77 10 13585 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/f03bf8471efd66445df77f921b69a483.pdf b5e37b36ad721a860a2cba353ef156fa PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada November 1996, Vol. 13, No. 9 ISSN 0828-5225 NEW BOARD CHAIR AIMS TO BE OPEN AND APPROACHABLE "The greatest challenge facing the Board ofGovernors today is to maintain the integrity of Lakehead University with the resources allocated," says the newly elected Chair Maureen Doig. "There may be some difficult decisions ahead but I am hopeful they can be made in the same manner that previous decisions have been made -- fairly and equitably." Maureen Doig has been a member of the Board since 1988 and is the first woman to hold the position of Chair. She follows in the footsteps of Pat O'Brien who served as Chair from 1994 to 1996. Maureen Doig is a former Intensive Care Nurse and currently manages the business ofher husband's busy medical practice. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Children's Aid Society and is a founding director of Thunder Bay Children's Services Foundation where she currently serves as President. Maureen Doig Chair Lakehead University Board of Governors As well as being Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, Maureen Doig chairs the Board's Executive Committee, the Investment Committee, and is a member of the Task Force on Funding. She is Chair of the Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities and Chair of the National Association of University Board Chairs and Secretaries for which she is organizing an annual meeting that will take place in Thunder Bay next April. Among those invited to attend will be all University presidents in Canada. INSIDE Shared Resources Supporting Research at Lakehead ... page 6 Lakehead's new Board Chair is fond of Thunder Bay and sees her volunteer work as an intellectual challenge and a way of giving something back to her community. She is pleased that the new members elected this year to the Board of Governors seem to complement the strong volunteer commitment already present on this Board. If there is one message Maureen Doig would like to get out to faculty and staff, it is that Lakehead University's Board of Governors is open and approachable. Several years ago, in response to the Broadhurst report on university accountability, the Board was restructured to include more student and staff representation. Having these additional voices around the table has proved to be very useful, she says, in helping the Board sort through the different issues facing the University. --Frances Harding Board of Governors Richard Andison Joe Baratta Don Barnes* Allan Becker Donald Caron Anthony Chan* Kelly Collins* Maureen Doig, Chair Jackie Dojack" Trevor Farrell Corinne Fox Christine Frank Paul Gordon Mayor David Hamilton Steve Hessian Lois Hutchinson* Tom Jones Glenna Knutson* Eric Long* Bill McDermott Dusty Miller John O'Brien Pat O'Brien John Pierrnan Robert Rosehart Michael Richardson* Douglas Scott Ken Sundell * New Members �AROUND CAMPUS ZANATTA ALUMNI MEMORIAL GAMES NEW COMPUTER LAB The Annual Zanatta Games, sponsored this year by Campbell & Company Insurance Brokers and Traders General Insurance Company, attracted about 800 fans to the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse and raised $1500 towards the newly established Zanatta Memorial Bursary Trust Fund. Presentations were made to the recipients of the Zanatta Scholarships who were selected for their leadership, athletic talent and academic excellence. This year the two recipients are Alicia Gunn and Paul Andrews. Alicia Gunn is a second-year Academic All Canadian. Last year she was OWIAA West Rookie of the year, and a member of the All Canadian Rookie Team. She is enrolled in Economics. Paul Andrews has been an Academic All Canadian the past four years while attending Lakehead. He graduated in 1996 with a Physics/Math degree, and is now enrolled in the Faculty of Education. The scholarships were presented by Vince Friyia, a long-time friend of the Zanatta family. Friyia attended Lakehead with John Zanatta and was CIAU Hockey Player of the Year 1980. HAPPY RETIREMENT, PAUL Avenor executives visited the campus recently to see how Lakehead handles its internal and external communications. · Included was a tour of the new Pentium computer lab and a tutorial with CTRC's Carol Otte. MISSING Alumni Services is missing a blue and white Expo-system display unit. If anyone has information about the unit, contact Rob Zuback at 343-8916. TOASTMASTERS Thunder Bay Toastmasters Club begins a six-week course in communications skills specifically for Francophones wishing to gain skill and confidence in public speaking. It is also an opportunity for those fluent in French to network with other Francophones at the Port Arthur Ukrainian Prosvita Society Hall on Third Avenue (off Memorial Avenue) at 7:00 p.m. For infonnation call Yves Prevost (Forestry) at 343-8342. ALUMNI PHONATHON Citing his record of giving Lakehead's Chief of Security "Just about everything he asked for," Executive Director, University Services, Grant Walsh presented Paul Brezanoczy with a new security vehicle at his retirement party. The tiny, battery powered truck has all the bells and whistles including the University crest There have been countless minor incidents on campus during Paul Brezanoczy's 17-year career but nothing too out of the ordinary with the exception of one incident that took place last month: a student was stabbed as he was walking home at night along the path that runs behind the Bora Laskin building. "I've enjoyed the people I work with as well as the students and faculty that I have met," says Brezanoczy. "One of the things that frustrates me the most is when people don't understand that Security is there to enforce the rules and regulations which benefit everyone." He says some people complain that Security is always bothering people for one reason or another, when in fact they are just doing their job. Brezanoczy's retirement plans include relocating to the west coast and travelling the North American continent, particularly the United States, "while I'm still in good health." "I would like to say good-bye and thanks to all those I've met and worked with here at the University." This article first appeared in the October 29, 1996 issue ofthe Argus. It is reprinted here (with minor editorial changes) courtesy ofthe Argus. 2 The telephone lines are buzzing at the Avila Centre as the Alumni Association's annual phonathon gets underway. This year the Office of Alumni Services is recruiting staff and faculty volunteers to assist the student employees in raising$185,000. To date over $30,000 has been raised, says Manager of Alumni Services Rob Zuback. GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT Julie Kress captured the attention of a MuchMusic film crew when they were on campus in September to film the Kumbaya Festival for AIDS awareness. They interviewed the second-year Concurrent Education student in the Health Unit about initiatives at Lakehead to promote safe sex and responsible use ofalcohol. The two-minute clip was later aired on the music video station. Kress is an active member of Lakehead's Alcohol Awareness Committee. Agora, November, 1996 �FACULTY APPROACHED TO MAKE THEIR CONTRIBUTION to Lakehead's $1 million Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) Campaign Dick MacGillivray believes it's important for faculty to do their part to ensure that Lakehead's enrolment stays healthy. That is why he has volunteered to contact all academic units on campus and apprise them of the Government of Ontario's program to match dollar for dollar all funds raised for student financial aid before March 31, 1997. To date Lakehead has raised over $660,000 towards its $1 million goal. The Department of Geography was the first department to create a named endowment for $5,000. Volunteer Dick MacGi/livray (left) is shown with the Chair of the Department Brian Lorch (centre) and the LU OSOTF campaign Co-chair Fred Poulter. MacGillivray says the response from faculty has been encouraging but more participation is required to meet our faculty goal. While topnotch students' may be able to finance their education through scholarships, MacGillivrary says he is worried about the mid-range students who are capable of handling the academic demands of a university program but may need assistance to finance their education. "More and more the government is shifting responsibility for the financing of education to the individual," he says. "Without such programs as the OSOTF, there is a very real tendency that the privileged few will attend university and the unprivileged many will not." MacGillivray says that in a minority of cases there is a sense in which people feel they have contributed enough through the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign. Chemical engineering professor Venugopala Rao Puttagunta created a 30th Anniversary Bursary in recognition of his wife, Krishna. Geology professor Roger Mitchell and his wife Val Dennison established a LU 30th Anniversary Bursary in Geology. "But then we've had to explain that the timing of this campaign is not ours. Effectively all we're doing is taking advantage of the opportunity the government has given us. It's simply too good an opportunity to pass up." -- FH For more information about the LU OSOTF campaign contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. Agora, November, 1996 3 �l d44•h•iad•Mlhii4d¥JM4H---------------------Personalized Approach to Quit Smoking An innovative program will again be available to the members of the Lakehead University community and general public. First preference will be given to the University community members. The program takes six weeks with a once a week appointment lasting between 30-45 minutes. It is known that smoking behaviour is a very serious behavioural and biological addiction. Hence to quit smoking and maintain smoke-free behaviour is a difficult task, however, it is possible to break this habit and be smoke-free for the rest ofyour life. Ifyou are determined to quit smoking, then this program is for you. A deposit of $100 will be required. However, $25 will be refunded at the successful completion of the program, another $25 will be refunded after three months being smoke-free and the remaining $50 will be refundedfor being smoke-free for one year. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University For consultation and appointment contact 346-QUIT (346-7848) at Lakehead University. For further information contact Paul Satinder, Department ofPsychology, at 343-8441. Passings Congratulations to the School of Nursing Word has just been received from the College of Nurses ofOntario that I 00 per cent of our 1996 class (32 graduates) that wrote the CNA Nurses Registration Examination passed the examination. Few institutions achieve the I 00 per cent pass rate and a special congratulations goes to the graduates and the Nursing faculty on this accomplishment. Teaching Jobs Available in Korea The Registrar has details on Teaching Opportunities (ESL) for recent graduates available in Seoul, South Korea. Good News from CIDA An official announcement will be made shortly (or already depending upon the Agora publication date) about an exciting new project to be supported by CIDA. Particular congratulations go to John Naysmith and the Faculty offorestry team (JoAnn Crichlow and Ulf Runesson) involved in the new project and to Anne Klymenko in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research for all their hard work in the various proposals. This award is yet another proof of the saying that no matter how tough the competition looks, it is better to compete than not to challenge the mountain. Take Heart Network I recently attended a seminar put on by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit to launch the Take Heart Network. Lakehead University faculty from Nursing and Kinesiology participated. A key message related to indicators and risk factors in heart disease and smoking has often been singled out as a significant risk factor. As you may know, in the past Paul Satinder of the Department of Psychology has run a successful program aimed at smoking and below is the notice regarding his next program. Please give it your every consideration. This past month has been a tough one in that we have lost several old friends and supporters ofLakehead University: Betty Coates, the long-serving Alumni Board Member and past President who served the Alumni organization in many, many capacities as well as Ted Christiansen, our long-term labour representation to the Lakehead University Board of Governors. Special acknowledgements are due for the service they gave to the betterment of Lakehead University over the years. Registration 1997 A small group representing various departments involved with registration has met on two occasions to discuss some of the problems encountered with this past year's registration process. Further work will be focused on the steps to be taken to improve the experience for our students in the Fall '97 process. John Whitfield will coordinate this effort along with Pentti Paularinne, the Registrar's Office staff and Student Services. As part of a more timely process, all course/program changes for the 97/98 Calendar will have to be passed through Senate by the January 1997 meeting. Retirees As you know, Paul Brezanoczy is retiring shortly from the position of Chief of Security at Lakehead University. I recently received a copy ofa letter of thanks t9 Paul written by a student and I have taken the liberty of extracting a few paragraphs: "During the passage of the summer months and on up to this present date, I have been very impressed with all the members of the Security department. Studying and generally working at the University many offhours, I have had the necessity ofasking questions, and seeking assistance of the people that make up your department. In every situation I have found these people to be courteous, professional and helpful. ...continued on page 5 4 Agora, November, 1996 �Being a student who has spent a number ofyears in industry, I have found this constructive, positive attitude ofthe security personnel to be very refreshing. All too often, people with power tend to use it to express their own self worth and not as a tool for the purpose ofhelping others. A Tip from CTRC I believe that this attitude is a reflection ofyour style and I wanted to say... Thanks!" □ ■1 Thank you, Paul, for all your efforts on behalf of the Lakehead University community. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and a Degree The debate rages on but consider this interesting twist. Statistics Canada has, for a long time, shown that your best bet to employment is via a university degree. In spite of this, the folklore continues about college grads and private vocational school graduates having better employment opportunities. Recently I was given some interesting data on student loan default rates. If you were to accept the premise that a low loan default translates into the probability of employment success, consider the following data: For 1993-1994 Average Ont. University Student Default Rate: 11.5% (Lakehead University was 9. 7% one of the lowest 5 in Ontario) Average Ont. Community College Student Default Rate: 21.3% Private Vocational Schools: Interesting data! Board Chair Changes Elsewhere in this issue you will read about our incoming Board Chair Maureen Doig. I would like to acknowledge the hard work. long hours and difficult issues faced by outgoing Pat O'Brien during his term in the position of Board Chair. Pat devotes a tremendous amount of personal time to public service and you will see him return to the public eye next year as the United Way Campaign Chair for 1997. Student Opportunity Trust Fund We are well on our way to the $1 million target with about $660,000 pledged to date. Geography has taken a leadership role as a department and I encourage all other academic and administrative departments to respond to their leadership. Agora, November, 1996 Disk Space on the Administrative Servers By Christine Nielsen Senior Network Analyst Communications Technology Research Centre From time to time it is important to remind people to delete unnecessary files from the servers SKY and GALE. These servers provide applications and services to over 1,000 faculty and staff users and have a combined total disk space of 14 gigabytes. This may sound like a lot of disk space, but it is not when you consider that the average PC is shipped from the manufacturer with a gigabyte of disk space. This makes it impossible for the servers to act as backup areas for local hard drives for 1,000 users. Even if the average user only has IO megabytes of space in their account, IO megabytes times 1000 users equals 10 gigabytes! With the applications, mail, personal windows, and system files also required to be on the server, this doesn't leave room for many personal files. User account space is an important issue. Lately, many people have complained that they have received error messages when starting E-mail. The cause of these messages turned out to be that there was no room left in their account to send/receive mail. Deleting old or unnecessary E-mail messages is a good start. Many people also subscribe to listserves and fill their account with E-mail. There is no need to be a member of a listserve, since most listserves have associated newsgroups where you can read the same postings. Finally, work files can be copied to the c:drive and/or to floppy disks to remove them from the server. Just make sure you make backup copies of any files that you have on your c:drive as you wouldn't want to lose your work! The number of administrative accounts has grown from 450 to over I 000 in the last year and this growth is expected to continue in the future. This makes disk space a scarce resource. So let's all chip in and try to keep disk space usage on the servers to a minimum. 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Lakehead University's Environmental Lab SHARED RESOURCES SUPPORTING RESEARCH AT LAKEHEAD by Sara Hatherly In these times of funding cuts to post-secondary institutions, Lakehead University has found an innovative way to acquire additional funds for research. Through its Centre for Analytical Services (LUCAS), Lakehead is providing laboratory services to industry on a contract basis while using the extra revenue earned by the Centre to support ongoing student and faculty research. The Environmental Lab, found on the third floor of the Centennial Building, is one of four laboratories that make up the Centre for Analytical Services. It specializes in the analysis of aquatic and forest-based soils, plant tissue, and water. Analytical services include soils nutrient and physical parameter testing, wetlands analysis, and forest soils profiling. In fact, some of the most frequently performed tests in the Environmental Lab include testing for common elements of soils such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, iron, manganese, copper, calcium and magnesium. Looking after the day to day activities of the Environmental Lab is Peter Lee, a professor in the Department of Biology. Lee started the Lab in conjunction with his Wild Rice project. When funding cutbacks saw the end of that particular project, the activity of Lee's lab was renewed through an affiliation with the Centre for Analytical Services. Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Connie Nelson was instrumental in initiating the process of bringing potential academic users together to form the Soils Advisory Committee. The outcome has been the establishment of the Environmental Laboratory. Says Nelson, "The creation of the Environmental Laboratory has allowed Peter Lee's expertise to address a variety of unmet needs in the region for scientific analytic testing. At the same time, the establishment of this laboratory is providing an essential source of income to acquire specialized equipment and qualified staff that Dr. Lee applies to basic research and the training of graduate stUdents. In addition, the acquisition of this new equipment has meant that Dr. Lee is able to instruct a Limnology course that provides students with a valuable knowledge base in fresh water lakes." As well as serving as Academic Supervisor, Peter Lee is Chair of the Soils Group which provides academic input for the operation of the lab. The purpose of the multi-disciplinary Soils Group is to develop more effective ways of producing the tests required for academic soils programs here at Lakehead. Current members of the Soils Group represent a variety of academic disciplines including Civil Engineering, Geology, Anthropology, Biology, and Forestry. Biology professor Peter Lee uses the Environmental Lab to conduct research in the area of environmental assessment and bioremedfation. At any given time as much as 40 per cent of the Environmental Lab's work is done for the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research. CNFER is not the laboratory's sole contract client, however. Other clients include Sturgeon Organics and Avenor Inc. Recently Placer Dome signed an agreement with Lakehead to sponsor the work of three graduate students who will help the company do some environmental assessment work related to the company's interest in a new mine in Northwestern Ontario. The students will use the Environmental Lab to conduct water, soil and plant tissue samples. "This is a new development," says Peter Lee, "and may lead to further work in the area of bioremediation." Bioremediation involves the use of plants to contain or correct environmental problems caused by pollution. It is field of study that is of particular interest to Peter Lee. For further information about the Environmental Lab contact Peter Lee at 343-8662. Sara Hatherly wrote this article for S.P.A.R.K. - Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. A number of representatives of the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (CNFER) work with the Soils Group including Len Meyers an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Forestry. Meyers utilizes the lab for his research into the areas of forest stripping and cultivation of soils. 6 Agora, November, 1996 �What's New in the Library THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY The Chancellor Paterson Library, in partnership with Statistics Canada and Canada Communication Group Publishing, is participating in a pilot project to assess the impact of replacing print publications with electronic equivalents. Beginning in September and running for 12 months, a selection of government publications will only be available through the Internet. The project includes titles such as Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Education Quarterly Review, Travel-log, Health Reports, Juristat, Hansard and Canada Gazette. For more information about the Electronic Publications Pilot, contact the Government Documents Librarian at 343-8147 or visit the Library's web page. FIRST SEARCH On September 30th, the Library began subscribing to a new service called FirstSearch for a trial period. This Internet accessible service is available to all faculty, staff and students of Lakehead University and provides access to approximately 50 databases of information. The majority of these databases offer citations to periodical literature, and several which were not previously available include: ABl/lnfonn - indexes 1,000 business and management periodicals ArtAbstracts - abstracts from 200 international art publications Dissertation Abstracts - doctoral dissertations EconLit - corresponds to Journal of Economic Literature Environment - key areas of environmental sciences INSPEC - covers physics, electrical engineering, computing RILM - abstracts of music literature Those wishing to use FirstSearch must first attend a FirstSearch class offered in the Library. Please contact the Information Desk at Extension 8302 for dates and times of scheduled classes. SEARCHABLE DATABASES THROUGH THE WORLD WIDE WEB If you would like to search for articles in health, education, computing, social sciences, humanities and sciences you should try some of these databases now available through the World Wide Web. URLs are provided below, however, these sites are also linked to the Library's web page. ZDNET (http://home..zdnet.com/) This is the Ziff-Davis Publishing page through which you can search the contents of many popular computer magazines such as PC Computing, MacWeek and many others. Some full-text articles are available. UNCOVER (http://www.carl.org/uncover) This database allows you to search the contents of over 15,000 journals and magazines in many subject areas. Searching can be performed with information from the title, author or journal name. It is also possible to browse through the tables of contents ofjournal issues. MEDSCAPE (http://www.medscape.com) Through this page, you can search the National Library of Medicine's Medline database. ERIC (http://www.ericir.syr.edu/) This page allows you to search the ERIC database. The ERIC database contains references to articles in education and education related journals. Agora, November, 1996 7 �ld41¥4d9=tUl•ii¥49UiUc---------------------Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has been elevated to the membership level of "Fellow" within the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). "The distinction of fellow has been conferred on Easa in recognition of his excellence in engineering and for services rendered to his profession and to Canada," says the certificate of award given to Easa by President Dan Burns at the CSCE Annual Conference, held in Ottawa, June 1995. Easa is Chair of the CSCE Transportation Division and Chair of the (first ever) CSCE Transportation Specialty Conference to be held in Edmonton, May 29 - June I, 1996. Easa was a keynote speaker at The AlAzhar Fourth International Engineering Conference, held in Cairo, December 1619, 1995. The title of this opening lecture was "Intelligent Transportation Systems: Past, Present, and Future." At this conference, the following papers were presented by Easa and his graduate students: "New Methodology for Available Sight Distance in Two-Dimensional Horizontal and Vertical Alignments," "Modelling Creep Behaviour of Polymeric Grids," "The Development of InSitu Test Facility of Determination of Shear Strength of Asphalt Layers," "Nonparametric Analysis of Pavement Reliability," and "Thermal Stress Analysis of Asphalt Overlays." The first two papers were presented by Y. Hassan (a PhD student currently working at Lakehead University) and the other papers by R. Abdel Nabi, A. Sherif and Easa, respectively. The papers, coauthored by Abd El Halim of Carleton University, were also published in the conference proceedings. Easa presented a paper entitled "Effect of Road Geometry on Cracking of Asphalt Pavements" at the Transportation Congress of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), held in San Diego, October, 1995. Easa chaired The Planning Track of the Congress (seven technical sessions) and was a member of the Steering Committee of this international congress. A paper entitled "Design Considerations of Passing Sight Distance and Passing Zones" was presented by Y. Hassan (co-authored by Easa and A. Abd El Halim) at the International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design Practices, held in Boston, September, 1995. 8 Easa wrote two articles entitled "Electric Vehicles Soon a Reality" and "Underpass and Bridge Construction without Traffic Interruption" in the Canadian Civil Engineering Magazine, CSCE, December 1995, and published the following journal papers: "Estimating Line-Segment Reliability Using Monte Carlo Simulation," Journal ofSurveying and Land Information Systems, Vol. 55, No. 3, 1995, and "Sight Distance on Horizontal Alignments with Continuous Lateral Obstructions," Transportation Research Record 1500, 1995, the latter paper was authored by Y. Hassan, Easa, and Abd El Halim. Fakhri Karray (Electrical Engineering) co-chaired the First International Conference on Technology Parks and Transfer of Knowledge, held in Tunis, Tunisia, July 1996. Many world renowned experts in the different areas of science and technology have attended the Conference. Karray has also been recently appointed by the IEEE Control Systems Society Board of Governor to serve on its Conference Editorial Board. He has been invited to present a tutorial on Aspects of Leaming and Identification in Automation Systems during the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, to be held in Shanghai, China, December I 996. Karray has been appointed a member of the organizing committee of the IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, July, 1997, and a member of the International Program Committee of the Second International Symposium on Intelligent Automation and Control to be held in Anchorage, Alaska, in May, 1998. A chapter co-authored by F. Karray and C. de Silva entitled "Leaming Systems and Identification" will appear in 1997 in the Universal Encyclopedia of Life Supporting Systems. Karray wrote a comprehensive review of two well regarded books written by C. de Silva and E. Cox in the area of Fuzzy Logic as applied to industry and business. It will be published in the IEEE Spectrum Magazine, the widest read technical magazine of any professional society. In addition he has attended and chaired three technical sessions in the 25th IEEE SMC and published recently the following journal papers: "Stiffening Control of a Class of Nonlinear Affine Systems," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics, vol. 33, no. 2 (co-authors M. Glaum and A. Grewal); "Systems Identification by Means of Bilinear lnterpolators," in Journal ofSystems Analysis, Modeling and Control, in press (co- A "Friend of NSERC" Certificate was presented by the President of Lakehead Bob Rosehart to Stephan (Steve) Dudzinski ofthe Kakabeka Falls Game Farm. The nomination was put forth by Murray Lankester of the Biology Department (right) in recognition of Dudzlnskl's support and expertise provided over the past 20 years to NSERC-funded research on the health of large boreal mammals. If anyone at Lakehead would like to acknowledge their indebtedness to a private citizen for support given to their NSERC-funded research program, nominations can be sent to NSERC in Ottawa by Fax at (613) 943-0742 or E-mail: COMM@NSERC.CA. Agora, November, 1996 �authors: T. Dwyer and D. Makrakis.); "Robust Slewing of a Class ofFlexible Spacecraft Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 40, no. 11 (co-author V. Modi); "Composite Control Scheme for Joint Tracking and Active Vibration Suppression of Mobile Flexible Manipulator Systems," in Acta Astronautica, vol.36, no.5 (co-authors V. Modi and H. Mah). Margaret Johnston (Geography) presented a paper entitled "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Visitor Regulation Strategies for Polar Tourism" at the Polar Tourism: Environmental Implications and Management" Conference at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England, August 19-21, 1996. Peter Duinker (Forestry) has accepted an invitation to join the Honorary Editorial Advisory Board for the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). The EOLSS is a major international effort to synthesize current knowledge related to global sustainable development, water, energy, environment, food and agriculture, and knowledge foundations. It will be published during 1988 in both paper (about 60 volumes of some 45,000 pages) and CDROM. Jim McAuliffe (Kinesiology) presented a paper entitled "Vision and verbal knowledge of results (KR) as nonredundant sources of information in the acquisition of a linear positioning movement" at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Leaming and Sport Psychology annual conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 26-29, 1995. In addition, McAuliffe collaborated with Eric Buckolz and Cam O' Donnell of The University of Western Ontario on three papers which were presented at the conference. The papers entitled "Escaping response interference in a choice reaction time task I: Without post stimulus involvement," "Escaping response interference in a choice reaction time task II: With post stimulus involvement" were presented by Buckolz. O ' Donnell presented a paper entitled "Inhibition of return: The effect of post saccade processing." The work is a result of a joint research effort between Buckolz, McAuliffe and O'Donnell. McAuliffe has been appointed to the board of directors of the Canadian Agora, November, 1996 Olympic Association (COA). The appointment is a result of Dr. McAuliffe's association with Squash Canada. In April Douglas Thom (Education) gave three lectures at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Bridgetown, Barbados. Two were on the theme "Leadership in Organizations" for an undergraduate and a graduate education student group; the other was a public lecture on "Educational Leadership with Christian Conscience: Focus on Understanding, Finance, and the Future." His visit was sponsored by the Faculty of Education, UWI and the Caribbean Society for Educational Administration. He met Fentey Scott (Education) who was on sabbatical leave at UWI working on the UWI/Lakehead University cooperative venture of course development and design of a training program for educational management in small states in the Eastern Caribbean. UWI plans to publish Thom's public lecture. In August he made a presentation at the International Conference of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration, "Indigenous Perspectives of Educational Management," in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There he gave the keynote address "Educational Leadership Worldwide: The Christian Conscience Factor" to 450 delegates from around the world. His son, Wes, accompanied him and they met several student groups. Thom's 1996 book Leadership Worldwide: The Christian Conscience Factor, published by the Hong Kong Council For Educational Administration, was a basis for the address which itself is published in the book Keynote Papers ofthe 8th International Conference of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEA), Kuala Lumpur, August 1996, available from the publisher Institut Aminuddin Baki (IAB), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Sri Layang, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Thom has been invited to speak on his original TELC and TLCC Models of Leadership at Harvard University and several other institutions overseas. He was one of two CCEA nominees for a 1996 Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship. m MIRIAM LAPPALA International Student Advisor Enough winter coats were donated this year for Miriam Lappa/a to distribute one to just about every new student The coat drive is one of the many programs and services offered by Lakehead to help International students adjust to life in Thunder Bay. Miriam Lappala knows first-hand what it is like to be an international student at a Canadian university. Born and raised in Zaire, she came to Canada after high school to pursue her undergraduate degree in Sociology at the University of Western Ontario. She says her experience growing up in Africa has made her sensitive to the complexities involved in cultural adjustment. The job of the International Student Advisor is to provide ongoing assistance to Lakehead's 91 international students. Lappala acts as a liaison, providing counse II ing, assisting with student visas, healthcare, and maintaining a Host Family program which links the international student with friends in the community. Her secondary role involves raising awareness of cultural and global issues. One of her projects this year is to help to coordinate the annual celebration oflnternational Days, a week-long celebration scheduled for January 27- Feb. I, 1997. Although enrolment by International students this year has declined over last year, Lappala believes this will change once information is communicated about the decrease in tuition fees for International students. Their fees have declined from $13,278 to $8,840 per year. 9 �ld@@;A=iUl•iitS=ii~G---------------------DECANAL SEARCH VISITING HUMANITIES SCHOLARS Gary Locker's tenn as Dean of Engineering ends on June 30, 1997. The Search Committee for a Dean of Engineering is requesting written comments from members of the University community about the general state of the Faculty of Engineering and its future development. Comments to the Committee should be submitted to Beverley Stefureak, Secretary of the Search Committee, UC2009, FAX 807-343-8075, e-mail bev.stefureak@lakeheadu.ca, no later than Monday, November 18, 1996, 4:00 p.m. All comments will be treated as confidential to the Committee. 1996-97 marks the third year that humanities scholars working in conjunction with the Native Philosophy Project are engaged in research activities at Lakehead University. This year the campus welcomes four scholars whose work at Lakehead is being funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The following information is taken from their resumes. ATTENTION RESEARCHERS Lakehead University is a participant in the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI), a pilot project to provide Statistics Canada data files and databases for teaching and research purposes. The DLI is a cooperative effort among the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada (HSSFC), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Canadian Association of Public Data Users (CAPDU), the Canadian Association of Small University Libraries (CASUL), Statistics Canada and other government departments. Lakehead University has subscribed to this consortium-like organization which will purchase data files on a cost-shared basis from Statistics Canada. The data files to be covered under this initiative consist of a broad range of specialized survey files currently not available in paper fonnat. For further infonnation regarding the Data Liberation Initiative, please contact Linda Mitchell, Government Documents Librarian (ext. 8147) or Valerie Gibbons, Search Services Librarian (ext. 8129) in The Chancellor Paterson Library. Some of your questions may be answered by checking the DLI FAQ (FrequentlyAsked Questions) in the World Wide Web (http://www.statcan.ca/Documents/English/Dli/faq.htm). Information regarding the DLI (including a list of files available and those received so far) will also be available on the Library HomePage in November. ABORIGINAL PEOPLES' CONFERENCE More than 110 participants from around the world converged on Lakehead last month to exchange ideas about indigenous peoples' education, literature, environment, history, language, politics, art, identity, health and social issues, land rights, philosophy, and legal and political issues. They included scholars from as far away as Australia, Great Britain and Taiwan. Also included were some of the scholars who are visiting Lakehead this year thanks to funding provided by the Rockefeller Foundation: Jim Cheney, Viola Cordova, and Michael Pomedli. Doug West (Political Science), one of the key organizers, said the purpose of the Conference was "to create a gathering place for intellectual and spiritual sharing." Overall he was pleased with the event although he would have liked more Lakehead faculty to participate. The conference was free to students and West estimates that about 50 students participated throughout the weekend. Partial funding for the Conference was provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). West and his colleagues will be coordinating the publication of the conference proceedings. 10 Jim Cheney is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin - Waukesha who received in PhD and MA from the University of Wisconsin. Cheney's research interests for the past I0 years have mainly been in the areas of environmental ethics and ecological feminism. He considers First Nations' philosophies, particularly as they pertain to questions of ethical and epistemological relationships to nature, his primary research area. He can be contacted by telephoning 346-7898. Viola Cordova comes to Lakehead after spending the past year as visiting scholar with the Philosophy Department of Oregon State University. There her responsibilities included giving courses on World Views and Environmental Values; Native American Philosophy; and Concepts of the Sacred. Her dissertation for the PhD in Philosophy she earned from the University of New Mexico was entitled "The Concept of Monism in Navajo Thought." She can be contacted by telephone at 346-7899. Ryan Parr works with the Department of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Parr has a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the same institution. His current research interests include the use of molecular methods to determine population genetics of ancient groups from the New World and particularly the ancient Near East. He can be reached by calling 343-8632. Michael M. Pomedli is a Professor of Philosophy at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, who has a PhD from Duquesne University, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Divinity from St John's University, Collegeville, Minneapolis. Titles of recent books he has published are Whole to Part: Tensions in Western Thinking and Aboriginal Cultures, 1996; Ethnophilosophical and Ethnolinguistic Perspectives on the Huron Indian Soul, 1991; and William Kurelek's Huronia Mission Paintings, 1991. His phone number is 346-7897. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LUfaculty, staff& alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 Agora, November, 1996 �SPECIAL NOT£ ON YOUR BEN£FIT COV£RA6£: In the October issue of The Agora we told you that the carrier for our Group Life Insurance coverage had been changed to Sun Life. Please note that this is life insurance only - no changes have been made to our medical, dental or vision insurance!! However, this past summer the Canadian part of The Prudential Company of America was purchased by London Life, and you will notice a name change on any correspondence you may receive from them. There has been no change in our policy - all benefits are the same. We will continue to submit claims on the Prudential forms until new forms arrive. Remember, information will be coming your way soon regarding the new Optional Life Insurance and Voluntary AD&D Insurance - watch for it!! We're now on the Internet!! Benefit Rates: Employees often ask what the actual premiums are for LU benefits: Family Single Coverage Coverage S60.18/mo $19.94/mo Medical Benefits S59.67/mo $26.74/mo Basic Dental Benefits S 6.04/mo $ 2.00/mo Vision Benefits Supplemental Dental $20.89/mo Benefits (if applicable) $ 8.29/mo Retired Faculty and Senior Employees: $101.22/mo Medical Benefits $50.62/mo S 60.30/mo Basic Dental Benefits $30.14/mo Long Term Disability Benefits - $0.626 x monthly salary Group Life Insurance - $0.24 per $ 1,000 of annual salary times whatever coverage you have (1.5 , 2 or 3 times) Note: All rates include PST. Benefits information can be found on LUCI, as we have told you previously, but it is now also available through the Lakehead University Home Page on the Internet!! Just click on Administrative Departments, then Human Resources, and see what's available!! Besides benefits information, you'll also find some collective agreements and holiday schedules. Please let us know what you think of it - just e-mail us at Judy. bertrand@lakeheadu.ca. Be sure to read your pay advice (pay deposit stub) - It contains important information. Is This The Aging Process? Average number of times per day a 5-year-old laughs: 150 A 45-year-old middle manager: 8 Some Frequently Asked Questions about Benefits: Q What is Lakehead University's coverage for chiropractors? A Our plan will reimburse up to $8 per visit (to a maximum of$200 per calendar year) for chiropractic treatment, but only afteryour OHIP maximum has been reached!! Your chiropractor will know when you have reached this limit, and will then begin charging you the entire cost of the treatment. Once you are being charged this entire cost, you can start submitting your receipts to Prudential/London Life for reimbursement. Q Is massage therapy covered under our plan? A Yes, treatment by a licensed masseuse is covered up to $8 per visit to a maximum of$200 per calendar year,providedyou have a written referral from your physician. Quote ofthe Month: The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. INHUNfl NJJ1OUI Agora, November, 1996 Oscar Wilde Human Resources Telephone 343-8334 Fax number 346-7701 11 �CALENDAR ~---------------BIOLOGY SEMINAR -:SERIES November 11 Monday 3:30 PM Ken Deacon and Aparna Nirdosh, Biology: Senate Chambers "Rain Forest Destruction and its Consequences." • : November 22 Friday 7:00 PM El Mollo, Anthropology: Regional Centre 1001: ''Two possible cases of lepromatous leprosy from the Dakleh Oasis in Egypt." • - November 28 Thursday 11:30 AM Lee Hester, History: CB 3012: "American Indians, denial and bad science." - - January 16 Thursday 11 :30 AM Linda Spooner, Regional Health Laboratory: UC 0050 "Genetic counseling." January 23 Thursday 11 :30 AM Lada Malek, Biology: UC 0050: "Plant desiccation tolerance: a dry topic for biophysics?" January 30 Thursday 7:00 PM I. Smith, LUSTR Co-op: Regional Centre 0005: "LUSTR Co-op and New Technologies for Production of Forestry Seedlings." - February 6 Thursday 11:30AM Jake Vander Wal, Ont. Min. Envir. UC 0050: "How Science is becoming less important in Society." February 13 Thursday 11:30 AM lnderjit Nirdosh, Biology: UC 0050: "Allelopathy in Annual and Perennial weeds." February 27 Thursday 3:30 PM Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine March 6 Thursday 11 :30 AM - Azim Mallik: Biology UC 0050: "Tree-shrub-mycorrhizal interactions: implications for retrogressive succession and forest management." •• • ----• -.-■ - ••• -- LUMINA CONCERT SERIES 1996-97 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. November 17 Frederic Lacroix, piano Ontario Young Artist Competition winner, sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations and the Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association (Note: 2:00 p.m.) Subscriptions and tickets available from the Department of Music. For further information call 343-8787. FORESTRY SEMINAR SERIES November 18 Yves Prevost will speak on the topic "Peru: A Land of Challenges and Opportunity" on Monday, November 18, 1996 at 4:00 pm in Room: RB 2042. Slide Presentation. Everyone Welcome. •• • --•••• • --•- March 12 Wednesday 7:00 PM Ronald Mahler, M.D. FRCPC: RC 0005 "Skin cancer." March 20 Thursday 11 :30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder _ Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: - "Pathology as a career choice in the ■ - 1990s." ■ ----------■-----■---- 12 DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CIIA PUBLIC LECTURE November 21 Daryl Copeland, Director, National Programs, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, will speak on the topic "Canada in the Pacific Century" on Thursday, November 21, 1996 at 8:00 pm in the Regional Centre Room RC 1001 at Lakehead University Everyone Welcome. Admission Free. The event is co-sponsored by the LU Department of History and Air Canada. Deadline for submissions to the December Agora: December 2, 1996 CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Regular Hours Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. Agora November, 1996 Vol. 13, No. 9 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca -.. ~---- - - -- - - -- ----=====-- - - - - --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-~--i;~~~ ()::!J C. Trojan . Externa l Rela~io n s o§. ~ ~ 0 VI VI ~"'"-g (") '"O _..., 0 88(') a' (D a. ~ H! ~3 (D (D 8(')'8 \.• Agora, November, 1996 � 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.13 No.9 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on the new Board Chair Maureen Doig, a message from the President, and research updates. 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 1996-11 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Board Chair Board of Governors Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University Maureen Doig President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a0b447d181785f2ebf8846172370622f.pdf 32968817802ec9de681b62951c014a54 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada January 1997, Vol. 14, No. 1 ISSN 0828--5225 Universities Respond Positively to Smith Report Ontario universities have responded positively to the report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Postsecondary Education released on December 16, 1996. In a news release issued from the Council of Ontario Universities, COU President Professor Bonnie Patterson stated "The Panel's recommendations are indeed encouraging because they recognize the important role that our universities play in meeting the challenges of the 21st century." The Advisory Panel visited Lakehead University on September 25, 1996. It was chaired by David C. Smith, David M. Came ron, Fred W. Gorbet, Catherine Henderson and Betty M. Stephenson. The 62-page report is on reserve in the Chancellor Paterson Library and can be found on the Internet through the Lakehead University home page (click on Library and scroll down to Smith Commission). INDIGENOUS LEARNING BURSARY ESTABLISHED ... page 6 Dr. Kim Fedderson on Writing Across the Curriculum ... page 11 Future Directions for Postsecondary Education Recommendation 1 We recommend that Ontarians undertake to correct the current serious inadequacies in total financial resources available to postsecondary education. This undertaking is a shared responsibility that includes government, post secondary institutions, students and their families, and the private sector. Recommendation 2 We recommend that provincial government support of universities and colleges in Ontario be comparable to the average for other Canadian provinces and be reasonably in line with government support of major public university and college systems in the United States. This goal should be achieved by arresting reductions in government grants now and by building towards this goal over several years in ways that strengthen excellence and accessibility. Recommendation 3 We recommend that the major features of the corridor system for distributing the government's core operating grants to universities be maintained with minor modifications to en_hance flexibility. INSIDE Ray Rivard on Intellectual Property Management Recommendations of the Advisory Panel on Acting Chair of the Department of Indigenous Leaming Dr. Ernie Epp (right) has made a $5,000 contribution to establish an endowment in honour of two Native elders, Richard Lyons (left) and Freda MacDonald (centre). The endowment will create a bursary for deserving students of Indigenous Leaming. Epp's contribution was pledged to the Lakehead University Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund before March 31, 1997, which means the donation will be matched by the Government of Ontario to create a total endowment of $10,000. For more information on the LU-OSOTF program contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-8910. Recommendation 4 We recommend that the method of distributing the government's core operating grants to colleges change to a form of corridor funding, reflective of circumstances faced by colleges, with attention to other issues such as the appropriate relationship of support for part-time and full-time students. ...continued on page 2 �COVER Recommendation 5 1) We recommend that the Government of Ontario increase the size of the Research Overheads/Infrastructure Envelope from its current level of about $23 million to about $100 million annually. done. Moreover, institutions should make special efforts to allocate their financial assistance funds in a way that does not preclude a student, with the motivation and ability, from pursuing courses or programs with higher fees. 2) We recommend that Ontario develop a research policy. This development is urgent in view of the growing concerns about Ontario's competitive position on research. The policy should cover both basic and applied research and should encompass research in both the public and private sectors. Recommendation 7 1) We recommend that the government introduce an incomecontingent loan repayment plan (ICLRP) that would have a number of helpful features to students, including: - postponement of interest payments until after the student's program of study is completed or after a fixed number of years (whichever comes first); and - several options for the student to choose from regarding the repayment schedule, including an option to repay faster at any time without penalty. Recommendation 6 i) We recommend that an institution should be free to set tuition fees at whatever level it regards as appropriate, program by program, on condition that if an institution chooses to set fees above the governmentspecified upper limit defined in (ii), it must distribute 30% of the incremental revenue as financial assistance to its students, based on need. ii) We recommend that the government set an upper limit on fees used to calculate the amount of government-provided student assistance for which a student would be eligible. There should be a single limit used for all institutions, both publicly- and privatelyfunded, participating in the public student assistance program. iii) We recommend that, with respect to compulsory ancillary fees, those initiated by student governments should continue to be determined by current processes, but all other ancillary fees should be incorporated in the overall tuition fee. iv) We recommend that, along with greater freedom in setting fees, institutions should be sensitive to the need to protect students from substantial, unanticipated increases in tuition fees for programs in which they are currently enrolled. Institutions are encouraged to set tuition fees on the basis of programs of study - rather than on the basis of courses or terms -whereverthis can reasonably be 2 2) We recommend that the income-contingent loan repayment plan be delivered as a joint federal-provincial student assistance plan, administered through the tax system, but that, if the federal government is not prepared to cooperate with Ontario in this task, the provincial government should take whatever steps are necessary to implement an ICLRP on its own. In this latter case, we would urge the federal government to provide appropriate assistance and support to this effort, including administering the tax aspects of the Plan under the Federal-Provincial Tax Collection Agreements and, if necessary, providing full compensation to Ontario to allow it to withdraw from the Canada Student Loans Plan and offer an integrated ICLRP option to Ontario students. of penalties that would make postsecondary institutions with unusually high rates of default more responsible for the loss, but that would not weaken access to postsecondary education. 5) We recommend that interest on money borrowed to pursue eligible postsecondary education programs should be deductible from income in calculating income tax. It is a clear principle of income taxation that interest paid on money borrowed to earn income should be tax deductible, and taking out a loan to make an investment in education is analogous to taking out a loan to make a business investment. This measure should be implemented by the Government of Canada, and we urge the Government of Ontario to indicate to the federal government that it supports such a change and is prepared to forego the provincial tax revenue involved. 3) We recommend that, in place of the current approach on loan forgiveness under OSAP which created uncertainties for students, a program of needsbased grants be introduced. Grants would be provided only to students in publicly-assisted colleges and universities. 6) We recommend that the present Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) be brought closer to Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP) in order to encourage savings for postsecondary education. In particular, we urge that the federal government provide the same tax deductibility for RESP contributions that is available for RRSP contributions, and that it be possible to effect one-time transfers from RRSPs to RESPs within the total RESP limits. It should be possible to roll the accumulated investment income in RESPs that is not used for postsecondary education into a RRSP. The Government of Ontario should urge the Government of Canada to implement such a change soon. If the federal government is not prepared to proceed with this change, the provincial government should provide at least a partial tax credit for RESP contributions and the federal government should administer such a credit for the province. 