79 10 13233 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/26b15c84aaa23398fc8654b2978362ff.pdf 6d7705fe3ab70fb72b573373c41e657f PDF Text Text A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Well Done! Lakehead Salutes the Class of '99 Kinesiofogy students take a bow after graduation ceremonies held on May 29, 1999, at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. Lakehead University celebrated its 35th Convocation under sunny skies. Evans wins Poulin Award Inside Tom Warden Appointed Athletics Director ... 3 Dr. Margaret Johnston ... 4 Laser Technology and the Fight Against Cancer ...8 NSERC Awards ... 10 Brent Evans, the newly-elected president of the Lakehead University Student Union, collected the Poulin Award for outstanding citizenship as well as a President's Award at Convocation in May. While working as residence programmer during 1998-99, he established a student wellness committee in conjunction with Health Services. He also coordinated "The Late Show" -- a week of student orientation activities based on a theme inspired by the popular TV talk show hosted by David Letterman . Evans has two degrees from Lakehead: a Bachelor of Education and an Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology. �Agora July/August 1999 Vol. 16, No. 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is September 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Offic e of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada PlB 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Find out more about Lakehead University on our website: www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "New and Events" Lakehead UN IVERS ITY From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F Gilbert Well, summer, such as it is this year, is upon us, and the pace has slowed a bit on campus. It is a nice respite after the Strategic Plan development of the past academic year and before we start to implement the Plan which was approved in June by both Senate and the Board of Governors. The re-election of the Tories strongly suggests that there will be increased emphasis on accountability in the postsecondary education sector, and the creation of the new Ministry of Training, Universities and Colleges tends to confirm that possibility. I doubt that there will be much to report prior to September as the new Minister, Dianne Cunningham, and Deputy Minister, Bob Christie, get fully acquainted with what has been going on in postsecondary education. We will continue to make the case for corridor adjustment and the need for capital funding to ease our space difficulties, especially by demonstrating how important the Advanced Technology Centre project is to the University. CTRC is having considerable difficulty finding the space to expand the computer teaching labs. With pressure for additional classrooms, research laboratories and graduate student offices among other needs, we have a strong case to make for new capital construction. Deferred maintenance issues continue to be our other capital requirement, and the failure of the major cooling coil this summer exemplifies how perilous the situation is as our mechanical, electrical. communications and other systems are extended well beyond their life expectancy. Lakehead University-- June, 1999 2 It appears that our 1999-2000 target intake of new students will be achieved despite the increase in academic standards that have taken effect. It appears that some other Ontario universities have decreased their standards to sustain or increase enrolment, a pattern all too familiar at Lakehead as recent as last year. As we continue to raise standards to a minimum of 70 per cent in the next couple of years, we expect Lakehead to become an even more attractive choice for Ontario high school students. Lakehead continues to receive more recognition for its researchers as the latest Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) competition resulted in four awards. Construction on the Paleo-DNA lab is well under way, and we are pursuing funding for Forensic-DNA capacity. The 0MB Hearing has allowed the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital to start work on the new acute-care h?spital and the transfer of 60 acres of university land for this development has occurred. There is an opportunity for a Health Sciences Research and Technology complex that would be a combined initiative of the Hospital, Confederation College and Lakehead. Plans are being developed for submission to the Ministry. Let me wish everyone a relaxing and productive summer. I look forward to an exciting and very busy academic year for us all in 1999-2000. �-.;;1••-•4---------------- Tom Warden Appointed Athletic Director Tom Warden, a prominent sports figure in Thunder Bay, has been appointed athletic director at Lakehead University. He has over eight years of sports administration, business management, marketing and coaching experience at the professional level, as well as a strong background in personnel management, facility operations and sports promotion. having an overall professional regular season coaching record of 126 wins, 69 losses and 27 ties and overall playoff record of 21 wins in the past three years. In Warden's first year as head coach and assistant general manager of the Thunder Bay Senators in 1995-96, he led the club to the UHL finals and was selected 2nd in Coach of the Year balloting. Bob Main has been appointed coach of the Lakehead University women's basketball team for the 19992000 season. Warden received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1990, a Master's in Athletic Administration from Ohio University in 1991, and a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University in 1993. Main has been the assistant coach of the team since 1991. He holds a Master's of Science degree in Kinesiology (Coaching) from Lakehead. He is a Level 3 NCCP coach, and has a great deal of experience coaching basketball at the high school level. While attending the University of Toronto, Warden was team captain of the Varsity Blues Hockey Team and in 1984 was drafted in the NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. He has played professional hockey throughout North America and Europe. Tom Warden, Lakehead's new athletic director, is fitted out in Lakehead gear by Dr. Fred Gilbert. ''I'm pleased to have Tom on board to start a new era in Lakehead athletics. His vision and management experience should produce some exciting changes and opportunities for our student athletes," says Lakehead University President Dr. Fred Gilbert. As the head coach and director of business and hockey operations of the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats Hockey Club, Warden's career highlights have included Bob Main Appointed Interim Women's Basketball Coach Warden replaces Stu Julius who was athletics co-ordinator in addition to being coach of the women's varsity basketball team. When Julius announced he would be leaving Lakehead in August, to take on a coaching position at Wilfrid Laurier, the position of athletic director was created on a full-time basis. One of Warden's first tasks will be to find a new coach for the women's basketball team. In the meantime, Bob Main has been appointed coach for the 1999-2000 season. Farewell Reception and Roast for Stu Julius details on page 7 Lakehead University- June, 1999 3 Main says "I look forward to my new role with the team and challenges it brings." Hrkacjoins 1999 World University Games team Lakehead University's Angela Hrkac has been chosen to join the 1999 World University Games team, and will compete at the FISU Games in July in Palma de Maflorca, Spain. Following the FISU games, the team will compete for Canada at the Jones Cup in Taiwan from July 24 to August 2, 1999. Angela Hrkac was the leader in the country in scoring and rebounding last season. She was also the winner of the Tracy McLeod Award (CIAU), and named 1999 Player of the Year (Ontario) and Al/Canadian Athlete. Hrkac will return to Lakehead in the fall to complete her final year in business administration. �-----------------;w■,■■;-1----------------- An Experience of a Lifetime Earlier this year. 12 Lakehead students travelled to the Antarctic Peninsula to study tourism managment strategies and their effectiveness in maintaining wilderness areas By Tiina Ahokas By the end of three or four years, any Geography student at Lakehead has become quite comfortable with the map library and has gotten a feel for the hard plastic chairs in room RC2003. This past November, however, the cartography of the map library was replaced with the navigational charts of the MS Explorer and the chairs in the classroom were replaced with islands in the Antarctic Peninsula, when the Department of Geography sent 12 students, under the direction of Dr. Margaret Johnston, to the Antarctic Peninsula. The group was well versed in the language of the Antarctic before embarking on the voyage. Before the ship set sail, background reports and essays were prepared. And students researched topics to be presented as lectures to the 70 other passengers on board the Explorer. Once in the Antarctic, the students travelled as tourists. Over 1O days, they made daily landings to islands and to the continent. They photographed penguins and watched whales and seals. But, they also kept a keen eye on the other tourists and recorded these behavioural observations in daily journals. Dr. Margaret Johnston (back row, fourth in from the left) led an "expedition " of Lakehead students to the Antarctic this year. In December 1999 she will take another group of Lakehead students on a field trip to the Antarctic Peninsula as part of a fourth year Geography course. continued on page 5 Lakehead University-- June, 1999 4 �-.siirii•■•z----------------Experience continued from page 4 In the Antarctic, tourism regulations help to maintain the natural wilderness. These regulations are carried out through guidelines of the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) and under a broader umbrella, through the auspices of the Antarctic Treaty. And at a personal level, tourists are expected to act according to their own national legislation. Tourists respect wildlife by maintaining the safe distances that are outlined in the guidelines. Fragile vegetation is not to be trampled and fossils are not to be removed from the continent. In this way, through_ the same codes of behaviour and conduct that are used by many national parks, Antarctic tourism is managed. These regulations are just some of the policies that are an integral part of the tourism management strategy in the Antarctic. They are also the focus of study for Margaret Johnston. Dr. Johnston studies the regulation of both Arctic and Antarctic tourism by looking at the strategies that companies, governments and interest groups have in place to try to appropriately manage tourism in these pristine environments. She hopes to further this course of study at Arctowski Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. This Polish station is the site of the first tourist information kiosk in the Antarctic. Here, Dr. Johnston and Dr. Bernard Stonehouse, of the Scott Polar Research Institute, plan to carry out research on management planning and tourist behaviour during the coming tourist season. With the numbers of tourists visiting Antarctica increasing to 10,000 per year, these management strategies and their effectiveness in maintaining wilderness areas are fundamental to the preservation of this fragile ecosystem. For the group of 12 students from Lakehead, the Antarctic classroom was the learning experience of a lifetime; it was truly an experience in geography. Among the many memories they now hold are the beauty of the natural landscape, the sounds of nesting penguins and the clanging of ice against the portholes of the ship. For these Antarctic tourists, however, a more important benefit is their increased understanding and respect for the world's last untouched wilderness. Tiina Ahokas is one of several Lakehead students taking part in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Campus Notes Congratulations to the newly-elected LUSU executive who began their one-year term on May 1, 1999: LUSU President: Brent Evans has completed the Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology program and a BEd.; LUSU Vice-President Student Issues: Greg Seiveright has completed an Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation program and a BA. LUSU Vice-President Finance: Vanessa Kleinhaar is in fourth year of an Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation program. Negotiations are under way with Gifu University of Education and Languages to expand their summer programs at Lakehead. Director of International Activities Dan Pakulak says that the Japanese institution wants to create a two-year program that will encompass language training related to business practise and communications. Dr. Ult Runesson, a professor in the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, is the recipient of an award from ESRI Canada Limited, the leading G/S software company in the world serving over 3,000 organizations in Canada with ESRI G/S software products. The award plaque was presented by Alex Miller, president of ESRI Canada Limited, at a recent Ontario users group meeting held in Thunder Bay. The award was for outstanding innovation in the field of Geographic Information Systems and was given as recognition for over a decade's worth of excellence in academic teaching, technology transfer to industry and government as well as international GIS-related activities. Congratulations to Dr. K.C. Yang and Lynn Sevean. They are recipients of the Lakehead University Forestry Class of 1999 Educator's Award, an award which recognizes excellence in teaching through the period 1995 to 1999. As well, Yang was made an honorary member of the Diploma in Integrated Forest Resources Management class. ... Lakehead University was well represented at the American College of Sports Medicine Meeting held at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minnesota last March. Faculty from the School of Kinesiology included Dr. Bob Thayer, Dr. Norm LaVoie, and Dr. Ian Newhouse. Graduate student presenters were Steve Mcilwaine and Neil Purves and other graduate students in attendance were Christy Cunningham, Matt Light, Maryse Larocque and Marc Poirier. ••• Dr. S.A. Mirza, a professor of Civil Engineering, has coauthored the 482-page American Concrete Institute (AC/) Design Handbook. This fully-refereed volume published recently was prepared in accordance with the new AC/ Building Code (318-95) and is the result of five years of work by the AC/ Committee on Design Aids, of which Dr. Mirza is a full voting member and the chair of one of its subcommittees. The AC/ Design Handbook is the most widely used reference in the world for design of reinforced concrete structures. It is used by both practising engineers and engineering students and is a required textbook for reinforced concrete design courses at scores of universities internationally. Lakehead University- June, 1999 5 �----------------••·-►-i-1------------------ A Report on the Annual Graduate Students in Education Conference held on March 6, 1999 The following article by Jane Fraser was submitted to the Agora in March. Following an introduction by Dr. Fentey Scott, the acting dean of education, students in the Master's of Education program were informed and entertained by a keynote address delivered by Dr. Connie Nelson, the dean of graduate studies and research. Nelson spoke on Graduate Research at Lakehead University: Retrospect and Prospects noting that graduate studies has moved steadily from an "add on" to a significant component of our University's program offerings. Focusing on graduate studies in education. Nelson stressed the importance of faculty and students building a strong, healthy research culture, and noted that other degree programs benefit from this development. With the aid of selected cartoons, she explored a number of issues graduate students face in establishing themselves as part of this milieu. Program highlights included Research Using the Internet, demonstrated by Arlene Glavish, library assistant, Education Library, and Writing Proposals for Research Funding, presented by Lynn Gollat, graduate studies assistant. Both informative workshops were well received by the participants. Graduate students experienced modelling of thesis and project journeys in two panels with graduates who returned to share their research . Michelle Symanyk-Mace reported on her thesis entitled Adoption of a co-operative learning teaching strategy in a Bachelor of Nursing course. On the same panel, Richard Turcotte, described his proj ect journey in the Development and implementation of a student code of behaviour for a secondary school. The question and answer part of the panel allowed the presenters and participants to discuss the transition of moving from being knowledge consumers to becoming knowledge generators. Above {l-r): Teresina Lombardo-Tassone, Barbara Morrison, Richard Turcotte, Jane Fraser (conference co-coordinator), and Michelle Symanyk-Mace. Lakehead University - June, 1999 6 Evelyn Gillson and Virginia Stead share recollections of graduate research. In the afternoon panel, Virginia Stead represented her thesis journey with School Council implementation: Women principals' experiences with a policy of improving school leadership. The project journey described by Evelyn Gillson, focused on The effectiveness of the team problem solving and decision making approach. Each of the panellists noted the need to concentrate on the precision of research report writing, and the value of following through on the expert advice provided by faculty on their supervisory committees. When asked about the experience of sharing their research journeys, all panellists agreed that it was a worthwhile endeavour. They encouraged the graduate students that although the research journey is demanding and time intensive, there is a great sense of accomplishment when one graduates. The conference was organized for the graduate students in education by Kristin Main representing the 1998 - 99 MEd Class and Jane Fraser, representing the 1999 - 2000 MEd Class. They were assisted by Dr. Rod McLeod, acting chair, graduate studies in education. �-.siiM•■ •z-1---------------- Dr. Gerd Schroeter Memorial Bursary The Dr. Gerd Schroeter Memorial Bursary has been named by the Department of Sociology in honour of their colleague, Dr. Gerd Schroeter, who passed away unexpectedly in February. Staff Appointments During the months of March, April, May and June employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: The Alumni Association of Lakehead University elected a new slate of officers to the Board of Directors at their Carlos Faria Annual General Meeting Charlene Livingstone in June Shawna Hickey Secondary School Liaison Officers President: Registrar's Office David Heald Joanna Aegard (Griffith) Vice-President: Administrative Assistant Barb Eccles NECAH Treasurer: Bob Main Mark Tilbury Interim Women's Varsity Basketball Coach John Ongaro Coordinator of Community & Professional Development Health Sciences North Trevor Digby Security Communications Officer Alison Graver Senior DNA Analyst Anthropology Department (Paleo-DNA Laboratory) Christopher Miller Mechanic Campus Development Dr. Mary Louise Hill Vice-President (Academic) Tom Warden Athletic Director Secretary: Virginia Stead Immediate Past-President: John Friday During his career at Lakehead, Gerd displayed commitment to ensuring access to education for financially burdened students; he was an active member of the undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee. Anyone wishing to make a donation to the bursary fund can send their contribution to: The Dr. Gerd Schroeter Memorial Bursary Fund c/o The Development Office Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON PlB 5E1 Cheques or money orders should be made payable to Lakehead University. All donations are tax deductible. For further information, contact Pam Wakewich, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology/Women's Studies at 343-8353. Directors Ben Kaminski Greg Beckford Janice Kalyta Tiffany Meady Terry Robinson Gil Vanson Mark Piovesana Lakehead's former athletics coordinator and coach of the women's basketball team is leaving Lakehead after 18 years. Jennifer Eccles You are invited to a Board of Governors Rep: Farewell Reception and Roast Bill Bartley Thursday, August 12, 1999 LUSU President: at the Victoria Inn at 7 p.m. Brent Evans Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Switchboard, Athletics, Health Services, the Counselling and Career Centre, and the Financial Aid Office Brian Holm Gary Funk Athletics Lakehead University- June, 1999 7 �------------------••·-►-i-1----------------- Laser Technology links Lakehead with Cancer Centre Researchers at Lakehead are working in conjunction with the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre to investigate the possibilities for treatment of cancer using state-of-the-art laser technology. Additionally, the laser light may be effective as a treatment modality. Coupled with an existing treatment, known as photodynamic therapy, deeper seated tissues may be more accurately targeted and treated using the laser. A new Millennia "pump" laser (multi-photon laser excitation imaging system) has been purchased by the Northern Cancer Research Foundation (NCRF) to support the investigation. The new venture will strengthen the existing close relationship between the University and the Regional Cancer Centre. "This level of collaboration between the two Physics departments is really a first," says Dr. Werden Keeler. "As a result of this initial project, we can now move forward with the implementation of serval other high technology collaborations of this nature." The ultimate goal of the study is to find new diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs. "Using a high intensity laser, very short pulses of extremely concentrated laser light can be produced," says Dr. Peter McGhee, director of medical physics at the Cancer Centre. "These pulses hold significant prospects for the development of new methods for identifying and treating cancerous tissues. By exposing tissue samples to these laser pulses, specific cancer cells may be identified as being present. This may support the development of new diagnostic procedures." Several cancer specialists working at the Cancer Centre hold faculty appointments at the University and teach both undergraduate and graduate curricula. Additionally, the Supportive Care department at the Cancer Centre holds a close affiliation with the departments of Psychology and Social Work. Back Row {l-r) Dr. Peter McGhee is director of medical physics of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre. Standing beside him is Brian McKinnon, president of the Northern Cancer Research Foundation. Both men were on campus in early May to announce a new collaborative research venture involving Dr. Christine Gottardo (centre), a professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Dr. Werden Keeler (right), a professor in the Department of Physics. Dr. Margaret Hawton, chair of the Department of Physics, is also part of the team. Photo: Peter Puna Lakehead University- June, 1999 8 �--- - - - - ------- --,-z•••••zMeasuring Graduation, Employment and OSAP Default Rates at Lakehead 97. 1 per cent of Lakehead graduates have jobs two years after graduation University graduates are doing exceptionally well in today's job market according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Ontario universities. Lakehead University's performance indicators compare favourably when measured against the Ontario university average. "Lakehead has demonstrated that it doesn't need to take a back seat to any of the Ontario universities when it comes to employment opportunities for our grads. Lakehead is above the provincial average in placement rates after two years, has a lower OSAP default rate than the provincial average and a graduation rate only marginally below the provincial average. This indicates that Lakehead attracts good students and positions them well in the competitive job marketplace," says Dr. Fred Gilbert, president of Lakehead University. To determine employment rates of recent graduates, Ontario universities conducted a survey of all 1996 graduates of undergraduate degree programs. The survey was conducted TWO YEARS AF.ER G R ADUATION 97.1 % O NTARIO SYSTEM 96.7% ...•---------------., I ~-~-- GRADUATION RATE 19 90 I 1!:NTl!:RINl!I CCHCRT LAK E H EAD 70 .2% ONT A R IO SYS T E M 70.8% 97.1 per cent two years after graduation. This compares well against the provincial average rates of 90.8 per cent and 96.7 per cent. EMPLOYMENT RATE 1996 GRADUATES LAKEHEAD last winter through mailed surveys and follow-up telephone contact. Over 25,000 surveys were completed, which represents 54 per cent of the Class of 1996. Graduates were asked about their employment situation six months and two years after graduation. Lakehead University's employment rates for 1996 graduates were found to be 87.0 per cent six months after graduation and ' Graduation rates were calculated by selecting all full -time Year One undergraduate students from Fall 1990 who were seeking either a Bachelor's or First Professional Degree and determining whether or not they graduated within seven years. The subset was matched against the records for students who received a degree from the same institution during the period 1991 -97. The graduation rate for Lakehead University is 70.2 per cent Lakehead University- June, 1999 9 and the rate for all programs at Ontario universities is only marginally higher at 70.8 per cent. The 1998 OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) default rate was also measured. The 1998 default rates reflect the repayment status of both undergraduate and graduate students who received Ontario Student Loans in the 1995-96 academic year and did not receive an Ontario Student Loan in 1996-97, and who subsequently defaulted on their repayment obligations approximately two years after graduation. Lakehead University's 1998 default rate for all programs is 11.5 per cent, slightly lower than 12.3 per cent for all programs at Ontario universities, which is an indication that Lakehead graduates have the ability to pay back their loans because of their employment status. For further information about graduation, employment and OSAP loan default rates please refer to Lakehead University's website at www.lakeheadu.ca/-analysisl indicators.html. - OSAP LOAN DEFAULT RATE 1998 L A KEHEAO 1 l .!!>% oNTARI D SYSTEM 1 2.3% I �- ------------- - - ; • • • - • ; - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- Photodegradation of Polymers," $23,100, Renewal (2-3) NSERC Awards for 1999-2000 Department of Civil Engineering Dr. S.M. Easa, "3-D Highway Geometric Design Consistency," $28,875, Renewal (2-4) Dr. D.K. Eigenbrod, "Shaft Resistance of Piles in Sand During Loading in Tension and Compression," $14,700, New {1-4) The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council {NSERC) recently announced the results of their annual research grants competition. Shortly after, they announced a 5 per cent increase for all new and existing research grants. Dr. S.A. Mirza, "Strength and Stiffness of Slender Composite Steel-Concrete Beam-Columns;· $19,520, Renewal (2-4) Department of Computer Science Dr. X. Li, "An Abstract Machine for High Performance Logic Programming," $16,170, Renewal (3-4) Total NSERC funding to Lakehead University continues to show an increase. During the 1998-99 research and equipment grants competition, $832,544 worth of grants were received by researchers at Lakehead University. For this past competition, the total was $880,971. This represents an increase of $48,427, or 5.8 per cent. Department of Electrical Engineering Dr. X. Chen, "Robust and Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems with Bifurcations," $21 ,000, New (1-4) Dr. K. Natarajan, "Model Reference Adaptive Control in the Frequency Domain," $23,310, New (1-4) Currently, there are 35 NSERC holders at Lakehead. This figure represents 35 per cent of the total NSERC eligible faculty at Lakehead. Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 1999-2000 research and equipment grants competition. Dr. Q.L. Dang, "Interacting Effects of Soil Conditions on Ecophysiological Traits and their Responses to Changing Aboveground Environment in Boreal Tree Species," $34,073, Renewal (2-4) Department of Biology Dr. W.H. Parker, "Development of a GIS Methodology to Determine Breeding Zones for Second Generation Tree Programs," $19,635, Renewal {2-4) Dr. S.J. Hecnar, "Species Richness and Spatial Dynamics in Amphibians,"$15,750, New (1-4) Department of Geology Dr. M.W. Lankester, "Parasite and Diseases of Northern Animals," $23,100, Renewal (4-4) Dr. G.J. Borradaile, "Rock Magnetism," $69,993, Renewal (5-5) Dr. P.W. Fralick, "Paleogeographic Reconstruction of Mesoarchean Terrains in Western Superior Province," $17,556, Renewal (3-4) Dr. A.U. Mallik, "Retrogressive Succession and Biodiversity in Nutrient Poor Cool - Temperature Forests After Disturbance," $11 ,550, Renewal (4-4) Dr. R.H. Mitchell, "Petrology of Kimberlites and Alkaline Rocks," $86,625, Renewal (4-6) Dr. D.W. Morris, 'The Evolution and Importance of Habitat Selection," $47,355, Renewal {3-4) Department of Mathematical Sciences Dr. D.W. Morris, "Field Research Vehicle;· $34,288, New (1-1) Dr. C.T. Hoang, "Graph Colouring and Visibility Graphs;• $14,700, New (1-4) Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. L.J. Garred, "Mathematical Modelling Studies in Renal Failure Patients," $17,903, Renewal (3-4) Dr. W. Huang, "Job Scheduling Problems in Modern Manufacturing Systems and Management Science;' $9,702, New (1-4) Dr. A. Gilbert, "Optimizing Control of Kraft Mill Processes," $21 ,945, Renewal (2-4) Dr. T. Miao, "Amenability of Locally Compact Groups and Geometric Properties of Ap {G)," $ 13,650, New (1-4) Dr. I. Nirdosh, "Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer Applications," $23,909, Renewal {2-5) Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. V.R. Puttagunta, "Viscosity Prediction and Radiation Assisted Upgrading of Heavy Oils," $22,638, Renewal (4-4) Dr. K. Liu, "Identification of Linear Time-Varying Systems: Dynamic Behaviour, Algorithms and Applications;' $16,170, Renewal (3-4) Department of Chemistry Dr. S.D. Kinrade, "Aqueous Chemistry of Silicon," $38,115, Renewal (2-4) Dr. K. Liu, "Experimental Facility for Identification and Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems," $22,396, New (1-1) Dr. N.A. Weir, "Studies of Photochemistry and Dr. M. Liu, 'Transformation Matrices for Finite Element Lakehead University - June, 1999 10 �-VCM••¥Z . . . Indemnification Policy approved by Board of Governors Analysis of Plates and Shells with Structural Discontinuities," $13,737, Renewal (2-4) Dr. G.F. Naterer, "Binary Constituent Solid-Liquid Phase Transition in Materials Processing;' $16,170, Renewal (3-4) Dr. H.T. Saliba, ''Theoretical and Experimental Stability and Vibration Analysis of Plates and Structures," $18,480, Renewal (3-4) Department of Physics Dr. M.M. Dignam, "Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures/Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers and Lasers," $26,565, Renewal (3-4) Dr. M.C. Gallagher, "Heteroepitaxy of Ultrathin Films of Metals and Metal Oxides," $28,875, Renewal (3-4) Dr. M.H. Hawton, "Photon-Matter Interactions/Physics of Absorbed Water," $15,015, Renewal (4-4) Dr. W. J. Keeler, "Optical Investigations of Semiconductors and Bio-Samples," $10,973, Renewal (2-2) Dr. V.V. Paranjape, "Research in Solid State Physics," $9,240, Renewal (4-4) Dr. W.M. Sears, ''The Electrical Properties of the Surface-Gas Interface of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors," $13,398, Renewal (3-4) Department of Psychology At their meeting on June 17, 1999, the Board of Governors approved an amended version of Lakehead University's policy on Indemnification. The policy can be found on the Lakehead University website: www. lakeheadu.ca (Click on "University Secretariat" then "Policies"). The following text, taken from the policy, explains its rationale: "There is an increasing occurrence of legal claims and actions against organizations and their employees, with significant costs of defending against such claims and actions. This has given rise to Lakehead University establishing a policy to assist its employees in understanding the extent of the University's indemnification for legal costs incurred by its employees as a result of claims and actions brought against the University and/ or its employees, and arising out of employees'lemployment duties." Student Viewbook is Best in Canada Dr. C.A.G. Hayman, "Episodic Memory as a Source of Cognitive Binding," $20,790, Renewal (3-4) Four More CF/ Projects Funded In June, Lakehead was informed that four more projects had received funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation program, bringing the total number of awards to 14. "A remarkable achievement for a University the size of Lakehead," says Dr. Connie Nelson who was dean of graduate studies and research at the time the proposals were submitted. "Over the next few years, Lakehead will see an infusion of more than $4.33 million to upgrade and enhance its research infrastructure." The four projects are: Dr. Jeffrey Banks: 1. New Polymers for the Pulp and Paper Industry: Retention Aids as Carriers for Photoyellowing Inhibitors 2. High Intensity Photochemistry of Organic Molecules in Solution Lakehead University's student recruitment viewbook earned a gold standing in the Prix D'Excellence' 99, the annual awards program of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education which recognizes outstanding achievements in alumni affairs, public affairs, development, student recruitment and overall institutional advancement. Congratulations to Registrar Pentti Paularinne, Assistant Registrar Sarena Knapik and all the other staff in the Office of the Registrar who were involved in the production. See You in September Dr. Qing-Lai Dang: Lakehead Forest Ecology Research Complex The next issue of the Agora will appear in September. Dr. Scott Hamilton: Geospatial Analysis Research Centre Dr. Peter Lee: Bioremediation of Boreal Forest Resource-based Deadline for Submissions: September 1, 1999 Industrial Sites Lakehead University-- June, 1999 11 �--·•••;■;----1---------------Second World Congress on Allelopathy: Critical Analysis & Future Prospects August 9-13, 1999 Lakehead University 16th Annual Alumni Association Open Do plants communicate? Ask that question of any one of the 200 international delegates coming to Lakehead in August to attend the Second World Congress on Allelopathy and you will get some interesting answers. Allelopathy can be defined as chemical interactions among plants and microorganisms through the release of chemical compounds into the environment. Friday, August 27, 1999 1 p.m. shotgun start Strathcona Golf Course Barbecue Dinner at Lakehead University Faculty Lounge $55 per person $220 per team All participants to be at the Golf Course by 12: 30 p.m. Sponsored by Financial Concept Group Contest Winner The field has received growing attention from botanists, weed scientists, ecologists, physiologists, agronomists, soil scientists, natural product chemists, plant breeders and microbiologists. Dr. Azim Mallik, a professor in the Department of Biology, is the chair of the conference organizing committee. Interest in Allelopathy is growing, he says, because more people are looking for biological ways to control plant growth, such as crop rotation, instead of chemical ways such as herbicides. For more information check the Congress Website: http://www.Lakeheadu.ca/~allelo99/ or contact Azim Mallik at 343-8927. RNDON Reunion Alumni Association president David Heald presents Microcomputer Services Supervisor Carol Otte with a gift certificate to the White Fox Inn courtesy of the Alumni Association's group life insurer, Campbell & Company Insurance Consultants. Carol Otte was the lucky winner of an alumni insurance contest held in the spring for faculty and staff. For more information on this group home and auto insurance program, or for a quote, contact Campbell & Company at 1-888-918-5056. Honorary Degrees Call for Nominations The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all members of the University community to submit nominations for honorary degree(s) to be awarded at the Convocation in May 2000. Please provide as complete information as possible about the person being nominated plus a brief rationale for the nomination. All nominations will be considered by the Committee which will then make its recommendations to Senate. Please send the nominations to Mrs. L. Phillips, Secretary, Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, c/o President's Office. Please note that the nominations must be received on or _before September 7, 1999 to be placed on the agenda for the September 1999 meeting of the Committee. July 30 - August 2, 1999 For information contact: CD Trojan Devel. & Alumni Affairs Norma Jean Newbold, Residence Life Coordinator (807) 343-8622 Fax: (807) 343-8521 E-mail:newbold@gale.lakeheadu.ca Lakehead University- June, 1999 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains articles on Tom Warden being appointed Athletic Director, a trip that 12 LU students took to the Antarctic Peninsula, and a report on the Annual Graduate Students in Education Conference. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-07 Agora Agora Magazine Educational Studies Geography https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/83245b16d7dd9a5e4aef9c7a17c1d767.pdf e2e3558e9c32cef84fbab4798c2dd81f PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY The Changing Face of Lakehead New landscaping, services and activities mark the beginning of the 1999-2000 academic year A Pow-Wow featuring guest speakers, Aboriginal drummers, dancers, and singers was part of this year's Orientation Week activities Landscaping improvments have added seating areas along the main campus walkway '-"-'== = ======="---'=-' Lakehead students can surf the World Wide Web 24-hours-a-day at the Internet Cafe in the Agora S EPTEMBER 1999 �-------------------1--;W■•■;■i-~--------------- Agora September 1999 Vol. 16, No. 7 From the President's Desk THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:franees.harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is October 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 www.lakeheadu.ca Lakehead UNIVERSITY I would like to welcome the new and returning students and new faculty and staff to campus. enhancement fee. We expect this initiative will continue for the next few years. For those students returning to Lakehead, some changes will be readily apparent. We have used part of the Facilities Renewal Fund to provide new walkways and a landscaped area outside the Braun Building. The deteriorating walkways were becoming a safety issue, and the landscaping is designed to improve the central focus area of campus. It should provide a pleasant space for gathering and present a positive image to visitors. Also, there have been substantial upgrades to the computing facilities. New or upgraded services are now available in the Chancellor Paterson Library, the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse, and the Bora Laskin Building. Additionally, an Internet Cafe environment has been created in the Agora and the Bora Laskin Building whereby students can relax while surfing the net or e-mailing their family and friends. These facilities should help alleviate the long waits currently experienced in attempting to gain access to a computer work station. Furthermore, a number of upgraded new teaching labs will be evident, including those in Engineering, Computer Science, and Business Administration. am very pleased with the progress we have made in upgrading Lakehead's technological environment with much of the progress attributable to student support through the new technology As we move into the implementation phase of the Strategic Plan, I encourage faculty, staff and students to participate in the discussions and track the progress around each objective. A Strategic Plan Monitoring Group will assess progress each semester and report to the university community its findings. Lakehead University- September, 1999 2, I would like to commend Campus Development and, specifically, the Housekeeping and Grounds' Staff for the much-improved condition of the buildings and grounds. We can all take pride in the appearance of the campus. There will be additional cigarette butt disposal units provided, and I encourage all smokers to use these receptacles or other suitable waste containers to dispose of their butts. I attended the Oxford Round Table on Educational Policy for a week in August and- had the chance to interact with other university presidents from Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Ghana, South Africa, Poland, Germany and Estonia. While we share many concerns regarding funding and the future directions of higher education, it was apparent that each institution faced its own unique challenges. Nonetheless, there were important object lessons from the experiences at continued on page 3 �President continued from page 2 other universities that will have value and potential application at Lakehead, so the exercise was very useful. Two of these are the foundation program for black Africans at Rhodes University in South Africa and the communications' process used by the President of Oregon State University. I believe that our Native Access Programs and the usefulness of Lakehead's web site as a communication tool could profit from. these experiences elsewhere. In addition, the Round Table was a valuable networking forum for us all. I would also like to express my thanks for the effort and contribution so many people have made to this year's orientation and registration process. While I have high expectations for the development of an improved registration system that makes better use of technology and requires less time for students to spend in lines, this in no way diminishes from the hard work and dedicated effort put forth by all the staff involved in registration. If we are to fulfill the objectives of a student-centred learning environment though, progress must be made in implementing electronic registration and ensuring that we are a user-friendly organization. While students and parents have commented to me how friendly and helpful people at Lakehead have been, I also have had negative comments about our "customer" service. Staff and volunteers, many of them students, are to be congratulated for their efforts that have resulted in the positive sentiments but we must work harder to ensure these are the only type of responses we hear. Well, it is the beginning of a new academic year, orientation is over, and classes have begun. I trust that it will be a good year for all. Campus News Dignam and Hecnar receive Premier's Research Excellence Awards Two Lakehead University faculty have been awarded funding under the Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) intended to help researchers attract and retain talented graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and research associates. Dr. Marc Dignam (Physics) was awarded $95,000 to undertake theoretical investigations in semiconductor nanostructures. Dignam is an outstanding computational physicist in addition to being an excellent analytical theorist. His research will add basic knowledge to the field of semiconductor and optical physics and will further our understanding of the dynamical response of semiconductors to light. Dr. Stephen Hecnar (Biology) was awarded $100,000 to undertake research on amphibian populations in northern and southern Ontario that will provide valuable insights into biodiversity while strengthening Lakehead's emerging focus in conservation biology. "Dr. Dignam and Dr. Hecnar's success in the PREA competition is a testament to their outstanding research accomplishments and we congratulate them on their achievements. The fact that Lakehead University was awarded two Premier's Awards speaks to the quality of our research programs and the training being provided at the graduate level," says Dr. Mark Howe, dean of graduate studies and research. Lakehead University will be contributing a total of $97,500 towards the two awards. Di Matteo and O'Connor awarded SSHRC Research Grants The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently announced awards for two Lakehead University faculty members. Dr. Livio Di Matteo (Economics) is to receive $48,506 over three years for his project entitled: "Late 19th and Early 20th Century Wealth and Economic Development in Ontario." Dr. Brian P. O'Connor (Psychology) will receive $36,850 over three years for his research project entitled: "Interpersonal Rigidity, Hostility and Complementarity: Associations With Psychopathy, Relationship Quality and Attachment History." Dr. Di Matteo and Dr. O'Connor are to be commended," says Dr. Mark Howe, dean of graduate studies and research. "Obtaining SSH RC funds is a significant attainment given the highly challenging nature of SSHRC's national competition; SSHRC's success rate in the 1999-2000 competition was 42.8 per cent." Grad Student wins Whittaker Award Carl D. Goodwin, a master's student in kinesiology and a technician in the Department of Chemical Engineering, received the Whittaker Award for Biomedical Engineering students consisting of $450 (US), membership in the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) valued at $500 (US), and a reduced ASAIO conference fee valued at $350 (US). Goodwin attended the ASAIO conference June 2-7, 1999 in San Diego, where he and his thesis advisor, Dr. Laurie Garred, presented two papers resulting from the data collection for his master's thesis: "Dialysis Adequacy Assessment Based on Conductivity Measurement of Spent Dialasysate" and "Vascular Refilling During Hemodialysis: Determination By Blood Volume Monitoring." Lakehead University- September, 1999 3 �Superior Science Herbicide Training in exchange for a new Computer by Heather Roy. Co-director Superior Science The Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment is pleased to recognize a recent collaboration with Bro/and Enterprises which resulted in the addition of a Pentium computer to the Forestry student microcomputer room. Unusual sounds filled the halls of Lakehead University during two weeks in August. Children in blue T-shirts and instructors in yellow were seen on campus, and the sounds of their laughter and excitement prompted the curiosity of staff and students. "This camp makes science fun!" exclaims a child as she bounces out of the Braun Building with green slime oozing through her fingers. This young girl, along with 67 youngsters ages 8 to 13, experienced Superior Science. 