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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agenda - First Annual Meeting of The Friends of McKellar and Mission Island Restoration Project Description An account of the resource An agenda for the first annual meeting of the Friends of McKellar and Mission Islands Restoration Project and an update on the development of the project as a whole. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Friends of McKellar and Mission Islands Restoration Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009-06-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PNG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/5152cc921fe27e4e75798cc97b21c40b.pdf fa987db72686297f9b0d7b773f29467a PDF Text Text Inside: _ l Athletics wrap-up 5 Lakehead becomes 'Wonderstruck' 5 Juried art show - winners all! 11 Open houses for two services THVRDEK BAY, ORTA.KIO VOL. 6 RO. 4 A.YB.IL 1989 Morgentaler visit b rin gs controversy to Lakeh ead Security checks and tension marked the visit of Dr. Henry Morgentaler to Lakehead Unive rsity March 21. People entering the lecture hall were searched and protesters outside voiced their feelings but there were no confrontations. About 400 people paid to hear Morgentaler's speech. Referring to anti-abortionists as "religious fanatics" and a "quasi-fascist group" Morgentaler continued his crusade to legalize abortions. He told listeners about his fight against Canada's abortion law during the past 20 years. The law was struck down last year by the Supreme Court of Canada. The plight of women who died or were maimed from crude "back alley" abortions is what prompted him to provide abortions. He said two basic principles have been upheld in his practice: that procedures be as safe as possible, and that no woman be turned away because of an inability to pay. Morgentaler said his only quarrel with religious groups comes when they try to force their beliefs on others. He said the anti-abortion fanatics are dangerous. "They call themselves right-to-lifers, the n they threaten to kill me," he said. He said the decision to abort is usually made by a woman and her male partner. However, when the male wants the pregnancy and the woman does not, the n it is a woman's right to make the decision alone, he said. Morgen taler said the abortion debate should centre on how long into the pregnancy abortions should be allowed, rather than whether abortions should be permitted. Morgen taler's lecture was sponsored by LUSU as pan of an on-going speakers' program. Park 'n' Shave: Peter Barnett, a 1th-year Physical Education student from Ottawa, took a few mornents to shave in the parking lot before starling his day. He says mom's gift comes in very bandy. Elections Hello new Student Centre, farewell to Roch In last month's elections, students approved the building of a new student centre and elected a new LUSU president. Roch Let0urneau was defeated by Greg / "eckford in the race for president. '---,eckford said he has been active on various LUSU committees and is ready for his term of office. The LUSU executive for 1989-90 is as follows: Corinne Santa, Vice-President· Academics; Adam Miller, Vice-President Communications; Michael Miller, VicePresident External Affairs; and Rob Taniwa, is the Vice-President Finance. Construction on the new Student Centre is expected to begin in the fall To help pay for the centre, next year students will pay a n additional $5 per course, to a maximum ofS25, with another increase the following year. -------------~ ~nglish Immersion for Japanese Students There is a very good chance that 30 - 40 post-secondary students from Japan wilJ be living on the University Campus this summer for an inte nsive 30-day English Immersion program. Chairma n of the Department of Languages, Emil Dolphin, and Director o f Continuing Education, Dan Pakulak, arc finalizing arrangements for a program which includes language development and the opportunity to experience Canadian culture - Northwestern Ontario style. �group, approximate ly 70% we re successful (approximate 140 s tuden ts). Report from The President Black Sturgeon Study Group Dr. Bob Rosehart Response to my caU for interest has been tremendous, and a meeting wiU be set up in late April to plan an orientation trip to Black Sturgeon for the Study Group. Cornwall Campus Boar d Appr oves 1989/90 Operating Budget After extensive consideration by the Financial Planning Committee, the Board of Governo rs approved, on March 23, 1989, the 1989/90 Operating Budget of $40,611,000. This year's budget represents a significant inc rease over the 1988/89 operating budget of approximately $37.7 million. We arc tar• gcting to end the 1988/89 fiscal year with a surplus of $420,000, and the 1989/90 budget will reflect an operating deficit of slightly over $500,000. Overall, Lakehcad's fiscal situation is good at this time due lo the accessibility funding we are lo receive as a result of enrolment increases in the fall o f 1988. Expe nditures this year will include increased numbers of faculty and support staff positions to deal with inc reased demands for service. Future year fund• ing will be largely dependent upon the formula review curre n tly underway by O.C.U.A. Forest/Biol ogy Building After a false start last year and a lender price almost 50% over the approved budget, the Northern Forest/Biology Centre is close to the start of construction. The redesigned project has been successfully tendered a nd is within project cost. Construc tion is expected to start in May on this project. Fate of Supple m e ntals By a close vote (25 to 24), the Senate voted to re tain supplemental examinations for the time being until a complete "system" review can be undertaken by the Senate Academic Commiucc. It is expected that this review will consider all oflhc direct and indirect implications of either a partia l or complete elimination of supple mental examinations at Lakehead University. Last year, only about 40% of those e ligible to write supplemental exams did so and, of this Pagel 1 think that we should congratulate our Cornwall Campus for the positive impact il has had in the local community. l have heard many positive com• mcnts about the music concert events and, as well, the visual arts initiatives targeted for the general public. Studen t Campus Centre WeU, the student referendum was a strong endorsement for this exciting project, and the Board of Governors has now empowered the Campus Development Commiuce to negoti• ate a formal agrement with L.U.S.U., a further step in making the Campus Centre a reality. An architect will be selected jointly with L.U.S.U. for both the Campus Centre project and the Regional Educatio n Centre project. A decision by the Ontario Government on the Regional Education Centre project is expected by the e nd ofApril. Construction of the Student Campus Centre will be delayed if the Regional Education Centre project is not approved. Lakchead University's share of the Regional Education Centre project, which contains classroom, office, and specialized space, is estimated to be approximately $1.5 millio n , an d this funding will come from the recently completed Partners Fund Drive. The Student Centre will, I feel, have a major positive impact on "student life" a t Lakchead University, particularly for the majority of students who live off campus. Residence Constnictlon Update As I write this article, 1 can see roof trusses in the distance and some ply• wood sheeting. Progress, to date, has been excellent, and so has student interest in our new town house type residence. AOOKA City of Thunder Bay Scholarships After several years of reductions, the City of Thunder B· has increased tl. Scholarship Program from 20 to 25 thousand for next year. This program is an important Jack Masters source o f scholarship and bursary funds for our Thunder nay students. The Mayor and Alde rmen should be congratu• lated on the reversal of the negative trends in this program during the past few years. .J 1-'lbour/Management Committee After due consideration, an E.A.P. (l:m• ployee Assistance Program) Commillcc has been set up to develop a program for Lakehcad University. More details in a future article. Letter to the President l lello Dr. Roschart, I hope you are enjoying your life. I re ccivcd you lc llcr sometime ago. It w;i_.,_ very n ice of you to answer my letter. I want to keep in touch with Lakehcad University, beautiful Canada and its lovely people; I really miss you. I had a fantastic time there. I receive the Alumni Associaiton newspaper "Nor'Westcr" which gives me a lot of news. So happy to hear that my prof is now the big boss and one of the energy minister consultants. 1am fine and still working on the platform with the off-shore oil company. During the past two years we have been attacked three times by Iraqi jct fight· crs. The last time, the American Navy attacked us. I was in charge of the pla tform and when I called the Navy to extend time for evacuation, they started shooting and I had to throw myself in the gulf. It took me one and a half hours to get rescued. I survived. I love to hear news from Lakehcad University, Thunder Bay. Please write when you have some free time. Give my best regards to your wife, my other p rofs in Chemical Engineering Depart•mc nt (Dr. Garred, Mr. Fels and Mr Bruley.) Your old student, Gholam 11. Yavary - April1989 �The Lakehead University Act, 1965, was given Royal Assent by ,lf!e Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on June 22, 1965, and rme intoforceonjuly1, 1965. May 1989 toJuly 1990has been Dr. w. G. Tamblyn, designated the period for Silver jubilee celebrations. Four Presidents have served during the 25year bistoryofLakehead University, The first two presidents sha re some memories. I st President of Lakehead University 1965-197'2 lbe first 7 years in the history of Lakehead University were a lime ofchaos, confusion and excitement. It was a period ofla rge increases in student enrolment, rapid proliferation of courses offered , rapid growth in the number of faculty, and a tremendous construction program to accommodate all of the above. In the University's first year, 1964/65, enrolment was 466, faculty numbered 3 r, and the value of all buildings was under $2 million. Ily 1971, enrolme nt had increased to nearly 3,000 students, faculty numbered over 200, and the value of the physical pla nt was over #30 million. Faculty and administration operated under difficult circumstances. Planning of entire new degree and diploma programs was extensive and time consuming. Construction was continuous, but space requirements were always increasing faster than the space available. However, in times of expansion and growth, there is always excitement. Lake head University certainly had some exciting times during this period - some pleasant and some not so pleasant. There was the "fake" professor of Psychology who created both a humorous and a sad situation in the early years of L.U. It was a period of the radical student movement with many protests occurring including a sit-in outside the President's Office. It was a time when an English Lord "broke the ground" for the Centennial Building by detonating dynamite. It was a time full of problems but also a lime o f promise for thousands ofstudents. These promises were happily fulfilled. Dr. Andrew D. Booth, '2nd President of Lakehead University 1972-1978 - My first recollection ofmy time as President ofLakehead Uni.:rsity is one o f surprise. At the time of my appointment I was told that the Institution was in a healthy financial position, this illusion was rapidly dispe lled when Grant lbompson, the then Comptroller, came into my office on my firs t day to ask me what I p roposed to do about the deficit! TI1is proved to be a recurring theme during my whole tenure of office. A second proble m was that ofGraduate studies, an area of special interest to me. Herc my efforts to start Ph.D. programs in areas ofspecial excellence were frustrated by the dead hands o f the Council of Ontario Universities and the older institutions. Their reasons were centred on the notion of "Critical Size", that is to say their belief that good Doc toral work was impossible unless the departmental size was greater than some minimum. This position was and is absurd, my own Ph.D. studies were done in the department ofa Nobe! Prize winner. The total faculty was 6 and the g,aduate student numbers 3! This was a common situation in good European Universities. Despite these frustrations some academic progress was m:it~e and some graduate programs, albeit at the Maste rs level, were created. A final academic memory, o f a more pleasant kind, was the rejection ofa move to Unionize. I was saddened to see that m y successor was not so fortuna te. In a lighte r vein the re was rr ·1e curious e pisode of the weighing of a Dean whe re the Arts faculty decided to evaluate the re newal of its the n Dean by voting with 1 cent pieces whic h were then balanced against each other! April 1989 - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - On the social side my though ts arc more positive. The friendship of many colleagues which continues to th.is day. The support of several Board ofGovernors Chairmen and of hardworking Board executive committees is pleasant to rccoUecL Off-Campus visits to Dryden, Kcnora and Red Lake to encourage students the re were always memorable as were the nume rous occasions when I had the opportunity of speaking to the business community and teache rs of the area. The Symphony under two fine directors - Manuel Suarez and Dwight Bennett • was always a pleasure as were the festivities at LU. 111c Ice Ca.rnival and a 'Casino' night organized by the students come to mind as exceptional events as do Carol singing in the Agora a t Christmas. The annual dinne r held by the Chinese staff and students was a n event to which both my wife and I look back with pleasure. Both of my children graduated at LU and, although I had then retired, I still derive enjoyment from tapes made by my daughter of a splendid satirical review, composed by Evadne Be nson one ofour Nursing Grads. Many o f the Campus 'characters' were parodied and songs included 'The Merchant o f Menace' (for the head ofsecurity) and witty items commemorating the doings o f 'Macilooth' and 'Gorgeous George'. Finally I reflect o n my last convocatio n speech in which I castigated M. Cre tien for fiscal irrespor.sibility, p lus ca c hange... ! - - /\GORA Page 3 �Coaches reflect on first year in new league The athletic program has completed it's first year in the new School o f Physical Education and Athletics. The coaches agree that Lakehead University's athle tes were moderately successful in compe tition. This year marked Lakehead's first year in the Ontario University Athletic Association (OUAA) and the Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Associatio n (OWIAA). Previously, varsity teams competed in the Great Plains Athletic Confe rence (GPAC). Bruno Colavecchia, me n's basketball coach, expressed some disappointment that the Nor'Westers finished out o f the playo(fs in their first year ofOUAA competition. In spite of this, the team proved to be quite competitive =====--==== and, given an additional year of experience, they will become a force to be reckoned with in the near future, he said. "This is a relative ly young team and everyone is e ligible to come bac k next year, so tha t bo des well for us," Colavecchia said. The season ended on a n upbeat note with the selectio n ofJohn Laplante to the OUAA All-Star Team. The Lo ndon, Ontario native, a fo rmer GPAC All-Star, averaged 16.5 pointspergameandan amazing 63 per cent three-point s hooting accuracy over the course of the year. • Stu J ulius, women's baske tball coach, announced that the Lady Nor' Weste rs finr==--==--==-- - -. ished the season in third place with a record of 8-6. If the exhibition games a r e include d , the Lady Nor'Westers had a record of 14-13. Tris h Hyland e nded he r career on a high note by - -- - -- - - ~ being named to the OWIAA West All-Star Team. Julius has already started recruiting for next year's team. He said recruiting is "difficult because o f the distance from major areas." Locally, Jennifer Tad do, who is gradua ting from Churchill High School has been signed to the team. "She is a qual.ity player," he said. Women's volleyball coach Claude Lapre, who came to Lakehead from Carelton, had high hopes for the team. lie said the Lady Nor'Weste rs Volleyball Team completed their season on a high note but fe ll just short of making the play-offs. Lapre note d that "the team's constant improvement is clear evidence of their commit• ment to training. " He said the te am is young and if e fforts continue in the 1989- 9 0 season, the Lady Nor'Westrj ·should "get a taste o f post-season p·1 and get an opportunity to challenge the OWIAA's top teams. Wrestling coach Francis Clayton announced the Lakehead University Wrestling Team ended their 1988-89 schedule by competing in the CIAU Wrestling Championships. Clayton said Mike Kirlew (95KG) and Nian I.in hart (130Kg), both first-year wrestlers, were the only ones to qualify for the CIAU Championships. Kirlcw and Linhart frnished second and third respectively at the OUAA's with Kirlcw being named an OUM All-Star. Indoor Track and Field went well during the year. Iain Galloway and Ian Mcllwham represented l.akehead at the OUM championships in Toronto. Galloway p laced ninth out o f 20 in t'- , 1 1500m with a time o f 4:02 and tenthJ the 300m with a time of 8:48. Mcllwham placed sixth out o f 12 in the high jump with a jump o f 1.90m. Svend Paulsen, who spoke on behalf o f track coach Jan Newhouse, noted that almost all of the track and field athletes pla n to continue training throughout the su mmer. "Track and field is here to stay at Lakehead University," he said. Lakehead University d ive rs competed in the preliminary round of the OUM c hampionships in Toronto and d id very well. Lakehead placed third with 73 points (2 d ivers). Trevor Palmatie r was voted "diver of the meet." In Npine skiing, LU collected three individual medals and the women's team qualified for the regional finals at the divisio nal finals. The 1988-89 season officially ended April 2, with the Annual Athletic and Awards Banque t at the Red Oak Inn. Cordon Kyle (centre) and Mike Rapino (right) representing Labatt's Canada presentedChairman of the Partner's Campaign, Robert Paterson. o Lakehead University with S5,000, the thirdannual installment oftheir generous pledge of 125,000 over 5 years. Pa g e 4 - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - AOORA - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - April 1989 �Innovation North assists local business with development of national franchise lt's a great little success story about two nard-working business people with a great product and the desire to turn their "sweat equity" into a marketable idea. Ted and Bernice Cottingham are the owners/partners of Showerwall Industries, a sole proprietorship that has offered specialized renovations since 1987. Their Thunder Bay business was designing and installingseamless one-piece bathtub enclosures using a unique processing technique involving a laminate bender. 