4) We recommend that the Ministry investigate the causes for high rates of default on student loans. It should explore the use Recommendation 8 We recommend that donations of assets be exempt from the capital gains tax. This change would benefit all charitable organizations. Recommendation 9 We recommend that colleges explore more actively private and international training programs and that the provincial government's coordinating and regulatory role be supportive. The terms of centralized collective agreements in the colleges should take into account the need for flexibility to develop these programs. More broadly, there are growing opportunities for partnerships with private institutions on education and research programs. It is the responsibility of all colleges and universities to have guidelines that preserve the integrity of their institutions in such partnerships. Recommendation 10 We recommend that government-defined catchment areas for colleges be abandoned. At the same time, colleges must continue to fulfil their obligations for education and training of their local or linguistic communities. Recommendation 11 We recommend that the arrangements for credit transfer and cooperative college-university programming, as well as for share services and facilities, should develop further with government encouragement rather than with government direction. The advisory body we propose in this report should be responsible for stimulating and monitoring the evolving linkages. Recommendation 12 i) We recommend that an Ontario College Diploma (OCD) be developed as a unique designation, backed by a review process on standards, and allowing for modifications to the credential to recognize particular specia lization and accomplishments. The continued development of standards should be treated as an urgent matter. At this time, the OCD should be confined to Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and to programs of these colleges that meet the established standards. We would not rule out the possibility that at a fu- Agora, January, 1997 �ture date a private vocational school or career college might satisfy the standards for an OCD and be given authority to use this designation. ii) We recommend that the awarding of secular degrees should continue to be a responsibility of universities at this time. It should be possible, however, for a college to transform to polytechnic degree-granting status and from there to a university. Recommendation 13 We recommend the establishment of an advisory body to provide sustained arms-length analysis of postsecondary education to help assure governments, students, private organizations and other groups that critical assessments, independent reviews and advice are an ongoing feature of Ontario's postsecondary system. It should be able to probe more deeply than the Panel has had time to do - and on a continuing basis -- issues related to both colleges and universities. The body should be responsible for improving the publicly available information on postsecondary education and research. One of its responsibilities should be a regular report on the comparative strengths and weaknesses of Ontario's system relative to those in other jurisdictions. Another responsibility should be to monitor, assess and report upon the adequacy of quality assurance and accountability processes for both colleges and universities. Recommendation 14 We recommend that, in order for colleges and universities to meet expected enrolment increases, the government should encourage institutional initiatives and arrangements for expanding the geographic reach of programs and for using existing physical facilities more intensively, and should not plan at this time the construction of a new college or university. Recommendation 15 We recommend the establishment of a special matching trust fund for faculty renewal. For Agora, January, 1997 universities, the program should focus on special funding or endowments for hiring and retaining outstanding junior and senior scholars in areas of strength identified by governing boards. For colleges, the program should support academic development of existing faculty. Recommendation 16 We recommend that governing boards of colleges and universities ensure that a high proportion of compensation increases is awarded in recognition of exCE[!llence in teaching and, in the case of universities, of research performance, and that without becoming involved in individual cases, governing boards ensure that appropriate processes are in place to assess and reward performance. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LUfaculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 "NEW AND IMPROVED" FITNESS CENTRE Recommendation 17 We recommend that, with regard to the terms of academic appointments, governing boards must fulfil their responsibility for ensuring the processes are in place for the effective evaluation of performance in teaching and, in the case of universities, in research, and that processes are in place to respond appropriately to the results of such ev1:1luation, including corrective measures where performance is less than satisfactory. Recommendation 18 We recommend that Ontario's policy precluding the establishment of new, privately-financed universities be amended to permit, under strict conditions, the establishment of privately-financed, not-for-profit universities with the authority to grant degrees with a secular name. Strict conditions and standards must apply to institutional mission and governance structures; institutional and academic quality, as determined by nationally or internationally recognized peer review; financial responsibility; and protection of students in the event of institutional failure. These conditions and standards should be developed by the advisory body on postsecondary education recommended in this report. Lakehead has expanded its Fitne$S Centre to provide an at• tractive activity facility for alumni, staff and community users. The new and improved facility, located in the auxiliary gymnasium space opposite the squash courts, has a variety of resistance exercise machines, Olympic and standard free weights, plus an aerobic exercise and stretching area. Future plans in• clude providing fitness testing, counsel/Ing, and individualized programming through staff and graduate students in the Kfneslo/ogy program. DRESS DOWN DAYS FOR THE OSOTF You can make a contribution to the LU-Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund by taking part in the following dress down days. Contribute $2 for each of the Fridays listed below and wear your best casual attire. January 17 February 21 March 14 May 9 3 �ll-;l34•1dlid•Mli=1iAili1•13~•-f--------------------- That existing "institutional" identities be maintained; - That, over the next IO years, there will be further pressure to increase system-wide year I enrolments and no new institutions should be created; - That major reform is needed in the student aid system to make it more of an income-contingent system; - That tuition fees become effectively deregulated on the high side while still maintaining some "basic" level. (It would appear that, if the Smith recommendation is accepted, there would be no limit on the high side and institutions would keep funding above a ''yearly established government tuition level." At the same time, I suspect, an institution would lose money if it charged less than the government-established level. This recommendation clearly favours the older research-intensive institutions.) Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University Welcome to 1997! Most of you will have noticed the late December announcement of the Ontario Government that "flat-lines" the post-secondary funding for the 1997/98 budget year. In an otherwise sea of cutbacks, this is good news and represents about 58% of our operating funding. The remaining 42% comes from tuition income and an announcement is expected in late January with respect to tuition policies for 1997/98. The tuition announcement may give some early signal to the government's initial response to the Smith Report. The specific institutional funding allocations should be available for Lakehead University to finalize our operating budget for 1997/98 on schedule in April. SMITH REPORT (otherwise known as the Report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions for Postsecondary Education) My response to the Report has been generally favourable (with some caution). The key recommendations early on in the report focus on the under-funding of the system and the deteriorated funding of Ontario institutions relative to the other provinces. It strongly supports no further funding reductions and a move, over time, to place Ontario at the average of the other nine provinces. It is significant that, a few days after the release of the Report, the Minister, The Honorable John Snobelen, did, in fact, announce a funding freeze for 1997/98. This had been rumoured for some time but seemed to be under review weekly. I was somewhat relieved when the announcement was actually made. Much will be written on the Smith Report, and I could not attempt to do the Report justice in a few paragraphs, so I highly recommend it for your reading in 1997. The Report is available on the MET web site at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca and the recommendations are published on pages 1-3 of this issue of the Agora. A few of the key themes that are worth watching include: - The recommendation that two distinct systems of post-secondary education be maintained (colleges and universities); - In the debate for equitable funding per student among the 17 institutions, the Smith recommendation pulls up short of recommending equitable funding, although it does make some suggestions which, over a long time period, would move in the direction of equity. (In technical jargon, the base operating income issue lives on and continues the favoured position of the "older" institutions in Ontario. Interestingly enough, the Smith Panel rejected a move to equity because they thought it would bring instability to the system while, at the same time, the Panel suggested significant income shifts on the research infrastructure side without any apparent concerns for institutional stability. Once again, this benefits the older, research-intensive institutions.) Teaching and Research - Although making no serious effort to separate the funding envelopes into two categories, the Panel skirts the issue by recommending an almost five-fold increase in the funding for research infrastructure (from $23 million to $100 million). At the $ 100 million level, this would represent 6.6% of the total government allocation to the universities and, once again, would skew the funding allocation to favour the older, research-intensive institutions. - Finally, the Report recommends the creation of a new advisory body for postsecondary education to advise the government on policy issues. It is my hope that the government will move on the advisory body recommendation early on and that some of the specific funding recommendations will then be further considered by the new advisory body before implementation. In spite of the cautions, it is a good report and well worth further reflection and consideration. From a Lakehead University perspective, the subliminal message could be as follows: - Enhance student aid packages to be competitive with the system particularly for scholarship students; - Work on increasing the peer-reviewed research grants to Lakehead University faculty from NSERC and SSHRC; - Continue efforts at specialization, both in academic programs and in research areas; - With deregulation, batten down the hatches and get ready for the competition. - That universities alone retain degree-granting status; 4 Agora, January, 1997 �Major Paper for Dr. Livio Di Matteo Recently Dr. Livio Di Matteo of our Department of Economics has had a major article accepted in the "Journal of Economic History" which is the top-ranked economic history journal. Congratulations. The paper is titled "The Determinants of Wealth and Asset Holding in Nineteenth Century Canada." MEET DONNA MILLER, LAKEHEAD'S NEW CHIEF OF SECURITY LUOSOTF Progress continues to be excellent. Remember the deadline for matching pledges is March 31, 1997 with funds to be paid by March 31, 1999. International Student Recruitment During the past 14 years, the high vi~a tuition policy of the Ontario Government, coupled with competition from the U.K., Australia, and the U.S., have seen the number of international students at Lakehead University decline from a high of over 400 to currently less than I00. As we now operate in a deregulated visa tuition environment, Lakchcad University is embarking on a series of limited but targeted initiatives to increase the number of international students. Our focus will be to concentrate on a limited number of countries and, for the most part, build on existing institutional relationships. Most Canadian universities are attempting, as well, to increase their international student bodies and, although our efforts will be of a modest nature because of financial restraints, we are going to pursue niche areas where we can be competitive in the short term. Donna MIiler brings a wealth of experience to her new job as Chief of Security. She Is a graduate and an instructor of Confederation College's law and security program and has 12 years of policing experience including eight years as an officer with the Thunder Bay police force. Miller's first priority at Lakehead w/11 be to listen to her staff - 14 full-time and 3 part-time security officers. She says she wants to hear their Ideas In order to more fully understand the needs of the Security department. SOCIOLOGY SUPPORTS OSOTF 8:0 EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESEARCH NETWORKS ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) President Lynn Penrod and Industry Minister John Manley annouced in December the creation of five large-scale research networks in education and training. The networks involve more than 140 researchers at universities across Canada working closely with representatives from some 150 community organizations, private sector companies, international research enterprises, and representatives of various provincial government departments and school boards. SSHRC's investment in the five networks totals just over $5.6 million. Each network will receive approximately $225,000 per year for up to five years. Lakehead University's Dr. Tom Dunk (Sociology) is listed as an Academic Partner in the Labour Training Research Network. The network's director is professor Carla LipsigMumme, founding director of the York University Centre for Research on Work and Society. Agora, January, 1997 Members of the Sociology Department have established a $5,000 bursary to be matched by the province to create an endowment of $10,000. Front (l-r) Dr. Jim Stafford, Karen Woychyshyn, Dr. Tom Dunk; Dr. Anita Chen, back (l-r) Dr. Terry HIii, Prof. Laule Forbes, Dr. Raul Rulperez, Dr. Chris Southcott, Dr. Gerd Schroeter and Dr. Randy Nelsen. Missing: Prof. Pam Wakewich, Dr. Bruce Minore, Dr. David Nock. **Reminder** Don't forget that any medical, dental or vision claims for 1996 must be submitted to Prudential/ London Life BEFORE March 31, 1997. 5 �ld41%iiA=i4~•·ii=M9=1H-1--------------------- Intellectual Property Management: PROFITING FROM NEW IDEAS, INVENTIONS AND PROCESSES COMING OUT OF BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH Ray Rivard Is coordinating Lakehead's Intellectual Property Management program which alms to facllltate patent development and market opportunities. by Carl R. T. Chaboyer Lakehead University now has the opportunity to promote intellectual property development thanks to a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) received last February. The $150,000 grant over a three-year period will enable the Office of Graduate Studies and Research to put in place a comprehensive Intellectual Property Management program coordinated by Ray Rivard. "The intent of the program is to take ideas, inventions and processes that come out of both applied research and basic research and commercialize them wherever possible," says Rivard. "We're hoping the net result will contribute to the economic development of Northern Ontario." During the last year, Rivard has begun to work with faculty and graduate students to assist them in completing the patenting process, and to help them in marketing their product or idea effectively through the use of new or existing companies. Potential Benefits: Increased Revenue for Lakehead University Rights to an idea or product are usually established at the time of funding for research. However, in the case of publications, the author is automatically protected by copyright. Applying for a patent is a much more complex procedure that may take up to two years and cost approximately $8000. After patenting, it must then be determined whether the concept, or invention, has market potential and how it is to be sold. A company might pay a licensing fee or royalty at that point or a new company could be formed to capitalize on that product or idea. There are various policy issues related to intellectual property which include ownership of the product or idea, rights to licensing fees or royalties, and future claims of liability. Lakehead has recognized the need to address policy issues and will be undertaking a comprehensive review ofits policies related to technology transfer during the next year. Although the release of details now would not be prudent, Rivard will say that two ideas or products from Lakehead University involving four faculty members are currently at various stages of the patenting process. Not all of the research being performed at Lakehead will yield commercially viable products or ideas. However, ifeven a small percentage of the total did, the benefits would be tremendous! As an example, Rivard cites the University of Waterloo which is experiencing net returns of approximately $3 million a year from its research. 6 It is significant to note that Lakehead was the only medium-siz.ed university to receive a grant from NSERC for the purpose of establishing a technology transfer office. Lakehead's initial proposal to NSERC was supported by Dr. Jim Murray, Director of the Industrial Liaison Office at the University of Alberta, after he visited the campus and met with staffand faculty to discuss Lakehead's plan. Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson appreciates the need for Canadian universities to remain focused on basic research, but she thinks there is a need to transfer knowledge more rapidly to companies and industries so that it can be used in practical applications. Says Nelson, "We see the Intellectual Property Management program as a means to fast-track the process ofgetting research knowledge out to those people who can use it." If any faculty member or graduate student would like to know more about Intellectual Property Management issues, he or she is encouraged to contact Ray Rivard at 343-8953. Carl R. T. Chaboyer, a second-year Mechanical Engineering Student, is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. The program is called S.P.A.R.K. - Lakehead: Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge. Agora, January, 1997 �-- What's New in the Library IN ANTICIPATION OF LIBRARY RENOVATIONS ... With renovations just around the comer, the following changes were made over the Christmas break: All Third Floor books (A to L) are now on the Ground Floor (basement) All Storage materials that were on the Ground Floor are now on the Main Floor Study carrels will remain on the Third Floor until construction begins in the Spring Study tables have been added to the Second Floor • It took ten days to move over 113,000 books! The next year will be exciting for staff and users of The Chancellor Paterson Library. We will keep you up-to-date with changes to service and/or library collections through this column, e-mail, the Library's Web Page and through postings. EFFECTIVE INTERNET SEARCHING ... The Internet can be very time-consuming if you don't know how to make the best use of search engines, subject directories and other search tools. The Reference and Information Services Department will be providing three lunch-hour workshops to assist you with searching for information on the Internet. Based on evaluations from sessions in previous years these sessions are new and improved and will provide valuable exercises, instruction and expertise. You can register for any of the following sessions by calling ext. 8147 or by sending an e-mail message to gscalese@sky.lakeheadu.ca: Monday February 17 12:00 pm to I :30 pm Wednesday February 19 I :00 pm to 2:30 pm Friday February 21 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Registration is limited to 20. Some familiarity with Netscape is essential. All sessions will take place in BB 1OS I. (PC Computer Lab). CONNECT TO THE INTERNET WITH YOUR LAPTOP WHILE IN THE LIBRARY... Adapter kits will soon be available at the Circulation Desk for use with your laptop. This newly developed and unique adapter kit will allow you to connect to your Internet account through the University Cross- Campus network. Check the Library Announcement Board for availability. We're Open to New Ideas. ls there a topic you would like to see covered in the Agora? Do you have some news you would like to share with your colleagues? Do you have an opinion you would like to air? Call the Editor at 343-8193 with your suggestions. Agora, January, 1997 7 �■;l=l-1%i;A=&iti·ii=i49= 11 U.---------------------Dr. Azim Mallik (Biology) authored or coauthored the following papers which have been either published or accepted in refereed journals in 1996: "Thin section studies ofCalluna heathland soils subject to prescribed burning" in Soil Use and Management (in press) by Mallik and E.A. FitzPatrick; "Use of woody plants in construction of beaver dams in northern Ontario" in Canadian Journal of Zoology (in press) by D.M.Barnes and Mallik; "The nature of interference potential of. Kalmia angustifolia" in Canadian Journal of Forest Research (in press) by lnderjit and Mallik; "Effect of NPK fertilization on Kalmia angustifolia" in Forest Ecology and Management, 81: 135-141 by Mallik; "Competitive ability and allclopathy of ericaceous plants as potential causes of conifer regeneration failures" in Journal ofKorean Forestry Society 84:394-406. (invited keynote paper) by Mallik; "Community forestry: Revitalizing an age-old practice of sustainable development" in Journal of Korean Forestry Society, 84: 525538 by Mallik, H. Rahman and Y.G. Park; "Growth and physiological responses of black spruce (Picea mariana) in sites dominated by Ledum groenlandicum" in Journal of Chemical Ecology 22:575-585 by lnderjit and Mallik; and "Living on the edge of stagnant water: An assessment of environmental impacts of construction-phase drainage congestion along Dhaka city flood control embankment, Bangladesh" in Environmental Management 20: 89-98 by H. Rasid and Mallik. Dr. lnderjit Department of Biology by Dr. Azim Mallik years, besides editing a book, Allelopathy: organisms, processes and applications, lnderjit has published 18 research papers in refereed journals. He has presented his research in several international conferences in the USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Japan and Philippines. lnderjit has been nominated as an active member by New York · Academy of Sciences, and Indian Academy of Sciences recognized him as a Young Scientist -- Associate. His biography was published in Marquis Who s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who s Who in the World. He is an energetic, erudite young researcher, and is destined to blossom into a famous international ecologist. Dr. Randle W. Nelsen (Sociology) published his article "On the Social Construction of Deviancy and Normalcy" in The Human Individual and Social Organization, edited by 8. Tan, Kingston: Cedarcreek Publications, 1995, pp. 86-96. Dr. Thomas Dunk and Dr. Randle W. Nelsen (Sociology) announce the publication of their edited book The Training Trap: Ideology, Training and the Labour Market, published in Winnipeg and Halifax by Fernwood Publishing on behalf of the Society for Socialist Studies. The book was also co-edited with Stephen McBride, formerly of Lakehead, and now at Simon Fraser University. The book suggests "Whatever concrete uses training may have...it is either foolish or dishonest to portray 'more and more training' as a solution to the range of disturbing economic and social maladies that seem so constant in the 1990s." The book includes 11 chapters and an introduction. Co-editor Dunk contributed an article entitled "Culture, Skill, Masculinity and Whiteness: Training and the Politics of Identity." The book includes the efforts of 16 authors including best-selling writer, Jamie Swift. Dr. Margaret Johnston (Geography/Centre for Northern Studies) and Brian Lorch, Dr. lnderjit came to Thunder Bay in 1994 to join Dr. Azim Mallik as a postdoctoral fellow. lnderjit is involved in a research project seeking an understanding of soil chemical changes due to organic molecules contributed by the ericaceous plants particularly Kalmia. This plant is known to inhibit conifer regeneration in boreal forests. (Geography), have recently published an arcticle in "The Great Lakes Geographer." The article is titled: "Community distinctiveness and company closure in a northern Ontario mining town." It examines the reactions and coping strategies of Manitouwadge residents lo the closure of the Geco mine. lnderjit was educated in Delhi, India. A first-class student throughout, he was awarded the PhD degree of Delhi University in 1993. In the short span of seven Dr. John Graham (Social Work) published "An Analysis of Canadian Social Welfare Historical Writing" in Social Service Review, 70, I, March 1996, pp. 140-58. With 8 Dr. Alean AI-Krenawi, Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Graham also published: "Tackling Mental Illness: Roles for Old and New Disciplines," in World Health Forum, 17, 3, 1996, pp. 246-8; and "Social Work and Traditional Healing Rituals Among the Bedouin of the Negev, Israel," in International Social Work, 39, 2, April 1996, pp. 177-88. AI-Krenawi and Graham also published, with Dr. Benjamin Maoz, Department of Psychiatry, Soroko Medical Centre, Beer-Sheva, Israel, "The Healing Significance of the Negev's Bedouin Dervish" in Social Science and Medicine, 43, 1, July 2996, pp. 13-21. Al-Krenawi and Graham delivered "NebiMusa: A Therapeutic Community for Drug Addicts in a Muslim Context" at The Thirteenth International Qualitative Analysis Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, May 1996. This will be appeari ng in a forthcoming issue of Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review. Professor Jose P. C. de Cangas (Nursing) was the main speaker at the International Conference "Valuing Mental Health Nursing: Enhancing Skill and Preparing for the Future" held at St. Helier, Jersey Channel Island, U.K., February 23-25, 1996.DeCangas presented: "Why does case management work? A tool to measure the behaviour and characteristics ofCase Management programs for persons with severe and persistent mental illness. The Results of a Four Country Comparison." As the main speaker of the plenary session at this conference, de Cangas also presented the paper, "A model of University-Hospital and Community Mental Health Agency." Both papers were published in the conference abstracts. The conference and the abstracts were referred by an international panel of experts.The conference was attended by 2500 psychiatric nurses and administrators from Europe, Australia and North America. Dr. Jane Crossman (Kinesiology), has two recent publications. "After the fall: Reflections ofinjured classical ballet dancers," co-authored by Rosemarie Macchi and published in the Journal ofSport Behavior and "Factors influencing motivation to return to work and effort in rehabilitation among injured workers," co-authored by Anne Zuliani, Judy Preston and Linda Gluck and published in Physiotherapy Canada. Crossman is currently a visiting Professor in The School of Education at Exeter University, Exeter, UK. Agora, January, 1997 �Dr. Bob Payne (Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism) presented an invited paper titled "The New Alchemy: Values, Benefits and Business in Protected Areas Management" in the Workshop on Developing a Business Approach to Protected Areas Management at the World Conservation Congress held in Montreal in mid-October. Dr. Russell Currie (Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism) with Dr. Turgut Var, Dr.Carson Watt and Dr. James Stribling of Texas A&M University wrote a paper titled "Distance to K Ratio for Tourist Attraction" which has been accepted for publication in the Annals ofTourism Research. Dr. H. N. McLeod (Professor Emeritus of Psychology) recently published the following: McLeod, H.N. and Boyd, A., T.P.H. History and Memories ofthe Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, 1925-1966. Toronto, Ontario and Dayton, Ohio. Wall & Emerson, Inc. 1996 pp. 218-239, and McLeod, H.N., A Summer Place in The Path not Taken. Owings Mills, MD. Watennark Press, 1996 p. 423. also provided financial support for the development of research collaborations with scientists and researchers in water resources systems at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi, and National University of Singapore at Singapore. Professor Panu conducted at least one seminar on the Pattern Recognition Technology at each of the participating universities/institutes. Dr. I. Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering) has published a paper entitled "A Mass Transfer Study of the Diffusion Controlled Dissolution of Cubical Cavities Under Natural Convection Conditions," (co-author: Dr. G.H. Sedahmed) in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol 23 (5). Correction In the December issue of the Agoro we announced that a presentation on "Allelopathy in Annual and Perennial Weeds" would be given by Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh on February 13, 1997 at 11 :30 am. In fact, the lecture will be given by Dr. lnderjit (Biology). Dr. Terry Hill (Acting Director of NECAH) presented a paper entitled "Intervention With Social Nudists/Naturists: Some Professional Issues" at the recent Society for Applied Sociology 14th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 17-20. Dr. John O'Meara (Education) with J. Randolph Valentine published "Algonquian Reference Materials Guidelines Conference Report," a report on a conference held in Thunder Bay in March, 1996 funded by the Ministry of Education and Training. He also published "Nonoontaan/1 Can Hear It: Ojibwe Stories from Lansdowne House" written by Cecilia Sugarhead. Edited and translated with a glossary by John O'Meara. On the invitation of the Japan Society of Promotion of Science, Dr. Urned Panu (Civil Engineering) was a visiting Professor from April 28 to June I, 1996, at the Gifu University, Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, and Shinshu University in Japan. During this time period, apart from the development ofcollaborative research activities and scientific interactions with the host scientists, Panu gave several seminars on the Pattern recognition techniques as applied to hydrologic systems and processes. The Japan Society of Promotion of Science Agora, January, 1997 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FEDERATION REPORT by Dr. Livia Di Matteo Lakehead University Representative to the HSSFC The first General Assembly of the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada was held in Ottawa over the weekend of December 6-8, 1996. The new Federation is a merger of the fonner Canadian Federation for the Humanities and the Social Science Federation of Canada. The Humanities and Social Sciences Federation promotes teaching, research and scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, the understanding of the importance of such work and the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. The meetings were given to dealing with the administrative framework of creating a new organization from the two fonner federations but there are some points that I would like to bring to the attention of scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The new Federation is very concerned about public attitudes towards liberal arts, humanities and social science education and communicating with the public and policy makers. It is considering extending its lobbying efforts to provincial capitals by expanding its "Breakfasts on the Hill" to the provinces. These sessions invited civil servants and parliamentarians in Ottawa to breakfast seminars focused on a research topic with policy applications. As well, the Federation is now lobbying for a federal Research Infrastructure Program in an attempt to provide funds to renew university research infrastructure. There is also an initiative under development to establish and federally fund 25 Community Research Infonnation Centres at universities across the country. These centers are designed to make university expertise available to the community and are modeled on similar efforts in the Netherlands. With respect to our own university fees, I am pleased to report that under the new Federation, our per student fee is now 31 cents which will translate into a 25% decline in our membership fees compared to the previous situation where we funded membership to both the CFH and the SSFC. There are also plans to reduce individual registration fees at the new Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences which will replace the Leameds effective in 1998. The schedule for the Learneds/Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences is as follows: 1997 1998 1999 2000 Memorial (the last Leameds) Ottawa (the first Congress) Sherebrooke/Bishops Western Canada (site to be an nounced) 2001 Ontario (site to be announced) Finally, there are scholarships available for a SSHRC Summer Institute on Social Sciences and the Humanities in Aids Research to be held at University of Windsor May 26-June 5, I 997. The summer institute will bring together 30 scholars and IO graduate students. The deadline for applications is February 14, 1997. Details on the summer institute are available from Anne Klymenko, Graduate Studies and Research or by direct email to: summinst@server.uwindsor.ca. If there are any questions or concerns regarding the HSSFC, please feel free to contact me at: 343-8545 or at Livio. DiMatteo@Lakeheadu.ca. 9 �AROUND CAMPUS WANT TO BE A JUDGE? ,:fNECAH Continuing Professional Education Program PALLIATIVE CARE Since 1994, the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health at Lakehead University has provided palliative care education across Northwestern Ontario. Under the Ministry of Health's Long Term Care Division and in cooperation with Palliative Care Network Northwest as well as many organizations and agencies across the region, NECAH continues to implement a variety of educational programs. Education is aimed at long term care providers, physicians and home support agencies. In the fall of 1994, 88 delegates came to The Palliative Care Institute, a 30.5-hour interdisciplinary, educational program designed on a Train the Trainer model. In the fall of 1995, Northern Lights: Advanced Pain and Symptom Management brought together 46 health practitioners to work with experts in the field of palliative care. All former delegates were reunited at Avila Centre for a June conference called Kindred Spirits: The Palliative Care Family. Over 20 presenters offered an outstanding array of topics to nearly 100 delegates. Palliative Care: Psychogeriatric Issues, is a three-level educational program offered in long term care settings, aimed at practitioners who work with cognitively impaired palliative clients. Nearly 300 persons have participated locally as well as another 200 in five outlying communities. In Home Palliative Care Education has nine trainers in Thunder Bay and region, offering a 24-hour training program for approximately 200 homemakers/home support workers. NECAH is currently planning the second offering of The Palliative Care Institute in May, 1997. The programs are successfully meeting the demand for professionally educated people in the field of palliative care. Dr. Terry Hill, Acting DirectorofNECAH, is pleased to announce the appointment of the following as Adjunct Professors with the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH):Dr. Keith Brownlee, Professor Tie King, Dr. Norm La Voie and Dr. Terry Hill. 10 Would you enjoy sharing your science expertise with young people who would benefit greatly from interacting with you? GLOBAL CHANGE GAME Sunday, February 2 Picture a gym with a large world map on the floor and 80 students, staff and faculty divided into teams representing broad geographic regions such as Asia, Africa and North America. Each team must work through environmental and social problems facing their region keeping in mind particular geographic and economic factors. Everyone is attempting to improve his or her populations' well being. At the same time, team leaders haggle among themselves and with others representing multinational corporations. Sound like fun? Lori Palano is one ofsix student volunteers taking the game on a national tour of schools, colleges and universities. She says the game "challenges the students to think critically and creatively about all the issues facing the world today." WUSC is sponsoring this fundraising event to help in aiding a refugee to come to Lakehead. The cost to play the 3-hour game is $15. If so, the Science Fair committee is interested hearing from you. The committee is now developing a list of interested "Science Advisors" to help the Science Fair participants develop higher quality projects. The Annual Regional Science Fair will take place April I 0, 1997, in the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse. If you want to give back to the public and stay focused in your research area, this is the ideal opportunity. Who knows, these junior scientists might just become graduate students of yours in the future! Any way you look at it, the partnership will help you contribute to your field today and in the future. To volunteer or to get more information contact Yves Prevost, Faculty of Forestry, at Ext. 8342 or by E-mail: yves.prevost@lakeheadu.ca. * To register or to get more information contact Miriam Lappala at the International Student Office at 343-8958 or e-mail: miriam.lappala@lakeheadu.ca GOOD NEWS Kirsten Erica Maki, a Lakehead student in her final year of the Bachelor of Engineering Degree program majoring in Chemical Engineering, has been awarded one of 15 Governor General's Canada Scholarships in Environmental Engineering funded by Dupont Canada Inc. The scholarship value is $1,500. Maki is the recipient of several other scholarships including the Canada Scholarship, and the Lakehead University Entrance Award of Academic Excellence. In addition, she received the General Motors ofCanada Limited Excellence Through Diversity Award which also includes summer employment with General Motors of Canada (Oshawa). The awards presentation ceremony will be held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on January 27, 1997. Faculty and staff who volunteered their time to work with on the Alumni Association 's annual fall phonathon were treated to pizza and prizes along with the chance to speak with dozens of regular donors. To date the student callers and volunteers have raised $140,000 towards the $165,00 goal. Above: Mary Beth Coates and Dr. John Whitfield. Agora, January, 1997 �Writing Across the Curriculum by Robert Vukovic Are today's universities preparing students to communicate their ideas effectively once they enter their chosen careers? According to Dr. Kim Fedderson here at Lakehead, much could be done to improve the quality of student writing. That's why this professor is spearheading the Faculty of Arts and Science's "Writing Across the Curriculum" program, a means by which students within the faculty can acquire the writing skills p~rticular to their disciplines. Writing Across the Curriculum, or "WAC" is a relatively new and creative approach to English education. Its goal is to provide more coherent and more systematic support for student writing. According to Fedderson, the two major historical approaches to teaching writing in Canadian universities have not worked. "One solution is not to teach writing at all," he explains. "The argument here is that students should come to university being able to write, and the university's job is to teach them about a specific discipline. The problem with this approach is that learning the type of writing necessary to a particular discipline is something high school can not effectively teach a student. Only teachers familiar with the discipline have the ability to help students learn how to write in the discipline." The other approach is leaving the development of writing skills to the English department. At Lakehead, for example, some disciplines require first-year students to take the "Strategies for Writing (1500)" course. "This gives students many opportunities to practice writing, as well to get feedback from skilled teachers of writing," says Fedderson. "The pedagogical problem with this course is its isolation: writing is like any other behaviour -- to improve it, you need to practice it. A first-year course can't give students the opportunities they need to develop as writers through later years in university. Also, it doesn't familiarize students with the particulars of writing in their discipline." "Writing is like any other behaviour-- to improve it, you need to practice it." - Dr. Kim Fedderson WAC offers a logical alternative: teach students what they need for an individual discipline within that discipline. Examples include Lakehead's Forestry program, where the proper style for writing Forestry reports is taught within Forestry classes. Forestry started its own WAC program this fall. Anthea Kyle is a writing consultant who works with Lakehead Forestry classes, lecturing regularly to students on how their findings should be reported, assessed and presented to the "public." In addition, she staffs a writing centre which provides Forestry students with support for the development of their writing. Besides the progress made with this faculty, Fedderson hopes to make further inroads with the program. Small group instruction within classes, as well as a comprehensive program to maintain students' writing skills throughout their university careers, are what proponents of WAC hope to achieve. Also every discipline will require the support of a writing centre intended for that discipline. Already, this fall, "departments are meeting to identify pathways by which their students can meet university WAC guidelines." The benefits to Lakehead, as well as to any institution that would implement WAC programs, are obvious: "solid concern for writing shows a university's concern with students' opportunities upon graduation," claims Fedderson. It would certainly back up Lakehead's student-centred image, as well as delivering on its promise of a quality education to its students. There are other benefits to society. "Writing is power," says Fedderson. "Only by writing well, can we make our voices heard in a democratic society." Anthea Kyle Is a writing consultant who works with Lakehead Forestry students to teach them how their findings should be reported, assessed and presented to the public. Agora, January, 1997 Robert Vukovic is one of several students participating in S.P.A.R.K. -- Lakehead, a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Forfurther information about WAC contact Dr. Kim Fedderson at 343-8374. 11 �CALENDAR ••••••••••••••••••••• • • : BIOLOGY SEMINAR •• SERIES •• January 23 Thursday 11:30 AM : Dr. Lada Malek, Biology: UC 0050: • "Plant desiccation tolerance: a dry • topic for biophysics?" •: January 30 Thursday 7:00 PM • • • • I. Smith, LUSTR Co-op: Regional Centre 0005: "LUSTR Co-op and New Technologies for Production of Forestry Seedlings." •• • February 6 Thursday 11:30AM • Jake Vander Wal, Ont. Min. Envir. • UC 0050: "How Science is becom: ing less important in Society." •• February 13 Thursday 11 :30 AM • Dr. lnderjit, Biology: UC 0050: • "Allelopathy in Annual and Peren: nial weeds." •• February 27 Thursday 3:30 PM : •• •• •• • •• •• •• •• • •• •• •• • •• •• ••• •• •• •••••••••••••••••••••••• • : • • Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine PUBLIC AWARENESS OF FORESTRY PRACTICES "Fallacies in Forestry" is the theme of the 1997 Forestry Symposium being organized by the Lakehead University Forestry Assocation on Wednesday, January 25, 1997, in the LU Ryan Building, Room I 042 from I 0:00 am - 5:00 pm "Public awareness offoreshy has been increasing greatly, and the public's ability to influence policy and legislation are evident. We plan to have presentations representing industry, both timber and chemical, environmental concern groups, education and the media. These groups will share their experiences related to public input and knowledge offorestry." --Dawnne Richard, LU Forestry Association. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC LUMINA CONCERT SERIES 1996-97 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. January 21 Alexander Tselyakov, piano February 4 Harold Wevers, bassoon Joy Fahrenbruck, piano February 26 Andre Leplante, piano (Note: venue TBA, 8:00 p.m.) Two prints by Harold Town which were donated to the University have been stolen from the walls of the basement of the Braun Building. If you have any information about the theft, please contact Jo-Anne Silverman at 343-89 I 0. Agora January 1997 Subscriptions and tickets available from the Department of Music. For further information call 343-8787. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Regular Hours Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. 8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. COMING UP International Days - Jan.27- Feb. I, 1997 CHA Public Lecture by Rev. Jim Patterson speaking on the Guatamalan Peace Accord " Is Peace Real in Central America" on January 28, 1997. Watch for posters announcing time and location. The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send us your news. Deadline for February submissions is Monday, Feb. 3, 1997. Presentations will be made by John Valley, Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada; Phillip Hearn, E.B. Eddy; Lisa Buse, Ontario Ministry ofNatural Resources; Gerald Graham, C. Trojan CBQ; and Tim Gray, Wildlands League. Com1n un1.1y Rel at ion s Vol. 14, No.1 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Free admission. Everyone welcome. For information contact the Faculty of Forestry 343-851 I. 12 Agora, January, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-01 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/9bedff0a28e992171ccfcb4b1bc7feef.pdf cd0972b33c5ffc1a0fae2f8ea588a38f PDF Text Text ora Season's Greetings A MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR LOIS WILSON When news of Princess Diana's death hit the news media, I was ensconced in a two-day meeting on human rights and women. At this Montreal meeting were women from around the globe. We listened as women from Rwanda told us of the systematic use of rape as a war strategy, but of how rape i s not included in the U. N. definition of "degrading or inhuman punishment." Nor is it considered, internationally, to be "torture." It is viewed as something that has just always happened. I heard how the Rwandan women were marched naked through the streets of their v illages and towns and then raped. Some were left to die. I heard of how they fear to tell their stories of horror publicly, for fear of reprisal and vengeance. I wept with them. I heard also from a few of the South Korean "comfort women" who were forced into sexually servicing the Japanese troops during World War II "to build the morale of the soldiers." Those who survived are now telling their collective story and seeking redress for the 200,000 women! I wept with them. You're Invited Faculty and staff are invited to attend a Holiday Reception on Friday, December 19 in The Outpost starting at 3 p.m. When I emerged from that meeting, it was to discover the whol e world in mourning for Princess Diana. Without commenting or making a judgment on that phenomenon, l et me say how confused I was. No one was mourning for the raped women of Rwanda. Of course not, you may say. Who would know about it? Where is Rwanda anyway? But their murderers walk free. As for the South Korean women -- that was so long ago that isn't it better to forget it and put it behind us? What has it got to do with us anyway? But their murderers do walk free. Then a friend sent me a report of his work in Guatemala -- of working with the Mayan survivors of historic massacres to require the truth about the crimes of the past be literally dug up and made public. He works in an exhumation process of mass graves dug in the 1980s that tell a story of great import to a world in pursuit of social justice and reconciliation. ... continued on page 4 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada December 1997, Vol. 14, No. 10 ISSN 0828-5225 CAMPUS NOTES Ho-Ho-Ho Congratulations to all staff, students and faculty who helped the Lakehead Residence Council build a float that won "best school group" in the annual OPP Christmas Parade held in Thunder Bay in November. Also, a heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed food, winter coats and toys in the various student-run charity drives. Into Africa Marcia Lee, a third-year student majoring in Geography and Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, will be spending six weeks in Botswana this summer taking part in the International Seminar program run by the World University Services of Canada (WUSC). Marcia will be conducting research and preparing a Recreation/ Education Resource Package for Botswana. You can meet Marcia and find out more about WUSC during International Days in the Agora January 24-February 1, 1998. Wiz Kid(s) Another Lakehead business student has made the top 20 in the Toronto Dominion Bank's annual Investment Challenge. His name is Jamie Dennison and he is a third-year finance major who secured 13th place by raising an imaginary $140,000 in the stock market over a six-week pe. riod. Last year, Chris Femyc, a fourthyear accounting student, placed second overall in Canada and is now articling for his CA with Ernst & Young in Calgary. "You would not believe the excitement around the Challenge," says Ken Hartviksen, associate professor in the Faculty of Business Administration who uses the TD Challenge to set up an environment for active learning. The 46 students comprising the Lakehead Team, ranked fourth overall in Canada, ahead of Concordia, Waterloo, Western, and U of T. More than 3,000 students took part in the competition. �AGORA there was still the traditional lobbying role, there were now also expanding initiatives and projects designed to illustrate the value of the humanities and social sciences to Canadian life. Gaffield remarked that the importance of the humanities and social sciences is not obvious to many and that collectively we are in a difficult position. If we do not fight "we will be erased" was a point made by Dr. Gaffield. i"i~PF:i'f~? -~~ As we reflect .on :~LJi!'s.t rj,r th.:r, .a ·_ 0 , '.' many· success~• an _accomplishments <'1Vhlch .the Unlyersi . '.c'omm'unity can • justifiably P~lld, .. .-/:(·_:~::.. >_;ff:.:~; }tt · - -<=--....,.,. _.,-, -"-'-'..,-, __ ~i~ --=====---' ·:?){> -~ \1 , Among'. tbese. waa t •e<sucusilful ()SOT / Cart1p"1gn.q.q When matched by the provi~~ial government; the fiinds \ • :,,.ralsed;".rill pr9·dde a ~~;~ 111\W~-- ,m~p,:vmen.Uo s_~,rlportpHr ·bursaries tor ·.o ur studentsf :' fhis}ias m "aije '.pos,sible {'.:f ,through the generosity of faculty, staff, students..and .:'.:c\ ~.;iil1onn~ ili weU iU. rnaity indiyidualsJUid strtilll,,m~d1Pm Jt:,fa and large businesses pllt'tictilarly hi'Thu rider Bay1tnd '<:>y .. the region. For: thu wirle support, th.e Univ,eni • is a ..,\: ,~-preclatiye, 0{F:, • P~};i'\,j~i'f:, < . • • •. ••• • • " .This lnstitudopal anct>comm.i#Hfy.tea,mwot .. , _ ;\;ntiaJ%Ct998/ Thc:Sllwill'~ tchal{~gingj(mest _for one, remaJn optimistic. Together.t.he LaJ~$!head.: J::'l!' sut~eed, '\:, . • '1'¼lf\, .:J!1iU:,: >itl~ I trust that e <lay Season. • • • • · ?it ' .. :·\!(: )t Humanities and Social Science Federation Report by Dr. Uvio Di Matteo Lakehead University Representative to the Humanities and Socia/ Science Federation of Canada The annual meetings of the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada (HSSFC) were held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa during the weekend of November 28-30, 1997. The general tenor and atmosphere of the meetings were not particularly cheerful as the humanities and social sciences arc under siege not only within society as a whole but also within a number of universities. For example, these meetings coincided with the proposal at Carleton University to eliminate a number of humanities programs in languages and literature mainly for financial reasons as well as the comments of the Ontario premier on the usefulness of certain disciplines. A highlight of the meetings was a presentation by Dr. Marc Renaud, the new president of SSHRC, during which he outlined a pragmatic approach for dealing with the current funding situation for humanities and social science research. The meetings opened on the Saturday with an overview and summary of the Federation's activities over the last year. In his opening remarks, I ISSFC President Chad Gaffield remarked that the broad thrust of the Federation's activities had diversified. While 2 Among some of the initiatives the HSSFC is now engaged in to demonstrate the importance of humanities and socia l sciences are the Career Vision Program, Breakfasts on the Hill and the CRIC Proposal. Career Vision is a pilot program in conjunction with Human Resources Development intended to provide humanities and social science graduates with work experience. At the end of this year, 57 young graduates participated in this program and were placed with public and private sector employers in the health and environmental sectors. Since 1994, eight Breakfasts on the Hill have been held in the Parliamentary Restaurant. Leading humanities and social science researchers present findings on public policy topics for an audience of members of parliament and political aides and have been very well attended. A series of six more breakfasts for 1997-98 are planned. The Community Research and Information Cross Roads (CRIC) proposal aims to establish university and community based research centres. At present, the proposal is at the funding stage and an attempt is being made to obtain government fundi ng via community political pressure. There is no unique model for a CRIC and different universities can put forward their own visions of what a community based research centre should be. Sociologist Marc Renaud, the new president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ofCanada (SSHRC), gave an address and then fielded questions from the audience. Renaud said that SSH RC researchers are going to have to justify what they do more than ever before and that humanities and social science researchers must accept the challenge to demonstrate their usefulness. The failure to do so will only be seen as amplifying the perception that SSHRC researchers are unable to adjust to the "new world." Renaud also said that he wishes to change the "us" versus "them" mentality that has come to characterize the relationship between SSII RC and its research community. This type of relationship does not exist between MRC/NSERC and the researchers that they fund and can be damaging to SSHRC's efforts to deal with the future. Renaud graphically illustrated the decline in SSH RC research grant success rates since the mid 1980s from 60 percent to 30 percent and pointed out that currently SSHRC only funds about 15 percent of humanities and social science researchers in the country whereas NSERC funds 60 percent of its researchers. In order to improve penetration rates for SSHRC, Renaud proposed a strategy whereby in return for more funding of basic curiosity-driven humanities and social science research, SSH RC would commit itself to also funding more policy-based research. Using a pyramid model of research with basic curios ity-driven research at the base of the pyramid supporting policy-driven research at the top, Renaud proposed that SSHRC push for one dollar for basic curiosity-driven research for every one dollar increase in funding for policy-driven research. Renaud urged a ll humanities and social science researchers not only to "publish or perish" but to "go public or perish." Humanities and social science researchers need to find creative ways to demonstrate their usefulness and to also Continued on page 4 Agora, December, 1997 �AGORA Building Knowledge to Combat Youth Crime by Josh S latkoff In its statement of philosophy, William W. Creighton Youth Services stresses that "the needs of young people are best served by the provision of positive, growth productive, and supportive programs in conjunction with the youth's offence." To fulfil this mandate, the Ministry ofCommunity and Social Services funded agency provides a full range ofjuvenile justice programming for Phase I young offenders aged 12 to 16 years. The agency services 39 youths in custody as well as 200 youths in the community. The focus of the agency is rooted in programming to promote healthy lifestyles and teaching to address the physical, mental, and social needs of young offenders, explains Margaret Boone, associate professor in Lakehead University's School of Nursing and president of the board ofdirectors of Creighton Youth Services. Through collaborative research with the agency, Lakehead University faculty and students have helped to assess the programming, learning, and educational needs of young offenders through seven completed studies since 1994. The research has been conducted by the departments of psychology, social work, sociology, and kinesiology. What has made the partnership so successful is Creighton staff involvement and program support from Probation Services throughout the entire research process. As members of the research evaluation committee, staff identify areas they think need to be researched. Then, "students meet with staff and they will look at the research design to sec whether it's feasible within the facility and whether it fits in with the philosophy of the facility," says Boone. Further, the research promotes accountability for services offered by the agency. "As service providers, we must provide programs that make a d ifference. Research Agora, December, 1997 "Research - conducted by lakehead University faculty and students in conjunction with our staff- helps assess the relevance ofwhat we are doing," says Bob Thompson. He is executive director ofCreighton Youth Services, an agency that provides juvenile justice programming for Phase I young offenders aged 12 to 16 years. helps assess the relevance of what we are doing," explains Bob Thompson, executive director of Creighton Youth Services. The agency's staff has felt especially encouraged to cooperate on projects because of the feedback they receive. Dr. David Challen, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work and member of the board of directors of Creighton Youth Services explains that one requirement for conducting research is that once the report is completed, "staff and management can depend on receiving a report back from the researcher or the student." This feedback loop has now been expanded to include community stakeholders in the youth justice system. On January 23, 1998, at the Prince Arthur Hotel in Thunder Bay, Creighton Youth Services is hosting a symposium where data collected in regard to youth from this region will be presented. Stakeholders from the districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora will be given a chance to strengthen connections and plan for new collaborative efforts aimed at expanding knowledge and developing applied research projects. The symposium is supported by a grant from the Government of Ontario's Trillium Foundation. In one of seven presentations, former Lakchcad University psychology graduate student Sandy Jung will discuss the findings from her study of the validity ofa risk/ need assessment tool for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youths of both sexes. The research was conducted in collaboration with Creighton Youth Services and the Ministry of Community and Social Services Probation Services under the supervision of Dr. Edward Rawana, adjunct professor in Lakehead University's department of psychology and former clinical psychologist at the agency. The results, which indicated that the tool can accurately predict recidivism for both populations and sexes after a period of six months, have led to its endorsement across the province. Staff of Creighton Youth Services and students are not the only ones to benefit from the research partnership. As Professor Boone explains, the research a llows you "to take a different focus, and you bring this with you into your teaching ~swell." Symposium - January 23, 1998 Organizations whose representatives have been invited to the symposium include: Children's Mental Health; Child Welfare; Probation Services; Salvation Army; Phase I Young Offender Services; Correctional Services; Provincial Court, Youth Division; School Boards; Confederation College; and Lakehead University. For information contact Or. David Challen at 343-8447. Josh Slatko.ff is a graduate student in clinical psychology and one ofseveral students participating in a writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal called S.P.A.R.K. -- LAKEHEAD (Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge). 