontology nursing, pediatric nursing and nursing administration. All applicants must be members of CNA and CNF. Application kits are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline: 31 July 1992. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS Third Annual Graduate Student Conference The response to the Call for Papers was excellent and as a result the Third Annual Graduate Student Conference was held over two days, March 17 and 18, 1992 in the Senate Chambers. The focus of the conference was to enhance the awareness within the university community of the calibre and diversity of research being conducted by graduate students. The conference provided students with the experience of presenting their research in a public forum . Current graduate student enrolment is 187 full time and 131 part time. There are 34 full-time and 3 part-time international graduate students currently registered. Presenters were from the Departments of Biology, English, Geology, Psychology and the School of Forestry. C Aprll 1992 Wanted: EX-SNOWBIRDS Diane Dixon, a Graduate Student in Lakehead University's Sociology Department is looking for people who USED to go South for the winter, but NO longer do so. This study will focus on the reasons WHY people quit going South. If you know of anyone who may fit this description and would be willing to participate in a short interview, please ask them to contact Diane Dixon at 344-2314 at the Sociology Department at 343-8477. - - - - - - - - -- - RESEARCH NEWS - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Page3 �UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES NSERC Programs E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships - July 1 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships June 1 and December 1 Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada July 1, November 1, April 1 Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15 SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Research Grants Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 1992 GRADUATE SCHOLARSIDP OPPORTUNITIES Government of Canada Awards - Deadlir.es vary by country Young Researchers Award - Open Canadian Nurses Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships July 31, 1992. 2) ~ l\ora last,,• ~, BUildingm VIELCOt«E Eb ll\OADBEtn MAR 31 AQORA 10 AM SSHRC Internal Research Grants Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Research Grant in Lieu of Salary- March 10, 1992 GREEN PLAN PROGRAMS Tri-Council: University Research Chairs - May 15, 1992; Research Fellowships - June 15, 1992. )) OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies: Research Grants - May 1, 1992 ODA Professional Awards - January 15, 1992 and April 30, 1992 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. G. Allan Roeher Institute - Research Grants in Mental Handicap - April 30, 1992. Health and Welfare Canada/MRC-AIDS Research Program - March 15 and September 15; Joint Fellowships for AIDS Research Training - April 1 and November 15. Health and Welfare Canada: Research Projects and Studies June 1, 1992; Small Budget Projects - Anytime; Career Awards - July 31, 1992; Conferences and Workshops April 1, 1992. National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund January 1, May 1, September 1 Ontario Ministry of Health - Health Care Systems Research Projects: Research Projects (May 1 and November 1), Feasibility Studies (Anytime), Formulation Grants (Anytime), Information Studies (May 1 and November 1), Workshops and Conferences (Anytime). Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines: Northern Ontario Training Opportunities Program April 15, 1992. Secretary of State: Canadian Studies Directorate - Open SMUTS Visiting Fellowship in Commonwealth Studies for 1993/94 - May 31, 1992 United States Embassy Grants in American Studies September 1, 1992. Page4 Campus Development staff attempt to keep University employees and the public informed about events on campus. We'll be calling sign man Dale Cog/in to put up the notice about public lectures in April by Easa and Mirza. Mark your calendar. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share with us interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS. We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just would like to profile your research expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for communicating your research endeavours to the community at large. For further research information call Anne Fiorenza at..,\) ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduatt....!} Studies.For information about Foundations, call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - -- -- - - - - -- - Aprll 1992 �People /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards Professor Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts, has published an article, "Masking and Mapping the Prairie Landscape: Fragments in 2-D and 3" in the British Journal of Canadian Studies (Volume 6, Number 1 1991) which appeared in February 1992, pp. 129140. Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Civil Engineering, presented a paper entitled "Avoiding Sight-Hidden Dips in Vertical Alignment Design" at the Annual Conference of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), held in Washington, D.C., January 1116, 1992. At this conference, Dr. Easa also chaired the meeting of the "Transportation Planning Committee" of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and participated as a member in the meetings of the following committees: ASCE Traffic Operations Committee, TRB Geometric Design Committee, TRB Committee on Transportation Earthworks, and Traffic Engineering for Neo-Traditional Neighbourhood Committee of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Dr. H.T. Saliba, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, attended the "Fifth International conference on Computational Methods and Experimental measurements" in Montreal where he presented a state of the art paper on this topic. The fuU paper, which is entitled e xperimental and Theoretical Computer Aided Vibration ""nalysis of Thin Plates", was published in the Computational Mechanics Publication of "Computational Methods and Experin,ental Measurements V", edited by A. Sousa, C.A. Brebbia and G.M. Carlomagno, and co-published with Elsevier Applied Science London, New York. Dr. Saliba's paper was selected from about sixty exceUent papers and a caption from it appears on the front cover of the book as a symbol of its essence. Professor Jack P. Christy of the School of Business Administration was recently inducted as a member of the Rotary Club of Thunder Bay - Port Arthur. Rotary International is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Christy was a former beneficiary of Rotary's support of international educationbusi.ness, having been awarded a Rotary Foundation Graduate Ambassadorial Scholarship in 1985-86. Dr. Bakhtiar Moazzami, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, published eight articles in refereed professional journals during the 1990-91 period. These journals include Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Statistical Simulation and Computation, onomic Modelling, Applied ~onomics, Empirical Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Applied Financial Economics. C These publications put Dr. Moazzarni among the top publishing professors at Lakehead University. Currently, Professor Moazzami is coauthoring a book with Dr. B. Dadgostar and Dr. W.B. Jankowski entitled "Structure of Northwestern Ontario's Economy, Past Performance and Future Challenges". Dr. U.S. Panu, Department of Civil Engineering, has published two articles in major international journals entitled "Analysis of Flow into Draintiles in three-Dimensional Flow Filed, Journal of Hydrology, Vol 122, pp. 321-323, 1991 and "Theoretical Analysis of Flow Rate into Perforated Drain Tubes" in Water Resources Research, Vol.27,7, pp. 1411-1418, 1991. These articles were published in cooperation with G. Hazenberg (summer student). Jn June 1991, Dr. Panu presented an invited paper entitled "Entrophic measures in Data In-filling Procedures in Strearnflow" at the International conference on Entropy and Energy Dissipation in Water Resources, held at Mara tea, Italy. 1n July 1991 he presented a paper entitled "An Analytical Technique of Flow Rate into Perforated Drain tubes" at the National Conference on Irrigation and Drainage held at Honolulu, Hawaii. this paper was presented in cooperation with A. FiHce (summer student). A paper entitled "Techniques of Flow Rates into Drain Tubes with Circular Perforations" is currently in printing in the Journal of Hydrology. Dr. Stephen McBride, Associate Professor of Political Studies, has had his book, Not Working: State, Unemployment and Neo-Conservatism, published by the University of Toronto Press. "Jobs, jobs, jobs." The 1984 campaign slogan of the Progressive Conservatives was aimed at Canada's deepening anxiety over rising unemployment. The slogan helped the conservatives earn an overwhelming majority. Yet today unemployment continues to rise. Stephen McBride rejects economic interpretations of the return of high unemployment after decades in which Canada enjoyed almost full employment. He argues that the phenomenon can best be understood as the product of a political choice by policy makers - a choice which can plausibly be linked to the preferences and growing power of Canadian business in the post-1975 period . This argumen t is based on an evaluation of the implications of the monetarist economic paradigm whose influence grew in the late 1970's, a comparative survey of the policy strategies followed in other countries and the employment outcomes associated with them, and a systematic examination of Canadian public policy in the macroeconomic, labour market, unemployment insurance and industrial relations areas. Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Civil Engineering, authored the following articles: "Sight Distance Model for Unsymmetrical Crest Curves", Vol. 1303, 1991, pp. 39-50; "Sight Distance Model for Unsymmetrical Sag Curves", Vol. 1303, 1991, pp. 51-62; "Lateral Clearance to Vision Obstacles in Horizontal Curves", Vol. 1303, 1991, pp. 22-32, all in the Transportation Research Board Journal. He also coauthored a paper with Continued on page 8 April 1992 AGORA Page 7 �Publications continued from page 7 Shinya Kikuchi and Natasa Vukadinovic of the University of Delaware, entitled "Characteristics of the Fuzzy LP Transportation Problem for Civil Engineering Application", Journal of Civil Engineering Systems, Vol. 8, 1991, pp. 134-144. Dr. Laurie J. Garred, Professor and Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, recently presented an invited workshop entitled, "La prescription de l'erythropoietine pour la correction de l'anemie de l'insuffisance renale: guidee par la modelisation mathematique" (The use of mathematical modelling as a guide to prescribing erythropoietin for the correction of anemia in renal failure patients) to faculty, staff and students of nephrology from the Universities of Nimes and Montpellier, France. The workshop took place during the final in a series of three research visits to the University of Montpellier during 1991-92, which were funded under a Going Global grant, a joint program of the Canadian and French governments to promote collaborative research between the two countries. The following two articles are the most recer,t among a number of papers which have arisen over the nearly eight years of collaboration between Dr. Garred and medical researchers in Montpellier. "Reuse of 'Highly Permeable' Dialyzers with Peroxyacetic Acid as Sole Oeansing and Disinfecting Agent", Canaud B, Nguyen QV, Garred LJ, Nicolle R, Mion C. ASAlO Transactions 1991; 37: 653-657. "Analyse cinetique modelisee de l'uree en dialyse: de! la theorie a la pratique", Canaud B, Garred LJ, Mion C. Nephrologie 1991; 2: 131-137. Professor Garred has also had the following paper accepted for publication in the June issue of Artificial Organs, "KT /V and PCR Determination From Serial Urea Measurement in the Dialysate Effluent Stream". The article is co-authored by Bonny DiGiuseppe, a 4th year Chemical Engineering student who participated in the research at McKeliar Hospital, on an NSERC summer research fellowship. Dr. Richard Berg, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, read a conference paper "Sustainable Development has Ethical Development: An Essay in Engineering Ethics," at Ryerson , Polytechnical Institute, June 21, 1991; and invited lecture "Media Ethics" to the Thunder Bay Press Club at its Professional Development Seminar, January 18, 1992; a conferen ce paper "Psychic and Humanistic Love" at Brock University, February 15, 1992; an invited lecture "The role of the Professions" at the annual meeting of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association, Thunder Bay, February 27, 1992; and the invited public lecture "Oedip is and the Sphinx: The Riddle of Man-Woman Relations", at the Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship, March 15, 1992. Page 8 Weller Appointed to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada The Secretary of State, the \\ Honourable Robert R. de Cotret, ha&.J/ announced the appointment of Professor Geoffrey R. Weller to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for a three-year term. Named as the first President of the University of Northern British Columbia in 1990, Mr. Weller's distinguished academic career spans more than 25 years. He is an accomplished author with expertise in security and intelligence services, health policy, and Canadian politics in northern regions. Professor Weller served as the Vice-President (Academic) of Lakehead University from 1985-90. Originally appointed to assistant professo r in the Department of Political Studies, he became a full professor at Lakehead in 1983 and later served as Dean of Arts from 1983-85. Current Chairman of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS), he has served on a number of professional committees and boards. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Network on the Role of Universities in Developing Areas (lNRUDA), and sits on the editorial board of Society and Natural Resources. Professor Weller graduated from Hull University, England, with a B.Sc. honours in Economics in 1965, and received his M.A. in Political Science from McMaster Unive, , sity in 1967. ..,U SSHRC is the primary federal funding agency for research in the social sciences and humanities. This year Council will invest approximately $89 million in research and strategic grants, fellowships, and research dissemination programs. SSHRC is governed by a 22-member appointed Council chosen from the academic community and major interest sectors of society. AGORA Grant Yang Memorial Award Donations to the Grant Yang Memorial Award may be made by COJltacting Bishop E.Q. Jennings School at 767-3052, or by contacting Mr. Larry O'Brien, at the Lakehead District R.C. Separate School Board,at 625-1555. This award will be given to a Grade 8 student from Bishop E.Q. Jennings School at the Grade 8 Graduation Ceremonies every June, to a student ranking high in both math and science academically, as well as having good school spirit and musical talent. Should you have nay questions regarding this award, please contact Mr. Larry Grace at Bishop E.Q. Jennings School (767-3052). April 1992 �Stephen Lewis Fonner Canadian ambassador to the United Nations and leader of the Ontario w Democratic Party, Stephen Lewis, spoke Lakehead University on March 18 to a packed audience. The lecture, entitled "Speaking of the World", covered events such as the results of the referendum in South Africa. "The vote affirmed the death rattle of apartheid, " said Lewis. The outcome is far from certain he cautioned, with South Africa suffering from economic and social problems. He also talked about a group of South African women he met a meeting about the future of UNICEF in their country. They spoke of the constant violence against the children and women. "They were almost defiantly feminist." As a representative for UNICEF, Lewis is concerned with issues relating to children across the world. The lecture, sponsored by Status of Women Committee focused primarily on international women's issues and their role in the United Nations. "no more than five women have served as ambassadors at a given time," said Lewis. When the new secretary-general announced 15 senior appointments on March 1, not a single woman was named. Lewis pointed to the fact that this was a blatant contradiction of the UN charter. According to Lewis, the Canadian govemnt has not been very good at recognizing men's issues either. He did praise the Ontario government's commitment to employment equity and non-profit day care. Artist Ruth Tye McKenzie (right) and Florence Johnston, Chair of the Finance Committee of Lakehead University's Share Our Northern Vision Campaign are standing in front of her recently donated work of art titled "Northern Reflection." Artist and proprietor of the Painted Turtle Art Shop, Ruth McKenzie received the 1990 Silver Jubilee Commission which depicts a Northwestern Ontario scene through the image of two female figures. These two very complementary works can be viewed just outside of the Senate Chambers. c The graduating forestry class of 1992 wish to express a sincere thank you to the faculty and staff in the School of Forestry for their support and guidance over the past four years. April 1992 - - - -- - - -- - - - - - AGORA What's wrong w ith this picture? Absolutely nothing if it's spring time in Thunder Bay and snow flurries demand that winter gear be worn. For Hank Akervall, Captain ofthe famous Father Bauer 1964 Olympic Hockey Team, the Hudson's Bay coat worn by the Canadians into the amphitheatre at the Opening Ceremonies at Innsbruck, Austria is still in great shape 28 years later. During the 1992 Winter Olympics, Professor Akervall was in great demand on thespeaking circuit with his Olympic stories and paraphenalia. What does the ex-Olympian think about the recent NHL hockey strike? "Not a good idea. Definitely leaving a sour taste in the mouth for hockey fans". Who's going to win the Stanley Cup?" New York over L.A.". Page 9 �in our counlTy-the ramifications of say that they (all religions) worship the which we arc still feeling today. Missame way basically, or that they all teach the same thing, but that they all, by Faisal Ali and sionaries arriving from Europe presunderneath the diverse historical, Mary Milhalek sured for the creation of special learning schools that tried to create an ideal culturally specific expression, have a Christian community. The problem, common experience." This common "Our lack of ability to deal with the according to Gualtieri, is that the ideal diverse religious views within Canada experience is the idea that faith as a Christian philosophy they were teachconcept is universal, and can manifest may be one of the most compelling ing did not even exist in Europe. " . .. itself in mystical practice. This includes stumbling blocks to reaching a true we arc all the same underneath, but celebrations, rituals, and prayers. multicultural society." This was the they (missionaries) underplayed and Observers of Canadian internal unity under!ying theme in a lecture delivered debates, will also take note that denigrated the cultural distinctiveness." by Carleton University Religious A point that is still as relevant today as Gualtieri lashes out at the what he cries Studies professor, Dr. Antonio it was then, but is further exemplified "calls of nationalism." To Dr. Gualtieri, Gualtieri. by the increasing cultural diversity in nationalism is at the root of many Speaking at Lakehead University's societal evils. " .. . and the wrong kinds annual Morris Lecture on Friday, March Canada. Taken out of context, it of nationalism have been at the root of a 6, Dr. Gualtieri addressed a large crowd appears that Gualtieri is almost lashing out at the hypocrisy of the original great deal of human tragedy'" he argues. on the topic of Conflicting Religious, settlers. Gualtieri stressed that issues such as Cultural, and Moral Views in a Gualtieri reveals how public fig ures abortion and euthanasia are explosive Multicultural Society. of the border often toss the word "God" because of the great diversity between Dr. Gualtieri is a renowned rein their speeches, with little consider_:--cople in society. A social policy that searcher and author in the study of ati01\ for the fact that their God may not could dictate how to deal with such comparable religious ethics. Drawing always be accepted by everyone. issues is impossible considering the fact on his years of experience and travel to that society does not share "the same Furthem1ore, says Gualtieri, people different parts of the world, Gualtieri philosophical base." However, today arc facing more difficulty in demonstrates a desire to improve the staking their religious views as better Gualtieri believes that a social policy relationships of individual societies and a shared world view is a necessity than anyone else's. "We often see other through respect for one another. people's religious ceremonies as in Canada so that our difficulties as a Gualtieri is the author of several strange...but when we have contact with nation can be resolved. "We are now in books, including Christianity and members of other religions, we have to a no man's land of social policy...it is a Native Traditions, The Vulture and the be sensitive and respectful to them." In hodge-podge of legislation that often Bull: Religious Responses to Death, and the case of Canada, our increasing just acquiesces itself to the latest Search for Meaning, a survey of world religious thought. diversity obliges us to have more issue...politics and social policy by interest and not a vision of the good" In a frank,and occasionally humorous casual, side-by-side contact with says Dr. Gualtieri. lecturc,Gualtieri told the audience that he different people. This continuous Gualtieri concludes on a somewhat has no solutions as to how we can harmo- contact, says Gualtieri may on its own pessimistic note. He recognizes that in nize different religious thought and prac- naturally help us to accept the fact that order for Canada to come to grips with tice so that individuals can live together different people can co-exist, in a achieving a multicultural society, differrelatively peacefully and amicably. Cit- multicultural sense, with less difficulty. If we need to look for commonality ent pluralistic views on cultural morality ing the historical and contemporary issue need to be dealt with. Until then, says of using religious ideology in the name of between faiths to arrive at a workable Gualtieri, "how can we learn to live amiconflict, as is the case in the Middle East resolution, Gualtieri reiterates that he cably, in light of that divcrsity...God pray and Northern Ireland, among other areas, has no solutions of his own, but says that there is an answer." Gualtieri slTesses that " ...this deprives that " ...one way to deal with it is not to people of dignity." A step in overcoming thisdifficulty,saysGualtieri, " ...is that we must agree to establishing a social policy that would recognize the universality of religion." To him, all people have the inherent right to practise their beliefs without the fear of being stigmatized and stereo-typed. Though not overt about the point, Gualtieri argues that Canadians have established a multicultural society without full consideration of potential, moral, cultural and religious clashes. Gualtieri alludes to the issues of Sikhs wearing turbans and daggers, the French/ English conflicts, and the ever-explosive issue of the historic mistrealTncnt of Native Canadians, as examples of the atPhilosophers ' dilemna tempts at deculturalization in our counAt Oxford University try. "...we are going to have to abandon philosophers were known to sit around smoking and discusstheexclusivc tru th claims" says Gualtieri. ing metaphysics. On the last class of the semester Dr. Rabb and some members of Gualtieri cites th e hiS torical prccehis 4th year philosophy class found a way to discuss serious matters while coping dent of this view by looking at the • h LU' N S k' 1 Lf attempts at indoctrinating Native tribes wit s o mo mg po icy. e t to right: Doug Sanderson, Chris Delaney, Dr. Rabb, Delene Devisscher and K le Brink. Page 10 _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _...._-_-_-_"""'_-_-_-_-'-_-'_'---~A;-:G ;;-O ~ RA ~.:c:-~~-==-~-==-~-=:..~~~'-:=._--::_--::_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_--::_--::_--::_--=-.------r:=-=rr-:r=..! Student Forum j) J) �Last Writes by Katherine Shedden Spring fever seems to have spared me a visit this year. No drives in my friend's sports car. No trips to try on hats. No purchases of marbles, kites, bubble makers or new skipping ropes for the kids. I seem stuck in the postskiing, w ill-the-bulbs-ever-stick-theirbrave-noses-up-through-the-cold-soil state of grey indifference. And then an anonymous p iece of mail appeared that massaged my depressed cells from their lethargy. Change, lots of change, change over centuries and change over decades and of course, a renewed faith that even the seasons will continue to change. Although, I do not belong to the 'Born before 45' Club, I can identify with all the changes listed plus add a few of my own. Have a read, I think you'll enjoy the observations. • All Tltose Bom Before 1945 We are survivors! Consider the changes we have witnessed: We were before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen foods, xerox, contact lenses, frisbees and the pill. We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ball point pens: before pantyhose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip dry clothing - and before man walked on the moon! We got married first then lived together. (How quaint can you be?) In our time closets were for clothes, not for "coming out of". Bunnies were small rabbits - and rabbits were not volkswagens. Designer jeans were scheming girls named Jean or Jeanne; and having a meaningful relationship meant getting along well with our cousins. We thought fast food was what you ate during lent, and outer space was the back of the local theatre! We were before house-husbands, gay rights, computer dating, dual careers and commuter marriages. We were before day-care centres, group therapy and nursing homes. We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, electric typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt and guys wearing earrings. For us, time sharing meant togetherness not computers or condominiums; a "ship" meant a piece of wood, "hardware" meant "hardware" and software wasn't even a word! In 1940, "made in Japan" meant "junk" and the term "making out" referred to how you did on an exam. Pizzas, "McDonalds" and instant coffee were unheard of. We hit the scene when there were 5 and 10 stores where you bought things for five and ten cents. The comer drug store sold ice cream cones for a nickel or a dime. For one nickel you could ride a street car - make a phone call - buy a pepsi or enough stamps to mail one letter and two post cards. You could buy a new Chevy coupe for $600.00 (but who could afford one) a pity too, because gas was only 11 cents a gallon! In our day cigarette smoking was fashionable. Grass was mowed, coke was a cold drink and pot was something you cooked in. Rock music was a grandma's lullaby and aids were helpers in the principals office. We were certainly not before the difference between the sexes were discovered, but we were surely before the "sex change"; we made do with what we had, and we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you needed to have a husband to have a baby! No wonder we are so confused and there is such a generation gap! But we survived!!! What better reason to celebrate! Last, last Writes Being informed that there would be no March Agora due to budget cutbacks, the Editor (shown above) had time for the following: "sunshine study" (May Agora), "campus dean-up project" (memo to Podd), Design a 'Find Jackie Johnston' map, Meet with Jim Smithers to see if the Mackenzie trip is really on - yes! Answer dozens of calls about who is really coming to Convocation (May Agora), and ask Mike Turek why the signs can go up but they can't come down. Good Finish for Bridge Builders The team of four Lakehead University students won fourth place in bridge building at the annual Canadian Society of Civil Engineering university competition held at Concordia University last month. The bridge, made out of popsdcle sticks, dental floss and glue, was built by John MacKinnon, Sylvain Rivet, Kevin Shipp and Bill Gauley. The ideal bridge in the , contest weighs the least, but holds the most weight. It took the students 300 hours to build their bridge. April 1992 AGORA - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN1_002. . Deadline for the May Agora 1s Apnl 20, 1992. Thunder Bay Art Gallery March 19 - April 19 ANNUAL LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION March 27 - May 10 WHO DISCOVERED THE AMERICAS: RECENT WORKS BY JANE ASH POITRAS April 10 - May 10 BARBARA ASTMAN Source: Art Gallery of Ontario, An "Artists with their Work" Program April 24 - April 26 ANNUAL LAKEHEAD STAMP CLUB EXHIBIDON Distinguished Researcher Distinguished Instructor Public Lectures 1991/92 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Said M. Easa Department of Civil Engineering Thursday, April 23, 1992 - 3:30 pm Regional Education Centre Lecture Theatre 0005 Topic: "Highway Design for Safety" Distinguished Instructor Dr.S. Ali Mirza Department of Civil Engineering Wednesday, April 29, 1992 - 3:30 pm Regional Education Centre Theatre 00('5 Topic: "The Art of Structural Engineering" Reception with cash bar to follow fina l lecture Wednesday, April 29, 1992 in the Faculty Lounge. Easter Break - University closed Thursday, 23 Senate Meeting - 9:30 am Tuesday, 28 Board of Governors - 4:00 pm • • ••• ••• •• • • •• • • • • • • • : 1992 Folklore Festival : •• The 1992 Folklore Festival is now • • •• • accepting entries for its 20th : Anniversary Festival to be held • ■ May 2-3, 1992. • • Categories must have an ethnic ••• theme and include the following: - entertainment (music, song or ■ dance) • - food booths : - displays, crafts, etc. ■ - cooking or craft demonstrations : For further information please contact the Folklore Festival at • 345-0551 . ■ Monday, 11 Approval of Graduands - 2:30 pm •• • • • • • • • • • ■ ••••••••• Please note new rates for faculty/ staff, spouse/family memberships effective May 1, 1992. Spouse $45.00 Family $75.00 Agorl\ Director of Extemal Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: Lynn Wilson Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: B. 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Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.9 No.3 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, research updates, and news from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-04 1992 Agora Agora Magazine Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2e1f5aa4bfa854086413768d151b92b9.pdf d3bd117d4009be2b35b07d727d34f464 PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY C Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR Volume 10, Number 4 April 1993 STEELHEAD GET A HELPING HAND The first attempt on April 29 to trap and transfer rainbow trout from the McIntyre to the Current River told organizers just what Dr. George Ozburn (and a fe-.v of the river "salties') predicted - "It's too early.' Braving temperatures near zero and the threat of snow, organizers decided to go through the steps in order to be ready when the 'steelhead run" gets going. The project involves a partnership among the North Shore Steelhead Association, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Lakehead Region Conservation Authority, Lakehead University, MOE (Remedial Action Plan), LU staff, biologists and volunteers. The team came up empty but will try again to capture adult rainbow trout on the McIntyre River near the dam on campus. The r project involves netting adult fish, transferring '-- hem to an aerated holding tank for the ride to the plant sites on the Current River. For several days the floodgates are opened on the diversion channel which cuts off the water supply to the fish ladder and encourages the trout to move up against the current in the other channel. Volunteers blocked off a retreat by spreading a weighted net across the river. The flood gates were then closed causing the water to drop quickly with the expectation that any trout in that section of river are temporarily trapped at the dam. James McLaughlin, President of the North Shore Steelhead Association, says the goal is to transfer 50 pairs of fish to the Current River. Earlier this year a fish ladder was constructed at the Boulevard Lake Dam but the river is not yet established as a spawning river. The transfer project is not without risk says Ed lwachewski, habitat specialist with the MNR. ·1 guess you could say we're trying to kick start the process and the adult transfer seems to have the best chance of success. Of course, our biggest fear is that the transferred fish will not accept their new spawning grounds and return to Lake Superior and back to their natal ( iver.' The tagging procedure will allow monitormg of their activity after the transfer. The public is invited to come out and see the next attempt - Thursday May 6 at 8:30 am. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY RECEIVE FUNDING FOR ABORIGINAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING • BUT IS IT ENOUGH? C?nfederation College and Lakehead University will receive $668,000 from the province to develop programs and services for Aboriginal people from the province's Aboriginal Education and Training Strategy which was introduced in May, 1991. _ Lakehead University will receive $223,700 to support six projects, including funding to help meet the costs of delivering the Native Teacher Education Program. The program prepares teachers to help Aboriginal people sustain their culture and language and at the same time teach pupils the skills necessary to pursue further education. Lakehead will also use the funding to hold regular meetings for Aboriginal stu_dent~ ~t the ~niversity. The Healing Circles project, run through the University s Native Support Services group, will provide a safe, confidential atmosphere where students can share their experiences and seek the support of their fellow students. While the funding totals are up province-wide over last year's IN THIS ISSUE: figures, University officials and members of the Aboriginal ManageSocial Contract update . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ment Committee are concerned that Momot speaks for fish .. .......... . 3 LU's reduced funding will affect the Athletes of the Year . . .......... ... 5 Native Studies degree program. Quarter Century Club grows........ 10 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Expenditure Control Plan and Social Contract Social ContTad Fisc~ Targets by Sector On Friday, April 23, 1993, the Ontario Government tabled two of the three pieces of the puzzle that will inevitably allow Lakehead University to set its 1993/94 Operating Budget. The third piece of the puzzle will be the Spring Budget expected to be announced in mid to late May. It is clear that public funding is tight, and the budget is expected to continue that trend. (SM) 1993-94 ($M) Health Can (including Hotpital5) 560 OHIP / ODB (mcluding Physicians) 485 Social Services (excludmg Social Assistance / 0D8) Schools 95 290 Colleges and Univenities 85 OPS (Salarie,, Wag~ & DOE) no All Other Programs 1,575 Tot&I 4,000 Social Contract In addition to the Expenditure Control Plans above, the government proposes to save a further $2 billion in 1993/94 via the Social Contract. The targets by sector are substantial with the Colleges' and Universities' share being $170 million of the total targets shown on the table at the top of the page. As I write this, the Province's plans for the Social Contract seem somewhat in chaos as the public sector unions have indicated that they have decided, at least at this stage, not to participate. As the government seems somewhat in control since they hold all of the funding and neither the ministries nor 2 AGORA Hu lth 560 JO Agonci,s, Boards &nd Commlssioru 145 Schools 520 CoU...ga and Univmttiu 170 Ontario Publi<: 5<:vla (O!'S) 290 To~ 2000 S..v,np W'1"' uJcubt.d on Maoral ptopuro,m,. c t 1991-91 tot&l NCl01' «anpeN&ticn but .dJ,:,144 to ml.ct th4I W..000 low lncom. a,to,lf, ~ - Bo.rib and Co:nmJ,.NOf16 ,re ScNJ,uJ. D a m. 5o"oAttt. ManapMnt ~ Savings Plan 190 235 :,,.;oq: Expenditure Control Plan Municipalities MurudpaliriM Scc:W s.rv,.,.. Expenditure Control Plans The news from the Expenditure Control Plans, as far as Lakehead University goes, is a mixture of good and bad. The base grant reductions for 1993/94 will see us lose about $400,000 and that will call for further creative efficiencies. ·one-time· monies, which really are investments in future efficiencies, will disappear and, as far as 1993/94 goes, their loss will have little impact. The bad news is that over a fouryear period the government is withdrawing base funding for Additional Qualification {AQ) courses in Education. At Lakehead University this represents nearly $1 million of our base funding. The impact will be 10 per cent in 1993/94 and the full amount in 4 years. This action by government threatens the integrity of the corridor funding system and the credibility of O.C.U.A. if institutions are not allowed to replace the AO BIU's with unfunded BIU's. I expect this battle to rage for some time. In total, 10 universities are impacted, some more significanUy than Lakehead University. A summary of the Expenditure Control Plans by Sector is given below. Sector Savings Required Sector ol CMllnal/ Onuno MW\iltryol '1w.ra. the broader public sector have budgets, one has to wonder if this is a terminal position. Reproduced below are the precise details of the financial proposal of the Social Contract tabled by the Ontario Government. Details of Rae Government Financial Proposals 1. The Government proposes that each employee in the Broader Public Sector {BPS) and the Ontario Public Sector (OPS) take unpaid leave of 1 day per month (12 days per year) in each of the three years of the Social Contract. Employees below the low-income cutoff level of $25,000 would not be affected. The Government proposes recognition of differing sectoral realities and the need for equivalent. but not identical, measures in some situations. 2. It is proposed that each employer in the public sector, in each of the three Social Contract years, undertake enhanced early retirement and other voluntary workforce adjustment measures. Where public sector pension fund surpluses exist. it is proposed that they be utilized to meet this commitment. The Government proposes 1 per cent of payroll per annum as a reasonable minimum level of commitment by each employer to this initiative. 3. It is proposed that all previously negotiated and scheduled wage rate increases which are effective April 1, 1993 or thereafter, be voluntarily deferred for a period of three years. For example, all April 1, 1993 increases would be deferred until April 1, 1996. 4. It is proposed that all merit increments, movements in salary steps, cost-of-living increases, or ranges also be deferred for three years. 5. It is proposed that all benefit improvements in the Ontario Public Service and the Broader Public Sector also be postponed for the period of the Social Contract. unless they enhance restructuring, such as measures for reskilling and voluntary exit, as noted previously. 6. It is further proposed that a new entry-level pay step with a pay level 5 per cent below the current level, be created for each entry-level position above the $25,000 low-income cutoff throughout the public sector. 7. The Government proposes that the impact of the specific measures to reduce total compensation be reviewed actuarilly for their impact on each public sector pension fund. Reductions in payments towards actuarial deficits would be Continued on page 11 April 1993 ) �AROUND CAMPUS objects such as beer caps and soft drink pull tabs which cut the birds as they attempt to digest them, while old fishing line and plastic bags can strangle and suffocate them. Even fish a!e at risk from garbage. For instance, the plastic holders for six packs of drinks can kill fish is they swim through them and get caught. Dr. Momot admits the organizing committee has taken on a big challenge in planning to clean up more than 25 km of shoreline, but he feels confident that with the help and support of the community a great deal can be accomplished. ·1think one person can do a lot." he says. "And we at LU should set a good example. We have the McIntyre River running right through our property, we should be able to clean up our own backyard." Volunteers who have a few hours to spare on Friday, June 11 or Saturday, June 12 are actively being sought. Volunteers will be organized into clean up teams with specific groups targeted to specific areas. The clean up will particularly appeal to those who enjoy walking, fishing, hiking, bird watching, picnicking and boating. Lakehead University isoneoflhe major sponsors of Wake up to Your Waterfront For more information or to volunteer please call Nancy Weatherley or Jennifer Tell, Co-ordinators of Wake up to Your Waterfront at 768-1826 or fax 768-1889, c/o Lake Superior Programs, 1194 Dawson Road, R.R. #12. Site 8-16, P7B 5E3. BIOLOGY PROF JOINS WATERFRONT CLEAN UP ([ TO HELP FISH Walter Momot, Professor of Biology at LU will be wandering around Thunder Bay Harbour June 11 and 12 looking not for fish specimens but for garbage. Professor Momot is part of a seven member steering committee for Wake up to Your Waterfront- a volunteer shoreline clean up of the lakeshore stretching from Fort William First Nation to Bare Point. And Dr. Momot invites students, alumni, staff and faculty of Lakehead to join him, garbage bag in hand, in an effort to clean the waterfront of visible debris. "This is a do good, feel good project." says Dr. Momot. "This isn't going to clean up the pollution in Lake Superior, but it will educate people by raising awareness about Lake Superior. Righi now it's e~sy to say, 'What's one more cigarette butt?' when you see piles of them. But once the mess is cleaned up maybe people will start to think a bit before dropping their garbage all over the place." Dr. Momol got involved in Wake up to Your Waterfront through sitting on the Public Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Remedial Action Plan (RAP), a volunteer organization dedicated to improving the water quality in Lake Superior. The RAP PAC decided to put on a waterfront clean up as one step toward improving the Lake Superior environment. Dr. rr Momot doesn't represent the university on that committee. He ~ represents the fish. ·1thought they needed somebody to speak for the fish. I don't represent the pulp mills or MNR or even Lakehead, I'm the one who says 'I don't think the fish like this'." Cleaning up the waterfront is directly beneficial to wildlife. Birds particularly are at risk from brightly coloured "Engineers create the world we live in and you can make a difference." This was the message that Gisele Levesque brought to a group of LU students last March when about 40 female engineering students and recent grads joined her for a special luncheon in the Senate Chambers. In the photo Gisele (right) speaks with Rosemary Dudtschak, a senior student who was instrumental in establishing a mentor program for female students in Engineering at LU. Levesque, an industrial engineer who has worked in the pulp and paper industry in New Brunswick, is an assistant to Dr. Monique Frize, University of New Brunswick's Northern Telecom - NSERC Women in Engineering Chair. Gisele previewed a videotape, "Design Tomorrow's World" made to encourage female high school students to ([ conside_r a career in Engineering. Copies of the video-tape are available for viewing by calling Susan at the School of Engineering. 3 AGORA April 1993 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY W'91 CENSUS INFORMATION Publications from Canada's most comprehensive social and economic database, the 1991 Census, are arriving in the Library now! The '91 Census includes statistics on topics such as age, sex, marital or common-law status. place of birth, ethnic origin, religion, schooling, occupation, income and housing. These publications are located on the main floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library in the Government Publications Room. While using census publications can sometimes be overwhelming, trained staff are available at the Information Desk to assist you. Two census guides also simplify the process: the 1991 Census Catalogue and the 1991 Census Dictionary. If you need statistics on small towns in Northwestern Ontario, Profiles of Census Divisions and Subdivisions in Ontario is a comprehensive source. Detailed statistics on Thunder Bay can be found in the Profile of Census Tracts in North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay census tract. For assistance with '91 Census information, come to the Information Desk on the main floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library or call 343-6302. The Library has also ordered the complete 1991 Census of Canada on magnetic tape. The files are being released to us as they become available from Statistics Canada. The first set should arrive at the end of April. To access the Census files, users must arrange for a special Census account with Computing Services and must have a working knowledge of SPSSx (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). For more information, contact Val Gibbons in the Computerized Search Services Office or call 343-6129. SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM RE-ACCREDITED THE 1995 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH To date, approximately 20 faculty members have expressed an interest in working with the Nordics Championships Research Centre (NCRC), an organization that held its first general meeting on April 13. The NCRC has three main goals: to encourage research projects focused on the Nordic World Championships; to facilitate an efficient research process; and, to support cooperative and/or collaborative activity. The NCRC will comprise a network of Research Associates and a working committee. Research Associate membership will be open to Lakehead University faculty who are intending to undertake research related to the championships, and individuals who are involved with collaborative research with NCRC Research Associates. Benefits of membership in the NCRC include: - opportunities to share resources, workloads and research - assistance and advice in obtaining necessary approvals for research access to an information network links to the Nordic World Ski Championships Organizing Committee - a profile as a member of a research 'centre of excellence' links to internal (LU.) and external groups and individuals An organizational working committee of the NCRC has been struck. Members are: Margaret Johnston (Department of Geography and Centre for Northern Studies); Moira McPherson (Department of Physical Education); Ian Newhouse (Department of Physical Education); John Shultis (School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism); and, Dave Twynam (School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism). Resource persons might be invited to participate in some of the activities of this committee. AGORA After an indepth review by the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, LU's Department of Social Work has been re-accredited for a seven-year period beginning January 1, 1993. "The unique factor about LU's program,· says Department Chair Roger Delaney, 'is that we have an integrated curriculum. All faculty members have agreed to adopt an ·ecological perspective' to the practice of social work. And we are focussed on training true, Northern practitioners." An ecological view of social work practice stresses the social worker's role in providing and facilitating a comprehensive range of helping experiences which relate to the client's needs as a whole person. ·students who graduate from LU's program are attractive to employers because they are highly adaptive; says Delaney. The Department's goals over the next few years are to continue to address the needs of the Native Communities, to develop a means to evaluate the ' ecological' approach to Social Work and then to publish their findings. 4 Smiling through a mound of year end receipts just seems to come naturally to Cathy Trojan of the Development Office who processes a/I the tax receipts and keeps track of all fundraising projects. April 1993 ) �iiM4i JOHN TONEGUZZI CHINH HOANG cc Does the title "Private Investigator" conjure up Raymond Chandler-esque images from days gone by? That is what John Toneguzzi was doing for a living before he took full-time employment with Lakehead University as a Security Attendant. Now his job requires him to keep an eye on security monitors: notify security officers: give out keys to authorized personnel and generally be on hand to assist with any emergency situations that might arise on campus. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, John worked as a labourer for Canadian Pacific Forest Products and attended Confederation College briefly before taking up full-time employment with a private company as a security guard. He says he enjoys the security business because, ·every day is different· and there are always new and challenging situations to be resolved.· For recreation John likes to hunt and to fish. He also enjoys scuba-diving, especially around the four shipwrecks he says are sunk just off the Welcome Islands. Over the years John has put a lot of time into Security work - sometimes to the dismay of his wife Karen and their eightmonth-old-daughter, Kaitlyn. But this summer the whole family (including their pet German Shepherd), is looking forward to some leisure lime at their camp on Northern Lights Lake. Theoretical computer science and discreet mathematics are two subjects Chinh Hoang most enjoys. An Assistant Professor with the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Chinh came to LU. in 1991 from Bonn, West Germany. There he spent two years on a Humboltd Fellowship doing research at the Research Centre for Discreet Mathematics. Before that he spent four years teaching computer • science at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Chinh did all his post-secondary studies at McGill University in Montreal starting with a BA program and finishing with his PhD in Computer Science in 1985. Although he likes teaching, Chinh says he enjoys research more and is happy now to be the Research Officer for the department. Born in Viet Nam, Chinh left Saigon shortly after the war ended in 1975. He and his mother emigrated to Canada to join Chinh's brother who was studying in Montreal. Chinh met his wife Anh in Montreal. In addition to sharing their love of computer science (Anh has a degree in computer science from the University of Quebec in Montreal), Anh and Chinh both like to play the piano. Since the birth of their baby, Julian, a year ago they haven't had a lot of time, but on occasion they have been known to wander over to the Visual Arts and Music Centre to play music together. Chinh's favorite composer is Chopin. UNIVERSITY ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 92-93 cc Wrestler Jim Gowanlock and volleyball player Kelly Breutigam were named the male and female athletes of the year at Lakehead University's awards banquet. Gowanlock, a Thunder Bay native who made a return to wrestling after a severe injury, had a banner season. He won his weight class at the Ontario championships, as well as two tournaments. He finished second at the nationals and was selected as a second-team All-Canadian. His overall season record was 19 wins and only two losses. Breutigam, a fourth-year Physical Education student from Ajax, Ont., received honorable mention as an AllCanadian after leading the province in kills. In her career at Lakehead, she is first in kills, aces and digs. 5 AGORA Campus Development knows how to throw a retirement party. Planning it for Jackie Johnston and Bill Makiw, long time and loved employees, made it a special and well attended occasion. Jackie has promised to share her memories over coffee for the next issue. April 1993 �JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION Orangized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery in conjunction with the Lakehead University Department of Visual Arts, this year's Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition marked the 16th Anniversary of the exhibit at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, reflecting the continuing partnership between the two institutions. A fascinating diversity of painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, prints, and mixed media pieces demonstrated the freedom of expression and sense of exploration inherent in these works produced by Visual Arts students this year. In total, there were 94 works in the exhibit. representing the efforts of 52 students The work was selected by a Jury of three art professionals from the community: Janet Anderson, Walter Kuch, and Fiona Blaikie. J SELECTED BY JURY Munro Family Award, Nicholas West. "Eclipse·, Ceramic; L.U.S.U. Purchase Award, Kristine Malek, "Recent Finds' , Etching; Dean's Awards: Painting ($75), Russell Bunn, "Reservation View', Painting; Sculpture ($75), Scott Bond, •Juggernaut", Sculpture; Printmaking ($75), Ahmoo Angeconeb, "Fall Print #2", Print; Drawing ($75), Cathy Kozyza, ·untitled #2", Pencil on paper; Ceramics (75), George Lannon, ·set of Two Bowls' , Ceramic; Juror's Awards: Painted Turtle Award ($100), Andrew Elvish, ·colourfield", Painting; Perts Framing Award Rob Jamieson, President of ($100), Ross Taylor, "Pragg", LUSU, congratulates Kristina Etching; Thunder Bay Art Malek on her award. Gallery (honorary membership), Mary Jenner, "No Self Control', Painting; Windsor Plywood Award (useful tools), Scott Cooper, ·sexicide", Painting; Definitely Superior Award (honorary membership), Pat Thorton, "Energy Transformation II", Ceramics. Contemplating Rick Tiihonen's 'Found and Lost' Atwood, Shaw Labine Award ($100), Andrew Elvish, 'Two Figures·, Painting; Framing Post Award ($50), Elizabeth Cramb, 'Series Ill', Printmaking; Framing Experience ($100), Barbara Boucher, 'Pigeon's Paradise', Painting; Thunder Bay Society of Architects Award ($250 x 2), Mary Jenner, "No Self Control', Painting; Alice Massaro, ·seated Goddess·, Printmaking. SELECTED BY MRS. TERRI TRAINOR: William Trainor Memorial Award ($100), Kailey Long, ·woman in Movement", Painting. SELECTED BY DONORS: Eagle Feather Art Shop & Gallery Award ($100), Rick Tiihonen, "Found and Lost", Drawing; 6 AGORA Russell Bunn, left, receives the Dean's Award from Dr. Jim Gellert April 1993 �Director: Dr. Connie Nelson exl 8793 Research Officer: Anne Klymenko exl 8223 Health Research Officer: Kelly Morris 343-2131 Graduate Studies Assistant: Lynn Golla! ext. 8785 Research Secretary: Lynn Wilson ext. 8283 New Fax Number. 346-7749 Congratulations are also in order to Dr. Robert Dilley, Geography, who was awarded his first Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) award. He will talk about his project next month. Dr. Tom Dunk Sociology/Northern Studies Dr. Stephen McBride Political Studies Dr. Randy Nelson Socidogy Compared to earlier periods in the postwar era, the present labour market has ahigher percentage of unemployed persons, more part-time employment. a stronger bifurcation between "good" and "bad" jobs, and more strident employer demands that labour be flexible. Globalization, technological change, international competitiveness, privatization, and deregulation will force even greater changes in the labour market. A common response to this situation is to look to education and training to promote worker flexibility, enhance competitiveness, attract industry, and maintain high-wage employment. This project examines this linkage through an analysis of the policies and programs for educational upgrading and retrainingin the labour adjustment process at the federal and provincial level. We will compare the goals and perceptions of needs of policy makers, those who areresponsible for delivering the programs which follow from the policies, and those who receive these programs. Detailed studies of specific programs available to workers affected by economic restructuring in the pulp and paper and food processing sectors will enable us to determine the extent to which the goals of macro policies are realized at the micro level, and the degree of correspondence between the perceived needs of policy makers, those who deliver programs, and displaced workers. Case studies will allow us to determine the extent to which variables such as the nature of past work, gender and ethnicity influence the experience of educational upgrading and retraining in the labour adjustment process. We will compare our data to information about the experience of educational upgrading and retraining in the labour adjustment process in Sweden and the United States, nations which are commonly thought to have radically different approaches to dealing with issues related to economic change and labour markets. This will allow us to understand the extent to which states are able to use training and education to mitigate the negative aspects of economic restructuring. PRESTIGIOUS SSHRCC AWARDS FOR RESEARCHERS compare government policy and Lakehead University what the workers are really researchers received the exciting experiencing.· His co-investiganews that two projects had been tors bring vast research approved by SHHRCC. Principal backgrounds from very different investigator Dr. Tom Dunk was perspectives, "which I believe awarded $119,000 over 3 years strengthened our proposal." for a project he will oversee with McBride's research will focus two colleagues. The fascinating mainly in the area of public aspect of Dunk's proposal on policy regarding employment unemployment is the cross and retraining. "We'll look at disciplinary nature of the new programs, including the research and the support and implementation process, to see cooperation of two partners. the how they are working". Canadian Paperworkers' Union Nelson will have the and the United Food and opportunity to investigate the Commercial Workers Union. Co- changing technologies and investigators will be Dr. Stephen report what happens to the McBride, Political Studies, and workers when a work place Dr. Randy Nelson, Sociology. changes. Nelson's vast research Calling ii "timely" research, Dr. background in education and Tom Dunk says that the central retraining will focus on the core of the research is to test the impact of plant shut downs, and widespread assumption that what happens to families when training or retraining is the the primary wage earner ((·mswer lo the unemployment becomes unemployed. • issue. "Because we will be A portion of the abstract interviewing the workers follows. involved, we will be able to Research News 1 April 1993 �RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES salary replacement. to a maximum of $53,000. Support for research and laboratory costs must be obtained from other sources. In recent Killam competitions, approximately 10% of the applicants have received fellowships. The deadline for applications is June 30, 1993. ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA CANADIAN NURSES FOUNDATION The primary objective of the research program is to support activities that will enhance information relevant to the biomedical, psychological and social aspects of Alzheimer Disease. Research Grants are available in the design and execution of biomedical research, in the cause and cure of Alzheimer Disease, and in the exploration of non-biomedical areas, focusing on the social and psychological aspects of Alzheimer Disease, caregiving, family support and long-term care. Deadline: October 15,1993. AUCC GOING GLOBAL· EUROPE 1992 Program to Stimulate Scientific and Technological Cooperation The program enables Canadian universities to explore, establish or consolidate joint research and technology development projects with European partners that should lead to industrial or economic advances for Canada. A contribution is available in this competition, to a maximum value of $5,000 per project. to cover travel. Funds may cover the travel costs of Canadian university representatives who wish to meet with European partners, or missions to Canada by representatives from European partner organizations. The European partner country must be based in one of the countries or organizations on the EAITC list, which can be obtained from the Research Office. For this competition, the university (or another source) must match the contribution in cash or in kind, to cover al least one third of the total cost. Applications must be received by AUCC no later than May 31, 1993. CANADA COUNCIL KILLAM PROGRAM Research proposals pertaining to nursing practice, education or administration are considered for funding. Canadian Nurses Foundation research grants range from $5,000 to $15,000. Deadline: June 15, 1993. CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION The Grant-in Aid Program will provide funding to support research into causes, prevention, cure, management and understanding of diabetes and its effects on those affected by diabetes. Deadline: July 31, 1993. HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA The Heart and Stroke Foundation offers support for projects of an experimental nature in cardiovascular, stroke or health education research or development for up to 3 years. Deadline: September 1, 1993. GENESIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION The Genesis Research foundation, Eating Disorder Program, is pleased to announced the first annual deadline for grant submissions in the field of Eating Disorders. Two types of projects will be considered for funding. They involve Awareness and Education and Research. Currently, funding for each porject will bt ..)) limited to $10,000. Deadline: May 15, 1993 HUMAN FRONTIER SCIENCE PROGRAM ORGANIZATION (HFSPO) This program aims to promote, through international collaboration, basic research to elucidate the complex mechanisms of living organisms, including man. Applications are solicited for the support of research grants, fellowships and workshops in the areas set out below. The program distributed about $16 million on new awards in 1993 and aims to spend a similar amount in 1994. The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prizes following areas of research will be supported: Three prizes valued at $50,000 are awarded in the fields of (A)Basic Research for the elucidation of brain functions the natural sciences, engineering, and the health science. Prizes 1.Elementary processes are not related to a particular achievement. but rather are given in 2.Perception & Cognition recognition of a distinguished career contribution to one of the 3.Movement & Behaviour above fields. Scholars cannot apply for this award on their own 4.Memory & Leaming behalf, but must be nominated by three experts in their fields. The 5.Language and Thinking deadline for nominations is June 30, 1993. (B)Basic research for the elucidation of biological functions through molecular level approaches Killam Research Fellowships 1.Expression of Genetic Information These Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis to 2.Morphogenesis support researchers in any of the following broad fields: humani3.Molecular Recognition & Responses ties, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering 4.Energy Conversion and studies linking any of the disciplines. The purpose of the Grants for Research, Fellowships and Workshops are Fellowship is to provide released time to an individual scholar who available for researchers from the following eligible countries: wishes to pursue independent research. The Fellowships are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, SWitzerland, U.K., U.S.A. aimed at established scholars who have demonstrated outstanding and non-summit EC member countries. The deadline for requestability through substantial publications in their fields over a period ing application forms is August 1, 1993, with a submission of several years. Requests for up to two years of support will be deadline date of September, 1 1993. Mor e . . . considered. Killam Research Fellowships provide partial or full 2 April 1993 Research News The Killam Awards are intended to support scholars of exceptional ability engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. Two categories of awards are offered under the Killam Program: Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prizes and the Killam Research Fellowships. �NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA to U.S.-Canada bilateral relations. Individuals as well as institutions are welcome to apply. Substantive proposals for curriculum development. conferences, publications and special projects. enhancing the study of the United States and Canadian-American relations at Canadian Universities, will be considered. Deadline: September 1, 1993. Opportunities for Research with Japan Japan Science and Technology Fund NSERC administers the academic component of the Japan Science and Technology Fund (JSTF) on behalf of External Affairs and International Trade Canada (EAITC). The program provides contributions to the cost of research involving Canadian scientists and engineers in their counterparts in Japan. Eligible activities include: short-term visits to Japan (maximum 4 weeks): long-term research exchanges (6 -18 months) in a Japanese host laboratory; collaborative R&D projects: and Japanese language training. Applicants must be Canadian citizens-or permanent residents of Canada affiliated with a Canadian university and must hold a doctoral degree or possess the equivalent. UPCOMING GRADUATE AWARDS Northern Bursary Program Deadline: June 1 Sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, this Program offers financial assistance to post-secondary students pursuing careers in specialized social services. Applications available from the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Fellowships for research in Japan On behalf of the administering Japanese agencies, NSERC accepts applications from Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada for the following Japanese fellowships programs: NSERC Special Postgraduate Scholarships for Employed Scientists and Engineers Employed scientists and engineers may be eligible to apply for a special NSERC scholarship to assist in their return to graduate studies. Candidates must: 1) hold atleast a bachelor's degree in engineering; 2) be currently employed in a scientific or engineering field and have at least 12 months of relevant full-time work experience at the time of application for the award; 3) be thinking about returning to university in the fall of 1993 to obtain a master's or doctoral degree; 4) not already have applied to NSERC for a postgraduate scholarship in the fall of 1992; and 5) be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Applications are accepted between May 1 and July 15, 1993. • Science and Technology Agency (STA) Fellowships: tenable at a Japanese national laboratory, in any field in the natural sciences, health sciences or engineering; • Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers: tenable at a Japanese university, in any field in the natural sci, ences, health sciences, humanities, or engineering. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree, preferably received within the last 5 years. Applications may be submitted at anytime. ONTARIO MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION UPCOMING CONFERENCES The objectives of the Foundation are: 1) to support research which will improve and enlarge the knowledge required to promote mental health and to prevent, treat and cure mental disorders; 2) to collect information about mental illness, and the sciences bearing upon mental illness, 3) to provide information to practitioners so that knowledge generated by investigation is prompUy disseminated and used; and 4) to communicate the results of research. Deadline: October 1, 1993. EVALUATION, SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY Sponsored by SSHRC and the Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom, June 9 - 11, 1993, Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Canada. LEARNED SOCIETIES CONFERENCE - May 30 to June 13, 1993, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH Health Care Systems Research Grants Competition There will not be a May 1 submission deadline for major projects for 1993-94 under this program. The availability of research funds for 1993-94 has not yet been confirmed. When the status of research funding for 1993-94 is clarified, a submission deadline that will provide applicants with at least two months notice will be announced. REDRESSING THE IMBALANCE: Health Human Resources in Rural and Northern Communities. Sponsored by the Northern Health Human Resources Research Unit (NHHRRU). October 21-24, 1993, Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay, Ontario. For additional information, please contact Connie Hartviksen, NHHRRU at 343-2135. UNITED STATES EMBASSY ({ Grants in American Studies 93-94 These grants are intended lo support American Studies at Canadian universities and to encourage special projects pertaining Research News 3 April 1993 �November 15. Health and Welfare Canada: NHRDP - Deadline changed to October 1, 1993, but NHRDP will also accept applications from June 1st onward to accommodate applicants who found the earlier date more convenient; Career Awards - July 31, 1993; Conferences and Workshops - six months prior to the event. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada- September 1, 1993. Human Frontier Science Program - August 1, 1993 (for requests of forms). LSB Leakey Foundation: General Grants - August 15, 1993 and January 2, 1994; Franklin Mosher Baldwin Fellowship January 2, 1994. National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships - Open. Ontario Mental Health Foundation - October 1, 1993. Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund - January 1, May 1, September 1; Health Research Grants (May 1, 1993 competition cancelled), Feasibility Studies (Open), Formulation Grants (Open). Information Studies (May 1 and November 1), Workshops and Conferences (Open). Risk Research Institute, University of Waterfoo - June 15, 1993 and October 15, 1993. Secretary of State: Canadian Studies Directorate - Open. SHASTRI lndo-Canadian Institute Fellowship Competition June 30, 1993. Supply and Services Canada: Environmental Innovation Program - Open. United States Embassy Grants in American Studies - September 1, 1993. Wildlife Habitat Canada - Habitat Conservation, Restoration and • Enhancement Projects (March 15 and September 15); Communication and Education Projects (March 15 and September 15); Research Projects (March 1). Worfd Wildlife Fund (Wildlife Toxicology Research Program) November 15 and April 15. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE DEADLINES NSERC and SSHRC Conference Travel - May 15, 1993 NSERC Research Travel - May 15, 1993 LU-MCMASTER NORTHERN ONTARIO HEALTH RESEARCH GRANTS - May 3, 1993. NSERC Programs Bilateral Exchange Program - March 1 and October 15 NSERC/SSHRC Chairs in the Management of Technological Change - July 1, 1993 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - June 1 and December 1. University-Industry Research Partnerships Program - Open. International Collaborative Research Grants - October 15 and March 1. International Scientific Exchange Awards - October 15 and March 1. Scientific Publication Grants -April 15 and October 1. Japan Science and Technology Fund - Open Fellowships for research in Japan (STA and JSPS) - Open SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarfy Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1. NSERC/SSHRC Chairs in the Management of Technological Change- July 1, 1993. Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15. OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Agriculture and Food, Ministry of: Research Program May 3, 1993. Alzheimer Society of Canada - October 15, 1993. Association of Commonwealth Universities - Development Fellowships- May 31, 1993. AUCC: Going Global - Europe 1992 Program to Stimulate Scientific and Technological Cooperation - May 31, 1993. AUCC: Professional Partnerships Program with Central and Eastern Europe - Open Deadline. Canada Council Killam Program - June 30, 1993. CBIE: Partners in Progress for Central and Eastern Europe - Open Deadline. Canadian Diabetes Association - July 31, 1993. Canadian Nurses Foundation Research Grants Program June 15, 1993. Canadian Studies and Special Projects Directorate 1993-94 (April 1, 1993 and November 1, 1993). Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/Bursaries January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. Health and Welfare Canada/MRC -AIDS Research Program March 15 and September 15; Joint Fellowships for AIDS Postdoctoral Fellowships - April 1 and Research News Brighter Futures Call for Letter of Intent Deadline May 28, 1993 Health and Welfare Canada National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Request for proposal focusing on children who face greater-thannormal risks of poor health, disability or injury. Call: Kelly Morris The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office 9f Information Services, is asking all faculty to share interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS. We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would like to profile your research expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for communicating your research endeavours to the community at large. For further research information call Anne Klymenko at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. For information about Foundations, call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by Alumni House. 4 ... April 1993 �APPOINTMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, PEOPLE Dr. Daniel J. Weeks, Assistant Professor, School of Physical Education, announces that he will be leaving Lakehead University. He has accepted a position in the Human Factors Laboratory at Simon Fraser University. He would like to thank everyone in the Lakehead University community for their friendship and support of his efforts while here. construct. implment and evaluate a community issues survey, funded through the "Brighter Futures· program of the Medical Services Branch, Ministry of Healtyh and Welfare. The Survey will examine mental Health, child development. solvent abuse, injury prevention, healthy babies, and parenting skills. Dr. Hill is also presenting two papers al the Gerontology Forum '93 Conference at the Airlane Motor Hotel, April 28-30, 1993. The topics are: ·social dilemmas: the ethics of assisted suicide', and "The Sociology of Bereavement: an Interdisciplinary Instructional Model in Gerontology". He will also present a Roundtable at the Learned Societies Conference in Ottawa, July4-7, on the topic "The Sociology of the Body: the NudisV Naturist Issue." Publications Dr. A. Sedov, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering is the author of two recently published papers. "Ultrasonic scattering of a flat-bottom hole in immersion testing: An analytical model", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 92, pp. 478-486 (1992) and "A focussed beam/ scatterer mcxlel for ultrasonic reference standards", Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 12A, D. 0. Thompson and D. E. Chimenti, Eds., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 925-931 (1993). Both papers were coauthored with Dr. L. W. Schmerr of Iowa State University. C Research Dr. Said Easa, Professor of Civil Engineering, spent three months (October to December, 1992) as a Visiting Research Fellow al the Institute of Industrial Science in Tokyo. This research program was sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science which promotes international cooperation and mutual understanding in scientific research. While in Japan, Dr. Easa's research focused on the analysis of traffic safety on Tokyo metropolitan expressways. One of the main findings of this research is that curvilinear highway alignments are safer than the traditional linear alignments. Patricia Vervoort, Associate Professor, Department of Visual Arts, has published "Re-Constructing Van Gogh: Paintings as Sculptures· as a chapter in The Low Countries and Beyond, Robert Kirsner (UCLA), ed. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1993, pp. 15-33.She also presented a paper entitled "Challenging the Colonial Discourse: Texts in Paintings" at the Second Biennial Conference on Culture, Society and Change in the Americas, March 10-14, 1993, al the Universidad de los Andes, Merida.Venezuela. Professor Vervoort was one of the judges, in the 1993 essay competition for the Martin Eli Weil Prize of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada. The prize is offered for the best paper on Canadian architecture or the built environment written by a student at either the undergraduate or graduate level in a Canadian university. Ms. Pam Wakewich, Department of Sociology/ Women's Studies, will begin doctoral studies in the fall of 1993 in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick in the U.K. Her broad area of focus is the Sociology of the Bcxly. Within this field, her doctoral research will comprise an examination of contemporary social representations of the ·normal" or "healthy" female bcxly and how these relate to women's experiences of body and health as well as the nature and scope of biomedical practice at various life stages. An appropriate short title for the research might be ·women, Health and the Social Body". UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE INVITES INPUT FROM STUDENTS AND FACULTY President Rosehart has appointed a five-person committee for the biennial review of the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures with a particular focus on academic misconduct and appropriate sanctioning therefor . The present Code contains five major sections: Article I Students' rights and responsibilities Article II Proscriptions Article Ill Sanctions defined Article IV Enforcement procedures Article V Appeal tribunals and procedure Drs. David A. Nock and Randle W. Nelsen of the Department of Sociology published a chapter entitled ·schooling and Inequality" in the major new introductory textbook, Contemporary Sociology: Critical Perspectives. edited by P. S. Li and B. S. Solaria of the University of Saskatchewan (Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., 1993, pp. 328-351). The chapter includes several photographs from the Lakehead University archives and the University received written acknowledgment for its contribution Copies of the Code are available from UC2008 or the Registrar's Office. Anyone wishing to comment on the strengths and/or weaknesses of the present Code are invited to do so. Send your written comments to either Mrs. Bev Stefureak (President's Office) or Committee Chair, Dr. Ken Brown, (School of Forestry). Workshops ( Dr. Terry L. Hill, Department of Sociology, recently conducted a full day workshop for the Gull Bay First Nations. on the topic of Suicide Prevention. Dr. Hill has been also asked to AGORA t April 1993 �NEWS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni Volunteer lo Toronto where he eventually became a partner first with Peat Bill McDermott Marwick Stevenson and Kellogg and then Price Waterhouse. Today, as president of McDermott Group Inc., a management consulting firm with a focus on finacial institutions and govern_) ments, McDermott oversees two offices in Halifax and Toronto. Connections with southern Ontario financial institutions encouraged Dr. Rosehart and John Russell to approach Bill as a possible member of the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign Cabinet. As a member of the Campaign Cabinet, McDermott sees his role as increasing the awareness of Lakehead University in corporate Toronto. ·1 come across Boards where many of the members' sons and daughters have attended LU,' says McDermott. McDermott is pleased with how the campaign is going and finds the uniqueness of Lakehead University one of the greatest selling points. "The native programs, Forestry, and transition programs are of interest to funders,· he says. Bill McDermott has many fond memories of his years as student and employee of Lakehead University. Working in the records office he had an opportunity to know a lot of the student issues and tried to address those issues. He even met his wife Ruby when she was working in the Fieldhouse. The McOermotts live in Mississauga and enjoy Blue Jay games, golf and the occasional escape to warm climates. One of Bill's favourite past times is reading - novels by Clancy are a few of his "favs·. Don't forget. there may be an MBA and a Certificate in International Finance from the International Management Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, in between, but Bill McDermott's first Lakehead University degree was a , Bachelor of Arts majoring in English. -' by Nancy Angus (BA '81) Bill McDermott's accomplishments are listed in the 1992 edition of the Canadian Who's Who. Many of those accomplishments centre around McDermott's involvement with Lakehead University as a student, employee and now member of the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign Cabinet. In the 1970s, McDermott worked in the LU Registrar's office and started taking evening classes towards an English degree. With his BA behind him, Bill enrolled in the graduate diploma in Business Administration program. The opportunity to combine academic pursuits with a full-time job was the perfect learning opportunity for business. In fact. McDermott uses an example of an LU project in many of his manangement consulting jobs today. ·we were developing a new students records system in the Registrar's office, and as a part of my business project we involved a number of the workers in developing the system that they would have to use everyday,' says McDermott. The workers had a major impact on improving the records system and that example was a turning point in McDermott's business career. "It enlightened me that people - all employees, not just management - really make the difference in business decisions." McDermott continued with his business studies and moved Nancy Angus is the Supervisor of Volunteer Services at Dawson Court in Thunder Bay and a volunteer with the Alumni Association of Lakehead University. ALUMNI VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENING - CANDLELIGHT CABARET Close to 80 volunteers with the Lakehead University Alumni Association turned out on Friday, April 16th for an evening of wine tasting and Broadway style entertainment in the Faculty Lounge. Wine connoisseur, David Bruzzese (BA'79) had worked with the Alumni Association and Liquor Services Manager James Marsh to provide a selection of fine Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon wines from countries around the world. Guests were invited to enjoy and compare samples (sold at a modest cost) and then to enjoy the musical talents of Jo-Ann Waytowich, Glen Patterson and Marcella Smithers. The evening was hosted by emcee Jim Kalyta (BAdmin'82), a member of the Board of Directors and CHEERS MATES! Australian Chardonnay was just one of the wines a formal "ttiank you· was given by Mrs. Betty Coates available for taste testing at the successful candelight cabaret honouring alumni volunteers. Organizer Frances Harding toasts the guests with David (BScN'69), President of the Alumni Association and Bruzzese who selected the wines for the evening. Dr. Rosehart. 