'The husband and wife team knew there was a big demand for their product and the knowledge they possessed about running the operation. The Cottinghams took their idea to Innovation North, who quickly put them in touch with design engineers under the National Research Council's IRAP program. Next, the market-ready franchise package was developed with consultants from Innovation North and the Ministry of lndustsry, Trade and Technology. Rainbow Refinishing is the model franchise. Showerwall Industries will centralize operations and provide support to franchisees from Thunder Bay, which presently Richard Pohler, Development Officer with the Thunder Bay EconomicDevelop. ment Corporation, presentsed a plaque to Ted and Bernice Cottingham on March 3 at the official launch oftheir franchise operation. MPP Lyn McLeod (right) brought greetings from the Province and assisted with the ribboncutting. includes the product test site and training ship in franchise operations will be centre. The goa.l of Showerwall Indusemphasized by offering a systematic tries is to sell 21 franchises in the first training package. three years. Consistent quality workman- Annual juried art show is crowd pleaser at TBAG The Lakehead University Juried Student Exhibition got underway March 16 as awards were presented for selected works in the exhibition. 'Ille exhibit remained at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until April 2. All award-winning pieces, except two, were selected by a jury offour from outside the Lakehead University communHy. Jurors were Joanne Danford, Curator of the Art Gallery, Tim Alexander, a well-known local ceramist, Lori Gilbert ofDefinitely Superior and Lorna Shaffer, a lso a local artist. The winners of the two Painted Turtle Awards were selected by Ruth McKenzie, the owner of the Thunder Bay art supply shop. The awards and winners: Framing E.xperlence Award ($50) •· Judy Ward, Who's that Girl, print; Painted Turtle Award ($50) •· Kahru Latt, Old Cutover, painting; Painted Turtle Award ($50) •· Debra McEachern, Incitamentum, print; Framing Post Award ($50) •• E. Ilond, Flight , print; Dean's Award, Sculpture/Three-dimensional ($75) •• Shelley Crawford, Untitled, clay sculputre; Dean's Award, Ceramlcs ($75) •· Mark Newman, Spout of Gothic Teapot, clay; 1'' ean 'sAward, Prints ($75) •• Re nate Grinfelds, Declining '' •✓oman, print; Dean's Award, Drawing ($75) • Seated Male Nude, drawing; April 1989 Michael Kowbuz, shown above with Deanjobn Whitfield Dean's Award, Painting ($75) •· Michael Kowbuz, Still Life with Hat and Teeth, painting; LUSU Award ($150) .• Debra McEachem, Untitled, clay sculpture; Henderson Associates Award ($250) •• Vivian Michon, Brian, painting; Munro Family Award ($450) •· Nanc y Bjorgo, Yellow Sweater, print; Abitibi Price Purchase Award ($500) •· Debra McEachcm, Interior Viewer, painting. McEachern's Abitibi Price winning painting is now part of the company's permanent collection. - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - AgorA Page 6 �Visitors on campus Lakehead University becomes 'Wonderstruck' when CBC comes to towr...,,1 Ilob McDonald, host of CBC Television's "Wonderstruck.", spent a day at Lakehead University filming several science episodes. The morning was spent with Steve Goldstein and his friendly rats and somewhat less cooperative Archer fish . The filming crew spent the afternoon on the frozen banks of Lake Tamblyn preparing a segment on the insulative properties of snow. It took four students from the School of Outdoor Recreation a few hours to build the quinzhee (an Athapaskan Indian word). McDonald will likely explain to his loyal science fans how the snow dome can provide shelter and protection during the coldest winter conditions. Due to the CBC strike, it is not known when the segments will be shown. Wonderstruck is aired locally on Saturdays at 12:30 pm. Now you see us ... ... Now you don't. The quinzheefinally caves in after Bob MacDonald (back, right in photo at left) and Outdoor Recreation students stand on the snow hut's roof ) Lakehead artists around town Aside from the Annual Juried Art Show at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, the Visual Arts Department has been active off-campus in other ways. On March 29, David Aurandt and Mark Nisenholt gave a talk and tour at the Art Gallery entitle d "Breaking Down the Mystery in Contemporary Art." 'They addressed post-modern issues relating to Ou Est Le Fragrnent, an exibition of contemporary Quebec art being displayed at the 1hunder Bay Art Gallery. Aurandt is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Lakehead and Niscnholt is an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Visual Arts Department. On March 21 artist Regina Granne give a slide lecture at the Art Gallery on her work. Granne has been visiting LU to meet with and critique the work of senior art students. Page 6 Finnishfriendships: Dr. David Kemp (left) ofJ,akehead's Geography Department, was host to Dr. Olavi Heikkinen (right) a geography professorfrom the Universi'"'I of Oulu in Finland. Heikkinen spent three weeks at Lakehead as part of ._ exchange agreement signed last year between LU and various universities in Finland. AGORA - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - April 1989 �Papers/ Publications & Special Projects Geoffrey R. Weller, VicePreside nt (Academic) has had the following manuscripts published: "Accountability in Canadian Intellige nce Services," International Journal of Intelligence and Counte1in telligence, Vol. 2, No. 3, (Fall 1988), pp415441; "Health Care Delivery in Northern J-Iinterlands: Canada, Scandinavia and the United States" in J orn Carlsen and Bengt Strcijffert (eds), Canada and the Nordic Count1ies, Lund: Lund University Press, 1988, pp 343-364; '"Inc Role of Unive rsities in the Development of the Canadian Nonh" in T. Craig (ed.), What Can We Do For Our Countires? The Cont1ibution of Weighting around? Just after their weigh-in, and prior to eating their pledge forms, the smiling men photographed below, vowed to lose 47 pounds (collectively, of course) by June 3, 1989. Lakehead University is participating in Pounds for Heart, a fund-raising campaign for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Anyone wishing to participate can drop by the Health Services office, weigh-in and pick up a sponsor sheet. Come on Lakehead, each pound we lose will raise funds for Heart and Stroke research and make us he althier. Follow the example of soon-to-be Lightweights John Russell, Rob Rosehart, Norm LaVoie and Clyde Tuy!. Jessie Sutherland, RN, will be on hand to cheer you on and provide moral support - and the scales! C Universities to National Development, London: Association of Commonwealth Universities, 1988, pp 5961. (with Dr. RG. Rosehart). Dr. Frederick M. Holmes presented a paper titled "The Reader as Discoverer in David Lodge's Small World" at the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 15, 1989. Appointments Dr. W.T. Melnyk has, by Order in Counc il 159/89, been appointed as a member of the Board of Examiners in Psychology for the period effectiveJ an. 12, 1989 to and includingJan.11 , 1992. Board of Gov.'s reappointments At the March 14, 1989 meeting of the Board of Governors' Executive Commitee: the following reappointments were approved: •• Dr. J. G. Locker as Director of the School of Engineering for a threeyear period fromJuly 1, 1989 to June 30, 1992; •• Dr. J.E. Mollo as Chairman of the Department of Anthropology for a two-year period from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1991; .• Dr. R Ruiperez as Chairman of the Department of Sociology for a three-year period from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1992. Science student seeks PhD at MIT A 22-year-old Lakehead University student is on her way to M.I.T. and a PhD. Patti Christie, who is studying biology and chemistry for a double honours degree, is very excited about attending the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Christie had to decide between M.I.T. and the UniversityofMichigan. How-ever, M.I.T. was chosen because it offered her a chance to go directly into a PhD program and work with Dr. William Orme-Johnson, whose work she has admired. " If you've got a PhD from M.I.T. you written your ticket o u t," Christie said. She hopes to go on to teach and do research at the university level, "preferably in Canada or overseas." To he lp fund her education, Christie has been granted a scholarship. Under the terms of the award she must do four hours of tutorial per week or six hours of laboratory work per week. The award is worth about $25,000 US, which will cover basic needs. While some people may feel nervous at the thought of leaving everything that is familiar to them, Christie confident that all will work out. This will be he r second time living far from home. At the age of 17 she went to work in Switzerland for a year. P Varsity's Nor'Wester logo to Retire? The rumor mill on campus has it that the Nor'Wester, long-time logo of our athle tes, may be rcitred in favor of a new logo or image. Any comments or suggestions would be most appreciated and can be passed o n to Clyde Tuy! at 3438601 before the e nd of April. April 1989 - -- - - - -- -- -- - -- - AOORA Fage 7 �Faces on Campus ...____ _ _s_ e_li_n_a_K_a_k_e_k_a_g_u_m_ic_k_ _ _ ___.l I...._ _ _ _ _ _s_r_a_d_K_u_s_h_ _ _ _ _ _ _l Selina Kakekagumick is the new face in Native Student Support Services. She comes to us from the Native Employment Opportunities Program (NEOP) where she was a secretary/bookkeeper. Selina, who is originally form Sandy Lake, has been in Thunder Bay for five years. She took business courses at Confederation College and worked in Timmins as a secretary/bookkeeper before settling in Thunder Bay. Selina enjoys the more relaxed pace L--- - - - -- - - - ' at Lakehead after the hectic pace a t NEOP. She also enjoys working with computers. She plans to take courses to improve he r computer skills. Although she considers her future to be full of possibilities, she hopes computers will play a major part in that future. Brad Rush comes to us fror five-year stay in Calgary. He holcls two positions at the University: he is Program Development Officer at the Centre of Entrepreneurship and is anAssistant Professor ofEntreprencurial St udies in the School of Business Administration. Brad's area of research is the development of growing, ownermanaged firms. He has held managerial and administrative positions in seven countries and re~ ==~ ~==:..=:...:::J ceivcd his MBA from Otago University in New Zealand. In fact, he has lived outside the country for a total ofabout 17 years. Brad admits that he does not have much free time at present. He is working to complete his PhD in Entrepreneurship from the University of Calgary. Are you new to Lakehead University? We want to hear from you. Is there someone new in your department? Give us a call and let us know. We would like to introduce newcomers to the university community. We would also like to let people know when someone has c hanged departments. Don't be shy; give the Agora a call at 8300 or 8631 and tell everyone Who's New. Who? Fa ge8 Want to advertise? How do you get information on the video monitors or the signs outside? It's easy and it's free but two different departments are responsible for these university services. To advertise on the inside monitors or on the e lectronic bill board outside student services send a memo with your information to John Bonofiglio c/oAudio Visual (8020). John says give as much advance notice as possible. To get your information on the outside signs, send your request to Campus Development or call 8208. We managed to stump a few people last month with photographs of Marg Page and Dave Parsons. Can you figure out who is who in this puzzle? Look closely and sec ifyou can equate these p ictures AOORA - - - - -- - -- - - -- - - - April 1989 �Research News 'ROM TtlEOrrlCE Or GRADUATE STUDIES Arm RESEAR CH Research Officer: Trish McGowan NSERC RESEARCH AWARDS The rec ipients of research grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for 1989/90 have been announced. Lakehead faculty cominue their strong showing in obtaining operating grants despite increasing competition for limited federal funds. A tota.l of S691, 738 was received by 40 faculty members. The value of the average award inc reased slightly over last year. In addition to operating grants, Lakehead receives NSERC funding in other categories. The Forestry Transition Grant ($80,680) held by six investigators (Knowles, Parker, Pulkki, Carmean, Tanz, Yang), supports research on the en,cement of jack pine resources in ,them Ontario. A Univers ity Development Research Grant ($10,000) is held by Dr. D. Eigcnbrod in the School o f Engineering. An NSERC Strategic Grant ($38,600) was awarded to Dr. I. Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering). Dr. D. Holah (Chemistry) currently holds a Senior Industrial Fellowship ($11,520). Dr. B. Kronberg (Geology) continues her appointment as an NSERC University Research Fellow ($17, 156). The successful candidates and research topics in this year's operatinggrants competition include: t Biology Dr. R. Freitag - Systematics and evolutionary biology of tiger bee tles. Dr. P. Knowles - Genetic substructuring in black spruce and sugar maple stands. Dr. M. Lankester - The biology o f pathogenic helminths of game animals. Dr. P. Lee -Life history strategics of wild rice. De. A. Macdonald - Vegetative and re·r ductive development in the l3etu• \~_..:ae. Dr. L. Malek - Protein degradation in seeds. April 1989 Dr. W. Momot - Effect ofexploitation on the self-regulatory dynamics of a crayfish population. Dr. J. Ryder - Breeding ecology and behaviour of Colonial nesting birds. Dr. W. Parker - Population difTerentiation and focal point seed zones of North American conifers. Chemistry Geography Dr. A. Hughes (with Dr. D. Holah) - Reactions of transition metal salts and complexes with hydrobo ra te and o the r reducing agents. Dr. H. Rasid - Morphologic instability of flood-control channels. Dr. N. Weir - Photochemistry of polymers. Dr. G. Borradaile • Rock deformation: field and laboratory studies. Dr. P. Fralick - Paleogcographical interpretation of Archaen sedimentary sequences in Northwestern Ontario. Dr. B. Kronberg• Geosphere interactions. Dr. R. Mitchell - Pe trology and geochemistry of alkaline rocks. Dr. R. G. Platt - Petrogenetic studies of alkaline magmas. Engineering De. D. Barry - The reliability of present generation electronic components. Dr. S. Easa. traffic management in port terminals. Dr. K.D. Elgenbrod -Arching in soil around large span steel c ulverts. Dr. D. Barry Dr. M. • Khan · Adaptive forward e rror control coding for land mobile radio system. De. J. Kiszka - Expert systems technology for realtime process control: The pulp and paper industry, computers, and controls of the pulp and paper industry. Dr. P. M. U -Ae rodynamic structure of swirl flow and its applications. Dr. S. Mirza - Probability-based strength criteria for steel-concrete composite columns. Dr. K. Natarajan - Aspects of discrete time periodic control systems. Dr. I. Nirdosh - Removal of 230Th from process solutions o f acid-leach uranium mills. Dr. U.S. Panu -Applications of pattern recognition theory to a stochastic study of daily streamllow time series. Dr. V. R. Puttagunta - Viscosity correlation for heavy oils and bitumens using simple characte rizatio n measurements. Dr. H. Saliba - Simplified approach to the free vibration analysis of thin plates with straight edges; classical and discontinuous boundaries. De. A. Sedov - Ultrasonic transducer and naw modelling for NOE applications. Dr. B. Singh - A numerical and experimental investigation of jct pie rcing of oil sands. t\GORt\ Forestry Geology Mathematics Dr. W. Allaway - The umbra! algebras and their application to orthogonal polynomials. Dr. M. Benson - Parallel iterative methods. Dr. R. A. Day - Pure and applied aspects of lattice theory. Dr. C. Kent- Prooftechniquesin computer science. Dr. S. Nalmpally • Proximity approach to hypertopologies. Dr.J. Whitfield - Geometry and nonlinear analysis of Banac h spaces. Physics Dr. M. Hawton - Dielectric studies of phospholipid phase transitions and semiconduc tor/metal contacts. Hr. V. Paranjape Dr. W. Keeler • Optical and impedance investigations of semiconductors, high Tc superconductors and lyotropic liquid crystals. Dr. V. Paranjape Research in solid state physics. { Research NL>ivs continued on page 10} Pa ge 9 �... More Research News GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED Dr Witold Jankowski (Economics) was awarded a contract by Transport Canada to conduct a study of the economic impact of the Thunder Bay Airport on the city and the surrounding region. 