3 �AGORA Lois Wilson continued from P.1 Livio Di Matteo continued from P.2 The murderers of the Mayan peasants walk free. publicize the value of their work to society. Some individuals expressed reservations regarding what they felt could become a deliberate government distortion of individual research agendas but the point was made that in order to get more funding for what we want to do, we were going to have to trade for it. The general consensus appeared to be that support should be provided for the SSH RC President by communicating suggestions and comments to him as well as writing on behalf of the research community to politicians and opinion makers. I would urge all humanities and social sciences researchers at Lakehead to write their federal members of Parliament and impress on them the importance of the work in their respective fields and its contribution to society. In a working session of university representatives, it was suggested that given the nature of Parliamentary representation, "permanent" letters rather than Email would be more effective. Please consider making this effort now in an atmosphere of relative calm rather than later as an act of desperation. Do not forget to forward a copy ofyour letter to the HSSFC. And then there's South Africa. A member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission told me that the country is in extreme stress, from which it may never recovc·r. Murderers are promised amnesty in exchange for the "truth." But many families of the victims feel robbed of justice, since the murderers may eventually walk free. What is to be done? I reject "an eye for an eye" philosophy. What then? And what has all this got to do with Lakehead University and the season we celebrate? One of the most important, if not THE most significant, issues of 1998 is impunity. It is the move to establish an International Criminal Court that would bring to justice individuals accused of human rights violations including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. This includes effective means to investigate and prosecute gender crimes. Ofcourse it will be no panacea, but its very existence will be a sign of hope. And the impetus comes from ordinary citizens, who are urging their heads of governments to work towards establishing such a court. It might prevent open festering sores from exploding years after the atrocity. Another woman I've thought about is Jody Williams. She's just a persistent ordinary citizen who has demonstrated heroic commitments in her movement to get rid ofland mines. She is a person with a conscience and a sense of what is involved in just and humane relationships. She could have gone to Lakehead University. She certainly represents the values we honour. In this season that speaks of hope and peace on earth, think about these things. Never be paralyzed by despair. Think about the ways you can help to create a space where authentic human community can flourish and be celebrated. And never underestimate your own contribution. And oh yes - the greetings of the season to you! In other news, the first Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences will be held over the period of May 27-June 6, 1998 at the University of Ottawa. The 1999 Congress will be jointly held at Bishop'sSherbrooke Universities and the 2000 Congress will be at the University of Moncton. Offers will go out to all universities to present their candidacies for the 2001 and 2002 Congresses. In addition, the new president e lect of the Humanities and Social Science Federation is Louise Forsyth. Dr. Forsyth is from the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Marcel Lauziere, the current executive director of the HSSFC, is leaving to join Dr. Renaud at SSHRC as his executive assistant. Marcel was a dedicated and hardworking executive director Deadline for submissions to the January Agora: January 5, 1998 and his presence at HSSFC will be missed. The acting executive director at HSSFC is now Paul Ledwell and the search for a new executive director has resulted in the choice of Louise Robert who will begin her position February I, 1998. If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at livio.DiMatteo@Lakeheadu.ca or the HSSFC directly at f edcan@hssfc.ca. The address of the HSSFC is 415-151 Slater St., Ottawa, KlP 5H3 and the HSSFC can be reached by fax at 613-238-6114 and by phone at 6/3-238-6112. Agora December, 1997 Vol. 14, No. 10 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca •11-· LUMINA CONCERT SERIES C. Troja n Comm un ity Relatio n s January 13 Les Voix Humanes Susie Nappier and Margaret Little, viola da gamba duo 12:30 p.m. Jean McNulty Recital Hall 4 Agora, December, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-12 1997 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University Lois Wilson https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/89c88c1bf1f890df52126d14715e11c1.pdf 6aba3dcdbb6e05715234170c545275fc PDF Text Text C Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada February 1997, Vol. 14, No. 2 ISSN 0828-5225 Over $26.4 Million Raised in Share Our Northern Vision Campaign - Phase 1 11 At the closing reception on January 30, 1997, Lakehead University honoured the donors from the city, the region, the province, and across Canada who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign -- Northwestern Ontario's largest and most ambitious fund-raising campaign. Through the generosity of donors and the strong commitment of volunteers, Lakehead exceeded its original goal of$19.2 million. C INSIDE Meet the 1996 Recipients of the Distinguished Researcher Award: A new stained glass donor board acknowledging those who gave over $5,000 to the Shara Our Northern Vision fund-raising campaign was unveiled at a reception in the Faculty Lounge in January. In attendance were (left to right): Dusty Miller, Chair, Board of Governors Fund-raising Committee, Bill James, National Chair, Shara Our Northern Vision Campaign, Damon Oowbak, local artist and creator of the donor board, and Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University. Dr. Murray Lankester & Dr. Rao Puttagunta ... page 6 C Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity hy Dr. Tony Bauer ... page II Campaign volunteers Bill James, President and CEO of lnmet Mining Corporation, and Florence Johnston, fonner member of the Lakehead Board of Governors, celebrate the close of Phase 1. These funds have enabled Lakehead to complete important capital building projects including the Bora Laskin and Chancellor Paterson Library renovations, the Student Centre, and special needs accessibility. The funds have a lso enhanced Lakehead's scholarships and bursaries program and developed new initiatives such as the Halliday Hall Fellowship Residence/Alumni House, the Chair in Finnish Studies, Distance Ed.ucation Step-Video Conferencing, the Native Access Program for Engineering, and the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts. "Share Our Northern Vision has truly made a difference at Lakehead," says J oy Himmelman, Director of Student Services and Community Relations. "The $26.4 million raised is a substantial amount and is the result of many years of hard work by Dr. Rosehart, the staff of the Community Relations Department, and the numerous volunteers as acknowledged in the Share Our Northern Vision Report (published in this issue of the Agora). "I would like to sincerely thank all those members of the University community who have contributed to the success of the campaign either through financial contributions or their participation in the campaign activities and events. We couldn't have done it without you." �AROUND CAMPUS LAKEHEAD TO HOST CIAU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP dcr 12). They are available at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, the Alumni Bookstore, and various outlets around the city. BREAST CANCER FORUM March 12-16, 1997 CIAU SCHEDULE By Andrew Monahan Saturday, March 1, 1997 1-3:30 pm Upper Lecture Theatre Friday, March 14, 1997 When Lakchcad hosted the National Women's Basketball Championship two years ago, organizers had to compete with the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships for volunteers, hotel rooms and media coverage. In spite of those c hallenges, the event proved to be so successful the Canadian Interunivcrsity Athletic Union (CIAU) asked Lakchcad to host the games again -in 1997, 1998, and 1999! Stu Julius, Lakehcad's Athletic Coordinator and Women's Basketball Coach, is proud that Lakchcad is hosting this high calibre event. "Lakchead is recognized as a good basketball school, and a good basketball community," he says. The support and organization of the 1995 Championship here at Lakchcad made a good impression on organizers and on TSN, the television network broadcasting the championship game across Canada. "And for a change," says Julius, "geography has been an asset forus in the decision." Thunder Bay just happens to be in the geographic centre of Canada, and an ideal meeting place for a national championship. Hosting a national event each year for three years has some obvious benefits fo r Lakchead, media coverage being one. TSN will be covering the gold medal round to be held Sunday, March 16, which will give the University excellent coverage nationally. The Lady Nor'Westcrs have also been "looking optimistically at the championships," says Julius, having defeated some of the top IO teams in the country this year. They are also undefeated on their home court this season. As for the difficulties, organizers arc anticipating that getting the fans out will be their greatest challenge. "With the added pressure to perform, the Lady Nor'Wcsters will need as much fan support as possible, particularly during the Saturday aflcmoon game," says Julius. Tickets will be on sale for six different "sessions." Each session includes two games except for the gold medal match on Sunday, March 16 which consists of only one game. Prices are $9 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $1 for children (un2 Session 1 Games 1 & 2 (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) Session 2 "The Estrogen Question" Guest speakers will be: Dr. Glen Holloway (Gynecologist) Games 3 & 4 (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) "Menopause & Estrogen" Saturday, March 15, 1997 "Osteoporosis & Estrogen" Session 3 Games 5 & 6 Consolation Side (1 p.m. & 3 p.m.) Lectures/Discussions (9:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m.) Session 4 Games 7 & 8 (6 p.m. & 8 p.m.) Sunday, March 16, 1997 Session 5 Game 9 Consolation Final Game10 Bronze Game (10 a.m. & noon) Session 6 Championship (4:30 p.m.) NANABIJOU CHILDCARE CENTRE Nanabijou Childcare Centre intends to offer a summer school age program starting July 2, 1997, and running through to the end of August. Enrollment can be for the whole s ummer or in two-week blocks. Drop-in care is also available. The program will be on-campus and w ill include outdoor activities such as nature walks and games and indoor crafts, music and creative play. The program coordinator is a licensed Early Childhood Educator. For more information, contact Sheila Wilhelm, Director of NCC, at 343-8369. ••• Nanabijou will once again be offering evening care during the Spring Session. If you would like to take a course but arc concerned about childcare, call Sheila Wilhelm to discuss the options available to you at Nanabijou. Drop-in care is also available with minimal notice. On-campus, licensed, convenient, nutritious meals and fun times! Come join the fun! -- Nancy Luckai _) Dr. Wesley Fidler (Rheumatologist) Dr. Susan Dent (Oncologist) "Breast Cancer & Estrogen" Dr. Christopher Lai (Cardiologist) "Heart Disease & Estrogen" There will be an open question period following presentations and refreshments will be provided.Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are $5 and are available from : Breast Health Centre (344-0088) Canadian Cancer Society (344-5433) Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program (343-1690)Northwestem , Ontario Regional Cancer Centre (3431610), Thunder Bay District Health Unit (625-5900) Health Fair In conjunction with the Breast Cancer Forum, a women's Health Fair will also be held in the Agora at Lakehead from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. The Health Fair will be open to the public at no charge. Both events arc being co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program at Lakehead. MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE Dr. Mchat Rahim (Education) is coordinating the annual Conference for the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group to be held on the Lakehead campus May 23-27, 1997. Dr. Keith Roy, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is the vice coordinator of the conference. Lakehead is expecting to welcome about 70 mathematicians and mathematics educatf'\ from all over Canada, U.S.A. and Eur<-,_.) The Internet address for the conference is http://www@lakeheadu.ca/cmesgwww/ ~gcdem97 .htm I Agora, February, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS OSOTF RAFFLE Grand Prize: Free Tuition for One Year Next month, one lucky person is going to win a year of free tuition at Lakehead University, another will win a Kona Fire Mountain Rock Shox mountain bike, and a third will win a custom-made backpack from Ostrom Outdoors. For the cost of a $2 ticket (3/$5) participants will be taking their chances on winning these and other prizes totalling more than $6,000. All prizes have been donated to Lakehead University in support of the University's efforts to raise money for student bursaries. The funds raised will be matched dollar for dollar by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. TWO-TIME WINNERS OF NATIONAL MERIT AWARD For the second year in a row, Lakehead's Student Chapter has been awarded a National Merit Award by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. In the photo above are Student Chapter Executive members: (left to right) Cory Schmidt, Kris Heale, Dave Maijala (President), Ingrid Thompson, Brad Scott, Michelle Macgowan, Kevan Gillson and Adrienne Stolz. In addition, Lakchcad chemical engineering student Kris Heale was chosen to be )he 1996 recipient of Edmonton Chcmi\... . Engineering Scholarship of$ I 000 awarded by The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The prize was given for leadership qualities, above-average academic performance and contributions to the CSChE. You may purchase your tickets on campus at the LUSU office and from residence council representatives. If you wish to help sell tickets, OSOTF Raffle organizer Noel Keag has arranged for a Vending Machine donated by Pepsi to be given to the person who sells the most tickets. For information contact No!I Keag at 3438631. OSOTF Raffle Draw will take place on Thursday, March 27, 1997 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Saturday, March 23, 1997 Students, staff, faculty, alumni and guests are invited to attend the 5th Annual Chemical Engineering Conference at Lakehead with keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Miller, President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. For information, Contact Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh at (807) 343-8343. As well as serving as Vice-President External with the Student Chapter, Hcale has been an avid competitor in provincial and national level cross country skiing and running events. In engineering, he is particularly interested in the environment and pollution reduction. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association _ "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote /-800-327-5580 Agora, February, 1997 OVIDE MERCREDI VISITS LAKEHEAD Ovide Mercrcdi, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, visited the campus in February at the invitation of a student club called The Coalition for Culturally Appropriate Education @Lakehead University. During his talk to a crowd of more than 500 students, staff and faculty in the Agora, he called on Canada's Prime Minister to convene a meeting of the Premiers to decide what to do about the recommendations put forward by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. 3 �llil#4•hilid•Mli=ii4i1¥i1•1#~•---1--------------------An increase of up to I 0% will be permitted with 30% of any increase dedicated to student bursaries. With the general grants' announcement having been made prior to the new year, we , still awaiting the specific allocation for Lakehead University. 1~ _} expected prior to the end of March, 1997. The major piece of the puzzle to put together is the enrolment estimate, and this will be further debated by the Task Force on Funding during the coming weeks. The recent government announcement also introduced two new initiatives but provided few details. The first initiative is a special scholarship program whereby 2% of the very top students in the Ontario system would be rewarded with free tuition. The second initiative consists of proposed changes to the student loan system as follows: Effective August I, 1997, students will have to borrow $7,000 from OSAP before the loan-forgiveness part of the program kicks in. The current level is $6,000. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University The Great Plasma Challenge It appears that Lakehead faculty and staff have won a resounding victory in the friendly competition initiated by LUSU to see which group -- students or staff/faculty-- could donate more blood plasma to the Thunder Bay Plasma Collection Centre over a one-month period ending February IS, 1997. (It was agreed upon at the outset that since Lakehead students outnumbered staff and faculty by a ratio of 6: I, the results would be calculated accordingly.) When the competition ended, LUSU President Chris Straka Emailed me to say that while Lakehead students donated 33 units (given by 25 people) compared to staff /faculty's 11 units (given by S people), when the ratio of 6: I was factored in, the results showed that staff and faculty donated 50% more blood plasma than the students. However, he pointed out the student body was actually the true winner of this challenge to support the Plasma Centre's drive for new donors since a "whopping" 85% of Lakehead student donations were made by new donors compared to a "measly" 9% from Lakchead staff and faculty. Congratulations to all who took part in this worthy initiative. Let's hope that The Great Plasma Challenge becomes an annual event. Pat O'Brien to Leave Thunder Bay Pat O'Brien, past Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, is moving to Toronto to take up a new position with his employer, Ontario Hydro. Pat has been well recognized in the community with his "Mr. Volunteer" and "Hydro Pat" nicknames, and his work on behalf of Lakehead University over the years is a fine example. Pat is a Lakehead graduate who very much values and recognizes the opportunities that post-secondary education gave him and, ever since, he has been giving something back. Although Pat and Lynda are moving to Toronto, I am sure that they will continue to be involved, Pat as Past Chair, and both as valued alumni of Lakehead University. Tuition Announcement and Budgeting for 1997/98 Now that the Ontario Government has announced the tuition policy for 1997/98, we can work to further develop our budget models. 4 In addition the Ontario government is encouraging the Federal government to introduce a form of "educational" RRSP to help individuals to save for post-secondary education. Rumours about the federal Budget (due, I believe, on February 18, 1997) suggest that some type of new federal initiative aimed at the encouragement of university and university-business sponsored research will be a central budget theme. New Book - Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Oxford University Press has recently announced the publication of"Reconstituting India" edited by Pradip Sarbadhikari, Chair of the Political Science Department at Lakehead University. Team Canada Dan Parker of the Faculty of Business Administration (Year 4 Commerce) and I made the 10-hour trip from Vancouver to Seoul, Korea, in some impressive company. Shortly after take-off, Prime Minister Chretien passed through the cabin and the Team Canada Mission was officially launched. After arriving in Seoul, we confirmed the status ofKookMin University and lnha University as two institutions with whom we wanted to sign formal agreements as part of the formal signing ceremonies with the Prime Minister and the Premiers. The two agreements were finalized and, with both university Presidents attending, Dan Parker and I formally participated in the ceremonies. As well, I spent several hours at a third institution that holds promise in the future, and I anticipate that officials from this institution will visit Lakehead University this summer. The focus on English competency is almost overwhelming. At one institution, oral English competency has been made a formal requirement for graduation (without special courses offered), and this trend is expected to grow. The Korean institutions interested in Lakehead University focus on the following areas: - bilateral student/faculty exchanges; - recommending English teachers on an annual basis; - collaboration to strengthen research with the Korean universities; - the provision of special summer language/cultural programs in Canada for Korean students; Agora, February, 1997 �As a result of this visit, we have been asked to submit a proposal f0 a new summer program and, near the end of the visit to Korea, ther university expressed an interest in a bilateral program with Lakehead University. The one university that I was able to visit was very impressive with modem facilities. As well, during the visit to Korea, I had the opportunity to meet, over dinner, a total of eight recent graduates of Canadian universities who are teaching English in various Korean language institutions (including one recent Lakehead University graduate, Diane Ramanathan). Although there are some negative stories to be heard, all of these recent graduates were very enthusiastic about the experience. The salary is not bad and, with most living costs taken care of, reference was made, more than once, to the prospect ofsaving money to pay off student loa~. There seems to be literally thousands of recent Canadian graduates in Korea and still many new jobs arc posted. The suggestion was made, and I think it is a good one, that through our Placement Centre or Career Centre, we should have one of the graduate teachers, on a visit back to Canada, come and give an informational seminar on teaching in Korea to interested students. As well, one of the Canadian universities that places a significant number of graduates in Korea, tacks on to their academic year ESL Part I to help prepare the recent graduates. A few other general reflections relate to the current labour issues in Seoul. Although very localized, it is quite dramatic, especially if you unexpectedly come upon the riot police or a demonstration. Roy Murray from Confederation College, Dave Marshall, President ofNipissing University, and I ventured forth early one mom• ~ to visit the labour leaders holed up on the grounds ofMyondong __.tholic Cathedral. To our surprise, we easily entered the compound and talked with the Vice-President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Although small in numbers, this is a very committed and ideologically-based effort that is as much about politics as it seems to be about labour laws. A general election will be held this year in Korea, and this has enhanced the public interest. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, was the second official stop, but only for a two-day visit. In addition to the formal Team Canada program, I was able to meet Gregoria Beltran, the Principal of Hope Christian High School in Manila. Gregoria is the sister of Dr. Anita Beltran-Chen of Lakehead University's Department of Sociology. As well, I visited the Canadian immigration office to determine the ease (or lack of it) in obtaining a student visa and, as well, to meet with the official of Cardinal Sin's office who is in charge of all parochial schools in the Philippines. On the trip, Premier Mike Harris was very approachable and commented several times on the strength of the Ontario post-secondary sector. Although I had met the Premier in the past, this trip offered the first interactions since his government came to power. As well, on the Team Canada plane, wearing my Lakehead University sweatshirt, I flushed out a 1961 attendee of Lakehead University, John Legate, who remembers his Lakehead days very fondly. He currently operates a business in the Ottawa area. With some 350 business delegates on the airplane, it could be considered a fund-raisers' paradise. The final airport ofcall was Thailand and the photo (below) shows the Canadian university delegates with the Thai Minister of University Affairs, Mr. Montree Danpaibul. I attended an education fair in Bangkok sponsored by the Canadian Education Centre and, while I don't see the potential for a lot of Thai students coming to Canada, the universities do present interesting opportunities for short-term, reciprocal faculty visits and for specialized student placements. For example, five of our 1997 class of nursing students at Lakehead University are currently doing a placement in Northern Thailand and much interest was shown in similar visits for teacher education placements. In closing, this trip was a beneficial and interesting experience for both Dan Parker and myself (even though, on some days, it seemed like a long, incredible journey - try to imagine a bus with 425 people on it moving through 3 cities of 10 million people). I brought back extensive paper material on the trip and if individuals are interested in more information, please feel free to give me a call. CanCopy Violations We have been advised of two further alleged violations of our CanCopy licence. I related an earlier concern a few months ago. I am somewhat surprised more arc happening and are being reported independently to CanCopy. These are serious issues and an educational initiative will be mounted to better inform faculty and staff of our legal obligations under the CanCopy licence. Shad Valley at Lakehead University In the Future You are invited to participate in an exploratory seminar to examine whether the Shad Valley Program could be offered at Lakehead University starting in 1998. Such a program, which promotes excellence in science, technology and entrepreneurship, would bring 50 of Canada's top high school students to our campus for one month. Date: Place: nme: Program: Team Canada participants meet with the Minister and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of University Affairs of Thailand. Agora, February, 1997 Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Senate Chambers 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stand-up Lunch Provided Ron Champion, VP, Shad Valley - An Introduction to Shad Valley John Whitfield, VP (Academic) Lakehead - What does Shad Valley mean to Lakehead? Elizabeth Smyth, OISE Thunder Bay - What does Shad bring to the gifted student - One or two Shad graduates - Shad as a summer experience 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Close Encounters of the Research Kind Cathy Gibbs interviews the 1996 Recipients of Lakehead's Distinguished Researcher Award DR. MURRAY LANKESTER Hooked by Worms Nematodes. Flukes. Worms. An odd passion one might think but an interest that infected Dr. Murray Lankester by chance; the vector being a summer job with a parasitologist during his undergraduate years. The result was that Lankester became the host to an unshakable, lifelong fascination for these "gruesome I i t t I e freeloaders." He has even received what most would consider a dubious distinction -- a parasitic nematode has been named in his honour, Voguracuaria lankesteri. Not every parasite is fortunate enough to be scrutinized by this Lakehead University Biology professor and his team of graduate students. Lankester prefers to concentrate on critters that have the potential to impact populations of valued wildlife species. In over I 00 scientific publications he has examined, among other things, the effects of swimbladder worms in sport and commercial fishes of Lake Superior, gizzard worms in shorebirds, muscle worms in arctic caribou, the brain worm causing Circling Disease in moose, and the way deer ticks (and Lyme disease) make their way to Thunder Bay on migratory birds. A lot of his energy is spent guiding graduate students with their thesis and manuscript writing, something Lankester feels is the 6 most difficult, yet most important part of their training. He credits his recognition as a recipient ofa Distinguished Researcher Award to the quality and quantity of the publications produced by him and his graduate students -- the ultimate measure of one's research contribution. Currently, Newfoundland caribou are arousing his curiosity, or rather, the wormy parasite of these animals. Lankester recently made a significant discovery when he linked a new neurological disease in Newfoundland caribou to a Norwegian parasite. The parasite, he hypothesized, was likely introduced to Canada by reindeer imported from Norway in 1908. Several questions still remain unanswered: how and why did the disease result in recent epizootics and which members of the caribou herd contributed the most to this outbreak? No doubt Murray Lankester will be pursuing these and many more "wormy" questions in the years ahead. DR. RAO PUTTAGUNTA A Master Storyteller Dr. Rao Puttagunta's applied research has taken many and varied forms, sometimes requiring scientific input on controversial subjects, but most times awarding him with international distinction. He played an integral role in the development ofan organic coolant for CANDU nuclear reactors, greatly increasing their efficiency. He provided the ingenuity necessary for the development ofa viscosity correlation equation which predicts the behaviour of oil from bitumen sands at any temperature with a variety of variables. He has been a nuclear reactor troubleshooter, his work culminating in handbooks for the design and operation of some key nuclear power reactor systems, and he has even been instrumental in piloting the chemical synthesis of several new compounds. Puttagunta's current research -- which is detailed in the Winter '97 issue of Nor'Wester -- involves the upgrading ofl- • \ tumen oil. He is striving to convert biJ men completely to liquid fuel with no coke by-product. The process is still in the lab stage, but if he successfully generates an economically and socially feasible pilot process, this technology may revolutionize international supply and demand balances. Rao Puttagunta considers classroom contact to be an integral part of his university career. He believes teaching gives him the intellectual stimulation crucial to pursuing research while research provides him with the practical applications (and the stories) to keep his classes stimulating and exciting. What currently inspires him? In his younger years it was the excitement of discovery, but now other goals have reached far greater importance: reading, gardening, music, and understanding his maker. Cathy Gibbs is one ofseveral students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. The program is called S.P.A.R.K. -- Lakehead· Students Producing Articles on Resea. Knowledge. The Distinguished Researcher Award is presented each year by the Vice-President, Academic, on the recommendation of the Senate Research Committee. For information contact: Brian O'Connor, Chair, Senate Research Committee CALL FOR PAPERS for the 8th Annual GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE to be held March 12, 1997 in the Senate Chambers Graduate students interested in presenting papers are encouraged to contact: Q Lynn Gollat Graduate Studies and Research 343-8785 Agora, February, 1997 �Over $26.4 Million Raised! NORTHERN REPORT As the National Chair of the Share It seems hard to believe that the Our Northern Vision campaign I Share Our Northern Vision campaign (Phase I) is completed. Five years ago when the campa ign Dr. Robert G. Rosehart was launched in President Toronto's Royal Lakehead University Bank Tower and later in Thunder Bay, it seemed that this celebration was many, many days into the F-ure. Indeed our project seemed daunting 1 ~-• now, here we arc celebrating not only having reached our goal but surpassing it. I extend much appreciation to all of our generous donors from the City of Thunder Bay, the region, the province and from across Canada who have contributed to the $26.4 million that Lakehead has received. The funds have enabled us to complete important capital building projects, enhance our scholarships and bursaries program and develop some interesting new initiatives. I would especially like to acknowledge and thank all the members ofourcampaign cabinet and, in particular, the Chair, Bill James, for his inspiring leadership. A special thank you also goes to the many other volunteers who have worked tirelessly to see us to the completion of the largest fund -raising campaign ever conducted in Northwestern Ontario. Some exciting new initiatives are planned with Phase II, and we look to your continued support and leadership. (;' Volume 4; Issue 1 William James National Chair Share Our Northern Vision Campaign would most especially like to thank the hardworking members of the Campaign Cabinet including Robert J. Paterson, CEO Marine Division, N.M. Paterson and Sons Lim ited, Thunder Bay; Robert F. Faircloth, recently retired Executive Director, BTR Industries Limited, United Kingdom; Richard G. Andison, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Powell Equipment Limited, Winnipeg; Norene C . MacLeod, Manager, Public Relations, Ontario District, Royal Bank of Canada, Burlington; William K. Rankin, owner Pizza Pizza, Thunder Bay; William B. McDermott, President, McDermott Group Inc, Mississauga; Florence J. Johnston, Past Chair, Fund-raising Committee, LU Board of Governors; . H. Fraser Dougall, President and Chief Executive Officer, H.F. Dougall Company Ltd., Thunder Bay; John D. Valley, Managing Director, Chase Manhatten Bank of Canada, Toronto; Peter J. Prior, Senior Manager, Royal Bank Trade Service Centre, Toronto; Thomas J. Jones, President and CEO, Tom Jones Construction Inc., Thunder Bay; and Harry Jaako, Chair, Discovery Capital Corporation, Vancouver. Congratulations to al I ofour generous donors who recognize that we are able to meet the post-secondary educational challenges of tomorrow by making an investment in Lakehead University today. LAKEHEAD Winter 1997 The last few years have been a difficult time of change and adjustment for the University. While our students struggled with Dusty Miller the increasingly Chair, Board of high costs of Governors educat i on, Fund-raising Committee Lakehead, like many of its counterparts in Ontario, faced immense challenges due to reduced government funding. Nevertheless, thanks to the financial support of numerous corporations, foundations, local and regional businesses, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, we have emerged from these trying years with renewed ability to meet the new social, economic and fiscal realities. On behalf of the Board of Governors Fundraising Committee, I wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the Share Our Northern Vision donors. Your gifts will enable Lakehead to build on its long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. They will also help the University to create and sustain a rich climate for research and scholarship. Your generosity in the area of bursary and scholarship endowments will assist future generations of students in attaining their academic goals. Although the path ahead for Lakehead and its students may continue to be challenging, I am confident that, with your support, Lakehead will prosper, develop and move foiward into the next century with confidence. UN IVERSIT Y �~S ION ! 0 U R< ORTlll!RNVl SHARE OUR NORTHERN VISION CAMPAIGN - PHASE I Source of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gift~ J % of Goal UNIVERSITY FAMILY Board of Governors Faculty & Staff $100,000 $386,077 386.1 % $100,000 $276.665 $1,510,146 276.7% $ 1,000,000 Alumni $35,175 Misc. Family Gifts TOTAL UNIVERSITY FAMILY STUDENT REFERENDUM 151.0% il,200.j)j)_Q $2,208,063 184 .0% $2,900,000 $A.,ASJ..2JJ! 153.5% FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MISC. $499,750 $1 ,024,642 Bequests Friends & Misc. TOTAL FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MJSC . PARENTS FOUNDATIONS $1,00J),00j) $1.,52-4,39.2 $.1.0J)_,000 $J_,2lli)_Jl00 $93,996 94.0% $..2,247,007 187 .3 % 152.4% CORPORATE SECTOR National Corporations $3,725,739 Local/Regional Corporations $544,095 Corporate Foundations Service Clubs, Assoc. & Societies TOTAL CORPORATE SECTOR ·-· TOTAL PRIVATE SECTOR GIVING MUNICIPROV/FED. GOV'T GRAND TOTAL $236,495 $1 ,756.498 $4,200,000 $1.Q,600,0Q0 i{i,2-62.,827 149.1% $1%181,496 1S8.4% ~QQQ· $.2..62.~~m 112.0% $26,415,824 137.58% $19,200,000 Disbursement of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gifts I % of Goal Bora Laskin Building $6,000,000 $ 1, 187,092 19.8% Chancellor Paterson Library $3,000,000 $4,327 ,560 144.3% C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse $3,000,000 $37,500 l.3 % Student Centre $3,300,000 $4,444,9-12 134 .7% Scholarships, Bursaries , Awards $1,000,000 $2,996,716 299.7% Equipment $1,000,000 $1,083,027 108.3% New Initiatives $1,000,000 $9,929,347 992.9% Fellowship Residence (Halliday Hall) $500,000 $476, I 10 95 .2 % Handicap Access $400,000 $273 , 116 68.3 % (e.g. NAPE, Chair of Finnish Studies, Music & Visual Ans, LU Sports Institute) $490,575 Unrestricted - - - !TOTAL ) 1: $1 ,169,869 Faculty & Dept. Initiatives $1912001000 $2614151824 137.6% I �REPORT r A Special Thanks to Lakehead University Faculty and Staff who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign from November 1991-0ctober 31, 1996 Ms Beverly Adams Dr. Henry J. Akervall Mr. Doug Alexander Mr. Frank Allaire Mr. Ken Allan Dr. W.R. Allaway Mr. Fred Anderson Mr. Frederick J. Anderson Ms Heather Anderson Ms Margaret M. Anderson Mr. Don Andrews Dr. James T. Angus Dr. Robert W. Archibald Mr.Jim Arnot Mr. Donald J. Auger Mrs. Eleanora Bailey Ms Cheryl M. Balacko Mrs. Diane Ball Mrs. Barbara Barber Mr. Lynn A. Barber Mrs. Barbara L. Barnes Mrs. Dale Barnes Mr. Donald M. Barnes Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bartonek Mr. J. David Bates Dr. Anthony Bauer Mr. Crnndall Benson r "r. Maurice W. Benson ,,/rs. Judy Bertrand Mrs. Elizabeth A. Berube Mr. Kailash C. Bhatia Mr. C. Ralph Birston Mrs. Karen D. Bishop Mr. L. Dale Black Ms Rita Blais Mrs. Shirley A. Boneca Mr. John Bonofiglio Mrs. Wendy Bons Mr. Norman C. Bonsor Ms Margaret I. Boone Dr. G. J. Borradaile Mrs. Phyllis Bosnick Dr. Alan Bowd Mrs. Mary Boyer Mr. Bill Bragnalo Mrs. Aline Breselc Mr. Glen C. Broman Mr. Kenneth Brown Ms Denise A. Bruley Mr. Tony Cappello Dr. Aris Carastathis Dr. Willlll'd H. Clll'mean Dr. Donald Carpenter Dr. Glen B. Carruthers Mr. David Challen Ms Madge Chan Dr. Anita Beltran Chen Dr. Min-sun Chen .,-Ms Vonnie K. Cheng Ir. Patrick A. Chol in Ms Ina Chomyshyn Mr. 1. D. Christie Mr. Jack P. Christy Mr. Chris Clark Mr. Douglas Clarke Mr. Richard Clarke Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke Mr. Andre T. Cloutier Ms Mary Beth Coates Ms Sharon Cole Dr. Dianne L. Common Mr. David Corbett Mrs. Linda Cordoni Mrs. Maria Costanzo Ms Mary C. Courtland Mrs. Jo-Ann Crichlow Dr. Jane E. Crossman Mrs. Joan M. Crowe Dr. Walter R. Crowe Mr.Daniel F. Crozier Mr. Jan T. Cull Dr. Harold G. Cumming Mr. Pat Cybulski Mr. Kurt Dahl Dr. Emil J. David Mrs. KimberlyT. Day Mr. Jose deCangas Mrs. Anne E. Deighton Dr. Roger Delaney Dr. Alice den-Otter Dr. Livio Di Matteo Ms Elizabeth C. Diem Mr. Peter Dika Dr. Robert S. Dilley Ms Catharine E. Doig Mr. Jack Drewes Dr. Paul Driben Mr. Daniel R. Duckert Ms Kimberly T. Duffy Dr. Peter Duinker Dr. Tom Dunk Mrs. Sandy Dunning Mrs. Erica L. Dzuba Dr. William Eames Dr. Said M. Easa Mrs. Julie A. Elliott Mr. Harry Elmslie Dr. Geoffrey Engholm Dr. A. E. Epp Dr. Rob E. Farmer Mrs. Ruby V. Farrell Dr. Kim M. Fedderson Ms Maria Fine Dr. Joyce Forbes Ms Margaret E. Forbes Dr. Richard Freitag Mrs. Mariann Frigeri Mr. John F. Futhey Mr. Laurie J. Garred Ms Kathleen Gnzey Dr. James H. Gellert Ms Joan Gerow Mrs. Valerie J. Gibbons Ms Norma Gibson Dr. A.G. Gillies Dr. Norman Ginsburg Ms Arlene Glavish Mr. Richard J. Glew Mr. Michael J. Gluck Dr. S.R. Goldstein Ms Sarah A. Gooding Dr. Colin Graham Mr. Eric A. Green Miss Joanna M. Griffith Dr. T. John Griffith Dr. James Haines Ms Deana Halonen Mr. A. (Bert) Harding Ms Frances Harding Ms Lorraine F. Harris Mrs. Connie Hartviksen Mr. Ken R. Hartviksen Dr. Minoru Hasegawa Mr. Gerry M. Hashiguchi Mrs. P. Lynn Hauta Dr. M. H. Hawton Dr. G. Hazcnberg Dr. Wi lliam G. Heath Mr. Peter E. Higgelke Ms Joy Himmelman Dr. F. M. Holmes Mrs. Susan L. Horsfall Mrs. Jennifer D. Howie Dr. Wendy Huang Dr. Alan N. Hughes Mr. D. Gwyn Hughes Mr. Ray Hurd Ms Rebecca Hurley Ms Betty Hygaard Mr. Robert M. lsotalo Ms Lada H. lwasykiw Dr. John L. Jamieson Mr. Edward H. Jansscns Dr. Chris Jecchinis Dr. C. D. Johnson Dr. M. E. Johnston Mr. Stuart W. Julius Mr. Benjamin J. Kaminski Mr. James L. Kantor Mrs. Iris Klll'am Dr. A. J. Kayll Dr. Werden Keeler Mr. William D. Keeler Dr. John H. Kelleher Mrs. Mary Lou Kelley Dr. David Kemp Miss Susan E. Kemp Dr. Beverley K. Kent Dr. Clement F. Kent Mr. Peter S. Kerr Dr. Muzibul H. Khan Ms Ti King Dr. Stephen D. Kinrade Ms Rhonda R. KirkGardner Dr. Stephen A. Kissin Dr. Daniel Klassen Mr. Manfred G. Klein Mrs. Anne A. Klymenko Ms Sarena Knapik Ms Glenna C. Knutson Dr. George A. Kondor Dr. Barbara Kronberg Mr. Maurice A. Ktytor Mrs. Dawn Kucher Mr. Peter N. Labor Lakehead University Faculty Association Dr. Murray Lankester Dr. Ron S. Lappage Dr. Norman LaVoie Mr. Peter Levis Dr. Claude G. Liman Dr. J. G. Locker Mrs. Cynthia H. Loos Dr. Brian J. Lorch Mr. Frank Luckai Mrs. Nancy J. Luckai Ms Andrea G. Lundy Dr. Jeanette L. Lynes Dr. Alastair Macdonald Dr. Richard MacGillivray Ms Judith K. Mackie Ms Margaret F. Maclean Dr. Peter F. Mah Dr. Lada Malek Dr. Azim Mallik Dr. Abdool-Hack Mamoojee Mrs. Tracey E. Marks Dr. Richard Maundrell Mr. Ralph F. Mauro Dr. Stephen McBride Dr. Lome S. McDougall Mr. Andy McFall Mr. Fred McIntosh Dr. Roderick W. McLeod Mr. Brian R. McMillan Mr. Dennis H. McPherson Dr. William Melnyk Ms Karen Merkley Dr. George Merrill Ms Diane Michieli Dr. Kathleen M. Minor Mr. G. Mitchell Dr. R.H. Mitchell Dr. W. T. Momot Mrs. LaRea Moody Mr. Brian J. Moore Mr. Bill K. Morgan Ms A. Michel Morton Mrs. Marion Muldoon Dr. Gary Munro Dr. Gary Murchison Mr. Alain Nabarra Mr. Shiv Naimpally Dr. John Naysmith Dr. R. W. Nelsen Mrs. Brenda Nelson Dr. Connie Nelson Mr. Ron Nelson Mr. Stan Nemec Ms Norma Jean Newbold Dr. Inn Newhouse Dr. I. Nirdosh Dr. David A. Nock Mr. Henry E. North Mr. J. O'Melll'a Dr. Martin Oosterveld Dr. Donald E. Orr Dr. Anne Osborn- Seyffert Dr. George W. Ozburn Mr. Daniel R. Pakulak Ms Diana E. Pallen Dr. Urned S. Pa.nu Dr. V. V. Paranjape Dr. William H. Parker Mr. David B. Parsons Dr. Murray N. Patterson Mr. Pentti A. Paularinne Mrs. Janice Pellizzari Mr. Lou Pero Dr. S. Penny Petrone Dr. Brian A. Phillips Mrs. Linda Phillips Mr. Robert N. Pickard Mr. James Podd Mrs. Karen J. Poole Ms Debra D. Poulin Mr. Fred Poulter Dr. Yves Prevost Mrs. Kim K. Price Dr. Reino E. Pulkki Mr. Peter H. Puna Dr. V. R. Puttagunta Dr. James A. Pylypiw Dr. J. D. Rabb Mr. Ain Raitsakas Dr. Manit Rappon Dr. Harun Rasid Mr. Donald J. Richardson Dr. J. Michael Richardson Dr. R. Charles S. Ripley Mr. Dennis R. Roddy Dr. Robert Rosehart Dr. L. Keith Roy Dr. Raul E. Ruiperez Mr. John C. Russell Mr. Peter J. Rutherford Dr. J.P. Ryder Ms Gabriella E. Sacchetti Dr. Henry T. Saliba Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Dr. K. Paul Satinder Ms Gisella C. Scalese Dr. Vincent L. Schonberger Dr. G. Schroeter Dr. Alexander Sedov Mrs. Joan L. Seeley Dr. E. C. Setliff Mr. Lyn F. Sevean Mrs. Vivian Sharp Ms Katherine M. Shedden Ms Jo-Anne Silverman Dr. Helen Smith Mr. V. C. Smith Dr. James E. P. Smithers Mrs. Cindy Soldan Dr. Thomas M. Song Mr. Ron Spina Ms Donna St. James Dr. J. D. Stafford Ms Stefanie D. Slangier Mrs. Vera I. Stankey Ms Donna L. Stecky Mrs. Beverley Stefureak Mrs. Bonnie J. Stemkens Mr. Grant D. Stephenson Dr. M. Darlene Steven Dr. J. D. Stewart Ms Jessie Sutherland Dr. Robert Sweet Mr. George Takahashi Dr. M. Jane Taylor Ms Sharon E. Taylor Ms Janice C. Thatcher Dr. Douglas J. Thom Dr. Tony Thompson Dr. Lisle A. Thomson Mr. Carl Thorsteinson Mrs. Susan F. Trevisan Dr. Peggy TrippKnowles Ms Catherine D. Trojan Mr. WalterTrutenko, Jr. Dr. Seimer H. Tsang Mr. Michael W. Turek Mr. Gilbert W. Vanson Mrs. Linda A. Veinot Dr. Gerry Vervoort Mrs. Patricia Vervoort Mrs. Susan Viitala Ms Pamela Wakewich Mr. E.G. Walsh Dr. Raija Warkentin Dr. John Warren Mr. Don W. Watson Dr. Paul Watts Mrs. Dolores E. Wawia Dr. Dan Weeks Dr. Geoffrey Weller Mr. Robert G. Welsh Mr. H. Westbroek Ms Geraldine S. White Dr. John Whitfield Mrs. Bonny Wigmore Mrs. Heather Williams Mrs. Karen L. Williams Mrs. Leona Wilson Mrs. Lyette Y. Wirtz Mrs. Gwen Wojda Ms Louise I. Wuorinen Ms Darlene L. Yahn Dr.Kung-Chi Yang Dr. Julie Zhou Dr. EmstR. Zimmermann Dr. Siegfried Zingel Mr. Rob Zuback Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor list. We apologize for any errors or omissions. �LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY THANKS OUR DONORS Superior Council $2S0,000+ Canadian Suomi Foundation Lakehcad University Alumni Lakehead University Board of Governors. Faculty and Staff Lakehead University Students Ontario Energy Corp. Ontario Hydro The Senator Norman M. Paterson Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario Governors' Circle $100,000 • $249,999 William H. Buset Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay Evelyn B. Halliday William Merz Ontario Forest Industry Association Ronald A. Ristimaki Royal Bank of Canada TransCanada PipeLines R.H. Webster Foundation Senators' Circle $50,000 - $99,999 Air Canada Avenor Inc. Bank of Montreal J.P. Bickell Foundation J. Armand Bombardier Foundation CIBC Canadian Pacific Limited DuPont Canada Inc. General Electric Foundation !MASCO Limited John L. Labatt Foundation Max Bell Foundation Museum Placement Services Rainy River Forest Products Rotary Club ofFort William SME Estate of Margaret Elizabeth Tapp MorrisZaslow University Club $10,000 -$49,999 3M Canada Inc. Abitibi-Price Inc. John Andrews Foundation John and Annette Augustine Frederick Balina Bank Of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia Barrick Gold Corporation Boise Cascade Canada Ltd. Bombardier Inc. Bruno's Contracting (Thunder Bay) Ltd. Cambridge Shopping Centre Canada Life Assurance Company Canada Malting Company Limited Canada Safeway Limited page 4 Canada Trus1 Company Canadian Foundation for Aids Research Canadian National Railway Centra Gas Ontario Inc. Min-sun and Anita B. Chen The Chronicle-Journal Clara Industrial Services Confederation College Consumers Gas Company Ltd. Dascon Investments Ltd. Domtar Inc. Eckhardt-Gramatte Foundation Ernst & Young Estate of Alan T. Kirk Estate of Aune Maria Lahti Es1a1e of Gloria Legrow Estate of Bridget Morton Estate of M. H. Trumbull Fort City Kinsmen Club Graham, Bacon, Welter Arehitec1s & Consul1ing Engineers Great-West Life Assurance Company The Harold Crabtree Foundation Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. Hewlell-Packard (Canada) Imperial Oil Limited loco Limited Intercity Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine The Investors Group Iron Range Bus Lines Inc. Nora Jenkens KPMG Educa1ional Foundation Lakehead University Faculty Association Lakehead University Engineering Students Lakehead University Foundat ion Lakehead University Student Union Lafarge Canada Inc. London Life Insurance Company Lovat Tunnel Equipment Inc. Manulife Financial George J. Merrill Minhal Holdings Ltd. A. L. Musselman Paul Mz.yk John and Jean-Etoile R. Naysmith Nesbill Bums North American Life Assurance Ontario Hydro Ontario Professional Engineers George W. Oz.burn PEAK Performance Tech. Petro-Canada Inc. Placer Dome Inc. Polish Combatants Branch #2 I 9 Powell Equipment Limited RBC Dominion Securities Richardson Century Fund Ronald P. 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Cook Limited Consulting Engineers Cross Country Canada Dominion Group Foundation Dominion Motors Limited LU English Studies Equipment World Inc. Everest of Thunder Bay Fortune Financial Corp. LU Geography Dept. Steve S. Hessian Hudson's Bay Company Jnterprovincial Pipe Lines Benjamin J. Kaminski Evelyn G. Kertland The Laskin Foundation Inc. Ronald B. Lester Margaret Maclean Maclean Hunter Limited LU Mathematical Sciences Dept. McClelland & Stewart Inc. Muriel McCutcheon The McLean Foundation Connie Nelson lnderjit and Usha Nirdosh Nor-Shore Ready Mix Concrete Products Limited The North West Company Mary O'Rourke Bertha V. Oja Ontario Professional Fores1ers Foundation Ontario Hydro Port Arthur General Hospital & St. Joseph's Hospital Staff Physicians Ronald B. N. Palinka The Alfred Petrone Family S. Penny Petrone C. C. Poulin Equipment Limited The Fred L. Poulter Family Proctor & Redfern Limited Provenzano Group of Companies V. R. & Krishna Puttagunta Lyla Rathbone Miriam L. Rideout Rio Algom Limited Robert G. Rosehart Rotary Club of Thunder Bay • (Port Arthur Chapter) Royal LePage Charitable Foundation Royal Trust Jobbitt, Stead, Halabisky, Karlstedt Jo-Anne Silverman E. Lome Smith Victor C. Smith LU Sociology Dept LU Social Work Dept. Thunder Bay Children's Seivices Thunder Bay Chinese-Canadian Association Thunder Bay Medical Society Thunder Bay Wins Hazel Campbell Tomlinson TransCanada Pipelines Seirner H.L. Tsang Victoria Inn Westfort Kiwanis This listing Is up to October 31, 1996 William Melnyk S.A.Mirza George and Mary Morrison Mutual Life Assurance Company NWO Chartered Accountants National Transportation Week Share Our Northern Vision Lakehead University Development Office 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Phone: (807)343-8000 ""':'\ ._p White Pine Electric Ltd. Lois and Roy Wilson Xerox Inc. James D. Young Ernst Zimmermann Zurich Canada William M. Mercer Ltd. The Vince Mirabelli Family Frank and Cathy Mitchell R.H. Mitchell & Valerie Dennison Molson Companies W.T.Momot .J' �RESEARCH NEWS Visiting Scholars pursue issues in Native Philosophy In the fall Lakehead University welcomed four visiting scholars participating in the Native Philosophy Project, a program funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. by Lorraine Brundige The work of three scholars, Dr. Michael Pomedli (left), Dr. Viola Cordova (centre) and Dr. Jim Cheney (right) is featured below in an article by Lorraine Brundige. DR. JIM CHENEY Language and the Ceremonial World Dr. Jim Cheney, from the University of Wisconsin, became interested in First Nation's philosophies as a result of his environmental research. He now considers First Nation's philosophy as it pertains to "questions of ethical and epistemological relationships to nature" his primary interest. Cheney claims that Native philosophies "offer significant challenges to prevailing concepts in mainstream environmental ethics." To date Cheney's work has been largely theoretical and when questioned about his research he laughed and said, "It's changed since I came here." The change came about as a result of bringing his work into "the real world." His interest is twofold. He adds that "the usual way of doing environmental ethics fails ...the Western ethical framework doesn't work." He is l '!arching for new ways to think about en. ironmental ethics. He believes, however, that certain ideas in Western philosophy which run counter to mainstream ethical theory may have possibilities in that they resonate with the ideas he knows about in Native philosophy. Cheney's second interest stems, in part, from the notion that there are alternative ways to intelligently engage the world. The way Native people have done it is in practise; it is embedded in their life, their language. Cheney proposes what he calls a 'ceremonial world.' He went from thinking of language as encoding beliefs representing the world as it "really is" to thinking of language as primarily performative. We do things with words, and these actions have real consequences. According to Cheney, when you look at this body oflanguage, instead of seeing it as a claim about the way the world is (a statement about what's true), see it as creating a sort of ceremonial space within which one lives and acts. Now whether you accept or reject this body of language has more to do with the practical consequences of adopting it than r ·,ith whether it pictures the world as it ex'-,sts independently of human interaction with it. Language, he thinks, is a mode of interaction within a living and co-responding world. Agora, February, 1997 The work of a fourth scholar. Dr. Ryan Parr. will be featured in an upcoming issue. DR. VIOLA CORDOVA Examining the Examiners Those having had the privilege of meeting and talking to Dr. Viola Cordova know her to be a highly analytical philosopher devoted to the topic of the philosophy of Indigenous peoples of North America. Cordova's research is focused in two areas. Her primary focus is to discover new methods for doing Native American philosophy. Of interest to Cordova are the means by which to put across Native American thought. To date most research on Native people has resulted from the work of anthropologists and ethnographers with the implication that Native thought is something "archaic." Cordova, as a philosopher, is claiming that Native American thought is a valid thought fonn and not inferior to Western thought but rather another fonn of adapting to living on this planet. She concentrates this research to three areas: a search for context, inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein; a search for a leitmotiv, inspired by F.M. Cornford; and an explora- tion of language studies taken from the work of Benjamin Whorf. It is Cordova's claim that ''through using the approaches of these three thinkers, as opposed to psychological, sociological, economic, or lit•erary approaches, the study of Native American philosophy might prove more fru itfu I." She is currently in the process of writing a series ofessays dealing with questions such as 'What do we base our identity on' and 'What are our values.' Cordova claims that her second research interest is "somewhat controversial" in that it concerns the analysis of "Western" thought by a non-Western person. As in her primary research, Cordova relies on the approaches of Wittgenstein, Whorf and Cornford adding as well the work of Jose Ortega y Gasset. Cordova questions whether topics such as "historical sequence, the idea of progress, and even the notion of something so simple as a notion of "mankind" can be questioned by someone out...continued on page 8 7 �ld@%i;A=tid•ii%i9=•1~ G -.. -------------------side the Western conceptual framework." She also quesions the 'foundations of a Western conceptual framework'. If you ask what she is doing, Cordova will laugh and say "I'm examining the examiners." DR. MICHAEL POMEDLI Native Logic, Gift-Giving, and Critical Analysis Dr. Michael M. Pomedli, from St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, is a philosopher committed to the study of Native philosophy. Pomedli was the first to introduce a course in Native Philosophy to the University of Saskatchewan in 1995. Believing himself to be alone in this unique endeavour, Pomedli was excited to receive a call from Dr. Douglas Rabb, a professor in Lakehead's Philosophy Department and a co-director of the Native Philosophy Project. Pomedli has identified five objectives which are keeping him quite busy these days. The first he called practical vs. theoretical. He laughed as he related that some people think he is in need of practical experience with Native people as opposed to theoretical. In spite of this misconception, Pomedli is currently working in the Native Philosophy Project to enrich the teaching of his classes. A second objective stems from being invited to teach a Native Logic class in Saskatchewan. Pomedli is now engaged in researching this topic. This leads to his third objective which is the study of the Midewiwin signatories of Treaty Number Three and the influence of gift-giving in both the fur trade and treaty signing. A fourth objective which Pomedli hopes to conclude while at Lakehead is a collaborative work with Sylvie Berbaum. Sylvie was a Rockefeller scholar last year. Pomedli is in the process of translating Sylvie's Doctoral Dissertation on the philosophy and music of contemporary Ojibwa powwows from French to English. The fifth objective is the preparation of a course in Critical Analysis using the liberation philosophy of Enrique Dussel. Lorraine Bnmdige is a student in the Master's program in Native and Canadian Philosophy. She is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal called S.P.A.R.K. •• Lakehead. 