8 AGORA April 1993 �CAMPAIGN UPDATE Capital Campaign Phonathon by Scott Fortnum, Manager, Alumni SeNices C In early February a group of students returned to the phones in an effort to raise a portion of the $250,000 the Alumni Board committed to the Halliday Hall Fellowship Residence/ Alumni House project. Many of these were veterans from the Annual Fund Phonathon in the fall and some were new to the phones. Because of their efforts and the enthusiastic support of the Alumni, the project will become a reality. We've been making a concerted effort to contact those who were unable to give to the Annual Fund this year. At time of writing we had contacted 4,934 grads, received firm pledges or gifts from 1,120, and raised $191,825! We are well over half way to our goal after contacting only a small portion of our grads. The callers are doing a great job and LU Alumni are behind the project. This group, all Lakehead students, is committed to the continued development of their University. One of the callers summed things up quite well: 'We're helping to make Lakehead a better place, and that makes it all worthwhile'. So callers, on behalf of the entire University community - Thank you. Back row left to right, Kevin Reid, Mary Beth Coates, Catherine Maclssac, Susan Hazuda, "Jazzy' Mhajan, Chris Cannessa, Meseret Abebe, Second row standing, Brad Johnson, Adam Molai, Kristin Lapier, Jennifer Frakas, Kneeling and sitting left to right, Manager Scott Fortnum, Jamie Swanson, Michelle Wywrot, Glen Gosse, Josef Frank and front row, Chris Handfield and Neil Christopher. Absent from photo: Guthrie Jenkins, Jim Johnson, Jason Kelder, Donna Mae Kunc, Robert Mason, Cindy Tisdal/, Marcie Trainor, and Roxanne Gaspari. Bursary Established by Polish Combatants C The most welcome visitors on a University campus these days are those bearing gifts especially money gifts of $5,000! Lucy Kowalczyk, presented the cheque to VicePresident John Whitfield in order to establish the Polish Combatants Royal Canadian Legion Branch #219 Past Presidents' Bursary/ Scholarship. 9 AGORA Instructor Anthea Kyle, standing and holding the cheque, says the students of English 2800 know how to party - and fundraise!. Proceeds from their spring dance at the Boda in Thunder Bay raised more than $1,000 We at the Leaming Assistance Centre, • said Geraldine White, right, "are enthusiastic about helping students ... we appreciate both the money and the positive message conveyed by choosing us.• April 1993 �Japun UMOU ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ r . - - - - - - - - - - - - , Employee Assistance I Health & Safety Notes I Program (EAP): If you are injured on the job, notify your supervisor immediately (if you're injured at night. notify Security). If required, get first aid from Health Services between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. or Security at other times. Go to Human Resources immediately to complete an Incident Report and to pick up applicable WCB forms if you will be seeking medical aid. If you're feeling low, donY despair. The I sun has a sinking spell every night, but it I comes back up every morning. I A Uving With Loss group will be starting up on April 29. This is for people who have recenUy suffered losses other than I death, i.e. loss of a relationship, job, I health, etc. To enrol, contact the I Behavioural Sciences Centre at 343-4626f The next stress and Self Control and I Assertive Communications courses I offered by the Behavioural Sciences Centre will be held in September. Watch I future Agoras for exact dates and times. I 1 1 Frequently Asked Questions: Q: A: Do I need to report an accident even if I don't need first or medical aid? Yes. The Incident Report will establish the basic facts of your claim should you need to refer to them in the future. Q: Can I tell the doctor or nurse not to file a WCB claim for an injury? No. Health professionals are legally obliged to report work-related A: injuries to the WCB. If I can't do my regular duties because of my injuries, do I have to stay Q: away from work? I No. If your doctor approves, you may return to Modified Work (i.e. ·ught A: Your EAP Representatives I Duty"). Richard Stucky CGA I Q: What if I don't need to see a doctor at the time of my injury, but need Bill Hepditch IUOE I medical attention later on ... what should I do? Michel Morton LUFA I Report to Human Resources. We will complete the necessary WCB A: Marianne Arvelin OPEIU I paperwork at that time. If you see a doctor outside normal working Kerrie-Lee Clarke Schedule II I hours, notify Human Resources on the next business day. John Bonofiglio Schedule I I Do I need a medical certificate to return to work when I'm injured on the Q: Jack Drewes SEI U Gerry Hashiguchi Technicians job? L---------You will need a completed medical certificate if you have sought A: medical attention. Human Resources will provide you with the OBIP Update: appropriate forms. Ontario residents leaving the province for Are medical certificates required while I'm off work on lost time? a period of more than six months must Q: Yes. You will need to submit a medical certificate monthly while you're notify OHIP in order to continue coverage A: off work. The certificate will tell us when you're ready for modified or during a temporary absence. They will L----.:..p_re-_i...:.nj_ury...._w_o_rk_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____, needthereasonforyourdeparture, and r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , may require a verification of your return at I Holiday Schedule I a later date. In the event that your family I I is travelling with you, a separate form is I Monday, May 24 Victoria Day I necessary for each individual. This form Thursday, July 1 Canada Day is also used when you no longer require I Monday, August 2 Civic Holiday I coverage, change your name or address, I Monday, September 6 Labour Day I or require a replacement Health Card. I Monday, October 11 Thanksgiving Day I Change of Information forms are available I Christmas Break The University will be closed I from th!3 OHIP office at Mini-Queen's Park at noon Friday, Dec. 24; 1993 to on James Street. Q... _ _ _ _ _ & including Monday, Jan. 3, 1994 r.=====================::::;i ~ L_ J ~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Did you know that there is a Staff Fund that sends flowers or fruit • baskets to help cheer up participating employees who are sick. and : flowers or donations to a favourite charity are sent in cases of bereave. ment. In the past. a nominal amount has been contributed by partici- • paling employees as necessary to keep up the ·kitty". Starting soon, $1.00 will be deducted every month. This is completely voluntary, and9 if you would like to become a member, contact Human Resources at : 8334. Also, please remember to notify Human Resources if you know• of someone who is sick or has had a death in the immediate family. We can't send something if we don't know about it!! • ! ! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 . -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AGORA 10 Note: We want to make this bulletin as informative and useful as possible. If you have any questions to ask us, or have any suggestions for items or articles you would like to see printed, please contact us in Human Resources at 8334. 'Coming Next Month: \. - Modified Work - Videos you can borrow April 1993 J �:lnLAST BITES President's Report continued from page 2 C savings credited to the Social Contract target. Surpluses created by these measures would be utilized to enhance early retirement. A key plank in the universities' position in front of the Social Contract table is the need to recognize and respect the autonomy of the universities of Ontario. As well, in terms of our future knowledge-based society, it is vitally important to see postsecondary education spending as investments in the future and not liabilities to the public purse. Lakehead University's 1993/94 Budget Until we receive from the government our institutional funding level for 1993/94, it is impossible to establish an operating budget. Friday, April 30, 1993 is the start of our new year, and we will enter the year wit~ no formal budget but rather guidelines to govern expenditure levels based on historical levels. This will be somewhat conservative, and l would ask for your patience. It is our intention to keep the uncertainty to a minimum and, if any of you as individuals have difficulties, please discuss them with your Supervisor, Dean, Director, etc. The final 1993/94 budget challenge will only be played out when the Ontario Government resolves, in one arena or another, the Social Contract process. I would remind you that, last year, on a much smaller scale (and level of complexity), the Lakehead University family pioneered a social contract in order to maintain jobs - so it can be done. The train rolls on! Volunteerism , Each and every year, many members of the Lakehead University Community give of their time freely in a variety of volunteer activities. Normally, this is done beyond the call of duty and outside of Lakehead University commitments, but it does represent a very significant impact that Lakehead University indirectly has in providing community and regional leadership. At the present time, we have at least a half dozen faculty and staff acting in a variety of capacities with the Nordic Championships and Dr. Connie Nelson is playing a key role in the Community Vision process that is about to be launched. This process, by the way, will be looking for volunteers and I would encourage you, as a resident of Thunder Bay, to gel involved. Fourth Annual Quarter Century Club A total of 14 new members were inducted into the Quarter Century Club this year, and this brings the present membership to a total of 54. We honour the quarter-century members entering in 1993 noting that Don Watson correctly is now entered in 1992! George Anderson Physics Wim Baarschers Chemistry Sharon Bjorklund Registrar's Office David Corbett Chemistry John Griffith Mathematical Sciences David Holah Chemistry Alan Hughes Chemistry David Kemp Geography Alain Nabarra Languages Gerry Phillips Business Administration Jim Podd Campus Development Dennis Roddy Engineering Paul Satinder Psychology Don Watson Computer Centre EXPEDITION DEPARTS The Canada Sea-to-Sea Sir Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expedition left Thunder Bay on April 29, on their way to Alberta where they will perform their living history roadshow across the province. They will then travel to communities throughout British Columbia, having spread the important Stay in School message to over 20,000 school children. 1993 marks the culmination of the Canada Sea-to-Sea Expedition - a four year project commemorating the 200th anniversay of Alexander Mackenzie's voyage of exploration. The reenactment component of the expedition will begin in Peace River, Alberta on May 16. Twenty-two students, led by expedition leader Jim Smithers, will paddle and hike from Peace River, Alberta to Mackenzie Rock, located in the Dean Channel, near Bella Coda, British Columbia. Getting to this point has included a lot of elbow grease, stamina, granola bars and a little carpal tunnel syndrome, but the Mackenzie Expedition is only 1500 km worth of paddle strokes and about a 350 km hike from reaching its destination on July 22 - exactly 200 years to the day that Mackenzie arrived. The Canada Sea-to-Sea Information desk will stay abreast of their progress and continue to file stories with the external media and through the Agora. Messages of encouragement welcome at 343-8155. CAMPUS RECYCLING PROJECT IN LIMBO In what can best be described as a chain reaction, Lakehead University has temporarily suspended its paper recycling on campus because the disposal company has no depot to receive the product. Co-owners of Recycling Life Inc., Bruce and Susan Botchar, say that they are looking for a new location to run their business. According to Jim Pcxld, the Director of Campus Development. 'we don't want to see recyding disappear. The University wants to be a leader in this area. In the interim, for aluminum cans we will revert to the old system - we collect and send to scrap.· When questioned about why the campus cannot join the municipal blue bag project. he explained that we are in a special tax arrangement with the city but talks are in order. EXPLORE ONTARIO'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE Have you ever wondered as you drive past a crumbling industrial structure about its importance to your community's past? What does the future hold? Ontario's towns are filled with these landmarks that have made our province the industrial heartland of the country. Today, with our changing technologies and priorities, these buildings, collections, and artifacts face an uncertain future. The Ontario Historical Society and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum have designed a workshop at which you can learn more about Ontario's industrial heritage with a special focus on the Thunder Bay area. The program takes place at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum, 219 South May Street on Satu day, May 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. One session will be given by Professor Patricia Vervoort, Thunder Bay LACAC. For further information and to register please contact: Lorraine Lowry, Workshop Co-ordinator, The Ontario Historical Society 5151 Yonge Street, Willowdale, ON M2N 5P5, (416) 226-9011, Fax (416) 226-2740. 11 AGORA April 1993 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar. please call Betty Hygaard at the Information Office at 343-8300 or mail your information to Alumni HouseOeadline for the May AgorA is May 15, 1993. Saturday, 1 • Saturday, 22 Exhibitions at Definitely Superior 17A-12A S. Court Street Photography of acclaimed Winnipeg artist. David McMillan in his exhibition entiUed, "A Chronicle of a Landscape·. Opening reception Sunday, May 2. 3:00 -5:00 p.m. Free: Two-day workshop, May 3 and 4 on photographic image manipulation. Call the gallery 344-3814 for more information. WANTED!! Saturday, 29 Convocation Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Alumni interested in serving as Volunteer Marshalls should contact Denise Bruley, 343-8372. UPCOMING ALUMNI f.VENTS June2 Alumni Association Annual General Meeting Faculty Lounge, 7:00 p.m. All alumni are invited to attend. July 18 Wednesday, 12 Up With People, 8 pm @ Auditorium "Rhthym of the World", the show that lifts you up and never lets you down! Cast of 140 young men and women from 20 countries celebrating the diversity of cultures and ideas. driven by the sights and sounds of international music. Sponsored by Centra Gas with proceeds to be donated to P.A. General Hospital ·campaign for the General, the Hospital with Heart". Tickets: $15.50 (adults). $11.75 (seniors, students, children) available at Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, LUSU Office, Ticket Express (Keskus Mall), Centra Gas. Alumni Golf Toumament Thunder Bay Country Club, 1:00 p.m. $40 per person To register call 343-8155 THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Spring Session - May 3 to June 17. 1993 Mon-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, 15 Alumni Association Award application deadline. One award (valued at $5,000 over 4 years) is given out each year to a student entering L.U. in a degree or diploma program. Preference will be given to the sons, daughters or spouses of Lakehead University Alumni. For information call (807) 343-8155. •••• Jt1r;i~~~~;]f:i1ii Friday,28 Convocation Eve sponsored by Thunder Bay Travel Limited 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Faculty Lounge A great chance to welcome the graduating class of '93. , RL Zuback Al umni The Office of Continuing Education at Lakehead University is looking for families to host one or two Japanese students. How Long: 1 or 2 weeks. When: August 7 -21, 1993. Remuneration: Honorarium of $125 per student per week. Previous host families have indicated that having an international student in their home has been a very rewarding experience. For further infonnation please contact Susan Burton at 343-8068. J A GORA The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except July and August) and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. 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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.10 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, research updates, and announces the athletes of the year. 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 1993-04 Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0247b739fe9ab62720dd2c241016e689.pdf 887f8969a134442a9a657b87f9cef079 PDF Text Text C LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Ontario, Canada ~ GOR DR. NEIL WEIR NAMED DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER by Vonnie Cheng Two recognitions within the same month!! Congratulations to Dr. Neil Weir for receiving the University's Distinguished Researcher Award for 1992-93 and the Doctor of Science degree from Glasgow University. Dr. Weir came to Lakehead University in_ 1970 from Scotland after six years of teaching at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. During the twenty-two years he , has been at Lakehead, Dr. Weir has ' - published over 80 papers in international journals, 24 of these and one book chapter in the last five years. He has developed two graduate courses and supervised numerous postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students in the Chemistry Department. He is also a Ph.D. supervisor for the University of Salford (U.K.), a Ph.D. examiner for three universities in the U.K. and Poland, a member of the Editorial Board of an international journal, as well as a grants referee for NSERC, NATO, and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Weir's speciality is polymer science, a subject generally considered by students to be "very difficult." In addition to teaching Chemistry at both undergraduate and graduate levels, Dr. Weir teaches courses in Engineering as well. This year, he has an "intimate" class size of over 160 students in his class. Lest we think that he is a wee bit lopsided in his interests, Dr. Weir is the Coordinator of the graduate studies program in Chemistry. He has served on various committees including the Senate Research Committee. Besides English and Scottish Gaelic which he was brought up to speak, he has in his command several languages including German, French, "some" (his word, not mine) Polish "some" Hungarian, and "some" Russian. ' As_one o_f the leading experts in Polymer Science in Canada, he has been in great demand as a lecturer both at home and abroad. So far, he has given lectures in Quebec City, Toronto, United States, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Britain, Poland, and Germany. If funding is an index of a researcher's worth in the eyes of the granting bodies, then Dr. Weir is clearly in the heavy-weight category. His research in Polymer and Lignin Photochemistry has always been exceeding well funded. In the last five years alone, he has received more than a quarter of a million dollars from NRC/NSERC and the Centres of Excellence. He was also invited to participate in the Centres of Excellence's National Network (Mechanical Wood Pulps program) two years ago. The Network joins together approximately 30 scientists across Canada including Dr. David Holah (Chemistry), Dr. Allan Gilbert (Engineering), and Dr. Krishnamoorthy Natarajan (je~tin9 in tlie mooafor tlie fw{ufay ana tlie office move, C .'Agora staff move 600&, fifes, trees anayeoy{e/ .Yrom tlie 'External 1{e{ations staff we wisli everyone a Rayyy Rofiday Thunder Bay Volume 9, Number 10 December 1992 (Engineering) at Lakehead University. Dr. Weir is the Participant Leader for the LU National Centres of Excellence research projects. As a principal investigator his part of the project focuses on lignin, specifically the photodegradation properties of lignin which make white paper turn brown on exposure to sunlight. Dr. Weir is assisted by Dr. George Arct, his partner in the project, and by Alfredo Ceccarelli, a graduate student whom he supervises. Since lignin has a very complex molecular structure and it cannot be extracted from the wood tissue without altering its chemical composition, Dr. Weir and his team·h_ad to start fro~ scratch by making and using less complicated organic molecules to help them piece together the puzzle. more about Dr. Weir on page 1of Research News IN THE NEXT ISSUE: ❖ Dr. Bill Heath - Named Distinguished Instructor for 1993 ❖ Retirees and 20-year pin recipients and photographs from the Holiday Celebration �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Early Christmas Present from Ontario Government augmented with staff training to permit flexibility. Budgets will continue to be tight but are manageable if we all can continue to pull together in the interest of the future of Lakehead University. In the longer term, I expect 1994195 to be as tight but by 1995/96, the spill-over effect of_ the U.S. economy recovery, coupled with an expected Ontario election, may ~ee some relief. (It does, however, seem like a long way off.) The M.C.U. Restructuring Committee continues to be a puzzle. This group, well stacked with University stakeholders, h~s recently embarked on an expected eighteen-month study to examine how the Ontario university system needs to be restructured to "cope" with the future needs of Ontario society. Somewhat puzzling is the 2% restructuring fund allocated in the 1993/94 transfer payment announcement. How can money be spent to implement a restructuring plan :,vhen the plan itself cannot be completed in the fiscal year? More in a future column. Most of you will know that because of continuing economic woes and priorities, the Ontario Government has reneged on its 2% funding commitment for 1993/94. Base funding was announced by the Treasurer recently as 0%. A further $10.5 million was skimmed off the top by the Minister so that the effective allocation to Lakehead University next year is a base reduction of 0.75%. The good news, if you can call it good, (our students don't) is that tuition fees are going up 7% and with our healthy enrolment situation, this does provide some compensation - but at a price. It is expected that the fee increase, coupled with the continued economic tough times and announced O.S.A.P. changes, will have a negative impact on enrolment in 1993/94. We are currently working on budget models which factor in a 5% reduction in Year 1 intake. In November the Board of Quick Trip Governors passed the 1993/94 Budget guidelines which will direct the final In late November, I made a budget preparation, scheduled for comprehensive 11-day visit to three approval at the April 1993 Board countries to seek additional funding and ~eating. !he guidelines emphasize programs to add to our international fiscal caution, the maintenance and activities. stability of enrolment, priority considerFirst stop was Gifu University in ation for the library and a commitment to Japan, the source of our Japanese maintain faculty and staff employment summer program students. En route to levels. This is achievable for 1993/94 if Japan, I spent part of a day in Vancouver we have very strict guidelines for fund-rais!n.Q for the Sea-to-Sea Project as expenditures including salaries and other well as vIsIting B.C.I.T. (British Columbia costs. Another part of the jigsaw will be Institute of Technology) to meet with put in place in late February when we get prospective college transfer students the student application data from pri~arily in engineering technology a~d O.U.A.C. (Guelph). During the next four business. months, the Senate Budget Committee, The formal visit to Gifu University the Labour/Management Committee and was somewhat exhausting. The overall the Task Force on Funding will be impression is one of very positive feeling reviewing a variety of budget scenarios towards the Lakehead University for next year based on the Boardprograms. The visiting faculty and approved guidelines. Following the positive reception to Japanese students very much enjoy Lakehead University and the Thunder last year's voluntary staff holiday Bay community. Our meeting included a program, the Board guidelines for 1993/ two-hour video taping session where Dan 94 see a continuation of this successful P~kulak and I answered questions which program. I have recently commented to wlll be used for a Japan-wide promotion all Budget centres that they should show for the summer programs, as well as a maximum flexibility for those people press conference with the local newspaseeking additional voluntary holidays. It per and a symbolic presentation to a few is clear that his program needs to be 2 AGORA of the students who attended Lakehead University last summer. Our meeting with the Universi1y President and the President of the Board went well, and we have been asked to prepare a proposal for a fourth program that possibly could start as early as this summer. As well, Gifu University will ~ost_ probably undergo a major expansI0~ In two yea.rs and additional program options were discussed. At a time of reduced government operating support, these types of programs become increasingly important. Our hosts co~ered all of our expenses in Japan which was much appreciated. Lakehead University presented our hosts with plaques to recognize the spirit of our cooperative activities. Although Japan is suffering from the same world-wide recession as Canada, it has a much more positive and aggressive outlook on the future. En route to Finland, Dan Pakulak and I spent 2 1/2 days, including one very long night in Russia. Again, we were the complimentary guests of our Russian hosts. Russia is in a very difficult transition for which the final outcome is far from predictable. In a future Nor'Wester column, I will focus more on my political and economic observations during our visit. As you know, Lakehead University has an exchange agreement with Tyumen University and, after looking at some alternatives, I feel that we should continue the Tyumen relationship accepting the fact that it may be difficult on a regular basis to achieve reciprocal ~tudent exchanges. There is faculty interest, particularly in History, and I expect to see that some long-term resea~ch projects will evolve from this relationship. At this point, I travelled late at night on a short flight to Helsinki where I was to meet Pentti Paularinne. However, Pentti missed his flight and ended up arriving 24 hours late. In Helsinki Pentti and I met with Kalervo Siikala Director of International Relations in the Ministry of Education. It was Mr. Siikala who, in an earlier visit I made in 1988, approved the short-term visiting faculty program. Our meeting with Mr. Siikala went very well. We were directed to submit a proposal to renew the visiting .) ) 1 1 Q continued on page 7 December 1992 �AROUND CAMPUS QHappy Anniversary Computer Centre C The first computer, an IBM 360/40 arrived at Lakehead University in November 1967. Over the ensuing twenty-five years, computers have gone from room-sized to lap-top, punched paper cards and tape have vanished, laser printers have quietly replaced impact printers, the cost has gone from millions to thousands of dollars and the speed from slow to fast. Several generations of students, staff and facuity have become familiar with computers and their capabilities. Lyn McLeod, MPP and Leader of the Opposition, spoke to faculty members at the LUFA general meeting on Monday, December 14. Talks included the Provincial Government's budget cuts and how they are ~~~~~~~=====.J affecting universities. Focus on Wellness Beginning in January, Campus Recreation will offer a 4part series of talks by fitness and health professionals. Faculty from the School of Physical Education and Athletics and members of the District Health Unit will conduct lifestyle assessments and involve participants in exploring the many factors that affect wellness. The program is open to faculty, staff and students. To register call 343-8808 after January 6 or drop by the Campus Recreation Office in UC 2014. Canadian Reference books donated Thanks to the generosity of a Canadian publisher one hundred 4-volume sets of encyclopedia have been donated to Lakehead University. Many academic departments took advantage of the offer and an additional 50 sets will be distrib· uted to students through the Argus. C Provincial money to counter wife abuse and sexual assault Lakehead University will receive some of the nearly $72,000 announced by the Rae government for First Nations and community organizations in the Thunder Bay area. Initiatives directly affecting the university include: two grants totalling $7,500 for the Gender Issues Centre for resource materials; and $4,700 grant to University researcher Julie Woit, Department of Social Work, for a comparison study of two police approaches to dealing with family violence. Sexual assault prevention initiatves will help six city groups through grants totalling $27,500. Ten local wife assault prevention projects are receiving $44,410. The aim of these projects is to make outreach and self-help programs more accessible to victims of assault and increase public education and awareness. LU speaks up after Macleans article Members of the University community were interviewed following the Macleans' article on Canadian University rankings. The feature will be shown on Spectrum on December 20 at 6 pm on the local channel. enrolled in Canadian universities this year an increase of 3.2 per cent over last year. Part-time enrolment was also up by 2.5 per cent to 321,000. A decrease in the number of withdrawals was also encouraging. Lakehead University experienced another growth year with a 12.5 per cent increase in full-time students (5,293) and a 1.6 per cent increase in part-time enrolment (2,200). Albeit a small department, the greatest increase (57%) was in the Library and Information Studies, followed by Science at 25.8 per cent, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism at 19.9 per cent, then Arts 19.2%) , Education (16.2%), and Physical Education (11.4%). Decreases in enrolment were experienced in several areas. Off campus enrolment is down 12.9% and there was a slight decrease (2.9%) in the number of fulltime graduate students (182 ).students. Interestingly, parttime graduate enrolment increased 13.0%. The Business Administration program saw a dcecrease in enrolment (-29.7%) as well as in the Diploma in Forest Technology (-12.8%) and Nursing (3.5%). Moe Ktytor, Director of Student Placement and Cooperative Education, says the courses students are choosing "go hand in hand with the current economic climate and reflect public awareness about the environment." Hats Off To Six Special Grads Students who graduate in the fall are invited to Convocation ceremonies the following spring. However, faculty in the School of Nursing can't wait to send for spring to send their congratulations to new graduates from the Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. And just what makes these six students so special? They earned their degrees by Distance Education while balancing careers, families and course work. Congratulations to Faith Fawcett, Susan Ellen Griffis, Gillian Hearn, Kathryn Sager, Karen Anne Serediuk and Annette vanden Brand (Ignace). ENROLMENT STATISTICS: How many students are there and what are they studying? C Thanks LU A pledge of $4,794 to the United Way from University "When the economy gets tough, Canadians go to university" announced a recent newspaper article. According to Statistics Canada, a record 572,000 full-time students are employees brings us one step closer to our goal of $950,000. Jerry Cox, 1992 Campaign Chair 3 AGOAA December 1992 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY WBOOK SALE EARNS MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY The recent sale of withdrawn library books earned $1700 for the purchase of new library materials. Many thanks to Becky Hurley and the bookstore staff for making the sale a success. WATTENTION DIALUP USERS The Library's Online Catalogue has undergone a software upgrade. In order to continue searching the Online Catalogue using your PC, it may be necessary to upgrade your microcomputer communication package. Your communication package must allow for VT220 emulation. If your software does no have this capability, you can obtain a copy of the new communications software from Microcomputer Support Services in 881059 (343-8549). You must provide your own floppy disk. attendees were given an overview of the major issues in the planning, development and management of library collections. Jim Arnot, Education Librarian, attended the semi-annual conference of the Ontario Teacher Education Library Association held in Toronto at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, in November. Louise Wuorinen, Northern Studies Librarian and Ian Dew, Head, Systems and Bibliographic Processing attended a conference sponsored by GAUT. It was entitled "Academic Librarians: Perceptions and Realities" and was held in Halifax this past November. Ian, along with Bob Moore of GAUT, conducted a workshop on Academic Librarian contracts in Canada. WCONFERENCES ATTENDED Gisella Scalese, Orientation/Continuing Education Library travelled to Waterloo, Ontario in December for atwo day OCUL Internet Training Workshop. Anne Deighton, Collections Development Librarian and Joan Seeley, Circulation/Interlibrary Loans Librarian attended the Collection Management and Development Institute Conference in Toronto, October 22-25, 1992. Over the four days, mmmmmwmmmwwwwwww Dr. David Suzuki was on campus to talk about his new book Wisdom of the Elders. The photographer captured Dr. Rosehart, Suzuki and Professor Doug West on their way to a meeting with Native leaders and students. Ski For Hope 19 buildings in4 days! Occupational Health & Safety Officer Marla Peuramaki said there was "an excellent response" fram employees and students during the recent fire drills. "It helps us to evaluate the effectiveness of our evacuation plan and we were pleased with the results and will make changes where necessary". Al Wrightsel! and Bob McCluskey, Fire Prevention Officers, together with security and electrical staff assisted with the drills. And who got out fastest? "The people inthe School of Nursing • hands down, in only 6 minutes! Above, John Bonofiglio and Ben Kaminski oversee the evacuation of the Nursing Building. Ms. Peuramaki refused to say who came last. The second Ski for Hope will be held Sunday, March 14, 1993 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Big Thunde(National Ski Training Centre. The event is presented by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in conjunction with the Lakehead University Alumni Association and with the financial support of Ernst and Young. Funds raised through Ski for Hope are shared by the CNIB and Lakehead University and are used to assist blind and visually impaired residents of Northwestern Ontario as well as students with special needs at LU. Participants raise a minimum of $50 in pledges and ski for the day. A hot lunch is provided and participants are eligible to win many exciting prizes. To register and receive a pledge form, contact the CNIB at 3453341 or the Office of Alumni Services at Lakehead University at 343· 8155. 4 AGORA December 1992 J �Director: Dr. Connie Nelson ext. 8793 Research Officer: Anne Klymenko ext. 8223 Special Projects Officer: Kelly Morris ext. 8939 Graduate Studies Assistant: Lynn Gollat ext. 8785 Dr. Neil Weir Distinguished Researcher 1993 by Vonnie Cheng continued from page 1of The AgorA Dr. Arct does the "cooking" of these "simpler'' lignin-like model compounds. So far, he has over 20 in stock, most of which are brand new. It takes no less than three computers to monitor and chart the photochemical behaviours of these models in the lab. According to Dr. Weir, the whole process is extremely time-consuming and it may take years before anyone can fully ( mderstand the coloration mechanisms or begin devising mechanical means which are economically and environmentally feasible to stop the nasty complex in lignin from degrading lily white paper in broad daylight. Dr. Weir's team, however, has already begun to see some light. The empirical data to date, he said, are on track with his theories. The Distinguished Researcher Award is certainly a major feather in Dr. Weir's cap. The D.Sc. degree, on the other hand, has a more global significance. According to Dr. Alan Hughes, Chairman of Chemistry, the D.Sc. degree is not an honorary but an earned degree. Only a few of these degrees are given out each year by a handful of the universities in the Commonwealth to recognize scientists of the highest order for their contributions to their particular disciplines. The criteria tor selection are very much like those for the Distinguisher Researcher Award but more encompassing. The evaluation process, undertaken by internationally renowned scientists, is extremely vigorous. Among - 'ther things, it takes into consideration the the hard-earned degree bespeaks the public impact and consistency of the calibre of talent and the kind of supernova candidate's contributions to research and which the University, wtth the help of scholar1y performance as documented by various funding sources, has brought forth refereed and non-refereed publications, to shine so magnificently. Well done, Or. research grants, contracts, and fundings from various granting bodies, organizations, Weir! Well done, Lakehead Universtty or professional committees. The candidates and everyone in the academic community! are required to provide supporting documents for all of the above plus a paper {more The Distinguished Researcher like a mini-thesis} detailing how they think recognition comes with a grant of $3,500 their works have contributed to their particular disciplines. Since the candidates' for Dr. Weir to further his research interests. To make him work some more achievements are measured and evaluated against their peers at the international level, for his pay, Or. Weir has been invited by Vice-President Whitfield to give a public the D.Sc. degree, as Or. Hughes pointed lecture on a topic of his choice during the out, has "several orders of magnitude." It Winter 1993 term. Or. Weir has quite a validates Or. Weir's standing as Distingreat sense of humour despite his quiet guished Researcher and one of the best demeanour. So look out and look forward minds at the University. More importantly, to hearing his lecture. Dr. Neil Weir is shown in the Chemistry Laboratory with George Arct, his research assistant, (sitting) and Alfredo Ceccarelli one ofhis graduate students. 1 Research News December 1992 �PEOPLE/PAPER/PUBLICATIONS lar risk factors vary among public health catchment areas. Six recommendations to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular disease are presented for consideration by the Ministry. Copies of the report have been distributed to agencies in Northwest· ern Ontario. The researchers wish to acknowledge the assistance given by Dr. John Jamieson, Department of Psychology, and Miss Lorilei Anderson in the data analysis. Dr. Bahram Dadgostar, School of Business Administration has had the following four research studies published in 1992. The first research paper entitled, "Fisher Hypothesis: A long-run proposition," was authored with Dr. Moazzami and Dr. Jankowski, Department of Economics in the Administrative Science Association of Canada "Conference Proceeding" in June 1992. The second paper was entitled, "Factors Affecting Time Spent by Near-Home Tourists in City Destination" in the Journal of Travel Research, Fall 1992, and coauthored with Robert lsotalo, School of Business Administration. The third study entitled, "Analysis of Farm-Retail Price Spread for Food" was published in Economic Affairs, January 1992. The fourth publication is a book entitled, ''The Economy of Northwestern Ontario: Structure, Performance and Future Challenges," Lakehead University, Fall 1992, third print. This book was coauthored with Dr. Jankowski and Dr. Moazzami, Department of Economics. Dr. Medhat H. Rahim, Associate Professor, School of Education, presented a paper entitled "LOGO Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) Sessions for Middle & High School Mathematics" for the International Society for Technology in Education annual meeting, Technology in the Rockies Conference in Denver, Colorado, October 1 Dr. Chris Jecchinis, Professor Emeritius of Economics has written a chapter (with Th. Koutroukis) in the recently published book on Labour Relations in Education • International Perspectives (Bruce S. Cooper, Ed.)., Greenwood Published Group, 1992. ====--=::=.J · 4, 1992. Dr. S. Ali Mirza, Professor of Civil Engineering, was recently elected Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. The honour was conferred on Dr. Mirza in recognition of his research on concrete and composite structures and for services he rendered to the profession of structural engineer· ing. He is also Fellow of the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Professor Rhonda KirkGardner and Dr. Darlene Steven, Associate Professors, School of Nursing, presented an invited paper at the Ontario Public Health Associa· tion meeting in Toronto on November 16, 1992. The title of the paper was "An Analysis of the Ontario Health Survey from a Cardiovascular Perspective". The researchers received $24,910 in funding from the Ministry to complete the study. The Ontario Health Survey is a joint project of ~he Ministry of Health and the Premier's Council on Health, Well Being and Social Justice. The $4.5 Million cost for the survey was funded by the Health Innovation Fund. Risk factors for cardiovascular are widespread in the Ontario population. Results of the survey indicate that one-quarter of the po_pulatio~ are smokers and that the prevalence of heavy smoking Is mcreasmg; one-quarter of the population are overweight, threequarters of the population are inactive; and that one-quarter of the population consume more than seven beverages per week. Results of the survey indicate that for every 100 residents of Ontario, four h~ve heart disease, ten h~ve hypertension, three have circulatory disease, and three have diabetes. The prevalence of cardiovascuResearch News Dr. Aris Carastathis, Department of Music has recently published three musical works. His compositions Arrays for Viola, Variables for Clarinet and Intimations I & II for Oboe and Piano were published by new Art Music Editions, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2 December 1992 �WHAT IS RESEARCH? Or, Second-Guessing the Tax Man program funding announced in last February's budget for 1993-94 and 1994-95. NSERC's Executive Committee has therefore decided to postpone at least for one year the introduction of the new Collaborative Project Grants Program. Teams of Researchers that were planning to submit applications to the program are asked to keep their proposal ideas in mind; knowing the unpredictability of government funding, the above program may be resurrected at any time! ([ Lada Malek, Chair Senate Research Committee More and more frequently, the Senate Research Committee {SAC) is being asked to evaluate the Leave/Non-Leave Research Grant Applications. These grants are funded by the researchers themselves in the form of a "research grant in lieu of salary". This in turn is associated with a tax benefit to the researcher. Diversion of one's salary into support of research is commendable, given the limited availability of research dollars. However, the perception seems to e~ist with many Lakehead University facuity members, that any activity automatically qualifies as research, and therefore for the above form of a tax benefit. This is not necessarily so, and applicants are strongly urged to read and comply with the university guidelines. In its deliberations, the SAC tends to apply the NSERC/SSHAC/MAC criteria defining research, but acknowledges that there exist legitimate research activities outside the purview of such granting agencies. The SAC committee is obliged to interpret the broad definition of research provided by the Taxation Act: r NSERC LIST OF AWARDS NOW AVAILABLE ON COMPUTER DISKETTE The Office of Research and Graduate Studies recently received NSERC's List of Scholarships and Grants in Aid of Research 1991-92 in IBM compatible diskette form. Copies can be obtained by contact Anne Klymenko at ext. 8223. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENT ONTARIO Environmental Education and Awareness Program Awareness is the key step in the resolution of any problem. With this in mind, the Ministry supports various awareness activities through its Environmental Education and Awareness Program {EEAP). The goal of this program is to encourage environmentally friendly lifestyles through education. The EEAP provides financial assistance to projects supporting the mandate of the Ministry of the Environment which is 'to protect and enhance the quality of the environment for the present and the future well-being of the people of Ontario and the ecosystem in which they live." Projects qualifying for assistance range from conferences, workshops and theatrical presentations to newsletters, fact sheets and technical reports. Deadlines: March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1. "Research must involve a critical or scientific inquiry having for its aim the discovering of new facts and their correct interpretation of their practical applications. It does not include research carried out for the sake of acquiring the experience or skill of conducting research, ... " Income Tax Interpretation Bulletin IT-75A2 The second sentence is self explanatory. The first sentence, however, leaves any human activity potentially open to definition as research. It is then up to the applicant to convince the SAC {and ultimately the tax officials) that the activity will be "critical and scientific". Each application should include the research quiestion being asked, the hypothesis being tested, the data acquistion and analysis methods to be used, and the relationship between the cost of proposed research and the proposed budget. Statements {perhaps elaborated) such as: "I want to write a book on HIV epidemiology in North Western Ontario.. ." are simply not adequate in defining research activity. What is the bottom line? All academic disciplines have a concept of what acceptable research topics and methods are. Please conform to the standards of your discipline in making research proposals to SAC. Thank you on behalf of current and future members of SAC. Environmental Research Program Consideration under this program is given primarily to pure and applied research directed towards environmental protection and human health-rel11ted issues. Some major program areas are: - Pollution Prevention - Water Management - Air Issues - Waste Management - Analytical Instrumentation - Environmental Socio-Economics - Risk Assessment - Biotechnology - Pest Control • 3 A's - Zebra Mussel Control - Acid Mine Drainage More specific information is provided in the Environmental Research Priorities document available by contacting Anne Klymenko, Research Officer at ext. 8223. Deadline: January 15, 1993. NSERC NEWS NEW COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM POSTPONED! Unfortunately, NSERC, like all other federal agencies and departments, did not escape the government's most recent effort to control the escalating growth of the federal deficit. While ... NSERC's grant budget was not cut by 10%, as were those of many others, NSERC will not receive the 4% increases in 3 Research News December 1992 �RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Congresses of the International Geographical Union, like the Olympics, meet once every four years, This year it was the turn of the United States to host the event, which was based in Washington, D.C. in August. Before and after the main Congress, meetings were held all over the country of the various Commissions and Study Groups that bring together people interested in specific aspects of Geography. Two of these were attended by members of Lakehead's Geography Department. The Commission on Changing Rural Systems met, in all the sweltering heat of a midwestern August. on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. There, Dr. Robert Dilley presented a paper on "Restructuring a Shoreline Recreation Area: Thunder Bay, Ontario". Two weeks later, the Commission on the Geography of Leisure and Recreation convened in the luxury resort of Telluride, Colorado. Here, 8000 feet up in the San Juan Mountains, Dr. Margaret Johnston gave a paper entitled "Authenticity and the Consumption of a Cultural Commodity", and chaired a session on "Sport and Recreation as a Field of Studies in Geography and the Social Sciences: Change and Challenges". Robert Dilley was also present, and delivered a paper co-authored with Professor Ken Hartviksen of Lakehead's School of Business Administration and Dr. Doug Nord of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, on "Short-Term Cross-Border Tourism: the Mutual Attractions of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario". The presentations might be described as "breath-taking", since at that altitude noone had much breath, anyway. $10,000 each Royal Canadian Geographical Society Studentship in Northern Geography $10,000 Research Support Opportunity in Arctic Environmental Studies - funding for Accommodation Facilities - Services Special Awards for Northern Residents • $5,000 each Chevron Canada Resources Special Award in Public Administration/Community Affairs $5,000 each • residents of Northwest Territories Cooperatives Award • $2,000 Caribou.Research Award - $3,000 Commonwealth Scholarship Plan 1994 New Zealand and Australia• 31 December 1992 Government of Canada Awards Deadlines vary by country International Development Research Centre {IDRC) Young Canadian Researchers Award $20,000 per year - No Deadline John G. Bene Fellowship in Social Forestry $7,000 per year - Deadline: 15 January 1993 Lakehead University 1993-94 Internal Graduate Scholarships· 30 March 1993 Ministry of Colleges and Universities Sir John A. Macdonald Graduate Fellowship in Canadian History • $8,500/year - March 19, 1993 Ontario-Quebec Exchange Fellowship Program - $12,000 - Ph.D. and $10,000MA • January 19, 1993 Soroptimist Foundation of Canada Canadian Soroptimist Grants for Women $5,000 - Deadline: 31 January 1993 Canada-ASEAN Centre/Asia Pacific Foundation Graduate Student Travel Grant Fund $5,000 -January 10, 1993 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Deadline: 1 March 1993 DELCAN Scholarship - $4,000 Pavement Management Systems/Stanley Technology Group Scholarship - $3,000 Federal/Provincial/Territorial Governments of Canada Scholarship • $3,250 Lea Associates Group Scholarship - $4,000 International Road Federation (IRF) Fellowship - $6,000 US canadian Northern Studies Trust Deadline: 31 January 1993 Studentships in Northern Studies - Organization of American States OAS Regular Training Program Fellowships - funding for Travel Expenses, Tuition Fees, GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 4 Research News Study Materials, Subsistence Allowance • Deadline: 1 March 1993 Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada ...J Deadline: 1 February 1993 Cable Telecommunications Research Fellowship - $5,000 Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Military History - $24,000 per year Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) Internship Program - $16,000 • 12 months Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) Language Program - $16,000 - 12 months & $8,000 tuition fees Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) R.B. Byers Postdoctoral Fellowship - $27,000 Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) Research Awards• $7,500 Military & Strategic Studies (MSS) Scholarship Program - $16,000 - Ph.D. and $13,000 • MA Petro Canada Graduate Research Award • $10,000 Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships· Harvard University - $11,180 US Emergency Preparedness Canada Research Fellowship - $15,000 per year Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship $15,000 Rick Hansen Man in Motion Legacy Fund 1993 Spinal Cord Injury Research· Deadline: 1 February 1993 ) University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship $10,000- Ph.D., $8,000 • MA Thesis and $6,000 • MA Course Deadline: 15 February 1993 The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share wtth us Interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS. We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just would like to profile your research expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for communicating your research endeavours to the community at large. For further research information call Anne Klymenko at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.For information about Foundations, call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 891oor drop by Alumni House. December 1992 �iiM=i-i JOSEPHINE TAN RAOUL MCKAY New Department - New Chair C Dr. Josephine Tan recently joined the Department of Psychology. Born in Malaysia, Tan pursued her academic career in Canada, receiving her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta. She received her Master of Arts and her PhD from the University of New Brunswick and calls that province her Canadian home. Tan's program was two-fold, both clinical and applied. "The program emphasizes the scientist/practitioner approach • doing research and at the same time, clinical work." Tan carried out her pre-doctoral training at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and her post-doctoral work at Ottawa General. Her research interest is extensive but focusses on depression and mental health in women. "I think Psychology has been ignoring sex differences. I'm investigating the rates of depression in women and how they relate to sex roles and bias in the mental health system." Tan's research also includes interpersonal attraction. She recently submitted a paper to the Journal for Abnormal Psychology which looks at how people respond to depressed people on the basis of gender. She is working on a manuscript that will synthesize these findings. Tan's interests include dance • ballet, ballet jazz and lyrical, as well as classical music. Welcome to Lakehead Professor Tan. Tel: 343-7751. Office: SN 10428 Dr. Raoul McKay has been appointed to head the Department of Native Studies. In September, the first students enrolled in degree and certificate programs in Native Studies. Students will be able to earn a 3-year degree with a Native Studies double major, a certificate in Native Studies or a Native language minor program. Programs offer students fundamental knowledge of First Nations' history, cultural and traditional values, political, constitutional and sociological issues and economic relationships with the mainstream society. Professor Raoul McKay brings to the department a diverse background in many educational areas. Born in Manitoba, McKay was the first person in the Metis community of St. Eustache to complete his entire schooling there before attending St. Paul's College in Winnipeg. As a full and part-time student, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Education degree and a Master of Arts from the University of Manitoba. Most of the work in his M.A. program focused on the history of Native people: his thesis was on the history of Treaty Four. In 1991, Raoul received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Toronto. His thesis was on the history of the Cree of Treaty Five from 1875 to 1930. Most of Dr. McKay's career has centred on education. He taught at the elementary, high school and university level. He taught Native Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and was the first department head of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. Consistent with his educational philosophy, Raoul hired native people as professors and seminar leaders. He says his goal at Lakehead will be the same, although he strongly believes that it is important to have Native and non-natives in the courses. Current enrolment in the Native Studies programs is 70. While serving on the Association of Canadian Universities' Northern Studies committee, established to develop guiding principles in research in northern communities, Raoul introduced the idea of creating bursary funds specifically for Native Studies. Most recently, Raoul served with the national working group of Pathways to Success which gives Native people a voice in their training program for postsecondary education. Raoul was heavily involved in sports in this earty years which he maintains helped him cope with university life. In addition to managing and coaching sports teams, he served with many community organizations. Dr. McKay is married to Iris and they have three grown children. Dr. McKay's office is in the lower level of the University Centre (UC-1003) Telephone number is 343-8934 or 8902. IN MEMORIAM Kathleen (Kay) Margaret Hakala passed away December 7, 1992 after a lengthy illness. Born in Coldwell, Ontario in 1933, Kay attended local schools, worked at radio stations in the city and married Arnold Hakala in 1955. They raised three children: John and Doug (both graduates of Lakehead University • John works with Campus Development) and a daughter Barbara. Kay started working part time at the University in 1969 becoming Office Manager in the Admissions Office in 1974. In 1976 Kay became Secretary to Claude Smith, Director of Physical Plant (now Campus Development). She retired in 1989 due to ill health but never let it affect her terrific sense of humour or quick wit. Kay was a very generous, warm-hearted and compassionate person. She would always go to bat for the underdog, so to speak, as anyone who attended Kay's retirement party {1989) would remember. A very dedicated and hardworking employee, Kay had many friends at LU and we will miss her and her friendship. Condolences to husband Arnold and the entire family. r AGORA 5 December 1992 �LAST WRITES by Katherine Shedden As I prepare for Christmas and the long car trip home to Saskatchewan, my thoughts turn to those who cannot be with family at this special time of year. Those who have suffered the loss of a loved one will often experience intense and confused emotions. My thoughts also flash back to the powerful emotions I felt watching the premier performance of Sleeping Children Awake. This is a SO-minute documentary which tells the story of native Canadians who lived through the horrors of the residential school system in Canada. The production follows a convoluted path. Film producer Rhonda Kara Hanah came in contact with artist Shirley Cheechoo and her play "Path with No Moccasins". She believed it would make a great documentary and convinced Shirley the play would make the perfect narrative framework for the video. The collaboration further included a television manger who believed in the project and recognized a story that needed telling to a larger audience - enter Thunder Bay Television's Tony Seuret. If you want to check the educational potential of a project why not check in with a University President • enter Bob Rosehart. He could envision a multitude of educational uses and thus began the successful collaboration with Thunder Bay Television, Magic Arrow Productions and Lakehead University. The show was aired for public broadcast by Thunder Bay Television on December 10. The film traced a government system which took Native children from their homes and communities and placed them in residential schools run primarily by religious orders. In many cases children did not see their families for many years. When they returned the family structure had broken down. Parents and children were strangers. The loss of identity encouraged a cycle of abuse, violence, cultural confusion and repressed anger. The visionaries who made this film happen deserve credit. The next job undoubtedly belongs with the elders who will help with the healing and recovery process for those victims still struggling to understand how that experience has shaped their lives. At the premier showing, a packed house sat in riveted silence as the haunting images and voices of those interviewed recalled and relived the pain. The most poignant responses I heard after the show indicate that this is part of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada that must not be forgotten. Tears streaming down her face, one woman simply said, "I was number 22" a reference to the system of numbering the children rather than using their native names. One of the most ironic comments came from a visiting South African professor who said, "I need more information. I simply cannot understand how this happened." I'll give my children an extra hug this Christmas. A reminder never to take any family relationship for granted. And perhaps a grieving for the atrocities committed against cultures • past, present and future. For information about the educational distribution policy for Sleeping Children Awake, contact the Information Office at 343-8300. Sleeping Children I Win a Cook Book The Northwestern Ontario Amateur Wrestling Corporation (under the auspices of the LU Varsity Wrestling Program} is producing a fundraising cook book. NOAWC is a non-profit organization which helps fund the Northwestern Ontario Wrestling Club. All proceeds from the book will go towards travel and accommodation to Provincial and National competitions. Submissions must be by January 15. However recipes can be submitted on an ongoing basis for future publications. Each person who has a recipe published will be entered in a draw for a cook book to take place immediately after publication. There will be five draws. The organization is hoping for a wide variety of recipes, representing the different cultures on campus. Recipes can be sent to "Recipe Book", c/o Chris or Sharon, School of Physical Education & Athletics. For further information contact Francis Clayton at Ext. 8513. Procrastinators Beware! Last month Agora staff promised highlights of the strategic plan and a fe~ture story on the graduate program in Social Work. Blame it on the rain, our impending move across the road, restructuring meetings, chest colds, or a number of other.excuses. These articles are still "on hold" for upcoming issues. Contact North Changes Locations Awake Sleeping Children Awake is a documattary video portraying the residential sc:hool system ior Native Canadians in operatio n until the late 198o's. a •" " '·• LAKEHEAD ~ UNIVERSITY TIU()8111"'Y~ 6 AGORA Wanted: Recipe Submissions Contact North has moved from the university campus to 1139 Alloy Drive. The mailing address at the new facility is Contact North/Contact Nord 1139 Alloy Drive, Suite 104 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6M8 Telephone: (807) 343-1616 ) ~ -F_ax_: _(8_01_) 3_43_-2_3_ 90_ ___. 1 December 1992 �President's Report continued from page 2 faculty program and were assured that it would be looked upon favourably. We were able to brief Mr. Siikala on the Finnish Chair Project and he made a commitment to seek funds to make a contribution to the Chair Project in the name of the 75th Anniversary of Finland. At this point, we travelled north to Rovaniemi, the home of the University of Lapland and the site of the 3rd Conference of the Association of Circumpolar Universities. Pentti and I had a tour of the new facilities of the University of Lapland (I believe we have 4 students on exchange from Lapland here this term), and we discussed constitutional issues related to the Association of Circumpolar Universities. Unfortunately, I had to return to North America but Lakehead University was well represented at the Circumpolar Conference. The 4th Conference will be hosted by the University of Northern British Columbia. • It was a somewhat hectic trip, but one which I expect to bring some rewards. Incidentally, costs not covered by our hosts were covered by the Japanese Program budget. External Relations Departments to be United With the movement of Contact North out of the Bora Laskin Building to larger space in one of the new office buildings on Balmoral (I believe the one with the large white columns), several space domino moves are set to take place. Firstly, the School of Education will re-occupy the Bora Laskin space vacated by Contact North. The large Contact North portable will be relocated to the Alumni House area which will see, for the first time, the two Divisions of External Relations• Information Services and Alumni and University Development, located in the same area. In the space to be vacated in the School of Nursing Building by Information Services, space relief will be provided to the A.V. and Microcomputer Repair areas as well as allocation to academic space. No additional costs are involved in this reorganization with the major change being to reporting relationships and the focus on a more task-oriented approach. Tidbits A Seasonal Message from the Chancellor My Christmas card list includes many friends who live in countries other than Canada. I wonder what they'll be doing on Christmas Day. Take Annathaie who lives in Sri Lanka. Her country continues to be torn apart by a decade-long civil war. If there's one thing worse than a country with two official languages it's a country with a policy of one of having only one official language which does not accommodate substantial minorities - such as the case in Sri Lanka. Annathaie will have invited both Tamils and Singalese to her home for Christmas Day. I think of Raoult in Cuba. The collapse of Eastern Europe has had drastic consequences for Raoult and his family. Probably his Christmas dinner will be the 3 to 4 pound chicken he gets by ration every 10 days. He would also have been saving his monthly ration of two ounces of coffee for a real celebration At least his daughter still gets daily milk because she's under seven years of age. Then there is Virginia in South Africa. The wonderful thing is she will celebrate this Christmas with hope. However, while she rejoices in the signs of apartheid crumbling, she is also very much aware that many of her friends won't know what voting is when the time comes. Her children have been forced to attend inferior black only schools all their lives and are therefore poorly prepared for the vast changes on the Africa horizon. So Christmas for these folks will be a time of mixed emotions as it is for most of us also. Christmas reminds us not only of our helplessness through the coming of the helpless baby, but also of our confidence in the future through the birth of that same baby. A Merry Christmas to you all. 'Ifie 'Very 'ReverendLois 1-Vi&on Task Force on Space Utilization - I have asked Pentti Paularinne, on behalf of the University Space Committee, to look seriously at utilizing a computer program developed at the University of Ottawa to develop the Lakehead University timetable. During the next two months, test runs will be made on the 1992/93 timetable to compare with our existing timetable and explore the options for 1993/94. U.C.T. Upgrade · Some of the M.C.U. renovation fund monies allocated this year will be used during the next few months to upgrade the U.C.T. so that it can be utilized for lectures on a more regular basis. Modifications will include lighting, acoustics, tab arms and the installation of an advanced AN system. In closing, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. Have a good time and a safe time during the holiday season. Dr. Bob Rosehart presents a plaque recognizing the co-operation of Lakehead University and Gifu University in Japan to Gifu University President Hashigume. Dr. Rosehart was in Gifu in late November. ( AGORA December 1992 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the January AgorA is January 8, 1993. • 8CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY CHRISTMAS HOURS December 19 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm December 20 • CLOSED December 21 -23 • 8:30 am to 5:00 pm December 24 - 8:30 am to 12:00 noon December 25-27 • CLOSED December 28-31 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm January 1-3 • CLOSED January 4-5 - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm January 6 - Regular hours resume CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES 1992-92 All concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall in the Music & Visual Arts Centre (Tuesdays at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted). Tickets are available at the door. January 12, 1993 Catherine Wilson's Trio - $7.00/$5.00 January 26, 1993 Krista Buckland, violin; Heather Morrison, piano - $7.00/$5.00 1992-93 NOR'WESTER HOME SCHEDULE JANUARY MONDAY, 11 Video Topic: "Alzheimer's Caregivers Forum" Hosted by Fran Adderley, Manager, Alzheimer Day Centre, St. Joseph's Heritage. In this video, a panel of Thunder Bay and area caregivers speak out about what it is like to be a caregiver to a spouse with Alzheimer's Disease. Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm Place: Health Sciences North - Room 2022 MONDAY, 18 English Lecture Series Topic: Oedipus and the Sphinx: The Riddle of the Relations Between Men and Women. Speaker: Professor Richard Berg Time: 7:30 Place: Ryan Building Room 1044 For further information about the series, please contact Prof. Joan Dolphin at ext. 8292. MONDAY, 25 Topic: ''There is Someone Out There" Hosted by Fran Adderley. A twenty minute video describing the Alzheimer Day Centre, St. Joseph'·s Heritage Centre. No charge. Place: Health Sciences North, Room 2022 You are welcome to bring a bag lunch and drink. GGGGGGG ~ THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY Until January 10 Exhibition Alison Kendall: The Big Front Yard A striking display of quilts. Organized by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. CLOSED Christmas Day and Boxing Day January 15 -17 Annual Stamp Club Exhibition January 15 - February 14 Thunder Bay Art Gallery Regional Juried Art Exhibition January 20 - February 14 Carl Beam: The Columbus Boat A GORA The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. II is published monthly (except July and August) and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. 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N __) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. 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.9 No.10 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an article announcing distinguished researchers, and updates from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-12 Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Research https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/1cb00d17d88e74d921cf254c5cbad3a6.pdf 9d5dd4d8bebd2821a24963400dc3ed33 PDF Text Text Inside: Bob & Dr. Bob on$ ...... 3 c:a;~=~~ f~~ Ali ·R;~~~~;.-: ! Research . ... .. Blue Pages Operation Mulch? ..... ..11 Lakehead ~ University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO Oliver Tiura: "Susan and I", 1991 Anne Warren: "Equation" VOL. 9. NO.2 FEBRUARY 1992 Mavourneen Trainor: "Great Expectations" Michael Boss: "406 Douglas Street" REGIONAL ARTISTS SERIES Tiura, Trainor, Boss & Warren �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rose hart University Funding - Next Year anti Beyond For some time, the economic plight of the Province of Ontario has been hinted at but, on January 21, 1992, Premier Bob Rae, Treasurer F. Laughren, and our Minister of Colleges and Universities, Richard Allen, combined to announce very meagre grant increases for colleges and universities over the next three years (1 % in 1992/93, 2% in 1993/94, and 2% in 1994/95). This was bad news but not totally unexpected. It was only a matter of time for the public sector to share the malaise that the private sector has been mired in for the past 18 months. The good news is that the recession seems finally to be ending from a North American perspective. The bad news is that Ontario's economy has been particularly hard done by, and Ontario will take some extended period of time to recover. What will this mean for Lakehcad University next year and beyond? It is too early to te!J but, in recent special Senate, faculty/ staff, L.U.F.A. Executive and Labour/Management Committee meetings, I have attempted to give all groups within Lakehead University a picture of our plight, the scope of our options, and provided all with an opportunity to make suggestions. As a result of these meetings, several creative suggestions (both large$ and small $) have come forward, and each and every one will be considered. If readers have additionill input, please send Page 2 your ideas to my office and/ or Mr. F. Poulter, the Chair of the Task Force on Funding. Over the next few weeks, the Task Force and the Senate Budget Committee will formulate approaches which will then be taken to the Labour /Management Committee and other groups for comments and suggestions. It is expected that a "slim" budget will be presented to the Board of Governors in late April, 1992. On a positive note, the healthy enrolment increases that Lakehead University has experienced in rcccn t years has helped limit the impact on our 1992/93 operating budget. In spite of this assistance, however, we still have a major challenge to address. M.C.U. Minister Richard Allen visited the L.U. campus on Wednesday, February 5, 1992 to help the various partners within the L.U. community work together to solve our collective problem. Premier Rae and the Minister both strongly believe that the strategies needed to live with the low grant levels will be found internally by all parties sharing both the responsibility and the pain. In the short term, several new restrictions have been placed on the current year operating and travel budgets. With money to be so tight next year, it is important that we "conserve" now. Residence Update (otherwise known as the "last" project) For some time, we have been working on a new townhouse (with a few apartment units) project. This project would be ideally suited to B.Ed. students and the various Health Sciences students. Unfortunately, the project has been in limbo for some weeks now, but the fog appears to be lifting and, in spite of the operating budget difficulties above, it seems as if we may be in a position to proceed with this project due to some special funding. With the general financial outlook ahead somewhat uncertain, this wiJI likely be the last major residence project in some years. The importance of residence spaces for out-of-town students cannot be underestimated. It is felt that this factor is one of the key decision-making parameters in selecting a university away from home. The project under consideration would be unique in that it would continue our traditional townhouse fom1at with the addition of a limited numberof 2-bcdroom apartment units. Such units would be very flexible and would provide Lakehead University with our first housing suitable for married students. ECHO Environmental Awareness Week Congratulations go out to ECHO for their very success _) ful Environmental Awareness Week Program. The events held in the Agora were well attended and this group continues to raise environmental awareness on campus and promote, in a cooperative fashion, environmental initiatives with the University. Elijah Harper gave the keynote address on "Native Issues with Respect to the Environment". Agora Use Policy The University Space Committee has revised the use of the Agora space for selected events. The original "no events" approach has been changed to allow for a limited number of special events that could be accommodated without moving the furniture, without causing undue cleaning costs, or resulting in a noisy environment which would disrupt nearby classrooms. Since the change, two events have ~ gone off well - the Native Continued pnge 9 Dr. "B" and "Kareem Abdul" Murray battled it out as part of the promotion of Campus Recreation's ongoing competition with Confederation College. AGORA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ February 1992 �Around Campus L.U. Human Performance Laboratory Reaccredited Singapore Bev! The Lakehead University Human Performance Laboratory, the only one in Northwestern Ontario, has been reaccreditcd as one of the 25 Canadian Association of Sport Science High Performance Athlete Testing Laboratories. Dr. Thomas M.K. Song, Professor and Co-ordinator of the Human Performance Laboratory, says the purpose of the accreditation program is quality control and quality assurance in athlete testing, ,r-,:;essing elite athletes, and providing the most effective sport \.\ .ence consultation and counselling to coaches and athletes. Many elite athletes in various sports organizations have been tested and consulted at L.U. Human Performance Laboratory. The high performance athlete testing program has been well accepted by the national sports organization, coaches, and athletes. The tropics have not frizzed, fried or /aliened Bev Stefureak who is shown above with her Taiwanese students. Bev's "travel" year with her husband Matt has been a long series of adventures including getting recruited to teach and being filmed as an "accidental" tourist for a television documentary. The family will leave Singapore this monlh and spend the next half year in Australia and Europe. "Challenged" Youth on way to Guyana Second year Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism student, Sarah Wing, has been selected to participate in a three month project - Youth Challenge International - this summer. 