1be study will provide a measure of the economic activity generated by the Thunder Bay Airport and will forecast anticipated changes over the next ten years. Dr. Marcel Bouffard (Physical Edu- cation) has been awarded a research grant by the Ontario Mental Health Foundation for a project entitled "The Effect of General and Specific Strategies upon Printing Performance of Mentally Handi• capped Children". Dr. Bouffard and his research associates, Dr. Peter Crocker and Professer Janice Causgrove, plan to teach mentally handicapped children general and specific problem-solving strategies that can be applied to motor tasks, in the hope that improved motor skills will improve their functioning in school and on the playground, where social acceptance and tolerance a re frequently based on motor competence. Work is progressing very well on Dr. Gary Murchison's (Forestry) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources contract to develop alternative field sampling designs for growth and yie ld data collection using a TRIM syste m. Phases III and N of the project recently have been approved. These phases involve the application of the TRIM plot data base developed in Phase I and ll for mature jack p ine stands to immature jack pine stands (Phase III), and to mature and immature black spruce stand (Phase IV). Dr. Joe Stewart (Anthropology) has been awarded an Ontario I leritage Foundation grant for his research project entitled "Analysis of Terminal Woodland Materials, with e mphasis o n Ddjm-3". Dr. Stewart will use the grant to analyze existing archaeological materials whic_h have been recovered from the Patricia Kozak Site, near the eastern end of the Shcbandowan Lakes. CENTRE FOR NORTHERN STUDIES 1989 Faculty Research Grants {continued from page 9} Or. Will Carmean (Forestry), "Site Quality Evaluation for Jack Pine in Northern Ontario." Dr. Anita Chen (Sociology), "Recruitme nt to Nursing Profession in Northweste rn Ontario." Dr_ Harold Cumming (Forestry), "Effectiveness of Ontario Guidelines for Protecting Nest Sites of Bald Eagles." Professors Uz Diem and Linda McKay (Nursing), "Identifying Health Promoting and Risk Taking Behaviour in Middle Adolescent Females in Northwestern Ontario". Dr. Dieter Eigenbrod (Engineering), "Longterm Creep Movements of Embankments on Soft Sens itive Clays in North Western Ontario." Dr. David Kemp (Geography), "The Climate of Northern Ontario." Ors. Barbara Kronberg (Geology) and Lada Malek (Biology), "Tree Seedling Fertilization with Crushed Rock and Nutrient Enric hed Rock Slags (A Greenhouse Study)." Ors. Walter Momot (Biology), Brian Phillips (Geography), Phil Fralick (Geology) and Barbara Kronberg (Geology), "Zoogeography of Freshwater Fishes in the Sibley Peninsula, in Relation to the Events of Dcglaciation Since the Marquette Readvance (10,000 B.P.), and the Potential Implications for Management of Aquatic Resources.'' Ors. Connie Nelson (Social Work) and Bruce Minore (Sociology), "Some- day Country: Studies of Empowerment in Northern Communities." Ors. Brian Phillips and Brian Lorch (Geography), "A Socio-Economic Atlas of North Western Ontario." Or. Harun Rasid (Geography), "Ef- fects of Hydropower Operations on Streamflow Regime in North Weste rn Ontario." Dr. Jim Stafford (Sociology), "The History of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union." L - ~~-==~ Dr.Jim Stafford Professor Patricia Vervoort (Visual 1989-90 Northern Scientific Training Program Grants - The Northern Scientific Trainjng Program provides travel, food and lodging expenses for students at the senior undergraduate and graduate level to obta in experience in northern research. Our Northern Studies Committee re• ceived an $8000 grant from the Program, and has awarded it to the following student projects: S.F. Clarke (Biology), "Staging Habitats ofMigratory Birds in Northern Manitoba." R. Foster (Biology), "Spring Ecology in Ring Seals in Manitoba's Coastal Waters." H. Lavertu (Social Work), "Development of a Counselling Program in a Remote School." B. Paleczny (Soc ial Work), "Development of a Nutrition Program in an Isolated School." FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The University Research Incentive Fund J The purpose of the University Research Incentive Fund (URIF) is to encourage universities and the private sector to enter into co-operative research ventures with each other. 1be program will match, dollar for dollar, e~gible investment by the private sector m university-based contract research. Program funds will be given to the university and may be applied directly to the costs of the project o r used to expand its scope. Eligible projects include basic or applied research and preliminary or feasibility studies in areas of pote ntial economic benefit to the province. The re are three applicatio n deadlines per year; the next is: May 31, 1989. DAILY FOREIGN TELEVISION NEWS Mexico, Madrid, Warsaw, Tokyo, Dr. Paul Watts, Director of the Centre Arts), "C. D. Howe as Engineer for the CaLondon, Moscow, Rome, for Northern Studies, has announced the nadian Board of Grain Commissioners in Je rusalem, Teheran, Paris. research grants which will be supported Thunder Bay: 1913-1916." 882011 this year by the Centre. 1be 1989 Fac ulty 9AM • 5 PM Research Grants have been awarded to EVERYONE WELCOME the following faculty for their research projects: - - -- - - - -- -- - -- - April 19 89 Page 10 - - - -- - - - -- -- - -- - - - AOOKA �Open Houses introduce services to University community Two open houses were to mark the move of two services to larger quarters. The Learning Assistance Centre and Native Students Support Services have taken up residence in the Tunnel, near the Matchbox. The Leaming Assistance Centre, which opened last September, offers tutoring services, mainly in the areas of mathematics and English. There is also a peer tutoring program in which students who are doing weU in a subject work with those who need help. The Centre also helps students with special n eeds, such as hearing or visually impaired students. The Native Students Support Services has been operating for about two years. The Centre fulfills many functions for the Native community at Lakehead University. The Centre acts as a meeting place where students can drop-in or attend scheduled workshops. Students receive social, academic, cultural and educational support and information from Native Students Support Services. Top,from left to right, Coordinator ofth Learning Assistance Centre: Geraldine White, Tutor Carey Mossop and Secretary/receptionist Dawn Kucber. Photo bouom, left to right: part ofthe team att Natiue Support Services: Beverly Sabourin, Coordinator, Walter Lin• klater, Cultural leader and bead ofthe Sweet Crass Ceremony, Joy Lawson, Director of Student Services and Peggy Smith. John Russell, Director of Community Relations, receives a chequefor SJ ,000 from Dorothy Cattani, Sales Representativefrom Xerox Canada Inc. who reinstituted a scholarship program al Lakehead University. The 1989-90 scholarship recipient was Dennis G. Morson. ( "Ask Dr. Weir" is unavailable th.is month, but will return next month. You are invited to send your science questions to Dr. Weir in care of the Chemistry Department. April 1989 /\GORA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 11 �Campus Calendar FRIDAY,21 To include your Departme nt's e ve nt o r activity in the Campus Calendar, please call Flo Sherre n at 8300 or mail your information to SN 1002. Deadline for the May Agora is April 19, 1989. MEETING Alumni Board 7:30 pm little Dining Room MONDAY, 24 MEETING Senate 9:30 am Senate Chambers April MONDAY, 3 Final date for la te registration in Spring term Distance Education courses ~ ~ ~~ .·,_' .~: SEMINAR, ~ I\ r ,"-I CONCERT Felicia Urbanski - Music for violin, clarinet & piano Cornwall School 1006 7:30 pm FREE ADMISSION SUNDAY,14 TUESDAY 25 The Myste; of MIDI (Musical, Instrume nt, Digital, Interface) Thunde r Bay Chamber Players Music for winds & piano 7:30 pm - Cornwall 1006 Adults $10 Students S5 9:00am Cornwall 2005 TUESDAY, 4 FREE ADMISSION CONCERT Penny Clarke - Flute May Elizabeth GanJatsos - Virginal Cornwall School Recital Hall cs 1006 MONDAY, 1 FREE ADMISSION Final date for submission o f all marks/ grades for courses, projects, theses, and practica sche duled over the full year or in the second te rm • due 4:30 pm THURSDAY, 6 SEMINAR Stress Control and Self Improvement Seminar Leader: Mr. Walte r Martin, MA LIBRARY HOURS Psychology Department St. Joseph's Hospital Conference & Seminar Centre 7:00 - 10:00 pm; $30.00/pcrson Effective: March 13 lO April 24 WEDNESDAY, 13 "Chlld & Famlly Facing Death" Seminar Le ader: Ms Unda McKay, BScN., MN, RN. Asst. Prof. School of Nursing, LU Clinic Nurse Specialist - Pediatric Oncology Conference and Seminar Centre 7:00 - 8:30 pm Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 11:30 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 11:30 pm Sunday: 11:00am - 11:30 pm MONDAY, 17 J Agorl\ The AGORA is produced by the Informario _ Office, Department of Community Relations, Lakehcad University, Thunder Day, Ontario. It is published monthly (cxcepr August), and isdisrributed 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 vr quoted. Director of Community Relations: John Russell, Edicor: Katherine Shedden Assistant: Maureen Martin Calendar: Flo Sherren Photography: Peter Puna Graphics: Den Kaminski, Debby Tew ~rinting: Rainbow Address correspondence Lo: Editor/ Agora Information Office SN1002 Lakehcad University Oliver Road, ·niunder Day, Ontario, P7D 5El (807) 343-863 I or 343-6300 FREE ADMISSION CONCERT Lakehead University Vocal - • Ensemble • Spring Concert: Music from Vie nna St. Paul's United Church 8:00 pm Advance S5.00 - At Door $7.00 FRIDAY,12 celebrating our Silver Jubilee -VJ VJ VJ ... co u:: u � 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 April 1989 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing the new Student Centre, a report from the President, and an article on Dr. Henry Morgentaler giving a lecture on campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-04 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Henry Morgentaler Lakehead Lakehead University President Rosehart President's Perspective Student Centre https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/bdfa5b109a7c0364959184e292a0fe73.pdf a9bcf98fb2b53e9e662707afde79a185 PDF Text Text A NEWSLETTER FoR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Lakehead Team is # I in Marketing The preliminary round in November involved the preparation of case studies in Accounting, Finance, Labour Arbitration, Management Information Systems, Marketing and Policy. The top six universities in each discipline area were selected to ~ompete in the final round. This year, four teams from Lakehead's Faculty of Business were successful in moving on to the finals. "Given the quality and number of universities competing in the preliminary round, it was a real achievement to have a team selected to attend the finals," said Derek Hassay, assistant professor of Business Administration and Lakehead's ICBC faculty advisor. "By placing in the top six of universities in the preliminary round, it enabled us to send a debating team as well." The final competition required student teams to prepare case studies in which they were given five hours to complete their analysis and prepare Aaron Grant, Derek Hassay and Jennifer Koiranen a formal presentation. Inside CFI Awards ... 3 Distinguished Instructor Award .. .4 HSSFC Report by Livia Di Matteo ...9 Celebrating Gerontology ... 10 The Marketing Team of Aaron Grant and Jennifer Koiranen, representing Lakehead University, placed first in the final round of the Marketing component of the 1999 Intercollegiate Business Competition held at Queen's University on January 16-17, 1999. In the process, Lakehead trumped teams from the University of Calgary (2nd), and Queen's (3rd). The complete Lakehead team also won the President's Cup, an award given annually by the event organizers to the school that best exemplifies the spirit of the competition. ICBC is a national competition, sponsored by Queen's University, celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. Twenty-three business schools across Canada, from Memorial to UBC, competed in the preliminary and final rounds of competition. -- Denise Bruley, Communications Officer See the best in varsity women's basketball when Lakehead University hosts the CIAU National Women's Basketball Championship March 11-13, 1999. Ticket prices are listed on page 12. �-----------------. ;W«••;■; . - 1 - - - -- - - -- - - - - - -- enhancement from several sources including ATOP, a potential student technology fee and a capital request for an Advanced Technology Centre on campus. Our deficiencies in the number of work stations available, quality of hardware and software and facilities are all too apparent. From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert As demonstrated elsewhere in this issue of the Agora, there are many "good news" stories at Lakehead. The success of the Business students at the Queen's University competition and of our researchers in securing CFI funding are examples of a number of positive circumstances at the University. Meetings with Health Canada Minister Allan Rock, Education and Training Minister David Johnson and a delegation from Northern Development and Mines (Feb. 16) are signs of our efforts to further the development of the University's potential. We continue to seek support for technological Lakehead to Publish an Annual Report by Jennifer Willianen Analysis and Communications Assistant This September, Lakehead University will distribute an Annual Report highlighting significant accomplishments that have occurred during the 1998-99 academic year. The report will be a colour publication and will be mailed to approximately 5,000 people across Canada and around the world including selected alumni, friends and donors; media; businesses and industry; government; aboriginal organizations, and schools, colleges and universities. The project is being coordinated by Frances Harding, publications officer with the Office of Communications. "In a memo issued to selected staff and faculty in early January, I asked them to reflect on the significant accomplishments that have occurred in the last 12 months and to submit a report to the Office of Communications by mid February." Once these reports have been studied, the Office of Communications, working with an advisory committee, will be in a position to decide which areas and activities of campus life may be highlighted and what kind of further consultation with deans, directors, faculty, staff, and students may be necessary. "To my knowledge Lakehead University has never published this kind of annual report before," says Harding, "and I expect we will learn a great deal this year about gathering information and coordinating such a comprehensive publication." The advisory committee for this year's Annual Report is comprised of Dr. Fred Gilbert, president; Kerrie-Lee Clarke, director of institutional analysis; Denise Bruley, communications officer; and Laurie Hill, development officer. The Office of Commuf}ications is now compiling a mailing list for the Annual Report. If you have suggestions as to individual or company names to add to the list, please contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Lakehead University- February, 1999 2 The issue of tuition fee increase for 1999-2000 has been in the press. In the interest of clarifying the proposal going to the Board of Governors, the following information is provided: -- the intent was to provide, to the maximum extent possible, a reduction from the 10% increase already approved for the next academic year; -- the competitive market position of Lakehead was reviewed on a program and sector basis to hold increases where we were above average and raise tuition more in areas where we were substantially below the provincial average; -- reducing tuition fees to an average of 7.6% overall would effect a $400,000 decrease in revenue to the University, anything lower would potentially jeopardize elimination of the deficit in 2000-2001 as required by the Board of Governors; and -- the intent of the proposal is to reduce the increase for the majority of our students, have a higher percentage increase only in those areas where we were well below provincial average and yet maintain a differential fee that would remain below the likely provincial average in 1999. No one likes to see continued increases in tuition fees but the University is acting in a fiscally responsible manner while trying to minimize the impact on individual students. Consideration is being given to providing financial support from the bursary monies generated by the 30% portion of the new increase to all students who qualify for OSAP funding. Currently we are looking at an award that would be applied to tuition to help offset a part of the increase. �-.s•••••z---------------- 9 Lakehead University Receives $2.96 Million For World-Class Research Innovation by Denise Bruley, Communications Officer Awarded January, 1999: The Development of Lakehead University's Paleo-DNA Laboratory Research Team: Dr. El Molto and Dr. Ryan Parr Lakehead Engineering Research Centre Research Team: Dr. K. Dieter Eigenbrod, Dr. Kefu Liu, Dr. Meilan Liu, Dr. S. Ali Mirza, Dr. Greg Naterer Expansion of Lakehead University's Pulp and Paper Facilities Research Team: Dr Allan Gilbert, Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Natarajan Field Research Laboratory in Conservation Ecology (FRL) Researcher: Dr. Douglas Morris Computerized Environmental Simulation System New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Qing-Lai Dang Awarded October, 1998: Renewal of Lakehead University's Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility Research Team: Dr. Jeffrey Banks, Dr. Christine Gottardo, Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Dr. David Holah, Dr. Stephen Kinrade, Dr. Neil Weir Renewal of Lakehead University's Scanning Electron Microscope Facilities Research Team: Dr. Graham Borradaile, Dr. Geoffrey Hill, Dr. Stephen Kissin, Dr. Roger Mitchell, Dr. K.C. Yang Atomic Resolution Surface Facility New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Mark Gallagher Numerical and Experimental Studies of Industrial and Environmental Flows with Phase Change New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Greg Naterer Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures / Long-Haul Fibre-Optic Communications New Opportunities Grant: Dr. Marc Dignam Lakehead University- February, 1999 3 Lakehead has received a number of significant awards from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help strengthen the University's capability for world class research and technology development. The value of CFI support for these Lakehead University awards is $1 .3 million. With the partner support, this equates to a total investment of $2.96 million in new money for research at Lakehead. The CFI is an independent, not-forprofit corporation established in May, 1997, with a contribution of $800 million from the Government of Canada. The Foundation's mandate is to invest in infrastructure for research and development in Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals, and other not-for-profit research institutions. The CFl's investments are made in partnership with the private and voluntary sectors, as well as with all levels of government. Through these partnerships, the CFI has the potential to trigger about $2 billion in investment in research infrastructure. All projects are funded according to a formula where the CFI supports 40 percent of the costs, while industry partners from the public, private and voluntary sectors support the remaining 60 percent. Included in Lakehead University's partners were Kennecot Inc., Foxboro Canada Ltd., the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Manitoba Hydro, Fisher Scientific Ltd., and the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund. "This