1 Superior Science is a program allowing children to explore science, engineering and technology at Lakehead University. "The goal is to stimulate children's interest in the fields of science, engineering and technology through hands-on activities," says Karen Kleihauer, director of Superior Science. 'We give children an opportunity to build and test their own projects, participate in interactive tours, and perform dazzling scientific experiments." The children this summer experimented with simple household products to make baking soda rockets and slime for chemistry activities. Concepts of biology were introduced with a crayfish dissection, followed by a trip to the McIntyre River to look for live aquatic specimens. Aspects of engineering were explored through interactive tours and hands-on design and construction projects. Some of the favorite engineering projects were balloon-powered race cars and bridge building. Computer time and building speakers were special technology activities. "My favorite Superior Science activity was our inventions," explains a camper on his last day of camp. "Also I enjoyed making slime and balloon racers ... Oh yeah, and taking apart the crayfish. My least favorite activity was nothing because they were all fun and interesting." The boy smiles and waves good-bye to his instructors. "We are hoping to offer this program again next summer -- for seven weeks, rather than two," says Kleihauer when asked about the future of Superior Science. "We would like to run programs for children entering grades 5 and 6, and another program for children entering grades 7 and 8. This would increase enrolment to 308 children. This year we enrolled 68 youngsters and we had a waiting list of children wanting to get into the program:• Superior Science would also like to run workshops at Thunder Bay and area elementary schools in the Spring of 2000. "The purpose of the workshops," says Kleihauer as she picks up a LEGO bridge built by a camper, "would be to incorp~rate the new science and technology curriculum with hands-on activities." If you would like to find out more about Superior Science, please call 343-8201 and leave a message. Lakehead University- September, 1999 4 Earlier in the spring, Bro/and was seeking qualified expertise to deliver a course in herbicide application for their existing and potential employees. Since the introduction of a new licensing system by the Ministry of the Environment, several agencies in southern Ontario have begun to offer such courses -- for a substantial fee. Nancy Luckai, assistant professor, introduced Renee Johnstone, Bro/and vice-president, to Lynne Sevean, a senior technologist with the Faculty. Sevean has provided herbicide training to Lakehead students for many years as part of his extracurricular, volunteer activities. It was agreed that in exchange for delivering a course, a computer would be donated for the use of forestry students. In this case, the networking and c9operation benefited all parties. An excellent microcomputer lab was expanded by one up-to-date unit. All the students who took the course passed the provincial exams and a local employer learned that Lakehead houses expertise which rivals that of our colleagues to the south! -- Nancy Luckai �-----------------.sZ11•■ •z- Second World Congress on Allelopathy Critical Analysis & Future Prospects by Stacie VanEve,y The Second World Congress on Allelopathy was held at Lakehead University August 8-13, 1999 and was attended by over 200 people representing 34 countries. This prestigious gathering represented scientists from abroad working on various aspects of allelopathy. Allelopathy concerns the chemical interactions among plants through the release of organic chemicals into the environment. This little-known field of ecology is making significant progress in solving many environmental problems of our society. According to Dr. Azim Mallik, a professor in the Department of Biology and chair of the Second World Congress, the purpose of the gathering was to provide a forum to discuss recent progress on allelopathy from an ecosystem perspective. "The allelochemicals released from plants affect other plants as well as the soil environment, so it is essential to approach allelopathy from an ecological perspective," he says. This field has captured the attention of many scientists, and during the final day of the Congress, a crossfire discussion allowed a panel of experts to address controversial issues in allelopathy. One of the main issues discussed was the need to establish a clearer definition of allelopathy as well as to highlight the success stories in allelopathic research. Currently the most talked about and well-funded project in allelopathy is one that aims to develop allelopathic rice. Several Asiatic rice varieties are found to have natural allelopathic properties that protect them from weed interference. The gene responsible for this weedsuppressing effect has already been identified. The graduate student involved in this research, L. Bach Jensen, presented her talk at the Lakehead Congress and was awarded the Rice Award (named after Dr. E.L. Rice, one of the most influential researchers in the field of allelopathy) for "best student presentation." Allelopathy can help solve some of the many environmental problems of our time by producing environmentally safe biological control agents, which may reduce herbicide and pesticide use in agriculture and forestry. One participant from the United States, Roselee Harmon, said she felt that the conference was a good time to do collaborative work. Another, Dr. Udo Blum, professor of botany at North Carolina State University, was one of the many participants to write to Azim Mallik after the conference to compliment him on the success of the Lakehead Congress. In his e-mail he said: "Great weather, excellent food, a fine facility ... excellent opportunities for exchanging ideas about allelopathy and natural products.... " Lakehead University- September, 1999 5 In addition to five days of intense discussion and presentations, participants were also treated to a field trip to discuss the impact of forest fire and harvesting on competition and allelopathy in the Boreal Forest. This was followed by a tour and dinner at Old Fort William. Mallik, who is also president-elect of the International Allelopathy Society, says that historically, allelopathy has been playing a major role in sustainable agriculture in· the developing counties through crop rotation, cover plant cropping and mulching. Biochemical research in allelopathy has already resulted in the production and marketing of environmentally safe biological herbicides in Japan , New Zealand and the USA. According to Mallik, new brea~hroughs in biochemical and ecological genetics of allelopathy will play a significant role in shaping our agricultural and forestry practices in the 21st century. The next congress of allelopathy will be ~eld in Japan in 2002. Stacie VanEvery is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. �____________________j_;w-;,■■+----------------CENTRE FOR HFALTH CARE ETHICS by Louisa Pedri, Office Manager Lakehead University is pleased to announce the establishment of a Centre for Health Care Ethics now operating from an office in the Avila Centre. The mission of the Centre is to enhance the ethical quality of health care within the Thunder Bay region and society in general by creating a forum for dialogue and collaborative action on ethical issues in the delivery of health care. Lakehead vs University ofMinnesota Duluth The establishment of the Centre for Health Care Ethics was the result of a year's work by a small team of dedicated volunteers who were engaged in the workings of the Thunder Bay Bioethics Interest Group, an organization started in March 1996 by Dr. Jaro Kotalik. by Denise Bruley, Communications Officer The Centre is hoping to create a regional program in health care ethics that will include education, consultation and research. A Minnesota fan called it "a very Canadian conclusion" alluding to the diplomatic result of the hockey game between Lakehead University and UMD held on Saturday, August 28, In the fulfilment of its educational mandate, the Centre for Health Care Ethics will be presenting a monthly forum of speakers which could take the form of debates, workshops or roundtables presented to a variety of audiences. 1999. "We had to be gracious guests in Minnesota," said Dr. Fred Gilbert, Lakehead University president. Although the first Lakehead goal was scored by Dr. Margaret Johnston, Lakehead's new director of the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, UMD came back quickly and The Centre will strive to meet the needs of four major groups: postsecondary students and university faculty and staff, regional health care institutions and their professionals, community health organizations and interest groups, and the community-at-large of Northwestern Ontario. made the score 3 to 1. Lakehead played well, fighting back and making it 4 to 3 in their favour. In the end however, UMD managed to tie the game. After much debate over whether a five-minute overtime period would be played, it was decided that instead there would be a rematch in late September in Thunder Bay. Individual and institutional membership in the Centre is open to those who through their personal philosophy or career orientation agree with the mission statement and can support and promote the goals of the Centre for Health Care Ethics. "It was a heck of a hockey game," said Dr. Gilbert, "but we won't be so gracious on our own turf." The Lakehead Team included: If you are interested in becoming a member or simply knowing more about the Centre, contact its director, Dr. J. Kotalik, by E-mail at (chce@lakeheadu.ca) or call the office (Room 123B at the Avila Centre) at phone/fax 343- Goal: Wes Thom Defense: 8126. Bruce Muirhead, Chris Southcott, Mission Bill Monte/pare, Len Meyer To enhance the ethical quality of health care within the Thunder Bay Region and society in general by creating a forum for dialogue and collaborative action on ethical issues in the delivery of health care Forward: Tom Warden, Fred Gilbert, Doug Thom, Peter Viitala, Rob Zuback, Margaret Johnston, Donna Newhouse, Ian Newhouse, Walter Epp Lakehead University- September, 1999 6 �-.z•••••z----------------- What's Happening in the Library • • • A NEW LIBRARY WEB PAGE 2. Course-Specific Library Instruction 4. Finding Statistics Using CANSIM http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/ home.html This type of session can be arranged as requested by a faculty member and will be individually designed for the specific needs of his or her students. A session can be scheduled in or out of class time, in the library or in the classroom. A session may include any of the following aspects of library research: topic selection and search strategy development, database selection and use, journal vs magazine use, primary vs secondary source selection, finding, evaluating and citing print and/or Internet sources. To make arrangements for this type of course specific session, call extension 8211. Learn to use CANSIM, Statistics Canada's computerized database and information retrieval service containing very valuable statistical information in time series. Pre-registration is necessary and limited to 30. 3. Library Instruction for Faculty Pre-registration is necessary and limited to 30. Check out the Library's new web page! Connect to this page by typing in the URL as above or click on LIBRARY from the Lakehead University main page. From this new page you can access many library resources such as electronic indexes, electronic journals, and Internet subject guides for subjects taught at Lakehead University. FALL 1999 LIBRARY ORIENTATION AND INSTRUCTION LINEUP Take advantage of The Chancellor Paterson Library's Orientation and Instruction Program for your fall classes. The Library is once again offering a wide variety of library instruction sessions for students and faculty. These sessions are designed to acquaint students and faculty with the services and resources of the library and to assist in the development of research skills. These sessions are outlined below: 1. Library Orientation Program for Students During the months of September and October the Library offers a series of pre-scheduled tours and sessions for students who want to learn more about the library and its resources. A brochure which outlines these sessions is available at the Library's Circulation and Reference Desks. Information on dates and times are also available on the Library's Web Page at http:// www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/ libtour.html . These sessions are general in nature. Students must preregister in person at the Reference Desk. At any time during the year you can arrange for one-to-one instruction of a specific source or sources, or a "refresher" tour of the Library. To make arrangements for a library tour call extension 8211. Monday, October 25 at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 27 at 11 a.m. 5. Learn to Use the 1996 Census: During this SO-minute session you will learn to find statistics on Canadian cities and towns gathered during the 1996 Census. Both CD-ROM and Internet methods of access will be highlighted. Monday, October 18 at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 20 at 11:00 a.m. Watch for announcements of upcoming sessions on other electronic sources! Dr. Bruce Muirhead (History) has written Against The Odds •· The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky, the story of the governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973 who was one of only two Jewish senior civil servants in Canada when he was appointed. This authorized biography of Rasminsky's professional life will enlighten anyone interested in the formation of Canadian economic and monetary policy after World War II. It is the tale of an extraordinary figure in Canadian history. Against The Odds is published by University of Toronto Press and copies are available at the Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore. •- Denise Bruley Lakehead University- September, 1999 7 �Did You Know? Welcome Back! •• Prettie Residence is named after the late Robert J. Prettie, a former chancellor of Lakehead University. Prettie was a member of the Board of Governors who chaired the University's first Building Fund drive and served as chair of the Board of Governors from 1971-73. The Prettie Residence was established in 1962 and was commonly referred to as the "Women's Residence." It became co-ed in 1966. During the summer Lakehead hosted a reunion for residence assistants and dons. More than 40 people turned out for the August long weekend to enjoy dinners, campus tours and trips to Old Fort William, Terry Fox Monument and Kakabeka Falls. •• In the 1980s, Residence consisted of 10 houses in the Bartley complex and two houses in the Prettie complex. The Bartley Residence is named after the late Dr. M. W. Bartley, who served as Principal of Lakehead Technical Institute from 1948-52 and was Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors from 1965-69. Videos taken during the weekend are available at a cost of $20. To order your copy contact Norma Jean Newbold, Residence Life Coordinator, at (807) 343-8622. •• Between 1988-1995, the final three phases of town house style residences were completed, housing some 414 Lakehead students in addition to providing 16 beds for Health Sciences North. •· In 1994, Lakehead acquired the Avila Centre from the Sisters of St. Joseph, which provided accommodation to 77 upper-level female students. •• Today Lakehead can accommodate approximately 1100 students in Residence. The cost of sharing a double room is $5,071 with a full meal plan. •• Residence activities are coordinated by a staff of nine including Department Manager David Hare, Residence Life Co-ordinator Norma Jean Newbold, Secretary Residence Administration Margaret Starcok, Residence Accounts/Admissions, Shirley Richter, Residence Admissions/Accounts Vicki Cano, Conference Services Coordinator Karen Caljouw, Facilities Supervisor Pat Kanary, Bartley Front Desk, Tina Maenpaa, and Residence Maintenance, Ken Sundell. (1-r) Sarah Simson (1996-98), Francy Gertsch (1995-97), Norma Jean Newbold, Shawn Hannah (1995-98) They are assisted by students hired part-time such as Resident Assistants and a Residence Programmer who is concerned primarily ~ ith the social aspects of Residence life. •• Compiled with the help of Shirley Richter, Residence Admissions/Accounts Coming Up in the Fall/Winter issue of the Nor'Wester A Profile on Diane Schoemperlen, this year's Alumni Honour Award Recipient Heads of Residence past and present: Ron Spina 1982-91 (left) and David Hare (1991-present) Lakehead University- September, 1999 8 �LAKEHEAD TEAM TO STUDY FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHERN FIRST NATIONS RESEARCH A Lakehead-led research team is one of sixteen from across Canada which was successful in the 1999 Open Grants Competition of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). Bruce Minore, research director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Lakehead site) and Margaret Boone, associate professor in the School of Nursing, together with Mae Katt, Ontario's regional director, and Peggy Kinch, senior policy analyst for Medical Services Branch (MSB), Health Canada, and Stephen Birch, of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) at McMaster University are joint recipients of the grant. The $86,085 study will document the health impacts and costs (to the system and patients) of a lack of continuity in the delivery of oncology, diabetes and mental health services to the people of three Shibogama First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. The objective is to provide MSB, the federal department that is responsible for ensuring the delivery of health care to First Nation people on reserve, with an evidentiary basis for intervention and allocation of resources to improve both systemic and pathology-specific factors affecting continuity of care. Data will be collected through a five-year retrospective audit of 135 randomly selected patient records (stratified by diagnoses), and in-depth interviews with all resident and visiting health care providers. Because patients must access tertiary care outside the communities, similar interviews will be done with providers at the relevant referral agencies in Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay. As well, financial data from MSB and the Shibogama Health Program will be used to generate a program-specific system costs analysis. The results will help MSB establish a baseline for community services, revise clinical decision-making protocols and, in partnership with the communities, set direction for expanding the continuum of care. CHSRF supports applied health systems research that provides policy makers and health systems managers in Canada with evidence on which to base decisions. In order to ensure that research is timely, relevant and important to decision-makers -- and likely to be applied -- at least twothirds of the cost of funded projects must be provided by sponsoring agencies. In the present case, the total cost will be shared by MSB and the Ontario Health Services Research Co-Sponsorship Fund. By providing comparative data on mental health and diabetes clients, as well as oncology patients, the new study will compliment and significantly extend the research on continuity of cancer care in northern First Nations, for which four members of the team (Katt, Kinch, Boone and Minore) together with Helen Cromarty and Michael Power received a combined grant of $50,142 from the Senator Norman M. Paterson Foundation and the Northern Cancer Research Foundation, announced last March. Shades of Summer Janet Stewart, Dale Dubiwsky, Kevin Dunning and Cheryl Berst made a formidable team at the 11th Annual Maintenance Choice Golf Tournament held at Centennial Golf Course in June. They were just a few of the 72 staff, faculty and friends who took part in the annual best ball tournament organized by the Campus Development Department. As is the custom every year, proceeds from the event went towards funding a student bursary. This year the Maintenance Choice Golf Classic Trophy was awarded to Rob Kucher, Terry Griffin, Joe Gosselin and Scarlett Squirers. Special thanks to the organizing committee, the staff in the Campus Development Department, Aramark, and especially Karen Anderson who did a superb job of collecting prizes. Lakehead University- September, 1999 9 -- Joe Gosselin, Campus Development �-----------------;••·-►-i-~--------------- My Pan American Experience by Jayson Gard Jayson Gard is coach of the Lakehead University Women's Volleyball team and a former national volleyball team member. This summer he served as an official for the sport of beach volleyball, which for the first time, was included in the line-up of the Pan American Games As I left Thunder Bay and began the 700-kilometre drive to Winnipeg, I tried to imagine what my experience as a beach volleyball official at the 1999 Pan American Games would be like. I soon realized that I had no expectations. I had travelled all over the world playing volleyball for my country and had never taken the time to think about the big picture. All that had ever mattered to me was that my team was prepared to play -- we rarely got to meet any of the volunteers who organized the event or to enjoy any of the festivities. One of the first things you're taught as an official is that your best match is the one where nobody even realizes you are there. I decided that I was going to achieve that goal and take in as much of the Pan Am experience as possible. I arrived at the beach volleyball venue which was set up at the Winnipeg Stadium, the home of the Blue Bombers. I had been to a test event there in June and a wind gust had practically destroyed the whole playing area, but the venue looked to be in great shape. As I walked through, the first thing that struck me was the number of volunteers: you could sense this was going to be a big event. As I headed toward the meeting room I ran into Miguel Ramirez, a Mexican with whom I had officiated at a volleyball event in Toronto run by the Federation of International Volleyball. He had never been to Winnipeg before and seemed to be quite amused to see a beach placed in the middle of a 27,000-seat stadium. If he had known he was going to be the first beach official ever to officiate the men's gold medal match at the Pan American Games, I'm sure he would have taken more pictures! I Ifyou have ever officiated at a televised event, you can appreciate how difficult it is when they put a microphone on your shirt and an ear plug in one ear so they can direct the proceedings from a truck parked behind the stadium I was assigned as a "Reserve Official" for the first beach volleyball match, which meant I could enjoy the sun from the best seat in the house and have an opportunity to watch some high calibre beach volleyball. The Brazilians won easily and it looked as if they might be the team to beat. As they left the playing area and we prepared for the next match, the tension mounted. It was show time! If you have ever officiated at a televised event, you can appreciate how difficult it is when they put a microphone on your shirt and an ear plug in one ear so they can direct the proceedings from a truck parked behind the stadium. All the time they keep repeating to you that anything you say will be heard by millions of people. And, when they tell you to "hold your whistle," you must wait until they give you the go ahead before restarting the match. Meanwhile, the fans are wondering why the play has not been initiated when the players have been ready for what seems like an eternity! I have often wondered how far we are willing to go with our sport, or any other, in order to gain the huge TV revenues that the NFL or NBA enjoy. At this point I realized that I am quite happy Lakehead University- September, 1999 10 �-s•••••z.-1---------------coaching at the University level where the amateur athlete is still somewhat alive. For a moment I thought of what could have been if I hadn't had the knee problems... then I quickly realized that I had plenty of opportunities left in my life ... The Canadians scored a couple of quick points and before long the crowd had come alive. The excitement, built up from the night before, was electrifying and the team was responding to the cheers. As they closed the gap the arena was deafening. And when the Canadians scored the final point to take the set in a miraculous come-from-behind win, I nearly touched the ceiling as I jumped out of my seat along with John and 8,000 other Canadian fans. The Canadian team finished off the Argentinian team by winning the next two games and the place exploded. They had done what no other men's volleyball team had been able to do •· win a bronze medal at the Pan Ams. As circumstances would have it, I had to miss the beach volleyball finals due to a death of a close member of my family. I had the evening session off and decided to take in the women's indoor final volleyball game featuring Brazil and Cuba. The arena was buzzing even though the Canadian women's squad had not advanced to the final. Winnipeg is a volleyball town and the crowd knew they were about to see two of the top teams in the world do battle. Watching the Cubans warm up was like something most people had never seen before. They are not only big jumpers (over 40-inch verticals) but can hit the ball like some university men's teams. The Brazilians won in five games and the fans left with an excitement that would carry over to the men's bronze medal match which featured Canada vs Argentina. Having grown up in the Winnipeg volleyball system I knew many of the volunteers at the venue and quickly had a seat, front row centre, alongside John Blancher, the men's team co-ordinator with whom I had played at the University of Manitoba for a couple of seasons. As the warm-up began, I watched a few players who were there when I played and a couple of players who were in the first year of university when I was finishing up at the University of Manitoba. For a moment I thought of what could have been if I hadn't had the knee problems that ended my career as a professional volleyball player. Then I realised that I had plenty of opportunities left in my life and that by giving it all when I was younger I had paved the way tor my current involvement with the sport as an official and a coach. The match had begun and the Canadians lost the first set rather quickly and things were not looking good. The second set wasn't much better and the Canadians were quickly behind and facing defeat as the score was 24 to 19 in a rally point game to 25. All the Argentinians had to do was "side out" and the match was in their grasp. The success of the Canadian men's beach volleyball team (advancing to the finals) meant that as a Canadian official I was unable to officiate for any games involving my home country. Nevertheless, I came away with some much- needed experience and new friends from Germany, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. As I drove back to Thunder Bay I couldn't help but think of the finals I had missed and I was feeling a little upset; then it hit me right between the eyes. I had spent most of my life preparing and sacrificing for my team, my country, or my job and had missed out on many family gatherings. I had often put the team before everything else. But I had finally realized that my family and friends are my team. My presence at the funeral meant more to me and my family than any volleyball game. I had received a lot of support from my fellow officials and it didn't matter what language they spoke or what colour they were: they all understood the importance of family. Amidst the politics, drug scandals and million-dollar deals that tend to dominate media coverage of athletic events like the Pan Am Games, the one thing that I will always have are the friendships I had developed. They will be there long after I have forgotten who was even in the final match of the tournament! Editor's Note: The Canadian men's beach volleyball team of Jody Holden and Conrad Linneman won the gold medal while Brazilian teams took home the silver and the bronze. Jayson Gard is looking forward to strengthening beach volleyball at Lakehead and to building on the success of last year's women's varsity volleyball team. The Thunderwolves' first home volleyball game is set for November 12-13 in the C.J.Sanders Fieldhouse. Lakehead University- September, 1999 11 �---------------;«■•-•;--------------- Magnus Theatre presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Canadian Association on Gerontology Q Association canadienne de gerontologie September 23-October 9, 1999 sponsored by N.M. Paterson and Sons Ltd. CAG/ACG '99 For ticket information and discounts for students, seniors and groups call the Box Office at 346-6552 Ottawa, Ontario November 4-7 novembre Department of Music Lumina Concert Series 1999-2000 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. October 5 Penelope Clarke, flute; Joy Fahrenbruck, piano For further information, contact: CAG Conference Secretariat 28th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting 100 - 824 Meath Street, Ottawa, ON KIZ 6E8 Tel: (613) 728-9347 - Fax: (613) 728-8913 E-Mail: cagacg@magi.com - Web Site: www.cagacg.ca October 26 Vilma Vitols, mezzo-soprano (1999 Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Winner); Tara Morton, piano November 7 Jennifer Orchanian, piano Note: 2 p.m. November 24 Check the Lakehead University Website www.lakeheadu.ca "News and Events" for more information about Events On Campus Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Events Off Campus Note: 8 p.m., St. Paul's United Church Media Releases University Publications Canadian Federation of University Women Interested in Joining Our Club? The Canadian Federation of University Women, Thunder Bay Club (CFUW) is extending a special invitation to all women who hold a pegree and are interested in joining the club. Contact Louisa 345-1808 or Jean at 344-3851 for further information. CD Tr ojan Devel . & Alumni Affairs Lakehead University- September, 1999 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.7 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a message from the President, an article on the Second World Congress on Allelopathy, 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 1999-09 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/59ea6d0702ccf4f640b4e4e047ff9540.pdf dfeda2509bea1985d3152c80f06a6832 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER foR LAKEHEAD UNlVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Study calls for a national "Head Start in Reading" program by Frances Harding Dr. Julia T. O'Sullivan and Dr. Mark L. Howe are calling on Canada to adopt a national "Head Start in Reading" program for children in poverty. Early intervention is needed, they say, if we are to prevent the kind of reading problems that put these children at high risk A study on promoting literacy in children by Dr. Julia for school failure, dropping out, low literacy and chronic O'Sullivan and Dr. Mark Howe has attracted local, unemployment in adulthood. national and international media attention since its release in early October. The two researchers are In a two-year study project involving 439 children and parents featured here with some young readers at the from low-income families in Newfoundland, O'Sullivan and Nanabijou Childcare Centre Howe discovered that 70% of these children are reading well below the provincial and national levels. O'Sullivan estimates there are 6,000 children in Thunder Bay who come from low-income families but hastens to point out Overcoming Poverty: Promoting Literacy in Children from Low- that it is not "inevitable" they will have reading problems. Income Families which was released at Lakehead University "We need preschool experiences directly designed for in early October. children in poverty so we can begin to address their language The results of the study did not surprise Julia O'Sullivan. She and reading difficulties befo,:e they come to school," she says. says her main interest was to focus on a small section of the "When they come to school, we need to channel funds into group (about 30%) who were ranked among the best readers schools with high incidences of children in poverty and in Canada and ask: "What is it that makes them different?" support the teachers who are working with these students. Their findings are contained in a document entitled "We found that before Grade 2, there were two relatively "Teachers in Newfoundland and around the country need independent paths to excellence in reading, one driven by continued opportunities for professional development to teach "skill" and one by "will" .... Children on the skill path were reading to large numbers of children who come from distinguished by their extremely sophisticated knowledge of backgrounds such as this." book and print conventions.... Children on the will path to Julia O'Sullivan is dean of education and Mark Howe is dean excellence were distinguished not by sophisticated of graduate studies and research. Major funding for this development in reading-relevant knowledge but by their project was provided by the National Literacy Secretariat, remarkable confidence in their reading ability." Human Resources Development Canada, and NSERC. O CTOBER 1999 �---------------~-;■■•■-;----------------- Lakehead UNIVERSITY From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Agora October 1999 Vol. 16, No. 8 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:frances. harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is November 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Analysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University. 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay. Ontario, Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 www.lakeheadu.ca Our enrolment figures are in and Lakehead has had another decline, this time slightly over 200 students. The overall impact on the University's operating budget will be about $1 million and measures are being taken to ensure that the revenue loss can be accommodated. There are many factors responsible for the continuing decline that should be the last for some time as we enter into circumstances more favourable to Lakehead. This year, we saw declines in applications to many academic areas that were masked by a massive increase in education applications. Difficulties last year in the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism program resulted in an overall drop of about 50 registered students this year. The strategies that have been under way to promote Lakehead and cast a more positive image of the University did not have time to have any real impact for this fall. The increase in academic standards also meant that fewer students were admitted than would have been the case previously (perhaps 50 students). Taking all these factors into consideration, it should be apparent that the basic issue that will determine future enrolments is quality of the educational experience. Implementation of the Strategic Plan should help us add ress innovation, efficiency and quality in ways that make our programs more relevant, more current and, therefore, more attractive. I view 1999/2000 as the watershed year for Lakehead and anticipate that 2000/2001 will see a stabilization in student numbers. Lakehead University- October, 1999 2 There will be increases in future years that will be accelerated by the dual pressures of provincial demographics and the double cohort. Because the University is so far above its funding corridor, the decline only reflects a loss in tuition revenue, not provincial BIU's. However, a corridor adjustment remains critical to the long-term success of Lakehead. We must receive funding for our unfunded (provincially) students if we are to significantly address our strategic objective in the short term. Much must be done to streamline, rationalize, and jointly plan to allow reallocation of our current fiscal resources. To this end, all budget units will be operating from a 97% base in 2000/2001. Only those units that provide rationales consistent with the Strategic Plan and that provide innovation and efficiencies can expect to see funding at the 100% or 103% levels. Academic and administrative restructuring has to be consistent with this mandate. The Strategic Plan Monitoring Group has been established and its terms of reference are as follows: 1. Ensure that the objectives of the Strategic Plan are being implemented relative to their priority and the conditions outlined in the letter from the President (July, 1999). 2. Track progress on individual objectives ensuring that , where appropriate, mechanisms for discussion have been incorporated. �-SMril•■ ;ih 3. Report to the Lakehead University communities each semester on the progress toward implementation of the Strategic Plan. 4. Recommend to the president actions that might be necessary to ensure that the process of implementation of the Strategic Plan is on track, is open, and is representative of the expectations of the University communities. The members of the Group can be viewed at the University Secretariat, Stra~egic Plan website. Finally, copies of the Lakehead University Annual Report have been distributed to all faculty and staff. I hope you view it as a celebration of the University and its people and share its contents with others. There is much positive activity at Lakehead and the future is bright. I know this may seem hard to imagine as we work our way through the current budget difficulties, but the readjustments that are occurring and will occur will strengthen us and make us a sounder, more relevant and very exciting University. "Short-term pain for long-term gain" is an adage very appropriate at this time. The Canada Foundation for Innovation has announced a call for proposals for its Innovation Fund Competition. Letters of Intent must be submitted by December 1O, 1999, and full applications are to be submitted to CFI by February 1, 2000. The Innovation Fund supports "infrastructure projects that will help researchers undertake groundbreaking research currently beyond their needs." Contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research (343-8282) for additional information. ... t - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - What's New on the Lakehead Website Each month we will be featuring information posted on the Lakehead University website www.lakeheadu.ca Staff and faculty who may not have access to a computer are encouraged to use the University computers at the Internet Cafe in the Agora Administrative Executive Committee's Homepage http://www.lakeheadu.ca/adexco.html This website is intended to communicate topics being considered and decisions being made by Lakehead's Administrative Executive Committee which meets every Tuesday morning beginning at 9 a.m. in the president's office. Members of the Committee include Dr. Fred Gilbert, president; Dr. Mary Louise Hill, vice-president (academic); Dr. John Whitfield, vice-president (research and development); Grant Walsh, executive director, university services; Bill Bragnalo, director of human resources; and Les Miller, director of finance. Linda Phillips, secretary to the president, acts as secretary to the Committee. The information below is taken from the last two postings: Credit Card Policy A number of problems were encountered when implementing our present policy on the - use of credit cards during the registration process. As of January 1, 2000, our policy wiff change to that of accepting credit cards for the payment of tuition and residence fees. This change has become necessary for us to become more user-friendly and also to follow through on the service commitment in the Strategic Plan. Registration Week Analysis A number of problems were experienced by students during registration and members of the A.E.C. were asked for Lakehead University- October, 1999 3 their feedback and the impact of this process on recruitment and retention. Feedback included comments about long waits in fine, waiting areas should be more comfortable, students not having complete information, students not understanding printouts and, perhaps, the most significant aspect was the growing fist of filled courses. Another problem mentioned was the lack of an examination timetable available at the time of registration. The vice-president (academic) is foffowing up with a more official post mortem on registration, and she wiff be consulting with the deans and the registrar to discuss the problems and how to overcome them. Financial Impact of Enrolment Shortfall As of September 21, weare291 students short of projected enrolment. This results in a total of $1. 