8 FIRST CANADIAN TO CHAIR NATIONAL AMERICAN DIVISION Dr. Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has assumed the chair of the Executive Committee of the Urban Transportation Division (UTD), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), effective October I, 1996. This is part of a four-year appointment ( 1994-98) as member, vice chair, chair, and past chair of the division. The UTD has about 13,000 affiliate members, and consists of 15 technical committees involving some 300 members. According to ASCE News, Easa is the first Canadian in the history of ASCE to chair its transportation division. An active member of the society, Easa was the chair of the Division's Planning committee from 1991 to 1994 and was on the steering committee of the ASCE 1995 transportation congress. As vice chair of ExCom for the past year, he comes well equipped to provide positive direction for the Division during the coming year. The division is currently organizing a leadership conference to identify future directions and to discuss its merger with transporta• tion-related divisions. After earning his PhD from University of California at Berkeley in 1982, Easa worked with the Ontario Ministry ofTransportation before joining Lakehead Univer• sity, and provided consulting in California and Delaware. He has been involved in a wide range of research projects, including traffic operations, transportation planning, geometric design, surveying, and project management. A prolific author, he has completed some I00 refereed journal articles as well as about 90 conference papers and research reports. Easa served as chair and editor of the 1996 I st transportation specialty conference, held in Edmonton, Alberta, which was sponsored by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). He also currently serves as chair of the CSCE Transportation Division. (IlTI Easa published the following journal papers: "Sight Distance Evaluation on Complex Highway Vertical Alignments." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 1996, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Easa, Halim, and Hassan), "Reliability Model for Predicting Pavement Thermal Cracking." ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, 1996, Vol. 122, No. 5 (Easa, Shalaby, and Halim), "Analytical Model for Sight Distance Analysis on 3-0 Highway Alignments." Transportation Research Record 1523, 1996 (Hassan, Eas ) and Halim), and "Thermal Stress ano Fractural Analysis of Asphalt Overlays." Transportation Research Record 1539, 1996 (Shalaby, Halim, and Easa). Easa attended the meeting of the steering committee of a specialty conference organized by the Urban Transportation Division, American Society ofCivil Engineers, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 24, 1996. The conference, co-chaired by Easa and Don Samdahl of BRW, Inc. in Seattle, is entitled, "Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality Planning: Making the Connection" and is planned to be held in Portland Oregon in 1998. ••• Dr.Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) presented a paper entitled "Two-pool urea kinetic modeling with a blood-side urea sensor" as part of minisymposium on "Two-pool urea kinetics: new approaches" at the 29th Annual American Society of Nephrology meeting in New Orleans, November 3-6, 1996. The study presented ;~ part of an on-going project in collabor.._/ tion with biosystems control engineers from the Italian National Research Council and nephologists from Italy and France. Garred has recently contributed a chapter to Critical Care Nephrology, a new stateof-the-art reference text for intensive care of patients in acute renal failure. The invited chapter is entitled "Biophysics of Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy." Garred is a co-author on two additional chapters. Garred gave guest lectures entitled "Urea kinetic modelling with on-line urea sensors" and "Long-term nutritional status of dialysis patients: Assessment by routine partial dialysate collection" during a twoday visit in Montreal in January as a visiting professor to the Nephrology Division at McGill University. In February, Garred was an invited speaker to the Second International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies held in San Diego, California. The presentation was entitled "Urea kinetic modeling in continuous renal replacement therapies: Dose quantif"~ cation." A paper based on the talk whi-...1 will appear in a future issue of Kidney International, the journal of the International Society ofNephrology. Agora, February, 1997 �IN=t4ii=t4PP3~1HGIHliUi11=1;bi;t----------------------FREEDOM TO READ WEEK February 24 to March 2, 1997 l Did you know that all persons in Canada have a fundamental right to intellectual freedom as embodied in the nation's Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Did you also know that despite this right to intellectual freedom, every day books and magazines are banned at the border and removed from libraries and bookstores? This freedom to read is essential in a democratic society and as stated in the Canadian Library Association's Statement on Intellectual Freedom, "Libraries have a basic responsibility for the development and maintenance of intellectual freedom." February 24 to March 2, 1997, marks the thirteenth annual observance of Freedom to Read Week. Freedom to Read Week is sponsored by Canada's book and magazine producers, distributors and readers to focus attention on the vital issues of intellectual freedom, censorship and the right and privilege to read. The Chancellor Paterson Library, along with the Thunder Bay Public Library and the Challis Resource Centre (Confederation College Library), will launch Freedom to Read Weck on Monday, February 24, 1997 in The Chancellor Paterson Library (Room LI-5002) at I 0:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this launch. The Chancellor Paterson Library is also cosponsoring with The Thunder Bay Public Library and the Confederation College Library a prepared play reading of Tony Kushner's Angels in America by The Way, Way, off-Broadway Players. This reading will be presented at the Lecture Theatre, Confederation College on Wednesday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. If you are interested in more infonnation on Freedom to Read Week contact Gisella Scalese at ext. 8147. Online infonnation is also available at http://www.cycor.ca/ PWAC/freeweek.htm. An updated on-line Chronicle of Freedom of Expression in Canada is available at http://www.efc.ca/ pages/chronicle/chronicle.html. Please join in the celebration of Freedom to Read Week! Test your "Freedom to Read" Knowledge I. About which novel did a Canadian Revenue minister once say: "I wouldn't want my daughter to read it?" What was curious about this statement? Agora, February, 1997 2. What world-famous book did Canada Customs ban from Canada for 48 hours during Freedom to Read Week in 1989? 3. Who objected to a Canadian picture book being included in the public libraries in Sechelt, B.C., in February 1992? What was the reason for the objection and what was the title of the book? 4. In 1885, a newly published novel was banned from the library at Concord, Massachusetts, on the basis that it was rough, coarse and inelegant...more suited to the slums than intelligent, respectable people." What was its title? 5. "ls this a book you would give your wife or servant?" the prosecutor asked during the course of the English trial of a famous banned book in 1960. What was the book and what was the verdict? 6. Which two children's books were removed from London schools in the 1980s because its principal characters were said to be middle class? 7. Which famous comic-book character was said to be an "anti-Red rebel," and the books therefore banned in East Berlin in 1954? 8. From 1864 to 1959, one of the most celebrated of Victor Hugo's novels was placed on the Roman Catholic Church's Index Librorum. What is its title? 9. Canadian journalist Nick Pron is the author of a book that was banned by the St. Catharines Public Library Board in 1995 because it was said to be too traumatic for the community to deal with. What was the subject of the book? I 0. What do the following authors have in common: John Dos Passos, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Erich Maria Remarque, Upton Sinclair, and Leon Trotsky? 11. What books were threatened with being burned in the town of Manning, Alberta, in September of 1991? 12. In 1991, a black community group in Saint John, N.B., asked that this book be removed from school reading lists because it portrayed minorities in a negative light. What was its title? (Answers are on page 11) 9 �14i•i4•13ii•i4d•ffi;i3~ € -.. .-------------------1 DATATEL DEMONSTRATION In June, 1996, Lakehead University in conjunction with Trent and Laurentian purchased an integrated computer software package from Datatel that will serve to replace our existing financial, human resources, student and alumni/development infonnation systems. Representatives from Datatel were on campus in January to "reacquaint" Lakehead staff with the features of the financial software system. On March 4 and 5 they will be back to review the features of the student, human resources and alumni/development infonnation systems. The Seminar will be held in the Senate Chambers. For more infonnation contact Judy Mackie at ext. 8536. Student System Presentation Tuesday, March 4, 1997 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 - 9:30 Introduction to the Colleague System 9:30 - 10:00 Colleague Executive Information System and other data query facilities 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:15 Colleague Core: Demographics, Communications Management, Activities and Events, Scheduling, Facilities Profile 10:15 - 12:00 Enrollment Development: Recruitment, Admissions 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Instructional Management: Program Development, Curriculum and Faculty Management Processes 2:15 - 2:30 Break 2:30 - 4:00 Enrollment Management: Student Records, Registration, Grading, Transcripts, Academic Evaluation 4:00 - 4:15 Break 4:15-5:00 Accounts Receivable, Cash Receipts, Sponsored Billing Alumni Development and Human Resources Presentation Wednesday, March 5, 1997 9:00 a .m. to 2:15 p.m. 9:00 - 12:00 Alumni/Development: Individual Information, Organizational Information, Gift and Pledge Processing, Campaign Management, Major Prospects 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Human Resources: Personnel, Benefits, Position 10 A change in the way student loan applications ara processed in Ontario is affecting the staff at Lakehead's Financial Aid Office: (back row. left to right) Mariann Frigeri, Loratta Sheshequin, Penny Fuhrman, Phyllis Bosnick, (front) Deanne Newman. OSAP GOES 11 ONLINE 11 by Andrew Monahan The Lakehead Financial Aid Office has recently joined the growing trend of going "online." With the installation ofa new IBM Image Workstation in the office, the staff have direct on-line access to infonnation for all students on OSAP at Lakehead University v' the Ministry of Education & Training (MET), Student Support Branch's computer sys'-"' tern. Under the old system, new OSAP applications and subsequent changes received by the Financial Aid Office were edited and forwarded to the Ministry for processing. Returning students submitted their applications directly to the Ministry. All applications were sent from the Thunder Bay office to a data processing centre in Toronto where the application was keypunched. Applications were then returned to Thunder Bay for imaging. Loan documents were received in the Financial Aid Office anywhere from three to five weeks after that. The entire process could take up to eight weeks depending on the time of year and there was always a span of time where the application was in never-never land -- no infonnation could be obtained on the status. Times have changed. According to Phyllis Bosnick, Lakehead's Financial Aid Administrator, now all applications will be keyed directly by the Financial Aid Office staff and within a few days, students will know what thei_r OSAP entitlements are. Loan documents will be issued immediately after the processing and delivered to the Financial Aid Office within two to three weeks. Any corrections to infonnation can be keyed immediately thus eliminating the lengthy processing time. "This is an obvious improvement in service for the students," says Bosnick, "and very important for retaining and attracting students." Of course this new computer link-up is not a true panacea for the Financial Aid Office. The staff now has to handle the almost 3,000 OSAP applications in their entirety, which will increase the workload significantly and become a challenge during the high volume months of May through August. Bosnick is glad to have the part-time help of Deanne Newman, a fonner Ministry employee with experience on this system. She will be a big help in training the rest of the staff to use the new system. A recent initiative by the Student Support Branch resulted in the cost of such a computer system dropping considerably. Not only had the price of the technology lowered, but the cost was split between the colleges and universities and the Student Support Branch. This was to encourage all Financial Aid Offices across the province to go on-line. Agora, February, 1997 �FORUM Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity by Dr. Tony Bauer Low versus high fitness quintile Sedentary (<1000 kcal) School of Kincsiology Men Women Cigarette smoking High cholesterol Men Women Hypertension (systolic 2: 140 mmHg) Did you ever consider yourself a physically active Canadian? Chances are, if you arc active for 30 minutes per day and your heart rate is maintained over I 00 beats per minute during that time, then you arc considered active. Going for a brisk walk every day could easily achieve these activity levels. Researchers are now finding that relatively low levels of raised activity combined with other lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your chances of life threatening disease. Lifestyle patterns arc changing for Canadians and we now recognize the positive health benefits of regular appropriate physical activity at all age levels. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute and the Surgeon General Report reinforces today what researchers and academics have theorized for years. Fast paced lifestyles and changing trends provide constant challenges to minimize stress related disease and maintain physical activity as part of our daily routine. With recent trends in down-sizing and ever tightening budgets, rogram deliverers need to know that physical activity is a cost ( fective strategy to improve public health. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in our community. The four primary risk factors for coronary heart disease among Canadians arc: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, cigarette smoking and physical inactivity. The most prevalent factor is physical inactivity: 40% of Canadians arc not regularly active (1988 Campbell Survey), 26% smoke cigarettes regularly ( 1991 General Social Survey), 11 % have high blood pressure ( 1988 Campbell Survey), and about I 0% may have high blood cholesterol. If we combine these Prevalency Factors (sec graph) with a measure of Relative Risk of Disease (sec chart), inactivity again rates as the number one potential cause of disease and threat to public health. Prevalence of four major risk factors Relative risk Public health risk(%) 20 20 45 3.4 4.7 1.40 32.4 42.5 15.3 26 1.76 16.5 7 9 2.2 2.7 7.7 13.3 11 1.73 7.4 Prevalence (%) Risk Factor During the years 198 1 to 1991, 8% of Canadians over age 15 became active ( 1981 Canada Fitness Survey, 1991 Social Survey). This progress is estimated to have saved Canadians $4.4 billion in health care costs as a result of increased physical activity. The question is, how do we continue the process and convince Canadians that inactivity is life threatening? University programs play the lead role in fitness and lifestyle research and in fact should set the standard for future trends in health prevention. As leading educational institutions, we directly influence the activity levels of our students and staff through the provision of effective teaching programs and state of the art facilities. Ref: The Research File 95-031. Canadian Fitness and Lifestyles Answers to the "Freedom to Read" Quiz 1. Norman Mailer's anti-war novel, The Naked and the Dead, which was refused entry into Canada in 1949, after it had been on the best-seller list in this country for 1O months. Dr. J.J. Mccann, the Canadian Revenue Minister, did not have a daughter. 2. Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. 3. The local business agent for the International Woodworkers of America objected to the book, Maxine's Tree, because of its anti-clearcut-logging message. 4. Huckleberry Finn. 5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. The trial concluded with Penguin Books being allowed to publish the book in England for the first time. 6. Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny were banned by the London County Council because the stories portrayed only "middle class rabbits." 7. Mickey Mouse. 8. Les Miserables. 9. The Paul Bernardo/Karla Homolka murder case. Inactivity Smoking High Blood Pressure Cholesterol Substantial evidence also exists that regular physical activity increases Ii fc expectancy by as much as two years. Moreover, disr ounted lifetime costs of physical activity (medical care and sick ave. lost revenues such as taxes on earnings) could save an average of $2,570 per person. Lifetime estimated costs awarded could amount to $24.3 billion, if inactive Canadians become active, and $7.7 billion, if smokers quit. Agora, February, 1997 10. Their books were all burned in a series of massive bonfires in Nazi Germany in 1933. 11 . The Canadian-authored language arts series for Grades 1 to 6 entitled Impressions. 12. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 11 �CALENDAR BIOLOGY & FORESTRY SEMINARS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS Alumni Curling Bonsple/ Monday, February 24 4:00 PM Forestry Consultants Herb Bax and Chris Weddeles will speak on "Forest Auditing" Location: RB 3046 Thursday, February 27 3:30 PM Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine Thursday, March 6 11:30 AM Dr. Azim Mallik: Biology UC 0050: ''Tree-shrub-mycorrhizal interactions: implications for retrogressive succession and forest management." Monday, March 10, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. A. James Kayll; Faculty of Forestry. "Is Canada Burning." Location: TBA Wednesday, March 12 7:00 PM Ronald Mahler, M.D. FRCPC: RC 0005 "Skin cancer." Thursday, March 20 11:30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: "Pathology as a career choice in the 1990s." Monday, March 24, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. Len Meyer; Faculty of Forestry. "Soils trip through Ghana: Location: TBA The School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism is sponsoring a public lecture by David McBumey Marine Affairs Coordinator for Parks Canada who will be speaking on "The National Marine Conservation Areas Act'' 7:30 p.m. February 25, 1997 in Room 1001 of the Regional Centre Mark your calendars to attend the Alumni Bonspiel on Friday, March 14, 1997 from 6-10 p.m. at the Port Arthur Curling Club. Tickets are $30/person $120/team which includes a Chinese buffet dinner. Register before March 7 by calling 343-8155. The Night of the Iguana Cambrian Players will present this play by Tennessee Williams at 8:00 p.m. in the Bora Laskin Auditorium on March 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased on campus at the Office of Alumni Services, LUSU, Switchboard and the LU Bookstore March 12 - Preview $3 March 13 - Alumni Night March 14 - Rotary Night March 19 - Students $6 Proceeds are for New Cambrian Player Equipment and LU-OSOTF The 1997 Morris Lecture The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. Michael Pomedll Professor of Philosophy, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow, Native Philosophy Project "Glftglvlng In Native and Christian Traditions: Why Is it better to give than to receive?" March 20, 1997 4:30 p.m. to 6:30p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Agora February 1997 Vol.14, No. 2 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer. Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer. Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Department of Music Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:00 p.m. Braun Building Room 1075 Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: LUMINA CONCERT Everyone Welcome. No charge Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: trances. harding@lakeheadu.ca SERIES Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. February 26 Andre Leplante, piano St. Paul's United Church 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 4 Kubica-Van Berkel Guitar Duo Tickets: $7 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 18 MuSiC in Common Heather Morrison, piano Peter Shackleton, clarinet Derek Conrod, horn 12 DONORS' RECEPTION The Agora Is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send In your news. Deadline for March issue is Monday, March 3, 1997. ·, Agora, February, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing money raised for Share Our Northern Vision Campaign, a report from the President, and updates from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-02 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University Northern Vision President Rosehart President's Perspective Share Our Northen Vision https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/88eb2ada2fa443387d2e5e29bcf27a69.pdf e33c5c4eae6012c510f8edbe4dc6464e PDF Text Text r Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada March 1997, Vol. 14, No. 3 ISSN 0828-5225 J The Department of Visual Arts prepares for the 20th Annual LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery March 21 - April 6 INSIDE Hats oflto the the University of Manitoba women's basketball team/or winning the C/AU Championship held at Lakehead on March 16 ...details on page 11 An exhibition featuring the best work in a variety of media by Visual Arts students from the 1996-97 academic year. Opening Reception and Awards Presentation: Friday, March 21, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. and the LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY MAJOR STUDIO EXHIBITION April 11 - April 20 Students present selections of their work as a final requirement for their fourth year studio course in Visual Arts. �AROUND CAMPUS EXPANDING TIES TO THE UKRAINE Lakchcad has established links with the State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Dnepropetrovsk, an influential city of 3 million located in the eastern part of Ukraine. STAFF NEWS Employment notices have been issued by the Human Resources Department to announce the appointment of the following people (up to and including March 3, 1997): Mariann Figeri, Financial Aid Assistant, Student Services and Community Relations Conrad Hagstrom, Technologist, Civil Engineering Ahmad Hage, Technologist, Mechanical Engineering Simon Di, Academic Advisor, CTRC/Math/Library Wayne Wrigley, Custodian I, Campus Development Helen Bilcowski, transferred to a position as Cashier, Bookstore Donna Miller, Chief of Security, Security Department Eldon Lawrence, Electrician, Campus Development G. Scott Martin, Campus Engineer, Campus Development Brenda Marrier, Senior Computer Operator II, CTRC Tracey Muldoon, Library Clerk Rob McNally, Receiver/Shipper Lead Hand Lyne Patterson, Software Technician, CTRC Since September, two students from the State Academy (Larysa Turko and Dimitri Nikitin) have been studying arts at Lakehead and two more students are expected to arrive next September. Although Lakehead students have not yet made plans to go to Ukraine, two faculty members are considering a trip to Dnepropetrovsk to further their research: Dr. George Kondor of the Department of Economics and Dr. Walter Epp of the Faculty of Education. Earlier this month, the Rector of the State Academy, Professor V.J. Bolshakov, and the Vice-Rector, Professor Boris DiKarev, visited Thunder Bay to discuss a proposal for Lakehead University to welcome between 15 and 20 students from Dnepropetrovsk this summer in a language and Canadian cultural studies program similar to the one that exists between Lakehead and Gifu University of Education and Languages in Japan. According to Dan Pakulak, Lakehead's Director of Continuing Education, both institutions have a great deal to gain by expanding ties. Lakchead will benefit from the influx of international students and the increased potential for faculty and student exchanges with a historic city in an exotic part of the world. Dnepropetrovsk will benefit from the exposure to North American concepts and practices embedded in Lakchcad's arts, education, engineering and language programs. As well, increased ties with Lakchcad will assist Ukraine in gaining the necessary skills to address a critical need: that of updating and re-writing textbooks into Ukrainian from English. In a recent article published in The Wall Street Journal about "the town that leaves most Westerners tongue-tied," Dnepropetrovsk is described as producing no fewer than 220 top national politicians including Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. Even Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev came from the city. Until things changed under Gorbachov in 1989, the city was the site of the world's largest nuclear-rocket factory and therefore closed to all foreigners. Today the State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture is proud of its links with institutions in France, Poland, Holland and Germany as well as with another Canadian university -- the University of Waterloo. "We get a lot ofstudents from Lyon, France, who find employment in their own country after studying and working in the industrial setting at Dnepropetrovsk," says Bolshakov. "They like the city, the lifestyle, and the fact thai we are so close to the Black Sea." -- Frances Harding Christine Nielsen, CTRC Network Engineer Lorianne Fleming, Trade/Special Orders Clerk Susan Burton, Larysa Turko, Professor VI. Bolshakov and Dan Pakulak discuss expanding links with the Ukraine. 2 Dionne Filiatrault (BEng'95), Technical Advisor to the Nunavut Water Board, was a keynote speaker at the first Civil Engineering Conference held at Lakehead in March. She will be featured in an upcoming issue of Lakehead's alumni magazine. CALL FOR PAPERS The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies has issued a call for papers for the 5th National Students' Conference on Northern Studies November 28-30 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C. The deadline for submission ofsession abstracts is September 5, 1997. Equiries should be directed to ACUNS Student Conference, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Suite I 00-515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3, telcphone:(604) 291-5216 or Email: vaune_adams@sfu.ca WRESTLERS CAPTURE GOLD AT CIAU CHAMPIONSHIPS On March I, two Lakehead wrestlers struck gold at the CIAU Wrestling Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario. Mike Thomas had a decisive victory in the 82 kg class while Rob Smyth edged out the reigning senior champ in the 65 kg category. As a result of Smyth's superior upset, he was named CIAU Wrestler of the Year. Other Lakehead wrestlers included Ray Gowlctt, nabbing the Bronze, Richard Walsh and Shane Comeau, both placing 4th, Jay Hemming, 6th, and Torben Jensen taking 7th place. -- Andrew Monahan Agora, March, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT THE CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY EXTENDED HOURS Will apply from March 21 to April 25 Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday Last month Lakehead's Assistant Registrar (Systems and Records) Brenda Nelson received an Award of Achievement from the Ontario University Registrars' Association (OURA), an organization in records and systems, admissions, liaison, scholarships and awards, and graduate studies. Nelson earned the prestigious Award because of her service on the Records and Systems Standing Committee and the Executive, as well as her participation in numerous professional development workshops. Now a Member Emeritus, Brenda Nelson speaks highly of the OURA and what it has given her throughout her 18year involvement. "Receiving peer recognition is the highest honour you can get," she says. - Andrew Monahan 12:00 noon to 11:30 p.m. Note: Friday April 25 the library will close at 6:00 p.m. Easter Weekend Hours: Good Friday, March 28 CLOSED Saturday, March 29 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Easter Sunday, March 30 12:00 noon to 11:30 p.m Easter Monday, March 31 10:00 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. HEALTH ISSUES FOR ACTIVE WOMEN The CIAU Women's Basketball Tournament Committee presented a free talk on Healthy Eating, Osteoporosis, Eating Disorders and Amenorrhea on March 15 in conjunction with the CIAU Tournament. The event was sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart and Shoppers Home Health Care. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote I-800-327-5580 Agora, March 1997 * EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION On Wednesday, April 16, I 997, the President will be hosting the Employee Service Recognition Reception to honour employees who have served Lakehead University for 20 and 30 years and those employees who are retiring in 1997. On Thursday, April 17, 1997, the President will be hosting the Quarter-Century Club Dinner to honour new and present members of the 25-Year Club who have dedicated 25 years of service to the University. We would like to include in these events individuals with a break in employment (i.e. left their employment with the University and were later rehired) but whose total years of service at the University is 20 years or greater. Since information on this type of non-consecutive service is not available on the Human Resources data base, all those who fall into this group are asked to contact the Department of Human Resources at 343-8334 as soon as possible so that they may be appropriately recognized. Thank you! CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS CLAIM ONTARIO CROWN The Lakehead cross country ski team travelled to the OWIAN OUAA Provincial Championships on the weekend ofFeb. 2223 in North Bay, Ontario. The women's team consisted of Megan McTavish, Tasha Betcherman, Lana Puumala, Katherine Sodek, and Joanna Gillies. The men's team included Kevin Denston, Kris Heale, Marc Vien, Craig Storey, Kerry Abols, and John Ahokas. The men's team placed a very respectable second overall in the OUAAs with some stellar performances over the weekend. On the women's side, strong skiing and superb talent earned Lakehead the OWIAA Championship. Both teams saw members inducted to the Canadian All-Star list representing the strongest university skiers in the Province. Coaching the team this season is Rodney Puumala, a graduate student in the MSc. Sport Science & Coaching program. Puumala has skied for the Lakehead University Nordic team in the past, and being a resident of Thunder Bay, he is a familiar face at most of the local nordic ski events. Assisting Puumala this season is Lisa Patterson, another former Lakehead Nordic member and ex-National Team member. Patterson brings her experience as a Level 3 coach and athlete, both very helpful for the team according to Puumala. - AM LAST CHANCE TO WIN Tickets for the L U-OSOTF rajfle will be sold up until Wednesday, March 26, with the draw taking place the following day al 12 noon in the Avila Centre. There is a total of$7,000 worth of prizes to be won including a Kona Fire Mountain Rock Shox mountain bike, a custom-made backpack from Ostrom Outdoors, and a return limousine ride lo the Unicorn Inn for dinner. Tickets are $2 (3/$5) and can be purchased al the LUSU office andfrom various venues on campus. For information contact Noel Keag al 343-8631. 3 �lld34•hii4if•Mli=il4;1¥i 1•13 ~ • -.. .-------------------Over 90% of the funding has been raised locally, and it is important to note that, internally, the Lakehead University community has shown its commitment to this program and the future of the University. The Lakchead University Student Union recently pledged $40,000 to LU-OSOTF. LINKS TO CUBA Professor Lynes' visit to the University of Matanzas, Cuba, and the Instituto Superior Pedegogico Dr. Jeanette Lynes, of the Department of English at Lakehead University, visited the above two institutions on February 13, 14 and 18. During these three days, she met with university officials, faculty and students to discuss developing links with Lakehead. She also made two presentations to students on Canadian literature, and she consulted extensively with the Chair of Canadian Studies at the University of Matanzas about the program he is developing. Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University LU-OSOTF THE DEADLINE APPROACHES The March 31, 1997, pledge deadline for OSOTF is in sight, and our results, to date, continue to grow. As of March 12, 1997, we have passed through the $2 million mark of pledged funds which will be matched by $2 million more from the Harris Government. All of this endowed money will help with the affordability of university for our future students. Just as with the RRSP season (which ended this year on March I), March 31 , at midnight, is "the end." If you have been thinking about it, now is the time to decide to pledge (even if it is 11 :59 p.m.), and give Jo-Anne Silvennan, Joy Himmelman, or me a call. This is a unique opportunity which, to date, has created over 165 new named awards. Both institutions are extremely keen on collaborating with Lakchcad in tcnns of student and faculty exchanges, and more generally in tcnns of expanding cultural horizons and sharing professional expertise. There is potential for exchange in the following fields: education, science and engineering, tourism, history, cultural studies, social sciences, language and literature studies. Dr. Lynes, Dr. Ron Harpelle of the Department of History, and others arc working on a CIDA microfund proposal to enhance and further define this developing relationship. I can't add very much to the progress chart shown below! OSOTF Progress Chart July 8, 1996 to March 7, 1997 S2,000,000 $1,500,000 1i ! j Or. Lynes is pictured above with two faculty members from the lnstituto Superior Pedagogico in Cuba. REPORT FROM THE EAST I s ,.000.000 Dr. John Whitfield called in the other day to report on a very successful alumni reunion meeting in Hong Kong. Some 45 Lakehead University graduates participated and are keen on re-establishing relationships with Lakehcad University. The graduates are doing very well and, after the dinner, they contributed funds to the LUOSOTF. More on this event later from Dr. Whitfield. I r I I $500,000 ~ I 4 _j I I I Jul)' JI ScpLl2 OcL 7 Nov. 19 Dec. II Feb. 14 July g Aug. ,I ScpL ll Oct 29 Nov.27 Jan. 15 March 7 ... continued on page 9 Agora, March, 1997 �AGORA Readership Survey Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and return it to the Information Office hy inter-office mail or hy fax 343-8999 before April 21, 1997. 1. The A GORA is published 10 times a year. How often do you read the Agora? 1 2 3 4 2. every issue most issues occasionally never Describe your reading of AGORA. Please check the phrase that most matches your reading hahit: I_ I read AGORA thoroughly, from cover to cover. 2_ I read most of AGORA, about 80% of the content. 3_ I skim the headlines and read only what interests me. 4 _I don't read it at all. 3. Indicate which actions you have taken as the result of reading the AGORA in the past two years. 2 3 4 5_ 4. Listed below are some of AGORA's regular sections. Please check the items you read. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Agora, March 1997 changed an opinion as a result of an article passed issue on to colleagues kept AGORA on file clipped and saved particular articles attended advertised events on campus Cover Story (article on page I) Around Campus (general news of events on campus) Report from the President (article by Dr. Bob Rosehart) Research News (profiles about Lakehead University researchers) People, Presentations, Publications (submitted by faculty) What's Happening in the Library People and Programs Faces (profiles of new staff and faculty) Forum (opinion pieces and articles on topics of general interest) News From Human Resources (DownUnder) Calendar (list of up-coming events on back page) 5 �5. Please tell us about yourself. Are you.. 1 Male 2_ Female 6. Are you ... I 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_ 7. Please indicate your age: 1 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_ 8. 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Please respond to all three statements, indicating whether you agree, disagree, or feel neutral about them: 9.1 The role of the AGORA is to reflect the concerns, values, and culture of university life through editorial commitment to curiosity, openness, balance and tolerance. 2 agree 9.2 2 2 2_ disagree 3 neutral no 2_ no The AGORA is distributed around the 15th of each month. Are you satisfied with this schedule? I_ yes Agora, Marcil 1997 3_ neutral Would you like to see a Classifieds section, free to faculty and staff? I_ yes 12. disagree Do you think the AGORA should accept paid advertising? t_ yes 11. neutral The role of the AGORA is to provide fair and balanced coverage of significant conflicts or debates as may arise from time to time among the University's constituents, and the resolution of those conflicts. agree 10. 3 The role of the AGORA is to provide a forum for discussion of Lakehead University policies, plans, issues and concerns through the publication of letters and opinion pieces by members of the University community. agree 9.3 disagree 2 no 7 �13. Do you have access to the Internet? 1_ 14. yes Would you read the AGORA if it was available on the Internet? l_ yes 15. 2_ no How satisfied are you with the photographs and graphic design of the publication? Please rate your satisfaction by giving a score between 1 and 5 where 1 is not satisfied at all and 5 is extremely satisfied. If you have no opinion, please mark 0. 0 17. 2_ no Do you think the AGORA should ONLY be available on-line? l_ yes 16. 2_ no 2 3 4 5 Please jot down any other comments or suggestions you have about how we can improve the AGORA. Please return to: The Editor, AGORA Lakehead University 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5El (Our FAX Number is 343-8999) If you wish to participate in the draw for a $25 gift certificate from the Lakehead Bookstore, please write your name and telephone number here: Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telephone: _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Thank you! 8 Agora, March, 1997 �continued from page 4 21 ST ANNUAL CANADIAN MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONAL STUDY GROUP AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY May 23-27, 1997 http://www.lakeheadu.ca-cmesgwww/ gcdem97.html The 21st Annual Meeting of CMESG/ GCEDM opens at 17:00 hours on Friday, May 23 and closes at noon Tuesday, May 27, 1997. All sessions will be held in the Regional Centre at Lakchead University. The on-site organization committee includes Dr. Mcdhat Rahim, Coordinator (Education), Dr. Gerry Vervoort (Education), Dr. Keith Roy (Mathematics and Statistics), Marilyn Hurrell, Joe Hall, Emilia Veltri (Lakehcad Board of Education), Bill Otto (Lakehead District Roman Catholic Board of Education). You are invited to join us for CMESG 1997. Lakehead University will host over 70 mathematicians and mathematical educators from all over Canada, the United States, and Europe. ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT MORE V.E.R.? (Voluntary Early Retirements) Kerrie-Lee Clarke and Dr. John Whitfield welcome your input on this initiative. It is expected that, shortly after April I, 1997, a short-term action plan will be finalized. It is clear that the biggest challenge that we now face is the issue ofenrolment. It is also increasingly clear from the input received to date on the enrolment management initiative, that retention initiatives arc equally as important as new recruitment efforts. It is clear that, other than the programs we have already committed to, we are not in a position to repeat the program of last year because of the up-front cost. Having said that, however, if individuals are contemplating early retirement and/or career changes, you should talk informally either to myself or to Bill Bragnalo in Human Resources. OPERATING BUDGET (Summer '98 Tentative) 1997-98 As a result of the successful Shad Valley Seminar held on campus recently, expressions of interest are requested from science and entrepreneurship oriented faculty who would consider being the Lakehead University Campus Program Director for the summer of 1998. The final decision on offering the Shad Valley prog ram on the Lakchead University campus will be made in approximately six months based on the availability of industrial sponsorships. If you are interested, please contact either myself or Dr. Martin Oosterveld at 7673082 prior to April IS, 1997. The annual open budget meeting will be held on Monday, March 17, 1997 to give all faculty and staff an opportunity to have input to our budget development for this coming year. From what I have seen to date it is going to be a difficult budget in the light of current enrolment projections. Details presented at the above meeting will also reflect on the impact of various tuition options for next year. It is probable that, to some extent, the significant fee increase of last year and the steady drift upwards of tuition over the past five years are having a serious impact on our applications. This is true not only with the high school applicants but also with the regular applicant stream. SHAD VALLEY PROGRAM DIRECTOR Tell Us How We're Doing The Information Office is in the process of drafting Editorial Guidelines to assist the staff in publishing a newsletter that meets the needs of Lakehead University. In an effort to learn what YOU think about the AGORA, we've prepared a 4-page Readership Survey which is included in this issue. Please take a few moments to complete the questionnaire and return it to us before April 21, 1997. Several endowed bursaries have been created by groups on campus including the School of Mathematical Sciences: Back Row (L-R) Dr. Julie Zhou, Dr. Keith Roy, Dr. Gerry Vervoort. Front Row (l-r) Dr. Clement Kent, Dr. Maurice Benson, Dr. Wendy Huang; Missing: Dr. Bill Allaway. It's not too late to make a pledge to LU-OSOTF. Call Jo-Anne Silverman for details before March 31, 1997. Agora, March 1997 We'll share the results with you in a future issue. -- Staff 9 �IA=i•1 A•=MAd4i3~ii4it•1 ~~◄411 =1 •Miit•H€ ■~-------------------PUBLICATIONS Dr. Thomas M.K. Song (Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology) co-authored "Somatotype and Cardiovascular Risk factors in I lealthy Adults," American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 9: ppl 1-19, I 997. The study was done in collaboration with Dr. Robert Malina and Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, and Dr. German Theriault and Claude Bouchard, Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, Laval University, Ste-Foy, Quebec. CHRISTINE GOTTARDO Department of Chemistry Christine Gottardo's interest in chemistry took her to the University of Guelph where she completed all of her post-secondary education, including a PhD in 1994. Since moving to Thunder Bay last September to accept the position of Assistant Professor, she has been busy teaching Organic Chemistry courses and establishing a laboratory to continue her research efforts. Gottardo recently completed an NSERC application to continue research on encdiyncs and their role in the cleavage of DNA. This research is termed "pseudo" cancer research because the compounds being prepared serve as simple models of compounds which have shown promise in cancer treatment. In the meantime, she is looking forward to developing and teaching some new courses for the Chemistry department, advising more graduate students, and further settling into her new surroundings at Lakehead. Christine Gottardo and her husband find Thunder Bay appealing -- especially the cross-country skiing, canoeing, and rock climbing. -- Andrew Monahan CONGRESS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES May 31 - June 14, 1997 The Congress of learned Societies is being held at Memorial UniverJity of Newfoundland, May 3 I to June I 4, 1997. For information contact David Graham, Coordinato,; at Memorial by E-mail: learneds@morgan. ucs. mun. ca 10 Dr. Laure Paquette (Political Science) "Arms Trade and Arms Control in Mainland China, 1989-1992," Issues and Studies published by National Chengchi University of Taipei. Dr. Jeanette Lynes (English) and Herb Wyile (University of Alberta) "Regionalism: Reconstruction or Deconstruction?" Diverse landscapes: Re-Reading Place Across Culture in Contemporary Canadian Writing, ed. Karin Beeler & Dec Home, UNBC Press 1996. Lynes also published poems in the following journals: Whetsone (University of Lethbridge), Kairos (Mohawk College, Hamilton), Tex/shop (University of Regina). Dr. Medhat Rahim (Education) "Episodes in Mathematics for the Classroom" Ontario Mathematics Gazelle, Vol. 35, No. I, p. 69, 1996;"Turtle and Coordinate Geometry for a Secondary Environment, The logo Exhange Journal-The International Society of Technology in Education, Vol. 14, No. 3 p. 22-26, 1996; "Exploring ShapeTransforms through cut and cover: The Boy with the Ruler," The Mathematics Teaching Journal (UK), Vol. I 54, p. 23-29, 1996; "Exploring Geometric and Trigonometric Properties of Triangular Shapes through Computer Assisted Instruction Sessions for the Middle and High School Mathematics Classroom -- The SSS Case," Ontario Mathematics Gazef/e, Vol. 34, No. I, p. 713, 1995. CONFERENCES The 29th Algonquian Conference will be held at Lakehead University October 2426, 1997. Papers arc invited on all topics pertaining to Algonquian peoples, including Ojibwe, Cree, Micmac, Blackfoot, Delaware, and other Algonquian groups in Canada and the United States. The Conference traditionally deals with art, archaeology, ethnology, history, linguistics, music, literature, philosophy, political studies, religion, and other areas. For information contact John O' Meara (Education) at 3438054; E- mail:john.omeara@lakeheadu.ca; World Wide Web site: http:// www.lakeheadu.ca/~AlgConf97 PEOPLE Dr. M.K. Song has been appointed a Fellow Emeritus of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Jeanette Lynes gave a poetry reading as part of Hamilton's "Lit Live" series on November 24, 1996. Dr. Medhat Rahim has been selected by The Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International as a team member of a delegation of educational technology and instructional design professionals to visit South Africa in 1997. The program is centered at the University of Georgia, Department of Educational Technology, U.S.A. The delegation will explore the history, philosophy, theory, and practice of educational communications and related programs in South Africa. Rahim has been invited to participate and contribute to Working Group 3.1 (Secondary Education) of the International Federation for lnfonnation Processing (IFIP) conference on the topic "Secondary School Mathematics in The World of Communication Technology: Leaming, Teaching and The Curriculum." The conference will take place in Villard de Lans Resort, the Alps, Grenoble, France, October 26-31, 1997. The participation is by invitation only and retricted to 90 participants around the world. PRESENTATIONS Dr. Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) was one of two international experts invited to address the Annual Conference of the Lombardy Section of the Italian Society ofNephrology in Bormio, Italy, September I 3- I4, I 996. The talk was entitled "Urea Kinetic Modelling with On-line Urea Sensors." Also in September, Garred presented a paper entitled "Real-time Monitoring of Urea Kinetics Based on an Online Concentration Sensor" at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the International Society of Blood Purification in Paris, France. The interval between the two conferences was spent working with researchers at the National Research Council in Padua, Italy, and at the Lapeyronie University Hospital in Montpellier, France. Garred has on-going collaborative research projects at both institutions. Agora, March, 1997 �14•'9(91=i-¥U1·1Rd•@;t4&€_. .____________________ LAKEHEAD'S PRESENCE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Lakehead University by Andrew Monahan Carol Otte, Lakehead's Supervisor of Micro Computer Services, is coordinating the work of a World Wide Web Committee charged with drafting a policy that will govern Lakchead's presence on the Internet. The Committee's aim is not to act in a restrictive or demanding manner, but rather to maximize the value and increase the professionalism of Lakehead University's web page. One of the aims of the Committee is to assign ownership and responsibility to specific areas of the web site in order to reduce duplication, and increase clarity and accuracy. As an example, Otte cites a problem that might occur if dates and course infonnation posted on individual faculty and department web pages were different from those established by the Registrar's office. "The Web Page should be treated as an official University publication and it must be given some direction" says Otte. "I lowcver, we don't want to discourage creativity. If the Department of Visual Arts wants to do something new and exciting, we don't want to stop them. We just want to ensure that their page confonns to the agreed upon University style guide -- such as using the University crest and full name ("Lakchead University" not "LU")." To facilitate a more efficient use of Lakchcad's web page, the WWW Committee will be providing training in the use of some of the equipment and software associated with the world wide web. Templates, which can be easily completed by individuals and departments wishing to post items on the web, are another way to encourage efficient use of the Lakchcad web page. Otte says a pcnnancnt half-time position of "Wcbmastcr" is also currently under review. Such a position would sec one person taking responsibility for all activity relating to Lakchead's web page, a job previously handled by a variety of people based upon availability. Lakchcad's WWW Committee is encouraging interested staff and faculty to share their ideas with Carol Otte at 343-8408, or by E-mail: cottc@sky.lakcheadu.ca Agora, March 1997 ······· ...............;...........,............... ...... About Lakehead -: 11: II. .~ Library Student Activities ············· j ll . . ..................................... .... .... ... ... ............. ■ II II ....................... Admissions and Course Information Teaching and Research LUCI - Our Gopher Administrative and Service Departments Search for People at Lakehead University LU-Net Access Created and maintained by Subby Szterszky Last updated on March 7, 1997 Send comments regarding this site to the Webmqster A MESSAGE FROM CTRC by Carol Otte A Problem of Dependence Staff and faculty at Lakehead realize their dependence on networking when the network does not work. Network problems were frequent on campus during the month of February due to hardware failures in the main router. (A router is a device that moves information between networks. ) The failure meant that the servers could not connect to the users. CTRC ordered and has installed a new router to alleviate some network problems. Researchers Take Heart CTRC has upgraded the Sleet teaching/research computer: a Sun 670 SparcServer was replaced by a Sun Ultra Enterprise 3000. The new Sleet is an advance of two generations in Sun hardware from the old Sleet. Anyone using the new computer system should notice a significant improvement in processing speed. Sun Microsystems, Inc. is one of the largest U.S. computer manufacturers. The Sun 2 and 3 series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 680x0 family of microprocessors and the Sun 4 series on the SPARC. Sun also produces their own version of Unix, originally called SunOS and now Solaris. 11 �CALENDAR BIOLOGY AND FORESTRY SEMINARS ~ Thursday, March 20, 1997 11:30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: "Pathology as a career choice in the 1990s." DONOR'S RECEPTION March 20, 1997 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, 1997 4:30 PM Dr. Leni Meyer, Faculty of Forestry. A slide presentation and talk on "Soils trip through Ghana." Location: 881021 CIAU Women's Basketball Championship A Celebration of Women's Sport in the Faculty Lounge Monday, April 7, 1997 4:30 PM Erik Turk and Steve Dominy "Model Forest Program in Canada: Focus on Lakehead Abitibi Forest." Location: BB1021 by Andrew Monahan The University of Manitoba Bisons have now won their second CIAU championship in as many years. The gold medal match was played Sunday afternoon, March 16 in the Thundcrdomc and featured the Bisons against the York University Yeowomcn. Both teams played excellent basketball, keeping the crowd entertained for the duration. The final score showed Manitoba on top 73-62. Agora March 1997 Chemical Engineering Conference Saturday, March 27, 1997 with keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Miller, President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers Agora is published by the lnformalion Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. The 1997 Morris Lecture The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. Michael Pomedll Professor of Philosophy, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow, Native Philosophy Project Our own Lady Nor'westers played an excellent game against the University of Toronto Blues on Friday, but fell short with a final score of 73-59. This put the team up against the Concordia Stingers on the Consolation side. The Stingers easily outplayed the Lady Nor'wester with a final score of 76-48, putting Lakehead out of the tournament. Other events surrounding the tournament included a seminar on Health Issues for Active Women at the Victoria Inn attended by over 30 people. With Lakehead University being the semi-pcnnancnt site for the CIAU 's over the next two years, organizers are trying to broaden the scope of the event to make it more than just a basketball tournament. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop "Giftglvlng In Native and Christian Traditions: Why Is It better to give than to receive?" Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:00 p.m. Braun Building Room 1075 Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Everyone Welcome. No charge Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Department of Political Science presents a The Agora Is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send In your news. Deadline for the April Issue is Wednesday, April 2, 1997. PUBLIC LECTURE featuring Audrey O'Brien Principal Clerk with the House of Commons will speak on "The Changing Role of Parliament in Canadian Politics" Thursday, March 20, 1997 10:00 a.m. in room 1075 of the Braun Building 12 I C. Tr oja n Comm un i t y Relatio n s ! Vol.14, No. 3 ,- ., ii ~ I\)~ ->r (O u~i '" 0 ~ ... " : H . "O -l m Agora, March, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-03 1997 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/704dff58f386629dae9f69620bf6881d.pdf c499458cf890a03934149d17e1861e39 PDF Text Text ra Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada April 1997, Vol. 14, No. 4 Lakehead's OSOTF Campaign tops $3.1 Million On Easter Monday, donors were lining up outside Senior Development Officer Jo-Anne Silvennan's office to make sure their contributions were received before the deadline closed on March 31, I 997. As a result, Lakehead University finished the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) campaign at a remarkable total of $3.125 million. When these funds are matched dollar for dollar according to the tenns of the OSOTF program announced last September by the Government of Ontario, Lakehead will have a grand total of $6.25 million to endow for student financial aid. "Having additional dollars to spend on bursaries will mean that many more deserving students will have the chance to complete their university education in Thunder Bay," says Director of Student Services and Community Relations Joy Himmelman. INSIDE Collaborative Graduate Program in Women's Studies Approved ...details on page 7 "Many people don't realize that about half of Lakehead's students are on OSAP and last year borrowed a total of $21 million to finance their education. With increases in tuition and the cost of living, the need for financial assistance is pressing now and will likely become even more urgent in the future." Leadership gifts were received from many individuals and groups including The City of Thunder Bay, the Lakehead University "family" (Board of Governors, faculty, staff, students and alumni), William Merz, The John Andrews Foundation, Metis Nation of Ontario, Medical Services Branch, Health Canada, and N.M. Paterson Foundation. The tremendously dedicated volunteer committee responsible for the LUOSOTF campaign's success was led by co-chairs Fred Poulter and Al Becker and comprised of Don Ayre, Richard Buset, Doug Heikkinen. Bob Edwards, Tom Jones, Moe Ktytor, Joe Logozzo, Dr. Richard MacGillivray, LaRea Moody, Jack Playford, Bev Stefureak, Chris Straka, and Adrian Mirabelli. Other people who demonstrated great leadership and initiative during the eight-month campaign were the President of Lakchead Dr. Bob Rosehart and faculty members Dr. Rao Puttagunta, Dr. Inderjit Nirdosh and Dr. Robert Dilley. - Frances -Harding ISSN 0828-5225 New Research Publication Launched In this issue we have launched "Quest" - a four-page publication highlighting research and scholarly activity at Lakehead University. "Given the recent government cutbacks to research funding, ii is vital that we as a University make a concerted effort to communicate the benefits ofresearch to society," says Lakehead's Research Officer Anne Klymenko. "Quest" will be published twice a year and distributed by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research to over 500 people in education, industry, government and the media. The first issue will focus on Lakehead's relationship with industry. The second issue will focus on Lakehead's contributions to the Arts and Social Sciences. One-hundred and eighty-five new named endowments created during the campaign will provide for the es- -tablishmcnt of over 500 new bursa- Jan Mason won the grand prize of the ries. LU-OSOTF Raffle, a year's free tuition which will be used by her son James. For more information contact: Anne Klymenko at 343-8223. �•;!34•);1lid•Mll:flA;ifi1•1 3i•-~------------------- PUBLIC SECTOR SALARY DISCLOSURE Once again, all public institutions responded to the Finance Ministry and the entire provincial data set, including Lakehead University, is at the following Web Site: www.gov.on.ca/fin/ under Documents. STAFF CONTRIBUTION TO STUDENT LIFE AWARDS Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS FERNYC Congratulations to Chris Femyc, a graduating student in Business, who finished second overall in the national TD Green Line Investment Challenge. Chris finished the three-month challenge with a portfolio valued at $787,300 -- a 58% return on his original $500,000! Chris will receive a $1,000 cash prize and wi II also receive national press coverage for his achievement. TD offers a challenge for professional portfolio managers as well as for university, college and high school students. Once again, congratulations Chris. LU•OSOTF FINALS The final totals are in, and Lakehead University raised $3.125 million during the pledge period. When matched by the Ontario Government, this will provide over $6 million additional dollars to our bursary endowment. All income on this fund has to be used for student awards, and no administrative levy can be charged. Our students are the big winners. LU-OSOTF was a team effort co-chaired by Fred Poulter and the Royal Bank's Al Becker. Many, many people worked long and hard on the campaign, but I think we need to single out Jo-Anne Silverman for special recognition. Jo-Anne kept us all on our toes and focussed on the objective right from day one. On the final day (an official Lakehcad University holiday), Avila was abuzz with activity and over $157,000 was brought in. Rumour has it that Jo-Anne finally went home about 7:00 p.m. On behalf ofall of the University community and especially our future students, thank you JoAnne for your untiring efforts. 2 The Lakehead University Student Union and Lakehead University worked together this year to establish the above awards. These awards will be given annually to six LUSU or LU staff members who have been nominated by individual groups of students for their high level of commitment to the improvement of student life within our University Community. The inaugural winners are: Pam Meady, Outpost General Manager Sandi Covino, Co-ordinator/Nurse, Health Unit Norma Jean Newbold, Residence Life Coordinator Donna Grau, Special Needs, Leaming Assistance Centre Rodney Swatton, Outdoor Recreation, With increased provincial emphasis on Research Infrastructure (ROIE) funding tied to granting council performance, it is important that we work hard to get more applications into the competitions. Being successful is great, but making an application is a great first step. In this regard, Anne Klymenko of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research is available as a "help" centre. The success rate of working with faculty applications, particularly new ones, has been quite high. While Lakehead University has demonstrated modest growth in the success rate with NSERC and SSHRC in the operating grant competitions, the changes in the federal granting councils' policies in recent years requires that Lakehead researchers put more effort into strategic, collaborative and industrial grant competitions in order for us to maximize our Ontario Research infrastructure grants. Our relationships with potential research private sector partners has been enhanced by the efforts of the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research to develop the Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services. LUCAS is an organization within the University that promotes the research interests of our faculty by providing alternative sources of funding for equipment and technicians while providing access to the University's analytical testing facilities. Income generation to date has been modest but very important in a time of restraint. Parks and Tourism Technician Karen Woychyshyn, Secretary, Sociology and Political Science Congratulations to all! GOVERNMENT RELATIONS NSERC/SSHRC The results of the annual NSERC and SSH RC awards arc in, and they arc encouraging, but limited primarily because of granting agency cutbacks. On the NSERC side, a total of$721,780 in operating grants was awarded, and one capital equipment grant was awarded to Dr. Gallagher in Physics for almost $47,000. On the SSHRC side, Dr. r Scott Hamilton was successful as part of a team from another university, and three researchers had their projects recommended for funding but, alas, no funds. (However, this may change as the SSH RC fiscal year moves along.) Ontario Operating Grants On Friday, April 4, we received the details on the specific Lakehead University allocation for the 1997/98 fiscal year. More funding (about $4.4 million for the system) was re-distributed to Research Infrastructure and by the formula calculation based on our share of the NSERC and SSHRC/ MRC funding, this cost Lakehead University about $50,000. On a positive side, the off-campus extra formula grant, which was to end this year, was rolled into our composite northern grant based on a five-year average. Furthermore, on the negative side, the continued phase-out of the visa tuition fee pool will cost us about $150,000 for the year. The aggregate of these changes is that we will, in fact, be either at or slightly above last year's grant level. So, for once, a freeze is really a freeze. With the above information, we can now complete our budget and take it forward to the Board of Governors for approval. Agora, April, 1997 �lil#4•hilid•Mli=iiPil=Mi•1#h.-f-------------------CONGRATULATIONS TO LEIGH FAIRBROTHER SCHOLARS AND DONORS RECEPTION Leigh Fairbrother, a year IV HBScN student at Lakehead University, recently competed and received honourable mention in the annual Monique Begin Advanced Nursing Award Competition at a national meeting held in Fredericton, New Brunswick. ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP The ideas keep coming and our short-term efforts, both on retention and recruitment. are beginning to take shape. This is a ·significant task and is raising many questions about the focus ofour current services, procedures and program delivery. In a future Agora, I will ask Kerrie-Lee Clarke to discuss these matters in more detail. CLASSES OVER! Another year of classes has rushed by and the exam season is upon us. Soon (?) the ice on Lake Tamblyn will be gone and May graduation will be here once again. More than 225 guests attended Lakehead's Annual Donors Reception on March 20 including undergraduate and graduate student ambassadors (left to right): Faizal Moola, Jon Ogden, Tigist Abebe, Lindsay McLeod, Krista Mulholland, Shawn Forbes, Tanya Spencer. Jarron Childs, Colleen Miller and Greg Rhyno. Since 1990, Lakehead has raised over $4. 5 million in donor-funded scholarships, busaries and awards. Professor Richard Glew from the Faculty of Business Administration gave a presentation on how systems skills are being acquired by Lakehead students. The musical interlude was provided by two Music students: Allison Colossimo (vocalist) and her accompanist Julie Parent (pianist). Get Your Whiskey Jacks Tickets! ALUMNI CURLING FUNSPIEL Good Food. .. Good Friends... Alumni Services is now selling 12 ticket coupon books for the Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks! Good Times! Janice Pellizzari, Katherine Shedden, Irwin Smith and Joan Gerow. Chair of the event Ken Sundell addresses some of the team skips prior to the Funspiel. The annual event held in March attracted 128 curlers and raised $3,700 towards the LU-OSOTF. Thanks to all the participants, prize donors and sponsors. Agora, April, 1997 For $40 (almost 50% off gate price) you receive 12 general admission tickets which can then be upgraded to reserved seats for only $2.00 per ticket. As an added bonus, because Lakehead University is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, if you purchase 5 books, you receive one FREE!!! What a deal! That works out to only $2.78 per general admission ticket! PLUS, $5.00 from every book sold on campus will go towards the Student Opportunity Trust Fund! Walter Flasza and Roma Kopechanski each won a 15-lb. turkey in the Country Good Meats Turkey Draw. Call the Alumni Services Office at 343-8155 for more information. Hurry ...supplies are limited. First come, first serve. 3 �AROUND CAMPUS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS OF THE OSOTF RAFFLE 1997-1998 Tuition for Lakehead University Kona Mountain Bike Ostrom Outdoors custom-made backpack Nostalgia Cooler from Coca Cola Dinner for two and return limo ride to the Unicom Inn Dinner for two from the Valhalla Inn Ryan Frazer: Shaun Maclellan: Evening's Accommodation at the White Fox Inn Free Internet Access for one year from Stacey Lehtinen: Campus Tech Weekend Car Rental from Enterprise Anthony Chan: Rental Turbo Mountain Bike Stacey Lehtinen: Barbara Chapman: An authographed Melissa Etheridge CD Two wills or powers of attorney from Buset Mike Armstrong: & Partners Jan Mason: Margaret Page: D. Merchant: Athena Tsekouras: Dave McGowan: HSSFC WEB SITE LIBRARY RENOVATION NEWS The Chancellor Paterson Library Renovations are tentatively scheduled to start May 5, 1997, and will end sometime in August, 1997. During the month of May, and possibly extending into June, these moves are scheduled: I. Current issues of periodicals will be integrated with back issues of periodicals until the Summer of 1998. 2. The Third Floor will be closed beginning May 5, 1997. (Books have already been relocated to the Ground Floor.) 3. Staff areas will be temporarily relocated during the month of May: - Bibliographic Processing Staff will be relocated to the Library and Information Studies lab on the Ground Floor and are accessible via the tunnel. - The Interim Chief Librarian and Secretary will move to the Main Floor of the Library, Rooms IO0IA and I00IB (down the hall from the Circulation Desk) The Web site address for the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada is: http://www.hssfc.ca - Archives staff will move to the Main Floor of the Library, Room J00IC. The E-mail address is: fcdcan@hssfc.ca - Northern Studies Resource Centre staff will move to the Reference Office on the Main Floor, Room I 004A. THUNDER BAY DAY OF ACTION Lakehead University Student Union and the Canadian Federation of Students Local 32 are planning a Thunder Bay Day of Action on Monday, April 28, 1997. Activities begin at 7:00 a.m. and culminate in an Education Rally from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Labour Centre. For more information contact Chris Straka at 343-8259. VISUAL ARTS AWARDS 4. A number of collections will not be accessible to faculty and students during the month of May. Library staff will be available to retrieve books as requested by faculty and students. These collections include: - Northern Studies Resource Centre (all collections) - Archives/Special Collections - Circulating Books M to Z on Fourth Floor More information about the retrieval of books will be available as arrangements are made. Watch for Library Renovation News also on the Library's Web Page, and as posted on the Library Announcement Board near the Library's entrance. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for lakehead faculty, staff& alumni Sponsored by David Karasiewicz won the People's Choice Award and the Ame and Marg Westlake Visual Arts Award for his painting Husha Husha we al/fall down (shown in the background) at the Lakehead Student Juried Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Other Visual Arts students who won awards and prizes were Katya Arvila, Heather Wilson, Sergio Pasciullo, Dave Routledge, Rita Zavagnin, Robin Walton, Andrew Hain, Steven Diana, Michelle Baril, Loretta Sheshiquin, Monica Belluz, Dana Bjorgo, Marlene Peltoniemi, Jessica Spring, Rafaela Golick, Don Scarcello, Catherine Conroy, Paul Saari, and Lily Ciddio. 4 Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 Agora, April, 1997 �Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada April 1997, Vol. 1, No. 1 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY Working in Partnership with Industry- An Opportunity For Renewal The Canada Foundation for Innovation by Paul Jasen Rese_arch has always been a primary . function of Canadian universities, but such work has suffered in recent years with each cut to education spending. Universities have, therefore, been required to seek out alternate sources of revenue in order to maintain their role within the research community. At Lakehead University, there has been a concerted effort to build relationships with industry, in recognition of that sector's need for custom tailored scientific research and testing. Clients have included Abitibi-Price Inc., Noranda Inc., Placer Dome Inc., Barrick Gold Corp. and Avenor Inc., to name a few. Apart from the o~vious academic benefits offered by this sort of research field experience, work of this nature carries the added benefit of supplying the University with some of the funds it needs to promote both basic and applied research. Lakehead faculty and staff, whether functioning as part of an organized body or working individually, have done much to these ends achieving impressive results. ' Under the acronym LUCAS, the Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services functions as the primary organization through which staff and faculty interact with industry. Operating out of the University Instrumentation Laboratory (UIL) under the directorship of Allan MacKenzie, LUCAS is an umbrella organization providing a central contact point for businesses requiring the services of its member laboratories. Apart from the external services of the Instrumentation Lab, the Centre offers access to the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre (ATRC), the Lakehead University Environmental Laboratory, the Lakehead University Palco-DNA Laboratory, and the Forest Soils Laboratory. Membership in LUCAS requires the agreement of the researchers involved to share their staff as well as the use of their own analytical equipment. (continued on page 2) Karen Maa by Dr. C.H. Nelson Dean of Graduate Studies and Research The importance of the research role of universities has been strengthened by the recent announcement of the federal government to invest $800 million over the next five years in the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Funds have been set aside for renewal of the capacity of universities -- to engage in knowledge creation, -- to attract and retain highly qualified researchers and -- to insure that our students are well trained in state-ofthe-art technologies and in the application of these technologies. (continued on page 4) �QUEST "Lakehead has a unique, centralized Instrumentation Lab enabling it to maintain state-of-the-art research equipment that is accessible to the broader community. " Profiting From New Ideas Thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Lakehead University is putting into place a comprehensive Intellectual Property Management program. - Dr. Robert G. Rosehart, President, Lakehead University valuable work for the Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Avenor Inc. and Placer Dome, among others. As head of the University's Soils Group, Dr. Lee has been instrumental in developing testing methods suited to the needs of LUCAS clients. He has also given students the opportunity to learn marketable skills by assisting in various aspects of his industry-related work. Furthermore, thanks to the ties forged between Lakehead and Placer Dome, three graduate students will be sponsored by that company to conduct environmental assessment work. "The intent of the program is to take ideas, inventions and processes that come out of both applied research and basic research and commercialize them wherever possible," says Technology Transfer Analyst Ray Rivard. Lakehead has recognized the need to review policy issues related to intellectual property and technology transfer and has begun doing so this year. Rivard reports there are at least two ideas or products from Lakehead University currently under the patent process, the next step being the management of these products or ideas. Not all of the research being done at Lakehead will result in commercially viable ideas or products, but even if a small percentage did, the results would be tremendous! "We see the Intellectual Property Management program as a means to fast-track the process of getting research knowledge out to those people who can use it," says Lakehead's Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson. Ain Raitsakas The Centre was founded by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson, in response to requests from industry that Lakehead's involvement in analytical services be rationalized through the establishment of an integrated administrative framework. Better cooperation and communication between the labs could thus be achieved and amenities such as a central invoicing system could be offered to clients. The benefits for all parties involved are many. Businesses can enjoy the fruits of innovative research and laboratory services catered to their own particular needs, better enabling them to maintain appropriate standards and develop cleaner, more efficient operations. Apart from the obvious 2 Research and Scholarly Activity at Lakehead University prestige that this work carries, it also brings much needed revenue to the University. For Lakehead students and faculty, this influx of external money translates into much needed educational and research resources, filling at least a part of the void left by cuts in funding. First and foremost, the role of the . largely self-sustaining LUCAS project is to support research at Lakehead by putting the money from external work back into the University and helping the institution fulfil its mandate to provide research support to the region. For instance, the Lakehead University Environmental Lab, a LUCAS-related project overseen by Biology professor Dr. Peter Lee, has done Researchers functioning outside of the LUCAS circuit have also achieved notable successes in various projects involving the industrial sector, working either individually or through parallel research networks. Dr. Allan Gilbert, Chair of the Lakehead University Department of Chemical Engineering, is one such example. Via membership in the Mechanical and Chemimechanical Wood Pulps Network. funded by the Federal Government through its Networks of Centres of Excellence, Gilbert and several colleagues from the departments of Chemistry and Engineering have spent several years working with Avenor Inc. assisting the company in fine-tuning its Thunder Bay and Dryden operations. Gilbert's involvement has focused on the employment of spectrophotometric technology in the form of optical April, 1997 �QUEST sensors which could be used to monitor the mill's bleaching and recycling processes at various stages. Apart from helping Avenor become cleaner and more efficient, Gilbert's work has also given a number of Lakehead University graduate students a valuable opportunity to, as he puts it, "test out ideas in a live setting." A little further from home, Dr. Minoru Hasegawa of the Lakehead University Department of Computer Science recently designed and built a customized computer network for a Japanese health food company. The project arose while Hasegawa was conducting sabbatical work at Waseda University in Tokyo during the 1995/96 academic year. It was during this time that he discovered the surprisingly under-developed state of computer networking at both Waseda University and throughout the country in general. Purely upon his own initiative, Hasegawa chose the medium-sized health food firm as his working model and revolutionized its computer system. With the addition ofjust two slightly outdated PCs to the two already in use, he was able to increase the company's computing power exponentially. This was achieved with some retooling and reconfiguring of the hardware, and the development of a strong central database, capable of keeping evolving customer profiles as well as performing detailed accounting and inventory tasks. Thanks to Minoru Has.egawa's volunteered work, the company can now serve both its customers and itself more effectively. Clearly, Lakehead University has much to offer in terms of highly marketable research and development skills. Creative and resourceful individuals at every level are continuously proving themselves adept at servicing a wide variety of needs encountered by science and technology-based industries, both regionally and around the globe. In an era of reduced funding to post-secondary educational institutions, Lakehead University is proactively doing all it can to nurture excellence in research. Improving Quality Control Dr. Allan Gilbert During his years ofinvolvement with Avenor Inc., Dr. Allan Gilbert's primary interest has been with the company's de-inking and recycling systems. Specifically. his work has been focused on the development ofa means by which spectrophotometric sensors might be used to monitor these processes at each stage, in order to ensure proper and efficient functioning of the systems. The spectrophotometric process involves beaming a ray oflight into a substance, a de-inking cell for instance, and measuring the amount oflight reflected back at the sensor; thus determining how much ink has left the substance and how much remains. With one such reflective sensor al each ofthe six de-inking cells in the series, mill technicians would be far better equipped to make adjustments as soon as a problem should arise. If a cell's contents were too light, the amount ofbleach and detergent could be reduced and money would be saved. Too dark, then the laundering cocktail -- a mix ofsoap, sodium hydroxide and peroxide -would be increased and quality control maintained. Through Allan Gilberts dedication to innovative solutions for industry, Avenor will be better equipped to navigate that fine line between maximized profits and a top grade product. His work with the company has also created the opportunity for a number oflakehead students to work directly inside the mill, thereby acquiring the sort ofindispensible field experience that no laboratory can reproduce. Dr. Minoru Hasegawa April, /997 Research and Scholarly Activity at Lakehead University 3 �QUEST An Opportunity For Renewal by Dr. C.H. Nelson (continued from page 1) The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CF!), an independent, non-profit corporation that is to operate at arms length from the federal government, is responsible for awarding research infrastructure projects under the leadership of the newly appointed President Dr. John Evans. The establishment of the CF! clearly signals that the enhanced capacity of university research is a high priority on the federal agenda. The similar messages articulated by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) in the Smith Report of the Advisory Panel on Future Directions in Post-secondary Education has been heard and acted upon: the critical state of research infrastructure is a major obstacle to research productivity. The CFI opportunity presents several challenges to the research community at Lakehead University if we are to be successful in our bid to secure a portion of these funds. The first challenge is to consider the selection criteria. A February 18, 1997, publication Building the Future for Canadians BUDGET /997: Canada Foundation for innovation highlights that selection will follow a peer rev·iew process which considers the quality of the research and the project's potential to strengthen research personnel, attract and retain excellent researchers, and contribute to Canada's economic development. state-of-the-art equipment, the development and upgrading of laboratories including installations, creating significant research data bases, and information-processing capabilities. The second challenge is to consider research infrastructure needs that will attract the required matching funds that can be generated by universities and through private sector partnerships. Thus, the Lakehead University research community must consider developing a proposal that enhances our capacity in an area of strength that also meets partnership needs for basic and applied research. The third challenge is to consider collaboration with other universities that can "promote national objectives in a regionally sensitive way" (p.14). The CFI President has indicated that he is expecting applications from a consortia of researchers and that he believes that this is a good mechanism to allow the successful participation of small universities. The fourth challenge is to develop a proposal that has long term sustainability as CFI funds cannot be used for operating costs of research such as salaries and ongoing equipment maintenance. Our ultimate challenge is thus to be open and flexible to innovative ways so that we can successfully position ourselves to take advantage of enhancing our research Proposals are to focus on key areas in health, environment, science and engineering. Eligible expenditures include 4 Research and Scholarly Activity at lakehead University capacity through this new federal initiative. QUEST I welcome and look forward to discussing any initiatives that are of interest to researchers that have realistic potential to be successful. The expectation is that priority fund-raising activities will be initiated to support feasible projects. It is anticipated that participating faculty would be integral members of project specific fundraising. Although CF! is still in the start-up stage, there is some expectation that proposals will be requested by early fall. This would most likely see approved projects starting in spring of 1998. April, 1997 Business Education Initiatives that Work Lakehead's Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE) has won two prestigious national awards: the Canada Post Corporation Post-Secondary Award and the Partnership Focus Award given by The Conference Board of Canada's National Business and Education Centre. Vol.1, No. 1 Quest is published by the Department of Student Services and Commun% Relations in conjunction wit the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For information contact: Graduate Studies and Research Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1 Tel. (807) 343-8223 Fax(807)346-7749 E-Mail: anne.klymenko@lakeheadu.ca Dean of Graduate Studies and Research: Dr. Connie Nelson Research Officer: Anne Klymenko Graduate Studies Assistant: Lynn Golla! Research Office Assistant: Lynn Wilson Instrumentation Laboratory: Allan MacKenzie Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services: Allan MacKenzie Aquatic Toxicity Research Centre: Al Smith Environmental Laboratory: Dr. Peter Lee Forest Solls Laboratory Dr. Len Meyer Paleo-DNA Laborato~ Dr. El Mollo/Dr. Ryan arr Innovation North: Doug Stone The Native Access Program for Engineering was established in 1992 as a measure to overcome the paucity of technologists and engineers of Native descent. Technology Transfer Analyst: The Lakehead program will be honoured in Calgary at the National Partners in Education Awards ceremony in May. Lakehead University Sports Institute: Ra' Rivard La e Superior Blnatlonal Forum: Barb Nicol Boreal Ecosystem Science Cooperative: Dianne Miller Dr. Moira McPherson , Occu/:tlonal Health & Safety: Ina C myshyn ... ~ :; i ~ h1 > ~~ r i_. I 'vi (0 !11 0 "O ~ i V) = l -i m April, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS Happy Trails Lakehead bids a fond farewell to two staff members who are leaving at the end of April. International student advisor Miriam Lappala is leaving Thunder Bay with her husband who has decided to pursue a Master's degree in Theology at the University of Toronto. Lappala is hoping to find employment at a college or a university or with a refugee settlement program. Raymond Neckoway, a Counsellor in Native Support Services, is taking on a new job as a Family Counsellor with Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services on the Fort William Reserve. In his new job he will be providing marital counselling and advice on parenting skills. LUSU Executive Congratulations to the newly-elected LUSU execµtive: President Mike Blower, Vice President (Student Issues) Shawna Hickey and Vice President (Finance) Justin Tawil who will begin their full-time positions on May I, 1997. All three of the 1996-97 LUSU executives, Chris Straka, Julie Miller and Adrian Mirabelli, will resume their studies in the fall. Lakehead Calendar Students wishing to get a headstart choosing their courses this year will be pleased to know the 1997-98 Lakehead University calendar is now available at the Registrar's Office, although information about tuition fees will not be available until the University's budget is approved. Working under the direction of Registrar Pentti Paularinne, Calendar/Graduate Admissions Officer Margaret Andenon and others in the Registrar's Office made a concerted effort to get the Calendar out earlier than usual this year. A New Manager Former varsity basketball player Jo-Anne Maunula(BAdmin'96) has replaced her classmate Adam Molai in the position of Senior Manager of the Lakehead University Management Consulting Service. Since taking up the position at the end of February, Maunula has been working on the old accounts to clear the way for future projects. You can find her in Room IO I 6 of the Ryan Building or call her at 343-8660. Recruiting International Students International Host Parent Katherine Shedden of the Registrar's Office has produced a newsletter designed to answer questions that international students might have about living in Thunder Bay and studying at Lakehcad. In the 12-page newsletter, Shedden has included information on a range of subjects that many of us take for granted. Topics include accommodation, food, shopping, jobs, weather, winter clothing, and travelling to the United States. Written in collaboration with staff, students and alumni, Shedden says the newsletter was a "pilot project" which she hopes will fill a need in Lakehcad's recruitment efforts. Shelter House 24-hour Corporate Relay: May 31 Sutha Vinayagamoorthy is hoping to find a minimum of 16 participants willing to take part in the 24-hour Corporate Relay next month. Last year the Lakehcad team raised over $2000 in aid of Thunder Bay's Shelter House. The relay begins at IO a.m. on Saturday May 31 (Convocation Day!) and continues until IO a.m. Sunday. If you are avai (able and would like to join the fun, speak to Sutha at the Lakehcad Alumni Bookstore. Agora, April, 1997 RECRUITING IN CYBERSPACE via the National Graduate Register http://ngr.schoolnet.ca An Internet tool that is helping employers around the world connect with Lakehead graduates is having an impact on the Student Placement and Co-operative Education Centre. "The National Graduate Register (NGR), officially launched at the University of Ottawa on January 13, 1997, has made an amazing difference in the recruitment process," says Director Moe Ktytor. "To date we have over 600 student resumes in the NGR. Up to 10 new students add their resumes to the NGR every day. The National Graduate Register has effectively guided the Lakehead University Student Placement & Co-operative Education Centre into the electronic age. Resumes which once filled entire cabinets are now stored in the NGR electronic database. Staff members can easily access select resumes to respond to employer requests. A company without Internet access may call with an urgent request for graduates e.g. Forestry. Where once staff might have scrambled to respond to the request, now they have only to perform an electronic search in the NGR on behalf of the employer, screening the profiles to ensure they meet the employer's specifications before they are sent. Employer requests received by fax or phone at Lakehead are now met primarily with NGR profiles. While traditional resumes arc still given equal consideration, these will be phased out over time in favour ofNGR profiles. In response to concerns that an electronic service such as the NGR might threaten campus career centres, Ktytor says: "The NGR will not only ensure the Centre's survival, it will continue to enhance the services we are able to offer our students." This article is basedon a story by Elisabeth Gebhardt entitled "lakehead University: Ahead ofthe Game" published in the spring, I 997 issue o/The Node, NGR News. 5 �tN=t41i=6i443~ 11~Gi1~••=1i•1=1;tdrY-~1----- ---------------woRLo WIDE WEB SEARCH TIPS Searching the World Wide Web is possible through the use of web Search Engines. Search Engines can be accessed by clicking on the Netsearch button while in Netscape. Before you begin searching you should keep these important points in mind: I. There is no standard subject heading list for searching the pages of the World Wide Web. These search engines perform basic keyword searches. So, it is important to find all possible words that represent your topic. Find any synomyms, broader terms, narrower terms, variant spellings or words in other languages (if applicable). You may need to use all of these words to find what you are looking for. Looking for Canadian Information? Canadian lnfonnatlon by Subject http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ ecaninfo.htm 2. Choose the most unique word for searching. Combine it with another term to narrow your search results. MAPLE SQUARE: A CANADIAN SEARCH ENGINE http://maplesquare.sympatico.ca 3. Watch your spelling. (For example "behaviour, behavior" or "light houses, lighthouses") CANADA411 http://canada411.sympatico.ca/ 4. Pay attention to the different features of your search engines. Each search engine is unique. The table below indicates some of these differences. CANADIAN E-MAIL WHITE PAGES http://whitepages.canadas.net/ 5. Record some words from results you've already received and use those words in another search. 6. If you are not happy with your results try your search in another engine. Not all search engines search the same pages of the Web. A COMPARISON OF FIVE POPULAR SEARCH ENGINES LYCOS WEBCRAWI.ER EXCfTE YAHOO INFOSEEK SIZE OF DATABASE -SPECIAL AREAS SEARCHED ·91% dWWW -19 million pgs -sounds -pictures -sites by subject -smaller database -50 million + sites -U.S. phone #sand &mail addresses -newstraci<er -newsgroops -80,000 entries -U.S. &-mail addresses -newsgroops -Siles by subject •1 million pages PART OF WEB PAGE SEARCHED -oocument title -links on page -titles -<:entent of page -whole page -keywo,ds -whole page can restrict to title and un -whole page, but can restrict search to link. un, title CASE SENSITIVE NO NO YES NO YES TRUNCATION (Lets you search using part of a word, i.e. garden$ picks up garden, gan!ens. gan!ening...J -ilse a dollar sign ($) at end dword -iJSe a period for exact word searching NO NO YES use an asterisk at the end of the word NO RELEVANCY RANKING (Indicates how relevant the page Is to your search terms - usually given as a percentage) • determined by the number d Umes a word appears on a page and position on page -oetermed by the number d times word appears divided by the tolal number of words on page -no explanation given -relevancy Is automatically generated by the search engine NO -determined by how many limes a word appears on a page NEWEST CD-ROM IN LIBRARY CONTAINS CANADIAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA Try SABAL, the latest CD-ROM in the library from the Data Liberation Initiative! The Small Area Business and labour Database (SABAL) combines a wide variety a/Canadian economic and social statistics/or 140 urban areas and 72 economic regions. Among the economic and business data sources are the Consumer Price Index, the Business Small Area File, retail trade, building permits, housing starts, survey ofmanufacturing, motor vehicle registrations and tourism. Social sources include the Census of Population, labour Force Survey, Consumer Finances Survey, family expenditures, justice, education, training and population projections. For further information, ask at the Information Desk in The Chancellor Paterson Library. 6 Keep an eye on the Library's Home Page for New Links and Developments! Agora, April, 1997 �PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS GRADUATE PROGRAM IN WOMEN'S STUDIES APPROVED Seven years after the undergraduate program in Women's Studies was established, Lakehead is celebrating the start of a collaborative program at the MNMEd/MSW level. RONALD N. HARPELLE Department of History Dr. Ronald Harpclle specializes in the cultural frontier between Latin America and the English-speaking Caribbean. I lis research focuses on the West Indian diaspora. Harpelle received his BA and MA at the University of Manitoba and, in 1992, his PhD from the University of Toronto. Harpelle joined the Department of History last September. He has a background in Modern African and Latin American history and is a long-time editor with a national magazine. He has recently submitted a manuscript on West Indian immigration and settlement in Costa Rica to a pub1isher in the United States and is now working on a book on the British West Indian experience in Central America. Harpelle is also an investigator with the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration and a member of the Lakehead Social History Institute. In addition to his ongoing research, Harpelle has been working to develop academic links between Lakehead University and two institutions in Cuba. He has family ties to Thunder Bay and appreciates all that the region has to offer. FACULTY EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University of Singapore have both indicated a desire to explore faculty exchanges. Lakchead is proceeding to a bilateral agreement with the latter in the near future. Faculty members who are inJcrcstcd in pursuing a research/ teaching exchange in Singapore arc invited to request from Bev Stcfurcak ( ext. 8614) the Directory of Research ( 1996/97) for each of these institutions. Agora, April, 1997 The Master's program allows students to combine advanced disciplinary research with feminist scholarship from the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies. It is especially designed for students in the participating units -- Education, English, History, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology - who have an interest in Women's Studies. From the Archives by Dr. Robert Dilley Department of Geography This term marks the 26th anniversary of the Department of Geography as an independent unit. The first Geography component was offered in 1966-67 with the appointment of Ivor Davies as Lecturer in Geography within the Department of History. Over the next few years the Geography section expanded until in January, 1971, it was separated from History as an independent Department with Ivor Davies as its first Chairman. Students must meet all of the requirements of their home academic unit as well as the Collaborative Program. Upon completion of the program, the degree awarded specifics the discipline of the participating home academic unit and notes the Specialization in Women's Studies. According to Dean ofGraduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson, there are already six or seven Master's students interested in the collaborative program and she is hoping Lakehcad will sec its first graduate of the program in May, 1998. Dr. Helen Smith is the Women's Studies Program Coordinator and Dr. Peggy Tripp-Knowles is the Graduate Coordinator. Core faculty for the collaborative graduate program are: Education: Dr. F. Blaikie, Dr. M.C. Courtland, Dr. J. Epp, Dr. H. Fennell, Dr. M. Ford; English: Dr. A. den Otter, Dr. K. Fcddcrson, Dr. J. Forbes, Dr. F. Holmes, Dr. J. Lynes; History: Dr. P. Jasen, Dr. H. Smith; Psychology: Dr. J. Tan; Social Work, Prof. M.L. Kelley; Sociology: Dr. R. Nelsen, Prof. P. Wakcwich. Adjunct Faculty are: Anthropology: Dr. R. Warkentin; Biology: Dr. P.Tripp-Knowles; Kinesiology: Dr. J. Farrell; Visual Arts: Prof. A. Clarke. Mission Statement The Lakehead University Women's Studies Program, at the undergraduate and graduate level, is dedicated to furthering an understanding of the importance ofgender as a category of analysis in scholarly inquiry. Through interdisciplinary instruction students will critically assess the extent to which existing models of knowledge reflect women's experience and scholarship and how this experience and scholarship can shape new models. The photograph above shows the Department as it was in 1971. Back row: Brian Whitfield (sessional lecturer), Ivor Davies, Robert Dilley, David Kemp. Front Row: Brian Phillips, Virginia Taylor, Elizabeth Wear (secretary). Notably, three members of the 1971 Department are still here, with a combined service at Lakehead of 87 years. Also notable is the fact that the Department has the same number of faculty now as it had then: although we are now without a secretary. In 1971 we had a total of 122 majors, full and part-time. Now we have 358. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Alumni Association's Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday, May 8, 1997, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. For information call the Office of Alumni Services at ext. 8155. 7 �CALENDAR CARDBOARD BOATS INVADE LAKEHEAD. POOL Saturday, May 3, 1997 An armada of 12 cardboard boats will slip into the Fieldhouse pool in the second annual Cardboard Boat Challenge on Saturday, May 3. Once again, Lakehead will host about 50 high school contestants who will build their boats in the gymnasium and then race their crafts the length of the pool. As each boat reaches the end of the pool, its lone captain will be joined by teammates to test the weight capacity of the boat. Dr. Bob Rosehart will again take his place in the Celebrity Race portion of the Challenge, and he hopes to again take first place against competitor Roy Murray, President ofConfederation College. The University's boat will be built by Lakehead engineering students while technology students and teachers at Confederation College will construct Murray's craft. Last year's Challenge was great fun and both presidents displayed great sportsmanship. The contestants work in teams of four. Each team is given a limited supply ofcardboard, glue, tape and string from which they must construct a watercraft that will carry one team member the length of the Lakehead pool. The boats are judged by an engineering team lead by Jo Kirchman (retired from Ogilvie's) and two Lakehead engineering professors: Dr. Henri Saliba and Dr. Mei Ian Lieu. They rate the boats for construction design, speed, and weight; teamwork is also judged. Prizes are donated by local companies. The Cardboard Boat Challenge is sponsored by Lakehead Occupational Skill Development Inc. together with Skills Canada and is enthusiastically supported by local business and industry. Tom Currie, an Engineer at Superior Trailers, is the Challenge Chair and says, "The Challenge is a reflection of the range of problem solving that happens every day in the workplace. Students are given limited resources with which to build a craft to specifications. They must consider a myriad of factors in their construction including design, water permeability, friction and direction control, buoyancy and displacement, propulsion, principles of structure, strength, and rigidity. They only have about two hours to build the craft and there is no doubt that teamwork plays a major role in the finished product. Students and staff along with the general public are invited to attend the event to cheer on their favourite team. Construction begins at I 0:00 a.m. and the races begin at I:30 p.m. See you there! -- Beatrice E. Metzler. Executive Director, LOSDJ NORTHERN AND REGIONAL STUDIES COMMITTEE SPEAKER SERIES 1997- 98 The Northern and Regional Studies Committee invites departments and schools at Lakehead University to submit applications for funding to support visiting speakers. The funds are intended to offset the travel costs of the speakers, with individual departments or schools being responsible for other costs such as advertising on- and offcampus. Applications should include such information as the name of the proposed speaker and topic, relevance to northern and regional studies, and estimated costs. Please submit proposals to: Dr. Margaret Johnston Chair Northern and Regional Studies Committee c/o Department of Geography Our Apologies The web site address for the 21st Annual Canadian Mathematics Educational Student Group at lakehead University May 23-27, 1997 as published in the March, 1997 issue of the Agora was incorrect. The correct address is http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~cmesgwww/ gcdem97.html The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the May issue is Monday, May 5, 1997. SECOND ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE Saturday, May 3, 1997 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bora Laskin Building Poster Session, Displays, Panel Discussion, Keynote Speaker, Refreshments. To RSVP, or for further information, contact: Diana Mason at 343-8706 or by E-mail: Diana.Mason@Lakeheadu.ca Agora April 1997 Vol. 14, No. 4 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca C. lro jan Community Relatio n s ... continued 8 Agora, April, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.4 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement that Lakehead's OSOTF campaign has topped $3.1 Million, a report from the President, and updates on research. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-04 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University OSOTF President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/02bd57014a4d2e2eedf4b142c4376acd.pdf cddcfaf2d0d11c972326792a9425b42f PDF Text Text ora Richard Gwyn Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa Arthur V. Mauro Doctor of Commerce Honoris Causa Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada May 1997, Vol. 14, No. 5 ISSN 0828-5225 Mario Bernardi Doctor of Music Honoris Causa LAKEHEAD TO BESTOW FIVE HONORARY DEGREES Saturday, May 31, 1997 Olive P. Dickason Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa . .. INSIDE An Update on Lakeltead's Enrolment Management Initiative ...page 5 Lotfi A. Zadeh Doctor of Engineering Honoris Causa Robbert P. Welter Fellow of Lakehead University ~ Margaret R. Page Fellow of Lakehead University Five distinguished individuals will receive an honorary degree from Lakehead University this year includingjoumalist Richard Gwyn, conductor Mario Bernardi, lawyer Arthur V. Mauro, historian Olive P. Dickason, and engineer Lotfi A. Zadeh. Margaret R. Page, a Professor Emerita of the School of Nursing, and Robbert P. Welter, a former member of the Board of Governors, will be awarded the title of Fellow of the University. Betty C. Coates will be given the Alumni Honour Award, posthumously. Richard Gwyn will address the morning Convocation which begins at 9:00 a.m. and Arthur Mauro will address the afternoon Convocation starting at 2:30 p.m. For more information about Convocation contact the Office of the Registrar at 343-8269. �AROUND CAMPUS RICHARD GWYN Richard Gwyn is one of Canada's best-known and most highly-regarded political commentators. The author of several best-selling books and the recipient of awards for both newspaper and magazine writing, his articles are syndicated from coast to coast and he is a frequent commentator on both TV and radio. Born in England, in 1934, he emigrated to Canada in 1954 following studies at Stonyhurst College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Gwyn has been a journalist since 1957, except for 1968-73 when he was executive assistant to the Hon. Eric Keirans, and subsequently a DirectorGeneral in the Department of Communications. He has worked for many media organizations, from Time Magazine to the CBC. In 1973, Gwyn joined the Toronto Star as its Ottawa-based columnist. His thrice-weekly political columns were syndicated in 26 newspapers from coast to coast. In 1985, Gwyn was appointed The Star's International Affairs columnist based in London. He wrote articles and analyses about the end of the Cold War, of the Berlin Wall, of the Soviet Union itsel(and of simultaneous events from the end of apartheid in South Africa to the start of the Middle East peace process. Gwyn returned to Canada in mid-1992, to write a column, Home and Away, about both international and nationa l affairs. He comments weekly on international affairs for TVOntario's daily public affairs program, Studio 2, and is a regular contributor to CBC programs such as Sunday Report and Morningside. During his career, Gwyn has won two National Newspaper 2 Awards, and a National Magazine Award. He is the author of several political books, including a biography of Joseph R. Smallwood, the premier of Newfoundland, titled The Unlikely Revolutionary, and of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau titled The Northern Magus. In 1995, Gwyn published his most recent book, Nationalism Without Walls; The Unbearable Lightness of Being Canadian. Comments by reviewers include those of "brilliant," "original" and, by former Ontario Premier Bob Rae, "what other book makes you want to cheer, and then to throw it across the room?" His wife Sandra is also an author, of The Private Capital, winner of the Governor General's Award in 1982, and most recently, of Tapestry of War, published in 1992. MARIO BERNARDI Mario Bernardi, Principal Conductor of the CBC Vancouver Symphony since 1983 and Conductor Laureate of the Calgary Philharmonic, was born in Canada of Italian heritage. He received his early musical training in Italy at the Venice Conservatory, returned to his native Canada to complete his studies at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and went on to establish a considerable reputation as a pianist. His operatic debut was in 1957 with the Canadian Opera Company's production of Humperdinck ' s Hans el and Gretel. Subsequent appearances in Canada led to an invitation in 1963 to conduct at Sadler's Wells Opera, where he was appointed Music Director in 1966. During this time, he made numerous guest appearances, including debuts with the London Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic. In 1969, Bernardi became Music Director of the new National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, a position he held for13 seasons. Under his leadership, this handpicked virtuoso orchestra toured the United States, Mexico, Europe and Russia. In addition he was the Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre's highly successful Summer Opera Festival which produced over twenty operas from 1971 to 1982. Mr. Bernardi has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Columbus Symphony and Winnipeg Symphony. Most recently he conducted Werther at the Canadian Opera Company, made guest appearances with the Montreal, Toronto and Detroit symphonies, and lead the Calgary Philharmonic on a tour of North America, including the Orchestra's debut at Carnegie Hall. He is also the conductor for the finals of the Esther Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary. Mario Bernardi has made over 30 recordings with many Canadian orchestras which include the Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and the CBC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, recording for HMV, RCA, CBS and CBC Records. OLIVE P. DICKASON Olive Patricia Dickason, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa, specializes in Aboriginal history. She is the author of several books on the subject, including Canada :S First Nations, The Myth of the Savage, and Indian Aris in Canada, all three of which have appeared in French editions. Before she began her career as a teacher, she was a journalist for such newspape rs as The Globe and Mail, Toronto, The Gazette, Montreal, and The Leader-Post, Regina. A Member of the Order of Canada (1996), she holds severa l honorary degrees and is a Fellow of Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto. In 1995, The First Nations Student Association and the Native Centre at the University ofCalgary presented her with the Dr. Joseph Crowshoe Award; most recently, she was presented with t he Aboriginal Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Native Arts Foundation. Throughout, she remains proud of her Metis heritage. ARTHUR V. MAURO Arthur Mauro has had a long and distinguished career in both law and business and now serves as Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. Born and raised in Port Arthur, he completed a BA, LLB and LLM from the University of Manitoba where he was elected President of the Students' Union as well as president of the National Federation of Canadian University Students. While practising law he concentrated on transportation and was involved with many appearances before courts and administrative tribunals. He acted as Counsel for the Province before the McPherson Commission on Rail Transportation, the Hall Commission on Health Services, the Thompson Commission on Air Canada based facilities. He also chaired the Royal Commission on Northern Transportation, which report became a blueprint for subsequent transport developments in the North. At different times throughout his career in business Mauro has served as Executive VicePresident of Great Northern Capital, President and CEO of Transair Limited, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer for Investors Group. Currently he is a Director of Investors Group Inc., United Agora, May 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS Grain Growers, Canadian Air1ines Corporation, and Canadian Pacific Hotels Corporation. LOTFI A. ZADEH Dr. Zadeh has been honoured by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his pioneering development of fuzzy logic and its many diverse applications. Born in Azerbaijan, he graduated from the University of Tehran, Iran, with a BS degree in e lectrical engineering. He came to the United States in 1944 to pursue graduate studies and received the SM degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1946 before moving to Columbia University where he was awarded the PhD degree in 1949. In 1959 he joined the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley where he focused his attention on linear systems and automata theory. In 1965 he authored his seminal paper on fuzzy sets. This landmark paper initiated a new direction that over the past three decades has led to a vast literature and a rapidly growing number of applications ranging from consumer products to subway trains and decision-support systems. In the years ahead, the impact offuzzy set theory -- or fuzzy logic, as it is commonly referred to today -- is likely to be felt not only in the realm of products and manufacturing but also in the basic sciences and especially in mathematics, physics and chemistry. ROBBERT P. WELTER Robbert Welter is a consulting engineer who has been working in Thunder Bay since 1962. Born in Indonesia, he completed his post-secondary eduAgora, May, 1997 cation at Technical University (HTS) and Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, Netherlands. As the structural engineering partner for Graham Bacon Welter from I 974- 1996, he has been involved with the design of many buildings throughout Northwestern Ontario including educational, medical/hospital, residential and office facilities. His many community activities include being the honorary Vice-Consul of the Netherlands for Northwestern Ontario, a member of the Board of Governors ofLakehead University (including Chair from 1986-1988); a member and Past President of the Rotary Club ofThunder Bay (Fort William) and, for IO years, Chair of the Rotary Foundation Committee. GRAD '97 PARTY The Alumni Association of Lakehead University invites the Class of '97 and their guests to attend the annual Convocation Eve Celebration in the Outpost on Friday, May 30, 1997 7:00 p.m. Come out and meet the 1997 Honorary Degree Recipients and Fellows of Lakehcad University A Buffet supper will be served. Staff and Faculty are welcome to attend. For information call the Office of Alumni Services at 343-8155 MARGARET R. PAGE RECEPTION Margaret R. Page is a former director and now a Professor Emerita of Lakehead University's School of Nursing. She has been an ardent supporter of Lakehead University and an active volunteer in the community since moving to Northwestern Ontario in the early 1950s. Throughout her life, Page has been a mentor to her nursing students and a leader in the many professional associations with which she has been associated. These have included the Registered Nursing Association of Ontario, the Canadian Public Health Association, the College of Nurses of Ontario, the Canadian University Teachers Association, the Lakehead Social Planning Council and the Children's Aid Society. Margaret Page has been instrumental in the growth of Lakehead from her most recent work as Chair of the Committee for International Days to her past involvement as President of the Alumni Association and Alumni representative on the Lakehead University Board of Governors. FOR DR. GARY LOCKER Staff and faculty are invited to a wine and cheese reception for Dr. Gary Locker on Tuesday, May 27, 1997 4:00 p.m. Faculty Lounge Dr. Locker, who has been Director/Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for the last 21 years, concludes his term on June 30, 1997. For information call Janice Pellizzari at 343-8201. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-327-5580 3 �■;134•1 illid•Mii= 1 IP;l=M 1 •1 3~•-i--------------------It is anticipated that these increases will have a further negative impact on enrolment, but the reality is that the University has little option. Tuition fees represent about 41 per cent of our operating income and, without the increase, program quality would be under further stress. Q. What does the future hold for Enrolment? In the short term (2-3 years), efforts to maintain and enhance enrolment will be very competitive. As well as the traditional high school applicant, more and more universities are looking to the community colleges, through bilateral articulation agreements, for sources of students. The Enrolment Management Initiative at Lakehead will initiate both short, medium, and long-term projects that will deal not only with recruitment but, as well, with the important area of retention. Q. What does the future hold for Government Grant Support? Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University 1997/98 Operating Budget Approved On May I, 1997, the Board of Governors approved Lakehead University's 1997/98 Operating Budget. As you know, this was a particularly difficult budget year. After having gone through the significant reduction in government grants last year and taking a $4.1 million charge for early retirement over three years, our budget plan was blown off course by the enrolment reduction, both fulltime and part-time, most like ly triggered by the large tuition fee increases last year and the impact of increased competition for students by a few institutions in Southern Ontario who have opted to increase first-year intakes in an environment of a slightly decreasing high school applicant pool. In the following Question and Answer format, 1 have attempted to give you the highlights of the budget debate. Q. What is the University's financial position? Total income forecastcd for next year will be $47.78 million compared to expenses of$49. I 73 million resulting in a year-over-year operating deficit of$ I .39 million and a cumulative operating deficit of $2.988 million. The level of deficit is of concern and is partly the result of the impact of the first two years of paying off the $4.1 million cost of the early retirement program. Under the three-year budget model presented to the Board, the University is projected to return to a balanced budget by the year 1999/2000 with the accumulated deficit eliminated by the year 2000/2001. Q. What are the increases in Tuition Fees for 1997? The University's tuition fees for next year will increase an average of 8.9 per cent. Full-time undergraduate fees will go up IO per cent, and graduate fees are to be kept at the 1996/97 levels. Significant structural and fee level adjustments were made to the graduate fees a few years ago, and the result was that our graduate fees were near the top of the system and not competitive. 4 What the system desperately needs now is a base grant increase. It has been six years without an increase, and the cumulative cuts over that period of time have dropped Ontario from ninth to tenth place in terms of having the lowest per capita support for universities in Canada. There are some encouraging signs that the Ontario Government is looking seriously at the university sector and is showing some concern for the health of the sector. Unfortunately, there are also mixed signals. For example, the OSOTF Trust Fund and the new Research and Development initiatives outlined in the recent budget are positive, but the recent OSAP changes will most likely have a further negative impact on full-time and, in particular, part-time enrolments. We live in challenging and changing times. Q. What can you do as part of the Lakehead University community to help? First and foremost, we need to meet the challenge of the competition head on. In spite of the challenges, we need to be positive, innovative, and strive to do everything within our power to make Lakehead University a better place to learn. This is easy for me to say, and I realize tough for some of you whose positions have been negatively impacted upon by recent changes. Whatever the situation, the reality is that we all need to put a little extra into our efforts over the next little while. In recent focus groups with some of our students, issues like front-line service, cleanliness, and the first-year learning environment have been areas mentioned where we could improve. All oft~ese matters could be more easily dealt with if we had more funding, but we don't. The challenge is to improve with what we have knowing that, in the future, the institution will be stronger because of our efforts and initiative. Convocation Saturday, May 31, 1997 A reminder for faculty that this is a very special event in the life of your students, and they do appreciate seeing you there to share it with them and their families. I realize that for most, this annual ritual (my 27th) may not hold anything special, but that is not the case for your students. For most of the graduates, this is likely to be their only graduation from university. Please make a special effort to attend. I am sure it will be appreciated. ...continued on page 12 Agora, May 1997 �NEW DIRECTIONS Enrolment Management Initiative Charts New Directions for Lakehead by Frances Harding Everyone at Lakehead knows the landscape of post-secondary education is changing -- and how! Tuition is up. Applications are down. And we find ourselves competing more and more with other universities for students and resources. At the same time, society is undergoing a technological revolution on a scale similar to that of the Industrial Revolution. David Pearce Snyder in his article, "High Tech and Higher Education: A Wave of Creative Destruction is Rolling Toward the I !alls of Academe" published in the September/October 1996 issue of On the Horizon, says "computerization is causing profound and difficult changes in our social and political environment." He writes: "If America is to be competitive and prosperous in the twentyfirst-century global marketplace, its workforce -- including its college professors and administrators -- will have to add much more value than they do today. For colleges and universities to add more value, they must redesign curricula to more accurately reflect the range of knowledge and mix of skills required by the new high-value-adding jobs of the i nformation-intensive economy." "The typical twenty- first-century worker will need to be a general technician or "portmanteau professional" who knows a little engineering, some statistics and probability, and has a basic understanding of ecological systems, behav ioural science, and world history.... "This doesn't mean that educators will need to produce only generalists. Clearly, we will still need deep knowledge and the workers who master pure physics, mathematics, anthropology, and so on to keep the system at the cutting edge of knowledge.... But for every deeply knowledgeable scholar and researcher we produce, we will need a thousand portmanteau professionals and general technicians in the mass market w ho are capable of assimilating this new knowledge and putting it into practical, productive use throughout every industry, trade, and profession." ••• Recently, an Enrolment Management Initiative was announced at Lakehead to develop a comprehensive approach to managing and planning student enrolment in response to changing enrolment patterns and demands. Part of the process w ill be to consider a broad range of activ ities including recruitment and retention/graduation, and to incorporate the University's vision, mission and institutional goal s into the planning process to provide a truly l earner-centred environment. The work of the Enrolment M anagement Initiative is being directed by Kerrie-Lee Clarke who will work with the Enrolment Management Committee Chair Dr. John Whitfield and Co-Chairs Joy Himmel man and Pentti Paularinne. The Agora spoke to Clarke about some of the challenges facing Lakehead and how we coul d coordinate our efforts to better serve the community: Agora, May, 1997 Agora: Why has this Committee been formed now? Clarke: The environment in which universities operate has changed dramatically over the past few years. A very complex set of circumstances comes to bear on decisions to attend university and the environment is far more competitive than in the past. In addition to student expectations, societal needs are changing and the University must become more aware of these expectations and become far more responsive to these changes. Also, as universities rely more heavily on tuition for revenue, they become more susceptible to fluctuations in enrolment. Applications are down provincially and Lakehead's are also down significantly. Tuition is up 45 per cent since 1993 and the increased cost of attending university is making it difficult for many students. Despite the fact that employment prospects for university graduates are significantly better, people are questioning the value of a university education personally and to society generally. So when you put this in the context of the complexity of our own institution, we have quite a challenge before us. Agora: What can be done? Clarke: The initial response has been quite overwhelming with ideas coming from all sectors of the University and ii will take a while to sort them out. In the short term, the Enrolment Management Committee is focusing on retention and recruitment issues. For example, we are doing everything possible to maximize the admissions from our current applicant pool. The Registrar's Office is coordinating efforts to have faculty phone students to encourage them to choose Lakehead and provide additional information on programs. And we are striving to provide attractive alternative offers to students applying to programs that are highly subscribed. Long-term initiatives will include encouraging innovative programming to attract new students, more formal academic advising programs to ensure students make informed choices about their academic programs, and generally working together to improve students' experiences here at Lakehead University. Recruiting college transfer students will be an important initiative. Although in the past, we may have had an edge in the college transfer market, this area has become quite competitive as well. Agora: In a nutshell, what do we need? Clarke: We have so much to offer here at Lakehead. Our academic programs combined with the impressive natural environment of northwestern Ontario is a tremendous-asset. We should promote the University as a national and international resource. We also need a more fluid organizational structure to respond to changes and innovations, for example, mixing different courses to offer creative approaches to programming, looking at the role of technology in learning, and being receptive to interdisciplinary approaches to programming. Kerrie-Lee Clarke (left) and Taina Van Damme (right) have been seconded to work on Lakehead's Enrolment Management lnititative. They can be contacted by calling 343-8725. 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Jump Out of the Ivory Tower? Noteworthy Themes from the Conference on Research at Small Universities by Dr. Brian O'Connor The annual conference on Research at Small Universities was held in Hull, Quebec from April 30 to May 2, 1997. There were presentations from government officials, from NSERC, SSHRC, and MRC representatives, and from research administrators from a variety of smaller Canadian universities. The consistent themes expressed in the presentations should be of interest (and concern?) to the Lakehead community. The themes may not be appealing to everyone, but they do indicate how small universities are expected to compete and develop in the current environment. Make Research Relevant A frustrating irony was noted. Small universities often exist in small communities and are therefore much more important to their communities than are larger universities. But small universities are seemingly required to continually defend and reaffirm their importance and are often at a competitive disadvantage in relation to larger institutions. The government and funding agency representatives expressed awareness of these problems and suggested paths that small university researchers and administrators should take. Funds and general support are most likely to be provided to those who identify regional economic and social priorities and who propose research projects and programs that address those priorities. Small universities should build on their existing strengths and on the expertise in local industries. Collaborative research projects and partnerships should be developed with regional industries and organizations. In other words, we are most likely to succeed ifwe focus on local problems, develop internal expertise for addressing those problems, and collaborate with outside community and regional bodies in attempting to address the problems. The creation of isolated academic ivory towers is apparently not the way to go, regardless of how purist and appealing this route may be to some ofus. Basic research is most likely to be considered important ifit is somehow related to community priorities and economic development. planning are required from university administrators, and hiring decisions should be based on degree of fit with the grander institutional goals. It was also claimed that this kind of orientation would benefit students. Their education and training would be more consistent with community needs and they would be more employable upon graduation. Consider Internal Appraisals The funding agency representatives claimed that small university applicants do reasonably well in grant competitions but they said that relatively few grant applications are received from small university researchers. Applications to SSHRC and MRC are particularly infrequent. It was stated that small university researchers can identify and create opportunities for themselves but that they have not been doing so as much as they should and could. Part of the reason can perhaps be traced to the myth or suspicion among small university researchers that there are increasingly limited research funds available and that the funds are most likely to be given to big-shots at larger institutions. "Why bother going through the fuss of applying for money when there is little available and little chance of successfully competing?" The answer is that ifwe competed in the ways described above we would be as successful as researchers anywhere else. There is also some evidence that departments and institutions that conduct internal appraisals of grant applications are more successful in grant competitions. Constructive feedback and mentoring from previously successful applicants or from research officers can substantially improve the likelihood of success. Start early, go through an internal peer review, and you'll do better. Create "Smart Communities" Industry Canada recently developed "Trans-Forum," a technology transfer tool for Canadian colleges and universities. It is an Internet-based communication and information service that links the industry liaison offices of educational and research institutions and which attempts to promote the transfer of technology and expertise to private business, especially medium-size enterprises. In other words, the government will help advertise your ...continued on page 7 Attract Public Interest Governments and funding agencies are concerned with demonstrating the economic and social pertinence of projects and programs that are funded with public money because public opinion matters to them and budgets are tight. Small universities need to develop programs and research specialties that attract public interest in their local communities and industries. Local industries are most likely to become interested in collaborations with university researchers if the results of the research are interpretable and usable in local industries. Universities were also encouraged to at least maintain, if not increase, their relative importance in research and development, something which is expected to occur in collaborations with private enterprise. Long-term strategic vision and 6 Agora, May 1997 �RESEARCH NEWS expertise to private companies looking for information partners. It is a match-making service that directs private companies searching for help your way. And it's free. Have a look at "http://transforum.schoolnet.ca" and at "http://strategis.ic.gc.ca". There are also plans to encourage community research involvement among faculty from non-technological disciplines. The Social Sciences and Humanities Federation of Canada has proposed the creation ofCommunity Research and Information Crossroads (CRICs). The proposal is before SSHRC at the moment but if funded, CRICs would be research centres for the social sciences and humanities located in universities. They would be places where community organizations and agencies could bring their requests for research on pressing topics. Once accepted, the requests would be assigned to student-faculty research teams who would work in collaboration with the requesters (who would also provide assistance with data collection and research funds etc.). CRICS across Canada would be linked to a network in order to help those involved remain abreast of similar efforts in other locations. The general goal is to pool university and community resources and to create "smart communities." Consider Successful Models So there seems to be a lot of big tasks for small institutions. But is it all just talk and wishful thinking on the part of governments and funding agencies, and can it all be ignored? The conference presenters claim that they described policies that are currently being used in the allotment of moneys to universities and university researchers. Other small universities have also been playing the game and some are a few steps ahead of us. A variety of successful examples were described, including Laurentian University's involve ment in Elliot Lake community and industrial development. The efforts and results also seemed quite invigorating to the universities involved, perhaps even to their originally skeptical purist basic researchers. Keefer Medals Awarded to Engineers Two engineers from Lakehead University and a colleague from Carleton University have been awarded the Keefer Medal for 1996 by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Dr. Said Easa, Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Lakehead, Dr. Vasser Hassan, a post-doctoral research fellow at Lakehead, and Dr. A.O. Halim, a professor at Carleton University, are co-authors of a paper that won the Keefer Medals entitled "Sight Distance Evaluation on Complex Highway Alignments," published in the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering in June, 1996. The Keefer Medal, established in honour ofT.C. Keefer (the first President of CSCE), is awarded annually for the best paper on a civil engineering subject in areas other than surveying, structural engineering, and construction (which are covered by another medal). The medal will be presented to the authors at the Annual CSCE Conference Banquet to be held on May 29, 1997, at the Delta Hotel, Sherbrooke, Quebec. This paper is part of a project on Highway Geometric Design for Safety which is financially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The overall NSERC project, which started in 1994, focuses on combined (3D) alignments, new vertical curves, intersection sight distance, and expert systems. Civil Engineering celebrates its first Post-doctoral Fellowship Enhance Lakehead's Research Culture It is also useful to consider these issues in relation to the two Promotion of Research reports that have been submitted to Senate, one by the Comminee on the Promotion of Research and the other by the Senate Research Committee (both can be found on LUCI). At first glance, it would seem that small university faculty are being stretched in too many different directions: we have to become better researchers, better teachers, collaborate with community agencies and private industry, and contribute to social and economic development. But all of these things can be quite related. The recommendations regarding the promotion of research are internal attempts to enhance our research culture; the applied research and partnerships orientation described above specify the kind of research that is most likely to be funded and contribute to social and economic development; and teaching quality and the job-readiness ofour graduates can be enhanced by faculty researchers who are involved in these kinds of endeavours. We can also earn more respect and appreciation for Lakehead University and may not have to spend as much time justifying our importance. Do you have any comments or opinions you would like to share with your colleagues? Contact the Editor at 343-8193 Agora, May, 1997 Dr. Yasser Hassan (right) has been awarded a post-doctoral research fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in the Department of Civil Engineering at Lakehead University for 1996-98. Hassan was awarded the fellowship to study the highway geometric design in 3 D with Dr. Said Easa (left). Hassan completed his PhD degree at Carleton University in August 1996. During his three-year program, he maintained the Carleton University graduate scholarship. Also, he was the recipient of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Scholarship for the academic year 1995-96. In the year 1996-97, Hassan was the only transportation researcher in Canada to receive the NSERC Post-doctoral Fellowship. This fellowship is also the first ever to be awarded to an engineering researcher at Lakehead University. 7 �A Model of Excellence NAPE Captures Two National Awards The partnership ofLakehead University's Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE} and Ontario Hydro has received one of four national awards in both the Canada Post Corporation PostSecondary Awards and the Partnership Focus Awards of The Conference Board of Canada 1996-97 National Partners in Education Awards. These awards offer an opportunity to showcase business education initiatives that work across Canada and to recognize the people who are making them happen. Twenty-three best award winning business education partnerships were honoured in Calgary at the National Partners in Education Awards ceremony, Monday, May 5 -- a highlight of the 8th Annual Reaching for Success: Business and Education Working Together conference, May 4-6, 1997. Royal Bank, Canada Post Corporation, Human Resources Development Canada and members of The Conference Board of Canada's National Business and Education Centre recognize and honour these models of excellence in business education partnerships ensuring that Canada's youth are learning the right skills for today's and tomorrow's world of work. Over 175 business education partnerships entered this year's competition, with representation coming from every province and territory. The program provides students with academic, cultural and familial support during their engineering studies. Selected students begin their program in a six-week summer orientation. A dedicated staff helps students adjust to the City and the University, and introduces them to studies in mathematics, science, computers and communications. Orientation is followed by an academic year of intensive study selected to fit each student's needs, which may include courses from the Faculty's regular program. Lakehead's award-winning program was noted by The Globe and Mail education reporter Jennifer Lewington in her column The Learning Beal. In the May 5 issue she reported on the success of the class of '97 saying, "This spring, the first crop of the access program -- three students out of a class of seven -- are expected to graduate from Lakhead's three-year technology diploma program and head into a two-year engineering degree program this fall. The other four students in the class arc expected to be ready for the degree program next year." According to program coordinator Rob Olivier, even though NAPE students represented only one-third of the student population in first year engineering, they made-up fully two-thirds of the students who held first class standing at Christmas! Lakehead is now reviewing 43 applications for 15 NAPE positions that must be filled before the 1997-98 academic year begins in July. Joint Graduate Program in Transportation Dr. Said Easa, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, has completed the development of a joint graduate program in transportation at the Master's level between Lakehead University and Carleton University. In this program, the degree will be awarded from the university at which the student is registered. It is expected that most courses will be offered through distance education. (Left to right) Rob Olivier, Co-ordinator, NAPE, Gordon Cassidy, Dean, Canada Post Leaming Institute, Dr. Gary Locker, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, and Cann Altomare, Ontario Hydro. Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE) The Native Access Program for Engineering was established in 1992 as a measure to overcome the paucity of technologists and engineers of Native descent. While there are approximately 158,000 licensed professional engineers in Canada, the number of engineers of Native descent is estimated to be less than I 00. Ontario Hydro, a major employer of engineers, recognized the need and became the main sponsor of NAPE. NAPE is a program designed by the People of the First Nations and Lakchead University to provide mature, committed students with the pre-engineering education necessary to enter Lakehead's engineering program. 8 To aid its operation and management, the joint program will have an organizational structure consisting of a General Body, Management Board, and Advisory Council. The General Body initially will comprise six faculty members from Lakehead (five from Engineering and Dr. N.C. Bonsor from Economics) and five from Carleton. The joint program has been approved by the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty, and Senate of both universities to be forwarded to OCGS for evaluation and approval. Efforts to establish this program have involved extensive meetings with the transportation group at Carleton, the Dean of Engineering and the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at both universities. The joint program is a significant step in fulfilling Lakehead's commitment as a regional university. Dr. Easa has been successfully supervising graduate students at Carleton as an adjunct professor, and through this effort has attracted an NSERC postdoctoral research fellow to Engineering at Lakehead, the first in its history. Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Connie Nelson notes that this is the very first joint graduate program initiative for Lakehead University. In addition, the proposed joint program will further strengthen and broaden the research collaboration between faculty members at both universities. Agora, May 1997 �IP8•1 P!=IPi1®8h6iit•1 ~€1411 =1 !tiMit•1 ~€■-------------------Dr. Medhat Rahim (Education) has been invited to visit The University of The West Indies, Faculty of Education, in the Republic ofTrinidad and Tobago to conduct a research initiative with Dr. Edric Gift and Professor Carle Keller (Dean) on "Substance Abuse and Addiction among Youths." This research initiative is being conducted with the coordination of Dr. Fentey Scott of the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University. Rahim expects to conduct the evaluation part of the huge CIDA Research Project "Management Training for Headteachers in Small States of the Eastern Caribbean" ($400,000) granted exclusively to Dr. Fentey Scott, Faculty of Education, the University of the West Indies, Barbados. The evaluation process will cover a chain of nine Caribbean Islands: Anguilla, Antigua, St. Vincent, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, and Grenada. The evaluation tasks will take place in winter 1997-98. Dr. I. Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering) has published the paper entitled "Effect of Surface Roughness Induced by Woven Metallic Screens Wrapped on the Inner Surface of an Annulus on the Rate of Turbulent Flow Mass Transfer," (co-authors: Ors. M. M. Zaki and G. H. Sedahmed) in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 35 ( 11 ). R. Natarajan, Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, India, has been awarded a PhD in Chemistry from the Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. The title of the thesis was "Synthesis ofCupferron-Derivatives as Mineral Collectors for OreBeneficiation." This research work was an unique combination of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and was done as a joint project between the Department ofChemistry ofBharatidasan University and the Department of Chemical Engineering of Lakehead University. The entire experimental work was done at Lakehead University. A variety of new compounds were synthesized and tested as mineral flotation reageants for uranium, copper and zinc ores of Canada. The work was done under the co-supervision of Dr. I. Nirdosh. Dr. K. C. Yang (Forestry) recently co-authored a paper with Dr. K. N. Law and J. L. Valade, both are at the Centre de Recherche en Pates et Papiers, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Riviere, Quebec. The paper is e ntitled " Fibre Deve lopment in Therrnomechanical Pulping: Comparison between Black Spruce and Jack Pine" and was presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting, Technical Section, CPPA which was held in Montreal on January 30-31, 1997. Dr. Laurie Garred (Chemical Engineering) was among the guest faculty invited to speak in Edmonton in April. His talk was entitled, "Urea Kinetics and Urea Sensoring in Haemodialysis" In May, Garred presented the paper "Urea Kinetic Modeling for Acute Renal Failure" at the 43rd Annual Conference of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in Atlanta, Georgia. Agora, May, 1997 Dr. Douglas A. West (Political Science) has recently published an article entitled "The Place of Indigenous Knowledge in the Discussion of Canadian Political Ideas" in Alternative Frontiers: Voices From the Mountain West, a new book edited by Allen Seagar, et. al, Montreal: Association for Canadian Studies, 1997. West recently attended a curriculum conference entit led "Millennial Dreams: Humanistic Curricula in the 21st Century" sponsored by the Liberal Arts College, Concordia University, Montreal. West will be presenting a paper entitled "New Directions in Northern Nationalism: Lessons for the Rest ofCanada" at the upcoming "Visions of the North, Voices of the North" Conference sponsored by Nipissing University and the Ontario Historical Society, in North Bay, May 23-25, 1997. Dr. Margaret Johnston (Geography), recently published an article in Polar Record, the long-standing journal produced by the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University. Her article appears in Volume 33 ( 1997) and is titled: Polar Tourism Regulation Strategies: Controlling Visitors Through Codes of Conduct and Legislation. Dr. John O'Meara (Education) has been awarded a three-year research grant of $232,045 for the Anihshininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe) Text Database Project. This project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, and is being carried out in partnership with the Sioux Lookout District Native Language Committee. The project will develop an extensive collection of textual materials in Anihshininiimowin (sometimes also called "Oji-Cree"), the language spoken by many native people in northern Ontario. O ' Meara has been awarded a five-year research grant of$227,700 for the Anishinaabemowin Dictionary and Reference Grammar Project. This project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, and is being carried out in partnership with the Sioux Lookout District Native Language Committee. The project will develop a modem bilingual dictionary and reference grammar for Anishinabemowin (Ojibwe). Both works will document the Ojibwe language as it is spoken from the eastern end of Lake Superior through Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Dr. Laure Paquette (Political Science), currently holding a Japan Foundation Fellowship with the Japan Forum on International Relations, published an article entitled in English "Japan as Honest Broker" in the Tokyo Global Forum's Occasional Papers 11. Based on her speech to that group last March, it makes a strategic proposal for the Japanese foreign policy in the 21st century, resulting in part from her work on her current book, Security for the Pacific Century. It was published in Japanese only. Paquette was recently invited to the residence of the Canadian Ambassador to Japan, His Excellency Don Campbell, for an informal sit-down luncheon with the Honorable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The guest list was a who's who of opinion-makers in Japan, including leading academics, prominent media commentators and high-level officials from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and the Japan Defense Agency (the equivalent of the Department of National Defense). 9 �Employee Service Reception Program for Medical Services Nurses On April 16, 1997 Lakehead held a reception is to honour employees who have served Lakehead University for 20 years, 30 years, and those employees who are retiring in 1997. Those honoured at this year's Reception are as follows: This September, Lakehead University in partnership with Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), will be offering education programs to the nurses working for the Medical Services Branch (MSB), Ontario Region, of Health Canada. This program is part of a national decision to regionalize the nurses training component of MSB and to transfer management to First Nations communities. 20 Years of Service Robert Angell Cheryl Balacko Kenneth Brown Robert Cameron Susan Childs Roger Delaney Franca Di Antonio Richard Inglis Diana Mason Mitchell Mcinnis Roderick McLeod Luigina Oriecuia Robert Thayer Seimer Tsang 30 Years of Service Dale Black Shirley Boneca John Futhey Mary Lysenchuk Brian Phillips Brian Spenceley Retirees David Bates Joyce Forbes James Kayll Donald Orr Raul Ruiperez Brian Spenceley Director, CTRC Textbook Supervisor, Bookstore Professor, Forestry Professor, Business Administration Secretary to the Dean, Faculty of Engineering Associate Professor, Social Work Processing Clerk, Registrar's Office Groundsworker, Campus Development Secretary, Faculty of Education Receiver/Shipper/Trucker, Campus Development Professor, Education Custodian, Campus Development Associate Professor, Kinesiology Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences Head, Reference & Info. Services, Chancellor Paterson Library Assistant Professor, English Secretary, Department of Psychology Professor, Geography Associate Professor, Physics Dean, Faculty of Education Professor, English Professor, Forestry Professor & Chair, Chemistry Associate Professor & Chair, Sociology Professor, Physics In Ontario Region the partnership between L akehead University and NAN builds on a long history of cooperation which, in nursing, has seen the development of the Native Nurses Entry Program as well as joint research into health issues in the remote First Nations communities. The program has two components: a Community Health Program for nurses entering with diploma preparation (which is still a major segment of MSB new hirings) and a Northern Clinical Practice component for nurses who will be working in the remote nursing stations. The community health program will begin in September, 1997, and will be delivered via Distance Education. T his will allow the nurses to remain in their own communities with minimum travel. This program will use as a core, 6 (3 I /2 credits) of the existing post RN program at Lakehead University. The courses will be adapted to include applications in the First Nations settings. These courses can then be counted towards completion of the degree program if the nurses wish to continue. Since our entire post RN program is available through distance education, it is anticipated that this will be an attractive option to the nurse. Since this is a program planned for the Ontario region, sites will be available for MSB nurses in the northeast and the south as well. The second part of this program is the preparation for nurses working in the nursing stations and focuses on clinical practice. This program will have two parts: a) a theory component offered on campus in Thunder Bay, and b) a clinical practice component in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Moose Factory. This program is scheduled to begin in January, 1998. Originally, it was anticipated that components of the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program could be used as the core for this program, however, this proved to be difficult and a separate program is currently being developed. On their way.to Gifu Four Lakehead students will spend three months on a social and cultural exchange in Gifu, Japan. They are (left to right) Christine Almeida (Social Work), Amanda Thompson (Outdoor Recreation), Rosa Turco (Business Admin), and Darren Kawahara (Business Admin). They left May 7, 1997, for Gifu University in Japan where they will be staying with host families and attending university studying basic Japanese and learning about the Japanese culture through lectures, class discussions and field trips. As Canadian ambassadors, these students will be requested on different occasions to make presentations to introduce general topics on Canada and Thunder Bay. This is the seventh year that Lakehead University has had students go to Japan on a three-month cultural exchange. Forty-four students will arrive in Thunder Bay from Gifu University on May 23, to live on campus for three months and learn about Canada and its culture. Innovative parts of this program include the immersion of Japanese students with Canadian monitors, planned excursions in the vast outdoors, life experiences with Canadian families plus four hours of classroom time daily. This is the sixth year for this program. -- Susan Burton 10 Agora, May 1997 �■Ri•1 R•=ti~i•IQ;(•@;fu1~€-1--------------------Oklahoma Bound Thirty-six aborignal students from Lakehead travelled to Oklahoma City in the spring for a five-day cultural exchange with the native students of Oklahoma City University. The trip was coordinated by visiting professor Lee Hester, an assistant professor with Oklahoma City University currently teaching in Lakehead's graduate program in Native and Canadian Philosophy. Activities included oral presentations by the students, a reception and feast at the Choctaw Community Center, and a traditional Pow-Wow. Pierre Guerard, one of the students on the trip, noted that "Oklahoma is probably best known ... as Indian country, where thousands of dispossessed Natives from the eastern United States were forced to migrate (under military gun point) in the 1800s. Many died on the "Trail of Tears." Oklahoma state boasts the largest Native population in the United States." The students also visited the site of the federal building that was bombed in 1995. Congratulations Catherine Levis (8Sc'85) is among I 5 Canadians selected to take part in the 1997 class of the prestigious Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) training program. Levis was chosen from a field ofcandidates representing IO provinces and territories to undertake the two-year program that begins in Ottawa, May 25, and includes training sessions in Costa Rica and Zimbabwe. In Canada, the LEAD program is administered by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy in Ottawa. Funding is provided by the Rockefeller Foundation and the International Deve lopment Research Council (IDRC). courses; using group work to teach in the humanities and social sciences; and using group work in problem-based, interdisciplinary courses. Brown reminds faculty that it is possible to try group work on a small scale, e.g., one class meeting or one lab, without converting the entire course to these methods all at once. Some possible areas for further workshops and/or discussions are: using group work to teach technical content in science-based Agora, May, 1997 Judy Foulds is retiring from her position as Executive Assistant to the Lakehead University Faculty Association this month after eight years of service. She and her husband Jim will travel to England this summer and are making plans to spend winters "somewhere warm." WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY ... Renovations Update: The April issue of the Agora featured a list of temporary moves that have taken place as a result of renovations. These moves are also posted on a display board at the entrance to the Library and on the Library's Web Page (Click on Hours/News). If you have any questions about these moves or renovations please ask at the Information Desk on the Main Floor. Thank you for your patience! Election Web Sites: Looking for information on the federal election and various political parties? Here are some Internet sites which will help you: Elections Canada http://www.elections.ca Elections '97 http://www.vir.com/- sher/elect97.htm Political Parties Bloc Quebecois http://blocquebecois.org/ Liberal Party http://www.liberal.ca/cgi-win/core I .exe New Democratic http://www.ndp.ca/ Progressive Conserv. http://www.pcparty.ca/english/index.htm Reform Party http://www.reform.ca/ A more complete list of links to Canadian political parties is on the National Library of Canada's web site at: Building Group Skills Dr. Bonnie Johnson, Department of Education, California State University-Chico conducted the I 0th Annual Instructional Development Spring Workshops at Lakehead on May 8 and 9. About SO Lakehead faculty attended some part of Johnson's sessions and about I 5 faculty attended all of both days. Johnson focused on techniques for building group skills in students with a lesser emphasis on teaching discipline-based content. Faculty who are interested in extending their learning on this topic are invited to contact Ken Brown (ext 8114). Best Wishes, Judy http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ep03 .htm#32 Candidates Running Canada Votes http://politicscanada.com/canadavotes/ default.asp Election 1997 http://www.1 997election.com/ News coverage Canada Votes http://votes.canada.com/fed97/index. html Decision '97 http://www.canoe.ca/FedElection/home.html Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmai I.com/docs/ Election97/ Newsworld http://newsworld.cbc.ca/news/info/vote97.html 11 �CALENDAR Report from the President continued from page 4 Organizational Consultations Left over from last year's budget reduction exercise have been several organizational changes that have not been fully implemented. These include the "Leaming Systems" initiative, the decentralization of Continuing Education, as well as changes for Distance Education and the Learning Assistance Centre. A related area under review is responsibility for the various international student-related activities. Some time has passed since these initial concepts were put forward, and I have asked Fred Poulter to consult broadly with the affected groups and others in the Lakehead University community to get a sense as to the status of the suggested directions. I expect Mr. Poulter to report in early June and, at that time, a decision will be made with respect to the organizational structure for the affected areas. As well as the proposed changes, Mr. Poulter has been asked to suggest options based on the input received during the consultations. COMMUNICATING WITH FIRST NATIONS Practical beginnings and best practices Practical beginnings and best practices Noon to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 1997 International Association of Business Commu~i~t<_>rs (IABC) is hosting a workshop for md1v1duals or organizations interested in developing business or improving services to aboriginal communities. The workshop will feature: Joy Asham, columnist with Wawatay and The Chronicle-Journal, Adam Fiddler, CBC Broadcaster, Pat Nawagesic, Program Coordinator Community Health Representative ' Nishnawbe-Aski Nation • Peggy Smith, Lakehead graduate and Senior Advisor, National Aboriginal Forestry Associaton (Ottawa) For information call Karen Skochinski at 577-0454 1$f- 1- .!> 2ND ANNUAL SPORTS WALL OF FAME INDUCTION DINNER Saturday, June 7, 1997 Victoria Inn Tickets: $25 per person available from the Athletics Office. Contact: Sharon at MAINTENANCE CHOICE GOLF TOURNAMENT June 20, 1997 Tee-off Time 1:30 pm Shotgun Start Centennial Golf Club $35 per person includes green fees and steak supper served in the Faculty Lounge. Call 343-8920 to register. 343-8213 CHANCELLOR PATTERSON LIBRARY HOURS (May 1 to June 16, 1997) Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Closed May 19 (June 17 to July 1, 1997) Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends CLOSED SUMMER SESSION (July 2 to August 15, 1997) Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLOSED Monday August 4 The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the June issue is Friday, June 6, 1997. Agora May 1997 Vol. 14, No. 5 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora . Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca C. Tr oj a n Commu n ity Relati on s Summer Break The LU First Response Team discontinued its service to the campus on April 25 but will resume again on September I, 1997. 12 Agora, May 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.5 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing Lakehead will bestow 5 honorary degrees, a report from the President, and research updates. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-05 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Honorary Degrees Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0a2b9a18861052ab27a727bde932e42d.pdf feefe84b9f0e113e1db597542af6fec0 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada June 1997, Vol. 14, No. 6 ISSN 0828-5225 Convocation 1997 '' INSIDE Forecasting Enrolment: An Art or a Science? lfwe must define Canadianism, let us define it in terms of the compassion and the solidarity that we show in times of need.... It was here in the Lakehead where my concept of Canada was instilled and nurtured. It was here where I first experienced the mosaic of peoples and culture which signalled the new Canada. We were the first generation Canadians with varying ethnic backgrounds but we cheered hockey teams with players named Laprade, O'Leary, Chabot, Delvecchio and Lewicki. We elected individuals with names like Badanai, Dolcetti and Laskin, as well as Cox and Wardrope. And we came to believe that we would be judged on individual ability and integrity rather than on ethnic origin or religious affiliation. This sense of Canada I owe to this City. I now have an obligation to my children and grandchildren that they too will have the opportunity to live in a country ~ulturally m purpose.diverse but unified ' Lakehead University bestowed an honorary degree on lawyer Arthur V. Mauro who was born and raised in Port Arthur and is now Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. In his address to the graduating class, he reflected on this generation's rendezvous with destiny saying, "My generation faced a post-war world of super powers: the lro_n Curtain, NATO, the Warsaw Pact and nuclear weapons... Your generation must confront the potential tyranny of technology and put into effect policies that safeguard our environment." ' -Arthur V Mauro, May, 1997 ... 9 Genealogy and Ancient Human Remains ... 6 Xiaodan Tu (MSc - Mathematical Sciences Co-operative Option) received the Governor-General's Gold Medal awarded to the highest ranking student in the graduating class of the Master's degree. She is shown here with the President of Lakehead University, Or. Robert G. Rosehart. �CONVOCATION HIGHLIGHTS Lakehead awarded I, 936 degrees and diplomas in 1997 (including 235 in November). This year a record number of students -38 in total -- graduated with a Minor in Women's Studies, including Vicki Lynn Churchill who won the Lieutenant-Governor's medal awarded to the highest ranking graduating student in the three-year Bachelor's degree. Minors are becoming increasingly popular among students who see them as a way to make their degrees more marketable. This year there were 19 Minors in Gerontology, 5 in Economics, 4 in Law and Politics, 3 in Indigenous Learning, 2 in Spanish, I in French, 1 in Religious Studies, I in Classics, and I in Occupational Ethics. -- Lakehead celebrated the success of its first three graduates to complete the Diploma in Engineering Technology having benefitted from Lakehead's nationally-acclaimed Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE): Richard D. Chukra, James Ronald Danielson and Oscar Stanislaus McDougall. Mary Beth Coates accepted the Alumni Honour Award presented posthumously to her mother Betty C. Coates by the Alumni Association's Representative to the Board of Governors, Joseph R. Baratta. -- This year marked the graduation of the first two students to complete the Master of Arts degree in Native and Canadian Philosophy: Lorraine Brundige whose thesis was entitled "Continuity ofNative Values: Cree and Ojibwa" and Alice Marie Taylor whose thesis was entitled "A Jungian Bridge to Native Philosophy. " See photo below. --1997 witnessed the largest graduating class from the Community Based Native Teacher Education program -- 32 in total -including Darla Jane Huss-Solomon and Lucy Rose Kakegamic who both received their BEd degrees. -- Lakehead welcomed two guests from Gifu University of Education and Languages this year: Takafumi Hirose, Director, International Affairs, and Professor Yuko Ono. -- Another guest was Professor John Pufahl from the University of Windsor who joined the academic procession to witness the graduation of his son Peir and daughter-in-law Christa Koebemick, both graduates of Lakehead's Master of Science program in Geology. -- Congratulations to all employees of Lakehead University who graduated in May including Dianne Edmond (BA), from the Cancellor Paterson Library; Lynn Wilson (BA) from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research; Kim Falcigno (MEd) from the Department of Geography who graduated along with her husband Steven (MSc); Don Barnes (MSc) and JoAnn Crichlow (MA) from Forestry; and Bob Main (MSc) the Assistant Woman's Basketball Coach who graduated along with his daughter Kirsten (BAI BEd). As well, we salute the family members of all Lakchead faculty, staff and professors emeriti who graduated this year including Fred McIntosh's nephew Craig (BEd); Dr. Ernie Epp's daughter Rochelle (BA); Dr. Dan Klassen's wife Elsie (BA); Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh's daughter Apama (BSc); Dr. John Whitfield's son Brian who won the Dean of Arts and Science's medal given to the highest-ranking graduating student in Arts for the four-year program; Dr. Keith Roy's daughter Stephannie (MA); Dr. Gary Murchison's daughter Heather (HBA); Dr. Jim Smithers's son James (HBA); Bill Keeler's son Cory (BEd); Susan Childs's son Jayson (BEd), Tony Cappello's son Carlo (BA/BEd), Dr. Seimer Tsang's daughter Wendy (Eng. Tech) and any others who may have escaped the attention of the lnfonnation Office. 2 Claudette Bernice Flening (right) travelled from Bermuda in May to attend Convocation with her classmate Paula Jean White. Brian Whitfield and his father Dr. John Whitfield, Lakehead's Vice-President, Academic. A happy day for Indigenous Leaming and the Office of Graduate Studies and Research (left to right): Dr. Douglas Rabb, Department of Philosophy, Dr. Jim Cheney, one of four visiting Rockefeller Scholars, Lorraine Brundige (MA), Dr. Connie Nelson, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Marie Taylor (MA) and Alice Riives Sabourin (MSW). Agora, June 1997 �CONVOCATION Thanks to the Alumni Marshals: Nancy Luckai Lynda O'Brien Therese Lim Leigh Abthorpe Susan Balabuck Bill Bartley Josephine Boucher Vonnie Cheng Francis Clayton John DeGiacomo Diane Dixon Solange Dixon Carl Goodwin David Heald Petra Holm Marie Keeler Anne Klymenko Carole Moore Richard Pepper Marla Peuramaki Karen Poole Patricia Sevean Diane Thompson Lee Tracz Back Row (left to right): Dr. John Whitfield, Robbert P. Welter, Dr. David Euler, Dr. David Bates, Dr. Lotti Zadeh, Dr. Gary Locker, Mario Bernardi, Dr. Bahram Dadgostar, Arthur Mauro, Dr. Connie Nelson, Pentti Paularinne, Richard Gwyn, Dr. David Kemp, Joy Himmelman. Front Row, Professor Margaret Page, Maureen Doig, Chancellor Lois Wilson, Dr. Bob Rosehart, Dr. Olive Dickason. Journalist Richard Gwyn and historian Dr. Olive Dickason (seated right) both received an Honorary Doctor of Letters. It took teamwork and some extra help from the Registrar's Office for Henry Van Ael (BEng) and his wife Susan (MScF) to fully participate in the Convocation ceremony while looking after their sons Adam and Arthur. Friends and now Fellows of Lakehead University: Professor Margaret R. Page and Robbert P Welter. "Out of knowledge comes understanding, and out of understanding comes action, purpose/ul and effective." -- Richard Gwyn, Convocation Address, May, 1997 Agora, June 1997 3 �■d34•1 ;ilid•1 ~1 ••= 1 IP;l® 1 •1 3h-~-------------------- Part-Time Studies/Distance Education/ International Recruitment Dr. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University CONSULTATION REPORT As I mentioned in my last article, Mr. F. Poulter was asked to recommend an appropriate administrative structure to support development and innovation in Part-time Studies, Distance Education, International Recruitment and Programming and Electronically Mediated Leaming. Several issues within each of the abovenoted programs that should receive comments and recommendation for change where appropriate were raised with Mr. Poulter and he was asked broadly to consult the entire senior management team and others. As well, Mr. Poulter was advised that any recommendations should not add any positions to the University's staff complement, but rather to stay under the existing complement of staff. After extensive interviewing and consideration of the input, what follows are Mr. Poulter's specific recommendations. Part I - Part-time Studies I. A Part-time Studies Unit be established through the merger of the existing Continuing Education, Distance Education and Continuing Teacher Education programs and with a mandate to aggressively seek additional part-time enrolment through sufficient and appropriate course offerings. 2. Each Faculty utilize a Part-time Studies Officer to liaise with the Part-time Studies Unit and support delivery of Faculty courses both for credit and non-credit purposes. 3. A Director be appointed to lead the Part-time Studies Unit who has strong interpersonal and leadership skills, and who reports to the Vice-President (Academic). 4. Existing support staff in Continuing Education and Distance Education move to the new Part-time Studies Unit. 5. The Part-time Studies Unit be located in close proximity to the Registrar's Office. be arranged with administrative personnel currently employed in other areas of the University. 