is the type of partnership that will become the norm for most future research endeavours. It also speaks well of Lakehead's current strength and developing capacity in research and development activities," says Lakehead University President Dr. Fred Gilbert. �-----------------;•••-•;---1----------- -----Fedderson Receives Distinguished Instructor Award by Jennifer Willianen, Analysis and Communications Assistant uFor me, Kim Fedderson has always set a standard of what a truly outstanding teacher can be, and I have strived to live up to that standard in my own way .... Every department needs that kind of teacher. Every student needs that kind of teacher. Every university needs that kind of teacher." -- Dr. Jeanette Lynes, Associate Professor of English and Recipient of the 1997 Distinguished Instructor Award For the second year in a row, Lakehead's highest award for teaching and learning has been awarded to a professor in the Department of English. Dr. Kim Fedderson, associate professor and chair of the Department of English, came to Lakehead in 1990 from Seneca College in Toronto where he had spent nine years working as a teaching master, program co-ordinator and academic chair. He has contributed to the academic community i~ Thunder Bay in a variety of ways -- improving student writing being one of his chief interests. Over the years, Fedderson has been instrumental in encouraging instructors to integrate writing into their curricula so that their courses complement student needs and reflect academic excellence. As well, he has championed a university-wide Writing Across the Curriculum r,NAC) initiative that includes the establishment of a Writing Centre at Lakehead. He strongly feels that "recognition of Lakehead as a school which graduates strong writers is a realistic goal." In 1994, Fedderson coauthored A Case for Writing: A Business Writing Casebook, with his colleague Professor David Parsons. He has also written several refereed articles on rhetoric, supervised master's students, delivered many conference papers and contributed to a host of other publications. Fedderson's impact upon students is outstanding. In a letter supporting his nomination for the 1998 Distinguished Instructor Award, a group of first-year students stated: 'With his quick wit, enthusiasm and professionalism, Dr. Fedderson is a professor par excellence ... No one ever watches the clock in his class. His classes are far too inspiring and interesting and over too quickly ... He gives first-year students the opportunity and welcoming confidence to get involved not only in classroom activities but in greater academic endeavours as well." Kim Fedderson's innovative teaching methods include the use of Internet tools such as distribution lists and Usenet groups to spark further learning and discussion. Dr. Fedderson is a true believer in empowerment through writing. He completed his PhD at York University in 1985 specializing in Renaissance and Reformation Literature and Linguistics and Stylistics. (His doctoral dissertation was entitled The Rhetoric of the Elizabethan Sermon.) In 1993, he was one of four professors to receive a Lakehead University Contribution to Teaching Award. During the 1994-95 academic year, Kim and his wife Anne and their two children moved to Japan whe.re he taught English composition and conversation at Gifu University for Education and Foreign Languages. From 1995 to 1997, he served as an executive member of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), and from 1993 to 1995, he was a member of the negotiating committee of the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA). Lakehead University- February, 1999 4 Dr. Kim Fedderson Department of English The Distinguished Instructor Award is given annually to a Lakehead University teacher who has made a distinguished contribution to teaching. All faculty members (full-time and sessionals) are eligible to participate except for members currently on the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning. Written criteria is available by contacting Patti Merriman at 343-8207. May 31, 1999 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 1999award. �Lakehead University Parents' Newsletter Winter 1999 Tell Us Your Thoughts Lakehead University is presently immersed in a comprehensive strategic planning process that will result in a document to guide us five years into the next millennium. Nine task forces comprised of faculty, students, staff, administration, and members of the community are reviewing issues deemed to be of utmost importance in setting our direction for the coming years. The task forces will report in the areas of Undergraduate Education, Graduate Education and Research, Student Life, Campus Environment, Communications and Marketing, Evaluation and Accountability, External Funding, Management Environment and Governance, and Outreach. Come March, the Strategic Planning Committee will review task force reports and recommendations and set priorities for Lakehead's future. We would like to hear from YOU! If you have comments about what Lakehead does well and/or what we could improve on, please let us know. Send your comments to: E-mail: Joy.Himmelman@Lakeheadu.ca Mail: Student Services Looking for a Job? The Student Placement & Co-operative Education Centre (UC 2024) can help. It is Lakehead's on-line career search lab with state-of-the-art computers and the central location on campus that connects students with employment and career opportunities. Check out the On-line Web Site http://iobs.lakeheadu.ca and the Job Bank where great summer, co-op, career and international opportunities may be found. Our friendly, helpful staff will review your resume and cover letter to help you prepare for your job search. And, if you are looking for a specific job, we can guide you through the many resources linked to the web site and suggest additional resources located in the Centre. Call us today at (807) 343-8264. Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Fax: (807) 343-8679 We look forward to hearing from you. Important D ates P7B 5E1 Final date for course withdrawal without academic penalty: fall/winter full courses ..... February 8 winter half courses.... March 1 Mid-year study week (Except Education) Winter term exams: February 15-19 April 12-24 Final date for registration in Spring Session course~ beginning May 3: May 6 Final date for registration in SummerSession courses beginning July 5: July 8 �Bowater - Lakehead University Technical Partnership Campus Notes Ann Clarke, a professor in the Department of Visual Arts, has received a $34,000 grant from The Canada Council to produce a body of work in the form of abstract paintings on canvas and large mixed media drawings on paper. Dr. Geoff Hill (centre), a Lakehead University graduate who is now a senior research scientist with Bowater's Thunder Bay Mill, joined Bowater Vice President and Resident Manager Don Campbell (right) and Lakehead University President Dr. Fred Gilbert (left) to announce the formation of a technical partnership between Bowater and Lakehead. The partnership forms a unique framework that will allow for cutting-edge pulp and paper-related research to be performed by Lakehead researchers from many disciplines either independently or in collaboration with Bowater staff. The agreement will also see a continuation in the development of opportunities for co-op and summer students to be hired at Bowater. The good news came while Clarke was spending part of her sabbatical year in England working in a studio and attending lectures at The Slade School of Art, University College, London, where she had been given an Honorary Research Fellowship from October to June. A collection of Clarke's recent work is currently on display at Definitely Superior Artist-Run Centre and Gallery in Thunder Bay until March 5, 1999. Did You Know? The Lakehead University Foot Patrol is comprised of a group of student employees who complement full-time Security Services staff by providing escorts to students, staff and visitors on campus. They work September through April, Monday to Saturday, from 8 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Foot patrol can expect to provide approximately 2,000 escorts per year, which represent over 300 hours of service to the campus community. Two new paintings by Lakehead visual arts students Stephanie Siemieniuk (loft) and Sally Karman (right) now hang in the Office of the President thanks to the coordinating efforts of Sessional Lecturer Mavourneen Trainor (centre). �The Parent Fund Starting in February, Lakehead students will be contacting parents to ask them to make a $100 pledge to the 1999 Parent Fund in support of one of two projects: Electronic Access for the Chancellor Paterson Library or The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. Electronic Access for the Chancellor Paterson Library is an initiative that will enable the University to continue to serve the information needs of the Lakehead University community into the 21st century. New "wired" study carrels and computer work stations will allow access to the University's computer system as well as to the Internet. Exam Booster Kit Is your child stressed out over their upcoming final exams? Do they need a boost? Well, Lakehead University Residence Council and the Alumni Association have the perfect solution! Send them an EXAM BOOSTER KIT! You can purchase the kit for a mere $20 plus tax. The Booster Kit contains a healthy assortment of fruit (oranges, bananas, apples), power snacks (chocolate bars, chips, cookies, candies and gum) and beverages (pop, coffee, and hot chocolate) to provide your child with plenty of energy for those late nights of studying! To place your order, please call the Office of Alumni Services at (807) 343-8155 or Toll-Free at 1-800-832-8076. The Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund is a program whereby the provincial government will match funds targeted toward student financial aid. Presently, Lakehead University has raised over $3 million in support of this program. Every donation that is designated toward student financial aid before March 31, 1999 will be matched by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. The opportunity to make a gift and have it matched will end on March 31, 1999. If you have already made a pledge in support of OSOTF, please don't miss this tremendous opportunity to double your gift to Lakehead University. Deadline date for orde rs is Wednesday, March, 17, 1999 Booster Kits will be delivered both on and off-campus on Saturday, March 27, 1999 For information contact: Rob Zuback, Manager, Alumni Services Lakehead University Thank you for your support this past Christmas. Over 450 "Good Luck Care Packages" were prepared and delivered to students in December. Residence Council and the Alumni Association were successful in raising approximately $6,000 which was dedicated to on-campus programs for students and much needed bursaries. Once again, all proceeds from the sale of the Exam Booster Kits will be used to enhance campus life and to provide much needed bursaries for Lakehead University students. 955 Oliver Rd. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 (807) 343-8916 E-mail: rob.zuback@lakeheadu.ca �Special Offer From World of Vacations Visit Thunder Bay and Lakehead University From$300* $350 - $50 (Coupon) = $300 *per person, based on double occupancy With: World of Vacations (Formerly Canadian Holidays) www.worldofvacations.com Valid From Janua,y 18-March JO, 1999 March 25 - May 15, 1999 October 16 -December 31, 1999 Co-op Student Receives Circle ofExcellence Award Congratulations to Lesley Stefureak for receiving a "Circle of Excellence Award" for the work she completed at the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada during her eight-month co-op placement in 1998. Stefureak is enrolled in the master's program in economics and is planning to graduate in December, 1999. She is interested in working in the field of international policy development. Package includes ... Round-trip Airfare from Toronto or Winnipeg and 2 Nights Hotel Come Visit Us for March Break March 10-25, 1999 Packages available at a slightly higher cost Call your travel agent for details This Coupon is valid with this offer or for any flights offered by World of Vacations destined to Thunder Bay and booked with a hotel or car rental in Thunder Bay. Minimum 1 night hotel or 1 day car rental is required in Thunder Bay. -~---- ----------- - - ----- Attention Parents, Students, Alumni, Staff, Faculty and Friends of Lakehead University present this $50 Discount Coupon to your travel agent and save $50 per person (single); $100 per couple (double) on Adult pricing; or $25 per child when sharing with 2 Adults. Coupon must be presented at the time of making reservations and must accompany your deposit or final payment for your booking. Note: Coupon is valid from November 1, 1998 to December 21, 1999. Promoting Health and Wellness Lakehead is working hard to ensure that all students have access to health education, says Karen Chan, a registered nurse/health educator with the University's Health Services. "We are participating in national education campaigns such as Planned Parenthood, No Smoking, AIDS, Stress/ Safe Break, Breast Health, Nutrition, Drug and STD Awareness. As well, student participation on Lakehead's Wellness Committee has provided students with the opportunity to identify and plan for issues that are of concern, such as stress and bar safety." Health Services at Lakehead provides education through its newsletter "Wellness Notes," student newspaper inserts, health fairs, small group seminars, and displays. Health Services works collaboratively with community committees, such as the Drug Awareness Committee of Thunder Bay, to address alcohol and drug use. Liaison with other Lakehead University departments, student groups and community agencies has resulted in a strong health and wellness program on campus. For further information contact Karen Chan at (807) 343-8397. �Humanities and Social Science Federation Report by Dr. Uvio Di Matteo, VP External Communications, HSSFC The Annual Meetings and General Assembly of the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada {HSSFC) were held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa over the weekend of November 28-29, 1998. The HSSFC is an organization representing the interests of humanities and social science researchers at the national level and supports their activities via the annual Congress of Learned Societies and the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program. As a grass roots representative organization and with its lobbying efforts and research policy initiatives, the HSSFC is an important partner with and complement to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the government agency which actually funds research in the humanities and social sciences. Last year, the advocacy of the HSSFC was partly responsible for the increase last year of SSHRC's budget by 13 million dollars. As well, the on-going Breakfast on the Hill Series conducted by the HSSFC, which links university researchers to politicians and policy makers in Ottawa, is an excellent and high profile speakers program that continues to demonstrate the tangible policy importance of humanities and social science research. A number of important issues and initiatives were discussed at the annual meetings which are of interest and concern to the Lakehead community. First, the HSSFC has put together an initiative called Challenge 98 which has compiled an extensive dossier of current research projects in the humanities and social sciences with the ultimate view of communicating them to the media and public. Well over 180 reports have been compiled and three of the profiles are from Lakehead University. Over the coming months, a strategy to ensure effective use of these reports will be developed. This strategy is one that emphasizes the "go public, or perish" nature of the current academic funding environment for humanities and social science researchers. Second, a number of policy initiatives are underway. SSHRC has approved funding for two HSSFC policy research proposals. The first, titled Measuring the Impact of Research in the Human Sciences, will deal with the study of performance indicators in human science research. The second, titled National Electronic Archive of Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences, will deal with electronic publishing. Also, work is progressing on an initiative known as Data Liberation II (DU II). The original Data Liberation Initiative, from which researchers at our university have benefited immensely, made large amounts of Statistics Canada data available in an affordable manner to university based researchers. At present, 51 universities participate in this initiative paying subscription rates based on institutional size and social science research profile. The DU II proposal is the next step to advance research in social statistics and will try to provide resources to researchers using social statistics. Finally, SSHRC will be implementing a program of Community University Research Alliance (CURA) centers which are based on the policy proposal originally put together and developed by the HSSFC. Up to 8 CURA centers will be funded in 1999-2000 and another 8 in 2000-2001 . Application forms for the competition and additional information can be obtained from SSHRC. Third, the results of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation program were Lakehead University- February, 1999 9 discussed and concerns were expressed about the dearth of opportunities and infrastructure renewal for social scientists. The failure to sponsor additional humanities and social science research to deal with the impact of technological change on health, society and the economy appears to indicate that these impacts are not fully appreciated. There is a real concern that the CFI, as well as health research initiatives, are literally vacuuming up resources. This lack of balance is also troubling given that approximately half of enrolment at Canadian universities is in the humanities and social sciences and such a resource shift threatens to turn these students into second class citizens within the university system, even though their tuition is a significant financial resource for universities. This under investment in the social sciences and humanities is further compounded by the fact that SSH RC receives the smallest investment of the three funding councils. Finally, the future sites for the Congress of the Learned Societies were announced. Many universities are bidding to host the Congress, as the presence of upwards of 8,000 academics on one's campus is a very prestigious event. Moreover, there are significant economic spill-overs to the host community. The sites are: 2000 Alberta 2001 Laval 2002 Toronto-Ryerson Everyone is urged to make their plans to attend the 1999 Congress which will be held at Sherbrooke-Bishop's in early June. If you have any questions about the HSSFC and its role, please do not hesitate to contact me at ldimatte@sleet.lakeheadu.ca or 3438545. As well, feel free to visit the HSSFC web site at http://www.hssfc.ca. �"I GET IT" Intergenerational Growth in Education Through Information Technology ECAH by Connie Hartviksen, Senior Researcher, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research Northern &luatiooal Cmt fir Aging and Health "Celebrating Gerontology" A Research Symposium March 22-23, 1999 Public Lecture Monday, March 22, 1999 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Senate Chambers Dr. John Hirdes, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo "Integrated Health Assessment, Revolutionary Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research" Tuesday, March 23, 1999 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Poster Presentations and Displays in the Agora 10 a.m. -10:15 a.m. Welcome in the Agora: Dr. Fred Gilbert, President, Lakehead University Ryan Bliznikas of Port Arthur Collegiate Institute gives advice to "senior learner" Mamie Tuominen. She along with the other senior learners said they appreciated the opportunity to learn from students. In evaluating the 14-week program, one senior noted that she learned "how to walk into a 'clump' of teenagers with a real smfle on my face." 10:15 a.m. -10:50 a.m. Keynote Address: Agora Dr. Michael Stones, Director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health "Aging in an Electronic Age" Together with its partners, The Centre for Aural and Northern Health Research (CAaNHA) and The Northern 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Paper Presentations in the Senate Chambers Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) are involved in a unique opportunity for life-long learning. 