1 million revenue shortfaff. Approximately $600,000 wiff be realized in full-time faculty salary savings by delaying the fiffing of some positions, but we wifl stiff have an approximate shortfaff to deal with of $500,000. Preliminary discussions are taking place on the budget and the vice-president (academic) is meeting with the deans to go over their academic planning exercise for next year. A shortfaff in intake in any given year follows through for four years and has a continuing budgetary impact. Continued on page 5 �-----------------.;a■•■ ••--1----------------Men's Basketball October 21-23 October 29-31 November 5-6 November 12-13 November 19-20 November 26 November 27-28 December 28-30 January 7-8 January 14-15 January 21-22 January 28-29 February 11-12 February 18-19 University of Saskatchewan Tipoff Laurentian Invitational Pizza Hut Invitational Hibbing College University of Waterloo Northland College Gogebic Invitational Wesman Classic University of Guelph Brock University University of W. Ontario University of Windsor Laurier University McMaster University Saskatoon Sudbury Home Home Home Ashland, WI Ironwood, Ml Winnipeg Home St. Catharines Home Windsor Waterloo Home TBA TBA TBA 6:30 p.m. 8:30p.m. 7:30p.m. TBA TBA 8:30 p.m. 8:00p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00p.m. 8:30p.m. Thunderwolves Varsity Teams Home & Away Schedule For more i1~/tJ/'lllltlim1 contact tlze C.J.Sm1tlers Fieldlum.,·e Women's Basketball October 21-24 Laurentian Invitational Novembers November 12 November 14 November 19 November20 November26 November28 January 7-8 January 14-15 January 21-22 January 28-29 February 4-5 February 11-12 February 18-19 Brock University University of Western Ontario University of Guelph Laurier University University of Windsor McMaster University University of Waterloo University of Guelph Brock University University of Western Ontario University of Windsor University of Waterloo Laurier University McMaster University Men's and Women's Wrestling November? McMaster University November 14 University of Toronto November 20 Brock University January 8 Gord Garvie-Lakehead University Queen's University January 16 January 22 University of Guelph January 30 University of Western Ontario OUA February 12 February 26-27 CIAU Sudbury Home TBA London Guelph Home Home Hamilton Waterloo Home 6:30p.m. 7:30p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:30p.m. St. Catharines Home Windsor Waterloo Waterloo Home 6:00p.m. 6:30p.m. 6:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30p.m. P/1011e 3./3-8213 Fax 3./3-89.J.J Six-Month Membership: $137 General Public Hamilton Toronto St. Catharines Home Kingston Guelph London TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Three-Month Membership: $88 General Public Pool Admissions: Adults: $3.45 Children/Students/Seniors: $2.20 Swim Passes (10 Swims) - Adults: $30 Other: $20 Women's Volleyball October 8-1O October 29-30 November 12-13 November 26-28 February 5-6 February 12-13 February 18-1 9 Facility Pass: McMaster Tournament University of Ottawa University of Toronto Kenora, Dryden vs U of Winnipeg Ryerson Queen's University York University Hamilton Ottawa Home TBA 7:00 /6:30 p.m. 8:30/4:00 p.m. TBA TBA 2:00/1:00 p.m. 6:00p.m. Toronto Home Toronto Lakehead University- October, 1999 4 Daily Non-pool: $4 All Inclusive: $6 Weekly:$20 25% Discount on Service Programs with Membership (excluding faculty/staff memberships) �-------------------,-.sa••■ .1h AEC Homepage continued from page 3 .- Earthquake Engineering Expert visits Turkey We must realize this and work on the required internal adjustments to improve student retention. Vacancy in Residence In previous years, we have always had a long waiting list for rooms in Residence and, therefore, applications were not accepted from students already living in Thunder Bay. Because of the present vacancy rate being experienced in Residence, the A. E. C. agreed that it would now be appropriate to offer accommodation to local students. An announcement of this change in policy will be put out on the web. Education Fair Lakehead University participated in the 2nd annual Education Fair which was held in Toronto over the September 18th weekend. It was an event attended by thousands of GTA students and provided a great opportunity for recruitment. Considerable discussion took place at the A.E.C. meeting about the type of participation that Lakehead should have. It was pointed out that faculty and department chairs need to participate more in this event as counsellors cannot answer all of the questions posed by the prospective students. Most of the questions relate to academic programs and details of class sizes, entrance requirements, quality standards and job opportunities with the completion of the degree. Such questions are bestanswered by academics. We are now in the process of following up on the 2,000+ requests for information cards filled out by students at our display booth. The potential is there to recruit a large number of students and they need to receive a positive message from our academic units. Regular mailouts will be going to these students on a scheduled basis from various departments within the University. Civil Engineering Professor Tony Gillies spent a week in Turkey observing the devastation wrought by the recent earthquake that left more than 15,000 dead and thousands more homeless. He was part of an 10-member team working under the auspices of the Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering. The team's objective was to observe and learn from the patterns of structural failure in buildings and to assist Turkey in addressing the design challenges that come with living in a high-risk earthquake zone. In ar:i interview with CBC Radio, Gillies said the destruction to many buildings in Turkey was aggravated by the fact that building codes and construction practices are not as strictly enforced as Dr. Tony Gillies they are in Canada. The problem is economic, he said. "Because of high inflation, apartment buildings are often built over a period of 10 years or more making it next to impossible to monitor and control construction methods." Gillies was born and raised in New Zealand which, like Turkey, is classified as a highrisk area for earthquakes. He specialized in earthquake engineering while completing a PhD at the University of Auckland, and spent five years working as a consultant in the field. Lakehead University- October, 1999 5 �----------------.;w■•••*--1---------------- Dr. Todd Dufresne Department of Philosophy Lakehead Dr. Todd Dufresne graduated from York University's Social and Political Thought program in 1997. His doctoral dissertation, shortly to be published under the title UNIVERSITY 1999 Tales From the Freudian Crypt by Stanford University Press, is a critique of Freudian psychology. While psychoanalytic theory has been the object of intense critical scrutiny since mid-century, particularly in the Englishspeaking world, much of it has been directed at the deficiencies Freud's views involve as science. Dufresne's work engages Freudian psychology on non-positivistic grounds and in its philosophical and sociological foundations. During the last three years, he has also edited and published two anthologies, Freud Under Analysis (Aronson) and Returns of the "French Freud" (Routledge). These works are significant contributions to the field of Freud scholarship and feature scholars of international renown, including Sander Gilman and Jacques Derrida. In addition, Todd Dufresne has, during the last three years, published 1O refereed articles and book reviews, and has delivered five invited public lectures, the latest at the University of California at Berkeley. Contribution to Research Awards Lakehead University's Contributions to Research Awards recognize outstanding recent research activity by La~ehead faculty. These awards recognize research accomplishments in the previous three-yearperiod, in contrast to the Distinguished ResearcherAward which is typically given for accomplishments over long time spans. All faculty members, including sessionals, are eligible for nomination, except for members of the Senate Research Committee. For information refer to the Research Office website or contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Editor's Note: The information presented below is taken from the recipients' nomination letters. He is presently acting chair of the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Qing-Lai Dang Faculty ofForestry and the Forest Environment Cynthia Loos School of Nursing Since coming to Lakehead in January 1997, Dr. Qing-Lai Dang has been awarded over $500,000 in research funding including two awards from Canada Foundation for Innovation and two awards from NSERC. Professor Cynthia Loos has concentrated her research in the areas of health promotion and education. She has an impr_essive record of publications, including a dozen peer-reviewed articles since 1989. Additionally, within this time, she has also received close to $100,000 in external research funding from a variety of sources (Max Bell Foundation, Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, National Health Research and Development Program, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Strategic Grant). In the last three years, she has coauthored five articles published in peerreviewed journals. Her joint authorship shows both her commitment to mentoring and her ability to work as an interdisciplinary partner in responding to critical issues. Dr. Dang currently supervises seven graduate students and has sat on the committee of three others. Over the past four years he has had four publications in three prestigious journals and made 12 conference presentations. Qing Lai Dang is a highly competent, well-respected and effective researcher. He enjoys teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is establishing a good rapport with representatives of local and national industry. Lakehead University- October, 1999 6 �What's Happening in the Library ... Naval Officers Contribute Books on Maritime History LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY INTERLIBRARY LOAN/DOCUMENT DELIVERY WHAT'S NEW • Document Delivery Service continues • Free request1, • Online request form Expedited service (Document Delivery Service) continues to be available from CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information). Articles from CISTl's holdings of more than 50,000 scientific, technical and medical journals, as well as papers from worldwide scientific conference proceedings, are delivered within two working days. Lakehead University library, in partnership with the University of Toronto Library, provides expedited service on requests for material from several of the University of Toronto Library's collections in the areas of the social sciences and humanities. Materials are also delivered within two working days. With both services, delays may be experienced with problematic requests (e.g. not on shelf, not as cited). (l-r) Margaret Page, George Kearney, and Commander Ed Dalton present the NIOBE Papers to Chief Librarian Anne Deighton Faculty members and graduate students are entitled to twenty free requests every six months. Qualified individuals may receive 20 free articles until October 31, and an additional 20 between November 1 and April 30. Free requests may be cumulated for 12 months. The fiscal year runs from May 1 to April 30. The presentation was made earlier this month by retired officers Commander Ed Dalton and George A. Kearney, along with Margaret Page, a professor emeritus of Lakehead and a retired lieutenant of the navy. An online request form is available. Patrons are encouraged to use it to submit any requests for which prepayment is not required. To access the online form go to the Library's web page at http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/home.html and click on Interlibrary Loan Request. Used up all your free requests? Faculty and graduate students who have used up all of thei r free requests but require expedited delivery of science-related articles will pay $3 per article; those requiring the same for social sciences/humanities-related articles will pay $7 per article. Our traditional Interlibrary Loan service is always available at a charge of $2 per article. Please note that these tees represent only a portion of the costs; the Library continues to subsidize $3 per request. For more information about the service or about the online request form call Joan Seeley, The local branch of the Naval Officers' Association of Canada has given Lakehead a 10-volume collection of books on maritime interests. The NIOBE Papers are named after the first ship in the Royal Canadian Navy - a 11,000-ton cruiser purchased from Britain in 1910. The Naval Officers' Association of Canada is convinced that Canada, as a maritime nation bordering on three oceans, needs an appropriate and effective navy to defend and protect the country's maritime interests. To increase public awareness of the need the NOAC has initiated a series of public seminars on Canada's maritime interests and the role of the navy in their preservation and protection. The NIOBE Papers are occasional papers of the proceedings of these seminars. The NIOBE Papers will be housed in the Library's main collection. ILUDocument Delivery Librarian at Ext. 8211 or e-mail joan.seeley@lakeheadu.ca. Lakehead University- October, 1999 7 �--------------~-.;-■,■•;------------------- "IN CONVERSATION" WITH Brent Evans, LUSU President Agora: What are the most pressing issues facing LUSU this year? Goal 5: To improve relations with the City of Thunder Bay as well as Confederation College Brent Evans: There are many issues that LUSU must face this year, some of the most important are: LUSU is committed to providing services that will enhance student experiences in Thunder Bay. LUSU, for example has created a new committee called the External Committee. This group of students will volunteer their time once-a-month for different local groups such as homeless shelters, food banks, and United Way organizations. We will also try to improve our relations with the local media by having as many stories about Lakehead students striving for excellence as possible. It is LUSU's goal to make Thunder Bay a "University city." Goal 1: Hire an Outpost Manager This goal has already been accompli~hed as we have recently hired Heidi McNally as our Outpost manager. She took over as the interim manager in February of last year. The Outpost in turn yielded a small profit for the first time in five years. We have also hired David Lible as the new Outpost assistant manager. We are hoping that this dynamic duo will have another productive year in The Outpost. Goal 6: To increase student representation on Lakehead University's governing bodies, such as Senate and Board of Governors Goal 2: To redefine and enhance our relationship with Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) With University students paying for a greater percentage of their overall education and with the University dedicated to a studentcentred learning environment, it is a natural progression to have a stronger student representation on the ultimate governing bodies of the University. The Lakehead University Native Student Association has become more and more politically active over the years and in turn they have started to influence the culture at Lakehead for the better. LUSU and LUNSA have had a good working relationship in the past, however we would like to take it to the next level. Our ultimate goal is to make LUNSA a distinct and autonomous organization within LUSU. This will be accomplished when LUSU and LUNSA create a funding agreement between our two organizations. This would in turn make LUNSA a distinct organization, but still give the Aboriginal students the opportunity to use LUSU services. Our goal is to have this agreement in place by the end of the year. *** Agora: Why did you run for the job as LUSU president in the first place? Brent Evans: The answer to this question is very simple. I ran for the job of LUSU president because I love this school! Goal 3: To improve LUSU's representation of Lakehead University • graduate students In the past, Lakehead University has been considered a primarily undergraduate institution and the Student Union in turn has mainly catered to the undergraduate student needs. Agora: What is your greatest challenge ? Brent Evans: The greatest challenge is learning on the fly. I had a great orientation with the past president Michael Blower, but there is no way he could teach me everything I needed to know. Every day I find little tasks and responsibilities I didn't know about. I sometimes feel like I'm a little boy and someone has thrown me in a pool to teach me how to swim. Well the summer is over and I haven't drowned yet. The University has addressed this issue in the strategic plan and has committed itself to increasing the number of grad students attending this institution. In turn the Student Union is also making a commitment to serve our grad students better by perhaps creating a graduate student lounge or by creating a Lakehead University Graduate Student Association. Goal 4:. To foster a new and/or improve the current form of professor evaluation This goal has been talked about for years, but this is the year that the talk turns into reality. Continued on page 9 Lakehead University- October, 1999 8 �-SWtli•M;WZOrientation Y2K ••• Agora: What do you enjoy most about being president? Brent Evans: The greatest joy about being president is working with incredible people. I sometimes think the people at Lakehead don't always get the credit they deserve. Lakehead has great people working in every aspect of the University and it is fun to see everyone working towards the same goal, making this University great! ••• Agora: What message would you like to send faculty and staff? Brent Evans: The one thing I would like to tell faculty and staff is that LUSU is also a place for them. LUSU's primary purpose is to represent our students; however, we are all working towards making the University a great place to learn. The faculty and staff are a major part in that, so don't hesitate to come to the LUSU office and see what we do. You might be surprised and want to get involved. Dynamic Duo Orientation Y2K brought a focus on academic success as well as a variety of welcoming activities. New this year was a program that saw upper-year student leaders orienting small groups of first-year students Notes from Alumni Services Alumni Annual Fund This year's Alumni Annual Fund Phonathon got under way this month. The goal is to raise $275,000 for scholarships, bursaries and other campus projects. Congratulations Congratulations to Sarah Gurr (BA/BEd'94) who won the Alumni Association draw for participating in the New Grad Survey sent out in early March of 1999. A ''thank-you" is extended to all the graduates who took the time to answer and return the survey. Your participation was greatly appreciated. Alumni Honour Award Outpost manager Heidi McNally and assistant manger David Lible are encouraging faculty and staff to drop by The Outpost every Friday after 4:30 p.m. to enjoy an "Acoustic Jam" session. October 29: Octoberfest with sausages, sauerkraut and an authentic Polka band October 30: Hallowe'en benefit with Diamonds in the Rough in aid of the Autism Society Want to honour an alumna or alumnus? Here is your opportunity. The Alumni Honour Award is presented by the Alumni Association to alumni who have demonstrated distinction or outstanding achievement in one of the following areas: public service, humanities, scholarship, science and technology, business, research, arts. Nominations for the 2000 award must be received by December 15, 1999. For more information contact Kristine Carey at 343-8155. Lakehead University- October, 1999 9 �----------------iM■•■ #!-1---------------- Sports Wall of Fame The following athletes were inducted into the Lakehead University Sports Wall ofFame on October 15, 1999 Athletic Advisory Board, as well as being the manager of the men's basketball and hockey teams. He also coached the women's basketball team and brought the Port Arthur Mustang senior football team under the wing of the College. Prior to 1965, all sport teams at the College were called the "Mustangs" but in 1966 the name was changed to the "Nor'Westers." From 1966-72, Shannon was an administrative executive to the Athletic Department at which time he was intramural athletic director, varsity golf coach and a fund-raiser for various athletic teams. In 1965, he paved the way for Lakehead University to become a charter member in the International Athletic Hockey Association (IAHA). This alliance allowed Lakehead athletic teams to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). From 1967 to 1969, he along with Dr. Henry Akervall and Dr. George Birger, petitioned the president of Lakehead University to begin a degree program in physical education which became a reality in 1969. Sandy Boghossian (nee Hummel) - Athlete Basketball (1976-80) Sandy Hummel was a member of the Lakehead University Women's Varsity basketball team from 1976 to 1980 and was a three-time Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) AllStar. During the 1978/79 season she was named Women's Basketball Most Valuable Player and in 1979/80, Lakehead University's Female Athlete of the Year. That same year she was a first team All-Star, the third highest scorer and the fourth highest rebounder in GPAC. She also won "Player of the Game" awards and "Player of the Month" for February. Hummel is ranked 11th overall in career rankings with 1,281 points scored in 113 games for an average of 11.34 points per game. 1966-67 Nor'Wester Hockey Team Jerry Hemmings - Athlete The 1966-67 Lakehead Hockey Team, coached by Henry Akervall, is the only university hockey team to have ever won a national title. The title came about after much discussion and a month delay after the season finished as the International College Hockey Association named Lakehead the champions over Bemidji State College by virtue of their better home and home series record. The vote became necessary when both teams had identical records -- 10 wins and two losses -- and each had lost to the other two times. The vote was based on the number of goals and since Lakehead had outscored Bemidji 21 to 18 in their four-game home and home series, Lakehead was awarded the title. Basketball (1969-71) Jerry Hemmings began his career at Lakehead in 1969 after completing two years at Surray Community College in Dobson, N.C. where he was their leading scorer. Hemmings was leading scorer at Lakehead in the 1969/70 season, scoring 437 points in 23 games for an average of 10 points per game. He was also named Male Athlete of the Year for the 1969/70 season. Hemmings ranks 26th in all-time scoring on the Lakehead "stats" sheets with a career total of 933 points in 54 games. He is currently the Head men's basketball coach at Brandon University. Dr. Bill Shannon - Builder (1962-1972) Bill Shannon started his career in 1962 at Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology and was instrumental in organizing and managing a variety of athletic events in the formative years of Lakehead University. From 1962 to 1965, he was an advisor for the students on the Team Members Back Row: Henry Akervall (coach), Ron Mcraney, Jim Prenger, Murray Smith, Mike Tracey, Dwight Stirrett, John Fallis, Ken Kivisto, Dennis Olinik, Dave Magee (trainer) Front Row: Ron Hamilton, Allan Holt, John Stefiszyn, Lorne Gander, Kas Miyata, Dave Siciliano, John Kennedy, Keith Pringnitz, Allan Johnson. Missing: Clare Battiston Lakehead University- October, 1999 10 �---------------...,-SWli•■ •zStaff Appointments During the months of July, August, September, and October employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: Pets on Campus Lakehead has approved a new policy regarding pets on campus which can be found on the Lakehead University Website under "University Secretariat, University Policies." Robin Schumaker Tutor, NPINCP Programs, School of Nursing In brief terms, the policy prohibits pets in University buildings, and requires all pets on campus grounds to be leashed and under the control of their owner at all times. Pets may not be tied up outside buildings or left unattended on campus. Deborah McGoldrick Co-ordinator, Northern Clinical Practice Program/Community Health in First Nations Communities, School of Nursing Karen Toneguzzi Secretary, Civil & Mechanical Engineering Ryan Landgraff Career Day at Lakehead Security Communications Officer Security Department Jean-Marc Lachaine Technician, Physics Department Linda Strey Coordinator of Field Experiences Faculty of Education Susan Bebonang • Coordinator, Native Teacher Education Program Faculty of Education Tai Fisher Bio-Archaeology Technician, Anthropology Up and Coming Twenty companies, including IBM Canada Ltd., were on campus in early October to discuss employment opportunities with students and faculty. In the past three years, IBM has hired 14 graduates of Lakehead including Kevin Taylor (second from left), a business administration student who is currently doing a 16-month placement with IBM's human resources department in Markham, Ontario. Taylor's boss Terry Whittam (left) says that Lakehead students are "a cut above" the rest in terms of their attitude, motivation and business experience. He credits Co-op Coordinator John DeGiacomo and Director of Corporate Relations Moe Ktytor as being "great ambassadors for Lakehead." Lakehead University- October, 1999 11 The Alumni Association congratulates Jesslin Mary Cecon, the 1999 recipient of the annual entrance award valued at $5,000. Jesslin is a graduate of Hillcrest High School who has been active in intramural sports and a volunteer with Easter Seals and UNICEF. Her goal is to study biology and chemistry in preparation for medical school. In 1998 she participated in the Shad Valley program at McMaster University which she described as a "life changing experience." �Department of Music ounselling & areer Lamina Concert Series 1999-2000 Career Chat Seminars Counselling and Career Centre and Alumni Services have commenced their CAREER CHAT seminar series for the fall of 1999. Defining one's career plans continues to be an exciting and challenging tirrye for students at the university and high school level. To assist students with this process professionals in the community have agreed to participate in Career Chat seminars to provide students with practical and current information about their chosen occupation. To assist in the promotion and success of this initiative, faculty can help by informing students about these Career Chats. Faculty members could also contact the Counselling and Career Centre (343-8018) to share ideas for the January 2000 schedule. The Counselling and Career Centre and Alumni Services are also in the initial stages of developing a Career Mentor Program and will provide more information to faculty once the program is established. All seminars are held in Faculty Lounge from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted October 5: Careers in Advertising Sales and Marketing Carmelina Kelly, BA, LIS Dip'95 Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. October 26 Vilma Vitols, mezzo-soprano (1999 Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition Winner); Tara Morton, piano November7 Jennifer Orchanian, piano Note: 2 p.m. November 24 Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Note: 8 p.m., St. Paul's United Church Check the Lakehead University Website 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. www.lakeheadu.ca UC2020 "News and Events" October 13: Careers in Physiotherapy for more information about Laureen Newbold, Dip PT, MCPPA October 25: Careers in Pharmacy Events On Campus Jeff Chan, BSc (Pharm) Events Off Campus Catherine Omeljaniuk, BSc (Pharm) Media Releases Robert Omeljaniuk, PhD University Publications October 27: Careers in Chiropractic Hilary Petrus, HBSc'76, BEd'77, DC. Dana Gleeson, BSc, DC, November 1: Careers in Speech Pathology Paula Humeniuk, Bsc·'90, MA co Trojan Development Office November 8: Careers in Midwifery Lillian Dunn, RM, BScN'77 Barbara Kemeny, AM Lakehead University- October, 1999 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.8 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains a message from the President, research updates, an article/interview with Brent Evans, LUSU President. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-10 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Brent Evans Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University LUSU President Frederick Gilbert President's Perspective https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/8d983df63460d70d1b608a9c256d97d4.pdf 1490ede5147df4531bbd246b466efad7 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh receives Faculty Advisors Award By Frances Harding He cares about his students. He explains things well. And he's always willing to help. That's what engineering students Ted Conlon and Barcley Metler say when asked about Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh, winner of the first annual Faculty Advisors Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). Nirdosh has been helping students like Ted and Barcley since coming to Lakehead in 1981. He became faculty advisor for the Student Chapter in 1989, encouraging students to organize seminars and social events in order to build school spirit. "The Student Chapter wouldn't exist if it were not for Dr. Nirdosh, " says Barcley Metler, Student Chapter secretary. In 1993, Nirdosh took the Lakehead Chapter to new heights by establishing an annual conference of students and alumni. The conference provides an opportunity for the Department to showcase student work, keep in touch with the alumni, and relate to the wider profession through invited guests. This year, from March 10-12, 2000, Lakehead will be hosting the 3rd Biennial National Student Conference of CSChE. Dr. Nirdosh with members of the Student Chapter: (l-r) Marianne Ariganello, Ted Conlon, Angelo Facca, Victor Akinyemi, Christine Chezick, Barcley Metler, Robin Gould and Sean Deighton Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh's teaching skills have earned him a Lakehead University Distinguished Instructor Award (1995), an OCUFA Teaching Award (1995) and a 3M Teaching Fellowship (1996). In 1989 he was the co-recipient of Lakehead's first Distinguished Researcher Award. Under his guidance, the Lakehead University Student Chapter won the CSChE Student Chapters' Merit Award for 1995 and 1996, and Honourable Mention in 1997 and 1998. In 1997, Nirdosh raised nearly $60,000 to establish nine chemical engineering bursaries -- an amount that has been matched under the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. NOVEMBER 1999 �------------------;-■,■,-;----------------- Lakehead UNIVERSITY From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Agora November 1999 Vol. 16, No. 9 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail:franees.harding@lakeheadu.ca Deadline for submissions for the next issue is December 1, 1999. Publications Officer: Frances Harding Communications Officer: Denise Bruley Ana/ysis and Communications Assistant: Jennifer Willianen Photography: Peter Puna & Staff Printing: Lakehead University Print Shop Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Agora, Office of Communications Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P785E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Lakehead University has revised and resubmitted the Advanced Technology Centre project as the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC). The original capital project submitted last December was designed to meet current deficiencies in the technology area and centralize access to computing facilities. All funding for new capital projects will now come from the SuperBuild Growth Fund and must be justified, at least partially, on how they will help to accommodate the growth in university enrolment expected in the next few years. The $32 million ATAC will provide, in addition to the technology areas, additional smart classrooms, a 300-seat lecture theatre, a number of smaller classrooms, as well as faculty offices. It will accommodate growth of over 1,300 more students and facilitate distance education, create partnership opportunities with government and industry through the GIS Laboratory, and enhance the learning environment for faculty and students with modern, flexible and technologically-enhanced classrooms. This building is essential to the university's needs and, therefore, we have declined to submit at this time a second project which could be justified to improve our Education teaching environment by modification and addition to the Bora Laskin Building. Nonetheless, we are proceeding with the development of plans for this project and will have them available for future funding opportunities. Lakehead University-- November 1999 2 In addition, the government has set aside up to $150 million for joint projects between the colleges and universities. We are exploring with Confederation College, the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre, St. Joseph's Care Group and Health Sciences North, a health sciences building that would focus research, clinical, and other teaching activities in, for example, Nursing, Kinesiology, Psychology, and other interests such as Biology, Applied Biomolecular Science and Social Work. Such a building adjacent to the new acute-care hospital would position both the College and the University for additional academic development in the health sciences. Finally, I must say something about the Macfean's ranking based on 1998/99 indicators data. We are neither complacent nor satisfied with a ranking of 20th out of 21 primarily undergraduate universities. I do not believe that the ranking reflects the true value or mission of Lakehead. Ask our students and our alumni about the quality of education they received here and the positive response is overwhelming. Although we rank 20 in class size, they talk about the small classes here and the personal interactions with faculty and other students. They recognize the tremendous advancements we have made in computer access this past year continued on page 3 �President continued from page 2 and question how we can possibly be ranked so low when they know that we offer a quality education and an improving learning environment. Part of the answer is funding and the corridor issue, and the large number of unfunded students we have that, if fully funded, would bring an additional $6 million annually into our operating budget. Part of the answer relates to the role of this university in providing access to higher education to the people of Northwestern Ontario. This latter responsibility means that we must be a comprehensive university, not just a liberal arts institution with a limited mission like Mount Allison. It also means that we play an important socioeconomic role in our region. The research and graduate programming provided by Lakehead are essential elements in helping the region develop economically. If I truly thought that the indicators used by Maclean's represented the value of the education we provide, I would be dismayed and question why I should have the optimism I do about our future. As we implement the Strategic Plan's objectives, we all must recognize that we are establishing a base for future growth and development of the university from the sound base that exists. Rationalization of functions and actions and commitment to living within our means necessitate change, but we must never lose sight of why this university exists and why it is important to the people of the north as well as all the people of Ontario. Hopefully, the province will recognize those same realities. What's New on the Lakehead Website Each month we will be featuring information posted on the Lakehead University website www.lakeheadu.ca Staff and faculty who may not have access to a computer are encouraged to use the University computers at the Internet Cafe in the Agora Faculty Expertise http://www.lakeheadu.ca/-research Looking for an expert on a particular topic? Try using the Website of the Office of Research which lists the curriculum vitae of 25 faculty members under a data base called "Community of Science." To get there, you have to first click on "Links to Funding Agencies" then click on "Community of Science Expertise and Funding Opportunities Database" and finally, click on "Search for Experts at Lakehead University." If you are looking for the recent publications of Lakehead faculty, go to the Research Office homepage and click on "Faculty Research Expertise and Publications." Scroll down past the Disclaimer and you will find a listing of 85 faculty members whose recent publications are noted on-line. Faculty not yet listed on-line are encouraged to contact Lynn Wilson by phone 3438283 or by E-mail: lynn.wilson@ lakeheadu.ca to make the necessary arrangements. Now on the Web ... Lakehead University Annual Report 1998-99 Click on "News & Events" and look for it at the top of the list A Listing of On-Campus and Off-Campus Events can be found on our Website www.lakeheadu.ca under "News & Events" Is there a section of the Lakehead Website that you would like to highlight in next month's Agora? Contact the editor by E-mail: frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Lakehead University- November 1999 3 �----------------1-iM«•■ #; _,________________ Why Study Frogs? The Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) were introduced in 1998-99 by the provincial government. The province will contribute a total of $50 million over a 10-year period to help gifted researchers attract talented graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates to Ontario universities. Lakehead University is honoured to have two PREA recipients in its faculty: Dr. Stephen Hecnar, an empirical biologist, and Dr. Marc Dignam, a theoretical physicist. "Lakehead University is pleased that Dr. Dignam and Dr. Hecnar have won these prestigious awards. Consistent with the purpose of the awards, we anticipate that the funds will assist these researchers in launching and maintaining a vigorous research program here at Lakehead University," says Dr. John Whitfield, vice-president of research and development. David MacDonald is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. "They are good model organisms for studying ecology," says Dr. Stephen Hecnar, "and are excellent indicators ofecosystem health." by David MacDonald Dr. Stephen Hecnar tells his ecology students that "a bad day in the field is still better than a good day in the lab." His recent award of $150,000 from the Premier's Research Excellence Awards will allow him more time out in that field, with an anticipated four MSc students and one post-doctoral fellow working alongside. "We will try to attract some highly talented individuals," says Hecnar, who expects the grant to fund possibly five years in the study of northern and southern Ontario amphibian populations. Stephen Hecnar's field is herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles, and he is one of Canada's most promising empirical ecologists. His interest in amphibians and ecology was sparked in his ecology classes with Professor Doug Lindsay and Dr. Murray Lancaster, here at Lakehead University years ago. He completed his MSc and PhD in biological sciences at the University of Windsor, while compiling an extensive research and publishing record . Subsequent experiences with Agriculture Canada, MacMillan Bloedel, and Parks Canada gave Hecnar the opportunity to pursue his interests. While working at Point Pelee National Park, he discovered that the fivelined skink was being illegally collected for the pet trade. He also found DDT contamination in migrating frogs at levels unsafe for humans in the park, and helped the park clean up the problem. Why study frogs, asks the nonherpetologist? Amphibians play a pivotal role in the food chain, says Hecnar. In many ecosystems, amphibians contribute more biomass than birds and as much as small mammals. As human activity encroaches on these ecosystems around the world, habitat loss has seen a halfdozen amphibian species become extinct in the last decade alone. Hecnar's research will utilize northern Ontario ponds as control sites; "we must try to learn from some of the mistakes of the past in southern Ontario," he says. Lakehead University's emerging focus on conservation biology is exciting for Stephen Hecnar, because of its situation in a resource-rich area. "We are utilizing these natural resources, and we want to manage them in an informed and concerned way to meet both human needs and non-human needs," says Hecnar. For students interested in northern conservation, "we can give them a solid education," he says, and keep our best young minds involved in research at a Canadian university. With the limited availability of NSERC and SSHRC funding, we "have to look in more places for our research support," says Hecnar. "It's important for us to do solid research. It helps put Lakehead on the map, both nationally and internationally, Continued on page 5 Lakehead University-- November 1999 4 �-------------------i-.sa«•■ •zHecnar continued from page 4 same area... we can get a kind of critical mass going," he says. when we can translate these resources into research and then communicate our results." Resource corporations are beginning to help; "local industry here has been contributing to our research funding, and seems to be working well with us at this point," says Hecnar. "We've got to get corporations to realize that investing back will benefit them in the long run." Dignam came to Thunder Bay after a University of Toronto PhD and a stint at the prestigious Bell Labs at Murry Hill, N.J., where he was a post-doctoral fellow under Nobel Prize winner Dr. Horst Stormer. He then worked as a research scientist at MPB Technologies where he As a new faculty member, Stephen He?nar has had limited time for hiking, but is looking forward to investigating local conservation areas and trail systems. "Just about every discovery in science is a serendipitous discovery," he notes with amusement, and as a leader in community ecology research, it is certain that his discoveries will continue to put Lakehead on the map. Laser Light and Superlattices - Dr. Marc Dignam is developing a better understanding of the interaction oflight with solids by David MacDonald How can we better understand the inner workings of the world around us? That's the question that drives Dr. Marc Dignam in his quest for insight into the complexities of condensed