80 Canadians will join forces with 40 international Challengers from Guyana, Costa Rica and Australia for Youth Challenge projects in Guyana and Costa Rica. Sarah leaves for Guyana in August. Youth Challenge is a nonprofit organization co-sponsored by CIDA and the private sector. lt works with scientific institutes, universities, government agencies and service groups focusing expertise upon a spectrum of recognized problems in developing regions. West meets North meets South The directors of three Centres for Aging and Health take lime for a group photograph al the opening of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health. Sandy MacPherson, Director of McMaster University's Centre and Neena Chappell, Director of the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba congratulate Mary Lou KelletJ (centre) who will direct the nor/hem centre. Chappell gave the inaugural public lecture and challenged the audience to think about formal and informal care for seniors and forns on social polici;. The Northern Centre is funded and supported by McMaster University for two years. in his address Dr. MacPherson praised the team at Lakehead and said the "medical schools in southern Ontario could learn a lot from what you're doing here." February 199,&,-------- - - - -- - -- AGORA Page 3 �Continued from page 1 Visual A rtists REMOTE ACCESS TO THE ONLIN E CATALOG UE Lakehead University Library's O nline Cata logue provides upto-date information on the holdings of The Chancellor Paterson Library and the Education Library. Books, government documents, atlases and reserve mate rials can be identified using the Online Catalogue. The OnHne Catalogue can be searched from locations on campus as well as off campus w ith the appropriate communications software a nd a microcomputer with a modem. Access is available to La kehead University s tudents and facu lty, other library and external users. f:or mo re inform~tion about accessing a nd searching the Online Catalogue, pick up a brochure at the Informatio n Desk on the Main Floor of the Cha ncellor Paterson Library. LIBRARY TOURS AN D INSTRUCTION S ESSION S I~ you wo uld like to know more about the library, its ~erv1ces, ~r how to use the Online Cata logue, why no t come int~ the library for a tou r? A reference librarian will point out _im po rta nt sources and services, s how you how to use the Online Catalogue and a nswer any questions that you may have about the library. contact the Information Desk of The Chancellor Pate rson Libra ry at 343-8302. They did it! In what can best be described as "an amazing feat" the Library staff completed a major phase in the development of the online catalogue on December 20, 1991. On that da te the last monograph record from the old card catalogue was entered into the database. The number of records in the database is now over 400,000! The project, begun in 1987, involved all staff in the Bibliographic Processing Department. It meant that as well as keeping up with the cataloguing of new acquisitio ns, time had to be found for review ing an? enterin g the records from all forme rly purchased matenals. Further work still remains to be done in cleaning up the database but the major wo rk is now complet~d. Our u~ers can now sea rch the online catalogue confident tha t 11 represents a complete record of the Library monograph holdings. Lynn Barber, Chief Cataloguer, admits it was "a wonderful feel_ing" to begin to see the last record but he was quick to praise and thank all the members of the Bibliographic Processing De partment. "AU were involved in one way or a nother and made important individual contributions." He sends special tha nks to Leno re Randle and Ginnie Taylo r (Reference a n_d lnforn:iation Services) for their searching prowess; Ch~stel ~~in and Ella Euremov!ch for their many hours of typing, editing and problem solving; Louise Reccia for keeping track of many thousands of electronic files without major loss and to members of other Departments who displayed much pa tience w ith attempts to explain peculiar baracode-less records in the o nline catalogue. Congra tulatio ns on a job well done! Page 4 From tlie Tf11111der Bay Art Gallery News Release The Regional Artis ts Series was presented December 20 _) Ja nuary 26 and exhibited the recent work of four local artists: Oliver Tiura, Mavourneen Trainor, Michael Boss a~d Anne Warren. All are members of the faculty of the Visual A~t~ Depar~ment at Lakehead University and a ll have exh1b1ted their work previously at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Both their work and choice of media are diverse, the exhibition representing four highly individual sta tements and current explo rations by these artists. Oli~er Tiura has exhibited his work in Europe, Mexico, the United States and Canada. Most recently, Tiura's bronze scu lpture entitled A New Begi1111i11g was unveiled in the foyer of the Multicultural Centre in Thunder Bay. A graduate of the Ontario College of Ari, he obtained his M.F.:-4-. De~ee fr~~ ~he State University of Guanajuato, Mexico. This exh1b1tio n features mainly Tiura's threedim~nsi? nal bron~e sculptures, but a lso includes examples of his m1xed-med1a constructions and acrylics on paper. Anne Warren is a printmaker whose recent series of la rge prints, based on images a nd impressions of Stonehenge, fo rms a part of this exhibit. Her exclusively bl~ck-an~-white intaglio prints investigate the processes of printma ~ng and a lso present commentary on a variety of ?the~ topics: A graduate of Lakehead University majo ring in pnntma king, Anne Warren has exhibited he r work ext~n~i~ely, and in 1988 participated in a two-person ~xh1b1ho ~ at t~e Thunder Bay Art Gallery. H er prints are included in private collections in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Approximately 18 feet in length, Mavourneen Trainor's pa inting in this exhibitio n is composed of a seque nce of five pa nels placed side by side and the matically linked. Entitled Great Expectations, the panels functio n as a storyboard which deals with w~men'~ isssues._Comprised of large, very colourful and figurative acrylics on canvas, this new work represnts a departure in both style and content for this artis t. Born in Mexico City and educated in Lima, Peru, Mavourneen Trainor-Bruzzesse graduated with a Bachelo r of Fin~ A_rts Degree from Queen's University and brings to her painting a ba~k~ou_nd in ~rintmaking and photography. She has exh1b1ted in Mexico, South America, Great Britain and Canada. Her paintings of puppet imagery are well ~~wn to art a udiences in Thunder Bay. Originally from Manitoba, Michael Boss holds a Masters of Fine Arts Degree form the University of Windsor. He has exhibited his paintings_in galleries across Canada, from Manitoba to Prince Edward Island, in both group and o ne P: rson exhibitio ns. His most recent, currently at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery is of a new installation work. ln this Thunder Bay exhibtion, Michael Boss exhibits a crylic o n masonite paintings from his Interiors series. BREAKING UP IS HARD . . . BUT POSSIBLE Personalize~ Approach to Quit Smoking An Innovative Program now Available Free of Charge to a ll members of the University Community (Faculty, Staff, Students & their Partners) For Consultation a nd Appointment CONTACT 346-QUIT (7848) AGORA - -- - -- - - - -- - - - - February 1992 �Faces Generous Donation gives boost to new residence Hope Fennell Meet a new faculty member in the School of Education. This native of Saskatchewan is living, breathing proof tha t determination is an indigenous trait in prairie folk. Dr. Fennel has one of those -convoluted career paths that began " at the Regina General Hospital in nursing, took her back into arts and science, then teacher education, an \.,1. ,. early childhood specialty, then into ~, teaching, raising a family, comrnunity service, special education, principal at a Hutterite community AND during all that she completed her masters in education curriculum and her doctorate in administration. Appointed Assistant professor in the fall, she is teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in education administration, supervisory relations and instructional development (which took her all the way to Red Lake). Well settled into Thunder Bay, which she calls "a very pleasant community" Professor Fennel has been able to pursue her musical interests which include piano, theatre and the Symphony chorus. Her recently retired husband and 16 year old son will be joining her in the near future. L..__ _ _ _ _ __ __ , New Manager of Alumni Services Evelyn Halliday is a woman who thinks of others. When health problems restricted her world travels, the Thunder Bay resident decided that she would start a fund for a fully accessible international residence on campus. Her generous donation was announced at the Northern Vision Campaign Launch and according to John Russell who heads up the $19.2 million dollar campaign, "it is selfless gifts like this that will leave a lasting legacy for the students of tomorrow." Miss Halliday proudly shows Dr. Rosehart the Halliday family coat of arms. Scott Fortnum has joined the team in the Deparh11ent of External Relations as the Manager of Alumni Services. A graduate of Wilfred Laurier University, Scott's background .,, in fundraising, marketing and community services will provide additional staff experience to increase the profile and strengthen the liaison between the 20,000 plus alumni and their campus. He will head up special annual events such as homecoming and the Phonathon. An on-going goal with be to centralize an up-to-date information system to serve graduates. Scott believes that a person's alumni connection is in1portant whether networking for career purposes, social contacts, governance of the university or supporting higher education. Scott recently worked on a project in St. John's, Newfoundland where he helped lay the groundwork for a $4 million international campaign. Arriving in the winter, he and his wife Sandra are getting a realistic immersion into life in northern Ontario. Admitting that he has occasionally put longjohns under his business suit, Scott feels ready to "be a northerner". He prefers smaller cities and thinks Thunder Bay is "beautiful and hospitable" . In the summer he'll give cah1ping and fish ing a try but for now he's happy curling up with a good spy novel, teasing Bart, his cat \•Vith an attitude. and try[ng to find out where his furniture is. February 1992,- - -- -- - -- - - - -- - AGORA Page 5 �THUNDER AT THE "THUNDERDOME" by Chris W illiarns The fans at the Thunderdome this year have had their share to cheer about, but m aybe it just hasn't been enough. CHCH TV in Hamilton rated Thunderdome fans second best in the conference behind the noisier supporters of teams hailing from the University of Guelph. Dick Beddoes would have had more sense. We cheered when the varsity wrestling team finally got revenge on the OUAA defending champion Western Mustangs in a dual meet just before Christmas. However, our perennial underdog/matmen could only manage a third place finish at their own Gord Garvie tournament. That, along with a season ending shoulder injury to Craig Hardy has slowed them down just a little. Both men's and women's basketball teams have also given us cause to cheer. Up until McMaster marauded through town January 24th and 25th, things were looking pretty good. The men, bolstered by the outstanding play of Peter Brown and Anthony Randall, were sitting in a three way tic for first place in the OUAA west with Waterloo and Guelph. The women, buttressed by the strong return of Kelly Fitzgerald from her injuries, were sitting in second spot at 4-0, right behind Western at 5-0. McMastcr swept the men and stole one from the women taking three out of four on the weekend. We cheered anyway. The continued strong play from the Volleyball team has been a delightful surprise, and one of the biggest reasons for Thunderdomians to cheer. Despite the lack of depth evident after the departure of long time setter Kelly Williams, the team continues to hold onto second place in the OWIAA west just a few wins back of McMaster. With only four matches left in the regular season and the team playing as doggedly as ever, we may have cause to do a lot more cheering. All in all, our varsity teams arc doing quite well for the first half of the season. OK, our fans may not have been as vocal as usual, but it's colder up here than it is in Guelph and it takes us longer to thaw out the pipes. As for CHCH TV in Hamilton, well... don·t go away, we'll be righ t back with the second half after these commercial messages. Cross Country Ski Trails Open at LU Dr. John Whitfield, Vice-President (Academic) shows off his athletic abilities as he leads a group of racers through the ceremonial ribbon set up to mark the beginning of the new cross country ski trails at LU. Page 6 On January 23 Lakchcad University's Nordic Ski Club, assisted by the School of Physical Education & Athletics, opened the first-ever groomed ski trails on c~m pus. The new 4.2 kilometre course is suitable for both skating a11d classic cross-country skiing. The trail begins in front of the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, continues through the campus and moves out through the Thunder Bay Country Club golf course. Trail development was spearheaded by physical education professor Dr. Moira McPherson who was assisted by Big Thunder National Ski Traini11g Cenh·e and Lappe Nordic Ski Centre. The trail is open to the public and is manitaincd by LU students. A nominal ~ season fee of $15 for individuals and $2i.,.,/ for families can be paid at the athletic office. AGORA _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ February 1992 �RESEARCH NEWS FEBRUARY 1 992 Canadian Foundation For Aids Research and Max Bell Foundation Support Vital AIDS Education Research on Campus by JoA nne Silvennan, Foundations Officer I nformation deficiencies and misinformation about AIDS as well as obscure language could be some of the reasons that young adults face high risk with this deadly disease. Perhaps students do not see themselves as fitting the stereotype of a person who could get AIDS? These questions and others will be addressed and hopefully answered in some exciting new research conducted by investigators, Cynthia Loos, A;;;,ociate Professor of Nursing and Dr. Alan Bowd, Professor of Education in cooperation with Jessie Sutherland, Nurse, Health Services and Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services. This three year longitudinal study is titled: AIDS Ed ucation Programs: Are They Working? With generous support from the Canadian Foundation fo r Aids Research and the Max Bell Foundation, this 82,000 project will evaluate an innovative AIDS education program for its long term effects on reducing risky sexual behaviour. The target group will be university students who apply to Lakehead University, prior to and following a program of AIDS education. Professors Loos and Bowd are deeply committed to creating awareness about AIDS. An old adage comes to mind - an ounce o f prevention is worth a pound of cure. But let's look at a few statistics. Dr. Alan King's "Canada Youth and AIDS Study" in 1988 revealed that existing AIDS education programs have limited effect on changing sexual behaviour. Studies continue to show that misinformation about AIDS and its consequences as well as risky sexual behaviour, exist among university students. Canadian 1991 statistics indicate that there were 934 cases of AIDS reported and 537 deaths in the 20-29 year age group. Given the lag time between infection with HIV and AIDS other data indicate that HIV is occurring in many young adults under the age of 25. A student survey (January 1990) of four universities in Ontario, including Lakehead, revealed tha t 60% of respondents entering Lakehead University in the fall of 1989 agreed strongly or somewhat agreed that sex was "all right if people liked each other." Further researd1 by Loos and Bowd in 1989 showed that more than 50% were sexually active and 29% of the subjects had two or more parh1ers during the previous 12 months. In the Canada Youth and AIDS Study it was found that only 14% of college/university students who indicated that they 'often' had intercourse 'always' used T 1ndoms, but 22% of males and 28% of females who 'often' \.,1ad sexual intercourse, never used condoms. Alcohol, loneliness and lack of social support have also been correlated with high risk sexual behaviour. f( At present Lakehead University's Health Services area provides an informal program of AIDS education through pamphlets, video tapes, posters, seminars and one-to-one discussions to help students make decisions about sexual and social behaviour. No evaluation has been conducted as to the impact of this information. We need to know what is getting through and what isn't. Lakehead is not unlike most postsecondary institutions across the country. However this project will seek to develop a high quality professional education package (which incorporates motivational aspects and behaviour ski Us), will seek to increase knowledge concerning AIDS and its transmission, will seek to encourage increased discussion among sexual parmers and peers concerning safer sex, and ultimately to promote the appropriate choice of sexual parrners. Based on feedback from national and international AIDS researchers, Loos and Bowd have fine-tuned their education plan. For example one of the more innovative strategies to be utilized as a major component of their educational package will be several perfom1ances of a live comedy presented in student-oriented environments. Suffice to say with very little evaluative research going on regarding ATOS education programs at the university level, tertiary institutions across the country will want to glean the fruits of Professors Loos and Bowd's labour. Research on AIDS Education Programs: Are Th ey Working? commences in June, 1992. Researchers Alan Bawd and Cynthia Loos. �Research Profile: Dr. Said Easa, Department of Civil Engineering Dr. Said Easa, Department of Ovil Engineering, recently was recognized as Lakehead University's Distinguished Researcher for 1991-92 by Lakehead University upon the recommendation of the Senate Research Committee. Dr. Easa's main research interest is transportation engineering. This area includes such systems as highways, ports, airports, railways, and pipelines. The majority of his research is related to the highway system which includes several components: traffic system management, geomehic design, pavement design, construction, and surveying. Traffic system management (TSM) is a concept that has evolved during the 1970's because of scarce financial resources. Its purpose is to improve traffic operation through inexpensive, short term improvements. Dr. Easa conducted TSM studies in San Jose, Palo Alto, Queen Elizabeth way near Toronto, and Thunder Bay. In particular, a study was done to coordinate traffic signals along Algoma Street in Thunder Bay. The study found that signal coordination could result in savings in fu el consumption and vehicle delay of about 20%. He also developed two computer models for traffic management in freeways, downtown and residential areas. Some related theoretical work has also been developed including a shortest-route algorithm that simplifies network coding and a reliabilitybased method for signal timings. Research on geometric design addressed the characteristics of sight distance in highway alignment; a key safety element. Specifically, the design length requirements of unsymmetrical vertical curves and lateral clearance needs on the inside of horizontal curves were developed. The results of this research can be valuable in the operational and costeffectiveness analysis of critical highway locations. Future research will be devoted to exploring a n ew vertical curve that is smoother and more comfortable to drivers and incorporating reliability analysis in geometric design. Other work in this area focused on sight-hidden dips on highways. The hidden-dip profile contributes to passing manoeuvre accidents because the passing driver is deceived by the view of the road beyond the dip free of opposing vehicles (Fig - 1). A methodology has been developed that avoids a hidden- A siglzt-1,idden dip on Highway 11-17 near 1711111der Bay dip in the new design and delineates its location on existing highways. Dr. Easa's pavement research started in 1989. A method of overlay design that achieves consistent overlay thickness has been developed. The method is an extension of the procedure developed by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials. Further development of the method has just been completed. In the construction area, new methods of aggregate blending, trade-off analysis, establishing roadway grades, earthwork allocations, resource levelling, and earth volume computations have been developed. These methods incorporate such features as randomness of aggregate gradations, nonlinearity of the ground profile, and guaranteeing the best solution. Application of these methods is enhanced by the recent advances in ) computer technology and graphics capabilities. Research on surveying developed mathematical tools and analysis methods that: 1) replace the time-consuming graphical methods, 2) achieve more computational efficiency, 3) relax some of the analysis assumptions, 4) achieve more accuracy, and 5) analyze new surveying problems. Surveying is a rapidly developing science in which the application of mathematics and computers will play a greater role than in the past. Looking ahead, Dr. Easa hopes that this research effort will be complemented by such emerging tedrnologies as expert systems and intelligent vehicle-highway systems (IVHS) which are gaining momentum in Canada and the United States. With the lVHS technology, many of our understandings about traffic operations and transportation planning may have to be revised. GREENPLAN UPDATE HEALTH AND WELFARE/MRC The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is continually receiving information on research funding opportunities under the Federal GREEN PLAN. The GREEN PLAN consists of many federal environmental programmes associated with different government agencies. To date, the Office of Research and Graduate Studies has informed you of the Eco-Research: Tri-Council Green Plan program. In addition to this, other opportunities exist through Environment Canada, Forestry Canada, etc. If you are a researcher in the social sciences and humanities or the na tural sciences and enginee"ring and are interested in pursuing environmentally related research activities under the above initiative, please contact Kelly Morris, Office of Research and Graduate Studies at ext. 8939. NHRDP - AIDS Research Program As part of the federa l government's commih11ent to fighting AJDS in Canada, the Nc1tional Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) continues to provide support for health sciences research related to HIV and ALDS. Activities eligible for support under the NHRDP's AIDS research program include: research projects, pilot and feasibility studies, fom1U!ation proposals and demonstration / evaluation projects; as well as personnel awards for the training of new researchers and for the support of career "\ researchers working in the AIDS field; and research-oriented< conferences, workshops and symposia. Deadline: March 15 and September 15. Page2 - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - -- - - - - - - - February 1992 �Joint Fellowships for AIDS Research Training NHRDP and MRC have just announced a new initiative in support of basic biomedical and clinical research training · tUowships at the post-doctoral level. Additional information • ., be obtained from the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadline: April 1 and November 15. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH Health Care Systems Research Projects Through the Health Care Systems Research Program, the Ministry suppor ts studies which evaluate aspects of Ontario's health care system, with a view of improving its cost-effectiveness, accessibility, and acceptability to consumers. The program is divided into six sub-programs: 1)Research Projects - Deadline: May 1 and Novcmbcrl 2)Feasibility Studies - Anytime 3)Formulation Grants (supports the development of research proposals) - D eadline: Any time 4)lnformation Studies - M ay 1 and November 1 S)Workshop s and Conferences - Anytime For program guidelines, p lease contact Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer at ext. 8223. GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS THESES TITLES FROM NOVEMBER 1991 CONVOCATION FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Master of Arts DUGBARTEY, Anthony (Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Marg Sellick Thesis Title: Establishing Norms on the Auditory Comprehen:(ion Test Among a Sample of First Year University Students. FLOOD, Karen Ruth (Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. John Jamieson Thesis Title: Physical Fitness, Health and Cardiovascular Recovery From Psychological and Physiological Stress in Women. HARRIGAN, Thomas Roderick (Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Goldstein Thesis Title: Social Facilitation of Extinction of Rats. JACKSON, Sherry Ann (M.A. Psychology) S11pervisor: Dr. Marg Sellick Thesis Title: The Effects of Gender Stereotypes and Adherence to Attitudes and Beliefs on Reaction to Wife Abuse. JACKSON, Tena Marie (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Scott Sellick Thesis Title: Medication Compliance Among Breast Cancer Patients on Long-tem1 Adjuvant Chemotherapy. JEFFERY, Bonnie (Psychology) S11pervisor: Dr. John Jamieson Thesis Title: Finger Temperature Recovery from Stress. MCMURRAY, Kelly Marie (M.A. Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. William Melnyk Thesis Title: Dieting Practices, Influences, Beliefs and Self..Concept of Female High School Students. ! ' WHIFFEN, Arlene Denise (Psychology) Supervisor: Dr. Ed Bauman February 1992 _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ Thesis Title: The Effects of Early Education on Later Social, Adaptive and Behavioral Functioning. Master of Science XU, Wei (Chemistry) Supervisors: Dr. David Holal1/Dr. Alan Hughes Thesis Title: The Chemistry of Cobalt an d n ickel Complexes with Bis (Diphenylphosphino) methane and CO Ligands. FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Master of Science (Forestry) DESCHAMPS, Kerry Charles (M.Sc.F.) S11pervisor: Dr. Willard Carmean Thesis Title: Height Growth and Site Index of Trembling Aspen in North Central Ontario. IP, David (M.Sc.F.) Supervisor: Dr. Ed Setliff Thesis Title: Detection and Assessment of Armillaria in Young Conifer Plantations of Northwestern Ontario and Northeastern China. LT, Yanjun (M.Sc.F.) Supervisor: Dr. Willard Carmean Thesis Tille: Soil-site Relations for Trembling Aspen (Populus trem11loides Michx.) in Northwestern Ontario. MA TAKALA, Pa tTick (M.Sc.F.) Supervisor: Dr. Peter Duinker Thesis Tille: Feasibility of Community Forestry in Northern Ontario: A Socio-Economic and Biophysical Evaluation Framework. WEA VER, Kevin (M.Sc.F.) S11pervisor: Dr. Peggy Knowles Thesis Tille: Pollen pool heterogeneity in natural stands of upland and lowland black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) Master of Science (Applied Sport Science and Coaching) BURKE, Jeff (M.Sc.) Supervisor: Dr. Bob Thayer Thesis Title: The Effect of Two Interval Training Programs on Lactate Threshold and Oxygen Kinetics at the Onset of Exercise in Females. Master of Education BRADY, Patrick H. (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. Jim Ryan Thesis Title: An Analysis of Program Delivery Services in First Nations, in Federal and Provincial Schools in Northwestern Ontario. THIRD ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE The Office of Research and Graduate Studies has announced a call for abstracts for presentation at the Third Annual Graduate Student Conference. All currently registered graduate students, full-time and part-time, are encouraged to share their research interests with the University community to be held on March 18, 1992. The First Annual Conference p resented research topics on specific regional issues. The Second Annual Conference had an outstanding response, with a total of fourteen presenters and the Conference being held over two days. RESEARCH NEWS - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - Page3 �The purpose of the Conference is to: GREEN PLAN PRO GRAMS l )give graduate students a public forum for presenting their research activities 2)to enhance the awareness within the University community of the calibre and diversity of research being undertaken by graduate students. 3)to publicly acknowledge the efforts of faculty supervisors As in previous years, we look forward to an excellent response. Enquiries about the upcoming Conference should be directed to Kris DeLorey, Graduate Studies (Ext. 8785). SSHRC/NSERC/MRC - Eco-Research: Tri-Council Green Plan Program - Research Grants (letter of intent) - February 29, 1992; University Research Chairs - May 15, 1992; Research \ Fellowships - June 15, 1992. J) 1992-93 INTERNAL GRADUATE SCHOLARSlllPS Applications are now available for the 1992-93 Internal Graduate Scholarship competition in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The application and an official transcript must be received by March 30, 1992. The following scholarships will be awarded: -Alumni Association Silver Jubilee Graduate Scholarship (Entering Students Only) -Lakehead University Graduate Scholarship (Entering Studen ts Only) -Abitibi-Price Inc. Graduate Fellowship and the C.J. Sanders Graduate Scholarship (Entering Students Only) -1992-93 Ontario Graduate Scholarship "Institutional" Competition (Continuing and Entering) For more information about these and other graduate scholarship opportunities, contact Kris DeLorey in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES NSERC Programs Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1992 International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1992 Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS CIDA Professional Awards - January 15, 1992 and April 30, 1992 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. Environmental Youth Corps - February 14, 1992. European Community Visitors Program - March 1, 1992. G. Allan Rocher Institute - Research Grants in Mental Handicap - April 30, 1992. Health and Welfare Canada/MRC - AIDS Research Program March 15 and September 15; Joint Fellowships for AIDS Research Training - April 1 and November 15. Humanities Research Group, Visiting Humanities Fellowships - February 28, 1992. LU-McMaster Link - Northern Ontario Health Research Grants - February 28, 1992. National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships - Open Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund January I, May 1, September 1 Ontario Ministry of Health - Health Care Systems Research Projects: Research Projects (May 1 and November 1), Feasibility Studies (Anytime), Formulation Grants (Anytin1c), Tnfom1ation Studies (May 1 and November 1), Workshops and Conferences (Anytime). Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Ontario Joint Transportation Research Program and Consultant Assignments - February 14, 1992. , GRADUATE SCHO LARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 1 ...lJ Canada Memorial Foundation - February 29, 1992 CIDA Awards for Canadians - February 12, 1992 Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country Young Researchers Award - Open Internal Grnduate Scholnrships - March 30, 1992 Alumni Association Silver Jubilee Graduate Scholarship Lakehead University Graduate Scholarship Abitibi-Price Inc. Graduate Fellowship and the C.J. Saunders Graduate Scholarship SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15 SSHRC/Departrnent of Communications Joint Initiative; Research on Cultural Development in an Open Economy February 7, 1992 SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 1992 Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992, May 15, 1992 Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 SSHRC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, ) 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 Page4 - - - - -- - - - - -- -- - RESEARCH NEWS - -- - - - - - - - - - Februa ry 19 9 2 �People /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards -"l""'Professor Walter Crowe, School of Business Administrapresented two days of seminars to managers in Manitoba. Held in Winnipeg, the first day dealt with modem approaches to Materials Management, and in particular the use of statistical forecasting to improve the use of materials in manufacturing.The second day concentrated on Material Requirements Planning, and Manufacturing Resource Planning, as computer-based modem systems. The 40 participants came from various locations in Manitoba plus two from Northwestern Ontario. Dr. Colin Graham, Professor of Mathematics, presented "Extreme points in A(E)" in December at the University of Waterloo Pure Mathematics Department Colloquium and at the Canadian Mathematics Society Winter meeting in Victoria. His paper (joint with A. Lau and M. Leinert) "Continuity of Translation in the dual of LOO(G) and related spaces" appeared in the December, 1991 issue of Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. Mr. Michael Boss, Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts, presented a solo exhibition entitled "Into the world came a soul called Christine..." at the Kitchener/ Waterloo Art Gallery from October 31 , 1991 to January 4, 1992. In September, 1991 he participated in a large group t( ibition entitled "Synergos TT" whid1 opened in Winnipeg at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg and is currently touring the province of Manitoba. From there it will tour throughout the Ukraine and to Canada Houses in Paris, France, London, England and Washington,D.C. Currently, Professor Boss is participating in a four person exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery along with other Visual Arts faculty members; Oliver Tiura, Mavourneen Trainor and Anne Warren. Mr. Alain Nabarra, Associate Professor, Department of Languages, presented a paper entitled "Come Robinson Crusoe sur son ile ...: l'espace culture! colonial et le role de la presse au 18e siecle", to the VITT th International congress on the Enlightment held at the University of Bristol, U.K.. The paper will be published in the Conference Proceedings. This Congress, organized by the International Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, is held every four years. The next one will be hosted by the University of Munster, Germany. Prof. Nabarra is also a member of a research team working on the publication of a Dictionnaire de la Presse de langue francaise. 1600 - 1789. The first volume has just been published jointly by the Voltaire Foundation, Taylor Institute, _p.xford, and Editions Universitas, Paris (557 p.). He is the \ __ hor of 17 articles in the first volume. Volume 2 will be published at the end of 1992, volumes 3 and 4 in 1993 and 1994 respectively. The general editor is Jean Sgard, Professor at the University of Grenoble, France. ·L.1, recently Research and travel for these projects were funded in part by grants from SSHRC through the Senate Research Committee. Dr. Chris Jecchinis, Professor Emeritus of Economics, presented a paper entitled "The Problems and Prospects of Refom1s in the Soviet Union: The Case of Joint Ventures" at the Hellenic Economic Association Fourth Annual Congress on East - West Economic Relations in the 90's. The congress took place at the Centre of International and European Economic Law in Theassaloniki, Greece from December 19 to 20, 1991. Dr. Margaret Johnston, Department of Geography and Centre for Northern Studies has published a chapter entitled "Facing the challenges: adventure in the mountains of New Zealand" in Special Interest Tourism, edited by Betty Weiler and Michael Hall. KUDOS! Lakehead Un'iversity professor from the School of Physical Education & Athletics, Dr. Ian Newhouse, set a new record in the 600 metre indoor dash record at the Pepsi-Cola University Northwest Open in Minnesota on January 18. Newhouse finished the race in 1:19:42 - beating the old record of 1:19:83 set in 1986. DIKA HONOURED WITH PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Peter Dika, Aquatics Facilities Manager, is this year's winner of the George Rowe Memorial Award. This very prestigious honour is presented annually at the Lakehead Sports Celebrity Dinner held in February. The award is emblematic of significant volunteer contributions made over many years to the youth of Thunder Bay. Dika was an outstanding athlete in basketball, football, baseball, bowling, fastball and softball. He made his major contribution to youth sports in the area of coaching. He also refereed basketball and football at the high school, senior and university levels. Oika is best known for his outstanding high school coaching at St. Pat's from 1952-56. He coached basketball, football and track and field. He led St. Pat's to its first junior basketball title in 1954 and did it again in 1956. From 1970-73 he coached the Lakehead University's junior varsity basketball team which won the city title in 1971. In 1971-72 he served as assistant varsity coach. The School of Physical Education & Athletics is very proud of Peter Dika and congratulates him on the receipt of the George Rowe Memorial Award. February 199~- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - AGORA Page 7 �HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCE CENTRE Improving the Prognosis for Northern Ontario Health Care i.' Excerpts from an article by Larry Sanders which will appear in Thunder Bay Magazine F or decades northerners have complained about insufficient health care services and a chronic scarcity of health care professionals, particularly in smaller communities. Simultaneously, northerners have imagined the creation of a medical school in northern Ontario as a possible cure for our health care woes. The Health Sciences Resource Centre, set back in the trees at the corner of Balmoral and Beverly Streets on the campus, is not that medical school. But its official opening in September 1991 marked the onset of a renewed quest for fresh solutions to those old afflictions in northern health care. Dr. Peter Neelands, a practising paediatrician in Thunder Bay, has been involved for years in continuing education programs for northern medical practitioners. He's now the Chaim1an of the Northwestern Ontario Medical Program (NOMP) at the Centre. NOMP was established in 1972 as a collaborative venture between the local and regional Medical Societies and the medical school at McMaster University in Hamilton, which was just opening in 1972. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, NO:MP offered unique community-based educational experiences in northwestern Ontario for McMastcr medical students, interns and residents. By 1976, the scope of the program had expanded to include participants from a!J five Ontario medical schools. The McMaster educational philosophy is based on the use of preceptorspractising physicians who arc teamed up, one-on-one with students whid1 also provides them with an opportunity to observe first hand the lifestyle of professionals in remote communities. The physician preceptors who manage and participate in the program maintain active practices in the community and ensure that NOMP continues to offer a distinct northern perspective. Ncclands says the Centre "has different themes to different people. The (provincial) government secs it as their contribution through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund of commitment towards increasing heal th sciences programs coming on board at LU and Page 8 ~ I ldJ1 ~~ • .,- .r ~ . , --~~.\'!~ ' ti\!· • ! l ~~ a place for all reasons probably becoming part of the university at some future time in a complete sense." The Northwestern Ontario Family Medicine Residency Program (NOFMRP) is an offshoot of NOMP. It links with McMaster's Medical Sd1ool to provide postgraduate residency training for medical school graduates seeking Certification in Family Medicine. Eventually, NOFMRP will have up to 36 fu!J time students getting a unique northern-oriented understanding of the Family Medicine specialty. The Northern Studies Stream is another collaboration between McMaster and Lakehcad. Sixty occupational therapy and physiotherapy students arc now receiving a portion of their training in northwestern Ontario. Students in each program complete an 8-week academic block and/or a 6-week clinical block during their 24 months of studies. As part of their professional studies, students explore northern health problems unique to this area. Integrating theory and practice, students follow the academic block with clinical placements in various northwestern Ontario communities. The Northern Outreach Program is clcdicated to the philosophy that the north not only has to recruit more health care professionals, but also make special efforts to provide continuing education to support and retain the ones already here. Linked with the University of Western Ontario, there are Outreach coordinators in communicative disorders and nursing. Sue Berry, the associate administrator of the Centre, says the coordinators "help to promote professional development for practising clinicians, through workshops and continuing education. Say there's a group of physiotherapists in Dryden that really want a workshop on some technique. They can call Northern Outreach and get help developing a workshop. In addition to that, Northern Outreach helps facilitate student placements in the north." The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) is an off-shoot of a similar program at McMaster, NECAH plans to become an independent program by September 1993. Mary Lou Kelley, the Director of NECAH says, "with an aging population, the intent is to set up facilities, resources and programs that will educate health professionals about aging and health." The North ern Health Human Resources Research Unit (NHHRRU) is a joint project with Laurentian University in Sudbury to study factors affecting the recruitment and retention of health professionals in the north. The research will be in parh1ership with DistTict Health Councils, hospitals, and the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, which represents 33 native communities in the far northern part of the province. Bruce Minore, Site Director, says "we need to find out the factors that affect students' choices to go into a health-related field, especially northern s tudents." Lakehead an¢ Laurentian arc splitting a funding commitment from the Ontario Ministry of Health for NHHRRU of S2 million dollars, spread over five years. NEXT MONTH: Jim Kraemer, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Health Sciences Resource Centre, took his appointment at the time of the opening last fall. He brings a wealth of experience and we'll find out why he answered the "call of the North". AGORA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ February 1992 �President's Report continued from pnge2 Pow Wow and the ECHO Conference, ~ the compromise policy seems to be J.- .o a good start. Condolences Our condolences go out to the family of Stephen Johnson, a Lakehead University graduate who passed away in the recent snowmobile accident on Lake Superior. Get Well Ken Sundell was foiled recently, but latest reports have him out of the hospital and on the way to recovery. Your friends and colleagues arc looking forward to your return. As well, we are all encouraged by reported sightings of Dr. John Jamieson in the S.N. Building. I understand that your students arc looking forward to your return in due course. Professors Disappointed With Funding, But Will Help With Reshaping Ontario professors were d isappointed with the amount of money offered to universities in the transfer payment announcement on January 21, 1~. However, the Ontario Confcdcratl _of University Faculty Association said they were pleased a consultation process was begun to manage the resulting restructuring . OCUFA was responding to Ontario Treasurer Floyd Laughren's announcement of a 1% increase in university funds for the coming year, with 2% increases in each of the following two years. Minister of Colleges and Universities Richard Allen also announced that task forces involving administrators, faculty, staff and students would be asked to provide direction on reshaping post-secondary education to respond to restrained funding. Task force proposals could result in a possible 1 % in additional funding. "Three years of minimal funding increases will create serious damage to our universities, especially after the last 15 years of underfunding," said OCUFA President Bill Graham. ''That's disastrous because post-secondary education is key to economic and social recovery for the province." Graham said OCUFA recognizes the province's severe budget situation, but uld continue to fight for tax reform ,( for restoration of federal govemt:n t transfer payments for post secondary education, which were frozen for five years beginning in 1990. OCUFA welcomed the government's plan to involve faculty, students and staff in deciding how to reshape the system. Graham said that OCUFA would support greater co-operation between the college and university systems, greater university accountability and financial disclosures, and refom1 of university governance to become more diverse and representative. OCUFA was worried the government's decision to increase student tuition by 7% would be a tough blow, especially to students and families fighting their way through this reccssion. OCUFA represents some 12,000 professors and academic librarians at Ontario universities. Workshop that will take place in midMarch. They will bring their talents to Lakehead for a one-day seminar that will include advice and demonstration on acting, directing and auditioning. LUACT is also proud to present the first annual "Lakehead University Cabaret O'Fromage" to be held on Wednesday, March 4 at The Outpost. For further information contact LUSU at 343-8259. • • ••••••••••••••••••• • • • The Lakehead University Student Union Presents • • : THE HOLLY COLE TRIO : Canada's Up & Coming Jazz • Trio •• March 22, 1992 Lakehead University •• Association for Creative The Outpost Theatre (LUACT) : Special Faculty, Staff, Student The Lakehcad University AssociaPrice $10 : tion for Creative Theatre (LU ACT) was : formed as an official club in the Fall : Regular Price $15 : semester by faculty, staff and students • A dinner "extraordinnaire" • who saw the need for a more formal •• • will be • association for the development of • offered at additional cost •• theatre and related activities on the •• Lakehead Campus. • Tickets available at LUSU The mandate of the association is to develop and present a wide variety of performance projects. Association members have expressed interest in writing, directing and performing in traditional theatrical productions, radio drama, performance art, popular theatre, script readings and workshops, cabaret and all aspects of Fringe theatre. Membership in the assoc.iation is open to all Lakchcad students, faculty and staff. Currently, the association is working on a few very interesting projects. "Shakespeare in the Halls" was conceived by a group of Arts and Science students as an opportunity to "expose" the Lakehead community to classical theatre in an innovative style. The idea is to direct and perform excerpts of scenes from classical theatre in unlikely places around the Lakehead campus literally "in the halls". Their first performance was a successful reading of a scene from "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the last "Poetry lmprov". The association has also secured the talents of Michael McLaughlin, outgoing Artistic director at Magnus Theatre, and local actress Heather Esdon, featured in "She Stoops to Conquer" earlier this season for Magnus, to participate in an Acting/Directing February 1992---- -- - -- - - - - - - AGORA • •••• ••••••• • •••••• • • Counselling & Career Centre Seminars and Workshops Winter 1992 To register contact the Counselling & Career CcntTe - UC 1002 STUDY SKILLS Effective Reading Monday, Feb. 10 at 1:30 - 3:30 pm RB 2047 6:30 - 8:30 pm LT 5005 Note Taking Thursday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 - 3:30 pm U5005 6:30 - 8:30 pm LI 5005 Effective Study Monday, Feb. 17 -1:30 3:30 pm RB 2047 6:30 - 8:30 pm. - LI 5005 Exam Preparation Thursday, Feb. 20 - 1:30 - 3:30 pm U5005 6:30 - 8:30 pm - LT 5005 STRESS MANAGEMENT 6:30 - 8:30 pm Part 1 - Monday, March 2 - LI 5005 Part 2 - Wednesday, March 4 - LI 5005 Page 9 �Forum Meet L.U.'s Gerontology "Think Tank" Mary Lou Kelley ''There is a great 11eed for research in the area of 1111t ritio11 and the elderly. Is there anyone who would be interested in doing some? "(Community dietician) "The District Managers of my home support agency would like to discuss professional development opporlunilies for themselves and their staffs." (Program administrator) "We are closing a Home for the Aged and would like lo discharge residents who are interested and capable back lo community living. Are there faculty members who would be interested i11 conduct i11g research or providing cons11Itat ion?" (Community agency Administrator) Since establishing an office in September the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) has received calls such as these from the community on a weekly basis. Research and education in the field of gerontology is high on the priority list of many, including students who sec increased job opportunities for those educated to work in a country where, by 2025, one in every five people will be over 65 years of age. I, and the res t of the postwar "baby boomcrs", will be part of that 20%. 13y the time my daughters are 65, seniors will likely make up one quarter of the Canadian population. Changing demographics arc not just affecting plinary strength and important regional role in gerontology during the Study Group's conference held last May. Lakchcad faculty and students presented eleven (11) of the nineteen (19) papers and posters as well as participating in the panel discussion and a workshop. Proceedings for Gerontology Forum ' 91 arc available in our bookstore. With the establishment of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health, the Study Group has an organizational base for its activity, and financial su pport to continue its work. Group members will also work closely with the Centre to fulfil its goals in "Senio1·s are interested in more than death" Jean Engholm health and social services but a rc impacting on business and economics, education, recreation and leisure. As Jean Engholm so aptly put it recently in a letter to the editor of the Thunder Bay Post, "Seniors arc interested in more than death and illness" . L1kehcad University is meeting the challenge of an aging population, in part, through the work of an energetic and dedicated Gerontology Study Group with Jots of expertise. The Gerontology Study Group was formed in October of 1991 and now has eighteen members representing eight disciplines. Terry Hill, the newly elected Chair, secs the Study Group as a "well-spring of ideas and information within the university and community, and a catalys t for furthering interest in gerontological research and education. The Gerontology Study Group was instrumental in Lakehead University's success iit gaining support for the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health. McMaster University, who has funded the Centre for its initial two years, recognized Lakchcad's interdisci- education and research. Expect to sec a lot more ideas and activity generating from the "think tank". The Northern Educational Centre for Aging a nd Health welcomes inquiries at343-2127. Anyone interested in discussing the work of the group can call Terry Hm at 343-8291 . Gerontology Study Group Member Profiles HANK AKERVALL, Ph.D. Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Hank adds 18 years experience teaching gerontology and geriatrics in his section in Therapeutic Recreation, Parks, and Tourism. SUE BERRY, D iplomil Physiothe rilpy Coordinator of Northern Studies Stream (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy) Sue's interest lies in promoting education in the Health Sciences and research for physiotherapists. ANITA CHEN, Ph.D., Sociology Anita's past and current research involves cross-cultural comparisons of attitudes toward grandparents, ethnicity, and aging. She tead1cs undergraduate and graduate courses on the sociology of aging and social gerontology. LEONA DICASMIRRO, B.SC. P.T. Manager, Physiotherapist 1-Togarth-Wcstrnount Hospital ECAH Fellow 1989-1 990 Leona teaches part-time at Confederation Co!Jcgc, where she also works on curriculum development and coordinates physiotherapy student placements at Hogarth-Wcstrnount. MARY HEARD, M.S.W., C.S.W. Social Work Mary's involvements include membership in the Council on Positive Aging (COPA)'s Eldcrhostel Commit tee, palliative care, and the Parkinson's Support Group. TERRY HILL, Ph.D., Sociology Terry has a wide range of research interests includ ing age roles and stigma, social change, professional ethics, aging and sexuality, naturism/nudism, the grieving process in men, and business entrepreneurship. MARY LOU KELLEY, M.S.W. , Social Work, Director, NECAH Mary Lou is conducting research focusing on nging, fomily support, health, social service delivery nnd :) seniors independence. T I KI NG, M.Sc.N., School of Nursing Ti's areas of research include the experiences of mid-life daughters who arc caring for their mothers, and the psychosocial experiences of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. LORNE McDOUGALL, M .N., Ed.D. School of Nursing Lorne's current research includes a project on the health experience of seniors living indepe ndently in the community, alternative home support services and life long learning and seniors. D IANA PALLEN, M.N. School of Nursing Diana worked on a medical unit for many years, and is dedicated to "helping the elderly lead healthy lives to their fullest potential." Chronicity and the use of alternative treatment modi:ilitics to achieve health arc areas of rcscard1 in tercst. JANICE PERKINS, M.Sc. School of Occupational &Phys.Therapy McMastcr University ~ Janice is based at Lakehead Universitt-" as a part of the Northern Studies Stream j continued 011 page 11 Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ February 1992 �·profiles continued from page 10 of the programme. Her area of interest in gerontology is computer use and the F'!rly. 1- i'ER PROULX, B. COMM., M.H.A. Exec. Director,Hogarth-Westmount Peter supports the partnership between the acadl'mic research and service provider and his "community" perspective helps to identify the changing needs of the aging population. JANE RAMSAY, M.S.W. Evaluation and Research Consultant Jane recently completed a study concerning the needs of caregivers and seniors with a disability. She has another research project underway • entitled, "Factors Affecting Senior's Use of Support Services and the Impact of Help-seeking on their Level of Independence." KEN ROTENBERG, Ph.D., Psychology Ken is involved in research on the extent to which elderly individuals' interpersonal trust and loneliness affect their health and use of health professionals DARLENE STEVEN, RN, MHSA,Ph.D School of Nursing Darlene is interested in a variety of research areas in gerontology focusing health care delivery and nursing .1inistration. She is currently investigating job satisfaction and stress of nurses and social workers in longterm care settings. r JANE TAYLOR, Ph.D. School of Phys. Education & Athletics Jane is currently working on a research project investigating the long term care needs of the frail elderly. ARE YOU PREPARED? The Thunder Bay Branch of The Canadian Red Cross Society will be holding an Emergency Services Seminar, Staturday, February 29 at the H.M.C.S. Griffon, 125 N. Algoma Street from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There is no cost for this seminar. Topics to be covered include individual preparedness and community reponse to an emergency. The day will end with a paper exercise. Lunch is provided. Registration is limited. To register call 623-3073 before February 8, 1992 or drop in to the Cross at 112 S. Harold Street tween 9:00 am and 4:45 pm. The Red Cross is ready to help in an emergency. Arc you? Last Writes by Katherine Shedden depending on how finely it was shredThis past Christmas, my neighbours ded) but again he cautioned about the gave me a live tree. "It's a cull from our possibility of spruce gum being exuded parent's 100 acre farrn" they reassured and flavouring root crops. He seemed me, so in went the little spruce for the uninterested in my idea about a federal festive season. Then, after Ukrainian government grant to test balsam Christmas out went the little spruce. But flavoured turnips. I then learned that to where? It still stands foot first in a evergreen mulch does acidify the soil snow bank - no neighbourhood kids and may act as a natural herbicide. Just have taken it, as was the custom when I how complicated is this question? was a kid. We'd sneak around the Quick call to the biology lab to ask if neighbourhood and take every Christthe mulch would be any good for tree mas tree we could get our thieving little seedlings, or bum areas ready for paws on. The real challenge however, reforestation. Perhaps, but what about was shaping them into elaborate transportation costs? Now the prairie backyard forts. Those forts were the spirit kicks into high gear and I start bulk of our fun right up until the special wondering what if The City of Thunder truck came and we were forced to Bay picked up all the trees and dumped surrender the trees for the giant bonfire. them at LU. And what if, as a goodwill That's right, when I was a kid on the gesture, one of the pulp companies bald prairie, the freshly cut trees were 'loaned' us a chopper/shredder mapiled into a great mountain and set chine for one week. And what if The ablaze! In fact, the burning of the trees Small Business Consulting Program at was the highlight of the winter carnival LU conducted a feasibility study to where 'buffalo' burgers were sold and determine if there could be a viable eaten by the thousands, races were run business. Lynn phones her dad to find and, as if in defiance to winter, we out if it's true that Hillcrest H.igh School hearty souls gathered round the manheats with wood chips. Apparently not made pyre hooting and howling like the whole school but they do bum wood coyotes. And never once did [ think chips and the entire system was dethere was anything wrong with that signed at LU! Arc we back to burning ritual - until this January. trees or is the heat captured and Now my vocabulary indudcs ozone, recirculated? Neil Weir could invent a recycle, reuse and reduce. I stood and safe plastic bag that would cause stared at my tree - wanted dead or alive bagged chips to decompose faster. John - one spruce to go with my family Russell could raise a million dollars tradition. I refused to put it out at the selling "Northern Vision Potpourris" to roadside for its funereal trip to the alumni living away from their beloved dump. I couldn't figure out whether it Borcal forest. Mike Turck could encourwould be better to let it decompose with age all cleaning staff to sprinkle the stuff the non-decomposing plastic bags and "'Cncrously as a sweeping compound n . . landfill goodies or . . . or what? Surely, Les Miller could investigate an equidiscarded whole Christmas tTees \viii table tuition fee program - cash, cheque, not help the forest floor (or city dump) VISA or so many pounds of mulch. for years and years. 1 heard this was the Yves Prevost could figure out a way to last year that the city would be transextract all the insects living in the trees porting trees to the landfill site but they and start a free lunch program. Jim hadn't figured out a way to recycle Podd might look at having a mulch wall them. r called "Mr. Agriculture erected around the campus, a certain Canada" at the Expcrin1cntal Farm. To tourist attraction and possible deterrent my question 'what can you do with to vandals. Denise and I start working Christmas trees?' John Wilson sugon the news release headlines to fax gested a long and valuable list. OPERA- across the nation: Lakchcad named TION TREE MULCH had begun. First a evergreen mulch capital of the World! few biology lessons; shredded ever5,000 students hired to bag EVERgreen trees make excellent mulch which GREEN GOLD! Japanese interested in by itself is suitable for crops such as Canada's newest export business! City raspberries, sweet corn, asparagus, cuts $1 million from utility bill by blueberries, and of course, tree seedburning LU mulch! University engilings. Wilson cautioned that crops such neers design ski hill on campus - snow as cucumbers and strawberries would covered mulch! not be su itable. As a soil or compost And somebody wanted me to buy a enhancer for the home gardener, the fake tTcc. Pass the buffalo burgers. material would be valuable especially after decomposition (12 - 24 months February 1992- - - - - -- - -- - - - - - AGORA Pa.gell �Campus Calendar To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the March Agora is February 17,1992. Thunder Bay Art Gallery February 1 - March 15 GERALD McMASTER: THE COWBOYS AND INDIANS SHOW Organized & circulated by the McMicheal Canadian Collection FOND DU LAC TREATY PORTRAITS: 1826 February 11 - March 15 Source: Collection of Richard and Dorothy Nelson, Duluth, Minnesota SASHA MCINNES - WEAVING MATTERS, REGIONAL ARTISTS SERIES February 14 - March 22 Source: London Regional Art Gallery CHOOSING CLAY March 6 - April 5 Source: Canadian Craft Museum B Wednesday, 11 FREE PUBLIC LECTURE Speaker: Dr. Robert Page, Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary Topic: "Resource Development and the Persistence of Arctic Ecosystems" Place: Regional Centre, Room 0005 12:30pm Thursday, 13 Board of Governors Meeting Friday, 14 Department of Sociology Brown-Bag Series Speaker: T. Hill Topic: "Workable Strategies for Chang Agents in N .W. Ontario Communities" Place: RB 1045 1:00- 2:30 pm. February 17 - 21 Mid-Year Study Week Tuesday, 25 Senate Meeting - Senate Chambers 9:30am. Saturday, 29 Kalevala Seminar Professor Borje Vahamaki, University of Toronto 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Senate Chambers Fee: $30.00 Forms available from Registrar's Office Cornwall Concert Series 1991/92 All Concerts are held in the Recital Hall, 210 S. Algoma St. and are on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the door. J Tuesday, February 11 Music by Aris Carastathis performed by Department of Music faculty members. Admission is free. Tuesday, March 3 Thunder Bay Chamber Players. Admission is free. Friday, 6 Department of Sociology Brown-Bag series Speaker: T. Hill Topic: "Social Nudism; the World's Closet Culture" Place: RB 1045 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Saturday, 7 15th Annual Sibley Tour Start time at 9:30 am. (20, 40, & 50 km.) 12:30 pm. 10 km. family fun ski Entry forms available at LU bookstore and local sports shops. 1992 Varsity Home Sch edule February 7-8 Women's Basketball vs. UNIV. of WESTERN ONT. 6:30 pm. Men's Basketball vs. UNIV. of WESTERN ONT. 8:30 pm. February 21-22 Women's Basketball vs. GUELPH 6:30pm. Men's Basketball vs. GUELPH 8:30pm. Campus Recreation Special Events with Confederation College February 8 - Bowling Challenge February 15 - Ball Hockey Challenge and Broomhall Challenge ALL THAT JAZZ!! Free Jazz Concert Sunday, February 16, 2:00 - 5:00 pm Community Auditorium Call the T.B.C.A. at 343-2300. Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakchead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except August), and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell, Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Denise Bruley Calendar: Lynn Wilson Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: B. 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Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.9 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a report from the President, an article announcing that the Human Performance Lab was reaccredited, and an article on Evelyn Halliday donating to L.U. residence. 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 1992-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0cbb8a019799acfcd84a21d99843276f.pdf bed9fa4086f86da3f238201f1ceca4e6 PDF Text Text C LAKEHEAD 1 , UNIVERSITY Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR PROFESSOR BILL HEATH NAMED DISTINGUISHED INSTRUCTOR Bill Heath was born and educated in the United States but this year celebrates his 20-year anniversary at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. Born in New York, Heath earned his BA at Bowdoin College in Maine and completed his MA and PhD at the University of Minnesota. His first teaching assignment was at Marietta College in Ohio and naturally, there's a good story about how he came to be north of Superior. " I answered an advertisement, received a phone call from George Merrill inviting me to come for an interview, jumped on 5 different planes and 6 hours later was in Thunder Bay" he recalls. "I was impressed because there was a graduate program and I recognized the opportunity to broaden my teaching interests." He remembers being told that weekend in February 1973, that the "arts centre" would definitely be built within two years. Heath, the teacher and music lover who missed Minnesota, answered the alluring call of the North and took the offer. That arts centre took another dozen years but he never looked back. The American literature scholar, threw his heart and energy into the department, the university, the graduate students, tackling Shakespeare and literary criticism when Emerson and Frost needed a rest. Professor Heath served as Chair of the Senate Research Committee (?O's) was Chair of the English Department from 1983 to 1986 and admits to having been involved in most facets of the University. "I'm lucky to teach with many distinguished instructors in the Department. I believe we have a reputation as a good '1eaching" department. Since teaching is the big pay off for me, I consciously decided to do less writing and concentrate on what I do best." Heath is the Coordinator of Graduate Students and says its a duty he enjoys. "I'mvery proud of our graduate students." Bill Heath's idea of a good sabbatical may come as a bit of a surprise; he's only taken one and he stayed home and read the complete works of Emily Dickinson (yes, all 1700 plus poems in chronological order!). His upcoming sabbatical may include travel but he's taking Thoreau. Referring to the award, Heath argues " I'm incredibly lucky. As a teacher, I am already doing what I love. And just being nominated for the award is an honour. To be nominated by students demonstrates respect and trust which is the highest accolade a teacher can receive." When not preparing for class, Bill Heath may be heard singing with the Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus, preparing for the gardening season or curled up with a good book. "I'm reading 'Wild Swans' by Jung Chang right now - fabulous." Excerpts from Dr. Heath's address page 10 Volume 10, Number 2 February 1993 I I I = I ~ \ \ \ ' •r ''I I I Needs a caption. The writer with the best cutline for this campus photograph will win a pair of tickets to the Thunder Bay Symphony concert 'Carmen' on April 3. DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER LECTURE bY. Dr. Nell Weir Department of Chemistry Thursday, March 11 4:30 pm Upper.Lecture Theatre ''Why Study the Photo-Processes of Big Molecules?" IN THIS ISSUE: First for Newhouse . . . . . .. . . ... . 4 Claude Garton visits Herbarium Open House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 "I didn~ know that" . .. . ..... . . .. 11 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Super Ministry On a more sobering note, the advanced standing applications are down about 15%. _ _Ov _ er_all, first year applications are up of the order of 12%. . . The Bob R~e Government has moved to establish a super Ministry of Education and Training. The new Ministry will encompass the former Ministries of Education, Skills Development, and Colleges and Universities. With one Deputy Minister (Chartes Pascal, OISE, President, Sir Sandford Fleming College, Chair, Council of Regents and, most recently, OM at COMSOC), it is anticipated that the structure of the Ministry will be amalga~ated, perhaps on an integrated lifelong learning concept. With a dual focus on both Education and Training, I see the new structure as perhaps at last allowing the universities a window on the advanced training needs for the Province and a more significant role for the universities in the economic renewal agenda. nme will tell, but the opportunities may be there. Teaching Each term, formal teaching evaluations are carried out in each course. Individual Faculty members use this feedback for a variety of purposes including use at the time of promotion, tenure and renewal. I would like to take this opportunity to remind Lakehead University Faculty members that, if you have concerns related to any aspect of your teaching, please do ask for help. The Office of Instructional Development is there to help you on a confidential basis and, as well, take the opportunity to seek out input from your Dean, Chair and/or Director. Experience indicates that individuals who have concerns and who seek out help achieve enhanced satisfaction from their teaching. The help is there for the asking. It is confidential, voluntary and, best of all, free. Major Research Proposal Lakehead University has suggested to the Provincial Government the establishment at Lakehead University of a major Centre for Forest Environmental and Economic Research. In the first few years, this Centre would focus on the AOX issue and would form an "Ontario" based centre of excellence in this area. Funding would be provided by both Ontario an~ the forest _industry. To date, support for the concept has been given by vanous regional municipalities and municipal groups, and we await the formal reaction of the Ontario Government to the proposal. The Government is to allocate $10 million for research on the AOX issue. A Great Aboriginal Visionary Passes On February 3, 1993, at the age of 45, Dennis Cromarty died suddenly. Dennis had served as both Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and as C.E.0. of the N.A.N. Development Fund. As well, he was N.A.N.'s Chief Negotiator on a variety of self-government initiatives. Dennis was a visionary who, at an earty age, became involved with the Company of Young Canadians. He was one of the first (if not the first) Native graduate of Lakehead University in 1973. While at Lakehead University, Dennis studied Political Studies and Economics. He was a patient and understanding individual February 26 - Thank You Day The Lakehead University community, particularty our faculty and staff, have responded well to the difficult challenges put to us during the past year. The institution has dealt with record enrolments, the incorporation of new facilities and p~ograms into our work environment, a very successful Safety First Program, and an ever-demanding external environment. You should be proud of your individual participation, and February 26 is one way of saying "Thank You". continued on page 11 Campus Development Using special targeted funding, several small projects are currently underway on campus. Renovations to the University Centre Theatre continue and work will start shortly on Braun Building improvements in the basement which will include tunnel access to the basement of the Braun building from the main tunnel system. As well, a new wet laboratory will be constructed for Anthropology. Serious discussion continues with the Sisters of St. Joseph over the acquisition of the Avila Centre by Lakehead University. This current year, we have 27 students in Avila as an auxiliary residence, and the feedback has been excellent. If Avila is acquired by Lakehead University, it will be operated as a residence under the direction of Grant Walsh. Dr. Bob Rosehart receives an installment cheque from (left to right) J. Paul Mathieson, District Manager, Operations, Manitoba and Tom Switzer, Terminal Superintendent, Thunder Bay both of CN Rail. The cheque was part of CN's $25,000 commitment to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign. Fall 1993 Application Data The earty numbers are in, and the results speak well for Lakehead University. From the direct entry high school pool, the system is up 2.9% while Lakehead University is up over 18%1 2 AGORA February 1993 ) �AROUND CAMPUS $290,000 from Management Accountants to School of Business Administration Electric Vehicles The car of the future? Bill Adams, Director of the Electrochemical Science and Technol· ogy Centre from the University of Ottawa was on campus to discuss the possiblity of widespread manufacturing and use of electric vehicles in the near future. Adams strongly believes that electric cars should be the car of the future in Canada and he calls for the implementation of tax breaks for people who want to own one. Researchers from Lakehead University's School of Engineering, professors Sabah Mansour and Seimer Tsang, will be conducting research on EVs in the North as part of Thunder Bay Hydro's Planning for the Future. Electric cars were invented in 1901, but problems with the limited range between recharging, the time it takes to recharge and the fact that "power filling stations" aren't readily The School of Business Administration at Lakehead University has received $290,000 from available have discouraged the EV the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario. Tf!e five year Share Our Northern _Vision option for consumers. Bill Adams says Campaign commitment includes $135,000 for a new micro computer user laboratory, with the that all of these problems can be easily remaining sum going towards various activities within the operation of the School. . fixed. "If more people buy EVs, the Representatives from the Society of Management Accou~tants, Bob Dye and qoreen _Wilson demand for solutions to these problems (bottom right) right were on campus to open the lab. President Rosehart and Jim Rapmo,. Dean of the School of Business at Confederation College are seated next to them. Standing will springload people to action." Big time auto makers are investing more left to right, Professor Richard Glew, Nancy MacGillvr~y, Pres[dent,Thunder Bay Chapter, time and money into researching Mel Zobatar, Past President and Professor Ken Hartviksen, Director of the School of electrical cars and batteries. "There Business Administration. was no cost-benefit for companies to invest in the electric car before, but that March 16- It's March Break and we want everyone on campus for has changed with the passing of the The Northern American Ski Championships - children can cross Clean Air Act in California in 1990." 10 country ski {free) or swim in the pool and then join in the percent of all cars must have zero Opening Ceremonies and sprints races on CAMPUS beside the emissions by the year 2003. TO KEHE---...,,- Fieldhouse - enjoy theTrade show in Agora Chili Anyone? Lakehead University entered two teams in the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Chili Challenge • the 'warming' event of the city's Winter Carnival! The Alumni team's "CNR Bouja" was invented by Supreme Chef Ben Kaminski. Back row cooks left to right, Brian Ktytor, Janice Anderson, Ben Kaminski and Jack Christy. The LU team with LULU's Best included left to right, Chief Cook Norma Gibson, Terry Rath, Aline Bresele, and Denise Bruley. Although neither team won best chili honours, their secret ingredients (Alumni's BBQ sirloin and LU's red wine) kept the judges coming t back for 'Just one more taste." J I 3 AGORA February 1993 �WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY WREFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES Also don't forget that LIBRARY ASSISTANCE is available at the Information Desk on the main floor of the Chancellor ) Paterson Library. Whether you need an address, population information, or require more in-depth information, reference librarians are trained to understand your question, suggest sources to be consulted, and instruct you in their use. At the Chancellor Paterson Library a number of services are available throught the Reference and Information Services Department. The following is a list of some of the services available and who to contact to find out more about these services: WLIBRARY INSTRUCTION Please don't hesitate to come to the Information Desk or call 343-8302 if you need any type of assistance. Arrangements can be made for individual or group sessions. Provides orientation to and instruction in the use of library resources. Call 343-8147 for more information. WINFORMATION DESK HOURS Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday WCOMPUTERIZED AND CDROM SEARCH SERVICES Offers customized online searching of indexes and abstracts and makes available the searching of indexes on compact disc via microcomputer. Call 343-8129 for more information. 8:30 am to 9:00 pm 8:30 am to 5:00 pm 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm wwmwwwwwwwwwwwww ATTENTION POETS W INTERLIBRARY LOANS The National Library of Poetry in Owings Mills, Maryland, has announced that $12,000 in prizes will be awarded this year to over 250 poets in the North American Open Poetry Contest. The deadline for the contest is March 31, 1993. The contest is open to everyone and entry is FREE. Any poet, whether previously published or not, can be a winner. Every poem entered also has a chance to be published in a deluxe, hardbound anthology. To enter.send one original poem, any subject and any style, to the National Library of Poetry, 11419 Cronridge Dr., P.O. Box 704-XE, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be no more than 20 lines, and the poet's name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 1993. A new contest opens April 1. Provides resources from other libraries that are not available at the Lakehead University Library. Call 343-8135 for more information. Thunder Bay Historical Museum, Lakehead University and Papers & Records The latest edition of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Papers & Records was released recently. It is of note that every author in the edition had some connection with Lakehead University. Jeff Sumner, Rob Neff and Elinor Barr are all graduates. Dr. Livia DiMatteo is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Cindy Danton is a student. Papers & Records, Vol. XX (1992) is available at the museum and in bookstores for $5.00. Articles: "World War II German POW's in Northwestern Ontario" by Jeff Sumner "The Good Doctor. The Life of Thomas Stuart Trill Smellie" by Rob Neff "Finland to Lappe, Ontario: Selma Lamppu Hynna (19051991) by Cindy Danton "Evidence on Lakehead Economic Activity fram the Fort William Building Permit Registers, 1907-1969" by Livia DiMatteo "Swedes at the Lakehead 1900-1930" by Elinor Barr NEWHOUSE CAPTURES CANADIAN TRACK TITLE Ian Newhouse, representing the Lakehead University Athletics Club, won the 800 metre event at the Canadian Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Winnipeg, Feb. 19 - 21. • Newhouse, who led from start to finish, posted a winning time of 1 minute 52.84 seconds. This was just 2/1 00ths of a second ahead of the runner up, Sasha Smiljanic of British Columbia. • This is the first Canadian 800 meter indoor title for Newhouse, who has represented this country in numerous international events, including the Olympics in 1980 and 1984. Dr. Newhouse is a faculty member in the School of Physical Education and Athletics at Lakehead University and is the head Coach of the university track and field club. CONGRATS! MARCH BREAK TREAT CELEBRATE THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Free on campus cross-country skiing and swimming (Fieldhouse) for children of University employees (it's always free for staff) Tuesday, March 16 From 11 :30 - 2:30 4 AGORA February 1993 �iiJH=i-i RANDY REGULAR JILL OTTO Randy has joined the Department of Mathematics as a computer consultant. The position also involves troubleshooting and computer services liaison for the faculty. Originally from St. John's, Newfoundland, Randy moved to Thunder Bay in September '91. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Memorial University and earned a • position after graduation as computer technical support for Apple Products. Since moving to Thunder Bay Randy has taught computer courses at a local computer firm and worked part-time at McKellar Hospital on a centralized database that will identify hospital bed availability across the city. His current project at the University involves programming the solutions for the Junior and Senior High School Computer Science contest held on campus in May. In his spare time Randy is an officer with the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve. Tel. ext. 8218. Randy is of course on E-Mail. You can welcome him at RREGULAR@ THUNDER.LakeheadU.CA MURRAY COHEN cc NEW APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED Walter Trutenko Murray Cohen is the Acting Coordinator of the Native Access Program for Engineering. He has a long history of working in education and with Native people. Murray received his Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education and Masters of Education degrees, specializing in Mathematics, from the University of Manitoba. He taught math for Adult Education programs in Winnipeg for 1Oyears. He also taught high school students in Houston, Texas, finding the one year experience in a ghetto school "a challenge". Murray became involved six years ago in the first Canadian Native Access Program for Engineering, at the University of Manitoba. The program, after which the Lakehead University one is modelled, provides one-year upgrading courses to native students to prepare them for entry into the mainstream Engineering program. "The program at Lakehead was developed by the School of Engineering by Dr. Gary Locker and a diverse committee of aboriginal people." In addition to his co-ordinator responsiblities, Murray teaches mathematics in the program. He recently organized NAPE's acceptance into the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. A professional society, LU's membership in AISES is only the second in Canada. In his leisure time, Murray enjoys travelling and playing strategic games like chess. Tel. ext. 7712 Fax. 8013. AGORA Jill Otto recently joined the Department of Library and Information Studies as a Library Technologist/Secretary. "My job entails two aspects - library capabilities are needed, i.e. cataloging, reference work and budgeting - as well as secretarial." From Thunder Bay, Jill is a recent graduate of the Library Technology Program at Lakehead University ('92) and is completing her Bachelor of Arts degree, expecting to graduate at May '93 Convocation. "My plans are to eventually receive an Honours degree in English". Jill has worked for the Thunder Bay Public Library system on the supply list as well as spending the past two summers as a technician conducting children's programming. "Ideally, I would like to be a children's technician, that's what I'm most comfortable with." When she is not at work, Jill looks forward to spending time with her two children as well as "reading anything I can get my hands on". She sings in her church folk group and stays active dancing and cross-country skiing. Tel. ext 8420 Fax. 8007. Walter Trutenko was recently appointed Manager of Operations for Campus Development. "Technically it's a new position because the responsibilities have changed", said Trutenko. "They have combined the duties of the Manager of Operations with the Manager of Electrical Maintenance. It certainly makes the days, the nights and the weekends go by fast", he chuckled. In his new position, Trutenko looks after the distribution of all utilities on campus and the operation of the powerhouse. Trutenko holds a First Class Stationary Engineer's Licence, a Gas Fitter's Licence and a Engineering Technology Diploma. He will celebrate his 20th year at Lakehead University this summer. "I started in the powerhouse as a shift engineer and worked my way up into management." Until his appointment, Trutenko was the Manager of Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance. Recently he and Jacky Johnston (the voice at the end of the phone answering requests for maintenance) relocated to the Powerhouse for a more streamlined approach. "We're all together now", said Trutenko. He looks forward to providing an environment that is both conducive to work and to learning. Telephone remains the same: ext. 8404. Jacky Johnston: ext. 8273. Fax. 8938. 