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers Workshop: Dr. John Hirdes "Integrated Health Assessment: Will it Revolutionize our Policy, Practice, and Research? Members of the Thunder Bay and Lakehead University community, and especially seniors, are encouraged to participate. Registration will take place in the Agora between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There is no registration fee for students with a card, and seniors. The fee for all others is $5 per person. We look forward to your participation in Lakehead University's celebration of the International Year of the Older Person. Please contact Joanie Sims Gould at 343-2126 for more information. Lakehead University- February, 1999 10 Approximately 24 participants are involved in a 14-week program called "I GET IT' (Intergenerational Growth in Education Through Information Technology) where secondary students and senior learners learn from each other in an environment where technology is utilized as one of the vehicles for program delivery. continued on page 11 �During the course of the program, secondary school students help seniors to learn about computer mediated information technology, especially the Internet (including several sessions about how and where to access health related information). In the process, the high school students learn about the aging process, life span development, basic research skills, postsecondary education choices and potential career opportunities in Gerontology. While the computer training aspect of the course is offered at Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, some sessions are offered at Health Sciences North, Lakehead University, and other off-site locations such as the 55+Centre and St. Joseph's Heritage. February 11th, 1999, marked the start of the second offering of "I GET IT'. Last year, "I GET IT' was launched as a pilot program. The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research conducted two levels of evaluation: a pre-and posttest evaluation measuring attitude change regarding typical stereotypes held by seniors about teens and vice versa; the other was a much more detailed evaluation of the actual program. Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Pilot Project As of January 4, 1999, document delivery service will be available to offer quick access to articles from journals we have had to cancel as well as from journals to which we have not subscribed in the past. The first phase of this project will run for six months, until June, 1999. Lakehead University Library will use two document delivery suppliers: • CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) supplies articles from science, engineering and medical journals. They guarantee a turnaround time of 48 hours. • An arrangement has been established whereby the University of Toronto will supply articles from social sciences, business and arts and humanities journals. The difference between this and regular interlibrary loan is that they too will guarantee a turnaround time of 48 hours for an extra fee. CHARGES All Faculty members and Graduate Students will be eligible to receive 20 free articles. Thereafter, individuals requiring 48 hour delivery of science related articles are advised to consult Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery staff as to the most cost-effective means of obtaining their material; those requiring 48hour delivery of social sciences and humanities related articles will need to pay $5 per article for the next 20 ordered, and $7 per article after that. At any point, any individual affiliated with Lakehead University may order articles through our traditional interlibrary loan service at a charge of $2 per article. Please note that these fees represent only a portion of the costs; the Library will continue to subsidize $3 per request. For more information contact Joan Seeley at extension 8211 or e-mail: jlseeley@lib.lakeheadu.ca. Evaluation results were very encouraging and indicated that there is considerable merit in continuing this unique venture. Minor curriculum and program adjustments are presently underway in preparation for the 1999 program. Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and the Council on Positive Aging are partners with The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research and The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health on the 'I Get It" program. For a 'virtual tour' of the project, visit the following web site http://paci.lhbe.edu.on.ca (under "partnerships") For more information, calf Connie Hartviksen at (807) 343-2135. The Department of Geology presents a Public Lecture by Dr. Brian Skinner Department of Geology & Geophysics Yale University "Geological Challenges Facing Mineral Exploration in the 21st Century" Friday, February 19, 1999 4 p.m. in CB-3031 Dr. Skinner is the 1999 Geological Association of Canada (GAC) medallist. He has been a professor at Yale University since 1966 and has been the president of the Society of Economic Geologists (1995), the Geological Society of America (1985) and the Geochemical Society(1973). Lakehead University- February, 1999 11 �Calendar of Events Alumni Curling Fundspiel Department of Music Friday, March 26, 1999 Lumina Concert Series at the Port Arthur Curling Club 1998-99 $35 per person $140 per team curling from 6-10 pm New Music for percussion and friends Chinese Food Buffet March 16, 1999 Cash Bar Prizes Open to all Alumni, Friends, Faculty and Staff. Space is limited. To register call Alumni Services at 343-8155. Registration Deadline: March 19, 1999. All Funds raised in support of Lakehead University Student Opportunity Trust Fund. National Engineering Week February 27 - March 7, 1999 In celebration of National Engineering Week, Lakehead University's Faculty of Engineering is inviting Grade 7 and 8 students in the Thunder Bay District to participate in two competitions -- the Spaghetti Bridge and Egg Drop Competiton and the Electromagnet and Bristle Board Boat Competitions. The competitions are being sponsored by Professional Engineers Ontario, Lakehead Chapter, supported by the Ontario Steering Committee of National Engineering Week. Four separate competitions will be held on campus on Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5. They will be run by Student Chapters of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME). The Engineering Student Society (ESS) will coordinate the event. The entry deadline is Monday, March 1, 1999 at 12 noon. For information contact Dr. Seimer Tsang in the Faculty of Engineering at 343-8761 . FEBRUARY 1999 VOL. 16, No. 2 THUNOER BAY, ONTARIO, CANAOA February 23, 1999 ISSN 0828·5225 Agora is published by the Communications Office and distributed monthly September through June. Dominique Corbeil, violin; Colin Mathews, cello; Joy Fahrenbruck, piano Publications Officer Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall, William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. Frances Harding Communications Officer Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant Nor'Westers' Home Games Jennifer Willianen February 19-20 Photography Basketball vs Brock Women: 6:30 pm Men: 8:30 pm Peter Puna & Staff Printing: LU Print Shop March 2 OUA Men's & Women's Basketball Playoffs CIAU National Women's Basketball Championships Send us your news. March 12, 13, & 14 Deadline for submissions for the next issue is March 1, 1999. Tickets are available at the Equipment Room C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Adult $10/session Student $5/session Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Children under 12: $1 Adult Pass: $25 Student Pass: $15 CD Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca T r ojan 0 e v <= 1 . & Al um n l. A f f i3 i r s Lakehead University- February, 1999 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol. 16 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains CFI Awards, distinguished instructor award, and a HSSFC report. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-02 Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Alumni House CFI Awards Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/4b0eaf7374e153332b6ebe157067ad41.pdf 72121d507f3e85f872f6ea6b8b2d9f12 PDF Text Text __ ..... ~::.:, .. ,~,-,;,;.,,..-._ .. Inside Stories •Mitchell Examines Kimberlites •Revelations in Drlben's new book •1986/87 Board of Governors Lakehead University •LU Profs develop new plastic •Working in the C munlty •Busy ti for • speakers a LU Forbes Honoured Teaching ·Excellenc A Lakehead University English professor has been awarded a 3M Teaching Fellowship for her excellence in teaching as well as her work to improve the interest in and quality of teaching and learning in the wider academic community. Dr. Joyce Forbes was one of 10 recipients of the 1986 award selected from 110 university teachers from 31 different institutions in Canada. As part of her award, Forbes will take part in a three-day seminar jointly sponsored by 3M Canada Inc. and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). The seminar will be held November 9 to 12 in Chateau Montebello, Quebec. "To put it mildly, I was delighted about the news," said Forbes, "not only personally but for the University as well." According to Forbes, the secret to being a good teacher is "to express enthusiasm and to love what one is doing; to have expertise in the area you are teaching; and to be interested in people." A Lakehead University professor since 1966, Forbes also taught at the University of British Columbia, the University of Manitoba as well as elementary and secondary schools. She is currently on sabbatical and will return to teaching at LU next fall. "We feel education is the only way an individual can hope to cope with the challenges of tomorrow, the changes that we will be facing in the future, the competition from cohorts and nations and the explosion of information that we are experiencing," said John Myser, President of 3M Canada in describing the reason for the fellowship. "We hope that the Fellowships and the upcoming seminar will enable these excellent teachers to pass on their methods to others so that many more teachers wi II rise to the level of effectiveness of the 3M Fellows. The ones who will really win will be the students.and they are our whole future." 1986 3M Teaching fellows were also awarded to: Dr. Roger Beck, Marketing and Analysis, University of Alberta; Dr. John Bell, Languages and Literature, University of Guelph; Dr. James Erskine, Business Administration, University of Western Ontario; Dr. Andrew Farquharson, Social Work, University of Victoria; Dr. Eileen Gillese, Law, University of Western Ontario; Dr. Ralph Krueger, Geography, University of Waterloo; Dr. Ron Sheese, Psychology, York University; Dr. Vladimir Sistek, Anatomy, University of Ottawa; and Dr. Donald Woods, Chemical Engineering, McMaster Uni.versity. A profile on Dr. Joyce Forbes will appear in a future issue of the AGORA. Somethings Don't Come Easy Oaruldian Astronaut To Speak At University Canadian astronaut Dr. Roberta Bandar will speak on being a female scientist in the Canadian astronaut program during a special public lecture, Friday, November 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Lakehead University's Upper Lecture Theatre, UC 2011. Bandar has been a physician with the Canadian astronaut program since 1983 and since 1984 has also been an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing at the University of Ottawa. An award winner, Bondar is the recipient of the Career Scientist award from the Provincial Ministry of Health; a special achievement award from the 1983 Woman of the Year Awards; and the Vanier Award from Jaycees in 1985. In addition to being involved in several national organizations, she is the author of numerous scholarly articles, papers and public presentations. Bondar's public lecture on campus is being presented by LU 's Employment Equity Program. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. See Story "Pulling For Big Brothers" on page 4. Full Steam Ahead F-o~ Distance,- ~, Plans to establish a new Northern Ontario distance education access network are moving rapidly with two co-ordinating centres, one in Thunder Bay and one in Sudbury, to be established by the new year. Lakehead University is expected to play a major role by jointly managing the Thunder Bay centre with Confederation College. "The new government initiative in Distance Education emphasizes a co-operative institutional approach," said Susan Cole, LU's Coordinator of Distance Education Project. "Therefore both LU and the College will share the responsibility for development and management of the Thunder Bay Centre." Last month, the provincial government announced it will provide up to $5 million a year over the next four years to establish the distance education network. I Confederation College President Burt Curtis and Lakehead University President Dr. Robert G. Rosehart participated in last month's teleconference which videolinked Sudbury and Thunder Bay and audio-linked Toronto, Hearst, Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie. Both LU and Confederation College will be experimenting with such equipment for future Distance Education initiatives. ♦ Canada Post At the time, the Honourable Gregory Sorbara, Minister of Colleges and Universities stated that part of the funds will be devoted to developing educational material while a portion will be used to develop the technology that will be needed including satellites, computer programs and linkups. According to Cole, provisions for faculty and staff development as well as research exploitation have been included in the funding. In a recent interview, she explained that program development monies will be accessed by project proposals with priorities for funding approval to focus on inter-institutional collaboration. "General guidelines for proposals are expected to be available in December, " said Cole. Pos1 Can1 Postage paid Por, First Prem! cl~ss class~ 2'19 P SARB~DH11<ARI POLlTICAL STIJDJF'S �News Powder In Jar Could Change Plastic Age by Debbie Okun HIii It may look like coarse icing sugar, but for three Lakehead University researchers, the white powder represents a new breakthrough in the study of polymers and plastics. After years of research work, Weir who has been studying the basic physics and chemistry of photodegradation or the process by which certain properties deteriorate in light, says his team has been particularly interested in using polymers to convert sunlight into heat. Six new polymers that may be a major breakthrough in the plastic industry. Dr. Neil Weir (left) & Dr. George Arct examine a bottle of the new polymer they have recently developed. six new polymers, a type of chemical compound used in making plastics, have been developed . The discovery will help improve the characteristics of plastics by making them more durable to sunlight. According to Dr. Neil Weir, Professor, Department of Chemistry, the photostable polymers could change the plastic industry. " Plastics are limited in their use," said Weir, "since many of its properties like strength and transparency deteriorate when exposed to sunlight. However, these new polymers appear to withstand light." "We have found that certain keto polymers harvest sunlight very efficiently," said Weir, "however, due to photodegradation , the products eventually became useless." Weir explains that it was through this research work that the new photo-stable polymer was developed. "We thought that if the molecular structure of the polymer could b_e changed a little, it would force the polymer to undergo purely physical processes fo llowing light absorption." To change the molecular structure, Dr. George Arct, an LU research associate and a visiting professor from Wroclaw University, had to create what chemists describe as new starting materials. Once created, these liquids were then heated together to produce the new polymers. Plastics can then be created by heating the polymers to a certain temperatu·re and moulding or casting it. According to Arct, it took him 2 months of research work in the library to determine the right characteristics for the starting material. "You experiment and sometimes you have to be a lucky man," stressed Arct. Numerous tests were conducted by Master of Science student Ken Whiting to prove that the new polymers were photostable; in other words, they wilt not deteriorate under light. Although, the creation of these new polymers could be a breakthrough for the plastics industry, Weir says the chances of commercially producing the polymers on campus is slim. "These new polymers are expensive and difficult to make," stressed Weir who estimated that one ounce of the polymer or white substance would be worth approximately $100. "Plus most of our measurements are made in highly specialized equipment in Toronto , Ottawa, Berlin and Glasgow." Arct added that it takes 4 steps just to make the starting material. An additional two days are required to make the polymer. Delighted about the new substance, Weir stressed that several people are interested in the new polymers. It could be used for solar energy panels and other areas of the plastic industry. As for the future, Weir says he will continue to loJk at these polymers. "The plastic age hasn't really dawned yet. so there's plenty of work to be done on photodegradation." Loosen Pursestrings For LU Alumui A.3,ociation ..........i rw,,4 CampaJcD Pn1tHH Campaign Prog ress , To Dote - ~~~i:itmnmrrrrrtj ....'", ::::: !