matter physics. As an upand-coming theoretical and computational physicist, his ambitious research objectives have been awarded $142,500 under the Premier's Research Excellence Awards (PREA) . Part of this award is· funded by Lakehead University, and "it's an excellent sign of the University's commitment to research ," says Marc Dignam. The funding will bring a postdoctoral fellow and a few graduate students to Lakehead. "We'll be able to put together a number of projects in the entered the field of fibre optics. An experimental physicist directly tests the physical world through experiments in the lab, while Dignam attempts to develop mathematical and software models of physical systems: "it's a little like doing experiments on a computer," he says. When the opportunity arose to pursue teaching and research at Lakehead University, he jumped at the chance. As a PREA winner and a 1998 Canadian Foundation for Innovation Grant recipient, Dignam is setting an excellent track record of success. "CFI has provided me with computer equipment which allows me to do calculations that I couldn't do before," he notes. "The PREA will allow me to put together the group to put those computers to good use." Lakehead University-- November 1999 5 Dignam is investigating the electronic properties of very small semiconductor structures called semiconductor nanostructures. As part of his research, he is studying what happens when pulses of laser light a minute fraction of a second (10·13 s) long are fired at a particular nanostructure called a superlattice. Such pulses cause a large number of electrons in the superlattice to oscillate at a frequency of a few terahertz (10 12 hertz). Stay with me, now - this frequency lies between that of the radiation in a domestic microwave oven and that emitted from a computer infrared (IFR) port. If the generation of this teraher t z radiation can be better understood and controlled, it could be applied to computer chip diagnostics, medical imaging, and potentially to the development of a terahertz laser, says Dignam. He hopes to be a leader in that breakthrough. "One of the big advantages," says Dignam, "of a small department like the Physics department at Lakehead is that it can offer undergraduates a kind of personal interaction and exposure to researchcalibre equipment that would be just unheard of at a large university." He encourages students to pursue a dream of research, remarking that for him, "a good day is when the solution to a problem I have been working on for weeks finally becomes clear." With Marc Dignam's curiosity and consistency in winning grants, his research should help in developing a better understanding of the interaction of light with solids, and also further enhance Lakehead University's reputation as a leading centre in condensed matter research. �Presidential Scholars In Memoriam Stuart J. Baldwin Dr. Stuart J. Baldwin, a sessional lecturer with the Department of Anthropology, died of natural causes in his home on May 21, 1999. Although a memorial service was held at the time, a number of his friends, including students and faculty members, were away on summer field projects and jobs, and some did not even learn of his passing until this fall. Therefore, another memorial service was held at the Avila Centre on November 5. Congratulations to this year's Presidential Scholars: Erin Lamond (right) from Kippens, Newfoundland, and Deanna Mi/ankov from Mississauga, Ontario. Presidential scholarships are national entrance awards valued at $5,000 a year for four years. The awards are granted annually to two full-time students, entering Lakehead University upon graduation from high school with a minimum average of 90% in 6 OACs or equivalent. Along with high academic standards, recipients must demonstrate experience in leadership, citizenship and community service. Lamond is in Engineering and Milankov is in Outdoor Recreation/Geography. Books Dr. Anita Beltran Chen, professor emeritus of sociology, is one of the contributors to the Encyclopedia of Canada 's Peoples, published by University of Toronto Press. All of Canada's peoples, from the First Nations, founding people, and more recent arrivals, are described in 119 group entries covering 1,334 pages. Dr. Chen's contribution pertained to Canada's Filipino population -- their arrival and settlement, economic and community life, culture, education, religion, and politics. The book was edited by Paul Robert Magocsi for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. It is available in the reference collection on the main floor of the Library and can be purchased through the Alumni Bookstore. Stuart Baldwin came to Lakehead University in 1995 from Calgary, where, in 1988, he had graduated with a PhD in Archaeology and subsequently worked as a contract archaeologist. He had previously earned a BA in Anthropology (1969) from the University of New Mexico and an MA in Anthropology (1980) from the University of Alberta. Though American born, he was a dedicated Canadian citizen. Much of Baldwin's 53 years, which he spent in the southwestern United States, Alaska, Alberta, and northwestern Ontario, were devoted to anthropological scholarship. While he was mostly interested in past and present Aboriginal cultures of the American Southwest, Mexico, Central America, and the northern Great Plains, he was also knowledgeable about other regions. Baldwin's wide-ranging interests were complemented by his breadth of knowledge in the fields of archaeology, ethnology, ethnohistory and historical linguistics. His erudition and versatility were evident in his writings and public lectures, in the range of university courses he taught, in his work history, and in his personal library, as it was in his everyday conversation. In his few years at Lakehead, Stuart Baldwin taught a very impressive range of courses, including Fundamentals of Archaeology, Scientific Applications in Archaeology, Ecological and Environmental Anthropology, Anthropological Linguistics, Ethnohistory of Canadian Plains Native Peoples, Human Evolution, Archaeology of the Gran Chichimeca (American Southwest and Northwest Mexico), Pueblo Indian Religion, Aztec and Maya Civilizations, Archaeology of North America, and History of Anthropological Thought. This list includes some courses he taught as "Special Topics" that could not have been taught by our full time Anthropology faculty. Baldwin was cheerful and sociable but, nevertheless, a rather private man whose life beyond his scholarship was not well known to any of us in the Department of Anthropology. We do know that he had a humanitarian outlook and was concerned about the state of the world. Although never well off financially, Baldwin had built an impressive personal library, which is presently being used by the Department of Library and Information Studies to teach cataloguing to students. This will be an enormous help to us in dispersing his library resources. We anticipate that parts of his collection will be donated to the Chancellor Paterson Library. Other parts may be sold to other institutions and appropriate individual scholars, with the proceeds going to a Lakehead University memorial scholarship in Stuart Baldwin's honour. Donations to that scholarship would be welcome and potential donors may contact the Department of Anthropology for further information. -- Dr. Joe D. Stewart, Department of Anthropology Lakehead University- November 1999 6 �Honours & Awards Powerful Improvements Or. Norm La Voie (Kinesiology) has received the 1999 CSEP-FACA Recognition Award from The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. The award recognizes contributions of individuals to the field of Fitness Appraisal Services in Canada. "Throughout his career, Or. Norm LaVoie has been intimately involved with The National Fitness Appraisal Certification and Accreditation program and is most deserving of this award," says Director of the School of Kinesio/ogy Dr. Bill Monte/pare. Want to Help A Needy Child? If you would like to make a young child happy, why not pick up a nice bright "shoe box»and fill it with toys and treats? Lakehead University's Power House is being upgraded with the installation of a new deaerator valued at $75,000. This pressure vessel treats feedwater before it enters the boilers to be converted to steam. The new deaerator replaces an older, obsolete 1967 model and will allow the University to increase its supply of steam for new buildings. Lakehead As part of a national and international humanitarian program, members of the University community can join with other citizens of Thunder Bay to send millions of gift shoe boxes (2.3 million last year) to less fortunate children around the world. "Operation Christmas Child" is part of the Samaritan's Purse year-round efforts to provide the necessities of life (clean water, food, clothing and medicine) to people around the world. All Student Services offices (Counselling & Career Centre, Learning Assistance Centre, Health Services and Financial Aid) and the Gender Issues Centre will act as "shoebox depots» to pick up information and boxes, and to receive filled gift boxes. UNIVERSI T Y Call for Nominations Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame Distribution and collection of the shoeboxes will be November 1 - 20. Make a child smile •· Fill a shoebox! Lakehead University Athletics Department is inviting nominations for candidates to be inducted to the Sports Wall of Fame in the year 2000. There are three categories: "Athlete," "Builder," and "Team." Athletes must have graduated at least five years before being inducted. A Builder is someone who has served Lakehead University Athletics as an executive or member of a support group, or as a coach, an official, a manager or an administrator for at least four years. A Team must have achieved a high level of excellence in a given year at least 10 years prior to induction. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 1999. Nomination forms are available at the Athletics Department, C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, Lakehead University. For further information call Darlene Yakimoski at 343-8656 or Sharon Kozak 345-2290. Lakehead University- November 1999 7 Art On Campus A sculpture entitled "Inner Healing" by Lakehead graduate Bruce Stonehouse has been installed on campus near Residence. The art was purchased by Residence Council with money raised through through the sale of student care packages. �-----------------.;«■•-•;----------------Department of Music Lumina Concert Series November24 Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano 8 p.m., St. Paul's United Church LUCC Children's Christmas Party Sunday,December12, 1999 2 - 5 p.m. in the Main Cafeteria LUCC is inviting staff and faculty to leave donations of craft materials/and or supplies (i.e. ribbon, wood, paper rolls) at the Switchboard and to register their children's attendance with Patti Merriman, President's Office, no later than November 26, 1999. Lakehead University Dramatist Theatre presents Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull November 18, 19,20,25,26,27 8 p.m. in The Bora Laskin Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission, $8 students and seniors. For information call 343-8983. Forensic Science Public Lecture Series Nov. 17: Dr. Roger Frappier will speak on "DNA in the Ontario Courts" at 7 p.m. in the Lower Lecture Theatre Nov. 19: Dr. Anna Cappelli will speak on "The Anatomy and Physiology of a Forensic Laboratory" at 7 p.m. in the Upper Lecture Theatre Publications on the Web Lakehead's Office of Communications is now publishing issues of the Agora and the Nor'Wester on the Web. Look for these publications under "News & Events" "University Publications." The site was designed by Heath Higgins, a fourth-year business administration student who also designed the Web page for Lakehead's Alumni Association. It will be updated by Communications and Institutional Analysis Assistant Jennifer Willianen. The Year of the Thunder Wolf Lakehead University Athletics kicked off the 1999/2000 season with a pep rally in the Agora to introduce this year's varsity teams and coaches. During the rally it was announced that Lakehead varsity teams, formerly called "Nor'Westers" will now be called "Thunderwolves," and a new logo is in the works. Upcoming events at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse: November 19-20 Men's Basketball Lakehead vs University of Waterloo November 19 Women's Basketball Lakehead vs. Laurier University November 20 Women's Basketball Lakehead vs University of Windsor Starting on Monday, November 15, at 8:45 a.m. (and every second Monday after) CBC Radio will be featuring an interview with Athletic Director Tom Warden and a Lakehead athlete. Devel. & Alumni Affairs CD Trojan Lakehead University- November 1999 8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.16 No.9 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains updates on current research happening at Lakehead, a message from the President, and an annoucement that the Power House is being updated. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-11 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University Power House President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/72d91a879574a2a92d3522132dd6a0b3.pdf 32e2ba4dc82664be2a2ff76e4f00dab1 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Lakehead Seeking $22 Million from SuperBuild Fund by Frances Harding, Publications Officer Lakehead University is asking the province to help fund two new initiatives through its SuperBuild Growth Fund for Postsecondary Education, announced in the 1999 Ontario Budget last fall. The first is a $32-million Advanced Technology and Academic Centre that would greatly enhance the quality and amount of academic, teaching and research space on campus. The second is an $1 1-million Health Sciences Clinical Teaching and Research Centre that would be jointly used by Lakehead and Confederation College. "Lakehead University has been a responsive institution that, while significantly over its funding corridor, continues to address higher education policy issues such as access and college transfer," says Lakehead University President Dr. Fred Gilbert. "Both of these new initiatives are in line with the University's Strategic Plan to revitalize, focus efforts, build strength and excellence in particular areas, and be innovative in the delivery of education to our students." In a letter written last October inviting college and university executive heads to submit proposals, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, Dianne Cunningham, stated the government is providing $660 million to expand the capacity of Ontario institutions to "help provide a place for all qualified and motivated students graduating from high school now and in the future ..." In total, Lakehead is seeking just over $22 million from the SuperBuild Growth Fund and is expecting a decision will be made in late January or early February. The rest of the funds for the two projects would come from private and public sources including the Access to Opportunities Program (ATOP), the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, and the Canada Foundation for Innovation program. The Advanced Technology and Academic Centre would be approximately 8,400 square metres and would generate 1,377 spaces for new students and 63 offices for faculty and staff. The state-of-the-art facility would house a multitude of advanced technological applications primarily in the areas of engineering, mathematics and computer science. The Centre would include "smart" classrooms, video-conferencing facilities, multimedia production/teaching services, GIS facilities, as well as regular classrooms and computer labs. The Health Sciences Clinical Teaching and Research Centre would enable the University and College to offer unique academic programs that integrate clinical practice and research. It would be constructed adjacent to the new Thunder Bay Regional Hospital and would service approximately 600 additional students to offset the increase in enrolment predicted in the institutions' academic health science programs (Nursing, Social Work, Kinesiology, Psychology and Gerontology). The proposal for this project was submitted under the SuperBuild Fund's "innovative academic projects" category which specifically called for projects that promote cooperation between colleges and universities. JANUARY 2000 �From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Happy New Year! Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President, Lakehead University There are a few issues that I want to touch on briefly. Dr. Robert McKendry, in his December 1999 report prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, has recommended that the feasibility of a northern medical school, focusing on rural health and jointly administered by Lakehead and Laurentian universities be explored by the province. Dr. Peter George, president of McMaster University, will chair the committee looking at this and other long-term recommendations in the McKendry Report. While it is premature to talk about the outcome of that study, there is a strong case to be made for such a venture. Lakehead faculty and administrators, together with health-care officials in Thunder Bay, have been working with their counterparts at Laurentian and Sudbury to ensure that our joint capabilities are known and to prepare informational documents. We should know in April what Dr. George's committee's position will be. The administrative restructuring has been completed as announced last month, but I have been advised by the Strategic Plan Monitoring Group that it would be helpful to provide more detail on the rationales and intended outcomes of the restructuring. I will do that and will prepare a draft for review at their January 21 meeting and, shortly thereafter, will send a copy out to all faculty, staff and the LUSU Executive. The Academic Restructuring Committee continues its deliberations, and students have been concerned that they have had no representation on this facultybased committee. After listening to presentations in Senate and at a recent Board of Governors' retreat, I have become convinced that there should be a formal vehicle for obtaining student input to the process. While it would not be appropriate to modify the make-up of the existing committee, I have asked that LUSU organize a student committee advisory to the President that would examine restructuring and bring forward an independent recommendation ··- in effect, a parallel component to the current process. This will delay the movement of this issue to Senate by about two months so that notice of motion will not occur before the March meeting. Nonetheless, it will be useful to have the independent view of students represented. My Installation address over a year ago clearly presented my vision for Lakehead University. There I talked about, among other things, the need to create a student-centred learning environment, to embrace new programs that crossed disciplinary boundaries, to rationalize and focus our academic efforts, to use the university as a socioeconomic engine and a key partner in Northwestern Ontario for education and development, and in all of this to be accountable, innovative and committed to excellence. I believe implementation of the university's Strategic Plan will get us there and that plan was developed by members of the university community, so I assume we share common purposes. The future of this university is not yet secure. Its long-term success will depend on a willingness to recognize that old structures and attitudes, selfinterest and preservation of entrenched ideologies instead of working for what is best for our students and society, coupled with a lack of acknowledgement or understanding that the President has limited capacity to create change but merely creates an environment within which change can occur, ar_ e all critical Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 2 �President continued from page 2 barriers to effective fundamental repositioning of this university. For change to occur, it must be embraced within, and by, the communities that constitute the university. We have an opportunity to be an innovative provider of higher education and a small but excellent research and teaching institution. There is much to do to get us there, and I ask for renewed enthusiasm and commitment. With appropriate change will come students and funding, and our horizon will be unlimited. But it will take sacrifice, new ideals, ideas and expectations, and gentle but consistent nudging to achieve change. Yes, there are good and even great aspects of Lakehead's past, but it is for the future that we are preparing, and students have been voting and will continue to ''vote" for their choice of institution. In the long term, I want Lakehead to be the first choice of many students who will be proud to be admitted here because of the university's reputation. We can be better than other universities in everything we do and should so aspire. The year 2000 can be a major watershed year for Lakehead. Editor's note: An Executive Summary of the McKendry report can be found on the Internet: What's New on the Lakehead Website Sample Online Course Wondering about online courses? Why not test the waters by visiting the Sample Online Course located on the Lakehead University website. To get there, find your way to the main Lakehead University website www.lakeheadu.ca and click on Part-Time Studies. Then click on Online Courses. Scroll down the page and click on try a sample online course. During the winter term, Lakehead will be offering six distance education courses online. Three will be offered primarily online and will start in January: Policy Making in Education (Education), Introductory Statistics (Kinesiology), and Research and the Internet (library and Information Studies). Three with online enhancements will start in February: Critical Thinking (Philosophy), Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (Psychology), and Statistical Methods for Behavioural Research (Psychology). New and Improved Web Pages The Department of Philosophy has updated its web page: Look for it under Academic Units -- Philosophy. www.gov.on.ca/healthlenglishlpub/ ministrylmckendry For news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read - media releases - campus events - annual report - strategic plan - university publications Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 3 �Virtual Growth by Kris Ketonen Understanding the interactions between ecophysiological processes and the environment is a key area of forest research. And it is an area of great concern to Dr. Qing-Lai Dang, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment. Dr. Dang's work focuses on understanding the interactive effects of multiple environmental factors on ecophysiological processes of trees, particularly boreal trees. "The growth of trees is governed by the interaction between the genetic potential of the tree and the environment it grows in," says Dang. Knowing the nature of interactions between trees and environmental factors is critical for prescribing an effective silvicultural treatment. In nature, all environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity, and nutrients, change simultaneously. This makes controlled experiments very challenging because it is not easy to control multiple factors at the same time. Dr. Dang, however, is currently engaged in developing a system that will use computers to monitor and control multiple above ground and below ground environmental factors. "It's my brainchild," he says, speaking about the all-encompassing study project. "You set up a scenario and let the computers take over;' Dang says. The idea came to him during the time he spent at other institutions including the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta, and NASA, where Forestry professor Dr. Qing-Lai Dang is using computers to simulate environmental factors affecting tree growth he was involved with the $40-milliondollar Boreal Ecosystems Atmosphere Studies project. "I've seen enough similar systems to design my own ...someone always had part of the system, but not the complete system," he says. In the time since he arrived at Lakehead University in January 1997, Qing-Lai Dang has secured over half a million dollars in external research funding, including two Canada Foundation for Innovation grants and two awards from NSERC. He has seven graduate students aiding his research and in 1999 was awarded a Lakehead University Contribution to Research Award. Physical Plant is in the process of coordinating major renovations to the Lakehead University Greenhouse which will be used for Dang's study when the system is completed, in the summer of 2001. When he's not engaged in forest research, Qing-Lai Dang does what he really enjoys: he teaches. Currently he is tea~hing second and third-year silviculture courses, as well as two graduate courses. He has long been interested in the natural world. His father worked for a Forestry Bureau in China and he has fond memories of going tree planting every year as a child. Kris Ketonen is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The ChronicleJournal. Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 4 �Superior Science Gets the Green Light Campus Notes Smoking Awareness Karen Chan, a nurse in the University's Health Services department, invites interested faculty and staff to visit the Smoking Awareness display in the Agora on Wednesday afternoon on January 19. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the Canadian Cancer Society will be in attendance. As well, she offers these words of advice about flu and frostbite: Flu season is upon us, with persons having symptoms such as fever. chills, cough, runny nose and tiredness; sometimes for a week or more. Superior Science, the children's science and engineering adventure camp that was so successfully piloted at Lakehead University last summer, will take place again this year. It has received approval from Youth Engineering & Science Virtual Adventure Camps Canada (YES-VACC), the national organization regulating adventure camps. Last year, 68 youngsters between the ages of 8 and 13 took part in a two-week program. This year, program co-directors Karen Kleihauer and Sarah Bandoni expect that number will increase to 308. And they are planning a special segment focusing on aboriginal youth. "The goal is to stimulate children's interest in the fields of science, engineering and technology through hands-on activities, " says Kleihauer, a third-year honours Kinesiology student. "We give children an opportunity to build and test their own projects, participate in interactive tours, and perform dazzling scientific experiments." She along with Sarah Bandoni, a fourth-year concurrent education student majoring in Biology, are planning to expand the program this summer. In May and June they want to bring science and engineering workshops into the elementary schools, and are hoping to reach between 2-3,000 students in Grades 4 through 7. To do this they will need to hire five or six university students and work with about seven or eight high school volunteers. As well, they need to recruit faculty members to act as advisors and volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors. "Superior Science is an entirely student-driven enterprise," says Dr. Mary Louise Hill, vice president academic and provost. "Karen and her team know that they have the support of Lakehead faculty and administration, and that the University will continue to provide logistical support that the program needs, but the planning and delivery of the program are the responsibility of the student organizers." Superior Science is funded by camper fees and a fund-raising program that includes sponsorships. This year Kleihauer says their goal is to raise $23,000. Current sponsors include Cook Engineering and Engineering Northwest. For more information about Superior Science call Janice Pellizzari at 343-8201. The District Health Unit, as well as Lakehead Health Services -- for students, offers the flu vaccine free of charge to those persons considered high risk (over 65 of age or with a chronic illness such as asthma or diabetes). Those generally healthy may get the vaccine at the District Health Unit or most local family physicians for a $10 fee. Hand washing remains an important part in warding off flu and colds. Rest, plenty of fluids and medications to relieve fever and aches is recommended for the flu. If you are concerned about your symptoms, if your symptoms have worsened or are prolonged, contact your physician. Frostbite is identified by cold, hard, white, numb skin. Remember to protect your skin from freezing temperatures and wind. Wear warm clothing, hats, mitts and boots. It doesn't take long for frostbite to occur. Seek medical attention promptly if you have suffered frostbite. Congratulations Dr. Penny Petrone, professor emeritus of Education, has published a sequel to her biography Breaking the Mould. Her new book is called Embracing Serafina and is available at the Alumni Bookstore. Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 5 �Lakehead to Host CIAU Wrestling Championships by Denise Bruley, Communications Officer Family Medicine North: NWO Resident Research Presentations February 11, 2000 The Family Medicine North: NWO Resident Research presentations will be held on Friday, February 11, 2000, 10:004:00, at the Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre, Lecture Theatre. In addition, Dr. John Sellors, Research Director, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, will speak on "Research OpportunWes in Rural Family Practice". For further information, please contact Kelly Morris at 343-2131 or via email kmorris-hscn@oln.com Dr. Stephanie Block "The Internet as a Resource for Practicing Physicians" Dr. Peter Cunniffe "Eating Disorders in Northwestern Ontario" Dr. Tena Frizzle "The Feasibility of Using the Internet for Patient Education in a Rural Physician Practice" The CIAU is proud to announce that Lakehead has been selected to host the 2001 and 2002 Men's and Women's CIAU Wrestling Championships. Men's wrestling has been a CIAU championship sport since 1969, and Lakehead won the title in 1980. Lakehead previously hosted championships in 1974, 1976 and most recently in 1981, but this will be the first time hosting both men and women. Women's wrestling became an official CIAU sport in 1998, with Calgary taking the first championship at the University of Guelph. "Lakehead has a proven record of successfully hosting major sporting events and we are truly excited to have been selected to host the 2001 and the 2002 CIAU wrestling championships," says Athletic Director Tom Warden. "It will be a great opportunity to showcase our University and community. As well, it will be a fantastic experience for the Thunderwolves' very competitive men's and women's wrestling teams." According to Lakehead Coach Francis Clayton, the event is a large part of the Canadian Wrestling National program and many National Team members are current or former CIAU student athletes. The two-day CIAU event consists of draws composed of the individual weight class winners from each of the interuniversity athletic associations in the CIAU (AUAA, CW, OUA), with second and third place finishers also able to qualify. The contested weight classes are 54, 57, 61, 65, 68, 72, 76, 82, 90 and 130 (kg) for the men and 48, 53, 57, 65, 70 and 77 (kg) for the women. The Championship is traditionally held during the final week of February. Lakehead will also host the Canadian Senior Nationals this year from May 4 to May 7, 2000. Dr. Nishan Jayawardene "Educational Tool to Help Family Physicians Manage Non-Chronic Malignant Pain" Dr. Michael Kam "Survey of Northern Ontario Family Physicians on HIV/AIDS" Dr. Daniel McBain "Dermatology Learning Tool for Rural and Remote Family Physicians" Dr. J}evin Nielsen "Psychiatry in Postgraduate Family Medicine - Survey of Recent Graduates" Dr. Elizabeth Schick "Development of an Anxiety Screening Tool for Use with Women with an Identified Breast Abnormality" Dr. James Wilson "Factors Influencing Family Medicine Residents Performance with Common Musculoskeletal Problems• Dr. Cindy Wong "Emergency Department Outpatient Cellulitis Study" Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 For more information contact Tom Warden at (807) 343-8605 or by e-mail: twarden@gale.lakeheadu.ca Dr. Alain Gauthier & Dr. Stephanie Popiel "Effectiveness of Laser Laproscopic Surgery for Relief of Pelvic Pain" 6 �New Books by Lakehead Faculty by Frances Harding Professor Alain Nabarra is fascinated by early French language newspapers published between 1600 and 1789. "You learn about the mentality of the people and their sensibilities: what they did, what they liked, what they felt, feared and loved. You also see how • events are perceived and reported, ideas introduced and spread, and how slowly a new social and political force -public opinion -- emerges in the 18th century." An example is La Quintessence Des Nouvelles, a weekly newspaper published in The Hague and edited by Madame Dunoyer, a Huguenot refugee who fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which prohibited Protestantism in France. "Printed on one side only of one page, format in folio, it was a satirical newspaper devoted to political, literary and social scandals," says Nabarra. "Its main target was Louis XIV, a despotic, intolerant but "Very Christian Monarch" who, according to the newspaper, delighted in wars and amorous conquests, and never hesitated to wreck his kingdom and starve his subjects, in the pursuit of his own pleasure and glory." Nabarra is associate professor and chair of the Department of Languages at Lakehead. He is one of the coeditors of volumes 3 and 4 of the Dictionnaire de la presse de Langue francaise 1600-1789 published jointly in Oxford au Paris by the Voltaire Foundation and Editions Universitas (Dictionnaire des Journalistes, Oxford, 1999 2 vols., 1091 pp.). The general editor is Jean Sgard, a leading expert in the field and a former Prof. Alain Nabarra is co-editor of the first in-depth study of French language newspapers published between 1600 and 1789. • professor of Nabarra's who is now emeritus at the Universite Stendhal, in Grenoble, France. Prof. Nabarra was particularly responsible for the newspapers published in French outside of France during the 18th century, and is the author of 28 entries. Some of these newspapers, circulated clandestinely in France, served as an outlet for information and thoughts that were banned from the censored domestic press. The first two volumes of the Dictionnaire de la Presse, to which Nabarra also contributed several articles, were published in 1991. Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 7 ANNONCES, AFEJC.HES, • ET A.YIS Dl,)ERS, Q111·.uo1~,t11a F.rn1.,a , Hi•D.oMAOAII_L D• Mtrn,. 4. :A,vril '11'1• �Les Manning Workshop . - • ~~ ~~ -;-,I ,,..,... ~...,,,,,,... ~if!_·\· ~ ~~ -~ . I-'~ For two days last November, Lakehead visual arts students were learning first-hand from Les Manning, one of Canada's most renowned artists working in clay. Currently vice president of the International Academy of Ceramics, Les Manning spent 20 years as the director of ceramics at The Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta. He came to Thunder Bay last fall thanks to financial support provided by the Thunder Bay Potters' Guild. "It is important for students to be involved with artists to see how they relate to their own work," says Sarah Link, the Lakehead University sessional lecturer who organized the workshop. Sarah Link "Invariably there are always one or two students whose work takes off after an event like this." Link teaches all of the ceramics courses at Lakehead University and has brought other well-known ceramists including Linda Christianson, Bob Briscoe and Takeshi Yasuda to campus during her six-year tenure in the Department of Visual Arts. The workshop began with a free public lecture and slide show in which Manning examined the history and significance of Canadian ceramics on the world stage. Les Manning instructs Marlo Anderson in the art of throwing a pot. "He describes himself as a winter person, who grew up with snow and came to know the mountains not only as vast breathtaking expanses and rock but also as spiritual monoliths. Through his claywork, Manning has captured the essence, the spirit of this landscape. Under the spell of his reductionism, the Rocky Mountains (the "Stonehenge of the gods") are brought to the viewer, not as mythologized antagonists, but as spiritual brethren." •· Allan J. Koester from his article Nordic Ode •• New Works by Les Manning published in the September, 1996 issue of Ceramics Monthly According to Link, Manning spent a good deal of time working one-on-one with studer:its at the wheel. Manning discussed the ergonomics of throwing pots and the way in which the shape of the hand can affect the vessel's shape. "He was able to define the language of clay and discuss some of the critical issues facing artists today," says Link. Les Manning was born and raised in Alberta and has conducted over 85 workshops throughout Canada, the United States, Asia and Australia. •· F. Harding Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 8 �TheChancellorofLakehead University and The Alumni Association of Lakehead University cordially invite you to be their guest at the Lakehead University Chancellor's Reception on Parliament Hill, Ottawa February 16, 2000 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Parents Donate Potter's Wheel Jackie Bedard, a fourth-year ceramics student, demonstrates throwing for Pat and Michael Vasko. The Vaskos donated a Pacifica Wheel, valued at over $1,400, to Lakehead's ceramics studio. Their daughter Mary Jenner graduated with a BFA last year Maori Scholar Returns to Lakehead In October 1998, Maori scholar and poet Powhiri Rika-Heke participated together with German professor Sigrid Markmann in Lakehead University's Aboriginal Peoples' Conference. Ms. Rika-Heke enjoyed her stay so much, in particular the interaction with Aboriginal students at Lakehead, that she decided to visit again as part of her one-year stay in Canada for which she got a scholarship to do research for her doctoral thesis on comparisons between Maori and Canadian First Nations literatures. With the help of sponsorship from the Department of English, Indigenous Learning, Women Studies and the Gender Issues Centre, Adjunct Professor Renate Eigenbrod (English), who had arranged the visit in 1998, was able to organize several events for Rika-Heke's stay from Nov. 12 -18, 1999 in which she gave lectures on Maori (women's) literature -sometimes emphasizing the mythological roots, sometimes sociopolitical contexts and sometimes focusing on comparisons with Canada's First Nations. As all her presentations were well received, all that remains to say is that we hope she will come again. -- Dan Pakulak, Acting Director. International Activities Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 9 Honoured guests will include Lakehead University President, Members of Parliament, and corporate alumni leaders from the Ottawa region Please join The Very Reverend The Honourable Lois M. Wilson to celebrate Lakehead University's achievements and vision for the future Please RSVP by February 4, 2000 by calling Kris Carey at Alumni Services (807) 343-8155 Fax: (807)343-8999 E-Mail: alumni@lakeheadu.ca �Russian Academy Honours Lakehead Grad Alumni in the News Dr. Lorne Everett, a Lakehead graduate from the class of '68, was presented with the Kapitsa Gold Medal at the World Laboratory meetings held Oct. 29, 1999 at the Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Kapitsa medal is the highest award for original research given by the Russian Academy It is named after Nobel Prize winner Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, an outspoken advocate of free scientific thought who refused to work on nuclear weapons development during the Stalin regime. Dr. Chris Jecchinis, professor emeritus (Economics), has been appointed president of EKEP. The organization, based in Athens, is the National Centre for Vocational Orientation which is designated to promote and oversee vocational guidance, especially among the young, and to reduce structural unemployment in Greece. Lorne Everett is senior vice president and chief research hydrologist with ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller, Inc. His company specializes in solving ground-water contamination problems. In 1989 Everett received the Lakehead University Alumni Honour Award. EKEP will employ a total of 65 professional, administrative and auxiliary staff at the national head office. The nine-member Executive Council of the Centre consists of representatives of labour and management organizations. Jecchinis shares his "retirement" time between Athens and Toronto where he still meets and works occasionally with former Lakehead graduate students. Staff Appointments During the months of November and December, employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: Christine Brezden Caretaker, Physical Plant • Housekeeping Toby Turner Counsellor, Native Support Services Lynda Huneau Secretary, Chemical/Electrical Engineering Ted Brown Mail Clerk, Printing Services (I-r) Prof. Antonino Zichichi, President of the World Laboratory, Dr. Lorne G. Everett, Gold Medal Recipient, Prof. Igor Zektser, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof Kai M.B. Siegbahn, Nobel Prize, Chemistry, Prof. Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize Physics; Dr. Gerardus't Hooft, Nobel Prize Physics 1999 Lakehead Hockey Program Lakehead University has received approval from the Ontario University Athletics Association (OUA) to establish a Men's and Women's Hockey Program beginning in the 2001-2002 season. According to Tom Warden, Lakehead's director of athletics, the Hockey Program will be funded entirely by the community of Thunder Bay and has the enthusiastic support of Mayor Ken Boshcoff. The men's team will be created first and, if all goes as planned, a women's team will follow. Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 10 �In Memoriam Professor Emil Dolphin by Professor Alain Nabarra, Department of Languages It is with shock and deep sadness that we learned of the sudden passing of Professor Emil Dolphin of the Department of Languages. Prof. Dolphin came to Lakehead University in 1975 following studies at McGill University • and at the University of Wisconsin, and after teaching school in England and at St. Lawrence University in New York. At Lakehead, Prof. Dolphin taught Spanish and French Languages and Cultures, and served as chair of the Department of Languages from 1981 to 1989 and from 1996 to his retirement in June 1999. Upon his retirement, in commemoration of his dedicated career, his colleagues and students in the Department of Languages established the Emil Dolphin Bursary in Languages, which will be awarded to a student registered in a language program on the basis of financial need and academic achievement. Public announcement of the bursary was delayed due to his illness, but he was made aware of it prior to his hospitalization. As a teacher and administrator, Prof. Dolphin devoted unremitting energy to second language instruction, particularly to the application of new technologies in this field. He also was instrumental in the organization of courses and immersion field trips in Spain and France and of the promotion of student exchange programs between Lakehead University and institutions in Europe and Asia. Languages and the cultures they express, were for him a passion that he successfully transmitted to his students. He imparted to them that the knowledge of another language was not simply a and loved new discoveries of all sorts. I recall a story of how one day, he was speaking to several Japanese students asking how to say this and how to say that, and afterward every chance he got he was sure to greet them in their native tongue. way to increase their career opportunities, but also a way to develop intellectual sensitivity, and increase understanding of others, as well as discover and enjoy other cultures and civilizations past and present. Emil enjoyed the whole language experience far beyond the spoken word, through food, wine, music, film and dance. He often brought various meats and cheeses to class for the students to sample and enlightened them with music from the regions they studied. On more than one occasion, Emil and Joan generously opened their home to the students for wonderful meals, an event the students enjoyed and spoke about long afterwards. Emil's dedication as a pedagogue extended well beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Curiosity, enthusiasm, love of life, are characteristics that best describe Emil. He had a great curiosity toward other people, languages, cultures and ideas When Emil was interested in something he embraced it wholeheartedly. He loved for example to work around the garden and spent many long hours battling an overgrown hedge coming to work with many scars attesting to his effort. He also loved puns and wordplay. Often he would send e-mail messages to family members and colleagues exercising his sharp wit and playful ease with language. The simplest memo would be hand-crafted on an individual basis to fine-tune it to the recipient. Each word was weighed and carefully chosen to express exactly the right meaning. It had to be perfect. Emil died from complications following heart surgery on December 24, 1999 surrounded by his family. Funeral services were largely attended by his friends, students and colleagues and were held on December 28 at St. John Evangelist Anglican Church. The eulogy was delivered by R. Dunstall, a close family friend and himself a former teacher of Spanish and French. The University community extends its heartfelt condolences to his wife, Joan, a sessional lecturer in the Department of English, and to their daughters Erika and Tania and son Nigel. An enthusiastic and interesting teacher, a well-respected colleague, a witty friend, Emil Dolphin will be sadly missed by all the people whose lives he has touched. Lakehead University -Agora - January 2000 11 �Mark your Calendars ... Book Signing -- Dr. Todd Dufresne (Philosophy) will be signing copies of his new book Tales from the Freudian Crypt in the Little Dining Room on Wednesday, February 9 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The Annual Alumni Curling Fundspiel will be held on Friday, March 24 at the Port Arthur Curling Club. To register your team call Kris Carey at Alumni Services 3438155. *** The Department of Music's Lumina Concert Series continues in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). Upcoming concerts include: Jan. 18: Canadian Guitar Quartet (Trinity United Church at 8 p.m.) General Admission $15; Students/Seniors/Unwaged $8; children under 12 $3 Feb 1: Colin Matthews, cello and Joy Fahrenbruck, piano Feb. 29: Steven Dyer, trombone and Heather Morrisson, piano As well .. UNIVERSITY January 2000 Vol. 17, No. 1 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P78 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8075 This year, Lakehead University is sponsoring the TBSO's "A Touch of Classical" concerts being held at 8 p.m. in St Paul's Church. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the work of several Thunder Bay composers will be featured including Ken Moore, a recent graduate, Dr. Aris Carastathis, professor and chair of the Department of Music, Harold Wevers and Lise Vaugeois. On Tuesday, March 21 an Evening with the Lakehead University Music Department is scheduled with performances by the Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble (choir conductor Susan Marrier) and the Lakehead University Student Composers Project. *** E-mail:f rances. harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 The Department of Visual Arts will welcome Jan Allen a visiting artist (sculptor) on February 8. For more information contact Jennifer Howie in Visual Arts at 343-8787. lnukshuk - Women's Wrestling Festival will be held on Sunday Jan. 30 to Tuesday Feb. 1. For information contact Francis Clayton at 343·8513. For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website Lakehead Deadline for the Next Issue February 1, 2000 www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read - media releases - campus events - annual report - strategic plan and - university publications Lakehead University - Agora - January 2000 12 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop � 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.17 No.1 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article announcing Lakehead seeking funding for the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre (ATAC), an article announcing Lakehead will be hosting CIAU Wrestling Championships, and Alumni Association 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 2000-01 2000 Advanced Technology and Academic Centre Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University ATAC CIAU Wrestling Championships Lakehead Lakehead University Wrestling https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/9dabb67f89dd7f48d0c89f3236d5048b.pdf ba2a081f16565127fbbb58fdf44da205 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Joint PhD Program I • ID I Educational Studies Launched ACCESS2000 Lakehead students captured national media attention by camping out for two weeks to protest continuing hikes to tuition. In an interview with CBC Radio's "As It Happens," LUSU President Brent Evans called on the federal government to increase transfer payments for education and for the provincial government to "freeze" tuition fees. Approximately 1,400 Lakehead students, staff and faculty took part in the Canadian Federation of Students' ACCESS 2000 campaign on February 2, a day of strike and action. Photos: Peter Puna (Press Release: Jan. 24) Lakehead, Western, Brock and Windsor have joined together to launch a new PhD program in Educational Studies. The program will start July 1, 2000, and will mark the first time in Ontario that a consortium of this kind has been developed for doctoral study. "This is an exciting partnership that will provide students, locally and from a wide geographic range, additional opportunities to pursue their PhD in Educational Studies," says Dr. Mary Clare Courtland, a professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University and director of the Joint PhD Program in Educational Studies. "As the province faces an upcoming period of heavy retirement in the universities and school systems, our PhD graduates will go on to provide renewed leadership to the educational system." Continued on page 9 F EBRUARY 2000 �_ , u t u ; i -r - - - - - - - - - - - From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Does a university have a collective psyche or is it a construct of self interested fiefdoms? Can an institution such as the university, steeped in tradition and bound by conservative decision-making, modify its being to be relevant to the needs of students and the society it serves? Does all wisdom reside solely within the walls of academe? Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President, Lakehead University For the Record, the newsletter that provides updates on issues and events affecting Ontario universities and postsecondary education in the province, is available on the Council of Ontario Universities' website www.cou.on.ca along with other publications put out by COU. These include Facts and Figures: A Compendium of Statistics on Ontario Universities ideas, new programs and new ways of doing things. Lakehead has some indicators that suggest movement in this direction. Interdisciplinary programs in Gerontology, Biomedical Ethics, Biomolecular Science, and Women's Studies are examples of cross-boundary thinking. The developing collaborative (with Confederation College) program in Nursing shows a response to societal needs for efficiency in post-secondary How you (working within this university) education as well as a curriculum that answer these questions determines, to a addresses the need for new approaches large degree, whether Lakehead has the to training these critical health care capacity and/or will to become a leader providers. The Leadership Management in Canadian post-secondary education. Certificate Program offered by Business How do we wrestle with the large and meets some of the demand for life-long potent questions of the value and nature learning in local private and public of a core curriculum; the role of the enterprises. The initiative to develop a student in helping to create a modern laboratory for, and a graduate program learning environment in the classroom; in, Paleo and Forensic DNA Analysis; the relationship of a university to the new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance business, industry and government; and Spectrometer being installed in the the nature of the partnerships that can Centennial Building, the modernization and should be forged? How do you of the Greenhouse, and the exciting figure the responsibility and commitment research underway in areas like of the individual compared to the whole Anthropology, Economics, Engineering, in a process of collective decisionthe physical and life sciences, making? What is the basis for trust and Psychology and History are testament to understanding in a workplace where the a positive trajectory of research and norms and accepted practices no longer instruction. This list is not intended to be apply? The energy and will to tackle exhaustive or complete, and these areas these and many other equally perplexing are presented only as examples. But this and important issues and acknowledge the importance of them to the university's is just the start. These are the signs of a revo!ution in attitude and approach at future, must come from the faculty, Lakehead. These are initiatives to students and staff •· not only foster, nurture and set as examples or administration. models for the future. We are behind others in addressing I have been impressed by the am::iunt of many of these critical issues. Catching rumour, misinformation, unfounded up in technology is easy, catching up in speculation and rampant angst within thinking and practice is much more the institution. From my perspective, ditticult. Lakehead is our university, and what has been taking place is a series of some of us have seen the possibilities changes designed to ensure that that exist in forging interdisciplinary decision-making is made by those with approaches to research and teaching the credentials and responsibility to do and taking the risk of pursuing new Continued on page 3 Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 2 �_,ut,jti . . . . From the President's Desk so and, in this process, to ensure greater accountability and ultimately create an efficient, productive and humane work environment. Not everyone shares my perspective at tl'!Ts point in time, and that is because the views are from different locations within the institution and are often steeped in conditions of past history. Meetings have been initiated with small groups of faculty and will soon be held with small groups of staff for round table discussions with me over the lunch hour. These informal gatherings will allow us to exchange thoughts on the university and its future and provide a framework for understanding and definition of our common interests. The voices I hear are often the same ones, and I want to hear from everyone. Hopefully, these meetings will assist in that process. I can provide the rationales and necessities for change but, ultimately, any change results from your collective will and deep-seated commitment to improve and create a better Lakehead University. This is not a matter of providing more money so we can do things in the same way and perhaps that is the silver lining of a fiscal crisis. It provides us with the opportunity to critically examine what works and why it works and what attracts students to a geographically isolated university. At UNBC, where I was a founding dean, the attractions were innovative programs and talented faculty who were equally at home in the classroom and in scholarly enterprise. And the students were attracted from across Canada and around the world. This was partly because of programming and partly because of the willingness to create a friendly transfer environment from the community colleges. This is a lesson that Lakehead's Engineering Faculty learned long ago when it facilitated movement from the college diploma programs to our degree programs. Efforts are underway in Forestry and the Forest Environment Faculty to achieve transfer agreements with Sir Sandford Fleming College and with Confederation College when they develop a Forest Technician Program. The Forestry Program also recently had a positive accreditation site visit that acknowledged the progress being made to reform curriculum and improve the education environment. It is time to dwell on the positive. It is time to get the message out that Lakehead will build on its strengths to become a leader in the competitive higher education realm and to create learning opportunities superior to those elsewhere. We will do so by rewarding and celebrating excellence and innovation and following the new world adage of the Information Age -- "If it isn't broken, break it!" Because the abilities to have foresight and be creative and flexible will generate the academic programs, the learning experiences, and the research findings that mark a truly progressive, responsive and successful university. This should be the Lakehead we all aspire to see evolve. Order of Canada for Annette Augustine Annette Augustine, a Fellow of Lakehead University and former member of the Board of Governors, will receive the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall in February. She is being recognized for her achievements as a community leader and her volunteer efforts on behalf of many local organizations including the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Old Fort William, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society and Lakehead University. Annette Augustine and her husband Dr. John Augustine have lived in Thunder Bay for 43 years. She, along with Syd Halter, co-chaired a successful capital campaign to raise funds to furnish and equip the William H. Buset Music and Visual Arts Centre. IN MEMORIAM John Edward (Jack) Stokes John (Jack) E. Stokes, a prominent New Democratic MPP representing the Lake Nipigon riding, passed away on January 8, 2000. Born in Schreiber, Ontario, Stokes worked as a trainman and later as a conductor with the Canadian Pacific Railway until he was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1967. He was re-elected in 1971, 1975, 1977, and 1981 serving through 1985. During the 18-year span he served as party whip for eight years, deputy speaker for two years and speaker for four years. He retired from the Legislature in 1985. An active volunteer, Stokes was a member of the Board of Directors of Confederation College for six years and Chairman for his last two years. He was an integral member of the Forestry Futures Committee and dedicated to the preservation and environmental sustainability of northern Ontario. "Jack loved the north," says Dr. John Whitfield, vice president research and development. "He was committed to its well-being and development. His passing is a great loss to the region and its people." In 1988, Lakehead University awarded Stokes an honorary doctorate. Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 3 �- - - - - - - - - - - -- - : 3 t 1 1 f l -~ - - - - - - - - - - -lectures on McLuhan,Baudrillard and Cultural Theory, recently published as McLuhan and Baudrillard: The Masters of Implosion (Routledge 1999). Campus Notes You can read lectures from Genosko's first course by going to the website www.chass.utoronto.ca/epc/srblcyber/ cyber.html You can register for the second course by sending an e-mail to Gary Genosko at genosko@mist.lakeheadu.ca OSAP Loan Default Rates The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has released the latest OSAP loan default rates. This year's provincial default rate is 18.2% and represents a 3.9 percentage point reduction from last year's rate. Lakehead University's rate is 10.1%, down from 11 .5% last year. Dr. Steve Kinrade of the Department of Chemistry demonstrates how ice cream is made during Lakehead's Open House for Prospective Students held on campus earlier this month. The Open House was a new initiative of the Enrolment Management Committee. It attracted 60 students along with their family and friends. The 1999 OSAP default rates for each sector were as follows: universities 8.4%, colleges 20.1%, private vocational schools 31 .0%, other public and private institutions (such as hospital education centres and bible colleges) 7.9%. Commonwealth Scholarship Recognition Dinner Learning Assistance Centre, will serve as acting director of student services. Friends and colleagues gathered last month to recognize the contributions of Joy Himmelman, former director of student services, who left Lakehead University at the end of December. The recognition dinner was organized by the staff of student services and was held at the Prince Arthur Hotel. Himmelman served as director of student services for 15 years during which time she took on additional duties supervising athletics and serving as director of community relations for five years. As was announced to faculty and staff in a memo from the president in early December, a new position has been created -- vice provost (student affairs) -that will make the position of director of student services redundant. It is expected this new position will be filled by July 1, 2000. In the meantime, Geraldine White, the coordinator of the Laani Uunila (HBOR/BA'99), has received a Commonwealth Scholarship to attend university in New Zealand where she will be studying coastal resource management. Northern Rural Medical School Cyber Lectures The second course, Communication and Cultural Studies, will be of interest to students of communication theory and cultural studies, as well as cultural sociologists. Representatives from Lakehead and Laurentian have formed a working group to discuss the idea of forming a northern me~ical school focussing on rural health that would be jointly administered by the two universities. It will make a submission, probably in June, to the expert panel formed to examine the long-term recommendations contained in the McKendry Report to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. These lectures are based on a seminar offered by the Department of Sociology in the fall of 1999 and they complement Genosko's existing series of eight cyber An advisory committee to the president is being chaired by Dr. John Augustine who was the founding chair of the Northern Ontario Medical Program (NOMP). Dr. Gary Genosko (Sociology) is embarking on his second series of cyber lectures this month in connection with the Cyber Semiotic Institute at the University of Toronto. Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 4 �- ; t K u @ . . . . .1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Web-Based System for the Library The task group has been meeting on a regular basis since its inception and in November of 1999, submitted a report recommending four systems which substantially meet the requirements of Lakehead University. Since that time, the task group has been developing a comprehensive list of system requirements and would like now to receive input from faculty, staff and students. Arrangements have been made for demonstrations of each of the short-listed systems during February and March. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend these sessions or view each of the systems via the library web site. The web site will also include a short survey for comments on the systems under consideration and/or suggestions for features to include in the final list of system requirements. The schedule for demonstrations will be included on the website and in the Communications Bulletins. We encourage you to attend these sessions and provide your comments. For more information, go to the library site and select "New" or type www.lakeheadu.ca/-librwww/select.html or contact Ian Dew, chair of the WebBased Online Catalogue Task Group at extension 8315 or via e-mail at ldew@lib.lakeheadu.ca. A task group was established by the chief librarian in the summer of 1999 to investigate and make recommendations with respect to a web-based library system for the Lakehead University Library. The Library has had its current system since 1987. It is outdated and no longer meets the needs of the University community. Some of the major benefits to the user will include: - Single point of access for the online catalogue, indexes/abstracts, electronic journals, etc.; - Flexible searching ranging from simple to advanced capabilities; - Ability to mark, e-mail, save and download results in a variety of formats; - Well-developed, integrated interlibrary loan document delivery function; - User initiated circulation functions. Another Lakehead University Forestry Class of '85 reunion is being planned for the summer of 2000 in the Okanagan in British Columbia. For more information contact Joanne Leesing (jjl@netidea.com) or Cathy Mackenzie ( rushcreek@bc.sym oatico. ca) Joanne Leesing, HBScF 1985 Robert M itchell, HBScF 1985 Box 1346 Kaslo, BC VOG 1MO Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 5 �- - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - G i t u f i - f -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Somewhere Other Than Here by Chuck Grieve Mine are the same, and no matter how many times they've heard my inane stories about snow, they always want to hear them again. It blows across the road like snow, dances in the headlights like snow, swirls in the wake of the car in front just like snow and sometimes, on a moonlit night, you can almost feel the tingle of frost on your nose and you could swear it was snow :- but it's not. It's sand, and it's summer and the temperature outside your airconditioned car is maybe 40 or 45 degrees. Such is life. The snows of memory are always brilliant white. "Does it real ly get as deep as your armpits?" says the little one. "Oh, at least, especially in drifts." "A drift is like a sand dune, right?" "Yes, just as soft and hard to climb, but cold." "As cold as the fridge?" A camel was grazing on our hedge. Not a wild camel, just a stray doing a bit of freelance browsing before supper. I expected the kids at least to want to photograph it, but no, it was just a camel. Had it been a cow, it would have been a different story. You don't see many of them in Arabia, and certainly not straying into the carefully irrigated shrubbery. Canada is a long way away from Dubai. We're already up and into the next day when you're going to bed in Thunder Bay. There are enough of us here for a Canadian Business Council, a Club for Canadians and the core of a pretty good junior hockey league, but only just. The Canadian Trade Consul favours cowboy boots. Maybe it's his way of reminding himself who he is. He wears them when he drops the puck for the boys of HMCS Toronto versus the local Dubai Mighty Camels in an exhibition match. The navy always wins, but then their knees don't creak, and they don't have to be in the office at nine the next morning. Meanwhile, in the stands, we're shivering by the third period. No matter how hot it may be outside, you forget how cold it can get at the rink. That's about as close as we get to winter. My kids have never seen or felt a real Canadian winter. So I sympathise with fellow alumnus Mohit UI Alam. He's back "Colder. Like sticking your head in the freezer and keeping ii there for a few months."They laugh. Dad's finally cracked. Nothing can be that cold for that long. in Bangladesh, at the University of Chittagong. "When my children ask me what falling snow looks like, I wish I had some pictures to show them. Like life's many inconceivable matters, this one question torments me: Why did I not carry my camera out in the open snow-clad fields and to the woods around Lakehead?" Know what, Mohit? Me neither. I remember it's much too nice just being out in fresh snow to be thinking about photographing it too. And as for the falling snow, it's got to be a non-transferable experience. For you at Lakehead it was a "matchless sight" as the flakes floated down from the heavens like feathers, "silent but eloquent." I know exactly what you mean, but how could our kids possibly understand? So we decided last year to show them. We took them to Canada for Christmas. We took them to Winnipeg for some real winter. And it was cold all right, as only the Prairies at the tail end of December can be, but... there was no snow. Talk about a credibility crisis. One grey day precipitation threatened. Outside they ran, mouths open, tongues outstretched-"don't touch anything metal or you'll be sorry!" - to trap some unsuspecting snowflakes. Alas, not that day, nor the rest of the week. Back they came to the desert, none the wiser about snow. But their time will come. These things cannot be orchestrated. Sometimes it bothers me that there are little·canadians like my children who have no experience of Canada. Then I think maybe that's not such a bad place to start - free of prejudices, misconceptions and other intellectual baggage. Better by far to let them experience their own fresh snow falling and see for themselves how wonderful it is. Chuck Grieve (BA '68) runs a publishing consultancy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He wrote this story for the Nor'Wester in December, 1998. Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 6 �- ------------.;;,r,;mToby Turner Counsellor, Native Support Services Lakehead to Host National Student Conference For three days in March, 120 chemical engineering students from across Canada will be sharing their ideas about technical, economic and environmental sustainablity. Toby Turner brings a wealth of experience and lots of local connections to her new job at Lakehead. She is a graduate of Confederation College and Algoma University in Sault Ste Marie and has spent close to 13 years working in Native postsecondary education. Prior to coming to Lakehead in early December, she spent 1O years teaching and counselling at Confederation College, during which time she helped to develop a new Native Child and Family Worker program. She recently left Sault College where she worked for two years in the Arts, Liberal Studies and Native Education Department. Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Turner says her community interests were inspired by her mother who was active in the Native women's rights movement. In her new job as counsellor, Turner's goal is to support Native students in their studies and to help them cope with financial, personal and academic problems. She plans to do this by offering both a "contemporary" and a "traditional" approach to counselling and by coordinating a variety of social activities. "My door is always open," she says, "and you don't need to make an appointment!" Toby Turner is a country music fan and a musician. During the 1980s she played guitar with a band that performed regularly at the Indian Friendship Centre. Welcome to Lakehead, Toby! "We've constructed the conference so that there is the right proportion of knowledgeable speakers, industry tours and time to have fun with fellow Chemical Engineering Students," says student chapter executive member, Marianne Ariganello. Lakehead's dynamic student chapter was approached by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering to host their national student conference which is held every two years. Weyerhaeuser Canada and Shell Canada Ltd. are two of the main sponsors. The conference will be held at the Travelodge Hotel March 10-12. To date there are five speakers confirmed including Mike Maxfield from Bowater, Dr. Allistaire Miller from Atomic Energy of Canada, and Dr. Murray Gray of the University of Alberta. While in Thunder Bay, conference participants will enjoy a ski night at Loch Lomond and tours of Provincial Papers, Bowater, Neste Resins, Sterling Pulp Chemicals and Ontario Hydro. An industry fair is also planned. For more information call 343-8848 or refer to the website: What's Happening in the Library? Have you visited the Library's web page recently? Check out the following ... Electronic Journals Access to over 450 electronic journals is available through the Library's website. Included are many titles freely available through the World Wide Web. Links to the web pages of newspapers and popular titles such as Maclean's and Nature are also provided, although it is important to note that access may be limited to the current issue or table of contents only. You will also find links to a selection of electronic journals directories and to free trials of journals. To view these journals, go to Lakehead University's home page, click on Library, then click on Electronic Journals Key Reference Links The Library provides links to many reference sources from your desktop. Check here if, for example, you need to use an encyclopedia or an almanac, find an address, a postal code or phone number, or search universities anywhere in the world. To answer some of your common reference questions, go to Lakehead University's home page, click on Library, then click on Key Reference Links www.lakeheadu.ca/-wwwchemengl chemstu.htm e-mail: /ucsche@ice.lakeheadu.ca Got a Question for the Coach? Come out to Applebee's Restaurant after the next homegame and "Grill the Coaches" February 19 Lakehead University•· Agora - February 2000 7 ~-~ ·i ' :,$ �- - - - - - - - - - -- ---1-;JHufi . - 1 - - - -- -- -- - - - - - - • -~~~·· '• ~~ •• t ,1~ ~.. ~ .l Ina Chomyshyn Audiology Manual Fills the Bill An audiology manual developed jointly by the Resource Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and Thunder Bay Audiology has been getting rave reviews since it was launched in 1999. The manual was developed for a specialized training course which has been offered every year for the past 20 years. It is a course that has prepared just about every industrial audiometric technician from Marathon to Kenora and has attracted participants from as far away as Cornerbrook, Nfld. The specialized training course, Industrial Audiometry and Hearing Conservation, was developed on the initiative of Don Hood, a principal of Thunder Bay Audiology, and Marion Muldoon, the first executive director of the Resource Centre for Occupational Health and Safety "Comments from the first group of users are currently being incorporated into the second edition," says Ina Chomyshyn, director of the Resource Centre. The manual will make an excellent reference for all practising industrial audiometric technicians and has been offered to all of the previous course participants. Industrial audiometric technicians are the people who test your hearing to identify noise-induced hearing loss. Kudos to the Contributors The primary author was Betty DeKraker, audiologist and main instructor for the 1998 presentation of the course. Contributing authors were Wim Baarschers, author and Lakehead University professor emeritus (Chemistry), Ina Chomyshyn, the only certified industrial hygienist between Sault Ste. Marie and Winnipeg, and Don Hood, a practising audiologist in Thunder Bay and Halifax. Wim Baarschers served as editor-in-chief. Jacquie Elvish was production manager. Ben Kaminski was the winner of the male model search for the cover shot. Superb photography, graphics and printing work was done in-house at Lakehead University. • •· Ina Chomyshyn The Resource Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, has operated from Lakehead University since 1978. Originally funded by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, the Centre's operating funds have been self-generated since June 1993. In May 1999, the Resource Centre became part of LUCAS, an association which has already proven to be beneficial, particularly in terms of administration and business management. The Resource Centre provides technical support for occupational health and safety programs in workplaces throughout Northwestern Ontario. There are three aspects to the technical support: industrial hygiene consulting, laboratory analyses and information/education services. For more information ca/1343-8128. Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 8 �--Jl•)ci.Pho Program continued from page 1 StaffAppointments During the months of November, December and January employment notices were issued by Human Resources announcing the following appointments: Dr. Mary Clare Courtland is professor of education and director of the Joint PhD Program in Educational Studies Diane Maybee Administrative Assistant, NLIP, Faculty of Education Maureen Grant Clerk, Office of Admissions and Recruitment Caretaker, Physical Plant - Housekeeping The partnership's numerous benefits for students and the universities include: Toby Turner * the growth of research activity and Christine Brezden professional development through collaboration among practitioners, scholars, educational institutions, and Faculties of Education; Counsellor, Native Support Services Lynda Huneau Secretary, Chemical/Electrical Engineering • fostering inter-university links and promoting partnerships among Ontario universities; Ted Brown Mail Clerk, Printing Services • further expansion of research culture and service throughout the province. Fusion: Expect the Unexpected Students will register with the home university of the doctoral candidate's dissertation supervisor. Students have the right to take courses and seminars or to use the academic facilities at any of the participating universities in accord with the approved plan. Degrees will be granted to students by the home university. An exhibition of drawings by Lakehead University's Advanced and Senior Drawing Class will be held Feb. 15-March 4 at Definitely Superior Art Gallery (lower level, former Eaton's Building, Park St. and Court St.). Closing Reception: Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m. The work featured above is by The program may involve part-time study to complete the degree requirements approved by the appropriate governing body of each institution. Students will follow an individualized plan of study that involves multiple approaches to course delivery including distance education through Internet courses. "The program is designed to prepare graduates with the knowledge and expertise in teaching and learning at all levels on the education continuum," says Courtland. "They will acquire valuable skills and will be able to contribute to the solution of the problems and issues in Canadian education." Corning Up Annual Donor Recognition Dinner Planned for March 25 Lakehead is starting a new tradition -that of hosting an annual gala donor recognition dinner for those who have made significant financial contributions to the University. The gala dinner will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2000, in the main cafeteria. Invitations have gone out to approximately 325 donors who have given a cumulative gift of $2,000 or more over the past five years. "We're looking forward to celebrating with the people who have played a leadership role in our recent fund-raising campaigns," says Lakehead President Fred Gilbert. "While we value the generosity of all our donors -- including staff, faculty, alumni and friends -- the purpose of this new event is to recognize the principal donors who have contributed the most to the advancement of Lakehead." In 1997, Lakehead exceeded its $1million target for the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund program by raising $3 million which was matched by the Government of Ontario for a total of $6 million. Last year, the Alumni Annual Fund raised a total of $218,620 from 2,480 donors including those whose generosity earned them a place in the upper-level Annual Fund giving clubs: the Founders' Club ($5,000 and more) and the Chancellors' Circle ($1 ,000 $4,999). Plans for the evening include a performance by Lakehead University music students. For more information call the Development Office at 343-8300. Marlo Anderson Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 9 �- - - - - - - - - - - --;ut,,fi . . . c - - - -- Profile Within the Department of Music, where he works alongside the chair, Dr. Aris Carastathis , Colton serves as departmental library representative, scholarship representative and LUFA representative. He is also currently a member of_the Senate Computing Committee, the Senate Honourary Degrees Committee, and the Board of Directors of Magnus Theatre. - -- ----- Colton is excited to be a part of a vibrant department and looks forward to opportunities for growth. As well he encourages everyone at Lakehead to take advantage of the wonderful music being offered through the Department's oncampus LUMINA concert series. The past two years have been productive ones for Dr. Glenn Colton since joining the Department of Music. This enthusiastic musicologist and pianist, originally from St. John's Newfoundland, has filled his music stand to the brim with a great number of responsibilities since coming to Lakehead in 1998. Colton teaches music history courses devoted to Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth-Century Music; as well as courses in Musical Form and Analysis; Music Criticism; and Canadian Music. in addition, he spends a great deal of time researching the work of one of Canada's oldest living composers, Jean Coulthard, a subject on which he has written a number of published works. "Canadian music of the twentieth century is a fascinating area because you're dealing with a research field that is still in its infancy," says Colton. "Coulthard's music, for example, has received virtually no coverage in the scholarly press, despite the fact that it is of comparable merit to that of her more famous international contemporaries (for example, Aaron Copland, Dmitri Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten, and others). As we enter the twenty-first century, this is a story in Canadian culture which must be told." Colton completed his PhD in Musicology at the University of Victoria in 1997, and has a master's degree in music criticism from McMaster University. Before coming to Lakehead in 1998, he was lecturing at Memorial University of Newfoundland. History in the Making Lakehead music student Steve Barie is producing the first computer-generated edition of Jean Coulthard's Piano Concerto, a work that was composed in the 1960s but never published. He is working from a photocopied manuscript, handwritten notes, sketches, and a single recording by pianist Robert Silverman. Baric's job is to meticulously transcribe and typeset the musical notation. It is a task he does mainly at home using a computer and a special software program. His ultimate objective: to make the work more accessible. Part of the appeal in editing her piece is the insight it is giving him into composing. "Coulthard's work is a great piece of Canadiana and it should be played more often than it is, "he says. Helping him with the project is Dr. Glenn Colton, a faculty member in the Department of Music, and two scholars in British Columbia: Dr. William Bruneau, a faculty member in the Department of Education at UBC, and Dr. David Gordon Duke, a composer and musicologist who teaches at Vancouver Community College. Barie is working on this project to complete the requirements of his fourth-year honours project. His plan is to finish his honours bachelor of music degree this year and begin a master's program in history at Lakehead in the fall. Lakehead University - Agora -- February 2000 10 �--------------.