5 February 1993 �LAKEHEAD'S HERBARIUM: OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATES SIXTY YEARS OF COLLECTING by Joan Crowe, Acting Curator !er~ allies but als~ bryophytes and lichens. As the latter are good indicators of env"onmental health, this section may become inha~ ,ts ongIns in ~laude s personal collection of pressed plants creasingly important in future environmental assessments. The herbarium is now run by the Acting Curator under the which he started in 1993. The number of specimens was quite guidance of a committee drawn from the Biology and Forestry small (around 2000} until after World War 11, but from 1954 Dep?rtments. A~ space is limited, exchanges are being onwards he collected more intensively. By the time he retired restncted to specimens from Ontario, north and west of Lake from his position as principal of Current River School (now Su~eri~r. Regular opening hours and proper supervision are Claude E. Garton School) in 1967, his collection had increased beginning to_ dra""'. students back and the herbarium is being to approximately 10,000. At that time, Doug Lindsay (Chairman used extensively in the summer by personnel fram agencies of the Biology Department) arranged that Claude should donate such as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Conservation his herbarium to the university and accompany it as Curator-a Authority. Those involved would like to see the herbarium position he still holds. Many of us can remember Claude busy extend its role as a clearing house for botanical information with his pla~ts in his own little corner of the Braun Building. regarding this area. When the Biology and Forestry Departments moved into the Funding is very limited, although a grant has permitted a Cente~nial Building in 1969, Claude accompanied them and the stu~ent to be hired every summer to date. Volunteer help, herbanum was set up on the third floor opposite the double particularly from the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists, is invaluable. elevator (CB 3027}. Every spring he would embark on one of A joint collecting project with them has been in progress for two his many collecting trips. Whether to Greenwood Lake, years and they have been actively Pukaskwa or the islands of Lake involved in a new version of The Nipigon, over the years Claude Checklist of Vascular Plants of assisted many agencies in assessing Thunder Bay District which was last the natural vegetation of their chosen revised by Claude in 1984. Stuarea. He always reappeared every fall dents participating in recent Botany in time for Forestry Field School. courses have made useful contribuClaude finally ceased actively runtions to the collections. The most ning the herbarium in May 1990. At that important project at present is the point, the specimens numbered about recording of all label information in a 97,000, Claude's personal collection be· data base, in order that this valuable ing just over 24,000. The remainder had record of distribution and habitat will been collected by dedicated amateurs be more readily available. Eventusuch as Eva Beckett and Walter and ally it will be possible to produce Marg Hartley;by professors and students computerized distribution maps. in the Biology and Forestry Departments The process has begun but, in order or by exchange of replicate specimens to make real progress, extra staff will with other institutions. Over the years be required. The on-going business Claude made many botanical connecof fielding inquiries, helping students tions in Canada, the U.S.A., Finland, and and maintaining collections takes up even as far afield as India and the south· most of the time of the summer ern hemisphere, resulting in holdings from assistant and the acting curator. We all these areas. Through exchanges, are starting to use high school Coparticularly with the University of Toronto op students but their expertise is and the Fowler Herbarium at Queen's necessarily limited and what is really University, we have also acquired specineeded is a substantial one-time mens dating back to the mid-nineteenth grant to enable us to complete the century. There are even several coldata base. We also need a team of lected by the famous Canadian botanist volunteers who are sufficiently John Macoun, who, curiously enough, . . interested in Botany to devote some also started his professional life as a Left, Tern McC/ymont, assistant and Joan Crowe, schoolmaster. The obverse of these ex- acting curator, with guest of honour, Claude Garton. time to becoming expert in one group of plants: for example, changes isthat plants collected and prepared by Claude are spread all over the world and he is rightly grasses or sedges. Even more important a specialist in renowned for the high quality of his specimens. There is more to bryophytes and lichens would be invaluable.There is a long and prep_ari~g. a good herbarium specimen than simply picking it and honourable history of amateur involvement in Botany and one of stuffing It into_a plastic bag. Pressing, drying and mounting were the best examples of that is Claude. It can be said with brought to a fine art by Claude, a tradition which we are trying to confidence that, after sixty years, the Claude Garton Herbarium is alive and well with acquisition numbers close to 100,000. follow today. It was an honour to have its founder on campus with us One other unique feature of our collection is that it has a for the Open House. good representation of non-flowering plants, not only fems and . T~~ Cl?ude Gart~n Herbarium at Lakehead University 6 AGORA February 1993 �.RESEARCH NEWS CONTACT NUMBERS: Director: Dr. Connie Nelson ext. 8793 Research Officer: Anne Klymenko ext. 8223 Special Projects Officer: Kelly Morris ext. 8939 Graduate Studies Assistant: Lynn Gollat ext. 8785 Research Secretary: Lynn Wilson ext. 8283 FEBRUARY 1993 Nurse Researchers release analysis of the Cardiovascular portion of the Ontario Health Survey - Northwestern Ontario results cause for concern Professors from the School of Nursing were awarded a $25,000 research grant from the Ministry of Health to analyze the Ontario Health Survey from a Cardiovascular Perspective . Darlene Steven and Rhonda-Kirk Gardner announced the results at a media conference on February 13. Their report addressed the prevalence and distribution patterns of cardiovascular risk factors based on data from 43,954 residents of ( Jntario aged 18 years and older. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are widespread in the Ontario populations but results for the Thunder Bay District revealed statistics higher than the provincial average for high blood pressure, perception of high stress, heart disease, obesity and smoking. As cardiovascular disease is a major cause of illness, disability and death in Canada, approximately 41% of all deaths are attributed to it. Research has demonstrated that the adoption of healthier lifestyles has the potential to reduce or prevent the incidence of morbidity and death. Most risk factors are amenable to change. These include smoking, abnormal blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, inactivity and stress. Risk factors which cannot be modified include age, sex (being male) and family history. There were some interesting responses to the questionnaire. Approximately 85% planned to do something over •he next year to improve their health. And yet the survey indicates that cocaine use is 1 Research News Dr. Darlene Steven Professor Rhonda Kirk-Gardiner Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, increasing and dietary intake of fat and the $100,000 program promotes commucholesterol is higher among younger age groups. Despite increased funding directed at nity awareness of the risk factors associated with heart disease. This education anti-smoking campaigns and responsible and prevention approach is aimed at drinking in moderation, the prevalence rates helping people reduce their risk factors. continue to be high and the majority of The "Coronary Risk Report" provides residents who drink and smoke do not fully individual assessment of risk as well as believe that these behaviours will lead to suggestions on way to promote cardiac health problems. Of the 43 public health districts studied, health through lifestyle changes. The program is offered free to any some startling differences in the risk factors group (minimum ten) and encourages were noticed. Porcupine District had the meetings in the work place or home. For highest prevalence of smoking (41.8%) and further information contact any of the the second highest prevalence of heavy smoking (18.2%). The highest rate of heavy _agency partners. smoking was found in the Essex/Windsor district (21 .7%). Ottawa/Carelton and the York Region experienced the highest levels Survey Highlights of reported stress (both over 60%). The . one-quarter of the population of highest prevalence of BMl's (body mass Ontario are smokers and the prevaindex) over 27 were found in Porcupine, lence of heavy smoking is increasing Northwestern, and Renfrew. Stevens and . one-quarter of the population of Kirk-Gardner told reporters that in the Ontario. is overweight Thunder Bay District, perception of stress and . three-quarters of the population lack of activity were cause for concern, is.inactive especially because people can "do some. one-quarter of the population thing" about both risk factors. consume more than seven alcoholic Another project coordinated by Stevens beverages per week and Kirk-Gardner is a working model of one . of every 100 residents of of their recommendations. The "Healthy Ontario, four have heart disease, ten Heart Promotion Program" is a cooperative have hypertension, three have community effort by Lakehead University, the circulatory disease and three have Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the diabetes Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. 1 February 1993 �enable university researchers to increase their contributions towards the understanding and solution of problems in these fields and to train highly qualified personnel. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED How are Strategic Grants different from operating grants ... -Strategic grant funds are focused on priority research areas; -Funding is provided in support of relatively short-term, specific-duration research projects with clearly defined objectives; -Strategic grants require close adherence to the specified research objectives of the project; -Strategic research projects must respond to the needs and opportunities outlined in the mission statement of one of the priority areas, and be justified in terms of potential socio-economic benefits to Canada; -Multidisciplinary research and cooperation with industry and /or government is encouraged; -Linkages to the user sector must be identified and results should ultimately be transferred to this sector. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY AWARDED FORESTRY CANADA NODA CONTRACTS WORTH $570,000 In 1992, Forestry Canada entered into the Canada-Ontario Northern Ontario Development Agreement (NODA) with the Province of Ontario. An objective of NODA is to support applied forestry research by government and non-government organizations and to assist the forestry sector through studies related to applied research; technology development and transfer and decision support tools. Lakehead University is pleased to announce that approximately $570,000 (over the next three years) has been awarded to the following researchers: Dr. Peter Duinker, School of Forestry to undertake a research project entitled, "Sustainable Development Indicators for the Forest Resources of Ontario". Dr. Duinker states, "If we are to achieve sustainable development of forest resources, forest managers will require a broad base of environmental information from which to make sound integrated resource-management decisions. Indicators can provide a significant source of this information on the forest resource in the form of quantitative data relevant to sustainable forestry characteristics". What criteria is used for the evaluation of Strategic applications? The criteria are: -the socio-economic relevance of the project; -the quality of the proposed research; -the excellence of the applicant(s); -the contribution to the training of highly qualified personnel. To receive funding, an application must rank highly on all criteria. Dr. Azim Malllk, Department of Biology to undertake a research project entitled, "Efficacy of Release Treatments on Regeneration Strategies of Major Competing Species of Northwestern Ontario". Little is known about how the major competing species of Northwestern Ontario respond to various release treatments. Dr. Mallik feels that "understanding pre- and posttreatment regeneration ability and population dynamics of competing species would help explain the vegetation processes observed in the field following release treatments, and have practical implications for vegetation control strategies". What are the identified priority research areas? ) Advanced Technologies -Information Technology -Biotechnology -Industrial Materials, Products and Processes -Manufacturing Systems -Energy Natural Resources -Food, Agriculture and Aquaculture -Forestry -Mineral Resources -Oceans and Inland Waters Dr. Bill Parker, School of Forestry to undertake a research project entitled, "Seed Zone Delineation for Jack Pine in the Ontario Northwest Region by Short-term Testing and Geographic Information Systems". The goals of the project are to: improve our knowledge of adaptive variation of jack pine for the Northwest Region of Ontario; to use this knowledge to refine the existing pattern of seed zones for the region; and to develop a rapid operational method of site-specific seed source selection based upon Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques. Environmental Quality New Directions The "New Directions" area is provided as a special mechanism to support a small number of truly outstanding proposals on new and emerging science or engineering research topics of potential national importance. This area will only entertain those proposals meeting the above criteria and which fall outside of the scope of the ten identified strategic areas. The deadline for submission of proposals has been changed this year to April 15, 1993. Should you have further questions regarding the NSERC Strategic Program, or if you would like to obtain guidelines and application forms, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at ext. 8223 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES NSERC Strategic Grants The objective of the Strategic Grants Program is to promote and accelerate targeted research in-selected fields of national importance. More specifically, it is the intent of the program to 2 Research News J February 1993 �SSH RC NEWS .. The Dorothea Crittenden Essay Award In Studies of the Elderly id to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada Deadline: April 27 2 x $250 The objective of this program is to encourage and facilitate the communication of research among Canadian scholars through conferences, workshops, symposia and colloquia held in Canada. Grants are awarded in support of conferences with a defined theme, which are devoted to the study of aspects of a particular question. Support is offered to conference organizers to help defray administrative costs of organizing a conference, travel and subsistence of participants and publications of conference proceedings. The deadlines for submission of proposals are: April 1, July 11 January 5. The Dorothea Crittenden Essay Award in Studies of the Elderly is offered to encourage students to engage in research regarding society's role in the changing needs of the elderly. Students registered full-time at Lakehead University in an undergraduate or graduate program in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Nursing may enter the competition by submitting an essay on this topic. Application should be made in the form of a letter to the respective Department Chairman/Director. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Graduate Scholarships SSHRC Strengthening of Specialized Research Collections Deadline: Early April The objective of this program is to increase the research capacity of Canadian universities through the strengthening of specialized research collections in the humanities and social sciences in Canada. The program is designed to support collections at an advanced level, in clearly defined fields which are tied to the current and long-term research interest and activities of faculty and graduate students. Grants are offered for one-,two-,or threeyear periods. Up to $50,000 per institution per year may be awarded. Interested applicants must inform the Chief Librarian of their intent to apply to this program to prevent multiple applications. Scholarships are awarded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for graduate studies in the social, economic, physical, technical, administrative and legal aspects of housing related to the housing environment. Application packages available in January in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. CMHC Graduate Scholarships for Masters Degree in Housing Deadline: March 26 - up to $14,000 Scholarships will be awarded for full-time graduate studies in various aspects of housing. Candidates successful in the 1003-94 competition for new awards will be eligible to apply for one scholarship renewal, where needed, to complete degree requirements. AUCC MICROFUND COMPETITION DELAYED AUCC's Microfund Program awards travel grants to academics wishing to pursue institutional linkages with universities/ government agencies in developing countries. They had planned to hold a Microfund competition in Mid-March, but have yet to negotiate the terms for administering the program with CIDA. Therefore, they have decided to delay the competition until further notice. Stay tuned! The Research Office will let all faculty know when the nex1 deadline has been announced. Norman Barwin Scholarship Deadline: April 1 $2,500 The scholarship will be open to Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who are graduates of any recognized university, possess an Honours degree or its equivalent and intend to work for a higher degree in the field of reproductive health. This could include disciplines such as: biology; Canadian studies; education; history; medicine; political science; psychology; social work; sociology; and women's studies. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Robert Andras Memorial Scholarship Deadline: April 27 $200 FOURTH ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE Awarded by the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association in honour of Robert Andras for his sensitivity to the Nation's immigration and multicultural policies and for his active and creative assistance to the Thunder Bay Multicultural Association in his capacity as member of parliament for Thunder Bay and as a Federal Cabinet Member. This scholarship is awarded annually to a returning, full-time student in a degree program who, as part of his/her studies has prepared the best thesis or major paper on multiculturalism or ethnic studies related themes, past or present. A copy of the aforementioned work is to be donated to the Thunder ( '3ay Multicultural Association for its resource library. Application s~ould be made in the form of a letter to the Department Chairman/ Director. IResearch News March 25-26, 1993 in the Senate Chambers The purpose of the Conference is to: (1) give graduate students a public forum for presenting their research activities; (2) enhance awareness within the University community of the calibre and diversity of research being undertaken by graduate students; and (3) publicly acknowledge the efforts of faculty supervisors. All graduate students and faculty members are welcome to attend. 3 February 1993 �UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES Pediatric AIDS Foundation/American Foundation for Aids Research -January 12, 1993. Royal Bank Award 1993 - February 28, 1993. ~ Secretary of State: Canadian Studies Directorate • Open. .. /J SEED Wage Subsidy Program - March 12, 1993. SHASTRI Inda-Canadian Institute: Collaborative Research Program in the Social Sciences and the Humanities • (Letter of Intent) - March 31, 1993. Supply and Services Canada: Environmental Innovation Program - Open. United States Embassy Grants in American Studies - September 1, 1993. Wildlife Habitat Canada - Habitat Conservation, Restoration and Enhancement Projects (March 15 and September 15); Communication and Education Projects (March 15 and September 15); Research Projects (March 1). World Wildlife Fund (Wildlife Toxicology Research Program) November 15 and April 15. The Ontario Ministry of Health, has CANCELLED the upcoming May 1, 1993 Health Research Grants Program competition. They anticipate that the applications will be accepted for the November 1, 1993 competition. NSERC Programs Bilateral Exchange Program - March 1 and October 15 Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - June 1 and December 1. University-Industry Research Partnerships Program - Open. International Collaborative Research Grants • October 15 and March 1. International Scientific Exchange Awards • October 15 and March 1. Scientific Publication Grants - April 15 and October 1. Strategic Grants - April 15. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SSHRC Programs Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country CIDA Young Researchers Award - Open CIDA Awards for Canadians - February 15 and September 8 Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada • July 1, November 1, April 1. Strategic Partnership Development Grants - November 1, January 15, April 15. Strengthening of Specialized Research Collection - April 1. International Summer Institutes Program - April 1. 1993-94 Internal Graduate Scholarships• 30 March 1993 Abitibi Price Inc. Graduate Fellowship and C.J. Saunders Graduate Scholarship (1 @ $1,800) Alumni Association Silver Jubilee Graduate Scholarship (2 @ $800) :~ Harold S. Braun Memorial Graduate Scholarship (1 @ $600) Lakehead University Graduate Scholarship (8 @ $1 ,200) 1993-94 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program "Institutional" Competition ($3,953/term -92/93 rate) OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Canadian Studies and Special Projects Directorate 1993-94 {April 1, 1993 and November 1, 1993). Corporate Higher Education Forum Awards· March 1, 1993. Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/Bursaries • January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. Health and Welfare Canada/MAC - AIDS Research Program • March 15 and September 15; Joint Fellowships for AIDS Postdoctoral Fellowships - April 1 and November 15. Health and Welfare Canada: NHRDP - Deadline changed to October 1, 1993, but NHRDP will also accept applications from June 1st onward to accommodate applicants who found the earlier date more convenient; Career Awards -July 31 , 1993; Conferences and Workshops -six months prior to the event. NATO CCMS Fellowships - Research Related to the Natural and Social Environment - February 28, 1993. National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships - Open. NORTOP, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines - March Wildlife Habitat Canada Graduate Scholarship Awards • March 1, 1993 The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share interesting research stories to feature in the RESEARCH NEWS. We would like to hear from you if you are currently involved in innovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just would like to profile your research expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audience of approximately 2000 and can be a valuable vehicle for communicating your research endeavours to the community at large. For further research information call Anne Klymenko at ext. 8223 or drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.For information about Foundations, call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by Alumni 1.., ~ House. 1- 26, 1993. Ontario Centre for Materials Research - Faculty Renewal Award Program - April 1, 1993. • Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund - January 1, May 1, September 1; Health Research Grants (May 1, 1993 cancelled!, November 1, 1993), Feasibility Studies (Open), Formulation Grants (Open), Information Studies (May 1 and November 1), Workshops and Conferences (Open). Organization of American States - PAA Fellowships • March 1, 1993. Research News ____.I L . . . - -_ _ _ _ 4 February 1993 �PEOPLE, PAPER, PUBLICATIONS Dr. El Molto, Department of Anthropology, presented a seminar entitled "Comparative Paleoepiderniology of Desert Isolates frorn the Dakhleh, Egypt. and the Cape Region of Baja, California, Mexico." The Anthropol· ogy seminars took place on January 15, 1993 at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. These seminars were co-sponsored by the Sociology-Anthropology Department, the Archaeometry Lab and the Paleobiology Lab of UMD. C C Dr. H.T. Saliba, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, attended the third Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics that took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil from January 48, 1993, where he was invited to speak on the topic of "Science and Technology Policies in the Americas". He also presented a technical paper entltled "A Simplified and Highly Accurate Approach to the Free Vibration Analysis of Right Angle Triangular Plates", and chaired a technical session on the topic of nonlinear vibrations. Dr. Said M. Easa, Professor of Civil Engineering, authored the following articles: "Reliability-based design of lntergreen Interval at Traffic Signals", Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 119, No. 2, 1993 and "Normal Depth Calculations in Complex Channels: Discussion", Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE, Vol.118, No. 5, 1992. Dr. Easa also presented a paper entitled "Geometric and Sight Distance Characteristics of Highway Reverse Curves" at the Annual Conference of the Transportation Research Board, held in Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 1993. Dr. Brian Phillips, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, has published the article "A Time-Space Model for the Distribution of Shoreline Archaeological Sites in the Lake Superior Basin", in the forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Geoarchaeology, Vol.a, No.2, published by John Wiley and Sons. The product of several years of cumulative research experience with the deglaciation history of the region, the author hopes that the predictive model will provide a guide for archaeological Dr. Harun Rasid, Professor research planning and a framework upon which currently & Chair, Department of Geogra~isparate archaeological site data around Lake Superior may be phy has recently published the integrated. following article: "Poldering vs As part of related field work, Dr. Phillips will be conductcompartmentalization: the choice ing a pilot study in selected state parks on the Minnesota north of flood control techniques in shore, in May-June, under the direction of Dr. George Rapp, Jr., Bangladesh' in Environmental Archaeometry Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Duluth, and Management, Vol.17(1}, pages 59funded by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 71 . The article was co-authored Parks Division. Aimed at linking geomorphic features and with Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of potential archaeological sites, the long term goals of the project Biology. are to develop interpretative narrative and field maps concerning the post-glacial history and archaeology of the State Parks Dr. K.C. Yang, School of on Lake Superior, for both site research and public education. Forestry, has recently published two refereed papers with his Conference on Aging and Health Care in colleagues. The first paper is coNorthwestern Ontario authored with Dr. T. Hazenberg and entitled "Impact of spacing on April 29 • 30 sapwood and heartwood thickness Hosted by the Northern Educational Centre for Aging & Health in Picea mariano (Mill.) B.S.P. and Speaker: Dr. Linda Teri, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioural Picea glauca (Moench) Voss", Sciences at the Univ. of Washington School of Wood and Fiber Sci. 24(3):330-336. Medicine and Director/Chief Psychologist at the The second paper is co-authored Geriatric & Family Services Clinic at the University of with Dr. H.G. Murchison and entitled Washington Medical Centre. "Sapwood thickness in Pinus contorta var. latifolia", Can. J. For. Topic: Gerontology Forum '93 - "Aging and Elder Care in Res. 22:2004-2006. Northwestern Ontario" Place: Airlane Motor Hotel Information: Health Sciences North at 343-2126. AGORA 7February 1993 �CAMPAIGN UPDATE The Lakehead University Alumni Association is actively supporting the Halliday Hall Fellowship Residence/Alumni House Capital campaign. While Alumni support of LU has been very strong over the last few years our graduates have never had the opportunity to support a capital project - "bricks and mortar''. Judging by the response to date, they are very willing to fund a new building on campus. As part of the Share Our Northern Vision campaign, the Fellowship Residence will provide much needed residence space and will recognize the multicultural nature of our campus. In addition, ten percent of the rooms will be accessible to people with mobility impairments. The other aspect of the project is a new Alumni House. Preliminary planning sessions have outlined a need for meeting rooms, a non-denominational chapel, volunteer and staff workspace, and a large common area/lounge. Having an Alumni facility near students will increase the awareness of the level of Alumni support that Lakehead enjoys. The students of today will be the Alumni supporters of our University in the future. Alumna Marianne Wahl (BA '77) with Dr. Glen Carruthers, Chair of the Department of Music, hangs her donated calligraphy, inspired by Sister Alice Greer's invocation at the Opening of the Music and Visual Arts Centre, last October. A long-time Thunder Bay artist. Marianne is thinking of "becoming a student again" in the Department of Visual Arts. AFTER ONLY NINE NIGHTS ON THE PHONE NEARLY $40,000 HAS BEEN RAISED IN GIFTS AND PLEDGES. . The Alumni Association has made an initial commitment of $250,000 to be raised over the next five years. Four nights a week a rotating shift of twenty-five students call graduates and ask for their support. After only nine nights on the phone nearly $40,000 has been raised in gifts and pledges. All of this is from people who have never before given to the University. As we have addresses for only 13,000 graduates this level of support is something of which we can be very proud. The student callers are finding that most people have very fond memories of the University and that adequate oncampus housing is considered to be a worthwhile cause. WHY WE NEED DONORS? by JoAnne Silverman, Senior Development Officer Saying "thank you" to donors reflects an appreciation by Lakehead University for the contributions we receive from our many supporters. Along with volunteers, donors are the life blood of our institution without which post-secondary education in Canada may become "elitist". While it may seem lavish, "donor recognition" is a necessary part of any successful campaign. You can, in fact, measure excellent results in proportion to the way the organization says "thank you", appropriately. With larger institutions, particularly in the U.S.A., recognition often takes a more formal and sophisticated approach with gifts ranging from custom jewelry and sculptures to recognition wall units. While we try to emulate the credo that "recognition to be effective, needs to be personalized and creatively appropriate to individuals", this is not always possible. On our campus, one such recognition event is a reception, on March 4th, providing us with the opportunity to talk with the donors that ' • - In an effort io identify many of our lost grads the Alumni Association has introduced "grad pads" (soon to be distributed throughout campus). If you are talking to a grad please take a moment to ask if they are on the mailing list for the Norwester and if they are staying in touch with other alumni. Forward the sheets via inter-office mail to Scott Fortnum, Manager, Alumni Services. sustain our Awards Program. Many of these people have been connected to us over a long period of time. We have developed a relationship with them by having organizations as well as businesses donate large sums of money towards scholarships, bursaries and awards in order to help students receive a post-secondary education. We thank them appropriately and tell them about our students' tremendous needs for financial assistance and they "give". We thank them again. They appreciate this acknowledgement and thus the communication and contact continues. It is not a one-shot deal. Not only is it common courtesy to thank those who give, but it is also the crucial link which leads to larger and larger future gifts. Normally, for every dollar received, a charitable institution spends 20 cents. At Lakehead this figure is significantly lower. In poor economic times where it might be conceivably harder to fundraise, we are finding incredible support. It is a sobering thought to realize that every step of the way our donors are individuals who enable Lakehead University to effectively carry out its important mission. Let us ive thanks! 8 AGORA February 1993 �MEET THE NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEWS FROM OCUFA Dave Cooke is Ontario's first Minister of Education and Training. the new ministry, created February 3, 1993, encompassses the former ministries of Education, Colleges and Universities, and Skills Development. He will also oversee the establishment of the Ontario Training and Adjustment Board. Most recently, Mr. Cooke was responsible for three portfolios: Municipal Affairs, Governent House Leader's Office and Management Board of Cabinet. Mr. Cooke was first appointed Minister of Housing and Minister of Municipal Affairs in October 1990, after 13 years as the MPP for Windsor-Riverside. First elected in 1977, Cooke served as the NDP's critic for health, treasury and housing during his years in Opposition. He also assumed the role of Official Opposition House Leader from 1987 to 1990. Cooke received his Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Windsor in 1975. He sat on the local planning board, was elected to the Windsor Board of Education and served on a local recreational advisory committee. Cooke spent several years working for the Essex Children's Aid Society before his election to the provincial legislature. Ontario Professors Apprehensive about "Superministry" Ontario faculty have welcomed Dave Cooke as the new Minister of Education and Training but have warned that higher education must not be neglected in the new superministry. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association (OCUFA), representing some 12,000 professors and academic librarians in the province, wrote to Cooke, congratulating him on his appointment. "Mr. Cooke brings to his new portfolio a long history of political service and an interest in quality education," said OCUFA President Saul Ross. "We are eager to work with him to strengthen quality, accessibility and equity in the university system." Ross expressed concern about the combining of former ministries of Education, Colleges and Universities, and Skills Development. "Our experience with previous 'superministries', in both the Bill Davis and David Peterson eras, was that critical initiatives in the university sector were often neglected," he said. "Universities play too vital a role, especially in economic recovery, to be placed on a political back burner." OCUFA did express optimism that the integration of ministries could lead to more consistent policy direction. "We've been concerned lately that the policy push for increased equity and access in Education was being negated by restrictive policies in Colleges and Universities, such as increased userfees and lower per-student public funding," said Ross. DISTANT VOICES on TVOntario Distant Voices is TVO's acclaimed weekly half-hour series focusing on the challenges and changes facing the north and its people. The unique series explores current and topical northern issues combined with pertinent and magnificent imagery from the north. The "storytellers" are poets and railroaders, psychologists and biologists, social activists, teachers, artists and entrepreneurs. Tuesday, March 2 - 9:30 pm C Edward Connors' work with the Sacred Circle Program offers healing to 16 First Nations communities on behalf of Ojibway Tribal Family Services. His AGORA work has been focused on the identification and implementation of healing approaches that will help reduce the high rate of suicide among Native adolescents. He talks about the lack of identity that has become a deep source of anguish over many generations of discrimination, and the healing which can be accomplished by a return to sacred traditions. Tueday, March 9 - 9:30 pm Lucie Lavoie is a dedicated environmentalist and forester whose passion is the boreal forest. She says we have to change the exploitative practices that govern our relationship with the forest. It is a perspective that grew out of her own family heritage of living and working in the 9 bush camps of Hearst, and her disheartening realization that the problems of the forest are largely political in nature. Tuesday, March 16 • 9:30 pm Jennifer Garrett is a Thunder Bay artist who is well known for her paintings, installations and music. Her paintings are centred on incidents of sexual abuse, shocking reminders that childhood trust is a fragile and easilybroken thing. Despite her memories, she does not dwell on the past but thinks it's about time people began to talk freely and openly about such experiences. February 1993 �The Road Taken Excerpts from Bill Heath's talk "Making a Difference: Reflections on Teaching" The full text is available through the Information Office or the Instructional Development Office I believe that teaching is an art and that teaching well is a matter of hard work, inspiration, and luck. I also believe that teaching is creative and individual; there is no one "rtght" way to teach. I believe that teaching allows one to make a difference in people's lives, and that's no small matter. No one wins a teaching award independently, and it is fitting that this moment be shared with both students and colleagues. Obviously, without students, there would be no instruction, distinguished or otherwise. This award belongs in part to all those students, past and present, who have helped me to learn, to see, to discover; who have challenged me with their questions, or with their questioning looks, to "say it better." This award is important, not because of who wins it, but because of what it represents. It is a recognition that our most challenging and important job here goes on in the classroom. When I arrtved at Lakehead in 1973, there was no Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, no Office of Instructional Development, no campus newsletter devoted to teaching strategies, no annual workshops to promote teaching effectiveness, and no teaching award. All of this has changed. What has also changed--in large part, I believe, because of these innovations--is that committed teachers are now more visible on this campus than ever before: more vocal, more involved with their own professional development, more interactive, more assertive. I am proud to be part of this community within the larger university community. I have found that it is not necessary to agree with or to adopt every new idea that you learn about through these teaching enhancement activities. I have heard this ever since I can remember, and ever since I have taught: the teacher must teach the pupil to think. I saw a teacher once going around in a great school and snapping pupils' heads with thumb and finger and saying, 'Think.' . .. We still ask [students} in college to think . .. but we seldom tell them what thinking means; we seldom tell · them it is just putting this and that together' it is just saying one thing in terms of another. To tell them that is to set their feet on the first rung of a ladder the top of which sticks through the sky. Robert Frost's description of thinking In his essay, "Education By Poetry" But participation in them at least forces you pertodically to re-examine what you do in the classroom. Looking back, I can see that the teachers who have helped me the most were, above all, great communicatiors. The first -- and I know how corny this must sound, but it's the truth - was my high school Englishteacher, Mr. Davis. As a teacher he was mobile and animated and he made you want to learn and do well. He wore his passion for literature on his sleeve, where it belongs. One of my objectives as a teacher is to let my passion for literature show, without sacrtficing either intellectual rtgor or scholarly integrtty. My biology professor made such an impression on me that I actually considered switching my major to biology, until I found out you had to have organic chemistry. But the teacher who has meant the most to me over the years was not one of these classroom virtuosi, but someone whose methods were far less dramatic. His name is Louis Coxe. We students knew and used to say that Louis could teach any course in the Department. His range of reference was astounding, the product of continuous reading and absorption. He never spoke from notes; all he brought to class was a book or two. Louis in full flight was the picture of a person thinking out loud about the book assigned for that day, as well as other books with which he saw connections. I am convinced that Louis' s command of the full spectrum of a literary tradition, as well as his teaching methods, laid the foundation for what I consider to be the essence of thinking: the ability to combine the disparate particles of what we learn into thoughts and ideas, to see one thing in terms of another.To teach students to think like this may be the hardest thing we do. It may also be the most important. j .___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 AGORA February 1993 �LAST WRITES by Katherine Shedden President's Report continued from page2 was always willing to help. The C who Cromarty family has a long and dedicated involvement with Lakehead as his wife, Helen, was active on our Advisory Committee to the Native Entry into Nursing Program and, indeed, was one of the Program's first graduates. The legacy of direction and commitment fostered by Dennis will live on with his people. In his honour, a Memorial Fund has been established, and those who wish to donate may call the N.A.N. Office in Thunder Bay at (807) 623-8228. Congratulations C - To Howard Hampton, M.P.P. for Rainy River, on his appointment as Minister of Natural Resources. Howard was a veteran L.U. off-campus student a few years ago and speaks glowingly of the impact of Lakehead University in the region. He recently spoke to a full house audience in the Agora on some of his futurist thoughts on the justice system. - To Shelley Wark-Martyn who, in her new responsibility, will work closely with the Honourable David Cooke in the super Ministry of Education and Training. Safety First Our first lost-time accident of 1993 was recorded on February 11. The incident involved a custodian who was mopping a floor and could not straighten up, incurring a facet-joint back injury. Remember, Safety First. .. • IN t '1ftj4._ S O tiecoa e : J·v,/ ?<_ 1 li, Jfa:i \t-J. _..c.J. 'Jr{____-, _.LJ___, 1 Did you know that Henry (Hank) AkervaH, Director, School of Outdoor Recreation; Parks and Tourism, was born and raised in Port Arthur, swam as achild in the river behind {_J~ Alumni House, went to Hillcrest and PACI and began teaching math, physical education and geography at Hammarskjold in 1965? You can learn alot when you sit down and have a coffee with Hank. In July of 1966 Hank was hired as the first athletic director at Lakehead University and also taught three courses in the School of Forestry. Hank arrived with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Michigan Tech and master course work from UBC in forestry and his teacher's certificate from U of T. Hank grows a big smile when he reminisces. "I might as well have moved my bed to the Port Arthur arena in those days." Besides teaching, he coached varsity hockey, was athletic director and intramural director. At one time there were more than 20 sports being played on campus. "I always say l hired my own boss, George Burger, in 1968. He was the basketball coach and became athletic director". According to Hank, President Tamblyn was easy to talk to and very open to new ideas and heavily involved in fundraising activities to help the university grow. At the time there was no physical education program, no outdoor recreation program and no Fieldhouse! The Athletic Advisory Council - AkeNall, Shannon, Burger and Kathy Kangas (head of women's sports) sat down and ~~~;;~..~eed a physical education The coffee conversation continues next month. SKI FOR HOPE Sunday, March 14, 1993 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Big Thunder National Ski Training Centre Presented by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in conjunction with the LU Alumni Association Financial support from Ernst & Young Participants raise a minimum of $50 in pledges and ski for the day. A hot lunch is provided and participants are eligible to win exciting prizes. Registration: CNIB at 345-3341, LU at 343-8155. Waterwalker Film and Video Festival Hosted by the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sponsored by the Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association Saturday, March 20, 1993 6:30 pm Reception and display by local organizations 7:30 pm -10:30 pm Film showing Ryan Building, room 1042 Admission is $7.00 advance, $9.00 door Proceeds will be donated to the Canada Sea-to-Sea Expedition and the Bill Mason Memorial Fund. r-----------, Jazz Canada I A Star-Studded Jam Session of the I best Jazz Musicians in the country! I Live at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Featuring: I Ed Bickert Terry Clark I (Guitarist) (Drummer) Neil Swainson Guido Basso (Bass) (Trumpet & Rob McConnell Flugelhorn) I Valve Trombonist Ian Bargh I Jim Galloway (Piano) I l 1 ~ s history in the making! Lakehead University Ski club. Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club and the Lappe Nordic Ski Club are joining forces to promote volunteerism and the community commitment to the 1995 Nordic Wortd Championships. The North American (Cross Country) Championships will be held in Thunder Bay from March 16 • March 21. The opening races, 300 metre sprints, will start at 4 pm beside the Field House. International teams from Italy, Finland, the USA and Canada will be entered in this end of the season competition. A Trade Show will be set up in the Agora with the opening ceremonies at 7:30 pm. Let's show our "Thunderdome Spirit" for this event. ( Since it's March Break for the children, why not get them on campus and join them after work at the races! There is FREE cross country skiing on the campus trail and FREE swimming in the Fieldhouse pool between 11 :30 and 2:30 Uust sign in at the cage). 1 ~m~~~~ / ' Saturday, March 20 8:00 pm \. Tickets -$25.00 I I I I I I L-----------.J 11 AGORA February 1993 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Office at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the March AgorA is March 9, 1993. ' FEBRUARY Monday, 22 Video Presentation Topic: Mr. Nobody Time: Noon - 1:00 pm Place: Health Sciences North Room 2022 Hosted by Kelly-Ann Spezowka Friday, 26 Alumni Curling Bonspiel Thunder Bay Country Club 6:00 pm - 11 :00 pm Register now! Organizers will help to put together a team for you. Information: 343-8193. Friday, 5 • Sunday, 7 Elders Conference Theme: "Sharing Our Vision" Hosted by Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) Place: University Campus For more information contact Carl Blackhawk at ext.7708 Monday, 8 Free Public Lecture Department of English Lecture Series Topic: "You Just Can't Up and Kill Your Children": Masculine Poetic Imaginings and the Myth of Medea. Speaker: Professor L. Richardson Place: Ryan Building, room 1044 Time: 7:30pm Information: Prof. Joan Dolphin, ext. 8292. Thursday, 11 1993 Morris Lecture Topic: "The Possibility of Life after Death" University closed Speaker: Dr. Charles Ripley Place: Ryan Building, room 1044 Time: 8:00 pm MARCH Sponsored by Dept. of Philosophy & the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Monday, 1 Dept. of Political Studies Speakers Series Fund Topic: "Impact of German Friday, 19 Reunification" Professor Lecture Series Speaker: Dr. Fred Engelman, Professor Topic: Paleoepidemiological Research Emeritus, University of Alberta of Past Desert Populations from Place: Faculty Lounge Baja, California and Dakhleh Time: 8:00 pm Oasis, Egypt Speaker: Dr. J.E. Molto, Department of Thursday, 4 Anthropology Free Public Lecture Place: Topic: India: Revivalism and Progress Time: 3:30 pm?? Speaker: Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari, Department of Political Studies Free Public Lecture Place: Regional Centre, room 1002 Topic: Time: 8:00 pm Speaker: Dr. Eleanor Macdonald Sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Place: Conference Room, Centre for International Affairs & the Dept. of History Northern Forest Ecosystem Research Public Seminar Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30pm Topic: "Dynamics of highly energetic reactions: Elementary processes in combustion and stratosheric chemistry" Speaker: Dr. J. Sloan, Guelph-Waterloo Centre Place: Ryan Building, room 1047 Time: 1:30 pm Sponsored by the Status of Women, Dept. of Political Studies and LU Forum IJ CORNWALL CONCERT SERIES All concerts are held at Jean McNulty Recital Hall, Music & Visual Arts Centre (Tues. at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted). Tickets available at door. March 9 H. Wevers, basoon; J. Fahrenbruck, piano - Free March 23 Philip Dent Candelaria, guitar - $7/$5 A GORA The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except July and August) and is distributed free of charge to the ) University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. Director of External Relations: John Russell Editor: Katherine Shedden Assistant and Layout: Denise Bruley Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Ben Kaminski Printing : LU Print Shop Address correspondence to: Editor/Agora Information Office SN 1002 Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1 (807) 343-8300 FAX (807) 343-8192 " ... ,ii .i ~ R E~ <D <D ... <DO R a::o 0- l!i +-o + ~Cl) - u:::u N � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. 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.10 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing Bill Heath named as Distinguished Instructor, a report from the President, and updates from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Bill Heath Lakehead Lakehead University https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/89c88c1bf1f890df52126d14715e11c1.pdf 6aba3dcdbb6e05715234170c545275fc PDF Text Text C Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada February 1997, Vol. 14, No. 2 ISSN 0828-5225 Over $26.4 Million Raised in Share Our Northern Vision Campaign - Phase 1 11 At the closing reception on January 30, 1997, Lakehead University honoured the donors from the city, the region, the province, and across Canada who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign -- Northwestern Ontario's largest and most ambitious fund-raising campaign. Through the generosity of donors and the strong commitment of volunteers, Lakehead exceeded its original goal of$19.2 million. C INSIDE Meet the 1996 Recipients of the Distinguished Researcher Award: A new stained glass donor board acknowledging those who gave over $5,000 to the Shara Our Northern Vision fund-raising campaign was unveiled at a reception in the Faculty Lounge in January. In attendance were (left to right): Dusty Miller, Chair, Board of Governors Fund-raising Committee, Bill James, National Chair, Shara Our Northern Vision Campaign, Damon Oowbak, local artist and creator of the donor board, and Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University. Dr. Murray Lankester & Dr. Rao Puttagunta ... page 6 C Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity hy Dr. Tony Bauer ... page II Campaign volunteers Bill James, President and CEO of lnmet Mining Corporation, and Florence Johnston, fonner member of the Lakehead Board of Governors, celebrate the close of Phase 1. These funds have enabled Lakehead to complete important capital building projects including the Bora Laskin and Chancellor Paterson Library renovations, the Student Centre, and special needs accessibility. The funds have a lso enhanced Lakehead's scholarships and bursaries program and developed new initiatives such as the Halliday Hall Fellowship Residence/Alumni House, the Chair in Finnish Studies, Distance Ed.ucation Step-Video Conferencing, the Native Access Program for Engineering, and the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts. "Share Our Northern Vision has truly made a difference at Lakehead," says J oy Himmelman, Director of Student Services and Community Relations. "The $26.4 million raised is a substantial amount and is the result of many years of hard work by Dr. Rosehart, the staff of the Community Relations Department, and the numerous volunteers as acknowledged in the Share Our Northern Vision Report (published in this issue of the Agora). "I would like to sincerely thank all those members of the University community who have contributed to the success of the campaign either through financial contributions or their participation in the campaign activities and events. We couldn't have done it without you." �AROUND CAMPUS LAKEHEAD TO HOST CIAU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP dcr 12). They are available at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, the Alumni Bookstore, and various outlets around the city. BREAST CANCER FORUM March 12-16, 1997 CIAU SCHEDULE By Andrew Monahan Saturday, March 1, 1997 1-3:30 pm Upper Lecture Theatre Friday, March 14, 1997 When Lakchcad hosted the National Women's Basketball Championship two years ago, organizers had to compete with the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships for volunteers, hotel rooms and media coverage. In spite of those c hallenges, the event proved to be so successful the Canadian Interunivcrsity Athletic Union (CIAU) asked Lakchcad to host the games again -in 1997, 1998, and 1999! Stu Julius, Lakehcad's Athletic Coordinator and Women's Basketball Coach, is proud that Lakchcad is hosting this high calibre event. "Lakchead is recognized as a good basketball school, and a good basketball community," he says. The support and organization of the 1995 Championship here at Lakchcad made a good impression on organizers and on TSN, the television network broadcasting the championship game across Canada. "And for a change," says Julius, "geography has been an asset forus in the decision." Thunder Bay just happens to be in the geographic centre of Canada, and an ideal meeting place for a national championship. Hosting a national event each year for three years has some obvious benefits fo r Lakchead, media coverage being one. TSN will be covering the gold medal round to be held Sunday, March 16, which will give the University excellent coverage nationally. The Lady Nor'Westcrs have also been "looking optimistically at the championships," says Julius, having defeated some of the top IO teams in the country this year. They are also undefeated on their home court this season. As for the difficulties, organizers arc anticipating that getting the fans out will be their greatest challenge. "With the added pressure to perform, the Lady Nor'Wcsters will need as much fan support as possible, particularly during the Saturday aflcmoon game," says Julius. Tickets will be on sale for six different "sessions." Each session includes two games except for the gold medal match on Sunday, March 16 which consists of only one game. Prices are $9 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $1 for children (un2 Session 1 Games 1 & 2 (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) Session 2 "The Estrogen Question" Guest speakers will be: Dr. Glen Holloway (Gynecologist) Games 3 & 4 (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) "Menopause & Estrogen" Saturday, March 15, 1997 "Osteoporosis & Estrogen" Session 3 Games 5 & 6 Consolation Side (1 p.m. & 3 p.m.) Lectures/Discussions (9:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m.) Session 4 Games 7 & 8 (6 p.m. & 8 p.m.) Sunday, March 16, 1997 Session 5 Game 9 Consolation Final Game10 Bronze Game (10 a.m. & noon) Session 6 Championship (4:30 p.m.) NANABIJOU CHILDCARE CENTRE Nanabijou Childcare Centre intends to offer a summer school age program starting July 2, 1997, and running through to the end of August. Enrollment can be for the whole s ummer or in two-week blocks. Drop-in care is also available. The program will be on-campus and w ill include outdoor activities such as nature walks and games and indoor crafts, music and creative play. The program coordinator is a licensed Early Childhood Educator. For more information, contact Sheila Wilhelm, Director of NCC, at 343-8369. ••• Nanabijou will once again be offering evening care during the Spring Session. If you would like to take a course but arc concerned about childcare, call Sheila Wilhelm to discuss the options available to you at Nanabijou. Drop-in care is also available with minimal notice. On-campus, licensed, convenient, nutritious meals and fun times! Come join the fun! -- Nancy Luckai _) Dr. Wesley Fidler (Rheumatologist) Dr. Susan Dent (Oncologist) "Breast Cancer & Estrogen" Dr. Christopher Lai (Cardiologist) "Heart Disease & Estrogen" There will be an open question period following presentations and refreshments will be provided.Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are $5 and are available from : Breast Health Centre (344-0088) Canadian Cancer Society (344-5433) Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program (343-1690)Northwestem , Ontario Regional Cancer Centre (3431610), Thunder Bay District Health Unit (625-5900) Health Fair In conjunction with the Breast Cancer Forum, a women's Health Fair will also be held in the Agora at Lakehead from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. The Health Fair will be open to the public at no charge. Both events arc being co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program at Lakehead. MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE Dr. Mchat Rahim (Education) is coordinating the annual Conference for the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group to be held on the Lakehead campus May 23-27, 1997. Dr. Keith Roy, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is the vice coordinator of the conference. Lakehead is expecting to welcome about 70 mathematicians and mathematics educatf'\ from all over Canada, U.S.A. and Eur<-,_.) The Internet address for the conference is http://www@lakeheadu.ca/cmesgwww/ ~gcdem97 .htm I Agora, February, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS OSOTF RAFFLE Grand Prize: Free Tuition for One Year Next month, one lucky person is going to win a year of free tuition at Lakehead University, another will win a Kona Fire Mountain Rock Shox mountain bike, and a third will win a custom-made backpack from Ostrom Outdoors. For the cost of a $2 ticket (3/$5) participants will be taking their chances on winning these and other prizes totalling more than $6,000. All prizes have been donated to Lakehead University in support of the University's efforts to raise money for student bursaries. The funds raised will be matched dollar for dollar by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. TWO-TIME WINNERS OF NATIONAL MERIT AWARD For the second year in a row, Lakehead's Student Chapter has been awarded a National Merit Award by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. In the photo above are Student Chapter Executive members: (left to right) Cory Schmidt, Kris Heale, Dave Maijala (President), Ingrid Thompson, Brad Scott, Michelle Macgowan, Kevan Gillson and Adrienne Stolz. In addition, Lakchcad chemical engineering student Kris Heale was chosen to be )he 1996 recipient of Edmonton Chcmi\... . Engineering Scholarship of$ I 000 awarded by The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The prize was given for leadership qualities, above-average academic performance and contributions to the CSChE. You may purchase your tickets on campus at the LUSU office and from residence council representatives. If you wish to help sell tickets, OSOTF Raffle organizer Noel Keag has arranged for a Vending Machine donated by Pepsi to be given to the person who sells the most tickets. For information contact No!I Keag at 3438631. OSOTF Raffle Draw will take place on Thursday, March 27, 1997 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Saturday, March 23, 1997 Students, staff, faculty, alumni and guests are invited to attend the 5th Annual Chemical Engineering Conference at Lakehead with keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Miller, President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. For information, Contact Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh at (807) 343-8343. As well as serving as Vice-President External with the Student Chapter, Hcale has been an avid competitor in provincial and national level cross country skiing and running events. In engineering, he is particularly interested in the environment and pollution reduction. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association _ "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote /-800-327-5580 Agora, February, 1997 OVIDE MERCREDI VISITS LAKEHEAD Ovide Mercrcdi, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, visited the campus in February at the invitation of a student club called The Coalition for Culturally Appropriate Education @Lakehead University. During his talk to a crowd of more than 500 students, staff and faculty in the Agora, he called on Canada's Prime Minister to convene a meeting of the Premiers to decide what to do about the recommendations put forward by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. 3 �llil#4•hilid•Mli=ii4i1¥i1•1#~•---1--------------------An increase of up to I 0% will be permitted with 30% of any increase dedicated to student bursaries. With the general grants' announcement having been made prior to the new year, we , still awaiting the specific allocation for Lakehead University. 1~ _} expected prior to the end of March, 1997. The major piece of the puzzle to put together is the enrolment estimate, and this will be further debated by the Task Force on Funding during the coming weeks. The recent government announcement also introduced two new initiatives but provided few details. The first initiative is a special scholarship program whereby 2% of the very top students in the Ontario system would be rewarded with free tuition. The second initiative consists of proposed changes to the student loan system as follows: Effective August I, 1997, students will have to borrow $7,000 from OSAP before the loan-forgiveness part of the program kicks in. The current level is $6,000. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University The Great Plasma Challenge It appears that Lakehead faculty and staff have won a resounding victory in the friendly competition initiated by LUSU to see which group -- students or staff/faculty-- could donate more blood plasma to the Thunder Bay Plasma Collection Centre over a one-month period ending February IS, 1997. (It was agreed upon at the outset that since Lakehead students outnumbered staff and faculty by a ratio of 6: I, the results would be calculated accordingly.) When the competition ended, LUSU President Chris Straka Emailed me to say that while Lakehead students donated 33 units (given by 25 people) compared to staff /faculty's 11 units (given by S people), when the ratio of 6: I was factored in, the results showed that staff and faculty donated 50% more blood plasma than the students. However, he pointed out the student body was actually the true winner of this challenge to support the Plasma Centre's drive for new donors since a "whopping" 85% of Lakehead student donations were made by new donors compared to a "measly" 9% from Lakchead staff and faculty. Congratulations to all who took part in this worthy initiative. Let's hope that The Great Plasma Challenge becomes an annual event. Pat O'Brien to Leave Thunder Bay Pat O'Brien, past Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, is moving to Toronto to take up a new position with his employer, Ontario Hydro. Pat has been well recognized in the community with his "Mr. Volunteer" and "Hydro Pat" nicknames, and his work on behalf of Lakehead University over the years is a fine example. Pat is a Lakehead graduate who very much values and recognizes the opportunities that post-secondary education gave him and, ever since, he has been giving something back. Although Pat and Lynda are moving to Toronto, I am sure that they will continue to be involved, Pat as Past Chair, and both as valued alumni of Lakehead University. Tuition Announcement and Budgeting for 1997/98 Now that the Ontario Government has announced the tuition policy for 1997/98, we can work to further develop our budget models. 4 In addition the Ontario government is encouraging the Federal government to introduce a form of "educational" RRSP to help individuals to save for post-secondary education. Rumours about the federal Budget (due, I believe, on February 18, 1997) suggest that some type of new federal initiative aimed at the encouragement of university and university-business sponsored research will be a central budget theme. New Book - Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Oxford University Press has recently announced the publication of"Reconstituting India" edited by Pradip Sarbadhikari, Chair of the Political Science Department at Lakehead University. Team Canada Dan Parker of the Faculty of Business Administration (Year 4 Commerce) and I made the 10-hour trip from Vancouver to Seoul, Korea, in some impressive company. Shortly after take-off, Prime Minister Chretien passed through the cabin and the Team Canada Mission was officially launched. After arriving in Seoul, we confirmed the status ofKookMin University and lnha University as two institutions with whom we wanted to sign formal agreements as part of the formal signing ceremonies with the Prime Minister and the Premiers. The two agreements were finalized and, with both university Presidents attending, Dan Parker and I formally participated in the ceremonies. As well, I spent several hours at a third institution that holds promise in the future, and I anticipate that officials from this institution will visit Lakehead University this summer. The focus on English competency is almost overwhelming. At one institution, oral English competency has been made a formal requirement for graduation (without special courses offered), and this trend is expected to grow. The Korean institutions interested in Lakehead University focus on the following areas: - bilateral student/faculty exchanges; - recommending English teachers on an annual basis; - collaboration to strengthen research with the Korean universities; - the provision of special summer language/cultural programs in Canada for Korean students; Agora, February, 1997 �As a result of this visit, we have been asked to submit a proposal f0 a new summer program and, near the end of the visit to Korea, ther university expressed an interest in a bilateral program with Lakehead University. The one university that I was able to visit was very impressive with modem facilities. As well, during the visit to Korea, I had the opportunity to meet, over dinner, a total of eight recent graduates of Canadian universities who are teaching English in various Korean language institutions (including one recent Lakehead University graduate, Diane Ramanathan). Although there are some negative stories to be heard, all of these recent graduates were very enthusiastic about the experience. The salary is not bad and, with most living costs taken care of, reference was made, more than once, to the prospect ofsaving money to pay off student loa~. There seems to be literally thousands of recent Canadian graduates in Korea and still many new jobs arc posted. The suggestion was made, and I think it is a good one, that through our Placement Centre or Career Centre, we should have one of the graduate teachers, on a visit back to Canada, come and give an informational seminar on teaching in Korea to interested students. As well, one of the Canadian universities that places a significant number of graduates in Korea, tacks on to their academic year ESL Part I to help prepare the recent graduates. A few other general reflections relate to the current labour issues in Seoul. Although very localized, it is quite dramatic, especially if you unexpectedly come upon the riot police or a demonstration. Roy Murray from Confederation College, Dave Marshall, President ofNipissing University, and I ventured forth early one mom• ~ to visit the labour leaders holed up on the grounds ofMyondong __.tholic Cathedral. To our surprise, we easily entered the compound and talked with the Vice-President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Although small in numbers, this is a very committed and ideologically-based effort that is as much about politics as it seems to be about labour laws. A general election will be held this year in Korea, and this has enhanced the public interest. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, was the second official stop, but only for a two-day visit. In addition to the formal Team Canada program, I was able to meet Gregoria Beltran, the Principal of Hope Christian High School in Manila. Gregoria is the sister of Dr. Anita Beltran-Chen of Lakehead University's Department of Sociology. As well, I visited the Canadian immigration office to determine the ease (or lack of it) in obtaining a student visa and, as well, to meet with the official of Cardinal Sin's office who is in charge of all parochial schools in the Philippines. On the trip, Premier Mike Harris was very approachable and commented several times on the strength of the Ontario post-secondary sector. Although I had met the Premier in the past, this trip offered the first interactions since his government came to power. As well, on the Team Canada plane, wearing my Lakehead University sweatshirt, I flushed out a 1961 attendee of Lakehead University, John Legate, who remembers his Lakehead days very fondly. He currently operates a business in the Ottawa area. With some 350 business delegates on the airplane, it could be considered a fund-raisers' paradise. The final airport ofcall was Thailand and the photo (below) shows the Canadian university delegates with the Thai Minister of University Affairs, Mr. Montree Danpaibul. I attended an education fair in Bangkok sponsored by the Canadian Education Centre and, while I don't see the potential for a lot of Thai students coming to Canada, the universities do present interesting opportunities for short-term, reciprocal faculty visits and for specialized student placements. For example, five of our 1997 class of nursing students at Lakehead University are currently doing a placement in Northern Thailand and much interest was shown in similar visits for teacher education placements. In closing, this trip was a beneficial and interesting experience for both Dan Parker and myself (even though, on some days, it seemed like a long, incredible journey - try to imagine a bus with 425 people on it moving through 3 cities of 10 million people). I brought back extensive paper material on the trip and if individuals are interested in more information, please feel free to give me a call. CanCopy Violations We have been advised of two further alleged violations of our CanCopy licence. I related an earlier concern a few months ago. I am somewhat surprised more arc happening and are being reported independently to CanCopy. These are serious issues and an educational initiative will be mounted to better inform faculty and staff of our legal obligations under the CanCopy licence. Shad Valley at Lakehead University In the Future You are invited to participate in an exploratory seminar to examine whether the Shad Valley Program could be offered at Lakehead University starting in 1998. Such a program, which promotes excellence in science, technology and entrepreneurship, would bring 50 of Canada's top high school students to our campus for one month. Date: Place: nme: Program: Team Canada participants meet with the Minister and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of University Affairs of Thailand. Agora, February, 1997 Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Senate Chambers 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stand-up Lunch Provided Ron Champion, VP, Shad Valley - An Introduction to Shad Valley John Whitfield, VP (Academic) Lakehead - What does Shad Valley mean to Lakehead? Elizabeth Smyth, OISE Thunder Bay - What does Shad bring to the gifted student - One or two Shad graduates - Shad as a summer experience 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Close Encounters of the Research Kind Cathy Gibbs interviews the 1996 Recipients of Lakehead's Distinguished Researcher Award DR. MURRAY LANKESTER Hooked by Worms Nematodes. Flukes. Worms. An odd passion one might think but an interest that infected Dr. Murray Lankester by chance; the vector being a summer job with a parasitologist during his undergraduate years. The result was that Lankester became the host to an unshakable, lifelong fascination for these "gruesome I i t t I e freeloaders." He has even received what most would consider a dubious distinction -- a parasitic nematode has been named in his honour, Voguracuaria lankesteri. Not every parasite is fortunate enough to be scrutinized by this Lakehead University Biology professor and his team of graduate students. Lankester prefers to concentrate on critters that have the potential to impact populations of valued wildlife species. In over I 00 scientific publications he has examined, among other things, the effects of swimbladder worms in sport and commercial fishes of Lake Superior, gizzard worms in shorebirds, muscle worms in arctic caribou, the brain worm causing Circling Disease in moose, and the way deer ticks (and Lyme disease) make their way to Thunder Bay on migratory birds. A lot of his energy is spent guiding graduate students with their thesis and manuscript writing, something Lankester feels is the 6 most difficult, yet most important part of their training. He credits his recognition as a recipient ofa Distinguished Researcher Award to the quality and quantity of the publications produced by him and his graduate students -- the ultimate measure of one's research contribution. Currently, Newfoundland caribou are arousing his curiosity, or rather, the wormy parasite of these animals. Lankester recently made a significant discovery when he linked a new neurological disease in Newfoundland caribou to a Norwegian parasite. The parasite, he hypothesized, was likely introduced to Canada by reindeer imported from Norway in 1908. Several questions still remain unanswered: how and why did the disease result in recent epizootics and which members of the caribou herd contributed the most to this outbreak? No doubt Murray Lankester will be pursuing these and many more "wormy" questions in the years ahead. DR. RAO PUTTAGUNTA A Master Storyteller Dr. Rao Puttagunta's applied research has taken many and varied forms, sometimes requiring scientific input on controversial subjects, but most times awarding him with international distinction. He played an integral role in the development ofan organic coolant for CANDU nuclear reactors, greatly increasing their efficiency. He provided the ingenuity necessary for the development ofa viscosity correlation equation which predicts the behaviour of oil from bitumen sands at any temperature with a variety of variables. He has been a nuclear reactor troubleshooter, his work culminating in handbooks for the design and operation of some key nuclear power reactor systems, and he has even been instrumental in piloting the chemical synthesis of several new compounds. Puttagunta's current research -- which is detailed in the Winter '97 issue of Nor'Wester -- involves the upgrading ofl- • \ tumen oil. He is striving to convert biJ men completely to liquid fuel with no coke by-product. The process is still in the lab stage, but if he successfully generates an economically and socially feasible pilot process, this technology may revolutionize international supply and demand balances. Rao Puttagunta considers classroom contact to be an integral part of his university career. He believes teaching gives him the intellectual stimulation crucial to pursuing research while research provides him with the practical applications (and the stories) to keep his classes stimulating and exciting. What currently inspires him? In his younger years it was the excitement of discovery, but now other goals have reached far greater importance: reading, gardening, music, and understanding his maker. Cathy Gibbs is one ofseveral students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. The program is called S.P.A.R.K. -- Lakehead· Students Producing Articles on Resea. Knowledge. The Distinguished Researcher Award is presented each year by the Vice-President, Academic, on the recommendation of the Senate Research Committee. For information contact: Brian O'Connor, Chair, Senate Research Committee CALL FOR PAPERS for the 8th Annual GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE to be held March 12, 1997 in the Senate Chambers Graduate students interested in presenting papers are encouraged to contact: Q Lynn Gollat Graduate Studies and Research 343-8785 Agora, February, 1997 �Over $26.4 Million Raised! NORTHERN REPORT As the National Chair of the Share It seems hard to believe that the Our Northern Vision campaign I Share Our Northern Vision campaign (Phase I) is completed. Five years ago when the campa ign Dr. Robert G. Rosehart was launched in President Toronto's Royal Lakehead University Bank Tower and later in Thunder Bay, it seemed that this celebration was many, many days into the F-ure. Indeed our project seemed daunting 1 ~-• now, here we arc celebrating not only having reached our goal but surpassing it. I extend much appreciation to all of our generous donors from the City of Thunder Bay, the region, the province and from across Canada who have contributed to the $26.4 million that Lakehead has received. The funds have enabled us to complete important capital building projects, enhance our scholarships and bursaries program and develop some interesting new initiatives. I would especially like to acknowledge and thank all the members ofourcampaign cabinet and, in particular, the Chair, Bill James, for his inspiring leadership. A special thank you also goes to the many other volunteers who have worked tirelessly to see us to the completion of the largest fund -raising campaign ever conducted in Northwestern Ontario. Some exciting new initiatives are planned with Phase II, and we look to your continued support and leadership. (;' Volume 4; Issue 1 William James National Chair Share Our Northern Vision Campaign would most especially like to thank the hardworking members of the Campaign Cabinet including Robert J. Paterson, CEO Marine Division, N.M. Paterson and Sons Lim ited, Thunder Bay; Robert F. Faircloth, recently retired Executive Director, BTR Industries Limited, United Kingdom; Richard G. Andison, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Powell Equipment Limited, Winnipeg; Norene C . MacLeod, Manager, Public Relations, Ontario District, Royal Bank of Canada, Burlington; William K. Rankin, owner Pizza Pizza, Thunder Bay; William B. McDermott, President, McDermott Group Inc, Mississauga; Florence J. Johnston, Past Chair, Fund-raising Committee, LU Board of Governors; . H. Fraser Dougall, President and Chief Executive Officer, H.F. Dougall Company Ltd., Thunder Bay; John D. Valley, Managing Director, Chase Manhatten Bank of Canada, Toronto; Peter J. Prior, Senior Manager, Royal Bank Trade Service Centre, Toronto; Thomas J. Jones, President and CEO, Tom Jones Construction Inc., Thunder Bay; and Harry Jaako, Chair, Discovery Capital Corporation, Vancouver. Congratulations to al I ofour generous donors who recognize that we are able to meet the post-secondary educational challenges of tomorrow by making an investment in Lakehead University today. LAKEHEAD Winter 1997 The last few years have been a difficult time of change and adjustment for the University. While our students struggled with Dusty Miller the increasingly Chair, Board of high costs of Governors educat i on, Fund-raising Committee Lakehead, like many of its counterparts in Ontario, faced immense challenges due to reduced government funding. Nevertheless, thanks to the financial support of numerous corporations, foundations, local and regional businesses, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, we have emerged from these trying years with renewed ability to meet the new social, economic and fiscal realities. On behalf of the Board of Governors Fundraising Committee, I wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the Share Our Northern Vision donors. Your gifts will enable Lakehead to build on its long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. They will also help the University to create and sustain a rich climate for research and scholarship. Your generosity in the area of bursary and scholarship endowments will assist future generations of students in attaining their academic goals. Although the path ahead for Lakehead and its students may continue to be challenging, I am confident that, with your support, Lakehead will prosper, develop and move foiward into the next century with confidence. UN IVERSIT Y �~S ION ! 