__ ~ •.!"'~ ---[__ ....... . =i---_ i C • ~ ; 1 ~ lNl/ 1: ~ university over the past year and specifically about the achievements of their A1umni Association. Over the past three years, the Alumni Association of LU has contributed over $37,000 to fund scholarships in perpetuity to deserving students. Faculty and staff have received more than $23,000 to support projects that would not Eric Wilson was one of 72 volunteers who manned the phones during Lakehead University's Alumni Phone-athon. by Jo-Anne Black University fundraising in the private sector has become a reality by necessity, throughout the land. LU , being no exception, has established Its own unique Annual Fund Campaign trail with more than a little help from its f riends. fifty alumni loosened their purse strings enough to contribute $12,000 toward the $35,000 raised to date to the Alumni Annual Fund. This year's objective has been set at $45,000, a considerable sum that will require an all out effort to ensure success. Seventy-two volunteers (alumni, teachers, civil servants, business people, nurses, homemakers, students and LU faculty and staff) telephoned over the past two weeks from the offices of Thunder Bay Hydro, nearly 2,000 alumn i living in the Thunder Bay area. Three hundred and In mi d-September, 10,000 known alumni living overseas, in the U.S.A., and in Canada received th"e ir Annual Fund brochure package listing the benefits of giving to their alma mater. Phoners were extremely welt received as they informed alumni about the accomplishments of the A GORA, November 19, 1986 Page 2 normally receive monies ·due to presen budget priorities. Communication anc publication funding from the Associatior has totalled $12,000 and designated gift! have accounted for an additional $24,000 Since 1983, the Association, through contributions from nearly 2,000 alumn i ha! provided funding to the value of $96,000 Preceding the Thunder Bay Phonathor was the Toronto Chapter version headec by LU graduates Peter Gacuk, and Laurence Waring, raising $3,000. With this ir mind those alumni who have n·o t yet given to the Annual Fund are respectfoll~ reminded to make a pledge. It is not toe late. As you read of our successes we hope you will join in and help us realize our 1986/87 target...of $45,000. Help us to help you maintain the credo of "Excellence in Education" at Lakehead University by giving us a call at Alumni House at 345-4027 and make your pledge today! New Venda Card Cuts Costs The Chancellor Paterson Library on campus has Installed two new cost-saving photocopiers with added features that allows greater convenience to users and library staff. The new photocopiers located on the second floor of the library use the Venda Card system. With a $10 Venda Card, users can make 83 photocopies with a saving of $2.45 over the coin machine rate of 15 cents per copy. On the average, users will pay 12 cents per copy. "This new system eliminates the need of running to the circulation desk for change everytime you need to make a copy and eliminates costs to end users," says Frank Sebesta, administrative services coordinator. The system eliminates the need fo1 coins. To get a copy with the new photocopiers, users insert the Venda Card intc the machine for a print. The machine~ automatically deduct the amount of thE cost from the card. When the value of the card is reduced to zero simply return the card and buy another at the circulatior desk or at Photocopy Services on the second floor of the library. There is a $1 deposit for the card on thE first purchase. The photocopier locatec on the main floor of the library will remair coin operated at 15 cents per copy. In add ition to the new photocopiers ir the library, departmental copiers have been replaced by new Royal copiers tha· have reducing and enlargening features. �Senate /Board of Governors Lakehead University 1-986/87 Board of Governors Back Row: Mr. T.B. Kozyra, Mr. G. E. Burkowski, Mr. P.J. O'Brien, Prof. N.C. Bonson, Dr. D. G. Ho/ah, Mr. E. W. Christiansen, Mr. L.M. Gallagher, M. J.H. Lunny, Mrs. M. R. Page, Mr. A. C. Watson, Mr. J. W. Tennier. Middle Row: Dr. W. J. Keeler, Mr. K. E. Winrow, Mrs. L. McLeod, Dr. R. E. Kajander, Miss D. Bright, Mrs. R. M. Callon, Mr. J. F. McCartney, Mr. J. D. Valley. Seated: Mr. G. W. Halter, Dr. J. T. Colquhoun, Mr. R. P. Welter. Mr. R. J. Paterson, Dr. R. G. Rosehart. Missing from the Photograph: Dr. S. M. Bloom, Mr. J. R. Logozzo, Mr. W. R. Parks, Mr. A. H. Seurflt, Miss S. Tuy/, Mr. A. E. Westlake. New Smoking Regulations To smoke or not to smoke! At Lakehead University, no smoking signs have become a common sight in many offices. Since August, a new smoking policy has been enforced on campus in order to provide a safer, cleaner, and more comfortable campus environment for faculty, staff, students and visitors. Smoking is permitted in private offices, the Agora foyer, public hallways where ashtrays are provided, staff rooms where the majority of users are in agreement, the Games Room, and the smoking areas of the Main Cafeteria, Residence Cafeteria, Faculty Lounge, Study, Faculty of Education Lounge and Library. Smoking is prohibited in all classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms and laboratories; all athletic facilities, washrooms, areas without ashtrays, designated non-smoking areas, Senate Chambers, Aesthetics Lounge, student typing rooms, shared offices where there is no agreement to allow smoking, and public offices. Deans, directors, chairpersons, department heads.and supervisors will enforce the policy by ensuring that all persons within their areas of administration respect these regulations. Copies of LU's Policy on Smoking on University Premises are posted in promient locations and are available from either the Personnel or Information Department. PLEASE NOTE The Lakehead University Fieldhouse Is a NON-SMOKING area. This pollcy wlll be strictly enforced throughout the year. New Employee Benefit Free Athletic Membership First an employee baseball game, second an employee curling league and now free athletic memberships to LU's C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse. All three are part of Lakeh~ad University's fitness initiatives for campus employees. Effective November 1, 1986 to April 30, 1987, access to LU's athletic facilities will be free for all full-time faculty and staff members. Special family rates of $25. will also be available to extend usage to spouse and/or dependents. According to LU's Athletic Department, previous rates were $58.50 for single employees and $79.50 for an employee family membership. Full-time students were already receiving free access to the facilities; with part-time students and other university students paying $45. for a membership and the general public charged $76.50. In a November 6th memo from President Dr. Robert G. Rosehart, the reduced rates are being introduced as a measure "to encourage employees to participate i'1 activities which serve to enhance our employee's personal level of fitness." Those interested in obtaining a membership, should complete a "Request for Athletic Facilities Membership" form and return it to the Athletics Department. Forms are currently being distributed to all departments. All cheques should be made payable to Lakehead University. Those employees who are already members will have the credit applied against the cost of gym or pool service programs or against future membership costs. For further information, contact the Athletics Department at extension 213. versity. I will be addressing my concerns LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY in this regard to O.C.U.A. shortly. Without REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE doubt, it a ar i.f.a significant tocu&Quite an interesting experience! For a In additi.o n to our...Lakehead Univer • total of six nights this-year, Atumni Fan - o- n--c- ampus service, Professor Margaret w1II be placed upon the level of peervolunteers manned the phones down at Page formally represented Lakehead Uni- reviewed research support. the P.U.C. Building (many thanks to Larry varsity at the ceremony held at the Ceno- LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Hebert). This was my first year on the taph in Waverley Park on Tuesday, NAMES NEW CHIEF LIBRARIAN phone, and I had some difficulty keeping November 11th. By the time you read this, I will have on topic with my "list". In spite of my lastannounced the appointment of LU's minute efforts, Pentti Paularinne beat me 1987/88 FUNDING fourth Chief librarian. This was a very by $40 for the night. In total, about 12 Premier David Peterson and Minister competitive search with some excellent volunteers that night raised $2,475. Get Gregory Sorbara have made major fund- candidates. involved - a lot of this money goes into ing announcements for the next fiscal CHRISTMAS '86 IS UPON US alumni scholarships and, as you know, year. Funding for next year is to increase Lakehead Unlver9Ity with respect to scholarships, we need all significantly beyond the earlier promised Christmas Party the help we can get. level of 4%. How much Lakehead UniverFriday, December 19, 1986 sity will get in the end is yet to be deterScandia Ballroom, Valhalla Inn mined. It is expected that a new funding EMPLOYEE FITNESS (Notices to be out shortly) formula will be in place by Spring and that CHRISTMAS BREAK the allocative mechanisms for distribuBy the comments I have received, I tion will be similar in format to the new I continue the effort undaunted by the formula. There is, I feel, good and bad think that, in spite of our difficulties, we "smiles"when I raise this topic (someone news for Lakehead University in the have had a reasonably good 1986 at Lakeeven went so far as to suggest that I was promoting heart attacks!!). Our next initi- announcement. I was particularly encour- head Universi,ty. Because of this and all of aged to see the additional $3 million com- the hard work that our faculty and staff ative will be a period of free access for all mitted to the northern universities to provide during the year, I have decided to Lakehead University full-time faculty and give you a wel I-earned Christmas present. staff to our athletic facilities. In addition, a address their special needs and, as well, an effort is to be made through a $25 mil- A general memorandum will be circulated special family rate will also apply during lion allocation to take into account recent to Lakehead University faculty and staff this period. Over the years, I have heard enrolment growth at selected universities. shortly with respect to the traditional . many people express a desire to have A further $25 million is being allocated to Christmas break. access to our facilities, so now the challenge is on. Have fun as well as increase address "research intensity." within the WORKING HOURS What is your reaction to the new 8:30 system. Depending upon the allocation your level of fitness. This employee fitness initiative will run until the end of April mechanism decided upon by O.C.U.A., -4:30 hours of operation? Give us your 1987. this may be of concern for Lakehead Uni- opinion! ALUMNI FUND PHONATHON Presidents Beport By Dr. Robert G. Rosehart Lakehead University President With this issue comes the passing of an era as far as the AGOR A is concerned . Our Editor, Debbie Okun Hill, is leaving Lakehead University as well as Thunder Bay to establish a residence in Marathon. Debbie has been very involved in many aspects of Lakehead University's life including, most recently, the Alumni Phoneathon. We wish her well in the future and trust that she will remain part of the Lakehead University family. AGORA, November 19, 1986 Page3 �Off Campus Thompson Recognized;Says Real Reward Is Helping People tion. "It's an honour to belong to an order, but in the final analysis, the real meaning of life is to provide service to others." Because of his dedicated service, Thomson received the Order of St. John medal from her Excellency GovernorGeneral Madame Jean Sauve on October 17 in Ottawa. He was recommended for the medal by the Honourable John Black Aird, former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and Colonel Melville, Area Commissioner for St. John Ambulance, Thunder Bay. This is the second time this Outdoor Recreation associate professor has received such a high honour. A few years ago, he received The Military .and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem medal. Dr. Lisle Thomson To have the former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario recommend your name to the Queen of England for an award is quite an honour. To have the GovernorGeneral of Canada bestow you with a prestigious medal is an even greater honour. Yet for LU's Dr. Lisle Thomson it is not necessarily the recognition but the satisfaction of helping people that means the most. "There aren't many in the country who receive such an award, so why me?" said Thomson referring to his recent recogni- Lorrie Danis, Microfilming Clerk and Diana Mason, Scheduling Assistant, Registrar's Office were just two of Lakehead University's staff who contributed to the Philanthropy Fund. ra This newspaper is published every 3rd Wednesday of the month by Community Relations. Department of Information, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario and is distributed frne of charge to its faculty and staff. Director: John Russell Editor: Debbie Okun Hill Writer: Pierre Lebel Typesetter: Flo Sherren Layout: Dave Campbell Photo Lab Work: Craig Paskin Submissions and/ or suggestions for articles and news about and pertaining to Lakehead University, its faculty, staff, events and activities may be submitted for consideration to: Debbie Okun Hill, Editor Community Relations Department of Information Lake head University Room SN 1002H Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 (807) 345-2121, Ext. 631 As a Lieutenant Commander in the Canadian Naval Reserves, Thomson continues to serve his fellow man. He started his naval reserve career with the Royal Australian Naval Reserves and for the last six years has served at H. M. C. S. Griffon in the Canadian Naval Reserves. Appointed as an aide-de-camp to the Honourable John Black Aird, former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Thomson continues to serve the present Lientenant-Governor, the Honourable Lincoln Alexander. Thomson will serve on an advisory committee for the Order of St. John. Philanthropy Short Of Goal The philanthropy fund campaign ended last week with 75 donations totalling $11,872. The goal for this year was $16,000. Campaign co-chairman Don Andrews says he's "disappointed in how it's turned out. Considering we've got a staff of 600, it's a pretty poor turnout." Faculty and staff were invited to put all their charity eggs in one basket by making a tax-deductible donation to the fund. Last year, 95 philanthropists contributed $15,500. Last year, 95 philanthropists contributed $15,500. Bonny Wig more says the figure will probably go higher. It's a busy time of year and people do tend to procrastinate." She hopes that more of those blue donation forms make their way to her in the Payroll deoartment. Farewell From The Editor As the last article is composed and "put to bed", I can't help but feel lost. Lakehead had become my home; a place where people were like family, supporting yet constructively criticizing my efforts. During the last three years, I had a chance to meet many LU employees and readers. All have been special people, whether they wrote books, mowed the University campus, typed letters or worked in labs. Each were part of the team that made and continue to make Lakehead University what it is today. Thank you for the stories and the memories that made my work enjoyable. By the time you read this, a new editor will be in place. This week Joan Hoskinson joins AGORA staff members Pierre Lebel, Flo Sherren, Dave Campbell and Craig Paskin to keep the communication rolling. I welcome her to Lakehead and wish her the best for the many challenges that lie ahead. Once again, thank you for the friendship. Take care, best wishes, I'll miss you all... Deadline for submissions is 10 working days prior to the publication date. Material published in this newspaper may be reproduced or quoted. Credit would be appreciated. f A GORA, November 19, 1986 Page 4 -Debbie Okun Hill Information Officer and AGORA editor Bridging the gap. Overwhelmed, Victoria Tucnik, 87, thanks Jf!nnifer Byrne, Lakehead University psychology student for the visit at Beacon Hill Lodge on Halloween day. Eight students selected from LU residence volunteered time out from busy midterm schedules to visit the aged in a caring jesture of friendship. Other students who participated were: Sue Wilson, Sue Board, Eileen Knapp, Vicki Reid, Brandon Woods, Ron O'Neil and Sharon Vanderluit. Photo by Pierre Lebel Pulling For Big Brothers How far will Lakehead University's Engineering Student Society go to help the Big Brother/Big Sister Association? From Lakehead University's Bartley Residences to the Information Kiosk near Oliver Road. For the eighth year in a row, the Society has hosted a Big Brother Bus Pull to raise monies for the Association. Approximately 10 teams representing LU and Confederation College participated in this year's event, including Thunder Bay mayor Jack Masters and President Dr. Robert G. Rosehart who steered as well as pulled the bus for the teams. The bus was supplied courtesy of Iron Range Bus Lines. According to Sean O'Neill, President of ESS and a fifth year electrical engineering student at LU, $700. were raised for the association. An earlier donation of $150 was presented to Big Brothers during the Society's