-att•>m--. New Books by Lakehead Faculty by Frances Harding Should cellular telephones be used in the Wilderness? Should there be rescue-free wilderness areas? Should challenge course instructors be certified? The answers to these and other controversial questions can be found in a new book by Dr. Tom Potter, written to promote critical thinking skills. "This book was the most fulfilling project I've every done, says Potter. "It was a privilege editing papers written by my mentors." Potter and his colleague Dr. Scott D. Wurdinger, a professor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, asked 32 adventure education professionals to take a stand on a particular issue for the purpose of generating discussion. Each of the 15 chapters are arranged in a debate format where one author argues the "Yes" side of a question and another the "No" side. "Educators can use the book to set up debates which will help students and practitioners develop important critical thinking skills," says Potter. "It can also be used to help readers identity and clarity arguments, examine why some arguments are stronger than others, examine their own personal values on various issues, and expand their own views by examining both sides of an issue." Tom Potter is a journal reviewer for the Journal of Experiential Education and is a member of the editorial board for Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education. He has been teaching at Lakehead University since 1994 and conducts research on personal growth in wilderness, outdoor leisure pursuits and family relationships, protected areas, and human dimensions. The foreword to the book was written by Peter Habeler who along with Reinhold Messner was the one of the first to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. The cover photo features Lakehead students canoeing in Wabakimi Wilderness Park. The book is published by KendalVHunt Publishing Company and sells for $59.95 in the Lakehead Bookstore CONI'RO,TERSIAL ISSlIBS 1u AD"\'ENTIJRE EDilCATIO~ Dr. Tom Potter is a professor in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism Lakehead University - Agora - February 2000 11 �--------------,--_;,(,jfi-1-------------- Mark your Calendars... Booster Club Social will be held February 17 at the Great Northwest Coffee House at 7:30 p.m . and a "Grill the Coaches" will take place at Applebee's after the next home basketball game on February 19. For information call 343-8213. Lakehead UNIVERSITY February 2000 Vol. 17, No. 2 *** THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA Strengthening Our Circle Pow Wow will be held March 10-12 at the C.J.Sanders Fieldhouse. The event is being put on by Confederation College, OshkiAnishnawbeg Student Association and Lakehead University, and the Lakehead University Native Student Association. For information call 343-8085. ... Beyond Borders -- Once again Lakehead University will be celebrating International Days during the week of March 13-18. Events include a Parade of Nations Fashion show on Monday at noon in the Agora, an International Fair and and Silent Auction to be held every day in the Agora, and daily foreign films. For more information call 343-8958. ISSN 0828•5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 *** The Department of Music's Lumina Concert Series continues in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts at 12:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). Upcoming concerts include: Feb. 29: Steven Dyer, trombone and Heather Morrisson, piano As well .. On Tuesday, March 21 an Evening with the Lakehead University Music Department is scheduled with performances by the Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble (choir conductor Susan Marrier) and the Lakehead University Student Composers Project. Fax: (807) 343-8075 E-mail:! rances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P78 5E1 Publications Mail The Annual Student Juried Exhibition will be held March 1O - April 9 with the opening on March 10. The Major Studio Exhibition (4th year thesis shows) will be April 11-23, 2000 at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. ••• Canadian Abstract Painter Libby Weir will give a public lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday March 16 in Room 2004 of the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.17 No.2 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an announcement of a joint PhD program in educational studies, an article on Lakehead hosting a national student conference, and Alumni Association 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 2000-02 2000 Agora Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Education Education PhD Educational Studies Lakehead Lakehead University https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/734436905bb263ba7b8033ba90b6ff15.pdf 36c1c4ae9c9359cbc20b655da075085c PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Lakehead Awarded $13.38 million from the SuperBuild Growth Fund by Frances Harding Lakehead University has been awarded $13.38 million by the provincial government to fund an Advanced Technology and Academic Centre. The new $32 million project will enhance the University's capacity to provide an appropriate technology base for classroom learning and to reach out to the region and beyond with distance learning. Challenge Fund (ORDCF), and matching dollars for these programs. The Development Office together with the Fundraising Committee of the Board and the Lakehead University Foundation are working to raise the remaining funds." "Much of these additional funds are already in place such as the funds from the Access to Opportunities Program (ATOP), Canada Foundation For Innovation (CFI), and the Ontario Research and Development The centre will include "smart" classrooms, videoconferencing facilities, multimedia production/teaching seNices, GIS facilities, as well as regular classrooms and computer labs. (continued on page 6) The Advanced Technology and Academic Centre will be constructed next to the Ryan Building and will "With the SuperBuild contribution of $13.38 million generate 1,377 spaces for students. now secure, the remaining funds will come from a The state-of-the-art facility will house a multitude of number of different private, public and institutional advanced technological applications primarily in the sources," says Dr. John Whitfield, vice president areas of engineering, mathematics and computer research and development. science. Best in the Mid-West Civil engineering students have earned the right to compete in the national competition of the American Institute of Steel Construction/American Society of Civil Engineering Student Steel Bridge Competition. ,._ (I) ;f 0 0 .c a.. At the US Mid-West Region competition held in February, the students placed first overall, building their blue and yellow steel bridge in just 12.25 minutes! Last year, the Lakehead team was the first Canadian team to ever compete at the national level where they took the top award in the category of aesthetics and placed 20th overall. "The National Final will be hosted by Texas A & M in May," Team members include Brian Maver, Govinder Dhesi, says Dr. Tony Gillies, "and the team is currently seeking James Jollymore, Brian Dietrich, Glen Furtado and financial support in order to participate in the competition." Bill Becker. Dr. Tony Gillies and Dr. Claude Johnson are their faculty advisors. M ARCH 2000 �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F Gilbert Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President NEWS BULLETIN In a press release issued on March 14, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Dianne Cunningham announced the transfer funds for postsecondary institutions for the 2000-01 academic year. For the first time, a portion of the increase will be tied to performance based on three indicators (graduation rates, and graduate employment rates after six months and two years) and to access based on enrolment levels. As well, the government announced a five-year plan (beginning in 2000-01) to cap annual tuition increases for most programs at two percent. I have serious concerns about the impact of this announcement on Lakehead University and will be exploring these issues in greater detail in the April Agora. - Dr. Frederick Gilbert I thought readers might find it interesting this month to vicariously sense what makes Lakehead special for me, its fifth president, based on some events of the past week. Part of being president is a requirement to keep in touch with the campus and the people who make up the University as well as interacting with interests outside the University. This past week included a faculty luncheon meeting, the monthly meeting with the LUSU Executive, a meeting of the Strategic Plan Monitoring Group, the weekly meeting of the Administrative Executive Committee, the monthly meeting with staff who report to me, a meeting of the Electoral Board for the new Chancellor, and a teleconference with the Living Legacy Trust to finalize a Working Group meeting later this month. I voted for Athletes of the Year, wrote an address for the Gifu Shitoku Gakuen University's Convocation, an article for the Nor'Wester, an introduction to the Annual Report, and attended a meeting of the Accreditation Team visiting campus to review the Faculty of Education. I paid visits to the Ryan and Braun Buildings to talk with faculty and met with numerous people from on and off-campus regarding the business of the University. All in all, a pretty normal week. As a wrap-up to the week, there was a reception for the Consul General of India, The Honourable Mr. C. M. Bhandari, who was in Thunder Bay to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of India from Great Britain, the Visual Arts Juried Student Exhibition for Lakehead students at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and a Powwow at the Fieldhouse -- one of a number of activities scheduled during the month of March to celebrate Indigenous History/Aboriginal Awareness Month. Following on Black History Month's events in February, the Tamil Society's Spicy Night and the Multicultural International Week activities, it is apparent that we have a university that truly recognizes its diversity and is successfully overcoming the many cultural and racial biases found within modern society. I know many faculty wonder about my commitment to the arts and humanities. As a result of the SuperBuild Growth Fund allocations to post-secondary education, John lbbitson used his column in the Globe and Mail to suggest that the provincial government and its Premier were deliberately funding projects with a technological bias and paying little attention to and, in fact, downplaying the liberal arts. In a telephone conversation with Mr. lbbitson before the article appeared (he was contacting most of the university presidents), I, in turn, suggested that, without knowing the nature of the SuperBuild applications, it is impossible to determine whether any such bias existed. The projects which received funding could very well have been representative of a cross section of the submitted projects. Furthermore, in a situation where only 35 out of 109 projects were funded, it is hard to imagine the government putting itself in a situation where the projects which best fit the four criteria they had said would be the objective bases for success were not followed. I wrote a letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail which was not published, but I want to present it here as I think it may provide clarification of my personal position. "John lbbitson seems to have extrapolated much from the government's funding for capital projects at Ontario's universities and colleges. His primary argument is that the funded projects represent a government imprint on academic programming. These capital projects were submitted because there are needs to improve the technology at most campuses. Lakehead University - Agora - March 2000 2 �AGORA From the President's Desk continued from page 2 Chancellor's Reception In Lakehead University's case, not only will academic programs dependent on advanced technology be served but also all programs will benefit from the "smart" multimedia classrooms, distance education facilities, and centralized computing capacity created. If there is a message inherent in the a/locations other than that some projects met the criteria better than others, ·it is not readily apparent. If there is an attack on the liberal arts and humanities, and I am not convinced of such, surely the universities need to recognize that a fundamental responsibility we all have is to ensure the relevance of these programs to the learning environments we host. There are many examples of appropriate linkages between technology and a liberal education, a lesson not lost on institutions like Acadia University, where the synergy of ideas combined with software and hardware result in better learning experiences for students. The very nature and substance of the frameworks for a learning environment are being changed all around us. Surely we can find ways in higher education to show the relevance of a liberal arts and humanities underpinning to an increasingly technologized society. It means thinking about academia and academic programs in new, innovative and ultimately more exciting and relevant ways." Graduates living in the Ottawa area were invited to attend a reception last month on Parliament Hill hosted by the Chancellor of Lakehead University, The Very Rev. Lois M . Wilson. Special guests included MPP Lyn McLeod and MP Dr. Stan Dromisky. Lois Wilson was appointed to the Senate in 1998 and has been described by the Globe and Mail as a trail-blazing feminist, the first woman to head the United Church of Canada, a lifelong crusader tor human rights and an advocate tor the poor and the marginalized. "Being a Senator has given me a wide public platform to continue advocacy for the social justice agenda I have pursued for many years." - The Very Rev. The Hon. Lois M. Wilson Wilson is stepping down this year after serving as Chancellor tor 10 years. An electoral board has been established and it is expected a new Chancellor will be announced in late spring. Finally, in response to a query from the Strategic Planning Monitoring Group, I want to assure the University community that should the Hockey program go forward in the fall of 2001, it will be completely funded externally. Distinguished Researcher Lecture Dr. Azim Mallik "Disturbance in Boreal Forests: The Challenge of Balancing Acts" Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1 p.m. in the Senate Chambers More than 90 alumni and friends turned out for the Chancellor's Reception on Parliament Hill including Merrick Schincariol (second from left) and Samantha Wrensall (second from right). Schincariol (HBSc'99) is working with Nortel Networks and Wrenshall (HBMus'98) is with the National Arts Centre. Lakehead University - Agora - March 2000 3 �AGORA Barb Eccles appointed Technology Transfer Officer \. With her background in science and law there is no doubt that Barb Eccles is well equipped to be Lakehead University's Technology Transfer Officer. Eccles graduated from Lakehead with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with Energy and Fuel Science and spent one year at McMaster University studying Experimental Physics at the master's level before switching to law at the University of Toronto. She was called to the Bar in 1996 and has since been practising with a local firm -· Cheadle Johnson Shanks Macivor •• concentrating on taxation, corporate and commercial law, and bankruptcy and insolvency. The position of Technology Transfer Officer was created with funding from NSERC to promote and facilitate the transfer of University technology to the private sector, to help protect commercially valuable intellectual property, and to provide a resource to the Lakehead University research community for intellectual property management. Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Mark Howe says that with the appointment of Barb Eccles, the Office of Research can now offer more assistance to researchers who deal directly with issues of technology transfer. "This is an exciting opportunity for researchers at Lakehead, particularly those involved with commercial and industrial partners, to obtain accurate and up-to-date information on issues concerning intellectual property, patents and copyrights. " Eccles is vice-president of the Alumni Association of Lakehead University, Northwest Regional Representative on the Council of the Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, and a director of the Thunder Bay Law Association. · : ')-. ; , 1 ) .,-. :J ·~ ~- - .. .. J'? } J ... ~,,.: ... Y:" Northern Plains Aboriginal History and Adaptation by Frances Harding Lakehead University is part of an interdisciplinary research team led by Brandon University that has been awarded $2.5 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to study Aboriginal history and adaptations. "It's a huge, interdisciplinary project that will study patterns of change over a 9,000 year time period right up to the recent past," says Dr. Scott Hamilton, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and one of the project's coinvestigators. Researchers will be using archeological, geoarcheological, archaeobotanical and ethno-historic information, together with oral traditions preserved by Aboriginal elders, to illustrate patterns of change in the natural and cultural landscapes of First Nations peoples. These include the Blackfoot of Alberta, the Plains Cree and Assiniboine of Saskatchewan, and the Plains Ojibway and Dakota in Manitoba. "Essentially we'll be producing 'a timelapse photography version' of how the Plains Indian peoples used and perceived the land at various times and in response Dr. Scott Hamilton Department of Anthropology to various environmental episodes and cultural influences," says Hamilton. "We'll be relying heavily upon multivariant data management technology just to get information into a manageable format. It's a huge, challenging project... and GIS will be important to us in terms of managing and i ntegrating spatial information." The grant has been awarded under SSHRC's Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRI) program, a program which supports large-scale projects emphasizing collaboration. The project is led by Brandon University, with co-investigators from Lakehead University, University of Calgary, the Alberta Provincial Museum, University of Saskatchewan and University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire). Lakehead University - Agora - March 2000 4 �AGORA Maternal behaviour and medical history have the potential to act as key perpetrators in prenatal programming of the fetus' immune system to favour allergic disease • . •·- - .~ · I \ ►/ James Koprich, a master's student in experimental psychology, is researching the prenatal origins of asthma and allergy Origins of Asthma and Allergy As Early as Pregnancy? by James 8. Koprich A recent Health Canada study has shown that prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in children has risen from 4.7% to 13%, and in adults from 2% to 9%. With treatment currently aimed at symptom management, a call for further research to unravel the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of the disease has been made. To answer this call, a Lakehead University research team including James Koprich, a master's student in experimental psychology, Dr. Paul Satinder (Psychology) and Dr. Gabriel Dakubo (Biology) have developed a model that attempts to provide evidence that the immune system of the fetus is, to a certain extent, under the mercy of maternal behaviour - referred to as prenatal programming. the end, two biochemical markers representing asthma and allergy evolvement were chosen. These markers are being compared between mother and newborn, and are also being compared to an additional chemical analysis measuring the amount of blood nicotine from smoking. How the levels of asthma and allergy markers change in relation to nicotine levels and items on the questionnaire will provide evidence that maternal behaviour and medical history have the potential to act as key perpetrators in prenatal programming of the fetus' immune system to favour allergic disease. Elucidation of possible prenatal origins of asthma and allergy holds tremendous potential for therapeutic intervention during critical periods of immune system development. By establishing a model of prenatal programming, target sites for pharmacological management can be explored, or education can simply be enhanced to encourage pregnant women to avoid certain activities such as smoking and exposure to various allergens. The Asthma Society of Canada has recognized the researchers' efforts by providing major funding for this project in the amount of $10,000. A close working relationship with obstetricians and labour and delivery nursing staff at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital has been instrumental in orchestrating the logistics to bring this project to light. To assess this, eligible pregnant women complete a questionnaire providing information related to lifestyle variables such as caffeine consumption, exercise frequency, and smoking habits and medical background, including allergic and asthmatic history. These reported items are then used to observe how they might be involved with prenatal programming of the immune system. The Northwestern Regional Cancer Centre also plays a role by providing lab space and technical assistance. The model is being tested by taking blood from the mother and comparing it to that of the newborn obtained from the umbilical cord. Much effort has gone into determining which components of the immune system would be evaluated in the blood samples. In James Koprich is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. Lakehead University - Agora - March 2000 5 �AGORA In Memoriam of course the University with distinction, commitment and generosity. He Jed by example, stressed practical experience, and was an advocate of the "train the trainer" approach. Thunder Bay has lost a champion." A memorial fund has been established in memory of Henry Akervall. For information contact the Development Office at (807) 343-8194. SuperBuild (continued from page 1) Dr. Henry (Hank) Akervall Hank Akervall, a professor emeritus and a consummate sportsman, passed away on February 18, 2000 while playing hockey. He was 62. Akervall joined Lakehead in 1966 to teach forestry and to serve as director of athletics where he was instrumental in starting the physical education program. He also laid the foundations for the establishment of the outdoor recreation program and, when he retired in 1996, he was a professor of the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism. In 1999, Hank Akervall was inducted into the Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame as coach of the 1966-67 Nor'Wester Hockey Team. the only Lakehead University hockey team to have ever won a national title. In 1988, he was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Akerval/'s accomplishments as an athlete were many. They included being captain of the Canadian National Olympic Hockey team and competing at the Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 1964. He was a level five hockey coaches' instructor and was active in a number of community groups including Ducks Unlimited, the Thunder Bay Fly Fishing Club, and the Northshore Steelhead Association. "Henry was a Thunder Bay boy," says Or. John Whitfield, vice-president research and development. "The opportunities and options for someone with his talent and drive were enormous, but he chose to return here where he served his home town, region, and The announcement was made in Sudbury on February 24, 2000 by Jerry Ouellette, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. In addition to Lakehead, four other educational institutions in northern Ontario received funding from the SuperBuild Growth Fund: Cambrian College in Sudbury ($14.84 million), Canadore College in North Bay ($1 .78 million), Laurentian University ($.61 million) and Northern College in Timmins ($.06 million). "I am extremely pleased by the government's support for this major capital project," said Dr. Fred Gilbert, president of Lakehead University. "This is a significant statement of the importance of our university to the students of this province and to the social and economic well-being of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. I hope that everyone shares my excitement of what this means for the future." Currently, plans are under way for the architectural design and project management of the new Advanced Technology and Academic Centre. Construction is expected to be completed by the fall of 2002. Through SuperBuild , the Ontario Government is spending $742 million this year to build and modernize universities and colleges for future demand. Campus Notes In Memoriam Lena Odjig White, a teacher of Aboriginal language courses at Lakehead, passed away on January 28, 2000 after a short battle with cancer. White grew up on Manitoulin Island and completed a master's degree in Environmental Studies (Languages ~nd Culture) at York University. She taught in Lakehead's Native Language Instructors' Program since its inception in 1981, and was coordinator of the Program from 1993 to 1995. According to the Program's current Coordinator Wanda White (no relation), Lena White was widely respected by students, faculty, and members of the Aboriginal community for her dedication to Ojibwe language and culture. She leaves behind her husband Charles Nelson, and two sons Stanford and Shannon White, both of Walpole Island. Women's Basketball Coach Trish Lorenz has been hired on as coach of the Women's Thunderwolves Basketball Team replacing Bob Main who has been serving as Interim Coach for the current year. She will begin in her new position at Lakehead in late spring. Lorenz comes to Lakehead from Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta, where she was appointed Head Coach of the women's basketball team in 1996, taking the team from a record of 6 and 1O, to its current position of first place in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (North). Trish Lorenz received her Bachelor of Arts degree (Physical Education) from Augustana University College in 1992, her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Lethbridge in 1994 and her Master of Arts degree (Physical Education) from the University of Alberta in 1996. Lakehead University - Agora - March 2000 6 �AGORA Rotary Study Exchange Helping Varsity Athletes Succeed by Kris Ketonen Balancing sc~ool and sports can be tough, especially if you're a varsity athlete. That is why Lakehead University has begun to develop two new programs that will help students cope. Congratulations to Jill Zachary, associate field coordinator in the Department of Social Work and Alex Pasquali, international activities coordinator. They have been chosen to participate in the Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Program this spring. Zachary will be travelling to Sweden to study the Swedish social services system and to foster links with Swedish universities. Pasquali will be travelling to Italy to meet with representatives from Italian universities. Strengthening Our Circle Powwow The first is the Academic Success Program which was initiated two years ago for varsity wrestlers by Coach Francis Clayton with assistance from the Chawkers Foundation. The program is comprised of a number of seminars which cover a wide range of topics from time management, study skills and essay writing to health-related issues such as drugs, alcohol, and STDs. The seminars are given at the beginning of the school year and, for the first time this year, the program was available to all varsity athletes. The second program, now in the early stages of development, is a proposed Academic Assistance Program, which will enable Lakehead University coaches to monitor how their players are performing in the classroom. It will also give them a chance to intervene and recommend appropriate assistance in the event of an academic problem. "These programs will help prepare student athletes for the challenges ahead," says Athletic Director Tom Warden. "We as a department are directly responsible for the academic success of our athletes. It's up to us to help them succeed." Varsity wrestlers Mel Anderson and Justin Beauparlant speak highly of the Academic Success Program. "It builds self confidence," says Anderson. "Even if it just gives us the names of the people to talk to when we're having problems ... it opens those doors." Clayton originally started the Academic Success Program for the Lakehead wrestling team. "If the athletes do well in school and know where they're going, they'll get to wrestling practice and be more at ease," he says. Lakehead University -- Agora - March 2000 7 The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) helped to organize a powwow in the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse that attracted hundreds of participants in early March. The weekend included workshops with Aboriginal elders -- Richard Lyons, Anne Wilson, Louise Shebegegit and Gilbert Smith. �AGORA Mark your Calendars... The Annual Alumni Curling Fundspiel OPEN BIOLOGY SEMINARS AND LECTURES will be held on Friday, March 24 at the Port Arthur Curling Club. To register your team call Kris Carey at Alumni Chromatin and cancer Services at 343-8155. Dr. Roy Harkness Don't Miss an Evening with the Lakehead University Music Department starting at 8 p.m. at St. 3:30 pm -- RB-2042 Cell cycle control of a chromatin assembly pathway in yeast Paul's Church on Tuesday, March 21, with performances by the Lakehead University Vocal Ensemble (choir conductor Susan Marrier) and the Lakehead University Student Composers Project. Dr. Roy Harkness Tuesday, March 21, 2000 12:30 pm -- UC-2011 Biofilms, a supreme defensive fortress of microorganisms Monday, March 27, 2000 10:30 am -- RB-1023 Ecology of biodegradation, a molecular approach The Annual Student Juried Exhibition continues at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until April 9 with The Major Studio Exhibition (fourth-year thesis shows) taking place from April 11 - 23. Dr. Kam Leung Molecular biology and the natural history of microbes Dr. Jianping Xu Monday, April 3, 2000 1:30 pm -- RB-1023 The Second Annual Gerontology Research Day will be held in the Senate Chambers on Friday, March 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Guest speakers include Dr. Elizabeth Dow, Michel Bedard, Dr. Myrna Reis and Dr. Jean Kozak. For more information call Sharon Stone at 343-8530. Clonality, recombination and speciation in human pathogenic fungi Dr. Jianping Xu Tuesday, April 4, 2000 Deadline for the Next Issue April 3, 2000 11 :30 am -- RC-0005 For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca March 2000 Vol. 17, No. 3 T HUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P78 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Dr. Kam Leung 3:30 pm -- RB-2024 UNIVERSITY ISSN 0828-5225 Monday, March 20, 2000 Tuesday, March 28, 2000 Lakehead CD Trojan Devel. & Alumni Affairs Click on "News & Events" to read - media releases - campus events - university publications Lakehead University - Agora -- March 2000 8 Fax: (807) 343-8075 E-mail:frances.harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop � 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 2000-03 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lois Wilson Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/839ccd4e5176af513b4e80df708d26ac.pdf d7547808329984d86ec64c59cd07d471 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY STAFF & FACULTY Athletes of the Year Senate to Consider Academic Structure by Frances Harding On April 25, 2000, the Lakehead University Senate will debate recommendations put forth by two committees formed to consider academic restructuring •• the Student Committee to Review Academic Structure and the Committee to Review Academic Structure. The latter was established by Dr. Mary Louise Hill, the vicepresident (academic) and provost, in response to a priority 1 objective in the Lakehead University Strategic Plan, 19992004. The Committee to Review Academic Structure is composed of nine senior faculty members from across the University and it is recommending that Lakehead be reorganized into seven faculties: •• a Faculty of Liberal Arts, to include: Anthropology, English, History, Indigenous Learning, Languages, Library & Information Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Visual Arts, Women's Studies; •• a Faculty of Science, to include: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics; Ria Diening and Aaron Coutts have at least two things in common •· good grades and a passion for cross-country running. •• a Faculty of Social, Behavioural and Health Studies, to include: Gerontology, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work; This year Diening won the OUAA 1000 meter event and finished ninth in the CIAU Championships. She was named Lakehead's Female Athlete of the Year. •• a Faculty of Environme.ntal Studies and Forestry, to include: Geography, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Forestry and the Forest Environment; Coutts was an OUA Champion, a First Team OUA All-Star, and placed third in the CIAU Wrestling championships this year. He was named Male Athlete of the Year. The Athletics Banquet is held every year to celebrate student athletes in Club and Varsity sports. •• a Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, to include: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering; -- a Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, and, -- a Faculty of Education continued on page 7 A PRIL 2000 �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Government Funding 2000-01 1% Enrolment Access ($16.5 M) 1% Performance Indicators ($1 6.5 M) 2% Tuition Increase (5 years total 10%) Key Performance Indicators • Degree Completion • Employment (6 months after graduation) • Employment (2 years after graduation) Enrolment Access At the Open Budget Meeting held on April 11, I shared with members of the University community my thoughts on the new realities brought on by the recent funding announcement by the government of Ontario. Annual tuition increases will be capped at 2% over the next five years and new funding for the 2000-01 academic year will be limited to 2% and tied to key performance indicators and enrolment access. At the outset, let me stress that implementation of these comparative indicators for funding purposes in their current form will have a negative impact on Lakehead University and the system asa whole. There are serious flaws with the methodolgy being used and not enough attention is being paid to economic and geographic factors which have a considerable influence on key performance indicators such as employment. Key Performance Indicators Envelope The division of $16.5 million in new funding which is tied to key performance indicators will happen this way: universities will be ranked into three groups according to the rate at which their students complete their degrees and find employment six months and two years after graduation. Those universities that find themselves ranked in the top one-third of the group will get twice as much funding as those in the middle third, and those universities ranked in the bottom one-third will get no funding at all from the envelope! Enrolment Access Envelope Increase in first-year enrolment as well as an overall increase in total enrolment The enrolment access envelope contains $16.5 million in new funding.To qualify for these funds a university will have to increase its first-year intake and, to obtain any funds, report an overall increase in total enrolment. Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 2 While Lakehead hopes to see an increase in its first-year enrolment for 2000-01 , access to this funding will be tempered by the fact that our expected total enrolment for 2000-01 will be lower because of our declining enrolment pattern over the past five years and the impact of flow-throughs as students complete their programs. Effect on Lakehead University This year's funding represents a significant change in government policy and it will adversely affect Lakehead University. Instead of a 2% increase in funding, we will receive an increase of just 0.3%. Instead of contemplating a 7% increase in tuition, we are looking now at an overall increase in the neighbourhood of 3% (when we take our unused allowance from prior years). Staying the Course How will these facts affect the budget for 2000-01? We are proposi ng that Lakehead University "stay the course" so as not to jeopardize a very fragile recovery which I believe is under way. This means we will be asking the Board of Governors to approve a budget with a deficit of $418,000 and to temporarily postpone the requirement to pay off the accumulated debt. The key point to remember is that next year, for the first time in six years, Lakehead is expecting to see an increase in first-year enrolment. With the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre, Lakehead will have the capacity to grow, and it will grow as we focus our efforts and begin to realize the effectiveness and efficiencies brought on by academic and administrative restructuring. Nevertheless, the continuing issue remains: what can be done about the many Lakehead students who are currently unfunded by the province? continued on page 3 �AGORA President continued from page 2 Presenting Our Case Lakehead University has made numerous presentations on this issue to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and I believe there is an understanding that Lakehead is the most severely impacted institution within th~ system. But the search for a solution continues. As recently as April 7, 2000, I wrote to Minister Dianne Cunningham • expressing my concerns about the very negative impact both the key performance indicators envelope and the access envelope will have on Lakehead, saying: Institutions such as Lakehead that have responded to access issues and have moved outside the corridor may well languish as other institutions strive to acquire resources from the envelope. We are concerned that our enrolment [growth] may suffer comparatively, as occurred during the last accessibility initiative, and that we will garner insufficient income from the envelope even as we contend with the continuing liability of our unfunded BfUs.... The implementation of these comparative indicators for funding purposes in their current form will have an impact on the Ontario university system that in the long term will do considerable damage. It will invite invidious comparison that will serve only to tier the system and harm the reputation of universities such as Lakehead University that are doing a commendable job with excellent outcomes and it will reward universities that by happenstance are in an area of high economic development or employ very selective admission practices. We will continue to press our case and demonstrate the critical importance of Lakehead as a major partner in a socioeconomic resurgence of northwestern Ontario. Alumni Curling Early Registration 'Fund' Spiel The 17th Annual Alumni Association Curling "Fund"spiel held March 24, 2000 attracted 128 curlers and raised approximately $4,500 for scholarships and bursaries. As usual the Country Good Meats Turkey Draw was a popular event with first, second and third place awards going to Randy Meredith, Murray Hunter and Denise Bruley (below). New this year -- more than 2,000 students took advantage of early registration during the week of March 22-31. Returning students were able to pick up their registration packages as well as a copy of the 2000-01 Calendar. International Days Ken Sundell (above) was presented with a special award for service on the Lakehead University Alumni Curling Committee. Special thanks to volunteer organizer Dave McGowan and the major sponsors MBNA Canada Bank and The North West Life Assurance Company of Canada. Student Juried Art Exhibition Lakehead celebrated International Days in March with a variety of events including the Parade of Nations, an international film festival, an international fair and silent auction, the Global Change Game, an international dance Series, and seminars including one on tax preparation for international students. The Alumni Association of Lakehead University Painting instructor Mo Trainor (left) chats with Eleanor Albanese, one of the many award-winning students whose work was exhibited this year at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Approximately $4,100 in prizes and awards were distributed thanks to the generosity of donors. Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 3 invites you to attend its Annual General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2000 Avila Centre Cafeteria Symposium 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: Dr. Livio DiMatteo Department of Economics �AGORA Northern Spirit Ensemble Recommended Reading: Northern Social Work Collection Four books from Lakehead University's Centre for Northern Studies Northern Social Work Collection are being used as resource material for a social work course being delivered by the University of Calgary. The course is designed to serve northern and rural areas of Alberta. The books are: Social Work with Rural & Northern Communities, Delaney, R. , Brownlee, K. & Sellick, M. (Eds.) (1999) Strategies for Northern Social Work Practice, Brownlee, K., Delaney, R. & Graham, J. (Eds.) (1997) (1-r) Jen Seib, Bob Narcise, Pierre Guerard, Martha Troin, Duncan Gagnon Jr., Issues in Northern Social Work Practice Delaney, R., Brownlee, K. & Zapf, M. K. (Eds.) (1996) and Gloria Pelleril Northern Social Work Practice, Delaney,R. & Brownlee, K. (Eds.) (1995) Members of the Northern Spirit Ensemble staged their first production in the Bora Laskin Auditorium at the end of March. Another book, Canadian Social Policy (Prentice Hall 2000), which is coauthored by John Graham (formerly of Lakehead University, now at the University of Calgary), Karen Swift (York University) and Dr. Roger Delaney, was released in January 2000 and has already sold over 250 copies. Martha Troin, a first-year Indigenous Learning student, conceived the idea for an Aboriginal theatre group to refuel her interest in dramatic arts and to give her peers a creative outlet. "Native people have a lot to share," she says. The show featured monologues, skits and improvisations, some of which were based on student writing. Troin is looking forward to continuing the project next year and says she is considering mounting a production of Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters. LUSU to Host Canadian Academic Roundtable SSHRC 2000-2001 Competition Results Lakehead University is pleased to announce its successful applicant in this year's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council competition. Dr. Todd Dufresne (Philosophy) was awarded a three-year research grant under the new scholar category for his application entitled: "An Introduction to Critical Freud Studies." Dufresne was awarded a total of $65,620 over the three years of his grant. These funds will enable him to travel to Toronto, New York, Washington, London and Florence to conduct archival research and to interview some of the main figures in his field. The Office of Graduate Studies and Research would also like to acknowledge two Faculty of Education researchers, Dr. Zeng Lin ("Liberal or Vocational Education? An Analysis of University Graduates' Views") and Dr. Juanita A. Ross Epp ("School Violence in Canada") who had applications that were placed on SSHRC's reversionary list (the applications were recommended but not funded due to lack of funds). Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 4 Lakehead will welcome student leaders from colleges and universities across Canada when it hosts the Canadian Academic Roundtable, June 12-16, 2000. One of the guest speakers will be Ann Dowsett Johnston, editor of the Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities. According to LUSU President Brent Evans, the biennial conference is a nonpartisan initiative which enables students to share ideas on a variety of topics. �AGORA NSERC Awards for 2000-2001 The Nat1.1ral Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) recently announced the results of their annual research grants competition. Total NSERC funding to Lakehead continues to show an increase. During the 1999-2000 research and equipment grants competition, $880,971 worth of grants were received by researchers at Lakehead University. For this past competition, the total was $986,135. This represents an increase of $105,164, or 11.9%. At present, there are 40 NSERC holders at Lakehead. This represents 47% of the total eligible faculty at Lakehead. The following is a list of all NSERC recipients at Lakehead University who were successful in the 2000-2001 research and equipment grants competition: FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Department of Biology S.J. Hecnar, "Species Richness and Spatial Dynamics in Amphibians," $15,750, research grant ( year 2 of 4 (2/4)) M.W. Lankester, "Impact of Parasites and Disease on Northern Animals," $26,188, research grant (1/4) A.U. Mallik, "Induction and Release of Retrogressive Succession After Fire in Kalmia-Black Spruce Communities," $19,000, research grant (1/4) D.W. Morris, "The Evolution and Importance of Habitat Selection," $47,355, research grant (4/4) Department of Chemistry J.T. Banks, "Solution Photochemistry of Short-Lived Organic Molecules," $30,000, research grant (2/3) C. Gottardo, "The Photochemistry of Compounds Which Contain Heteroatoms," $30,000, research grant (2/3) S.D. Kinrade, "Aqueous Chemistry of Silicon," $38,115, research grant (3/4) N.A. Weir, "Studies of Photochemistry and Photodegradation of Polymers;• $23,100, research grant (3/3) Department of Computer Science A. Ngom, "Multiple-Valued Logic Neural Networks and DNA Sequences Corrections," $10,000, research grant (1/2) X. Li, "An Abstract Machine for High Performance Logic Programming," $16,170, research grant (4/4) Department of Geology G.J. Borradaile, "Rock Magnetism and Deformation," $62,300, research grant (1/4) G.J. Borradaile, "Thermal Demagnetiser to Determine Precise Unblocking Temperatures," $32,339, equipment grant (1/ 1) P.W. Fralick, "Paleogeographic Reconstruction of Mesoarchean Terrains in Western Superior Province," $17,556, research grant (4/4) R.H. Mitchell, "Petrology of Kimberlites and Alkaline Rocks," $86,625, research grant (5/ 6) Department of Mathematics and Statistics C.T. Hoang, "Graph Colouring and Visibility Graphs," $14,700, research grant (2/4) W. Huang, "Job Scheduling Problems in Modern Manufacturing Systems and Management Science," $9,702, research grant (2/4) T. Miao, "Amenability of Locally Compact Groups and Geometric Properties of Ap (G)," $13,650, research grant (2/4) D. Li, "Asymptotic Behaviour in Stochastic Modelling," $15,000, research grant (1/4) Department of Physics M.M. Dignam, "Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures/Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers and Lasers," $26,565, research grant (4/4) M.C. Gallagher, "Heteroepitaxy of Ultrathin Films of Metals and Metal Oxides," $28,875, research grant (4/4) M.H. Hawton, "Photo-Matter Interactions," $15,000, research grant (1/4) W.J. Keeler, "Ultrafast Ti: Sapphire Laser Applications," $16,300, research grant (1/4) W.M. Sears, "The Electrical Properties of the Surface-Gas Interface of Wide Band Gap Semiconductors," $13,398, research grants (4/4) Department of Psychology C.A.G. Hayman, "Episodic Memory as a Source of Cognitive Binding," $20,790, research grant (4/4) FACULTY OF EDUCATION J.T. O'Sullivan, "Developments in Children's Beliefs About Long-Term Memory," $23,100, research grant (4/4) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Department of Chemical Engineering L.J.J. Catalan, "Studies in Stabilisation/ Solidification of Industrial Waste," $19,000, research grant (1/4) Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 6 L.J. Garred, "Mathematical Modelling Studies in Renal Failure Patients," $17,903, research grant (4/4) A. Gilbert, "Optimizing Control of Kraft Mill Processes," $21,945, research grant (3/4) I. Nirdosh, "Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer Applications," $23,909, research grant (3/5) Department of Civil Engineering S.M. Easa, "3-D Highway Geometric Design Consistency," $28,875, research grant (3/4) D.K. Eigenbrod, "Shaft Resistance of Piles in Sand During Loading in Tension and Compression;' $14,700, research grant (2/4) S.A. Mirza, "Strength and Stiffness of Slender Composite Steel-Concrete BeamColumns," $19,520, research grant (3/4) U.S. Panu, "Development of Group Based Hydrologic Data Infilling Procedures," $14,000, research grant (1/4) Department of Electrical Engineerin,g K. Natarajan, "Model Reference Adapti've Control in the Frequency Domain," $23,310, research grant (2/4) Department of Mechanical Engineering K. Liu, "Identification of Linear Time-Varying Systems: Dynamic Behaviour, Algorithms, and Applications," $16,170, research grant (4/4) M. Liu, "Transformation Matrices for Finite Element Analysis of Plates and Shells With Structural Discontinuities," $13,737, research grant (3/4) H.T. Saliba, "Theoretical and Experimental Stability and Vibration Analysis of Plates and Structures," $18,480, research grant (4/4) A. Sedov, "Modeling the Ultrasonic Inspection of Complex Components," $10,300, research grant (1/3) FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND THE FOREST ENVIRONMENT O.L. Dang, "Interacting Effects of Soil Conditions on Ecophysiological Traits and their Responses to Changing Aboveground Environment in Boreal Tree Species," $34,073, research grant (3/4) W.H. Parker, "Development of a GIS Methodology to Determine Breeding Zones for Second Generation Tree Programs," $19,635, research grant (3/4) OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH M.L. Howe, "Development of Retention and Reasoning," $39,000, research grant (1/4) �AGORA Academic Structure continued from page 1 According to Dr. Mary Louise Hill, the proposed organizational structure responds to the needs within the University and the external factors which will determine Lakehead's ability to survive and grow in the immediate future. It also sends a strong message of adaptation and renewal to the community at large. Members appointed to the Committee to Review Academic Structure were: Dr. B. Archibald (Business Administration), Dr. K. Brown (Forestry & the Forest Environment), Dr. M.C. Courtland (Edu..;ation), Dr. A. Gilbert (Chemical Engineering), Dr. M. Hasegawa (Computer Science), Dr. M. Johnston (Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism ) Prof. M. Kelley (Social Work), Dr. M. Lankester (Biology), and Dr. B. Muirhead (History). The Student Report, the Report of the Committee to Review Academic Structure, and the President's Report to Senate can be found on the Lakehead University Web site: <http:/lwww.lakeheadu.ca/-lusecl senate.html> IN MEMORIAM Professor Don Richardson Professor Don Richardson, Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, passed away on April 11, 2000 following a brief illness. Professor Ken Hartviksen with this year's winners: first place Jason Chuchman (right), second place Melanie Loukusa, and third place Ryan Davis (left) Giving Back Business Grad Chris Fernyc Funds Student Competititon Chris Fernyc has done well since graduating in 1997. Now a successful small cap investment analyst with Bisset and Associates in Calgary, he has found a unique way to give something back to his Alma Mater. With the help of Professor Ken Hartviksen, Fernyc has set up an annual competition for third-year finance students. The competition takes the form of a class assignment that involves analysing companies and making investment recommendations -- not unlike Ferync's own work as a financial analyst. Richardson started at Lakehead University in 1970 and held a position in the Faculty until his health began to deteriorate in March of this year. Fernyc then reads the students' reports, selects the top three, and provides them with cash awards of $500, $300, and $200. Along the way, he takes part in a teleconference to discuss the students' papers and answer general questions about finance and investment. Richardson was a member of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association and the Canadian Institute of Geomatics. He enjoyed camping, fishing and was an avid curler. "Chris Fernyc graduated as the gold medallist (or highest ranking student) in the Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree Program in 1997," says Hartviksen. "And he placed second overall in the Canada-wide TD Investment Challenge in this third year of the Commerce Program. Don Richardson is survived by his wife Elsie, daughter Lindsey and four sons: Tyler, Logan, Dee Jay and Eldon. "We are extremely proud of Chris's accomplishments and are grateful for his ongoing commitment to the Faculty of Business Administration. Succeeding generations of finance students will be inspired by his example and his generosity." Lakehead University - Agora - April 2000 7 �AGORA Mark your Calendars... Forest Sustainability - Beyond 2000 Building a Common Vision for Canada's Forests Forest Sustainability - Beyond 2000 is a millennial conference that is bringing together forest sector leaders and professionals from across Canada. The conference is being held in Thunder Bay, Ontario from May 14 to 18, 2000. Association and the National Aboriginal Forestry Association. The objectives of Forest Sustainability Beyond 2000 are: Monday May 15 - Opening Ceremonies, Plenary, Concurrent Theme Sessions, Displays, Posters and Trade Show, Conference Banquet Sunday May 14 - Business meetings and related events, Local Tours, Canadian Forestry Association 100th Anniversary tree plant, Opening Registration, Icebreaker To present current developments in science, technology, forest practices and policy, and society and stewardship, as they relate to the goal of sustainable forests; To provide an opportunity for discussion and interaction that will foster a common vision for our forests among conference participants and the interests they represent. The conference is being hosted by a variety of organizations with an interest in promoting sustainable forest management in Canada. The conference is being co-chaired by Dr. David Euler, dean of Forestry and the Forest Environment and Barry Waite, vice president of the Canadian Forestry Association (CFA) and the Canadian Region Forest Resources Manager for Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. The following groups are also on the conference steering committee: Forest Capital of Canada 2000, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Woodlands Forum, Wildlife Habitat Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Sustainable Forest Management Network, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Ontario Professional Foresters Tuesday May 16 - Optional Canadian Institute of Forestry Breakfast, Concurrent Theme Sessions, Afternoon Focus on Displays, Posters & Trade Show, Public Debate Wed. May 17 - Concurrent and Workshop Sessions, Displays, Posters, Trade Shows Closing Plenary and Panel Discussions, Optional Ontario Professional Forestry Banquet Thursday May 18 - Business Meetings and Related Events, Professional and Local Tours For more information about participating in the conference, please contact: Frances Bennett-Sutton, Conference Coordinator Telephone: (807) 622-8228 E-mail: fsb2000@flash.lakeheadu.ca Ed lwachewski, Program Chair Telephone: (807) 343-4016 E-mail: ed.iwachewski@mnr.gov.on.ca www.forconfor2000.org Deadline for the Next Issue May 1,2000 For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read CD Trojan Devel. & Alumni Affairs - media releases - campus events - university publications L.akehead University - Agora - April 2000 8 Lakehead UNIVERSITY April 2000 Vol. 17, No. 4 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CAN~.DA ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8075 E-mail:frances.harding@lake,1eadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop � 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. 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Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/78d58857c0a3ad9f0a7d8c241940dea3.pdf b271c7fc08139e7cdbd3fc35f2860420 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FOR LAKEHEAD UNIVERSllY STAFF & FACULlY Convocation 2000 Lakehead University will mark its 36th Convocation on Saturday, May 27, 2000 by presenting honorary degrees to two distinguished Canadians. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie will be presented with an Honorary Doctor of Letters and she will address the graduands during the morning convocation ceremony which begins at 9 a.m. Architect Douglas J. Cardinal will be presented with an Honorary Doctor of Engineering and he will speak during the afternoon ceremony which begins at 2:30 p.m. Preston Reid (Jerry) Cook, a well-known local businessperson and community activist, will be given the title of Fellow of Lakehead University during the afternoon ceremony, while Margaret Page, a Professor Emerita of Nursing, will receive the distinguished Alumni Honour Award in the morning. The Office of the Registrar is expecting between 1,500 and 1,600 students to graduate this year. Buffy Sainte-Marie As usual, the graduands, family and friends are invited to attend the Convocation Eve reception hosted by the Alumni Association in the Faculty Lounge on Friday and to enjoy a luncheon on Saturday in the main cafeteria. See Pages 4-5 for biographies of the Convocation guests REAL WRESTLING Douglas J. Cardinal The Senior National Wrestling Championships were held at Lakehead University May 4-10, 2000 featuring women's nationals and men's freestyle and greco-roman nationals MAY 2000 �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F Gilbert 'G.. -r' ~~. .... C"i: ' Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Appointees to the Lakehead University Foundation The following people have been appointed by the LieutenantGovernor-in-Council to serve on the Board of Directors of the Lakehead University Foundation for a three-year term: Gaye Emery, formerly President of Advantis Canada (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM); Peter J. Prior, Vice President, Operations - Client Interface, Nesbitt Burns; Patricia Meredith, formerly a senior executive with CIBC Corporate Strategy Group; John Richardson, Senior Executive Vice President, Manulife Financial; and D. John Valley, Managing Director, The Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada What makes a good university great? It is important to answer this as it represents Lakehead's quest. It is not as simple as saying the people even though, ultimately, it is the faculty, staff and students who define a university's greatness. It is an attitude, a commitment, a striving to be the best, to excel, thus creating an environment that nurtures and sustains the best in individuals. Without such incentive, there is a lassitude, a disinclination and, in reality, a constraint that prevents forward movement. Lakehead's past is Lakehead's past; its present and its future are where we are now and where we are headed. If all we do is attempt to recreate the past, the present becomes an effort to maintain the status quo, and the promise of the future is bypassed. There are those at Lakehead who have striven for greatness and have had success, and we salute their achievements. But the future of higher education demands that we all find the mechanisms that will position us to succeed in a competitive realm where only the best institutions will be able to retain and recruit the best students, faculty, staff or administrators. It is not a function of money although money certainly helps -- it is a willingness to compete and grow, to consider new ideas, to assist others in the common goals to succeed, and to have both compassion for others and a passion for Lakehead. There are many here who understand these dynamics, seek them and are prepared to foster and build the capacity for greatness. There are doubters within and without the institution and some utterly opposed to the principles I have articulated here. As a consensus builder and someone who has championed the causes of collegiality and shared decision-making, it has been a challenge to apply these principles at Lakehead. I could have been and it was suspected that I was a "slash and burn" type of president. It mattered not that I have consistently stated that the president must be a facilitator, a consensus builder, the flash point for action and change, but not normally the sole point of decision-making. As an example, I have indicated in Senate that the new academic structure I would have proposed would have been a radical departure from that proposed by the faculty committee and the current structure. Lakehead has the potential to be a great university. But to become one, it must be willing to see itself from the viewpoint of the external community. It must recognize that some things need to change if we are to be successful or perhaps even survive. We must overcome the tendency by some to view negatively every positive move forward, and any lingering attitude that everything is fine as it is. Those who want this university to be great must assert their influence in Senate and on its committees. The academic decisions that will drive the institution to greatness will be made there as, unfortunately, will the decisions that could blunt any initia,tives to move us forward. Senate will determine ultimately whether the will exists to change Lakehead University and position it as an institution of choice. The time frame for action is limited. My farewell comments to my colleagues at Colorado State University (CSU) expressed this, and I offer some of them here for your consideration as all universities are truly faced with similar challenges. continued on page 3 Lakehead University - Agora - May 2000 2 �AGORA President continued from page 2 ''There are difficult times ahead for most institutions of higher education as the marketplace becomes more competitive and the traditional sources of funding continue to shrink. CSU is well positioned to capitalise on the opportunities that such circumstances provide if it is prepared to acknowledge that part of the equation of success is a willingness to embrace change and. innovation. The institutions which thrive will be those that embrace a commitment to the undergraduate student in particular and in all the forms from traditional to placebound that will be represented in the student body. CSU, as a land grant university, has an inherent advantage in this competitive environment by virtue of its mission. Effective outreach builds the constituencies that will be essential to sustain the institution. Not all universities will be successful or sustainable. As an example, Lakehead faces the same difficult choices that face CSU. Faculty, staff and administration must be ready to determine direction, priorities and opportunities to build on strengths that provide a competitive advantage." As I write this, Lakehead is a few days away from a crucial Senate meeting that will be a measure of the capacity to embrace new approaches. This article will be read after that meeting. I can only hope that there was a willingness to try a new paradigm of form that would define and influence our future, or at the very least a willingness to continue the discussion to achieve a consensus on a new structure in the near future. Editor's Note The Agora will feature Staff and Faculty Retirees Dr. Lorne G. Everett to become Chancellor Lakehead University has chosen an internationally renowned scientist and one of its own graduates to be the next chancellor. Dr. Lorne Everett is chief research hydrologist and senior vice-president for ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller, Inc., the largest consulting engineering firm in Europe. He will become Lakehead's sixth chancellor, effective July 1, 2000, replacing The Very Rev. The Hon. Lois M. Wilson who has served as chancellor for 10 years. Everett was elected in 1995 to the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, a prestigious honour that has been bestowed on only eight non-Russian nationals. In 1997, he received the Ivan A. Johnston Award from ASTM for Outstanding Contributions to hydrogeology and, in 1999, he received the Kapitsa Gold Medal -- the highest award given by the Russian Academy for original contributions to science. This yea,; he was appointed to the Permanent Pollution Panel by the 70,000-member World Federation of Scientists. "Lakehead University opened up doors for me around the world," said Everett. "Perhaps in some small way, my visibility can now open a few doors for Lakehead." Everett is a biology graduate from the class of '68 who completed a master's degree and a PhD in hydrology from the University of Arizona. Today he is an internationally recognized expert on hazardous waste and groundwater monitoring. He has conducted turnkey monitoring programs at numerous solid waste landfills and hazardous waste disposal sites. His innovative technologies have been patented and his expertise sought by numerous organizations around the world. SPORTS WALL OF FAME INDUCTEES This year's inductees to Lakehead University's Sports Wall of Fame are Peter Dika (builder); Terry Paice (athlete, wrestling); John Zanatta, posthumously (athlete, basketball); and the 1969no Men's Basketball Team comprised of Renato Savioli, Wayne Chuchmuch, Ken Traynor, Brain Nieminen, Charlie Tallack, Dale Olsen, Richard Earl, Robert Jackson, Jerry Hemmings, Joe Parks, Brian Smith, Shelton Bellamy, Louis Vaughn, and Coach George Birger. The Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame honours those who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Lakehead. Each year, two athletes, a builder and a team may be inducted. The 5th annual Sports Wall of Fame dinner takes place Saturday, June 10 at the Victoria Inn. T ickets ($35 or $65 with a tax receipt for $30) are available at the Athletics Office, C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, and must be purchased by June 2. For more information, call Sharon Kozak at 345-2290. in the June issue Lakehead University - Agora - May 2000 3 �AGORA Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Douglas J. Cardinal is an Ottawa-based architect who has gained national and international recognition for his signature designs in Canada and the United States. Born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1934, Cardinal completed a Bachelor of Architecture (Honors) degree at the University ofTexas in 1963 and began practising architecture a year later in Edmonton. In 1976, he incorporated under the name of Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Limited, and has since taken on projects of a diverse nature -- from individual houses to institutional and government projects to 25-year community development plans. Cardinal's distinctive designs are demonstrated in projects such as his award-winning St. Mary's Church in Red Deer; the Grande Prairie Regional College; the Ponoka Provincial Building; St. Albert Place; the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre; and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, a facility to display and house our national treasures. The firm's work also includes the Kahnawake Tourist Village for the Kahnawake Mohawks in Montreal; the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College in Regina, Saskatchewan; a major hotel complex and Children and Elders' Center for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York near Syracuse, New York; and the master plan for the Cree village of Ouje-Bougoumou, Quebec, which earned a United Nation's Award for sustainable development. In 1993, the firm was awarded the design commission for the National Museum of the American Indian on the last remaining site on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Cardinal's firm was a pioneer and world leader in the use of computers in the profession and the business of architecture and has constantly kept up with technological advancements in this field. Douglas Cardinal is an Officer of the Order of Canada and has received honorary degrees from Carleton University, Trent University, University of Lethbridge, University of Windsor, University of Calgary, and the Massachusetts School of Art. In 1995, he received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and, in 1999, was awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal, the highest award the profession of architecture in Canada bestows. Buffy Sainte-Marie Artist, Teacher, Singer and Songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is known not only as an Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Up Where We Belong" from the movie An Officer and a Gentleman), but also for her innovative work in cross-cultural education using computers in the classroom. Sainte-Marie was born at the Piapot (Cree) Reserve in Saskatchewan and raised in Maine and Massachusetts. She earned a degree in Oriental Philosophy, a teacher's degree, and a PhD in Fine Arts, all from the University of Massachusetts. Her songs "Until It's Time for You to Go," recorded by Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand , and hundreds of other international artists, and "Universal Soldier," the anthem of the '60s peace movement, brought fame and the fortune to found her Nihewan Foundation for American Indian Education. A teacher before she ever started singing, Buffy Sainte-Marie has continually used her talents in art, music and cutting edge technology to educate both on stage and in the classroom. For five years in the '?Os, Sainte-Marie was a regular on Sesame Street, letting little kids and their caretakers know that "Indians exist." She raised her son and toured internationally throughout the '80s to Aboriginal communities as well as major cities. In Lakehead University - Agora - May 2000 4 Paris, she was named "Best International Artist of 1993" and in 1995, was inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame, Canada's equivalent of the Grammies. In 1998, she was presented with the Louis T. Delgado Award as Native American Philanthropist of the Year for her work in The Cradleboard Teaching Project, a cutting edge initiative to raise self esteem in all children through cross-cultural exchange with kids on the reservations, using classroom computers and accurate core curriculum. Sainte-Marie operates out of Hawaii and commutes to North America several times a year to teach digital art and music as Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Saskatchewan Indian Federated College in Regina. She also travels to York University in Toronto where she serves as an Adjunct Professor; and to the Evergreen State College in Washington State where she taught electronic music, digital art and Native American studies as an Evans Chair Scholar. Buffy Sainte-Marie was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and is the recipient of the American Indian College Fund's Lifetime Achievement Award. Convocation Eve Friday, May 26 7p.m. in the Faculty Lounge to welcome the Class of 2000 Staff, Faculty, Students, Alumni and Friends are Welcome For information call 343-8155 �AGORA his friend Bob Andras. Robert K. Andras ran successfully as a Liberal candidate representing the Port Arthur Riding in the 1965 federal election and then succeeded -- with Cook's help -- in winning every subsequent election up until his retirement from politics in 1980. Preston Reid (Jerry) Cook Executive, Political Organizer and Community Leader Preston Reid (Jerry) Cook has helped to shape the economic, political and social fabric of Northwestern Ontario through his energetic work as a businessperson, political party organizer and community leader. Born in Fort William, Ontario in 1923, Cook received his early training in Port Arthur elementary and secondary schools before going on to Queen's University where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1943. He joined the army and saw active service during World War II. Then, in 1947, he married Barbara Marie Bain and they had two children: a son Grigor who went on to become a professional engineer and a daughter Gail who completed a PhD in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For 35 years, Jerry Cook was active in the construction industry, working his way up through the ranks to become president of Barnett-McQueen, a company that provided heavy construction services to the grain and mining industries in Canada and the United States. Cook himself retired in 1987, but continues to work as a consultant and to serve as past chair of St. Joseph's Foundation, director of Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc., and president of Thunder Bay Condominium No. 5. Throughout his life, Jerry Cook has taken a leadership role in many different businesses and community organizations. His impressive list of accomplishments include serving as director of Centra Gas Ontario Inc; president of the Lakehead Chamber of Commerce; chair of the Thunder Bay Library Board; commissioner of the National Capital Commission; commissioner of the Thunder Bay Harbour Commission; chair of the 1981 Canada Summer Games; chair of St. Joseph's General Hospital; the first chair of St. Joseph's Heritage; a member of the Board of Confederation College; vice chair of Let's Talk Thunder Bay; a member of the Thunder Bay Branch of St. John Ambulance; chair of the Board of Management of St. John's Anglican Church in Thunder Bay, and honorary colonel with the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. From 1981-87, he served as general manager and CEO of the Thunder Bay Harbour Commission during which time he witnessed six of the busiest years of Thunder Bay's international port. His lifelong involvement and interest in politics began in the mid-1960s when he volunteered to be campaign manager for Margaret Page Public Health Educator and Professor Emerita of Nursing Lakehead University - Agora - May 2000 5 Margaret Page has touched the lives of many as teacher, nurse, and mentor with her knowledge and humanitarian approach to life. In 1945, Margaret accepted the position of District Nurse with the Ontario Society for Crippled Children in which capacity she travelled extensively throughout northern Ontario. This role exposed her to the vast expanse of the province as well as to the health care needs beyond the urban centres of Southern Ontario. Margaret's marriage to Trevor Page, professor of geology at the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology, led to Margaret's attachment to Lakehead. Margaret completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Lakehead, complementing her Certificate of Public Health Nursing from the University of Western Ontario, and her Diploma of Advanced Public Health Nursing from the University of Toronto. She went on to complete a Master of Public Health Nursing from the University of North Carolina in 1970. In 1973, she joined Lakehead University as assistant professor in the School of Nursing. She was chair of the School of Nursing from 1974-77, received her full professorship in 1977, and served as director from 1977-80. ' Margaret worked tirelessly on many university committees and played a significant role in the evolution of Lakehead's School of Nursing. Upon her retirement in 1984, Lakehead University awarded her the title, Professor Emerita of Nursing. During her tenure at Lakehead, Margaret incorporated her love of adventure with her interest in public health. The result was two terms as Principal at the University of Malawi's Kamuzu College of Nursing in Africa between 1980 and 1985. There she was instrumental in the design and evaluation of nursing education. From 1989 to 1990, Margaret worked with the Canadian International Development Agency on a project with McMaster University which took her to Karachi, Pakistan. In 1998, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. �AGORA Campus Notes Nova Lawson appointed to Early Years Task Group Co-ordinator of Aboriginal Initiatives Nova Lawson has been appointed to the Early Years Task Group by the provincial Minister Responsible for Children, The Hon. Margaret Marland. The Early Years Task Group is an advisory body formed to oversee the creation of a province-wide Early Years program. The 10-member Task Group, chaired by Philip Donne, President of Kellogg Canada, will advise the government on key elements and standards for a successful provin·cewide early child development program. The Task Group will deliver a final report to Marland by April 2001. Lawson will assist the group with developing the framework to guide the action of communities and all sectors to achieve the goal of extending early development opportunities to every child in Ontario. "I hope to make a valuable contribution to the overall project and bring forth perspectives from northern and Aboriginal communities," she says. One of her responsibilities will be to identify barriers to early learning and childhood progress of northern children. It's been a gratifying year for Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh (right) and the Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. Dr. Nirdosh has been elected to the Fellowship of The Chemical Institute of Canada, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the profession of chemical engineering. The Student Chapter has been awarded this year's Student Chapters' Merit Award by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering - its third Merit Award in the past five years. In addition to their regular activities, the Student Chapter organized a highly successful national CSChE Student Conference in March which earned kudos from Dr. Paul Amyotte, CSChE past president: "I heard that Lakehead has the smallest chemical engineering department in the country. That may be true, but from what I have seen, there are many lessons to be learned from our 'smallest department' - things like leadership, responsibility, and commitment." Annual Report earns Bronze Award Lakehead's first Annual Report earned a place in the winner's circle in this year's national awards competition of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE). CCAE members represent more than 170 post-secondary institutions in Canada.The judges liked the fact that Lakehead secured sponsorships to help offset production costs. Sponsors for the 199899 Annual Report were The Alumni Association of Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Travel Limited , Aramark, Cargill, Royal Bank Financial Group, and Campus Worklink:NGR. Dr. Walter Epp Appointed Instructional Development Advisor Dr. Walter Epp (Faculty of Education) has been serving as Lakehead's instructional development advisor since January 1, 2000, replacing Dr. Ken Brown (Forestry and the Forest Environment) who was instructional development advisor for the past 10 years. Epp's mandate includes: identifying and enhancing good instructional practice and facilitating discourse around effective teaching; identifying and enhancing cross-curricular instruction and research opportunities; and identifying and promoting successful campus- wide teaching initiatives. "It's exciting to be involved in an area which is so central to the mission of the University," says Epp. Future events will include panel discussions with Distinguished Instructors describing their approaches to classroom teaching. Lakehead University - Agora - May 2000 6 �AGORA Profile Dr. Azim Mallik recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Researcher Award by Nadine Lessard Dr. Azim Mallik began his scientific career 26 years ago as a lecturer in the Department of Botany at the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh. Since completing his PhD in Botany at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland in 1983, he has developed his knowledge in the field of plant ecology with increasing concentration on chemical interactions between competing plants, a specialty known as allelopathy. Mallik's expertise and personal enthusiasm towards his research has led him to various positions in Canada with the University of New Brunswick, the Canadian Forestry Service-Newfoundland Forestry Centre, and The University of Western Ontario. . In 1989, he came to Lakehead University to teach in the Department of Biology and has since advanced to the position of full professor. Throughout his career, Azim Mallik has managed to supervise several postgraduate students, saying he "loves creating new knowledge for his students as well as learning from them." "The more you study the more you find." Mallik's commitment to scientific research has enabled him to travel all over the world. His energy and positive attitude has led him to establish collaborations with scientists from many countries, including South Korea, China, Japan, Spain, Scotland, Sweden, France and Italy. He is regularly invited to speak at international conferences to communicate his findings and he has an impressive list of publications. Although Mallik's commitment to teaching and research takes up a lot of his time, he still manages to find time for the other things he loves: his wife Mary and son Adiel, gardening, swimming, and relaxing with a good book or in the company of friends. Last August, Mallik chaired the Second World Congress on Allelopathy -- an international conference held at Lakehead University attended by 200 people from 34 countries. ". . .. ...,._.., ·~ .... ""! -~~ - ~ ~ > ....... ~ "Lakehead University, with its natural setting, has provided me with the opportunity to study the dynamics ofboreal forests after clearcutting and fire. The analytical facilities ofthe University labs and opportunities to involve graduate students in my research program have enhanced my ability to better understand the successional complexity of natural ecosystems following disturbance. We need to learn more, and modify the land management practices in the light of new knowledge for a sustainable future." - Dr. Azim Mallik Through his work abroad, he has promoted Lakehead University and continues to represent the University with distinction. Coming Up: Nadine Lessard is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. A Profile on Dr. Ken Brown Recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Instructor Award Lakehead University - Agora - May 2000 7 �AGORA LAKEHEAD AWARDED 7 NEW RESEARCH CHAIRS to attract and retain the best researchers possible. This Program will support our efforts to do so in a competitive market." Lakehead Uf}iversity will see an injection of nearly $8. 4 million over the next seven years to foster research excellence and to enhance its role as a world-class centre of research excellence in the global, knowledge-based economy. For more information, refer to the CF/ Web site (http://www.innovation.ca). Under the federal governmenfs Canada Research Chairs Program, seven Research Chairs will be established at Lakehead, two of which may be in place by September 2000. There will be two types of Chairs under the Canada Research Chairs Program: Seven-year renewable Tier I Chairs will attract current research stars, that is, experienced individuals acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their research fields. Five-year Tier II Chairs, renewable once, will attract future research stars, meaning those acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead their research fields. Lakehead University has been awarded three Tier I Chairs and four Tier II Chairs. For each Tier I Chair, Lakehead will receive $200,000 per year in financial support for seven years. For each Tier II Chair, Lakehead will receive $100,000 per year in financial support for five years. In addition, there will be support available from the Canada Foundation for Innovation which, when matched, will provide about $2.2 million. The seven new Research Chairs will be in priority areas identified by Lakehead University and will be filled by individuals who meet the program's rigorous criteria of excellence. "Lakehead University commends the federal government for recognizing that Canada must be 'capable ofcreating nextgeneration ideas and putting them to work to generate jobs, growth, wealth and improved quality of life'," says Dr. John Whitfield, vice-president (research and development). 'To do this it is essential Lakehead UNIVERSITY May 2000 Vol. 17, No. 5 Mark your Calendars ... The 12th Annual Maintenance Choice Golf Classic June 23, 2000 Emerald Greens Golf Course 12:30 p.m. Tee Off THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828-5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road $40.00 until June 19, Cheques payable to Brian Baraskewich or Wayne Hainrich at the Physical Plant Maintenance Building. Shuttle van to golf course and return to Lakehead, also ride home if necessary (last van 10:30 p.m.) Entry fee Includes green fees, steak supper, prizes, and FUN. Supper is at the Faculty Lounge. 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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 2000-05 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Chancellor Lorne Everett Dr. Lorne G. Everett Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/77325b7380091de8e3fb33cdfd65bc89.pdf e7a96cbeffde138031673e17e0d9c848 PDF Text Text Lakehead UNIVERSITY A NEWSLETTER FoR LAKEHEAD UNrvERSITY STAFF & FACULTY •'j :.;.' ,/.,_', ' . "Education is not just about job training ... Education has to do with things that are necessary to our hearts, our minds, our responsibilities, our souls." -- Dr. Buffy Sainte-Marie, Convocation Address, May 2000 1. 2. 1. Friends and family say congratulations and best wishes to Lakehead's first graduating class of the year 2000. 2. Professor Emerita Margaret Boone, one of 12 faculty members who were awarded Emeritus titles, accepts a gift from the President. See page B for more details on faculty and staff retiring this year. J UNE 2000 The Poulin Award for outstanding citizenship was given to Greg Seiveright, LUSU vice-president student issues. �AGORA From the President's Desk by Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert This year's Convocation was especially grand. Physical Plant did an excellent job with buildings and grounds looking good, Aramark hosted 2,000 people at the Chancellor's Luncheon, and all the volunteers at Convocation itself ensured both morning and afternoon ceremonies went smoothly. My thanks to all for their efforts. Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert President Both honorary degree recipients provided addresses that challenged the graduands. Certainly, Dr. Sainte-Marie and Dr. Cardinal provided valuable assessments of what it takes to succeed in these challenging times. Lakehead also honoured Margaret Page as the recipient of the Alumni Honour Award and Preston R. Cook was given the title of Fellow of the University. This summer, efforts will be focused on pursuing the possibility of a northern rural oriented medical school administered by Lakehead University and Laurentian University; fund-raising and design work for the Advanced Technology and Academic Centre; remodelling the eating places on campus; improving the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse; repairing infrastructure in a number of buildings; and continuing to beautify the campus. Mark Your Calendars ... Headstart for Students and Parents August 3 and 4 Orientation and Registration of New Students September 5 to 8 Orientation for Parents September 3 and 5 We have had an excellent faculty recruitment effort this year, and I will be pleased to welcome a substantial number of new academic colleagues to the campus this fall. Lakehead has done well in an extremely competitive environment, but we have lost some fine faculty as well to retirement and to other universities. It is important that we continue to attract and retain good faculty as our success as an institution is dependent on the quality of our faculty and the strength of our degree programs. I remain committed to Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 2 ensuring, within our fiscal limitations, that Lakehead is positioned to be attractive to the finest faculty available. I wish everyone a productive and recuperative summer. Convocation • A Family Affair Convocation was especially important to Ella Uremovich, a Lakehead graduate (L/SDip'BB) who is the senior cataloguing technician in the Chancellor Paterson Library. Her son Christopher (left) graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and will begin a master's program in engineering at Dalhousie University in the fall. Her son David (right) completed the engineering technology diploma program and is returning to Lakehead in the fall. Her husband Morris (centre-back) is a graduate of Lakehead (8Eng'77) who recently obtained an MBA from Athabasca University. He is chair of the Aviation and Engineering Technology program at Confederation College and is a sessional lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering. With them is Dr. Seimer Tsang, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. �AGORA "All we have to do is declare our vision very powerfully, and keep our word no matter what." Dr. Kimberly Barrett Appointed Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) -- Douglas J. Cardinal, May 2000 Dr. Kimberly Barrett brings a wealth of experience to the newly created position of vice-provost (student affairs). Since 1997, Barrett has held three positions at Southeast Missouri State University including graduate faculty/ program coordinator, dean of students and, most recently, associate provost and dean of students. She says she was attracted to Lakehead because of its mission, particularly its commitment to furthering the educational aspirations of Aboriginal peoples and the emphasis on educating students who are aware of their social and environmental responsibilities. The following is an excerpt from Douglas Cardinal's Convocation address which has been edited for the Agora: "We all are born with this need to make the world a better place ... but somewhere along the way, we lose that vision... All of our institutions, all of our systems, the very way we live, and the people that are in control want to hang on to the past and inhibit the creativity ... The real challenge now is to take on the warriorship of retaining your vision -- of keeping your vision alive. We have a tendency the first time we're tested, or the first time we fail, to shut down. We get fearful of being able to carry our vision forward, and that fear keeps us small... We buy into our fear which then buys into cynicism and resignation. When you become cynical and resigned not only do you inhibit yourself and make yourself small, but you make everyone around you small. "My priority will be getting to know the needs and perspectives of students, staff, and faculty as well as members of the Thunder Bay community," says Barrett. "This input will serve as the basis for the development of a comprehensive enrolment management plan." Barrett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Pfeiffer College in North Carolina, a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Murray State University in Kentucky, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration from Southern Illinois University. She has developed a number of special programs for training faculty, staff and students and is experienced in multiculturalism, diversity, gender, race and equality issues. In addition, she has worked on committees looking at student retention, accreditation/ assessment, and university administration. Dr. Barrett will be visiting the campus at the end of June and will take up her duties August 1, 2000. -- Frances Harding continued on page 12 Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 3 The following offices will report to the Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) Academic Advising/Learning Assistance Admissions & Recruitment Counselling Services Financial Aid Graduate Studies Health Services International Activities Part-time Studies/Distance Education �AGORA Profile Throughout her career, Clarke has accepted numerous awards and grants in recognition of her talent. Recently, she was awarded the Canada Council Senior ("A") Grant for research into abstract painting. To the untrained or merely unappreciative eye, an abstract painting may appear as a meaningless concoction of smeared and spattered colours, one that requires little effort. For Professor Ann Clarke, however, the abstract painting offers a wonderful fluidity to both its audience and creator. How does one go about researching the production of abstract paintings? Primarily by "doing paintings," she declares. "An abstract painting lasts longer -- you can see more in it the longer you look at it," says Clarke. "It refers to and alludes to a number of different aspects of the human condition .. .When I do a painting, I want to see something that I haven't seen before." Moving Beyond Structure Professor Ann Clarke by Stacey L. Hare "If we talk about studios instead of laboratories, and exhibitions instead of books (and paintings instead of papers) - you can see the correlations between art and other forms of research." The daughter of an architect, Ann Clarke accompanied her parents to the ballet, theatre, and art galleries from an early age. Her decision to become an artist was prompted by admiration for an 18th century Turner painting; she adored the "juiciness of the paint." She soon realized that, "a painting was an expression of experience and a feeling, but not a literal illustration of it." Her research involves some writing; however, if she could communicate something so perfectly in words, why should she bother painting it? Clarke used the funds from the Canada Council Grant to travel to various locations in England. She produced artwork (usually in studios rented from artists), visited galleries and historical landmarks, spoke with other artists, located materials, and spent time with friends. As a young student at an all-girls grammar school in London, England, her artistic ability was encouraged by her teachers. Subsequently, she attended the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London, where in 1966 she received a Diploma in Fine Arts (equivalent to a master's degree in Canada). At the Slade School of Fine Art, she attended lectures by visiting artists and critiques of students' work. She also shared some of her work and that of other Canadian painters in a slide show for students and faculty. In her opinion, all of these experiences continue to inform and inspire the production of her artwork. Despite times of loneliness, Clarke has remained ambitious in her artistic endeavours. She has had 29 solo exhibitions in Canada since 1969 and more than 80 group shows in Britain, Canada, and the United States. "My ideal painting is slow ... it is a vehicle for reflection and meditation, and for mediation between living and knowing." While exhibitions can be difficult to secure and tremendously "nerve-wracking," the most rewarding aspect of sharing her work with a larger, more experienced audience is peer support and feedback. Of course she welcomes lay perspectives, but for Ann Clarke, discovering that her paintings are relished and praised by another artist, whose work she too respects and admires, is most gratifying. Clarke documented her journey with photographs, journals and scrapbooks. At present, she is creating a publication about her work, which will embody the perspectives of several people who know her in different capacities from various times in her life. Today, Clarke finds herself wearing many professional hats: she is chair of the Department of Visual Arts at Lakehead, a full-time art instructor, and a practising artist. While abstract expressionism is her present forte, her -- Professor Ann Clarke continued on page 5 Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 4 �AGORA creativity is not restricted to painting. She draws, etches, sculpts in clay and in wood, takes photographs, and enjoys reading literature, and writing short stories as well. Thus far, the future remains unknown: mulling over a few potential avenues for the future (painting, no painting, writing), she concludes that making a decision of this kind is essentially like "jumping off a cliff!" Good luck, Ann! Stacey L. Hare is one of several Lakehead students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. "Moving Beyond Structure" is an exhibition of 37 paintings by Professor Ann Clarke. It is on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until July 2,2000. Another exhibition of recent work in acrylics opened at Gallery One in Toronto in June. Campus News Chair in Finnish Studies Dr. Tatu Leinonen of the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, has been appointed the second chair in Finnish Studies at Lakehead University for the fall term , 2000/2001 academic year. Leinonen will join the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He will be a guest lecturer in other academic departments and will be involved in the Thunder Bay Finnish community. First Class Michele Cappello, a first class honours graduate of St. Ignatius High School, is the recipient of the $6,000 Lakehead University Alumni Award. Cappello is planning to study chemistry at Lakehead. Congratulations, Michele! Competing on the National Stage Lakehead's Emergency First Response Team (Aris Scott, Amy-Leah Potter and Barry Hull) placed third out of 15 competitors at the National Competition of Campus Emergency Response Teams held in February. The Lakehead Team has won the honour of being the editorial host of the newsletter of the Association of Campus Emergency Response Teams of Canada which has over 500 readers and is published quarterly. Hats Off to The Chronicle-Journal Once again, The Chronicle-Journal has generously donated $1,500 to sponsor an innovative student writing program at Lakehead. The program is called SPARK-Lakehead and is run by the Office of Communications (SPARK stands for Students Producing Articles on Research Knowledge). Each year, between four to six students are hired to write stories about research and teaching at Lakehead University. The stories are published in the Agora, Nor'Wester, and in other University publications. The Chronicle-Journal and its publisher Colin Bruce have been sponsoring the program every year since 1995. It's an excellent way for Lakehead to promote the merits of research and scholarship and for students to develop their writing skills. Students interested in participating in the program are encouraged to contact Frances Harding at 343-8193. Local Team Leads Healthy Aging Program With a generous donation from Manulife Financial -- $250,000 over five years -- a team in Northwestern Ontario is leading a national group in the development of a healthy aging program using the resources of the Internet. Lakehead University - Agora -- June 2000 5 Going the Distance Three runners from Lakehead completed the Big Sur International Marathon in California in April and have vowed to do it again next year: Director of the School of Nursing Dr. Lorne McDougall (left), Director of NECAH Dr. Michael Stones (centre) and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Mark Howe (right). The 42. 1 km scenic run began in Big Sur and ended in Carmel, California. A portion of the entry fee was donated to elementary schools in Monteray County to purchase supplies and computer equipment. The local team includes Lakehead University, the Lakehead Social Planning Council, the Council on Positive Aging, Thunder Bay 55+ Centre and the District Health Council. Partners elsewhere in Canada include universities, health facilities, and community groups in Quebec, Newfoundland, and southern Ontario. The intent of the program is "to provide assessment and programming on healthy aging, using the Internet to promote delivery in rural regions," says Dr. Michael Stones, director of the Northern Educational Centre for Aging and Health (NECAH) at Lakehead University. The assessment tool is to be an extended version of the Manulife Healthstyles National Check-Up published in the Readers Digest and available on the Internet at www.healthstyles.com. �AGORA conflict resolution and a graduate level course in research methods. Profile "Having once failed in a discipline that has become a central part of my own teaching gives me a certain amount of empathy for my own students. I now think that academic achievement has more to do with the desire to know than with an innate aptitude for the subject at hand. I try not to judge students solely on the basis of their current marks and prefer to believe that all of them can do well once their interest is piqued." Dr. Kenneth M. Brown recipient of the Between 1989 and 1998, Brown served as Lakehead 's instructional development advisor. During that time he became involved with the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives (of which he is past-president). He has also been active in the Society ofTeaching and Learning in Higher Education and the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society. Colleagues who have worked with Brown speak highly of his abilities. One is Dr. Davydd J. Greenwood, an anthropology professor at Cornell University who worked with Ken Brown on the Ontario Advanced Forestry Program. He says, 'YKen Brown] has absolutely relentless curiosity about people and organizations and he never gives up on a problem until he has thought it through. I envy his systematic and patient way of thinking and rethinking issues until they make sense to him and until he can explain to others what he has learned.... I have rarely encountered anyone with his clarity of vision and his ability to think of practical and meaningful ways to promote positive change." 1999 Distinguished Instructor Award by Frances Harding "Everything I teach and everything I'm interested in beyond my flower garden has to do with inquiry, sense-making, and taking effective action. " -- Ken Brown The 1999 recipient of Lakehead's Distinguished Instructor Award is Dr. Kenneth M. Brown, a forestry professor who is committed to empowering students and encouraging them to be responsible for their own learning and development. In 1996, the year Lakehead was forced to cut 1O per cent from its budget, Brown led a series of workshops for Lakehead faculty, staff, and administrators on creating a shared vision of the future and identifying the blocks that prevent us from moving in that direction. Since then he has taken an active role in strategic planning by serving as a member of the Lakehead University Strategic Planning Group, co-chairing (with Dr. Hope Fennell) the Task Force on Undergraduate Education, and being a member of the Committee to Review Academic Structure. Brown has had a keen interest in cooperative learning and problem-solving for many years. In 1990 he designed a course on leadership for the Ministry of Natural Resources' Ontario Advanced Forestry Program, having been influenced by Don Schon's book, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. The roots of Brown's ideas about teaching and learning stretch all the way back to 1960 when he "flunked out" after his first year at Michigan State University-Oakland. In those days, Brown's worst subject was calculus. And yet, a few years later, as a graduate student at Purdue he took a whole series of mathematics courses and excelled. In 1977, it was Brown's expertise in mathematical modelling that made it possible for him to be admitted to Canada to teach that subject and research methods in Lakehead's (then) Department of Forestry. Today, Ken Brown still has his hand on the quantitative side of things, teaching forest biometrics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also teaches an undergraduate course in Brown is encouraged by the commitment Lakehead University has made to ability-based learning. He is especially pleased the concept is included in the Strategic Plan, 1999-2004. "Students ought to learn more than discipline content during their university years. In order to take effective action in their family, workplace, and community, they also need a whole suite of generic abilities. Specifically, they must be able to solve problems, think critically, work productively with others, communicate effectively, and more. I believe that this is the direction in which university education must move if we are to keep up with the needs of our students and the larger society." Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 6 �AGORA Residence Cleans Up Lakehead Places in Top Ten Lakehead University civil engineering students placed ninth overall in the prestigious national championship of the American Institute of Steel Construction Student Bridge Competition, held at Texas A & M University in late May. Competing against 43 of the top universities across the U.S. (Dalhousie was the only other Canadian university), the Lakehead team also made it onto the top three podium in the "economy" category - how much the bridge weighs and how long it takes to build. At the 1999 competition, Lakehead's team placed 20th. Residence staff and students spent three hours on Saturday, May 13 cleaning up a 4-km section of the TransCanada Highway as part of the provincial government's "Adopt A Road" program. It's a job they've been doing twice a year (spring and fall) for the past six years, says Residence Manager David Hare. Lakehead's section runs between the McKenzie River and the Pass Lake Intersection. Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame Outstanding athletes were inducted into the Lakehead University Sports Wall of Fame at a celebratory dinner held at the Victoria Inn on June 10, 2000. They included: Terry Paice (1991 -76), a wrestler who won two National Open titles and placed fifth in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He still holds the record for most matches wrestled at 171 and most matches won at 149; John Zanatta (1976-81) (posthumously), captain the men's basketball team for three consecutive years and coach of the men's varsity basketball team from 1982-85. During his time at Lakehead he had many outstanding accomplishments and is still ranked 4th in overall scoring with 1,895 points in 157 games -- an average of 12.07 points per game; Peter Dika, retired aquatic facilities manager who, during his 25-year career at Lakehead, took an active role in the athletics program at Lakehead serving as coach and historian. In 1995 he was inducted into the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame in the All-Around Athlete Category; 1969-70 Men's Basketball Team which, as an independent member of District 13 Minnesota National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), had a phenomenal season with 22 wins and two losses -- a record that has never been "We're really pleased with our result," said Dr. Tony Gillies, faculty advisor. "We ultimately competed against over 200 teams since virtually every university with a civil engineering department across the U.S. participates in some level of the competition." Lakehead was invited to the national championship following a first place win, the second time in as many years, at the MidWest Regional competition in February. The competition challenges civil engineering students to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge based on a problem statement. Criteria for excellence are represented by the award categories of stiffness, lightness, construction speed, aesthetics, efficiency and economy. Standards for strength, durability, constructability, usability, functionality and safety reflect the volumes of regulations that govern the design and construction of full-scale bridges. Safety has the highest priority. Collapse, sway or deflection in excess of limits can disqualify a bridge. Team Members: Brian Maver (Co-Captain), Govinder Dhesi (Co-Captain), James Jollymore, Brian Dietrich, Glen Furtado, Bill Becker; Faculty Advisors: Dr. Claude Johnson, Dr. Tony Gillies; Shop Supervisor: Kailash Bhatia FORMER VARSITY ATHLETES Where are you? The Sports Wall of Fame Committee is compiling a master list of former varsity athletes. If you competed for Lakehead and know where some of your former teammates are, please send their names and addresses to: Darlene Yakimoski Lakehead University Athletic Department 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P78 5E1 or e-mail dyakimos@gale. lakeheadu. ca Telephone: (807) 343-8656 equaled. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 7 �AGORA Lakehead University bid a fond farewell to 15 staff and faculty retiring this year at a reception in the Faculty Lounge on April 12, 2000. Below are excerpts taken from the speeches given that day in recognition of their unique contributions Edited by Jennifer Willianen Best Wishes on Your Retirement Ken Allan Crandall Benson Professor Ken Allan came to Lakehead University in 1967 and subsequently became involved in the early development of the Department of Psychology Professor Crandall Benson was hired as an assistant professor in Forestry in June of 1975. He was promoted to associate professor in 1980. Although hired to teach in the area of forest mensuration and trained in plant anatomy and morphology, Benson has spent the last 25 years teaching in the area of forest resources management. An admired professor, Allan's course in abnormal psychology became one of Lakehead's most popular courses. He also taught psychometric theory, and he had great interest in cutting-edge approaches to measurement, from catastrophe theory to fuzzy logic. During his career, Benson has been active with committee work at the department, faculty and senate levels. Recently, he has been a member of the Ontario Professional Foresters Association Board of Examiners, a reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Forestry, and a reviewer for Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Professor Allan, who now resides in England, made important contributions to the cultural life in Thunder Bay through his involvement as an actor and director with local theatre groups such as Cambrian Players and Magnus Theater. He also plays trombone and loves opera, literature and cooking. Allan's immediate plans for retirement include sailing around the British Isles and sailing along the California coast. Next year, he expects to buy a boat and to continue sailing in the Mediterranean or the Carribean. Rick Anderson Professor Anderson joined the Department of Economics in 1966, after completing graduate work at the University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia. His primary research interests are in natural resources economics and regional economics, and he has published more than 25 articles in Canadian and international journals in these fields, as well as in microeconomic theory. Anderson is the author of several monographs, a book of readings in mineral economics and two textbooks used by Canadian economics departments in the areas of natural resources economics and regional economic analysis. Anderson served as chair of the Department of Economics from 1982 to 1984, and 1987 to 1992, and served on the Board of Governors from 1987 to 1989. He was a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian Economics Association from 1983 to 1986, a referee for Margaret Boone several journals throughout his career, and a member of the editorial advisory board of the Canadian Journal of Regional Science. Anderson held the chair in Public Policy at The University of Western Ontario in 1992-93. Retirement activities will include cottaging at Loon Lake, traveling, hiking, reading and continuing health economics and policy research interests. Bob Archibald Dr. Bob Archibald, who joined the Faculty of Business in 1981 and over the years rose to the rank of full professor, has extensive academic and practical qualifications in the area of management policy and marketing. He is responsible for developing and teaching the Capstone Policy course for business students. Professor Margaret Boone first taught in the School of Nursing as a lecturer from 1968 to 1970. She returned in 1974, after completing her graduate education and working at The Hospital for Sick Children. Boone's teaching has focused on the health care of children and the fundamentals of nursing. From 1985 to 1992, she was director of the School of Nursing. Her commitment to northern health issues is evident through her participation in the development of the Native Nurses' Entry Program, the Centre for Northern Studies, the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, and the Northern Clinical Practice Program. In retirement, Margaret Boone intends to continue her work with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health, increase her community volunteer activities, and enjoy the family camp. To enhance the educational experience of his students, Archibald developed many contacts with members of the local and international business communities. Archibald served as program chair, a member of Senate, a member of the Board of Governors, and as an active member of the Lakehead University Faculty Association. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 8 Richard Clarke Professor Richard Clarke began his career in forestry in the 1960s when he graduated with a diploma in Forest Technology from Lakehead. He later completed his professional degree and his graduate work at the University of Toronto. �AGORA Prior to joining the School of Forestry, Clarke was a forester with the Department of Lands and Forests where he was responsible for many of the major regeneration projects undertaken in this region by the provincial government. He was the first regional silviculturalist for northwestern Ontario and organized the first province-wide conference on regeneration. After joining the university as a faculty member in 1978, Professor Clarke developed courses in Silviculture and Forest Management. He served for many years as chair of the Integrated Forestry Resources Management Program, and when called upon, served as acting director and acting dean. Sailing is one of Professor Clarke's favourite pastimes. He has a basement full of sailing trophies and is proud of the fact that of the international racing crew of 12 on the good ship Pennycress, of the six Canadians, all are graduates of Lakehead University including his two sons. Between major building projects at the family camp in Silver Islet, sailing and racing on Lake Superior, cruising around Newfoundland this summer, and his on-going professional activities, Richard Clarke plans to continue to keep a very busy schedule. Dan Klassen Dr. Dan Klassen came to the Faculty of Education in 1975 to work in the area of educational psychology. Commenting on his career, Dr. Klassen indicates that teaching has been at the heart of his work. A rewarding highlight of his career at Lakehead is the development and instruction of a popular course in interpersonal communications. Over the years, Dr. Klassen received several Contribution to Teaching Awards. Lakehead by being involved with the School of Engineering's transition to faculty status, four successful accreditations for the engineering degree program, and the design and implementation of the Native Access Program in Engineering (NAPE). While serving as director/dean, Locker also sat on the Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering, National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. In his retirement, he will travel and spend many hours fly-fish ing and enjoying his recently purchased cottage on Lake Superior. Cynthia Loos Professor Cynthia Loos began her nursing career in Australia 43 years ago and continued her studies in Edinburgh, Scotland, prior to emigrating to Montreal. Moving to Port Arthur, Loos continued her studies and started teaching part-time in the School of Nursing in 1974 and became an assistant professor in 1982. She leaves Lakehead University as a full professor. Professor Laos's research in health promotion and education led to many varied publications and travel opportunities. Retirement will allow for more frequent visits to family and friends in Australia, travel to other countries, and the opportunity to continue her volunteer work in the community. Manfred Kehlenbeck Dr. Manfred Max Kehlenbeck emigrated to the United States from his native Germany as a young teenager. Adapting to his new country, he made the transition to complete his education in high school, proceeding to a BA in geology at Hofstra University and an MS in geology at Syracuse University, where his thesis work introduced him to the mysteries of structure and metamorphism of Precambrian rocks in the Adirondack mountains of New York. He then turned northward to Queen's University for his doctoral studies. Dr. Kehlenbeck taught for one year at the University of New Brunswick before coming to Lakehead University in 1971. In his subsequent career, he rose through the ranks to full professor and served a total of 12 years as departmental chair. During this time, he oversaw important developments in the department - the institution of a graduate program and the growth of a young department into one recognized for the quality of its graduates and research. Dr. Kehlenbeck's contributions were recognized with a Lakehead University Teaching Award and an OCUFA Teaching Award. Throughout his tenure at Lakehead, he has conducted field-oriented research on Archean Subprovinces and their boundaries. Rod McLeod Dr. Rod McLeod was raised in Fort Frances where he began his career as an educator. In July 1977 he joined the Faculty of Education. McLeod's academic expertise is in language education and curriculum studies. One of his many accomplishments was the introduction of Language and Learning with Text, a course in which students learn how language is used across disciplines. He was also a member of the team which developed the University policy on Writing Across the Curriculum. Dr. McLeod has served the University in a number of administrative roles. He was chair of Continuing Teacher Education Program (professional development and graduate studies, 1982-83); acting dean (1983-84); and dean of the Faculty of Education (1984-85 to 1988-89). Klassen taught courses in the graduate program and in the continuing teacher education program. He is in high demand as a speaker and workshop presenter by many groups throughout the community. Dan's fellow faculty members regard him as a fine teacher and scholar, and a kind and helpful colleague. In the fall of 1999, McLeod developed and implemented one of the first Web-based courses offered in the Master of Education program and is currently collaborating with instructors to develop Professional Development distance learning courses. Gary Locker Dr. Gary Locker joined Lakehead University in 1973 after teaching at the Royal Military College in Kingston from 1963 to 1971 , and the University of Regina from 1971 to 1973. In retirement, Rod and his wife Donna intend to contribute service to their church and take time to travel. In addition to maintaining his professional interests, he plans to continue researching his family history and to reinstate long abandoned hobbies, such as oil painting and theatre production. Locker became director of the School of Engineering in 1976, and was the first dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1994 to July 1997. He played an instrumental role at Lakehead University - Agora -- June 2000 9 �AGORA Dr. Bill Melnyk Retirement continued from page 9 Dr. John Ryder Bill Melynk Dr. John Ryder joined Lakehead's Department of Biology in 1970. Prior to this appointment, Ryder completed his doctorate at the University of Saskatchewan, working with wild geese in the Canadian Arctic. While in Northwestern Ontario he began research on local birds and garnered close to a million dollars in research funds that provided material for over 50 scientific publications, as well as contributions to ornithological conferences. Dr. Bill Melynk came to Lakehead Univer_ sity in 1966 to chair the Department of Psychology where he played a central visionary role in developing the clinical graduate program. He served as chair, until he became the acting dean of arts in 1972. Dr. Melynk went on to serve a full term as dean of arts, during which time he started the Social Work program and continued the development of the HBFA program. In 1978, the Am erican Ornithologists' union awarded John Ryder elective membership status for "significant contributions to the science of ornithology." From 1985 to 1988, he was the first faculty member to be invited to participate in the National Research Grants Selection Committee of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is a founding member of the Canadian Society of Ornithologists. Currently, he is on the advisory board of the Thunder Bay Parks Division and also a "nuisance gull" advisor for the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Dr. Melynk has maintained an active practice in clinical psychology as chief psychologist at McKellar Hospital, and he has supervised many clinical practicum students. He has served as secretary-treasurer and chair of the Psychology Regulatory Board and is driven to maintain high professional standards for clinical psychologist training. In recent years, he served as treasurer and president of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards which sets the standards for registration of psychologists in North America. In retirement, Ryder's ambitions are to write a personal documentation of his adventures in the Arctic, take up the piano again (where he left off 35 years ago), try water colour painting, travel, and spend time with his three daughters and three grandchildren. Leona Wilson Born and raised in Fort Frances, Wilson came to Lakehead University in 1966 as office manager and private secretary to the comptroller, Grant Thompson. In 1969, she became office services manager responsible for the general office, mail services, telex, switchboard. stationary stores and office equipment. In 1972, she was promoted to office services manager and personnel officer and in 1973, she became personnel officer. In her days in personnel/human resources, she has worked in many areas including recruitment, compensation, labour and staff relations, staff counseling, pay equity, job evaluations, negotiations, vacation and attendance reporting, LTD leave replacement and part-time staffing. Melynk has also been actively involved in supervision of graduate theses in clinical psychology and supervised the doctoral thesis of Lakehead's first PhD graduate. Although retiring from Lakehead, Bill Melynk will continue his private clinical practice in Thunder Bay and will continue to make contributions to the training of graduate students. Ron Nelson Professor Ron Nelson has been a member of the Faculty of Business Administration since 1970. When he arrived, he was one of a few Canadians who possessed qualifications in the area of operations management and production management. Nelson, who was instrumental in the development of new programs, served as program chair and as director of the Faculty for a number of years. He also participated in numerous committees, the Senate, and the Board of Governors. Over the years, Ron Nelson has been invited to carry out a variety of consulting assignments for the business community in Canada and other countries. Wilson's friends consider her to have been a vibrant character on campus who will be missed by faculty and staff. During her retirement, she and her husband Tom plan to spend summers at Rainy Lake and winters in the sunny south. Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 10 Elected President of Canadian Psychological Association Dr. WT. Melnyk has been elected to the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Board of Directors as presidentelect for the year 2000-2001. The Canadian Psychological Association is an organization of more than 4,400 members and represents, through its many affiliations, the interests of over 12,000 psychologists in Canada. "The election was hotly contested race," says Melnyk. "And part of my platform was to increase public access to psychological services by having them covered by provincial health schemes." Dr. Melnyk as been active for 34 years in teaching, research, practice, administration, and the work of professional associations. He has served for 12 years on the Ontario Board (College) of Psychology, including terms as secretary-treasurer, and chair. Last year he was president of the Association of State and Provincial Regulatory Boards. Other experiences include terms on the Ontario Council of University Faculty Associations, the Board of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies Appraisal Committee, where he was chair for two years. �AGORA 30 New Spaces for Education Lakehead University's Faculty of Education will receive 30 new teacher spaces for the 2000-2001 academic year, as a result of the Ontario Government's announcement of funding to increase the number of spaces for students in Education faculties in the province. In fall 2000, the Faculty will admit 360 students into the one-year Bachelor of Education program. In 2001 -2002 a.n additional 30 spaces will be opened up. Emphasis is on high demand areas of mathematics, science and French. Lakehead has received more than 3,400 applications for the one-year program. "We're pleased that the Ontario Government is providing the additional funding," says Dr. Mary Louise Hill, vicepresident academic and provost. "As more teachers retire and the number of students entering the system increases, the additional spaces for our program will help to meet this high demand area." -- Denise Bruley information such as the sex, approximate age, stature, as well as some personal details. Hamilton was deeply involved in the week-long excavation process, outlining the method for collecting the remains in a manner so as to ensure that the information gathered was as pure as possible. The Lakehead team can report with confidence at this point that the individual was an adult male, who was buried in a shallow grave close to a decade ago. The investigation is continuing in the lab where Mollo and Hamilton are working to uncover further cultural and biological details. They will present their findings to the coroner and the police who will then determine cause of death and if a criminal investigation is warranted. New Books by Lakehead Faculty ECOLOGY OF A MANAGED TERRESTRIAL LANDSCAPE Faculty Assist Police On June 13, a collection of human remains was found in the backyard of a Thunder Bay home by the home owner. Thunder Bay police turned to Lakehead University for help in the preliminary work in their investigation. Dr. El Molto, a biological anthropologist with Lakehead University's Paleo DNA lab, and Dr. Scott Hamilton, an archaeologist with the Department of Anthropology, were approached to provide expert help in the case. Working between eight and 12 hours a day for six days at the scene, Molto and Hamilton recovered a complete human skeleton, which has now been transported to Molto's laboratory on campus for analysis. Mollo is creating an 'osteobiography' for the bones, in "an attempt to individuate the details" of the person. From the bones, Mollo is able to determine , .11,ttrru, and ,rocn,n of F.)rtd L:.ndu.a.p(" It. Ont,1rio - "l!tltH. ~.,. D1-.Mi..llliat -o.,- The growing popularity of a broad, landscape-scale approach to forest management represents a dramatic shift from the traditional, stand-based focus on timber production. In response to this repositioning of thought and practice, Dr. David Euler, dean of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, joined an editorial team to produce Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 11 Landscape: Patterns and Processes of Forest Landscapes in Ontario. It is an applied ecology text designed to address the needs of forest policy developers, planners, and managers searching for an integrated, 'big picture' perspective on ecological landscapes. Noting that the sparsely published literature on forest landscape ecology reflects neither the depth or breadth of the discipline, Euler and his professional colleagues Ajith Perera, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Ian Thomson, Canadian Forest Service, compiled one of the first comprehensive documents to describe the landscape ecology of a continuously forested region. "It is unique to present all aspects of forest landscape ecology in one publication," says Euler. "Forests are often managed at the individual forest stand level; however, we need to consider forests in their wholeness - in their eco-region - and this makes a difference in how we plan and manage. For example, a cut on one stand can impact several ecological processes.n The 'big picture' approach to studying Ontario's managed forests includes synthesizing topics such as natural disturbances and ecological responses to disturbance, human use of resources, and management policy and planning, particularly with respect to Ontario's legislative goals of forest sustainability. Graduate and senior undergraduate students in forestry and related disciplines will benefit from this critical examination of ecological patterns and processes of the vast managed forest region of Ontario. The University of Toronto has recently selected the text for use in an applied ecology course; Euler anticipates the book will also be used in applied forestry courses at Lakehead. The book is published by UBC Press in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and can be obtained through the Lakehead Bookstore. -- Jennifer Willianen �AGORA Undergraduate Researchers Take Flight Fourteen Lakehead students will be assisting faculty with their research this summer thanks to the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards Program. Research projects vary from analysing the genetics of parasites in caribou to looking at high temperature kraft pulp bleaching using oxygen and peroxide. Congratulations to the following students: Marianne Ariganello (Dr. L.J. Garred/Chemical Engineering) Laura Byce (Mr. D. W. Morris/Biology) Marie Cappello (Or. J.T. Banks/Chemistry) Sean Deighton (Dr. A.F Gilbert/Chemical Engineering) Shawn Desaulniers (Or. T. Miao/Mathematics & Statistics) Cheryl Everall (Dr. G. Hayman/Psychology) Nadia Facca (Dr. C. Gottardo/Chemistry) Ashley-Mae E. Gillson (Or. S.D. Kinrade/Chemistry) Amy Jinnila (Dr. M. Lankester/Biology) Allan MacDairmid Cardinal continued from page 3 Realize that as a human being we are all magical creatures ... We have this power of creativity No other being on this planet has this power of creativity We, through this power, are true sorcerers, true magicians because we can create something from nothing.... Commitment is the only way we can move forward. The only thing that keeps us from realizing our vision is keeping our own word. All we have to do is declare our vision very powerfully, and keep our word no matter what.... Lakehead UNIVERSITY June 2000 Vol. 17, No. 6 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA ISSN 0828·5225 The Agora is published by the Office of Communications and distributed monthly September through June. We welcome news and other submissions from our readers. Send them to: Editor, Agora Lakehead University If you want to carry out your vision and 955 Oliver Road commitment, you have to be absolutely unreasonable. Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Be unreasonable.... State your vision. Recreate yourself and go for that brass ring. Because when you face your creator you have an awesome responsibility to say 'I have lived every second and every moment' ... Fax: (807) 343-8075 Please, use every bit of yourself and be a warrior and take on your worst enemy which is your own self -· your own cynicism and your own resignation." Telephone: (807) 343-8193 E-mail:frances. harding@lakeheadu.ca Canadian Postmaster: Send address changes to Office of Communications Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1 Publications Mail Agreement Number 1497073 For more news and information about Lakehead University check our website www.lakeheadu.ca Click on "News & Events" to read Photography: Peter Puna Printing: Lakehead Print Shop The Agora will not be published in July or August. (Dr. M. Gallagher/Physics) - media releases Becky Rogala - campus events Deadline for submissions for the next issue is - university publications September 1, 2000. (Dr. P. Fralick/Geology) Wendy Sears (Dr. R.H. Mitchell/Geology) Peter Zawada (Or. C. Gottardo/Chemistry) Students interested in the program are encouraged to contact their department concerning application and internal deadline dates. See Agora, April 2000, for a complete listing of 2000/01 NSERC-funded faculty. CD Trojan Devel . & Alumni Affairs Lakehead University - Agora - June 2000 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agora Magazine Vol.17 No.6 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource This issue of the Agora contains an article wishing retirees well, an article announcing Dr. Kimberly Barrett appointed as Vice-Provost (Student Affairs), and a message from the President. 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 2000-06 Agora Magazine Alumni Alumni Association Alumni Association of Lakehead University Convocation 2000 Dr. Frederick F. Gilbert Lakehead Lakehead University President Frederick Gilbert President's Message