0 U R< ORTlll!RNVl SHARE OUR NORTHERN VISION CAMPAIGN - PHASE I Source of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gift~ J % of Goal UNIVERSITY FAMILY Board of Governors Faculty & Staff $100,000 $386,077 386.1 % $100,000 $276.665 $1,510,146 276.7% $ 1,000,000 Alumni $35,175 Misc. Family Gifts TOTAL UNIVERSITY FAMILY STUDENT REFERENDUM 151.0% il,200.j)j)_Q $2,208,063 184 .0% $2,900,000 $A.,ASJ..2JJ! 153.5% FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MISC. $499,750 $1 ,024,642 Bequests Friends & Misc. TOTAL FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MJSC . PARENTS FOUNDATIONS $1,00J),00j) $1.,52-4,39.2 $.1.0J)_,000 $J_,2lli)_Jl00 $93,996 94.0% $..2,247,007 187 .3 % 152.4% CORPORATE SECTOR National Corporations $3,725,739 Local/Regional Corporations $544,095 Corporate Foundations Service Clubs, Assoc. & Societies TOTAL CORPORATE SECTOR ·-· TOTAL PRIVATE SECTOR GIVING MUNICIPROV/FED. GOV'T GRAND TOTAL $236,495 $1 ,756.498 $4,200,000 $1.Q,600,0Q0 i{i,2-62.,827 149.1% $1%181,496 1S8.4% ~QQQ· $.2..62.~~m 112.0% $26,415,824 137.58% $19,200,000 Disbursement of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gifts I % of Goal Bora Laskin Building $6,000,000 $ 1, 187,092 19.8% Chancellor Paterson Library $3,000,000 $4,327 ,560 144.3% C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse $3,000,000 $37,500 l.3 % Student Centre $3,300,000 $4,444,9-12 134 .7% Scholarships, Bursaries , Awards $1,000,000 $2,996,716 299.7% Equipment $1,000,000 $1,083,027 108.3% New Initiatives $1,000,000 $9,929,347 992.9% Fellowship Residence (Halliday Hall) $500,000 $476, I 10 95 .2 % Handicap Access $400,000 $273 , 116 68.3 % (e.g. NAPE, Chair of Finnish Studies, Music & Visual Ans, LU Sports Institute) $490,575 Unrestricted - - - !TOTAL ) 1: $1 ,169,869 Faculty & Dept. Initiatives $1912001000 $2614151824 137.6% I �REPORT r A Special Thanks to Lakehead University Faculty and Staff who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign from November 1991-0ctober 31, 1996 Ms Beverly Adams Dr. Henry J. Akervall Mr. Doug Alexander Mr. Frank Allaire Mr. Ken Allan Dr. W.R. Allaway Mr. Fred Anderson Mr. Frederick J. Anderson Ms Heather Anderson Ms Margaret M. Anderson Mr. Don Andrews Dr. James T. Angus Dr. Robert W. Archibald Mr.Jim Arnot Mr. Donald J. Auger Mrs. Eleanora Bailey Ms Cheryl M. Balacko Mrs. Diane Ball Mrs. Barbara Barber Mr. Lynn A. Barber Mrs. Barbara L. Barnes Mrs. Dale Barnes Mr. Donald M. Barnes Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bartonek Mr. J. David Bates Dr. Anthony Bauer Mr. Crnndall Benson r "r. Maurice W. Benson ,,/rs. Judy Bertrand Mrs. Elizabeth A. Berube Mr. Kailash C. Bhatia Mr. C. Ralph Birston Mrs. Karen D. Bishop Mr. L. Dale Black Ms Rita Blais Mrs. Shirley A. Boneca Mr. John Bonofiglio Mrs. Wendy Bons Mr. Norman C. Bonsor Ms Margaret I. Boone Dr. G. J. Borradaile Mrs. Phyllis Bosnick Dr. Alan Bowd Mrs. Mary Boyer Mr. Bill Bragnalo Mrs. Aline Breselc Mr. Glen C. Broman Mr. Kenneth Brown Ms Denise A. Bruley Mr. Tony Cappello Dr. Aris Carastathis Dr. Willlll'd H. Clll'mean Dr. Donald Carpenter Dr. Glen B. Carruthers Mr. David Challen Ms Madge Chan Dr. Anita Beltran Chen Dr. Min-sun Chen .,-Ms Vonnie K. Cheng Ir. Patrick A. Chol in Ms Ina Chomyshyn Mr. 1. D. Christie Mr. Jack P. Christy Mr. Chris Clark Mr. Douglas Clarke Mr. Richard Clarke Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke Mr. Andre T. Cloutier Ms Mary Beth Coates Ms Sharon Cole Dr. Dianne L. Common Mr. David Corbett Mrs. Linda Cordoni Mrs. Maria Costanzo Ms Mary C. Courtland Mrs. Jo-Ann Crichlow Dr. Jane E. Crossman Mrs. Joan M. Crowe Dr. Walter R. Crowe Mr.Daniel F. Crozier Mr. Jan T. Cull Dr. Harold G. Cumming Mr. Pat Cybulski Mr. Kurt Dahl Dr. Emil J. David Mrs. KimberlyT. Day Mr. Jose deCangas Mrs. Anne E. Deighton Dr. Roger Delaney Dr. Alice den-Otter Dr. Livio Di Matteo Ms Elizabeth C. Diem Mr. Peter Dika Dr. Robert S. Dilley Ms Catharine E. Doig Mr. Jack Drewes Dr. Paul Driben Mr. Daniel R. Duckert Ms Kimberly T. Duffy Dr. Peter Duinker Dr. Tom Dunk Mrs. Sandy Dunning Mrs. Erica L. Dzuba Dr. William Eames Dr. Said M. Easa Mrs. Julie A. Elliott Mr. Harry Elmslie Dr. Geoffrey Engholm Dr. A. E. Epp Dr. Rob E. Farmer Mrs. Ruby V. Farrell Dr. Kim M. Fedderson Ms Maria Fine Dr. Joyce Forbes Ms Margaret E. Forbes Dr. Richard Freitag Mrs. Mariann Frigeri Mr. John F. Futhey Mr. Laurie J. Garred Ms Kathleen Gnzey Dr. James H. Gellert Ms Joan Gerow Mrs. Valerie J. Gibbons Ms Norma Gibson Dr. A.G. Gillies Dr. Norman Ginsburg Ms Arlene Glavish Mr. Richard J. Glew Mr. Michael J. Gluck Dr. S.R. Goldstein Ms Sarah A. Gooding Dr. Colin Graham Mr. Eric A. Green Miss Joanna M. Griffith Dr. T. John Griffith Dr. James Haines Ms Deana Halonen Mr. A. (Bert) Harding Ms Frances Harding Ms Lorraine F. Harris Mrs. Connie Hartviksen Mr. Ken R. Hartviksen Dr. Minoru Hasegawa Mr. Gerry M. Hashiguchi Mrs. P. Lynn Hauta Dr. M. H. Hawton Dr. G. Hazcnberg Dr. Wi lliam G. Heath Mr. Peter E. Higgelke Ms Joy Himmelman Dr. F. M. Holmes Mrs. Susan L. Horsfall Mrs. Jennifer D. Howie Dr. Wendy Huang Dr. Alan N. Hughes Mr. D. Gwyn Hughes Mr. Ray Hurd Ms Rebecca Hurley Ms Betty Hygaard Mr. Robert M. lsotalo Ms Lada H. lwasykiw Dr. John L. Jamieson Mr. Edward H. Jansscns Dr. Chris Jecchinis Dr. C. D. Johnson Dr. M. E. Johnston Mr. Stuart W. Julius Mr. Benjamin J. Kaminski Mr. James L. Kantor Mrs. Iris Klll'am Dr. A. J. Kayll Dr. Werden Keeler Mr. William D. Keeler Dr. John H. Kelleher Mrs. Mary Lou Kelley Dr. David Kemp Miss Susan E. Kemp Dr. Beverley K. Kent Dr. Clement F. Kent Mr. Peter S. Kerr Dr. Muzibul H. Khan Ms Ti King Dr. Stephen D. Kinrade Ms Rhonda R. KirkGardner Dr. Stephen A. Kissin Dr. Daniel Klassen Mr. Manfred G. Klein Mrs. Anne A. Klymenko Ms Sarena Knapik Ms Glenna C. Knutson Dr. George A. Kondor Dr. Barbara Kronberg Mr. Maurice A. Ktytor Mrs. Dawn Kucher Mr. Peter N. Labor Lakehead University Faculty Association Dr. Murray Lankester Dr. Ron S. Lappage Dr. Norman LaVoie Mr. Peter Levis Dr. Claude G. Liman Dr. J. G. Locker Mrs. Cynthia H. Loos Dr. Brian J. Lorch Mr. Frank Luckai Mrs. Nancy J. Luckai Ms Andrea G. Lundy Dr. Jeanette L. Lynes Dr. Alastair Macdonald Dr. Richard MacGillivray Ms Judith K. Mackie Ms Margaret F. Maclean Dr. Peter F. Mah Dr. Lada Malek Dr. Azim Mallik Dr. Abdool-Hack Mamoojee Mrs. Tracey E. Marks Dr. Richard Maundrell Mr. Ralph F. Mauro Dr. Stephen McBride Dr. Lome S. McDougall Mr. Andy McFall Mr. Fred McIntosh Dr. Roderick W. McLeod Mr. Brian R. McMillan Mr. Dennis H. McPherson Dr. William Melnyk Ms Karen Merkley Dr. George Merrill Ms Diane Michieli Dr. Kathleen M. Minor Mr. G. Mitchell Dr. R.H. Mitchell Dr. W. T. Momot Mrs. LaRea Moody Mr. Brian J. Moore Mr. Bill K. Morgan Ms A. 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Mitchell & Valerie Dennison Molson Companies W.T.Momot .J' �RESEARCH NEWS Visiting Scholars pursue issues in Native Philosophy In the fall Lakehead University welcomed four visiting scholars participating in the Native Philosophy Project, a program funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. by Lorraine Brundige The work of three scholars, Dr. Michael Pomedli (left), Dr. Viola Cordova (centre) and Dr. Jim Cheney (right) is featured below in an article by Lorraine Brundige. DR. JIM CHENEY Language and the Ceremonial World Dr. Jim Cheney, from the University of Wisconsin, became interested in First Nation's philosophies as a result of his environmental research. He now considers First Nation's philosophy as it pertains to "questions of ethical and epistemological relationships to nature" his primary interest. Cheney claims that Native philosophies "offer significant challenges to prevailing concepts in mainstream environmental ethics." To date Cheney's work has been largely theoretical and when questioned about his research he laughed and said, "It's changed since I came here." The change came about as a result of bringing his work into "the real world." His interest is twofold. He adds that "the usual way of doing environmental ethics fails ...the Western ethical framework doesn't work." He is l '!arching for new ways to think about en. ironmental ethics. He believes, however, that certain ideas in Western philosophy which run counter to mainstream ethical theory may have possibilities in that they resonate with the ideas he knows about in Native philosophy. Cheney's second interest stems, in part, from the notion that there are alternative ways to intelligently engage the world. The way Native people have done it is in practise; it is embedded in their life, their language. Cheney proposes what he calls a 'ceremonial world.' He went from thinking of language as encoding beliefs representing the world as it "really is" to thinking of language as primarily performative. We do things with words, and these actions have real consequences. According to Cheney, when you look at this body oflanguage, instead of seeing it as a claim about the way the world is (a statement about what's true), see it as creating a sort of ceremonial space within which one lives and acts. Now whether you accept or reject this body of language has more to do with the practical consequences of adopting it than r ·,ith whether it pictures the world as it ex'-,sts independently of human interaction with it. Language, he thinks, is a mode of interaction within a living and co-responding world. Agora, February, 1997 The work of a fourth scholar. Dr. Ryan Parr. will be featured in an upcoming issue. DR. VIOLA CORDOVA Examining the Examiners Those having had the privilege of meeting and talking to Dr. Viola Cordova know her to be a highly analytical philosopher devoted to the topic of the philosophy of Indigenous peoples of North America. Cordova's research is focused in two areas. Her primary focus is to discover new methods for doing Native American philosophy. Of interest to Cordova are the means by which to put across Native American thought. To date most research on Native people has resulted from the work of anthropologists and ethnographers with the implication that Native thought is something "archaic." Cordova, as a philosopher, is claiming that Native American thought is a valid thought fonn and not inferior to Western thought but rather another fonn of adapting to living on this planet. She concentrates this research to three areas: a search for context, inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein; a search for a leitmotiv, inspired by F.M. Cornford; and an explora- tion of language studies taken from the work of Benjamin Whorf. It is Cordova's claim that ''through using the approaches of these three thinkers, as opposed to psychological, sociological, economic, or lit•erary approaches, the study of Native American philosophy might prove more fru itfu I." She is currently in the process of writing a series ofessays dealing with questions such as 'What do we base our identity on' and 'What are our values.' Cordova claims that her second research interest is "somewhat controversial" in that it concerns the analysis of "Western" thought by a non-Western person. As in her primary research, Cordova relies on the approaches of Wittgenstein, Whorf and Cornford adding as well the work of Jose Ortega y Gasset. Cordova questions whether topics such as "historical sequence, the idea of progress, and even the notion of something so simple as a notion of "mankind" can be questioned by someone out...continued on page 8 7 �ld@%i;A=tid•ii%i9=•1~ G -.. -------------------side the Western conceptual framework." She also quesions the 'foundations of a Western conceptual framework'. If you ask what she is doing, Cordova will laugh and say "I'm examining the examiners." DR. MICHAEL POMEDLI Native Logic, Gift-Giving, and Critical Analysis Dr. Michael M. Pomedli, from St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, is a philosopher committed to the study of Native philosophy. Pomedli was the first to introduce a course in Native Philosophy to the University of Saskatchewan in 1995. Believing himself to be alone in this unique endeavour, Pomedli was excited to receive a call from Dr. Douglas Rabb, a professor in Lakehead's Philosophy Department and a co-director of the Native Philosophy Project. Pomedli has identified five objectives which are keeping him quite busy these days. The first he called practical vs. theoretical. He laughed as he related that some people think he is in need of practical experience with Native people as opposed to theoretical. In spite of this misconception, Pomedli is currently working in the Native Philosophy Project to enrich the teaching of his classes. A second objective stems from being invited to teach a Native Logic class in Saskatchewan. Pomedli is now engaged in researching this topic. This leads to his third objective which is the study of the Midewiwin signatories of Treaty Number Three and the influence of gift-giving in both the fur trade and treaty signing. A fourth objective which Pomedli hopes to conclude while at Lakehead is a collaborative work with Sylvie Berbaum. Sylvie was a Rockefeller scholar last year. Pomedli is in the process of translating Sylvie's Doctoral Dissertation on the philosophy and music of contemporary Ojibwa powwows from French to English. The fifth objective is the preparation of a course in Critical Analysis using the liberation philosophy of Enrique Dussel. Lorraine Bnmdige is a student in the Master's program in Native and Canadian Philosophy. She is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal called S.P.A.R.K. •• Lakehead. 8 FIRST CANADIAN TO CHAIR NATIONAL AMERICAN DIVISION Dr. Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has assumed the chair of the Executive Committee of the Urban Transportation Division (UTD), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), effective October I, 1996. This is part of a four-year appointment ( 1994-98) as member, vice chair, chair, and past chair of the division. The UTD has about 13,000 affiliate members, and consists of 15 technical committees involving some 300 members. According to ASCE News, Easa is the first Canadian in the history of ASCE to chair its transportation division. An active member of the society, Easa was the chair of the Division's Planning committee from 1991 to 1994 and was on the steering committee of the ASCE 1995 transportation congress. As vice chair of ExCom for the past year, he comes well equipped to provide positive direction for the Division during the coming year. The division is currently organizing a leadership conference to identify future directions and to discuss its merger with transporta• tion-related divisions. After earning his PhD from University of California at Berkeley in 1982, Easa worked with the Ontario Ministry ofTransportation before joining Lakehead Univer• sity, and provided consulting in California and Delaware. He has been involved in a wide range of research projects, including traffic operations, transportation planning, geometric design, surveying, and project management. A prolific author, he has completed some I00 refereed journal articles as well as about 90 conference papers and research reports. Easa served as chair and editor of the 1996 I st transportation specialty conference, held in Edmonton, Alberta, which was sponsored by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). He also currently serves as chair of the CSCE Transportation Division. (IlTI Easa published the following journal papers: "Sight Distance Evaluation on Complex Highway Vertical Alignments." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 1996, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Easa, Halim, and Hassan), "Reliability Model for Predicting Pavement Thermal Cracking." ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, 1996, Vol. 122, No. 5 (Easa, Shalaby, and Halim), "Analytical Model for Sight Distance Analysis on 3-0 Highway Alignments." Transportation Research Record 1523, 1996 (Hassan, Eas ) and Halim), and "Thermal Stress ano Fractural Analysis of Asphalt Overlays." Transportation Research Record 1539, 1996 (Shalaby, Halim, and Easa). Easa attended the meeting of the steering committee of a specialty conference organized by the Urban Transportation Division, American Society ofCivil Engineers, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 24, 1996. The conference, co-chaired by Easa and Don Samdahl of BRW, Inc. in Seattle, is entitled, "Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality Planning: Making the Connection" and is planned to be held in Portland Oregon in 1998. ••• Dr.Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) presented a paper entitled "Two-pool urea kinetic modeling with a blood-side urea sensor" as part of minisymposium on "Two-pool urea kinetics: new approaches" at the 29th Annual American Society of Nephrology meeting in New Orleans, November 3-6, 1996. The study presented ;~ part of an on-going project in collabor.._/ tion with biosystems control engineers from the Italian National Research Council and nephologists from Italy and France. Garred has recently contributed a chapter to Critical Care Nephrology, a new stateof-the-art reference text for intensive care of patients in acute renal failure. The invited chapter is entitled "Biophysics of Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy." Garred is a co-author on two additional chapters. Garred gave guest lectures entitled "Urea kinetic modelling with on-line urea sensors" and "Long-term nutritional status of dialysis patients: Assessment by routine partial dialysate collection" during a twoday visit in Montreal in January as a visiting professor to the Nephrology Division at McGill University. In February, Garred was an invited speaker to the Second International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies held in San Diego, California. The presentation was entitled "Urea kinetic modeling in continuous renal replacement therapies: Dose quantif"~ cation." A paper based on the talk whi-...1 will appear in a future issue of Kidney International, the journal of the International Society ofNephrology. Agora, February, 1997 �IN=t4ii=t4PP3~1HGIHliUi11=1;bi;t----------------------FREEDOM TO READ WEEK February 24 to March 2, 1997 l Did you know that all persons in Canada have a fundamental right to intellectual freedom as embodied in the nation's Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Did you also know that despite this right to intellectual freedom, every day books and magazines are banned at the border and removed from libraries and bookstores? This freedom to read is essential in a democratic society and as stated in the Canadian Library Association's Statement on Intellectual Freedom, "Libraries have a basic responsibility for the development and maintenance of intellectual freedom." February 24 to March 2, 1997, marks the thirteenth annual observance of Freedom to Read Week. Freedom to Read Week is sponsored by Canada's book and magazine producers, distributors and readers to focus attention on the vital issues of intellectual freedom, censorship and the right and privilege to read. The Chancellor Paterson Library, along with the Thunder Bay Public Library and the Challis Resource Centre (Confederation College Library), will launch Freedom to Read Weck on Monday, February 24, 1997 in The Chancellor Paterson Library (Room LI-5002) at I 0:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this launch. The Chancellor Paterson Library is also cosponsoring with The Thunder Bay Public Library and the Confederation College Library a prepared play reading of Tony Kushner's Angels in America by The Way, Way, off-Broadway Players. This reading will be presented at the Lecture Theatre, Confederation College on Wednesday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. If you are interested in more infonnation on Freedom to Read Week contact Gisella Scalese at ext. 8147. Online infonnation is also available at http://www.cycor.ca/ PWAC/freeweek.htm. An updated on-line Chronicle of Freedom of Expression in Canada is available at http://www.efc.ca/ pages/chronicle/chronicle.html. Please join in the celebration of Freedom to Read Week! Test your "Freedom to Read" Knowledge I. About which novel did a Canadian Revenue minister once say: "I wouldn't want my daughter to read it?" What was curious about this statement? Agora, February, 1997 2. What world-famous book did Canada Customs ban from Canada for 48 hours during Freedom to Read Week in 1989? 3. Who objected to a Canadian picture book being included in the public libraries in Sechelt, B.C., in February 1992? What was the reason for the objection and what was the title of the book? 4. In 1885, a newly published novel was banned from the library at Concord, Massachusetts, on the basis that it was rough, coarse and inelegant...more suited to the slums than intelligent, respectable people." What was its title? 5. "ls this a book you would give your wife or servant?" the prosecutor asked during the course of the English trial of a famous banned book in 1960. What was the book and what was the verdict? 6. Which two children's books were removed from London schools in the 1980s because its principal characters were said to be middle class? 7. Which famous comic-book character was said to be an "anti-Red rebel," and the books therefore banned in East Berlin in 1954? 8. From 1864 to 1959, one of the most celebrated of Victor Hugo's novels was placed on the Roman Catholic Church's Index Librorum. What is its title? 9. Canadian journalist Nick Pron is the author of a book that was banned by the St. Catharines Public Library Board in 1995 because it was said to be too traumatic for the community to deal with. What was the subject of the book? I 0. What do the following authors have in common: John Dos Passos, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Erich Maria Remarque, Upton Sinclair, and Leon Trotsky? 11. What books were threatened with being burned in the town of Manning, Alberta, in September of 1991? 12. In 1991, a black community group in Saint John, N.B., asked that this book be removed from school reading lists because it portrayed minorities in a negative light. What was its title? (Answers are on page 11) 9 �14i•i4•13ii•i4d•ffi;i3~ € -.. .-------------------1 DATATEL DEMONSTRATION In June, 1996, Lakehead University in conjunction with Trent and Laurentian purchased an integrated computer software package from Datatel that will serve to replace our existing financial, human resources, student and alumni/development infonnation systems. Representatives from Datatel were on campus in January to "reacquaint" Lakehead staff with the features of the financial software system. On March 4 and 5 they will be back to review the features of the student, human resources and alumni/development infonnation systems. The Seminar will be held in the Senate Chambers. For more infonnation contact Judy Mackie at ext. 8536. Student System Presentation Tuesday, March 4, 1997 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 - 9:30 Introduction to the Colleague System 9:30 - 10:00 Colleague Executive Information System and other data query facilities 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:15 Colleague Core: Demographics, Communications Management, Activities and Events, Scheduling, Facilities Profile 10:15 - 12:00 Enrollment Development: Recruitment, Admissions 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Instructional Management: Program Development, Curriculum and Faculty Management Processes 2:15 - 2:30 Break 2:30 - 4:00 Enrollment Management: Student Records, Registration, Grading, Transcripts, Academic Evaluation 4:00 - 4:15 Break 4:15-5:00 Accounts Receivable, Cash Receipts, Sponsored Billing Alumni Development and Human Resources Presentation Wednesday, March 5, 1997 9:00 a .m. to 2:15 p.m. 9:00 - 12:00 Alumni/Development: Individual Information, Organizational Information, Gift and Pledge Processing, Campaign Management, Major Prospects 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Human Resources: Personnel, Benefits, Position 10 A change in the way student loan applications ara processed in Ontario is affecting the staff at Lakehead's Financial Aid Office: (back row. left to right) Mariann Frigeri, Loratta Sheshequin, Penny Fuhrman, Phyllis Bosnick, (front) Deanne Newman. OSAP GOES 11 ONLINE 11 by Andrew Monahan The Lakehead Financial Aid Office has recently joined the growing trend of going "online." With the installation ofa new IBM Image Workstation in the office, the staff have direct on-line access to infonnation for all students on OSAP at Lakehead University v' the Ministry of Education & Training (MET), Student Support Branch's computer sys'-"' tern. Under the old system, new OSAP applications and subsequent changes received by the Financial Aid Office were edited and forwarded to the Ministry for processing. Returning students submitted their applications directly to the Ministry. All applications were sent from the Thunder Bay office to a data processing centre in Toronto where the application was keypunched. Applications were then returned to Thunder Bay for imaging. Loan documents were received in the Financial Aid Office anywhere from three to five weeks after that. The entire process could take up to eight weeks depending on the time of year and there was always a span of time where the application was in never-never land -- no infonnation could be obtained on the status. Times have changed. According to Phyllis Bosnick, Lakehead's Financial Aid Administrator, now all applications will be keyed directly by the Financial Aid Office staff and within a few days, students will know what thei_r OSAP entitlements are. Loan documents will be issued immediately after the processing and delivered to the Financial Aid Office within two to three weeks. Any corrections to infonnation can be keyed immediately thus eliminating the lengthy processing time. "This is an obvious improvement in service for the students," says Bosnick, "and very important for retaining and attracting students." Of course this new computer link-up is not a true panacea for the Financial Aid Office. The staff now has to handle the almost 3,000 OSAP applications in their entirety, which will increase the workload significantly and become a challenge during the high volume months of May through August. Bosnick is glad to have the part-time help of Deanne Newman, a fonner Ministry employee with experience on this system. She will be a big help in training the rest of the staff to use the new system. A recent initiative by the Student Support Branch resulted in the cost of such a computer system dropping considerably. Not only had the price of the technology lowered, but the cost was split between the colleges and universities and the Student Support Branch. This was to encourage all Financial Aid Offices across the province to go on-line. Agora, February, 1997 �FORUM Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity by Dr. Tony Bauer Low versus high fitness quintile Sedentary (<1000 kcal) School of Kincsiology Men Women Cigarette smoking High cholesterol Men Women Hypertension (systolic 2: 140 mmHg) Did you ever consider yourself a physically active Canadian? Chances are, if you arc active for 30 minutes per day and your heart rate is maintained over I 00 beats per minute during that time, then you arc considered active. Going for a brisk walk every day could easily achieve these activity levels. Researchers are now finding that relatively low levels of raised activity combined with other lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your chances of life threatening disease. Lifestyle patterns arc changing for Canadians and we now recognize the positive health benefits of regular appropriate physical activity at all age levels. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute and the Surgeon General Report reinforces today what researchers and academics have theorized for years. Fast paced lifestyles and changing trends provide constant challenges to minimize stress related disease and maintain physical activity as part of our daily routine. With recent trends in down-sizing and ever tightening budgets, rogram deliverers need to know that physical activity is a cost ( fective strategy to improve public health. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in our community. The four primary risk factors for coronary heart disease among Canadians arc: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, cigarette smoking and physical inactivity. The most prevalent factor is physical inactivity: 40% of Canadians arc not regularly active (1988 Campbell Survey), 26% smoke cigarettes regularly ( 1991 General Social Survey), 11 % have high blood pressure ( 1988 Campbell Survey), and about I 0% may have high blood cholesterol. If we combine these Prevalency Factors (sec graph) with a measure of Relative Risk of Disease (sec chart), inactivity again rates as the number one potential cause of disease and threat to public health. Prevalence of four major risk factors Relative risk Public health risk(%) 20 20 45 3.4 4.7 1.40 32.4 42.5 15.3 26 1.76 16.5 7 9 2.2 2.7 7.7 13.3 11 1.73 7.4 Prevalence (%) Risk Factor During the years 198 1 to 1991, 8% of Canadians over age 15 became active ( 1981 Canada Fitness Survey, 1991 Social Survey). This progress is estimated to have saved Canadians $4.4 billion in health care costs as a result of increased physical activity. The question is, how do we continue the process and convince Canadians that inactivity is life threatening? University programs play the lead role in fitness and lifestyle research and in fact should set the standard for future trends in health prevention. As leading educational institutions, we directly influence the activity levels of our students and staff through the provision of effective teaching programs and state of the art facilities. Ref: The Research File 95-031. Canadian Fitness and Lifestyles Answers to the "Freedom to Read" Quiz 1. Norman Mailer's anti-war novel, The Naked and the Dead, which was refused entry into Canada in 1949, after it had been on the best-seller list in this country for 1O months. Dr. J.J. Mccann, the Canadian Revenue Minister, did not have a daughter. 2. Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. 3. The local business agent for the International Woodworkers of America objected to the book, Maxine's Tree, because of its anti-clearcut-logging message. 4. Huckleberry Finn. 5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. The trial concluded with Penguin Books being allowed to publish the book in England for the first time. 6. Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny were banned by the London County Council because the stories portrayed only "middle class rabbits." 7. Mickey Mouse. 8. Les Miserables. 9. The Paul Bernardo/Karla Homolka murder case. Inactivity Smoking High Blood Pressure Cholesterol Substantial evidence also exists that regular physical activity increases Ii fc expectancy by as much as two years. Moreover, disr ounted lifetime costs of physical activity (medical care and sick ave. lost revenues such as taxes on earnings) could save an average of $2,570 per person. Lifetime estimated costs awarded could amount to $24.3 billion, if inactive Canadians become active, and $7.7 billion, if smokers quit. Agora, February, 1997 10. Their books were all burned in a series of massive bonfires in Nazi Germany in 1933. 11 . The Canadian-authored language arts series for Grades 1 to 6 entitled Impressions. 12. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 11 �CALENDAR BIOLOGY & FORESTRY SEMINARS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS Alumni Curling Bonsple/ Monday, February 24 4:00 PM Forestry Consultants Herb Bax and Chris Weddeles will speak on "Forest Auditing" Location: RB 3046 Thursday, February 27 3:30 PM Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine Thursday, March 6 11:30 AM Dr. Azim Mallik: Biology UC 0050: ''Tree-shrub-mycorrhizal interactions: implications for retrogressive succession and forest management." Monday, March 10, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. A. James Kayll; Faculty of Forestry. "Is Canada Burning." Location: TBA Wednesday, March 12 7:00 PM Ronald Mahler, M.D. FRCPC: RC 0005 "Skin cancer." Thursday, March 20 11:30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: "Pathology as a career choice in the 1990s." Monday, March 24, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. Len Meyer; Faculty of Forestry. "Soils trip through Ghana: Location: TBA The School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism is sponsoring a public lecture by David McBumey Marine Affairs Coordinator for Parks Canada who will be speaking on "The National Marine Conservation Areas Act'' 7:30 p.m. February 25, 1997 in Room 1001 of the Regional Centre Mark your calendars to attend the Alumni Bonspiel on Friday, March 14, 1997 from 6-10 p.m. at the Port Arthur Curling Club. Tickets are $30/person $120/team which includes a Chinese buffet dinner. Register before March 7 by calling 343-8155. The Night of the Iguana Cambrian Players will present this play by Tennessee Williams at 8:00 p.m. in the Bora Laskin Auditorium on March 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased on campus at the Office of Alumni Services, LUSU, Switchboard and the LU Bookstore March 12 - Preview $3 March 13 - Alumni Night March 14 - Rotary Night March 19 - Students $6 Proceeds are for New Cambrian Player Equipment and LU-OSOTF The 1997 Morris Lecture The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. Michael Pomedll Professor of Philosophy, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow, Native Philosophy Project "Glftglvlng In Native and Christian Traditions: Why Is it better to give than to receive?" March 20, 1997 4:30 p.m. to 6:30p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Agora February 1997 Vol.14, No. 2 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer. Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer. Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Department of Music Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:00 p.m. Braun Building Room 1075 Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: LUMINA CONCERT Everyone Welcome. No charge Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: trances. harding@lakeheadu.ca SERIES Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. February 26 Andre Leplante, piano St. Paul's United Church 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 4 Kubica-Van Berkel Guitar Duo Tickets: $7 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 18 MuSiC in Common Heather Morrison, piano Peter Shackleton, clarinet Derek Conrod, horn 12 DONORS' RECEPTION The Agora Is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send In your news. Deadline for March issue is Monday, March 3, 1997. ·, Agora, February, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing money raised for Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, a report from the President, and updates from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Vision President Rosehart President's Perspective Share Our Northen Vision https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/388c65a509d3ce58a4f87f5870c41ee8.pdf 820de27c0f098d78b02abce050cd18e7 PDF Text Text Inside: One amazing scholar.... 3 New faces . ............ 5 ,. . ., Excha~ging more than countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Research News ..... .. ... . Blue Pages Gotcha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Lakehead ·~., , * Universit:Y- _Ag()rl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 9. NO.l JANUARY 1992 The Christmas party is a well-attended (and fun) annual event as the photographs show. (left) Jerry Hashigushi convinces wife Edie to sit out the next (right) May I have this dance for the L'Andreacchi ~st of my life? Lucy and Tony celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary by dancing the night away. (below) Double Delight! Jackie Johnston has no trouble cham1ing two men. The one with the carefree tie is reported to be her husband Pete and the other is Ray Carter. Joe Gosselin looks the next dan (right) All dressed up and nobody to dance with?... From left to right, Bill Keeler, Mike Turek and Andy McFall wearing their b~st smiles. �Report From the President Dr. Bob Rose hart Share Our Northern Vision Kick Off The new 19.2 million, five-year, Share Our Northern Vision Campaign is officially off and running. The national kick-off was launched by Honorary National Chair, Bill James, in the corporate board rooms of the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto on November 28, 1991. The event was attended by many senior members of the Canadian corporate sector. Incidentally, the Royal Bank was our first major corporate donor at $100,000. The regional kick-off was held on campus on December 2, 1991 and was attended by about 150 supporters. At both events, Sandy Lake artist, Roy Kakegamic, unveiled a special commissioned art work entitled "Share Our Northern Vision". (See page 4) John Russell informs me that, at present, the campaign has $6.3 million of the $19.2 million objective either in the bank or pledged. The faculty and staff contribution is about $200,000 to date - good start to a major project which will provide Lakehead University with the needed capital funding to allow us to develop the needed facilities for the year 2000. Academic Planning Process After many months of committee and sub-committee work, the Academic Planning process will openly surface this month with an "issues" paper. This paper will be used by the Senate Academic Committee to allow focused input on those areas where significant recommendations will most likely emulate from the planning process which, incidently, is scheduled to be completed by mid-year. Tragedy Strikes LU Family On behalf of the entire LU community, our condolences go out to the K.C. Yang family of the School of Forestry. Grant Yang, their son and gifted student, died in a tragic restaurant fire in Taiwan just before Christmas. Grants and Budget Update Lots of newspaper articles and speculation but nothing definitive has come forward from the Ontario government. The next "expected" announcement date is near the end of January. The Ontario government is in a very difficult position. Even in spite of recent federal transfer growth reductions, their commitment to social programs, education and universal health care access is well entrenched; however, the recession has and continues to hit Ontario hard. Under emotional, psychological and political pressure to restrain from further deficit financing, the options are limited: either cut back on programs or raise taxes. While reluctant to do the latter, it may be in the end the only reasonable option. I see little indication that even in the tough times, that Ontario residents are willing to suffer either deterioration of quality or access restrictions to education and health care programs. "Let's all do the fundraising conga!11 William (Wild Bill) James, the CEO of Dennison Mines Limited and honorary Chair of the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign has a unique ability to make a great speech while dancing as demonstrated al the Thunder Bay campaign launch. Page 2 - - - -- - -- - - -- -- -- - AGORA Over the years, I have observed that when the time comes for difficult decisions to be made by governments, the predictable response is often one of delay and references to "accountabilit") and restructuring", as if by some magical means funding could be found from within the system itself. 1n the college and university sectors this a cruel joke as enrolments are at record high levels and tuition fees are fixed by government. By next month's column, we should know! Changes Mayor David Hamilton is the new City of Thunder Bay representative for the Board of Governors of Lakehead University. I am personally pleased to see the Mayor sit on the Board as I feel that post-secondary education offers future growth potential for the city and a supportive and pro-active environment at City Hall can sure help. John Valley has resigned from the Board of Governors recently in light of his new career position. John has left Boise Cascade where he was a senior Vice-President to become as Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in charge of the Forest Industry Renewal Project. Professional Studies TI,e process continues and over thr , next two months, the committee will t-.J seeking input and reviewing various organizational alternatives for the Faculty of Professional Studies. If a consensus evolves that is realistic from both academic and fiscal perspectives, it will be considered by the "governance" committee of the Academic Planning process. Christmas Party By all accounts, I missed a great party. 1n total, over 800 members and friends of Lakehead University celebrated the festive season at the DaVinci Centre on Thursday, December 19. This ev~nt has obviously hit the big time as the place to be as "four" very carefully and almost perfectly forged red tickets showed up! A Special Thanks I would like to express, on behalf of Lakehead University, a special note of thanks for the personal service and commitment given to the University by the 1991 retirees and 20-year pin recipients. (See page 6) The Year Ahead The year 1992 will be a challenge t~ I feel that the LU community, working-' together, will be up to the task. We have a fine institution that continues to strive to improve through your efforts. January 1992 �Around Campus Call For University Fellow Nominations The Fellow of Lakehead University r ard is presented annually at ~ nvocation in recognition of those persons who have contributed to the growth, development, welfare and well-being of Northwestern Ontario and/or Lakehead University. Nomination forms are available from Mrs. Martha Gingerich, Secretary to the Board of Governors, Room UC 2007 or by calling 343-8614. Nominations are reviewed by the Board of Governors and must be received by January 24, 1992. University Student Scores Perfect - Twice! He considers himself an average 19year old guy who loves sports, especially tennis, squash, hockey, basketball, baseball and golf. Born and raised in Thum.lr~r Bay, Geoff Hill attended Hammarskjold High School where he was graduation chairman, yearbook staff, member of student council, the math club and charity organizer. But Geoff Hill is anything but an "average" student. He maintained an A plus average in high school, won the prestigious Presidential Scholarship rth S10,000 and went on to do .,ething never before accomplished at Lakehead University. According to the Chairn,an of the Department of Chemistry, Dr. Alan Hughes, "in my 24-year teaching career it's never been accomplished. It's a remarkable achievement especially in a natural science." What did the first year student do? He earned 100% in his university chemistry course - and then did it again in physics! (Geoff was also taking mathematics, psychology, plant biology and fuel sciences in his first year.) Geoff argues that he doesn't study as much c'IS he should and doesn't really know how he docs it. "It just comes to me," he says with a big grin. "I think 1 drive the professors crazy with my questions, but l don't believe that you can just memorize the material, you have to understand it. You have to look at the big picture." Admitting that he's driven to do his best, Geoff is not certain about the future. "Chemistry for sure, but I'm not certain what area. I like everything." r Honoraries return to Thunder Bay - and go into space! Two of LU's honorary degree recipients will return to Thunder Bay to perform on their respective stages and one will be aboard the space shuttle Discovery this month. John Kim Bell The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra's opening concert of the new year will bring conductor John Kim Bell to Thunder Bay. Acclaimed as _ Canada's only native conductor, thirty-seven year old Kim Bell has taken the music world by storm, performing with such luminaries as Lauren Bacall, Carole Lawrence, Natali ta Makarova, Vincent Price, Juliet Prowse and the Toronto Symphony. TI,e concert, "From Bernstein to Bell" features the TBSO under the baton of Kim Bell with guitarist Don Ross. This Seagram Pops event takes plclce on Saturday, January 18 at 8:00 pm at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. Arthur Black "Just call me Doctor" Arthur ,! . , Black is on stage anywhere and will be celebrating his new book 11 Arthur, Arthur" with public book signings and two special events on campus. Black's third book was released in 1991 by Stoddard Publishing Co. and contains 233 pages of wit and comedy from the master storyteller and host of CBC's Basic Black. The University Bookstore will host a "stageside chat" at the OutPost on Monday, February 10 from noon until and 1 pm. Later there will be a "Black Tea or Coffee Party'' in the Faculty Lounge from 2 until 3 pm. All faculty and staff arc invited. Roberta Bondar Dr. Roberta Bondar, who received an honorary degree in 1991, will be on the space shuttle Discovery on its 14th flight, scheduled for liftoff January 22 from Cape Can averal, Fla .. Bondar, a neurologist, is preparing to become ~1h January 1992 - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - AGORA lui Canada's second astronaut and first woman in space. She has been in intensive training for three years to conduct a series of experiments in the new Spacelab inside the shuttle's cargo bay. The mission is scheduled to do dozens of experiments into the effects of near weightlessness on the human body, various life forms and fundamental materials. Bondar was chosen Canadian payload specialist for this mission in early 1990. Bondar has two LU crests with her personal space kit and has promised to return to the campus and share her space adventures. Duinker Named To Forest Policy Panel Dr. Peter Duinker, Chair of Forest Management and Policy at Lakehead University, has been appointed Chair of a provincial Forest Policy Panel . The four member panel was appointed by the Minister of Natural Resources and will develop and recommend a comprehensive forest policy framework by the end of 1992. Duinker is a forest ecologist who has studied the ecological, social and economic consequences of forest decline as well as conflict-prevention and resolution mechanisms in forest-resource management in Ontario. He has also assisted in planning and facilitating a Native Forestry Workshop and sits on many professional associations and committees and is well published in many aspects of forest resource management. Margaret Wanlin of Thunder Bay will Continued page 9 Page3 �"A Northern Vision" WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY! LIBRARY NEWS What does it mean to be Canadian? How does Quebec fit into the federation? What sort of sell-government should be negotiated for aboriginal groups? These are a few of the questions both Canadians and the federal government have been asking since the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. In our COOOC Room, which houses Government Publications, you will find federal and provincial documents relating to the current debate on Canada's economic and constitutional future. Federal reports include: . The Citizen's Forum On Canada's Future: Report to the People and Government of Canada (Spicer Commission) (CAI Z3 91C32) . Shaping Canada's Future Together: Proposals (CAI PV 91S31) . Canadian Federalism and Economic Union: Partnership for Prosperity (CAI PV 91C12) . Aboriginal Peoples, Self-Government and Constitutional Reform (CA 1 PV 91 A16) . The History of Canada's Constitutional Development (CA1 PV 91 H31) . Shared Values: The Canadian Identity (CA 1 PV 91S38) . Canada at the Crosswords: The Reality Of a New Competitive Environment (by Michael Porter) (CAI IST 91C11) Provincial reports include: . Belanger-Campeau Report (Quebec) CA1PQ 90P51) . Manitoba Constitutional Task Force Report (CA2MA OP 800 90C57) . Select Committee on Ontario in Confederation (CA2ON XC2 91051) The COOOC Room is located on the main floor of the library. For further information contact the information desk at 343-8302 or the government documents librarian at 3438147. "It is like a symphony in the forest when you hear a loon frolicking in the nearby lake and a howling wolf in the distance. The serenity overwhelms the spirit and torches the eardrum to the beat of your heart. Close your eyes and see A Northern Vision." These are the words of Northwestern Ontario artist, Roy Kakegamic. Born in 1961 and raised on the Sandy Lake Reserve, Roy is a self-taught artist who has exhibited internationally and Canada-wide since 1976. Working in a variety of media including silk screen, etching and linocuts, Roy's "A Northern Vision", created originally in acrylic on canvas, was commissioned in November 1991 by Lakehead University in celebration of the 19.2 million "Share Our Northern Vision Campaign". "Sharing the Yuletide Spirit" ~~~~~~~~~~~===-~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!~ Page 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA It's a good idea that appears to be catching on in the workplace. Employees donate to the 'Toys for Tots" campaign rather than participate in an office gift exchange. Staff representatives from the Finance and Registrar's offices are shown above with Ab Covello of the Thunder Bay Fire Department, sponsors of the annual event that helps needy children during the Christmas Season. January 1992 �Faces a Jyrki Helin recently joined the epartment of Languages as a technician. Helin moved from Valkeakoski, Finland (20 miles south of Tampere) in May. He spent time in Toronto and visited a friend in Dryden before coming to Thunder Bay. His reason for moving to Canada? "The recession in Finland has hit everyone quite a bit. I couldn't find a decent job so I thought I'd see if I could try my luck in Canada." Helin graduated from a technical college in Finland, a three year program in electronics. As the technician for Languages he takes care of equipment problems - computers, audio-visual equipment, and most notably, the satellite dishes. The dishes pick up stations from across the world and Helin is charged with keeping the information coming in. Helin stays active by playing badminton, cross-country skiing and doing laps in the university pool. He also likes to read "all kinds of things" including books on history and psychology although his favourites follow in the vein of the J.R. Tolkien fantasy series. ~ Lynn Wilson is a recent addition to the Information Office and the AgorA staff. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Lynn is a graduate of Hillcrest High School and has taken numerous courses at LU towards a degree in Anthropology. A definite people person, Lynn enjoys the hectic pace of the Information Office. "It's always busy and a constant organizational challenge, ====== -===::.i but I really enjoy working here." Her unflappable style makes everyone at ease. A veteran of five AgorA publications, Lynn is your efficient contact for the Calendar and Publications pages, and pretty much everything else. She is presently a graphics and layout person in training as well - clipping the photos that grace the pages of our publication. When she's not juggling her 5 (yup five!) children, she's pursuing various interests. Photography, gardening and hiking are favourite pursuits. Lynn has also devoted time to CUSO's Thunder Bay/Bunkpurugu twinning project and as part of that, participated in an exchange with Ghana, West Africa. "I really enjoyed the experience and learned so much about the people there. I hope I can return someday soon". Mic hael We sne r Dr. Michael Wesner joined the - - - - - -~ Department of Psychology in September. Wesner received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he was involved in research at the Primate Centre. At Washington State University, where Wesner received his PhD., he continued his work with primates, mostly monkeys, studying their visual systems. He also concentrated on human perceptions. He did his post d,.octoral work at the University of Chicago where he conducted research int9 higher analysis and colour perception. At Lakehead, Wesner hopes to establish a vision lab where he can research mechanisms of colour perception and physical measurement in human psychology. Although he's beginning to settle in at his new postion, Wesner hasn't stayed in one place too long. Each weekend he chalks up more travel points, flying back to· Chicago, to visit his wife who continues to work there. When he has a chance to take a bit of a breather, Wesner will look forward to canoeing in the area. He also enjoys his regular scuba diving trip to the Florida Keys each year. J anuary 1992 - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- Jason Wigmore is a member of the custodial team for Campus Development. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Wigmore graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1988. He has worked part-time for the past three summers in Grounds and Housekeeping, and is now working the nightshift full-time. He has continued to take courses at the university and looks forward to enrolling in a few classes in January. Wigmore spends much of his leisure time pursuing various athletic interests. He works out on the Nautilus machines at Confederation College and is an ardent tennis and squash player. In the summer Wigmore plays baseball for a Slo-pitch league and many LU employees have been at the losing end of his skill with a bat during the President's baseball tournament. With any time he may have left, Jason takes advantage of the family cottage at Amethyst Harbour as much as possible. AGORA Page5 �RETIREES AND 20-YEAR PIN RECIPIENTS HONOURED ADDITIONAL RETIREES AND 20-YEAR PIN RECIPIENTS 1991 Dr. Koilpillai Charles - 25 years Department of Economics Dr. Pei-Mao Li - 11 years School of Engineering Siegfried Zingel - 25 years School of Forestry Annie Pero - 19 years Print Shop Bob Cornell - 24 years Print Shop Mr. Nick Shevchenko - 22 years Department of Languages Mrs. Eleanora Bailey - 24 years School of Education Dr. Thomas Griffith - 24 years Instrumentation Laboratory Dr. Lawrence Korteweg - 22 years School of Education Mr. B. Moore - 20 years Forestry Marion Muldoon - 13 years Human Resources Ted Kurlick - 25 years Purchasing James Angus - 22 years School of Education Professor Bob Day - 20 years Forestry Dr. Gerrit Hazenberg - 20 years Forestry Dr. Manfred Kehlenbeck - 20 years Geology Dr. John Kelleher - 20 years Education Marda Dilley - 24 years Department of Psychology Werden Keeler - 20 years Physics Dale Barnes - 20 years Finance Linda \Vood - 20 years Student Services Making a list, checking it twice ... who better to organize the annual party than the three veterans shown above. It you think AV master John Bonofiglio (left) has been here forever, wrong - only since 1975. Linda Phillips has been the planning power behind many LU events in her 31 years at the University. This year's master of ceremonies Vice-President Whitfield has chalked up 27 years! Page 6 AGORA - - -- - - - -- - - - -- J an uary 1992 ) �RESEARCH NEWS· JANUARY 1992 HEALTH & SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF GIRLS: Survey Results Surprising Nurse researchers Liz Diem and Linda McKay recently released the results of a survey research project which looked at the health and social behaviour of girls. In the winter of 1990, the researchers conducted the survey on 1,416 girls in grades seven to ten in the Gty of Thunder Bay and the Districts of Kenora and Rainy River. The survey was initiated because an earlier study on infant death rates in the northwest revealed a poorer health status and higher pregnancy rates for adolescent females than those in the remainder of the province. Results indicated that as one would expect, risk behaviours such as smoking and drinking were consistently reported by a much higher proportion of girls in the higher grades. Concern arises, however, from the extent and degree of the risk behaviour. Alcohol consumption emerged as the 'ehaviour showing the greatest risk: 35% of the 12 to 16 year Jld girls in this study reported drinking at least monthly compared to 14% of 11 to 17 year old male and females nationally; 37% of the girls in grade ten in this survey reported having five or more drinks at one sitting six times or mom, compared to 21 % of the girls in grade eleven nationally reporting regularly having five or more drinks at one time. An even greater problem is that very few of the girls who drank felt that their drinking would cause them health problems. Alternately, and less expected, virtually every behaviour and attitude associated with health and well-being declined as the grade increased. The girls in high school exercised less and ate fewer meals than younger girls and, compared to the same age girls nationally, had lower self-esteem, poorer mental health, and more problems with parents. Some of the areas of concern found in this study apply to a greater extent to the girls living in the Districts of Kenora and Rainy River and the rural areas around the City of IRAP PROGRAM FOSTERS INDUSTRIAL R&D The Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) is the branch of the National Research Council, that works directly with Canadian firms, to help improve their technical competency. Assistance is delivered through a network of Industrial Technology Advisors across Canada, with Northwestern Ontario served by the IRAP representative, Mr. Doug Stone, at Lakehead University. Lakehead's IRAP office is located at f' novation North (CB-4106). '-\ IRAP promotes the acquisition, development and use of technology by firms in the manufacturing, resource and service industries. This is accomplished both by providing direct technical advice through the l RAP network and by Researcher Liz Diem confers with Henry Conrad, Program Consultant for the Addiction Research Foundation, after the news conference. Thunder Bay. For example, there was a higher consumption of alcohol and marijuana, less compliance with vehicle safety practices, and more problems with parents reported by the girls in the district group. On the positive side, Diem and McKay state that "the study obtained information that could improve the timing, content, and delivery methods of specific health programs such as drug awareness, sexuality, and physical activity. The findings also indicate that a community approach would likely be the best way to reduce the risk behaviour of these girls. Hopefully this study will provide direction and incentive for the institutions and residents of Northwestern Ontario to work together to improve the health related behaviours and attitudes of some of our most vulnerable residents, adolescent girls". This study was made possible with funding from Lakehead University's Centre for Northern Studies. Copies of the report with detailed survey results can be obtained by contacting Prof. Liz Diem at ext. 8247. finding the acquisition or development of technical knowledge. This technical knowledge may be obtained from the research expertise housed at Lakehead University. IRAP funding mechanisms have recently been redefined into two elements: ''Technology Acquisition and Development'', for project contributions of less than $15,000, and "Research Development and Adaptation", for project contributions up to $350,000. These elements can utilize the same resources as the previous (IRAP-H, L, M) programs; engineering, science an d technical students, consulting and research organizations and company in-house personnel. The new programs offer more flexibility and scope than previously and will enhance service to companies. Companies which have recently received funding assistance through the TRAP office at Lakehead University include: �Rainy River Preserves Company - Stratton, Ontario V.B. Cook Company Limited -Thunder Bay, Ontario Handcrafted Cabinets - Thunder Bay, Ontario Shoal Lake Wild Rice Ltd. - Keewatin, Ontario Vanderwees Greenhouse Inc. -Thunder Bay, Ontario Kagiowasa Monomin Inc. -Wabigoon, Ontario Showerwall Industries Inc. - Thunder Bay, Ontario Red Lake Seaplane Services - Red Lake, Ontario Lehnhoft Better Wall Systems - Kenora, Ontario IRAP can be instrumental in assisting companies improve their competitiveness. The network of Industrial Technology Advisors represents all research institutes, universities, NRC laboratories and industrial technical establishments across Canada. This is both an electronic and personal contact network and is likely the most effective in the country. The IRAP office at Lakehead University welcomes inquiries from interested companies throughout the Northwest and university researchers. They also make house calls! Contact Doug Stone at (807) 343-8124. RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology and M r. Don Barnes, Biology Graduate Student have been awarded a University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) grant from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for a collaborative research project entitled, "Determining the Ecological Factors Related to Beaver Dam Site Selection in Northern Ontario". The URIF program matches dollar for dollar investments made by the private sector into university research. Ducks Unlimited Canada is the collaborating partner and will provide the matching funds for the project over a two year period. Dr. Lada Malek, Department of Biology has also been awarded a URIF grant from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to complement the existing collaborative research relationship which exists between Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Tree Seedling Growers Association. Dr. Malek proposes to undertake research which will look at tree seedling stress physiology and quality analysis. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ECO-RESEARCH: A GREEN PLAN PROGRAM Environment Canada and the three federal granting councils - NSERC, SSHRC and MRC - have jointly introduced a new program to support advanced Canadian Research and training in environmental studies. Funding for this program a total of $50 million over six years -is being provided as part of Canada's Green Plan, which was announced by the federal Page2 government in December 1990, and which stressed, among other recommendations, the immediate need for improved post-secondary training opportunities in environmental fields. The Eco-Research program will consist of three main ) components: research grants, university faculty chairs, and doctoral fellowships. Funding will be phased as follows: $500,000 in 1991-92; $4 million in 1992-93; $9.5 million in 199394; and $12 million in each of the next three years. Research Grants This component will support in-depth studies of one or more Canadian ecosystems affected by local, regional or global environmental change. Human activity is understood to be included in the ecosystem definition. Change to ecosystems resulting from human activity may be the appropriate starting point of the research. Proposals must be holistic and cross-disciplinary in approach. They may address fundamental theoretical and methodological issues related to the study of ecosystems and must demonstrate the potential to contribute to the formulation of in,proved environmental policies and practices. Two types of grants are available: l)Development Grants assist applicants in preparing their research proposals. They defray the costs associated with coordinating or assembling cross-disciplinary teams of researchers, forging cross-institutional alliances where appropriate, and developing the integrated research program for which major support will be sought. The development grant may not be used for research itself. These grants may be particularly valuable to small, isolated institutions (like Lakehead University) or to institutions planning to establish a network or consortium for the execution of the major research project. Value of Grant: $25,000 maximum over 6 months. ) 2)Research Grants support major research programs or undertakings. Postdoctoral fellowships are available as part of these grants. To be eligible, applications must be submitted by crossdisciplinary teams, led by university researchers. Research proposals must integrate the perspectives of the human sciences, the natural sciences and engineering and/or the health sciences. Collaboration with private and public sector policy makers and partnerships between post-secondary, public and private institutions are encouraged. To apply for a Research Grant, researchers must submit a 10 page letter of intent (which may include a request for a Development Grant) to the Tri-Council Secretariat at SSHRC. Only those applicants whose letters receive the peer review committee's approval will be invited to submit a full research grant proposal. Deadline for submitting letters of intent: February 29, 1992. Full aP.plications for research grants will be due October 15, 1992. Due to limited space, deadlines for the University Research Chair Program and Postdoctoral fellowships program are detailed in the UPCOMING DEADLINES section of the this month's RESEARCH NEWS. For further information, please contact the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at ext. 8223. ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CORPS PROGRAM The Environmental Youth Corps (EYC) Program gives youth between the ages of 15 and 24 an opportunity to work on projects that contribute to improving the environment in ~ their own communities. EYC will provide funding for youth J employment in projects sponsored by various non-profit organizations. - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - - - - January 1992 �The objectives of the program are: - to con tribute to conservation, environmental protection and effective resource management; , - to provide young people with an opportunity to be positive contributors to environmental protection, enhancement and advocacy; - to provide skills training for participants; and - to increase young peoples awareness of environmental occupations and help to develop an environmentally conscientious culture. Projects must be directly related to EYC program objectives. Eligible projects will create positions for youth. Deadline: Feb ruary 14, 1992. C LAIDLAW FOUNDATION The Laidlaw Foundation allocates-its resources to experimental and research projects, studies, and other activities that: 1) enhance the quality of life for disadvantaged children and families across Canada; 2) enrich the quality, vitality, and diversity of the performing arts in Ontario; 3) preserve the natural heritage of the Great Lakes ecosystem; and 4) advance legal scholarship and research at Canadian Universities. To achieve these goals, the Foundation offers grants in the following programme fields: - Child and Family Programme - Performing Arts Programme - Great Lakes Conservation Programme - Laidlaw Fellowship for Advanced Studies in Law - Community-based Discretionary Grants For further information on the Laidlaw Foundation, please contact Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at Ext. 8910. - ALLAN ROEHER INSTITUTE ltesearch Grants in Mental Handicap The G. Allan Roehcr Institute is offering research grants to associates, associations and agencies. These grants are worth up to $8,000 each. The purpose of these grants is to enable principal researchers to examine issues affecting people with a mental handicap. Funding for research assistants and equipment is not provided through this program. The deadline for submitting p roposals is Ap ril 30, 1992. The following areas constitute research priorities for the programme: 1.Issues affecting people who have severe mental handicaps and multiple handicaps (involvement in community activities, educational programmes and teaching techniques, support to people in their home, programmes and resources for families and programmes and resources for community agencies). 2.Integration of people who have mental handicaps, where they live, learn and work. 3.Prevention. 4.Strategies for social change that improve the quality of life of persons who have mental handicaps, including impact of policy on individuals. Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation Major Research Grants Funds are available through the G. Allan Rocher Institute for the purpose of offering research grants for studies in the area of mental handicap. These grants are worth up to §35,000 each. A broad range of academic disciplines are (._ ) ble where the study itself has implications for the field of mental handicap, including Alzheimer's Disease. Grants may be for a period of one, two or three years. Deadline: April 30, 1992 January 1992 AUCC/ DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE Military and Strategic Studies Research Awards This program will support strategic studies relevant to curren t and fu ture Canadian national security problems, including their political, international, historical, social, military, industrial and economic dimensions. Strategic studies comprise an attempt to understand the relationship between the total resources available to Canada and the achievement of its national objectives in the face of external opposition, particularly when a degree of force, actual or implied, may be involved. Within this broad framework, applications demonstrating relevance to current or future Canadian strategic issues are encouraged from a wide range of disciplines. Research grants of up to $7,500 are awarded. These grants may be used to cover direct research expenses or to purchase "release time" from teachi.ng. Five grants will be distributed in the upcoming year for a duration of 12 months. Deadline: February 1, 1992. European Community Vis itors Programme (ECVP) The European Community's Visitors Programme invites young leaders from countries outside the European Community to visit Europe to gain a first-hand appreciation of the EC's goals, policies, achievements and peoples. A further aim is to increase mutual understanding between professionals from non-EC countries and their EC counterparts. Since 1974 approximately 500 study grants have been awarded. Those eligible to participate are young leaders in their late 20's to late 30's and who are working in the foJlowing milieux: government (all levels), electronic and print media, trade unionists, academics and provincial or national associations. Participants are required to have completed their university education or equivalent training and to have been employed for several years in their chosen career field. An ECVP grant consists of a 2 week individually tailored programme enabling the recipient to visit the EC Institutions in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg. In addition, grantees may visit one other EC Member State of their choice. AU travel and meetings are arranged by the ECVP. Travel and subsistence costs are covered by the ECVP. Deadline for receip t of applications for the 1993 programme is March 1, 1992. ClDA N GO Fund for Children in Difficult Circumstances The purpose of the fund is to support creative and experimental local approaches to alleviating the conditions of Children in Difficult Circumstances (CIDC) in developing countries, and to document and disseminate information on lessons learned. An important component of the Fund is the promotion of agency linkages which will broaden the base for exchange of knowledge and ideas and ultimately enrich the quality of programming of organizations working with CIDC. CIDC include: street children, child labourers, neglected/ abused children, child prostitutes and children exploited by drug dealers. Proposals must comprise new approaches which may involve pilot activities or, where appropriate, replication of innovative activities which have had successful results elsewhere. Deadline: Open. - -- - - -- - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- Page3 �UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES NSERC Programs Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15 International Collaborative Research Grants - March 1, 1992 International Scientific Exchange Awards - March 1, 1992 Research Partnerships Program -Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 Strategic Grants - May 1, 1992 University-Industry Research Grants - Anytime SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 Canadian Research Institutes Abroad -April 1, 1992 Strategic Partnership Development Gra.n ts - November 1, January 15, April 15 SSHRC/Departrnent of Communications Joint Initiative; Research on Cultural Development in an Open Economy February 7, 1992 Strengthening of Specialized Research Collections - April 1, 1992 Travel Grants for International Representation -April 1, July l, and November 1. SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Travel to do Research Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Graduate Student Support Program - March 10, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 Associateships -Open National Defence, Department of Military and Strategic Studies Research Awards - February 1, 1992. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food: Pest Management _)) Program - February 21, 1992. Ontario Ministry of the Environment: Environmental Research Program - January 15, 1992 and Environmental Technologies Program -April 30, 1992 and October 30, 1992. Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund - January 1, May 1, September 1 Ontario Ministry of Transportation: Highway Safety Research Grant Program - January 31, 1992. Ontario-Quebec University Exchange Program - January 13, 1992 Rick Hansen/Man in Motion Legacy Fund; Spinal Cord Research Grants - February 1, 1992 Sport Canada; Sport Research Program - February 1, 1992 University of Windsor Humanities Research Group: Visiting Humanities Fellowship - February 28, 1992. World Wildlife Endangered Species Recovery Fund - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Canada Memorial Foundation - February 29, 1992 CIDA Awards for Canadians - February 12, 1992 John G. Bene Fellowship in Social Forestry - January 15, 1992 Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country International Space University 1992 - January 15, 1992 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships - February 1, 1991 Young Researchers Award - Open •• •Funding • • • • • •Announced • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • SSHRC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Research Projects Program - March 10, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program - March 10, 1992 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS Calgary Institute for the Humanities: Senior Research Fellowships -February 14, 1992 Canada-ASEAN Centre; Academic Institutional Support Fund - January 15, 1992 Canadian Red Cross - Career Development Fellowship Awards 92-93 -Jan 15, 1992 CIDA Professional Awards - January 15, 1992 and April 30, 1992 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/ Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. European Community Visitors Programme (ECVP) - March 1, 1992. Environmental Youth Corps Program - February 14, 1992. Green Plan (Tri-Council): Eco-Research Program - Research Grants: letter of intent- February 29, 1992; full applications - October 15, 1992. - University Research Chairs - May 15, 1992 and January 15, 1993 - Postdoctoral Fellowships - June 15, 1992 and November 15, 1992 G. Allan Roeher Institute: Research Grants in Mental Handicap - April 30, 1992; Scottish Rite Major Research Grants in Mental Handicap - April 30, 1992 Lakehead University /McMaster Link: Northern Ontario Health Research Grants - February 28, 1992. L.S.B. Leakey Foundation - November 1 and February 1 National Research Council - Laboratories Research Page4 : • • • : • • Announced during National Science and Technology : Week, funding for Science Culture Canada programs will • be $1.8 million for 1991-92. To take advantage of the ~'vi funding available through Science Culture Canada, projects .J./ must promote public awareness of science and technology, : stimulate public interest towards everyday applications of • science and technology, open dialogue between scientists • and laypeople and, above all, encourage young Canadians • •• to become interested in science and technology. Requests for project funding from established organizations or • individuals sponsored by established organizations are • screened twice yearly, on April 15 and October 15. Re: quests for general funding and basic funding for youth are • screened on April 15. Information and application forms • are available from Science Culture Canada, Elise Boisjoli, • Directorate General of Scientific Programs, Supply and : Services Canada, 12C1, Phase IU, Place du Portage, Hull, • Quebec, KIA 0S5, (819) 956-1772. • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - RESEARCH NEWS - ·- -- - - -- - - - - January 1992 �People /Papers /Publications Special Projects/Awards Dr. Gerd Schroeter, Professor of Sociology, participated in a / 'ference commemorating the centenary of the birth of the sob-ologist Theodor Geiger, held in Braunschweig, Germany, November 7-9: he presented a paper focusing on Geiger's journalistic writings in Danish newspapers during the years 1946-1948. An article Schroeter published in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences in 1980 will be included in a volume tentatively entitled "Max Weber: Critical Assessments One" (Routledge). Dr. Said Easa, Professor in Civil Engineering, has been appointed chairman of the Transportation Planning Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers, effective November 1, 1991. The purpose of this _committee is to advance the planning and programming for urban transportation by correlation and exchange of information on experience and results. Over the next several years, this 23-member committee will, among other activities, find the status and identify future directions of transportation planning in North America. Dr. Easa has also been invited to serve on the Highway Geometric Design Committee of the Transportation Research Board, U.S. National Research Council (NRC), effective November 6, 1991. The NRC is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering to serve the federal government and other organizations. Dr. Lisle Thomson, Associate Professor, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism attended the Third Global Congress of Heritage Interpretation International "Joining Hands for Quality Tourism" in Honolulu, Hawaii November 3 -fr 191. Dr. Thomson presented the paper "Perceived enviro\-.