initiation September 19. "Big Brothers and the Engineering Student Society have had a long standing relationship," said O'Neill. "Big Brothers is a fine ·organization. They do excellent community work and we want to be a part of it." Christmas Cheer Begins Christmas may seem like w~eks away, yet the Christmas spirit abounds at Lakehead University as faculty, staff and students begin contributing items for the Second Annual LUFA/LUCF Christmas Food Drive. The drive commenced November 13 and will continue until December 2. "We are beginning this program early," said Lakehead University Christian Fellowship member Ron Fairbanks "so that we can effectively notify people and collect items prior to when final papers are due and/or the beginning of exams." "We will be collecting dry non-perishable packaged foods, canned goods, clothing and toys. All these items will be forwarded to the Christmas Cheer Fund, a local charitable organization." Food depots will be located in the Bora Laskin Building (Pre Service Teacher Education Office), Braun Building (Switchboard area), University Centre (LUSU Office, President's Office), Library (Circulation Desk), Saunders Fieldhouse (SB 1021) and Residence (Porter's Office). Eghadsl Even these closet clowns & ghoulie_s couldn't_resist the chance to sport their Halloween outfits on campus. The ghoulish fever hit all types: Deanna, Sue & Lorraine in LUSU; Judy, Jennifer, Susan, Chris & Maxine in the Registrar's Office and; even Dr. Alister Macdonald from the Department of Biology flashed his wares to first-year biology students. The clowns-of-the-day, however, go to (I.tor.) Bernice Plesh, Lori Fleming, Jerry Griffin, Cheryl Balacko, Helen Palanica and Mary Melny of the LU Bookstore. Keep on smiling! Photo by Pierre Lebel �·On Campus Current Forestry .Practices Ann Medina On Terrorism Senior CBC foreign journalist Ann Medina spoke out against international terrorist activities in her lecture "The Role of Media & International Terrorism" at Lakehead University, Tuesday, November 6. Hundreds of on-lookers, fans and local media braved the fall elements to hear Medina's personal coverage of terrorism, experiences with governmental "disinformation" campaigns, and the "God Syndrome" forced upon the shoulders of many journalists. Lakehead University's popular Forestry Seminar Series returns with new talks on international forestry, current forestry practices and advanced technology. The weekly series commenced Wec;lnesday, October 29 and will continue every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. in Lakehead University's 881075. As in the past, the seminars are expected to be of interest not only to those in the forest industry and community but also to the general public. According to Dr. Willard Carmean, a Lakehead University forestry professor and spokesman for the series, the times of the series were changed from noon to after work since it was more convenient for foresters employed by the public and industrial organizations to attend. The series opened with a talk on "The Soars Program for Inventorying Older Forest Plantations in Ontario" by guest speaker David Anderson from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in Toronto while on November 5 Dr. Allen L. Lundgren, a Forest Resource Economist from St. Paul Minnesota and a former ined whether Red Pine in the Lake States can outproduce Loblolly and Slash Pine in the South. A talk on "Forestry Technology Transfer to China" by Dr. James Lee, Pacific Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service, in Victoria B.C. was held on November 11 . On November 12. Dr. John K. Jeglum from Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forestry Service in Sault Ste. Marie spoke on "Drainage of Forested Peatlands in Ontario" while on November 19, Mr. Roy Klein and Mr. Edward Herrington from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in Thunder Bay will look at "Prescribed Burning in Ontario". The series closes on November 26 with the talk "Mechanization of Silviculture" by guest speaker Mr. C. R. Smith from the Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forestry Service in Sault Ste. Marie. Lakehead University's forestry seminiar series is being presented by LU's School of Forestry and LUFA, Lakehead University's Forestry Association. Admission is free. PrinciQal Forest Economist with the North Central Forest Experiment Station exam- Additional forestrv seminars are being organized for ttle spring. This was a LUSU sponsored event. "The future of the Seaway ls threatened", said P.R. (Jerry) Cook, General Manager of the Thunder Bay Harbour Commission during the 86/87 public lecture cosponsored by LU's Department of History and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs. The second lecture featured "The Commonwealth Today" by C. John Small, Deputy Secretary-General (Economic) and former Canadian Ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, China and High Commissioner to Malaysia. More Sex Discussion In Classroom Says Check "There is a critical need for sex education classes to discuss pornography, rape and media literacy,"said special guest speaker Dr. V. P. Check. Speaking at LU during a recent scholarly lecture on "Erotica versus Pornography", the psychology__ researcher said sex in general has been a taboo topic so in the past very little has been done in terms of educating the students about sexrelated topics such as rape and pornography." According to Check, "all too many sex education classes in Canada focus on what might be termed the 'plumbing' aspects of human sexuality and largely ignore the critically important social and behavioral aspects of sexual intimacy." "Children are not presented with models of positive, affectionate, realistic sexual behavior as part of their sex education in the schools. Many students learn about the social and behaviorial aspects of human sexuality from pornography." Check suggested that parents should ask administrators why they aren't solving problems such as rape? "Parents have to show support for better sex education classes by voicing their concerns to the School Boards and those in power. With any hot social issue, ·the board usually doesn't do anything unless they get a strong support from parents." A visting professor of psychology from York University in Toronto, Check has received numerous academic awards and distinctions including the Vineberg Research Prize in Psychology and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship. He has had 13 papers published including "Can There be Positive Effects of Participating in Pornography Experiments?"; "Pornography and Sexual Aggression"; and "The Effects of Aggressive-Pornography on Beliefs in Rape Myths" and had 64 of his papers including "Sex and Violence in Rock Videos", "Are Newspaper Reports Potential Contributors to Rape Myth Acceptance Attitudes?" and "Stranger versus Acquaintance Rape" presented at numerous conferences. He is also a current member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex Task Force on Erotica, Pornography, and Violent Pornography and has given talks to numerous groups. Check's lecture on campus was sponsored by Lakehead University's Departments of Social Work and Psychology. More Lectures On Campus _ _ Trees Of The Tropic A special lecture on "Trees of the Tropic: Architecture and Diversity" by Montpellier professor Dr. Claude Edelin was held October 27 on campus. Edelin is a research assistant at the French National Center for Scientific Research and a lecturer at the University of Montpellier in France. He is also a consultant to the Ministry of the Environment in France and has conducted research in tree architecture and growth patterns of temperate and tropical trees. His "Trees of the Tropic" lecture on campus was sponsored by LU's Department of Biology and School of Forestry. Psychology Dialogues . Lakehead University's Department of Psychology has introduced a number of talks to keep the faculty and students informed and thinking about the contemporary issues in Psychology. "We wanted to have weekly or biweekly dialogues," said Dr. K. Satinder, professor, Department of Psychology. "That includes open and frank intechange and discussion of ideas." The first presentation in October featured Dr. John Jaimeson while Dr. A. M. Akram presented the lecture "Reflections of a Zetetic" on November 12. Addition dialogues are expected to be scheduled for the future. Class struggle has Increased," said guest speaker Leo Panitch during his October 27th public lecture "Economic & Political Rights and the Labour Movement." "Unions are now defending the status quo while businesses now want change." A political science professor from York University, Panitch was invited to LU by the Human Rights Education Committee. - Poetry by Liman The Pea Seasons ( October) by Claude Llman How do you say goodbye to peas that clung all summer to white pickets? Remember sun-scanned peas in swelling pods, y, sweet dots down each backbone like piglets suckling at their dam? Think of mid-summer pods the thumb slits, raw peas tipped down the gardener's throat? Or September's dry, yellow vines November's bare pickets, loose string fraying all winter in snow and wind? Put on white linen at day's end and stand clean in the garden. Bend to a few last weeds where vines were tall in season. Wait for next year's ground, for those wrinkled peas stored in the cupboard to sprout tenacious green fists and climb newly-strung string hand over hand back into our lives. A GORA, November 19, 1986 Page 5 ) I �Off Campus I ' Examining Kimberlites Where No Westerner Had Ever Been I By Debbie Okun HIii I I r After returning from a sabbatical marked with the release of a 434-page book on kimberlites, a trip to a part of Russia where no Western geologists had ever been before, the privilege of using highly-sophisticated research equipment at Cambridge University and a prestigious honour as a keynote speaker at a major conference in Perth, Australia, Dr. Roger Mitchell says there's only one secret to accomplishing so much. Mitchell's new book is the first major volume about kimberlites written in the West. "You just set a goal and do it," stressed the Lakehead University geology professor. He claims he wrote every day for a year in order to complete his book before beginning his sabbatical. Considered to be the first major volume on kimberlites written in the West, Mitchell's Kimberlites: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology is expected to be translated in Russian and Chinese in the near future. • According to a release by Plenum Publishing Corporation in London, England, the book provides a comprehensive critique and summary of all aspects of the petrology of the diamond-bearing rock known as kimberlite. It is expected to "appeal to a wide audience, ranging from the exploration geologist who must describe and identify kimberlite, to the mantle petrologist who is interested in the origin and evolution of alkaline magma. In general, the text will be of interest to all petrologists (academic, government, industrial) who wish to become acquainted with recent advances in kimberlite petrology." According to Mitchell, material for the book was derived from over 18 years of research in the field, including work conducted in South Africa, Australia, the High Arctic, and Brazil. Not included in the text is information collected from his recent visit to Russian kimberlites. Mitchell explained his first opportunity to visit Russia occurred only a year ago in July 1985 when he attended the "All Union Conference on Native Element Formation in the Endogenic Processes" at the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Science in Yakutsk, USSR. "It was surious to be in a country where you couldn't read or uilderstand the language," said Mitchell. "Not only did we have a chance to meet Russian scientists interested in kimberlites whom I have never met before, but we also spent three weeks up North examining kimberlites in an area no Westerner had ever been before." Mitchell said approximately 15 westerners as well as a crew of Russians went on the excursion. "We flew up in a Russian military helicopter, were dropped off and then we floated down a river in aircraft life rafts to the research site." According to Mitchell, Russian kimberlites are very similar to the kimberlites he is familiar with, however it is important to examine the diamond-bearing rock in all parts of the world before a hypotheses can be made regarding their origins. Although Mitchell said his Russian experience was a .highlight, his whole sabbatical was noteworthy. During his stay at Cambridge University, he was able to use some equipment that very few universities have. Using a machine known as the secondary ion mass spectronmetry, Mitchell analysed rare earth elements in the mineral known as perovskite, a calcium titanate occuring in kimberlite. Mitchell also used high resolution transmission electron microscopy to study minerals called serpentines in kimberlites. "The equipment allowed me to magnify, up to 500,000 times, cross sections of the serpentine so that I could see how and why these minerals grow. These serpen- tines haven't really been studied before because the techniques used to look at them were only developed 15 years ago." He also studied the general petrology of other rock types such as lamproites and alnoites. In July, he gave a talk on Lamproite Mineralogy at the British Museum of Natural History in London and in August, he travelled to Perth, Australia where he gave the opening address at the 4th International Kimberlite Conference. Now back on campus, Mitchell says he will continue to examine diamond-bearing rocks and has started studying Russian with the hopes of returning to Russia in the future. He is also planning his second major undertaking: a book on lamproites (another diamond-bearing rock) expected to be released in three years. A previous article on Mitchell's research appeared in the May 16, 1984 issue of the AGORA. LU Geology professor Dr. Roger Mitchell took a trip to a part of Russia where no Western geologists had ever been before. Driben's Third Book Reveals Successes/Failures by Debbie Okun HIii -~~ As an anthropologist trying to help a native community acquire land, Dr. Paul Driben says he encountered both success and failure. " I would have liked to say that the people of Arolan~ own land," stated Driben in his third book Aro/and is Our Home: An lncompleted Victory in Applied Anthropology. "Instead the victory is incomplete, a phrase Jimmy Carter once used to describe a situation in which gains were made without realizing the ultimate goal. " "Contrary to what I hoped when I began the work, the decision about land took a long time to evolve ...On the other hand, it is wrong to suppose that nothing was gained, or that the commun ity is no farther ahead than it was before." Based on a 1976-77 case study of a remote Ojibwa community in Northwestern Ontario, Driben's book describes his attempts to help the people acquire owne_ r ship to land that they and their ancestors have occupied for almost a century. " It was my intention to not become their champion, but to provide the community and the government with the information they both needed to make meaningful decisions about land." Although the study was completed years ago, Drlben decided to write the book because he wanted people to know how Indian people developed solutions to problems and how an anthropologist can assist. "I also wanted to give people insight into the feelings anthropologists have when they're doing applied research in AGORA. November 19, 1986 Page 6 the field." According to the preface, the book is divided into four parts. "Part One focuses on what the absense of land tenure means at Aroland , how I became involved with the community, the difficulties that I suspected were preventing the people from owning land, and how I set out to help them." 1 "Part Two contains an ethnographic description of Aroland, its history, demographic characteristics, ki nship and friendship networks and economic ,and political organization." . "Part Three identifies the types of tenure that the residents can possess, the ways in which land ownership likely would affect their lives, and the ways in wh ich they can try to acquire tenure from government." "Part Four focuses on the reaction that the people of Aroland had to my work and the negotiations that took place between the community, and the government after it was completed ." Oriben says his third book should be particularly interesting to those concerned about aboriginal land claims in Canada. Driben is also the author of When Freedom Is Lost, now in its second printing and We Are the Metis: The Ethnolography of a Half-Breed Community in Northern Alberta.. A fourth book The Native Solution to Canada's Indian Problem has been submitted for printing while work for yet another book has begun. Information about these books will be released as they become available. �-- Faces on Campus classrooms and professors' offices as well as washing and waxing floors in the Ryan Building. Mike Turek, Housekeeping Superintendent, says that Jane is an " extremely hard working lady" who goes the extra mile. Jane claims, however, that she enjoys hard work for the sake of "burning calories". An avid runner, abstract painter and partner of 21 years, Jane attributes her health and success to "good workouts" and a positive outlook on life. Debbie Okun Hill has resigned her position as Information Officer with the Department of Community Relations. Debbie Is Joining husband Brian In Marathon where she plans to freelance and to complete a novel she has been developing for some time. Debbie's dedicated drive and professlonallsm has been a credit to the department and lo the development of communication channels on campus and within the community. She has been a great ambassador lo Lakehead University. She wlll be sadly missed. Faces on Campi.ts is a column about fellow staff and faculty members at Lakehead University. Although this newspaper will do its best to stay informed of all newsworthy events, omissions will sometimes occur. Ta prevent this we urge all staff and faculty ta submit pertinent copy a week prior to the publication date or call Pierre Lebel, Community Relations, Department of Information ext. 631. Appointments Mark Arvelln has been appointed Mail/Printing Clerk with the Department of Printing Services effective October 8, 1986. Mark has been employed part-time for three years with Printing Services. He has now completed two years of a four-year apprenticeship printer program. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and downhill skiing . Jane Gregoire has been appointed Custodian with Physical Plant Housekeeping effective September 2, 1986. A familiar face around campus, Jane has been employed part-time almost two years as Custodian. She is responsible for cleaning Dr. Mary Clare Courtland , Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, recently edited "Catching the Spirit", Vol. 2 for the Ontario Council of Teachers of English, Chapter 807. This chapter is the only affiliate which has attempted a compilation of children's writings. Dr. Barbara Kronberg, has been appointed Associate Professor with the Department of Geography effective July 1, 1986. Dr. Kronberg has attained the following degrees: Hon. B. Sc. (Chemistry) , Queen's University, 1966; M.Sc. (Chemistry), Queen's University, 1968; Ph.D. (Geology), University of Western Ontario, 1977. Dr. Kronberg has travelled extensively and has lectured at various institutes including the Universidad del Valle, 1970-71, in Cali, Columbia and the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Kronberg's research interests relate mainly to environmental geochemistry. She has collaborated for many years with Brasilian colleagues on geochemical applications to agroforestry problems. Recently she has joined a Brasilian team of scientists investigating the geological and ecological evolution of the Acue Basin in western Amazonia. She is an active tennis player and is author to numerous published articles. Dr. Stanlslaw Maclaszek has been appointed Assistant Professor with the Department of Chemistry effective September 1, 1986. Called "Dr. Stan" by most colleagues and students, Stanislaw is native of southern Poland. He attained the following degrees: M.Sc. (Warsaw Tech. University), 1964; Ph. D. (Warsaw Tech. University), 1978 and; B. Ed. (Lakehead Universi,ty), 1986. He also completed his post doctoral fellowship at Lakehead University. During the term appointment ending May 31, 1987, Stanislaw will be lecturing on organic and analytical chemistry. He has been actively involved in the Boy Scouts of Canada and Canadian Venturers Club. Liman while attending the annual meeting of the League of Canadian Poets and the World Poetry Festival at Habourfront, Toronto last ·May. Since then, he has prepared a sequence of 15 poems on the rotation of our Northern Ontario seasons. See Agora for "The Pea Seasons (October)" by Claude Liman. Dr. Stanislaw Maciaszek ... Dr. Walter Crowe,Professor, School of Business Administration, recently attended an international conference held in Montreal and presented two papers: "A Changing World: its Society!! , exploring some of the changes which are affecting individuals and groups; and "The Positive Management of Resistance to Change within the Organization" , which discussed how individuals and groups act when faced with change, and how senior management can use resistance constructively. Dr. Paul Drlben, Professor, Department of Anthropology, recently had his paper "Revisiting the Royal Commission on the Northern Environment: An evaluation of the recommendations made by the Royal Commission on the Northern Environment Concerning the Native People in Northern Ontario" , in Native Studies Review, Vol. 2., No. 1.(1986), pp. 45-67. Edith iirezanoczy has been appointed Shelver with the Chancellor Paterson Library effective September 15, 1986. Edith has previously worked summer relief at the information/circulation desk at the library. She has also completed one year of the general business program at Confederation College. As Shelver, Edith will be responsible for shelving and organizing books and maintaining photocopy machines. She is a talented dancer with a local Hungarian dance group, enjoys horseback riding and presently enrolled in night school. Edith is also interested in returning to Lakehead University as a part-time student in the computer science program. Donna Cashaback has been appointed Clerk with the Department of Printing Services effective October 1, 1986. Donna has been employed part-time with Printing Services for one year as secretary/clerk. She has attained her S.S.G.D. and has taken accounting courses at Confederation College. Donna also works part-time as bookkeeper for Marina's Hair Care salon. Dr. A. Bowd, Professor, Faculty of Education , had his paper "Perceptions of some priority issues in education among rural parents and teachers" published in the Austrian Journal of Education, 1986, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 85-91. The peper was co-authored with C.R. Boylan, Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education, Australia. John Futhey, Assistant Professor, Department of English, presented a paper entitled "Dies lrae: Samuel Johnson and the Four .Last Things" at the Fourth Northern Library Symposium October 3-4 in Sault Ste. Marie. As well , Associate Professor Claude Liman presented his paper "Ambiguous Apocalypse in Hawthorne" focusing on the theme, "Literature and Apocalypse" . Associate Professors Dr. Bill Heath and Dr. Joyce Forbes chaired two of the four sessions of the conference. Dr. Barbara Kronberg ... John Neilson was appointed Northern and Regional Studies Librarian with the Chancellor Paterson Library effective July 1986. John's new positionJW,tailsJQe development of comprehensive resource materials on the north and northern studies. As well, he is responsible for the management of a northern resource materials data base to support and prov·ide access to the northern materials library. John has attained the following degrees: B.A. (Acadia University) 1977; M.A. (Acadia University) 1982 and; M. Lib . Science (McGill University) 1984. Prior to coming to Lakehead University, John worked as Assistant Government Documents Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland, a part-time research assistant and student assistant with the Graduate School of Library Science at McGill University. John's goal is to establish a comprehensive collection of northern studies that would be a viable research vehicle for those interested in the north. His wish is to continue with his studies to attain a doctoral degree in library science. A father of three, John enjoys canoeing, skiing, history and auto mechanics. Dr. David Kemp, Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of Geography, lectured on "The Weather and History Around Us" at a public lecture October 30 to the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society. The lecture was based on his research activities on the effects of weather on the fur trade, a subject about whrch he has written numerous articles. Dr. Claude Llman, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, recently presented some of his work at a peotry reading at the Harbourfront in Toronto. The invitation to read was extended to Geoffrey R. Weller, 'Vice-President (Academic), recently had the article "Common Problems, Alternative Solutions: A Comparison of the Canadian and American Health Systems", in the Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 14, No. 4, (June 1986), pp. 604-620. As well, Professor Weller made the following conference presentations: "The Role of Local Government in the Provision of Health Services: A Comparative of the British, American and Canadian Experience" to the Committee of Health Politics at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., August 26-31 (with Dr. Pranlal Manga) and; "Water Resources and Their Joint Development: Canadian and American Perspectives", presented at the Biennial Conference of the Midwest Association for canadian Studies, Minneapolis, September 19-20. Weller was also discussant on a panel entitled: "The Canadian Security Intelligence ServiceJtnd Its Relationship to Policy in the Government of Canada" held at a conference entitled Intelligence and Policy, Defence Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C., August 26. Recognition Robert DIiiey, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, has been appointed Canadian editor to the new International Yearbook of Rural Planning. The Yearbook, which supersedes the British Countryside Planning Yearbook, will have three sections: one on Britain, one on North America and one on the rest of the world . Robert is responsible in part for the 40,000 word North American section which focus on reports of legislation affecting rural planning and on literature reviews. PERSONNEL Nancy White, secretary for University Schools, gave birth to a bouncing 8 lb., 9 1/2 oz. baby girl, Heather Anne, on October 26. Congrats on the job well done! And There's More ... Due to the number of submissions to Faces on Campus, the AGORA has had to postpone several articles on Appointments and Papers/Publications. See those articles and more in the next issue. Papers; Publications Richard M. Berg, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, recently had his paper "Theories of Action in the Bhagavad Gita" published in South Asian Horizons, vol. 4 (1986), pp. 164-174. Mark Arvelin and Donna Cashaback... John Neilson •·· A GORA, November 19, 1986 Page 7 _, �t C Ca Campus Calendar is a column focusing on important dates and events for Lakehead University staff and faculty. It is printed twice a month; once on the first Wednesday of the month in an update/ calendar sheet; and once on the third Wednesday of the month in LU's monthly newspaper, AGORA. If your department, organization or club is planning an event or activity directly related to the university and its staff and faculty, please feel free to submit material to p_ Lebel; Community Relations, Department of Information a week prior to the distribution of the update/ ca lendar sheet, or 10 working days prior to the publication date of the newspaper. Informati on may be submitted over the phone, ext. 631. November LIBRARY HOURS Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 11 :30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 11 :30 p.m. PUBLIC LECTURE MEETING English Lecture Serles Joumeya, Sexual Stereotypes and the Fairy Talea of Charlea Perrault Thursday, November 20 881021 7:30 p.m. Senate MNtlng Wednesday, November 26 2:30 p.m. Senate Chambers Dr. J. H. Gellert will lecture on this topic. The series is designed for the enjoyment and information of the general public as well as individuals particularly interested in literature. Further information will be provided closer to the times of each presentation. This may be obtained from Dr. G. J. Merrill, Department of English. PUBLIC LECTURE Dr. Roberta Bonder Canadian Astronaut Being a Scientist and Being Female Friday, November 21 1:30 p.m. Place to be set LECTUI Space upei'lence for All to Share Frlday,November21 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Upper Lecture Theatre UC 2011 Admission: Free Canadian astronaut Dr. Roberta Bondar will talk about being a female scientist in the Canadian Astronaut Program. This public lecture is being presented by LU's Employment Equity Program. Library hours will be extended from Monday, November 10 -Wednesday, December 17 P....cnbed Burning In Ontario Wednnday, Nmmber 19 4-8p.m. BB 1075 Admission: Free Roy Klein and Ed-.yard Herrington from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Th.under Bay will give a talk during LU's Forestry Seminar Series. In all courses, except education, instructors may not give any form of test or assignment during the study period from the end of classes to the beginning of the formal examination period. Guest speaker Mr. C.R. Smith from the Great EXAMINATION PERIOD Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forestry Ser- . Friday - Thursday vice in Sault Ste. Marie will present this lecture December 5-18 Examination and tests for all sludents (except during LU's Forestry Seminar Series. Education). SPECIAL EVENT Career Night Thursday,_November 27 Peggy Knowles from LU's School of Forestry and Department of Biology will be the keynote speaker for this panel. This special event is being presented by LU's Employment Equity Program. TERMINATION Last Day of Clasaea Frlday,November28 First term classes terminate. Board of Governors MNtlng Thursday, November 20 4p.m. Senate Chambers Men'• Basketball vs Brandon University Friday & Saturday November 21 & 22 C. J. Sanders Fleldhouse The game begins at 9 p.m. Saturday· - Tuesday December 6-9 EXAMINATION PERIOD Education Wednesday - Thursday December 10-18 Women's Basketball vs. Brandon Friday & Saturday November 28 & 29 C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse SPECIAL EVENT DEADLINE Submissions for Chancellor November30 Lakehead University is embarking on a regionwide search for a new Chancellor who will preside at Convocations and other special occasions as well as confer all degrees, diplomas and certificates. Suggestions should be sent to the Office of the President by November 30, 1986. _ In all courses, instructors must not give any form of test or assignment during the study period from the end of classes to the beginning of the formal examination period. SENATE MEETING Thursday, December 3 BASKETBALL GAME BASKETBALL GAME EDUCATION STUDY PERIOD BASKETBALL GAME PEAL Saturday, November 29 C. J. Sanders Fleldhouse MEETING DEADLINE LECTURE Mechanlcatlon of Sllvlculture Wenesday, November 26 4-6p.m. BB 1075 Admission: Free WRESTLING The game begins at 7 p.m. thing 'and .toys. For further information, call LUFA at extension 604 or LUCF at extension 549. Study Period Thursday, December 4 This public lecture is being presented by LU's Employment Equity Program. Women'• Basketball vs. C. St. Scholastlca Friday & Saturday November 21 & 22 C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse I•• This meeting will focus on the approval of graduands. Both games begin at 8 p.m. SEMINAR I 2:30 p.m. Senate Chambers Employee Christmas Party Frlday,December19 Scandia Ballroom Valhalla Inn • Admission to this party is by invitation only. MARKS DEADLINE Wednesday, December 24 Final date for submission of Fall half-term examination results. CHRISTMAS DAY Merry Christmas to one and all. Ho, Ho, Hol -30- SEMINAR WRESTLING Streu Management Thursday, November 20 7 -10 p.m. RB 2025 Admission: Free The Grey Cup Saturday, November 22 10a.m. C. J. Sanders Fleldhouse The session is being offered -by Lakehead University Student Services. The seminar will cover such aspects as definition and application of students and stress, what are the symptons, techniques to manage stress and open dialogue. Students wishing to attend are asked to register at the Student Services office. For further information call 345-2121, ext. 739 or 206. December REMINDER No Testing Monday, November 24 In all courses instructors must not give any form of test other than laboratory and drafting tests in the last 5 days of classes without prior approval of the Faculty Dean. DEADLINE Second Annual LUFA/LUCF Christmas Food Drive Tuesday, December 2 PUBLICATION DEADLINES: November 6 for November 19 newspaper November 27 for December 3 update sheet This is the last day to contribute dry non• perishable packaged good, canned goods, clo- LU Shatters Sport Record • P,PJ'OPJ'lactlvlty Two LU records were broken during the Thanksgiving Invitational Women's Volleyball Tournament. Middle specialist Susan Malench from Thunder Bay shattered the record for the most stuff blocks in a tournament. Her total of 26 easily surpassed the previous record of 14 held by team mate Trish Allaire. Meanwhile Allaire was busy establishinQ a new record in serving aces for a match, collecting 6 against Mayville State from North Dakota . Two other records were equalled. Setter Laura Patznick and off-side hitter Cori Kollmann each collected 11 aces for the tournament, equalling the record set last season by Trish Allaire. Malench twice tied her own record of 8 stuff blocks in a match while playing Brock University and Mayville State. Distance Ed Boost For North It's Worth a Lot More To Drink a Bit Less You are now in the process of establishing drinking practices that you may have for the rest of your life. As with many lifestyle behaviors, it's all too easy to slip into a routine which endangers your health. I SEVEN DRINKS OR FEWER PER WEEK Copynght IW.Alcohohsm .net Drug Add1t11on lll•w•ch FOUIICNlttOl'I. To,on10 PnntN:1,n C•~ AGORA, November 19, 1986 Page 8 During last month's teleconference which video-linked Sudbury and Thunder Bay and audio-linked Toronto, Hearst, Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie, Education Minister Sean Conway announced that community access points throughout Northern Ontario would increase the availability of secondary and post-secondary education in both English and French for northern residents, provide counselling to students regarding educational resources, and schedule and coordinate local distance education activity. He explained access points would be found in schools and libraries, in colleges and universities and in other places where advisory committees would decide it to be most appropriate and useful. Responding to reporters questions, Burt Curtis, President of Confederation College stated that "it's a little early to set down all the ramifications of a mammoth project such as this. Access points will have to be developed where there is a demand and where there is a reasonable need to be met." LU President Dr. Robert G. Rosehart stated that "Lakehead now serves 16 different communities in Northwestern Ontario on a regular basis. It would be our objective to include most of those communities as access points." He added that "the proposal at present would see staff being added at the coordinating center in Thunder Bay. In the short term no additional teaching staff would be hired. There would be additions associated with the coordinating centre." At a recent COU Distance Education committee· meeting held for the first _time at Lakehead, chairman Mark Waldron stated that approximately 20 to 40 centres are expected to be established with at least two people hired for each. Approximately 40 to 80 jobs would be created. At the time of press, a joint proposal by post-secondary institutions in Thunder Bay and Sudbury was being submitted to the provincial government outlining the role, responsibilities and funding for the regional co-ordinating centres. A draft letter of agreement between the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the postsecondary institutions regarding the centres has also been submitted. "Lakehead University has made a commitment to distance education," stressed Cole, "so faculty_will be informed as soon as the direction and guidelines have been formalized." The provincial government expects the network to be in operation by September 1987. � 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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