4. International student support services be located within the Unit but that a close working relationship be maintained with the Department of Student Services. 5. Research and CIDA projects remain in the Research Department within the University's structure, but an ongoing information relationship be maintained between this International Unit and the Research and Graduate Studies Office. Part III - Learning Assistance Centre I. ices. The Centre be returned to the Department of Student Serv- 2. A study be made to determine the availability and suitability of computer software for learning assistance. 3. If a positive result comes from the study, the University commence to acquire appropriate computers and software to assist those needing such learning assistance. Part JV - Library 1. A Chief Librarian be appointed for a three-year term and in order to operate within existing personnel complement, the role should include supervision of some specific operational areas of the Library in addition to overall leadership, especially in utilizing the rapidly advancing electronic technology. 2. The effectiveness of the Faculty of Education library be reviewed and consider whether it should be relocated to the Main Library and, if not relocated, whether there is need for a qualified Librarian at the Faculty of Education. Part V - Electronic Mediated Learning Part ll - International Activities There seems to be a readiness among those interviewed, that the use of electronic technology should become a greater force in the delivery of courses. Those interviewed were Jess sure of faculty member's acceptance. A continuing development or acquisition of course offerings in electronic mediated format will require a major capital investment. l. An International Unit be established with a mandate to aggressively seek additional qualified student enrolment from countries outside Canada. The effective use and continuing development ofelectronic mediated learning could be assigned to the Distance Education component of the Part-time Studies Unit. 2. A Director be appointed to lead the International Unit who works within clearly described goals and measurable objectives, and is accountable to the Vice-President (Academic). I would ask that if you have input and/or suggestions with regard 6. The expertise of current Distance Education personnel warrants the assignment of continuing use and development of electronic technology in learning to this function. 3. The responsibility for all student exchanges and bilateral agreements be centralized within the Unit, and necessary support 4 to the proposals, please submit the input to Vice-President John Whitfield by June 23, 1997. Should we proceed with these recommendations, position postings would be prepared and the necessary searches undertaken to have the revised structure in place by September. Agora, June 1997 �LU PLAN '98 SUMMER It has been five years since the last LU Strategic Plan was adopted in 1992. This report which was to have a life ofsix years is up for renewal and a comprehensive consultative planning exercise will be initiated in the early fall under the general direction of VicePresident John Whitfield. With the successful implementation of the budget planning process outlined in the last plan, I expect that, driven by both the internal and external environment and the forces for change that have been in the air, this exercise will initially focus on the collective vision of what we are about and what we should be about in the future. Clearly, enhanced accountability is something that we will need to deal with both from internal and external bodies. The quantification and benchmarking of our academic programs will no doubt be a focal point as well as the strategies for implementation of the recent "Promotion of Research" recommendjition approved by Senate. In addition, the timing of this planning exercise will allow for broad input on our research priorities for both the Canada Foundation for Innovations and the Ontario R & D Challenge Fund. In general, I hear infonnal arguments for an institution with a somewhat more limited focus with resource allocations that would further encourage strategic excellence in both the classroom and the research laboratory. In the current external environment of restricted funding, where there is a clear trend towards targeted funding, it will be vital to come out of the LU Plan '98 exercise with policies which will allow Lakehead to chart its optimal internal course with respect to programs and resource allocations. I think tuition fees are at, or near, the plateau and that a very competitive undergraduate student market will be further changed with the implementation of Secondary School Refonn. CONVOCATION A special public "t~ank you" to all the Lakehead faculty and staff who participated in the May 30-31 Convocation weekend. This year I think the institution should be particularly proud of the Convocation based on the many inputs I received from both our Honorary Degree recipients, as well as several parents. It was most reflective to hear the very complimentary "benchmark" comments from parents who have also recently participated in other university Convocations. Once again the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and their staff did an excellent job on our behalf. '97 Several Lakehead graduates were candidates across Canada in the June 2, 1997 election and, win or lose, they need to be congratulated on their interest in public service. Locally, congratulations go to both local returning members, Joe Comuzzi and Professor Emeritus Stan Dromisky. SABBATICAL OPPORTUNITIES Recently I served as Chair of the Ontario delegation to a meeting of the Four Motors/Ontario/Wales and Quebec group of universities. Our fonnal involvement with the Four Motors group dates back almost IO years and is focused on Ontario government-funded student exchange programs with both Gennany and France. It is clear from the discussion at the most recent meeting I attended that there are short term sabbatical research opportunities available at the institutions involved with these initiatives. If anyone is interested in pursuing contacts in any of these jurisdictions, please get in touch. Agora, June 1997 I realize that most of you will take some "recharge" vacation time over the next few weeks and I encourage all of you to have a restful, enjoyable, and in particular, a safe summer. RESULTS FROM THE AGORA READERSHIP SURVEY In March, 1997, the Information Office surveyed 1,000 Agoro readers and received a total of 113 responses which were analysed by Noel Keag using SPSS software. This is what we learned: Reading Habits: 84% of the respondents said they read every issue 71% said they read the publication either "thoroughly, cover to cover" or "most of the Agora, about 80% of the contents." Relevancy: 57% attended an advertised event; 36% clipped and saved particular articles, 29% kept the Agora on file, 24% passed the Agora to a colleague, and 20% changed an opinion as a result of an article in the Agora. Who reads what? 88% read Faces, 85% read Around Campus, 85% read the President's Report, 83% read Calendar, 81% read the Cover Story, 71% read News from Human Resources, 68% read People and Programs, 66% read Faculty Publications, 63% read Research News, 61% read Forum and 43% read News from the Library. Who wants more ... '97 FEDERAL ELECTION '97 41% want more News from Other Universities 30% want more news on Communications Technology and Staff/Faculty Appointments and Awards 28% want more news on Employee Benefits 26% want more news on Government Relations and Health, Safety and Campus Security Comments: 33% of the respondents made comments such as... "I'd like to see more articles written by members of our Lakehead community about human issues not necessarily academic matters. Let us see the human side, the humorous side." "Discontinue reporting research publications in the present form. Let the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research collect information from all the departments and report after checking the correctness of refereed status of the publication and invited talks. It is the Dean's job." In this issue we've acted on two of your suggestions. We've introduced a column called Dispatches which contains news from colleges and universities across Canada and we've renewed our efforts to Profile faculty and staff with an abbreviated version of the old column, "Faces" (see page 10). Thanks to everyone who participated in the Survey and congratulations to Kim Falcigno for winning the draw prize - a $25 gift certificate from the Alumni Bookstore. - Frances Harding 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Genealogy and Ancient Human Remains A New Wave of Inquiry by Robert Vukovic area, could suggest migration. Changes in genetics can indicate intermarriage with other tribes or other such factors which could change a population." A similar method of reasoning is evident in a second such initiative being spearheaded by Lakehead University Anthropology professor Dr. El Molto at a site in Egypt. Here, the examination of genetic material, which dates back from anywhere between 800 B.C. and 300 A.D. from the Dakhleh Oasis in Southern Egypt is in progress. How can this forward our understanding of Western history? Parr uses the example of the Roman persecution of Christians in the early days of Christianity. "This persecution could have driven Christians into remote regions such as Dakhleh. A study of the genetic intrusion of new people into the Oasis, in this case, Christians, could explain how change came to this area." Parr is here courtesy of the Rockefeller Fellowship, an offer Lakehead gives to individual researchers, in this case from a joint venture of the Native Philosophy and Anthropology departments. Without a doubt, the information gained will be of interest to both disciplines, but can it be used outside of academe? Parr asserts that this is definitely the case. _____,. "Certain animals in this area, such as moose, have a very low genetic diversity. That means that they could have trouble adapting to new environments when humans change or influence their habitat. Parr also suggests that a greater understanding of genetics will help us assess the impact of deforestation on almost any plant, mammal or fish, and use this knowledge to help preserve the environment. "By analysing their gene pools," he claims, "we may understand the impact of deforestation on plants and animal species." The last few years have seen an abundance of public and academic interest in studies dealing with DNA. Up until quite recently, it was considered impossible to learn much from human and animal remains from hundreds of years ago. However, many of today's scientists are extracting genetic material from ancient bones and studying the social and biological implications of this new-found knowledge. One such researcher is Dr. Ryan Parr, a post-doctoral scholar here at Lakehead University. Not only will this research benefit science, but Lakehead University itself stands to profit. As Parr puts it, "It is very important to have such activity here, as we have the natural resources at our doorstep. As well, individual people who are interested in fishing or hunting resources could pay Lakehead to analyse the genetic diversity of such populations. Such a paid-for service would be in the interests of both the ecosystem of this area and the University's finances." Can the ancestors of Natives living hundreds of years ago be genetically traced to their modem day progeny? Parr is trying to answer this question by analysing samples of material found in the Armstrong mound, a native burial site close to the town of Rainy River, Ontario. For the last six months, Parr has been trying to evaluate ancestor-descendant relationships by comparing the DNA found in this mound, dating back to roughly 1000 A.O., to the genetic make-up of contemporary Native groups. Geneti_c studies are the wave of the future, and the fact that they are gomg on at Lakehead University is both exciting and promising. Parr is doing a great service for both science and our own institution by furthering the understanding of this subject, and his efforts will undoubtedly cultivate Lakehead's image as a fine and functional post-secondary establishment. This is definitely a study worth keeping an eye on in the future. "What we ' re basically trying to do is determine the genetic relationships between contemporary and ancient American Natives and trace their encounters with different cultural groups," states Parr. His own findings have added much to this field of inquiry. In 1995, for his doctoral dissertation, he worked at the University of Utah genetically characterizing an ancient Fremont skeletal set using mitochondrial DNA recovered from bone. How do such discoveries shed light on modem issues? Parr believes that "genetic genealogy" can determine movements of Native groups across the continent in ways that the mere examination of artifacts and ruins never could. "Specific genetic markers found in the remains of one area," he claims, "if found in another 6 Robert Vukovic is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. fl is called S.P.A.R.K. -- Lakehead (Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge). For further information about the PaleoDNA laboratory al lakehead University contact the Department of Anthropology at 343-8632. Lakehead Scholars funded by National Science Foundation Dr. Ryan Parr and Dr. El Molto (Anthropology) have received a $45,000 (U.S.) grant from the National Science Foundation for Paleo-DNA investigation of a Romano-Christian cemetery in Egypt. Agora, June 1997 �RESEARCH NEWS NSERC RESULTS FOR 1997-1998 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council recently announced the results of their annual research grant competition. Total NSERC funding to lakehead University was up this year by about 5 per cent and our application success rate for new research grant awards was 71 per cent (excludes equipment grants). in total lakehead researchers received 40 awards valued at $768,768. The following is a list ofNSERC recipients at Lakehead who were successful in the 1997-1998 research grants competition. Faculty of Engineering - Civil Dr. S. M. Easa, "Highway geometric design for safety," $18,700, Renewal (4-4) Dr. K. D. Eigenbrod, "Effects of freezing and thawing on the hydraulic-conductivity of fine grained soils," $11,200, Renewal (3-4) Dr. S. A. Mirza, "Strength and stiffness of slender composite steel-concrete beam-columns," $16,700, Renewal (4-4) Dr. U. S. Panu, "Extension of pattern recognition based methodology for infilling of missing values in streamflow records," $17,700, Renewal (4-4) Department of Biology Faculty of Engineering - Electrical Dr. R. Freitag, "History of the North American Cicindelidae," $11, I00, Renewal (3-4) Dr. K. Natarajan, "Controller design for some discrete time periodic systems," $ 16,000, Renewal (2-3) Dr. M. W. Lank.ester, "Parasite and diseases of northern animals," $20,000, Renewal (2-4) Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Dr. A. U. Mallik, "Retrogressive succession and biodiversity in nutrient poor cool-temperature forests after disturbance," $10,000, Renewal (2-4) Dr. D. W. Morris, "The evolution and importance of habitat selection," $41,000, New (1-4) Dr. R. J. Omeljaniuk, "Neurochemical receptors, actions, and mechanisms in fish brain: pituitary axis," $20,000, Renewal (44) Department of Chemistry Dr. A. N. Hughes, "Reactions of transition metal-phosphine systems with hydro-borate and other reducing agents in the presence of carbon monoxide and isonitriles," $28,000, Renewal (4-5) Dr. S. D. Kinrade, "Aqueous chemistry of silicon," $22,000, Renewal (2-2) Dr. N. A. Weir, "Studies of photodegradation of polymers," $20,000, Renewal (4-4) Dr. M. Liu, "Finite element analysis of nonlinear shell structures; random vibration analysis of general nonlinear structures," $10,000, Renewal (4-4) Dr. G. F. Naterer, "Binary constituent solid-liquid phase transition in materials processing," $14,000, New ( 1-4) Dr. H. T. Saliba, "Theoretical and experimental stability and vibration analysis of plates and structures," $16,000, New (1-4) Dr. A. Sedov, "Ultrasonic beam models for NOE applications," $6,780, Renewal (2-3) Dr. B. Singh, "Analytical, numerical and experimental studies in jet cutting of oil sands,"$ 13,300, Renewal (3-4) Department of Geology Dr. G. J. Borradaile, "Rock magnetism," $60,600, Renewal (35) Dr. P. W. Fralick, "Paleogeographic reconstruction of Mesoarchean terrains in western superior province," $15,200, New (1 -4) Faculty of Engineering - Chemical Dr. R. H. Mitchell, "Petrology of kimberlites and alkaline rocks," $75,000, Renewal (2-5) Dr. L. J. Garred, "Mathematical modelling studies in renal failure patients,"$ I5,500, New ( 1-4) Department of Mathematical Sciences Dr. I. Nirdosh, " Removal of radionuclide and heavy metal contaminants from low-level radioactive waste," $20,000, Renewal (4-4) Dr. V. R. Puttagunta, "Viscosity prediction and radiation assisted upgrading of heavy oils," $ 19,600, Renewal (2-4) Dr. A. N. Hughes, "Reactions of transition metal-phosphine systems with hydro-borate and other reducing agents in the presence of carbon monoxide and isonitriles," $28,000, Renewal (4-5) Dr. M. W. Benson, "Parallel iterative methods," $8,000, Renewal (4-5) Dr. S. Di, "Optimality conditions for nonsmooth optimization problems differentiable at one point and numerical methods," $6,000 (2-4) Dr. C. T. Hoang, "Algorithmic graph theory with emphasis on perfect graphs," $ I 3,000, Renewal (3-4) Dr. W. Huang, "Numerical algorithms for linear constrained convex programming problems," $8,400, Renewal (3-4) Dr. S. D. Kinrade, "Aqueous chemistry of s ilicon," $22,000, Renewal (2-2) Dr. T. Miao, "Geometric properties of Bp (G) and the exposed points of the set of invariant means," $11,200, Renewal (3-4) Dr. N. A. Weir, "Studies of photodegradation of polymers," $20,000, Renewal (4-4) Dr. Y. Yao, "Multistrategy information retrieval," $14,300, Renewal (3-4) ... continued on p. 8 Agora, June 1997 7 �IP=t•1P•fl~l•IQ;(•@;ffi~MDr. J. Zhou, "Robust Experimental Designs for linear models with correlated errors," $ I 5,400, Renewal (2-4) Department of Mathematical Sciences - Computer Science Dr. X. Li, "An abstract machine for high performance logic programming," $14,000, New (1-4) Department of Physics Fee increases at University of Toronto Dr. M. M. Dignam, "Coherence in semiconductor Nanostructures/Erbium-Doped fiber amplifiers and lasers," $23,000, New (1-4) Fees in The University ofToronto's law, pharmacy, dentistry, medicine and management's MBA program will rise 20 per cent. Fees of first-entry undergraduates and graduate students will increase 8.6 per cent.-- Source: The Bulletin, April 28, 1997 Dr. M. C. Gallagher, "Heteroepitaxy of ultrathin films of metals and metal oxides," $25,000, New ( 1-4) David Smith interim President of Trent University Dr. M. C. Gallagher, "Control system for a scanning tunneling microscope," $46,988, New (1-1) Dr. M. H. Hawton, "Photon-matter interactions/physics of adsorbed water," $ 13,000, Renewal (2-4) Dr. W. J. Keeler, "Optical spectroscopy of semiconductor heterostructures and heterogeneous materia ls," $14,500, Renewal (4-4) Dr. V. V. Paranjape, "Research in solid state physics," $8,000, Renewal (2-4) Dr. W. M. Sears, "The electrical properties of the surface-gas interface of wide band gap semiconductors," $ 11 ,600, New (14) Department of Psychology Dr. C. A. G. Hayman, "Episodic memory as a source of cognitive binding," $18,000, New ( 1-4) Free Access to Electronic Journals Published by the National Research Council The Chancellor Paterson Library subscribes to seven electronic journals published by the National Research Council's NRC Research Press. As of May IS, 1997 free access to the electronic version of these titles is restricted to 1997 subscribers to the paper version. To access the journal and view the full text articles you can go to the NRC's WWW site -- http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/. Before you can reach the journal's table of contents you will be prompted for a Username/Password combination. That information is available by contacting the Chancellor Paterson Library Information Desk at (807) 343-8302. All the information required to access the site and acquire the Adobe Acrobat reader required to view the journals is available on the LU Library Home Page: Go to http://www.lakeheadu. ca/~librwww/home.html, click on Services and Resources, then click on Electronic Journals. 8 David Smith, former principal of Queen's University and the Chair of the recent Ontario governme nt task force on the future of postsecondary education, will serve as interim president of Trent University for one year starting July I. The appointment of the courtly, calm 65-year-old comes as Trent tries to recover from a two-week strike last December and the subsequent, abrupt resignation of president Leonard Connolly. With Trent about to search for a permanent senior administration for July of 1998, Mr. Smith will play two roles recommended by the outside advisers. He is to represent the university with government fund raisers, alumni and others, and to repair the frayed relations on campus."-- Source: The Globe and Mail, May 5, 1997 Guelph Scores a Coup While Ontario applicant levels dropped 2.6 per cent last year, the applications received by Guelph increased 13.6 per cent. The reason? New, more effective promotional materials, says Guelph's Director of Enrollment Management and Registrarial Services, Chuck Cunningham, plus strong support from "student ambassadors" who went back to their high schools to promote the university. "Over 200 ofour own undergraduates go out to the high schools for us," says Cunningham. "What they tell those students really reflects the reality of what we have to offer, and the students know it." Such testimonials are an effective form of promotion for any post-secondary institution." --Source: Ensemble (CCAE Newsletter), Spring, 1997 OCUFA Honors Best in Teaching & Librarianship Winners of the 1996 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Awards are: William Coleman, Department of Political Science, McMaster University; Gerald Ginsburg, Department of History, York University; Peter Haase, Deptartment of Anatomy & Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario; Marlene Kadar, Department of Humanities, York University; Donna Palmateer Pennee, Department of English, University of Guelph; Margaret Priest, Department of Fine Art, University of Guelph; Kerry Rowe, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Western Ontario; and Melvyn Usselman, Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario. The winner of the 1996 OCUFA Academic Librarianship Award is Dorothy Fitzgerald, Health Sciences Library, McMaster University. -- Source: Press Release "Research University Without Walls" launches web site www.c iar.ca provides comprehensive information on the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) -- Source, News Release via Canada Newswire, April 7, 1997 Agora, June 1997 �NEW DIRECTIONS Forecasting Enrolment: An Art or a Science? by Kerrie-Lee Clarke Director of Lakehead University's Enrolment Management lnititative Forecasting enrolment is a topical issue these days at all universities not just Lakehead. After two decades of growth, undergraduate enrolment in Canada has levelled at around the 500,000 mark and has remained stable since 1992. As usual at Lakehead, our enrolment trend has differed somewhat. Our enro lment peaked in 1994 and that did not surprise us as ·we are usually behind the trend. However, since 1994 our enrolment has declined by 12 per cent and is now seven per cent below our 1992 level. That concerns us. Yet projecting enrolment has always been a tricky science. From 1972 until 1982, there was a steady increase in university enrolme nt. An increasing cohort of 18 to 21-year-olds and an ever-increasing participation rate particularly by women, accelerated growth much faster than anticipated. There was also the "cohort effect" as it was called where families with fewer children had the resources per fam ily member to devote to education. For the next IO years until 1992, enrolment grew despite a declining cohort because the participation rate continued to increase, again surprising the prognosticators of enrolment. However, by 1992, both the participation rate and the cohort s ize had levelled off. You might expect that this levelling effect would make enrolment forecasting easier. Wrong! In a recent article published in the April, 1997, issue of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada's Research File, Herb O' Heron describes just how complicated enrolment forecasting can be with complex issues and a multiplicity of factors determining the shape of university enrolment. The social, economic and political factors become more important as people try to adjust to an increasingly complex, rapidly changing, knowledge-based global reality. O'Heron argues that no single factor is causing the plateau in enrolment; rather a confluence of several factors is responsible and cites the fo llowing: "The decision to go to university is not a quick, spur-of-the-moment choice, but rather is a value-laden process, mulled over for a long period of time." -- Herb O'Heron, AUCC, Research File O'Heron predicts that the plateau will continue unless steps are taken to remove barriers to university education and to provide young people with clear messages about the value of a university education both for the intrinsic values that university education offers and for economic reasons. Meanwhile, an article in the May/June edition of Change magazine predicts the total demand for higher education in the U.S. to increase by 30 per cent over the next decade. The levelled cohort will again grow both in Canada and the States and complex economic incentives arc there. So who is right and where will Lakehead University find itself? It is not an easy answer. We will continue to be challenged by lower regional demographics and our location in the province. It will be much easier for institutions in the greater Toronto area to maintain optimum levels of enrolment because of a much larger population base where students can stay at home and contain costs. The participation rate is a lready higher in other areas of the province than it is in the northwest. -- the size of the 18 to 21-year-old population has stabilized; -- the economy, a lthough out of recession, is not growing strongly and therefore has no major impact on enrolment; -- the value of a university degree has hit a plateau; - tuition costs have gone up significantly creating a barrier for some students; -- both family income and fam ily size have remained stable; -- personal savings rates have declined sharply; -- student assistance has moved to a mainly loan-based system leading students who are debt averse to increasingly question their decision to enro l at university; -- recent graduates arc fac ing real incomes at about the same level as graduates in the 1980s. Agora, June 1997 On the plus side we have faculty and staff willing to work with students to provide the best university experience possible. As well, we can draw upon our unique mix of programs, the success of graduates, and our "Superior By Nature" location in the heart of Northwestern Ontario. A recent study by OISE/UT indicates that the economic benefits of a university education with increased earning power, better job opportunities and lower unemployment, continue to be recognized. According to O ' Heron "what is needed now is a broader understanding of the various dimensions of demand that interact to influence participation rates, for cycles and structura l changes in the economy, changing perceptions of the value of a university education and the practical issue of paying the costs. The decision to go to university is not a quick, spur-of-the-moment choice, but rather is a value-laden process, mulled over for a long period of time." 9 �IR=i•1R•=ii~•••Rd•1d;tih€-f---------------------Profile Dr. Marc Dignam Assistant Professor Department of Physics CB 4050 (ext. 8465) History: Started working at Lakehead University in August, 1996, having spent two-and-a-half years working in the area of fibre optics research for a high-tech company in Montreal. Education: Completed his Master's and PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University of Toronto (PhD Thesis: Electrical and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures). Also a Post-Doctorate at Bell Laboratories, New Jersey, one of the premier research facilities in the world. Motivation: Made the switch from industrial research to a university career because: " I enjoy teaching and I wanted to pursue the research that interested me as opposed to research that might be financially interesting to a company." Year-to-Date Accomplishments: Applied for and received a $23,000 NSERC grant (see page 8). Prepared and taught four courses: Introductory Physics for Life Sciences, Advanced Classical Mechanics, Computational Physics, and Modern Physics. Summer Plans: Looking forward to spending time with his wife Suzanne, their two-year-old son Ethan and newborn daughter Emma. Also hoping to do some canoeing, camping and windsurfing in the great Northwest. Why he chose Lakehead: "I wanted to remain in Canada and the Physics department here is very good. Everyone is NSERC-funded and enthusiastic about research and teaching." 10 Technologists honour Ralph Birston Faculty of Forestry technical staff honored their recently retired colleague, Ralph Birston, by contributing over $5,000 toward an endowed scholarship in his name. According to Frank Luckai, "Ralph Birston has contributed a great deal to the Faculty of Forestry over his 23 years at Lakehead and his retirement last year provided a great opportunity to give the scholarship a special significance." Other members of the technical staff who gathered to celebrate with Birston at his retirement party and contributed to the fund were Don Barnes, Nancy Luckai, Lynne Sevean, Bob Pickard, Brian Moore, Steve Elliott, Gil Vanson, Pat Cybulski, Sarah Gooding and Kathleen Gazey. Wall of Fame The 1997 inductees to the Lakehead University Wall of Fame were honoured at a dinner in early June: Steve Daniar, Athlete (wrestling); Lynne (Brown) Johnson, Athlete (basketball); George Birger, Builder, and the 1979-80 Wrestling Team coached by Dr. Bob Thayer. Each year two athletes, one builder and one team may be inducted. Lakehead University Summer Institute for Advanced Studies (LUSIAS) This summer Lakehead wi ll be offering graduate courses in the application of computing technologies to research in the humanities and social sciences. These courses address the method and theory of multimedia techniques to integrate text, still and video images, and sound. Course and Instructor Evaluation Twenty-one participants attended an all-day workshop in May organized by The Senate Committee on Teaching and Leaming to address the complex issues of course and instructor evaluations and how they relate to the promotion of excellence of teaching and learning at Lakehead. The Committee's goal is to prepare a report and make recommendations to Senate in the fall. Faculty and staff who have comments or suggestions on this important topic are encouraged to make their views known to any of the Committee members over the course of the summer: Dr. Ken Brown, Professor Ann Clarke, Dr. Peter Duinker, Dr. Chinh Hoang, Professor Doug Martin and Geraldine White. as part of the annual 24-hour Corporate Re lay in support of Thunder Bay Shelter House. The Lakehead team included Cheryl Balacko, Sutha Vinayagamoorthy, Norma Gibson, Bill Bragnalo, Betty and Amber Hygaard, Terri Cloutier, Rhonda MacDonald, Becky Hurley, Geraldine White, Heather Williams, Phyllis Bosnick, Gail and Amanda Everall, Kathy Webb, Marie Ferguson and Susan Yiitala.Team Captains Chery l Balacko and Sutha Vinayagamoorthy reported that Lakehead raised $1148 which was added to the overall total ofover $113,800! Balacko extends a special thank you to the Bragnalo family for organizing the tent and banner, and to "all the extra walkers who kept us awake, a lert, and cheered us on." She hopes next year's team wi II be larger and have a theme. If you have any ideas or would like to get involved, call her at 343-8335. Thanks from Gary "I would like to express my appreciation to each individual in the University community for the assistance they have provided to me during the years I have served as Director /Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Also, thanks to everyone who had the opportunity and time to attend my reception." -- Dr. Gary Locker The Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) and Lakehead University is hosting FoRuM'97 The Changing World of Seniors Seniors Changing the World June 19 to 21, 1997 at the Airlane Hotel in Thunder Bay with keynote speakers: Beverly Jean Brunet Doris Marshall Anju Joshi and Tim Rose Lee and Michael Stones Topics include Palliative Care and Alzheimer Disease; Seniors Who Have Changed History; Hearts for Life, A Community Program on Cardiovascular Disease; Problem Drinking of Older Adults; Coping with Bereavement; Living Wills; Ethics of Age Discrimination; Couple Therapy with Seniors; Effective Cardio-respiratory and Strength Training Programs for Older Adults; Value Based Practice; and Elder Abuse. Shelter House 24-hour Corporate Relay An enthusiastic team from Lakehead huffed and puffed their way around a local track For information/registration call NECAH at 343-2126 Agora, June 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS ' HEADSTART '97 A University Orientation Thursday, August 7, 1997 12 noon 1:30 2:14 3:30 Check in at Residence Icebreakers with team leaders outside Campus tour Choice sessions: 1. Survival Secrets: High School vs University Academics 2. Professor's Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions 3. Money Matters: Financial Aid and OSAP 4. Getting Involved: How to make the most of your university experience Students and Parents get a "Headstart" on Campus Life August 7-8, 1997 "I'll know we've done our job if the participants feel they have made the right choice and are happy about everything al lakehead -- the people, the programs, the residence and the food!" 4:45 5:15 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 Friday,August8, 1997 8:30 9:20 Since the HEADSTART program began in 1994, staff and faculty have been working together to fine-tune the agenda. For most of the two-day session, parents are separated from their children. They follow an orientation program of their own with a two-hour information session that includes the perspective of students, faculty and the University. This year, however, a new idea is being introduced -- a "Working Lunch" in the Residence Cafeteria so students and their parents can visit different information booths detailing various student services on campus such as counselling and financial aid. Lakehead is hoping to attract 135 students to this interactive orientation experience that will have a northern theme. Coordinator Angee Lockhart is looking forward to working with 12 team leaders drawn from the ranks of upper-year students. Her goal is to have all the participants feel they arc "already part of Lakehead" by the time classes begin in September. For information about HEADSTART '97 call Angec Lockhart at 343-8527. For information about the Parents Program call Norma Smith at 343-8522. Note: The cartoon on this page was sent to us by Gary Wren, a parent and graphic artist from Grand Valley, Ontario, who attended last summer's HEADSTART program. Agora. June 1997 Breakfast Registration 1. Information 2. Departmental Meetings with professors 3. Register, Pay, ID -- Angee Lockhart, Secondary School liaison Officer Again this year Lakehead will hold a HEADSTART orientation program for first-year students and their parents in early August. It's a chance for first-year students to live in "Rez," tour the campus and get the inside scoop on what it's like to be a university student. Group Photo/Team Leader Introductions Autograph Hunt Dinner Introductions Norma Jean's Q & A's Mock Lecture/Note taking with Professor Susan Sajna-Hebert, Psychology Freetime Bonfire 12 noon 1:30 2:15 2:55 Working Lunch Student Panel Scavenger Hunt Wrap Up, Evaluations, Prizes, Check-out Parents Program Campus Tours Evening Social and BBQ Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote 1-800-32 7-5580 11 �CALENDAR DAY DREAMS & DRAGONFLIES Nanabijou Childcare Centre is offering Summer Care for children aged 6-10 on campus. For information contact Sheila Wilhelm, Director, at 343-8369. CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS 14TH ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OPEN June 17 to July 1, 1997 Friday, August 22, 1997 Tee-off Time 2:00 pm Shotgun Start Centennial Golf Course $40 per person includes green fees and steak barbecue served in the Faculty Lounge. Call 343-8155 to register Fax:343-8999. Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends CLOSED SUMMER SESSION ACADEMIC PUBLISHING WORKSHOP Dr. Michael MacLean, a professor of gerontology at McMaster University and adjunct professor to the Department of Social Work at Lakehead will offer a series of publishing workshops in June for faculty, graduate students and community researchers. Dr. MacLean has experience as an author, section editor of the Canadian Journal on Aging, and editorial board member of the Canadian Social Work Review. Faculty Workshop June 18 Graduate Student Workshop June 23 Community Researchers' Workshop June 24 Each session will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon For Information/Registration contact Jane Taylor at 343-2126 or Lynn Wilson at 343-8785 OSOTF DRESS DOWN DAYS July 11 August 8 September 12 October 10 December 12 January 9, 1998 March 13 April 10 May 8 JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP exclusive for Lakehead alumni Saturday, July 26, 1997 Bora Laskin Computer Lab $50/person (includes lunch & coffee) Topics will include evaluation of attributes and interests, resume writing, job searching, using the Internet. July 2 to August 15, 1997 Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 11 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CLOSED Monday August 4 FIELDHOUSE ACTIVITIES Summer Hockey Camp Starting August 4th Summer Basketball Camp: Co-ed Camp (ages 9-12) August 5-8 Boys' Day Camp (ages 12-15) August 18-22 Girls' Day Camp (ages 12-15) August 25-29 Summer Volleyball Camp: Girls (ages 12-16) August 11-15 MAINTENANCE CHOICE GOLF TOURNAMENT June 20, 1997 Tee-off Time 1:30 pm Shotgun Start Centennial Golf Club $35 per person includes green fees and steak supper served in the Faculty Lounge. Call 343-8920 to register. The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the September issue is September 2, 1997. Sponsored by Financial Concept Group Agora June 1997 Vol.14, No. 6 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca C. Trojan Community Relation s For information call Alumni Services 343-8155 12 Agora, June 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on convocation 1997, a report from the President, and updates from around campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-06 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/ffd50eecdd1a0ed81b9459484899d0ba.pdf 96d3225ad8804ab3bf86a2a6e189d925 PDF Text Text Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada September 1997, Vol. 14, No. 7 ISSN 0828-5225 Faculty, staff and students gathered to "roast and toast" Or. Bob Rosehart at a farewell party held in August. More than 300 people attended including (l-r) Shawna Hickey, Grant Walsh, Pentti Paularinne, Dr. Gary Locker, Dr. Bob Rosehart, Dan Pakulak, Rita Rosehart and Denise Bruley Photo: Peter Puna Farewell Dr. Bob! On a quiet morning in late June, Dr. Robert G. Rosehart announced he would be stepping down midway through his third term as president. "After 27 years at Lake head," he said, "it was time for a change." On September I, 1997, he was appointed president and vice-chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University, just a IO minute walk from the University of Waterloo where he completed all of his post-secondary education. Most people will remember "Dr. Bob" for his friendly, soft-spoken manner and for crystallizing the vision of Lakehead as a northern and regional University. He joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering fresh out of graduate school in I 970. In 1977 he was appointed Dean of University Schools and in 1984, at the age of 40, he was appointed President. resulting in the development of Lakehead's first PhD program and a number of other innovative programs. He also presided over two ambitious fundraising campaigns which raised a total of $32.4 million and allowed the University to add much-needed library, classroom, research, residence, and recreation facilities. At a farewell barbecue held on campus in August, Executive Director of University Services Grant Walsh entertained more than 300 faculty, staff and students who joined him in "roasting and toasting" their president. When the speeches were over, Rosehart said he had enjoyed "every minute" of his time at Lakehead."This University is an institution that has allowed a lot of people a chance to grow," he added. Rosehart said he leaves Lakehead "in fighting trim" During his time at Lakehead, Rosehart guided the and looks forward to working with the next presiUniversity through academic and strategic planning dent as a "southern ally." •· Frances Harding �¥@·4&-f--------------------------- Interim President Appointed Chair of the Board of Governors Maureen Doig, announced on July 18, 1997, that Dr. John Whitfield had agreed to accept the position of Interim President effective September I, 1997. "The Board of Governors has every confidence in Dr. Whitfield's leadership and we look forward to working with him in his new capacity." Dr. James Gellert and Dr. David Kemp have agreed to appointments as Acting VicePresident (Academic) and Acting Dean of Arts and Science respectively, effective September I. -- Lakehead Media Release Staff, Faculty, Alumni and Friends of Lakehead University ~ are invited to attend a ~ Special Evening in honour of Dr. Robert and Mrs. Rita Rosehart October 9, 1997 6 pm at the Valhalla Inn Ballroom Tickets $40/person Tax receiptable donations to the Robert & Rita Rosehart Bursary are gratefully received. RSVP by October 2, 1997 343-8910 2 Jt !Final !%port from 'Dr. $.pse/iart ... It seems strange to 6e writing tfiis 'Jina£ ~port to tfie Jtgora from a new aesk.arul, altfwugfi. I can see trees, tfiere tfoes not seem to 6e a Presituntia£fisliing pond. Jils I Ii.ave said 6efore, I very mucfi enjoyea work.ing witfi. al£ of tfie iruiiviauals at Laf(Jfieaa 'University over tfie past 27 p{us years aru£, altfi.ougfi I am Cook.ing forwartf to a new cfi.affenge (my aesk.is alreatfy very messy}, it is witfi a Cot ofemotion tfi.at I Ceave L{U(Jfieaa 'University. Jls most ofyou k.now, I pfan to stay connectea to tfie 9,./j,rtfi aru£ to 'Ifiuruier 'Bay, aru£ I fwpe tfi.at our patfi.s wi{{ cross again on many occasions. If I can ever assist any ofyou in tfie future, pCease tfo get in toucfi. witfi me arui, ifyou are in tfie 'l(jtcfiener/ 'WaterCoo areas, eitfiergive me a cal£ or tfrop 6y. I can 6e reacfietf at tfie fo«owing num6ers: 'Teupfwne at 'Wi£.fru{ Laurier 'University is (519) 884· 19 70, e;r_t. 2250 'fa;cnum6er is (519) 746-2604. '£-mail atftfress is rrosefi.ar@macfi2.w{u.ca 1lorne teupfwne num6er is (519} 883-0245 I wisfi eacfi. arui every one ofyou, as we{[ as Laf(Jfieaa 'University, a[[ tfie 6est in tfie future. .. 'Dr. 1?,p6ert (j. 'J?..psefi.art Quotes from the Roast & Toast "I have been very proud to be the Chancellor during Dr. Rosehart's term when he has created and sustained a northern University which is quite unique. Apart from his gift as an administrator, I think that Bob's real gift is that he is a "people" person and people respond to him well." -- Chancellor Lois Wilson "Your very capable leadership has brought us through the many challenges remarkably in tact.Your obvious commitment and devotion to Lakehead has instilled in all of its Board members a great sense of pride in being part of this University." -- Maureen Doig, Chair, Board of Governors "Bob's style has been very much the "open door" policy and it has been a real asset to our institution. He has left a great legacy... he set the university in a direction which I believe is the right direction. We are now firmly established as a strong, vibrant, regional University doing what we should do.... "•• Dr. John Whitfield, Interim President "Along with the many accomplishments Dr. Bob has made at the helm of Lakehead, one of the main ones is that he has interwoven Lakehead University into the fabric of both Thunder Bay and the region... Bob in his quiet, gentlemanly ways was always there to urge on a group, a student, a community."-- Mayor David Hamilton Lakehead University, September, 1997 �M W • » & - t -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Dean of Engineering Appointed Dr. Henri Saliba has been appointed Lakehead University's new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. The announcement was made August 22, 1997, by Maureen Doig, Chair of Lakehead University's Board of Governors. Saliba will be the University's second Dean of Engineering, following the stepping down of Dr. Gary Locker after 21 years. "We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Saliba to the senior administration team and we look forward to working with him in his new capacity," said Doig. Saliba moved to Canada from Lebanon in 1969. He came to Lakehead University in 1986 to take a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 1993 he was promoted to the rank of Full Professor, and in 1995 was appointed the Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Saliba holds a BASc, MASc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ottawa. His research interests include Mechanical Vibrations of Continuous Structures and Design and he has been widely published in his field. He holds memberships in the Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Canadian Society for Mechan ical Engineering (CSME) and Groupement pour I' Avancement de la Mecanique lndustrielle (GAMI). He is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is also a member of a number of other professional organizations. -- lakehead Media Release Aquabics The pool will be offering a lunchtime aquabics class Tuesdayss and Thursdays, 11 :45 a.m. to 12: 15 p.m. The cost is $20 for IO sessions. Participants must pre-register before September 19, 1997. A minimum of 15 people are needed and the instructor is Anne Parr. Classes begin September 23. To register call 343-8656 or come to the pool office. 3 Faculty Agreement Reached On August 15, 1997, the Board of Governors of Lakehead University and the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA) announced they had ratified a three-year collective agreement which includes a 0% scale increase for the first two years, and a 1.5% increase in the third year of the contract. Faculty will be entitled to performance-based in-service increments and there is an agreement by the Board to establish a commission with LUFA representation during the final year of the contract to study Lakehead University's relative salary position in comparison to those at other Ontario universities. -- lakehead Media Release Looking for Child Care this Fall? Lakehead's Nanabijou Childcare Centre still has full-time and part-time spaces available for pre-school and school-age children (busing available from several local schools). Evening care is also available. For information call Sheila Wilhelm at 343-8369. Balacko elected to COUSA Executive At the June conference of the Confederation of Ontario University Staff Associations and Unions (COUSA) Cheryl Balacko, representing OPEIU Local 96 at Lakehead, was elected to the position of executive secretary. COUSA is composed of 12 employee organizations at Ontario universities with over 5,000 dues-paying members. Inside Canadian Universities Dr. Randle W. Nelsen (Sociology) has edited a new book entitled Inside Canadian Universities: Another Day at the Plant (Kingston: Cedarcreek Publications) in which he has written two chapters "Marking Time in Computopia" and "Reading, Writing and Relationships among the Electronic Zealots." Other contributors include Dr. David A. Nock (Sociology) and Lakehead alumni Susan Heald, Stephannie Roy, and Gordon Bruyere who contributed papers on women's and aboriginal educational experiences. More choices in Atlantic Canada In September 1998 the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) plans to offer an open learning service that will enable students to earn a degree by combining existing credits with credits earned from universities in Atlantic Canada. The AAU plans to offer a bachelor of general studies as its first degree, and intends to pilot a new degree program each subsequent year during its first five years of operation. The proposal cites the common desire of universities in Atlantic Canada to offer students hig h quality distance education choices, and to make the transfer of university credits as convenient as possible.-Gazette, Memorial University of Newfound/and, July JO, /997 Marc Renaud appointed President of SSHRC Dr. Marc Renaud has been appointed President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada effective September 2, 1997. Renaud is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Universite de Montreal. From 1991 to 1997, he was President of the Conseil quebecois de la recherche sociale. He has been Vice-President and Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research since 1991, and was Director of the Groupe de recherche sur les aspects sociaux de las sante et de la prevention (GRASP) from 1984- I 991. -Media Release Pictures raise dollars for U of M A picture book demonstrating the extent of deterioration to the University of Manitoba's infrastructure (water lines corroding, walls cracking etc.) prompted government officials to come up funding for repairs. As well, they earned the University of Manitoba third prize in the I 997 Quality and Productivity Awards given by the Canadian Associaiton of University Business Officers (CAUBO). -- University Affairs, August-September, 1997 lakehead Universily, September, /997 �14it•i;&-------------------------- -- 4 Following from the recommendations in the Poulter Report (see the Report from the President in the June, 1997, issue of the Agora), there has been some restructuring effective August 18, 1997: An Update from the Interim President Gwen Wojda was appointed Director of Part-Time Studies. This will include \he former Continuing Education and Distance Education units. As well, Wojda will lead the revitalization of our part-time programming and, in doing so, will work closely with the Faculties. Also, Gwen Wojda will Chair the Senate Committee on Continuing Education. Dr. John WhiJfield Welcome Welcome to new and returning students and to all members of the University community. The 1997 fall term is off to an excellent start. Registration went smoothly, orientation and welcoming activities were enjoyed by many, and classes are well underway. Thanks to all who were involved in organizing and delivering these activities. A special note of appreciation to the hard work by the Registrar's Office, Student Services and LUSU. Farewell to Dr. and Mrs. Rosehart Associate Dean of Arts and Science for this period. Athletics has been separated, administratively, from the School of Kinesiology. The Co-ordinator of Athletics, Stu Julius, now reports to the Director of Student Services and Community Relations, Joy Himmelman. This change reflects the recommendation of the School of Kinesiology and the Athletics Advisory Committee. The two units, of course, will continue to work out of the same space and to co-operate on matters of mutual interest. Dan Pakulak has assumed the role of Director of International Activities. This new office will bring a focus to our international activities including international student recruitment. Pakulak has assumed responsibility for international exchanges. As well, he will work closely with Anne Klymenko who continues to provide support for international research efforts, particularly through CIDA and other granting agencies. Both Wojda and Pakulak will report to the Vice-President (Academic). Presidential Scholars Congratulations to Lakehead University's 1997/98 Presidential Scholars. Both of the winners of this prestigious scholarship are women, and both are from Thunder Bay. Typically, Bob Rosehart was at his desk until late in the afternoon even on his final day of work at Lakehead. His energy and enthusiasm will be missed. Our best wishes to Bob and Rita on their move 10 Waterloo and to Bob during his Presidency at Wilfrid Laurier University. There was a full house for the University farewell party for the Roseharts. Grant Walsh did a masterful job of entertaining as Master of Ceremonies. Thanks to all the participants, there was an appropriate balance of roasting and toasting. Everyone is invited to a community event honouring Bob and Rita on October 9. See the notice on page 2 of this issue. Restructuring During the period of my Interim Presidency, Dr. Jim Gellert will be Acting VicePresident (Academic). Dr. David Kemp will continue as Acting Dean of Arts and Science, and Dr. Werden Keeler as Acting Registration went smoothly, orientation and welcoming activities were enjoyed by many, and classes are well underway. IAkehead University, September, /997 �C M • h & -> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The scholarship is valued at $10,000 and is based on academic performance, community service, leadership, and interests. Winners are chosen following an interview. This year's winners are: Christine Chezick, a graduate of Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute. She is enrolled in Engineering Technology (Chemical), and she plans to be a Chemical Engineer. In addition to a strong academic background in science and mathematics, Christine's background includes arts and drama. At Westgate, she played in the senior concert band, was captain of the dance team . and participated in the production of several musicals. As well, she was involved in athletics, has done volunteer work, and held a part-time job. Ashley Gillson is enrolled in honours B.Sc. in Biology and Chemistry. The Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (PACI) grad intends to pursue medicine as a career. While at PACI, she was chosen to attend the Model United Nations and was an active member of Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving, the Math. Club, Yearbook and Environmental Club. Ashley was the principal flute player in the PAC] and Hillcrest Senior Concert Bands and sang in the Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus. She worked part-time and was e ngaged in volunteer activities. ees by the Faculty of Business, co-operative education placements, support for international student exchange programs, Avenor employee wellness programs, as well as continuing research and development. Lakehead welcomes this partnership with one of our community's major corporate citizens. 5 "You've Made the Right Choice" Professor Ron Ianni Dr. Ron Ianni, recently retired President of the University of Windsor, died on September 6, 1997 after a lengthy illness. Dr. Ianni was a respected leader and spokesperson for the Ontario university system and served as Chair of the Council of Ontario Universities. Condolences have been sent, on behalf of the University, to Mrs. Ianni and the University of Windsor community. President's Katherine Shedden of the Registrar's Office (right) chats with parents David and Linda Perry about life in Thunder Bay The Perrys are from Waterloo, Ontario. Their daughter Anne, sitting between them, is a first-year Kinesiology student at Lakehead. Barbecue It is a pleasure to welcome Christine and Ashley to Lakehead University. Canada Foundation for Innovation "The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation established by the Government of Canada to strengthen Canadian capability for research." This is a quote from the recent circular from CFI in which proposed programs are described. There is a call for feedback on these proposals. Details are available from the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Connie Nelson. Avenor Avenor (Thunder Bay) and Lakehead University have signed a Partnership Statement. The initial phase of the partnership will be to develop a relationship in a variety of areas which include leadership development programs for Avenor employ- What would Registration Week be without a hamburger served up by a Celebrity Chef during the annual President's Barbecue? Registrar Pentti Paularinne and Co-ordinator of Counselling Services Ian Cull do the honours. IAkehead University, September, /997 �►@•#&---------------------------- 6 Cross Canada Shannon Tour hits Home The Best Student Chapter in Canada The Lakehead University Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) won the CSCE President's Award for Best Student Chapter in Canada for 1996-97. The award was announced at the CSCE Annual Conference in Sherbrooke on May 29, 1997. The executive committee of the CSCE student chapter for 1996-97 are: Nancy Wojciechowski, president; Sean Mooney, vice president; Jim Chisholm, activities co-ordinator; Mike McLean, treasurer; and Jarron Childs, secretary. "This is the third time the CSCE student chapter at Lakehead won this award since the award was established 15 years ago," says Dr. Said Easa, chair of the Department of Civil Engineering. Dave Shannon has raised more than $400,000 to supporl educational, entrepreneurial and research initiatives for the disabled since his cross Canada tour began last April. The Lakehead University graduate expects to arrive in Victoria. B. C. by the end of October. 29th Algonq uian Conference Help with Publishing The 29th Algonquian Conference will be held at Lakehead University Oc tober 2426, 1997. Papers will be given on topics pertaining to Algonquian peoples, including Ojibwe, Cree, Micmac, Blackfoot, Delaware, and other Algonquian groups in Canada and the United States. Dr. Michael MacLean, a professor of gerontology at McMaster University and adjunct professor to the Department of Social Work at Lakehead, held three workshops on campus last June on the topic of publishing in academic journals. The Conference traditionally deals with art, archaeology, ethnology, history, linguistics, music, literature, philosophy, political studies, religion, and other areas. The proceedings of the Conference are published by the University of Manitoba. Registration fees before October I, 1997 are $40 Canadian ($35 US) for non-students, $25 ($20 US) for students; after October I they are $45 ($40 US) for non-students, $30 ($25 US) for students. A preliminary schedule is now available. For further information contac t John O'Meara (Education) at 343-8054; electronic mail: john.omeara@lakeheadu.ca; World Wide Web s ite: http:// www . Iak eheadu . ca/-A I gCon f97. john.omeara@lakeheadu.ca Currently he is working with IO faculty members, IO graduate students and 12 community researchers and will be back on campus during the week of November 3 for another workshop and individual meetings with people who want them. MacLean has experience as an author, section editor of the Canadian Journal on Aging, and editorial board member of the Canadian Social Work Review. The workshops were organized with the support of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research and NECAH. Michael Maclean can be reached by e-mail: michael.maclean@sympatico.ca "The CSCE executive committee and CSCE Faculty Advisor Dr. Claude Johnson are to be commended for their dedication and hard work." Richard Rebneris, a Lakehead civil engineering graduate, won the first prize in the CSCE 1996 Hydrotechnical Division Undergraduate Student Report Competition for his degree project report entitled, "Rainwater Harvesting for Residential Irrigation." The degree project was supervised by Dr. Urned Panu. Zulfikar Abdul Karim, also a Lakehead civil engineering graduate, won the second prize in the CSCE 1996 Transportation Division Undergraduate Student Report Competition for his degree project entitled, "Filling Vertical Alignment to Road Profile Data." The degree project was supervised by Dr. Said Easa. Both Richard and Zulfikar will receive a Certificate of Merit as well as a one-year free membership in CSCE. The abstracts of their reports will be published in an upcoming issue of the Canadian Civil Engineer magazine. I.Aicehead University, September, 1997 �MW•h&-f---------------------------,n Memoriam Dr. K. J. Charles 7 Profile Dr. Koipillai J. Charles, professor, chainnan and first appointee to the new Department of Economics at Lakehead University, Ontario, passed away in Madras, India, on June 6, 1997. Charles had been appointed in 1966 by Dr. Gordon Rothney, first Dean of Arts and Science at Lakehead University. At the time of his death Dr. Charles had retired and was professor emeritus of economics actively associated with a research institute in his hometown of Madras, India. For over three decades Dr. Charles taught hundreds of students. He recei ved his MA from the prestigious Presidency College, Madras and his PhD from McGill University while on a scholarship in Canada. He later taught at McGill and at the University of Manitoba before joining Lakehead and building up the new Department of Economics. He specialized in development economics but his intellectual curiosity took his research beyond his specialization into political economy. He was the author of several books and research papers including Total Development: Essays Toward and Integration of Marxian and Gandhian Perspectives and The Myth of Inflation. Charles was a prolific essayist and although initially a Keynesian adopted other modes of thinking and writing about Marx, Gandhi and socialist humanism. Like others of his generation of Canadian economists he was a strong advocate of Canadian nationalism and a critic of American global hegemony. A strong voice for public conscience he was a defender of minorities especially Aboriginal people and drew attention to problems of racism infonning his scholarship with an intellectual vigour that was as logical as it was incisive. He worked with the United Nations in New York, organized a CIDA funded program for middle level administrators from Third World countries, and hosted a large number of distinguished economists at Lakehead while upholding the highest standards of scholarship.The death of K.J. Charles removes an eminent economist from the Canadian, Indian and international scene. Charles was predeceased by his wife Anna Charles and is survived by his daughters Gita and Consuela and sons Ashoke and Mohon. -- Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari, Chair; Department of Political Science Public Lecture Thunder Bay Branch, CIIA INDONESIA TODAY Speaker: David Harries, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia Date: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997 Time: 8 pm Place: Senate Chambers, Room 1001 Everyone Welcome (Admission Free) Co-sponsored by the Lakehead University Department of History Honorary Degrees A Call for Candidates The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all members of the University community to submit the names of suitable candidates for honorary degrees to be awarded at the spring Convocation in May of 1998. It would be helpful if as much infonnation as possible could be provided about each candidate proposed. All suggestions will be carefully considered by the Committee which will then make its recommendations to Senate. Please send your proposals, as soon as possible, to the attention of Dr Walter Epp, Chair, Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, c/o Faculty of Education Dr. Mark Gallagher Assistant Professor Department of Physics CB 4031 (ext. 8226) History: Started working at Lakehead University in August, 1995, having spent two years working in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory of a U.S. Government Research Lab in Washington State called the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Education: Completed his undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of Calgary and a PhD at the University of Alberta in 1990. Completed a Postdoc at Pennsylvania State University before taking a position to work in the field of Environmental Remediation alongside 3,000 other scientists at PNNL. Teaching and Research Interests: Recipient of the only NSERC Equipment grant to be awarded to Lakehead in 1997-98 ($46,988 to purchase the control system for a scanning tunneling microscope) as well as a $25,000 NSERC grant to study "Heteroepitaxy of ultrathin films of metals and metal oxides." Why he chose Lakehead: 'You get the best of both worlds... lt is a small department, but since everyone is focussed in one area of Physics (condensed matter and optical physics) you get to work in a good atmosphere. There is lots of potential." Roots: Born in England, moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta, at age 10 and developed an interest in Physics by way of high school Chemistry. Has enjoyed lifelong interest in soccer which he plays year 'round in Thunder Bay. Happy to be back in Canada with his wife Moira and daughters, Laura, 8, and Sheila, 4. !Akehead Vni~ersity, September, 1997 �l t i i • U § -1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Women's Wartime Work For the past two years, Professor Pam Wakewich (Women's Studies/Sociology), Dr. Helen Smith (Women's Studies/History) and Dr. Jeanette Lynes (English) have been collaborating on an interdisciplinary research project. They are examining women's wartime work and identities within the broader framework of theoretical questions concerning women, work and social change currently being debated in women's history and feminist historiography. A central component of their research is the collection of original oral histories of women who worked at Canadian Car and Foundry Co. Limited (CanCar), Fort William -- an important site of aircraft manufacture during World War II. In the fall of 1996, a brief article about the project in The Chronicle-Journal generated an overwhelming response from local residents who had been employed themselves, or who knew of women who had been employed at CanCar during the war years. By the fall of 1998 the researchers hope to have collected between 50 and 60 original oral history interviews with the CanCar women. The following exerpt, detailing some of the researchers' early findings, is from a paper accepted for publication in a forthcoming book and accompanying CD ROM entitled A Century Stronger -- Womens History in Canada edited by Dr. Sharon Cook, University of Ottawa, and Kate O'Rourke Provincial Archives of Ontario: "Of particular interest in the prelimi11ary analysis of the first group of i11terviews completed are the early work histories of many of the CanCar women which challenge the common sense presumption that the women who worked in war production were primarily housewives prior to the war, and that war industry work itself was experienced as "non-traditional," or distinctly different from their prewar work. For the many women who migrated from prairie fanns to the Fort William p/a111, as well as local rural women, work with machinery in the plant was not dissimilar in terms of physical demand and skill to the farm work they had grown up with. For 1vomen employed as domestic workers prior Women's parlicipation in aircraft production at Forl William 's CanCar plant began in 1938 with the hiring of a small group of women to sew fabric wings and tails for aircraft (photo,right). Over the next five years, women moved into almost all stages of plant production until, by 1944, they numbered 2, 707 out of a total of 6, 760 employees. to the war, the work ar CanCar was described as preferable because of its higher pay, clearer job expectations and more employee autonomy, and the camaraderie with other workers. While a few of the women expressed relief at returning to a more domestic role after the plants closure, many others indicated that they would have preferred to remain in a similar type of employment at the plant if the opportunity had been available to them. " -- "Womens Wartime Work and Identities: A Case Study of Women Workers at Canadian Car and Foundry Co. Limited, Fort William, Ontario, 1938-1945" This in-depth, interdisciplinary research project has been funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Aid to Small Universities Grant through the Lakehead University Centre for Feminist Research. Two papers on this project were presented this summer: one by Helen Smith to the Canadian Historical Association Conference and The Learned Societies Meeting, Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland, and another by Jeanette Lynes at the "Voices of the North/ Visions of the North" Conference at the University of Nipissing in North Bay, Ontario. An article derived from these conference papers is forthcoming in the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Journal Papers and Records. Photo Credits: The large photo above dates from 1943-44 and is from the collection of Mrs. Betty Strasko. The smaller one is from the collection of Mrs. Isabelle Spicer (nee Baird). Lakehead University, September, /997 �9 Web Development Office Lakehead's Web Development Office can help you generate high quality and creative web pages in keeping with Lakehead policies and graphics standards. For information contact Lakehead's Web Administrator Carol Otte at ext. 8408. Visiting the UK? Centre for Feminist Research The Centre for Feminist Research at Lakehead University seeks to consolidate, promote, and expand research from a feminist perspective. The objectives of the Centre are: -- to promote and facilitate, within an interdisciplinary context, the various feminist research initiatives which are being undertaken by scholars within the Lakehead University community; -- to work toward securing long-term funding for activities associated with feminist initiatives at Lakehead University; -- to lend long-term structure and continuity to feminist research at Lakehead University; --to provide students from all disciplines with the opportunity to incorporate feminist perspectives into their research; -- to provide a venue for research presentations and dialogue among feminist scholars across disciplines; Membership in the Centre is open to anyone interested in feminist research. The activities of the Centre are organized by a Coordinating Committee selected by the Centre's members. For information contact Dr. Helen Smith, Women Studies Co-ordinator, Department of History 343-8581. Alumni Support During the summer, the President of the Alumni Association Jim Kalyta presented Lakehead University with a cheque for $7,500, It is the first installment toward its three-year pledge of $45,000 to create a LU-OSOTF bursary. If you are visiting Britain or spending a sabbatical there the Academic Relations Unit of the Canadian High Commission in London would like to hear from you. The Academic Relations Unit promotes teaching, research and publication about Canada in the United Kingdom, and academic linkages with the UK. Contact Michael Hellyer, Canadian High Commission, I Grosvenor Square, London, WIX 0AB Telephone: 011 44 171 258 6691 Fax: 011 44 171 258 6474 or E-mail: michael.hellyer@ldn02.x400.gc.ca Help with Public Speaking Thunder Bay Toastmasters has produced two 30-minute videos in collaboration with Shaw Cable which give tips on organizing and delivering a presentation and running an effective business meeting. They will air on Shaw Cable 7 to coincide with the first Toastmasters International District 6 conference October 17-18, 1997, at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. For more information contact Dr. Yves Prevost in the Faculty of Forestry. Prevost has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training for Toastmasters International of District 6 which includes over 4,500 Toastmasters from Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario. Partnership with Avenor Avenor (Thunder Bay) and Lakehead have entered into an agreement that will see the two organizations renew and strengthen their corporate-to-corporate partnership. The initial phase of the partnership will be to develop a relationship in a variety of areas which will include Avenor employee leadership development, co-operative education participation, cultivation of international student exchange programs, research and development enhancement and Avenor employee wellness programs. Technology Centre Gains Momentum Lakehead University is doing what it can to ensure that small businesses get a foothold in Thunder Bay. The University, in partnership with the private sector, City of Thunder Bay and Confederation College, plans to establish the Northwestern Ontario Technology Centre -- a facility designed to provide a setting for business to create and expand new employment. Project Manager Ray Rivard explains the concept in a preliminary business plan: "Technology Centres are effective and efficient mechanisms for the transfer of technology from the research labs to the private sector, and ultimately the marketplace. Such centres play a vital role in the development, commercialization, and growth of new ventures resulting in job creation and general economic development." His goal is to present a full business plan to Thunder Bay's City Council in October with the hope that a decision on the Centre's location will be made by spring. Embedded in the plan is the idea of having a number of "anchor tenants." These might include the Industrial Research Assistance Program (!RAP), Development Thunder Bay's Sma.11 Business Self Help Office, and Lakehead University's Technology Transfer Office all of which currently offer services to entrepreneurs. Other savings would be achieved by having tenants pool administrative facilities and services such as board rooms, reception areas, computers and fax machines. Initial funding for the planning of the Technology Centre was provided by-Human Resources Development Canada. The Board of Directors currently comprised of Sharon Hacio (Chair), Dr. John Whitfield, Roy Murray, George Fleming, Ken Bruley, Marvin Detweiler and Frank Pullia will be increased to include two representatives from the region and three from the local business community. For further information contact Ray Rivard at 343-8887 or visit him at his office in the Student Placement & Co-operative Education Centre on the second floor of the University Centre. IAkehead University, September, /997 �Alex Pasquali International Student Advisor A well-travelled Lakehead graduate who is fluent in four languages has taken on the job of advising our international students this year. His name is Alex Pasquali and you can find him in a new office beside the LUSU office (in what used to be the Gender Issues Centre). Scouting Out Lakehead You can be sure that when 12,000 scouts visited Thunder Bay to altend the 9th Scouts Canada Jamboree July 12-20, 1997, Lakehead University had its recruitment materials at the ready! In fact, Lakehead had a strong presence on the CJ'97 site at Boulevard Lake thanks to the many staff and faculty from Forestry, Geology, Biology, Geography, Engineering, Languages, Computer Science and Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism who volunteered to staff the University's display and activity area. Scouts who correctly answered a few skill-testing questions such as "What city is Lakehead University in?" and "Name three areas of study that Lakehead University offers" earned a Lakehead University crest and the opportunity to enter their name into a daily draw for prizes. Registrar Pentti Paularinne has been a long-time volunteer with Scouts Canada. He is the regional commissioner for Northwestern Ontario region, Scouts Canada, and served on the CJ'97 special events committee. Life is Simple: Eat, Sleep, Play Golf. Eighteen teams turned out to play a lively "best ball" tournament at the annual Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament in June. After dinner, organizers handed out a variety of prizes including the Maintenance Choice Trophey which went to the team with the lowest score: Al Law, Norm Galloway, Rob Nahachewski and Judy Bates. The department is grateful to all those who donated prizes, the volunteers who organized the event, and the Print Shop for their continued support. Proceeds from the tournament were directed to the Lakehead University Maintenance Choice Bursary Fund. Pasquali has travelled to 61 countries since visiting Italy as a child. Most recently he spent a year supply teaching in London. But he 's also taught in Korea and Costa Rica. His passion for travel is connected to his love of languages and "new ways of thinking." His many experiences abroad, he says, will help him to empathize with the international students at Lakehead who may be unfamiliar with Canadian ways. Banks Support Graduate Busaries The Royal Bank and CIBC, ongoing Lakehead University supporters, established significant endowments through the Ontario Student Trust Fund program which will result in a payout of $4800 in annual graduate student bursaries. These bursaries will first be awarded in January, 1999. (1-r) Marv Detweiler, Manager, Northwestern Business Centre, Royal Bank; Len Scramstad, Area Manager, Royal Bank; Dr. Bob Rosehart; Denise Blair, Account Manager, CIBC; Cameron Nicholson, Manager, CIBC. Lakehead Unfrersity, September, /997 �lti·h&-r--------------------------Library News September news including tours, renovations, hours of operation, new electronic sources, placing materials on reserve, etc. is contained in a news letter edited by Gisella Scalese. Lakehead University Library News is also available on the Library's web page http:/ /www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/home.htm1 (click on Library Hours/News). Staff News During the spring and summer months, employment notices were issued by the Human Resource Department announcing the appointments of the following: Michael K. Mcisaac, Counsellor, Native Support Services; Karen Chan, Nurse, Health Services Unit; Kevin G. Maggrah, Technologist, Civil/Mechanical Engineering; Pat Kanary, Residence Facilties Supervisor, Residence and Conference Services; Elsie Stoney, Research Assistant, Faculty of Education; Deneen Dutchak, Shelver, Library; Marsha Porter, Library Technician/Secretary; Alex Pasquali, International Student Advisor; and Sandi Covino, Coordinator, Health Services. In Memoriam Lakehead University extends condolences to the family and friends of two women who passed away at the end of August. Both were employed in Campus Development: Alma Giovanna Petricig passed away on August 18, 1997. Petricig had been employed in Campus Development for I 2 years. She is survived by her husband Luigi, a daughter and a son. If friends desire, donations may be made to the Alma Petricig Memorial Bursary, c/o Lakehead University Development Office. Beverley Ann Rayner passed away at her residence on August 28, 1997. Rayner had been employed in Campus Development part-time for four years and full-time since August, 1996. She is survived by her son Kenny and her mother Beverley Ann Rayner. 11 Kim Trimble awarded NRC's Women in Engineering and Science Award by Linda Wood, Financial Aid Office A first-year electrical engineering student, has been awarded the 1997 National Research Council's Women in Engineering and Science Award. Kim Trimble entered Lakehead University in the summer of 1995, having completed the Native Access Program in Engineering. It is her ambition to work in the information and communication industry. The National Research Council's (NRC) Women in Engineering and Science Program was established over five years ago. This unique program is designed to encourage greater participation of women in the under-represented fields of engineering, science and mathematics. NRC's research portfolio includes expertise in disciplines as diverse as biotechnology, manufacturing, information technology and telecommunications. This year, NRC screened over 100 candidate nominations. Universities across Canada were able to nominate three candidates for this prestigious award. Trimble is one of 26 nationally recognized candidates! Submissions included information on the student's fields of study, public exposure, job training, leadership skills, communication skills, two letters of reference as well as a letter from the student explaining why they wish to be considered for the NRC Women in Engineering and Science Program. During the next three summers, Trimble will become a part-time NRC employee, working with researchers in NRC laboratories. Throughout the tenure of the Women in Engineering and Science Program, Trimble will be partnered with an NRC scientist or engineer who will act as her mentor, providing the guidance and direction necessary for her to define and reach her goals. Trimble says she is elated with her 'good news' and is somewhat overwhelmed with all the opportunities NRC's Women in Engineering and Science Award has opened for her in achieving her academic, research and career goals. Trimble is looking forward to sharing her success with her family and friends. This summer, she was working with Suncor Energy Oil Sands Company in Fort McMurray, Alberta. NOTE: Last year, Neety Panu, who was registered in her first year Honours Bachelor of Science in Biology, was also successful in receiving the NRC's Women in Engineering and Science Award. Panu spent the summer working in an NRC laboratory in Ottawa. John Zanatta Alumni Games October 18, 1997 Information - 343-8213 uikehead UnfrusiJy, September, 1997 �+@•i;&- 12 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUICIDE PREVENTION Mark your calendar for the following OSOTF DRESS DOWN DAYS October 29-November 1, 1997 Lakehead University is one of four organizations hosting the 8th annual conference of The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention at the Valhalla Inn from October 29 to November 1, 1997. Share Your Views The Agora welcomes letters to the editor. Writers must include their full name with signature, department and/or address. Send your letters to the Information Office, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5El or by E-mail to: fharding@lakeheadu.ca The goals of the conference are: -to increase awareness of the problem of suicide within northern and rural communities and among professional and community groups, Do you have information you would like to see published in the Agora? Listed below are the editor's copy deadlines: -and to increase suicide prevention skills. October '97 Issue: copy deadline:October 7, 1997 A variety of presentations, activities and opportunities for interaction and discussion will take place over the four days. As well as keynote speakers, there will be a presentation of the one-woman play "Path with no Moccasins" written and performed by actor Shirley Cheechoo, and a "Blues for Life" Banquet featuring one of Canada's premier Blues bands -- the Downchild Blues Band. November '97 Issue copy deadline:November 4, 1997 December '97 Issue copy deadline:December 2, 1997 January '98 Issue copy deadline:January 5, 1998 For information contact Ian Cull, Counselling and Career Centre, at ext. 8934. 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Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: April '98 Issue copy deadline: April 6, 1998 CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS Agora September 1997 Share Your News -lo increase knowledge as lo the contributing factors towards suicidal behaviours and problems with bereavement for individuals, families and communities, September 12, 1997 October 10, 1997 December 12, 1997 January 9, 1998 March 13, 1998 April 10, 1998 May 8, 1998 _J Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road ·Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca C. Trojan Community Relations IAlcthead Uni~usily, September, / 997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.7 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article on President Dr. Robert G. Rosehart's retirement, an update from the President, and updates on research. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. J. Whitfield Dr. John Whitfield Dr. R. Rosehart Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/edb8b110329d8eef4a95a44ce297e146.pdf 8f7aea7b4b59bf3201fd55f9edb1d9f8 PDF Text Text r Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada October 1997, Vol. 14, No. 8 ISSN 0828-5225 LUSU president Mike Blower (top left), Tammy Ball (right), Dale Hill (bottom left) and Mel Mackey joined more than 100 students in this year's Shinerama Campaign which raised over $5,300 to fight Cystic Fibrosis. Photo: Peter Puna A Banner Year for LUCAS If you measure success by counting the increase in teaching and research opportunities, you would have to conclude that 1996-97 was a very good year for Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services (LUCAS). This is especi~lly true for the Aquatic Toxicology Research Centre (ATRC) and the Environmental Laboratory where tighter government regulations are increasing the demand for environmental testing. MacKenzie reported that in 1996-97, LUCAS's gross revenues topped $400,000 which is an increase of 85% over the previous year. The financial statements look When you consider that all of this revenue goes toward upgrading research equipment, hiring technipretty good too. cians, and creating new opportunities for faculty and At their Annual Meeting on students, you get a better appreciation of LUCAS's October 6, 1997, Director entrepreneurial spirit. To receive your copy of the Allan MacKenzie announced that LUCAS's activ- Annual Report contact Allan MacKenzie at 343ity has increased across the board. 8853. LUCAS �+m•»&-r---------------------------- 2 Welcome New Members to the Board of Governors Bill Bartley recommended by Alumni Association BOARD OF GOVERNORS Bill Bartley is the Past President of the Lakehead University Alumni Association and is currently managing his own public relations business. Dr. K.C. Yang recommended through election by the Senate to complete Prof. Glenna Knutson's term Dr. K.C. Yang is a Professor of Forestry and has been a faculty member since 1975. He has been active in formulating linkages between Lakehead and universities in China, and developing ties with our twin city in Taiwan. Interim President Dr. John Whitfield Members Elected by the Board Richard Andison Don Barnes Bill Bartley Alan Becker Don Caron Maureen Doig, Chair Jackie Dojack Shawn Forbes Corinne Fox Paul Gordon, 2nd Vice Chair Steve Hessian, 1st Vice Chair Dr. Lois Hutchison Tom Jones Bruce LaBelle Bill McDermott Dusty Miller John O'Brien Pat O'Brien, Past Chair Seppo Paivalainen Amy-Leah Potter Dr. Michael Richardson Lana Rizzuto Dr. Keith Roy Doug Scott Dr. K.C. Yang Member Appointed by the City Mayor David Hamilton Members Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council Ruth Baxter Christine Frank Trevor Farrell Lana Rizzuto recommended through election by the unionized staff at Lakehead University Bruce LaBelle nominated from the community Bruce LaBelle is Manager of McDerrnid-St. Lawrence Securities Lid. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer with First Marathon Securities. He has also held the position of Manager with the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Seppo Paivalainen nominated from the community to finish the term of Eric Long Seppo Paivalainen is a member of the legal profession in Thunder Bay and is active in the local Finnish community. Dr. Keith Roy recommended through election by the Senate Dr. Keith Roy has been a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics since 1969. He is Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the School of Mathematical Sciences and served on the Board of Governors in the late '70s. Lana Rizzuto is secretary in the School of Mathematical Sciences. She is a member of OPEIU and has been an employee of Lakehead University for 14 years. Shawn Forbes recommended by LUSU Photo not available Shawn Forbes is in the second year of a BSc program in Biology at Lakehead. Amy-Leah Potter recommended by LUSU Amy-Leah Potter is in fourth year of the Honours Bachelor of Commerce program in Lakehead's Faculty of Business Administration. During the summers she has worked with the Finance Department of General Motors. 1.Akehead University, October, 1997 �3 Mr. Robert J. Giroux, President, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada A Message from Maureen Doig to Lakehead University Faculty, Students, Staff, and Alumni, and to the regional community of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario As you are aware, Dr. Bob Rosehart's resignation has required that the Board of Governors establish a Presidential Search Committee. This Committee has been formed and has begun meeting regularly. During the early phase of the Search, it is important that the Committee gain a clear understanding of what the University and regional community perceive as necessary qualifications, experience, and personal qualities in the next President. The Search Committee is interested in hearing the views and opinions of all members of the Univers ity community and of the greater regional community. If you would like to share your ideas with the Committee, please write to me in care of the Board Secretariat, UC-2009, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, P7B SEI Fax: 807-343-8075, E-mail: bdsensec@lakeheadu.ca. The Search Committee plans to spend the next several months, or as long as it takes, to find the best possible Preside nt for Lakehead University. We hope that you will assist in this endeavour by keeping in touch with us throughout the Search and offering your views and suggestions. Thank you. ~1-j Chair, Presidential Search Committee Chair, Board of Governors Appointments made to Canada Foundation for Innovation Chair of the Canada Foundation for Innovation Dr. John Evans has announced the appointment of two senior executives of the corporation: Dr. Keith Brimacombe, president and CEO, and Dr. Denis Gagnon, senior vice president. The Foundations' 15 members include: Dr. Jim Friesen, Chair, Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto; Dr. Art Hanson, President, International Institute for Sustainable Development; Dr. Monique Lefebvre, President, Quebecor Multimedia; Dr. Julia Levy, President and CEO, Chief Scientific Officer, QLT Photo Therapeutics Inc.; Mrs. Judith Maxwell, President, Canadian Policy Research Network; Mrs. Edythe A. Parkinson-Marcoux, Former President, CS Resources Limited; Mr. Guy Saint-Pierre, Chairman of the Board, SNC-Lavalin Group Incorporated; Dr. Matt Spence, President, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; Dr. Ron Steer, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan; Dr. Martha Piper, President and ViceChancellor, University of British Columbia; Dr. Peter J. Nicholson, Executive VicePresident, Corporate Strategy, BCE Inc.; Dr. Angus Bruneau, Chairman of the Board, Fortis Inc.; Dr. Gilles Cloutier, Consultant, former Rector, Universite de Montreal; Ms. Dorothy Lamont, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute of Canada; The Foundation's members, whose roles are similar to the shareholders of a corporation, are responsible for approving the organization's financial controls, audited statements, and annual report. Their first task will be to elect eight of the Foundation's 15 directors. Dr. John Evans also seives as a director. Six other directors will be appointed by the Government of Canada at a later date. The Canada Foundation for Innovation is an independent, not-for-profit corporation established in May, 1997, with funds from the federal government. Its mandate is to invest in infrastructure for research and development in Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals and other not-for-profit research institutions. The Foundation's initial capital of $800 million is to be committeed over the next five years on research infrastructure projects. The Foundation's investments will be made in partnership with the private and the voluntary sectors as well as governments. Website -- www.innovation.ca Media Release, September 17, 1997 Zanatta Alumni Games Saturday, October 18, 1997 at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse Women's Volleyball 3:30 p.m. Men's Wrestling 5:30 p.m. Women's Basketball 6:30 p.m. Men's Basketball 8:30 p.m. Join us for a social after the games. Lakehead University, October, 1997 �l,td·#&---------------------------- 4 cmAAward Lakehead University is one of six universities in Canada to be successful in the latest CIDA Tier I competition. Lakehead, together with its partners, has been awarded $2.53 million to undertake a five-year international forestry project in Ghana. The goal is to enhance the capacity of institutions, organizations and communities in northern Ghana to contribute to a resolution of environmental problems and to the improvement of the social and economic conditions. This will serve as a model for similar work in rural areas throughout Ghana and West Africa. An Update from the Interim President Congratulations to Dr. John Naysmith, the project Director, and Mrs. Anne KJymenko, Research Officer, who have been working on the application for nearly two years. Dr. John Whitfield Quo Vadis? A planning process is underway to set Lakehead's course into the next millennium. Led by Dr. Jim Gellert and the Senate Academic Committee, the result will be a broadly-based strategic plan for the University. It's timely and necessary as we move beyond the forced downsizing and budget reductions, continue with student recruitment and enrolment management, and make strategic decisions covering programming, both academic and support. It is anticipated that the plan development will take about I 8 months. There will be opportunities for community-wide input from both within the University and externally. I.I at Lakehead, students currently pay nearly 50% of the cost of their education. Is it fair, reasonable or desirable for them to pay more in a provincially assisted university? Toronto Iron "Toronto Iron" is out of this world and Dr. Steve Kissin, Chair of Geology, is excited. Kissin, an expert in identifying meteorites, just confirmed "Toronto Iron" as one. The wife of the man who picked it up, nobody knows where, gave it to a friend who gave it to the University of Toronto for identification. It was forwarded to Kissin to determine its origin. The "Toronto Iron" is just one of several meteorites "authenticated" by Kissin. Tuition Fees "Canada needs to continue shifting university costs onto those who are the system's chief beneficiaries: the students" argues a Globe and Mail editorial (Let tuition rise, October I, 1997). This is wrong, in my view, for at least two reasons: II post-secondary education is vital to the economic and social well-being of our province. There must be a fair share of the cost borne by the public; Capital Project Versa Strike As you are aware by the pickets at the main entrances to the University, the strike between SEIU and Versa Campus Services continues. We are urging the two parties to resolve their differences. However, until this occurs, we request that all faculty, staff and students use caution when entering or exiting the University premises. In this way, any unfortunate situations can be avoided. Dr. Burnley Stevens A former member of the Board of Governors of Lakehead University, Dr. Burnley W. Stevens, died on September 12, 1997. The University extends its condolences to Mrs. Stevens and their family. The C. J. Sanders Building will receive an $889,000 face-lift through the Canada/Ontario Infrastructure Works Program. The renovations to the Kinesiology facility are jointly supported by the federal and provincial governments and the University. Renovations which will begin in May when classes are finished will create teaching and research space as well as provide barrierfree access. Lakehead University, October, 1997 �MW·» & - ~-------------------------- 5 Some Enchanted Evening A Benefit for Lakehead University Music Scholarships Thursday, December 4, 1997 Valhalla Inn Ballroom Entertainment including The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra with violinist Maria Cooper performing Max Bruch's Violin Concerto Symposium 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Concert and Dancing to Follow Tickets Available at Thunder Bay Travel, Lakehead University Music Department and Changes. For information contact Samantha Wrenshall at 577-6575. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY... THERE IS STILL TIME TO BOOK A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION SESSION FOR YOUR CLASS! The Reference and Information Services Department offers library orientation and instruction at any time during the year. These sessions can be tailored to meet the research needs of your class at any level. Call ext. 8147 or e-mail gscalese@sky.lakeheadu.ca FOOD AND DRINK IN THE LIBRARY At the beginning of the Fall term The Chancellor Paterson Library launched a campaign to publicize and enforce the Library's regulations relating to food and drink. Food and drink are not permitted in the library and all library staff are taking part in regular patrols to enforce the regulations. To date, students have been very cooperative in this campaign. SEARCHING FOR RESERVES AND EXAMINATIONS With the recent upgrade to our Online Catalogue system, searching for reserves and examinations is now possible using a course code, course number and/or instructor name. Course codes are posted beside each Online Catalogue terminal and are available by pressing HELP (Fl I on your keyboard). Please note your subject code from this list. If you require further assistance in searching for reserves or examinations please call the Information Desk at ext. 8302. WEB SITES OF INTEREST Canada Yellow Pages. com http://canadayellowpages.com/ A great tool for searching businesses in Canada. Also provides searches of other Canadian information. Search, Stalk and Surveil the Net with Spyking http://www.thecodex.com/search.html This is an overwhelming collection of search tools from all over the Internet. Includes such search tools as metacrawlers; language translators; virtual reference sites . ... Canadian University Home Pages http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/-kingsley/cdnuniv.html A one-stop list for quick access lo Canadian University home pages. IAkehead UniversiJy, October, 1997 �i,W•U§-1---------------------------- 8 Barriers and Challenges to becoming Physically Active by Tony Bauer Associate Professor of Kinesiology The economic health benefits of an active lifestyle are becoming more apparent and acceptable to the Canadian population. Adjustment to an active lifestyle however, proves to be a challenging process. The transition from a sedentary lifestyle to low or even moderate levels of physical activity often requires considerable readjustment. Trends in physical activity levels for Canadians demonstrate positive increases over the last 10 to I 5 years. Nine out of ten Canadians however do not follow the desirable minimum levels of activity (30 minutes of activity every other day). Major barriers include lack of time, energy and motivation and depend on individual circumstances such as employment and family obligations. Additional minor and moderate barriers tend to be more social and environmental. The challenge during the next decade will be to move Canadians from sedentary levels to at least a moderate level of activity. Currently the most popular physical activities include walking, gardening and home exercise at all age levels. The most attractive leisure time activities for adults and children include watching television, reading, music, hobbies and visiting friends. Our challenge is to convince parents and their children to incorporate more physical activity into their day to day leisure time activities. Simple strategies might combine television, music and socializing with some form of moderate or more demanding exercise. Music and the social medium provides the stimulation and motivation for a more pleasurable and rewarding activity experience. Partnership with video media and computer games are potential ap- proaches toward influencing children and youth through popular leisure pursuits. The inc reased popularity and convenience of home exercise has promoted a boom industry and provides the advantages of family oriented activity. Parents are able to provide role model behaviour for the children who can join in the activity at home. To gain the health benefits, more consideration has to be directed toward low activity population groups including low income groups, people with young children, middle aged men and women and women over 65 years of age. These groups experience greater challenges and barriers to an active lifestyle and require support programs to assist the process. In order to maintain the increased levels of physical activity and gain the economic health benefits the research and educational process is and will be the driving force for the future. In Ontario, alarming threats to high school physical education curriculums higlrlight the need to demonstrate the health and economic benefits of raising the activity levels of young Canadians. -- Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. The Agora welcomes submissions from faculty, staff, students and alumni on topics of interest to the University community. For information contact the Editor al 343-8193. IAkehead University, October, 1997 �Mfil·h&------------------------------ WUSC International Seminar in Vietnam and Botswana The Antigonish Movement Moses Coady and Adult Education Today Dr. Anne Alexander is celebrating the publicati on of her first book entitled The Antigonish Movement: Moses Coady and Adult Education Today. (Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, 1997) by Dr. Yves Prevost Reviewers recommend the book as a text for courses in education, history, sociology, Canadian studies. social issues, community development and co-operatives. It is also recognized by the reviewers as a book to be "read with enjoyment by the lay person." St. Francis Xavier University, in Antigonish, honoured Alexander this summer by inviting her to lead a workshop with the faculty and to be the guest speaker at a public forum. At the forum, with about 100 people in attendance, Alexander addressed the topic "Lessons from the Past for the New Millennium." For six weeks in May and June 1998, you could be advising a group of 10 highly motivated Canadian students on international development projects in Vietnam or Bostwana. This year a new format for the World University of Canada international seminar will provide opportunities to work in two countries. Vietnam will be the host of one Faculty Advisor and IO students while Botswana will host two Faculty Advisors and 20 students. In 1996 I had the pleasure of participating in the seminar held in Peru, where we worked in Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Projects that the students undertook covered, water quality of Lake Titicaca, cost of water, legal reform, traditional medicine versus western medicine, child labour, tourism and reproductive decisions for rural women. The students lived with local families, were paired off with Peruvian student counterparts in their research areas, were affiliated with the University, and conducted library research, interviews, and lead discussions to meet their study objectives. As an advisor, I assisted the group in planning their research and helped them discover new approaches to getting the information they desired. Anyone interested in serving as one of the three Faculty Advisors orone of the 30 students selected from across Canada should contact Yves Prevost by telephone at 343-8342 or by E-mail: yves.prevost@lakeheadu.ca Applications should be submitted to Prevost by October 24 1997 9 "The A11tigonish Movement.flourished over 50 years ago but it continues to fascinate and challenge Canadians today. In 1930s, as now, many people believed that the problems and injustices of life resulted from forces beyond their control. Moses Coady could 1w1 have disagreed more. With missionary zeal he implored people to cha11ge themselves a11d their society. liberatio11, he insisted, could be achieved through adult education. Do we today have the confidence to make such a claim? The A11tigo11ish Moveme11t is a symbol of a11 activist heritage in adult education. /11 this book, Anne Alexander examines background to this importallf movement, its activities and the individuals involved, in order to show its cominuing relevance to practitioners of adult education today." Alexander came to Lakehead University to work as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science during 1993-94 after having taught in universities in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan. She also worked in those provinces in governmental and non-governmental organizations and on projects in St. Kitts, Guyana, Trinidad, Kenya and the NWT. Alexander holds a PhD from the University of Alberta, a master's degree from the University of Toronto, and undergraduate degrees from Queen's University. Recently Alexander has been working with the Northern Health Human Resources Research Unit (NHHRRU) and her colleague Dr. Tony Thompson on a study dealing with the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural and under serviced regions. Thompson is a former associate professor with Lakehead's Department of Psychology and is now at Charles Sturt University in Australia. -- Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. You are cordially invited to meet Anne Alexander at her BOOK LAUNCH October 21, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. at Sweet Thursday Bookshop in their new location at the McIntyre Centre 1186 Memorial Avenue Refreshments will be setVed. Anne Alexander (left) conducted a faculty workshop about The Antigonish Movement at St.Francis Xavier University in August. Lakehead University, October, 1997 �LUMINA Concert Series 1997- 98 ----- Let the Calls Begin The-·~ Po■t,-demlsm Trutment of the Pa■t In Cont--,v-~ Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are held on campus in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. September 30 Diana McIntosh, piano, multimedia October 14 Monica Whicher, soprano Frances Pappas, mezzo-soprano Heather Morrison*, piano 8:00 p.m., St. Paul's United Church October 28 Wayne Nickoli*, trombone Joy Fahrenbruck*, piano November 9 Christine Vanderkooy, piano (Ontario Young Artist Competition winner, sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations and the Thunder Bay Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association). NOTE: 2:00 p.m. November 18 Jasper Wood, violin (Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Winner); David Riley, piano January 13 Les Voix Humanes Susie Nappier and Margaret Little, viola da gamba duo January 28 Piano Six: Andre Laplante, piano (8:00 pm, St. Paul's United Church) February 10 Jerry Scholl, Andre Dufour*, percussion February 24 Music of our time (local musicians) March 10 Lynn Harting-Ware, classical guitar .... ,,<1fJ .............. , Dr. Frederick Holmes (English) has published the Historical Imagination: Postmodemism and the Treatment of the Past in Contemporary British Fiction, English Literary Studies Monograph Series 73, Victoria: English Literary Studies, 1997. The book is a study of novels by eight British writers that focus attention on the fabricated character both of their own depictions of past events and, more broadly, of all attempts to represent experience in language. As a result, they sensitize readers to the status of history as a discourse constructed by people for particular political and psychological ends rather than as an objective record of the truth about the past. The Historical Imagination analyzes the treatment in these novels of a variety of issues which emerge from this basic recognition. Professor Mark Nisenholt (Visual Arts) designed the book's cover. Starting this month Marilyn Rudecki, a third year Education student, will be helping to coordinate the work of 30 part-time student callers working on the Alumni Annual Fund phonathon. The goal this year is to raise $200,000 for Lakehead University. If you would like to help out as a volunteer, contact Rob Zuback at 343-8916. Representatives of psychology licensing boards throughout the U.S. and Canada chose a Lakehead University professor as their organization's new president-elect. Dr. William T. Melnyk (Psychology), who served three years on the Association's Board of Directors as secretary-treasurer (1994-97), was elected by acclamation in a vote at the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)'s Annual Meeting of Delegates on September 19, 1997. For further information call 343-8787. Sponsored by the Lakehead University Music Association • Indicates Lakehead University Music faculty member Melnyk has served 12 years on the Board of Examiners in Psychology of Ontario. He is a professor of psychology at Lakehead and maintains a private practice. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Queen's University. Lakehead University, October, 1997 �11 Profile Mcisaac is very positive about Lakehead University and, although relatjvely new to the campus, he has a number of ideas about ways to strengthen this sense of community. One is to have an Aboriginal student centre with an acadermc advisor, a cultural coordinator, and perhaps a full or part-time researcher. Another is to have a meaningful role for Aboriginal alumni in recruiting high school students from the Reserves. Alumni could also be helping to raise money for student scholarships. Mcisaac would like to see more Native students attending Lakehead University in the future and more Native students aspiring to become members of the faculty. Michael K. Mcisaac Counsellor Native Support Services Mike Mcisaac is well suited to his new job at Lakehead University. He has a strong background in clinical psychology and a desire to integrate traditional Native values into his day-to-day work as a therapist. Mcisaac came to Thunder Bay last July from the University of Manitoba where he had been working as a Cultural Support Therapist. Originally from Mattawa, Ontario, he spent 16 years in business before completing an honours degree in Psychology at Nipissing University in North Bay. To date he has worked at the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital, the Stony Mountain Penitentiary in Winnipeg, and as a Therapist and a Drug and Alcohol Worker on Native reserves in Ontario. According to Mcisaac, the most common difficulty Native students have on a university campus is feeling that they belong. "It used to be that a Grade IO education was all that was needed for senior positions in Aboriginal organizations. Now these organizations are looking for people with university and postgraduate degrees to work as accountants, lawyers, engineers, and social workers... Lakehead is in a prime position to be a national leader in providing education to Aboriginal people." Native Support Services is located in the lower level of the Student Centre RC0002 Telephone: 343-8084 Native Support Services assists Native students with their academic and personal concerns, providing a link between the student services available . within the University and the communiJy. Social and cultural support is offered through periodic feasts, Pow-Wows and an Eider's program. The counsellor for Native students, Michael Mcisaac, provides individual counselling and spiritual and cultural support. Mclsaac hopes that Native Support Services will develop a greater presence on campus. He doesn't want the department to become marginalized and is encouraging everyone who is interested to drop by. Some faculty have already invited him to take part in their programming and Mcisaac is encouraged by this trend. "I would hope that staff and faculty here would use me as a resource," he says. Currently Mcisaac is workfog on a Master's degree in Psychology with the University of Manitoba. Eventually he hopes to be accepted into Lakehead University's PhD program in Clinical Psychology and to one day join the faculty. -- Frances Harding Sherry Cook and Michael Mcisaac encourage everyone interested in Native Support Services to drop by the office. "I want Aboriginal students to feel comfortable being an Aboriginal person -- not just in any classroom or office on campus, but in any part of the city," he says. "I want them to feel comfortable being who they are and to take ownership of their experience." IAkehead University, October, 1997 �+@•01-~------------------------,~---------7 I I HEALTH SCIENCES NORTH The Northern Outreach Program at Health Sciences North is offering many exciting fall programs throughout northern Ontario. Three forthcoming sessions at Health Sciences North are: Friday, October 24, 1997 Taking Control of Your Career and Your Future with Gayle Donner and Mary Wheeler, career consultants. This workshop would be of interest lo nurses and nursing students, looking to develop new career paths. Friday, November 7, 1997 The Regulated Health Professions Act: Fostering Evolution, Collaboration and Quality with Paula Mae Ponesse, nurse consultant. For health care leaders looking at re-engineering, team building, quality improvement and professional development initiatives, this session will explore how to use the RHPA proactively in guiding participation in these processes. This beeswax sculpture mounted on a birch tree near the path to the Bora Laskin Building is the work of a second-year Visual Arts student Gail Giuliani. She completed the piece for an assignment requiring the use natural materials. Tuesday, November 11, 1997 ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support. This course is both a certification and a recertification course. Participants must have worked recently in areas where cardiac life support is practiced. Women's Basketball Saxon Super 8 Tournament For further information on any of the courses, or to register, please call Heather Gray, Coordinator at 343-2141. Come out and see the finest University Women's Basketball teams in the country play at Lakehead University on October 25, 26, and 27, 1997 L ___________ _J j_ CHANCELLOR PATERSON LIBRARY HOURS I"' Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday 12 noon to 9 p.m. l I The Agora is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send in your news. Deadline for the November issue is November 4, 1997. 12 Mark your calendar for the following OSOTF DRESS DOWN DAYS December 12, 1997 January 9, 1998 March 13, 1998 April 10, 1998 May 8, 1998 Agora October 1997 Vol.14, No. 8 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to facu lty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer: Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 9.55 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca EDUCATION LIBRARY Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Closed c. Tro~ a n Comm un 1ty Relatio n s I Lakehead University, October, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.14 No.8 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing new Board of Governors members, an update from the President, and an article on barriers and challenges to becoming physically active. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-10 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Board of Governors Dr. John Whitfield Dr. J. Whitfield Lakehead Lakehead University President's Message