~iental behaviours among backcountry travellers." Videotapes of summaries of all presentations arc available for viewing by calling Lisle Thomson at ext. 8753. New AUCC Study Examines Faculty Shortages The supply of qualified faculty during the 1990s will be insufficient to meet the demand, according to a recent AUCC study entitled Averting Faculty Shortages. However, critical shortages of university teachers will be felt in a number of disciplines, with the projected increases in the number of PhD graduates varying according to discipline. Based on data from Statistics Canada, the study examines the functioning and prospects of the academic labour market for full-time faculty. Retirement is not the only reason professors leave, the study found. Academics are part of a wider national and international labour market for highly qualified personnel. Canadian universities will therefore need to cope with the impact of changes in these markets in their search to attract and retain professors. To avoid faculty shortages, universities will need to maintain and increase the market share of PhD graduates they hire, continue to expand PhD programs (particularly in the natural sciences) and reduce the number of faculty leaving for reasons other than retirement. The study concludes that action is required now to avoid these shortages, which could threaten the quality of university education in Canada and our ability to compete globally in the 21st century. Copies of the study are available from AUCC, Publications. 151 Slater St., Ottawa Ont. KIP SNl; tel (613) 563-1236. Dr. Jeanette Lynes, Assistant Professor of English, presented two papers in November. Dr. Lynes' first paper, given at the Midwest Modern Language Association annual conference in Chicago, examined the work of Robert Kroetsch and Margaret Laurence as part of a session on "Representation of Ethnic Minorities in "Mainstream" Canadian Texts." Her second paper, presented at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Conference in Boston, was entitled "Divining and Rememorying: The Problem of the Past in Margaret Laurence's Diviners and Toni Morrison's Beloved." Dr. Jane Taylor, Assistant Professor, School of Physical Education and Athletics, attended the annual conference of the Canadian Association on Gerontology in Toronto in October, where she presented a paper with Professor Mary Lou Kelley, Department of Social Work, entitled "Eider's health careers: Implications for long term care." In November, she presented a paper on '1mplicit knowledge of movement intelligence" at the 8th International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity in Miami Beach, Florida. In January, Dr. Taylor will be tai--~ registrations foThrtheclin~~tor _ f;, D wpment Clinic. c 1c w111 offer 2 classes each week for 9 weeks, ~ ~~ ~~ =-~::_J to children aged 5 to 14 who have movement learning difficulties. To register a child or obtain further information, contact Dr. Taylor at 343-8752. l January 1992 - -- - - - -- - - - - -- - AGORA Through the financial su1Jporl of E!1 ERNST & YOUNG B Tho Conadlan Nall!)nal 1 :~~~~~ ':illnd in • conjunction ~ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION with ~ OF LAKEfiEAD UNIVERSITY presents SKI ,--.., FOR HOPE - ~~ Saturday, February 29, 1992 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Big Thunder National Ski '!raining Centre • Many prizes • Free food • Lucky draws • (Downhill and Cross-Country Skiing) Open to Individuals of all :ages who raise a minimum of $ 50.00 in pledges All proceeds go to the CNIB and the LU Alumni Associa1ion For Information call: 345-33~ 1 CN l8 ' 343-8155 LU Alumni Association Page7 �Breaking Through the Borders: Exchange Students at Lakehead University similar countries - the same problems are here. It's interesting to see how things are done in different places." J~n Stibane, in his fourth year of Math an Computer Science, is from the Univcr sity of Ulm. His main reas?n ~or_ . applying for the exchange 1s s1m1bar to the others, "the language. Twanted to study in an English-speaking country." How do the students firid the Canadian university system? For the most part they like it, athough the style of teaching and course selection differs from their own . Kaspar finds the teacher education programme very different. In Sweden the idea of a specific subject "major" does not exist. The school system in Canada is different as wcU. "1 think that different ways of doing things is interesting. T'm not sure if one is better than the other but I like seeing alternative styles of teaching. What the teachers teach in Sweden and Canada is very simiUar, but the order in which they teach it is not." Jaakko believes that the biggest difference for him is the way in which professors tcad1 the classes in Canada. "Herc the professors explain the theory and show examples. In Finland you learn the theory but don't sec it practised. You_ have to study very hard to understand it." Jan doesn't see mud1 of a differer~ in his courses. "Professors do cxplaii....JI much more though . In Germany they only write the information on the board and it is up to you to know it and understand it." Are there any fundamental differences between Canadian students and students from other countries? TI1c answer, according to this crew, is wholeheartedly YES. Kaspar finds the students, especially in residence, to be decidedly less mature than their counterparts in Sweden. Why is that? "In Sweden we don't pay tuition fees so we don't depend on our parents for an edµcation. We break away from them at a younger age and make our own way. Canadians have to rely on their parents more. Maybe this is a reason why they seem younger." In Finland and Sweden students have to pass an examination before they are admitted into university. "It is very difficult'' says Jaakko, "but it makes you work hard in school, you appreciate it more." The students may find it easier to evaluate their experiences once they return home. There is consensus that the exchange has been worthwhile and other interested students will now be. able to hear about life at a Canadian university. J The European Contingent: from left to right, Kaspar Kotake, Rebecca Sjoberg, Jaakko Seppala and Jan Stibane. In the 1987 Academic Plan, the need to expand the university's formal and informal external academic relations was identified as a priority. Since that time, the university has focused it's formal bilateral university agreements in international activities in three major areas: circumpolar universities, forestry exchanges in China, Nepal and Ethiopia and linkages with the University of Minnesotr1-Duluth. To date fourteen formal agreements have been signed with universities in ten countries. The agreements include faculty and student exchanges, joint research projects and other mutual activities. This year Lakehead University welcomed 14 students from the University of Lapland, the University of Oulu, Finland, Lulea University, Sweden and Tyumen University, Russia. The university also welcomed two faculty exchanges. Dr. Tatu Leinonen from the University of Oulu was at Lakehead for the first semester, teaching courses in Mechanical Engineering. Professor Sergei Marochkin, from the Law Facu(ty at Tyumcn University taught courses m the Department of History. The Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Baden-Wurttenbcrg Ministcrium fur Wissenschaft und Kunst (MWK) of Germany recently signed an agreement which matches universities from each jurisdiction based on the existence of formal institutional partnerships, size, program availability and regard for overall balance and equity. A student from the Pages University of Kostanz and one from the University of Ulm arc attending Lakehead University as part of this agreement. The Department of Continuing Education, under the guiding hand of Distance Education Co-ordinator Gwen Wojda, has been given the responsibility of administering the exchange programmes. The AgorA interviewed a "cros~section" of exchange students a few months ago to discuss the similarities and differences, their likes and dislikes of the different institutions and what made them decide to participate in a Lakchcad University exchange. Rebecca Sjoberg, from Lulea University in Northern Sweden, is in her fourth year of Computer Science and Engineering. 'When l started university I heard about exchange programs with Scotland, Canada, the United States, Germany and France. I traveUed in Africa one summer and met someone from Grimsby, Ontario. It made me want to go to Canada and improve my English." Kaspar Kotake, also from Lu lea and a student in his third year of Teacher Education, wanted to experience another coun try and have the opportunity to teach in another school system. Jaakko Seppala, from the University of Oulu, a student of Civil Engineering, came to Lakchead simply because it was the only place that was offered as an exchange. '1t reaUy didn't matter what place, just North America, to learn . English. Canada and Finland seem like AGORA January 1992 �Forest Panel from page3 serve as co-chair and add her experience in the socio'.onomic issues of Northern communities through her .,rork at Quetico Centre. She has also worked with Aboriginal peoples, labour unions and community organizations. Duinker says the Panel will come together, develop a plan of action and make people of the province aware of it. He argues that consultation is critical and the panel will consult widely with groups such as industry, labour, forest communities, environmental groups, academics, first nations and other aboriginal groups, recreational and commercial organizations, Ontario ministries and other governments and the general public. The panel report will recommend policy to the government and be available to the public.. c ~~ t1r-,-.. _ '.:IIarr2 Project to Improve Conditions for Women Studying Engineering Ontario universities will receive funding to develop and conduct workshops to improve the conditions for women studying engineering, Colleges and Universities Minister Richard Allen announced. The project is part of a $1.5 million initiative announced last May to improve the environment for women in postsecondary institutions. ''Men's attitudes towards women must change. Through educational workshops like these, we should be able to improve conditions for women studying in our e~gineering faculties so that we can attract more of them to this very rewarding filed of study", said Dr. Allen. The goal of the workshops is to change the attitudes towards women of faculty, students and administrative staff at engineering school. In addition, the workshops sho~d promote a greater appreciation of government and umversity supported initiatives to combat sexual harassment and promote equity. . . The project was developed through consultations with universities, representatives from faculties of engineering, and women in engineering. A total of $50,000 is available for this project. Ministry funding will be allocated to each in~titution on a shar:d cost basis of up to 50 per cent of the project amount and will depend on the number of engineering students studying at the institution. The following institutions will be eligible to receive funding for the project: Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, Ottawa, Queen's, Toronto, Waterloo, Western, Windsor and Ryerson. ~,~t~ Ideas On CBC Stereo Sundays 7:05 pm fff:C11t..,, ,,.,.=:' ·~· Sunday, January 12 THE SLEEP OF REASON The Romantics get their turn: people who lace their personal feelings into the heart of their lives and enter a world driven by imagination. From Goethe's Werther to Chopin to Shelley. Sunday, January 19 MUSIC OF THE FlITURE The Lord says in Faust: "This companion purposely I give, who stirs, excites, and must, as devil, work!" The thoughts an music of "companions" Berlioz, Liszt and Wagner. Sunday, January 26 MY OWN, NATIVE LAND From Sir Walter Scott's "The Lady of the Last Minstrel" to Smetana's "My Country," this program captures the true romantics yearning for a homeland - real or imaginary. Sunday, February 2 DOWN WITH THE RENAISSANCE! Mr. Brian Bedford, a student in both the BSc and HBOR programmes has been awarded the Provincial Chapter of Ontario /ODE Applied Ecology Award of $750.00. The award is given to ( :tudent who meets the principles of ecological study and portrays his commitment to preserving the environment. Dr. Mallik, Department of Biology, presents Brian with a cheque and certificate as Dr. D. W. Robinson, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism looks on. A hazy, gauzy, romantic Gothic twilight surrounded poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the other Pre-Raphaelites who saw beauty in a past peopled by the likes of King Arthur and his knights and 'The Blessed Damosel." Sunday, February 9 TELL ME A STORY Some Romantic musicians felt that music tells a story or at the very least, deserves a title. In this program, stories about stories-within-stories in the best Romantic tradition. January 1992 - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - AGORA Page9 �PagelO - - - - - - -- -- - -- - - AGORA - - - - - - - -- - - - �Last Writes At the Christmas Party Vice-President John Whitfield asked Santa for a little guidance with the Academic Plan. From the framework identified in the Issues Paper, he's getting all the help he needs. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY offers numerous INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES . graduate and undergraduate programs • social & cultural exchanges between Russia & Japan • one or two tem1s • credits earned towards Lakehead University program Countries included: Sweden Germany England Japan Finland China U.S.A. Ethiopia Russia Nepal For further information, contact: ~ordinator of Student International .changes (807) 343-8748 Regional Educational Centre 0009 by Katherine Shedden There's a cartoon in my office showing a row of sheep with the big bad wolf disguised as one of them and the cutline, "Who's afraid of the big idea, the big idea". It's my reminder not to be afraid to try something new, to give an idea air space and listen more attentively to the ideas of others. There are two rather mild-mannered but determined teachers in Thunder Bay who decided to do something with their idea and found the right person to implement their proposal. Meet Donna McNally and Georgina Green, Thunder Bay educators who know a lot about how children learn, and don't learn, to read. Both are experienced and well-respected teachers who used sabbatical leaves to complete their masters in areas related to reading. They initiated a reading intervention pilot project with the Lakehead Board of Education modelled on the program of New Zealand researcher Maria Clay. The results were dramatic and these women knew that the program had the potential to change the lives of countless numbers of children who cannot read or are at risk. In an over-simplified description, the program involves identifying children who are at risk, and placing them in a one-to-one tutorial for 30 minutes every day, building on the background and existing reading strategies which the child possesses and introducing a systematic and varied set of diverse tools they can use. (It was quite surprising to discover that _ phonics is near the bottom of the list). According to statistics, about 85% _of school children will learn to read m spite of the reading program they are exposed to. Their specially designed program focuses on the students at risk - the ones moving through the system who are not learning to read. Green and McNally presented their idea of teaching a course on reading intervention to the right person. Bob Welsh, Coordinator of Continuing Teacher Education, loved the idea and quickly identified that their proposal already met the Ministry Guidelines. Reading 4624 has been listed in the University calendar since 1976 but is now finally being offered with Part II to follow in the fall of 1992. The ending? Reading 4624 is happily underway with McNally and Green instructing 20 excited teachers every Tuesday night in the Bora Laskin Building. In tum, these teachers take January 1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA back their enthusiasm and new knowledge to their colleagues and principals. Best of all, as a result of the tutorial component of this course, twenty "at risk" students are receiving a daily 30 minutes of "reading recovery". Today, a little 7-year old, who two months ago could not read 10 words, finished her little book and looked up and announced jubilantly, "I can read!" She's got the idea. Thank you, Donna and Georgina and Bob. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-01 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Exchange Student Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Vision President Rosehart President's Perspective Research https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/fd254aea62bec208cf92fc7cc432bb1b.pdf e1ec5cfdffe072f2208e7ccf74f03427 PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR When I told a friend I was on my way to interview a theoretical physicist, he quipped "why don' t you interview a real physicist?" I soon found out that Dr. V.V. Paranjape is most certainly a real, live, flesh and blood person who is respected around the world for his research in theoretical solid state physics. This fall Lakehead University acknowledged his achievements by awarding him the Distinguished Researcher Award. Dr. Paranjape speaks highly of the Deparanent of Physics and when asked who influences him most these days, he says without hesitation: "my colleagues". Over the years, Dr. Paranjape has garnered the praise of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the organization that has funded Dr. Paranjape's research each year for the past 28 years! C Vol.11, Number 1 January 1994 Victor Smith DISTINGUISHED INSTRUCTOR 1993 ffl a . .continued on page 14 V. V. Paranjape DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER 1993 Vic Smith is a deliberate-speaking Scot who can consume a dozen perogies while holding his listeners at captive attention. He is a careful storyteller -- not surprising since he's also an historian. Professor Vic Smith's arrival at Lakehead University more than twenty years ago follows a quirky path that includes Scotland, Canada,and the United States. On the surface it seems to be the story of a lad destined to be a teacher while fulfilling his father's wish that he be anything as long as he didn ·t get his hands 'derrrty'. The historian argues that his hiring might have been attributed to a pack of Rothman 's cigarettes rather than his academic credentials. Victor Chalmers Smith always wanted to be a high school teacher. Born in Dundee, he headed off to St. Andrew's. the oldest University in Scotland (opened in 1413), and did a joint honors degree in English and History. In his final year, a friend made rude references to chalk-holding lectures he would be forced to endure ifhe went to the College of Education. Wanting ...continued on page 6 �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT COLD WEATHER AND WATER DON'T MIX! To most of you, the stories of broken pipes and water damage suffered by the University over the holiday break is old news. A great deal of effort went into the clean-up, and disruptions are being minimized as much as possible. Some of the incidents were preventable and, unfortunately, others Dr. Robert Rosehart were not. For example, in the Residence. it would appear that President the unwise placement of a water line parallel to a cold air Lakehead University intake by the architects 25 years ago finally caught up to us because of the record cold temperatures. In other situations, a combination of factors, including air infiltration via poor Welcome to 1994 and the challenging climate of fitting windows and doors, wind directions, restricted air Nonhwestem Ontario. circulation, poor insulation standards, and the fact that most of our energy management programs have been retrofitted to existing buildings, all have contributed. Fortunately, most of our direct and indirectcosts for damage to University property GOVERNMENT RELATIONS will be covered by our insurance policies, but this is little consolation when these things happen. The expected announcement prior lo Christmas of tuition fee levels for next year did not come. Current guesses I would like to think that perhaps the cold weather is over, from our Ministry speculate the end of January, but I suspect it but perhaps not. In this regard, I would ask for your help to try may be later as the issues become increasingly complicated. and minimize these incidents in the future. My suggestions Fee levels are one of two significant income factors for a university, the other being the operating grant level. The would include: operating grant level for next year may now be influenced by Particularly during off hours, if you notice an area the new federal government's action on transfer payments. that is abnormally cold, please notify Security who will pass Complicating the decision-making of the Ontario government appears to be considerable public pressure against fee in- the word on to Campus Development; creases. the desire for the government lo, in one way or another, Be aware of air infiltration around doors and winencourage the universities lo take more students, and very dows; strong policy statements from the Ontario Liberals to the effect that no tuition increases should be allowed unlil "value for Keep heat register areas free of blockages (books, money" auditing is done on the universities. paper piles, etc.) in order to have maximum air circulation in I would summarize by saying that little is resolved, but smaller rooms; the dialogue continues. We do not finalize our 1994/95 budget until the end of April and I suspect by then, it will all get sorted out. Talk lo your house insurance agent to make sure that your "occupant's" policy covers your personal property in your office. This costs very little, but is often overlooked. Minister Dave Cooke has released his response lo the Recommendations of the Task Force on University Accountability. In general, I would say that he has taken a progressive position which. for the most part, goes along with reinforcing the actions of the universities themselves to be the primary instruments ofaccountability subject, perhaps, to some provincial driven process or protocols. The Minister has reserved judgement on one of the most controversial aspects of the Report, the creation of an external "monitoring" body for the universities. I feel that this would be just another expensive government agency whose function could equally be perfonncd by an " undergraduate·• version of the self-regulated system the Ontario universities operate for graduate studies via the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies (O.C.G.S.) If any reader has additional suggestions, l would be pleased lo hear them. FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING If you have been following the local political scene, you will have noticed much focus on various projects attempting to seek funding from the new Federal Government's Infrastructure Program. You may be interested to know lhal universities are to be eligible for the Program, and we are actively working to identify projects that would qualify under the infrastructure renewal category. Rumours are starting to gel louder about a possible provincial election in 1994! 2 AGORA January 1994 ) �PH.D. PROGRAM AT LAKEHEAD! Until recently. the smaller. newer universities in Ontario were not allowed to develop graduate programs at the doctoral le~el.. This re~triction has now been lifted to some degree, and Wilfrid Launer and Trent Universities have now received permission to operate a Ph.D Program. In terms of the academic evolution and the finn identification of Lakehead University as a comprehensive university. it is important that we also embark on this course. A few months ago, after a Jot of hard work over several years, the Psychology Department at Lakehcad University has submitted to the O.C.G.S. a "Standard Appraisal" document for a Ph.D Program in Clinical Psychology ~t Lake head University. During the next few months, three outside reviewers will visit the Department as part of the review process. In total, the two levels of regulatory review will take a further two to three years before a student would be admitted but the ste ps that have been taken to date are important: Approximately 20% of all graduate students at Lakehead University are currently enroled in the Master's Program in Psychology. The Department of Psychology should be proud of what has been accomplished to date, and they need all of our support during the coming review processes. This initiative is particularly important when I lookahead to the implementation of the major formula funding review that has just s tarted in this province. ?f na~ral gas. Both systems independently are fairly energy meffic1ent. Co-generation is simply the tenn used to describe a system where both electricity and steam are generated in the same system. For Lakehead University, this would mean that ~e would reduce our dependency on Thunder Bay Hydro and, ~ fact, ~enerat~ a portion of our base load of electricity. This 1s a maJor proJect which would be funded from the annual ~avings ~sing bank fmanced funds. Pay-back period, including interest, 1s of the orderoffive to six years, and the annual saving generated after that period of time that could be used for other university priorities is of the orderof$600,000/year. The initial capital cost is approximately $2.5 million. This project has be_en considered in detail by the Campus Development Committee of the Board of Governors and will be going to the Board of Governors for consideration at their February/94 meeting. Brock University and the University of Windsor have recently decided to install similar equipment. SAFETY FIRST A new year and a new start - remember - THINK SAFETY. Campus Notes Education Student Killed in Motor Accident Referred to by one of her instructors as "one of the finest education students on campus", the School of Education has lost a promising young teacher in a traffic accident. Lisa Belle, a Hillcrest graduate from Thunder Bay, in 3rd year Concurrent Education. was killed on Lakeshore Drive, December 29. 1993. CHEATING, THE COURT, AND THE CODE! Although it is difficult to quantify, I feel that there are increasing incidents of academic cheating coming to the surface. This is consistent with trends throughout North American universities. At Lakehead University, we have taken tough stands where, in fact. we can prove to the satisfaction of the processes outlined in the Code of Student Conduct and Discipline. that an offence did occur. Welcome home, Dr. Rob. LU's Rhodes Scholar. Rob Foster, and wife Lana Bresele (MSc '89) are back in Thunder Bay having worked four years between Oxford and Africa getting scientifically friendly with dung beetles. Dissertation and defence complete, Foster has applied for a post-doctoral fellowship from NSERC and will write and submit articles while waiting to hear if his proposal was successful. . . ~ his past year. a very complex case developed where a Jud1c1al challenge was launched with respect to serious sanc~ions imposed under the Code. In December, a panel of three J~dges ~card the case and upheld the University's decision. I view this as a landmark decision in tenns of our ability to deal seriously with such cases internally. Some Wins Some Losses In this regard. I would encourage all facu lty to become familiar with the Code of Student Conduct and Discipline and refer to it. when appropriate, to deal with academic dishonesty. The Nor' Westcr Wrestling and Basketball Teams were busy January 7 & 8. The Annual Gord Garvie Wrestling tournament was won by Superior Wisconsin with the LU matmen capturing second place. Coach Francis Clayton says the wrestlers did well and will be working hard to prepare for the meet at Manitoba on January 29. The Lady Nor'Westers split their games with Waterloo winning 58 - 56 on January 7 and getting trounced 6242 on January 8. The men were able to get past the Warriors in both games, but not without a battle. CO-GENERATION - During the past year. Lakehead University has undertaken a major s tudy looking at the possibility of installing a cogeneration system. Currently, we have two prime energy systems that are unrelated. We purchase electricity from Thunder Bay Hydro and we heat most of our buildings from steam generated in the power plant boilers from the combustion 3 AGORA January 1994 �FACES NOVA LAWSON DONNA CHABBERT Donna Chabbert provides a friendly, although determined presence within the smalJ Native Access Program for Engineering (N.A.P.E.) as Program Assistant. She enjoys the challenge and diversity of the position which provides a "fantastic opportunity for growth both career-wise and personally." Raised in Sioux Lookout, Donnamoved to Thunder Bay and obtained a diploma from Confederation College in Business and Commerce and a diploma in Animal Care Aid. In accordance with her diverse nature, she has worked as a legal assistant, an aid in a veterinary office, and has spent five years with a tribal council. Donna now balances her hectic days with cross-country skiing, a favorite movie, or reading. This lover of nature shares, with her housemates, four dogs and two cats, including her own "stray" which she considers to be a "miniature golden lab". Donna, for the past two years, has been a volunteer for the Big Sisters Organization and is "Sister" to a ten-year-old from Gull Bay. Nova Lawson is a dynamic addition to the department of Native Studies and Support Services. As secretary, she has quickJy learned the divergent needs of her position. In many ways she runs the department. In addition to her numerous duties, , s he is involved in the '----==-=-== -=..::::..:...:::.::.:~.::::.J Rockefeller Native Philosophy Project and has recently made major contributions to the Aboriginal Education and Training Proposal. In her terms, her position is not a job, it is a way of life. Nova is "a firm believer in continuing education and is committed to personal growth." Beginning in the new year she will also take on the role of university student and intends to eventually graduate from law school. She also loves to travel, to attend seminars and she reads extensively for self-improvement. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Nova moved to Thunder Bay after spending time in British Columbia. She graduated from secretarial school in Alberta, and from Business Marketing at Confederation College. Nova recently owned and operated the restaurant Plaza Nova in Thunder Bay and she thanks the Native community of Thunder Bay and surrounding area for its support of this endeavor. When she does have spare time, Nova likes to golf, skate with her nine-year-old nephew, swim, weight train, and attend powwows. JANLI GONG Old growth forest conservation and the impact of herbicides are the two most important issues facing people in Northwestern Ontario says Dr. Janli Gong. Dr. Gong is a research scientist with the Institute of Botany from the Chinese Academy of Science. He comes toLakehead University on a one-year post-doctoral research fellowship funded by NODA. Dr. Gong, who did his PhD thesis in Scotland on the ecology of native woodland, will continue working with Dr. A.U. Mallik in the Department of Biology until mid-June 1994. 1 T~orold Tronrud, Adjunct Professor with the Department of History and curator and archivist at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society has published Guardians of Progress Boosters &Boo~terism in Thunctpr Bay. 1870-1914. The book is a study of the ideas and techniques of those energetic and often colorful boosters -- land developers, speculators, real estate promoters pioneers, journalists and merchants -- who, between 1870 ani 1914 , made it their business to transform two small settlements on the shores of ~ke Superior (Fo~ William and Port Arthur) into a ~anad1an version of Chicago. Ultimately they failed, but, in trying, they left an indelible mark on the character of the community they helped to create, the city of Thunder Bay. 4 AGORA January 1994 �FORUM The conference was divided into eight plenary sessions over the two days and covered a number of subjects: chief among them from an academic perspective is the special nature of the electronic media and how they affect the preservation of core academic values, especially those associated with the vetting of publications and with the protection of intellectual propeny. It became clear that the shape of electronic scholarly journals is still emergent and developing; indeed there could not really be said to be a consensus on exactly what an electronic journal is. Some viewed electronic journals as a means of facilitating collective, collaborative work, so that, for example. a scholar would send out a draft or some preliminary version of his work and this version would then be added to, commented on, etc .. by otherscholars on some sortofon-going basis, so that the final product, whenever that occurs and however it is defined and designated, would be the product of so many hands that it would be very difficult to isolate and Dr. J.M. Richardson was Lakehead University's delegate to the lntemational Conference on Refereed Electronic Journals, held in Winnipeg last October. The proceedings of the conference were supposed to be made available electronically via anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP), together with a series ofannotations and comments by the organizers. At press time the proceedings had still not become accessible; hence, the following comments are based 011 Dr. Richardson's notes and memory. Quotes are taken from the Preface to the conference abstracts. Shaping the Electronic Journal for Scholarly Purposes by Dr. J.M. Richardson, Chair, Department of English The International Conference on Refereed Electronic ".. .Internet gives scholars a unique Journals was intended from the time of its inception to serve as a "springboard for the formation of a consortium of univer- opportunity actually to shape how resities, colleges and learned societies to promote and develop search gets published, rather than to the Internet for research publication... [to be] a new cooperacontinue in our current practice of givtive initiative by academics and for academics to help shape the development of the Internet for scholarly purposes." It was ing our newly acquired and hard-won hoped that through this conference scholars could come to knowledge to commercial publishers recognize "both the potential of the Internet and their respon- and then buying it back at ever-escalatsibility to take an organized and active role in developing the use of the Internet for research publication." It is no doubt ing costs to the library... " because of the broad and ambitious nature of these aims that delegates to the conference represented a wide range of evaluate the contribution of any one individual. The problems interests: academic disciplines of all sorts were in evidence, as presented by multiple authorship to bodies such as Promotion, were librarians, lawyers, publishers, and commercial com- Tenure and Renewal commi1tees would get more acute than puter interests. Two things were stressed repeated] y: l) that the they now are. Moreover, the concepts of intellectual property, Internet gives scholars a unique opportunity actually to shape the integrity of the text, and copyright would become nearly how research gets published. rather than to continue in our meaningless. In the many electronic fonns for distributing current practice of giving our newly acquired and hard-won papers currently in use (e-mail, ftp, Gopher), we can see the knowledge to commercial publishers and then buying it back special efficiencies of the media; namely. speed of distribuat ever-escalating costs to the library (see John Franks, "The tion, ease of storage, and the elimination of many of the usual Impact of Electronic Publication on Scholarly Journals," middlemen. The main thing missing, oral least feared by many Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 40.9 (Nov., to be missing, is the peer review process; indeed it is usually 1993). 1201; and 2) that if the academic community fails to assumed that papers that first appear in these formats will seize the initiative, the Internet will be developed by govern- eventually appear in print and so gain academic credibility. mental and commercial enterprises, thus relegating the needs However, it should be stressed " there now exist electronic ofscholars to the back seat. Although the conference dealt with journals, edited and fully refereed, and available to scholars matters that are transnational in their import and implications, electronically without cost." The costs of running such the organizing committee felt that mounting the conference in journals are usually borne by the editor' s institution or Winnipeg would help ensure that Canadian scholars "get in on research grant. S1evan Hamad, the publisher of one such journal (PSYCOLOQUY), indicated that one problem was to the ground floor" of new developments. AGORA 5 ...continued on page 6 January 1994 �FORUM Distinguished Instructor (continued) Electronic Journal (continued) convince the academic community that proper vetting really does go on. Another speaker indicated that there are currently some 8-10,000 discussion groups on the Internet, plus about 700 newsletters and/or journals many of them not refereed and many of them short-lived; this speaker suggested that there are now about two dozen serious refereed journals available electronically. The main reason offered for the apparent slowness in developing more suchjournals,apart from certain technical problems associated with graphics and sound and the like, was the existing social environment of scholarship, an environment characterized by institutional conservatism. This takes two main fonns: 1) scholars, naturally concerned with career development, prefer to publish with established journals that "count" in their field; and 2) most scholars today seem to wish to preserve old work habits as much as possible, particularly reading documents in hard copy--many speakers suggested that electronic journals simply postpone print by delegating the printing task to the reader. However, most speakers felt that in time, given diligent work and appropriate proselytizing, the resistance to electronic publication would diminish. The final session dealt with the possibility of fonning a consortium of universities and learned societies to cooperate in promoting high academic standards in electronic publication and to legitimate such publication in the academic community at large. In many ways this was the least satisfying aspect of the conference, because it lacked specificity. Many delegates posed the following question: "I was sent here by my university. Whal am I supposed to tell my Dean?": what such a consortium would look like, who would be involved, what exactly would be done, why it would have to be done as a consortium, what commitment (financial orotherwise) would be expected of its member institutions -- none of these questions was really tackled in any detail. Needless to say, the responses here were fairly mixed, and the organizing committee seems content at the moment to ask delegates to seek, and communicate to them. little more than an expression of ongoing interest in the whole matter from the various institutions. It seems fairly evident that electronic publication in one form or another is going to assume a larger role in the dissemination of academic knowledge in the foreseeable future. so it strikes me that it would not be out of line for Lakchead University to let the organizing committee know that we are interested in keeping tabs on developments in the field and in examining any plans for a consortium that might develop. I have, in electronic format, the abstracts for the various papers and a lengthy directory of electronic journals, compiled by one Dr. Strangelove,and would be happy to pass them on to anyone interested in receiving them. -- J.M. Richardson, Department of English. Lakehcad University, Thunder Bay, Ont. P7B 5El. jrichard@cs_acad_lan.lakeheadu.ca Is there a topic you think should be covered in the Agora? If so, contact the Information Office at 343-8193 AGORA to be a teacher, but not being keen on the "training" aspect, ) 9 Smith began to consider another piece of advice - travel and do another degree. Thinking what on earth would anybody want with another degree, he accepted an offer from the University of Wcs tern Ontario, packed his ice axe and headed for Canada. The Master's in American History proceeded well in London under his mentor, Professor Overton, who also persuaded him to continue his studies after graduation. At Duke University in North Carolina. Smith's doctoral studies took him further into the books and archives. particularly on railway development. With only his dissertation to complete, love and the lure of a paying job encouraged him to apply for the teaching position at Lakehead. The memorable interview with Dodd, Raffo, and Miller took place in 1970 in Washington at the annual meeting of American Historians. Dr. Tom Miller remembers it well. "It was a bad year for jobs. We got hundreds of offers when we put out Ille word we needed an historian of America. We interviewed from dawn to dark until they all looked alike." What about Vic Smith and the Rothman's? With a hearty laugh, Miller concluded, "he was the ideal candidate: a heavy smoker, a scholar of American history from Western and Duke - and originally from Ille British Isles!" His life in Thunder Bay was a bit like a rocky Scottish path. Shortly after his marriage to Sal in 1967 she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and died three years ago. ""\ Their Jong battle with the disease also took its toll on Vic who ...,/ battled depression and alcohol dependency. He doesn't pull punches about his frustration over the growth of class size. "Introductory classes are highly important to me and it's hard to give students what they need with those numbers." His students say he's organized and always prepared (although late) for class. "He makes us work. He has a passion for his work. What he does best is lecture on themes rather than specific dates and events." But Vic Smith admits that even after 20 years in the classroom, " I would rather be anywhere than preparing to walk into the room. Five minutes later there's no place on earth I'd rather be." What does the award mean? "It's about the recognition of the importance of teaching, not just for one professor, but for every one of us." The man who hired him, Dr. Tom Miller, has Ille final salute. "He knows his sttiff. He is always familar with the literature and he spoons it out to the students in the right amounts. He has enthusiasm and clarity of expression. His thoroughness is accompanied by a wonderful dry wit." The respect between Smith and Miller has one curious parry: they each think the other "should write more". 6 -- Katherine Shedden December 6, 1993 marked the 4th anniversary of the death of 14 women killed at L'ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. Members of the Lakehead University community joined in a candlelight procession from the Agora to the Avila Chapel for a Remembrance SeNice sponsored by the Status of Women Committee and the Gender Issues Centre. December 6is now recognized as a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence aaainst Women. -- Tracev Marks January 1994 ~ �NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES .. ..·. . .·. ·-::· . •.• H~aNn NM·o a REMINDER: All health (drug, medical and vision) expenses and dental claims for work performed on or after December 1, 1993 must be sent to The Prudential Insurance Company. Claim forms are available in Human Resources. PREFERRED VISION SERVICES (PVS) Preferred Vision Services (PVS) entitles you to a discount on a wide selection of quality eyewear and vision care services when you purchase these items from a PVS network optician or optometrist. You may use the PVS network to purchase services and eyewear for yourself and your Qualified Dependents at a reduced cost. The average savings are approximately 20-25%. The following are PVS locations in Thunder Bay: Sears Optical . Intercity Shopping Centre 930 Fort William Rd. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 2S4 tel: 622-6811 Ham's Vision Centre Victoriaville Mall 700 Victoria Ave. East Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C SP? Tel: 623-2020 When you visit the above opticians, be sure to tell them you are a Lakehead University employee with benefits through Prudential, and ask about your PVS savings. PVS is a service provided by The Prudential to its customers through Preferred Vision Services. YOUR JOINT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Designated Representatives: Angell, Bob Barber, Lynn Birston, Ralph Bonofiglio, John BragnaJo, Bill Charban, Maureen Christie, Dave Corbett, Dave Engelage, Fred Gibson, Norma Himmelman, Joy Hurley, Becky Jamieson, Rob Julius, Stu Keeler. Bill Comm. Res. Centre Library Forestry Comm. Res. Centre Human Resources Visual Arts/Music Finance Chemistry Campus Dev. (Pwrhs) Switchboard Student Services Bookstore LUSU Athletics Athletics 8191 8350 8783 8021 8757 8787 8626 8233 8119 0 8149 8130 8259 8605 8585 Kerr, Peter McIntosh, Fred Munro, Ian Payne, Bob Podd, Jim Prevost, Yves Scalese. Gisela Sebesta. Frank Squier, Jim Stucky, Richard Sutherland, Jessie Thibodeau, Bob Toneguzzi, John Walsh, Grant Young, Charlotte Campus Dev. Library Campus Dev. (Hsl...l)g) Outdoor Recreation Campus Dev. Forestry Library Library Campus Dev. (Hskpg) Security Health Services Campus Dev. (Pwrhs) Security Services Psychology 8370 8205 8488 8758 8750 8342 8147 8255 8488 8569 8361 8119 8569 8452 8476 CASSETTE LIBRARY We would like to remind you that Human Resources has a library of video and audio cassettes which we would be happy to sign out to interested employees. We have quite a few health and safety videos, as well as the following: The Cholesterol Factor - the link between cholesterol and heart disease, and steps to take to protect your health Laughter - humour, its role in keeping people human and resolving conflict Stress Management for Professionals - making stress a positive force (2 videos) AGORA We also have a number of audio cassettes including: How to Present a Professional Image - practical tips to building a professional image Self-Esteem and Peak Performance - skills needed to reach peak performance and maintain level of excellence. Contact Human Resources at 8334 if you wish to sign out any of these tapes. Quote of the Month: The trouble with experience is lhat it usually teaches you something you really didn't want to know. January 1994 �UnivePsify HonouPs Employees * Gordon McKenzie Campus Development ) James Speirs Security Walter Crowe Business Administration Joan Boucher Physics ) Cesare Cimone Security Mary Wilkins Computer Centre Jackie Johnston Campus Development * William Makiw Campus Development Lawrence Smetaniuk Campus Development Retirees Vi Shanks Finance * Ida Wilson Printing Services l 8 AGORA January 1994 �In keeping with tradition staff and faculty who retired during 1993 were honored at the Lakehead University annual dinner-dance held in December. Also recognized were nine employees who started working at the University in 1973 and are still going strong. Special thanks to the staff of the Communications Resource Centre for highlighting the accomplishments of the retirees on video. 20-Year Pin Recipients -Alison Anderson Library Lynn Hauta Biology Ralph Birston Forestry Gary Locker Engineering Walter Trutenko Fred McIntosh Campus Development Library Verna Petrovitch Chemistry Claude Liman English Bill Heath English 9 AGORA January 1994 �CAMPAIGN UPDATE Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. ·s philanthropy program focuses on products that the company manufactures. Shown right, are some of the Lakehead University engineering, science and business scholars who received 30 calculators donated by the company and valued at an estimated $250 each. The corporation's in-kind donation to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign to date is valued at over $23,000. CO-GENERATION: A WAY TO SAVE The idea that Lakehead University can generate its own electricity and recover the heat that is generated in the process is not new. There have been several feasibility studies done in the past. The most recent one, by consultants Maunder Britnell Inc., says that for a capital cost outlay of $2.2 million dollars, LU could save close to half a million dollars a year. Essentially, the project could pay for itself in four-and-a-half years. Volunteer Profile: Kathy Ball LU is fortunate to have a dedicated and experienced volunteer like Kathy Ball on the Campaign. Kathy, whose background is Recreational Leadership, is the past president of the Hill City Kinettes and has worked with the City of Thunder Bay in the Conventions and Visitors Bureau, the Thunder Bay/Duluth Friendship Games and with the Canada 125 celebration. Her job with Lakehead University in conjunction with Development Officer Rob Zuback is to solicit the support of local service clubs. Originally from Red Rock, Kathy has lived in Thunder Bay for the last 13 years. Her husband Rick is the owner of White Pine Electric and they have two children, Jordan and Allyson. Fundrasing Seminar "It's not rocket science," says Peter Kerr, Assistant Director of Campus Development. Co-generation is straightforward. proven technology that is being used all over Canada (including Brock University and the University of Ottawa). the United States and many other countries. "In the long-term," says Director Jim Podd, "Co-generation will enable the University to direct funds to maintenance projects that are essential but which, because of lack of funds, have had to be deferred." If Lakehead does install the new technology, which uses natural gas as a fuel source, will the University continue to purchase electricity from Thunder Bay Hydro? "Yes," says Jim Podd. "What we are doing is really "shaving" our costs. People don' t realize the University has a demand for heat in the summer particularly steam heat for cooking, domestic hot water for the residences and,of course, I.he swimming pool in the CJ.Sanders Fieldhouse. The University has studied the environmental impact of co-generation and has determined there are no significant negative effects. Noise and emissions levels will be within the guidelines set down by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. If the project is approved, it will be 18 months before an addition to I.he north side of the power plant is completed. No staff positions will be lost as a result of the new technology, says Jim Podd. However some of the electrical/mechanical maintenance staff and power house shift engineers will be obliged to learn new skills in order to operate and maintain the equipment. Over 100 people registered for a Fund-raising Seminar called "Moving beyond Bingos and Casinos" organized by the Alumni Association last November. Guest Peter Kerr, an LU engineering grad (class of '87), says there has also been speakers included Tim Kluke, a consultant with Community Counselling Service; Jan some interest expressed by the University 's Engineering faculty in using the coBell, Marketing Development Manager with generation plant as a basis for student research projects. For more infonnation the TBSO; and Doug Alexander Professor contact Peter at Ext. 8370. -F.Harding in the School of Business. 10 AGORA January 1994 C1 �UP AND COMING C ECAH NutlmiF.ma:iml CmitirAgiigniHahh On January 17 and 18. 1994, the Department of Sociology and the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health co-sponsored a visiting lecturer: Dr. Anne Martiri Matthews. Director. Gerontology Research Centre and Professor, Department of Family Studies, University of Guelph. ,r '- On Monday. January 17 there was a public lecture, "Women, Work, and Care of the Frail Elderly: Formal and Infonnal Support'' in the lobby of the Health Sciences North buiJding, Lakehead University. And on Tuesday, January 18, faculty and graduate students were invited to meet with Dr. Matthews to discuss strategies of research and the CARNET (Canadian Aging Research Network) project. The Canadian Aging Research Network is one of 15 national R & D networks launched in 1990 under the Government of Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence program (NCE). The aim of each NCE is to generate excellence and collaboration in research. to provide internationallycompetitive envirorunents for young Canadian researchers. and to accelerate the transfer of new technology to the private sector. In addition to her current research on "Work and Eldercare". Dr. Martin Matthew has major publications on Widowhood in Later Life, as well as chapters in Aging in Canada: Social Perspectives and Widows: North American Perspectives. She has also produced a videotape entitled Aging in a Rural Environment. Those interested in further infonnation may contact Dr. Anita Chen (343-8792) or Mary Lou Kelley (343-2126). The Department of Social Work and the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health is co-sponsoring a visit from Dr. Michael MacLean, President, Canadian Association on Gerontology. Dr. MacLean is also a Professor, Office of Gerontological Studies and School of Social Work, McMaster University. Between January 22-26, 1994, Dr. Maclean will be visiting the Department of Social Work. the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health and will present an evening lecture on the topic of "culture and aging". Dr. MacLean's area of research is in muJticultural aspects of aging and health. He gave the opening address at the Gerontology Forum in April 1993 and has recently collaborated with Mary Lou Kelley (Social Work/Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health) on two research projects in Thunder Bay, "Access to Health & Social Services by Older Finnish People" and Deinstitutionalization of Older People" . Dr. MacLean has a special interest in qualitative research methodology. Those interested in further information may contact Mary Lou Kelley. Director, Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (343-2126). Amateur wrestling has long been considered a sport only for men. Yet lately more and more women are putting their heads to the mats and changing the face of wrestling forever. Wrestling coach Francis Clayton is helping Lakehead University develop a strong and enthusiastic women's program that has attracted 20 participants. To many of the young female athletes, wrestling has become an important part of their academic year. Practices are scheduled several times a week and often occur early in the morning yet turnout is consistently high. As well as being an excellent workout, wrestling is helping the women acquire more self-discipline and confidence, higher grades and a greater sense of belonging. They are also gaining a new appreciation for the finesse and technical details of wresWng. -- Rob Mclauchlin CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Alumni Association is requesting nominations for the 1994 Alumni Honour Award. The purpose of the Award is to recognize a graduate of LU for outstanding achievements in the arts, business, public service, science, humanities, etc. Please address your leller to the President of the Alumni Association. List your reasons for nominating the Candidate and attach a copy of the Candidate's curriculum vitae and any other relevant information. Mail your nomination to: The President LU Alumni Association Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ont. P7B 5El Deadline February 15, 1994 ALSO The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all members of the University Community 10 submit the names of suitable candidates for honorary degrees lo be awarded al the Spring Convocation in May of 1994. It would be helpful if as much information as possible could be provided about each candidate proposed. All suggestions will be carefully considered by the Commiuee which will then make its recommendations to Senate. Please send your proposals to the attention of Dr. G. Carruthers, Chair.Senate Honorary Degrees Committee, c/o Department of Music, Lakchead University, 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ont., P7B 5E l 11 AGORA January 1994 �RESEARCH NEWS LU SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PARKS CANADA The School ofOutdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Parks Canada, the federal agency responsible for establishing and managing Canada·s national parks. The agreement, in effect from 1993 to I 998, covers research and educational initiatives between the parties. A similar agreement is underdevelopment with the Regional Parks Office of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in Thunder Bay. Both agreements will strengthen the School's research and educational involvements in national and provincial parks and push forward the case for a graduate program in Resource Recreation and Tourism at Lakehead University. NEW FORESTRY CANADA-NODA AWARDS TOTAL $610,000 ln November 1991, the $95 million Canada/Ontario Development Agreement was signed. This agreement, which covers forestry, tourism and mining, allocates $50 million to a Northern Forestry Program to promote partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in pursuing sustainable forestry development in northern Ontario. In the program's second request for proposals, Forestry Canada sought innovative project proposals under the Sustainable Forestry Development Program for a more focused range of priorities not adequately addressed in the first RFP. In response 10 the second RFP, several contracts valued at $610,000 over two-and-a-half years, were awarded to the following Lakehead University researchers: Dr. Ken Abraham, Adjunct Professor and Dr. Art Rodgers. Adjunct Professor, School of Forestry (Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research) "Influence ofenvironmentally considerate silviculture on bird and mammal populations in boreal mixedwoods - bird component'' Dr. Harold Cumming, Professor, School of Forestry "Glyphosate effects on nutritional quality of moose browse" Dr. Peter Duinker, Associate Professor, School of Forestry "Remote tourism and timber management in boreal forest landscapes" and "Integrated modelling of moose habitat and population" Dr. Yves Prevost. Assistant Professor, School offores try "Impacts of spruce budwonn and budwonn spraying on succession in boreal mixedwood forest" Dr. Art Rodgers. Adjunct Professor and Dr. Ken Abraham, Adjunct Professor, School of Forestry (Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research) "lnfluence of environmentally considerate silvicullure on bird and mammal populations in boreal mixedwoods - mammal component" Dr. Dave Twynam, Assistant Professor, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism and Dr. Dave Robinson. University of Northern British Columbia "A market segmentation analysis of desired ecotourism opportunities" Mr. Laird Van Damme, Dir. of Ont. Adv. For. Prog., Sessional Lecturer. School of Forestry "Economic Wood Supply for Alternative Silviculture Systems" Dr. John Naysmith, Director and Associate Professor, and Dr. Peter Duinker, Associate Professor, School of Forestry (Socio-Economic Analyses Program) "Aboriginal Forestry and Undergraduate Education: A Framework and Implementation proposal for Lakehead University" OTHER RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED Dr. Joey Farrell, Assistant Professor, School of Physical Education and Athletics, along with colleague Dr. Tammy Horne from the University of Alberta, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $8,000 from the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute and a $6,821 grant from the Ministry of Culture. Tourism and Recreation. Dr. Farrell was also the recipient of a NORTOP grant this past summer which was used to supplement the research assistant funding provided by the other grants. The research projects funded relate to the Promotion of Active Living through the use of Goal Setting in different target groups. Currently, she is focusing on the Promotion of Active Living for Seniors within the Thunder Bay community. Dr. Azim Mallik, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology was awarded a contract by Forestry Canada under the Green Plan Program, for a research project entitled, "Environmental impacts of current versus alternative site preparation practices on boreal mixedwood soil organic matter". According to Dr. Mallik. organic matter decomposition and element release due to different site preparation treatments following harvesting in the boreal mixedwood forests ofOntario is poorly studied. The purpose of this research project is to study ecosystem processes in order to better understand productivity of a forest site. Dr. Gary Murchison, Associate Professor, School of Forestry was awarded a contract by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, to undertake a study entitled, "Production of provincial and regional local volume tables and develop- 12 AGORA January 1994 J �RESEARCH NEWS C ment of a stem products model system to be used with AWS (OPC) and FRI data to model forest product mixes at the tree and stand level". Mr. Laird Van Damme, Chair, Raith Committee, School of Forestry has been awarded a contract by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to finance the development of a 6000 ha research forest that Lakehead University leases from Abitibi Price Inc. Abitibi has kept records for about thirty stands which provide opportunities to demonstrate to practising foresters the effects of various silviculture systems. The funds will be allocated to student projects by the Raith Committee. Prof. Ken Hartviksen, School of Business Administration was awarded a contract by Environment Canada to undertake a research study entitled, "Economic Policies on the Achievement of a Zero Discharge of Toxic Bioaccumulative Substances in the Lake Superior Basin." The purpose of this research is to identify alternative economic tools which could be used to provide positive inducement to industries and municipalities within the Lake Superior basin to pursue economic objectives. This research will be conducted in conjunction with Lakehead researchers, Dr. R. Pulkki and Dr. B. Dadgostar as well as a group of researchers from Michigan Technological University, University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota, Duluth. C Dr. Ken Brown, Professor, School of Forestry was awarded a contract by Forestry Canada's Canada-Alberta Partnership Agreement in Forestry for a research project entitled, "Data Analysis of the Alberta Forest Service Microsite Trials". The data are from a very large study that was established in the mid- I980s by the Alberta Forestry Service and Forestry Canada. The field trials are now being measured to establish the response to treatment, and Dr. Brown has been hired to analyze the results. There are 14 plantations in this phase of the study. Last year. Dr. Brown analyzed 12 other plantations in the same study. The objective of the statistical analysis is to establish the effects of a variety ofsilvicultural and environmental variables on the growth and development of plantation-grown white spruce and lodgepole pine crop trees. The most important silvicultural variables are site preparation method, nursery stock type. and planting position. The measures of crop tree performance include survival, condition, total height and recent height increment, and basal caliper. APPOINTMENTS C Dr. Gary Munro has been re-appointed Chair of the Political Studies department for a three-year period ending June 30. 1996. Dr. David Legge, has been appointed Professional Associate through the Office of the Vice-President (Academic) for a three-year period, July I, 1993 to June 30, 1996.Mr. Brian Macl vor and Mr. Brad Truelove have been appointed Professional Associates through the School of Business Administration for a three-year period, July I, 1993 to June 30. I 996. IDRC PREFERS MULTIDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) organized a one-day information session for the Canadian University researchers at York University on December I, 1993. in his opening address Dr. Keith Bezanson. President of TDRC, stressed the need for changing direction in development research in the third world countries. He emphasized the fact that environmental deterioration, overpopulation and food shortage have reached a persistent, mega-crisis level. This critical time coincides with the economic downturn of the developed countries which causes significant budget cuts of the development agencies working for the poor of the world. The future looks darker than ever. To better serve the community and the researchers IDRC has revised its funding policy. Although proposals submitted by individual researchers will be considered, more emphasis will be given to collaborative research that has direct application/potential for improving community life in the developing countries. Issue oriented problem solving research rather than discipline oriented research will get high priority, i.e. a multidisciplinary team work approach is preferred to an independent specialist approach. The IDRC is inclined to fund fewer numbers oflarger projects on a relatively long-term ba'iis. The following six "core themes'' are identified for funding support: 1) integrating environmental, social and economic policies; 2) technology and environment; 3) food system under stress; 4) information and communication for environment and development; 5) health and development and 6) biodiversity. Research projects on these core themes are managed by the five program divisions. These are 1) Environment and Natural Resources; 2) Health Sciences; 3) Information Sciences and Systems; 4) Social Sciences and 5) Corporate Affairs and Initiatives. Multidisciplinary research proposals are reviewed by all the relevant program officials. Budgets for the average grants range from $200,000 to $500,000 for 18 months to three years. Proposals can be submitted to the IDRC, Ottawa, anytime during the year. Further information can be obtained from Mrs. Anne Klymenko, Office of Research and Graduate Studies or Dr. Azim Mallik, Biology Department. ***** PRESENTATIONS Dr. Alain Nabarra, Associate Professor, Department of Languages, presented an invited paper to the International Conference on the Epistolary held recently at York University (Glendon College), Toronto. Through comparative analysis of private letter writing and newspaper reporting in the XVIllth Century, the paper entitled ''La lettre et le journal, la lettre dans le journal", studies the problems posed by the transmission of information and the modalities of factual narrative. An extended version of the paper, will be published in the selected proceedings. Research and travel to the conference were funded in part by grants from SSHRC through the Senate Research Commi11ee. 13 AGORA January 1994 �HEALTH AND SAFETY LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY INJURY STATISTICS: January 1 to December 15, 1993 Distinguished Researcher (continued) Dr. Paranjape's research consists of developing concepts and defining these concepts in tenns of mathematical models. He was the first person to propose that an external electric field Compensable Injuries would sirongly disturb the vibrational properties of the semiconducting crystal. This effect has now become a subject of Same Period research by many physicists, although the emphasis has s igTo Dec. 15, 1992 nificantly changed from the original proposal. References 1993 Medical Aid Injuries: acknowledging Dr. Paranjape's contribution are well docu22 33 Approved mented and are contained in the authoritative book by E. Pending Decision by WCB 8 Conwell, titled "High Field Transport in Semiconductors" (Academic Press), which is available at the Chancellor Lost Time Injuries: Paterson Library. 10 Approved 8 Of all his accomplishments, Dr. Paranjape believes his Pending Decision by WCB 4 work on the "dispersion theory" has been the most significant. He is the principal researcher in the world using the dispersion Number of Days Lost: theory approach to the study of the polaron, which is a On Approved Claims 469.5 406 composite particle consisting ofan electron and the excitations On Claims Pending 7.5 of the polar lattice. Dr. Paranjape is the acknowledged leader in his field, and has published approximately 15 papers on this subject in the most reputable journals. Medical Aid Injuries are work-related injuries or Dr. Paranjape describes this achievement as finding "a illnesses which require medical attention. Lost Time new and different way of looking at the problem". He is also Injuries are those injuries which result in the employee very proud of having mentored an LU faculty member and losing time from work beyond the day of the injury. colleague. Dr. Margaret Hawton, who went on to complete her Number of Days Lost reflects the total number of PhD degree under his guidance and is now working indepenscheduled work days which have not been worked due dently on a more abstract and fundamental approach to the to work-related injury or illness. Approved Claims are dispersion theory. claims which have been approved for payment by the Dr. Paranjape is unequivocal about the role of research in Workers' Compensation Board [WCB]. Claims Pendteaching. 'Teaching is the main purpose of the University," he ing are undecided claims: the WCB has not made a says, "but in the sciences it is difficult to be a good teacher decision to approve or deny a claim, pending receipt of unless you are also a good researcher. You must be up to date all information from physician, employee and employer. in your field. Lakehead University has made its name as a -- by Marla Peuramaki, Human Resources Officer teaching institution, but that is largely because of the research on here." FROM THE ARCHIVES that isDr.going Paranjape became a full professor at Lakehead University in 1971. Born and raised in India, he took two Master's degrees (one in Mathematics and one in Physics) at home before moving to England to do his PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University of Liverpool. He came to Canada because his brother (also a theoretical physicist) was working as a professor at the University of Alberta. Dr. Paranjape became an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba in I 966. The following year he started a~ Lakehead as an Associate Professor. Dr. Paranjape has served as Chair of the Department of Physics for 12 years and he chuckles when he describes how easy it is to manage a department with only seven faculty 'This photo is taken during an indoor lab session of Geography 3c6/ members. "We all get along so well, we rarely need to meet 3d6AdvancedCartography, in the 1967-68academicsession. At that in a fonnal way." time, the Department consisted of Ivar Davies and myself and we Starting this month, Dr. Paranjape will begin a six-month werepartofHistoryandGeography. In the photo, lam demonstrating sabbatical. He and his wife Neela (who works as secretary/ the use of a microphe alidade and plane table, a suNey procedure. librarian in the Resource Centre for Occupational Health and (Ironically, the photo aptly reveals that the equipment we have to Safety) will travel to Italy and then to India. When he returns teach with in 1993 was purchased in 1967! We still demonstrate with next fall, he fully intends to resume his weekday routine which this instrument, though it is of course 'redundant', 'obsolete', and begins at 8:30 every morning with a swim at the Fieldhouse. 'out of date' as well). From left to right is Roy Nurmi, Bill McLaren, Then he will head over to his office in the Centennial Building Bert Baumann, Foster Gauley and Paul Bourret. · -Dr. B. Phillips for more work on the theoretical. -- F.1-Jarding 14 AGORA January 1994 J �LAST WRITES hy This column is not back by popular demand: I'm related to three of the five people who said they read and liked my back page musings. I'm back because of spicy silkworm bisque and a man I've never met. I can't tell if Yves Prevost (dam, how do you put in accents?) is complaining or bragging, but he argues, "this bugeating thing is out of hand" . I think he means out of mouth. This School of Forestry entomologist has single-handedly defended and promoted the reputation of insects and Lakehead University on an international scale! He's often heard coast to coast on CBC' s Basic Black. And all because Arthur was asked ifhe'd like to try some chocolate cricket brownies. In addition to his radio shows, thi~ humorous bilingual speaker has been featured in national newspapers and appeared on Canada AM wh.en a bug-eating controversy arose atan Ottawa kindergarten. Recently a PR company for Wild Side phoned and asked if we could courier his photograph to the Chicago Tribune! The profs entomology lab has also been very busy over the past five summers with public and high school students. More than 120 groups have foraged into the Braun Building courtyard. During animated discussions and dissections they tel1 Canada' s Gary Larson. "bugs are cool and neat". At the annual meeting of the Entomological Societies ofCanada and Ontario, Dr. Prevost delighted the audience with a lecture entitled. "Insects on your Fork". Graduate students Ryan, Kyna and Joel I prepared a major bug fiesta for more than 200, including spicy silkworm bisque. Apparently the place was "a buzz... I offered to be his agent. Tossing another handful of waxwonn popcorn into his mouth, I believe he mumbled "aren't you partly responsible for getting me into this mess?': Learning is for the mind and the soul and for living your life; it can help you do any job, but it is not about getting one specific job. C Slll'dtkn question Why waste resources educating people for jobs that don't exist?' Dawson quotes Ralph Gustafson who had this message for '60s grads: "Maybe all taxi drivers should study poetry, maybe all poets should drive taxis. To claim that it is beneath the dignity of an educated person to do "ordinary" work is to show contempt for the purpose of learning. It is elitist to believe that knowledge of the culture of mankind should be reserved for those chosen to occupy positions of power and prestige. Leaming is for the mind and the soul and for living your life; it can help you do any job. but it is not about getting one specific job. Careers change, recessions come and go, but the ability to think, understand, communicate, create ~d participate in the culture of mankind is vital for anyone's hfe and for any society." The article ends with the reminder if you think the cost of education is high, try the cost of ignorance. "Sisu, Sauna and Sibelius" TBSO Conductor Glenn Mossop drew the names of the five lucky winners of the Agora Reader Survey Draw earlier this month. Each of the LU employees listed below have won two tickets to the "Nordic Voices" concert featuring Sibelius' rowsing hymn Fi11landia. Also performing that night are the Wermland Vocal Ensemble, the TBSO Chorus and two local Finnish Choirs. "Maybe all taxi drivers should study poetry; maybe all poets should drive taxis." Bob Dawson is a businessman who loves to write. He used to be a writer who wanted to be a businessman. He wrote a provocatiye article called 'The Law of Hygrade Hot Dogs" in Bishop's Alumni magazine. l wish I had space to reprint the entire article. (With his pennission I'll e-mail or fax it to anyone who wants it.) A great line in the article stales: "You never see a classified ad saying 'Wanted: poet, preferably expert on John Donne. High salary, life-time employment, company car, fringe benefits.' " Bob begins his clever defence of valid reasons for going to university by citing examples. :•~e taxi dri~er who took us downtown had a Master's degree m literature. He quotes the Globe -- a thousand people line up to apply for 50 temporary mail sorting jobs -- credentials in the line-up included an environmental engineering degree, computer ~rogrammer ~~ a Master·s degree in anthropology. He throws m stats: 38 m1U1on unemployed in Western Europe, Canada and the USA. But throughout his prose Dawson eloquently argues a theme I personally support and one I've heard from Jim Kayll. Doug West and Connie Nelson: education is not just about getting jobs. In response 10 the popular • K:ilhl:nlll' Carolann Loree - Forestry Luci Andreacchi - Registrar's Office Anita Chen - Sociology Stephen Kissin - Geology B. O'Connor - Psychology . A full report on the results of the survey will appear in the next issue of the Agora. Thanks for your response! Superior Jazz Plus in conjunction with Northstar Video & Stereo is presenting pianist, Wray Downes and vocalist Jeri Brown live from Montreal on Friday, January 21, 1994 at the Valhalla Inn Ballroom. For tickets and information call 343-2300. 15 AGORA January 1994 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Betty Hygaard at the Information Office at 343-8300 or mail your information to Avila Centre. Deadline for the February Agora is February 11 1994. JANUARY Wednesday, 26 Seminar Series in Psychology "Assessment of the Adolescent Sex Offender" Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Location: SN 1015 Speaker: Dr. Fred Schmidt, Lakehead Regional Family Centre Refreshments; all welcome. Thursday, 27 Department of English Public Lecture "The Bayeux Tapestry: Art, History, Politics and Margins. A look at some interesting aspects of this masterpiece of Medieval Art" by Joan Dolphin Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Faculty Lounge Cash Bar; For information call 343-8242 Monday, 7 Women's Studies: Work in Progress Series Speaker: Ann Clarke "A Painter's Reflections on Approaching Fifty" Time: 11:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Location: Board Room, Centre for Forest Ecosystem Research Monday, 21 Public Lecture by Dr. Ronald Rompkey, Memorial University on "The Invention of Sir Wilfrid Grenfell" Time: 7:00p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Location: Faculty Lounge "Terminators: the Undercover Agents of the Forest" Insects and Diseases, Location: Ryan Building RB1042 Day 1: Time: 6:45 p.m. Speakers: Dr. Ed Setliff, Dr. Yves Prevost, Dr. Tim Meyer, Dr. Robert Blanchette Day 2: Time: 9:00 a.m. Speakers: Dr. Paul Manion, Dr. Peter de Groot. Mr. Joe Churcher, Mr. Bill Klages Followed by Dinner/Dance at the Finlandia Club For more information call 343-8511 and leave a message for the Symposium A G ORA GALLERY February 11 - March 13 Exhibition: Recent Works of Mark Nisenholt (small assemblages of found objects collected from varied environments) Place: Thunder Bay Art Gallery Sponsored by the Senator Norman M. Paterson Foundation The AGORA is produced by the Information Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except July and August) and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated when material is reproduced or quoted. February 28- March 13 A Glenn Gould Exhibit A collection of Glenn Gould memorabilia Director of External Relations: John Russell Co-ordinator, Information and Promotion Services: Katherine Shedden Publications Officer: Frances Harding Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and PR staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Nicole Paquin Printing: LU Print Shop Friday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. "Glenn Gould, Northrop Frye, Marshall McLuhan: Three Canadian Legacies to the World of Ideas". Free admission. CORNWALL CONCERT Tuesday, February 1 Harbour String Quartet (Michele Irion and Anna Brundin Mossop, violins; Cathy Jillings, viola; Marc Palmquist, cello). Address correspondence to: Editor/Agora Information Office, Avila Centre Lakehead University Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 (807) 343-8300 FAX (807) 343-8192 E-mail: BHYGAARD@alumnl.LakeheadU.CA .. ~goR 't; t: 8.u8. u ..~ i-~ FEBRUARY uJ>Ji 16 AGORA Alumni Mixed Curling Bonspiel Fort William Curling Club $25 includes Curling, Chinese Buffet and Prizes. 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. To register call Barb at 343-8155. Alumni, Staff, Faculty and Friends are welcome to attend. ~ THUNDER BAY ART 26th Annual Forestry Symposium Opening Lecture by Dr. Timothy Maloney January 28-29 FRIDAY FEBRUARY18 ~ -~ (1) E~ ... (1) 0 o:o 0<I) <I) N 'tnO ~a January 1994 - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994-01 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Vision President Rosehart President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/b9cccd36ea613e9fc40c6d29379209a2.pdf 9949d7ed516fdedc7d6856ada77e5948 PDF Text Text Inside: Language Programs .................... 3 Visual Arts & Music .................... 6 Research News ............ Blue Pages Convocation Supplement .............. . ..... .. ........................... Centre Pages See- Yow i-w Septe-t'Jllber! ! Lakehead ~:~., t University _AgOrl\ THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO VOL. 9. NO. 6 JUNE/JULY 1992 Graduation stniles The pride the hope 0 the effort the joy and the jingle! Tum to the Co1wocatio1t Supplement to discover the identity of these convocation smilers (and others). �Report From the President Safety First at Lakehead University During the past year, an analysis of workplace safety has been undertaken for consideration by the Labour/Management Committee. Tius review was motivated by three major concerns - the number of lost time accidents at Lakehead University (a lost time accident is defined as one in which tl1e worker does not return to work the next day or tile next scheduled employment date), the impending retirement of our Healtll and Safety Officer in Human Resources and, as well, concern with additional fee levies from the WCB (Worker's Compensation Board) based on our experience. This analysis is more or less complete now, and it is clear tliat Lakehead University has to become more progressive as an employer in terms of promoting safety in tl1e worlq>lace, effecting more structured, defined and known procedures for dealing witl1 work-place injuries and, finally, putting in place a modified work program which will benefit tl1e injured worker as well as the University. Over tile coming months, the Labour/ Management Committee will be tackling each ?f these areas, and I feel that, by working togetller, we can reduce significantly work-place injuries. A major step forward is to convince you tliat,just like a pulp mill, accidents can happen at a university. To date tlus year, we have rccord?d 11 lost time accidents and, in future issues of the "Agora", regular statistics related to lost time injuries, medical aid and modified work placements will be reported. Money Update Not too much new in tile lack of money department, witll the exception iliat Lakehead University has submitted a total of five proposals totalling $1.610 nullion to the M.C.U. Transition Fund. Across tile Province, 152 proposals totalling $74.8 million have been submitted to the approximately $22 million fund. Results are expected to be announced by the end of July. Page 2 The priority rankings approved by the Labour/Management Committee for the Lakehead University proposals were as follows: I) Energy Efficiencies; 2) Administrative Efficiencies; 3) Early Retirement/Voluntary Exit Initiatives; 4) Distance Education Linkages to Northwestern Ontario; 5) Faculty and Staff Training Initiatives. Unanimous vote The Board of Governors unanimously passed a motion on June 18 thanking the faculty and staff of , Lakehead University for the spirit of cooperation that resulted in their voluntary contribution toward reducing the $1 million deficit in the 1992/93 budget. Treeing the Campus A special thanks to Canadian Pacific Forest Products (Wally Vrooman VicePresident of Environmental Affairs) for the donation and planting of l 00 trees each year on campus in honour of the graduating class. A broad constituent committee is being established to plan the various planting locations over the years. Dr. Ken Armson, retired Chief Forester from Ontario and Honorary Degree recipient from Lakehead University (1991) has agreed to be Honorary Chair of the Committee. A liltle shower did not slop the ceremonial planting ofthe ' 'Graduation Tree' ', the first ofthe 100 trees which will be donated lo the University each year by Canadian Paci.fie Forest Products. The ''greening'· initiative was celebrated by Chancellor Lois Wilson who gladly shovelled the soil into place under the watcliful eyes of, right to left, President Bob Roseharl, Dr. John Naysmith, Director, School of Forestry, Mr. Bill Roll, Regional Manager, Forestry, Canadim1 Paci.fie Forest Products and Albert Hovingh, member ofthe 1992 School ofForestry graduating class. Jf}f.'VEJf. SJf.PE}f.Jv<D P.:NJOrf}f.qJ£<£ SV:M:M<E~ AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June1992 �Around Campus ONWARD HO! Mackenzie Expedition leaves on Third Leg of Journey ~siR~ After a quite few -~~~ 1ilbiting winter P" - ~ ·~ months, wondering whether or not funding would come through for the third phase of the Mackenzie Expedition, the group was granted monies via The Knowing Canada Better Program sponsored by the Minister of State. Once this initial funding was secured, other sources came on board including the North West Company . (food) Canadian Pacific (Ground Transportation), Sun Rype Foods and by MPs Joe Coruuzzi and Iain Angus via the Minister of State for Youth's SEED grant program. llus funding could not support the initial plan of having 24 students and three canoes travel the 3000 km trek however, so a scaled down nine member 1992 Canada- Sea-to-Sea Expedtion left Winnipeg on June 5 on the third leg of the journey. 1l1e Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expedition is a nationally sponsored four year ,...oroject designed to commemorate the \._ )0th anniversary of the first recorded crossing of Canada from sea to sea. The modern day voyageurs will follow the same watery highways that Mackenzie travelled so long ago, paddling from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Peace River, Alberta. In 1989, 25 Lakehead students paddled 3500 km from Fort McMurray, Alberta to the Arctic Ocean, re-enacting Mackenzie's first journey down the river that now bears his name. In 199 1 a group of36 travelled 3400 km from Lachine, Quebec to Winnipeg, Manitoba. On July 22, 1993, exactly 200 years after Mackenize's arrival, a group of LU students led by Professor Emeritus Jim Smithers will reach Mackenzie's Rock near Bella Coola, British Columbia. A celebration of tltat great event is already in the planning stages. The expedition is an advocate of the federal government's Stay-in-School campaign designed to create awareness about Canada's 30% dropout rate and to encourage youth to stay in school and has joined forces with Canada l 25 as an endorsed national project. The students romote these messages and are bringing part of Canada's rich heritage to each community through their dynamic fur trade roadshow. June 1992 - Native Summer Programs Lakehead University brings together Aboriginal peoples from Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. From July 2 to July 31 an exciting event will unfold on tlte campus of Lakehead University helping first Nation People rediscover their ancestral voices. Approximately 250 students, young and old, will gather to share their languages and cultural heritage. Whether speaking Ojibwe or Cree, Mohawk or Cayuga, natives will be developing their language skills and learning how to teach others. The Native Language Instructor's Program has three separate programs: Native as a First Language Diploma, Native as a Second Language Diploma and Native Language Teacher's Certification. With support and funding from the Ontario Ministry of Education and Department of Indian A.ffairs, the goal is to increase the number of Native Language teachers. According to the program coordinator, Barbara ToyeWelsh, 98% of those who successfully complete the programs are employed. The Cluldren's program is offered free of charge to about 90 enthusiastic youngsters. Approximately half of the children travel to Thunder Bay with their parents who are enrolled in the instructors' programs. Children attend language school every morning (NSL) and spend the afternoons in activity-based cultural experiences with community New Program for Japanese Offered It was five years in planning, but in May 1992, students from Gifu University for Education and Language in Gifu, Japan, arrived in Canada to spend 12 weeks in what is called "an intensive Canadian cultural immersion program". The program consists of a series of topics ranging from Canadian history, literature, geography, politics, local government and life in northwestern Ontario to the importance of the railroad, cultural institutions like the CBC, status of women in Canada and Native art and literature. The Japanese students are English majors who will have ample opportunity to practise English language skills in small groups with Lakehead University student monitors in addition to attending daily lectures. llus expanded program supplements the original 4-week language immersion program which will also run again tlus summer. For the first time the Department of Continuing - - -- - - - - - -- - -- - leaders and elders. Out of town students live on campus in residence during the one month program. Thls summer Toye-Welsh has been able to bring in two very special language experts. Sonny Mikaere is a Maori who has achieved international recognition for the development of " language nests" in New Zealand. Language instructors went into tlte villages and gathered the elders and developed a program for them to teach the children who were losing their language. The term language "nest" was used because a nest is a warm, comfortable and nurturing place and that seemed to best describe the program. Mikaere and others started their grassroots program in the 70' s and today it's been approved and adopted by the Ministry of Education in New Zealand. 1l1e other lecturer is a teacher from Dellu, an incredible applied linguist who speaks over 200 variations of Indian languages. Toye-Welsh met him in Cape Town, South Africa and observed his workshop which she says " enamours the student with language - not grammars one to death. He will be teaching the language instructors how to engage their students in the joy or working in and with their new language." Says Toye-Welsh, "it doesn' t matter where I go, people are so amazed about what we're doing and the results we're getting." Education will offer an intensive 2weekcourse in Japanese taught by Japanese faculty. ,v I Just after her arrival at the University, Midori Nishimura was greeted with a surprise birthday cake. AGORA - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page3 �STUDENT RETURNS TUITION - with stipulation money is used for books! WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY? J TREECD Have you tried TREECD - one of our periodical indexes now available on CD-ROM (Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) in The Chancellor Paterson Library? This disc corresponds to the printed Forestry Abstracts, Forest Products Abstracts, and Agroforestry Abstracts. This disc provides access to over half a century of literature in ecology, forest management, agroforestry systems, pests, diseases, biology and genetics of woody plants, wood properties, production, properties and marketing of forest products. Contact the Search Services Librarian at 3438129 for more information. SEARCH THE LIBRARY'S ONLINE CATALO GUE FROM YOUR HOME OR OFFICE! Lakehead University Library's Online Catalogue provides up-to-date information on the holdings of The Chancellor Paterson Library and the Education Library. Books, government documents, atlases and reserve materials can be identified using the Online Catalogue. The Online Catalogue can be searched from locations on campus as well as off campus with the appropriate communications software and a microcomputer with a modem. Access is available to Lakehead University students and faculty, other library and external users. For more information about accessing and searching the Online Catalogue, pick up a brochure at the Infomiation Desk on the Main Floor of The Chancellor Paterson Library. TOURS Did you know that the Reference Department of The Chancellor Paterson Library offers guided tours and instruction sessions? If you would like to arrange for a tour or session contact the Orientation Library at 343-8147. Tillie Hurrell did not have to pay university tuition these past few years. For students 60 and over, paying fees is optional. But every year the masters English student gave the Alumni Association a cheque in the amount equivalent to tuition. Her only requirement was that the money be used for library books. This amazing 79 -year old holds fast to her parents' belief that "education is not only your most portable possession, but it is also a possession which no one can take from you." During the past few years, Tillie has had recurring bronchitis, a broken arm which required a pin and orders from her opthamologist to ''quit that course immediately - your eyes are too bad". Little wonder that the minute she received a call from Professor Bill Heath that she had met all the requirements for her Master of Arts and would graduate this spring, she immediately called the office of the Crown Prosecutor (her son Peter Hurrell) and left the following message, "tell him his mother called and said ' I DID IT'." Dr. Heath, her course supervisor, said she added a tremendous amount to every class she was in, challenging the instructors and empowering other class members. She asked lots of questions and "was the least docile student I ever had". Her final course requirements included a six-hour comprehensive (three hours in Canadian literature and three hours the next day in American Literature) and a language (other than English) proficiency exam. This daughter of Swedish and Norwegian immigrants took hers in Swedish. Tillie Hurrell says that if her own eye problems improve she might get coaxed back on campus to be a reader for visually ' ) impaired students. When you love books and learning as mucn' as Tillie it becomes a labour of love. ChiefLibrarian FredMcIntosh had a surprise visitfrom Tillie Sandberg Hurrell the day she went to pick up her Convocation gown. Meeting for the first time, they decide to pose in the Reference section - a well-used part ofthe library for this book lover. Book signing Professor Marg Boone didn't mind asking Neil Young for his autograph on her Convocation program. The Atikokan native admits she's a fan. Page 4 AGORA - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - June 1992 �Faces __.l - ~- - - - - T_e_d_ G_a_rv _ e_r_ _ _ _ _ Dr. Ted Garver recently joined the Centre for Northern Studies as the resident Chemist. It is a joint appoinbnent with the Department of Chemistry. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Garver received his Bachelor's degree and PhD from the University of Minnesota. His Post-Doctorate work was done at Massey University in New Zealand as well as the Universities of Rochester and Nebraska. Garver' s research is in wood chemistry. " I'm looking at structural transformation of the wood components during pulping and bleaching and biodegradation. The position is not an ordinary one (with the joint appoinbnents and the research). They looked for two years before filling the spot." It is Garver's first full-time academic position. At present he is developing a course in Chemistry of Northern environmental problems, a course for non-science majors. " It' s interesting and challenging to create a course that is open for everyone to take. I' m reading thousands of articles.' ' Garver likes to spend the hours away from work canoeing and fishing and occasionally visiting his cottage in Northern Saskatchewan. A photography buff, he works mostly in black and white and does his own developing. Garver stays active by cycling to work and playing squash. Presently ,arver and his wife Colleen Holloran are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first baby, due this month. .. LU wins final Shell Fuelatbon Due to the recession, Shell cancelled the Fuelathon in October 1991. However several universities and colleges petitioned Shell to permit the competition to continue for one more year. Shell responded and hosted the event on May 22 and 23, 1992. Although tlte results are considered unofficial by Shell, LU came out on top with a fuel economy of 1422.5 mpg, tlte fourth best result for an LU vehicle since 1982. The Shell Fuelathon opened tl1e Special Class to university and college students in 1980, and in 1982 the Department of Mechanical Engineering entered its first of ten competitions witlt LULU. Twelve cars participated in this final Shell Fuelatlton. The event was held witltout tlte fanfare and publicity normally associated witlt tlte competition. However tl1e Shell officials took great care to conduct tlte event as if it was an official competition. Lakehead University's entry Unity/ l..__ _ _ _ _ _P_a_s_i_ P_i_n_t_a_ _ __ _ ~ By now Pasi Pinta should be a familiar face around campus as tl1e Faculty Computer Advisor for _... Computer Services . Pinta graduated from Lakehead University in ' 1991, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree ,vith a major in Computer Science. Born in Seinajoki, Finland, a city located about 100 kilometres from the coast, Pinta moved ,vith his family to Thunder Bay in 1980. He attended Port Arthur Collegiate Institute. " There seems to be some connection in Computer Services with P.A.C.I. Almost everyone that works there attended the school and has Finn blood,11 laughed Pinta. " We' re all spies for Finland and we want to make Thunder Bay a colony." Pinta 's responsibilities include assisting faculty, staff and students ,vith computer related problems. He installs software at various levels and is closely involved with the building of a cross-campus network. " I also do some program development and modifications and teaching of Word Perfect and DOS." In his spare time Pinta likes to keep active - very active. "I like to ski 12 months of the year - both on snow skis and roller skis. I enjoy different racquet sports like tennis and squash, curling, playing baseball and golfing.'' He is also an avid reader of many different forms ofliterature. " I like Alistair Maclean books and a lot of Finnish titles.'' In tl1e future Pinta would like to travel more - he spent the last three swnmers working in Finland for a multinational corporation but would like to see more of Europe. Unity/Unite and the team members (from left): Frank Schauble, Nathalie St. Amour, Dr. Seimer Tsang and David Glasspoole. Unite achieved a fuel economy of 1422.5 miles per imperial gallon of gasoline (0. 1986 L/100 km), better than tlte closest competitor at 1244 mpg brought in by tlte University of California at Davis ( 1991 winners). Says Dr. Tsang, "It's tlte end of a tradition but we hope to go to tlte U.S. for a similiar competition to show our talents. We are aiming for tlte 1993 SAE Super Mileage Competition in Michigan. 11 Junel992--- - - - - - - - - -- - - - AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 �Name That Building (for only $250,000) Admittedly the tinted glass gives it an unoccupied look but the building with no name, which now houses the Departments of Music and Visual Arts, is open for business. And behind the scenes a dedicated fund.raising committee is carrying out their ambitious plan to raise $500,000 for the " inner workings" of that building. The Regional Co-chairs of the Music and Visual Arts Centre Campaign are Annette Augustine and Syd Halter, wellknown supporters of both the arts and Lakehead University. Mrs. Augustine, a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, has been "involved with the arts forever" and is a great proponent of having the Departments moved back to the campus ''where students can now participate fully with university life". She also explained that having the music concerts back on campus will benefit the university community and public. Her face lights up when she describes what is perhaps the best example of how everybody is enriched with the existence of a strong music and visual arts centre on campus: "I recently heard that a forestry student is taking a music elective and an engineering student has signed up for a visual arts course.'' A retired engineer and past-president and general manager of C. D. Howe Central Ltd. , Syd Halter brings his business and Board expertise to the Campaign. "Having been on the Board during the dearth years, I find particular pleasure in watching the new buildings going up. It' s tremendously exciting to see the boom. " -i J i~',sa~~ (: Annette Augus_tmJ/ right; _c ,na. tour oftlie painting sludiq, and'.Syd Halter, .. <wh&triesfo :.~ .up a little •support:fe>r Uie: Campaign;•·-••-· .•.. ·\_·.· .11,e:Regional CO"Chairs take a hfeather: with Jq,,fm,e Silverman. ,:::. "Don'tforget, we're not doing this alone. Our Regional Chair is Arthur Black and we have an additional 25 supportive individuals from all walks oflife. " Musit :& Visual Arts Centre· .. ~a~paign Committee ·. :National'Chair' Arthur-Black . Regfoiiai Co~Chairs . Do they have concerns about raising $1/2 million with the existing economic climate? Mrs. Augustine thinks it's easier to raise money for a specific campaign and argues that people consider education a criticaUy important cause and reaUy want to help. She added: "Don't forget, we're not doing this alone. Our Regional Chair is Arthur Black and we have an additional 25 supportive individuals from all walks oflife". Pledges to the Campaign are over a 5-year period but the Committee hopes to have the "ask" completed by the end of the year. If someone wants to give to the Campaign they have a grab bag of options from a $250,000 naming of the building opportunity to $29.95 compact discs. They can also start a scholarship or bursary, purchase a piano, computers, books, lockers, stereo equipment, etching presses, art history videos, pottery wheels, kilns, or select from a list as long as the imagination. The Augustines' donation included a skeleton, "which seems appropriate for an artist and a physician,'' she laughed. Both are optimistic about reaching the goal. " The response has been so enthusiastic. With $130,000 pledged, we're one-quarter of the way there and we feel very confident.'' Annette Augustine . . . . ·•· ._ . Syd Halter. ··conu:nittee:MembersC • .Dr. Glen Carruthers/ .·Mr: Ray CQloSffi:10 .•.•. Dr. J.i Colguhoun Mr. Doug Drake ,; Dr. Jim Gellert B~;·iI:!o~~ Mr.. . . Df. Dan. Klass~_n :· . Dr. David Legge • . Niis\ tracey-Marks • Il; iilt •••• . Ms) Mary 0 '.:R.§grke ••••• Dr. PennyPetr_one . Dr.:Bob Rosehart Mr'.:John c:·Russell·· '' Ms.·%~.AtkeS.ilverman · •~1.!~½Jt:;~t ~Profes·s or PafVeJYoor •,;si~~Jr\V}~~s~!k Page 6 AGORA--- - - - -- - - -- - - - - Junel992 �C FuNnING FOR RESEARCH CENTRE(S) AVAILABLE AT LU Annually, Lakehead University receives an Aid To Small Universities Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The stated purpose of the Small Universities Program is to encourage focused development o~ research capacities in small universities. SSHRC recognizes the very limited resources and numerous obstacles to research development in small universities and favours a coherent strategy of funding of the most promising areas of activities. In light of the continuous emphasis on interdisciplinary research by the Federal Research Councils, Lakehead University will be allocating a portion of the Aid to Small Universities Grant ($8,000 - $10,000) for start-up funding for the development of one or two • interdisciplinary research centres that would have focused objectives eligible for external SSHRC funding (see SSHRC program manual for eligibility). To apply for these start-up funds, the principal investigator(s) must be eligible to apply externally to SSHRC (see the Research Office if you have any eligibility questions) and proposed research centres must demonstrate the following: I .an interdisciplinary research focus; and 2.how the proposed Centre will develop, improve and expand the capacity for scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities at Lakehead University; and 3.potential to attract external funding NSERCNEWS { lequest for Advanced Materials Deadline: August 15, 1992 Researchers who did not apply last year or new faculty appointments planning to apply to NSERC in the fall competition, should see Anne Fiorenza or Kelly Morris from the Research Office to obtain the required forms. All other NSERC researchers should have received all Advanced Materials Information in the mail. Please note: Researchers who do not submit the advanced materials will be considered ineligible to apply to NSERC in the Fall competition. Program Name Change The Operating Grants Program has a new name: it is now called the Research Grants Program. Its objectives remain the same: to assist in the promotion and maintenance of a diversified base of high quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities, to foster research excellence and to provide a stimulating environment for research training. New 1992 NSERC Deadline Dates Since the normal deadline date for most Research Grant applications and for Equipment, Conference applications (November 1) falls on a weekend this year, NSERC asks that applications be received at NSERC by October 30, 1992. The deadline of October 15 remains unchanged for first-time applicants, candidates for Women's Faculty Awards and applicants applying to or already supported by MRC or SSHRC. Electronic Forms This year again, NSERC will be distributing a Word Perfect cemplate to help applicants complete the research grant application form. Given the changes that have been made to Form 101 and the new print size requirements (see department secretary), do not use the 1991 template. Revised templates will be distributed in July through the Research Office. Centres will be eligible to receive up to $10,000 which can be used to develop external funding proposals . Possible funding can include expenses related to: 1) networking with other scientists at other universities; 2) carrying out feasibility or preliminary research needed to be successful in • external competitions; 3) developing and organizing research methodology sessions that will enhance capabilities to develop a successful external project. Interested researchers are asked to con tact the Research Office to obtain application forms. The deadline for submitting applications is: August 14, 1992. S SHRC RESEARCH RESULTS ANNOUNCED SSHRC recently announced the results of the 1992-93 Research Grants Competition. At Lakehead University, only one research proposal was successful in being funded. Dr. Bill Morrison, previous Director of the Centre for Northern Studies was awarded a SSHRC Research Grant valued at $33,856 over three years, to undertake a study entitled" Human Adaptation to Winter in Northern Canada". Dr. Morrison has since accepted the position of Dean of Graduate Studies and Research ·at the University of Northern British Columbia. Although for the 92-93 SSHRC competition, Lakehead's participation rate increased by 25%, our success rate dropped drastically from last year. Due to the increasing numbers of researchers across Canada applying to the Council for limited federal research dollars, many deserving researchers at Lakehead University were not funded. The following researchers' applications were recommended by the Grants Selection Committees for funding, but could not be supported due to lack of SSHRC funding: Dr. Margaret Johnston, Centre for Northern Studies/ Geography; Dr. Robert Payne, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism; Dr. Patricia Vervoort, Department of Visual Arts; and Prof. Jose de Cangas, School of Nursing. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies would like to take this opportunity to commend all researchers who applied to SSHRC in the 92-93 competition for their efforts, and look forward to working with them on new and improved applications for the 93-94 competition. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies in conjunction with SSHRC will be organizing a grantsmanship seminar which will take �place in the early fall. The Office of Research would appreciate receiving suggestions from the SSHRC research community at LU in regards to grantsmanship issues which should be emphasized during the seminar (ie. project planning, writing winning proposals, budgeting, research methodology, etc. Please submit your suggestions to Anne Fiorenza, Research Officer by July 31, 1992. RESEARCH GRANTS & CONTRACTS AWARDED Imperial Oil Ltd. Dr. Birbal Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a research grant of $10,000 by the Imperial Oil University Research Grant program for a research project entitled "Scaling Criteria for Jet Cutting of Oil Sands". The objective of the project is to develop a set of scaling criteria which will make it possible to extrapolate laboratory scale experimental results to pilot and field scale with greater degree of confidence. The Imperial Oil Limited University Research Grant program provides support to university researchers on a competitive basis. Last year 224 applications were received for support and 75 grants were awarded on the basis of originality and signficance of the research project, and capability and experience of the applicant. OMNR - Environmental Youth Corps (EYC) Program The purpose of the Environmental Youth Corps Program is to contribute to conservation, environmental protection and effective resource management and to provide employment, education, and training for youth in a variety of conservation related projects. The following researchers at Lakehead University have been awarded EYC contracts to hire student research assistants for the summer: Dr. Doug Morris, Centre for Northern Studies and Dr. Robert Steedman, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research for a project entitled,"Aquatic Effects Research"; Mr. Don Barnes, School of Forestry to support his graduate studies research on ''Beaver Dams". RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES SUGAR ASSOCIATION RESEARCH GRANTS Letters of Intent (maximum 3 pages) are being sought for review by the Sugar Association's Sucrochemistry Advisory Council for contract research utilizing sucrose in the production of: 1) food bulking agents, 2) water-soluble cellulosesucrose derivatives for food and non-food applications, 3) polymers for rheological control, 4) water absorbing biodegradable polymers, 5) biodegradable polymers for packaging, and 6) non-caloric sucrose, functionally the equivalent of sucrose on a weight basis. Letters of Intent must be received in Washington, D. C. no later than July 31, 1992. THE 1991 CENSUS ANALYTIC PROGRAM Statistics Canada is initiating a program of socio-economic and demographic research in conjunction with the 1991 Census of Canada. Broadly speaking, the objectives of the program are to foster the conducting of issue-driven research on topics critical to the development of Canadian society, using 1991 Census as well as data from other sources. The outcome is to be a series of monologues similar to the format used on a series produced after the 1971 census. The Program entails a two part application process. Prospective researchers are first invited to submit a Letter of Intent form to Statistics Canada. Researchers are then asked to summarize their research plans including the objectives of the study, the themes to be addressed, the sources of data to be used, the techniques and methodologies to be used and, the anticipated budget and timetable for the production of the monograph on the form. The deadline date for submitting the Letter of Intent is August 1, 1992. AMERICAN FOUNDATION F OR AIDS RESEARCH (AmFAR) ) AmFAR invites Letters of Intent for projects in biomedical, humanistic, and social science research relevant to AIDS (Deadline: August 25, 1992). Four types of grants or awards are available: 1)Research Grants: Grants provide up to $50,000 U.S. in direct costs for one year in support of AIDS related biomedical and social science research. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INCENTIVE FUND (URIF) 2)Small Grants (Short Term Travel Grants): Grants The government has approved continuation of the URIF provide affiliated post-doctoral investigators up to US program for one more year. An allocation of $3.0 million has $5,000 for short term study or training at another U.S. been made to support new projects in the fiscal year 1992-93. institution. Funds are for travel, per diem, and The purpose of the URIF program is to encourage univerhousing plus a host institution payment. sities and the private sector to enter into co-operative research ventures with each other. The program will match, dollar for 3)Scholar Awards: Grants provide up to US dollar, eligible investments by the private sector in university$102,000 of salary and benefit support for three years based contract research. to researchers with two to three years of post-doctoral The following are changes made to the URIF guidelines experience. and procedures: - 3 Competitions with DEADLINE DATES of: June 30, 4)Pediatric Aids Foundation Grants: This program of 1992, October 15, 1992, January 31, 1993. Research and Scholar Awards targets research needs - Maximum level of URIF support is $200,000 per project. unmet by federal or other funding sources. Request -For June competition only, the condition that a contract for Proposals are issued periodically on no particular between a corporate partner and the university be signed no schedule. earlier than 6 months prior to a competition has been revised to allow a 9 month prior eligibility. If you wish to be on the mailing list, the Office of Research -The UR.IF application forms have been revised. If you plan and Graduate Studies can assist you with this. on applying to the program, please stop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies to pick up the revised forms. THE FULLBRIGHT FOUNDATION - Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America. DEADLINE: September 30, 1992. Page 2 ..2 - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - RESEARCH NEWS - - - - - - - - - - - - June 1992 �Convocation '92 A joyful moment for many Malaysian students who have made Canada their home for four years, Vonnie Cheng, works full-time but manged to earn two more degrees, an Honours Bachelor of Arts andGraduate Diploma in Business Administration, happy members of the Native Language Instructors 'Diploma andNathie Teacher Education Program, honorary degree recipients, Dr. Karen Weiler and Dr. Neil Young, and Rita Rosehart, BA, getting a little help from her classmates Sid andJoanne Kotte/I, who have to wait one more semesterfor their graduation, and centre, John Everitt, babyMadisonand Nancy Remus, Alumni Honour AwardwinnerRick Lang who was special guest at Convocation Eve sponsored by Thunder Bay Travel. Smilers from The AgorA, page 1 Top left & clockwise, After receiving his BSc, Chris Delaney gets a graduation hug from dad, Dr.RogerDelaney, babyAndrew ·as the unofficial convocation .,,ascot helping his mother Marianne Jollineau celebrate her Education degree, Carol Buswa, BA BEd, delighted everyone with her ceremonialjingle dress worn proudly beneath her gown, lallra Ann Fel/111m1 won several awards including the Poulin Award mid President's Award which she received from Dr. Bob Rosehart, our own Professor Margaret Maclean quietly eamed her third masters degree (Jv{Ed) while teaching on and offcampus mzd chairing the Department oflnfomzation and Library Studies; and centre shot, •'one man 's proud moment'' with journalist Rick Smith and daughter Jennifer who received her HBSc. �t~ -l PROFESSORS EMERITI Dr. Thomas J. Griffith Dr. Griffith came to Lakehead University in 1967 as an Assistant Professor of Science and with duties quite different from those of other academic appointees. Thus, he was charged with setting up a central laborat?ry for the ~cquisition, location, operation and mamtenance of top-of-the-line major scientific equipment for use initially by the Faculty of Science and later by the entire university. The laboratory, under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Griffith, gave a strong boost to both research and teaching in the early :years of the university and, in later years, 1t bec~e. the core facility for much of the scientific research carried out in the institution . Dr. Griffiths' dedicated service to the.scie~tific community at Lakehead Uruvers1ty has made the laboratory an integral and indispensable ~art of the teaching and research activities of the university. The facility and its technical staff have become the envy of other universities and have earned tl1e res~t o~ external research funding organizations. Dr. Marcia Dilley Dr. Dilley came to L.U. in 1968 from an original career in journalism. After leaving journalism - motivated by the urge to contribute to news rather than report on it, she went to Manitoba with the 0tention of studying criminal law. As 1t transpired, her highest mark at the end o~her seco~d year was psychology and this determmed her professional life to this day. She went on to earn her doctorate at Western, but not before becoming involved with L.U. Her interests ~a)'. in child psychology and in the late sixties, she was invited to deliver a s~er_ co~se to a child development or~aruzatton m town. As it happened this course was cancelled but she was invited to teach a summer course at Lakehead University. This chance event determined her subsequent profession. The department was small back then and Marcia took over courses in Conditioning and Learning and Introductory Psychology as well as the courses in Developmental Psychology. She was one of the few female faculty on campus at tl1at time. She points out tliat one of her joys in teaching was tl1e enthusiasm of her students. She was involved for a considerable tin1e with the TI1under Bay Symphony Orchestra Choir, but has now moved on to become a tympanist. She appeared for several years at the rear of the L.U. Wind _Ensemble thrashing away at her tambourmes. She continues these s~dies, ~spe~ially at the xylophone along with culttvatmg her latest interest raising a show dog (a dog that has now achieved chan1pion status). The rest of ~e tim~ is spent sailing (particulary in lugh wmds), travel and working on a novel. Professor Eric Green After obtaining a B.A. and M Sc in Mathematics from Queen's Eric came to ~e ''Lakehead College of Science and Technology" in September, 1962. In 1963 he was appointed Acting Head, then the Chairman, of the Department ofMathematlcs and Physics. Indeed, he was most of that department for his first two years here he was tl1e ' only person teaching Mathematics, When the department split into the Mathe~atics Dept. and the Physics Dept., m 1965, he served as chairman of the Math Dept. for several terms as well as serving on innumerable conun'ittees Originally Eric was a statistician, but ~s the demand for computer science devel- Arts, 2 oped, he found himself teaching our elementary computer science courses as well as statistics, and other mathematics courses too. It is fitting that as the fo~?"1g member ?f the d~p~ent, Enc s career here 1s the lustory of it as well. Dr. Clem Kent Clem began his career here in 1968 upon his appointment as Chairman of the Math Dept. He received his Ph D from Mn: and came from the position of ViceChatrman of the Mathematics Dept. at Case Western Reserve. Clem was inst:rumental in guiding the department d~g ~os~ years of rapid expansion his mottvat10~ and standards were high, and res~ted m a department whic.h is "\, academtcally sound in teaching and ..V research_. In spite of a heavy load - he was chatrman for several terms active ?n committees, and with a heavy teaching load - he has kept up his interest in mathematical logic, publishing and advising graduate srudents. The very successful "Computer Science Contest" and Co-op program in Computer Science are largely his doing. Dr. James (Jim) E.P. Smithers Jim became a faculty member at Lakehead University in 1978 initially as ~ sabbatical replacement, the~ as a full time staff member when he was convinced to leave a superintendent' s position with the Lakehead Board of Education. His dedication to Lakehead University and to ilie embryonic School of Outdoor Recreation was readily apparent as he accepted a substantial reduction in salary to move from the School Board to L.U. claiming that the difference wo_uld be more than offset by a ~umber of little known firsts in his long thirty-three year academic career. He was one of the principle authors of the first high school credit course in Outdoor Educati?n in Ont~o at Atikokan High School m 1965. His Doctoral Disserta- �" Eric Green / Dr. Siegfried Zingel Dr. Siegfried Zingel was appointed to the School of Forestry by President Tamblyn in 1966. During his 25 years, Doc has seen the School develop from only the Technology program plus two years of degree to a complete BScF program in 1971, and the MScF in 1979. Over the years Doc has taught courses in Forest Biology, Dendrology and Forest Soils and he established the first soils laboratory. He has also served under four presidents, three deans and five directors. Doc's primary teaching responsibility is in the Forest Soils area and he is known as the "Dirt Man" by his undergraduate students all of whom hold a lot of respect for him. Each year Doc receives his full compliment of students in his Directed Studies course and ,r-mdergraduate thesis and spends count\\_ ,ess hours with each student in the course and editing their theses. The student always came first and over 60 undergraduate theses have been completed / Thomas Griffith Siegfried Zingel tion on Native Education in Northern Ontario, gave him the credibility to establish the first Native Training program at the high shcool level with the Lakehead Board of Education in 1970. His untiring efforts at replicating the historic Alexander Mackenzie expeditions will come to fruition during the bicentennial year of 1993, when the final phase of that expedition will arrive at Bella Coola, B.C. To date he and his student voyageurs have performed and paddled from Montreal to Winnipeg and Fort McMurray to the Arctic Ocean. This summer the Mackenzie expedition group will paddle from Winnipeg to Peace River, Alberta. Dr. Smithers has been a motivating force in shaping the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, to become a 300 student body program with an international reputation. His retirement from the university will only be offset by the legacy he leaves behind him. if, with Doc as t11e supervisor. It should be mentioned that every thesis was completed on time so that the student could graduate in May. In 1975 Doc completed a research project on Wild Rice Sites in noriliwestern Ontario and many of t11e results from iliis report are still being applied today. Upon his retirement, Doc' s dedication to t11e students, to the development of the School, and his good sense of humour will be missed by all faculty, staff and students within the university. His plans for retirement have not been finalized but it is certain that travelling will be at tl1e top of his agenda but will keep Thunder Bay as his home base. Dr. James A. Pylypiw Dr. Pylypiw took his teacher education program at the North Bay Teacher's College. Jim taught elementary school in East York and Scarborough, where he also served as a Vice-Principal. He did undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and t11e University of Alberta. Jim came north to help open the Lakehead Teacher's College when it opened for its first year at Westgate Collegiate. He moved with it to t11e t11en new building on Oliver Road in Port Arthur. He taught a variety of subjects and helped many students become elementary school teachers. The Teacher' s College was amalgamated wit11 t11e relatively new Lakehead University in 1969 as ilie Faculty of Education. Jim's work specialized in curriculum development, evaluation, and program administration. He taught in ilie pre-service, continuing teacher education, Master of Education, Native Teacher Education, and Native Language Instructor's programs. He was one of a hardy band who made regular excursions to teach off-campus in various parts of Northwestern Ontario. As one of the 3 early teacher educators in Northwestern Ontario, Jim helped bring post-secondary education to the residents of iliis part of the province. PROFESSORS EMERITI Lenora Aedy, Library Technology Agha Mohammed Akram, Psychology J. Thomas Angus, Education M. Eliz.abeth Arthur, History John Hugh Blair, Forestry David H. Botly, Education Willard H. Carmean, Forestry Koilpillai Jesudas Charles, Economics Min-Sun Chen, History Kenneth C.A. Dawson, Anthropology Kenneth Melton Dodd, History Stanley P. Dromisky, Education Geoffrey F. Engholm, Political Studies David G. Frood, Physics Norman Ginsburg, Psychology William M. Graham, Biology Martin M. Greenwood, Anthropology Kenneili W. Heamden, Forestry T.D. Harris, Economics George Alexander Harrower, Physics Fayek M. Ishak, English Chris A Jecchinis, Economics L. Laurens Korteweg, Education Pei-Mao Li, Education Douglas Rome Lindsay, Biology James P. Lovek.in, Education William D. Mackinnon, Civil Engineering William F. McCallurn, Education Gordon D. McLeod, Psychology Hugh Norman McLeod, Psychology Edward Leon Philip Mercy, Geology Thomas B. Miller, History Antoinette L. Montebran, French Somashekhar A Naimpally, Mathematics Margaret R. Page, Nursing Serafina P. Petrone, Education Mary H. Richardson, Education Leo Vidlak, Forestry Stanley Walker, Chemistry Marjorie A Wallington, Nursing William A West, Education J.H. Widdop, Physical Education Valerie A Widdop, Physical Education Leo Zawadowski, Linguistics & Romance Philology �Judith Ann Stevens BSc (Hons), Moncton, New Brunswick AWARD WINNERS THE PRESIDENT'S AWARDS Awards given to the graduating students who have occupied positions ofresponsibility in the students' organizations, and who, by their activities and achievements, have earned the gratitude ofthe University. Rosalina Brizi BComm (Hons), Thwider Bay Paul Caccamo BSc BEd, Thwider Bay Chrsitine Danis BSW (Hons), Thwider Bay Debora Kathleen Desrosier Dip) For Tech BScF (Hons), Kapuskasing Laura Ann Fellman BSW (Hons), Thunder Bay Vicki Lee Ann Ginter BScF (Hons), Brantford, Ontario Hashah Hashim BA, Malaysia Dan Philip Hebert BEng (Elect), St. Albert, Alberta Susan Jane Lister BOR (Hons), Sudbury Paul R. Moniz BA, Thunder Bay George Pardalis BSc, Windsor Kristine Erin Peterson BComm (Hons), Thunder Bay THE DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCE'S MEDALS To the highest ranking graduating students in Arts (al/from Thunder Bay): Catherine Andree Sajna BA Johanne Marie Aleksiejan BA (Hons) Ethel Lenore Enstron BA (Hons) Laura Ann Fellman BSW (Hons) THE DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCE'S MEDALS To the highest-ranking graduating students in Science: Shawn David Whatley BSc, Thunder Bay Karen Puurnala BSC, Thunder Bay DEAN BRAUN'S MEDALS Awarded to the highest ranking graduating students in the Faculty of Professional Studies: Sheena Rae Sodergreen BCornm (Hons), Red Rock Rorie Wilson BAdmin, Thunder Bay Pamela Perri BAdrnin, Thwider Bay Wendy Laverge BAdmin, Thwider Bay James Thomas Bowen BOR (Hons), Vemon,BC. Jill Bernadette Otto Dipl Lib and Info Studies, Thunder Bay Bryant Douglas Stone Grad Dipl. BAdmin, Thunder Bay Bryan Jeffrey Conrod Dipl Eng Tech BEng (Mech), Thwider Bay Hung Thai Ho Dipl Eng Tech, S~arbor?ugh Debora Kathleen Nadine Desrosiers D1pl For Tech BScf (Hons), Kapuskasing Troy David Millar Dip! For Tech, The Pas Colleen Ruth Valente BScN (Hons) RN, ThwiderBay Johnny Tipani Rissanen BPE (Hons), Sault Ste. Marie WILLIAM A. WEST EDUCATION MEDALS Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in Education: Angela Woodhouse-Wild BA BcM BEd, Nolalu Leonard Archibald Naismith BSc (Hons) Tor. BEd, Toronto Danny John Klobucar BSc Guelph BEd, Cambridge, Ontario Cathy Sarah Beaudin BABEd, West Bay, Ontario Ian MacRae BA BPE (Hons) BEd MEd, Thunder Bay THE POULIN AWARD An awardfor outstanding citizenship to the student selected by her fellows, the Faculty and Administration as contributing most to the welfare ofthe University through her student activities. Laura Ann Fellman BSW (Hons) THE ALUMNI HONOUR AWARD Awarded to an alumnus who has made an outstanding achievement in one or more fields ofendeavour. Richard Porter Lang BSW (Hons) THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S GOLD MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class ofthe Master's degree. Leigh-Ann Duke BA (Hons) MA THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking graduating student in the three year Bachelor's degree. James Thomas Bowen BA THE CHANCELLOR'S MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking part-time student in the graduating class of the Bachelors or Honours Bachelor's degree. Winnifred May Bauman BA (Hons) THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL SILVER MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class ofthe Honours Bachelor's degree. Bryan Jeffrey Conrod Dip! Eng Tech, BEng (Mech) THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S COLLEGE BRONZE MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class ofthe Diploma programs. Grant Stanley Erb Dipl Eng Tech President's Award Winners . . (top, left to right) Kristine Peterson Hashah Hashim Paul Caccamo Vicki Ginter Christine Danis Deborah Desrosiers Susan Lister • ·:•'.•·· • .-. . ••. .Copies ofMorning and ' A.fternoon:C.onvocation are.ai•aili lb/e on :video by •~ontacifng J.43-~267. :: 4 ··•:=:•'.'..: :} �FACULTY AWARD - apply for either research, lecturing, or lecturing/research awards. Maximum award is $25,000 per year. Faculty sabbatical, leave-of-absence, or retirement ay may be used concurrently with Fullbright support. GRADUATE STUDENTS -apply for either a formal enrolment grant (acceptance in a doctoral program at a desired U.S. university) or a research grant (completion of all doctoral work except for the doctoral thesis at a Canadian university). Maximum grant is $15,000. Graduate Students are also eligible to accept teaching assistant positions. G SSHRC: BORA LASKIN NATIONAL FELLOWSlllP IN HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH The objective of this research program is to support interor multidisciplinary research and the development of expertise in the field of human rights, with emphasis on themes and issues relevant to the Canadian human right scene. Research in all areas of the humanities and social sciences, including journalism and law is eligible. One fellowship valued at $45,000, plus $10,000 which may be used for travel and research expenses is awarded each year. The award is tenable for 12 months (to be taken up between April 1 and October 1) and is non-renewable. Application deadline date is October 1, 1992 and application forms are currently available in the Research Office. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS A copy of the following document is available in the Research Office: "Canada's Northern Stations: A Directory of Canadian Northern Field Research Stations 1991". ~RADUATE SCHOLARSffiP CuPPORTUNITIES NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships for Employed Scientists and Engineers This program is intended to financially assist a limited number of persons who were not aware of their eligibility to apply for an NSERC scholarship in the annual competition in November 1991, or who had not formulated definite plans before the application deadline. Persons currently employed but intending to return to university for graduate studies are eligible to apply. Applicants must hold at least a bachelor's degree in engineering or science; be currently employed in a scientific or engineering field and have at least 12 months of relevant full-time work experience at the time of application; are thinking of returning to university in the fall of 1992 to obtain a master's or doctoral degree, and are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. For more information about this scholarship and to obtain applications forms, contact Kris DeLorey, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, UC 2002. Applications accepted between May 1 and July 15, 1992. CIDA Awards For Canadians Up to 50 awards are made annually to Canadians wishing to increase their expertise in the field of international development. The awards are worth up to $25,000 per year and may be tenable for a maximum of two years. Applicants must develop a proposed program which r idresses a specific development need or problem in a \ _c!veloping country. The program must include a related fieldwork component and last for at least 25% of the total program duration. Candidates must possess an undergradu- June 1992 ate degree or diploma by the time of the award and have a demonstrated commitment and suitability for a career in the field of international development. Applications are available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Deadlines have changed to February 15 and September 8. RECENT GRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS Hugh Douglas Hennessy Memorial Award in Economics ShekarBose Ishak Book Prize (Department of English) Leigh-Ann Duke Jewish Community of Thunder Bay Shaarey Shomayim Congregation Silver Jubilee Award Al Bennaroch Margaret Page Award in Nursing Ms. Rhonda Crocker GRADUATE STUDENT THESES RESEARCH FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE DEHLS,John (M.Sc. Geology) Supervisor: Dr. Graham Borradaile Thesis Title: The Magnetic Fabrics and Strain History of the Seine Group and Related Rocks Near Mine Centre, Northwestern Ontario. DUKE, Leigh-Ann (MA. English) Supervisor: Dr. Claude Lirnan Thesis Title: Existential Elements in the Poetry of Theodore Roethke. MACTAVISH, Allan (M.Sc. Geology) Supervisor: Dr. Steve Kissin Thesis Title: The Geology, Petrology, Geochemistry, Sulphide and Platinum-Group Element Mineralization of the Quetico Intrusions, Northwestern Ontario. SEEMAYER, Barbara (M.Sc. Geology) Supervisor: Dr. Manfred Kehlenbeck Thesis Title: Variations in Metamorphic Grade in Metapelites in Transects Across the Quetico Subprovince North of Thunder Bay, Ontario. FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION GRIEVE, Carol (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. Alan Bowd Thesis Title: Relationship Between Cognitive Style and Informed Decision Making. HANLON, William (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin Thesis Title: The Roles of Teacher Assistants in Elementary School Special Education Settings. LI, Wenjie (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. Alan Bowd Thesis Title: Student Characteristics, Teaching Methodology and Satisfaction With Adult English as a Second Language Program PETERS-MAKI, Lynne (M.Ed.) Supervisor: Dr. Mary-Clare Courtland Thesis Title: Transfer of Leaming in the Field of Recreation. REYNOLDS, Karen (MEd.) Supervisor: Dr. Alan Bowd Thesis Title: Native Conceptions of Giftedness. SCHOOL OF FORESTRY PENFOLD, Cameron (M.Sc. Forestry) Supervisor: Dr. Rob Farmer Thesis Title: Genetic Variation in Traits Affecting the Water Relations of Balsam Poplar Along a Latitudinal Transect in Northwestern Ontario. APPLIED SPORT SCIENCE AND COACHING GANNON, Greg Supervisor: Dr. Ian Newhouse - - -- - - - - - - - - RESEARCH N E W S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page3 �Thesis Title: The Effect of Discontinuing Iron Supplementation on the Iron Status of Women. KING, Steven Supervisor. Dr. Dan Weeks Thesis Title: The Effects of Visual Perspective, Ball Position and Distance on the Accuracy of a Putted Ball in Golf. NEWHOUSE, Donna Supervisor. Dr. Bob Thayer Thesis Title: The Relationship Between Whole Blood Plasma and Total Blood Lactate at Various Exercise Intensities. WILLIAMS, Kimberly Supervisor. Dr. Dan Weeks Thesis Title: Generalizability of the Guidance Hypothesis to a Brief Acquisition Phase. UPCOMING DEADLINE DATES NSERC Programs Forestry Postdoctoral Assistantships - June 1 & December 1 University-Industry Research Partnerships Program - Open Scientific Publications - October 1 and April 15 SSHRC Programs Aid to Occasional Scholarly Conferences in Canada - July 1, November 1, April 1 StrategicPartnership Development Grants-November 1,January 15, April 15. • SSHRC/Northem Telecom: Research on Science Culture in Canada - September 15, 1992. SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE NSERC Internal Research Grants Research Projects Program - October 13, 1992 Visiting Scholar Program -October 13, 1992 Conference Travel Program - September 15, 1992 Travel to do Research Program - September 15, 1992 SSHRC Internal Research Grants Conference Travel Program - January 15, 1992 and May 15, 1992 Other Internal Research Programs Research Infrastructure Fund - September 30, 1992 Leave/Non-Leave Research Grants Program (RevenueCanada) - October 13, 1992 GREEN PLAN PROGRAMS Tri-Council: Research Grants Program - December 15, 1992 (Letters of Intent); Research Fellowships - November 15, 1992; University Research Chairs - January 15, 1993 OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS American Foundation for Aids Research - August 25, 1992 Canadian Nurses Foundation - July 31, 1992 Educational Centre for Aging and Health; Fellowships/Bursaries - January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. Fullbright Program: Research Grants - November 30, 1992 Health and Welfare Canada/MRC-AIDS Research Program March 15 and September 15; Joint Fellowships for AIDS Research Training - April 1 and November 15. Health and Welfare Canada: Research Projects and Studies June 1, 1992; Small Budget Projects -Anytime; Career Awards - July 31, 1992; Conferences and Workshops - April 1, 1992. National Research Council - Laboratories Research Associateships-Open Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food: Research Program - July 31, 1992 Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Innovation Fund - January 1, May 1, September 1 Ontario Ministry of Health - Health Care Systems Research Projects: Research Projects (May 1 and November 1), Feasibility Studies (Anytime), Formulation Grants (Anytime), InforPage4 mation Studies (May 1 and November 1), Workshops and Conferences (Anytime). Secretary of State: Canadian Studies Directorate - Open Statistics Canada: Analytic Program -August 1, 1992 A"\,, Sugar Association Research Grants - July 31, 1992 J Supply and Services Canada: Environmental Innovation Program -Open. United States Embassy Grants in American Studies - September 1, 1992. University Research Incentive Fund - June 30, 1992, October 15, 1992, and January 31, 1992. GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FulbrightScholarProgram - Educational Exchange Between Canada and the U.S.A. - September 30, 1992. Government of Canada Awards - Deadlines vary by country Young Researchers Award - Open Canadian Nurses Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships July 31, 1992. DEADLINES TO REMEMBER: Researchers looking for help in processing their applications should note these deadlines. Due to changes in Form 101 and the new print size requirements, please consult with the Research Office. NSERC Advanced Materials (All applicants) Research Grants (First time applicants) (Regular applicants) Equipment Grants (All applicants) Conference Grants (All applicants) SSHRC Research Grants (All applicants) Strategic Grants (All applicants) INTERNAL NIA EXTERNAL August 15 October 1 October 15 October 15 October 15 •·October 3 "October 30 October 15 "October 30 October 1 October 15 October 1 October 15 ,.This fall applications must be received at NSERC by October 30, 1992. Please note that applications post-marked on the deadline will not be accepted by NSERC. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Office of Information Services, is asking all faculty to share with usinterestingresearchstoriestofeaturein theRESEARa--INEWS. We wouldliketohearfromyouifyouarecurrentiyinvolvedininnovative research, have attended an interesting conference, are collaborating with industry or the community or if you would just would like to profile your research expertise. RESEARCH NEWS enjoys an audienceofapproximately2000andcanbeavaluablevehlcleforcommunicating your research endeavours to the community at large. ~~ For further research information call Anne Fiorenza atext. 8223 o;, ~ drop by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.For information about Foundations, call Jo-Anne Silverman, Foundations Officer at ext. 8910 or drop by the Alumni House. - - - - -- - - - - - -- - RESEARCH NEWS---- -- - - - - - June 1992 �People/Papers/Publications Special Projects/ Awards Dr. S.A. Mirza, Professor of Q:ivil Engineering was recently reelected for another two-year tenn as the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The Committee' s mission is to review and correlate research on the analysis and behaviour of reinforced concrete columns and frames, to encourage experimental and theoretical research on column and frame behaviour, and to propose provisions·for design of columns. The members of an ACI or ASCE technical committee are elected internationally on the basis of their expertise in the area of the committee's mission. The Committee on Reinforced Concrete Columns is currently composed of hventy-two voting members, two consulting members, and six associate members. Dr. Yves H. Prevost, School of Forestry, was selected to participate in the Ontario-Jiangu Educational Exchange. He left for China on June 11 and will return August 4. Dr. Prevost visited Nanjing Forestry University during the last two weeks of June where he gave lectures on forest protection for insects. In July, he will be in Bejing attending the International Congress of Entomology held every four years. Dr. Prevost will deliver an invited paper entitled "Seasonal feeding patterns and development of cone and seed insects in cones of Tamarack" . During the remainder of his time he will visit plantations and evaluate opportunities for collaborative research and seeking new ways to present insects to the human palate. Dr. Prevost was recently awarded three grants from the Ministry of Natural Resources under the Environmental Youth Corps Program~ $10,500 for a project called Insect Impact on Seed Viability of Tamarack, $5,300 for a project called Plant Defences against Spruce Budworm Feeding (graduate student research of Shelley Vescio) and $12,700 for a project called Vegetation Management and its Impact on White Pine Weevil Damage (graduate student research of Anne Villeneuve). He was also awarded a research grant from Forestry Canada, Forest Pest Management Institute of $3,000 for the collaborative project on Vegetation Management and its Impact on White Pine Weevil Damage. Dr. A.H. Mamoojee, Department of Languages, presented a paper entitled " Q. Cicero, Commentariolum petitionis 19 and Asconius, In Toga candido 78 " at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, held in conjunction with the Learned Societies conference at the University of PEI, Charlottetown May 24-26. He also chaired one of the sessions ( 1 Roman history and is currently a Vice-President of the Classical Association. Dr. Harun Rasid, Department of Geography, presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, which was held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 19-23, 1992. TI1e title of the paper was " Embankments vs. indigenous adjustments: Perceptions of flood alleviation in Bangladesh". Prof. Michel Morton, School of Nursing, presented a paper entitled "Developing a Clinical Course Through Distance Education", at a conference at the University of Guelph. The conference, The Fifth Instructional Show and Tell, ran from May 25 - 26 and looked at issues in post-secondary teaching. Dr. Birbal Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed a Director of the Innovation Ontario Corporation for the period April 30, 1992 to March 31, 1995. Innovation Ontario Corporation (IOC) is a Crown Corporation associated with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology. The corporation and its board encourage and assist the acquisition, development and demonstration of technological products, processes and services in Ontario by providing financial assistance and incentives to early stage technology based companies. The corporation has invested in ventures covering a wide variety of technologies including electronic equipment, medical related products, software packages, and engineered systems. The Directors of the Corporation are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor on the recommendation of the Premier of Ontario. Dr. Singh has been awarded a research grant of $10,000 by the Imperial Oil Limited University Research Grant program for a research project entitled "Scaling Criteria for Jet Cutting of Oil Sands". The objective of the project is to develop a set of scaling criteria which will make it possible to extrapolate laboratory scale experimental results to pilot and field scale with a greater degree of confidence. The Imperial Oil Limited University Research Grant program provides support to university researchers on a competitive basis. Last year 224 applications were received for support and 75 grants W'fre awarded on the basis of originality and significance of the research project, and capability and experience of the applicant. Dr. Barbara Kronberg, Department of Geology, has been invited to participate on a research panel of the Canadian Global Change Program. The purpose of this panel will be to review tile current state oflong-term ecological research and monitoring in Canada and internationally; attempt to ensure compatability, in terms of data acquisition, protocols and analysis among the various projects in order to facilitate comparison and integration of results both within Canada and internationally; and to identify any apparent gaps in the Canadian or international programs which should be filled by Canadian researchers and to initiate the preparation of appropriate research proposals to address these. Dr. Azim Mallik, Department of Biology and Dr. Hafiz Rahman, School of Business Administration, have published a paper entitled, "Ecology and Land Use Economics oftl1e Modhupur Forest in Bangladesh: A proposal for Improved Management''. The paper examines the problem of depletion of forest resources and tl1e consequent environmental degradaContinued on page 8 June1992----- -- - - -- - - - - - AGORA--------- - - - - -- - - - Page 7 �Thanks Plant Lovers Publications continuedfrom page 7 tion in Bangladesh. It outlines a study proposal, to be undertaken from ecological and socio-economic perspectives, that aims to develop a more productive land use system for the Modhupur Forest of Bangladesh. The use of agroforestry as an option for improved management is proposed. The paper has been published in an edited volume titled Calcutta, Bangladesh, and Bengal Studi~s: 1990 Beng'!l Studi~s Conference Proceedings, published by the Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University in 1992. The paper was presented at the 1990 Bengal Studies Conference at the University of Chicago. Dr. Min-sun Chen, Professor Emeritus and Session al Lecturer, Department of History, has recently published the following four articles: "Hsu Kuang-ch'i (15621633) and His Knowledge of Europe," in J. Dehergne, ed., Chine et Europe: Evolution et particularites des rapports Est-Ouest, du XVIe au L. XXe siecle (Taipei, Paris, and Hong Kong: Ricci Institute, 1991 ), pp. 94106.; "The Conversion of Li Chihtsao (1565-1630) to the Christian Faith," (in Chinese), in T.L. Ma, ed., Essays in Chinese Bibliography, Literature, and History (Taipei: Cheng-chung shu-chu, 1991), pp.313-20; "China's Unsung Canadian Hero: Dr. Richard F. Brown in . North China, 1938-1939," in L.N. Shyu et al., eds., East_As1a Inquiry (Montreal: CASA, 1991), pp. 109-139; and a review of Jerome Heyndrickx, ed., Philippe Couplet, S.J. (1623-1693): The Man Who Brought China to Europe (Nettetal, Germany: Steyler Verlag, 1990) in Sino-Western Cultural Relations Journal, XIII(l991), 51-53. On May 4-9, 1992, Dr. Chen presented a paper at the International Symposium held at St. Augustin (near Bonn), Germany in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Johann Adam Schall Von Bell (1592-1666), S.J. In his paper entitled, "Hsu Kuang-ch'i, Li T'ien-ching, and Adam Schall,'' Dr. Chen discussed the lasting impact made by the famous German Jesuit missionary, Adam Schall, on astronomy and calendar reforms in seventeenth-century China. Deadlines for 1992-93 AGORA submissions ISSUE OUT SEPIBMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE DEADLINE SEP1EMBER4 OCTOBER2 OCTOBER30 NOVEMBER27 JANUARY 5 JANUARY29 FEBRUARY 26 MARCH26 APRIL30 MAY28 J:IELP! -~ usan Burton reminds .·, ,faculty and.>ff staff that host-· home f'.iumUJ~ f .a re ·stillx· ·required .for-:., ·. . Jiij,~nese =)· -<. ' ;tuclents·. If .' . you would·•····•·:'. like·to_-host -·· :.one oriwo students ·trom ., •- lt~-;~I:·17ci~:' by Joan Crowe, Acting Curator Claude E. Garton Herbarium This year, volunteers from the Thunder Bay ~ield Naturalist's Club have greatly helped the work m progress at the Lakehead University Herbarium. It is impossible to list here all the people who have helped the herbarium develop over the last twelve months but your efforts have been very much appreciated and you h~ve helped me towar~ one o~ my personal goals, which 1s to make the herbanum a VJtal part of this community. Last summer a plant survey was underta_ke_n of an area . under consideration for a nature reserve - this mvolved ma.king a large plant collection. Most of the work of plant _iden~cation was done during the winter by club members, ~eluding Brian Moore of the School of Forestry. The herbanum summer assistant is now ma.king up identification labels for the specimens, and a representative sample will be accessioned int? the herbarium. The remainder will be stored as voucher specIIDens for future reference. This helpful work will provide information about the plants of an area from which we previously had no specimens, and this has been done at virtually no cost to the University. Many people were involved in various aspects of this project; Susan and Mike Bryan and Jo31:1 Hebden an~ Margaret Hartley should be especially mentioned for th~rr devoted and regular work on Mondays throughout the wmter. We are also very grateful to Joan Hebden for the donation of a valuable three volume set of Britton & Brown's North American Flora to the herbarium library. Another project being directed by Susan Bryan is the updating of Claude Garton's checklist of the Vascular Plants of Thunder Bay District. The original version was assembled with a great deal of help from various clu_b members an~ wa_s, in fact, instigated by Walter Hartley. Tlus was l~st rev!sed ~ 1984 so that its updating involves many changes m the mtenm. Gordon Ward has made a start on the difficult Monocot families and this work has enabled us to bring many of the files up to date already. Erika North has also spent considerable time this winter in helping reorganize the cabinets, and checking families so that the cabinet labels can ?e revised. Users have remarked that it is already much easier to locate specimens. . There are many ways in which club members could assist the herbarium in future. Some, perhaps, would like to "adopt" a particular group of plants. Perhaps a ''tricky'' family l~e the grasses or sedges could be chosen, or even a small group hke the violets. Another possibility would be to adopt an area and do a plant survey. If you concentrate on one group of plants, or one area of land it does not take long to become an "expert", and the best experts are often dedicated amateurs. Claude was a notable example, of course. Working with plants has many advantages. For one thing, they do no bite nor do they fly away! Some of the more intrepid adventurers among us venture into out of the way places where plants have never before been collected. Good specimens from such locations would enable us to increase our knowledge of the distribution patterns of local plants and might provide very useful information with respect to the environment in future. I would be happy to discuss such projects with anyone who is interested. Tel 343-8506 343::S068. : ( Page 8 AGORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 1992 �More Around Campus Committed to future forests. The Jack Haggerty Forest got a boost from the Forest Renewal Group lead by Pat Cybulski, woodlot manager. 20,000 tree seedlings were planted by volunteers from the School of Forestry, above: Brian Moore, Annette Van Niejenhuis, Frank Luckai, Pat Cybulski, Ralph Birston, Lyn Sevean and Don Bames. Missing: Jim Kay//, Geoff Vm1son, Sarah Gooding, Kathleen Gazey, GmyMurchison, Don Richardson, Reino Pulkki and Steve Elliot. What a Fish Story. Derek Patolafrom Audio-Visual spent a fruitful lunch hour at Lake Tamblyn recently. He proudly displayed his catch ofthe day - a 4 lb. Rainbow. Townhouses Ready For Fall Residence construction Phase JV is well underway. The six blocks oftownhouses situated offBa/moral will be available this fall for senior and graduate students. Architect is Grahan1 Bacon Welter and construction by MNT Builders. ( l';n~isl, Tour. Mr. U/fRunneson, left, conducts a tour ofC.A.R.I.S. for a Finnish delegation which included His Excellency Martti Pura, Minister ofAgriculture and Forestry and His Excellency Erik Heinrichs, Ambassador ofFinland to Canada. Seniors On Campus. About 50 seniors visited LU recently as part ofactivities for Seniors' Month. They attended presentations on the opportunities available to them and the option of"Retuming to Learning". Tours ofthe campus were also conducted. The Office ofthe Registrar reports that there are more than 60 students over the age of60 who are taking courses. Senior students gave many reasons for retuming to the classroom: the pure joy oflearning about a certain subject, to fulfill a life-long wish, to have something in common with my grandchildren, to see ifI could do it, to get offmy duff and see what was happening in the world, I took advantage ofthe free tuition, to finish what I started many years ago, to see ifthe grey matter is still working, to get out ofthe apartment. June 1992 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - AGORA-- -- -- -- - - - - - - -- - - Page9 �Forum OLD-GROWTH WIDTE PINE IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO by Dr. William H. Carmean, School ofForestry Concerns about biodiversity and about old-growth forests are frequently heard from western Canada as well as from areas having tropical rain forests. These concerns also have been voiced in Ontario where cutting old-growtll white and red pine forests at Temagami res~ted in protests supported by both e_nvrronmental and aboriginal organizations. The outcome has been heightened awareness about values associated with old-growth forests. Such values include research, biodiversity, educational historical, aesthetic, wildlife and r~reational values. These concerns prompted the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to recently recognize an old-growth white pine forest near the east border of Quetico Park as a "Research and Education Area''. This forest is an almost pure, well-stocked white pine forest that is about 300 years of age. Many trees exceed 90 cm in diameter with clear boles extending up to 18 to 21 m. These large pine have developed in a dense closed canopy and they are not tl1e rough open-grown tree often found in poorly stocked areas. Soils are developed from a stony glacial till capped with a loamy_ s~face soil indicating possible loe~s ongm. Such deep, moist, welldram_~ s?ils r~sult in excellent growing condibonmg (site quality) for trees thus accounting for the impressive tall trees witll large diameters and long clear holes. Many faculty members at Lakehead University have been actively involved in preserving this unique old-growth forest. !"fembers <;>n tl1e Advisory Committee mclude Will Carmean and Brian Moore from the School of Forestry, Azim Mallik from the Biology Department, and Bob Payne from Outdoor Recreation. The Advisory Committee will recommend policies and programs for tl1e Greenwood Lake Forest. Plans are to maintain the area as an undisturbed forest for research and educational purposes and research guidelines are being ~ev_eloped !or ecological, forestry and wildlife studies. The area also is available for educational purposes by university and high school students and for visits by conservation groups. Recognition of the Greenwood Lake Forest is part of an old-growth now being developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Such a policy will require studies to inventory remaining oldgrowth forests in Ontario as well as research leading to a better understanding of tlle diverse character and multiply values associated witll old-growth fores_ts. Funding for such studies may be proV1ded and may already be available through Forestry Canada and NODA (Northern Ontario Development Agreement). Accordingly the Advisory Committee encourages researchers at Lakehead University to actively seek research funding for studies at the Greenwood Lake White Pine Research and Education area. Contact Will Carmean for details about the area and about suggested research projects. Colleges and Universities Receive $30 Million to Help Renew Facilities Ontario postsecondary institutions wil~ receive $30 million to help with the mamtenance, repair and renovation of existing buildings. The funding will be al(O?ated to the institutions through tlle IIlllllstry's Facilities Renewal Fund. Funding will also help improve access to c~p~ ~acilities for people with disab1hnes and will help make campuses safer for everyone. Lakehead University has received a grant of$404 700. Each ins~tution determines which 'campus pr?J~ts are to receive funding. The Mtrustry of Colleges and Universities reviews the proposed projects to ensure tl1at they meet the eligibility criteria ~ef~re ~pproving funding from each mstttut1on's allocation. Decisions witll respect to major capital projects will be made in coming weeks. JV!nners ofthe 1992 Helena Raitt Contest: Left lo Right: (Judges) Mrs. Marie-Noelle Rmne and P_rof Alain Nabarra; Sameena Black, FWCJ-2nd Prize; Paula Haapanen, H<:171marsk1old-Hon. Mention; Teemu Tynjala, Hammarskjold-1st Prize; Marko Hakkola H1/lcrest & PAC/-2n1 Prize. Missing: Kathyrn Nelson, Hillcrest-Hon. Mention. The ' contest was foun~ed m 1961 by Mr. G.B. MacGuillivray, then editor ofthe Chronicle Jo~rnal, named m honour ofMacGuillivray's fom1er French teach at PACI, Mrs. Helena Ralfl. Th_e purpose ofthe contest is to recognize the achievements ofGrade / 2/0AC students m the area oflanguage learning and is sponsored by the Dept. ofLanguages. Page 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AGORA - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - J u n e l 9 9 2 �From AUCC Notes Helping students belong A number of Canadian universities r'{e introducing courses and educational v iaterials to combat high drop-out rates and help incoming students have a more successful academic career. ''There is a growing feeling that the weeding out that is going on (in university classrooms) is not a reliable indicator of academic ability," says Murdith McLean, the warden of St. John's College at the University of Manitoba. Thjs fall U of M will introduce a course designed to help students adjust to life at university. Class sections are . intentionally small (no more than 25 students) and topics of study range from oral and written communications to information about the structure of postsecondary institutions and an exploration of lifestyle choices. One goal of the two-year pilot is to measure whether drop-out rates decrease among students who attend the new course. The University of Prince Edward Island embarked on a similar introductory university course six years ago and administrators there have gathered some telling statistics. About 84 per cent of the students who at1end its "University .,-LOO" preparation course return to second \.__ ~ar, compared to 59 per cent of students in the university's general populations. " Only a tiny portion of students fail academically. Most leave because they don' t feel part of the university community," says UPEI history professor Andrew Robb, a faculty member who helped design the program. Today the course has twice as many applicants as spaces available. At Manitoba, Dr. McLean agrees that many students who leave university feel like they don' t belong. In an attrition study carried out by the school, 90 per cent of the students who quit university reached the decision after talking to a friend. Less than 15 per cent spoke to anyone at the university about their decision, he says. Other universities have also started to prepare students for the leap from high school to university before they arrive for classes in the fall. The University of Guelph Counselling and Student Resource Centre has designed seven worksheets for school students, teachers and parents that explore the transition, "YS centre director Andre Auger. ( .i.iversity liaison officers have introduced the worksheets to Ontario high school students during recruiting visits this spring. From COU Campus Safety Video For Women A video that will help educate people about campus safety for women has been released by the Council of Ontario Universities' Committee on the Status of Women. Safer for Women... Safer for Everyone is the second project of its kind in addition to last year's Women's Campus Safety Audit Guide that has been used by campuses across Ontario. "Safety for women is becoming an extremely important issue on campuses and elsewhere," said Dr. Laura Selleck, COU's staff advisor to the Committee. The video was designed to help train participants who will be using the safety audit to conduct a can1pus audit; however, the video may also be shown to other groups, such as students in residence or employee groups, to raise consciousness of the issue. The video may also be a useful tool for other • institutions where accessibility during the day and night make safety a concern. One copy of the video has been sent to the executive head of each college and university in Ontario. Additional copies of the Women's Campus Safety Guide or Safer for Women... Safer for Everyone are available from the Council of Ontario Universities. Last Writes by Katherine Shedden On the Myers Briggs Personality type indicator I'm rated an ENFP. So what, you say? Well, basically, ENFP's are somewhat chaotic types whose feet don't often touch the ground. Our extroverted natures thrive on knowing what' s going on. In the past month, I suffered constantly from being the last person on campus to know what was happening and felt I should tum in my Information Officer badge. Did you know e that Dr. Sam Shaw was living in the Bora Laskin Building doing lots of exciting things with Contact North? (!j that Macleans is doing another university rating? Apparently this time they will divide institutions into three categories. My theory is that they will then have triple the chance of getting hate mail. e that big Norm (Lavoie) is back from his sabbatical in Florida and ''ready to rip"? e that Tom Stevens left for Moscow to complete his PhD? Okay, but did you know that Moscow was in Idaho? 6) that approximately 300 First Nations people will start arriving on campus next week to begin Native language programs? e that the other half of residence will From MCU be occupied by 90 high school students Sight Impaired Students Services from Thunder Bay and northwestern Task Force Ontario attending the 4-week Science MCU Minister Richard Allen anand Technology Summer School? nounced the establishment of a Task e that you can learn Japanese on Force to study alternatives to printed campus this summer? materials for college and university e that Jim Smithers and his gang have students who are blind or have low made it to Cumberland House, vision. Saskatchewan ahead of schedule and are The creation of the Task Force was coping with lousy weather ''by starting prompted by the desire to improve the each day about 4 am wearing everytlung effectiveness of the current system of providing transcription services for blind we brought?" '1> that Bruce Muirhead and Randy and partially-sighted students attending Nelson are again staring at final drafts of postsecondary institutions. Colleges and universities this year will new books? e that Gordon Keeler, son of Werden receive more than $10 million to support Keeler in Physics, is this year's Presithe needs of students with disabilities. dential Scholar? The Task Force will review the e that Betty Coates is the new current delivery of services and recomPresident of the Alumni Association and mend better approaches to providing when her youngest daughter completes services to blind and partially-sighted one course, all four Coates "children" students based on cost, quality and and their mother will be alumni? timeliness of the finished product. e that our own Bookstore now has one Attention will also focus on ways cooperation between colleges and universi- of the best magazine selections in town? e that with the encouragement of Bob ties might lead to improved delivery of Welsh I finally knocked off my BEd? services. I wonder ifl can use BA, BEd, The Task Force will forward a report ENFP? to the Minister by the end of June 1993. Junel992 - - - -- - - - - -- - -- - - - AGORA - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar n e Alumni A.sodotion o[ Lakeheod Uni--.,,,,.ity proudly presents their a nnua l ALUMNI MIXED i. GOLF To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call the Information Offfice at 8300 or mail your information to SN1002. Deadline for the September Agora is September 4, 1992. 11 ,: Tournament r... n0n-qoll,., al,o • a fun lime The Chancellor Paterson Library Hours sponsored by Conclal ~ and Summer Session - June 29 to August 13 Monday - Thursday - 8:00am to 10:30pm Friday- 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday -1:00 pm to 9:00 pm TRIMARK MUTUAi... FUNDS Sunday, July 19, 1992 a l the nunder Bay C ountry C lub Thunder Bay Art Gallery $35.00/- (ln<lud.. 'i...., f..., and BBQ Sul'f"") 12,30 pm [);,..fie,,, a nd M"'I ~w• Trom lcOO pm T,. Off Time - S holqun Slo.l Until Sunday, July 5 PIMAATISIWIN: QUILTS BY ALICE OLSEN WILLIAMS Organized by TBAG Friday, June 19 to Sunday, July 19 REGIONAL ARTISTS SERIES Works by Ahmoo Angeconeb, Damon Dowbak, Janet Anderson, Stacey Saukko, Libby Weir and Mark Nisenholt. Friday, June 26 to Sunday, August 9 OIV A TOIKKA GLASS Organized by The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki, and the Embassy of Finland, Ottawa. Circulated by the Heritage Policy Branch of Department of Communications, Government of Canada. P,,,,. Wednesday, 12 Summer Term classes end Thursday/Friday, 13/14 Summers Session examinations Monday, 24 Sunday, 28 Monday, 29 Summer Session full courses and halfcourses commence Monday, 7 LABOUR DAY UNNERSITY CLOSED Tuesday/Friday, 8/11 Student Orientation and Registration Week Monday, 14 Gasses start Wednesday, 1 CANADA DAY UNIVERSITY CLOSED N umn,, Stoff. Fornlt~ ond F.;,nJ, Monday, 3 CMCHOLIDAY UNNERSITY CLOSED Final date for submission of Summer Session examination results LU Family Picnic 11:00 - 5:00 Outside the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Refreshments provided by Versa Foods. Contact Norma or Joan at the Switchboard for further information. r· Op,,, looll Agorl\. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-06 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation Convocation 1992 Lakehead Lakehead University Music Music and Visual Arts Building President Rosehart President's Message Visual Art https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/e26066acdb5b2e80f7b1a8ecf966b491.pdf 2c3edaae85c0f17fe5fe8558a186d944 PDF Text Text LAKEHEAD • UNIVERSITY Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada GOR Special Moment Volume 10, Number 6 June 1993 LU STUDENT ENGINEERS WIN SUPER MILEAGE COMPETITION Congratulations to Dr. Seimer Tsang and students Chris Duchene, Peter Decoo and Gunter Lehnert-Thiel. Their fuel efficient vehicle, MACH/NA ULT/MUS, won first place at the Society of Automotive Engineers' 1993 Super Mileage Competition held in Michigan on June 4 and 5th. After their win, the students went on to compete in another SAE Competition in Sacramento, California, on June 2<Nh and placed first out of eight competitors. They were the only Canadian entry to participate in the west coast event. Their car ran 1,478.4 miles on one gallon. Last year the Lakehead University students won the nowdefunct Shell Fue/athon with a vehicle with a fuel economy of 1,422.5 miles per gallon of gasoline. According to Dr. Tsang, the students who stay on to participate in these annual competitions do so at considerable personal cost. LU's entry was made possible thanks to many local and national sponsors. See team photo on page 4. The Chancellor's Medal for the highest ranking part-time student was shared this year among three hard-working students. Derek Britt (BSc) agrees with Hendrika ShuurhuisSchonberger(BA) and Dorothea Keats(BA), the women with whom he shared the award, "it certainly is a juggling act.· In addition to full-time jobs and their courses, Britt and Schonberger both had family additions in the past year. 'Henny' (shown right with her husband Professor Vincent Schonberger) works full-time as secretary in the Department of Languages and Derek is a forester at Abitibi. Both stressed that obtaining the degree is possible only with the support offamily and friends. "Something has to give - time with the children, a social life - but you know you are all in it together· said Derek who recognized that support by giving his medal to his son, his diploma to his mother (he's the first university graduate in the family) and a ring to his wife. What are their long-term plans? There is a good chance Derek will be going back to school this fall and Henny will decide after her summer vacation visiting family in Holland. �REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT SOCIAL CONTRACTING CONGRATULATIONS TO LIBRARY GOLF TOURNAMENT The saga continues with no predictable end in sight. Our fiscal target is expected by the end of June along with our other grant information, and it is ncm our expectation that we mu finalize the University's budget by the end of July. The Canadian Library Association Award for Achievement in Technical Servicing has been awarded to the Bibliographic Processing Department of the Lakehead University Library in recognition of the innovation and success shcmn during our major retrospective conversion project. Congratulations to all involved. Ian Dew will accept the award at the annual general meeting on June 18, 1993. For those of you who enjoy a good game of golf take note of two events coming up: the annual Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament on June 25th and the Alumni Association's annual Mixed Golf Tournament on July 18th. Thanks to all the volunteers who organize these events and to the businesses that donate prizes The proposed Government Bill is sweeping in its impact. Surprisingly, it does mandate both local and provincial sectoral tables. and I suspect this could be problematic. After the so-called fail safe date of August 1, 1993, the proposed Act gives employers sweeping pcmer to effect savings. There are major encouragements including a 20% discount in the fiscal target provided a local agreement is achieved by August 1, 1993. Two informal meetings of the Labour/Management Committee have been held recently to discuss this matter and, as well, the Task Force on Funding has considered a preliminary budget scenario. Once the fiscal numbers are available, I think we are poised to get on with the task. SAFE SUMMER PICNIC Lakehead University Community Council is happy to announce that in spite of financial cut backs the seventh annual summer picnic will be held on Sunday, June 27, 1993. Versa Foods has generously offered to provide food and refreshments. All events will commence at 12 noon at the Fieldhouse. Don't forget to fill in the survey that was circulated to all employees and return it to the switchboard by June 22 And finally, for those heading off with family and friends for summer vacations, I hope you will have an enjoyable and relaxing holiday. I would also like to remind you to have a sate summer - Drive carefully and arrive safely. VOLUNTARY VACATION TIME After our successful program last year, several employees have requested additional voluntary leave time this year, and I am supportive of such requests. It is too early in our budgeVsocial contract process to say that this could be a feature of any local agreement. but it is an obvious option. There has been concern raised in the past by some employees who have had management resistance to requests for unpaid leaves. Management has been directed to grant appropriate requests for unpaid leaves. If, for any reason, there is a problem, please refer it to either Vice-President. Should there be a continuing problem, the case should be referred to me. In order to give encouragement for additional voluntary leaves, any required benefits will be paid and the University pension contribution would be made for up to one month of additional leave per year. Anyone interested should contact Mr. Bill Bragnalo in Human Resources. "It's gratifying when some of the top scholars are 'homegrown' says Dr. Bob Rosehart shown above with Presidential Scholarship winners Tracy Allan, FWCI, Scott Styles, Hillcrest; Donna Marie Baratta, Hammarskjold, won the Alumni Entrance Scholarship. TIP OF THE HAT TO LU's TOP ENTRANCE SCHOLARS 2 AGORA June 1993 �AROUND CAMPUS NEW FACULTY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Dr. Blrbal Singh from the Department of Mechanical Engineering is the new President of the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA). Dr. Singh has been at Lakehead since August, 1987, and in addition to teaching a variety of courses in manufacturing, engineering, robotics, and engineering mathematics, he has maintained an active research program in the area of oil sands technology. Dr. Singh has received research grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Energy, Mines, and Resources, Canada, and the Imperial Oil University Research Grants Program. Dr. Singh is also a Board Director of Innovation Ontario Corporation, and a Trustee of the Thunder Bay Public Library. Birbal's wife, Indira, is the Manager of Planning and Systems for the Northwest Area Office of the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services. They have two children, Anil and Sarita, both students in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. ANTI-RACISM PROJECT familiarize them with the issue and, hopefully, to help them understand their rights and responsibilities relative to being good university citizens. Thirdly, we hope to develop a mechanism whereby all new faculty and staff will have an orientation to the issue of antiracism as a condition of their employment. This might take the form of a short seminar held whenever sufficient numbers of new employees, say five, have been hired, or it might be a short video shown to individuals as part of the hiring process. Knowledge of this area could be part of the interview process. However it evolves, this is an important way to communicate to all new staff and faculty our commitment to tolerance, understanding, and a positive climate for all individuals who make up our community. Fourthly, we will be exploring with LUSU ways of enhancing the knowledge of students around issues of racism. And, fifthly, ongoing efforts will be made toward increasing the level of awareness of all members of the Lakehead University community. It is important that each person is aware of the responsibility to contribute however possible to eradicating racism on our campus. Some areas will take time to evolve, but in the meantime we can all contribute by taking advantage of workshops and information distribution designed to increase our awareness, and by ensuring that. in our own behaviour, at all times we are sensitive to the issues surrounding racism. As well, we have a responsibility to provide leadership in the broader community of Thunder Bay and region on this important issue. On behalf of LU, I would like to thank the project coordinator, Linda Pisco, for her work on this project A good start has been made but much remains to be accomplished. IN MEMORY OF ANN MACDONALD by Dr. Robert G. Rosehart, President In November of 1992 the Anti-Racism Working Committee at Lakehead University received funding towards a project designed to focus on the issue of anti-racism and to begin development of an anti-racism policy. During the terms of the project a series of focus groups were held in which students. faculty, staff, and administrators came together to share perceptions and experiences around the issue of racism. Out of those groups we learned a great deal about what we, as a university community, can do to ensure that all persons are treated with consideration and understanding of their uniqueness. The focus groups emphasized specific areas of concern at Lakehead and out of these the Committee identified five priority areas. The first is the need to complete and implement an Anti-Racism Policy. Working through the drafting of such a Policy will encourage the Lakehead University community to look objectively at how we can achieve our goals and how best to develop a commitment on the part of the entire University to a racist-free campus. Secondly, the issue of racism needs to be a mandatory part of the orientation of new students. The Committee identified ways of integrating this objective into the fall orientation sessions, but the long-term suggestion of the Committee is the development through Senate of a halfcredit, mandatory course, for all students designed to Director, Allan Bowd and Mr. Clark MacDonald admire Panel in Copper on display in the Main Office at the School of Education. The Panel was a class project of Fine Arts Instructor Ann MacDonald and given to her in appreciation by its creators - the members of the first Native Teacher Education class. Ann MacDonald was the Instructor of Fine Mat the School of Education during the 1970s. When she passed away last February her husband Clark donated the panel to Lakehead University where it now hangs in her memory. 3 AGORA June 1993 �AROUND CAMPUS MACHINA ULTIMA AND THE WINNING TEAM NEW BOOKS STAR WARS IN CANADIAN SOCIOLOGY Exploring the Social Construction of Knowledge published by Femwood Publishing, 1993 by Dr. David Nock Professor of Sociology Lakehead University The book explores the idea that what we accept as knowledge has as much to do with the social and cultural location of the researcher as with direct observation of any object. The traditional theory of positivism holds that the world for research is entirely outside the scientist and that knowledge appears externally to the researcher as if scientific "facts· were like pebbles on a beach, just waiting to be picked up. However following modem theories of epistemology, this book holds that what we produce as knowledge is always achieved as a balance between our own social location and the external wortd itself. Theory and analysis are not abstractions; they evolve out of social conditions. The book explores these ideas with a number of case studies featuring prominent Canadian sociologists such as S. D. Clark, John Porter, Robert Brym, Bonnie J. Fox, Robert Stebbins, and others. In each case, specific social and personal factors are shown which explain how the actual research and writing of the authors were affected. In the case of S. D. Clark, his childhood background growing up in Alberta in the 1920s and 1930s in an environment of rural unrest and political protest coloured his interpretation of historical movements as far back as the 1640s. John Porter's views on the Anglican Church of Canada and underdevelopment in Quebec before the 1960s were affected by his belief that economic development was not compatible with the residual semi-feudal values of the British Empire out of which Canada had emerged. The work of many sociologists (such as Brym, Fox, and Stebbins) is very likely to show regional limitations in that authors from a specific region are very likely to overlook. in an unconscious selection process, the contributions of sociologists from their own region. Drawing upon theory of the last thirty years. the author doubts that such interaction effects of the object being studied and the researcher can be avoided. This had been the dream of the older positivistic theories. that any influence of the scientist on his or her subject could be avoided. Today many are likely to conclude with the doctorscientist Ludwik Fleck that ·every epistemological theory ...that does not take this sociological dependence of all cognition into account in a fundamental and detailed manner" is likely to be deemed trivial. -David Nock Above, Dr. Seimer Tsang, Chair, Mechanical Engineering, with engineering students Chris Duchene, Peter Decoo and Gunter Lehnert-Thie/. Below, he managed to also fit in Convocation ceremonies the day before the team left for the first competition. Perhaps he was trying to get a few investment and fund-raising tips from honorary degree recipient Judith Maxwell. LITTLE RED READING SOCIETY On May 6 the LitUe Red Reading Society held a series of lectures on Aboriginal women and the Canadian educational system at Lakehead University. The four guest speakers were Aboriginal women who had come from as far away as the Western Arctic to share their experiences within the educational system and to reveal many of the difficulties which they faced as Native women in trying to pursue an education. Guests included Olive Patricia Dickason, Professor Emeritus from the University of Alberta, Priscilla Settee and Wendy J. Whitecloud, both coming from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and Ethel Blondin Andrew, the Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic and Liberal Critic on Aboriginal Affairs. As the number of Aboriginal students and facuity increases at Lakehead University and the field of Native Studies expands, the ties which the LitUe Red Reading Society and its lectures creates with prominent Aboriginal figures in other academic and political institutions in Canada should be seen not only as a benefit to specific individuals of Aboriginal descent. but also to the entire university community. - Laura Jamieson AGORA 4 June 1993 �AROUND CAMPUS CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING AWARDS Ask the faculty members who received the LU's Contribution to Teaching Awards this year what their biggest challenge is and you will get four very different answers! For Dr. Jeanette Lynes, the secret is to make a connection with the students. "They keep getting younger,· she says jokingly, ·so you have to be aware of their special concerns, their 'culture··. This award was Dr. Lynes' first award for teaching and she says she feels encouraged. "You are always trying to improve as a teacher,' she says ·and this kind of recognition encourages you to keep striving. ■ • Increased class size is a serious concern of Dr. Lynes' as it is with Dr. Kim Fedderson. Both feel that class size affects the quality of teaching. It is harder to find time to maintain individual contact when there are more and more students in the class and more and more papers and exams to mark.For Dr. Fedderson, the challenge is to seize what he calls those 'teachable moments·. "You prepare and go into the classroom with a clear plan," he says, "but you have to be flexible and open to revise that plan if necessary.■ How does he balance teaching and research? By finding 26 hours in a day! "Teaching should complement research," he states, ·and you must find time for both.■ Dr. Jim Haines, Associate Professor, Education Dr. Darlene Steven, Associate Professor, Nursing Dr. Jeanette Lynes, Assistant Professor, English Dr. Kim Fedderson Assistant Professor English For Dr. Darlene Steven, the trick is to involve students in their own learning. She listens to what her fourth-year nursing students say when asked the question, ' How can we do this better?' It's a must she says because her classes are made up of adult learners with many years of experience as well as younger students. ·1 try to relax, learn from others and enjoy the classroom setting. Teaching should be fun.' The contribution to teaching awards were established by Senate to recognize high levels of teaching performance. Up to six awards may be given annually (three to professors in each faculty of Arts and Science and Professional Studies). With each award comes a nominal cash prize of $100. Nominations are made by groups of at least five students who are asked to respond to specific questions. In the students' letter nominating Dr. Jim Haines they noted his willingness to give that 'litUe bit extra·. ·1 can honestly say I look forward to every day at work,· says Dr. Haines. "I never teach the same course twice and I wish the students I've had could come back to critique my changes.· The chair of the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning, Dr. Moira McPherson, says the awards are a way to honour the great teachers we have here at Lakehead. 'As more and more students become aware of the awards', she says, "the profile of the awards is bound to increase: -Frances Harding The Mackenzie Expedition is less than two months away from the culmination of the five year project. The expedition left Peace River, Alberta on May 16 and has performed their Stay-in-School roadshow for almost 40,000 adults and children. On May 30 the expedition crossed the border into British Columbia and paddled the mighty Peace River batUing the strong current and the rainy weather. According to Jim Smithers, communities have been overwhelmingly receptive to the band of modern-day voyageurs. One of the big challenges for the expedition will be the major portage around B.C.'s well-known Bennet Dam - a monumental obstacle that did not exist in Mackenzie's day. The Lakehead students will also test their mettle during the 15 day, 350 kilometre trek through the Rockie Mountains on the Alexander Mackenzie Grease Trail. The team will begin the hike July 3. The project ends July 22 at Mackenzie Rock, near Bella Coola, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of Mackenzie's arrival on the B.C. coast. -Denise Bruley AGORA 5 June 1993 �WHAT'S NEW IN THE LIBRARY Library Renovation Progress Report J The Northern Studies Resource Centre is now located on the fifth floor of the library. The Bibliographic Processing Department has a new home on the fifth floor of the Ubrary. This is where all books and periodicals are received and catalogued. All circulating books are located on the third floor of the Ubrary. Over 250,000 were relocated with minimal disroption to service. The DOC Collection which used to be housed on the ground floor is now located on the fifth floor. Several offices have been relocated to the fifth floor including the Chief Ubrarian's, shown left with Secretary Dianne Edmond. Anne Deighton, Head of Collections Development (right), is also on the fifth floor. The Library and Information Studies Department has moved to the Ground Floor of the Library. The Bindery and Mail area have been relocated to the Main Floor of the Library. ~JIIII AGORA DID YOU KNOW? The Agora is printed monthly (except July and August) and is distributed to 2,000 people including the University faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. If you would like your name added to (or taken off) our mailing list, contact Betty Hygaard in the Information Office 343-8300. June 1993 • �•Wi=i-i FIONA BLAIKIE ALEX BOHLER After completing a foursemester course in heating, lighting and air conditioning at Confederation College last January, Alex joined the University to work as a mechanic. As far as he is concerned, he came to the right place. "There is every kind of mechanical system here... from the very old to the state of the art." There is even talk of Lakehead University generating its own power and that really interests him.Originally from Nipigon, Ontario, Alex worked on road construction and then spent 10 years working at Abitibi-Price. When the plant closed, Alex started an automotive service company called "Enginewity" with his brother-in-law. He still operates the business although he is trying to delegate more of the day-to-day operations so that he can spend more time with his family. He and his wife, Bonnie, have a three-year-old daughter. Hillary. It is true Alex is not a ·stay-at-home· fellow. He likes to renovate houses and, since he finished his last project (a house which he now rents out), he has taken up another lifelong interest - the refurbishment of wood and canvas canoes. He has six finished canoes in his garage including his proudest possessions: a 17-foot "chestnut' and a 13-foot "square stem·. Dr. Fiona Blaikie came to Canada eight years ago to paint a portrait of a friend, but found there was a lot more she could do in this country as a researcher, teacher and scholar. First, she completed a Master's degree in education at the University of Victoria and then went on to do a Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia. Her dissertation: Assessing senior secondary art in Britain and North .America: A comparative analysis of strategies and inherent values. She joined Lakehead University's Faculty of Education as an Assistant Professor in July, 1992. Born in South Africa, Fiona studied painting, art history, and English at the University of Cape Town and then spent several years teaching art in Johannesburg and Durban. Current research interests have taken Fiona back to her homeland. With the help of a SSHRC grant. she was able to examine the different ways art is taught in black and white communities. In fact, she is giving a paper on the subject this summer at the Learned Societies Conference in Ottawa. Although painting is still important to Fiona, it "is on the back burner now" at least until she can find suitable studio space. "Reading·, she says, ·takes up a lot of my time now!' Fiona's interests now are in developing a new concurrent education program for primary{junior and junior/intermediate teachers specializing in Visual Arts (yet to be approved by Senate), and teaching a graduate course this summer in Quantitative Research Methods. She is also very interested in the graduate program at the School of Education. IN MEMORIAM Dr. Donald Francis Power Associate Professor of Education Described by his colleagues as a quiet, modest man, Dr. Donald Power passed away on June 2, 1993, after a lengthy but courageous batUe with cancer. He was 52 years old. Dr. Power joined Lakehead University in 1972, became an Associate Professor in the School of Education in 1978, and served, for a lime in the mid-80s as chairperson of the Pre-Service Teacher Education Program. Dr. Power's areas of interest were History and Philosophy. He completed a Master's degree in History from Memorial University, as well as a Master's degree in Philosophy from U of T and a PhD in Education from O.1.S.E. In addition to being active in his parish as a Eucharistic Minister, Dr. Power was keenly interested in Human Rights and from 1984 to 1986 chaired the Human Rights Education Committee. Dr. Powers is survived by his wife Margaret and their four children. CAROLINE PASCALL Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Caroline Pascall came to LU to study Biology but left the program after two years to work on campus instead. She started out with a part-time job at the Alumni Bookstore. Then in October, 1992, was hired as a full-time mail clerk. One of the 'perks' to working at LU is the tuition waiver and Caroline intends to complete her degree, one course at a time. In the meantime, she and her friend Peter, a carpenter, are looking for a house in the country. Both like to get out on weekends to camp and fish and this summer they are planning a trip to Quetico Park. No doubt they will be bringing Snert, their swimming Springer Spaniel. AGORA 1 June 1993 �CONVOCATION 1993 HIGHLIGHTS Proud Papa Dr. Alistair Macdonald always attends Convocation but this year he had a special reason - eldest daughter Laurie graduated with first class standing in her Honours Bachelor of Science Program (Biology) and was accepted into the McMaster/Lakehead Occupational Therapy program this fall. Judy Ward was in "fine• company when she walked across the stage to receive her Visual Arts degree; wellknown artist Barbara Sprague was a/so in her class. Derek and Sonya Patola seize the moment just before Derek returns to video duties and his wife joins the class of '93 to receive her Bachelor of Education and the Dean's Medal for highest standing in her program. Man with Mace Dr. George Merrill has marshalled the Convocation procession for •at least 15 years.• There was a certain amount of nostalgia this year because two of his children graduated: Glenn with his HBA (Sociology) and Usa with BA (Psychology) Mary Ann Misner was honoured for her commitment to life-long teaming with the title Fellow of the University. She receives congratulations from the Chancellor as the Registrar prepares for the gowning. This was our largest graduating class in 29 convocations. 1,618 graduates were added to the Alumni roster. Graduates from the Schools of Professional Studies - 843, Arts and Science 8 AGORA June 1993 �CONVOCATION 1993 HIGHLIGHTS The 'quiet degree'. Wrestling coach Francis Clayton never made much noise about completing his degree in sociology which he started as an athlete in 1981. "I admit I was focussed on athletics at that time. It was only as a coach that I started to see the importance of academic success. I had a lot of encouragement from Norm (Lavoie) and my wife. It's a funny thing, but completing my degree and attending graduation became very important to me. I've made a promise to attend my students' graduations.• In addition to coaching and plugging away on his degree, Clayton just completed his Level V Coaching Certification Program. making him one of only three in Canada! Betty and Richard Hygaard are extremely proud of their son Rory who graduated with his Honours Bachelor of Physical Education Degree. The Hammarskjold graduate will pursue his education degree this fall and mom just smiles when asked if that means she may have a few more typing assignments. Keepers of language heritage: Members of this year's Native Language Instructors Diploma pose for a group shot af!er the ceremonies. CONVOCATION SPEECHES ADDRESS THE TIMES Judith Maxwell, a Canadian economist, received an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree. In her address she spoke about the legacy inherited by this years graduating class, calling it a "sputtering economy and a society that is struggling to redefine itself." She went on to give the graduates advice about family life, public life and finding a job. Lyn McLeod received the 1993 Alumni Honour Award. In her speech she talked about the need for life-long learning and recalled her own experiences when, at the age of 40, she returned to Lakehead to complete a Bachelor and Masters degree in Psychology. 'We do live a rapidly changing world, • she said, 'a world in which our future success as a society and as individuals, will depend on the creation of new ideas and the development of our talents and skills.· 9 AGORA June 1993 �CONVOCATION 1993 PROFESSORS EMERITI Lakehead University recognized the contributions of three faculty members at Convocation by awarding each the title "Professor Emeritus". Chairman of the interdiscipliR. CHARLES S. RIPLEY nary Religious Studies Program. His research in the Charles Ripley joined philosophy of action and the the Lakehead University philosophy of mind resulted in Philosophy Department in his defence of a version of 1967 thus starting his second non-reductive materialism in career. He completed his which consciousness is said to Ph.D. at the University of be an emergent property of the Western Ontario while serving physical organism. One of his as Anglican priest in publications on this topic, Kerwood, Ontario, a small which appeared in 1984 in the town near London and, by international journal "Inquiry" coincidence, the birthplace of won Charles Ripley special the late Dr. Frank Doan, the praise from Nobel Prize first Lakehead philosopher. Winnipeg neuro-scientist, During his years at Lakehead Roger W. Sperry. Charles University, Dr. Ripley served plans to move with his wife, a number of times as Muriel, to the slightly warmer Chairman of the Department climate around Waterloo, of Philosophy and as Ontario. WALTER RAMSEY CROWE Walter Ramsey Crowe was appointed to the School of Business Administration at Lakehead University in 1966. Throughout his career he has pursued interests in Business Strategic Management as well as his specific interests in Inventory Management and Health Care Issues. Dr. Crowe received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from London University, a Graduate Certificate in Education from Leeds University, a Master of Arts Degree in Economics from Sheffield University, a Master of Education in Educational Administration from Lakehead University and a Ph.D. from Brunel University in London. Dr. Crowe holds the distinction of being a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a Fellow of the Society of Commercial Accountants. He also has the honour of being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Dr. Crowe is looking forward to an active and continuing career as an academic as he and his wife Joan relocate to a new home in Owen Sound. Dr. Robert Rosehart awards Dr. Ripley the title of Professor Emeritus during Convocation day ceremonies. HAROLD G. CUMMING Harold Cumming joined Lakehead University's School of Forestry, in July of 1973. During the 20 years prior to 1973, Harold worked for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and its predecessor, the Department of Lands and Forests as the fish and wildlife biologist in the Geraldton District and supervisor of big-game management (deer, moose, caribou and bear) for Ontario. Harold's research focus. including his doctoral work done at the University of Aberdeen fram which he received his Ph.D. in 1966, has been on the behavioral ecology of large-game species and the interaction between wildlife and other aspects of forestry. Harold was the first. and for the past 20 years has been the only, member of the forestry faculty who is a wildlife biologist. He has made a major contribution to the School in curriculum design and in developing and delivering courses that ensure that wildlife and its habitat are major components of good forest practice. In addition, Harold contributed substantially to the administration and operation of the School. Harold is a certified wildlife biologist of the Wildlife Society of North America. Dr. John Naysmith presents a Dean Braun Medal to Minh Giang Xuan Nguyen who received her diploma in Engineering Technology. 10 AGORA June 1993 �Recapture the Pride . . . Remember the Promise The Alumni Association of Lakehead University invites you to rekindle friendships and recapture university excitement at the First Annual Homecoming Weekend October 22-24, 1993. REGISTRArfION FORM #OF TICKETS EVENT COST/PERSON II 1) "Let's Get Together Dinner Dance (Fri.) $22.00 2) Lecture /Wine & Cheese #1 (Fri.) $3.00 3) President's Brunch (Sat.) & Annual General Meeting I e 4) Basketball Game (Sat.) -~ ~ --.... ,_,,._ ~ . ------· included in registration fee , *Alumni: $3.00/*Guest: $5.00 .. ---..~. ~ .-...__ TOTAL ~~~ -- - - - I �SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Homecoming Weekend Friday, October 22 1) "Lets Get Together" Dinner Dance 6:00 pm - 1:00 am The Outpost (located in the new Student Centre) Cost for Dinner Dance: $22.00 per person Rekindle old friendships at a casual buffet s_upper in the new Student Centre. Dance the night away to the tunes of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 9Q's in the hottest spot on campus! Single dance tickets ($5.00) will be available at the door. October 22 - 24, 1993 5) Post-game Party 10:00 pm - I :00 am Following a Norwester victory (we hope!) reassemble in the Main Cafeteria at the Post-Game Party. Return to the days of your youth. Cost/or Party: Alumni $2.00, Guests $3.00 6) Public Lecture #2 - Thesis Research of Graduate Students 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Lakehead University now has fourteen graduate programs that offer students an opportunity to engage in 2) Public Lecture #1 - ''The Northern Ontario original research. This lecture will be a collage of Economy: Structure, Performance & Future" presentations by graduate students on their thesis re8:00 pm - 9:00 pm search. Reawaken memories of academic life by attending a Wine & Cheese Reception to follow in the Faculty lecture by University faculty members from the Dept. of Lounge. Economics - Drs. W. Jankowski and B. Moazzami & the Cost/or Reception: $3.00 . Schoo8 Business_ Dr. B. Dadgostar. Explore the unique ~ Organized by the Dept. of Research and Graduatef tudies features of the Northern econom • 11---== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = =J--.J �Cost for Reception: $3.00 ~ - -_ _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - - -::,~u._ -.u_:a _ iu _ :-y _ , __ c_c_u......., u~ic - :a;_ .__ _ __ _~--=--- Organ::)d by the Dept. of Research & Gradua,te Studies Saturday, October 23. 3) Lakehead University President's Brunch & Annual General Meeting 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Main Cafeteria No Charge Re-affirm your commitment to Lakehead University by taking part in the Alumni Association's Annual General Meeting. A wonderful brunch, courtesy of the Office of the University President, will be offered. 4) Norwester Basketball Game 6:00 pm - Women's Game 8:00 pr:n - Men's Game The C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse (a.k.a "The Thunderdome") Cost for Game: Alumni $3.00, Guests $5.00 Re-capture your school spirit and remember the thrill of victory when the Norwesters battle it out with Laurentian University. 7) A Native World View Workshop & Brunch 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Faculty Lounge Cost for Seminar: $10.00 Lakehead University boasts many firsts in its leadership to provide native people with access to postsecondary education and to provide meaningful and relevant curriculum. This workshop will provide you with an opportunity to learn what are some· of the distinctive values and world perspectives of native people. General Campus Tours will be of(ered throughout the weekend. Additional information will be provided in the next issue of the Norwester Magazine. Have an idea about a class or club reunion? Need information about Hotel Accommodations? Give Homecoming Headquarters a call at (807)343-8155 or fax us at (807)343-8999. Confirmation of re~istration and payment will be mailed upon receipt of form. �6) Lecture/ Wine & Cheese #2('>at.) $3.00 7) Native World View Workshop & Brunch (Sun.) $10.00 REGISTRATION FEE (includes Homecomin commemorative & Brunch) 5.00/PER PERSO Space is limited for some events! Register early! MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY OR CHARGE MASTERCARD__ OR VISA _ _ CREDIT CARD# _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ EXP.DATE _ _ __ NAME (include former surname),_ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ DEGREE(S) YEAR(S) _ _ GUEST'S NAME(S) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ADDRESS _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ PROV --------- POSTAL CODE _ _ __ Please retain a copy of the registration form and return original with form of payment to: "HOMECOMING '93" Lakehead University Alumni Association 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5El Tel: (807) 343-8155 Fax: (807) 343-8999 CITY _ _ _ __ _ _ BUSINESS TEL#. _ _ __ _ _ RE( iISTER BEF()RE OCTOBER I. IHH:l & BP EligihlP to \\'in tlu• EAHLY BIRD DH.\\\' PHIZE: .:\ \\'ppkprul fo1· '1\n, at the Yalhalla Inn. Thun<fp1• Ba~· Final HPgistt'ation l)p;ulliru•: ()c:tohp1• L"i. IHH:l �CONVOCATION 1993 l\lEl>,\I. ,\NI> ,\\\',\HI> \\'INNEHS Sherry Lang Hamill BScF(Hons) BEd Jeffery Peter Muhlethaler BA(Hons) W.Ont. BEd Vivian Mabel Thomas BA BEd Ruby V.M. Slipperjack-Farrell BA BEd MEd THE PRESIDENT'S AWARDS Awards given to the graduating students who have occupied positions of responsibility in the student organizations. and who, by their activities and achievements, have earned the gratitude of the University. Ian Thomas Fero BA Rosemary Ann Wilson-Gallant BSCN(Hons) Michelle Lee Gervais BSW (Hons) Donnie S. Mills BOR (Hons) Colin Ballantyne BAdmin Kelly Sue Breutigam BPE(Hons) Anastasia Elizabeth Kozma BScF(Hons) David A Pineau BPE(Hons) Paolo Antonio Sacchetti BComm(Hons) Tanya Tougas BAdmin Karin Vogel BA BOR(Hons) BEd DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCE'S MEDALS To the highest-ranking graduating students in Arts: Teresina Fabiano BA Elaine Sherwood BA ex aequo Darlene Sandra Flood BA(Hons) Heather Lynn Hopkins BSW(Hons) THE POULIN AWARD An award for outstanding citizenship to the student selected by her fellows, the Faculty and Administration as contributing most to the welfare of the University through her student activities. Cassandra Rita Koenen Uoyd Mack with Dean Gellert Marilyn Ruth Smith BScN(Hons)RN Catherine Elizabeth Tresidder BOR(Hons) Cheryl Marie Ross BA BEd Dipl.Lib. & Info.Studies Craig Cameron Goodier BEng(Civil) Minh Giang Xuan Nguyen Dip! Eng Tech Shane Bradley Vermette BScF(Hons) Patricia Marie Kleist Dipl For Tech DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCE'S David A. Pineau BPE(Hons) MEDALS Adele Sandra Pugliese B Admin To the highest-ranking graduating students Tara E. Hatzis BComm(Hons) in Science: Lloyd A. Mack BSc WILLIAM A. WEST EDUCATION Alexander Karl Juvshik BA BSc(Hons) MEDALS Robert Thomas Markewich BSc(Hons) Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in Education: DEAN BRAUN'S MEDALS Sonya Ellen Patola BA BEd Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in the Faculty of Professional Studies. THE ALUMNI HONOUR AWARD Awarded to an alumna/us for outstanding achievement in one or more fields of endeavour. Lyn McLeod MPP HBA '84 MA '86 THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S GOLD MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class of the Master's degree. Jamie Arthur Dyce BA(Hons) MA THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking graduating student in the three-year Bachelor's degree. Lloyd A. Mack BSc CHANCELLOR'S MEDAL Awarded (ex aequo) to the highest ranking part-time students in the graduating dass of Bachelor's or Honours Bachelor's degree. Derek Kevin Britt BSc Dorothea Mary Keats BA Hendrika Schuurhuis-Schonberger BA THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SILVER MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class of the Honours Bachelor's degree. Craig Cameron Goodier, BEng(Civil) C Students backstage with Alumni Honour Award winner Lyn McLeod and Lakehead's first president Bill Tamblyn. L-R (back) LUSU President Rob Jamieson, student senators Ian Middleton, Karen Eryou, Laura Beeby and Dr. William Tamblyn. Front, MPP Lyn McLeod and LUSU Vice-President Pam Gervais. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S COLLEGE BRONZE MEDAL Awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class of the Diploma programs. Minh Giang Xuan Nguyen Dip. Eng. Tech. 11 AGORA June 1993 �APPOINTMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, PEOPLE PUBLICATIONS APPOINTMENTS Dr. Yves Prevost, Assistant Professor, School of Forestry, has been elected as International Division Governor of Toastmaster's International for 1993-94 effective July 1. As Division governor, Dr. Prevost will encourage Toastmaster Clubs of Northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota to grow through the delivery of Toastmaster programs. Lakehead University Appointments The following faculty members have been appointed to the position of Chair of their Department: Arts and Science Biology Chemistry History Philosophy Physics Political Studies Dr. W. Momot Dr. D. Orr Dr. B. Muirhead Dr. D. Rabb Dr. W. Keeler Dr. S. McBride Professional Studies Grad Studies and Continuing Education Civil Engineering Physical Education Dr. M.C. Courtland Dr. C. Johnson Dr. A. Bauer Dr. McBride Dr. Rabb Dr. Momot Dr. Bauer Dr. Keeler Dr. Muirhead Dr. Courtland Dr. I. Nirdosh, Professor of Chemical Engineering has published the paper entitled, •A Natural Convection Mass Transfer Study of the Diffusion Controlled Dissolution of Hemispherical Copper Cavities·, in the Journal Metallkunde, Vol. 82. The paper was cerauthored by Dr. G. H. Sedahmed of Alexandria University, Egypt. Dr. David A. Nock, Department of Sociology, published his chapter 'The Organization of Religious Life in Canada" in The Sociology of Religion: A Canadian Focus, edited by W. E. Hewitt, Toronto: Butterworths, 1993, pp. 41-63. He also published "Biographical Truth' in Boswell's Children: The Art of the Biographer, ed. R. B. Fleming, Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1993, pp. 33-36. These comments were made as an invited guest speaker at an international conference at the University of Edinburgh on the subject of biography. Dr. Yves Prevost, Assistant Professor, School of Forestry and Dr. Peter de Groot. Directors of the Entomological Society of Ontario (ESO), recently published a second edition of the directory of entomologists in Ontario titled Entomology in Ontario. Copies of the directory are available through the Secretary of the ESO, Faculty of Forestry University of Toronto, 33 Wilcox Street. Toronto, ON M5S 363. Dr. Peter N. Duinker, Associate Professor/Chair in Forest Management and Policy announces the publication of three papers: Beyond Dispute: Collaborative Approaches to Resolving Natural Resource and Environmental Conflicts by Peter J. Johnson and Peter N. Duinker February 1993, Open • Doors: Public Participation in Forest Management in Canada by Peter E. Higgelke and Peter N. Duinker, Report to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association and Forestry Canada, March 1993, and a working paper Testing the "Policy Exercise· in Studies of Europe's Forest Sector: Methodological Refections on a Bittersweet Experience by Peter N. Duinker, Sten Nilsson and Ferenc L. Toth, May 1993. Dr. Yves Prevost, Assistant Professor, School of Forestry and Dr. Peter de Groot. Directors of the Entomological Society of Ontario (ESO), recently published a second edition of the directory of entomologists in Ontario titled Entomology in Ontario. Copies of the directory are available through the Secretary of the ESO, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Wilcox Street. Toronto, ON M5S 3B3. Dr. Darlene Steven, Associate Professor, and Professor Rhonda Kirk-Gardner, School of Nursing, have been contracted by the Mosby Book Company to prepare a chapter on cardiovascular health for the new gerontology text to be published next year (edited by Annette Luekenotte). 12 AGORA June 1993 �APPOINTMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, PEOPLE PRESENTATIONS Dr. Juanita Ross Epp, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education presented two papers at the American 1 Educational Research Association conference in Atlanta, ·culture Orientation and Sociometry of the Classroom: A possible Relationship" and "Women in - Educational Administration Pro·grams: A Reality Check". As well her work was published in the April issues of three periodicals. ·strategies for promoting participation· appeared in Education Canada, "Leadership Qualities valued in Principal Selection' was in The Canadian Schoo/ Executive and "Gender Equity: A Simple, Effective Group Action Plan· was published in an American Journal called the National .Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin. Dr. Max Meng, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, attended the 1993 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation from May 1 to May 7 in AUanta, Georgia. He served as co-chair of the session 'Multiple Robot Control" and he also presented a paper "An improved load distribution scheme for coordinating manipulators· in the same session. The paper has been included in the conference proceedings. Dr. Meng is also the author of several recent publications: ·on optimal force distribution of coordinating manipulators,· in International Journal of Robotics and Automation, vol. 7, issue 2, pp. 70-79, 1992; "Experimental evaluation of the effect of dynamics on robot controllers: in Proceedings of the 1992 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, pp. WM6.24.1WM6.24.4, September 1992; "Implementations of modelbased adaptive position and force control of robot manipulators: in Proceedings of the IASTED Conference on Control and Robotics, Vancouver, B.C., pp. 91-94, August 1992; and "Adaptive contact force control of redundant robots using manipulator regressor dynamics,' in Proceedings of The Second Annual IRIS!Precam Conference, Montreal, June 1992. The papers were co-authored with Professor W.-S. Lu of the University of Victoria. C In April, Professor Michel Morton, of the School of Nursing, presented a paper entitled 'Is the Public Library Accessible to the Public: A Research Study of Prenatal Books" at the Port Arthur General Hospital's Nursing Research Day. This paper was developed by Michel and Professor Cynthia Loos, also of the School of Nursing. As a result of this presentation, Michel was asked to develop and deliver an education session, "Taking the jargon out of Patient Teaching" for the staff of St. Joseph's General Hospital. In May Michel presented a paper, 'Utilizing Group Seminars in a Distance Education Course· at the University of Guelph's Sixth Annual Show and Tell for Colleges and Universities. This conference was attended by post-secondary educators interested in examining effective teaching-learning strategies. Dr. Darlene Steven, Associate Professor, School of Nursing presented a workshop on ·continuous Quality lmprovemenr and "Labour Relations in Nursing' to staff at the Sioux Lookout General Hospital on May 4, 1993. The trip was sponsored by Northern Outreach. On May 12, Dr. Steven presented a workshop on "Proposal Writing· to the staff at LaVerandrye Hospital (sponsored by Northern Outreach) and spoke on "Lobbying' to the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Rainy River District Hospital. The following day, a telemedicine presentation was made on "Long Term Care Reform and the Implications for Nurses·. Documents and a videotape were circulated to participants in order to encourage participants to respond to the newly created position proposed by the government - the community support worker. Dr. Thomas M.K. Song, Professor of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, Coordinator of Human Performance Laboratory, presented a paper entitled "Relationships between Echocardiographic Dimensions and Somatotype Components in Adults· at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. Seattle, Washington, June 2 - 5, 1993. The study was collaborated with Ors. C. Bouchard, L. Perusse, and G. Theriault, Universite Laval and Dr. R. Malina, University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Song has been invited to University Laval in Quebec City as a visiting research professor doing research work on "Somatotype, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk Factors· and "DNA Sequence Variation in Highly Trained Endurance Athletes versus Sedentary Controls' during the summer. Dr. Song has received the seventh consecutive OntarioQuebec Exchange Program grant and research grants from Laval and Lakehead University for his research work. 13 AGORA June 1993 �APPOINTMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, PEOPLE LAC DES ILES MINES LIMITED RESEARCH GRANTS & CONTRACTS Dr. Stephen Ki1111in, Department of Geology was awarded a two-year contract in the amount of $5,000 by Lac des lies Mines Limited to undertake a research project entitled, "Geological Processes Leading to the Concentration Platinum Group Elements·. ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CORPS GRANTS The Environmental Youth Corps (EYC) program gives youth between the ages of 15 and 24, an opportunity to work on projects that contribute to improving the environment in Northern Ontario. Through the Ministry of Natural Resources as "Host Ministry", the following researchers were awarded EYC grants, creating a total of 19 summer research jobs for students. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Dr. Ulf Rune1111on, School of Forestry was awarded a ninemonth contract in the amount of $6,300 by the OMNR, Wildlife Policy Branch for a project entitled, ' Modelling Barred Owl Habitat". Or. Azim Mallik. Department of Biology- "Regeneration Strategy of Competing Species Following Release Treatment" Dr. Azim Mallik. Department of Biology - 'Biodiversity in disturbed and undisturbed old growth white pine forests: Mosses and Liverworts· Don Barnes, School of Forestry - "Beaver Dam Project" Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology - "Wildlife Health Project" Or. Doug Morris, Department of Biology/CNS - "Influences of Forest Management on Wildlife and Fish Biodiversity Dr. Yves Prevost. School of Forestry - ·spruce Budworm and Forest Regeneration· Or. Yves Prevost. School of Forestry- "Insects and People" Or. Yves Prevost. School of Forestry - "Vegetation Management Insect Biological Diversity' Or. Ulf Rune1111on/Ms. Su111n Van Ael, School of Forestry·songbird Habitat Project" Dr. John Ryder, Department of Biology was awarded a ninemonth contract in the amount of $6,000 by the OMNR Wildlife Policy Branch for a project entitled, 'Bird Communities in Boreal Wetlands". FORESTRY CANADA - NODA Or. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry was awarded a threeyear contract in the amount of $90,000 by Forestry Canada through the Northern Ontario Development Agreement (NODA) for a research project entitled, "Impacts of Spruce Budworm and Budworm Spraying on Succession in Boreal Mixedwood Forest". ONTARIO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION Dr. K.D. Eigenbrod, Department of Civil Engineering was awarded a two-year contract valued at $25,248 by the OMOT Ontario Joint Transportation Research Program (OJTRP) for a research project entitled, ·water Condensation and Ice Formation at the lnterface of Asphalt Pavement and Base·. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES-VMAP CONTRACTS The following contracts were awarded to Lakehead University by the Ministry of Natural Resources Vegetation Management Alternatives Program (VMAP) and the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO): PEOPLE Dr. Yves Prevost, School of Forestry for a two-year research project valued at $77,760, entitled, "Implications of Vegetation Management in Spruce Plantations for Arthropod Communities". Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology for a two-year research project valued at $48,000 entitled, 'Effects of Vegetation management on Boreal Gastropods". Dr. John Ryder, Department of Biology for a two-year research project valued at $84,504 entitled 'Effects of Vegetation Management on Migrant Songbirds". CORRECTION The correct title of Dr. Murchison's collaborative research project with the Ontario Lumber Manufacturer's Association (OLMA) is "Economic Analysis of Northam Ontario Wood Handling Systems" not the title referred to in the last issue of the Agora. Dr. Said Easa, Professor of Civil Engineering, chaired the mid-year meeting of the Planning Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers, held April 12, 1993 in Washington, D.C. Over the past year-and-a-half, the Committee published three state-of-the-art white papers on the transportation planning process in the Journal of Transportation Engineering, developed a videotape on 'Cities in the Balance: Creating the Transit-Friendly Environment", and sponsored three sessions at national conferences. The Committee is currently preparing two more white papers on mode split and trip generation and sessions on transportation planning for 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and transportation/air quality planning. It is also conducting activities on geographic information systems and international exchange by two newly-created subcommittees. In Memoriam Dr. J. Tuzo Wilson, who received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Lakehead University in 1984, passed away on April 15, 1993. Dr. Tuzo was a renowned geophysicist and the Director General of the Ontario Science Centre. 14 AGORA June 1993 �RESEARCH NEWS Dr. Graham Borradaile, Professor of Geology, is the first to combine rock deformation with rock magnetism in a NSERC-funded research program aimed at elucidating the history of the Canadian shield. nal locations where the rocks first came into being. Rock magnetism is particularly useful if one has to reconstruct the past history of rocks found far away from their place of origin. The magnetic imprint of rocks tends to get distorted, however. when they have been strongly squeezed by orogenic convulsions accompanying volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and other cataclysmic movements in the crust of the earth. For this reason, scientists have yet to piece together a complete profile of the Canadian Shield. Stretching two million square miles across half of Canada including Thunder Bay, the Canadian Shield, according to Dr. Borradaile, is one of the oldest shields in the world. The term shield indicates that the rocks have not suffered any major deformation and folding since the late Pre-Cambrian Age. Rock of Ages by Vonnie Cheng Unlike the younger Cambrian rocks which are teeming with fossils, Pre-Cambrian rocks are almost entirely devoid of organic remains. Parts of the Canadian Shield are well known for their rich deposit of metalliferous ores such as iron, copper, nickel, gold and silver. But - - - - - - from the geological standpoint. much of the Shield's past still cries out to be explored and delineated. Dr. Borradaile is the first to combine • rock deformation and rock magnetism in a research aimed at finding ways to elucidate the history of these ancient rocks. The project is funded by a three-year grant from NSERC. In addition to the yearly operating grant of $64,000, NSERC also provided the bulk of the funding for the specially designed instruments required in the deformation and magnetism research. Rock solid ... Rock bottom ... Caught between a rock and a hard place. Rocks have added a lot of colour to the English language by virtue of their granite-jawed and gem-like characteristics. Do you know that. despite their unyielding and hard-boiled appearance, rocks are not as impervious to stress as we have been given to understand? According to Professor Graham Borradaile of the Geology Department. some of the rocks in the Canadian Shield were so stressed out by violent and sudden upheavals in the earth's crust 2.7 billion years ago that they have remained severely contorted ever since. Apart from compressing and folding the rocks, the pressure in the crust also squeezed out the molten minerals with the fluids of the earth. Knowledge of rock deformation, therefore, has important applications for predicting the path movements of the fluids as well as the size and location of mineral deposits in ore explorations. For his current research project, Dr. Borradaile combines rock deformation with another branch of geophysics - rock magnetism - to divine the history of these highly deformed rocks. The major challenge for Dr. Borradaile is lo simulate the conditions under which the rocks became twisted during the revolutionary periods in the life of the earth. He expects that it will take five years of experiments using samples taken from the field and a variety of rocks freshly squeezed in the lab to fully understand the effect of deformation on rock magnetism. Dr. Borradaile is assisted in his research by many excellent research students. Lab Technicians Anne Hammond, Sam Spivak, and Ed Drotar have given tremendous support in getting the rocks pressed and cored to perfection for the research project. Under normal circumstances, rocks containing certain minerals will preserve the magnetic properties of their ambient field at the time of formation. The strength of the rock magnetism may be pitifully weak compared to that of a fridge magnet. but the magnetic orientation is a dead give-away to the latitudi- Vonnie Cheng (BSc'BO, BA '82, Grad. Dip. Bus'92, HBA '92) is a graduate of Lakehead University working in the Continuing Education department.as Delivery Supervisor, Distance Education. She is a frequent contributor to the Agora. 15 AGORA June 1993 �CAMPAIGN UPDATE At the May meeting of the Board of Governors, Chair of the Fund-raising Committee, Florence Johnston provided some very positive news regarding the one-and-a-half year progress of Lakehead University's fiveyear $19.2 million Share Our Northern Vision Campaign. In spite of a lack of improvement in the economic climate and our relatively remote locale, we have reached 64 per cent of our identified goal - for a Campaign total of $12,311,627. Officially launched in November 1991, national activity of the Share Campaign kicked off to a good start with 60 contacts, 44 personal meetings and 22 pledges (an impressive 50 per cent pledge rate) for an average gifUpledge of $48,045. The National Activity level for 1992 was increased to 93 contacts, 39 meetings and 19 pledges (44 per cent pledge rate) but with the average gifUpledge rising to $54,940. National fund-raising trips were and continue to be scheduled every four to six weeks by John Russell, with assistance from our Campaign Cabinet members. President Rosehart's substantial role in these meetings demands that we at least keep him in "shoes." While the majority of our leading corporate friends- those who have a relationship to Lakehead University- have now been approached, there remain over 60 corporations a year to approach each year to complete this division of the Campaign. Presently, the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign is undergoing a slight shift to a greater concentration on local and regional prospects - specifically those with the greatest affiliation with Lakehead University. A letter campaign to Fort Frances businesses will commence this summer. Local/regional activity in 1991 consisted of 17 contacts, 17 meetings and 17 pledges with (a 100 per cent pledge rate!) with the average gifUpledge of $12,044. While local/regional activity increased in 1992, the pledge rate dropped (to 55 per cent) as did the average gitupledge. Enormous success has been achieved with the Alumni Annual Fund five-year goal of $1,000,000. This year's Campaign raised $185,000, surpassing the goal of $175,000. The Alumni Phonathon with our very capable and trusty student callers, raised $151,774 and the remaining $34,058 came from special events and marketing/promotional activities. You may be interested to know that of our 20,000 alumni. 12,600 are addressable and alumni contacted were 8,286. We received a pledge rate of 35 per cent and an average alumni gift this year was $52.32 At the same time, the Alumni Association of Lakehead University is participating in a Capital Campaign of $250,000 over the next five years. This will be directed toward the purchase of a badly needed new Alumni House and Fellowship Residence. To date $197,495 has been raised toward this initiative. Friends of Lakehead University continue to support the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign through scholarships, the Chancellor Paterson Library and the Music and Visual Arts Centre to name a few. During 1992, over $140,000 was received from this group. Additionally, the University received over $33,500 in bequest funds. Overall, friends of Lakehead University have contributed over $800,000 to the Share Campaign. In their 1993 Charity Facts bulletin, the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy stated that the number of individuals donating to charitable causes has increased as has the total donations claimed by tax filers (1991 statistics). However, education ranks fourth behind religious. welfare and health organizations, in terms of current trends. According to this survey, only 12 per cent of individual donors support education. A rise to this philanthropic area of giving, though, is anticipated. Alumni Services have commenced a "Parents Program" in which the primary emphasis is to provide parents of Lakehead University students an opportunity to purchase library books. Activities for parents and a newsletter is planned for the near future. While many Canadian foundations have changed their focus of interest due to the recession, they generally support areas of applied research in health and welfare and the environment. The fact that there are many more not-for-profit charitable organizations requiring foundation support, makes this sector a somewhat more challenging and long term fund-raising relationship. In 1992, Lakehead received $375,807 from numerous Canadian foundations. Contributions from our Municipal and Regional Government sector in 1992 reached $22,255 in gifts and pledges mainly toward our scholarship program. Closer to our "immediate home', Lakehead University's Board of Governors continues to generate new contributions. As of this April. members have given $380,755. As well. Lakehead Faculty and Staff have continued to support the goals of the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign with the total dollars raised at $206,213. The Development Office persists in bringing awareness to new faculty and staff and those who have not yet participated. While we are pleased with the tremendous progress to date from each and every one of our supporters, much work remains in order to complete our goal. Optimistically, our strong volunteer component of the Share Campaign continues to assist all of us in the necessary tasks involved in acheiving our goal of $19.2 million and making our ·vision· come true. To be more informed about the Campaign or to find out where you would like to target your donation, do not hesitate to call John Russell, Director of External Relations at 3438000, Jo-Anne Silverman, Senior Development Officer at 343-8910 or Rob Zuback, Development Officer, 343-8913. They would be pleased to tell you about the needs, objectives and opportunities available through the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign. 16 AGORA June 1993 �NEWS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BENEFITS: SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAMS: Lakehead University was quite successful this year with SEED (Summer EmploymenUExperience Development). NORTOP (Northern Training Opportunities Program) and SEP (Summer Experience Programs) grants. The breakdown of applications and acceptances is as follows: SEED: 32 Applications Submitted 21 Approved NORTOP: 46 Applications Submitted 28 Approved SEP: 8 Applications Submitted 8 Approved Q:Why did SunUfe ask for more information when I thought I filled in the claim form completely? A:The most common reason that claims are returned is because people don1 fully complete the dependent section. If your spouse works. you must indicate his/her date of birth and employer information. Your claims must be submitted to SunUfe first, and your spouse must submit to his/her carrier first. Anything not paid can then be submitted to the other's carrier. Claims for children must be submitted under the plan of the parent whose birthday is first in the year. This is why SunUfe needs all of this information. You must complete it for each claim, because SunUfe doesn't know whether you have been married, separated, etc. since your last claim. YOUR JOINT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Designated Representatives: Alternate Representatives: Barber, Lynn Library Bonofiglio, John Comm. Res. Centre Bragnalo, Bill Human Resources Christie, Pam CUEW Corbett. Dave Chemistry Engelage, Fred Powerhouse Gibson, Norma Switchboard Himmelman, Joy Student Services Jamieson, Rob LUSU Keeler, Bill Athletics McIntosh, Fred Library Munro, Ian Campus Dev. (Hskpg) Podd, Jim Campus Development Prevost, Yves Forestry Stucky, Richard Security Walsh. Grant Services 8350 8021 8757 8438 8540 8119 0 8149 8259 8585 8205 8488 8750 8342 8569 8452 Angell, Bob Birston. Ralph Charban. Maureen Christie, Dave Garland, John Hurley, Becky Kerr, Peter Payne, Bob Scalese, Gisella Sebesta. Frank Sutherland, Jessie Thibodeau, Bob Toneguzzi, John Wigmore, Jason Comm. Res. Centre CARIS Visual Arts/Music Finance Athletics Bookstore Campus Dev. Outdoor Rec. Library Library Health Services Powerhouse Security Campus Dev. (Hskpg) Advisor: Marla Peuramaki, Human Resources, If you have any matters you wish brought before this committee, please contact your representative. Note: Workplace inspections will be conducted by members of the Committee commencing in June. 1 · FOR YOUR INFORMATION: C 8671 11·1 11:il-l!i: Back Tips For Sitting Benefits are now on LUCI!! The benefits booklets that were sent out to all employees in January 1991 are now offered on the campus-wide computer network (LUCI) under the "Human Resources· directory. Included are: Group Life Insurance Medicare Supplement Insurance Vision Care Tuition Waiver Employee Assistance Plan 8191 8783 8787 8626 8601 8130 8370 8758 8147 8255 8361 8119 8569 8488 Long Term Disability Dental Plan Voluntary Accident Insurance Self-Funded Leave 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Suppon your lower back v.ith a lumb3r "roll" or roUed up tov.·cl Angle work surface so that you c,n look straight ahead at work rather than bending your neck. Sit as close lo )'OUT work surface as possible to a\'oid leaning forward O\·er your work. Take periodic miru-breaks to suetch and reLu. muscle$. Use proper sitting posture: St.ick shoukiers over hips. keep knees bent an<l fctt slightly raised on CJ fOOlstool or carton. c ,. ,-..om:1W¥.~ If you have any further quesLions, please contact Human Resources at 8334. 11 AGORA June 1993 �FORUM Changing Common Lands By Dr. Robert S. Dilley The first objective of this research program is to continue and extend my work on the enclosure of the common lands in the English county of Cumberland. Common Lands are not (as many today assume) public property. but rather lands owned and managed by several people collectively. The two principal types of common land are common arable fields where farmers grew crops in two or three huge, unfenced fields. each farmer owning a number (sometimes hundreds) of long, narrcm strips of land scattered all over the village lands; and common wastes, open grassland where farmers would graze their sheep and cattle, all mixed up together, and distinguished by brands or other marks. Although the common arable fields had largely disappeared from Cumberland by 1700 (and only one survives now in all of England) the huge common wastes were vital at that time to the local agricultural economy, and accounted for over half the area of the county. Over the next two hundred years. most of this common waste was enclosed. shared out between the co-cmners in proportion to the common rights they had enjoyed (i.e. someone who had been entitled to graze 20 sheep on the waste would get twice the area of a neighbour with entitlement to 10) and fenced or walled off. The first part of the current project is to continue my PH.D. work, investigating why some areas of waste were enclosed much earlier than others, and why the approximately 12 per cent of the county still unenclosed has remained in common. The principal objective of the first period of this threeyear research project is to extend the work already completed in analysing the Cumberland enclosure awards and agreements. So far. 31 endosures in the central part of the county have been intensively studied. In all, 197 awards and agreements for the enclosure of common waste and 37 for the enclosure of common fields survive. Those studied in detail so far include many of the largest, totalling about one-third of the total land for which enclosure records survive. This work involves mapping f1.lery award possible (i.e. for which sufficient spatial information survives) onto 1:25 000 topographic maps - transcribing from contemporary maps where available; interpreting written bounders where not. Details of number of owners and the shares they were allotted will also be recorded. These data will then match those already compiled for the central third of the county. Once the data have been collected and mapped, they will then be subjected to detailed analysis. This involves comparing date of enclosure with a range of physical and socioeconomic factors: including altitude, slope, soil type, agricultural classification, distance from urban areas and the number of owners involved. Results so far strongly indicate that altitude is most effective in explaining date of enclosure: in this mountainous county, the lower lands were enclosed first. Findings from this study will help contribute towards an understanding of how and why enclosure look place in this area. Not everything about the enclosure process is capable of being subjected to this kind of quantitative analysis. There are always social, political and even psychological elements to such decisions. These have already been explored by use of estate correspondence, petitions, manorial court records and other such data to investigate attitudes and perceptions of enclosure at the time. To enable me to pursue this task in the field, I shall be laking a six-month sabbatical leave in England from January 1994. Once this study of enclosure is completed, it will be foflcmed with a logical development and take the history of common lands in Cumberland beyond 1850 into the late 19th and 20th centuries. In this period the emphasis changed from a desire to end common waste as an inefficient use of potential agricultural land to a compelling desire to preserve he waste as a source of recreational activities and as a tourist attraction - for hiking, camping and observation of wildlife. Such a study would combine my long-term interest in common lands with my more recent concentration on recreation and tourism geography. To pursue this, it will be necessary to return to the research area in 1996, to work through a later series of records. As well as government documents it will be necessary to look at the holdings of land-preservation and recreation interest groups. While a good deal has been written about ~ecrea~on and_tourism in the Lake District (some by me), there Is nothing published on the specific role of the common lands. It should make for a very challenging linkage of historical and current geography. Indeed, it is this linkage of more traditional historical geographical analysis with current concerns over rural planning and management that seems to have particularly attracted SSHRC. 18 AGORA Dr. Robert S. Dilley is an Associate Professor at Lakehead University with the Department of Geography. He has long been interested in historical geography and tourism. If there are issues or topics you would like to see covered in Forum, contact Frances Harding, Publications Officer, 343-8193. June 1993 �LAST WRITES Hats off to the GROUNDS CREW! First you grow your own mini fore st and use the consultative method to select the best trees. Each tree adds a new look to the Campus. You move them with the help of the 'diggi.n Dutchman'. The Greening of the Campus project is underway. C I have a secret desire to work outdoors. Andy McFall, Grounds Lead Hand, just smiles and says ·a good Canadian winter would likely cure that.· Okay, Andy, but what about all the fun you guys have in the summer driving around in those neat tractors and lawn cutters, planting flowers and getting tans? When you hear the word 'grounds', images of verdant lawns and welltended flower beds spring to mind, but Andy and his crew of five have more than 75 acres to care for 365 days a year. "You get so frustrated sometimes but you just have to keep at it" says McFall. A biology graduate of LU, Andy has been with Campus Development through many changes since coming aboard in 1976. Anyone who knows Andy, or any of the dedicated grounds crew, knows that they take their jobs seriously. The crew has enjoyed working on the Greening of the Campus, a special project sponsored by Canadian Pacific Forest Products. Each year they provide trees, labour and machines to help the University increase the number of trees on campus. This year, trees were planted in front of the fieldhouse and the Music and Visual Arts Centre. The greening committee meets regularly to look at issues including safety, aesthetics, maintenance and future development of the campus. Here's the list of full-time workers that form the Grounds Department and some views on the best and worst aspects of the job: Richard Inglis - 13 years John Hakela - 12 years Kevin Dunning - 3 years The best: working on beautiful, sunny days. The worst: cutting under trees with spruce budworms hanging from them. Kurt Dahl - 6 years Dave Zelkovich - 6 years Andy McFall - 17 years The best: variety, autonomy and the wonderful characters I get to work with. The worst: blantantvandalism and negative attitudes. 19 AGORA June 1993 �CAMPUS CALENDAR To include your Department's event or activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Betty Hygaard at the Information Office at 343-8300 or mail your information to Alumni House. Deadline for the September Agora is August 15, 1993 The Alumni Victorian Tea In the tradition of the Victorian Tea, alumni, staff, faculty and guests are invited to attend an afternoon tea in the garden of Margaret Page's home Canada Day University Closed Monday, 5 LU Pool - Fun Camp for Kids (ages 7-12) starts on Monday, July 5 two-week sessions, Monday to Friday Full and Half Days Available Phone 343-8656 for information. Wednesday, 14 Are you up to the challenge? We are looking for eight (4 men, 4 women) enthusiastic paddlers to participate in the Great Rendezvous Games Challenge at Old Fort William Wednesday, July 14 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm The fun evening includes competition with other corporate teams in historical games, with the special event being the Canoe Race. So work those muscles into shape and contact Denise Bruley al ext. 8372 for further information. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm RR #17, 254 Riverside Drive THE OUTPOST SUMMER HOURS Saturday, June 26, 1993 (Comer of Riverside Drive and Central Avenue opposite Tee 6 of the Thunder Bay Country Club) Refreshments will be available, with a bake table and a small money collection at the "doot. In the event of rain, the Victorian Tea will move into the Page residence. Contributions of baking are greatly appreciated. Please contact Denise Bruley at 343-8372 to make arrangements for pick up or for further information. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The 1993 Ontario Games for the Physically Disabled will be hosted in Thunder Bay on July 8 • 11 and volunteers are needed. For more information, call Peter Vlltala (Games Coordinator) at 6252349. Sunday, 18 Alumni Mixed Golf Toumamenl (sponsored by Financial Concept Group) Thunder Bay Country Club $40 per person (includes green fees and BBQ steak supper) June 18-27, August 14-Sepl 5 Weekdays Only: 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. June 28-August 13 Mon-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday 11 :00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. JULY Thursday, 1 THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS OCTOBER 22-24, 1993 Recapture the Pride ... Remember the Promise at 3lomecomin91Veeientf MARK YOUR CALENDAR Monday through Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Closed on Weekends A GORA The AGORA is produced by the lnfonnation Office, Department of External Relations, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is published monthly (except July and August) and is distributed free of charge to the University's faculty and staff, local government, media, business and friends of the University. Credit is appreciated v.tlen material is reproduced oc quoted. Directoc of External Relations: John Russell Co-ordinatoc, lnfonnation and Promotion Services: Katherine Shedden Publications Officer: Frances Harding Secretary: Betty Hygaard Photogaphy: Peter Puna and PR staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski, Nicole Paquin Printing: LUPnntShop Address correspondence to: Edltor/Agora Information Office, Alumni House Lakehead University Oliver"'Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1 (807) 343-8300 FAX (807) 343-a192 E-mail: BHYGAARD@alumni.LakeheadU.CA 12:30 p.m. Directions and Meet Your Team 1:00 p.m. Tee Off Time - Shotgun Start Alumni, Staff and Faculty welcome Cash Bar, Prizes Register before July 12 by calling the Alumni Office 343-8155 20 AGORA June 1993 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993-06 Agora Agora Magazine Chancellor Paterson Library Convocation Convocation 1993 Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective